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/18

Blood drive

• American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
• St. Charles Borromeo Church, 1-6 p.m., Brunswick; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Miscellaneous

• 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.
• Young green thumbs: “Presto Pesto!,” 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].

Performances

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, 2 p.m., Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $8-$9; 828-1234×247 or www.KiteTails.org.

Public Meals

• Common Table, conversation and free meal, 5-6 p.m., Dresden-Richmond United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant St., Richmond; Jodi 737-4615.

Talks-Workshops

• A Boomer’s Guide: It’s Time to Talk to Your Parents About Aging, by Ann Quinlan and Jane Mullen, 6-7:30 p.m., Falmouth Public Library, 5 Lunt Road; free; RSVP 210-6498 or www.BeachGlassTransitions.com.

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Thu/19

Blood drive

• Kaplan University, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Lewiston; 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.
• 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].
• 19th annual Notary Public Education Conference, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Dunegrass Golf & Country Club, Old Orchard Beach; $70, includes lunch; 846-8959 or www.InformedNotariesOfMaine.org.
• Coastal Creatures touch tank, 10, 10:30 or 11 a.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; ages 5-11; free; must register, 725-5242.
• Garage sales 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.
• CHANS free Blood pressure clinic, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-6782.
• Home School Time, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Pioneer Chapter 11 Order of the Eastern Star, 7 p.m., Ancient York Masonic Hall, Route 196, Lisbon; refreshments.
• 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.
• Telescsope open house with Ron Thompson, Southern Maine Astronomy Club, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Cornerstones of Science; free; 725-5242 x510.
• Spring Family Dance, live fiddle music, 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

• Noonday concerts, featuring Atlantic Chamber Ensemble, 12:15 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; free; Portland Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, 4 p.m., Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $8-$9; 828-1234×247 or www.KiteTails.org.
• A Life in the Theatre, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; pay-what-you-can; (mature language); 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.
• USM Jazz Ensembles, 7:30 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine of Music, Gorham; $6, $3 students, seniors, alumni; 780-5555 or www.USM.Maine.edu/music.
• Annual spring dance concert, by Bowdoin College Theater and Dance, 8 p.m., Pickard Theate, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free, but need tickets; 725-3375.
• Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.-midnight, Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon; hosted by Charlie Wing and the band Tripolar; [email protected].

Talks-Workshops

• Shade gardening, by Steve Palmer, 12:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Harpswell Garden Club; free; Marcy McGuire 729-3509.
• Resumé building workshop, 5-7 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; limited enrollment, preregister 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Panel discussion on influence of Rachel Carson on lives of Maine current women environmental leaders, 5 p.m., Hannaford Lecture Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland; free; 228-8450.
• Architalx Lecture series: Mikyoung Kim, by Now In Production, 6 p.m. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square; $8 online, $10 at door; www.architalx.org.

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Fri/20

Blood drive

• The Hampton Inn, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Bath; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.
• American Red Cross Donor Center, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

• All-Species Parade puppet-making workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; free; sponsored by Arts Are Elementary and Spindleworks; 725-1232 or www.AllSpeciesParade.org; www.ArtsAreElementary.org.
• Earth Day celebration: Songs and Stories for a Small Planet, by “Standup Chameleon” Jackson Gillman, 10-11:15 a.m., Maine Audubon Society, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth; adult/child $10/$5 members, $15/$10 nonmembers; 781-2330 or [email protected].
• Garage sales to benefit Loaves and Fishes, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 766 Lisbon Road, Sabattus; Ellie 577-9364.
• Garden Craft, 10:30 a.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free; must register 725-5242.
• 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.
• We Sustain Maine spring celebration, 11 a.m.-2 pm., Brunswick Walmart, 15 Tibbetts Drive; sponsored by Spectrum Generations Meals On Wheels program; 623-0764 or www.SpectrumGenerations.org.
• 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.
• RSU 1 Swim for Life Family Swim Night Fundraiser, 5:30 p.m., Bath Area Family YMCA; swim for an hour, then pizza, veggies and drink; $5 or $15 family; 443-8270 x415 or [email protected].
• Bath Family Dance, live fiddle music, 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.
• 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

• USM School of Music Musical Homecoming, masterclasses 11 a.m., student composers showcase 8 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine of Music, Gorham; brass masterclasses with trombonist Sam Woodhead and voice masterclass with Elisabeth Marshall and Jason Plourde; free; 780-5555 or www.USM.Maine.edu/music.
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, 1 and 4 p.m., Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $8-$9; 828-1234×247 or www.KiteTails.org.
• STaged reading: ‘Lascaux,’ by Lanyard Theater Company, 7:30 p.m., Morse High School, High St., Bath; free; [email protected].
• A Life in the Theatre, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; (mature language); 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.
• Annual spring dance concert, by Bowdoin College Theater and Dance, 8 p.m., Pickard Theate, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free, but need tickets; 725-3375.

