Gleason Fine Art
Address: 545 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.699.5599
Email: info@gleasonfineart.com
Web: THROUGH SEP 30 Timothy Brooke, “Out of Africa II”

Open Wed through Fri from 11 am to 6 pm, Sat 11 am to 5 pm, and until 8 pm on First Fridays. Also open by appointment.

Gold/Smith Gallery
Address: 63 Commercial St, Boothbay Harbor
Phone: 207.633.6252
Email: vander_art@verizon.net
Web: THROUGH OCT 22 graphite drawings by John Wissemann

Open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 6 pm, and Sun from noon to 5 pm.

Good Theater
Address: 76 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.885.5883
Email: info@goodtheater.com
Web: SEP 17 THROUGH OCT 11 The Little Dog Laughed
OCT 29 THROUGH NOV 22 Frost/Nixon

House theater company at the St Lawrence Arts Center. Call for curtain and tickets.

Jameson Gallery
Address: 377 Cumberland Ave, Portland
Phone: 207.772.5522
Email: info@jamesongallery.com
Web: THROUGH SEP 19 “Colorful Vision,” paintings by Jason Berger

Gallery hours by appointment.

Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center
Address: 280 Water St, Gardiner
Phone: 207.582.7144
Email: johnsonhall@verizon.net
Web: SEP 30 As Maine Grows, 7 pm, free
OCT 17 AND 18 Tales of Mystery and Madness, 7:30 pm Sat, 2 pm Sun, $5-$7

Johnson Hall is a nonprofit arts organization that holds art and community programs in the renovated first floor of the historic 1864 Johnson Hall Opera House. Call for tickets and start times.

L/A Arts Gallery
Address: 49 Lisbon St, Lewiston
Phone: 207.782.7228
Email: mail@laarts.org
Web: OCT 2 Community Reception, 5 to 7 pm

Open Tues through Fri from 5 to 8 pm; Sat from 10 am to 4 pm and 5 to 8 pm; and by appointment. Check the Web for updated schedule.

The Lakewood Theater
Address: 76 Theater Rd, Madison
Phone: 207.474.7176
Email: boxoffice@lakewoodtheater.org

Web: THROUGH SEP 19 What the Bellhop Saw

Shows at 8 pm except on Wed and Sun, when matinees begin at 4 pm and 2 pm, respectively. Tickets range from $19 to $25 for adults, $16 to $18 for students. Call for tickets.

Leddy Center for the Performing Arts
Address: 38c Ladd’s Lane, Epping NH
Phone: 603.697.2781
Email: info@leddycenter.org
Web: OCT 30 THROUGH NOV 15 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Curtain times vary; see Web site. Tickets cost $16-$18 and can be purchased online or over the phone.

Leddy Center for the Performing Arts
Address: 38c Ladd’s Lane, Epping NH
Phone: 603.697.2781
Web: OCT 16 Mary Gatchell, 7:30 pm, $18

Call or go online for tickets.

Lyric Music Theater
Address: 176 Sawyer St, South Portland
Phone: 207.799.1421
Email: lyricmusictheater@gmail.com
Web: SEP 18 THROUGH 27 The Producers
NOV 20 THROUGH 29 Disney’s High School Musical: On Stage

Shows are Fri and Sat at 8 pm, and Sun at 2:30 pm. All shows $19.99.

Maine College of Art
Address: Porteous Building, 522 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.775.3052
Web: SEP 17 Cole Caswell
SEP 24 Aaron T Stephan
OCT 9 Megan O’Connell, 6:30 pm
OCT 21 Amy Franceschini, 6:30 pm
OCT 29 Amy Stacey Curtis, 6:30 pm
NOV 19 Tina Rath
NOV 24 Matt Hutton
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All lectures are at the ICA at MECA, 522 Congress St, Portland, 12:30 pm, unless otherwise noted. Free.

Maine Fiberarts
Address: 13 Main St, Topsham
Phone: 207.721.0678
Email: info@mainefiberarts.org

Open weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm. Calling before a visit is recommended.

Maine Historical Society Museum
Address: 489 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.774.1822
Email: info@mainehistory.org
Web: ONGOING “Re/Collected: Great Works and New Discoveries from the Brown Library”

Open Mon through Sat 10 am to 5 pm, and Sun noon to 5 pm. Admission $5, $4 seniors and students, $2 children.

Mainely Art Gallery and Fine Framing
Address: 534 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.828.0031
Email: mainelyart@mainelyart.com

Open Mon through Wed and Sat from 10 am to 6 pm; Thurs and Fri from 10 am to 8 pm; and Sun from 1 to 4 pm.

The Maine Masque Theatre Company
Address: University of Maine, Orono
Phone: 207.582.1755
Web: NOV 6 THROUGH 15 Aristophanes’s The Birds

Performances are at Hauck Auditorium. Curtain is at 7:30 pm on Thurs, Fri, and Sat, and at 2 pm on Sun. Tickets are sold through the Collins Center for the Arts box office, online or by phone.

