Feb. 6: AUBURN, the Distributors will perform at 9 p.m. at Lavish Nightclub, 34 Court St. 891-9941

Feb. 6, 7: AUBURN, Under the Covers will perform at 7 p.m. at Lost Valley Brookside Lounge. 784-1561

Feb. 6: LEWISTON, the Auryn String Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. $10/$4 786-6135

Feb. 6: LEWISTON, Vegetables by Day will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Little Dan’s BBQ, 757 Main St. 333-3227

Feb. 6: LEWISTON, the Eric Green Party will perform at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

Feb. 6: LIVERMORE FALLS, singer/songwriter Phil Poirier will perform at a benefit concert at 7 p.m. at Treat Memorial Library, 56 Main St. $5 897-3631

Feb. 6: PORTLAND, the Derek Trucks Band will perform at 9 p.m. at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. $28/$25 899-4990

Feb. 6: PORTLAND, the SQ Unit, fronted by violinist/composer Daniel Bernard Roumain, will perform at 8 p.m. at USM Hannaford Hall. $36/$10 773-3150

Feb. 6: ROCKLAND, the Del McCoury Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $38 594-0070

Feb. 6: RUMFORD, Jam Night will be held at 7 p.m. at Black Mountain of Maine Base Lodge. 364-8977

Feb. 7: AUBURN, Poke Chop will perform at 8 p.m. at Gritty McDuff, 68 Main St. 376-2739

Feb. 7: AUBURN, Steve M and the Chicks will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041

Feb. 7: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Old Time Opry will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $10/$15 633-5159

Feb. 7: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, the Derek Trucks Band will perform at Sugarloaf USA, 5092 Access Road. $40-$15 237-2000

Feb. 7: FARMINGTON, Wilf Clark and the Misty Mountaineers, bluegrass band, will perform at a benefit concert at 7 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. $5 778-2757

Feb. 7: FARMINGTON, the Pete Hardy Band will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. 778-7346

Feb. 7: FARMINGTON, a musical event to benefit the local care and share food closet will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, Route 2. 778-3653

Feb. 7: FREEPORT, the Plains will perform acoustic music at 2 p.m. at Freeport Square. 865-1616

Feb. 7: LEWISTON, the Neo Jazz Collective will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Free with ticket 786-8376

Feb. 7: LEWISTON, Barefoot Truth will perform at 9 p.m. at Bates College Benjamin Mays Center. 795-7496

Feb. 7: LEWISTON, Igor Lovchinsky will present a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $15/$12 689-2000

Feb. 7, 13: LEWISTON, Dave Mello will perform delta blues at 8:30 p.m. at Little Dan’s BBQ, 757 Main St. 333-3227

Feb. 7: LEWISTON, Dana Gross will perform blues at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

Feb. 7: NEW GLOUCESTER, Sean Mencher and the Rhythm Kings will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of New Gloucester at Church and Gloucester Hill roads. $10/$5 926-3260

Feb. 7: PORTLAND, Motor Booty Affair will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

Feb. 7: PORTLAND, Maino will perform at 9 p.m. at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. $20/$22 899-4990

Feb. 7: ROCKPORT, Cheryl Wheeler will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. $26.75/$24.75 5420070

Feb. 7: UNITY, Sometymes Why, featuring performances by three women, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. $15 948-3131

Feb. 8: AUGUSTA, the Marcia Gallagher Jazz Combo will perform at 2 p.m. at UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium. $10/$5 621-3551

Feb. 8: BUXTON, a bluegrass jam session will be held at 1 p.m. at the Roost Function Hall. $4/$3 854-5520

Feb. 8: GORHAM, the Portland String Quartet, with pianist Laura Kargul, will perform at 3 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $15-$5 780-5555

Feb. 8: LEWISTON, violinist, Mary Hunter, pianist, James Parakilas and cellist, Steve Witkin, will perform at 3 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Free 786-6135

Feb. 8: MECHANIC FALLS, Country Sunday will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $8/$5 659-1005

