• BOOKS & AUTHORS
George C. Daughan, author of “The Shining Sea: David Porter and the Epic Voyage of the U.S.S. Essex during the War of 1812,” Maine Coast Book Shop, 158 Main St., Damariscotta. www.mainecoastbookshop.com. 11 a.m. Friday.
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Howie Carr, author of “Ratman,” Nonesuch Books, The Shops at Biddeford Crossing, Biddeford. nonesuchbooks.com. 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
• FAIRS/FESTIVALS
Giant Fundraising Sale, benefit for the educational outreach program of the statewide Maine Farms Project, books, unique art rubber stamps, framed photographs, second-hand items. Shady Nook Farm, 515 Garland Road, West Newfield. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
• FILMS
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness Film Series, “Nietzsche on Hardship,” free, Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., Rockland. www.rocklandlibrary.org. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Maine-Made Film Series, “How to Make Movies At Home,” shot in Biddeford and surrounding areas, $7, Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. space538.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Tasty Dude Films presents “The Water in the Bay,” following the story of young pizza-delivery-guy-turned-private-investigator Baxter Bennett, who finds himself pulled into the lives of a family that had to deal with the murder of their teenage son the year before, a case that has suddenly been reopened, Empire, Portland, $6. portlandempire.com. 7 p.m. Saturday.
• PARTICIPANT DANCE
Salsa Dancing with DJ Baulio, Latin, merengue, salsa, reggaeton, bachata and Latin hits. Dance lessons included, $5, 21-plus, Pearl Lounge, 444 Fore St., Portland. www.pearloldport.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.
• SPECIAL EVENTS
“Joy to the World” Christmas at Victoria Mansion, Portland, victoriamansion.org. $15, $13.50 seniors, $7 college students, $5 for children ages 6 to 17, free for under 6. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Through Jan. 5.
Mid Winter’s Eve at Stonehenge, virtual tour of Stonehenge, $5, $6. Southworth Planetarium, University of Southern Maine, 96 Falmouth St., Portland. usm.maine.edu/planet. 7 p.m. Friday.
“The Sleeping Beauty,” live ballet in HD from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, $15, $10 students. The Strand Theatre, 354 Main St., Rockland. rocklandstrand.com. 2 p.m. Sunday.
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