Mon/30

MISCELLANEOUS

WOMEN’S BASIC SELF-DEFENSE
COURSE, for all ages, 6-7 p.m., Wu
Hsing Shan, 172 Front St., Bath;
four-week course; $25; wear loose
clothing; 443-2893.
FILM SCREENING: “Miss Representation,” presented by Freeport Community Services Tolerance and
Respect Project, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30
Holbrook St., Freeport; for ages 14
and up; panel discussion follows;
$5 donation; www.MaineBoys-
ToMen.org or Katherine 774-9994.

PERFORMANCES

DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER
MUSIC SEASON 4: Ravel’s string
quartet, 6 p.m., One Longfellow
Square, Portland; $12 advance,
$15 at door; 761-1757 or www.onelongfellowsquare.com.
MARTIN SWINGER and Ed Desjardins, 8:15 p.m., Slates Restaurant, 168 Water St., Hallowell; $15;
622-9575.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CURRENT TOWN ISSUES discussion
with Brunswick Town Manager Gary
Brown and Council Chairwoman
Joanne King, 3:30 p.m., Thornton
Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick;
discuss: new police station, Amtrak,
new town hall arrangement, former
Navy housing; Richard Vidder 798-
4670.
FEEDING CREATIVE CONVERSATION
SERIES: Online Artist Portfolios, by
Steve Milligan, Maine Arts Commission, 7-9 p.m., Freeport Community
Center, 53 Depot St.; $5, FCA members free.
NICKEL AND DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA, by Barbara
Ehrenreich; book discussions
throughout day at Curtis Memorial
Library, Brunswick High School and
Bowdoin College; 725-5242.

Tue/31

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.
LABYRINTH WALK, noon-8 p.m.,
First Parish Church, UCC, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick; 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.
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.
FREEPORT PLAYERS annual meeting and potluck supper, 6 p.m.,
Freeport Community Center, 53
Depot St.; casts, crews, audiences
welcome; www.FCPOnline.org.

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

PLANNING YOUR WEBSITE SUCCESS, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Coastal Enterprises Inc., 36 Water St., Wiscasset; $30; preregister at www.WBCMaine.org/Events; refreshments;
882-7552 x167 or 882-7564.
LUNCH AT THE LIBRARY series:
eReading and listening, noon-1:15
p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x25
or www.patten.lib.me.us.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
ABOUT PREJUDICE, facilitated by
Steve Wessler from the Portland
Center for the Prevention of Hate, 5
p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23
Pleasant St., Brunswick; followed by
potluck dinner; free; 729-8515.
COMMUNITY PROGRAM SERIES:
Student presentations, 6:30 p.m.
Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside
Road; sponsored by Cathance River
Education Alliance; www.CREAMaine.org.
NICKEL AND DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA, by Barbara
Ehrenreich; book discussions
throughout day at Curtis Memorial
Library, Brunswick High School and
Bowdoin College; 725-5242.

Wed/1

MISCELLANEOUS

FREE TAX-AIDE, 8-11:30 a.m.,
Freeport Community Services, 53
Depot St., Brunswick; 865-4743
x120. By appointment.
FREE TAX-AIDE, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
and 3:30-7 p.m., Curtis Memorial
Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick;
725-5242 x510. 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.
WINTER FILM SERIES — OSCARWINNING LOVE STORIES: Shakespeare in Love (1988; R), 2 p.m.,
Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; free; refreshments; 443-5141
x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.

PERFORMANCES

SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND, 7-9
p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross,
14 Maine St., Brunswick; featuring
Lisa Redfern, Jud Caswell, Shanna
Underwood, Connor Garvey; $10;
725-5222 or

www.explorefrontier.com.
NEXT FALL, presented by Good Theater, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $15;
885-5883 or
www.GoodTheater.com.

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
CulinaryCafe@RSU1.org.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

THE DEVLOPMENT OF THE MODERN PIANO, by Christopher Fuchs,
part of Midcoast Senior College
Winter Wisdom Series, 12:15-1:45
p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23
Pleasant St., Brunswick; free.
STARTING SEEDS FOR SPRING, by
Linton Studdiford, 6:30 p.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath;
free; 443-5141 x12 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.

Thu/2

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.
THURSDAY HIKERS: Brunswick Golf
Course; meet 8:45 a.m. at Mid-
Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main
St., Topsham; snowshoe or crosscountry ski, or hike; bring water and
snack; call about snow conditions,
319-7355.
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.
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.
SCREENING OF JAPANESE FILM,
“Shall We Dance,” 7-9 p.m., Winter
Street Center, 800 Washington St.,
Bath; part of Japanese Celebration
Weekend; bath-tsugaru,org.

PERFORMANCES

NEXT FALL, presented by Good Theater, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $20;
885-5883 or
www.GoodTheater.com.
WINTER CABARET, 7:30 p.m., The
Theater Project, 14 School St.,
Brunswick; pay-what-you-want;
adults-only night of sketch comedy,
music, desserts; 729-8485 or
www.TheaterProject.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 $7.50;
reservations encouraged 729-6622.
NOONDAY CONCERTS, featuring Les
Sorciers Perdus, 12:15 p.m., First
Parish Unitarian Universalist
Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; arrangements of folk music
from around globe; free; Portland
Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
FREE SAKE TASTING, 5-7 p.m., Now
You’re Cooking, Bath; part of Japanese Celebration Weekend; bathtsugaru,

org.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

INSIDE WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY:
Recruitment, Academics, Motivation
and Vision, by Nicola Pearson,
12:30 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-
3306.

Fri/3

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-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.
SCREENING OF JAPANESE FILM,
“Seven Samurai,” 7-10:30 p.m.,
Hampton Inn, Bath; part of Japanese Celebration Weekend; bathtsugaru, org.

PERFORMANCES

NEXT FALL, presented by Good Theater, 7:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts
Center, 76 Congress St., Portland;
$20; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN, a production of
Heartwood Theater, 7:30 p.m.,
Skidompha Library, Main St.,
Damariscotta; $18, $12 students;
563-1373 or www.HeartwoodTheater.org.
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, 8 p.m., The Theater Project,
14 School St., Brunswick; pay-whatyou want; 729-8485 or www.TheaterProject.com.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

JAPANESE COOKING CLASS with
Chris Toy, 5-7 p.m., Now You’re
Cooking, Bath; part of Japanese
Celebration Weekend; bath-tsugaru, org.