Color will take center stage in December when Sesame Street Live brings its “Elmo’s Coloring Book” show to the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland.

Elmo and friends will join Professor Art and his helpers, the Palettes, as they travel into their drawings to ancient Egypt, the land of the dinosaurs, and a very musical junkyard.

The colors begin to vanish as the characters perform an array of musical numbers, including “Fuzzy and Blue,” “Red-Hot Tango” and “Yellow Polka.”

Along the way, they learn the importance of sharing, diversity and acceptance of others, even those with no color at all.

Shows are at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8; at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9; at 1 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10; and at 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11.

Tickets go on sale Monday, Oct. 24. They are $12, $14 and $18. A limited number of $25 Gold Circle seats are also available. The opening night discount is $11 for all seats, excluding Gold Circle seats. Additional fees and discounts may apply.

For tickets, call the civic center box office at (207) 775-3458 or Ticketmaster at (207) 775-3331; or go online to www.ticketmaster.com. For information online, visit www.sesame-streetlive.com.