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, 3 Business Parkway, Suite 1, Brunswick, ME 04011; or e-mail, [email protected]. Include name and phone number.

Wed/3
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
BALANCE & FALLS FREE SCREENINGS, 2 p.m., People Plus, 35 Union
St., Brunswick; free, but register in
advance; 729-0757.
4-H SCIENCE EXPERIMENT SERIES:
“Lift a Load Using Wind Power,” 4-5
p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; led by Sarah Sparks,
a 4-Hfor ages 5 & up; 443-5141,
ext. 17.
AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Movement
Matters Physical Therapy, 5 Cumberland St., Brunswick; 373-9043 or
[email protected].
GRANGE MONTH OPEN HOUSE, 6
p.m. light supper, 7 p.m. meeting &
program; Topsham Grange #37,
Pleasant St.; Luanne Crinion 729-
7553 or Merton Ricker 353-4004.
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
12TH ANNUAL JAZZ NIGHT &
DESSERT AUCTION, 6-7 p.m. bidding, 7 p.m. concert; Bath Middle
School Jazz Band & Special, Morse
High School Jazz Band & Mixed
Choir; $3.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
“LET’S TALK ABOUT IT” READING &
DISCUSSION GROUP, 6:30 p.m.,
Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; facilitated by Candace
Kanes, books to be discussed and
loaned out include “March,” by
Geraldine Brooks, “Crossroads of

Freedom: Antietam,” by James
McPherson and “America’s War:
Talking About the Civil War and
Emancipation on their 150th
Anniversaries,” by Edward L. Ayers;
725-5242, ext. 228.
“CAN MONEY HEAL THE PLANET?”
7 p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf
School, 57 Desert Rd., Freeport;
public talk by John Bloom of RSF
Social Finance in San Francisco;
$10 suggested donation; 865-
3900, ext. 105 or www.merriconeag.org.
Thu/4
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING
WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075
or lisbonme.org.
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.
BABIES ONES & TWOS, 10:30 a.m.,
Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside
Rd.; 725-1727.
HOMESCHOOL TIME, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; 443-5141.
LEGO LEAGUE, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; bring your own Lego bin and a
snack; 443-5141.
THE WRITE STUFF, 3:30-4:15 p.m.,
Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; writing workshop led by Patsy
Frey-Davis for ages 7 & up, storytelling using games, journaling,
poetry, also builds confidence in
grammar; 443-5141, ext. 17.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT EDUCATION,
4-5 p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72
Front St., Bath; student-centered

and engaging movement acticities
for children ages 6-12; $15 per
class or $60 for five classes; [email protected].
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.
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS, 6:30 p.m.,
Woolwich Central School, Nequasset Rd.; for RSU1 students.
OPEN INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS,
7 p.m. meeting, 7:30 p.m. installation, Casco Chapter #160, Order of
the Eastern Star, Freeport Masonic
Hall, Mallet Dr.; 101st installation,
refreshments; Jean 729-0401.
MERRICONEAG GRANGE MEETING,
7 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529
Harpswell Rd., Harpswell Neck;
[email protected].
PERFORMANCES
DREAMLAND THEATER: 7 p.m.,
“Kind Hearts and Coronets,” Winter
Street Center, 880 Washington St.,
Bath; bring your own supper; $5;
dreamland@sagadahocpresser vation.org.
HOT CHOCOLATE JUBILEE: “Let the
Good Times Roll,” 7 p.m., Chocolate
Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; $15; 442-8455 or
www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
CLIMATE CHANGE REALITIES AND
OPPORTUNITIES: What Earth’s
most remote places tell us about
the state of our world and the
future, by Dr. Paul Andrew Mayewski, 7-8:30 p.m., Kresge Auditorium,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free;
bowdoincollege.edu.
CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon,
Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; free; 725-5242.
AUTHOR TALK, 1 p.m., University
College at Bath/Brunswick, 9 Park
St., Bath; Cynthia Lord to discuss
autism & her writing style; Bath

