Tue/26
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.,
Pine Tree Academy, Freeport;
www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-
RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
CAFÉ EN FRANCAIS, 2:30 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; have coffee or tea and
chat with other French-speakers; 729-
0757.
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.
DINE ON GALA AND LIVE AUCTION,
5:30 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin
College Campus, Brunswick; International Music Festival kick off; $125;
373-1440.
3RD ANNUAL SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL: “The Shawshank Redemption”
(drama, 1994), 6:30 p.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath;
443-5141 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
PERFORMANCES
BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 7 p.m., Jazz
band at Bath Gazebo; bathband.org.
WHITE CHRISTMAS, 8 p.m., Arundel
Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Rd.,
Arundel; $37; 985-5552 or
www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.
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
US CELLULAR HOST DEVICE WORKSHOP, 8-10 a.m., 11 Winners Circle,
Topsham; for wireless customers
looking to switch to a smart phone or
tablet; free; 725-2383.
CANCER COMMUNITY CENTER: “Crystal Bowl Meditation,” 1-2 p.m., Cancer
Community Center, 788 Main St., So.
Portland; wear comfortable clothing;
free; cancercommunitycenter.org.
A CAR TALK: “What’s Under Your
Hood?” 1 p.m., People Plus, 35
Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757.
WOOD SCULPTING TALK AND DISPLAY, 4 p.m., Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island, Boothbay; 633-4333 ext. 101 or MaineGardens.org.
MAINE CREATURES OF THE NIGHT,
6:30-8 p.m., Topsham Public Library;
presented by the Center for Wildlife;
free; www.creamaine.org.
Wed/27
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, 10 a.m.-3
p.m., Clyde Bergemann Bachmann,
Inc., Auburn; www.RedCrossBlood.org
or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
WINDJAMMER DAYS CRUISE, 10
a.m., Maine Maritime Museum, Bath;
$45] for members; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
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.

NEW BEGINNINGS, INC. MEETING, 7-
8 p.m., 550 Forest Ave., Suite 101,
Portland; information meeting for
people interested in providing short
term shelter for teens from Cumberland and York; 212-2534 or www.newbeginmaine.org.
PERFORMANCES
WHITE CHRISTMAS, 2 p.m. and 8
p.m., Arundel Barn Playhouse, 53 Old
Post Rd., Arundel; $30/$37; 985-
5552 or
www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.
LEGALLY BLONDE, 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.
UPBEAT! 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital
Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;
Debussy, Kodaly and Schubert; $30;
725-3895 or bowdoinfestival.org.
CELTIC AND MARITIME FOLKSONGS,
7:30 p.m., Little Brown Church, Rt.
32, Round Pond, Castlebay; bring a
cushion; $10/children free; 529-
5438 or www.castlebay.net.
MINDY SMITH, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland;
$25; 761-1757 or www.OneLongFellowsquare.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
CANCER COMMUNITY CENTER:
“Wind Over Wings: Soaring with
Hope,” 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 788 Main St., So. Portland; designed for cancer patients
and families; free; cancercommunitycenter.org.
WOOD SCULPTING WORKSHOP, 9
a.m.-noon, Coastal Maine Botanical
Gardens, Barters Island, Boothbay;
$37/$30 for members; 633-4333
ext. 101 or MaineGardens.org.
ARTIST LECTURE, noon-1 p.m., Spin-
Off Studio, 184 Water St., Hallowell;
Matthew Alden Price; bring a lunch;
free.
“HIGHLIGHTS AT THE MAINE STATE

MUSEUM,” book signing and talk
with Paul Fournier, 6:30 p.m., Maine
State Museum, Augusta; book: Tales
from Misery Ridge: One Man’s Adventures in the Great Outdoors; 287-
2301 or
www.mainestatemuseum.org.
“WILD PLANTS OF MAINE:” A talk by
author and naturalist Tom Seymour,
6:30 p.m., 1904 Building, Curtis
Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick;
free, no registration required; 725-
5242 or refdesk@curtislibrary.com.
Thu/28
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,
Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.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 environmetal center; $8, $5 members;
bring binoculars and field guides;
781-2330 or
programs@maineaudubon.org.
LAUGHING CLUB for everyone, 10:30
a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12
Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-0475.
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
NOVEL JAZZ SEPTET, 7-9:30 p.m.,
Skidompha Library, Main St.,
Damariscotta; $13/10 senoirs/$5
young adults 12-18/free under 12;
563-5513.
TIM SAMPLE, 7:30 p.m., The Opera

House at Boothbay Harbor, 86
Townsend Ave.; $18 advance, $22 at
door; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
ARTISTS OF TOMORROW RECITAL,
7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $10;
725-3895 or bowdoinfestival.org.
ARIED AZHAR, 7:30 p.m., One
Longfellow Square, 181 State St.,
Portland; all ages Pakistani folk musician; $17; 761-1757 or www.One-
LongfellowSquare.com.
LEGALLY BLONDE, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $43-56;
725-8769 or www.MSMT.org.
WHITE CHRISTMAS, 8 p.m., Arundel
Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Rd.,
Arundel; $37; 985-5552 or
www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.
OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,
Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon;
hosted by Charlie Wing and the band
Tripolar; cwing9877@gmail.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
SLIDE-TALK: Hiking the Long Tral by
Tom Jamrog; 6:30 p.m., Rockland
Public Library, 80 Union St., Rockland; free; tjamrog.wordpress.com.
Fri/29
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.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE, 12-5:30
p.m., Knights of Columbus,
Brunswick; www.RedCrossBlood.org
or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
SOUTH FREEPORT CONGRESSIONAL
CHURCH FESTIVAL, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.,
books, jewelry, art, plants, baked
goods for sale plus lunch and basket
raffles; bean supper ($7/$4 kids)

from 5-6:30 p.m., with trivia contest
and bingo after.
SHIP VISIT: ARCTIC SCHOONER,
noon-4 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum, Bath; free with admission;
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
GAMES DAY, 12:30 p.m. dessert, 1
p.m. games begin; Boothbay YMCA,
Contract Bridge St., Andrews Village;
$12.50 per person; 725-0094.
RICHMOND RIVERFRONT FARMERS
MARKET, 3:30-6 p.m., Front St.,
Richmond; music, local foods, baked
goods, jewelry and more; 841-5599
or 737-6177.
PERFORMANCES
LEGALLY BLONDE, 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.
MUSIC AT THE MARKET: “Margot
Frost,” 5-7 p.m., Richmond Riverfront
Farmers Market; free.
BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 7 p.m., Concert band at Bath Gazebo; bathband.org.
FESTIVAL FRIDAYS CONCERT, 7:30
p.m., Crooker Theater, Brunswick
High School, Brunswick; $40; Bach
Brandenburg 6, Debussy String Quartet, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto; 725-
3895 or bowdoinfestival.org.
WHITE CHRISTMAS, 8 p.m., Arundel
Barn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Rd.,
Arundel; $37; 985-5552 or
www.arundelbarnplayhouse.com.
PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65
and older; reservations 729-0475.
PUBLIC TURKEY DINNER, 5:30-6:30
p.m., Odd Fellows Hall, 27 Village St.,
Lisbon; $&/$3.50 children; 353-
2567.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
SYMPOSIUM OFFERS GARDENING
SOLUTIONS, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Coastal
Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters
Island, Boothbay; pre-registration
required; $90/$75 for members; 633-
4333 ext. 101 or MaineGardens.org.
JEFFREY CLEMENTS, author of “Corporations are Not People,” 7 p.m.,
Morrell Rom, Curtis Library,
Brunswick.

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