Community
Holiday Events
Children's
concert
The Tuttle Road United Methodist Church will be sponsoring
a Holiday Concert by children's entertainer Rick Charette,
Sunday, December 4, 2 p.m., at Greely High School,
Cumberland Center. Tickets are $6 for all ages. For
advance tickets or information, call 829-3766.
Maine
Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Concert
An Evening in December"
The Maine Gay Men's Chorus presents Holiday Concerts
- "An Evening in December" on Friday, December
9, 2005, at 8 p.m., Saturday, December 10 , 2005,
at 8 p.m. and Sunday, December 11, 2005, at 3 p.m.
at St. Luke's Cathedral, 143 State Street, Portland,
Maine.
FMI http://www.MaineGayMensChorus.org or the Chorus
office - 207.772.1384. The Maine Gay Men's Chorus
begins its 14th season with its winter concert, entitled
"An Evening in December". The concert will
have traditional, and not so traditional, arrangements
of well known holiday music from around the world
and will include early and classical music, jazz,
old-fashioned Christmas and Hanukah.
This concert will be directed by Bruce Fithian, the
founding director and long-time supporter of the Maine
Gay Men's Chorus, returning as guest conductor. Each
performance will provide a sign language interpreter
for the deaf. Tickets may be purchased in advance
for $15 at ww.MaineGayMensChorus.org or Drop Me a
Line or Blackstones in Portland. Advance sale group
tickets are available at $13.00 per ticket for groups
of ten or more at the same performance - contact President@MaineGayMensChorus.org
. Tickets will also be available at the door for $18.
Christmas
Party While You Shop
Parents, here is your opportunity to drop your kids
off for a fun time while freeing you up to do some
much needed Christmas shopping! The New Gloucester
Bible Church would like to invite your children to
a Christmas Party to be held on Saturday, December
10 from 9 a.m. - 12 noon. All children ages 5 thru
12 are welcome. We will have fun and games, arts and
crafts, snacks, songs, and a Bible lesson. All children
will receive a gift. The New Gloucester Bible church
offers this ministry free of charge as our special
gift to you this Christmas Season! Merry Christmas!
Annual
Shaker Christmas Fair
The Shaker Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday,
December 3rd, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Sabbathday Lake
Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Nine rooms
of the 1816 Trustee's Office will be open featuring
gifts for all ages. One of the highlights of the Fair
is Shaker home baked goods including fruitcakes, hot
herb biscuits, whole wheat bread, candies, pickles
and cheese, cookies and other delectables. Another
Fair highlight is the White Elephant Room. "Come
one, come all!"
North
Yarmouth Historical Society Annual Holiday Party
Will be held at the Old Town House, Route 9, North
Yarmouth Sunday, December 4, 2005 from 1-3 p.m. An
annual party, open to all. Come help decorate the
tree, sing holiday tunes, make simple crafts, and,
of course, roll out and decorate gingerbread cookies.
They're baked fresh on the old wood stove. Guaranteed
a good, old fashioned time without any holiday hype!
North
Yarmouth's Annual Holiday Potluck and Tree Lighting
Wescustogo Hall, Route 115, North Yarmouth. All invited.
Bring a contribution to the potluck; drinks supplied.
The Wescustago Youth Chorale will perform at approximately
5:45 p.m. The tree lighting will take place at approxlmately
6:00 PM, followed by cookies and treats afterwards.
Good food, more music, and possibly a visit from a
Special Guest!
Looking
for Crafters
The 18th Annual Holiday Fair at Memorial School in
New Gloucester on Saturday, December 3 from 9-2. Craft
projects for children, make and take, refreshments
and raffle. Proceeds benefit cultural enrichment and
educational programs for all at the school. Call DeAnn
Thompson at 926-3070 FMI or to reserve tables.
Christmas
Fair
Sabbathday Lake Grange will hold its Annual Christmas
Fair on Saturday, December 3rd, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There
will be a variety of crafts, food, raffles, grab bags,
Rawleigh products, and a White Elephant table. Lunch
of hot dogs, beans, sandwiches, coffee, tea or juice.
The Grange Hall is on the old Route 26 in New Gloucester.
Christmas
Fair
Sunday Dec. 4, 9 to 2, at the American Legion Hall,
Route 100, 15 Lewiston Rd. Gray, sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary. Benefit our Scholarship
Fund. Tables are available to rent at $15.00 per eight
ft. table. No smoking in the hall and we are handicapped
accessible. Fish chowder and sandwiches luncheon.
Please call Beverly Prince at 428-3737 for a table,
leave a message, with name and phone number.
Holiday
Craft Fair
The Lake Region Eagles, non-profit organization whose
motto is, "People helping people," will
be holding a Holiday craft fair at 824 Roosevelt Trail
in Windham on December 10th from 8 to 2. Tables are
available for rent. Contact Teresa at 776-3562. Leave
a message and you will receive a return call.
Celebrations:
Gift Making for the Holidays
Date: November 19 from 1 - 5. Area artists will lead
workshops in making artistic gifts for friends and
family, plus there will be a silent auction, and gifts
for sale. SPIRAL Arts, 156 High Street, Portland,
FMI Priscilla Dreyman at 207-775-1474 or Email: community@spiralarts.org.
Visit Web: www.spiralarts.org
Gray
Town Tree Lighting
The Lighting of the Town Tree will take place on Nov.
27, 2005 at the Town Hall parking lot with hay rides
by Heather Phinney from 2 to 4. and Donnie Carroll
will be the MC from 3 p.m. to keep things singing
along to get you in the spirit. Also guests this year
will be the GNG High School Chorus, Elyse Doyle and
Red Hat Ladies. And the special guest with his Magic
Cane will arrive by Fire Truck form who knows where
and be lifted up in that Mile high Ladder Truck and
Light the Tree! The Fire and Rescue work very hard
in advance to make sure all the lights are working.
Please come out and brave the cold for a little while
and show your appreciation to those men and women.
Also our Ladies Auxiliary will be in there little
wagon to serve hot chocolate and cookies maybe a marshmallow
or two.
We Sure would be great to see you there!
From Helen Davis and Karen Taylor from The Gray Historical
Society, and Chief Jon Barton and Crew from Gray Fire
and Rescue
Country
Christmas Show
Presented by The Down East Country Music Association
Sunday, December 11th. 2005 from 1 to 5 p.m. at The
Lake Region Eagles Club (Route 302)-North Windham,
Maine. Entertainment Santa…Fun! Please bring
a hot dish/salad/rolls or dessert to share for the
Pot Luck Lunch. 50/50 drawing, Cash Bar, Chinese Auction.
Bring a child's gift, wrapped & marked w/age and
gender. Admission is donations. For more info. please
call Jackie@793-8884 or/ 793-4443, 892-2253
3rd
annual Holiday Artisan Fair
Fiddlehead Center for the Arts will be holding their
3rd Annual Holiday Artisan Fair on Saturday, November
26 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Fiddlehead Center for
the Arts on the Pineland Campus in New Gloucester.
Fine jewelry, pottery, textiles, silk & velvet
scarves, specialty foods, baked goods and much more!
There is no admission fee - bring the whole family!
Call 688-2244 or check out our website www.fiddleheadcenter.org
for directions and for more information. Photo of
quilt: Artist - Theresa Smith-Murray.
