THU/15
PERFORMANCES
DAPONTE STRING QUARTET WINTER
SERIES IV: VIENNA, VIENNA, 7:30p.m.,
St John’s Episcopal Church, Thomaston.
Featuring works by Mozart,
Mendelssohn and Beethoven. Tickets available at the door.
MISCELLANEOUS
CRYSTAL SPRING FARM FIELD TRIP,
7:30-11a.m., 277 Pleasant Hill Road,
Brunswick. Join Merrymeeting Audubon and the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust on this free walk through Crystal Farms.
Free. 729-8661. BIRDING EXCURSION, 7:30a.m., join us for a walk through the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick. Jan Pierson will lead participants through a variety of habitats including fields, forests, and ponds.
729-7694.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
AUTHOR TALK: PAUL BETIT, 6p.m.,
Rockland Public Library Community
Room. Betit will discuss his writing routine and creative process. Signed copies of Phu Bai, Kagnew Station and
The Man in the Canal will be available for purchase. MEN’S BOOK GROUP, 6:30p.m., Topsham Public Library. “Shadow Divers” by
Robert Kurson. New members welcome!
725-1727.
BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC
BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC, 11:30a.m.-
12:30p.m., People Plus, 35 Union
Street, Brunswick.
FRI/16
PERFORMANCES
FOLK ICON TOM RUSH IN CONCERT,
7:30p.m., The Opera House at Boothbay
Harbor. Advance tickets are $30 and tickets at the door are $35. All seats are general admission. 633-5159. THE GHOST OF PAUL REVERE, Mine
Oyster, Boothbay Harbor. Popular Portland based band The Ghost of Paul
Revere will play. DAPONTE STRING QUARTET WINTER
SERIES IV: VIENNA, VIENNA, 7:30p.m.,
Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. Featuring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and
Beethoven. Tickets available at the door. 3RD FRIDAY CONCERT SERIES, 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center,
804 Washington Street, Bath. Tim Rice,
Ben Hunsberger, and the acoustic duet of Ted DeMille and Bobby St. Pierre.
Tickets are $10, online at www.chocolatechurch.org or by calling 442-8455.
MISCELLANEOUS
CELTIC FESTIVAL IN TOPSHAM,
6:30p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center,
Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham. $5 per person, $20 per family in advance;
$6 per person, $25 per family at the door. MAINE FAMILIES BOOK-NIC, 10a.m.,
Topsham Public Library, Books and activities are set up in a picnic-style layout on the floor to promote active learning for infants, toddlers, young preschoolers and their families. 725-
1727. SPRING FLOWERS IN A MATURE FOREST, 9:30a.m. to noon, Hidden Valley
Nature Center, Jefferson. $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Wanda Garland will lead visitors in a class featuring
Spring Flowers in a Mature Forest. 200-
8840. SUSTAINABLE PAINTINGS: A LOCAL
LANDSCAPE, artist’s reception 3p.m. to
5p.m., at Savory Maine Dining and Provisions. Paintings by Anne Heywood.
563-2111. PREVIEW PARTY FOR MID COAST HOSPITAL’S “GRAND AND GLORIOUS”
YARD SALE, 6-8:30p.m., old Borders book store, Merrymeeting/Shaw’s
Plaza, Bath Road, Brunswick. $25 at the door. Proceeds benefit hospitals and scholarships. 373-6015. FREEPORT WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING,
1p.m., Freeport Community Library.
Come celebrate our 90th Birthday with a fun party! Music, refreshments are more. All are welcome.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON CHARLOTTE
BACON, 11a.m. to 1p.m., South
Freeport Congregational Church Community Hall. $20 per person. Tickets must be purchased before the event at 865-
4012. MURRAY CARPENTER, 10a.m. to
12p.m., Porter Hall, Skidompha Library.