Public Meals

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

Talks-Workshops

• Going Solar Earth Day celebration and talk, 12:30-2 p.m., Natural Resources Council of Maine, 3 Wade St., Augusta; free; refreshments; register 430-0103 or www.nrcm.org.

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Sat/21

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

• Merrymeeting Audubon Birding Trip: Whiskeag Creek, meets at Bath CVS 7:15 a.m. or Sewall Woods on Whiskeag Road, Bath; sponsored by Merrymeeting Audubon; bring water and lunch or snack; www.MaineAudubon.com/merrymeeting or Ted Allen 729-8661.
• yard sale to benefit Great Dane Rescue, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Topsham Fairgrounds; ($5 allows Friday preview from 4-6 p.m.); 666-8001.
• Yard sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St., Bath; 443-4937.
• 12th annual Friends of Baxter State Park meeting, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta; bird walk 7:30 a.m., refreshments 8:30 a.m.; complimentary lunch; 763-3014 or www.FriendsOfBaxter.org.
• Garage sales to benefit Loaves and Fishes, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 766 Lisbon Road, Sabattus; Ellie 577-9364.
• Family yoga, 10:30 a.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; all ages; free; 725-5242.
• Richard 3 film project kickoff, 6-10 p.m., Royal Oak Room, 1 Bates St, Lewiston; featuring Mike Miclon and Boo Dog Films; live music, hors d’oeuvres, raffles; $25; 514-6070 or www.BooDogFilms.com.
• Cuba Week: Cuban Salsa Dance with live music by Primo Cubano, 7 p.m., Cram Alumni House, 83 Federal St., Brunswick; lessons 7-8 p.m.; all-ages chem-free; $10, $5 students/seniors; www.BrunswickTrinidad.org.
• Keeping kids safe charity fundraiser, featuring music by Color Blind, 7 p.m.-midnight, Events on Broadway, 729 Broadway, South Portland; $15 or two for $25; 450-8270 or 671-0807; www.KeepingKidsSafe.us.

Performances

• Maine Association of Community Theater One-Act Festival, 12:30-7 p.m., Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland; $15, $12 students; 626-3698 or www.meact.weebly.com.
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, 1 and 4 p.m., Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $8-$9; 828-1234×247 or www.KiteTails.org.
• USM School of Music open house, 2-4 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine of Music, Gorham; open workshops; free; 780-5555 or www.USM.Maine.edu/music.
• Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company, 3 p.m., Hall-Dale High School, Hallowell; $19, $16 Johnson Hall members, $10 under 13; www.JohnsonHall.org or 582-7144.
• 12th annual Barbershop Concert and silent auction, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, 320 Church Road, Brunswick; benefits Brunswick Area Respite Care; featuring music by Nor’Easters, Maine-ly Harmony, O’migosh Quartet, Backbay Four, and Heart & Soul; silent auction doors open at 6 p.m., concert at 7 p.m.; $8 advance, $10 at door, under 12 free; 729-8571.
• 25 years of rock: Billboard Hits ’55-’79, a fundraiser for Studio Theatre of Bath, 7 p.m., Harmony Hall, North Yarmouth; 15 singers, 7-piece band; food available; $15; 200-4STB; www.StudioTheatreOfBath.com.
• A Life in the Theatre, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; (mature language); 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.
• George Lopez, 7:30 p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham; benefit concert for Unitarian Universalist Church rebuilding fund; also features music by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Gershwin and Rachmaninoff; $15, 729-5311.
• My Mother’s Clothes are not my mother, one-woman show by Elizabeth Peavey, 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; $12; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
• Broadway’s next musical, 7:30 p.m., Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston; $20 adult, $15 students/seniors; 782-728 or www.laarts.org.
• Annual spring dance concert, by Bowdoin College Theater and Dance, 8 p.m., Pickard Theate, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free, but need tickets; 725-3375.
• A Capella concert featuring Zemya and Improvox, 8 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; $12 advance, $15 at door; 755-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com; (additional “Vortex” with Improvox 5:30-7 p.m. at Jai Yoga Studio costs $10; RSVP Matt 891-9593).

