• BENEFITS

Ice Bar, beer and cocktails with ice sculptures, 21-plus; benefits Ronald McDonald House, Gary’s House and Share our Strength Southern Maine; Portland Harbor Hotel. $15, $21 (sold out Friday and Saturday). brownpapertickets.com. 5 to 9 p.m. today to Saturday.

Inaugural Cycle4Care, stationary bike ride; benefits Cancer Community Center; Zone 3 Fitness, Scarborough. $5 for students; $10 for half hour; $20 for an hour; $50 for Endurance Challenge. cycle4care.kintera.org. 5 p.m. to midnight Friday.

Leukemia-palooza Benefit Concert and Auction for Jacob Cuff, music by ANNA, Lyle Divnsky and Model Airplane plus silent auction, 21-plus; Empire Dine and Dance, Portland. $8. portlandempire.com. 8 p.m. Friday.

Benefit Dance, proceeds will pay for medical bills for family of cancer victim, Links at Outlook Golf Course, South Berwick. Donation. 7 p.m. Friday.

• FAIRS/FESTIVALS

Portland on Ice Festival, weeklong celebration with ice sculptures, film screenings, live music, scavenger hunts, ice-fishing demonstrations and more, downtown Portland. Various prices and locations; schedule at portlandmaine.com. Today to Feb. 4.

Winterfest, community ice-carving competition, entertainment and more, Harbor Park, Camden. winterfest.mycamdenmaine.com. Noon to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Rockland Rotary Winter Carnival, dog sled and snow kat rides, face painting, ice hockey, bean bag toss and more, Chickawaukee Lake, Rockland. Free. rocklandrotary.org. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

• SPECIAL EVENTS

TODAY

Pecha Kucha Night, informal and fun gathering for creative people to share their ideas, work and thoughts, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. $5. rivertreearts.org. Doors at 6:30 p.m.; program at 7:20 p.m.

“3 Superstars in Berlin,” opera broadcast from Berlin’s Waldbuhne, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $20. rocklandstrand.com. 7 p.m.

Royal River Chorus Open House, learn a song and perform it in four-part female harmony, American Legion Hall, Westbrook. 293-7464. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

“IBEX: Search for the Solar System’s Edge,” planetarium show, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. $4, $6. usm.maine.edu/planet. 7 p.m.

“Two Small Pieces of Glass,” planetarium show about the history and science of telescopes, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. $4, $6. usm.maine.edu/planet. 8:30 p.m.

“Sailing with Paper,” paper art demonstration and workshop by Joe Ruks, Constellation Gallery, Portland. Free. 409-6617. 7 p.m.

Bates College Arts Crawl: “Asia Night,” Asian culture via visual, literary and performing arts, Bates College, Lewiston. Free. 786-6417. 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

“Club 86,” live performance of radio show pilot starring Charles Neville and The 86 Ensemble, all ages; Space, Portland. $10. space538.org. 7:30 p.m.

Winter Family Fun Day, ice skating, sledding and interpretive walks, Cobscook Bay State Park, Edmunds Township. $1.50 for ages 12 to 64; free for all others; lunch included. 726-4412. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast,” planetarium show for children, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. $4, $5. 780-4249. usm.maine.edu/planet. 3 p.m.

SUNDAY

Live in HD: Berlin Philharmonic, “Fellini, Jazz & Co.,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $17. 563-3424. 2 p.m.

“The Titanic Centenary: A Survivor’s Story,” based on Karen Lemke’s interview with a Titanic survivor, Maine Irish Heritage Center, Portland. Free. 899-0505. 2 p.m.

“Eight Planets and Counting,” planetarium show about the solar system, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. $4, $6. 780-4249. 3 p.m.

TUESDAY

MET Opera Live in HD: “The Enchanted Island,” encore performance of Baroque opera, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23. rocklandstrand.com.1 p.m.

KinderKonzerts, “Peter and the Wolf,” for ages 3 to 7, Poland Regional High School. $4. 773-6128. 9:15 and 10:15 a.m.

Freeport Players Annual Meeting and Potluck Supper, Freeport Community Center. fcponline.org. 6 p.m.

FEB. 2

Drop-in Sake Tasting, 21-plus; Now You’re Cooking, Bath. Free. cityofbath.com. 5 to 7 p.m.

• FILMS

“On the Job: Women Launching New Traditions” (1997), Maine documentary, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. $5; $3 for members. mainemaritimemuseum.org. 6:30 p.m. today.

“Retrospective: The Films of Terrence Malick,” screenings of “Days of Heaven” (1978), Strand Theatre, Rockland. $7.50. 594-0070. 1 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.

Experimental Short Films, by renowned filmmaker Walter Ungerer, followed by a Q&A with Ungerer, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. 347-3075. 7 p.m. Sunday.

“Miss Representation,” 2011 documentary about media’s misrepresentation of women and girls, Catherine McAuley High School, Portland. $5. 712-6430. 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Miss Representation,” 2011 documentary about media’s misrepresentation of women and girls, 14-plus; Freeport Performing Arts Center. $5. 774-9994. 6:30 p.m. Monday.

“Shall We Dance?” (1996), in Japanese with English subtitles, Winter Street Center, Bath. Donation. bath-tsugaru.org. 7 p.m. Feb. 2.

• BOOKS/AUTHORS

Andre Dubus III, author of “House of Sand and Fog” talks about the art of creating nonfiction writing, Thornton Academy Garland Auditorium, Saco. Free. thorntonacademy.org. 7 p.m. today.

Morgan Callan Rogers, author of “Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea,” book-release party, University of Southern Maine (Woodbury Campus Center), Portland. usm.maine.edu. 7 p.m. today.

Carol Bachofner, author of “Native Moons, Native Days,” Rockland Public Library. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m. today.

“Colonial House Revisited: John Bear Reminisces,” with storyteller, author and actor John Bear Mitchell, Ricker Memorial Library, Poland Spring. 998-4390. Book signing at 6:30 p.m.; program at 7 p.m. Friday.

Storytime in the Garden, hourlong stories read by Pat Jeremiah, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. Free. 633-4333. 10 a.m. Monday.

Tracy Ann Lord, author of “Good Catch,” Rockland Library. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2.

Janet Mendelsohn, author of “Maine’s Museums: Art, Oddities and Artifacts,” York Public Library. Free. york.lib.me.us. Noon Feb. 2.

• PRO SPORTS

Portland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $12 to $20. portlandpirates.com. Vs. Springfield, 7 p.m. Friday; Vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m. Saturday.

Maine Red Claws, NBA Development League affiliate of the Celtics, Bobcats and 76ers, Portland Exposition Building. $6 to $30. nba.com/dleague. Vs. Idaho, 8 p.m. Friday; Vs. Reno, 5 p.m. Sunday.

• PARTICIPANT DANCE

Contra Dance, live music and caller, all dances taught, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $7. mayostreetarts.org. 7 p.m. Saturday.