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FRI/5

MISCELLANEOUS

CRIME NOVEL AUTHOR TALK, 1-3p.m.,

Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta.

Featuring Gerry Boyle, Paul Doiron and

David Rosenfelt. Includes Q & A session and book signing. SPINDLEWORKS KILN FUNDRAISER,

7a.m. to 6p.m., Little Dog Coffee Shop,

87 Main Street, Brunswick. Mugs of various shapes and sizes for sale at the shop. Purchase a mug and fill it with coffee donated by Little Dog Coffee Shop, and also choose a piece of Spindleworks art — all for just $20. BOWDOINHAM TREE LIGHTING, 6p.m.,

Bowdoin Town Hall. Join the community in singing holiday carols as the holiday tree is lit. “IT’S IN OUR NATURE” ART EXHIBIT, 5-

8p.m., Live Well Farm, 1583 Harpswell

Neck Road, Harpswell. With artists

Marnie Cobbs and Gay Freeborn. Paintings in oils and gouache, prints, cards and books.

PERFORMANCES

THE WFCP “TELETHON,” 7:30p.m.,

Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. Family-friendly variety show from the creators of the WFCP

Home Time Radio Hour. Music, dance, and comedy in a spoof of telethons, pledge drives and disaster relief concerts. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Available online at www.fcpnline.org or at Freeport Community Center

Thrift Store on Depot St. DECEMBER DANCE CONCERT, 8p.m.,

Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College. Presented by Bowdoin College’s Department of Theater and Dance. Tickets are free. 725-3375. COIG PERFORMANCE, 7:30p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath. Irish

Christmas music. $18 in advance, $20 at the door. 442-8455.

SAT/6

MISCELLANEOUS

THE MADRIGAL – “FOLLOW WHAT

STAR?” 6p.m., Brunswick United

Methodist Church. Join us for a marvelous meal and interactive entertainment in the tradition of a medieval feast.

Tickets are $10. Please RSVP at the church office at 320 Church Road,

Brunswick or by calling 725-2185. “GROWING GOOD TIMBER” AT HVNC,

10a.m. to noon, Hidden Valley Nature

Center, Jefferson. Learn some basic tenants of growing trees for future markets.

$12 for HVNC members, $15 for nonmembers. MAKE A CHOCOLATE COZY COTTAGE,

9:30a.m., 11a.m., 1p.m. or 2:30p.m.,

Wilbur’s of Maine, 174 Lower Main

Street, Freeport. Assemble a chocolate house! $25 per house. SANTA DAY AT SKOLFIELD-WHITTIER

HOUSE, 9a.m. to 2p.m. Enjoy music by

Bowdoin College’s Miscellania, free refreshments, holiday shopping, and a visit from Santa! Guided tours of

Skolfield-Whittier at 9:30, 10:30, and

11:30. Admission is free; please bring your own cameras for photos with Santa.

For more information, call 729.6606. KIDS HOLIDAY STORYTIME, 10-11a.m.,

Bowdoinham Public Library. Let the kids enjoy hearing some holiday stories while you visit the Guild of Artisans Show and

Sale. PICTURES WITH SANTA, 11a.m. to

1p.m., Bowdoinham Community School. MAKE-A-GIFT WORKSHOP FOR KIDS,

11a.m. to 1p.m., Bowdoinham Community School and 1-3p.m. at Arts Center’s

Pottery Studio. PONY PARADE, 12-2p.m., Bowdoinham.

