Thursday, March 14

Scarborough High School Choral Cabaret and Silent Auction, 7 p.m., at the Winslow Homer Auditorium at Scarborough High School. Suggested donation $5. Proceeds benefit chorus competition trip.

Tax preparation help, each Thursday, 3:45-6:40 p.m. by appointment, Scarborough Public Library. 883-4723, option 2.

Scarborough Land Trust annual meeting, at town hall. Following a 7 p.m. update on land trust activities, environmental scientists Richard Jordan and Kelsey Kaufman will offer a presentation entitled “Wetlands and Wildlife at Warren Woods.”

Bid Alzheimer’s Goodbye Live and Silent Auction, 5:30-9:30 p.m., at The Landing at Pine Point, 353 Pine Point Road, Scarborough. Live music from CatHau?s, creative cuisine from Black Tie Catering, and bidding on more than 100 items. act.alz.org/MaineBidAlzGoodbye or 772-0115.

Friday, March 15

Robbie Foundation Benefit Night, 5 p.m., Local Sprouts Cafe, 649 Congress St., Portland. The event will feature live music from Chris Pulsini and Tommy Bolster. There will also be an silent auction, featuring art pieces created by artists from Brunswick’s SunTide Studios. There will also be a raffle. All of the proceeds from the event will go to provident children and youth with developmental disabilities in Maine, with therapy treatments, services and adaptive equipment that is not covered by insurance. [email protected].

Saturday, March 16

Project Linus Blanket Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., South Portland Community Center. Project Linus is a nonprofit organization that provides handmade blankets to children who are seriously ill or in crisis. The group will supply an easy flannel quilt kit and hands on instructions. Participants will need basic sewing machine skills and a machine in good working order. To reserve a spot, call Melodie Provost, 284-5606.

Bean supper, 4:30-6 p.m., West Scarborough United Methodist Church, Route 1, Scarborough. Baked pea and kidney beans, vegetarian beans, red and brownhot dogs, American chop suey, cole slaw, gelatin salads, rolls, brown bread and pies. $8, $3.

Sunday, March 17

Weekly winter farmers market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. through April, at Highland Avenue Greenhouse and Farm Market, Scarborough.

South Portland Winter Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Planning Office, on the corner of Ocean and Sawyer streets. For information, email farmers [email protected].

Monday, March 18

Free tax preparation and filing, Mondays through April 8, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., South Portland City Hall. in the Lower Conference Room of City Hall, with the last appointment or walk-in taken at 5. Although walk-ins will be accommodated if time permits, making an appointment is the better option. 776-6313.

Tuesday, March 19

Cape Elizabeth High School one-act play “Dead Man Walking,” 7 p.m., at Cape Elizabeth High School auditorium, 345 Ocean House Road. $5. 799-3309 or [email protected].

Wednesday, March 20

Spring Senior Expo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at the St. Max Hall in Scarborough. Celebrate the first day of spring with information about senior activities, communities, health care, education, products and services. There will be 40 booths, a little cafe, antique assessments, 12 speakers in two speaking rooms, plus several experience rooms (art therapy, music therapy, balance and rehab, animal therapy and a portrait studio) and a stage area room. The stage will feature a senior tap dance demo, exercise demo, and several musical talents. Hosted by Maine Senior Guide and Beach Glass Transitions. www.maineseniorguide.com or 232-7847.

Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth meeting, every Wednesday at 6:15 p.m., at the Purpoodock Club, 300 Spurwink Ave., Cape Elizabeth. Following a buffet dinner, the club conducts a brief business meeting with time always reserved for a weekly guest speaker. Topics are diverse but are always timely and provocative. www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/Home.aspx?accountid=3770.

Osewantha Garden Club of South Portland Maine meeting, 12:30 p.m., at the South Portland Community Center, Nelson Road. Car pool to the Morrison Center at 60 Chamberlain Road in Scarborough for a tour of their greenhouses. Through their programs, the Morrison Center serves preschoolers through adults with multiple disabilities.

VFW meal, 5-6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. Pork tenderloin , stuffing, squash, mashed potatoes and dessert. $6.

Thursday, March 21

Scarborough Gym Dandies 32nd annual community performance, 6:30 p.m., Scarborough High School gymnasium, 259 U.S. Route 1. Doors open at 6 p.m. Adults: $5, senior citizens: $4, school-age children: $3, pre-school age: free (Children must be accompanied by an adult.) The Gym Dandies is the largest continuously operating children’s circus in the United States. All performers are Scarborough students. gymdandies.org.

Gardening talk, with Maine Sunday Telegram’s “Maine Gardener” columnist, Tom Atwell, at 6:30 p.m., on how to cultivate continuous, colorful blooms in your garden all summer long. Main Library at 482 Broadway in South Portland. 767-7660.

Tax preparation help, each Thursday, 3:45-6:40 p.m. by appointment, Scarborough Public Library. 883-4723, option 2.

Scarborough Garden Club monthly meeting, 12:30 p.m., Hillcrest Community Recreation Center, 108 Hillcrest Ave., Scarborough. Concrete Leaves, Hypertufa Pots, and Terrariums, with Donna Forest and Pat Corea. For more information go to website http://home.roadrunner.com/~garden/ or call 510-1514.

Blue Point School international folk dance, 6:30 p.m., at the Wentworth Gymnasium (wooden floor), including dances from around the world. This is a participatory event – come ready to move.

To be included in the calendar, send event information 10 days in advance to [email protected].

Friday, March 22

Scarborough Gym Dandies 32nd annual community performance, 6:30 p.m., Scarborough High School gymnasium, 259 U.S. Route 1. Doors open at 6 p.m. Adults: $5, senior citizens: $4, school-age children: $3, pre-school age: free (Children must be accompanied by an adult.) The Gym Dandies is the largest continuously operating children’s circus in the United States. All performers are Scarborough students. gymdandies.org.

Tim Sample, Maine humorist, at the Winslow Homer Center for the Arts, located at Scarborough High School, 11 Municipal Drive, Scarborough, hosted by the Scarborough Historical Society. Performance time is 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at: Dunstan Ace Hardware, Scarborough; Oak Hill Ace Hardware, Scarborough; O’Donal’s Nursery, North Scarborough, or call Bruce Thurlow by phone at 883-5445 or email at [email protected].

Gym Dandies perform at Scarborough High School March 21-22.