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March 23: BATH, Bryan Killough, guitar and Mike Arciero, guitar, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 front St. 443-3373

March 23, 24: CAMDEN,
Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Camden Opera House. $29-$8 236-2823

March 23: GARDINER, Sorcha Cribben, singer/songwriter/guitarist, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. $10/$4 582-7144

March 23: LEWISTON,
the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, Cedar Street. $12 783-1585

March 23: PORTLAND,
Musica Ala Latina America will be featured at 8 p.m. at Starbird Music Recital Hall, 535 Forest Ave. $10/$12 828-1310

March 23: PORTLAND,
Chiharu Naruse, piano, Christina Wheeler, violin and Katie Kennedy, cello, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland Conservatory of Music Recital Hall, 116 Free St. $15/$12 775-3356

March 23, 24: RUMFORD,
the Mountain Valley High School Spring Musical will be held at 7 p.m., with a Saturday performance at 2 p.m. at Muskie Auditorium. $8-$3

March 23: SOUTH PARIS, the “Meant to Be” Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. at Deering Memorial United Methodist Church. $5/$6

March 24: BATH, John Hammond will perform blues at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $18-$25 442-8455

March 24: BRUNSWICK, the Misty Mountaineers will perform at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Church Hall. 672-4481

March 24: DIXFIELD, Jim Gallant will perform at 7 p.m. at the Dixfield Coffee House at the Dixfield Congregational Church, High Street. $5 562-4652

March 24: DRYDEN, the Laclaire Family Singers will present a bluegrass gospel concert at 6:30 p.m. at the United Baptist Church of Dryden. 645-3526

March 24, 25: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform with Le Vent du Nord at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $15-$54 842-0800

March 24: SCARBOROUGH, Scott Krippayne will perform at 7 p.m. at Eastpoint Christian Church, 70 U.S. Route 1 $5 510-6444

March 24: TOPSHAM,
the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Ararat Middle School Orion Performing Arts Center. $12 371-2780

March 24: TURNER, the Delta Heart Choir will perform at 6 p.m. at Turner Village Church, Main Street.

March 24: WELD,
the Franklin County Fiddlers from Mt. Blue High School will perform their annual concert at 7 p.m. at the Weld Town Hall. Donations 585-2291

March 25: HINCKLEY,
the Delta Heart Choir will perform at 6 p.m. at Good Will Hinckley School in the Moody Chapel.

March 25: PORTLAND, Allen Barker from Wayland, Mass., will present a piano recital at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St. $10/$5 772-5434

March 25: PORTLAND, the Used, 30 Seconds to Mars, Senses Fail, Saosin, Aiden, Chiodos and Evaline, will perform at 6 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $28 775-33458

March 25: TOPSHAM,
Windswept, a woodwind quintet from the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, will perform at 2 p.m. at Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. 725-1727

Dance

March 23, 25, 29, 30, April 1, 5, 6, 8: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

March 23, 30: FALMOUTH, the Maine State Ballet will perform “Sleeping Beauty’s Wedding,” at 7 p.m. at the Showcase Theater, 348 U.S. Route 1. $10 781-7672

March 23-May 30: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Hall. 784-3749

March 23: MECHANIC FALLS, Bobby Reed and Wildhorse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

March 23, 30, April 6: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

March 24: CANTON, a country dance, with music by Lolalee and the Country Bandits, will be held at 6 p.m. at the old Canton Fire Hall, Route 140. $5

March 24, 31, April 7: CUMBERLAND,
ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

March 24: LOCKE MILLS, an old time dance, with music by the Richard Felt Orchestra, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Locke Mills Town Hall. 674-2259

March 24: MECHANIC FALLS,
the Locomotives will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

March 24, 31, April 7: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held every Saturday at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

March 24: SOUTH PARIS, the Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club will hold a dance at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School. $10/$5 743-7176

March 25: LEWISTON, Wild Horse will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $7/$8 784-3660

Special

March 23-25: BANGOR, the Bangor Flower Show will be held at the Bangor Auditorium and Civic Center. Show hours are Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $35/$17.50 990-4444

March 23-25: BRUNSWICK, the Mid-Coast Maine Shambhala Arts Weekend of contemplative arts will be held at the center, 19 Mason St. 443-8649

March 23: FARMINGTON, the “Price is Right,” will be presented at 7 p.m. at Mt. Blue High School Auditorium. $8/$10 778-3375

March 23: FARMINGTON, a fish chowder luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fairbanks Union Church, Route 4. $6 778-4705

March 23: FREEPORT,
French stand-up comedy will be presented at 7 p.m. at the French School of Maine, 99 South Freeport Road.

