Concerts

June 5: AUBURN, Denny Breau will perform from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Auburn Mall center court. 786-2977

June 5, 12, 19: AUBURN, Mary Murphy will perform jazz and blues on the piano at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

June 5: CAMDEN, Iris DeMent will perform country/folk music at 7:30 p.m. at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. $27/$30 667-2200

June 5: CARTHAGE, Cape Breton fiddler Andrea Beaton will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445

June 5, 6: GREENE, the Swingtime Band will perform 1930s, ’40s and ’50s music at 7 p.m. Thursday and at 2 and 7 p.m. Friday at Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Road. Free 946-5311

June 5, 19: LIVERMORE FALLS, Nickles and Dimes will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls Gazebo. 897-3229

June 5: PORTLAND, the Brew Girls live benefit concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. $10/$15 774-5513

June 6: AUBURN, Guitarist Lindsey Montana will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

June 6: BATH, Matt Fogg, vocals/keyboard, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

June 6: BATH, a benefit LatinFest! will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $12/$15 442-8455

June 6, 7: HEBRON, the annual Country Music Jamboree Jamboree Weekend will be held at Hebron Pines Campground, Route 124. $7 966-2771

June 6: LEWISTON, Gruvenwood, a funk band from Bowdoin, will perform at 8 p.m. at Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

June 6: PORTLAND, Carnival of the Animals, an evening filled with music for the entire family, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Immanuel Baptist Church, 156 High St. $10/$5 775-2301

June 7: AUBURN, Vegetables by Day will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

June 7: BATH, a Latin Fest will be held at 9 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

June 7: BATH, a Latin Fest will be held at 7 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $26/$23 442-8455

June 7: LEWISTON, the “Inspired Voices: A Journey of Hope” benefit concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $20-$10 782-7228

June 7: NEW GLOUCESTER, Emilia Dahlin and the Tough Cats will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Village Coffeehouse, Route 231 and Gloucester Hill Road. $10/$5 926-3260

June 7: NEW GLOUCESTER, a cappella music will be featured from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Shaker Meetinghouse at Sabbathday Lake. 721-9732

June 7: NORWAY, Katey Branch and Geoff Warner’s CD release party will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Cafe Nomad, 450 Main St. $5 743-2423

June 7: PORTLAND, a guitar masters concert with Brian Cullen and Dave Bullard will be held at 9 p.m. at Blue, 650A Congress St. 774-4111

June 7: WESTBROOK, Vintage will perform at 2 p.m. at the Westbrook Together Days Festival.

June 8: MECHANIC FALLS, the Maine Bluegrass Show will be held from noon to 6 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $12/$6 345-3211

June 8: PARIS, the “Let Cuba Live” party and benefit concert will be held at 3 p.m. at the Community Center, across the street from Paris Hill Country Club. $10 743-2183

June 8: SALEM, the Narrow Gauge String Band will perform at 1 p.m. at the Salem Community Building. Donations.

June 8: WEST PARIS, the Maine Kanteles will perform at 2 p.m. at Mission Congregational Church, 15 Church St. $8/$5 674-2004

Dance

June 6: MECHANIC FALLS, Coyote Drifters will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

June 6, 13, 20: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

June 6: PORTLAND, a swing dance, with music by the Chameleons, will be held at 9 p.m. at North Deering Grange Hall, 1408 Washington Ave. $10 653-5012

June 7: AUBURN, a dance, with 1960s music by Cheryl, will be held at 7 p.m. at the New Auburn American Legion Hall, 71 S. Main St. 782-1118

June 7: MECHANIC FALLS, the Record Family will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

June 7: PARIS, the Jones Dance Band will play at a dance at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. $5 743-5723

June 7: WESTBROOK, Vintage will play at a dance at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Route 25.

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

June 8: PORTLAND, the Portland Ballet will hold auditions for an performance from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Portland Ballet Studio, 517 Forest Ave. 772-9671

Kids

June 7: GORHAM, N.H., the 17th annual “Kids Free Fishing Day” will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Wildcat Pond, Route 16. 603-466-2713

Special

June 5-7: AUBURN, a Benefit Spring Festival, with rides, games, food and fun, will be held at Great Falls Plaza.

