July 14: BRUNSWICK, Steven Doane and Julian Martin will perform at the Bowdoin International Music Festival at 7:30 p.m. at Brunswick High School Crooker Theater. $20/$5 373-1444

July 14: DIXFIELD, Bob Thibodeau of South Paris, will perform at 8 p.m. at Countryfolk Music Theatre, Route 2. 645-4875

July 14: FARMINGTON, guitarist Jim Gallant will perform at 8 p.m. at the Mount Blue State Park amphitheater.

July 14: HARRISON, the Shaw Brothers will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $20 583-6747

July 14: PORTLAND, Wah will perform pop, world music and reggae at 8 p.m. at Center for Cultural Exchange, One Longfellow Square. 761-1545

July 14: PORTLAND, Moses Atwood will perform at noon at Post Office Park. 772-6828

July 14: RUMFORD, Bad Penny will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

July 15: BETHEL, the Mollyockett Day 10th Annual Old Time Fiddlers Contest will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Bethel Common. Free 824-3575

July 15: FREEPORT, Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys will perform at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 552-6046

July 15: HARRISON, the Don Campbell Band will perform at 8 p.m. at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, Deertrees Road. $15 583-6747

July 15: NEW GLOUCESTER, the Portland String Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. at the Shaker Meetinghouse, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26. $10 926-4597

July 15: PORTLAND, 1970s rock star Peter Frampton will perform at 8 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. 842-0800

July 15: RANGELEY, jazz pianist, Andy Kahn, fiddle players, the Schrader Family, acoustic guitarist, Mike Blythe and flutists, Sara Lloyd and Sue Downes-Borko, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Wilhelm Reich Museum Conference Center, Dodge Pond Road. $10/$3 864-3443

July 15, 16: ROCKLAND, the North Atlantic Blues Festival will be held at Harbor Park. $60/$25 593-1189

July 15: RUMFORD, Misfits will perform at 9 p.m. at the Shak, 12 Oxford Ave. $5 364-4649

July 16, 23, 30: BATH, student musicians from the Bowdoin International Music Festival will perform at 2 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Free 442-8455

July 16: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Enter the Haggis, Canadian Celtic group, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House.l $18/$20 633-5159

July 16: CONWAY, N.H., the Second Annual Tin Mountain Conservation Center Music Festival will be held from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center. $20/$10 603-447-6991

July 16: DIXFIELD, Vicki Lee will perform at noon at Countryfolk Music Theatre, Route 2. 645-4875

July 16: LIVERMORE, Kriston Bryant will perform on the harp at 9:10 a.m. at the North Livermore Baptist Church. 897-3165

July 16: NORWAY, the Down East Country Music Association country music competitions will be held at 10 a.m. at Charlie’s Entertainment Center, Main Street. $6/$5 353-6589

July 16: OCEAN PARK, PORTopera’s Maine’s Emerging Artists will perform “L’Oca del Cairo,” at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple. $20 934-9068

July 16: SCARBOROUGH, Burden will perform at 3 p.m. at Scarborough Bull Moose, 456 Payne Road. Free 885-9553

July 16, 30: SIDNEY, the New England Music Camp student concert “Bowl in the Pines,” will be held at 3 p.m. at the music camp, Route 23. Free 465-3025

Dance

July 14, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route .25. 839-3267

July 14, 21, 28: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

July 15, 22, 29: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreational Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

July 15: LEWISTON, Tania Isaac Dance will be featured at 8 p.m. at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre. $18/$12 786-6161

July 15, 22, 29: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

July 16: LEWISTON, Country Ridgerockers will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $8/$7 784-3660

For kids

July 14: BANGOR, a Children’s Mardi Gras will be held at 10 a.m. at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

July 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21: SKOWHEGAN, the Lakewood Theater Young Performers Camp will perform “Give My Regards to Broadway at Lakewood Theater. 474-7176

Special

July 14: AUBURN, an open mic and harmony night will be held at 7 p.m. at the Pleasant Note Coffeehouse, 169 Pleasant St. 783-8391

July 14: BETHEL, a summer sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the West Bethel Union Church.

July 14: BRUNSWICK, the Second Friday Art Walk will be held in the Brunswick and Topsham areas. 798-6964

July 14, 15: HARRISON, Old Home Days, with fireworks, entertainment, parades, rides and more, will be held at Crystal Lake Park.

July 14: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Rocko, Randy Winn and Stiz, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

July 14, 21, 28: PORTLAND, a benefit haddock chowder, lobster roll or ham salad luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday at North Deering Congregational Church, 1364 Washington Ave. $6.50/$3.75 883-3568

July 14: ROCKLAND, the Third Annual Maine Windjammer Parade will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Rockland Breakwater. 374-2993

July 14: ROCKLAND, the Annual Celebration of Bastille Day will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Penobscot School, 28 Gay St. 594-1084

July 14: SOUTH PARIS, Karen Montanaro will perform at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. $10/$8 743-8452

July 15: AUBURN, the Japanese Irish Show and Hosta Cut-Leaf Exhibition will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at Auburn Middle School, 610 Court St. Free

July 15: BETHEL, Mollyockett Day, with parade, road race, arts and crafts, entertainment, food and more, will be held in Bethel. 824-3575

July 15: BETHEL, the annual car show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Telstar High School. $2/$1 824-2328

July 15: BIDDEFORD, the 29th Annual Campfire Mass Celebration will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Little House of Prayer, 8 Little House of Prayer Drive. 284-6286

July 15: BRYANT POND, a summer fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Franklin Grange Hall, Main Street.

