Maine News Events Calendar Nov. 24

The MAINE NEWS CALENDAR of Events is updated and published online daily. The “calendar week” begins on Saturday and submissions for the digital calendar should be emailed a week or more in advance. Submissions for print should be at least two weeks before the event. Our deadline chart can be found at www.turnerpublishing.net/pdf/Deadlines.pdf. To add an event to either calendar, email articles@turnerpublishing.net.
Weeks in listing are Saturday through the following Friday.
Listings for events that are three consecutive days or more, including most theater performances and art exhibitions, are at the bottom of the daily section; listings of regularly recurring weekly or monthly events are below that, listed by town or city in alphabetical order

NOVEMBER 19-25
Nov. 24 – Fifth annual Turkey Trot 4 Hope Scenic 4 Mile Run or 1 Mile Run/Walk, 9 a.m., Norway Fire Station, 19 Danforth St., Norway, students k-12 register for free, benefits Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, discounted registration through Oct. 31, raceroster.com/59121.
Nov. 24 – Wobble and Gobble 5k Race/Walk, 9 a.m., Gem Theater, 48 Cross St., Bethel, proceeds benefit Bryant Pond 4-H Learning Center, click here for details and registration.
Nov. 24 – Thanksgiving Service, 10 a.m. Reeds Mill Church, 995 Reeds Mill Road, Madrid, free, open to public, www.reedsmillchurch.org.
Nov. 24 — Free community Thanksgiving dinner, noon, St. Catherine of Sienna Church parish hall, 32 Paris St., Norway, RSVP 207-743-2606 (to help with the numbers), delivery service for shut-ins available.

NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 2
Nov. 26 – Winthrop Boy Scout Troop 604 Holiday Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave., Augusta, benefits Scout activity and Jacobsen’s syndrome advocacy, research.
Nov. 26 – Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce annual Christmas parade, 11 a.m., Main Street, Norway, to Market Square, Paris.
Nov. 26 – Giving Tree of Rangeley lighting, 4 p.m., entrance of Town Park, Rangeley.
Nov. 26 — Parade of Lights Parade, 6 p.m., Windslow High School to Waterville Main/College streets intersection, kringleville.org.
Nov. 30 – Healthy Community Coalition Mobile Unit harm reduction services, free (services for active drug users, blood pressure checks, other health and wellness) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Edmund’s Market, 1185 Rangeley Road, Phillips, Healthy Community Coalition Facebook page, 207-779-3136.
Nov. 30 – Backyard Birding Basics, by Maine Audubon, 11 a.m.-noon, Jeanne Couture Room, Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St., Lewiston, free, open to public.
Nov. 30 – Aquaculture and its impact in Maine, 4-5 p.m., Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St., Auburn, for ages 8 and up, free, open to public, no registration required, to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sarah Sparks, 207-581-8206; sarah.sparks@maine.edu.
Dec. 2 – Downtown Gardiner Tree Lighting and Art Walk, tree lighting 5 p.m. Dearborn Park, Water Street, art walk throughout downtown, 5-8:30 p.m.
Dec. 2 – Meet and greet for artist Guenola Lefeuvre, 5-7 p.m., Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton, free, open to public.
Dec. 2 – Skow-Whoville Holiday Parade, downtown Skowhegan, 7 p.m., mainstreetskowhegan.org.

