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Wed/13
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
COASTAL HUMANE SOCIETY VOLUNTEER JOB FAIR, 5-6:30 p.m., 190
Pleasant St., Brunswick; R.S.V.P
encouraged; 725-5051 ext. 14 or
coastalhumanesociety.org.
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.
HARPSWELL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETING, guest speaker Rep.
Kim Olsen, 6 p.m., Cook’s Lobster
House; all interested local business
owners are invited to attend; 833-
5509 or 833-6004.
PEONY BLOOM AND ICE CREAM
SOCIAL, 6:30 p.m., Maine
Audubon’s Gilsland Farm Center, Falmouth; live music, drawing for one
of five heirloom peony plants, craft
project and more; free;
www.maineaudobon.org.
PERFORMANCES
RICHARD NELSON STANDARDS
PROJECT, 7-9 p.m., Frontier Cafe,
14 Main St., Brunswick; with Peter
Herman, guitar; Wells Gordon, bass;
and Rob Duquette, drums; free;
725-5222.
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, 8 p.m., One
Longfellow Square, 181 State St.,
Portland; $20 advance, $25 at the
door; 761-1757 or www.OneLongFellowsquare.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
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; 443-
5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
MOXIE: MAINE IN A BOTTLE, speaker Jim Baumer, 7 p.m., Lisbon Historical Society, MTM Center, Lisbon
Falls; Baumer speaks of his book,
“Moxie: Maine in a Bottle;” free;
353-8510 or jimbaumer.com.
Thu/14
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING
WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075
or lisbonme.org.
GUIDED BIRD WALK, 7 a.m., Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth; meet at
environmental center; $8, $5 members; bring binoculars and field
guides; 781-2330 or
programs@maineaudubon.org.
BLISTERED FINGERS BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL, 8 a.m., 30 Plains Road,
Litchfield; $70 for four-day pass,
today only: $10; 873-6539 blistf@blisteredfingers.com.
WEAVING DEMONSTRATION: “Cutting and sewing handwoven fabrics,”
repeated 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St., Topsham; free;
721-0678 or
www.MaineFiberarts.org.
LAUGHING CLUB for everyone,
10:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations,
12 Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-
0475.
RECEPTION FOR PLEIN AIR
PAINTERS, 5-7 p.m., Coastal Maine
Botanical Gardens, Barters Island,

Boothbay; free; 633-4333 ext. 101
or MaineGardens.org.
WEST BATH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MEETING AND DINNER, 6 p.m., Old
West Bath Meeting House, Berrys
Mill Road; free; 443-4449.
LINE DANCING, beginners 6 p.m.,
intermediate/advanced 7:15 p.m.,
People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; $20 per month; register
729-0757; questions Janice
McLaughlin, 729-6945.
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.
SCREENING OF ULYSSES, 6:30 p.m.,
Portland Public Library, 5 Monument
Square, 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;
$17/$15 or $12/$10 advance discount. TALKS-WORKSHOPS
ELDER SCAMS BROWN BAG
LUNCH, noon, 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 HEALTHY
CARE OPTIONS information session, 7 p.m., China Rose Restaurant, 42 Bath Road, Brunswick; 949-
375-0856 or www.Medicare.gov.

Fri/15
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE, 1-6
p.m., Yarmouth Amvets, Yarmouth;
www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-
RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
BLISTERED FINGERS BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL, 8 a.m.; 30 Plains Road,
Litchfield; $70 for four day pass,
today only: $25; 873-6539 blistf@blisteredfingers.com.
HEALING CLINIC, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,
People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; free care includes physical and massage therapists, reflexology, Reiki, integrated energy therapy,
dietitian information; any donations
benefit Mid Coast Hunger Prevention
Program; Greater Brunswick Physical
Therapy, 729-1164.
RICHMOND RIVERFRONT FARMERS
MARKET, 3:30- 6 p.m., Front St.,
Richmond; music and local food;
841-5599.
FREEPORT 3RD FRIDAY, 5-8 p.m.,
take a stroll through the village of
Freeport to experience artwork from
painters, potters, jewelers and
more; freeportusa.com.
3RD FRIDAY ART WALK, 5-8 p.m.,
55 Front St., Bath; free; 5raa.org.
ART EXHIBITION: “Streams, Stones,
and Frozen Fire: Pottery by Nancy
Meader,” 5-8 p.m., The Harlow
Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell;
free; 622-3813 or www.Harlow-
Gallery.org.
GYMNASTICS EXHIBITION, 7 p.m.,
303 Centre St., Bath; refreshments
and an opportunity to meet the athletes following the performance;
free.
SWING DANCE, music by Maine’s
Swinging’ DJs, 7-11 p.m., Wescustogo

