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@suscommaine.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, Merrymeeting 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

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

CARDS AND COFFEE, 10 a.m., Casco

Bay YMCA, Freeport; Bridge and coffee, all skill levels welcome; free;

865-9600. Meets Tuesdays. 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

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. 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. COASTAL ORCHID SOCIETY MEETING, 6 p.m., West Bath; discuss, share, problem solve and discover the hoys of hobby growing orchids; new memebers welcome; 841-6087.

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. NEW BEGINNINGS, INC., 7-8 p.m.,

550 Forest Ave., Suite 101, Portland; information meeting for people interested in becoming a “Host Home” for teenagers from Cumberland and York county; 212-2534 or www.newbeginmaine.org. Every 4th Wednesday of the month, from June 27 until November. 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.