“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.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Wednesdays, noon and 7:30 p.m.; AlAnon, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.; Business Debtors Anonymous, Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Casco Bay Walk, Wednesday, July 9 and Friday, July 25, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy views of rocky shores, nesting ospreys, and islands in the bay on this one-mile hike with a park ranger. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Parkinson’s Support Group, second Wednesday of the month, July 9, 1-2:30 p.m., Bay Square at Yarmouth, 27 Forest Falls Drive (opposite the post office). Ongoing monthly support group meeting for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Walk-ins welcome.

Juggler Steve Corning, Wednesday, July 9, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Suggested ages 5 and up.

Freeport Project Review Board, Wednesday, July 9, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Children’s musician Matt Loosigian of Earth Jams, folk singer, guitarist and songwriter specializing in playful, funny songs about ecology and being green, Thursday, July 10, 6:30 p.m., Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. For tickets, see www.theaterofawesome.com.

Freeport Shellfish Conservation Commission, Thursday, July 10, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

“Matt & Ben,” a Theater Project Alumni Production, July 10, 11 and 13, 7:30 p.m., 14 School St., Brunswick. Tickets by donation and only sold at the door.

Hike with the Ranger, Thursday, July 10 and Sunday, July 20, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy the best that the park has to offer in this season on a hike with a knowledgeable guide. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Yarmouth Farmers Market, every Thursday rain or shine, 3-7 p.m., Town Hall Memorial Green. 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.

Food Addicts Anonymous, Thursdays, 9 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Freeport Shellfish Conservation Commission, Thursday, July 10, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

Freeport Active Living Task Force, Thursday, July 10, 7:30 a.m., Community Center.

Freeport Farmers Market, Fridays, 1-5 p.m., Moose Lot between L.L. Bean Flagship and Home stores, Freeport. Through Sept. 12.

Brunswick Art Walk, Friday, July 11, 5-8 p.m., around Maine and Pleasant Streets in downtown Brunswick and Fort Andross. Sponsored by the Five Rivers Arts Alliance on the second Friday of each month. For more information, visit www.5raa.org or call 798-6964.

Tree Hunt, Friday, July 11, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Stop by the benches to get your papers for this fun, self-guiding hunt, and then come back afterward to see how well you did. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Maine Outdoor Adventure Club SummerFest & Reunion, Friday, July 11-Sunday, July 13, Thomas Point Beach and Campground, 29 Meadow Road, Brunswick. Paddles, bike rides, walks and lawn games with volunteer leaders. Activities free and open to the public. Thomas Point Beach admission fee and camping fees apply. For more information, see www.moac.org.

Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band, Saturday, July 12, 7:30 p.m., Discovery Park, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Part of the Concerts in the Park Series. Free.

Clinton C. Smith, author of “Mirror Image,” book signing Saturday, July 12, 1-3 p.m., Sherman’s Books and Stationery, 128 Main St., Freeport.

Arts & Crafts Market, Saturday, July 12, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational Church front lawn, 40 Main St., Freeport. Other dates are July 26, Aug. 9 and 30, Sept. 13 and 27, Oct. 11 and 25. Vendor spaces are available. For more information, see www.FirstParishMarket.org.

Art Guild of Freeport art exhibit, Saturday, July 12, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., rain or shine, under the tent at Old World Gourmet, Route 1. Freeport.

“Chamberlain, A Civil War Romance,” through Saturday, July 12, 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.

Stories in Stone, Saturday, July 12, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the story of Maine’s rockbound coast on this walk with talks and activities. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Debtors Anonymous, Saturdays, 9 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Family Barnyard Programs, Saturdays in July and August, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. Visit the barn, pastures and discovery garden and take a tractor ride up into West Bay. $8 per person, free for infants not walking. Participation limited to 12 per session. Reservations recommended. Call 865-4469 or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Osprey Watch, July 13, 15, 19, 22, 27, 29, 2-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys, weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

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.

Choir practice, Sundays, 9 a.m.; study and discussion group, 9:15 a.m.; regular church service, 10 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Car bootie sale, Sunday, July 13, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Fuego Diablo, 52 Loring Lane, Pownal. Part yard sale, part flea market, part festival. Participants load up their cars, park on the Fuego Diablo lawn and sell items out of the back of their vehicles. Artists and craftspeople invited to participate, as are busking musicians. $10 to secure a spot. Buskers can perform for free. Deadline to sign up is June 26. For more information, contact Jamie and Wren Pearson at 408-3185 or visit Fuego Diablo on Facebook.

Susan Poulin, author of the new self-help humor book, “Finding Your Inner Moose: Ida LeClair’s Guide to Livin’ the Good Life,” will be reading and signing copies, Monday, July 14, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Pownal Solid Waste Committee, Monday, July 14, 6 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, July 14, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Vacation Bible School, Monday, July 14-Friday, July 18, 9 a.m.-noon, First Parish Congregational Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal. Lessons, stories, games, prizes and fun for children ages 5-11. For more information, call Doris Blackstone, 688-4791, or the Rev. John Wentworth, 688-4846.

