TUE/16

BLOOD DRIVES

ST. PAUL’S RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE, 1-6p.m. in the Great Parish Hall, Brunswick. Donors urgently needed. 1- 800-448-3543.

MISCELLANEOUS

DALTON TRUMBO FILM FESTIVAL: “THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO,” 6:30p.m., Patten Free Library. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided.

BATH GARDEN CLUB MONTHLY MEETING, noon, Grace Episcopal Church, 1100 Washington St., Bath. Sandwiches, desserts and beverages followed by a short business meeting and a program titled “Gardening for Pollinators: Bee Friendly” by Kathleen Marty. 666- 3078.

FREE WORKSHOP: ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PLANNING, 10a.m., University College of Bath/Brunswick, 12 Sewall St. For adults 19 and over. 1-800-281- 3703.

FREE WORKSHOP: ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PLANNING, 11:30a.m., Southern Midcoast CareerCenter, 275 Bath Road. For adults 19 and over. 1- 800-281-3703.

GALLERY CONVERSATION WITH HISTORIAN DAVID GORDON, noon to 1p.m., Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. Gordon will discuss the significance of selected objects from central Africa within their original cultural and religious contexts.

WED/17

MISCELLANEOUS

LONGFELLOW DAYS: SCHOOL DAYS, 12:15p.m., Curtis Memorial Library. Free and open to the public. Presented by Midcoast Senior College. Charles Dorn, Associate Professor of Education at Bowdoin College will help us imagine the educational settings, philosophies, and activities that would have been experienced by Longfellow’s generation in the 19th century.

HEALTHY EATING ON A BUDGET, 1p.m., Bowdoinham Fire Station, 57 Post Road, Bowdoinham. Session 4 of 4. A class on healthy, frugal eating. Delicious, lowcost recipes will be made in each class. 666-5531.

WINTER WISDOM LECTURE: “SCHOOL

DAYS, SCHOOL DAYS,” 12:15p.m., Morrell

Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. A presentation on the educational practices of Longfellow’s time. Free. Presented in partnership with Longfellow Days.

DISCUSSION WITH DAVID DRISKELL, JOHNETTA COLE AND KAREN MILBOURNE: AFRICAN ART AND THE EXHIBITION “EARTH MATTERS,” 4:30- 6p.m., Bowdoin College, Visual Arts Center, Kresge Auditorium. Free and open to the public.

THU/18

MISCELLANEOUS

DEMENTIA CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING, 4-5p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Ask a Lawyer: MaineCare and Other Legal Planning Needs, with speakers Stoddard Smith, Esq. and Hames Smith, Esq.

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: END OF LIFE, beginning at 11a.m. in the Kendall Room of the Coombs Municipal Building, 6 School Street, Bowdoinham. A day-long meeting featuring various speakers focusing on end of life. Bring your own lunch, plus something to share. For more information, call 666- 5531 ext. 110.

COMMUNITY POETRY READING AT THORNTON OAKS, 10a.m., Merrymeeting Room, Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick. Open to everyone. Part of Longfellow Days. Refreshments. Free.

COMMUNITY READ AND AUTHOR TALK, 1-2:30p.m., Kendall Room, Coombs Municipal Building, 13 School St., Bowdoinham. All are welcome.

HARPSWELL GARDEN CLUB MEETING, 12:30p.m., Thornton Oaks, Brunswick. Free and open to the public. 833-6159.

“TE MANA O TE MOANA” SCREENING, 7:30p.m., Frontier Cinemas. About the voyage of 100 Pacific islanders over thousands of miles of ocean in 7 sailing canoes to fight for the future of the Pacific ocean. Attendees will also meet Aylie, from Yarmouth, who will be taking a sailing canoe voyage on the Alingano Maisu in March.

CONVERSATION SERIES ON DEMENTIA, 4-5:30p.m., The Lincoln Home, 22 River Road, Newcastle. Designed for families and friends of people with memory loss. Contact [email protected] for more information.

COMMUNITY READ, 1-2:30p.m., selectboard’s room, Coombs School Town

Building, 13 School St., Bowdoinham.

With author Caroline MacDonald reading from her book “Way Down Back.”

FRI/19

MISCELLANEOUS

FOLK DANCE BRUNSWICK, 6:30-9p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunwsick. Many dances are taught, no partner needed. Music and dance from around the world. $5 donation. All are welcome. 200-7577.

L.L. BEAN LECTURE SERIES: “THE SHETLAND ISLANDS, UK: ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY,” 7p.m., Camping Department Atrium, flagship store, Freeport. With Greg Bigelow, Bates College.

LONGFELLOW DAYS FUN AT PEJEPSCOT, 10a.m. to noon, at Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick. Family oriented activities revolving around Longfellow and his childhood. Free.

PERFORMANCES

MARIE DUFRESNE PERFORMANCE AND OPEN MIC, 7p.m., Side Door Coffee House, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Middle St., Brunswck. Open mic at 7p.m., Dufresne performs at 8:30p.m. 442-8195.

