Andrew Gabrielson performs graveside at a past Stroll Haunted Yarmouth. Royal River Community Players is putting on its beloved Halloween shows Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 27 at the Old Baptist Hillside Cemetery. Get tickets at royalrivercommunityplayers.com. Contributed / Photo by Randy Billmeier
Comedy
Friday 10/18
Maine Made Comedy Showcase: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $19.07. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
“Dark and Dirty”: 9 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $12.88. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
Saturday 10/19
“Am I Too High?”: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $19.07. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
Sunday 10/20
Arielle Isaac Norman: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $24.25. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
Bob the Drag Queen: 7 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $31.50-$81.50. statetheatreportland.com
Thursday 10/24
“Girls Gotta Eat”: Live podcast, 8 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $29-$75. 18-plus. statetheatreportland.com
Friday 10/25
Bo Johnson: 7 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $29.44-$39.82. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
Ongoing
“Crowd Source”: Improv with topics from audience members, 7 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $5 or free with topic suggestion. 21-plus. empirecomedyme.com
Exhibits/Galleries
Through 10/19
“10×10 Show”: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. Free. meetinghousearts.org
“Still Moments”: Liz Hoag and Anne Ireland, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St., Portland. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Through 10/30
“Scenes of Maine”: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Free. richardboydpottery.com
Through 10/31
“Feast Your Eyes”: AIGA Maine creative poster exhibition celebrating culinary artistry and cultural resonance, opens 5:30 p.m., Portland Media Center, 516 Congress St., Portland. maine.aiga.org
Through 11/2
“Meditations: Water and Woods”: Roy Germon and Jimmy Viera, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. greenhutgalleries.com
Through 11/9
“Flotsam”: Jennifer Goldfinger, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. Free. covestreetarts.com
Through 11/16
“Just Between Us”: Tom Hall, Thaddeus Holownia and Lissa Hunter, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. Free. covestreetarts.com
Through 11/23
“Here and There, Now and Then” and “If You want to Be My Lover”: Marguerite Robichaux and Annika Earley, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 Route 1, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com
Through 11/30
“Energy In Flux”: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, 15 Middle St., Portland. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
Through 1/4
“7”: By the Yarmouth Art Alliance, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org
Film
Friday 10/18
Damnationland: Thriller and horror movies from local filmmakers, 7:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 day-of, $10 students. statetheatreportland.com
Friday 10/18 & Sunday 10/20
“Mountains” (2023): English, Haitian Creole and Spanish with English subtitles, 2 and 6 p.m. Friday, noon and 3 p.m. Sunday, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $6. portlandmuseum.org
Saturday 10/19
“A Cat in Paris” (2010): Rated PG, 11:30 a.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. Free. portlandmuseum.org
“Belfast, Maine” (1999): 1:30 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10, $7 students. portlandmuseum.org
Tuesday 10/22
“Recovery in Maine”: 6:30 p.m., Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. thomasmemoriallibrary.org
“Daaaaaalí!” (2023): French and Spanish with English subtitles, 7 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $10. space538.org
Wednesday 10/23
“Shanghai Express” (1932): 7 p.m., Kinonik, 121 Cassidy Point Drive, Portland. $10. kinonik.org
“V for Vendetta” (2005): Rated R, 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org
Thursday 10/24
“SUMÉ: Sound of a Revolution” (2014): Greenlandic and Danish with English subtitles, 12:30 p.m., Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. Free. mnai.org
Friday 10/25
“The Small Victories” (2023): French with English subtitles, 4 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10. portlandmuseum.org
“Lisa Frankenstein” (2024): Rated PG-13, 5 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org
“The Hunchback of Notre Dame” with Kotzschmar Organ: 5 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $28 suggested, pay-what-you-can $8-plus. porttix.com
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 10/18
Dan Pelletier; Lara Herscovitch: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $23 advance, $28 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com
David Singley: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $22. bit.ly/4eB0ZRy
