Music

April 22: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the University of Maine Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. Free 633-5159

April 22: BRUNSWICK, the “World Music Extravaganza” will be held at 7 p.m. at the Frontier Cafe at Fort Andross. $10/$12 725-5222

April 22: BRUNSWICK, Brian Patricks will perform at 8:30 p.m. at O’Shea’s, 94 Main St. $3 713-2541

April 22: BRUNSWICK, the First Parish Choir will perform at 3 p.m. at First Parish Church. Free 729-7331

April 22: GORHAM, the Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $6/$3 780-5555

April 22: LEWISTON, the Juke Joint Devils will perform at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

April 22: LEWISTON, Matt and the Barnburners will perform at 8 p.m. at The Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668

April 22: LISBON, “I Know My Redeemer Lives” cantata will be held at 7 p.m. at Open Door Baptist Church, 26 Gartley St. 353-2268

April 22: LIVERMORE, a karaoke night with Damon Rodzen will be held at 8 p.m. at the Clubhouse Tavern.

April 22: PORTLAND, Caravan of Thieves will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $15/$12 761-1757

April 22: PORTLAND, the New Mastersounds will perform at 8 p.m. at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. $25-$12 837-8849

April 22: TURNER, an open-mic night will be held at Fore Seasons Restaurant and Lounge.

April 22: UNITY, Olas will perform folk, rock, Arabic and Afro-Cuban sounds at 7:30 p.m. at Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St.$15 680-5819

April 22: WILTON, folk singer Bill Berlinghoff will perform at 7 p.m. at Baker’s Market Cafe, 285 Main St. Donations 779-9026

April 23: FREEPORT, three high-school bands will be featured at a benefit concert at 7 p.m. at Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. $10/$12 795-4070

April 23: JAY, Country Jim and Paula will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall. $5

April 23: LEWISTON, the Half Moon Jug Band will perform at a benefit at 7 p.m. at the Lewiston Elks Lodge, 1675 Lisbon St. $5 1-866-655-7171

April 23: LEWISTON, Black Cat Road will perform at 8 p.m. at The Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668

April 23: LIVERMORE, Midlife Crisis will perform at 8 p.m. at Clubhouse Tavern. $5

April 23: NAPLES, the Brookside Blues Band will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Tiki Bar.

April 23: PARIS, the acoustic trio Mark Peterson Project will perform at 7 p.m. at Smilin’ Moose, 10 Market Square. 739-6006

April 23: PORTLAND, Milagres, Milkman’s Union and Husband and Wife will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $10 761-1757

April 23: PORTLAND, Cake will perform at 8 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $35 956-6001

April 23: PORTLAND, Spose will perform at 8 p.m. at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. $20-$10 837-8849

April 24, May 1, 8: 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

April 24, May 1, 8: LEWISTON, karaoke night will be held at 8 p.m. every Sunday at Schemengees Bar and Grille, 551 Lincoln St. 777-1155

April 24: WATERVILLE, the Colby Collegium Chamber Singers and Players will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Lorimer Chapel.

April 25: GORHAM, the USM Trombone Studio Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. Free 780-5256

April 25: PORTLAND, “Decompression Chamber Music” will be held at 6 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $10/$12 761-1757

April 25: PORTLAND, a music industry and community night will be held at 7 p.m. at Portland Music Foundation, 58 Alder St. Free 956-0001

April 26: BROWNFIELD, John Popper and the Duskray Troubadours will perform at 8 p.m. at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road. 935-7292

April 26: FARMINGTON, the Air Band Competition will be held at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

April 26: PORTLAND, the Bad Plus will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $30/$35 761-1757

April 27: CARTHAGE, Cape Breton fiddler Colin Grant, with Jason MacDonald and Adam Young, will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $15 562-4445

April 27: LEWISTON, student composer Alex Koster will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. 786-6330

April 28: BROWNFIELD, Shawn Mullins will perform at 8 p.m. at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road. 935-7292

April 28: GORHAM, the USM Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $6/$3 780-5555

April 28, May 5: LEWISTON, a blues jam will be held at 8 p.m. every Thursday at The Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668

April 28: PORTLAND, Heather Maloney will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $10 761-1757

April 28: UNITY, Cape Breton fiddler Colin Grant, with Jason MacDonald and Adam Young, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. $15 948-7469

Dance

April 23: AUBURN, a dance and karaoke, with Jean Louis, will be held at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 71 South Main St. Free 782-1118

April 23: JAY, a country music thank-you dance, with music by Country Jim Palmer and Paula Kieser, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Jewell Street.

