Oct. 14, 15: GRAY, the Bluegrass Music Association of Maine benefit music festival will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday at Stonehedge, 342 West Gray Road. 725-4621

Oct. 14: LEWISTON, Black Violin will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. $11/$6 786-6330

Oct. 14: NAPLES, Kristen Short, singer/songwriter, will perform at 6 p.m. at the Freedom Cafe, Publick House at the Causeway. 743-5010

Oct. 14: RUMFORD, Rock Bottom will perform at 9 p.m. at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

Oct. 15: BATH, the Maine Old Opry, featuring Maine country music artists, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $16/$12 442-8455

Oct. 15: GORHAM, the “Graduate Student Showcase,” will be held at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. Free 780-5555

Oct. 15: LEWISTON, the Portland String Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free 786-6135

Oct. 15: PORTLAND, the Choral Art Society will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill auditorium. $15 828-0043

Oct. 15: PORTLAND, a concert for hurricane relief will be held at 4 p.m. at Catherine McAuley High School, 631 Stevens Ave. 650-3961

Oct. 15: RUMFORD, Fear of Flying will perform at 9 p.m. at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

Oct. 15: TURNER, the Marching Band Show will be held at 6 p.m. at Leavitt Area High School. $3/$5 784-1596

Oct. 16: AUBURN, the East Wind Gospel Quartet will perform the 13th annual music celebration at 5:30 p.m. at East Auburn Baptist Church, corner of Turner Street and Route 4. Donations 225-2475

Oct. 16: AUBURN, Cajun bluesman Sherman Robertson will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues Club and Restaurant, 34 Court St. $15 783-9600

Oct. 16: AUGUSTA, Noreen and Phillip Silver will perform at 2 p.m. at UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium. $10/$5 621-3551

Oct. 16: CUMBERLAND, the Fourth Annual Choir Festival will be held at 3 p.m. at the Tuttle Road United Methodist Church. Donations 829-3766

Oct. 16: LEWISTON, Cornerstone will perform at a Christian music concert at 2:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Church Hall, Lisbon Street. Donations

Oct. 16: PORTLAND, My Morning Jacket, with Kathleen Edwards, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $16.50/$18.50 775-3331

Oct. 16: PORTLAND, the Portland String Quartet will perform at 3 p.m. at Woodfords Congregational Church. $20/$18 761-1522

Oct. 16: WINDHAM, the Downeast Country Music Association will hold a benefit show at noon at Lake Region Eagles Club, Route 302, 824 Roosevelt Trail. 793-4443

Dance

Oct. 14, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30, Nov. 3, 4, 6: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route .25. 839-3267

Oct. 14: LEWISTON, a contradance, with music by Wake the Neighbors, will be held at 8 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge. $8/$7

Oct. 14-May 26: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held Fridays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 783-6667

Oct. 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

Oct. 15, 22, 29 Nov. 5: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

Oct. 15: PORTLAND, a benefit Masquerade Gala, with music by the Tony Boffa Band, will be held at the Portland Marriott. 780-6282

Oct. 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Oct. 16: LEWISTON, the Patio Cowboys 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

Oct. 14: PORTLAND, wildlife rehabilitator David Sparks will be featured at 11 a.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Oct. 15: PORTLAND, the Jewish Harvest Festival will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at the Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. $6 828-1234

Oct. 15: TOPSHAM, Tracy Kane, author of several books for young children, will be featured at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. 725-1727

Special

Oct. 14: BRUNSWICK, the Second Friday Art Walk will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in downtown Brunswick and Topsham, 798-6964

Oct. 14: FALMOUTH, two live gray wolves will be featured from 4 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road. $12/$5 781-2330

Oct. 14: GRAY, a Halloween night hike will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26. $5/$3.25 657-4977

Oct. 14: HALLOWELL, poets Annie Finch and Margaret Finch will read from their poetry at 7 p.m. at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. $3 685-3636

Oct. 14: HEBRON, the Hebron Academy Art Show will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Hupper Gallery. Free 966-2100

Oct. 14, 15: MINOT, a benefit lawn sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. across from the Minot Post Office, 369 Minot Ave.

