Nov. 15: AUBURN, Mary Murphy will perform on the piano at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

Nov. 15: BRUNSWICK, a program of chamber works presented by students in a trio, a string quartet and string quintets, will be held at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium. Free 725-3747

Nov. 15: CARTHAGE, Cape Cod Irish duo Stanley and Grimm will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445

Nov. 15: LEWISTON, L/A Arts presents singer/songwriter Cheryl Wheeler at 7:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn and Convention Center, Pleasant St. $23/$19 782-7228

Nov. 15: LEWISTON, the Free Radicals, funky duo, will perform at 7 p.m. at Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

Nov. 15: PORTLAND, the USM Youth Ensembles will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $6/$3 780-5555

Nov. 15: PORTLAND, Ray Cornils will perform on the organ at 12:15 p.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 775-3356

Nov. 16: AUBURN, Carole Wise will perform on the acoustic solo guitar at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

Nov. 16: AUGUSTA, the Marcia Gallagher Quartet will perform jazz at 7:30 p.m. at UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium. $10/$5 621-3551

Nov. 16: BANGOR, Sara Evans, with special guests Josh Turner and Luke Bryan, will perform at 8 p.m. at Bangor Civic Center Auditorium. $41.75 990-4444

Nov. 16: BATH, Joan Hager, vocals and Ben Bigney, keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

Nov. 16: BRUNSWICK, a joint recital featuring piano students and voice students, will be held at 4 p.m. at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. Free 725-3747

Nov. 16: FARMINGTON, the UMF Concert Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. $6/$5 778-7072

Nov. 16: GORHAM, “the Return of Maine Bones,” featuring New England’s finest jazz musicians, will be held at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $15-$5 780-5555

Nov. 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, Dec. 1: LEWISTON, live music, with smooth jazz, blues and rock, will be held at 6 p.m. at L/A Coffee and Wine Bistro at Mr. Paperback Bookstore, 855 Lisbon St. 783-0444

Nov. 16: PORTLAND, Kanagi, Thrust 13, LOKI, Losing Tomorrow and Two Forty Gordy will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Station, 272 St. John St. $10/$7

Nov. 16: PORTLAND, Zemya, women’s a cappella group from Topsham, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church, 156 High St. $7/$5 729-1730

Nov. 16: SCARBOROUGH, Coos Canyon will perform at 5 p.m. at Scarborough Downs, during a book launch party. 883-4331

Nov. 17: AUBURN, Vegetables by Day, acoustic trio, will perform at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

Nov. 17: BAR MILLS, Denny Breau and Frank Coffin will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. $14-$12 929-6472

Nov. 17: BATH, Kate Schrock and Travis James Humphrey will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $12/$15 442-8455

Nov. 17: BELGRADE, Zemya, women’s a cappella group from Topsham, will perform at 7 p.m. at Belgrade Community Center for All Seasons, Route 27. $10 495-3508

Nov. 17: BRUNSWICK, Ursus Verses, Bowdoin a cappella group, will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Chapel. Free 725-3375

Nov. 17: BRUNSWICK, Bryan Killough, gypsy jazz guitar, will perform at 6 p.m. at Capt. Daniel Stone Inn, 10 Water St. 725-7721

Nov. 17: BUCKFIELD, the Dave Rowe Trio will perform folk, bluegrass and Celtic music at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Route 117. $12/$10 336-3306

Nov. 17: DIXFIELD, Side by Side will perform at 7 p.m. at the Dixfield Coffeehouse at the Dixfield Congregational Church. $5 562-4652

Nov. 17: FARMINGTON, Talisker will perform music of the British Isles at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. $7/$5

Nov. 17: GARDINER, the song and dance team of Jones and Boyce and Jenks will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. $15-$10 582-7144

Nov. 17: LEWISTON, Michael Gulezian will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Maple Room, 22 Park St. 1-866-901-1036

Nov. 17: LEWISTON, Justine Pelletier will present a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $15/$12 689-2000

Nov. 17: LEWISTON, Greenhead will perform rock, jazz and blues at 7 p.m. at Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

