“Shakespeare Open Mic,” Jessup Memorial Library, Bar Harbor

Jan. 18, Friday, 7:30pm, Voxx Presents: “Winter Reflections,” midcoast a cappella vocal ensemble builds program around a core of works that reflect the annual transition from darkness to light with music that ranges from serene to upbeat, $10, Belfast Armory, Route One, Belfast. FMI: 207-236-9413, www.voiceoftwenty.com.
Jan. 19, Saturday, all day, L.L. Bean Winter Carnival, join in celebrating outdoor winter fun, a great way to try Nordic skiing, snowshoeing and more with expert instructors, test the latest gear from top vendors and warm up with a cup of hot cocoa, sledding, dog sled team, snowcarving and horse-drawn sleigh rides, free, L.L. Bean Discovery Park, Main Street, Freeport. FMI: 877-755-2326, www.freeportusa.com/events/
Jan. 19, Saturday, 1pm, Met Opera: Maria Stuarda, Live in HD, second opera in Donizetti’s famous trilogy of operas about Tudor history, reflects the romantic nature of this retelling of the story and the sweeping romantic nature of Donizetti’s music, Joyc DiDonato sings the title role of the defiant Mary, Queen of Scots, $27, Strand Theater, 345 Main Street, Rockland. FMI: 207-594-0070, www.rocklandstrand.com.
Jan. 19, Saturday, 7-9pm, Shakespeare Open Mic, all are welcome to step up to the microphone and share a snippet of a scene, a soliloquy or sonnet from the works of William Shakespeare of another piece of classic theater, participants can sign up at the door, a selection of Shakespearean texts will be provided, refreshments, Jessup Memorial Library, 34 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor. FMI: 207-288-4245, www.jessup.lib.me.us.
Jan. 19, Saturday, 8pm, Contradance, music by Ellen Gawler and the Pineland Fiddlers with caller Maggie Robinson, beginners workshop at 7:30pm, $9, Bowdoinham Town Hall, 13 School Street, Bowdoinham. FMI: 207-666-3090, www.pressherald.com.
Jan. 20, Sunday, 2:30pm, Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, presenting Richard Wagner’s Overture “The Flying Dutchman,” Aaron Copland’s “Concerto for Clarinet”-performed by Peter Jenkin, principal clarinet of the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, and Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, “The Rhenish,” $18/general free/18 and under, Orion Performing Arts Center, Mt. Ararat Middle School, 66 Republic Ave, Topsham. FMI: 207-774-3140, www.orionperformingartscenter.org.
Jan. 20, Sunday, 3pm, Atos Trio, Annette von Hehn, violin; Stafan Heinemeyer, cello; Thomas Hoppe, piano, concert selection include “D’un Matin de Printemps,” works by Debussy, Faure, Chaminade, Boulanger, and Francaix, $30, free/students, First Congregational Church, 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill. FMI: 207-374-5196, www.bluehillconcerts.org.