Come to the annual open house at the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 9 Water Street, Rockland, on Saturday, December 7 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. We will have an opening reception for artists: Jane Herbert, Damariscotta; Laurie Murray, Rockland; and Carla Skinder, St. George. Make a holiday craft from pressed seaweed with help from Herring Gut Learning Center. Sip fair trade hot chocolate, hot cider or coffee while you tour the visitor center. Our Nature Store will be open, stocked with great gift items for the holidays. For more information, call 594-0600, ext. 5.