Mon/09

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

INFORMATION SESSION, 6:30 p.m.,

Health Insurance Marketplace, Jessica

Tysen, Exec. Dir. of Midcoast Maine

Community Action, Morrell Meeting

Room, Curtis Memorial Library,

Brunswick.

Tue/10

HOLIDAY

WIND CONCERT, 7 p.m., Pine Tree

Coastal Winds will give a concert of holiday music at First Congregational

Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Rd., New

Gloucester. Free. 926-3260.

MISCELLANEOUS

STUDENT AID FUND DISCUSSION, 3 p.m., Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way.

The fund provides financial aid for high school graduates living in Brunswick,

Topsham, Bowdoin, and Bowdoinham.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CONCORD GULLY, 6 p.m. Cumberland

County Soil & Water Conservation District will be presenting the progress on the Concord Gully Watershed-based Management Plan in a public forum to be held in the Freeport Town Hall Council

Chambers.

Wed/11

MISCELLANEOUS

REPUBLICAN MEETING, 6 p.m., social hour, 7 p.m., meeting. Sagadahoc County Republicans’ monthly meeting at Fairground Cafe, Topsham Fair Mall. 841-

5953.

PERFORMANCES

MORSE HIGH CONCERT, 7 p.m., Montgomery Theater, Morse High School,

High Street, Bath. Winter concert, cash raffle prizes, raffle tickets sold at the door.

Thu/12

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE, 7 p.m., Curtis

Memorial Library Morrell Meeting Room.

Patrick Rael, “Warfare by Other Means – the Emancipation Policy During the Civil War”. Lectures are free and open to the public. 443-2296.

Fri/13

HOLIDAY

LESSONS AND CAROLS, 7:30 p.m., St.

Cecelia’s Choir will present a ceremony of Lessons and Carols at Second Congregational Church, Newcastle. $15 adults/students free. AWESOME CHRISTMAS VARIETY SHOW,

7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5

Depot St., Freeport. Juggling, interpretive dance, live Christmas music, audience participation. $12-$20. www.awesometheater.com

MISCELLANEOUS

CHOCOLATE CHURCH FRIDAY, 7:30 p.m., This concert features the sensational Lauren Crosby with two opening acts, Abby Dunn and Jesse Gardner.

These local musicians are under age 23

– so do not miss this showcase of local talent. Buy Local/Listen Local. $10 adults, $7 students. Chocolate Church

Arts Center, Bath. LITTLE FREE LIBRARY, 3 p.m. Opening of Little Free Library at Bath Area YMCA, an international movement to promote literacy by encouraging patrons to take a book and leave a book. MAINE LANDSC[R]APES RECEPTION, 5-

7 p.m., nature photos from Jym St.

Pierre’s collection. Display open during normal business hours through Dec. 27.

Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick.

Free.

PERFORMANCES

TWISTED CHRISTMAS, 8 p.m. Studio

Theatre at Winter Street Center, 880

Washington St., Bath. Adult evening full of stress-busting, mood-lifting unpredictable comic relief for grownups. Cash bar. 837-5747. PIANO AND CELLO CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.,

Rachmaninoff’s Sonata for piano and cello and Bach’s 5th Cello Suite Prelude,

Dan Lesser and George Lopez. Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College,

Brunswick. Free.

Sat/14

HOLIDAY

NORTH POLE EXPRESS, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Take a magical Christmas train trip at

Boothbay Railway Village (586 Wiscasset

Rd.). Hear Santa read a story while drinking hot chocolate and eating homemade cookies. $10 for attendees 3 and up. 633-4727. LESSONS AND CAROLS, 4 p.m., St.

Cecelia’s Choir will present a ceremony of Lessons and Carols at Bowdoin

Chapel, Bowdoin College, Brunswick.

$15 adults/students free. SWEETBACK SISTERS, 7:30 p.m. Emily

Miller and Zara Bode may not be blood relations, but their precise, family-style harmonies recall the best of country music from the Everlys to The Judds, as well as the spirited rockabilly energy of

Wanda Jackson. This is a unique and fun-loving approach to holiday music too.

$12 advance, $15 door. Chocolate

Church Arts Center, Bath. BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 1 p.m., St.

Mary’s Church, Lincoln Street, Bath.

Popular and traditional Christmas music.

Free. AWESOME CHRISTMAS VARIETY SHOW,

2 and 7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Juggling, interpretive dance, live Christmas music, audience participation. $12-$20. www.awesometheater.com COMMUNITY CHORUS CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Greater Freeport Community Chorus will perform a program featuring 18 traditional carols arranged into four suites by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett. Freeport Performing Arts

Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. $10 adults, children free. Family $25.

