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April 27: BATH, Bryan Killough, guitar and Rick Marsters, flugelhorn, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

April 27: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the Sly-Chi Band will perform at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $10/$12 633-5159

April 27: ELLSWORTH,
Greg brown will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand, 165 Main St. $25/$28 667-9500

April 27: FARMINGTON,
the UMF Community Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. $6/$5 778-7072

April 27: GARDINER,
the Wicked Good Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. $10-$4 582-7144

April 27: KINGFIELD, Slant Six will perform at a “Cabin Fever Fundraiser” at 8 p.m. at the Nostalgia Tavern. $15/$25 628-5411

April 27: PORTLAND,
the USM School of Music students will perform at 8 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $15-$5 780-5555

April 28, May 6: BRUNSWICK, a musical revue, featuring the music of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Ira Gershwin and other composers, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 28 and 2 p.m. on May 6 in the theater at Brunswick High School. $10/$12 725-6558

April 28: BUCKFIELD,
the Half Moon Jug Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Route 117. $12-$6 336-3306

April 28: GORHAM, the Chamber Music Awards Recital will be held at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. Free 780-5555

April 28: LEWISTON, concert pianist and educator, George Sebastian Lopez, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $12/$10 689-2000

April 28: LEWISTON, the Pine Tree Piano Competition will be held from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center.

April 28: LISBON FALLS,
a benefit coffee house, with music by the Chipman Brothers, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Marion T. Morse Community Center, School Street. Donations 353-6925

April 28: MECHANIC FALLS, the Third Annual “Coming Together in Country Music” will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at the Silver Spur. $12.50/$5 645-2472

April 28: ROCKPORT,
Jonathan Biss, piano and Miriam Fried, violin, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. $29-$8 236-2823

April 28: SABATTUS, Bob Blais will perform Honky Tonk music at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Island Road. $2 375-8897

April 28: WATERVILLE, the Bluegrass Diamonds and Blistered Fingers will perform at an evening of bluegrass music at 7 p.m. at Waterville High School auditorium. $10 873-6539

April 28: WATERVILLE, Collegium Musicum will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Lorimer Chapel.

April 29: AUGUSTA,
the choirs of South Parish Congregational Church of Augusta and St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church of Yarmouth will perform at 3 p.m. at South Parish Congregational Church, UCC, 9 Church St. Donations 622-0552

April 29: BETHEL, the Road to Memphis competition will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Funky Red Barn. $5 824-3003

April 29: CARTHAGE, the Glory Bound musical ministry will perform at 6 p.m. at Carthage Union Church. 562-7470

April 29: GORHAM,
the USM Chorale will perform at 2 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $6/$3 780-5555

April 29: WINTHROP, the CODA Chorus will present a spring concert at 3 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Donations 377-2549

Dance

April 27: CANTON, a public dance, with music by Lolalee and the Country Bandits, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Ole Canton Fire Hall, Route 140. $5 743-6439

April 27: FARMINGTON,
Claire Porter, internationally-recognized dancer, choreographer and comedian, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Dearborn Gymnasium. $6/$5 778-7141

April 27, 29, May 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

April 27-May 30: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Hall. 784-3749

April 27: MECHANIC FALLS, Linwood Cash and the Country will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

April 27, May 4, 11: PORTLAND,
a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

April 27: RUMFORD, a dance will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. $3/$5

April 28: BRUNSWICK,
the Brunswick Sister City Salsa Dance Spectacular wll be held at 9 p.m. at Maine State Music Theater Dance Studio, 22 Elm St. $40-$10 729-9131

April 28, May 5, 12: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

April 28: MECHANIC FALLS, the Locomotives will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

April 28, May 5, 12: PORTLAND,
a ballroom dance party will be held every Saturday at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

April 28: PORTLAND, the Portland School of Ballet will perform “Peter and the Wolf,” at 2 p.m. at Portland High School John Ford Theater. $12-$5 772-9671

April 28: UNITY, a Belly Dance Gala will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts. $3 948-3141

April 29: LEWISTON,
the Patio Cowboys 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

April 29: WATERVILLE, a historical ball, the Jane Austen Gala, will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Waterville Public Library. Free 859-5313

Kids

April 27: AUBURN, the ELHS National Honor Society will hold a spring kiddie night, with face painting, arts and crafts, sports, spring egg hunt and more, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the school gym. $6

April 27: LEWISTON,
the film “The Legend of the Three Trees,” will be shown at the Jesus Party Headquarters, 291 Bates St. 786-5568

April 28: AUBURN, Bear, a three-year-old Golden Retriever and registered therapy dog, will be featured at 10 a.m. at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

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April 27: AUBURN, “Family Prime Time, a special night for families in the community, with a variety of activities for children and their parents, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the YMCA, 62 Turner St. 795-4095

