Upcoming events

Free tax preparation assistance, for low to moderate-income households, with special attention to those 60 years and older, Wednesdays through April 9, Freeport Community Center. Assistance by AARP available by appointment only. Call 865-4743, ext. 120 to schedule.

Freeport Planning Board, Wednesday, March 5, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Withdrawal Committee and Working Group meeting, Wednesday, March 5, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School Library.

Durham Planning Board, Wednesday, March 5, 7 p.m., Town Hall.

Screening of “Kon-Tiki,” Thursday, March 6, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Film is an account of Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl’s 101-day crossing of the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft with five inexperienced crew members.

RSU 5 community meeting, Thursday, March 6, 6 p.m., Morse Street School Library, Freeport.

Business to Business Connection, Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s new business networking group, Thursdays, 7:30-9 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. For more information, call 847-5240.

Freeport First Friday, featuring the bluegrass-folk band Crabapple Jam, Friday, March 7, concert at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Scheduled menu (subject to change) includes soup, lasagna, salad, bread, dessert, prepared by Daric and Ellen Ebert and friends. $15 in advance, $20 on Friday. Seating limited. Call Kim Hudak at FCS at 865-3985, ext. 202 for tickets.

Hand to Hand Food Drive, Saturday, March 8, 10-11:30 a.m., Freeport. Helping hands gather at First Parish Church Congregational, Main Street (across from the Gap), and wind their way down to Freeport Community Services Food Pantry. Those unable to attend the drive but would like to donate can bring food and paper products to Morse Street School, Mast Landing School or Durham Community School. Sponsored by RSU 5 Recreation and Community Education’s Laugh and Learn Program.

“The Comedia Tales Of King Arthur,” Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9, 2 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St. Onstage merriment includes improv, sword play and song. For tickets and more information, contact [email protected], call 675-4000 or see www.theaterofawesome.com.

Ongoing study and discussion group, led by Dr. Gar Roper, begins Sunday, March 9, 9-9:40 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Winter in the Woods, Sunday, March 9, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover the ways both plants and animals survive the winter in Maine. Program is for both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465 or see www.maine.gov/wolfesneckwoods.

Bath Antique Show, Sunday, March 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bath Middle School, Congress Avenue, Bath. Admission $4.

Pownal Solid Waste Committee, Monday, March 10, 6 p.m., at Mallett Hall.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, March 10, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Winslow Park committee, Monday, March 10, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

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.

Freeport Town Council workshop, Tuesday, March 11, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

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 Historical Society meets, Tuesday, March 11, 6:30 p.m., Eureka Community Center. Anyone interested in attending is welcome.

Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, March 11, 6:30 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Officer Sue Nourse of the Freeport Police Department, will be reading stories, March 11, 10:30 a.m., Freeport Community Library.

Parkinson’s Support Group, second Wednesday of the month, March 12, 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.

Author Amber Tatnall, gives an illustrated talk about her book, “The Trolley Parks of Maine,” Wednesday, March 12, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. For more information, see www.freeportlibrary.com.

Freeport Project Review Board, Wednesday, March 12, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Coastal Waters Commission, Wednesday, March 12, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

“Chasing Ice,” a documentary on climate change, Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church UCC, 773 Royalsborough Road, Durham. Discussion and refreshments follow. For more information, call 353-2464.

Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture, Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick Speaker Matt Atkinson on “1863: The Vicksburg Campaign.”.Lectures are free and open to the public.

Durham Boy Scout Troop 145 selling Flagship Cinemas movie coupon books, Friday, March 14, 6-8 p.m., and Saturday March 15, 9-11 a.m., Durham Get & Go. Those interested also can contact a local Scout or Scoutmaster Larry Wagoner, 837-3735. Each coupon book is $25.

Squid Jiggers, Maine folk duo featuring Irish sing-along favorites and songs of the sea, Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15, 7:30 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. For tickets and more information, contact [email protected], call 675-4000 or see www.theaterofawesome.com.

Medicine Buddha Pujas, held monthly at 7 p.m. on date of full moon, March 16, April 15, May 14, June 13, Tashi Gatsel Ling Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist Center, 20 Independence Drive, Freeport. All welcome. For more information, see http://tashigatselling.com.

Reading Animal Tracks, Sunday, March 16, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Add to your knowledge and appreciation in which the park’s animals survive winter and how to identify their tracks. Program is for both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465 or see www.maine.gov/wolfesneckwoods.

Author Judy Silva, speaks on her travel memoir, “The Voyage of Yankee Lady: Circumnavigating New England on a Sailboat,” Monday, March 17, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Copies of her book will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, see www.freeportlibrary.com.

Pownal Planning Board public hearing, on proposed changes to site plan and mobile home park ordinances, Wednesday, March 19, 6 p.m., De Witt Room, Mallett Hall.

The Freeport Lioness-Lions Annual Variety Show, “Sensational ’60s,” Saturday, March 22, 7 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. Tickets at the door, $10. All proceeds donated to the community. For more information, call Karen, 939-6484.

Sitting Pretty fundraising auction, featuring painted clocks and lazy Susans, Sunday, March 23, 4-6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Benefit for Freeport’s Port Teen Center.

Wabanaki Nature Legends, Sunday, March 23, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy this short walk on the White Pines Trail with stops for stories based on Wabanaki legends. Program is for both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465 or see www.maine.gov/wolfesneckwoods.

We love to eat

Freeport Elders Association Pancake Breakfast, first Saturday of each month 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Saturday, March 1 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, March 7, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., North Yarmouth Congregational Church, 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth. Homemade haddock chowder, desserts, grilled sandwiches and a monthly special. Takeout available. All proceeds benefit the church’s local and global community.

The Maine folk duo Squid Jiggers will perform Irish sing-along favorites and songs of the sea, Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m., at Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St.