MISCELLANEOUS

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT, Pemaquid and Damariscotta region. Join Audubon

Society for the 114th annual Christmas

Bird Count, the longest-running wildlife census. Call Dennis McKenna to get additional details. 563-8439. BOOK SIGNING, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. John

MacDonald will be at Bath Book Shop signing “Maine Trivia, a Moose and a

Lobster Walk Into a Bar and Down the

Road Apiece.” 443-9338. WOLFE’S NECK NATURE PROGRAMS, 2 p.m., “Winter Plant Identification”, learn to ID some of the park’s plants when they are without leaves or flowers. Circle of benches by second parking lot,

Wolfe’s Neck State Park, Freeport.

Weather will cancel. 865-4465.

PERFORMANCES

TWISTED CHRISTMAS, 8 p.m. Studio

Theatre at Winter Street Center, 880

Washington St., Bath. Adult evening full of stress-busting, mood-lifting unpredictable comic relief for grownups. Cash bar. 837-5747.

PUBLIC MEALS

BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER, 5 –

6:30 p.m., Also salads and pies. $8/$4 children. Brunswick United Methodist

Church, Church Rd. and Raymond Rd.,

Brunswick. 725-2185. PUBLIC CHURCH SUPPER, 5-6 p.m., 3 kinds of beans, chop suey, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, rolls, desserts, beverages. $8/$4 children.

First Parish Church, 40 Main St.,

Freeport. 865-6022.

Sun/15

HOLIDAY

ST. PHILIP’S FAIR, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., wreaths and greens, handmade items, baked goods, decorations and creches, corn chowder luncheon. Crafters wanted. St. Philip’s Church, Wiscasset. COMMUNITY CHORUS CONCERT, 2:30 p.m., Greater Freeport Community Chorus will perform a program featuring 18 traditional carols arranged into four suites by Robert Shaw and Robert Russell Bennett. First Parish UCC Church,

40 Main St., Freeport. $10 adults, children free. Family $25.

MISCELLANEOUS

WOLFE’S NECK NATURE PROGRAMS, 2 p.m., “Casco Bay Walk”, enjoy views of islands and rocky shores on this onemile walk. Circle of benches by second parking lot, Wolfe’s Neck State Park,

Freeport. Weather will cancel. 865-

4465.

PERFORMANCES

DAPONTE STRING QUARTET, 3 p.m.

Free concert, Second Congregational

Church of Newcastle. Music by Thompson, Purcell, Vivaldi, and Dvorak.

Mon/16

MISCELLANEOUS

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT, Bunker Hill region. Join Audubon Society for the

114th annual Christmas Bird Count, the longest-running wildlife census. Call

John Weinrich to get additional details.

563-2930.

Wed/18

HOLIDAY

NUTCRACKER, 7:30 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Portland Ballet performs the Nutcracker, set in Victorian times.

Full orchestra. $20-$55. www.porttix.com for ticket information or call 842-0800.

Thu/19

HOLIDAY

BEST CHRISTMAS PAGENT EVER!, 7:30 p.m., Make this heart-warming play a part of your Christmas Tradition. It tells the story of six delinquent Herdman children and what happens when go to church for the first time. They tell the

Christmas story in a most nonconventional and humorous fashion. Each show will include local musicians performing

Christmas carols. Tickets are $10 adults/$7children. Chocolate Church

Arts Center, Bath.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

APPALACHIAN TRAIL CLUB TALK, potluck dinner, 6 p.m., program, 7 p.m.,

“Alps of North America”, Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Meeting Room,

Brunswick. Free and open to the public.

Fri/20

HOLIDAY

BEST CHRISTMAS PAGENT EVER!, 7:30 p.m., Make this heart-warming play a part of your Christmas Tradition. It tells the story of six delinquent Herdman children and what happens when go to church for the first time. They tell the

Christmas story in a most nonconventional and humorous fashion. Each show will include local musicians performing

Christmas carols. Tickets are $10 adults/$7children. Chocolate Church

Arts Center, Bath. AWESOME CHRISTMAS VARIETY SHOW,

7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5

Depot St., Freeport. Juggling, interpretive dance, live Christmas music, audience participation. $12-$20. www.awesometheater.com

Sat/21

HOLIDAY

NUTCRACKER, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.,

Westbrook Performing Arts Center. Portland Ballet performs the Nutcracker, set in Victorian times. Recorded music $20-

$55. www.porttix.com for ticket information or call 842-0800. NORTH POLE EXPRESS, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Take a magical Christmas train trip at

Boothbay Railway Village (586 Wiscasset

Rd.). Hear Santa read a story while drinking hot chocolate and eating homemade cookies. $10 for attendees 3 and up. 633-4727.

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