Music

Nov. 6: BATH, David Wells, sax and Tony Gaboury, guitar, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373
Nov. 6: GORHAM, Laura Kargul will perform on the piano at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $15-$5 780-5555
Nov. 6: LEWISTON, Frank Glazer will perform on the piano at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135
Nov. 6: WESTBROOK, the Distributors will perform at 9 p.m. at Zackery’s at Holiday Inn, 81 Riverside St. $3 863-4780
Nov. 7: AUBURN, Dirty McCurdy will perform at 9:15 p.m. at Club Texas, 150 Center St. 784-7785
Nov. 7: BRUNSWICK, the DaPonte String Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. $25/$22 798-4141
Nov. 7: GREENE, Christian singer Stephanie Israelson will perform at 7 p.m. at the Greene Baptist Church. Free 946-5505
Nov. 7: LEWISTON, the Maine Music Society Battle of the Blends XVI will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $20 782-7228
Nov. 7: LISBON FALLS, a karaoke night will be held at 8:30 pm. at Railroad Pub, 697 Lisbon Ave. 353-6069
Nov. 7: LIVERMORE, the LaClaires will perform at 7 p.m. at the North Livermore Baptist Church, 555 Federal Road. Donations
Nov. 7: MONMOUTH, a free gospel concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the South Monmouth Baptist Church, 163 South Monmouth Road. 933-2158
Nov. 7: NEW GLOUCESTER, Sean Mencher and his Rhythm Kings will perform at 7:30 p.m. at New Gloucester Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road. $10/$5 926-3161
Nov. 7: PORTLAND, a benefit evening of Broadway songs will be held at 7 p.m. at Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St. $50/$20 807-2458
Nov. 7: PORTLAND, Color Blind Band will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343
Nov. 8: FREEPORT, Smokin’ Joe Kubek and Bnois King will perform blues at 8 p.m. at Venue Music Bar and Bistro, 5 Depot St. $15 865-1780
Nov. 8, 15, 22: 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
Nov. 8, 15, 22: LEWISTON, karaoke night will be held at 8 p.m. every Sunday at Schemengees Bar and Grille, 551 Lincoln St. 777-1155
Nov. 8: LIVERMORE FALLS, the Opus One Big Band will perform at 6 p.m. at Eaton Memorial United Methodist Church, 28 Church St. Donations 897-3063
Nov. 8: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform “Great Stories to Tell” at 2:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $70-$20 842-0800
Nov. 8: PORTLAND, the Italian Heritage Concert Band will perform at 2 p.m. at the Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland St. $5/$3 781-8284
Nov. 8: SALEM, A and E Hill Country Music presents “A Tribute to Veterans Past and Present” at 1 p.m. at Mt. Abram High School cafeteria. 897-3165
Nov. 8: TOPSHAM, fiddle concerts will be held at 12:30 p.m. at HeartSpeak Studio, 56 Elm St. $5/$12 332-3459
Nov. 8: WATERVILLE, the Colby College Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Lorimer Chapel. 859-5671
Nov. 10: FARMINGTON, Simoneau and Chase will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 713-5702
Nov. 10: LEWISTON, the Ahmad Hassan Muhammad Trio will perform jazz at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135
Nov. 10: LEWISTON, the Folk Arts Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $10/$5 689-2000
Nov. 10: MONMOUTH, singer Maria Muldaur will perform at a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. at Cumston Hall. $17 933-9999
Nov. 10: PORTLAND, the Yamato Drummers of Japan will perform at 7 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $40-$28 842-0800
Nov. 10: WILTON, Doug and Sherri Walrath will perform at a benefit tea at 1:30 p.m. at the Congregational Church, Main Street. $5
Nov. 11: CARTHAGE, the Folk Arts Quartet will perform 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10/$5 562-4445
Nov. 11: LEWISTON, a musical tribute to veterans will be held at 9:30 a.m. at the Lewiston Armory, Central Avenue. 225-3285
Nov. 11: SCARBOROUGH, the Rustic Overtones will perform at 5:30 p.m. at Bull Moose Scarborough, 456 Payne Road. 775-2126
Nov. 12, 19: LEWISTON, a blues jam will be held every Thursday starting at 8 p.m. at the Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668
Nov. 12: SCARBOROUGH, the Fabulous Thunderbirds will perform at 8 p.m. at the Landing at Pine Point, 353 Pine Point Road. $50 774-4527
Nov. 12: UNITY, the Folk Arts Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts. $11/$10 948-3131

