Sept. 12: HALLOWELL, Sarah Helen Harvey will speak about her current show at 7 p.m. at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. 622-3813

Sept. 12: LEWISTON, Peter Singer, a Princeton University philosopher, will speak on “The Changing Ethics of LIfe and Death,” at 8 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. Free 786-6329

Sept. 15: BRUNSWICK, Corine Wegener, curator of decorative arts and retired major in the U.S. Army Reserve, will speak on “The Looting of the Iraq National Museum: A Curator’s Perspective,” at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. Free 725-3276

Sept. 15: BRUNSWICK, Kerry Rodriguez, teacher, artist and researcher, will speak on “The Flight of the Shaman,” at 7 p.m. at Maine Street Art, 141A Maine St. $5/$4 721-0244

Sept. 17: RUMFORD, Tony Jadczak, state apiarist, will speak at 7 p.m. at Mountain Valley High School. 364-0917

Sept. 18: CAMDEN, Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer Prize winning commentator and syndicated columnist, will speak at 4 p.m. at the Camden Opera House. $45/$18 236-2823

Sept. 21: PORTLAND, Bruce McMillan, author of “The Problem With Chickens,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Sept. 22: PORTLAND, Rich Csenge, co-chair of Mainers for Utah Wilderness, will speak on “Wild Utah: America’s Red Rock Wilderness,” at 7 p.m. at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Sept. 23: PORTLAND, Cathie Pelletier, author of “Running the Bulls,” will speak at noon at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. 871-1710

Sept. 23: UNITY, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., author, will speak at 3 p.m. at the outdoor amphitheater at Unity College campus, 90 Quaker Hill Road. 948-3131

Sept. 25: ROCKPORT, Gail Scott, art professor at the University of Maine at Presque Isle will speak on “Marsden Hartley’s Poetic Life and Legacy,” at 2 p.m. at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. 236-2875