TUE/2

MISCELLANEOUS

TRAIL TUESDAY AT LOBSTER COVE

MEADOW PRESERVE, 10-11:30a.m.,

Lobster Cove Meadow Preserve. Come walk with us! 633-4818.

WED/3

MISCELLANEOUS

ST. CECILIA CHAMBER CHOIR AUDITIONS, 7p.m. and by appointment, St.

Andrew’s Church, Newcastle. To schedule an audition, call director Linda Blanchard at 380-2768. Visit ceciliachoir.org. SISTERS IN CRIME NEW ENGLAND

AUTHORS JANE MORGAN, VICKI DOUDERA AND J.E. SEYMOUR, 7p.m., Wiscasset Public Library. Using what you know to write a mystery. Q&A and book signing to follow. Refreshments. 882-

7161. REPRESENTATIVE DECHANT RECEPTION, 4-5:30p.m., Plant Home, 1 High

Street, Bath. Light refreshments.

DeChant will share policy highlights and answer questions. 442-8486.

PERFORMANCES

SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND, 7-9p.m.,

Frontier Theater, Brunswick. $10 cover.

Featuring Lisa Redfern, Matt Newberg,

Amy Kucharik and Ryan Halliburton — intimate and unplugged for an evening of compelling songs and stories.

THU/4

MISCELLANEOUS

FREE FIRST THURSDAY FILM: “ROMAN

HOLIDAY,” 1p.m., Freeport Community

Library. Unrated. 118 minutes. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASSES, beginner class at 6p.m., general class from 6:30-8:30p.m., Topsham Grange,

Pleasant Street, Topsham. Every Thursday. Donation of $4 per class. Singles and couples welcome.

PERFORMANCES

DUSTY AND JOANNA, 6p.m., Rockland

Public Library Community Room. Live folk music. 594-0310.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon, Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library.

Please join co-moderators Richard

Neiman and Elizabeth Doucette and your neighbors for lively “bipartisan” discussions of pertinent issues confronting us today. Free and open to the public. COMPUTER AND EREADER DROP IN, noon to 2p.m., Topsham Public Library.

Need help with your computer skills, smartphone, tablet, or eReader? Our computer volunteer, Tricia, will be available every Thursday. 725-1727.

FRI/5

MISCELLANEOUS

JAMES CHUTE OPENING RECEPTION

AND ARTTALK, 5-8p.m., Harlow Gallery,

160 Water Street, Hallowell. Free and open to the public. Opening 5-7p.m.,

ArtTalk 7-8p.m.

SAT/6

MISCELLANEOUS

SIGN UP FOR OIL PAINTING CLASS

WITH ERIC GLASS:, 2-5p.m., beginning

Sat., Sept. 13, and continuing for the next 5 Saturdays. Cost is $170 for all.

Deadline to sign up is Sept. 12 or until the class is full. Call 442-0300 to sign up. PENELOPE ROWLANDS AT MAINE COAST

BOOK SHOP, 1p.m. Rowlands is the anthologist and contributor of “The Beatles Are Here! Fifty Years After the Band

Arrived in America, Writers, Musicians and Other Fans Remember.” Come see her at Maine Coast Book Shop! SIP AND STITCH, 10a.m. to noon, Topsham Public Library, every Saturday.

Come and work on your latest project, share patterns, check out the library’s knitting and crocheting resources, and relax with a cup of coffee or tea. 725-

1727.

PERFORMANCES

NOR’EASTERS ANNUAL BARBERSHOP

CONCERT, 7p.m., United Methodist

Church, 320 Church Road, Brunswick.

Featuring Exchange Street Quartet,

2013 Granite and Pine Division Champions, chapter Quartets In the Mix and Off the Rails, and the Nor’easters Chorus.

For more information call 353-2464 or visit www.noreasterschorus.org MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY DAN

SCHALL, 6:30p.m., after the Baked

Bean and Spaghetti Supper at the North

Pownal United Methodist Church. SQUEEZEBOX STOMPERS, 7:30p.m.,

Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath.

Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door.

