Oct. 3: ROCKPORT, husband and wife artists, Gregg Lipton and Sara Crisp will speak at 2 p.m. at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. $3 236-2875

Oct. 5: BANGOR, Maine author, historian and politician Neil Rolde will speak on “Unsettled Past, Unsettled Future: The Story of Maine Indians,” at 6 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Oct. 5: PORTLAND, James Goldman will speak on “Family, Power and Leadership: How Would the Plantagenet Family Measure Up in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election,” at 12:15 p.m. at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Free 774-1043

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 287-6740

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: CAMDEN, author Rod Philbrick will speak at 10 a.m. at the Camden Opera House. $20/$10 338-9517

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. 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: 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. 9: PEMAQUID, Tim Dinsmore iwll speak about the archaeological work he has been conducting on the homestead sites of George Barstow and Nathaniel Bryant, at 10 a.m. at the Fort House, off Rt. 130. Donations 677-2504

Oct. 9: PEMAQUID, Dr. Neill DePaoli will speak on “The Farm by the Falls: An Archaeological Exploration of the Robert Given Farmstead of Pemaquid Falls, Maine,” at 11:15 a.m. at the Fort House, off Rt. 130. Donations 677-2504

Oct. 12: LEWISTON, Charles Plummer will speak about events leading to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at noon at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. $5/$7 753-6510

Oct. 12: ROCKPORT, ceramic artist George Pearlman will speak at noon at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. $3 236-2875

Oct. 13: AUBURN, Lillie Shockney, breast cancer survivor and author, will speak on “The Value of Humor When Confronted With Breast Cancer,” at 7 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn. Free 795-2104

Oct. 13: BANGOR, Klaus Schmidt will speak about his book, “A Spy for Life,” at 6 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Oct. 14: AUGUSTA, Paula T. Work, Ph.D., curator of zoology at Maine State Museum, will speak on “So What Kind of Fossil Can You Find in Maine? at 7 p.m. at Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Free 287-6740

Oct. 14: ROCKPORT, fiber artist Mary Allen Chaisson will speak at 2 p.m. at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. $3 236-2875

Oct. 14: STANDISH, Prof. Kathleen Elrod of Boston College, will speak on “The Democratic Soul in Plato’s Republic: Who Would Socrates Vote For and Why Should You Care?” at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s College of Maine Alfond Hall Auditorium. Free 893-7723