• BENEFITS
TODAY
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Music in April Gala, live music and auctions to benefit People Plus, Knights of Columbus Hall, Brunswick. $50. peopleplusmaine.org. 5 to 9 p.m.
Responsible Pet Care Animal Shelter Benefit Show, with singers, dancers and live animal acts, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, South Paris. $5, $9. 743-5326. 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Bid Against Child Abuse Auction, with hors d’oeuvres, coffee and dessert, Nonantum Resort, Kennebunkport. $20, $25. 985-5975. 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Benefit Dinner, with Dinner in Italy menu to benefit HART Cat Shelter, Stones Bakery & Cafe, North Yarmouth. $20. 846-3038, 829-4116. 5 and 7 p.m.
Dress for Success Southern Maine Spring Sale, to benefit Dress for Success Southern Maine, Catherine McAuley High School, Portland. Free admission. dressforsuccess.org. 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Stone Soup Institute Benefit, with food, live music by Folk Medicine, live auction and local arts and crafts, Merriconeag Grange Hall, Harpswell. $6 to $12; free for children under 5. 833-2884. 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny, taken by professional photographer to benefit North East Rottweiller Rescue, Pet Quarters, Scarborough. Free admission; cost for photos. 885-5005. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
Benefit and Celebration of Life Memorial for Sherri Gifford Hopkins, with performance from Emerald Sky, 50/50 raffle, food and cash bar, Coyotes BBQ and Bar, Winslow. Donations. 660-2665. 2 to 8 p.m.
MONDAY
Pints for Paws, with live music, raffles, pet photo contest and other activities to benefit the Humane Society of Knox County, Trackside Station, Rockland. Bring an item to donate. 594-7500. 5 to 8 p.m.
• FAIRS/FESTIVALS
TODAY
Cuba Week, annual celebration with art, films, food and music by the Brunswick-Trinidad Sister City Association; various locations, Brunswick. Schedule at brunswicktrinidad.org. Various times today to Sunday.
FRIDAY
Patriots Day Celebration, with Colonial reenactments, crafts show, bazaar, restaurant tastings, live entertainment and more, various locations, Ogunquit. Schedule at www.ogunquit.org. Various times Friday to Sunday.
SATURDAY
Big Thaw Art and Craft Fair, Mayo Street Arts Center, Portland. (617) 680-3187. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wabanaki Arts Festival, items for sale from Maine Native American artists, drumming and storytelling; Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Free. bowdoin.edu. 725-3375. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wells Reserve Eco Day, green expo and wellness fair, fitness and recreation vendors, Laudholm 5K run, volleyball tournament, beach cleanup, guided nature walks, food and music; Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Wells. Free. wellsreserve.org. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SUNDAY
Ebune Parade and Festival, celebrates the entrance of spring with the theme of “Climb to the Mountain Top,” Museum of African Culture, Portland. Free. Parade begins at noon in front of the Maine College of Art on Congress Street.
• SPECIAL EVENTS
TODAY
“Making Memories Matter — A Roundtable Discussion,” moderated by Eliot Cutler, Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library. Free. 621-3530. 7 to 9 p.m.
“Freeport and Maine’s Pirate History,” presented by Ned Allen and Jim Nelson, Harrington House, Freeport. $5/donation. Reservations recommended. 865-2220. 7 p.m.
Social Media Lecture with Morgan H. Johnson, social media strategist for Jet Blue; Wishcamper Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. Free. usm.maine.edu. 4 to 6 p.m.
Talent Show, hosted by Deering Players, Deering High School, Portland. $5. 874-8260. 7 p.m.
Architalx, speaker series focusing on architecture and design issues; seating limited, Portland Museum of Art. $10 ($8 online only). architalx.org. Thomas Christoffersen of Copenhagen, Denmark, 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)
FRIDAY
“Two Weddings and a Coronation,” special viewing of items relating to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and the marriage of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly, Columbary House Antiques, Cape Neddick. Free/donation. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Little Lake Stewards Series, environmentally themed stories, activities and crafts for pre-schoolers, Sebago Lake Ecology Center, Standish. 774-5961, Ext. 3324. “Fun with Frogs,” 10 a.m. to noon.
SATURDAY
Earth Day Event, exhibits and park cleanup, Memorial Park, Old Orchard Beach. Bring brooms, rakes and other equipment. Free. 10 a.m.
Healthy Kids Day, with family exercise classes, lacrosse clinics and free snacks from local grocers, Greater Portland YMCA, Portland. Free. cumberlandcountyymca.org. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Laser Mania, with laser shows featuring music from The Beach Boys, Smashmouth, N’Sync and more, Southworth Planetarium, University of Southern Maine, Portland. $5. usm.maine.edu/planet. 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; noon, 3, 7 and 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; noon and 3 p.m. Tuesday. Through April 24.
Miss Maine Scholarship Program Springtime Gala, with silent and live auctions and a buffet dinner, Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport. $40 in advance; $50 at door. 5:30 p.m.
Model Railroad Show, all gauge with displays, dealers and supplies, Veterans Memorial Gym, Sanford. $4; $10 per family; free for children under 12 with paying adult. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Kids Night Out, games, movies, swimming, rock climbing, and arts and crafts for ages 7 to 13, Saint Joseph’s College (Harold Alfond Center), Standish. $9; $6 for additional child. 893-7723. 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Healthy Kids Day, outdoor climbing wall, inflatable obstacle course, outdoor games, basketball, seed planting, fly fishing, puppet show and more, Casco Bay YMCA, Freeport. Free. 865-9600. cumberlandcountyymca.org. 10 a.m. to noon.
