Music

Sept. 17: AUBURN, a teen open mic night will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. Free 333-6640

Sept. 17: LEWISTON, Brownstone will perform at 8 p.m. at The Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668

Sept. 17: LEWISTON, the Bald Hill Bluegrass Boys will perform at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

Sept. 17: MONMOUTH, the Coyote Drifters Band will perform at 8 p.m. at Beaver Brook Campground. 549-7438

Sept. 17: PORTLAND, Castlebay will perform at 7 p.m. at Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth St. $10/$8 780-4249

Sept. 17: PORTLAND, Charlie Musselwhite will perform at 9 p.m. at Venue Music Bar, 865 Forest Ave. $25 899-4350

Sept. 17: PORTLAND, the Cringe and Bob Schneider will perform at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. 899-4990

Sept. 18: AUBURN, Lindsey Montana and Smoldering Bones will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Gritty McDuff’s, 68 Main St. 376-2739

Sept. 18: FRYEBURG, Chad and Jeremy will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. $25-$15 935-9232

Sept. 18: LEWISTON, Accent to Power and Blue Khakis Metal will perform at 8 p.m. at The Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668

Sept. 18: LEWISTON, FenderBender will perform at 8 p.m. at Fastbreaks, 1465 Lisbon St.

Sept. 18: LISBON FALLS, the Worumbo Blues Festival will be held from 2 to 10 p.m. at Railroad Restaurant and Tavern, Lisbon Road. $10

Sept. 18: LIVERMORE, three Maine performers will be featured at a benefit concert from 1 to 4 p.m. at Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road. $5 897-4366

Sept. 18: PORTLAND, Smokin’ Joe Kubek will perform at 9 p.m. at Venue Music Bar, 865 Forest Ave. $15 899-4350

Sept. 18: TURNER, Larry Gowell will perform on the fuglehorn and sing from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Turner gazebo. 754-0954

Sept. 19: AUBURN, Drew Heinonen will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Gritty McDuff’s, 68 Main St. 376-2739

Sept. 19: BROWNFIELD, folk artist Rex Fowler and Tom Dean will perform the songs of John Lennon at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road. 935-7292

Sept. 19: BRUNSWICK, the Quintessentials, a string quintet, will perform at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 798-4141

Sept. 19: CARTHAGE, Cantrip, Scottish band, will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445

Sept. 19: FARMINGTON, Maine Mountain Chamber Music will be featured at 3 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. $9/$7 778-7136

Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3: 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. 657-7973

Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3: LEWISTON, karaoke night will be held at 8 p.m. every Sunday at Schemengees Bar and Grille, 551 Lincoln St. 777-1155

Sept. 19: PORTLAND, the Wailers, reggae band, will perform at 9:15 p.m. at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. $22.50/$25 899-4990

Sept. 19: TURNER, Bits and Pieces will perform bluegrass from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Turner gazebo. 754-0954

Sept. 19: UNITY, Attile Vural will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. $10 948-6572

Sept. 20: BROWNFIELD, John Hiatt will perform at the Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road. 935-7292

Sept. 20: LIVERMORE FALLS, Stained Grass will perform from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229

Sept. 21: LIVERMORE FALLS, Silver and Gold will perform from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229

Sept. 21: TURNER, the Perry Family will perform from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Turner gazebo. 754-0954

Sept. 22: LIVERMORE FALLS, Larry Wright will perform from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229

Sept. 22: PORTLAND, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott will perform at 7:30 p.m. at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. $75-$35 347-3075

Sept. 23: AUBURN, Mike Morriw will perform at 8 p.m. at Gritty McDuff’s, 68 Main St. 376-2739

Sept. 23: LEWISTON, Musica Nuova will perform at 7:30 p.m. at DownStage, Canal Street Alley. $10/$12 782-7228

Sept. 23, 30: LEWISTON, a blues jam will be held every Thursday at the Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668

Sept. 23: LIVERMORE FALLS, Lolalee and the Country Bandits will perform from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229

Dance

Sept. 17, 18: POLAND SPRING, Alphie O’Shea and the Lads will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at Poland Spring Resort, Route 26. $15 998-4351

Sept. 17: PORTLAND, a swing dance with music by the Maine Swingin’ DJs will be held at 9 p.m. at North Deering Grange Hall, 1408 Washington Ave. $8 653-5012

Sept. 17, 18: WESTBROOK, a Latin Dance Festival will be held at Pulse, 865 Spring St. $24.99/$64.99

