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.

Photography exhibit, featuring work by Jon Strout, on display during November, Freeport Community Library.

Northern Lights Celebration, musical holiday light show, 5-9 p.m., every night, plus concerts and crafts through Dec. 31. For full Northern Lights schedule, see www.llbean.com/llb/shop/512152?page=northern-lights.

Freeport Rotary, meets every Wednesday, 7 a.m., Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St., Freeport. Feel free to stop by and see what the group is about, or call Matt Morrison, 691-8747, for more information.

Community Thanksgiving Service, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m., First Baptist Church of Freeport, 185 Main St. Participants from all Freeport churches. Offering will benefit Freeport Community Services Fuel Assistance program. Dried and canned food can be brought to benefit FCS Food Bank. For more information, call 865-4404.

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.

Parkinson’s disease support group, for people just diagnosed, caregivers and people who have been living with the diagnosis, every Wednesday, 10 a.m., YMCA of Southern Maine, Casco Bay Branch, Freeport. For more information, call 865-9600.

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.

Farmer for the Morning, Thursdays during the school year, 9-10 a.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnette Road, Freeport, for toddler or pre-school-aged children. Interactive hands-on experience that includes feeding and caring for barnyard animals. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Moonlight Madness Fun Run/Walk, Thursday, Nov. 27, 11:45 p.m., starting and finishing at Olympia Sports, 140 Main St., Freeport. Hosted by Freeport High School Student Interact Service Club. Event kicks off Black Friday, when stores open at midnight. Registration 10:30-11:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving night or register online at www.runinarace.com/MoonlightMadness/registration.html. Entry fee $10 in advance and $15 night of the event.

Blueberry Ridge Farm, winter holiday sale, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 28-30 and Dec. 5-7, 167 Loring Lane, Pownal. Nature-inspired handcrafts, knits, stained glass, handcarved spoons, notecards, pillows, holiday decorations, etc. For more information, call Kathy, 688-4153.

Fuego Diablo, holiday sale, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 28-30 and Dec. 5-7, 52 Loring Lane, Pownal. Hand-colored photographs, beaded jewelry, knitted heirloom toys, art cards, whimsical artwork, plus food. For more information. see www.facebook.com/fuegodiablopownal or call 408.3185.

Brunswick Downtown Association tree-lighting ceremony, Saturday, Nov. 29, 5 p.m., Brunswick Town Mall. Santa and Frosty, 3-5 p.m.; carriage rides, 1-5. For more information, see www.brunswickdowntown.org.

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

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.

Food safety workshop, offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Monday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m., UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Ben Tettlebaum, a Rhodes Fellow with the Farm and Food Initiative at the Conservation Law Foundation Maine, and Dave Colson, a farmer from Durham and director of agricultural services at Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, will make presentations. For more information or to register, contact KymNoelle Sposato, 353-5550, [email protected].

“Railroads in Maine: The First 150 Years,” with speaker George Barrett, Monday, Dec. 1, 7-8 p.m., Freeport Community Library, sponsored by Freeport Historical Society will present a program. Barrett will give an overview of the rise, decline and renaissance of the “iron horse” in Maine. Admission is free for FHS members, $5 for non-members. In the event of snow, the event will be postponed to Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the same time.

Pownal Board of Selectmen, Monday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Freeport Community Library Board, Monday, Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library

Freeport Board of Appeals, Monday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Freeport Town Council, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 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.

Tashi Gatsel Ling, Tibetan Buddhist center, 20 Independence Drive in Freeport, offers regular programming and teachings by recognized Tibetan Buddhist teachers. Visit http://tashigatselling.org/ for information about teachers, study group meetings, meditation classes, dharma teachings, and “sacred cinema” movie nights.

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 Planning Board, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

New Thursday story time, Dec. 4, 10:30 a.m., Freeport Community Library.

Holiday Bazaar, Thursday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 5, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick, Cafe? Conference Rooms and Cafe? Patio. Wreaths, baskets of greens, centerpieces, treasures, decorated country antiques, baked goods, fudge, cookie plates and more. Sponsored by MCH Auxiliary to benefit the hospital. For more information, call 373-6015.

Talk by dog sledders Bryan Courtois and Polly Mahoney, Thursday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Optional potluck at 6. .Sponsored by Appalachian Mountain Club Maine Chapter. For more information, see www.amcmaine.org/calendar.

