Tue/17

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. ROUND DANCE OPEN HOUSE AND

WORKSHOP, 5:45-6:30 p.m., Dike-

Newall School, 3 Wright Dr., Bath.

Free. 373-1778.

PERFORMANCES

“ON THE ROAD” film festival, 6:30 p.m., “Badlands”, Patten Free

Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; refreshments provided; free; www.patten.lib.me.us.

PUBLIC MEALS

NEIGHBORHOOD CAFE, free meal,

5:30-7:30 p.m., United Church of

Christ, 150 Congress Ave., Bath; also open mic to share music, thoughts, poetry and stories; free; [email protected].

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CAMDEN CONFERENCE, 7 p.m.,

“The coming food crisis: How to feed the world by 2050”, Camden

Library. Free. TIDE MILL TALK, 7 p.m., with Bud

Warren, Georgetown Historical Society, 20 Bay Point Rd., Georgetown.

371-9200.

Wed/18

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,

10:30-11:30 a.m., Midcoast Hunger

Prevention Project, 84 Union St.,

Brunswick. Free. 721-1278. CHANS BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC,

5-6 p.m., Senior Center, Wiscasset

Community Center, 242 Gardiner

Road, Wiscasset. Free. 721-1278. AUTHOR TALK, 6:30 p.m., Monica

Wood, author of “When We Were

The Kennedys” will speak at Patten

Free Library, Community room. Free.

443-5141 x25. WARM THY NEIGHBOR, Gelato Fiasco. Proceeds from purchases on this day will help Tedford Shelter purchase and arrange for fuel delivery for low income community members.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

SECRETS OF THE SHORE 2 p.m.,

Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park,

Freeport, meet at circle of benches.

Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465. LECTURE 4:30 p.m., “Hope is a thing with feathers: Americans and

Birds”, Visual Arts Center, Beam

Clasroom, Bowdoin College. Free.

725-3692. PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM

SCAMS, 2 p.m., Talk by Maze Lindsay Laxon, Maine Office of Securities, and Connie Lewis of TRIAD.

Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick.

729-8033. MUSHROOM WALK, 10 a.m., SVCA nature walk on Trout Brook Preserve, Rt. 218, Alna. Two hour walk, easy and moderate trails. 586-

6442.

Thu/19

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,

11:30-12:30, People Plus, 35 Union

Street, Brunswick. Free. 721-

1278. FILM, DEATH IN VENICE, 7 p.m.,

Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium, Bowdoin College. Free. 725-3275.

PERFORMANCES

CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Toma Fujiwara. Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium. Free. 798-4141. BENEFIT CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.,

Castlebay and maritime singer Tom

Kastle perform to benefit Maine’s

First Ship. Bath City Hall Auditorium,

55 Front St., Bath. $15/$10 children. FRONTIERS OF MUSIC, 7 p.m., Frontier Cafe. Christos Koulendros, Walter Wright, Kit Demos, Jesse Feinberg, William Matthews, Joshua

DeScherer. Admission is “name your price”. COMEDY SHOW, 7-9 p.m., fundraiser. “Juston McKinney, Deer, Moose,

Ticks, and Hicks”. Jewett Hall Auditorium, University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Drive, Augusta.

$15. Benefits scholarship fund.

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. GARDEN CLUB MEETING,12:30 p.m., Harpswell Garden Club presents “Sustainable Strategies for the Home Landscape”, Catherine

Callahan and LeBleu Landscape

Design and Construction. Kellog

Church, Rt. 123, Harpswell. ALZHEIMER’S TALK, 4:30-5:30 p.m., “Brain Related Changes and Alzheimer’s Disease” Diane Dalton, RNC. Video and discussion. 373- 4656.

Fri/20

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. RED CLOAK HAUNTED HISTORY

TOUR OF BATH, by reservation only.

$12/$7 children 5-12. 380-3806. ART SHOW OPENING, 5:30-8 p.m.,

“Something small under the blankets”, 4 inch square miniature works in etching, relief, serigraph, and collograph. Circling the Square

Fine Art, 275 Water St., Gardiner.

582-2108. ART SHOW OPENING, 5-7 p.m., “The

Maine Woods”, Chocolate Church

Art Gallery, 804 Washington St.,

Bath. ART SHOW RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m.,

“Mountains I Have Climbed” by Carolyn Judson, Centre Street Arts, 11

Centre St., Bath. 442-0300. COMMON GROUND FAIR, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., MOFGA, Unity.

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. FRANK GLAZER, 7:30 p.m., piano music of Haydn, Beethoven, Samuel

Barber, and Liszt, at Franco Center,

46 Cedar St., Lewiston. $16/$14 seniors. www.francocenter.org or

689-2000.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

FREEPORT WOMEN’S CLUB, 1 p.m.,

Program is reading of one act play,

“The Committee Meeting”. Freeport

Library, Freeport. Free, all are welcome for the program.

Sat/21

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

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

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. HARPSWELL COMMUNITY BLOOD

DRIVE, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.., Kellogg

Church, Rt. 123. Appointments at

833-5567 or walk-in welcome. Best time after 11 a.m.

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. 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. QUILT SHOW, and bake sale, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Old Town Hall and

Union Church, Rt. 136, Durham.

Proceeds to benefit repair and restoration fund. Anyone wishing to display quilts or provide baked goods should contact Margaret

Wentworth, 725-6935, or Rita Merrill, 319-5866. COMMON GROUND FAIR, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., MOFGA, Unity.

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. RICK CHARETTE, 2 p.m. Children’s performer. Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport.

$12/$8 children. Tickets are $3 more at the door than advance price. www.awesometheater.com. BRASS CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.

Downeast Brass Quintet, at Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Rd.,

Boothbay Harbor. Free, donations accepted. CONTRADANCING, 7 p.m., “Scrod

Pudding with Bill Olson calling”, mega-beginners workshop followed by dancing. All dances taught, no partner needed. Soft-soled shoes.

Workshop, 7-8, dance, 8-11. Bowdoinham Town Hall, 13 School St.,

Bowdoinham. Free. 666-3709.

PUBLIC MEALS

ROAST PORK SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m.,

Bath United Methodist Church, 340

Oak Grove Ave. Bath. Roast pork and gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, and rolls. Homemade pies.

Take out meals available.

$7.50/$3.50 children. 443-4707. BEAN AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., Pownal Congregational Church. $8/$4 children.

Under 5 free. Reserve tickets by calling 688-4433. MIDCOAST OKTOBERFEST, NOON –

5 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 2

Columbus Drive, Brunswick. German food, beer, prizes for games such as keg throwing and stein hoisting. $45 in advance/$50 at the door.

Includes commemorative mug.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

READY, SET, SLEEP! 2 p.m., Wolfe’s

Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, meet at circle of benches. Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465.

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