Holiday

Aura, 121 Center St. Spose PDank Xmas 24, Dec. 14. 772-8274.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Local Legends of Maine Christmas Comedy Showcase, Dec. 12; A Songwriter’s Christmas feat. Jay Bragg & The Reindeer Band, Dec. 13. 774-4111.

The Burleigh, Kennebunkport Inn, 1 Dock Sq. Holiday Cocktail Class, Nov. 23, 30, & Dec. 21. 204-9668.

Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Heather Pierson Plays Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas, Dec. 14. 560-5300.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Lúnasa: Irish Solstice Celebration, Dec. 20. 236-7963.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Holiday Hot Chocolate with the Volunteer Jazz Band, Dec. 7; Sing! It’s Christmas, Dec. 16. 442-8455.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn, Dec. 6–22. 282-0849.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 105 Botanical Gardens Dr., Boothbay. Gardens Aglow, Nov. 16–Dec. 31; Making a Winter Wreath, Dec. 6–7; Making a Festive Arrangement, Dec. 14. 633-8000.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Seán Heely’s Celtic Christmas, Dec. 5; Yuletide Celebration, Dec. 8; Paul Sullivan & Friends: Solstice 2024, Dec. 14. 581-1755.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Dec. 12. 791-2200.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main St. Jolly Holly Handmade Bazaar, Nov. 9; A Christmas Carol with Will Rhys, Nov. 30; A Holiday Open House, Dec. 1. 452-2412.

The Ecology School, Riverbend Farm, 184 Simpson Rd., Saco. Winter Solstice Stroll, Dec. 19. 283-9951.

Fete Market, Toad & Co., 31 Diamond St. B. Fete Holiday Market, Dec. 14. 303-9145.

Footlights Theatre, 190 US-1, Falmouth. Humbug! A Spirited Christmas Carol Gone Wrong, Dec. 5–22. 747-5434.

Gracie Theatre, 1 College Cir., Bangor. Americana Christmas, Nov. 30; Rocky Mountain Christmas, Dec. 12. 941-7888.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. 2024 Holiday Show, Dec. 5–Jan. 25, 2025. 772-2693.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Another Evening at Dave’s Sauna, Dec. 6; Holiday Dragtacular Feelin’ Frosty, Dec. 7; Andy Happel’s 3rd Annual Holiday Hootenanny, Dec. 8. 347-7177.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Alicia Witt, Dec. 1; Deep Blue C Orchestra, Dec. 8; Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon, Dec. 13; Funky Divas of Gospel, Dec. 15. 646-4777.

Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. KAA Holiday Show & Gift Bazaar, Nov. 21–Dec. 22. 451-9384.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. The Boston Camerata: A Medieval Christmas, Dec. 5. 563-3424.

Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. A Christmas Carol, The Musical, Dec. 6–22. 799-1421.

Maine State Ballet, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Nutcracker, Nov. 29–Dec. 8. 781-3587.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. St. Lucia’s Day Procession with Northbound, Dec. 15. 879-4629.

Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. Sparkle, Nov. 22–Dec. 29. 865-0040.

New England Craft Fairs, see website for locations in Augusta, Portland, & South Portland. Annual Santa’s Coming to Town, Nov. 23–24; 45th Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Christmas in New England Arts & Craft Fair, Nov. 30–Dec. 1; Annual Makers Market Christmas Craft Show, Dec. 7–8; 35th Annual Last Minute Arts & Craft Show, Dec. 14–15. 946-7079.

Now You’re Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath. Bright Night Bath, Dec. 6; Asian Holiday Appetizers Cooking Class, Dec. 10; Cookie Decorating Drop-In, Dec. 14. 443-1402.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Rock This Town, Nov. 29; Windborne, Nov. 30; Mr. Sun plays Ellington’s Nutcracker, Dec. 1; Socks in the Frying Pan, Dec. 7; A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Heather Pierson Trio, Dec. 8; Rock My Soul, Dec. 15; Lúnasa, Dec. 16. 761-1757.

​​Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Building Spectacular Gingerbread Houses Class, Nov. 20; A Motown Christmas with Pat Colwell, Dec. 6; Don Campbell Band’s Christmas Show, Dec. 7; The Gingerbread Spectacular, Dec. 13–15; Holiday Potluck & Carols, Dec. 18; Irish Christmas with John Doyle & Mick McAuley, Dec. 20. 633-5159.

