• BENEFITS

TODAY

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Singer-songwriter Gordon Bok is joined by lobstermen Frank Gotswals and Stefanie Alley and humorist Kendall Morse for “Voices of the Sea: Poetry and Music of Working Fishermen” today at DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant in Portland. Folk Music Society of Huntington

Tim Sample, Saturday in Freeport.

Labyrinth Walk, benefits the Center for Grieving Children, Trinity Episcopal Church, Portland. Free/donation. 772-7421. 4 to 7:30 p.m.

Friends of Walker Memorial Library Book Sale, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook. 854-0630. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

FRIDAY

Rock Around-the-World Fundraiser, dances from many cultures, international hors d’oeuvres, raffle and silent auction; benefits Portland’s Multilingual Summer Program; Italian Heritage Center, Portland. $25 in advance; $30 day of event. 874-8135. 7 to 11 p.m.

SATURDAY

L/A Arts Fundraiser Reception and “Piano Men” Performance, music of Elton John and Billy Joel, Franco American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $35; $25 performance only. laarts.org. Reception at 6 p.m., performance at 7:30 p.m.

“Shamrocks and Shenanigans,” spring dance, dinner, live auction and music by Bob Charest Band; benefits St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center cancer program; Martindale Country Club, Auburn. $80 to $100. 755-3366. 6 p.m.

Humorist Tim Sample, benefits Friends of Maine’s Mountains, Harraseeket Inn, Freeport. $30. 628-2070. 7 p.m.

Maine Maritime Academy “A Night By the Bay” Benefit, dinner, silent auction and music by Motor Booty Affair, Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland. $80; $600 for table of eight. 326-2470. 6 p.m.

Organ Recital with Sean Fleming, benefits St. John’s outreach program, St. John Baptist Church, Thomaston. $12/donation. 354-8734. 4 p.m.

“Perform for a Cure,” variety show featuring children from the Greater Portland area; benefits American Cancer Society/Relay for Life; South Portland Auditorium. $12; $10 for students and seniors. performforacure.org. 2:30 p.m.

Lasagna Dinner and Dessert Auction, benefits EPIC youth group, Christchurch, Portland. Dinner free if you buy dessert. 775-1900. 6 p.m.

Home and Garden Show, 60 vendors, demonstrations, workshops and more; benefits Strong Kids Campaign; Central Lincoln County YMCA, Damariscotta. $5; free for children under 12. 563-3477. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

SUNDAY

“Swing into Spring,” concert by Bonny Eagle Jazz Combo, Saco River Jazz Ensemble and Opus One Big Band; benefits Bonny Eagle High School music program; Roost Function Hall, Buxton. $10; $5 for ages 10 to 18; free for children under 10. 229-3003. 6 to 8:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Gourmet Gala for Gary’s House, with comedian Joe Ricchio, Paper Street Jazz Band, and live and silent auctions, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland. $40. 879-3605. 6 p.m.

MARCH 22

Second Annual Cupcake War, benefits Maine Alzheimer’s Association, Sedgewood Commons, Falmouth. $15 per entry. 781-5775, Ext. 227. Set-up at 10 a.m., judging at 11:30 a.m., winners announced at 2 p.m.

• FAIRS/FESTIVALS

Bath Blarney Days, St. Patrick’s festival with live music, Irish films, Midnight Madness Sale, “Shamrock Sprint,” parade and more, downtown Bath. Schedule at visitbath.com/events/bath-blarney-days-2012. Various times today to Sunday.

• SPECIAL EVENTS

TODAY

Voices of the Sea: Poetry and Music of Working Fishermen, with musician Gordon Bok, lobstermen Frank Gotswals and Stefanie Alley, and humorist Kendall Morse; DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant, Portland. $7; $5 for Maine Maritime Museum members. mainemaritimemuseum.org. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

“Stars on Ice,” ice-skating show with Olympic, world and national champions, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $25 to $125; discounts for seniors and children. 775-3458. 7:30 p.m.

Maine Boatbuilders Show, custom fiberglass and wooden boats, Portland Company Complex. $15; $25 for two days; $40 for three days. portlandcompany.com/boatShow. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

SATURDAY

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Commercial Street, Portland. Free. irishofmaine.org. 10:30 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Day Concert and Supper, with vocalists Danielle Mills, David O’Brien, Schuyler and Owen White, Christ Church, Kennebunk. Supper: $10; $7 for seniors and children; concert and dinner: $15; $10 for children. christchurchkennebunk.org. 4 p.m.

