Wed/28

MISCELLANEOUS

WOLFE’S NECK NATURE PROGRAM,

2 p.m. “In the Pines” Wolfe’s Neck

State Park, Freeport, free with entrance. Poor weather will cancel.

Thu/29

MISCELLANEOUS

WOLFE’S NECK NATURE PROGRAM,

2 p.m. “Stroll with the Ranger”

Wolfe’s Neck State Park, Freeport, free with entrance. Poor weather will cancel.

PERFORMANCES

HARPSWELL BANDSTAND CONCERT, 6-8 p.m., Mitchell Field, Rt.

123, Harpswell. Harpswell Concert

Band.

Fri/30

MISCELLANEOUS

WOLFE’S NECK NATURE PROGRAM,

2 p.m. “Tree Hunt” Wolfe’s Neck

State Park, Freeport, free with entrance. Poor weather will cancel. CAMDEN WINDJAMMER FESTIVAL, noon-9 p.m.,. Events on Camden harbor, including schooner sailing tours, Maritime Heritage Fair, Pirate

Invasion, more. Free. www.camdenwindjammerfestival.org. ART SHOW AND SALE, 1-5 p.m.,.

SunTide Studios and ART TREK, 14

Maine St. Suite 0102C, Brunswick.

423-0440.

PERFORMANCES

AUDIOBODY, 7:30 p.m. Theater of

Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport, tickets $15-25. 518-8839.

Sat/31

MISCELLANEOUS

BATH FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Waterfront Park, Commerical St., Bath; www.bathfarmersmarket.com. CRYSTAL SPRING FARMERS’ MARKET,

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick; www.btlt.org. BOWDOINHAM FARMERS’ MARKET,

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Merrymeeting Grange, 27 Main St. WOLFE’S NECK NATURE PROGRAM,

2 p.m. “Casco Bay Walk” Wolfe’s

Neck State Park, Freeport, free with entrance. Poor weather will cancel. CAMDEN WINDJAMMER FESTIVAL,

7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.,. Events on Camden harbor, including schooner sailing tours, Maritime Heritage Fair,

Pirate Invasion, more. Free. www.camdenwindjammer festival.org. GEM AND MINERAL SHOW, 10-5,

National Guard Armory, Augusta. sponsored by the Kennebec Rocks and Minerals Club. Demonstrations, displays, games for kids. $2 adults,

12 and under free. Ticket comes with door prize. FOOD AND FIREWORKS, 5 p.m.- dusk, Mitchell Field, Harpswell Neck

Road, Route 123; American Legion

Post 171 food tent featuring hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, cold drinks; 833-5583.

PERFORMANCES

L.L. BEAN CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.,

“Joshua Radin”, acoustic folksinger,

LL Bean, Freeport. Free. AUDIOBODY, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St.,

Freeport, tickets $15-$25. 518-

8839.

Sun/1

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

STURGEON ISLAND AND WILD RICE

PADDLE 7:30-10:30 a.m., contact Anne Hammond at 442-0375 for details.

PUBLIC MEALS

PHIPPSBURG SPORTSMAN CLUB

BREAKFAST, 7-9 a.m., Phippsburg

Sportsman’s Club, Phippsburg. $7 adults, children free. 389-2747.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

EDIBLE MUSHROOMS WALK, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Hidden Valley

Nature Center, Jefferson. Learn to identify poisonous and edible mushrooms, $60. Register in advance at http://hvnc.org/registration/. MERRYMEETING PARK WALK AND

TALK, 1 p.m., Local historian and

Merrymeeting Park expert Christopher Gutscher leads visitors through the historic site of former amusement park. Meet at the JL Chamberlain Museum at 226 Maine St.,

Brunswick, for directions. Advance registration required. $3. 729-

6606.

Mon/2

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

BRUNSWICK FARMERS’ MARKET, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Town Mall, www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 5-6 p.m., Bath United

Church of Christ, 150 Congress

Ave.; 729-6782. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

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

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

208-0318. GALLERY OPENING 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., “Ode to the Bowdoin Pines” by Jean Kigel, Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant St., Brunswick.

Tue/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.

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; [email protected].

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

WAR OF 1812 talk Noon, Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St.,

Portland. he Navy’s Role in the War of 1812: Authors and friends

George Daughan and Vice Adm.

(Ret.) George Emery discuss their recent publications in the context of the Battle of the HMS Boxer and

USS Enterprise. This event kicks off a week of programming related to the 200th anniversary of the battle off Pemaquid Point during the War of 1812.

Wed/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

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

Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside

Rd.; 725-1727. 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.

PERFORMANCES

SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND, 7-9 p.m., Lisa Redfern, Dave Dersham,

Caroline Cotter, Putnam Smith. Frontier Theater, Fort Andross,

Brunswick. $10/ 415-505-8124.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

MID-COAST RETIRED EDUCATORS

MEETING, 10:30 a.m., United

Methodist Church of Brunswick. All retired educators invited to attend.

666-3922. WAR OF 1812 roundtable 6-8, Maine

Historical Society, 489 Congress

St., Portland. Four historian-authors discuss the causes and effects of the Battle of the HMS Boxer and

USS Enterprise within the context of the War of 1812.

Thu/5

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS Donor Center, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

BRUNSWICK FARMERS’ MARKET, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Town Mall, www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. FREEPORT FARMERS’ MARKET, 1-5 p.m., Discovery park, L.L. Bean campus; www.freeportfarmersmarket. blogspot.com. RICHMOND FARMERS’ MARKET,

3:30-5:30 p.m., Richmond Riverfront. SECOND FRIDAY 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.

Fri/6

MISCELLANEOUS

BATH FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Waterfront Park, Commerical St., Bath; www.bathfarmersmarket.com. CRYSTAL SPRING FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick; www.btlt.org. BOWDOINHAM FARMERS’ MARKET,

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Merrymeeting Grange, 27 Main St. 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.

Sat/7

PERFORMANCES

JAZZ BAND, 2 p.m., Moose Mountain Jazz Band plays Dixieland jazz,

Alna Head Tide church, $12 in advance, $15 at door. 586-5099

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CHAPTER MEETING, Maine AllCare

Midcoast Chapter Monthly business meeting, 10-noon. Seminar Room,

Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. Public welcome. Kevin Twine, [email protected], 721-8344. WOMEN’S HISTORY TRAIL, 1 p.m.,

Part two with Polly Kaufman. Prominent Brunswick women such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Fanny Chamberlain, Josephine Perry. Meet at Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park

Row, Brunswick. 729-6606 to register, $3 in advance, $5 at door.