Special

May 4, 11, 18: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

May 4: BRUNSWICK, a Coin and Stamp Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Columbus Drive. 721-7872

May 4: FARMINGTON, the Literacy Volunteers used book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, School Street. 778-3460

May 4: LEWISTON, a poetry reading will be held at 3 p.m. at Bates College Muskie Archives. 786-6237

May 4: LISBON, the 22nd annual Beaver Park Fishing Derby will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Middle Pond. 353-9075

May 4: PORTLAND, the March for Babies event will be held at 8:30 a.m. at Andover College. 878-1199

May 4: TOPSHAM, a benefit book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hannaford Store. 729-5124

May 5: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will present "An Evening of Emerging Poets From Maine Colleges" at 7:30 p.m. at the theater, 14 School St. Free/Donations 729-8584

May 6: PORTLAND, a speed dating event for single professionals between the ages of 27-39, will be held at 7 p.m. at Sebago Brewing Company, 164 Middle St. $35 1-877--477-3328

May 7: LISBON FALLS, the 20th annual Student Art Show will be held from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Lisbon High School Library. 754-0021

May 7: PORTLAND, Suzanne Strempek Shea will read from her new book "Sundays in America: A Yearlong Road Trip in Search of Christian Faith," at 7 p.m. at USM Woodbury Campus Center. Free 780-4072

May 8: LEWISTON, comedian Bob Marley will perform at 7 p.m. at Lewiston Middle School Auditorium, Central Avenue. $20 795-4190

May 9: AUBURN, an open mic night/poetry slam will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, Pleasant Street. Free 783-8391

May 9: PORTLAND, "An Evening on the Waterfront" annual benefit auction will be held at 6 p.m. at the new Ocean Gateway Terminal. $30 774-3197

May 9: PORTLAND, comedian John David will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

May 10: AUBURN, a Holistic Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. $2

May 10: AUBURN, a May Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Park Avenue Elementary School.

May 10: AUBURN, the second annual Variety Show will be held at 7 p.m. at the Danville Junction Grange Hall, 15 Grange St. 777-4932

May 10: BRUNSWICK, the unveiling of a massive outdoor mural celebrating the relationship between Brunswick and Trinidad, Cuba, will be held at 1 p.m. at 11 Pleasant St. 729-4930

May 10: BUXTON, a plant and bake sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lawn of the First Congregational Church of Buxton, corner of Routes 202 and 112. 929-5531

May 10: DIXFIELD, an inside yard sale and Chinese auction will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dixfield Nazarene Church, 171 Weld St.

May 10: FREEPORT, a May Celebration and Medieval Faire will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Rd. 781-9067

May 10: GRAY, Captain Tom of Lucky Catch will present a program on lobsters at 11 a.m. at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26. 657-4977

May 10: HARTFORD, the Hartford Heritage Society plant sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at J and O Irish Museum, Main Street. 597-2333

May 10: PORTLAND, the 2008 Grand Spring Auction will be held at 5 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St. 874-6680

May 10: RAYMOND, a benefit scrapbooking event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Raymond Elementary School, 434 Webbs Mills Road, Route 85. 655-2877

May 10: STRATTON, the Dead River Historical Society walk-a-thon will be held at 10 a.m. starting at the Camden National Bank parking lot. 246-2271

May 10: WATERFORD, a benefit indoor yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Wilkins Community House, Plummer Hill Road. 583-2320

May 10: YARMOUTH, the Antiques Roadshow will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Log Cabin, 196 Main St. $8-$20 846-6259

May 4: AUBURN, the Androscoggin Valley Community Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at High Street Congregational Church, 106 Pleasant St. $6 795-6921

May 4: BAR HARBOR, James McMurtry will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St. $25 288-3441

May 4: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin Chamber Choir will perform at 2 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 725-3747

May 4: BRUNSWICK, violist Eric Lee will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 725-3747

May 4: FARMINGTON, Greater Purpose will perform at 6 p.m. at Farmington Baptist Church.

