Feb. 13, 27: AUBURN, the Distributors will perform at 8 p.m. at Lost Valley Brookside Lounge. 784-1561

Feb. 13: BRUNSWICK, baritone Aaron Engebreth, pianist Anastasia Antonacos and trumpeter Mark Tipton will perform at 4 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 798-4141

Feb. 13: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin College Longfellows and Miscellania, a cappella groups, will perform at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Chapel. Free 725-3375

Feb. 13: LEWISTON, singer/songwriter Craig Hensley will perform at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

Feb. 13, 28: LEWISTON, Dave Mello will perform delta blues at 8:30 p.m. at Little Dan’s BBQ, 757 Main St. 333-3227

Feb. 13: PORTLAND, Sparks the Rescue’s homecoming show will begin at 7 p.m. at The Station, 272 St. John St. $10/$12 773-3466

Feb. 13: WINDHAM, the Rustic Overtones will perform at 5:30 p.m. at the Windham Bull Moose, 771 Roosevelt Trail. 775-2126

Feb. 14: AUBURN, Blue Steel Express will perform the blues at 8 p.m. at Gritty McDuff’s, 68 Main St. 376-2739

Feb. 14: AUBURN, Val Bennett, guitarist/singer/songwriter, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041

Feb. 14: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Soulive and Lettuce will perform at Sugarloaf/USA, 5092 Access Road. $18/$22 237-2000

Feb. 14: LEWISTON, the Distributors will perform at 9 p.m. at Schemengees, 553 Lincoln St. 777-1155

Feb. 14: LEWISTON, the Broad Street Trio will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Fastbreaks, 1465 Lisbon St. Free 782-3305

Feb. 14: LEWISTON, Subject Bias will perform at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

Feb. 14, 19, 26: LEWISTON, Laroche Entertainment will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Little Dan’s BBQ, 757 Main St. 333-3227

Feb. 14: NORWAY, “For the Love of a Song” performance will be presented at 7 p.m. at Norway Public Library, 258 Main St. Free 743-5309

Feb. 14: PORTLAND, Color Blind, a six-piece funk and R & B band, will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

Feb. 14, 15: RANGELEY, the “Winter Diva,” a benefit evening of lighthearted entertainment, will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Club House.

Feb. 14: WATERVILLE, Dirty McCurdy will perform at Hafford Saloon, 6 Jefferson St. 872-2665

Feb. 15: AUGUSTA, the Maine Academy of Country Music’s benefit country music afternoon will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Route 17. Donations 622-4583

Feb. 15: CARTHAGE, Cape Breton fiddler Mairi Rankin, with Don and Cindy Roy, will perform at 2 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445

Feb. 15: LEWISTON, Mac McHale and the Old-Time Radio Gang will perform at 2 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $15/$12 689-2000

Feb. 15: PHILLIPS, the Narrow Gauge String Band will perform at 1 p.m. at Phillips American Legion Hall, 15 Depot St. 639-2004

Feb. 15: PORTLAND, Johnny Winter with Samuel James will perform at 9 p.m. at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. $25/$28 899-4990

Feb. 16: HALLOWELL, Lynn Deeves, Trina Hamlin and Colleen Sexton will perform at 8:15 p.m. at Slate’s Restaurant, 169 Water St. $15 622-9575

Feb. 17: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform at a benefit concert, “An Evening with Renee Fleming,” at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $65-$140 842-0800

Feb. 17: PORTLAND, the Sam Roberts Band will perform at 9 p.m. at SPACE Gallery, 5Feb. 19: AUBURN, Arlo and Ray will perform at 8 p.m. at Gritty McDuff’s, 68 Main St. 376-2739

Feb. 19: AUBURN, the Three Point Trio will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041

Feb. 19: PORTLAND, the Jazz Mandolin Project will perform at 9 p.m. at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. $12/$15 899-4990

Dance

Feb. 13: AUBURN, a dinner/dance, with music by Poke Chop, will be held at 5 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave. $7/$3 783-2561

Feb. 14: CANTON, a sweetheart dance, with music by Jim G. Patrick Libby and Jim Palmer, will be held at 6 p.m. at the old Canton fire and municipal building, Route 140. $12/$7 897-9254

Feb. 14: FARMINGTON, a Valentine dance, with music by Legends, will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. $20 778-4726

Feb. 14: FARMINGTON, a contradance, with music by the Racket Factory, will be held at 8 p.m. at Fairbanks School Meetinghouse, 508 Fairbanks Road. $6

Feb. 14: JAY, a Valentine’s benefit dinner/dance will be held at 6 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Jewell Street. $20 897-5112

Feb. 14: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre’s annual father-daughter Valentine ball will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, Pleasant Street. $35/$10 782-2211

