BENEFITS

TODAY

Climbing PoeTree, dual-voice spoken-word and multimedia theater, benefits kidney transplant-related expenses for 3-year-old Corah Brigit Hanlon, Portland Stage Company. $15 to $50; $5 to $25 for children. (781) 820-0773. 6 p.m.

Annual Spring Used Book Sale, Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary benefit for health career scholarships, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick. 373-6015. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.

 

FRIDAY

The Wrecking, benefit concert and dinner; benefits Love146, which combats child sex slavery and helps survivors; University of Maine (Bengal’s Lair), Fort Kent. $15. 834-7513. 6 to 9 p.m.

“Souper Supper,” beef stew, chili, ham and split pea soup and more; music by Puckerbrush; benefits Friends of Parsonsfield Seminary; Parsonsfield Seminary. $8; $4 for ages 10 and under. 793-8519. 6:30 p.m.

 

SATURDAY

Cabaret Jazz Singer Annie Royer, dinner theater; benefits University of Maine at Fort Kent Foundation; University of Maine (Nowland Hall), Fort Kent. Call for price: 834-7800. Social hour at 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m.; show at 8 p.m.

“Run-A-Hound” 5K, benefits Youthlinks; Youthlinks, Rockland. $15; $10 with dog; $8 for students. youthlinksonline.org. 9:30 a.m.

HART (Homeless Animal Rescue Team) Benefit Dinner, Stones Bakery & Cafe, North Yarmouth. $20. hartofme.com. 5 and 7 p.m.

“Odds and Ends for the Creative Mind,” spring art walk sale; benefits Good Cause Thrift Shop; Catherine McAuley High School, Portland. 772-4903. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 

SUNDAY

Third Annual “Flaws for a Cause” Sale, fine pottery handmade in Maine; benefits Cultivating Community’s New American Sustainable Agriculture Project; Maine Potters Market, Portland. mainepottersmarket.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday to April 19. Through April 30.

 

FAIRS/FESTIVALS

24th Annual Bud Light Reggae Festival, ski specials, live reggae music, raves and more, Sugarloaf, Carrabassett Valley. Various prices. Schedule at sugarloaf.com/Events/Calendar/Reggae.html. Today to Sunday.

Maine Marine Trades Association Boating Expo, dozens of Maine boat dealers, Brunswick Landing (former site of Brunswick Naval Air Station). $8; free for children under 12. mainesboatingexpo.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Ogunquit Patriots Day Celebration, Colonial reenactments, bazaar/craft show, restaurant tastings, live entertainment and more, downtown Ogunquit. Various prices. Schedule at visitogunquit.org. Friday to Sunday.

Psychic and Crystal Fair, psychics, mediums, palm reading, chair massage, reiki and more, Leapin’ Lizards, Portland. Free admission; cost for services. 221-2363. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Wabanaki Arts Festival, Native American artists, musicians and crafters, Bowdoin College (David Saul Smith Union), Brunswick. Free. 725-3815. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

TODAY

Treasure Hunters Antiques Show, Days Inn, South Portland. Free admission. treasurehuntersroadshow.com. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

“Ulysses for the Fun of It,” weekly listening session of a recording of Joyce’s “Ulysses” performed by Irish actors, Maine Irish Heritage Center, Portland. Free. maineirish.com. 6 to 7:30 p.m. today and April 19. Through June 28.

Eat Brunswick Week, special offerings and menus at Brunswick restaurants and culinary businesses, assorted locations, Brunswick. brunswickdowntown.org. Today to Sunday.

 

FRIDAY

Kora Shrine Circus, aerial acts, clowns, music and circus animals, Androscoggin Bank Colisee, Lewiston. $10 to $12; $5 for children under 12. korashriners.org. 4 and 8 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday.

 

SATURDAY

Maine Garden Day, presented by University of Maine Cooperative Extension; trade show and several workshops with limited seating; Lewiston High School. $50. 743-6329. umaine.edu/gardening/maine-garden-day. 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Old Port Wine Walk, sommelier Erica Archer leads a guided tasting of French white wines paired with food at four restaurants, 21-plus; begins at Walter’s, Portland. $35 in advance; $40 day of walk. winewiseevents.com. 3 to 5 p.m.

“River of Time,” Children’s Puppet Workshop presents musical puppet and dance show created by neighborhood kids, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $8; $4 for children. mayostreetarts.org. 1 p.m.

Laser Mania, various laser light shows, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. $5; $1 for 3-D glasses. Schedule at usm.maine.edu/planet. Saturday to April 22.

“From Store to Shore,” Earth Month celebration with indoor sailing exhibits, aquarium touch tanks, a fashion show and aquatic robots, Maine Mall, South Portland. mainemall.com/events. Saturday to April 22.

 

SUNDAY

Bath Antiques Show, 45 dealers, Bath Middle School. $4. 443-8983. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

MONDAY

Kora Shrine Circus, aerial acts, clowns, music and circus animals, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $10 to $12; $5 for children under 12. korashriners.org. 2 and 7 p.m. Monday; 9:30 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m. Tuesday; 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesday.

 

TUESDAY

“The Thinking Heart,” ensemble performance work in two voices and cello based on Dutch Holocaust victim Etty Hillesum, Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. explorefrontier.com. 7 p.m.