Nov. 17: LISBON FALLS, Cornerstone will perform at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Route 196. 353-8453

Nov. 17: NEWCASTLE, the Oratorio Chorale will perform at 7:30 p[.m. at the Second Congregational Church. $15/$20 725-1420

Nov. 17: PORTLAND, Sugarland will perform at 8 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $40.50 775-3458

Nov. 17: PORTLAND, State Radio and the Beautiful Girls will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Station, 272 St. John St. $15

Nov. 18: AUGUSTA, the Augusta Symphony Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at Green Street United Methodist Church, 13 Green St. $10 622-2945

Nov. 18: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin College Concert Band will perform at 2 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 725-3747

Nov. 18-March 19: BUXTON, the Southern Maine bluegrass music “jam” session will be held every Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Roost Function Hall, Chicopee Road. $4/$3 854-5520

Nov. 18: FARMINGTON, the UMF Community Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. $6/$5 778-7072

Nov. 18: PORTLAND, the Sally Davis Trio will perform jazz at 10:30 a.m. at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. 775-6148

Nov. 18: SALEM, the A and E Hill country music show will be held at 1 p.m. at the Salem Community Building. Donations

Nov. 18: YARMOUTH, the Oratorio Chorale will perform at 3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church. $15/$20 725-1420

Dance

Nov. 15, 16, 18, 23, 25, 29, 30, Dec. 2: GORHAM, ballroom dance parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

Nov. 15, 22, 29: PORTLAND, salsa and swing dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

Nov. 16: FARMINGTON, a benefit dance, with music by Borderline Express, will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Farmington Elks Hall. $10/$15 779-0594

Nov. 16: 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

Nov. 16: NAPLES, a benefit dance will be held at 7 p.m. at the Naples Legion Hall. $10/$15 655-2588

Nov. 16, 23, 30: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

Nov. 16: PORTLAND, a swing dance, with music by Maine Swingin’ DJs, will be held at 9 p.m. at North Deering Grange Hall, 1408 Washington Ave. $8 653-5012

Nov. 16: RUMFORD, a harvest dance will be held at 6 p.m. at 85 Lincoln St. $1

Nov. 17: LOVELL, a dance, with music by the Ridge Riders, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Lovell VFW Hall. $10 935-1239

Nov. 17: MECHANIC FALLS, the Record Family Band will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

Nov. 17: PARIS, a dinner/dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. $10-$5 743-5723

Nov. 17, 24, Dec. 1: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Nov. 17: SABATTUS, a dance, with music by Bob Blais, will be held at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Island Road. $2

Nov. 18: LEWISTON, Wild Horse will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $7/$8 784-3660

Special

Nov. 15: BRUNSWICK, Tina Chang and Ravi Shankar will read from their works at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Donald B. MacMillan House, 5 McKeen St. Free 725-3133

Nov. 15: FARMINGTON, poet Patrick Donnelly will present a reading at noon at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7454

Nov. 15: LEWISTON, a “Story Night with Millworkers” will be held from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Museum L-A, Bates Mill Complex, 35 Canal St. Free 333-3881

Nov. 15: MECHANIC FALLS, Karaoke Night will be held at 7 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 345 Lewiston St. $6 345-3211

Nov. 15: PORTLAND, the “What You Can Do For Your World” fair will be held at 11 a.m. at Southern Maine Community College, 2 Fort Road. 741-5547

Nov. 15: PORTLAND, poet Jeffrey Harrison will present readings at 7 p.m. at Longfellow Books, Monument Square. 780-5256

Nov. 15: SABATTUS, Maine comic Bob Marley will perform at 7 p.m. at Mixers. 375-4188

Nov. 16, 17: BRUNSWICK, the Masque and Gown Coffeehouse presents performances, food and fun at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. Free 725-3375

Nov. 16, 17: BRUNSWICK, a “Halls of Holly” fair will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at First Parish Church, 9 Cleaveland St. 729-7331

