Community Calendar: Dec. 4-10, 2023

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette

Monday, Dec. 4 

• Holiday Fair, (12/2-12/9) Springvale Public Library 443 Main St. 
• School Committee Meeting, 6 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St. 

Tuesday, Dec. 5  

• Site Plan Review Committee Meeting, 9-11 am, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St.  
• Red Cross Blood Drive, Noon-5 pm, Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St., Springvale 
• Snapshots with Santa, Pride Elementary Family Event, 5:30-6:30 pm, Sanford Pride Elementary School, 708 Main St. 
• City Council Meeting, 6 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St. 
• A Dulcimer Christmas, 6 pm, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St. 

Wednesday, Dec. 6 

• Sam’s Book Club, “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham, 5:30 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St. 
• Planning Board Meeting, 6:30-9 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St.  

Thursday, Dec. 7 

• Senior Food Mobile, 10-11:30 am, Crossroads United Methodist Church, 15 Grammar Rd. 
• Job Fair, 3-5 pm, Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St. 

Friday, Dec. 8 

• Salvation Army Staples Box Distribution 9 am-3 pm, Salvation Army of Sanford, 871 Main St. 
• Furry Tales Story Hour: Wilbur the Pug, Presented by Animal Welfare Society, 10:30 am, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St. 
• Live Comedy, Smitty’s Cinema, 7-9 pm, 1327 Main St. 
• “Oliver!” at Nasson Community Center & Little Theatre, 7:30-9:30 pm, 457 Main St., Springvale   

Saturday, Dec. 9 

• Holiday Fair, (last day) Springvale Public Library 443 Main St. Springvale  
• Hoop Shoot hosted by Sanford Elks Lodge #1470, 8 am-noon, Sanford Middle School, 52 Spartan Dr. 
• Christmas Craft/Vendor Fair at Crossroads UMC, 9 am- 2pm, 15 Grammar Rd. 
• Troop 327 3rd Annual Holiday Shopping Bazaar, 9 am-2 pm, Sanford Memorial Gymnasium, 678 Main St. 
• Christmoose with the Mainers, 10 am-2 pm, Mainers Front Office, 917 Main St. 
• “Oliver!” at Nasson Community Center & Little Theatre, 1-3 pm & 7:30-9:30 pm, 457 Main St., Springvale   
• Giant Christmas Show & Christmas Party, 3-5 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr. 
• Carols, Cookies, & Cocoa, 6-8 pm, Pleasant Street Free Baptist Church, 10 Pleasant St., Springvale 
• “A Victorian Nutcracker” by the Portland Ballet, 2 pm and 7 pm, Sanford Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd 

Sunday, Dec. 10 

• 4th Annual Hot Cocoa Stand for Charity, 9 am-2 pm, Bowl-A-Rama, 1217 Main St. 
• Giant Christmas Show & Christmas Party, 10 am-Noon, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr. 
• Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus, 9-11 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St. 

Ongoing Weekly Events  

Mondays  

• Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-Noon, Sanford Food Pantry, 1204 Main St.  

Tuesdays  

• Baby/Toddler Rhyme Time, 10:30 am, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.   
• Pre-K Story Time, 11 am, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.  
• Free Lunch at Sanford Housing Authority’s Sunset Towers Hosted by York County Shelter Program, Noon – 1 pm, 941 Main St. (Tuesdays & Thursdays)  
• Bingo, 4 pm (doors open) 6 pm (games start), Sanford Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St.   

Wednesdays  

• Lego Builders Club, 2:30-4:30 pm, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St. 
• Poetry Group, 5-7 pm, (Second, Third & Fourth Wednesday of the month) Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St. 
• Wednesday Night Bite Free Community Meal, 6-7 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr. 

Thursdays  

• Free Lunch at Sanford Housing Authority’s Sunset Towers, Hosted by York County  
• Shelter Program Noon – 1 pm, 941 Main St. (Tuesdays & Thursdays)  
• Food Bank at St. Therese of Lisieux, Noon-2 pm, Holy Family Church, 66 North Ave.  
• Free Community Meal, 5 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd. 

Fridays  

• Toddler Time, 9-11 am, Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St. 
• Produce Pantry, 10 am-Noon, Salvation Army, 871 Main St.  

Sundays  

• Chamber Talk with Rick Stanley, 7-8 am, Radio Station 104.3 The Oldies   

Coming Soon…  

• 12/11 A Family for ME Live Q & A  
• 12/12 Municipal Operations & Property Subcommittee Meeting 
• 12/12 Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting 
• 12/12 Red Cross Blood Drive, Preble Lodge #143 
• 12/12 Zoning Subcommittee Meeting 
• 12/12 MCS SPE Joint PTA Meeting 
• 12/13 Land Bank Authority Meeting 
• 12/13 Fire Station Working Group 
• 12/13 Make It/Take It Craft, Springvale Library 
• 12/13 Paint Night with Lizz at Pilot’s Cove 
• 12/13 Snapshots with Santa! MCS Family Event 
• 12/13 SMS Winter Band Concert, Sanford Performing Arts Center 
• 12/14 Movie Night at CJL 
• 12/14 Southern Maine Sno-Goers Membership Meeting, Sanford Springvale Fish &   Game Protective Association 
• 12/15 “What the Dickens” Stranger Than Fiction Presentation, Nasson Community Center   

Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.   

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