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Portland Stage Company, Portland Per¬ forming Arts Center, 27 Forest Avenue, Portland,closesouttheirseasonwithNoel Coward’sPrivateLives, a witty romantic comedy about a divorced couple who catastrophicallywinduphoneymooningat the same resort with their new spouses (throughApril28).Performancesareat7:30 p.m.Tuesday-Thursday,8p.m.onFridays,5 p.m.and9p.m.onSaturdays,and2p.m.on Sundays,withanadditional7:30p.m.show thefirstSunday.Ticketscost$15to$29.Box Office:774-0465.
Mad Horse Theatre, 955F Forest Avenue, Portland.TheWomenofMyPother'sHouse,by CarterW.Lewis,revolvesaroundadaughter’s bittersw'eetrelationshipwithherfatherand hiswives(throughApril21).Curtainisat8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and at 7 p.m. on Sundays.Ticketsare$18foradultsand$16for studentsandseniors,andSaturdayticketsare $20/$18.BoxOffice:797-3338.
OakStreetTheatre,92OakStreet,Portland. VintageRepertoryCompanypresentsHarold Pinter’s OldTimes, atenseduelbetweena husbandandafriendforhiswife'sverysoul (throughApril13).NextLesleyAbramsof Laughingstock Comedy Company debuts WhereThere'sSmoke, her new, one-woman, “veryfunnytragedy”aboutlifegoingupin smoke(April18-20and25-27).OpeningMay2 undertheauspicesofAcornProductions, HarveyFierstein’sSafeSexisatrilogyofshort playsaboutissuesofpoweringayrela¬ tionships(throughMay19).Allperformances takeplaceat8p.m.Thursday-Saturdayandat 5 p.m. on Sunday; all tickets cost $10. Meanwhile,theFamilySeriescontinueswith “Stand-UpChameleon"JacksonGillmantaking the stage for “An Afternoon of Rudyard Kipling:JustSo"(at2p.m.April13-14and2021)andconcludeswiththerichblendof storytelling,characteracting,circusarts, mime,andmasksthatenlivenaseriesof comicvignettesbyJohnSacconeandJackie Reifer(at2p.m.May11-12and18-19);tickets cost$5forallagesor$15forafamilyoffour. BoxOffice:775-5103.
Children'sTheatreofMaine,P.O.Box1011, Portland,willbeperformingthewinning play(s)(stillTBA)fromtheir5thAnnual YoungPlaywrights’ContestMay4-19at7p.m. on Fridays, at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturdays, and at 1 p.m. on Sundays at DeeringHighSchool.Ticketsare$4forkids and$5foradults.Call874-0371.
Lyric Theater, 176 Sawyer Street, South Portland,presentsFunnyGirl, themusical storyofcomedianFannyBrice’sjourneyto stardom through the glamorous Ziegfeld Follies(April26-27,May3-5and10-12at8p.m. Friday-Saturdayandat2:30p.m.onSunday). Tickets to evening shows cost $13, and matineesare$11.BoxOffice:799-6509.
The Theater Project, 14 School Street, Brunswick.UnderMttkwoodcontainsWelshpoet DylanThomas'comicalreminiscencesofec¬ centricvillagecharactersfromthe1920sand30s (through April 14 at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturdayandat3p.m.onSunday;ticketsare$12 foradultsand$10forstudentsandseniors,with “2-for-l"specialsonSundayafternoons).May3-4 and10-11isNewWorks,aseriesofreadingsof newplaysandpoetrybyMainewriters(times andtitlesstillTBA).BoxOffice:729-8584.
ThePublicTheatre,2GreatFallsPlaza,Box7, Auburn. Opening May 10, The Foreigner—a comedybyLarryShue—tracestheadventuresof a pathologically shy young Englishman who pretendsnottospeakawordofEnglishinorder toavoidhavingtotalktoanyofthenatives whileheisinGeorgia(throughMay19at8p.m. Thursday-Saturdayandat2p.m.onSundays). Ticketsare$12.50foradults,$10forstudents andseniors,and$8forchildrenunder12.The PublicTheatreislocatedonthecornerofLisbon andMapleStreetsinLewiston.BoxOffice:7823200or(800)639-9575.
$12,$18,and$25).ThenonSunday,April28at3 p.m.inPortlandHighSchoolTheater,master pianistAlanFeinbergconcentratesonAmerican musicofthe19thand20thcenturies(tickets $22).FinishingupthePCA’sseasonat7p.m.on Sunday, May 12 at the Civic Center is the legendarycomicpianistVictorBorge(tickets $12,$30,and$42).BoxOffice:772-8630or1-800639-2707.
