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Mon/27
Miscellaneous
- 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.
- Craft Meetup, for knitters, beaders, weavers, quilters, rug hookers, etc.; bring project to work on or share, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 725-5242 x510.
Performances
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- Decompression Chamber Music Season 4: Prokofiev’s Second String Quartet, 6 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland; $12 advance, $15 at door; 761-1757 or www.onelongfellowsquare.com.
Talks-Workshops
- Gender essentialism: Identity of Classification?, by Charlotte Witt, 4 p.m., Kanbar Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3217.
- Sea Kayak: A College Course Worth Taking, by Dykstra Eusden, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; snow date Feb. 29; sponsored by Cornerstones of Science; 725-5242 x510.
Tue/28
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.
- Bath Garden Club, 11 a.m., Grace Episcopal Church, 1100 Washington St., Bath; brunch social followed by business meeting; program: “Container Gardening 101,” by Charlie Paul.
- 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.
- Café en Francais, 2:30 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; have coffee or tea and chat with other French-speakers; 729-0757.
- 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.
- Gray Ghosts Fly Tying Club, for old tiers and newcomers, with Maine Guide Greg Bostater, 6:30-8:30 p.m., First Parish Church, Yarmouth; sponsored by Sebago Trout Unlimited; free; 781-4762.
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.
- Carefree Café, restaurant-style meal for people with progressive memory loss and their caregivers, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; reservations 729-0475.
- 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
- Community Program series: Second chance wildlife bear rehabilitators, by Dawn Brown, 6:30 p.m. Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road; sponsored by Cathance River Education Alliance; www.CREAMaine.org.
- Songbird Superhighway, by ornithologists Rebecca Holberton and Adriene Leppold, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick;free; refreshmenets; www.MaineAudubon.com/merrymeeting.
Wed/29
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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: The Apartment (1960), 2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; refreshments; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
- Bath Area Family YMCA annual meeting and recognition evening, 5:30-7 p.m., Mae’s Café, Centre St., Bath; RSVP YMCA by Feb. 27; 443-4112.
Performances
- Live recording of NPR’s “From the Top,” with host Christopher O’Riley, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $15; seating very limited, call ahead 725-3433.
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.
- Lenten Soup Supper, 5 p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.; supper followed by a program, fellowship and discussion; 443-4707.
Talks-Workshops
- Lunch at the library series: virtual libraries, noon, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
- Chechnya’s post war challenges to public health, by Dr. Khassan Baiev, surgeon, author and humanitarian, 6 p.m., Border Trust Bank, 2 Main St., Topsham; sponsored by Coastal Rotary; 729-3172.
- Reading and book signing by Morgan Callan Rogers, author of “Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
Thu/1
Miscellaneous
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- 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.
- 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.
- Senior farmshare information, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
- Home School Time, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
- Pett Loss Support Group for anyone dealing with the terminal illness or death of a pet; 4:30-6 p.m., CHANS Hospice and Volunteers: Center for Grief and Loss, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick; 721-1357.
Performances
- Noonday concerts, featuring Nicole Rabata and Wren Saunders, 12:15 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; free; Portland Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
- 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/2
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.
- 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
- Organist Tom Mueller, 7:30 p.m., Bowdoin Chapel, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.
Public Meals
- Fireside Luncheon, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65 and older; reservations 729-0475.
- Lenten Haddock supper, 5-7 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick; proceeds benefit Tedford Housing; $8, $4 youth, $2 under 5 (pizza option available); 729-3509.
Talks-Workshops
- National Senior Independence, learn about services provides by CHANS Home Health Care, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
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