PUBLIC MEALS

BAKED BEAN AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER,

4:30-6p.m., North Pownal Methodist

Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal.

Three kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, coleslaw, biscuits, brown bread, pickled beets and assorted homemade pies. Adults $7, children 4-12 years old $3, children 3 years and under free. 865-3517.

SUN/7

MISCELLANEOUS

HARPSWELL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

SOCIAL AND MEET THE CANDIDATES,

7p.m., Orr’s Island Schoolhouse, Rt. 24.

For more information, call 373-1811 or email [email protected] m. PEJEPSCOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

WALKING TOUR, 1p.m.. Walk down

Maine Street’s past with Dick Snow.

Admission $5, free to PHS members.

729-6606 to register or for more information. SWAN ISLAND OUTING WITH FRIENDS

OF MERRYMEETING BAY, 9a.m. to

1p.m., MDIFW Ferry Landing, Richmond.

All-ages event, open to he public. Families welcome. Pre-registration required at

737-2239. HISTORY OF DAMARISCOTTA ISLAND

BOAT TRIP, 9a.m. to 3p.m. Arrive at Pier

8 in Downtown Boothbay Harbor early because the boat leaves at 9a.m., sharp, returning at 3p.m. Bring a lunch, water, sturdy shoes and sun protection.

Tickets required, $40 per person. 633-

4818. FRANCES PERKINS HOMESTEAD

TOURS, 9a.m. and 1:30p.m., 44 Main

Street, Newcastle. The 9a.m. tour lasts

3 hours and includes the Homestead and a walk to the Damariscotta River.

The 1:30p.m. tour lasts 1.5 hours and includes only the home. Tickets are $20,

$16 for AARP members, and can be purchased by calling 563-3374 or by visiting http://francesperkins.brownpapertickets.com. Space is limited, purchase tickets ASAP! ORATORIO CHORALE AUDITIONS, 1:30-

3p.m., St. Paul’s Church, Pleasant St.,

Brunswick. Auditions last 15 minutes and consist of vocal exercises. No prepared music required. To schedule an audition or for more information, email [email protected]. COMMUNITY CHORUS INVITES NEW

SINGERS, 6-9p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf

School, Desert Rd., Freeport. No audition or previous experience required.

Membership dues are $70 to cover music and other expenses. Dues are waived for high school students. new singers are welcome to attend a couple of rehersals before deciding whether to join and pay dues. 666-8817.

PERFORMANCES

CASTLEBAY PERFORMANCE TO BENEFIT

MAINE’S FIRST SHIP, 2p.m.- 4:30p.m., 27 Commercial Street, Bath. $10 per person. For advance tickets, contact Maine’s First Ship at [email protected] or make your check payable and mail to Maine’s First Ship, P.O. Box 231, Bath, ME 04530 and pick up your tickets at the door.

MON/8

MISCELLANEOUS

SAGE SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE

CLUB, 6:30-9p.m., Woodside Elementary School, 42 Barrows Drive, Topsham.

Free open house and round dance.

TUE/9

MISCELLANEOUS

SAGE SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE

CLUB, 6:30-9p.m., Woodside Elementary School, 42 Barrows Drive, Topsham.

Free open house and square dance. FOREIGN FILM NIGHT, 6p.m., Rockport

Public Library. “Will You Still Love Me

Tomorrow?” by Arvin Chen. Informal chat before and after the movie.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE “OTHER” TOPSHAM, 6:30p.m., Topsham Public

Library. Put on by the Topsham Historical

Society. Join historian and researcher

Bud Warren for anecdotes and images from Topsham’s history. Free and open to the public. RETIRED EDUCATORS MEETING,

10:30a.m. at People Plus. Meet November local candidates and enjoy a potluck lunch. Courtesy of the Mid-Coast Retired

Educators Association. 666-3922. BOOK TALK WITH C.B. ANDERSON,

6:30p.m., Patten Free Library. The author will chat about her new collection of stories, “River Talk.” Free and open to the public.

WED/10

MISCELLANEOUS

ST. CECILIA CHAMBER CHOIR AUDITIONS, 7p.m. and by appointment, St.

