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Wed/20
MISCELLANEOUS
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].
FIRST DAYS OF SUMMER, Downtown
Brunswick; family-friendly; includes a
week of specials, promotions and instore activities and entertainment;
www.brunswickdowntown.org.
PERFORMANCES
JACKSON GILLMAN THE STAND-UP
CHAMELEON, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick; family comedy, song, and dance; free.
A CHORUS LINE, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;
$43-56; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.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.
Thu/21
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].
WEAVING DEMONSTRATION: “Making a simple loom with treaddles and
heddles,” repeated 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St., Topsham; free; 721-0678 or
www.MaineFiberar ts.org.
LAUGHING CLUB for everyone,
10:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations,
12 Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-
0475.
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., People
Plus Center, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; 729-6782.
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
McLaughlin 729-6945.
FIRST DAYS OF SUMMER, Downtown
Brunswick; family-friendly; includes a
week of specials, promotions and instore activities and entertainment;
www.brunswickdowntown.org.
PERFORMANCES
A CHORUS LINE, 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., Maine State Music Theatre,
Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $36-54 matinee/$43-56
evening; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
MISS-REPRESENTATION: Documentary Screening and Discussion,” 6
p.m., Frotier Cafe & Cinema, Fort
Andross, 12 Main St., Brunswick;
$10; 725-5222.
OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,
Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon;
hosted by Charlie Wing and the band
Tripolar; [email protected].
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH TOM
ARTER, 7-10 a.m., location TBA;
workshop limited to 10 participants,
registration required; free; 442-
8400 or
bkolak@kennebecestuar y.org.
GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE, 9 a.m.-
4 p.m., Education Center, Coastal
Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters
Island, Boothbay; preregistration
required, 2 day class; $150/$120
for members; 633-4333 ext. 101 or
MaineGardens.org.
200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR
OF 1812, 6:30 p.m., Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St.; speakers
George C. Daughan and James L.
Nelson; free.
CHAT WITH CHAMPIONS: Maestro
Robert Moody, 7 p.m., 184 Main
St., Damariscotta; free; 563-5513.
Fri/22
MISCELLANEOUS
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Pejepscot
Terrace, 36 Pejepscot Terrace,
Brunswick; 729-6782.
CURTIS FRIENDS BOOK SALE, 10
a.m.-7 p.m., Brunswick Junior High
School, 65 Columbia Ave.,
Brunswick; all books $3 or less;
725-5242.
WIRED! HOW ELECTRICITY CAME
TO MAINE, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Maine
Historical Society, 489 Congress St.,
Portland; $8/7 senoirs, AAA, and
students/$2 children; opening
exhibit.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL, 11 a.m.-
1:30 p.m., at the Gazebo on the
Brunswick Mall; fresh picked strawberries, sundaes, jams, shortcakes,
strawberry-rhubarb pies and more;
725-2588.
AUTHOR VISIT AND BOOKSIGNING:
Paul Cunningham’s “Building a
Viking Ship in Maine,” 1 p.m.,
Shaw’s Supermarket, 147 Bath Rd.,
Brunswick; free.
GALA OPENING: “Three Town Artist:
Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir and Carter
Smith,” 4-7 p.m., Merrymeeting Arts
Center, Bowdoinham; $25; merrymeetingartscenter.org.
DOCUMENTARY: IN THE BLOOD
WITH LIVE SCORE performed by
Sumner McKane, 7:30 p.m., The
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor,
86 Townsend Ave.; $10; 633-5159
or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
FIRST DAYS OF SUMMER, Downtown
Brunswick; family-friendly; includes a
week of specials, promotions and instore activities and entertainment;
www.brunswickdowntown.org.
PERFORMANCES
HARRY’S HOE DOWN, 9 a.m., Harry
Browns Farm, 45 Abijah Rd., Starks;
featuring over 20 bands and performers; 696-8879 or www.harryshill.net.
A CHORUS LINE, 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., Maine State Music Theatre,
Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $36-54 matinee/$43-56
evening; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
SOLOIST MARY MURPHY, 2 p.m.
and 7 p.m., Araxine Wilkins Sawyer
Memorial, 371 Sawyer Rd., Greene;
jazz, 40’s and 50’s era, classical
country, gospel and origianal selections; free; 946-5311 or sawyerfoundation.com.
MUSIC AT THE MARKET: “Jud
Caswell,” 5-7 p.m., Richmond Riverfront Farmers Market; free.
OPEN MIC NIGHT, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
Long Branch School and General
Store, Bowdoinham; all are invited.
BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 7 p.m.,
Concert band at Bath Gazebo; bathband.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
BIRD ADAPTATIONS: CHILDRENS
PROGRAM, 10 a.m.-noon, Children’s Garden, Coastal Maine
Botanical Gardens, Barters Island,
Boothbay; preregistration required, 2
day class; $12/$10 for members;
633-4333 ext. 101 or MaineGardens.org.
Sat/23
MISCELLANEOUS
CORLISS STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
YARD SALE, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., corner of
Weeks St. and Middle St., Bath;
extremely low priced tools, furniture,
dishes, books, toys, electronics, jewelry, etc; 443-4747.
HARASEEKET HERITAGE DAY, 9
a.m.-3:30 p.m., on the Waterfront,
South Freeport; daytime waterfront
activities; free/sailing tours for $30;
865-3170 or www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.
SCHOONER FAME VISIT, 9:30 a.m.-
4:30 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum, Bath; a full scale replica of a
War of 1812 privateer; free with
museum admission; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
TRI-NY: NORTH YARMOUTH FAMILY
TRIATHLON, 10 a.m., Wescustogo
Park, North Yarmouth; registration
begins at 8:30 a.m. race day; $15
registration fee; 829-6396.
ORATORIO CHORALE AUDITIONS,
10 a.m.-1 p.m., Mid Coast Presbyterian Church, Main St., Topsham;
make an appointment, all voice
parts welcome, no preparation
required; 329-5708 or
[email protected].
CURTIS FRIENDS BOOK SALE, 10
a.m.-5 p.m., Brunswick Junior High,
65 Columbia Ave., Brunswick; all
books $2 or less; 725-5242.
GIRL SCOUT CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT
OPENING, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Maine
State Museum, 83 State House Station, Augusta; old fashioned games,
fish printing, scavenger hunt and
more; free; 287-2301 or mainestatemuseum.org.
GREGORY ALLEN BOOK SIGNING,
11 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Book Shop, 96
Front St., Bath; book: Patchwork of
Maine.
VIKI DOUDERA BOOK SIGNING, 11
a.m., Maine Coast Book Shop, 158
Main St., Damariscotta; book: Deadly Offer; 563-3207 or
www.mainecoastbookshop.com.
BLACKSMITHING DEMONSTRATION,
noon-3 p.m., Chapman-Hall House,
Main St., Damariscotta; blacksmith
Jeffery Miller.
BRUNSWICK TOPSHAM LAND
TRUST EVENT, 1-3 p.m., Tom Settlemire Garden, Maurice Dr.,
Brunswick; enter a scarecrow contest ($5), plant sale and baked
goods; 729-7694 or www.btlt.org.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE FESTIVAL,
The Long Branch School and General Store; Blacksmithing demonstrations all afternoon; Horseshoe Tournament: 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Dessert
Class: 2-4 p.m., please sign up in
advance; Family Friendly Kayak Tour:
3-6 p.m., please sign up in advance,
Mailly Waterfront Park; 666-5651
ext. 2248.
GREATER GARDINER RIVER FESTIVAL, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. pontoon boat
rides, look for the Gardiner Heart
and Soul both to sign up; 2-4 p.m.
canoe and kayak paddling clinic,
canoe launch at the south end of
the boardwalk at Waterfront Park,
pre-registration recommended, $5;
582-3100 or www.gardinermainestreet.org.
OPEN HOUSE, 5 p.m., St. John the
Baptist Church, corner of Pleasant
and Union Sts., Brunswick; displayes
from church’s museum, tours; cornerstone of church laid in 1912.
FIRST DAYS OF SUMMER, Downtown
Brunswick; family-friendly; includes a
week of specials, promotions and instore activities and entertainment;
sidewalk sale and community yard
sale; www.brunswickdowntown.org.
EVENING GALA AND AUCTION, 6:30-
10:30 p.m., under the tent at Brewer South Freeport Marine; 865-
3170 or www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.
GEORGETOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY AUCTION, 7 p.m., Georgetown
Historical Society, 20 Bay Point Rd.,
Georgetown; art, autographed
books, lobstering, handcrafted
items, vitage fabrics, and more;
371-9200.
PERFORMANCES
HARRY’S HOE DOWN, Harry Browns
Farm, 45 Abijah Rd., Starks; featuring over 20 bands and performers;
696-8879 or www.harryshill.net.
A CHORUS LINE, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $43-56;
725-8769 or www.MSMT.org.
GUITARIST FRANK VIGNOLA, 8 p.m.,
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave.; $15
advance, $18 at door; 633-5159 or
www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com;
frankvignola.com.
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