THEATER

“The Witches of Eastwick” featuring Sally Struthers as Felicia Gabriel, will show at the Ogunquit Playhouse Sept. 3-27. The show follows three women in an upper-class neighborhood who take up with a sorcerer and learn the dark arts. Visit ogunquitplayhouse.org for ticket information.

“Avenue Q” a comedic adult coming-of-age story featuring actors and puppets, will show at the Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland, Sept. 19 through Oct. 4. This show, which contains explicit lyrics and language, won Tony Awards for Best Book, Musical Score in 2004. The opening night show is at 8 p.m. with a gala reception. Regular shows are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. with matinees at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21 and 28. Call 799-1421 or email [email protected]. Visit www.lyricmusictheater.org for more information.

ART

“TIME,” an exhibition of Ingunn Milla Joergensen’s paintings of Maine barns, along with some abstract pieces, will show at The Gallery at the Grand in Kennebunk on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 5-7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The show runs through Oct. 5 and is available for viewing daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Winning entries from the University of New England’s Student Confocal Microscope Digital Image Competition will be on display in a photo exhibit at UNE’s Biddeford Campus Center through Oct. 3. The photo exhibit is free and open to the public. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. In addition, calendars featuring the winning images will be available this fall at the Biddeford Campus bookstore. 

“Andrew Wyeth: The Linda L. Bean Collection” will show through Oct. 31 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Ogunquit. This collection celebrates the art of Andrew Wyeth, one of Maine’s best-known painters, through a collection assembled by Linda Bean of the L.L. Bean family of Freeport.

Colette’s annual Pop-Up Gallery will take place during the September Art Walk in Biddeford, featuring the work of York County artists Nancy Kureth and Kelly Harrison. The show will include sculpture, collage, assemblage and paintings, and will be open Sept. 26 from 5-10 p.m. and Sept. 27, noon to 4 p.m. at 146 Alfred St., the former Colette’s Cup, next to Portland Glass. For more information, call 294-2686.

Woven works by Andrea Williams, of Exeter, N.H., will be featured at Just Us Chickens Gallery throughout the month of September. Williams will be showing scarves, pillows, wall art, woven cards and more at Just Us Chickens art gallery, 16A Shapleigh Road (Route 236) in Kittery. In September, the gallery will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. Call 439-4209 or visit www.justuschickens.net for more information.

“MATTER,” Amy Stacey Curtis’ eighth of nine solo-biennial exhibits of interactive installation, is nine large-in-scope works throughout 24,000 square feet of Parsonfield’s Robinson Mill, 10 Mill St. As with Curtis’ previous “solo biennials,” each installation has instructions for audience participation. MATTER will be open for participation Oct. 4-24 with an opening on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 2-5 p.m. Regular hours will be daily from noon to 5 p.m., with free admission, donations accepted. For more information, visit www.amystaceycurtis.com or call 838-3390. For one of the nine installations at “MATTER,” Curtis needs 999 people each to bring during the exhibit three cups of loose dirt/soil/earth from home. Those who cannot attend the exhibit can still participate by sending their dirt to her studio in Lyman by Oct. 1. To send dirt, contact Curtis at [email protected] for more information. Curtis will discuss her work at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 10 a.m. Her solo exhibit, “Amy Stacey Curtis: Drawings,” will show at the museum through Oct. 31.

MUSIC

Sylvain’s Acadian Aces will bring the sounds of the Louisiana bayous and Maine’s old Acadie to West Kennebunk to open the fall season of the Concerts in West K! series. The trio of Robert Sylvain, Hawk Kallwei and Junior Stevens will perform Sunday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. in the West Kennebunk United Methodist Church, 160 Alfred Road. Admission at the door is by donation, suggested at $15 for adults and $10 for youth and seniors, and $35 for families. Call 985-2831 for more information.

Blues artist John Hammond will perform Friday, Sept. 19, 8 p.m., at Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne Lane in Ogunquit. Call 646-4777 or visit www.jonathansogunquit.com for ticket information.

Rory Block, a Delta blues guitarist and singer, will perform at the Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Buxton, on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Reservations advised at 929-6472.

