The holiday season often brings joy, but for those coping with loss, it can also stir up feelings of sadness, loneliness, or stress. With this in mind, the Coastal Family Hospice Bereavement Support Group will offer a special three-session Holiday Grief Support Group during the month of December. Participate in one or all sessions, scheduled for December 8, 15, and 22, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., at Quarry Hill’s main building, the Anderson Inn.

On Saturday, December 6, Aldermere Farm, a preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), will ring in the holiday season with cows, hot cocoa, and ugly sweaters during its annual Beltie Holiday. The event will be open to all ages and held from 9 a.m. to noon at Aldermere’s Welcome Center and Program Barn at 20 Russell Ave, Rockport.

Holly Berry Fair will be held Saturday, November 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Second Congregational Church, 252 Main St., Warren.

Holiday Greens, Crafts Baked Goods, Books, RADA knives, Grandma’s Attic, and more.

A beef stew luncheon will be served 11 a.m. until gone.

United Midcoast Charities (UMC) invites community members, families, and professional bakers alike to roll up their sleeves and get creative for the 3rd Annual Gingerbread House Spectacular, returning this year as part of Camden’s Christmas by the Sea celebration.

Participants are encouraged to let their imaginations run wild and build dazzling gingerbread creations to be displayed at 16 Bay View Hotel on December 5–6, 2025. Entries will compete in four categories: Adult Professional, Adult Amateur, Youth, and People’s Choice, with prizes of up to $500.

The Unitarian Universalist Church in Belfast will hold its Tops Sale, Friday and Saturday, Nov 14 and 15 at the church at 37 Miller Street in Belfast.

The church is also holding its Dinner Anywhere in the World Raffle fundraiser

Millay House Rockland will again hold an open house during Rockland’s Festival of Lights, Saturday, Nov. 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. 

The double house at 198 Broadway is the birthplace of Pulitzer-Prize-winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. Millay grew up in Union and Camden, graduated from Vassar, and went on to publish poetry, short stories, and the libretto for an opera. During the Roaring ‘20s, her dramatic poetry readings across the country made her the most popular woman in America. 

The Friends of Rockland Public Library (FRPL) will hold their annual Festival of Lights Silent Auction and Book Sale on Saturday, Nov. 29.

"Stop in, enjoy holiday cookies and cider in the Reading Room, mingle with your neighbors, shop the book sale and bid on your favorite items," said FRPL.

New this year, along with decorated trees and wreaths, the Friends are introducing handmade stockings filled with goodies and gift cards from local businesses.

The First Church in Belfast, UCC, will hold a Christmas Fair, November 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 8 Court Street. The fair includes silent auction, books, baked goods, crafts, rummage sale, scones, fish chowder, chili, quiche and more.

Click the attachment below for a flyer of the event.

The next Repair Cafe will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., at the Waldo YMCA in Belfast

This is a free event.

"Don’t live in the dark; we can fix your broken lamps," said Belfast Community Works. "Bring us your vacuum or small appliances. How about a blender or sewing machine? Clothes got holes? Keep wearing your favorite sweater or pants. Need a button? Have a zipper that sticks? Come by, see, learn and have some fun."

Click the attachment below for a flyer of the event.

The Winslow-Holbrook-Merritt American Legion Post No. 1 of Rockland will be holding its annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Tuesday, 11 November, at 11 a.m., the traditional date and time. The ceremony will be held in Winslow-Holbrook Park at the corner of Park and Main streets, the opposite corner from the big flag.

The members and officers of Post No. 1 invite area citizens and all veterans and their families to attend the ceremony in order that they may be recognized for their service and also to honor their comrades who are no longer with us.

ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School students are holding a fundraiser on Veterans Day, November 11, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Flatbread Pizza in Rockport. The fundraiser supports students on a cultural enrichment trip to Italy in April 2027. A percentage of every pizza sold, dine in and take out, goes to the school group.

Along with pizza, the group will be selling tickets for a 50/50 raffle, a $500 Amazon gift card raffle, and an Italy themed basket full of Italian food and other goodies.

Harmony Standard wrote a tribute to her mother, Bertha Korpinen Standard, in recognition of her service to the country during World War II, and especially of her compassion for all living creatures.

The Rockport Garden Club will hold its’ November meeting on Thursday, November 6, with Jude Hsiang as the guest speaker, starting promptly at 1 p.m.

The program will highlight Jude’s particular interest in exploring the use of Maine grown fibers — wool, alpaca, linen and hemp. These are spun in Maine by hand or local mills.

The Rockport Public Library will be the drop-off site for a food drive in partnership with Camden Area Christian Food Pantry (CACFP). From Thursday, Nov. 6 through 24, the public is encouraged to bring items to the library for a special “Baking Ingredients” drive.

Lincolnville Antique and Holiday Market will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Community Building located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173, in Lincolnville Center.

This market offers a wide variety of merchandise from the useful to the unusual including vintage household goods, seasonal decorations, handcrafts, farm products and delectable sweet and savory baked goods.

Thrive in Thomaston invites families to kick off the holiday season with a festive Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Saturday, December 6, at the Thomaston Municipal Building, 13 Valley Street.

Guests can enjoy a light continental breakfast with pastries, yogurt, fruit, coffee, tea, and hot chocolate while visiting with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Volunteers will be available to help take photos, so don’t forget to bring your camera or phone.

Two seatings are available: 9 - 10 a.m., and 10 - 11 a.m.

Bridge players, beginner to master, are invited to join a Belfast group who play every Wednesday and Friday, from 12 Noon to about 4 p.m., at the First Church, 5 Court Street, in Belfast. 

Join for a game of duplicate "in a social, informal, and very enjoyable setting of neighbors and friends," said a group member.

The group is hoping to expand its number and meet some new people who share their love of the game. 

On Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at noon, Fedco employees Elisabeth Benjamin and Emily Psenka will reveal a few company secrets when they speak to the Belfast Garden Club in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library. The talk is free and open to the public.

Fedco Seeds has been around almost 50 years and offers nearly a thousand varieties of vegetables, herbs, flowers and potatoes (not to mention fruit trees and perennials). Searching for varieties worthy of inclusion in the catalog can be like a treasure hunt.