‘Through the Eastern Eye’

Exhibits/Galleries

“Autumn,” featuring John Bowdren, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday until Oct. 31, Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 Minot Road, Pownal. Outdoor sculpture garden by reservation only. Free, junelacombesculpture.com.

Call for Submissions: Chocolate Church Arts Center accepting works from Midcoast area photographers until Oct. 31, details at chocolate.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/11560.

“The Color of Light,” Arts & Cultural Alliance of Freeport, 40 Main St., work by 40 Maine artists, through Oct. 17, freeportartsandculture.org.

“A Phoenix from the Ashes,” Moss Galleries, Falmouth. Premier paintings commemorating 20th anniversary of 9/11, by contemporary abstract painter Michael Mulhern, through Oct. 23.

“Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye: Selections from the Penobscot Marine Museum,” Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. Also on exhibit: “Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine” and “Passing the time: artwork by World War II German Prisoners of War in Aroostook County,” all through Dec. 31, mainehistory.org.

“Scenes of Maine,” annual exhibit of paintings, through October, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland, richardboydartgallery.com.

Stephen G. Hobson — Wildlife and Landscape Photographs, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Oct. 29, Gallery at Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org.

“Transformation/Identity,” through Nov. 27 at Chocolate Church Arts Center Gallery, 804 Washington St., Bath. Artists Jennifer Goldfinger and Kathryn Geismar.

Ongoing

“Begin Again, Reckoning with Intolerance in Maine,” Maine Historical Society, Congress Street, Portland, through Dec. 31. To schedule an in-person visit to the exhibit and learn more, visit mainehistory.org/programs.

Maine Art Collective, multimedia experience run by 14 Maine artists using media ranging from sculpture to jewelry, painting to photography. Maine Art Collective, 18 Exchange St. Portland.

“Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German Prisoners of War in Aroostook County,” Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, through Dec. 31, bit.ly/3jynISG.

“Re|Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475-1875,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, to Dec. 31, bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. space538.org/exhibitions.

“Transformations: New Acquisitions of Global Contemporary Art,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, to Jan. 30.

Film

Saturday 10/30

“The Phantom of the Opera,” 1925 American silent horror film with live accompaniment by Municipal Organist James Kennerley on the Kotzschmar organ, 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Myrtle Street, Portland. $18-$23, porttix.com/tickets-and-events/kotzschmar-organ.

Ongoing

Apohadion Theater, virtual screenings via theapohadiontheater.com.

Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth St., Portland, usm.maine.edu/planet/location-and-hours.

Museums

Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland, exhibit opening 5-7 p.m. for exhibits “Dancing in the Light” by Arthur Fink, “Deep Sea” by Michel Droge and “Reflectors, Emitters and Diffusers” by PSBL. On view through Nov. 12.

Portland Museum of Art, “Clifford Ross: Sightlines,” major survey of one of the world’s preeminent multimedia artists, masks required for all, through Jan. 9. portlandmuseum.org.

Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., Portland, self-guided tours through Oct. 31. Tickets at victoriamansion.org/your-visit.

Ongoing

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “There is a Woman in Every Color,” through Jan. 30, examines the representation of Black women over the past two centuries; “New Views of the Middle Ages: Highlights from the Wyvern Collection,” through Feb. 27.hours at bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum (226 Maine St.), Skolfield-Whittier House (161 Park Row) and Pejepscot History Center (159 Park Row), Brunswick. For hours, talks and presentations see pejepscothistorical.org/events/talks-presentations.

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts Antidote online at mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org/antidote.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College, Brunswick, collections and exhibitions online at bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.

Portland Museum of Art, Congress Street, portlandmuseum.org.

Music

Friday 10/15

George Lopez, Bowdoin Museum of Art, Brunswick, 7 p.m., tickets required; pickup at the reception desk. Proof of vaccination through smartphone app Health Pass by CLEAR or show Bowdoin ID. Masks required.