Murray Carpenter, journalist and author of “Caffeinated: How Our Daily Habit
Helps, Hurts and Hooks Us,” will share his research and thoughts on “The additive that flows under the radar.” 563-
3207. MICHAEL VERMETTE PLEIN AIR WORKSHOP INTRODUCTORY TALK, Centre
Street Arts Gallery, 11 Centre Street,
Bath.
SAT/17
PERFORMANCES
WOMEN IN HARMONY PRESENT: ON
THE ROAD, 7p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford Street,
Portland. Tickets are $12 and are available for advance purchase at Longfellow
Books, Starbird Music in Portland or at
Nonesuch Books in South Portland or at wihmaine.org. $15 at the door. THE DOWNEASTERS: A CAPELLA
MEN’S CHORUS, 3p.m., Raymond Community Church. Tickets are $10. 939-
7947.
PUBLIC MEALS
PULLED PORK SUPPER, 4:30-6p.m.,
Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak
Grove Ave. Two kinds of baked beans, cole slaw, corn bread and home made cake for dessert. $8 per person, $4 for kids under the age of 12. 443-4707. BAKED BEAN AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER,
5p.m. and 6p.m., Pownal Congregational Church. $8 adults, $4 children, kids under 5 free. 688-4433. POT ROAST SUPPER, 5-6:30p.m., Raymond Village Community Church Vestry.
$9 for adults, $5 for children under 12.
655-7749. PULLED PORK AND BEANS SUPPER,
4:30-6:30p.m., Bailey Island Union
Church. Adults $8, children $4. Help by
The Willing Helpers. MAY DAY BREAKFAST, 7-10a.m., Cosmopolitan Club, 894 Washington Street,
Bath. Eggs, bacon, sausage, waffles, homefries, biscuits and more. $8 at the door, $7 in advance for adults; $5 at the door, $4 in advance for children 4-
12 years old. 443-3231.
MISCELLANEOUS
FIELD TRIP: MORSE MOUNTAIN AND
SEAWALL BEACH, 7:30a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Meet at Brunswick’s Hannaford, 35 Elm
St., to carpool. Join Merrymeeting
Audubon and explore the Bates-Morse
Mountain Conservation Area in Phippsburg. Free. 725-0282. BENTON ALEWIFE FESTIVAL, all day at various locations around Benton. Help celebrate the return of this historic and unique fishery to Benton. 441-1391. BIKE RODEO AND COMMUNITY SAFETY
DAY, 9a.m. to noon, Phippsburg Town
Hall Parking Lot. Put on by the Phippsburg Police Department. MODEL TRAIN OPEN HOUSE, LUNCH
AND SWING BAND, 10a.m. to 3p.m.,
83 Captain Perry Drive, Phippsburg.
Bring your own lunch or call 386-0128 to join the potluck BBQ. HEALTHY MAINE LIVING EXPO, 9a.m. –
4p.m., 14 Thomas Point Road,
Brunswick. 60 vendors, free fitness and wellness classes, demos and more. Email events@midcoastmaine.com for more information. 29TH ANNUAL MAY FAIRE, 9a.m. to
2p.m., Cumston Hall, Monmouth. Join the friends of the Cumston Library! Free family events all day! Have a Lobster
Lunch sponsored by the Cumston
Library, or have burgers and dogs grilled by the Junior Fire Department. Check out the Monmouth Museums tables or buy some perennials from Gingerbread
Farms. 933-4706 for more information. COASTAL HUMANE SOCIETY PLANT
SALE TO BENEFIT SHELTER ANIMALS,
9a.m. to 2p.m., 190 Pleasant Street,
Brunswick. Perennials, decorative pots and more. PLANT AND BAKE SALE, 8a.m. to noon,
City/Library park, Washington Street,
Bath. Prices starting at $3. 443-5389. MICHAEL VERMETTE PAINTING WORKSHOP, DAY 1, 9a.m.-4p.m. Contact
Shelby Patton at 751-0115 to sign up for this two-day outdoor painting workshop through Centre Street Arts Gallery in Bath. CHILDREN’S FISHING DERBY AND
CASTING COMPETITION, 9a.m., Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club. On-site pond stocked with trout for the event. Nonresident children over 12 must have a valid non-resident license. The child who catches largest fish (determined by weight only) will receive a cash prize and a trophy. All kids to enter receive a prize.
