Thu/4

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

FARMLIFE HOOPLA: Wide World of

Vegetables, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten

Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; agricultural-themed stories, speakers and activities for children ages 6-11; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. 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.

PERFORMANCES

DREAMLAND THEATER: “Monty

Python and the Holy Grail,” 7 p.m.,

Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; bring your own supper,

Spam appetizer contest sponsored by Now You’re Cooking, drop off by

6:30 p.m.; $5; [email protected].

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

COMMUNITY LECTURE: “Ad Naseum:

Political Advertising in the 2012

Presidential Election,” by Michale

Franz, 12:30 p.m., Main Lounge,

Moulton Union, Bowdoin College; free; 725-3253. LECTURE: “Wegman’s Weimaraners and Other Animals in Contemporary

Art,” by Susan McHugh, 4:30 p.m.,

Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College; free; 725-

3275. LECTURE: “Facing an Unequal World:

Challenges for a Global Social Science,” by Michael Buroway, 7 p.m.,

Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College; free; 725-

3651.

Fri/5

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

FALL WORK WEEKEND, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum, 97 Cross

Road, Alna; help with track maintenance and other projects, luch and supper provided; 882-4193. 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. CHESS CLUB, 3:30-4:30 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.

PUBLIC MEALS

FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $6 younger than 60, $4 age

60 and older; reservations 729-

0475.

Sat/6

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

FIELD TRIP, 7:30 a.m, Merrymeeting

Audubon, Green Point Farm Wildlife

Management Area, Route 128, Dresden; fall migrants in weedy fields, meet at CVS parking lot in Bath at 7 a.m. to carpool; free; 729-8661. WISCASSET COMMUNITY FAMILY

FESTIVAL & AIRSHOW, 8 a.m. gates,

2 p.m. airshow, Wiscasset Municipal

Airport, 96 Chewonki Neck Road;

Texas Flying Legends Museum, Young

Eagles airplane rides, Bath Municipal

Band, pancake breakfast, free airplane rides; free; 504-2357. BARNS & QUILTS TOURS, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Freeport Historical Society, tour begins at Cottonweeds, 541 U.S.

Route 1; four historic banrs and period antique quilts, banjo music, cider and donuts; $30; 865-3170. BATH CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT DAY,

10 a.m.-1 p.m., Waterfront Park; 40 area nonprofits and groups with booths, craft show, awards ceremony, music by Dave Bullard and Soundwavz Band; 443-8330. AARP: “You’ve Earned Your Say,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Bath City Hall, 55 Front

St; information about Medicaid through interactive gams, quizzes and exhibits; free; www.aarp.org/me. BLUEGRASS BENEFIT FOR KIARA, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Whites Beach & Campground, 472 Durham Rd., Brunswick; local bluegrass bands donating their time and talent to benefit Kiara

Pacheco, struggling with Aplastic Anemia; $10, children under 12 free; [email protected].

PERFORMANCES

DOCUMENTARY FILM: “Pax Americana & the Weaponnization of

Space,” 7 p.m., Peaceworks, Curtis

Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; free; 371-2077.

PUBLIC MEALS

HARVEST SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m., Evergreen’s Senior Center, 1 Columbus

Dr., Brunswick; $8, $3 under age 10;

729-5038. BAKED BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m.,

North Pownal United Methodist

Church, 851 Lawrence Rd., Pownal;

3 kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, coleslaw, biscuits, brown bread, pickled beets and homemade pies; $6, $3 children under 12, under age 2 free; 865-

3517. GOP RALLY, 6 p.m., Sagadahoc County GOP, American Legion Hall, 10

Congress Ave., Bath; pizza, soda, coffee and dessert; $5; 443-1464. CHOWDER SUPPER, 5-7 p.m., Chapel

House at Popham Beach,, 971

Popham Rd., Phippsburg; fish chowder, salad, biscuits, desserts and beverages; $10; 389-9145. HAM AND BEAN SUPPER, 5-7 p.m.,

Georgetown Fire Department Auxillery, Georgetown Central School,

Bay Point Road; ham, beans, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, coleslaw, biscuits, apple crisp, assorted other desserts and beverages; $7, children under 6 free; [email protected].

Sun/7

MISCELLANEOUS

COIN & STAMP SHOW, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Brunswick Area Coin & Stamp

Club, Knights of Columbus Hall,

Columbus Dr.; coins, currency, medals, tokens, stamps, postal history, supplies, and postcards, hourly door prizes; free; 721-7872. PETTENGILL FARM DAY, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Freeport Historical Society, Pettengill Road; barnyard, master trades, women’s skills, workshops and demonstrations; $5, $2 children,

$20 family; 865-3170. OPEN HOUSE, noon-4 p.m., Topsham

Fire Department, 100 Main St.; smoke house, firefighter equipment, fire safety equipment, pole slides, child ID program

PUBLIC MEALS

BREAKFAST BUFFET, with homemade doughnuts, 7-10 a.m., Phippsburg

Sportsman’s Association, Route

209; $7, ages 12 and under free;

386-1063.

Mon/8

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 11 a.m.-noon, Westrum

House, 22 Union St., Topsham; 729-

6782. CRAFT MEETUP, for knitters, beaders, weavers, quilters, rug hookers, etc.; bring project to work on or share, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; 725-5242 x510.

Tue/9

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING

WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org. MEETING, 10:30 a.m., Mid-Coast

Retired Educators Association, Inn at

Brunswick Station, 4 Noble St.; program called “Come Meet the Candidates;” 666-3922. FREE GAME DAY, noon-3 p.m., Richmond Senior Citizen’s Group, 164

Pleasant St.; starts with lunch, followed by variety of games; transportation or more info, Barbara

Barter 737-2190. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 2-3 p.m., Dike’s Landing,

Bath Housing, 20 Dike’s Landing

Road; 729-6782. KNITTING CIRCLE ‘CRAFTERNOONS,’

3:30-5 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33

Summer St., Bath; age 7 to adult; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. 4-H SCIENCE EXPERIMENT SERIES:

Think Like A Scientist, 4-5 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath; ages 5 & up (5-10 year olds must be a accompanied by an adult to participate); free; 443-5141. COMMUNITY SQUARE DANCE, 6-7 p.m., Dike-Newell Elementary School,

3 Wright Dr., Bath; Polly Harris 373-

1778 or www.sage.squaredanceme.us. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS, 6:30 p.m., The Long

Branch School, Main St., Bowdoinham; Patty 666-3945 or Rebecca

208-0318. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 5-6 p.m., Bath United Church of Christ, 150 Congress Ave.; 729-

6782.

PERFORMANCES

FALL FILM SERIES: “Sabrina,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; film and refreshment; free; 443-5141, ext. 25. NOR’EASTER’S BARBERSHOP QUARTET, 7 p.m., United Methodist

Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave., Bath; open house/guest night; free; 353-

2464.

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

SUDDENLY YOU’RE A CAREGIVER:

MOVING MOM AND DAD, 6:30-7:45 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; speaker Lorraine Lachappelle from Good Health Systems; free; 725-5242, ext. 510. TOPSHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Dr.

Richard H.F. Lindeman, director of the George J. Mitchell Department of

Special Collections and Archives at

Bowdoin College; Topsham Public

Library, 25 Foreside Road; discussion of collection relevent to Topsham town history; free; 725-0360.