Dance

Nov. 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 22: GORHAM, ballroom dance parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267
Nov. 6: MECHANIC FALLS, Roadhouse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211
Nov. 6, 13, 20: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002
Nov. 6, 13, 20: PORTLAND, country dancing will be held every Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584
Nov. 6: PORTLAND, Lex and Joe Blues Swing will play at a swing dance at 9 p.m. at North Deering Grange Hall, 1408 Washington Ave. $10 653-5012
Nov. 6: SCARBOROUGH, a dance party, with music by Sly-Chi, will be held at the Landing at Pine Point, 353 Pine Point Road. $12.50 774-4527
Nov. 7: AUBURN, Dirty McCurdy will play at a dance at Club Texas, 130 Center St. 784-7785
Nov. 7: MECHANIC FALLS, Bob Elston and the Roadrangers will play at a dance at 8 p.m. the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211
Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28: PARIS, the Jones Dance Band will play at a dance at 7 p.m. at South Paris Legion Hall, Church Street. $5 743-5723
Nov. 7, 14, 21: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002
Nov. 7: RUMFORD, Road House will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 13 Oxford Ave. 369-0519
Nov. 8: LEWISTON, the Knights of Columbus singles and couples dance, for ages 21 and over, with music by the Patio Cowboys, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $8 784-0389
Nov. 8: PORTLAND, the Portland Ballet will present “L’Histoire du Soldat” (a Soldier’s Tale) at 2:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. 842-0800
Nov. 10, 17: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St. 783-6667
Nov. 11, 18: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003
Nov. 11, 18: PORTLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584
Nov. 11, 18: PORTLAND, line dancing will be held at 7 p.m. at Club 188, Warren Avenue. 653-3857
Nov. 12: RUMFORD, Noel and Don will play at a dance at 7 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 13 Oxford Ave. 369-0519

Kids
Nov. 6: PORTLAND, Portland firefighters will present a program on fire safety at 10:30 a.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234
Nov. 6: PORTLAND, authors and illustrators will appear from 5 to 7 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 541-7531
Nov. 7: LEWISTON, Marcus Gale will perform at 10:30 a.m. at the Toy Library, 134 College St. Free 782-1112
Nov. 12: LEWISTON, the “Peek-a-Boo” puppet show will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Toy Library, 134 College St. 782-1112

