May 3: STANDISH, Sister Helen Prejeann will speak on “Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues,” at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph College at the Viola George Auditorium. 893-7723

May 6: PORTLAND, Andrew Harvey will speak on “Mother Love and Mother Action,” at 7 p.m. at Williston-West Church, 32 Thomas St. $15 347-6740

May 8: AUGUSTA, a talk on the role of mothers in the new American republic during the early years of the 19th century will be held at 1 p.m. at Old Fort Western, 16 Cony St. Free 626-2385

May 8: BATH, John Gable will speak on “Up Against the Wall: Mural and Studio Painting in a Contemporary World,” at 3 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. 442-8455

May 9: BETHEL, Dr. Geoffrey E. Clark will speak about his expedition to the Canadian Arctic at 7 p.m. at Gould Academy McLaughlin Science Center.

May 9: HALLOWELL, Amy Stacy Curtis, the Maine Arts Commission 2005 individual artist fellow for visual art, will speak on her “solo-biennials,” at 7 p.m. at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. 622-3813

May 12: LEWISTON, Juan Williams, one of America’s leading journalists and senior correspondent for Morning Edition, will speak on the legacy of the 1954 Supreme Court case outlawing segregation in public schools at 7:30 p.m. at the Bates College Chapel.

May 13: BRUNSWICK, Thomas Patrick Lavin, Ph.D., will speak on “The Dark Side of the Religious Instinct,” at 7 p.m. at First Parish Church, 9 Cleaveland St. $10/$13 729-0300

May 13: LEWISTON, Webster Harrison will speak on “Discovering Daffodils,” at noon at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $5/$7 753-6510