May 4: LEWISTON, Franco-American singer/songwriter Josee Vachon will perform at 12:30 p.m. at the Ramada Conference Center, Pleasant Street. $15 784-1434

May 4: LEWISTON, the Maine Fiddler's Showcase will be held at 2 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $12/$10 689-2000

May 4: PEMAQUID, the Merasi, a traditional Indian musical group, will perform at 3 p.m. at Carpenter's Boatshop. Free 323-2253

May 4: PORTLAND, the Choral Art Society will perform at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress St. $15/$20 828-0043

May 4: RUMFORD, Andy Stein's Blue Four will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Mountain Valley High School Muskie Auditorium. 369-9141

May 5: NORTH HAVEN, the Merasi, traditional Indian musical group, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Waterman Center. 775-2126

May 5: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $25 842-0800

May 5: WINDHAM, the Windham Chamber Singers will perform at 7 p.m. at the Windham Performing Arts Center. 892-1810

May 6: BANGOR, the All City Choral concert will be held at 7 p.m. at Bangor Civic Center Auditorium. Free 941-6260

May 6: BRUNSWICK, the Jazz Ensembles and Polar Jazz Big Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 725-3747

May 6: LEWISTON, the Borromeo String Quartet will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free 786-6135

May 6: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform classical music at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. 842-0800

May 7, 14: BELFAST, Me and Martha will perform every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Darby's Restaurant, 155 High St. 338-2339

May 7: BRUNSWICK, Bowdoin students will perform African drumming, music and dance at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 725-3747

May 7: FREEPORT, Folk Arts Rajasthan, traditional India musical group, will perform at 8 p.m. at Freeport High School Performance Center, 30 Holbrook St. 775-2126

May 7, 14: LEWISTON, women musicians will perform every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Wisdom Center, 97 Blake St. 784-0155

May 7: RANGELEY, Cape Breton singer/songwriter Buddy MacDonald and fiddler Rachel Davis will perform at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Theater, Main Street. 864-5000

May 8: BRUNSWICK, Bowdoin students will perform music for violin, guitar, trombone, viola, piano and voice at noon at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. Free 725-3747

May 8: BRUNSWICK, Bowdoin students will perform music for jazz bass, piano, cello and voice at 4 p.m. at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. 725-3747

May 8: BRUNSWICK, the Ying Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 725-3375

May 8, 9: GREENE, Denny Breau and Frank Coffin will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday and 2 and 7 p.m. Friday at the Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

May 8: LEWISTON, clarinetist, Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

May 8: PORTLAND, the Borromeo String Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $34-$10 842-0800

May 9: AUBURN, Lindsey Montana will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly's Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

May 9: BRUNSWICK, organist Andrea Printy will perform at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Chapel. Free 725-3747

May 9: CAMDEN, the Merasi, traditional Indian musical group, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Camden Opera House. $20/$7 323-2253

May 9: ELLSWORTH, singer/songwriter Graham Parker will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Shangri-La, 192 Main St. $25 667-2200

May 9: LEWISTON, the G-Sharp Duo will perform French music at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free 786-6135

May 9: LEWISTON, Just Us, local musical group, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Center, 145 Birch St. $5/$6 784-2926

May 9: WALDOBORO, the Tapestry Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Waldo Theatre. $10/$12 563-7981

May 9, 10: WATERVILLE, the Augusta Symphony Orchestra and Bossov Ballet will perform at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday. $15/$5 873-7000

May 10: BAR MILLS, the All Star Concert Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. $14/$12 929-6472

May 10: BRUNSWICK, violist, Seoung-Yeon Kim will perform at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. Free 725-3747

May 10, 11: FARMINGTON, the UMF Community Chorus spring concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Old South Church, Main Street. $6/$5 778-7072

May 10: FREEPORT, the Southern Maine Children's Chorus will perform at 3 p.m. at Freeport Performing Arts Center. Donations 780-5555

May 10: FREEPORT, the Tony Boffa Band will perform at 8 p.m. at the Freeport Cabaret, 5 Depot St. 865-1780

May 10: JAY, a country music show will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at North Jay Grange Hall. $5/$3 645-4628

May 10: LEWISTON, "Remembering Tom Rowe," a benefit concert, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. 689-2000

May 10: NEWCASTLE, the Tapestry Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church. $10/$12 563-7981

May 10: PORTLAND, the Stream Band will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

May 10: PORTLAND, Women in Harmony will perform at 7 p.m. at State Street Church. $15-$10 766-5158

Lectures

May 5: BRUNSWICK, Joy Kogawa, acclaimed Canadian novelist and poet, will speak at 4:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Hall. Free 725-3046

May 6: PORTLAND, Dr. Scott Harris will speak about Gustav Mahler at 12:15 p.m. at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1700

May 7: BANGOR, Kimberly Reily will speak on "Social Pragmatic Skills: Why Are They So Important?" at 11:30 a.m. at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 647-8336

May 8: BETHEL, Thomas Desjardin, Ph.D., historic site specialist for the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, will speak on "Benedict Arnold and the State of Maine" at the Dr. Moses Mason House. 824-2908

May 8: BRYANT POND, Jim Sysko will speak at 2 p.m. at Whitman Memorial Library. Free 674-2143

May 9: LEWISTON, former educator Hugh Keene will speak on "The Nature of Scientific Thought" at noon at USM L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $6.50/$8 753-6510

May 4-6: PORTLAND, the Maine Jewish Film Festival will be held in the Portland area. 831-7495

May 4: PORTLAND, "I Have Never Forgotten You - The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal" will be shown at 11 a.m. at USM Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St. Free 831-7495

May 7: AUBURN, "Independent America: The Search for Mom and Pop" will be shown at 6 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St.

