July 1 - August 13
Dance Photo Exhibit Images by Bates Dance Festival photographer Arthur Fink. 9am-6pm daily.
Chase Hall Gallery, Bates College, Lewiston
FREE
www.bates.edu

Jul. 4
Festival on the Green Lots of good fun to celebrate Independence Day.
Turner Center • FREE

Liberty Festival Live entertainment, games, food, and fun - come out and celebrate the birth of our nation.
Lewiston Auburn • FREE
www.libertyfestival.org

Jul. 6
Organ Concert with Sean Flemming, organist at St. Andrew’s Church, Newcastle, Maine.
Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, Lewiston
12:15pm • FREE

Wednesdays in the Parks Series:
Granite State Zoo.
LAP Field, Lewiston Armory • 10am • FREE
www.ci.lewiston.me.us

Teen Anime Club
On the first and third Wednesdays of each month, teen anime fans gather to read, talk, draw and watch anime films. All teens are welcome!
Auburn Public Library • 3pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Evening of Patriotic Music. Well-known patriotic songs and spirited marches, including a salute to each branch of our Armed Forces. This Auburn Community Concert Band performance will be a toe-tapper from beginning to end!
Festival Plaza, Auburn (rain site: Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch) • 7pm • FREE
www.auburncommunityband.com

Jul. 7
Messy Art Registration is required.
Auburn Public Library • 9:15am • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Messy Art
10:45am • See July 7, 9:15am session listing

Rod Picott This singer/songwriter performs beautiful Americana and folk songs. L/A Arts Sounds of Summer Concert.
Fountain Park, Lewiston (rain site: Franco-American Heritage Center) • Noon • FREE
www.laarts.org

Much Ado About Nothing William Shakespeare’s timeless comedy that introduced two of The Bard’s most enjoyable and stubborn lovers.
Cumston Hall, Monmouth • 7:30pm • $$
www.theateratmonmouth.org

Jul. 8
Royal River Chorus Formed in1984 as a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, this barbershop group is one of the largest female singing organizations in the world.
Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, Greene • 2pm • FREE
www.sawyer-foundation.com

Royal River Chorus
7pm • See July 8, 2pm listing

Movie Night in Gallery 5 Selected movies from the Lewiston Auburn Film Festival
Gallery 5 • 49 Lisbon St. • 6pm
www.laarts.org

Open Mic / Poetry Slam Explores spirituality through music and spoken word. Refreshments and children’s room available
UU Church, Auburn • 7:15pm • FREE
www.auburnuu.org

Much Ado About Nothing
7:30pm • See July 7 listing

Jul. 9
Much Ado About Nothin
7:30pm • See July 7 listing

Jul. 10
The Compleat Wrks of William Shakespeare, abridged This show is a high-speed roller-coaster rocketing through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter. Everything is performed by an amazing cast of three actors.
Cumston Hall, Monmouth • 7pm • $$
www.theateratmonmouth.org

Jul. 11
West African Drumming with Annegret Baier.
Androscoggin Community Room, Auburn Public Library • 6pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Taylor’s Grove in Concert, duo performance.
All Souls Chapel, Poland • 7pm • $$
www.polandspringps.org

Jul. 13
Organ Concert with Tom Meuller, organist at First Congregational Church, UCC Camden, Maine.
Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, Lewiston
12:15pm • FREE
www.SaintsPeterandPaul.us

It’s Showtime A collection of popular tunes you have enjoyed at the theater, at the movies, or during the summer of 1969. Relive memories of Disneyland to Broadway to Woodstock while enjoying songs still loved by young and old performed by the Auburn Community Concert Band.
Festival Plaza, Auburn (rain site: Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch) • 7pm • FREE
www.auburncommunityband.com

Camille A. Brown & Dancers demonstrate and discuss their work as part of the Bates Dance Festival.
Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, Lewiston
7:30pm • FREE
www.batesdancefestival.org

Jul. 12
Tuesday Mornings Pre-school Story Time
Auburn Public Library • 10am • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

PrimeTime Tuesday Classic Movie:
Cover Girl. Admiss. is 50 cents - includes popcorn & punch.
Androscoggin Community Room, Auburn Public Library • 2pm • $$
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Jul. 13
Wednesdays in the Parks Series:
Mad Science of Maine.
Pettengill Park, Auburn • 10am • FREE
www.ci.lewiston.me.us

Earth Jams Concert Matt Loosigian is a dynamic, spirited performer. His performances seamlessly weave humor and silliness with messages of environmental stewardship, peace, and compassion. Audiences are always captivated by Matt’s contagious enthusiasm.
Children’s Room, Lewiston Public Library
10:30am • FREE
www.LPLonline.org

Brown Bag Book Discussion: Alex and Me,
by Irene Pepperberg.
Grand Reading Room, Auburn Public Library
12pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Peter Pan A fun family movie; free popcorn and juice. Parents must remain with their children during the movie.
Androscoggin Community Room, Auburn Public Library • 1pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Teen Gaming An hour of fun getting together to play Wii, PS 2, and even your favorite board games. All teens are welcome!
Auburn Public Library • 3pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Much Ado About Nothing
7:30pm • See July 7 listing

