Nov. 27: BRUNSWICK, songwriter and humorist Glenn Torrico will perform blues, folk and country at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Pleasant Street. $5 783-2302

Nov. 27: GRAY, harmonica player James Montgomery will perform at the Loose Moose Saloon, 61 Portland Road. 657-7171

Nov. 28: AUBURN, Michael Hill will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues, 34 Court St. $10 783-9600

Nov. 28: AUBURN, Jonathan Waldo, guitarist, will perform with Randy Lindsey and others at 2 p.m. at the Book Burrow, 1-B Great Falls Plaza. Free 353-9130

Nov. 28: HINCKLEY, Paulie Heath will present a Christmas concert at 6 p.m. at Good Will-Hinckley School Moody Chapel. 238-4043

Nov. 28: NORWAY, the Maine Country Music Association Country Sunday will be held at 1 p.m. at Charlie’s Entertainment Center. $7/$3 897-3597

Nov. 29: POLAND, the Mollyockett Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. at Poland Regional High School. $10 824-2468

Nov. 30: AUGUSTA, the Mount View Chamber Singers will present a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church, 9 Summer St. 622-2424

Nov. 30: FARMINGTON, the UMF Perverbal Balls will perform at 9 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

Nov. 30: LEWISTON, the Bates Flute Ensemble will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Nov. 30: POLAND, the USM Big Band will perform at 8 p.m. at Poland Regional High School. Donations

Nov. 30: PORTLAND, Judy Collins will present a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $35/$42 842-0800

Nov. 30: PORTLAND, the USM Chamber Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church, 156 High St. $8 780-5555

Nov. 30: PORTLAND, Hoobastank, with special guests Three Dats Grace and Letter Kills, will perform at 7 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $25 775-3331

Dec. 1: PORTLAND, Story of the Year, with special guests My Chemical Romance and Paranois Social Club, will perform at 7 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $17.50/$20 775-3331

Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23: LEWISTON, Cornerstone will present an Advent Songfest at 7 p.m. at Holy Cross Church, Lisbon Street. Donations 783-7241

Dec. 2: PORTLAND, Elizabeth Rines, trumpet and Judith Quimby, piano, will perform at 12:15 p.m. at First Parish Church, 425 Congress St. Free 773-5747

Dec. 3: BRUNSWICK, Bowdoin students enrolled in the applied music program will present a concert at noon at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. Free 725-3747

Dec. 3: BRUNSWICK, Sol y Canto will perform Caribbean music at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium. Free 725-3217

Dec. 3, 4: LEWISTON, the Bates College Choir will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. 786-6135

Dec. 3: PORTLAND, the Perceptionists, featuring Mr. Lif and Akrobatik, will perform at The Big Easy, 55 Market St. $10/$12 871-8817

Dec. 3: PORTLAND, Childsplay will perform a violin concert extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. at Portland High School, 284 Cumberland Ave. $20 845-2140

Dec. 3: RUMFORD, Throwback, Indie-pop band, will perform at the Rumford Town Hall. 562-7360

Dec. 4: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin Chamber Choir and the World Music Ensemble will perform at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Chapel. Free 725-3747

Dec. 4: BRUNSWICK, Max Cilla and Martinique Flute des Mornes will perform traditional Martinique music at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. Free 725-3217

Dec. 4: FARMINGTON, the UMF Bands will perform at 7 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

Dec. 4, 5: FARMINGTON, Andy Buckland and Northfield will perform at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. $6/$5 778-7072

Dec. 4: GORHAM, the Casco Bay Concert Band will present “The Many Moods of Christmas,” at 3 p.m. at Gorham High School Performing Arts Center, 45 Morrill St. $7/$6 892-8812

Dec. 4: LEWISTON, the Festival de Joie Annual Christmas Concert “Winter Fun,” will be performed by the Just Us entertainers at 7:30 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary’s Church.

Dec. 4: PORTLAND, the Maine Music Society will present the Androscoggin Chorale and Maine Chamber Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. at Portland High School John Ford Auditorium. $17.50/$14 782-1403

Dec. 4: PORTLAND, Carbon Leaf will perform at The Big Easy, 55 Market St. $6 871-8817

Dec. 4: PORTLAND, the Silver Leaf Singers will present a gospel holiday concert at 8 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $18/$21 761-0591

Dec. 4, 5: PORTLAND, the Choral Art Society will present the 15th Annual Christmas Concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2:30 and 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 317 Congress St. $15/$25 828-0043

Dec. 4: SKOWHEGAN, the Kennebec Performing Arts Company will present a holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Skowhegan Opera House Municipal Building, 225 Water St. $7 474-6900

