Feb. 23: AUBURN, Dirty McCurdy will perform at Club Texas, 150 Center St. 784-7785

Feb. 23: BETHEL, Rick Charette will perform at 7 p.m. at Telstar High School, route 26. $10-$6 824-7007

Feb. 23: GORHAM, the Portland Chamber Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $20-$10 780-5270

Feb. 23: LEWISTON, a Moment’s Notice Jazz Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at King’s Bridge Theatre, 387 Lisbon St. $8 577-6157

Feb. 23: PORTLAND, Amos Lee will perform solo acoustic music at 9 p.m. at the Big Easy, 55 Market St. $16.50/$18.50 774-7842

Feb. 24: BATH, Roomful of Blues will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $25-$20 442-8455

Feb. 24: BETHEL, some of Maine’s finest musicians will perform from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Funky Red Barn, 19 Summer St. 824-3003

Feb. 24: BROWNFIELD, a food pantry benefit concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the Brownfield Community Church, corner of Route 160 and Main Street. Donations 935-2333

Feb. 24: BRUNSWICK, music and dance to celebrate Longfellow’s 200th birthday will be held at 2 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. 725-3832

Feb. 24: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, John Hiatt, singer/songwriter, will perform at Sugarloaf/USA. $45-$25 237-2000

Feb. 24: NEWRY, Dirty McCurdy will perform at the Matterhorn at Sunday River Ski Resort. 824-3000

Feb. 24: ORONO, the 26th Annual Bangor Symphony Orchestra Maine High School Concerto Competition will be held at 1 p.m. at UMO Minsky Recital Hall. 942-5555

Feb. 24: PORTLAND, the Slip, with special guests, Phonograph and Wintersleep, will perform at 9 p.m. at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. $12 774-7842

Feb. 24: ST. ALBANS, the Misty Mountaineers will perform with the Katahdin Valley Boys at 7 p.m. at St. Albans Town Hall. 672-4481

Feb. 24: YARMOUTH, the Dave Rowe Trio and storyteller, John McDonald, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Wescustogo Hall, 132 Walnut Hill Road. 866-655-7171

Feb. 25: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Gaelic Storm, internationally renowned Celtic band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House, Townsend Ave. $22/$25 633-6855

Feb. 25: DOVER-FOXCROFT, a Cabin Fever country concert will be held at 1 p.m. at the Center Theater. $10/$12 582-4100

Feb. 25: NEWCASTLE, the Oratorio Chorale will perform at 3 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church. $15/$20 725-1420

Feb. 25: PORTLAND, the Longfellow 200th birthday choral concert will be held at 3 p.m. at First Parish Church, 425 Congress St. $10 773-5747

Dance

Feb. 23, 25, March 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

Feb. 23-May 30: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Hall. 784-3749

Feb. 23: LISBON, a 30th anniversary dinner/dance will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Route 196. $6/$3 353-2152

Feb. 23: MECHANIC FALLS, Bobby Reed and Wildhorse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

Feb. 23, March 2, 9: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

Feb. 24: BRUNSWICK, the Longfellows, Bowdoin a cappella group, will play at a dance at 1 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. Free 721-0141

Feb. 24, March 3, 10: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

Feb. 24: LOCKE MILLS, an old time dance, with music by the Richard Felt Orchestra, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Locke Mills Town Hall. 674-2259

Feb. 24: MECHANIC FALLS, the Record Family will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

Feb. 24: OXFORD, a benefit dance, with music by For Pete’s Sake, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Community Center. 743-1562

Feb. 24, March 3, 10: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held every Saturday at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Feb. 24: SABATTUS, a dinner/dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the Jacques Cartier Club. $6

Feb. 25: LEWISTON, Clary Hill will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $7/$8 784-3660

Kids

Feb. 23: BANGOR, Quinn Dillon, 17-year-old bagpiper from Exeter, will present a program on bagpipes at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Feb. 23: BETHEL, the Mahoosuc Kids Association is sponsoring a Rick Charette concert at 7 p.m. at Telstar High School. $10-$6 824-7007

Feb. 23: FREEPORT, Maine children’s book illustrator, Melissa Sweet, will hold a baby bear treasure hunt from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at L.L. Bean.

