If you play a mean guitar - or just like pretending you do when you're alone in your room with the door deadbolted - every strumming star needs a solid guitar.

MaineToday.com is happy to hook you up with a FREE GUITAR. We're giving away one a week for the next five weeks during the Thursday Alive at Five concert series in Monument Square.

And getting the guitar is easy. Simply stop by the MaineToday.com booth in Monument Square during the concert and sign up for The Weekender events newsletter. Already signed up for The Weekender? Fill out a card anyway. We'll be drawing from the entries during the show and the winner will walk away with a fancy new instrument.

And yes, you must be present to win.

Here's the Alive at Five lineup:

July 9 - Spencer and The School Spirit Mafia with This Way
July 16 - The Clash Of The Titans Showcase (Roy Orbison vs Stevie Ray Vaughn vs Nirvana)
July 23 - Dave Gutter & Tony McNaboe
July 30 - All The Real Girls & The Leftovers
August 6 - Dominic and The Lucid & Pete Kilpatrick Band

FMI on the Alive at Five series, check out the Portland Downtown District's website: www.portlandmaine.com