Music

Sept. 18: BATH, the Gary Wittner Latin Duo will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373
Sept. 18: LEWISTON, Frank Glazer will perform on the piano at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free with ticket. 786-6135
Sept. 18: LEWISTON, Matt and Kim, indie-pop duo, will perform at 9 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall. $8 786-6330
Sept. 18, 19: MONMOUTH, the Maine Country Music Association annual Beaver Brook Weekend will be held at the campground. 645-2472
Sept. 18: PORTLAND, the Boreal Tordu CD release event will be held at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $12/$15 761-1757
Sept. 18: SCARBOROUGH, Cathaus will perform at 8 p.m. at The Landing, 353 Pine Point Road. $15 774-4527
Sept. 19: AUBURN, singer Fanny Crosby will perform at 7 p.m. at the Advent Christian Church, 263 Turner St. Free/donations 786-3988
Sept. 19: AUBURN, Dirty McCurdy will perform at Club Texas, 150 Center St.
Sept. 19: BRUNSWICK, VentiCordi, featuring oboist Kathleen McNerney, bassoonist Wren Saunders and violinist Dean Stein, will perform at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 798-4141
Sept. 19: CAMDEN, the Unity College Band will perform at 10 a.m. at the Camden farmers’ market behind Knox Mill. 948-3131
Sept. 19: GRAY, children’s entertainer Rick Charette will perform at 11 a.m. at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26. 657-4977
Sept. 19: LEWISTON, Neil Shah, pianist and singer/songwriter based in New York City, will perform at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344
Sept. 19: LIVERMORE FALLS, Off the Hill will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229
Sept. 19: PORTLAND, Bruce Molsky with Putnam Smith will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $15/$18 761-1757
Sept. 19: UNITY, singer/songwriter Kate Schrock and her father, Gladden Schrock will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts. $15 948-3131
Sept. 20: AUGUSTA, Maine singer/songwriter David Mallett will perform at 2 p.m. at UMA Jewell Hall Auditorium. $10/$5 621-3551
Sept. 20: AUGUSTA, The Maine Academy of Country Music will present the sixth annual Maine’s Hillbilly Heaven Induction Ceremony and Award Show at 1 p.m. at the American Legion Post 205 on Eastern Avenue. 622-4583.
Sept. 20: CARTHAGE, Celtic band Lunasa will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $15 562-4445
Sept. 20, 27, Oct. 4: 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. 20, 27, Oct. 4: LEWISTON, karaoke night will be held at 8 p.m. every Sunday at Schemengees Bar and Grille, 551 Lincoln St. 777-1155
Sept. 20: LISBON FALLS, Nippin the Nub will perform rock, funk and improv from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the MTM Park on School Street. 353-3000
Sept. 20: LITCHFIELD, Country Sunday will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at the Sportsman’s Club. $7/$5 377-8035
Sept. 20: PORTLAND, Rachel Efron with Rachel Griffin will perform at 7 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $12/$15 761-1757
Sept. 20: SALEM, the Salem Pine Tree Club will present a music show featuring the Narrow Gauge String Band, Gary & Lois Hall and Mike Worthley from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Salem Community Building. Donation box at the door.
Sept. 22: CARTHAGE, Roy Johnstone and Steve Sharratt will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445
Sept. 22: PORTLAND, Zac Ovington and Friends will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $5/$3 761-1757
Sept. 23; RANGELEY, Roy Johnstone and Steve Sharratt will perform at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Theater, Main Street. $10/$12.50 864-5000
Sept. 24, Oct. 1: LEWISTON, a blues jam will be held every Thursday at the Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668
Sept. 24: PORTLAND, Bob Malone with Seth Glier will perform soul, jazz, blues and more at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $12/$15 761-1757

Dance

Sept. 18, 19: MECHANIC FALLS, Peter Allen and Hurricane Mountain will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211
Sept. 18: PORTLAND, the ninth annual Open Studio and Latin Dance Party will be held at 5 p.m. at Richard G. Sandifer Studio, 151 Newbury St. 761-3916
Sept. 18: 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
Sept. 18: RUMFORD, a dance with music by Noel Palmer and Don will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. $6/$10
Sept. 19: 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
Sept. 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. 20: LEWISTON, the Knights of Columbus singles and couples dance for ages 21 and over, with music by Wild Horse, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $8 784-0389
Sept. 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. 22, 29: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St. 783-6667
Sept. 23, 30: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003
Sept. 23: PARIS, the Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club will present a “Fun Nite” at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street. 743-7176

Kids
Sept. 18: PORTLAND, members of the Portland Fire Department will present a program on fire safety at 10:30 a.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234
Sept. 19: FREEPORT, the Boys and Girls Clubs’ “Day for Kids” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean, Main Street.
Sept. 19: PORTLAND, friends from the Animal Welfare Society will present a program on pet care at 10 a.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234
Sept. 19: PORTLAND, cartoon artist Patrick Corrigan will present a program at 2 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234
Sept. 20: PORTLAND, a harvest festival will be held at 1 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234
Sept. 23: AUBURN, Assistant City Manager Laurie Smith will share some of her family’s favorite children’s stories, for children ages 3 through 5, at 9:30 a.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