Feb. 9: PORTLAND, the Larry Williams Trio will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Back Bay Grill, 65 Portland St. 772-8833

Feb. 10: LEWISTON, jazz pianist Ahmad Hassan Muhammad and friends will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Feb. 12, 14, 19: LEWISTON, Laroche Entertainment will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Little Dan’s BBQ, 757 Main St. 333-3227

Feb. 12: PORTLAND, Roots of Creation will perform at 9 p.m. at the Asylum, 121 Center St. $10 772-8397

Dance

Feb. 6: MECHANIC FALLS, Roadhouse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

Feb. 6: RUMFORD, a Founders Day celebration dinner/dance will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 13 Oxford Ave. $12 364-7278

Feb. 7: AUBURN, the Black Rose Band will play at a dance at Club Texas, 150 Center St. 784-7785

Feb. 7: 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

Feb. 7, 21, 28: PARIS, the Jones Dance Band will play old-fashioned music at a dance at 7 p.m. at the South Paris American Legion Hall, Church Street. $5 743-5723

Feb. 7: SABATTUS, a dinner/dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the Jacques Cartier Hall, Wales Road. $10-$5 375-4850

Feb. 7: SPRINGVALE, a charity dance and laptop drive will be held at 7 p.m. at Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St. $15 324-1139

Feb. 8: LEWISTON, the Knights of Columbus singles dance, with music by Clary Hill, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $8 784-0389

Feb. 9, 16: DRESDEN, country western line and partner dancing will be held at 7 p.m. at the Dresden Masonic Hall, Route 127. $3/$4 622-4884

Feb. 10, 17: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St. 783-6667

Feb. 11, 18: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003

Feb. 11, 18: RUMFORD, line dancing will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 13 Oxford Ave. Free 739-9798

Kids

Feb. 9: PARIS, the Readers Theater will perform “Jack the Beanstalk at 3:30 p.m. at Paris Public Library, 37 Market Square. 743-6994

Special

Feb. 6-8: AUBURN, the Winter Festival, with many events in various areas in Auburn, will be held.

Feb. 6: BRIDGTON, the Moonlight Charity Challenge ski-a-thon benefiting Camp Sunshine will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. at Shawnee Peak. 655-3800

Feb. 6: BRUNSWICK, “500 Clown Frankenstein,” featuring three clowns stymied by elaborate and exaggerated period costumes who embark on a madcap journey to construct Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, will be presented at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Memorial Hall. 725-3375

Feb. 6-8: FREEPORT, the second annual “Flavor of Freeport Festival,” with food, live music performances, wine tasting and dance lessons, will be held in the Freeport area. 865-1433

Feb. 6: PORTLAND, comedian Johnny Rizzo will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

Feb. 6: RUMFORD, a Founders Day Celebration,”with food and dancing entertainment, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, Rumford Avenue. $12 364-7278

Feb. 6: WINTHROP, Roderick Russell will present sword swallowing, mind reading and more at 7 p.m. at Winthrop Performing Arts Center, 211 Rambler Road. $10/$6 623-1152

Feb. 7: AUBURN, comedian Tom Clark will perform at 8 p.m. at Fireside Inn and Suites, 1777 Washington St. $14/$12 777-1777

Feb. 7: BANGOR, the MPA state cheering championships will be held at 10 a.m. at Bangor Civic Center Auditorium. $7/$4 947-5555

Feb. 7: BUCKFIELD, Roderick Russell, stage hypnotist, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Route 117. $15 336-3306

Feb. 7: DAMARISCOTTA, the eighth annual Chocolate Fest and Silent Auction will be held at 7 p.m. at Skidompha Library, 184 Main St. 563-1818

Feb. 7: FARMINGTON, the “We Can Push Back Hunger” event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, Route 2. 778-3921

Feb. 7: MEXICO, the 12th annual “Blessing of the Sleds” will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Mountain Valley Middle School.

