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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Blueberry Ridge Farm, winter holiday sale, Friday-Sunday, 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, 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.

Holly Jolly Fair, Friday, Dec. 5, 5-8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport. Fair opens with Fancy Cake Party. Saturday, fish chowder and Italian sandwich luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. Handcrafts and knitted items, wreaths, cookie walk, baked goods, white elephants, children’s corner, raffles.

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

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.

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.

Ready, Set, Sleep, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover how nature prepares for winter in this program for children. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

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.

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.

Fall prevention program overview, by Joshua Shean, fire and life safety educator, Brunswick Fire Department, Monday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m.-noon, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Part of the ongoing Ounce of Prevention series.

Winslow Park Committee, Monday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m., Freeport 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.

Durham Historical Society, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m., Eureka Center, monthly meeting and Christmas dinner and gift exchange.

“?Disneynature?‘s? Bears?,” ??family movie, ?Tuesday?,? Dec?.? 9?,? 3:30 p?.m., Freeport Community Library.

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.

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.

Couponing for the Community, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Eureka Community Center, Durham. Group meets two Wednesdays each month. January’s meetings are on the 14th and 28th. Learn couponing basics including where/how to find and collect coupons; how to organize them; and how to begin using them. For more information, call Pat Provost, 212-5156.

PeaceWorks Annual Winter Gathering, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m., St. Charles Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick. Celebrate Human Rights Day with some words by Mary Beth Sullivan and some songs by Full Circle. Event is a pot luck for favorite dips and desserts. For more information, call 406-2273.

Freeport Project Review Board, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

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

Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture, Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Speakers Carol and David Manchester talk on “Joseph K. Manchester: Northern Son in the South 1861-1863.” Lectures are free and open to the public.

Upstairs at Azure Cafe?, monthly meeting of writers and poets, Friday, Dec 12, 8 p.m., 123 Main St., Freeport. Selections of writing by local authors will be shared. Space available for two members. Call Gar Roper at 272-3641 to reserve a place.

Concert of seasonal, sacred choral music, presented by University of Southern Maine Chamber Singers Friday, Dec. 12 , 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 256 Main St., Yarmouth. Event is sponsored by St. Jude’s Church in Freeport. Free-will offering will be taken at the door.

Special ?h?oliday ?s?tory-time and songs?,?? ?Saturday De?c. ?13?, ?10:30 am.?, Freeport Community Library.

Greater Freeport Community Chorus “Gloria!” winter concert, Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport, and Sunday, Dec. 14, 2:30 p.m., Congregational Church in Cumberland, 282 Main St. Program to feature Robert Ray’s “Gospel Mass,” with soloist Chas Lester, and Franz Schubert’s “Magnificat,” as well as carols by John Rutter. Tickets $10 for adults, per-family maximum of $25. For more information, visit www.gfccweb.org.

Hike with the Ranger, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe Neck’s Woods State Park, Freeport. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

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

“Blue Christmas,” Monday, Dec. 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport. Service of reflection, worship, sharing and music, open to people of all faiths or persuasions.

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

“Sounds of Christmas Joy,” holiday music by the Coastal Winds, Freeport’s community concert band, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 6 p.m., Harraseeket Inn Casco Bay Room, 162 Main St., Freeport. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. Suggested admission is a non-perishable food item for the Freeport Community Services Food Pantry. For more information, call 865-4747. New members always welcome.

“?The Mousehole Cat?,” preschool movie, Thursday, Dec. 18, 10:30 a.m., Freeport Community Library.? Running Time:30 minutes.

“?Guardians of the Galaxy?,” ??teen movie, ?Thursday?,? Dec?.? 18?,? 2:20? p.m.,? Freeport Community Library.

Casco Bay Walk, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe Neck’s Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy views of islands and rocky shores on this one-mile walk along the Casco Bay trail. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

The Greater Freeport Community Chorus will present its “Gloria!” winter concert, Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m., at Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport, and Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2:30 p.m., at the Congregational Church in Cumberland.