May 17: AUBURN, author Bill Benedetti will speak about his book, Sailing Into the Abyss,” at 6:30 p.m. at the Book Burrow, 593 Center St. 344-6090

May 18: PORTLAND, Monica Wood, author of “Any Bitter Thing,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1700

May 19: RUMFORD, Monica Wood will speak about her latest novel, “Any Bitter Thing,” at 7 p.m. at Rumford Public Library. 364-3661

May 24: MECHANIC FALLS, Pam Averill, an expert on Alzheimer’s, will speak at 7 p.m. at the Mechanic Falls Library, 15 Elm St. 345-9450

May 24: ROCKLAND, Paul Chartrand, Rockland area wine importer, will speak on “Forbidden Fruit: The Amazing Island of Cuba,” at 6:30 p.m. at Rockland Public Library. 273-3247

May 25: PORTLAND, Lenora P. Blouin, author of “May Sarton: A Bibliography,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

May 26: AUBURN, David Ladd will speak on bird identification at 6 p.m. at the Woodbury Brackett Environmental Center. Free 783-7733