Feb. 14: LEWISTON, a Valentine dinner/dance, with music by Vegetables by Day, will be held at 5 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 1327 Sabattus St. $15/$8 786-6837

Feb. 14: LEWISTON, the Knights of Columbus Valentine dinner/dance, with music by Vintage, will be held at 6 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $30 784-0389

Feb. 14: PARIS, a sweetheart dinner/dance, with music by the Country Lads, will be held at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. $7/$5 743-5723

Feb. 14: PARIS, the Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club’s sweetheart dance will be held at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street. $6 743-7176

Feb. 14: RUMFORD, a Valentine dance, with music by Noel and Don, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 13 Oxford Ave.$5 739-9798

Feb. 15: LEWISTON, the Knights of Columbus singles dance, with music by Steve and the Good Old Boys, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $8 784-0389

Feb. 15: WILTON, a square dance, hosted by the Friendship Squares, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. at Cushing School, 21 Cushing Drive. 645-2442

Feb. 16, 23: DRESDEN, country western line and partner dancing will be held at 7 p.m. at the Dresden Masonic Hall, Route 127. $3/$4 622-4884

Feb. 17, 24: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St. 783-6667

Feb. 18, 25: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003

Feb. 18, 25: RUMFORD, line dancing will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 13 Oxford Ave. Free 739-9798

Kids

Feb. 13: WINDHAM, the Portland Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert series “Brass: Blast Off” will be held at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. at Windham High School auditorium, 406 Gray Road. $3/$4 773-6128

Feb. 14: FARMINGTON, the 26th annual Children’s Festival will be held at the UMF Student Center.

Feb. 14: PORTLAND, a Valentine’s Day tea party will be held at 2 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. $6/$14 828-1234

Feb. 16: PARIS, the Readers Theater will perform “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type” at 3:30 p.m. at Paris Public Library, 37 Market Square. 743-6994

Feb. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre will present “Seussified Tales” at 10:30 a.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. $15 828-1234

Feb. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre will present “Shakespeare Tales” at 1 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. $14 828-1234

Feb. 18: PARIS, John Governale will present a program for children at 10 a.m. at Paris Public Library, 37 Market Square. 743-6994

Feb. 19: PORTLAND, staff of the Animal Refuge League will present a program on favorite animal pets at 11:30 a.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Special

Feb. 13: AUBURN, an open-mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. 783-8391

Feb. 13: BETHEL, a Valentine’s tea will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church, 75 Main St. 824-2027

Feb. 13: FARMINGTON, the Teachers Lounge Mafia Improv Comedy will present “Bad Luck” at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Roberts Learning Center. Free/Donations 578-0357

Feb. 13: LEWISTON, a Soiree Canadienne featuring music and food will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $12/$10 689-2000

Feb. 13: OTISFIELD, a variety show will be held at 6 p.m. at the Community School. Free 627-7033

Feb. 13, 14: OTISFIELD, the Otisfield Winter Carnival featuring entertainment, a fishing derby, food and horse-drawn wagon rides will be held in the Otisfield area. 627-7033

Feb. 13: OXFORD, a benefit Chinese auction will be held at 4 p.m. at Advent Christian Church, Route 26. 357-7072

Feb. 13: PARIS, a benefit supper and auction will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Congregational Church, Main Street. $6$4 743-7014

Feb. 13: PORTLAND, comedian Robbie Printz will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

Feb. 13, March 13: RUMFORD, the Friday the 13th Rail Jams for skiers and snowboarders will be held at 6 p.m. at Black Mountain Terrain Park, 39 Glover Road. $10 364-8977

Feb. 14: AUBURN, the Stallionaires will bring its reality show to Lavish Nightclub and Bar, formerly No Tomatoes and Midnight Blues Club, 34 Court St., at 7 p.m. $30 891-9941

Feb. 14: AUBURN, the Andy Valley Sno Gypsies Snowmobile Club Poker Run will be held at noon at Lost Valley Ski Lodge. 783-8037

Feb. 14: AUBURN, comedian Tony Moschetto will perform at 8 p.m. at Fireside Inn and Suites, 1777 Washington St. $14/$12 777-1777

Feb. 14: BUCKFIELD, Rick Adam will present song, mime, narration and shadow mime in his “A Bozo in Love” show at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Route 117. $10 336-3306

Feb. 14: FAIRFIELD, the 16th annual celebration of everything chocolate will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fairfield Community Center, 61 Water St. $1/50 cents 453-9895

Feb. 14: MEXICO, the Mexico Lions Club’s 30th annual ice fishing derby will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Roxbury Pond. 364-9050

Feb. 14: NORWAY, the 16th annual cross country ski event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Van Nest Farm, 265 Old Stage Road. $10/$5 739-2124

Feb. 14: RANGELEY, a Valentine’s Day fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 2378 Main St. 864-5115

