Featured November Events:

Alison Langley, Nautical Images
NEW Camden Maine Gallery

December 1-3, 2007: Camden
Alison Langley – A Nautical Christmas by the Sea
Local photographer Alison Langley announced the opening of her new gallery, Nautical Images, located in the Knox Mill, on Mechanic Street in Camden.

Nautical Images Gallery will exhibit Alison's new work on a regular basis, with themed shows and opening receptions (parties!) for each body of work. The gallery will also offer Alison's fine art prints, posters, calendars and notecards. The opening is timed to be a part of the festive "Christmas by the Sea" celebration.

Regular Gallery Hours: 10:00 to 6:00 weekdays and 12:00 to 4:00 on weekends. Extended gallery hours through the holidays. Visit the gallery for more information. You can find Alison’s images, prints, postcards and posters at her website: www.LangleyPhoto.com

Dos Amigos Table, Cherry,
Artist: Aaron Fedarko, Camden

November 29th, 2007: Rockport
Maine Wood 2008: Opening Reception
Sixty-three furniture makers, sculptors, carvers, and wood turners submitted more 135 pieces for consideration, from which 24 were chosen by jurors Garrett Hack and Beth Ireland. The selected work represents the excellence and diversity of Maine’s woodworking community. More than $2,000 in prizes from corporate sponsors will be awarded at the opening reception, Thursday November 29th from 5-7p.m. at the Messler Gallery, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport . The work will be on display at the gallery through March 14th, 2008. FMI: visit their website: www.woodschool.org

November 30-December 2, 2007: Camden
21st Annual Christmas By The Sea
A weekend celebration of the holiday season with shopping, musical entertainment, a parade, community tree lighting ceremony, and horse-drawn wagon rides. Holiday House Inn Tour, holiday sales and dining specials. Photos and children's story hour with Santa (who arrives by boat!). For more information contact Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce 207-236-4404. www.VisitCamden.com

Events by Date:

November 2-4, 2007: Camden

Martha White is the editor of Letters of
E.B. White, Updated and Revised,
see her and other great authors
at the Maine Literary Festival

Maine Author's Series & Literary Festival: "Mayhem, Money and Mirth."
The second annual Maine Author's Series & Literary Festival provides a rich mix of presentations, panels, readings, and literary surprises from more than 20 authors who live in and/or write about Maine. Camden Opera House. Maine Literary Festival 207-837-2827; www.maineliteraryfestival.com

November 3, 2007: Bar Harbor
Take Pride in Acadia Day
Help protect Acadia's historic carriage roads by raking leaves to prepare them for winter. Volunteers spend 1/2 day working in the Park, cleaning carriage roads, clearing ditches to help spring thaws and rains flow through drainages, reducing erosion on the roads. Call to register, 207-288-3340. www.nps.gov/acad

November 10, 2007: Rockport
Levinson & Eldredge
Pianist Max Levinson, Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award Winner, will return to the Midcoast, and this time he'll bring his wife, standout cellist Allison Eldredge. The night will include sonatas by Beethoven and Brahms, a suite of Spanish folksongs and Stephen Prutsman's arrangement of Lerner and Loewe's "I Could Have Danced All Night. Rockport Opera House, 7:30 pm, 207-236-2823; www.baychamberconcerts.org

November 24, 2007: York
The Lighting of the Nubble
A popular annual event, when the Nubble lighthouse is set aglow for the holiday season with thousands of tiny white lights. Music, refreshments, and the arrival of Santa Claus on a fire truck complete the evening. If you miss the lighting, you can still enjoy the sight of the lighthouse lit up for the holiday season any evening through the end of the year.
207-363-1040

November 24-25, November 30-December 2, 2007: Portland
Maine State Ballet presents the "Nutcracker"
This perennial holiday favorite will be presented at Portland's Merrill Auditorium.
Tickets available in at the Merrill Auditorium box office or call PortTix at 207-842-0800. Order online at www.porttix.com or www.mainestateballet.org.

November 29th, 2007: Camden
Alison Langley – Gallery Opening
Local photographer Alison Langley is opening her new gallery, Nautical Images, located in the Knox Mill, on Mechanic Street in Camden.

Nautical Images Gallery will exhibit Alison's new work on a regular basis, with themed shows and opening receptions for each body of work. The gallery will also offer Alison's fine art prints, posters, calendars and notecards. The opening night reception will take place on, Thursday November 29th, from 5-9 p.m. during Camden's festive "Christmas by the Sea" celebration.

Regular Gallery Hours: 10:00 to 6:00 weekdays and 12:00 to 4:00 on weekends. Extended gallery hours through the holidays. Visit the gallery for more information. You can find a portfolio of Alison’s images, prints, postcards and posters at her website: www.LangleyPhoto.com

November 29th, 2007: Rockport
Maine Wood 2008: Opening Reception
Sixty-three furniture makers, sculptors, carvers, and wood turners submitted more 135 pieces for consideration, from which 24 were chosen by jurors Garrett Hack and Beth Ireland. The selected work represents the excellence and diversity of Maine’s woodworking community. More than $2,000 in prizes from corporate sponsors will be awarded at the opening reception, Thursday November 29th from 5-7p.m. at the Messler Gallery, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport . The work will be on display at the gallery through March 14th, 2008. FMI: visit their website: www.woodschool.org

November 30-December 2, 2007: Camden
21st Annual Christmas By The Sea
A weekend celebration of the holiday season with shopping, musical entertainment, a parade, community tree lighting ceremony, and horse-drawn wagon rides. Holiday House Inn Tour, holiday sales and dining specials. Photos and children's story hour with Santa (who arrives by boat!). For more information contact Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce 207-236-4404. www.VisitCamden.com