Thu/5

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

HOME SCHOOL TIME, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. OPEN HOUSE, 4-7 p.m., Southern

New Hampshire University Center for

Continuing Education, 10 Tibbetts

Drive, Cook’s Corner, Brunswick; winter courses set; 725-6486 or

Brunswick@snhu.edu.

PERFORMANCES

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 $7.50; reservations encouraged 729-6622.

Fri/6

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

HOMESCHOOLER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE, 10 a.m., Midcoast

Maine Homeschool Center, Grace

Episcopal Church, 1100 Washington

St., Bath; register in advance kenhww@meadowdance.org; Susan

Hyde 837-9508; www.NationalGeographic. com/geobee. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30-

11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33

Summer St., Bath; stories, songs, puppets and crafts for 3- to 5-yerolds; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten. lib.me.us. 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. OPEN HOUSE, 4-7 p.m., H&R Block,

11 Winnewr Circle, Topsham, and

275 Bath Road, Brunswick; refreshments, free 1040EZ; 373-1332 or

721-0925. ARTISTS RECEPTION for 10th annual

MECA Painters 10 Years Later exhibit, 5-8 p.m., June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, 522 Congress St., Portland; 699-5083.

PERFORMANCES

AUDITIONS FOR PERFORMANCE

TROUPES, 3:30-5 p.m., Children’s

Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142

Free St., Portland; seeks actors age

11-17 for Kids on the Block puppeteer troupe or Youth Voices On

Stage anti-bulleying performance troupe; audition includes improvisation; 828-1234 x247 or www.Kite-

Tails.org. ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND, 8 p.m., One

Longfellow Square, Portland; $15 advance, $18 at door; 761-1757 or www.onelongfellowsquare.com. Artist website: www.alexispsuter.com.

Sat/7

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

OPEN HOUSE, 1 p.m., Downeast

School of Massage, 99 Moose Meadow

Lane, Waldoboro; 832-5531 or www.DowneastSchoolOfMassage.net

. CONTRADANCE, featuring Playgroup with Maggie Robinson calling, 8 p.m.,

Falmouth Congregational Church

Hall, 267 Falmouth Road; bring nonstreet shoes to dance; 7:15 p.m., dance instruction-review; dessert potluck at 9:45 p.m.; $10, $7 students, $5 ages 5-12, under 5 free;

582-6378 or 756-2201.

PERFORMANCES

AUDITIONS FOR WILEY AND THE

HAIRY MAN, 3:30-5 p.m., Children’s

Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142

Free St., Portland; seeks actors age

8-17 for chorus; audition includes improvisation and movement; 828-

1234 x247 or www.KiteTails.org. 3RD ANNUAL TWELFTH NIGHT REVELS, 7 p.m., Minnie Brown Center,

906 Washington St., Bath; hosted by

Merrymeeting Singers and Moving

Spirit Dancers; $10 advanced, $12 at door, under 12 free; 729-8515 or

729-8717. WRY CLIMATE’S “Bridge Ice” release concert, with The Milkman’s Union,

7:30 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort

Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick;

$8 advance, $10 at door; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com. Artist websites: WryClimate.tumblr.com and TheMilkmansUnion.com. AN EPIPHANY CELEBRATION, by the

Choral Arts Society, 7:30 p.m., Williston Immanuel Baptist Church, 156

High St., Portland; 828-0043 or www.ChoralArt.org. MISS TESS AND THE BON TON

PARADE with Dos Eckies, 8 p.m.,

One Longfellow Square, Portland;

$12 advance, $15 at door; 761-

1757 or www.onelongfellowsquare.com. Artist

Website: www.misstessmusic.com.

PUBLIC MEALS

TURKEY DINNER with all the fixings,

4:30-6 p.m., Evergreen Senior Center, 1 Columbus Drive, Brunswick;

$8, $3 under 10; (weather permitting); 729-5038 or 729-8475.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

COLLEGE GOAL MAINE, free assistance with Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, sponsored by

Finance Authority of Maine, 6 p.m.,

Freeport High School, 30 Holbrook

St.; FAME 1-800-228-3734 or www.CollegeGoalSundayMaine.com.

