BATH — Patten Free Library’s fall film festival celebrating Paramount Pictures’ 100th anniversary concludes on Tuesday, Dec. 18, with Frank Capra’s holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.” James Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore star in this 1946 box office bomb that went on to become one of the best-loved movies of all time. The […]

WISCASSET — A night of caroling in Downtown Wiscasset is planned for Thursday, Dec. 20. All those interested are invited to meet outside of Treats on Main Street at 6 p.m. for an hour of caroling. The shops will be open until 7 p.m. for the Think Outside the Box Passport campaign so there will […]

TOPSHAM — Cul de Sax saxophone quartet will present a concert of Christmas music Saturday at 7 p.m. at Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St. The quartet of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes will be joined by their friends Buckley Hugo also on sax and Frank Vigneau playing piano. They will perform in various […]

FREEPORT — Greater Freeport Community Chorus is busy preparing for its annual winter concert, “The Promise of Light,” with shows planned for Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport, and Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2:30 p.m. at the Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland. […]

BRUNSWICK — The Spacious Vision Song Project 2012 will present a program of songs and arias for the Christmas season at Bowdoin College’s King Chapel on Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Internationally-acclaimed singers Barbara Kilduff and Gerald Seminatore will be joined by pianist Brian Moll in a festive program of songs and arias by Bach, […]

BRUNSWICK — The Theater Project is full of story, song and laughter, as three events bring home the holiday season: A Young Company production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” by Barbara Robinson, the Theater’s annual “Wales & Tales” production and “Stories with Phyllis and Al” on Christmas Eve morning. The first holiday offering at […]

BATH Bah humbug. Ebenezer Scrooge is back and ornerier than ever. Studio Theatre of Bath is bringing back the old geezer to the Chocolate Church, 804 Washington St., this Christmas season in the form of Leslie Bricusse’s one-act musical play, “Scrooge.” The show was performed in 2008 and director Wayne Otto was eager to do […]

PORTLAND — The beautiful and resonant Cathedral of St. Luke will once again be the setting for both afternoon and evening performances of this year’s “Christmas with Renaissance Voices.” The 21-voice a cappella ensemble, under the direction of Harold Stover, will perform Saturday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. […]

TOPSHAM — Jump and jive into the 2012 holiday season with the return of the Edith Jones Project’s annual “Swing into the Holidays” concert on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m., at The Orion Performing Arts Center, 50 Republic Ave., next to Mt. Ararat Middle School. “Swing into the Holidays” includes exciting, toe-tappin’ tunes of […]

PORTLAND — One Longfellow Square will offer a series of holiday-themed shows this month, beginning Sunday, Dec. 9, with Rock My Soul Rockin’ Holiday Concert at 4 p.m. A news release describes the show as “gospelized Christmas carols and R&Band doo-wop-flavored arrangements of popular holiday favorites.” Numbers range from spirited versions of familiar songs such […]