Thu/1
MISCELLANEOUS
FREE TAX-AIDE, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.;
443-5141. No appointment needed. 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. RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING, 7-9 p.m., municipal meeting room, Brunswick Station, 16 Station Ave., Brunswick; public update on Navy’s progress in remediation of
National Priorities List sites;
THBenedikt@yahoo.com. 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
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. TOP GIRLS, a play by Caryl Churchill, presented by Bowdoin College
Department of Theater and Dance, 7 p.m., Wish Theater, Memorial Hall,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free, tickets required; 725-3375.
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
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-yerolds; 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. RAISING READERS PRESENTS …
John and Ann Hassett, authors of
“Too Many Frogs!,” 6 and 7 p.m.,
Children’s Museum and Theatre of
Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $1;
828-1234 or www.KiteTails.org. MY MAN GODFREY, the 1936 screwball comedy film, starring William
Powell and Carole Lombard, 7:30 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; free; refreshments; 725-
5242.
PERFORMANCES
FIRST FRIDAY ROCK ’N BOWL: an alternative venue for young musical artists, featuring Parenthesys, The
Twisted Truth and Beware of Pedestrians, 6-9 p.m., Bayside Bowl, 58
Alder St., Portland; sponsored by
Maine Academy of Moden Music; $5;
899-3433 or www.MaineAcademyOf-
ModernMusic.org. TOP GIRLS, a play by Caryl Churchill, presented by Bowdoin College
Department of Theater and Dance, 7 p.m., Wish Theater, Memorial Hall,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free, tickets required; 725-3375. CLAVICHORD CONCERT, by Henry
Lebedinsky, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski
Recital Hall, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; free. 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.
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NATIONAL SENIOR INDEPENDENCE, learn about services provides by
CHANS Home Health Care, 1 p.m.,
Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St.,
Topsham; free; 729-0475. PANEL DISCUSSION: “Native American Women in Academia,” 2 p.m.,
Sills Hall, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; free; 725-3815.
Sat/3
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. THE LONGFELLOW CHORAL FESTIVAL: Ole Bull’s Fairy Tale, with Arve
Tellfsen (documentary film with English subtitles), 12:30-2:30 p.m., The
Nickelodeon Cinema, 1 Temple St.,
Portland; $8, $5 seniors/students, under 12 free; 232-8920 or www.LongfellowChorus.com. 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, featuring Perpetual e-Motion with john Cote calling, 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 under 21, $5 ages 5-12, under 5 free; 582-6378 or 756-2201.
PERFORMANCES
PIHICINTU MULTINATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHORUS, 4 p.m., Studzinski
Recital Hall, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; free; 798-4141. THE LONGFELLOW CHORAL FESTIVAL: Arve Tellfsen performs violin concert pieces by Ole Bull, 4-5:30 p.m., First Congregational Church,
301 Cottage Road, South Portland;
$10, $5 seniors/students, under 12 free; 232-8920 or www.Longfellow-
Chorus.com. TOP GIRLS, a play by Caryl Churchill, presented by Bowdoin College
Department of Theater and Dance, 7 p.m., Wish Theater, Memorial Hall,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free, tickets required; 725-3375. 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. THE LONGFELLOW CHORAL FESTIVAL: Edward Elgar’s “Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf,” 8-10 p.m.,
First Congregational Church, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland; 7:15 p.m. preconcert talk by Arthur
Reynolds; $20, $10 seniors/students, under 12 free; 232-8920 or www.LongfellowChorus.com. JEREMY UDDEN PLAINVILLE ENSEMBLE, 8 p.m., Woodford’s Congregational Church, 202 Woodford’s St.,
Portland; $10 advance, $5 students and seniors,, $15 at door; 828-
1310.
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. BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER,
4:30-6 p.m., Brunswick Evergreens
Senior Center, 1 Columbus Drive; with homemade pies; $8, $3 under
10; 729-5038 or 729-8475. SPAGHETTI SUPPER SERENADE, 5 and 7 p.m., Freeport Community
Center, 10 Depot St.; spaghetti, salad, read, homemade pies; music by 90-voice Wescustogo Youth
Chorale (grades 3-12); $10, $5 ages
8 and younger; Leigh 846-0705.
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. OPEN REHEARSAL, for Oratorio
Chorale, 6-9 p.m., Midcoast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St., Topsham;
329-5708 or rlbairston@live.com.
PERFORMANCES
THE LONGFELLOW CHORAL FESTIVAL: Winning Songs and Choruses from the 2012 Longfellow Chorus
International Composers Competition, 1:30-2:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 301 Cottage Road,
South Portland; $10, seniors/students and under 12 free; 232-8920 or www.LongfellowChorus.com. JAZZ IN THE AFTERNOON, featuring
Leila Percy and Friends, 2-5 p.m.,
Bowdoinham Town Hall, School
Street; $10, proceeds benefit Bowdoinham Heating Assistance Fund; refreshments; pie sale; child care available; 841-7569 or 751-0800; kgallant@bowdoinham.com or ktome@bowdoinham.com. 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. THE LONGFELLOW CHORAL FESTIVAL: Edward Elgar’s “Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf,” 3-5 p.m., First
Congregational Church, 301 Cottage
Road, South Portland; 2:30 p.m. preconcert talk by Arthur Reynolds; $20, $10 seniors/students, under 12 free; 232-8920 or www.LongfellowChorus.com.
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.Maine-
MaritimeMuseum.org.
Mon/5
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. THE LONGFELLOW CHORAL FESTIVAL: “Ole Bull, Conqueror of Heaven” with Henning Kraggerud (documentary film with English subtitles), 4-
5:30 p.m., The Nickelodeon Cinema,
1 Temple St., Portland; $8, $5 seniors/students, under 12 free;
232-8920 or www.LongfellowChorus.com. 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. MUSIC MOVIE MONDAYS: “Festival
Express,” (1970), 7 p.m., One
Longfellow Square, Portland; documentary film catches pivotal moments in American music of the last 50 years; $7; 761-1757 or www.OneLongFellowsquare.com.
PERFORMANCES
THE LONGFELLOW CHORAL FESTIVAL: Violinist Henning Kraggerud recital, 7:30-9 p.m., First Congregational Church, 301 Cottage Road,
South Portland; $10, $5 seniors/students, under 12 free; 232-8920 or www.LongfellowChorus.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
JFK AND THE CUBAN MISSILES: How
Procrastination, a Made-up Committee and a Dip in the Pool Saved the
World, by former Gov. Angus King, 7 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3433.
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