Dec. 2: AUBURN, a holiday open house will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. 333-6640

Dec. 2: BATH, the 35th annual "Spirit of Christmas Fair" will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Road. 443-5563

Dec. 2, 9, 16: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at Cafe DeCarlo. 647-4596

Dec. 2: FREEPORT, the "Ooh-La-La" fine arts and crafts show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St. 621-0313

Dec. 2: NORTH YARMOUTH, an old time holiday party will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Old Town House, Route 9. 846-4379

Dec. 2, 3: PORTLAND, the alternative gift market will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Southern Maine Community College, 2 Fort Road. 741-5547

Dec. 2: PORTLAND, the MECA/SEA holiday sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the East End Community School, 195 North St. 775-0598

Dec. 2: PORTLAND, a holiday arts and crafts show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at USM Sullivan Gym, 96 Falmouth St. $2 621-2818

Dec. 2: ROCKPORT, the 21st annual Christmas by the Sea event will be held in the Rockport and Lincolnville area. 236-4404

Dec. 4: LEWISTON, the Lewiston Recreation Department will hold the annual family skate night from 6 to 8 p.m. at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, 190 Birch St. 513-3005

Dec. 6-9: HARRISON, "Christmas in Harrison," featuring a craft show, horse-drawn hay wagon rides, Christmas parade for children and more, will be held in Harrison Village. 583-4510

Dec. 6: LEWISTON, the annual "Festival of Lights" will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the corner of Sabattus Street and Campus Avenue. 755-3002

Dec. 6: LEWISTON, Gabriel Gudding, assistant professor of creative writing at Illinois State University, will present a poetry reading at 7 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall.

Dec. 6-9: PARIS, the "Trees and Trains" event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at McLaughlin Garden Center, 97 Main St. $5/$3 743-8820

Dec. 7, 8: AUGUSTA, a "Model Railroad Celebration" will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Free

Dec. 7: BRUNSWICK, a holiday bazaar will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at mid Coast Hospital cafe conference rooms, 123 Medical Center Drive. 373-6015

Dec. 7: BRUNSWICK, the 12th annual holiday arts and crafts show and sale will be held at 10 a.m. at Bowdoin College David Saul Smith Union. 725-3375

Dec. 7: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin student comedy group the Improvabilities will perform at 9 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kresge Auditorium. Free 725-3375

Dec. 7: BRUNSWICK, the annual holiday open house will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine St. 729-5500

Dec. 7: ORONO, Radiation Year CD release party will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Ultra Lounge. $10

Dec. 8: AUBURN, a Christmas fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sixth Street Congregational Church. 783-2522

Dec. 8: AVON, a "Christmas in Avon" craft sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Avon Community Hall.

Dec. 8, 9: BIDDEFORD, the Blissful Revolution Arts and Crafts Bazaar will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Northdam Mill Complex, 2 Main St. 727-3509

Dec. 8: FARMINGTON, the "Holiday Open House 2007" will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at United Way, Main Street.

Dec. 8: FARMINGTON, the Franklin County Children's Task Force holiday open house will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 113 Church St.

Dec. 8, 9: FREEPORT, a holiday show and silent auction will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. 831-2759

Dec. 8: KENNEBUNKPORT, the annual Holiday Art Show will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at Nonantum Resort, 95 Ocean Ave. 967-4050

Dec. 8: LIVERMORE, "Christmas at Norlands" will be held at Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road. 778-6195

Dec. 8: MECHANIC FALLS, a benefit craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston St. 345-3211

Dec. 8: MT. VERNON, a craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Elementary School.

Dec. 8: OTISFIELD, a tree lighting ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. at the Otisfield Town Office.

