• CLASSICAL MUSIC

THURSDAY

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” and Concerto for Two Cellos, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, selections by Boccherini, Hindemith and Dvorak; Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $30. pcmf.org. 8 p.m. Through Aug. 18.

FRIDAY

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: Luminous Baroque, Farnsworth Art Museum (Wyeth Center), Rockland. $30; $8 for ages 18 and under; $40 for both concerts. baychamberconcerts.org. 6 and 8:15 p.m.

SATURDAY

Pianist Lan Lam and Violinist Geoffrey Day, sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms; Jewett Auditorium, Augusta. Donations at the door. concertsatjewett.com. 2 p.m.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, selections by Paganini, Dominick Argento and Schubert; Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $30. pcmf.org. Through Aug. 18.

TUESDAY

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, “Russian Finale,” Deertrees Theatre, Harrison. $25. sebagomusicfestival.org. 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, “Russian Finale,” Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $20; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.

2012 Summer Met Opera in HD Encore Series, encore broadcast of Strauss’ “Der Kosenkavalier,” University of Maine (Collins Center for the Arts), Orono. $18. collinscenterforthearts.com. 7 p.m.

AUG. 16

Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival: “Dreams and Passions,” works from the classical, romantic and modern periods, Rockport Opera House. $30 to $40; $8 for ages 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, selections by Telemann, Michael Rose and Brahms; Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $30. pcmf.org. 8 p.m. Through Aug. 18.

• DANCE

Bates Dance Festival: “Performance in the RAW,” works-in-progress fresh from the studio by artists in residence, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston. Free. batesdancefestival.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Bates Dance Festival: “Young Choreographers/New Works,” more than 20 new works by festival students, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston. Free. batesdancefestival.org. 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Bates Dance Festival: “Festival Finale,” festival participants perform new works, plus a production by Youth Arts Program participants, Bates College (Merrill Gymnasium), Lewiston. $6. batesdancefestival.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

• THEATER

“Damn Yankees,” musical set in Fenway Park starring Carson Kressley, Ogunquit Playhouse. $39 to $75. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2:30 and 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 8:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 16. Through Aug. 18.

MaineStage Summer Shakespeare Series, Lafayette Park, Kennebunk. Free/donation. mainestageshakespeare.com. “As You Like It,” 7 p.m. Thursday and Saturday; “Othello,” 7 p.m. Friday; “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” 2 p.m. Saturday.

“Once Upon a Mattress,” musical comedy, Boothbay Playhouse. $20. 633-3379. 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 8 p.m. Wednesday and Aug. 16. Through Aug. 18.

“Hairspray,” musical about teen dancers and integration in early ’60s Baltimore, Hackmatack Playhouse, Berwick. $18 to $25; $10 for students. hackmatack.org. 2 and 8 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Moliere’s “Tartuffe,” hijinks and physical comedy, Theater at Monmouth. $20 to $28. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. In repertory through Aug. 19.

Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” presented by Fenix Theatre, Bowdoin College Hatch Quad, Brunswick. Free. fenixtheatre.com. 6 p.m. Thursday; 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Shakespeare’s “Two Gentlemen of Verona,” Theater at Monmouth. $10 to $26. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Thursday; 7 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. In repertory through Aug. 17.

“The Rocky Horror Show,” musical comedy about a transvestite mad scientist and his efforts to make the perfect man, Arundel Barn Playhouse. $30 to $41. arundelbarnplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. Thursday to Sunday and Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. Aug. 16. Through Aug. 18.

“42nd Street,” classic musical celebrating Broadway presented by Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Brunswick. $36 to $59. msmt.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Saturday, Monday and Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Tuesday and Aug. 16. Through Aug. 25.

“Once on This Island, Jr.,” Midcoast Youth Theater’s middle school summer production, Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. $10; $8 for students and seniors; $5 for ages 5 to 8. 751-2619. 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday.

