In hopes of becoming a destination event, it compresses its schedule into nine days in late July.

Maine Moves III is June 1 in Portland.

The Portland Chamber Music Festival and Opera Maine also bring classical offerings to the area this summer.

Performances are June 2-9 in Portland.

'Always ... Patsy Cline' goes up in Berwick, while edgy performances and outdoor plays entertain in Portland.

The 8,200-capacity Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row is southern Maine's newest open-air stage, slated to open May 26 with a show by Anderson .Paak.

Here's the schedule of shows, so far, for the new Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row in Westbrook and Thompson's Point in Portland.