April 8: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the Y Arts Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church. 633-3913

April 8: BRUNSWICK, Trio PianOVO, a piano, oboe and cello ensemble from Wiemar Conservatory, will perform at 4 p.m. at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. 725-3747

April 8: BRUNSWICK, Ursus Verses, Bowdoin co-ed a cappella group, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Druckenmiller Hall. Free 725-3375

April 8: GARDINER, the Pineland Fiddlers will perform Acadian music at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. $8 582-7144

April 8: GORHAM, Betty Rines, trumpet and Ray Cornils, organ, will perform at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $15/$5 780-5555

April 8: HARPSWELL, vocalist Tracey MacLean, accompanied by jazz guitarist Mark Kleinhaut, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Merriconeag Grange Hall, Rt. 123. $10 729-5083

April 8: LEWISTON, Joseph Maurey will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

April 8, 9: POWNAL, Ed Sealy will perform at 7 p.m. at First Parish Congregational Church. 688-4846

April 8, 9: RUMFORD, Pushboxx,” will perform at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

April 9: AUGUSTA, the Richard Nelson Quintet and Large Ensemble will perform at 7 p.m. at UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium. 621-3385

April 9: BATH, the Battlefield Band from Scotland will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $20/$25 442-8455

April 9: BELFAST, Evergreen will perform at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church. $10/$12 469-6600

April 9: BERLIN, N.H., Sundog will perform at 8 p.m. at the White Mountain Chalet. $5 784-5321

April 9: BETHEL, the Black Fly Bash, a benefit concert and dance, will be held at 7 p.m. at Sunday River Brewing Co., corner of Sunday River Road and Rt. 2. $5 824-3575

April 9: BRUNSWICK, Reel Big Fish will perform at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Morrell Gymnasium. $20 725-3375

April 9: FARMINGTON, the UMF Community Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. $6/$2 778-7072

April 9: LEWISTON, two Bates a cappella ensembles will perform music involving computers at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free 786-6135

April 9: LISBON FALLS, Cornerstone will perform at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, Rt. 196. Donations 576-5433

April 9: PORTLAND, Sole will perform at Space Gallery, 90 Salem St. 774-7842

April 9: PORTLAND, the U.S. Air Force Academy Band will perform at 1 and 1:45 p.m. at the Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

April 9: WATERVILLE, the Colby Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Lorimer Chapel. Free 872-3236

April 9: WATERVILLE, a Spring Showcase of Women Songwriters will be held at 7 p.m. at the Universalist Unitarian Coffee House, 69 Silver St. 873-6753

April 10: AUBURN, Deborah Coleman will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues Club and Restaurant, 34 Court St. $15 783-9600

April 10: BERLIN, N.H., Jane Wilcox Hively and Jonathan Hively will perform at 2 p.m. at the Community Arts Center, 155 Emery St. $10 603-752-1028

April 10: BETHEL, the New Vocal Collective will perform at 4 p.m. at Gould Academy Bingham Hall. $10 824-3575

April 10: GILFORD, N.H., Ben Vereen will perform at 8 p.m. at Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center, 72 Meadowbrook Lane. $46.50/$54.50 603-293-4700

April 10: NORWAY, the Maine Country Music Association Country Sunday afternoon will be held at Charlie’s Entertainment Center. Main Street. $5/$2.50 674-2571

April 10: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform classical music at 2:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $15/$44 842-0800

April 10: PORTLAND, the 21st Annual Reindeer Rock-Off will be held at 2 p.m. at McAuley Performing Arts Center, $10 857-9002

April 10: ROCKLAND, pianist Allen Barker will perform at 3 p.m. at the Farnsworth Art Museum Auditorium, 16 Museum St. 596-6457

April 10: RUMFORD, a Choir Festival will be held at 7 p.m. at St. Athanasius-St. John Church. 364-8855

April 10: SOUTH PARIS, Jonathan and Melody Twitchell will perform at 6 p.m. at the South Paris Baptist Church.
Dance
April 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 24: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Rt. 25. 839-3267

April 8: LEWISTON, works by faculty and senior choreographers Sarabelle Marsh, Sarah Jesse and Abigail Raymond will be performed at 8 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre. 786-6161

April 8: PORTLAND, a dance, with music by Vintage, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Portland Elks Club, Congress Street.

