Oct. 21: PORTLAND, Rusted Root with Jazz Mandolin Project will perform at 6:30 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $20/$22 775-3331

Oct. 21: PORTLAND, Nashville musician Carter Little and local musician Josephine Cameron will perform a concert of eclectic folk, pop, jazz, country and gospel at 8 p.m. at the Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $9 in advance/$12 at the door. Tickets available at Bull Moose music stores and at www.inticketing.com

Oct. 21: RUMFORD, the Three Horsemen will perform at 9 p.m. at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

Oct. 22: BIDDEFORD, the 22nd Marching Band Show will be held at 6 p.m. at Biddeford High School. $5/$3 784-1596

Oct. 22: FARMINGTON, Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins will perform Irish traditional music and old-time music at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. $7/$5

Oct. 22: LEWISTON, Linda Vaillancourt will perform on the viola at 7:30 p.m. at the Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. Free

Oct. 22: LISBON FALLS, Cornerstone will perform at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church, Route 196. Donations 576-5433

Oct. 22, NAPLES, Pam Baker & The SG’s will play at Bray’s Brew Pub, 678 Roosevelt Trail. 693-6806

Oct. 22: RUMFORD, the party band, 8084 will perform at 9 p.m. at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

Oct. 22: SOUTH PARIS, a concert of fiddle music will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, 256 Main St. $7/$5 780-5555

Oct. 22: WATERVILLE, Mark Knight will perform at 7 p.m. at the Waterville Opera House. $12/$15 873-7000

Oct. 23: AUBURN, Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials and Deborah Coleman will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues Club and Restaurant, 34 Court St. $15 783-9600

Oct. 23: AUGUSTA: Doug Kershaw, known as the Ragin’ Cajun, will perform at 2 p.m. at Cony High School. Also performing will be Debbie Myers. Advance tickets, $15; $17 at the door. 547-3444

Oct. 23: GORHAM, the Casco Bay Concert Band will perform “American Faces,” at 3 p.m. at Gorham High School Performing Arts Center, 45 Morrill St. $7/$6 892-8812

Oct. 23: LEWISTON, a concert of fiddle music will be performed at 2 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center. $8 783-1585

Oct. 23: LEWISTON, Celtic fiddler, Hanneke Cassel, will perform with cellist, Ari Friedman and guitarist/pianist, Keith Murphy at 6 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. $8/$6 782-0386

Oct. 23: PORTLAND, John Legend, with special guest, Esthero, will perform at 7 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $24.50/$26.50 775-3331

Oct. 23: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform at 2:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $15/$46 842-0800

Oct. 23: PORTLAND, a chamber choir from England will perform at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Luke. $10/$5

Oct. 23: PORTLAND, Ivo Papasov and Yuri Yunakov from Bulgaria, will perform with their ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $22/$25 761-1545

Oct. 23: ROCKLAND, a benefit concert, featuring bluegrass, jazz, folk, Broadway and gospel music, will be held at 3 p.m. at the Rockland Congregational Church, Limerock Street. Donations 596-7930

Dance

Oct. 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. 21-May 26: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held Fridays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 783-6667

Oct. 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. 21: PORTLAND, a swing dance, with music by the the Maine Swingin’ DJ’s, will be held at 9 p.m. at North Deering Grange Hall, 1408 Washington St. $8 653-5012

Oct. 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. 22: FARMINGTON, a harvest dinner/dance, with music by the Travelers, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. $25 778-4726

Oct. 22, LEWISTON, the Countryside Dancers will hold their Halloween dance from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at C&J Hall, 711 Webster St.

Oct. 22: LISBON FALLS, the Lisbon Falls Knights of Columbus benefit dinner/dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the KC hall, Frost Hill Avenue. Donations 353-5636

Oct. 22: LOCKE MILLS, an old fashioned dance, with music by the Richard Felt Orchestra, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Locke Mills Town Hall. 674-2259

Oct. 22: OTISFIELD, the Otisfield Volunteer Firefighters Assocaition will put on the second annual Harvest Dance, featuring The Bel Airs, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Staples Hall, Route 121. $10 per person

Oct. 22: OXFORD, a benefit dance, with music by the Bel Airs, will be held at 7 p.m. at Staples Hall, Route 121. $10 856-8249

Oct. 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. 23: 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

Oct. 21: BRUNSWICK, the Portland Symphony Orchestra KinderKonzert series will feature “Woodwinds: A Magical Flight,” at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Brunswick High School Crooker Theater. $3 773-6128

Oct. 22, 23: FALMOUTH, Theatre Company at Falmouth High School will stage “Ming Lee and the Magic Tree,” an imaginative Chinese tale about wishes and happiness for children of all ages. Shows at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22; and at 3 p.m. Oct. 23 in the High School Theater, 74 Woodville Road. $6, $5. Call 781-2603.

