June 29: AUBURN, the Androscoggin Amateur Radio Club Field Day will be held until 2 p.m. Sunday at the Park Avenue School. 514-0202

June 29-July 4: AUGUSTA, the 31st annual Whatever Family Festival, with music, sports tournaments, races, dancing, fireworks, parades and more, will be held in the Gardiner, Augusta and surrounding towns.

June 29: BATH, the "Blessing of the Rides," with antique, classic, hot rods and custom cars and trucks, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the City of Bath Library Park, 33 Summer St. 729-7736

June 29: BIDDEFORD, the 26th annual La Kermesse Franco-American Festival will be held at St. Louis Field, corner of West and Prospect Streets. 946-7079

June 29, July 6, 13: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

June 29: FARMINGTON, the 13th annual Antique Tractor Festival of the Maine Antique Tractors Club will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Farmington Fairgrounds, High Street. $5/$2 892-4946

June 29: FREEPORT, the Maine Arts Workshop Invitational Outdoor Sculpture Show will be held outdoors at 39 School St. 831-2759

June 29: OXFORD, a benefit lawn sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Crestholm Farm, Route 26, Pigeon Hill, 167 Main St. 539-2616

June 29: OXFORD, a Ham Radio Field Day will be held at 2 p.m. at His Place Teen Center, 254 Webber Brook Road. 557-8460

June 29: PORTLAND, the second induction of the Portland Players Hall of Fame will be held at 4 p.m. at the Thomas Room, 729 Broadway. $10 799-9852

June 29: STRATTON, Family Fun Days will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Stratton area. 246-3372

July 2: LEWISTON, a guided bird walk will be held 8:20 a.m. at Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary. 782-5238

July 3, 4: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, the 20th annual sandcastle contest and parade will be held at Old Orchard Beach.

July 3: OWLS HEAD, "Cruise Night" will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Owls Head Transportation Museum. 594-4418

July 3: RANGELEY, the Independence Day Celebration, with children's day parade, cook-outs, silent auction, fireworks and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to dusk at Lakeside Park.

July 4: BETHEL, a community picnic will be held at noon at the Dr. Moses Mason House, 15 Broad St.

July 4: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, a Fourth of July Celebration, with children's parade, magic show, music, food and more, will be held at noon in Carrabassett Valley. 491-0685

July 4: LEWISTON, the Liberty Festival, with fireworks, food, entertainment and more, will be held in downtown Lewiston.

July 4, 5: OGUNQUIT, comedian Paula Poundstone will perform at 9 p.m. at Jonathan's Restaurant. $32.50 646-4777

July 4: OTISFIELD, a Fourth of July parade will be held at 10 a.m. starting at Spurr's Corner Fire Station, Route 121. 627-6950

July 4: SABATTUS, the annual Fourth of July boat parade will be held at 11 a.m. at Martin's Point. 415-8500

July 4, 5: TURNER, Turner Public Library will hold a book sale from 9 am. to 1 p.m. at Leavitt Institute Building, Route 117. 225-3745

July 4: WATERFORD, a book sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Waterford Library, 663 Waterford Road. 583-2050

July 5, 6: ANDOVER, the Ellis River Riders Horse Club Equine Demo Day will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday and the Horse Show will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday on the grounds, Airport Road. $10/$5 392-2381

July 5, 6: BATH, the Kennebec Art Club "Art in the Park" will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Bath. 443-8916

July 5, 6: BATH, Bath Heritage Days Maine in Maine craft show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday in Bath.

July 5: BETHEL, the 19th annual Bethel Art Fair, with entertainment, food, activities and more, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bethel Common. 442-5826

July 5: KENNEBUNKPORT, the 33rd annual Summer Craft Fair, with 80 juried artists and artisans, music and food, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Green, Ocean Avenue. 967-3143

July 5: MT. VERNON, an Art and Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Community Center. 293-2877

July 5: NEW GLOUCESTER, an indoor/outdoor yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sabbathday Lake Grange Hall. 657-4612

July 5: PARIS, the Big Barn Show will be held at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. $12-$8 743-8452

July 5: RANGELEY, a holiday yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the lakeside lawn at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Main Street.