March 23, 30, April 6: LEWISTON,
an open mic night will be held every Friday at 7 p.m. at Cafe Bon Bon, 205 Main St. 783-8200

March 23, 24, 25: OXFORD, an inside yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at His Place Teen Center, 254 Webber Brook Road. 743-9503

March 23, 30, April 6: PORTLAND,
a benefit haddock chowder, lobster roll or ham salad luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday at North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave. $6.50/$3.75 883-3568

March 23, 24, 31: WILTON, a book sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wilton Free Public Library. 645-3549

March 23, 24, 25: WILTON, the Pine Tree State Sportsman and Gun Show will be held at Nichols Expo Center.

March 24: BUCKFIELD,
a comedic double feature, with Amanda Huotari and Jackie Reifer, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Route 117. $12-$6 336-3306

March 24, 25: LEWISTON, the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake event will be held at Sparetime Recreation. 782-5437

March 24, 25: LIVERMORE, Maine Maple Syrup Days will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road. $5/$3.50 754-3038

March 24: MEXICO,
an inside yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Congregational Church (Green Church).

March 24: NEWRY,
the Maine Handicapped Skiing 22nd Annual Ski-a-Thon will be held at Sunday River Ski Resort. 1-800-639-7770

March 24: POLAND, the Easter Bunny Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Poland Community Church, Maine Street.

March 24: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Amy Tee, Dennis Fog,Tammy Pooler and Brian Brinegar, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 615-4079

March 24: PORTLAND, the Smuckers Stars on Ice will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $65-$25 775-3458

March 24: PORTLAND,
an adult comedy hypnotist, Frank Santos, Jr., will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 510 Warren Ave. $15-$10 221-2343

March 25: AUBURN,
a public breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave. $3.50/$4.50 784-6883

March 25: AUBURN, a pancake breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at St. Philip’s Church, Route 4. $4/$2

March 25: AUGUSTA,
Maple Syrup Sunday will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Old Fort Western, 16 Cony St. $5 626-2385

March 25: BAR MILLS, the Second Annual Chili-Chowder-Pie Festival will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Bar Mills Parish House, Route 4A. $5 929-6052

March 25: BETHEL,
a benefit country breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Gould Academy Ordway Dining Hall, Church Street. $6/$3

March 25, April 1, 8: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held every Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

March 25: CASCO, a Maine Maple Sunday pancake breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Crescent Lake Community Hall, Route 11. 647-5705

March 25: LEWISTON, Franco-American authors will read from their works at 2 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 32 Cedar St. Free 783-1585

March 25: MECHANIC FALLS,
the Pine Tree State Country Music Association competitions and award show will be held at 11 a.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. 490-1232

March 25: NEWRY, the 17th Annual Eat the Heat Chili Cook-Off will be held at 12:15 p.m. at Sunday River Ski Resort. $30 824-5084

March 25: PORTLAND,
Psychic Sunday will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Double Tree Hotel, Congress Street. $1 286-1427

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Theater

March 23-25: BANGOR, Penobscot Theatre will perform “I Am My Own Wife,” the story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a real-life German transvestite, at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Showtimes are March 23 and 24 at 8 p.m., March 24 and 25 at 2 p.m. and March 17 at 5 p.m. $15 942-3333

March 23-25: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project’s Young Company will perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” about a romance that does hilariously awry, at the theater, School Street Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $10 729-8584

March 23-April 8: ELLSWORTH, “Once Upon a Mattress,” the hilarious revision of the fairy tale, “The Princess and the Pea,” will be performed at the Grand, 165 Main St. $18-$12 667-9500

March 23: FARMINGTON,
the Sandy River Players will hold auditions for “Greater Tuna,” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at UMF Alumni Theatre. 778-7461

March 23, 24: FARMINGTON, the Mt. Blue Middle School Show Choir and One-Act Theater Group will perform the second annual dinner theater show at 4 and 7 p.m. at the middle school cafe. $10 645-3816