“Screening for Breast Cancer in 2014,” talk by Dr. Tracey Weisberg, oncologist, Monday, July 14, 11 a.m.-noon, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick.

Stroll with the Ranger, July 14, 18 and 26, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Take a relaxed tour with the ranger on our wheelchair-accessible path. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Winslow Park Commission, Monday, July 14, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Freeport Parking & Traffic Committee, Tuesday, July 15, 7:30 a.m., Town Council Chambers.

Freeport Town Council, Tuesday, July 15, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, July 15, 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.

Small Wonders, July16 and 31, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover the extraordinary things that are right before your eyes (hand lenses provided). Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

“7 Brides for 7 Brothers,” Wednesday, July 16-Saturday, Aug. 2, 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.

Freeport Conservation Commission, Wednesday, July 16, 6 p.m., Community Center.

Freeport Recycling/Solid Waste Committee, Wednesday, July 16, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.

Maine Connections Academy information session, Wednesday, July 16, noon, Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport. Maine Connections Academy, state’s first full-time, tuition-free virtual public charter school for Maine students in grades 7–12, will open this September and is now enrolling students for the 2014-15 school year. For more information, email Caitlin@burgessadv.com.

Freeport Republican Committee, Wednesday, July 16, 6:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Mallet Drive, lower level. Committee members asked to bring a non-perishable item for Freeport Community Services Food Pantry.

The Shore Tour, Thursday, July 17, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Learn about varied shores through talks, activities and views along the accessible path. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

“The Wizard of Oz”, preview Thursday, July 17, 7 p.m., shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7, Sundays at 2 through July 27, Freeport Performing Arts Center. Tickets $10 for adults and $5 for children under 18. They will be sold at the door for the July 17, 7 p.m., preview performance and can be purchased at www.fpconline.org, or at the Freeport Community Center.

Downeast Hysterical Society, comedy variety show with Randy Judkins and Barney Marti, Thursday, July 17 and Friday, July 18, Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. For tickets, see www.theaterofawesome.com.

49th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival, Friday, July 18-Sunday, July 20. For full schedule, see www.clamfestival.com.

“Living in the Wind: Exploring Bird Migration and Simple Ways to Save Birds,” presented by naturalist and writer Scott Weidensaul, Friday July 18, 6:30-8 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. Program co-sponsored by Freeport Wild Bird Supply, 541 Route1. For more information, see www.freeportwildbirdsupply.com.

Open house at Durham Historical Society, Saturday, July 19, 1-3 p.m., Old Union Church, Route 136. Visitors welcome.

Yard sale, Saturday, July 19, North Pownal Community Club, Lawrence Road. Donated items sought. Fundraiser for building repair effort. For more information, call Alan Bradstreet at 688-4728 or email alanbrad@maine.rr.com.

Yard sale, Saturday, July 19, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. Rain date July 26. Doughnuts and coffee in the morning. Hot dogs, chips and drink served beginning at 11. Proceeds benefit the church. Those with donations of good used or new items can call Teresa, 415-3021.

Grief support group, hosted by Life Choice Hospice, third Sunday of every month, July 20, noon-1 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth. No registration required and drop-ins welcome. For more information, call 761-6967.

Traditional folk dances from the world, Sunday, July 20, 6-9 p.m., Pownal Town Hall.

Social hour, potluck refreshments and jam session at 6; international folk dancing at 7. All welcome. No partners needed. Suggested donation $5, children $3. $12 family maximum. For more information, call 688-2293 or email mwendt57@gmail.com.

Secrets of the Shore, Monday, July 21, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover the secrets of life in the salt marsh, mud flat, and rocky shore. Meet at the semicircle of benches by the second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

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.

Steamer Dig, Wednesday, July 23, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Learn about the life and times of the soft-shell clam. Then try your hand at digging this delicacy of the deep mud with an experienced guide. Bring mud sneakers or high boots, gloves, and clam hoe or spading fork. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. Registration required. For more information, call 865-4465.

Gnomes & Fairies craft project, with local artist, Julie Yeo, Wednesday, July 23, 4 p.m., Freeport Community Library. For Summer Reading participants ages 5 and up. Signup required. Call 865-3307.

Free blood pressure check, Thursday, July 24, 10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St. Sponsored by CHANS Home Health Care.

Tide Pools, Thursday, July 24, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Visit this informal program on the rocky shore near Googins Island to discover the secrets of a tide pool. Meet on the shore across from Googins Island. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Children’s musician Matt Loosigian of Earth Jams, a folk singer, guitarist and songwriter specializing in funny songs about ecology and being green, entertains Thursday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m., at Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St. in Freeport. 

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