Feb. 14: RUMFORD, a dinner and show event with comedians, live skits and singers will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Rumford Elks Lodge, 60 River St. $25/$15 364-7081

Feb. 15: BRUNSWICK, poetry readings will be held at 1 p.m. at Curtis Memorial Library. Free 729-4439

Feb. 15: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, the Ski Museum of Maine’s annual Maine Ski Heritage Classic will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Sugarloaf/USA. 491-5481

Feb. 15: FARMINGTON, the Mitch Boulette Memorial snowmobile ride and dinner will be held at 10 a.m. at the Elks Lodge. $20 491-4877

Feb. 15: LISBON FALLS, “World’s Greatest Sleighrides” will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Upper Main Street. $4/$3 215-8233

Feb. 15: PORTLAND, “My Valentine Fashion Show” will be held at 8 p.m. at Eggspectations, 125 Western Ave. $10 871-7000

Feb. 17: PORTLAND, a poetry open-mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at North Star Cafe, 227 Congress St. $2 699-2994

Feb. 17: RUMFORD, the Canton Cruisers benefit bowl-a-thon will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at Oxford Lanes. 597-2920

Theater

Feb. 13, 14, 15: BATH, the New England Youth Theatre will perform “The Wizard of Oz” at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Feb. 13 and 14 and 2 p.m. Feb. 15. 442-8455

Feb. 13-15: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform “QED,” about Nobel Prize-winning physicist and noted eccentric Richard Feynman, at the theater, 14 School St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $18 729-8584

Feb. 13-15: GORHAM, “Moonchildren” will be performed at USM Russell Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $14-$7 780-5151

Feb. 13: LEWISTON, Mystery for Hire will present the Broadway dinner/theater production “Love Letters” at 7 p.m. at Marco’s Restaurant, Mollison Way. $36.95 783-0336

Feb. 13, 14: PORTLAND, “My First Time” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $10/$15 761-1757

Feb. 13-15: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $28/$20 885-5883

Feb. 13-22: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Peer Gynt” at 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $36-$13 774-0465

Feb. 14: BATH, Studio Theatre of Bath will present “Love Letters” at 7:30 p.m. at the Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St. $20 442-7493

Feb. 14, 15: LEWISTON, King’s Bridge Theatre will hold auditions for “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Vineyard Auditorium, 12 Foss Road. 784-9500

Feb. 14: UPTON, the Upton Ladies Aid will present a Valentine’s murder-mystery dinner at the Ladies Aid Building. $25/$40 533-2010

Feb. 18-22: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “Is There Fat in That?” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $19-$15 885-5883

Feb. 19, 20, 21: BRUNSWICK, the Masque and Gown spring show “An Ideal Husband” will be performed at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Pickard Theater. $3 725-3375

Feb. 19, 20, 21: LEWISTON, Lewiston High School students will perform “Little Women the Musical” at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. $8/$5 783-0958

Lectures

Feb. 13: LEWISTON, Lincoln F. Ladd will speak on the importance of reading in our lives at noon at USM/Lewiston-Auburn College, 51 Westminster St. $7/$8 753-6510

Feb. 15: PORTLAND, Paul Larudee, co-founder of the Free Gaza Movement, will speak about the group’s efforts to free Gaza at 7:15 p.m. at Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Church Hall, Sherman and Mellen Streets. 773-6562

Feb. 19: BRUNSWICK, Olya Gayazova, Bowdoin College visiting assistant professor of government and legal studies, will speak on “Who Owns the Arctic?” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Sills Hall. Free 725-3396

Feb. 19: LEWISTON, Deborah Lipsky, an educator who was diagnosed with autism in her early 40s, will speak on “Living With Autism: An Insider’s View” at noon at Lewiston Public Library Callahan Hall, 200 Lisbon St. Free 513-3135

Exhibits

AUGUSTA: “Fred Richard’s Life in Photography” will be featured through Feb. 22 at Pine Tree State Arboretum, 153 Hospital St. 621-0031

AUGUSTA: Works by Lea Peterson will be featured through April 15 at Finance Authority of Maine, 5 Community Drive. 623-3263

BATH: “2009 Juried Photography Show” will be featured through Feb. 14; and “Fiber Art Invitational” will be displayed Feb. 20 through April 4, both at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 442-8637

BATH: Recent woodblock prints of Susan Levine will be featured through May 3 at Mae’s Cafe, 160 Centre St. Gallery hours, seven days a week. 442-8577

BRUNSWICK: “James Bowdoin III: Pursuing Style in the Age of Independence” will be featured through June 7 at Bowdoin College Shaw Ruddock Gallery. 725-3275

BRUNSWICK: “American Spirit: Highlights From the Collection” will be featured through May 3 at Bowdoin College Boyd Gallery. 725-3275

