July 13: BELFAST, the 13th Arts in the Park event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 338-3580

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

July 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 13: BRIDGTON, Maine craftsmen and artisans will display their crafts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Narramissic, Ingalls Road. $5-$3 647-3699

July 13, 20, 27, Aug. 3: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

July 13: DURHAM, the Chief Worumbo's tenth annual Androscoggin River Fun River Race will be held at 11 a.m. at the Durham boat launch, Route 136. 353-2728

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

July 13: GORHAM, a yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ossipee Trail Arts Center, 21 Newton Drive. 637-3467

July 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 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

July 13: RANGELEY, Peggy Betts will present a program on bats at 2 p.m. at Orgonon, Dodge Pond Road. $6 864-5360

July 13: STRATTON, the annual Sam O. White Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dead River Area Historical Society. 246-2271

July 13: TURNER, a car show and fly in will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Twitchell's Airport, Route 3. $5/$2 782-6831

July 15: FARMINGTON, a garden celebration will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hope Harvest Community Garden on the grounds of Franklin Memorial Hospital. 645-3136

July 16, 23, 30: AUBURN, an open mic night will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Holly's Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

July 16: LISBON, a guided bird walk will be held at 8 a.m. at Beaver Park. 782-5238

July 16: PARIS, Jerry Schneider will present "What's the Buzz in Your Back Yard" at 1 p.m. at Paris Public Library, 37 Market Square. 743-6994

July 16, 23, 30, Aug. 6, 13: STONINGTON, Michael Miclon will present "Comedy on Purpose" at 7 p.m. at Stonington Opera House. $5 367-2788

July 17: HARRISON, comedian Tim Sample will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $18 583-6747

July 17, 24, 31: MECHANIC FALLS, Karaoke Night will be held at 7 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $6 345-3211

July 17: ROCKLAND, an evening with Cokie Roberts will be held at 6 p.m. at the Strand, 345 Main St. $35 594-0070

July 17: SEBAGO, a talent show will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Sebago. 787-2489

July 18: AUBURN, a teen open mic will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

July 18: BATH, the Bath Art Walk will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Bath area. 798-6964

July 18, 19, 20: BELFAST, the second annual Maine Celtic Celebration, with parade, music, dancing, exhibits, contests and more, will be held in Belfast. 338-2692

July 18-20: LEWISTON, Scrap Fun 2008 will be held at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, 190 Birch St. 783-2009

July 18: PORTLAND, comedian Freddie Stone will perform at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

July 18-20: WATERFORD, the Waterford World's Fair, with many events, will be held at Waterford Fairgrounds, Green Road. 583-4146

July 18-20: YARMOUTH, the 43rd annual Yarmouth Clam Festival, with food, parade, craft and art show and more, will be held in Yarmouth. 846-3984

July 19: ANDOVER, the second annual "Christmas in July" ATV toy run will be held at 10 a.m. at Grimaldi Field.

July 19: AUBURN, Scrabble Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

July 19: AUBURN, a "Cut Above the Band" fundraiser for Locks of Love will be held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 577-7176

July 19, 20: BELFAST, the Maine Coast Carving and Art Competition will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Boathouse, Commercial Street. 338-5309

July 19: BETHEL, the annual Mollyockett Day Festival, with road race, parade, auction, contests, food, crafts and more will be held at the Bethel Town Common.

July 19: BRIDGTON, the Bridgton Farmer's Market Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bridgton Community Center.

July 19: BRIDGTON, the fifth annual Art in the Park will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Shorey Park.

July 19: BUXTON, the Buxton Community Day, with entertainment, races, food, fireworks and more, will be held at Tory Hill/Weymouth Park. 929-6495

July 19: CASCO, the fourth annual "I Did a Paddle" event will be held at 9 a.m. at the south end of Thompson Lake at the Thompson Lake Marina. 539-4535

July 19: GRAY, an owls night hike will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26. 287-3303

July 19-Aug. 16: KITTERY, the 19th annual Museum of Old York Decorator Show House will be held at The Ledges, 36 Pocahontas Road. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Wednesday-Saturday, until 7 p.m. Thursday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. $20 363-4974

July 19: NORWAY, the Norway Triathlon, with races, swimming, food, music and more, will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Norway Lake.