DECEMBER 3-9
Dec. 3 — Mexico Historical Society Craft Fair Fundraiser, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Calvin Lyons Hall, 134 Main St., Mexico.
Dec. 3 – Skow-Whoville, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Skowhegan, mainstreetskowhegan.org.
Dec. 3 – St. Joseph Winter Festival, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Joseph Center, Middle Street, Farmington.
Dec. 3 – Casco Village Church United Church of Christ annual Christmas in the Village Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 941 Meadow Road, Casco, 207-627-4282, cvcucc@gmail.com for information.
Dec. 3 — Fairfield United Methodist Church Christmas Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 37 Skowhegan Road (U.S. Route 201), Fairfield.
Dec. 3 – The Ladies Guild of Our Lady of Ransom Church Christmas Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. church hall, 117 Elm St., Mechanics Falls.
Dec. 3 – Nezinscot Valley Holiday Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Buckfield Jr./Sr. High School, Buckfield. No admission charge, sponsored by Nezinscot Valley Music Boosters
Dec. 3 – Leavitt Area High School Ski Boosters Cash and Bottle Drive, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., door-to-door in Turner, Greene, Leeds, bottles can also be dropped off at Coach Terry’s Redemption, 8 Tidswell Road, Turner, for information email Dustin Williamson at dustin.williamson@msad52.org.
Dec. 3 – Holiday at the Plaza, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon St., Lewiston, free, open to public, family-friendly activities, music, food, more, lewistonmaine.gov/holidayattheplaza
Dec. 3 – Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District 2022 Annual Meeting and Luncheon, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Oxford Recreation Center, 223 King St., open to all, $8, $8.50 online, Nov. 29 deadline, bit.ly/OCSWCDMeeting22, 207-744-3119 or oxfordcountyswcd@gmail.com.
Dec. 3 – Dedication of Sandra Fowler bookcase, 1:30-3 p.m., Belgrade Public Library, 124 Depot Road, Belgrade, free, open to public, light refreshments.
Dec. 3 – Winthrop Holiday Parade, 3:30 p.m., Main Street, Winthrop.
Dec. 3 – Gardiner Parade of Lights, 4:30 p.m., Water Street from Winter Street to Waterfront Park, bad weather date Dec. 10, updates on Gardiner Main Street Facebook page.
Dec. 3 – Photo with Santa, bring your own camera, from end of Winthrop Holiday Parade until 6 p.m., Winthrop Maine History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St., Winthrop, free, donations welcome.
Dec. 3 – Turner Christmas Sparkle Parade, 4 p.m., starting at Cobb Road to the beginning of Lower Street to the Gazebo, bring unwrapped toys to Gazebo, 4-8 p.m., Rachel Pack, 207-212-8960, Turner’s Christmas Sparkle Parade Event Page on Facebook.
Dec. 3 – Madrid community tree lighting, 6 p.m., Madrid Historical Society schoolhouse, corner of Reeds Mill and Schoolhouse roads (off Route 4), free, open to public, refreshments, decorating, caroling, bad weather date Dec 4.
Dec. 3, 4 — Wayne Holiday Stroll 2022, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sustain Wayne Facebook Page.
Dec. 4 – Benefit Christmas sing-a-long concert, 2 p.m. Bolster Mills UMC, Bolster Mills Road, Harrison, to benefit program to provide a bag of hygiene products for teens experiencing homelessness, free admission, donation of hygiene product welcome, free-will offering, refreshments will be served.
Dec. 6 – Owen Kennedy, Coig, 6:30 p.m., Old South Congregational Church, 235 Main St., Farmington, benefits Farmington Area Ecumenical Ministry’s Heating, advance ticket purchase recommended, farmingtonucc.org/news events, 207-491-5919.
Dec. 7 – Healthy Community Coalition Mobile Unit harm reduction services, free (services for active drug users, blood pressure checks, other health and wellness) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Central Plaza, 72 Main St. Livermore Falls, Healthy Community Coalition Facebook page, 207-779-3136.
Dec. 7 – Full moon hike, hosted by Kennebec Land Trust staff and landowners Teague Morris and Dusty Small, 5:30 p.m., Small-Burnham Conservation Area, Litchfield, space limited, so RSVP required, 2.5 miles, family friendly, mring@tklt.org or 207-377-2848.
Dec. 8 – La Rencontre, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston, $15, lunch entertainment, French conversation (non-French speakers welcome), tickets must be bought by noon, Dec. 15, francocenter.org/shows, 207-689-2000.
Dec. 8 — Mark Roberts, senior investigator and dog handler with Office of State Fire Marshal, Great Falls Forum Speaker Series, noon-1 p.m. Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St., Lewiston, and Zoom, Lewiston Public Library Facebook page, in-person attendees may bring lunch, 207-513-3135, LPLReference@lewistonmaine.gov.
Dec. 8 – Joe De Vito’s Opera Lecture Series, 3 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, free, open to public, The Hours, Kevin Puts.
Dec. 8 – Be Kind to Your Mind mental health forum, 6 p.m., free, open to public, Connors Elementary School, 800 Bartlett St., Lewiston.
Dec. 8 – Mike Bell on Harriet Tubman and the Civil War, Joshua Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable, 7-8 p.m., Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. Brunswick, free, open to public.