April 27-29: BANGOR,
the Anah Shrine Circus will be held at the Bangor Civic Center Auditorium, 100 Dutton St. Showtimes are April 27 at 3 and 7 p.m., April 28 at 10 a.m. and 2 and 7 p.m. and April 29 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. $6/$3 942-2254

April 27: BETHEL, a Time and Talent Auction will be held at 7 p.m. at the West Parish Congregational Church, Church Street. 824-2643

April 27-29: BOOTHBAY HARBOR,
the 34th Annual Fishermen’s Festival, with trap codfish relay, old-fashioned fish fry, Miss Shrimp Princess Pageant, pancake breakfast and more, will be held in Boothbay Harbor. 633-4825

April 27: 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

April 27, May 4, 11: LEWISTON,
an open mic night will be held every Friday at 7 p.m. at Cafe Bon Bon, 205 Main St. 783-8200

April 27: NORWAY, the Norway Open Mic Night will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 479 Main St. $3 935-4505

April 27-29: OXFORD,
the Sixth Annual Manufactured Housing Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Oxford.

April 27-30: OXFORD, a yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at His Place Teen Center. 583-2999

April 27: POLAND,
an evening of laughs with comedian P.J. Thibodeau will be held at 7 p.m. at Poland Regional High School. $12

April 27-30: PORTLAND, the Spring Book Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, will be held at Portland Public Library, 6 Monument Square. 871-1710

April 27, May 4, 11: 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

April 27: RUMFORD, a benefit auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagles Club. 364-2528

April 27: RUMFORD, Ken Nye and Tom Lyford, visiting poets, will present readings at 7 p.m. at the Rumford Library.

April 27: SOUTH PARIS,
the Oxford Hills Majorette “Big Spring Show,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the new Paris School, High Street. Free 674-2127

April 28: AUBURN,
the “Making Tracks” auction will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Fairview Elementary School gym, 397 Minot Ave. $5 784-3559

April 28: AUBURN, the Mother/Daughter Doll Tea will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Women’s Literary Union, 19 Elm St. $6/$2 786-7418

April 28: AUBURN,
the Seventh Annual Benefit Celebrity Waiter Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. at Martindale Country Club. $30 784-5272

April 28: AUBURN,
the Earth Day Fair, a family event with something for everyone, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. 783-0461

April 28: AUBURN,
comedians Mike Prior and Jack Lynch will perform at 8 p.m. at the Fireside Inn and Suites. $14/$10 777-1777

April 28: AUBURN,
the Space Camp Fly In pancake breakfast will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at Twin City Air Service at the Auburn Airport. $5

April 28: AUBURN,
an auction fund-raiser will be held at 6 p.m. at the Auburn United Methodist Church. 786-3783

April 28: FALMOUTH,
a used book sale will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. 781-2351

April 28: FARMINGTON, a Kite Fest, the official Kites Over New England event, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at UMF Prescott Field. Free 778-7215

April 28: FARMINGTON, the Annual Kids Stuff Sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, Main Street. 778-6960

April 28: FARMINGTON,
a community luncheon will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church, Academy Street. Free 778-2163

April 28: GRAY,
a used book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gray Public Library, Hancock Street. 657-4056

April 28: JAY, a spring yard sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Rose Parish Hall. 897-4818

April 28: KENNEBUNK,
a Mass for healing of the family tree will be held at 1 p.m. at the Franciscan Monastery, 20 Beach Ave. 967-2011

April 28: LEWISTON, the Manpower Multiple Sclerosis Walk will be held starting at 8 a.m. at Lewiston High School, 156 East Ave. 524-2749

April 28: LEWISTON-AUBURN, the Fifth Annual Twin Cities community clean-up, a spring cleaning of Lewiston and Auburn parks, streets and open spaces, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. 783-3052

April 28: LEWISTON-AUBURN,
the Sisters of Charity Health System “Pack the Bus,” semi-annual event to help restock the food pantry, will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Shaw’s Supermarkets in Lewiston and Auburn. 755-3002

April 28, 29: LEWISTON,
the Monster Truck Spectacular 2 will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, 190 Birch St. $18/$9 783-2009

April 28: MEXICO, a Family Fun Day will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mexico Recreation Center. $5

April 28: POLAND,
a benefit Scrapbooking Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Whittier Middle School. 998-5400

April 28: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Seth Bond Perry, Troy Pennell and Andrea Henry, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 615-4079

April 28: PORTLAND, the Maine Tin Peddlers Rug Show and Hook In will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodfords St. 459-0455

April 28: PORTLAND,
an “Evening on Mount Washington,” a fund-raising event, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $100 772-0066

April 28: RUMFORD,
the Annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser will be held at Oxford Lanes, Route 2. 743-7035

April 28: RUMFORD, the Annual Women’s Health Fair will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Franklin Hospital.

