Today
Oct. 12: BAR HARBOR, Daniel Taylor, photographer, will speak at 4 p.m. at College of the Atlantic. 288-5015

Oct. 12: BATH, Thomas Crotty, landscape painter and founder and owner of the Frost Gully Gallery in Freeport, will speak on “The Visual Artist in Maine,” at 6 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $5/$8 442-8455

Oct. 12: FARMINGTON, the Perverbal Balls will perform at 9 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

Oct. 12: LEWISTON, Charles Plummer will speak about events leading to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at noon at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $5/$7 753-6510

Oct. 12-May 31: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall. 783-6667

Oct. 12: LOCKE MILLS, a dance, with music by The Two of Us, Norm and Betty Decoteau, will be held at the Locke Mills Legion Hall. $7/$3

Oct. 12: LOCKE MILLS, a corned beef harvest supper, followed by a dance, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Locke Mills Legion Hall. $7/$3

Oct. 12: ROCKPORT, ceramic artist George Pearlman will speak at noon at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. $3 236-2875
Tomorrow
Oct. 13: AUBURN, Lillie Shockney, breast cancer survivor and author, will speak on “The Value of Humor When Confronted With Breast Cancer,” at 7 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn. Free 795-2104

Oct. 13: BANGOR, Klaus Schmidt will speak about his book, “A Spy for Life,” at 6 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Oct. 13: BANGOR, the Thomas Hill Standpipe Tour will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Free 947-0307

Oct. 13: DEER ISLE, Karen Montanaro will present mime and dance play at 7 p.m. at the Reach Performing Arts Center. $10 348-6301

Oct. 13: LEWISTON, Rabbi Mordechai Eskovitz, spiritual leader of the Touro Synagogue in Newport, R.I., will speak on “The Survival of Jewish Communities in the United States,” at 7 p.m. at Bates College Muskie Archives. Free 786-8376

Oct. 13: LEWISTON, the Padma Bhushan Ensemble will perform classical music of southern India at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Oct. 13, 14: 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

Oct. 13, 20, 27: 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

Oct. 13, 20, 27: NAPLES, karaoke and dance will be held at 8 p.m. at Oh Ryan’s Pub and Club, Rt. 11 and 302.

Oct. 13, 20, 27: PORTLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

Oct. 13: PORTLAND, the Mendelssohn String Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $34 842-0800

Oct. 13: PORTLAND, the Australian Pink Floyd Show will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $32.50/$25 775-3331