• BENEFITS

True North 5K Wellness Walk, Pine Grove School, Falmouth. $20, $10 for ages 13 to 17; free for children ages 12 and under. truenorthhealthcenter.org. Registration at 5:30 p.m.; walk at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Summer Benefit Concert Series, with Joe Farren; benefits Southern Maine Agency on Aging, Spiral Arts, Community Partnerships for the Protection of Children and Hope Acts/Friends of Burundi; Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, South Portland. $5. thorntonheightsumc.com. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Summer Sinatra Dinner Dance: “Forever Frank,” benefit for St. Brigid’s School, St. Pius X Church, Portland. $15. reindeergroup.com. 6 p.m. Friday.

Community Yard Sale, benefits the resident Community Enrichment Program, Kittery Estates. 438-9111. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Cocktail Lawn Party, live music by The British Yankee Band and catering by Village Food Market; benefit for Marginal Way Preservation Fund; Hindmarsh Home, Ogunquit. $100; must pre-register. marginalwayfund.org. 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

• FAIRS/FESTIVALS

THURSDAY

Schoodic Arts Festival, performances and workshops throughout the peninsula celebrating arts and culture in Downeast Maine, various locations, Winter Harbor. $5; free for children under age 12. Schedule at schoodicartsforall.org. Thursday to Sunday.

Topsham Fair, agricultural exhibits, animal-pulling events, 4-H exhibitors, crafters, midway, harness racing and more, Topsham Fairgrounds. $10, $12; $3 for children under age 3. Schedule at topshamfair.net. Thursday to Sunday.

Skowhegan State Fair, music, vendors, harness racing, animal competitions, agricultural exhibits, midway and more, Skowhegan Fairgrounds. $5, $8; free for children under age 5. Schedule at skowheganstatefair.com. Thursday to Aug. 18.

FRIDAY

Higgins Beach Arts and Craft show, Higgins Beach Clubhouse, Scarborough. 885-5087. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Forest Heritage Days, wood tours, educational exhibits, craft fair, logging games and pro loggers, Greenville School Field. Schedule at forestheritagedays.org. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

SATURDAY

Blueberry Festival and Harvest Fair, Round Top Farm, Damariscotta. Free. 644-8849. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Winter Harbor Lobster Festival, Maine blueberry pancake breakfast, lobster boat races, craft fair, parade and lobster dinner; various locations, Winter Harbor. acadia-schoodic.org/lobsterfestival.html. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Winslow Blueberry Festival, blueberry pancake breakfast, blueberry pies, silent auction, yard sale and more, Winslow Congregational Church. www.winslowucc.org. 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Summerfest, woodsmen competitions, barbecue, live bands, children’s activities, truck pull and more, Raitt Homestead Farm, Eliot. $6; free for ages 6 and under. raittfarmmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Native American Pow Wow, native dancers, drummers, crafters and traditional food booths, Maine Wildlife Park, Gray. maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark/events.htm. Saturday and Sunday.

Olde Bristol Days, historical activities including an artisan exhibition, Colonial Pemaquid Historic Site, New Harbor. Most events are free. 677-2423. 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

TUESDAY

Rangeley Region Outdoor Sporting Heritage Day, Maine Guides flycasting competition, game meals, exhibits and children’s activities, Oquossoc Clubhouse, Rangeley. rangeleyoutdoors.com. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• SPECIAL EVENTS

THURSDAY

“Growing Up In an Artist Dynasty,” presentation by Victoria Wyeth, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $15 in advance; $20 day of event. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.

Martin Steingesser’s “The Thinking Heart: The Life & Loves of Etty Hillesum,” performance piece with two voices and one cello based on the journal and letters of Etty Hillesum, University of Maine (Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, Michael Klahr Center), Augusta. Free/donation. 621-3532. 7 p.m.

Cirkus Smirkus, international youth circus, Rockin’ Horse Stables, Kennebunkport, $16 to $19. smirkus.org. 1 and 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday.

Designer Show House, more than a dozen Maine and New England designers presented by Kennebunk Historical Society, Kenneth Roberts Estate, Kennebunkport. designershowhouse.eventbrite.com. $20. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday to Saturday.

23rd Annual Decorator Show House, spaces decorated by several designers, Harmon House, York Harbor. $20. oldyork.org. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Tate House Museum Architectural Tour, from the cellar to the attic to reveal the “insides” of an 18th-century house, Tate House Museum, Portland. $10; $8 for seniors; $6 for ages 6 to 12. 774-6177. 10 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday and Aug. 16.

Historic Old Port Walking Tours, 90-minute tours from trained guides, not recommended for children under age 12, Maine Historical Society, Portland. $10. mainehistory.org. 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and Aug. 16. Through Sept. 2.

