BENEFITS

FRIDAY

Haunted House Tours of home featured on A&E’s “Paranormal State,” benefits the Animal Welfare Society. Private residence, East Waterboro. $5. www.animalwelfaresociety.org. 5 to 9 p.m. Friday to Sunday.

 

SATURDAY

Hike the River, benefits the Maine Cancer Foundation, Phoenix House and Well, Newry. $25. 10 a.m. (registration), 11 a.m. (hike).

Yarmouth Pumpkin Run, kids, adults and pets in costume race to benefit the Yarmouth Food Pantry, begins at Yarmouth High School. $10-$45. http://tiny.cc/pumpkinrun. 8:30 a.m.

Harbor Haunt Halloween Party, music, costume contest and more; benefits the AIDS Response Seacoast Organization, York Harbor Inn. 7 p.m.

 

TUESDAY

MECA Art Auction, annual auction to benefit student scholarships, Maine College of Art (Institute of Contemporary Art), Portland. 775-5098. Free preview, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

Dancing with the Staff, benefits Westbrook High School class of 2011, Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $5-$10. 838-5853. 6 p.m.

 

HALLOWEEN EVENTS

TODAY

Halloween Party, with best dog costume, trick or treat and spookiest howl contests. Planet Dog Company Store, Portland. Free. 347-8606. 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Pumpkin Festival, pumpkin carving, art projects, storytelling, food, music and more. Southwest Harbor Public Library. www.swharbor.lib.me.us. 1 p.m.

 

FRIDAY

Haunted Schoolhouse, not suitable for young children (a “safe room” with crafts and games is available for youngsters). Schoolhouse Arts Center, Sebago Lake. $8; $5 for ages 12 and younger. www.schoolhousearts.org. 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

Ghost Trolley, not recommended for young children, Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport. $10; $7.50 ages 16 and younger. www.trolleymuseum.org. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The Haunting, Parsonsfield Seminary, Parsonsfield. $10; $5 ages 12 and younger. 793-8825. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Trick or Treat On Our Street, trick or treat at stores, Kittery Outlets. 4 to 7 p.m.

Ghosts of Freeport’s Past, guided walking tour; reservations required. Harrington House, Freeport. $10. 6 and 7:15 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Halloween Party, games, crafts, refreshments and more; attend in costume. Casco Bay YMCA, Freeport. Free. 6 to 8 p.m.

 

SATURDAY

Halloween Harvest, costume contest, pumpkin-decorating contest, scavenger hunt, trick or treating and more. Raitt Homestead Farm, Eliot. $3. www.raittfarmmuseum.org. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Family Fright Night, costume parade, food, crafts, entertainment and more. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. $15. 633-4333. 4 to 7 p.m.

The Spirits of Stroudwater, guided cemetery tour with staged specters. Stroudwater Cemetery, Portland. $8; $3 for ages 6 to 12. www.tatehouse.org. 1:30 and 4 p.m.

Halloween Celebration, family fun and crafts, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. $5; $15 for a family. www.rivertreearts.org. 1 to 3 p.m.

Merry Masquerade, costume ball, Merryspring Nature Center, Camden. $25. 236-2239. 7 to 10:30 p.m.

Ghost Train, Halloween activities not too scary for kids, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and Museum, Portland. $6-$10; free for under age 3. www.mngrr.org. 5, 6 and 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

All Souls’ Walk, narrated historical walk begins at the museum and covers a half-mile loop through Kennebunk’s Hope Cemetery. Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, $5. 1 to 4 p.m.

Camp Sunshine’s Pumpkin Festival, pumpkin carving, live music, pumpkin sculptures and more. L.L. Bean Discovery Park, Freeport. www.campsunshine.org. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Halloween Spooktacular, party for children ages 3 to 8 with story time, games and crafts; costumes encouraged. Borders Books and Music, South Portland. Free. 775-6110. 11 a.m.

 

SUNDAY

Haunted House and Dance Party, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $10. www.mayostreetarts.org. 7 to 11 p.m.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

TODAY

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $15-$55. 775-3458. 7 p.m. today and Friday; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday.

Inside Politics: 2010 and 2012, with CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider. Colby College (Diamond Building, Ostrove Auditorium), Waterville. Free. www.colby.edu. 7 p.m.

 

FRIDAY

Lit, monthly literary event open to poetry, spoken word and more, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $5-$10/donation. www.mayostreetarts.org. “Favorite Haunts,” 7 p.m.

Open house, refreshments, music and photography exhibit, The Telling Room, Portland. www.tellingroom.org. 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Fall Festival, flea market, food, children’s activities and more, South Freeport Church. www.southfreeportchurch.com. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

 

FILMS

TODAY

Sagadahoc Preservation’s Dreamland Theater, film series, Winter Street Center, Bath. “Big Night” and “Eating Raoul,” 7 p.m.

Movie Night, watch a couple of movies and meet local surfboard shapers. Corduroy Surf Boutique and Gallery, Portland. Free. 347-3545. 6 p.m. (doors).

 

FRIDAY

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” with live actors, Waldo Theater, Waldoboro. theWaldo.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 10 p.m. Saturday.

Global Lens Film Series, touring program of narrative features from around the world, Bates College (Ronj Coffeehouse), Lewiston. $5. 786-6135. “My Tehran for Sale,” 8 p.m. Friday; 6 p.m. Monday. Series runs through Dec. 13.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” props welcome but no water guns. City Theater, Biddeford. www.citytheater.org. $10; $5 for those in costume. 8 p.m. and midnight.

“Boz Salkin (Pure Coolness),” comedy about a city girl kidnapped by a young village man in the tradition of “bride stealing.” Bowdoin College (Sills Hall), Brunswick. Free. 725-3355. 7 p.m.

 

SATURDAY

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” with live entertainment by the Dirty Dishes Burlesque Troupe; costumes encouraged; adults only. State Theatre, Portland. $10. www.statetheatre portland.com. 8 p.m.

 

SUNDAY

“Nosferatu,” 1922 silent film with live music by Les Sorciers Perdus. One Longfellow Square, Portland. $10. 761-1757. 7 p.m.

Living Outside the Lines, film festival on disability, Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. $7. www.explorefrontier.com. “Song of Our Children,” 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Series runs through Nov. 17.

 

PARTICIPANT DANCE

Dancing with DJ John, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. 878-0584. 7 to 11 p.m. Friday.

Ballroom dancing, Maplewood Dance Center, Portland. 878-0584. 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

Ballroom dancing, American Ballroom Dance Academy, Portland. 879-5761. $10 per session; $15 for both; $5 dance only. Argentine tango lesson at 6 p.m., group lesson at 7 p.m., dance 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

 

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