Public Meals

• Spaghetti Supper, to benefit Tommy Hayes and family, 4:30-6:30 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick; $8, $4 ages 12 and younger; also salad, bread, desserts; raffles; Sharon 504-4974.
• Pork and Bean Supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Bailey Island Union Church vestry, Route 24, Harpswell; sponsored by Willing Helpers at Bailey Island Church; $6, $3 kids.
• Spiral ham supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.; also mashed potato, vegetables, assorted pies; $7.50, $3.50 ages 12 and younger; take0outs available; 443-4707.
• Bean and casserole supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association, 272 Maine Road; $7, ages 12 and under free; 386-1063.
• Baked bean supper with all the fixings, 5-7 p.m., Elijah Kellogg Church, Route 123, Harpswell; $8, $4 children, $20 family; 833-5533.

Talks-Workshops

• Symposium: Black Women and Pentecostalism in Diaspora, all day, Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; “Media, Music and Aesthetics” 8:30 a.m., “Embodiment” 11 a.m., War and Violence 2:30 p.m., keynote by Harvard’s Marla Frederick at 5 p.m.; continues Sunday; free; 725-3433.

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Sun/22

Miscellaneous

• Habitat for Humanity 5K Home Run and spring walk, 9 a.m., begins at 108 Centre St.; refreshments; register 7:30 a.m. and online; 386-5081 or www.habitat7rivers.org.
• Fish trap demonstration, 9 a.m., Head Tide Village, Alna; sponsored by Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association; 586-5516 or www.Sheepscot.org.
• Keep Bath Beautiful clean up day, 1-4 p.m., meet at City Hall, 55 Front St.; David Sinclair 807-1610.
• Signs of spring, 2-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, 426 Wolf Neck Road, Freeport; free with park admission, $1 ages 5-11, $3 ages 12-64, free under 5 and over 65; begin at benches by second parking lot; 865-4465.

Performances

• A Life in the Theatre, 2 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; (mature language); 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.
• My Mother’s Clothes are not my mother, one-woman show by Elizabeth Peavey, 2 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; $12; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, 4 p.m., Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $8-$9; 828-1234×247 or www.KiteTails.org.

Public Meals

• Community all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast, 7:30-10 a.m., Knights of Columbus, 2 Columbus Drive, Brunswick; $6, $3 under 12; 729-6552.

Talks-Workshops

• Symposium: Black Women and Pentecostalism in Diaspora, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; “Agency and Power” 8:30 a.m.; free; 725-3433.
• In a State of Becomings: Inuit Art from the Collection of Rabbi Harry Sky, 10 a.m.-noon, Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3416.
• Finding a Just peace in Israel-Palestine, by Dr. Alice Rothchild, presidents of American Jews for a Just Peace, 3-5 p.m., Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland; free; refreshments; 239-8060.

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Mon/23

Blood drive

• American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
• St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 1-6 p.m., Yarmouth; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Miscellaneous

• Game Day, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
• Tech Meetup: Skype and Facebook, noon-1 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; may bring a lunch; 725-5242 x232.
• Balance and Falls awareness Screenings, by Head to Toe Physical Therapy, 1-3 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; free; 729-0757.
• World Book Night, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; author presentations and signings, featuring Monica Wood, Jim Baumer and Henry Bird; volunteer recognitions; book swap table — bring a book and take one; music by Big Chips Trio, food, drawings; free; 443-6384 or www.TriCountyLiteracy.org.
• 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.
• By Popular demand film series: “Madwoman of Chaillot” (1969), 6:30 p.m., Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St., Damariscotta; $5; 563-5513.

Talks-Workshops

• Cuba Week: Readings by Howard Waxman and Jude Maloney, 4 p.m., Gulf of Maine Books, 134 Maine St., Brunswick; www.BrunswickTrinidad.org.
• How Taxes can be a good thing: Using Tax Records in Genealogy, by Carol McCoy, 6:30 p.m., North Yarmouth Memorial School, Route 9; 846-4379.
• Scale, Perception and the First Digit, by Amie Wilkinson, 8 p.m., Searles Science Building, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3567.

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