Sun/8

PERFORMANCES

BATH ANTIQUES SHOW, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bath Middle School;, 6 Old

Brunswick Road; 50 dealers; $4,

$3.50 with this announcement; PT

Promotions 443-8983 or polly@bathantiquesshows.com. PEJEPSCOT GENEALOGY SOCIETY meeting, 2 p.m., Curtis Memorial

Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; bring treasured item and story to share; Brian 729-4098 or 833-7371. NATURE PROGRAM, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s

Neck Woods State Park, 426 Wolf

Neck Road, Freeport; meet by bench at second parking lot; wheel-chair accessible; park entry $1 ages 5-11,

$3 ages 12-64, free under 5 and over 65; 865-4465.

PUBLIC MEALS

BREAKFAST BUFFET, featuring homemade doughnuts, 7-10 a.m., Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association, 272

Main Road; $7, free 12 and under;

386-1063.

Mon/9

MISCELLANEOUS

GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475. FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC, sponsored by CHANS Home Health

Care, 11 a.m.-noon, Westrum House,

22 Union St., Topsham; 729-6782. PILATES FOR GROWNUPS, with Dennis Kimmage, noon-1 p.m., People

Plus Center, 35 Union St.,

Brunswick; $58, $48 members, for 6 weeks; 729-0757; www.PeoplePlus-

Maine.org. SKIDOMPHA FILM SERIES: Fargo,

6:30 p.m., Skidompha Library, 184

Main St., Damariscotta; 563-5513. FREE TRIAL BELLY DANCING CLASS, with Josephina Gasca, 6-7 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,

Brunswick; $96 for 8 weeks; 729-

7323; www.PeoplePlusMaine.org.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

BIRDS OF THE WORLD, by Jan Pierson, 12:30 p.m. lunch, speech 1:15 p.m., Thornton Oaks, Brunswick;

729-8033.

Tue/10

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING

WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org. 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. 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. SAGADAHOC LOCAL EMERGENCY

PLANNING COMMITTEE meeting,

5:30-8 p.m., Sea Dog Brew Pub, 1

Main St., Topsham; program: Tennie

Shardlow of Maine EMA to present on disaster preparedness; non-LEPC members welcome, must pay own dinner; John Starbird 442-8353.

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 CulinaryCafe@RSU1.org. 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; cafe.neighborhood@gmail.com.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

BRAZIL: EMERGING ECONOMIC AND

POLITICAL POWER, 7-9 a.m., Portland Country Club, 11 Foreside Road,

Falmouth; sponsored by World Affairs

Council of Maine and Maine International Trade Center; $25 for members, $35 nonmembers; register

221-4386 or www.wacmaine.org. CHRISTIAN LEADERS IN MAINE

BUSINESS, 7:15-9 a.m., Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave., Portland; program: The Five Brothers

Leadership Academy, by Cheryl

Poulopoulos; 829-6448 or 712-

0065. LEARN ITALIAN, 10-11:30 a.m., Highlands Maine Lodge, Topsham; sponsored by Spectrum Generations; $38 for six weeks; 729-0475. INTRODUCTION TO EXCEL, computer tutoring with Jack Hudson, 10-11 a.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union

St., Brunswick; free for members; also meets Jan. 12; sign up 729-

0757. OPEN COMMUNITY SQUARE DANCE

FREE WORKSHOP, 6 p.m., Coffin

Elementary School, Brunswick; instruction and refreshments; 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. BEST NATURE SITES: MID-COAST

MAINE, by Kyrill Schabert and Tony

Oppersdorff, 6:30 p.m., Sheepscot

Valley Conservation Association, 624

Sheepscot Road, Newcastle; $5;

586-5616 or www.Sheepscot.org.