Upcoming Events

Durham code enforcement officer, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Freeport Project Review Board, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 6 p.m., Freeport Town Hall.

Free movie for kids in grades 6-8 at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2:25 p.m., “The Amazing Spider-Man,” rated PG-13. Popcorn will be served.

“Keep Me Warm” concert, sponsored by Bradbury Mountain Arts to benefit the “Keep Pownal Warm” fuel assistance program, Saturday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m., Mallett Hall, 429 Hallowell Road, Pownal. There will be an art gallery event of paintings and turned wood by local artists preceding the concert from 5-7 p.m. The concert will feature Meteora, a trio of artists that plays folk, Celtic and blues. Also on the bill is Jim Hale, whose music is described as “folk with a country edge.” Other concerts coming up on Feb. 9 and March 9. For more information, call 688-4153.

Kids’ cooking class, “A Nicaraguan Lunch,” Saturday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., Freeport. The cost is $30 per child and proceeds will benefit the Freeport Community Center’s food pantry. Class is limited to eight children, to reserve a spot, email lindsay@lindsaysterling.com.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Durham code enforcement officer, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Durham Planning Board workshop, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Pownal Planning Board, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, Jan. 17, 1 p.m., “Sweet Land,” with Tim Guinee and Elizabeth Reaser. Popcorn will be served.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m., DeWitt Room, Mallett Hall.

Pownal Planning Board workshop, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.

Durham code enforcement officer, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Freeport Players all-cast party, and annual meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Open to members of the Freeport Players, audience members, production participants and potential future participants. Bring a dish to share. RSVP at info@fcponline.org.

“White Nights – Keep the Light on All Year Long,” Freeport Community Center fundraiser, Saturday, Jan. 26, 5:30-10 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Food, live music and community spirit. Tickets are $50. For tickets or information, contact Kim Hudak at 865-3985.

Rabies clinic, Saturday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m.-noon., Freeport Town Hall, for dogs and cats. Cost is $15 per vaccine.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 6:30 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Durham code enforcement officer, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Armchair travel program, Monday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Visit Puglia, Italy, with tour guide John Bowdren.

Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, Feb. 7, 1 p.m., “The Long, Hot Summer,” with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Popcorn will be served.

A celebration of chocolate, Sunday, Feb. 10, 3 p.m., Old Town Hall , Park Street, Freeport. Sponsored by the Freeport Historical Society, the event will take a look at chocolate and its evolution in American cookery.Tickets are $10 per person. For more information, call 865-3170 or visit www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.

Chocolate Bash, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Raffle tickets will be sold for a basket of chocolate goodies, take-home chocolate desserts and a basket of art donated by the Art Guild of Freeport. Chocolate treats to sample, $2 a person. Music by Cul de Sax. For more information, call 865-3307, or visit www.freeportlibrary.com.

Armchair travel program, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Barge through France with Ethel and John Wilkerson.

Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, Feb. 21, 1 p.m., “Undertaking Betty,” with Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts and Christopher Walken. Popcorn will be served.

Armchair travel program, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. sail to Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon with Burt Brewer and Chris Hastedt.

Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, March, 1 p.m., “To Kill a Mockingbird,” with Gregory Peck. Popcorn will be served.

We Love to Eat

Haddock chowder lunch, every second and fourth Friday during January, February and March, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., South Freeport Congregational Church Community Hall, 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport. The lunch is buffet style and includes haddock chowder, coleslaw, corn muffins, cake and a beverage. The cost is $8, which includes seconds. Pints of chowder are also available for take-out for $6. The church is located opposite the Post Office in South Freeport. For more information, call 865-4012.

Bean supper, Saturday, Jan. 12, 5-6 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport. Three kinds of beans, chop suey, cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, hotdogs, rolls, desserts and beverages. Cost, $8 for adults and $4 for children. For more information, call 865-6022.

Freeport Elders Pancake Breakfast, first and third Saturday of the month, 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Deluxe: Pancakes, eggs, sausages, biscuits, OJ, tea and coffee, $4.50. Regular: Pancakes, sausages, OJ, tea or coffee, $3.50. Seniors deduct $0.50.

Ongoing Events

Androscoggin Beekeepers Club monthly meeting, first Wednesday of the month through May, 6:30 p.m., Auburn City Building, 60 Court St., Room 206. Meetings are open to anyone interested in honeybees. Parking is available in the garage behind the building. For more information, call Blaine Richardson at 576-0571 or Charles Armstrong at 784-9757, or visit androscogginbeekeepers.org.

“Buttons, Rum & Rakes,” Freeport Historical Society exhibit celebrating Freeport’s mercantile past, runs through March 2, 45 Main St., Freeport, Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays 1-4 p.m. For more information, visit www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.

Weekly story time, for toddlers and pre-schoolers, Tuesdays, Freeport Community Library. Three different sessions. 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., separate 15-minute story times for toddlers. Thirty-minute story time for pre-schoolers at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.freeportlibrary.com or call 865-3307.

Freeport Community Thrift Shop, open Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and closed on Sundays, Freeport Community Center.

Freeport Rotary, breakfast meetings every Wednesday from 7-8 a.m., Broad Arrow Tavern, Harraseeket Inn, Main Street, Freeport. Prospective new members welcome.

North Pownal United Methodist Church food pantry, open every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. All are welcome.

Durham Town Office, open Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-7 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m., the office is closed all day on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call 353-2561.

Pownal Town Office, open Mondays from 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The town office is closed Fridays and weekends. For more information, call 688-4611.

Freeport Town Hall, open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The offices are closed on Fridays. For more information, call 865-4743.

Pownal selectmen, meet every Monday at 7 p.m. in Mallett Hall. Check the community calendar for dates or call the town office at 688-4611.

Open play, Thursdays,10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Open for kids from infants to age 5, for more information, contact the Freeport Families Network at freeportfamiliesnetwork@yahoo.com.

Religion and spirituality

Durham Congregational Church, 73 Royalsborough Road, Durham. Sunday services each week at 10 a.m. All are welcome.

Durham Friends Meeting, 532 Quaker Meeting House Road.Worship services every Sunday 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

First Parish Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal, Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. All-ages Sunday school follows at 11 a.m. For more information, call 688-4846.

First Baptist Church, 185 Main St., Freeport, Sunday services at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday school from nursery school to adult, Sunday at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 865-4404.? ?First Parish Church Congregational, UCC, 40 Main St., Freeport. Sunday services at 10 a.m. For more information, call 865-6022.?

North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. Worship service Sundays at 9 a.m.

St. Jude’s Roman Catholic Church, Main Street, Freeport. Masses Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 846-5584 ??Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pownal Road, Freeport. Saturday worship at 11 a.m. Sabbath School, Saturdays at 10 a.m. For more information, call 865-3990.??South Freeport Church, UCC, South Freeport Village. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 865-4012.

Shiloh Chapel, Shiloh Road, Durham. Nondenominational services Sundays at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.shilohchapelmaine.org.

Andrew Garfield has the title role in “The Amazing Spider-Man,” showing Jan. 10 at the Freeport Community Library.