Sept. 18: AUGUSTA, the Coyote Drifters Band will play at a dance at 8:30 p.m. at the Riverback Dance Club. 549-7438

Sept. 18: LISBON, a dance will be held at the VFW Hall. Free 353-2152

Sept. 18, 25: PARIS, a dance with music by the Jones Dance Band will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. $5 743-5723

Sept. 19: 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. 20, 27: DRESDEN, country western line and partner dancing will be held at 7 p.m. at the Dresden Masonic Hall, Route 127. $3/$4 785-4866

Sept. 21: LEWISTON, Aniruddha Knight will perform South Indian dramatic dance at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave. Free 786-6135

Sept. 21, 28: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St. 783-6667

Sept. 22, 29: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003

Sept. 22: PARIS, a square dance will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street. Free 577-6894

Kids

Sept. 18: WILTON, “Fall Family Fun on the Land: Friction Fire, Hot Apple Cider and Corn Husk Dolls,” an event geared towards children age 6 through 12, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Kineowatha Park. 778-6285

Special

Sept. 17: BETHEL, the “Fantastic Food Frenzy,” featuring foods grown and prepared by students and volunteers from Telstar and other educational gardens, will be held at 6 p.m. at Telstar Middle/High School. 824-2136

Sept. 17, 18: BUCKFIELD, “The Early Evening Show” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at Oddfellow Theater, Route 117. $14/$12 336-3306

Sept. 17: KINGFIELD, a craft fair, antique appraisal, antique cars and gourmet lunch will be held at 11 a.m. on the Camden National Bank lawn.

Sept. 17-19: NORTH NEW PORTLAND, the New Portland Lions’s Fair with midway, exhibit hall, animal pull events, crafts and livestock exhibits will be held in North New Portland. 566-5722

Sept. 17-19: OGUNQUIT, “Capriccio,” a townwide festival of art, music, poetry, ballet and architectural tours will be held in the Ogunquit area. 646-6170

Sept. 17, 18: OXFORD, the Oxford County Fair with livestock shows, animal pull events, midway, crafts, exhibits, harness racing and food will be held at the Oxford Fairgrounds, 668 Pottle Road. 743-9594

Sept. 17: PORTLAND, the 10th annual open studio and Latin dance party will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Richard G. Sandifer Photography Gallery and Studio. 761-3916

Sept. 17: PORTLAND, comedian Freddie Stone will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

Sept. 17: POWNAL, a tour of Bradbury Mountain State Park will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. Free 780-4205

Sept. 18: AUBURN, the Park Avenue School PTA fourth annual harvest festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wallingford Apple Orchards. 333-3626

Sept. 18: AUBURN, the Greater Androscoggin Humane Society will hold a “Pet Spa and Adoption Day” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Evergreen Subaru, 774 Center St. 783-2311

Sept. 18: AUGUSTA, the SAM gun auction will be held at 3 p.m. at the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, 205 Church Hill Road. 622-5503

Sept. 18, 19: AUGUSTA, the 24th annual Woodcarving and Wildlife Art Show will be held at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave. Showtimes are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. $4 655-7382

Sept. 18: BETHEL, a Harvest Fest and Chowdah Cook-off with barn tour will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bethel Village Common.

Sept. 18: BETHEL, barn tours will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bethel area. $10 824-2908

Sept. 18: BRIDGTON, a hike ‘n’ bike trek will be held at 8 a.m. at Shawnee Peak Ski Area, 119 Mountain Road. 647-4352

Sept. 18: CAPE ELIZABETH, the second annual Sandsations Sand Sculpting Contest will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Crescent Beach State Park. 772-4784

Sept. 18: DURHAM, a benefit quilt and hooked rug show will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 744 Royalsborough Road.

