December 2025 News

Exciting events and cheer await you!

View this email in your browser Friends of Woodfords Corner News December 2025   FWC news The 4th Annual Woodfords Weekend is coming up! Saturday, December 6th 10am-3pm Walk the corner, shop local, and win prizes! No purchase necessary. Pick up a bingo card at any participating location and fill up your bingo card to win prizes from awesome local shops and restaurants! We have events all over the corner to explore too! Stop by 25 area business and restaurants to fill up your bingo card; Many new shops participating this year; Take a tour of the Odd Fellows Hall; Attend 3 different craft fairs (Odd Fellows Hall, VFW, and Trinity Church); Visit various locations for mulled cider, hot cocoa and expresso chocolate martinis; Win prizes donated by local businesses with no purchase necessary! Click here for the full list of participating shops and restaurants >> Odd Fellows Bazaar Holiday Craft Fair Forest Avenue, 2nd Floor Saturday, December 6th 10am-3pm Hosted by Friends of Woodfords Corner 30 Craft Vendors, tours of Historic Odd Fellows Hall, FWC Open House, Woodfords Weekend Bingo Game and Prizes, food by Vina Ann's, holiday music, and a visit from Santa! Hope you swing come by! 2025 FWC Annual Appeal 2025 has been a tumultuous year for the nation and the world. At times it can feel overwhelming to know where to put our energy, passion, time, and dollars. We can’t fix the whole world, but we can work to make our neighborhood hub a place where all people feel safe, welcome, and connected.  Since Friends of Woodfords Corner began, people have been at the heart of this organization—neighbors helping neighbors, finding connection through serving our community, and making this place not just a corridor to drive through, but a place that is well worth the walk.  Donate here today! Thank you Vonnett! Vonnett has been an FWC board member for 6 years and we want to send a big thank you for her service. She has been a tireless champion of the Woodfords Corner neighborhood is a natural connector who is always seeking out opportunities for neighbors to contribute. While we will miss her at the board level, we’re excited and grateful that she will continue on the Green, Clean & Sustainable team going forward. She embodies our '“neighbor is a verb” tagline. You can read more about Vonnett's contributions here. Thank you SO much Vonnett!   corner news Woodfords Corner Tree Lighting! Kick off Woodfords Weekend with a tree lighting! The wonderful folks at Back Cove Books, Pot & Pan, Coveside Coffee, Monstera Vintage, and the Odd Fellows have organized the first ever Woodfords Corner Tree Lighting! Bring the whole crew for an assortment of activities: Mini hot cocoa at Pot + Pan Kitchen starting at 4:00pm, PJ Storytime at Back Cove Books with Lindz Amer at 4:30pm, Caroling in front of Woodford F&B at 5:00pm, Tree lighting at 5:30pm! Tree will be located in the clock tower of the Odd Fellows building.  Thank you to all of these amazing businesses and organizations for making the Corner such a festive place to be! Snow Removal reminder Not sure when the snow will arrive but here are a few reminders just in case: From the time “snow has ceased to fall” residential landowners must clear their sidewalk within 24 hours; Commercial landowners must clear their sidewalk within 12 hours; All sidewalks must be cleared to at least 4 feet wide, or the width of the sidewalk if less than 4 feet; Property owners who do not clear their sidewalks within the specified time may be billed by the city for removal of the snow and face fines as well. The city of Portland provides free sand and salt mix in Payson park at the end of the parking lot on the North side between the two baseball diamonds. You can read more about it here >>>   corner events There are myriad events, classes, and happenings in Woodfords Corner every week – check out our Community Calendar to view all that's going on! Starting December 5: Coveside Pop-Up Events Coveside Coffee 28 Vannah Ave, Portland Fridays and Saturdays in December Stop by Coveside most Fridays and Saturdays in December to support an amazing lineup of local artists and makers. See Coveside Coffee's instagram page for more details about each vendor. December 6th: Trinity Church Annual Christmas Fair Trinity Church 580 Forest Ave, Portland Trinity's Christmas Fair is back! Featuring wreaths and other Christmas decorations, White Elephant, Jewelry, Fiber Arts, Cookies, Candy, Baked Goods, Pickles, Jams, Books,Puzzles, Records, CDs, Ornaments and more! SILENT AUCTION ending at 1:00 PM RAFFLE ending at 1:30 PM SANTA VISITS. 11:00 AM to 12:00 Free reusable shopping bags and complimentary wassail will be given to all who visit as well.   December 6: VFW Holiday Craft Fair   VFW 687 Forest Ave, Portland 9am-3pm Head on over to the VFW for a Holiday Craft Fair, Maine Made Wreaths for Sale, kids craft table from 10-2pm, mulled cider, hot dogs and sausages on the grill and raffle items! December 7: Handbells, Cookies, and Carols Woodfords Church 202 Woodford St, Portland 2pm-3:30pm Come enjoy a musical program with the Woodfords Church Handbell Ringers. Join your voice in song with a community Christmas sing-a-long of holiday favorites. Cookies and hot chocolate will complete the afternoon of music! Admission is a freewill donation to benefit the Church Music Community Outreach Fund. Portland Ballets 'A Victorian Nutracker' Saturday, December 20th, 11am-1pm Westbrook Performing Arts Center 471 Stroudwater St, Westbrook Join Portland Ballet this holiday season for its gorgeous production of the beloved classic, in which a young girl travels through her dreams to the Land of the Sweets alongside her favorite gift—a Nutcracker. This version is unique to Portland, with the first act drawing upon the Victoria Mansion’s own history and characters. Don’t miss the chance to see this lush holiday production, perfect for the whole family. RUN TIME: 2 hours, including an intermission. Tickets: $33-$97(including fees) about fwc Support Friends of Woodfords Corner! For 10 years Friends of Woodfords Corner has served as a voice for the Woodfords area and a catalyst for building a sustainable, diverse community. And we're just getting started – we have big plans for the coming years! Make a donation in honor of 10 years of Friends of Woodfords Corner, and help us be successful for many years to come! Donate Today! Join Our Team: Volunteer for Friends of Woodfords Corner! Join us in our efforts to foster a thriving, welcoming, and sustainable village hub in Woodfords Corner, and make an impact on your community! We're always looking for more volunteers for our committees and folks who want to serve as board members. Complete one of the forms, linked below, to inquire and learn more! Volunteer with FWC Inquire About Board Membership FWC & Main Street America In 2019 (a mere 6 years ago) Friends of Woodfords Corner became a Main Street Affiliate, and we thought it might be time to explain what this means for our organization and our community, and how how this makes us unique among many varied community groups in the Portland area! Learn more>> Friends of Woodfords Corner is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization that works to preserve the diversity and unique history of Woodfords Corner and foster a thriving, welcoming, and sustainable village hub.  Copyright © 2025 Friends of Woodfords Corner, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Friends of Woodfords Corner 651 Forest Avenue #2 Portland, Maine 04101 Add us to your address book Call us! 207-805-1151 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.