Special

Sept. 18: BATH, the last ArtWalk and drive of the season will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Bath area. 798-6964
Sept. 18: LEWISTON, Michael David Dostie of J. Dostie Jewelers will present a program on his crafted jewelry at 6:30 p.m. at L/A Arts Gallery 5, 49 Lisbon St. $10 782-7228
Sept. 18: NORWAY, a drumming event will be held at 7 p.m. at the First Universalist Church. 928-2046
Sept. 18, 19: OXFORD, the Oxford County Fair with livestock shows, animal pulling events, midway, crafts and food, will be held in Oxford. 743-9594
Sept. 18, 19: RUMFORD, the River Valley Expo will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley High School.
Sept. 19, 20: ANDOVER, the Ellis River Riders Horse Club will hold a show at 9 a.m. at the grounds, Airport Road. Free 392-1012
Sept. 19, 20: AUGUSTA, the Maine Wood Carters and Wildlife Art annual show and competition will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave. $4 655-7382
Sept. 19: BANGOR, the WWE “Smackdown with ECW Live” will be held at 7:30 pm. at Bangor Civic Center Auditorium, 100 Dutton St. $42-$17 947-5555
Sept. 19: BETHEL, the  annual Bethel Harvest Festival and Chowdah Cook-off will be held in the Bethel area. 824-2282
Sept. 19: BETHEL, self-guided barn tours will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bethel area. $10
Sept. 19: BRIDGTON, the ninth annual Loon Echo Hike ‘n’ Bike Trek will be held at 10 a.m. at Shawnee Peak Ski Area. 647-4352
Sept. 19, 20: BUCKFIELD, “Odd Fest 24,” a longer version of Odd Fellow Theater’s “Early Evening Show” beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, will benefit Camp Sunshine. Performing will be Matt and Jason Tardy, Fritz Grobe, Brent McCoy, Michael Trautman, Stacy Carolan and Jackson Gillman. $12/$10/$6. 336-2966
Sept. 19: DURHAM, the third annual benefit quilt/hooked rug show and bake sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Union Church, 744 Royalsborough Road. 319-5866
Sept. 19: FREEPORT, the Chain Stitch Event, a gathering to create and collect handmade knit, crocheted, felted or sewn wearables that will be donated, will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at Freeport Square Gallery, 140 Main St. 865-1616
Sept. 19: LOVELL, superclown Randy Judkins will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Brick Church for the Performing Arts, Christian Hill Road. $10/$5 925-2792
Sept. 19: NEW GLOUCESTER, the R and R Spinners will present a craft demonstration at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26. Free 926-4597
Sept. 19: NEW GLOUCESTER, a guided nature hike will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26. $5/$2 926-4597
Sept. 19: PORTLAND, the third annual Wonder of Wood Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at USM Sullivan Complex, Falmouth Street. Free 781-2982
Sept. 19: SCARBOROUGH, the fourth annual Planet Dog Foundation amateur dog show and cover dog challenge will be held at 1 p.m. at Camp Ketcha, 336 Black Point Road. $12/$5 563-7695
Sept. 20: AUGUSTA, the Maine Academy of Country Music sixth annual Maine’s Hillbilly Heaven induction ceremony and award show will be held at 1 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Eastern Avenue. $10/$8 622-4583
Sept. 20-26: FARMINGTON, the Farmington Fair with midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, harness racing and food will be held in Farmington. 778-6083
Sept. 20: PORTLAND, the WWE “Smackdown and ECW Live” will be held at 5 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center Auditorium. $60-$15 775-3458
Sept. 20: RANGELEY, the fifth annual Fall Festivalwith barbecue, art show and sale, crafts, events for children and food will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Saddleback Maine. 864-5671
Sept. 22: PORTLAND, a poetry/open mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at North Star Cafe, 225 Congress St. $2/$5 699-2994
Sept. 22: WATERVILLE, poet Gerald Stern will present a reading at 7 p.m. at Colby College Miller Library. 859-5283
Sept. 23: LEWISTON, the Androscoggin County Democratic Committee will hold a social/game night at 5 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $5 782-4711

Theater
Sept. 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, Oct. 2, 3, 4: FREEPORT, the Freeport Players will perform “Side Man” at 140 Main St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. 865-9036
Sept. 18-27: 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. 18-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 performances at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and 3 p.m. Oct. 3. $24-$15 885-5883
Sept. 18-20: 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. 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
Sept. 19: PORTLAND, “A Terrible Beauty” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Maine Irish Heritage Center, at State and Gray streets. 780-0118
Sept. 20: PORTLAND, Euripedes’ “Trojan Women” will be performed at 7 p.m. at Portland High School John Ford Auditorium. $15/$5
Sept. 21: PORTLAND, “Sonnets and Soliloquies” will be performed at 5:30 p.m. at Monument Square. 854-0065
Sept. 24, 25, 26, 27, Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “Carousel” at Cumston Hall. 933-9999

Books
Sept. 18: PARIS, Patricia Probert Gott, author of “Horse Tails,” will read from her book at 1 p.m. at Paris Public Library, 37 Market Square. 743-6994
Sept. 20: NEW GLOUCESTER, Thomas Blake, author of “The New Gloucester Book,” will sign copies of his book from 1 to 4 p.m. at New Gloucester Historical Society. 853-2070
Sept. 24: SACO, Roy P. Fairfield and Earlene Ahlquist, authors of “Survival at Work and Home: Saco-Lowell Shops in WWII,” will sign copies of their book at the Dyer Library, 371 Main St. 283-3861

Films

Sept. 18, 19, 20: LEWISTON, “The Proposal” will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday and 2 and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $1
Sept. 18, 20: LEWISTON, “I Am From Titov Veles,” a film about Macedonia, will be shown at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $5 786-6135
Sept. 21: BRUNSWICK, “Joyeux Noel,” about the WWI Christmas Eve ceasefire, will be shown at 7 p.m. at Frontier Cafe at Fort Andross. 371-2077

Lectures
Sept. 21: LEWISTON, N. Scott Momaday, author and Pulitzer Prize winner, will speak on “Heritage, Healing and the Land: The Spiritual Aspect of Landscape” at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Free with ticket. 786-633