• BENEFITS

TODAY

Art Preview Party, for Cancer Community Center online auction; artwork on display, cash bar and pianist Larry Allen; Portland Regency Hotel.
cancercommunitycenter.org. 4 to 8 p.m.

Falmouth High School Faculty vs. Seniors Basketball Game, with Crusher, the Red Claws Mascot; Benefit for Habitat for Humanity; Falmouth High School. Donations at the door. 781-7429. 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Incredible Breakfast Cook-Off, Maine Restaurant Week breakfast competition benefiting Preble Street, Sea Dog Brewing Co., South Portland. $17; $30 for a pair. mainerestaurantweek.com.
7 to 9 a.m.

SATURDAY

Celtic Music Concert, with Katherine Rhoda, Denis J. Dunn, Kit Demos and Darlene Jerome-Gijuminag; benefit for Brownfield Food Pantry; Congregational Church, Fryeburg. Donation.
625-3334. 7 p.m.

“Cooks for Books,” biennial fundraiser for the library, Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery). $75. 871-1700. Guests will attend one of 20 neighborhood dinners from 6 to 9 p.m., followed by dessert and Champagne reception from  9 to 11 p.m.

SUNDAY

David Mallett Band, folk music benefit concert for Spectrum Generations Muskie Center and Kennebec Montessori School, Williamson Auditorium, Fairfield. $18 to $25; $10 for ages
16 and under; $50 per family. 873-4745. 2 p.m.

Zumbathon Benefit, for 9-year-old Alannah Shevenell, who recently had a six-organ transplant; with six instructors, food and raffle; Avant Dance & Event Center, Westbrook. $10/donation. avantmaine.com. 2 to 4 p.m.

Annual Fashion Show and Silent Auction, benefit for 2012 senior class, South Portland High School Auditorium. $8; $5 for students. 939-2220. 2 p.m.

TUESDAY

Friends of Walker Memorial Library Book Sale, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook. 854-0630. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. March 15. Through March 17.

• FAIRS/FESTIVALS

Maine Restaurant Week, restaurants throughout Maine offer three-course lunches and dinners at steep discounts, statewide. Cost varies by restaurant; list at mainerestaurantweek.com.
Today to Saturday.

Bath Blarney Days, St. Patrick’s festival with live music, Irish films, Midnight Madness Sale, “Shamrock Sprint,” parade and more, downtown Bath. Schedule at visitbath.com/events/bath-blarney-days-2012. Various times Friday to  March 18.

• SPECIAL EVENTS

TODAY

Portland Flower Show, with guest lecturers, exhibits, vendors and food, Portland Company Complex. $15 at the door. portlandcompany.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

“Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan,” encore presentation of HD broadcast from U.K. National Gallery, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Golden Dragon Acrobats, thrilling family-friendly performance presented by Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $27 to $44. porttix.com. 7 p.m.

Sixth Anniversary Open Mic and Poetry Slam, Pleasant Note Coffeehouse, Auburn. auburnuu.org. 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY

Greater Kennebunks Home and Business Expo, more than 70 vendors, entertainment, kids’ crafts and more, Kennebunk High School. $2. visitthekennebunks.com. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bath Antiques Show, with 50 dealers, Bath Middle School. $4 admission. 443-8983.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Harlem Superstars, comedy basketball “Dream Team” of faculty, community members, coaches and students; benefit for class of 2014; Lincoln Academy, Newcastle. $7 in advance; $8 day of event. 563-3596. 6:30 p.m.

MARCH 15

Voices of the Sea: Poetry and Music of Working Fishermen, with musician Gordon Bok, lobstermen Frank Gotswals and Stefanie Alley, and humorist Kendall Morse; DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant, Portland. $7; $5 for Maine Maritime Museum members. mainemaritimemuseum.org. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

• FILMS

“A Night to Remember” (1958), drama about the Titanic sinking, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. $5/donation. 563-5513. 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

“Kids of the World,” Craig Saddlemire’s 30-minute documentary by and about Lewiston children, First Universalist Church, Auburn. Free. 783-0461. Noon Sunday.

“Mozart’s Sister” (2010, PG-13, in French with English subtitles), re-imagined biopic, York Public Library. Free. 363-2818. 3 p.m. Sunday.

Global Lens International Films Series, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free. 786-6158. “Belvedere” (Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2010), 7 p.m. Monday; “The Light Thief” (Kyrgyzstan, 2010), 7 p.m. Wednesday. Through April. 2.

Docu-Tuesdays, “Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance,” film about the Joffrey Ballet narrated by Mandy Patinkin, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $7, $9; $5 for children. atthelincoln.org. 2 and 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“Lost Horizon” (1937), drama-fantasy starring Ronald Coleman, Dunaway Center, Ogunquit. Free. 646-7055. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

• BOOKS/AUTHORS

Kate Braestrup, author of “Here If You Need Me,” University of Maine (Nadeau Hall), Fort Kent. 834-7586. 7 p.m. today.

Justin Tussing, author of “The Best People in the World,” Bates College (Edmund S. Muskie Archives), Lewiston. 786-6256. 7:30 p.m. today.

Arabic Poetry Reading to Celebrate International Women’s Day, bring poetry in Arabic or translated, Lewiston Public Library.  (213) 221-5432. 2 to 4 p.m. today.

“A Night of Patriotism and Perversion with Steve Almond,” iconoclastic essayist and fiction writer, all ages; Space, Portland. Free. space538.org.  7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Patricia Briggs, author of “Fair Game,” Books-A-Million, South Portland. 253-5587. 7 p.m. Monday.
Roxie Zwicker, author of “Stories, Stones and Superstitions,” York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. Noon Tuesday.

John Bauman, author of “Gateway to Vacationland: The Making of Portland, Maine,” University of Southern Maine (bookstore), Portland. usm.maine.edu. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

• PRO SPORTS

Portland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $12 to $20. portlandpirates.com. Vs. Manchester, 7 p.m. Saturday; vs. Providence,  4 p.m. Sunday.

Maine Red Claws, NBA Development League affiliate of the Celtics, Bobcats and 76ers, Portland Exposition Building. $6 to $30. 210-6655. nba.com/dleague. Vs. Iowa,  5 p.m. Sunday.