BATH
AMERICAN GIRL BOOK CLUB, for ages 8 and up, 3:30-4:30 p.m.,
Patten Free Library, 33 Summer
St., Bath, 443-5141 ext. 17. Fridays September through May, except December. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL,
Bath/Brunswick group, 7:30 p.m., orientation for visitors and new members at 7 p.m., Bath
Area Family YMCA, 303 Centre
St.; 725-2922 or 832-6863.
Meets fourth Monday. AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT CLASS, with Kay Mann, 10 a.m.-noon,
Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St.;
$10; 725-9997 or dancingfool@pobox.com. Meets twice a month. BATH AREA SENIOR CITIZENS, monthly membership meeting and luncheon, 11 a.m., Senior
Activity Center, 45 Floral St.;
443-4937. Meets first Wednesday. BATH CHAPTER OF BUSINESS
NETWORK INTERNATIONAL, 7-
8:30 a.m., American Legion Post
21, 10 Congress Ave.; call Dieffenbach at 725-8435. Meets every Tuesday. BATH FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Waterfront Park;
Karen Sparrow 582-2213. Every Saturday from May through October. BATH MUNICIPAL BAND
REHEARSALS, 7 p.m., Bath band building, Cobb Street; new members welcome; 841-3002.
Meets Wednesdays. BOOK BABIES, for babies and toddlers, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; free; 443-5141 ext. 17. Meets Wednesdays from September to May, except in December BOY SCOUT TROOP 621, 6-8 p.m., Smith-Tobey American
Legion Post 21, Congress
Avenue; for ages 11 through 17 or those achieving Arrow of Light
Award or completing fifth grade; designed to achieve the aims of
Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster; Carl
Young, 443-3121 or csyoung@suscom-maine.net.
Meets every Tuesday. BREAKFAST BUFFET, 7:30-10 a.m., Knights of Columbus Hall,
807 Middle St.; features eggs to order, bacon, sausage, ham, pancakes, french toast, homefries, juice, biscuits, gravy, muffins; $6, $3 under 12, $15 family; 443-6015. Third Sunday. CASCO BAY CHAPTER, Navy
League, monthly meeting; 6:15 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. dinner; for meeting place call/e-mail attached; dinner reservations and info, 833-5372 or 721-
8699; woodulixes@aol.com or fbroad@suscom-maine.net.
Meets third Thursday. CHESS CLUB, for 7 to 11-yearolds, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St.; free; 443-5141 ext. 17. Meets Fridays from September to May, except in December COASTERS, noon luncheon meeting, Bath Senior Activity Center,
47 Floral St. Meets every Thursday. Board meeting at 11 a.m. Second Thursday. COSMOPOLITAN CLUB, 6 p.m.,
894 Washington St.; 443-4486.
Meets first Wednesday. COUNTRY WESTERN AND LINE
DANCING, 10-11:30 a.m., Donald Small School; 443-8360 or
442-7431. Meets Mondays. CREATIVE PLAY FOR TOTS, 10-
10:45 a.m., Bath Area Family
YMCA, 303 Centre St.; for ages
1-4 years, accompanied by an adult; $5 YMCA members,
$7.50 community members;
443-4112. Meets Tuesdays. CRIBBAGE, doors open at 5 p.m., games start at 6:30 p.m.,
Odd Fellows Hall, 488 Washington St.. Proceeds to benefit
Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge
20; 443-5726. Meets Fridays. CRIBBAGE, 1 p.m., Bath Area
Senior Citizens Center, 45 Floral
St.; 443-4937. Meets Tuesdays. DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA Circle
551, 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 807 Middle St.; 442-
8373. Meets second Monday. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY, 6-
7-30 p.m., United Methodist
Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.;
442-9511. Meets every Friday. FOUR ESSENTIALS OF HEALTH, 6 p.m., Holland Chiropractic Wellness Center, 36 School St.; free; call to RSVP, 443-2635. Meets Tuesdays. KENNEBEC ART CLUB, 7 p.m.,
Cosmopolitan Club, 894 Washington St.; 443-3231. Meets first Tuesday. LINE DANCING, 9-10:30 a.m.,
Bath Area Senior Citizens Center, 45 Floral St.; $3; 443-4937.