TheLARKSocietyforChamberMusic,P.O.Box 11,Portland.ThePortlandStringQuartet,joined byguestartistEmanuelVardionviola,will present an all-Brahms concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday. May 5 at Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland. The program includes Brahms’StringQuartetinBbMajorOp.67No.3, hisViolaQuintetinFMajorOp.88“Spring,"and hisViolaQuintetinGMajorOp.111.WillardJ. Hertzwillgiveafreepre-concertlectureat2 p.m., and there will be a reception with refreshmentsinthechurchatriumafterthe performance.Ticketscost$17.50foradults,$15 forseniors,and$10forstudents.Call761-1522.
University of Southern Maine Department of Music,37CollegeAvenue,Gorham.TheFaculty ConcertSeriesconcludeswithajazz-influenced performancebysaxophonistBillStreetat8p.m. onFriday,April19inCorthellConcertHall.The final number will be a multi-media piece featuringimprovisationsbyadancer,apainter, and a jazz quartet with Janet Reeves on keyboards,BenStreetonbass.BillStreetonsax, andadrummerTBA.Ticketscost$9foradults and$5forstudentsandseniors.Boxoffice:7805555.
Bowdoin College, Brunswick. The Tallis ScholarswillperformaprogramofRenaissance choralmusicbyTaverner,Tallis,Sheppard, Fayrfax,Byrd,andDavyat7:30p.m.onFriday, April19atFirstParishChurchinBrunswick (ticketscost$10foradultsand$8forseniors). OnSaturday,May4at7:30p.m.intheChapel, the Bowdoin Chamber Choir and the Bowdoin ChoruswillsingBrahms'LiebesliederWaltzes Op.52andNeueLiebesliederWaltzesOp.65, accompanied by pianists James McCalla and MatthewKuhrt(freebutticketed).Cal)725-3375.
ChocolateChurchArtsCenter,804Washington Street,Bath.OnSaturday,April20at7:30p.m., SolYCantowilltaketheiraudienceonamusical journeythroughLatinAmericanandCaribbean folkloreanddance(tickets$12inadvanceor$15 atthedoor).Continuinginthismulti-cultural vein, the eight women of Libana will weave togethersongs,dances,andinstrumentalmusic oftheworld’sculturesonSaturday,April27at 7:30p.m.($12/$15).Thenit’sbacktotheU.S.A, fortwoperformancesbylegendaryjazzpianist MarianMcPartlandat7:30p.m.onSaturday,May 11andat2p.m.onSunday,May12($15/$18or $25withthepre-concertMother’sDaybrunch included).Call442-8455.
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir, 20B West Main Street,Yarmouth.TheSt.CeciliaChamberChoir, conductedbyLindaBlanchard,willpresenta springconcertofRenaissancemadrigalsand motetsbyFarmer,Gibbons,Monteverdi,Morley, Farrant,Victoria,andVladana,aswellasthe famousAllegriMiserere,at8p.m.onFriday,May 3atTrinityEpiscopalChurchonForestAvenue inPortland.Thesecondhalfoftheprogramwill featuresacred19thand20thcenturyworksfor chorus and organ by Brahms, Faur&, Rutter, Finzi,andMainecomposerRichardFrancis($5
BowdoinCollege,Brunswick.BowdoinDance Group’sGala25thAnnualSpringPerformance onFriday,April12andSaturday,April13at8 p.m.inPickardTheaterwillbringtogether currentundergradsandalumsforafestive eveningofanniversaryperformances(free). ThenonFriday,May3at12:45p.m.outside the Walker Art Building, Bowdoin Dance Group’sannual“MuseumPiecesXVI"ushers inspringwithexuberant,free-wheeling,and innovativedancesthatspillfromthestepsof theArtMuseumoutontothequad(free).For moreinformation,call725-3375.
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PortlandMuseumofArt,7CongressSquare, Portland.The“DorotheaRockburne"exhibit celebratesthecompletionoftheartist'sfirst publiccommissioninMaine(TheVirtuesof Good GovernmentmuralforthenewFederal DistrictCourtroominPortland)withexamples fromallhermajorseriesofworks,including paperpieces,prints,paintings,andstudiesfor recentmurals(throughJune2).The“Todd Webb"exhibitreviews50yearsofworkbythe Bathphotographer,whoisbestknownforhis imagesofNewYork,Paris,andtheAmerican West,andforhisportraitsofGeorgiaO’Keeffe (throughJune30).OpeningApril13,“Af¬ finities of Form: The Raymond and Laura WielgusCollectionoftheArtsofAfrica, Oceania, and the Americas" explores the aestheticrelationshipsamong99objects reflectingthespiritual,political,andsocial systemsofthesecultures(throughJune9).
