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Tue/28

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, 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.
  • 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; refreshments; www.MaineAudubon.com/merrymeeting.

Wed/29

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: 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; 443-4112.

Performances

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  • 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

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, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Brunswick; 725-1727. By appointment, walk-ins 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.
  • Pilates for Grownups, demonstration class, noon, People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; free; 729-0757.
  • Yoga for Mobility, demonstration class, 12:30 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; free; 729-0757.
  • 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.
  • Pet 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.
  • Meet your Farmer, a series of 8 short films about agriculture in Maine, introduced by John Piotti, with a panel discussion, 7:30 p.m., Room 315, Searles Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick.

Performances

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  • 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.

Talks-Workshops

  • Flight Seminar, to explain process and costs involved in becoming a licensed pilot, 6-7 p.m., Maine Coastal Flight, Hangar 6, Brunswick Executive Airport, 2 Pegasus St., Brunswick Landing, Brunswick; free; refreshments; 664-6000; info@mainecoastalflight.com.

Fri/2

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

  • 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

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  • Organist Tom Mueller, 7:30 p.m., Bowdoin Chapel, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.
  • Portland Playback Theater: SIBLING STORIES, 7:30 p.m., CTN 5 Studio, 516 Congress St., Portland; $5; no reservations; www.portlandplayback.com.
  • Declan O’Rourke, in concert, 8 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor; $15 in advance, $20 day of show; 633-5159, boothbayoperahouse.com.

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.
  • Spaghetti Supper, 4-7 p.m., Dresden Richmond United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant St., Richmond; to benefit Richmond Food Pantry; free will donation.

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.

Sat/3

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

  • Indoor Bazaar, to benefit Woodside One Wheelers, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Woodside Elementary School, 45 Barrows Drive, Topsham; crafters, flea market tables, refreshments; free admission.
  • Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
  • Courageous, movie screening, 1:20 p.m., Corliss Street Baptist Church, 17 Weeks St., Bath; movie and refreshments are free; 443-1464.
  • Nature program: Wabanaki Nature Legends, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport; meat at benches by second parking lot, weather permitting; free with admission, $1 ages 5-11, $3 ages 12-64, 65 and older or 5 and under free; 865-4465.
  • 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

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  • Pihicintu Multinational Children’s Chorus, 4 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.
  • All-campus composition, 7:30 p.m., Smith Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.
  • Primo Cubano, in concert, 8 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor; $10 in advance, $12 day of show; 633-5159, boothbayoperahouse.com.

Public Meals

  • Community Breakfast, 7:30-10 p.m., Cundy’s Harbor Community Room, Harpswell; $6 a plate; benefits services of Cundy’s Harbor Library; menu bacon, eggs, baked beans, grits, breakfast sandwiches; 729-9755.

Talks-Workshops

  • The evolution of the Maine lobster Boat and its Builders, by Jon Johansen, 1:30 p.m., Owls Head Transportation Museum; free; part of museum’s Winter Education Series; 594-4418 or www.OwlsHead.org.

Sun/4

Miscellaneous

  • Nature program, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport; meat at benches by second parking lot, weather permitting; free with admission, $1 ages 5-11, $3 ages 12-64, 65 and older or 5 and under free; 865-4465.

Performances

  • Haydn’s “Creation,” a concert by the First Parish Choir with orchestra under the direction of Ray Cornils, 3 p.m., Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham; part of First Parish’s “Windows on the Environment” series; 729-7331 or www.firstparish.net.

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.
  • Pancake Breakfast, for Special Olympics, 7:30-10 a.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, Columbus Drive, Brunswick; $6-$3.

Talks-Workshops

  • August Gale, by Barbara Walsh, 7 p.m., Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland; free; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.

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