Sept. 6: TURNER, a lawn sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Turner Seventh-day Adventist Church, Weston Road.

Sept. 6: BUCKFIELD, a parade, with the theme “Let Freedom Ring,” will be held at 10 am. at Buckfield High School. 336-2081

Sept. 6: OGUNQUIT, Capriccio 2004, a celebration of the arts, townwide, with music, concerts, live theater, poetry reading, fashion show and the Portland Ballet, will be held. 646-6170

Sept. 6: PORTLAND, the Portland Labor History Trail tour of Old Port and the waterfront, will be held at 11 a.m. starting from the Salt Institute, Federal and Exchange Streets. 780-4284

Sept. 8: LISBON FALLS, the Coffee House, Open Mic and Showcase will be held at 7 p.m. at Lisbon Teen Center Coffee House, 32 Main St. 784-2338

Sept. 8: ORONO, the Capitol Steps, a troupe of current and former congressional staffers who monitor events and personalities on Capitol Hill, will perform at 7 p.m. at UMO Maine Center for the Arts. 581-1755

Sept. 9: FARMINGTON, award-winning writer Geoffrey Wolff will read from his fiction at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Thomas Auditorium. 778-7425

Sept. 9: PORTLAND, a poetry reading and release party for Betsy Sholl’s new collection of poetry, “Late Psalm,” will be held at 7 p.m. at Books Etc., 38 Exchange St. 774-0626

Sept. 10: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, a poetry reading will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Sprucewood Lodge. 633-3913

Sept. 10: LEWISTON, the Greek Festival 2004, with Greek food, Greek dancing and more, will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 155 Hogan Road. 783-6795

Sept. 10: LITCHFIELD, the Litchfield Fair, with large midway, agricultural exhibits, livestock, animal pulling events and more, will be held. 582-3159

Sept. 10: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, a Tow Truck Meet and Parade Show and other fun events, will be held at Memorial Park. 934-2500

Sept. 10: 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

Sept. 10: WINTHROP, a fish chowder luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Winthrop Congregational Church. 377-8639

Sept. 11: BRUNSWICK, comedian Mo Rocca, former correspondent for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” will perform at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Morrell Gymnasium. $15 725-3375

Sept. 11: FREEPORT, the Sixth Annual Fall in the Village Art Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 865-1212

Sept. 11: FREEPORT, the Lobsterman Triathlon 2004, with 1.5K swim, 40K bike and 10K run, will be held.

Sept. 11: GREENE, the Greene Village Celebration, with activities for the whole family, will be held in the Greene area. 946-5146

Sept. 11: LEONARD’S MILLS, the Blacksmiths’ Roundup will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum. 581-2871

Sept. 11: NEW GLOUCESTER, a wood turning demonstration will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road. Free 926-4597

Sept. 11: OGUNQUIT, the Festival of Kites will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the main beach. 646-6170

Sept. 11: PORTLAND, the Downeast Woodcarving and Wildlife Art Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Catherine McAuley High School, 631 Stevens Ave. $3 729-5838

Sept. 11: POWNAL, the MaineShare Annual Hike and Bike will be held at Bradbury Mountain State Park. 622-0105

Sept. 11: SKOWHEGAN, Skowhegan Heritage Day, with lumberjack lunch, logging events, chain saw carvings and more, will be held. 474-3621

Sept. 11: SOUTH PARIS, a benefit Chinese auction will be held at 1 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. 627-4208

Sept. 11: WELLS, the Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wells Reserve, Laudholm Farm. 646-4521

Sept. 11: WESTBROOK, the Fall Craft Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Smiling Hill Farm, 781 county Road. 621-2818

Sept. 12: AUBURN, a complete breakfast will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave. $3/$4 784-6883

Sept. 12: SEARSPORT, the Coin Show and Auction will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Searsport Lions Club, Prospect Street. Free 273-3462

Sept. 14: PORTLAND, the Open Mic Community Night will be held at 7 p.m. at O’Naturals, Exchange Street. 386-1400

Sept. 15-18: OXFORD, the Oxford County Fair, with livestock shows, animal pulling events, midway, crafts, exhibits, new harness racing track and more, will be held. 674–2694

Sept. 15: PORTLAND, the Senior Lifestyle Show will beheld from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Portland Elks Lodge, 1945 Congress St. Free 774-4561

Sept. 16-19: NEW PORTLAND, the New Portland Lions Fair with midway, exhibit hall, animal pulling events, crafts, livestock exhibits and more, will be held. 566-5722

Sept. 17: AUBURN, the Maine Music Society will hold a fund-raising auction and dinner at 6 p.m. at Martindale Country Club. 782-1403

Sept. 17: LEWISTON, the March of Dimes International Gala Celebrity Waiters auction, dinner and dancing, will be held at the Ramada Conference Center. $50/$75 225-6155

Sept. 17, 18: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, the 11th Annual Old Orchard Beach Car Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Memorial Park. $2 934-2500

Sept. 18: BETHEL, a Harvest Fest and Chowdah Cook-off will be held in the Bethel area. 1-800-442-5826

Sept. 18: BRUNSWICK, a Family Arts Festival, with live music, workshops, local artists, dancing, music, theater and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brunswick Town Mall, Main Street. 798-6964

Sept. 18, 19: FREEPORT, the 12th Annual Hunting Expo will be held at the L.L. Bean Hunting and Fishing Store and the Flagship Store, Main Street. 1-800-559-0747

Sept. 18: GORHAM, the Fourth Annual “Art in Autumn,” an exhibition and sale of paintings, sculpture and photography, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at O’Donal’s Nurseries, 6 County Road. 839-4262

Sept. 18: GORHAM, Avner the Eccentric, one-man show, will be held at 11 a.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $10/$5 780-5555

Sept. 18: HOLLIS, a bake, book and rummage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hollis Center Library, Rt. 35 and 202. 929-3911

Sept. 18: LEWISTON, the Maine Walk for Children’s Cancer will be held at 8 a.m. at Shaw’s Supermarket in Lewiston. 786-3890

Sept. 18: NEW GLOUCESTER, a R & R spinning demonstration will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road. Free 926-4597

Sept. 18, 19: OGUNQUIT, an Antique Show and Sale will be held at the Dunaway Center, School Street. 646-4474

Sept. 18: OTISFIELD, a yard and bake sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Otisfield Community Hall, Rt. 121. 627-4208

Sept. 18: ROCKLAND, a Harbor Fest, with music, food, crafts, family fun and more, will be held. 596-0376

Sept. 19: FARMINGTON, the Fifth Annual Miss Farmington Fair Pageant will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Farmington Fairgrounds. 839-5578

Sept. 19-26: FARMINGTON, the Farmington Fair, with large midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, animal pulling events, harness racing and more, will be held. 778-6083

Sept. 19: LINCOLN, the Second Annual Lincoln Lakes 5K Road Race will be held at 8:30 a.m. at Prince Thomas Park. 794-6548

Sept. 19: NAPLES, the Bikers Causeway Cancer Research Run will be held at the Causeway.

Sept. 19: PORTLAND, Psychic Sunday will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Inn West, 81 Riverside St. $1 286-1427

Sept. 19: PORTLAND, the University of Southern Maine will showcase their original works at “OLLI ART 04,” from noon to 4 p.m. at USM Payson-Smith Hall, Falmouth Street. Free 780-4406