PUBLIC MEALS

LENTEN HADDOCK SUPPER, 5- 6:30p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick. $8 for adults, $4 children. Haddock, mashed potatoes, green beans or corn, cole slaw, rolls, beverage and dessert. Pizza available and includes beverage and dessert at $5 for adults, $3 for children. Benefits Oasis Free Clinic.

SAT/20

MISCELLANEOUS

LENTEN VIGIL FOR DISARMAMENT, 11:30a.m. to noon, across from the BIW Administration building on Washington Street in Bath. We will hold signs calling for the end of the building of weapons of mass destruction by General Dynamics here in Maine. Event will happen every Saturday of Lent at the same time. 763-4062.

TOWN HISTORY SERIES: WOOLWICH PRESENTATION, 10:30a.m. to noon, Patten Free Library Community Room, Bath. Elwyn Ritta presents “A Cat’s Tale.”

PUBLIC MEALS

BAKED BEAN SUPPER, 5-7p.m., Harpswell Merriconeag Grange. Three kinds of beans, hot dogs, coleslaw, potato salad, mac and cheese, pies. Adults: $8, children under 10: $4.

BAKED HAM SUPPER, 4:30-6p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave., Bath. Menu items include baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, applesauce and rolls. Homemade pies for dessert. $8 for adults, $4 for children. Takeout available. 443-4707.

BEAN SUPPER, 4-6p.m., Topsham Fair Exhibition Hall. 3 kinds of beans, American chop suey, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, cole slaw, corn bread, brown bread, water, soda, coffee, pies and desserts. Adults $7, children $3. 353- 3257.

CHILI/CHOWDER SUPPER, 5-6:30p.m., Pownalborough Hall, Route 197, Dresden. $7 for adults, $3 for children under 12. Put on by the Dresden Historical Society.

SUN/21

MISCELLANEOUS

WINTER GARDENING WORKSHOP: GARDENING WITHOUT ACHES AND PAINS, 2-3:30p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brunswick. $5 suggested donation. Presented by the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s Tom Settlemire Community Garden. 798-5899.

LONGFELLOW DAYS POETRY READING, 1p.m., Fireplace Room, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. Featuring readings from Maine poets. Refreshments. Free.

TAKING WALKS, 9a.m., along the trails of the Cathance River Preserve, with poet Gary Lawless and photographer James McCarthy. Meet at the Ecology Center on the Preserve to take part in the walk. [email protected].

PUBLIC MEALS

PUBLIC BREAKFAST BUFFET, 7:30- 9:30a.m., Knights fo Columbus Hall, 807 Middle St., Bath. French toast, sausage, pancakes, eggs to order, bacon, home fries, juice, biscuits, gravy, muffins, coffee, tea and more. Adults $7, children under 12 $3, under 3 free.

SUNDAY SUPPER STARTS A SUPER

SCHOOL WEEK, 4:30-6:30p.m., Perryman Drive Community Center,

Brunswick. Meal supplied by Portland

Pie. Join Midcoast Hunger Prevention

Program and Brunswick School Department for a pizza dinner, bingo and prizes.

MON/22

MISCELLANEOUS

HENRY & MARTY WITH MSMT, 6:30p.m., Henry & Marty Restaurant, 61 Maine St., Brunswick. $50 per person includes a 3-course dinner, plus entertainment from the Pre-Season MSMT Players. Cash bar. Reservations required at 721-9141.

THE STORY OF PHILLIS WHEATLEY AT THE LINCOLN HOME, 3-4p.m., The Lincoln Home, Newcastle. Jerry Wiles shares the life of Phillis Wheatley, the first published African-American woman poet. 563-3350.

TUE/23

MISCELLANEOUS

IPAD WORKSHOP FOR SENIORS, 10:30a.m. to noon, Patten Free Library’s second floor board room. Fifth of 5 sessions, held on Tuesdays, to help seniors with their ipads. Free and open to anyone age 55 and older. No class Feb. 16. 443-5141, ext. 25.

DALTON TRUMBO FILM FESTIVAL: “GUN CRAZY,” 6:30p.m., Patten Free Library. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided.

BIRDING THE UPPER TEXAS COAST, 7- 9p.m., Curtis Memorial Library Morrell Meeting Room, Brunswick. Join Merrymeeting Audubon as “Jay” Stormer takes us on a photographic journey to the Upper Texas Coast, home to nearly 500 bird species. Free and open to the public.

TRI-TOWN PENGUINS SNOWMOBILE CLUB MEETING, 7p.m., Durham Fire Station, 615 Hallowell Road, Durham. 865-6188.

PERFORMANCES

“AN EVENING AT THE POPS,” 7p.m., Pine Tree Academy gymnasium, 67 Pownal Road, Freeport. Part of Freeport Feb Fest. Experience the sounds of Coastal Winds, Freeport’s community concert band, with the Pine Tree Academy Band for a BIG band sound. 865-4747.

WED/24

MISCELLANEOUS

“AFRICA SCHOOLHOUSE: SHAPING EDUCATION LITERALLY AND METAPHORICALLY IN TANZANIA,” 4:30-6p.m., Bowdoin College, Visual Arts Center, Kresge Auditorium. Discussion about the founding of Africa Schoolhouse, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing quality education to rural villages in Northern Tanzania and the impact of African art in the United States. Free and open to the public.

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