BELOW: Yes, that's Barry Manilow in a Maine Mariners jersey from a November 1981 appearance at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
BELOW: More kitsch....He's big in Vegas, and he was here on the Civic Center stage back in 1981. Wayne Newton drew nearly 6,000 fans to the Civic Center on a warm July night of that year.
Events By Year:
<<< 1981 >>>
| Date(s): | Event: | Attendance: |
| 01/03 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 5270 |
| 01/04 | Public Skating | 1529 |
| 01/06 | Wrestling | 748 |
| 01/08 - 01/09 | Downeast Hockey Classic | 4249 |
| 01/10 | Maine Mariners vs. New Brunswick | 5841 |
| 01/14 | Maine Mariners vs. Springfield | 4382 |
| 01/17 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 4828 |
| 01/18 | Stevie Wonder | 6175 |
| 01/20 | A Chorus Line | 3798 |
| 01/21 | Maine Mariners vs. Springfield | 4142 |
| 01/23 | Sock Hop II | 1194 |
| 01/24 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 6035 |
| 01/26 | Mariners Wives Carnival | 1800 |
| 01/27 | Wrestling | 929 |
| 01/28 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 3841 |
| 01/31 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 6820 |
| 02/02 - 02/04 | Maine Water Utilities Convention | 2000 |
| 02/07 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 5856 |
| 02/07 | UMaine vs. Villanova | 3646 |
| 02/11 | Maine Mariners vs. Hershey | 4318 |
| 02/14 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack | 5534 |
| 02/15 | Public Skating | 1283 |
| 02/16 | Maine Mariners vs. Springfield | 5178 |
| 02/18 - 02/22 | Ice Capades (10 shows) | 33945 |
| 02/25 | Maine Mariners vs. New Brunswick | 4539 |
| 02/26 | Johnny Cash | 3285 |
| 02/27 | Western ME Class A Basketball | 2214 |
| 02/28 | Western Maine Class A Basketball | 2663 |
| 03/01 | Maine Mariners vs. Springfield | 4762 |
| 03/04 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 5015 |
| 03/06 | Western Maine Class A Basketball | 4390 |
| 03/07 | Western Maine Class A Basketball | 3889 |
| 03/07 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 4070 |
| 03/08 | Maine Mariners vs. Hershey | 5326 |
| 03/11 - 03/15 | Maine Boat Show | 7996 |
| 03/18 | St. Patrick's Dinner & Dance | 368 |
| 03/18 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack | 4186 |
| 03/20 | Skate-a-thon | 220 |
| 03/21 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 6003 |
| 03/22 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 4822 |
| 03/27 | Ted Nugent | 7025 |
| 03/28 | North Yarmout Rainbow Review | 903 |
| 03/28 | Maine Mariners vs. Hershey | 6105 |
| 03/29 | Maine Mariners vs. Springfield | 4098 |
| 03/31 | Wrestling | 2361 |
| 04/01 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 3797 |
| 04/03 | Irish Rovers | 2315 |
| 04/04 | Maine Mariners vs. New Brunswick | 4853 |
| 04/05 | Maine Mariners vs. New Brunswick | 3887 |
| 04/08 | Maine Mariners Playoff Game #1 | 3187 |
| 04/10 | Maine Mariners Playoff Game #2 | 3639 |
| 04/11 | Amway Convention | 7000 |
| 04/14 | Maine Food & Lodging Show | 3000 |
| 04/14 | Maine Food & Lodging Show | 3000 |
| 04/17 | Maine Mariners Playoff Game #3 | 4085 |
| 04/19 | Styx | 9300 |
| 04/20 - 04/22 | Shrine Circus | 30000 |
| 04/22 | Maine Mariners Playoff Game #4 | 5648 |
| 04/25 | USM Graduation | 5000 |
| 04/25 | Maine Mariners Playoff Game #5 | 4438 |
