Music

June 18: AUBURN, Jeroba Jump will perform at Club Texas, 150 Center St. 784-7785

June 18-20: LITCHFIELD, the 34th annual Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival will be held at the Litchfield Fairgrounds, 44 Plains Road. 873-6539

June 18: BAR MILLS, the Edith Jones Project will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. $14/$12 929-6472

June 18: BRUNSWICK, Ameranouche, a gypsy/jazz/acoustic/world music trio, will perform at 7 p.m. at Frontier Cafe, 14 Maine St. $10/$12 725-5222

June 18: FREEPORT, singer-songwriter Brian Patricks will perform folk, blues and rock at 7:30 p.m. at the Freeport Square Art Gallery, 140 Main St.

June 18: LEWISTON, Five Face North will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Little Dan’s BBQ, 757 Main St. 333-3227

June 18-20: NAPLES, the fifth annual Maine Blues Festival will be held in the Naples area. 693-6806

June 18: PORTLAND, an evening with Ran Blake and Christine Correa will be held at 8 p.m. at Woodford Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St. $20-$10 828-1310

June 18, 19: PORTLAND, the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus and Women in Harmony will perform at 7 p.m. at Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. $20 239-6176

June 18: UNITY, the Trapps will perform at 8 p.m. at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. $15 948-7469

June 19: AUBURN, Rigamarole will perform at 8:30 p.m. at Gritty McDuff’s, 68 Main St. 376-2739

June 19: AUBURN, Kelly Allison Davis, mezzo-soprano, will perform at a benefit concert at 5 p.m. at High Street Congregational Church. Donations 577-2588

June 19: AUBURN, the Okbari Band and the Maine Belly Dancers will perform at 6:30 p.m. at Holly’s Own Deli and Restaurant, 84 Court St. 333-3041

June 19: BELFAST, Ameranouche, a gypsy/jazz/acoustic/world music trio, will perform at 8 p.m. at Waterfall Center for the Arts, 256 High St. $12/$15 338-2222

June 19: LEWISTON, Five Face North will perform at 6:30 p.m. at the Lewiston Lodge of Elks, 1675 Lisbon Road. 784-4801

June 19: PARIS, Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm will perform at 8 p.m. at Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road. $14-$8 743-8452

June 19: PARIS, the Downeasters Barbershop Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. $8/$5

June 19: ROCKLAND, the bluegrass band Seldom Scene will perform at 8 p.m. at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St. $25/$15 594-0070

June 20: AUBURN, Legendary Maine guitarist Denny Breau will perform at 2 p.m. at Gritty McDuff’s, 68 Main St. 376-2739

June 20: CARTHAGE, the Dave Mallett Trio will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $15 562-4445

June 20 – Sept. 5: DIXFIELD, music, campfires and jam sessions will be held every Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at Maine Countryfolk Music Theatre, U.S. Route 2. 713-4173

June 20: FARMINGTON, Northfield will perform Early American music at 4 p.m. at Henderson Memorial Baptist Church, 110 Academy St. Donation

June 20, 27, July 4: GRAY, an open mic/blues jam will be held every Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Tailgate Bar and Grill, 61 Portland Road. 657-7973

June 20, 27, July 4: LEWISTON, karaoke night will be held at 8 p.m. every Sunday at Schemengees Bar and Grille, 551 Lincoln St. 777-1155

June 20: LEWISTON, Rapper 50 Cent will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, 190 Birch St. $31.50/$34.50 783-2009

June 21: POLAND SPRING, Sidecar Heroes will perform at 7 p.m. at All Souls Chapel. $7.50 998-4142

June 21, 28: LIVERMORE FALLS, Stained Grass will perform from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229

June 22: FARMINGTON, Arizona Rose and the Rich Ric Band will perform from 11:30 a.m. to 1 pm. at Meeting House Park gazebo. 778-3424

