• SPECIAL EVENTS

The Twelve Days of Christmas, tours of the mansion decked out in holiday splendor; tours are self-guided, Victoria Mansion, Portland. $5 to $15;  free under age 6;  $35 family ticket. www.victoriamansion.org. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today to Saturday.

True at First Light, performances by dancers and musicians, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $8. www.mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m. Saturday.

Bath Antiques Show, Bath Middle School. $4. 443-8983. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Port Veritas, spoken-word series, Blue, Portland. Second Tuesday Slam ($3/donation), 7 p.m. Tuesday.

• BOOKS/AUTHORS

Keystone Reading Series with poet Karrie Waaral, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free. 8 p.m. today.

Stephen Huyler, author of “Sonabai: Another Way of Seeing,” presents a slide lecture on “Re-Envisioning the Identity of Women in Contemporary India,” Rockland Public Library. Free. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m. today.

Glenna Johnson Smith, “Old Maine Woman, Stories from the Coast to the County,” book signing, Borders Bookstore, Brunswick. Free.  1 to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Glenna Johnson Smith, “Old Maine Woman, Stories from the Coast to the County,” book signing, Nonesuch Books, South Portland.  799-2659. 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday.

• PARTICIPANT DANCE

Ballroom dancing, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. 878-0584. 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and Wednesday; 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

Swing dance with The Delta Knights, Deering Grange, Portland. $10. 653-5012. 8 to 9 p.m. lesson; 9 p.m. to midnight dance Friday.

Contra dance, Wescustogo Grange, North Yarmouth. $10; $7 for students and seniors. 233-4325. Family dance at 6 p.m.; potluck at 7 p.m.; beginner dance session at 7:30 p.m.; contra dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Salsa Night, Grace, Portland. $10 for dancing; $12 for dancing and lessons. www.pmsalsa.com. Beginner bachata lesson at 7 p.m.; advanced beginner salsa lesson at 8 p.m.; dancing 9 p.m.
to midnight Saturday.

• FILMS

“Budrus” (2009), documentary about a father and daughter who start a movement in the Palestinian territories, Space, Portland. $7. www.space538.org. 7:30 p.m. today.

“Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies” (2010) followed by discussion, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $8.50. 594-0070. 8 p.m. Friday.

Kids Classics at Dreamland Theater, movies for children, Winter Street Center, Bath. $5/donation. www.sagadahocpreservation.org. “Dr. Doolittle” (1967), 2 p.m. Sunday.

Teens through Time, film series with teen-cenric viewpoint, Portland Public Library. Free. “Rebel Without a Cause” (1955), 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Classic Film Series presented by Ogunquit Performing Arts; discussion before and after the film; Dunaway Center, Ogunquit. Free. 646-6170. “The Third Man” (1949), 7 p.m. Wednesday.

• PRO SPORTS

Maine Red Claws, NBA Development League basketball game, Portland Exposition Building, Portland. $10 to $30. 210-6655. Vs. Dakota, 7 p.m. today and Friday.

Portland Pirates, AHL hockey team, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $11 to $17. 828-4665; www.portlandpirates.com. Vs. Springfield, 7 p.m. Friday; Vs. Manchester, 7 p.m. Saturday; Vs. Binghamton, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.