May 7: LEWISTON, "Katahdin Lake: Painter's Paradise" will be shown at 6 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center. 786-6158

May 7: LEWISTON, "Rain in a Dry Land," the saga of two Somali Bantu refugee families, will be shown at 7 p.m. at Lewiston Public Library Callahan Hall, 200 Lisbon St. 513-3050

Dance

May 4, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18: GORHAM, ballroom dance parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

May 4: LEWISTON, Wild Horse will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $7/$8 784-3660

May 5, 12: DRESDEN, a country western line and partner dance will be held at 7 p.m. at Dresden Masonic Hall, Route 127. $3 622-4884

May 7, 14: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall. 786-0003

May 7, 14: PORTLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

May 8, 15: PORTLAND, salsa and swing dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

May 9: LEWISTON, a contradance, with music by Wake the Neighbors, will be held at 8 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge. $5

May 9: PARIS, Art Moves Dance Project will perform at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. $5 743-5569

May 9: PORTLAND, the PORTopera's annual dinner/dance and auction will be held at the Portland Marriott Hotel. $125 879-7678

May 9: PORTLAND, the Portland Ballet students will perform "Peter and the Wolf" at 2 p.m. at Portland High School John Ford Theater. $10-$4 772-9671

May 9, 16: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

May 9: RUMFORD, a dance will be held at 7 p.m. at the Snowshoe Club.

May 10: BUCKFIELD, the ninth annual father/daughter dance will beheld at 6 p.m. at Buckfield High School auditorium. $15/$17 336-3600

May 10: JAY, the Livermore Volunteer Fire Department benefit dinner/dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Main Street. $20-$5 897-3207

May 10: PARIS, the Swinging Bears Square Dance Club will hold a dance at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street. $5 743-7176

May 10: PORTLAND, the Portland Ballet students will perform "Peter and the Wolf" at 2 p.m. at Portland High School John Ford Theater. $10-$4 772-9671

May 10, 17: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Theater

May 4-18: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform "Steel Magnolias" at the theater, 14 School St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $18 729-8584

May 4: FARMINGTON, the Sandy River Players will perform "The Importance of Being Earnest" at 2 p.m. at UMF Alumni Theatre. $10-$6 779-7084

May 4, 5: FREEPORT, the Freeport Community Players will hold auditions for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at 6 p.m. at Freeport Performing Arts Center, Holbrook Street. 865-2220

May 4: LEWISTON, the New Life Drama Company will perform at 5 p.m. at First Assembly of God Church, Hogan Road. 786-2636

May 4, 8, 9, 10, 11: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform "Over the River and Through the Woods" at the theater, corner of Lisbon and Maple Streets. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $18-$14 782-3200

May 4-11: PORTLAND, Maine's Irish Theater Company will perform "Philadelphia, Here I Come," exploring the pleasure and pain of emigration, at Studio Theater at the Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $17/$13 799-5327

May 4-25: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform "Doubt," a drama about the confrontation between ethics and uncertainty, at the theater, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. 774-0465

May 4, 9, 10, 11: PORTLAND, Lyric Music Theater will perform "Aida" at the theater, 176 Sawyer St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 799-1421

May 4: SEBAGO, the Music Theater students at Schoolhouse Arts Center will perform "Willy Wonka" at 2 p.m. at the theater, corner of routes 114 and 35. $10/$12 642-3743

May 4-18: WESTBROOK, Reindeer Theatre Company will perform "American Idle," the comedy showcasing the talents of 18 area young individuals, at Warren Memorial Library Auditorium, 479 Main St. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $12/$8 857-9002

May 7-18: BANGOR, Penobscot Theatre will perform "The Night of the Iguana," a story surrounding an ex-minister turned tour guide, at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Showtimes are 7 p.m. May 7, 8, 15, 8 p.m. May 9, 16, 17, 2 p.m. May 11, 17 and 18 and 5 p.m. May 10. 942-3333

May 7: FREEPORT, Maine playwright Mike Kimball will present a play reading on "Best Enemies" at 7 p.m. at Freeport Community Center, Depot Street. Free 865-2220

May 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18: BATH, the Youth Theatre will perform "Les Miserables" at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $16-$11 442-8455

May 8, 9, 10: FARMINGTON, "Into the Woods" will be performed at 7 p.m. at Mt. Blue High School Auditorium. $7.50/$4.50



Books

May 8: BRUNSWICK, Gay Salisbury, author of "The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic," will sign copies of her book at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. Free 725-3416

Exhibits

Augusta: Exhibits of Maine's natural environment, prehistory, social history and manufacturing heritage are featured year-round; "Cabinet of Curiosities, the Museum Science Collections and You" continues at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.

