Exhibits/Galleries

Friday 8/11

Chelsea Ellis and Todd Watts: Opening reception 5-8 p.m., Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Suite A3, Portland. Exhibit on display 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays through Sept. 30. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org

Saturday 8/12

Art in the Park Show and Sale: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mill Creek Park, 50 Hinckley Drive, South Portland. Free admission. artintheparkmaine.com

Wednesday 8/16-Saturday 8/26

Plein Air Art Festival: Painting workshops, craft show, farmers market and more throughout Yarmouth. artascope.org

Through 8/19

Sebascodegan artists: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Old School House, 1594 Harpswell Islands Road, Orr’s Island, Harpswell. facebook.com/sebascodeganartists

Through 8/21

Beverly Bono and Linda Rowell-Kelley plein air: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Freeport. visitfreeport.com

Through 8/25

“Explorations”: Mairen O’Neill and Ashlyn Feeley, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org

Through 8/26

“Color and Light”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. meetinghousearts.org

“Earth and Light”: David Rankin, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Tom Hall: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. greenhutgalleries.com

Through 8/30

Jane Herbert: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Portland. richardboydpottery.com

Through 9/1

“Kindred Variations”: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, Points of View Artists, 18 Pleasant St., Brunswick.  povartistsmaine.com

“Encounters” interactive exhibit: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, Maine Studio Works, 170 Anderson St., Portland. $15. chroma2four.com

Through 9/9

“Us and ME”: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, 43 York St., Portland. kbfa.com

Through 9/29

“The Painterly Print”: 3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick. 800-729-8033

Through 10/15

“The Art of Wonder”: Robert McCloskey, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com/mccloskey

Ongoing

Maine Art Collective: 157 Middle St., Portland. maineartcollective.com

Film

Sunday 8/13

“King on Screen”: Documentary on Stephen King, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $9; $7 members. space538.org

“The Letter”: Documentary on Pope Francis’ “Laudato Si'” letter, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 280 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth. capeelizabethumc@gmail.com or 779-8396

Friday 8/18

“Picnic and a Little Mutiny” with descriptive audio: Director FAQ after film, 6 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. Free, reservation required. space538.org

Friday 8/18-Sunday 8/20

John and Francis Ford Film Festival: Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Friday, State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland; panels and screenings 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. $149-$250. fordfilmfestival.com

Ongoing

Apohadion Theater: 107 Hanover St., Portland. theapohadiontheater.com

Merrill Film Society: Watch movies on your own and join a Zoom discussion. Email Mike at mcarnes@yarmouthlibrary.org for an invitation. yarmouthlibrary.org

Music

Friday 8/11

“50 Years of Hip-Hop”: 5-8 p.m., Congress Square Park, 10 Congress Square, Portland. fb.me/e/11t3HdiBF

Queens of the Stone Age, The End is Nero: 7 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland. $20-$200. ticketmaster.com

Charles Overton Quartet: 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. space538.org

Saved by the 90s: 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Friday 8/11-Monday 8/14

Grateful Camp Out festival: Thomas Point Beach and Campground, 29 Meadow Road, Brunswick. $50-$160. thomaspointbeach.com

Saturday 8/12

Sons of Quint: 6 p.m., Flight Deck Brewing, 11 Atlantic Ave., Brunswick. flightdeckbrewing.com

Marc Cohn, Shawn Colvin: L.L.Bean Summer in the Park, 7:30 p.m., 95 Main St., Freeport. Free. visitfreeport.com

“Summer Dreams”: Portland Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m., Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St., Portland. $30-$45, under age 21 free. pcmf.org

Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $29.50. 21-plus. auramaine.com

The Steel Wheels: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Through 8/13

Guster’s on the Ocean festival: 7:30 p.m. Friday, State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Thompson’s Point, 207 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $40-$65. ontheoceanfest.com

Tuesday 8/15

Stolen Gin: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 day-of. 18-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Wet: 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $22 advance, $25 at door. space538.org

Wednesday 8/16

Breakin’ Strings: Music on the Mall series, 6 p.m., Brunswick Town Mall, 195 Maine St., Brunswick. Free. brunswickdowntown.org

