March 2: BAR MILLS, the Lower Village People and 12-Pack Handicap will perform at 8 p.m. at Skip’s, Route 202. $5/$7 467-5414

March 2: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Catie Curtis will perform at 8 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House, Townsend Avenue. $17/$20 633-6855

March 2: BRUNSWICK, Jerry Leake, tabla and George Ruckert, sarod, will perform music of India at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium. Free 725-3747

March 2, 3: FARMINGTON, a benefit Musical Show Tune Revue will be held at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. $6 778-3513

March 2: ROCKLAND, Vieux Farka Toure, African group, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $17/$20 594-0070

March 3: BATH, the Oratorio Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the United Church of Christ. $15/$20 725-1420

March 3: BINGHAM, the Misty Mountaineers will perform at 7 p.m. at the Quimby School. 672-4481

March 3: GARDINER, the Portland Chamber Music Festival fourth annual concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church Episcopal, 2 Dresden Ave. $13-$8 582-7144

March 3: LEWISTON, the Marcus Roberts Trio will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. $15/$5 786-6135

March 3: LEWISTON, pianist Henry Kramer will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $12/$10 689-2000

March 3: NEW GLOUCESTER, singer/songwriter Rebecca Wing will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Village Coffeehouse at the New Gloucester Congregational Church. 926-3161

March 3: PORTLAND, the Choral Art Society Singers will perform at 8 p.m. at St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St. $15-$20 828-0043

March 4: BELFAST, the Mid-Coast Bluegrass jam session will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at the Waterfall Arts Center, 256 High St. $2/$3 323-4800

March 4: LEWISTON, musicians from the Portland Chamber Music Festival will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Free 786-6135

March 4: PORTLAND, the Cathedral Choir will perform at 4 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St. 772-5434

March 4: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform “The Four Seasons,” at 2:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. $15-$48 842-0800

March 4: ROCKPORT, the Bixler Family piano recital will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Rockport Opera House. $29-$8 236-2823

March 4: TOPSHAM, the Mid-Coast Symphony strings will perform at 2 p.m. at Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. 725-1727

March 4: YARMOUTH, the Oratorio Chorale will perform at 3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church. $15/$20 725-1420

Dance

March 1: FALMOUTH, the Kids First Center Tenth Annual Gala, with auction and dancing to the Tony Boffa Band, will be held at 6 p.m. at Woodlands Club. $75 761-2709

March 2: BRUNSWICK, a Cuban Salsa dance will be held at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 179 Maine St. $10/$5 729-4930

March 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18: 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 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11: GORHAM, the Gorham Song Writer and Dance Teacher Collaborate will perform the ballet “Snow White,” at the Centre of Movement, 19 State St. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. 839-3267

March 2-May 30: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Central Hall. 784-3749

March 2: MECHANIC FALLS, Last Call will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

March 2, 9, 16: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

March 3: AUBURN, the Sisters of Charity Caribbean Gala will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Auburn Riverwatch. $100 777-8863

March 3, 10, 17: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

March 3: MECHANIC FALLS, Steve and the Good Ole Boys will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

March 3, 10, 17: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held every Saturday at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

March 4: LEWISTON, Bushwhack 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

March 4: LEWISTON, the Second Annual Winter Dance Showcase will be held at 2 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, Cedar Street. $12/$10 689-2000

Kids

March 2: BANGOR, the Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

March 3: PORTLAND, a Japanese Doll Festival will be held at the Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Special

March 2: FREEPORT, Karen Montanaro, mime and dance artist, will perform at 7 p.m. at Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road. $12-$8 233-0012

March 2, 3: LEWISTON, the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society Third Annual Kitten Shower will be held at the animal shelter, 55 Strawberry Ave. 783-2311

March 2, 9, 16: LEWISTON, an open mic night will be held every Friday at 7 p.m. at Cafe Bon Bon, 205 Main St. 783-8200

March 2-4: MANCHESTER, the Northeast Equestrian Exposition will be held at Treasure Equestrian Center. The hours are Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. $25/$60 623-7847

