Thu/8
MISCELLANEOUS
SUGAR PLUM FESTIVAL, 9 a.m.-2
p.m., Parkview Adventist Medical
Center lobby, upper Maine St.,
Brunswick.
DREAMLAND THEATER: “Oliver,”
6:30 p.m., Winter Street Center, 880
Washington St., Bath; $5, concessions $1, bring own picnic; short
films and documentaries prior to
main feature; 522-1018 or
www.sagadahocpreser vation.org.
PERFORMANCES
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS, a American
Irish Repertory Ensemble, 7:30 p.m.,
Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland; $18, $12 under 12; 799-5327
or www.airetheater.com.
OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,
Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon;
hosted by Charlie Wing and the band
Tripolar; cwing9877@gmail.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
HOW DOES THE EXCHANGE RATE
AFFECT EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
IN AMERICAN CITIES, by Yao Tang, 4
p.m., Hawthorne Longfellow Library,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free;
725-3340.
FINANCIAL AID NIGHT, 5:30 p.m.,
Maine Region 10 Technical High
School, Church Road, Brunswick;
free information about college applications and financial aid; for students and parents.
Fri/9
BLOOD DRIVE
MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER,
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Augusta; 1-800 RED
CROSS or www.RedCrossBlood.org.
MISCELLANEOUS
SUN SPLASH HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR,
10 a.m., Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3375.
KENNEBEC ART CLUB ART SALE
OPENING RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m., Roy
Farmer Associates Carlton Group, 99
Commercial St., Bath; benefits local
arts scholarships.
THE DOUGH BALL, 7 p.m., The Opera
House at Boothbay Harbor; $20
advance, $30 at door; 633-5159 or
www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
PERFORMANCES
SANTA’S REINDEER REVUE, 4 p.m.,
Children’s Museum and Theater of

Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $8-
$9; 828-1234 x231 or www.Kite-
Tails.org.
SWING INTO THE HOLIDAYS with The
Edith Jones Project, all women big
band, 7 p.m., The Orion Performing
Arts Center, Topsham; $10, $7
senior, $5 student; benefits Mt.
Ararat High School Music Department; 798-9201 or 838-0700.
SEUSSICAL, 7 p.m., Midcoast Performing Arts Center, 4 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; $10, $8 students and
seniors; www.Youth-Theater.org.
TALENT AND VARIETY SHOW, 7 p.m.,
Phippsburg Congregational Church,
10 Church Lane, at Parker Head
Road; silent auction at 6 p.m.; proceeds benefit Bath Area Food Bank;
hors d’ouevres; $10, $6 students
and children, under 8 free; bring a
canned good for the food bank; 389-
1770.
THE X-MAS FILES: A SEARCH FOR
SANTA, a holiday stage parody, 7
p.m., Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St.,
Waldoboro; $8-$5; 832-6060.
POETRY SLAM, and open microphone
night, 7:15 p.m., First Universalist
Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St.,
Auburn; free; 783-0461 or
www.auburnuu.org.
MIRACLES ON SCHOOL STREET,
7:30 p.m., The Theater Project, 14
School St., Brunswick; pay-what-youwant ($12 suggested); 729-8584 or
www.TheaterProject.com.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
EVER, presented by Studio Theater
of Bath, 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church
Arts Center, 798 Washington St.,
Bath; $10, $8 seniors/students,
under 5 free; 442-8455 or
www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS, a American
Irish Repertory Ensemble, 7:30 p.m.,
Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland; $22, $20 students and
seniors, $12 under 12; 799-5327 or
www.airetheater.com.
CEREMONY OF LESSONS AND CAROLS, a St. Cecilia Chamber Choir
Christmas concert, 7:30 p.m., Second Congregational Church, Newcastle; $15, students free; Cecilia-
Choir.org.
WHITE CHRISTMAS, 8 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road,
South Portland; $15-$20; www.PortlandPlayers.org.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
READING by David Solmitz, author of
“Piercing Scattered Souls: Maine,
Germany, Mexico, China and
Beyond,” and Howard Waxman,
author of “Venceremos,” 7 p.m., Gulf
of Maine Books, 134 Maine St.,
Brunswick; 729-5083.

