Discover the fascinating hobby of beekeeping during a seven-week interactive, in person course, presented by experienced beekeepers from the Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers and Maine’s State Bee Inspector.

Note: This event has been canceled due to the conditions of the ice.

Great Salt Bay School eighth graders will hold an ice fishing derby on Sunday, Feb. 12 to raise funds for their school trip. The derby will be open to all Lincoln County waters. Weigh-ins will be held from 3-5 p.m. at GSB.

The First Baptist Church of Waldoboro is hosting a free community warm-up night on Friday, Jan. 13 at The Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St. in Waldoboro.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Keyes Woods Preserve in Bristol from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 7.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at the Hilton O’Connor Trail in Bremen from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

Note: This event has been canceled.

On Saturday, Dec. 31, the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce and Information Bureau will host a New Year’s Eve event for the “Young at Heart”’ at The American Legion located at 527 Main St., in Damariscotta. The event begins at 5 p.m. and the ball drops at 9 p.m.

Santa will come to Waldoboro Sunday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. He will be escorted by a parade of fire trucks to the intersection of Main and Jefferson streets.

With the December calendar speeding by the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor announces the final events of the 2022 season. With the hope that no one misses out on the fun, all these events are free for community members and visitors.

Confirmed gingerbread professionals and closet bakers, young novices, masters of the dough and others throughout the Midcoast have begun design and construction work on their confectionery entries for the 16th annual Gingerbread Spectacular being staged at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor Friday through Sunday, Dec. 16-18.

Help spread the magic of Christmas from Scandinavia to India at Pumpkin Vine Farm’s special Yule Goat celebration, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11.

On Saturday, Dec. 10, from 1-3 p.m., Sherman’s Books and Stationery, 5 Commercial St., in Boothbay Harbor will host authors Claire Ackroyd, of Orono, and Laurie Apgar Chandler, of Bremen.

‘Tis the season for Mrs. Santa’s Kitchen. It will be a grand morning from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 10, with homemade cookies and baked goods being sold by the pound during the Friends of the Bristol Area Library’s annual fundraiser.