As families push back from the Thanksgiving table this month, others in the Midcoast will begin designing and baking their entries for Boothbay Harbor’s magical Gingerbread Spectacular. This December marks the 10th annual Gingerbread Spectacular at the historic Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, and from early scouting reports, it sounds like it may be the best one yet.

The Damariscotta River Association is offering the opportunity for kids to roam outdoors, explore nature, and play games at its winter vacation camps during teacher workshop days and February vacation this coming winter and spring.

Oxbow Brewing Company, the farmhouse brewery located in Newcastle, will kick off the holiday season by offering special bottle pours at its Newcastle tasting room on Saturday, Nov. 26. Customers will be able to sample rare bottles no longer available for sale such as Momoko, Goods from the Woods, Funkhaus, and vintage Crossfade.

The new Harry Potter spin-off “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” by J. K. Rowling, is now playing at The Harbor Theatre.

The Bremen Library will be having its annual Christmas wreath sale from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Bremen town hall, next to the Bremen firehouse on Route 32 in Bremen.

Once a year, the theater sells gift cards at a 10 percent discount – at the Early Bird sale, from 6-9 a.m., Saturday Nov. 5. Come visit us at the theater office and pick up the perfect stocking stuffer – a great gift for friends, family, and yourself!

“Doctor Strange,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch, premieres at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, at The Harbor Theatre.

Just in time for Halloween, the theater is pleased to present an encore showing of “Frankenstein,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

Oliver Stone’s biographical drama “Snowden” plays Thursday, Oct. 27, followed Friday, Oct. 28 by Emily Blunt in “The Girl on the Train,” this week at The Harbor Theatre.