Meets Thursdays. MIDCOAST COMMERCE CONNECTION, 7 a.m., Mae’s Café,
160 Centre St.. Meets every Tuesday. MID COAST TOASTERS No. 6487 of Toastmasters International,
7:45 a.m., Bath Supervisor of
Shipbuilding, 574 Washington
St.; 442-4950 or 442-4471.
Meets second and fourth Thursday. NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, Merrymeeting Chapter 1796; 11:15 a.m. (social time and lunch); meets at the Bounty Restaurant in the Holiday Inn hotel; guest speaker and business meeting; reservations at 353-9649 or e-mail chrylprkr@roadrunner.com. Meets third Thursday. PITMAN MORRISON POST 7738
LADIES AUXILIARY, 7 p.m.,
Senior Activity Center, 45 Floral
St.; 443-3918. Meets second Monday. PRESCHOOL STORY TIME, for 3- to 5-year-olds, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St.; free; 443-5141 ext.
17. Meets Fridays from September to May, except in December. PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS, 7 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St.; 443-8649. Meets first and third Mondays. SMITH-TOBEY AMERICAN
LEGION AUXILIARY Unit 21, 7 p.m., Post Home, 10 Congress
Ave.. Meets first Thursday. SOLAR LODGE NO. 14 MEETING,
7 p.m., 765 Washington St.;
443-6180. Meets first Monday. TIME FOR TWOS, for 2-year-olds,
10:30-11 a.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-
5141 ext. 17. Meets Thursdays from from September to May, except in December. TRADITIONAL MUSIC ASSOCIATION; parent and child preschool music, noon-2 p.m. Tuesdays,
Bath Dance Works; call for fees, session dates; 443-5400.
BOWDOINHAM
BOWDOINHAM FARMERS MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Merrymeeting Grange, 27 Main St.;
666-5531. Saturdays, May 19 through Oct. 2012. ELECTA CHAPTER No. 2 Order of the Eastern Star, 7 p.m., Village
Lodge Hall. Meets third Monday.
BRUNSWICK
AMERICAN LEGION POST 20, 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 179 Park Row.
Contact Post Americanism officer Joe Donahue, 725-8431.
Meets fourth Wednesday. ART WALK, 5-8 p.m., downtown
Brunswick; more than 55 artists and 11 galleries; sponsored by
Five Rivers Arts Alliance; brochure and map, www.5raa.org or 798-
6964. Second Friday, May through October. ASK THE HEALTH LIBRARIAN, noon-2 p.m., Community Resource
Room, Mid Coast Hospital, 123
Medical Center Drive; drop in to get help finding reliable health information; walk-ins welcome; free; 373-6585. Every Wednesday. BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC, 10 a.m.-noon, Community Resource
Room, Mid Coast Hospital, 123
Medical Center Drive; walk-ins welcome; free; 373-6585. Every Wednesday. BRUNSWICK AREA CITIZENS FOR
A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, an organization chartered to oversee the remediation of hazardous waste at
Brunswick Naval Air Station facilities in the greater Brunswick region. Meets 4:30-6 p.m. on irregular schedule, once or twice a month. Call Ed Benedikt at 442-
0445 for meeting details. BRUNSWICK AREA MODELERS, an Academy of Model Aeronautics sanctioned club, 7 p.m.,
Pejepscot Terrace Community
Center, Jordan Avenue; 729-
8017. Meets first Tuesday. BRUNSWICK CHAPTER OF BUSINESS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL, 7-8:30 a.m., Thornton Oaks;
725-8435. Meets every Wednesday. BRUNSWICK EMBLEM CLUB NO.