July 6: BIDDEFORD, a prayer and healing service will be held at 2 p.m. at the Little House of Prayer, 8 Little House of Prayer Drive. 284-6286

July 6: PORTLAND, the Southern Maine Antique Paper Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Inn West, 81 Riverside St. $4 828-8065

July 9-12: HARRISON, Old Home Days, with fireworks, midway, food, music and more, will be held in Harrison. 583-4420

July 10: HARRISON, "Mama's Night Out," featuring three finalists from Nick and Night's search for America's "Funniest Mom," will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $18 583-6747

July 10-12: NORWAY, the 41st annual Norway Sidewalk Art Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street. 739-6161

July 10: RANGELEY, a Strawberry Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oquossoc Park.

July 11: AUBURN, an open mic night will be held at 7 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, Pleasant Street. 783-8391

July 11-13: FRYEBURG, the 20th annual Maine Bike Rally will be held at Fryeburg Academy. 623-4511

July 11-13: LISBON FALLS, the 25th annual Moxie Festival, with music, food, fireworks, bed race, carnival games and more, will be held in downtown Lisbon Falls.

July 11, 12: NEWRY, the 18th running of the New England Forest Rally will be held at Sunday River Ski Resort. 824-5243

July 11, 12: PARIS, the Rotary/Kiwanis auction and yard sale will be held at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.

July 12, 13: BETHEL, the 47th annual Western Maine Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Telstar Regional High School. 836-2987

July 12: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, comedian Bob Marley will perform at 8 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. 633-6855

July 12, 13: BRIDGTON, the Chickadee Quilters Quilt Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stevens Brook Elementary School, off Route 302. $5 583-2461

July 12: CASCO, a yard sale and auction board will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Village Green, Route 121. 627-4282

July 12: GRAY, the Maine Wildlife Arts and Crafts Show will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26.

July 12: LEWISTON-AUBURN, the Maine Music Society 14th annual Garden and Home Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lewiston-Auburn area. $12/$14 784-1403

July 12: SABATTUS, the fifth annual Fishing Derby will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Martin's Point. 415-8500

July 12: WATERBORO, a benefit yard sale will be held at the corner of Route 202 and Hamilton Road. 490-1232

July 12: WATERVILLE, an antique appraisal fundraiser will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at The Center, 93 Main St. $10/$8 872-5934

July 13: PORTLAND, a program on "Greek Mythology in the Night Sky" will be held at 4 p.m. at USM Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth St. Donations 780-4249

July 13, 14, 15: PORTLAND, the fifth annual Boat Building Festival will be held in the Portland area. 774-0682

June 29-Aug. 1: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin International Music Festival will be held Friday and Wednesday evenings at Bowdoin College Crooker Theater. $20-$35 373-1444

June 29: LIVERMORE FALLS, the Emmanuel Assembly of God concert will be held at 6 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo.

June 29: MECHANIC FALLS, the Down East Country Music Association western division competitions will be held at 10 a.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $6/$5 793-8884

June 29, July 6, 12, 13: SIDNEY, the New England Music Camp "Bowl in the Pines" student concert will be held at 3 p.m. at the camp, Route 23. Free 465-3025

June 29, WEST SUMNER, Christina Tourin will present a harp concert at 6 p.m. at West Sumner Universalist Church. Donations

June 30: BRIDGTON, the Portland Symphony Orchestra "Independence Pops" performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Shawnee Peak. $20-$10 842-0800

June 30-July 28: BRUNSWICK, Beethoven concerts will be held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Studzinski Recital Hall. $20 725-3895

June 30, July 7: LIVERMORE FALLS, Terry Moore will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

June 30: POLAND SPRING, Jim Gallant will perform at 7 p.m. at All Souls Chapel. $5 998-4142

June 30: PORTLAND, the sixth annual WMPG Bluegrass Spectacular will be held at 6:30 p.m. at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. 780-4200

July 1-18: BETHEL, the International Piano Festival will be held at Gould Academy. 824-7778

