THEATER

“BINGO: The Winning Musical” will show at Biddeford’s City Theater for a limited, two-week engagement, opening Aug. 22-31, with shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. “BINGO” is an interactive musical comedy with bingo games and real prizes as part of the show. Tickets available at www.citytheater.org or 282-0849.

“Mary Poppins,” the Broadway musical about a magical nanny, is showing at the Ogunquit Playhouse through Aug. 30. Visit ogunquitplayhouse.com for tickets.

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” will be presented by Our Theatre Company, Aug. 15-30 at Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St., Springvale, on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. For more information and tickets, call 294-2995 or visit http://www.myotc.org.

“The Marvelous Wonderettes,” a jukebox show featuring hits of the 1950s and ’60s, will show at Arundel Barn Playhouse, Aug. 19-30, with performances Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Wednesday matinees at 2 p.m. For tickets, call 985-5552 or visit www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.

“The Trip to Bountiful” will show at Hackmatack Playhouse through Saturday, Aug. 30. Tickets are available online at www.hackmatack.org or by phone, 698-1807.

ART

“Beautify in Blue,” a mini-exhibition to benefit the U.S. Pain Foundation, will be presented by Engine in partnership with the University of New England’s Center for Excellence in Neuroscience and the U.S. Pain Foundation, featuring original works of art done in blue. The exhibition opening will be held at Engine during Aug. 29 from 5-8 p.m., coinciding with the monthly Biddeford+Saco ArtWalk. Engine, located at 265 Main St., Suite 103 in Biddeford, is a non-profit arts organization. Visit www.feedtheengine.org for more information.

“River, Lake, Ocean: Inspired by a Body of Water,” a themed exhibition of quilts, is on exhibit at the Dyer Community Gallery at the Dyer Library on Main Street in Saco through August.

The varied photography of Kittery resident Bill Moore will be featured during the month of August at Just Us Chickens Gallery, 16A Shapleigh Road (Route 236) in Kittery. Visit www.justuschickens.net or call 439-4209 for more information.

Several arts workshops are being offered this summer at Engine, the Biddeford arts organization, for both adults and youth, in traditional arts, digital arts and professional development. All workshops and classes will be held at Engine at 265 Main St., Biddeford. A full schedule can be found online at http://feedtheengine.org/workshops-classes.

The Sanford Art Association is hosting a reception for the August open juried show on Friday, Aug. 29 from 5-7 p.m. at the Sanford Art Gallery, 917 Main St. in Sanford. This is an opportunity to meet the artists and to see the winning pieces. Wine and cheese as well as other snacks and beverages will be served. There is no cost to attend. The event is free and open to the public. For questions, call 490-0543.

MUSIC

Ten Strings and a Goat Skin will perform Thursday, Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m., featuring a young bilingual traditional /folk/ fusion trio celebrating the music of the Irish, Acadian, French and Maritime cultures, at the Saco River Theater, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Visit www.sacorivertheatre.org or call 929-6472 for tickets.

Elements: Books Coffee Beer, Main Street, Biddeford, announces its upcoming performers and events in August: Doug Kolmar on Sunday, Aug. 31 at 1 p.m.

The Hive, located at 84 Main St. in Kennebunk, will host a benefit concert Saturday, Aug. 30 for Saco-based Power of Elle, a nonprofit that enriches the lives of children through donations, gifts to schools, scholarships and grants. The event starts at 7 p.m., with live music beginning at 8 p.m. There will be a $5 entry fee, with door proceeds going to Power of Elle. The concert will feature live music from Scott Girouard, a Saco songwriter who has been playing music since age 8, and Paul Chase Jr., an acoustic singer-songwriter from Wells. Details about the event can be found on the Power of Elle’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PowerofElle. Call 985-0006 for more information or visit www.thehivekennebunk.com. Rob Duquette will play original children’s songs as well as re-arranged classics for the Dyer Library/Saco Museum End of Summer Celebration for children on Aug. 29, from 2-3 p.m. In addition to playing solo, he will accompany Laury Vickery while she reads children’s books, adding sound effects and music to well-loved classics. The library is located on Main Street in Saco.