June 22: LEWISTON, Gadelle, a quartet of females from Prince Edward Island, will perform at 7 p.m. at the Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $12 689-2000

June 22: LIVERMORE FALLS, Barry Wood will perform from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229

June 23: AUBURN, the Auburn Community Band will perform American music classics at 7 p.m. at Festival Plaza, Main Street. 333-6601

June 23: CARTHAGE, Gadelle, a quartet of females from Prince Edward Island, will perform at 7 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445

June 23: LIVERMORE FALLS, Nickles and Dimes will perform from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229

June 23, 24, 26: NEW GLOUCESTER, the Maine Festival of American Music will be held at 7 p.m. at the Shaker Village, 708 Shaker Road. $25/$20 926-4597

June 24: AUBURN, Blue Steel Express will perform at 8 p.m. at Gritty McDuff’s, 68 Main St. 376-2739

June 24, July 1: LEWISTON, a blues jam will be held every Thursday at the Cage, 97 Ash St. 783-0668

June 24: LIVERMORE FALLS, the Black Hobo Band will perform from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Livermore Falls gazebo. 897-3229

June 24: UNITY, Gadelle, a quartet of females from Prince Edward Island, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Unity College Center for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. $10 948-7469

Dance

June 18: AUBURN, a dance, comedy show and karaoke will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 71 South Main St. $5 782-1118

June 18: MECHANIC FALLS, Bobby Reed and Wildhorse will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211

June 19: AUBURN, a dance and karaoke will be held at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 71 South Main St. Free 782-1118

June 19: BRUNSWICK, a dance recital will be held at noon by the dance team at Studio 38 Performing Arts Center. $12 798-6966

June 19: LIVERMORE, a country dance, with music by the Silver and Gold Band, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at New Norlands Grange Hall, River Road. $5

June 19: MECHANIC FALLS, the Record Family will play at a dance at 8 p.m. at the Silver Spur, Route 121. $10 345-3211

June 19, 26: PARIS, the Jones Dance Band will play old-fashioned dance music at a dance at 7 p.m. at the South Paris Legion Hall, Church Street. $5 743-5723

June 19: RUMFORD, Noel and Don will play at a dance at 7 p.m. at Le Paresseux Snowshoe Club, 227 Waldo St. 369-9703

June 21, 28: DRESDEN, country western line and partner dancing will be held at 7 p.m. at the Dresden Masonic Hall, Route 127. $3/$4 785-4866

June 22, 29: LEWISTON, line dancing will be held every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, 191 Lisbon St. 783-6667

June 23, 30: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003

Kids

June 19: AUBURN, a princess parade will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Auburn Mall, 550 Center St. 376-3225

June 21: AUBURN, the summer reading kick-off party will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

June 22: MEXICO, “Earth Jam,” with Matt Loosigan will be held for children ages two through 12 at 10 a.m. at Mexico Public Library. Donations 364-3281

June 22: NEW SHARON, entertainer Martin Swinger will perform at 6 p.m. at Jim Ditzler Memorial Library. 779-1128

Special

June 18-July 4: AUGUSTA, the Whatever Family Festival, with talent show, fireworks and entertainment, will be held in the Augusta, Gardiner and Winthrop areas. 623-4559

June 18: BRIDGTON, a reception featuring artists will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Gallery 301, 112 Main St. 647-2787

June 18: HALLOWELL, a poetry reading will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St. $3 685-3636

June 18: JACKSON, an open garden tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Anthony-Greeley Garden, 291 Hatch Road. 948-2815

June 18-20: LEWISTON, Festival FrancoFun will be held at the Franc0-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St. $18-$10 689-2000

June 18: LOVELL, high-energy juggling duo Matthew and Jason Tardy will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts, Christian Hill Road. $10/$5 925-2792

June 18: SEBAGO, the Obsessive Comedy Disorder will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake, corner of Routes 114 and 35. Donation 642-3743

June 18-20: STARKS, “Harry’s Hoe Down,” with music, art, dance, puppets and more, will be held at Harry Brown’s Farm, 45 Abijah Hill Road. 333-6985

June 19: ANDOVER,  an all-games Gymkhana horse show will be held at 9 a.m. at Ellis River Riders, Airport Road. 392-2381

June 19: AUBURN, a benefit Riverwalk Pet Parade will be held at 9 a.m. starting at Festival Plaza, Main Street.