Under the Covers, 8 p.m., Seasons Grille, 155 Riverside St., Portland. Free.

Sal Johnson & The Crowded Table, 9 p.m., The Yard, 82 Hanover St., Portland. Free, yardportland.com.

Saturday 10/16

Dan + Claudia Zanes, 3 p.m., Deering Oakes Park, Park Avenue, Portland. Grammy Award-winner Dan Zanes and Haitian-American jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes. Free, portlandovations.org.

Pardon Me, Doug – A Tribute to Phish, 7 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St, Portland. $10/$15 day of, 21-plus, portlandhouseofmusic.com.

Troy Hudson & The High Road, 7 p.m., Cadenza in Freeport, Americana rock band, visitfreeport.com.

An Evening with Carrie Newcomer & Pianist Gary Walters, 7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church UCC, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland. All must show proof of vaccination and be masked, $20-$30, fccucc.org.

Monday 10/18

Spoon, 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $32.

Tuesday 10/19

Manchester Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $27.

Wednesday 10/20

Pacifica Quartet, 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $48-$52, portlandovations.org.

Robyn Hitchcock, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. One of England’s most enduring contemporary singer/songwriters, $35-$45.

Friday 10/22

Jeff Aumuller & The Potato Pickers, 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. Jeff Aumuller and his salty, homegrown folk and country sensibility. $15-$22, tickettailor.com.

Maia Sharp & Catie Curtis, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $30-$40, onelongfellowsquare.com.

The Record Company: Play Loud Tour, 9 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St, Portland. $25.

Saturday 10/23

Celtic Spirit, 7:30 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. portlandsymphony.org.

Travis James Humphrey, 6 p.m., The Thirsty Pig, 37 Exchange St, Portland.

Sunday 10/24

Midcoast Symphony Orchestra presents “Welcome Back!” 2:30 p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. $22, $25/door, free for 18 and under and college students with ID, midcoastsymphony.org, 846-5378.

Ongoing

80’s n Retro Party, rotating DJs last Saturday of every month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St, Portland. flasklounge.com.

Darlin’ Corey, 6 p.m. first Friday of the month through December, Port City Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland.

Irish Music Night, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland, facebook.com/IrishNightAtBlue.

Karaoke, 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. every Thursday, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. sopo.seadogbrewing.com.

Theater/Dance

“I Think I Love You,” 7:30 p.m. select days through Oct. 23, Footlights Theatre, 190 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. Who says romance can’t be funny? $20, thefootlightstheatre.com.

Jane Austen’s “Lady Susan,” presented by Good Theater at St. Lawrence Arts, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Oct. 20 though Nov. 14, $27-$34, goodtheater.ticketspice.com/ls.

Maine Playwrights Festival, open for new scripts by Maine playwrights. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 28, acorn-productions.org.

“Perseverance,” by Maine playwright Callie Kimball, live at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. through Oct. 17; stream Oct. 13-31. A 20th-century African-American schoolteacher is determined to elevate her students; 100 years later, a white teacher runs for office. Pay-what-you-can, portlandstage.org/show/perserverance.

“You Got Older,” by Clare Barron, through Oct. 31, Mad Horse Theatre Company, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Pay-what-you-decide after the performance. Masks, vax or proof of a negative PCR test required. Reserve at 747-4148, madhorse.com.

Friday 10/22

Alan Cumming & Ari Shapiro: “Och & Oy!: A Considered Cabaret,” 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. Witty banter. Heartfelt stories. Unrivaled showmanship. $32-$65, portlandovations.org.

Carnivale Bella Morte: a Burlesque Sideshow, 8:30 p.m., Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St, Portland. $13.

Habibi with Dead Gowns, 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. Dance performance, $12.

Saturday 10/23

“Do Not Move Stones,” 7 p.m. Fleeing from the altar on their wedding day, 50 sisters are forced to forge new paths. On demand through Nov. 13. Free, isletheater.org.

Ongoing

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

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