Dec. 8: OXFORD, the Oxford Historical Society Christmas open house will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Kay House Museum, Pleasant Street. 539-4572

Dec. 8: POLAND SPRING, Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice is planning the second "Home for the Holidays" celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Poland Spring Preservation Park. 795-9428

Dec. 8, 9, 15, 16: PORTLAND, "Around the Holiday Hearth: Celebrating a Colonial Winter Wedding" will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tate House Museum, 2 Waldo St. $10 774-6177

Dec. 8: TURNER, a "Holiday Open House" will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Leavitt Institute Building. 225-3724

Dec. 2: BANGOR, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra will perform at 3 p.m. at the Bangor Civic Center Auditorium. $35-$15 990-4444

Dec. 2: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin Chamber Choir will perform at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Chapel. Free 725-3747

Dec. 2-March 19: BUXTON, the Southern Maine bluegrass music "jam" session will be held every Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Roost Function Hall, Chicopee Road. $4/$3 854-5520

Dec. 2: CARTHAGE, Ladies of the Lake will perform Christmas music at 2 p.m. at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, 2 Highland Drive. $10 562-4445

Dec. 2: FARMINGTON, the UMF Community Chorus and Chamber Choir winter concert at 3 p.m. at Old South Congregational Church, 227 Main St. $6/$5 778-7072

Dec. 2: PARIS, Country Sunday will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at Mazoo's, Route 26. $5 674-5908

Dec. 2: PORTLAND, the State Street Traditional Jazz Band will perform at 10:30 a.m. at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress St. 775-6148

Dec. 2: PORTLAND, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists will perform at 9 p.m. at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. 828-5600

Dec. 2: PORTLAND, the Choral Art Society will perform at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 317 Congress St. $25-$15 828-0043

Dec. 3: BRUNSWICK, viola, drums, jazz piano and violin performances by student musicians will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. Free 725-3747

Dec. 3: GORHAM, the USM School of Music jazz concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $6/$3 780-5555

Dec. 4: BRUNSWICK, the Jazz Ensembles and the Polar Jazz Big Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 725-3747

Dec. 4: LEWISTON, Bates Gamelan Orchestra will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Dec. 4: PORTLAND, Boys of the Lough will perform Celtic music at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $31-$15 842-0800

Dec. 5, 12: BELFAST, Me and Martha will perform every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Darby's Restaurant, 155 High St. 338-2339

Dec. 5: FARMINGTON, the MSAD 9 Music Department concert will be held at 7 p.m. at Mt. Blue High School gym. Free 778-3561

Dec. 5: LEWISTON, voice and speech students of Katalin Vecsey will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bates College Gannett Theater. Free 786-6161

Dec. 5: LEWISTON, the Bates College Jazz Band will perform at 7 p.m. at Bates College Chase Hall Lounge. 786-6135

Dec. 5, 12: LEWISTON, women musicians will perform every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Wisdom Center, 97 Blake St. 784-0155

Dec. 5: POLAND, a Christmas sing-a-long will be held at 6 p.m. at 1834 Meeting House, Megquier Hill Road. Donations

Dec. 5: PORTLAND, Cake, with special guest the Brazilian Girls, will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $39.50 842-0800

Dec. 6, 7: BRUNSWICK, the Bowdoin Chorus and Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 725-3747

Dec. 6: FARMINGTON, the MSAD 9 Music Department concert will be held at 7 p.m. at Mt. Blue Middle School gym. Free 778-3561

Dec. 6: GORHAM, the USM Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $6/$3 780-5555

Dec. 6: LEWISTON, "Maine Women in Music" will be held at 6 p.m. at L/A Coffee and Wine Bistro at Mr. Paperback bookstore, 855 Lisbon St. 783-0444

Dec. 6: PORTLAND, the USM Chamber Singers will perform at 12:15 p.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St. Free 775-3356

Dec. 7: AUBURN, the Wesleyan Singers and the Auburn Methodist Ringers will present a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Auburn, 439 Park Ave. Donations 782-3972

Dec. 7: BATH, Aine Minogue will perform Pan-Celtic music at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $22-$18 442-8455

Dec. 7: BELGRADE, Northfield will present a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. at Belgrade Union Church. Donations 778-4572

Dec. 7: BRUNSWICK, Bowdoin voice and instrumental students will perform at noon at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. Free 725-3747

Dec. 7: LEWISTON, Gamelan Galak Tika will perform the Gamelan music of Bali, Indonesia, at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. $10/$3 786-6135