DECEMBER 10-16
Dec. 10 — Christmas Through the Ages tour, hosted by Winthrop Maine Historical Society, tickets required, walking tour to five sites depicting a different era, $10, benefits history center, 207-395-5199 or winthropmainehistorical@gmail.com
Dec. 10 – St. Michael School Christmas Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Michael School, 56 Sewall St., Augusta, Danielle.Pickrell8@gmail.com.
Dec. 10 – Treat Memorial Library Holiday Book Sale Bonanza and holiday crafting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 56 Main St., Livermore Falls, fill a bag for a dollar.
Dec. 10 – Meet the Makers downtown crawl, 3-7 p.m., Main and High streets, Wilton, Village Makers of Wilton on Facebook.
Dec. 11 — Rangeley Lakes Ladies Fire Auxiliary Mountain Holly Days pancake breakfast 8 a.m.-noon, Masonic Hall, 10 Richardson St., Rangeley, $10, $5 for children under 6, Santa available for photos.
Dec. 11 — Pejepscot Genealogical Society, “The French Connection: The Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel Thibodeau and Rebecca Jandreau,” with Dana Murch, 2 p.m. , Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick, free, open to public.
Dec. 12 – USDA Funding Local Working Group for Kennebec, Lincoln counties, 10 a.m.-noon, Room 145, August City Hall, 16 Cony St., open to public, registration required 207-480-3927, dfinseth@kcswcd.org (Kennebec); 207-596-2040, julie@knox-lincoln.org (Lincoln).
Dec. 14 – Healthy Community Coalition Mobile Unit harm reduction services, free (services for active drug users, blood pressure checks, other health and wellness) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Big Apple, 380 U.S. Route 2, Wilton, Healthy Community Coalition Facebook page, 207-779-3136.
Dec. 15 – Maine author William Carpenter, 7 p.m., Zoom only, Hobbs Library Lovell Speaker Series, hobbslibrary.org for link.
Dec. 16 – Winthrop Maine Historical Society cookie walk, 3-7 p.m. History Center, 107 Main St., Winthrop.

DECEMBER 17-23
Dec. 17 – Friends of Starling Hall Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Clause and Holiday Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-noon (breakfast until 11 a.m.), Starling Hall, 2769 Main St., Fayette, $10, $5 for kids under 10.
Dec. 17 — The Sabattus Rec Running Club Jingle Jog, 10 a.m., free, open to all ages and abilities, festive holiday apparel encouraged, Mixer’s Nightclub, Sabattus Road, Sabattus, running@sabattusrec.com.
Dec. 17 – Winthrop Maine Historical Society cookie walk, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. History Center, 107 Main St., Winthrop.
Dec. 18 — Christmas Candlelight Service, 3 p.m. Reeds Mill Church, 995 Reeds Mill Road, Madrid, free, open to public, reedsmillchurch.org.
Dec. 18 – Christmas in the Air sing-along and presentation about the history and stories of Christmas carols, 4 p.m., Church of the Good Shepherd, 2614 Main St., Rangeley, free, open to public.
Dec. 21 – Healthy Community Coalition Mobile Unit harm reduction services, free (services for active drug users, blood pressure checks, other health and wellness) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Farmington Park & Ride (next to Walgreens), Healthy Community Coalition Facebook page, 207-779-3136.
Dec. 23 — Western Mountains Baptist Church Christmas Eve Eve Celebration, 6:30 p.m., 928 Carrabassett Road (Route 27), New Portland, free, open to all, refreshments, westernmountainschurch.org, WMBC Facebook page.

DECEMBER 24-30
Dec. 28 – Healthy Community Coalition Mobile Unit harm reduction services, free (services for active drug users, blood pressure checks, other health and wellness) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Edmund’s Market, 1185 Rangeley Road, Phillips, Healthy Community Coalition Facebook page, 207-779-3136.
Dec. 28 — Videoconferencing Basics Hobbs Library, 6:30 p.m. 217 Main St., Lovell, in-person and on Zoom, free, open to public, hobbslibrary.org.

JANUARY 2023
Jan. 12 – Joe De Vito’s Opera Lecture Series, 3 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, free, open to public, Fedora, Umberto Giordano.
Jan. 25 – Cybersecurity Basics Hobbs Library, 6:30 p.m. 217 Main St., Lovell, in-person and on Zoom, free, open to public, hobbslibrary.org.

MARCH 2023
March 16 – Joe De Vito’s Opera Lecture Series, 3 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, free, open to public, Lohengrin, Richard Wagner.
March 28 – Joe De Vito’s Opera Lecture Series, 3 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, free, open to public, Falstaff, Giuseppe Verdi.

APRIL 2023
April 13 – Joe De Vito’s Opera Lecture Series, 3 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, free, open to public, Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss.
April 27 – Joe De Vito’s Opera Lecture Series, 3 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, free, open to public, Champion, Terrence Blanchard.

MAY 2023
May 18 – Joe De Vito’s Opera Lecture Series, 3 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, free, open to public, Don Giovanni, W.A. Mozart.

JUNE 2023
June 1 – Joe De Vito’s Opera Lecture Series, 3 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy, free, open to public, Die Zaberflöte, W.A. Mozart.

