July 31: BETHEL, the Yankee Brass Band will perform at 7 p.m. on the grounds of the Dr. Moses Mason House. 824-2908

July 31: BRUNSWICK, Matt Newberg and the Hurricane, jazz clarinetist, Brad Terry and his Jazz Quartet and rising star, Rachel Griffin, will perform at a benefit concert at 8 p.m. at Brunswick High School Crooker Theater, Maquoit Road. $30 729-8584

July 31: CORNISH, the Ossipee Valley Bluegrass Festival will be held in Cornish. 277-3733

July 31: FREEPORT, the Ennis Sisters will perform at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 1-800-559-0747

July 31: FRYEBURG, the IMAI Chamber Music Festival will be held at Fryeburg Academy. $10/$5 935-7696

July 31: HARRISON, the New Black Eagles Jazz Band will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $18 583-6747

July 31: STONINGTON, the Black Note Fever Jazz Combo will perform at 5:30 p.m. at the Stonington Opera House. $18 367-2788

July 31: STONINGTON, the William Parker Raining on the Moon Quintet will perform at 7 p.m. at the Stonington Opera House. $18 367-2788

August 1: BETHEL, the Denny Breau Trio will perform at 7 p.m. at the Bethel Common. 824-3575

August 1: BRUNSWICK, the Saltwater Music Festival will be held at 1 p.m. at Thomas Point Beach. $25/$35 873-2663

August 1: HARRISON, Annie Clark will perform folk and jazz-tinged melodies at 7 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. 583-6747

August 1: NORWAY, a program of shared music will be held at 7 p.m. at the Norway Unitarian Universalist Church, 479 Main St. 364-5687

August 1: RICHMOND, Keepin’ Folk Alive will perform at 1 p.m. at the gazebo at Richmond Waterfront Park. 737-0920

August 1: SCARBOROUGH, the Maine Country Music Association Annual Picnic at Bud’s will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at 27 Running Hill Road. $7/$6 839-4070

August 1: SIDNEY, “Bowl in the Pines” concerts will be held at New England Music Camp. 465-3025

August 1: SKOWHEGAN, Good Clean Fill, a bluegrass band, will perform at 5 p.m. at the Philbrick Gazebo at Coburn Park, Water Street. Donations 474-6894

August 1: STONINGTON, the Deer Isle Jazz Festival will be held at the Stonington Opera House. 367-2788

August 1: WATERFORD, Vocal Solution will present a concert of vocal music, organ and flute at 3 p.m. at the Waterford Congregational Church, Plummer Hill Road. $10 583-6526

August 1: WILTON, a concert on the lawn will be held at 6 p.m. at the East Wilton Union Church. Donations 645-4297
Dance
July 31: AUGUSTA, a dance party will be held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Club Liquid, 349 Water St. 623-2277

July 31: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreation Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

July 31: LEWISTON, Tere O’Connor Dance Group will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre. $17/$10 786-6381

July 31: PORTLAND, Larry Nelson and Express Band will play at the Singles Network Dance at 8:15 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

July 31: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

July 31: WATERFORD, a summer season dance, with live band music, will be held every Saturday at 8 p.m. at the North Waterford Fairgrounds. $8

July 31: WELCHVILLE, a dance, with music by the Country Ladds, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Staples Hall. 743-8287

August 1: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Rt. 25. 839-3267

August 1: LEWISTON, Clary Hill will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at C & J Hall, 711 Webster St. $8/$7 784-3660
Kids
July 31: BRUNSWICK, the Side Yard Story Theater will perform on Saturdays at the side yard of the Theater Project, 14 School St. $6 729-8584

July 31: BRUNSWICK, the Maine State Music Theatre’s Summer Theatre for Young Audiences will perform “Pinocchio,” at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Bowdoin College Pickard Theater. $10/$6 725-8769

August 1: PORTLAND, a Japanese Flower Festival will be held at 1 p.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234
Special
July 31: AUGUSTA, Maine Quilts 2004, sponsored by the Pine Tree Quilters Guild will be held at the Augusta Civic Center. Show times are Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 453-7287

July 31: BANGOR, the Bangor State Fair, with entertainment and livestock exhibits will be held. 947-5555

July 31: CASCO, Casco Days, with barbecue, midway, fireworks, children’s parade, music and more, will be held at Casco Day Park, Rt. 121. 627-4201

July 31: CASCO, the 26th Annual Country Run, a 4.0-mile foot race, will be held at 9:30 a.m. starting at the Casco Public Library.

July 31: GILFORD, N.H., comic legend Bill Cosby will perform at 3:30 and 7 p.m. at Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center. $47/$62 603-293-4700

July 31: LEBANON, the Seventh Annual Maine Renaissance Fair, with shows, games, crafts, food and more, will be held on the Lord Road. 926-5693

July 31: LEWISTON, the Festival de Joie, a Franco-American Festival celebrating all cultures, will be held at Railroad Park. $12/$14 782-6231

July 31: LOCKE MILLS, a Blueberry Festival will be held from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at the Locke Mills Union Church. 674-2259

July 31: LOCKE MILLS, the Annual Skunk Run Fund-Raiser will feature a motorcycle race leaving at 10 a.m. from the American Legion Hall and also pig roast, music and dancing. $10/$30

