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Ongoing Activities are regularly scheduled events that are open to the public. Changes or additions to this list should be mailed to Calendar Editor, The Times Record, P.O. Box 10, Brunswick, ME 04011; or e-mailed to calendar@timesrecord.com. Include name and phone number. This list runs the second Friday of each month.

BATH
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL,
Bath/Brunswick group, 7:30
p.m., orientation for visitors and
new members at 7 p.m., Bath
Area Family YMCA, 303 Centre
St.; 725-2922 or 832-6863.
Meets fourth Monday. AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT CLASS,
with Kay Mann, 10 a.m.-noon,
Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St.;
$10; 725-9997 or dancingfool@pobox.com. Meets twice a
month. BATH AREA GIRL SCOUT ADULT
VOLUNTEERS meeting, 6:30-8
p.m., United Methodist Church,
340 Oak Grove Ave.; 442-0765.
Meets second Monday, September through June. BATH AREA GIRL SCOUT NEIGHBORHOOD meeting, 6:30 p.m.,
United Methodist Church, 340
Oak Grove Ave.; 442-0765.
Meets fourth Monday, August through June. BATH AREA SENIOR CITIZENS,
monthly membership meeting
and luncheon, 11 a.m., Senior
Activity Center, 45 Floral St.;
443-4937. Meets first Wednesday. BATH CHAPTER OF BUSINESS
NETWORK INTERNATIONAL, 7-
8:30 a.m., American Legion
Post 21, 10 Congress Ave.; call
Dieffenbach at 725-8435.
Meets every Tuesday. BATH FAMILY DANCE, 6:30-8
p.m., and contradance, 8-11
p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72
Front St., third floor; bring nonstreet shoes to dance in;
instruction offered; family dance
$3, $12 family; contradance,
$9, $22 family; benefits Merrymeeting Community Shares;
mattloosigian@yahoo.com.
Dances third Friday. BATH FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30
a.m.-noon, Waterfront Park;
Karen Sparrow 582-2213. Every Saturday from May through October. BATH MUNICIPAL BAND
REHEARSALS, 7 p.m., Bath
band building, Cobb Street; new
members welcome; 841-3002.
Meets Wednesdays. BOY SCOUT TROOP 621, 6-8
p.m., Smith-Tobey American
Legion Post 21, Congress
Avenue; for ages 11 through 17
or those achieving Arrow of Light
Award or completing fifth grade;
designed to achieve the aims of
Scouting through a vigorous outdoor program and peer group
leadership with the counsel of
an adult Scoutmaster; Carl
Young, 443-3121 or
csyoung@suscom-maine.net.
Meets every Tuesday. BREAKFAST BUFFET, 7:30-10
a.m., Knights of Columbus Hall,
807 Middle St.; features eggs to
order, bacon, sausage, ham,
pancakes, french toast, homefries, juice, biscuits, gravy,
muffins; $6, $3 under 12, $15
family; 443-6015. Third Sunday. CASCO BAY CHAPTER, Navy
League, monthly meeting; 6:15
p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. dinner;
for meeting place call/e-mail
attached; dinner reservations
and info, 833-5372 or 721-
8699; woodulixes@aol.com or
fbroad@suscom-maine.net.
Meets third Thursday. COASTERS, noon luncheon meeting, Bath Senior Activity Center,
47 Floral St. Meets every Thursday. Board meeting at 11 a.m. Second Thursday. COSMOPOLITAN CLUB, 6 p.m.,
894 Washington St.; 443-4486.
Meets first Wednesday. COUNTRY WESTERN AND LINE
DANCING, 10-11:30 a.m., Donald Small School; 443-8360 or
442-7431. Meets Mondays. CREATIVE PLAY FOR TOTS, 10-
10:45 a.m., Bath Area Family
YMCA, 303 Centre St.; for ages
1-4 years, accompanied by an
adult; $5 YMCA members,
$7.50 community members;
443-4112. Meets Tuesdays. CRIBBAGE, doors open at 5 p.m.,
games start at 6:30 p.m., Odd
Fellows Hall, 488 Washington
St.. Proceeds to benefit Queen
Esther Rebekah Lodge 20; 443-
5726. Meets Fridays. CRIBBAGE, 1 p.m., Bath Area
Senior Citizens Center, 45 Floral
St.; 443-4937. Meets Tuesdays. DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA Circle
551, 7 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 807 Middle St.; 442-
8373. Meets second Monday. DREAMLAND THEATER, new
theme each month, 7 p.m., Winter Street Church, 880 Washington St., Bath; benefits Sagadahoc Preservation Inc.; $5;
www.winterstreetchurch.org.
