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Open Mic Night – “Live at St. Joe’s!”
Open Mic Night – “Live at St. Joe’s!”
Franklin County has a rich tradition of talented musicians drawing from many styles of music from Country, Folk, Americana, Celtic to Contemporary. St. Joseph’s Parish is hosting, together with endorsement from community partners, a monthly open mic night usually on the last Thursday of every month. We wish to provide a venue that continues to celebrate and foster the musical talent within Franklin County. Professionals and newcomers are all welcome to listen, perform and collaborate. Bring your friends and family for an audience! “Live at St. Joe’s!” will continue on December 1st at the St. Joseph Center located at 130 Quebec
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Chester Greenwood Day
This year marks the 46th Celebration of Chester Greenwood Day in downtown Farmington. On Saturday, December 3rd the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce presents the celebration of the Farmington native and earmuff inventor, Chester Greenwood. "Winter Wonderland” is the theme for this year’s Parade! Partake in our Gingerbread House Contest, Taste of Farmington, historical open houses, craft fairs, polar bear dip, and more! For a complete schedule of events, visit our website at www.franklincountymaine.org or call 207.778.4215 for more information
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Cookie Walk
Cookie Walk
On Saturday, Dec 3rd Henderson Memorial Baptist Church, located at 110 Academy Street, will be having a Cookie Walk starting at 8:00am until we are sold out. Any questions please call the church at 778-2163.
Farmington Rotary Festival of Trees
Farmington Rotary Festival of Trees
A tradition on Chester Greenwood Day, the Rotary Festival of Trees features decorated trees and wreaths, music, raffles, hot chocolate and goodies. Trees and wreaths are auctioned off at 6 pm and benefit local and international causes.
Craft Fair at the American Legion
Craft Fair at the American Legion
Two floors of crafts! Silent auction table, raffles, large luncheon menu. Eat in or take out! 9am-2pm. FMI: 207-778-4720
Tool Sharpening Workshop at Maine Local Living School
Tool Sharpening Workshop at Maine Local Living School
Learn to put a shaving edge on any tool! BYOT (bring your own tool)! We recommend starting with a simple knife, especially a carving knife with wide bevel. Feel free to bring other tools as well such as a kitchen knife, chisel, drawknife, block plane, etc. The ability to sharpen unlocks our ability to reuse the old and rely on ourselves. Absolute beginners welcome! The workshop will be followed by an optional community potluck meal. Please RSVP on our website to let us know you're coming to either or both (workshop and potluck).
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
Make the Nutcracker part of your holiday tradition right here in Farmington as Thomas Performing Arts takes you on a journey as Clara befriends a nutcracker who comes to life on Christmas Eve. This is our studio’s take on the acclaimed holiday show with a cast of angels, soldiers, a Snow Queen, and of course, the notorious Rat King! This is the holiday event of the season and must see for the whole family! The cast is a diverse group of local talent with students from the Franklin County area. There will be two opportunities to see The Nutcracker at
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The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
Make the Nutcracker part of your holiday tradition right here in Farmington as Thomas Performing Arts takes you on a journey as Clara befriends a nutcracker who comes to life on Christmas Eve. This is our studio’s take on the acclaimed holiday show with a cast of angels, soldiers, a Snow Queen, and of course, the notorious Rat King! This is the holiday event of the season and must see for the whole family! The cast is a diverse group of local talent with students from the Franklin County area. There will be two opportunities to see The Nutcracker at
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Square dancing in New Sharon
Square dancing in New Sharon
Friendship Squares Dancing Club Invites you to join us for square dancing lessons: Every Monday night, from 6:30pm to 8:00 pm. Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, Maine Friendship Squares Dancing Club is square dancing in New Sharon at the Cape Cod Hill School from 6:30 to 8:00pm every Monday nights starting September 26th. $5 per person per night. Come and try it out. Our group is fun and welcoming. We meet every Monday night from 6:30 to 8:00pm at the Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, ME starting September 26, 2022. $5 per person, per night. Our caller
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19th Annual Mountain Holly Days
Mountain Holly Days epitomizes the time-honored tradition of families shopping together and enjoying holiday festivities & activities. Shoppers will enjoy many special offers from local businesses, find unique, quality gifts for that special someone and participate in various holiday activities. Visitors will enjoy shopping and dining with personal, friendly service and none of the hassles of big-city shopping. Gift Wrapping for Charity Dec 8th & 9th 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM @Franklin Saving Bank Holiday Open House Dec 9th 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM @RFA ECW Holiday/Fair Dec 9th & 10th 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM @Church of the Good
Narrow Gauge Quilters
Narrow Gauge Quilters
Narrow Gauge Quilters' have started the new "quilt year". Meetings are 2x a month at Phillips Library ~ Next meeting is Oct 21st this week. New and experienced quilters all welcomed!
