Bowdoinham

Theater classes for children

Starting Thursday, the Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Main St., will offer theater classes for children with teacher Brooke Thompson.

Sessions for ages 2 to 4 will meet from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Cost is $40 for 10 weeks or $5 per session. Classes for ages 5 to 8 will meet from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $80 for 10 classes or $10 per class. For details, call 710-0349.

SOUTH BERWICK

Concert to benefit library

The band Martin England & the Reconstructed will play a concert benefiting South Berwick Public Library at 8 p.m. Saturday at Spring Hill, 117 Pond Road. 

Tickets are $12 at the door or $10 in advance and available at the library, Abby Chic Florist, Ear Craft Music of Dover, N.H., and at all Bull Moose Music locations. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

BIDDEFORD

Country concert for troops

The York County Veterans Alliance will host a benefit for the troops at 1 p.m. on Saturday at 24 Bradbury St., featuring the music of Rog and Ric of the Patio Cowboys, with guest drummer Steve Hamblen and performances by Bobby LeRawding and Bill Giasson.

Admission is by gift or cash donation at the door. Proceeds will be used to purchase and ship gifts to military troops overseas. The concert is sponsored by the Pine Tree State Country Music Association. For more details, call Joan Cole at 490-1232.

 

Lectures on world politics

The University of New England Department of Political Science Student Club will host two lectures by Ahmed Samatar.

“Liberal Learning and Global Citizenship” will be held at noon Monday in Sutton Lounge, and “Escape from Hell: What Now for Somali-Americans?” will be at noon Tuesday in the St. Francis Room, both on the Biddeford Campus, 11 Hills Beach Road.

For details, call Ali Ahmida at 602-2804.

BELFAST

Auditions for Maskers event

Belfast Maskers Community Theater will hold auditions at 10 a.m. Saturday for four staged readings to be performed on March 24, 25, 31 and April 1 at the Maskers Waterfront Theater, 43 Front St.

Among the plays are “Inherit the Wind,” “Remember the Thorntons” and a selection of short plays by David Ives. For more details, go to BelfastMaskers.com.

SEARSMONT

Land trust walk along canal

The Georges River Land Trust will sponsor a free winter walk on the Canal Path with Registered Maine Guide Mike Shannon from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

Participants are encouraged to bring water and a snack or lunch. Proper attire, including hiking boots or snowshoes, is recommended. All will meet at the parking lot on the east side of the river at the Ghent Road Bridge. For more details, call 594-5166.

CAMDEN

Author on ‘Birkebeiner’

Camden Public Library, 55 Main St., will host a talk by Camden author Jeff Foltz at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday on his book “Birkebeiner: A Story of Motherhood and War,” about Norwegian history from 1206. For details, call Ken Gross at 236-3440.

SACO

Japanese garden talk

The Saco Bay Gardening Club will present “Creating Japanese Gardens in Maine,” a free talk with garden designer and author Lee Schneller, at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the Deering Room at Dyer Library, 371 Main St. For more details, call 286-2711.

TOPSHAM

Open rehearsal for Chorale

An open rehearsal for the Oratorio Chorale will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at Midcoast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St., to rehearse “Trial By Jury” and other music.

All voice parts are welcome. For more details, call 329-5708 or go to www.oratoriochorale.org.

SANFORD

Meeting for market vendors

The Sanford Farmers’ Market invites potential vendors to attend a pre-season meeting at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Trafton Center, 19 Elm St. A continental breakfast will be available. For more details, call Jack McAdam 490-3660.

SPRINGVALE

Colby Wind Trio concert

The Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, 505 Main St., will present a performance by the Colby Wind Trio with pianist Yuri Funahashi at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

A catered reception will follow the concert. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students; ages 12 and younger get in free when accompanied by an adult. Reservations are requested by calling 324 2797.

DAMARISCOTTA

Talk on Chewonki predators

Skidompha Library, 184 Main St., will host the talk “Chewonki’s Predators: The Balance of Nature” with Chewonki Foundation’s program director, Anna Hunt, at 10 a.m. on Thursday. For more details, call 563-5513.

 

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