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AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL ON THE BANGOR WATERFRONT
downtown Bangor ME (map)
207.992.2630
info@americanfolkfestival.com
http://www.americanfolkfestival.com

A celebration of multicultural traditional music, dance, craft, food, and storytelling held Aug 25 through 27. Performers include Bahama Junkanoo Revue, Geno Delafose and the French Rockin' Boogie, Karl and the Country Dutchman, the Whites, Grupo Fantasma, No Speed Limit, Michele Chroiniere, Rodney Miller and Airdance, Jim Alberti Flea Circus, Beolach, Glenn Ohrlin, Bob French's Original Tuxedo Jazz Band, Huun Huur Tu, Grand Master Seichi Tonaka and the San Fransisco Taiko Dojo, Oliver Mtukudzi, and the American Piano Masters.

Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Music Festival
Silver Spur Riding Club, Sidney, ME, (map)
(207) 873-6539.
webmaster@blisteredfingers.com
http://www.blisteredfingers.com

This Maine-based bluegrass festival gathers together like-minded musicians twice every summer for weekends of picking, picnicking, and dancing. This year's events take place June 15 through 18 and Aug. 24 through 27. Featured bands include the III Generation Bluegrass Band, Carolina Rebels, Diamonds and Rust, the Mullers, Dan Paisley and Southern Grass, White Mountain Bluegrass, Bluegrass Diamonds, Cross Over, Union River, Moron Brothers, Goldwing Express, Rustic Harmony, Gillis Brothers, Blistered Fingers, and Rhonda Vincent and Rage. Ticket prices vary with length of stay. Rough camping is available. Performances on Thurs at 5 pm, on Fri from noon to 10 pm, on Sat. from 10 am to 10 pm, and on Sun. from 9 am to mid-afternoon. Full weekend passes are $45 in advance and $55 at the door, day passes are $10 on Thurs and Sun, $20 on Fri and Sat. Children under 12 free with adult.

BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Thomas Point Beach, Brunswick, ME (map)
877.872.4321
http://www.thomaspointbeach.com/bluegrass.shtml

Fifty hours of continuous bluegrass music from Aug 31 through Sept 3. Four-day pass $110 in advance, $120 at gate; three-day pass $100 in advance, $110 at gate. Two-day pass for Sept 3 and 4, $75. Single-day admission $40, $30 after 5 pm. Free camping with multi-day pass. Check the Web site for an all-star line-up.

Casco Bay Lines Music on the Bay,
56 Commercial St., Portland, ME, (map)
(207) 774-7871.
info@cascobaylines.com
http://www.cascobaylines.com

Cruise the bay at night and listen to some of Maine's best local music. All concert tickets are available at Casco Bay Lines' ticket office. Tickets are $14 to $17, and $12 to $15 in advance, but call to verify prices.

JUNE 16 Kah Tunes 8 pm
JUNE 30 Don Cambell Band 7:30pm
JULY 1 Mystic Vibes 7:30pm
JULY3 Jenny Woodman 7:30pm
JULY 14 Racer X 7:30pm
JULY 21 Broken Men 8pm
AUG 18 Don Cambell Band 8pm

CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER
One Civic Center Sq, Portland, ME (map)
207.775.3458
http://www.theciviccenter.com

Concerts start at 7:30 pm. Tickets vary. Box office is open Mon through Fri from 9:30 am to 5 pm and on Sat from 10 am to 4 pm. Advance tickets can also be purchased through Ticketmaster.

JUNE 21 Nine Inch Nails + Peaches + Bauhaus
JULY 11 Nickelback
AUGUST 19 Guster + Ray Lamontagne
AUG 24 James Taylor

DEERTREES THEATRE AND CULTURAL CENTRE
Deertrees Theatre, Deertrees Rd, Harrison ME (map)
207.583.6747
deertrees@usa.net
http://www.deertreestheatre.org

A combination opera house, theater, art gallery, and cafe with children's concerts and events on Wed nights. Shows start at 8 pm. Call for ticket prices.