July 1: BRUNSWICK, the Portland Symphony Orchestra "Independence Pops" performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Thomas Point Beach. $20-$10 842-0800

July 1: CAMDEN, guitarist Richard Thompson will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. $42 236-7963

July 1: CARTHAGE, Scottish band Malinky will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445

July 1: CORNISH, Stream Reggae, featuring music from the Caribbean, will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bandstand at the Old Cornish Fairgrounds, Route 25. 625-3397

July 1, 15, Aug. 5, 19: FARMINGTON, Seminole Wind and Arizona Rose will perform the first and third Tuesday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at the Park Gazebo, Main Street, in downtown Farmington.

July 1, 3: LIVERMORE FALLS, Silver and Gold will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

July 1: OXFORD, the Bel Airs will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, corner of Route 121 and Skeetfield Road. Free 539-4102

July 1: PORTLAND, organist Peter Edwin Krasinski will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $12 883-4234

July 1-3: PORTLAND, a floating orchestra will perform at the Southern Maine Community College pier. 741-5574

July 2: AUBURN, the Auburn Community Band will present a evening of spirited marches and patriotic music at 7 p.m. at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 333-6601

July 2: BAR HARBOR, Brass Venture will perform at 8:15 p.m. at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church. $35-$15 288-5744

July 2, 9: BELFAST, Me and Martha will perform every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Darby's Restaurant, 155 High St. 338-2339

July 2: HARRISON, Heather Pierson will perform at a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $15 693-6841

July 2, 9: LEWISTON, women musicians will perform every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Wisdom Center, 97 Blake St. 784-0155

July 2: PARIS, Soft Touch will perform at 6 p.m. at Moore Park. 743-2501

July 2: PORTLAND, a floating orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bug Light Park. Free 741-5574

July 2: ROCKLAND, James Campbell, clarinet, Gene DiNovi, piano and Dave Young, bass, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $35-$8 236-2823

July 2: SANFORD, the Portland Symphony Orchestra "Independence Pops" performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Goodall Park. $20-$10 842-0800

July 3: AUBURN, Mary Murphy will perform from 6:30 t 8:30 p.m. at the Auburn Mall center court, Center Street. 786-2977

July 3: CAPE ELIZABETH, the Portland Symphony Orchestra "Independence Pops" performance will be held at Fort Williams Park. $20-$10 842-0800

July 3, 17: LEWISTON, Don Hebert will perform from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at DaVinci's, 150 Mill St. 782-2088

July 3: ROCKPORT, James Campbell, clarinet, Marc Johnson, cello and Paul Stewart, piano, will perform at 8 p.m. at Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. $35-$8 236-2823

July 4: AUBURN, Dirty McCurdy will perform at Club Texas, 150 Center St. 784-7785

July 4: BATH, Rebecca Wing will perform on the keyboard with vocals at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

July 4: DIXFIELD, Sammie Angel will perform at 5 p.m. at the G. Dana Holt Gazebo at the Village Green. 562-8816

July 4: FREEPORT, Toby Lightman, contemporary pop, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 1-877-755-2326

July 4: LEWISTON, Jesse Ray Carter will perform delta blues at 8 p.m. at Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

July 4: PORTLAND, a floating orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland Yacht Services. Free 741-5574

July 5: FREEPORT, Daryl Hall will perform pop at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 1-877-755-2326

July 5: SIDNEY, the New England Music Camp 29th annual "Pops Concert" will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the camp, Route 23. $15 465-3025

July 6: BAR HARBOR, Adele Karam, soprano and Cara Chowning, pianist, will perform at a tea concert at 4 p.m. at Balance Rock Inn 1903. 288-5744

July 6: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the Saline Fiddlers will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $14-$5 633-6855

July 6-27: FARMINGTON, the Maine Jazz Camp performances will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at UMF Roberts Learning Center. 778-7758

July 6: RANGELEY, an organ concert, with Robert Ludwing, will be held at 7 p.m. at Church of the Good Shepherd. 864-3381

July 8: CORNISH, Buzzards on the Franch will perform bluegrass/country at 7 p.m. at the bandstand at the Old Cornish Fairgrounds, Route 25. 625-3397