Second and fourth Thursdays. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY, 6-
7-30 p.m., United Methodist
Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.;
442-9511. Meets every Friday. FOUR ESSENTIALS OF HEALTH, 6
p.m., Holland Chiropractic Wellness Center, 36 School St.;
free; call to RSVP, 443-2635.
Meets Tuesdays. KENNEBEC ART CLUB, 7 p.m.,
Cosmopolitan Club, 894 Washington St.; 443-3231. Meets first Tuesday. LINE DANCING, 9-10:30 a.m.,
Bath Area Senior Citizens Center, 45 Floral St.; $3; 443-4937.
Meets Thursdays. MIDCOAST COMMERCE CONNECTION, 7 a.m., Mae’s Café, 160
Centre St. Meets every Tuesday. MID COAST TOASTERS No. 6487
of Toastmasters International,
7:45 a.m., Bath Supervisor of
Shipbuilding, 574 Washington St.;
442-4950 or 442-4471. Meets second and fourth Thursday. NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, Merr ymeeting Chapter 1796; 11:15
a.m. (social time and lunch);
meets at the Bounty Restaurant in
the Holiday Inn hotel; guest speaker and business meeting; reservations at 353-9649 or e-mail chrylprkr@roadrunner.com. Meets third Thursday. PITMAN MORRISON POST 7738
LADIES AUXILIARY, 7 p.m.,
Senior Activity Center, 45 Floral
St.; 443-3918. Meets second Monday. PRESCHOOL STORY TIME, for 3-
to 5-year-olds, 10:30-11:15
a.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St.; free; 443-5141
ext. 17. Meets Fridays from September to May, except in December. PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS, 7
p.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St.; 443-8649. Meets first and third Mondays. SMITH-TOBEY AMERICAN
LEGION AUXILIARY Unit 21, 7
p.m., Post Home, 10 Congress
Ave.. Meets first Thursday. SOLAR LODGE NO. 14 MEETING,
7 p.m., 765 Washington St.;
443-6180. Meets first Monday. TIME FOR TWOS, for 2-year-olds,
10:30-11 a.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-
5141 ext. 17. Meets Thursdays from from September to May, except in December. TRADITIONAL MUSIC ASSOCIATION; parent and child
preschool music, noon-2 p.m.
Tuesdays, Bath Dance Works;
call for fees, session dates;
443-5400.
BOWDOINHAM FARMERS MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
Merrymeeting Grange, 27 Main
St.; 666-5531. Saturdays, May 19 through Oct. 2012. ELECTA CHAPTER No. 2 Order of
the Eastern Star, 7 p.m., Village
Lodge Hall. Meets third Monday. BRUNSWICK
AMERICAN LEGION POST 20, 7
p.m., Elks Lodge, 179 Park Row.
Contact Post Americanism officer Joe Donahue, 725-8431.
Meets fourth Wednesday. 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. Second Friday, May through October. ASK THE HEALTH LIBRARIAN,
noon-2 p.m., Community Resource
Room, Mid Coast Hospital, 123
Medical Center Drive; drop in to
get help finding reliable health
information; walk-ins welcome;
free; 373-6585. Every Wednesday. BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC, 10
a.m.-noon, Community Resource
Room, Mid Coast Hospital, 123
Medical Center Drive; walk-ins welcome; free; 373-6585. Every Wednesday. BRUNSWICK AREA CITIZENS FOR
A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, an organization chartered to oversee the
remediation of hazardous waste at
Brunswick Naval Air Station facilities in the greater Brunswick
region. Meets 4:30-6 p.m. on irregular schedule, once or twice a
month. Call Ed Benedikt at 442-
0445 for meeting details.
