Maine Jewish Museum auction
The newly refurbished Maine Jewish Museum is holding its first Virtual Art Auction, with the preview starting April 18. Among the works up for bid is “Off Mackworth Island Portland” by Henry Isaacs, shown here. The auction link can be found at mainejewishmuseum.org. Contributed / Maine Jewish Museum
Exhibits
“Abstract Nature,” by Carol Eisenberg, Cove Street Arts, Portland, through April 24.
“A Congregation of Birds,” through May 15 at Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. Free, chocolatechurcharts.org/gallery for details and COVID-19 protocols.
Art4Good, April 15, 22 and 29, focuses on how the arts can be used to make the world a better place, presented by Chocolate Church Arts Center. Free. Visit chocolatechurcharts.org/livestreams for details.
Creative Portland’s “2020 Vision: Past, Present, & Future” online show available through April, creativeportland.com.
“East End in Bloom,” installation of flowers through May at East End Community School, 195 North St., Portland.
“Kajak!”, virtual exhibit through May at Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/exhibits/2020/kayak-exhibition.html.
Maine Jewish Museum, Gerry Holzman, Penelope Jones & Michelle Hauser, through May 7, open 12-4 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday at 67 Congress St., Portland. mainejewishmuseum.org/current-exhibits/.
“Quarries, Light on Stone,” by April Jerome, through April 29, Moss Galleries, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com.
Virtual Art Auction, Maine Jewish Museum, preview starts April 18, bidding open April 25-May 9, auction link at mainejewishmuseum.org.
“Works on Paper an Annual Exhibit of Paintings and Drawings,” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through April 29. Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Free, richardboydartgallery.com.
Ongoing
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, entire collection searchable online along with selected exhibits, Visit From Home activities, bowdoin.edu/art-museum.
Elizabeth Moss Galleries, open to the public 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, U.S. Route 1 in the Falmouth Shopping Center. elizabethmossgalleries.com.
MMPA Antidote, by Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org. Readers are also invited to send images.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College, collections and exhibitions online at bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.
Portland Museum of Art, browsable collections, videos and podcasts at portlandmuseum.org, scroll down to “Stay Connected!”
Space Gallery exhibitions on display, 538 Congress St., Portland. space538.org/exhibitions/.
Film
Maine Jewish Film Festival Weekend Edition, two films and one discussion one weekend per month through June. Visit mjff.org for details and tickets.
Ongoing
Apohadion Theater, virtual screenings via theapohadiontheater.com.
Frontier, virtual cinema via explorefrontier.com/events/all.
Music
Charles Dimmick plays Mozart, Portland Symphony Orchestra, on demand through April 23. Pay-what-you-can, portlandsymphony.org.
Classical Uprising Spring 2021 Season, through June, classicaluprising.org.
The Decemberists, 8 p.m. livestreams via State Theatre April 18 and 25. $25 single show at statetheatreportland.com.
“Hope and Consolation,” stream concert through April 21 via ChoralArt at choralart.org/Events/hope-and-consolation/.
Noonday Concert Series, Ed Pearlman April 15-28, presented by the Portland Conservatory of Music and Portland Public Library, portlandlibrary.com.
Schooner Fare, Portland Symphony Orchestra, on demand through April 16. Pay-what-you-can, portlandsymphony.org.
“Thanks in Variations,” open-air Interactive musical space by Classical Uprising, Thompson’s Point South Garden, Portland, 3-6 p.m. April 17, 1:30-3:30 p.m. April 18, 3-6 p.m. April 24 and 3-6 p.m. May 1. Free, more at classicaluprising.org/upcoming-events.
Saturday 4/17
Portland Chamber Music Festival – Mozart: the Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat Major, K. 563, will premiere on YouTube at 7 p.m., followed by live post-concert reception with the artists on Zoom. Tickets $10-$40 at pcmf.org or (800) 320-0257.
Sunday 4/18
Fauré Quartett, 3-4:30 p.m., livestream from Merrill Auditorium in Portland and on-demand April 19-21, $10, portlandovations.org.
Ongoing
317 Main Community Music Center, 30-minute concerts featuring teaching artists at 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays on Instagram, Facebook and Vimeo, and at 317main.org under “Listen.” Open mic every other week on Zoom. Sign up at openmic@317main.org. Free.
Cadenza, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, livestream via Facebook. $18-$20. Visit cadenzafreeport.com/shows for schedule and Eventbrite ticket links.
Daponte String Quartet, digital content posted at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on YouTube.
Irish Night at Blue, 8 p.m. Wednesdays via Facebook Live. portcityblue.com.
Jazz Sesh Facebook Group hosted by Blue at 9 p.m. Tuesdays, portcityblue.com.
Live From the Green Room, 8 p.m. livestream by Brunswick musician Pete Kilpatrick every Saturday. facebook.com/pkband.
Maine Music Makes Community Sing, 6:30-7:30 p.m. first Tuesday of the month via Zoom, hosted by Brunswick Sings! brunswicksings.com.
Out of the Blue livestreaming series by Port City Blue. Various dates. portcityblue.com.
State Theatre of Portland livestreaming shows via Facebook, statetheatreportland.com.
Theater
“Wrong Turn at Romance,” by Alice Holton, live performances at 7 p.m. to April 24, Footlights Theatre, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. Chaos erupts when opposites attract in a funny love story with a twist, $20, thefootlightstheatre.com.
“Bad Dates,” by Theresa Rebeck, Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, 7 p.m., on select in-person performances April 16-May 2; on demand April 28-May 16, $23-$63. One-woman comedy about shoe-obsessed divorcee who re-enters the world of dating, portlandstage.org.
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