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]

Tue/10

Blood drive

• Bath Area Family YMCA, noon-6 p.m., Bath; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Miscellaneous

• Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
• 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

• 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.

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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.

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Thu/12

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.
• Garage sale to benefit Loaves and Fishes, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 61 Lisbon Road, Sabattus; Ellie 577-9364.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Summer camp fair, 4:30-7 p.m., Bath Parks and Recreation gym, Donald Small School, 4 Sheridan Road; more than 25 camps; 443-8360.
• 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.
• Cheverus High School Admissions Night, 6 p.m., 267 Ocean Ave., Portland; 774-6238 x35 or www.Cheverus.org.
• 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.
• Film: “Poster Girl,” screening and discussion with producer Mitchell Block, 7:30 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3552.

Performances

• USM Youth Ensembles spring instrumental concert, 7 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland; $6, $3 students, seniors; 780-5555 or www.usm.maine.edu/music.
• Staged reading: “Uncle Vanya,” a production of Heartwood Theater Company, 7 p.m., Skidompha Public Library, Main St., Damariscotta; $8, $5 students; 563-1373 or www.HeartwoodTheater.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.
• Vivid Motion presents “Eclipse,” 7:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $12, $6 under 13; 450-6350 or www.VividMotion.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

• Private collecting in the age of museums, by Andrew McClellan, 4:30 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3064.
• 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.
• Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable series: Robert May — The Lemmon Slave Case, A Second Dred Scott Decision, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick.

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Fri/13

Blood drive

• American Red Cross Donor Center, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

• Mid coast hospital spring used book sale, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Mid Coast Hospital café conference room, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick; proceeds benefit local scholarships; 373-6015 or [email protected].
• Garage sales to benefit Loaves and Fishes, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 61 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.
• 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.

Performances

• Round top coffee house, with featured guest: Truth About Daisies, 6:45 p.m., Damariscotta River Association’s Round Top Farm, Route 1B, Damariscotta; open mic 6:45-8:15 p.m., featured act 8:30-9:30 p.m.; $6, $3 seniors, under 12 free; 677-2354 or 563-1393.
• Klavierfest concert: artist in residence George Lopez, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $20 preregister (inlcudes April14 events); 725-3747.
• 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.
• Vivid Motion presents “Eclipse”, 7:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $12, $6 under 13; 450-6350 or www.VividMotion.org.
• Conspirator, featuring members of The Disco Biscuits with The Indobox and Of the Trees, 9 p.m., Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland; $15 advanced, $20 at door, $30 VIP; www.PortCityMusicHall.com or 899-4990 x302.

Public Meals

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

Talks-Workshops

• Somalis in Maine Readers Theatre, by Kim Huisman, Mazie Hough, Carol Toner and Kristin Langellier, authors of “Somalis in Maine,” 12:30 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4287.

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