BRUNSWICK AREA MODELERS,
an Academy of Model Aeronautics sanctioned club, 7 p.m.,
Pejepscot Terrace Community
Center, Jordan Avenue; 729-
8017. Meets first Tuesday. BRUNSWICK CHAPTER OF BUSINESS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL, 7-8:30 a.m., Thornton Oaks;
725-8435. Meets every Wednesday. BRUNSWICK EMBLEM CLUB NO.
323, 7 p.m., Brunswick Elks
Lodge, 179 Park Row. Meets third Tuesday. BRUNSWICK FAMILY SKINCARE
CLASS, 6-7 p.m., Senter Place,
124 Maine St., Suite E, 2nd
Floor; 725-1233. Meets second Monday. BRUNSWICK NOR’EASTERS
BARBERSHOP CHORUS, fun
and song, 7 p.m., United
Methodist Church, 340 Oak
Grove Ave., Bath; 725-5915.
Meets Tuesdays. BRUNSWICK TOASTMASTERS,
6:30-8 p.m., Boody-Johnson
House, 256 Maine St.,
Brunswick; visitors welcome;
729-1767 or http://2156.toastmastersclubs.org. Meets first and third Tuesday. CANDLELIGHT VIGIL, 5:30-6 p.m.,
north end of Brunswick Town Mall;
groups wants nonviolent responses to conflict and terrorism; 371-
2077. Meets Fridays. CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, a workshop designed by Home to Home
to provide clear information and
practical suggestions for parents
to help their children adjust to
divorce; meets at Brunswick High
School library, 8:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m.; $25, scholarships available;
751-4366. Meets first Saturday. CIVIL WAR BOOK CLUB, 7 p.m.,
People Plus Center, 35 Union St.;
Jay Stencil 721-0235. Meets third Monday. CREATING WELLNESS, information
on various current wellness topics,
5:30-6 p.m., Slocum Chiropractic,
26 Bath Road, Suite 1, Brunswick;
725-4222 or wendy@slocumchiro.com. Meets first and third Wednesdays. CRYSTAL SPRING FARM FARMERS
MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
Pleasant Hill Rd. Every Saturday from May through October. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Chapter 15, 7 p.m., Elks Lodge,

179 Park Row; 725-6226 or 623-
5725. Meets first Tuesday. EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA, Brunswick and Beyond Area
Group of Southern Maine Chapter,
9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., locations vary,
call 406-5471 for info. Meets fourth Tuesday. EVERGREEN SENIOR CITIZENS
CLUB, doors open at 10 a.m.,
lunch at 11 a.m., meeting at noon,
1 Columbus Drive; 725-6343 or
729-5038. Third Wednesday. FIRST LIGHT CAMERA CLUB, 7
p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health
Center, 58 Baribeau Drive; 837-
7885. Meets second and fourth Thursday from September to May; in November and December meets second Thursday only. KIWANIS CLUB of Brunswick, 7:30-
8:30 a.m., third floor conference
room, Mid Coast Hospital Professional Building, 123 Medical Center Drive; Marc Dube, 666-3439.
Meets Tuesdays. INTERMEDIATE CRIBBAGE, 8:45-
11 a.m., People Plus Center, 35
Union St. 729-0757. Meets Wednesdays. MAINE MACINTOSH OWNERS AND
OPERATORS SOCIETY (MMOOS),
6:30 p.m., Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, large meeting
room; mmoos.net. Meets third Tuesday. MAINE LAUGHTER YOGA CLUB,
5:45-6:30 p.m., Jai Yoga, Fort
Andross, 14 Maine St.; free or
donation to local charity; no mat or
experience needed;
239-8667 or katie@thelevitycoach.com. Meets first Friday. MERRYMEETING GIRL SCOUT
SERVICE UNIT MEETING, 6 p.m.,
social time, 6:30 p.m. meeting, at
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary
School cafeteria, Brunswick; all
Girl Scout leaders and volunteers
welcome. Meets second Wednesday, September through June. MIDCOAST COMMUNITY CHORUS, 7 p.m., Studio 48, Fort
Andross; for adults; 798-6966.
