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March 12, 13, 18-20: LEWISTON, “The Three Sisters,” will be performed at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre. $6/$3 786-6161

March 12, 13, 17-20: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform “Moonshine,” at the theater, corner of Maple and Lisbon Streets. Show times are Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $16/$14 782-3200

March 12, 17-19: SOUTH PARIS, Oxford Hills Performing Arts Association will perform “Don’t Drink the Water,” at the Grange Hall, Whitman Street. Show times are March 11, 12, 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. and March 19 at 2 p.m. 743-7197

March 12: TOPSHAM, the Down East Country Dance Festival will be held at Mount Ararat Middle School. 563-8953

March 12, 13, 17-19: WALDOBORO, Waldo Theatre will perform “Godspell,” at 916 Main St. Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $15/$11 832-6060

March 12: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Rory Block will perform at 8 p.m. at the Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $17 633-5159

March 12: ELLSWORTH, five Maine a cappella groups will perform at the Downeast A Cappella Festival at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Auditorium. $17/$9 667-9511

March 12: FARMINGTON, Battle of the UMF Bands will be held at 7 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 12: FARMINGTON, Emery Hutchins and Alan “Mac” McHale will perform at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. $6/$5 778-7346

March 12: JAY, a benefit Cancer Relay for Life Bowl-a-Thon will be held at 3 p.m. at The Alley, 26 Elm St. 597-2920

March 12: LEWISTON, “Deadline,” will be shown at 5 and 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center. 786-6135

March 12: LEWISTON, the Bates College Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

March 12: LISBON FALLS, a turkey supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, Oak Street. $6 353-2567

March 12: LISBON FALLS, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, 67 Frost Hill Ave. $6/$4 353-5636

March 12: OAKLAND, the Pineland Suzuki School Benefit Concert will be held at 2 p.m. at Messalonskee Performing Arts Center at Messalonskee High School. $8/$4 626-7967

March 12: PORTLAND, Leahy, nine fiddling siblings, will perform at 8 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $28/$34 842-0800

March 12: PORTLAND, the Warner Consort will perform at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St. $12/$6 797-7508

March 12: PORTLAND, the Juanito Pascual Flamenco Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. 761-0591

March 12: PORTLAND, the Vorcza Trio will perform at 8:30 p.m. at SPACE, 538 Congress St. $8 774-7842

March 12, 13: PORTLAND, the Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society will hold its 22nd Annual Gem and Mineral Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at UNE Finley Gym, 716 Stevens Ave. $4/$3 459-7986

March 12-17: PORTLAND, the Eighth Annual Maine Jewish Film Festival will be held at various locations in Portland. 831-7495

March 12: PORTLAND, a Cinderella Ball and benefit auction, with dancing to the Tony Boffa Band, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High St. $50/$90 781-7672

March 12: SOUTH PARIS, the Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club dance will be held at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street. 743-7176

March 12: SOUTH PARIS, a St. Patrick’s Day dance, with music by the Country Ladds and a corned beef boiled supper will be held at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. $9/$6 743-5723

March 12: TURNER, a St. Patrick’s Day Dance, with music by the Rockin’ Road Runners Band, will be held at at 8 p.m. at Boofy Quimby Memorial Center. 597-2299

March 12: TURNER, a baked bean supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a bluegrass and gospel concert by the LaClaire Family at 7 p.m. at Turner Village Church. Donations 225-2258