Alna BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., town hall. Arrowsic CONSERVATION COMMISSION, Monday, 7 p.m., town hall. Bowdoin BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Monday, 6:30 p.m., town office. Bowdoinham COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Coombs Municipal Building. Brunswick STAFF REVIEW, Monday, 10 a.m., Hawthorne School, 46 Federal St. TOWN COUNCIL, Monday, 6:30 p.m., Executive Session; […]

LISBON FALLS — Pioneer Chapter No. 11 Lisbon Falls, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Ancient York Masonic Hall on Route 196. The meeting will begin with supper at 6 p.m., assisted by Pine Cone Chapter No. 26 of Auburn and Lakeside Chapter No. 60 of […]

BRUNSWICK — Shambhala Meditation Centers are offering two meditation instruction programs. “The Art of Being Human,” a weekend program introducing sitting meditation, is Oct. 19-21, with meditation instruction, practice and discussion. Registration is required, online at www.shambhalabp.org or call 251-3437. “Meditation in Everyday Life,” a five-week class, meets Mondays starting Oct. 29, 6:30 to 8:30 […]

Jean Shinoda Bolen, a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst, will speak in Portland Oct. 19- 20. The Friday lecture, titled “Trees and Tree People; Greening Ourselves, Saving the Planet,” is 7 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Sanctuary at Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland. The cost is $25 at the door. The Saturday seminar, “Grail, Goddesses, Circles, and […]

FREEPORT — The South Freeport Congregational Church is sponsoring a barbecue dinner with music and an auction 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct 20. The event features live bluegrass music and beverages served by Conundrum of Freeport and a barbecue dinner by Riverfront Barbeque and Grille of Augusta. Auctions will offer vacation retreats, an afternoon […]

BRUNSWICK — Crafters are invited to participate in the annual Mid Coast Senior Health Center Crafts Fair to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association Maine Chapter. The fair will take place 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at 58 Baribeau Drive. To reserve a table to sell crafts, contact Sally Fitch at 373-3691 or send […]

POWNAL — The Pownal Scenic & Historical Society will present “A Tribute To Five Who Did Much For Pownal Over Their Lifetimes” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, in Mallett Hall. The program, in digital slide-show format, will pay tribute to William “Bill” DeWitt, Carl “Sam” Mason, Edna Snow Menchen, Marion Knight Reed and Frank […]

WOOLWICH — The Green Team at Woolwich Central School plans to create a vegetable garden, and needs a volunteer to till new ground beside the school apple orchard so the soil will be ready for next spring. Anyone interested can email Beth Harrington at [email protected].

BOWDOINHAM — A harvest festival will take place at the Long Branch School & General Store, 20 Main St., noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Activities will include a potluck beginning at noon. Local food dishes with items from local farmers will go alongside potluck offerings from everybody. A live petting zoo, blacksmith demonstrations […]