Theater

Friday-Saturday, Sept. 6-7

Auditions for “Children of Eden,” Windham Center Stage Theater at Windham Town Hall, 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday. Show dates in November. Email for appointment, Janelle.lsosciuto@gmail.com.

Concerts

Thursday, Aug. 29

Bands on the Boardwalk, featuring Peter Albert, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Saccarappa Park, Westbrook. Free.

Friday, Sept. 6

Port City Swing Dance, live music by The Lay-Z-Gait Band. Lessons at 8 p.m., dance at 9 p.m., Woodford’s Club, 179 Woodford St., Portland. No partner needed, beginners encouraged. $10. Information, visit Facebook (Mainiac Swing Dance Society), portcityswing.com or 563-8632.

Events

Friday-Saturday, Aug. 30-31

Portland Brew Festival, 5:30-9 p.m. Friday; 12:30 p.m. Saturday, at Portland Company Complex, Fore Street, Portland. Tickets $35, at www.portlandbrewfestival.com. Food vendors on hand.

Tuesday, Sept. 3

“The Navy’s Role in the War of 1812: A Dual Book Talk,” noon at Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. Free. 774-1822.

Wednesday, Sept. 4

“War of 1812 Historians’ Roundtable,” 6-8 p.m., Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. Free. 774-1822.

Friday, Sept. 6 to Sunday, Sept. 8

Hermann’s Original Royal Lipizzan Stallions of Austria, 7 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday, , Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center, 63 Justin Merrill Road, Buxton. Tickets at door. 929-4700 or heartsnhorses.org or hlipizzans.com.

Sunday, Sept. 8

Victorian Fair, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., Portland. Civil War encampment, blacksmithing, music, Shakespeare, lawn games, mansion tours. Children accompanied by adult, free. Admission at gate, $10 adults, college students with ID, $5 and children under 17, free.

Monday, Sept. 9

Open House, Westbrook Community Center Music & Dance, 5:30-7 p.m. Visit Cambium Music Studio, Brio Dance Studio, demos, door prizes, free refreshments. Call 854-0676 or gpost@westbrook.me.us.