Angela Adams Moving Sale
Friday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
170 Anderson St., Portland
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High style at a lower price: As they prepare to move to a new showroom on Free Street later this month, the Angela Adams design studio is selling deeply discounted prototypes and overstock of their uniquely textured area rugs and elegant, minimalist furniture pieces.
Stacked coffee mugs by Object Aimee/Aimee McLaughlin
Holiday Art Walk at the Mill
Friday, Dec. 1, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
90 Bridge St., Westbrook
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Take a First Friday indoor art walk and explore a diverse array of open studios at the Dana Warp Mill. You’ll find ceramics, jewelry, light sculptures, vintage clothing, house plants, candles, paintings, coffee, baked goods, and more from over two dozen local craftspeople and vendors.
Common Threads of Maine Makers Market
Friday, Dec. 1, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
90 Bridge St., Westbrook
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If you don’t make it to Common Threads during the above Holiday Art Walk, come back Saturday to shop handmade gifts created by students and alumni of the Common Threads professional sewing school.
Hand spun and dyed yarns by Christina Boucher at Fantastic Farm Yarn
Art on the Hill
Friday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
195 North St., Portland
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Society for East End Arts annual sale at the East End Community school features more than 60 local artisans selling original work, like locally nurtured and spun wool yarn, decorative stained glass, leather and metal works, home goods, apparel and more.
Margolis Pineo Italia Overstock Sale
Friday, Dec. 1, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
44 Monument St., Portland
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Staying warm and fashionable in winters is a challenge, but this annual sale of Italian knitwear (designed and imported by local couple Elizabeth and David Margolis-Pineo) can help you stock up in discounted style. Find full-price wares year-round in Portland boutiques Jill McGowan and Home Remedies.
Michelle Glassman, owner of Petalage Florals, will be hosting giveaways and snacks at her shop at 72 Ocean St.
Knightville Holiday Stroll
Sunday, Dec. 3, noon to evening
Various locations, South Portland
From Foulmouthed Brewing and SoPo Seafood to Artemis Plus Size Thrift and Bonny Read Vintage, dozens of diverse businesses around this waterfront neighborhood by Casco Bay Bridge will be holding individual sales, specials, and activities throughout the day.
Portland’s First Friday Art Walk
Friday, Dec. 1, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Congress Street, between High Street and Monument Square, Portland
An array of vendors will line the sidewalks for a hopefully-not-too-chilly evening of sales, but you can get inside for a sale of at the Creative Portland office at 84 Free Street, or into the State Theater Building at 142 High or 615 Congress to visit open studios.
MECA&D Holiday Sale
Friday, Dec. 1, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
522 Congress Street, Portland
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Back in the Porteous Building for the first time since 2019, the annual Maine College of Art & Design Holiday Sale features work by faculty, staff, and alumni across multiple floors of the college’s flagship location. Can’t make it this weekend? Throughout December, you can stop by the school’s mini market at 49 Oak St. to shop student-made goods.
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