July 19: OXFORD, the annual public garage and craft sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oxford Public Safety Building, Route 26. 539-2929

July 19: PARIS, Karen Montanaro and Jackie Reiffer will present an evening of mime, dance and hilarious comedy at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. $12-$8 743-8452

July 19: PARIS, the 30th annual Founder's Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Paris Hill. $8/$2 743-2980

July 19, 26: PARIS, the REACH yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the office, 1 East Main St. 743-9777

July 19: PORTLAND, the Greater Portland YMCA 27th annual YMCA Peaks-to-Portland swim will be held at 8:30 a.m. starting at Peaks Island to the East End Beach. 899-0982

July 19: RANGELEY, the 12th annual Knit and Crafts Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rangeley Logging Museum. 864-5595

July 19: ROCKLAND, comedian Bob Marley will perform at 7 and 9 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $25 594-0070

July 19, 20: ROCKLAND, the 32nd annual Juried Arts and Crafts Show will be held at Harbor Park, the Amphitheatre and Atlantic Avenue. 236-4404

July 19: SEBAGO, a fun/run, with parade, children's field day races, music, fireworks and more, will be held in Sebago. 787-2489

July 20: FREEPORT, the fifth annual Casco Bay Car Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pine tree Academy campus. 865-4747

July 20: GEORGETOWN, a Celebration of the Arts will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at Mooring Bed and Breakfast, 132 Seguinland Road. 371-9200

July 20: RANGELEY, Warren Balgooyen will present a program on ferns at 2 p.m. at Wilhelm Reich Museum, Dodge Pond Road. $6 864-3443

July 20: SIDNEY, Maine Appreciation Day will be held at 3 p.m. at New England Music Camp, Route 23. 465-3025

July 21: BRUNSWICK, short-fiction writer Dianne Benedict and novelist Peter Behrens will present readings at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Dagget Lounge. 780-5072

July 22: BRUNSWICK, Maine poet Laureate Betsy Sholl will present a reading at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. 780-5072

July 23: BRUNSWICK, Stonecoast student readings will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. 780-5072

July 24: BRUNSWICK, Emerging Maine writers Elise Juska and Christian Barter will present readings at 1 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. 780-5072

July 24: BRUNSWICK, novelist and short fiction writer Elise Juska, poet Christian Barter and memoir writer Jaed Coffin will present readings at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. 780-5072

July 24: FARMINGTON, the Franklin Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Home and Garden Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Farmington and Wilton area. $30 778-4726

July 24: HARRISON, comedian Bob Marley will perform at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $20 583-6747

July 25-27: AUGUSTA, the 31st annual Maine Quilts Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center. $8 415-4417

July 25, 26: BROWNFIELD, comedian Paula Poundstone will perform at 8 p.m. at Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road. $42 1-866-227-6523

July 25: BRUNSWICK, non-fiction writer and memoir writer Maria Flook and poet Major Jackson will present readings at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. 780-5072

July 25: FARMINGTON, Farmington Art in the Park will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Meetinghouse Park.

July 25: HARRISON, Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Co. will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $18/$12 583-6747

July 25: PORTLAND, comedian Joey Carrol will perform at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

July 25, 26: RANGELEY, the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum Logging Festival will be held at the museum, Route 16. 864-5595

July 26: FARMINGTON, a Strawberry Festival, with entertainment, food, artisans and more, will be held on Broadway in downtown Farmington.

July 26: FARMINGTON, a yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Farmington Elks Ball Field, Marble Street. 778-6761

July 26: MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, the Garden Club of Mount Desert Open Garden Day will be held at Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor. $30 276-0745

July 26: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, the Seaside Art Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Memorial Park. 934-7712

July 26: PARIS, comedian Tom Murphy will perform at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. $12-$8 743-8452

July 26: PARIS, the annual used book sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Paris Public Library, 37 Market Square. 743-6994

July 26: PORTLAND, the Zone Urban EPIC triathlon and festival will be held at 58 Fore St.

July 26: PORTLAND, the sixth annual Greater Portland Festival of Nations will be held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. at Deering Oaks Park, corner of Deering and Park Avenues.

July 27: HARPSWELL, the Harpswell Festival, with music, parade, food, games, arts and crafts and more, will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Mitchell Field, Route 123. 833-0562

July 27: PEAKS ISLAND, an Antique Appraisal Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave. $5 766-3330

July 28, 29: BLUE HILLS, journalist Alicia Anstead will present two community readings of "Macbeth" at 7 p.m. at the Blue Hill Public Library. 367-2788

July 30: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the Bob Mitchell Picture Show will be held at 7 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. 633-6855

July 30: LISBON, a guided bird walk will be held at 8 a.m. at Packard-Littlefield Farm. 782-5238

July 30-Aug. 3: ROCKLAND, the annual Maine Lobster Festival, with maritime displays and demonstrations, arts and crafts, contests, food, entertainment and more, will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Harbor Park. 596-0376

July 31, Aug. 1: HARRISON, Susan Poulin's "Shutting Up Peggy Lee" will be held at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $18 583-6747

Aug. 1, 2, 3: ANDOVER, Andover Olde Home Days will be held in the Andover area. 392-3822

Aug. 1, 2, 3: BLUE HILLS, the Shangri-La Music and Arts Festival will be held at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds. 667-2200

Aug. 1-3: LEWISTON, the third annual Festival Franco Fun will be held at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, 190 Birch St. 783-2009

