Upcoming events

RSU 5 High School Student Art Exhibit, multi-media works by more than 70 students on display during April, Freeport Community Library. Sponsored and juried by the Freeport Woman’s Club.

Freeport Players open auditions, for female version of “The Odd Couple,” Wednesday, April 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. Roles for six women and two men, ages approximately 35-65. Actors should be prepared to cold-read excerpts from the play. For more information, see www.fcponline.org/auditions/.

RSU 5 Board of Directors, Wednesday, April 27, 6 p.m., Durham Community School.

Pownal Planning Board ordinance review workshop, Wednesday, April 27, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.

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 Jeffrie Wetherhold, 272-2635, 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.

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.

Adult coloring group, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m., Freeport Community Library. Dedicated space provided every Wednesday for anyone 18 and older to drop-in and color for an hour or so. Library will provide detailed coloring book pages, colored pencils, large assortment of crayons.

Writer Deborah Gould, author of “The Eastern: The Early Years,” talks Wednesday, April 27, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

How to track and dispose of drugs properly, program presented Casco Bay CAN (Create Awareness Now) and law enforcement representatives, Thursday, April 28, noon, First Parish Church, 461 Elmwood Road, Pownal. Bring any expired or unwanted drugs for law enforcement to dispose.

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

Freeport Active Living Task Force, Thursday, April 28, 7:30 a.m.,Town Hall.

Freeport Ordinance Committee, Thursday, April 28, 5:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Farmer for the Morning program, Thursdays, 9-10 a.m., through May 19, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. For families with toddlers or preschoolers. $5, registration is not necessary. Program will not run on holidays or in inclement weather. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Freeport’s Got Talent,” Friday, April 29, 6-8 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Lasagna dinner served as the audience views the performances by students and community members. Fundraiser for Freeport High School Interact Club’s Uganda Project, a charity that raises money to send Ugandan youths to trade school or college. Those interested in participating in the competition should contact club president Ethan Pierce, [email protected]. Tickets $10, $35 for family of four.

“Where Two or More are Gathered, I am There,” Secret Church, Friday April 29, 6:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., First Baptist Church of Freeport, 185 Main St. Live simulcast event that allows churches to come together to study God’s Word. Open to the public. For more information, call 865-4404 or see www.Firstbaptistchurchoffreeport.com/secret-church.

Help clean up Recompence Shore Campground, April 29-May 1 and May 6-8, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 134 Burnett Road, Freeport. Free camping Friday-Sunday and some meals provided. All ages welcome. Call 865-9307 for more information or to RSVP or see www.freeportcamping.com/volunteering.

Feathers over Freeport, Saturday, April 30, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, and Sunday, May 1, 8 a.m-4 p.m., Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal. Special birding opportunities featuring top Maine experts, plus hikes, workshops and other activities for people of all abilities and interests. Avian highlights include the hawk watch at the top of Bradbury Mountain, the osprey nest at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, and the live birds of prey sessions by Wind Over Wings. Sponsored by Bureau of Parks and Lands and Freeport Wild Bird Supply. For schedule, see www.maine.gov/feathersoverfreeport.

Drug take-back event, Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Yarmouth Town Hall. Dispose of unused or expired medications to recycle containers. Sponsored by Yarmouth Police Department and Yarmouth Recycling Committee, in collaboration with U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Old-fashioned rummage and tag sale, Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., North Yarmouth Congregational Church, 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth. Clothing, books, household goods, antiques, tools, puzzles. Sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship.

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

The Greater Freeport Community Chorus, “GFCC Remembers,” celebrating 20 years of singing and community, Saturday, April 30, 7:30 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St.; and Sunday, May 1, 2:30 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport. Free for chorus alumni, $10 for other adults, with a per-family maximum of $25. Tickets at the door. For more information, visit the chorus on Facebook or at www.gfccsings.org.

“Calendaria, Celebrating the Seasons,” a ballet for all ages presented by Elizabeth Drucker’s Ballet School, Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave., Topsham. Tickets at the door, $12, $10 child/senior. For more information, call 729-6794 or see www.theballetschool.com.

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: worship at 10 a.m., followed by coffee hour. All welcome.

North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, worship service Sunday, 9 a.m., led by the Rev. Ray St. Pierre. Sunday School for children and adults 10:30 a.m. For more information, see www.northpownalumc.org.

