‘Thursday’s Child’

Resurgence Dance Company plans to perform “Thursday’s Child” at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the Chocolate Church Main Stage, 804 Washington St., Bath.

The contemporary ballet is about a favorite television monster family told by the patriarch through flashbacks and present day snapshots. Raphael creates his postmortem autobiography, and he’s as selfless in death as he was in life.

He shows how wife Lorena, and daughter Thursday never really got along. Raphael finally says his piece and lets the ladies know they need to straighten up and stop bickering — from his own casket. We will see how Lorena and Thursday affect the entire household through their tiffs and antics, and eventually we discover how Raphael finds his peace.

Tickets cost $23.86 for adults and $18.13 for children 5-18; chocolatechurcharts.org.

‘The Wizard of Oz’

“The Wizard of Oz” will be screened at 2 p.m. Saturday at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St., Waterville.

Young Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends — the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), the Tin Man (Jack Haley), and the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) — to see the Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan), who can return her to her home and fulfill the others’ wishes. But in order to receive their wishes, they must retrieve the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton).

Free magic wand making is planned at noon in the Hub. There will be a lot of materials to play with — ribbons, washi tape, yarn, stickers and more. Design something whimsical and sparkly to bring to the movie; free and open to all.

Tickets are free and reservations are encouraged; operahouse.org.

Tim O’Brien, Sam Grisman & Victor Furtado

An intimate evening of acoustic music featuring Tim O’Brien, Sam Grisman and Victor Furtado is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro.

This performance brings together three musicians whose shared love of song, storytelling and instrumental mastery continues the lineage of American acoustic music.

Tickets cost $40-$65; thewaldotheatre.org.

Indivisible Mid Maine remembers and honors Dr. King

The life, work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be remembered and honored from 1-4 p.m. Monday at The Playhouse At Waterville Station, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville.

Attendees are asked to consider bringing a donation of new or gently used warm socks, hats, gloves, mittens or other warm accessories for those struggling in the community, in honor of Dr. King’s 1968 Poor People’s Campaign and its modern (since 2018) reboot under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Dr. Liz Theoharis.

Light snacks will be available at 1:30 p.m. A screening of an hourlong documentary is set for 2:30 p.m. followed by open discussion, and group singing led by Stan Davis and Elizabeth Leonard will begin at 3:15 p.m.

Registration is required; theplayhouse.me.

Get out: go cross-country skiing

Viles Arboretum offers cross-country skiing from dusk to dawn at 153 Hospital St., Augusta.

Two loops of ungroomed trails are available; use of the trails is free as well as access to the visitor center. Rental equipment is on a first-come first-served basis.

Rental fees are $15 and are free for members or those younger than 17.

Get tickets: Laugh Harder, Not Smarter

Johnson Hall Opera House plans to stage Second City Touring Company’s Laugh Harder, Not Smarter at 7:30 p.m. April 18 at 280 Water St., Gardiner.

The show is a celebration of legendary American comedy featuring a hilarious array of classic sketch comedy and songs from the company’s history, fresh new favorites, and its signature brand of irreverent improv the company is famous for.

With alumni such as Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Keegan-Michael Key, The Second City has a track record of launching the careers of comedy superstars.

Tickets cost $42.99; johnsonhall.org.