784-5868June 19, 20: AUGUSTA, the Elder Spirit Veterans Pow Wow will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Togus VA Center, Route 17.

June 19: BRIDGTON, Paul Tukey, author and publisher, will present a program on “Landscaping to Save Our Lakes” at 10 a.m. at the old Bridgton Town Hall, Route 302. $5 252-0869

June 19: FREEPORT, the L.L. Bean Green Expo, with earth-friendly exhibits, demonstrations, children’s activities, workshops and two presentations on Global Sustainability projects from Maine to South America, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  at the L.L. Bean store, Main Street. Free. 1-877-755-2326

June 19: GARDINER, a music-art-theater sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. 582-7144

June 19: GARDINER, the Hall-Dale High School Taiko Drummers will perform at noon; Charlie Who will present juggling, comic character, clowning and more at 1:15 p.m.; and singer-songwriter Con Fullam will perform at 2:30 p.m.  at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, 280 Water St. 582-7144

June 19: GRAY, Tim Sample, native humorist, will perform at 10:30 a.m. at Maine Wildlife Park, Route 26. 657-4977

June 19: HARRISON, a crafts and collectibles sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 pm. at the VFW Hall, Route 35. 583-2232

June 19: LEWISTON, the Bates College clean sweep sale will be held at 8 a.m. at Underhill Arena, 145 Russell St. 786-6330

June 19: LEWISTON, “Doggies for Dempsey” benefit dog walk will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Simard-Payne Memorial Park. 795-2692

June 19: LITCHFIELD, public tours will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Old Town House Museum, Hallowell Road. 582-4098

June 19: LOVELL, juggling brothers Matthew and Jason Tardy will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Brick Church for the Performing Arts, Christian Hill Road. 925-2792

June 19: MEXICO, the 2010 Mexico invitational lawn mower race will be held at 11 a.m. at Mexico Recreational Park.

June 19: NEW GLOUCESTER, the annual open barn will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Open Gates Equine Rescue, Inc., 407 Morse Road. 926-5570

June 19: NEW GLOUCESTER, Tim Greene of Parsonsfield will demonstrate his skills as a blacksmith at 10 a.m. at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26. Free 926-4597

June 19: NEW GLOUCESTER, a guided nature hike will be held at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Aurelia Cascade at Sabbathday Lake. $5/$2 926-4597

June 19: NEW GLOUCESTER, a strawberry festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Market at Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Drive. 688-4539

June 19: RICHMOND, Larry Barnes will present a program on falcons at 5:30 p.m. at Swan Island Wildlife Management Area on the waterfront. 547-5322

June 19: SANFORD, the second annual “Pulling Together for Teens” airplane pull event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sanford Regional Airport. 699-2464

June 19: SCARBOROUGH, the Summer Solstice Resident Art Show will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Piper Shores Great Room, 15 Piper Road. 883-8700

June 19: WAYNE, a photography field trip will be held from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at Gott Pasture Preserve. 377-2848

June 20-27: BAR HARBOR, the “Legacy of the Arts” Festival with music, Native American culture, activities, demonstrations and tours will be held in the Bar Harbor area. 288-5103

June 20: NEW GLOUCESTER, an antique car show will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hodgman’s Frozen Custard, Route 100. 926-5919

June 20: ROCKLAND, Summer Solstice Night, a celebration of the summer season, will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in the downtown. 596-0376

June 20: WINDHAM, the Windham Summerfest will be held Windham High School, 406 Gray Road. 892-1905

June 22, 23: BOOTHBAY HARBOR, “Windjammer Days” with craft fair, tours, parade and entertainment will be held in the Boothbay Harbor area. 633-2353

June 23: WISCASSET, Lewiston artist Corrine Bongiovanni will answer questions about her work and display finished pieces from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren St.