Special

Nov. 6: BUCKFIELD, Matthew and Jason Tardy, performing as TWO, will present high-tech juggling, fire eating, physical comedy and more at 7 pm. at Buckfield High School Auditorium. $8/$4 336-2151
Nov. 6: FARMINGTON, the Mt. Blue Curtain Raisers will present improv comedy at 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Blue High School Auditorium. $3 778-0356
Nov. 6: LEWISTON, the fourth annual Chefs Soiree will be held at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Nutrition Center of Maine, 208 Bates St. $100 777-8863
Nov. 6: PORTLAND, a trio of funny moms will present a program at “Mama’s Night out” at 8 p.m. at USM Abromson Center. $25/$35 774-2200
Nov. 6: PORTLAND, comedian Tom Clark will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343
Nov. 6: WESTBROOK, a night of improv comedy will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Acorn Studio Theater, 90 Bridge St. $5 854-0065
Nov. 7: AUBURN, the Woman’s Literary Union Winterberry Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the clubhouse, 19 Elm St. 783-9485
Nov. 7: AUBURN, a Christmas fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Barker Mill Arms, 143 Mill St. 783-8826
Nov. 7: AUBURN, comedian Johnny Pizzi will perform at 8 p.m. at Fireside Inn and Suites, 1777 Washington St. $14/$12 777-1777
Nov. 7: AUGUSTA, the national “Free to Breathe” walk will be held at 11 a.m. at the State House. 622-6155
Nov. 7, 8: BANGOR, the United Maine Craftsmen 21st annual show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Bangor Civic Center Auditorium. $1.50 621-2818
Nov. 7: FARMINGTON, the UMF annual arts and crafts fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. 778-7344
Nov. 7: FREEPORT, the fall fair and open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road. 865-3900
Nov. 7: JAY, the annual holiday food and craft sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Jay Grange Hall. 645-4628
Nov. 7: LEWISTON, the Delta Kappa Gamma “Teddy Bear Fair” will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lewiston High School gym, 156 East Ave. 783-6443
Nov. 7: LEWISTON, the Bates Street Senior Housing fall craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 pm. at 250 Bates St. 689-3386
Nov. 7: LIVERMORE FALLS, a Comedy Revue will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Murray Hall.$12 592-1807
Nov. 7: MEXICO, the “Christmas in the Green” fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mexico Congregational United Church of Christ, Main Street.
Nov. 7: MEXICO, a Christmas fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Green Church. 369-0418
Nov. 7: MINOT, the “Susanna’s Treasures” fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 pm. at the Minot Methodist Church. 345-9795
Nov. 7: NAPLES, the 19th annual “Holly Berry” craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake Region High School, 1877 Roosevelt Trail. 221-0319
Nov. 7: NORWAY, Birdie Googins, the Marden’s Lady, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church, 205 Main St. $10 743-2290
Nov. 7: PARIS, a craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Maine Veterans Home, 477 High St. 743-5723
Nov. 7: PORTLAND, the Lipizzaner Stallions will perform at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center. $30-$23.50 775-3458
Nov. 7: PORTLAND, the 35th annual Art Auction will be held at 6 p.m. at Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA. $40/$70 699-5016
Nov. 7: RUMFORD, the second annual craft and food fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. 357-3289
Nov. 7: WALES, a craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oak Hill High School. 375-4950
Nov. 8: LISBON, a craft sale will be held at 7 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, 10 Webster Road.
Nov. 8: MECHANIC FALLS, the Down East Country Music Association country legends and memorials awards show will be held at noon at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $7 793-8884
Nov. 8, 22: PORTLAND, Psychic Sunday will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Days Inn, 461 Maine Mall Road. $3 286-1427
Nov. 8: SALEM, the A and E Hill Country Music will hold a “Tribute to Veterans Past and Present” from 1 to 3 p.m. at Mt. Abram High School cafeteria. Donations
Nov. 10: PORTLAND, Brother Ali, hip-hop emcee and producer, will sign copies of his CDs at 6 p.m. at Portland Bull Moose, 151 Middle St. 775-2126
Nov. 10: WELLS, the Maine fifth annual “Go Red for Women” event, about heart health for women, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at York County Community College. 756-6025
Nov. 11: LEWISTON, a Veterans Day community prayer service will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus St.
Nov. 12: PORTLAND, an evening with artist Paul Chan will be held at 7:30 pm. at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. 828-5600