Merrill Auditorium
Address: 20 Myrtle St, Portland
Phone: 207.842.0800
Email: boxoffice@porttix.com
Web: SEP 12 Menopause the Musical, $40-$50

Home to a variety of theatrical performances, this is a historic theater in Portland’s City Hall building. Shows at 4 and 7:30 pm.

Merrill Auditorium
Address: 20 Myrtle St, Portland
Phone: 207.842.0800
Email: boxoffice@porttix.com
Web: NOV 16 Jim Brickman, $47-$57
NOV 22 Peter Serkin, 3 pm, $46

Portland’s most well-kept venue, run by the city. All shows start at 7:30 pm, unless otherwise noted. Also hosts shows by the Portland Symphony Orchestra (listed separately). Call or see Web site for tickets.

The Music Hall
Address: 28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.436.2400
Email: info@themusichall.org
Web: NOV 7 La Traviata with Granite State Opera | 8 pm

Tickets are available online; prices vary by performance.

The Music Hall
Address: 28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.436.2400
Email: info@themusichall.org
Web: SEP 22 “Saying Goodbye to Summer: Favorite Fall Songs,” 5 pm, $2
SEP 29 Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, $35-$59
OCT 2 Rufus Wainwright, 8 pm, $50-$65
OCT 9 Great Big Sea, 8 pm, $35-$48
OCT 14 Keb’ Mo’, $

Shows start at 7:30 pm unless noted otherwise. Call or go online for tickets.

Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum
Address: 58 Fore St, Portland
Phone: 207.828.0814
Email: mngrr@maine.rr.com
Web: SEP 19, 20, 26 AND 27 Weekends of Steam
OCT 3, 12 AND 17 Cruise Ships Steam
OCT 30 THROUGH NOV 1 Halloween Trains

A museum and operating narrow-gauge train with a track along the Portland waterfront. Train rides $10, seniors $9, children $6; museum admission included. Open through Oct 25, daily 10 am to 4 pm, with train rides running hourly 11 am-4 pm. Re-opens Oct. 31 through Nov. 22 with train rides between 11 am and 3 pm on the hour.

New Hampshire Museum for the Performing Arts
Address: 75 Albany St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.431.4278
Web: ONGOING instruments + memorabilia + photographs + artifacts from New Hampshire's performing-arts past

Open Mon through Wed from 3 to 6 pm.

The Oddfellow Theater
Address: Rte 117 next to Tilton’s Market, Buckfield
Phone: 207.336.3306
Email: info@oddfellow.com
Web: OCT 11 Imbasa: Launching Bright Futures | 7:30 pm
NOV 15 Shikhar: Micro-finance in India | 7:30 pm

Admission is free; donations are accepted.

One Longfellow Square
Address: 1 Longfellow Sq, Portland
Phone: 207.761.1757
Web:

New “Decompression Chamber: Chamber Music With a Twist” series, intended for after-work culture and socializing. Concerts start at 6 pm. Tickets usually available at Bull Moose Music; otherwise, at door only.

One Longfellow Square
Address: 1 Longfellow Sq, Portland
Phone: 207.761.1757
Web: OCT 28 “Oh, Whistle...” ghost stories of MR James

Concerts start at 8 pm, unless otherwise noted. Tickets usually available at Bull Moose Music; otherwise, at door only.

Owls Head Transportation Museum
Address: Rte 73, Owls Head
Phone: 207.594.4418
Email: info@ohtm.org
Web: ONGOING exhibitions + demonstrations featuring antique aircraft & vehicles
SEP 20 Convertible Meet & Antique Aeroplane Show
OCT 4 Foreign Auto Festival & Antique Aeroplane Show
OCT 31 AND NOV 1 The Great Fall Auctio

Remembering transportation history. Open daily, year-round, from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is $10, seniors $8, under 18 free. Special event admission is $12, under 18 free.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
Address: Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick
Phone: 207.725.3416
Email: ahawkes@bowdoin.edu
Web: ONGOING "Northward Over the Great Ice: Robert E. Peary and the Quest for the North Pole” + “Chilling Discoveries About Global Warming”

Celebrating Bowdoin’s close connection with the men who never quite reached the North Pole. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm; Sun 2 to 5 pm.

Portland Harbor Museum
Address: 510 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.773.3800
Email: director@portlandharbormuseum.org
Web: ONGOING “Good Work, Sister: Women Shipyard Workers During World War II” + “Faces of the Working Waterfront: Photographs of Nance Trueworthy” + “Harbor Views: Photographs of Dean Abramson” + “Vintage Postcards” + “New England’s Titanic: The Steamer

Dedicated to the history of Portland’s working waterfront. Admission is $3, seniors $2, students free. Open daily through Oct 18, from 10 am to 4 pm.

Portland Symphony Orchestra
Address: Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland
Phone: 207.842.0800
Web: OCT 6 “Heroes and the American Dream,” featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” and Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America”
OCT 24 AND 25 “Cirque de la Symphonie”
OCT 27 “It is Enough,” featuring Brahms’s Academic F

PSO’s 85th anniversary season features programming from different styles and eras, including a tribute to our nation as a great “melting pot” and onstage acrobats and aerialists. Shows start at 7:30 pm except for 2:30 pm matinees on Sun. Tickets cost $26 to $76. Call or go online to www.porttix.com to purchase. Tickets also available in person at the Merrill Auditorium box office Mon through Sat, from noon to 6 pm.