JULY 7 Kruger Brothers
JULY 8 Dave Rowe Trio
JULY 14 Shaw Brothers
JULY 15 Don Campbell Band
JULY 29 Jonathan Edwards
AUG 5 Schooner Fare

L.L. Bean Summer Concert Series
Discovery Park, Freeport, ME (map)
Free concerts every week this summer beginning July 4 and running through Sept. Bring lawn chairs. All shows are in L.L. Bean's Discovery Park located outside its flagship store in Freeport. Concerts start at 7:30 pm.

JULY 4 Artie Shaw Orchestra, Dick Johnson
JULY 8 Leon Redbone
JULY 15 Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys
JULY 22 Terrance Simien, Zydeco Experience
JULY 29 Lesley Gore
AUG 5 Ruthie Foster
AUG 12 New Birth Brass Band
AUG 19 Sister Hazel
AUG 26 Steve Riley, Mamou Playboys
SEPT 2 Peter Cincotti
SEPT 3 Maine's France Heritage Celebration, Pineland Fiddlers, Boreal Tordu

North Atlantic Blues Festival,
Harbor Park, Rockland, ME, (map)
(207) 593-1189.
bluesman@midcoast.com
http://www.northatlanticbluesfestival.com/

Some of the top names in blues music will be featured on the main stage. This year's theme is A Tribute to New Orleans. No coolers or pets allowed, but you can bring along blankets and chairs. On July 15 and 16, gate opens at 9 am and music starts at 11 am. Tickets for either day $25 in advance and $30 at the gate. Weekend passes $45 in advance, $60 at the gate. Reserved-seating weekend pass $100.

JULY 15 Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Marva Wright, Tab Benoit, Kenny Neal, Marcia Ball
JULY 16 Larry McCray, Nicole Nelson, Johnny Winter, John Lee Hooker Jr., Tinsley Ellis, Nora Jean Bruso

Ossipee Valley Bluegrass and Acoustic Music Festival.
Cornish, ME, (map)
(207) 625-8656.
ossipeebluegrass@yahoo.com
http://www.ossipeevalley.com

The festival runs July 27 through 30 this year. Festival includes workshops, craft vendors, music vendors, bluegrass, and the New England Flat Picking & Banjo Championship and the New England Songwriting Contest. This year's performers include the Grascals, the Gibson Brothers, Valerie Smith and Liberty Pike, Chatham County Line, Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops and the Bagboys. Campsites and RV hookups available. Tickets for entire weekend are $44 before June 30, $52 afterward. Day passes $15, $22 on Sat. Free for children under 16. Check the Web site for schedule.

Round Top Center for the Arts,
Rte. 1, Damariscotta ME, (map)
(207) 563-1507.
rtca@lincoln.midcoast.com
http://www.roundtoparts.org

Sounds of Summer Concerts held at the Darrows Barn. Shows are at 8 pm. Tickets are $18, free for students under 18.

JUNE 30 Pirates of Penzance
AUG Ragtime Variety Show with Glenn Jenks

White's Beach and Campground Bluegrass Festival,
Durham Rd., Brunswick, ME, (map)
(207) 729-0415.
Beachbums3@earthlink.net
http://www.geocities.com/whitesbeachbluegrass/

White's Beach presents its 9th Annual Traditional Family Bluegrass Festival July 14 through 16. Off-stage field-pickin' 24 hours a day! Bands include Back to Basics, Borderline Bluegrass, the Gelina Family, Breaking Strings, Katahdin Valley Boys, North Star, Pine Hill Ramblers, and the Union River Band. The music kicks off on Fri from 4 to 9 pm and continues on Sat from 10 am to 9:30 pm, and on Sun from 10 am until whenever. Weekend tickets are $30 until July 1, $40 afterward. Daily tickets $12 on Fri, $23 on Sat ($12 after 5 p.m.), and $14 on Sun. Children under 16 free with adult.