“The Maine Quartet,” four short plays by acclaimed playwright Robert Manns, Lucid Stage, Portland. $15; $12 for seniors and students. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie,” drama set during the Great Depression, Theater at Monmouth. $10 to $26. theateratmonmouth.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. Wednesday. In repertory through Aug. 18.

“Let Down Your Hair, Rapunzel,” summer drama camp performance, Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover-Foxcroft. $6; $22 per family. centertheatre.org. 6 p.m. Friday.

“Wicked Clown Love,” performance piece built around the music and culture of Insane Clown Posse, Buoy Gallery, Kittery. $15. brownpapertickets.com/event/257991. 8 p.m. Friday.

Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” presented by Fenix Theatre, Deering Oaks, Portland. Free. fenixtheatre.com. 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

“Charlotte’s Web, The Musical,” presented by Arts in Motion Theater, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $12; $10 for seniors and children. artsinmotiontheater.com. 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 18.

Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida,” musical based on classic Verdi opera, Community Little Theatre, Auburn. $18. laclt.com. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16. Through Aug. 19.

“Romeo and Juliet,” Harborside Shakespeare Company production with contemporary music, dance and costumes, College of the Atlantic Gates Center, Bar Harbor. $12; $10 for seniors and students; $8 for children under age 12. 939-6929. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Shakespeare’s “King Henry IV, Part I,” Theater at Monmouth. $10 to $26. theateratmonmouth.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. In repertory through Aug. 18.

“The Little Prince,” children’s show, Theater at Monmouth. $12. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 16. In repertory through Aug. 17.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Contemporary Works from the Permanent Collection,” lesser-known and seldom seen contemporary work, Ogunquit Museum of American Art. ogunquitmuseum.org. Opens Aug. 16. Through Oct. 31.

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: “The Draw of the Normandy Coast, 1860-1960,” more than 40 works of famous European and American art, including works by Monet, Matisse, Whistler and Picasso, through Monday; “Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin,” focuses on 23 of Church’s small oil sketches, through Sept. 30; “The Portland Society of Art and Winslow Homer in Maine,” 50 watercolors and drawings examine the relationship between Homer, architect John Calvin Stevens and the Portland Society of Art, through Feb. 3. portlandmuseum.org

Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Wired!” explores the electrification of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26, 2013. mainehistory.org

Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: Rush Brown, “Portland: Capturing a Changing Neighborhood,” paintings, through Sept. 10. mainejewishmuseum.org

Museum of Chebeague History, Chebeague Island: “Chebeague Through Artists’ Eyes” through Sept. 3. 846-5237.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “Winslow Homer to Eva Hesse: Watercolors from the Bowdoin Collection,” through Aug. 26; “A River Lost & Found: The Androscoggin River in Time and Place,” interactive exhibit, through Sept. 16; William Wegman, “Hello Nature,” 30-year retrospective of artist’s work, through Oct. 21. bowdoin.edu

Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, Brunswick: “Promenade: A Walk in Style Through Pejepscot’s Past,” through Oct. 31. pejepscothistorical.org

Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Subdue, Seize and Take: Maritime Maine in the Unwelcome Interruption of the War of 1812,” examines the maritime world of pre-statehood Maine; through Oct. 12. mainemaritimemuseum.org

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: Annie Lemieux, photographs of the “Way Way Store,” through Aug. 22; “The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress,” Civil War-era panorama seen in its entirety for the first time in more than a century, through Nov. 10 (also at Pepperell Mills in Bidderford). dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org

Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, Sanford: “The Private World of Robert M. Wilson,” photography, through Aug. 25. sanfordhistory.org

Ogunquit Museum of American Art: “The Art of Will Barnet,” abstract paintings, through Sunday; Peggy Bacon: “Life in Art,” paintings and prints of Ogunquit, through Sept. 2; “Building an American Modernist Collection,” highlights from the permanent collection, and Henry Strater: “Art of the Portrait,” collection of portraits, through Oct. 31. ogunquitmuseum.org

Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk: “Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do or Do Without: The Material Culture of World War II,” through Aug. 31; “A Glimpse of Louis Norton,” early 20th-century paintings of Kennebunkport; and “Painted Details: Artists Interpret Kennebunk’s Historic Architecture,” through Sept. 8; “Barry: The Art Exhibition,” paintings, drawings and sculptures by Edith Barry, through Sept. 15. 985-4802.

