Midsummer Lake Concert, Lewiston

Aug. 4, Thursday, 6:00pm, Midsummer Lakeside Concert, musicians from the internationally recognized dance festival create a tapestry of rhythms and melodies on instruments from all corners of the Earth:  percussion, accordion, bouzouki, marimba, kalimba, and more, outside event bring picnic and lawn chairs or blankets, free, Florence Keigwin Amphitheater, Lake Andrews, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-786-6400, www.bates.edu.

Aug. 4, Thursday, 7:00pm, Ellen Tipper Concert, feast your ears upon this local pianist and sing-songwriter as she performs songs from her latest album, Union Church, Belgrade.  FMI:  207-495-6039, www.belgradelakes.org.

Aug. 4-7, Thursday-Sunday, 8:00pm, 4:00pm/Sun, “Once Upon a Mattress,” musical based on the fairy tale, the Princess and the Pea, with a brash and unrefined princess put to the test, $20.50/advanced, $22.50/at the door, Lakewood Theater, 76 Theatre Road, Madison.  FMI:  207-474-7176, www.lakewoodtheater.org.

Aug. 5-7, Friday-Sunday, 8:00pm, 2:00pm/Sun, “Jekyll and Hyde,” this musical is adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, a brilliant young doctor embarks upon a quest to isolate the dual elements of good and evil that are constantly struggling for supremacy inside every human being, presented by the Lewiston-Auburn Community Theater, see web-site for ticket details, Greater Falls Center for the Arts, 30 Academy Street, Auburn.  FMI:  207-783-0958, http://www.laclt.com/.

Aug. 7, Sunday, 1:00pm, “James and the Giant Peach,” an orphan named James befriends some extraordinary bugs who live inside a giant peach, together they learn the meaning of true friendship as they journey inside of the giant peach to a new home in New York City, this play is suitable for ages 5 to 105, $24/general, $22/senior, $20/student, Monmouth Theater, 796 Main Street, Monmouth.  FMI: 207-933-9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.

Aug. 8, Monday, 6:00-7:30pm, Brad Cook:  Adventurer, Inspiration, and Educator, looking for some uplifting words, this former educator will talk about setting goals, developing a healthy diet, and positive self-image, the lecture will also include a slide show of Brad’s 2,200 hike from Georgia to Maine, free, Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn.  FMI:  207-333-6640, www.auburnpubliclibrary.org.

Aug. 9, Tuesday, 7:00pm, De Temps Antan, this group performs time-honored melodies from the stomping grounds of Quebec’s musical past, using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, these three virtuosos blend boundless energy with the unmistakable joie de vivre found only in traditional Quebec music, $15, $12/ children 12 and under, Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston.  FMI:  207-689-2000,www.francoamericanheritage.org.