May 9: DOVER-FOXCROFT, the Stein/Stowell Duo will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Dover-Foxcroft Congregational Church. $16/$13 288-2141

May 9: LEWISTON, the Northstar Session, a San Diego-based band, will perform at 8 p.m. at The Silo, (Benjamin Mays Center) at Bates College.

May 10: BANGOR, the Stein/Stowell Duo will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church. $16/$13 288-2141

May 10: BRUNSWICK, the Jazz Ensembles and the Polar Jazz Big Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. Free 725-3747

May 10: LEWISTON, Alex Bushe will perform in the sitar at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

May 10: PORTLAND, Sting “Broken Music Tour” will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $51/$43.50 775-3458

May 10: YARMOUTH, the Maine Youth Orchestra will hold auditions for the 2005-2006 season from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Yarmouth High School. 751-8031

May 11: BUCKSPORT, the Stein/Stowell Duo will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Alamo Theater. $16/$13 288-2141

May 11: LISBON FALLS, Vanessa Torres and Touching Ground will perform at 7 p.m. at the Lisbon Teen Center Coffee House. Free 353-3010

May 12: LEWISTON, L/A Arts presents Rosie Flores, who will perform rock, country and blues, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 490 Pleasant St. $18/$15 782-7228

May 12: PORTLAND, Taraf de Haidouks, Romanian ensemble, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $22/$25 761-0591

May 13: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, the Franklin County Fiddlers will perform at 7 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House. Free 633-3913

May 13: CAMDEN, NBFB (No Bud for Bisson) will perform at 9:30 p.m. at Gilbert’s Public House, 12 Bayview St. $5 236-4320

May 13: FARMINGTON, jazz vocals by Leila Percy, with Muriel Havenstein on the piano, will be featured at 7:30 p.m. at UMF Merrill Hall. $7/$6 778-7072

May 13: FARMINGTON, Mike Schrader’s Band, Pluck It, with Bob Myshrall and Craig Voccia, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the G.I. Coffee House at the Old South Church, Main Street.

May 13: LEWISTON, Cornerstone will perform contemporary Christian music at 7 p.m. at Holy Cross Parish Hall. Donations

May 13: NORWAY, mezzo soprano Sara Sturdivant will perform at a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall, Whitman Avenue.

May 13: PORTLAND, Ellis Paul, Presque Isle native, will perform at 8 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $15/$18 761-0591

May 13: PORTLAND, State Radio will perform at 8 p.m. at Asylum, 121 Center St. $10 772-8274

May 13: RUMFORD, Mizfits will perform at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

May 13: STRONG, “Songs and Stories of the Foothills” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Strong Elementary School. $6/$4 778-0448

May 14: BAR MILLS, Gordon Bok will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. $12 929-6472

May 14: BERLIN N.H., hardanger fiddler Toby Weinberg will perform at 7 p.m. at the Community Arts Center, 155 Emery St. $10/$5 603-752-1028

May 14: BIDDEFORD, the New Camerata Singers will perform at a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church. $10/$5 775-3356

May 14: FREEPORT, the Southern Maine Children’s Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. at Freeport High School Auditorium. Free 780-5555

May 14: JAY, “Songs and Stories of the Foothills,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Jay Middle School Cafeteria. $6/$4 778-0448

May 14: LEWISTON, “Remembering Tom Rowe,” a celebration in song with Don Campbell, Denny Breau, Chuck and Steve Romanoff of Schooner Fare, Turkey Hollow and Tom Rowe’s son, Dave Rowe of Rowe by Rowe, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center. $25/$15 782-7228

May 14: PORTLAND, the Maine Music Society will present the Androscoggin Chorale at 7:30 p.m. at Woodfords Congregational Church. $14/$17.50 782-1403

May 14: PORTLAND, the Warner Consort will perform “Bell’ Italia,” at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St. $12/$6 797-7508

May 14: RUMFORD, Fear of Flying will perform at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

May 14: SOUTH PARIS, the Hills Alive Chorale and the Midcoast Chorale will perform at 3 p.m. at the South Paris Congregational Church. 743-6001

May 15: AUBURN, the Bruce Marshall Band will perform at 7 p.m. at Midnight Blues Club and Restaurant, 34 Court St. $15 783-9600

May 15: AUGUSTA, Gary Wittner, guitar and Don Stratton, trumpet, will perform at 2 p.m. at UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium. $10/$5 621-3551

May 15: AUGUSTA, the Ninth Annual Organ Concert will be held at 4 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. $5 622-2424

May 15: LEWISTON, the Maine Music Society will present the Androscoggin Chorale at 3 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center. $14/$17.50 782-1403

May 15: PORTLAND, Aly Bain and Ale Moller will perform Celtic and Nordic music at 7:30 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $15/$18 761-0591

May 15: PORTLAND, the Rock-Off Finals will be held at 2 p.m. at McAuley Performing Arts Center, 631 Stevens Ave. $10 857-9002

May 15: PORTLAND, the Temple Beth El Choir and the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Choir will perform at a benefit concert at 7 p.m. at Temple Beth El. $10/$12 774-2649

May 15: RUMFORD, “Songs and Stories of the Foothills,” will be performed at 3 p.m. at the Rumford Town Hall. $6/$4 778-0448

May 15: SKOWHEGAN, the Kennebec Performing Arts Company, featuring the jazz band, concert band and chorus, will perform at 3 p.m. at the Skowhegan Opera House, 225 Water St. $7 474-6900

May 17: PORTLAND, Good Charlotte, with Simple Plan and Relient K, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center. $25.50 774-3458

May 17: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform at a benefit concert at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $52/$17 842-0800

May 19: BATH, Trent Austin, trumpet and Tom Snow, piano, will perform at 5:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. 442-8455

May 19-20: GREENE, the Swingtime Band will perform at 7 p.m. on Thursday and 2 and 7 p.m. on Friday at the Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

May 19-21: PORTLAND, the All State Music Festival will be held at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. 780-5555

May 20: BAR MILLS, the Downeast Fiddle Jamboree will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon falls Road. $12/$10 929-6472

May 20: LEWISTON, the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center. $12 371-2028

May 20: PORTLAND, Sarah McLachlan will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $50/$35 775-3458

May 20: RUMFORD, Dead Season, New Son Rising and Hour Past will perform at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

May 21: RUMFORD, Rio Act Will perform at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

May 21: TOPSHAM, the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Orion Performing Arts Center. $12 371-2028

May 22: BATH, the Quasimodal Chorus of Camden will perform at a benefit concert at 7 p.m. at the United Church of Christ Congregational, 150 Congress Ave. $12/$8 882-7323

May 22: JAY, the Maine Country Music Association Country Sunday will be held at 1 p.m. at the Jay Community Building, Rt. 4 and Main Street. $7/$3 645-2472

May 22: NORWAY, the 2005 Western/Central Division country music competitions will be held at 11 a.m. at Charlie’s Entertainment Center, Main Street. $5/$6 539-6589

May 22: PORTLAND, the New Camerata Singers will perform at 2 p.m. at St. Luke’s Cathedral. $10/$5 775-3356

May 22: PORTLAND, Tim O’Brien will perform Appalachian music at 7:30 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. $21/$24 761-0591