Oct. 14, 15: NEW GLOUCESTER, the Fifth Annual New Gloucester Community Fair will be held at the New Gloucester Fairgrounds, Bald Hill Road. 318-5619

Oct. 14, 15, 21, 22: NORWAY, a Haunted Walk will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at Lake Pennesseewassee, Route 118. $5/$3 743-6909

Oct. 14: OXFORD, a benefit silent auction will be held at 5 p.m. at 301 Webber Brook Road. 743-9700

Oct. 14: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Steve Guilmette, Seth Bond Perry and Peter Bowers will be held at 7:30 p.m. at The Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 774-9595

Oct. 14: PORTLAND, the Portland Harbor Museum’s Chowderfest 2005 will be held at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton South Portland Hotel. 799-6337

Oct. 14, 21, 28, Nov. 4: 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

Oct. 14-16: ROCKPORT, the “Work of the Hand” Crafts Show and Sale will be held at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. The hours are Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. $5 236-2875

Oct. 14, 15: TEMPLE, the benefit performance, “When Pigs Fly,” will feature puppets, masks, music, stilts and stories, at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple Stream Theater, Intervale Road. 778-2513

Oct. 14: WINTHROP, a fish chowder luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Winthrop Congregational Church. $6 377-8639

Oct. 14-16: YORK, the 21st Annual Harvestfest, with live bands, ox roast, bean hole beans, juried crafts fair, wagon rides, cider pressing, Native American PowWow and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at York Village and York Beach, Route 1. 363-4422

Oct. 15: AUBURN, the Auburn Fire Department will host an open house from noon to 4 p.m. at the Central Fire Station, 550 Minot Ave.

Oct. 15: AUBURN, the First Auburn Senior Citizens Fall Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hasty Community Center.

Oct. 15: AUBURN, the Woman’s Literary Union Apple Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the clubrooms, 19 Elm St.

Oct. 15, 16: BATH, the Championship and Household Pet Cat Show will be held at Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Road. The hours are Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5/$3 725-5745

Oct. 15: DURHAM, a Church Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, Route 136. 353-9422

Oct. 15: EUSTIS, the 10th Annual PTC Haunted Hayride will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Cathedral Pines Campground. 265-2324

Oct. 15: FALMOUTH, Apple Day, with cider pressing, craft demonstrations, storytelling, face painting, music and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road. Free 781-2330

Oct. 15, 16: FALMOUTH, a giant fall book sale will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. 781-2351

Oct. 15: FARMINGTON, the United Way Charity Auction will be held at 6 p.m. at UMF North Dining Hall. 778-5048

Oct. 15: FARMINGTON, a pre-Christmas show and sale of works by new photographer, Carole Edgerly and watercolors by Selina Shields will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Colonel Moses Chandler House, 216 Whittier Road.

Oct. 15, 16: GREENE, the Annual Variety Show will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday at Androscoggin Grange Hall. 946-5050

Oct. 15: LEWISTON, the Annual Fall Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Montello School, East Avenue.

Oct. 15: LEWISTON, the Thorncrag Fall Nature Festival, with birding, botany, music and mapping activities for all ages, will be held at 8 a.m. Free

Oct. 15, 16: LEWISTON, the 20th Annual Christmas in New England Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lewiston Armory, 73 Central Ave. 946-7079

Oct. 15: LOVELL, a benefit sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Lovell United Church of Christ, Route 5. 925-3661

Oct. 15: MANCHESTER, the Seventh Annual Kibbles ‘n’ Bids Auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Augusta Country Club.

Oct. 15: MT. VERNON, a book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Community Center.

