Events

Until Christmas

“Polar Express,” at Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum, 58 Fore St., Portland. $20-$40. 842-0800, www.mainenarrowgauge.org or www.Portix.com.

Monday, Dec. 31

Polar Bear Plunge and 5K Race, to support Natural Resources Council of Maine, at East End Beach, Portland. $30 registration fee. Registration at 10 a.m. Pre-registration online at: nrcm.kintera.org/dipdash.

Concerts

Thursday, Dec. 20

Winter Concert, Westbrook High School band and chorus, 7 p.m. at Westbrook Performing Arts Center, Stroudwater Street, Westbrook.

Friday, Dec. 21

Dimensions in Jazz Presents Mary Driscoll, 8 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. $10 advance/$15 door, $5 students. 828-1310.

Friday, Dec. 21

“The Doors Live at the Bowl 68” film, 7:30 p.m., Westbrook Performing Arts Center, Stroudwater Street, Westbrook.

Saturday, Dec. 22

Don Campbell Band, Christmas concert, 7:30 p.m., Portland Players, South Portland. $14. www.doncampbellmusic.com.

Sunday, Dec. 23

Christmas Cantata, 10-11 a.m. at Raymond Village Community Church, 27 Main St., Raymond. 655-7749.

Theater

Through Dec. 23

“A Seussified Christmas Carol,” Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free Street, Portland. Thursday and Friday at 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sunday at 1:30 and 4 p.m. $8-9. www.kitetails.org or 828-1234, ext. 231.

Through Dec. 23

“The Legend of the Golem,” by Michael Levine, Acorn Studio Theater, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook. Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. $15 adults, $12 children 12 and under. 854-0065 or www.acorn-productions.org.

Sunday, Dec. 27-Monday, Dec. 31

“Phyzgig,” vaudeville festival, in three venues. Tickets $10-$20, depending on show. Performances at Portland Stage Company, SPACE Gallery and Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook. 854-0065 or www.phyzgig.org.

Friday, Dec. 28

Puppet show, two Rudyard Kipling stories presented by Just So Stories. 10:30 a.m. at Portland Public Library’s Children’s Library. Free. [email protected] or 871-1700, ext. 707.

Exhibits

Through December

“Works for the Season of Giving,” Saccarappa Art Collective, 861 Main St., Westbrook. Local artists present prints, artworks, and merchandise. Gallery hours Tuesday-Thursday, noon-6 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, noon-7 p.m. 591-7300.

Through Dec. 29

“Elegant Enigmas: The Art of Edward Gorey,” presented by The Bank of Maine at Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery, 5 Monument Square, Portland. Featuring original works, unpublished drawings and ephemera. Free. Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. portlandlibrary.com/gorey.

Through Dec. 30

“Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine,” at Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148.

Through Jan. 5

Dahlov Ipcar, recent paintings, prints and books, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland. mainejewishmuseum.org. First Friday reception, 5-7:30 p.m. Jan. 4. Through Jan. 5. treeoflifemuseum.org.

Send events 10 days in advance to [email protected].

Don Campbell Band performs a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22 at the Portland Players, South Portland.