323, 7 p.m., Brunswick Elks
Lodge, 179 Park Row. Meets third Tuesday. BRUNSWICK FAMILY SKINCARE
CLASS, 6-7 p.m., Senter Place,
124 Maine St., Suite E, 2nd
Floor; 725-1233. Meets second Monday. BRUNSWICK FARMERS MARKET, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., on the mall,
Maine St. 966- 2363. Ever y
Tuesday and Friday from May to November. 2011BRUNSWICK NOR’EASTERS BARBERSHOP
CHORUS, fun and song, 7 p.m.,
United Methodist Church, 340
Oak Grove Ave., Bath; 725-
5915. Meets Tuesdays. BRUNSWICK TOASTMASTERS,
6:30-8 p.m., Boody-Johnson
House, 256 Maine St.,
Brunswick; visitors welcome;
729-1767 or http://2156.toastmastersclubs.org. Meets first and third Tuesday. CANDLELIGHT VIGIL, 5:30-6 p.m., north end of Brunswick Town Mall; groups wants nonviolent responses to conflict and terrorism; 371-
2077. Meets Fridays. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, a workshop designed by Home to Home to provide clear information and practical suggestions for parents to help their children adjust to divorce; meets at Brunswick High
School library, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $25, scholarships available;
751-4366. Meets first Saturday. CIVIL WAR BOOK CLUB, 7 p.m.,
People Plus Center, 35 Union St.;
Jay Stencil 721-0235. Meets third Monday. CREATING WELLNESS, information on various current wellness topics,
5:30-6 p.m., Slocum Chiropractic,
26 Bath Road, Suite 1, Brunswick;
725-4222 or wendy@slocumchiro.com. Meets first and third Wednesdays. CRYSTAL SPRING FARM FARMERS MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pleasant Hill Rd. Every Saturday from May through October. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Chapter 15, 7 p.m., Elks Lodge,
179 Park Row; 725-6226 or 623-
5725. Meets first Tuesday. EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF
AMERICA, Brunswick and Beyond
Area Group of Southern Maine
Chapter, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., locations vary, call 406-5471 for info.
Meets fourth Tuesday. EVERGREEN SENIOR CITIZENS
CLUB, doors open at 10 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m., meeting at noon,
1 Columbus Drive; 725-6343 or
729-5038. Third Wednesday. FIRST LIGHT CAMERA CLUB, 7 p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health
Center, 58 Baribeau Drive; 837-
7885. Meets second and fourth Thursday from September to May; in November and December meets second Thursday only. KIWANIS CLUB of Brunswick, 7:30-
8:30 a.m., third floor conference room, Mid Coast Hospital Professional Building, 123 Medical Center Drive; Marc Dube, 666-3439.
Meets Tuesdays. INTERMEDIATE CRIBBAGE, 8:45-
11 a.m., People Plus Center, 35
Union St. 729-0757. Meets Wednesdays. MAINE MACINTOSH OWNERS AND
OPERATORS SOCIETY (MMOOS),
6:30 p.m., Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, large meeting room; mmoos.net. Meets third Tuesday. MAINE LAUGHTER YOGA CLUB,
5:45-6:30 p.m., Jai Yoga, Fort
Andross, 14 Maine St.; free or donation to local charity; no mat or experience needed;
239-8667 or katie@thelevitycoach.com. Meets first Friday. MERRYMEETING GIRL SCOUT
SERVICE UNIT MEETING, 6 p.m., social time, 6:30 p.m. meeting, at
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary
School cafeteria, Brunswick; all
Girl Scout leaders and volunteers welcome. Meets second Wednesday, September through June. MIDCOAST COMMUNITY CHORUS, 7 p.m., Studio 48, Fort
Andross; for adults; 798-6966.
Meets Sundays. MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS
(MOPS), 9-11:30 a.m. at Seventh day Adventist Church, 333
Maine St.; Sarah Hedberg 725-
9204. Generally meets first and third Thursday from September to June. NORTHWEST BRUNSWICK
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION,
6 p.m., Unitarian Universalist
Church, 15 Pleasant St.; 725-
4746. Meets third Tuesday. 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. Tuesdays during school year. PEOPLE PLUS CENTER ART
CLASSES, 35 Union St.; sessions each month; 10 a.m.; preregistration required; fee; 729-
0757. Classes Tuesdays and Thursdays. SIDE DOOR COFFEE HOUSE, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist
Church, 23 Pleasant St.; open mike first set, featured performer second set; $6; 373-
1526. Meets third Friday. SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE
GROUP, open to anyone interested in children with special needs, 6:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.; call
Betty Johnson at 729-4648.