Duo Mundi George and Guli: 7:30 p.m., Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St., Portland. porttix.com
Boat Dares; Corpus Chicanery; SCOBY; Da Babies: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $10. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com
“Just Dance, a Gaga Monster Halloween Ball“: Dance and costume party, 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $15. 18-plus. auramaine.com
Rushadicus: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $12 advance, $15 at door. space538.org
La Vent du Nord: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $40 advance, $50 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
Little Lies: Fleetwood Mac tribute, 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Saturday 10/19
Carolyn Currie: 10 a.m., Wescustogo Hall and Community Center, 120 Memorial Highway, North Yarmouth. princememorial.org
Sue Sherriff Jazz; Bess Jacques and the Strays: 6 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. Entry by donation. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com
Anni Clark: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $23 advance, $28 at door. cadenzafreeport.com
Genevieve Stokes; Lily Kershaw: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20 advance, $22 at door. portlandhouseofmusic.com
“Taylor’s Version, a Swiftie Dance Party”: 8:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $20 advance, $23 day-of. statetheatreportland.com
Saturday 10/19 & Sunday 10/20
Fiddleicious: 7 p.m. Saturday, South Portland High School, 637 Highland Ave. 2 p.m. Sunday, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. $20, $15 students, free ages 12 and under Saturday. fiddleicious.com/performances
Sunday 10/20
Alex Lopez and the Xpress; Memphis Lightning: 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $25 advance, $29 at door. thehillarts.me
Kill Bill the Rapper; Rav: 8 p.m., SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $20 at door. space538.org
Oh He Dead: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Monday 10/21
They Are Gutting a Body of Water: 7:30 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $16 advance, $18 at door. oxbowbeer.com
Tuesday 10/22
Megan Jo Wilson’s Rockstar Camp: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $10. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Wednesday 10/23
Rise Against: 7:30 p.m., State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $45 advance, $50 at door. statetheatreportland.com
Hayley Reardon; Rachael Kilgour: 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $25 advance, $35 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com
Thursday 10/24
Twisted Pine; Cilla Bonnie: 7:30 p.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $15 advance, $17 at door. oxbowbeer.com
The Empress; Heather Lynn; Emily Irving: 8 p.m., Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. $10 advance, 12 at door. 21-plus. blueportlandmaine.com
Jeff Beam and Friends play Radiohead: 8 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Friday 10/25
Onward: 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. $23 advance, $28 at door, $10 students. cadenzafreeport.com
“Kiss Kiss Halloween Dance Party”: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Oxbow Blending and Bottling, 49 Washington Ave., Portland. $10. oxbowbeer.com
Lusine; Arms and Sleepers; Yppah: 9 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Portland. $20. 21-plus. portlandhouseofmusic.com
Todd Rundgren: 9 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $49.50-$89.50. 18-plus. auramaine.com
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
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 Co., 125 Western Ave., South Portland. seadogbrewing.com
Karaoke: 10 p.m., Thursdays, Sea Dog Brewing Co., 125 Western Ave., South Portland. seadogbrewing.com
Theater/Dance
Friday 10/18
Janoah Bailin’s Community Circus Show: 5 p.m., Kennedy Park basketball courts, 90 Anderson St., Portland. $15 suggested donation. mayostreetarts.org
“Halloween Horror Shadow Puppet Dance Party”: 7-10 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $10 advance, $13 at door, pay-what-you-can available. 21-plus. mayostreetarts.org
Friday 10/18 & Saturday 10/19
“Hadestown”: 8 p.m. Friday with ASL performance, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. $95-$115. porttix.com
“Full Moon Frolic”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, Footlights Theater, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. Ages 12-plus. thefootlightstheatre.com
Through 10/19
“Kevin O’Leary’s God Less America”: 7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, The Studio Theatre, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $25. eventbrite.com
Saturday 10/19
“Dragology: Cursed”: Drag and burlesque, 7 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $15 advance, $19 at door. 18-plus. thehillarts.me
“An Iliad”: Performed by Fig Tree Committee, 7-10 p.m., Friends School of Portland, 11 Route 1, Cumberland. Pay-what-you-can at the door. figtreecommittee.org
