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🎄✨ 2025 Christmas Celebration at House in the Woods! ✨🎄

Kick off the holiday season with House in the Woods at our annual Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in Lee, Maine!

Join us for a magical day filled with holiday cheer, delicious treats, festive music, and the warmth of community as we come together to celebrate the season. AMAZING NEW KIDS ACTIVITIES - YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS!

📅 Saturday, December 6, 2025
📍 House in the Woods, Lee, Maine
🎶 Festive music & holiday fun
🎅 Special Christmas activities for all ages
🍪 Seasonal treats & refreshments

Come and share in the joy of the season with us, your community, and the spirit of giving.

Stay tuned for more details! Mark your calendars and bring your friends & family! 🎁❤️

#ChristmasAtTheWoods #HolidayMagic #HouseInTheWoods #togetherweheal

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.

Free fun for the whole family! Christmas ornament making. All skill levels welcomed. Join us for some festive fun!

Saturday, December 6th at 2:00pm - Sanford Performing Arts Center
Saturday, December 6th at 7:00pm - Sanford Performing Arts Center
Tuesday, December 16th at 7:00pm - Featuring the Portland Ballet Orchestra at Merrill Auditorium
Saturday, December 20th at 11:00am - Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Saturday, December 20th at 5:00pm - Westbrook Performing Arts Center
Sunday, December 21st at 2:00pm - Westbrook Performing Arts Center

Join Portland Ballet this holiday season for its gorgeous production of the beloved classic, in which a young girl travels through her dreams to the Land of the Sweets alongside her favorite gift—a Nutcracker. This version is unique to Portland, with the first act drawing upon the Victoria Mansion's own history and characters. Don’t miss the chance to see this lush holiday production, perfect for the whole family.

https://www.portlandballet.org/vicnut25

The Portland Community Chorus (PCC) proudly presents "Our Maine:
A Choral Celebration of Maine's People, Places, and Stories — a joyful, heartfelt tribute to the spirit and soul of the Pine Tree State! From rugged coastlines to quiet forests, from legendary figures to everyday Mainers, Our Maine celebrates the stories that define us.

The program honors Maine's literary and historical icons — including Longfellow, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Joshua Chamberlain — alongside contemporary voices such as bestselling author Stephen King. The concert will feature the talents of renowned Maine singer-songwriter and PCC member Doug Kolmar and the lively bluegrass quartet Borderline 207. Saturday's concert also features recent American Idol contestant, Julia Gagnon. ASL interpretation will also be provided on Saturday.

A major highlight will be the world premiere choral arrangement of Maine’s State Ballad, by Griffin Sherry of The Ghost of Paul Revere. This stirring new arrangement captures the song’s deep emotion and connection to Maine’s heritage, offering audiences a powerful and moving experience.

With over a hundred voices strong, the Portland Community Chorus invites you to join
this musical love letter to Maine — a celebration of its people, places, and stories, past
and present.

Join the Queer Makers Market at Mechanics’ Hall for a cozy afternoon of shopping for homemade goods.

The Queer Makers’ Market is a regularly occurring market made up of local makers, artists, and peddlers of the weird and wonderful who identify as a part of the lgbtqia+ community.

The market is free to enter and runs from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM. No registration required.

The market will take place on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7.

PARKING & TRANSPORTATION

Mechanics’ Hall is located at 519 Congress Street. Our main entrance is between Loquat Shop and the Art Mart. The Greater Portland Metro’s Congress & Casco Street Stop is directly in front of our building, served by routes 1, 7, 8, and 9B.

Parking is available at the Arts District Garage, which has entrances on Casco and Brown Street, with a rate of $5 per hour. Metered street parking is available on Congress, Casco, Cumberland, Free Street, and other nearby streets. Free hourly street parking is available between Parris and Alder Street.

ACCESSIBILITY

To enter our building, patrons will need to navigate a single step or use a modular wheelchair ramp. There is a wheelchair-accessible elevator to the third-floor ballroom.

If you have a particular accessibility question or request please contact us at programming@mainemechanics.org.

18th Annual Art Show at Pascal Hall in Rockport: Saturday, December 6 - Sunday, December 7. Exhibiting are Patty Bolz, jewelry; Kathleen Buchanan, collagraphs; Arduina Caponigro, photographs; Jessica Lee Ives, paintings; Erica Moody, fine metal work; Antonia Munroe, paintings; Margaret Rizzio, assemblage; and Siem van der Ven, ceramics. For more information, visit www.annualartshow.me

This holiday season, UScellular, now part of T-Mobile, is giving back to the Bangor community by providing free admission to two holiday movies. The company is taking over the Bangor Mall Cinemas 10 on December 6 and showing Polar Express and ELF at no cost. Seats are limited, and people are encouraged to register for their free tickets at movieregistration.uscellular.com.

This movie theater takeover is part of UScellular and T-Mobile’s “Better Together” holiday giving program, and community members are also invited to join in giving back by donating canned cat and dog food, blankets and towels soft dog treats, toys, and more at any local UScellular retail store. All collected items will be donated to Bangor Humane Society, right here in Bangor. For a complete list of Bangor Humane Society’s wish list visit their website.

UScellular has long been known for its deep connection to local communities and is also donating nearly $150,000 worth of needed items to more than 50 non-profit organizations across the country this holiday season, including Penquis Community Action Program in Bangor. T-Mobile has a shared commitment to supporting local communities, and with the companies now joined together, they are helping more people stay connected and creating new opportunities for the areas they serve.

“This holiday season, Improv-A-Ganza is turning laughter into support for our neighbors. Join us Saturday, December 6th at the Portland Conservatory of Music for Giving From The Art! Vol. 1 – United We Stand! — a comedy benefit show raising funds for the United Way of Southern Maine. From high-energy improv to local stand-up comedians, it’s a night of homegrown humor with real local impact. All profits support warming shelters, food security programs, and clothing distribution in Southern Maine. Tickets are $25 at Linktr.ee/ImprovAGanza.Events, and attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food or gently used clothing for donation. Come share the laughter — and help keep our community warm this winter.”

Celebrate the holiday season in historic downtown Gardiner! The evening Parade of Lights begins at 4:30pm and moves along Water Street from Winter Street to Waterfront Park.