Exhibits

“A Congregation of Birds,” through May 15 at Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. Free, chocolatechurcharts.org/gallery for details and COVID-19 protocols.

“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, “Under Construction” by Chris Beneman, “Through the Static and Distance” by Tonee Harbert, and Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture artists, May 13 to June 25, open noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday at 67 Congress St., Portland. mainejewishmuseum.org/current-exhibits/.

Online Art Auction to benefit Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset, view online through June 15, maineartgallerywiscasset.org.

OUT Maine LGBTQ+ art Pride Month, submissions being sought for art, photography and writing by LGBTQ+ and allied youth 22 and younger, deadline May 24, outmaine.org/youth-pride/ for details.

“Paintings in Oil,” on display 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through May at Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. richardboydpottery.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 through 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

“Dear Georgina,” short documentary about Passamaquoddy elder who was removed from her Maine home by child protection services at the age of 2, stream at upstanderproject.org/georgina.

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

Classical Uprising, through June, classicaluprising.org.

Maine Folk Music and Dance Video Series, noon-1 p.m. every Tuesday in May via Zoom. Free, 317main.org.

Noonday Concert Series, Titus Abbott through May 19 and Timothy Burris May 20 through June 2, presented by the Portland Conservatory of Music and Portland Public Library, portlandlibrary.com.

POPS!: “Tango Caliente!,” through May 28, Portland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Eckart Preu conducts a digital concert of tangos and more, featuring Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla, portlandsymphony.org. 

“Dancing with J.S. Bach,” to May 21, PSO Music Director Eckart Preu conducts digital concert with Amanda Hardy, principal oboe, portlandsymphony.org.

Nothin’ But the Blues, Shayna Steele and the PSO perform a blues-infused program featuring hits like “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out” and Ma Rainey’s “Bad Luck Blues.” portlandsymphonyTV.com.

Summer Sunsets LIVE, 4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays into early fall, Thompson’s Point, Portland. Variety of live music, food trucks, games, brews, thompsonspoint.com/the-calendar/#sunsets.

Thursday 5/13

Portland Symphony Orchestra, forte fundraiser, Saco Drive-In, Route 1, Saco. $50 car pass, $15 virtual single ticket. Online auction through May 20 supports musicians, education programs and future performances.

Friday 5/14

Coffee House with Jacob McCurdy, 6:30 p.m., Falmouth Congregational Church, 267 Falmouth Road. Live broadcast to car radios similar to a drive-in and stream from facebook.com/falmouth.ucc. Specialty coffees available by donation.

Saturday 5/15

“Stravinsky: Three Pieces for String Quartet,” online premiere concert by the DaPonte String Quartet, daponte.org.

Sunday 5/16

Portland Rossini Club Spring Concert of 150th Season, 3-4 p.m., virtual program with soprano Torrey Gimpel, pianist Eric Peppe and pianist Diane Walsh, preregister at rossiniclub.org.

Tuesday 5/18

Kerem Durdag & Andy Happel, “Commissioned Maine Artist First Look,” Portland Ovations, 4 p.m. virtual performance Tuesdays until May 25. Free, portlandovations.org.

Saturday 5/22

Scott Moreau’s “Under The Influence,” 5:30 p.m., The Shipyard at the Museum concert hosted by Chocolate Church Arts Center outside Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, $25, chocolate.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/sales.

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

“Bad Dates,” by Theresa Rebeck, Portland Stage Company, on demand through May 16, $23-$63. One-woman comedy about shoe-obsessed divorcee who re-enters the world of dating, portlandstage.org.

“Future … Present … Past,” presented by Freeport Players in May, three comedies by Elizabeth Guffey. Visit fcponline.org for show dates and tickets.

Stroudwater Comedy Series, 7-10 p.m. every Thursday, Stroudwater Distillery, 4 Thompsons Point, Portland. $10, reservations required through eventbrite.com.

” … That’s What She Said,” 7 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through May 22, plus 2 p.m. matinee May 22, at Footlights Theatre, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. $20. Call 747-5434 for reservations. thefootlightstheatre.com.

Friday 5/14

Mad Horse Theatre Virtual Chit Chat, 7 p.m., join host Mad Horse Company member Allison McCall and an eclectic mix of Maine artists for short presentations and discussion at madhorse.com or Facebook (Mad Horse Theatre Company) for virtual link.

Sunday 5/16

“Holy Hans,” 1 p.m., live adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, socially distant limited seating, Cumston Hall, Monmouth. Tickets $20+ in advance at royalfamilyproductions.org.

Thursday 5/20

Cabin Fever Comedy Night, 7:30-10 p.m. outdoor comedy show co-presented by Marcus Cardona and Empire Comedy Club at Thompson’s Point, 10 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland, $20.

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