We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar.

Items should be submitted two weeks in advance. Send them to: Calendar Editor, The Times Record, P.O. Box 10, Brunswick, ME 04011; by fax, 721-3151; or e-mail calendar@timesrecord.com

Fri/3

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

• National Senior Independence, learn about services and techniques for remaining independent as a senior, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
• 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; bath-tsugaru,org.
• In The Blood, Multi-media Documentary of turn-of-the-last-century Maine lumbermen featuring live music by Sumner McKane and Joshua Robbins, 7:30 p.m., Oilin Arts Center, Bates College, 75 Russell St., Lewiston; $6; 782-7228 or www.BatesTickets.com.

Performances

• Chowder Cookoff fundraiser to benefit Morse High School Odyssey of the Mind team, 5-7 p.m., Bath Middle School; $5 or $10 family with young children; 443-6326 or jmansfield@rsu1.org.
• Ladies of flame, concert and dinner, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., Freeport; dinner follows concert at 7 p.m.; $15, BYOB; reservations 865-3985.
• Girls Rock! concert, 6-9 p.m., Bayside Bowl, 58 Adler St., Portland; featuring female rock students from Maine Academy of Modern Music: Emilia Dahlin, The Oxymorons and Lady & The Tramps; $8, $5 youth; 899-3433 or www.MaineAcademyOfModernMusic.org.
• Music in the Gallery with Peter Alexander, 7-8:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Art Gallery, 804 Washington St., Bath; $10; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchGallery.blogspot.com.
• Musical Revue of Les Miserables, fundraiser to benefit New England Regional Theater Company, Winter Street Church, 888 Washington St., Bath; 7-8 p.m. cocktails and silent auction; 8-10 p.m., performance and desserts; $15, $25 couple; 798-6966 or www.nerctickets@gmail.com.
• 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-what-you-want; 729-8485 or www.TheaterProject.com.
• Favorite Works, A LA Carte, trombone concert by Brian Diehl, 8 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine, Gorham; $15, $10 seniors/USM employees, $5 students/children; 780-5555 or www.USM.Maine.edu/music/boxoffice; snow date March 2 (780-4800).

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.

Sat/4

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

• Merrymeeting Audubon Birding Trip: Reid State Park in Georgetown, meets at Bath CVS 8:30 a.m. to carpool; sponsored by Merrymeeting Audubon; bring water and lunch or snack; www.MaineAudubon.com/merrymeeting or Andrew Gilbert 582-4234.
• Georgetown Community Center Annual Meeting, 9 a.m., community center; annual report and plans for 2012; light refreshments; Angie 371-2914.
• Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
• Free Tax Preparation, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Midcoast Community Action Agency, 34 Wing Farm Parkway, Bath; also free credit report review and budget makeovers; free child care and raffle; appointments 319-1390; sponsored by Midcoast Maine Creating Assets, Savings and Hope Coalition: ww.cashmaine.org/locations/midcoast.
• Chinese New Year Festival, 10:30 a.m., Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St.; variety of events, including Chinese and American Friendship Association dance program, Riverview Foundation martial arts demonstrations, children activities, panel discussion with Eliot Cutler on mutual importance of China and America, book signing and reading by Susan Conley who wrote “Foremost Good Fortune,” cooking and Mah Jong demonstrations; $6, $4 under 12, free 2 and under, members $4/$3, family $20; www.cafammaine.org.
• 13th Annual Sleigh Day, noon-3 p.m., Skyline Farm, 95 The Lane, North Yarmouth; 1 p.m. horse and driver demonstrations; 2 p.m. snowshoe or cross country tour (bring owm); sleigh rides; $8, $30 family, members and under 5 are free; snow date Feb. 5; Lynn 899-5837 or Pam 829-5708.
• Poetry Reading, with Maggie Finch and Jerry Day Mason, 2 p.m., Brunswick Inn, Park Row, Brunswick; part of 9th annual Longfellow Days; bring a poem to share; free; 729-4439.
• Japanese Celebration Weekend, events at Bath Middle School, 6 Brunswick Road; Family Carnival featuring crafts and activities, 1-3 p.m.; Japanese dinner 5:30-7 p.m.; 7-8 p.m. celebrity sumo wrestling, Japanese Bingo and Taiko drumming group; all but dinner by donation; dinner tickets $7 or $25 family sold at Now You’re Cooking; bath-tsugaru,org.
• Contradance, 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 “The Who’s Tommy,” 2-5 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland; opens May 11; audition criteria, atdanse73@hotmail.com; www.PortlandPlayers.org.
• 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.
• Pianist George Lopez and violinist Eva Grueser, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.
• Tamara Poddubnaya piano concert, 7:30 p.m., Franco Center Heritage Hall, Lewiston; $16 adult, $14 students/seniors, $18 at door; 689-2000 or www.FrancoCenter.org/box-office-info.
• Next Fall, presented by Good Theater, 7:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $25; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
• Winter Cabaret, 8 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.

