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Wed/15
BLOOD DRIVE
SWEETSER, 3 p.m., 329 Bath Road,
Brunswick; www.RedCrossBlood.org
or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
OPEN GAMING SESSIONS, 2:30-
5:30 p.m., Seminar Room, Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; bring-your-own-gameboard; 725-5242, ext. 510.
BUG-APALOOZA, 4-5 p.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath;
sponsored by KELT, for ages 4 and
up; 442-8400.
AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Movement
Matters Physical Therapy, 5 Cumberland St., Brunswick; 373-9043 or
[email protected].
EAGER BEAVER KNITTERS, 6-8:30
p.m., Beaver Park Lone Pine Lodge,
37 Cotton Road, Lisbon; bring own
materials; Verla Brooks 353-9075
or [email protected].
RIDE OF SILENCE, 7 p.m., Gazebo,
Town Mall, Brunswick; free & silent
bike ride honoring cyclists lost or
injured due to motorists, starts at
Gazebo & travels 10 miles in
Brunswick & Topsham; 833-0939.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
“LET’S TALK ABOUT IT” READING &
DISCUSSION GROUP, 6:30 p.m.,
Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; facilitated by Candace
Kanes, books to be discussed and
loaned out include “March,” by
Geraldine Brooks, “Crossroads of
Freedom: Antietam,” by James
McPherson and “America’s War:
Talking About the Civil War and
Emancipation on their 150th
Anniversaries,” by Edward L. Ayers;
725-5242, ext. 228.
COLLEGE PREP SERIES: The Common Application & the College
Essay, 6:30-8 p.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; with
Bev Coleman of Hyde School; 443-
5141, ext. 25.
Thu/16
MISCELLANEOUS
GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING
WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075
or lisbonme.org.
MERRYMEETING AUDUBON FIELD
TRIP: Crystal Spring Farm, 7:30 a.m.,
Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick; led by
Jan Pierson; Ted Allen 729-8661.
BRIDGE CLUB, 9:30 a.m.-Noon,
Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St.,
Topsham; 729-0475.
TIME FOR TWOS, 10:30-11 a.m.,
Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; short stories, songs and puppets; free; 443-5141 x17 or
www.patten.lib.me.us. BABIES
ONES & TWOS, 10:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside
Rd.; 725-1727.
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC & STROKE ASSESSMENT,
10:30-11 a.m., People Plus Center,
35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-6782.
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC & STROKE ASSESSMENT,
11:30-12:30 p.m., Freeport Community Services, 59 Depot St; 729-6782.
HOMESCHOOL TIME, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; 443-5141.
FELDENKRAIS, 1-2 p.m., Thornton
Oaks Retirement Community, 25
Thornton Way, Brunswick; therapeutic movement by Lindy Ost of Movement Matters; $50; Meredith Smithson 373-4643.
LEGO LEAGUE, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; bring your own Lego bin and a
snack; 443-5141.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT EDUCATION,
4-5 p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72
Front St., Bath; student-centered
and engaging movement acticities
for children ages 6-12; $15 per
class or $60 for five classes; [email protected].
RECEPTION: “To Comfort, Heal &
Cure – a Survey of the 18th c.-20th
c. Medicine in Coastal Maine,” 5-7
p.m., Freeport Historical Society, 45
Main St.; free; 865-3170.
OPEN HOUSE: Port Teen Center, 5:30-
8 p.m., Freeport Community Center,
53 Depot St.; for all teenage students, parents & local merchants,
refreshments served; 865-6171.
SOUTH FREEPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ANNUAL BOOK SALE
PREVIEW, 6-8 p.m., 98 South
Freeport Rd.; proceeds to benefit Educational Trust Fund; $5; 865-4012.
LINE DANCING, beginners 6 p.m.,
intermediate/advanced 7:15 p.m.,
People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; $20 per month; register
729-0757; questions Janice
McLaughlin 729-6945.
MERRICONEAG GRANGE MEETING,
7 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529
Harpswell Rd., Harpswell Neck;
[email protected].
PERFORMANCES
FRONTIERS OF MUSIC NO. 9, 7 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St.; featuring USM String Quartet; name-your-price.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon,
Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; free; 725-5242.
WELCOME TO MEDICARE, 10 a.m.-
Noon, Spectrum Generations, 12
Main St., Topsham; answers to
many basic questions about
Medicare; 729-0475.
BOOK DISCUSSION: “The Maine Conscious Consumer,” by Samantha
Ricker, 2:30 p.m., J.R. Maxwell’s,
155 Front St., Bath; 729-3600.
PRESENTATION: “Falls & Dementia,
How the Disease Effects Balance &
Perception,” by occupational therapy
staff from Bodwell Nursine & Rehabilitation Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m.,
sponsored by Mid Coast Senior
Health as part of third Thursday of
the month dementia support group;
373-4656.
CUBA WEEK 2013 SLIDESHOW &
REPORT: Brunswick Cuba Week, 7-
9 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23
Pleasant St.; members of delegation
recently returned from Trinidada &
Havana; free; www.brunswicktrinidad.org.
Fri/17
BLOOD DRIVE
FHC INC., Noon & 5 p.m., 1201
Main St., Bowdoin; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30-
11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St., Bath; stories, songs,
puppets and crafts for 3- to 5-yearolds; free; 443-5141 x17 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
SOUTH FREEPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ANNUAL BOOK SALE,
Noon-8 p.m., 98 South Freeport
Rd.; proceeds to benefit Educational
Trust Fund; 865-4012.
CHESS CLUB, 4-4:45 p.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath;
ages 7-11; led by Nathaniel Rines;
free; 443-5141 x17 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
ARTISTS RECEPTION: “Birds of a
Feather,” 5-7 p.m.; Chocolate
Church Art Gallery, 804 Washington
St., Bath; exhibit runs through July
26; [email protected].
ARTIST RECEPTION: Rebekah
Younger, 5-8 p.m., Kennebec Estuary
Land Trust, 92 Front St., Bath; for
exhibit of color photos; 751-3044.
RELAY FOR LIFE SURVIVOR’S LAP,
6:15 p.m., Brunswick High School
track, 116 Maquoit Rd.; 1-800-227-
2345 or www.RelayForLife.org/
BrunswickME.
OLD TIME FAMILY DANCE, 6:30-8
p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72 Front
St.; live music for listening and dancing, all dances taught; $3; 522-3900.
FOLK DANCE BRUNSWICK, 6:30-9
p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union
St., world music & dance from the
Balkans, Israel & more, dances
taught, no partner needed; &8
donation, $5 students & seniors;
[email protected].
PERFORMANCES
“MOON OVER BUFFALO,” 7:30 p.m.,
Studio Theater of Bath, Chocolate
Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St.; $12, $10 students &
seniors; 442-8455 or www.chocolatechurcharts.org.
“GODSPELL,” 7:30 p.m., New England Regional Theater Company,
Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; doors open 45 minutes before show; $15, $12 kids,
students, seniors; 837-4540 or
[email protected].
DICK HOLDSTOCK & RAY BIERL,
7:30 p.m., Phippsburg Congregational Church, 10 Church Lane (off
Parker Head Road); Bristish & American folk singers; $10, $6 students
& kids, under 8 free; 389-1770.
THE EARLY EVENING SHOW GEEK
VERSION, 7:30 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome; variety show featuring Mike Miclon, robots, juggling,
nerdy trivia, AudioBody, magician
Willy Wiggins, live music & surpise
guests; $19 advance, $21 door;
www.awesometheater.com.
CUBA WEEK 2013 PRIMO CUBANO,
8-10 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort
Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick;
$15; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.
PUBLIC MEALS
SPECTRUM GENERATIONS LUNCHEON, 11:30 a.m., 12 Main St.,
Topsham; Henry and Marty to provide brisket, mashed potatoes &
vegetable; seating limited, please
reserve; 729-0475.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
PARKVIEW SPEAKS: “I’ve Fallen But
I Can’t Get Up,” by Jeff Emde,
Noon, Spectrum Generations, 12
Main St., Topsham; how to prevent
falls & how to recover from them,
followed by Q&A; 729-0475.
“THE RISE OF RADICAL ISLAM IN
CENTRAL ASIA/THE CAUCASUS:
WHAT IS OUR CHRISTIAN
RESPONSE,” by Jane Knox-Voina, 7
p.m. coffee/tea & desserts 7 p.m.,
7:30-9 p.m. talk, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, corner of Pleasant &
Union streets; free; 725-5342.
Sat/18
MISCELLANEOUS
MERRYMEETING AUDUBON FIELD
TRIP: Morse Mountain & Seawall
Beach, 7:30 a.m. meet at
Brunswick Hannaford to carpool or 8
a.m. at Morse Moutain, Route 216,
Phippsburg; Ted Allen 729-8661.
WOMEN’S SOCIETY ANNUAL YARD
SALE, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Quaker Meetinghouse, corner of Route 125 &
Quaker Meetinghouse Rd., Durham;
rain or shine, plants, clothing, books
& jumble, sponsored by Durham
Friends.
ANNUAL YARD SALE, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Region Ten Technical High School,
68 Church Road, Brunswick; featuring drive-in classic car show, all proceeds benefit tech students; 729-
6622.
PLANT SALE, 8:30 a.m.-Noon, Morris Farm, 156 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset; day lilies, rudbeckia, phlox,
bee balm, bleeding heart,
columbine, lupine, iris, poppies,
hosta, rhubarb, heirloom tomatoes,
dahlias & more; 882-4080 or
[email protected].
SPRING CHURCH FAIR, 8 a.m.-4
p.m., First Congregational Church of
Durham, UCC, 773 Royalsborough
Rd.; local crafters, vendors, farmers,
musicians Jeff Chipman & Larissa
Smith, cheese sale, pie sale, silent
auction & raffles, coffee & muffins,
grilled cheese lunch; 353-2464 or
[email protected].
28TH ANNUAL PLANTS FOR PEACE
PLANT SALE, 9-10 a.m., 3 Greenleaf St., Brunswick; rain or shine, all
plants $3, to benefit Brunswick-
Trinidad Sister City Exchange &
Brunswick Peace Action; 729-1555.
QUILT-A-THON, 9-11:30 a.m., Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church, 330
Maine St., Brunswick; goal is to
assemble as many quilts as possible to benefit Lutheran World
Relief’s Disaster response Service,
all skill levels welcome; 725-6561.
PLANT SALE, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Durham
Eureka Community Center, corner of
Royalsborough & Hallowell roads
(Route 136 & Route 9); vegetable &
herb plants, hanging baskets, annuals, perenniels, also Eureka Cafe,
featuring Ernie’s chili, hot dogs,
chips, cold drinks & coffee; 353-
6217.
YARD & BAKE SALE, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.,
Cornish Drive (off Maine Street),
Bowdoin; to benefit Bowdoin Fire
Dept. Auxiliary; 666-5752 or 666-
5974.
7TH ANNUAL PLANT SALE, 9 a.m.-2
p.m., West Bowdoin Baptist Church,
54 West Road; perenniels, annuals,
herbs, houseplants & vegetables;
353-9447.
SOUTH FREEPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ANNUAL BOOK SALE
PREVIEW, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 98 South
Freeport Rd.; proceeds to benefit
Educational Trust Fund, haddock
chowder & black bean soup available for lunch; 865-4012.
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.
COMMUNITY ART SHOW & BAKE
SALE, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Durham Historical Society, Union Church/Old
Town Hall, Route 136, Durham; to
benefit Restoration Fund; 725-6935
or 319-5866.
OPEN HOUSE: The Plant Home, 1-4
p.m., 1 Washington St., Bath; 443-
2244.
OPEN HOUSE: Wilbur’s of Maine, 2-5
p.m., 174 Lower Main St., Freeport;
celebrating 30th anniversary,
refreshments, music, kids activities;
free; 865-4071 or www.wilbura.com.
BOWDOINHAM DANCE SERIES,
7:30 p.m. beginners workshop, 8-11
p.m. dance, Bowdoinham Town Hall,
13 School St.; Scrod Pudding with
Bill Olson calling, bring clean, softsoled shoes, brownies & other goodies available at break; 666-3090 or
666-3709.
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