June - Lewiston Auburn Summer Events

NOTE: Things happen, be sure to contact the representative organization (at the end of each listing)
for the most current times and dates of events as well as for additional information including ticket availability.

June Listings

1st Ian Sherwood (concert) This award winning songwriter mixes catchy melodies and heart-breaking stories with intricate guitar loops, saxophones and pop/rock/jazz grooves to create music that has been described as “traditional singer/songwriter style at it’s essence.” The Franco-American Heritage Center - 7 PM; $$. Contact Franco-American Heritage Center

2nd Teen Anime Club Auburn Public Library - 3 PM; Free. Contact Auburn Public Library

4th The Awesome (music/ party) are comprised of seasoned musicians with experience in several of Maine’s most popular bands. Now these talented performers have finally teamed up to form the ultimate party band .... performing classic ‘80s pop and rock songs, from Duran Duran to Michael Jackson to Pat Benatar. (21+ only) The Franco-American Heritage Center Heritage Hall - 8 PM; $$. Contact Franco-American Heritage Center

5th National Trails Day Celebration / Community Trail Clean-up Day LA Trails, a program of the Androscoggin Land Trust, will host a National Trails Day Clean up of the Riverwalk in downtown Lewiston and Auburn starting at Festival Plaza. Come experience this great trail and help us to keep it and the rivershore clean. Lewiston Auburn - 9 AM; Free.Contact Androscoggin Land Trust

5th The Mike Willette Swing Band (dinner/ dance) returns following a ‘sold-out’ performance of their last appearance at the Center. The evening will present ‘new music’ and feature a marvelous collection of songs from Sinatra to Michael Buble, interspersed with Willette’s signature ‘swing’ repertoire. To many, Willette is considered a ‘consummate entertainer with a smooth style … a premier vocalist of American song’. The Franco-American Heritage Center - 6 PM; $$. Contact Franco-American Heritage Center

11th In Contrast (exhibit reception) Join L/A Arts at the opening reception of this visual art exhibit that goes beyond black and white. L/A Arts Gallery 5 - 5 PM; Free. Contact L/A Arts Gallery 5

11th Open Mic Night First Universalist Church, Auburn - 7 PM; Free Contact Pleasant Note Coffee House

11th Traditional New England Contra Dancing! (folkdance) Band and caller to be announced. Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library - 8 PM; $$. Contact Lewiston Public Library

12th NEW LISTING SINCE PRINT MPBN 9th Annual Juried Art Auction Help MPBN celebrate the arts and support MPBN. View the art and take a bus tour of the farms from 2-4:30. Refreshments and a cash bar provided. Pineland Farms Equestrian Center, 1545 Intervale Road in New Gloucester - 5 PM; free. To view the art and bid before the live auction, go to auction.mpbn.net or contact Margie Oxman at moxman@mpbn.net or 1-800-884-1717 ext 5167.

12th Joseph Nicoletti: A Retrospective (artist talk / exhibit reception) Joseph Nicoletti, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art & Visual Culture at Bates College presents a slide lecture focused on the evolution of his imagery, in connection with the opening of a major retrospective of his work in the Museum of Art. An opening reception in the museum follows immediately. Olin Arts Center, Bates College - Artist’s talk, 2:30–3:30 PM. Exhibition opening and reception, 3:30-5:30 PM. Free. Contact Bates College Museum of Art

12th Just Us (concert) This local group of entertainers will perform a variety of musical numbers as they attempt to ‘keep good music alive … music people remember the words to and can sing along’. The group’s motto is ‘if it’s not fun, we won’t do it.’ The Franco-American Heritage Center - 7:30 PM; $$. Contact Franco-American Heritage Center

14th Vocal Solutions (concert) All Souls Chapel, Poland - 7 PM; $$. Contact Poland Spring Preservation Society

15th Classic Movie Musicals! (film series) The Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library - 2 PM; $$ (minimal). Contact Auburn Public Library

16th Teen Anime Club Auburn Public Library - 3 PM; Free. Contact Auburn Public Library

16th Inspired Voices Art Exhibit (exhibit reception) Enjoy artwork created by clients of Tri-County Mental Health Services. Five County Credit Union, Lewiston - 5:30 PM; Free. Contact Tri County Mental Health Services

16th The Auburn Community Band’s (concert) 47 members kick off their 29th summer concert season with “Spring Into Summer.” The program features all the new songs added to the band’s repertoire this past winter, along with several well-known marches and show tunes. Festival Plaza, Auburn - 7 PM; Free. Contact Auburn Community Band

18th Festival FrancoFun (festival) Food, Franco-American culture and great entertainment. The Franco-American Heritage Center Heritage Hall - beginning at 11 AM; $$. Contact Franco-American Heritage Center

18th DeathTrap(theater) , by Ira Levin, is Broadway’s Tony nominated, longest-running mystery/thriller and an edge-of-your-seat cat and mouse game with plenty of twists and turns to keep the audience guessing until the very last scene. The Great Falls Art Center, Auburn - 8 PM; $$. Contact Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre

19th Festival FrancoFun (festival) Food, Franco-American culture and great entertainment. The Franco-American Heritage Center Heritage Hall - beginning at 6:30 AM; $$. Contact Franco-American Heritage Center

19th Clean Sweep(community) , Bates College’s “yard sale” of items donated by departing students and the college community. Underhill Arena, Bates College - 8 AM; Free. Contact Bates College

