Greater Portland

Books, Authors

Wednesday 12/8

Holiday Art Book Sale, hosted by Merrill Memorial Library Art Committee, 4-8 p.m., donations of art-related books welcome, Merrill Memorial Library, Main St., Yarmouth, 846-9562.

Thursday 12/9

Glenna Johnson Smith, author of “Old Maine Woman, Stories from The Coast to The County,” 4-6 p.m., Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Square, Portland.

“Keystone Reading Series,” poetry readings with Nylah Lyman, Shanna Miller McNair, and Megan Grumbling, 8 p.m., free/donation, Local Sprouts Cafe, 649 Congress St., Portland, kstjarre@hotmail.com.

Saturday 12/11

Astrid Sheckels, illustrator of children’s book, “The Fish House Door,” 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., L.L. Bean Flagship Store, Main St., Freeport.

Erika Waters, author of “Kittery to Bar Harbor: Touring Coastal Maine,” 12-2 p.m. book signing, L.L. Bean, 95 Main St., Freeport.

“For the Love of Peaks – Island Portraits & Stories: A Collection,” by Fran Houston and “A Glimpse of Old Peaks Island: Through Rose-Colored Glasses,” by Alice Boyce, Eunice Curran, Ellin Gallant, Reta Morrill & Joyce O’Brien, book signings with authors, live music, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., The Peaks Cafe, Peaks Island, fortheloveofpeaks.com.

Lisa Birnbach, author of “True Prep,” 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., L.L. Bean Flagship Store, Main St., Freeport.

Lynda McCann, author of “The Mis-Adventures of Tink and Frado,” 1-4 p.m. book signing, Skyline Farm, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth, 899-5837.

Sunday 12/12

Sandy Seeley Walling, author/illustrator of children’s books, including “Emily Goes To Camp Lobster Claw,” 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 12 and Dec. 19 book signings, L.L. Bean Flagship Store, Main St., Freeport. 

“Snow Bound: A Masterful Reading of Whittier’s Poem,” by Michael Maglaras, 3 p.m., $15, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, stlawrencearts.org.

Tuesday 12/14

Port Veritas Second Tuesday Slam, 7 p.m., no cover, 2 drink minimum, Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland, portveritas.com.

Thursday 12/16

Crash Barry, author of “Sex, Drugs and Blueberries,” 7 p.m., Longfellow Books, One Longfellow Square, Portland, 772-4045.

Saturday 12/18

“For the Love of Peaks – Island Portraits & Stories: A Collection,” by Fran Houston and “A Glimpse of Old Peaks Island: Through Rose-Colored Glasses,” by Alice Boyce, Eunice Curran, Ellin Gallant, Reta Morrill & Joyce O’Brien, book signings with authors, live music, 2:30-5 p.m.,The Inn on Peaks, 33 Island fortheloveofpeaks.com.

Comedy 

Saturday 12/11

Paula Poundstone, 10 p.m., $40, One Longfellow Square, 181 State St.,  Portland, 761-1757, onelongfellowsquare.com.

Films 

Thursday 12/9

“Herb and Dorothy,” SCOPE: Visual Arts Film Series, 7:30 p.m. documentary screening, $5 SPACE members, $7 nonmembers, SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600, www.space538.org.

Thursday 12/16

“Gasland,” 7:30 p.m. documentary screening, $5 SPACE members, $7 nonmembers, SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600, copresented by Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and Maine Rivers, gaslandthemovie.com.

Galleries

Thursday 12/9

Community Open House, with photography by Lauren Chase Sheffield, 5-7 p.m., on display through February, Paula Banks Consulting and Two Lights Home Care, Pond Cove Shopping Center, Cape Elizabeth, lola-studios.com.

“Women of Monhegan,” opening artists’ reception, 5-7 p.m., with Francis Hynes, Kate McGloughlin, Carol Raybin, Alison Hill, Marilyn Swift, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth Shopping Center, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth.

Saturday 12/11

“Saturday School Show,” multi-discipline display of work by high school students, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Porteous Building, MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland, meca.edu.

Sunday 12/12

Artascope Studios Annual Holiday Sale, 12-6 p.m. opening reception with local artists, exhibit through Dec. 30, Artascope Studios, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, artascope.com, 799-5154.

Ongoing

A Fine Thing Gallery: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 29 Forest Ave., Portland, 699-2919, edpollackfinearts.com.

Addison Woolley, sculpture by Susan Bennett, through December, 132 Washington Ave., corner of Fox St., Portland, 450-8499, addisonwoolley.com.

Addo Novo, 490 Congress St., Portland, addonovo.com/arts.

Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, USM Portland, 780-5008, usm.maine.edu/gallery. 

Artascope Studios, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-5154, artascope.com.

Art Gallery at UNE, “The Architecture of Environmental Landscapes, Within & Without,” landscapes by regional artists, exhibit through Dec. 19, Westbrook College campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, 221-4499 or www.une.edu/artgallery.

Art House Picture Frames, new work by Brita Holmquist, “A Moveable Feast,” 61 Pleasant St., Portland, 221-3443, arthousepictureframes.com.

Arthur Fink’s Studio/Gallery, 145 Newbury St., Portland, 615-5722.

Art Loft Gallery, paintings and silk hangings by Helen Farnham, wood engraved hand pulled prints by Tony Kulik, metal sculpture and furniture by Jim Millers, second floor, 8 School St., Freeport, 865-1705. 

