Wheel of Fortune Live
7 p.m. Thursday. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, $25 to $99, VIP packages available. porttix.com
If you’d like to buy a vowel, you’ll first need to buy a ticket to Wheel of Fortune Live. Contestants will be chosen at random, and this could be your big night to win fabulous prizes, provided you can solve the puzzle. Imagine the excitement of spinning the iconic wheel from a game show that’s been airing for just shy of 50 years. Even if you don’t make it on stage, you’ll have a ton of fun cheering on contestants during a fast-paced night of game show thrills.

Shoppers at the 2023 New England Book Art Fair held at Space in Portland. Photo by Jimmy Viera

New England Art Book Fair
5-8 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Space, 538 Congress St., Portland, free. space538.org
New England Art Book Fair features a whole bunch of independent publishers and artists from across the country selling limited-edition books, zines and assorted ephemera. A snapshot of vendors includes Bee & Friends, Fireball Bookbindery, Sick Magazine, Just ASK Already and Spectacle Box, among several others.

Some of the cast of “Now That You’ve Seen Me Naked.” From left: Schuyler White, Anna Gravél, Sean Buchanan, Campbell Gibson, Luke Perry, Amanda Eaton, Zack Handlen and Ciara Neidlinger. Photo by Woody Leland

‘Now That You’ve Seen Me Naked’
7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Hill Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland, $24 in advance, $28 at the door. thehillarts.me
Curiosity Lab Productions presents an original sketch and musical comedy about relationships. “Now That You’ve Seen Me Naked” spins the tale of a pair of scientists and some iffy interns who try to figure out the formula for love. Musical numbers delve into fairytales and quantum physics, all in the name of love and decoding how to make it last.

Portland’s Woodfords Corner neighborhood will be the place to be on Saturday for several yard sales. Linda Hughes Photography/Shutterstock.com

Woodfords Corner Yard Sale Trail
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (rain date Sunday). Woodfords Corner and surrounding area. woodfordscorner.org
Bargain hunters unite and get ready to load up on untold items during the Woodfords Corner Yard Sale Trail. You’ll find yard sales happening at dozens of neighborhood homes, so bring plenty of cash, a few reusable totes and your best negotiating skills. An electronic map will be published by the Friends of Woodfords Corner. The rest is up to you.

Aerial view of the 2023 Bizarre Victorian Bazaar. Photo by Gina Platt

A Bizarre Victorian Bazaar: An Exhibition of Oddities and the Obscure
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., Portland, $21, $8 college students, $6 for ages to 6-17, free for 5 and under. victoriamansion.org
A Bizarre Victorian Bazaar features Victorian folklore, camera trickery, spiritualism and other unusual ways to get you into the Halloween mood. Portland’s historic Victoria Mansion is where Charles Dickens will be spending the day, as will Portland Ballet, which will be performing scenes from “Dracula.” Pirate-themed band Shank Painters will be providing the music, and Sullivan House Bakery will be on site and well stocked with goodies.

Scene from a previous year of the Freeport Fall Festival. Photo courtesy of Visit Freeport

Freeport Fall Festival
Friday through Sunday. Downtown Freeport locations. visitfreeport.com/freeport-fall-festival
The Freeport Fall Festival celebrates its 25th year, and it offers up many reasons to visit the town that was originally part of North Yarmouth, Massachusetts. More than 225 juried New England-area artists, makers and food producers will be set up all over the L.L. Bean campus, behind Freeport Historical Society and in other downtown spots. Freeport Fall Festival also features live music on a pair of stages and plenty of things for kids to do, including a scavenger hunt. There will also be eight food trucks at the festival, including Mr. Tuna, Empanada Club and Pinky D’s Poutine Factory.