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 Saints 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: 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. 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: 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

Dance

Oct. 22: 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: LISBON FALLS, the Lisbon Falls Knights of Columbus benefit dinner/dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the K of C 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: 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. 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

Kids

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

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

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: 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: 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: 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: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held every Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo. Free 647-4596

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

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

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

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

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

Oct. 22-23: 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. 22-23: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Lettice and Lovage,” at 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. and Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. $29/$25 774-0465

Oct. 22-23: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre Company will perform “Boston Marriage,” at the Portland Performing Arts-Studio Theatre. 730-2389

Oct. 22-23: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre of Maine will perform “Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing,” at the theatre, 317 Marginal Way. Showtimes are Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $10/$8 828-0617

Oct. 22-23: 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. 22-23: 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

Oct. 22-23: SEBAGO, Schoolhouse Arts Center will perform “Arsenic and Old Lace,” at the schoolhouse, Route 114. Showtimes are Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $16/$14 642-3743

Films

Oct. 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. 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. 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. 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: 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