Christmas at Norlands: A 19th-Century Holiday Celebration. Tour the decorated 1867 Washburn family mansion and enjoy horse drawn sleigh rides. There’ll be spelling bees in the one-room schoolhouse and music with Castlebay in the ladies’ parlor, historic church services in the 1828 meetinghouse; and the Rangeley Ringers Handbell Choir. Saturday, December 14th, 11:00 – 4:00, at Norlands in Livermore. FMI: norlands.org or 897-4366.

Blue Hill Library Holiday Party: music and stories by Noel Paul Stookey, caroling, children’s activities, and much more. Partygoers can bring a wrapped gift for a child labeled with gender and age appropriateness. Saturday, December 14, 2:30 – 5:30. FMI:  bhpl.net or 374-5515.

Ten Bucks Theatre presents Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Featuring an ensemble of nine actors who rotate through a dizzying array of characters with local favorite Ken Stack in his 30^th incarnation of Ebenezer Scrooge. It promises to be an evening that will melt even the coldest of hearts. December 5 – 15, Thursdays through Sundays, 7:00, at the Bangor Mall. FMI: jalisnet58@gmail.com.

Both Sides Now: pianist Hannah Reimann singing the music of Joni Mitchell with Michele Temple, Courtney Naliboff and Fiona Robins. Saturday, December 14th, 7:00, at the Crosby Center in Belfast. FMI: hannahreimann.com.

A Downeast Messiah: Blue Hill Bach’s annual performance of Handel’s Messiah. The Blue Hill Bach chorus, orchestra, and soloists will be conducted by Daniel Pyle. Saturday, December 14^th, 7:00, at the Blue Hill First Congregational Church, 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill. Tickets and information: bluehillbach.org or 613-5454.

The New Renaissance Singers Winter Holiday Concert, Season of Light. Guest performance by Husson University Singers,  basket raffle and cookie sale to follow the Concert. Saturday, December 14, 7:00, at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 120 Park Street in Bangor. FMI: acebook.com/nrsingers or nrsingers.com.

Lula Wiles: Boston-based female roots trio with sharp, provocative songwriting, elegant harmonies and a mastery of folk music. Saturday, December 14^th, 7:30, at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. Tickets and info: rocklandstrand.com or 594-0070.

Lúnasa: An Irish Christmas. Irish band Lúnasa (LOON-ah-sah) and special guest Ashley Davis weave music, spoken word and more in their Irish Christmas. Saturday, December 14, 7:30, Camden Opera House. No-fee tickets: 236-3154, camdenoperahouse.com, and at door an hour before show time, if there are tickets left.

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.

Down East Singers presents ‘Maine Winter Music’, a collaboration with the Midcoast Brass Quintet including choral music by Maine composers Delmar Dustin Small and Sean Fleming and American composers Daniel Pinkham and Richard Dirksen at the Rockport Opera House at 2 PM on Sunday, December 15th. Tickets and information at downeastsingers.org.