The summer concert series at Wells Harbor Park will take place on Saturdays through Aug. 30. All concerts will be at the Hope Hobbs Gazebo on Landing Road (off Route 1). Rain location is Ward Gym at Wells Junior High School on Route 1. All concerts start at 6:30 p.m. and run 1 1/2 hours. On Aug. 30, the New Legacy Swing Band will perform the classic big band sounds of jazz, swing and more. Admission is free thanks to sponsor support. Concert-goers should bring their own blanket or chair. For more information, call 646-5596 or email [email protected].

The Alumni Band and the Italian Heritage Center Concert Band will perform a Remembrance Concert on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at the First Parish Congregational Church, 12 Beach St., Saco. All police, fire, emergency and military personnel and veterans are invited to attend this concert, which is also held to honor local first responders. There will be a freewill offering with proceeds going to the Saco Food Pantry. Also, concert-goers are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to the concert to help stock the shelves at the food pantry.

Jennifer Porter will be in concert at the Saco River Theatre in Bar Mills on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the release of her new album, “Easy Living,” co-produced with Grammy Award-winning engineer Lawrence Manchester. Porter brings to the Saco River Theatre stage an array of songs from across the musical spectrum. Easy Living features a dozen jazz classics from the ’30s and ’40s. For tickets, call 929-5412 or go to www.sacorivertheatre.org.

Melissa Ferrick will perform in promotion of her new album, “Truth,” on Saturday, Aug. 30 at 9 p.m. at Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. Call 646-4777 for ticket information.

SPECIAL INTEREST

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 “Charlie Chaplin Comedy Night” on Aug. 28. 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.

Cirque du Soleil will present “Varekai,” written and directed by Dominic Champagne, at the Cross Center Arena (formerly the Civic Center) in Portland on Sept. 3. This production pays tribute to the nomadic soul, to the spirit and art of the circus tradition, with an international cast of 50.

The Barn Gallery’s 13th season of Art Videos at the Gallery features a film every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Barn Gallery, Bourne Lane at Shore Road in Ogunquit. Admission is free. Sept. 3 will feature “Monsieur Rene Magritte,” while the final films will be shown Sept. 10 ”“ “Edward Hopper” plus “Toulouse Lautrec and Montmartre.” The gallery is located at 1 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit.

Capriccio 2014, Ogunquit’s 24th annual festival of the arts, will run Sept. 1-14, sponsored by Ogunquit Performing Arts. The festival features two weeks of cultural events all around town. OPA’s featured event for Capriccio 2014 takes place on Saturday night, Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Dunaway Center with the performance by Occidental Gypsy, a band that complements original material with expertly arranged “gypsified” covers. Tickets may be purchased at the Dunaway Center, Ogunquit Welcome Center, Ogunquit Camera Shop, and online at www.ogunquit.org/shop.php. Visit www.ogunquitperformingarts.org for more information.

AUDITIONS

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.

Auditions are being accepted for the short film, “The Owl,” to be directed by author Jeremy Robinson and Ken Dodge. The movie will be shot this fall, Oct. 17-19 in Portsmouth, N.H. and will be premiered locally, shown at film festivals around the world and used as a launch pad for a feature length film. Being sought are a middle aged man and woman, a 20-something man and a girl, age 10”“14, who can display a wide range of emotions. Virtual auditions can be submitted via e-mail up until Sept. 6. In-person auditions will be scheduled for Sept. 6 in Portsmouth. For the full casting call and detailed audition information, visit http://bit.ly/owl-casting.

Sanford Maine Stage is holding auditions for its upcoming murder mystery dinner show, “The Man Who Thought He Was Sherlock Holmes,” by Robert Mattson, which is to be performed at The Crabby Bear Restaurant in Acton on Oct. 4. The theater is seeking 4-5 men between the ages of 20-50 and three to four women between the ages of 20-50. For more information, contact Mary Stair at [email protected] or 324-8227 or visit the Sanford Maine Stage Facebook page. Rehearsals will start the first week of September.

Auditions for Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” at City Theater in Biddeford are set for Sept. 1-2 at 6 p.m. Auditions will consist of cold reads from the script. Casting of three women and four men will take place for this classic murder mystery. For more information, go to www.citytheater.org.

The Maine State Ballet is holding auditions for “The Nutcracker” on Sept. 5-6 at its location at 348 U.S. Route 1 in Falmouth. Dancers from all schools are invited to audition. They must also be at least 7 years old by Oct. 15. Dancers age 13 and older will audition on Friday, Sept. 5; dancers in grade 7 and younger will audition on Saturday, Sept. 6. For information, visit www.mainestateballet.org or call 781-7672.