Nov. 17: LEWISTON, Robert Cogan and Pozzi Escot will speak on “Poetics and Science of Music,” at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Pettengill Hall Andrews Road. 786-6195

Nov. 17: PORTLAND, children’s illustrator, Steven Kellogg, will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Free 871-1710

Nov. 18: AUGUSTA, Jane E. Radcliffe, guest curator, Maine State Museum, will speak on “Rugs All Marked Out,” at 6 p.m. at Maine State Museum. Free 287-2301

Nov. 27: LIVERMORE, a talk on historic railroads will be held at Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road. 897-4366