Paintings by Shelley Breton, Freeport artist, on exhibit during September, Freeport Community Library.

“Freeport Artists of the Past, 1870-1950,” on display through Dec. 16, Freeport Historical Society’s Harrington House, 45 Main St. Admission $5, $3 for members and children 12 and under. For more information, call 865-3170.

RSU 5 first day of school, Wednesday, Aug. 31, for grades K-9.

Freeport Creative Arts Urban Sketchers Group, meets Wednesdays at 8 a.m., Coffee by Design, L.L. Bean. All welcome.

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.

Liz Lannon Band, rockabilly/jazz, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 6-8 p.m., the Mall in downtown Brunswick, part of Music on the Mall series. Rain date performances on Thursdays when available. For more information, see www.brunswickdowntown.org.

Fond of Fronds, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Learn about the multitude of fern species that inhabit our forest and how to identify them. 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.

RSU 5 first day of school, Thursday, Sept. 1, for grades 10-12.

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.

Food Addicts Anonymous, Thursdays, 9 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport. For more information, visit www.foodaddicts.org or call 775-2132.

Informational visit by Breez bus and Metro staff, Thursday, Sept. 1, 11 a.m., Oakleaf Terrace, 24 South St., Freeport.

Yarmouth Farmers Market, Thursdays through Sept. 29, 3-6 p.m., in front of 317 Main.

Farmer for the Morning program, for parents and their toddlers or pre-schoolers, Thursdays, 8:30-9:30 a.m. through May, Wolfe’s Neck Farm. $5 fee, drop-in program. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

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

Ben Rector, Saturday, Sept. 3, 7:30 p.m., L.L. Bean Discovery Park, Freeport. Free.

American Veterans Arts & Crafts Gallery Showing, Saturday, Sept. 3-Monday, Sept. 5, 10 a.m-5 p.m., Kevin McElroy Fine Violins and Bows, 457 U.S. Route 1, Freeport. Arts and crafts produced by American veterans, including paintings, photography, 3-D art, model shipbuilding, plus poetry and writings of Maine veterans. For more information, see www.veteransartsandcrafts.com.

Freeport Masonic Lodge tag sale, Saturday, Sept. 3, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., in the parking lot at 33 Mallet Drive. Wide variety of items. In the event of rain, sale held indoors.

Greater Freeport Community Chorus yard sale, Saturday, Sept. 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,181 Main St., Freeport, next to the Freeport Community Library entrance. Rain date Sunday, Sept. 4. Household items, collectibles, tools, furniture, antiques, clothing and more.

Haywagon rides, Saturday and Sunday through Sept. 25, every 30 minutes from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. $3 per person. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Farm fields and livestock tour, Saturday and Sunday through Sept. 25, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. $5 per person. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

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.

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, Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Freeport Appointments Committee, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall.

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

Presentation by Brunswick-based College Guild, nation’s only provider of free correspondence courses and dictionaries to more than 6,500 prisoners across the country, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Special guest is Woody Hanstein, author and lawyer.

Freeport Planning Board, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Durham Planning Board, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m., Town Office.

Farmer Veteran Coalition of Maine meeting, Thursday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m., Freeport Masonic Hall, hosted by J. Arthur Stowell American Legion Post 83. FVC-ME helps Maine veterans become part of the food and agricultural movement in Maine.

Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture, Thursday, Sept. 8, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Speaker, the Rev. Curtis Weber, “Chaplain/Minister’s Role during the Civil War.” Lectures free and open to the public; donations appreciated.

Great Freeport 9-Hole Scramble Tournament and Golf Ball Drop, Friday, Sept. 9, Freeport Country Club, 2 Old County Road. Tournament at 1 p.m., barbecue at 4 p.m., golf ball drop at 5 p.m. Proceeds support Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s Budding Entrepreneur Scholarship Fund and future member programming. To register as a golfer, sponsor, buy a chance or get more information, call 847-5240 or visit www.freeportmainechamber.com.