BOOK SIGNING, by Carla Maria Verdino Sullwold, 1-3 p.m., Sherman
Books, 128 Main St., Freeport.
Sat/10
BLOOD DRIVE
MT. ARARAT HIGH SCHOOL, 8 a.m.-
1:30 p.m., Route 201, Topsham; 1-
800 RED CROSS or www.RedCross-
Blood.org.
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 9 a.m.-
2 p.m., Gardiner; 1-800 RED CROSS
or www.RedCrossBlood.org.
MISCELLANEOUS
FOOD COLLECTION, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Goodwin Chevrolet Mazda, 195
Pleasant St., Brunswick, and Goodwin Volvo, 91 Main St., Topsham, to
benefit Good Shepherd food bank.
HOLIDAY ART CELEBRATION, 8:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m., Georgetown; Lea
Peterson 371-2015.
CHRISTMAS GIFT DROP OFF, 9 a.m.-
2 p.m., Bath City Hall parking lot,
Front St.; bring gift for economically
disadvantaged child, teen, adult or
senior in Western Maine; Bath United
Methodist Church 443-4747 or
www.UMEconomicMinistry.org.
WOMEN OF ST. PHILIP’S CHRISTMAS FAIR, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Philip’s
Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset; 882-7184 or www.Saint-
Philips.org.
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE, 9 a.m.-7
p.m., Dairy Maid in Lisbon Falls and
Topsham Fire Station; benefits Lisbon/ Mt. Ararat hockey program; $30,
delivery available; Renee Bernard
353-3030 x2003 or rbernard@lisbonschoolsme.org. Also on Sunday.
CANDY CANE TRAIN, 9 a.m., 11
a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., departing from
Bath Train Station, 15 Commercial
St.; 90-minute rides with Santa,
elves, refreshments and holiday fare;
to benefit Tri-County Literacy; $17;
www.candycanetraint.org or 800-838-
3006. Same times on Sunday.
SECOND SATURDAY ART: Low-cost
and No-cost Holiday Decorations, 10
a.m.-1 p.m., Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Main St., Bowdoinham; $5,
under 8 with adult free; MerrymeetingArtsCenter@gmail.com.
HOLIDAYS IN HARPSWELL, 10 a.m.-4
p.m., sponsored by Harpswell Art
and Craft Guild; includes 24 studios,
shops, galleries and eateries;
brochures with maps available at
Brunswick Visitors Center; 833-6081
or 833-7303; www.cooslobster.com.
Also on Sunday.
GINGERBREAD SPECTACULAR, 10

a.m.-4 p.m., The Opera House at
Boothbay Harbor; free; gingerbread
houses, music and entertainment,
bake sale; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
ADVENT VIGIL FOR DISARMAMENT,
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., across the
street from Bath Iron Works’ administration building, Washington St.,
Bath; Smilin’ Tree Disarmament
Farm 763-4062.
HARPSWELL COMMUNITY TREE
LIGHTING, 5 p.m., Centennial Hall,
Harpswell Neck Road, Route 123;
cookies, hot chocolate and music;
visit from St. Nick.
JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM, 6-8 p.m.,
Elijah Kellogg Congregational Church,
917 Harpswell Neck Road, Route
123, Harpswell; outdoor drama of
the first Christmas (come anytime
between 6 and 8 p.m.), meet characters; 20-minute guided tours; hot
soup and fellowship follows.
PERFORMANCES
SANTA’S REINDEER REVUE, 1 and 4
p.m., Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $8-$9; 828-1234 x231 or
www.KiteTails.org.
BATH MUNICIPAL BAND Christmas
concert, 1:30 p.m., St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, Lincoln St., Bath;
free.
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS, a American
Irish Repertory Ensemble, 2 and
7:30 p.m., Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter
Blvd., Portland; $22, $20 students
and seniors, $12 under 12; 799-
5327 or www.airetheater.com.
14TH ANNUAL WINTER CONCERT
featuring Wescustogo Youth Chorale,
3 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts
Center, 30 Holbrook Road, Freeport;
ages 8 to 18; $10, $5 students,
reception follows; 846-0705 or
www.Wescustogo.wordpress.com.
CEREMONY OF LESSONS AND CAROLS, a St. Cecilia Chamber Choir
Christmas concert, 3 p.m., Bowdoin
College Chapel, Brunswick; $15, students free; CeciliaChoir.org.
PINOCCHIO, a Heartwood Theater
original production, 4 and 7 p.m.,
Parker Poe Theater, Lincoln Academy,
81 Academy Hill Road, Newcastle;
$8, $5 students; 563-1373 or boxoffice@heartwoodtheater.org.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT featuring
A’Chording to Kantele, 6 p.m., St.
Matthew’s Episcopal Church, on the
hill off Route 196, Lisbon; kantele is
a Finnish lap harp; desserts; free;
353-8453 or www.StMatthewsLisbon.org.
SEUSSICAL, 7 p.m., Midcoast Performing Arts Center, 4 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; $10, $8 students and