Art Studios at Cottage Road, newest work by Betina Clark, 352 Cottage Road, South Portland, 799-5154.

Aucocisco Gallery, 89 Exchange St., Portland, 775-2222 or aucocisco.com.

Biddeford Savings Bank, 360 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, 883-3004.

Bomb Diggety Bakery, 649 Congress St., Portland.

Borealis Bistro, 182 Ocean Ave., Portland, 541-9600.

Bridge Gallery, 568 Congress St., Portland, bridgegalleryportland.com, 712-9499.

Cape Cottage Gallery, 179 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-5700 or capecottagegallery.com.

Carolyn Walton Gallery, 39 Pleasant Hill Road, Freeport, 865-1585 or carolynwalton.com.

Casco Bay Frames and Gallery, 295 Forest Ave., Hannaford Plaza, Portland, 774-1260 or www.cascobayframes.com.

Christoph Gallery, Portland Pottery and Metalsmithing, 118 Washington Ave., Portland, 772-4334 or www.portlandpottery.com.

Constellation Gallery, work by David A. Marshall, Nathan Broaddus, Matthew Isgro and Randy Regier, 511 Plaza on Congress St., Portland, 409-6617.

Cooper Jackson Gallery, 70 India St., Portland.

Cygnet Gallery, “Figurative Show,” with Dewitt Hardy, Janet Manyan, Tim Gaydos, George and Dadee Burk, Pat Hardy, Hara Harding, Janet Ledoux, Elizabeth Kelley and M.L. Norton and more, 568 Congress St., Portland, 251-9925; 568 Congress St., Portland, 251-9925.

Daniel Kany Gallery, 24 Romasco Lane, Portland, 774-2100. 

Daunis Fine Jewelry, “Italy Inside/Out” oil paintings by Brita Holmquist, exhibit Nov. 4-Dec. 31, 616 Congress St., Portland, 773-6011.

Domaine Gallery, “New: Elemental/Essential Photography,” by John G. Kelley, 223 Commercial St., Portland, 772-2270 or domainegallery.com.

Earth and Soul, indigenous artists from around the world and local artists, 34 Washington Ave., Portland, 775-1089.

Eli Phant, Cyanotype Prints by Anna Low, Munjoy Hill, Portland, eli-phant.com, Sally Struever, 253-9943.

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, 781-2620, elizabethmossgalleries.com.

Ember Grove Gallery, 7th Annual Holiday Show, Nov.26-Jan.1,
 247 B Congress St., Portland, 761-0408 or embergrove.com.

emilie inc., photography, 227 Congress St, Portland, 272-2285.

Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, 781-2351.  

Fiddlehead Center for the Arts, 383 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough, fcascarborough.org, 883-5720.

Filament Gallery, 181 Congress St., Portland, 774-0932 or filamentgallery.com.

Fore River Gallery, 613 Congress St., Portland, 252-6728. 

Fore Street Gallery, 372 Fore St., Portland, 874-8084, forestreetgallery.com.

Four Walls Gallery for Fine Art, 564 Congress St., Portland, 221-3426 or fourwallsgallery.com.

Free Street Gallery at MECA, “Personal Views: The One O’clock Group” 10 Artists, 87 Free St., Portland, Dee Adams, 653-7271.

Freeport Memorial Library, “A Matter of Perception,” exhibition by Maine artists with disabilities, presented by VSA of Maine, 10 Library Dr., Freeport, 865-3307.  

Freeport Square Gallery, 140 Main St., Freeport, 865-1616.

Front Room Gallery, 378 Cottage Road, South Portland, 767-9070.

Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 U.S. Route 1, Freeport, 865-4505 or frostgullygallery.com.

Gallery 132, 132 Spring St., Portland, 842-9200 ext. 226.

Gem Gallery, 62 Island Ave., Peaks Island, 766-5600.

Gleason Fine Art Portland, “Winter Works,” Paintings and Sculpture of Winter by Tom Curry, Ralf Feyl, and other Gallery Artists, and “Eye Catchers,” Small Works for Holiday Giving, through Jan. 29, 545 Congress St., Portland, 699-5599, info@gleasonfineart.com.

Greenhut Galleries, The 5th Biennial Invitational Portland Show, through Dec. 31, 146 Middle St., Portland, 772-2693.

The Green Hand Bookshop, “Flights of Fantasy,” whimsical artwork by David Stoddard, through Jan. 5, 661 Congress St., Portland, 450-6695.

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, 584 Congress St., Portland, 774-5948.

Heron Point Gallery, 164 Middle/Market St., Portland, Bonnie Faulkner, 846-0817, heronpointstudio.com.

Holly Ready Studio, oil and gouache paintings by Holly Ready, 146 High St., Portland, 632-1027 or hollyready.com

ICA at MECA, MECA Faculty Exhibition, with Claude Caswell, Honour Mack, and “Letterscapes,” through Jan. 9, 522 Congress St., Portland, meca.edu, 775-3052.

“Re-Imagined,” Outdoor Sculpture Show, exhibit and sale by June LaCombe SCULPTURE artists, through May 2011, Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, off U.S. Route 1, Falmouth, junelacombesculpture.com.

Jameson Modern Art, 305 Commercial St., Portland, 772-5522 or jamesongallery.com.

June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, “Pots & Vessels,” by Warren MacKenzie, Sequoia Miller, Paul Heroux, Ron King, annual pottery show, through Dec. 18, 522 Congress St., Portland, 699-5083.