EVENTS OF THREE DAYS OR MORE
Nov. 1-Dec. 30 — Maine Veterans’ Art Exhibition, self-guided, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, Burth Cross Building, Maine Capitol Complex, Augusta, free, open to public.
Nov. 18-Dec. 31 – “Upcycled” installation of unique furniture, SoJo’s Studio and Gallery, 2487 Main St., Rangeley, during opening hours, free, open to public, visit Sojo’s Studio and Gallery on Facebook.
Nov. 25-27 – Midcoast Tree Festival, St. John’s Community Center, 43 Pleasant St., Brunswick, benefits All Saints Parish, Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber and Spectrum Generations Meals on Wheels, 4 -8 p.m. Nov. 18; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 19, 20, 25; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 27.
Nov. 25-27 – ExTRAINaganza, Great Falls Model Railway Club annual show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., admission by donation ($5 suggested for over 12, younger free), 144 Mill St., handicapped-accessible, greatfallsmodelrrclub.org.
Dec. 1-4 – “A Christmas Carol, the Musical,” Midcoast Youth Theater production, 7 p.m. Dec. 1-3, 2 p.m. Dec. 3, 4, Morse High School, Bath, midcoastyouththeater.wordpress.com.
Dec. 1-Jan. 2 – Art exhibit “Common Work and Common Places: Works in Watercolor and Encaustic,” by Betsey Foster, Norway Memorial Library, 56 Main St., Norway, during library open hours, norwaymemoriallibrary.org.
Dec. 2-Jan. 2 – “Textured Porcelain,” works of Guenola Lefeuvre, Gallery 302, 112 Main St., Bridgton, during gallery open hours, gallery302.com.
Dec. 6-10 — Augusta Elks Festival of Trees, Augusta Elks Lodge 964, 397 Civic Center Drive, to benefit Bread of Life Ministries, 3-7 p.m. Dec. 6-8, noon-7 p.m. Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 10; Santa pictures 5-7 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; admission is $2, raffle tickets 10 for $5, 2022 Augusta Elks Christmas Tree Festival on Facebook.
Dec. 10-11, 16-17 — Episcopal Church Women group of Church of the Good Shepherd holiday fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., church undercroft, 2614 Main St., Rangeley.

WEEKLY/MONTHLY RECURRING EVENTS
Listed by town/city

AUBURN
Androscoggin County Republicans, 6:30 p.m., second Thursday of month, Auburn City Hall, 60 Court St.

BELGRADE
Belgrade Historical Society, 6-8 p.m., second Monday of the month, Belgrade Town Office, 900 Augusta Road, public is welcome, 617-548-3569 or dilib56@aol.com.

BRIDGTON
Al-Anon, 5-6 p.m. Tuesday Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, 207-803-8707.
Community Ping Pong Program, 1-4 Sunday $1 to participate, open to all Town Hall, 26 North High St.
Narcotics Anonymous, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, 207-803-8707.
Veterans Stronger Together, 4-5 p.m. Monday, Lakes Region Recovery Center, 25 Hospital Drive, 207-803-8707.

FARMINGTON
Farmington Farmers’ Market, May-October 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, across from Better Living Center 1098 Front St.; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, District Court lot, 129 Main St. November-April, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, St. Joseph Center, 130 Quebec St.

LEWISTON
Summer farmer’s market, 9:30 a.m. -1 p.m. every Sunday May-October, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday November, 2 Oxford St., lewistonfarmersmarket.com.

NORWAY
Oxford Hills Honeybee Club, 1 p.m., second Saturday of the month, First Universalist Church, 479 Main St., all welcome, cpeaston@megalink.net.

RANDOLPH
Maine-ly Harmony women’s barbershop group, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Randolph United Methodist Church, 16 Asbury St., Randolph, women of all ages who like to sing welcome. Call Lea at 207-622-1273 or Jenny at 207-441-2816.

SABATTUS
American Legion Post 135 free coffee, doughnuts, 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, 40 Island Road.
Sabattus Recreation Running Club run, 6:30 p.m., meets at Sabattus Mini-Mall parking lot, in front of Mixer’s Nightclub. Weekly, year-round open to runners of all abilities.

SKOWHEGAN
Al-Anon, hybrid meeting, 7-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Skowhegan Federated Church, Island Avenue, 1-800-498-1844, www.maineafg.org

TURNER
Boy Scout Troop 187 6:30 p.m. every Monday. Contact Robert Quick 207-330-9657.

WILTON
Winter Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, November-May, First Congregational Church, 386 Main St.

WINTHROP
Winthrop Maine Historical Society, first Thursday of month, 6-8 p.m., Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St., 207-395-5199, winthropmainehistorical@gmail.com.