Jan. 4-5
Broadway’s National Tour adapted the classic French fairy tale Beauty and the Beast for the musical stage and are bringing it to Portland to kick off the new year at Merrill Auditorium. At 1 & 7 p.m. $41-$70.20 
Myrtle St., Portland. 207-842-0800. porttix.com

Jan. 13
Sixty dealers feature their finest collections of country and formal antiques, from the functional to the decorative, at the Bath Antiques Show. Jan. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $4. Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Rd. 
207-443-8983. bathantiquesshows.com

Jan. 27
Bobby Flay called Rockland “Pie Town USA” when he came to the midcoast for a pie throwdown on his Food Network show. But not even Bobby Flay can match the ninth annual Pies on Parade Pie Tour taking place when the town’s restaurants and inns celebrate National Pie Day. Sample over forty-five different pies at over twenty venues. From 1 to 5 p.m. $10-$25. Throughout Rockland. 207-596-6611. historicinnsofrockland.com

Jan. 30
English alternative rockers Keane, with such hits as “Somewhere Only We Know” and “Is It Any Wonder?”, have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide since 1997. They bring their high-energy, four-piece act to Portland’s State Theatre. Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. $30-$35. State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. 207-956-6000. statetheatreportland.com

Jan. 30
New York-based string quartet ETHEL invigorates contemporary music with refreshing exuberance, fierce intensity, and exceptional artistry. “Extraordinarily skilled, passionate musicians” —
 New York Times Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. $10–$40. Hannaford Hall, USM Portland. 207-842-0800. porttix.com

New Year, New Art
I My Needle Ply With Skill: Maine Schoolgirl Needlework of the Federal Era Jan. 12 – March 2

An in-depth look at the complex needlework created in Maine by schoolgirls of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. $2-$5. The Dyer Library and Saco Museum, 371 Main St., Saco. 
207-283-3861. sacomuseum.org

Lois Dodd: Catching the Light Jan. 17 – April 7
Fifty-one paintings that have mattered the most to the artist, from views of New York City’s Lower East Side to the woods and gardens of midcoast Maine. $4-$10, and free Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. 207-775-6148. portlandmuseum.org

Michael Crouser: Dog Run Jan. 18 – March 21
This Minneapolis and New York City photographer portrays dogs in their most ferocious state. The University of Maine Museum of Art. Free. Norumbega Hall, 40 Harlow St., Bangor. 207-561-3350. umma.umaine.edu

Robert S. Neuman’s Ship to Paradise 
Jan. 18 – March 22
Paintings of this abstract expressionist’s reflections on folly and foibles of man. Free. Bates Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. 207-786-6158. bates.edu/museum

Fransje Killaars: Color at the Center 
Jan. 25 – March 22
This noted Amsterdam-based artist reveals a new work commissioned by the Bates College Museum of Art. Free. 75 Russell St., Lewiston. 207-786-6158. bates.edu/museum

“That’s just the way it is / Some things will never change.” – Bruce Hornsby
American singer, pianist, and accordion man Bruce Hornsby has earned Grammys for his spontaneous mix of classical, jazz, folk, rock, and blues grooves, and for his hit song, “The Way It Is.” He makes a visit to Brownfield on Jan. 18. 8 p.m. $140. Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd. 866-227-6523. stonemountainartscenter.com