Community Calendar

Saturday, December 8 will be a shopping extravaganza as the unique Village shops offer special one-day sales. You'll check off everyone on your list as you peruse the abundance of holiday gifts! The pop-up shops are also open today: Maine-made crafts at the Congregational Church and Farm & Garden gifts in the Nickels-Sortwell barn on Federal Street where a new Marketfest feature, an exhibit of wreaths decorated by local businesses, will be on display. The historic Nickels-Sortwell House will open its doors to the public to tour the house in holiday splendor as envisioned by local floral designers.

Saturday is Family Day, beginning with a shopping event just for kids. Wiscasset Public Library invites children to shop for their loved ones with the help of library elves. Wrapping is available and Fritz the Reindeer Dog will be on hand for photos and slurpy kisses!

The Woodfield Farm horse and wagon shuttle will he taking shoppers from place to place and Sarah's Cafe will ge offering a Tidbit Station in the Nickels-Sortwell barn from noon to 3 pm.

The day ends with a festive SnowBall, another new Marketfest feature, at Water's Edge across the Route 1 bridge in Edgecomb. Come in holiday attire, dance to Salty Dogs, and feast on hot hors d'oevres -- all for $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Tickets available at the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commers, 297 Bath Road; First National Bank, 39 Gardiner Rd, or BIRCH, 72 Main Street, all in Wiscasset.

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