Today
Sept. 8: LEWISTON, the Peek a Boo puppet show will be held at 9:30 a.m. at New Life Community Center, 134 College St. $2 782-1112

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: LISBON FALLS, Steven Bacon and Shanna Underwood will perform at 7 p.m. at the Lisbon Teen Center Coffee House. 353-3010

Sept. 8: NAPLES, karaoke and dance will be held at 8 p.m. at Oh Ryan’s Pub and Club, Rt. 11 and 302.

Sept. 8: NORWAY, auditions for “The Odd Couple,” will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Norway Grange Hall, 15 Whitman St. 665-2135

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

Sept. 8: PORTLAND, author Alfred DePew will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Free 871-1710

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
Tomorrow
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: GREENE, pianist/vocalist Rob Robbins will perform at 7 p.m. on Thursday and 2 and 7 p.m. on Friday at Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-6311

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

Sept. 9: SKOWHEGAN, “Whose Wives Are They Anyway?” will be performed at Lakewood Theater. Show times are Sept. 9 and 16 at 8 p.m., Sept. 10, 11, 17 and 18 at 8:15 p.m., Sept. 12 at 6:45 p.m. and Sept. 12 and 15 at 2 p.m. $19/$15 474-7176