Maine Makers

Maine Makers at Ticonic Gallery, formerly known as the Holiday Bazaar, will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays through Jan. 26 at 93 Main St., Waterville.

The curated seasonal marketplace highlights the artistry and craftsmanship of Maine makers, offers visitors a unique selection of locally handmade goods.

For more information visit watervillecreates.org.

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”

The holiday classic will be performed at various times through Nov. 30, at Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St., Waterville.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday Nov. 21, 28 and 29; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, 23 and 30.

About the play: Based on the timeless and beloved film, “White Christmas” follows veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, who have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former U.S. Army commander. White Christmas is an uplifting, wholesome musical that will delight audiences of all ages.

Tickets cost $36-$38; operahouse.com.

Studio Two — The Beatles Tribute

A Studio Two concert is set for 8 p.m. Friday at Snow Pond for the Arts, 8 Goldenrod Lane, Sidney.

The band is celebrated for authentically recreating the early years of the Beatles, focusing on 1962-66 — before the “Sgt. Pepper” era. The band, whose members Berklee College of Music alumni and met in Milford, New Hampshire, share a passion for honoring the legacy of the Beatles.

Band members capture the look, sound, energy and excitement of the Beatles’ club and touring years. Their performances feature hit songs from the early Beatles albums as well as the rock ‘n’ roll covers the band played during their rise.

Tickets cost $38.39; snowpond.org

“Becky Nurse of Salem”

The Aqua City Actors Theatre plans to stage “Becky Nurse of Salem,” by Sarah Ruhl, at various times from Friday through 23 at The Playhouse at Waterville Station, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville.

Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22; and 2 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 23.

About the play: A dark comedy focusing on a modern-day descendant of Rebecca Nurse, who was accused and executed for witchcraft in Salem in 1692. Becky works as a tour guide at the Salem Museum of Witchcraft and struggles with personal hardships. She faces unemployment after she’s fired for refusing to stick to the museum’s sanitized history.

Feeling cursed, Becky seeks help from a local witch in hopes of changing her luck, but her life becomes even more complicated. As she navigates love and attempts to redeem her circumstances with spells and pills, she confronts the legacy of misogyny, addiction and the shadow of the Salem witch trials, which still haunt her town and her own life.

Tickets cost $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and students; theplayhouse.me.

Choirs at Colby — Sing Noël

The Choirs at Colby plan to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts, 5670 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville.

The festive program celebrates French and Canadian choral traditions featuring works by Francis Poulenc, Nathaniel Dett, Eleanor Daley and others, the evening traces cultural connections that have shaped Maine’s history.

The performance will culminate in Camille Saint-Saëns’s “Christmas Oratorio,” a festive masterpiece that looks ahead to the holiday season.

Ticket are free, but are required; arts.colby.edu.

Mean Mary

A bluegrass and blues concert featuring Mean Mary is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Somerset Abbey, ​98 Main St.,​ Madison.

The singer is known for her lightning-fast fingers, vocals and intricate story songs.

As a high-energy performer who thrives on variety and as a songwriter chooses unusual subject matter, anything from ghost pirates to demon guitars could romp through a Mean Mary show.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

Tickets cost $25; somersetabbey.com.

Listening Poetry

An interactive writing workshop with Julia McDonald is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St., Augusta.

Join McDonald in an interactive evening workshop to practice intentional listening and custom poem-writing.

The physician poet is the author of “Hysteriography: Poems about Uteruses, Menstruation, Pregnancy, Abortion, Loss, and Childbirth,” a collection of listening poems and origin stories birthed from intimate conversations using techniques developed by The Good Listening Project. Their work elevates lived uterus experiences with lyrical language and vivid imagery while spanning an emotional spectrum from heartbreak to grrrl power humor.

This event is free and open to the public; lithgowlibrary.org.