March 23-April 8: FREEPORT, the Freeport Community Players will perform “The Sisters Rosensweig,” about a successful American Woman about to celebrate her 54th birthday, at Freeport Community Center, Depot Street. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $12/$10 865-2220

March 23-25: GORHAM, “Urinetown: The Musical,” a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution, will be performed at USM Russell Hall. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 5 p.m., March 21 at 5 p.m. and March 20 at 10 a.m. $15-$5 780-5151

March 23, 24, 29, 30, 31: HALLOWELL, Gaslight Theater will perform “Almost, Maine,” the story of a mythical rural town that does not exist anywhere in Maine, but could exist everywhere in Maine, at Hallowell City Hall. Show times are Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. $10/$8 626-3698

March 23, 24, 25: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform “Miss Witherspoon,” about Miss Witherspoon embracing her spiritual lessons and learning to use her stubbornness for the good of mankind, at the theater, corner of Maple and Lisbon Streets. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $16/$14 782-3200

March 23, 24, 25: MONMOUTH, the Monmouth Community Players will perform “The Secret Garden,” a classic children’s story, at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Cumston Hall. $10/$12 933-2229

March 23, 24, 25: NAPLES,
Lake Region High School Drama Club will perform “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” at the high school. Showtimes are March 22, 233 and 24 at 7 p.m. and March 24 and 25 at 2 p.m. 693-6221

March 23-25: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “Shakespeare in Hollywood,” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. and March 24 at 3 p.m. $15-$20 885-5883

March 23-25: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “Agnes of God,” about a young nun accused of murdering her newborn baby, at the theater, 420 Cottage Road. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. 799-7337

March 23, 24, 25: PORTLAND, “Once on This Island,” the musical retelling of two classic love stories, will be performed at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Immanuel Baptist Church, 156 High St. $10/$5 879-0071

March 23: RUMFORD,
“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” will be performed at 7 p.m. at the Rumford Public Library. Free

March 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, April 1: WESTBROOK,
Reindeer Theatre Company will perform “The Mayor, Mad Doctor Zing, Pollywogs and Other Absurd Tales,” a collection of eight mini-plays, at the Warren Memorial Library, 492 Main St. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $10/$5 857-9002

March 24: AUBURN, the Edward Little High School one-act team will perform “Ring Around the Corpse,” a murder/mystery/comedy, at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Academy Street. $3

March 24: FARMINGTON,
“The Vagina Monologues,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. $10/$5 778-7387

March 24: PORTLAND, “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus,” will be performed at 2 p.m. at South Portland High School Auditorium. $10 842-0800

Films

March 23: GREENE, photographer and filmmaker, Bob DeLoss, will narrate his film, “Tanzania Safari,” at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

March 23-25: PORTLAND,
the Tenth Anniversary Maine Jewish Film Festival will be held at the Nickelodeon, Middle Street. 831-4795

March 23: RUMFORD, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Rumford Library, 58 Rumford Ave. 364-3661

March 25: FARMINGTON, “The Kid Brother,” with piano accompaniment by Doug Protsik, will be shown at 7 p.m. at UMF Roberts Learning Center. $5/$3 778-4699

March 25: WESTBROOK,
a benefit showing of “The Wizard of Oz,” will be held at Westbrook Cinemagic, 183 County Road. $10 774-2200

Books

March 23: PORTLAND, Francesco Duina, author of “The Social Construction of Free Trade: The European Union, NAFTA and Mercosur,” will sign copies of his book at 7 p.m. at Books Etc., 38 Exchange St. 774-0626

March 24: NORWAY, Rumford resident, Burt deFrees, author of “Gift of the Animals: A story for Children of all Ages,” will sign copies of his book from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Books ‘n’ Things. 739-6200

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Lectures

March 23: GORHAM, artist Jim Leedy will speak at 1 p.m. at USM Robie Andrews Hall. 780-5008

March 24: OWLS HEAD, a talk on “Ford’s Village Industries,” will be held at 1 p.m. at Owls Head Transportation Museum. Free 594-4418

March 25: ROCKPORT, multi-media artist, historian, writer and teacher of digital art, Owen F. Smith, will speak about the concepts behind his multi-media-rich exhibition “Perception in Flux,” at 2 p.m. at Center for Maine Contemporary Art. 236-2875

Exhibits

Auburn: Works by Kristi Beck Touchette will be featured through March 29; and “Art and Ale Joint Exhibition,” will be featured through May 3, both at Gritty McDuff, Main Street. 782-7228