April 8: PORTLAND, the Edith Jones Project will perform at 8 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $12 761-0591

April 8, 15, 22: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

April 8, 9: RANGELEY, the students of the Lakeside Dance Academy will perform at 7 p.m. at Rangeley Lakes Regional School Gym. $3/$1 864-2556

April 9, 16, 23: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

April 9: FARMINGTON, a contradance, with music by the Kennebec Highlands String Band, will be held at 8 p.m. at Farmington Grange Hall, Bridge Street. $5 397-2241

April 9: LOCKE MILLS, a fundraising dance, with music by the Suspects, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Locke Mills American Legion Hall. $10/$16 824-0360

April 9, 23: LOCKE MILLS, an old time dance, with music by the Richard Felt Orchestra, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Locke Mills Town Hall. 674-2259

April 9: NORTH YARMOUTH, a contradance, with music by Greg Boardman and family, will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Wescustogo Hall, Rt. 115. $8 712-2837

April 9: NORWAY, the Oxford County Fair Association Horseman’s Ball, with music by the Blue Willow Band, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Norway Armory. $50 743-6561

April 9: PORTLAND, a Cinderella Ball and benefit auction, with music by the Tony Boffa Band, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High St. $50/$90 781-7672

April 9, 16, 23: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

April 9: RUMFORD, a dance, with music by the E/I band, will be held at 7 p.m. at Le Paresseux Snowshoe Club, Waldo Street.

April 9: 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

April 9: WEST BUXTON, a Country Dance, with music by Gary Leet and Elizabeth Country Drifters, will be held at 8 p.m. at The Roost, 62 Chicopee Road. $8/$15 793-8884

April 10: BRUNSWICK, Talking Drums, an ensemble of Ghanaian and American drummers and dancers, will perform at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Morrell Lounge. 725-3747

April 10: LEWISTON, Bushwack will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $8/$7 784-3660

April 10: ROCKPORT, the Trinity Irish Dance Company will perform at 2:30 p.m. at the Strom Auditorium. $34/$8 236-2823

Kids

April 9: AUBURN, Dorothy Gatchell will bring Mother Goose to the Auburn Public Library at the Auburn Mall at 10 a.m.

April 9: WATERVILLE, the tenth annual children’s book character party, featuring Peter Rabbit, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Colby College Book Store. 872-3609

Special

April 8, 9, 10: BANGOR, the Bangor Garden Show will be held at the Bangor Civic Center and Auditorium. Show times are Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $8$3 990-1201

April 8: BRUNSWICK, the Annual Spring Used Book Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mid Coast Hospital. 725-4144

April 8, 9, 10: BRUNSWICK, “One More Thing,” Michael Parent’s new one-man show, will be presented at the Theater Project, 14 School St. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.; $12 729-8584

April 8, 9: BUCKFIELD, the Early Evening Show will be featured at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Rt. 117. $10/$6 336-3306

April 8: HALLOWELL, poets Annaliesa Jackimides and Steven Cramer will read from their poetry at 7:30 p.m. at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. $3 685-3636

April 8: PORTLAND, a ticker-tape parade to welcome home soldiers from Maine, coming home from Iraq, will be held at 3:30 p.m. starting on Congress Street. 874-8681

April 8, 15, 22: PORTLAND, a benefit haddock chowder, lobster roll or ham salad luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday at North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave.$6/$3.75 883-3568

April 8, 9, 10: PORTLAND, the 36th Annual Portland Home Show will be held at the Portland Expo. Show hours are Friday, 1 to 9 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $6 1-800-237-6024

April 8: RUMFORD, the Parents and Teachers Helping Students Auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Black Mountain of Maine. 364-2528

April 8: WINTHROP, a fish chowder luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Winthrop Congregational Church. $6 377-8639

April 9: AUBURN, an indoor yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lake Auburn Towne House, Lake Auburn Avenue. 786-5085

April 9: AUBURN, a celebration of Thailand culture will be held during the day and evening hours at Book Burrow and Cafe, Center Street. 344–6090

April 9: BAR MILLS: the Dorcas Society Antiques Road Show will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Bar Mills Parish House, Rt. 4A. $5 909-6052

April 9: FARMINGTON, “SEA-Fest,” an all-day festival promoting social and environmental change, education and art, will be held at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 779-1085

April 9: FARMINGTON, the MBHS Curtain Raisers, improv comedy troupe, will perform at 7 p.m. at Mt. Blue High School. $3/$2 778-3561

April 9: FREEPORT, the 19th Annual Variety Show presented by the Freeport Lioness Club, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, Holbrook Street. $8/$10 865-1735

April 9: FREEPORT, the Third Annual Spring Turkey Day will be held at 9 a.m. at L.L. Bean Hunting and Fishing Store. 552-6078

April 9: JAY, a food sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the North Jay Methodist Parish House.