| 04/27 | Maine Mariners Playoff Game #6 | 3375 |
| 05/03 | Maine Mariners vs. New Brunswick (playoffs) | 3738 |
| 05/08 | Maine Mariners vs. New Brunswick (playoffs) | 5046 |
| 05/11 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack (playoffs) | 3329 |
| 05/12 | Wrestling | 1458 |
| 05/13 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack (playoffs) | 4170 |
| 05/15 | Roger Whittaker | 3864 |
| 05/16 | Van Halen | 9300 |
| 05/18 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack (playoffs) | 4938 |
| 05/29 | Beach Boys | 5700 |
| 05/30 | Glenn Miller Band | 1756 |
| 05/31 | Oral Roberts Crusade | 4500 |
| 06/02 | Wrestling | 1080 |
| 06/04 | Kenny Rogers | 8980 |
| 06/06 | WCSH Garage Sale | 6000 |
| 06/07 | Windham H.S. Graduation | 1500 |
| 06/17 - 06/21 | Watchtower Convention | 11000 |
| 06/28 | Joe Walsh | 6934 |
| 07/01 | Engelbert Humperdinck | 4156 |
| 07/03 | Santana | 4334 |
| 07/07 | Wayne Newton | 5850 |
| 07/14 | Wrestling | 2102 |
| 07/18 | Solid Gold | 1430 |
| 07/23 | Foghat | 6384 |
| 07/25 | Charlie Daniels | 7644 |
| 07/26 | Slim Whitman | 1262 |
| 08/04 | Wrestling | 3619 |
| 08/05 | Ozzy Osbourne | 3494 |
| 08/16 | Marshall Tucker band | 6180 |
| 08/21 | Alice Cooper | 5468 |
| 08/25 | Journey | 9500 |
| 08/31 | ZZ Top | 6470 |
| 09/12 | Rookie Flyers vs. Bruins | 1714 |
| 09/15 | Wrestling | 1223 |
| 09/16 | Leonard vs. Hearns (closed circuit) | 2187 |
| 09/18 | Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 4929 |
| 09/21 | Maine Mariners vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 1185 |
| 09/25 - 09/27 | Rodeo | 6755 |
| 09/30 | Sports Spectacular | 2673 |
| 10/02 | Energy Show | 1176 |
| 10/06 | Wrestling | 1253 |
| 10/10 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 5106 |
| 10/14 - 10/15 | Industrial Show | 2000 |
| 10/17 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack | 5397 |
| 10/20 | Earth, Wind & Fire | 5261 |
| 10/22 | Molly Hatchet | 3452 |
| 10/24 | Maine Mariners vs. New Brunswick | 5043 |
| 10/27 | Wrestling | 1208 |
| 10/28 - 10/29 | Business Show | 2000 |
| 10/31 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 4819 |
| 11/06 | Nazareth with Joe Perry Project | 6777 |
| 11/07 | Maine Mariners vs. New Haven | 4975 |
| 11/10 | Rossington-Collins Band | 2913 |
| 11/11 - 11/15 | Sesame Street | 14016 |
| 11/14 | Maine Mariners vs. Erie | 6027 |
| 11/17 | Wrestling | 880 |
| 11/20 | All Star Boxing | 1075 |
| 11/21 | Maine Mariners vs. Rochester | 5494 |
| 11/22 | Aerobic Dancing | 1000 |
| 11/24 | St. Joseph's vs. Bentley | 767 |
| 11/25 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack | 4404 |
| 11/27 | Rodney Dangerfield | 2891 |
| 11/28 | UMO vs. UConn | 2570 |
| 11/28 | Maine Mariners vs. New Brunswick | 5481 |
| 11/29 | Beatlemania | 3160 |
| 11/30 | Barry Manilow | 8891 |
| 12/02 | New England Farm Show | 600 |
| 12/04 | Coldstream Guards | 3331 |
| 12/05 | Maine Mariners vs. Binghamton | 4731 |
| 12/06 | Public Skating | 650 |
| 12/11 | Harlem Globetrotters | 3327 |
| 12/12 | Maine Mariners vs. Nova Scotia | 5374 |
| 12/19 | Maine Mariners vs. Adirondack | 4082 |
| 12/26 | Maine Mariners vs. Erie | 5371 |
| 12/28 - 12/29 | Best Holiday Classic | 5405 |
| 12/30 | Maine Mariners vs. Springfield | 5258 |
| 12/31 | J. Geils Band | 9300 |