July 15, 16: CAMDEN, the 30th Annual Harbor Arts Juried Arts and Crafts Show will be held in the Camden/Rockport/Lincolnville area. 236-4404

July 15: FARMINGTON, Charlie Who will perform comedy at 8 p.m. at Mount Blue State Park amphitheater.

July 15: GRAY, the Streaked Mountain Wood Carvers will present a program at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26. 657-4977

July 15: LEWISTON/AUBURN, the Maine Music Society Garden Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting at Lewiston High School. $10/$12 784-1403

July 15: OGUNQUIT, comic Paula Poundstone will perform at 8 p.m. at Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane. $32.50 646-4777

July 15: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Jay Rodrigues, Brett Groh and Brian Brinegar, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 854-9778

July 15: SOUTH PARIS, the 28th Annual Founders’ Day Classic Car Exhibit will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Paris Hill. $8/$2 743-2980

July 15: TURNER, the Hartford Community Church will hold a clothing sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Goodwin’s parking lot, Route 4.

July 16, 23, 30: BRIDGTON, an open mic will be held every Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

July 16: FARMINGTON, the Second Annual Kitten Shower will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at UMF North Dining Hall. 778-2638

July 16: PORTLAND, Joel Eastman will lead a walking tour of Fort Gorges from 3 to 5 p.m. starting at the Portland Harbor Museum, on the waterfront. $25/$35 799-6337

July 16, 17, 18: PORTLAND, the Third Annual Boat Building Festival will be held at Monument Square. 774-0682

July 16: POWNAL, John Farrell will present a program on Japanese inspired gardens at June LaCombe Sculpture. 888-4468

July 16: TURNER, Kora Shrine will hold the Second Annual Fly-In and Car Show from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Twitchell’s Airport, Route 4. 782-6831

Theater

July 14-22: ARUNDEL, “Bye Bye Birdie” will be performed at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. Showtimes are Tuesday-Saturday at 8 p.m., Wednesday at 2 p.m., June 18 at 8 p.m. and June 23 at 2 p.m. $33/$23 985-5552

July 14, 15, 16: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” will be performed at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House. $18-$10 633-5159

July 14, 15: BRUNSWICK, Maine State Music Theatre will perform “Beauty and the Beast,” at Bowdoin College Pickard Theater. $27-$47 student rush tickets $10 725-8769

July 14-Aug. 26: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “The Tempest,” at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday performance at 7 p.m. at Cumston Hall. $26/$20 933-9999

July 14-Aug. 26: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “The Fantasticks,” at Cumston Hall. $26/$20 933-9999

July 14-Aug. 4: PORTLAND, the Children’s Theatre of Maine will perform “Madeline’s Rescue,” at 317 Marginal Way. Showtimes are Tuesday-Thursday at 2 p.m., Friday at 2 and 7 p.m. 828-0617

July 14-23: PORTLAND, Two Lights Theatre Ensemble will perform “The Zoo Story” and “The Duck Variations,” at the Portland Performing Arts Center. Showtimes are Tuesday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. and Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. $12/$8 653-9065

July 14-23: SEBAGO, “Peter Pan,” will be performed at the Schoolhouse Arts Center. Showtimes are Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. $16/$14 642-3743

July 14, 15: SKOWHEGAN, “Over My Dead Body,” will be performed at 8 p.m. at Lakewood Theater. 474-7176

July 15-Aug. 26: MONMOUTH, Theater at Monmouth will perform “Rumpelstiltskin,” at Cumston Hall. $26/$20 933-9999

Films

July 15: AUBURN, “Wallace and the Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” will be shown at dusk at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 784-0191

July 16, 20: WATERVILLE, the Tony Montanaro documentary will be shown at 4 p.m. on Sunday and 6:45 p.m. on Thursday at Railroad Square Cinema. $15 795-0170

Books

Lectures

July 16: ROCKPORT, artist Ron Leax will speak at 2 p.m. at Center of Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave.$5 236-2874

July 16: SUMNER, Mark Silber will speak on “Culinary Herbs,” at 2 p.m. at Hedgehog Hill Farm. Free 388-2341

Suppers

July 14: LIVERMORE FALLS, a spaghetti and meatball supper will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Eaton Memorial United Methodist Church, corner of Church and Knapp Streets. $6/$3

July 14: RUMFORD, a Tres Dias potluck supper will be held at 5 p.m. at Rumford United Methodist Church. 364-8083

July 14: TURNER, a welcome back casserole supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the North Turner Church. Donations

July 15: BOLSTER’S MILLS, a chicken pie supper will be held at 5 and 6 p.m. at Bolster’s Mills United Methodist Church. $7/$3 583-9024

July 15: LIMINGTON, a spaghetti supper will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Limington Centre of Movement, Route 25. $5/$3 839-3267

July 15: NEW GLOUCESTER, a smorgasbord supper will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Sabbathday Lake Grange Hall. $6/$3 998-2783

July 15: OXFORD, a spaghetti supper will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Church, Poplar Street. $6/$3

July 15: POWNAL, a baked bean supper will be held at 5 and 6 p.m. at Pownal Center Congregational Church. $6/$3

July 15: ROME, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Mt. Philip Grange Hall. $6 778-3127

July 15: RUMFORD, a chicken barbecue will be held at 5 p.m. at Blazing Star Lodge, Route 232. $6/$3 364-2943