Augusta:
Exhibits of Maine’s natural environment, prehistory, social history and manufacturing heritage are featured year round at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Gallery hours, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Closed all state holidays. 287-2301

Augusta: The works of Priscilla (Penny) Markley, a Maine artist specializing in a variety of media, will be featured through April 27 at Finance Authority of Maine, 5 Community Drive. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 623-3263

Bangor:
Works by Saul Leiter and William Greiner will be featured through April 14 at UMO Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 561-3350

Bangor:
“Night Skies and Metamorphosis, exhibit of photographs by Bangor artist Sarah Sorg, will be featured through March 31 at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Bar Harbor:
“Layers of Time: Archaeology at the Abbe Museum,” is ongoing at Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert St. Gallery hours, Thursday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 288-3519

Bath: Ongoing exhibits, “A Maritime History of Maine,” “Lobstering and the Maine Coast” and “Percy and Small Shipyard,” at Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St. Hours, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except major holidays. 443-1316

Bath: “Flowers, Fronts and Flags,” exhibit of photographs by Kirk Kennedy, will be featured through April 30 at Mae’s Cafe and Bakery, 160 Centre St. 442-8577

Bath:
Works by Diane Dahlke and Bonnie Spiegal will be featured through April 7, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. 442-8455

Bethel:
A display cafe reminiscent of natural history cabinets assembled during the Victorian age, will be featured through Dec. 31 at the Bethel Historical Society O’Neil Robinson House. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. and weekends, 1 to 4 p.m. 824-2908

Biddeford:
Black and white photography by local photographer, Cynthia L. Gilmore, will be featured through April 15 at UNE Campus Center. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 602-2346

Bridgton: Works by Stacy Knoll, a senior at USM, will be featured through March 31 at the Bridgton Art Guild, 112 Main St. 240-2026

Brunswick: The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College is showing exhibits of artifacts and equipment from two Bowdoin alumni, Robert E. Peary. Gallery hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 725-3416

Brunswick: “Pejepscot Past Times: Objects from the Original Collection,” is ongoing, at Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row. Gallery hours, Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday until 8 p.m. 729-6606

Farmington: Works by Mary Kay Spencer will be featured through March 31 at Heirlooms of Tomorrow, 710 Wilton Road. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 778-5315

Farmington:
“Beyond the War – Images of Afghan Culture,” photographs from the Afghan Media Resource Center at Williams College,will be featured through March 29 at UMF Art Gallery. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment. 778-7258

Freeport:
Maine landscapes and seascapes and paintings and limited edition prints by Maine artists Eric Hopkins, Neil Welliver, Connie Hayes, Tom Curry, David Little, Wendy Turner and Jeff Colquhoun are featured continuously, at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, 149 Main St. Gallery hours, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 865-4519

Gorham: The USM Juried Student Exhibition will be featured through April 10 at USM Art Gallery. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 780-5008

Lewiston:
“Area Artists 2007,” will be featured through March 30; and “Les Raquetteurs” exhibit will be featured through March 24, both at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 753-6511

Lewiston:
Works by Arlene McConnell and Joanne and Joseph Julias will be featured through March 31 at Central Maine Medical Center Rotating Art Gallery, 300 Main St. 795-2295

Liberty:
Early American hand tools, Native American artifacts and the work of over 75 contemporary Maine artists and craftspeople are ongoing at the Davistown Museum, 58 Main St. Gallery hours, Labor Day through Christmas, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 288-5126

Litchfield: Ongoing, changing art exhibit by Aleta Manchester of New England landscapes, historical to the present, is featured at the Country Café, Route. 126. The café is open seven days a week. 268-4003

New Harbor: “Guns, Politics and Furs: Pemaquid and the Defense of the Eastern Frontier 1667-1761,” will be featured continuously at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, Pemaquid Point. 677-2752

New Portland: Ongoing exhibits, featured year round, include Indian art from the U.S., Canada and South America, with special focus on Maine’s Abenaki, also with an extensive early basket collection at Nowetah’s American Indian Museum, Route 27. Gallery hours: daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free 628-4981

Nobleboro:
Paintings by Philip Barter, Eric Hopkins, Paul Plante, Elena Jahn, John Neville and Jane Dahmen are featured continuously at Gallery House, 5 Center St. Gallery hours, daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 563-8598

