Community Calendar

Join us in practicing gratitude this holiday season! Show kindness and gratitude in big and small ways in the community to be entered into a drawing for a Falmouth Memorial Library bookbag! Here's how it works: Pick up a Gratitude Challenge booklet at the library. Fill out your name and phone number, and use the inspiration ideas in the middle to show gratitude around your community. Return the booklet to the Falmouth Memorial Library by December 30. We will draw a winner on January 2 and contact them to pick up a free library bookbag!

Friday, December 12th at 10am the Lewiston Public Library Children’s Department will be offering the program Keepsake Height Ribbon Ornaments!

Caregivers will be able to measure their young children and cut a ribbon to each child’s height. Caregivers can personalize the ribbon with their child’s name, height, and date. To complete the keepsake, the ribbon will be placed in a clear plastic ornament.

This activity is recommended for caregivers with children between the ages 0-6 years old. Siblings are also welcome to attend and participate.

This program will take place in the Children’s Department on the third floor of the library. The activity is free and there is no registration required.

The Lewiston Public Library is located downtown at 200 Lisbon Street at the corner of Pine Street.

More information is available by contacting the Lewiston Public Library at 513-3133 or LPLKids@lewistonmaine.gov.

In this class students will be making up to 4 classic holiday ornaments out of birch bark. Instruction will be given on how to cut, fold and manipulate the birch bark. Ornaments will be decorated with dried flowers, or other materials the instructor has available. Students are also encouraged to bring in any embellishments (yarn, beads, dried flowers, etc) they might have at home to decorate their ornaments.

About the instructor: Sandi Cirillo is a retired art teacher and fiber artist with over 25 years of teaching experience in various art forms. She is also a teaching artist in the state of Maine, working with businesses, arts organizations, and adult education programs teaching a variety of classes in drawing, fiber, and art history. Her work is displayed at Local Color Gallery in Belfast and her studio is in Searsport. She also teaches at Senior College in Belfast.

Three days of holiday magic inside the Opera House. Plan your season to include a visit to check out the 2025 confectionery creations – gingerbread castles and cabins, farms and cottages, and dozens of surprises both large and small. Community members and bakers from afar always dazzle us with their creativity, while competing for the coveted honor of “Most Spectacular!” This event also features live music, and a wonderful holiday bake sale by The Friends of the Opera House. Free, open daily: Friday, December 12 from noon-6:00pm. Saturday, December 13 from 10am-4:00pm. Sunday, December 14 from 11am-3pm.

Those interested in designing and building an entry for this year’s Gingerbread Spectacular are asked to contact the Opera House at 207-633-6855 for rules and entry dates.

Sponsored in part by support from the First National Bank, Boothbay Harbor! Thank you.

Guests will enjoy the freshest Allagash White while walking through our world-class brewery. If you're looking for a more in-depth experience with more info on our wild and sour barrel room and coolship program, check out our Signature Tour & Tasting.

The highlights:
16 oz of beer (or N/A option)
30 minutes
$18 before tax/fees
21+

Please read on before booking:

Tour-goers must be 21 or older. Infant-wearing is welcome - the tour path through our manufacturing plant is not suitable for young children or strollers.

Guests who are not drinking beer can purchase a Designated Driver ticket and will have a choice of NA beverage.

Dogs are not allowed on this manufacturing plant tour.

The Running With Scissors Art Studios (RWS) annual Holiday Sale takes place December 12 - 14, 2025! Peruse, shop, and taste your way through our 16,000-square-foot maker space at 250 Anderson St. in the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland, ME.

Friday, December 12: 4 - 8 PM
Saturday, December 13: 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday, December 14: 12 - 5 PM

Over 40 members working with diverse mediums, artistic goals, backgrounds, ages, and experiences will have their art on display and available for purchase. Find everything from ornaments, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, photography, paintings, and small gifts to large works of art and fine crafts. Vina Ann’s, Vagabond Coffee, and other tasty food and beverage options will be on site. Free and open to the public. All are welcome. On and off-street parking available.

RWS’s goal is to help artists reach their independent creative goals by providing access to shared equipment, tools, information, and community. For more information, visit rwsartstudios.com and follow @rwsartstudios on Instagram.

Free Admission - Cash Only Event
around 25 fully decorated trees being raffled.
Tree raffle tickets are $5 for 10 tickets
Also a 50/50 and Lottery Ticket Tree raffle
Dates are Friday, December 12 - 4 PM to 8 PM
Saturday, December 13 - 8 AM to 8 PM
Sunday, December 14 - 8 AM - Noon
Trees winners are drawn at 1 PM
Children's activity area
Santa and Mrs. Claus available for photos
Must be available to pick up winning trees between 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM Sunday, December 14.
Food available on sight by Locke Mills American Legion Auxiliary
Net proceeds to benefit Oxford County Shriners and their causes.

After taking a year off to complete a mural, Eliot artist Gordon Carlisle is back hosting his annual Open Studio featuring a wide variety of artwork. On display will be new oils, acrylics, watercolor paintings and prints as well as his ever popular collages and re-purposed Paint-By-Number paintings. All are priced to sell. Just look for the brightly colored sandwich board.
December 12, 5:00pm-8:30pm
December 13, 11:00am-3:00pm
Or by appointment through December 14
111 Fore Rd., Eliot, ME
For more information call (603) 431-3639.

Join us for (one hour) Trivia in the brewhouse with our friend Megh. The questions will commence every Friday starting promptly at 6 pm. We recommend arriving early to get settled as missed questions are not repeated. Tickets are free but reservations are strongly recommended as we've been packed recently! Walk-ins are not guaranteed a seat, but we'll absolutely do our best to squeeze you in, if we can. If you are making a reservation for your team, please account for all the members of your team. Groups can be up to six players. Bite Into Maine will be here for all of your tasty dinner or snacking needs. As always we’ll have delicious beer, wine, cider, and n/a bevs flowing. We can’t wait to see you and your fantastic team names!

FYI, as our brewhouse is a food production space, sadly dogs must stay on our covered patio.

The prizes are:
First - $75 gift card
Second - Fun merch pack
Third - Rotating "prize pack"

Get into the holiday spirit with the Alumni Band’s Annual Christmas Concert, Somewhere In My Memory! Join us for an evening of beautiful music directed by Thomas Lizotte, featuring the outstanding vocals of Lynn Boren-McKellar, along with performances by Voices in Harmony and the Inner Voices Choir.

Mark your calendar for Friday, December 12, 2025, at the Biddeford Middle School Performing Arts Center.
Time: 7pm

This festive community tradition is one you won’t want to miss. Bring your family, invite your friends, and celebrate the magic of the season with us!