Feb. 28: FARMINGTON, a Creole/Cajun luncheon will be held at 11 a.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. $2 778-7258

Feb. 28: PORTLAND, the 11th annual Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras celebration will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at USM Woodbury Campus Center. $2 780-4200

March 1: FARMINGTON, a poetry slam will be held at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 1, 8: PORTLAND, the Comedy Connection Improv Comedy will be held every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Comedy Connection, 16 Custom House Wharf. $6 774-2006

March 1: RANGELEY, a ladies breakfast will be held at Saddleback Ski Lodge at Saddleback Mountain. 864-3443

March 2: BRUNSWICK, a spring sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mid Coast Hospital Cafe conference room, 123 Medical Center Drive. 373-6015

March 2, 9: LEWISTON, “Sharing Poetry,” will be held every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Wisdom Center for Women, 97 Blake St. 784-0155

March 2-6: PORTLAND, the Portland Boat Show will be held at the Portland Sports Complex, Warren Avenue.

March 3: BETHEL, World Day of Prayer will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Snows Catholic Church, Walkers Mill Road. 824-2324

March 3: HARRISON, a “World Day of Prayer” service will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Harrison Calvary Church.

March 4: 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

March 4: BUCKFIELD, comedian Bob Marley will perform at 8 p.m. at the Buckfield Junior/Senior High School gymnasium. $15 336-2151

March 4: GRAY, the Sno-Wolves Snowmobile Club will host its second annual WinterFest on Crystal Lake at St. Gregory’s Church. 657-2420

March 4: NEWRY, Lynn Trefzger, comedy ventriloquist, will perform at 7 p.m. at Sunday River Ski Resort at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel. $8/$4 824-3575

March 4: POLAND, Bob Marley will perform at 5:30 p.m. at Poland Regional High School auditorium. $15/$20 998-5400

March 4: SOUTH PARIS, the Kiwanis winter breakfast will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. at the South Paris Fire Station, 137 Western Ave. $6 744-0204

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

March 5: 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

March 5: SABATTUS, a public breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the American Legion hall, Island Road. $6/$3 375-8897

March 6: FALMOUTH, the Portland Symphony Orchestra Fifth Annual Wine Challenge will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Woodlands Club. $150 773-6128

March 7: NEWRY, the Burlington Taiko will perform at 7 p.m. at the Sunday River Ski Resort at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel. $8/$4 824-3575

March 8: FARMINGTON, comedian Kyle Cease will perform at 9 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 9: FARMINGTON, comedian Nick Forbes will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 10: AUBURN, an open mic, poetry slam/jam will be held at 7 p.m. at the Pleasant Note Coffeehouse, 169 Pleasant St. Donations 783-0461

March 10: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Nathan Brady, John Moses and Seth Bond Perry, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

March 10: WINTHROP, a fish chowder luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Winthrop Congregational Church. $6 377-8639

March 11: FARMINGTON, the Lawn Chair Pirates will perform comedy at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 11: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Bob Lazaroth, Brian Brinegar and Tammy Pooler, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

March 11: SOUTH PARIS, a benefit custodian Chinese auction will be held at 1 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School cafe. 539-2517

March 12: 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