Augusta: Works by Irene Rothe will be featured through May 17 at Finance Authority of Maine, 5 Community Drive. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 1-800-228-3734

Bangor: "Todd Webb: Joy Without Measure," works by Sean Beavers and "Staff Selects: Works From the Permanent Collection," will be featured through July 5 at University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. 561-3350

Bath: Ongoing exhibits "A Maritime History of Maine," "Lobstering and the Maine Coast" and "Percy and Small Shipyard" are showing at Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St. Gallery hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except major holidays. 443-1316

Bath: "Paintings and Mixed Media by Margaret Leonard" will be featured through May 4 at Mae's Cafe and Bakery, 160 Centre St. 442-8577

Bath: "Charles Goodhue Remembered: Charlie Goodhue" will be displayed through May 31 at the Chocolate Church Arts Center Art Gallery, 798 Washington St. 442-8637

Bowdoinham: "Young at Art," an exhibit of young artists, will be shown through July 12 at Merrymeeting Arts Center Cathance Landing, 9 Maine St. The hours are noon to 3 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 666-8907

Bridgton: Works by Tobey Diane Grigsby will be featured through May 2 at Gallery 302, 38 Main St. 647-2787

Brunswick: "Pejepscot Past Times: Objects from the Original Collection" is ongoing at Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and until 8 p.m. Thursday. 729-6606

Brunswick: "The American Scene: Part II" will be shown through Aug. 31; "Great Graphics II: Prints 1970-Present" will be featured through May 28; "The American Scene: Part II" will be displayed through June 8; "Glimpses Into the Floating World: The History of Ukiyo-e" will be featured through June 22; and "Beauty and Duty: The Art and Business of Renaissance Marriage" will be shown through July 27, all at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 725-3275

Brunswick: "Japanese Prints" will be featured through June 22 at Bowdoin College Focus Gallery. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 725-3275

Brunswick: "Northward Over the Great Ice: Robert E. Peary and the Quest for the North Pole" is continuous at Bowdoin College Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free 725-3416

Brunswick: "Garry Mitchell: New Paintings" will be featured May 3 through May 31 at ICON Contemporary Art, 19 Mason St. Gallery hours: 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. 725-8157

Brunswick: "Intimate Views: Dance of Two Cultures" will be featured through May 31 at Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine St. 729-5500

Falmouth: Works of Maine artists inspired by Borestone Mountain will be featured through May 23 at Maine Audubon Gilsland Farm Center. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 781-2330

Freeport: Maine landscapes and seascapes, paintings and limited edition prints by Maine artists Eric Hopkins, Neil Welliver, Connie Hayes, Tom Curry, David Little, Wendy Turner, and Jeff Colquhoun are featured continuously at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, 149 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 865-4519

Georgetown: New paintings by J.Day Mason of Westport Island will be featured May 3 through June 7 at West Island Gallery, 37 Bay Point Road. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. 371-9090

Gorham: A "Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition" will be featured through May 4 at USM Art Gallery. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 780-5460

Lewiston: "Taking Different Trails: The Artists' Journey to Katahdin Lake" will be featured through May 24; works by seven studio art majors will be shown through May 24; a kimono exhibit will be on display through July 19; and "Recent Work: Photographs by Michael Reidy, Kirk Read and Claudia Aburto Guzman, will be held through May 18, all at Bates College Museum of Art. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 786-6329

Lewiston: Works by Paul Fortin will be featured through May 12 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center Beeaker Gallery.