June Fitzpatrick Gallery, “Something from Nothing,” Papier Mache Sculpture by Nanci Kahn, through Dec. 18, 112 High St., Portland, 772-1961, JuneFitzpatrickGallery.com.

June LaCombe SCULPTURE, by appointment, Hawk Ridge Farm, 90 Minot Road, Pownal, 688-4468, junelacombesculpture.com. 

The Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts, “Look Twice: The Waponahki in Image and Verse,” historic photography and poetry exhibition, through Dec. 30, 7th floor, Glickman Family Library, USM Portland, Rebecca Goodale, 228-8014.

The Language Exchange, 80 Exchange St., Portland, 772-0405.

Lifeworks Chiropractic, artwork by Mark Nutt, Foreside Place, 202 U.S. Route 1, Suite 100, Falmouth, 781-7911, call for viewing times.

The Local Buzz, Aria Tuki Exhibit, through December, 327 Ocean House Road, Pond Cove Shopping Plaza, Cape Elizabeth, ariatuki.com.

Long Island Dodwell Gallery, Long Island, Maggie Carle, artsprits@myfairpoint.net, 766-2940.

Maine Arts Workshop, 39 School St., Freeport, 831-2759 or maineartsworkshop.com.

Maine Charitable Mechanics Library, 519 Congress St., Portland, Jill Cournoyer, 878-8896.

Maine College of Art, Congress St., Portland, maine.aiga.org.

Maine Medical Center, paintings for sale by Freeport artist Janice L. Moore, portion of proceeds to benefit The Arts at Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall St., Portland, mmc.org/thearts, jcoleman@suscom-maine.net.

The Maine Potters Market, 376 Fore St., Portland, Anne Samson, 774-1633.

Mayo Street Arts, “las alas (the winged ones),” Dia de los muertos altar installation by hogfarm studios, new paintings by Gil Corral and insect assemblages by Angela Devenney, 10 Mayo St., Portland, 615-3609, mayostreetarts.org.

Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland, 772-0689, megperrycenter.com.

Merrill Memorial Library,“Majesty of Trees,” exhibit celebrating Yarmouth elm tree “Herbie;” Sara Marston “Making Colors Sing” watercolors and pastels on paper, acrylic on canvas, exhibits through Dec. 11, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-4763.

Moxie Studio and Gallery, landscape, still life paintings, by appointment, Cousins Island, Yarmouth, 846-0978.

Open Concepts Gallery & Studios, Cove Street Art Center, 50 Cove St., Portland, 772-3822. 

Ponomo, jewelry, handbags and accessories by Hannah Tarkinson, 142 High St., Suite 307, Portland, ponomostyle.com.

Portland Photo Works, 142 High St., second floor, Portland, Elliott Teel, 228-5829, portcityshow@gmail.com.  

Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, portlandlibrary.com.

Rabelais, 86 Middle St., Portland, 774-1044, RabelaisBooks.com.  

Radiant Light Gallery, Thom Adams fine art and documentary photography, 615 Congress St., Suite 409, Portland, 252-7258.

Richard Boyd Pottery Art Gallery, “Perspectives,” group show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends thru December 23, or by appointment, 5 Epps St., Peaks Island, 712-1097, richardboydpottery.com.

Rise Photography, “New Moon,” work by Meghan Donahue, Matthew Robbins photography, Alicia Allen jewelry, 864 Broadway, South Portland, 799-4204, risephotography.com.

Running with Scissors Gallery, “Transport: Exploring classic cars in ideal landscapes,” photographs by Robert Moran, through Dec. 31, 54 Cove St., Portland, 699-4242.

Salt Institute, 561 Congress St., Portland, salt.edu.

Sandpiper Jewelry Gallery, “From Mesa to Sedona to Jerome” artwork by Francine Schrock, through Jan. 1, 851 Sawyer St., South Portland, Michael Hofheimer, 767-8090.

South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland, 767-7660.

Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828-5600, space538.org.  

St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568, stlawrencearts.org.

Stones & Stuff, 556 Congress St., Portland, rickgreenart.com.  

Susan Maasch Fine Art, “Elizabeth Jabar: A Quiet Habitation” lithography works on paper, through Dec. 18, 567 Congress St., Portland, 699-2955 or susanmaaschfineart.com.

Sylvia Kania Gallery, 148 High St., Portland, 615-6019.

Thomas Memorial Library, Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth.

Toby Rosenberg Pottery Gallery, 293 Read St., Portland, 878-4590, tobyrosenberg.com.

Thos. Moser Freeport Showroom, 149 Main St., Freeport, 865-4519.

TIME Gallery at CTN Studios, photography by Dawn Herrick, 516 Congress St., Portland, HourExchangePortland.org, Orion Breen, 874-9868.

USM Glickman Family Library, 6th floor, Glickman Library, USM Portland campus.

USM Wishcamper Center, “The Old Port At Night,” photography exhibition by Melonie Bennett, exhibit through Dec. 30, USM Portland, 780-4270.34 Bedford St., Portland.

Utopia Gallery, 468 Fore St., Portland, www.utopiadesigns.com.

VoxPhotographs, for viewing invitation and location, 232-1214 or info@voxphotographs.com.

Whitney Art Works, “Simple Complexities,” artwork by John Sideli, Jewel Rechsteiner and Stephen Benenson, through Dec. 22, 492 Congress St., Portland, whitneyartworks.com, 780-0700, whitneyartworks.com.