Meets fourth Thursday. STAMMTISCH, a monthly meeting for German-speaking people, 6 p.m.; 725-8494. Meets second Wednesday. ST. PAUL’S ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER NO. 14, 7:30 p.m., Masonic
Temple, Baribeau Drive. Meets fourth Wednesday. TERTULIA, 5:30-7 p.m., Frontier
Café, 14 Maine St., Fort
Andross; gathering for native and advanced Spanish speakers to chat and enjoy each others’ company; free; 729-4279.
Meets third Friday. TIME AND TIDE Resource Conservation and Development
Area, serving conservation and economic needs of Midcoast/ central Maine. For time and location, call 622-7847.
Meets bimonthly, first Wednesday. TRADITIONAL MUSIC ASSOCIATION; parent and child music,
9:15 and 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays,
5:50 p.m. Mondays, Eleven
Pleasant St.; call for fees, session dates: 443-5400. WRITE ON! WRITERS GROUP,
12:30-3 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St.; 729-0757.
Meets Wednesdays.
DRESDEN
COUNTRY LINE AND PARTNER
PRACTICE DANCE, 7-9 p.m.,
Dresden Masonic Hall, Route
127; $3 members, $4 nonmembers; beginners welcome; sponsored by Silver Fox Country
Dancers; 785-4866 or 622-
4884. Meets Mondays.
DURHAM
TRI-TOWN PENGUINS SNOWMOBILE CLUB, 7 p.m. at Durham
Fire Station, corner of Routes
125 and 136; 725-4621. Meets last Tuesday.
FREEPORT
CARDS AND COFFEE, 10 a.m.,
Casco Bay YMCA, Freeport; Bridge and coffee, all skill levels welcome; free; 865-9600. Meets Tuesdays. CASCO BAY NEWCOMERS, social group for women, at Pedro
O’Hara’s Restaurant, Route 1;
5:30 p.m.; dinner is $11.50; Kelly at 729-4717 or Susan at 774-
8612. Meets second Tuesday September to June, with no meeting in December. CHILDREN’S PLAYSHOP, 6-7:15 p.m., Leapin’ Lizards, 123 Main
St.; ages 6 and older; $15 per session; www.LeapinLizards.biz or 865-0900. Meets third Thursday. CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENTS, 6 p.m., Jameson Tavern, 115 Main
St.; Hyde room; bring own board;
865-4196. Meets Tuesdays. FREEPORT COMMUNITY MARKET, 3-7 p.m., Discovery Park,
95 Main St.; local produce, fresh baked goods, handcrafted items, more; 865-1212; Fridays, May 28 through Oct. 08. FREEPORT
LIONS CLUB, 6:30 p.m.,
Freeport Grange; 865-6077.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday. FREEPORT MASONIC HALL, 7:30 p.m., Mallett Drive; Casco Chapter 160, Order of the Eastern
Star; 865-6669. Meets first Thursday, September to June. FREEPORT WOMEN’S CLUB, 1 p.m., Freeport Community
Library; 865-3664. Meets third Friday. FREEPORT/YARMOUTH LA
LECHE LEAGUE TODDLER
MEETING, 10 a.m., Freeport
YMCA; 772-4781. Meets third Wednesday. FREEPORT/YARMOUTH LA
LECHE LEAGUE GROUP, 10:30 a.m., Pineland YMCA, New
Gloucester; 772-4781. Meets first Monday. FREEPORT/YARMOUTH LA
LECHE LEAGUE GROUP, 6:30 p.m., Freeport YMCA; 772-4781.
Meets fourth Monday. GREATER FREEPORT COMMUNITY CHORUS, 6:30-9 p.m., nonauditioning mixed-voice community chorus, Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. www.gfccweb.org. Meets Sundays. WOLFE’S NECK FARM SUNRISE/ SUNSET YOGA, 7:30-8:30 a.m. and/or 6-7:15 p.m.,
Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett
Road; registration and fee required; 725-7874 or 865-
4469. Meets Tuesday nights and Thursday mornings.
GEORGETOWN
GEORGETOWN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY, 20 Bay Point Road;
371-9200. Meets Wednesdays
10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon. LAURA E. RICHARDS LIBRARY, for all residents and summer visitors. Open Tuesday 9:30 a.m.- noon 3:30-6 p.m., Wednesday
3:30-6 p.m.; and Friday at Saturday 9:30-noon; 371-2134.
