Wildflower Walk at Mayberry Hill Preserve, Casco

May 10, Thursday, 7pm, Southern Maine Children’s Choir’s Spring Concert, under the direction of Paul McGovern, donations at door, University of Southern Maine, Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham.  FMI:  207-780-5555, www.facebook.com/Music.USM.
May 11, Friday, 7pm, “Lowry’s Lodge,” monthly reading series hosted by Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel highlighting the works of two Augusta poets, Claire Hersom and David Moreua, $5, Acorn Studios, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge Street, Westbrook.  FMI:  207-854-0065,  www.acorn-productions.org.
May 11-12, Friday-Saturday, 7pm, Neil Simon’s, “Fools,” comic fable in a knee slapping comedy set in the Ukrainian village of Kulyenchikov in 1890, observe the cursed town’s people in their everyday lives, $10/general, $8, seniors and students, Windham Center Stage Theater, Windham Town Hall, School Road, Windham.  FMI:  207-893-2098, www.windhamtheater.org.
May 11, Friday, 8pm, Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools, songs, stories and banter, embark on a stripped down journey through Johnny Lyon’s eclectic version of the Great American Songbook, playing a wide range of music pulled from Dylan, Mose Allison Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris and more, $40, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield.  FMI: 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
May 12, Saturday, 9am-12pm, Wildflower Walk, participants should meet at the kiosk off Mayberry Hill Road, bring water, a snack and your camera, free, Mayberry Hill Preserve, Casco.  FMI:  207-647-3472, www.mainelakeschamber.com.
May 13, Sunday, 11am-5pm, Mother of a Music Festival and Fair, all day music performances on the main hall stage and two barns of local artisans and vendors showing off their crafty wares, SMAC kitchen open, scheduled performers include Lake Street Dive, Dirt Daubers, Miss Tess and Bon Ton Parade and Tricky Britches, $7/advance, $10/door, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield.  FMI:  207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com
May 14, Monday, 6:30pm, Metropolitan Opera Encore Series in HD: Wagner’s “Ring Cycle,” gold from the depths of the Rhine River is stolen by the dwarf Alberich, who uses it to forge a ring that will give him unlimited power, the theft sets in motion a course of events that will eventually alter the order of the universe, $18/adults, $15/seniors, $10/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, 26 Bradley Street, Fryeburg.  FMI:  207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org/pac.