April 23, 30: 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

April 25: AUBURN, Zumba Clubbing will be held at 7 p.m. at Club Texas, 150 Center St. $3 312-2277

April 25, May 2: 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

April 27, 28: BRUNSWICK, “Evening of Dance,” an independent study by Bowdoin students, will be held at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Memorial Hall. Free with ticket 725-3375

April 27, May 4: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003

April 27: MECHANIC FALLS, Zumba Clubbing will be held at 6 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 312-2277

Kids

April 22, 23: AUGUSTA, the 58th annual Kora Shrine Circus will be held at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, and 9:30 a.m. and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. $12-$5 626-2400

April 23: ALNA, the “Easter Express,” with steam train rides and family activities, will be held from noon to 3 p.m. starting from the Sheepscot Station. $3/$2 882-4193

April 23: OTISFIELD, an Easter egg hunt for ages 12 and under will be held at 11 a.m. at Otisfield Community School.

April 23: OXFORD, an Easter egg hunt and party for Oxford residents will be held at 10 a.m. at Oxford Recreation Center.

April 23: WEST PARIS, an Easter egg hunt will be held for toddlers through first-graders at 9 a.m. at the West Paris Public Library, 226 Main St.

Special

April 22: LEWISTON, the Bucky Lewis Show, one-man comedy and music performer, will be held at 6 p.m. at Marco’s Restaurant, 12 Mollison Way. $38.95 783-0336

April 22, 23: PORTLAND, “Dark Follies,” a vaudeville style variety show, will be held at 8 p.m. at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd. $12/$10 899-3993

April 23: AUBURN, a “Sell Your Jewelry” event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 588 Minot Ave. 783-2561

April 23: BAR HARBOR, an Earth Day Fest will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at College of the Atlantic.

April 23: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the “Boothbay Fishermen’s Festival Craft Show” will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Fire Station, 11 Howard St. 633-2404

April 23: BRUNSWICK, Lisa Stanley will present a program on “Kalapa Ikebana,” Japanese flower arranging, at 7 p.m. at the Shambhala Meditation Center, 19 Mason St. $10 749-2548

April 23: FARMINGTON, a downtown yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the District Court parking lot, Main Street. 779-7742

April 23: GORHAM, the “Chamber Music Awards” event will be held at 5 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. 780-5555

April 23: OWLS HEAD, the annual “Kites, Bikes and Trikes Family Festival” will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Owls Head Transportation Museum. 594-4418

April 23: PARIS, a benefit Chinese auction will be held at 5 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.

April 23: ROCKLAND, the “Spring Bunny Special” will be held at 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. at Maine Eastern Railroad. $17-$2 596-6725

April 23: SABATTUS, an “Olympian Fascar” event will be held at 1:30 p.m. at community Baptist Church, Main Street. 375-4337

April 23: TURNER, the “TPL Celebrates Spring” benefit, with Easter bonnet parade at 1 p.m., will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Turner Public Library. 225-2030

April 23: WATERVILLE, “Eggs-Ploring Art,” with a scavenger hunt and egg-decorating event, will be held at 10 a.m. at Colby College Museum of Art. 859-5613

April 24: PORTLAND, Boston comedian Amy Tee will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd. 899-3993

April 26: PORTLAND, the Port Veritas 2011 poetry slam team finals competition will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Local Sprouts. $5

April 27: FARMINGTON, a “Tea at Four” party will be held at 4 p.m. at the Franklin Memorial Hospital Bass Room. 897-2212

April 28, 29: AUBURN, the Edward Little High School variety show will be held at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Auditorium, Academy Street. $8/$5

April 28-May 1: FRYEBURG, the 21st annual National Belted Galloway and Pride of the Pines Hereford sale and youth show will be held at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds. 935-2248

April 28: PORTLAND, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Trivia Night” will be held at 8 p.m. at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. Free 899-4990

