Tue/14

BLOOD DRIVE

BATH AREA FAMILY YMCA, Noon &

6 p.m., 303 Centre St; sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 621, donations of bottled water for Red Cross Disaster Relief also accepted; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-

RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

BRUNSWICK FARMERS MARKET, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Brunswick Town Mall;

15 local farmers, fisherman & artisans, items include all manner of farm produce, crafts, plants & provisions; www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. 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 & STROKE ASSESSMENT,

2-3 p.m., Dike’s Landing, Bath

Housing, 20 Dike’s Landing Road;

729-6782. DISCOVERING GREAT ARTISTS,

3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library,

33 Summer St., Bath; hands-on art history series; 443-5141, ext. 17. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC & STROKE ASSESSMENT,

5-6 p.m., Bath United Church of

Christ, 150 Congress Ave.; 729-

6782. MAINE’S FIRST SHIP RECEPTION,

DINNER & SILENT AUCTION, 5:30-

8:30 p.m., J.R. Maxwell’s, 155

Front Rd., Bath; in honor of reconstruction of Virginia, Rob Stevens to speak; $35, $60 per couple; 443-

4242. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS, 6:30 p.m., The Long

Branch School, Main St., Bowdoinham; Patty 666-3945 or Rebecca

208-0318.

PERFORMANCES

TRICKY BRITCHES, 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath; bluegrass; free; 443-5141.

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; cafe.neighborhood@gmail.com. MEN’S FELLOWSHIP SUPPER, 6 p.m., Oakhurst Island Rd., Cundy’s

Harbor; Jack Dunning to provide music, Romeo Belanger to speak, sponsored by Cundy’s Harbor

Church; 729-1466.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

“FAMOUS PLACES & PEOPLE I

HAVE SHOT,” by Tom Jones, Noon,

Elijah Kellogg Church, Harpswell

Neck Road, Harpswell; part of brown bag lunch series, beverage provided; 729-7063. BOOK DISCUSSION: “The Maine

Conscious Consumer,” by Samantha Ricker, 6 p.m., Shift, 56 Maine

St., Brunswick; 729-3600. “PLUM CRAZY,” by Kathy Kenny,

6:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library,

25 Foreside Road; sponsored by

Topsham Historical Society & Kaleidoscope, a talk on crazy quilts of the late 1800s; 725-0360.

Wed/15

BLOOD DRIVE

SWEETSER, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m., 329

Bath Road, Brunswick; www.Red-

CrossBlood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS. MERRYMEETING AUDUBON FIELD

TRIP: Florida Lake, 7 a.m. meet at

Brunswick Hannaford to carpool or

7:30 a.m. at lake, Route 125,

Freeport; Freeport’s largest undeveloped freshwater pond; Ted Allen

729-8661. STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL

CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset

Public Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC & STROKE ASSESSMENT,

10:30-Noon, Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, 84A Union St.,

Brunswick; 729-6782. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25

Foreside Rd.; 725-1727. 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. OPEN GAMING SESSIONS, 2:30-

5:30 p.m., Seminar Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; bring-your-own-gameboard; 725-5242, ext. 510. BUG-APALOOZA, 4-5 p.m., Patten

Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; sponsored by KELT, for ages 4 and up; 442-8400. AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Movement

Matters Physical Therapy, 5 Cumberland St., Brunswick; 373-9043 or movementmatters09@gmail.com. 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 vbrooks@lisbonme.org. RIDE OF SILENCE, 7 p.m.,

Gazebo, Town Mall,

Brunswick; free & silent bike ride honoring cyclists lost or injured due to motorists, starts at Gazebo & travels 10 miles in Brunswick & Topsham; 833-0939.

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. COLLEGE PREP SERIES: The Common Application & the College

Essay, 6:30-8 p.m., Patten Free

Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; with

Bev Coleman of Hyde School; 443-

5141, ext. 25.

Thu/16

MISCELLANEOUS

GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING

WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org. MERRYMEETING AUDUBON FIELD

TRIP: Crystal Spring Farm, 7:30 a.m., Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick; led by Jan Pierson; Ted Allen 729-

8661. BRIDGE CLUB, 9:30 a.m.-Noon,

Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St.,

Topsham; 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. BABIES ONES & TWOS, 10:30 a.m.,

Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside

Rd.; 725-1727. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC & STROKE ASSESSMENT,

10:30-11 a.m., People Plus Center,

35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-6782. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC & STROKE ASSESSMENT,

11:30-12:30 p.m., Freeport Community Services, 59 Depot St; 729-

6782. HOMESCHOOL TIME, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath; 443-5141. FELDENKRAIS, 1-2 p.m., Thornton

Oaks Retirement Community, 25

Thornton Way, Brunswick; therapeutic movement by Lindy Ost of Movement Matters; $50; Meredith Smithson 373-4643. 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. 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; njeden@gmail.com. RECEPTION: “To Comfort, Heal &

Cure – a Survey of the 18th c.-20th c. Medicine in Coastal Maine,” 5-7 p.m., Freeport Historical Society, 45

Main St.; free; 865-3170. OPEN HOUSE: Port Teen Center,

5:30-8 p.m., Freeport Community

Center, 53 Depot St.; for all teenage students, parents & local merchants, refreshments served; 865-

6171. SOUTH FREEPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ANNUAL BOOK SALE

PREVIEW, 6-8 p.m., 98 South

Freeport Rd.; proceeds to benefit

Educational Trust Fund; $5; 865-

4012. 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. MERRICONEAG GRANGE MEETING,

7 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529

Harpswell Rd., Harpswell Neck; trothwell62@comcast.net.

PERFORMANCES

FRONTIERS OF MUSIC NO. 9, 7 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross,

14 Maine St.; featuring USM String

Quartet; name-your-price.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon,

Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; free; 725-5242. WELCOME TO MEDICARE, 10 a.m.-

Noon, Spectrum Generations, 12

Main St., Topsham; answers to many basic questions about

Medicare; 729-0475. BOOK DISCUSSION: “The Maine

Conscious Consumer,” by Samantha Ricker, 2:30 p.m., J.R.

Maxwell’s, 155 Front St., Bath; 729-

3600. PRESENTATION: “Falls & Dementia,

How the Disease Effects Balance &

Perception,” by occupational therapy staff from Bodwell Nursine & Rehabilitation Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m., sponsored by Mid Coast Senior

Health as part of third Thursday of the month dementia support group;

373-4656. CUBA WEEK 2013 SLIDESHOW &

REPORT: Brunswick Cuba Week, 7-

9 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23

Pleasant St.; members of delegation recently returned from Trinidada &

Havana; free; www.brunswicktrinidad.org.

Fri/17

BLOOD DRIVE

FHC INC., Noon & 5 p.m., 1201

Main St., Bowdoin; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

BRUNSWICK FARMERS MARKET, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Brunswick Town Mall;

15 local farmers, fisherman & artisans, items include all manner of farm produce, crafts, plants & provisions; www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30-

11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33

Summer St., Bath; for 3- to 5-yearolds; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. ANNUAL BOOK SALE, Noon-8 p.m.,

98 South Freeport Rd.; proceeds to benefit Educational Trust Fund; 865-

4012. 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

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