Aug. 1: PORTLAND, the Lammas Celestial poetry evening will be held at 7 p.m. at USM Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth St. Donations 780-4249

Aug. 1: SKOWHEGAN, comedian Mike Armstrong will perform at 8 p.m. at Skowhegan Opera House, 225 Water St. $15 649-2524

Aug. 1, 2: WILTON, the 26th annual Wilton Blueberry Festival, with music, fireworks, antique tractor pull and more, will be held on Main Street. 778-4726

Aug. 2: BATH, the second annual "Paint Bath and More" fund-raising event will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Winter Street Church. $15 442-8455

Aug. 2: FREEPORT, a Community Forest Discovery Day will be held at 10 a.m. at Arnold Family Forest and Bliss Woods.

Aug. 2, 3: HARRISON, the 16th annual "Back to the Past" sawmill celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Scribner's Mill. $5 583-6455

Aug. 2, 3: MANCHESTER, the Maine Renaissance Faire at Castle Treasure will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Treasure Equestrian Center, 238 Prescott Road.

Aug. 2-17: AUGUSTA, Theater at Monmouth will hold the annual silent auction at 796 Main St. 933-2952

Aug. 2: OGUNQUIT, the Ogunquit Art Association Art Auction will be held at 7 p.m. at the Barn Gallery, Shore Road and Bourne Lane. 646-8400

Aug. 2, 3: OXFORD, the 30th annual Norway-Paris Lions Club Auto Show will be held at Oxford Fairgrounds.

Aug. 2: PARIS, an evening of storytelling with Antonio Rocha, Milbre Burch and guests, will be held at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. $12-$8 743-8452

Aug. 2: PARIS, the Art Show and Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Moore Park. 743-2501

Aug. 2, 3: STANDISH, the 24th annual St. Joseph "Bike to the Breakwater" bike MS fund-raising event will be held at St. Joseph's College, 278 Whites Bridge Road. 781-7960

Aug. 2, 3: WATERVILLE, the 38th annual Mid-State Gem and Mineral Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mount Merici School, 152 Western Ave. Free 547-3154

Aug. 3: BETHEL, the 17th annual Maine State Triathlon and Aquabike will be held in Bethel.

Aug. 3: BOOTHBAY, the Boat Builders Festival, with lectures, music, marine exhibits, food and more, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ocean Point Marina. 633-4818

Aug. 3: OWLS HEAD, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art auction and dinner will be held at 5 p.m. at Owls Head Transportation Museum. $100 236-2875

Aug. 3-9: TOPSHAM, the annual Topsham Fair, with agricultural exhibits, carnival, harness racing, animal pulling events, 4-H crafts, midway and more, will be held at the Topsham Fairgrounds. 729-1943

July 13: ALTON, the Down East Country Music Association annual North East Division competitions will be held at 11 a.m. at Happy Acres Bottle Club. $5/$6 793-8884

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. $25/$35 288-5744

July 13, 20, 27: BATH, the Bowdoin International Music Festival Sunday concerts will be held at 2 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $5 442-8637

July 13-18: BETHEL, the International Piano Festival will be held at Gould Academy. 824-7778

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: FARMINGTON, the Hyssongs will perform a gospel concert on the lawn at 6 p.m. at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church, corner of Academy and Main Streets. Free/donations 778-2163

July 13-27: 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 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 13: JEFFERSON, the Maine Academy of Country Music Country Music Weekend will be held at Broken Acres, 160 Valley Road. $10 549-7438

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

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

July 13, 19: 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

July 14-28: BRUNSWICK, Beethoven concerts will be held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Studzinski Recital Hall. $20 725-3895

July 14, 21, 28: FRYEBURG, "Music-in-the-Making" will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Bion cram Library. 603-367-8661

July 14: HARRISON, the Encore/Coda Chamber Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $20 583-6747

July 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25: LEWISTON, summer jazz jam and improv night will be held every Monday from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Maple Room, 22 Park St. 1-866-901-1036

July 14, 21, 28: LIVERMORE FALLS, Terry Moore will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

July 15: AUGUSTA, the Bryan Adams/Foreigner concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive. $49.50/$43.50 626-2400

July 15: CORNISH, Woostone with perform folk music at 7 p.m. at the Bandstand at the Old Cornish Fairgrounds, Route 25. 625-3397

July 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 15, 22, 29: HARRISON, the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $20 583-6747

July 15, 29: LIVERMORE FALLS, Silver and Gold will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

July 15: OXFORD, old time jazz will be performed at 6:30 p.m. at the Oxford Veterans Memorial Park, Route 121. 539-4102

July 15: PORTLAND, 3 Doors Down, with special guests, Staind and Hinder, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $42.50 775-3458

July 15: PORTLAND, organist Frederick Hohman will perform classical music at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $12 883-4234

