Jan. 16: FREEPORT, children’s entertainer Rick Charette will perform at 10 a.m. and 1 and 2:30 p.m. at the Freeport Performing Arts Center. 865-1212

Jan. 16: LEWISTON, New Orleans tenor Chauncey Packer will perform African American sacred music at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall.

Jan. 19: LEWISTON, L/A Arts presents Le Vent du Nord, performing Quebecois music at 7:30 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center. $20/$17 782-7228

Jan. 19: LISBON, the Lisbon Community School winter concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the school, 33 Mill St. $1

Jan. 19: PORTLAND, Carl Dimow, flute and Annie Antonacos, piano, will perform at noon at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 775-3356

Jan. 20: AUBURN, Kevin and the Steeldrivers will perform at 8 p.m. at Midnight Blues Club and Restaurant, 34 Court St. 783-9600

Jan. 20: AUGUSTA, three musical generations will perform at 7:30 p.m. at UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium. $10/$5 621-3551

Jan. 20: ELLSWORTH, multi-instrumentalist Tim O’Brien will perform at The Grand, 165 Main St. $25 667-9500

Jan. 20: RUMFORD, D’Jango will perform at 9 p.m. at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

Jan. 21: BATH, Tanglefoot, folk band from Canada, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, 150 Congress Ave. $18/$15 729-3185

Jan. 21: BATH, Schooner Fare will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington Ave. $25/$18 442-8455

Jan. 21, 22: PORTLAND, Women in Harmony will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St. $15/$10 829-3161

Jan. 21: RUMFORD, Red Hot, the Motley Crue tribute band, will perform at 9 p.m. at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

Jan. 21: WATERVILLE, Kevin and the Steeldrivers will perform at 8 p.m. at the Midnight Blues Club, 2 Silver St. 877-8300

Jan. 22: GORHAM, jazz pianist Benny Green will perform at 7 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $6/$3 780-5555

Jan. 22: ORONO, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at Maine Center for the Arts. $13/$38 942-5555

Jan. 22: ROCKLAND, three bands will perform at 1 p.m. at the Rockland Time Out Pub, 275 Main St. 593-9336

Jan. 24: LEWISTON, James Parakilas, pianist and Mary Hunter, violinist, will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Jan. 24: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra classical concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Auditorium. $15/$54 767-6488

Jan. 26: PORTLAND, the Nordica Trio will perform at noon at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 842-0800

Jan. 26: PORTLAND, the First Battalion of the Black Watch and Band of the Welsh Guards will perform at 8 p.m. at Cumberland County Civic Center. $35/$18 775-3458

Jan. 27: CAMDEN, Chris Smither and Mark Erelli will perform at the Camden Opera House. $22 667-9500

Jan. 27: GORHAM, Howard Johnson, tuba, Gary Wittner, guitar and Les Harris, Jr., drums, will perform at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $15/$10 780-5555

Jan. 27: LEWISTON, pianist Frank Glazer will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Jan. 27: RUMFORD, Funnel will perform at 9 p.m. at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

Jan. 28: BANGOR, the All Souls Congregational Church Youth Choir will perform at 11 a.m. at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Jan. 28: BRUNSWICK, Kevin Attra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church, 15 Pleasant St. $8 443-2424

Jan. 28: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Big Head Todd and the Monsters will perform at 8 p.m. at Sugarloaf/USA at the base lodge. $25 237-6939

Jan. 28: LEWISTON, the Androscoggin Valley Community Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Jan. 28: NEWCASTLE, Castlebay will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Poe Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Academy. $10 529-5438

Jan. 28, 29: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra “Pops Goes to the Movies,” will be held at 8 p.m. on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $15/$54 842-0800

Jan. 28: RUMFORD, Starr Faithfull will perform at 9 p.m. at The Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

Jan. 29: PORTLAND, pianist Richard Roberts will perform at 3 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 113 Coyle St. $10/$5 773-2523