Meets Sundays. MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS
(MOPS), 9-11:30 a.m. at Seventh day Adventist Church, 333
Maine St.; Sarah Hedberg 725-
9204. Generally meets first and third Thursday from September to June. NORTHWEST BRUNSWICK
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION,
6 p.m., Unitarian Universalist
Church, 15 Pleasant St.; 725-
4746. Meets third Tuesday. 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. Tuesdays during school year. PEOPLE PLUS CENTER ART
CLASSES, 35 Union St.; sessions each month; 10 a.m.; preregistration required; fee; 729-
0757. Classes Tuesdays and Thursdays. SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE
GROUP, open to anyone interested in children with special
needs, 6:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.; call
Betty Johnson at 729-4648.
Meets fourth Thursday. STAMMTISCH, a monthly meeting
for German-speaking people, 6
p.m.; 725-8494. Meets second Wednesday. ST. PAUL’S ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER NO. 14, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Temple, Baribeau Drive.
Meets fourth Wednesday. STORIES WITH SOUL, short stories read live, followed by discussion, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 15
Pleasant St.; free; 729-8515.
Meets second and fourth Tuesday. TERTULIA, 5:30-7 p.m., Frontier
Café, 14 Maine St., Fort
Andross; gathering for native
and advanced Spanish speakers
to chat and enjoy each others’
company; free; 729-4279.
Meets third Friday. TIME AND TIDE Resource Conservation and Development Area,
serving conservation and economic needs of Mid-coast/central Maine. For time and location, call 622-7847. Meets bimonthly, first Wednesday. TRADITIONAL MUSIC ASSOCIATION; parent and child music,
9:15 and 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays,
5:50 p.m. Mondays, Eleven
Pleasant St.; call for fees, session dates: 443-5400.
WRITE ON! WRITERS GROUP,
12:30-3 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St.; 729-0757.
Meets Wednesdays. DRESDEN
COUNTRY LINE AND PARTNER
PRACTICE DANCE, 7-9 p.m.,
Dresden Masonic Hall, Route
127; $3 members, $4 nonmembers; beginners welcome; sponsored by Silver Fox Country
Dancers; 785-4866 or 622-
4884. Meets Mondays. DURHAM
TRI-TOWN PENGUINS SNOWMOBILE CLUB, 7 p.m. at Durham
Fire Station, corner of Routes
125 and 136; 725-4621. Meets last Tuesday. FREEPORT
CASCO BAY NEWCOMERS, social
group for women, at Pedro
O’Hara’s Restaurant, Route 1;
5:30 p.m.; dinner is $11.50;
Kelly at 729-4717 or Susan at
774-8612. Meets second Tuesday

September to June, with no meeting in December. CHILDREN’S PLAYSHOP, 6-7:15
p.m., Leapin’ Lizards, 123 Main
St.; ages 6 and older; $15 per
session; www.LeapinLizards.biz
or 865-0900. Meets third Thursday. CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENTS, 6
p.m., Jameson Tavern, 115
Main St.; Hyde room; bring own
board; 865-4196. Meets Tuesdays. FREEPORT LIONS CLUB, 6:30
p.m., Freeport Grange; 865-
6077. Meets second and fourth Tuesday. FREEPORT MASONIC HALL, 7:30
p.m., Mallett Drive; Casco Chapter 160, Order of the Eastern
Star; 865-6669. Meets first Thursday, September to June. FREEPORT WOMEN’S CLUB, 1
p.m., Freeport Community
Library; 865-3664. Meets third Friday. FREEPORT/YARMOUTH LA
LECHE LEAGUE TODDLER
MEETING, 10 a.m., Freeport
YMCA; 772-4781. Meets third Wednesday. FREEPORT/YARMOUTH LA
LECHE LEAGUE GROUP, 10:30
a.m., Pineland YMCA, New
Gloucester; 772-4781. Meets first Monday. FREEPORT/YARMOUTH LA
LECHE LEAGUE GROUP, 6:30
p.m., Freeport YMCA; 772-
4781. Meets fourth Monday. GREATER FREEPORT COMMUNITY CHORUS, 6:30-9 p.m.,
nonauditioning mixed-voice community chorus, Freeport Community Center, 40 Depot St. $55
per semester; www.gfccweb.org.