July 16: AUBURN, the Auburn Community Band will present "Songs by Famous Composers" at 7 p.m. at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 333-6601

July 16: BAR HARBOR, the 25th anniversary "New Composers" concert will be held at 8:15 p.m. at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mount Desert Street. $35-$15 288-5744

July 16, 23, 30, Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27: BATH, Alison Lee Freeman will present "Singing Our History in the City of Ships" every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $10 371-2404

July 16, 23, 30: BELFAST, Me and Martha will perform every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Darby's Restaurant, 155 High St. 338-2339

July 16-Aug. 1: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin International Music Festival will be held Friday and Wednesday evenings at Bowdoin College Crooker Theater. $20-$35 373-1444

July 16-Aug. 2: FRYEBURG, "Music for Summer Evenings" will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Fryeburg Academy. $12/$6 603-367-8661

July 16: LEWISTON, Canadian organist Michele Quintal will present a concert at 12:15 p.m. at the Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul. 777-1200

July 16, 23, 30: LEWISTON, women musicians will perform every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Wisdom Center, 97 Blake St. 784-0155

July 16: PARIS, Lolalee and the Country Bandits will perform at 6 p.m. at the gazebo at Moore Park. 743-2501

July 16: ROCKLAND, the Brubeck Brothers Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $35-$8 236-2823

July 16: WATERFORD, a hymn sing and ice cream sundae social will be held at 7 p.m. at the Waterford Congregational Church, Plummer Hill.

July 17: AUBURN, Salt River will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Auburn Mall at center court. 786-2977

July 17, 24, 31: AUBURN, Mary Murphy will perform jazz and blues on the piano at 6:30 p.m. at Holly's Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

July 17: LEWISTON, Cadagan will perform rock/Indie music at noon at Fountain Park, Mill Street. 782-7228

July 17: LEWISTON, Okbari will perform classical Middle Eastern music at 6 p.m. at Bates College Florence Keigwin Amphitheater at Lake Andrews. Free 786-6464

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

July 17, 22: LIVERMORE FALLS, Barry Wood will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

July 17: LOVELL, the Blue Hill Brass Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts. $10/$5 925-2792

July 17: PORTLAND, the Alan Cohen Experience will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Blue, 650A Congress St.

July 17: PORTLAND, Mary Uke Hargreaves will perform at 8:10 p.m. at the North Star Cafe, 225 Congress St. Donations 699-2994

July 17: ROCKPORT, Rhapsodies in Blue will perform at 8 p.m. at Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. $35-$8 236-2823

July 18; AUBURN, the Cumberland Valley Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. at Good Shepherd Food Bank, 3121 Hotel Road. Free

July 18: AUBURN, Mark "Guitar" Miller will perform blues on the guitar at 6:30 p.m. at Holly's Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

July 18: BATH, Scott Davis, trumpet/flugelhorn and Mick Felder, keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

July 18: ELLSWORTH, Ollabelle, with Martha Scanlan, will perform gospel, blues, bluegrass and country at 7:30 p.m. at Shangri-La, 192 Main St. $24 667-2200

July 18: HARRISON, Tree by Leaf will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $14 583-6747

July 18: PEAKS ISLAND, Teresa Storch, Michelle Lewis and Alfredo Grada will perform acoustic/folk music at 7:30 p.m. at Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave. $8 766-4421

July 18: SEBAGO, the Don Campbell Band wil perform at 7 p.m. at Sebago Village. 787-2489

July 19: AUBURN, Vegetables by Day will perform acoustic music at 6:30 p.m. at Holly's Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

July 19: FREEPORT, the Portland Symphony Orchestra wil perform at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 1-877-755-2326

July 19: HARRISON, the New Black Eagles Jazz Band will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $20 583-6747

July 19: LIVERMORE FALLS, Monica Baker will perform at 1 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

July 20: BAR HARBOR, the Wolverine Jazz Band wil perform at 8:15 p.m. at Jackson Laboratory Commons, 610 Main St. 288-5744

July 20: BUXTON, the Down East Country Music Association southern division competitions will be held at 10 a.m. at the Roost, 62 Chicopee Road. $6/$5 793-8884

July 21: CAMDEN, Innovata Brass will perform at 5 p.m. at Camden Harbor Park Bok Amphitheatre. Free 236-2823

July 22: CORNISH, the Wicked Good Band will perform at 7 p.m. at the Bandstand at the old Cornish Fairgrounds, Route 25. 625-3397

July 22: OQUOSSOC, Sue Downes-Borko and Victor Borko will present a "candlelight concert" at 7:30 p.m. at the Log Church. $10

July 23: AUBURN, the Auburn Community Band will perform "Forgotten But Unforgettable" at 7 p.m. at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 333-6601

