Fri/2
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30-
11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St., Bath; stories, songs, puppets and crafts for 3- to 5-yearolds; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. TECH MEET UP BROWN BAG
LUNCH: Google+, noon-1 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial
Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free; 725-5242, ext. 232. CHESS CLUB, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; ages 7-11; led by Nathaniel
Rines; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
PERFORMANCES
“END OF SUMMER,” 8 p.m., Bowdoin College Department of Theater and Dance, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College; Can an activist from the 99% and an heiress from the
1% find happiness together?; free;
725-3375.
PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $6 younger than 60, $4 age
60 and older; reservations 729-
0475.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
COLORS OF COMMUNITY SACRED
STORIES, 7-9:30 p.m., Morrell
Meeting Room,, Curtis Memorial
Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; told by refugees, immigrants and international students, sponsored by Unitarian Universalist Church of
Brunswick; free; 729-8515.
Sat/3
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
BELLS OF ST. MARY’S FAIR AND
CAFE, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Mary’s
Catholic Church, 144 Lincoln St.,
Bath; silent auction, local crafters,
Cookie Walk, baked goods. HARVEST FAIR AND LUNCHEON, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Dresden Richmond
United Methodist Church 121 Pleasant St., Richmond; lunch 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 737-2985. CHRISTMAS BY THE SEA HOLIDAY
FAIR, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Elijah Kellogg
Church,, 917 Harpswell Neck Road; crafts, country store, baked goods, dried arrangements, lunch beginning at 11 a.m., raffles; Eleanor Patterson 725-1445. FESTIVAL OF CRAFTS, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Brunswick High School; 116
Maquoit Road; 50 crafters, baked goods, raffles; free; www.facebook.com/festivalofcrafts. CRAFT FAIR, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Mid
Coast Senior Health Center, 58
Baribeau Dr., Brunswick. FALL FESTIVAL OPEN HOUSE, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf
School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport; campus tours, artisans, craft activities for all ages, food, live music, games, puppet shows; 865-3900 or www.merriconeag.org. OCCUPY MAINE BATH/BRUNSWICK
BIRTHDAY, 11 a.m., Bank of American, Maine St., Brunswick; 725-
7675. CABOT MILL ANTIQUES ANNIVERSARY SALE: Free appraisals with
Bruce Buxton, 1-4 p.m., Fort
Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; variety show, discussion of running and maintaining antique clocks, puppet musical; 725-2855 or www.cabotiques.com. OPENING RECEPTION: “Coolaborative Connections,” 5-7 p.m., Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; 18 artists from Circling the Square Fine Art Press and One of a Kind Printers on display; www.circlingthesquarepress.com. THANKS FOR GIVING GALA, 6-10 p.m., The Inn at Brunswick Station,
4 Noble St.; silent auction, hor d’oeuves, dessert and cash bar, live jazz; $50 in advance; 837-9919.
PERFORMANCES
“END OF SUMMER,” 8 p.m., Bowdoin College Department of Theater and Dance, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College; Can an activist from the 99% and an heiress from the
1% find happiness together?; free;
725-3375.
PUBLIC MEALS
FREE BREAKFAST, 7-10 a.m., Bath
United Methodist Church, 340 Oak
Grove Ave.; scrambled eggs, bacon,
French toast, juice and coffee; donations accepted; 443-4707. HARVEST SUPPER, 4:30-6:30 p.m.,
Woolwich Central School, 137
Nequasset Road; traditional beef stew, homemade pies and desserts; $6, $5 seniors; $3 children 3-12; $20 family of four; 443-
9739.
Sun/4
MISCELLANEOUS
CABOT MILL ANTIQUES ANNIVERSARY SALE: Free appraisals with
Bruce Buxton, 1-4 p.m., Fort
Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; variety show, discussion of running and maintaining antique clocks, puppet musical; 725-2855 or www.cabotiques.com. BOWDOIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ANNUAL MEETING, 3 p.m., Parish
House, West Bowdoin Baptist
Church, 54 West Road.
PERFORMANCES
TRIBUTE TO SCOTT JOPLIN AND AL
JOLSON, 2 p.m., Crooker Theater,
Brunswick High School, 116
Maquoit Road.; Ron Carroll and friends to benefit Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program; $10 in advance at Gulf of Maine Books and Hannaford Supermarkets, $12 at the door.
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.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
TRIBUTE: “A Tribute to Five Who Did
Much for Pownal Over Their Lifetimes,” 2 p.m., Pownal Scenic &
Historical Society, Mallett Hall, 429
Hallowell Road, Pownal; Donna
Boyles 688-4780. READING: “Faith and Madness – A
Spiritual and Psychological Journey,” by Sarah Slagle Arnold, 3 p.m., Gulf of Maine Books, 134 Maine St.,
Brunswick; free; 729-5083.
Mon/5
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
GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Gnerations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475. 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. FREEPORT COMMUNITY SERVICES
ANNUAL MEETING, 6:30 p.m.,
Freeport Community Center, 53
Depot St.
Tue/6
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. 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. 4-H SCIENCE EXPERIMENT SERIES:
Arm and Arm Building, 4-5 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; build a robotic arm; ages 5 & up (5-10 year olds must be accompanied by an adult to participate); free; 443-5141. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY
ANONYMOUS, 6:30 p.m., The Long
Branch School, Main St., Bowdoinham; Patty 666-3945 or Rebecca
208-0318.
