Upcoming Events – 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.

Free flu shot clinic, Friday, Jan. 18, 9 a.m.-noon and 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. For more information about the flu vaccination clinics, call CHANS Home Health Care at 729-6782, or visit www.midcoasthealth.com/fluclinics.

Freeport Woman’s Club, Friday, Jan. 18, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library. The guest speaker will be Kathy Harding of Park Row Interiors. Refreshments will follow the program and visitors are welcome.

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 Historical Society “Lunch With Locals” series, Tuesday, Jan. 22, noon-1:30 p.m., Harrington House, 45 Main St., Freeport. Informal discussions about particular aspects of the collection as well as a rare close-up view of the society’s collections. The project is funded by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. For more information or to RSVP, contact the historical society at 865-3170 or email info@freeporthistoricalsociety.org.

Freeport Town Council, public hearing on zoning amendments, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 6:30 p.m., town hall council chambers.

“Turtles, Frogs and Newts, Oh My,” Wednesday, Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. The evening of activities will take a closer look into the world of amphibians and reptiles with hands-on activities and live animals.

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.

Family laughter yoga, Saturday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m., Freeport Community Library Children’s Room.

Rabies clinic, Saturday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m.-noon., for dogs and cats. Cost is $15 per vaccine. For more information, call the Freeport Town Clerk’s office at 865-4743, ext. 122.

Great Freeport Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, Monday, Jan. 28, 5:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Park St., Freeport. Guest speaker is Wendy Caisse, who along with her husband, Alex, own three Buck’s Naked BBQ restaurants in Freeport, Windham and Portland Cost is $38 per person. For tickets and more information, call 847-5240.

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.

L’Ecole Francaise du Maine ribbon cutting, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2:30 p.m., 99 South Freeport Road, South Freeport. Consul General of France, Fabien Fieschi, will officiate the event. Reception planned by the school’s Parents’ Association will follow. Call 865-3308 to RSVP.

Public forum on safety and tolerance in the community, Thursday, Jan. 31, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center. Featuring a conversation with an expert panel, which will discuss what the community can do to prevent violence and foster understanding in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Free child care available. For more information, email Dede Bennell, bennelld@rsu5.org.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“Sweet Land” is the free movie Thursday at Freeport Community Library.