Feb. 7: OXFORD, a benefit Poker and Radar Run will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Route 219. 461-4249

Feb. 7: PARIS, the Project Graduation annual auction will be held at 1 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Route 26. 674-3060

Feb. 7: PARIS, a baton twirling competition will be held at 1 p.m. at Agnes Gray School gymnasium, 170 Main St. 674-2332

Feb. 7: PORTLAND, the Camp Sunshine Maine Polar Dip will be held at noon at the East End Beach. 655-3800

Feb. 7, 8: PORTLAND, the 19th annual Maine Home, Remodeling and Garden Show will be held at Cumberland County Civic Center. The hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. $7/$5 866-295-6438

Feb. 7: WELD, a Family Fun Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mt. Blue State Park. $1.50 585-2261

Feb. 7: YARMOUTH, the 10th annual Sleigh Day will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at Skyline Farm, 95 The Lane. 829-5838

Feb. 8: AUGUSTA, the State Capital Cheer Challenge will be held at the Augusta Civic Center. 753-1113

Feb. 8: BRUNSWICK, poetry readings will be presented by Jim Mello, Alice Persons and Jim Glenn Thatcher at 1 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library. Free 729-4439

Feb. 8: LISBON, a wine tasting will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at Graziano’s Restaurant. 782-7228

Feb. 8: NORWAY, an Agricultural Farm Fair will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 35 Paris St. 743-8901

Feb. 8, 22, March 8, 29, April 19, May 3: PORTLAND, Psychic Sunday will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel, Congress Street. $3 286-1427

Feb. 9: LEWISTON, an evening of readings by poet Jennifer Moxley and poet-novelist James Koller will be held at 7 p.m. at Bates College Skelton Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. Free 786-6326

Feb. 10: CAMDEN, a program on turkeys, pheasants and other game birds in Maine will be presented by Barbara Tomlinson at noon at Merryspring Nature Center, 30 Conway Road. $5 236-2239

Feb. 10: PORTLAND, a poetry slam will be held at 7 p.m. at the North Star Cafe, 225 Congress St. $2 699-2994

Feb. 11: UNITY, Environmental Career Fair 2009 will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Unity College Gymnasium. 948-3131

Feb. 12: POLAND, Bob Marley will perform at 7 p.m. at Poland Regional High School, 1457 Maine St. $15 998-5400

Theater

Feb. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15: BATH, the New England Youth Theatre will perform “The Wizard of Oz” at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Feb. 6, 7, 13 and 14 and 2 p.m. Feb. 8 and 15. 442-8455

Feb. 6-15: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform “QED,” about Nobel Prize winning physicist and noted eccentric Richard Feynman, at the theater, 14 School St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and 12. $18 729-8584

Feb. 6, 7: LEWISTON, the Robinson Players will perform “The Vagina Monologues” at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. $3 786-6161

Feb. 6-8: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre Company will perform “The Clean House” at Studio Theater at 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $18/$20 730-2389

Feb. 6-15: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $28/$20 885-5883

Feb. 6-22: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Peer Gynt” at 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $36-$13 774-0465

Feb. 6, 7: WATERVILLE, “Much Ado About Nothing” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 and 6 and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Colby College Strider Theater. 859-4520

Feb. 6-8: WINDHAM, Windham Center Stage Theater will perform “Annie Jr.” at Windham Community Center, School Road. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $10-$5 893-2098

Feb. 8: BETHEL, “Strangers Among Us,” a play about the struggles of families facing Alzheimer’s disease, will be presented by Senior College members at 1:30 p.m. at Bethel Congregational Church, Church Street. Free/Donations 824-2053

Feb. 10: MEXICO, RAAPA dinner theater chorus auditions will be held at 7 p.m. at Mountain Valley Middle School lecture hall. 364-7242

Feb. 11, 12: LEWISTON, the CBB one-act festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre.