The wonderful gallery/FINE ART, “Everything is Illuminated,” new paintings by Janice Moore, 152 Main St., Freeport, 865-6077, thewonderfulgallery.com.

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery, “Landscapes in Oil and Acrylic,” by Marcia Feller, 336 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-7777, yarmouthframeshopandgallery.com.  

3Fish Gallery, “Connections in Wood & Print,” new work by Suzanne Hunt and Larinda Meade, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland, 773-4773.

317 Main Street, “The Way We Work:” Paintings, photographs, monoprints and jewelry by Yarmouth’s K-12 Art Educators, Elaine Fletcher, Holly Houston, Emily Landry, Melissa Noack and Cam Weir, through Jan. 7, 317 Main St., Yarmouth, 846-6264.

Museums

Christmas at Victoria Mansion: “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” self-guided tours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, Nov. 26-Jan. 8, $15 adults/ $13.50 AAA, senior/ $7 mansion members/ $5 ages 6-17/ $35 family, no reservation necessary, Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., victoriamansion.org, 772-4841.

“Music in the House:” Holiday Tours of Longfellow House with seasonal music on chickering piano, 1-3 p.m. Dec. 11, Dec. 18, Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822 or mainehistory.org. 

Saturday 12/11

“Longfellow Family Christmas,” 10 a.m.-1 p.m. family program, with tour of the Longfellow House, carols, refreshments, ornament-making, tree-trimming party, Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822 or mainehistory.org. 

Tuesday 12/14

“Christmas Past and Present at the Longfellow House,” 2 p.m., $5 non-MHS member, 489 Congress St., Portland, transportation provided from OceanView, 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth, sponsored by Falmouth Historical Society, van space limited, call 781-4140 to reserve space.

Ongoing

Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, ongoing cultural, educational, fun and active workshops for kids and parents, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234 or kitetails.com.

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, by appointment, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island, 766-3330, fifthmainemuseum.org.

International Cryptozoology Museum, 661 Congress St., Portland, cryptozoologymuseum.com.  

Maine Historical Society Museum, “The Art of December, Original Holiday Cards by Maine Artists from the Mildred Burrage Collection” through Jan. 3; exhibit, “Zoom In! New Approaches to Maine History,” on view through May 29, 2011; hours – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 12-5 p.m. Sun.; 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. children’s hour Monday and Wednesday; $8 adult, $3 child, 489 Congress St., Portland, 774-1822 or mainehistory.org.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland, 780-0118, maineirish.com.

Maine Jewish Museum, formerly called Tree of Life at Etz Chaim, Photography by Jack Montgomery, exhibit through Dec. 1, open Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. or by appointment, 267 Congress St., Portland, Gary Berenson, 329-9854, treeoflifemuseum.org.

The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum, daily trains from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., on the hour, from the museum, 58 Fore St., Portland, 828-0814, tickets, $10 adult, $9 senior, $6 child ages 3-12, price includes admission to museum.

Museum of African Culture, 13 Brown St., Portland, 871-7188 or museumafricanculture.org.

Neal Dow Memorial, 714 Congress St., Portland, tours 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 773-7773, mewctu.org.

Portland Fire Museum, open first Fridays 6-9 p.m., $5 adults, $2 children age 7+, 157 Spring St., Portland, portlandfiremuseum.com.

Portland Harbor Museum, Southern Maine Community College, Fort Road, South Portland, 799-6337, portlandharbormuseum.org.

Portland Museum of Art, John Haberle: American Master of Illusion, on view through Dec. 12, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; and 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Friday; free on Fridays 5-9 p.m., Seven Congress Square, Portland, 775-6148 ext. 3244 or portlandmuseum.org.

Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St., Portland, 774-5561. 

The Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum and the Shaker Store, by appointment, U.S. Route 26, New Gloucester, 926-4597, www.shaker.lib.me.us.

Skyline Farm Carriage and Sleigh Museum, by appointment, free/by donation, 95 The Lane, Yarmouth, skylinefarm.org, 793-8569.

Tate House Museum, house tours, Wednesdays-Saturdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sundays 1-4 p.m.; architecture tours Thursdays, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland, 774-6177 or www.tatehouse.org.

Victoria Mansion, self-guided tours, 109 Danforth St., Portland, 772-4841, victoriamansion.org. 

Yarmouth Historical Society Museum, “Life Along the Royal River,” 1-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Merrill Memorial Library, Main St., Yarmouth, 846-6259.

Music

Wednesday 12/8

Spose, Sontiago, Lady Zen and Saiyid Brent, hip-hop and soul performance with Portland High School ELL students, 5:30-6:30 p.m., free to the public, St. Lawrence Arts Center, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 347-3075, sponsored by The Telling Room, tellingroom.org.

Thursday 12/9

Matisyahu: Festival of Light Concert, Hasidic reggae, 7:30 p.m., $26 advance/ $28 door, State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland, statetheatreportland.com.

Paula Cole, 8 p.m. concert, 6:30-9 p.m. dinner service, $40, The Landing at Pine Point, Pine Point Road, Scarborough, tickets, landingatpinepoint.com.

Friday 12/10

David Mallett in Concert, 7:30 p.m., $25, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 347-3075.

Saturday 12/11

Carolyn Currie Concert, Celtic, folk, 7 p.m., $8 advance, $10 door adult/ $5 advance, $7 door children, Southworth Planetarium, USM Portland, 780-4249.

