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Fri/8
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
HEAD TO TOE: BALANCE AND FALL
SCREENING, 1-3 p.m., Lisbon Senior
Center, 18 School St., Lisbon Falls;
attendees should be anyone with a
fear or concern of falling; free; 725-
4400 or allison@headtotoept.com.
CLOTHING AND LINEN SALE, 4-7
p.m., Pilgram House, 9 Cleaveland
St., Brunswick; clean adult and children’s clothing in excellent condition.
GETTING IT WRITE, 5-8 p.m., Whatnot Gallery, 7 Lincoln St., Brunswick;
Art Walks Reception; www.spindleworks.org.
AUDITIONS: “Once on This Island,” 4-
6 p.m., Midcoast Performing Arts
Center, 4 Pleasant St., Brunswick;
middle school students; 729-7120.
ARTIST RECEPTION: JULIE BABB, 5-
7 p.m., Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island Rd., Boothbay;
refreshments availible; 633-4333
ext. 101 or www.mainegardens.org.
SECOND FRIDAY ART WALK, 5-8
p.m., downtown Brunswick; more
than 55 artists and 11 galleries;
sponsored by Five Rivers Arts
Alliance; brochure and map,
www.5raa.org or 798-6964.
ART ON THE LINE, 5-8 p.m., Gallery
Framing, 12 Pleasant St., Brunswick;
nine members of Points of View
Artists offer original paintings, drawings, collage, prints and photos; 729-
9108 or povartistsmaine.com.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, 5-9 p.m.,
Brunswick Station, Station Ave.; live
music, arts, performance; featuring
music of Three Point Jazz Trio; entertainment by Hard Core Hoops;
www.Facebook.com/FridayNight-
LightsMaine or 751-9452.
ARTIST RECEPTION: COLLAGE AND
3D, 5-8 p.m., Points of View Gallery,
18 Pleasant St., Brunswick; guest
artist Debra Arter; 373-9300 or
povartistsmaine.com.
PICCADILLY CIRCUS, Topsham Fair
Grounds; tickets and showtimes
available at www.thefuncircus.con or
877-373-0477.
PERFORMANCES
A CHORUS LINE, 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., Maine State Music Theatre,
Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $36-54 matinee/$43-56
evening; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
SINGER BARRY WOOD, 2 p.m. and 7
p.m., Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial, 371 Sawyer Rd., Greene; old pop
classics, soft rock of the 50’s thru
70’s and traditional country; free;
946-5311 or sawyer-foundation.com.
THE AMAZING KRESKIN, 7:30 p.m.,
The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave.; $20 advance
($10 kids advance only), $25 at
door; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
LIFE DURING WARTIME, a production
of Dramatic Repertory Company,
7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland; $10-$20; www.DramaticRep.org
or 1-800-838-3006.
ZEMYA IN CONCERT, 8 p.m., Mayo
Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland;
zemyasings.com.
PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65
and older; reservations 729-0475.
Sat/9
MISCELLANEOUS
PEDAL TO THE PORT, 7:45-9 a.m.
registration, 9 a.m. ride, 11 a.m.
cookout; Oceanside High School
West, 47 Valley St., Thomaston; $25
per individual rider/$20 per rider of a
team of 4; 594-5095 or www.pedaltotheport.com.
ANNUAL 5K AND FAMILY FUN DAY, 8
a.m.-12:30 p.m., Woodside Elementary School, 42 Barrows Dr., Topsham; 5K, BBQ, live music, bounce
house, balloon twisting, games and
more; 5K: 240-7377 or event: 725-
1243.
BOWDIN GIVE AND GO, 8 a.m.-2
p.m., 6 Industry Rd., Brunswick;
computer equipment, mini-fridges,
bikes, clothing and more; free admittance; 841-7406.
PLANT AND BAKE SALE, 9 a.m.-2
p.m., East Harpswell Baptist Church,
Cundy’s Harbor Rd., Harpswell;
perennials, woody plants, locally
grown; 729-9755.
GUIDED WALK OR FAMILY ACTIVITY
EXPLORING, 9-11 a.m., South
Freeport Village, in front of the
chuch, 2 miles down from the Big
Indian; 865-3985 or info@freeportconservationtrust.org.
CLOTHING AND LINEN SALE, 9 a.m.-
noon, Pilgram House, 9 Cleaveland
St., Brunswick; clean adult and children’s clothing in excellent condition.
TOPSHAM PULBIC LIBRARY RECEPTION, 1-3 p.m., Highlands Community Room, Topsham Public Library; celebrating Mary Ann Douglass as she
retires after 26 years; 725-1727 or
www.topshamlibrary.org.
BRUNSWICK PLANT SWAP, 3-5 p.m.,
On the Mall, Downtown Brunswick;
bring items to trade: food, handmade
items, services, etc; free; 239-9679
or www.tinyurl.com/junebarter.
3RD ANNUAL SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL: “Rear Window” (thriller, 1954),
6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St., Bath; 443-5141 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
PICCADILLY CIRCUS, Topsham Fair
Grounds; tickets and showtimes
available at www.thefuncircus.con or
877-373-0477.
WILD WEST DANCE PARTY, 9 p.m.-
1a.m., Bubba’s Sulky Lounge, Portland; dress in chaps, cap guns, costumes, cowboy hats, boots and other
western themes; free cover before 9,
after $5.
PERFORMANCES
4TH ANNUAL VARIETY SHOW, 7
p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181
State St., Portland; $15
advance/$18 at the door; onelongfellowsquare.com
LIFE DURING WARTIME, a production
of Dramatic Repertory Company,
7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland; $10-$20; www.DramaticRep.org
or 1-800-838-3006.
A CHORUS LINE, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;
$43-56; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
MARCO BENEVENTO, 8 p.m. doors, 9
p.m. show; general admission, 21+;
$15/$12 advance; tickets available
at www.portlandempire.com or Bull
Moose Music locations.
PUBLIC MEALS
BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER,
4:30-6 p.m., Dresden-Richmond United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant
St., Richmond; $7, $4 ages 5-12, 5
and under free, $20 family max; 737-
4735.
BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m., Durham
Masonic Lodge; also chop suey, hot
dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, bread,
pickles, homemade pies; $7.50, $4
ages 5-12, free under 5.
BAKED BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6:30
p.m., Woolwich Grange; $7/$3 for
children under 12; 443-6505.
PUBLIC SUPPER, 5 and 6 p.m., First
Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport;
3 kinds of beans, chop suey, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, rolls,
desserts; $8, $4 children; 865-
6022.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
MEDICARE BENEFITS HEALTHYCARE
OPTIONS information session, 10
a.m., Tim Horton’s, 5 Horton Place,
Topsham; 949-375-0856 or
www.Medicare.gov.
Sun/10
MISCELLANEOUS
PICCADILLY CIRCUS, Topsham Fair
Grounds; tickets and showtimes
available at www.thefuncircus.con or
877-373-0477.
WALKING TOUR: Pine Grove Cemetery, 1 p.m., Bath Rd., Brunswick;
parking in Bowdoin College parking
lot; $4/$2 advance, free to
PHSmembers; to register: 729-6606.
PERFORMANCES
CONCERT AT JEWETT: “The Island
Chamber Players,” 1 p.m. talk/2
p.m. show; Jewett Theater, University
of Maine at Augusta; $10/$5 students/ free ages 12 and under; tickets available in advance at Pat’s
Pizza, Augusta or Apple Valley Books,
Winthrop; 61-3551 or www.concertsatjewett.com.
SUMMER ROCK CAMP LAUNCH
PARTY, noon-5 p.m., Corner of Dana
and Commercial St., Old Port; 899-
3433 or www.maineacademyofmusic.org.
A CHORUS LINE, 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., Maine State Music Theatre,
Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $36-54 matinee/$43-56
evening; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
VOX NOVA CHAMBER CHOIR, 3 p.m.,
Studzinski Auditorium, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $15/free with student ID; voxnovachoir.com.
LIFE DURING WARTIME, a production
of Dramatic Repertory Company,
7:30 p.m., Studio Theatre at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland; $10-$20; www.DramaticRep.org
or 1-800-838-3006.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
INTRODUCTION TO NEW ENGLAND
HORSESHOE CRABS, 7-8:30 p.m.,
Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Library,
23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; talks are
appropriate for ages 15 and up; free;
725-5242 ext. 510 or refdesk@curtislibrary.com.
Mon/11
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,
Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or
1-800-RED-CROSS.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE, 1-6 p.m.,
Hilton Garden Inn, Auburn; www.Red-
CrossBlood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS. MISCELLANEOUS
GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC, 11 a.m.-noon, Westrum
House, 22 Union St., Topsham; 729-
6782.
AARP SAFE DRIVING COURSE, 12:30
p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union
St., Brunswick; $14, $12 AARP members; preregister 751-9364; of 729-
0757.
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
SKIPPYJON JONES, 10 a.m, 1 and 3
p.m., Maine State Music Theatre,
Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $8-$12; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
BY POPULAR DEMAND, “Fried Green
Tomatoes,” 6:30 p.m., Porter Meeting Hall, Damariscotta; $5; 563-
5513.
SEANACHIE NIGHTS: Readings of
Ulysses and Finnegans Wake, 7
p.m., Bull Fenney’s Pub, 375 Fore
St., Portland; storytellers Sebastian
Lockwood and Janet Lynch; free;
799-5327.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
MAINE QUALITY OF LIFE, 1:30 p.m.,
Thorton Oaks Retirement Community,
25 Thorton Way; Ryan Neale from
the Maine Development Foundation.
CANCER COMMUNITY CENTER:
“Moving Forward After Cancer Treatment,” 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 788 Main St., So. Portland; free;
cancercommunitycenter.org.
ARE YOU AT RISK FOR HEART DISEASE, ALHEIMER’S DISEASE? Learn
about Homocysteine, 7-8 p.m., True
North, 202 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth;
monthly educational series, with Dr.
Bethany Hays; free; register 781-
4488 or education@TrueNorthHealth-
Center.org.
Tue/12
MISCELLANEOUS
GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING
WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075
or lisbonme.org.
MEREDA BREAKFAST EVENT, “Growing
by Streetcar,” 7:30-9 a.m., Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress St., Portland; $50/$40 for members; registration required at: www.mereda.org
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC, 2-3 p.m., Dike’s Landing,
Bath Housing, 20 Dike’s Landing
Road; 729-6782.
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.
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC, 5-6 p.m., Bath United Church
of Christ, 150 Congress Ave.; 729-
6782.
KITCHEN GARDEN SERIES DINNER,
6 p.m., Kitchen Garden Cafe, Coastal
Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters
Island, Boothbay; $90/$75 for members; 633-4333 ext. 101 or Maine-
Gardens.org.
3RD ANNUAL SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL: “The Philadelphia Story” (comedy, 1940), 6:30 p.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 443-
5141 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
PERFORMANCES
SPROUT TOURING FILM FESTIVAL,
noon and 6 p.m., The Holocaust and
Human Rights Center, UMA Campus,
Augusta; gosprout.org.
A CHORUS LINE, 2 and 7:30 p.m.,
Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard
Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;
$36-54 matinee/$43-56 evening;
725-8769 or www.MSMT.org.
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
CAPTURING THE GARDENS IN PHOTOS, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Education
Center, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island, Boothbay; Rich
Pomerantz will teach the workshop;
$120/$100 for members; 633-4333
ext. 101 or MaineGardens.org.
DOWNSIZING MADE EASY, 1:30
p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; Elizabeth MacMullen
speaker; 729-0757.
IMMIGRATION: NEWCOMERS IN
MAINE, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Morrell
Room, Curtis Library, Brunswick;
also: photo exhibit “The Somali Immigrant Experience in Maine.”
Wed/13
MISCELLANEOUS
TOPSHAM GARDEN CLUB OUTING:
“Merryspring Nature Center and
Avena Botanical Gardens,” departure
times at 10 and 11:30 a.m. from the
Reny’s Park and Ride at the Topsham
Fair Mall; registration required; 721-
0490 or avmarr@comcast.net.
STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public
Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161.
EAGER BEAVER KNITTERS, 6-8:30
p.m., Beaver Park Lone Pine Lodge,
37 Cotton Road, Lisbon; bring own
materials; Verla Brooks 353-9075 or
vbrooks@lisbonme.org.
PERFORMANCES
A CHORUS LINE, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;
$43-56; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
AOIFE O’DONOVAN, One Longfellow
Square, 181 State St., Portland; $20
advance/%$25 at the door; 761-
1757 or
www.OneLongFellowsquare.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
CHATS WITH CHAMPIONS, “Richard
Russo and Kate Russo,” 10 a.m.,
Lincoln Theater, Damarascotta; free;
563-5513.
PFL: “Let’s Talk About It,” 3 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; series: “Making Sense of the
Civil War;” 443-5141 x12 or www.patten. lib.me.us.
APPS FOR GARDENERS AND PLANT
LOVERS, 5-6 p.m., Education Center,
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,
Barters Island, Boothbay; $12/$10
for members; 633-4333 ext. 101 or
MaineGardens.org.
PFL BOOK GROUP: discussing Jennifer Egan’s “A Visit from the Goon
Squad,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; next
month, July 11: Mary Roach’s “Packing for Mars”; 443-5141 x17 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
Thu/14
PERFORMANCES
BLISTERED FINGERS BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL, 8 a.m., 30 Plains Rd.,
Litchfield; $70 for four day pass,
today only: $10; 873-6539 blistf@blisteredfingers.com.
A CHORUS LINE, 2 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., Maine State Music Theatre,
Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $36-54 matinee/$43-56
evening; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
SCREENING OF ULYSSES, 6:30 p.m.,
Portland Public Library, 5 Monument
Sq., Room 5, Portland; 1967 film
and discussion by USM Professor
Francis McGrath; free; 799-5327.
OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,
Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon;
hosted by Charlie Wing and the band
Tripolar; cwing9877@gmail.com.
BOYS WILL BE BOYS, 8 p.m., Lucid
Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland; “an
OUT-rageous New Musical Revue;”
$17/$15 or $12/$10 advance discount. TALKS-WORKSHOPS
ELDER SCAMS BROWN BAG LUNCH,
12 p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; speaker: Larry Caruso; 729-0757.
BUILDING A VIKING SHIP IN MAINE,
6 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum
Boatshop, Bath; $7/$5 for members;
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
MEDICARE BENEFITS HEALTHYCARE
OPTIONS information session, 7
p.m., China Rose Restaurant, 42
Bath Rd., Brunswick; 949-375-0856
or www.Medicare.gov.
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