Andrew’s Church, Newcastle. To schedule an audition, call director Linda Blanchard at 380-2768. Visit ceciliachoir.org. PATTEN FREE LIBRARY’S BOOK GROUP

RESUMES, 6:30p.m. Featured selection is “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison” by Piper Kerman. FRUITS AND FLOWERS OF THE FALL AT

ZAK PRESERVE, 9-11a.m., Boothbay

Region Land Trust Zak Preserve. Registration requred, limit of 15 participants. 633-4818.

THU/11

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN CIVIL WAR

ROUND TABLE LECTURE, 7p.m., Curtis

Memorial Library. Lecture by Dave Decker. Lecture is free and open to the public. 443-2296. CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon, Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library.

Please join co-moderators Richard

Neiman and Elizabeth Doucette and your neighbors for lively “bipartisan” discussions of pertinent issues confronting us today. Free and open to the public. AUTHOR EVENT WITH WENDALL KINNEY, 6p.m., Topsham Public Library. His book of short stories Over Home And

Other Kitchen Table Tales is based on family history. The stories about growing up in rural Maine on the CD The Bull and

I are all true with a bit of the Blarney added for flavor. 725-1727. COMPUTER AND EREADER DROP IN, noon to 2p.m., Topsham Public Library.

Need help with your computer skills, smartphone, tablet, or eReader? Our computer volunteer, Tricia, will be available every Thursday. 725-1727.

FRI/12

MISCELLANEOUS

“STITCHES” RECEPTION AT SPINDLEWORKS WHATNOT GALLERY, 5-8p.m.,

Brunswick. Check out the beautiful fabric artworks from Spindleworks during the second Friday artwalk. PUBLISHING PARTY AND POETRY READING, 6:30-7:30p.m., Gulf of Maine

Books, Brunswick. Reading from the new poetry collection “Files from the Bum’s

Academy,” edited by Victor Fazekas and published by the Cleaveunder Press of

Brunswick. Event is free and open to the public. Come listen to the local authors read from their anthology! 729-5083. “BARNYARDS TO GRAVEYARDS,” A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY CAROLINE SAMSON OPENING RECEPTION, 5-

8p.m., Gallery Framing, 12 Pleasant

Street, Brunswick. Meet and greet the artist and enjoy refreshments. MAINE FAMILY BOOKNIC, 10-11a.m.,

Topsham Public Library. Books and activities are set up in a picnic-style layout on the floor to promote active learning for infants, toddlers, young preschoolers and their families. 725-1727.

PERFORMANCES

TWO-ACT MYSTERY COMEDY “IF IT’S

MONDAY, THIS MUST BE MURDER!” at

7p.m., Bath Area Senior Citizens Activity

Center, 45 Floral Street, Bath. Staring the BASIC players. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at the

Bath Senior Center office. Suggested donation of $10. FMI, call 443-4937. “HEAVENLY SOUND” BENEFIT CONCERT, 7p.m., Brunswick United Methodist Church, 320 Church Rd., Brunswick. Music for all ages! Contemporary, worship, celtic and traditional. Proceeds benefit the “Life Saver Bracelet Project.” 725-2185.

PUBLIC MEALS

AL POST 171 LOBSTER STEW SUPPER,

5-7p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529 Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell. Lobster stew, blueberry muffins, cole slaw, pickles, crackers and cold drinks. $15 per person, $10 for children under 12. Takeout available. 833-5583.

SAT/13

MISCELLANEOUS

“AMERICAN FLYERS” SCREENING,

1p.m., Patten Free Library. In conjunction with Bike Maine 2014. Event is free and open to the public. OIL PAINTING WITH ERIC GLASS: FIRST

CLASS, 2-5p.m., beginning today and continuing for the next 5 Saturdays. Cost is $170 for all. Deadline to sign up is

Sept. 12 or until the class is full. Call

442-0300 to sign up. WIND OVER WINGS PRESENTED BY

BRUNSWICK-TOPSHAM LAND TRUST,

10a.m., Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library. Wind Over Wings presents inspiring, humorous, age-appropriate programs with live birds of prey that are no longer able to survive in the wild.