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification 101
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification 101
Each year, the Federal Government awards about 10% of all federal contract dollars to Small Disadvantaged Businesses. In this 1-hour workshop, Leesah Patt, Disadvantaged Business Services Specialist at Eastern Maine Development Corporation will present on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification. What are the benefits of being a certified DBE? Who is eligible? How do I apply for the certification? There will be time for Q+A, come with questions!
Titcomb Mountain to hold 27th Annual Holiday Auction Dec. 8
Titcomb Mountain to hold 27th Annual Holiday Auction Dec. 8
FARMINGTON - Titcomb Mountain will be hosting their 27th Annual Holiday Auction at Uno Mas Restaurant on Thursday, Dec 8. The Holiday Auction is part of the tradition that makes Titcomb "The Friendliest Mountain Around"! It's one of the mountain's most important fundraisers to help keep memberships, ticket prices and youth program offerings at a low cost for families. There will be a variety of items ranging from sea plane tours and fishing expeditions, ski and golf tickets, paintings, pottery, photographs, gift certificates, handmade furniture and crafts, homemade holiday treats, and even old Titcomb ski trail signs! Call Uno Mas
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Teachers Lounge Mafia – Improve Comedy Show
Teachers Lounge Mafia – Improve Comedy Show
Join Teachers Lounge Mafia as they bring back their Stale Milk and Sour Cookies Improve show for the holidays! Tickets are $10 and available online or at the door. Show will be at 8:15pm at the North Church on High Street in Farmington after the downtown Night Owl event and all proceeds benefit United Way. Concessions will be available during intermission. If you've seen them before, you KNOW they're funny...if you haven't, don't miss another show! It's adult-rated and a great night of laugh!
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Jay VFW Auxiliary holding Kids Christmas Party December 10
Jay VFW Auxiliary holding Kids Christmas Party December 10
VFW Auxiliary in Jay will host its annual kids Christmas Party December 10th for kids up to 12 years from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring breakfast with Mrs and Mr Claus. There will be crafts to do and a photo op, games and a sock full of goodies from Santa. Please join us for the festivities.
Hippie Holiday Craft Fair
Hippie Holiday Craft Fair
CRAFT FAIR 10 am - 4 pm. Celebrate the season in hippie style! Over 20 unique local crafters and vendors selling their creations. Discover unique handcrafted items and artisan goods for the tie-dye sheep of the family on your holiday list at this one-of -a kind craft fair.
Trinity Baked Bean Buffet Supper
Trinity Baked Bean Buffet Supper
Trinity United Methodist Church is having a “Baked Bean Buffet Supper” on Sat., Dec. 10th, in our Fellowship Hall. The meal will be served from 4:30-6:00 pm. The buffet will include; baked beans, red hot dogs, cold slaw, hot turkey over biscuit, potato scallop , homemade biscuit, and pies . The meal costs $9.00 for adults, $4.00 for children 12 and under, children under 4 years of age eat free! You can call 207-778-3921 with any questions, just leave a message and we will return your call as soon as we can. Take-out is available also. Proceeds are going into
Hippie Holiday Community Supper featuring the music of Coleman Martin
Hippie Holiday Community Supper featuring the music of Coleman Martin
COMMUNITY PUBLIC SUPPER $8 pp featuring Kyndmamma's classic Tourtiere Pie and casseroles Live music during supper featuring Coleman Martin in concert.
Roderick-Crosby American Legion Post 28 – Christmas Dance
Roderick-Crosby American Legion Post 28 – Christmas Dance
Roderick-Crosby American Legion Post 28 is hosting a Christmas dance on Saturday, December 10th from 7 - 11 pm. Ticket price is $10.00 per person and admission is 21+ years of age. Music will be provided by DJ Dreamin' Big. There will be an ugly sweater contest. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Legion Hall on 158 High Street in Farmington on the following Fridays from 5-7pm: November 11th, November 18th, and December 2nd. Tickets at the door subject to availability. Call Post 28 Adjutant Drew Goodridge at 207-200-8756 to purchase tickets or for more information.