PERFORMANCES
FALL FILM SERIES: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” 6:30 p.m., Patten
Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; film and refreshment; free; 443-
5141, ext. 25.
PUBLIC MEALS
CULINARY CAFE, 9-10 a.m., Bath
Regional Career and Technical Center, 800 High St.; baked items and eggs to order; operated by culinary arts students; reservations 443-
8257 or CulinaryCafe@RSU1.org. 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.
Wed/7
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. KIDS’ FARM HOOPLA: What came first: the chicken or th egg, 4-5 p.m.,
Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside
Road; for ages 4 and up, sponsored by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust;
Mariah Sewall 725-1727 or mariah@topshamlibrary.org. 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.
PUBLIC MEALS
CULINARY CAFE, noon-1 p.m., Bath
Regional Career and Technical Center, 800 High St.; 3-course meal and beverage, $8; operated by culinary arts students; reservations 443-
8257 or CulinaryCafe@RSU1.org.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
FALL SCIENCE READ SERIES: Professor John Wise, director of Maine
Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, noon, Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library,
23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; explains how toxicology research works; free; 725-5242, ext. 510. SALT MARSH ECOLOGY, 7 p.m.,
Harpswell Heritage Land Trust office, 153 Harpswell Neck Road;
Susan Adamowicz, researcch biologist with Rachel Carson National
Wildlife Refuge to discuss salt marshes; free; Julie McLeod 721-
1121 or outreach@hhltmaine.org.
Thu/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
GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING
WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.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. CREATIVE MOVEMENT EDUCATION,
4-5 p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72
Front St., Bath; student-centered and engaging movement acticities for children; $15 per class or $60 for five classes; njeden@gmail.com. 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.
PUBLIC MEALS
REGION 10 CAFÉ, run by students, noon-1 p.m., Region 10 Technical
High School, 68 Church Road,
Brunswick; 3-course meal $7.50; reservations encouraged 729-6622.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN ROOUND
TABLE LECTURE: “Newbburyport and the Civil War,” by speaker Bill
Hallett, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial
Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free.
Fri/9
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR
CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest
Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-
Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30-
11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St., Bath; stories, songs, puppets and crafts for 3- to 5-yearolds; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. HEALING CLINIC, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.,
People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; physical therapy, Reiki, massage, energy clearing, reflexology and health kinesiology; free. CHESS CLUB, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; ages 7-11; led by Nathaniel
Rines; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. SECOND FRIDAY 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.
PERFORMANCES
THE MUTINEERS, 7 p.m., Frontier
Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St.,
Brunswick; joined by Ted Demille and Bobby St. Pierre, to benefit
Good Shepherd Food Bank; $7 in advance, $10 day of show; 725-
5222.
PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $6 younger than 60, $4 age
60 and older; reservations 729-
0475.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
BOOK SIGNING: Dahlov Ipcar, 10 a.m.-noon; Cafe Corridor, Mid Coast
Hospital, 123 Medical Center Dr.,
Brunswick; “Maine Alphabet,” and
“Stripes and Spots,” on sale, meet the author, proceeds benefit Mid
Coast Auxillery; 373-6015.
Sat/10
MISCELLANEOUS
CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Evergreen Senior Center, 1
Columbus Dr., Brunswick; crafts, white elephant table, muffins, coffee, hot dogs and chili; 729-8475. ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CRAFT
FAIR, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Harriet Beecher Stowe School, 44 McKeen St.,
Brunswick; 70 vendors, bake sale, raffle, lunch by Big Top Deli; allelementaryschoolcraftfair@gmail.com. HOLIDAY FAIR, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Lisbon
Falls United Methodist Church, 14
School St.; baked goods, crafts, trash & treasures, wreaths, fudge and cancy, theme baskets, beef stew luncheon.
PUBLIC MEALS
BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER,
4:30-6 p.m., Dresden-Richmond
United Methodist Church, 121
Pleasant St., Richmond; $7, $4 ages 5-12, 5 and under free, $20 family max; 737-4735. TURKEY DINNER, 4:30-6 p.m., Evergreen Senior Center, 1 Columbus
Dr., Brunswick; $8, $3 kids under age 10; 729-8475. BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER, 5-
6:30 p.m., United Methodist
Church, 320 Church Road,
Brunswick; $8, $4 ages 6-12, free 5 and under; reservations 725-2185. PUBLIC CHURCH SUPPER, 5-6 p.m.,
First Parish Church, 40 Main St.,
Freeport; 3 kinds of beans, chop suey, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, rolls, desserts and beverages; $8, $4 children;
8665-6022.
Sun/11
PERFORMANCES
AN EVENING OF JAZZ, 7 p.m.,
Crooker Theater, Brunswick High
School, 116 Maquoit Road; featuring Opus One Big Band and
Brunswick High School Jazz Band, silent auction, raffle, dessert; $10,
$5 students; 319-1910.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
“CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH,” by
Carol McCoy, Ph.D., 2 p.m., Curtis
Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; sponsored by Pejepscot
Geneology Society; Brian 728-4098 or John 833-5430.
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