Meets Sundays. WOLFE’S NECK FARM SUNRISE/ SUNSET YOGA, 7:30-8:30
a.m. and/or 6-7:15 p.m.,
Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett
Road; registration and fee
required; 725-7874 or 865-
4469. Meets Tuesday nights and Thursday mornings. GEORGETOWN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY, 20 Bay Point Road;
371-9200. Meets Wednesdays
10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Saturdays 10
a.m.-noon.
LAURA E. RICHARDS LIBRARY,
for all residents and summer
visitors. Open Tuesday 9:30
a.m.-noon 3:30-6 p.m., Wednesday 3:30-6 p.m.; and Friday at
Saturday 9:30-noon; 371-2134.
HARPSWELL
AMERICAN LEGION Post 171,
John Leo Murray Jr., 7 p.m.,
Merriconeag Grange, 529 Harpswell Neck Road; 833-5583.
Meets third Monday, except December. TUESDAY BRIDGE CLUB for
advanced players, 1-3:45 p.m.,
Harpswell Town Office; Gina
Perow, 833-5771. Meets Tuesdays. LISBON
AMERICAN LEGION Post 66, 7
p.m., Slovak Association Meeting Room, Avery Street; 353-
4388. Meets Wednesdays, except December and June to August. BIKE RIDE, meet at Beaver Park
Kiosk, off Pinewoods Road;
Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, 6-7or 7:30 a.m.; weekends 7-9 a.m.; free; Verla
Brooks 353-9075.
LISBON AREA WIDOW FELLOWSHIP, 11:30 a.m. at Lisbon United Methodist Church, School
Street; potluck lunch at noon followed by short program; 353-
4348. Meets first Monday. LISBON HIGH SCHOOL Athletic
Booster Club, 7 p.m., high
school; 353-3030. Meets first Wednesday. LISBON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 7
p.m., Rooms 5 & 6 (rear
entrance), MTM Center, School
Street; a social follows each
meeting; membership fees are
$5 a year; archive hours are
Thursdays 1-4 p.m., or by
appointment; P.O. Box 246, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252; 353-
8510. Meets second Wednesday. NELSON-CONLEY AMERICAN
LEGION POST 66, 7 p.m., Slovak Association Meeting Room,
Avery Street; 353-4388. Meets first Wednesday. RAYMOND J. LAVIGNE VFW POST
9459, 7 p.m., Post Home,
Route 196. Meets Tuesdays. VETERAN’S OF FOREIGN WARS
POST 9459 and Ladies Auxiliary, 7 p.m., Route 196; new
members welcome; 353-2152.
Meets third Tuesday. RICHMOND
AMERICAN LEGION Emerson and
Lane Post 132, 7:30 p.m., Post
Home; 737-2763. Meets every Tuesday. CRIBBAGE, SCRABBLE, GAMES
AND CARDS, 2 p.m., Enterprise
Grange No. 48, 15 Alexander
Reed Road; open to all; free;
donations welcome; 737-2611.
Meets Wednesdays. ENTERPRISE GRANGE NO. 48,
15 Alexander Reed Road;
refreshments at 6 p.m., meeting
at 6:30 p.m.; 737-2611. Meets first Thursday. GAME DAY, noon-3 p.m., Richmond
Senior Citizen’s Group, 164 Pleasant St.; starts with free lunch, followed by variety of games; transportation or more info, Barbara
Barter 737-2190. Meets every Tuesday, September through May. RICHMOND SENIOR CITIZEN’S
BINGO, noon-3 p.m., Historical
Society, 164 Pleasant St.; lunch

provided; 737-2190. Meets Tuesdays. RICHMOND SNO-ROVERS, 6 p.m.
potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, Richmond Sportsman’s Club,
Alexander Reed Road. Meets second Monday. TOPSHAM
AMERICAN LEGION Post 202,
Post Home, Foreside Road; 729-
9870. Executive committee
meeting, 6 p.m.; general membership meeting, 7 p.m. Meets third Tuesday. Auxiliary meeting,
6 p.m. Meets first Tuesday. Sons of American Legion meeting, 6 p.m. Meets last Thursday. American Legion Riders meeting, 6 p.m. Meets first Thursday. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
2197, 7 p.m. Meets third Thursday. BALLET LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATION, 5-6 p.m., The Ballet
School, 799 Middlesex Road.
