Feb. 17: TOPSHAM, the Oratorio Chorale and guests soloists will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Orion Performing Arts Center. $20/$24 725-1420

Feb. 17: WINTHROP, an evening with John McEuen, founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, will beheld at 7 p.m. at Winthrop Performing Arts Center at Winthrop High School. $15/$10 933-9999

Feb. 18: AUBURN, Back in Black AC/DC tribute band will perform at 9 p.m. at Midnight Blues Club and Restaurant, 34 Court St. $20 783-9600

Feb. 18: BATH, Marcia Ball will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $27/$20 442-8455

Feb. 18: BETHEL, the Bowdoin College Meddiebempsters, a cappella singing group, will perform at 7 p.m. at Gould Academy Bingham Auditorium, Church Street. Donations 865-4537

Feb. 18: DIXFIELD, Paul Lowell will perform at 7 p.m. at the Dixfield Coffeehouse at the Congregational Church Annex, High Street. $5 562-8575

Feb. 18: ELLSWORTH, Sarah Borges will perform with folk musicians at 7 p.m. at the Grand, 165 Main St. $10/$15 667-9500

Feb. 18: PORTLAND, Pam Baker and the SG’s will perform at 9 p.m. at Chappies, 1192 Forest Ave. 797-9155

Feb. 18: PORTLAND, the Oratorio Chorale and guest soloists will perform at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Cathedral, State Street. $20/$24 725-1420

Feb. 18: PORTLAND, Lynn Deeves will perform at 7 p.m. at the Acoustic Coffee House, 32 Danforth St. 774-0404

Feb. 18, 19: RUMFORD, “Music in the Night,” a benefit concert, will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Rumford Town Hall. $8/$6

Feb. 18: WATERVILLE, Thwarted Voices will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Bixler Art and Music Center. 859-5670

Feb. 18: WEST PARIS, a cabin fever benefit concert by Bill Rice of Woodstock, will be held at 7 p.m. at Franklin Grange Hall. 674-3046

Dance

Feb. 17, 19, 23, 24, 26, March 2, 3, 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. 17-May 26: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held Fridays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 783-6667

Feb. 17, 24, March 3: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

Feb. 17: PORTLAND, a dance, with music by Vintage, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Portland Elks Club, Congress Street.

Feb. 17: RUMFORD, a dance, with music by Joe the Music Man, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Rumford Armory, 85 Lincoln Ave. $1

Feb. 18, 25, March 4: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreational Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

Feb. 18: DIXFIELD, a benefit dinner/dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the Rumford Eagles Club. $6/$4 364-4107

Feb. 18: FARMINGTON, a dinner/dance will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. $15

Feb. 18, 25, March 4: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Feb. 18: SOUTH PARIS, a sweetheart dinner/dance, with music by the Country Ladds, will be held at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. $8/$4 743-5723

Feb. 19: LEWISTON, Wild Horse 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. 17, 18: BUCKFIELD, “Altered Egos,” with Mike Miclon will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Route 117. $10/$6 336-3306

Feb. 17: MECHANIC FALLS, a food sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Northeast Bank.

Feb. 17: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Scott Higgin, Rocco and Joe LaRoche will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

Feb. 17, 24, March 3: 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. 18: AUGUSTA, the Christian Singles Connection potluck and game night will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene. 293-4411

Feb. 18: BETHEL, the 15th Annual Western Foothills Land Trust X-C ski event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Carter’s X-C Ski Center. $12/$8 824-3880

Feb. 18: BETHEL, the 32nd Annual Heritage Day will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Bethel Historical Society Regional History Center, 10-14 Broad St. 824-2908

Feb. 18: BRUNSWICK, poets Herb Coursen, Bill Watterson and Maggie Finch will present readings at 2 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. Free 721-0141

Feb. 18, 19: BRYANT POND, a Family Fun Weekend will be held at the Maine Conservation School. $12/$20 665-2068

Feb. 18: DIXFIELD, a benefit pancake breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Dixfield Masonic Lodge. $5/$4 364-4107

Feb. 18: KITTERY, a vaudeville fund-raiser will be held at 7 p.m. at the SPACE, 2 Government St. $20/$25 439-6611

Feb. 18: LITCHFIELD, a benefit public breakfast will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. at the Litchfield Grange Hall. $5/$2.50

Feb. 18, 19: OTISFIELD, the Otisfield Winter Carnival, with sledding, snowmobile poker run, snow sculptures, chowderfest, sock hop and more, will be held 627-7033

Feb. 18: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Tommy Johnson, Brian Brinegar and Tammy Pooler will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

Feb. 18, 19: RUMFORD, singers, dancers and musicians from the River Valley area, will perform in a variety show at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Rumford Town Hall auditorium. $8/$6

Feb. 19: AUBURN, a public breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave. $3.50/$4.50 784-6883

Feb. 19, 26, March 5: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held every Sunday at 3 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo, Main Street. Free 647-4596

Feb. 19: LISBON, the Maine Music Society wine tasting fund-raiser will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Graziano’s Restaurant, Route 196. $15 782-1403