seniors; www.Youth-Theater.org.
DAPONTE STRING QUARTET: Christmas concert, 7 p.m., Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St., Topsham; free; www.DaPonte.org.
15TH ANNUAL WINTER SOLSTICE
CELEBRATION, featuring Leah Wolfsong, Timbered Lake, Spirit of the
Corn, and others, 7 p.m., First Universalist Church, Pleasant St.,
Auburn; $10, $8 seniors/students;
benefits Good Shepherd Food bank;
1-877-833-1372.
GREATER FREEPORT COMMUNITY
CHORUS: Spirituals, Carols and Holiday Favorites, 7:30-9:15 p.m., St.
Jude’s Catholic Church, Freeport;
$10, $5 seniors and students, 12
and under free; www.gfccweb.org.
MIRACLES ON SCHOOL STREET,
7:30 p.m., The Theater Project, 14
School St., Brunswick; pay-what-youwant ($12 suggested); 729-8584 or
www.TheaterProject.com.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
EVER, presented by Studio Theater
of Bath, 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church
Arts Center, 798 Washington St.,
Bath; $10, $8 seniors/students,
under 5 free; 442-8455 or
www.ChocolateChurchAr ts.org.
WHITE CHRISTMAS, 8 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road,
South Portland; $15-$20; www.PortlandPlayers.org.
THE X-MAS FILES: A SEARCH FOR
SANTA, a holiday stage parody, 7
p.m., Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St.,
Waldoboro; $8-$5; 832-6060.
PUBLIC MEALS
BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER,
4:30-6 p.m., Dresden-Richmond United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant
St., Richmond; $7, $4 ages 5-12, 5
and under free, $20 family max; 737-
4735.
CHICKEN STEW SUPPER, 4:45-6
p.m., Holy Trinity Parish, 67 Frost Hill
Ave., Lisbon; $8, $4 under 12, under
4 free, $18 family; 353-5636.
PUBLIC SUPPER, 5 and 6 p.m., First
Parish Church, 40 Main St.; 3 kinds
of beans, chop suey, coleslaw, mac
and cheese, hot dogs, deserts; $8,
$4 children; 865-6022.
BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER, 5-
6:30 p.m., United Methodist Church,
320 Church Road, Brunswick; $8, $4
ages 6-12, free 5 and under; reservations 725-2185.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
EYES ON OWLS, hooting lesson and
slide show, and live owls, with naturalist Marcia Wilson and photographer Mark Wilson, 3 programs, Maine
Audubon Society; $10, $5 child;

10:30-11:15 a.m. short program for
families with young children, 1-2:15
p.m. and 3-4:15 p.m., regular programs; www.MaineAudubon.com.
BOOK SIGNING with children’s author
and artist Dahlov Ipcar, 1-3 p.m., L.L.
Bean, Freeport; 373-6015 or mstewart@midcoasthealth.com; www.MidcoastHealth.com.
Sun/11
MISCELLANEOUS
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE, 9 a.m.-7
p.m., Dairy Maid in Lisbon Falls and
Topsham Fire Station; benefits Lisbon/ Mt. Ararat hockey program; $30,
delivery available; Renee Bernard
353-3030 x2003 or rbernard@lisbonschoolsme.org. Also on Sunday.
GINGERBREAD SPECTACULAR, 10
a.m.-4 p.m., The Opera House at
Boothbay Harbor; free; gingerbread
houses, music and entertainment,
bake sale; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
BATH ANTIQUES SHOW, 10 a.m.-2
p.m., Bath Middle School, Old
Brunswick Road; 55 dealers; $4,
$3.50 with announcement; 443-
8983.
VESPER SERVICE, 2 p.m., Historic
East Harpswell Baptist Church,
Cundy’s Harbor Road; carols and a
choir, with Christmas message; sponsored by Sebascodegan Garden
Club; 729-9755.
MAMMALS OF MAINE, 2-3 p.m.,
Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, 426
Wolf Neck Road, Freeport; meet by
bench at second parking lot; wheelchair accessible; park entry $1 ages
5-11, $3 ages 12-64, free under 5
and over 65; 865-4465.
PERFORMANCES
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
EVER, presented by Studio Theater
of Bath, 2 p.m., Chocolate Church
Arts Center, 798 Washington St.,
Bath; $10, $8 seniors/students,
under 5 free; 442-8455 or
www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
SEUSSICAL, 2 p.m., Midcoast Performing Arts Center, 4 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; $10, $8 students and
seniors; www.Youth-Theater.org.
KNIT OR NOT, AND FREE FIDDLE
Q&A, live fiddle music, 2-3 p.m., Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Main St.,
Bowdoinham; free; informal; tea provided, food and young children welcome; 332-3459; www.HopeHoffman.org or www.FreeGrange.org.
DON CAMPBELL TRIO, Christmas
concert, 2 p.m., University of Maine
at Augusta; $10, $5 students, 12
and younger free; 621-3551 or
www.ConcertsAtJewett.com.
GREATER FREEPORT COMMUNITY
CHORUS: Spirituals, Carols and Holiday Favorites, 2:30 p.m., Sacred
Heart Church, 326 Main St.,
Yarmouth; $10, $5 seniors and students, 12 and under free; www.gfccweb.org.

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