April 9: KENNEBUNK, a Mass for the healing of one’s family tree will be held at 2 p.m. at the Franciscan Monastery, 28 Beach Ave. 967-2011

April 9: LEWISTON, Christine Ellen Young, author of “A Bitter Brew,” will sign copies of her book at 10 a.m. at Mr. Paperback, 855 Lisbon St. 783-2273

April 9, 10: LEWISTON, the 14th Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser will be held at Spare Time Recreation. 782-5437

April 9: LISBON FALLS, a benefit night of amateur boxing will be held at 7 p.m. at Lisbon High School. 353-5078

April 9: MECHANIC FALLS, a Chinese auction will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Elm Street.

April 9: NEW GLOUCESTER, the Tsunami Relief Art Auction will be held at 2 p.m. at Pineland Farms Visitors Center, 15 Farm View Drive. 688-4539

April 9: PORTLAND, the “Smuckers Stars on Ice,” figure skating tour, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center. 775-3458

April 9: SABATTUS, a benefit crop all day scrapbooking event will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary Maxwell-Gill Hall, High Street. $20 777-5664

April 9: TOPSHAM, a family roller skating event will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Howard Sports, Rt. 201. $4 353-5863

April 9: WILTON, the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Meadow Lanes Bowling Center. 562-8193

April 10: AUBURN, a pancake breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at St. Philip’s Church, Rt. 4. $3.50/$1.50 783-1661

April 10: BATH, a prom extravaganza, a fashion show to view this year’s prom styles, will be held at 1 p.m. at the Park Skatepark and Teen Center Movie Theater, 26 Summer St. 386-0240

April 10: BATH, the Bath Antiques Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bath Middle School, exit onto Congress Avenue from Rt. 1. $4/$3.50 443-8983

April 10: NEW SHARON, a smothered beef dinner will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the New Sharon Methodist Church Annex. $6.50

April 10: PORTLAND, the Maine 2005 Antique Paper Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Governor’s Restaurant, 700 Main St., Rt. 1. $3 828-8065

April 10: RUMFORD, a chicken fricassee dinner will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Rumford Grange Hall. $6/$3.50

Theater

April 8, 9: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin, Bates and Colby One-Act Festival will be held at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Memorial Hall. $1 725-3375

April 8, 9: GRAY, the Good Shepherd Players will perform the mystery dinner production of “A Treacherous Night on the Midnight Train,” at 6:30 p.m. at the Spring Meadows Country Club. $25/$29.50 929-4020

April 8, 9, 10: ORONO, “Six Characters in Search of an Author,” will be performed Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at UMO Hauck Auditorium. $8 581-3756

April 8-May 1: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre Company will perform “Drunks,” at 25A Forest Ave. Show times are Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 or 5 p.m. $16/$10 730-2389

April 8: PORTLAND, Hal Holbrook will present “Mark Twain Tonight,” at 8 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $32/$40 842-0800

April 8-24: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre of Maine will perform “Sunday Gold,” at 317 Marginal Way. Show times are Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. $7/$9 828-0617

April 8-17: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “Dial “M” for Murder,” at 420 Cottage Road. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $16/$19 799-7337

April 8-17: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “The Woman in Black,” at 25A Forest Ave. Show times are Tuesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $32/$16 774-0465

April 8, 9, 14, 15, 16: WATERVILLE, ACAT Theater will perform “Plaza Suite,” at 7:30 p.m. at the Waterville Opera House Studio Theater, 93 Main St. $12/$10 580-6783

April 9: FARMINGTON, the Mystery Dinner Theater production of “Politics Can Be Murder,” will be held at 7 p.m. at UMF North Dining Hall. $30 778-5048

