Oliver! leaves audience members hooked on this beloved musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ timeless characters
March 18, 7 p.m. History talk by Doris Provencher Faucher, about her series of historical novels detailing the French presence in North America from the mid-1600s through 1763, “Le Quebecios: The Virgin Forest,” “The Rapids,” “Imperial Conflict,” and “Imperial Conquest,” will be for sale, Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, 505 Main Street, Springvale. FMI: 207.324.2797, www.sanfordhistory.org.
March 19, 6-9 p.m. Art and Dine, celebrate Spring Equinox and Persian New Year (No Rouz), view Rick Steves’s “Iran-Yesterday and Today,” food, history, film screening and discussion, $60/couple includes dinner, movie, and 15% discount on gallery shopping, reservations required, Haley Art Gallery, 178 Haley Road, Kittery. FMI: 207.439.7612, www.haleygallery.com.
March 19-21, 6 p.m. “Forty Mile Meal,” defining local, dinner will consist of locally made artisan and farmstead cheeses, pastured local lamb, antique (heirloom) apples, and many other locally raised products, $40/person, Raven Hill Orchard, 255 Ossipee Hill Road, East Waterboro. FMI: 207.247.4455, www.thenewenglandfarm2forkproject.com.
March 19-20, 7 p.m. “Oliver!” music and lyrics by Lionel Bart, performed by students from the Academy of Developing Artists of Maine, $12/adults, $6/seniors & students, Wells Historical Society, Route 1, Wells. FMI: 207.571.4636, www.academyofdevelopingartists.com.
March 20, 1 p.m. “Native Plants for Your Maine Garden,” author Maureen Heffernan offers a presentation and signs copies of her book, reservations required, free, Kennebooks, 149 Port Road, Kennebunk. FMI: 207.967.6136, www.kennebooks.com.
March 21, 2 p.m. An Afternoon of Irish Music with John Carew and Friends, $10/adults, free/under 12, Little Theatre, Nasson Community Center, 457 Main Street, Springvale. FMI: 207.324.5657, www.nassoncc.org.
March 22-24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mary Gannon, featured artist, specializing in Maine pastoral beauty including farm scenes and apple trees, Sanford/Springvale Art Association, 917 Main Street, Sanford. FMI: 207.490.0543, www.sanfordspringvaleart.org.
March 23, 6-7 p.m. The Rusty French Club, join others interested in renewing and refreshing French language speaking and listening skills, free, Community Room, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, Elm Street, Sanford. FMI: 207.324.4714, www.lbgoodall.org.