Mon/5
BLOOD DRIVE
CHEWONKI FOUNDATION, 10 a.m.-3
p.m., Wiscasset; 1-800 RED CROSS
or www.RedCrossBlood.org.
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
AUGUST GALE: A father and daughter’s Journey Into the Storm, by Barbara Walsh, 6:30 p.m., Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; 462-4331.
THE ART AND CRAFT OF PUBLISHING ONLINE, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St.; panel
discussion as part of Feeding Creativity Series; $5, Freeport Creative
Arts members free; www.Freeport-
CreativeArts.org.
Tue/6
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING
WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-
9075 or lisbonme.org.
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.
LABYRINTH WALK, noon-8 p.m., Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunwick; 729-7331.
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.
MEDICARE PART D CLINIC, call for
appointment to help with enrollment,

Spectrum Generations, 12
Main St., Topsham; 729-0475.
PERFORMANCES
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS, a American
Irish Repertory Ensemble, 7:30
p.m., Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd.,
Portland; $22, $20 students and
seniors, $12 under 12; 799-5327
or www.airetheater.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT
WORD, by Jack Hudson, 10-11
a.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union
St., Brunswick; free; 729-0757.
CHATS WITH CHAMPIONS: Philip
Conkling, author of “Islands in
Time: A Natural and Cultural History
of the Islands of Maine,” 10 a.m.,
Skidompha Library Porter Meeting
Hall, Damariscotta; 563-5513 or
www.MaineCoastBookShop.com.
HOW TO EAT YOUR WAY THROUGH
THE HOLIDAYS WITHOUT GAINING
WEIGHT, by nutritionist Alison Fernald, 11 a.m.-noon, People Plus
Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick;
free; 729-0757.
CITY BY THE SEA: A Photographic
History of Portland, Maine, by John
Moon, noon, Portland Public
Library; free; register 443-1316 or
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
Wed/7
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL
CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset
Public Library, 21 High St.,; includes
storytelling and crafts; 882-7161.
PERFORMANCES
SOUTHERN MAINE CHILDREN’S
CHORUS, 7 p.m., Corthell Concert
Hall, University of Southern Maine
of Music, Gorham; donations at
door; 780-5555 or
www.USM.Maine.edu/music.
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS, a American
Irish Repertory Ensemble, 7:30
p.m., Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd.,
Portland; $18, $12 under 12; 799-

5327 or www.airetheater.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
SUDDENLY YOU’RE A CAREGIVER
— Care Planning for Daily Living,
pannel discussion, 6:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant
St., Brunswick; free; 725-5242
x510 or refdesk@curtislibrary.com.
Snow date Dec. 8.
Thu/8
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING
WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-
9075 or lisbonme.org.
SUGAR PLUM FESTIVAL, 9 a.m.-2
p.m., Parkview Adventist Medical
Center lobbt, upper Maine St.,
Brunswick.
DREAMLAND THEATER: “Oliver,”
6:30 p.m., Winter Street Center,
880 Washington St., Bath; $5, concessions $1, bring own picnic; short
films and documentaries prior to
main feature; 522-1018 or
www.sagadahocpreser vation.org.
PERFORMANCES
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS, a American
Irish Repertory Ensemble, 7:30
p.m., Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd.,
Portland; $18, $12 under 12; 799-
5327 or www.airetheater.com.
OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,
Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon;
hosted by Charlie Wing and the
band Tripolar;
cwing9877@gmail.com.
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; reservations encouraged 729-6622.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
HOLIDAY STRESS AND YOU, with
Jay Conway, 1-2:30 p.m., People
Plus Center, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; free; 729-0757.
HOW DOES THE EXCHANGE RATE

AFFECT EMPLOYMENT AND
WAGES IN AMERICAN CITIES, by
Yao Tang, 4 p.m., Hawthorne
Longfellow Library, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; free; 725-3340.
Fri/9
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MAINE GENERAL MEDICAL
CENTER, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Augusta;
1-800 RED CROSS or www.Red-
CrossBlood.org.
MISCELLANEOUS
SUN SPLASH HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR,
10 a.m., Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3375.
KENNEBEC ART CLUB ART SALE
OPENING RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m.,
Roy Farmer Associates Carlton
Group, 99 Commercial St., Bath;
benefits local arts scholarships.
THE DOUGH BALL, 7 p.m., The
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor;
$20 advance, $30 at door; 633-
5159 or www.BoothbayOpera-
House.com.
PERFORMANCES
SANTA’S REINDEER REVUE, 4 p.m.,
Children’s Museum and Theater of
Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $8-
$9; 828-1234 x231 or www.Kite-
Tails.org.
SWING INTO THE HOLIDAYS with
The Edith Jones Project, all women
big band, 7 p.m., The Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham; $10,
$7 senior, $5 student; benefits Mt.
Ararat High School Music Department; 798-9201 or 838-0700.
SEUSSICAL, 7 p.m., Midcoast Performing Arts Center, 4 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; $10, $8 students and
seniors; www.Youth-Theater.org.
TALENT AND VARIETY SHOW, 7
p.m., Phippsburg Congregational
Church, 10 Church Lane, at Parker
Head Road; silent auction at 6 p.m.;
proceeds benefit Bath Area Food
Bank; hors d’ouevres; $10, $6 students and children, under 8 free;
bring a canned good for the food
bank; 389-1770.
PAULA POUNDSTONE, 7 p.m., One
Longfellow Square, Portland; $40;