Nov. 16: CANTON, a holiday craft fair will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Victoria Villa Rehabilitation and Living Center, Route 108. 597-2510

Nov. 16: HALLOWELL, poets Ruth Bookey, Bod MacLaughlin and Alice Rohman will read from their poetry at 7 p.m. at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. $3 685-3636

Nov. 16, 17: LEWISTON, the second annual arts and crafts show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lewiston Vet Center, 29 Westminster St. 783-0068

Nov. 16: PARIS, the Western Maine Women’s Network will hold a Women’s Business Expo and Holiday Extravaganza from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Four Seasons Function Center. 739-2013

Nov. 17: AUBURN, the “Christmas by the Lake” Christmas fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Route 4. 639-3786

Nov. 17: AUBURN, a Christmas fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 757 Summer St. 375-4894

Nov. 17: AUBURN, a Christmas fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at High Street Congregational Church, 106 Pleasant St. 784-4828

Nov. 17: AUBURN, the annual Gingerbread Fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. 998-5359

Nov. 17: AUBURN, the St. Dominic Regional High School Booster Club 23rd annual Grande auction will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the school, 121 Gracelawn Road. $10/$15 786-3088

Nov. 17: AUGUSTA, the Gardiner/Augusta Lions Club ninth annual Christmas craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Augusta Armory. 249-9204

Nov. 17, 18: BANGOR, the Bangor Christmas Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bangor Civic Center. 990-4444

Nov. 17, 18: BATH, the Full Circle Pottery annual studio open house and sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 41 Tide’s End Road. 443-5585

Nov. 17: BRUNSWICK, a benefit Scrabble challenge will be held at 1 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 15 Pleasant St. 443-6384

Nov. 17: BRYANT POND, a mock Hee Haw show will be held at 7 p.m. at the Franklin Grange Hall, Main Street. $6/$3 674-3046

Nov. 17: CAMDEN, “An Evening with Edie,” singer, dancer and comedienne, will be held at 10 p.m. at Camden Harbor Inn. $20 236-4200

Nov. 17: CANTON, an open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the new fire station, Route 108.

Nov. 17: DANVILLE, a craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Danville Union Church.

Nov. 17: FARMINGTON, the annual Christmas fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. 778-2336

Nov. 17: FARMINGTON, a Turkey Trot 5K trail run/walk will be held at 9 a.m. at Whistle Trail parking lot, Oakes Street. 578-2680

Nov. 17: FAYETTE, a Christmas craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fayette Central School. 685-4702

Nov. 17: FREEPORT, the Freeport Lioness-Lions holiday craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harraseeket Grange Hall, Elm Street. 865-3372

Nov. 17: FRYEBURG, a Christmas cupboard will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Fryeburg New Church, 12 Oxford St.

Nov. 17: GRAY, a Holly Fair will be held at the First Congregational Church of Gray.

Nov. 17: INDUSTRY, the United in Christ Presbyterian Church fifth annual Christmas bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Industry Town Hall. 696-1064

Nov. 17: JAY, a Christmas fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Rose of Lima parish hall. 897-4818

Nov. 17: KENNEBUNK, the “School Around Us” winter fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kennebunk High School. 967-3143

Nov. 17: LEWISTON, an open mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at Cafe Bon-Bon, 205 Main St. 783-4450

Nov. 17: LEWISTON, a benefit Scrapbook Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Vineyard Christian School, 9 Foss Road. $20/$30 786-2094

Nov. 17, 18, 23, 24: LEWISTON, the second annual Festival of Trees will be held at Kora Temple, 11 Sabattus St. The hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 17, 18 and 23 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 24. $2

Nov. 17: LISBON FALLS, a Christmas craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Holy Trinity Parish. 353-2792

Nov. 17: LISBON FALLS, a program on “Owls of Maine” will be held at 1 p.m. at Lisbon Library, 28 Main St. 353-6564

Nov. 17: LISBON FALLS, the annual “Winter Wonderland” Christmas fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, School Street. 353-4348

Nov. 17: LITCHFIELD, the annual Christmas fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Leo’s Church, Lewiston Road. 268-4205

Nov. 17: LIVERMORE FALLS, the fourth annual charity auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Murray Hall, 69 Main St.

