A one-joke comedy has to have a pretty good joke to come off, and Ferrell commits corazon y alma (heart and soul) to this Spanish-language farce.

Art “Another Part of Me,” works of art by staff and faculty, University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford. une.edu. Through April 2. “As High as Heaven,” paintings and drawings by Monroe artist Kenny Cole, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Through April 21. “Are You Really My Friend?”, photographs by Tanya Alexa Hollander of her Facebook […]

Many people familiar with the Colby College Museum of Art understand that the museum enjoys a deep level of support among the college administration.

Now celebrating 60 years in business, Cole Farms knows exactly what they offer – value-conscious, traditional Maine favorites in a kid-friendly environment.

Portland Ovations welcomes a new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical ‘South Pacific.’

Art “Charles Gatewood’s Wall Street,” rare vintage and contemporary photographs, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. 967-9120. Through Saturday. “In a State of Becoming,” Inuit Art from the collection of Rabbi Harry Sky, Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick. bowdoin.edu/arctic-musem. Through April 14. “Painters, Players and Poets,” “Branching Out: Water” and Gardiner area artists, Waterfall Arts, Belfast. […]

Leslie Daniels will be at Longfellow Books this week to read and sign her debut novel “Cleaning Nobokov’s House.” People can reserve a signed copy for purchase by calling or e-mailing the store.  WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland HOW MUCH: Free INFO: Longfellowbooks.com; 772-4045  

The search for renewal is full of lessons in Hari Kunzru’s superb new novel, ‘Gods Without Men.’