March 2, 9, 16: 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 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

March 3: AUBURN, the American Cancer Society pancake breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at Applebee’s, 599 Center St. $5 784-3824

March 3: AUBURN, a fund-raising scrapbooking event, “Scrapin’ Fever Fest,” will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at High Street Congregational Church. $25

March 3: AUBURN, Androscoggin Land Trust will host a snowshoe/skiing tour of the Huston Farm Easements from 9 to 11 a.m. starting from Walton School. 782-2302

March 3: BRUNSWICK, the Ninth Annual Family Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Hubbard Hall. 725-3416

March 3: FARMINGTON, the Lawn Chair Pirates will perform comedy at 7:45 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 3: GORHAM, the Northern New England Science Bowl will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at USM Bailey Hall. 780-5089

March 3: LIBERTY, the 30th Annual Rites of Spring Sale will be held at 8 a.m. at Liberty Tool Company. 288-5126

March 3: NEWRY, master magician George Saterial will perform at 7 p.m. at the Sunday River Ski Resort Grand Summit Resort Hotel. $8-$4 824-3575

March 3: OXFORD, a public breakfast will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. at Rock-O-Dundee Riders Clubhouse, Paine Road. $6.50/$3.50 539-2616

March 3: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Rocko, Troy Pennell and Eileen Moschetto, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 615-4079

March 3: RANGELEY, the Family Winter Carnival will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wilhelm Reich Museum Conference Center, Dodge Pond Road. 864-3443

March 3: ROCKLAND, Phillip Huber and the Huber Marionettes will perform at 3 and 8 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $25-$16 594-0070

March 3: ROCKPORT, the Mid-Coast Wedding Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Camden Hills Regional High School, Route 90. $5 596-0376

March 3: RUMFORD, the “Heart to Heart” event will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rumford Hospital. Free 369-1143

March 3: SOUTH PARIS, an inside yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. 743-5723

March 3: UNITY, an anti-drug fishing event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Unity College Pond. Free 287-8069

March 4, 11, 18: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held every Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

March 4: SABATTUS, a buffet breakfast will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, Island Road. $6/$3 375-8897

Theater

March 2: AUBURN, the St. Dominic Regional High School Drama Society will perform “Beauty and the Geek,” at 7 p.m. in the commons of the school. $5

March 2, 3: BRUNSWICK, “An Enemy of the People,” about the devastating tragedy exploring the conflict between a community’s need for growth and fiscal security and one man’s attempt to reveal the terrible lie upon which it is based, will be performed at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Wish Theater. Free 725-3375

March 2: DIXFIELD, Theater at Monmouth will perform “Romeo and Juliet,” at 11:50 a.m. at Dirigo High School, 145 Weld St. 562-4251

March 2-18: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Iron Kisses,” a contemporary look at the changing relationships between parents and children, at the theater, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are Tuesday-Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $33-$19 774-0465

March 2-25: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “Shakespeare in Hollywood,” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. and March 24 at 3 p.m. $15-$20 885-5883

March 2-18: SEBAGO, the Daytime Players will perform “The Sunshine Boys,” about the great vaudeville comedians of the golden age of television, at the Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. 642-3743

March 2, 3: WATERVILLE, “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” a moving drama about children who are affected by and afflicted with HIV and AIDS, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Strider Theater. 873-7000

March 3-17: BANGOR, the Theater at Monmouth will perform “Romeo and Juliet,” at the Bangor Opera House. 933-9999

Films

March 3: BRUNSWICK, “Yank Tanks,” the first look at American classic cars in Cuba, will be shown at 5 p.m. at Frontier, 14 Maine St. $5 729-4930

March 26: AUBURN, “Who Really Runs Our Government? Wake Up!,” will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Ground Round, Center Street. 786-3207

Books

March 3: PORTLAND, Lynn Plourde, author of “Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud,” will sign copies of her book at 11:30 a.m. at the Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Lectures

March 2: CAMDEN, Ed Webster will speak about his Everest expedition at 7 p.m. at the Camden Opera House. $8/$5 236-7120