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Children’s Christmas Drive Through
Children’s Christmas Drive Through
Children's Christmas Drive Through at the Chesterville Town Office will be on Sunday, December 11th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Santa will arrive on the firetruck and be outside to speak with the children. Children will receive some goodies, too. Come out and enjoy this free event sponsored by the North Chesterville Extension Homemakers. FMI 778-3156.
Save the Date for the Full Classic Nutcracker Ballet
Save the Date for the Full Classic Nutcracker Ballet
SAVE THE DATE: ArtsFarmington is excited to present, as in 2019, the full classic Nutcracker performance by the Robinson Ballet Company, danced to the music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The event, with major sponsorship from the Franklin Savings Bank, will be in Bjorn Auditorium of Mt. Blue High School on December 11, from 3pm to 5pm. Mark your calendars! Keep an eye out for further details about this charming, seasonal ballet production or check artsfarmington.org or artsfarmington facebook.
Save the Date for the Full Classic Nutcracker Ballet
Save the Date for the Full Classic Nutcracker Ballet
SAVE THE DATE: ArtsFarmington is excited to present, as in 2019, the full classic Nutcracker performance by the Robinson Ballet Company, danced to the music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The event, with major sponsorship from the Franklin Savings Bank, will be in Bjorn Auditorium of Mt. Blue High School on December 11, from 3pm to 5pm. Mark your calendars! Keep an eye out for further details about this charming, seasonal ballet production or check artsfarmington.org or artsfarmington facebook.
ArtsFarmington Presents: The Nutcracker
ArtsFarmington Presents: The Nutcracker
The Robinson Ballet Company revisits Farmington with "The Nutcracker". ArtsFarmington, with major sponsorship from the Franklin Savings Bank, is pleased to bring the full Nutcracker ballet back to Farmington on Sunday, December 11. This beloved Christmas classic ballet will be performed by the Robinson Ballet Co. of Bangor. It is danced to the recorded music of Tchaikovsky. It will start at 3P.M. in the Bjorn Auditorium of Mt. Blue High School at 129 Seamon Road in Farmington. Doors will open at 2:15P.M. The curtain opens to a festive scene of the Christmas Eve Party of young Clara’s family. In the
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Square dancing in New Sharon
Square dancing in New Sharon
Friendship Squares Dancing Club Invites you to join us for square dancing lessons: Every Monday night, from 6:30pm to 8:00 pm. Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, Maine Friendship Squares Dancing Club is square dancing in New Sharon at the Cape Cod Hill School from 6:30 to 8:00pm every Monday nights starting September 26th. $5 per person per night. Come and try it out. Our group is fun and welcoming. We meet every Monday night from 6:30 to 8:00pm at the Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, ME starting September 26, 2022. $5 per person, per night. Our caller
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Sweet Bingo
Sweet Bingo
Come and play bingo and win a baked good of your choice. Wednesday, December 14th from 5-7:30 we will be playing bingo at Spruce Mountain High School to raise money for the Nordic Ski Team.
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Polar Express Holiday Night
Polar Express Holiday Night
Wear your pajamas, curl up with some hot chocolate and enjoy a holiday Storytime with Mrs. Clause! Afterward, enjoy cookie decorating and ornament making. All children will receive a gift. This is a free public family event. All are welcome!
