Choir offers lessons, carols ceremony

BRUNSWICK — The St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will perform its Christmas concerts, “Ceremony of Lessons and Carols” at 7:30 p.m. today at the Second Congregational Church in Newcastle and on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Bowdoin College Chapel in Brunswick.

Tickets cost $15. To buy tickets or for more information, go online to CeciliaChoir.org. Students will be admitted free.

Bath Municipal Band performs Saturday

BATH — The Bath Municipal Band will perform its annual Christmas concert at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Church, 144 Lincoln St. Bath.

The band will perform traditional and popular music of the season. Admission is free. Donations are welcome.

For more information, call Kathy at 841-3002 or go online to www.bathband.org.

Violin students to play at Wild Oats

BRUNSWICK — Violin students of Lorel Nazzaro will perform at Wild Oats Bakery and Café in the Tontine Mall at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Donations will be accepted. All proceeds will benefit the Coastal Humane Society.

Factory Stage presents solo ‘Christmas Carol’

FREEPORT — The Freeport Factory Stage’s holiday production, “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, will run through Sunday.

“In his original adaptation of this immortal classic, veteran Broadway actor (and Bridgton resident) Will Rhys utilizes Dickens’ own thirdperson narrative and plenty of authentic dialogue from the story to present the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey from the darkness of hurt and anger into the light of redemption and joy,” a Freeport Factory Stage release states.

“With lovely background music, and using a bare stage and a minimum of props — a couple of chairs, a stool, a lectern — Mr. Rhys evokes a vivid 19th century London and environs: from Scrooge’s counting house to the Cratchit household, from Fezziwig’s party to the ‘farthest ship at sea,’ and a host of other settings,” the release continues.

Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday, as well as at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tickets, which range in price from $12 to $10, are available by calling the box office at 865-5505 or by visiting www.FreeportFactory.com.

Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 Depot St.

Swing concert benefits young musicians

TOPSHAM — The Edith Jones Project, an all-female big band, will perform a “Swing into the Holidays” concert at 7 p.m. today at the Orion Performing Arts Center.

For more information, call 798- 9201 or 838-0700.

The Edith Jones Project, a 17-piece ensemble, was established in 2003 by Alison Jones, who now resides in Tucson, Ariz. Members include music educators and professional touring musicians.

The Mt. Ararat Jazz Ensemble also will perform a few songs, and Audrey Burns, a junior at Mt. Ararat High School, will sing “Christmastime Is Here” with the Edith Jones Project. Allen Graffam, Mt. Ararat High School band director and a professional trumpeter, will sit in with the big band for a holiday song or two.

Tickets cost $5 for students, $7 for seniors or $10 for general admission. Advance tickets are available at Music and Moore at Topsham Fair Mall. Proceeds benefit the Mt. Ararat High School music department.

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