August

. Aug 23-25

20th Maine Civil War re-enactors encampment. Fort Knox, just off U.S. Route 1 across the Penobscot River from Bucksport, about 20 miles south of Bangor. Friends of Fort Knox, 469-6553 or e-mail: FOFK1@aol.com

. Aug. 23-25

“Maine Girls on Mars,” an original musical play by StephenTypaldos. 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Grand Auditorium, Ellsworth. 667-9500 or www.mainegirlonmars.com

. Aug. 26, 27, 29

Arcady Music Festival, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin; Aug. 26, Bangor region; Aug. 27, Dover Foxcroft; Aug. 29, Bar Harbor.www.arcady.org or 288-2141 for times and exact locations.

September

. Sept. 1

Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad Co. Departs Belfast Station 11 a.m., Unity Station, 2:45 p.m. 1-800-392-5500 or www.belfastrailroad.com

. Sept. 14

Medieval Combat Tournament conducted by the Society for Creative Anachronism. Period arts and crafts demonstrations of armored combat and revelry. Fort Knox, just off U.S. Route 1, across the Penobscot River from Bucksport, 20 miles south of Bangor. Friends of Fort Knox, 469-6553 or e-mail: FOFK1@aol.com

. Sept. 14

Blacksmith’s Roundup, including training, demonstrations. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Leonard’s Mills, Route 178, Bradley. 581-2871.

. Sept. 14

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Maine Race for the Cure. Bangor waterfront, rain or shine. www.komenmaine.com or 852-1081.

. Sept. 17-22

Arcady Music Festival, New

York Ragtime Orchestra. Sept. 17, Dover-Foxcroft; Sept. 18, Skowhegan; Sept. 19, Bangor region; Sept. 22, Bar Harbor. www.arcady.org or 288-2141 for times and exact locations.

. Sept. 21-22

6th Maine Cannon Battery, encampment and live-fire educational demonstrations. Fort Knox, just off U.S. Route 1, across the Penobscot River from Bucksport, about 20 miles south of Bangor. Friends of Fort Knox – 207-469-6553 or e-mail: FOFK!@aol.com.

. Sept. 28

Maine Center for the Arts Gala with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz. 7 p.m. Maine Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. 581-1755 or 1-800-MCA-TIXX

October

. Oct 2-20

“Jack and Jill,” Penobscot Theatre, Bangor. 942-3333

. Oct. 4

Lily Tomlin. 8 p.m., Maine Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. 581-1755 or 1-800-MCA-TIXX.

. Oct. 5-6

Living History Days. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Leonard’s Mills, Route 178, Bradley. 581-2871.

. Oct. 6

“Rent,” 7 p.m., Maine Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. 581-1755 or 1-800-MCA-

TIXX.

. Oct. 18

Marvin Hamlisch, 8 p.m., Maine Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono. 581-1755 or 1-800-MCA-TIXX.

. Oct. 19

Downtown Bangor Octoberfest, downtown Bangor. A daylong, family-oriented event with children’s program, music, food and beverages. Chris Geaghan, 947-4095 or Rich Schweikert, 945-3132.