Concerts

June 12, 19, 26: 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 12, 24: LIVERMORE FALLS, Barry Wood will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229

June 12: RANGELEY, the Celtic band Pogey will perform at 7 p.m. at Lakeside Theater, Main Street. $10 864-5000

June 13: AUBURN, the Distributors will perform rock/blues at Club Texas, 150 Center St. 784-7785

June 13: AUBURN, the Broadstreet Band Trio will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

June 13: BATH, Rick Nelson, guitar, and Tim O’Dell, sax, will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Solo Bistro, 128 Front St. 443-3373

June 13: LEWISTON, Dana Gross will perform Delta blues at 8 p.m. at Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

June 14: AUBURN, Barry Wood will perform country music at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Wine Bar, 84 Court St. 333-3041

June 14: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Jonathan Edwards will perform folk music at 8 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $18/$20 633-6855

June 14: BRUNSWICK, the Distributors will perform rock/blues at Joshua’s Tavern, 123 Maine St. 725-7981

June 14: FREEPORT, April Verch, Canadian fiddler, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. 877-755-2326

June 14: LEWISTON, Anastasia Antonacos will perform on the piano at 7:30 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Sr. $15/$12 689-2000

June 14: LEWISTON, Maybe Utah, country rock band, will perform at 8 p.m. at Guthries, 115 Middle St. 376-3344

June 14: NAPLES, the Maine Blues Festival will be held at Naples Village Green. 647-3472

June 14: NORWAY, Yellow Brick Road will present a tribute to Elton John at Charlie’s Entertainment Center, 256 Main St. 744-0123

June 16: POLAND SPRING, the Tony Boffa Trio will perform at 7 p.m. at All Souls Chapel. 998-4142

Dance

June 12: PARIS, the Teen Art Moves Dance Group will perform at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. $7$10 743-5569

June 12, 19, 26: PORTLAND, salsa and swing dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

June 13: LEWISTON, an evening of traditional New England contradancing with music by Highland Hash will be held at 8 p.m. at Lewiston Public Library Callahan Hall, 200 Lisbon St. 513-3050

June 13: 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 13: PORTLAND, a dance with music by Vintage will be held at 7 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, Congress Street.

June 13, 20, 27: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

June 14: FARMINGTON, a contradance with music by Hope Hoffman will be held at 8 p.m. at Farmington Grange Hall, Bridge Street. $6 491-9928

June 14: MECHANIC FALLS, Steve and the Good Ole Boys will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. $10 345-3211

June 14: NORTH YARMOUTH, a contradance with music by the Wescustogo Ramblers will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Wescustogo Hall, Route 115. $9 829-3705

June 14: PARIS, the Swinging Bears Square Dance Club will hold a dance at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street. $5 743-7176

June 14, 21, 28: PARIS, an old-fashioned dancewith music by the Jones Band will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, Church Street. $5 743-5723

Kids

June 12: LEWISTON, a “Peek-a-Boo” puppet show will be held at 9:30 a.m. at New Life Center, 134 College St. 782-1112

June 13, 27: PORTLAND, David Sparks, wildlife rehabilitator, will introduce an animal friend at 11 a.m. at Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. 828-1234

Special

June 12: PARIS, Sara Boudreau and Carol Sipperly will present a program on container gardening at 5:30 p.m. at McLaughlin Garden, 97 Main St. $8/$12 743-8820

June 12: PORTLAND, an open-mic night will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Addison Woolley Gallery, 87 Market St. Donations 775-0678

June 12: WINTHROP, Joe DeVito, comedy hypnotist, will be featured at 7 p.m. at Winthrop Performing Arts Center. $7/$5 377-2228

June 13: AUBURN, an open-mic/poetry slam night will be held at 7:30 p.m. at First Universalist Church, 169 Pleasant St. Free 783-8391

June 13: AUBURN, the American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be held from 6 p.m. Friday to 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Edward Little High School. 689-2919

June 13, 14: AUGUSTA, the third annual Spring Running Festival will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. at Mill Park and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Old Fort Western. 563-3146

June 13: BRUNSWICK, the Second Friday Art Walk will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Brunswick and Topsham areas. 798-6964

June 13: FARMINGTON, the American Cancer Society of Franklin County Relay for Life will be held at 6 p.m. at Mt. Blue High School, 129 Seamon Road.

June 13, 14: GREENE, the “Tommy Feral Feline Friends” annual benefit yard sale will be held at 242 Sawyer Road. 650-8374

June 13: HALLOWELL, poets Claire Hersom, Gaylord Day Weston and Doug Woodson will read from their poetry at 7 p.m. at Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. $3 685-3636

June 13: LEWISTON, a “Soiree Canadienne” with music, food and fun will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $12/$10 689-2000

June 13, 14: PARIS, a benefit yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 659 Park St. 357-7072

June 13: PORTLAND, comedian Tom Hayes will perform at 8:30 p.m. at the Gold Room, 512 Warren Ave. 221-2343

June 13, 14: WEST PARIS, Old Home Days with crafts, fireworks, antique cars and motorcycle show and pie-eating contest will be held in the West Paris area.

