May 8: AUBURN, an open mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. 783-8391

May 8: AUBURN, a concert of handbell music will be held at 7 p.m. at Auburn United Methodist Church, Park Avenue. Donations 782-3972

May 8: AUBURN, Mark “guitar” Miller will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041

May 8: LEWISTON, soprano Lisa Saffer will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. $10/$4 786-6135

May 8: LEWISTON, “A Tribute to the Art of Croon,” a benefit concert and auction, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Vineyard Church, 9 Foss Road. $20-$10 577-9982

May 8: LEWISTON, an international sing-a-long exchange of favorite songs from your culture will be held at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 247 Bates St. 933-9370

May 8: ROCKLAND, Lucy Kaplansky will perform folk/pop songs at 8 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $18/$22 594-0070

May 9: AUBURN, Dirty McCurdy will perform at 9 p.m. at Club Texas, 150 Center St. 784-7785

May 9: AUBURN, Chris Weld, jazz and classical guitarist, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041

May 9: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, singer/songwriter Kate Schrock and her father, Gladden Schrock, will perform at 8 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $12/$15 633-5159

May 9: DIXFIELD, Jim Gallant will perform at 7 p.m. at the Dixfield Coffee House at the Dixfield Congregational Church, High Street. $5 562-4652

May 9: FARMINGTON, the UMF Community Orchestra spring concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. $6/$5 778-7072

May 9: FREEPORT, Zemya, women’s a cappella group, will perform at 7 p.m. at 27 Lambert Road. $8 865-4019

May 9: LEWISTON, the fifth annual “Tom Rowe, a Celebration in Song” concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Oxford St. $30-$15 782-7228

May 9: LEWISTON, Shake, Rattle and Roll will perform at 8 p.m. at Schemengees Bar and Grille, 551 Lincoln St. 777-1155

May 9: LISBON, Rick Charette and the Bubblegum Band will perform at 2 p.m. at Lisbon Community School gymnasium. $4/$7 353-4132

May 9: PORTLAND, the Renaissance Voices, a cappella ensemble, will perform at 8 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church. $15-$12 729-4958

May 10: AUBURN, the Dunnemans will perform at 6 p.m. at Court Street Baptist Church, 129 Court St. 784-6661

May 10: BUXTON, a bluegrass jam session will be held at 1 p.m. at the Roost Function Hall. $4/$3 854-5520

May 10, 17, 24: GRAY, an open mic/blues jam will be held every Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Tailgate Bar and Grill, 61 Portland Road, Route 100. 657-7973

May 10, 17, 24: LEWISTON, karaoke night will be held at 8 p.m. every Sunday at Schemengees Bar and Grille, 551 Lincoln St. 777-1155

May 11: BETHEL, the Mahoosuc Community Band will perform at 7 p.m. at West Parish Congregational Church. 357-3524

May 11: PORTLAND, the Choral Art Society will hold auditions from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave. 828-0043

May 11: RANGELEY, “Night on Broadway” music will be performed by Rangeley Lakes Middle School and the Rangeley High School Choir at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Theater, Main Street. $5 864-5000

May 12: CAMDEN, the Odeon Junior Ensemble, Odeon Youth Orchestra and the Odeon Adult Orchestra will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the John Street United Methodist Church, 98 John St. Free 236-2823

May 12: CARTHAGE, the Irish band Teada will perform at 7 p.m. at at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10/$12.50 562-4445

May 12: LEWISTON, pianist Chiharu Naruse and cellist Benjamin Noyes will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

May 12: LEWISTON, cellist Madeline Shapiro will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

May 13, 20: AUBURN, an open mic night will be held at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 85 Court St. 333-3041

May 13: LEWISTON, the Irish band Teada will perform at 7 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $10/$12.50 783-1585

May 14: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Cabaret Night, featuring the region’s finest voices, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. Donations 633-6855

May 14: LEWISTON, Sparks the Rescue will perform at 5:30 p.m. at Lewiston Bull Moose, 20 East Ave. 775-2126

May 14, 21: LEWISTON, a blues jam will be held every Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Cage, 97 Ash St. 581-2425

May 14: PORTLAND, Lost for Words will perform at 8 p.m. at Space Gallery, 538 Congress St. $7 518-0942

May 14: RANGELEY, the Irish band Teada will perform at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Theater, Main Street. $10/$12.50 864-5000

May 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 24: GORHAM, ballroom dance parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

May 8: LEWISTON, a contradance, with music by Bustopher Jones, will be held at 8 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge. $5

May 8: MECHANIC FALLS, Bobby Reed and Wildhorse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211

May 8: PARIS, Jaci’s Jazzettes Dance Team will present a spring recital at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School auditorium.

