Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield

Dec. 8, Thursday, 7pm, Southern Maine Children’s Chorus, annual winter concert under the direction of Paul McGovern, donations accepted, USM, Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Avenue, Gorham.  FMI:  207-780-5265,www.usm.maine.edu/music.

Dec. 8-10, Thursday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!),” wonderfully funny musical, $14/general, $12/students and seniors, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Route 114, Standish.  FMI:  207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.

Dec. 9, Friday, 7pm, Holiday Concert, Oxford Hills Chamber Choir and pianist Paul Sullivan, $10/general, $8/students, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, 250 Main Street, South Paris.  FMI:  207-743-7813,www.ohchs.sad17.k12.me.us.

Dec. 9, Friday, 7pm, Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” presented by the Feeney Players, $10/general, $5/18 and under, St. Joseph’s College, Viola George Auditorium, Standish.  FMI:  207-893-7723,www.sjcme.edu.

Dec. 9-10, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm, Stone Mountain Live Annual Christmas Show, hosted by Carol Noonan and the Stone Mountain Boys with special guests The Gibson Brothers, $79/for dinner seating, $49, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield.  FMI: 207-935-7292,  http://stonemountainartscenter.com.

Dec. 10, Saturday, 9am-4pm, Christmas Magic Arts and Crafts Show, handmade gifts from Maine artisans, $2, Westbrook Middle School, 471 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook.  FMI:  207-621-2818, www.mainetoday.com.

Dec. 10, Saturday, 1pm, Metropolitan Opera Live, “Faust,” Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, Rene Pape as the devil, and Marina Poplazskaya as Marguerite, Gounod’s classic retelling of the Faust legend, $26/general, $23/seniors, $18/students, Fryeburg Academy, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg.  FMI:  207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.