“Jonathan Bliss,” Collins Center, Orono

Mar. 8 and 10, Friday and Sunday, 7pm/Friday, 2pm/Sunday, Planetarium Show: Two Small Pieces of Glass, examine the powers and the history of telescopes with the astronomers that built them and discover what can be found even in the backyard, ages 8-adult, $3, UMaine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium, 5781 Wingate Hall, 120 Munson Road, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1341, www.galaxymaine.com.
Mar. 8, Friday, 8pm, Waylon Speed, country-metal blend of rock described as “heavy, fiery country rock, for those who like their punk rock with some twang in it,” Unity College Center for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot Street, Unity. FMI: 207-948-7469, www.uccpa.unity.edu.
Mar. 9, Saturday, Golden Key Senior Center Fishing Derby, Mattanawcook Pond, weigh-in Mattanawcook Junior High, total cash prize amount, $1,000, contact is Jim Whitney, 46 Transalpine Road, Lincoln, contact for entry fee information, 45 School Street, Mattanawcook Pond, Lincoln. FMI: www.maine.gov/ifw/fishingderbies_tournaments/derbies.htm.
Mar. 9, Saturday, 12pm, Wagner’s “Parsifal,” Metropolitan Opera Live in HD, Jonas Kaufmann stars in the lead role of the innocent who finds wisdom in Francois Girard’s new vision for Wagner’s final masterpiece, $18 -$28, Collins Center for the Arts, UMO, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1837, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Mar. 10, Sunday, 7-9am, All You Can Eat Breakfast, with pancakes, eggs, sausage, homefries, baked beans and homemade donuts, $6, Alton United Methodist Church, 3495 Bennoch Road, Alton. FMI: 207-862-4281, www.neumc.org.
Mar. 10, Sunday, 3-5pm, Jonathan Biss, American pianist widely regarded for his artistry, musical intelligence and deeply felt interpretations, winning international recognition for his orchestral, recital and chamber music performances, $30, Collins Center, UMO, Orono. FMI: 207-581-1755, www.collinscenterforthearts.com.
Mar. 13, Wednesday, 7pm, “WIT,” centers on a brilliant and exacting poetry professor named Vivian Bearing, who is undergoing experimental treatment for cancer, she most fact the irony and injustice of becoming the subject of research, presented by Penobscot Theatre, featuring New York actress, Sarah Dacey-Charles, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207-942-3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.