Feb. 4: AUBURN, the third annual Cafe Shalom Coffee House 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. 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: 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: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

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

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: 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 comedian, will perform at 6, 8 and 10 p.m. at the Sugarloaf Inn. $15 237-2000

Feb. 4: EUSTIS, the 10th Annual Polar Bear Blast, with many events, will be held.

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

Feb. 4: 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 takeout 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: 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. 4: BANGOR, Penobscot Theatre will perform “Spinning Into Butter,” at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $25/$12 942-3333

Feb. 4: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform “Winter Cabaret,” at the theater, 14 School St. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $15 729-8584

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: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform “Bad Dates,” at the theater, corner of Lisbon and Maple streets. Showtimes are Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $16/$14 782-3200

Feb. 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. 4: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “Godspell,” at the theater, 420 Cottage Road. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $19/$16 799-7337

Feb. 4: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Rough Crossing,” at 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes 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. 4: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre will perform “Baby With the Bathwater,” at the Portland Performing Arts-Studio Theatre. Showtimes 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. 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. 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. 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, Routes 2 and 4. $5/$3