LEWISTON-AUBURN — L/A Arts’ “Sounds of Summer” concerts will get into full swing Thursday, July 12, with a concert by Don Campbell on the Riverwatch Patio at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Auburn.

Already, L/A Arts has presented two Friday Art Walk concerts in Dufresne Plaza, adjacent to 84 Lisbon St., Lewiston, in May and June.

All told, there will be 11 free “Sounds of Summer” performances — six noontime concerts and five Art Walk Lewiston Auburn concerts at 6 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.

July concerts will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn. August performances will be in Fountain Park at the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston.

Here is the concert schedule:

Thursday, July 12

WHEN: noon to 1 p.m.

WHO: Don Campbell

WHERE: Riverwatch Patio, Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn; rain location: Great Falls View Room, Hilton Garden Inn

Singer-songwriter and composer Don Campbell is also a multi-instrumentalist.  He writes in a variety of genres, including adult contemporary, country, Celtic, bluegrass and rock. He has released 11 CDs. Based in Portland and in Nashville, Campbell averages about 175 performances a year, mostly with the Don Campbell Band throughout New England and his smaller ensemble, Restless Campbells, which tours nationally. 

Thursday, July 19

WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m.

WHO: Brittany Haas and Lauren Rioux

WHERE: Same as above

Two seasoned fiddlers, Brittany Haas of Crooked Still and Lauren Rioux of  Darol Anger’s Republic of Strings will take the stage as a duo. The two women share an extensive knowledge of Appalachian music. Their music is steeped in groove and is filled with emotion. 

Thursday, July 26

WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m.

WHO: Trio Maximum Blue

WHERE: Same as above

Maximum Blue is Max Silverstein, Jeff Silverstein and Nancy Merrill. The trio offers a broad selection of bluegrass, newgrass and swing, as well as Celtic-style fiddle tunes. Max plays an energetic and upbeat lead fiddle, with Jeff on the guitar and Merrill on the upright bass.

Friday, July 27

WHAT: Friday Art Walk performance

WHO: Downeast Brass

WHEN: 6 p.m., rain or shine

WHERE: Dufresne Plaza, adjacent to 84 Lisbon St., Lewiston

The Downeast Brass is made up of five experienced musicians from southern and Central Maine. They enjoy playing a wide range of styles, from classical to Dixieland.

Thursday, Aug. 2

WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m.

WHO: Robert Sylvain and Cajun Aces de Douce

WHERE: Fountain Park, Bates Mill, Lewiston

The band, complete with horn section, offers whiskey-flavored Acadian mayhem built on classic Cajun material provided by the original Douce, fiddler Matthew Doucet. He returned to his native Louisiana two years after starting the band with Sylvain in 2004. 

Flanked by Portland music scene veteran Haakon “The Hawk” Kallweit on upright bass, Sylvain keeps the Cajun flame alive, along with Marc Chillemi, who heads the horn section variously including Ryan Zoidis on sax and Eric Ambrose on trombone. 

Thursday, Aug. 9

WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m.

WHO: Colwell Brothers

WHERE: Fountain Park, Bates Mill, Lewiston. Rain site: Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St. 

The Colwell Brothers, aka former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives Pat Colwell and Bob Colwell, play high-energy electric blues and R&B. Pat rips it up on guitar, while Bob Colwell delivers his trademark New Orleans-flavored piano work. Both are also vocalists. Together, the two have more than 50 years in the business and have worked with such brands as Boneheads, Soul Sensations, the Radiators and Inspectors. They have also opened for BB King, NRBQ, CCR, Rick Danko and Roseanne Cash.

Thursday, Aug. 16

WHEN: Noon to 1 p.m.

WHO: Maine Marimba Ensemble

WHERE: Same as above

Maine Marimba Ensemble performs complex and polyrhythmic arrangements of traditional and contemporary Zimbabwean music on its set of homemade marimbas. 

Friday Aug. 31

WHEN: 6 p.m.

WHAT: Friday Art Walk performance

WHO: The Veayo Twins

WHERE: Dufresne Plaza, adjacent to 84 Lisbon St. Lewiston, rain or shine

The Veayo Twins are 16 year-old, identical twin sisters who have performed at the Jonas Brothers softball challenge in New Britain Stadium, New York City’s historic Webster Hall, Patriots Place at Gillette Stadium and Boston’s Hard Rock Cafe. Kristen and Katherine recently opened for Nashville’s Grammy Award-winning country rock band Emerson Drive. 

For more information about the concerts, call 782-7228 or visit www.laarts.org.