March 2: LEWISTON, Felice Frankel, leading export in the use of imagery to express scientific date and concepts, will speak on “More Than Pretty Pictures: The Power of the Science Image,” at 4:30 p.m. at Bates College Pettengill Hall, Andrews Road. Free 753-6945

March 3: PORTLAND, children’s/young adult author, Cynthia Lord, will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Exhibits

Auburn: Works by Kristi Beck Touchette will be featured through March 29, at Gritty McDuff, Main Street. 782-7228

Augusta: Exhibits of Maine’s natural environment, prehistory, social history and manufacturing heritage are featured year round at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Gallery hours, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Closed all state holidays. 287-2301

Augusta: The works of Priscilla (Penny) Markley, a Maine artist specializing in a variety of media, will be featured through April 27 at Finance Authority of Maine, 5 Community Drive. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 623-3263

Bangor: Works by Saul Leiter and William Greiner will be featured through April 14 at UMO Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 561-3350

Bangor: “Night Skies and Metamorphosis, exhibit of photographs by Bangor artist Sarah Sorg, will be featured through March 31 at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Bar Harbor: “Layers of Time: Archaeology at the Abbe Museum,” is ongoing at Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert St. Gallery hours, Thursday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 288-3519

Bath: Ongoing exhibits, “A Maritime History of Maine,” “Lobstering and the Maine Coast” and “Percy and Small Shipyard,” at Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St. Hours, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except major holidays. 443-1316

Bath: “Flowers, Fronts and Flags,” exhibit of photographs by Kirk Kennedy, will be featured through April 30 at Mae’s Cafe and Bakery, 160 Centre St. 442-8577

Bath: Works by Diane Dahlke and Bonnie Spiegal will be featured through April 7, at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. 442-8455

Brunswick: The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College is showing exhibits of artifacts and equipment from two Bowdoin alumni, Robert E. Peary. Gallery hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 725-3416

Brunswick: “Pejepscot Past Times: Objects from the Original Collection,” is ongoing, at Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row. Gallery hours, Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday until 8 p.m. 729-6606

Farmington: Works by Mary Kay Spencer will be featured through March 31 at Heirlooms of Tomorrow, 710 Wilton Road. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 778-5315

Freeport: Maine landscapes and seascapes and paintings and limited edition prints by Maine artists Eric Hopkins, Neil Welliver, Connie Hayes, Tom Curry, David Little, Wendy Turner and Jeff Colquhoun are featured continuously, at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, 149 Main St. Gallery hours, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 865-4519

Gorham: Works by Deborah Aschheim will be featured through March 3 at USM Art Gallery. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 780-5008

Lewiston: “Scrape, Cut, Gouge, Bite, Print: the Graphic Work of Charlie Hewitt, 1976-2006,” will be featured through March 18, at Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 786-6158

Lewiston: “Area Artists 2007,” will be featured through March 30; and “Les Raquetteurs” exhibit will be featured through March 24, both at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 753-6511

Lewiston: Works by photographer Jose Leiva will be featured through March 19; and works by Nancy Preble, will be featured through March 20, both at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Beeaker Gallery.

Lewiston: Works by Nancy Preble, images of New England, will be featured through March 22 at Barnie’s Coffee and Tea Co., Lincoln Street.782-7228

Liberty: Early American hand tools, Native American artifacts and the work of over 75 contemporary Maine artists and craftspeople are ongoing at the Davistown Museum, 58 Main St. Gallery hours, Labor Day through Christmas, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 288-5126

Litchfield: Ongoing, changing art exhibit by Aleta Manchester of New England landscapes, historical to the present, is featured at the Country Café, Route. 126. The café is open seven days a week. 268-4003

New Harbor: “Guns, Politics and Furs: Pemaquid and the Defense of the Eastern Frontier 1667-1761,” will be featured continuously at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, Pemaquid Point. 677-2752

