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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 15-20

Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 15-20

“A Christmas Carol,” Footlights Theatre, Falmouth

Dec. 15, Friday, 12pm, “Andy Davis, Storyteller,” come and hear or tell stories on the theme of “The Weather Outside…”and listen to Andy Davis telling some of the best tales from his repertoire. Included will be a tale born out of his father’s World War II experience, a dream sequence about the New Hampshire primary, the story of a ghostly librarian, a smattering of poetry…and perhaps something canine and shaggy, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, 227 Main Street, Lovell. FMI: 207-925-3177, www.hobbslibrary.org.
Dec. 15 and 19-20, Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 7pm, “A Christmas Carol,” join the ghosts of Jacob Marley, Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a life-changing journey. Full of special effects, music, over 125 costumes, and a large cast, this hauntingly beautiful production captures the magic and joy of the Dickens holiday classic. The perfect gift for the entire family, $15, Footlights Theatre, 190 US Route 1, Falmouth. FMI: 207-747-5434, www.thefootlightsinfalmouth.com.
Dec. 16, Saturday, 12-3pm, “Be Botanical,” Drop in Workshop Create your own cards or arrangement. Drop into the shop any time between 12-3 and use our pressed and dried botanicals to create either a set of notecards or a table arrangement. Make something for yourself or as a gift. $15/Set of 4 notecards or $15/table arrangement, Groundcover, 209 Main Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207-803-8551, groundcoverme.com.
Dec. 16, Saturday, 2pm, “Music for a Medieval Christmas,” The Calderwood Consort presents the Christmas story as told in the middle English Wiclif Bible, accompanied by medieval and Renaissance music of the season. Featured are voices, plucked and bowed instruments, recorders, crumhorns and percussion, ending with an audience sing-along of a favorite Christmas carol, $10, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 42 Sweden Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-8549, www.mainepublic.org.
Dec. 16, Saturday, 2pm, “Music without Borders Encore Recital,” IIyla Ishechenko, 22, a veteran of three Music without Borders festival seasons and not studying with Prof. Poddubnaya at the Long Island Conservatory, will collaborate with her and 28-year-old Vasily Panteleev in presenting a program of works by Beethoven and Rachmaninov, among others, free, Trustees Auditorium, McLaughlin Science Center, Gould Academy, 14 Elm Street, Bethel. FMI: www.bethelmaine.com.
Dec. 16, Saturday, 4pm, “Indoor Live Nativity,” the story of Jesus’ birth will be narrated against a backdrop of the town of Bethlehem. A cast of people in Biblical costumes will portray the characters in the story. They include the baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, shepherds, angels, townspeople, King Herod and the Magi. Musicians will lead in singing carols during the program. After the presentation, everyone is invited to enjoy a supper of fish chowder, corn chowder, chicken stew, biscuits, pickles, cupcakes and beverages in the downstairs dining hall, Oxford Advent Christian Church, 1130 Main Street, Oxford. FMI: 207-743-7310, www.sunjournal.com.
Dec. 16, Saturday, 7pm, “Lucia- Songs of Celebration and Light,” the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer, come to the annual holiday show and bring light into the darkest part of the year, $5-$10, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.

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