Owls Head Transportation Museum, 117 Museum St. Holidays at the Museum, Dec. 8; STEM Saturdays: OHTM’s Gift Making, Dec. 14. 594-4418.

Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. A Christmas Carol, Nov. 29–Dec. 22 942-3333.

Portland Ballet, see website for locations. A Victorian Nutcracker, Dec. 7–22. 857-3860.

Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St. ChoralART Singalong, Dec. 19. 775-3356.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Magic of Christmas, Dec. 13–22 (on demand Dec. 20–Jan. 10, 2025). 842-0800.

Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. 34th Annual Gingerbread Contest, Nov. 29–Dec. 30. (603)436-8433.

Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. A Christmas Carol, Dec. 13–15. 782-3200.

Railway Village Museum, 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay. North Pole Express, Nov. 30–Dec. 15. 633-4727.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Holiday Offerings, Dec. 1–31. 712-1097.

Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Neil McGarry’s A Christmas Carol, Dec. 13–14. 929-6473.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. A Drag Queen Christmas, Nov. 19; Fairytale of New York, Dec. 10; 12/OC, Dec. 13; Santa Rave, Dec. 20. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Annual Christmas Craft Fair, Dec. 8; Stone Mountain Live for Christmas, Dec. 13–14. 935-7292.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, The Little White Church, Rte. 153, Eaton Village, NH. Dana Cunningham & Carol Noonan, Dec. 7. 935-7292.

Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. Candlelight Stroll, Dec. 6–22. (603)433-1100.

Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. A Tuna Christmas, Nov. 28–Dec. 8. 933-9999.

Ticonic Gallery & Studios, 93 Main St., Waterville. DIY Furoshiki Gift Wrapping, Dec. 14; Holiday Bazaar, to Jan. 27, 2025. 873-7000.

United Maine Craftsmen, Italian Heritage Club, 40 Westland Ave. 46th Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, Dec. 7–8. 458-2403.

Via Sophia by the Sea, 27 Western Ave., Kennebunk. Sleigh All Day: A Holiday Drag Brunch, Dec. 1. 967-6530.

Vivid Motion, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Holly Jolly Follies, Dec. 13–21. 347-7177.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Bossov Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker, Dec. 13–15; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Dec. 19. 873-7000.

Theater

Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St. Scapino!, Dec. 6–15. 619-3256.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Honk!, Nov. 15–17. 442-8455.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Sugar Skull: A Dia de los Muertos Musical Adventure, Nov. 13. 581-1755.

Footlights Theatre, 190 US-1, Falmouth. Words & Music, Nov. 14–23. 747-5434.

Ogunquit Playhouse, The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, NH. Frozen: The Broadway Musical, Nov. 27–Dec. 22. 646-5511.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Broadway National Tour: Dear Evan Hansen, Nov. 20–21. 842-0800.

Portland Ovations, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Beautiful Blackbird Live!, Nov. 23. 842-0800.

Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Into the Woods, Dec. 6–22. 799-7337.

Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. The Snow Queen, Nov. 29–Dec. 24. 774-0465.

Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Bella, An Immigrant’s Tale, Nov. 17. 929-6473.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine Presents: Beautiful Blackbird, Nov. 16. 594-0070.

USM Department of Theatre, Russell Hall, Gorham Campus. Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes), Dec. 5–8. 780-5151.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. The SpongeBob Musical, Nov. 22–Dec. 1. 873-7000.

Dance

Belfast Flying Shoes, Crescent Moon Farm, 827 Woodsman Mill Rd., Montville. Midcoast Maine Community Square Dance Party, Nov. 17. 382-8300.

Belfast Flying Shoes, Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. First Friday Dance, Dec. 6. 338-0979.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Salsa Nite, Nov. 22. 774-4111.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Grit & Grace Repertoire Fundraiser Show, Dec. 14. 236-7963.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Oshima Brothers Bash, Nov. 23; BIRTH-TAY PARTY, Dec. 13. 805-0134.

Portland Ovations, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. Kayla Farrish, Dec. 5. 842-0800.

Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. Oshima Brothers Bash, Nov. 22. 542-0836.

Music

Aura, 121 Center St. Ky-Mani Marley, Nov. 14; Foreigners Journey, Nov. 15; Emo Night Portland, Nov. 16; Tusk, Nov. 22. 772-8274.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Scott Kiefner Group & Matt Savage Trio, Nov. 15; Carl Dimow Quartet & Javier Rosario Trio, Nov. 23; Sophie Patenaude & YellowHouse Blues Band, Dec. 7; Songwriters in the Round, Dec. 10; Alive In The Root, Dec. 14; Jazz Sesh, every Wed. 774-4111.