Oct. 15, 16: NEW GLOUCESTER, the New England Coastal Classic Alpaca Show will be held at Pineland Equestrian Center. 268-3143

Oct. 15: OXFORD, a benefit yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ames parking lot, Route 26. 583-2967

Oct. 15: PHILLIPS, the Ghost Train will be featured at 6:45 p.m. on Bridge Hill Road. $4/$2 639-2421

Oct. 15: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Stephanie Peters, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at The Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 774-9595

Oct. 15: PORTLAND, the Sail Away with Portland Museum of Art silent auction, dinner and live auction will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St. $65 775-6148

Oct. 15: ROCKPORT, the Third Annual Cheese and Wine Festival will be held at the Samoset Resort. 785-4431

Oct. 15: RUMFORD, the Rumford Area Rotary Club Oktoberfest will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oxford County Arc Adult Activity Center, Lincoln Avenue. 369-1143

Oct. 15: SOUTH PARIS, a benefit craft, bake and indoor yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Paris Legion Hall, Church Street. 743-7014

Oct. 15: SOUTH PARIS, a craft and bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School cafeteria, Pine Street. 743-0060

Oct. 15: WILTON, the Sixth Annual Kick-a-Thon will be held at 10 a.m. at Goding’s Tae Kwon Do, Wilton Road.

Oct. 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6: BRIDGTON, an Open Mic Night will be held every Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo. Free 647-4596

Oct. 16: INDUSTRY, a benefit meal will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at Industry Town Hall. 778-5315

Oct. 16: LEWISTON, the Maine Country Music Association 23rd Annual Award Show will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at Dudley’s at the Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St. $8/$4 744-0447

Oct. 16: LEWISTON, a 5K walk and run, sponsored by New Beginnings, will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Multi-Purpose Center, Birch Street.795-4077

Oct. 16: LISBON, the Family Fall Walk at Beaver Park will be held at 3 p.m. off Cotton Road. 353-3037

Oct. 16: PORTLAND, Psychic Sunday will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Doubletree Hotel, 1230 Congress St. $1 286-1427

Oct. 16: RUMFORD, a public harvest dinner will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Rumford Grange Hall. $7/$3.50

Oct. 16: WILTON, “God’s Helping Hands and a host of their puppet friends will be featured at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Hill Baptist Church.

Oct. 16: WINDHAM, a benefit buffet and silent auction will be held from noon to 10 p.m. at Lake Region Eagles Club, Route 302, Roosevelt Trail. 793-4443

Theater

Oct. 14-16: AUBURN, Community Little Theatre will perform “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Academy Street. $15 783-0958

Oct. 14, 21, 22, 28, 29: BUCKFIELD, the Eighth Annual Halloween production of “Richard 3,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Odd Fellow Theater, Route 117. $10/$8 336-3306

Oct. 14, 15: FREEPORT, the murder/mystery dinner production of “Stress Can Kill,” will be performed at 6:30 p.m. at St. Jude Church Hall, Main Street. $25/$40 846-5584

Oct. 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform “Deathtrap,” at the theater, corner of Maple and Lisbon Streets. Show times are Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $16/$10 782-2211

Oct. 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23: MONMOUTH, the Monmouth Community Players will perform “45 Seconds From Broadway,” at Cumston Hall, Route 132. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. 582-5717

Oct. 14-30: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre will perform a benefit performance of “Boston Marriage,” at Portland Performing Arts Center Studio Theater, 25A Forest Ave. $25 730-2389

Oct. 14-16: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “Visiting Mr. Green,” 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

Oct. 14-23: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Lettice and Lovage,” at 25A Forest Ave. Show times are Wednesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. and Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. $29/$25 774-0465

Oct. 14-30: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre Company will perform “Boston Marriage,” at the Portland Performing Arts-Studio Theatre. 730-2389

Oct. 14-30: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre of Maine will perform “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing,” at the theatre, 317 Marginal Way. Show times are Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $10/$8 828-0617

Oct. 14-23: SEBAGO, Schoolhouse Arts Center will perform “Arsenic and Old Lace,” at the schoolhouse, Route 114. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $16/$14 642-3743

Oct. 14: WATERVILLE, the Black Friars Stage Company will perform “Return to the Forbidden Planet,” at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College. $3/$2 859-4521

Oct. 16: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will hold auditions for “Godspell,” from 2 to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m. at the theatre, 420 Cottage Road. 799-9852