Oct. 22: PORTLAND, I.D. a Kid in honor of Safety Month, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Special

Oct. 21, 22: AUBURN, a benefit lawn sale will be held under the tent at 369 Minot Ave.

Oct. 21: LEWISTON, an Open Mike Night will be held at 7 p.m. at Cafe Bon Bon, 205 Main St. 783-8200

Oct. 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. 21-23: OGUNQUIT, the Second Annual Ogunquit Fest, with scarecrow contest, pumpkin decorating, scavenger hunt and more, will be held in Ogunquit. 646-2939

Oct. 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. 21: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Brian Brinegar, Seth Bond Perry and John Moses will be held at 7:30 p.m. at The Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 774-9595

Oct. 21, 28: PORTLAND, tours of the historic Stroudwater Burying Ground will be held at 4:30 and 7 p.m. $7/$1 774-6177

Oct. 21: ROCKLAND, the Chamber of Commerce’s 26th Annual Auction will be held at 6 p.m. at the Rockland Recreation Center. 596-0376

Oct. 21: RUMFORD, a reading and book signing by Andover resident Angelo J. Kaltsos will be held at 7 p.m. at Pennacook Art Center, 82 Congress St. 364-9972

Oct. 21, 22: SKOWHEGAN, the Fourth Annual Haunted Halloween Hayride will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds. $4 474-3621

Oct. 22: AUBURN, Charlie Plummer will read “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” at 7 p.m. at the Book Burrow, Center Street. 344-6090

Oct. 22: AUBURN, the Lake Street School PTO Annual Fall Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school.

Oct. 22: BOLSTERS MILLS, the Bayberry Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church.

Oct. 22: FALMOUTH, a Family Nature Walk will be held at 10 a.m. at Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road. $8/$3 781-2330

Oct. 22, 23: FALMOUTH, Theatre Company at Falmouth High School will stage “Ming Lee and the Magic Tree,” an imaginative Chinese tale about wishes and happiness for children of all ages. Shows at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22; and at 3 p.m. Oct. 23 in the High School Theater, 74 Woodville Road. $6, $5. Call 781-2603.

Oct. 22: FARMINGTON, a corned beef and cabbage community luncheon will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church, Academy Street. Free 778-2163

Oct. 22: FARMINGTON, the Lawn Chair Pirates will perform comedy at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

Oct. 22: GARDINER, “Vice-Versa,” a comedy, gravity-defying juggling and an Australian Shepherd extraordinaire, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. $14/$10 582-7144

Oct. 22: LEWISTON, the Third Annual Fall Festival and Craft Fair will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Montello Heights, 550 College St. 786-0968

Oct. 22: LIVERMORE, the Annual Fall Festival will be held at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road. $1 897-4366

Oct. 22: MEXICO, a benefit lawn sale will beheld from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rumford/Mexico Center, University of Maine System parking lot, 9 Brown St. 364-7882

Oct. 22: OAKLAND, the Sixth Annual Hometown Price is Right will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Messalonskee Performing Arts Center. $6 1-888-825-1344

Oct. 22: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam, ” with Steve Guilmette, Tammy Pooler and Jeremie Remain will be held at 7:30 p.m. at The Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 774-9595

Oct. 22: PORTLAND, the Maine Right to Life Committee Annual Convention will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Holiday Inn by the Bay. $25/$15 622-3837

Oct. 22, 23: PORTLAND, the Annual Christmas Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Stevens Avenue Armory, 772 Stevens Ave. 946-7079

Oct. 22: RUMFORD, a benefit Chicken wing Challenge will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at Aromas Fine Dining. 369-0777

Oct. 22: SOUTH PARIS, the Annual Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. 743-5723

Oct. 22, UNITY, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will hold the 2005 Great Maine Apple Day with workshops on growing, processing, cooking apples, cider pressing and a pie contest, Common Ground Education Center, $4, $2 for MOFGA members. 568-4142, www.mofga.org

Oct. 22: WATERFORD, a fall bake and yard sale will be held at 9 a.m. at the Waterford Grange Hall, Valley Road. 539-4572

Oct. 22: WEST PARIS, the Annual Fall Fair will be held at 9 a.m. at the West Paris Grange Hall, Church Street. 674-3544

Oct. 23: AUBURN, a benefit public breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave. $4.50/$3.50 784-6883

Oct. 23: AUBURN, a pancake breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at St. Philip’s Church, Route 4. $3.50/$1.50 783-1661

Oct. 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. 23, MANCHESTER, Grange 172 will sponsor a fall antiques and collectible show and sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Manchester Grange Hall on Route 202. $1.50

