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 6: SOUTH PARIS, Barbara Murphy will present a program on landscaping and wildlife habitat at 7 p.m. at the Maine Cooperative Extension office, 9 Olson Road. 743-6329

March 7: BRUNSWICK, Gary Lawless will present a poetry reading at 7 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library. 729-4930

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 8: FARMINGTON, a Career Fair will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7029

March 8, 15: 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 9: FARMINGTON, comedian Nick Forbes will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 9: FARMINGTON, a fish chowder luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, Route 2. Free

March 9, 16: 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 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, 17: RUMFORD, a salmon pie Lenten luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. $6

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: FARMINGTON, a free meatloaf luncheon will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at Old South First Congregational Church. 639-2013

March 11: GORHAM, the ninth annual Gorham Marketplace will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at USM Costello Field House. Free 839-5034

March 11: NEWRY, the National Marionette Theater will present “Peter Pan,” at 7 p.m. at the Sunday River Ski Resort at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel. $8/$4 824-3575

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: TOPSHAM, a family roller skating event will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Howard Sports, Route 201. 353-5863

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

March 12: BATH, the Bath Antiques Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bath Middle School, exit onto Congress Avenue from Route 1. $4/$3.50 443-8983

March 14: NEWRY, BubbleMania, with bubble-ologist Casey Carle, will be held at 7 p.m. at Sunday River Ski Resort at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel. $8/$4 824-3575

March 15: FARMINGTON, comedy from the Comedy Connection will be held at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 15: RANGELEY, a ladies breakfast will be held in the building in back of a Stone’s Throw. $6 864-3443

March 16: WELLS, the Wells Chamber of Commerce spring social will be held at 6 p.m. at the Grey Gull Inn. $19/$5 646-2451

March 17: LEWISTON, comedian Bob Marley will perform at 7 p.m. at Lewiston Middle School auditorium, Central Avenue. $15 795-4190

March 17: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Rocco, Brian Giles and Jan Flanagen, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

March 17: PORTLAND, the St. Patrick’s Day sunrise Irish flag raising will be held at 6 a.m. at Harborview Park. 939-7703

March 18: AUBURN, the beauty and baby contest will be held at 11 a.m. at the Auburn Mall.

March 18, 19: BRUNSWICK, the Maine Midcoast Home Show 2006 will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Brunswick High School gym. $6/$2 882-9777

March 18: FARMINGTON, the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce 12th Annual Home and Leisure Show will be held at Nichols Expo, formerly the G.H. Bass Building. 778-4215

March 18: LISBON FALLS, Peter Boie, magician, will perform at 1:30 p.m. at the Lisbon Library Department, 28 Main St. Free 353-6564

March 18: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Korte Yeo, Joe LaRoche and Tammy Pooler, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

March 18: PORTLAND, the St. Patrick’s Day parade will be held at 2 p.m. starting at the corner of Commercial and India Streets. 939-7703

March 18, 19: PORTLAND, the 11th Annual Old House Trade Show will be held at UNE Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave. 774-5561

March 19: 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

March 19: LISBON FALLS, a potluck dinner will be held at 2 p.m. at Lisbon High School gym. $6/$4

March 19: NEWRY, the 16th Annual firefighters race and eat the heat chili cook-off will be held at 11 a.m. at Sunday River Ski Resort. $30 824-5084