Dec. 7: LEWISTON, the Portland String Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Maple Room, 22 Park St. 1-866-901-1036

Dec. 7, 8, 14, 15: LEWISTON, live music, with smooth jazz, blues and rock, will be held at 6 p.m. at L/A Coffee and Wine Bistro at Mr. Paperback Bookstore, 855 Lisbon St. 783-0444

Dec. 7: WILTON, the Syncopations will perform at 3 p.m. at Wilton Congregational Church, 386 Main St. Free/Donations

Dec. 8: BANGOR, the "Up With People" performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Bangor Civic Center Auditorium. $22/$13 990-4444

Dec. 8: BAR MILLS, Seth Warner, Peter Cama-Lekx, Rachel Cama-Lekx and Rebecca Furbush-Bayer will perform Renaissance and early classical music at 7:30 p.m. at Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road. $14/$12 929-6472

Dec. 8: BATH, Celtic harpist Aine Minogue and cello virtuoso Eugene Friesen and DruidSone will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. $18-$22 442-8455

Dec. 8: BRUNSWICK, Hassan Muhammad will perform on the keyboard at 6 p.m. at Capt. Daniel Stone Inn, 10 Water St. 725-7721

Dec. 8: BRUNSWICK, Bowdoin sophomore Mikyo Butler will perform on the classical guitar at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College Gibson Hall. Free 725-3747

Dec. 8: BRUNSWICK, World Music and Middle Eastern ensembles will perform at 8 p.m. at Bowdoin College Kanbar Auditorium. Free 725-3747

Dec. 8: CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Jefferson Starship will perform at Sugarloaf USA in the Pine room. $42.50-$27.50 1-800-843-5623

Dec. 8: FARMINGTON, the Pond Duck Quintet will perform Beatles music at 7 p.m. at UMF Nordica Auditorium.

Dec. 8: LEWISTON, Just Us Entertainers will present a Christmas concert at Lewiston Middle School, Central Avenue. 784-2061

Dec. 8: OXFORD, Mary Ukelady Hargreaves will perform at a concert/CD release party from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Maine Bookhouse, 1545 Main St. 743-9300

Dec. 8: PORTLAND, the Androscoggin Chorale and Southern Maine Children's Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, State Street. 782-7228

Dec. 8: PORTLAND, Swimmy "Frederick" Inch by Inch will perform at 2 and 4 p.m. at South Portland High School Auditorium. $10 842-0800

Dec. 8: PORTLAND, Erin McKeown will perform at 9 p.m. at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. $10/$12 699-2966

Dec. 8: PORTLAND, Emmure, Endwell, Recon, Showdown Sun and Malacoda will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Station, 272 St. John St. $10

Dec. 8: STONINGTON, North Country will perform old time country music at 7 p.m. at the Stonington Opera House. $10 367-2788

Dec. 8: WILTON, a "Ceremony of Carols" by Benjamin Brittin will be performed by the Syncopations at 3 p.m. at Wilton Congregational Church, 386 Main St.

Dec. 8: YARMOUTH, the Maine Youth Orchestra winter concert will be held at 7 p.m. at Yarmouth High School Performing Arts Center. $8/$5 751-8031

Dec. 2, 9: BRUNSWICK, a talk on "A Kaleidoscope of Intimate Relations" will be held at 3 p.m. at Bowdoin College Fine Arts Building. 729-0300

Dec. 6: BRUNSWICK, Mary Lou Kennedy, director of dining and bookstore services at Bowdoin College, will speak on "Bowdoin Dining Service" at 12:30 p.m. at Bowdoin College Moulton Union. Free 725-3253

Dec. 7: PORTLAND, Dr. Frank Chambers will speak on "The Quest for the Perfect Cup of Coffee: a Tasty Brew of Art and Science" at 7 p.m. at Southern Maine Community College, Hildreth Hall, 2 Fort Road. Free 741-5542

Dec. 2: LEWISTON, "The Simpsons Movie" will be shown at 2 and 4:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $1

