THEATER

“The Savannah Disputation” will show at Portland Stage Company through May 18. The show follows two sisters’ discussion of their Catholic faith. Visit portlandstage.org or call 774-0465 for more information and tickets.

“A New Day Cabaret,” a one-woman musical revue featuring Nancy Day, will show tonight, May 1, 6 p.m. at Clay Hill Farm, 220 Clay Hill Road, Cape Neddick. The show features an original score, vocals and keyboard, and will feature Day’s talent for writing music and lyrics in the moment with ideas from the audience during the show. Dinner will be served. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Visit clayhillfarm.com or call 361-2272 for more information.

“Oliver! The Musical” will be performed by Our Theatre Company at Nasson Little Theatre through May 10. The shows will be on Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. For more information, call 294-2995 or visit www.myotc.org. The Nasson Little Theatre is located at 457 Main St. in Springvale.

“Marvins’ Room,” a dramatic play about family, will be presented by The Originals at Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Buxton, May 1, 2, 3 at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information and reservations, call 929-5412.

“Alice in Wonderland” and “The Princess Plays” will be performed by A Company of Girls during the May Madness Theater Festival, in repertory May 2-11. “Alice in Wonderland” will show Fridays, May 2 and 9 at 7 p.m. Saturdays, May 3 and 10 at 6 p.m., and Sunday, May 4 at 2 p.m., performed by the grades 6-9 ensemble. “The Princess Plays” will show Saturdays, May 3 and 10 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 11 at 2 p.m., performed by the grades 3-5 ensemble. Both shows will be performed at the Portland Ballet Studio Theater, 517 Forest Ave., Portland. Call 874-2107 for reservations.

ART

A nature photography exhibit by local artist Jennifer Brown will be on display at the Dyer Library’s Community Gallery, May 1-31, on Main Street in Saco.

“New to the Collection: Artwork by Louis Norton” exhibition is open at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk, featuring six newly acquired works of pastel and oil by early 20th-century American artist. For hours and information, call 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org.

A collection of paintings by Debra Yoo will be on display at the University of New England’s Biddeford Campus Center from May 3-31, featuring her still lifes and landscapes. The exhibit is free and open to the public. UNE’s Campus Center is located at 11 Hills Beach Road. For more information, contact Diane Noble by email at [email protected] or phone, 284-6394.

The Ogunquit Museum of American Art has released its 2014 exhibition schedule. John Laurent’s work will be on display from May 1 through June 22 in the Sculpture and Long Gallery. “Henry Strater: Arizona Winters, 1933-1938” will be on exhibit from May 1 through Oct. 31 in the Strater Gallery, along with “Tradition and Excellence: The OMAA Permanent Collection.” The museum is located at 543 Shore Road in Ogunquit. For information, visit www.ogunquitmuseum.org.

The 2014 President’s Student Art Show, hosted on the seventh floor of the Law Building on University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus, will be on view through Wednesday, May 7, featuring the artwork of several local artists, and advanced photography students Jodie Locke of Biddeford, Ellen Snow of Eliot, Carrie Parent of Lyman, Bronwyn Townsend of Portland, Jacob Dube of Saco and Dalton Link of York. The exhibit is open weekdays, and is free and open to the public.

The art of York resident and potter Mary Sweeney will be on display at Just Us Chickens gallery, 16A Shapleigh Road in Kittery, during May. A reception will take place on Friday, May 2 from 4-7 p.m. Visit www.justuschickens.net for more information or call 439-4209.

The acrylic paintings of John Knight will be on display at the Wells Public Library in May, with a free opening reception on Tuesday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m. Knight is a native of Cape Neddick. The library is located at 1434 Post Road.

Spring Open Studios will be marked at the historic Salmon Falls Mills, 1 Front St. in Rollinsford, N.H., on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring original artwork, music, play performances and art demonstrations by more than 50 resident and guest artists, artisans and businesses. For more information, directions and a directory of artists, visit www.millartists.com.

A traditional wood-fired pottery kiln demonstration will be offered at the Ocean Fire Pottery studio and gallery at 23 Woodbridge Road in York on Saturday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All are welcome to learn about the wood-firing process. For more information, call 361-3131 or visit oceanfirepottery.com.

MUSIC

The Bach birthday bash with Ray Cornils and the Choral Art Society Singers will be held Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. This will be an evening of Bach at the South Congregatoional Church in Kennebunkport. Admission to this event is $15 and ages 12 and younger get in free. Tickets are available through brownpapertickets.com.

