Sept. 24: BAR MILLS, Mariella Nardelli, and Janet Reeves, piano, Andrea Polinelli, saxophone and brassman Scott Reeves will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. $12/$10 929-6472

Sept. 24: FARMINGTON, the Two of Hearts will perform at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. $6/$5 778-7136

Sept. 24: GREENE, the Royal River Chorus will perform at 2 and 7 p.m. at Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

Sept. 24: LEWISTON, pianist Frank Glazer will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Sept. 24: LEWISTON, Hope Hoffman will perform folk music at 8 p.m. at Manic Cafe, 114 Lisbon ST. 783-2980

Sept. 24: PORTLAND, Reverend Horton Heat with special guests, the Hackensaw Boys, will perform at Asylum, 121 Center St. 772-8274

Sept. 24: PORTLAND, Jonathan Byrd and Dromedary will perform at 8 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $7/$10 761-0591

Sept. 24: PORTLAND, organist Ken Cowan will perform at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St. $10 772-5434

Sept. 25: AUBURN, the annual hymn sing will be held at 3 p.m. at the Marston Corner Baptist Church, corner of Beech Hill and Hotel Roads. Free 783-3538

Sept. 25: BATH, Saffire the Uppity Blues Women will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $20/$30 442-8455

Sept. 25: LEWISTON, Susan Krongold and Chris Conly will perform jazz at 8 p.m. at Manic Cafe, 114 Lisbon St. 783-2980

Sept. 25: PORTLAND, Rachael Yamagata, with special guest, Tom McRae, will perform at 9 p.m. at The Big Easy, 55 Market St. $10/$12 871-8817

Sept. 25: PORTLAND, Assembly of Dust and Fuzz and Carrie and the Pete Kilpatrick Supergroup will perform at 8 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $16.50 775-3331

Sept. 25: PORTLAND, the Scott Reeves and Andrea Polleneli Nu Jazz Sextet will perform at 8 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $12/$15 761-0591

Sept. 25: RUMFORD, Dorrie Casey, mezzo-soprano formerly of Mexico, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Mountain Valley Middle School Auditorium. 364-7535

Sept. 25: RUMFORD, New England’s premier oldies show will be held at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Congress Street.

Sept. 25: SABATTUS, Randy Lindsey will perform on the guitar with vocals at 11 a.m. at the SHOWME Museum. Donations 375-9563

Sept. 26: AUBURN, Pauline York will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues, 34 Court St. $8 783-9600

Sept. 26: AUBURN, three Leavitt Area High School students will perform on brass instruments at 2 p.m. at the Auburn United Methodist Church, Park Avenue. 946-7789
Dance
Sept. 24, 25, 30, Oct. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9: AUGUSTA, a dance party will be held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Club Liquid, 349 Water St. 623-2277

Sept. 24, 26, 30, Oct. 1, 3, 7, 8. 10: 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. 24, Oct. 8: PORTLAND, a dance, with music by Vintage, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Portland Elks Club, Congress Street. Free

Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8: PORTLAND, Friday Night Latin Dance Party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $5 773-0002

Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8: PORTLAND, country dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

Sept. 25: BOWDOIN, a Harvest Days Dance will be held at 9 p.m. at the Bowdoin Community Building, Rt. 125. $15/$8 576-2929

Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

Sept. 25: LEWISTON, the Countryside Dancers will hold a dance at 7:30 p.m. at C & J Hall, 711 Webster St.

Sept. 25: LIVERMORE, an old fashioned barn dance will be held at the Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road. $5 897-4366

Sept. 25: LOCKE MILLS, an old fashioned dance, with music by the Richard Felt Orchestra, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Locke Mills Town Hall. 674-2259

Sept. 25: PORTLAND, a Seacoast Ballroom Dance Social will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

Sept. 25: PORTLAND, a Singles Dance, with music by Two Bass John, will be held at 6 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. $10 878-0584

Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Sept. 25: RUMFORD, a dance, with music by the E/I Band, will be held at 8 p.m. at LeParesseux Snowshoe Club, Waldo Street.

