March 5: GARDINER, the Boneheads, with special guest Pat Colwell, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. $8/$7 582-7144

March 5: LEWISTON, L/A Arts presents New Guitar Summit, featuring guitarists Gerry Beaudoin, J. Geils and newest member Chris Flory at 8 p.m. at Lewiston Middle School, 75 Central Ave. $15/$10 782-7228

March 5: LEWISTON, Maine sitarist David Pontbriand will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free 786-6135

March 5: PORTLAND, 6 Gig, Eldemur Krimm, Audioblack, Cade and B Movie Extras will perform at 8 p.m. upstairs at Asylum, 121 Center St. $10 772-8274

March 5: PORTLAND, the Matthias Lupri Quintet will perform at 8 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, 1 Longfellow Square. $12/$15 373-0306

March 5, 12, 19: PORTLAND, dehuman8 and DJ Stranger will perform downstairs at 9 p.m. at Asylum, 121 Center St. 782-8274

March 6: BATH, Red Grammer will perform at 3 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $12/$16 442-8455

March 6: BATH, Guy Davis will perform blues at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $12/$16 442-8455

March 6: BRUNSWICK, Loston Harris will perform jazz and blues at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Pickard Theater. $10 725-3375

March 6: FARMINGTON, Jasper Walsh will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 6: GORHAM, the 2004 Honors Recital will be held at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. 780-5555

March 6: GRAY, Eric Jerardi will perform blues/rock at the Loose Moose Saloon, 61 Portland Road. $5 657-7171

March 6: LEWISTON, the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center. $12 371-2028

March 6: LEWISTON, Boston singer/songwriter Eric Schwartz will perform at 7 p.m. at Just Joan’s Cafe, 33 Lisbon St. $8/$10 782-9635

March 6: LEWISTON, Lost City Angels and the Minus Scale will perform at 7 p.m. at Bates College Benjamin Mays Center. $8 777-6781

March 6: PORTLAND, the Portland Chamber Music Festival spring concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at UNE Ludcke Auditorium, 716 Stevens Ave. $10 283-0170

March 6: WATERVILLE, Jiuta singer and performer Yoko Hiraoka will perform “Music of Japan” at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Museum of Art. 872-3236

March 7: GARDINER, the Portland Chamber Music Festival program will be held at 3 p.m. at Christ Church Episcopal on the Common, 2 Dresden Ave. $10 582-1744

March 7: LEWISTON, the Spirit of Ireland, a rich feast of music and dance, will be held at 7 p.m. at Central Maine Civic Center, Birch Street. 783-1585

March 7: LEWISTON, a Habitat for the Haleys Fundraiser will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St. 777-6346

March 7: TOPSHAM, the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at Mt. Ararat Middle School Orion Performing Arts Center. $12 371-2028
Dance
March 5, 7, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Rt. 25. 839-3267

March 5: LEWISTON, a contradance, with music by Wake the Neighbors, will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge. $6/$3 786-6330

March 5: PORTLAND, a Swing Dance, with music by Victory Swing, will be held at 9 p.m. at Presumpscot Grange Hall, 1844 Forest Ave. $10

March 5, 12, 19: PORTLAND, Friday night Latin Dance Parties will be held every Friday at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $5 773-0002

March 5, 12, 19: PORTLAND, country dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

March 6, 13, 20: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

March 6: GORHAM, a teen Swing dance will be held at 8 p.m. at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Rt. 25. $3 839-3267

March 6: PORTLAND, the Singles Network Dance, with music by Jose Duddy, will be held at 8:15 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

March 6, 13, 20: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

March 7: LEWISTON, Steve and the Good Ole Boys will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at C & J Hall, 711 Webster St. $8/$7 784-3660

Kids

March 6: PORTLAND, a Japanese Peach Flower Festival will be held at 2 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

March 7: PORTLAND, a Caribbean Carnival will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Special

March 5, 6: BUCKFIELD, the Early Evening Show with Mike Miclon will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Rt. 117. $10/$6 336-3306

March 5: DIXFIELD, the 117th World Day of Prayer service will be held at 2 p.m. at the Dixfield Congregational Church. Free 562-7735

March 5, 12, 19: PORTLAND, a benefit haddock chowder, lobster roll or ham salad luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave. $6/$3.75 797-2487

March 5-9: ROCKPORT, a Performance Art Festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. $5/$3 236-2875

March 5: RUMFORD, a benefit food sale will be held at the Rumford Elks Lodge from 5 to 7 p.m., with entertainment by Denny Breau on guitar from 7 to 10 p.m.