Nov. 17: LIVERMORE FALLS, a craft fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 17 Reynolds Ave.

Nov. 17: LOVELL, the Ladies Circle snowflake fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lovell United Church of Christ.

Nov. 17: NEW SHARON, a craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church annex. 778-6338

Nov. 17: NORWAY, a holiday fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Catherine Sodality Parish Hall, Paris Street.

Nov. 17: PARIS, a holiday craft fair will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. 743-7756

Nov. 17: PHILLIPS, the Reeds Mills Circle will hold a holiday fair at 14 School St., behind the library. 639-5281

Nov. 17: PHILLIPS, the Shared Ministry Women Christmas fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community House.

Nov. 17: POLAND, the Poland PTA 25th annual craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Poland Community School, Route 26. 998-4681

Nov. 17: PORTLAND, a holiday fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St. 772-5434

Nov. 17: PORTLAND, the Beaujolais Nouveau and Art Show 2007 will be held at 7 p.m. at the Language Exchange, 80 Exchange St. 772-0405

Nov. 17: PORTLAND, “Mayhem Poets” will present poetry at 7 p.m. at Portland High School John Ford Auditorium. $10 842-0800

Nov. 17: PORTLAND, the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland will hold a “Benefit by the Bay” from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Holiday Inn by the Bay, Spring Street. $5 776-8778

Nov. 17: RANGELEY, a holly fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rangeley Congregational Church, UCC, High Street.

Nov. 17: RUMFORD, a Christmas fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Athanasius-St. John Church. 364-2528

Nov. 17: RUMFORD, a holiday fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Rumford Point Congregational Church, UCC.

Nov. 17: TEMPLE, Avner the Eccentric will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Stream Theater, Intervale Road. 778-2513

Nov. 17: WALES, a church fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wales Youth Center, Route 132. 375-8382

Nov. 17: WATERVILLE, a Christmas bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Joseph Maronite Church, corner of Front and Appleton Streets. 872-8515

Nov. 17: WILTON, the 14th annual Mt. Blue High School Christmas craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nichols Expo, Weld Road. 778-4726

Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

Nov. 18: DAMARISCOTTA, the 26th annual holiday bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the YMCA. 563-3477

Nov. 18: JAY, a bake sale will be held at 9 a.m. at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, corner of Route 4 and Oak Street. 645-2969

Nov. 18: PORTLAND, Louis Philippe Presents “Living Legends 4,” a musical variety show for seniors, at 2 p.m. at McAuley Performing Arts Center, 637 Stevens Ave. Free 857-9002

Nov. 18: WEST BUXTON, the Down East Country Music Association fourth annual “Country Legends and Memorial Awards Show” will beheld at noon at the Roost, 62 Chicopee Road. $7/$3 793-8884

Theater

Nov. 15-17: GORHAM, the Gorham High School Drama group will perform “Almost, Maine,” a hilarious look at relationships, at 7:30 p.m. at Gorham High School McCormack Performing Arts Center. $6/$4 415-7594

Nov. 15, 29: LEWISTON, “America in Play,” an evening of short plays inspired by early American dramas, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Gannett Theater. 786-6161

Nov. 15-18: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform “Spousal Deafness,” exploring the wacky world of relationships, at the theater, corner of Lisbon and Maple Streets. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $18-$14 782-3200

Nov. 15-18: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “Souvenir,” a Broadway comedy, at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $25-$17 885-5883

Nov. 15-18: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Indoor/Outdoor,” a romantic comedy that looks at love and relationships through the eyes of a frisky house cat named Samantha, at 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $35-$19 774-0465

Nov. 15-18: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “Last of the Red Hot Lovers,” about a male’s mid-life crisis, at the theater, 420 Cottage Road. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 799-7337

Nov. 15, 16: RANGELEY, the Rangeley Lakes Regional Middle School and High School Drama and Choir will perform “Back to the 80s: The Totally Awesome Musical” at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Theater, Main Street. $8 864-3311

