March 6: LEWISTON, Motley Crue will perform at the Colisee, 160 Birch St. $47/$77 783-2009

March 7: PORTLAND, Joshua Bell, violinist and Jeremy Denk, pianist, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $30/$100 842-0800

March 8: BRUNSWICK, the Meddiebempsters, a cappella group, will perform at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. Free 725-3375

March 9: AUBURN, L/A Arts presents the Hot Club of Portland, with jazz violinist, Matt Glaser, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn. $20/$17 782-7228

March 9: PORTLAND, Gay Pearson, jazz pianist, will perform at 12:15 p.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 775-3356

March 10: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin College Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Bowdoin College Chapel. Free 725-3747

March 10, 11: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, the female-fronted party cover band, One Down, will perform at 9 p.m. at Sugarloaf/USA. $10 237-6939

March 10: GARDINER, Anni Clark will perform folk music at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. $9/$4 582-7144

March 10: GORHAM, a night of west coast jazz will be presented at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $15/$10 780-5555

March 10: PORTLAND, the Wood Brothers will perform at 8:30 p.m. at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. $8 774-7842

March 10: PORTLAND, a guest organist from Vienna, Peter Planyavsky, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. 883-9525

March 10: RUMFORD, Strict 9 will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

March 11: FREEPORT, the Southern Maine Children’s Chorus will perform at 3:30 p.m. at Freeport Performing Arts Center at Freeport High School, 30 Holbrook St. Free 780-5256

March 11: LEWISTON, soprano Susan Brownfield and baritone Aaron Engebreth will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

March 11: PORTLAND, Pam Baker and the SG’s will perform at 9 p.m. at Spring Point Tavern, 175 Pickett St. 799-2245

March 11: PORTLAND, the Makem Brothers will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, corner of State and Gray Streets. $22/$19 780-0118

March 11: RUMFORD, Wolfcreek will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

March 12: AUGUSTA, the DaPonte String Quartet will perform at 2 p.m. at UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium. $10/$15 621-3551

March 12: BANGOR, the Celtic Woman will perform at 7 p.m. at the Bangor Auditorium, 100 Dutton St. $45.50/$29.50 990-4444

March 12: PORTLAND, the Portland Symphony Orchestra will perform classical music at 2:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $15/$46 842-0800

March 12: RUMFORD, the State Street Jazz Band of Portland will perform at a benefit concert at 2 p.m. at the Rumford Town Hall auditorium. $10/$8 369-0578

March 12: TOPSHAM, Mark Kleinhaut, guitarist and Tracey MacLean, vocalist, will perform at 2 p.m. at Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. Free 725-1727

March 14: LEWISTON, students of William Matthews will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

March 14: PORTLAND, Louis Lortie, pianist, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $38 842-0800

March 16: BATH, Steve Grover, Tony Gaboury and Dave Wells will perform jazz at 5:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $5 442-8455

March 16: FARMINGTON, Peter Hardy will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 16: PORTLAND, Christina Astrachan, soprano and friends will perform at 12:15 p.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 775-3356

March 17, 18: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Gobshites will perform at 9:30 p.m. on Friday and 3:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday at Sugarloaf/USA. $10 237-6939

March 17: GARDINER, the Ladies of the Lake will perform Irish tunes at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. $9/$4 582-7144

March 17, 18: NEWPORT, the Annual 2006 Maine State Jazz Festival will be held at Nokomis Regional High School. $5/$3 368-5570

March 17, 18, 19: ROCKPORT, the Spring Mid-Coast Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival will be held at McMahon’s Rockport Grille. Showtimes are Friday, 6 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. 323-4800

March 17: RUMFORD, Funnel will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

March 18: LEWISTON, the LHS Color Guard Spectacular will be held at 6 p.m. at Lewiston High School Gym, 156 East Ave. $5/$3 795-4435

March 18: LEWISTON, the Bates College Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

March 18: ORONO, the 25th Annual Maine High School Concerto Competition will be held at 1 p.m. at UMO School of Performing Arts. 942-5555

March 18: RUMFORD, Starr Faithfull will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

March 19: AUGUSTA, the Bellamy Jazz Band will perform at 2 p.m. at UMA Jewett Hall Auditorium. $10/$5 621-3551

March 19: ROCKPORT, classical guitarist, Sharon Isbin and folk guitarist, Patty Larkin will perform at 2:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre. 596-5899

March 19: TOPSHAM, Windswept, woodwind quintet, will perform at 2 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. Free 725-1727