July 8: HARRISON, the Kruger Brothers will perform bluegrass and acoustic music at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $20 583-6747

July 8: LIVERMORE FALLS, Bing Crosby will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

July 8: PORTLAND, John Schwandt from Oklahoma will perform on the organ at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $12 883-4234

July 9: AUBURN, the Auburn Community Band will perform "Music From Around the World" at 7 p.m. at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 333-6601

July 9: ELLSWORTH, Chuck Prophet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Shangri-La, 192 Main St. $18 667-2200

July 9: RANGELEY, concert pianist Dr. Julian Gargiulo will perform at the Church of the Good Shepherd. 864-3802

July 9: ROCKLAND, Joseph Silverstein, violin, Patricia McCarty, viola, Marc Johnson, cello and Liang Wang, oboe, will perform at 8 p.m. at Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $35-$8 236-2823

July 9: ROCKPORT, Joseph Silverstein, violin, Patricia McCarty, viola, Marc Johnson, cello and Liang Wang, oboe, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. $35-$8 236-2823

July 10: AUBURN, Country Jim and Rusty Nails will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Auburn Mall center court, Center Street. 786-2977

July 10-Aug. 2: FRYEBURG, "Music for Summer Evenings" will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Bion Cram Library, off Bradley Street. $12/$6 603-367-8661

July 10: LEWISTON, Downeast Brass will perform at noon at Fountain Park, Mill Street. 782-7228

July 10: LEWISTON, Hope Hoffman and Kittlish will perform New England style tunes at 6 p.m. at Bates College Florence Keigwin Amphitheatre at Lake Andrews Free 786-6400

July 10: LEWISTON, Jim Gallant will perform from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at DaVinci's, 150 Mill St. 782-2088

July 10: LIVERMORE FALLS, Nickles & Dimes will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

July 11: BAR HARBOR, Igor Begelman, clarinetist and pianist, Tatiana Goncharova, will perform at 8:15 p.m. at Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert St. $35-$15 288-5744

July 11: BATH, Tracey MacLean, vocals and Gary Wittner, guitar, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

July 11: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Nathan Koloski and Carl Dimow will perform at 8 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $15/$18 633-6855

July 11: HARRISON, Ball in the House will perform rhythm and blues, hip-hop and gospel music at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $16 583-6747

July 11: ROCKPORT, the winners of the Young Stars of Maine Prize Program will perform at 7 p.m. at Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. Free 236-2823

July 12: BAR HARBOR, pianist, Christopher Johnson will perform his annual recital at 8:15 p.m. at Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mt. Desert St. 288-5744

July 12: FREEPORT, Kathy Mattea will perform acoustic country at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 1-877-755-2326

July 12: HARRISON, Vance Gilbert will perform folk music at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $16 583-6747

July 12, 13: JEFFERSON, the Maine Academy of Country Music Country Music Weekend will be held at Broken Acres, 160 Valley Road. $10 549-7438

July 12: NORWAY, classical pianist Elan Sicroff will perform at 4 p.m. at First Unitarian Universalist Church, 479 Main St. $15/$10 743-9226

July 12: PARIS, Deborah Henson-Conant with special guest, the Harpbreakers, will perform at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theatre, 190 Stock Farm Road. $20/$16 743-8452

July 12, 13: PORTLAND, moe. will perform at the Maine State Pier, located next to Casco Bay Lines, Commercial Street. $32.50/$60 775-3331

July 12, 13: ROCKLAND, the North Atlantic Blues Festival will be held at 11 a.m. at Harbor Park. $60-$25 593-1189

July 13: BAR HARBOR, the annual "pops" concert will be held at 8:15 p.m. in the banquet room of the Parkside Restaurant, 185 Main St. 288-5744

July 13: BUXTON, a bluegrass jam session will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Roost Function Hall. $4/$3 774-0170

July 13, 20, 27: FRYEBURG, "Music for Sunday Afternoons" will be held Sundays at 7:30 p.m. at Bion Cram Library, off Bradley Street. $12/$6 603-367-8661