Lewiston: "Studio Connections: Artists Supporting MPBN" will be featured through May 18 at L/A Arts Gallery 5. 782-7228

Lewiston: "Reading, Writing and Defining: USM Book Arts at Stone House Faculty Exhibition" will be featured through June 14 at USM L-A College, 51 Westminster St. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 753-6500

Liberty: An exhibit of Early American hand tools, Native American artifacts and the work of more than 75 contemporary Maine artists and craftspeople is ongoing at the Davistown Museum, 58 Main St. Summer gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 288-5126

Litchfield: An ongoing, changing art exhibit by Aleta Manchester of New England landscapes is featured at the Country Café, Route. 126. The café is open seven days a week. 268-4003

New Harbor: "Guns, Politics and Furs: Pemaquid and the Defense of the Eastern Frontier 1667-1761" will be featured continuously at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, Pemaquid Point. 677-2752

Norway: "Food in Art," with works by the Western Maine Art Group, will be featured May 2 through May 31 at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-5309

Portland: "Masterpieces From the Currier Museum of Art" and "Selected N.C. Wyeth Masterworks" are ongoing; "New Natural History" will be shown through May 11; "The Powerful Hand of George Bellows: Drawings From the Boston Public Library" will be featured through June 1; and "Moving Landscapes: Short Films by Larry Gottheim and JJ Murphy" will be on display through June 8, all at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. 775-6148

Portland: "We Are Maine," a multicultural exhibit and a fire truck exhibit, is ongoing at the Children's Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and after Memorial Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. $6 828-1234

Portland: "Gallery Artists: New Work - Realism to Abstraction" will be on display May 2 through May 31 at Susan Maasch Fine Arts, 29 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 699-2966

Portland: "Maine College of Art Senior Thesis Exhibit" will be featured through May 31 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 522 Congress St. 879-5742

Portland: A spring art show "Nature in Art" will be featured through May 30 at Southern Maine Community College Library, 86 Fort Road. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. 741-5574

Portland: "Drawn to Abstraction," featuring works by Wolcott Dodge, Sean Hasey and Ryan Wight, will be featured through May 4 at USM Area Gallery. Gallery hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. 780-5008

Portland: "Four Stories: Inside the Portland Harbor Museum Collection" will be featured through Nov. 30 at Portland Harbor Museum on the waterfront. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. $4 799-6337

Portland: "Works on Paper," with drawings, prints, paintings and photographs, will be featured through May 31 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St. 772-1961

Portland: "New Works by Ed Douglas" will be featured through May 31 at Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 772-2693

Portland: "The Art of Message: Posters New and Old" will be featured May 6 through July 6 at UNE Westbrook College, 716 Stevens Ave. Gallery hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday. 221-4499

Portland: The "Ninth Annual Employee Art Show" will be featured May 9 through June 16 at Casco Bay Frames, 295 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 774-1260

Portland: "Nature: Subtle, Sublime, Surreal - Plus," featuring the photographs of David Wade, Fran Vita-Taylor and Dan Dow, will be on display through May 31 at Addison Woolley Gallery, 87 Market St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 775-0678

Portland: "Woodcuts: American and European Masters" will be featured May 2 through June 28 at Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Ave. 699-2919

Richmond: The works of Andre Benoit and Leo Marcus will be featured through May 11 at Royall Gallery, 52 Main St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. 522-9501

Rockland: "The Wyeth Collection" and "Alex Katz: Early Paintings" are featured continuously; "James Wyeth: Selected Works" will be shown through May 18; "The Farnsworth and the Art of our Time" will be featured through June 15; and "Uncommon Treasures: Folk Art From the Farnsworth" will be shown through Nov. 30, all at Farnsworth Art Museum, 352 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. $8/$5 596-6457

Rockport: "Light Plant" and "Harold Garde: Strappo Landscapes" will be shown through June 14; "Lois Dodd: Directly Considered" will be on display through July 19; and "The Gleaners" will be featured through July 19, all at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. $5 Sunday. 236-2875

Topsham: "Flying High," with works by Barbara Bean, will be featured through May 14 at Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. 725-1727

Unity: "Student Show 2008" will be featured through May 10 at Unity College Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. 948-3131

Waterville: "The Works of Alex Katz" and "Ancient Art" are ongoing; "Highlights From the Lunder Collection" will be featured through June 15; "Whistler at Work: The Process of Printmaking" will be on display through June 15; "Joan Whitney Payson Collection" will be up through June 1; "Chuck Close: Self Portrait - Scribble, Etching, Portfolio, 2000" will be shown through Sept. 21; and "The College Collection as Kunstkammer" will be from May 2 through May 25, all at Colby College Museum of Art. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. 872-3549

Wiscasset: "Recent Acquisitions of American and European Art" and "New Works," by the gallery's diverse group of contemporary New England artists, will be featured through May 22 at Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67 Main St. Gallery hours: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 882-7682

Yarmouth: "Yarmouth at the Turn of the Century" is ongoing at Yarmouth Historical Society, Main Street. Gallery hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 846-6259