Shape note singing will take place Sunday, May 4 from 1-4 p.m. at The New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. This four-part singing tradition, also known as sacred harp, originated just after the American Revolution. This free event is not a performance, and all are welcome to participate. Visit www.maineshapenotesinging.org for more information.

Frank Manduca and John Linscott will perform songs from the American songbook at St. Maximillian Kolbe, Black Point Road in Scarborough on May 7 from 2-4 p.m.

Jonathan’s in Ogunquit announces its upcoming shows: Swing Zing, featuring Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, will perform Sunday, May 4 at 8 p.m. Steve Forbert will perform on Friday, May 16 at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit www.jonathansogunquit.com. Jonathan’s is located at 92 Bourne Lane in Ogunquit. For more information, call 646-4777.

The Alumni Band will perform its annual “Marcel ”˜Mike’ Drapeau Scholarship Concert” on Saturday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at the First Parish Congregational Church, 12 Beach St. in Saco. The Saint James School Band will also be performing. Tickets are general seating and can be purchased at Brady’s Screenprint & Embroidery, Lucky Loggers Restaurant and TJ’s Pizza. 

The Portland chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present its annual members recital on Sunday afternoon, May 4 at 2:30 p.m. at First Parish Church, UCC, corner of Main and Beach streets, Saco. The program will consist of hymn-based organ music performed by chapter members. Admission is free. Visit www.agoportlandmaine.com for more information.

Kate Beever and John McCain, an electric guitar and vibraphone duo with vocals, will perform at Elements: Books Coffee Beer, Main Street in Biddeford, on Sunday, May 4 at 1 p.m. Upcoming performances include the Creatrix Trio, a folk-pop harpist with percussion and vocals, at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 9.

The Biddeford School Department announces upcoming student performances: The BHS and BMS “Jazz a la mode” show will be tonight, May 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the BMS cafe. Audience members are encouraged to bring a pie to share. The BMS and Biddeford Intermediate School chorus concert will be Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the performing arts center. The BHS band and chorus pops/awards concert will be Thursday, May 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the BHS Little Theater.

SPECIAL INTEREST

Pecha Kucha Night, the international sensation of short, creative presentations, returns to River Tree Arts, 35 Western Ave., Kennebunk, on Thursday, May 8. The evening’s presenters include a painter inspired by music, a painter of pet portraits, a producer of summer theater and others. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program starts at 7:20 p.m. For more information, visit www.rivertreearts.org.

Mad Horse Theatre Company presents “Dance ‘Til You Drop,” a murder mystery party and fundraiser, on Saturday, May 3 from 7-10 p.m. at The Mad Horse Theater at the Hutchins School, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. The event will include dancing and live and silent auctions. Tickets are availalbe online at www.madhorse.com/tickets.

“Vitamin V: How Food Fought the Second World War” exhibition is open at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk, featuring a large collection of propaganda posters and an outdoor victory garden that illustrate life on the home front in the 1940s. For hours and information, call 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org.

AUDITIONS

Sanford Maine Stage is seeking participants for its Senior Theatre program, including on-stage actors, staging, props, costumes, etc. All are welcome to sit in on a rehearsal before joining. Senior Theatre does not require memorization of lines. Rehearsals are at 10 a.m. on Thursdays at Nasson’s Little Theatre on the square in Springvale. For more information, visit www.sanfordmainestage.com.

Selfies submitted by the local and international community are being sought for the upcoming SELF/selfie exhibition, curated by Donna McNeil, which will be shown at Engine, 265 Main St., Biddeford, on May 30 during the Biddeford+Saco ArtWalk and will run through Saturday, July 19. Send in selfies via email at [email protected] no later than May 19. The exhibition consists of two parts: SELF and selfie, including 2D and 3D works by various artists. Email or call 370-9130 with questions.

Saco Bay Artists is seeking participants for its summer fine arts shows on the library lawn in Ocean Park. Shows will be Friday, July 4, Saturday, Aug. 2, and Saturday, Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Show guidelines and applications are available at www.sacobayartists.org. Applications are due June 1. For more information, call Kathy Angel Lee at 245-8235.

City Theater in Biddeford is casting for “The Full Monty” musical, seeking six men, four women, one boy and 10 or more male and female ensemble roles. Auditions will take place tonight, May 1, from 6-8 p.m. at City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. These are open auditions. Be prepared to sing and dance. For detailed audition information, visit www.citytheater.org. 

Participants are being sought for a new reality show, “Utopia,” a project for Fox television in which 15 people will live with limited means for one year and work together to create a better society. The production team will be in Portland through May 2 to meet those who are interested and are accepting applications online at www.utopiatv.com.