Meets first Friday. BOOK LOOK discussion group, 11
a.m., The Highlands, main building; organized by the Topsham
Public Library. Meets first Monday. CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH
DEMENTIA … FROM EXPERIENCE, panel discussion with
caregivers, Brunswick Area
Respite Care, 12 Main St., Topsham; 729-8571. Meets second Wednesday at 1 p. m., fourth Wednesday at 7 p. m. CRAFTING FOR KITTIES, help
raise funds by making catnip
toys to sell and raise money for
ani-meals program, 1 p.m.,
Spectrum Generations, 12
Maine St., Topsham; free; 729-
0475. Meets Fridays. CRIBBAGE, 6-8:30 p.m., American Legion, Foreside Road; $7;
nonsmoking; Brunswick Grassroots League, players can join
anytime; call Laurie Owen 666-
5838.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB, 9:15
a.m., Highlands, 26 Elm St.; $5
fee includes coffee, tea, doughnuts, bread; 729-8205. Meets every Thursday. FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION,
1:30 p.m., Pinetree Branch 156,
American Legion Hall, Post 202;
725-5312. Meets second Thursday. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY, 7-
8:30 p.m., Midcoast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main Street;
666-3945. Meets every Wednesday. MERRY MEETERS SENIOR CITIZENS, all ages 50 and over welcome, bring a dish to share for a
potluck meal, noon, Westrum
House, Union Park Road; 729-
9658 or 725-2425. Meets third Tuesday except July and August. MIDCOAST WOMEN’S CONNECTION, 5-7 p.m., Topsham Public
Library, 25 Foreside Road; networking, building a business,
women’s issues; 837-9253.
Meets second Tuesday. MOMS CLUB, 10:15-11:30 a.m.,
Topsham Public Library, Foreside Road; 729-5862. Meets first Thursday. NATIONAL SENIOR INDEPENDENCE,
learn about services and techniques
for remaining independent as a
senior, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free;
729-0475.
RESPITE DEMENTIA PANEL, 1
p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12
Main St.; free; 729-0475. Second and fourth Wednesdays. ROTARY CLUB OF TOPSHAM
EXPRESSO MEETING, 7:15-8
a.m., Border Trust Building,
Main Street. Meets Mondays. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE
CLASS, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Topsham Grange Hall, Pleasant St.
near Route 201; $3; beginners
welcome at 6 p.m., partners not
needed; learn jigs, reels, strathspeys, the traditional social
dancing of Scotland; 833-2329.
Meets Thursdays, except in summer. SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
Squadron 202, 6 p.m., Post home,
Foreside Road; 729-6439. Meets last Thursday. THURSDAY HIKERS, a Mid-coast
group dedicated to weekly morning
hikes for fitness and friendship.
Local and out of town destinations.
Details, 319-7355.
TOPSHAM GARDEN CLUB, noon
lunch, 1 p.m. business meeting
and speaker; call Kathleen 721-
1073 or Marie 729-1295 for
location and membership info;
new members welcome;
www.MaineGardenClubs.org
(select Medomak, then Topsham). Meets second Wednesday from March to December. VETERANS BENEFITS ASSISTANCE, Spectrum Generations,
12 Main St., Topsham; representative of Veterans Administration helps fill out paperwork
to get benefits earned; free; by
appointment only, 729-0475.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
POST 2197, 7 p.m., American
Legion Post 202, Foreside
Road; 725-7291. Meets third Thursday. WEST BATH
ZEN BUDDHIST MEDITATION
AND DISCUSSION GROUP, 9-
10:30 a.m., Midcoast Zen Center; beginner instruction available, discussions to follow
class; 443-3842. Meets Thursdays. WISCASSET
AMERICAN LEGION Post 54, 7
p.m., 523 Bath Road (opposite
Two Rivers Regional Jail); 882-
5244. Meets third Monday. CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTION, 8 a.m.-noon, Wiscasset

Municipal Building; free; sponsored by Child Health Center’s
Protect ME program and Department of Health and Human Services. Meets third Saturday. GARDEN CLUB OF WISCASSET,
12:15 p.m., First Congregational
Church; starts with lunch, followed by program at 1 p.m.;
Anne Harris 882-7705. Meets first Thursday. STORY TIME for preschool children, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset
Public Library, 21 High St.;
includes storytelling and crafts;
882-7161. Meets Wednesdays. WISCASSET COMMUNITY CENTER “Resident Day,” free use of
facility for Wiscasset and Westport residents, with proof of residency; 882-8230. Third Sunday. WISCASSET COMMUNITY DINNERS, social hour 4:40-5:30
p.m., dinner at 5:30 p.m. Community Center and Senior Center
members pay member price;
others, $1 more; 882-8230.
