Music
Sept. 11: BRIDGTON, the male gospel group Ernie Couch and Revival will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Bridgton Alliance church, 368 Harrison Road. Free/Donations 647-2027
Sept. 11: BRUNSWICK, Brian Cullen and David Bullard will present a classical/acoustic guitar concert at 8 p.m. at the Theater Project, 14 School St. $10/$12 729-8584
Sept. 11: PORTLAND, Howard Levy with the Jerks of Grass will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $18/$20 761-1757
Sept. 12: AUBURN, AudioBody will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Academy Street. $6/$10786-3245
Sept. 12: BRUNSWICK, pianist George Lopez will perform at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 798-4141
Sept. 12: LEWISTON, the Nina Violet Trio will perform at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344
Sept. 12: LEWISTON, the Broad Street Trio will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Little Dan’s BBQ, 757 Main St. 333-3227
Sept. 12: LEWISTON, Lindsey Montana will perform at 8 p.m. at Bocce’s, 30 Lowell St. 312-5100
Sept. 12: LISBON FALLS, karaoke night will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Railroad Pub, 697 Lisbon Ave. 353-6069
Sept. 12: LIVERMORE FALLS, the Black Mountain Hobos will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229
Sept. 12: UNITY, Howard Levy will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts. $20 948-3131
Sept. 12: WATERVILLE, the third annual Hill ‘n the Ville Music Festival will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Head of Falls in downtown Waterville. 649-2524
Sept. 12: YARMOUTH, the Kayla Wass Band will perform at 12:30 pm. at the Village Green, Route 115. 659-1005
Sept. 12:  YARMOUTH, the Blues Dogz will perform at 2 p.m. at the Village Green, Route 115. 659-1005
Sept. 13: CARTHAGE, Cape Cod Irish duo Stanley and Grimm, with pianist Janine Randall as special guest, will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445
Sept. 13, 20, 27: 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
Sept. 13, 20, 27: LEWISTON, karaoke night will be held at 8 p.m. every Sunday at Schemengees Bar and Grille, 551 Lincoln St. 777-1155
Sept. 13: LISBON FALLS, the Sam Anderson Band will perform rock music from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the MTM Park, School Street. Free 353-3000
Sept. 13: LIVERMORE, Joel and Janna Gilbert will perform at 6 p.m. at North Livermore Baptist Church. Free
Sept. 13: NORWAY, Fishers of Men will perform at 5 p.m. at Norway Church of the Nazarene, 10 Grove St. 743-8172
Sept. 13: OXFORD, the metal band Dead Season will perform at the Oxford County Fair.
Sept. 14: HALLOWELL, Kate Schrock and her father, Gladden Schrock, will perform at 8 p.m. at Slate’s Restaurant and Bakery, 163 Water St. 622-4104
Sept. 14: LIVERMORE FALLS, Glory Bound will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229
Sept. 14: OXFORD, the metal band Dead Season will perform on opening night at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford.
Sept. 15: LEWISTON, pianist Frank Glazer will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135
Sept. 15: LEWISTON, American music artist Bruce Molsky will perform at 7 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $10/$5 689-2000
Sept. 15: LIVERMORE FALLS, Silver and Gold will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229
Sept. 15: OXFORD, Lolalee and the Country Bandits will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at Oxford County Fairgrounds.
Sept. 15: PORTLAND, the Portland Jazz Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $5/$3 761-1757
Sept. 15: PORTLAND, singer-songwriter Denise Dill will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the North Star Cafe, 225 Congress St. $2/$5 699-2994
Sept. 16: CARTHAGE, American music artist Bruce Molsky will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10/$5 562-4445
Sept. 16: LIVERMORE FALLS, Stained Grass will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229
Sept. 17, 24: LEWISTON, a blues jam will be held every Thursday at the Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668
Sept. 17: PORTLAND, Sarah Blacker with Johnny Fountain and Dominic and the Lucid will perform at 7:30 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $8/$10 761-1757
Sept. 17: RANGELEY, American music artist Bruce Molsky will perform at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Theater, Main Street. $10/$12.50 864-5000
Sept. 17: SCARBOROUGH, Roomful of Blues will perform at 8 p.m. at The Landing, 353 Pine Point Road. $40/$25 774-4527