This event is free and open to all. 729-

7694. ADULT MAGNET CRAFT, 2p.m., Topsham

Public Library. Make your refrigerator or magnetic board more literary with this easy craft! We will be making magnets out of glass beads and old books with a gift tin to match! Materials are provided.

Ages 18 & up. 7 places available. Registration required. 725-1727. SIP AND STITCH, 10a.m. to noon, Topsham Public Library, every Saturday.

Come and work on your latest project, share patterns, check out the library’s knitting and crocheting resources, and relax with a cup of coffee or tea. 725-

1727.

PERFORMANCES

JEN CHAPIN TRIO, 7:30p.m., Chocolate

Church Arts Center, Bath. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. TWO-ACT MYSTERY COMEDY “IF IT’S

MONDAY, THIS MUST BE MURDER!” at

7p.m., Bath Area Senior Citizens Activity

Center, 45 Floral Street, Bath. Staring the BASIC players. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at the

Bath Senior Center office. Suggested donation of $10. FMI, call 443-4937.

PUBLIC MEALS

MASONIC BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6p.m.,

Route 136 across from Durham River

Park. $7.50 for adults, $3 for children ages 5-12, children 4 and under free.

Baked beans, chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, bread, pickles and homemade pies. 751-0037. BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6:30p.m., Woolwich

Grange. Last supper of the year. Adults

$8, children under 12 $4. 433-6505.

SUN/14

MISCELLANEOUS

SAVING AND ORGANIZING YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS, 2p.m., Morrell Meeting

Room, Curtis Memorial Library,

Brunswick. September meeting of the

Pejepscot Genealogical Society. Tips and techniques for saving and organizing your photos. PEJEPSCOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

WALKING TOUR, 1p.m. Pennellville with

Nancy Pennell and Robert Biette. Admission $5, free for PHS members. For information or to register, call 729-6606. WISCASSET PUBLIC LIBRARY BENEFIT

CONCERT AND SILENT AUCTION, 5-

7p.m., Marianmade Lavender Farm, Wiscasset. Guests will be entertained by a

19-member band while they sample hors d’oeuvres and enjoy a cash bar. Additionally, guests may bid on many inviting items at a silent auction which includes items like an hour-long plane ride, college counceling, yoga lessons, works of art and more. Tickets are $20 per person in advance at the Wiscasset Public

Library, or $25 per person the night of the event at the door.

PERFORMANCES

TWO-ACT MYSTERY COMEDY “IF IT’S

MONDAY, THIS MUST BE MURDER!” at

2p.m., Bath Area Senior Citizens Activity

Center, 45 Floral Street, Bath. Staring the BASIC players. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at the

Bath Senior Center office. Suggested donation of $10. FMI, call 443-4937.

MON/15

MISCELLANEOUS

SAGE SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE

CLUB, 6:30-9p.m., Woodside Elementary School, 42 Barrows Drive, Topsham.

Free open house and round dance.

TUE/16

MISCELLANEOUS

SAGE SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE

CLUB, 6:30-9p.m., Woodside Elementary School, 42 Barrows Drive, Topsham.

Free open house and square dance. FALL FILM FESTIVAL: A TRIBUTE TO

LAUREN BACALL AND ROBIN

WILLIAMS, 6:30p.m., Patten Free

Library. Over the course of (beginning

Sept. 16, ending Dec. 2, and excluding the month of October) the Patten Free

Library will play a movie featuring Robin

Williams or Lauren Bacall every Tuesday night. The film for Sept. 16 is “The Big

Sleep.” Free and open to the public.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

MYSTERY READERS ROUNDTABLE, 3-

4p.m., Topsham Public Library. This month we will share the mysteries we’ve read over the summer. 725-1727. BUSINESS LEADERSHIP SEMINAR,

6:30p.m., Topsham Public Library. In this session Bob Bremm will show you tools and techniques on how to become a great leader while developing your high performance team. 725-1727.