Green Fair, with Zabby’s Traveling Barnyard, Evergreen Ridge, alpacas and wild birds, Plants Unlimited, Rockport. Free. 594-7754. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Scales & Tales: Amazing Reptiles,” hands-on activities with live iguanas, box turtles and other reptiles, Dyer Library, Saco. Free. 283-3861. 1 to 2 p.m.
SUNDAY
Clothing Swap, bring items to swap and take home whatever you want, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $5/donation. 347-3075. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Douglas M. Schair Memorial Lecture on genocide and human rights, Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. Free. usm.maine.edu. 7 p.m.
MONDAY
“Focused on Crazy Quilts from 1880-1900,” with quilt historian Kathy Kenny, Log Cabin, Yarmouth. $3, $5. 846-9036. 7:30 p.m.
Seanachie Nights, tales of selkies, witches and weddings with Libby Franck, Bull Feeney’s, Portland. $9/donation. 773-7210. 7 to 9 p.m.
TUESDAY
Creative Conversations: “Street Art vs. Graffiti,” Space Gallery, Portland. Free. space538.org. 7 to 9 p.m.
“Perspectives on Dance,” conversation with New York Times dance critic Claudia LaRocco, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Free. bowdoin.edu. 11 a.m.
• FOOD AND DRINK
Food + Farm, series of films, lectures and discussions exploring access to sustainable food, Space, Portland. Free unless otherwise noted. space538.org. “Of Farms and Fables,” 7:30 p.m. today; Anna Lappe Talk, 7:30 p.m. Friday; “Wake Up the Farm” with Cultivating Community, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday (at Turkey Hill Farm, Cape Elizabeth); The Greenhorns’ Young Farmers’ Mixer, 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday; “The Greenhorns” (film), 7:30 p.m. Saturday ($5); Urban Farm Fermentory Workshops (at Urban Farm Fermentory, $15 per session) 9 a.m. to noon (urban growing techniques) and 1 to 4 p.m. (season extension and sheetmulching) Sunday.
Trivia night, with drink specials, free munchies and prizes, Jameson Tavern, Freeport. 865-4196. 4 to 6 p.m. followed by entertainment Friday.
• FILMS
TODAY
Sagadahoc Preservation’s Dreamland Theatre: “Carousel” (1956), Winter Street Center, Bath. Free. sagadahocpreservation.org. 7 p.m.
Diva’s Classic Chick Flicks: “The Notebook” (2004), Cinemagic Saco. $5. coast931.com. 6 p.m.
SATURDAY
“Anything But Silent,” series of classic silent films, Bangor Public Library. Free. 947-8336. Noon. Through April 23.
“Norman Granz Jazz in Montreux: Roy Eldridge 77,” discussion follows, Bangor Public Library. Free. 947-8336. 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Teens Through Time, film series aimed at teens, Portland Public Library. Free. 871-1700. 1980s: “The Breakfast Club” (1984), 4:30 p.m.
“The Grateful Dead Movie Event,” featuring a never-before-seen interview with Jerry Garcia, Brunswick 10. $12.50. 798-3996. 7:30 p.m.
“Last Train Home,” 2009 documentary, Camden Opera House. $5, $10. camdenoperahouse.com. 7 p.m.
• BOOKS/AUTHORS
TODAY
Evening of Poetry, with Dave Morrison and Dawn Potter, Rockland Public Library. Free. rocklandlibrary.org. 6:30 p.m.
Rosemary Mahoney, author of “Whoredom in Kimmage,” Olsen Student Center, University of Maine, Farmington. Free. umf.maine.edu. 7:30 p.m.
Melissa Coleman, author of the memoir “This Life Is in Your Hands: One Dream, Sixty Acres and a Family Undone,” book signing, Longfellow Books, Portland. Free. longfellowbooks.com. 7 p.m.
Chats with Champions Series, followed by book signing, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. Free. 563-5513. Susan Airhart of the Jackson Laboratory, 10 a.m.
FRIDAY
Terry Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival, readings by Maine Poet Laureate Wes McNair and Ira Sadoff, Jewett Hall Auditorium, University of Maine, Augusta. Free. uma.edu. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
SATURDAY
“Lost in Lexicon,” for children ages 8 to 14 and their families; visit the nine villages of the Land of Lexicon based on the fantasy adventure by Pendred Noyce; benefits Raising Readers; Portland Public Library. Free/donation. 420-1126. 1 to 4 p.m.
John Bemelmans Marciano, author of “Madeline at the White House,” book signing, Nonesuch Books, South Portland. Free. 799-2659. 11 a.m.
Maria Padin and Charlotte Agell, author of “Jersey Tomatoes Are the Best” for young readers and illustrator of “The Accidental Misadventures of India McAllister,” Longfellow Books, Portland. Free. longfellowbooks.com. 3 p.m.
TUESDAY
International Mystery Book Group Meeting: “The Man from Beijing,” Longfellow Books, Portland. longfellowbooks.com. 6 p.m.
• PRO SPORTS
Portland Pirates, AHL hockey team, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $14 to $18. portlandpirates.com. Playoff Series, Game 1 vs. Connecticut, 7 p.m. today; Game 2 vs. Connecticut, 7 p.m. Saturday.
• PARTICIPANT DANCE
Ballroom Dancing, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. Call for prices: 878-0584. 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Wednesday.
Contradance, Town Hall, Bowdoinham. $9. 666-3090. 8 to 11 p.m. (beginner’s lesson at 7:30 p.m.) Saturday.
Saturday Night Dance Party, American Ballroom Dance Academy, Portland. Call for cover: 671-7644. Argentine tango lesson at 6 p.m.; group lesson at 7 p.m.; dance party at 8 p.m. Saturday.
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