LEWISTON — Now in its 19th season, the Maine Jewish Film Festival this year includes Bates College among its Maine venues, along with sites in Portland, Waterville and Brunswick.

The festival events at Bates begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, in Pettengill Hall’s Perry Atrium, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk).

Screenings begin that evening with “Touchdown Israel: Tackle Football in the Holy Land” at 7 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. Three screenings take place the following day, Sunday, March 13, in the Olin Concert Hall: “Once in a Lifetime” at 3 p.m.; “Wedding Doll,” 5 p.m.; and “Dough,” 7 p.m.

At 6:45 p.m. Saturday, prior to the “Touchdown Israel” screening, klezmer musicians Sruli Dresdner and Lisa Mayer will perform in Room 104 of the arts center. The following evening, Mary Rice-DeFosse, professor of French and francophone studies at Bates, will lead a discussion after the screening of “Once in a Lifetime.”

Opening night admission costs $18 general public and $15 for students. Tickets for each screening on March 13 cost $10 for the general public and $8 for seniors and students. To purchase tickets, go to www.brownpapertickets.com or call 800-838-3006.

See a complete festival schedule including featured guest speakers, panelists and special forums at www.mjff.org.

Outside Lewiston, screenings during the week-long film festival take place in Portland at the Nickelodeon Cinemas, Maine College of Art and Portland Museum of Art; in Brunswick at the Frontier Café and Cinema; and in Waterville at the Railroad Square Cinema.

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