The Burleigh, Kennebunkport Inn, 1 Dock Sq. Beau Dalleo, Nov. 16 & 30; Don Wessel, Nov. 23. 204-9668.

Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Bess Jacques & The Strays, Nov. 16; Rigby Summer, Nov. 20; Gordon Ward, Nov. 22; Sarah McQuaid, Nov. 23; Carole Wise & Mike Agranoff, Nov. 24; Southside Blues, Nov. 30; Tough End String Band, Dec. 6; Blues on Sunday, Dec. 7. 560-5300.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Groovetide, Nov. 21; Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, Dec. 6; Còig, Dec. 14. 442-8455.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with Lun Li, Nov. 17; Flatland Cavalry, Nov. 21; The Met Live: Tosca, Nov. 23; Symphonic Band & Bangor High School Band, Dec. 3; U.S. Air Force Rock Band, Dec. 12. 581-1755.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main St. High Street Jazz Band, Nov. 15; Stephanie Hollenberg & Luke Concannon, Nov. 22. 452-2412.

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Grand Opera Meets the Mighty Kotzschmar, Nov. 17 (on demand Nov 24–Dec. 24). 842-0800.

Gracie Theatre, 1 College Cir., Bangor. American Authors, Nov. 15. 941-7888.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. MET LIVE: Tosca, Nov. 23. 667-9500.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Dead Meat, Nov. 14. 347-7177.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Runnin’ Down a Dream, Nov. 15; Judy Collins, Nov. 16; The Spacecowboys, Nov. 22; Dueling Pianos, Nov. 23; Wishbone Ash, Dec. 14. 646-4777.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. The Met Live: Tosca (Puccini), Dec. 14. 563-3424.

Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. Met Opera Encore: Tosca (Puccini), Dec. 7. 873-7000.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. Cassie and Maggie, Dec. 12. 780-0118.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Hildaland, Nov. 21; Rhythm Bones Workshop, Nov. 23; Kafari, Nov. 23; Palaver Strings’ Beehive Chamber Series: Outlook, Dec. 5. 879-4629.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. The Steel Wheels, Nov. 15; Jontavious Willis, Nov. 16; Chris Smither & The Motivators, Nov. 17; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Nov. 21; Garnet Rogers, Nov. 22; Melissa Ferrick with Sweet Petunia, Nov. 23; Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa, Dec. 5. 761-1757.

​​Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Bennewitz Quartet, Nov. 16. 633-5159.

Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St. Timothy Burris, Nov. 21; van Voorst Jazz Trio & Rahul Carlberg Trio, Nov. 23; Brandon Li, Dec. 5; Tony Malaby, Dec. 7; Mary Rosen & Diane Walsh, Dec. 15. 775-3356.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Carbon Leaf, Nov. 15; Eclipse, Nov. 16; The Rock & Roll Playhouse, Nov. 17 & Dec. 15; Assembly of Dust, Nov. 21; Sam Burchfield & The Scoundrels, Nov. 22; Rigometrics, Nov. 30; The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Dec. 1; Joe P & Anna Shoemaker, Dec. 4; Shutdown Brown, Dec. 7; Karina Rykman, Dec. 14. 805-0134.

Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Glenn Miller Orchestra, Nov. 20; Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection, Nov. 30. 929-6473.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Lucinda Williams & Her Band, Nov. 14; The Disco Biscuits, Nov. 16; Dawes, Nov. 23; Spencer & the Walrus present Beatles Night, Nov. 29–Dec. 1; Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Dec. 3; The Lox, Dec. 6; The Mallett Brothers Band, Dec. 7; Juvenile, Dec. 9; Daughtry, Dec. 11; Rubblebucket, Dec. 12. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Susan Werner, Nov. 15; Tricky Britches, Nov. 16; Amy Helm, Nov. 23; The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show, Nov. 30. 935-7292.

Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. Open Mic Night, Dec. 5. 367-2788.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Joy Clark, Nov. 22; Met Opera: Tosca, Nov. 23 & Dec. 3. 594-0070.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. Novel Jazz Septet, Nov. 23. 729-8515.