Free camping for Freeport residents, Saturday, Sept. 10-Saturday, Sept. 24, Winslow Park and Campground, Freeport. For more information, call 865-4198 or see www.FreeportMaine.com.

First Parish Market, featuring artists, crafters and other vendors, Saturdays, 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.

Wagon Ride to the Past, Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. Hear stories of the ship captains, fishermen, farmers, teachers and homemakers who have lived on Wolfe’s Neck over the past 250 years. Recommended for those ages 12 and above. $10, $5 for ages 12-18. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Author Anne Britting Oleson, talks on her recently published first novel, “The Book of the Mandolin Player,” Saturday, Sept. 10, at 12:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Feast to Feed fundraiser, Saturday, Sept. 10, 6-9 p.m., Cram Alumni House, 83 Federal St., Brunswick. Silent auction, entertainment from John Dennen the Singing Lobsterman, buffet. $15, $25 for families, children 12 and under free. Sponsored in partnership with Midcoast Hunger Prevention and Brunswick Coastal Rotary For more information, call Dave Griffiths, 345-9835 or 346-1613.

Greater Freeport Community Chorus rehearsals begin, Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. Registration from 6-6:30 p.m., rehearsal will follow. Rehearsals Sundays from 6:30-9 p.m. at Freeport Performing Arts Center. All singers are welcome, but the chorus needs tenors and basses. No audition or previous experience with choral singing required. Membership dues $70. For more information, call 666-8817, see www.gfccsings.org or the chorus Facebook page.

“Portland’s Horse-Drawn Heritage,” Sept. 11-Oct. 2, 1-4 p.m., or by appointment, Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth. Exhibit focuses on the West End area of Portland during the horse era 1840-1910. Free admission, donations welcome.

Pownal Board of Selectmen, Monday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Durham Comprehensive Planning Committee, Monday, Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Author Kate Christensen, talks about her most recent book, “How to Cook a Moose: A Culinary Memoir,” Friday, Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Ssg. Thomas Field Memorial Ride, Saturday, Sept. 17, with registration at $25 starting at 10 a.m. at the post, 1049 Royalsborough Road. Ride begins at noon. Food, live music with Five Shadow and silent auction follow ride. Public dance,8 p.m.-midnight, featuring 95 North. Admission $10. Proceeds benefit local veterans in need and the Ssg Field Memorial Scholarship. For more information, see www.facebook.com/amvets.durhammaine or email [email protected].

Griefshare group, 13-week, faith-based program, starts Monday, Sept 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Shiloh Chapel, Shiloh Road, Durham. Materials cost $10. For more information, call 353-2434 or see www.griefshare.org.

Grief support group, hosted by Life Choice Hospice, third Sunday of every month, Sept. 18, noon-1 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth. No registration required and drop-ins welcome. For more information, call 761-6967.

Pine Tree Academy benefit golf tournament, Sunday, Sept. 18, 8:30 a.m., Toddy Brook Golf Course, North Yarmouth. Cost is $95, includes continental breakfast, 18-hole green fees, golf cart, lunch following the tournament. Proceeds go toward tuition assistance, scholarships and transportation for students. For more information or to sign up, contact Barb Glover, [email protected] or 865-4747.

Authors Roger Guay and Kate Flora talk their book, “A Good Man with a Dog,” Monday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

“The Zany Majestic Bard,” a program celebrating the inventive language of Shakespeare, presented by David Greenham, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6 p.m., Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth.

Workshop on season extension techniques, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 5:30-7 p.m., Tidewater Farm, off of Farm Gate Road, Falmouth, Maine. Jason Lilley, sustainable agriculture professional in Cumberland County, talks about specific crops, tools and techniques for extending vegetable crop growing season. For more information, contact Extension Office, 781-6099 or wee www.umaine.edu/Cumberland.