Special

Feb. 23: AUBURN, a teen open mic night will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Free 333-6640

Feb. 23: BRIDGTON, a Family Night of Magic and Fun will be held at 5 p.m. at Bridgton Community Center, 15 Depot St. Free 647-3116

Feb. 23: FARMINGTON, a fish chowder luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fairbanks Union Church, Route 4. $6 778-4705

Feb. 23: FREEPORT, a Baby Bear Treasure Hunt will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at L.L. Bean Flagship Store, 95 Main St. 699-2755

Feb. 23: LEWISTON, World Championship Ice Racing will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Colisee, 190 Birch St. $26-$11 783-2009

Feb. 23, March 2, 9: LEWISTON, an open mic night will be held every Friday at 7 p.m. at Cafe Bon Bon, 205 Main St. 783-8200

Feb. 23: NORWAY, an Open Mic Night will be held at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Main Street. $3 935-4505

Feb. 23, March 2, 9: 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

Feb. 23: RUMFORD, the Second Annual Greg Waite Memorial Race will be held at 6 p.m. at Black Mountain of Maine. 364-8977

Feb. 23, March 2, 9: RUMFORD, a salmon pie lunch will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church. $6.50 364-2193

Feb. 23-25: SEBAGO, the Maine Winterfest and Derby, with hooked on fishing tournament for children ages 12 and under, lighting of the dragon slice ice sculpture and more, will beheld at Sebago Lake. 623-4177

Feb. 23: TURNER, the Sixth Annual Vintage Snowmobile Race will be held at 7 a.m. behind the Pit Stop Mobile on Route 4.

Feb. 24: ALBANY, N.H., a Winter Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tin Mountain Conservation Center, 1245 Bald Hill Road. 603-447-6991

Feb. 24: AUBURN, a benefit Poker Run will be held at noon at Lost Valley Ski Area. $5 783-8037

Feb. 24, 25: AUGUSTA, the Ancient Ones Outdoor Sports and Gun Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Augusta Armory, Western Avenue. $5 582-7178

Feb. 24: BANGOR, a demonstration by fiber artists will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Feb. 24: BOLSTERS MILLS, a benefit Penny Carnival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church, Bolsters Mills Road.

Feb. 24: BYRON, a Poker Run, hosted by the Roxbury Slippery Sliders Snowmobile Club, will be held starting at the school house.

Feb. 24: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, the Annual Big Raffle Auction will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Sugarloaf/USA. 237-2250

Feb. 24: HARRISON, the Third Annual Ice Cutting Event will be held at 11 a.m. at Crystal Lake Park. 583-4268

Feb. 24: NEWRY, the Fifth Annual Maine Telemark Festival, with equipment demos, clinics, mogul competition, costume contest and more, will be held at Sunday River Ski Resort. 824-5243

Feb. 24, 25: NORWAY, the annual benefit ice fishing derby will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Norway Lake, Route 118.

Feb. 24: OXFORD, a Chinese Auction fundraiser will be held at 11 a,n, at Hosanna Church. 743-6982

Feb. 24: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Johnny Joyce, Travis the bull Cowan, Jeremie Remian and Tammy Pooler, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 615-4079

Feb. 24: ROXBURY, the 28th Annual Larry Mercier Memorial Mexico Lions Club Ice Fishing Derby will be held at Roxbury Pond.