Feb. 19: LISBON FALLS, the Pejepscot Sno-Chiefs 13t Annual “World’s Greatest” sleigh ride will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Upper Main Street. $3/$2

Feb. 19: NEWRY, the Magic of Lyn will be held at 7 p.m. at the Sunday River Ski Resort at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel. $8/$4 824-3575

Feb. 19: POLAND, a pancake breakfast will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. at Poland Community School, Route 26. $5 998-2626

Feb. 19: SOUTH BRISTOL, the 15th Annual Ice Harvest will be held at Thompson Ice House Museum and pond, Route 129. 729-1956

Feb. 19: WILTON, the Fifth Annual Ice Fishing Derby will be held at Wilson Lake. 778-4215

Theater

Feb. 17: BRUNSWICK, “Marx in Soho,” will be performed at 4:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual ARts Center. Free 725-3651

Feb. 17, 18: BRUNSWICK, the production class show will be held at the Theater Project, 14 School St. 729-8584

Feb. 17-19: GORHAM, student-written one-acts will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 5 p.m. on Sunday at USM Russell Hall. $12/$5 780-5151

Feb. 17-19: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Rough Crossing,” at 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $29/$25 774-0465

Feb. 17-19: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre will perform “Baby With the Bathwater,” at the Portland Performing Arts-Studio Theatre. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. $16/$10 730-2389

Feb. 17-March 12: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre of Maine will perform “Miss Nelson is Missing,” at 317 Marginal Way. Showtimes are Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $10/$8 828-0617

Feb. 17-March 12: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $20/$12 885-5883

Feb. 17-March 5: PORTLAND, Lyric Music Theater will perform “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” at the theater, 176 Sawyer St. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $19/$17 799-1421

Feb. 18: PORTLAND, Reindeer Theatre Company will hold auditions for children’s roles, ages seven and up, by appointment only. 857-9002

For kids

Feb. 18: FARMINGTON, the 23rd Annual Franklin County Children’s Task Force Children’s Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. 778-6960

Films

Feb. 17: FARMINGTON, “It,” with old time piano music, will be shown at 7 p.m. at UMF Lincoln Auditorium. $5 778-4699

Feb. 17: LISBON, “Zathura,” will be shown at the family movie night at 6 p.m. at LCS cafetorium, 33 Mill St. Free

Feb. 17: PORTLAND, “The Black Moon,” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at Museum of African Culture, 122 Spring St. 871-7188

Feb. 18: BRUNSWICK, “Evangeline,” a silent film accompanied by Doug Prostik on the piano, will be shown at 11 a.m. at Eveningstar Cinema, Tontine Mall. $6 721-0141

Books

Lectures

Feb. 17: PORTLAND, Larry Dossey, M.D., will speak on “Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine,” at 7 p.m. at USM Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St. $20/$30 780-5951

Feb. 17: ROCKPORT, artists Anna Hepler and Andrea Sulzer will speak at 2 p.m. at Center for Maine Contemporary Art. 162 Russell Ave. $5 236-2875

Feb. 19: CAMDEN, John Berendt, author of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” will speak at 2:30 p.m. at Camden Public Library. $25/$18 236-28234

Feb. 19: WISCASSET, Lynn Shafer, landscape designer/historian, will speak on “Historic Landscapes in Maine,” at 2 p.m. at 911 Communications Center. 737-2239

Suppers

Feb. 17: LISBON, a shepard’s pie supper will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Route 196. $6/$3 353-2152

Feb. 17: SABATTUS, a fund-raising supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Dominican Sisters Convent, 61 Lisbon Road. $6/$5 784-8388

Feb. 18: AUBURN, a baked bean and macaroni supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at St. Philip’s Church hall, Center Street. $6/$3 782-5914

Feb. 18: AUBURN, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held at 5 p.m. at the Auburn United Methodist Church, 439 Park Ave. $6/$3

Feb. 18: AUBURN, a Chinese chop suey and shepard pie supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 71 S. Main St. $6/$3.50

Feb. 18: BETHEL, a benefit “Italian Feast,” with recipes from the “Sopranos” cookbook, will be held at the Gideon Hastings House, 22 Broad St. $25/$12.50 824-3496

Feb. 18: CANTON, a benefit spaghetti supper will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Canton Municipal Building. $6/$3

Feb. 18: CHESTERVILLE, a public baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Chesterville Grange Hall. $6/$3

Feb. 18: LEWISTON, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at First United Pentecostal Church, 715 College St. $6/$3 784-9711

Feb. 18: LIMINGTON, a benefit baked bean supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Limington Centre of Movement, Route 25. $5/$3 839-3267

Feb. 18: NEW GLOUCESTER, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the AMVETS Hall. $6/$2

Feb. 18: SABATTUS, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Island Road. $5/$2 375-8897

Feb. 18: TURNER, a benefit supper will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Boofy Quimby Memorial Center, Route 219. $5 224-7349

Feb. 19: FARMINGTON, a benefit spaghetti supper will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at UMF South Dining Hall. $8/$5 778-3339