Book Shop to sell books; free.
“AN ARCHEOLOGY OF MOBILITY:
FINDINGS FROM THE 2010 EXCAVATIONS AT THE CHAMBERLAIN
HOUSE,” 7 p.m., Morrell Meeting
Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23
Pleasant St., Brunswick; offered by
Pejepscot Historical Society, Bowdoin College senior Chelsea Gross
to present; $3; 729-6606.
Fri/5
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30-
11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St., Bath; stories, songs,
puppets and crafts for 3- to 5-yearolds; free; 443-5141 x17 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
CHESS CLUB, 4-4:45 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.
ARTISTS RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m., Centre Street Arts Gallery, 11 Centre
St., Bath; “Paintings from Away”
exhibit & Michael E. Vermette,
refreshments; free; 442-0300.
FOLK DANCE BRUNSWICK, 6:30-9
p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; dances from the Balkans, Israel & around the world,
dances taught, no partner needed;
$8 suggested donation;
[email protected].
PERFORMANCES
REEL PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL
WORLD TOUR 2013, 6 p.m. doors
open, 7 p.m. films, Chewonki Foundation, 485 Chewonki Neck Rd.,
Wiscasset; showcases best paddling films from around the country,
proceeds support Northern Forest

Canoe Trail & Chewonki, raffle of
Chebeague kayak; tickets available
at door; 882-7323.
FREEPORT FIRST FRIDAY CONCERT
& DINNER, 6 p.m. concert, 7 p.m.
dinner, Freeport Community Center,
53 Depot St.; sponsored by
Maryellen And Sam In Support of
The Arts, featuring Randy Roy &
Flash Allen, homecooked dinner;
$18, seating limited; Kim 865-
3985, ext. 202.
HOT CHOCOLATE JUBILEE: “Let the
Good Times Roll,” 7 p.m., Chocolate
Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; $15; 442-8455 or
www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $6 younger than 60, $4 age
60 and older; reservations 729-
0475.
ROAST PORK SUPPER, 5-7 p.m., St.
Charles Borremeo Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick; sponsored by
Youth Ministry of All Saints Parish to
benefit teen mission trip to Puerto
Rico, roast pork, gravy, mashed potatoes, applesauce, green beans, rolls,
dessert & beverage; $8, $4 kids.
EVENING IN TUSCANY, 5:30-7:30
p.m., Woodside Elementary School,
42 Barrows Dr., Topsham; Italianstyle family dinner, to benefit 5th
grade Boston trip; by donation; 725-
1243.
Sat/6
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
YARD SALE COLLECTION, 9 a.m.-
Noon, backdoor of former Bookland
in Cook’s Corner shopping plaza;
Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary for

annual yard sale in May; www.midcoasthealth.com
LEGISLATOR OFFICE HOURS, 10
a.m.-Noon, Little Dog Coffee Shop,
87 Maine St., Brunswick; Senator
Stan Gerzofsky & Representative
Charlie Priest to hold public office
hours; 232-5892.
SIP & STITCH, 10-11:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside
Road; learn to knit or crochet, work
on latest project, check out library
resources; 725-1727 or www.topshamlibrary.org.
MAINE ALLCARE MIDCOAST CHAPTER MEETING, 10 a.m.-Noon, Seminar Room, Curtis Memorial Library,
23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; to discuss strategies & planning for
events; Kevin Twine 721-8344 or
[email protected].
AVENA BOTANICALS PRESENTATION, 10:30 a.m.,Royal River Natural Foods, 443 U.S. Route 1,
Freeport; discussion of herbal remedies & lifestyle support by Jillian
Kelsey-Rose; 865-0046 or
[email protected].
FREE SAT PREP COURSE PART I, 3-
5 p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; taught by SAT prep
instructors Leslie Hunt & Ben Hauptman, limited to 25, open to
Brunswick-area sophomores, juniors
& seniors; Jordan Cardone [email protected].
PERFORMANCES
HOT CHOCOLATE JUBILEE: “Let the
Good Times Roll,” 7 p.m., Chocolate
Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; $15; 442-8455 or
www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
PUBLIC MEALS
PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8-10:30
a.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529
Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell; also
French toast, sausage, hame, fresh
fruit, juice & coffee; $8, under 12
free; [email protected].
SPAGHETTI SUPPER & SILENT AUCTION, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Philip’s
Church, Hodge St., Wiscasset;
sponsored by Feed Our Scholars
Backpack Initiative to fund nutritionally balanced weekend packets of
food for Wiscasset school children
suffering from food insecurity,
spaghetti with or without meatballs,
salad, garlic bread, dessert, beverage; $8, $4 kids available at
Treat’s, Ames Supply & Kidz Closet
or at www.feedourscholars.wordpress.com; 882-7184.