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Calendar of Local Events
This page includes current local events for southern Maine, from Kittery to Scarborough.
Visual arts, clases and workshops, activities for kids and more.
Listings are updated after every issue goes to press, every two weeks, year-round.
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Friday, November 26
Sabbath Service, Spiller Farm, 6 PM. Wine & challah & whatever Anna & Bill cook up. Everyone should be vaccinated. Wear masks if you are comfortable doing so. Heaters will be provided to warm the Sukkah where will be meeting. Please rsvp to Cantor Ellen Farber at 207-251-1746 or [email protected]
Saturday, November 27
Wine Tasting on Patio at Boulangerie, 10:30 AM-1 PM. Open to all guests/shoppers. (No purchase at the bakery is required.) This is a great opportunity to check out Boulangerie's Holiday Wine Boxes.
Holiday Craft Fair at the American Legion Hall Post #159, 102 Main St. Kennebunkport. 9 AM-2 PM. Get your holiday shopping done with thirty-two artists, crafters.
Tree Lighting Open House at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St. Kennebunk, 10 AM-5 PM. Free admission all day to the Museum to explore current exhibits and the expanded Holiday Showcase featuring local artists. FMI: call 207-985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org
Sunday, November 28
Museum Store Sunday, at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk. 12-4 PM. Be a patron of the Museum Store! This special Sunday event celebrates how museum stores foster an appreciation of local art, history, and culture. Free admission all day to explore current exhibits and the Holiday Showcase featuring local artists. FMI: Visit www.brickstoremuseum.org or call 207-985-4802
The Movie Oliver at Ogunquit Performing Arts Classic Film Series, The S. Judson Dunaway Center, 23 School St. Ogunquit at 2 PM. Films play every week. FMI:[email protected]
Monday, November 29
What’s Your Story? Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, 7 PM. Each week, our library director Mary-Lou Boucouvalas sits down with a community member and talks to them about where they came from, what they do, their interests, etc. Tune in on the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library’s Facebook page or YouTube channel, or watch on the Town of Kennebunkport’s cable channel 1301. FMI call 967-2778.
Tuesday, November 30
Kickoff to "Home for the Holidays" Online Auction, hosted by Graves Memorial Library. The auction will run until December 12 at 8 PM. See page 21 of this issue for details.
Wednesday, December 1
Winter Walk, Wells Reserve at Laudholm, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd, Wells, 11 AM-12:30 PM. Meet on the Wells Reserve’s Laudholm campus to explore nature through a creative lens. We will plan to walk a mile or more in about 90 minutes. The natural world has long been a muse for poets, writers, and other artists. What will you discover? Free. Registration required [email protected] or 207-646-1555 ext 110. FMI wellsreserve.org/calendar.
Toddler Storytime, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells, 10:30 AM. Children ages 2-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to meet at the library for stories, songs, and movement, all followed by a craft. FMI: Contact Allison Herman at [email protected] call the library at 207-646-8181
Teen Reacquaint with Paint, at the Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells. 1 PM. At the beginning of every month, kids in grades 5 and up will be trying a new technique with paint. This week will be the Alcohol drip technique. This is a free event, and all supplies will be provided. FMI: Contact Meghan Osmolski at [email protected] or call the library at 207-464-8181
Nonfiction Book Group at the Wells Public Library 1434 Post Road, Wells. 4:30 PM. All are welcome for an in person nonfiction book group. The book for the month of December will be Mill Town by Kerri Arsenault.
FMI: Contact Cindy Appleby at [email protected] or by calling the library at 207-646-8181
Portside Readers, Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, 7 PM. Listen to stories, poems, tales, essays, drama, songs and more by the Portside Readers. Tune in on the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library’s Facebook page or YouTube channel or watch on the Town of Kennebunkport’s cable channel 1301. FMI call 967-2778.
Thursday, December 2
Conversational French Language Group via ZOOM (this week only) at 6:30 PM. Join this Zoom meeting for an informal approach to practicing or re-learning French. FMI and for your Zoom invitation, email Cindy at [email protected]
Friday, December 3
Toddler Storytime, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells. 1 PM. Children ages 2-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to meet at the library for stories, songs, and movement, all followed by a craft. FMI: Contact Allison Herman at [email protected] call the library at 207-646-8181
Fiber Arts, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells at 10:30 AM. Meet at the library every Friday to show off your latest knitting creation, get tips on your crochet technique and chat with friends old and new. For all ages and levels of ability. FMI: Contact Stefanie Claydon [email protected] or call the library at 207-646-8181
Holiday Showcase at the Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, 10 AM-5 PM. Unique items and gifts from local Maine artists and crafters all in one place, in a holiday “pop-up” store. Open weekly through December 21. Call 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org for more information.