March 5: RUMFORD, a salmon pie luncheon will be held at St. Barnabas Church. $6 364-2193

March 5: WATERVILLE, the “Big Event,” featuring high energy activities, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Alfond Youth Center, 126 North St. $8/$10 743-9503

March 6: BRIDGTON, the Good Neighbors Fourth Annual Chinese Auction will be held at 6 p.m. at Steven’s Brook Elementary School. 647-8244

March 6: FARMINGTON, a community luncheon, featuring corned beef and cabbage, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at the Old South First Congregational Church, Main Street. Free 639-2013

March 6: LEWISTON, the Morgan 5K Run/Walk will be held at 1 p.m. at the Bates College Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building. 774-7123

March 6: MECHANIC FALLS, the Sixth Annual “The Price is Right,” will be held at 7 p.m. at the Elm Street School gym. $6/$9 345-3381

March 6: PORTLAND, a Mardi Madness Fundraiser will be held at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, Maine Mall Road. $40 874-2107

March 6: PORTLAND, Maine-i-Acts, the Childrens Theatre of Maine improvisational comedy troupe, will perform at 1 p.m. at the Comedy Connection, 6 Custom House Wharf. $7/$9 878-2774

March 6: ROCKPORT, Tibet Night will be featured at 5 p.m. at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. $6

March 6: RUMFORD, the Second Annual Family Field Day, sponsored by the Rumford Polar Bears Snowmobile Club, will be held at 9 a.m. at the Earnest Phillips and Jim Powers Fields. 364-3848

March 6: SOUTH PARIS, a benefit scrappin’ day will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School cafeteria or gym. $20/$25 743-5440

March 6: WELLS, comedienne Sheila Jackson, impressionist Dick Coffin and hypnotist Steve Marino will perform at 7 p.m. at the Wells Activity Center. $12 646-5826

March 7: DIXFIELD, “Dana and Friends,” a ventriloquist and variety show, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Dixfield Common Baptist Church, Common Road. Donations 562-9259

March 7: PHILLIPS, a Chinese auction will be held at noon at Phillips True Value Hardware, Main Street.

Theater

March 5-14: AUBURN, L-A Community Little Theatre will perform “Forever Plaid,” at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Academy Street. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $13/$11 783-0958

March 5, 6: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin College Department of Theater and Dance will perform “Berlin to Broadway: A Kurt Weill Revue,” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Wish Theater. Free 725-3375

March 5, 6: BRUNSWICK, the Center Stage Players will present a theater company for seniors at 2 p.m. at the 55 Plus Center, 6 Noble St. Donations 729-0757

March 5, 6, 8: FARMINGTON, “Theatre UMF will perform “Medea,” at UMF. Show times are Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $6/$5 778-7465

March 5, 6: POLAND, the regional high school one-act play festival will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Poland Regional High School. $7/$4 998-5400

March 5-7: PORTLAND, Lyric Music Theater will perform “My Fair Lady,” at 176 Sawyer St. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $15/$13 799-1421

March 5-21: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Looking Over the President’s Shoulder,” at 25A Forest Ave. Show times are Tuesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $16/$27 774-0465

March 6, 27: LEWISTON, Mystery for Hire will present the murder mystery dinner theatre production of “Stress Can Kill,” at 7 p.m. at Marco’s Restaurant. $34.95 783-0336

March 6: WATERVILLE, the Hospice Volunteers of the Waterville area will host a dinner/theater at 6:15 p.m. at the Blessed Hope Church Family Life Center, Crommett Street. $30 873-0110

March 7, 8: AUBURN, Community Little Theatre will hold auditions for “Noises Off,” at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Academy Street. 783-0958

Films

Lectures

March 6: WATERVILLE, celebrated speaker, writer and teacher Cornel West will speak at 8 p.m. at Colby College Page Commons. Free 872-3087

Suppers

March 5: FARMINGTON, a spaghetti and casserole supper will be held at 5 p.m. at the Elms Lodge. $6/$3

March 5: HARTFORD, a potluck supper will be held at 6 p.m. at the Hartford Town Hall, Rt. 140, Main Street. 388-2510

March 5: LISBON, a ham or chicken supper will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Rt. 196. $5/$2.50 353-5291

March 5: WATERVILLE, a spaghetti supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Muskie Center, 38 Gold St. $5/$2.50 873-4745

March 6: BETHEL, a public supper will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. $5/$2.50

March 6: CASCO, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Crescent Lake Community Hall, Rt. 11. $6/$2 647-5705

March 6: DANVILLE, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held at 5 p.m. at the Danville Grange Hall. $6/$3 782-4150

March 6: DURHAM, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, Rt. 136. $6/$2

March 6: GRAY, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 15 Lewiston Road. $5.50/$2.50 657-2661

March 6: MECHANIC FALLS, a baked bean, ham and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. $6/$2 345-4811

March 6: POWNAL, a spaghetti supper will be held at 5 p.m., followed by an auction at 6 p.m. at the North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. $6/$3 688-4481

March 6: SOUTH PARIS, an all you can eat turkey supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, East Main Street. $6/$2.50