“Christmas Concert and Holiday Music the Way It Should Be,” presented by The Italian Heritage Center Concert Band, With Deering High School Bell Choir, 7 p.m., $10 door/ $7 advance /$6 seniors /free for age 18 and under, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Guild Hall, 307 Congress St., Portland, tickets at Starbird Music, 525 Forest Ave., Portland, 775-2733, FMI, Roger, 468-0860.

Musica de Filia Holiday Concert, 2 p.m., South Portland Auditorium, Highland Ave., South Portland, advance tickets at Starbird Music in Portland and Nonesuch Books in South Portland, Cyndy, 807-2158.

“Stardust and Roses” Greater Freeport Community Chorus winter concert, 7:30 p.m., $10 adult/ $5 student or senior/ ages 12 and under free, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrooke St., Freeport, tickets, gfccweb.org, 751-6301.

Suzy Bogguss: A special Christmas show, 8 p.m., $35/$70 VIP meet and greet, Venue Music Bar and Grille, 865 Forest Ave., Portland, venuemusicbar.com.

Theodore Treehouse CD Release Party, with Brenda and Phantom Buffalo, 9 p.m., $7, SPACE, 538 Congress St., Portland, tickets at Bull Moose Music, space538.org.

Sunday 12/12

“The Christmas Story: A Concert of Baroque Carols,” presented by Music’s Quill and Friends, 2 p.m., $15/ $10, The Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, Albert Melton, 772-5434.

“Nowell We Sing,” presented by The Saint Mary Schola, 4 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth.

Rock My Soul Gospel Holiday Concert, 4 p.m., $12 advance/ $15 door, ages 12 and under free, One Longfellow Square, State St., Portland, onelongfellowsquare.com, 761-1757.

“Stardust and Roses,” Greater Freeport Community Chorus winter concert, 2:30 p.m., $10 adult/ $5 student or senior/ ages 12 and under free, First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport, tickets, gfccweb.org, 751-6301.

World Music Holiday Concert, with Naia and the Kolosko-Dimow Duo, 7 p.m., $12-$10, Trinity Episcopal Church, 580 Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at door. 

Sunday 12/19

Rockapella Family Holiday Concert, 5 p.m. concert; 3:30 doors open, $30-$35, ages 9 and under free, The Landing at Pine Point, 353 Pine Point Road, Scarborough, 774-4527, thelandingatpinepoint.com.

Ongoing

Community Chorus, rehearsals 10 a.m.- 12 p.m., first and third Saturday, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568 ext. 102 or liz@stlawrencearts.org.

David Bullard Songwriter Night, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Andy’s Pub, Commercial Street; Solo Night 6 p.m. Thursdays, Slainte Wine Bar, 24 Preble St., Portland.

House Bluegrass, 9 p.m. Mondays, no cover, Empire Dine & Dance, 575 Congress St., Portland.

Kirtan!, call & response group chanting meditation, 7-8:30 p.m., first and third Fridays, $5 donation, Portland Yoga Studio, 616 Congress St., Portland, 799-0054, portlandyoga.com.

Lazy Lightning, Grateful Dead covers and original music, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, The Big Easy, 55 Market St., bigeasyportland.com or 776-2822.

Theater & Dance

Wednesday 12/8

“The Gift Of The Magi,” musical, 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Dec. 7-8, 14-15, 21-23; 2 p.m. Saturdays Dec. 11, 18; and extra shows, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday Dec. 23; $15-$22, Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St., Portland, 773-0333, oldportplayhouse.com.

Thursday 12/9

“A Christmas Carol,” presented by Portland Stage, Dec.3-24, $12-$39, 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Dec. 9-10; Dec. 16-17, Dec. 23; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 11, Dec. 18; 12 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 12, Dec. 19; extra showtimes, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19; and 12 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at 774-0465, portlandstage.org.

“Forest City Times,” produced by Art At Work; “The Weeping City,” performance by Portland High School students, and “Radio Calls,” performance by Portland police officers, with community dialogue to follow, 6:30-9 p.m., free/by donation, Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, Congress Square, Portland, Chiara Liberatore, 874-8681, artatworkproject.us.

Friday 12/10

31st Annual Magic of Christmas, presented by Portland Symphony Orchestra, with narrator Joe Cassidy, Magic of Christmas Chorus and more, 7:30 p.m. preview, $25+, tickets at porttix.com, 842-0800, or PortTIX box office, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, portlandsymphony.org.

“A Christmas Carol,” presented by Portland Stage, Dec.3-24, $12-$39, 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Dec. 9-10; Dec. 16-17, Dec. 23; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 11, Dec. 18; 12 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 12, Dec. 19; extra showtimes, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19; and 12 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at 774-0465, portlandstage.org.

“A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” and “A Christmas Memory,” reader’s theatre performance presented by Timepiece, 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $10, for adults and children ages 8+, St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St., Portland, 799-3489, portlandplayback.com.

“Santa’s Reindeer Revue,” presented by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, tickets, $7-$8, 4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, Dec. 3-5; Dec. 10-12; Dec. 17-19; 2:30-3:30 p.m. pictures with Santa before each show for $7-$8, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.org.

Saturday 12/11

31st Annual Magic of Christmas, presented by Portland Symphony Orchestra, with narrator Joe Cassidy, Magic of Christmas Chorus and more, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $25+, tickets at porttix.com, 842-0800, or PortTIX box office, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, portlandsymphony.org.

“A Christmas Carol,” presented by Portland Stage, Dec.3-24, $12-$39, 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Dec. 9-10; Dec. 16-17, Dec. 23; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 18; 12 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. 19; extra showtimes, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19; and 12 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at 774-0465, portlandstage.org.

“A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” and “A Christmas Memory,” reader’s theatre performance presented by Timepiece, 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Saturday, $10, for adults and children ages 8+, St. Luke’s Cathedral, 143 State St., Portland, 799-3489, portlandplayback.com.

“The Gift Of The Magi,” musical, 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Dec.7-8, 14-15, 21-23; 2 p.m. Saturdays Dec. 11, 18; and extra shows, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday Dec. 23; $15-$22, Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St., Portland, 773-0333, oldportplayhouse.com.

“Santa’s Reindeer Revue,” presented by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, tickets, $7-$8, 4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, Dec. 10-12; Dec. 17-19; 2:30-3:30 p.m. pictures with Santa before each show for $7-$8, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.org.

Sunday 12/12

31st Annual Magic of Christmas, presented by Portland Symphony Orchestra, with narrator Joe Cassidy, Magic of Christmas Chorus and more, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., $25+, tickets at porttix.com, 842-0800, or PortTIX box office, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, portlandsymphony.org.

84th Annual Pageant of the Nativity, 4:45 p.m., free and open to the public, First Parish Portland, 425 Congress St., Portland, Laurie Hasty, 797-5661 or laurie@maine.rr.com.

“A Christmas Carol,” presented by Portland Stage, Dec.3-24, $12-$39, 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Dec. 9-10; Dec. 16-17, Dec. 23; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 18; 12 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 12, Dec. 19; extra showtimes, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19; and 12 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at 774-0465, portlandstage.org.

“Santa’s Reindeer Revue,” presented by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, tickets, $7-$8, 4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, Dec. 10-12; Dec. 17-19; 2:30-3:30 p.m. pictures with Santa before each show for $7-$8, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.org.

“A Very Ida Christmas,” with Susan Poulin, $20, Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St., Portland, 773-0333, oldportplayhouse.com.

Wednesday 12/15

“A Celtic Christmas with AIRE and Castlebay,” featuring “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” and a “Christmas Revels” program, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; Dec. 15-19, $22 adult / $20 senior or student / $12 children under 12, $18 Wednesday and Thursday, Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland 799-5327, airetheater.com.

Friday 12/17

31st Annual Magic of Christmas, presented by Portland Symphony Orchestra, with narrator Joe Cassidy, Magic of Christmas Chorus and more, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $25+, tickets at porttix.com, 842-0800, or PortTIX box office, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, portlandsymphony.org. 

“A Christmas Carol,” presented by Portland Stage, Dec.3-24, $12-$39, 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Dec. 9-10; Dec. 16-17, Dec. 23; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 18; 12 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. 19; extra showtimes, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19; and 12 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at 774-0465, portlandstage.org.

“Nutcracker Burlesque 2010,” presented by Vivid Motion, 8 p.m., Friday–Sunday Dec. 17-19; and Tuesday–Thursday Dec. 21-23, $12, adults only, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568, tickets at Longfellow Books or vividmotion.org.

“Santa’s Reindeer Revue,” presented by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, tickets, $7-$8, 4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, Dec. 3-5; Dec. 10-12; Dec. 17-19; 2:30-3:30 p.m. pictures with Santa before each show for $7-$8, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.org.

Saturday 12/18

31st Annual Magic of Christmas, presented by Portland Symphony Orchestra, with narrator Joe Cassidy, Magic of Christmas Chorus and more, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $25+, tickets at porttix.com, 842-0800, or PortTIX box office, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, portlandsymphony.org.  

“A Christmas Carol,” presented by Portland Stage, Dec.3-24, $12-$39, 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Dec. 9-10; Dec. 16-17, Dec. 23; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 18; 12 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. 19; extra showtimes, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19; and 12 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at 774-0465, portlandstage.org.

“Christmas with Renaissance Voices,” 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, $12 advance/ $15 door/ $5 student, Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, advance tickets at Starbird Music or Longfellow Books in Portland, Books, Etc. in Falmouth, or at RenaissanceVoices.org, 729-4958.

“Nutcracker Burlesque 2010,” presented by Vivid Motion, 8 p.m., Friday-Sunday Dec. 17-19; and Tuesday-Thursday Dec. 21-23, $12, adults only, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568, tickets at Longfellow Books or vividmotion.org.

“Santa’s Reindeer Revue,” presented by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, tickets, $7-$8, 4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, Dec. 3-5; Dec. 10-12; Dec. 17-19; 2:30-3:30 p.m. pictures with Santa before each show for $7-$8, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.org.

Sunday 12/19

31st Annual Magic of Christmas, presented by Portland Symphony Orchestra, with narrator Joe Cassidy, Magic of Christmas Chorus and more, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., $25+, tickets at porttix.com, 842-0800, or PortTIX box office, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, portlandsymphony.org.

“A Christmas Carol,” presented by Portland Stage, Dec.3-24, $12-$39, 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, Dec. 9-10; Dec. 16-17, Dec. 23; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 4, Dec. 11, Dec. 18; 12 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. 19; extra showtimes, 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19; and 12 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24, Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland, tickets at 774-0465, portlandstage.org.

“Christmas with Renaissance Voices,” 2 p.m., $12 advance/ $15 door/ $5 student, Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland, advance tickets at Starbird Music or Longfellow Books in Portland, Books, Etc. in Falmouth, or at RenaissanceVoices.org, 729-4958.

