• BENEFITS

FRIDAY

Alive in Lewiston, family-friendly event with live music, locally-made art and food; benefits Lots to Gardens; St. Mary’s Nutrition Center of Maine, Lewiston. $5 to $15, reservations required. 513-3844. 6:30 p.m.

Fall Card Party, light lunch, beverages and door prizes; benefits Falmouth Historical Society; Holy Martyrs Church, Falmouth. 781-2705. 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

SATURDAY

Scare ME 5K Road Race, runners, walkers, dogs and strollers welcome, costumes optional; benefits Go-Malawi; Almalfi on the Water, Rockland. $15 to $18 registration fee. 691-3510. Registration at 9 a.m., race at 10:10 a.m.

Advertisement

Dartmouth Aires with Michael Odokara-Okigbo Concert, fundraiser for Portland mayoral candidate Jill Duson, Portland High School Auditorium. $8 to $12.50. jillduson.com. 4 p.m.

Fall Family Fun Day, costume parade, games, face painting, pie contest, bonfire and more; benefits Share the Harvest; College of the Atlantic (Beech Hill Farm), Mt. Desert. Free/donation. 244-5204. Begins at 11 a.m.

Community Little Theatre’s Masquerade Ball and Benefit Auction, music by Bob Charest Band and catered gourmet hors d’oeuvres and desserts, Ramada Inn and Conference Center, Lewiston. $50. laclt.com. 7 p.m.

SWAPMaine, clothing swap and sale; benefits Goodwill; East End School, Portland. $5 to $10. swapmaine.com. Noon to 3 p.m. 

SUNDAY

The Art of Local Food, local food tasting and live music benefit for Natural Resources Council of Maine, Point Lookout, Northport. $40. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 

Advertisement

• FAIRS/FESTIVALS

Autumn Craft Bazaar, handcrafted items, collectibles, jewelry and more, Auburn Public Library. 333-6640. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday.

Christmas Fair, Longfellow Place, Westbrook. 854-9623. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Fine Arts and Craft Fair, juried show of Maine artisans with more than 60 vendors, Hall-Dale High School, Farmingdale. Free admission. halldalecraftfair.com. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

26th Annual Fall Craft Show, local and New England artisans, jewelry, stained glass, paintings, pottery and more, Augusta Armory. 946-7079. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Oxford Fire Relief Organization Annual Craft Fair, Oxford Public Safety Building. 754-2583. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 

Advertisement

• SPECIAL EVENTS

TODAY

Dinner with The Pirates, Portland Pirates coaches, players and Ice Girls will be guest servers, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Portland. Menu prices. 761-4446. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Blabbermouth Night II, in honor of Leo Krikorian’s weekly Blabbermouth nights in 1950s San Francisco, Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland. 332-4014. 6 to 8 p.m.

Bar Mills Community Church Players Dinner Theater, performance of the play “His Word is Love,” Bar Mills Community Church, Buxton. $12; $25 per family. 929-5555. 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 

Advertisement

SATURDAY

Annual Traditions Auction, silent and live auction with dinner and cash bar, Catherine McAuley High School, Portland. $40. 797-3802. 5:30 p.m.

Day of the Dead Performance, story of grief with poetry, song and projected images, not recommended for young children, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. Donation. 6 p.m.

Met Opera Live In HD, a screening of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $23; $21 for seniors. atthelincoln.org. 12:55 p.m.

Met Opera Live in HD, screening of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Fryeburg Academy. $18 to $26. 935-9232. 1 p.m.

All Souls Walk, narrated historical walk through Kennebunk’s Hope Cemetery with costumed historical interpreters, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk. $5. 985-4802. 1 to 4 p.m.

Advertisement

All Soul’s Dinner, harvest buffet dinner and costumed historical figures from “All Soul’s Walk”; benefits Brick Store Museum; Nonantum Resort, Kennebunkport. $25. 967-4050. 7 p.m.

Shantala, sacred chanting featuring Indian music and participatory devotional singing, The Awake Collective, Portland. $15 to $20. theawakecollective.com. 7:30 p.m. 

SUNDAY

Psychic Sunday, Lucid Stage, Portland. $1 admission; additional fees for readings, products and services. onthenewedge.com. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

WEDNESDAY

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Celebration, music by Primo Cubano, gallery of shrines and artwork, Bates Mill Atrium, Lewiston. $5/donation. laarts.org. 6 to 9 p.m. 

Advertisement

NOV. 3

Good vs. Evil: Chefs Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert, frank and provocative insight about what happens behind kitchen doors, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $45 to $55. portlandovations.org. 7:30 p.m. 

• FILMS

TODAY

Independent Film Series: “Local Color” (2006, rated R), Fryeburg Academy. $8; $4 for students and seniors. 935-9232. 7:30 p.m.

“Travels by Canoe in Alaska’s Western Arctic,” Bowdoin College (Schwartz Outdoor Leadership Center), Brunswick. Free. 725-3396. 7:30 p.m.

Advertisement

Maine Masters Project, art films on Dahlov Ipcar and Olive Pierce, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. Free. www.harlowgallery.org. 7 p.m. 

FRIDAY

“A Taste of Old Holland,” film with narration, Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, Greene. Free. 946-5311. 2 and 7 p.m.

“Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time,” documentary, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Kennebunk. Free. 985-3700. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

“In the Blood,” new documentary on Maine’s lumber camps, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $10. 633-5159. 7:30 p.m. 

Advertisement

SUNDAY

Bluestocking Film Series: Films by Women, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $5. stlawrencearts.org. 4 p.m. 

TUESDAY

“Fright Night” Film Series: “Carrie” (1976, rated R), Patten Free Library, Bath. Free. 443-5141. 6:30 p.m. 

WEDNESDAY

“Play Again” (2010), award-winning documentary, Congregational Church of Cumberland. Free. 699-2989. 7 p.m. 

Advertisement

NOV. 3

“Question One: The Battle for Same-Sex Marriage in America,” documentary about the 2009 same-sex referendum, Cinemagic Grand, South Portland. $6; tickets must be purchased in advance. q1-themovie.com. 7 p.m. 

• BOOKS/AUTHORS

OneBook Book Club with Chris Thompson, author of “Felt: Fluxus, Joseph Beuys and the Dalai Lama,” Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. 228-8264. 7 p.m. today.

“Bill Bunting: Author and Raconteur,” History of Maritime New England presentation, Sail Power and Steam Museum, Rockland. Free. sailpowersteammuseum.org. 7 p.m. Friday.

Day of the Dead Open Poetry Reading, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. Donation. 622-3813. 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.

Advertisement

Rosalie Deer Heart, author of “Awaken Your All-Knowing Heart,” Cold Water Creek at the Maine Mall, South Portland. 730-2288. 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Book Discussion, T.R. Reid’s “The Healing of America,” Bangor Public Library. Free. 947-8336. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Cynthia G. Neale, author of “Norah: The Making of an Irish-American Woman in 19th Century New York,” York Public Library. Free. 363-2818. 7 p.m. Tuesday. 

• PARTICIPANT DANCE

Ecstatic Dance, with DJ, The Awake Collective, Portland. $10 to $20. theawakecollective.com. 10 a.m. to noon Sunday. 


Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.

Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.

filed under: