Wed/25

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

RED CLOAK HAUNTED HISTORY

TOUR OF BATH, by reservation only.

$12/$7 children 5-12. 380-3806.

PERFORMANCES

CONCERT, 7:30 p.m. Double bassist

Edgar Meyer, Studzinski Recital Hall,

Kanbar Auditorium, Bowdoin College. $15, tickets at Smith Union information desk.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

FALL IN THE FOREST, 2 p.m.,

Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park,

Freeport, meet at circle of benches.

Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465. ACA TALK, 6:30 p.m., Second in a series about the Affordable Care

Act. Maine Community Health

Options will present the ACA, the

Health Insurance Marketplace, and the new CO-OP health insurance option for Maine residents. Q&A after the presentation. Patten Free

Library, Bath. Free.

Thu/26

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

CHANS BLOOD PRESSURE clinic,

10-11 a.m., Freeport Community

Services, 53 Depot St. Freeport.

Free. 721-1278. WISCASSET ART WALK, 5-8 p.m.., downtown Wiscasset and waterfront, 781-642-6662. AUTHOR TALK, 6:30 p.m.., Bob

Branco, author of “Strike from the

Deep”, hosts book launch and talk at Rockland Public Library. Free. ART SHOW PREVIEW, 5 – 8 p.m.,

10×10 Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale, benefits Arts are Elementary for arts programs in local schools.

Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, Brunswick. CHATS WITH CHAMPIONS, 10 a.m.,

Huston and Calvin Dodge reminisce about life in Damariscotta in the last half of 20th century. Porter Meeting

Hall, Skidompha Library,

Damariscotta.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION, noon-1 p.m., Curtis Memorial

Library, Morell meeting room,

Brunswick. Weekly moderated discussion of state, national, and international news. Free. 725-5242 ext.

211. ALEWIVES DISCUSSION, 7 p.m. First of KELT’s three-part fall lecture series. Nequasset Meetinghouse,

Woolwich. $5 donation requested.

Refreshments.

Fri/27

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

BRUNSWICK FARMERS’ MARKET, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Town Mall, www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. FREEPORT FARMERS’ MARKET, 1-5 p.m., Discovery park, L.L. Bean campus; www.freeportfarmersmarket. blogspot.com. RICHMOND FARMERS’ MARKET,

3:30-5:30 p.m., Richmond Riverfront. CHANS BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC,

9:30-10:30 a.m., Pejepscot Terrace,

36 Pejepscot Terrace, Brunswick.

Free. 721-1278. ART SHOW OPENING, T-F, 10 a.m. –

6 p.m. Sat noon – 6 p.m. “Is this my milk?”, show by people who have had experiences caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.

Monkitree, 263 Water St., Gardiner.

512-4679. ART SHOW PREVIEW, noon – 3 p.m.,

10×10 Benefit Art Exhibit and Sale, benefits Arts are Elementary for arts programs in local schools.

Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, Brunswick. ART RECEPTION AND SALE, 5 – 8 p.m., 10×10 Benefit Art Exhibit and

Sale, benefits Arts are Elementary for arts programs in local schools.

Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, and St. Paul’s

Parish Hall, Pleasant Street,

Brunswick. RED CLOAK HAUNTED HISTORY

TOUR OF BATH, by reservation only.

$12/$7 children 5-12. 380-3806. BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF

ART OPEN HOUSE, 5:30-7 p.m., celebration to welcome fall exhibits at

Museum, and to open symposium

“Female Embodiment of the Visual

World; Woman’s Art of Contemporary China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.” BOOK SALE PREVIEW, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., for Friends of the Library

(memberships available at the door.) Topsham Public Library, Topsham. 725-1727.

PERFORMANCES

INDOOR/OUTDOOR, 7:30 p.m.

Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30

Holbrook St., Freeport.Comedy about indoor cat who longs for the wild outdoors. $15 at the door/$10 in advance. 865-2220. www.fcponline.org. BONNIE RIDEOUT, FIDDLE 7:30 p.m., Scottish fiddle music.

Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College. Free. FILM FESTIVAL, Frontier Cinema, Ft.

Andross, Brunswick. Short film festival, runs through Oct. 6. Audience voting for best actor. Call Frontier for additional information, 725-5222.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

COMMUNITY WALK AT EATON

FARM, 3-4 p.m. Meet in parking lot at Eaton Farm for a walk on Back

River Trail. Rain or shine. Free. www.chewonki.org. LECTURE, 4:30 p.m., “Women

Artists in 20th Century China”, Julia

Andrews, Professor of Art at Ohio

State University. Kresge Auditorium,

Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College.