Feb. 25: AUBURN, a public breakfast will beheld from 8 to 10 a.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave. $3.50/$4.50 784-6883

Feb. 25, March 4, 11: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held every Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

Feb. 25: BRUNSWICK, local published poets will present readings at 1 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library, Pleasant and Middle Streets. Free 721-0141

Feb. 25: BRUNSWICK, a tour of Longfellow’s home in Brunswick at the Joshua Chamberlain House, Maine and Potter Streets, will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Free 729-6606

Feb. 25: FARMINGTON, a ham dinner will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at Chesterville Grange Hall, Knowlton Corner Road. Donations

Feb. 25: INDUSTRY, a pig roast will be held at noon at Industry Town Hall. $8/$4

Feb. 25: PORTLAND, Psychic Sunday will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Double Tree Hotel, Congress Street. $1 286-1427

Theater

Feb. 23, 24: AUBURN, the Central Maine Community College Lakeside Players will perform “Taller Than Truth: Tales of Paul Bunyan and Other Big Folks,” at 7 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday at CMCC Kirk Hall Auditorium, 1250 Turner St. Free 838-1722

Feb. 23: BRUNSWICK, Masque and Gown presents “The Marriage of Bette and Boo,” at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Pickard Theater. $1 725-3375

Feb. 23, 24: BRUNSWICK, “The Vagina Monologues,” will be performed at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium. $7 725-3375

Feb. 23: CAPE ELIZABETH, the New England Curiosities will perform “Dinner With the Ghost Bride and Investigation With the New England Ghost Project,” a dinner/theater, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Inn by the Sea. $52.95 439-8905

Feb. 23, 24: HEBRON, the Hebron Academy Players will perform “Fiddler on the Roof,” at 7:30 p.m. at the school Sargent Gymnasium. Free 966-2100

Feb. 23, 24, 25: PORTLAND, “Hairspray,” a splashy musical about big girls with big hair, will be performed at 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $60-$45 842-0800

Feb. 23-25: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theater Company will perform “Joe Egg,” about two parents struggling with caring for a severely disabled child, at Portland Stage Studio Theater, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. $16/$14 730-2389

Feb. 23: WATERVILLE, the New York Theater Company will perform “Lucia’s Chapters, about the life and death of Lucia Joyce, at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Strider Theater.$2/$3 859-4520

Feb. 23, 24, 25: WINTHROP, Theater at Monmouth will perform “Romeo and Juliet,” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Winthrop Performing Arts Center. 933-9999

Feb. 24, 25: PORTLAND, auditions for “The Importance of Being Earnest,” will beheld from 12:30 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Stage at Spring Point. 415-8338

Films

Feb. 24: WATERVILLE, the Maine International Film Festival hosts the Third Annual Maine Film Academy Awards Gala at 7 p.m. at the CMP Building in downtown Waterville.

Books

Feb. 24: OXFORD, Patricia Gott, author of “Metamorphis, My Journey of Growth and Change,” will sign copies of her book from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Books ‘n’ Things, Oxford Plaza. 743-2628

Lectures

Feb. 23: BRUNSWICK, biographers Charles Calhoun and Christoph Irmscher will speak on “Discussing Longfellow at 200: why Henry Longfellow Was the Most Famous Bowdoin Graduate Ever,” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Nixon Lounge. 725-3832

Feb. 23: PORTLAND, Baron Wormser will speak on “Living Off the Grid,” at 9 a.m. at USM Luther Bonney Hall. 228-8256

Feb. 24: BRUNSWICK, author Christoph Irmscher will speak on “Longfellow and Friendship,” at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium. Free 725-3832

Feb. 24: OWLS HEAD, Jim Westervelt, museum volunteer and retired mechanical engineer, will speak on energy and its various forms and uses at 1 p.m. at Owls Head Transportation Museum, Route 73. Free 594-4418

Feb. 25: AUGUSTA, R. P. Hale, dancing master, will speak on “Washington Loved to Dance,” at 7 p.m. at Old Fort Western, 16 Cony St. Donations 626-2385

Feb. 25: WISCASSET, Eleanor Everson, historian of Dresden and the Kennebec and Eastern River area, will speak on “Tidewater Ice of the Kennebec: A History of the Ice Industry,” at 2 p.m. at 911 Communications Center, Routes 1 and 27. 737-2239