Aug. 2: BAR HARBOR, the “Paddle Art! Dinner and Auction,” will be held from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Bar Harbor Club. $75 288-3519

Aug. 2: WILTON, a book reading by Tom Saviello will be held at 11 a.m. at the Wilton Public Library.

Aug. 2-8: WILTON, opening ceremonies for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial “The Moving Wall,” will be held at 7 p.m., with the display until Aug. 8. 778-4726

Aug. 3: AUBURN, Double Vision will present mime, juggling, storytelling and more at 10 a.m. at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 784-2926

Aug. 3-4: LEWISTON, the Festival de Joint Prelude, with parades, music, entertainment, crafts and more, will be held on Lisbon Street. 782-6231

Aug. 3: LISBON FALLS, an Open Mic and Showcase will be held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Lisbon Teen Center Coffee House, 32 Main St. 353-3010

Aug. 3: ORLAND, a program on “Compost on the Farm,” will be held at 5 p.m. at Happy Town Farm. 568-4142

Aug. 3: PORTLAND, the Comedy Connection Improv Comedy will be held every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Comedy Connection, 16 Custom House Wharf. $6 774-2006

Aug. 3-7: ROCKLAND, the Maine Lobster Festival, with waterfront activities, displays, arts and crafts, harbor cruises, contests, entertainment, food and more, will beheld at Harbor Park. 1-800-562-2529

Aug. 3: WATERFORD, a public breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Waterford Congregational Church, Plummer Hill. $5/$3 583-6677

Aug. 3: WATERFORD, an indoor yard sale will be held from 7 a.m. to noon at the Wilkins Community House basement, Plummer Hill Road.

Aug. 4-6: BLUE HILL, the Academy Antiques Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at George Stevens Academy. 359-2151

Aug. 4-5: GREENE, Michael Lane Trautman will present mime, juggling, magic and mayhem at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

Aug. 4: RANGELEY, a Sidewalk Art Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rangeley Inn Green.

Aug. 4-6: SKOWHEGAN, the Skowhegan Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor Harvest Days,” with kid’s miniature golf tournament, food, crafts, farmer’s market and more. 474-3621

Aug. 5-7: ANDOVER, Andover Old Home Days Celebration, with parade, antique car display, exhibits, art and flower shows, crafts, food, music and more, will be held. 392-4311

Aug. 5: AUBURN, the Annual Benefit Chair-ity Auction will be held at 6 p.m. at Martindale Country Club. $25/$40 784-0436

Aug. 5-7: LEWISTON, the Festival de Joie, Franco-American Heritage celebration, will be held at Railroad Park. $14/$9 782-6231

Aug. 5-7: MEDWAY, the Wooden Canoe Festival, with entertainment, food, fun and family, at the Medway Recreation Center. 723-4443

Aug. 5-7: NEWCASTLE, the Second Annual Live Art Auction will be held at the Lincoln Home. 882-7511

Aug. 5: PORTLAND, the Blissful Revolution Arts and Crafts Bazaar will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. at St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center, 76 Congress St. 727-3509

Aug. 5: 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.$6.50/$3.75 883-3568

Aug. 5: SOUTH PARIS, “Remembering Tony,” a collection of Tony Montanaro’s former students, will be held at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn, 190 Stock Farm Road. $10/$8 743-8452

Aug. 5: WILTON, the St. Luke Episcopal Church blueberry festival lobster roll luncheon will be held at 11 a.m. at the corner of High and School Streets. 645-2639

Aug. 5-6: WILTON, the 22nd Annual Blueberry Festival, with fireworks and more, will be held. 778-4726

Aug. 6: ANDOVER, the 54th Annual Flower Show will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Andover Historical Society.

Aug. 6: BANGOR, the 16th Annual WLBZ 2 Sidewalk Art Festival will be held along Broad Street. 942-4821

Aug. 6: DOVER-FOXCROFT, the Ninth Annual “Pony Pride” Alumni 5K road race will beheld at 8 a.m. at the YMCA, Park Street. 564-2168

Aug. 6, 7: HARRISON, “Back to the Past,” a celebration of old homestead and logging operations, with barn tours of early Harrison barns, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Scribner’s Mill. 583-6455

Aug. 6: LOCKE MILLS, the Annual Blueberry Festival will be held from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the Locke Mills Union Church. 875-5084

Aug. 6: MONMOUTH, a Medieval Faire, featuring the Medieval Society of Gardiner, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Cumston Public Library. 933-4788

Aug. 6: OGUNQUIT, the Ogunquit Art Association Art Auction will be held at 8 p.m. at the Barn Gallery, Shore Road and Bourne Lane. 646-8400

Aug. 6: OXFORD, the Norway-Paris Lions Club is sponsoring the Annual Auto Show at the Oxford County Fairgrounds.

Aug. 6: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Robert Seibel and Tammy Pooler, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at The Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 615-4079

Aug. 6: PORTLAND, the Second Annual Festival of Cultural Exchange will be held on Congress Street between State and High Streets. $20/$25 761-1545

Aug. 6: SOUTH PARIS, Joe Perham, Maine humorist, will perform at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn, 190 Stock Farm Road. $10/$8 743-8452

Aug. 6: WATERVILLE, the 35th Annual Mid-State Gem and Mineral Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Mount Merici School, 152 Western Ave. 547-3154

Aug. 6: WELLS, Celebrate National Lighthouse Weekend will be held at the Museum of Lighthouse History, U.S. Route 1 north. 646-0245

Aug. 6: WEST PARIS, the annual book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at West Paris Public Library. 674-2481

Aug. 6: WILTON, the Blueberry Festival doll carriage and bicycle parade will be held at 8:30 a.m. 779-0752