19th DeathTrap (theater) , by Ira Levin, is Broadway’s Tony nominated, longest-running mystery/thriller and an edge-of-your-seat cat and mouse game with plenty of twists and turns to keep the audience guessing until the very last scene. The Great Falls Art Center, Auburn - 8 PM; $$. Contact Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre

20th Festival FrancoFun This is the last morning of the Festival which will end at 10:30 AM, after breakfast. The Franco-American Heritage Hall - beginning at 6:30 AM; $$. Contact Franco-American Heritage Center

20th DeathTrap (theater) , by Ira Levin, is Broadway’s Tony nominated, longest-running mystery/thriller and an edge-of-your-seat cat and mouse game with plenty of twists and turns to keep the audience guessing until the very last scene. The Great Falls Art Center, Auburn - 2 PM; $$. Contact Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre

21st Sidecar Heroes (concert) All Souls Chapel, Poland - 7 PM; $$.Contact Poland Spring Preservation Society

22nd Summer Story Times (family) Auburn Public Library - 10 AM; Free.Contact Auburn Public Library

22nd Classic Movie Musicals! (film series) The Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library - 2 PM; $$ (minimal). Contact Auburn Public Library

22nd Gadelle (concert) A four member, all woman, traditional French-Acadian band that includes former internationally acclaimed Barachois members, Helene Bergeron and Louise Arsenault. Gadelle is an old Acadian word which translates as “wild berries” and also has a connotation of a feisty female. This new group’s performance is delivered with a stylistic essence and the stagecraft that Barachois was well known for, all hailing from Prince Edward Island on Canada’s east coast. The Franco-American Heritage Center - 7 PM; $$. Contact Franco-American Heritage Center

23rd Movie Afternoon for Teens Teens gather to watch a film and hear about teen novels with similar themes. Refreshments. Title to be announced. Auburn Public Library - 3 PM; Free. Contact Auburn Public Library

23rd The Auburn Community Band (concert) Festival Plaza, Auburn - 7 PM; Free.Contact Auburn Community Band

24th DeathTrap (theater) , by Ira Levin, is Broadway’s Tony nominated, longest-running mystery/thriller and an edge-of-your-seat cat and mouse game with plenty of twists and turns to keep the audience guessing until the very last scene. The Great Falls Art Center, Auburn - 7:30 PM; $$. Contact Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre

25th Tom Meuller (concert) , organist First Congregational Church, UCC Camden, Maine. The program is part of a year-long series of eighteen concerts that will present the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul - 7:30 PM; Free. Contact The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.

25th DeathTrap (theater), by Ira Levin, is Broadway’s Tony nominated, longest-running mystery/thriller and an edge-of-your-seat cat and mouse game with plenty of twists and turns to keep the audience guessing until the very last scene. The Great Falls Art Center, Auburn - 8 PM; $$. Contact Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre

26th Inspired Voices (concert) Music, poetry, dance, and individual stories of hope and recovery will fill the concert hall when Tri-County Mental Health Services hosts the 5th Annual Inspired Voices Benefit Concert. Reception and art exhibit at 6PM. Franco-American Heritage Center - 7 PM; $$.Contact L/A Arts (ticketing agent)

26th Shakespeare’s Clownes: A Foole’s Guide to Shakespeare (theater) Adapted and Performed by Curt L. Tofteland. This delightful romp explores the wide range of comedic characters who populate William Shakespeare’s plays as divided into two specific and unique groups - the clown and the fool. Cumston Hall, Monmouth - 7:30 PM; $$.Contact The Theater at Monmouth

26th DeathTrap (theater) , by Ira Levin, is Broadway’s Tony nominated, longest-running mystery/thriller and an edge-of-your-seat cat and mouse game with plenty of twists and turns to keep the audience guessing until the very last scene. The Great Falls Art Center, Auburn - 8 PM; $$. Contact Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre

27th DeathTrap (theater) , by Ira Levin, is Broadway’s Tony nominated, longest-running mystery/thriller and an edge-of-your-seat cat and mouse game with plenty of twists and turns to keep the audience guessing until the very last scene. The Great Falls Art Center, Auburn - 2 PM; $$. Contact Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre

28th Conjuring Carroll Magic Show (family) A great time for all. Auburn Public Library - 7 PM; Free. Contact Auburn Public Library

28th Taylor’s Grove (concert) All Souls Chapel, Poland - 7 PM; $$. Contact Poland Spring Preservation Society

29th Summer Story Times (family) Auburn Public Library - 10 AM; Free. Contact Auburn Public Library

29th Classic Movie Musicals! (film series) The Androscoggin Community Room at Auburn Public Library - 2 PM; $$ (minimal). Contact Auburn Public Library

30th Messy Art (family) Heather and Laurie lead kids three to seven years in three messy, artistic projects that will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. Registration is required; 12 people max. per session. Auburn Public Library - 9:15 & 10:15 AM; Free. Contact Auburn Public Library

30th Wildlife Encounters Zoo: Extreme Animal Adaptations (family) Don’t miss this wonderful NH-based wildlife, environmental & life sciences educational program with many large & exotic animals! Multi-Purpose Center, Lewiston - 10 AM; Free. Contact Lewiston Rec. Dept or Auburn Parks & Rec.

30th The Auburn Community Band (concert) Festival Plaza, Auburn - 7 PM; Free. Contact Auburn Community Band

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