“Frank Glazer,” Franco Center, Lewiston

Sept. 11 – 17, Thursday – Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., “Free Community Dance,” it’s time to erase the old image of square dancing from school days and television. Today’s dancing is done to great music from the best of Country to Hip-Hop! Meet new people, make new friends and learn why “Nothing puts a smile on your face faster than a great dance,” Martel Elementary School, 880 Lisbon St., Lewiston. FMI: 207-841-7959, www.sdcaller.us/Twin.php.
Sept. 11 – 14, Thursday – Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., “Maine: Always in Season,” the seasons in Maine have captured the imaginations of Jim and Fran Townsend since their relocation here from Vermont nearly 15 years ago. Toting cameras and equipment, this husband and wife team of photographers/artists has traveled from coast to mountains in all seasons. As they wander Maine, the couple ascribe to the idea that at any time and place, within 100 yards, a person can find something to photograph or paint, presenting their work from all seasons in a show entitled “Maine: Always in Season,” free, Monkitree Gallery, 263 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207-512-4679, www.monkitree.com.
Sept. 11 – 13, Thursday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., “Convergence: Jazz, Films, and the Visual Arts,” this exhibition features works by many innovative artists and filmmakers, mostly African Americans, whose art depicts and/or is influenced by jazz music and culture, free, Bates College, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6158, www.bates.edu.
Sept.l2, Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., “Sculpture Symposium,” the Viles Arboretum is pleased to announce their first Sculpture Symposium to be held from Sept 12th to Sept 21st on the grounds of their 224 acre preserve in Augusta. This first sculpture symposium for the Viles Arboretum and for the Capitol City will feature ten nationally acclaimed Maine artists working for nine days creating nature inspired sculpture from raw stone to finished art. Each artist will be available for all to observe and learn from. This event is open daily and is free to the public. Lunch fare will be available for a reasonable fee, Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-7989, www.vilesarboretum.org.
Sept. 12, Friday, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.,“DJ Enferno,” an artist who has revolutionized what it means to perform “live” as a DJ, Enferno has worked with Madonna, Rihanna, Kanye West and others, Bates College, Historic Quad, 275 College Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6305, www.bates.edu.
Sept. 12, Friday, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., “Summer Concert Series: Sacred Music in a Sacred Space,” The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul will be hosting a summer concert series. Come and enjoy the many talented performers. Concerts are free and open to the public. Donations to restore the Casavant Organ are gratefully accepted Free Admission, Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 122 Ash Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-777-1200, www.androscoggincounty.com.
Sept. 12, Friday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., “In Good Time: The Piano Jazz of Mariam McPartland,” Maine documentary filmmaker Huey depicts legendary pianist, composer and radio host McPartland. Part of the Convergence jazz film series presented by the Museum of Art. 2011, 90 min., free, Olin Arts Center, Room #104, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6158, www.bates.edu.
Sept. 12, Friday, 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., “Frank Glazer,” called by some “an American treasure,” by others, “elder statesman of the piano,” Frank Glazer left his native Wisconsin at the age of 17, in 1932, to study in Berlin with Artur Schnabel, the legendary Beethoven and Schubert interpreter. With his debut in 1936 at New York City’s Town Hall, he embarked on a career that has taken him to the major performance venues in the United States, Europe, the Near East, and South America, including solo recitals, appearances with orchestras, and collaborations with major chamber music ensembles, $15/seniors, $20/adults, free/students, Franco Center, 46 Center Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-1585, www.francocenter.org.