Feb. 3: BRUNSWICK, Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Pickard Theatre. $15 725-3375

Feb. 3: LEWISTON, the “Sounds of Scandinavia,” will be performed by Midcoast Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $12 865-2231

Feb. 3: PORTLAND, Natalie MacMaster, fiddle superstar, will perform at 8 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $32 842-0800

Feb. 3: SANFORD, Pam Baker and the SG’s will perform at 9 p.m. at Spectator’s Sports Pub, Route 4. 324-9658

Feb. 4: AUBURN, the third annual Cafe Shalom Coffeehouse Night will be held at 7 p.m. at Temple Shalom, 74 Bradman St. $10/$5 786-4201

Feb. 4: BATH, David Mallett will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $17/$22 442-8455

Feb. 4: FARMINGTON, the Old South Youth will perform at 7 p.m. at the church chapel.

Feb. 4: LEWISTON, the St. Lawrence String Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. $8/$5 786-6135

Feb. 4: PORTLAND, Staind will perform at 7:30 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $38.50 775-3331

Feb. 5: PORTLAND, the Cathedral Choir will perform at 4 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St. 772-5434

Dance

Feb. 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route .25. 839-3267

Feb. 3-May 26: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held Fridays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 783-6667

Feb. 3, 10, 17: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

Feb. 4: CANTON, a benefit Sweetheart Dance will be held at 6 p.m. at the Old Fire Hall, Route 140. $6 924-7111

Feb. 4, 11, 18: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreational Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

Feb. 4: FARMINGTON, David Angel and the Memories will play at a benefit dance at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, corner of High and Middle Streets. $10/$15 628-4975

Feb. 4: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre father/daughter Valentine ball will be held at 7 p.m. at the Ramada Inn. $35/$10 782-2211

Feb. 4, 11, 18: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Feb. 5: LEWISTON, the Country Ridgerockers 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

Special

Feb. 3: AUGUSTA, comics Dave Andrews, Rob Steen and Steve Guilmette will perform at the Augusta Civic Center. 224-2060

Feb. 3, 4, 5: AUBURN, a Winter Festival, with many events, will be held at Lost Valley Lodge. 784-1561

Feb. 3, 4, 5: EUSTIS, the 10th Annual Polar Bear Blast, with many events, will be held in the Eustis area.

Feb. 3, 4, 5: GARDINER, the Open Book Players will present “The World of Carl Sandburg,” with poetry, prose and music at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Johnson Hall. $7/$5 582-5717

Feb. 3: LEWISTON, the Winter Festival 2006 benefit wine tasting event will be held at 7 p.m. at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center. $25 786-4713

Feb. 3: LISBON FALLS, a skating party will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lisbon community skating rink, behind Lisbon High School. Free 353-3000

Feb. 3: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Rocco, Tammy Pooler and Ellen Moschetto will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

Feb. 3, 10, 17: 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

Feb. 3: SOUTH PARIS, Bob Marley, Maine stand-up comic, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Four Seasons Function Center. $17 739-2988

Feb. 4: AUBURN, the Abused Women’s Advocacy Project’s 13th Annual winter walk will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. inside the Auburn Mall. 743-5933

Feb. 4: AUBURN, the LA Church of God youth group will hold a benefit craft/bake sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Shaw’s, Center Street.

Feb. 4: BUCKFIELD, the Streaked Mountaineers Snowmobile Club 32nd annual spaghetti feed ride-in will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Buckfield High School. $6/$3

Feb. 4, 5: CAMDEN, the 16th Annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships will be held at the Camden Snow Bowl. 236-3438

Feb. 4: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Bob Marley, Maine stand-up comic, will perform at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. at the Sugarloaf Inn. $15 237-2000

Feb. 4, 5: GORHAM, “Free to be You and Me,” with storytelling, dancing, poetry and songs, will be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 and Feb. 4 and 1:30 and 3 p.m. on Jan. 29 and Feb. 5 at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, 19 State St. $5/$3 839-3267

Feb. 4: LEWISTON, the Lewiston Education Fund is sponsoring a super bowling tournament at Sparetime Recreation Center. 777-3232

Feb. 4: LEWISTON, poet Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai will present an evening of spoken-word poetry at 8 p.m. at Bates College Benjamin Mays Center.