Sky Family’s “Celtic Revival,” Irish step dance, humor, maritime fiddle music and gospel music, Sacopee Valley Middle School, Hiram. Donation. 625-4942. 6:30 p.m.

 

APRIL 19

“Mother Goose on the Loose,” kids get free books and photos with Mother Goose, Buker Community Center, Augusta. $5. 582-3110, Ext. 29. 10 a.m.

FILMS

FRIDAY

Lewiston Auburn Film Festival, shorts and feature-length films, various locations, Lewiston and Auburn. Various costs. Schedule at lafilmfestival.org. Friday to Sunday.

“The Heart of San Francisco,” travelogue film presented by photographer Sandy Mortimer, Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, Greene. Free. sawyer-foundation.com. 2 and 7 p.m.

 

SATURDAY

Dudefest 2012, screening of 1998 film “The Big Lebowski” and party, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $6. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.

“The Muppets” (2011, Rated PG), York Public Library. Free. 363-2818. 6:30 p.m.

 

SUNDAY

“The Conspirator” (2010, Rated PG-13), York Public Library. Free. 363-2818. 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY

“Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” (2010), documentary, Louis T. Graves Library, Kennebunkport. Free. graveslibrary.org. 7 p.m.

“Convento” (2010), “Lifelike” (2011) and “Meaning of Robots” (2012), Space, Portland. $7. space538.org. 7:30 p.m.

 

APRIL 19

“Locavore,” documentary, Portland Food Co-op. Free. portlandfoodcoop.org. 7:30 p.m.

 

BOOKS/AUTHORS

TODAY

Diane B. Henriques, author of “The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust,” University of New England (Ludcke Auditorium), Portland. une.edu. 4 p.m.

“Words and Pictures: Maine’s Poet Laureate Wesley McNair,” author of 18 books, including “Lovers of the Lost: New and Selected Poems,” South Portland Public Library. Free. southportlandlibrary.com. 7 p.m.

Pam Flowers, author of “Alone Across the Arctic: One Woman’s Epic Journey by Dog Team” and “Big Enough Anna,” Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. Free. thomasmemoriallibrary.org. 6:30 p.m.

 

FRIDAY

“Brown Bag Books,” live broadcast of David Brooks discussing “The Social Animal: A Story of Love, Character, and Achievement,” Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $10. lcct.org. Noon.

“Lowry’s Lodge,” reading series featuring Marty Pottinger and Michael Macklin, Acorn Studios, Westbrook. $5/donation. acorn-productions.org. 7 p.m. Friday.

Harriet Schultz, author of “Legacy of the Highlands,” Portland Public Library. Free. portlandlibrary.com. Noon.

 

SATURDAY

The Roundhouse: An Experiment in Idea Exchange, with authors Alex Irvine, Hannah Holmes and Michael Erard, Space, Portland. Free. space538.org. 7:30 p.m.

 

SUNDAY

Historian Blaikie Hines, author of “The First Battle of Bull Run,” Camden-Rockport Historical Society, Rockport. Free. conwayhouse.org. 2 p.m.

Ed Milich, motorcycle road racer, author, poet and Motorcyclist Magazine writer reads from his new book, Blue, Portland. Donation. portcityblue.com. Noon.

 

MONDAY

Martha Freeman, author of “Always Rachel: The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964,” University of Southern Maine (Wishcamper Center), Portland. 228-8450. 5:30 p.m.

 

TUESDAY

Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair, poetry reading, Patten Free Library, Bath. Free. 443-5141. 6:30 p.m.

Port Veritas Spoken Word Night, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Donation. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m.

 

WEDNESDAY

Brown Bag Lecture Series, with Jonathan Aldrich, author of “Branching Out: Fifteen Years of Poetry Readings in Tenants Harbor,” Portland Public Library. Free; bring your own lunch. 871-1700. Noon to 1 p.m.

Jamie Ford, author of “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” Lithgow Public Library, Augusta. Free. 626-2415. 6:30 p.m.

Lunchtime Fireside Poetry, with Alan Clark and Ellen Goldsmith, Rockland Public Library. Free. 594-0310. Noon.

10th Annual Poets Speak! Festival, featuring more than 25 Maine poets in celebration of National Poetry Month, Bangor Public Library. Free. 947-8336. 3 to 8 p.m.

Morgan Callan Rogers, author of “Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea,” North Gorham Public Library, Gorham. Free. 892-2575. 7 p.m.

 

APRIL 19

Organic Chef Sarah Fioroni, author of “A Family Farm in Tuscany,” Longfellow Books, Portland. Free. longfellowbooks.com. 7 p.m.

Architect Jack Silverio, author of “The Book of the Hut,” “Hearthspire” and “Radiance Indwelling,” Rockland Public Library. Free. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m.

 

PRO SPORTS

Portland Sea Dogs, Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, Hadlock Field, Portland. $4 to $9. milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t546. Vs. Binghamton, 6 p.m. today (home opener) and Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; Vs. New Britain, 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, noon Wednesday.

Portland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $12 to $20. 828-4665. portlandpirates.com. Vs. Hershey, 7 p.m. Friday.

 

PARTICIPANT DANCE

Contradance, music by Rock the Boat with caller Maggie Robinson, Wescustogo Hall, North Yarmouth. $10; $7 for students and seniors. 233-4325. Family dance at 6 p.m.; potluck at 7 p.m.; dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.