Ponies will travel around the village spreading joy! POLAR BEAR DIP, 3p.m., Mailly Waterfront Park, Bowdoinham. Come cheer on the dippers as they take the plunge into teh Cathance River. FREE FESTIVE FAMILY FUN, 2-4p.m.,

Maine Maritime Museum. Bring the kids to meet the coolest Christmas characters in Maine: Captain Christmas and

Santa Claws! We’ll have ornaments to decorate and take home, story time with

Captain Christmas, musical performances and wood carving demonstrations. Plus, mom and dad will find awesome deals on toys and pirate merchandise in the museum store. This is a FREE family event. PET PHOTOS WITH SANTA AT SUNRAY

ANIMAL CLINIC, 11a.m. to 1p.m., Sunray Animal Clinic, Brunswick. Bring your pet for a photo with Santa! Photos are

$10 and proceeds will benefit the Belle

Fund, a discretionary pool of funds for clients facing unexpected medical crises with their pets in times of financial emergency. 725-6398. GREENHUT STUDIO CLEAN-OUT SALE,

9a.m. to 2p.m., above Ft. Andross flea market, Brunswick. Nepali weaving, jewelry, sculptures, paintings, photos, craft materials and collectables. HAROLD ROBERTS AND NAN KILBOURNTARA

OPEN STUDIO EVENT, 10a.m. to

4p.m., 41 Tide’s End Road, West Bath. BOOK PUBLISHING PARTY FOR

RICHARD LOREN’S NEW MEMOIR

“HIGH NOTES,” 4p.m., Gulf of Maine

Books. Richard was a music agent and manager, working for Liberace, the

Doors, the Jefferson Airplane, managing the Grateful Dead from 1974-1981, and worked as personal manager for Jerry

Garcia and David Grisman. Free and open to the public. 729-5083. SANTA VISITS THE SKOLFIELD-WHITTIER

HOUSE, 9a.m. to 2p.m., 161 Park Row,

Brunswick. Santa will visit with children of all ages in the majestic parlor of the historic Skolfield-Whittier house. OPEN POTTERY STUDIO SHOW, 10a.m. to 4p.m., 41 Tide’s End Road, West

Bath. Harold Roberts, Coryell Clayworks and Nan-Kilbourn-Tara of Mud Cove Pottery will hold their popular annual open studio event. Free refreshments. 443-

5585. “IT’S IN OUR NATURE” ART EXHIBIT,

10a.m. to 4p.m., Live Well Farm, 1583

Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell. With artists Marnie Cobbs and Gay Freeborn.

Paintings in oils and gouache, prints, cards and books. FEED OUR SCHOLARS BAKE SALE AND

RAFFLE EVENT, 9a.m. to 1p.m., Shaw’s

Supermarket, Wiscasset. Proceeds to support program providing weekend backpacks of nutritious foods to local school children living with food insecurity.

Items for sale by donation. Raffle of holiday themed baskets: $1 per ticket, 6 tickets for $5, winners to be drawn on

Sat., Dec. 13, at the end of St. Philip’s

Christmas Fair.

PERFORMANCES

THE WFCP “TELETHON,” 7:30p.m.,

Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. Family-friendly variety show from the creators of the WFCP

Home Time Radio Hour. Music, dance, and comedy in a spoof of telethons, pledge drives and disaster relief concerts. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Available online at www.fcpnline.org or at Freeport Community Center

Thrift Store on Depot St. DECEMBER DANCE CONCERT, 8p.m.,

Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College. Presented by Bowdoin College’s Department of Theater and Dance. Tickets are free. 725-3375. SAVORY MAINE DECEMBER MUSIC

SERIES, 6p.m. to 8p.m., Damariscotta.

Performance by Heather Hardy. 563-

2111.

PUBLIC MEALS

WEST BATH SEASIDE GRANGE SOUP

SUPPER, 4:30-6:30p.m., 75 New Meadows Rd., West Bath. $6 per person, or

$15 per family of four. Kids under 3 free.

Soup bar featuring chili, beef stew and corn chowder, plus salad, deserts and drinks. FMI call 504-1012. SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL DINNER,

Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church. Proceeds benefit new Pinewood Derby track. 725-

2730.

SUN/7

MISCELLANEOUS

FULL MOON HIKE AT HVNC, 5:30-7p.m.,

Hidden Valley Nature Center. Great event for all ages. Night will include calling for owls, star gazing, and warming up by the woodstove for a hot drink after the walk.