June 24: NEW GLOUCESTER, the 35th annual strawberry festival will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the New Gloucester Congregational Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road. 926-3188

Theater

June 18-26: ARUNDEL, “Nunset Boulevard: Nunsense at the Hollywood Bowl” will be performed at the Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road. Showtimes are 8 p.m.Tuesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. $39-$28 985-5552

June 18-27: AUBURN, Community Little Theatre will perform “Deathtrap” at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy St. $15 783-0958

June 18-26: BRUNSWICK, the Maine State Music Theatre will perform “Always – Patsy Cline” at Bowdoin College’s Pickard Theater. 725-8769

June 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27: HALLOWELL, Gaslight Theater will perform “Bells are Ringing” at Hallowell City Hall. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. June 20 and 27, and 7:30 p.m. June 24. $12 626-3698

June 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27: HARRISON, “Hello, Dolly” will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Deertrees Theater. $15/$12 647-9540

June 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27: NORWAY, the Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association will perform “Bus Stop” at Norway Grange, 15 Whitman St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

June 18-26: OGUNQUIT, “The Drowsy Chaperone” will be performed at the Ogunquit Playhouse. $49-$67 646-5511

June 18: OLD ORCHARD BEACH, “The Awesome ’80s Prom” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at Jimmy the Greek, 215 Saco Ave. $10/$12 286-1427

June 18-20: PORTLAND, Mad Horse Theatre Company will perform “The Normal Heart” at Studio Theater at Portland Stage Company, Forest Avenue. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $20-$16 415-3721

June 18, 19: TURNER, the Central Maine Children’s Theatre Project and MSAD 52 Adult Education will perform “Seussical, Jr.” at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday at Leavitt Area High School. $5

June 20, 21: BRUNSWICK, Maine State Music Theatre will perform “Rent” at Bowdoin College’s Pickard Theater. 725-8769

June 20, 22: HALLOWELL, Gaslight Theater will hold auditions for “Born Yesterday” at 6:30 p.m. at Hallowell City Hall. 626-3698

June 21-July 3: BANGOR, the fourth annual Northern Writes New Play Festival will be held at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. 942-3333

June 21: BRUNSWICK, the Theater Project will hold auditions for “The Tempest” from 4 to 6 p.m. at the theater, 14 School St. 729-8584

June 21: WESTBROOK, Acorn Productions will hold auditions from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Acorn Studio Theater, 90 Bridge St. $10 854-0065

June 24-27: BATH, New England Youth Theater will perform “13” at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $14-$12 798-6966

Books

June 19: MEXICO, a book, bake and bargain sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mexico Town Hall. 364-3281

June 19: NEW SHARON, a bargain book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jim Ditzler Memorial Library. 779-1128

June 19: PORTLAND, Reza Jalali, author, and Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrator of the book “Moon Watchers: Shirin’s Ramadan Miracle,” will sign copies of the book from 1 to 3 p.m. at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. Free 699-2755

June 21: AUBURN, Sammie Haynes will perform at a summer reading kick-off party at 6:30 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

Films

June 18: GREENE, Michael Perry will narrate his slide show about the Granite State at 2 and 7 p.m. at Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer road. Free 946-5311

June 22: AUBURN, “On the Town” will be shown at 2 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, Androscoggin Room, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

June 23: AUBURN, “Viewer’s Choice” will be shown at 3 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, Androscoggin Room, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

June 24: BRUNSWICK, the Mark Ireland film “Merrymeeting Bay: The Rising Tide of Stewardship” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at Frontier Cafe, Cinema and Gallery, 14 Maine St. Donations 798-1913