Sept. 14: PORTLAND, the Open Mic Community Night will be held at 7 p.m. at O’Naturals, Exchange Street. 386-1400
Sept. 15: LISBON FALLS, the Coffee House, Open Mic and Showcase will be held at 7 p.m. at Lisbon Teen Center Coffee House, 32 Main St. 784-2338
Sept. 15: OXFORD, the Oxford County Fair, with livestock shows, animal pulling events, midway, crafts, exhibits, new harness racing track and more, will be held. 674–2694
Sept. 15: PORTLAND, the Senior Lifestyle Show will beheld from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Portland Elks Lodge, 1945 Congress St. Free 774-4561
Sept. 16: LEWISTON, Lots to Gardens Harvest Celebration will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Knox Street Garden, 61 Knox St. 753-6944
Sept. 16-18: NEW PORTLAND, the New Portland Lions Fair with midway, exhibit hall, animal pulling events, crafts, livestock exhibits and more, will be held. 566-5722
Sept. 16-18: RUMFORD, the Plymouth Owner’s Club is sponsoring a Meet and Tour of 1928-1932 four-cylinder Plymouths at the Madison Motel.
Sept. 17: AUBURN, the Maine Music Society will hold a fund-raising auction and dinner at 6 p.m. at Martindale Country Club. 782-1403
Sept. 17-18: BETHEL, the Seventh Annual Bethel Harvest Fest and Chowdah Cook-Off will be held on the Bethel Common. 824-2282
Sept. 17: LEWISTON, the March of Dimes International Gala Celebrity Waiters auction, dinner and dancing, will be held at the Ramada Conference Center. $50/$75 225-6155
Sept. 17-18: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, the 11th Annual Old Orchard Beach Car Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Memorial Park. $2 934-2500
Sept. 17: PORTLAND, a benefit haddock chowder, lobster roll or ham salad luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave. $6/$3.75 797-2487
Sept. 18: BETHEL, a Harvest Fest and Chowdah Cook-off will be held in the Bethel area. 1-800-442-5826
Sept. 18: BRUNSWICK, a Family Arts Festival, with live music, workshops, local artists, dancing, music, theater and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Brunswick Town Mall, Main Street. 798-6964
Sept. 18: FREEPORT, the 12th Annual Hunting Expo will be held at the L.L. Bean Hunting and Fishing Store and the Flagship Store, Main Street. 1-800-559-0747
Sept. 18: GORHAM, the Fourth Annual “Art in Autumn,” an exhibition and sale of paintings, sculpture and photography, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at O’Donal’s Nurseries, 6 County Road. 839-4262
Sept. 18: GORHAM, Avner the Eccentric, one-man show, will be held at 11 a.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $10/$5 780-5555
Sept. 18: GRAY, a pancake breakfast will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Gray Congregational Church, Rt. 115. $3.75 657-4338
Sept. 18: HOLLIS, a bake, book and rummage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hollis Center Library, Rt. 35 and 202. 929-3911
Sept. 18: LEWISTON, the Maine Walk for Children’s Cancer will be held at 8 a.m. at Shaw’s Supermarket in Lewiston. 786-3890
Sept. 18: LEWISTON, “Memory Crop,” an adult day of fund-raising album making, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lewiston High School, 156 East Ave. $25 784-3402
Sept. 18: LEWISTON, the Annual Circuit Convention of Jehovah Witnesses will be held at 9:40 a.m. each day to 4 p.m. at the Colisee, 190 Birch St. 445-3070
Sept. 18: NEW GLOUCESTER, a R & R spinning demonstration will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road. Free 926-4597
Sept. 18: OGUNQUIT, an Antique Show and Sale will be held at the Dunaway Center, School Street. 646-4474
Sept. 18: OTISFIELD, a yard and bake sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Otisfield Community Hall, Rt. 121. 627-4208
Sept. 18: ROCKLAND, a Harbor Fest, with music, food, crafts, family fun and more, will be held. 596-0376
Sept. 19: FARMINGTON, the Fifth Annual Miss Farmington Fair Pageant will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Farmington Fairgrounds. 839-5578
Sept. 19: FARMINGTON, a Lifesong Healing Service with Lorraine Louvat, will beheld at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, Middle Street.
