“Altan,”  Opera House, Boothbay Harbor

Feb. 28, Friday, 6pm, “Alewife, Eel & Lamprey Ecology Talk,” Midcoast Conservancy will be here for an evening with Nate Gray, a scientist with the Maine Department of Marine Resources within the Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat group. He has been working on the Kennebec River Basin since 1992 and works actively on river herring restoration projects as well as other diadromous species. He witnessed the removal of Edwards Dam in Augusta, Maine in 1999 and has seen the populations of river herring rise from a hundred thousand to over five million with the installation of multiple fish passages, dam removals and the opening of thousands of acres of historical habitat in the Kennebec drainage, free, Sheeposcot General Store, 98 Townhouse Road, Whitefield. FMI: 207-549-5185, www.sheepscotgeneral.com.

Feb. 28-29, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “Henry VI Part 2 by William Shakespeare,” the powerful and ambitious vie for control in this Shakespearean war epic. Betrayal, Privilege, and Greed are prerequisites to the brutal conflict and unchecked ambition which will be wrought on-stage in this original “Game of Thrones,” free, Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College, 4 Bath Road, Brunswick. FMI: 207-72503663, Bowdoin.edu.

Feb. 29, Saturday, 8pm, “Stone Quarry Band,” features 3 musicians with eclectic musical backgrounds and styles. The resulting folk-fusion style gives new life to classic gems, timeless folk, and original takes on the human experience in everyday life, all with a soulful blend of harmony, rhythm, and guitar. Youll hear tunes youll recognize from the last four decades as well as original material youll want to hear again! The current lineup includes Stacey Jacobsohn on vocals and percussion, Stan Davis on bass, vocals, and harmonica, and Bill Stone, on vocals and guitar, $12, Cadenza, 5 Depot Street, Freeport. FMI: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4459502?ref=349591.

Feb. 29, Saturday, 7:30pm, “Altan,” Ireland’s super group returns to our shores this winter for what is guaranteed to be an evening of high energy music and fun, enough to beat back even the most severe case of cabin fever! The last time they came to town we filled the house. Get your tickets early for this one! Special thanks to our anonymous sponsor for this show, it wouldn’t have happened without your help, $28/advanced, $33/regular, $2/handling fee (waived with cash or check), The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI: 207-633-5159, boothbayoperahouse.com.

Mar. 1, Sunday, 2pm, “Mardi Gras Celebration Concert,” since 1989, the State Street Traditional Jazz Band of Portland has been playing and preserving the “rousing” music of New Orleans that was birthed at the turn of the last Century. The music they play is over 100 years old and represents the origins of jazz whose roots come directly from the French Quarter of New Orleans by the original Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Sadly, today those original legendary musicians with deep roots to the origins of jazz have passed, but the State Street Traditional Jazz Band is dedicated to playing, preserving and keeping this joyful music alive! The State Street Traditional Jazz Band performs this vintage New Orleans Jazz, dating back to its authentic origins from the French Quarter of New Orleans and throughout the Louisiana Delta from the turn of the last Century, to the early to mid-1900s. This band performs familiar early jazz songs, blues numbers and old New Orleans spirituals. Favorites from this era played by the State Street Traditional Jazz Band include: When the Saints Go Marching In, Has anybody Seen My Gal, Saint Louis Blues, and over 150 other songs in their musical repertoire from that time period. This is not “Dixieland” nor is it “Straw Hat” music – this is the REAL DEAL. It doesn’t get any better than this. Outside of dedicated portions of New Orleans and only a few select jazz festivals worldwide, you will not hear this music, which is now considered a living “art form” played. This music fills one’s soul with joy and spans the full spectrum of age from 8 to 80, it is an unparalleled musical experience, $20/adult, free/ 18 and under, Historic Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater Street, Damariscotta. FMI: 207-563-3424, lcct.org.

Mar. 1, Sunday, 3pm, “Concert: A Celebration of American Women Composers,” under the direction of Dr. Jane Hagness, the choir of First Parish Church will present their spring concert. This concert will feature works of Amy Cheney Beach, Florence B. Price, and Alice Parker’s Melodious Accord: A Concert of Praise, which is accompanied by brass quartet and harp. Soloists are Jennifer Bates, soprano; Andrea Graichen, alto; Martin Lescault, tenor; and John David Adams, bass, $15/advance, $20/door, First Parish Church, UCC, 217 Maine Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-7331, www.firstparish.net.

Mar. 4, Wednesday, 7:30pm, “Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra,” ARTURO O’FARRILL, pianist, composer, educator, and founder and Artistic Director of the nonprofit Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. His debut album with the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Una Noche Inolvidable, earned a first GRAMMY Award nomination in 2006. His next album Song for Chico, earned a GRAMMY Award for Best Latin Jazz Album in 2009. The 2015 release of The Offense of the Drum was yet another Grammy Award winner. Arturo was, in addition, the winner of the Latin Jazz USA Outstanding Achievement Award, and a Cubadisco Award for The Offense of the Drum in 2015. Arturo’s well-reviewed and highly praised “Afro-Latin Jazz Suite” from CUBA: The Conversation Continues (Motéma) took the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition as well as the 2016 Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Recording. In addition, his composition “Three Revolutions” from the album Familia-Tribute to Chico and Bebo was the 2018 Grammy Award (his sixth) winner for Best Instrumental Composition. [credit: artist bio, Unlimited Myles], free, Bowdoin College, Pickard Theater, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-3433, Bowdoin.edu.