Greater Gardiner River Festival

June 16, Thursday, 7:00pm, Loon Lecture,  guest lecturer, Susan Gallo, a wildlife biologist from the Maine Audubon Society will talk about “Loons in Maine,” with special focus on their natural history and the results of a loon productivity study she conducted last year of productivity of Maine Loons and factors in chick survivability, free, Union Church, Route 27, Belgrade Lakes.  FMI:  207-495-6039, http://www.belgradelakes.org/.

June 17, Friday, 12:00pm, Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival, brings thousands of music lovers from all over the world to hear banjos, fiddles, and those lonesome  harmonies, camping available, see website for ticket information, Litchfield Fairgrounds, 30 Plains Road, Litchfield.  FMI:  207-873-6539, http://www.blisteredfingers.com/.

June 18, Saturday, events start at 11:00am, Greater Gardiner River Festival, events include artists from the Center for Maine Craft helping kids create original art projects, comedian/clown and juggler, Michael Trautman, Breakin’ Strings, a country/bluegrass band, arts and crafts festival, and more, Main Street, Gardiner.  FMI:  207-582-3100,http://www.gardinermainstreet.org/events/greater-gardiner-river-festival/.

June 21, Tuesday, 2:00pm, Albert Hannibal Builds a Canal:  The Birth of Lewiston-Auburn, historian and author Kerck Kelsey visits to discuss the role his great, great grandfather played in the 1860s building a dam and canal system at an undeveloped site on the Androscoggin River called Great Falls, this program is especially for adults ages 50 and over, but all are invited, free, Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn.  FMI:  207-333-6640, http://www.auburnpubliclibrary.org/#.

June 21, Tuesday, 7:00pm, Celtic Tuesday, featuring Lennie Gallant, his songs have been recorded by over 30 artists and have appeared in feature films, he co-wrote the theme song for the first World Conference/Congress Mondial Acadien and for Pier 21, $20, $10/children 12 and under, Franco-American Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI:  207-689-2000, http://www.francoamericanheritage.org.

June 22, Wednesday, 4:00pm and 7:00pm, Summer Music Series, presented by the Bangor Public Library, performer Kneisal Hall, free, Pierce Park, Harlow Street, Bangor.  FMI:  207-947-8336, http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/Events/summer_music_series.html.

June 22, Wednesday, 6:00pm, Sunset Kayak Trip, to celebrate the summer solstice, location to be announced, free, Belgrade Lakes Watershed, Belgrade.  FMI:  207-495-6039, http://www.belgradelakes.org/.