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: FARMINGTON, comedian Bob Marley will perform at 7 p.m. at UMF Dearborn Gym. $13/$6 778-7097

March 15, 22: 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 15: RANGELEY, a ladies breakfast will be held in the building in back of a Stone’s Throw. $6 864-3443

March 16: FARMINGTON, Lauren Slater will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Roberts Learning Center. Free 778-7182

March 16: GRAY, comedian Bob Marley will perform at a fundraiser at 7 p.m. at Gray-New Gloucester High School in the east gym. $15 428-3040

March 16, 23: 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 16: SOUTH PARIS, the fourth annual TVD No. 1 Benefit Lift-a-Thon will be held at 2 p.m. at Personal Best Health Club. 743-6423

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: HALLOWELL, a poetry reading will be held at 7 p.m. at Harlow Art Gallery, 160 Water St. $3 685-3636

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

March 17: LEWISTON, an Irish party with music, food and fun to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, Cedar Street. $16/$12 783-1585

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 17, 24: 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

March 17, 24, 31: 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 17: TURNER, the Leavitt Area High School Performing Arts Department will present a variety show at 7 p.m. at the high school auditorium. $5 225-4371

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: LEWISTON, a Color Guard Spectacular will be held at 6 p.m. at Lewiston High School gym. $5/$3

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. $10 774-5561

March 18: SOUTH PARIS, a benefit Chinese auction will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Oxford Hills High School cafeteria.

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

March 22: LEWISTON, the Third Annual Chili and Chowder Taste Challenge will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, Pleasant Street. 777-3199

March 23-27: PORTLAND, a book sale will beheld from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday. 871-1700

March 23: TOPSHAM, children’s book author/illustrator, Chris Van Dusen, will present a program at 5 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. Free 725-1727

March 24: FARMINGTON, the “Price is Right,” will be held at Mt. Blue High School. 779-9000

March 24: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Tom Clark, Amy Tee and Brett Groh will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

March 25: AUGUSTA, a program on rug hooking will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Free 287-2301

March 25, 26: BAR MILLS, the Maine Maple Weekend will be held at the Snell Family Farm, 1000 River Road, Route 112. $8/$4.50 929-5318

March 25, 26: LEWISTON, the Annual Bowl for Kids Sake will be held at Sparetime Recreation. 782-5437

March 25: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Showcase,” with Jeremie Remian, KU and Ellen Moschetto will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

March 25: PORTLAND, a celebration of music, comedy and baseball lore will be held at 7 p.m. at the Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave. $20 797-6354

March 25: TURNER, a fund-raising auction will be held at 10 a.m. at Leavitt Area High School.

March 26: BAR MILLS, the Chili-Chowder-Pie Festival will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Bar Mills Parish House, Route 4A. $4/$2 929-6052

March 26: BRUNSWICK, a Bowl-a-Thon will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at Yankee Lanes. 443-2403

March 26: 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