A string trio will perform Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, with trios for violin, cello and piano by Franz Joseph Haydn, Maurice Ravel and Robert Schumann. The trio includes violinist Patrick Doane, cellist, Benjamin Noyes and pianist Anastasia Antonacos. The museum, which is handicap-accessible, is located at 505 Main St. in Springvale. Tickets are $15 for adults and seniors. Persons 21 and younger are admitted free. Tickets may be reserved by calling 324-2797 and may be purchased the evening of the concert at the door. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Elements: Books Coffee Beer, 265 Main St., Biddeford, announces upcoming performances: Friday, Sept. 19, Affordable Poolboys, light rock originals and covers, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 20, George Brown Band, acoustic rock, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 21, Christopher Pulsoni on solo acoustic guitar, 1 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 26, Shanna Underwood and Devon Colella performing blues-infused country folk with guitar and cello, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 27, Dustin Saucier and the Sad Bastards performing acoustic indie rock, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 28, Doug Kolmar, folk singer/songwriter, 1 p.m. Call 710-2011 or visit www.elementsbookscoffeebeer.com for more information.

SPECIAL INTEREST

“Planet Ocean,” a film about the majesty and unexplored realms of the ocean, will be screened by the Maine Sierra Club at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church in Kennebunk. Dessert will be served at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The film showing is being co-sponsored by the Social Responsibility Committee of the First Parish UU Church of Kennebunk.

The Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk, will open its doors free of charge on Saturday, Sept. 27 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 10th annual Museum Day Live!, a nationwide event. Visitors will be able to visit the exhibits, “To Sea: The Maritime Heritage of the Kennebunks,” “Vitamin V: How Food Fought the Second World War,” “Design and Function,” and a small exhibit featuring the works of artist Louis Norton. Tickets are available to at Smithsonian.com/museumdaylive. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address.

Smitty’s Cinema in Biddeford will be hosting its free Mom & Me Movies again this fall. During September, “Toy Story” will show Wednesday, Sept. 24. The show starts at 11:30 a.m., and the doors open at 11 a.m.

Leavitt Theatre, 259 Main St., Ogunquit, will host a summer silent film series with live music featuring comedies and dramas from the early days of cinema. Most screenings will be on Thursday evenings at 8 p.m., with a Tarzan double feature including “Tarzan and the Golden Lion” tonight, Sept. 18. The series runs through October, concluding with a Halloween screening of the horror classic “Phantom of the Opera” (1925), to be shown on Saturday, Oct. 25. For more information, visit www.leavittheatre.com.

“At Home in the Victorian Era” will be on display at the Saco Museum through Nov. 9, featuring an examination of the Victorian home and its furnishings.

The inaugural River Jam Festival, a weekend of music, will take place Sept. 26-28 in Biddeford. The weekend will include an all-day outdoor stage on Saturday, music events during Friday night’s ArtWalk, the third annual Oak and the Ax Fest, as well as a Fringe Fest with music in many downtown venues throughout the weekend. The Heart of Biddeford is partnering with the Oak and the Ax, the Pepperell Mill Campus, Engine, City Theater and the University of New England to host the weekend. Music and kids’ events during the day (including “Chalk While You Rock”) will be free and open to the public. A $5 gate charge will apply after 5:30 p.m. Headliner Lady Lamb the Beekeeper will be joined by regional roots rock favorites like Kingsley Flood, the What Cheer Brigade, Samuel James, Amy & the Engine, and many more. Visit www.biddefordriverjamfestival.com for more information or call 284-8520.

AUDITIONS

The Voices in Harmony choirs are currently accepting new members of all ages for the fall session. The Children’s Choir (grades 4-8) and Mixed Choir (high school through adults) start rehearsing in September, while the Little Voices (ages kindergarten through third grades) and the auditioned all female Jazz Choir “Inner Voices” begins in October. All choirs will combine in concert on Dec. 14, and concert tickets will once again help a local charity. To participate, visit www.voicesinharmonychoirs.com or call 282-3361.

Auditions for “A Christmas Story” will be held at Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish on Tuesday, Sept. 23 and Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 6:30-8 p.m. Michael Hjort will be directing, and performances will be held from Dec. 5-21. The show, based on the book written by Jean Shepherd, and adapted by Philip Grecian, is a story of 9-year-old Ralphie Parker and his quest to get a genuine Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. Call 642-3743 or email [email protected] for more information.

Auditions for “The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical” at City Theater in Biddeford will take place Sept. 22-23 at 6 p.m. This is an open call for one woman and two men. Be prepared to sing something in a rock style. An accompanist will be provided. For more information, visit www.citytheater.org.

The Academy of Dance, 25 River Road in Biddeford, is holding auditions for children in the community who are interested in participating in its amateur production of “The Nutcracker” this December. Call 283-1662 for more information.