We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance. Send them to: Calendar Editor, The Times Record, 3 Business Parkway, Suite 1, Brunswick, ME 04011; or e-mail, [email protected]. Include name and phone number.

WED/31

MISCELLANEOUS

NEW YEAR’S EVE KIDS PAJAMA JAM

AND OVERNIGHT CAMP, Maine Dance and Fitness, 19 Main Street, Topsham.

233-8616. MAINE’S FIRST SHIP NEW YEARS EVE

PARTY AND AUCTIONS, 6-10p.m., 27

Commercial Street, Bath. $20 per person. Celebrate the new year with a bonfire on the Kennebec, Henry & Marty’s

Restaurant light hors d’oeuvres and cash bar, Orman’s Seafood Chowder,

Earl Bigelow and The Cilantro Trio, Silent

Auction and Live auction and tours of

Virginia. 443-4242. 13TH ANNUAL PAUL REVERE BELL

RINGING, noon, corner of Front and

Centre Streets, Bath. Join in the celebration with singing, noisemaking and refreshments. 442-7291.

THU/1

MISCELLANEOUS

GENEALOGY DROP-IN, 11:30a.m. to

1p.m., Topsham Public Library. Join genealogy volunteer Karen, who will help you use library resources to find our more about your family tree. Bring a notebook and USB drive if you have one.

725-1727. FEED OUR SCHOLARS YOGA EVENT,

11a.m., St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge

St., Wiscasset. An hour of stretch and strengthening. All are welcome, no matter the age or ability. Bring a mat and a pillow. 882-7184.

SAT/3

MISCELLANEOUS

LEARN TO CROSS COUNTRY SKI AT

HVNC, 9:30-11a.m., Hidden Valley

Nature Center, Jefferson. For kids ages

5-12. Start of 6-week cross country ski clinic. Free and open to the public. Registration required at www.hvnc.org/registration/. SIP AND STITCH, 10a.m. to 12p.m., Topsham Public Library. A weekly knitting and crocheting club. All abilities welcome! Come relax with a cup of coffee or tea. 725-1727. COASTAL CLINIC, 9-11a.m., Harpswell

Town Hall, Mountain Road, Harpswell.

Rabbies vaccinations, ear cleaning and nail trimming are $10 each. Microchipping available for $25 per pet. 725-

5051. MIDDLE SCHOOL GAMING CLUB, 12-

3p.m., Cundy’s Harbor Library. Stop by the library and play board games from our growing collection. We will also have a WiiU available to use and welcome

BYOGD. Open to students grade 6-8. FULL MOON OWL PROWL, 5-7p.m.,

Trout Brook Preserve, Alna. Lynne Flaccus of Sheepscot Valley Conservation

Association will lead the exploration in calling and listening for owls. 586-5616.

SUN/4

MISCELLANEOUS

FULL MOON ART WALK AND COMMUNITY SUPPER, 5:30p.m., Hidden Valley

Nature Center, Jefferson. See work from

Damariscotta Mills artist George

Mason.

MON/5

MISCELLANEOUS

FREE ROUND DANCE OPEN HOUSE,

6:30p.m., Woodside Elementary School cafeteria, 42 Barrows Dr., Topsham.

Learn about round dancing and ballroom dancing. Casual dress, no prior experience required, partners recommended.

729-5639. DOWNTON ABBEY TEA PARTY, 4-

5:30p.m., Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, Brunswick. Come enjoy tea, trivia, games and crafts. “MOVIES JUST FOR US” FILM SERIES:

“CALENDAR GIRLS,” 7p.m., Skidompha

Library. Suggested donation of $5 helps the library expand and maintain its film collection.

TUE/6

MISCELLANEOUS

COMPUTER AND EREADER DROP-IN,

9a.m. to 11a.m., Topsham Public

Library. Need help with your computer skills on your tablet or eReader? Our computer volunteer, Tricia, can help!

725-1727. PARENTS AND CHILDREN LEARN

MUSIC TOGETHER, ten week classes begin today and run until late March in

Bath, Brunswick and Wiscasset. Cost is

$145. Music Together is an early childhood music curriculum highlighting parental involvement. Children learn through play, movement, and music. For more information, visit www.musictogether. com or call 522-3900.

WED/7

MISCELLANEOUS

FLY TYING CLASS AT L.L. BEAN, 7p.m.,

L.L. Bean Flagship Store, Freeport.

“Wooly Bugger.” MT. ARARAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

ART EXHIBIT, 4:30-5p.m., with a reception to follow at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community. Ceramics, photography, sculpture, painting, drawing and digital art. Students will comment on their pieces during the reception. 373-4600.

THU/8

MISCELLANEOUS

THE JORDAN FAMILY: 1191-2014,

7p.m., Orr’s Island Library. Learn more about this important Maine family from

John Webster. GENEALOGY DROP-IN, 11:30a.m. to

1p.m., Topsham Public Library. Join genealogy volunteer Karen, who will help you use library resources to find our more about your family tree. Bring a notebook and USB drive if you have one.