Dec. 5: LEWISTON, "Balls of Fury" will be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center. $1

Dec. 2, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 16: GORHAM, ballroom dance parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route 25. 839-3267

Dec. 2, 3: LEWISTON, Bates Modern Dance company will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Monday at Bates College Schaeffer Theatre, 305 College St. $6/$3 786-6161

Dec. 2: LEWISTON, Wild Horse and will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $7/$8 784-3660

Dec. 2: PORTLAND, the Maine State Ballet will perform "The Nutcracker" at 1 p.m. at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. 842-0800

Dec. 3, 10: DRESDEN, country western line and partner dance will be held at 7 p.m. at the Dresden Masonic Hall, Route 127. $3/$4 622-4884

Dec. 5, 12: LEWISTON, country line dancing will be held at 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Central Hall, Lisbon Street. 786-0003

Dec. 5, 12: PORTLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

Dec. 6, 13: PORTLAND, salsa and swing dancing will be held at 8:30 p.m. at Maplewood Dance Center, 383 Warren Ave. 878-0584

Dec. 7, 14: PORTLAND, a Friday night Latin dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. 773-0002

Dec. 8: LEWISTON, the DC-Dabkeh Troupe will perform Middle Eastern folkloric dance at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Dec. 8: NORTH YARMOUTH, the Southern Maine Folk Association contradance will be held at 6 p.m. for the family dance at 8:30 p.m. for the contradance at Wescustogo Hall, Route 115. $3/$9 712-2837

Dec. 8: PARIS, the Swingin' Bears Square Dance Club dance will be held at 7 p.m. at Oxford Hills Middle School, Pine Street. 743-7176

Dec. 8, 15: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Dec. 8, 9: PORTLAND, the Portland Ballet Company will present "The Victorian Nutcracker" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $45-$15 842-0800

Dec. 8: WILTON, a contradance, with music by the Beat Greens, will be held at 8 p.m. at Wilson Grange Hall, Main Street. $6 397-2241

Dec. 2: BUXTON, the Dorcas Society of Buxton and Hollis will perform "The Old Peabody Pew" at 7 p.m. at the Tory Hill Meeting House, Route 112 and 202. $5/$2.50 929-6052

Dec. 2: FREEPORT, the Freeport Community Players will perform "WFCP's Hometime Radio Hour" at 2 p.m. at Freeport Performing Arts Center, Holbrook Street. $10/$12 865-2220

Dec. 2: GARDINER, the Open Book Players will perform "A Christmas Carol" at 2 p.m. at Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center, Water Street. $5/$7 582-5717

Dec. 2-24: PORTLAND, Portland Stage Company will perform "A Christmas Carol" at the theater, 25A Forest Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $38-$15 774-0465

Dec. 2: PORTLAND, Lyric Music Theater will perform "Phantom" at 2:30 p.m. at 176 Sawyer St. $20 799-1421

Dec. 2-16: SEBAGO, "Little Women" will be performed at the Schoolhouse Arts Center, Sebago Lake Village. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 8. 642-3743

Dec. 6-8: AUBURN, the Auburn Middle School Drama Group will perform "65 Mustang" at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the school. 653-5325

Dec. 6, 7, 8, 9: AUBURN, Community Little Theatre will perform "A Christmas Carol: The Musical" at Great Falls Performing Arts Center, 30 Academy St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $15 783-0958

Dec. 6-9: PORTLAND, Good Theater will perform "Broadway" at St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $30-$25 885-5883

Dec. 7: FARMINGTON, the Sandy River Players will perform "The Santaland Diaries" at 7 p.m. at the Homestead Bakery. $10 578-0357

Dec. 7, 8, 9: LEWISTON, the Public Theatre will perform "A Christmas Carol" and "A Homespun Holiday" at the theater, corner of Maple and Lisbon Streets. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 and 4 p.m. Sunday. $18-$10 782-3200

Dec. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16: TOPSHAM, the Midcoast Youth Theater will perform "A Christmas Carol: The Musical" at Mt. Ararat High School, Eagle's Way. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $10-$5 729-1819