FRIDAY

Tardy Brothers, jugglers, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $10 in advance; $12 day of show; $7 for youths. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m.

Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors Show, boats, fine furniture, arts, homewares, architecture, food and more, Harbor & Buoy Parks, Rockland. $12; free for ages 12 and under. maineboats.com/boatshow. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

“Day Out With Thomas: Mystery on the Rails Tour 2012,” rides on replica of Thomas the Tank Engine with Thomas-themed activities, Boothbay Railway Village. $18. railwayvillage.org. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday to Sunday.

SATURDAY

Quilts and More, exhibition of quilts old and new, Bar Mills Community Church, Buxton. 929-5555. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Yo-Yo People, high-energy yo-yo show with music and humor, Center Theatre for the Performing Arts, Dover-Foxcroft. $6; $22 per family. centertheatre.org. 6 p.m.

The Berenstain Bears On Stage, children’s stage show, Ogunquit Playhouse. $16 to $20. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 10 a.m. and noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Sunday.

SUNDAY

The Smoke and Mirror Circus, unique combination of circus, theater and performance art, 21-plus; Geno’s Rock Club, Portland. $8. 221-2382. 9 p.m.

MONDAY

“Mad Science: Fire and Ice,” live interactive and educational experience for families, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. $10; $8 for children. 780-4249. 1 p.m.

TUESDAY

“Touch the Sky,” presented by Debi Irons and Art Moves as a tribute to choreographer and DJ Niles Ford, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15. 743-5569. 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

“Live for $5 Wednesday Night Series,” featuring Robert McCloskey stories (16-millimeter films), Stonington Opera House. $5. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m.

Lively Lunches at Johnson Hall Mini-Park, American folk songs and stories by Dale Robin Goodman, Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Gardiner. Free/donation. johnsonhall.org. Noon.

AUG. 16

“Touch the Sky,” presented by Debi Irons and Art Moves as a tribute to choreographer and DJ Niles Ford, Oxford Hills High School, South Paris. $10 in advance; $15 day of show. 743-5569. 7:30 p.m.

• FILMS

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” (2011, R), action drama, York Public Library. Free. york.lib.me.us. 7 p.m. Sunday.

“Shut Up and Play the Hits: The Last Days of LCD Soundsystem” (2012), concert documentary, Space Gallery, Portland. $8. space538.org. 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

“A Knight’s Tale” (2001, PG-13), outdoor screening, bring your own seating; Bok Amphitheatre (Harbor Park), Camden. (Rain location is Camden Public Library.) Free. 236-3440. Sunset Tuesday.

“Mission of Mermaids: A Love Letter to the Ocean” (2012), documentary about the beauty and current plight of the ocean, College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor. 288-5015. 5 p.m. Tuesday.

“Reportero” (2012), documentary about journalists in drug-warring Mexico, Portland Public Library. Free. portlandlibrary.com. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Art Videos at The Gallery Film Series, “Lois Dodd: Maine Master,” Barn Gallery, Ogunquit. Free. 646-7055. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

• BOOKS/AUTHORS

Corey Arnold, internationally acclaimed Alaskan fisherman-photographer and author of “Fish-Work,” Strand Theatre, Rockland. $7.50. rocklandstrand.com. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Drew Barton, author of “The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods,” Camden Public Library. 236-3440. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Stephanie Kate Strohm, author of the teen novel “Pilgrims Don’t Wear Pink,” Louis T. Graves Library, Kennebunkport. graveslibrary.org. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Paul Doiron, author of “Bad Little Falls,” Longfellow Books, Portland. longfellowbooks.com. 7 p.m. Thursday.

Mark Diehl, author of “Vida Nocturna,” Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com. Noon Friday.

Cartoonist Jeff Pert, author of “Cartoons from Maine,” Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. 563-3207. 11 a.m. Friday.

Historians David Hanna and George Daughan, authors of “Knights of the Sea” and “1812: The Navy’s War,” Maine Coast Book Shop and Cafe, Damariscotta. 563-3207. 11 a.m. Saturday.

Port Veritas Spoken Word Night, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

• PRO SPORTS

Portland Sea Dogs, Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, Hadlock Field, Portland. $4 to $9. seadogs.com. Vs. Altoona, 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 6 p.m. Aug. 16.

• PARTICIPANT DANCE

Contra Dance, music by Perpetual e-Motion, caller Maggie Robinson, Wescustogo Hall, North Yarmouth. $10; $7 for seniors and students. 233-4325. Potluck at 7 p.m.; beginner’s session at 7:30 p.m.; dance 8 to 11:30 p.m.

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