Concerts

Oct. 4: AUBURN, Mary Murphy will perform on the piano at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

Oct. 4: PORTLAND, Bob Dylan, with special guests Elvis Costello and Amos Lee, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center. $65.50/$49.50 775-3458

Oct. 5: AUBURN, Softspoken Radicals, eclectic electric and acoustic music, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

Oct. 5: BATH, Joan Hager, vocals, and Ben Bigney, keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

Oct. 5: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, JimmyJo and the Jumbol’Ahuhs will perform Cajun music at 8 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $10 /$12 633-5159

Oct. 5: LEWISTON, singer/guitarist Noel Rosa will perform at 7:30 p.m. at King’s Bridge Theatre Vineyard Auditorium, 12 Foss Road. $8 784-9500

Oct. 5: LEWISTON, the Vienna Piano Trio will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free 786-6135

Oct. 5: LEWISTON, the Third Man Trio will perform at 7 p.m. at Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

Oct. 5: PORTLAND, Fire on Fire and Death Vessel will perform at 9:30 p.m. at Space Gallery, 538 Congress St. $8 828-5600

Oct. 5: UNITY, singer/songwriter Eric Lindell will perform at 8 p.m. at Unity Theater, 42 Depot St. $20

Oct. 6: AUBURN, Steve McManus and Chicks with Sticks will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

Oct. 6: AUBURN, Rocktoberfest, a fundraiser benefiting the Maine Music Association featuring the bands Blisster, EiB and Losing Tomorrow, will be held at 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave.$10/$8 577-5766

Oct. 6: BRUNSWICK, Brad Terry and Mateusz Kolokowski will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Theater Project, 14 School St. $25 729-8584

Oct. 6: JAY, a country music show will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the North Jay Grange Hall. $5 645-2910

Oct. 6: NEW GLOUCESTER, Mountain Avenue will perform blues, bluegrass, folk, rock and jazz at 7:30 p.m. at the New Gloucester Village Coffee House, Route 231 and Gloucester Hill Road. $10/$5 926-3161

Oct. 6: ROCKLAND, the Wailin’ Jennys, a Canadian trio, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre. 236-2823

Oct. 6: TURNER, Ron and Deb Hodge will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Turner Village Church, 139 Main St. Donations 225-3667

Oct. 7: AUGUSTA, the Maine Academy of Country Music will sponsor a benefit show from 1 to 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Route 17. $10 549-7438

Oct. 7: BANGOR, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at the Bangor Auditorium. $13-$40 947-5555

Oct. 7: BATH, the Maine Ole’ Opry Show and Induction will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $12-$8 490-1232

Oct. 7: PARIS, Reg and Gretchen Dunneman will perform gospel music at 7 p.m. at West Paris Baptist Church. 674-2968

Oct. 7: PORTLAND, Old Time Jazz will perform at 10:30 a.m. at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. 775-6148

Oct. 7: PORTLAND, Black Mountain and the Cave Singers will perform at 9 p.m. at Space Gallery, 538 Congress St. $10 828-5600

Oct. 7: SOUTHWEST HARBOR, the MDI open jam celebration will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at Smuggler’s Den Campground, Route 102. 244-9264

Dance

Oct. 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21: GORHAM, ballroom dance parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

Oct. 4, 11, 18: PORTLAND, salsa and swing dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

Oct. 5, 6: LEWISTON, the Bossov Ballet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $15/$13 689-2000

Oct. 5: PORTLAND, a swing dance, with music by the Chameleons, will be held at 9 p.m. at North Deering Grange Hall, 1408 Washington Ave. $10 653-5012

Oct. 5, 12, 19: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

Oct. 6: CANTON, a benefit dinner/dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the old Canton Fire Hall. $10-$6 966-2771

Oct. 6, 13, 20: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Oct. 6: RUMFORD, a benefit dance, with music by the Cribbles and the Hooligans, will be held at 7 p.m. at Teena’s Lounge. 364-8798

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

Kids

Oct. 4: NORWAY, an afternoon of games galore will be held from 12:45 to 2:30 p.m. at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-5308

Oct. 6: PORTLAND, French songs, rhymes and stories for children will be featured from 10 to 11 a.m. at Language Exchange, 80 Exchange St. $5 772-0405

Special

Oct. 4-7: FRYEBURG, the 157th annual Fryeburg Fair, with livestock, exhibition hall, farm museum, craft demonstrations, entertainment, food and more, will be held at Fryeburg Fairgrounds. 935-3268

Oct. 4: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre benefit wine-tasting will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Fuel Restaurant, 49 Lisbon St. $40 782-3200

Oct. 5: AUBURN, the teen open-mic night will be held at 6 p.m. at the Auburn Public Library, Androscoggin Community Room, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

Oct. 5: PORTLAND, comedian Joey Carroll will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave.