Area GOP pig roast and candidate meet-and-greet, Sunday, May 1, 3-6 p.m., Yarmouth AMVETS Hall, 148 North

Road. Featured speaker is Matt Gagnon, Maine Heritage Policy Center CEO. Meet local legislators and other candidates, barbecue, prizes, raffle, silent auction. Tickets, $25, two for $45. Contact Charlotte Wink, 266-2188, or [email protected].

Merriconeag Poetry Festival, Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m., Maine Coast Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. Twenty high school poets to be honored.

“A Celebration of Spring” concert by Wescustago Youth Chorale, Sunday, May 1, 4 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center. Tickets at the door, $10 adults, $5 for students and seniors 65-plus. For more information, visit www.wescustago.wordpress.com or call Leigh, 846-0705.

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

Freeport Board of Appeals, Monday, May 2, 7 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Durham Pack 145 informational session, for parents and boys in grades 1-5, Monday, May 2, 5:30-7 p.m., Durham Community School cafeteria. For more information, email [email protected].

Freeport Town Council, Tuesday, May 3, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Durham Community School grades K-2 concert, Tuesday, May 3, 6:30 p.m.

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.

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.

Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, May 3, 6:30 p.m., town office.

Metro bus informational meeting, Tuesday, May 3, 5 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth.

Lego Club, for ages 5-12, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Freeport Community Library. Club meets first Wednesday of every month through June.

Freeport Planning Board, Wednesday, May 4, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Lawyers in Libraries, Wednesday, May 4, 5-7:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Opportunity for 15-minute, one-on-one, no-cost consultations. Sign up in advance by calling 865-3307.

Day of Prayer Service, held jointly with the congregations of First Parish Congregational Church and North Pownal United Methodist Church of Pownal, Thursday, May 5, 7 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal.

“Copenhagen to Berlin: A solo sustainability cycling tour,” presentation by Alicia Heyburn, Thursday, May 5, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Sponsored by Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), Maine Chapter. For more information, see www.amcmaine.org/calendar.

First Friday’s Just Desserts, featuring acoustic group Not Too Shaap, Friday, May 6, 6:45 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. $5 at the door, no reservations required. Donations accepted for the musicians during the program. Admission includes concert and desserts, plus coffee, tea, water. All proceeds donated to Freeport Community Services.

Lindsay and her Puppet Pals, Wednesday May 6, 4 p.m., Freeport Community Library. For ages 4-8.

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.

Victorian Mother’s Day Tea, Sunday May 8, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Cabot Mill Antiques, 14 Maine St, Brunswick.

Metro bus informational meeting, Monday, May 9, 5 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

RSU 5 Board of Directors, Wednesday, May 11, 6 p.m., Freeport High School.

“The Philadelphia Story,” screens Wednesday, May 11, 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, Main Street, Yarmouth.

“How Colleges Really Choose Students,” with Wendy Thompson of Westport Educational Consulting, Wednesday, May 11, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture, Thursday, May 12, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Charlie Plummer speaks on “Life in Civil War Prisons.”

Mystery writer Julia Spencer-Fleming speaks, Friday, May 13, South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Road. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. $15 per person by reservation. Call 865-4012.

JT Stivers and the Threadbare Band, Friday, May 13, 7:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Music from Stivers’ new CD, “Threadbare Agnostic,” will be featured. Tickets at the door, $10, or see www.jtstivers.com.

Run of the Royal canoe race, Saturday, May 14, beginning and ending at Yarmouth History Center, East Elm St., Yarmouth. Corporate-sponsored, four-leg canoe relay race will raise money for the Royal River Conservation Trust and its plans to acquire and improve paddling access points and shoreline habitat. Canoes and paddles provided. Food, live music, art show, raffle on site. For more information and to register, see www.rrct.org.

Grief support group, hosted by Life Choice Hospice, third Sunday of every month, May 15, 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, May 16, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, May 17, 6:30 p.m., town office.

Plant Tales of Tidewater Farm, two-part series sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Tuesdays, May 17 and 24, 6-7:30 p.m., the Gardens at Tidewater Farm, off Farm Gate Road, Falmouth. Explore medicinal and edible plants found in the diverse habitats at Tidewater Farm. Participants will move between meadow, wetland and forest covering different plants each session. $15 per session. Register online extension.umaine.edu/cumberland/.