“Philippe Halsman: A Gallery of Stars" documents the photographer’s ability to capturethe“starquality"ofAmericanen¬ tertainerssuchasLucilleBall,MiltonBerle, Dinah Shore, William Holden, and Eddie Cantor (ongoing). The museum is open 10 a.m.to5p.m.Tuesday-Saturday,10a.m.to9 p.m. on Thursday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday;admissionis$6foradults,$5for seniorsandstudents,and$1forchildren6-12, withfreeadmissionforeveryoneThursday eveningsfrom5p.m.to9p.m.andonthefirst Saturdaymorningofeachmonthfrom10a.m. tonoon.Call775-6148.
Maine Historical Society Gallery, 489 CongressStreet,Portland.“FromSouchong TeastoCantonSilks:TheExoticChinaTrade inEverydayMaine,1700-1900"exploresthe strongtradetiesbetweenMainecommunities andChinathroughChinatradegoodssuchas clothing,accessories,ceramics,andother decorativeartsdrawnfromMainecollections (throughOctober31).TheGalleryisopen Wednesday-Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.; admissionis$2foradultsand$1forchildren under12.Forfurtherinformation,call8790427.
Children’sMuseumofMaine,142FreeStreet, Portland.Theinteractive“BugBuilders" exhibit compares insect and human architecturebyallowingvisitorstoclimbinto agiantspiderweb,viewaleafchopperant colony,watchbeekeepingdemonstrations, andcrawlinsideamodelbeehive(through June 16). Open Wednesday-Saturday 10-5, Fridayevenings5-8(freeadmission),and
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Osher Map Library, Smith Center (or CartographicEducation,314ForestAvenue, Portland,housesfinespecimensoforiginal maps,atlases,geographies,andglobesfrom 1475tothepresent.LibraryhoursareM:30 p.m.and6-8p.m.onWednesday,and9am.to 12:30p.m.onThursdayandSaturday;ad¬ missionisfree.Call780-4850.
Danforth Gallery, 34 Danforth Street, Portland.OpeningonSaturday,April13at6 p.m.isanexhibitofrecentworkbyLife magazinephotojoumalistBurkUzzle(through May 13). The gallery is open 11-5 on Wednesday,Friday,andSaturday;11-8on Thursday; and 12-5 on Sunday (free admission).Formoreinformation,call7756245.
UniversityofSouthernMaineArtGallery,37 CollegeAvenue,Gorham.Inconjunctionwith hiscurrentexhibitattheDanforthGallery, famedMagnumphotographerBurkUzzlewill give a lecture in the Burnham Lounge of Robie-AndrewsHallontheGorhamcampusat 4p.m.onMonday,April15(free).Thenon Monday,April29at7:30p.m.intheLuther BonneyAuditoriumonthePortlandCampus, USM's1995-96Artist-in-Residence,Chicago¬ basedJinSooKim,willdiscusstheevolution ofherinstallationsfromlocalfoundobjects (free).Galleryhours:Tuesday-Saturday11-3 orbyappointment;freeadmission.Call7805409.
BowdolnCollegeMuseumofArt,Brunswick. "TheBiblethroughtheFocusofArt"features aselectionofimagesofvariousdateand techniquethatwereinspiredbythetextsof the Old and New Testaments (through May 12).OpeningApril17,"ContextConsidered: PerspectivesonAmericanArt"usespaintings, drawings,prints,photographs,books,and decorativeartstoexplorethewaysinwhich artiswovenintothelargerfabricofAmerican culture(throughJune2).AlsoopeningApril 17is“CertainUncertainties:Chaosandthe Human Experience,” which examines the fundamental tension between order and disorderinhumanthoughtthroughtwentieth centuryworksinvariousmedia(throughJune 2).Thegalleriesareopen10a.m.-5p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2-5 p.m. on Sunday (freeadmission).Call725-3275.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall,BowdoinCollege,Brunswick,displays thefurclothing,snowshoes,pickaxes,knives, guns,andoneofthefivesledgesthatRobert E.PearytooktotheNorthPole,aswellasthe Eskimopotsandlamps,ivoryandsoapstone carvings,huntingweapons,clothing,andfullsizeskinkayakthatDonaldB.MacMillan encounteredonhisArcticexplorations.The galleriesareopen10a.m.-5p.m.TuesdaySaturday and 2-5 p.m. on Sunday (free
L/AArts,234LisbonStreet,Lewiston.The7th AnnualArtExhibitionandAuctionfeatures worksbyover50contemporaryMaineartists and craftspeople on display in the Atrium GalleryatLewiston-AuburnCollege.Theshow culminatesinanauctionwithlivemusicand gourmetfoodat6p.m.onSaturday,April27; andproceedsbenefitboththeartistsandL/A Arts.Ticketsare$22inadvanceor$25atthe door.Call782-7228or(800)639-2919.
