March 18: AUBURN, Cornerstone will perform Christian music at 6 p.m. at St. Philip’s Church Hall, Center Street. Donations 783-1661

March 18, 19: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, the Violent Femmes will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Sugarloaf/USA. $25/$30 1-800-843-5623

March 18: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Gobshites will perform at 9:30 p.m. on Friday and 3:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday at Sugarloaf/USA. $10 237-6939

March 18: LEWISTON, the Bates College Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free 786-6135

March 18: NEWPORT, the annual 2006 Maine State Jazz Festival will be held at Nokomis Regional High School. $5/$3 368-5570

March 18: ORONO, the 25th annual Maine High School Concerto Competition will be held at 1 p.m. at UMO School of Performing Arts. 942-5555

March 18: ROCKPORT, the Spring Mid-Coast Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival will be held at McMahon’s Rockport Grille. Showtimes are Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. 323-4800

March 18: RUMFORD, Starr Faithfull will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

March 19: AUBURN, bluesman Ronnie Baker Brooks will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues Club and Restaurant, 34 Court St. 783-9600

March 19: AUGUSTA, the Bellamy Jazz Band will perform at 2 p.m. at UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium. $10/$5 621-3551

March 19: FARMINGTON, the Mid-Maine Youth Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. Donations

March 19: ROCKLAND, classical guitarist Sharon Isbin and folk guitarist Patty Larkin will perform at 2:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre. $30/$22 596-5899

March 19: TOPSHAM, Windswept, woodwind quintet, will perform at 2 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. Free 725-1727

March 19: WEST BUXTON, the Pine Tree State Country Music Association seventh annual talent search and competition will be held at the Roost, Chicopee Road. 490-1232

Dance

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

March 18: FARMINGTON, the Woodland Wanderers Snowmobile Club dance, with music by Borderline, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Farmington Elks Lodge. $10

March 18: FARMINGTON, the UMF Dancers will present their 26th annual Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Alumni Theatre. $6/$4 778-7141

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

March 18: RUMFORD, a dance, with music by the E/I Band, will be held at 8 p.m. at Le Paresseux Snowshoe Club, Waldo Street.

March 18: SOUTH PARIS, a benefit corned beef supper and dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. $8/$4 743-5723

March 18: TOPSHAM, the DownEast Country Dance Festival will be held at Mt. Ararat Middle School and the Orion Performing Arts Center. 563-8953

March 19: GORHAM, ballroom dance parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

March 19: LEWISTON, Mainly Country 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

Kids

March 18: PORTLAND, the Casco Bay Movers will present children’s dance imagination for 3- to 5-year-olds, at 1 p.m. at the Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1700

March 19: ROCKLAND, children’s activities, children’s parade and a Mad Hatter Tea Party will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St. Free 596-6457

Special

March 18: AUBURN, the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society second annual kitten shower and open house will be held at the shelter, 3312 Hotel Road. 783-2311

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, a benefit Chinese auction will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fairbank Church.

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; NEW GLOUCESTER, a chicken pie sale will be held at the Sabbathday Lake Grange. $12/$7 657-4612

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: PORTLAND, the 11th annual Old House Trade Show will be held at UNE Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave. $10 774-5561

March 18: RUMFORD, the Greg Waite Memorial Race will be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Black Mountain of Maine. 364-8977

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

March 18: WILTON, 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 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: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held every Sunday at 3 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo, Main Street. Free 647-4596

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 19: POLAND, a benefit Chinese auction will be held at noon at Poland Spring Academy, off Bailey Hill Road. 998-4566

Theater

March 18: AUBURN, Community Little Theatre will perform “Grand Hotel, the Musical,” at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Academy Street. $15/$13 783-0958

March 18: BATH, “West Side Story,” will be performed at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $15/$10 442-8455

March 18: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform “As You Like It,” at 14 School St. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $6 729-8584

March 18: BUCKFIELD, a murder-mystery benefit dinner-theater will be held at 5 and 7 p.m. at Buckfield High School, Morrill Street. $25/$15

March 18: GORHAM, “Blood Brothers,” will be performed at USM Russell Theater. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 5 p.m. and March 21 at 10 a.m. $15/$10 780-5151

March 18: LEWISTON, Bates College Theater Troupe will perform “Popcorn,” at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. Showtimes are Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $6/$3 786-6161

March 18: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform “Fiction,” at the theater, corner of Maple and Lisbon 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

March 18: MONMOUTH, the Monmouth Community Players will perform “Into the Woods,” at Cumston Hall. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. 582-5717

March 18: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “You Can’t Take it With You,” at 420 Cottage Road. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. $19/$17 799-7337

March 18: PORTLAND, A Company of Girls will perform “Anne and the Raja Tiger,” at 10 Mayo St. Showtimes are Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 and p.m. $5 874-2107

March 18: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “I Am My Own Wife,” at 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are Wednesday to Friay at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $33/$19 774-0465

March 18: READFIELD, Maranacook Main Stage Players will perform “Urinetown, the Musical,” at the school. Showtimes are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $8/$5 685-4923

Films

March 18-26: PORTLAND, the ninth annual Maine Jewish Film Festival will be held in the Portland area. $7/$5 831-7495

Suppers

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

March 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

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

March 18: FARMINGTON, a benefit corned beef and cabbage supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church Hall, Middle Street. $7/$4 778-0586

March 18: JAY, a baked bean supper for needy families will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima Parish Hall. 897-4818

March 18: KINGFIELD, a boiled dinner with ham will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Kingfield United Methodist Church. $6/$3 265-4231

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

March 18: LEWISTON, a Greek supper will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 155 Hogan Road. $8/$4 783-6795

March 18: MECHANIC FALLS, a corned beef and cabbage supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at Our Lady of Ransom Parish House, 119 Elm St. $6/$3 345-3274

March 18: MINOT, a roast turkey supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Minot United Methodist Church. $6/$3 783-1723

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

March 18: PERU, a benefit spaghetti supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Peru School. $6/$3

March 18: PORTLAND, a St. Patrick’s Day supper will be held at 6 p.m. at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, State and Gray streets. $10/$7 780-0119

March 18: RUMFORD, a corned beef and ham supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at Le Paresseux Snowshoe Club, Waldo Street. $6/$3

March 18: SUMNER, a potluck supper will be held at 5 p.m. at the Congregational Church of East Sumner in the vestry. 388-2667

March 18: WALES, a baked bean and lasagna supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at Wales Youth Center, Pond Road. 375-8382