July 23, Aug. 9: TOPSHAM, the Oratorio Chorale will hold auditions for singers for the 2008-2009 season from 6 to 9 p.m. June 19 and July 23 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 9 at Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Maine St. 389-9175

June 29-July 12: ARUNDEL, "Beauty and the Beast" will be performed at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. $35-$24 985-5552

June 29-July 12: BRUNSWICK, Maine State Music Theatre will perform "The Producers" at Bowdoin College Pickard Theater, Maine Street and Old Bath Road. $51-$29 725-8769

June 29: HARRISON, "In Good Spirits," a musical comedy about ghosts, an old theatre and a small town in Maine, will be performed at 2 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $14/$9 583-6747

June 29: NORWAY, the Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association will perform "Almost, Maine" at 2 p.m. at the Norway Grange Hall, 15 Whitman St. $10/$8 743-8927

June 29-July 12: OGUNQUIT, "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" will be performed at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 or 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $58-$39 646-5511

July 3: BERLIN, N.H., the Young Continentals will perform "Joe, A Day in the Life of the Average Teenage Boy" at 7 p.m. at St. Anne Church. 603-723-9617

July 11-27: FREEPORT, the Freeport Community Players will perform "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at Freeport Performing Arts Center, Holbrook Street. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. 865-2220

July 11-Aug. 23: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform "Arsenic and Old Lace" at Cumston Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. July 10, 11, 12, 16, 24, Aug. 2, 8, 19 and 23, 7 p.m. July 13 and Aug. 10 and 2 p.m. Aug. 6, 16 and 20. $26-$20 933-9999

July 11-27: SEBAGO, "Into the Woods," a musical fairy tale, will be performed at Schoolhouse Arts Center, corner of Routes 114 and 35. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. 642-3743

July 13: OCEAN PARK, PORTopera's Maine's Emerging Artists will perform "Too Many Sopranos" at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple. 934-9068

June 29-July 6: BRUNSWICK, "The Sailor's Sacrifice will be shown at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 725-3120

July 3, 10, 17: PORTLAND, PORTopera and the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute are sponsoring a four-week film festival at 7 p.m. at USM Luther Bonney Auditorium, Bedford Street. $5 879-7678

July 8-27: BRUNSWICK, "Just Maine Folk" will be shown at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 725-3120

July 11-20: WATERVILLE, the 11th annual Maine International Film Festival will be held at 177 Main St. 861-8138

June 29, July 3, 6, 10, 11, 13 : GORHAM, ballroom dance parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

June 29: LEWISTON, Wild Horse will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $7/$8 784-3660

June 30, July 7: DRESDEN, a country western line and partner dance will be held at 7 p.m. at Dresden Masonic Hall, Route 127. $3 622-4884

July 2, 9: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall. 786-0003

July 2, 9: PORTLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

July 3, 10: PORTLAND, salsa and swing dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

July 5, 12: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

July 8: LOCKE MILLS, a benefit dinner/dance, with music by Two of Us, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Gore Road. $8/$3.50 674-2259

July 11: NORWAY, the teen Art Moves Dance Group will perform at 6 p.m. at Art Moves Dance Studio, 13 Cottage St. 743-5569

July 11: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

July 12: PORTLAND, the Portland School of Ballet will perform at 1 p.m. at USM Russell Hall Theater. 780-5617

July 13: LEWISTON, Clary Hill will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $7/$8 784-3660

June 29: PORTLAND, Chicago performance artists Stan Shellabarger and Dutes Miller will speak on "Pink Tube" at 8 p.m. at the Maine State Pier. 828-5600

June 30: PORTLAND, Martha Buskirk will speak at 6:30 p.m. at Space Gallery, 538 Congress St. 828-5600

July 6: RANGELEY, Steve Bies will speak about "Backwoods Hiking" at 2 p.m. at Orgonon, Dodge Pond Road. $6 864-5360

July 9: BRIDGTON, Lois Lowry will speak at 12:15 p.m. at Bridgton Public Library. 647-4062

July 11: SKOWHEGAN, Sharon Lockhart will speak at 8:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345

Augusta: Exhibits of Maine's natural environment, prehistory, social history and manufacturing heritage are featured year-round; "Cabinet of Curiosities, the Museum Science Collections and You" continues at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.

