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, P.O. Box 10, Brunswick, ME 04011; by fax, 721-3151; or e-mail [email protected]

Mon/26

Blood drive

• American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

• Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
• Free Tax-Aide, noon-3:30 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; 729-0475. By appointment.
• 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.

Performances

• Decompression Chamber Music Season 4: Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” D810, 6 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland; $12 advance, $15 at door; 761-1757 or www.onelongfellowsquare.com.

Talks-Workshops

• Artist Nancy Blum, 4:15 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3697.
• Living Downstream, film and discussion, 5:30-7 p.m., Parkview Adventist Medical Center, 329 Maine St., Brunswick; sponsored by The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing; register 795-8250 or www.DempseyCenter.org.

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Tue/27

Blood drive

• Lisbon High School, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Lisbon Falls; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Miscellaneous

• Guided Beaver Park Morning Walks, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org.
• Free Tax-Aide, 8:30 a.m.-noon, People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757. By appointment.
• Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
• Tuesdays with Jessica, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; stories and crafts for young ones, with Jessica Mahnke; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• 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.
• Café en Francais, 2:30 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; have coffee or tea and chat with other French-speakers; 729-0757.
• 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.
• Lego League, for ages 7 and older, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; ages 6 and older; bring own Legos and snack; led by Matt Boyle; 443-5141 x17.
• Do-It-Yourself Free Tax Preparation Nights, 4:30-7:30 p.m., McClellan Building, corner of Union and Station streets, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; sponsored by Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H); preparers able to answer questions while person fills out own forms; some restrictions, schedule appointment 373-1140 x206.
• Open community square dance, 6 p.m., Coffin Elementary School, Brunswick; instruction and refreshments; $2 community dance, $4 whole night; 6-7 p.m. community/students level; 7-8:30 p.m. students/mainstream level; 8:30-9 p.m. plus level; Polly Harris 373-1778.

Public Meals

• Breakfast cafe, 9-10 a.m., Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, 800 High St.; baked items and eggs to order; operated by culinary arts students; reservations 443-8257 or [email protected].
• 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

• Artist Lenka Clayton, 4:15 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3264.
• Community Program series: Student presentations, 6:30 p.m. Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road; sponsored by Cathance River Education Alliance; www.CREAMaine.org.
• Heart Healthy Cooking Class featuring totally plant-based diet, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bath Seventh-day Adventist Church, 889 High St.; led by Dr. Gaylen and Kitty Johnson; demonstrations, ecipes, samples, door prizes, lifestyle and nutrition information; $5; 319-5394.
• Gray Ghosts Fly Tying Club, for old tiers and newcomers, with Maine Guide Greg Bostater, 6:30-8:30 p.m., First Parish Church, Yarmouth; sponsored by Sebago Trout Unlimited; free; 781-4762.
• Two shades of green in costa rica, by Dave Sherwood, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free; refreshments; 807-3679.
• Poetry Reading by Richard Berengarten, 7:30 p.m., Massachusetts Hallfaculty lounge, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3133.

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Wed/28

Miscellaneous

• Free Tax-Aide, 8-11:30 a.m., Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St., Brunswick; 865-4743 x120. By appointment.
• Story Time for preschool children, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161.
• Book Babies, for babies and toddlers, 10:30 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 20 minutes of rhyming stories, finger plays and song; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Current Events Forum, noon-1 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Midcoast Senior College; moderator to facilitate topics ranging from local, national and international; free.
• Winter film series — Oscar-winning love stories: It Happened One Night (1934), 2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; refreshments; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Free Tax-Aide, 3:30-7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 725-5242 x510. By appointment.
• 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].
• Bigelow Café scientifique: Cracking the Ocean Code, 6 p.m., Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave.; film screening and talk by Ramunas Stepanauskas; free; 747-3255 x103 or www.Bigelow.org.

Performances

• Little Me, presented by Good Theater, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $20; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
• Tim Weir, trumpet, and Richard Nelson, guitar, with En Route ensemble featuring vocalist Brittany Yorks, 7-9 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; free; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.
• Emily Wells with Live Footage, Aleric Nez, 8:30 p.m., Space, 538 Congress St., Portland; $10, ages 18+ show; 828-5600 or www.Space538.org.

