Sept. 4-5: BRUNSWICK, the Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival will be held at Thomas Point Beach. $40/$20 725-6009

Sept. 4: FREEPORT, Altan will perform at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 1-800-559-0747

Sept. 4: LEWISTON, Chrysalis will perform at 8 p.m. at Manic Cafe, 114 Lisbon St. Free 783-2980

Sept. 4: LOVELL, singer/songwriter Carol Noonan and pianist/composer Dana Cunningham, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Lovell Village Brick Church. $15 925-3177

Sept. 5: AUBURN, Mark Hummell will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues, 34 Court St. $8 783-9600

Sept. 5: DAMARISCOTTA, Irish flutist Grey Larsen will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Skidompha Library Porter auditorium, Main Street. $10/$7 688-4515

Sept. 5: FREEPORT, C.J. Chenier will perform at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 1-800-559-0747

Sept. 5: GILFORD, N.H., the B.B. King Blues Fest will be held at 7 p.m. at Meadowbrook Arts Center. $64/$29 603-293-4700
Dance
Sept. 4: AUGUSTA, a dance party will be held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Club Liquid, 349 Water St. 623-2277

Sept. 4: BUCKFIELD, a street dance, with music by Rick Graham and the Usual, will be held at 8 p.m. at Buckfield Municipal Center. $5

Sept. 4: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

Sept. 4: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Sept. 4: WATERFORD, a summer season dance, with live band music, will be held every Saturday at 8 p.m. at the North Waterford Fairgrounds. $8

Sept. 4: WELCHVILLE, a dance, with music by the Country Ladds, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Emugene Staples Hall.

Sept. 5: BUCKFIELD, a chemical-free street dance will be held at 6 p.m. at the Buckfield Municipal Center. Free

Sept. 5: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Rt. 25. 839-3267

Sept. 5: LEWISTON, the Country Ladds will play at the Singles Club Dance at 7 p.m. at C & J Hall, 711 Webster St. $8/$7 784-3660
Kids
Sept. 4: PORTLAND, Tanabata, Japanese star festival, will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234
Special
Sept. 4-5: ANDOVER, the Ellis River Riders Horse Club Horse Show will be held at 9 a.m. 392-2381

Sept. 4-5: AUGUSTA, the Kennebec Rocks and Minerals Club Annual Rockhounders Gem and Mineral Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the National Guard Armory, Western Avenue.

Sept. 4-5: BLUE HILL, the Blue Hill Fair with midway, exhibits, non-pari-mutual racing, entertainment and more, will be held. 374-3701

Sept. 4: 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

Sept. 4-5: CAMDEN, the Windjammer Weekend, with music, performances, nautical activities, demonstrations, boat parade, fireworks, films and more, will be held. 236-4404

Sept. 4-5: CLINTON, the Clinton Lions Fair with midway, animal pulling events, mechanical pulling events, exhibits, stage entertainment and more, will be held. 426-8013

Sept. 4-5: MEXICO, the Southern Maine Soap Box Derby Labor Day Weekend Rally will be held at 9 a.m. at the Wal-Mart parking lot. 369-0209

Sept. 4-5: PERU, the Peru Summer Fest, with activities, games, food, dance and more, will be held. 562-7639

Sept. 4: RANGELEY, a Chinese Auction and Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wilhelm Reich Museum Conference Center, Dodge Pond Road.

Sept. 4: SOUTH BERWICK, a celebration of Sarah Orne Jewett’s 155th birthday will beheld from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Sarah Orne Jewett House, 5 Portland St. 384-2454

Sept. 4: SOUTH PARIS, the Oxford County 4-H Teen Exchange and Career Club auction will be held at 6 p.m. at the VFW Hall, East Main Street. 966-2913

Sept. 4-5: SPRINGFIELD, the Springfield Fair, with stage show, animal pulling events, antique autos, midway, livestock exhibits and more, will be held. 738-2165

Sept. 4: STONEHAM, a Thrift Shop and Bake Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stoneham Congregational Church, Maine Street. 647-5076

Sept. 4-5: WINDSOR, the Windsor Fair, with crafts, art exhibits, large midway, animal pulling events, harness racing, mechanical pulling and more, will be held. 549-7121

Sept. 4-5: WINTHROP, the 25th Annual Maine Healing Arts Festival will be held at the YMCA Camp of Maine on Lake Cobbosseeconte. 866-600-2906

Sept. 5: LISBON, a Labor Day steak and lobster barbecue will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Rt. 196. $15/$7 353-4879

Sept. 5: PERU, the Annual Car Show will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 30 Main Street. $5/$2.50

Sept. 5: STRATTON, an afternoon with Charlie Bruce and an ice cream social will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Dead River Historical Society. 246-2271

Sept. 5: TURNER, a lawn sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Turner Seventh-day Adventist Church, Weston Road.
Theater
Sept. 4: ARUNDEL, “Idols the King,” will be performed at 8 p.m. at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. $24/$19 985-5552

Sept. 4: HALLOWELL, Gaslight Theater will perform “Don’t Drink the Water,” at 8 p.m. at Hallowell City Hall. $8/$6 626-3698

Sept. 4-5: HARRISON, “Tally’s Folly,” will be performed at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 7 p.m. on Sunday at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $18 583-6747

Sept. 4: SKOWHEGAN, “Proof,” will be performed at 8:15 p.m. at Lakewood Theater. $19/$15 474-7176
Suppers
Sept. 4: 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/$3 647-5705

Sept. 4: GRAY, a baked bean and chop suey supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 15 Lewiston Road. $5.50/$2.50 657-2661

Sept. 4: NORWAY, a chicken barbecue supper will be held at 6 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church of Norway. $8 743-2290

Sept. 4: OXFORD, a turkey, ham, baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Oxford Congregational Church, King Street. $6/$3 539-4799

Sept. 4: POWNAL, a baked bean and spaghetti supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. $6/$3 688-4481

Sept. 4: RUMFORD, a corned beef and cabbage and ham supper will be held at 5 and 6:15 p.m. at Blazing Star Lodge, Rt. 232. $6/$3 364-4715