Upcoming events

“Cobblers to Capitalists: Two Centuries of Freeport Shoemaking,” Freeport Historical Society exhibit, runs through Jan. 15, 2016, Harrington House, 45 Main St. $3 admission. Open Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through Labor Day; open Tuesday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Labor Day to Memorial Day. For more information, see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org or call 865-3170.

“Havana: An Insider’s Look at People, Cars and Places,” exhibit by Portland photographer and artist Ann Tracy, through July 31, Freeport Community Library.

Summer Free Lunch for Kids program, through Aug. 28, Monday through Friday except July 3, 11:30 a.m.-noon, Freeport Community Center, Village View Apartments Community Room, Mast Landing School, Wildwood Acres on Elm Street. No income or residency requirements. All children under the age of 19 welcome. Sponsored by Freeport Community Services. For more information, call Sarah Lundin, 865-3985, ext. 205.

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.

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.

Music on the Mall Summer Concerts, JimmyJo & the Jumbo Ayuhs, Cajun and Zydeco, Wednesday, July 15, 6-8 p.m., Brunswick Town Mall, Maine Street. In the case of inclement weather, concerts will be on Thursdays when available. For more information, see www.brunswickdowntown.org.

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.

Freeport Conservation Commission, Wednesday, July 15, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Pownal Planning Board, Wednesday, July 15, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Stories in Stone, Wednesday, July 15 and Friday, July 31, 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. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

“The Sun Our Closest Star,” Wednesday, July 15, 4 p.m., Freeport Community Library. View the sun with special telescopes, and weather permitting, try out a solar oven.

“The Music Man,” July 15-Aug. 1, Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theatre on the Bowdoin College campus, Brunswick. Tickets $43-$70. For times and tickets, call 725-8769 or see www.msmt.org.

“Unbroken,” biographical film about Olympian Louis Zamperini, screens Thursday, July 16, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Directed by Angelina Jolie, rated PG-13.

Winslow Park concert, Maine Squeeze, swing and rhythm and blues, Thursday, July 16, 6:30 p.m. Day-use admission charged (resident $2, non-resident $3). Free for campers and season pass holders. For more information, call 865-4198 or visit www.freeportmaine.com.

Durham Historic District Commission, Thursday, July 16, 6:30 p.m., Durham Town Office.

“Love and Lobsters,” Freeport Players production of original musical by John Linscott, July 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 7:30 p.m., and July 19 and 26, 2 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center. $10, $15 at the door. Pay what you can July 16. For more information or to order tickets, see www.fcponline.org.

Stroll with the Ranger, Thursday, July 16 and Saturday, July 18, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the things that live in the park’s forest and on its shores. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Freeport Appointments Committee, Thursday, July 16, 7:30 a.m., Town Hall.

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

Welcome Tour, Friday, July 17, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the things that live in the park’s forest and on its shores. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Freeport Farmers Market, open every Friday from 1-5 p.m., through Sept. 11, on the L.L. Bean Campus, rain or shine. For more information, contact Angela Streeter, 841-2954.

50th Yarmouth Clam Festival, Friday, July 17-Sunday, July 19. For full schedule, see www.clamfestival.com.

Hike with a Ranger, Saturday, July 18, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Tours of historic Pettengill farmhouse, operated by Freeport Historical Society, Saturday, July 18, at 10 a.m.; Wednesday, July 22, at 5 p.m.; and Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 5 p.m. $10, $8 for Freeport Historical Society members. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org or call 865-3170.

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

Barnyard and organic garden tours, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the hour every Saturday and Sunday through Sept. 6, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. Drop-in program for all ages. $5, free for ages 3 and under. Tours begin at the red animal barn and end with an oceanfront haywagon ride. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Grief support group, hosted by Life Choice Hospice, third Sunday of every month, July 19, noon-1 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth. No registration required and drop-ins welcome. For more information, call 761-6967.

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.

First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport, Sunday schedule: Adult ed, 9 a.m.; worship with the Rev. Leslie Foley, 10 a.m., followed by coffee hour. All are welcome.

Osprey Watch, Sunday, July 19; Tuesday, July 21; Saturday, July 25; Tuesday, July 28, 2 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.

Traditional international dance and music, Sunday, July 19, 7-9 p.m., Mallett Hall, Pownal. World cultures represented include Balkan, English, French, Israeli and others. Mixed-level dances will be taught, followed by requests. Free for first-timers; others, adults $5, children $3, family $12. Sponsored by Pownal/Portland International Folk Dancers. For more information, call 688-2293 or email [email protected].