Sept. 18-Oct. 31: FARMINGTON, a corn maize will be featured at the Bussie York Sandy River Farm, 755 Farmington Falls Road. The hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends and 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 29-30. $8/$4 778-3835

Sept. 18: FREEPORT, the 12th annual “Fall in the Village” art and music festival will be held in the Freeport area. 865-1212

Sept. 18: LIVERMORE, the “Autumn Pie and Arts” event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road. $5 897-4366

Sept. 18-Oct. 31: MECHANIC FALLS, a haunted night ride, corn maze and petting zoo will be held at Harvest Hill Farms. The hours will be Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Sept. 18: NEW GLOUCESTER, a quilt demonstration will be held at 10 a.m. at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26. 926-4597

Sept. 18: OGUNQUIT, the Ogunquit Antique Show and Sale will be held at the Dunaway Center, 23 School St. 646-6170

Sept. 18, 19: RUMFORD, the fifth annual “Missions at the Airport” will be held at the Phil Zinck Airfield, between Route 2 and the Androscoggin River. 562-7167

Sept. 19: FARMINGTON, the 11th annual Miss Farmington Fair Pageant will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Farmington Fairgrounds. 839-5578

Sept. 19-25: FARMINGTON, the Farmington Fair with midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, animal pull events, harness racing and demolition derby will be held at Farmington Fairgrounds, High Street. 778-6083

Sept. 19: RANGELEY, the sixth annual Fall Festival with barbecue, arts and crafts show, handmade quilts and jewelry, pie-eating contest and events for children and will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Saddleback Maine. 623-4177

Sept. 19: WATERVILLE, the Maine Academy of Country Music will present the seventh annual “Maine’s Hillbilly Heaven” induction ceremony and awards show from 1 to 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 21 College Ave. $8/$10 622-4583

Sept. 21: PORTLAND, a spoken word/open mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at North Star Cafe, 225 Congress St. $2

Sept. 23: PORTLAND, the third annual “Harvest on the Harbor” food and wine event will be held at 11 a.m. at Ocean Gateway, 14 Ocean Gateway Pier. 653-0365

Theater

Sept. 17, 18: FARMINGTON, the Sandy River Players Community Theater will hold auditions for “Broadway on the Sandy” from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at UMF Nordica Auditorium. 778-0435

Sept. 17-Oct. 24: OGUNQUIT, “Chicago” will be performed at the Ogunquit Playhouse. $49-$67 646-5511

Sept. 17, 18, 19: PARIS, “Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington” will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. $14-$8 743-8452

Sept. 17-26: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “Seussical: The Musical” at the theater, 420 Cottage Road. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 799-7337

Sept. 17, 18: SANFORD, the Sanford Stage Theatre Company will perform “No Sex Please, We’re British” at 8 p.m. the theater, 1 Hilltop Lane. $12/$8 324-8227

Sept. 17-26: SEBAGO, “Night Sky” will be performed at the Schoolhouse Arts Center, Route 114. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. $12/$15 642-3743

Sept. 19: AUBURN, auditions for “The Katrina Project: Hell and High Water” will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Universalist Church, 169 pleasant St. 783-0461

Sept. 19: FREEPORT, the Freeport Historical Society will hold auditions for “Tales of Freeport’s Past” from 4 to 7 p.m. at the historical society, 45 Main St. 415-6251

Sept. 22, 24, 26: LEWISTON, “The Man With the Flower in His Mouth” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 22 and 24, and at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 26 at L/A DownStage, Canal Street Alley. $10/$12 782-7228

Sept. 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, Oct. 1, 2, 3: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “The Pirates of Penzance” at Cumston Hall. 933-9999

Books

Sept. 18: FARMINGTON, Cynthia Lord, author of “Touch Blue, will sign copies of her book at 2 p.m. at Devaney Doak and Garrett Booksellers, 193 Broadway. 778-3454

Sept. 21: AUBURN, author Richard Cohen will present a program at 2 p.m. at the Auburn Public Library. 333-6640

Sept. 23: FARMINGTON, Andre Dubus III, author of “House of Sand and Fog,” will read from his work and give a book signing at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free.

Films

Sept. 17, 18: LEWISTON, “Adrift” will be shown at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St. $5 786-6135

Sept. 23: BATH, “Criss-Cross,” starring Burt Lancaster, and “Chinatown” with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, will be shown at 7 p.m. at Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St. $5 443-8330

Lectures

Sept. 17: LEWISTON, photographer David Hill will speak about how he used his art as a tool for healing and recovery from cancer at 6 p.m. at L/A Arts Gallery 5, 49 Lisbon St. Free 782-7228

Sept. 21: LEWISTON, Nancy Bauer, professor of philosophy at Tufts University, will speak about self-objectification by women at 4:30 p.m. at Bates College Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road. Free 786-6330

Sept. 22: FARMINGTON, Donna Karno will speak on “Charter Schools: Where Did They Come From And Why AreThey So Controversial?” at 11:45 a.m. at UMF Roberts Learning Center. Free 778-7119