Parkinson’s Support Group, third Wednesday of the month, May 18, 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.

“He Named Me Malala,” documentary about Pakistani female activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, screens Thursday, May 19, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Raged PG-13.

Cul de Sax, saxophone quartet benefit concert, Saturday, May 21, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. Tickets $10, available in the church office, Gulf of Maine Books, or online at http://culdesax.brownpapertickets.com. Concert raises money for the church and local nonprofits.

Durham Bulky Waste Cleanup Day, Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Durham Town Garage. Proof of residency required. For full list of accepted and unaccepted items, see www.durhamme.com.

Plant sale, Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. Perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetable seedlings.

Daponte String Quartet concert, Sunday, May 22, 3 p.m., Unitarian Church, 15 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Tickets $20, available at www.DaPonte.org, at Maine Coast Books or River Arts Gallery in Damariscotta, Longfellow Books in Portland, Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick, Sherman’s Books in Boothbay, or at 529-4555.

“The Seventh Seal,” screens Wednesday, May 25, 7 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, Main Street, Yarmouth.

Spring Festival, Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. Music, games, demonstrations, explore trails and gardens, interact with the animals, learn about seeds and plants, try fiber arts, face painting, hay pile, live music. Food available for purchase. $6, ages 3 and under free. For more information, call 865-4469, ext. 102, or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org/spring-festival.

Sunday to Sundae 5K road race, Sunday, June 5, 9 a.m., beginning and ending at Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St. Following the race all participants can make their own Ben & Jerry’s ice cream sundae. Pre-registration deadline June 2, $20; race day, $25. Fundraiser to help support youth and teen programming through RSU5 Community Programs. To register, see www.running4free.com.

Durham Community School Band/Chorus Concert, Tuesday, June 7, 6:30 p.m. Beginner band, advanced band, middle school chorus.

First Parish Market, featuring artists, crafters and other vendors, Saturdays, July 9, Aug. 13, Sept. 10 and Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport. For more information, email Patty at [email protected] or call 865-6022.

Remembering Brunswick Naval Air Station Reunion, July 15-17, Brunswick. For former military personnel or civilian employees stationed at BNAS. All family members of military personnel and dependents also welcome. For more information, see http://bnasreunion.org.

We love to eat

Durham Community Lunch, Tuesday, May 3, noon, First Congregational Church of Durham, routes 9 and 136. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Meat loaf, mashed potatoes vegetable, homemade dessert. $2-$4 donation. Proceeds fund future lunches. General schedule is the first and third Tuesday of the month. Those interested in helping or have questions can call Julie Wagoner, 353-9715.

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.

Friday lunch, Friday, May 6, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., North Yarmouth Congregational Church, 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth. Homemade fish chowder, grilled crab and Swiss sandwiches, a special, and desserts. Price depends on selection. Takeout available. Proceeds benefit the church and its community work.

Bean supper, Saturday, May 7, 5-6 p.m., Casco Masonic Lodge, 20 Mill St., Yarmouth. Three kinds of beans, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, cole slaw, homemade pies and biscuits, and beverages. $10, $4.

Dinner and bingo, Saturday, May 7, 5-8:30 p.m., South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport, on from 5-8:30 p.m. Barbecue prepared by Patrick Quigg, owner of the Riverfront Barbecue and Grill in Augusta. $25, includes two beverages, 20 percent discount for tables of 10. Free food and child care for kids under 12. For reservations, call Beth, 865-4012.

Third Friday Free Lunch, May 20, noon-1 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Baked bean supper, Saturday, May 29, 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange, 13 Elm St., Freeport. Homemade beans, hot dogs, salads, biscuits, brown bread, homemade pies, coffee and punch. $9, all you can eat. $4 for kids 6-12, free for kids under 6. Suppers the fourth Saturday of the month through October, June 25, July 23, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 22.

IN FREEPORT

Not Too Shaap

Not Too Shaap – from left, Tod Donahue, Ellen Ebert, Daric Ebert, Jane Bradley and Chris Nichols – will provide the entertainment at First Friday’s Just Desserts, fFriday, May 6, at 6:45 p.m., at the Freeport Community Center.