Today

Nov. 9: AUBURN, “The Gathering – A Harvest Celebration,” will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Food-Bank, 3121 Hotel Road. 782-3554

Nov. 9: AUBURN, the fifth annual International Celebration will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Central Maine Community College Kirk Hall Gym, 1250 Turner St. 755-5275

Nov. 9: FARMINGTON, comic Jimmy Dunn will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

Nov. 9, 16: 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

Nov. 9: MEXICO, the Greater Rumford Area Ministers’ Pantry Service will serve a free lunch at noon at the Mexico Town Office.

Nov. 9: NORWAY, Mike Dunn and Don McLean will present a program on making electricity at 7 p.m. at the Norway Memorial Library. 824-4301

Nov. 9: PORTLAND, Christo and Jeanne-Claude will speak at 6:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. $10/$15 775-6148

Nov. 9: PORTLAND, Deborah Noyes, author of “Angel and Apostle,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Nov. 9: PORTLAND, Ashlee Simpson will perform at 7 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $34.50/$36.50 775-3331

Nov. 9: PORTLAND, the Choral Art Society will hold auditions for new members at 6 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, Coyle Street. 828-0043

Tomorrow

Nov. 10: BETHEL, the Bethel Historical Society will celebrate Newry’s Bicentennial at 7:30 p.m. at the Regional History Center. 824-2910

Nov. 10: FALMOUTH, a patriotic concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Falmouth High School Theater, 52 Woodville Road. Donations 781-5253

Nov. 10: FARMINGTON, the UMF Band, Soul Transmission, will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

Nov. 10: GORHAM, the USM/Bank of America Youth Ensembles will perform at 7:30 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $6/$3 780-5555

Nov. 10: LEWISTON, the Androscoggin County Republican Club dinner and fashion show will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, Pleasant Street. $30 782-6373

Nov. 10, 17: LEWISTON, “Sharing Poetry,” will be held every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Wisdom Center for Women, 97 Blake St. 784-0155

Nov. 10: PORTLAND, Frank Glazer will perform on the piano at noon at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 775-3356

Nov. 10: PORTLAND, young composer, Nicholas Bland and the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform “Rumpelstiltzkin,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $6/$3 842-0800

Nov. 10-13, : SOUTH PARIS, Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association will perform “Swingtime Canteen,” at the Norway Grange Hall, Whitman Street. Show times are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $10/$8