The Bollard Bulletin: September 19, 2024
Paintings, puppets and, inevitably, the John Powhida Infirmary
MUSIC
Amigos
The Grumps (rock)
9:30 p.m., no cover (21+)
Bayside Bowl
Gina and the Red Eye Flight Crew (funk)
6 p.m., $25-$30 (all ages)
Blue Portland Maine
John Powhida Infirmary, Tiger Bomb, The Rick Barton Band (garage rock and soul)
8 p.m., $15 (21+)
Congress Square Park
Portland Jazz Orchestra
6 p.m., free (all ages)
The Frog & Turtle
Evan Haines Quartet (jazz)
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Jonathan’s Ogunquit
“Memories of Patsy” (Patsy Cline tribute)
8 p.m., $28+ (all ages)
Lenny’s Pub
Nelson Checkaway & Per Hanson
6:30 p.m., $5 (all ages)
Maine Craft Distilling
Tim Winchester
7 p.m., no cover (21+)
One Longfellow Square
Portland Jazz Orchestra
8 p.m., $15-$20 ($10 seniors, $7 students; all ages)
The Porthole
Tribus Nobilis
6 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Portland Conservatory of Music
Artful Noise String Quartet
12:15 p.m., free
Portland Lobster Co.
Dan Merrill & Dan Whitney (noon), Scolded Dogs (6 p.m.)
no cover (all ages)
Portland Public Library (Rines Auditorium)
Artful Noise String Quartet
12:15 p.m., free
The Thirsty Pig
Brian Walker
5 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Three Dollar Deweys
Don Campbell Duo (country)
7 p.m., no cover (all ages)
Tonic
Line Dancing with DeeDee
7 p.m., call for cover (all ages)
Waterville Opera House (93 Main St.)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra (jazz)
7:30 p.m., $44-$54 (all ages)
PERFORMING ARTS
Night Shade presents the eerie shadow-screen play Order of Wolf at Mayo Street Arts (10 Mayo St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $20-$27 (13+). 879-4629. mayostreetarts.org.
Robert Mac does stand-up at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 7 p.m. Tix: $20 (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
Comedy open mic at Empire Comedy Club (575 Congress St., Portland) at 8:30 p.m. No cover (21+). empirecomedyme.com.
The Laugh Shack comedy night presented by Portland Comedy Co-op at Lincolns (36 Market St., Portland) at 8:30 p.m. Tix: $10 (21+).
VISUAL ARTS
33 by Hand Part Human, work by Merkaveli, show through September. Hours: Thurs.-Sun. noon-6 p.m. 142 High St., Portland. 33byhand.com.
42 Oak Familiar Faces, work by Wills Phillips and Jo Ophardt, shows through Sept. 28. Hours: Fri. 5-8 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 42 Oak St., Portland. meca.edu.
72 Oak Magic, Myth, Machine & Matter, artwork by Abbeth Russell, Eva Rose Goetz, Gregg Harper and William Hessian, shows through September. Hours: Sat. and Sun. 1-4 p.m. 72 Oak St., Portland.
The Apohadion Theater Important Art Show!, work by Christopher Keister and Peet Chamberlain, shows through September during events. apohadiontheater.org.
The Barter Art House Works by Matt Barter, Philip Barter, and pottery by Tim Fischer show through November. Hours: Wed.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 68 Cumberland St., Brunswick. 460-1453. thebarterarthouse.com.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art Witnessing War: Ogawa Kazumasa and Visual Culture in Early Twentieth-Century Japan shows through Dec. 15; Empires of Liberty: Athena, America, and the Feminine Allegory of the State, shows through Nov. 10; In the Fullness of Time, photography by Abigail Neville, shows through Nov. 10. Threads: Artists Weave their Worlds, fiber art by various artists, through Oct. 13; Re/Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475-1875 through Dec. 31; Currents: Art Since 1875 through March 2, 2025; Etruscan Gifts: Artifacts from Early Italy through Feb. 9. 2025. Free admission. Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m.-5 p.m. 245 Maine St., Brunswick. 725-3275. bowdoin.edu.
Casco Bay Artisans Opening reception for Gesture. Color. Form., Abstract Expressionist work by Russ Cox, Cade Jarvis, Erika Manning, Rachel Somerville, and Patrick Walsh, Fri., Sept. 20, from 5-7 p.m. Shows through October. Hours: Mon., Thurs. and Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 68 Commercial St., Portland. 536-1577. cascobayartisans.com.
Colby Museum of Art Surface Tension: Etchings From the Collection, shows through Jan. 12; Deep Time, paintings by Martha Diamond, shows through Oct. 13; Alive & Kicking: Fantastic Installations by Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, Catalina Schliebener Muñoz, and Gladys Nilsson, shows through Nov. 11; Eastman Johnson and Maine, 19th century paintings by Johnson, shows through Dec. 8; Alex Katz: Repititions, paintings by Katz, through March 29, 2026. Free admission. Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. 5600 Mayflower Hill, Waterville. 859-5600. colby.edu.
