The Fort Williams Park summer concert series Sounds by the Sea is back, starting with Novel Jazz performing at 6 p.m. Monday, July 8. Contributed / Fort Williams Park

Comedy

Thursday 7/11

Trey Kennedy: 7:30 p.m. State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $45-$55. statetheatreportland.com

Friday 7/12

“In Utero, a Radical Feminist Comedy Show”: 7:30 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Friday 7/12 & Saturday 7/13

Mike Cannon: 7 p.m. Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $25-$35. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com

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Exhibits/Galleries

Friday 7/5-Sunday 7/28

“Smoke and Mirrors”: Thomas Connolly, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, to 5 p.m. Saturdays, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. greenhutgalleries.com

Through 7/7

Maya Kuvaja: Gilsland Farm Gallery, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth. maineaudubon.org/art

Through 7/15

“Light Springs”: Nick Benfey, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St., Portland. elizabethmossgalleries.com

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Through 7/16

“Salt Water and Sunshine”: Paul Brahms, Christina Davis, Anastasia Gatto and Ryan Kohler, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays-Wednesdays, to 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, Casco Bay Artisans, 68 Commercial St., Portland. cascobayartisans.com

Through 7/20

“Along The Edge”: Nina Jerome, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Through 7/27

“In The Making”: Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Portland. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org

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Through 7/30

“Curator’s Choice”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Free. richardboydpottery.com

Film

Friday 7/5

“A Wrinkle in Time” (2018): Rated PG, 3 p.m., Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org

“Frozen” (2013): Rated PG, 7 p.m., L.L.Bean Discovery Park, 95 Main St., Freeport. Free Family Movies summer series through Aug. 30. llbean.com/llb/shop/518418

Friday 7/5-Sunday 7/7

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“Green Border” (2023): 4 p.m. Friday, noon and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10, $7 students. portlandmuseum.org

Tuesday 7/9

“Letting Go, a Hospice Journey” (1996): Die Well Death Education series, 6:30 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Registration required. scarboroughlibrary.org

Wednesday 7/10

“Soul Surfer” (2011): Rated PG, 5 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Registration required. scarboroughlibrary.org

“Bait” (2019): 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10. space538.org

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Thursday 7/11

“Back to the Future” (1985): Rated PG, 5 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. Registration required. scarboroughlibrary.org

Friday 7/12

“Horton Hears a Who” (2008): Rated G, 3 p.m., Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org

“Trolls: Band Together” (2013): Rated PG, 7 p.m., L.L.Bean Discovery Park, 95 Main St., Freeport. Free Family Movies summer series through Aug. 30. llbean.com/llb/shop/518418

Friday 7/12-Sunday 7/14

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“Last Summer” (2023): French with English subtitles, 2 and 6 p.m. Friday, noon and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $6. portlandmuseum.org

Ongoing

Apohadion Theater: 107 Hanover St., Portland. facebook.com/TheApohadionTheater

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

Music

Friday 7/5

Will Woodson; Caitlin Finley: 5-8 p.m., Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland. Free. maineirish.com

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Brahms Sextets: DaPonte Summer Series I, 7 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. $30. dapontequartet.org

Javier Rosario Trio; El Malo: 7 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. Entry by donation. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Saturday 7/6

Carole Wise; Junior Stevens Trio; Old Eleven: Music in the Parks series, noon to 3:30 p.m., Memorial Park, Freeport. meetinghousearts.org

“New England Christmas in July”: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $23 advance, $28 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com

Girl Named Tom: Concerts in the Park series, 7:30 p.m., L.L.Bean Discovery Park, 95 Main St., Freeport. llbean.com/llb/shop/518418

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Boncellia Lewis; Sue Sheriff: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $25 at door. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Umphrey’s McGee: 8:30 p.m. State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $35 advance, $40 at door. statetheatreportland.com

Priscilla Block: 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $29.50-$39.50. 18-plus. auramaine.com

Sunday 7/7

Brainstory: 7:30 p.m., Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door. oxbowbeer.com

Sons of the East: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $25. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

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Monday 7/8

Novel Jazz: Sounds by the Sea summer concert series, 6 p.m., Fort Williams Park, 1000 Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth. Free. capecommunityservices.org

Pan Fried Steel: 6:30 p.m., Village Park, Hat Trick Drive, Falmouth. Free. 699-5302

“Queering the Canon”: Performances by Hogfish artists, 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $12 at door. space538.org

Tuesday 7/9

Piper Shores Community Concert: 3 p.m., Piper Shores, 15 Piper Road, Scarborough. Free. bowdoinfestival.org

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Thursday 7/11

Hot Off the Press: 12:15 p.m., Portland Conservatory Of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. Free, registration required. porttix.com

Earth Jams with Keana Loosigian: 2 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org

Bear Camp Radio: 6 p.m., 317 Main Community Music Center, 317 Main St., Yarmouth. 317main.org

Raging Brass: Concerts in the Park series, 6 p.m. Congress Square Park, Portland. Free. statetheatreportland.com

The Flukes: Music in the Parks series, 6 p.m., Winslow Park, Freeport. $2-$3 park entry fee. meetinghousearts.org