Saturday, December 4
Bar Mills Community Church Christmas Marketplace,
13 Hermit Thrush Drive, Buxton. 9 AM-1 PM Come visit our Christmas Marketplace for handmade gifts and a wide variety of baked goods. FMI: Visitwww.barmillscommunitychurch.org or call Judy at 207-929-5555
Holiday Showcase at the Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, 10 AM-5 PM. Unique items and gifts from local Maine artists and crafters all in one place, in a holiday “pop-up” store. Open weekly through December 21. Call 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org for more information.
Atlantic Hall Prelude Fair - 173 Main St. Cape Porpoise. 7:45 AM- 2:30 PM. Visit Atlantic hall to shop their Prelude craft fair featuring local Maine artisans. FMI: http://atlantichall.org
Annual Holiday Fair at the Center, 175 Port Rd. Kennebunk. 9 AM-2 PM. Stop by The Center to find your holiday greens, featuring unique boxwood trees and wreaths as well as an auction of artificial trees decorated by local artisans. Rumor has it you will get to see Santa on your way out, too!
Rock n’ Roll Oldies Benefit Dance, hosted by the Oldies Dance Group, Eagle’s Hall, 57 Birch Street, Biddeford, 7 PM-midnight. This is one of Maine’s largest fundraisers for the Ronald McDonald House of Portland, which provides comfort for the families of pediatric patients and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children and enables family centered care to ensure that family members are fully supported and actively involved in their child’s care. Tickets are just $10 and sell out quickly and seating is limited. FMI call Bruce Martin at 284-4692.
Sunday, December 5
Holiday Showcase at the Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, 10 AM-5 PM. Unique items and gifts from local Maine artists and crafters all in one place, in a holiday “pop-up” store. Open weekly through December 21. Call 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org for more information.
Christmas in Connecticut at the Ogunquit Performing Arts Classic Film Series, The S. Judson Dunaway Center, 23 School St. Ogunquit at 2 PM. Films play every week. FMI:[email protected]
Wednesday, December 8
“A Very Mid-Week Music Christmas,” Town House School, 135 North Street in Kennebunkport, 5 PM. For this special Prelude concert (with the earlier starting time of 5PM), Mark Gunter and Dana Pearson will be joined by John Kumnick on the upright bass. The trio will perform a range of holiday songs. Tickets are $18 in advance and at the door for the general public, and $15 for Kennebunkport Historical Society members. This BYOB event is for people 21 and older, and masks will be required. For more information and tickets, visitwww.kporths.com/buy-tickets, email [email protected], or call (207) 967-2751.
Thursday, December 9
Morning Book Group, Graves Memorial Library, Kennebunkport, 9:45 AM. This group meets the second Thursday of every month. For December, the group is discussing The Unredeemed Captive by John Demos. New members are always welcome. FMI call 967-2778 or visit our website at http://www.graveslibrary.org.
Friday-Sunday, December 10-12
Art Guild of the Kennebunks Exhibit and Sale, Masonic Hall , 15 North Street, Kennebunkport. Exhibit hours are 10 AM to 5 PM. Previous Prelude exhibits have featured more than 50 art pieces that include oils, watercolor, pastel, pen and ink paintings and prints, as well as pottery, wood carvings, art deco and “found art” items. Many Prelude visitors
Saturday, December 11
Prelude Holiday Market, Infinity Center, 1 Alewive Park Road, Kennebunk, 10 AM-4 PM. The event will be held indoors and masks are encouraged. The market will include pottery, jewelry, paintings and more. FMI contact Melanie Smith at 207-4670-3757 [email protected]
Sunday, December 12
Open House and Photography Exhibit of Hidden Kennebunkport,Graves Memorial Library, Kennebunkport, 11 AM-3 PM. To continue or celebration of local heroes, local talent, more of Steve Roscoe Ross’ photographs will be on exhibit and sale at Graves Library through the holidays. Fifty-percent of all proceeds from this event will benefit Graves Library. Come see Steve’s new images on the walls at Graves Library.
See our online issue for the Prelude Scheduleor pick up a copy of the latest Tourist & Town for the paper experience!
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Only events submitted by non-profit organizations will be considered for publication in Tourist & Town's Calendar and Activities sections. Events submitted by for-profit organizations and businesses will only be published in conjunction with paid advertising.
Listings must include title, date/time, location, host/sponsor, description and contact information, and website if possible. Examples of appropriate Calendar/Activities submissions include, but are not limited to, community fundraisers, festivals, arts events, cultural events, educational offerings, community service events, and information sessions. Submissions are considered carefully, in terms of suitability for publication. We may edit information for consistency.
If you want your event to be considered for a feature story, send info EARLY and include a contact name and phone number/e-mail address. Please send a schedule of all, or at least, your major events, for the entire year (or as far ahead as you have them planned). It helps with editorial planning and ensures that your event has maximum exposure. We go to press Monday afternoon. Delivery begins Monday night and is completed by Wednesday. Issue dates are always Thursday.
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