Dance
Sept. 11: FALMOUTH, open auditions for “The Nutcracker” will be held at 4 p.m. for ages 13-15; and at 5:30 p.m. for ages 16 and up at the Maine State Ballet Theater, 348 U.S. Route One. 781-7672
Sept. 11: LEWISTON, a contradance with music by Bustopher Jones will be held at 8 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge. $5
Sept. 11: MECHANIC FALLS, Bobby Reed and Wildhorse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211
Sept. 12: FARMINGTON, a contradance with music by Frigate will be held at 8 p.m. at the Farmington Grange Hall, Bridge Street. $6/$5 491-9928
Sept. 12: MECHANIC FALLS, the Record Family will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211
Sept. 12, 19, 26: PARIS, an old-fashioned dance with music by the Jones Dance Band will be held at 7 p.m. at the South Paris Legion Hall, Church Street. $5 743-5923
Sept. 12: PORTLAND, Portland Ballet Company will hold auditions for “The Victorian Nutcracker” from 1 to 3 p.m. at their studio, 517 Forest Ave. 772-9671
Sept. 12: SABATTUS, a dinner/dance with music by the Golden Aces will be held at 5 p.m. at the Jacques Cartier Club, Wales Road. $10-$5 375-4850
Sept. 13: LEWISTON, the Knights of Columbus singles and couples dance, for ages 21 and over, 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
Sept. 14, 21, 28: 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
Sept. 15, 22: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St. 783-6667
Sept. 16, 23: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003
Sept. 16, 23: PARIS, the Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club Fun Nite will be held at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street. Free 743-7176

Kids
Sept. 17: PORTLAND, staff members of the Animal Refuge League will present a program on favorite animal pets at 11:30 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Special

Sept. 11: AUBURN, an open mic and poetry slam will be held at 7:15 p.m. at First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. Free 783-0461
Sept. 11: BRUNSWICK, the Second Friday Art Walk will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Brunswick and Topsham. 798-6964
Sept. 11-13: CLINTON, the Clinton Lion’s Fair with midway, animal pulling events, exhibits and entertainment will be held in Clinton. 426-8013
Sept. 11-13: FREEPORT, the Fall in the Village Art and Music Festival will be held on Main Street.
Sept. 11: GREENE, Birdie Googins, aka The Marden’s Lady, will perform at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311
Sept. 11: LEWISTON, a program on the history and recreation of the West Auburn one-room school will be held at noon at USM/L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $7/$8 753-6510
Sept. 11, 12: LEWISTON, the Lewiston-Auburn Greek Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 155 Hogan Road. 783-6795
Sept. 11-13: LITCHFIELD, the Litchfield Fair with midway, agricultural exhibits, livestock, animal pulling events and food will be held in Litchfield. 353-8105
Sept. 12: LEWISTON, the Gold Wing Riders Association Chapter C benefit poker run will be held at 9 a.m. at Central Maine Powersports, Main Street. 763-3862
Sept. 12: LIVERMORE FALLS, a logging demonstration with the Castonguay Family Loggers will be held at 9 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 22 Church St.
Sept. 12: LOVELL, mime Karen Montanaro will present a program at 7:30 p.m. at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts, Christian Hill Road. $10/$5 925-2792
Sept. 12: NEW GLOUCESTER, Tim Greene will present a program on blacksmithing at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26. Free 926-4597
Sept. 12: NORTH YARMOUTH, North Yarmouth Fun Day, with food, parade, games for children and  crafts will be held on the Village Green, Route 115. 221-0340
Sept. 12: OXFORD, a duck race will be held at 2 p.m. in the Oxford area. 539-4563
Sept. 12: PEAKS ISLAND, Julie Goell will present physical comedy at 7 p.m. at Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave. $10/$8 766-3330
Sept. 12: PORTLAND, the Mystix CD release party will be held at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. 761-1757
Sept. 12: WAYNE, the “Homes of Wayne” tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wayne area. $16/$20 685-3612
Sept. 13: HAMPDEN, the “Run for Hope” benefit event will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the Best Western White House Inn, Exit 180, behind Dysart’s. 862-8000
Sept. 13: LEWISTON, the New Beginnings sixth annual 5K race/walk will be held at 9 a.m. at Gaslight Park. 795-4077
Sept. 13, 14: LIMINGTON, tryouts for the second annual Limington Community Variety Show at 7:30 p.m. at Ossipee Trail Arts Center, Route 25. 637-3467
Sept. 13-19: OXFORD, the Oxford County Fair with livestock shows, animal pulling events, midway, crafts and food will be held in Oxford. 743-9594
Sept. 13, 27: PORTLAND, Psychic Sunday will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Days Inn, 461 Maine Mall Road. $3 286-1427
Sept. 13: WINDHAM, the 16th annual Windham Auto Show will be held at Windham High School. $5-$2 892-1018
Sept. 16: PORTLAND, the annual “Cooking for a Cure” tasting event, to benefit the brain tumor program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will be held at 6 p.m. at Holiday Inn by the Bay, Spring Street. $40 282-6185
Sept. 16: WEST PARIS, a program on making a sea shell wind chime will be held at 1 p.m. at the First Universalist Church. Free 674-2143
Sept. 17: PORTLAND, the Maine Literacy Volunteers Network evening of entertainment will be held at 5:15 p.m. at the Portland Abromson Community Education Center. $25/$15 773-3191