Sept. 25: TURNER, the Jenny Woodman Band will play at a dance at 8:30 p.m. at the Great Outdoors, Rt. 117. $10 224-7061

Sept. 25: 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. 26: LEWISTON, Wild Horse will play at the Singles Club Dance at 7 p.m. at C & J Hall, 711 Webster St. $8/$7 784-3660

Sept. 26: LOCKE MILLS, an old fashioned dance, with music by the Richard Felt Orchestra, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Locke Mills Town Hall. 674-2259
For kids
Sept. 25: AUBURN, Sagaree Sengupta, writer and translator born in India, who now lives in Lewiston, will present a program at 10 a.m. at the Auburn Public Library and the Auburn Mall. 782-3191

Sept. 25: LEWISTON, the Hope House 2004 Baby Olympics will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Bates College in the Library Quad. 777-3776

Sept. 25: PORTLAND, the Cherry Blossom Festival will be held at 2 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Sept. 26: PORTLAND, the Japanese Flower Festival will be held at 1 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234
Special
Sept. 24, 25: AUGUSTA, the Sixth Annual Mature Lifestyle Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. $3 1-800-282-0764

Sept. 24, 25: BRUNSWICK, Tony Montanaro Tribute Performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Bowdoin College Pickard Theatre. $15/$20 773-1130

Sept. 24: FARMINGTON, the Annual Mount Blue Football Tailgate Party will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Mount Blue High School. $5/$4

Sept. 24-26: FARMINGTON, the Farmington Fair, with large midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, animal pulling events, harness racing and more, will be held. 778-6083

Sept. 24, 25: LEWISTON, a benefit yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 1675 Lisbon St. 998-2282

Sept. 24: MECHANIC FALLS, a bake sale will be held by the First Congregational Church of Mechanic Falls from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Northeast Bank, Pleasant Street. 998-2580

Sept. 24: NORWAY, an Open Mic Night will be held at 7 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 479 Main St. $3 935-4505

Sept. 24, Oct. 1, 8: 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. 24, 25: RUMFORD, the River Valley Expo will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Mountain Valley High School. Free 369-0396

Sept. 24-26: UNITY, the Common Ground Country Fair, a celebration of rural life, demonstrations, Maine organic produced foods and crafts and livestock exhibits, will be held at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. 568-4142

Sept. 25: ANDOVER, the Ellis River Riders and the Maine Quarter Horse Association will hold a ride event at 9:30 a.m. at the Ellis River Riders facility. 532-4753

Sept. 25: AUBURN, a benefit garage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 71 South Main St.

Sept. 25: AUGUSTA, the Maine Academy of Country Music Awards Show will be held at 1 p.m. at the Calumet Club. $10/$8

Sept. 25: BANGOR, a rally for people to learn about and experience Jesus Christ will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bangor Auditorium, 100 Dutton St. $15 490-1050

Sept. 25: BUXTON, the Book, Bake and Treasure Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Buxton Public Library, Rt. 112. 929-6052

Sept. 25: CASCO, the Annual Soup Tasting Contest will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Casco Village Church, Rt. 121. $6/$4 627-4282

Sept. 25: CORNISH, the Cornish Apple Festival, with live entertainment, street vendors, arts and crafts, apple pie contest, auction and more, will be held at 9 a.m. at Apple Acres Farm. 625-7447

Sept. 25: CORNISH, the Second Annual Cornish 3-H Barrel Race will be held at the Cornish Fairgrounds, Rt. 25. 625-3389

Sept. 25: ELIOT, the Eliot Festival Day, with crafts, food vendors, entertainment, custom car show, chili cook-off and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street. 439-5033

Sept. 25: FARMINGTON, comedian Tim Young will perform at 9 p.m. at UMF Roberts Learning Center. Free 778-7339

Sept. 25: MONMOUTH, the Monmouth Museum Apple Fest will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum. 933-2046

Sept. 25: NEW GLOUCESTER, the Autumn Celebration: Fresh Paint Event and Auction will be held at the Fiddlehead Center for the Arts. 688-2244

Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9: NEW GLOUCESTER, Apple Saturdays will be held at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Rt. 26. 926-4597

Sept. 25: OAKLAND, the Fifth Annual Hometown version of the Price is Right will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Messalonski High School. $6 622-1340

Sept. 25: PALERMO, Maine-ly Harmony, women’s barbershop chorus, will hold a yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hill Gardens, Rt. 3. 623-3345

Sept. 25-Oct. 10: PHILLIPS, the Annual Scarecrow Reunion will be held 24 hours a day on Main Street.

Sept. 25: PORTLAND, the Maine Irish Benefit Auction will be held at 7 p.m. at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, corner of State and Gray Streets. 780-0118

Sept. 25: STONEHAM, a Thrift Shop and Bake Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stoneham Church.