Nov. 15, 16, 17: WATERVILLE, the Colby College Department of Theater and Dance will perform “Life is a Dream” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Colby College Strider Theater. Free 859-4535

Nov. 16, 17, 18: BRUNSWICK, “The Jungle Book” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Theater Project, 14 School St. $6 729-8584

Nov. 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, Dec. 1, 2: PORTLAND, Lyric Music Theater will perform “Phantom” at 176 Sawyer St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $20 799-1421

Nov. 16: SEBAGO, “Lyrics, Limericks and Rhymes” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Schoolhouse Arts Center, corner of Routes 114 and 35. $3 642-3743

Nov. 16, 17: TURNER, the Leavitt Area High School Thespians will perform “Happy Daze,” a two-act comedy play, at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Leavitt High School. $8/$5 225-4371

Nov. 17, 19: MONMOUTH, auditions for “On Golden Pond” will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Monday at Cumston Hall, Main Street. 441-1998

Nov. 18-20: GORHAM, “The Spirit of Reindeer,” a funny musical, will be performed at USM Corthell Concert Hall. Showtimes are Sunday at 8 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. $15-$5 780-5555

Films

Nov. 16: PORTLAND, “Playground,” the world’s largest action sports film, will be shown at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. 603-867-8707

Books

Nov. 17: BETHEL, Howard Frank Mosher, author of “Where in the World is Kingdom County,” will sign copies of his book at 7 p.m. at Gould Academy Bingham Hall. 824-3806

Lectures

Nov. 15: AUBURN, the Rev. Michael Seavy will speak on “Angelo Roncalli (Pope John XXII): A Model of Church Leadership” at 6 p.m. at St. Dominic Regional High School, Gracelawn Road. Free

Nov. 15: BRUNSWICK, Yinghsi Yang will speak on “Contemporary Chinese Calligraphy” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Free 725-3275

Nov. 16: GORHAM, Benjamin Entner will speak at 1 p.m. at USM Robie Andrews Hall. Free 780-5008

Nov. 16: LEWISTON, Andrew Morrison, lead economist in the Gender and Development Group of the World Band, will speak about the economics of gender equality at noon at Lewiston Public Library Marsden Hartley Cultural Center, 200 Lisbon St. Free

Nov. 17: BETHEL, author Howard Frank Mosher will speak on “Where in the World is Kingdom County” at 7 p.m. at Gould Academy Bingham Hall.

Nov. 18, Dec. 2, 9: BRUNSWICK, a talk on “A Kaleidoscope of Intimate Relations” will be held at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Fine Arts Building. 729-0300

Exhibits

Auburn: “A Sampling from Maine Art Glass Studio” will be featured through Dec. 13 at Gritty McDuff’s, Main Street. 782-7228

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

Augusta: Works by J. Donna Asmussen, specializing in watercolor, will be featured through Nov. 30 at Finance Authority of Maine, 5 Community Drive. 623-3263

Bangor: “A Legacy of Collecting: The Vincent A. Hartgen Years, 1946-1982” will be featured through Dec. 1 at the University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. $3 561-3350

Bangor: Works by photographer John Wentworth of Brewer will be featured through Nov. 30 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: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. 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. Gallery hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except major holidays. 443-1316

Bath: “Annual Members Holiday Show” will be featured through Dec. 15 at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 442-8455

Bethel: A display cafe reminiscent of natural history cabinets assembled during the Victorian age will be featured through Dec. 31 at the Bethel Historical Society O’Neil Robinson House. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday-Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. weekends. 824-2908

Bowdoinham: “Salamanders and Lizards Gallery Show” will be featured through Jan. 19 at Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Maine St. 666-8907

Brunswick: “Carved in Stone: Two Views of Inuit Art,” an exhibit of Canadian Inuit sculpture, “Polar Photography by Bryan Alexander,” featuring photographs of Northwest Greenland, “A Permanent Home: Recent Acquisitions From Alaska” and “Chilling Discoveries About Global Warming,” featuring a piece of an ice core from the Greenland ice cap, will be featured through Jan. 31 at Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 725-3416