761-1757 or www.onelongfellowsquare.com.
POETRY SLAM, and open microphone night, 7:15 p.m., First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St., Auburn; free; 783-0461 or
www.auburnuu.org.
MIRACLES ON SCHOOL STREET,
7:30 p.m., The Theater Project, 14
School St., Brunswick; pay-what-youwant ($12 suggested); 729-8584 or
www.TheaterProject.com.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
EVER, presented by Studio Theater
of Bath, 7:30 p.m., Chocolate
Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath; $10, $8 seniors/students, under 5 free; 442-8455 or
www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS, a American
Irish Repertory Ensemble, 7:30
p.m., Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd.,
Portland; $22, $20 students and
seniors, $12 under 12; 799-5327
or www.airetheater.com.
WHITE CHRISTMAS, 8 p.m., The
Portland Players, 420 Cottage
Road, South Portland; $15-$20;
www.PortlandPlayers.org.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
READING by David Solmitz, author of
“Piercing Scattered Souls: Maine,
Germany, Mexico, China and
Beyond,” and Howard Waxman,
author of “Venceremos,” 7 p.m.,
Gulf of Maine Books, 134 Maine
St., Brunswick; 729-5083.
Sat/10
BLOOD DRIVE
MT. ARARAT HIGH SCHOOL, 8 a.m.-
1:30 p.m., Route 201, Topsham; 1-
800 RED CROSS or www.RedCross-
Blood.org.
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 9
a.m.-2 p.m., Gardiner; 1-800 RED
CROSS or www.RedCrossBlood.org.
MISCELLANEOUS
HOLIDAY ART CELEBRATION, 8:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m., Georgetown; Lea
Peterson 371-2015.
CHRISTMAS GIFT DROP OFF, 9
a.m.-2 p.m., Bath City Hall parking
lot, Front St.; bring gift for economically disadvantaged child, teen,
adult or senior in Western Maine;
Bath United Methodist Church 443-
4747 or www.UMEconomicMinistry.

org.
WOMEN OF ST. PHILIP’S CHRISTMAS FAIR, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St.
Philip’s Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge
St., Wiscasset; 882-7184 or
www.SaintPhilips.org.
CHRISTMAS TREE SALE, 9 a.m.-7
p.m., Dairy Maid in Lisbon Falls and
Topsham Fire Station; benefits Lisbon/ Mt. Ararat hockey program;
$30, delivery available; Renee
Bernard 353-3030 x2003 or
rbernard@lisbonschoolsme.org.
Also on Sunday.
SECOND SATURDAY ART: Low-cost
and No-cost Holiday Decorations,
10 a.m.-1 p.m., Merrymeeting Arts
Center, 9 Main St., Bowdoinham;
$5, under 8 with adult free; MerrymeetingArtsCenter@gmail.com.
HOLIDAYS IN HARPSWELL, 10 a.m.-
4 p.m., sponsored by Harpswell Art
adn Craft Guild; includes 24 studios, shops, galleries and eateries;
brochures with maps available at
Brunswick Visitors Center; 833-
6081 or 833-7303; www.cooslobster.com. Also on Sunday.
GINGERBREAD SPECTACULAR, 10
a.m.-4 p.m., The Opera House at
Boothbay Harbor; $free; gingerbread
houses, music and entertainment,
bake sale; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
ADVENT VIGIL FOR DISARMAMENT,
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., across the
street from Bath Iron Works’ administration building, Washington St.,
Bath; Smilin’ Tree Disarmament
Farm 763-4062.
HARPSWELL COMMUNITY TREE
LIGHTING, 5 p.m., Centennial Hall,
Harpswell Neck Road, Route 123;
cookies, hot chocolate and music;
visit from St. Nick.
JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM, 6-8 p.m.,
Elijah Kellogg Congregational
Church, 917 Harpswell Neck Road,
Route 123, Harpswell; outdoor
drama of the first Christmas (come
anytime between 6 and 8 p.m.),
meet characters; 20-minute guided
tours; hot soup and fellowship follows. TALKS-WORKSHOPS
EYES ON OWLS, hooting lesson and
slide show, and live owls, with naturalist Marcia Wilson and photographer Mark Wilson, 3 programs,
Maine Audubon Society; $10, $5
child; 10:30-11:15 a.m. short program for families with young children, 1-2:15 p.m. and 3-4:15 p.m.,
regular programs;
www.MaineAudubon.com.
BOOK SIGNING with children’s
author and artist Dahlov Ipcar, 1-3
p.m., L.L. Bean, Freeport; 373-
6015 or mstewart@midcoasthealth.com; www.MidcoastHealth.com.

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