Parkinson’s Support Group, third Wednesday of the month, Sept. 21, 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.

“How Do Colleges Really Choose Students,” an inside look at college admission process, talk by Wendy Thompson, former Bowdoin College assistant dean of admissions, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Slide presentation and readings by Carolyn Locke, Maine author and world traveler, Monday, Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Pownal Board of Selectmen, Monday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Free flu vaccine clinic, organized by the Yarmouth Health Council, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 8 a.m.-noon , and Wednesday, Oct. 12, 4-6 p.m., AMVETS Post 2, 148 North Road, Yarmouth. No appointment necessary. Bring insurance ID card.

10×10 Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale, Friday, Sept. 30, 6-8:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s Parish Hall, Brunswick, with 300 works representing 175 Maine artists on sale. Public previews Sept. 29, 6-9 p.m., and Sept. 30, noon-3 p.m., at both venues. Proceeds support Arts Are Elementary in Brunswick schools. For more information, and to view works online beginning the week of Sept. 4, see www.10x10brunswick.org.

“Exploring Maine by Foot,” presentation by Rebecca Goldfine of MainebyFoot.com, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Presented by Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Chapter. Free and open to public. For more information, see www.amcmaine.org/calendar.

Cooking for Crowds: Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks workshop, Oct. 6, 12 and 25, 9 a.m.-noon, UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth. Up-to-date information about safely preparing, handling, transporting, serving and storing food at soup kitchens, church suppers, food pantries and community fundraisers. 15 fee includes materials; limited financial assistance is available. Register online at umaine.edu/food-health/food-safety/cooking-for-crowds. For more information, contact 781-6099 or [email protected].

We love to eat

Public lunch, Friday, Sept. 2, 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 served. À la carte pricing. Takeout available. Proceeds benefit the church and its work in the community.

Bean supper, Saturday, Sept. 3, 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. $10, $4.

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, Sept. 3, 4:30-6 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. Lidney, yellow and pea beans, hot dogs, cole slaw, potato salad, spaghetti with meat sauce, biscuits and brown bread, house-made pickles and pickled beets, pies. $8, $4 for kids 4 to 12 years old and free for kids under 4.

Durham Community Lunch, Tuesday, Sept. 6 and 20, noon, First Congregational Church of Durham, routes 9 and 136. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 6 menu is beef stew and rolls and homemade desserts. $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.

Bean supper, Saturday, Sept. 10, 5-6 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport. Three kinds of homemade baked beans, macaroni and cheese, American chop suey, hot dogs, rolls, pickles, coleslaw, pies, beverages and more. $9, children $4. Profits support outreach programs. Suppers held the second Saturday of every month.

Bean supper, Saturday, Sept. 10, 4:30-6 p.m., Acacia Masonic Lodge, Route 136, Durham. Baked beans, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw, chop suey, corn bread, pickles, homemade pies. $8, $4 for children 5-12, ree for kids under 5. All proceeds will go to Dave Rice, a Masonic brother in need.

Third Friday Free Lunch, Sept. 16, noon-1 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Baked beans and spaghetti supper, Saturday, Sept. 17, seatings at 5 and 6 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church, Route 9, Pownal. $9, $4 for children 5-12, free for children under 5. To reserve tickets call Lois, 688-4433.

Baked bean supper, Saturday, Sept. 24 , 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange, 13 Elm St., Freeport. Three kinds of homemade beans, hot dogs, pickles, biscuits, brown bread, potato salad, cole slaw, pasta salad, homemade pies, coffee, beverages. All homemade. $9, all you can eat. $4 for kids 6-12, free for kids under 6. Suppers the fourth Saturday of the month through October.

Farm to Table Dinner, Sunday, Oct. 16, 5-8 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Mallett Barn, Freeport. Harvest dinner with Union. $75. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

IN FREEPORT

Ben Rector

Ben Rector closes out the free summer concert series at L.L. Bean on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at Discovery Park in Freeport.