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Mon/23
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
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.
UPPER KENNEBEC VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RIVER FESTIVAL, 672-4191 or www.binghammaine.org.
PERFORMANCES
BY POPULAR DEMAND, The Man
Who Would Be King (1975), 6:30
p.m., Skidompha Library, 184
Main St., Damariscotta; $5; 563-
5513.
MONDAY SONATAS CONCERT,
7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick;
music by Mendelssohn, Debussy,
Schumann and Hindemith; $30;
725-3895 or bowdoinfestival.org.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
GARDENING FOR HUMMINGBIRDS, 2-3:30 p.m., Coastal
Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters
Island Rd., Boothbay; $25/$20 for
members; 633-4333 ext. 101 or
www.MaineGardens.org.
ADULT VBS SUMMER CLUB: New
Seas of Adventure, 6-8 p.m., United Methodist Church, 320 Church
Rd., Brunswick; pre-registration
highly recommended; 725-2185 or
umc.br@myfairpoint.net.
BOOK TALK AND SIGNING: Derek
Lovitch, 7-8 p.m., Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Dr.,
Freeport; “How To Be A Better
Birder.”
Tue/24
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.
MAINE AUDUBON: July Flowers, 8-
10:30 a.m., Gisland Farm
Audubon Center, 20 Gisland Farm
Rd., Falmouth; $15/$10 for members, adults free; 781-2330.
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.
3RD ANNUAL SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL: “To Kill a Mockingbird”
(drama, 1962), 6:30 p.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath;
443-5141 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
PERFORMANCES
BOWDOIN FESTIVAL EXTRA CONCERT, noon, Freeport Community
Center, Freeport; free; 725-3895
or bowdoinfestival.org.
SUMMER ORGAN CONCERT
SERIES: “Harold Stover,” 12:10
p.m., First Parish Church, United
Church of Chirst, corner of Main
St. and Bath Rd., Brunswick; a
tour of the church available after;
$5; 729-7331.
SUNSET BOULEVARD, 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.
BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 7 p.m.,
Jazz band at Bath Gazebo; bathband.org.
ARTISTS OF TOMORROW CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski
Recital Hall, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $10; 725-3895 or bowdoinfestival.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
MAKING ORIGAMI BIRDS, with
Arden Georgi Thompson, 10 a.m.-
noon (ages 4-7) and 1-3 p.m.
(ages 8-12), Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island Rd.,
Boothbay; $12/$10 for members;
633-4333 ext. 101 or www.Maine-
Gardens.org.
ADULT VBS SUMMER CLUB: New
Seas of Adventure, 6-8 p.m., United Methodist Church, 320 Church
Rd., Brunswick; pre-registration
highly recommended; 725-2185 or
umc.br@myfairpoint.net.
CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE: with Beth
Orcutt, 6 p.m., Boothbay Harbor
Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave.,
Boothbay Harbor; “Buried Alive–
Life on the Rocks Beneath the
Seafloor;” www.bigelow.org.
Wed/25
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
RED CROSS, 2:30-7:30 p.m., Mid
Coast Hospital, Brunswick;
www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-
RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL
CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset
Public Library, 21 High St.,;
includes storytelling and crafts;
882-7161.
UNITY CIRCLE OF PHIPPSBURG
FAIR, Sebasco Harbor Resort;
Maine Crafts, antiques, jewelry,
bake sale, attic treasures, snack
bar, crabmeat rolls, lemonade and
pie; 389-9194.
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.
GREAT READS FOR GIRLS, 6-7
p.m., Childrens Room, Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St., Bath;