$5 suggested donation. MEET SANTA! 2-4p.m., Wilbur’s of Maine,

174 Lower Main Street, Freeport. Tell

Santa your wish and enjoy a special treat. 865-4071. HAROLD ROBERTS AND NAN KILBOURNTARA OPEN STUDIO EVENT, 11a.m. to

4p.m., 41 Tide’s End Road, West Bath. COUNTRY SUNDAY, Litchfield Sportsmans Club. 50/50, raffles, grilled food.

330-0545. READY, SET, SLEEP! 2p.m., Wolfe’s Neck

Woods State Park. Discover how nature prepares for winter in this program for children and fun-loving adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot.

Free with park admission. 865-4465. OPEN POTTERY STUDIO SHOW, 11a.m. to 4p.m., 41 Tide’s End Road, West

Bath. Harold Roberts, Coryell Clayworks and Nan-Kilbourn-Tara of Mud Cove Pottery will hold their popular annual open studio event. Free refreshments. 443-

5585.

PERFORMANCES

THE WFCP “TELETHON,” 2p.m., Freeport

Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St.,

Freeport. Family-friendly variety show from the creators of the WFCP Home

Time Radio Hour. Music, dance, and comedy in a spoof of telethons, pledge drives and disaster relief concerts. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

Available online at www.fcpnline.org or at

Freeport Community Center Thrift Store on Depot St. 22ND ANNUAL ECUMENICAL FESTIVAL

OF LESSONS AND CAROLS, 3p.m., St.

John the Baptist Catholic Church, 39

Pleasant Street, Brunswick. This program brings choirs together from 8 churches across the midcoast. Admission is by donation at the door, $10 is suggested.

Doors will open at 2:15p.m. 729-7331. SHEEPSCOT VALLEY CHORUS CONCERT, 3p.m., Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church. Tickets $15 at the door, or $12 in advance from Treats in

Wiscasset, Sherman’s Book Store in

Boothbay Harbor, or Maine Coast Book

Shop in Damariscotta.

MON/8

MISCELLANEOUS

FIRE AND HOME SAFETY PRESENTATION, 11a.m., Mid Coast Senior Health

Center, Brunswick. This program will offer strategies, tools and resources for safe cooking practices, fire safety, and fall prevention.

TUE/9

MISCELLANEOUS

MID-COAST RETIRED EDUCATORS

ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST, YANKEE SWAP AND BAKE SALE,

9a.m., Harpswell Inn. For reservations and more information, call 666-3922. FREE COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHOP

FOR ADULTS 19 AND OVER, 9a.m.,

Midcoast Center for Higher Education,

Orion Hall, 12 Sewall Street, Brunswick.

To register, call 1-800-281-3703. FREE COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHOP

FOR ADULTS 19 AND OVER,

11:30a.m., Southern Midcoast Career-

Center, 275 Bath Road, Brunswick. To register, call 1-800-281-3703. FIRST PARISH CHURCH LABYRINTH

WALK, noon to 8p.m., 9 Cleaveland

Street, Brunswick. The labyrinth is a single winding pathway to the center and back out. No tricks or dead ends, allowing the mind to relax. 729-7331. YMCA FESTIVAL OF TREES, 9:30a.m. to

5p.m., Maine Maritime Museum Long

Reach Hall. Make a day of it and take advantage of half-price admission to tour the museum before admiring the beautiful display of trees. LAST MINUTE DEALS, 9:30a.m. to

5p.m., Maine Maritime Museum. Procrastinators take note: The museum store has you covered with extended hours, gift wrapping and discounts on our beautiful selection of jewelry and gifts. “A WINTER OF CYCLISTS” SCREENING

AND DISCUSSION, 7p.m., Fronier Cinemas and Cafe´ in Brunswick. Free and open to the public. FRANK D. CONNORS AT TOPSHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY, 6:30p.m. A collection of

Frank’s writings for People Plus are collected in a recent book, Speaking

Frankly, and he’ll share some of these memorable stories with us. Please plan to attend the program which, as always, is free and open to the public.