Fanfare Kimbanguiste: 6:30 p.m., Western Promenade, Portland. Free, registration encouraged. space538.org

Thursday 8/17

Bread and Circus: 6 p.m., Winslow Memorial Park, Winslow Park Way, Freeport. Free. visitfreeport.com

Peter Gallway and the Real Band: Made in Maine music series, 6 p.m., L.L.Bean, 95 Main St., Freeport. visitfreeport.com

Samuel James: 6 p.m., Fort Allen Park, 49 Eastern Promenade, Portland. Free. easternpromenade.org

Memphis Lightning: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $21 advance, $25 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com

“The Kreutzer Connection”: Portland Chamber Music Festival, 7:30 p.m., Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St., Portland. $30-$45, under age 21 free. pcmf.org

Portland Jazz Orchestra, Ellen Rowe: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $7 advance, $10 at door, $7 seniors, $5 students. onelongfellowsquare.com

Lyle Divinsky’s Summer of Soul: 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 day-of. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Friday 8/18

Brothers Osborne: 6 p.m., Thompson’s Point, 207 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $49.50 advance, $55 at door, ages 3 and under free. statetheatreportland.com

The Gawler Sisters: 6 p.m., Memorial Park, 19 Bow St., Freeport. meetinghousearts.org

Mark and Raianne: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $21 advance, $25 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com

Paul Jacobs on the Kotzschmar Organ: 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $10-$33, $31 seniors, $21 students, ages 12 and under free. porttix.com

Yellowcard: 7 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland. $25-$156. ticketmaster.com

Illiterate Light, Kind Hearted Strangers: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15 advance. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Mr. Sun: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $35 advance, $45 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com

Sunny Day Real Estate: 9 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $39.50. 21-plus. auramaine.com

Through 9/1

Summer Sunsets Live: 4-8:30 p.m., Thompson’s Point, 207 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. thompsonspoint.com

Live music at Alto: 6 p.m. Fridays, Alto Terrace Bar and Kitchen, 25 Hancock St., Portland. altoportland.com

Ongoing

Musicians Circle: 3-5 p.m. Wednesdays, Scarborough Community Center, 418 Payne Road, Scarborough. 730-4150, comserv@scarboroughmaine.org

Rob Carpenter: 6 p.m. Fridays, Byrnes’ Irish Pub, 16 Station Ave., Brunswick. byrnesirishpub.com

Open jazz session: 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. portcityblue.com

Flask Retro Party: 8 p.m. every last Saturday, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. $5. flasklounge.com

Friday DJ: 8 p.m. Fridays, O’Donoghue’s Pub, 103 Pleasant St., Brunswick. facebook.com/ODonoghuesPubBrunswickMe

“Monday of the Minds”: Hip hop open mic, 8 p.m. Mondays, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. 21-plus. flasklounge.com

Stereo Dreams: Open mic, 8 p.m. every first Wednesday, Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave., Portland. suntikistudios.com

Open DJ Night: 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com

Live Music: 9 p.m. Fridays, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. seadogbrewing.com

Karaoke: 10 p.m. Thursdays, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 125 Western Ave., South Portland. seadogbrewing.com

Theater/Dance

Through 8/13

“Firebringer”: 7:30 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $16 advance, $14 seniors and students, $20 at door, $18 seniors and students. thehillarts.me

“Keep Singing!” short musicals: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, The Playhouse, 305 Route 1, Yarmouth. $20. 16-plus. linco.media

Thursday 8/17-Sunday 9/3

“Sanctuary City”: Previews 7-9 p.m. Aug. 17-19; standard shows 3-5 p.m. Sundays, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance. thehillarts.me

Through 8/20

“Love and Lobsters”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. $20 advance, $10 students, $24 at door, $14 students. fcponline.org

Through 8/26

“Something Rotten!”: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. $74-$125. msmt.org

Through 8/27

“Make Way For Ducklings”: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $20. kitetails.org/makeway

Through 8/31

“Hot Flash! What A Feelin!”: 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com

Ongoing

Open Stage: 6 p.m. last Friday, Three of Strong Spirits distillery, 35B Diamond St., Portland. threeofstrongspirits.com

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