Dec. 8, 9: BETHEL, the Western Mountains Senior Players will perform one-act plays at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Gould Academy McLaughlin Auditorium. Free/donations 824-0080

Dec. 8: GORHAM, the USM Opera Workshop will present a one-act opera at 8 p.m. at USM Corthell Concert Hall. $6/$3 780-5555

Dec. 8, 10: MONMOUTH, the Monmouth Community Players will hold auditions for "Little Shop of Horrors" at 10 a.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Monday at Cumston Hall. 685-9569

Dec. 8, 9, 14, 15, 16: PORTLAND, the Children's Theatre of Maine will perform "Kitchen Table Fables." Showtimes are noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 8, 1 and 3 p.m. Dec. 9, 7 p.m. Dec. 14, 10 a.m. and noon and 3 p.m. Dec. 15 and 1 and 3 p.m. Dec. 16.

Dec. 8: RUMFORD, the Sandy River Players will perform "The Santaland Diaries" at 7 p.m. at the Boiler Room. $10 578-0357

Dec. 8, 9: RUMFORD, the Rumford Association for the Advancement of Performing Arts will perform "Home for the Holidays" at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley High School Muskie Auditorium. $10/$8

Dec. 4: PORTLAND, Rev. Peter B. Panagore, author of "Two Minutes for God," will sign copies of his book at 7 p.m. at Borders Books and Music, 430 Gorham Road. 775-6110

Dec. 7: LEWISTON, Lynn Plourde, author of "Dino Pets," "A Mountain of Mittens" and more, will sign copies of her books from 2 to 4 p.m. at Mr. Paperback, 855 Lisbon St. 783-2273

Dec. 8: AUBURN, Marjorie Gilbert, author of "The Return," will sign copies of her book from noon to 3 p.m. at Waldenbooks at the Auburn Mall. 632-8065

Dec. 8: PORTLAND, Chuck Igo, author of "Taken Identity," will sign copies of his book from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nonesuch Books and Cards, Mill Creek Shopping Center, 50 Market St. 799-2659

Auburn: "A Sampling from Maine Art Glass Studio" will be featured through Dec. 13 at Gritty McDuff's, Main Street. 782-7228

Augusta: Exhibits of Maine's natural environment, prehistory, social history and manufacturing heritage are featured year-round; "Cabinet of Curiosities, the Museum Science Collections and You" continues at the Maine State Museum, State House Complex. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed all state holidays. 287-2301

Bangor: "A Legacy of Collecting: The Vincent A. Hartgen Years, 1946-1982" will be featured through Dec. 1 at the University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. $3 561-3350

Bangor: Works by Indian Island artist and educator Michael E. Vermette will be featured through Dec. 31 at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St. 947-8336

Bar Harbor: "Layers of Time: Archaeology at the Abbe Museum" is ongoing at Abbe Museum, 26 Mount Desert St. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. 288-3519

Bath: Ongoing exhibits "A Maritime History of Maine," "Lobstering and the Maine Coast" and "Percy and Small Shipyard" at Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St. Gallery hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except major holidays. 443-1316

Bath: "Annual Members Holiday Show" will be featured through Dec. 15 at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. 442-8455

Belfast: "End of the Season Show" will be featured through Dec. 31 at Working Art Gallery, 65 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 338-4820

Bethel: A display cafe reminiscent of natural history cabinets assembled during the Victorian age will be featured through Dec. 31 at the Bethel Historical Society O'Neil Robinson House. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday-Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. weekends. 824-2908

Bowdoinham: "Salamanders and Lizards Gallery Show" will be featured through Jan. 19 at Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Maine St. 666-8907

Brunswick: "Carved in Stone: Two Views of Inuit Art," an exhibit of Canadian Inuit sculpture, "Polar Photography by Bryan Alexander," featuring photographs of Northwest Greenland, "A Permanent Home: Recent Acquisitions From Alaska" and "Chilling Discoveries About Global Warming," featuring a piece of an ice core from the Greenland ice cap, will be featured through Jan. 31 at Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 725-3416