Oct. 23, NEW SHARON, a trail ride for Operation Santa Claus beginning at 10 a.m., donation of pajamas for Operation Santa Claus to participate, $10 grounds fee per horse. 778-3238

Oct. 23: RUMFORD, an evening of Magic and Mystery, with magicians from around the state, will be held at 6 p.m. at Mountain Valley High School Muskie Auditorium. $10/$5

Theater

Oct. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform “Tom Jones,” at the theater, 14 School St. 729-8584

Oct. 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. 21, 22, 23: FARMINGTON, Theatre UMF will perform “Enchanted April,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at UMF Alumni Theater. $6/$3.50 778-7465

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

Oct. 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. 21-30: 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. 21-23: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Lettice and Lovage,” at 25A Forest Ave. Show times are 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. 21-30: BRUNSWICK, The Theater Project, 14 School St., will present “Tom Jones.” Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Suggested ticket price, $10. 729-8584

Oct. 21-30: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre Company will perform “Boston Marriage,” at the Portland Performing Arts-Studio Theatre. 730-2389

Oct. 21-30: 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. 21-23: 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. 22, 23: FALMOUTH, Theatre Company at Falmouth High School will stage “Ming Lee and the Magic Tree,” an imaginative Chinese tale about wishes and happiness for children of all ages. Shows at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22; and at 3 p.m. Oct. 23 in the High School Theater, 74 Woodville Road. $6, $5. Call 781-2603.

Oct. 22: FARMINGTON, Lawn Chair Pirates will present a comedy show at 8 p.m., Latte Landing, UMF Olsen Student Center. Open to the public. Free 778-7346

Oct. 22-29: PORTLAND, Figures of Speech Theatre will perform “Anerca,” at at 7:30 p.m. at St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center, 76 Congress St. $16 865-6355

Oct. 22: BATH, Susan Poulin will perform “Ida’s Have’n a Yard Sale,” at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $16/$20 442-8455

Oct. 22: LEWISTON, King’s Bridge Theatre, L-A live theatre company, will hold auditions for their 2006 season from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lithu Hall, second floor, 387 Lisbon St. 577-6157

Oct. 22, 23: PORTLAND, Reindeer Theatre Company will hold auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” at 1 p.m. at St. Pius X, 492 Ocean Ave. 857-9002

Films

Oct. 21, 22: BIDDEFORD, “Mill Dance,” a mini-Indie film festival, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Cool Coffee, 139 Main St. Free 282-5133

Oct. 21: GREENE, Charles Hartman will narrate his film, “Route 66 – A Road to Remember,” at 2 and 7 p.m. at Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

Oct. 22: ROCKLAND, an evening of 1950s horror films will be shown from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $12 596-6856

Lectures

Oct. 21: ORONO, Pamela Underhill from the National Park Service, will speak on “The Appalachian Trail – An Inspirational Story of Citizen Engagement From Its Inception to the Present Day,” at noon at UMO Norman Smith Hall. 581-3196

Oct. 21: PORTLAND, author Dr. Susan Love will speak at 11 a.m. at The Pavilion, 188 Market St. 773-2533

Oct. 22: BETHEL, Donald Cyr will speak on “Aroostook Barns,” at 2 p.m. the Bethel Historical Society, 10-14 Broad St. 824-2908

Oct. 22: POWNAL, Barry Shears will speak on “The History and Music of Cape Breton,” at 1 p.m. at the Pownal Town Hall, Route 9. 688-4515

Suppers

Oct. 21: NORWAY, a New England boiled dinner will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Second Congregational Church on Main Street. On the menu will be corned beef, cabbage, onions, beets, potatoes, carrots, homemade rolls and pies. $7/$3.50

Oct. 21: TURNER, a benefit roast turkey supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the GAR Hall, Route 219. Donations

Oct. 22: AUBURN, a benefit roast turkey supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 757 Summer St. $7/$3

Oct. 22: CHESTERVILLE, a harvest supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Chesterville Town Hall. $5/$2.50. The new Chesterville Historical Book will be on sale at $12 each.

Oct. 22: GRAY, a baked bean supper with casseroles, salads and homemade breads and desserts will be held at 5 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Route 115. $6/$2. 657-4279, 657-3279 day of supper

Oct. 22: LISBON, a benefit spaghetti supper will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Route 196. $6/$3 353-2152

Oct. 22: LISBON FALLS, a baked bean and ham supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lisbon Methodist Church, School Street. $6/$2 353-8951

Oct. 22: POWNAL, a baked ham supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. $6/$3 688-4101

Oct. 22: WALES, a benefit baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Wales Grange Hall, 322 Center Road. $6/$3

Oct. 23: LOCKE MILLS, a welcome home supper for Kelly and Bill Bickford, just home from Iraq, will be held at 5 p.m. at Locke Milles Union Church.