Mon/8
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.
Tue/9
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.
MEETING, 10:30 a.m., Mid-Coast
Retired Educators Association, Inn
at Brunswick Station, 4 Noble St.;
program called “Come Meet the
Candidates;” 666-3922.
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.
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC, 2-3 p.m., Dike’s Landing,
Bath Housing, 20 Dike’s Landing
Road; 729-6782.
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.
4-H SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
SERIES: Think Like A Scientist, 4-5
p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer
St., Bath; ages 5 & up (5-10
year olds must be a accompanied
by an adult to participate); free;
443-5141.
COMMUNITY SQUARE DANCE, 6-7
p.m., Dike-Newell Elementary
School, 3 Wright Dr., Bath; Polly
Harris 373-1778 or www.
sage.squaredanceme.us.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY
ANONYMOUS, 6:30 p.m., The
Long Branch School, Main St.,
Bowdoinham; Patty 666-3945 or
Rebecca 208-0318.
CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE
CLINIC, 5-6 p.m., Bath United
Church of Christ, 150 Congress
Ave.; 729-6782.
PERFORMANCES
FALL FILM SERIES: “Sabrina,”
6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St., Bath; film and
refreshment; free; 443-5141, ext.
25.
NOR’EASTER’S BARBERSHOP
QUARTET, 7 p.m., United
Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove
Ave., Bath; open house/guest
night; free; 353-2464.
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
SUDDENLY YOU’RE A CAREGIVER:
MOVING MOM AND DAD, 6:30-
7:45 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room,
Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; speaker Lorraine Lachappelle from Good
Health Systems; free; 725-5242,
ext. 510.
TOPSHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
Dr. Richard H.F. Lindeman, director
of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections and
Archives at Bowdoin College; Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside
Road; discussion of collection
relevent to Topsham town history;
free; 725-0360.
Wed/10
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
STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL
CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset
Public Library, 21 High St.,;
includes storytelling and crafts;
882-7161.
BOOK BABIES, for babies and toddlers, 10:30 a.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 20
minutes of rhyming stories, finger
plays and song; free; 443-5141
x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
TOPSHAM GARDEN CLUB, noon,
Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road; special presentation on
carniverous plants; free; 729-
1295.
SCIENCE TRUNK SERIES: “Creativity,” 4-5 p.m., Patten Free Library,
33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-
5141, ext. 17.
WHATLEY FARM HARVEST HOE
DOWN, 5-9 p.m., 330 Cathance
Road, Topsham; $5 donation.
AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Movement
Matters Physical Therapy, 5 Cumberland St., Brunswick; 373-9043
or
movementmatters09@gmail.com.
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.
MIDWIFERY OPEN HOUSE, 6-8
p.m., Mid Coast Hospital, 123
Medical Center Dr., Brunswick; tour
Women’s Health Care & Maternity
Care Centers, birthing rooms and
meet the Certified Nurse Midwives;
721-8700 or szimmerman@midcoasthealth.com.
HARPSWELL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETING, 6:30 p.m., Harpswell Town Offices, 263 Mountain
Road; District 64 candidate Jermemy Saxton to speak; 833-6004.
MEET THE DISTRICT CANDIDATES,
6:30 p.m., Enterprise Grange #48,
15 Alexander Reed Road, Richmond; Seth Goodall, Jeffrey
Pierce, Seth Berry, Corey Nelson-
Troup; 737-2611.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
FALL SCIENCE READ SERIES:
“Silent Spring,” by Rachel Carson,
noon-1: p.m., Curtis Memorial
Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; Professor Gail Carlson
from Colby College to give an
overview of “Silent Spring,” by
Rachel Carson in celebration of the
50th anniversary of the publication
of the book; free; 725-5242, ext.
214.
ONE TABLE PANAL DISCUSSION,
5:30-7 p.m., Oxford Networks, 14
Resilient Circle, Brunswick Landing; focus on Maine’s Innovation
Economy; free.
COLLEGE PREP: “Financial Aid,”
6:30-8:00 p.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St., Bath;
free; 443-5141, ext. 25.
FOMB SPEAKER SERIES: “Falconry: Sport of Kings,” 7 p.m., Downstairs Conference Room, Bath City
Hall, 55 Front St.; sponsored by
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay; free;
371-8099 or jeffderosa@fomb.org.
Thu/11
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 environmetal center; $8,
$5 members; bring binoculars and
field guides; 781-2330 or programs@maineaudubon.org.
TIME FOR TWOS, 10:30-11 a.m.,
Patten Free Library, 33 Summer
St., Bath; short stories, songs and
puppets; free; 443-5141 x17 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon,
Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; free; 725-5242.
FARMLIFE HOOPLA: “Good Golly
Gourds,” 3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath;
agricultural-themed stories, speakers and activities for children ages
6-11; free; 443-5141 x17 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT EDUCATION, 4-5 p.m., Bath Dance
Works, 72 Front St., Bath; studentcentered and engaging movement
acticities for children; $15 per
class or $60 for five classes; njeden@gmail.com.
HARVEST RECEPTION, 4-6 p.m.,
SMCC Midcoast Campus,
Brunswick Landing; welcoming
UMaine College of Engineering’s
Maine Advanced Technology and
Engineering Center to Mid-coast,
wine and hors d’oeuvres; RSVP;
sbillings@comcast.net.
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
DREAMLAND THEATER: 7 p.m.,
Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; bring your own
supper, ; $5; dreamland@sagadahocpresservation.org.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
SYMPOSIUM: “Caribbean Interorality
in the New Millennium,” 9:30
a.m.-4 p.m., Torrey Barn, Cram
Alumni House, Bowdoin College;
state of oral and written storytelling in Caribbean culture; free;
725-3357.
LECTURE: “The Assumptions Economists Make,” by Jonathan Schlefer, 4 p.m., Nixon Lounge,
Hawthorn Longfellow Library, Bowdoin College; book discussion;
free; 725-3340.
LECTURE: “Day and the Photo-Pictorial Fraternity,” by Trevor Fairbrother, independent curator, 4:30
p.m., Kresge Auditorium, Visual
Arts Center, Bowdoin College; free;
725-3276.
LECTURE: “Afro-Indian Interorality
and Caribbean Philosophy,” by
Henry Paget, symposium keynote
speaker and professor of sociology
and African studies, Brown University, 5-6 p.m., Daggett Lounge,
Thorne Hall, Bowdoin College; free;
725-3357.
LECTURE: “Beauty and the Eye of
the Beholder,” by Sara Lipton,
associate professor of history,
SUNY-Stonybrook, 6 p.m., Beam
Classroom, Visual Arts Center,
Bowdoin College; free; 798-7080.
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN CIVIL
WAR ROUND TABLE LECTURE, 7
p.m., Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant
St., Brunswick; speaker is Stephen
Sanfilippo on “Nailed to the Mast:
historic Songs of Union and Confederate Navies;” free.
BOOK LECTURE: “The Crazed,” by
Belinda Kong, associate professor
of Asian studies and English, 7
p.m., Torrey Barn, Cram Alumni
House, Bowdoin College; free;
725-3253.
PRESENTATION: Janet Judge, 7
p.m., Thornton Oaks Retirement
Community, 25 Thornton Way,
Brunswick; free; 729-6385.
LECTURE: “Ridiculous Modernism,”
by Marilyn Reizbaum, professor of
English, 7:30 p.m., Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin
College; free; 725-3928.
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