Hall, 475 Walnut Hill Road, North
Yarmouth; beginners lessons 7
p.m., dance 8-11 p.m.; $8; 653-
5012 or www.kevin@swingnuts.com.
PERFORMANCES
MUSIC AT THE MARKET: “Married
with Chitlins,” 5-7 p.m., Richmond
Riverfront Farmers Market; free.
OPEN MIC AND ACOUSTIC FOLK:
“Bread and Bones,” 7 p.m., The
Side Door Coffee House, Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; 729-7493.
A CHORUS LINE, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;
$43-$56; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
ULYSSES FOR BEGINNERS, 7:30
p.m., Bull Feeney’s Pub, 375 Fore
St., Portland; scenes, songs, slides
and humor to explain the story of
Ulysses in 1 hour; free; 799-5327.
BRENT McCOY, 8 p.m., The Opera
House at Boothbay Harbor, 86
Townsend Ave.; $10 and $7 youth
advance, $12 at door; 633-5159 or
www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
DAY FOR NIGHT, 8 p.m., Portland
Wine Bar Blue, 650A Congress St.,
Portland; 774-4111 or www.portcityblue.com.
BOYS WILL BE BOYS, 8 p.m., Lucid
Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland; “$17-
$15 or $12-$10 advance discount.
PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65
and older; reservations 729-0475.
Sat/16
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS
FISHING RALLY, 8-11 a.m., ponds
behind solid waste facility on Foreside
Road, Topsham; fishing license requirements waived for today only; free; 725-
1727 or www.topshamlibrary.org.
BLISTERED FINGERS BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL, 8 a.m.; 30 Plains Road,
Litchfield; $70 for four-day pass,
today only: $25; 873-6539 blistf@blisteredfingers.com.
ARROWSIC SCHOLARSHIP YARD
SALE, 9 a.m.-noon, Arrowsic Town
Hall, Rt. 127.
2ND ANNUAL BOARD GAME MEETUP, 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Morrell
Meeting Room, Curtis Library,
Brunswick; children under 12 must
be accompanied by an adult; free;
mainegamer.tumblr.com/bgg-meetup.
ARCHITECTURAL GEMS AND HIDDEN GARDENS TOUR, 10 a.m.-3:30
p.m., Winter Street Center, 880
Washington St., Bath; $25 advance
at local Bath stores, $30 day of the
tour; 443-2174 or www.sagadahocpreservation.org.
AUTHOR VISIT AND BOOKSIGNING:
Paul Cunningham’s “Building a
Viking Ship in Maine,” 11 a.m.,
North Creek Farm, 24 Sebasco
Road, Phippsburg; free.
WEAVING DEMONSTRATION: Saco
Valley Fiber Artists and Salt Bay Treddlers, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St., Topsham; free;
721-0678 or www.MaineFiberarts.org.
POLDY’S PERAMBULATION: A
Bloomsday Walk, noon-4 p.m.,
Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray
St., Portland; Ulysses costumes
encouraged; free; 799-5327.
ARTISTS RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m., 275
Water St., Gardiner; highlights 5 Art-
Dog artists; free; 582-2108 or
www.theartdogs.com.
PERFORMANCES
SONG AND DANCE BENEFIT FOR
UU CHURCH, 7 p.m., Minnie Brown
Center, 906 Washington St., Bath;
$12 advance, $15 at the door; children under 12 free; 729-855.