Oct. 5, 6: SABATTUS, a benefit bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dominican Sisters convent, 61 Lisbon Road. 375-8399

Oct. 6: AUBURN, a benefit yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, Summer Street and Mt. Auburn Avenue. 375-4894

Oct. 6: AUBURN, a benefit indoor yard sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lake Auburn Town House, 74 Lake Auburn Ave. 786-5085

Oct. 6: AUGUSTA, a fall festival will be held at Old Fort Western. $6/$4 626-2385

Oct. 6, 7: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, the Upcountry Artists’ annual art and craft show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Sugarloaf Mountain Base Lodge. Free 778-4764

Oct. 6: FAIRBANKS, an apple festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fairbanks School Meeting House, Route 4. 778-3808

Oct. 6: GARDINER, a book fair will be held at the Gardiner Public Library, 152 Water St. 582-3312

Oct. 6: JAY, a fall bazaar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Rose Parish Hall. 897-4818

Oct. 6: NEW GLOUCESTER, Apple Saturdays, with orchard tours, apple pie sale, doll-making, homemade donuts and cider, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. 926-4597

Oct. 6: NEWRY, the eighth annual North American wife-carrying championships will be held at noon at Sunday River Ski Resort. 824-5243

Oct. 6: NEW SHARON, a book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jim Ditzler Memorial Library. 779-1128

Oct. 6: NORWAY, the second annual yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fare-Share Co-op, 443 Main St. 743-9044

Oct. 6: PHILLIPS, a ghost train will be featured at 6:45 p.m. at the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. $5/$2 684-4520

Oct. 6: RANGELEY, the 14th annual Apple Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Church of Good Shepherd, Main Street.

Oct. 6-14: ROCKPORT, the 18th annual Work of the Hand crafts show and sale will be held at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. 236-2875

Oct. 6: RUMFORD, the Rumford Hospital Family Fun Festival will be held at Black Mountain of Maine. 369-1143

Oct. 6: SCARBOROUGH, a New England Revival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at Beech Ridge Speedway. Free 799-0407

Oct. 6: SOUTHWEST HARBOR, the Acadia Oktoberfest, food and craft festival, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Smuggler’s Den Campground, Route 102. $5 244-4185

Oct. 7, 14, 21: BRIDGTON, an open-mic night will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

Oct. 7: BRUNSWICK, the Coin and Stamp Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Columbus Drive. 721-7872

Oct. 7: LEWISTON, the Lipizzaner Stallions will perform at 2 and 6 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $30.50-$23.50 775-3458

Oct. 7: OWLS HEAD, the Foreign Auto Festival and Antique Aeroplane Show will be held at Owls Head Transportation Museum. 594-4418



Theater

Oct. 6: BATH, auditions for “Les Miserables” will be held at 1 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. 442-8455

Oct. 4, 5, 6, 7: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “Once Upon a Mattress, loosely based on the “Princess and the Pea,” at Cumston Hall. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday. $22/$18 933-9999

Oct. 4-6: OGUNQUIT, “The Full Monty” will be performed at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Showtimes are at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday and at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. $39-$48 646-5511

Oct. 4-14: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “Ruthless! The Musical,” a madcap and funny show, at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. $25/$17 885-5883

Oct. 4-21: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “The Piano Lesson,” about an elaborately carved piano passed down by a great-grandfather, at the theater, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; at 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; and at 2 p.m. Sunday. $35-$19. 774-0465

Oct. 4-14: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre Company will perform “Of Mice and Men,” the haunting tale of two lonely migrant workers who dream of a place they can call their own, at Portland Performing Arts Center Studio Theater, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. $18 730-2389

Oct. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre of Maine will perform “Odd at Sea,” about the quest for treasure, at the theater, 317 Marginal Way. Showtimes are at 10 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. Saturday; at 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday; and at 7 p.m. Friday. $5 828-0617

Films

Oct. 4: UNITY, “The Situation,” about American soldiers who throw an Iraqi boy off a bridge in Samarra, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts. Free 948-3131

Oct. 5, 6, 7: LEWISTON, “Transformers” will be shown at 7 and at 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and at 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $1

Oct. 6, 7: STONINGTON, “Life by Lobster,” the story of young fishermen, will be shown at 6 p.m. at Stonington Opera House. 367-2788

Books

Oct. 5: PORTLAND, Sue Monk Kidd, author of “The Mermaid Chair,” will sign copies of her book at 7 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. $12 842-0800

Oct. 6: AUBURN, A. Sayward Lamb, author of “Deer Tails and Other Tales,” will sign copies of his book from 1 to 3 p.m. at Walden Book Store at the Auburn Mall, 550 Center St.