“Everlasting Light” Christmas Cantata
“Everlasting Light” Christmas Cantata
“Everlasting Light,” a beautiful, moving Christmas cantata to be presented at the New Hope Baptist Church, 268 Perham Street in Farmington, showcases the profound significance of the light of Christ coming to earth. An insightful narration incorporates Scripture and personal reflection to tie together the compelling combination of powerful original music and beloved carols. The celebratory opener, “Everlasting Light,” acts as the cornerstone of the work. “Longing for the Light” beautifully portrays a yearning for restoration. A stirring original song with words inspired by Mary’s Songs of Praise found in Luke 1:44-56; and “Shepherds and Angels” add joyful energy. The
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Caroling, Cocoa and Games
Caroling, Cocoa and Games
Come join Farmington Baptist Church (194 Whittier Road) folks for an afternoon of fun! Join them as they go out into the community to share Christmas joy with song or choose to stay and sing carols & play board games inside their comfortable facility. Groups will be singing traditional Christmas carols at many of the local nursing homes in addition to other destinations & then returning to the church for cocoa & cookies. If you love to sing and want to spread joy this Christmas season, please join us on Saturday, December 17 - we are meeting at the church at 1:00 for community caroling. For more information, please
Winter Revels
Winter Revels
After a 3-year break the Vienna Union Hall will host “Winter Revels” on December 17th. This year’s Revels will be headlined by the return of Randy Judkins aka "Judd the Jester”. Randy has been performing to Maine audiences for many years. He is Chief Entertainment Officer of the Maine Hysterical Society whose mission is “to Preserve, promote and provoke laughter." Randy has appeared in a handful of television commercials and independent films in Maine. Randy has instructed at the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey's Clown College in Florida and has served as a character consultant for Tri-Star Pictures. The Juilliard School of
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“Everlasting Light” Christmas Cantata
“Everlasting Light” Christmas Cantata
“Everlasting Light,” a beautiful, moving Christmas cantata to be presented at the New Hope Baptist Church, 268 Perham Street in Farmington, showcases the profound significance of the light of Christ coming to earth. An insightful narration incorporates Scripture and personal reflection to tie together the compelling combination of powerful original music and beloved carols. The celebratory opener, “Everlasting Light,” acts as the cornerstone of the work. “Longing for the Light” beautifully portrays a yearning for restoration. A stirring original song with words inspired by Mary’s Songs of Praise found in Luke 1:44-56; and “Shepherds and Angels” add joyful energy. The
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Square dancing in New Sharon
Square dancing in New Sharon
Friendship Squares Dancing Club Invites you to join us for square dancing lessons: Every Monday night, from 6:30pm to 8:00 pm. Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, Maine Friendship Squares Dancing Club is square dancing in New Sharon at the Cape Cod Hill School from 6:30 to 8:00pm every Monday nights starting September 26th. $5 per person per night. Come and try it out. Our group is fun and welcoming. We meet every Monday night from 6:30 to 8:00pm at the Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, ME starting September 26, 2022. $5 per person, per night. Our caller
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A Christmas Celebration
A Christmas Celebration
The Western Mountains Baptist Church in New Portland (Rt. 27, 928 Carrabassett Road) is hosting a "Christmas Eve Eve" celebration. Brenna Cockerham of Freeman Township and worship leader at WMBC, will direct a choir and participants in a festive, mostly a Capello, hymn sing. Pastor Tom DuBois will offer a message on the birth of Jesus Christ and the hope we can confidently hold on to during present day. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome, there is no charge. Join us Friday evening, December 23rd at 6:30pm to enjoy a fun, relaxed evening with family, friends and neighbors. For
A Christmas Celebration
A Christmas Celebration
The Western Mountains Baptist Church in New Portland, 928 Carrabasett Road (Rt.27) is hosting a "Christmas Eve Eve" service, Friday evening, December 23rd at 6:30pm. Worship leader of WMBC, Brenna Cockerham of Freeman Township will lead a 15 person choir and attendees in a hymn sing, mostly a cappella. Come enjoy a relaxed festive evening celebrating Christmas alongside family, friends and neighbors. Pastor Tom DuBois will offer a message on the birth of Jesus Christ and the hope we can confidently hold on to during present days. Refreshments will be offered. All are welcome; there is no charge. The church
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Square dancing in New Sharon
Square dancing in New Sharon
Friendship Squares Dancing Club Invites you to join us for square dancing lessons: Every Monday night, from 6:30pm to 8:00 pm. Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, Maine Friendship Squares Dancing Club is square dancing in New Sharon at the Cape Cod Hill School from 6:30 to 8:00pm every Monday nights starting September 26th. $5 per person per night. Come and try it out. Our group is fun and welcoming. We meet every Monday night from 6:30 to 8:00pm at the Cape Cod Hill School, New Sharon, ME starting September 26, 2022. $5 per person, per night. Our caller
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Narrow Gauge Quilters
Narrow Gauge Quilters
Narrow Gauge Quilters' have started the new "quilt year". Meetings are 2x a month at Phillips Library ~ Next meeting is Oct 21st this week. New and experienced quilters all welcomed!
Open Mic Night – “Live at St. Joe’s!”
Open Mic Night – “Live at St. Joe’s!”
Open Mic Night in Farmington: “Live at St. Joe’s!” Franklin County has a rich tradition of talented musicians drawing from many styles of music from Country, Folk, Americana, Celtic to Contemporary. St. Joseph’s Parish is hosting, together with endorsement from community partners, a monthly open mic night usually on the last Thursday of every month. We wish to provide a venue that continues to celebrate and foster the musical talent within Franklin County. Professionals and newcomers are all welcome to listen, perform and collaborate. Bring your friends and family for an audience! “Live at St. Joe’s!” will continue on December 29 at
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