Augusta: A 40-piece exhibition featuring contemporary artists and their views of the Katahdin wilderness will be featured through Nov. 1 at the Maine Capital Hall of Flags. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 287-2121

Bangor: "Todd Webb: Joy Without Measure," works by Sean Beavers and "Staff Selects: Works From the Permanent Collection," will be featured through July 5 at University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. 561-3350

Bangor: Works by art students at Bangor High School will be shown through June 30 at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Bath: Ongoing exhibits "A Maritime History of Maine," "Lobstering and the Maine Coast" and "Percy and Small Shipyard" are showing at Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St. Gallery hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except major holidays. 443-1316

Bath: "Scenes From Maine and Away," featuring the photography of Cathy Newson, will be featured through Sept. 7 at Mae's Cafe and Bakery, 160 Centre St. 442-8577

Belgrade Lakes: "Bronze Sculpture Exhibit" will be featured through Oct. 12 at Spring Gallery and Sculpture Garden, 81 Maine St., Route 27. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday through Labor Day and Saturday and Sunday through Columbus Day or by appointment. 495-3113

Boothbay Harbor: "Mario Francesconi, Tuscany, Italy" and works by Christopher Morse will be shown through July 30 at Gold/Smith Gallery, 41 Commercial St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. 633-6252

Bowdoinham: "Young at Art," an exhibit of young artists, will be shown through July 12 at Merrymeeting Arts Center Cathance Landing, 9 Maine St. The hours are noon to 3 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 666-8907

Bridgton: Works by Jamie Walker will be featured through June 28; and works by Catherine Worthington will be shown June 29 through July 17, both at Gallery 302, 38 Main St. 647-2787

Brunswick: "Pejepscot Past Times: Objects from the Original Collection" is ongoing at Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and until 8 p.m. Thursday. 729-6606

Brunswick: "The American Scene: Part II" will be shown through Aug. 31; "Beauty and Duty: The Art and Business of Renaissance Marriage" will be shown through July 27; "Andrea Sulzer: After Nature" will be displayed through Aug. 27; "Lewis Desoto's Paranirvana/Self-Portrait" will be shown through Jan. 26; and "Homer's Etchings" and "Photo Landscapes" will be featured July 1 through Aug. 31, all at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 725-3275

Brunswick: "Northward Over the Great Ice: Robert E. Peary and the Quest for the North Pole" is continuous at Bowdoin College Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free 725-3416

Brunswick: "Martha Groome" New Paintings" and David Raymond: New Sculpture" will be featured through July 3 at ICON Contemporary Art, 19 Main St. Gallery hours: 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. 725-8157

Brunswick: "Recent Work by Gallery Artists," featuring works by Barbara Applegate, Robert Colburn, Charles Movalli and Paul Stone, will be featured through July 5 at Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine St. 729-5500

Damariscotta: "Wildlife in the Abstract" will be featured through June 30 at the Pemaquid Watershed Association, 15 Courtyard St. Gallery hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. 563-2192

Damariscotta: "Monhegan Perspectives" will be featured through July 31 at Damariscotta River Grill, 155 Main St. 563-2992

Farmington: Watercolors by Peter Dumont and Megan Roberts will be on display through June 30 at Heirlooms of Tomorrow, 710 Wilton Road. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 778-5315

Freeport: Maine landscapes and seascapes, paintings and limited edition prints by Maine artists Eric Hopkins, Neil Welliver, Connie Hayes, Tom Curry, David Little, Wendy Turner, and Jeff Colquhoun are featured continuously; and "Luminous Maine: Reflections of Coastal Life," oil paintings by Philip Frey, will be displayed through Sept. 1, all at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, 149 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 865-4519

Georgetown: Works by Katharina Keoughan of Friendship will be featured through July 19 at West Island Gallery, Bay Point Road. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. 371-9090

