Upcoming events

“You Can Get There from Here – How Transportation Defined Freeport,” Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Freeport Historical Society Harrington House, 45 Main St., Freeport. $3 donation suggested. Exhibit open through Feb.1, 2015. For more information, see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.

“Precious Not Parents” spay-neuter for kittens and puppies, 3-6 months old, $20 through June, Community Spay Neuter Clinic, Freeport, sponsored by PetSmart Charities. Free transport available from several locations. For more information and to find out if you qualify, call 865-0772 or visit www. communityspayneuterclinic.com and on Facebook.

Freeport author Brenda Reeves Sturgis and illustrator Brooke Carlton, will read their children’s book, “The Lake Where the Loon Lives,” and questions and sign books, Wednesday, May 28, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Portland Public Library bookmobile, which holds 1,700 items for all ages, visits Freeport Community Library, Wednesday, May 28 noon-1:20 p.m.

Durham Republican Committee, meets Wednesday, May 28, 7 p.m., in the meeting room behind the Shiloh Chapel. Guest speaker s Androscoggin County Judge of Probate Michael Dubois. All registered Republicans welcome.

RSU 5 annual budget meeting, Wednesday, May 28, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School gymnasium.

Spring Reader’s Circle of Merrill Memorial Library, Thursday, May 29, 7 p.m., Yarmouth History Center, 118 Elm St. Book is “The Fault in our Stars,” by John Green. Registration is not required.

Yarmouth Farmers Market, every Thursday rain or shine, 3-7 p.m., Town Hall Memorial Green. Grand opening May 29. For updates and market events, see Yarmouth Farmers Market on Facebook.

Business to Business Connection, Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s business networking group, Thursdays, 7:30-9 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Park St. For more information, call 847-5240.

Freeport Withdrawal Committee, Thursday, May 29, noon-3 p.m., Freeport Town Council Chambers.

Ball in the House, classic rhythm and blues, Motown and pop, Friday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31, 8 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. For tickets, see www.theaterofawesome.tixato.com/buy.

NBBI Bible Conference, Friday, May 30, 7-9 p.m., and Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church of Pownal, 422 Hallowell Road. New Brunswick Bible Institute President Matthew Little and Chancellor John Hoag will be teachers. Everyone is welcome. Study materials will be provided. For more information, contact the Rev. John Wentworth, 688-4846.

Seeking ideas for Leon Gorman Park, off School Street, Freeport, Saturday, May 31, presentations at 9:15 and 10:15 a.m. Coffee and muffins will be served. For further information, contact Donna Larson, [email protected], or 865-4743, ext 103.

Wildflower Walk, Saturday, May 31, weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Come for a walk in the woods to enjoy the spring wildflowers of Wolfe’s Neck Woods with a knowledgeable guide. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Spring Festival, Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. Music, games, demonstrations and learning activities. Opportunities to explore the trails and gardens, interact with the animals, learn about seeds and plants, and try fiber arts. For kids, craft activities, face painting, a hay pile and tractors to climb, hayrides and live music. Food available for purchase. Admission $7 per person, ages 2 and under free. For more information, call 865-4469, ext.102 or see

www.wolfesneckfarm.org/spring-festival.

Yarmouth Public Works open house, Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine, 56 North Road. Displays by police, fire and rescue units, pollution control equipment, parks equipment and vintage trucks; games, toy hard hats and refreshments. For more information, contact Erik Street, [email protected].

South Freeport Congregational Church, UCC, worship each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport. Sunday school for kids pre-K through eighth grade provided during the service as is nursery care. Coffee and refreshments after the service.

Sunday to Sundae Trot for Teens 5K, and L.L. Bean kayak raffle, Sunday, June 1, 9 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., Freeport. After the race, participants can make their own Ben & Jerry’s ice cream sundae kayak package winner announced. Proceeds of both events go toward supporting The Port Teen Center at the Freeport Community Center. Sponsored by RSU 5 Recreation & Community Education. To register for the 5K (includes race shirt while supplies last) and/or to purchase raffle ticket, visit www.rsu5-rce.org or call Recreation & Community Education, 865-6171.

“Music of the Civil War,” Monday, June 2, 7 p.m., Pine Tree Academy gym, 67 Pownal Road, Freeport. Concert commemorates 150th anniversary of the war. Musical selections will be performed by three handbell choirs, the band and choir. Free.