Lady Luck Burlesque: Benefits Pittie Posse Rescue, 8 p.m., Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. $35-55. 18-plus. auramaine.com
Murder Mystery adult night: 3-5 p.m., Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. Ages 18-plus. Registration required. thomasmemoriallibrary.org
Wednesday 10/23-Sunday 11/10
“Angels in America Part 2: Perestroika”: 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $25-$47 previews, $35-$75 Saturday and Sunday, $30-$67 others. Senior and student discounts. portlandstage.org
Thursday 10/24 & Friday 10/25
Slemons Short Play Festival: 7:30 p.m., The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. $5 suggested donation. thehillarts.me
Thursday 10/24-Saturday 11/9
“Dracula: Mark of the Vampire”: 7 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Oct. 30, Footlights Theater, 190 Route 1, Falmouth. $20. thefootlightstheatre.com
Friday 10/25
Murder Mystery teen night: 5-7 p.m., Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. Ages 13-17. Registration required. thomasmemoriallibrary.org
Friday 10/25 & Saturday 10/26
“A Haunting on Mayo Street”: Ventriloquism, 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $15 advance, $18 at door, pay-what-you-can available. Ages 10-plus. mayostreetarts.org
Through 10/27
“Stroll Haunted Yarmouth”: 7:30 p.m. Friday, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Old Baptist Hillside Cemetery, 35 Hillside St., Yarmouth. $20. 2 p.m. Oct. 27, Royal River Community Playhouse, 305 Route 1, Yarmouth. $15. royalrivercommunityplayers.com
Through 11/3
“Witch”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Pay-what-you-can. madhorse.com
Ongoing
Balderdash Academy On The Air: 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
Writing/Authors
Saturday 10/19
“All the Secrets of Plot”: Presented by author Steve Almond, 11 a.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. $150. mainewriters.org
“The Art of Tiny Truth”: Flash prose workshop presented by author Mira Ptacin, 11 a.m., Mechanics’ Hall, 519 Congress St., Portland. $145. mainewriters.org
Portland Poet Laureate Inaguration: Honoring Signature MiMi, Portland’s eighth Poet Laureate, and Yashu Derisala, the city’s first Youth Poet Laureate, 11 a.m., Portland City Hall, 389 Congress St. portlandlibrary.com
Andrés Vera Martínez author talk: “Monster Locker,” graphic novel book launch, 2 p.m., Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave., Portland. backcovebooks.com
Sunday 10/20
Raj Tawney author talk: “All Mixed Up,” 3 p.m., Books-A-Million, 430 Gorham Road, South Portland. Free, registration required. booksamillion.com
Monday 10/21
“Gorytime”: Scary stories and fairytales by Liz Gotauco, 7:30 p.m., Novel Book Bar and Café, 643 Congress St., Portland. Free, registration required. novelmaine.com
Tuesday 10/22
Lori Gottlieb author talk: “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone,” 2 p.m., virtual, hosted by Topsham Public Library. libraryc.org/topshamlibrary
Rebecca Turkewitz and Taryn Bowe authors talk: About inclusion in “Best American Mystery and Suspense” short story collection, 6 p.m., Back Cove Books, 651 Forest Ave., Portland. Free, registration required. backcovebooks.com
Anthony Walton author talk: “The End of Respectability,” 6 p.m., Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland. longfellowbooks.com
Wednesday 10/23
Steven Kurutz author talk: “American Flannel,” 7 p.m., Oxbow Brewing, 38 Washington Ave., Portland. backcovebooks.com
Thursday 10/24
Richard Cass author talk: “Elder Darrow” mystery series, 6 p.m., South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway. southportlandlibrary.com
John Connolly author talk: “Night and Day,” 6 p.m., Books-A-Million, 430 Gorham Road, South Portland. $18.99. booksamillion.com
Cherry Lou Sy author talk: “Love Can’t Feed You,” 6 p.m., virtual via Zoom, hosted by Back Cove Books. backcovebooks.com
Lewis Robinson author talk: “The Islanders,” 6:30 p.m., Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. thomasmemoriallibrary.org
Clif Travers author talk: “The Stones of Riverton,” 6:30 p.m., Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. princememorial.org
Ari Richter author talk: “Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz,” 7 p.m., Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St., Portland. printbookstore.com
Friday 10/25
Michael Connolly book launch: “Ever the Twain Shall Meet,” 7 p.m., Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland. Free, registration required. maineirish.com
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson author talk: “What If We Get It Right?” 7 p.m., Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St., Portland. $5 suggested donation, registration required. space538.org
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
Books on Tap: 4:30 p.m., third Monday, Sea Dog Brewing Co., 3 Cabela Boulevard, Scarborough. Hosted by Scarborough Public Library. tcorbett@scarboroughlibrary.org, scarboroughlibrary.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
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
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