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

Brunswick: “On the Surface: Works on Paper,” an exhibit of new work by gallery artists, will be featured through Dec. 1 at Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine St. 1-800-244-3007

Brunswick: Works by Richard Keen, Lynn Krauss, James Marshall, Jim Wilkinson and Dudley Zopp will be featured through Nov. 17 at ICON Contemporary Art, 19 Mason St. Gallery hours: 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. 725-8157

Farmingdale: “Mixed Media Collection” by Claudia Brahms and “Limited Edition Photographs” by Noel J. Mount will be featured through Jan. 16 at Renaissance Gallery, 685 Maine Ave. Gallery hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. 623-3575

Farmington: Works by Brooksville artist Robert Shetterly will be featured through Nov. 18 at UMF Art Gallery, Main Street. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Farmington: Works by Johnna Haskell will be featured through Nov. 30 at Heirlooms of Tomorrow, 710 Wilton Road. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 778-5315

Freeport: Maine landscapes and seascapes,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: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 865-4519

Freeport: “Dahlov Ipcar: Recent Paintings” will be featured through Dec. 28 at Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 U.S. Route 1. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 865-4505

Georgetown: The work of ten artists will be featured through Nov. 24 at West Island Gallery, 37 Bay Point Road. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 371-9090

Hallowell: “Outside Looking In, Another Look,” featuring drawings, paintings and words by LINC and Waterville Social Club members, will be featured through Nov. 25 at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and noon to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 622-3813

Hinckley: “Gerd H. Heinrich: a 20th Century Biologist and Museum Collector” will be featured through April 15 at L.C. Bates Museum, Route 201. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. $2.50/$1 238-4250

Kennebunkport: “Small Works for the Holidays,” featuring original artwork and sculpture by 15 artists, will be featured through Dec. 16 at Maine Art Gallery, 14 Western Ave. 967-2803

Lewiston: “Green Horizons,” an exhibition exploring the concept of environmental sustainability, will be featured through Dec. 9 at Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St. 786-6158

Lewiston: “Portraits and Voices: Workers of Seven Mills,” will be featured through Feb. 28 at Museum L-A, 35 Canal St. 333-3881

Lewiston: Works by Roderick Dew will be featured through Nov. 17 at Atelier Opulesce, 143 Canal St. 784-0000

Lewiston: “The Figure Revealed III” will be featured through Dec. 19 at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 753-6511

Lewiston: “Red and Green” will be featured through Dec. 14 at L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lisbon Street. 782-7228

Lewiston: Works by Auburn artist Joyce Coyne will be featured through Jan. 3 at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center lobby gallery. 777-8100

Lewiston: Works by North Monmouth artist Harold Strout will be featured through Nov. 30 at Central Maine Medical Center Rotating Art Gallery, 300 Main St. 346-3462

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

Litchfield: An 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

New Portland: Ongoing exhibits, featured year-round, include Indian art from the United States, Canada and South America, with special focus on Maine’s Abenaki, also with an extensive early basket collection at Nowetah’s American Indian Museum, Route 27. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Free 628-4981

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: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 563-8598

Norway: “Honoring Our Mothers,” with works by Diana Arcadipone, Alan Day, Lisa Moore, Om Devi Reynolds, Greg Shattenberg and Debra Wentworth, will be featured through Nov. 24 at Commons Art Collective, 447 Main St. Gallery hours: 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Norway: Paintings by Pat Chandler will be featured through Nov. 30 at Norway Memorial Library, Main Street. 743-5309

Portland: “Masterpieces From the Currier Museum of Art” and “Selected N.C. Wyeth Masterworks” are ongoing; “Graphite,” featuring paintings, drawings and sculpture on graphite, will be featured through Nov. 25; and “Both Sides of the Camera,” photographs from the collection of Judith Ellis Glickman, will be featured through Jan. 6, all at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. 775-6148