Farnsworth Art Museum, 19 Elm Street, Rockland. The third installation in the “Dialogues"seriesofexhibitsbycontemporary MaineartistspairsupabstractpainterKathy Bradford with realist painter Mark Wethli (through May 12). The museum is open 10-5 Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 on Sunday; ad¬ missionis$5foradults,$4forseniors,and$3 forchildrenages8-18.Forfurtherinformation, call596-6457.
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PortlandPublicLibrary,5MonumentSquare, Portland. At the Wednesday, April 24 in¬ stallmentoftheBrownBagLectureSeries,you can celebrate National Poetry Month with award-winningMainepoetCandiceStoverfrom 12to1p.m.intheRinesAuditorium(free). Then on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. you can hearnationallyacclaimedstorytellerRexEllis oftheSmithsonianInstituteperforminthe RinesAuditoriumaspartoftheLyslaAbbott StorytellingFestival(free).Therewillalsobea workshop on “Using Storytelling to Teach History"from10a.m.to3p.m.onFriday,May 10(pre-registrationrequired).Call871-1700.
MaineTinPedlarChapteroftheAssociation ofTraditionalHookingArtists,R.R.1Box170, SebagoLake,willholdtheirBiennialRugShow andHook-InonSaturday,April13attheAllen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church in Portlandfrom10a.m.to3p.m.Theshowwill featureanexhibitionoftraditionalhookedrugs, as well as demonstrations, educational exhibits,aparticipatoryhook-in,food,vendors, doorprizes,andaraffle(admission$2).For moreinformation,call642-2128.
Northeast Historic Film, P.O. Box 900, Bucksport.“GoingtotheMovies:ACenturyof Motion Picture Audiences in Northern New England"isaninterpretivepublichistory exhibitionaboutoperahouses,moviepalaces, drive-ins,multiplexes,andmoviegoerspastand presentthatopensonMay4incentercourtat theMaineMallinSouthPortland(throughMay 11).Formoreinformation,call469-7875.
Maine Audubon Society, Gilsland Farm EnvironmentalCenter,Falmouth.OnSunday, April14at2p.m.,MainephotographerRand Raabewillsharehistipsonnaturephoto¬
graphy ($3 meinbers/$4 non-members). Then on Sunday, April 21, the annual Earth Day festivitiesbeginwitha5:30a.m.sunrise celebration at Gilsland Farm, followed by communityclean-upprojectsstartingat10am. (lunchprovided),andapreviewofFigureof SpeechTheater’snewplayDragon‘sDaughterat 2 p.m. ($5/$7). Next, birding season gets underway with programs on spring migrants (Saturday, April 27 at 7 a.m.), woodcocks (Sunday,April28at5p.m.),andbeginning birding(Saturday,May4at9:30a.m.).Don’t blink,oryou’llmissMaine’sshortestseason; instead,savorspringwithanaturewalkon Saturday,May11at9:30a.m.($3/$4).AtMaine Audubon’s spring workshops you can learn aboutjournalwritingthatintegratesyourinner andouterworlds(Saturday,April13from9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; $20/$25); wildflower identification(Tuesday,April23andTuesday, April30from6:30to8:30p.m.,withfieldtrips on Saturday, May 4 and Saturday, June 15; $55/$65);nutritional,medicinal,andpractical usesofnortheasternflora(Saturday,April27 from10:30a.m.to3p.m.;$25/$3O);choosing therightpairofbinoculars(Sunday,May5 from1to3p.m.;free);andtheamphibiansand reptilesofMaine(Tuesday,May7andTuesday, May14from7to9p.m.,withafieldtripon Saturday, May 18; $60/$70). The annual pilgrimagetoobservethemigrantsnowgeese oftheSt.LawrenceRiverdepartsat7a.m.on Friday,May3andreturnsat8p.m.onSunday, May5,withplentyoftimeforbirding,viewing wildlife,andexploringhistoricQuebecCityin between ($275/$290). For information and reservations,call781-2330.
University of Southern Maine Southworth Planetarium,96FalmouthStreet,Portland. Take a trip to the stars without leaving Portland! Every Friday and Saturday night there’sanAstronomyShowat7p.m.,followed by a Laser Light Concert at 8:30 p.m.; on Saturdayafternoonsthere'saFamilyShowat3 p.m.Forinformation,call780-4249.
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