Norway: “Maine Scenes,” will be featured through March 31 at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-5309

Norway:
Works by Don Best and Diana Arcadipone will be featured through March 31 at Commons Art Collective Gallery, 447 Main St. Gallery hours: Thursday and Friday, 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Norway:
Works by West Paris artist, Liz Evans, will be featured through April 30 at Stephens Memorial Hospital. 743-1562

Portland:
“A Deaf Artist in Early America: The Worlds of John Brewster, Jr.,” will be featured through March 25; and “Vividly True to Nature: Harrison Bird Brown, 1831-1915,” will be featured through Sept. 9, both at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. Gallery hours, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 775-6148

Portland: “My Year in China,” a photography exhibit, will be featured through March 28; and “Black Portland,” African American history in Maine’s largest city, will be featured through April 15, both at USM Glickman Family Library, Forest Avenue. 780-4200

Portland:
“We Are Maine,” multicultural exhibit and a fire truck exhibit are both ongoing at the Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. Gallery hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and after Memorial Day, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $6 828-1234

Portland:
Glicee prints by Mason Philip Smith of Cape Elizabeth, will be featured through June 30, at Southern Maine Community College Culinary Arts Gallery, 2 Fort Road. 741-5612

Portland:
A student art show will be featured through April 14 at Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, 110 Exchange St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 761-0660

Portland:
“Kaddish for the Dispossessed,” will be featured through March 25 on the grass area of Back Cove Park, Preble Street Extension. 775-5098

Portland:
“Moods and Mysteries,” works by Monica Kelly and Joanne Wilson will be featured through March 31, at Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 772-2693

Portland:
“Marriage of True Minds,” featuring the work of 12 couples, will be featured through April 22 at UNE Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave. Gallery hours: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. and Thursday, 1 to 7 p.m. 221-4499

Portland:
“MECAworks,” will be featured through March 30 at Nielson Smith Metalworks, 102 Portland St.

Portland:
“Body Parts,” will be featured through March 25 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 522 Congress St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 879-5742

Portland:
Youth Art Exhibit Extraordinaire will be featured through April 14 at ArtVan, 142 High St. Gallery hours by appointment. 650-1608

Portland:
“Past and Present,” works by Charles Nowell, will be featured through March 31 at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Portland:
“Pictures and Books,” an illustration exhibition, will be featured through April 23 ; and “BFA Senior Exhibition,” will be featured March 28 through April 27, both at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St. 775-3052

Portland:
Works by Charlie Hewitt will be featured through March 31 at Whitney Art Works, 492 Congress St. Gallery hours: Thursday-Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. or by appointment. 774-7011

Portland:
“Dan Dowd: Born Again,” will be featured through April 14 at USM Area Gallery at Woodbury Campus Center. 780-5008

Portland:
“Domestica Americana,” a print exhibition by USM art student, Cassie Farrington, will be featured through March 31 at USM Law Building. 780-5460

Rockland:
“The Wyeth Collection” and “Alex Katz: Early Paintings,” are featured continuously, at Farnsworth Art Museum, 352 Main St. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $8/$5 596-6457

Rockland: “Winter Collection in Three Parts,” will be featured through April 30 at Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St. Gallery hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, noon to 5 p.m. 594-5935

Rockport:
“Thomas Birtwistle: At the Fair,” will be featured through March 31; “Body Parts,” a provocative and piecemeal look at the human body, will be featured through March 25; and “Owen F. Smith: Perception in Flux,” will be featured through March 31, all at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 236-2875

Rumford: Palette-shaped paintings of wildlife, landscapes, calligraphy and more, will be featured through March 31 at Pennacook Art Center, 82 Congress St. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 364-9972

Turner:
“Considered Concepts, Abstract and Nonobjective Work,” will be featured through April 7, at Turner Center for the Arts. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 225-3115

Unity: “Chris Pinchbeck: Pinholes,” will be featured through April 6 at Unity College Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. 948-3131

Waterville:
“The Works of Alex Katz,” “Ancient Art,” and “Whistler’s Etchings and Lithotints, 1858-1896,” are ongoing, at Colby College Museum of Art. Gallery hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 4:30 p.m. 872-3549

Yarmouth: “Yarmouth at the Turn of the Century,” ongoing, at Yarmouth Historical Society, Main Street. Hours, Tuesday-Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 846-6259

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