• BENEFITS

Midcoast Youth Theater “Through the Years Concert,” benefits Midcoast Youth Theater, Woodside Elementary School, Topsham. $10. 729-7120. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Walking in the Light: A Charity Fashion Show, Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, benefits the Catholic Charities Thrift Store; One Longfellow Square, Portland. Free/donation of cash and winter clothing. 781-8550, Ext. 1187. 7 p.m. Monday.

• SPECIAL EVENTS

TODAY

Kitchen Garden Dinner Series, with chef Pierre Gignac of 98 Provence restaurant in Ogunquit, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. $90; $75 for members. 633-4333, Ext. 101. 6 p.m.

FRIDAY

Bad Luck Bazaar, burlesque, vaudeville, Apparatus Dance Theatre, music by Over a Cardboard Sea, 18-plus; Space, Portland. $7 in advance; $9 day of show. space538.org. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

“AudioBody,” fusion of physical comedy, technology and upbeat music, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $15; $10 for children and students; $30 for family of four. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 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.

Fiddlehead Arts 10th Birthday Bash, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, band, dance lesson and NYC trip raffle, Ramada Inn and Conference Center, Lewiston. $35; $60 VIP. fiddleheadcenter.org. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

LucidFest, Running with Scissors improv, Druin Dance Center dancers, puppetry, live music, raffles and more, Lucid Stage, Portland. Free. lucidstage.com. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Dinosaurs,” planetarium show, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. $5; $4 for children and seniors. usm.maine.edu/planet. 3 p.m.

“Anthony’s Idol,” local version of “American Idol,” Anthony’s Dinner Theater, Portland. $29.95; includes dinner. anthonysdinnertheater.com. 7 p.m.

SUNDAY

Youth Ice Fishing Derby, Lake St. George State Park, Liberty. $3. 589-4255. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Rusty Rocket’s Last Blast,” planetarium show aimed at children, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. $4, $5. 780-4249. 3 p.m.

Psychic Sunday, Lucid Stage, Portland. $1 admission, additional fees for readings, products and services. onthenewedge.com. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Live in HD: Berlin Philharmonic, screening of classical music concert, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $17. 563-3424. 2 p.m.

MONDAY

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 31st Annual Celebration Breakfast, hosted by Portland NAACP, Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland. portlandmlk.net/#breakfast. $25; $15 for ages 14 and under. 8 a.m. (doors at 7:30 a.m.)

“The Drum Major Instinct,” students from Portland Housing Authority centers perform plays based on Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermon, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. Free. mayostreetarts.org. 1 p.m.

“Sankofa: A Journey of Our Own,” student performance including dance, music, theater and spoken word exploring cross-cultures, Bates College (Schaeffer Theatre), Lewiston. Free. bates.edu/events. 7:30 p.m.

Seanachie Nights, spoken word and music by Jo Radner, Meg Gilman, Jean Armstrong, Susan Dries, Vernon Cox, Janet Lynch and Lynne Cullen; Bull Feeney’s, Portland. $9/donation. 253-0288. 7 to 9 p.m.

JAN. 19

Snomobile Snodeo, snowmobile events, chili/chowder cook-off, sleigh rides, antique snowmobiles, obstacle course, radar run and fireworks, various locations, Rangeley. Schedule at rangeleysnowmobile.com/snodeo.htm. Jan. 19-21.

• FILMS

“In The Blood — Live: A ‘Docu-Exhibit’ ” (2012), filmmaker Sumner McKane’s ambitious multi-year project on logging camps, all ages; Space, Portland. $10. space538.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

“Mother Nature’s Child” (2011), documentary, Chewonki Center for Environmental Education, Wiscasset. Free. chewonki.org. 3 p.m. Saturday.

Retrospective: The Films of Terrence Malick, screening of the crime drama “Badlands” (1973), Strand Theatre, Rockland. $7.50. 594-0070. 3 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday. Through Feb. 4.

“Mother: Caring for the 7 Billion,” documentary, First Universalist Church, Rockland. 236-8732. 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“Mother: Caring for the 7 Billion,” documentary, Belfast Free Library. 236-8732. 6 p.m. Wednesday.

“40 WEST” (2012), Maine premiere, shot in Buxton and Hollis, Nickelodeon Cinemas, Portland. 40WESTmovie.com. 6:30 and 9 p.m. Jan. 19.

• BOOKS/AUTHORS

Carla Maria Sullwold, author of “Raising Rufus: A Maine Love Story,” Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. 725-5242. 7 p.m. today.

Henry Bird, author of “Ride the Wind: Biologist and Pastor,” Cundy’s Harbor Library, Harpswell. Free. 729-3600. 2 p.m. Sunday.

Children’s Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., with children’s book authors Charlotte Agell and Rohan Henry, Bowdoin College (Thorne Hall), Brunswick. Free. 725-3280. 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday.

“The Art of Frank Vining Smith: Maritime Painting in the 20th Century,” book talk with author James Craig, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. $7; $5 for members. mainemaritimemuseum.org. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Brown Bag Lunch and Learn Series, with Bill Haviland, author of “At the Place of the Lobsters and Crabs: Indian People and Deer Isle Maine,” Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. Free. abbemuseum.org. Noon Jan. 19.

• PRO SPORTS

Portland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $12 to $20. 828-4665. Vs. Springfield, 7 p.m. Saturday; Vs. Connecticut, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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

• PARTICIPANT DANCE

The Joint is Jumpin’ Swing Dance, with WMPG’s DJ PJ, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $7. mayostreetarts.org. Lessons at 7 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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