Films

Lectures

Oct. 14: LEWISTON, Paul and Sally Belisle will speak about their experiences with Habit for Humanity Project at noon at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $6/$8 753-6510

Oct. 14: ORONO, Bill Kolodnicki from Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, will speak on “Conflicts in Management Between Migratory Bird Act, Endangered Species Act, Refuge Improvement Act and Research on a National Wildlife Refuge: A Case Study,” at noon at UMO Norman Smith Hall. 581-3196

Suppers

Oct. 14: BUCKFIELD, a benefit spaghetti supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall. Donations 224-7623

Oct. 14: MONMOUTH, a benefit chicken pie supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the East Monmouth Church vestry, Route 135. $6/$3 933-2896

Oct. 14: PHILLIPS, a chicken supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Phillips Middle School. 639-2131

Oct. 15: AUBURN, the annual harvest supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 71 South Main St. $6/$4.50 782-1118

Oct. 15: AUBURN, a baked bean and macaroni supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at St. Philip’s Church Hall, Center Street. $6/$3 782-5914

Oct. 15: AUBURN, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held at 5 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave. $6/$3

Oct. 15: AUBURN, a harvest supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 71 South Main St. $6/$4.50 782-1118

Oct. 15: BOLSTERS MILLS, a chicken pie supper will be held at 5 and 6 p.m. at Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church. $7/$3 583-9024

Oct. 15: BOWDOIN, a baked bean and red flannel hash supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at West Bowdoin Parish Hall. $6/$3 353-2446

Oct. 15: CHESTERVILLE, a baked bean supper will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Chesterville Grange Hall. $6/$3

Oct. 15: CUMBERLAND, a Swedish meatball supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, 52 Tuttle Road. $8/$4 829-3939

Oct. 15: GRAY, a benefit spaghetti supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Gray Public Safety Building, Shaker Road. $5/$4 657-3931

Oct. 15: GREENE, a corned beef and ham supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Memorial Hall. $6/$3 946-5331

Oct. 15: KINGFIELD, a harvest supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Kingfield United Methodist Church. $6/$3 265-5003

Oct. 15: 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

Oct. 15: LEWISTON, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at First United Pentecostal Church, 715 College St. $6/$3 784-9711

Oct. 15: LEWISTON, a ham and roast beef supper, followed by a dance, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 1327 Sabattus St. $7

Oct. 15: MECHANIC FALLS, a benefit baked bean supper will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 49 Elm St. $6/$3 754-0195

Oct. 15: MINOT, a roast turkey supper will be held at the Minot United Methodist Church. $6/$3 783-1723

Oct. 15: NEW GLOUCESTER, the annual roast turkey supper will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Sabbathday Lake Grange Hall, old Route 26. $7/$3 926-4250

Oct. 15: POWNAL, a baked bean supper will be held at 5 and 6 p.m. at Pownal Center Congregational Church. $6/$3

Oct. 15: RUMFORD, a turkey supper will be held at 5 p.m. at Blazing Star Lodge, Route 232. $8/$4 364-2943

Oct. 15: RUMFORD, a baked bean and ham supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church. $6/$4

Oct. 15: SOUTH PARIS, a smothered beef supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall. $7/$3

Oct. 15: STARKS, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Hall.

Oct. 15: STONEHAM, a corned beef and cabbage supper will beheld from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Waterford Church vestry. $7/$3.50 647-5076

Oct. 15: WALES, a turkey supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Wales Youth Center, Route 132, Pond Road. 375-8382

Oct. 15: WATERVILLE, the Gov. Baldacci benefit spaghetti supper and bluegrass concert will be held at 5 p.m. at the Alfond Youth Center. $15 873-0110

Oct. 15: WEST PARIS, a harvest supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the West Paris Grange Hall, Church Street. $7/$3.50 743-8963

Oct. 15: WILTON, an Ecumenical supper, featuring baked beans and casseroles, will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Wilton United Methodist Church. Free 645-2190