Music

Sept. 25: AUBURN, Middle Eastern Night with the Okbari Band and belly dancers will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041
Sept. 25: BATH, Angela Plato, trumpet/vocals, and Ahmad Hassan Muhammad, keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373
Sept. 25: BRUNSWICK, pianist James Parakilas, violist Mary Hunter and cellist Steven Witkin will perform at 4 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 798-4141
Sept. 25: GORHAM, “Brahms and his Three Muses” will be performed at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $15-$5 780-5555
Sept. 25: LEWISTON, South China of Biddeford and Seymour of Portland will perform at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344
Sept. 25: NORWAY, an open-mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at First Universalist Church, 479 Main St. $3 935-4505
Sept. 25: PORTLAND, Gordon Bok will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $18/$20 761-1757
Sept. 25: PORTLAND, Motor Booty Affair will perform at 9 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. $10 221-2343
Sept. 26: AUBURN, Down the Road Apiece, the duo of Kathy Card and Lindsey Montana, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041
Sept. 26: FARMINGTON, Maine Mountain Chamber Music will be featured at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. $9/$7 645-2157
Sept. 26: GARDINER, Jones and Boyce, a song-and-dance team, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. $16/$10 582-7144
Sept. 26: GORHAM, an old-fashioned outdoor concert with the USM Concert Band will be held at 1 p.m. outside Corthell Concert Hall. Free 780-5555
Sept. 26: LEWISTON, the Maine Music Society string ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. 782-7228
Sept. 26: LEWISTON, Renee Arozqueta and the band Graph will perform at 9 p.m. at She Doesn’t Like Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344
Sept. 26: LISBON FALLS, karaoke night will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Railroad Pub, 697 Lisbon Ave. 353-6069
Sept. 26: NORTH YARMOUTH, Dirty McCurdy will perform at 8 p.m. at Harmony Hall, 343 Gray Road. 657-4300
Sept. 26, Oct. 3: POLAND SPRING, the Bushwhacker and the Pete and Howie Show will be presented at 8 p.m. at Poland Spring Resort. $10 998-4351
Sept. 26: PORTLAND, John Hammond, Sam Jones and Sara Cox will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $25/$28 761-1757
Sept. 26, 27: SCARBOROUGH, a salute to “Vintage Las Vegas” will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Landing at Pine Point, 353 Pine Point Road. $30/$25 774-4527
Sept. 26: UNITY, Twiddle will perform at 9 p.m. at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts. $15 948-3131
Sept. 26: WATERVILLE, the Colby Jazz Band will perform at 6 p.m. at Colby College Bixler Art and Music Center.
Sept. 26: WATERVILLE, the Family Homecoming Weekend Concert will be presented at 9 p.m. at Colby College Cotter Union. 859-5671
Sept. 27: BRUNSWICK, Pete Kilpatrick will perform at 7 pm. at the Gelato Fiasco, 74 Maine St. Free 607-4002
Sept. 27: CARTHAGE, Nadia Birkenstock, Celtic harp master, will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445
Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11: 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, Route 100. 657-7973
Sept. 27, Oct. 4, 11: LEWISTON, karaoke night will be held at 8 p.m. every Sunday at Schemengees Bar and Grille, 551 Lincoln St. 777-1155
Sept. 27: HALLOWELL, a cappella singing groups will perform at a benefit concert at 3 p.m. at Old South Congregational Church, 135 Second St. Free/Donations 622-1273
Sept. 27: LISBON FALLS, Back to Basics will perform from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the MTM Park, School Street. 353-3000
Sept. 27: MECHANIC FALLS, the fifth annual Coming Together in Country Music show and dinner will be held at noon at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10/$5 784-0596
Sept. 27: PORTLAND, Con Fullam will perform at a CD release party at 4 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $8 761-1757
Sept. 28: SCARBOROUGH, State Radio will perform at its album release celebration at 7 p.m. at Bull Moose Scarborough. 775-2126
Sept. 29: LEWISTON, Dave Gunning, singer-songwriter, will perform at 7 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $10/$5 689-2000
Sept. 30: CARTHAGE, Dave Gunning, singer-songwriter, will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, Highland Drive. $10/$5 562-4445
Oct. 1: FARMINGTON, an open-mic night will be held at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346
Oct. 1: FREEPORT, the Royal River Chorus will perform at a Family and Friends night at 7:30 p.m. at Freeport High School Performing Arts Center. Free/donations 1-877-293-7464
Oct. 1, 8: LEWISTON, a blues jam will be held every Thursday at the Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668
Oct. 1: RANGELEY, Dave Gunning, singer-songwriter, will perform at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Theater, Main Street. $10/$5 864-5000

