Apple Scruffs at Johnson’s Hall, Gardiner
Oct. 13, Thursday, 7:30pm, Language Arts Live, Laura van den Berg, whose short-story collection was a Barnes & Noble “Discover Great New Writers” selection, reads from her work, free, Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-786-6256, www.bates.edu.
Oct. 14, Friday, 7:30pm, The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, vivid program of American originals melding jazz, folk, gospel, spirituals and blues, free, Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville.  FMI:  207-859-5671, www.colby.edu.
Oct. 15, Saturday, 9am, Lufthansa Technik Lockheed Superstar Special Tour, a bus tour for rare chance to see the Lockheed Superstar reconstruction project, opportunity to view the aircraft, learn about its aviation history and to learn about the reconstruction process, $15, Museum L-A, 35 Canal Street, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-333-3881, www.laarts.org.
Oct. 15, Saturday, 3pm, “Great American Popular Singers,” Michael Lund holds a discussion on Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Capitol and Decca Records and more.  Lund hosts a radio program, Music and Entertainment News and guest stars on WGBH radio in Boston with Ron Della Cheisa, free, Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow Street, Bangor.  FMI:  207-947-8336, www.mainetoday.com
Oct. 15, Saturday, 7:30pm, Apple Scruffs, Bath-area band that plays all your favorite Beatles songs, $16, Johnson Hall, Water Street, Gardiner.  FMI:  207-582-7144, www.johnsonhall.org.
Oct. 15, Saturday, 7:30pm, R&B Singer, Francine Reed, Reed, who sings with Lyle Lovett’s Band, is celebrated in her own right as a master of rhythm and blues, with Maine’s own Maplejuice Quartet, $15/$10 advance, $20/$15 day of show, Olin Center, Bates, 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-786-6255, www.bates.edu.
 
Oct. 15, Saturday, 7:30pm, Martin Swinger and the Existential Band, American, swing and jazz standards, $12, The DownStage at L/A Arts, 5 Canal Street Alley, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-782-7228, www.laarts.org.