USM Department of Theatre, Russell Hall, Gorham Campus. Gianni Schicchi (Puccini), Nov. 21–24. 780-5151.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. Livingston Taylor, Nov. 15; JG3, Nov. 16; Kaki King, Dec. 5; Palaver Strings’ Beehive Chamber Series: Outlook, Dec. 8. 985-5552.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Chris Smither & The Motivators, Nov. 16; Dances with Ivory, Nov. 22; Adam Ezra Group, Dec. 20. 975-6490.

Comedy

Blue, 650A Congress St. Comedy Fundraiser for the James Neales Scholarship Fund, Nov. 14; Comedy Open Mic, every Tues. 774-4111.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Jo Koy, Nov. 14. 791-2200.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Paula Poundstone, Nov. 29. 646-4777.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Ryan Hamilton, Nov. 22; Stiff Socks Live, Dec. 4. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Juston McKinney, Nov. 22; Bob Marley, Dec. 11. 935-7292.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Comedy Improv: Yourville, Nov. 23. 975-6490.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Colin & Brad, Dec. 6. 873-7000.

Art

Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Across Common Grounds, to Mar. 15, 2025; Array: Recent Acquisition Series, to Mar. 15, 2025. 786-6158.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Portland Drawing Club, Dec. 5. 774-4111.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Witnessing War: Ogawa Kazumasa and Visual Culture in Early Twentieth-Century Japan, to Dec. 15; Re|Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475-1875, to Dec. 31; Etruscan Gifts: Artifacts from Early Italy in the Bowdoin Collection, to Feb. 9; 2025; Currents: Art Since 1875, to Mar. 2, 2025. 725-3275.

Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St., Rockland. Trees: Real and Imagined, to Nov. 30. 594-5935.

Carol L. Douglas Studio and Gallery, 394 Commercial St., Rockport. Landscape and marine paintings, workshops, and instruction. Watch-me-paint.com. (585) 201-1558.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. Letha Wilson: Cut, Bend, Burn, to Jan. 12, 2025; Lauren Luloff: Paint the Air, to Jan. 12, 2025. 701-5005.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Eastman Johnson and Maine, to Dec. 8; Surface Tension, to Jan. 12, 2025; Square + Triangle, Dec. 6–Apr. 21, 2025. 859-5600.

Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St. Homescapes-Travelscapes, to Dec. 7; Foundations, to Dec. 14. 808-8911.

David Lussier Gallery, 66 Wallingford Sq., Kittery. Gallery with works by artists including Benjamin Lussier, David Lussier, Pamela Lussier, & Jennifer Simpson, to Dec. 24. (860) 336-9051.

De’Bramble Art Gallery, 16 Middle St., Freeport. Art by Marilyn J. Welch and Friends. (510) 717-8427.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland. The Wyeths: Impressions of Coastal Maine, to Dec. 31; Magwintegwak: A Legacy of Penobscot Basketry, to Jan. 5, 2025; Lynne Drexler: Color Notes, to Jan. 12, 2025. 596-6457.

First Friday Art Walks, Creative Portland, 84 Free St. Dec. 6. 370-4784.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Maret Hensick & Crystal Cawley, to Nov. 30. 772-2693.

Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. Frederick Ndabaramiye, to Dec. 31. 873-7000.

Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Music in Maine, to Dec. 31; Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History, to May 17, 2025. 774-1822.

Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. The Teaching of Isaac Luria to Reflections on Melville & Other Paintings, to Jan. 3, 2025; A Paler Shade, to Jan. 3, 2025; Echoes of the Other, to Jan. 3, 2025. 773-2339.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Boatshop Workshop: Shaker Box Making, Nov. 20–21; Lost and Found, to Dec. 1; Boatshop Workshop: Build a Toboggan, Dec. 11 & 18; Sustaining Maine’s Waters, to Dec. 31; Hashi: Connecting Maine and Japan Through Student Art, to Jan. 5, 2025. 443-1316.

Maine Sculpture Trail, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. An outdoor exhibit of 34 sculptures over 200 miles Downeast. schoodicsculpture.org.

Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St. Gail Spaien & Lynne Drexler: Light in Every Room, to Jan. 4, 2025. 804-0459.