Dance
Sept. 25: AUBURN, a fall dance will be held at 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall. 783-2561
Sept. 25: MECHANIC FALLS, Suspects will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211
Sept. 25: SCARBOROUGH, a dance party featuring the Jim Ciampi Band will be held at the Landing at Pine Point, 353 Pine Point Road. 774-4527
Sept. 26: AUBURN, Auburn Youth Hockey will hold a 1950s sock hop from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Hasty Memorial Armory, Pettengill Park. $5/$3 577-1218
Sept. 26: AUBURN, a dance and karaoke with Jen Louis will be held at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 71 South Main St. 782-1118
Sept. 26, Oct. 3: FALMOUTH, Maine State Ballet will perform “The Magic Top Shop” at 1, 4 and 7 p.m. at the theater, 348 U.S. Route 1. $12 781-7672
Sept. 26: GARDINER, the song-and-dance team of Jones and Boyce will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. $16-$10 582-7144
Sept. 26: MECHANIC FALLS, Bobby Reed and Wildhorse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211
Sept. 26: NORWAY, a karaoke and dance night, with music by the Old Crows, will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall.$6
Sept. 26: PARIS, an old fashioned dance with music by the Jones Dance Band will be held at 7 p.m. at the South Paris Legion Hall, Church Street. $5 743-5923
Sept. 26: SABATTUS, a dance and karaoke night will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Island Road. Free
Sept. 26: SABATTUS, a dinner/dance with music by Trio will be held at 3 p.m. at Jacques Cartier Club, Wales Road. $10/$5 375-4850
Sept. 27: LEWISTON, the Knights of Columbus singles and couples dance for ages 21 and over, with music by the Patio Cowboys, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $8 784-0389
Sept. 28, Oct. 5: DRESDEN, country western line and partner dancing will be held at 7 p.m. at the Dresden Masonic Hall, Route 127. $3/$4 622-4884
Sept. 29, Oct. 6: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St. 783-6667
Sept. 30, Oct. 7: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003
Sept. 30: OXFORD, the Girl Scouts of Maine will hold a “Dance Your Socks Off” event at 6 p.m. at Oxford Elementary School, 79 Pleasant St. Free with unused socks. 364-3639

Kids
Sept. 30: AUBURN, Police Chief Phil Crowell will read to children at 9:30 a.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640
Sept. 30: LISBON, children’s book author Lynn Plourde will read from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lisbon Community School. 754-0021

Special

Sept. 25, 26: FARMINGTON, the Farmington Fair with midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, harness racing and food will be held in Farmington. 778-6083
Sept. 25-27: LIVERMORE, the third annual benefit Maine Cultural and Music Festival will be held off Route 4 near the Carriage House Cafe. 897-5880
Sept. 25-27: UNITY, the Common Ground Fair, a celebration of rural life with demonstrations, Maine organic produced foods and crafts, will be held in Unity. 568-4142
Sept. 25, 26: WATERVILLE, a high-energy variety show will be held at 7:30 pm. at Colby College Strider Theater. 859-4521
Sept. 26: AUBURN, comedians George Hamm, E.J. Murphy and Steve Macone will perform at 8 p.m. at Fireside Inn and Suites, 1777 Washington St. $14/$12 777-1777
Sept. 26: AUGUSTA, the fifth annual Museum Day will be celebrated with free admission to the Maine State Museum. 287-2301
Sept. 26: BETHEL, the fifth annual Museum Day will be celebrated with free admission at the Bethel Historical Society. 824-2908
Sept. 26: BRUNSWICK, Birdie Googins, aka the Marden’s Lady, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Theater Project, 14 School St. $10 729-8584
Sept. 26: BRUNSWICK, the 13th annual Family Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brunswick Town Mall. 798-6964
Sept. 26: CASCO, the sixth annual Maine Brewers Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grounds of Point Sebago Resort, 261 Point Sebago. 647-3472
Sept. 26, 27: HARRISON, the third annual gun, knife and archery show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Harrison VFW Hall. $5
Sept 26: JAY, a toy run will be held at 7:30 a.m. starting at McDonald’s parking lot in Jay or 9 a.m. at Whistle Stop Trail on the Town Farm Road in Farmington. 897-2926
Sept. 26: LEEDS, comedienne Mary Irace and the Highland Fiddlers will perform at 7 p.m. at Leeds Community Church. $10/$8 524-7151
Sept. 26: LEWISTON, the fifth annual Museum Day will be celebrated with free admission to Museum L-A, 35 Canal St. 333-3881
Sept. 26, 27: LIMINGTON, the second annual Limington Community Variety Show will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Ossipee Trail Arts Center, Route 25. $7/$5 637-3467
Sept. 26: LIVERMORE FALLS, the Apple-Pumpkin Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Recreation Field.
Sept. 26: NEW GLOUCESTER, a demonstration on classic quilters will be held at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26. 926-4597
Sept. 26: NEW GLOUCESTER, an international supper and fun night will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the AMVET Hall, Route 100. $6 926-4489
Sept. 26: OXFORD, a craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Congregational Church, 252 King St.
Sept. 26: PARIS, a Chinese auction will be held at 5 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
Sept. 26: PORTLAND, the 2009 Portland Museum of Art Auction will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St. 775-6148
Sept. 26: SKOWHEGAN, the 12th annual Special Olympics Maine State Equestrian competition will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Skowhegan Fairgrounds. 879-0489
Sept. 26: WATERVILLE, a craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Colby College Harold Alfond Athletic Center. 859-5830
Sept. 26: WATERVILLE, a woodsmen’s team demonstration will be held at 11 a.m. on Washington Street. 859-4315
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: CUMBERLAND, the Cumberland Fair, with exhibit halls, midway, livestock exhibits, harness racing, food and more, will be held at Cumberland Fairgrounds. 797-2789
Sept. 27: NEW GLOUCESTER, the fourth annual “Hit the Trails Walk, Run or Stroll” will be held at 1 p.m. at Pineland Farms. 774-2200
Sept. 27: PORTLAND, the “Seagars by the Sea,” benefit cigar sampling event, will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Old Port. 772-9463
Sept. 27, Oct. 11: PORTLAND, Psychic Sunday will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Days Inn, 461 Maine Mall Road. $3 286-1427
Sept. 29: BRUNSWICK, the Family Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brunswick Town Mall. 798-6964
Sept. 29: PORTLAND, slam poet Max Kessler will present a reading at 8:30 p.m. at the North Star Cafe, 225 Congress St. $2/$5 699-2994
Sept. 29: WATERVILLE, Emily Warn will present a poetry reading at 7 p.m. at Colby College Miller Library. 859-5284
Sept. 30: BRUNSWICK, poets Adrian Blevins, Anthony Walton and Matt O’Donnell will present poetry readings at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Schwartz Outdoor Leadership Center. Free 725-3964