“Nutcracker Burlesque 2010,” presented by Vivid Motion, 8 p.m., Friday–Sunday Dec. 17-19; and Tuesday–Thursday Dec. 21-23, $12, adults only, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, 775-5568, tickets at Longfellow Books or vividmotion.org.

“Santa’s Reindeer Revue,” presented by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, tickets, $7-$8, 4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays, Dec. 3-5; Dec. 10-12; Dec. 17-19; 2:30-3:30 p.m. pictures with Santa before each show for $7-$8, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland, 828-1234, kitetails.org.

Monday 12/20

“Christmas with Cornils: A Kotzschmar Christmas” classical concert with municipal organist, Ray Cornils, Kotzschmar Festival Brass, Parish Ringers, Musica de Filia and Jaye Churchill, 7:30 p.m., $29-$17, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, tickets through PortTix, porttix.com, or Merrill box office.

Thursday 12/23

“The Victorian Nutcracker,” presented by Portland Ballet, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., $17-$47, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, tickets through PortTIX, porttix.com, 842-0800 or or Merrill box office at 20 Myrtle Ave.

Ongoing

Argentine Tango Practice, Wednesday 7-9 p.m., beginner lesson 7 p.m., $10; Ballroom Dance Party, Saturday 8 p.m.- midnight, beginner lesson 7 p.m., $7; Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St., Portland.

Club 188, line dancing instruction, Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. beginners; 8-9 p.m. intermediate; 9-9:30 p.m. advanced; 188 Warren Ave., Portland.

Greater Portland Community Contradance, first Saturday, 7:15 p.m. lesson, 8 p.m. main dance, $9 adult, $5 child, Falmouth Congregational Church Hall, 267 Falmouth Road, new dancers welcome, no partner needed, 756-2201.

Irish Set Dancing, 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, Yarmouth Community Services building, 200 Main St., Yarmouth, setdncr02@yahoo.com.  

Second Saturday Contradance, 6 p.m. family dance; 7:30 p.m. potluck; 8 p.m. beginner lesson; 8:30-12 p.m. dance, $10 adult/ $7 student or senior, bring clean shoes, Wescustogo Hall, U.S. Route 115, North Yarmouth, 233-4325, fiddle103@yahoo.com or 318-8746, maywicca@gmail.com.

Square Dancing Classes, by Mix ‘n Mingle Square Dancing Club, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays through April, ages 9 and up, $3, Eight Corners School, 22 Mussey Road, Scarborough, mixnmingle@maine.rr.com.  

Maplewood Dance Center, night classes followed by dance socials on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 383 Warren Ave., Portland, 878-0584, maplewooddancecenter.com. 

Mid Coast

Films

Thursday 12/23

“Meet Me in St. Louis” The Dreamland Theater film series, Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath, 6 p.m., free/$5 suggested donation, presented by Sagadahoc Preservation Inc., sagadahocpreservation.org.

Ongoing
 
The Dreamland Theater film series on second and fourth Thursdays, Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath, 6 p.m., free/$5 suggested donation, presented by Sagadahoc Preservation Inc., film listings at sagadahocpreservation.org.

Galleries

Saturday 12/11

All-Harpswell Holiday Event, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11-12, 18+ studios, shops, galleries open to celebrate Cribstone Bridge re-opening, maps available, Georgeann Kuhl, Gallery at Widgeon Cove, 833-6081.

Sunday 12/12

All-Harpswell Holiday Event, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11-12, 18+ studios, shops, galleries open to celebrate Cribstone Bridge re-opening, maps available, Georgeann Kuhl, Gallery at Widgeon Cove, 833-6081.

Ongoing

11 Pleasant St. Arts Center, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 319-6057 or www.11pleasant.com.

Allen & Selig Realty, landscapes and seascapes by Claudette Gamache, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 15 Vine St., Bath, 443-2200 or AllenSelig.com.

The Barn Door Cafe and Bakery, 4 Bowdoin Mill Island, Suite 102; 721-3099, thebarndoorcafe.com.

Bayview Gallery, 8 Maine St., 729-5500, Patricia Boissevain, 729-5500, bayviewwgallery.com.

Cabot Mill Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, 837-9108.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath, 442-8455 or chocolatechurcharts.org.

Coleman Burke Gallery, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, emilycollierjohnson@gmail.com.

The Eleven Pleasant Street Gallery, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 607-4016 or daughtry@vsartsmaine.org.

Gallery at Park Row, 185 Park Row, Brunswick, 907-4016.

Gallery at Widgeon Cove, Route 123, Harpswell, 833-6081 or widgeoncove.com.

Gallery at Schoolhouse Crossing, 48 West Schoolhouse Crossing Road, Topsham, 603-674-6098 or keith@keithsphotography.com.

Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 729-9108.  

Harbor Works Gallery, Holbrook-Trufant House, 977C Cundy’s Harbor Road, Harpswell, harborworksgallery.org, Guy Saldanha, gsaldanh@bowdoin.edu, 841-9812. 

ICON Contemporary Art, 19 Mason St., Brunswick, 725-8157.

Just Framing, 149 Front St., Bath.

LaMarche Gallery, David Saul Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, 725-3902.

Mae’s Cafe, 160 Centre St., Bath, 442-8577 or maescafeandbakery.com/events.

Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren St., Wiscasset, 882-7511, maineartgallery.org.