Maine writer Vaughn Hardacker, author of the novels “Sniper” and “The Fisherman,” talks Monday, July 20, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Forest Detective, Monday, July 20, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. The forest is an open book, if you know how to read it. Learn how. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Freeport Sewer District Board of Trustees, Monday, July 20, 7 p.m., treatment plant, 43 South Freeport Road.

Freeport Traffic & Parking Committee, Tuesday, July 21, 7:30 a.m., Town Council Chambers.

Freeport Town Council, Tuesday, July 21, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Weekly grief group, Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport. Led by the Rev. Leslie Foley. For more information, call 865-6022.

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.

Learn to make dilly beans, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Preserving the Harvest workshop, Tuesday, July 21, 5:30-8:30 p.m., UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Extension food preservation staff member Kate McCarty will lead the workshop. Cost is $20. Register online by July 13 at umaine.edu/food-health/food-preservation/hands-on-workshops. For more information, call 353-5550 or 800-287-1458.

“Peek Behind the Curtain,” Maine State Music Theatre’s summer panel discussion series, “The Music Man,” Wednesday, July 22; “Young Frankenstein,” Wednesday, Aug.12, all at noon. For more information, see www.msmt.org or call 725-8769.

Wild Relatives, Wednesday, July 22, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get acquainted with the wild relatives of plants in and around your home. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Music on the Mall Summer Concerts, Colwell Brothers, blues, rock ‘n’ roll, Wednesday, July 22, 6-8 p.m., Brunswick Town Mall, Maine Street. In the case of inclement weather, concerts will be on Thursdays when available. For more information, see www.brunswickdowntown.org.

Freeport Republican Committee, Wednesday, July 22, 6:45 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Mallett Drive, lower level. All Freeport registered Republicans invited. For more information or to be added to the email list, contact Jason Thyen, chairman, at [email protected]. Donations this month are gently used items for the Masonic Lodge tag sale to be held in September.

Support group open to anyone touched by cancer, sponsored by CHANS Home Health Care, meets second and fourth Wednesday of each month, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Group facilitated by social workers Chesley Flotten and Andy Sokoloff. For more information and to register, call 721-1357.

In the Pines, Thursday, July 23, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Tour the pine forest on our accessible path and see why Maine is the Pine Tree State. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Winslow Park concert, O.C. & The Offbeats, rhythm and blues, funk and rock ‘n’ roll, Thursday, July 23, 6:30 p.m. Day-use admission charged (resident $2, non-resident $3). Free for campers and season pass holders. For more information, call 865-4198 or visit www.freeportmaine.com.

Grief support group, for those grieving the death of a loved due to overdose or substance abuse, meets the first and third Thursday of the month, 3:30-5 p.m., CHANS Hospice, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. For more information, call 721-1357.

Dawes, Saturday, July 25, 7:30 p.m., L.L. Bean Discovery Park, Freeport. Free.

Arts & Crafts Market, Saturday, July 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational Church front lawn, 40 Main St., Freeport. Other dates are Aug. 8 and 29, Sept. 12 and 26, Oct. 10. Vendor spaces available. For more information, see www.FirstParishMarket.org or email email Patty Kennedy, [email protected].

Secrets of the Shore, Sunday, July 26, 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 circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Pownal Board of Selectmen, Monday, July 27, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Tide Pools, Monday, July 27, 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. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, July 28, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Maine writer Chris Lombard, author of “Land of Horses: A True Story of a Lost Soul and a Life Found,” gives book talk and signing Wednesday, July 29, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Casco Bay Walk, Wednesday, July 29, 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 1-mile hike with a park ranger. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Music on the Mall Summer Concerts, Back Woods Road, bluegrass, country, Americana, Wednesday, July 29, 6-8 p.m., Brunswick Town Mall, Maine Street. In the case of inclement weather, concerts will be on Thursdays when available. For more information, see www.brunswickdowntown.org.

Winslow Park concert, Zulu Leprechauns, renditions of songs of the past and present, Thursday, July 30, 6:30 p.m. Day-use admission charged (resident $2, non-resident $3). Free for campers and season pass holders. For more information, call 865-4198 or visit www.freeportmaine.com.

Edge of the Sea, Thursday, July 30, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465

Jonathan Edwards concert, Friday, July 31, 7:30 p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham. Advance tickets $30 at www.brownpapertickets.com or $35 at the door. Benefit for Stone Soup Institute, Harpswell. For more information, call 800-838-3006.