Pownal Board of Selectmen, Monday, June 2, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Freeport Conservation Trust annual meeting, Monday, June 2, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Dr. Stephen Mulkey, president of Unity College, will discuss taking action to address climate change in his talk called “Crisis and Opportunity in the Environmental Century: Inspiring a Generation of Greatness.” Open to the public. For more information, see www.freeportconservationtrust.org.

Calico Quilters, a chapter of the Maine Pine Tree Quilters Guild, meets the first and third Monday evening of each month at the Masonic Hall in Yarmouth. For more information, see www.mainequilts.org or www.maineshophop.com.

Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, June 3, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Story times, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Tuesdays, Babies & Toddlers, 10-10:30 a.m.; Pre-schoolers, 10:30-11 a.m. For more information, call 865-3307 or see www.freeportlibrary.com.

Discovering Buddhism, series that gives students foundational teachings, readings and practices related to Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, Tuesdays 7-8:30 p.m., Tashi Gatsel Ling, a Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist Center, 20 Independence Drive, Freeport. All welcome. For more information, see http://tashigatselling.com.

Cribbage, Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Eureka Community Center, corner of Route 9 and Route 136, Durham. For more information call the Town Office, 353-2561.

Freeport Town Council proposed budget public hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall.

Freeport Municipal Facilities Committee, Tuesday, June 3, 7:30 a.m., Town Council Chambers,

Freeport Recycling/Solid Waste Committee, Wednesday, June 4, 5:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Durham Planning Board, Wednesday, June 4, 7 p.m., Town Hall.

“Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” Wednesday, June 4-Saturday, June 21, Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater on the campus of Bowdoin College, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. For times and tickets, call 725-8769 or see www.msmt.org.

“Wolfe’s Neck Woods: Through the Lens of History,” presented by Andy Hutchinson, park ranger, and Michael Frey, interpretive ranger, Wednesday, June 4, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

“Almost, Maine,” by John Cariani, performed by the senior class of Merriconeag Waldorf School, June 4, 5, 6, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St., Portland. Tickets $5 through www.brownpapertickets.com/event/664843. For more information, see www.merriconeag.org

“The Monuments Men,” Freeport Community Library’s First Thursday film series, June 5, 1 p.m. With George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett. Rated PG-13.

Writer Sharon Peters, author of “Trusting Calvin: How a Dog Helped Heal a Holocaust Survivor’s Heart,” talks Friday, June 6, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Road. Tickets $20 and must be purchased in advance. For reservations, call Beth, 865-4012.

Open Stage Coffee House, Saturday, June 7, 7 p.m., Community Room of the Freeport Community Library. Opportunity for budding artists, established entertainers, and everyone young, and old. Performers can show up at the library and sign up. Two-song limit. For more information, contact Eric Bryant, 865-0052.

We love to eat

Freeport Elders Association Pancake Breakfast, first Saturday of each month, June 7, 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausages, coffee or tea, juice, $3.50 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children 12 and under. Deluxe breakfast is scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausages, biscuit, coffee or tea, juice, $4.50, $4 for seniors.

Baked beans and spaghetti supper, Saturday, June 7, 4:30-6 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. Three kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, cole slaw, biscuits and brown bread, pickled beets and assorted homemade pies. Adults $7, children 4-12 $3, free for children 3 and under. Suppers are the first Saturday of every month through November.

Bean supper, Saturday, June 14, 4:30-6 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Route 136 across from River Park, Durham. Baked beans, chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw, bread, pickles and homemade pies. $7.50 for adults, $3 for children 5-12 and free for children under 5.

Pig roast and local-flavors tasting, with chef Masa Miyake, Sunday, June 22, 5-8 p.m., Wolfe Neck’s Farm, 134 Burnett Road, Freeport. Includes live music and dancing. $75. Tickets available to members on Tuesday, April 22 and to the general public on Friday, April 25. For more information, call 865-4469 or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org/maine-farm-to-table-dinners.

Baked bean supper, Saturday, June 28, 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange No. 9, 13 Elm St., Freeport. All-you- can-eat three kinds of homebaked beans, hot dogs, biscuits, brown bread, potato salad, pasta salad, cole slaw, homemade pies, beverages. Adults $8, children under 10 $4, free for children 3 and younger. Suppers held fourth Saturday of each month through September.

Dr. Stephen Mulkey, president of Unity College, will discuss taking action to address climate change, in his talk at the annual meeting of the Freeport Conservation Trust, Monday, June 2, at 7 p.m., at the Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St.