Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 19-25

Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 19-25
Out and About for the Bangor Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 19-25
December 19, 2013
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 19-25
Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 19-25
December 19, 2013

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 19-25

Out and About for the Mid Coast Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 19-25

Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath

Dec 19-22, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m., “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!” Make this heart-warming play a part of your Christmas Tradition, it tells the story of Imogene, Claude, Ralph, Leroy, Ollie, and Gladys, six delinquent children surnamed Herdman, they go to church for the first time after being told that the church offers snacks, despite protests from other church members, they are given roles in the Sunday school’s Christmas play, in which they tell the Christmas story in a nonconventional fashion, each show will include local choirs and musicians performing Christmas carols, $10 per person, contact venue for ticketing information, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington Street, Bath. FMI: 207-442-8455, www.chocolatechurch.com.
Dec. 20, Friday, 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., “6th Annual High Mountain Art Show,” Six artists are exhibiting beautiful and unique art at this lively and elegant event, please join us for drinks, hors d’oeuvres and jazz, free and open to the public, High Mountain Hall, 5 Mountain Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-0003, www.highmountainhall.com.
Dec. 20, Friday, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., “Holiday Ball,” join us for a wonderfully festive evening that will truly put you in the Christmas spirit, the night will begin with a warm-up group class from 6:30-7PM, followed by our holiday dance party, all are welcome, $15 per person, at the door(includes class, dance and snacks), semi-formal attire, Swing & Sway Dancing, 143 Maverick Street, rt.17, Rockland. FMI: 207-594-0940, www.swingnsway.com.
Dec. 20, Friday, 7:15 p.m.-9:30 p.m., “Castlebay-Ghost of Christmas Past Concert,” Maine’s premier Celtic duo, Castlebay, will drive cold winter away with joyous and mysterious seasonal songs and tunes from the Ireland, Scotland and the British Isles as well as their native New England, the lilting sound of Irish flute, Celtic harp, fiddle and guitar will mingle revelry and lusty wassails with vibrant songs of mystery and wonder, $10, Side Door Coffee House, Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick. FMI: 207-729-8515, www.sidedoorcoffeehouse.com.
Dec. 20-21, Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m., “Aquitania,” A shy young librarian receives a letter summoning her to the remote kingdom of Aquitania. Upon her arrival, she meets an eccentric royal family desperate to save their kingdom from domination by an evil, bowler-hatted villain, a hidden doorway through a mountain, magic cake, a lost ring and a child’s game hold the secrets that our heroine must unravel as she adopts a new kind of logic to save the day, adding to the magic, a trio of beautiful sirens enchants the characters with a jazzy score of French songs, the play has been described as “nothing less than a feast of dance, music, classic storytelling and visual bravura that will dazzle,” $10-$20 per person, contact venue for ticketing, Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham Town Hall, 13 School Street, Bowdoinham. FMI: 207-319-7289, www.merrymeetingartscenter.org.
Dec. 20, Friday, 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., “Contra Dance,” This event is to raise money for the Flannel Shirt Fund, which gives grants to school groups for gardens so kids can grow their own food; harvest, cook and eat it. The fund is a tribute to Joel Cartwright, 1984-2008, enthusiastic organic gardener and contra dancer, with Perpetual e-Motion, suggested donation $20, Watts Hall, Main Street, Thomaston. FMI: 207-832-5584, www.perpetuale-motion.com.
Dec. 21, Saturday, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., “Winter Solstice Celebration,” musical performances, sword dances and Morris dances, storytelling, audience singing and dancing, an original Mummers Play, and other seasonal entertainment for all ages, presented by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast, proceeds benefit the Interfaith Fuel Fund, $5 children, $25 for families, snow date: Dec. 22 @ 4 p.m., Blue Goose Center, Route 1, Northport. FMI: 207-338-4482, www.belfastcreativecoalition.org.

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