Oct. 6: BRUNSWICK, basketball hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will speak on “Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes,” at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Morrell Gymnasium. Free 725-3375

Oct. 6: FARMINGTON, Eric Haase, trumpet, Cynthia Harkleroad, French horn, Ray Phillips, trumpet, Ron Small, tuba, Brian Strothmann, trombone and Leon Harkleroad, piano, will perform at 12:15 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. Donations 778-7136

Oct. 3-10: FRYEBURG, the Fryeburg Fair, with exhibit halls, museum, harness racing, livestock shows and more, will be held. 935-3268

Oct. 6: LEWISTON, Presbyterian minister Marvin M. Ellison will speak on “Is Christianity a Heterosexual Religion? Lessons From the Same-Sex Marriage Debate,” at 7 p.m. at Bates College Muskie Archives, Campus Avenue. Free 786-8272

Oct. 6, 7: LEWISTON, L/A Arts presents “Good Bye, Lenin,” German film with subtitles, at 7 p.m. at Central Maine Community College, 1350 Turner St. $5/$7 782-7228

Oct. 6: PORTLAND, “Erntedankfest,” a German Harvest Festival, will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Oct. 6: CAMDEN, author Rod Philbrick will speak at 10 a.m. at the Camden Opera House. $20/$10 338-9517
Oct. 6: AUGUSTA, Bruce J. Bourque, Ph.D., chief archaeologist and curator of Ethnography, Maine State Museum and author, will speak about the prehistory of Maine at 7 p.m. at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Free 287-6740Tomorrow

Oct. 7: CASCO, Mary “Pixie” Williams, a specialist in aquatic plants, will speak on “Invasive Lake Plants and Native Flora int he Region’s Lakes,” at 7 p.m. at the Casco Town Hall, Rt. 121.Free 767-4682

Oct. 7: DAMARISCOTTA, “Song of the Drum: The Petroglyphs of Maine,” will be shown at 7 p.m. at Round Top Center for the Arts, Business Rt. 1. Free 563-1507

Oct. 7, 8: GREENE, the film “America’s Amazing Places,” will be narrated by Bob DeLoss at 7 p.m. on Thursday and 2 and 7 p.m. on Friday at Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

Oct. 7: STANDISH, Bishop Richard Malone of the Diocese of Portland will speak on “How Do Our Beliefs Influence Our Political Decisions?! at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s College of Maine Alfond Hall auditorium. Free 893-7723

Oct. 7: PORTLAND, pianist Frank Glazer will perform at noon at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 775-3356