CALENDAR

We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar.

Items should be submitted two weeks in advance. Send them to: Calendar Editor, The Times Record, P.O. Box 10, Brunswick, ME 04011; by fax, 721-3151; or e-mail [email protected]

Wed/4

Blood drive

American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

Annual book sale, 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library; books, audiobooks, DVDs.
Current Events Forum, noon-1 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Midcoast Senior College; moderator to facilitate topics ranging from local, national and international; free.
Free Tax-Aide, 3:30-7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 725-5242 x510. By appointment.
Young green thumbs: “Start Seeds A’Growing,” 4-5 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; for ages 6-11; sponsored by Local Food collaborative and led by Becky Kolak; agricultural themed activities, discussion and crafts; free; 442-8400 or www.KennebecEstuary.org.
Eager Beaver Knitters, 6-8:30 p.m., Beaver Park Lone Pine Lodge, 37 Cotton Road, Lisbon; bring own materials; Verla Brooks 353-9075 or [email protected].
Annual Jazz Night/Dessert Auction, 7 p.m., Bath Middle School; performances by B<S Jazz Band, BMS Special, Morse High School Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble and Treble Choir; concert at 7 p.m., dessert bidding 6-7 p.m.; $3 entry.
Film screening: “La Dérive douce d’un enfant de Petit-Goave” (“The Gentle Drifting of a Little Boy from Petit-Goave”), with author and director Dany Laferriere, 7 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3357.
Film screening: Meet Your Farmer, a series of 8 short films, 7:30 p.m., Searles Science Building, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3396.

Performances

Songwriters in the round: Lis Redfern, Paddy Mills, R.J. Cowdery and Adam Nordell, 7 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; $10; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.

Public Meals

Lunch cafe, noon-1 p.m., Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, 800 High St.; 3-course meal and beverage, $8, $3 benefits Autism Awareness; operated by culinary arts students; reservations 443-8257 or [email protected].

Talks-Workshops

Veterans Benefits discussion with Scott Karczewski and Jack Hudson, 6:30 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757.
The Magic of Forms: Montage and Narrative in the Aesthetics of the New Objectivity, by Patrizia McBride, 7:30 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3357.

Thu/5

Miscellaneous

Guided Beaver Park Morning Walks, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org.
Guided bird walk, 7 a.m., Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth; meet at environmetal center; $8, $5 members; bring binoculars and field guides; 781-2330 or [email protected].
Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Brunswick; 725-1727. By appointment, walkins accepted.
Annual book sale, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library; books, audiobooks, DVDs.
Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
Garage sale to benefit Loaves and Fishes, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 766 Lisbon Road, Sabattus; Ellie 577-9364.
Laughing club for everyone, 10:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-0475.
Time for Twos, 10:30-11 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; short stories, songs and puppets; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
Fundraising scoop-a-thon to benefit Brunswick Teen Center, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., The Galato Fiasco, 74 Maine St., Brunswick; local “celebrity” scoopers; live music in afternoon and evening; proceeds above seasonal daily average donated; 607-4002 or 721-0754.
Free Tax-Aide, 12:30-4 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757. By appointment.
Home School Time, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
Line dancing, beginners 6 p.m., intermediate/advanced 7:15 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; $20 per month; register 729-0757; questions Janice LcLaughlin 729-6945.
Friends of the Topsham Library annual meeting, with guest adult storyteller Carol Birch, 6:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road; open to all adults, but only member can vote at short business meeting to follow; 725-1727 or www.TopshamLibrary.org or www.FriendsTopshamLibrary.org.
Dreamland Theater: “Play Again,” 7 p.m., Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; Becky Kolak and Steve Balboni to share opportunities for families outdoors; $5; in partnership with Kennebec Estuary Land Trust; 442-8400 or www.KennebecEstuary.org.

Performances

Noonday concerts, featuring Elliott Schwartz and Friends, 12:15 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; free; Portland Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
Poetry reading by Dawn Potter, 7-8 p.m., North Yarmouth Academy, 168 Main St., Yarmouth; free; 847-5423 or www.NYA.org.
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a musical, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; pay-what-you-can; 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.
Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.-midnight, Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon; hosted by Charlie Wing and the band Tripolar; [email protected].