Public Meals

• Spaghetti Supper to benefit Scout Troop 648, 5-7 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick; includes meatballs, salad, roll, dessert; $7, $4 age 12 and under, under 5 free, $20 family;

Talks-Workshops

• Town History series: Georgetown — The Terrible Fire of ’34, by Rich Start, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x18 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Altered Book Workshop, by Margo Ogden, 1-4 p.m., Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell; $25, $20 KVAA members; 622-3813 or www.HarlowGallery.org.
• The Oregon Trail 2011, by Nick Buck, 1:30 p.m., Owls Head Transportation Museum; free; retracing trail by mule team; part of museum’s Winter Education Series; 594-4418 or www.OwlsHead.org.
• Old Meets New: Island Lantern Slides Go Digital, 2 p.m., Westport Island Town Office; sponsored by Westport Island History Committee; refreshments; bring island stories, photos and memories; 882-6055.

Sun/5

Miscellaneous

• Southern Maine Antique Paper show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Holiday Inn West, 81 Riverside St., Portland; featuring postcards and paper collectibles; 40+ exhibitor tables; 828-8065 or swcargo@maine.rr.com.
• Japanese Celebration Weekend, noon-5 p.m., events at Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; various activities; free; 443-5141; bath-tsugaru.org.
• Courageous Film Screening, 3 p.m., Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene, 255 G ardiner Road; free.

Performances

• Coursen Readings, with Maine poets Ted Bookey, Helene McGlauflin and Ricardo Zarate, 1 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; part of 9th annual Longfellow Days; free; 729-4439.
• Circle Mirror Transformation, 2 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; pay-what-you-want; 729-8485 or www.TheaterProject.com.
• Next Fall, presented by Good Theater, 2 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $25; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
• Auditions for “The Who’s Tommy,” 2-5 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland; opens May 11; audition criteria, atdanse73@hotmail.com; www.PortlandPlayers.org.

Public Meals

• Breakfast Buffet, with Homemade Doughnuts, 7-10 a.m., Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association, 209 Maine Road; $7, ages 12 and under free; 386-1063.

Talks-Workshops

• Storm Window Insert Workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, Mid-Coast Energy Systems Learning Center, Route 1, Damariscotta; rhardina@tidewater.net; www.MidCoastGreenCollaborative.org.

Mon/6

Blood drive

• American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

• Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
• Game Day, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
• Free Tax-Aide, noon-3:30 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; 729-0475. By appointment.
• Film Series: West Side Story (1961), 6:30 p.m., Skidompha Library, 184 Main St., Damariscotta; $5;
• Music Movie Mondays: “Devil Got My Woman” (1966), 7 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland; documentary film catches pivotal moments in Ameircan music of the last 50 years; $7; 761-1757 or www.OneLongFellowsquare.com.

Performances

• Irish Descendants, 7 p.m., Franco Center Heritage Hall, Lewiston; $20 adult, $5 students/seniors, $22 at door; 689-2000 or www.FrancoCenter.org/box-office-info.

Public Meals

• Winter’s Moon Celebration Dinner to Benefit Morris Farm Trust, 6 p.m., Le Garage restaurant, 15 water St., Wiscasset; menu of local foods; buffet-style dinner, $50; 882-4080 or www.MorrisFarm.org.

Tue/7

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.
• Free Tax-Aide, 8:30 a.m.-noon, People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757. By appointment.
• Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
• 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.
• Lego League, for ages 7 and older, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; ages 6 and older; bring own Legos and snack; led by Matt Boyle; 443-5141 x17.
• 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.
• Un Home Qui Crie (A Screaming Man), French with English subtitles, 7 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; part of five-day Francophone Film Festival; 725-3291.

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

• Chats with Champions: Martha White, granddaughter of E.B. White, 10 a.m., Skidompha Library Porter Meeting Hall, Damariscotta; snow date Feb. 9; 563-5513 or www.MaineCoastBookShop.com.
• Friends of Merrymeeting Bay speaker series: “Birds, Bats and Blades — Wind Turbines and Wildlife,” by wildlife ecologist Steve Pelletier, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free; Ed Friedman 666-3372, edfomb@comcast.net or www.FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay.org.

Wed/8

Blood drive

• American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

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 — Oscar-winning love stories: Out of Africa (1985, PG), 2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; refreshments; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• College Goal Maine, free assistance with Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, sponsored by Finance Authority of Maine, 6 p.m., Morse High School, 826 High St., Bath; FAME 1-800-228-3734 or www.CollegeGoalSundayMaine.com.
• Lourdes, in French with English subtitles, 7 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; part of five-day Francophone Film Festival; 725-3465.

Performances

• 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

• Longfellow Days — “What’s Love Got to do with it?: Changing Patterns for Dating and Marriage,” by Wendy Christensen, part of Midcoast Senior College Winter Wisdom Series, 12:15-1:45 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free.

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