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Looking for a perfect Christmas gift? How about entertainment?

Gardens Aglow

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Gardens holiday light display can be viewed between 4 and 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday until Dec. 31 at 132 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay. Attendees can experience a spectacular winter lights display in the Gardens, a holiday village, winter refreshments and holiday gift shopping.

Tickets cost $8 for adults $5 children. For tickets, visit www.mainegardens.org or call 633-8000.

Viles Arboretum’s annual Super Bowl Sunday Table Tour.

The Viles Arboretum’s annual Table Tour is set for Feb. 7, 153 Hospital St., Augusta. Participants can snowshoe, ski and hike on groomed trails and indulge in culinary delights available from restaurants and food providers in and around our Capital City. Offerings will range from hearty chowder to fresh baked breads, a dessert table and freshly brewed coffee or other warm beverages.

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Tickets are available by calling the Arboretum at 626-7989, visit www.vilesarboretum.org or stop in.

Dickie Hyper-Hynie’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve, 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 31, 280 Water St., Gardener.

An annual tradition at Johnson Hall, this comedic, musical, theatrical, talent-fest leads audiences on a wild ride to the new year.

Showman Dickie Hyper-Hynie’s annual New Year’s Eve extravaganza features Dickie and his talented cast of musicians, jugglers, physical comedians and dancers in an all-star variety show for the whole family. From big dance numbers to side-splitting comedy routines to stellar juggling to magic.

Other events set for Johnson Hall:

Maine Event Comedy, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 9.

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Samuel James, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 16

AudioBody, 7:30 p.m., Jan. 22

January 22, 2016 – January 23, 2016 – 7:30pm

Capital City Improv, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 6.

For tickets, visit www.johnsonhall.org or call 582-7144.

Unity College Center for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St., Unity, offers the following entertainment events:

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Whaler’s Run, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15; $15

Windborne, 7 p.m. Jan. 23; $15

The Ghost of Paul Revere, 7 pm. Jan. 29; $15

The Mallett Brothers, 7 pm., Feb. 5; $15

Ghosts of Johson City, 7 p.m. Feb. 12

Elton John Tribute: Yellow Brick Road, 7 p.m., Feb. 27; $15

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For tickets, visit www.uccpa.unity.edu or call 509-7132.

TICKET PACKAGES

Waterville Opera House , 1 Common St., Waterville, memberships offers 10 percent off a ticket to a Waterville Opera House produced event, one free ticket to an HD Broadcast (Metropolitan Opera, National Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet), one week of advanced ticket purchases before they go on sale to the general public, all for $30.

Memberships are valid for one year from date of purchase.

A few upcoming events: MET “Les Pecheurs de Perles” 12:55 p.m, Jan. 16; “The Games’s Afoot,” Jan. 29. 30, 31, Feb. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7; and comedian Juston McKinney, 8 p.m., March 19.

For tickets, call 873-7000 or visit www.operahouse.org.

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Lakewood Theater, 75 Theater Road, Madison, ticket packages start at $37.

For more information, visit www.lakewoodtheater.org or call 474-7176.

Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., season tickets are available online at www.theateratmonmouth.org or call 933-9999.

MOVIE TICKETS

Regal Augusta 10, Marketplace Drive, Augusta; 623-8183 or www.regmovies.com.

Narrow Gauge, 15 Front St., Farmington; 778-4877 or www.narrowgaugecinema.net.

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Pittsfield Community Theater, Main Street, Pittsfield; 487-5461 or www.pittsfieldtheatre.yolsite.com.

The Strand Cinema, 19 Court St., Skowhegan; 474-3451 or www.strandcinema.net.

Railroad Square Cinema, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville; 873-6526 or railroadsquarecinema.com.

Flagship Cinema Waterville 8, 247 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville; 873-780 or www.flagshipcinemas.com

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