Portland: “We Are Maine,” a multicultural exhibit and a fire truck exhibit, is ongoing; and “Tree Houses,” a hands-on exhibit, will be featured through Dec. 31 at the Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and after Memorial Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. $6 828-1234

Portland: “Picturing Portland: A Century of Change” will be featured through Nov. 25 at Portland Harbor Museum, on the waterfront. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday during April and May and seven days a week starting Memorial Day Weekend. $4 799-6337

Portland: “A Season Under the Sun: Photographs From the Maxwell’s Farm Documentary,” by Susan Pease Porter, will be featured through Nov. 25; and “Faces of the Mind: Portraits of Mental Illness” will be featured through Nov. 25, both at at UNE Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave. Gallery hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday. 221-4499

Portland: Paintings by Tom Hall will be featured through Nov. 30 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 522 Congress St. 879-5742

Portland: “Portland Thru the Lens,” 12 artists photograph the city, will be featured through Nov. 30 at Susan Maasch Fine Art, 29 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 699-2961

Portland: “Portraits and Personalities: Portrait Drawings, Prints and Photographs From our Inventory,” will be featured through Nov. 30 at Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 699-2919

Portland: Works by Jan ter Weele will be featured through Nov. 24 at Cooper Jackson Gallery, 70 India St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and by chance and appointment. 772-2108

Portland: “Alison Goodwin: Woods These Are” will be featured through Nov. 24 at Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. 772-2693

Portland: “Lightworks: Drawings by Amy Stacey Curtis” will be featured through Nov. 24 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 772-1961

Portland: “Freedom Motherhood Preserved Paragoge Proud” will be featured through Nov. 30 at the Drawing Room, 142 High St. 632-2391

Portland: “Richard Brown Lethem: Restoring the Cradle and the Lost Glove” will be featured through Dec. 1 at Aucocisco Galleries, 613 Congress St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 775-2222

Portland: Works by Maine artist Brita Holmquist will be featured through Dec. 31 at Dawnis Fine Handmade Jewelry, 616 Congress St. 773-6011

Portland: “Monhegan on Paper: Watercolors of Edward Christiana” will be featured through Jan. 5 at Jameson Gallery, 305 Commercial St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and by appointment. 772-5522

Portland: “Exploring Libya: Photography by Marta Morse” will be featured through Nov. 29 at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Richmond: “Pianoworks” will be featured through Dec. 19 at Richmond Store Gallery, 54 Main St. 737-4724

Rockland: “The Wyeth Collection” and “Alex Katz: Early Paintings” are featured continuously; “Kosti Ruohomaa Photographs” will be featured through March 9; and “James Wyeth: Selected Works” will be featured through May 18, all at Farnsworth Art Museum, 352 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. $8/$5 596-6457

Rockport: “Biting and Scratching: Animal Prints by Susan Amons, Keith Rendall and Elzbieta Sikorska will be featured through Dec. 15; “Adriane Herman”: Checking it Twice” will be featured through Dec. 15; and “Jocelyn Lee: Children’s Games” will be featured through Dec. 15, all at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 236-2875

Saco: Group works will be featured through Dec. 1 at Axiom Amore Gallery, 959 Portland Road. 282-3663

Unity: Works by Alan Bray, Peter Eldredge, Dennis Gilbert, Andy Graham and Juris Ubans will be featured through Dec. 7 at Unity College Leonard Craig Art Gallery. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. 948-3131

Waterville: “The Works of Alex Katz” “Ancient Art” and “Whistler’s Etchings and Lithotints, 1858-1896” are ongoing; “Highlights From the Lunder Collection” will be featured through June 15; “Fall Faculty Exhibition” will be featured through Jan. 20; and “Currents: Amy Stacey Curtis” will be featured through April 13, all at Colby College Museum of Art. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. 872-3549

Waterville: Works by Irene Rothe will be featured through Nov. 30 at Thomas College Art Gallery, 180 West River Road. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 859-1319

Wiscasset: “Annual Holiday Exhibition” will be featured through Dec. 31 at Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67 Main St. Gallery hours: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 882-7682

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