NOVEMBER

1-23 – ARTinME - Annual juried show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation. 1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. FMI: https://boothbayartists.org

2 - Early Bird Sale! - Damariscotta and Bath. Local businesses offer holiday discounts beginning in the early morning hours ... Check the special pages in the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper before the events.

7 - U.S. Navy Band Commodores – 7 p.m. Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Tickets and info: https://boothbayoperahouse.com

9 - Early Bird Sale! - Wiscasset. Local businesses offer holiday discounts. Check the special pages in the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper before the event.

9 - Patty Griffin - 7:30 p.m. Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Tickets and info: https://boothbayoperahouse.com

14-30 - Gardens Aglow - The holiday lights light up for another season. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is transformed into a magical winter wonderland with 600,000 lights! Through Dec. 31. Open Thursday-Sunday, 4-9 p.m. Tickets, info: www.mainegardens.org

14-19 - Gifts for Giving - Studio 53, 53 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Local artists, craftspeople, authors, jewelers and more offering unique holiday gifts. Gallery artists work on exhibit on all three floors. Gala reception Friday, Nov. 15.

23 - Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party - Boothbay region. Local business owners offer super discounts – some just in the early morning hours 6-9; others offer a flat percentage of savings all day. Check out the ads in the Boothbay Register’s Nov. 14 edition.

29 - Art in the Square - Popular annual event, running through mid-January, at Boothbay Region Art Foundation. Local and regional artists paint 12” x 12” paintings sold for just $100 each! 1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. FMI: https://boothbayartists.org

30 - Santa Comes to Boothbay - Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive at the Boothbay Town Office on Route 27 - 6 p.m. - aboard a fire truck to visit with the children and hear their Christmas wish lists. Hot cocoa and cookies, too.

30 - The North Pole Express - Boothbay Railway Village fires up the steam train for a holiday ride, the North Pole Express. Great family outing! Treats! 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay. Departure times, details: https://railwayvillage.org

30 - Sparkle Fireworks - Over the harbor. 6 p.m. Boothbay Harbor. FMI: www.boothbaylights.com

30 - Christmas Tree Train - Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington (WW&F) Railway, 97 Cross Road, Alna. Trains will operate in the evenings between Sheepscot Station and the end of the track at Top of the Mountain, from which passengers will disembark and travel a short distance to the SeaLyon tree farm where they may pick their tree. The Railway will haul the tree back to Sheepscot Station! Advance reservations required, details to be announced at http://wwfry.org or call 882-4193.