April 28: SOUTH PARIS,
a benefit Chinese Auction will be held at 3 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School cafeteria. 743-5946

April 28: TOPSHAM, the Spring Model Railroad Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mt. Ararat High School, U.S. Route 201. $4/$2 933-2477

April 28: WILTON,
the Annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ sake fundraiser will be held at Meadow Lanes Bowling Alley. 743-7035

April 28: WILTON, the Wilton Scholarship Great Whatever Auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Academy Hill School. 645-3894

April 28: YARMOUTH,
the 19th Annual Heirloom Appraisal Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Yarmouth Historical Society, 215 Main St. 846-6259

April 29: AUBURN, the Ninth Annual Letters for Literacy Scrabble Fest will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, Riverwatch. 753-1772

April 29: 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

April 29: AUBURN,
the annual Habitat for Humanity breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. to noon at St. Philip’s Church, Route 4. $5/$3 784-8803

April 29: AUBURN,
the Ninth Annual “Letters for Literacy” Scrabble Fest will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn.

April 29, May 6, 13: BRIDGTON,
an open mic night will be held every Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

April 29: BRUNSWICK, a live fashion show and display featuring the history, tradition and artistry of the Japanese kimono, will be held at 2 p.m. at People Plus, corner of Noble and Maine Streets. 737-4035

April 29: MEXICO,
a benefit Shower Party will be held at 4 p.m. at the Mexico Baptist Church.

April 29: PORTLAND, a Total Wellness Expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel, Congress Street. $3 286-1427

April 29: RUMFORD, the Elliott Card Challenge, a card magic contest, will be held at 3 p.m. at Hotel Harris. Free

April 29: SEBAGO,
the Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake is holding auditions for its annual Variety Show from 1 to 5 p.m. at the center, corner of Routes 114 and 35. 284-6742

Theater

April 27-May 6: BANGOR, Penobscot Theatre will perform “The Ruby Sunrise,” about a struggling New York TV network writer, at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Showtimes are April 25, 26 and May 3 at 7 p.m., April 27, May 4 and 5 at 8 p.m., April 29, May 5 and 6 at 2 p.m. and April 28 at 5 p.m. 7 p.m. $15 942-3333

April 27, 28: BAR MILLS, the Originals will perform “Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage,” with slapstick, satire and black humor, at 7:30 p.m. at the Saco River Grange Hall. $14/$12 929-5412

April 27, 28, 29: PORTLAND, the USM Department of Theatre will perform “The Mandrake,” about lying, cheating and betrayal, at St. Lawrence Arts Community Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on April 27, 28 and 5 p.m. on April 29. 780-5151

April 27-May 6: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre Company will perform “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” a play of old sorrow, written in tears and blood, at the theater, 955 Forest Ave. Showtimes are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. $16/$14 730-2389

April 27, 28: SOUTH PARIS, the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Drama Club Dionysian Players will perform “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” at 7:30 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School auditorium. $10/$8 739-6200

April 27, 28: WATERVILLE, “On the Verge,” about three lady explorers from the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Strider Theater. $2/$3 873-7000

April 27, 28: WINTHROP, the Winthrop High School Drama Department will perform “Proof,” a witty drama about the love-hate relationship of a mathematical genius, at 7 p.m. at Winthrop High School Performing Arts Center. 377-2221

April 29: FREEPORT,
the Freeport Community Players will present a staged reading of “Looking for Nadia,” at 4 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Free 865-2220

Films

April 27: GREENE, Clint Denn will narrate his film, “Inside Switzerland,” at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

April 27: TURNER,
a movie and pizza night will be held at 5 p.m. at Leavitt Area High School Auditorium. $6/$3 224-8264

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Books

April 27, 28: LEWISTON, Albert Gagne, author of “The State Boys Rebellion,” will sign copies of his book from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Percy’s Burrow at hte Lewiston Mall.

Lectures

April 27: BRUNSWICK, John Beebe, M.D., will speak on “The Eight-Function, Eight-Archetype Model of Psychological Types,” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium. $10/$13 729-0300

April 29: BATH, Tom Paiement will speak on “On-Goings,” at 3 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $5/$8 442-8455

April 29: LEWISTON,
Michael and Diane Tyne will speak on “Theology of the Body: The Look of Love,” at 7:15 p.m. at DaVinci’s, 35 Canal St. Free 240-7707

Exhibits

Auburn: “Art and Ale Joint Exhibition,” will be featured through May 3; and photography by Courtney Aranovitch will be featured through May 17, 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; and “Cabinet of Curiosities, the Museum Science Collections and You,” will is continuos 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