725-1727. STORY TIME, 11a.m., Cundy’s Harbor

Library. Join us for stories, music, activities and a snack. Group open to all ages. The theme for January is bears! TECH HELP, 1-3p.m., Cundy’s Harbor

Library. Drop-in tech help for eReaders, eBooks, tablets, smartphones and other computer issues.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

WOMEN’S HEALTH SERIES, 5:30-

6:30p.m., Cafe Creme, Bath. Discussion will be on the topic of adrenal health. Speaker is Carrie Levine, CNM of Whole Woman Health is Newcastle.

563-7000. LEGISLATING FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, 5:30-7p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 15 Pleasant Street,

Brunswick. A public discussion hosted by the Maine AllCare-Midcoast Chapter.

Free and open to the public. JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN CIVIL WAR

ROUND TABLE LECTURE, 7p.m., Curtis

Memorial Library, Morrell Room, 23

Pleasant Street, Brunswick. Speaker:

Gina Hamilton, “Civil War Letters of Harlan and Addison Bailey.” 443-2296.

SAT/10

MISCELLANEOUS

SIP AND STITCH, 10a.m. to 12p.m., Topsham Public Library. A weekly knitting and crocheting club. All abilities welcome! Come relax with a cup of coffee or tea. 725-1727. MIDDLE SCHOOL GAMING CLUB, 12-

3p.m., Cundy’s Harbor Library. Stop by the library and play board games from our growing collection. We will also have a WiiU available to use and welcome

BYOGD. Open to students grade 6-8. HOT CHOCOLATE JUBILEE VIII AUDITIONS, 10a.m. to 2p.m., Chocolate

Church Arts Center, 804 Washington

Street, Bath. Theme and title for HCJVIII is “A Show for All Seasons.” Potential acts should fit the theme and be 3 minutes in duration. Costumes and props not needed for audition. No audition necessary for chorus. hotchocolatejubilee.com or 371-2404 for more information.

PUBLIC MEALS

PUBLIC SUPPER, 5-6:30p.m., Brunswick

United Methodist Church. Beans, salads, casseroles, homemade pies. Reservations accepted but not required. Adults

$8, children $4. 725-2185. PUBLIC CHURCH SUPPER, 5-6p.m., First

Parish Church, 40 Main Street, Freeport.

3 kinds of beans, American chop suey, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, rolls, desserts and beverages.

Adults: $8, children: $4. 865-6022.

SUN/11

MISCELLANEOUS

SECOND SUNDAY COMMUNITY EVENT:

ONE PIECE OF PAPER MAKES A BOOK,

2-4p.m., Harlow Gallery, 160 Water

Street, Hallowell. 622-3813. WINTER GARDENING LECTURE SERIES:

BOTANY FOR GARDENERS, 2-3p.m., St.

Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brunswick. Presented by Brunswick-Topsham Land

Trust’s Tom Settlemire Community Garden.

PERFORMANCES

MIDCOAST COMMUNITY CHORUS WINTER CONCERT, “MUSIC DOWN IN MY

SOUL,” 4p.m., Strom Auditorium in Rockport. Tickets are $30 and $22 for reserved seats, $15 for general admission. www.mccsings.org. 975-0582.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

“MADE IN MAINE: 100-PLUS YEARS OF

CRAFTSMANSHIP IN SKIING,” 4-6p.m.,

Hidden Valley Nature Center. Another in a series of fireside chats by Scott

Andrews from the Ski Museum of Maine.

MON/12

MISCELLANEOUS

FREE ROUND DANCE OPEN HOUSE,

6:30p.m., Woodside Elementary School cafeteria, 42 Barrows Dr., Topsham.

Learn about round dancing and ballroom dancing. Casual dress, no prior experience required, partners recommended.

729-5639.

TUE/13

MISCELLANEOUS

COMPUTER AND EREADER DROP-IN,

9a.m. to 11a.m., Topsham Public

Library. Need help with your computer skills on your tablet or eReader? Our computer volunteer, Tricia, can help!

725-1727. FREE SQUARE DANCE OPEN HOUSE,

6:30p.m., Woodside Elementary School cafeteria, 42 Barrows Dr., Topsham.

Casual dress, no prior experience required, partners recommended. 729-

5639. APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB (MAINE

CHAPTER) MEETING, 7p.m., Curtis

Memorial Library, Brunswick. Rich

Cromwell presents “Hiking and Rowing in

SE Asia.” Doors open at 6:15p.m.

WED/14

MISCELLANEOUS

FLY TYING CLASS AT L.L. BEAN, 7p.m.,

L.L. Bean Flagship Store, Freeport.

“Mickey Finn.”

THU/15

MISCELLANEOUS

GENEALOGY DROP-IN, 11:30a.m. to

1p.m., Topsham Public Library. Join genealogy volunteer Karen, who will help you use library resources to find our more about your family tree. Bring a notebook and USB drive if you have one.

725-1727. STORY TIME, 11a.m., Cundy’s Harbor

Library. Join us for stories, music, activities and a snack. Group open to all ages. The theme for January is bears! TECH HELP, 1-3p.m., Cundy’s Harbor

Library. Drop-in tech help for eReaders, eBooks, tablets, smartphones and other computer issues. “CREATING AS MEDITATON IN ACTION”

(week 1 of a 5-week course), 19 Mason

Street, Brunswick Shambhala Meditation

Center. [email protected].