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THEATER

Good Theater presents “Regrets Only” by Paul Rudnick runs through Feb. 22 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. in Portland. Performance times are Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 Wednesdays and Thursdays, $25 on Fridays and for the Saturday matinee, $28 on Saturday evenings and Sunday. For more information, call 885-5883 or go to www.goodtheater.com.

Patrick Dorow Productions presents the Youth Main Stage Production of “Life on a Plate.” The show runs Feb. 7 and 8 at The Players’ Ring, 105 Marcy St., in Portsmouth, N.H. All performances are at 11 a.m. The original musical by Miles Burns and Hannah Morrisse follows Pea and the other leftovers who devise a plan to get to Food Paradise before the fridge is cleaned out. General admission is $10. For more information or tickets call (603) 436-8123 or go to www.playersring.org.

ART

“Definitions:  Words Interpreted by Fiber Artists,” will be on display at The Saco Museum through Feb. 28. The exhibition features the work of the Art Quilt Designers. “Definitions” is the culmination of a project that features widely varying interpretations for a single word. The Saco Museum is located at 371 Main St. There is free parking at the museum. For more information, call 283-3861, ext. 115 or go to www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org.

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The artwork of Dennis Poirier, an American impressionist painter, will be on display at The Wells Public Library for the month of February. There will be a free reception on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 11 a.m. Refreshments will be provided and the artist will answer questions. Poirier’s work is inspired by the colors, sights, and sounds of a busy port and fishing fleet. The Wells Public Library is located at 1434 Post Road in Wells. For more information, call Cidney Mayes at 646-8181 or email [email protected].

Engine is offering a February vacation day camp during the week of Feb. 16-20 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Engine’s Makers Camp invites aspiring young artists, designers, engineers, and scientists, ages 7-13, to think, explore and create. The camp will be instructed by Amanda Hawkins, a 2014 graduate of Montserrat College of Art, and has a fee of $250 for the full week, or $65 for one day. Discounts for members and multiple registrations are available and camp size will be limited. Register online in advance to secure a spot. For more information, contact Edwige Charlot at [email protected] or call 370-9130. Engine is located at 265 Main St. in Biddeford.

The paintings of Robin Cobb will be on exhibit at the Goodall Library through March 2015. The collection is called “Feather Paintings.” Cobb finds feathers to be the perfect canvas for her nature-inspired subjects. Each feather inspires what subject she will paint on it. She also paints on canvas, mushrooms, glass and much more. For more information, call 324-4714.

Schoolhouse Arts Center will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at Standish Town Hall, 175 Northeast Road in Standish. The board of directors will be reporting on 2014, talking about goals for 2015, and electing directors for 2015. Anyone who is interested in the Schoolhouse Arts Centers goals and activites should attend. For more information, call 642-3743 or email [email protected].

Artwork by Wendy Newbold Patterson will be on display at the University of New England’s Biddeford Campus Center through Feb. 28. “Survivors’ Suite” is a collection of paintings that focuses on the global phenomena of mass migrations of people who flee war, famine, environmental disaster and financial and social collapse. Patterson’s work seeks to convey the inner structures that bring resilience and sustain people in the face of chaos. The exhibit is free and open to the public. UNE’s Campus Center is located at 11 Hills Beach Road in Biddeford. For more information, call Diane Noble at 284-6394 or email [email protected].

Artist Lisa Roderick will have a gallery opening for her watercolor and oil paintings at the Wells Public Library on Saturday, March 7 at 11 a.m. Refreshments will be provided, and the artist will answer questions. Roderick, a resident of Ogunquit, has been oil painting since 2009. She won third prize in the 37th Annual Ogunquit Sidewalk Art Show after painting for only two months, and is a member of the Maine Women in the Arts Association. The Wells Public Library is located at 1434 Post Road in Wells. For more information, call Cidney Mayes at 646-8181 or email [email protected].

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Engine is calling for artwork for the annual egalitarian art show entitled “Rumpus Revival.” The show will open from 5-8 p.m. on March 27 at Engine, 265 Main St. across from McArthur Public Library. All ages and levels are invited to participate. Artists can enter up to two pieces of work. Freestanding pieces must have a pedestal provided. All work that will hang on the wall must have mounting hardware attached. Work can be dropped off between March 17 and 21 during regular hours at Engine. The show will run from March 27 through April 11. For more information, call Engine Executive Director Tammy Ackerman at 370-9130 or email [email protected].

MUSIC

The Sanford Professional Firefighters & Paramedics, Local 1624, will present a Valentine’s Day “Dueling Pianos” concert on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m., at the Nasson Community Center. The show will feature songs of today and yesterday along with crowd requests and sing alongs. Proceeds from this campaign will go toward the many causes the Sanford Professional Firefighters & Paramedics, Local 1624, supports throughout the year. A cash bar will be available. Tickets will be available at the door for a suggested $10 donation, if seating permits, or in advance by calling 432-6968. For more information, email [email protected].

Wooden Eye will perform on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at the First Parish Federated Church, 150 Main St. in South Berwick. The band plays acoustic roots music that blends blues, rock and roll, folk and country. For more information on ticket prices, call 450-8746 or email [email protected].

Harvey Reid and Joyce Anderson will perform on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. at the Dunaway Center, 23 School St. in Ogunquit. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door and $5 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the Dunaway Center, Ogunquit Welcome Center and Ogunquit Camera Shop. For more information, go to www.ogunquitperformingarts.org.

Shape Note Singing will be held Sunday, March 1 and 2 at 5 p.m. at The New Church, 302 Stevens Ave. in Portland. This is a four-part singing tradition also known as Sacred Harp that originated in Colonial New England. This is not a performance, everyone is welcome to participate. For more information, go to www.maineshapenotesinging.org.

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SPECIAL INTEREST

The film “Dead Poets Society” is being shown at the Judson Dunaway Center, 23 School St. in Ogunquit on Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, go to www.ogunquitperforming arts.org or email [email protected].

Ice Festival L/A will take place Friday, Feb. 20 through Sunday, Feb. 22 at The Bates Mill Atrium and Fountain Park courtyard, 150 Mill St. in Lewiston. The third annual event will feature ice sculptures, five ice bars, food trucks, a life-sized igloo, ice carving demonstrations, live music and more. Americana roots rock band Gunther Brown will perform on Friday, Feb. 20 from 5-9 p.m. Tickets are $15. Three Point Jazz with special guest Denny Breau will perform on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 4-5:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and include three food samples. Traditional Cuban band Primo Cubano will perform on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 8-9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22 is family day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m with free admission. Singer/songwriter Jason Spooner will perform from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Boston-based Amy & the Engine, featuring Maine’s own Amy Allen, will perform from 1-2 p.m. For more information, go to www.icefestla.com or call L/A Arts at 782-7228.

AUDITIONS

Our Theatre Company is seeking actors ages 8-18 for their upcoming musical, “Into The Woods, Jr.” Open auditions will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 18 and Thursday, Feb. 19 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St. in Springvale. Rehearsals will begin early March and the production will start in June. For more information, go to www.myotc.org.

The Sanford Maine Stage is looking for actors and actresses for the upcoming season of murder mystery shows. The next show is a fundraiser for Massabesic’s “Odyssey of the Mind” group on Feb. 21. Roles for men and women between the ages of 20-50 are available. Rehearsals will start soon. For more information, call 324-8227 or email [email protected].



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