Brunswick: "Pejepscot Past Times: Objects from the Original Collection" is ongoing at Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and until 8 p.m. Thursday. 729-6606

Brunswick: "On the Surface: Works on Paper," an exhibit of new work by gallery artists, will be featured through Dec. 1 at Bayview Gallery, 58 Maine St. 1-800-244-3007

Farmingdale: "Mixed Media Collection" by Claudia Brahms and "Limited Edition Photographs" by Noel J. Mount will be featured through Jan. 16 at Renaissance Gallery, 685 Maine Ave. Gallery hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. 623-3575

Farmington: Works by Carlton Rollins will be featured through Dec. 31 at Heirlooms of Tomorrow. 778-5315

Freeport: Maine landscapes and seascapes,paintings and limited edition prints by Maine artists Eric Hopkins, Neil Welliver, Connie Hayes, Tom Curry, David Little, Wendy Turner, and Jeff Colquhoun are featured continuously at Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, 149 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 865-4519

Freeport: "Dahlov Ipcar: Recent Paintings" will be featured through Dec. 28 at Frost Gully Gallery, 1159 U.S. Route 1. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. 865-4505

Gorham: The USM Art Department student exhibition will be featured through Dec. 16 at USM Art Gallery. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 780-5008

Hinckley: "Gerd H. Heinrich: a 20th Century Biologist and Museum Collector" will be featured through April 15 at L.C. Bates Museum, Route 201. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. $2.50/$1 238-4250

Kennebunkport: "Small Works for the Holidays," featuring original artwork and sculpture by 15 artists, will be featured through Dec. 16 at Maine Art Gallery, 14 Western Ave. 967-2803

Lewiston: "Green Horizons," an exhibition exploring the concept of environmental sustainability, will be featured through Dec. 9 at Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St. 786-6158

Lewiston: "Portraits and Voices: Workers of Seven Mills," will be featured through Feb. 28 at Museum L-A, 35 Canal St. 333-3881

Lewiston: "The Figure Revealed III" will be featured through Dec. 19 at L-A College, 51 Westminster St. Gallery hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 753-6511

Lewiston: "Red and Green," featuring unique gifts for everyone on your holiday list, will be featured through Dec. 22 at L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lisbon Street. Gallery hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. artist days and by appointment. 782-7228

Lewiston: Works by Auburn artist Joyce Coyne will be featured through Jan. 3 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center lobby gallery. 777-8100

Lewiston: Works by Joyce Coyne will be featured through Jan. 4 at Central Maine Medical Center Heart and Vascular Institute lobby, High Street.

Liberty: An exhibit of Early American hand tools, Native American artifacts and the work of more than 75 contemporary Maine artists and craftspeople is ongoing at the Davistown Museum, 58 Main St. Gallery hours, Labor Day through Christmas, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. 288-5126

Litchfield: An ongoing, changing art exhibit by Aleta Manchester of New England landscapes, historical to the present, is featured at the Country Café, Route. 126. The café is open seven days a week. 268-4003

New Harbor: "Guns, Politics and Furs: Pemaquid and the Defense of the Eastern Frontier 1667-1761" will be featured continuously at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, Pemaquid Point. 677-2752

New Portland: Ongoing exhibits, featured year-round, include Indian art from the United States, Canada and South America, with special focus on Maine's Abenaki, also with an extensive early basket collection at Nowetah's American Indian Museum, Route 27. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Free 628-4981

Nobleboro: Paintings by Philip Barter, Eric Hopkins, Paul Plante, Elena Jahn, John Neville and Jane Dahmen are featured continuously at Gallery House, 5 Center St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 563-8598

Portland: "Masterpieces From the Currier Museum of Art" and "Selected N.C. Wyeth Masterworks" are ongoing; "The Scott Black Collection: Impressionism and the Modern Age" will be featured through Dec. 16; and "Both Sides of the Camera," photographs from the collection of Judith Ellis Glickman, will be featured through Jan. 6, all at Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. 775-6148

Portland: "We Are Maine," a multicultural exhibit and a fire truck exhibit, is ongoing; and "Tree Houses," a hands-on exhibit, will be featured through Dec. 31 at the Children's Museum of Maine, 142 Free St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and after Memorial Day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. $6 828-1234