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Don Campbell: Concerts in the Park series, 6:30 p.m., Memorial Park, 5 Durant Drive, Scarborough. scarboroughcommunitychamber.com

Max Kasch; Jaded Ravins: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $12 at door. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com

Friday 7/12

Golden Rules the Thumb; Little Oso; Big Trash: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, $12 at door. space538.org

Illiterate Light; Nova One: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $17. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Dopadod: 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $20. 18-plus. auramaine.com

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Through 9/2

Dave Jacquet; Ronnie Mocciola: 4 p.m., Jacquet on Mondays, Mocciola on Tuesdays, Brickyard Hollow Brewing Company, 20 Bow St., Freeport. brickyardhollow.com

Through 9/4

Bearly Dead: 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $12. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com

Through 9/12

Summer Sunsets Live: Music, food and games, opens at 4 p.m., Thompson’s Point, 207 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. Free. thompsonspoint.com

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Ongoing

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

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

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

“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

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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

Monday 7/8

“RBG: One Step at a Time”: 7 p.m., Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com

Thursday 7/11-Saturday 8/3

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“Love’s Labor’s Lost”: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, additional show July 24, Deering Oaks Park, Portland. Free, pay-what-you-can. fenixtheatre.com

Through 8/30

“Killer Comfort”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com

Through 7/7

“The 39 Steps”: 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $25, $20 seniors and students. thehillarts.me

Wednesday 7/10 & Thursday 7/11

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“Summer Lovin”: 7 p.m., Footlights Theatre, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com

Through 7/28

“Elephant and Piggie’s ‘We are in a Play!'”: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, ASL performances at 11 a.m. July 13 and 20, Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 250 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland. $20. kitetails.org/elephantandpiggie

Ongoing

Balderdash Academy On The Air: 7-9 p.m., monthly, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. thehillarts.me

Teller’s Garden First Friday Performances: 6:30 p.m., first Friday, Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. $15, $10 seniors. facebook.com/TellersGarden

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Writing/Authors

Monday 7/8

Roxana Robinson author talk: “Leaving,” 7 p.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. $5. backcovebooks.com

Thursday 7/11

Josephine Ferorelli and Meghan Kallman authors talk: “The Conceivable Future,” 7 p.m., Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave., Portland. Free, registration required. Portion of book sales benefit The Climate Initiative. backcovebooks.com

Thursdays 7/11-7/25

“This Must Be the Place; How Language Takes us There”: Three-week fiction workshop, 6-9 p.m. Thursdays, online via Zoom, hosted by Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. $300. mainewriters.org

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Through 7/18

Cultivating Climate Resilience Book Discussion Group: Hosted by South Portland Land Trust, 9 a.m. Thursdays, South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway. Registration required. southportlandlibrary.com

Ongoing

Blurb Club in Mechanics’ Hall: Noon, every other Thursday, Congress Square Park, or Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland, in bad weather. Informal book discussions for adults and seniors. Hosted by Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com

Books a la Carte: 2 p.m., third Tuesday, book and author discussions, no assigned reading. People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. peopleplusmaine.org

Books and Brews: 6 p.m., first Wednesday, Flight Deck Brewing, Brunswick Landing, 11 Atlantic Ave., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com/book-groups

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Books on Tap: 4:30 p.m., third Monday, Sea Dog Brewing Company, 3 Cabela Boulevard, Scarborough. Hosted by Scarborough Public Library. tcorbett@scarboroughlibrary.org, scarboroughlibrary.org

Casco Bay Writers’ Project at the Hall: 10 a.m. to noon, Thursdays. Mechanic’s Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. mechanicshallmaine.org

Civil War Book Club: 7 p.m., Monday, monthly, People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. peopleplusmaine.org

Free e-Books: Free military history, African-American history and Latino history downloads at ebooksforstudents.org.

Great Books Discussion: 10 a.m. to noon, second Saturday, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. emma@topshamlibrary.org, topshamlibrary.org

Guerilla Poetry Whoop: 6:30 p.m., second Thursday, virtual via Zoom. Registration required. Hosted by Thomas Memorial Library. thomasmemoriallibrary.org

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Just Desserts Mystery Group: 6:30-7:30 p.m., second Tuesday, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com/book-groups

LGBTQ+ Book Group for adults: 6 p.m., second Monday, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Registration required. curtislibrary.com/book-groups

Monday Afternoon Book Group: 1 p.m., first Monday, hybrid via Zoom and at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. curtislibrary.com/book-groups

Preservation Pages: 6 p.m., monthly, various locations in Greater Portland. portlandlandmarks.org

Social Topics in Literature Book Group: 6:30-8 p.m., second Wednesday, virtual via Zoom. Registration required. Hosted by Prince Memorial Library. princememorial.org

South Portland Public Library Writers’ Group: 2-4 p.m., first and third Saturdays via Zoom. No experience necessary. Registration required. southportlandlibrary.com/writers-group

Thursday Afternoon Book Group: 3-4:30 p.m., last Thursday. To register, email emanning@cumberlandmaine.com. Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. princememorial.org

Write On Writers: 1 p.m., Wednesdays, People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. peopleplusmaine.org

To contribute an item to the Arts Calendar, go to theforecaster.net and click on Add Your Event under the Things to Do heading.

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