HARPSWELL
AMERICAN LEGION Post 171,
John Leo Murray Jr., 7 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529 Harpswell
Neck Road; 833-5583. Meets third Monday, except December. HARPSWELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM, Route 123, Harpswell Center; open Sunday 2-4 p.m., or by appointment. Free.
833-6322.TUESDAY BRIDGE
CLUB for advanced players, 1-
3:45 p.m., Harpswell Town
Office; Gina Perow, 833-5771.
Meets Tuesdays.
LISBON
AMERICAN LEGION Post 66, 7 p.m., Slovak Association Meeting Room, Avery Street; 353-
4388. Meets Wednesdays, except December and June to August. BIKE RIDE, meet at Beaver Park
Kiosk, off Pinewoods Road;
Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, 6-7or 7:30 a.m.; weekends 7-9 a.m.; free; Verla
Brooks 353-9075. LISBON AREA WIDOW FELLOWSHIP, 11:30 a.m. at Lisbon United Methodist Church, School
Street; potluck lunch at noon followed by short program; 353-
4348. Meets first Monday. LISBON HIGH SCHOOL Athletic
Booster Club, 7 p.m., high school; 353-3030. Meets first Wednesday. LISBON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 7 p.m., Rooms 5 & 6 (rear entrance), MTM Center, School
Street; a social follows each meeting; membership fees are
$5 a year; archive hours are
Thursdays 1-4 p.m., or by appointment; P.O. Box 246, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252; 353-
8510. Meets second Wednesday. NELSON-CONLEY AMERICAN
LEGION POST 66, 7 p.m., Slovak Association Meeting Room,
Avery Street; 353-4388. Meets first Wednesday. RAYMOND J. LAVIGNE VFW POST
9459, 7 p.m., Post Home, Route
196. Meets Tuesdays. VETERAN’S OF FOREIGN WARS
POST 9459 and Ladies Auxiliary,
7 p.m., Route 196; new members welcome; 353-2152. Meets third Tuesday.
RICHMOND
AMERICAN LEGION Emerson and
Lane Post 132, 7:30 p.m., Post
Home; 737-2763. Meets every Tuesday. CRIBBAGE, SCRABBLE, GAMES
AND CARDS, 2 p.m., Enterprise
Grange No. 48, 15 Alexander
Reed Road; open to all; free; donations welcome; 737-2611.
Meets Wednesdays. ENTERPRISE GRANGE NO. 48,
15 Alexander Reed Road; refreshments at 6 p.m., meeting at 6:30 p.m.; 737-2611. Meets first Thursday. GAME DAY, noon-3 p.m., Richmond
Senior Citizen’s Group, 164 Pleasant St.; starts with free lunch, followed by variety of games; transportation or more info, Barbara
Barter 737-2190. Meets every TuesdayRICHMOND SENIOR CITIZEN’S BINGO, noon-3 p.m., Historical Society, 164 Pleasant St.; lunch provided; 737-2190. Meets Tuesdays. RICHMOND SNO-ROVERS, 6 p.m. potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, Richmond Sportsman’s Club, Alexander Reed Road. Meets second Monday.
TOPSHAM
AMERICAN LEGION Post 202,
Post Home, Foreside Road; 729-
9870. Executive committee meeting, 6 p.m.; general membership meeting, 7 p.m. Meets third Tuesday. Auxiliary meeting,
6 p.m. Meets first Tuesday. Sons of American Legion meeting, 6 p.m. Meets last Thursday. American Legion Riders meeting,
6 p.m. Meets first Thursday. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
2197, 7 p.m. Meets third Thursday. BALLET LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATION, 5-6 p.m., The Ballet
School, 799 Middlesex Road.
Meets first Friday. BOOK LOOK discussion group, 11 a.m., The Highlands, main building; organized by the Topsham
Public Library. Meets first Monday. CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH
DEMENTIA … FROM EXPERIENCE, panel discussion with caregivers, Brunswick Area
Respite Care, 12 Main St., Topsham; 729-8571. Meets second Wednesday at 1 p. m., fourth Wednesday at 7 p. m. CRAFTING FOR KITTIES, help raise funds by making catnip toys to sell and raise money for ani-meals program, 1 p.m.,
Spectrum Generations, 12
Maine St., Topsham; free; 729-
0475. Meets Fridays. CRIBBAGE, 6-8:30 p.m., American Legion, Foreside Road; $7; nonsmoking; Brunswick Grassroots League, players can join anytime; call Laurie Owen 666-
5838. DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB, 9:15 a.m., Highlands, 26 Elm St.; $5 fee includes coffee, tea, doughnuts, bread; 729-8205. Meets every Thursday. FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION,
1:30 p.m., Pinetree Branch 156,
American Legion Hall, Post 202;
725-5312. Meets second Thursday. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY, 7-
8:30 p.m., Midcoast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main Street;
666-3945. Meets every Wednesday. MERRY MEETERS SENIOR CITIZENS, all ages 50 and over welcome, bring a dish to share for a potluck meal, noon, Westrum
House, Union Park Road; 729-
9658 or 725-2425. Meets third Tuesday except July and August. MIDCOAST WOMEN’S CONNECTION, 5-7 p.m., Topsham Public
Library, 25 Foreside Road; networking, building a business, women’s issues; 837-9253.
Meets second Tuesday. MOMS CLUB, 10:15-11:30 a.m.,
Topsham Public Library, Foreside
Road; 729-5862. Meets first Thursday. NATIONAL SENIOR INDEPENDENCE, learn about services and techniques for remaining independent as a senior, 1 p.m., Spectrum
Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475. RESPITE DEMENTIA PANEL, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12
Main St.; free; 729-0475. Second and fourth Wednesdays. ROTARY CLUB OF TOPSHAM
EXPRESSO MEETING, 7:15-8 a.m., Border Trust Building, Main
Street. Meets Mondays. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE
CLASS, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Topsham Grange Hall, Pleasant St. near Route 201; $3; beginners welcome at 6 p.m., partners not needed; learn jigs, reels, strathspeys, the traditional social dancing of Scotland; 833-2329.
Meets Thursdays, except in summer. SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
Squadron 202, 6 p.m., Post home,
Foreside Road; 729-6439. Meets last Thursday. THURSDAY HIKERS, a Mid-coast group dedicated to weekly morning hikes for fitness and friendship.
Local and out of town destinations. Details, 319-7355. TOPSHAM GARDEN CLUB, noon lunch, 1 p.m. business meeting and speaker; call Kathleen 721-
1073 or Marie 729-1295 for location and membership info; new members welcome; www.MaineGardenClubs.org
(select Medomak, then Topsham). Meets second Wednesday from March to December. VETERANS BENEFITS ASSISTANCE, Spectrum Generations,
12 Main St., Topsham; representative of Veterans Administration helps fill out paperwork to get benefits earned; free; by appointment only, 729-0475. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
POST 2197, 7 p.m., American
Legion Post 202, Foreside Road;
725-7291. Meets third Thursday.
WEST BATH
ZEN BUDDHIST MEDITATION
AND DISCUSSION GROUP, 9-
10:30 a.m., Midcoast Zen Center; beginner instruction available, discussions to follow class; 443-3842. Meets Thursdays. COASTAL ORCHID SOCIETY MEETING, 6 p.m., West Bath; discuss, share, problem solve and discover the hoys of hobby growing orchids; new memebers welcome; 841-
6087. Meets Thursdays.
WISCASSET
AMERICAN LEGION Post 54, 7 p.m., 523 Bath Road (opposite
Two Rivers Regional Jail); 882-
5244. Meets third Monday. CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTION, 8 a.m.-noon, Wiscasset
Municipal Building; free; sponsored by Child Health Center’s
Protect ME program and Department of Health and Human Services. Meets third Saturday. GARDEN CLUB OF WISCASSET,
12:15 p.m., First Congregational
Church; starts with lunch, followed by program at 1 p.m.;
Anne Harris 882-7705. Meets first Thursday. STORY TIME for preschool children, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset
Public Library, 21 High St.; includes storytelling and crafts;
882-7161. Meets Wednesdays. WISCASSET COMMUNITY CENTER “Resident Day,” free use of facility for Wiscasset and Westport residents, with proof of residency; 882-8230. Third Sunday. WISCASSET COMMUNITY DINNERS, social hour 4:40-5:30 p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m. Community Center and Senior Center members pay member price; others, $1 more; 882-8230. Meets Wednesdays.
OTHER COMMUNITIES
CONTRADANCE, 8 p.m., Falmouth Congregational Church
Hall, 267 Falmouth Road; bring nonstreet shoes to dance; 7:15 p.m., dance instruction-review; dessert potluck; $10, $7 students, $5 ages 5-12, under 5 free; 756-2201. First Saturday. CUMBERLAND COUNTY RIDING
CLUB, at the Cumberland Town
Hall, Cumberland; www.CumberlandCountyRidingClub.org or
353-7826. Meets second Tuesday. DIVORCE PERSPECTIVES, 7 p.m., Woodfords Congregational
Church, 202 Woodfords St.,
Portland; donation $3; refreshments served. Meets every Wednesday. INSPIRATIONAL BOOK GROUP, 6-
8 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland; informal discussion group focusing on books renowned for their motivational message is for people with cancer and their family and friends; 774-2200.
Meets one Thursday a month. MAINE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD & MUSEUM, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 58 Fore St., Portland; 3- mile roundtrip in authentic narrow gauge railroad cars pulled by vintage steam; $6, $4 age 4-12, free under 4, includes museum cost; 828-0814. Open every day. MAINE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION SHOWCASE, 7-9:30 p.m.,
One Longfellow Square, Portland; Maine artists in 20-30 minute sets; $5; 761-1757 or www.OneLongfellowSquare.com; www.MESongwriters.com/members. Meets second Wednesday. MIDCOAST REGIONAL
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
CENTER TRAINING, preschool development in center based care, 6-9 p.m., Damariscotta
Public Library; small fee; 725-
6506. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays. NATURALISTS’ FORUM, 7 p.m.,
Maine Audubon Society, Gilsland
Farm Center, Falmouth; avid and beginner naturalists discuss natural history topics; free; 781-
2330 ext. 215 or www.MaineAudubon.org for monthly topic. Meets once a month, call for date. PARENTS AS TEACHERS PLAYGROUP, 9:30-11 a.m.,
Damariscotta Baptist Church; learn new crafts, inexpensive ways to keep active child busy; snacks, craft materials provided;
563-1818 or lccanc@gwi.net.
Meets first Monday. PINE CONE REELERS SQUARE
DANCE CLUB workshops for beginners through A-1, 6-6:45 p.m. A-1, alternating basic, mainstream and plus, 6:45-8:45 p.m., Hussey School, Gedney
St., Augusta; no workshop if no school; Marty Van Wart caller,
622-6863, 582-2600 or 622-
5651. PORTLAND NATURALISTS’
FORUM, avid and beginning naturalists meet for a lecture on a certain history topic, 7-8 p.m.,
Gilsland Farm Environmental
Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road,
Falmouth; free; 781-2330 ext.
215 or 209. Meets last Monday. NEW BEGINNINGS, INC., 7-8 p.m.,
550 Forest Ave., Suite 101, Portland; information meeting for people interested in becoming a “Host
Home” for teenagers from Cumberland and York county; 212-2534 or www.newbeginmaine.org. Every 4th Wednesday of the month, from June 27 until November. SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM,
University of Southern Maine, 96
Falmouth St., Portland; astronomy shows 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; laser shows 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; children’s shows 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; tickets: star shows $4.50 adults, $3.50 kids, seniors, students; laser shows $5, $4 children/ students; matinees $3.50; www.usm.maine.edu/planet or
780-4249. TRAVELERS CLUB, 7 p.m., Maine
Audubon’s Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth; 774-
6256. Meets first Thursday. WESCUSTOGO DANCE SERIES,
8:30 p.m.-midnight, Wescustogo
Hall, Route 115, North Yarmouth;
$7; potluck 7:30 p.m.; 865-9014 or jeffraymond@prontomail.com.
Dances second and fourth Saturdays.
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