LEWISTON – The 2006 Bates College Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series offers acoustic music for every taste.

Starting at 6 p.m. every Thursday now through Aug. 10, concerts take place in the Florence Keigwin Amphitheater overlooking Lake Andrews. The rain site is the adjacent Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.

Concerts are open to the public at no charge.

On July 20, the Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series presents the Sheepscot Sound Barbershop Quartet. Based in midcoast Maine, this quartet croons tunes ranging from barbershop classics to jazz, pop-rock and much more.

Also headquartered in the midcoast, King Pirogi performs at Bates July 27. This quartet covers polka to swing to Elvis and beyond. Its members are accordionist Tom Jamrog, reedman Dwight Burtis, lead singer and drummer Hank Lunn, bassist Dave Kirkham and trumpeter Jake Thomas.

The One-World Music Ensemble plays Aug. 3. The ensemble comprises musicians from the Bates Dance Festival, which takes place at the college for four weeks in July and August.

The series concludes Aug. 10 with singer-songwriter Carolyn Currie. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic. For more info, call 786-6400.