“Central Maine Dryland Challenge,” Quarry Road Recreation Area, Waterville

Nov. 12-15, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs.-Sat, 2pm/Sun, “The Addams Family,” nominated for two Tony Awards and eight Drama Desk awards is an original story featuring your all time favorite family, The Addams! Wednesday is all grown up and fallen in love with a man her parents have never met. Wednesday confides in her father not to tell her mother, now Gomez must keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia, $18, $14, $12, L/A Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St, Auburn. FMI: 207-783-0958, www.laclt.com.
Nov. 13, Friday, 7:30pm, “Comedy Fix XXV,” two of Maine’s premier stand-up comedians, Dennis Fogg and Kyron Hobdy highlight a great lineup for Comedy Fix XXV, the show is for ages 21-and-older and contains adult language and content. Doors open at 7pm, $10, Sapphire Nightclub and Event Center, 150 Center St, Auburn. FMI: 207-513-0742, www.maineeventcomedy.com.
Nov. 13-15, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri. and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “They Fly Through the Air with the Greatest of Ease,” produced for radio in 1939, Norman Corwin’s play is as relevant today as it was then. Directed by Sam Wheeler, a Bates student, for an independent study, free, Black Box Theater, 329 College St, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6161, www.bates.edu.
Nov. 14-15, Saturday-Sunday, 9am-4pm/Sat, 10am-3pm/Sun, “34th Annual Augusta Arts & Crafts Show,” join us for this two day shopping extravaganza. Buy local, buy Made in Maine. Over 125 Maine artisans will be displaying their wares so you are sure to find that perfect gift, $2, Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Dr, Augusta. FMI: www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com.
Nov. 14-15, Saturday-Sunday, 9am/Sat, 10am-3pm/Sun, “Central Maine Dryland Challenge,” dog sled race on wheels, races will include runners racing with their dogs. Bikers and people racing scooters will compete with their canine athletes on the two mile trail. A big attraction is teams of 4 and 6 dog teams racing with a wheeled cart. Central Maine Motors has donated the purse to be divided by the classes. There will be food served by the Central Maine Ski Club during the day and there will be plenty of fun for mushers and spectators alike, free, Quarry Road Recreation Area, Quarry Rd, Waterville. FMI: 207-629-9260, www.desdc.org.
Nov. 15, Sunday, 4pm, “Bates Orchestra,” the program: Czech composers Dvořák (Symphony No. 8) and Smetana (“The Moldau”), and flutist and concerto competition winner Becky Schwartz with a concerto by Reinecke, free, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell St, Bates, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu.
Nov. 16-18, Monday-Wednesday, 7:30pm, “Ensemble Mise-En,” this chamber orchestra and music collective is dedicated to pertinent and exquisite contemporary works, free, tickets required, Olin concert Hall, 75 Russell St, Bates, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu.