Thursday, May 24

South Portland Summer Farmers’ Market, 3-7 p.m. every Thursday, on Hinckley Drive, near Mill Creek Park.

Life 101 ‘staycation’ series, 6:30–8 p.m., South Portland Public Library, “The Official Maine Staycation Manual.” Presented by Dena Riegel,who learned to staycation when she moved to Portland five years ago on a small budget. 767-7660 or www.southportlandlibrary.com.

Saturday, May 26

Free child ID event, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Scarborough Public Library, to receive a free identification card. Children are digitally fingerprinted and photographed to make ID cards that are given to parents. No appointment is required. To complete the Child ID form in advance, visit the Youth Page under “Services” on the Scarborough Public Library’s website at www.scarboroughlibrary.org. Forms will also be available at the event.

Yard sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Cape Elizabeth Lions Club, Bowery Beach Schoolhouse, Cape Elizabeth. Sponsored by Cape Elizabeth Lions Club. Household items, books, games, misc.

Sunday, May 27

South Portland Winter Farmers Market, Sundays through May 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in the former Hamlin School gym (now city Planning and Code Office), at the corner of Route 77 and Sawyer Street, South Portland.

Monday, May 28

Memorial Day events, throughout the region. For a complete listing of events in Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough and South Portland, see page 6.

Tuesday, May 29

Buy Local Scarborough 2012 Membership Social Event, 5-7 p.m., Stacey Kane Photography, 135 Black Point Road. Stop by and support Buy Local Scarborough. Snacks and networking opportunities. For more information, go to buylocalscarborough.org.

Wednesday, May 30

VFW meal, 5-6:30 p.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. American chop suey, rolls, salad, and desert, $6.

Thursday, May 31

D.A.R.E. Family Safety Show, starring Retro Bill, 6 p.m., Scarborough High School auditorium. Retro Bill teaches kids K-12 the Six Pillars of Character (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship). He boosts students’ self-esteem while celebrating diversity and encouraging goal-setting, good grades and making safe choices at school, home and on the Internet.

Scarborough Land Trust annual meeting, at 7 p.m., at the Scarborough Public Library. Open to the public. For more information, go to www.scarboroughlandtrust.org.

South Portland Summer Farmers’ Market, 3-7 p.m. every Thursday, on Hinkley Drive, near Mill Creek Park.

Saturday, June 2

Kid’s Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-noon, at the South Portland Community Center, located next to the high school on Nelson Road. Children may rent a table and learn the pros and cons of entrepreneurship by selling their gently used items such as toys, bikes, clothes, CDs and DVDs. Sponsored by the South Portland Parks and Recreation Department.

To be included in the calendar, send event information 10 days in advance to cumberlandcounty@keepmecurrent.com.