Great Diamond Island: Works by several emerging artists will be featured June 20 through July 21 at the Gallery at Diamond Cove. 766-5850

Hallowell: "Landscapes and Still Lives: A Personal View," by Kate Buehner, will be on display through July 5 at Cerulean Fine Art Gallery, 202 Water St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. 626-9009

Hallowell: "Experiments in Tradition," ceramics by Martha Briana, Tim Cichocki and John Morrill Read, will be featured through June 29 at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. 622-3813

Harpswell: "Winter's Work," by gallery artists, will be featured through June 26 at Gallery at Widgeon Cove, 31 Widgeon Cove Lane, Route 123. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and by appointment. 833-6081

Hinckley: "Some Homes" will be featured through Oct. 15 at L.C. Bates Museum, Route 201. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. 238-4250

Kingfield: Works by Steve Pennisi of Westbrook and Melita Westerlund of Bar Harbor will be featured through June 30; and works by Shawn O'Connor from Ithaca, N.Y. and Ellen Roberts from Farmington, will be displayed July 1 through July 31, all at Stadler Gallery, 225 Main St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. daily or by appointment. 265-5025

Lewiston: A kimono exhibit will be on display through July 19; "Stairway to Heaven: From Chinese Streets to Monuments and Skyscrapers" will be showcased through Dec. 14; and an exhibition of delicate works on paper and handcrafted document boxes from the 18th and 19th centuries will be featured through Dec. 14, all at Bates College Museum of Art. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 786-6329

Lewiston: Works by Melinda Campbell and Terryl Jensen will be on display through June 30 at Central Maine Medical Center Rotating Art Gallery, 300 Main St. 346-3462

Lewiston: The photography and poetry of Lillian Baker Kennedy will be featured through June 19 at Willy Beans Cafe and Bistro, 70 Lincoln St. 782-7228

Lewiston: Works by Shannon Bilodeau will be featured through June 30 at Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

Lewiston: "Weaving a World: Lewiston's Millworkers, 1920-2008" will be featured through Aug. 30 at Museum L/A, 35 Canal St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 333-3881

Lewiston: Works by Grayling Cunningham will be featured June 27 through July 17 at Captive Elements Art House, 25 Landry Road. 786-3606

Liberty: An exhibit of Early American hand tools, Native American artifacts and the work of more than 75 contemporary Maine artists and craftspeople is ongoing at the Davistown Museum, 58 Main St. Summer gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 288-5126

Litchfield: An ongoing, changing art exhibit by Aleta Manchester of New England landscapes is featured at the Country Café, Route. 126. The café is open seven days a week. 268-4003

New Harbor: "Guns, Politics and Furs: Pemaquid and the Defense of the Eastern Frontier 1667-1761" will be featured continuously at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, Pemaquid Point. 677-2752

New Portland: Ongoing exhibits, featured year round, include Indian art from the U.S., Canada and South America, with special focus on Maine's Abenaki, also with an extensive early Indian basket collection, at Nowetah's American Indian Museum, Route 27. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Free 628-4981

Norway: Photography, rustic framing and bent twig furniture by Donald Gouin will be featured through June 28; and florals and landscapes in watercolor, oils and pastels and "Garden Jewelry" sculptures by Jo Northrop Thomas will be displayed July 4 through July 26, all at Frost Farm Gallery, 272 Pikes Hill. 743-8041

Norway: "Members Retrospective Show: Remembrance" will be featured through June 28 at Commons Art Gallery, 447 Main St. Gallery hours: 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 743-9044

Norway: "David Neufeld: Cut Paper Art and Photography" will be featured through July 10 at Matolcsy Arts Center. 480 Main St. 739-6161

Paris: Carrie Tribou's turn-of-the-century artwork will be featured through June 30 at McLaughlin Garden Center, 97 Main St. 743-8820

Port Clyde: "Barbara Ernst Prey: The Print Show at Blue Water Fine Arts" will be featured July 3-6 at Blue Water Fine Arts, Main Street. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 372-8087