Bangor: Images of the interior of China will be featured through April 30; and the Bangor Art Society juried show will be featured May 1 through May 31, both at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Bangor:
“Yangtze Remembered: The River Beneath the Lake,” photographs by Linda Butler and “Repair: The Workshop,” works by Barbara Sullivan, will be featured through June 30 at University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 561-3350

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; and works by Morse High School students will be featured April 30 through June 3, both at Mae’s Cafe and Bakery, 160 Centre St. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 442-8577

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

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

Brunswick: “Dance of Two Cultures: The Studies,” will be featured through May 5 at Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine St. 729-5500

Brunswick:
“Frederick Lynch: Painted Reliefs,” will be featured through May 26 at ICON Contemporary Art, 19 Main St. Gallery hours: weekdays, 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. 725-8157

Farmingdale:
Paintings by Elizabeth Webber Budd will be featured through May 25 at Renaissance Gallery, 685 Maine Ave. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 623-3575

Farmington: Works by June Dragoon will be featured through April 30 at Heirlooms of Tomorrow, 710 Wilton Road. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 778-5315

Farmington: “Incite: Class of 2007 Senior Art Exhibit,” will be featured through May 12 at the University of Maine Art Gallery, 246 Maine St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. and by appointment. 778-7002

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 Art Department B.F.A. Exhibits will be featured through May 12 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

Hallowell:
“Leo Marcus: The Retrospective,” will be featured through April 29 at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. 622-3813

Lewiston: L/A Arts presents “Studio Connections: Artists Supporting MPBN,” will be featured through May 20 at Gallery 5, 49 Lisbon St. 782-7228

Lewiston:
Works by 17 senior art majors will be featured through May 26; and “Iranian Art Show,” will be featured April 29 through May 13, both At Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 786-6158

Lewiston:
Works by Bonnie Bartlett of Auburn and June Dragoon of Peru will be featured through April 30 at Central Maine Medical Center Rotating Art Gallery, 300 Main St. 346-3462

Lewiston:
“Bird Sightings,” will be featured April 22 through June 15 at L-A College Atrium Gallery, 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. 753-6500

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: “Ways of Seeing,” an exhibit of photographs created by 16 students in Ed Stevens’ Oxford Hills High School photography class, will be featured through April 30; and “Fiber Arts Exhibit,” will be featured through May 31, both at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-5309

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

Portland:
“Vividly True to Nature: Harrison Bird Brown, 1831-1915,” will be featured through Sept. 9; and “Biennial 2007,” will be featured through June 10, 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: “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:
Works by Thomas Connolly will be featured through April 28, 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:
USM Art Department B.F.A. Exhibits will be featured through May 12, at USM Area Gallery at Woodbury Campus Center. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 780-5008

Portland:
Works by Penelope Jones, Berenice Abbott and gallery artists will be featured through April 28 at Susan Maasch Fine Arts, 29 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment. 699-2966

Portland:
“Lost Sites,” featuring empty lots, deserted building, leftover niches and more, will be featured through April 28 at Aucocisco Gallery, 613 Congress St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. 775-2222

Portland:
“Past and Present,” featuring works by Charles Nowell, will be featured through April 30 at Portland Public Library, Five Monument Square. 871-1710

Portland:
“Works by Eirene Efstathiou, Joe Kievitt, Justin Richel, Sam van Aken and Henry Wolyniec will be featured through May 12 at Whitney Art Works, 492 Congress St. 780-0700

Portland:
Works by Kathe Kollwitz will be featured through May 5; and works by Mario Rivoli will be featured through May 31, both at Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 699-2919

Portland:
“Picturing Portland: A Century of Change,” will be featured through Nov. 25 at Portland Harbor Museum, on the waterfront. Gallery hours: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during April and May and seven days a week starting Memorial Day Weekend. $4 799-6337

Portland:
“Greetings From SMCC: A Mail-Art Extravaganza,” will be featured through May 11 at the Southern Maine Community College Library, 86 Fort Road. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 9 p.m. 741-5574

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:
Works by Ethan Hayes-Chute and Henry Wolyniec will be featured through May 20; “Alan Magee: From the Underground River,” and “Altered Nature: Manipulated Photographs,” will be featured through July 21, 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

South Paris:
The “First Friday Spring Art Exhibit” will be featured through May 26 at Painted Mermaid Gallery, 6 Briggs Ave. 743-7312

Turner:
“Dreams Remembered,” featuring 29 artists, will be featured through May 19; and a solo exhibit by Michael J. Smith will be featured through June 27, both at Turner Center for the Arts. 225-3115

Unity:
“Student Show 2007,” will be featured through May 12 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

Wiscasset: “Ethereality,” installations by Damian Yanessa, will be featured May 4 through May 28 at James Patrick Gallery, 25 Fort Hill St. Gallery hours: Friday-Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 882-9951

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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