Roseanne Cash, Saturday, Aug. 1, 7:30 p.m., L. L. Bean Discovery Park, Freeport. Free.

We love to eat

Baked bean and spaghetti supper, Saturday, July 18, 5 and 6 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal. $8, $4 for children 5-12 and free for children under 5. To reserve tickets, call Lois at 688-4433.

Bean supper, Saturday, July 25, 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange Hall, 13 Elm St., Freeport. Three kinds of home-baked beans, hot dogs, biscuits, brown bread, potato salad, pasta salad, cole slaw, pies and beverages. $8 for adults, $4 for children under 10 and free for children 3 and under. Suppers are scheduled for the fourth Saturday of every month through October.

Baked bean and spaghetti supper, Saturday, Aug. 1, 4:30-6 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. Three kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, cole slaw, biscuits, brown bread, pickled beets and assorted homemade pies. $8, $3 for children 4-12 and free for children 3 and under.

Wood-smoked chicken barbecue, Saturday, Aug. 1, 4:30-6 p.m., First Congregational Church of Durham, 773 Royalsborough Road. Wood-smoked chicken, green salad, cole slaw, potato salad, homemade desserts, rolls, beverage. $9, $3 children 6-12, free for children 5 and under.

Freeport Elders Association Pancake Breakfast, first Saturday of each month, 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 bean supper, Saturday, Aug. 1, 5-6:30 p.m., Casco Masonic Lodge, 20 Mill St, Yarmouth. Three kinds of baked beans, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, cole slaw, homemade pies and biscuits, beverages. $8, children under 12 $4. Suppers first Saturday of the month: Sept. 5, Oct. 3, Nov. 7, and Dec. 5.

Bean supper, Saturday, Aug 8, 4:30-6 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 663 Royalsborough Road (Route 136 across from the River Park), Durham. Baked beans, chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw, bread, pickles, homemade pies. $7.50, $3 children 5-12, free for children under 5.

Baked bean and spaghetti supper, Saturday, Aug. 15, 5 and 6 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal. $8, $4 for children 5-12 and free for children under 5. To reserve tickets, call Lois at 688-4433.

Wolfe Neck Farm’s Farm-to-Table Dinner, family farm feast, with Gather Farm Fresh Eatery and Frontier Cafe?, Sunday, Aug. 30, 5-8 p.m., at the farm. For information and reservations, or to join the host committee, visit www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Wolfe Neck Farm’s Farm-to-Table Dinner, harvest dinner, with Rosemont Market and Bakery, Sunday, Sept. 20, 5-8 p.m., at the farm. For information and reservations, or to join the host committee, visit www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Ongoing Events

Freeport Community Thrift Shop, open Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and closed on Sundays, Freeport Community Center.

Freeport Rotary, breakfast meetings every Wednesday from 7-9 a.m., Broad Arrow Tavern, Harraseeket Inn, Main Street, Freeport. Prospective new members welcome.

North Pownal United Methodist Church food pantry, open every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. All are welcome.

Durham Town Office, open Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays closed; and Thursday, 10:30-6:30. For more information, call 353-2561.

Pownal Town Office, open Mondays from 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed Fridays. For more information, call 688-4611.

Freeport Town Hall, open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Fridays. For more information, call 865-4743.

Open play, Thursdays,10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Open for kids from infants to age 5, for more information, contact the Freeport Families Network at [email protected].

Religion and spirituality

Durham Congregational Church, 73 Royalsborough Road, Durham. Sunday services each week at 10 a.m. All are welcome.

Durham Friends Meeting, 532 Quaker Meeting House Road.Worship services every Sunday 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

First Parish Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal, Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. All-ages Sunday school follows at 11 a.m. For more information, call 688-4846.

?First Baptist Church, 185 Main St., Freeport, Sunday services at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday school from nursery school to adult, Sunday at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 865-4404.??First Parish Church Congregational, UCC, 40 Main St., Freeport. Sunday services at 10 a.m. For more information, call 865-6022.

North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. Worship service Sundays at 9 a.m.

St. Jude’s Roman Catholic Church, Main Street, Freeport. Masses Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 846-5584 ??Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pownal Road, Freeport. Saturday worship at 11 a.m. Sabbath School, Saturdays at 10 a.m. For more information, call 865-3990.??South Freeport Church, UCC, South Freeport Village. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 865-4012.

Shiloh Chapel, Shiloh Road, Durham. Nondenominational services Sundays at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.shilohchapelmaine.org.