Cove Street Arts WaterWays, photography by Tim Greenway, shows through Sept. 28; Now Away, paintings by Don Voisine, shows through Oct. 5; landforms :: lightcapes, paintings by Kit Warren, shows through Oct. 5; A Quiet Book: Collaborations in Writing and Visual Art, shows through Oct. 5; Life Line, paintings by William Manning, shows through Sept. 14; Spirit Watching, paintings and prints by David Driskell, shows through Sept. 21. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a,m,-5 p.m. 71 Cove St., Portland. 808-8911. covestreetarts.com.
Dowling Walsh Gallery After Words, work by Warren Seelig, and paintings by Greta Van Campen show through Sept. 28. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 365 Main St., Rockland. 596-0084. dowlingwalsh.com.
Farnsworth Art Museum Thread of Her Scent, paintings by Emilie Stark-Menneg, shows through Sept. 22: Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk, paintings, drawings, sculpture, collage and more, shows through Sept. 29; Marsden Hartley and the Sea shows through Oct. 7. Lynne Drexler: Color Notes, paintings by Drexler, shows through Jan. 12. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission: $20 ($18 seniors, $10 students, under 16 free). 16 Museum St., Rockland. 596-6457. farnsworthmuseum.org.
Grant Wahlquist Gallery Opening reception for Scrying, photography, video and sculpture by Tad Beck, Fri., Sept. 20, from 5-8 p.m. Shows now through Oct. 11. Hours: Wed.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 30 City Center, 2nd Floor, Portland. 245-5732. grantwahlquist.com.
Greenhut Galleries Hidden Mouth Talking, paintings and assemblage by Daniel Minter, shows through Sept. 28. Artist Talk on Thurs., Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 146 Middle St., Portland. 772-2693. greenhutgalleries.com.
Haley Art Gallery Towards Abstraction, a group exhibition of work in various media by Artists of Roger’s Point, shows through Oct. 31. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 178 Haley Rd., Kittery. 617-584-2580. haleyartgallery.com.
Maine Jewish Museum Overlay, work by Deborah Klotz and Penelope Jones, Marais Children of the Shoah and Aujourd’hui à Paris, photographs by Ruth Sylmor, and On Peninsula, photography by Adam Powers, show through Nov. 1. Hours: Mon., Wed.-Fri. and Sun. noon-4 p.m. Free admission. 773-2339. mainejewishmuseum.org.
Maine Historical Society Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History shows through May 17. Music in Maine, artwork, photography, clothing, instruments and objects documenting Maine’s musical history, shows through Dec. 31; Art in the Garden: Celebrating 100 Years of the Longfellow Garden Club, shows through Oct. 19. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $10 ($5 kids 6-17). 489 Congress St., Portland. 774-1822. mainehistory.org.
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts Figurative: The Body as Language, photography by museum artists, shows through Sept. 28. Hours: Tues., Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Donations encouraged. 15 Middle St., Portland. 808-8919. mainemuseumofphotographicarts.com.
Moss Galleries Falmouth Gallery (251 Rte. 1; 781-2620): Close In, oil paintings by Laura Waller, and Two If By Sea, acrylic and oil paintings by Richard Keen, show through Sept. 21. Portland Gallery (100 Fore St., 804-0459): Still Moments, paintings by Liz Haag and Anne Ireland, shows through Oct. 19. Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (both locations). elizabethgmossgalleries.com.
Ocean House Gallery In the Distance, plein air paintings by Matthew Russ, shows through Oct. 11. Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 93 Ocean St., South Portland. 956-1988. oceanhousegallery.com.
Ogunquit Museum of American Art Lee Krasner: Geometries of Expression, Networks of Modernism: 1898-1968, and The Sea, Just Like Your Eyes, Became a Refuge, a mural by Joe Wardwell, show through Nov. 17. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Admission: $15 ($13 seniors, students and vets, kids under 12 free). 543 Shore Rd., Ogunquit. 646-4909. ogunquitmuseum.org.
Points of View Art Gallery Celebrating Color, a group show by gallery artists, shows through Nov. 1. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 18 Pleasant St., Brunswick. 373-9300. povartistsmaine.com.
Portland Museum of Art Peggy Bacon: Biting, never Bitter, shows through Feb. 2. Passages in American Art, works from the museum collection, is ongoing. Hours: Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Admission: $20 ($18 seniors and students; under 21 free). 775-6148. portlandmuseum.org.
Zand Head Gallery Ghost Stories for the Faint of Heart, prints by Izzy Van den Heuvel, shows through Oct. 4. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 800-639-4808. meca.edu.
Zero Station Opening reception for Floating Worlds: The Intersection of Art, Science & Poetry, work by artists-in-residence at the Bowdoin Scientific Station in New Brunswick, Wed., Oct. 2, from 5-7 p.m. Shows Sept. 24 through Nov. 16. Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 222 Anderson St., Portland. 347-7000. zerostation.com.