Feb. 4: NEWRY, Michael Cooper, the masked marvel, will perform at 7 p.m. at Sunday River Ski Resort at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel. $8/$4 824-3575

Feb. 4: NEW SHARON, a family baked bean take-out meal will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the New Sharon Congregational United Church of Christ, Cape Cod Hill Road. $12 778-2366

Feb. 4: POLAND, the Patriot Grandstand Club is sponsoring the Third Annual Ice Fishing Derby starting a half hour before sunrise until 4 p.m. at Middle and Upper Range Ponds. 415-8450

Feb. 4: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Shane Maus, Joe LaRoche and Brett Groh will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

Feb. 4: RANGELEY, the Seventh Annual Busch North Scene snowmobile poker run for charity will be held at 10 a.m. at the Rangeley Inn, Main Street. 224-2060

Feb. 4: SOUTH PARIS, an inside yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. 743-5723

Feb. 5: AUBURN, a public breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave. $4.50/$3.50 784-6883

Feb. 5, 12, 19: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held every Sunday at 3 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo, Main Street. Free 647-4596

Feb. 5: PORTLAND, the Maine 2006 Antique Paper Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Inn West, 81 Riverside St. $4 828-8065

Feb. 5: SABATTUS, a buffet breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, Island Road. $5/$2 375-8897

Theater

Feb. 3-12: BANGOR, Penobscot Theatre will perform “Spinning Into Butter,” at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $25/$12 942-3333

Feb. 3-12: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform “Winter Cabaret,” at the theater, 14 School St. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $15 729-8584

Feb. 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform “Bad Dates,” at the theater, corner of Lisbon and Maple Streets. Show times are Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $16/$14 782-3200

Feb. 3, 4: POLAND, the Poland Players will perform “Murder at the Vicarage,” at 7 p.m. at Poland Regional High School Dr. Robert Wall Theatre, 1457 Maine St. $5/$4 998-5400

Feb. 3-5: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “Godspell,” at the theater, 420 Cottage Road. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $19/$16 799-7337

Feb. 3-19: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Rough Crossing,” at 25A Forest Ave. Show times are Wednesday-Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $29/$25 774-0465

Feb. 3-19: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre will perform “Baby With the Bathwater,” at the Portland Performing Arts-Studio Theatre. Show times are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. $16/$10 730-2389

Feb. 4: GORHAM, Gorham High School will perform “Check, Please,” at 7:30 p.m. at McCormack Performing Arts Center. $5/$3 222-1100

Feb. 4, 6: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will hold auditions for “Gypsy,” at 2 p.m. on Saturday and 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the theatre, 420 Cottage Road. 799-7337

Feb. 5: AUBURN, “Cinderella Wore Combat Boots,” a one-act comedy, will be performed by Jerry Chase at noon and 1:30 p.m. at Central Maine Community College Kirk Hall, 1250 Turner St. Free 755-5275

Films

Feb. 3: PORTLAND, “Blood Stain in Bokodo,” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at Museum of African Culture. 122 Spring St. 871-7188

Feb. 4: NORWAY, “At the River I Stand,” will be shown at 11 a.m. at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-2183

Lectures

Feb. 4: BANGOR, author Maureen Elgeron Lee will speak at 2 p.m. at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Feb. 5: WISCASSET, Timothy S. Dinsmore, historical archaeologist, will speak on “The Archaeological Discovery of the 17th Century Walter Phillip’s Homestead Site in Newcastle,” at 2 p.m. at the 911 Communications Center. 737-2239

Suppers

Feb. 3: LEWISTON, a fund-raising lasagna supper will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Center, 145 Birch St. $5 783-1897

Feb. 3: LISBON, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Route 196. $6/$3 353-2152

Feb. 3: LISBON, a seafood chowder or corn chowder supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. $5/$2.50

Feb. 3: LISBON, a stuffed chicken breast supper will be held at Post 158 hall, Webster Street. $5 353-8192

Feb. 4: DANVILLE, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held at 5 p.m. at the Danville Grange Hall. $6/$3 782-4150

Feb. 4: FARMINGTON, a benefit chicken supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Old South Congregational Church, Main Street. $7/$4

Feb. 4: GRAY, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 15 Lewiston Road. $6/$2.50 657-2661

Feb. 4: LEWISTON, a baked bean supper will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Church basement, 1080 Lisbon St. $6/$3 240-3537

Feb. 4: LEWISTON, a baked bean supper will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Church basement, 1080 Lisbon St. $6/$3 240-3537

Feb. 4: MECHANIC FALLS, a baked bean, ham and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. $6/$3

Feb. 4: RANGELEY, a spaghetti supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. $7/$4 864-9949

Feb. 4: SABATTUS, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish. $6/$3 375-6586

Feb. 4: SOUTH PARIS, a pork roast supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Deering Memorial Methodist Church, 39 Main St. $7/$3

Feb. 4: WILTON, a benefit baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at First Apostolic Church, Route 2 and 4. $5/$3