Talks-Workshops

Admissions and Financial aid at Bowdoin, by Scott Meiklejohn, 12:30 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3253.
Chats with Champions: Chewonki’s Owls of Maine — The Habits and Adaptations of Maine’s Native Owls, with Emma Balazs, 10 a.m., Skidompha Library Porter Meeting Hall, Damariscotta; 563-5513 or www.MaineCoastBookShop.com.
Architalx Lecture series: Lightness is in the Details, by Paul Endres, 6 p.m. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square; $8 online, $10 at door; www.architalx.org.
Students Speak: An Environmental Forum, 7-8:30 p.m., Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School, Maquoit Road; panel of students from Brunswick, Mt. Ararat and Morse high schools; sponsored by 3 Churches Earth Care (Unitarian Universalist, First Parish UCC and St. Paul’s Episcopal churches); free.
The Redneck Legacy — 1912-2012: King Coal and Appalachian Activism — The Fight to Save Appalachia from Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining, by Chuck Keeney, 7 p.m., Sills Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free, but must RVSP to Emmie Theberge 430-0105 or [email protected].
Mending the Past: Memory and Politics of Foregiveness, by Peter Irniq, 7 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3062.
Family and the reproduction of Class, by June Carbone, 7:30 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3396.

Fri/6

Blood drive

MaineGeneral Medical Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Augusta; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Miscellaneous

Garage sale to benefit Loaves and Fishes, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 766 Lisbon Road, Sabattus; Ellie 577-9364.
Preschool storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; stories, songs, puppets and crafts for 3- to 5-year-olds; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
Walk the Labyrinth, noon-8 p.m., Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick; free; $First Parish Church 729-7331.
Chess club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; ages 7-11; led by Nathaniel Rines; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
Bath Family Dance, music by Danceboat, 6:30-8 p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St., third floor; bring nonstreet shoes to dance in; instruction offered; family dance $3, $12 family; Sharon Pyne 522-3900 or www.ChildrensMusicOfBathBrunswick.com.
Mother: Caring for 7 Billion, film screening, 7 p.m., Sills Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3396.
Swing Dance, music by Maine’s Swinging’ DJs, 7-11 p.m., Wescustogo Hall, 475 Walnut Hill Road, North Yarmouth; beginners lessons 7 p.m., dance 8-11 p.m.; $8; 653-5012 or [email protected].

Performances

First friday Rock ’N Bowl: an alternative venue for young musical artists, 6-9 p.m., Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St., Portland; sponsored by Maine Academy of Moden Music; $5; 899-3433 or www.MaineAcademyOfModernMusic.org.
Seussical Jr., the Musical, 7 p.m., Mast Landing School, Freeport; $3; 837-1817.
Karen Morgan presents: Great Comedy for Good Friday, 7 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; also featuring Nellie Coes, Tuck Tucker, Stephanie Doyle and John Ater; $10 advance, $12 at door; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a musical, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.

Public Meals

Fireside Luncheon, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65 and older; reservations 729-0475.

Talks-Workshops

Symposium: The New Politics of Parenthood — Family, Citizenship and Inequality in America Today, with Maureen Walker, 9 a.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3396.
How Children succeed: Schools, Parents and the Cultivation of Character, by Paul Tough, 12:30 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3396.
Heavy Metal, Cheap Lasers and Tests of Fundamental Physics, by Tiku Majumder, 12:30 p.m., Searles Science Building, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3308.
Raising Readers presents … Amy MacDonald, author of “Cousin Ruth’s Tooth,” 6 and 7 p.m., Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $1; 828-1234 or www.KiteTails.org.

Sat/7

Blood drive

American Red Cross Donor Center, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

Food drive and open house, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Servpro of Bath/Brunswick, 28D Monument Place, Topsham; collecting food for Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program; 725-2716 or www.servprobb.com.
Harpswell Community Nursery Open House, 9-11 a.m., Kellogg Church, 917 Harpswell Neck Road; for prospective parents and children; Director Myrna Koonce 833-5102 or [email protected] or www.HarpswellNurserySchool.org.
Bake sale to benefit Relay for Life, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., TJ Maxx, Cook’s Corner, Brunswick; whole cakes and pies, vegan and gluten-free options.
Mid coast hospital spring used book sale drop off, 9 a.m.-noon, back door of former Bookland, Cook’s Corner Mall, Brunswick; books of all kinds wanted, except textbooks, Reader’s Digest condensed books and magazines; sale is April 12-13; proceeds benefit local scholarships; 373-6015 or [email protected].
Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.-noon, Cundy’s Harbor Library, 935 Cundy’s Harbor Road, Harpswell; 725-1461 or www.CundysHarbor.lib.me.us.
Easter egg hunt, 10 a.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.; ages 1-8; if inclement weather, will be inside; refreshments to follow; 443-4707.
Garage sale to benefit Loaves and Fishes, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 766 Lisbon Road, Sabattus; Ellie 577-9364.
Lenten Vigil for disarmament, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Bath Iron Works administration building, Washington St., Bath; Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm 763-4062.
Easter Eggspress, noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum, 97 Cross Road, Alna; $4, ages 3 and under free; 882-4193.
Free SAT Prep course, noon-2 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; limited to 25 teens; 721-0754 or [email protected].
Hyde School open house, 1-3 p.m., High St., Bath; reservations 443-7103 or www.Hyde.edu.
4th annual Central Maine Brew Fest, 2-6 p.m., Augusta Armory; live music, food; $30; www.CentralMaineBrews.com.
Contradance, featuring The Steampacket with Mary Wesley calling, 8 p.m., Falmouth Congregational Church Hall, 267 Falmouth Road; bring nonstreet shoes to dance; 7:15 p.m., dance instruction-review; dessert potluck at 9:45 p.m.; $10, $7 under 21, $5 ages 5-12, under 5 free; 582-6378 or 756-2201.

Performances

Noonday concerts, featuring Frank Glazer, 12:15 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; free; Portland Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
Seussical Jr., the Musical, 7 p.m., Mast Landing School, Freeport; $3; 837-1817.
Hometown Idol competition, 7 p.m., Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road; $12, $10 seniors and children, $30 families; sponsored by Brunswick Rotary Club; [email protected].
Omar Ricardo Show: The Sensational 60s, 7 p.m., Johnson Hall, 280 Water St., Gardiner; $28; refreshments; www.JohnsonHall.org or 582-7144.
The Thinking Heart: The Life and Loves of Etty Hillesum, by Martin Steingesser, Judy Tierney and Robin Jellis, 7 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; $10 advance, $12 at door; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.
Two Sides of the Classical Guitar, by David Bullard and Brian Cullen, 7 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, Portland; $10 advance, $12 at door; 615-3609 or www.BrownPaperTickets.com/event/233635.
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a musical, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.
Mezzosoprano Joelle Morris in concert, 7:30 p.m., Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston; $14-$16 advance, $16-&18 at door; 689-2000 or www.FrancoCenter.org/box-office-info.
Caribbean Night with the Pan Fried Steel Drum Band, 7:30 p.m., The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave.; $10 advance, $15 at door; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
The Pete Kilpatrick Band CD release, 8 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; $10 advance, $12 at door; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.

Sun/8

Performances

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a musical, 2 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.

Mon/9

Blood drive

American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
Hilton Garden Inn, 1-6 p.m., Auburn; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Miscellaneous

Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
Game Day, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
CHANS free Blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.-noon, Westrum House, 22 Union St., Topsham; 729-6782.
Free Tax-Aide, noon-3:30 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; 729-0475. By appointment.
Craft Meetup, for knitters, beaders, weavers, quilters, rug hookers, etc.; bring project to work on or share, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 725-5242 x510.

Performances

UMaine Symphonic Band, 7 p.m., Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School, 116 Maquoit Road; free; also features BHS Wind Ensemble; 725-9436.