268-9271. WILDFLOWER WALK, 2p.m., Wolfe’s
Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Walk in the woods and enjoy the Spring wildflowers with a knowledgeable guide.
Free with park admission. PLANT SALE AT WOLFE’S NECK FARM,
9a.m. to 1p.m., 184 Burnett Road,
Freeport. Great selection of perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetable seedlings all donated by volunteers, family and friends. 865-4469. PEJEPSCOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY COMMUNITY APPRECIATION DAY, 10a.m. to
2p.m., all over Brunswick. Free tours of
Chamberlain Museum at 226 Maine
Street, Brunswick and Skolfield-Whittier
House at161 Park Row, Brunswick.
Tours on the hour for residents of
Brunswick, Harpswell, and Topsham.
Free walking tour of Brunswick’s Maine
Street led by Dick Snow, 10a.m. at
Pejepscot Museum and Research Center at 159 Park Row, Brunswick. New exhibit at Pejepscot Museum and
Research Center: The Mills and their
People. Free, 10 am to 2 pm. Call
729.6606 or visit www.pejepscothistorical.org. DURHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY COMMUNITY ART SHOW AND BAKE SALE,
10a.m. to 1p.m., Union Church/Old
Town Hall, Durham. Proceeds benefit the Restoration Fund. 319-5866. 8TH ANNUAL WEST BOWDOIN BAPTIST
CHURCH PLANT SALE, 9a.m. to 2p.m.,
West Bowdoin Baptist Church, Bowdoin.
Featuring freshly-dug herbs, locally grown annuals and vegetable seedlings.
All funds support Mission Circle to be used for local, state and international missions and ministries. MID COAST HOSPITAL’S “GRAND AND
GLORIOUS” YARD SALE, 8a.m.-3p.m., old Borders book store, Merrymeeting/ Shaw’s Plaza, Bath Road,
Brunswick. Proceeds benefit hospitals and scholarships. 373-6015.
SUN/18
MISCELLANEOUS
EVERGREEN CEMETERY FIELD TRIP,
6:15a.m.-11:30p.m. Meet at Brunswick
Hannaford, 35 Elm St., to carpool. Join
Merrymeeting Audubon and explore
Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery. Free.
841-1951. SWIZDOR FARM TOUR, 1p.m. to 5p.m.,
20 Loop Road, Phippsburg. SKILLINS FARM TOUR, 1p.m. to 5p.m.,
10 Timothy Lane, Phippsburg. COASTAL HUMANE SOCIETY PLANT
SALE TO BENEFIT SHELTER ANIMALS,
9a.m. to 2p.m., 190 Pleasant Street,
Brunswick. Perennials, decorative pots and more. MICHAEL VERMETTE PAINTING WORKSHOP, DAY 2, 9a.m.-4p.m. Contact
Shelby Patton at 751-0115 to sign up for this two-day outdoor painting workshop through Centre Street Arts Gallery in Bath. COUNTRY SUNDAY, noon to 5p.m., Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club. An afternoon of great country music, dancing and food.
$5 for adults, children under 12 free.
Raffles, door prizes, 50/50 drawing, free parking. 737-0920. MID COAST HOSPITAL’S “GRAND AND
GLORIOUS” YARD SALE, 9a.m.-noon, old Borders book store, Merrymeeting/ Shaw’s Plaza, Bath Road,
Brunswick. Proceeds benefit hospitals and scholarships. 373-6015. R4I: 2ND ANNUAL RUN FOR INDEPENDENCE, 9a.m. Brunswick Jr. High,
Brunswick. www.runforindependence.org.
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