Theater
Sept. 11, 12: OGUNQUIT, “Singin’ in the Rain” will be performed at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and 8:30 p.m. Saturday $60-$43 646-5511
Sept. 11-27: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “Company” at the theater, 420 Cottage Road. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 799-7337
Sept. 11-20: SEBAGO, “The Odd Couple – Female Version” will be performed at Schoolhouse Arts Center, Routes 114 and 35. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $12/$15 642-3743
Sept. 12: PORTLAND, “Menopause: The Musical” will be performed at 4 and 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $45-$35 842-0800
Sept. 14, 15: NAPLES, Lake Region Community Theatre will hold auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at 6 p.m. at Lake Region High School Auditorium. 892-4324
Sept. 17: LEWISTON, auditions for “God Touches” will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Downstage, 221 Lisbon St. 783-1585
Sept. 17-Oct. 11: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “The Little Dog That Laughed” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, with special performance at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and 3 p.m. Oct. 3. $24-$15 885-5883

Sept. 17, 18:  TOPSHAM, Midcoast Youth Theater will hold auditions for “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mt. Ararat High School. 751-2619

Books
Sept. 12: AUBURN, a book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sixth Street Congregational Church.
Sept. 12: FREEPORT, Dahlov Ipcar, author of “Hardscrabble Harvest,” will sign copies of her book from 11 a.m. to 3 pm. at L.L. Bean Home Store, Main Street. 846-3344
Sept. 12: RUMFORD, a book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rumford Public Library, 58 Rumford Ave. 364-3661
Sept. 15: LEWISTON, “Biography of a Runaway Slave” by Miguel Barnet will be discussed at 6:30 pm. at Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. 513-3119
Sept. 17: FARMINGTON, Lewis Robinson, author of “Water Dogs,” will read from his works at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7081

Films
Sept. 11, 12, 13: LEWISTON, “Star Trek” will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $1
Sept. 11, 13: LEWISTON, “Getting Home,” a film about China, will be shown at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $5 786-6135
Sept. 16: PORTLAND, “Protecting the Nature of Maine: Fifty Years of the Natural Resources Council of Maine” will be shown at 7 p.m. at One Longfellow Square. $10 430-0111

Lectures
Sept. 16: LEWISTON, Nathan Lewis, chemistry professor at the California Institute of Technology, will speak about the earth’s energy resources at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free with ticket. 786-6330
Sept. 17: WATERVILLE, Lauren Lessing, Mirken curator of education, will speak about sculpture at 12:30 pm. at Colby College Museum of Art. 859-5600