Dec. 5: AUBURN, Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues, 34 Court St. $8 783-9600

Dec. 5: CUMBERLAND, children’s entertainer Rich Charette will present a holiday concert at 2 p.m. at Greely High School. $6 829-3766

Dec. 5: LEWISTON, the Maine Music Society will present the Androscoggin Chorale and Maine Chamber Ensemble at 3 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center. $17.50/$14 782-1403

Dec. 5: LEWISTON, Blake Wayman, percussionist, will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Dec. 5: NORWAY, the Second Annual Hanging of the Greens candlelight concert will be held at 3 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church, Main Street. Donations

Dec. 5: YARMOUTH, the Southern Maine Children’s Chorus will present a holiday concert at 3 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Free 780-5555

Dec. 6: BANGOR, former Orono teacher, Deborah Waterhouse Smith, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Dec. 7: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin Jazz Ensembles and Polar Jazz Big Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. Free 725-3747

Dec. 7: LEWISTON, voice students of John Corrie will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Dec. 8: FARMINGTON, the Mt. Blue High School Jazz Band will perform at 12:15 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. Donations 778-7136

Dec. 8: LEWISTON, the Bates Jazz Band will perform at 7 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge. 786-6135

Dec. 8: LEWISTON, Renee Blacken, fiddler, will perform songs and music from the New England contradance, Celtic, old-time Appalachian and French-Canadian traditions, at 7 p.m. at Bates College Chapel. 784-1425

Dec. 9: FARMINGTON, the Mt. Blue Middle School concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the school. 778-3561

Dec. 9: PORTLAND, the USM Chamber Singers will perform at 12:15 p.m. at the First Parish Church, 425 Congress St. Free 773-5747

Dec. 10, 11: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, the Sugarloaf Mountain Music Festival will be held at Sugarloaf/USA. $16.50/$20 237-2000

Dec. 10: FARMINGTON, the Festival of Holiday Music performed by the Mount Blue High School Jazz Band and Mount Blue Voices, will be held at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Free

Dec. 10: HALLOWELL, Paulie Heath will perform at a Christmas concert at 11:30 a.m. at Cohen Community Center. 626-7777

Dec. 10: PORTLAND, Cake, with special guests, the Walkmen, will perform at 8 p.m. at State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $28.50 775-3331

Dec. 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will present “Magic of Christmas 2004,” at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. Show times are Dec. 10, 16 and 20 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 11 and 18 at 11 a.m. and 3 and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 12, 17 and 19 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. $13/$53 842-0800

Dec. 10: TOPSHAM, Paulie Heath will perform at 7 p.m. at TNT Bible Ministries. 725-4680

Dec. 10: WINTHROP, the CODA Chorus will perform at a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. at Winthrop Performing Arts Center. Donations 377-3967

Dec. 11, 12: AUBURN, Magic and Company will present a holiday concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at Sacred Heart Church Hall, Western Avenue. $15 753-6260

Dec. 11: FARMINGTON, Tara Bincarousky, Paul Oxman, Kevin Salonen, Ross Littlefield, Peter Biello and Melody and Joe, will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

Dec. 11: GORHAM, the Edith Jones Project, Maine’s all-woman big band, will perform at a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. at Gorham High School. $10/$8 879-0772

Dec. 11: LEWISTON, a benefit Christmas concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, formerly St. Mary’s Church. 786-0056

Dec. 11: LEWISTON, Julia Plumb and folk musician, Greg Boardman, will perform traditional music for fiddle and voice at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Dec. 11: PORTLAND, Les Georges Leningrad will perform at the Big Easy, 55 Market St. $6 871-8817

Dec. 12: AUBURN, Johnny Rawls will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues, 34 Court St. $8 783-9600

Dec. 12: DAMARISCOTTA, Fred Gosbee will perform at 7 p.m. at Skidompha Library, Main Street. 529-5438

Dec. 12: GORHAM, jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon will perform at 7 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $5 780-5555

Dec. 12: LEWISTON, the Campbells will perform gospel music at 5 p.m. at First Assembly of God Church, 70 Hogan Road. 786-2636

Dec. 12: LEWISTON, the Bates College Choir will perform at 5 p.m. at Bates College Chapel. 786-8272

Dec. 12: LEWISTON, Matthew Pooley will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Dec. 12: PORTLAND, Lewis Black will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the State Theatre, 609 Congress St. $32.75 775-3331

Dec. 12: WINTHROP, the CODA Chorus will perform at a Christmas concert at 4 p.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church. Donations 377-3967