July 23: DIXFIELD, fiddler Jim Roy and keyboardist Jodie Kazregis will perform jigs and reels at 6 p.m. at the Dixfield Gazebo. 562-8816

July 23: GREENE, the Downeast Boys, gospel singing group, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the Greene Baptist Church. Donations

July 23: OTTER CREEK, the 36th annual Acadia National Park outdoor concert, with the Bar Harbor Festival String Orchestra, will be held at 8 p.m. at Blackwoods Campground Amphitheatre, Route 3. 288-5744

July 23: PARIS, Denny Breau will perform at 6 p.m. at Moore Park. 743-2501

July 23: PORTLAND, 3 Doors Down with Staind and Hinder, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $42.50 775-3458

July 23: ROUND POND, the White Owl Duo will perform Native American music at 7:30 p.m. at the Little Brown Church, Route 32. 529-5438

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

July 24: AUBURN, Potpourri will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Auburn Mall center court. 786-2977

July 24, 26, 27: BRUNSWICK, the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Studzinski Recital Hall. $10 373-1444

July 24, 25: GREENE, the Mollyockett Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday and 2 and 7 p.m. Friday at Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

July 24-27: HIRAM, the Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival will be held at Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds. $60-$22 625-8656

July 24: LEWISTON, Carolyn Currie will perform contemporary folk at noon at Fountain Park, Mill Street. 782-7228

July 24: LEWISTON, singer/songwriter Mary Kaye and her comic cohort, Von Wienerschnitzel, will perform at 6 p.m. at Bates College Florence Keigwin Amphitheater at Lake Andrews. Free 786-6464

July 24: LIVERMORE FALLS, Nickles & Dimes will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

July 24: PORTLAND, a jazz and poetry jam will be held at 6 p.m. at Addison Woolley Gallery, 87 Market St. 775-0678

July 24, 30, 31: ROCKPORT, the St. Lawrence String Quartet will perform at 8 p.m. at Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. $35-$8 236-2823

July 25: AUBURN, Carole Wise will perform on the acoustic guitar at 6:30 p.m. at Holly's Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

July 25: BAR HARBOR, the Bar Harbor Festival String Orchestra will perform at 8:15 p.m. at Bar Harbor Congregational Church, 29 Mount Desert St. 288-5744

July 25: BATH, Matt Fogg, vocals/keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

July 25: BOOTHBAY, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform a chamber concert at 6 p.m. at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 132 Botanical Gardens Drive. 633-4333

July 25, 26, 27: DIXFIELD, the annual Banjos to Bagpipes Youth Scholarship Weekend will be held at Maine Countryfolk Music Theatre, Route 2. Free 645-7531

July 25: PORTLAND, Tift Merritt will perform at 9 p.m. at the Big Easy, 55 Market St. $10/$12 838-5552

July 25: PORTLAND, songwriter Donna Hughes will perform at 8 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. $10/$12 761-1757

July 26: BETHEL, the W.S. Ripley Band Festival, featuring five bands, will be held at the Bethel Historical Society Regional History Center. 824-2908

July 26: FREEPORT, Buddy Holly's original Crickets will perform 50s rock and roll at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 1-877-755-2326

July 26: HARRISON, Butch Thompson will perform jazz at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $20 583-6747

July 26: WATERVILLE, a rare collection of women artists will perform at 8 p.m. at the Waterville Opera House, 93 Main St. $18/$22 873-7000

July 27: BAR HARBOR, the Bar Harbor Festival String Orchestra will perform at 8:15 p.m. at the Bar Harbor Club, 111 West St. 288-5744

July 27: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform a chamber concert at 6 p.m. at Salvation Army Pavilion, 17 Prospect St. 934-2024

July 29: LEWISTON, the Musician's Concert will be held at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. $8 786-6161

July 29: PORTLAND, singer/songwriter Larry Crowley will perform at a benefit concert at 7 p.m. at the South Portland Auditorium. $15/$7 874-1065

July 30: AUBURN, the Auburn Community Band will perform "It's Showtime" at 7 p.m. at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 333-6601

July 30: PARIS, the Mahoosuc Community Band will perform at 6 p.m. at Moore Park. 743-2501

July 31: AUBURN, Denny Breau will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Auburn Mall center court, 550 Center St. 786-2977

July 31: BAR HARBOR, actor/musician Jeff Daniels will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Criterion Theatre, Cottage Street. $25 669-5319

July 31: LEWISTON, Pat Pepin will perform blues at noon at Fountain Park, Mill Street. 782-7228

July 31: LEWISTON, fiddler Andy Stewart and singer Mary Jo Slattery will perform at 6 p.m. at Bates College Florence Keigwin Amphitheater at Lake Andrews. Free 786-6464

July 31: LIVERMORE FALLS, Richard Moreau will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

Aug. 1: BATH, Rick Marsters, trumpet/flugelhorn and Jeff Witherall, keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front ST. 443-3373

Aug. 1-3: BLUE HILL, the Shangri-La Music and Arts Festival will be held at the Blue Hill Fairgrounds. $40 667-2200

Aug. 1: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the Northern Lights will perform bluegrass at 8 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $16/$20 633-6855

Aug. 1: ROCKLAND, Suzy Bogguss will perform at 8 p.m. at the Maine Lobster Festival.

