Muddy Ruckus will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Sun Tiki Studios in Portland. Contributed
Exhibits/Galleries
“Immigration Stories: Exploring the Diverse Cultural Heritage of the Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell Communities”: Pejepscot History Center, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, through December.
Pulped Under Pressure: USM’s Glickman Library, 96 Falmouth St., 7th floor Great Reading Room, Portland. On view to December, usm.maine.edu.
Running With Scissors 6×6 and Open Studios: Belleflower Brewing, 66 Cove St., Portland, through October. rwsartstudios.com.
“Scenes of Maine”: An Annual Exhibition of Paintings: Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland. Through October, richardboydartgallery.com.
Tom Paiement: “The Anxiety of Possibilities”: Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. Through Oct. 29, greenhutgalleries.com.
Friday 10/14
Opening Reception for “The Morphing Medium”: 5 p.m., Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., A3, Portland.
Members’ Fall Show: 10 a.m., Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport.
Portland Works photo exhibit honoring the nobility of hard work: 10 a.m., UMVA Gallery, 516 Congress St., Portland.
Thursday 10/20
Opening Lecture: Oceanic Masks Exhibition: 4:30 p.m., Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St., Brunswick.
Ongoing
Casco Bay Artisans: 68 Commercial St., Building A, Portland, cascobayartisans.com.
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.
Film
Friday 10/14
Riotsville USA: 7 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland.
Monday 10/17
A Tuba to Cuba: 7 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland.
Friday 10/21
Oshima Brothers: Visual album premiere, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., No. 201, Portland.
Ongoing
Apohadion Theater: 107 Hanover St., Portland, theapohadiontheater.com.
Frontier Theater: 14 Maine St., Brunswick, explorefrontier.com/events/all.
Merrill Film Society: watch movies on your own and join a Zoom discussion. Email Mike at mcarnes@yarmouthlibrary.org for an invitation.
Southworth Planetarium: 96 Falmouth St., Portland, in person, usm.maine.edu/planet/location-and-hours.
Museums
Ongoing
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: Free admission, bowdoin.edu/art-museum.
Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. “Snow in the Jungle” through Nov. 13, ideal for ages 4-9 and their families. $15.
Maine Historical Society – “Northern Threads: Two Centuries of Dress”: Part II on view through Dec. 31, 489 Congress St., Portland, mainehistory.org.
Maine Jewish Museum: “Color Fields,” Joan Busing; “Generational Layers: Gerstenblatt-Berg Family Collage Portraits,” Paula Gerstenblatt; “Following the Light,” Judy Glickman Lauder, through Oct. 28.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St., Brunswick, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum.
Portland Observatory: 138 Congress St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday for 45-minute guided tours. Details at portlandlandmarks.org.
Tate House Museum: Tours on the hour 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday until Oct. 29, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland. Masks may be required. Free-$16, reserve at tatehouse.org.
Victoria Mansion: 10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. to Oct. 31, 109 Danforth St., Portland. Free-$35, victoriamansion.org.
Music
Friday 10/14
Carnivale Bella Morte: 8 p.m., Gino’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St., Portland.
Halloweird with Drivetrain, One Hundred Thorns and Loki: 8 p.m., Free Street, 77 Free St., Portland.
Hollywood Nights: 9 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $19.50 to $25.50.
Mindy Smith: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., No. 201, Portland.
Music at the Museum: From Edinburgh to Mt. Vernon: Noon, Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St., Brunswick.
International Open Mike: 7:30 p.m., songs and poetry, Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland.
Peppa Pig: 6 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland.
The Wolff Sisters & Dwight & Nicole & Palomino Motel: 7 p.m., Portland House of Music and Events, 25 Temple St., Portland.
Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius and Chris Smither: 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield.
Tommy & Saundra O’Sullivan Live: 7 p.m., The Music Loft at Linden Lea, 655 Elmwood Road, Pownal.
Saturday 10/15
Cadenza Concerts: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot Street, Freeport.
Dan Blakeslee and the Calabash Club: 8 p.m., Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave., Portland.
Muddy Ruckus: 7 p.m., Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave., Portland.
Pandelis Karayorgis Quartet “Cutout 4” – Dimensions in Jazz: 8 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland.
Shred is Dead: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland.
Sunday 10/16
An Evening With Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan: 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland.
Wednesday 10/19
Austin Meade & ZZ Top: 7:30 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland.
The Violins of Hope: 6 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland.
U.S. Marine Band, “The President’s Own”: 7:30 p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave., Topsham.
Thursday 10/20
Kim Lehmann, Viola: 12:15 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland.
Friday 10/21
Connor Garvey Music: 7:30 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland.
Lulu Moss: 8 p.m., The Apohadion Theater, 107 Hanover St., Portland.
Mihali: 9 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. Ages 18 and over with valid ID.
Slothrust: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland.
Ongoing
Afrobeat Saturdays: 9 p.m. Saturdays, Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland, eventbrite.com.
Darlin’ Corey: 6 p.m. first Friday of the month through December, Port City Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland.
Foundation Friday: second Friday of the month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. Community. Dance. Music. Love. See flasklounge.com for time.
Fourth Friday Jazz with rotating special guest: 8-11 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com.
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.
Open DJ Night: Every Tuesday at Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. Bring records, CDs, or controller; all formats/genres welcome. flasklounge.com.
Retro Party: rotating DJs last Saturday of every month, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com.
Sunday Open Mic: 3-7 p.m. every Sunday, O’Donoghue’s Pub, 103 Pleasant St., Brunswick.
Under the Covers: 8-11:30 p.m., third Friday of the month, Seasons Grille, 155 Riverside St., Portland. Free.
Theater/Dance
“When We Were Young and Unafraid”: Through Oct. 23, Mad Horse Theatre Company, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Make a reservation and pay after the performance, madhorse.com.
Friday 10/14
A Comedy of Haunted History: 7:30 p.m., Bell Buoy Park, 72 Commercial St., Portland.
Folk Dance Brunswick: 6 p.m., 35 Union Street, Brunswick.
Thursday 10/20
“A Comedy of Errors”: 7:30 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick.
Scottish Country Dance Classes: 6 p.m., Topsham Grange Hall, Pleasant St., Topsham.
Friday 10/21
“Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”: 7:30 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland.
Ongoing
Monday of the Minds: A CommUNITY Hip Hop Showcase: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. every second and fourth Monday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland.
Portland Swing Project: swing dance classes for all levels, Mechanics Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. portlandswingproject.com.
Thursday Night Comedy: 7 p.m. every Thursday, Stroudwater Distillery, 28 Resurgam Place, Portland. Hosted by Ian MacDonald. Weekly rotating lineup. $10 online or in person, eventbrite.com.
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