Today
Oct. 5: BANGOR, Maine author, historian and politician Neil Rolde will speak on “Unsettled Past, Unsettled Future: The Story of Maine Indians,” at 6 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Oct. 5: LEWISTON, “Affluenza,” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St. Free 786-6464

Oct. 5: LEWISTON, soprano Christina Astrachan of Portland and tenor, John Corrie, with pianist, Frank Glazer, will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Oct. 5: FARMINGTON, Lynn Deeves and the Indie Girls will perform at 9 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

Oct. 3-10: FRYEBURG, the Fryeburg Fair, with exhibit halls, museum, harness racing, livestock shows and more, will be held. 935-3268

Oct. 5: NORWAY, “Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear and the Selling of the American Empire,” will be narrated by Julian Bond at 7 p.m. at the Norway Memorial Library. 743-2183

Oct. 5: PORTLAND, James Goldman will speak on “Family, Power and Leadership: How Would the Plantagenet Family Measure Up in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election,” at 12:15 p.m. at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Free 774-1043
Tomorrow
Oct. 6: AUGUSTA, Bruce J. Bourque, Ph.D., chief archaeologist and curator of Ethnography, Maine State Museum and author, will speak about the prehistory of Maine at 7 p.m. at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Free 287-6740

Oct. 6: BRUNSWICK, basketball hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will speak on “Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes,” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Morrell Gymnasium. Free 725-3375

Oct. 6: CAMDEN, author Rod Philbrick will speak at 10 a.m. at the Camden Opera House. $20/$10 338-9517

Oct. 6: FARMINGTON, Eric Haase, trumpet, Cynthia Harkleroad, French horn, Ray Phillips, trumpet, Ron Small, tuba, Brian Strothmann, trombone and Leon Harkleroad, piano, will perform at 12:15 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. Donations 778-7136

Oct. 6: LEWISTON, Presbyterian minister Marvin M. Ellison will speak on “Is Christianity a Heterosexual Religion? Lessons From the Same-Sex Marriage Debate,” at 7 p.m. at Bates College Muskie Archives, Campus Avenue. Free 786-8272

Oct. 6: PORTLAND, “Erntedankfest,” a German Harvest Festival, will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234