‘Appearances’
Greater Portland
Auditions
“Pride & Prejudice,” 6-9 p.m., Jan. 3 and 4, Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, portlandplayers.org.
“Little Women the Musical,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., Jan. 6 and 7, City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford.
Exhibits/Galleries
“Appearances,” 100 works by photographers Jack Montgomery and Ralph Gibson, Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, USM Glickman Family Library, 314 Forest Ave., Portland. On view to Jan. 27, mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org.
“Paperwork,” through Jan. 11, works on paper by Karen Adrienne, Kathleen Florance, Frank Mauceri and Munira Naqui, Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St., Portland. Free, covestreetarts.com.
The Tolerance Project, a message of social acceptance, Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland, through Feb. 22. Free, meca.edu.
Ongoing
“Holding Up the Sky,” Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. Honors the First People of Maine, to February.
Film
Tuesday 1/7
“Reinventing Power,” a Sierra Club documentary, 6 p.m., presented by the Committee for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth. Free.
Ongoing
Portland Museum of Art, screenings inspired by exhibits, new work by local and emerging talent, conversations with filmmakers, documentary subjects and scholars, portlandmuseum.org.
Southworth Planetarium, USM Science Building, 96 Falmouth St., Portland, 780-4249, usm.maine.edu/planet/events.
Museums
Ongoing
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Jack Montgomery and Ralph Gibson, “Appearances,” Glickman Family Library, 314 Forest Ave., Portland, to Jan. 27.
Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday; 9-11 a.m. members only; 5-8 p.m. first Friday night of each month with $2 admission. 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.org.
International Cryptozoology Museum, 4 Thompson’s Point Road, Portland, call 518-9496 for hours.
Maine Historical Society Museum Galleries and Store, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, through April 30. 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822, mainehistory.org.
Maine Jewish Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday-Friday; 12-4 p.m. Sunday. 267 Congress St., Portland, 773-2339, mainejewishmuseum.org.
Portland Museum of Art, Congress Square, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Jan. 12. portlandmuseum.org.
Yarmouth History Center, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 118 East Elm St., Yarmouth, 846-6259, yarmouthmehistory.org.
Music
Thursday 1/2
Bard’s Harvest, The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com.
Will (SeepeopleS), Brooke of theWorst, Darrell of Five Of The Eyes, 9 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. portcityblue.com.
Friday 1/3
Bitter Bones, Desmo., Bad Move, Hallowell & Falseheart, 8 p.m., Geno’s Rock Club, 625 Congress St., Portland. $10.
Joan Kennedy, 6 p.m., Portland-based crossover country, pop, and blues star, The Porthole Restaurant & Pub, 20 Custom House Wharf, Portland. portholemaine.com.
Saturday 1/4
Bowie Night – A Glam Dance Party, 8 p.m., DJs Billy Stardust, Zimbra and DoomsdayJ, Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. $5.
Slygo Road, 6 p.m., The Porthole Restaurant & Pub, 20 Custom House Wharf, Portland. Southern Maine-based blues, rock, soul, and R&B band, portholemaine.com.
Tuesday 1/7
Karaoke with DJ Mike Mahoney, 9 p.m. Old Port Tavern, 10 Moulton St., Portland.
Open DJ Night, every Tuesday at Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. BYO records, CDs or controller; all formats/genres welcome. flasklounge.com.
Tōth, 8 p.m., Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland.
Wednesday 1/8
Happy Hour Music Series, 5 p.m., Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. portcityblue.com.
Ongoing
Afternoon Acoustic Concert, 3-5 p.m. every Saturday, Urban Farm Fermentory, Portland. Free, visitportland.com.
Bess Jacques & The Strays, 7 p.m., Sundays, MJ’s Wine Bar, One City Center, Portland. Free, bessjacques.com.
Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland, live music 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, 21+, by donation, portcityblue.com.
Irish Music Sessions, 6-8 p.m. Mondays, O’Reilly’s Cure, Route 1, Scarborough, oreillyscure.com.
Jazz Friday with Latin infusion Viva, 8-11 p.m. The Dogfish Company, 128 Free St., Portland. thedogfishcompany.com.
Karaoke @ SPT, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. every Wednesday, Spring Point Tavern, 175 Benjamin W. Pickett St., South Portland. Free.
Dance Party with rotating DJs, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. every Friday, Spring Point Tavern, 175 Benjamin W Pickett St., South Portland. Free.
Theater/Dance
“The Effect,” Jan. 9-26, Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Love, science and the mysteries of the human heart collide, $20-$23, madhorse.com.
Wednesday 1/1
December Comedy Co-Op Showcase, first Wednesday of every month at Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. $5-$5.15.
Cherry Lemonade – It’s Drag Night, 9 p.m., Flask Lounge, 117 Spring St., Portland. flasklounge.com.
Friday 1/3
Roaring Hindsight: 2020, 9:30 p.m., Empire Comedy Club, 575 Congress St., Portland. Retro perspective and watch as resolutions unfold before your very eyes, $10-$15, eventbrite.com.