May 8, 15, 22: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

May 8, 15, 22: PORTLAND, country dancing will be held every Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

May 9: FARMINGTON, a contradance will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by a regular dance at 8 p.m. at Farmington Grange Hall, Bridge Street. $6-$2 491-9928

May 9: JAY, the second annual mother/son dance will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Jay Middle School gymnasium. $10 897-5003

May 9: MECHANIC FALLS, Don Nickerson and Country Mist will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211

May 9: PARIS, the Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club dance will be held at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street. $6 743-7176

May 9, 16, 23, 30: PARIS, the Jones Dance Band will play old fashioned dance music at a dance at 7 p.m. at the South Paris Legion Hall, Church Street. $5 743-5723

May 9: PORTLAND, the students of the Portland School of Ballet will perform “Peter and the Wolf” at 2 p.m. at Portland High School John Ford Theater. $5-$10 775-2126

May 9, 16, 23: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

May 9: RUMFORD, a dinner/dance, with music by Lolalee and the Country Bandits, will be held at 7 p.m. at Le Paresseux Snowshoe Club.

May 9: SABATTUS, a dinner/dance will be held at 5 p.m. at the Jacques Cartier Club, Wales Road. $10-$5 375-4850

May 11, 18: 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

May 12, 19: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St. 783-6667

May 12: LOCKE MILLS, a dinner/dance, with music by the Jones Band, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. $10/$3.50 674-2259

May 13, 20: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003

May 13, 20: PORTLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

May 13, 20: PORTLAND, line dancing will be held at 7 p.m. at Club 188, Warren Avenue. 653-3857

May 13, 20: RUMFORD, line dancing will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 13 Oxford Ave. All ages are welcome. $5 739-9798

Kids

May 9: BRIDGTON, the annual Children’s Hands-on Art Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Stevens Brook Elementary School, 14 Frances Bell Drive. 647-5675

May 14: LEWISTON, the “Peek-a-Boo” puppet show will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Toy Library, 134 College St. Free 782-1112

Special

May 8: PARIS, National Public Gardens Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McLaughlin Garden Center, Main Street. 743-8820

May 8: PORTLAND, comedian Johnny Joyce will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

May 9: AUBURN, comedian Bob Marley will perform at a benefit at 6 p.m. at Edward Little High School, 77 Harris St. 783-8528

May 9: AUBURN, National Train Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Auburn Mall, 550 Center St. 827-7367

May 9: BATH, the “Mud Boots and Black Flies” fundraiser will feature dinner in homes around the Bath area, followed by a dessert/dance at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. 442-8455

May 9: DANVILLE, a Mother’s Day Tribute Variety Show will be held at 7 p.m. at Danville Junction Grange Hall, 15 Grange St. 777-4932

May 9: FALMOUTH, the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland Pet Walk will be held at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, 43 Foreside Road. 563-7695

May 9: FREEPORT, the May Celebration and Medieval Faire will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road. 865-3900

May 9: FRYEBURG, the 16th annual Saco Valley 4-H Beef, Dairy and sheep Club take a chance auction will be held at 5 p.m. at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds. 935-2248

May 9: GRAY, Captain Tom of Lucky Catch Cruises will present a program on lobsters from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26. 657-4977

May 9: LEWISTON, the AWAP “Spring Walk Against Violence” will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Simard-Payne Police Memorial Park, formerly Railroad Park. 795-6744

May 9: MEXICO, a benefit jewelry, bake and plant sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mexico Wal-Mart.

May 9: NORWAY, “Spring Fever with Birdie Googins, a.k.a. the Marden Lady” benefit will be held at u p.m. at the Norway Universalist Church, Main Street. $10 743-6933

May 9: PARIS, the Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. 743-2281

May 9, 10: PARIS, a Wildflower Celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at McLaughlin Garden Center, Main Street. 743-8820

May 9: PORTLAND, the Pink Tulip Blooming and Storytelling Celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Lincoln Park. 773-2533

May 9: STRATTON, the Dead River Area Historical Society second annual “Walk-a-thon” will be held at 10 a.m. starting at Camden National Bank parking lot. 246-2271

May 11, 18: RANGELEY, the Rangeley Friends of the Arts will hold auditions for “Diva Nights,” for impersonators, singers and readers, at 1 p.m. at Lakeside Theater, Main Street. 864-2963

May 13: LEWISTON, the 12th annual Lewiston Shining Stars Celebration will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Vineyard Christian School Auditorium, 9 Foss Road. 513-3121

May 14: PORTLAND, the Maine College of Art 14th annual Art Honors Celebration will be held at 6 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 415 Congress St. $150 775-5098

Theater

May 8, 9: AUBURN, the St. Dominic Regional High School Drama Society will perform “Harvey” at 7 p.m. at the school. 782-6911

May 8, 9: AUBURN, Edward Little High School seniors will perform “Hundreds of Thousands of Geese” at 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday at Great Falls School, Academy Street. $5 783-8528

May 8, 9, 10: BANGOR, Penobscot Theatre Company will perform “Mauritius” at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. May 8 and 9, 2 p.m. May 9 and 10 and 5 p.m. May 2. $15-$40 942-3333

May 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17: BATH, the New England Youth Theater will perform “High School Musical 2” at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. May 8, 9, 15 and 16 and 2 p.m. May 10 and 17. $14/$16 442-8455

