Today

Aug. 10: AUBURN, L/A Arts presents the Jerks of Grass performing bluegrass music at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 782-7228

Aug. 10: GREENE, Ken’s Traveling Magic Zoo will be featured at 2 p.m. at Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

Aug. 10: GREENE, Chapter IV will perform gospel music at 6:30 p.m. at the Baptist Church of Greene, 102 Main St. 946-5505

Aug. 10: PORTLAND, BJ Hickman will perform magic at 12:30 p.m. at Deering Oaks Park. 756-8130

Aug. 10: CUMBERLAND, the 37th Annual Cumberland Arts and Crafts Show will be held at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, 169 Blanchard Road. Showtimes are Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $3 621-2818

Aug. 10: LEWISTON, a talk on enriching life after retirement wil be held at noon at St. Marguerite d’Youville Pavilion. $5 755-3002

Aug. 10: LEWISTON, the Bates Dance Festival “Different Voices,” will be held at 8 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre. $18/$12 786-6161

Aug. 10: LEWISTON, partner and country line dancing with the Countryside Dancers will be held at 7 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St.

Aug. 10: LEWISTON, Paul Farrell and the Silver Tones will perform at 2 p.m. at Russell Park Manor, 158 Russell St. 783-1894

Aug. 10: LEWISTON, singer/songwriter Carolyn Currie will perform at 6 p.m. at Florence Keigwin Amphitheater overlooking Lake Andrews at Bates College. Free 786-6400

Aug. 10: LIVERMORE FALLS, Richard Moreau will perform at 6 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo.

Aug. 10: LOVELL, the Dave Rowe Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Brick Church, Christian Hill Road. $14/$10 925-2792

Aug. 10: OXFORD, a yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at His Place Teen Center, Route 26.

Aug. 10: SKOWHEGAN, the Skowhegan State Fair, with midway, animal exhibits, crafts, commercial exhibits, flower show, animal pulling events, harness racing and more, will be held.

Tomorrow

Aug. 11: AUBURN, an open mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Pleasant Street. 783-8391

Aug. 11: BETHEL, Sudbury Canada Days, with old time crafts, art show, historical films, children’s parade and games, food and more, will be held at the Bethel Regional History Center.

Aug. 11: BRUNSWICK, the Second Friday Art Walk will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in Brunswick and Topsham. 798-6964

Aug. 11: FREEPORT, the Annual Literary Garden Party fundraiser will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Stone House. $150/$250 228-8263

Aug. 11: GREENE, the Shaw Brothers will perform at 2 and 7 p.m. at Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

Aug. 11: MECHANIC FALLS, Wildhorse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

Aug. 11: PORTLAND, the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall and the Quilt of Tears will be held at Southern Maine Community College, 2 Fort Road. 741-5574

Aug. 11: RANGELEY, the Pieceful Pines Quilters Annual Quilt Show will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Congregational Church and Barn.

Aug. 11: RUMFORD, the Misfits will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

Aug. 11: SOUTH PARIS, an evening of eccentric performance will be held at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. $10/$8 743-8452