Aug. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10: WESTBROOK, "Kids on Jazz," featuring popular jazz songs, show tunes, movie classics and Broadway standards will be performed at Warren Memorial Library, 479 Main St. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Aug. 1, 2, 8 and 9 and 2 p.m. Aug. 3 and 10. 857-9002

Aug. 2: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Butch Thompson will perform on the piano and clarinet at 8 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $20/$23 633-6855

Aug. 2: FREEPORT, Brandi Carlile with special guest, Jason Spooner, will perform contemporary rock at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 1-877-755-2326

Aug. 2: HARRISON, Dave Mallet will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $20 583-6747

Aug. 2: SIDNEY, a "Summer Pops Concert" will be held at 7:30 p.m. at New England Music Camp, Route. 23. $15 465-3025

Aug. 3: BAR MILLS, Richard Conrad will perform Gershwin songs at 3 p.m. at Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. $14/$12 929-6472

July 13-27: BRUNSWICK, "Just Maine Folk" will be shown at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 725-3120

July 13-20: WATERVILLE, the 11th annual Maine International Film Festival will be held at 177 Main St. 861-8138

July 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 23: ROCKLAND, the music and film of Chaplin will be held at 8 p.m. at Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $35-$8 236-2823

July 25: AUBURN, "Under Our Skin," about Lyme disease, will be shown at 7 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 344-0026

July 29-Aug. 17: BRUNSWICK, "Brother of the Bear" will be shown at Bowdoin College Museum of Art. 725-3120

July 29: PORTLAND, the Buster Keaton silent film "The General" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $12 883-4234

July 13-27: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will perform "Rabbit Hole" at the theater, 14 School St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. $18 729-8584

July 13: FARMINGTON, the Sandy River Players Children's Summer Musical Theatre will perform Willy Wonka Junior" at 7 p.m. at UMF Alumni Theater. $8/$6 779-7084

July 13-27: 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 13-Aug. 23: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform "Arsenic and Old Lace" at Cumston Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. July 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 13: OCEAN PARK, PORTopera's Maine's Emerging Artists will perform "Too Many Sopranos" at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple. 934-9068

July 13-27: 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 14: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will hold auditions for "The Mikado at 6:30 p.m. at Cumston Hall. 933-9252

July 15-Aug. 2: ARUNDEL, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" will be performed at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. $35-$24 985-5552

July 16-Aug. 2: BRUNSWICK, Brunswick Music Theatre will perform "All Shook Up" at Bowdoin College Pickard Theater, Maine Street and Old Bath Road. $52-$29 725-8769

July 16: HARRISON, PORTopera's Maine's Emerging Artists will perform "Too Many Sopranos" at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $20/$12 583-6747

July 16-Aug. 9: OGUNQUIT, "The Producers" will be performed at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 or 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $58-$39 646-5511

July 18, 19: AUBURN, "Looking for Normal," the story of a Midwestern factory worker who stuns his wife of 25 years by revealing he wishes to change gender, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. $10/$8 783-0461

July 18: BAR HARBOR, the Bar Harbor Festival Opera Theatre will perform "Carmen" at 8:15 p.m. at the Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St. $75-$25 288-5744

July 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26: BAR MILLS, the Originals will perform "Salt Water Moon" at 7:30 p.m. July 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 and 2:30 p.m. July 20 at Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. 929-6472

July 18, 19: LEWISTON, King's Bridge Theatre will hold auditions for "Rehearsal for Murder" from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Vineyard Auditorium, 12 Foss Road. 784-9500

July 18-Aug. 23: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform "The Mystery of Irma Vep" at Cumston Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. July 18, 19, 23, 30, Aug. 5, 9 and 12, 7 p.m. July 20 and Aug. 17 and 2 p.m. Aug. 13 and 23. $26-$20 933-9999

July 21, 23: SEBAGO, Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will hold auditions for "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" at 6:30 p.m. at the theater, Route 114. 642-3743

July 23-26: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, "Indoor/Outdoor," a comedy, will be performed at 8 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $20/$24 633-6855

July 24, 26: PORTLAND, PORTopera will present "Romeo and Juliette" at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. 842-0800

July 24, 25, 26: TOPSHAM, the Midcoast Youth Theater will perform "Grease" at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Ararat High School, Eagle's Way. $10/$8 233-3899

July 25-Aug. 22: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform "The Merchant of Venice" at Cumston Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. July 25, 26, 31, Aug. 7, 15, 20 and 22, 7 p.m. July 27 and 2 p.m. Aug. 9. $26-$20 933-9999