Nobleboro: Paintings by Philip Barter, Eric Hopkins, Paul Plante, Elena Jahn, John Neville and Jane Dahmen are featured continuously at Gallery House, 5 Center St. Gallery hours, daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 563-8598

Norway: “Maine Scenes,” will be featured through March 31 at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-5309

Norway: Works by Don Best and Diana Arcadipone will be featured through March 31 at Commons Art Collective Gallery, 447 Main ST. Gallery hours: Thursday and Friday, 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Portland: “A Deaf Artist in Early America: The Worlds of John Brewster, Jr.,” will be featured through March 25, at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. Gallery hours, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. 775-6148

Portland: “My Year in China,” a photography exhibit, will be featured through March 28; and “Black Portland,” African American history in Maine’s largest city, will be featured through April 15, both at USM Glickman Family Library, Forest Avenue. 780-4200

Portland: “We Are Maine,” multicultural exhibit and a fire truck exhibit are both ongoing at the Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. Gallery hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and after Memorial Day, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $6 828-1234

Portland: Glicee prints by Mason Philip Smith of Cape Elizabeth, will be featured through June 30, at Southern Maine Community College Culinary Arts Gallery, 2 Fort Road. 741-5612

Portland: A student art show will be featured through April 14 at Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, 110 Exchange St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 761-0660

Portland: “Kaddish for the Dispossessed,” will be featured through March 25 on the grass area of Back Cove Park, Preble Street Extension. 775-5098

Portland: “Moods and Mysteries,” works by Monica Kelly and Joanne Wilson will be featured through March 31, at Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 772-2693

Portland: “Marriage of True Minds,” featuring the work of 12 couples, will be featured through April 22 at UNE Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave. Gallery hours: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. and Thursday, 1 to 7 p.m. 221-4499

Portland: “FLUX: Images of New Orleans,” by Michael Kolster, will be featured through March 9 at UMS Woodbury Campus Center Area Gallery. 780-5008

Portland: A student exhibition “Ingrained,” will be featured through March 5 at Maine College of Art Friedman Student Gallery, 522 Congress St. 775-3052

Portland: “MECAworks,” will be featured through March 30 at Nielson Smith Metalworks, 102 Portland St.

Portland: “Body Parts,” will be featured through March 25 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 522 Congress St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 879-5742

Portland: Youth Art Exhibit Extraordinaire will be featured through April 14 at ArtVan, 142 High St. Gallery hours by appointment. 650-1608

Portland: “Past and Present,” works by Charles Nowell, will be featured through March 31 at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Rockland: “The Wyeth Collection” and “Alex Katz: Early Paintings,” are featured continuously, at Farnsworth Art Museum, 352 Main St. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $8/$5 596-6457

Rockland: “Winter Collection in Three Parts,” will be featured through April 30 at Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St. Gallery hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, noon to 5 p.m. 594-5935

Rockport: “Maine Printmakers: 1980-2005,” will be featured through March 23; “Thomas Birtwistle: At the Fair,” will be featured through March 31; “Body Parts,” a provocative and piecemeal look at the human body, will be featured through March 25; and “Owen F. Smith: Perception in Flux,” will be featured through March 31, all at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. 236-2875

Rumford: Palette-shaped paintings of wildlife, landscapes, calligraphy and more, will be featured through March 31 at Pennacook Art Center, 82 Congress St. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. 364-9972

Turner: Paintings by Lois Strickland will be featured through March 7; and “Considered Concepts, Abstract and Nonobjective Work,” will be featured through April 7, both at Turner Center for the Arts. Gallery hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 225-3115

Unity: “Chris Pinchbeck: Pinholes,” will be featured through April 6 at Unity College Leonard R. Craig Art Gallery. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. 948-3131

Waterville: “The Works of Alex Katz,” “Ancient Art,” and “Whistler’s Etchings and Lithotints, 1858-1896,” all ongoing at Colby College Museum of Art. Gallery hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 4:30 p.m. 872-3549

Yarmouth: “Yarmouth at the Turn of the Century,” ongoing, at Yarmouth Historical Society, Main Street. Hours, Tuesday-Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 846-6259