BRUNSWICK: “Ink Tales,” Chinese paintings, will be featured through May 10; and “Rodin: The Knowledge of a Thousand Gestures” will be displayed through Aug. 3, both at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 725-3275

BRUNSWICK: “The Art of Instruction – the Site of Inspiration” will be featured through April 5 at Bowdoin College Center Gallery. 725-3275

BRUNSWICK: “Curating Across the Disciplines: Drawing a Crowd” will be featured through March 1 at Bowdoin College Becker Gallery. 725-3275

BRUNSWICK: “The Image Wrought: Historical Photographic Approaches in the Digital Age” will be featured through April 5 at Bowdoin College Halford Gallery. 725-3275

BRUNSWICK: “Moby Dick,” by Guy Ben-Ner, will be featured through April 5 at Bowdoin College Media Gallery. 725-3275

FARMINGTON: “Here to There,” a view of consumerist culture, will be featured through March 8 at UMF Art Gallery, 246 Main St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. 778-7081

LEWISTON: “Area Artists 2009” will be featured through March 20 at USM 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. 753-6554

LEWISTON: “Recent Acquisitions: Collection Project III” will be featured through March 30; and “The Somali Diaspora: A Journey Away” will be viewed through May 29, both at Bates College Museum of Art. 786-6394

LEWISTON: “Up Close and Personal” will be featured through March 7 at L/A Arts Gallery 5, 49 Lisbon St. Gallery hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and by appointment. 782-7228

LEWISTON: Works by Scott Marquis and Pandy Zolas will be featured through Feb. 28 at CMMC Rotating Art Gallery, 300 Main St. 795-2295

LEWISTON: Works by John Cain and Ray Fannin will be featured through March 7 at Captive Elements Gallery, 25 Landry Road. 786-3606

LEWISTON: Photographs by David Chittim will be featured through March 16 at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center Lobby Gallery, Campus Avenue. 755-3002

NEWRY: “Landscapes for Landsake,” an exhibition and sale of contemporary and historical paintings, will be featured through Feb. 21 at Sunday River Ski Resort at South Ridge Lodge. 824-5000

NORWAY: Local artists will feature oil, mixed-media, photography, charcoal, acrylic and lithograph through Feb. 28 at Stephens Memorial Hospital, 181 Main St. 824-3575

NORWAY: A pictorial display of Otisfield’s brick houses will be featured through March 31; and a collection of antique Valentine Day cards, dating from 1910 to 1918, will be displayed through Feb. 18, both at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-5309

NORWAY: “Fill-in-the-Blank” show will be featured through Feb. 28 at Commons Art Collective, 447 Main St. 841-8758

NORWAY: The first photography only show of Western Maine Art Group will be featured through Feb. 28 in the windows of the new Norway Savings Bank Operations Center. 739-6161

PORTLAND: “Lynne Drexler – Painter” will be displayed through March 1; “Backstage Pass: Rock and Roll Photography” will be featured through March 22; and “Art of the Cranberry Islands” will be shown Feb. 21 through June 28, all at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday through Columbus Day. 775-6148

PORTLAND: “The Freedom Place Collection,” featuring works by Romare Bearden, Benny Andrews, Alma Woodsey Thomas, Robert Freeman and Richard Yarde, will be displayed through March 15 at UNE Westbrook College, 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: “American and European Master Prints” will be displayed through April 25 at A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday or by appointment. 699-2919

PORTLAND: “AIGA BoNE Show” will be featured through Feb. 28; and “Twilight,” featuring paintings, photography, installation and video, will be be displayed through March 8, both at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday and until 7 p.m. Thursday. 775-3052

PORTLAND: “Backstage Pass: Rock and Roll Photography,” by John Fahnley, will be featured through March 22 at Addison Woolley Gallery and Center for Photographic Inquiry, 87 Market St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 775-0678

PORTLAND: “Turning Pages,” featuring works by 50 former USM students, will be featured through March 19 at USM Glickman Family Library.780-4200

PORTLAND: “The Funnies,” featuring works by 26 artists, illustrators, cartoonists, musicians and inventors, will be featured through Feb. 28 at Whitney Art Works, 492 Congress St. 774-7011

PORTLAND: Works by Caren-Marie Michel, Suzanne DeLesseps, Andrew Abbott and more will be featured through Feb. 28 at Art House Picture Frames, 61 Pleasant St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 221-3443

PORTLAND: “Black and White With a Touch of Red,” drawings, paintings, prints and photographs, will be featured Feb. 14 through March 14 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 522 Congress St. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 699-5083

PORTLAND: Paintings by Portland artists, photographs from the SMFA collection, sculpture by Walter Horak and landscapes “Small Works” will be featured through March 14 at Susan Maasch Fine Art, 29 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 699-2966

TOPSHAM: “Joy of Art,” featuring oil, watercolor, mixed media and other media, will be displayed through Feb. 14 at Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. 725-1727