Aug. 7: RANGELEY, Maine master guide Ray Reitze will present a workshop on “Native American Storytelling,” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Orgonon sheltered classroom at the Wilhelm Reich Museum. Free 864-3443

Aug. 7: ROCKPORT, a Benefit Art Auction will be held at 6 p.m. at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. 236-2875

Aug. 7-13: TOPSHAM, the 151st Annual Topsham Fair, with agricultural exhibits, carnival, harness racing, animal pulling events, crafts, midway, fireworks and more, will be held at the Topsham Fairgrounds. 729-1943

Aug. 7: WALDOBORO, the annual service will be held at 3 p.m. at the Waldoboro Old German Church, Route 32. 633-5756

Aug. 8: AUBURN, suspense writer Christopher Fahy will be featured at 6 p.m. at the Book Burrow, Center Street. 782-3191

Aug. 9, 10: OQUOSSOC, the Outdoor Sporting Heritage Day, with fishing, hunting, environmental concerns, outdoor education, Sportsmen’s Hall of Fame, historical program and more, will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Guides Clubhouse, Old Skiway Road. 864-5647

Aug. 9: PORTLAND, the France Soiree, with French food, wine and culture, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the USM Glickman Library. $10 541-7455

Aug. 10: APPLETON, a program on “Irrigation Strategies for Vegetables and Flowers,” will be held at 5 p.m. at Appleton Ridge Farm. 568-4142

Aug. 10: GARDINER, Lee Faulkner will present illusion, magic and clowning skills at noon at Johnson Hall mini-park, 280 Water St. 582-7144

Aug. 10: PEAKS ISLAND, a living history evening with Civil War General Benjamin Butler, portrayed by historian Richard Scott, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Fifth Maine Regiment Museum. $7/$3

Aug. 11-14: CUMBERLAND, the 36th Annual Cumberland Craft Show will be held at the Cumberland Fairgrounds. Show times are Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $3 621-2818

Aug. 11-20: SKOWHEGAN, the Skowhegan State Fair, with exhibits, livestock, pulling, stage shows, arts and crafts, racing and more, will be held. 287-7634

Aug. 12-14: BETHEL, Sudbury Canada Days, with lectures, old time crafts, art show, children’s parade and games, food and more, will be held at the Regional History Center. 824-2908

Aug. 12-14: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, the World Lobster Eating Festival, featuring bands, live comedy, parade, arts and crafts and more, will be held. 329-1791

Aug. 12: POLAND SPRING, the Corvette Auto Show will be held at the Poland Spring Preservation Society.

Aug. 12, 13: RANGELEY, the Pieceful Pines Quilt Show will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Congregational Church and barn. $3 864-5656

Aug. 12-14: ROCKLAND, the Third Annual Maine Boats and Harbor Show, with exhibitions, demonstrations of marine arts and crafts, seminars, storytelling, music, food and more, will be held. Show times are Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 236-8622

Aug. 12-14: UNION, the 24th Annual Maine Antiques Festival will be held at the Union Fairgrounds. Show times are Friday, 2 to 7 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $7 563-1013

Aug. 13: CASCO, the Second Annual I-Did-A-Paddle event will be held starting at 9 a.m. at the Thompson Lake Marina in Casco and ending at Pismo Beach in Oxford. 998-2088

Aug. 13: DURHAM, the Androscoggin River clean-up work day will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Durham and Lisbon Falls. 225-5705

Aug. 13, 14: GRAY, the Pow-Wow Native American event with crafts, drummers, dancers, singers, and traditional foods will be held at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26. $5/$3.25 657-4977

Aug. 13: KENNEBUNK, the 14th Annual Teddy Bear Show and Sale will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Kennebunk Middle School. $5/$2

Aug. 13: LISBON, a chicken barbecue will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Route 196. $6/$3 353-4879

Aug. 13: NEW GLOUCESTER, the Friends of the Shaker will hold a Shaker bake sale at 10 a.m. at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road.

Aug. 13: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Korte Yeo, Tammy Pooler and Brian Brinegar, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at The Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 615-4079

Aug. 13: PORTLAND, Old Picture Day, with a display of photographs, paintings, drawings, maps and postcards of Stroudwater will be held at the Tate House Museum, 1270 Westbrook St. 774-6177

Aug. 13: RANGELEY, the Shriner’s Parade will be held at 1 p.m. along Main Street.

Aug. 13: ROCKLAND, “Paint the Town,” a day-long community event, will be held at 9 a.m. at the Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St. 596-6457

Aug. 13: SHELBURNE, N.H., the 17th Annual Wildman Biathlon, one of the toughest multi-sports events in New England, will be held at 8 a.m. 603-752-4103

Aug. 13: SOUTH PARIS, international funny man Etienne will perform physical comedy at Celebration Barn Theater, 290 Stock Farm Road. $10/$8 743-8452

Aug. 13: THOMASTON, the Revolutionary War Encampment will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the General Henry Know Museum/Montpelier. 354-8062

Aug. 14: BRUNSWICK, Androscoggin Regatta 2005, with races, canoes, kayaks, exhibits, food and more, will be held near the Androscoggin River in Brunswick and Topsham. 729-6313

Aug. 14: RANGELEY, Michaeline Mulvey and Ted Elliott of the Maine Mycological Society will present a workshop on “Mushroom Walk,” at 2 p.m. at the Wilhelm Reich Museum. 864-3443

Aug. 14: STARKS, a program on “Preserving the Harvest: Pickling, Canning, Freezing, etc.,” will be held at 1 p.m. at Medicine Hill Farm. 568-4142