Monday, February 4
Marie-France Lefebvre, former prompter at the Metropolitan Opera will lead several master classes today. Sessions of piano coaching from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; French and Italian diction sessions will be held from
3 – 5 p.m.; and voice coaching with the Opera Workshop will be held from 7 to 9pm. $6 to observe/ Corthell Hall/ Gorham Campus/ 780-5555
Tuesday, february 5
WMPG hosts its annual Fat Tuesday Celebration with a Cajun Cooking Challenge. Restaurants and individuals from all over the region will be there with their Cajun Cookin’ entries. All listeners and supporters (including the USM student body) are invited to attend, sample the variety of New Orleans style cooking, and vote for their favorite. Last year’s party drew more than 500 revelers and The Bayou Kitchen was the winner. Free admission/ 9a.m.-1p.m./ Woodbury Campus Center/ Portland Campus/ 780-4151
Wednesday, February 6
Ice Carving will be held in Monument Square this morning. Go to see the creations or to make your own. Free and open to the public/ 9:30-11a.m./ Monument Square/ Portland/ 772-6828
Thursday, February 7
Maine Songwriters Association gathers to entertain. Grab a cup of tea and cozy up at the coffee shop to be taken by the performance. Free/ 7-11pm/ North Star Café/ 227 Congress Street/ Portland/ 699-2994
Friday, February 8
The intricate and provocative mechanical sculptures of Arthur Ganson are worth the trip to MECA’s grand gallery, The Institute for Contemporary Art. Free/ 11am-5pm/ ICA/ MECA/ 522 Congress Street/ Portland/ 775-3052
Saturday, February 9
A Benefit to Raise Money for Humanitarian Aid to Somalia will showcase Om Rasa with sitarist David Pontbriand, Micah Blue Smaldone, and Edward Gibbs. $5-10 donations/ 8-11pm/ Meg Perry Center/ 644 Congress Street/ 772-0680
Sunday, February 10
Tonight will be the last night of Disney on Ice: Princess Classics will be in town, and you can get a seat for under $13. You might as well go for the loveliest ladies in the kingdom. $12.50-$40/ 7p.m./ Cumberland County Civic Center/ 80 Free Street/ Portland/ www.theciviccenter.com