PORTLAND – Motion Media, a Maine Entertainment Company, in association with John Lane Films and Emptyhouse Film, will present “A Night of Maine Film and Music” Saturday, Jan. 12, at Merrill Auditorium.

The evening will include a film fair featuring various vendors from the Maine film and music community, followed by a performance by local musicians Live Studio Audience, the world premiere of the horror/comedy “Monster in the Woods” and a performance by Covered in Bees. The night will be capped off with a screening of the zombie film “2.”

“Monster in the Woods” tells the story of two cryptozoologists sent to the remote backwoods of Maine to track down the elusive Bigfoot. A high-stakes reward is offered for the capture of the creature, dead or alive, and the cryptozoologists race against time to try and maintain the beast’s safety.

The zombie film “2” tells the tale of two survivors of a bio-terrorist attack that has turned everyone around them into zombies. Both films are feature-length and have adult content.

Tickets are $19 for adults, $17.50 for students and seniors. Tickets are available through PortTix in person,; or by mail, PortTix, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, Maine 04101. To charge by phone, call PortTix at 842-0800. Internet sales are at www.PortTix.com.

Schedule of events:

4:30-6 p.m.: film fair

6-6:30 p.m.: Live Studio Audience performs

6:45-7 p.m.: Filmmakers speak

7-8:30 p.m.: “Monster in the Woods” premiere

8:30-9 p.m.: intermission

9-9:30 p.m.: Covered in Bees performs

9:30-9:45 p.m.: filmmakers speak

9:45-11 p.m.: screening of the zombie film “2”