Crafternoons: learn embroidery hoop art. Saturday, November 30, 1:00 – 3:00, at the Blue Hill Public Library. FMI: bhpl.net or 374-5515.

Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations’ Motown Christmas: A beloved tradition at the Chocolate Church Arts Center! Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations bring down the house with a powerful mix of Motown and Memphis soul music that’s guaranteed to get the party started. Saturday, November 30, 7:30, Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. FMI: chocolatechurcharts.org.

Christmas at Woodlawn: The Black House is filled with splendid decorations and festively decorated trees. There’ll be a special audio tour on the history of Christmas at Woodlawn and in New England. Find holiday ornaments and more in the Gift Shop. Woodlawn Museum, through December 23^rd, 10:00 – 4:00, 19 Black House Dr, Ellsworth. FMI: woodlawnmuseum.org.

Attention lovers of Old Time bluegrass, classic country, and sea shanties! Come out to play (or listen) at our jam session. We are lucky to have a wonderful community of musicians in the midcoast area and we would love to have you join us. Every Sunday, 2:00 – 4:00, Odd Alewives Farm Brewery, 99 Old Route 1, Waldoboro. FMI: info@oddalewives.com.

Celebrate Winter with a Reading, Carols, and Tree Lighting at the Simpson Memorial Library. Tim Caverly, storyteller and author, reads Christmas in Cornville. Travel back to Christmas day in 1953 and join a family in Cornville, Maine. Then sing carols, light the tree, visit with Santa, and enjoy cocoa and refreshments. Sunday, December 1, 3:00 – 5:00, 8 Plymouth Rd, Carmel. FMI: simpsonmemorial.org.

Weekly Jam Session: open to everyone at any playing level.  We usually play fiddle tunes from the New England contra dance tradition, the traditional music of French and Atlantic Canada, English country dance, Irish jigs and reels, old-timey music and the occasional song. Sundays, 6:00 – 8:00, Waterfall Arts, 256 High St, Belfast. FMI: belfastfiddlers@gmail.com.

World AIDS Day Dinner and Celebration: Celebrate the lives of those who came before. Reflect on how far we have come in the battle against HIV/AIDS, in this country and globally, as well as how far we still have to go. Sunday, December 1, 6:00, St Dunstans Church, 134 State St, Ellsworth. Please RSVP to 667-3506 to assure enough food for all. FMI: healthequityalliance.org.

Christmas at Woodlawn: The Black House is filled with splendid decorations and festively decorated trees. There’ll be a special audio tour on the history of Christmas at Woodlawn and in New England. Find holiday ornaments and more in the Gift Shop. Woodlawn Museum, through December 23^rd, 10:00 – 4:00, 19 Black House Dr, Ellsworth. FMI: woodlawnmuseum.org.

Peninsula Free Health Clinic offers free medical care to uninsured patients. On Monday, December 2^nd, the clinic will be open 3:00 – 6:00, at 26 Hinckley Ridge Road in Blue Hill. Walk in, or by appointment. To make an appointment or for more info: 207 374-5585 or message us on Facebook at Peninsula Free Health.

Puzzle Club: Puzzle-lovers of all ages are welcome to join. Gather, socialize, and work on puzzle projects together. Meets every Monday, 4:00 – 5:00, at the Camden Public Library, 55 Main St. FMI: 236-3440 or librarycamden.org.