“Christmas Craft Show,” Brunswick

Dec. 11, Thursday, 7:30pm, “Shemekia Copeland’s Holiday Party,” the young singer’s soulful street sound and powerful voice have earned her two Grammy nominations, headline billing at numerous festivals including her hometown’s Chicago Blues Festival, and stage appearances with Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton. $20, Strand Theatre, 345 Main Street, Rockland. FMI: 207-594-0070, www.rocklandstrand.com.

Dec. 12-13, Friday and Saturday, 5-9pm/Fri., 10am-4pm/Sat., “ 7th Annual Art Show at High Mountain Hall,” artists include Patty Bolz, Julie Crane, David Jacobson, Maragret Rizzio, Michaela Stone, and Simon Van Der Ven, drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served on Friday, all work is available for purchase and includes jewelry, painting, collage, glass, woodworking, ceramics, and sculpture, free, High Mountain Hall, 5 Mountain Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-0003, www.highmountainhall.com.
Dec. 12, Friday, 7:30pm, “Gawler Sisters,” Maine-based musical family, Molly, Edith and Elsie Gawler will play songs celebrating Christmas and winter and old and new songs from many folk traditions. They accompany their warm interweaving harmonies with fiddles, banjo, wooden banjo, cello, guitar, and ukulele, $12/adults, $6/students and children, free/under 8, Phippsburg Congregational church, 10 church Lane, Phippsburg. FMI: 207-389-1770, www.phippsburgucc.org.
Dec. 13, Saturday, 9am-3pm, “St. John’s 41st Annual Christmas Craft Show,” discover over 30 talented Maine Artisans in this juried show, shop for jewelry, photography, festive decorations and so much more, homemade fudge, cookie walk, Christmas wreaths, raffles, and Santa too, lunch served at the “Snowflake Café,” free, Knights of Columbus Hall, 2 Columbus Drive, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-5507,  www.saint-johns-brunswick.pvt.k12.me.us.
Dec. 13, Saturday, 4pm, “Ceremony of Lessons and Carols,” presented by St. Cecilia Chamber Choir under the direction of Linda Blanchard and accompanied by Sean Fleming. The choir will sing anthems and carols, interspersed with readings from poetry and scripture. The audience will be invited to join in the singing of traditional Christmas carols, $15/adults, free/students, Bowdoin College Chapel, Brunswick. FMI: 207-725-3275, www.bowdoin.edu.
Dec. 14, Sunday, 2pm, “Nuestra: A Latin-American Christmas,” presented by Down East Singers. Featuring Argentine composer Ariel Ramirez’s Navidad Nuestra and Misa Criolla plus Colombian composer Antonio Rincon’s lively Yambambo and carols from Puerto Rico and Argentina, conducted by Shannon Chase with tenor soloists David Myers and Anthony Antolini, $20, free/18 and younger, Camden Opera House, 29 Elm Street, Camden. FMI: 207-236-7963, www.camdenoperahouse.com.
Dec. 15, Monday, 1-5pm, “Chewonki Craft Fair,” the fair will feature crafts made by Chewonki’s talented staff and local craftspeople. Crafts for sale will include: jewelry, wooden spoons, wooden bowls, cutting boards, bags, ornaments, and sweets. Hot drinks and light snacks will be served, free, The Chewonki Foundation, 485 Chewonki Neck Road, Wiscasset. FMI: 207—882-7323, www.chewonki.org.