June 5: OWLS HEAD, a Cruise Night will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Owls Head Transportation Museum. 594-4418

June 5-7: PORTLAND, the national tour of the life-size Guantanamo prison cell replica will be displayed at Monument Square in downtown Portland. The hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

June 6: AUBURN, the Auburn Firefighters’ benefit “Night of Laughs” comedy show will be held at 7 and 9:15 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn. $10

June 6-8: BRIDGTON, the annual Maine Canoe Symposium will be held at Winona Camps, 35 Winona Road. $65/$35 647-3721

June 6, 7: PARIS, a benefit yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 659 Park St. 357-7072

June 6: PORTLAND, comedian Steve Scarfo will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

June 7: AUBURN, a benefit book and bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 78 Pleasant St. 782-1346

June 7: BATH, the annual Rhododendron Auction and Flower Show will be held at 11 a.m. at the Weinz residence, West Bath. 797-2956

June 7: BRIDGTON, the annual “Everyday in a Woman’s Life” health fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bridgton Hospital. 647-6055

June 7: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin College “Give and Go” sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dayton Arena. 725-3964

June 7: DURHAM, the fifth annual “Ride to End Hunger” will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Get ‘n’ Go, Route 136. 353-6264

June 7: FARMINGTON, the Franklin County 4-H Leaders’ Association 10th annual auction will be held at 6 p.m. at Franklin County Fairgrounds. 778-4650

June 7: FARMINGTON, a yard and plant sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fairbanks School Meeting House, Route 4. 778-4272

June 7, 8: FREEPORT, the Freeport Art Club annual summer show and sale will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lawn at Key Bank, 135 Main St. 865-4280

June 7: GRAY, a program on fly tying and fly casting will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26. $6$4 657-4977

June 7: LISBON FALLS, a benefit community yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the downtown parking lot. 353-5354

June 7: LOVELL, a variety show will be held at 7 p.m. at the Lovell VFW Hall, corner of Route 93 and Smarts Hill. $5/$3 925-3213

June 7: PARIS, a benefit Chinese auction will be held at 6 p.m. at Paris Fire Station.

June 7: PORTLAND, mentalist Rory Raven will perform at 8 p.m. at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. $12 775-5568

June 7, 8: ROCKLAND, the second annual Midcoast Maine Lighthouse Challenge, featuring tours of the interiors of some of Maine’s most beloved beacons of the sea, will be held in the Rockland area. 785-4609

June 7: RUMFORD, a lawn, plant and food sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lufkin School Museum, Route 2. 364-8660

June 7: STRONG, the Sandy River Festival will be held at 9 a.m. at the American Legion Field, near the Sandy River bridge. 684-4429

June 7: SUMNER, a benefit garage, plant and bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sumner Fire Station. 388-2981

June 7: WATERVILLE, the benefit “Breast Cancer Awareness” Quilt Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church, 61 Pleasant St. $5 872-5270

June 7: PARIS, a craft fair will be held at 8:30 a.m. at West Paris Grange Hall, Church Street. 674-3241

June 7, 8: WINDSOR, the Maine Fiber Frolic will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Windsor Fairgrounds, Route 32.

June 7: WOODSTOCK, a family hike, led by Jane Chandler, will be held at 9 a.m. starting at Buck’s Lodge property. 357-3524

June 8: AUBURN, the fourth annual Classic Car Show will be held at 8 p.m. at the Wal-Mart parking lot. 784-0738

June 8, 15, 22: BRIDGTON, an open-ic night will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

June 8: FARMINGTON, the Farmington Falls Fire Company benefit annual auction will be held at noon at Philbrick Park Field, Route 2. 778-3156

June 8: KINGFIELD, an old-fashioned drive-in car hop and classic car display will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at Kingfield Woodsman, Main Street. 265-5897

June 8: LEWISTON, a benefit silent auction art show will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Fish Bones American Grill, Lincoln Street. 782-3554

June 8: PORTLAND, comedians Kevin Neales, John Ater, Corry Pelsor, Stephanie Doyle and Jen Kruszewski will perform at 7:30 p.m. at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. $15 775-5568

June 8: RUMFORD, a flag burning ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall. 369-9053

Theater

June 5-8: BANGOR, Penobscot Theatre Company’s second annual “New Play Festival” will be held at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. 942-3333

June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, “The Taffetas,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $20/$22 633-5159

June 5-21: BRUNSWICK, Maine State Music Theatre will perform “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Bowdoin College Pickard Theater. $51-$28 725-8769

June 5-21: OGUNQUIT, “Fiddler on the Roof” will be performed at the Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $58/$39 646-5511

June 6: LEWISTON, Mystery for Hire will present the dinner/theater show “Marriage Can Be Murder” at 7 p.m. at Marco’s Restaurant. $36.95 783-0336



Films

June 8: FREEPORT, Melissa Harris, internationally known and published artist and psychic, will present a slide show “The Goddess and Creativity in the Healing Process” at 7 p.m. at Leapin Lizards, 123 Main St. 865-0900

Books

June 8: PORTLAND, Dahlov Ipcar, author of “The Little Fisherman,” will sign copies of her book from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. $10-$4 775-6148

Lectures

June 5: BETHEL, Sara Wright, naturalist from Woodstock, will speak on “Woman to Woman” at 4:30 p.m. at Gehring House, 77 Broad St. Donations 665-2181