Sparkle Celebration begins, Friday, Dec. 5, 6 p.m., with Parade of Lights, Main Street. Talking Tree, musical holiday light show at L.L. Bean, Santa. Events run through Sunday, Dec. 7. For full schedule, see www.sparklecelebration.com.

Freeport Players “WFCP Telethon,” spoof of mass media fundraising and pledge drives, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 5 and 6, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. Family-friendly show includes music, dance and comedy. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Advance tickets at www.fcponline.org or in person at the Freeport Community Center Thrift Store, Depot Street.

Spirit of Christmas Fair, Friday, Dec. 5, 3-8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. Santa visits on Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Crafts, handmade items, Christmas items, baked goods, white elephant, the Candy Cane Cafe? and more. Food on Friday includes Zuppa soup, fish chowder, hot dogs, chicken salad and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chips, tea, coffee, punch and hot chocolate. Food on Saturday includes corn chowder, beef stew, ham Italians, egg salad, ham salad and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chips, tea, coffee, punch and hot chocolate. Tables are available to rent at $25. For more information, call Fay, 837-4339, or Deb, 240-1637.

Christmas Fair, Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, 396 Gilman Road, Yarmouth. Wreaths, handcrafts, attic treasures, baked goods, gourmet soups, pet toys, silent auction, light lunch of soups, salads and sandwiches. Books, DVDs and music will be sold both Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec. 6. “Dealers only” sale, with $10 admission, Friday from 9 a.m.-noon. Public sale, with free admission, noon-6 p.m. Friday and during the fair on Saturday. For more information, contact Joe Michaud, 781-3805 or [email protected].

“Night Tree” event for kids 5 and older, Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Freeport. Inspired by Eve Bunting’s book, “Night Tree,” about a family that feeds the forest animals by making decorations for a special tree. Each hour during the day, the story will be read and then participants will decorate pinecones with birdseed and string popcorn, dried fruit and cranberries. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Freeport Elders craft fair, Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., Freeport Community Services building. Raffle tickets also available for the 18-inch American Girl doll named Isabelle, with 10 outfits and a wooden bed. Drawing Dec. 10.

Bradbury Mountain Arts holiday show and sale, Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mallett Hall, 429 Hallowell Road, Route 9, Pownal. Works of 18 artists and artisans, including paintings, photography, turned wood, sculpture, sail cloth bags, jewelry, glass and paper arts, pottery, textiles, ceramics and print-making. Lunch and wreaths for sale by local Girl Scouts. Free admission. For more information, call 688-6555.

Create cranberry gifts in the kitchen, program led by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Cumberland County office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Workshop led by Kate McCarty, UMaine Extension preservation community education assistant. Participants will make spiced cranberry-pear jam, cranberry rice pilaf mix and cranberry granola with local cranberries and Maine grains. $40. Register online at umaine.edu/cumberland/programs/from-scratch-your-maine-kitchen. For more information, call 781-6099.

Holiday party, for veterans and their families, Sunday, Dec. 7, 1-5 p.m., Durham AMVETS, 1049 Royalsborough Road. RSVP by Nov. 28. Call Commander Chad Burke, 798-0956.

Andrew Vietz, author of “Boon Island: A True Story of Mutiny, Shipwreck and Cannibalism,” talks Monday, Dec. 8, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Casco Bay Newcomers Club, for newcomers to Casco Bay area interested in meeting new people and making friends, meets second Tuesday of the month, Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m., for dinner and speaker, Freeport Grill, 175 Lower Main St., through December. For more information, call Margaret, 370-2606.

Parkinson’s Support Group, second Wednesday of the month, Dec. 10, 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.

“A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” 1987 film, Thursday, Dec. 11, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Pownal Board of Selectmen, Monday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall

Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Grief support group, hosted by Life Choice Hospice, third Sunday of every month, Dec. 21 , noon-1 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth. No registration required and drop-ins welcome. For more information, call 761-6967.

Pownal Board of Selectmen, Monday, Dec. 29, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall

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

Tri-Town Penguins Snowmobile Club, meets last Tuesday of each month, Dec. 30, from September to April, 7 p.m., Durham Fire Station, 615 Hallowell Road, Durham. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Duncan Daly, 865-6188, or Mike Yates, 865-3555.

The film, “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” will be shown Thursday, Dec. 11, at 1 p.m., at the Freeport Community Library.