July 31: MEXICO, the SCCA Maine Forest ProRally Sports Car Club of America race will be held at 3:45 p.m. at the Mexico Recreation Park. 364-3241

July 31: NEW GLOUCESTER, a Summer Fair and Craft Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sabbathday Lake Grange Hall, Rt. 26. 998-4731

July 31: PORTLAND, the Second Annual Greater Portland Festival of Nations, with food, music, crafts, community health tents, dance contests and more, will be held from 2 to 8:30 p.m. at Deering Oaks Park. Free 761-9464

July 31: PORTLAND, “Meet the Artist Days” will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday at the Portland Harbor Museum, Fort Road. 799-6337

July 31: RUMFORD, a Country Fair, with entertainment, various crafts and demonstrators, children’s games and more, will be held. 364-7535

July 31: SKOWHEGAN, the Lakewood Jesters will present “Pigmalion, or My Fair Oinker,” at 10 a.m. at Lakewood Theater. $6 474-7176

July 31: SOUTH PARIS, Karen Montanaro with Reifer and Saccone will present mime and dance at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. $10/$8 743-8452

July 31: SOUTH PARIS, the Paris Public Library’s annual book sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the old Paris Fire Station on Pine Street. 743-6994

July 31: STONEHAM, a thrift shop and bake sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stoneham Church.

July 31: WATERVILLE, the 35th Annual Waterville Intown Arts Fest with music, youth exhibits and more, will be held. 680-2055

July 31: WINTHROP, the Annual Raspberry Festival will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at East Winthrop Baptist Church, Rt. 202. 395-4442

August 1: CHINA, the Augusta Area Jaycees will hold a membership day, with barbecue, games, music, swimming and more from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Candlewood Restaurant. 215-7459

August 1: SCARBOROUGH, the Maine Country Music Association Annual Picnic at Bud’s will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at 27 Running Hill Road. $7/$3 839-4070

August 1: UNITY, the Unity College Second Annual Fishing for Scholarships and Annual Small Farm Field Day will be held at the college. 948-3131
Theater
July 31: ARUNDEL, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” will be performed at 8 p.m. at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. $24/$19 985-5552

July 31: BRUNSWICK, the Maine State Music Theatre will perform “Brigadoon,” at Bowdoin College Pickard Theatre. $26/$44 725-8769

July 31: FREEPORT, the Freeport Community Players will perform “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Revival),” at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, Holbrook Street. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m and Sunday at 2 p.m. $12/$10 865-2220

July 31: LEWISTON, auditions for three men, 20 years and older, will be held by calling Richard Martin before August 7 at 783-1828.

July 31: MONMOUTH, the Theater at Monmouth will perform “Idiot’s Delight,” at Cumston Hall. $26/$18 933-9999

July 31: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “Antony and Cleopatra,” at Cumston Hall. $26/$18 933-9999

July 31: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre of Maine will perform “Fairy Houses,” at 317 Marginal Way. Show times are Wednesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. and Friday and Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. $8/$6 828-0617

July 31: SKOWHEGAN, “Wilde West” will be performed at Lakewood Theater. Show times are July 29 and August 5 at 8 p.m., July 30, 31, August 6 and 7 at 8:15 p.m. August 1 and 3 at 6:45 p.m. and August 4 at 2 p.m. $19/$15 474-7176

July 31: VIENNA, the Vienna Historical Society will perform three plays, “School Days in Vienna, “Aunt Hannah’s Premonition” and “Violets Forever,” at 7:30 p.m. at Union Hall. $5/$2

August 1: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “As You Like It,” at Cumston Hall. Show times are August 1, 7 and 21, August 1 at 7 p.m. and August 4, 14 and 18 at 2 p.m. $26/$28 933-9999

August 1: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “Pippi Longstocking,” at Cumston Hall. $10/$8 933-9999

August 1: OGUNQUIT, Booth Theater will perform “Schoolhouse Rock, LIVE,” at 8 p.m. at 13 Beach St. $20/$15 646-8142
Lectures
August 1: SUMNER, Mark Silber, noted author and gardener, will speak on “Everlastings on Display,” at 2 p.m. at Hedgehog Hill Farm. Free 388-2341
Suppers
July 31: AUBURN, a public supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Odd Fellows Meeting Hall, 50 Elm St. $6 998-5359

July 31: BOWDOIN, a baked bean supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the West Bowdoin Parish Hall. $5.50/$2.75 353-2567

July 31: CASCO, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at Casco village Church. $6/$3

July 31: HARPSWELL, the annual chicken barbecue will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Elijah Kellogg Church, 917 Harpswell Neck Road. 865-2280

July 31: JAY, a benefit spaghetti supper will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at the VFW Hall, Rt. 133. Donations 897-4300

July 31: LEWISTON, a barbecued ribs supper will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Eagles Hall, 1327 Sabattus St. $7 786-6837

July 31: LISBON FALLS, a baked bean supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, Oak Street. $5 353-4766

July 31: PERU, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rockemeka Grange Hall, 92 Peru Center Road. $6/$3

July 31: WAYNE, a fund-raising casserole supper will be held at 6 p.m. at the Androscoggin Yacht Club. $6/$3 685-4775

July 31: WEST BOWDOIN, a baked bean supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the West Bowdoin Parish Hall. $5.50/$2.75 353-2567