May 6: BRUNSWICK, performances by Bowdoin music students will be held at Gibson Hall. Free 725-3747

May 6: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin Chamber Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Chapel. Free 725-3747

May 6: BRUNSWICK, the Boston Brazilian Music Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. Free 725-3217

May 6: GREENE, Turkey Hollow will perform at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

May 6: PORTLAND, Kathleen Edwards, with special guest, Mary Gauthier, will perform at 9 p.m. at The Big Easy, 55 Market St. $15 871-8817

May 6: PORTLAND, Baker and Tenney will perform at 7 p.m. at Blue, 650A Congress St. 774-4111

May 6: RUMFORD, Funnel will perform at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

May 6: TURNER, Maine folk singer David Mallett will perform at a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. at Leavitt Area High School auditorium. $15/$18 225-2792

May 7: AUGUSTA, the CODA Chorus spring concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Western Avenue. $10/$5 621-3551

May 7: BAR MILLS, Two Old Friends, Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. $10/$8 929-6472

May 7: BATH, Tom Paxton will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $18/$25 442-8444

May 7: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the Y Arts Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor YMCA. Free 633-3913

May 7: BRUNSWICK, Baker and Tenney will perform at 9 p.m. at Joshua’s Tavern, 123 Maine St. 725-7981

May 7, 8: FARMINGTON, the UMF Community Chorus with String Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday at UMF Merrill Hall. $6/$5 778-7072

May 7: LEWISTON, the Androscoggin Valley Community Orchestra spring concert will be held at 7 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. $5 795-6921

May 7: PORTLAND, Deerhoof with Nedelle will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Space Gallery, 538 Congress St. $8 828-5600

May 7: PORTLAND, the Renaissance Voices will perform at 8 p.m. at the Chestnut Street Church, between Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street. $12/$10 766-0059

May 7: PORTLAND, Old Grey Goose International will perform at 8 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $10 761-0591

May 7: RUMFORD, Crossfire will perform at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

May 7: SOUTH PARIS, the Hills Alive Chorale and the Midcoast Chorale will perform at 3 p.m. at the Altergate United Methodist Church, Rt. 17. 743-6001

May 7: WESTBROOK, the Downeasters Barbershop Chorus will perform songs from the south and other favorites at 2 and 7 p.m. at Westbrook High School. $10/$12

May 8: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin student string quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. Free 725-3747

May 8: BUCKFIELD, the Don Campbell Band will perform at 2 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Rt. 17. 336-3306

May 8: CASTINE, John Tercyak will perform on the fiddle and guitar with vocals at Dennett’s Wharf. 326-9045

May 8: PORTLAND, Frank Hopkins, political singer/songwriter, will perform at 7 p.m. at interActors Cabaret, 504 Congress St. $7 253-8068

May 8: WILTON, the Campbells will perform gospel music at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Hill Baptist Church, Rt. 2. 645-2343

May 8: YARMOUTH, the Maine Youth Orchestra annual spring concert will be held at 3 p.m. at Yarmouth High School. $8 751-8031
Dance
May 6: BRUNSWICK, “Museum Pieces,” the annual outdoor celebration of spring by dance students and independent dance clubs, will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the Bowdoin College Walker Art Building on the steps. Free 725-3375

May 6: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin dance club, Vague, will perform at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Morrell Lounge. Free 725-3375

May 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 22: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Rt. 25. 839-3267

May 6: PORTLAND, a swing dance, with music by the Chameleons, will be held at 9 p.m. at North Deering Grange Hall, 1408 Washington Ave. $10 653-5012

May, 6, 13, 20: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

May 6: SOUTH PARIS, the Art Moves Dance Group will present their annual show at 7:30 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. $5/$7 743-5569

May 7: BRUNSWICK, Bowdoin student dance and music groups will present an outdoor performance at noon at the Bowdoin College Campus Quad. Free 725-3375

May 7, 14, 21: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

May 7: HARRISON, a chemical free dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at The Ballroom. 743-0165

May 7: LOCKE MILLS, a benefit dance, with music by the Suspects, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Locke Mills American Legion Hall. $10/$16 824-0360

May 7, 14, 21: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

May 7: RUMFORD, a benefit spaghetti supper and dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. $8/$5

May 7: SACO, a benefit Greek dance, with music by Kostas Taslis and his orchestra, will be held at 8 p.m. in the ballroom of the Cascade Inn, Rt. 1. $20/$25 883-3019

May 8: LEWISTON, the Bill Trowell Trio 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
For kids


May 7: AUBURN, the Auburn Youth Fishing Derby, for ages 9-15 only, will be held from 8 to 11 a.m. at Pettingill Pond. 784-0191

May 6-8: WESTBROOK, Reindeer Theatre Company will perform “Little Red Riding Hood,” at the Warren Memorial Library, 479 Main St. Show times are May 6 and 7 at 7:30 p.m. and May 8 at 2 p.m. $10/$5 857-9002
Special
May 6, 7: BUCKFIELD, the Early Evening Show with Mike Miclon will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Rt. 117. $10/$6 336-3306

May 6: FARMINGTON, the Student Teacher Portfolio Fair, featuring student and teacher work, will be held at 1 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free

May 6: FARMINGTON, a Senior Celebration Reading will be held at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Ricker Hall. Free 778-7182

May 6: MECHANIC FALLS, a benefit food sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Northeast Bank.