Lectures

Oct. 4: BIDDEFORD, David Myers, professor of psychology at Hope College, will speak on “The Scientific Pursuit of Happiness” at noon at UNE Campus Center. Free 221-4375

Oct. 4: BRUNSWICK, Peter Coviello, associate professor of English, will speak on “Walt Whitman at War” at 12:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. Free 725-3253

Oct. 4: PORTLAND, author Julia Older will discuss her award-winning novel “This Desired Place” at 5 p.m. at UNE Westbrook College Campus. Free 221-4324

Exhibits

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” continues at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed all state holidays. 287-2301

Bangor: Works by Maine photographer Jim Counihan will be featured through Oct. 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: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. 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. Gallery hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except major holidays. 443-1316

Bath: “Interpretations,” featuring the works of Thomas Connelly, Tom Hall, Robert Solotaire and John Whalley, will be shown through Oct. 27 at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 442-8455

Belfast: Works by artists of the Belfast Poetry Festival will be featured through Oct. 24 at the Phoenix Gallery, 159 High St. 338-0087

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: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday-Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. weekends. 824-2908

Boothbay Harbor: Works by John Vander will be featured through Oct. 23 at Gold/Smith Gallery, 41 Commercial St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 633-6252

Boothbay Harbor: The work of 30 sculptors from New England will be featured through Oct. 9 at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. 688-4468

Boothbay Harbor: “Present Reminders of Yesterday Dreams,” featuring the works of John Michael Thomas Seitzer, will be held through Oct. 31 at Joy to the Wind Gallery, 34 Atlantic Ave. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 633-7025

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

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

Brunswick: “Piper Cub: A Sculptural Installation,” featuring sculpture by Mark Wethli, will be featured through Nov. 3 at Coleman Burke Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 725-3761

Brunswick: Studies and drawings of “Dance of Two Cultures” will be featured through Oct. 31 at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. 725-5242

Brunswick: Works by glass artist Bonnie Faulkner will be featured through Nov. 1 at Bowdoin College Smith Union.

Castine: Works by Italian artist Letizia Mancino will be featured through Oct. 17 at Maine Maritime Academy. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 326-2256

Farmington: Works by Gayle Barigar will be featured through Oct. 31 at Heirlooms of Tomorrow, 710 Wilton Road. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 778-5315

Farmington: Works by Robert Shetterly will be featured Oct. 11 through Oct. 18 at UMF Art Gallery. 778-7002

Freeport: Maine landscapes and seascapes, 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: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 865-4519

Georgetown: The work of 10artists will be featured through Nov. 24 at West Island Gallery, 37 Bay Point Road. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 371-9090

Gorham: “USM Self-Taught Art Exhibits” will be featured through Nov. 11 at USM Art Gallery. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Hinckley: “Artists as Naturalists” will feature works by 12 artists through Oct. 15; and “Gerd H. Heinrich: a 20th Century Biologist and Museum Collector” will be featured through April 15 both at L.C. Bates Museum, Route 201. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. $2.50/$1 238-4250

Kingfield: “Pat Chandler: Beaches, Marshes and Woods” will be featured through Oct. 8 at Stadley Gallery, 225 Main St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. daily.

Lewiston: “Green Horizons,” an exhibition exploring the concept of environmental sustainability, will be featured through Dec. 9 at Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St. 786-6158

Lewiston: “Portraits and Voices: Workers of Seven Mills” will be featured through Feb. 28 at Museum L-A, 35 Canal St. 333-3881

Lewiston: “Maine Sculptors” will be featured through Oct. 13 at L-A College Atrium Art Gallery, 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. 753-6511

Lewiston: “Creative Economy” will be featured through Oct. 27 at L/A Arts Gallery 5, 49 Lisbon St. Gallery hours: 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday and by appointment. 576-4805

Lewiston: Works by Roderick Dew will be featured through Nov. 17 at Atelier Opulesce, 143 Canal St. 784-0000

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

Litchfield: An 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 United States, Canada and South America, with a special focus on Maine’s Abenaki, also with an extensive early basket collection at Nowetah’s American Indian Museum, Route 27. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 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: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 563-8598

Norway: Works by Carolyn Rhoads will be featured through Oct. 28 at Frost Farm Gallery, 272 Pikes Hill. 743-8041

Norway: Works by photographer Tere Porter will be featured through Oct. 31 at Stephens Memorial Hospital.

