snow day dream
Thursday 6:30pm. State Theater, 609 Congress St., Portland, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $10 for students (box office sales only for students). state theater reportland.com
The Maine Outdoor Film Festival’s Snow Day Dreams will keep audiences glued to their seats as they watch a huge collection of short cold-weather adventure films. From ice foraging to backcountry excursions, you’ll be itching to pack up and hit the road. Films include “The Last Skier Standing,” “Advice for Girls” and “To the Hills and Back.”
‘beauty and the beast’
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, $25, $20 for seniors and children. portlandplayers.org
The rights to “Beauty and the Beast” will be returned to storage for the time being, so grab your chance to see this popular show in South Portland. Men and women of all ages will enjoy this story of an unlikeable prince who teaches life lessons about love. Will village girl Belle be able to save the crisis, and her father, from the clutches of the beast? Perhaps with the help of a fun teapot named Mrs. Potts and an ensemble of other colorful characters .
the sights and sounds of christmas
Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 7 p.m. Franco Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston, $7-$15. francocenter.org
Head to Lewiston for a great variety and light show. The Sights & Sounds of Christmas features holiday-themed singing, dancing, and acting performances. There’s also an amazing immersive light show. Thanks to some nifty technology, it can even look like it’s snowing inside the Franco Center. You can also experience Santa flying through the sky on his sleigh.
Colonial Christmas Open House
Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Tate House Museum, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland, $18, $12 for ages 13-17, $10 for ages 6-12, free for children under 6, $40 for families of five. verticalhouse.org
Visit the Tate’s Colonial Christmas Open House to get a glimpse of what Christmas was like hundreds of years ago. This house was built in his 1755 for Captain George Tate and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Saturday’s festivities include music played on a historic reproduction harp and visits to many rooms in the house with teachers dressed in 18th-century costumes. Clothes that share customs and traditions. A reception at 3 p.m. will feature classics from the era and include flips, a colonial drink made with beer and eggs.
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