Jan. 13: LEWISTON, Aarjan Dixit will speak about his research trip to India at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall. Free 786-6330

Jan. 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23: FARMINGTON, the Sandy River Players will perform “Inherit the Wind,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. on Jan. 23 at UMF Alumni Theater. $10/$6.50 778-2830

Jan. 13: PORTLAND, Bill Street and the Maine Super Sax Project will perform at 12:15 p.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 773-5747

Jan. 13: PORTLAND, salsa and swing dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

Jan. 13: SCARBOROUGH, Ray LaMontagne, singer/songwriter, will perform at 6 p.m. at the Scarborough Bull Moose Music Store, 456 Payne Road. 885-9553

Tomorrow

Jan. 14: GRAY, Jess Tardy will perform at 8 p.m. at the Loose Moose Saloon, 61 Portland Road, Rt. 100. 657-7171

Jan. 14: LEWISTON, Betty Robinson, former L-A college dean, will speak about her recent trip to South Africa and Botswana at 11:45 a.m. at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $5/$7 753-6510

Jan. 14: LEWISTON, a contradance, with music by Wake the Neighbors, will be held at 8 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge. $7/$5 786-6330

Jan. 9-14: NEWRY, the Sunday River Children’s Festival and Family Week, with family entertainment, juggling, workshop, torchlight parade and more, will be held at Sunday River Ski Resort. 824-3000

Jan. 14, 21: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $5 773-0002

Jan. 14, 15: PORTLAND, “Rent” will be performed at 8 p.m. on Friday and 3 and 8 p.m. on Saturday at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $36/$53 842-0800

Jan. 14, 15, 16: WINTHROP, the Theater at Monmouth will perform “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Winthrop High School Performing Arts Center. $12/$10 933-9999