Bates College’s Concerts on the Quad present a contradance lesson from renowned caller Dela Murphy, center, who then calls dances while Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection, a popular Maine quintet, play music spanning bluegrass, French-Canadian and original songs. Show is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at Historic Quad at the Gnomes Chapel, 275 College Ave., Lewiston. Bring a picnic and chairs or blankets. Rain site is in the chapel. The event is free. FMI: 207-753-6953 or bit.ly/concerts-quad-17.

Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection