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Mon/9
Blood drive
- Hilton Garden Inn, 1-6 p.m., Auburn; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.
Miscellaneous
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- Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
- 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.
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, 3 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
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- 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.
- 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].
- 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
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.
- Lisbon Historical Society Antiques Night: Show and Tell, 7 p.m., MTM Center, 18 School St., Lisbon; refreshments; 353-9962.
- Sagadahoc Beekeeper Association, 7 p.m., Topsham Grange Hall, 4 Pleasant St.; guest: Anthony Jadczak, apiarist and bee inspector; free; 729-8568.
Performances
- The james Carter organ trio, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.
Talks-Workshops
- The Appropraite Use of Pesticides and Alternaives for a safe environment, noon, Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road; sponsored by Topsham Garden Club; free; 729-1295 or www.MaineGardenClubs.org/Topsham.html.
- 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.
- Town Matters series: Steven Levesque discussion redevelopment of former Brunswick Naval Air Station, 3:30 p.m., Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick; 729-8033.
- American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation, by Michael Kazin, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Wishcamper Center, University of Southern Maine, 34 Bedford St., Portland; free; 407-2884.
- workshop on library’s website features, 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
- Milton Bradley and the Checkered Game of Life, 6:30 p.m., Maine State Museum, Augusta; free; 287-2301 or www.MaineStateMuseum.org.
- Revolutionary doctors: How Venezuela and Cuba are changing the world’s conception of health care, by Steve Brouwer, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Let Cuba Live and Maine Peace Council; 743-2183.
- Conversation between artist Lesley Vance and professor Mark Wethli, 7 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3743.
- Protecting Maine’s land, 7 p.m., Maine Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth; co-sponsored by Appalachian Mountain Club; 781-2330 or programs@MaineAudubon,org.
Thu/12
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Performances
- 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
- Architalx Lecture series: Making, by Stuart Wood, 6 p.m. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square; $8 online, $10 at door; www.architalx.org.
Miscellaneous
- Mid coast hospital spring used book sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mid Coast Hospital café conference room, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick; proceeds benefit local scholarships; 373-6015 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.
- Children’s storytime and seed planting, 10 a.m., Shift Sustainable Home Goods, 56 Maine St., Brunswick; read “Uno’s Garden,” by Graeme Base, free, but register 729-4050 or [email protected].
- Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
- Free Tax-Aide, 12:30-4 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757. By appointment.
- 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.
- Dreamland Theater: “Singin’ in the Rain,” 6:30 p.m., Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; $5, concessions $1, bring own picnic; short films and documentaries prior to main feature; 522-1018 or www.sagadahocpreservation.org.
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