April 9: FARMINGTON, Theatre UMF will perform “Jake’s Women,” at 2 p.m. at UMF Alumni Theatre. $6/$3.50 778-7465

April 9: INDUSTRY, the Eastward Players will perform the dinner/theater production of “The Light is Too Dark,” at 6:30 p.m. at Industry Town Hall. $10/$7

April 14: GORHAM, “A Game,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Gorham High School Performing Arts Center. Free 222-1100

April 14-May 8: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “California Suite,” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Show times are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $18/$10 885-5883

April 15, 16: BRUNSWICK, “A Body of Women,” will be performed at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Memorial Hall. Free 725-3375

April 15-May 1: SEBAGO, “All My Sons,” will be performed at the Schoolhouse Arts Center, Rt. 114. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $14/$12 642-3743

April 16: PORTLAND, the National Tour will perform “The Full Monty,” at 3 and 8 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $36/$53 842-0800

April 20-May 1: BANGOR, Penobscot Theatre Company will perform “Noises Off,” at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Show times are April 20, 21 and 28 at 7 p.m., April 22 and 29 at 8 p.m., April 23 at 5 p.m. and April 24, 27 and May 1 at 2 p.m. $12/$25 942-3333

April 21, 22, 23, 29, 30: WALDOBORO, “Beowulf! King,” will be performed at 8 p.m. at Waldo Theater. 832-6060

April 21-23: WATERVILLE, “Marisol,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Strider Theater. 872-3358

April 22-May 8: PORTLAND, Lyric Music Theater will perform “Jekyll and Hyde,” at 176 Sawyer St. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $17/$15 799-1421

Films

April 8: GREENE, film producer Doug Jones, will present his film, “Sailing Down to Rio on the Queen Mary,” at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

April 8: PORTLAND, the Third Maine Deaf Film Festival will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at USM Luther Bonney Hall.

April 9: BAR MILLS, “On the Road to Cuba,” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at the Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. $10 443-5411

April 9: PORTLAND, the film “A Mountain Called Katahdin,” will be shown at 2 p.m. at Maine Historical Society, 485 Congress St. $4/$2 774-1822

April 9: WESTBROOK, “Cookies Shorts,” the UNE film festival, will be held at the University of New England Westbrook College Campus. 283-0170

Lectures

April 8: BRUNSWICK, Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, former presidential envoy to Iraq, will speak on “Iraq and the War on Terrorism,” at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Morrell Gymnasium. $10 725-3375

April 8: LEWISTON, Leonard Brooks will speak on “Shaker Life Today,” at noon at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $5/$7 753-6510

April 10: BATH, Andrea von Huene will speak on “An Adventure in Creativity,” at 3 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $5/$8 442-8455

April 10: N. CONWAY, N.H., Michele Ama-Wehali will speak about indigenous prophecy and ceremonial healing, gathered from many teachings at 1 p.m. at the Native American Cultural Center at the Mountain Valley Mall.

Suppers

April 8: LISBON, a potluck supper will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Rt. 196. $6/$3 353-2152

April 8: LISBON, a baked bean supper will be held at the Post 158 Hall, Webster Street. $5/$2.50 784-2493

April 9: AUBURN, a ham supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at St. Louis Parish Hall, Third Street. $6/$3

April 9: CANTON, a turkey supper and silent auction will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with the auction at 7 p.m., at the Canton Municipal Building. $5/$3

April 9: DURHAM, a benefit baked bean supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. $5/$2.50

April 9: FARMINGTON, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church.

April 9: JAY, a potluck benefit supper and country jam session will be held at 5 p.m. at the AMVETS Hall. $7 645-3388

April 9: LEWISTON, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:45 to 6 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church, 59 Sabattus St. $6/$3

April 9: PORTLAND, a benefit roast beef buffet will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave. $7.50/$4.50

April 9: RUMFORD, a soup, chowder and stew supper will be held at 4 p.m. at St. Athanasius-St. John Parish Hall. $5

April 9: TURNER, a baked bean supper, followed by a bluegrass/gospel concert, will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m., with the concert at 7 p.m. at Turner Village Church. 225-2258

April 10: WATERVILLE, a public Lebanese supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Maronite Church, corner of Front and Appleton Streets. $9/$4 872-8515