Theater

Nov. 6-8: BATH, “Bad Day at Gopher’s Breath” will be performed by Studio Theatre of Bath at 880 Washington St. 443-2418
Nov. 6-8: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform “Dracula” at the theater, 14 School St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $12 729-8584
Nov. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14: HALLOWELL, Gaslight Theater will perform “Rabbit Hole” at Hallowell City Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $10/$8 626-2698
Nov. 6, 7, 8: SCARBOROUGH, the Oak Hill Players from Scarborough High School will perform “Thoroughly Modern Millie” at Scarborough High School Winslow Homer Auditorium, 11 Municipal Drive. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $7/$9 730-5000
Nov. 7, 8: AUBURN, “Hidden: A Gender” by Kate Bornstein, will be performed at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. $10 783-0461
Nov. 7: OXFORD, Murder for Hire will present the murder mystery dinner/theater production “Politics Can Be Murder” at 6:30 p.m. at Oxford Recreation Center. $50 539-4586
Nov. 8, 9: LEWISTON, auditions for “The Sound of Music” will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. 689-2000
Nov. 8, 9: MONMOUTH, the Monmouth Community Players will hold auditions for “Love, Sex and the I.R.S.” at 6 p.m. at Cumston Hall. 377-3557
Nov. 8-15: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “The Gin Game” at the theater, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m- Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $36-$13 774-0465
Nov. 8-22: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “Frost/Nixon” 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 and 7:30 pm. Nov. 4 and 3 p.m. Nov. 14. $28-$15 885-5883
Nov. 8-15: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “The Rocky Horror Show” at the theater, 420 Cottage Road. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, with a special show at 11 p.m. on Oct. 31. 799-7337
Nov. 12, 13, 15, 16: LEWISTON, “All the World’s a Grave” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 13, 15 and 16 and 1 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Bates College Gannett Theater. $6/$3 786-6161
Nov. 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22: NORWAY, Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association will perform “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” at the Norway Grange Theater, Whitman Street. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Nov. 12, 13, , 15, 1619, 20 and 21 and 2 p.m. Nov. 15 and 22. 743-8289

Books
Nov. 6: BRUNSWICK, Dahlov Ipcar, author of “Hardscrabble Harvest,” will sign copies of her book from 10 a.m. to noon at Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive. 846-3344
Nov. 7: AUBURN, a book sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640
Nov. 10: LEWISTON, a reading of “Dreaming in Cuban” by Christina Garcia, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. 513-3119

Films
Nov. 6, 8: LEWISTON, “Song From the Southern Seas” will be shown at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $5 786-6135
Nov. 6, 7, 8: LEWISTON, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $1
Nov. 9: FARMINGTON, “The Kite Runner,” a film from the Muslim world, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at UMF Roberts Learning Center. Free 778-7341
Nov. 9: FARMINGTON, films from the Muslim world will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at UMF Roberts Learning Center. Free 778-7341
Nov. 10; BRUNSWICK, “Money-Driven Medicine: What’s Wrong with American Healthcare and How To Get it Right” will be shown at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. Free 798-4173
Nov. 11: FARMINGTON, “The Way We Get By,” about the work of three elderly greeters at the Bangor airport, will be shown at 7 p.m. at UMF Roberts Learning Center. Free 778-7258
Nov. 12, 14: BRUNSWICK, “Beyond the Berlin Wall: A Retrospective 20 Years Later” will be shown at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. Free 725-3357

Lectures
Nov. 6: BRUNSWICK, Christine Payne, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Georgia Tech, will speak on “Imaging Dynamic Events Inside Living Cells” at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Druckenmiller Hall. Free 725-3218
Nov. 6: PORTLAND, David Swanson, national activist and author, will speak on “Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine” at 7 p.m. at 170 Park St. 646-5431
Nov. 7: BRUNSWICK, Ben Vinson, III, professor of Latin American history and director of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University, will speak on “Blackness Beyond Borders: Reflections on the Shared History of Race in Mexico and the U.S.” at 1:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Searles Science Building. Free 725-3956
Nov. 8: POLAND, author Robert Chapman will speak at 7 p.m. at Ricker Library, 1211 Maine St. 998-4390
Nov. 11: PORTLAND, Dr. Jerry LaSala will speak about “The 2,000 Year Old Astronomical Computer” at 7 p.m. at the Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth St. Donations 780-4249
Nov. 12: BRUNSWICK, geophysicist Don Perovich will speak on “Sunlight, Sea Ice and Water: Climate Change and the Arctic Sea Ice Cover” at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Cleaveland Hall. Free 798-4173
Nov. 12: LEWISTON, Liah Greenfeld, an authority on the causes and implications of rising rates of mental illness, will speak on “The Burden of Our time: Mental Illness in Contemporary America” at 4:10 p.m. at Bates College Pettengill Hall, 4 Andres Road. Free 786-6330