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Tue/21
Miscellaneous
- Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
- Vacation at the museum, special family programming, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Maine State Museum, Augusta; 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. “Mammals Large and Small”; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. “Formation of Rocks and Minerals”; $2, $1 ages 6-18 and 62 and up, under 6 free, family max $6; 287-2301; www.MaineStateMuseum.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.
- 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.
Performances
- 4th Annual Mardi Gras Bash, featuring Sylvain’s Acadian Aces, 8:30 p.m., Empire Dine and Dance, 575 Congress St., Portland; $5; www.HoldMyTicket.com/event/36189; or www.TheCajunAces.com or www.PortlandEmpire.com.
Public Meals
- 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
- Welcome to Medicare, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
- The state of freshwater fisheries in southwestern maine, 7 p.m., The Woodfords Club, 179 Woodford St., Portland; sponsored by Sebago Chapter of Trout Unlimited; free; www.SebagoTU.org.
Wed/22
Miscellaneous
- Free Tax-Aide, 8-11:30 a.m., Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St., Brunswick; 865-4743 x120. By appointment.
- Vacation at the museum, special family programming, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Maine State Museum, Augusta; 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. “Curator’s Corner”; $2, $1 ages 6-18 and 62 and up, under 6 free, family max $6; 287-2301; www.MaineStateMuseum.org.
- 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.
- Artist talk and opening reception for “Assembly Line” exhibit, 11 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road;
- Lenten Vigil for disarmament, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Bath Iron Works administration building, Washington St., Bath; Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm 763-4062.
- Winter film series — Oscar-winning love stories: West Side Story (1961), 2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; refreshments; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
Performances
- A Finished Heart, about care-giving and love at life’s end, by Eliot Cherry with accompaniment by pianist Martin Perry, 6 p.m., University of New England, Ludcke Auditorium, Portland campus, Stevens Ave.; free; rsvp groth@une.edu.
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.
Thu/23
Miscellaneous
- Guided Beaver Park Morning Walks, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org.
- Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Brunswick; 725-1727. By appointment, walkins accepted.
- Vacation at the museum, special family programming, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Maine State Museum, Augusta; 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. “Mammals Large and Small”; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. “Formation of Rocks and Minerals”; $2, $1 ages 6-18 and 62 and up, under 6 free, family max $6; 287-2301; www.MaineStateMuseum.org.
- 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.
- Green independent caucus, 5:30 p.m., home of John and Carla Resenbrink, 196 Cathance Road, Topsham; refreshments; 725-6955.
- Dreamland Theater: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” 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 Nathan Kolosko on guitar, 12:15 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; free; Portland Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
- Wiley and the Hairy Man, 1 p.m., Children’s Museum, and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $9, $8 members; 828-1234 x231; www.KiteTails.org.
- 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.
- The History Boys, by Alana Bennett, 8 p.m., Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $3 tickets at Smith Union; 725-3375.
- Joan Osborne, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland; $35; 761-1757 or www.OneLongFellowsquare.com; joanosborne.com.
Talks-Workshops
- Pakistani human rights activist Sameena Nazir, discussing reality in Pakistan today and impact of Afghanistan war on her country, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 443-2899.
- Portland Past: Stories from the City by the Sea, by Luann Yetter, 7 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum, Washington St., Bath; $7, $5 members; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
Fri/24
Miscellaneous
- Vacation at the museum, special family programming, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Maine State Museum, Augusta; 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. “Mammals Large and Small”; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. “Formation of Rocks and Minerals”; $2, $1 ages 6-18 and 62 and up, under 6 free, family max $6; 287-2301; www.MaineStateMuseum.org.
- 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 personal service care from Hearthside Senior Assistance, 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
- Wiley and the Hairy Man, 11 a.m., and 1 and 4:30 p.m., Children’s Museum, and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $9, $8 members; 828-1234 x231; www.KiteTails.org.
- Honk!, a North Yarmouth Academy production, 7 p.m., Safford Center, 148 Main St., Yarmouth; $6 advance, $7 at door; 846-9051 or charris@nya.org.
- Beyond Therapy, presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 7:30 p.m., Curtis Room of Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath; $17, $15 seniors/students; limited seating; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
- 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.
- Henry Lebedinsky on clavichord, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; preconcert lecture 6:30 p.m.; free; 798-4141.
- The History Boys, by Alana Bennett, 8 p.m., Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $3 tickets at Smith Union; 725-3375.
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.
- Lenten Haddock supper, 5-7 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick; proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine; $8, $4 youth, $2 under 5 (pizza option available); 729-3509.
Sat/25
Miscellaneous
- Flea Market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Bath Knights of Columbus, 807 Middle St.; snow date March 10; 443-5389.
- Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
- Vacation at the museum, special family programming, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Maine State Museum, Augusta; 11 a.m. “The Art of Illustration,” a reading and workshop with Maine illustrator Rebekeah Raye (snow date March 3); free admission all day; 287-2301; www.MaineStateMuseum.org.
- Lenten Vigil for disarmament, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Bath Iron Works administration building, Washington St., Bath; Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm 763-4062.
- Blues Book Bash, 12:30-4 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; independent authors read, sign, sell books; share info on writing and self-publishing; featuring Paula Benoit, Benjamin Brill, Carol Glover, Patricia Goodspeed, Deborah Gould, George Grimes, Elizabeth Harmon, Katherine Mayfield, Jack O’Mara, Steven Powell, Travis Smith and Howard Waxman; 594-0091 or www.MaineAuthorsPublishing.com.
- Gulf of Maine bookstore birthday celebration, 3 p.m., 134 Maine St., Brunswick; readings by authors Kristen Lindquist and Morgan Callan Rogers; free; 729-5083 or gulfofmainebooks@gmail.com.
- Saturday night at the movies: “The Princess Bride,” (1987, PG) 6 p.m., Long Branch School and General Store, 30 Main St., Bowdoinham; free; 666-8900 or www.LongBranchSchool.com.
Performances
- Wiley and the Hairy Man, 2 and 4:30 p.m., Children’s Museum, and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $9, $8 members; 828-1234 x231; www.KiteTails.org.
- Politics Can Be Murder, murder mystery dinner theater, 7 p.m., Captain Daniel Stone Inn, 10 Water St., Brunswick; $50; performed by Mystery For Hire; reservations 373-1824.
- Honk!, a North Yarmouth Academy production, 7 p.m., Safford Center, 148 Main St., Yarmouth; $6 advance, $7 at door; 846-9051 or charris@nya.org.
- Marcia Ball concert, 7 p.m., Time Out Pub, 275 Water St., Rockland; $35; www.NorthAtlanticBluesFestival.com/TimeOutPub.html.
- 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.
- Beyond Therapy, presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 7:30 p.m., Curtis Room of Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath; $17, $15 seniors/students; limited seating; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
- The History Boys, by Alana Bennett, 8 p.m., Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $3 tickets at Smith Union; 725-3375.
Public Meals
- Community Breakfast, 7:30-10 p.m., Cundy’s Harbor Community Room, Harpswell; $6 a plate; benefits services of Cundy’s Harbo Library; menu bacon, eggs, baked beans, grits, breakfast sandwiches; 729-9755.
- Baked Bean and Casserole supper, 4-6 p.m., Bowdoinham Fire Station, Post Road; $8, $3 under 12; Susann Uhle 666-8801.
- Baked bean and casserole supper, 4:30-6 p.m., Bath Area Senior Activity Center, 45 Floral St., Bath; 3 kinds of beans, hot dogs, clam casserole, American chop suey, mac and cheese, various salads and desserts; $7, $3.50 children; 443-4937.
- Home Baked bean and ham supper, 5-6:30 p.m., Lisbon Methodist Church, School St., Lisbon; $7, $3 ages 6-12, 5 and under free; 353-8951.
- Baked bean Supper, 5-6 p.m., Pilgrim House, First Parish Church UCC, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick; 3 kinds of beans, ham, hot dogs, homemade salad, brown bread, pies; $7, $3 children, younger than 6 free; 729-7331.
- Bean supper, 5-6:30 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church, UCC, 116 Main St., Yarmouth; 3 kinds of beans, coleslaw, mac and cheese, hot dogs, homemade pies and biscuits; $8, $4; 846-3773.
Talks-Workshops
- Family Day: All About Amazing Arctic Birds, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free activities and admission; 725-3416.
- Town History Series: “The Littlefield School — West Bath’s Historic One-Room Schoolhouse,” by Frank Roberts and Charlie Burden, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
- Artist talk and opening reception for “Assembly Line,” 11 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road; featuring works of Barbara Bean, Maureen Block, Terry Grasse and Ann Slocum.
Sun/26
Miscellaneous
- Silent Auction of Goods and Services, 2-4 p.m. Bath Church of the New Jerusalem, corner of Middle and Winter streets; refreshments served; 729-9755.
Performances
- Beyond Therapy, presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 2 p.m., Curtis Room of Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath; $17, $15 seniors/students; limited seating; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
- Honk!, a North Yarmouth Academy production, 2 p.m., Safford Center, 148 Main St., Yarmouth; $6 advance, $7 at door; 846-9051 or charris@nya.org.
- Love inspired music, song and readings led by the Rev. Brad Mitchell with music by Bowdoin College Longfellows, 3 p.m., Bowdoin College Chapel, Brunswick; free; 721-0141.
- The Singer’s Art, featuring John David Adams and Sean Fleming, 3 p.m., The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor; $15 advance, $18 at door; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
- Wiley and the Hairy Man, 4:30 p.m., Children’s Museum, and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $9, $8 members; 828-1234 x231; www.KiteTails.org.
- House concert featuring Kellen Zakula, 5 p.m., Bowdoinham; reservations: whittlesey@interpeace.org.
- Oscar screening, 6 p.m., Sills Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3375.
Talks-Workshops
- Population and Environmental Stewardship, by Judy Kahrl of Pathfinder International, 11:30 a.m., First Parish Church’s Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunwick; light refreshments; part of First Parish’s “Windows on the Environment” series; 729-7331 or www.firstparish.net.
- Winter gardening series: Vegetable Gardening 103, by Clark Whittier, 2-3:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick; program focus: growing in raised beds, ‘lasagna’ gardens, compost and mulch; sponsored by Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust; 798-5899.
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