June 14: ATHENS, the Faith Topich Quilt Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Athens Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall, Route 150. 683-6431

June 14: AUBURN, the 48th annual Maine Iris Society Show will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Auburn Middle School, 38 Falcon Drive. Free 1-888-346-4539

June 14: CANTON, an Antique Car Show will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Canton Ball Field, Route 140. $5 597-2729

June 14: DURHAM, the PTA Fun Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Durham Elementary School. 353-9333

June 14, 15, 21, 22: FARMINGTON, the Prayers and Meditations Art Show will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Holman Parish House, 238 Main St. 778-6919

June 14-29: FREEPORT, the Maine Arts Workshop Invitational Outdoor Sculpture Show will be held outdoors at 39 School St. 831-2759

June 14: HARTFORD, the Hartford Heritage Society second annual Garden Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $12 597-2073

June 14: LEWISTON, a bird walk will be held at 7 a.m. at Thorncrag Nature Sanctuary, Montello Street parking lot. 782-5238

June 14: MECHANIC FALLS, a yard sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Ransom Parish Hall, Elm Street. 345-3876

June 14: MEXICO, a yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mexico Public Library, 134 Main St. 364-3281

June 14: MONMOUTH, a community yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at Henry L. Cottrell School, 169 Academy Road. 933-3511

June 14: RUMFORD, a yard, plant and food sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Rumford Point Church. 364-7075

June 14: WEST PARIS, a lawn and bake sale will be held at 10 a.m. at the West Paris Public Library. 674-2267

June 14: WOODSTOCK, Marcel Polak will lead a hike at 9 a.m. at Buck’s Ledge property. 357-3524

June 15: AUBURN, the 10th annual Christian Chenard Walk with the Ones You Love will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 874-1030

June 15-22: BAR HARBOR, the 10th annual Legacy of the Arts Festival with concerts, workshops, demonstrations and exhibits will be held in downtown Bar Harbor.

June 15, 22, 29: BRIDGTON, an open-mic night will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

June 15: BUCKFIELD, a benefit five-mile walk, bike or jog will be held at 8 a.m. starting at the railroad bed trail, off John Ellingwood Road. $10 739-2124

June 15: NAPLES, a private garden tour will be held at exquisite estates in Naples. $15 743-8820

June 15: OWLS HEAD, the Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Tuners and Antique Aeroplane Show will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Owls Head Transportation Museum, 117 Museum St. $12/$6 594-4418

June 15: NAPLES, a Chinese auction fund-raiser will be held aboard the Songo River Queen II. $25 743-6982

Theater

June 12-21: ARUNDEL, “Babes in Hollywood,” featuring the music of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, will be performed at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. 985-5552

June 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 12: BRUNSWICK, the Center Stage Players will perform “Relationships” at 2 p.m. at the theater, 14 School St. $5 729-8584

June 12-21: BRUNSWICK, Maine State Music Theatre will perform “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Bowdoin College Pickard Theater. $51-$28 725-8769

June 12-21: 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 12-15: PORTLAND, the Portland Players will perform “The Carol Burnett Show” at the theater, 420 Cottage Road. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $15 799-7337

June 12: WESTBROOK, Reindeer Theatre Company will hold auditions for young singers (kids and teens) for a musical revue at 6:30 p.m. at Warren Memorial Library, 479 Main St. 857-9002

June 13-22: AUBURN, Community Little Theatre will perform “Sylvia,” a comedy about life, love, marriage and canine obsession, at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, Academy Street. Showtimes are 8 p.m. June 13, 14, 20 and 21, 7:30 p.m. June 19 and 2 p.m. June 15 and 22. $15 783-0958

Books

June 12: AUBURN, author Bobbi LaChance will read excerpts of the book “Behind Our Eyes: Stories, Poems and Essays by Writers with Disabilities” at 6:30 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 795-8999

June 12: BETHEL, Neil Rolde, author of “Continental Liar From the State of Maine: James G. Blaine,” will sign copies of his book at 7:30 p.m. at the Bethel Historical Society, Broad Street. 582-1899

June 13: WEST PARIS, Jeanette Kennedy Baldridge, author of “Ordinary Days,” will sign copies of her book from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at West Paris Library, Maine Street. 674-2004

June 15: WEST PARIS, Jerome Preisler, author of “All Hands Down, The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion,” will sign copies of his book at 1:30 p.m. at the West Paris Historical Society, Main Street. 674-2004

Lectures

June 12: BETHEL, Maine author and publisher Neil Rolde of York will speak on “Maine History: Varied and Vivid” at 7:30 p.m. at the Dr. Moses Mason House. 824-2908

June 13: LEWISTON, Barbara Randall will speak about her many trips to Iceland at noon at USM L/A College, 51 Westminster St. $6.50/$8 753-6510

June 14: BOOTHBAY, George Sherwood will speak about his kinetic work at 3 p.m. at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. 688-4468

June 14: HALLOWELL, Kate Buehner will speak about her artwork at 3 p.m. at Cerulean Fine Art Gallery, 202 Water St. 626-9009

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