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston: “Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography,” featuring 106 images by artists from 11 countries across five continents, through Dec. 15. bates.edu/museum/exhibitions

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville: “Interior Visions: Selections from the Collection,” pieces from museum collection curated by Alex Katz, through Oct. 7; Alex Katz, “Maine/New York,” 28 paintings and one multi-part sculpture, through Dec. 30. 859-5609.

Maine State Museum, Augusta: “Girl Scouts: Celebrating One Hundred Years,” vintage period uniforms, pins, patches, ephemeras, cookie merchandise, camping gear and more, through Aug. 31; “Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives,” historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, through May 2013. mainestatemuseum.org

University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor: Arnold Mesches: “A Minispective,” plus Richard Haden: “Carved Signs” and Chris Natrop: “Lily Ponder,” through Sept. 15. umma.umaine.edu

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “Stories of the Land and Its People,” work of more than 140 students who participated in a yearlong collaboration between the Farnsworth and four public schools, through Sunday; “The Homestead Project: A Residence Reimagined,” architectural designs, through Sept. 23; “Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson’s North Haven,” paintings, lithographs and etchings, through Oct. 21; Andrew Wyeth: “Summers in Port Clyde,” watercolors from 1930s and ’40s, through Nov. 4; “Jamie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan,” paintings, through Dec. 30. farnsworthmuseum.org

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: 2012 Waponahki Student Art Show, through Oct. 22; “Indians and Rusticators” and “Transcending Traditions: The Next Generation and Maine Indian Basketry,” through Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Quarrying Form: The Paintings of Helen Marie Allen,” Bangor Public Library. bpl.lib.me.us. Reception, 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday. Through Aug. 30.

Artwalk Gardiner: Celebrating Summer with the Visual Arts, two dozen artists showcase work in storefronts and studios, Water Street, Gardiner. 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday.

Sixth Annual Local Art Exhibit, West Buxton Public Library. 727-5898. Opening reception with music by Billy Dilly, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 30.

“Katahdin to Cadillac: Scenes of Maine,” oils and watercolors by Francess Pratt Caswell, Gallery Framing, Brunswick. 729-9108. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 30.

Tony vanHasselt: “My Studio Without Walls: Maine and Beyond,” watercolors, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. maineartgallery.org. Artist reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 31.

“(tiny),” small paintings, encaustics, sculptures and fiber works, Whatnot Gallery, Spindleworks, Brunswick. spindleworks.org. Artist reception. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 31.

Duane Paluska: New Paintings and Sculpture, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick. 725-8157. Opening reception, 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Through Sept. 8.

“install 2,” integration of three contemporary Maine artists’ work with objects and furniture from the gallery and photographs by Sally Mann from a private collection, Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells. coreydanielsgallery.com. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Through Sept. 15.

“Wonderful Water,” multi-media show, York Art Association, York Harbor. yorkartassociation.com. Opening reception, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Sept. 2.

Frederick Lynch and James Linehan: “Geometry Meets Nature,” Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor. littlefieldgallery.com. Opens Aug. 16. Through Oct. 15.

CONTINUING

Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland: Photographer Daniel E. Davis, “Here and There,” through Aug. 19. usm.maine.edu

Rose Contemporary, Portland: “Mythologies,” work by Lucinda Bliss, Stephen Burt, Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Carrie Scanga, Todd Watts and Timothy Wilson, through Aug. 25. 780-0700.