Maine Fiberarts Gallery, 13 Main St., Topsham, 721-0678, mainefiberarts.org.

Markings Gallery, 50 Front St., Bath, 443-1499.

Merrymeeting Arts Center, “Smitten: Hands and Their Coverings,” exhibit through Dec. 19, 9 Main St., Bowdoinham, 841-5914, merrymeetingartscenter.org.

Points of View Art Gallery, Brunswick Business Center, 18 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 373-9300.

Sarah Greenier Gallery, Maine, marine and coastal paintings, 428 Middle St., Bath, 443-3936.

Sebascodegan Artists Cooperative Gallery, closed for the season, reopens June 25, 2011, 4 Old Orr’s Island Road, Harpswell, 833-5717, sebascodeganartists.com.

Summer Island Studio – Gallery of Fine Artisans, 149 Maine St., Tontine Mall, Brunswick, 373-1810.

Topsham Public Library Crooker Gallery, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham, 725-1727 or topshamlibrary.org.

VSA arts of Maine, 11 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 607-4016, vsartsmaine.org.

Whatnot Gallery, “And Sew it Seams,” exhibit through Jan. 1, Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St., Brunswick, spindleworks.org, 725-8820.

Museums

Ongoing

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station, Brunswick, 725-3275.

Maine Maritime Museum, open daily 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m., 243 Washington St., Bath, 443-1316 or mainemaritimemuseum.org.

Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, “CSI Brunswick: The Forensic Work of Dr. Frank Whittier,” and “Pejepscot’s Early Scots-Irish History,” Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., free, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, 729-6606.

Music 

Friday 12/10

Castlebay, Celtic duo Fred Gosbee and Julia Lane, Side Door Coffee House, 7 p.m., $10, Unitarian Universalist Church, 15 Pleasant St., Brunswick, 729-8515.

Richard Nelson Imaginary Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., $10 advance/ $12 door, Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, Mill 3, 14 Maine St., Brunswick, 725-5222.

Saturday 12/11

“Ceremony of Lessons and Carols,” St. Cecilia Chamber Choir 15th Anniversary Christmas Concert, 3 p.m., $10 advance/ $12 door/ kids, students free, Bowdoin College Chapel, Brunswick, 380-2768, ceciliachoir.org.

Dorie Barnes and Jesse Feinberg, jazz concert, 6 p.m., $10 adult / $7 students and seniors, Merriconeag Grange Hall, U.S. Route 123, Harpswell.

Sunday 12/12

“Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols,” concert by Bowdoin College students, faculty, staff and community, 6:30 p.m., free and open to public, Bowdoin Chapel, 798-4141.
 
DaPonte String Quartet Festive Concert, 7:30 p.m., free and open to public, Kellogg Church, Harpswell, daponte.org.

Monday 12/13

Coastal Youth Orchestra Annual Winter Concert, 7 p.m., free and open to the public, Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave., Topsham, Nancy Roderick, 729-5156 or nancyrod@gwi.net.

Thursday 12/16

Morse High School Winter Concert / Fine Arts Auction, 5:30 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. concert, free admission, Morse High School, 800 High St., Bath, 442-7049 or durfodd@comcast.net

West Bath Candlelight Christmas Service and Caroling, presented by West Bath Historical Society, with fiddler Hope Hoffman and Pastor Sam Francis, 7 p.m., free, open to public, Old West Bath Meeting House, Berry’s Mill Road, 443-4449.

Theater & Dance

Thursday 12/9

“It’s A Wonderful Life,” presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 9-12, $15, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Washington St., Bath, tickets at box office, 442-8455.

Friday 12/10

“It’s A Wonderful Life,” presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, $15, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Washington St., Bath, tickets at box office, 442-8455.

Saturday 12/11

“It’s A Wonderful Life,” presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, $15, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Washington St., Bath, tickets at box office, 442-8455.

Sunday 12/12

“It’s A Wonderful Life,” presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 2 p.m., $15, Chocolate Church Arts Center, Washington St., Bath, tickets at box office, 442-8455.

Friday 12/17

“Ms. Scrooge,” The Theater Project’s Young Peoples Theater production, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17-19, $6 suggested donation, 14 School St., Brunswick, 729-8584, theaterproject.com.

Saturday 12/18

“Ms. Scrooge,” The Theater Project’s Young Peoples Theater production, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17-19, $6 suggested donation, 14 School St., Brunswick, 729-8584, theaterproject.com.

Sunday 12/19

“Ms. Scrooge,” The Theater Project’s Young Peoples Theater production, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17-19, $6 suggested donation, 14 School St., Brunswick, 729-8584, theaterproject.com.

Ongoing

Sage Swingers, Square and Round Dance Club, 6:30 p.m. Monday round dance workshops, Coffin School Cafeteria, Barrows St., Brunswick; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday square dance workshops, Jordan Acres School Cafeteria, Brunswick, 389-2568 or sage.squaredanceme.us.

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Rock My Soul, a roots-based, secular, gospel choir and band will perform a holiday concert on Sunday, December 12 at 4 p.m. at One Longfellow Square, State St., Portland. Advance tickets are available for $12 at onelongfellowsquare.com or at the box office. Tickets at the door are $15. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Refreshments will be available during intermission. The Rock My Soul Choir is part of The Roots & Gospel Project, an arts nonprofit that performs free outreach concerts at hospices, homeless shelters, nursing homes and other facilities that support people in need.

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