The DaPonte String Quartet celebrates the holiday season with a free presentation of its acclaimed “Maine’s 200th: Music of Early Maine” concert program at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Second Congregational Church in Newcastle. They are joined by guest artist Eric LaPerna on percussion for a concert that highlights significant events along […]
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Actor Will Ryhs presents ‘A Christmas Carol’
Will Rhys will present “A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Denmark Arts Center. Rhys, who has performed in and directed many versions of “A Christmas Carol,” has adapted Dickens’s magical tale to create this unique production in which he weaves together the joy of story-telling with his skills as […]
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Heather Pierson Jazz Trio to perform ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
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This year’s hot holiday item in Maine? Christmas trees
Many tree farms sold out days or even weeks before Christmas last year, and they are predicting the same phenomenon this year.
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Mission Working Dogs join Christmas Parade in Paris
Christy Gardner’s foundation matches service dogs with veterans with PTSD or mobility challenges.
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Help all families have Christmas
BETHEL — For the past 42 years, Nina Wheeler and her husband have been giving Christmas to families in the SAD44 area who are in need through their nonprofit program called Christmas for Families. Gifts which are donated by members of the community include, but are not limited too: quilts, hats, give warm clothes, socks, […]
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The best part of Christmas
What’s the best part of Christmas for you? Seeing the tree lit? A special cookie you don’t have all year until the holidays? The carols? License to buy stuff? A favorite movie? Giving to others? All the FOOD?!? Go ahead, you can say it: The presents. Or is it simply having your family together? Whatever […]
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Share your Christmas tradition
We don’t know if you’ve heard, but Christmas is heading this way. With the big holiday just weeks down the road, we wanted to ask you readers about the Christmas traditions that matter the most to you. Maybe it’s as simple as tourtiere pie with the family while “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” plays on […]
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Christmas Parade, Festival of Trees returning to Oxford Hills
The traditional holiday events will be held Thanksgiving weekend.
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Augusta West Kampground prepares a massive, nearly mile-long Christmas lights display
Winthrop campground owner Kale Malmsten said he plans to keep the display up from late November to just after New Year’s.