“A Night in Bethlehem,” Messiah Christian Church, Wells
Dec 14 -Dec. 16, Friday – Sunday, 8pm/Fri and Sat, 2pm/Sun, “Honk! The Ugly Duckling Musical,” comic family production, this utterly delicious new musical version of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fable pulls off the considerable trick of delighting children and winking wickedly at adults, $20, City Theater, 205 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-282-0849, www.citytheater.org.
Dec. 15-16, Saturday-Sunday, 4pm/Sat, 2pm/Sunday, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” based on the TV classic by creator Charles M. Schulz, $8/advance, $12/door, A/D/A/M, Biddeford. FMI: 207-571-4636, www.portlandpressherald.com.
Dec. 15-16, Saturday-Sunday, 6-8pm, Night in Bethlehem, Messiah Christian Church is transformed into the City of Bethlehem, there is excitement and mystery in the air, free, non-perishable food items requested, Messiah Christian Church, 2700 Post Road, Wells. FMI: 207-985-9287, www.messiahchristiachurch.org.
Dec. 16, Sunday, 2pm, Piscataqua River Bass, Christmas favorites accompanied by Warren King on the pipe organ, free, Christ Church, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-4494, www.christchurchkennebunk.org.
Dec. 16, Sunday, 3pm, Music for a Winter’s Night, The Seaglass Chorale, a program of seasonal favorites including a carol sing-a-long and the choruses from part one of the Messiah, $12/advance, $15/door, $12/seniors, North Parish Church, 895 Main Street, Sanford. FMI: 207-985-8747, www.seaglassperformingarts.org.
Dec. 16, Sunday, 3pm, Christmas Concert, shape-note hymns, traditional country Christmas songs, fiddle tunes, songs from the African-American tradition, donation, West Kennebunk United Methodist Church, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-985-2831, www.neumc.org/churches/detail/464.