Jul. 14
Martin Swinger Award winning originals, swing and jazz standards, traditional and contemporary Americana selections, with some tastefully un-classifiable gems. An L/A Arts Sounds of Summer Concert.
Fountain Park, Lewiston (rain site: Franco-American Heritage Center) • Noon • FREE
www.laarts.org

The Crunchy Western Boys A four-member string band playing originals, bluegrass, folk and Americana as part of the Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series.
Keigwin Amphitheater, Bates College, Lewiston (rain site: Olin Concert Hall) • 6pm FREE
www.bates.edu/views/events

Much Ado About Nothing
7pm • See July 7

Room Service In Allen Boretz & John Murray’s hilarious farce, a group of actors try to get a play produced before a gaggle of creditors close in and shut them down.
Cumston Hall, Monmouth • 7:30pm • $$
www.theateratmonmouth.org

Jul. 15
Teen Open Mic Teen singer-songwriters, instrumental musicians, comics and spoken word poets are invited to attend. Performers can sign up at 5:30pm.
Auburn Public Library • 6pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Room Service
7:30pm • See July 14 listing

Camille A. Brown & Dancers, offering a potent message of empowerment as part of the Bates Dance Festival. Talkback with the artists follows.
Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, Lewiston • 8pm • $$
www.batesdancefestival.org

Jul. 16
Saturday Parachute Play with Laurie. Registration is required.
Auburn Public Library • 10am • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Room Service
7:30pm • See July 14 listing

Camille A. Brown & Dancers
8pm • See July 15 listing

Jul. 17
Room Service
7:30pm • See July 14 listing

Jul. 18
Dave Rowe in Concert, solo performance.
All Souls Chapel, Poland • 7pm • $$
www.polandspringps.org

Nicholas Leichter Dance demonstrate and discuss their work as part of the Bates Dance Festival.
Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, Lewiston
7:30pm • FREE
www.batesdancefestival.org

Jul. 19
Tuesday Mornings Pre-school Story Time
Auburn Public Library • 10am • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

PrimeTime Tuesday
Androscoggin Community Room, Auburn Public Library • 2pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Jul. 20
Wednesdays in the Parks Series:
Two High Energy Juggling.
LAP Field, Lewiston Armory • 10am • FREE
www.ci.lewiston.me.us

Organ Concert with Andrea Printy, organist.
Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, Lewiston
12:15pm • FREE
www.SaintsPeterandPaul.us

Teen Anime Club
3pm • See June 1 listing

Forgotten But Unforgettable Come enjoy nostalgic songs from the past 60 years performed by the Auburn Community Concert Band.
Festival Plaza, Auburn (rain site: Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch) • 7pm • FREE
www.auburncommunityband.com

The Compleat Wrks of William Shakespeare, abridged
7:30pm • See July 10 listing

Jul. 21
Origami Learn how to create origami treasures. Please register for only one session.
Auburn Public Library • 10am • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Origami
11am • See July 21, 10am session listing

Downeast Brass Five highly experienced musicians playing a wide range of styles, from classical to Dixieland. L/A Arts Sounds of Summer Concert.
Festival Plaza, Auburn (rain site: Franco-American Heritage Center) • Noon • FREE
www.laarts.org

Perpetual e-Motion playing high-tech traditional dance music as part of the Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series.
Keigwin Amphitheater, Bates College, Lewiston (rain site: Olin Concert Hall) • 6pm FREE
www.bates.edu/views/events

Much Ado About Nothing
7:30pm • See July 7 listing

Blithe Spirit by Nöel Coward. Novelist Charles Condomine holds a séance to gather material for his next book. His plan goes comically awry when he is visited by the ghost of his first wife Elvira.
Cumston Hall, Monmouth • 7:30pm • $$
www.theateratmonmouth.org

Nicholas Leichter Dance with its newest work, “The Whiz,” an outlandish take on “The Wizard of Oz,” as part of the Bates Dance Festival. Talkback with the artists follows.
Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, Lewiston • 8pm • $$
www.batesdancefestival.org

Jul. 22
Nature Odyssey Join naturalist/nature photographer, John Green, in an hour long natural history journey, via slide film, to select North American locations.
Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, Greene • 2pm
FREE
www.sawyer-foundation.com

Nature Odyssey
7pm • See July 22, 2pm listing

July 22 - August 20
Colors of Summer Is energy orange? Is jazz blue? Is love red?
Opening Reception: Friday, July 22 • 5pm • FREE
L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston • FREE
www.laarts.org

Jul. 23
Zombie Doll Tutorial Teens - make your very own zombie doll. All materials provided. Pizza lunch. Registration required.
Auburn Public Library • 10am • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