Sept. 19-26: FARMINGTON, the Farmington Fair, with large midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, animal pulling events, harness racing and more, will be held. 778-6083
Sept. 19: LINCOLN, the Second Annual Lincoln Lakes 5K Road Race will be held at 8:30 a.m. at Prince Thomas Park. 794-6548
Sept. 19: NAPLES, the Bikers Causeway Cancer Research Run will be held at the Causeway.
Sept. 19: PORTLAND, Psychic Sunday will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Inn West, 81 Riverside St. $1 286-1427
Sept. 19: PORTLAND, the University of Southern Maine will showcase their original works at “OLLI ART 04,” from noon to 4 p.m. at USM Payson-Smith Hall, Falmouth Street. Free 780-4406
Sept. 22: BRUNSWICK, writer/performer and spoken-word artist Deke Weaver, will perform at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Visual Arts Center. 725-3375
Sept. 22: BRUNSWICK, Austrian writer Lilian Faschinger will present a reading at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Beam Classroom. 725-3357
Sept. 22: CAMDEN, author Dorie McCullough Lawson will sign copies of her book, “Posterity: Letters From Great Americans to Their Children,” author Sharon Lovejoy will sign copies of her book, “Trowel and Error: A Blessing of Toads, Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots and author Woody Hanstein will sign copies of his book, “Not Proven, Cold Snap, State’s Witness and Mistrial,” at at the Camden Opera House. $20/$10 763-4086
Sept. 24, 25: AUGUSTA, the Sixth Annual Mature Lifestyle Expo will be held at the Augusta Civic Center. $3 1-800-282-0764
Sept. 24, 25: BRUNSWICK, Tony Montanaro Tribute Performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Bowdoin College Pickard Theatre. $15/$20 773-1130
Sept. 24: FARMINGTON, the Annual Mount Blue Football Tailgate Party will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Mount Blue High School. $5/$4
Sept. 24-26: UNITY, the Common Ground Country Fair, a celebration of rural life, demonstrations, Maine organic produced foods and crafts and livestock exhibits, will be held at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. 568-4142
Sept. 25: BANGOR, a rally for people to learn about and experience Jesus Christ will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bangor Auditorium, 100 Dutton St. $15 490-1050
Sept. 25: BUXTON, the Book, Bake and Treasure Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the West Buxton Public Library, Rt. 112. 929-6052
Sept. 25: CASCO, the Annual Soup Tasting Contest will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Casco Village Church, Rt. 121. $6/$4 627-4282
Sept. 25: CORNISH, the Apple Festival, with live entertainment, street vendors, arts and crafts, apple pie contest, auction and more, will be held at Apple Acres Farm. 625-7447
Sept. 25: ELIOT, the Eliot Festival Day, with crafts, food vendors, entertainment, custom car show, chili cook-off and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street. 439-5033
Sept. 25: NEW GLOUCESTER, the Autumn Celebration: Fresh Paint Event and Auction will be held at the Fiddlehead Center for the Arts. 688-2244
Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9: NEW GLOUCESTER, Apple Saturdays will be held at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Rt. 26. 926-4597
Sept. 25: OAKLAND, the Fifth Annual Hometown version of the Price is Right will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Messalonski High School. $6 622-1340
Sept. 25: WILSONS MILLS, the Aziscoos Grange Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the grange hall, Rt. 16. 486-7734
Sept. 26: BERLIN, N.H., the Fifth Annual Androscoggin Lumberjack Festival will be held at Northern Forest Heritage Park, 961 Main St. 603-752-7202
Sept. 26-Oct. 2: CUMBERLAND, the Cumberland Fair, with exhibit halls, midway, livestock exhibits, animal pulling events, harness racing and more, will be held at Cumberland Center. 829-6647
Sept. 26: HINCKLEY, the 11th Annual Hinckley Fall Festival and Harvest Celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Good Will-Hinckley School, Rt. 201. 238-4280
Sept. 26: MANCHESTER, the Manchester Grange Antique Show and Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Manchester Grange Hall. $1.50 623-3436
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