Feb. 12: BRUNSWICK, Bowdoin College students and faculty will give a reading of the play “Resistance” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. Free 725-3663

Feb. 12-15: GORHAM, “Moonchildren” will be performed at USM Russell Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $14-$7 780-5151

Feb. 12: PORTLAND, Portland Playback Theatre will perform stories of romantic love at 7 p.m. at USM Hannaford Lecture Hall. $15/$10 780-5900

Feb. 12, 13, 14: PORTLAND, “My First Time” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $10/$15 761-1757

Feb. 12: SEBAGO, the Schoolhouse Youth Ensemble will perform “The Jaberwocky” and the Schoolhouse Players will perform “Just So Stories” at 7 p.m. at the Black Box Theater at Schoolhouse Arts Center, Route 114. $5/$3 642-3743

Films

Feb. 6, 7, 8; LEWISTON, “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and at 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $1

Feb. 6: NORWAY, “Arranged,” a teen film series about two young teachers, one Muslin and the other an Orthodox Jew, will be shown at 7 p.m. at Norway Memorial Library, 151 Main St. 743-5309

Feb. 7: BRUNSWICK, the silent film “A Man There War” will be shown at 11 a.m. at Eveningstar Cinema at Tontine Mall. $8 721-0141

Books

Feb. 6: FREEPORT, Dr. Christiane Northrup, author of “Secret Pleasures of Menopause,” will sign copies of her book at 6 and 8 p.m. at the Harraseeket Inn. $50 865-4743

Feb. 12: LEWISTON, Katalin Vecsey, a member of the Bates College theater faculty, will read writings by Holocaust survivor Judith Isaacson at 7 p.m. in the Lewiston Public Library’s Callahan Hall, 200 Lisbon St. Isaacson will sign copies of her book, “Seed of Sarah: Memoirs of a Survivor,” following the reading. 513-3050

Lectures

Feb. 8: ROCKPORT, artist Anna Hepler will speak at 2 p.m. at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. $5 236-2875

Feb. 8: WISCASSET, Jonathan Yellowbear, Abenaki Indian and presenter of living history concerning the First Nations People, will speak on “Once We Were Here: Native Peoples of Our Region” at 2 p.m. at 911 Communications Center. 737-2239

Feb. 10: BRUNSWICK, Chris Hedges, New York Times foreign correspondent and author, will speak on “Covering War and Conflict as a Foreign Correspondent” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium. Free 725-3433

Feb. 10: FREEPORT, Bill O’Neil will speak about his life in music, from the golden age of rock ‘n’ roll to the present, at 10:30 p.m. at Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. 865-4706

Feb. 10: NORWAY, Dr. Kenneth Hamilton will speak on the healing power of presence at 7 p.m. at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-5309

Feb. 12: BRUNSWICK, Stephen Meardon, economics historian and Bowdoin College assistant professor of economics, will speak on “U.S. Trade in Longfellow’s Time and Now” at 4 p.m. at Bowdoin College Daggett Lounge. Free 729-4439

Feb. 12: BRUNSWICK, Patsy Dickinson, Bowdoin College’s Josiah Little professor of natural sciences, will speak on “Generating Flexibility in Rhythmic Movements: What We Can Learn From Lobsters” at 12:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. Free 725-3253

Feb. 12: BRUNSWICK, De-nin Lee, assistant professor of art and Asian studies, will speak on “Telling Tales: Stories About Chinese Painting at Bowdoin College” at 4 p.m. at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Free 725-3275

Feb. 12: BRUNSWICK, Susan Lolomon, National Medical of Science laureate, will speak on “A World of Change: Climate Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. Free 725-3257

Exhibits

AUGUSTA: “Fred Richard’s Life in Photography” will be featured through Feb. 22 at Pine Tree State Arboretum, 153 Hospital St. 621-0031

AUGUSTA: Works by Lea Peterson will be featured through April 15 at Finance Authority of Maine, 5 Community Drive. 623-3263

BATH: “2009 Juried Photography Show” will be featured through Feb. 14 at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 442-8637

BATH: Recent woodblock prints of Susan Levine will be featured through May 3 at Mae’s Cafe, 160 Centre St. Gallery hours, seven days a week. 442-8577

