Comedian Jay Pharoah will perform at Aura Maine in Portland at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19. Tickets are $25-$35 at auramaine.com. Contributed / Jay Pharoah
Comedy
Saturday 8/19
Jay Pharoah: 8 p.m., Aura Maine, 121 Center St., Portland. $25-$35. auramaine.com
Wednesday 8/23-Sunday 8/27
Portland Maine Comedy Festival: Various locations around Portland. 14-plus. portlandmainecomedy.com
Friday 8/25
Marcus Cardona special recording: 8 p.m., Maine House of Comedy, Free Street Cocktail Bar, 77 Free St., Portland. $20. eventbrite.com
Exhibits/Galleries
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
Plein air, Beverly Bono and Linda Rowell-Kelley: 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
Thursday 8/24
Photographer Joyce Tenneson: Judy Glickman Lauder Lecture, 6 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. $15, $5 students. portlandmuseum.org
Friday 8/25
Todd Watts photographer talk: 5 p.m., Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Portland. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
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
Plein Air Art Festival: Painting workshops, craft show, farmers market and more throughout Yarmouth. artascope.org
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 9/23
“All the Decades”: Lynne Drexler, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Through 9/29
“The Painterly Print”: 3 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick. 800-729-8033
Through 9/30
Chelsea Ellis and Todd Watts: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Suite A3, Portland. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
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
Friday 8/18
“Behind the Strings”: 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. portlandmuseum.org
Iris Network presents “Picnic and a Little Mutiny:” with descriptive audio, director Q&A 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
Saturday 8/19
“The Quiet Man” (1952): 7:30 p.m., Monument Square, 456 Congress St., Portland. Free. maineirish.com
Sunday 8/20 & Monday 8/21
Sundance Film Festival Short Films: 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Monday, Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $9, $7 members. space538.org
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 8/18
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. Free. 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
Van Voorst Jazz Trio: 7 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. $15. thedogfishcompany.com
Yellowcard: 7 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland. $25-$156. ticketmaster.com
David Wilcox: 7:30 p.m., Ground Floor, 13 School St., Freeport. $35. groundfloorfreeport.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
Saturday 8/19
Flotilla, fight cancer benefit concert: 1 p.m., sailing on Casco Bay, Portland. gofund.me/09a4ca91
Let’s Band Together: 1 p.m., Congress Square Park, Congress Street, Portland. Free. raurichard@gmail.com
Anthony Crescente, Bee’s Deluxe: 7 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. 21-plus. portcityblue.com
Dispatch: 7 p.m., Thompson’s Point, 207 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $49.50 advance, $55 at door, ages 3 and under free. statetheatreportland.com
Mastodon, Gojira: 7 p.m., Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland. $49.50-$65. statetheatreportland.com
The Heated: 7 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com
Mary Chapin Carpenter: 7:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $45-$65. statetheatreportland.com
Portland Chamber Music Festival Grand Finale: 7:30 p.m., Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St., Portland. $45. pcmf.org
Kat Wright: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $25 advance, $35 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
Sunday 8/20
Clarisse Karasira: 6 p.m., Waynflete’s Franklin Theater, 360 Spring St., Portland. Pay-what-you-can. mayostreetarts.org
Billy Keane and the Waking Dream: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
Monday 8/21
DJ Ben Spalding: 9 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $5-$10. 21-plus. portcityblue.com
Tuesday 8/22
Atmosphere: 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 at door. statetheatreportland.com
Wednesday 8/23
Maine State Music Theatre variety: Music on the Mall series, 5:30 p.m., Brunswick Town Mall, Maine Street, Brunswick. Free. brunswickdowntown.org
Screaming Stars: 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $12 at door. space538.org
Thursday 8/24
Happy Folk: 7 p.m., The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com
Tom Pearo, Kyle Friday: 7 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. 21-plus. portcityblue.com
Friday 8/25
Timezones, Emilio Teubal: 7:30 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. 21-plus. portcityblue.com
Tom DiMenna sings Gordon Lightfoot: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $25 advance, $35 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
Magic City Hippies: 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $25 advance, $30 at door. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.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 8/20
“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
Monday 8/21
“Alice in Wonderland”: 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and sensory-friendly show at 6 p.m., Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. $51-$69. msmt.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
Through 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
Ongoing
Balderdash Academy On The Air: 7-9 p.m., monthly, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. thehillarts.me
Open Stage: 6 p.m., last Friday, Three of Strong Spirits distillery, 35B Diamond St., Portland. threeofstrongspirits.com
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