AUDITIONS

HALLOWELL

Auditions for Gaslight Theater's production of "Private Lives," City Hall; 2 p.m. Aug. 24 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 25; two men and two women needed (25-40 years old); production dates Oct. 30-31, Nov. 1 and Nov. 6-8; 685-9930, 458-2201; bhertz@roadrunner.com

MUSIC

FAIRFIELD

Summer concert series, 5-7 p.m. (weather permitting), Memorial Park; free; Thursdays; 453-7911.

FARMINGTON

Classic Car and Motorcycle Show, Farmington fairgrounds; Aug. 23; registrations 8 a.m., open to public 9 a.m.; cars and motorcycles can pre-register $8, at the gate $10; vendors welcome; forms available on the Chamber's Web site (www.franklincountymaine.org); admission $3, younger than 12 free; also pig scramble, wife carrying competition, live music; Farmington Rotary Club summer auction and barbecue, 5 p.m.

Motorcycle ride, leaves 9 a.m., fairgrounds; Aug. 24; raffle run tickets, proceeds benefit Fallen Soldier Memorial Fund, Augusta; 778-4215

FREEPORT

Summer sounds: L.L. Bean Summer Concert Series, 7:30 p.m., L.L. Bean Discovery Park; now-Aug. 31; free; John Hiatt, Aug. 23; Lonestar, Aug. 30; Keb' Mo', Aug. 31; www.llbean.com

GARDINER

The King: "One Night with ELVIS," 7:30 p.m., Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center; Aug. 22-23; tickets $12; 582-7144.

HALLOWELL

Mezzo-soprano Joëlle Morris, 7 p.m. Cox Memorial United Methodist Church, 33 Central St.; Aug. 24; $10 per person at the door (children 13 and younger free); proceeds benefit the Cox Memorial UMC.

JEFFERSON

Broken Acres Festival Grounds, 160 Valley Road: gates open 10 a.m., entertainment, 1 p.m.; Aug. 23-24; free camping; members $8 per day, general public $10 per day; special advance pre-paid two day pass for current members $14, and $18 for general public; advance tickets, MACM Country Music Weekend, P.O. Box 477, Clinton, ME 04927-0477 by Aug. 16.

SKOWHEGAN

Concert series: Coburn Park Concerts, 5-6 p.m., Sundays; donations collected for Somerset Animal Shelter; schedule: Aug. 23, After Six; Aug. 31, Clary Hill Band.

UNITY

Music in Unity: Unity Centre for the Performing Arts: Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade, 8 p.m., Aug. 30 ($20); The Waybacks, 7 p.m., Sept. 1 ($15); Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, 8 p.m., Sept. 12 ($26); tickets $ available at Music Gallery, Mr. Paperback, Belfast; Crosstrax Restaurant; 948-SHOW.

SPECIAL EVENTS

AUGUSTA

Lord of the Dance, 7:30 p.m., Augusta Civic Center; Nov. 19; tickets $63, $49, $39; on sale starting Aug. 8; 626-2400.

BELGRADE

Poetry Night with Wesley McNair, 7 p.m., Center for All Seasons, Route 27; Aug. 21; McNair has served three times on the nominating jury for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, published more than a dozen books; sponsored by the Friends of Belgrade Library; free, light refreshments served.

MANCHESTER

Designing Women Show and Sale, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Longfellow's Greenhouses; Aug. 23; 582-7985.

OAKLAND

August Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., United Baptist Church, Church Street; Aug. 16; fudge, crafts, baked goods, fresh vegetables, cutlery, second hand items, including jewelry, sandwich plate with cookie & drink $4, sandwich plate with ice cream sundae and drink, $6.

WINTHROP

Winthrop Sidewalk Art Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Winthrop; Aug. 23; sponsored by the Winthrop Area Chamber of Commerce; also book sale, luncheons, sidewalk sale; applications for artists still being accepted 458-4112 or 377-7303; www.winthropchamber.org

THEATER

HALLOWELL

The Gaslight Theater, City Hall; "Wonder of the World" Aug. 22-23, Aug. 28-30; comedy-drama for adults; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors/students; 626-3698.

MADISON

On the lake: Lakewood Theater, U.S. Route 201: "Leading Ladies," Aug. 14-17, 20-23; "A Nice Family Gathering," Aug. 28-31, Sept. 3-6; "Bubba's Revenge," Sept. 11-14, 17-20; 474-7176; www.lakewoodtheater.org

MONMOUTH

Summer theater: Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall: "Arsenic and Old Lace," 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23; "The Mystery of Irma Vep," 2 p.m. Aug. 23; "A Winter's Tale," "The 3 Little Pigs," 2 p.m. Aug. 22; "Merchant of Venice," 7:30 p.m., Aug. 7; 2 p.m. Aug. 9; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org

WATERVILLE

Play, "Three Viewings," REM, 93 Main St.; 7:30 Aug. 22-23, 1:30 p.m. Aug. 24; $10 children 12 and younger, $15 adults, admission includes dessert; proceeds benefit Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers; advance tickets or day of performance; 872-0261.

Aqua City Actors Theatre (ACAT), Waterville Opera House's Studio Theater, The Center, First Floor, 93 Main St.: "Rope," 7:30 p.m., Sept. 12 -13 and Sept. 19-20; 2 p.m. Sept. 14 and 21; $12 and $10 for seniors and students; www.acattheatre.org; 873-7000.