Norway: “Honoring Our Mothers,” with works by Diana Arcadipone, Alan Day, Lisa Moore, Om Devi Reynolds, Greg Shattenberg and Debra Wentworth, will be featured through Nov. 24 at Commons Art Collective, 447 Main St. Gallery hours: 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Ogunquit: “Ansel Adams: The Man Who Captured the Earth’s Beauty,” “Paintings by Lincoln Perry” and “Watercolors from the OMAA Permanent Collection” will be featured through Oct. 31 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Cart, 543 Shore Road. Gallery hours: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. $7-$4 646-4909

Portland: “Masterpieces From the Currier Museum of Art” and “Selected N.C. Wyeth Masterworks” are ongoing; “Frank Lloyd Wright and the House Beautiful” will be featured through Oct. 8; and “Graphite,” featuring paintings, drawings and sculpture on graphite, will be featured through Nov. 25, all at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. 775-6148

Portland: “We Are Maine,” a multicultural exhibit and a fire truck exhibit, is ongoing; “Skyward,” a kite-themed art exhibit, will be featured through Nov. 15; and “Tree Houses,” a hands-on exhibit, will be featured through Dec. 31, all at the Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and after Memorial Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. $6 828-1234

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

Portland: The sixth annual Sculpture Garden Invitational will be featured through Oct. 28; “A Season Under the Sun: Photographs From the Maxwell’s Farm Documentary,” by Susan Pease Porter, will be featured through Nov. 25; and “Faces of the Mind: Portraits of Mental Illness” will be featured through Nov. 25, all at at UNE Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave. Gallery hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday. 221-4499

Portland: “Anthromorph” will be featured through Oct. 6 at the Institute of Contemporary Art and Maine College, Porteous Building, 522 Congress St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, until 7 p.m. Thursday and until 8 p.m. first Fridays. Free 775-3052

Portland: “Noriko Sakanishi: Constructions and Collages” will be featured through Oct. 27 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 522 Congress St. 879-5742

Portland: “Berenice Abbott: Science Photographs – Laws of Physics and Abstraction” will be featured through Oct. 31 at Susan Maasch Fine Art, 29 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 699-2961

Portland: “American Social Realism,” featuring works by Joseph Hirsch, John Sloan, Raphael Soyer, Reginald Marsh and others, will be featured through Oct. 31 at Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 699-2919

Portland: Works by Abbott Meader will be featured through Oct. 27 at Cooper Jackson Gallery, 70 India St. 772-2108

Portland: “Drawn In: New Drawings by Christina Goodwin” will be featured through Oct. 19 at the Drawing Room, 142 High St. 632-2391

Portland: Works by Monroe artist Alison Rector will be featured through Oct. 27 at Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. 772-2693

Portland: “American Social Realism: Prints of Joseph Hirsch, John Sloan, Raphael Soyer, Reginald Marsh and others, will be featured through Oct. 31 at A Fine Thing Gallery, 25 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 699-2919

Portland: Works by artist and University of Maine professor Raphael Di Luzio will be featured Oct. 12 through Nov. 3 at Jameson Art Group, 305 Commercial St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 772-5522

Portland: “Dozier Bell” Fields” will be featured through Oct. 27 at Aucocisco Galleries, 613 Congress St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 775-2222

Portland: “Seeds of Peace – Photographs 200-2007” will be featured through Oct. 30 at Portland Public Library, Five Monument Square. 871-1710

Portland: “Graphite – Alison Hildreth, Greg Parker and Richard Wilson” will be featured through Oct. 27 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 772-1961

Portland: “Lori Rae Curole: MEOWcats” will be featured through Oct. 31 at Daunis Fine Jewelry, 616 Congress St. 773-6011

Rockland: “The Wyeth Collection” and “Alex Katz: Early Paintings” are featured continuously; “Bo Bartlett: Still Point” will be featured through Oct. 14; “N.C. Wyeth: Artist and Illustrator” will be featured through Nov. 1; “Kosti Ruohomaa Photographs” will be featured through March 9; and “James Wyeth: Selected Works” will be featured through May 18, all at Farnsworth Art Museum, 352 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. $8/$5 596-6457

Rockport: “Misuse” will be featured through Oct. 7 at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 236-2875

Rumford: “Still Life” will be featured through Oct. 31 at Pennacook Art Center, Congress Street.

St. George: “Lee Gabriel: New Work” will be featured through Oct. 14 at the Drawing Room Fine Arts and Illustration, 864 River Road. 372-6242

Thomaston: “Finnish American Music, Handicrafts and Sauna” will be featured through Oct. 13 at Finnish Heritage House. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

Topsham: “Gloria Brown: Photographer” will be featured through Oct. 30 at Topsham Public Library Crooker Gallery, 25 Foreside Road. 725-1727

Unity: “Ben Potter: Drawings, Painting and Sculpture” will be featured through Oct. 13 at Unity College Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. 947-3131

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: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. 872-3549

Wiscasset: “Coastal Tracings and Selected Works” will be featured through Oct. 8 at James Patrick Gallery, 25 Fort Hill St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 882-9951

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

Yarmouth: “A Dog and Pony Show,” presenting canine, equine and carriage driving artworks, will be featured through Oct. 28 at Skyline Farm Carriage Museum. Gallery hours: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. 829-9203