Tusk: The Classic Fleetwood Mac Tribute

Waterville Opera House plans to host Tusk: The Classic Fleetwood Mac tribute band at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 1 Common St., Waterville.

The band has been criss-crossing the country since 2008. Its members are skilled professionals turned masters of their trade through decades of individual musical study, live performance, creative risk and devotion to the art.

The relationship among the five founders has a history that goes back more than four decades. Two met while playing Little League baseball. Two others met in middle school band and marched in lockstep through high school. All five have been playing music with one another over the years in various configurations of original bands, jam bands, singer-songwriter circles, and alternative rock groups.

Tickets cost $46-$56; operahouse.org.

Bee Gees Gold

A Bee Gees Gold concert is set for 8 p.m. Friday at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St., Waterville.

The tribute band is a salute, capturing the experience of seeing the Bee Gees. Backed by a live band, it recreates the look and sound of the Bee Gees from the ’60s to the late ’70s, with its unique falsettos that made them legends. People can expect to hear the full range of Bee Gees classics, including early hits such as “Massachusetts” and “I Started a Joke,” and the later disco classics like “Stayin’ Alive” and “You Should Be Dancing.”

Leading the group is John Acosta, who has performed in Bee Gees tributes all over the world for more than 12 years.

Eric Sean has been singing professionally since the age of 17 and has performed on stages all over the world with Sheena Easton, Michael Grimm, Dian Diaz and more.

Pete Sprague is a native of Washington, D.C., who started playing piano at 7, and was self-taught until enrolling at the University of Miami where he eventually earned a bachelor of music. He has performed on stages throughout the country and the world. He operates Firehole Productions, a soundstage/production facility in Las Vegas.

Tickets cost $51-$61; operahouse.org.

Women Songwriters in the Round

Three award-winning, singer-songwriters plan to return to perform together at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Johnson Hall Opera House, 280 Water St., Gardiner.

Maine singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lynn Deeves has released four independent solo CDs and collaborated on a fifth CD with Maine songwriting trio “Under the Song Tree,” with Maine performers Anni Clark and Dan Merrill. Deeves has shared stages with Cheryl Wheeler, Ellis Paul, Catie Curtis, America and many others.

Trina Hamlin seamlessly moves from guitar to piano to self-accompaniment on harmonica. She has toured throughout the United States and Europe, with her driving, rhythmic, blues and rock-infused songs/grooves. She has performed at the Newport Folk Festival in the company of Ani DiFranco, Dar Williams and the Indigo Girls.

Colleen Sexton migrated to New England from Syracuse, New York, to attend law school, but discovered the fertile Boston singer-songwriter scene and was soon touring the eastern United States and Canada. 

Tickets cost $21.99; johnsonhall.org.

Pumpkin carving event

A free pumpkin carving event is set to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Readfield Union Meeting House, 22 Church Road, Readfield.

Pumpkins and tools will be provided at the event hosted by Readfield Community Library and Readfield Union Meeting House.

The carved jack-o’-lanterns will be used to decorate the Pumpkins Aglow Trail at the Halloween Spooktacular Event hosted by the Readfield Recreation Association at the Fairgrounds.

Aztec Two-Step 2.0

Aztec Two-Step 2.0 plans to take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday at Vienna Union Hall, 5 Mountain Road, Vienna.

As of late 2025, the band functions as Aztec Two-Step 2.0, led by co-founder Rex Fowler and his wife, musician Dodie Pettit. The original folk-rock duo, formed in 1971, changed its lineup after Neal Shulman retired in 2018. 

Th band is actively touring with an expanded ensemble, playing both classic hits and new original material. 

Tickets cost $25; viennaunionhall.com.

Love is Louder rally

The Love is Louder rally is set for 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Mill Park, 1 Water St., Augusta.

People are encouraged to gather to celebrate love, community and understanding. Participants are welcome to make sign making it clear that you truly believe that in difficult times, Love is Louder.

Music will be provided by Boogie Mob and the Hall-Dale High School Taiko drummers. There also will be food, speakers from the community and more.

Fiddle-icious

Fiddle-icious is scheduled to perform at 2 p.m. Sunday at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St., Waterville.

The community-based orchestra is open to all ages, abilities and instruments.

Fiddler Don Roy founded the group 25 years ago and still leads Fiddle-icious today. Together, the orchestra listens to, learns, plays and performs traditional tunes, dances and songs passed down from Scottish, Irish, Quebecois and Acadian ancestors.

Currently the orchestra has more than 100 players of fiddle, accordion, mandolin, flute, guitar, banjo, cello and bass.

Tickets cost $30; operahouse.org.