Wonderful Weekend
The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for a festive weekend starting Friday, December 7 at 5:00 p.m. with a kickoff champagne reception at Gallery 170. The Chamber is celebrating its second annual "Coastal ChristmasFest", launched last year under the leadership of Cerina Leeman, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce.
The stores will be open late for a Holiday Stroll. Many of the stores will be offering treats and live music. The evening culminates in Newcastle for the tree lighting ceremony at 8:00 p.m.
The town of Damariscotta is the center of commerce for surrounding towns including Newcastle, Bristol, South Bristol, Bremen, Nobleboro and Edgecomb. Most of the festivities this coming weekend are downtown in the twin villages of Newcastle and Damariscotta.
On Saturday there are lots of activities for the whole family starting with a pancake breakfast at the Baptist Church at the head of town to benefit their steeple renovation. After that, choose any number of activities including ornament making at Healthy Kids, wreath auction benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters, art gallery tour, book signing and scavenger hunt sponsored by the Maine Coast Bookstore. At 10:00 a.m. you can join the Damariscotta Newcastle Rotary Club as they dedicate the new lights on the bridge connecting Newcastle and Damariscotta. There will be a reception with refreshemnts afterwards right here in the offices of Newcastle Square Realty. More events and details of all the events can be found on the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce website.
Fittingly, the last event of the weekend is the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" at the Lincoln County Community Theater. Admission is a canned or non-perishable food item.
Come join in on the festivities this weekend, and if you are a visitor and realize that you want to live in this wonderful area, please call me. I'll be happy to find you a wonderful home!
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