Portland: Works by Abelardo Morell will be featured through Jan. 27 at at UNE Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave. Gallery hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday. 221-4499

Portland: "Richard Brown Lethem: Restoring the Cradle and the Lost Glove" will be featured through Dec. 1 at Aucocisco Galleries, 613 Congress St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 775-2222

Portland: Works by Maine artist Brita Holmquist will be featured through Dec. 31 at Dawnis Fine Handmade Jewelry, 616 Congress St. 773-6011

Portland: "Monhegan on Paper: Watercolors of Edward Christiana" will be featured through Jan. 5 at; and the Jameson Art Group holiday show"The Art of Giving" will be featured Dec. 7 through Jan. 25, both Jameson Gallery, 305 Commercial St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and by appointment. 772-5522

Portland: Works by Sequoia Miller, Paul Heroux and Hephzibah Williams will be featured Dec. 6 through Dec. 22 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 522 Congress St. 879-5742

Portland: A special exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of the gallery will be featured Dec. 6 through Dec. 29 at Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. 772-2693

Portland: A Group Show will be featured through Dec. 29 at Cooper Jackson Gallery, 70 India St. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and by chance or appointment. 772-2108

Portland: "Urban Landscape," featuring works by Richard Estes, Richard Haas, David Kapp, Todd Watts, Rackstraw Downes and Rush Brown will be featured Dec. 7 through Dec. 31 at Susan Maasch Fine Arts, 29 Forest Ave. Gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 699-2966

Portland: "Emerging Artists Craft Show" will be featured through Dec. 22 at June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112 High St. 772-1961

Richmond: "Pianoworks" will be featured through Dec. 19 at Richmond Store Gallery, 54 Main St. 737-4724

Richmond: Works by painter David Estey of Belfast, sculptor Richard Whittier of Liberty and furniture craftsman Mort LaPointe of Topsham will be featured Dec. 7 through Jan. 15 at the Royall Gallery, 52 Main St. 737-2257

Rockland: "The Wyeth Collection" and "Alex Katz: Early Paintings" are featured continuously; "Kosti Ruohomaa Photographs" will be featured through March 9; and "James Wyeth: Selected Works" will be featured through May 18, all at Farnsworth Art Museum, 352 Main St. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. $8/$5 596-6457

Rockport: "Biting and Scratching: Animal Prints by Susan Amons, Keith Rendall and Elzbieta Sikorska will be featured through Dec. 15; "Adriane Herman": Checking it Twice" will be featured through Dec. 15; and "Jocelyn Lee: Children's Games" will be featured through Dec. 15, all at Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Ave. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 236-2875

Rumford: Works by Norway artist Pat Chandler will be featured through Dec. 31 at Pennacook Art Center, 82 Congress St. Gallery hours: noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. 364-9972

Saco: Group works will be featured through Dec. 1 at Axiom Amore Gallery, 959 Portland Road. 282-3663

Turner: "In Good Company," the works of 30 artists, will be featured through Jan. 19 at Turner Center for the Arts at Leavitt Institute Building. 225-3115

Unity: Works by Alan Bray, Peter Eldredge, Dennis Gilbert, Andy Graham and Juris Ubans will be featured through Dec. 7 at Unity College Leonard Craig Art Gallery. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. 948-3131

Waterville: "The Works of Alex Katz" "Ancient Art" and "Whistler's Etchings and Lithotints, 1858-1896" are ongoing; "Highlights From the Lunder Collection" will be featured through June 15; "Fall Faculty Exhibition" will be featured through Jan. 20; and "Currents: Amy Stacey Curtis" will be featured through April 13, all at Colby College Museum of Art. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. 872-3549

Wiscasset: "Annual Holiday Exhibition" will be featured through Dec. 31 at Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67 Main St. Gallery hours: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 882-7682

Yarmouth: "Yarmouth at the Turn of the Century" is ongoing at Yarmouth Historical Society, Main Street. Gallery hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 846-6259