“Rocky Horror Picture Show,” 7 and 10 p.m., Portland House of Music & Events, 25 Temple St., Portland. $10/advance, $15 day of, portlandhouseofmusic.com.
Comedy Show, 8 p.m. hosted by Jim and Nikki Martin with Yael Gavish, Matt Kona, Aly York, Mo Awale and Nick Gordon, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. $10-$12, onelongfellowsquare.com.
Saturday 1/4
Maine Event Comedy presents Krystal Dyer, 8 p.m., Island Dog Brewing, 125 John Roberts Road, South Portland. Joined by Andrew Della Volpe, Ben Bosunga and Chris Gagne. Free, maineeventcomedy.com.
Sunday 1/5
Ian Stuart presents Comedy Roast Battle, 6 p.m., Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., $7 advance, $10 day of.
Midcoast
Film
Ongoing
Eveningstar Cinema, 149 Maine St., Brunswick, classically romantic environment for fantasy, pleasure, adventure and fun, eveningstarcinema.com.
Frontier, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, independent, documentary, art, adventure and foreign film, explorefrontier.com.
Exhibits/Galleries
Ongoing
Centre St. Arts Gallery, 11 Centre St., Bath, 442-0300, centrestartsgallery.blogspot.com.
Chocolate Church Art Gallery, 804 Washington St., Bath, 442-8455, bit.ly/2Gy51hS.
Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, 725-8820, explorefrontier.com.
Gallery at UUCB, 1 Middle St., Brunswick, 729-8515, uubrunswick.org/church-activities.
The Green Lion Gallery, 23 Center St., Bath, greenlionart.com.
ICON Contemporary Art, 19 Mason St., Brunswick, 725-8157, bit.ly/2ByW2Hx.
LaMarche Gallery, David Saul Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3902, bit.ly/2rOilEE.
Maine Fiberarts Gallery, 13 Main St., Topsham, 721-0678.
Markings Gallery, 50 Front St., Bath, 443-1499, markingsgallery.com.
Points of View Art Gallery, Brunswick Business Center, 18 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 373-9300, povartistsmaine.com.
Sarah Greenier Gallery, 428 Middle St., Bath, 443-3936, sarahgreenier.com.
Whatnot Gallery at Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St., Brunswick, 725-8820, spindleworks.org.
Film
Friday 1/3
“63 Up,” Jan. 3, 4, 5 and 7, documentary, Frontier Theater, 14 Maine St. Mill 3 Fort Andross, Brunswick. $7-$9, explorefrontier.com.
Museums
“African/American: Two Centuries of Portraits,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick, through Feb. 9.
“Maine’s Lithographic Landscapes, Town & City Views, 1830-1870,” Bowdoin College Museum of Art exhibit opening, explores the history of Maine town and city views during the first 50 years of statehood, through May 31.
Ongoing
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Friday-Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. 725-3275, bowdoin.edu/art-museum. Free.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, 9 South Campus Drive, Bowdoin College, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. 725-3416, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum. Free.
Music
Friday 1/3
Willy Martin & The Woods, 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Traditional folk and modern alt-country, $12.
Saturday 1/4
Yellow Sun Wreckers, 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Maine-based, 21st-century honky-tonk band with rich gumbo of American roots music. $12, yellowsunwreckers.com.
Sunday 1/5
Songwriters Open Mic: 6 p.m., Byrnes’ Irish Pub, 16 Station Ave., Brunswick. byrnesirishpub.com.
Tuesday 1/7
Songwriters on Stage: 7 p.m., The Frontier, 14 Maine St. Mill 3 Fort Andross, Brunswick. $10, explorefrontier.com.
Wednesday 1/8
“Castlebay – 1960s Folk Music in a Time of Political Turmoil,” 12:15 p.m., Midcoast Senior College Winter Wisdom lecture/performance of 1960s protest songs, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. Free and open to all, midcoastseniorcollege.org.
Friday 1/10
Erica Brown and The Bluegrass Connection, 8 p.m., Frontier Theater, 14 Maine St., Brunswick. $18 advance, $20 day of, explorefrontier.com.
Karaoke with Stormin’ Norman, 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. Byrnes’ Irish Pub, 38 Centre St., Bath. byrnesirishpub.com.
Saturday 1/11
Jud Caswell, 8 p.m., Byrnes’ Irish Pub, 38 Centre St., Bath. byrnesirishpub.com.
People Plus Music Jam Club, 1 p.m. People Plus, 35 Union Street, Brunswick. peopleplusmaine.org.
UUCB Concerts for a Cause: Tricky Britches, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St., Brunswick. High-energy string band from Portland, $5-$15, brownpapertickets.com.
Mama Tried, 7 p.m., Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Musicians with day jobs perform benefit for Brunswick Student Aid Fund, $12.
Ongoing
Irish Music Sessions, 7-9 p.m. Mondays, Byrnes Irish Pub, Centre Street, Bath; 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Byrnes Irish Pub, 16 Station Ave., Brunswick, byrnesirishpub.com.
Side Door Coffeehouse, Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St., third Friday of the month, open mic sign-up 6:45 p.m., followed by feature performer, by donation, bit.ly/2EyUGj0.
Theater
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