Personal Tour of Froggy’s Sap Shack, Froggy’s Sap Shack, Union. $25; $40 per family. grlt.org. 2 p.m.

SUNDAY

Harlem Globetrotters, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $32 to $87.80. ticketmaster.com. 2 p.m.

MONDAY

Harlem Globetrotters, Bangor Auditorium. $32.40 to $60.20. ticketmaster.com. 7 p.m.

Seanachie Nights: Spoken Word and Music, Cambridge, England, storyteller Marion Leeper tells “The Kitchen Kat,” Bull Feeney’s, Portland. $9/donation. 253-0288. 7 to 9 p.m.

• FILMS

“The Red Baron,” (2008; Rated PG-13), Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $8; $4 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m. today.

Maine Jewish Film Festival, independent documentaries, feature films and shorts, Nickelodeon Cinemas, Portland. Schedule at mjff.org. Saturday to March 24.

“The Sword in the Stone” (1963, Rated G), animated family film, York Public Library. Free. 363-2818. 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Global Lens International Films Series, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free. 786-6158. “Street Days” (2010, Georgia), 7 p.m. Monday; “The White Meadows” (2009, Iran),  7 p.m. Wednesday. Through April 2.

“Food Matters,” (2008), documentary, Louis T. Graves Library, Kennebunkport. Free. graveslibrary.org. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“The Road Back,” powerful film created by teens, Husson University (Gracie Theatre), Bangor. Free; reservations required. acadiatheroadback.org. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

• BOOKS/AUTHORS

TODAY

Leslie Daniels, book release of “Cleaning Nabokov’s House,” Longfellow Books, Portland. longfellowbooks.com. 7 p.m.

Nicholson Baker, author of “Double Fold,” Maine Historical Society, Portland. 774-1822. 7 p.m.

Justin Tussing, Visiting Writers Series, University of Maine (Olsen Student Center), Farmington. Free. 778-7346. 7:30 p.m.

Joyce Stoddard Adrian, author of “Now I’ve Seen Everything: Growing Up in Maine in the 1940s and 1950s,” Cumberland Historical Society, Cumberland Center. Free/donation. 829-4423. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Live in HD, author Joan Didion discusses “Blue Nights” from Montgomery Auditorium in Philadelphia, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $10. lcct.org. Noon.

“Lowry’s Lodge,” monthly reading series with poets Duff Plunkett and Nancy Henry, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $5/donation. acorn-productions.org. 7 p.m.

“Glorious Slow Going,” book launch by writer Elizabeth Peavey and artist Marguerite Robichaux, Portland Museum of Art. Free. portlandmuseum.org. 5 to 8 p.m.

Harrison Thorp, author of “Freak the News: Journalistic High Jinks in a Small Maine Town,” Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com. Noon.

SUNDAY

Chris Van Dusen, author of “Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit,” and Matt Tavares, author of “There Goes Ted Williams,” University of Southern Maine (bookstore), Portland. usm.maine.edu. 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Freeport Poet Ken Nye, author of “From the Heart” and “Searching for Spring,” People Plus, Brunswick. 729-0757. 2 p.m.

Screening of Lecture by Edmund Morris, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award author of “Colonel Roosevelt,” recorded at Free Library in Philadelphia; Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $10; $7 for seniors; $5 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.

• PRO SPORTS

Portland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $12 to $20. portlandpirates.com. Vs. Bridgeport, 7 p.m. Saturday.

Maine Red Claws, NBA Development League affiliate of the Celtics, Bobcats and 76ers, Portland Exposition Building. $6 to $30. 210-6655. nba.com/dleague. Vs. Austin, 7 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. Sunday.

• PARTICIPANT DANCE

Swing Dance, music by Maine Swingin’ DJs, Wescustogo Hall, North Yarmouth. $8. 653-5012. Lesson at 7 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Friday.

West Coast Swing Lesson and Dance, ballroom, Latin and swing dancing, Avant Dance & Event Center, Westbrook. $12. avantmaine.com. Lessons at 7:15 p.m., dance 8 to 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Bath Family Dance, live fiddle music and dance lessons, Bath Dance Works. $3; $12 per family. 522-3900. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday.

International Folk Dance, traditional music and dance from the Balkans, Israel, France and Greece, Mallett Hall, Pownal. $5. 688-2293. Family dance at 5:30 p.m., folk dance at 7 p.m. Sunday.

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