May 8, 9: FARMINGTON, the Mt. Blue High School Theater Company will perform “The Miracle Worker” at 7 p.m. at Mt. Blue High School Auditorium. $4.50/$2.50 778-2771

May 8-10: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform “The Last Mass at St. Casimir’s” 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

May 8-10: POLAND, “Our Town” will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Poland Regional High School Dr. Robert Wall Theatre, 1457 Maine St. $5/$4 998-5400

May 8-10: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “Light up the Sky” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $24-$18 885-5883

May 8-10: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre Company will perform “The History Boys” at the theater, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday 2 p.m. May 10. $18/$20 730-2389

May 8-24: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “The Drawer Boy” 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

May 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre of Maine will perform “The Sun Shines On: Raggedy Anne and Andy” at the Dress Up Theater of the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St. Showtimes are 4 p.m. May 8 and 15, 11 a.m. and 1 and 4 p.m. May 9 and 16 and 1 and 4 p.m. May 10 and 17. $7/$6 828-1234

May 8-10: SEBAGO, the Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will perform “Bugsy Malone Junior” at the center, Route 114. Showtimes are 7 p.m. May 8, 4:30 and 7 p.m. May 9 and 2 p.m. May 10. $8/$10 642-3743

May 8, 9: TURNER, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be performed at 7 p.m. at Leavitt Area High School auditorium, 21 Matthews Way. $8/$5 225-3533

May 9, 16: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform “Scrupulous” at 2 p.m. at the theater, 14 School St. $5 729-8584

May 11, 12: LIMINGTON, auditions for the children’s play “A Bug’s Life” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ossipee Trail Arts Center, Route 25. 637-3467

May 12, 13: BIDDEFORD, auditions for “Blood Brothers” will be held at 6 p.m. and by appointment at Biddeford City Theater, 205 Main St. 642-7840

May 13-17: FARMINGTON, the Sandy River Players will perform “And Then There Were None” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday and 2 p.m. Sunday at UMF Alumni Theater. $12-$8

May 13-16: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Little Festival of the Unexpected,” featuring the readings of new plays, at the theater, 25A Forest Ave. The hours are 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and 12:30, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $10 774-0465

May 14, 15, 16: BETHEL, the Bethel Community Players will present the murder mystery dinner theater production “Good Help is So Hard to Murder,” at 6 p.m. at the Victoria Inn and Restaurant, 32 Main St. $42-$27.50 824-8060

May 14, 15, 16: BETHEL, the Telstar High School Theater Department will perform “Fiddler on the Roof” at 7 p.m. at the school Helen C. Berry Auditorium. Free/Donations 824-2136

Films

May 8: GREENE, “Bhutan, the Cloud Kingdom,” by Tom Sterling, will be shown at 2 and 7 p.m. at Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Foundation, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

May 8: NORWAY, “Viva Cuba” for grades nine through 12, will be shown at 7 p.m. at Norway Memorial Library, 151 Main St. 743-5309

May 13, 14: STONINGTON, “A Sense of Wonder,” detailing the final months of life of Rachel Carson, will be shown at 7 p.m. at the Stonington Opera House. 367-2788

Books

May 8: RUMFORD, a Scholastic School Book Sale will be held at Holy Savior School, 115 Maine Ave. 364-2528

May 12: NORWAY, Lewis Robinson, author of “Water Dogs,” will read from his novel at 7 p.m. at Norway Memorial Library, 258 Main St. 743-5309

Lectures

May 8: BRUNSWICK, Richard Holton, professor of philosophy and head of philosophy section at MIT will speak on “Wanting, Craving, Liking and Judging: What’s Distinctive About Addiction?” at 4 p.m. at Bowdoin College Druckenmiller Hall. Free 725-3217

May 8: LEWISTON, June Spear will speak on “Colorful Days and White Nights in Russia” at noon at USM L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $7/$8 753-6510

May 9: BOOTHBAY, a talk on the first locomotive boiler built in Maine will be held at 3 p.m. at Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Road. 633-4727

May 9: ROCKLAND, artist Sam Van Aken will speak at 1 p.m. at Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St. $8/$10 596-0949

May 13: FARMINGTON, Daryl Boness, behavioral ecologist, will speak about the maternal strategies of seals at 7 p.m. at UMF Roberts Center. Free

May 13: LEWISTON, author Eric G. Wilson will speak on “The Power of Melancholy” at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall, 56 Campus Ave. Free 786-8296

May 13: OTISFIELD, a member of the Maine Audubon Society will speak on “Significant Wildlife Habitat” at 7 p.m. at the Otisfield Town Hall, Route 121. Free

May 14: BRUNSWICK, Susan Tananbaum, associate professor of history, will speak on “1948 and Today: Palestinian Refugees and the Impact on the Current Mid East Peace Process” at 12:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. 725-3253

May 14: BRYANT POND, storyteller Alvin Yates will speak about his experiences working in Russia and Alaska at 2 p.m. at Whitney Memorial Library, 28 S. Main St. Free 665-2505