Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Dec. 6-12

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“Maine Music Society Heritage Holidays Concert,” Gendron Franco Center, Lewiston

Dec. 7, Friday, 7pm, “Kennebec Performing Arts Company Winter Concert,” KPAC Wind Ensemble, Chorus, and Jazz Band perform music, including holiday selections, under the direction of Charles T. Milazzo, $8-$10, free/under 18, William & Elsie Viles Auditorium, Cony High School, 60 Pierce Drive, Augusta. FMI: 207-370-5381, www.kennebecperformingartscompany.org.
Dec. 7-8, Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm, “Holiday Spectacular!,” Director Cody Watson says that the concept of the show is all about Christmas memories, and the many emotions they bring. “A story will be told between each song, be it from a Christmas tale we all know or love, or from a cast member’s own memories. The stories told will remind us of what we know and love about the holiday season,” Watson added. Some of the featured songs will include “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” “The First Noël,” “The Christmas Waltz,” “Silent Night,” and songs from “A Christmas Story: The Musical.” Watson has assembled an impressive cast of CLT performers including Ansley Watson, Ethan Rombalski, Andy Dolci, Gregory Judd, Maxwell Draper, Sophie Wood, Danica Hemond, Jacki Alquist, Mackenzie Richard, Jason Pelletier, Becca Tinkham, Brittany Anderson, Renée Davis, Emily Flynn, Cameron Ramich, and Kay Warren. The show will also include a special guest appearance by local drag superstar Chartreuse, $10-$20, Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-783-0958, www.laclt.com.
Dec. 8, Saturday, 8:30am-1:30pm, “Holiday Fair,” the Fair will feature the widely celebrated Cookie Walk which has made this Fair a “must-go” church fair in the Waterville area! Come fill a tin with the cookies of your choice. We have a selection of Christmas tins in various sizes, and a fantastic assortment of cookies! Over at the UU Market there will be baked goods, homemade candy, preserves, and Soups-to-Go. Shoppers will enjoy the eclectic mix of gently used items and craft items in the UU Mall where “good-as-new gifts & collectibles” will be sold at prices that cannot be beat! Homemade soups and chowders with cornbread will be available at the UU Café where folks will enjoy live music by our talented UU musicians. The Café will be open throughout the Fair so that happy shoppers may enjoy warmed muffins and freshly brewed coffee or hot cider. Lunch starts at 11:00 and continues until 1:00. “Something for everyone and in everyone’s price range,” free, Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville, 69 Silver Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-872-4675, uucwaterville.com.
Dec. 8, Saturday, 10am-4pm, “Joy to the Ville,” Scheduled activities include: 1. Visiting with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Kringleville in Castonguay Square, 93 Main Street in Downtown Waterville. 2. Free screening of Home Alone the movie at Railroad Square Cinema rom 10:00am – 12:00pm 3. Free Holiday Card and Ornament Making at Common Street Arts at Hathaway from 10:00am – 4:00pm 4. Create, Design, and Write your own Storybook for free with the Colby Museum of Art at the Alfond Commons Chase Forum from 2:00pm – 4:00pm 5. Free HD broadcast of The King and I from London at the Waterville Opera House from 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Waterville Opera House, 1 Common Street, Waterville. FMI: 207-873-7000,www.operahouse.org.
Dec. 8, Saturday, 10:30am, “Robert B. Charles presents ‘Eagles and Evergreens: A Rural Maine Childhood’,” join us to warmly welcome Robert B. Charles for a talk about growing up in rural Maine fifty years ago, as he describes in his new book, “Eagles and Evergreens: A Rural Maine Childhood.” “This book reminds me of its author: deeply thoughtful and patriotic, charitable, and a great pleasure to know. You will find Yankee wisdom in these pages. You will find whimsy and poetry. You will find serious matters, too. Above all, you will find America. You should read it.” — Richard Leiby, The Washington Post. From Maine’s woods and lakes, Charles found his way to Dartmouth, Oxford and Columbia Law School. From there, he clerked, entered law practice, spent time in two White Houses, conducted oversight for Congress and taught. Along the way, he became a Navy Intelligence Officer, and served as Assistant Secretary of State to Colin Powell. He and his wife have two children. Living “away,” he has stayed close to the town he still calls “home,” free, Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-2415, www.lithgow.lib.me.us.
Dec. 8, Saturday, 7:30pm, “The Music of Carla Bley,” an American Original. An evening of music by Bley, along with recompositions of her pieces and new compositions by Bates students and artist-in-residence Frank Carlberg inspired by Bley’s work. The concert will feature students, the Bates Gamelan Ensemble and alumni as well as Carlberg. A composer and keyboardist, Bley draws on such diverse influences as free jazz, German theater music, American folk, film music, rock and minimalism, free, Olin Concert Hall, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6135, www.bates.edu.
Dec. 8-9, Saturday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Sat, “Maine Music Society Heritage Holidays Concert,” this year the 60-member Chorale will focus on Christmas carols and Chanukah songs from around the world. Imagine the sounds of favorites like “Silent Night,” “Y’mei Chanukah” and “Our Master, Lord Jesus” each sung in its intriguing original language. While the majority of the songs will be in English, you’ll hear well-known and beautiful melodies in French, German, Polish, Hebrew, Spanish, and Latin but, not to worry, translations will be provided. Keeping with tradition, the concert will end with everyone joining in to sing a round of festive Christmas carols, $22/adult, $20/senior, $10/student, free/under 12 when accompanied by adult, $2/handling fee, Gendron Franco Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-333-3386, www.mainemusicsociety.org.

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