Aaron Neville on stage at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield 

Dec 16, 3-6 p.m. Wine Tasting at The Market, toast the holidays and sample a variety of sparkling wines, complimentary event, Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester. FMI: 207.688.4539, www.pinelandfarms.org.

Dec 17, 10-11:30 a.m. Tracks, Scat and Animal Signs, explore the fields and forests in search of animals’ homes, tracks and signs they leave of their activity, $5/person (cash or check), Pineland Farms, 15 Farm View Drive, New Gloucester. FMI: 207.926.3913, www.pinelandfarms.org.

Dec 17-19, Winterfest 2010, the official kick-off celebration of Sunday River’s winter season, food festival, Christmas party, book signing, fireworks and more, Sunday River Ski Resort, 15 South Ridge Road, Newry. FMI: 207.824.3000, www.sundayriver.com.

Dec 17-19, 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, “Miracle on 34th Street,” $14/adults, $12/students and seniors, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207.642.3743, http://schoolhousearts.org.

Dec 17, 7:30 p.m. “A Christmas Carol,” with Will Rhys, a renowned actor, presents the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey from the darkness of hurt and anger into the light of redemption and joy, $10/adults, $5/age 12 and under, benefits Lakes Environmental Association, performance at Bridgton Academy Chapel, Chadbourne Hill Road, North Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.8580, www.mainelakes.org.

Dec 18, 1-2:30 p.m. “March of the Wooden Soldiers,” based on the original “Babes in Toyland,” this movie is a holiday classic, free, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207.935.9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.

Dec 18, 8 p.m. Sammy Chapman, Tucker’s Music Pub at Creative Media, 290 Main Street, Norway. FMI: 207.739.2200, www.creativemediaofmaine.com.

Dec 19, 1-4 p.m. Christmas Open House, including a bakeshop, hospitality table, cookie decorating for children and raffle items, Lovell Historical Society, Kimball-Stanford House, Route 5, Lovell. FMI: 207.925.3234, www.lovellhistoricalsociety.org.

Dec 19, 4 p.m. “Rise Up! A New Light A Comin’,” Annual Christmas Cantata, directed by Beverly Melville, Locke Mills Union Church, Route 26, Greenwood. FMI: 207.875.3355, www.bethelmaine.com.

Dec 20, 8 p.m. Christmas with Aaron Neville and his Quintet featuring Charles Neville, dinner available before the show, $110/person for show only, check the “by the ways,”  on the Web site before ordering tickets, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207.935.7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

Dec 22, 5-7 p.m. Wine Tasting, Cafe Nomad, 450 Main Street, Norway. FMI: 207.739.2249, www.cafenomad.com.

Dec 22, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Lounge Project, jazz trio playing the music of all the jazz heavies, Bray’s Brew Pub, 678 Roosevelt Trail, Naples. FMI: 207.693.6806, www.braysbrewpub.com.