Thu/9

MISCELLANEOUS

158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR, gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $10 includes rides, ages 3 free (unless riding rides); music, food, rides, etc.; schedule www.tophamfair.net. ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United

Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd annual, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;

$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com. WINTER STREET CENTER TOURS, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.,Winter Street Center,

880 Washington St., Bath; free; 443-

2174 or www.sagadahocpreservation.org. 5K WELLNESS WALK, 5:30 p.m., Rt.

88, Falmouth; to celebrate healthy living, preventive care and True

North’s 10 year anniversary;

$20/$10 teens/free children under

12; 781-4488 or www.truenorthhealthcenter.org. 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

L/A ARTS CONCERT SERIES: Colwell

Brothers, noon-1 p.m., Callahan Hall,

Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon

St., Lewiston; blues and R&B; 782-

7228 or laarts.org. TARTUFFE, 1 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth;

$24; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org. “TAKE THIS WALTZ,” 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m., Frontier, Fort Andross,

14 Main St., Brunswick; raed R, 1 hr

56 mins; buy tickets online or at the door; www.explorefrontier.com. SUMMER AT THE BAND STAND

2012, 6 p.m., Village Green, Rt. 115,

North Yarmouth; potluck cookout, bring a side dish to share, and dessert contest at 6:30 p.m.; free;

829-3705. THE THINKING HEART, 7 p.m., Holocaust and Human Rights Center; free; 621-3532 or [email protected] ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, 7 p.m., Orion

Performing Arts Center, Topsham;

Midcoast Youth Theater’s Middle

School Summer Production; $10/$8 students and seniors/$5 ages 5-8. TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, 7:30 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796

Main St., Monmouth; $26/$24 senior/$20 student; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org. 42ND STREET, 7:30 p.m., Maine

State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater,

Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $43-56;

725-8769 or www.MSMT.org. PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, 8 p.m., Abromson Community

Education Center, USM campus,

Portland; Boccherini, Hindemith and

Dvorak; $30; 1-800-320-0257 or pcmf.org. OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,

Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon; hosted by Charlie Wing and the band

Tripolar; [email protected].

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

FARM TO TABLE RETREAT, 1 p.m.,

165 Patten Free Rd., Winslow; Thursday to Sunday; pre-registration required; $899; 650-776-4684 or www.maineculinaryretreat.com. SLIDE TALK: Digital Poetry by Chris

Funkhouser, 6:30 p.m., Rockland

Public Library, 80 Union St., Rockland; free; 594-0310. ARTTALK, with Amy Stacy Curtis, 7-

8:30 p.m., The Harlow Gallery, 160

Water St., Hallowell; 622-3813 or www.harlowgaller y.org.

Fri/10

MISCELLANEOUS

158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR, gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $12 includes rides, ages 3 free (unless riding rides); music, food, rides, etc.; schedule www.tophamfair.net. ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United

Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd Annual, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;

$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com. BOOK SIGNING AND TALK: Jeff Pert,

11 a.m., The Maine Coast Book

Shop, 158 Main St., Damariscotta;

563-3207 or www.mainecoastbookshop.com. ARTIST RECEPTION, 3-5 p.m., Centennial Hall, Rt. 123, Harpswell; 833-

6260. GALLERY OPENING, 4-8 p.m., Maine

Coast Artist Gallery, 10 Harbor Rd.,

Friendship; free; 226-7446. OPENING RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m.,

Chocolate Church Art Gallery, 804

Washington St., Bath; “The Maine

Home: Inside and Out;” www.chocolatechurchgallery. blogspot.com. ARTIST RECEPTION: Ton van Hasselt,

5-7 p.m., Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren St., Wiscasset; “My Studio Without Walls: Maine and Beyond;” 882-

7511 or www.tonyvanhasselt.com. ARTIST RECEPTION: “100 Years

Young: The Art of Wally

Schweighauser,” 5-7 p.m., River Arts

II Gallery, 241 Rt. 1, Damariscotta;

563-1507 or www.riverartsme.org. SECOND FRIDAY ART WALK, 5-8 p.m., downtown Brunswick; more than 55 artists and 11 galleries; sponsored by Five Rivers Arts

Alliance; brochure and map, www.5raa.org or 798-6964. ARTIST RECEPTION: Frances Pratt

Caswell, 5-8 p.m., 12 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; “Katahdin to Cadilac,

Scenes of Maine.” TINY EXHIBIT RECEPTION, 5-8 p.m.,

Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St.,

Brunswick; artwork submitted by community members; free; 725-

8820 or www.spindleworks.org. GARDINER ARTWALK, 5:30-9 p.m.,

Water St., Historic Downtown Gardiner; free; 582-6600 or www.theartdogs.com.

