Staircase at Skye Theatre, South Carthage

May 11, Friday, 7:30pm, “On Golden Pond,” heartwarming and poignant comedy about the daily triumphs and struggles of life, love and family, $18/general, $5/under age 18, Public Theatre, 31 Maple Lane, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-782-3200, www.thepublictheatre.org.
May 11, Friday, 5:30-9pm, Artwalk Gardiner, over thirty Central Maine artists presenting their work in exhibition spaces and open studios, light refreshments, free, Downtown Gardiner, Water Street, Gardiner.  FMI:  207-582-6600, www.theartdogs.com.
May 11, Friday, 3-9pm, Auto and Art Show, to benefit Erskine Academy’s Job for Maine’s Graduates, show will appeal to an entire family showcasing local elementary, middle school and high school art at the 4-H exhibition hall, and two hours of games for children, the NASCAE Technical Institute’s racecar will be at show center, other cars on show, music, and vendors, $10/family, $4/general, $3/military and senior citizens, $2/ages 13-17, free/under 6, Windsor Fair Grounds, Route 32, Windsor.  FMI:  207-445-2962, www.mainetoday.com.
May 12, Saturday, 7:30pm, The Midcoast Symphony Orchestra, Mozart’s Oboe Concerto, Stravinsky’s “Petrushka” and Bernstein’s “Candide Overture,” $17/general, free/18 and under, Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-783-1585, www.francocenter.org.
May 12, Saturday, 7:30pm, The Eighth Annual “Remembering Tom Rowe:  A Celebration in Song,” benefiting the Jack McPhiliips Memorial Fund, Chuck and Steve Romanoff (Schooner Fare), Dave Rowe, Squid Jiggers, Denny Brea and Kendall Morse to perform, $25, First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant Street, Auburn.  FMI:  866-655-7171 Ext. 800, www.auburnuu.org.
May 13, Sunday, 7pm, Mason Strunk and Friends, with Silas Rogers and Friends, Celtic influenced music, $15, Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, Winter Hill Road, South Carthage.  FMI:  207-562-4445, www.necelticarts.com.
May 15, Tuesday, 7pm, 3 Poets:  The Poet as Art:  A Poetry Series, featured poets include:  Megan Grumbling, Gibson Fay-LeBlanc and Chris Seid, reading of original works, poets engage in dialogue with audience, books available for purchase, free, Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon Street, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-782-7228, www.lponline.org.