Portland: "Masterpieces From the Currier Museum of Art" and "Selected N.C. Wyeth Masterworks" are ongoing; Urban Seen" will be shown through Aug. 17; "Contemporary Collaborations: Artist and Master Printer" is displayed through Aug. 10; and "Georgia O'Keeffe and the Camera: The Art of Identity" will be featured through Sept. 7, all at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. 775-6148

Portland: "We Are Maine," a multicultural exhibit and a fire truck exhibit, is ongoing at the Children's Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and after Memorial Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. $6 828-1234

Portland: "Lost and Found: Mildred Johnson and others, will be displayed through July 5 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 522 Congress St. 879-5742

Portland: "Four Stories: Inside the Portland Harbor Museum Collection" will be featured through Nov. 30 at Portland Harbor Museum on the waterfront. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. $4 799-6337

Portland: "Kathleen Galligan: Updraft," will be shown through June 28 at Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. 772-2693

Portland: "The Art of Message: Posters New and Old" will be featured through July 6; and "Seventh Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational" will be shown through Oct. 31, both at UNE Westbrook College, 716 Stevens Ave. Gallery hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday. 221-4499

Portland: "Uses of the Camera: in Photographs, in Paintings" will be shown through June 28 at Addison Woolley Gallery, 87 Market St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday by chance. 775-0678

Portland: "Woodcuts: American and European Masters" will be featured through June 28 at Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Ave. 699-2919

Portland: "Seeking Soul," featuring works by Charles DuBack, will be shown through July 26 at Jameson Art Group, 305 Commercial St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and by appointment. 772-5522

Portland: "Send: Conversations in Evolving Media," will be featured through Aug. 10 at Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Free 775-5098

Portland: "Reverb," a student show, will be featured through June 28 at Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, 110 Exchange St. 761-0660

Portland: "William Bailey: Still Life/Figure" and Walter Horak: Bronze Sculpture" will be featured through July 31 at Susan Maasch Fine Art, 29 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 699-2966

Portland: "Carl Klimt: Dear Love and Dreams" will be featured through July 5 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St. 772-1961.

Pownal: "Water and Gravity" by June LaCombe will be featured through July 20; and "Wind and Light," kinetic sculpture by George Sherwood, will be displayed through July 27, both at June LaCombe Sculpture, 90 Minot Road. 688-4468

Rockland: "The Wyeth Collection" and "Alex Katz: Early Paintings" are featured continuously; "Uncommon Treasures: Folk Art From the Farnsworth" will be shown through Nov. 30; and "From Impressionism to Modernism: American Paintings From the Farnsworth Art Museum, 1885-1935" will be on display through Feb. 1, all at Farnsworth Art Museum, 352 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. $8/$5 596-6457

Rockport: "Lois Dodd: Directly Considered" will be on display through July 19; "The Gleaners" will be featured through July 19; and works by well-known photographer William Wegman will be shown through Sept. 13, all at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. $5 Sunday. 236-2875

Waterville: "The Works of Alex Katz" and "Ancient Art" are ongoing; "Chuck Close: Self Portrait - Scribble, Etching, Portfolio, 2000" will be shown through Sept. 21; "Joe Brainard: If Nancy Was" will be displayed through Aug. 17; and "Masterpieces of American Folk Art" will be featured June 29 through Oct. 22, all at Colby College Museum of Art. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. 872-3549

Waterville: Works by Mary Beth Morrison will be featured through July 31 at Thomas College Art Gallery, 180 West River Road. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. 859-1318

Wiscasset: The 50th Juried Exhibit will be featured through July 7 at Maine Art Gallery, Warren Street. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. 882-7511

Wiscasset: "Michael McCollum: On and Off the Wall" will be featured through July 6 at James Patrick Gallery, 25 Fort Hill St. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. daily. 882-9951

Wiscasset: "American Style: Greek Revival Architecture and Lincoln County 1820-1860" will be featured through Oct. 12 at the Lincoln County Museum and Old Jail, 133 Federal St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday in June and September, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. July and August. 882-6817

Yarmouth: "Yarmouth at the Turn of the Century" is ongoing at Yarmouth Historical Society, Main Street. Gallery hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 846-6259