Reduced Shakespeare Company
Address: Phillips Exeter Academy, Front St, Exeter NH
Phone: 603.777.3508.

With a home in Exeter, the company performs nationally, including at venues throughout New England.

RiverRun Bookstore
Address: 20 Congress St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.431.2100
Web: SEP 21 Nicholas Thompson
SEP 22 Linda Tarr-Whelan
SEP 23 Sherrie Flick
SEP 24 Nicholson Baker

New Hampshire bookstore with a consistent schedule of big-name authors. All readings are free, in-store at 7 pm, unless otherwise noted. Schedule updated monthly on the Web.

River Tree Center for the Arts
Address: 35 Western Ave, Kennebunk
Phone: 207.967.9120
Email: info@rivertreearts.org
Web: THROUGH OCT 4 "Interpretations," works by local textile artists + "A Contemporary Look at Tapestry," works by Tapestry Weavers in New England artists

Open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 4 pm.

Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery
Address: 136 State St, Portsmouth NH
Phone: 603.431.4230
Web: ONGOING works by NHAA members, updated regularly

The gallery of the New Hampshire Art Association. Open Wed through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, Sun noon to 4 pm.

Rochester Opera House
Address: 31 Wakefield St, Rochester NH
Phone: 603.335.1992
Email: info@rochesteroperahouse.com
Web: SEP 13 Strafford Wind Symphony | 7 pm
OCT 26 Strafford Wind Symphony | 2 pm
DEC 18 Strafford Wind Symphony | 7 pm

Call for tickets.

The Saco Museum
Address: 371 Main St, Saco
Phone: 207.283.3861
Email: museum@sacomuseum.org
Web: THROUGH SEP 27 “Painting Along the Saco”
THROUGH NOV 15 “A Treasured Ten: A Decade of Collecting at the Saco Museum”
OCT 2 THROUGH NOV 15 “Faces of Literacy, Voices of Courage”
NOV 27 THROUGH DEC 31 “Visions of Suga

Open Tues, Wed, and Thurs from noon to 4 pm, Fri from noon to 8 pm, and Sat and Sun from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission $4, seniors $3, students/children $2.

St Lawrence Arts and Community Center
Address: 76 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.775.5568
Email: info@stlawrencearts.org
Web: SEP 26 Kim and Reggie Harris, 11 am, $5-$8
OCT 4 Rod Picott and Amanda Shires, 7:30 pm, $12-$15
OCT 10 Jay Mankita, 11 am, $5-$8
OCT 24 The Fofer Show with Shana Barry, 11 am, $5-$8

Beautifully renovated church meeting hall, supported by volunteers and donations. Saturday matinee shows are family friendly. Call or go online for tickets.

Sandpiper Jewelry Gallery
Address: 851 Sawyer St, South Portland
Phone: 207.767.8090
Email: michael@sandpiperdesigns.com
Web: THROUGH OCT 3 “Kevin Cheney: Oils on Canvas”
OCT 10 THROUGH JAN 2 MaryEllen Bridges Photography

Ongoing display of local jewelers and artists. Open Mon, Tues, and Wed from 10 am to 2 pm, and Thurs through Sat from 10 am to 6 pm.

Sanford Maine Stage Co
Address: 1 Hill Top Lane, Springvale
Phone: 207.324.9691

At press time was planning Scrooge: The Stingiest Man in Town for some time in November or December. Check Web site for dates; call for curtain and tickets. Also check the listing for Vacationland Theater, the resident company.

Seashore Trolley Museum
Address: 195 Log Cabin Rd, Kennebunkport
Phone: 207.967.2712
Web: ONGOING Exhibits of electric railways with more than 250 transit vehicles from around the world
SEP 26 AND 27 Pumpkin Patch Trolley
OCT 3 AND 4 Pumpkin Patch Trolley
OCT 10 Transit Day

A mass-transit museum featuring working trolleys. Unlimited rides with admission, which is $8, seniors $6, children $5.50, under five free. Open daily through Oct 12, from 10 am to 5 pm; Oct 17 to 25, Sat and Sun only.

SPACE Gallery
Address: 538 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.828.5600
Web: SEP 17 Typeface
SEP 24 Manhattan Short Film Festival

Not only does the venue book eclectic music and art exhibits, but they show films you probably won’t see anywhere else. Doors open at 7 pm; films start at 7:30 pm. Call for tickets.

SPACE Gallery
Address: 538 Congress St, Portland
Phone: 207.828.5600
Email: info@space538.org
Web: SEP 16 Jolie Holland + Matt Bauer, 8 pm
SEP 20 Chain and the Gang + BOXY + Panda Bandits + BAM BAM
SEP 25 WePushButtons Electronic Music Festival featuring Pentateuch + Syn the Shaman + Brzowski + A-Frame & Mike Clouds

Shows start at 9 pm and concerts are 18+, unless otherwise noted. Covers vary.