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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
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- Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
- 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.
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.
- District Caucuses for Sagadahoc County Budget Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., Sagadahoc County Courthouse, 752 High St., Bath; 443-8202 or administrator@sagcounty.com; snow cancellation notice 386-5851, reschedule 6 p.m. Feb. 10.
- 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
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- 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.
- Winter Extremes: Oh, Deer, by biologist Keel Kemper, 6:30 p.m., Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association, 624 Sheepscot Road, Newcastle; $5; 586-5616 or www.Sheepscot.org.
- 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.
- Five River Arts Alliance presenting new team, structure, Website, 5 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.
- 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.
- PFL Book Group: discussing Jane Austen’s “Persuasion,” facilitated by Susan Beegel, 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; next month, March 14: Oliver Sacks’ “Musicophilia”; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
- Valentine’s Day Party, 7 p.m., Lisbon Historical Society, MTM Center, 18 School St., Lisbon; free to public; Dorothy J. Smith 353-8510 or LHS.2011@yahoo.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
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- 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.
- Money Works for Women financial literacy program: informal discussion of book “Your Money and Your Brain,” by Jason Zweig, 5:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free; refreshments; Ellen hawkins 725-5242 x216 or ehawkins@curtislibrary.com.
Thu/9
Miscellaneous
- Guided Beaver Park Morning Walks, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org.
- Thursday hikers: Bath Golf Course; meet 8:45 a.m. at Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St., Topsham; snowshoe or cross-country ski, or hike; bring water and snack; 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 Leg Screenings, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., The Vein healthcare Center, 100 Foden Road, South Portland; free screenings by appointment only; 221-7799 or www.VeinHealthcareCenter.com.
- 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.
- Dreamland Theater: “Shawshank Redemption,” 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.sagadahocpreservation.org.
Performances
- Noonday Concerts, featuring Michael Albert and Bekkeh Willey, 12:15 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; free; Portland Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
- Next Fall, presented by Good Theater, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $20; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
- Circle Mirror Transformation, 7:30 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; pay-what-you-want; 729-8485 or www.TheaterProject.com.
- The Glass Menagerie, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; pay-what-you-want; www.FreeportFactory.org or 865-5505.
- 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/10
Blood drive
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- American Red Cross Donor Center, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
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-yer-olds; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
- 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.
Performances
- 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.
- The Glass Menagerie, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; www.FreeportFactory.org or 865-5505.
- Bach Concertos for multiple harpsichords, featuring Ray Cornils and John Corrie, with chamber orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.
- Jeff Warner with Barbara Benn, performing songs of the 19th century, 7:30 p.m., Phippsburg Congregational Church, 10 Church lane, Phippsburg; $10, $6 students and children, free under 8; 389-1770.
- 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.
- 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
- Haddock Chowder Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., South Freeport Church community hall, 98 South Freeport Road; chowder, soleslaw, corn muffins, cake; $8 (includes seconds), $6 takeouts; 865-4012.
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