WED/17

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

BUSINESS SUCCESSS SEMINAR,

11:30a.m. to 1p.m., Topsham Public

Library. his program is presented by Graham Nash, a 15 year graphic design/marketing veteran. It will cover why branding is important, understanding the differences between your logo, identity and brand, why you should care about branding, and 11 ways to get started. 725-1727.

THU/18

MISCELLANEOUS

INVASIVE PLANTS WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY BRUNSWICK-TOPSHAM LAND TRUST, TBA, Crystal Spring Farm, Brunswick. Talented natural resource experts will teach us how to identify the worst invasives in our region and document their location. Spaces may be limited so RSVP soon to ensure a spot. Come learn how you can help protect our native plant and animal communities from these unwanted intruders. 729-7694.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon, Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library.

Please join co-moderators Richard

Neiman and Elizabeth Doucette and your neighbors for lively “bipartisan” discussions of pertinent issues confronting us today. Free and open to the public. MEN’S BOOK GROUP, 6:30-7:30p.m.,

Topsham Public Library. New members welcome. This month we are reading

“The Yiddish Policemen’s Union” by

Michael Chabon. 725-1727. COMPUTER AND EREADER DROP IN, noon to 2p.m., Topsham Public Library.

Need help with your computer skills, smartphone, tablet, or eReader? Our computer volunteer, Tricia, will be available every Thursday. 725-1727.

FRI/19

MISCELLANEOUS

“WEARABLES” AT MARKINGS GALLERY:

MEET THE ARTISTS AT ARTWALK! 5-

9p.m., 50 Front Street, Bath. Charlotte

Moore, Janice Jones, Jody Meredith and

Amy Smith show elegant woven fabrics.

Wearables also features and array of handbags and jewelry uniquely fabricated by Maine artists. 443-1499 or markingsgallery.com.

SAT/20

BLOOD DRIVE

HARPSWELL COMMUNITY BLOOD

DRIVE, 9a.m. to 3p.m., Kellogg Church,

Rt. 123. Call 833-5567 for an appointment or feel free to just walk in. You are needed!

MISCELLANEOUS

DURHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUILT

SHOW, 10a.m. to 1p.m., Union Church,

Rt. 136, Durham. Quilt displays, baked goods and homemade baked beans with brown bread for sale. Donations are welcome. All proceeds benefit the Historical

Society. 319-5866. LI’L RASCALS WILDLIFE REHAB PRESENTS “THE INS AND OUTS OF

WILDLIFE REHABILITATION,” 10a.m. to

2p.m., Tractor Supply at Cook’s Corner,

Brunswick. Come say hello and see what’s involved in the care, rehabilitation and release of Maine’s most precious natural resources directly from State licensed wildlife rehabilitator, Deb Bryan.

FMI contact 607-0110. GALAXY SPRAY PAINT ART, 1-2:30p.m.,

Topsham Public Library. Back by popular demand! Create your own universe! This project will take place outdoors so be sure to dress for the mess! Ages 11 –

18. Registration Required – will close on

Sept. 19 at 2p.m. 725-1727. SIP AND STITCH, 10a.m. to noon, Topsham Public Library, every Saturday.

Come and work on your latest project, share patterns, check out the library’s knitting and crocheting resources, and relax with a cup of coffee or tea. 725-

1727.

PERFORMANCES

DAVE MALLETT, 7:30p.m., Chocolate

Church Arts Center, Bath. Tickets $22 in advance, $25 at the door.

PUBLIC MEALS

BAKED BEAN AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER,

5-6p.m., First Parish Congregational

Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal. $8 for adults, $4 for children 5-12, children

4 and under free. 688-4433.

THU/25

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon, Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library.

Please join co-moderators Richard

Neiman and Elizabeth Doucette and your neighbors for lively “bipartisan” discussions of pertinent issues confronting us today. Free and open to the public. COMPUTER AND EREADER DROP IN, noon to 2p.m., Topsham Public Library.

Need help with your computer skills, smartphone, tablet, or eReader? Our computer volunteer, Tricia, will be available every Thursday. 725-1727. We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance. Send them to: Calendar Editor, The Times Record, 3 Business Parkway, Suite 1, Brunswick, ME 04011; or e-mail, [email protected]. Include name and phone number.