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 15: PORTLAND, Rachel Griffin, singer/songwriter, will perform at 7 p.m. at St. Pius X Church. 857-9002

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 17-19: 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: AUBURN, Cornerstone will perform Christian music at 6 p.m. at St. Philip’s Church Hall, Center Street. Donations 783-1661

March 18: LEWISTON, the Bates College Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. Free 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: FARMINGTON, the Mid-Maine Youth Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium. Donations

March 19: ROCKLAND, classical guitarist, Sharon Isbin and folk guitarist, Patty Larkin will perform at 2:30 p.m. at the Strand Theatre. $30/$22 596-5899

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

March 19, 26: WEST BUXTON, the Pine Tree State Country Music Association seventh annual talent search and competition will be held at the Roost, Chicopee Road. 490-1232

March 21: LEWISTON, Bates voice students will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

March 22: BETHEL, the McDades, Canadian band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Gould Academy Bingham Hall. $6/$4 824-3575

March 22: PORTLAND, the Lighthouse Jubilees will perform at 7 p.m. at St. Pius X Church. 857-9002

March 23: FARMINGTON, Rogue Filosifer will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 23: POLAND, the Liberty Big Band will perform at 7 p.m. at Poland Regional High School. Free 998-5400

March 23: PORTLAND, Tina Fleur Davis will perform on the piano at 12:15 p.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 775-3356

March 24: CAMDEN, Lunasa, Irish quartet, will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. $25/$20 236-7963

March 24-25: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Kearney and the Olst Onion will perform at 9:30 p.m. at Sugarloaf/USA. 237-6939

March 24: FARMINGTON, the Young Republic will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 24: GARDINER, Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations will perform blues and rock standards at 7:30 p.m. at Johnson Hall, 280 Water St. $/9/$4 582-7144

March 24: RUMFORD, Three of a Kind will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

March 25: BRUNSWICK, Glenn Torrico and Raattikoon will perform a mix or original acoustic blues, country and European folk at 7:30 p.m. at Brunswick Universalist Unitarian Church, 15 Pleasant St. $8 443-2424

March 25: FARMINGTON, Battle of the Bands will be held at 8 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346

March 25: PORTLAND, Pam Baker and the SG’s wll perform at 9 p.m. at Chappies, 1192 Forest Ave. 797-9155

March 25: PORTLAND, Tiempo Libre, Latin sensation, will perform at 8 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $30 842-0800

March 25: RUMFORD, Nightmoves will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 864-4649

March 26: LEWISTON, Korn, with Mudvayne and Ten Years will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Colisee, 190 Birch St. $39.50 1-877-468-4946

March 26: LEWISTON, cellist Chelsea Cook and pianist, James Parakilas will perform at 7 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

March 26: OAKLAND, the Mid-Maine Youth Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at Messalonskee High School Performing Arts Center. Donations

March 26: TOPSHAM, Earthjams, children’s chorus, will perform at 2 p.m. at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road. 725-1727