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Tucked away in the hills of the Sebago Lakes Region of western Maine is the 45-acre Adams Pond. Located in South Bridgton, Maine the pond was almost renamed Adams Lake about 30 or more years ago. According to local resident Barry Johnson, there was a push to get a professional water skiing group ...

December 17, 7 p.m. "Let It Snow," Art Moves Dance holiday performance, $7/door, $5/advance, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Auditorium, 256 Main Street, South Paris. FMI: 207.743.5569, www.artmovesdance.com. December 17, 7 p.m. John Pizzarelli in concert, jazz guitarist, vocalist and band...

December 17. 5-7 p.m. 4th Annual Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Christmas Party, featuring Christmas music by the Sanford High School Chorus directed by Jane Kirton, refreshments, handicapped accessible, Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, 505 Main Street, Sanford. FMI: 207.324.2797, www...

December 17, 2-4 p.m. Downtown Waterville Winter Farmers' Market, Concourse along Appleton and Main Streets, Waterville. FMI: 207.680.2055, www.snakeroot.net/waterville. December 17, Steve Jones and the Ho Ho Hos, The Liberal Cup, 115 Water Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207.623.2739, www.facebook.com/p...

Located less than an hour from Sebago Lake, LL Bean and the Freeport factory outlets, Portland, and Bridgton, sits the 768-acre Tripp Lake in the western Maine town of Poland. Tripp Lake is part of the Little Androscoggin River Watershed. This clean, sandy-bottom lake is about 3 miles long and ha...

December 10, 7 p.m., December 12, 1 and 7 p.m. Lake Region Community Theatre presents "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," based on classic children's book by Barbara Robinson, directed by Louis Philippe, $10/adults, $5/12 and under, bring a non-perishable gift to help restock local food pantries, ...

December 11, 5:00 p.m. Christmas Carol Capers, complimentary refreshments followed by musical entertainment from 5:30-6:30 p.m., including carol sing-along by the fire place, free but donations benefit Classical Voice of New England, reservations recommended, Kennebunk Conservation Trust Trails, ...

December 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Don Campbell and Friends Christmas Concert, an evening of holiday favorites including some sing-alongs with Don, Tonya and Andy, includes new Christmas gems, $10/adults, $5 students, free/12 and under, Jewett Hall, University of Maine, Augusta. FMI: 207.621.3551, www.c...

Keoka Lake, in the quintessential New England village of Waterford, has provided the background for the Stockwell family retreats these past 70 years. Tom Stockwell's grandfather first rented a cabin on Keoka for family vacations in 1930. Eventually he purchased the adjacent cabin. Tom's parents,...

December 3-6, 7:30 p.m. Best of the Fest, Volume 1, Acorn Productionspresents a compilation of six short plays including "The Poorly-WrittenPlay Festival," by Carolyn Gage, $10, seating limited, Acorn StudioTheater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge Street, Westbrook.FMI: 207.854.0065, www.acorn-producti...