Free and open to the public.

Sat/28

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

BATH FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Waterfront Park, Commerical St., Bath; www.bathfarmersmarket.com. CRYSTAL SPRING FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick; www.btlt.org. BOWDOINHAM FARMERS’ MARKET,

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Merrymeeting Grange, 27 Main St. WORLD IS GOING NUTS!, Noon-2 p.m. Bowdoinham, bring picnic.

Andrew Fiore, 666-8419. CHOCOLATE OWL POPS, 11:30 a.m.

– 2:30 p.m. Make your own owl chocolate pop, $5 per pop, Wilbur’s of Maine, 174 Lower Main St.,

Freeport. 865-4071. SIP & STITCH, 10-11:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside

Road; learn to knit or crochet, work on latest project, check out library resources; 725-1727 or www.topshamlibrary.org. LINCOLN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

CARNIVAL, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., children’s games, crafts, face painting, balloon animals, music, food, baked goods. Admission, monetary donation or items on donation list. www.lcasmaine.com. BOOK SALE, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Topsham Public Library., Topsham.

725-1727.

PERFORMANCES

INDOOR/OUTDOOR, 7:30 p.m.

Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30

Holbrook St., Freeport.Comedy about indoor cat who longs for the wild outdoors. $15 at the door/$10 in advance. 865-2220. www.fcponline.org. NOR’EASTER BARBERSHOP CHORUS, 7 p.m. “Those Were the Days” for Barbershop Society’s 75th anniversary. Methodist Church on

Church Rd. in Brunswick. $15/$12 seniors/$5 students. www.noreasterschorus.org. CHRISTIAN MINI-CONCERT, 6-7:30 p.m. “Heaven’s Blend Gospel

Group”. Public invited, convert free.

Coffee served. Pejepscot Terrace,

Brunswick. 504-2337. PETIT CHANTEURS, 5 p.m.

Renowned boys’ choir from Haiti’s

Holy Trinity Music School, Second

Congregational Church, Newcastle.

Freewill offering.

PUBLIC MEALS

BAKED BEAN & CASSEROLE SUPPER, 5-6 p.m., Edgecomb Congregational Church, 15 Cross Point Road; baked beans, homemade casseroles, salads, rolls, beverages, elegant desserts; $7, $3 kids under 12; [email protected].

BAKED BEAN & MACARONI AND

CHEESE SUPPER, 5-6:30 p.m., First

Parish Congregational Church, 116

Main St., Yarmouth. Baked beans, cole slaw, hot dogs, mac and cheese, homemade pie. $8/$4 children. 846-3773. BEAN AND HAM SUPPER, 5-6 p.m.,

Lisbon Methodist Church, School

Street, Lisbon Falls. $7/$3 children

6-12. 353-6814. SINGING FOR THEIR SUPPER, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Taste of Brunswick, fundraiser for Midcoast Hunger Prevention Project. Brunswick Mall.

$22 advance, $25 at the door. BENEFIT DINNER/DANCE/AUCTION, 5 – 11 p.m., Spaghetti supper, all the fixings, raffle for lobster dinner for 8, benefits Jordon Welliver, age 16, who suffers from neuroblastoma cancer, American Legion Hall,

Congress Ave., Bath. Band “On the

Street” for dancing from 8 – 11 p.m.

Donations at the door. PUBLIC BAKED BEAN SUPPER, 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange Hall. 3 kinds of beans, hotdogs, biscuits, homemade pies. $7/$3 children.

13 Elm St., Freeport. $865-3363. BAKED BEAN AND CASSEROLE

SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m., featuring three kinds of beans, hot dogs, clam casserole, American chop suey, macaroni and cheese, along with various desserts. Bath Area

Senior Activity Center, 45 Floral St.,

Bath. 443-4937. WILLING HELPERS SUPPER, 4:30-

6:30 p.m., Chowder, great desserts.

Bailey Island Union Church, Rt. 24,

Harpswell. This is the correct date; a date published in the Anchor is incorrect. $10/$4 children. 833-

7356.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

PLANTS OF THE MAINE WOODS, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State

Park, Freeport, meet at circle of benches. Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465. SYMPOSIUM, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.,

“Female Embodiment of the Visual

World: Women’s Art in Contemporary China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong”,

Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College. Free and open to the public.