Meets Wednesdays. OTHER COMMUNITIES
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
and Learning Disabilities Adult
Support Group meeting, 6-8
p.m., Gardiner Area High
School; 582-5791. Meets second Tuesday. CANCER COMMUNITY CENTER
FOR WOMEN, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778
Main St., South Portland; for
women at high-risk for cancer
support/networking group; 774-
2200. Meets fourth Thursday. 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; $10, $7 students, $5 ages 5-12, under 5
free; 756-2201. First Saturday. CUMBERLAND COUNTY RIDING
CLUB, at the Cumberland Town
Hall, Cumberland; www.CumberlandCountyRidingClub.org or 353-
7826. Meets second Tuesday. DIVORCE PERSPECTIVES, 7
p.m., Woodfords Congregational
Church, 202 Woodfords St.,
Portland; donation $3; refreshments served. Meets every Wednesday. INSPIRATIONAL BOOK GROUP, 6-
8 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland; informal discussion group
focusing on books renowned for
their motivational message is
for people with cancer and their
family and friends; 774-2200.
Meets one Thursday a month. MAINE NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD & MUSEUM, 11 a.m.-4
p.m., 58 Fore St., Portland; 3-
mile roundtrip in authentic narrow gauge railroad cars pulled by
vintage steam; $6, $4 age 4-12,
free under 4, includes museum
cost; 828-0814. Open every day. MAINE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION SHOWCASE, 7-9:30 p.m.,
One Longfellow Square, Portland; Maine artists in 20-30
minute sets; $5; 761-1757 or
www.OneLongfellowSquare.com;
www.MESongwriters.com/members. Meets second Wednesday. MIDCOAST REGIONAL
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
CENTER TRAINING, preschool
development in center based
care, 6-9 p.m., Damariscotta
Public Library; small fee; 725-
6506. Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays. NATURALISTS’ FORUM, 7 p.m.,
Maine Audubon Society, Gilsland
Farm Center, Falmouth; avid and
beginner naturalists discuss natural history topics; free; 781-
2330 ext. 215 or
www.MaineAudubon.org for
monthly topic. Meets once a
month, call for date. PARENTS AS TEACHERS PLAYGROUP, 9:30-11 a.m.,
Damariscotta Baptist Church;
learn new crafts, inexpensive
ways to keep active child busy;
snacks, craft materials provided; 563-1818 or lccanc@
gwi.net. Meets first Monday. PINE CONE REELERS SQUARE
DANCE CLUB workshops for
beginners through A-1, 6-6:45
p.m. A-1, alternating basic,
mainstream and plus, 6:45-8:45
p.m., Hussey School, Gedney
St., Augusta; no workshop if no
school; Marty Van Wart caller,
622-6863, 582-2600 or 622-
5651.
PORTLAND NATURALISTS’
FORUM, avid and beginning naturalists meet for a lecture on a
certain history topic, 7-8 p.m.,
Gilsland Farm Environmental
Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road,
Falmouth; free; 781-2330 ext.
215 or 209. Meets last Monday. SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM,
University of Southern Maine,
96 Falmouth St., Portland;
astronomy shows 7 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays; laser shows
8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; children’s shows 3 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays; tickets:
star shows $4.50 adults, $3.50
kids, seniors, students; laser
shows $5, $4 children/ students; matinees $3.50;
www.usm.maine.edu/planet or
780-4249.
TRAVELERS CLUB, 7 p.m., Maine
Audubon’s Gilsland Farm, 20
Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth;
774-6256. Meets first Thursday. WESCUSTOGO DANCE SERIES,
8:30 p.m.-midnight, Wescustogo
Hall, Route 115, North
Yarmouth; $7; potluck 7:30
p.m.; 865-9014 or jeffraymond@prontomail.com. Dances second and fourth Saturdays.



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