Aug. 1, 2, 3: BATH, Studio Theatre will hold auditions for "Pirates of Penzanze" from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. 442-8455

Aug. 1-21: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform "The Winter's Tale" at Cumston Hall. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1, 6, 13, 14, 16, 21 and 7 p.m. Aug. 3. $26-$20 933-9999

Aug. 1-3: SEBAGO, the Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will perform "Sleeping Beauty Kids" at the theater, Route 114. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Aug. 2 and 2 p.m. Aug. 3 $10/$12 642-3743

July 13, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, 31, Aug. 1, 3: GORHAM, ballroom dance parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

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

July 14, 21, 28: 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 16, 23, 30: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall. 786-0003

July 16, 23, 30: PORTLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

July 16, 23, 30: PORTLAND, line dancing will be held every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Club 188, Warren Avenue. $5 899-2530

July 17, 24, 31: PORTLAND, salsa and swing dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

July 18, 19: LEWISTON, Keigwin and Company will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre. $20/$12 786-6161

July 18: MECHANIC FALLS, the Blake Brothers will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

July 18: PARIS, a benefit dance, with music by One Step Ahead, will be held at 8 p.m. at the Four Seasons Function Center, 187 Main St. $8 890-9599

July 18, 25, Aug. 1: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

July 18: RUMFORD, Tony Belskis and Friends will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Congress Street. $5 369-9053

July 19: LEWISTON, the Southern Maine USA Dance Club will hold a ballroom dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $12/$10 899-4228

July 19: MECHANIC FALLS, Bobby Reed and Wildhorse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

July 19: PARIS, the Jones Band will play at a dance at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street.

July 19, 26, Aug. 2: 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 20: 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

July 24: LEWISTON, Movement (R)evolution Africa will be held at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Recital Hall. $5 786-6161

July 25, 26: LEWISTON, Africa/NOW with Nora Chipaumire and Gregory Magoma, will be held at 8 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre. $20/$12 786-6161

July 25: MECHANIC FALLS, Roadhouse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

July 26: MECHANIC FALLS, the Record Family will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

July 27: LEWISTON, Steve and the Good Old Boys 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

Aug. 1, 2: LEWISTON, Zoe Scofield and Juniper Shuey will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre. $20/$12 786-6161

Aug. 3: 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

July 13: PEAKS ISLAND, Jean Mary Flahive, author of "Billy Boy: The Sunday Soldier of the 17th Maine, will sign copies of her book at 1:30 p.m. at Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave. Free 766-3330

July 17: AUBURN, Jenifer LeClair, author of "Rigged for Murder," will sign copies of her book at 6:30 p.m. at Percy's Burrow, Auburn Mall, 550 Center St. 376-3225

July 23: RUMFORD, three romance authors, Julie Cohen, Kathy Love and Anna Louise Lucia, will sign copies of their book at 6:30 p.m. at Rumford Public Library, 58 Rumford Ave. 364-3661

July 13: POWNAL, Lise Becu and Constance Rush, who women who carve in granite and marble, will speak about their work at 2 p.m. at Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 Minot Road. 688-4468

July 16: BRIDGTON, Clair Knox will speak about the life and work of Dahlov Ipcar at 6:30 p.m. at Gallery 302, 38 Main St. 647-2787

July 16: PORTLAND, historian Jim Millinger will speak on "To the Islands: Past and Present" at 7 p.m. at Portland Harbor Museum, on the waterfront. $5 799-6337

July 16: ROCKLAND, Stephen May will speak on "Charles Dana Gibson - The Gibson Girl and Maine" at 6 p.m. at Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St. 596-6457

July 17: PORTLAND, Joan Chamberlin, a solar system ambassador, will speak on "The Quest for Other Earths" at 7 p.m. at USM Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth St. Donations 780-4249

July 18: SKOWHEGAN, Joe Baer will speak at 8:30 p.m. at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345

July 23: BLUE HILL, Mark Schapiro, award-winning journalist, will speak on "Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products" at 7 p.m. at Marine Environmental Research Institute, 55 Main St. 374-2135

July 23: BRIDGTON, Debra Snyder will speak at 12:15 p.m. at Bridgton Public Library, 64 Main St. 647-4062

July 25: SKOWHEGAN, Sina Najafi will speak at 8:30 p.m. at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Art School Road. 474-9345

July 26: HARRISON, author Julie Spencer-Fleming will speak about her latest book, "I Shall Not Want" at 10 a.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. Donations 583-6747

July 27: ROCKPORT, curator Britta Konau will speak at 2 p.m. at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. 236-2875

July 30: BRIDGTON, Susan Poulin will speak at 12:15 p.m. at Bridgton Public Library, 64 Main St. 647-4062