Theater

April 22, 23: AUBURN, “The Event 2011” will be performed at the East Auburn Baptist Church, 560 Park Ave. Showtimes are 7 p.m. April 22, 2 and 7 p.m. April 23. 782-0348

April 22, 23, 24: FREEPORT, the Freeport Family Performing Arts will perform “Adventures With Peter Pan” at Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. $10/$5 415-6251

April 22, 23, 28, 29, 30: LEWISTON, Out of The Box Theater will perform “A Walk In the Woods” at 7:30 p.m. at DownStage at L/A Arts, 5 Canal St. Alley. $10/$12 782-7228

April 22-29: PORTLAND, the 10th annual Maine Playwrights Festival of short plays will be held at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. $16/$14 854-0065

April 22-24: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform “Halpern and Johnson” at the theater, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $37-$14 774-0465

April 27: PORTLAND, “Teen Shakespeare Showcase” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Free/$5 donation 854-0065

April 28, 29, 30: DIXFIELD, “Love at the Cafe” will be performed at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 2 p.m. Saturday at Dirigo High School.

April 28: PORTLAND, “Macbeth” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Free/$5 donation 854-0065

Books

April 23: AUBURN, a book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St.

April 23: AUBURN, Elliott Epstein, author of “Lucifer’s Child,” will sign copies of his book from noon to 3 p.m. at Waldenbooks at the Auburn Mall, 550 Center St.

April 23: BRUNSWICK, a used book and music sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 15 Pleasant St. 319-7584

April 26: FARMINGTON, Melissa Coleman, author of “This Life is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres and a Family Undone,” will sign copies of her book at 7 p.m. at Devaney Doak and Garrett Booksellers, 193 Broadway. 778-3454

April 26: LEWISTON, Dinaw Mengestu will give a reading at 7 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. Free 786-6202

April 26: PORTLAND, Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of “One Was a Soldier,” will sign copies of her book at 6 p.m. at the USM Bookstore. 780-4200

Films

April 22: AUBURN, “How to Train Your Dragon” will be shown at 1 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

April 22: BRUNSWICK, “Including Samuel” will be shown at 1 p.m. at Bowdoin College Smith Auditorium. Free 725-3375

April 22: GARDINER, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” will be shown at 2 p.m. at Gardiner Public Library, 152 Water St. Free 582-3312

April 23: GARDINER, “Yogi Bear” will be shown at 10 a.m. at Gardiner Public Library, 152 Water St. Free 582-3312

April 23: WATERVILLE, “Coal Country,” a dramatic look at modern coal mining, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at Colby College Arey Building.

April 25: FARMINGTON, “True Grit” will be shown at 8 p.m. at UMF Amphitheater. Free 778-7346

April 26: AUBURN, “Tonight and Every Night” will be shown at 2 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 50 cents. 333-6640

April 27: BRUNSWICK, “Song of the Drum: The Petroglyphs of Maine” will be shown at 4 p.m. at Bowdoin College Sills Hall. Free 725-3782

April 28, 30, May 3: BRUNSWICK, “Memphis” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at Brunswick 10, 19 Gurnet Road.

April 28: PORTLAND, the fourth annual “Paddlers Film Fest” and silent auction will be held at 5 p.m. at the Eastland Hotel. $15-$10 761-8225

Lectures

April 26: BRUNSWICK, Jeremy Litchfield, founder of Maine’s own ATAYNE athletic gear, will speak at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Buck Center. Free 725-3375

April 26: WATERVILLE, Dr. Robert Ulanowicz, professor emeritus of theoretical ecology with the University of Maryland’s Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, will speak about why conventional techniques fail at 7 p.m. at Colby College Olin Science Center.

April 27: BRUNSWICK, Dennis Looney, professor of Italian and classics, University of Pittsburgh,” will speak on “Freedom Readers: The African American Reception of Dante’s Divine Comedy” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. Free 725-3272

April 27: BRUNSWICK, Joseph Taylor, specialist in environmental history and the history of the American West, will speak on “Pilgrims of the Vertical: Yosemite Rock Climbing and the Nature of Risk” at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Searles Science Building. Free 725-3396

April 28: BRUNSWICK, Eda Cufer, dramaturge, curator and writer, will speak on “Art Between Communism and Globalism: Re-imagining the State” at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. Free 725-3370