Moss Galleries, 251 US-1, Falmouth. Marguerite Robichaux: Here & There, Now & Then, to Nov. 23; Annika Earley: If You Want to Be My Lover, to Nov. 23. 781-2620.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 9500 College Station, Brunswick. Northern Nightmares: Monsters in Inuit Art, to May 4, 2025; Collections and Recollections: Objects and the Stories They Tell & At Home In the North, to Jun. 1, 2025. 725-3416.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Peggy Bacon: Biting, never Bitter, to Feb. 2, 2025; As We Are, to Apr. 27, 2025. 775-6148.

Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. It’s Pastel, to Nov. 22; Upstairs with the Furniture Masters, Nov. 29–Dec. 31. (603)436-8433.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Serenity, to Nov. 29. 712-1097.

River Arts, 36 Elm St, Damariscotta. Celebration, Nov. 16–Dec. 30. 563-6868.

Ticonic Gallery & Studios, 93 Main St., Waterville. Nature Gelatin Printing, Dec. 4; Community Draw, Dec. 11; Glass Blowing Demonstration, Dec. 14. 873-7000.

Film

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Sullivan’s Travels (1941), Dec. 5–6. 563-3424.

Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. Frame by Frame: Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman, Dec. 4. 873-7000.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Teton Gravity Research: Beyond the Fantasy, Nov. 15. 956-6000.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Copa ‘71, Nov. 15; The Craft, Nov. 17. 975-6490.

Don’t Miss

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Jan Brett (Alice in a Winter Wonderland), Nov. 30. 236-7963.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Nitro Circus, Nov. 23. 791-2200.

The Ecology School, Riverbend Farm, 184 Simpson Rd., Saco. Winter Wreath Workshop, Nov. 14; White Pine Salve-Making, Dec. 5. 283-9951.

Historic New England Summit, Westin Portland Harborview Hotel, 157 High St. New England’s largest preservation conference about our collective roles in creating livable and resilient communities. Join us for two days of exciting conversations, keynote presentations by regional and national leaders, panel discussions, provocations, networking opportunities, & more, Nov. 14–15. summit.historicnewengland.org.

Maine Audubon, Fields Pond, 216 Fields Pond Rd., Holden. A Behind the Scenes Look at Raptor Behavior, Nov. 12; Reading the Forested Landscape: A History of Fields Pond, Nov. 16. 781-2330.

Maine Audubon, Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd., Falmouth. Phenomenal: Seasonal Stories from Your Wildlife Community, Nov. 14; Gilsland Farm Invasive Species Removal Project, Nov. 15; Seed Sowing Workshop, Nov. 23 & Dec. 7. 781-2330.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. Halla Cairde: Honoring Our Past, Celebrating Our Future, Nov. 21; Paranormal Investigator: Public Ghost Hunt, Dec. 13. 780-0118.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Story Time, Dec. 3. 443-1316.

Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. The Early Evening Show with Mike Miclon, Nov. 16. 865-0040.

Owls Head Transportation Museum, 117 Museum St. STEM Saturdays: Marble Runs, Nov. 23. 594-4418.

Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St. Nora Lester discusses Ida in the Middle and Palestinian Erasure in Children’s Literature with Sarah Matari, Nov. 13; Drag Storytime with Ophelia, Nov. 17; Lyta Gold (Dangerous Fictions) with Liberty Hardy, Nov. 18. 536-4778.

Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. Trivia Night, Nov. 21. 367-2788.

Tasty

The Burleigh, Kennebunkport Inn, 1 Dock Sq. Smoked Bourbon Cocktail Masterclass, Nov. 16. 204-9668.

Earth at Hidden Pond, 354 Goose Rocks Rd., Kennebunkport. Wines for Your Thanksgiving Table, Nov. 16; Winter Mixology Class, Nov. 30, Dec. 7 & 14; South African Wine Tasting, Dec. 13. 967-6550.

Maine Tasting Center, 506 Old Bath Rd., Wiscasset. Entertaining with Maine Ingredients: Mocktail Mixology, Dec. 5; Incredible Edible Insects: An Introduction to Cooking with Bugs!, Dec. 12. 558-5772.

Now You’re Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath. Ravioli & Tortellini Pasta Cooking Class, Nov. 19; Mead Tasting with Run Amok Mead, Nov. 22; Wok Cooking Class, Dec. 4; Blenheim Park Tasting, Dec. 7; Introduction to Caviar Class, Dec. 8. 443-1402.

Via Sophia by the Sea, 27 Western Ave., Kennebunk. Italian Cocktail Class, Nov. 23. 967-6530.

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Compiled by Bethany Palmer