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Wed/29
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,
Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or
1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
COASTAL MAINE ANTIQUES SHOW,
9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Damariscotta River
Association, Round Top Farm, Business Rt.1, Damariscotta; $10/$9
with calendar listing; www.maineantiques.org.
GUMMY SHISH-KABOBS, 3-5 p.m.,
Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections, 174 Lower Main St., Freeport;
865-4071.
DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP, 4:30-
5:30 p.m., Martin’s Point, 6 Farley
Rd., Brunswick; Free for people with
diabetes and their familes, 1-800-
260-6681.
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.
PERFORMANCES
MUSIC ON THE MALL, Jim Junkins
and the Soul Cats, 6-8 p.m., The
Mall, Downtown Brunswick; 729-
4439 or
www.brunswickdowntown.org.
THE SCANDALOUS MUSIC FESTIVAL,
7:30 p.m., Coastal Maine Botanical
Gardens, Barter’s Island Rd., Boothbay; DaPonte String Quartet;
$25/free for ages 21 and under;
633-4333 ext. 101 or www.MaineGardens.org.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
BOOK TALK: “Front Burner: Al
Qaeda’s Attack on USS Cole,” 6
p.m., Maine Maritime Museum, Bath;
$7/$5 members; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
BOOK TALK: “The Joshua Chamberlain You Didn’t Know,” 7 p.m.,Morrell
Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial
Library, Brunswick; free; 729-5242.
Thu/30
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.
WINTER STREET CENTER TOURS, 11
a.m.-2 p.m.,Winter Street Center,
880 Washington St., Bath; free; 443-
2174 or www.sagadahocpreservation.org.
LIGHTHOUSE CRUISE: Beacons of
Boothbay, 2:30 p.m., Maine Maritime
Museum, Bath; $45/$40 members;
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
OPENING ARTIST RECEPTION, 5-7
p.m., Curtis Gallery, North Yarmouth
Academy, 148 Main St., Yarmouth;
Susan Myer Riley; 847-5423 or
www2.nya.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.
PERFORMANCES
OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,
Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon;
hosted by Charlie Wing and the band
Tripolar; cwing9877@gmail.com.
PUBLIC MEALS
FISH CHOWDER SUPPER, 5 p.m.,
Merriconeag Grange, Rt. 123, Harpswell; $10/Free children under 10;
thechristmasbarn@yahoo.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
CREATING A NATURE ACCORDION
BOOK, with Susan Newbold, 9 a.m.-
noon, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barter’s Island Rd., Boothbay;
ages 9 to adult; $60/$50 members;
633-4333 ext. 101 or www.MaineGardens.org.
Fri/31
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.
MISCELLANEOUS
ART WALK LEWISTON-AUBURN, 5-
8:30 p.m., Downtown Lewiston and
Auburn;
www.ar twalklewistonauburn.com.
PORTLAND BREW FESTIVAL, 5:30-9
p.m., Portland Company Complex, 58
Fore St.; food vendors also on hand;
$35; www.portlandbrewfestival.com.
ART WALK LEWISTON AUBURN, 5-
8:30 p.m., Downtown Lewiston and
Auburn; Featured artist – Dan J. Marquis, photography; free; www.artwalklewistonauburn.com.
PERFORMANCES
MISSION IMPROVABLE, 7:30 p.m.
doors open, The Opera House, 86
Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor;
$18 or $10 student advance/$20 at
door; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
L/A ARTS CONCERT SERIES: Veayo
Twins, 6 p.m., Dufresne Plaza, 84
Lisbon St., adjacent; a pop inspired
musical performance; 782-7228 or
laarts.org.
PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65
and older; reservations 729-0475.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
BOOK TALK:”Sherlock Holmes and
the Plague of Dracula,” Bath Book
Shop, 96 Front St. 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.;
saseitz@comcast.net.
Sat/1
MISCELLANEOUS
YARD SALE, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Bath
Senior Citizens Center, 45 Floral St.,
Bath; 443-4937.
PORTLAND BREW FESTIVAL, Noon-4
p.m., 5:30-9 p.m. Portland Company
Complex, 58 Fore St.; food vendors
also on hand; $35; www.portlandbrewfestival.com.
FIREWORKS & MUSIC, 6-8 p.m.,
George J. Mitchell Field, Route 123,
Harpswell; DJ Sue Marley, fireworks
over Middle Bay, bring a blanket or
chair, no alcohol; free; 833-0562.
PUBLIC MEALS
BAKED BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m.,
North Pownal United Methodist
Church, 851 Lawrence Rd., Pownal; 3
kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat
sauce, potato salad, coleslaw, biscuits, pickled beets, and homemade
pies; $6, $3 ages 3-12, under 2 free;
865-3517.
Sun/2
MISCELLANEOUS
PORTLAND BREW FESTIVAL, Noon-4
p.m., Portland Company Complex, 58
Fore St.; food vendors also on hand;
$35; www.portlandbrewfestival.com.
PUBLIC MEALS
BREAKFAST BUFFET, with homemade
doughnuts, 7-10 a.m., Phippsburg
Sportsman’s Association, 209 Maine
Road; $7, ages 12 and under free;
386-1063.
Mon/3
LABOR DAY
Tue/4
MISCELLANEOUS
GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING
WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075
or lisbonme.org.
WEE BEE YOGA, 10:30 a.m., Storytime Room, Patten Free Library, Bath;
babies to preschoolers; 443-5141
ext. 17.
FREE GAME DAY, noon-3 p.m., Richmond Senior Citizen’s Group, 164
Pleasant St.; starts with lunch, followed by variety of games; transportation or more info, Barbara
Barter 737-2190.
OPEN COMMUNITY SQUARE DANCE,
6 p.m., Dike-Newell Elementary
School, Bath; $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 or
www.sage.squaredanceme.us.
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
MYSTERY AUTHORS SERIES, Kate
Flora, 7 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room,
Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick;
author to discuss her novel,
“Redemption;” Free; 725-5242.
BOOK TALK: “Down East Schooners
and Shipmasters,” 6:30 p.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath;
Maine-native Ingrid Grenon will talk
about her book; Free; 443-5141.
Wed/5
BLOOD DRIVE
FREEPORT COMMUNITY CENTER,
noon-6 p.m., 53 Depot St., Freeport;
www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-
RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
BOOK BABIES, for babies and toddlers, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St.; free;
443-5141 ext. 17.
STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public
Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161.
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC, 10-11:30 a.m., Mid Coast
Hunger Prevention Program, 84A
Union St., Brunswick; 729-6782.
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.
Thu/6
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.
TIME FOR TWOS, for 2-year-olds,
10:30-11 a.m., Patten Free Library,
33 Summer St.; 443-5141 ext. 17.
LAUGHING CLUB for everyone, 10:30
a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12
Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-0475.
OPEN HOUSE, 5:30 p.m., Museum of
Art, Bowdoin College; free; 725-3276.
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
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
COMMUNITY LECTURE, 12:30 p.m.,
Main Lounge, Moulton Union, Bowdoin College; “William Wegman’s
Weimaraners and the Maine Experience;” Free; 725-3253.
DISCUSSION, 4 p.m., Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College; “A River Lost and Found: The
Androscoggin River in Time and
Place;” Free; 725-3276.
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