Theater

Sept. 25, 26, 27, Oct. 2, 3, 4: FREEPORT, the Freeport Players will perform “Side Man” at 140 Main St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. 865-9036
Sept. 25: LEWISTON, David Katz will perform the one-man play “Muse of Fire” at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. $6 786-6135
Sept. 25, 26, 27, Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “Carousel” at Cumston Hall. 933-9999
Sept. 25-27: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “Company” at the theater, 420 Cottage Road. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 799-7337
Sept. 25-Oct. 11: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform “The Little Dog That Laughed” at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, with other performances at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and 3 p.m. Oct. 3. $24-$15 885-5883
Sept. 26: AUBURN, L-A Community Little Theater will hold a table reading of “Inspecting Carol” (an upcoming show) at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Academy Street. 333-9996
Sept. 27: AUBURN, auditions for “Hidden: A Gender” will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. 783-0461
Sept. 30, Oct. 1: AUBURN, “PlayRights: One Night,” an interactive play about acquaintance rape, will be performed at 7 p.m. Wednesday and 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Central Maine Community College Kirk Hall, 1250 Turner St. Free 755-5355
Sept. 30: GARDINER, “As Maine Grows” will be performed at 7 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 281 Water St. Free with ticket 582-7144
Oct. 1-4: GORHAM, “The Bear” and “The Proposal,” two Anton Chekhov comedies, will be performed at USM Russell Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 pm. Oct. 1, 2 and 3 and 2 p.m. Oct. 4. $14-$7 780-5151

Books
Sept. 25: NORWAY, author Patricia Probert Gott and artist Brenda Ellis Sauro will sign copies of their book, “Horse Tails by Mookie the Mustang,” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Books N Things, 134 Main St. 743-6200
Sept. 26: AUBURN, K. Stephens, author of “The Ghost Trap,” will sign copies of her book from 1 to 3 p.m. at Percy’s Burrow, 550 Center St. 542-9320
Sept. 26: GEORGETOWN, Dahlov Ipcar, author of “Hardscrabble Harvest,” will sign copies of her book from 10 a.m. to noon at Georgetown Historical Society, 20 Bay Point Road. 846-3344
Sept. 26: NEW GLOUCESTER, Thomas Blake, author of “The New Gloucester Book,” will sign copies of his book at 10 a.m. at Shaker Museum Reception Center, 707 Shaker Road. 853-2070
Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13: LEWISTON, a discussion on “The Whale and the Supercomputer” by Bates College anthropology professor Loring Danforth will be held at 6:30 p.m.at Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. 513-3134

Films
Sept. 25: GREENE, “Yellowstone: Trails and Tales,” by Sandy Mortimer, will be shown at 2 and 7 p.m. at Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Foundation, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311
Sept. 25: LEWISTON, “Spent” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge. 786-8376
Sept. 25, 27: LEWISTON, “Mutum,” a Brazilian film, will be shown at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center. 786-6135
Sept. 25, 26, 27: LEWISTON, “The Hangover” will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday; at 2 and 7 p.m. on Saturday; and at 2 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $1
Sept. 29: BRUNSWICK,  the film “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” will be shown at 8 p.m. at Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine St. Free 798-1913
Oct. 1-4: CAMDEN, the Camden International Film Festival will be held throughout Camden, Rockport and Rockland. 775-2126

Lectures
Sept. 29: LEWISTON, biology professor and blogger PZ Myers will speak on “The Importance of Blasphemy” at 5 p.m. at Bates College Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road. Free 786-6329
Sept. 29: WATERVILLE, journalist Paul Steiger will speak about the implications of the collapse of metropolitan newspapers and how citizens will get the information they need to run democracies in the future at 7 p.m. at Colby College Ostrove Auditorium.