Aug. 1: SKOWHEGAN, Burt Barr will speak at 8:30 p.m. at 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: Architectural photographs and graphics will be featured through July 31 at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Bangor: Works by Stella Johnson, Katherine Bradford and Nicole Duennebier will be featured July 18 through Oct. 1 at University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday 561-3350

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

Bath: "International Pastel Exhibit" will be featured through Aug. 2 at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Gallery hours: noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 442-8455

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

Boothbay Harbor: Works by Lynne Seitzer will be featured through Aug. 1 at the Wind Gallery, 34 Atlantic Ave. 633-7025

Bowdoinham: "Young at Art," an exhibit of young artists, will be shown through July 12 ; and a crochet exhibit will be featured July 18 through Oct. 4, both 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 Catherine Worthington will be shown through July 17 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: "David Row: On Maine" and "Don Voisine: New Paintings" will be featured July 12 through Aug. 9 at ICON Contemporary Art, 19 Mason St. Gallery hours: 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. 725-8157

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

Damariscotta: "Forms of Freedom," will be featured July 11 through Aug. 14 at Stable Gallery, 26 Water St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 563-1991

Farmington: Works by Marjorie Austin will be featured through July 31 at Heirlooms of Tomorrow, 248 Broadway. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 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 through July 21 at the Gallery at Diamond Cove. 766-5850

Harpswell: "Poems, Prayers and Promises," new paintings by Georgeann Kuhl, will be featured July 13 through Aug. 31 at Gallery at Widgeon Cove, 31 Widgeon Cove Lane, Route 123. 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 Shawn O'Connor from Ithaca, N.Y. and Ellen Roberts from Farmington, will be displayed through July 31 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: "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 through July 17 at Captive Elements Art House, 25 Landry Road. 786-3606

Lewiston: Works by Tahir Saleh from the Sudan, currently residing in Lewiston, will be featured July 11 through Aug. 22 at L/A Arts Community Gallery, 221 Lisbon St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday. 782-7228

Lewiston: Works by photographer John Galgano of Poland Spring will be featured through July 31 at CMMC Rotating Art Gallery, 300 Main St.

Lewiston: "Through the Windows," featuring a mix of returning artists and several new artists, will be featured July 16 through Aug. 16 at L/A Arts Gallery 5, 49 Lisbon St. Gallery hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. 782-7228

Lewiston: "Dance," a show of photographic images from the Bates Dance Festival, will be featured July 14 through Aug. 9 at Bates College Chase Hall Gallery, 56 Campus Ave. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 786-6381

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: Florals and landscapes in watercolor, oils and pastels and "Garden Jewelry" sculptures by Jo Northrop Thomas will be displayed through July 26 at Frost Farm Gallery, 272 Pikes Hill. 743-8041

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

Paris: "Imagine 3D," featuring local artists Robert Parker, Michael Sauro and Steve Willette and guest artist, Katherine Rohnert, will be featured through Oct. 31 at the Painted Mermaid Gallery, 6 Briggs Ave. 743-7312

Port Clyde: "Barbara Ernst Prey: Nocturnes, Meditations on the Environment" will be featured through Aug. 17 at Blue Water Fine Arts, Main Street. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 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: "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: "Seventh Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational" will be shown through Oct. 31; and "William Manning - Then and Now" will be displayed through Sept. 7, 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: "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: "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: "Impact: The Art of the Poster," featuring the works of Ben Shahn, Egon Schiele, Oscar Kokoschka, Alphonse Mucha, Ludwig Hohlwein, Misti and others, will be featured through Aug. 30 at A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday or by appointment. 699-2919

Portland: "Sing the Body Eclectic," photographs, sketches, drawings and prints, will be featured through July 26 at Addison Woolley Gallery and Center for Photographic Inquiry, 87 Market St. Gallery hours: 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 775-0678

Portland: "Emily Nelligan: Drawings" and Marvin Bileck: Prints" will be featured July 16 through Sept. 20 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

Rockland: Works by David Dewey, Denise Remy, Antonia Munroe, Janice Kasper and Bob Brooks will be featured July 16 through Aug. 9 at Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 594-5935

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

Topsham: "Dye Paintings," by Phyllis Harper Loney of Round Pond, will be featured July 20 through Aug. 29 at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. 721-0678

Warren: Works by a number of artists will be featured through Aug. 3 at Coppershed Gallery, 288 Vaughn's Neck Road. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday or by appointment or chance. 273-3477

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; "Masterpieces of American Folk Art" will be featured through Oct. 19; and "Whistler's Waterscapes" will be shown through Oct. 26, 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: "Member Juried Exhibition" will be shown through Aug. 10 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: "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

Wiscasset: "Clay (Mates)" will be featured July 12 through Aug. 10 at James Patrick Gallery, 25 Fort Hill St. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. daily. 882-9951

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