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Fri/9

BLOOD DRIVE AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. MAINE GENERAL 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.ChocolateChurchArts.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. MUSIC’S QUILL, baroque Christmas music, 3 p.m., Cathedral of St. Luke,

143 State St., Portland; $15, $10 students/seniors; 772-5434. 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. 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. A CELTIC CHRISTMAS, a American

Irish Repertory Ensemble, 2 p.m.,

Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland; $22, $20 students and seniors, $12 under 12; 799-5327 or www.airetheater.com. DAPONTE STRING QUARTET: Christmas concert, 3 p.m., Congregational

Church, Newcastle; free; www.DaPonte.org. HEY HO THE HOLY, a concert of traditional Christmas and Yuletide music,

3 p.m., St. Andrews Church, Glidden

Street, Newcastle; $7-&5; castlebay@castlebay.net or 563-8440. LESSONS AND CAROLS concert, 6:30 p.m., Bowdoin College Chapel,

Brunswick; free; 798-4141. WHITE CHRISTMAS, 8 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road,

South Portland; $15-$20; www.PortlandPlayers.org.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS MARTHA WHITE, granddaughter of author E.B. White, discussing and signing copies of “In the Words of

E.B. White,” 4 p.m., Gulf of Maine

Books, 134 Maine St., Brunswick; free; 729-5083.

Mon/12

BLOOD DRIVE AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS. HILTON GARDEN INN, 1 p.m.- 6 p.m.,

Auburn; 1-800 RED CROSS or www.RedCrossBlood.org.

MISCELLANEOUS GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.

PERFORMANCES AUDITION: “Beyond Therapy,” a Studio Theatre of Bath production, 7 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center,

798 Washington St., Bath; www.StudioTheatreOfBath.com. COASTAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA WINTER CONCERT, 7 p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham; free, donations accepted; 729-5156.

Tue/13

BLOOD DRIVE DOT AUGUSTA, 7 a.m.-noon, Augusta;

1-800 RED CROSS or www.RedCross-

Blood.org. MERCY HOSPITAL, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,

Portland; 1-800 RED CROSS or www.RedCrossBlood.org. AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING

WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org. FREE GAME DAY, noon-3 p.m., Richmond Senior Citizen’s Group, 164

Pleasant St.; starts with lunch, followed by variety of games; transportation or more info, Barbara

Barter 737-2190. KNITTING CIRCLE ‘CRAFTERNOONS,’

3:30-5 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33

Summer St., Bath; age 7 to adult; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. FREE SOCIAL MIXER to find out more about the organization, 5:30-7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5

Depot St.; free refreshments, pizza and beverages; RSVP 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org. FILM SCREENING: Fixing the Future

—Creating Local Jobs and Building

Prosperity, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial

Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsoredbyMerrymeetingPermaculture and Transition; discussion follows.

PERFORMANCES CD RELEASE PARTY: Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail, by Noam Pilkelny (of

Punch Brothers), 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland; with special guests Aoife Donovan, Gabe Witcher,

Chris Eldridge and Mark Schatz; $20 advance, $25 at door; 761-1757 or www.OneLongFellowsquare.com.

PUBLIC MEALS CALENDAR entry

TALKS-WORKSHOPS CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN MAINE

BUSINESS, 7:15-9 a.m., Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave., Portland; program: Staying the Course, by

Pastor Phil Strout; 829-6448 or 712-

0065. INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT

WORD, by Jack Hudson, 10-11 a.m.,

People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,

Brunswick; free; 729-0757. WINTER HIKING SKILLS WORKSHOP, 6 p.m., Freeport Community

Library, 10 Library Drive; sponsored by Maine Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club; 215-5306 or www.AMCMaine.org.

Wed/14

BLOOD DRIVE BATH MIDDLE SCHOOL, noon-5:30 p.m., Bath; 1-800 RED CROSS or www.RedCrossBlood.org. AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL

CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset

Public Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161.

PERFORMANCES AUDITION: “Beyond Therapy,” a Studio Theatre of Bath production, 7 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center,

798 Washington St., Bath; www.StudioTheatreOfBath.com.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS FRIENDS OF MERRYMEETING BAY speaker series: “Col. John Allan,

1746-1805, Maine’s Unsung Hero,” by historian Chris Groden, 7 p.m.,

Bath City Hall auditorium; free; Ed

Friedman 666-3372, edfomb@comcast.net or www.FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay. org.

Thu/15

BLOOD DRIVE AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING

WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org.

PERFORMANCES NOONDAY CONCERTS, holiday singalong with Robert Russell and Choral

Arts members, 12:15 p.m., First

Parish Unitarian Universalist Church,

425 Congress St., Portland; free;

Portland Conservatory of Music

775-3356. SANTA’S REINDEER REVUE, 1 p.m.,

Children’s Museum and Theater of

Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $8-

$9; 828-1234 x231 or www.Kite-

Tails.org. OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,

Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon; hosted by Charlie Wing and the band Tripolar; cwing9877@gmail.com. THE CHRISTMAS BRIDE, a musical stage adaptation of a Charles Dickens story, performed by Snowlion

Repertory Company, 8 p.m., Lucid

Stage, Portland; $17-$15; www.lucidstage.com or 899-3993.

PUBLIC MEALS REGION 10 CAFÉ, run by students, noon-1 p.m., Region 10 Technical High School, 68 Church Road, Brunswick; 3-course meal $7.50; reservations encouraged 729-6622.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS THE EFFECT OF THE CIVIL WAR ON MAINE, a talk by Tom Desjardins, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Joshua Chamberlain Civil War Round Table; free; 729-9520 or 721-0235.