Sept. 25: TOPSHAM, the Third Annual Critter-thon Petwalk benefit will beheld from noon to 4 p.m. at the Flying Changes Center for Therapeutic Riding, Rt. 201. 729-0168

Sept. 25: WESTBROOK, the Annual Medium’s Day Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 719 Main St. 655-6673

Sept. 25: WILSONS MILLS, the Aziscoos Grange Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the grange hall, Rt. 16. 486-7734

Sept. 26: AUBURN, a public breakfast will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave. $3/$4 784-6883

Sept. 26: BERLIN, N.H., the Fifth Annual Androscoggin Lumberjack Festival will be held at Northern Forest Heritage Park, 961 Main St. 603-752-7202

Sept. 26-Oct. 2: CUMBERLAND, the Cumberland Fair, with exhibit halls, midway, livestock exhibits, animal pulling events, harness racing and more, will be held at Cumberland Center. 829-6647

Sept. 26: HINCKLEY, the 11th Annual Hinckley Fall Festival and Harvest Celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Good Will-Hinckley School, Rt. 201. 238-4280

Sept. 26: MANCHESTER, the Manchester Grange Antique Show and Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Manchester Grange Hall. $1.50 623-3436

Theater

Sept. 24-Oct. 3: BANGOR, Penobscot Theatre Company will perform “Dracula,” at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Show times are Sept. 30 at 7 p.m., Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and 2 at 8 p.m., Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. and Sept. 25 and Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. $12/$25 942-3333

Sept. 24-Oct. 3: GORHAM, the USM Department of Theatre will perform “The Laramie Project,” at USM Russell Hall. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 29 and Sundays at 5 p.m. 780-5151

Sept. 24-Oct. 3: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “Iolanthe,” at Cumston Hall. Show times are Sept. 23, 24, 25, 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 26, Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. $20/$18 933-9999

Sept. 24-Nov. 18: PORTLAND, Interactive Comedy Theatre will present a murder mystery series at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the Stadium Restaurant and Bar, 504 Congress St. $15 253-8068

Sept. 24-Oct. 17: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “Master Class,” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Show times are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $18$10 885-5883

Sept. 24-Oct. 9: PORTLAND, Lyric Music Theater will perform “Damn Yankees,” at 176 Sawyer St. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $17/$15 799-1421

Sept. 24-Oct. 3: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “Annie Get Your Gun,” at 420 Cottage Road. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $16/$19 767-6208

Sept. 24, 25: PORTLAND, “Parmachene Belle,” will be performed at 8 p.m at the Company of Girls Performance Space, 10 Mayo St. $15/$12 774-4231

Sept. 24: RUMFORD, the Rumford Association for the Advancement of Performing Arts will hold auditions for a Christmas show at 6:30 p.m. at Mountain Valley High School Muskie Auditorium. 364-9076

Sept. 24, 25: WATERVILLE, Aqua City Actors Theatre will perform “6 RMS RIV VU,” at 8 p.m. at the Waterville Opera House Studio Theater, 93 Main St. $12/$10 580-6783

Sept. 25, 26: FARMINGTON, the Sandy River Players will hold auditions for “Inherit the Wind” and “An Evening of Vaudeville,” at 1 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. 778-2830

Films

Sept. 25: PORTLAND, the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $10/$8 773-7940

Lectures

Sept. 24: BRUNSWICK, Jonathan Young, Ph.D., will speak on “Wisdom Stories – The Inner Life of Fairy Tales,” at 7:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road. Free 729-0300

Suppers

Sept. 24: LISBON, a meatloaf supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Rt. 196. $5/$2.50 353-2152

Sept. 24: LISBON, a New England boiled supper will beheld from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall, 27 Village St. $6/$3.50 353-2567

Sept. 24: LISBON, a chicken Alfredo supper will be held at 5 p.m. at Post 158 Hall, Webster Street. $5/$2.50 353-9570

Sept. 24: WAYNE, a roast turkey supper will be held at 6 p.m. at the North Wayne Church. $6/$3 685-4378

Sept. 25: AUBURN, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Philip’s Church Hall, 2365 Turner Road. $6/$3 782-6004

Sept. 25: BOLSTER’S MILLS, a chicken pie supper will be held at 5 and 6 p.m. at Bolster’s Mills United Methodist Church. $7/$3 583-9024

Sept. 25: BOWDOIN, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Bowdoin Community Building, Rt. 125. $5/$2.50

Sept. 25: GRAY, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held at 5 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, Rt. 115. $6/$2 657-3279

Sept. 25: LISBON FALLS, a home baked bean and ham supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lisbon Methodist Church, School Street. $6/$2

Sept. 25: MONMOUTH, a turkey supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Monmouth Masonic Hall. $6/$3

Sept. 25: PERU, a public supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by music by Norman DeRoche and Andy St. Pierre, at Rockemeka Grange Hall. $6/$3