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Apr 03 Friday
Are there parts of our minds that are hidden from us? This question launched the Hidden Brain podcast ten years ago. Since then, Hidden Brain has helped millions of listeners accomplish their goals, improve their relationships, and develop a deeper understanding of their emotions. Now, host and creator Shankar Vedantam brings seven key insights from the first decade of HiddenBrain to the stage. Whether you’re new to the show or a longtime listener, this evening of science and storytelling will change how you think about yourself. Come share your own thoughts and ideas with Shankar and other fans of the show!
Dec 14 Sunday
Get your Holiday vibe going!! Fresh balsam trees from "table toppers" 3'-4' at $40 up to 8 feet at $80.
Look for us in the municipal parking lot on the corner of William Clark Dr and Church St. Wednesday-Friday 4PM-6PM, Saturday & Sunday 9AM-6PM, until we sell out or through December 21.
Proceeds benefit all the charitable programs of Westbrook-Gorham Rotary. Including Scholarships, Youth Service, Fighting Food Insecurity, Promoting Literacy, supporting Veterans and Seniors, and so much more! Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Charities is a 501c3 organization.
Dec 15 Monday
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!
Dec 16 Tuesday
Dec 17 Wednesday
The Auburn Community Concert Band will perform a variety of holiday music at the beautiful new Donald M. Gay performing arts center. ACCB is celebrating its 44th year under the direction of Milt Simon. This year’s 2025 ensemble includes 53 volunteer musicians who range in age from teen’s to 80’s, and represent some 15 central and western Maine communities. There will be an opportunity to donate to Auburn’s High Street Congressional Church Food Bank.
Pen Bay Singers directed by Sierra Lary and accompanied by joni mitchell present Vivaldi's "Gloria" and additional contemporary Christmas favorites The chorus will also be accompanied by a string section and invite the audience to sing along on several pieces.
Dec 18 Thursday
Dec 19 Friday
Dec 20 Saturday
Novel Jazz is returning to the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta on Saturday, 20 December, 2025, 7-9:30 PM, for a jazz winter solstice celebration! They will be playing out of the Great American Songbook, but tunes will be befitting the longest night of the year. Proceeds will benefit Skidompha’s Little Food Pantry. This evening marks the last show of the band’s 21st year in which Novel Jazz has been playing straight-ahead jazz for audiences throughout Maine (and beyond). Collectively, they share over two centuries of experience in the jazz idiom. The musicians of Novel Jazz are Herb Maine (acoustic bass), Barney Balch (trombone), Bill Manning (drums), Michael Mitchell (trumpet), Mickey Felder (piano), David Clarke (guitar) and Nate Johengen (saxophone). There also will be a special guest artist for this show.
Novel Jazz events at Skidompha began in 2004 with the observation that lovers of books often are lovers of jazz. The superb acoustics of Skidompha’s atrium, plus the seating “in the round”, make it a superior place to see and hear jazz, all in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. It was while performing at Skidompha that the band began their unique focus on jazz giants, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The band has released four CDs featuring a wide variety of compositions by these two jazz icons.
As is always the case, we encourage parents to bring their children, the future of this art form. The library is located at 184 Main Street in downtown Damariscotta. Call 207-887-0919 during business hours for more information or, point your web browser to http://www.skidompha.org/ or the band’s web site www.mainejazz.net.
This promises to be a special Skidompha/Novel Jazz evening with the solstice celebration! If you have never attended a Novel Jazz event at Skidompha, check them out on Saturday, 20 December, 2025 and see why the Novel Jazz evenings at the library have been so popular for over two decades. Join NJS for an evening of winter solstice music, music fitting for the longest night of the year, music to warm your soul, all to benefit Skidompha’s Little Food Pantry!