University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: “Upon Reflection,” photographs Judy Ellis Glickman, through Sept. 6. une.edu/artgallery

Portland Public Library: “Culture on Cloth,” Inuit wall hangings and sculpture, through Aug. 31. portlandlibrary.com

Maine Potters Market, Portland: Jacqueline Hickey, “Homage to Portland,” through Aug. 29. mainepottersmarket.com

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: JoEllyn Duesberry, “40 Years Celebrating Maine,” through Sept. 29. 699-5599.

Heron Point Gallery, Portland: Randall Harris, “Life Drawings,” through Sept. 29. 773-0822.

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland: “Maine-ly Marco,” oils on canvas by nine women artists from Maine and Florida, through Aug. 31. harmonsbartons.com

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: Jane Banque, “Arboretum,” and Ed Zelinsky, “Ink & Pixel,” woodcuts, paintings, drawings, prints and video, through Sept. 1. Greenhut Galleries, Portland: Tom Paiement, “Search for Form,” through Sept. 1. greenhutgalleries.com

3Fish Gallery, Portland: “Two Visions,” paintings by Lenora Leibowitz and photographs by Rita Spinella Olsen, through Aug. 25. 3fishgallery.com

Macpage LLC, South Portland: “Landscapes,” 20 local artists in various media, through Oct. 19. macpage.com

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: Jeanne O’Toole Hayman, “Spectrum 2012 — From the Ocean to Cornfields to Flowers,” through Aug. 31. richardboydpottery.com

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: Brita Holmquist and Lesia Sochor, paintings, through Aug. 26. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Falmouth Memorial Library: “Anne’s Garden,” paintings, through Monday. falmouthmemorial library.org

Maine Audubon, Falmouth: “On the Wing,” sculpture exhibition and sale, through Sept. 30. junelacombesculpture.com

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Mid-Summer Perspectives,” multiple artists, through Sept. 30. 846-7777.

The Royal Bean, Yarmouth: The Artisans Collective, multi-media, through Aug. 23. 846-1009.

Freeport Historical Society Harrington House: “Buttons, Rum and Rakes: Freeport’s Mercantile Past,” through March 2013. freeporthistorical society.org

Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: “Viewpoints,” group exhibit, through Oct. 28. 865-4519.

Caswell Gallery Framing, Brunswick: “Katahdin to Cadillac, Scenes of Maine,” oils and watercolors by Frances Pratt, through Aug. 30. 729-9108.

Maine Fiberarts, Topsham: Roslyn Logsdon, “Architectural Elements: Hooked Rugs,” through Sept. 29. mainefiberarts.org

Markings Gallery, Bath: “Into the Kitchen,” artful kitchen elements featuring Nan Kilbourn-Tara, Ann Prescott, Mark Irving and Maggie’s Farms, through Aug. 29. markingsgallery.com

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay: “Watershed’s Legends: 25 Years of Residencies,” work in clay, and “Garden Pots,” through Aug. 31; “On the Wing,” sculpture exhibition and sale, through Sept. 30. mainegardens.org

Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor: Mario Francesconi, Italian modernist painter, through Sept. 4. 633-6252.

Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor: “Three Colorists,” work by Tom Curry, Henry Isaacs and Andrea Peters, through Sept. 4. 633-6849.

Pemaquid Art Gallery: Group show, through Oct. 8. 677-2752.

University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: Wood Island Lighthouse Exhibit, through Aug. 31. woodislandlighthouse.org

Barn Gallery, Ogunquit: “Series,” work by OAA and OAC board members and invited New England sculptors, through Sept. 8. barngallery.org

York Public Library: Tim Beavis retrospective, through Aug. 28; Carol Ann Powley, “Art Quilt Odyssey,” mixed-media art quilts, through Sept. 5. york.lib.me.us

George Marshall Store Gallery, York: “Currents: Celebrating the Working Waterfront,” through Aug. 19. 351-1083.

Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington: Harold Garde, “People, Places and Things,” expressionist paintings, through Sunday. emeryarts.umf.maine.edu/calendar

Kennebunk Free Library: “Beauty Everyday: The Floral Series,” photographs by Annie Lemieux, through Aug. 31. kennebunklibrary.org

Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Paintings by Hannah Ineson, through Aug. 21. savorymainedining.com

Rising Tide Community Market, Damariscotta: Leon Vanella, photography, through Aug. 25. risingtide.coop

Haley Art Gallery, Kittery: “Secret Garden,” garden-inspired art, through Aug. 30. 439-7612.

Just Us Chickens Gallery, Kittery: Denise Brown, watercolors and acrylics, through Aug. 31. justuschickens.net

Bates College (Chase Hall), Lewiston: Bates Dance Festival dance photo exhibit, through Saturday. batesdancefestival.org

Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston: “Different Strokes: The Paintings of Richard Field and Jan Zaremba,” through Aug. 17. 576-4805.

Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset: “Illustrated Passages,” artists select text to accompany their art, through Aug. 19. maineartgallery.com

Bangor Public Library: “Quarrying Form: The Paintings of Helen Marie Allen,” through Aug. 30. bpl.lib.me.us

University of Maine (Acadian Archives), Fort Kent: “L’ArtCADIE,” work by artists from across eastern Canada that highlight the 400th anniversary of the founding of Acadia, through Wednesday. 834-7536.

Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: “Fuse,” works by 19 Maine encaustic artists, through Aug. 25; Pamela Hetherly, oil paintings, through Sept. 7. harlowgallery.org

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “This Field,” paintings by Megan Chase, through Sept. 23. 338-0555.

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: Painter Mike Fletcher, with Kevin Johnson, Mark Kelly, Richard Mann, Wesley Reddick and Willy Reddick, through Aug. 26. aarhusgallery.com

Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor: Mark Herrington and Joseph Haroutunian, “Rock and Jazz,” sculpture and paintings, through Wednesday. littlefieldgallery.com

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport: “Counterpoint III,” “Here from There” and “Intercept,” paintings, sculpture and works on paper, through Sept. 22. cmcanow.org

Frost Gully Gallery, Thomaston: Thomas Crotty, Maine landscapes, through Saturday; new works by Janice Anthony, Dahlov Ipcar, Diane Dahlke, Tom Crotty, Robert Dyer and Margaret Gill, through Sept. 8. frostgullygallery.com

Haynes Galleries, Thomaston: Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal, “Mirrors,” paintings, and “Four Figurative Artists,” Ryan Brown, Ellen Cooper, Renee Foulks and Lea Collie Wight, through Aug. 28. Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. haynesgalleries.com

Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle: Karl Schrag and Barbara Sullivan, “The Plate and the Print,” through Aug. 25. turtlegallery.com

Downtown Gallery, Washington: “Landscape Languages,” work by Barbara Vanderbilt, Cynthia White and Mary Boothby, through Sunday. 845-2225.

Blue Water Fine Arts, Port Clyde: Barbara Ernst Prey, “Forty Years of Painting,” 30 never-before-seen watercolors, dry-brush and oil paintings, through Aug. 31. bluewaterfinearts.com

Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth: New works by multiple artists, through Sunday. courthousegallery.com

Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: “Three Town Artists,” Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir and Carter Smith, through Sept. 23. merrymeetingartscenter.org.

Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland: Barbara Brady, “reMarks,” through Sept. 2. 332-4014.

CRAFT Gallery, Rockland: “Beyond Rugs: The Handwoven Rug as Art,” through Saturday. craftonelm.com

Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland: Paintings of Dennis Pinette and Jeff Epstein, through Saturday. 594-5935.

Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland: America Martin, “Through the Eyes of America,” paintings, through Sept. 12.

Twin Brooks Stretchers, Lincolnville: Chris Polson, new large paintings, through Sept. 14. 763-4271.

Cushing Arts in the Barn: Painter Ann Aaron and sculptor Vic Goldsmith, through Sunday. cushingmainehistoricalsociety.org

Art Galleries at University of Maine at Machias: Robert Bryson, “Portrait Project 2011-2012,” paintings and portraits of the past 25 years, through Friday. 255-1279.