advanced sign up is encouraged;
443-9508 or
www.meadowrue.com/clubs.
PERFORMANCES
MUSIC ON THE MALL, Apple
Scruffs, 6-8 p.m., The Mall, Downtown Brunswick; 729-4439 or
www.brunswickdowntown.org.
SUNSET BOULEVARD, 7:30 p.m.,
Maine State Music Theatre,
Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; $43-56; 725-8769 or
www.MSMT.org.
UPBEAT! 7:30 p.m., Studzinski
Recital Hall, Bowdoin College,
Brunswick; Bach, Brahms, and
Adler; $30; 725-3895 or bowdoinfestival.org.
SAIL AWAY: Songs of the Sea,
7:30 p.m., The Opera House at
Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend
Ave.; $15 advance, $20 at door;
633-5159 or www.BoothbayOpera-
House.com.
BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 8 p.m.,
Concert Band at Pemaquid Light;
bathband.org.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
LUNCH WITH AN ARTIST: Jacque
Liu and Sarah Burgess, noon-1
pm., The Harlow Gallery, 160
Water St., Hallowell; bring a lunch;
free; Spindleworks.org.
Thu/26
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.

LAUGHING CLUB for everyone,
10:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $2;
729-0475.
BETTER THAN AVERAGE TASTING,
2-4 p.m., Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections, 174 Lower Main
St., Freeport; 865-4071.
WEST POINT ART SHOW, 2-6 p.m.,
Wallace Circle, Phippsburg; works
by Jillian Herrigel, Livy Glaubitz,
Donna Coffin, and Carol Beyna;
open Juy 26-29 and August 2-5;
829-5082.
BLOOMING GOOD TIME! PARTY
AND AUCTION, 5:30-8:30 p.m.,
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,
Barters Island Rd., Boothbay;
$45/$35 for members; 633-4333
ext. 101 or
www.MaineGardens.org.
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.
GALLERY OPENING RECEPTION:
“Viewpoints,” 6-8 p.m., Thos.
Moser, 149 Main St., Freeport; inlcudes book reading ad signing by
Marguerite Robichaux and Elizabeth Peavey; 865-4519 or thosmoser.com.
PERFORMANCES
L/A ARTS CONCERT SERIES: Maximum Blue, noon-1 p.m., Riverwatch Patio, Hilton Garden Inn,
Auburn; father-son, guitar-fiddle
duo; 782-7228 or laarts.org.
ARTISTS OF TOMORROW CONCERT, 1 p.m., Studzinski Recital
Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;
$10; 725-3895 or bowdoinfestival.org.
SUNSET BOULEVARD, 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.
FRONTIERS OF MUSIC, 7 p.m.,
Frontier Cafe, 14 Main St.,
Brunswick; cost is name your
price.
GUYS AND DOLLS, 7 p.m., Orion

Performing Arts Center, Topsham;
Midcoast Youth Theater’s Teen
Summer Production; $10/$8
sudents and seniors.
SUMMER SERIES II: A Journey to
the Heart of Europe, 7:30 p.m.,
Union Church, South Bristol;
Beethoven, Wolf and Dvorak;
www.daponte.org.
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA,
7:30 p.m., Parker Poe Theater at
Lincoln Academy, 81 Academy Hill
Rd., Newcastle; $18/$12 students; 563-1373 or
boxoffice@heartwoodtheater.org.
JOHN MOCK: FROM THE SHORELINE, 7:30 p.m., The Opera House
at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend
Ave.; $15 advance, $18 at door;
633-5159 or www.BoothbayOpera-
House.com; johnmock.com.
GAMPER FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, 7:30 p.m.,
Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin
College, Brunswick; $10; 725-
3895 or bowdoinfestival.org.
SUKI FLANAGAN AND CARROLL
SMITH, 7:30 p.m., Phippsburg
Congregational Church, 10 Church
Lane, Phippsburg; $15; 837-7749.
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
LUNCH WITH MAINE ARTIST:
Melissa Coleman, noon, Savory
Maine, Water St., Damariscotta;
advance registration required;
$12, plus the cost of the book;
563-3207.
OVERVIEW OF POPULAR WEIGHTLOSS PROGRAM, 2-3 p.m., Conference Room, Mid Coast Hospital,
123 Medical Center Dr.,
Brunswick; 406-7446 or www.midcoasthealth.com/weightloss.
ASTRONOMY 101: Everything you
wanted to know about Astronomy,
but never asked by Ron Thompson, 6:30 p.m., Morrell Meeting
Room, Curtis Library, 23 Pleasant
St., Brunswick; 725-5242×510 or
refdesk@curtislibrary.com.

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