Tue/10

Blood drive

Bath Area Family YMCA, noon-6 p.m., Bath; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.
American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

Guided Beaver Park Morning Walks, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org.
Free Tax-Aide, 8:30 a.m.-noon, People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757. By appointment.
Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
Tuesdays with Jessica, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; stories and crafts for young ones, with Jessica Mahnke; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
Mid-Coast Retired Educators Association, 11 a.m., Bath Regional Vocational Technical Center, 836 High St.; guest: author Eugene Elcik; luncheon and business meeting; 721-0659.
Free Game Day, noon-3 p.m., Richmond Senior Citizen’s Group, 164 Pleasant St.; starts with lunch, followed by variety of games; transportation or more info, Barbara Barter 737-2190.
CHANS free Blood pressure clinic, 2-3 p.m., Dike’s Landing, Bath Housing, 20 Dike’s Landing Road; 729-6782.
Knitting Circle ‘Crafternoons,’ 3:30-5 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; age 7 to adult; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
Lego League, for ages 7 and older, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; ages 6 and older; bring own Legos and snack; led by Matt Boyle; 443-5141 x17.
Do-It-Yourself Free Tax Preparation Nights, 4:30-7:30 p.m., McClellan Building, corner of Union and Station streets, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; sponsored by Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H); preparers able to answer questions while person fills out own forms; some restrictions, schedule appointment 373-1140 x206.
CHANS free Blood pressure clinic, 5-6 p.m., Bath United Church of Christ, 150 Congress Ave.; 729-6782.
Open community square dance, 6 p.m., Coffin Elementary School, Brunswick; instruction and refreshments; $2 community dance, $4 whole night; 6-7 p.m. community/students level; 7-8:30 p.m. students/mainstream level; 8:30-9 p.m. plus level; Polly Harris 373-1778.

Performances

Lost in the Trees with Poor Moon, 8 p.m., Space, 538 Congress St., Portland; $10 ages 18+ show; 828-5600 or www.Space538.org.

Public Meals

Neighborhood cafe, free meal, 5:30-7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 150 Congress Ave., Bath; also open mic to share music, thoughts, poetry and stories; free; [email protected].

Talks-Workshops

Getting Credit Ready: Preparing your small business for a loan, 10 a.m.-noon, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Topsham; sponsored by Women, Work and Community; register 386-1664 or [email protected].
Living Well with hearing loss, by Robin Galleher, 1-2 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; focus on strategies, not hearing aids; 729-0757.
Talk by Dan Jaffee, fiction writer and translator, 5 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3552.
The History of Sagadahoc Preservation Inc., by Judith E. Barrington and Martha Mayo of SPI, 6:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road; Topsham Historical Society meeting; free.
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay speaker series: “Tails of the Kennebec and Sebasticook,” by fisheries restoration biologist Nate Gray, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free; Ed Friedman 666-3372, [email protected] or www.FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay.org.

Wed/11

Blood drive

American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
Chemicals and our health: Consumer Choices and Policy Decision, 7 p.m., Shift Sustainable Home Goods, 56 Maine St., Brunswick; free, but register 729-4050 or [email protected].

Miscellaneous

Free Tax-Aide, 8-11:30 a.m., Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St., Brunswick; 865-4743 x120. By appointment.
Story Time for preschool children, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161.
Book Babies, for babies and toddlers, 10:30 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 20 minutes of rhyming stories, finger plays and song; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
Current Events Forum, noon-1 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Midcoast Senior College; moderator to facilitate topics ranging from local, national and international; free.
Free Tax-Aide, 3:30-7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 725-5242 x510. By appointment.
Young green thumbs: “Stupendous Soil Science,” 4-5 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; for ages 6-11; sponsored by Local Food collaborative and led by Becky Kolak; agricultural themed activities, discussion and crafts; free; 442-8400 or www.KennebecEstuary.org.
Eager Beaver Knitters, 6-8:30 p.m., Beaver Park Lone Pine Lodge, 37 Cotton Road, Lisbon; bring own materials; Verla Brooks 353-9075 or [email protected].
PFL Book Group: discussing Tatiana deRosnay’s “Sarah’s Key,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; next month, May 9: Laura Hillenbrand’s “Unbroken”; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.

Performances

The james Carter organ trio, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.

Talks-Workshops

Poverty in Peru’s Highland Region: Is There a Technical Solution, by Adam Ureneck, noon, Banister Hall, Joseph McKeen Center for the Common Good, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4287.
Conversation between artist Lesley Vance and professor Mark Wethli, 7 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3743.

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