BRUNSWICK: “James Bowdoin III: Pursuing Style in the Age of Independence” will be featured through June 7 at Bowdoin College Shaw Ruddock Gallery. 725-3275

BRUNSWICK: “American Spirit: Highlights From the Collection” will be featured through May 3 at Bowdoin College Boyd Gallery. 725-3275

BRUNSWICK: “Ink Tales,” Chinese paintings, will be featured through May 10; and “Rodin: The Knowledge of a Thousand Gestures” will be displayed through Aug. 3, both at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 725-3275

FARMINGTON: “Here to There,” a view of consumerist culture, will be featured through March 8 at UMF Art Gallery, 246 Main St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. 778-7081

GARDINER: Works by members and staff of the Maine Crafts Association will be featured through Feb. 28 at Center for Maine Craft. 588-0021

GORHAM: “Ubart: a Juris Ubans Retrospective” will be featured through Feb. 15 at USM Art Gallery. 780-5008

HALLOWELL: “Photography Exposition 2009,” featuring digital and silver prints, will be displayed through Feb. 8 at Joyce’s Restaurant, 192 Water St.

LEWISTON: “Area Artists 2009” will be featured through March 20 at USM L/A College, 51 Westminster St. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 753-6554

LEWISTON: “Recent Acquisitions: Collection Project III” will be featured through March 30; and “The Somali Diaspora: A Journey Away” will be viewed through May 29, both at Bates College Museum of Art. 786-6394

LEWISTON: “Up Close and Personal” will be featured through March 7 at L/A Arts Gallery 5, 49 Lisbon St. Gallery hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and by appointment. 782-7228

LEWISTON: Works by Scott Marquis and Pandy Zolas will be featured through Feb. 28 at CMMC Rotating Art Gallery, 300 Main St. 795-2295

LEWISTON: Works by John Cain and Ray Fannin will be featured through March 7 at Captive Elements Gallery, 25 Landry Road. 786-3606

NEWRY: “Landscapes for Landsake,” an exhibition and sale of contemporary and historical paintings, will be featured Feb. 13 through Feb. 21 at Sunday River Ski Resort at South Ridge Lodge. 824-5000

NORWAY: Local artists will feature oil, mixed-media, photography, charcoal, acrylic and lithograph through Feb. 28 at Stephens Memorial Hospital, 181 Main St. 824-3575

NORWAY: A pictorial display of Otisfield’s brick houses will be featured through March 31; and a collection of antique Valentine Day cards, dating from 1910 to 1918, will be displayed through Feb. 18, both at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-5309

NORWAY: “Fill-in-the-Blank” show will be featured through Feb. 28 at Commons Art Collective, 447 Main St. 841-8758

NORWAY: The first photography only show of Western Maine Art Group will be featured through Feb. 28 in the windows of the new Norway Savings Bank Operations Center. 739-6161

PORTLAND: “Lynne Drexler – Painter” will be displayed through March 1; and “Backstage Pass: Rock and Roll Photography” will be featured through March 22, both at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday through Columbus Day. 775-6148

PORTLAND: “American and European Master Prints” will be displayed through April 25 at A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday or by appointment. 699-2919

PORTLAND: “AIGA BoNE Show” will be featured through Feb. 28; and “Twilight,” featuring paintings, photography, installation and video, will be be displayed through March 8, both at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday and until 7 p.m. Thursday. 775-3052

PORTLAND: “Backstage Pass: Rock and Roll Photography,” by John Fahnley, will be featured through March 22 at Addison Woolley Gallery and Center for Photographic Inquiry, 87 Market St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 775-0678

PORTLAND: “The Funnies,” featuring works by 26 artists, illustrators, cartoonists, musicians and inventors, will be featured through Feb. 28 at Whitney Art Works, 492 Congress St. 774-7011

TOPSHAM: “Joy of Art,” featuring oil, watercolor, mixed media and other media, will be displayed through Feb. 14 at Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. 725-1727