PERFORMANCES

42ND STREET, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.,

Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard

Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;

$36-54 matinee/$43-56 evening;

725-8769 or www.MSMT.org. “TAKE THIS WALTZ,” 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m., Frontier, Fort Andross,

14 Main St., Brunswick; rated R, 1 hr

56 mins; buy tickets online or at the door; www.explorefrontier.com. MUSIC AT THE MARKET: “Dyer Neck

Gang,” 5-7 p.m., Richmond Riverfront Farmers Market; free. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, 5-9 p.m.,

Brunswick Station, Station Ave.; live music, arts, performance; www.Facebook.com/FridayNightLightsMaine or

751-9452. “PAQUITA” AND “THE POET’S LOVE,”

7 p.m., Maine State Ballet Theater,

384 Rt. 1, Falmouth; $20/$15 seniors and children under 12; 781-

3587 or www.mainestateballet.org. THE TARDY BROTHERS’ JUGGLING

SENSATIONS, 7 p.m. doors open,

The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor; $10/7 youth advance, $12 at door; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com. THE GLASS MENAGERIE, 7:30 p.m.,

Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St.,

Monmouth; $26/$24 senior/$20 student; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65 and older; reservations 729-0475.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

LECTURE: “Privateer Prowess” by

Captain Jamie Trost, 6 p.m., Maine

Maritime Museum, Bath; to discuss the role of privateers during the War of 1812; $7/$5 members; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.

Sat/11

MISCELLANEOUS

158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR, gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $12 includes rides, ages 3 free (unless riding rides); music, food, rides, etc.; schedule www.tophamfair.net. YARD SALE AND AUCTION, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 1600 Harpswell Islands Rd.,

Rt. 24 Orr’s Island; breakfast and lunch also available; 833-5405. ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United

Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd Annual, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;

$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com. WISCASSET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

OPEN HOUSE, all day, 96 Chewonki

Neck Rd., Wiscasset; food, entertainment, pilot visits and up-close visits to the planes; 882-5475 or [email protected]. TALL SHIP VISIT: Pride of Baltimore II,

10 a.m.-1 p.m., Maine Maritime

Museum, Bath; $5; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org. PHOTOGRAPHY ABOVE & BELOW

THE BAY, with Heather Perry, 11 a.m., Bowdoinham; free; 371-8099 or www.friendsofmerrymeetingbay.org. FELINE FRENZY WEEKEND: “Free

Over Three,” noon-6 p.m., Coastal

Humane Society, 30 Range Rd.,

Brunswick; adoption specials; coastalhumanesociety.org. ADVENTURE: Sail aboard Pride of Baltimore II, 2 and 5 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum, Bath; $55/$30 children; www.prinde2.org/ come_ aboard/day_ sails.php. CATHEDRAL TOUR, 5:30 p.m., Portland Cathedral; 60 minute tour; 878-

6459.

PERFORMANCES

BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 10 a.m.,

Concert Band at Bristol Parade; bathband.org. TARTUFFE, 1 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth;

$24; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org. LIVINGSTON TAYLOR, 7 p.m. doors open, The Opera House at Boothbay

Harbor; $22 advance, $27 at door;

633-5159 or www.BoothbayOpera-

House.com. “PAQUITA” AND “THE POET’S LOVE,”

7 p.m., Maine State Ballet Theater,

384 Rt. 1, Falmouth; $20/$15 seniors and children under 12; 781-

3587 or www.mainestateballet.org. SUMMER SERIES 3: INSPIRED VOICES, 7:30 p.m., Up-Island Church,

Islesboro; Haydn, Dun and Schubert; tickets available at Maine Coast

Books, Gulf of Maine Books, The

Book Review and Longfellow Books; www.daponte.org 42ND STREET, 7:30 p.m., Maine

State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater,

Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $43-56;

725-8769 or www.MSMT.org. KING HENRY IV, PART 1, 7:30 p.m.,

Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St.,

Monmouth; $26/$24 senior/$20 student; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org. STEVE GROVER SEXTET, 8 p.m.,

Frontier, Fort Andross, 14 Main St.,

Brunswick; jazz; $12/$10 advance; www.explorefrontier.com. PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, 8 p.m., Abromson Community

Education Center, USM campus,

Portland; Paganini, Dominick Argento and Schubert; $30; 1-800-320-0257 or pcmf.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

BREAKFAST, 8-10:30 a.m., Merriconeag Grange Hall, Rt. 123, Harpswell; American Legion Post 171; scrambled eggs, eggs benedict, sausage or ham, toast, coffee/juice and fruit cup; $8/free under 5. BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER,

4:30-6 p.m., Dresden-Richmond United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant

St., Richmond; $7, $4 ages 5-12, 5 and under free, $20 family max; 737-

4735. BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Woolwich Grange; $7/$3 children under

12; 443-6505. BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m., Durham

Masonic Lodge; also chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, bread, pickles, homemade pies; $7.50, $4 ages 5-12, free under 5. PUBLIC CHURCH SUPPER, 5-6 p.m.,

First Parish Church, 40 Main St.,

Freeport; 3 kinds of beans, chop suey, cole slaw, hotdogs, macaroni & cheese, rolls, desserts and beverages;$ 8/$4 children; 865-6022

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

PRESERVING THE HERBAL HARVEST, with Betsy-Ann Golon, 9 a.m.- noon, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island Rd., Boothbay;

$37/$30 members; 633-4333 ext.

101 or www.MaineGardens.org.

Sun/12

MISCELLANEOUS

158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR, gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $12 includes rides, ages 3 free (unless riding rides); music, food, rides, etc.; schedule www.tophamfair.net. YARD SALE AND AUCTION, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., live auction at 10 a.m., silent aution 8 a.m.-noon, 1600 Harpswell

Islands Rd., Rt. 24 Orr’s Island; breakfast and lunch also available;

833-5405. ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United

Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd Annual, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;

$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com.