John Mock This singer/songwriter captures in music and in photographs the heritage of the sea in an L/A Arts Sounds of Summer Concert.
Back Patio, Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch (rain site: DownStage at L/A Arts) • 2pm • FREE
www.laarts.org

Nicholas Leichter See July 21 listing

Blithe Spirit
7:30pm • See July 22 listing

Jul. 23
Blithe Spirit
7:30pm • See July 22 listing

Jul. 24
Blithe Spirit
7:30pm • See July 22 listing

Jul. 25
Concert on the Green: An evening with
Tricky Britches.
Auburn Public Library • 6pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Zoe | Juniper demonstrate and discuss their work as part of the Bates Dance Festival.
Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, Lewiston
7:30pm • FREE
www.batesdancefestival.org

Larry Gowell, solo performance.
All Souls Chapel, Poland • 7pm • $$
www.polandspringps.org

Jul.26
Tuesday Mornings Pre-school Story Time
Auburn Public Library • 10am • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

PrimeTime Tuesday Classic Movie: Houseboat. Admiss. is 50 cents - includes popcorn & punch.
Androscoggin Community Room, Auburn Public Library • 2pm • $$
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Jul. 27
Games from Around the World Please register for only one session.
Auburn Public Library • 10am • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Wednesdays in the Parks Series:
Dana & Friends - Magician/Ventriloquist.
Festival Plaza, Auburn • 10am • FREE
www.ci.lewiston.me.us

Organ Concert with Jack Burt, trumpet, University of Maine.
Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul, Lewiston12:15pm • FREE
www.SaintsPeterandPaul.us

Games from Around the World
1pm • See July 27, 10am session listing

Teen Movie
Auburn Public Library • 3pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

Let’s Dance From Big Band to Rock & Roll, Motown to Main Street … enjoy some of the best dancing tunes ever recorded, performed by the Auburn Community Concert Band.
Festival Plaza, Auburn (rain site: Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch) • 7pm • FREE
www.auburncommunityband.com

Room Service
7:30pm • See July 14 listing

Jul. 28
Judy Pancoast A family concert with this Grammy winning singer from New Hampshire.
Auburn Public Library • 2pm • FREE
www.auburnpubliclibrary.org

The Yankee Brass Band performs 19th-century band music with period instruments and arrangements as part of the Midsummer Lakeside Concert Series.
Keigwin Amphitheater, Bates College, Lewiston (rain site: Olin Concert Hall) • 6pm • FREE
home.bates.edu/views/events

Global Exchange: Sharing Across Cultures, a discussion by international choreographers of their work and cultural environments as part of the Bates Dance Festival.
Pettigrew Hall, Room 301, Bates College, Lewiston • 7:30pm • FREE
www.batesdancefestival.org

Blithe Spirit
7:30pm • See July 22 listing

Jul. 29
Art Walk Lewiston Auburn Each last Friday of the month people can enjoy the extraordinary talent of visual artists in L/A and around Maine, all within less than a mile stroll.
Downtown Lewiston Auburn • 5pm • FREE
www.ArtWalkLewistonAuburn.com

Bella Rocha & Dave Martin This singer and guitar duo perform in another L/A Arts Sounds of Summer Concert held in conjunction with Art Walk Lewiston Auburn.
Back Patio, Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch (rain site: Hilton Ballroom) • 6pm FREE
www.laarts.org

Okbari This engaging trio performs both contemporary and traditional music from the Middle East in this L/A Arts Sounds of Summer Concert held in conjunction with Art Walk Lewiston Auburn.
Dufresne Plaza, Lewiston • 6pm • FREE
www.laarts.org

Zoe | Juniper with the multimedia “A Crack in Everything,” a look at the emotional spectrum of justice and retaliation as part of the Bates Dance Festival. Talkback with artists follows the concert.
Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, Lewiston • 8pm • $$
www.batesdancefestival.org

King Lear William Shakespeare’s epic tale of a father’s sorrow.
Cumston Hall, Monmouth • 7:30pm • $$
www.theateratmonmouth.org

Jul. 30
Zoe | Juniper
Schaeffer Theatre, Bates College, Lewiston • 8pm
See July 29 listing

King Lear
1pm • See July 29 listing

Jul. 31
King Lear
7pm • See July 29 listing

Links to Arts and Cultural Organizations
(to find out more and verify dates, times, ticket availability, etc.)  

Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce
The Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial
Atrium Art Gallery, USM, Lewiston Auburn College
Auburn Community Concert Band
Auburn Public Library
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
Bates College
Bates College Museum of Art
Community Little Theatre

Franco-American Heritage Center
L/A Arts
L/A Arts Gallery 5
Lewiston Public Library
Poland Spring Preservation Society  
The Theater At Monmouth

Supporting Businesses / Organizations
Fishbones American Grill
LA It’s Happening Here/ LAEGC

This web calendar is maintained by L/A Arts
221 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, Maine USA     phone (207) 782-7228     fax (207) 782-8192