Public Meals

• Lunch cafe, noon-1 p.m., Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, 800 High St.; 3-course meal and beverage, $7; operated by culinary arts students; reservations 443-8257 or [email protected].
• Lunch at the library series: Health literacy and information online, by Anita Ruff, noon, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Lunch with an artist: Hazel Mitchell, children’s book illustrator, noon-1 p.m., Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell; bring own lunch; [email protected].
• Lenten Soup Supper, 5 p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.; supper followed by a program, fellowship and discussion; 443-4707.

Talks-Workshops

• Angela Twitchell, discussing work of Brunswick Topsham Land Trust, 1:30 p.m., Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way; 729-8033.

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Thu/29

Blood drive

• Fire Station, 1-6 p.m., Main St., Topsham; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Miscellaneous

• Guided Beaver Park Morning Walks, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org.
• Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Brunswick; 725-1727. By appointment, walkins accepted.
• Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
• Laughing club for everyone, 10:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-0475.
• Time for Twos, 10:30-11 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; short stories, songs and puppets; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Maine festival of the book, various times and locations; see www.MaineReads.org for schedule; most events free and unticketed.
• Free Tax-Aide, 12:30-4 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757. By appointment.
• Home School Time, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Free Tax prep, by Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H) Coalition, by appointment, Coastal Enterprises Inc, Wiscasset; 319-1390 or www.cashmaine.org/ locations/midcoast.
• Chili cook-off and gift basket raffle, 6-8 p.m., Bath Middle School; sample chili and corn muffins; vote for favorites; Melissa Belanger 443-4066.

Performances

• Noonday concerts, featuring DaPonte String Quartet, 12:15 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; free; Portland Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
• Little Me, presented by Good Theater, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $20; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
• Taikoproject, 7:30 p.m., Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.
• Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a musical, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; pay-what-you-can; 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.
• Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.-midnight, Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon; hosted by Charlie Wing and the band Tripolar; [email protected].

Public Meals

• Region 10 Café, run by students, noon-1 p.m., Region 10 Technical High School, 68 Church Road, Brunswick; 3-course meal $7.50; reservations encouraged 729-6622.

Talks-Workshops

• Symposium: Bowdoin Women in the Visual Arts, 4 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3064.
• Greek Minds, Chinese Hands and English Tongues, by Joe Moshenska, 4:30 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3664.
• Architalx Lecture series: Giant Squids, Glass Eggs, Dinosaur Skin and the Elusive Philosopher’s Stone, by Tim Ventimiglia, 6:30 p.m. Hannaford Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland; $8 online, $10 at door; www.architalx.org.
• Edible and Ornamental Container Gardening, 7 p.m., Shift, 56 Maine St., Brunswick; free; register 729-4050.
• Genes, Genomes and the Nature-Burture Debate, by Evelyn Fox Keller, 7:30 p.m., Cleaveland Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3834.

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Fri/30

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

• Preschool storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; stories, songs, puppets and crafts for 3- to 5-year-olds; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Maine festival of the book, various times and locations; see www.MaineReads.org for schedule; most events free and unticketed.
• 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.

Performances

• Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a musical, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7:30 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; pay-what-you-want ($12 suggested); 729-8584 or www.TheaterProject.com.
• Vagina Monologues, 7:30 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $6, available at Smith Union; 725-3375.
• Little Me, presented by Good Theater, 7:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $25; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
• A Few Good Men, 8 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland; $20, $18 seniors, $15 students; 799-7337 or www.PortlandPlayers.org.
• Rockin’ Recons with special guest Justin Lindsay, 8 p.m., The Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston; ages 21+; $10; FrancoCenter.org.

Public Meals

• Fireside Luncheon, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65 and older; reservations 729-0475.
• Chowder Supper to benefit Sea Scout Ship 243, 5-7 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath; fish and corn chowders, bread, salad, dessert; live music; good stuff cheap; $8, $6 students, $5 ages 10 and under, 5 and under free, $22 families.
• Lenten Haddock supper, 5-7 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick; proceeds benefit Oasis Health Center; $8, $4 youth, $2 under 5 (pizza option available); 729-3509.

Talks-Workshops

• Symposium: 40 Years of Women at Bowdoin, 9 a.m., Cram Alumni Room, 87 Federal St., Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3834.
• Why are there so few women engineers: Reflections on the Multiple Meanings of Discrimination, by Ruth Schwartz Cowan, 7:30 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3928.

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