May 6: PORTLAND, storytelling by Ashley Bryan will be held at 6 p.m. at the Portland High School in the John Ford Theatre. 767-6488

May 6: PORTLAND, author Monica Wood will present a reading and sign copies of her book at 7 p.m. at Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way. 772-4045

May 6, 13, 20: 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

May 6, 7: SABATTUS, a Spring Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dominican Sisters Convent, 61 Lisbon Road. 375-8399

May 6, 7, 8: SUMNER, a Spring Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hedgehog Hill Farm, 54 Hedgehog Hill Road. 388-2341

May 7: BATH, the Fourth Annual May Fair huge city wide yard sale will be held in the downtown area. 442-7291

May 7: BRUNSWICK, four expert art appraisers will provide verbal opinions and appraisals of objects brought in by the general public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. $5 725-3275

May 7: FARMINGTON, a Spring Fling will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. 778-2336

May 7, 8: FARMINGTON, the Annual Used Book Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Elks Lodge. 778-3460

May 7: FREEPORT, the Third Annual Live and Silent Auction fundraiser will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Stone House in South Freeport. $15 865-6820

May 7: GRAY, Vince Caruso will present a program on bluebird habitats from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Maine Wildlife Park, Rt. 26. $5/$3.25 657-4977

May 7: LEWISTON, a Woman’s Health Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Central Maine Medical Center Conference Center, 12 High St.795-2398

May 7: LEWISTON, the All Maine Invitational L/A Arts 16th Annual Art Auction will beheld at 6 p.m. at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $30/$35 782-7228

May 7: LISBON FALLS, the Liston MTM Center will hold an open house, with a display of artwork, from noon to 4 p.m. at 18 School St. 353-2690

May 7: PERU, a fund-raising yard sale will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at 431 Auburn Road. 369-0100

May 7: WILTON, the Great Whatever Auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Academy Hill School. 645-3894

May 8: POLAND, a chicken dinner will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at Excelsior Grange Hall, 446 Harris Hill Road. $7/$2.50

Theater

May 6, 7: AUBURN, the St. Dominic Regional High School Drama Society will perform “Into the Woods,” at 8 p.m. at the school, 121 Gracelawn Road. $8/$5 782-6911

May 6, 7: FARMINGTON, Mount Blue Theatre Company will perform “The Pink Panther Strikes Again,” at 7 p.m. at Mount Blue High School Auditorium. $4.50/$3

May 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform “Rough Crossing,” 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

May 6, 7, 8: POLAND, the Poland Players will perform “The Who’s Tommy, a Rock Opera,” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Poland Regional High School. $8/$5 998-5400

May 6-8: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “California Suite,” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $18/$10 885-5883

May 6-8: 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

May 6-15: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Dinner With Friends,” at 25A Forest Ave. Show times are Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $32/$16 774-0465

May 6-22: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre of Maine will present an Education Showcase at 317 Marginal Way. $5 828-0617

May 6-22: PORTLAND, Lucid Stage Productions will perform “Macbeth,” at 8 p.m. at the Bakery Studios, 61 Pleasant St. $12/$10 415-3074

May 6, 7, 13, 14, 15: READFIELD, the Maranacook Middle Stage will perform “Where’s Charley?” at 7 p.m. on May 6, 7, 13 and 14 and 2 p.m. on May 15 at Maranacook Middle School. $7/$3 685-3128

May 7: GARDINER, auditions for the murder/mystery play “The Phantom of Johnson Hall,” will be held at 10 a.m. at Johnson Hall. 582-5717

Films

May 6: BRUNSWICK, “Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land,” will be shown daily at 1 and 5 p.m. at Eveningstar Cinema, 149 Maine St. 729-5486

May 8: PORTLAND, the Maine Jewish Film Festival Third Annual Yom Hashoah/Holocaust Memorial Day Film Project will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Portland Museum of Art, 5 Monument Square. Free 831-7495

Lectures

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. $8/$5 442-8455

Suppers

May 6: CHESTERVILLE, a benefit spaghetti supper will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Chesterville Town Office. 778-6978

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

May 6: POLAND, a benefit spaghetti supper will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Poland Regional High School. $5/$3 998-2058

May 7: BETHEL, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Bethel United Methodist Church. $6/$2.50

May 7: CASCO, a baked bean supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Crescent Lake Community Hall, Rt. 11. $6/$3 647-5705

May 7: DANVILLE, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held at 5 p.m. at Danville Grange Hall. $6/$3 782-4150

May 7: MECHANIC FALLS, a baked bean, ham and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. $6/$3

May 7: POWNAL, a baked bean and spaghetti supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. $6/$3 688-4481

May 7: SABATTUS, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Hall. $6/$3 375-4057

May 7: WATERFORD, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Waterford Congregational Church. $6/$3 693-6461

May 7: WILTON, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at First Apostolic Church, Rt. 2. $5/$3