• BENEFITS

Black Frame Art Sale and Show, benefits the Bayside Neighborhood Association’s children’s art programs and other community activities; works of art available for purchase at $200 each. Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Free admission. www.blackframeartsale.com. 5 to 8 p.m. (preview noon to 3 p.m.)

Antiques show and sale, Medomak Valley Land Trust’s annual event with 60 dealers. Medomak Valley High School, Waldoboro. $5. www.midcoast.com/~mvlt/calendar.html. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• FAIRS/FESTIVALS

TODAY

Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s largest agricultural fair with harness racing, nightly entertainment, midway and more. Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Route 5. $10; free for children under 12; $5 for parking. www.fryeburgfair.com. Today through Sunday.

FRIDAY

Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta, with pumpkin boat races, pie-eating contest, food, children’s activities, a parade and more. Free. Main Street, Damariscotta. damariscottapumpkin
fest.com. Friday to Monday.

Acadia Oktoberfest: Brewfest and Wine/Cheese Festival, fall celebration with 23 Maine brewers and many craft booths. Smuggler’s Den Campground, Mt. Desert Island. $5-$25. 244-9364; www.acadiaoktoberfest.com. 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday (Brewfest); 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday (Wine/Cheese Festival).

SATURDAY

Foreign Auto Festival, car and antique aeroplane show; no animals, Owls Head Transportation Museum. 9:30 a.m. (gates) Saturday and Sunday.

Farmington Apple Festival, apple pressing, crafters, kids’ corner and more, Fairbanks School Neighborhood Association, Route 4, Farmington. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 778-3808.

Sunday River Fall Festival, with North American Wife Carrying Championships, Blue Mountain Arts and Crafts Festival, free chairlift rides and outdoor concert, more. Sunday River, Newry. (800) 543-2754; www.sundayriver.com. Saturday and Sunday.

• SPECIAL EVENTS

FRIDAY

Open house, with milkshakes made by pedal power, Community Bicycle Center, Biddeford. Free. communitybike.net. 3 to 5 p.m.

SATURDAY

Homegrown Fine Art and Crafts Show, exhibit, sale and silent auction, Skyline Farm, North Yarmouth. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Lighthouse tours, one of only 40 caisson-style lighthouses in the U.S. and the only one open to visitors; wear good shoes; must be over 55 inches tall; canceled in case of rain or fog. Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse, South Portland. $5. 699-2676. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Apple Saturdays, cider pressing (bring your own apples or purchase at the village), Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, New Gloucester. Free. 10 a.m.

• PARTICIPANT DANCE

FRIDAY

Harvest Ball with swing band the Fogcutters, Portland Club. $25 couple; $15 singles. 761-4477. 7 to 11 p.m.

Dancing with DJ John, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. 878-0584. 7 to 11 p.m.

SATURDAY

Ballroom dancing, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. 878-0584. 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday; dance social, 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesday.

Foliage Dance, casual dress, Nasson Community Center, Springvale. $10. www.nassoncc.org. 8 to 11:30 p.m.

• FILMS

TODAY

SCOPE, visual arts film series, Space, Portland. $7. www.space538.org. “Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight,” 7:30 p.m.
“Language of America,” Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. Free. www.abbemuseum.org. 7 p.m.

“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” with guest Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface), who will talk about the film and answer audience questions. The Grand, Ellsworth. $10. www.grandonline.org. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Global Lens Film Series, touring program of narrative features from around the world, Bates College (Ronj Coffeehouse), Lewiston. $5. 786-6135. “Masquerades,” 8 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Monday. Series runs through Dec. 13.

“Who is Harry Nilsson and Why is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?” rock documentary, Space, Portland. $7; $5 if you wear a bathrobe. www.space538.org. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Classic Film Series: “Queen Christina” (1933), presented by Oqunquit Performing Arts; discussion before and after the film. Dunaway Center, Ogunquit. Free. 646-6170. 7 p.m.

• BOOKS/AUTHORS

FRIDAY

Jane Brox, author of “Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light,” talks about and signs copies of her book. Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. Free. www.curtislibrary.com. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

W. H. Bunting, author of “Live Yankees: The Sewalls and Their Ships,” reads and signs copies of his book. Wiscasset Public Library. Free.
882-7161. 1 p.m.

Steven Blush, author of “American Hardcore,” talks about the new edition of his book and screens film based on his book. Portland Public Library. Free. 871-1700. 2:30 to 5 p.m.

SUNDAY

Dahlov Ipcar, “The Calico Jungle,” signs copies of her book. L.L. Bean Retail Store, Freeport. Free. www.llbean.com. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Greg Marley, author of “Chanterelle Dreams, Amanita Nightmares: The Love, Lore and Mystique of Mushrooms,” signs copies and identifies mushrooms. Rabelais, Portland. 774-1044. 1 p.m.

MONDAY

Language Arts Live, series of literary readings, Bates College (Chase Hall), Lewiston. Free. www.bates.edu. Debra Spark, “The Ghost of Bridgetown,” 7:30 p.m.

TUESDAY

Isabelle Knockwood, author of “Out of the Depths,” talks about her personal residential school experience. Ketchum Library (University of New England), Biddeford. Free. www.une.edu/mwwc. Noon to 1 p.m.

“The Lost Hero” party, book release party with trivia and more for students in grades 4 to 8 who have read the Percy Jackson series; registration required. Kennebunk Free Library. 985-217, Ext. 5. 4 p.m.

• HOME/GARDEN

Gardening workshop: Fresh Floral Arranging. Skillins Greenhouse, Falmouth, Brunswick and Cumberland. $15; registration required. (800) 244-3860. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.