We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance. Send them to: Calendar Editor, The Times Record, 3 Business Parkway, Suite 1, Brunswick, ME 04011; or e-mail, calendar@timesrecord.com. Include name and phone number.

Wed/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 DISCOVERING GREAT ARTISTS: “The Doric, Ionic, Corinthian & Composite,” 3:330-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; for ages 7-11; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Movement Matters Physical Therapy, 5 Cumberland St., Brunswick; 373-9043 or movementmatters09@gmail.com. NEW HOPE FOR WOMEN SUPPORT GROUP, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 12 Court St., Bath; six-week session to address patterns & types of abuse, emotional support; free, but pre-register; 1-800-522-3304. BOOK CRAFTING FOR ADULTS, 6:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Rd.; make creative items from old books; 725-1727. 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 WINTER WISDOM LECTURE SERIES: “Another Sort of Radicalism” by Dan Levine, 12:15-1:45 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by The Highlands; free; 442-1349.

Thu/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 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. HOMESCHOOL TIME, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 443-5141. LEGO LEAGUE, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; bring your own Lego bin and a snack; 443-5141. CREATIVE MOVEMENT EDUCATION, 4-5 p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St., Bath; student-centered and engaging movement acticities for children ages 6-12; $15 per class or $60 for five classes; njeden@gmail.com. BEER & BIKES, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Seadog Brewery, 1 Main St., Topsham; sponsored by American Lung Association Northeast Trek Across Maine; free, but registration encouraged; 624-0302 or trekacrossmaine@ LungNE.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 DREAMLAND THEATER: 7 p.m., “Manhattan,” Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; bring your own supper; $5; dreamland@sagadahocpresservation.org. READING: “Theater of War,” 7 p.m., Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College; staged reading of ancient Greek tragedies by New York-based theater group Outside the Wire; free; 725-3617.

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 DRAWING INSTRUCTION, 10 a.m.-

Noon, McChesney Art Studio, 72

Front St. #16, Bath; structured lessons designed to teach basic drawing skills; $100 for 4 sessions;

232-7759 or www.mcchesneyar t.com. CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon,

Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; free; 725-5242. COMMUNITY LECTURE: “Eating is an Agricultural Act,” by Tom Settlemire, 12:30 p.m., Main Lounge,

Moulton Union, Bowdoin College; free; 725-3253. MIDDLE EAST CONVERSATION

SERIES, 2 p.m., People Plus Center,

35 Union St., Brunswick; Ed Knox to moderate; free, but pre-register;

729-0757. ORR’S ISLAND FIRST THURSDAY

PROGRAM: “Being a Furniture

Detective,” Malcolm McFarland, 7 p.m., Orr’s Island Library, 1699

Harpswell Islands Rd (Route 24); learn the secrets of dating a piece of furniture or artifact; orrsislandlibrary@myfairpoint.net. LECTURE: “Corporate Science,” by

Stuart Kirsch, 7 p.m., Beam Classromm, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin

College; free; 721-5153.

Fri/8

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 SKI & SNOWSHOE TRAILER, 9 a.m.-

2 p.m., Bradbury Mountain State

Park, 528 Hallowell Rd., Pownal; free use of cross-country skis & snowshoes. 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. CHESS CLUB, 4-4:45 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 READING: “Theater of War,” 7 p.m.,

Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College; staged reading of ancient Greek tragedies by New

York-based theater group Outside the Wire; free; 725-3617. WINTER CABARET, 8 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St.,

Brunswick; adults-only sketch comedy, music & desserts; pay-what-youwant; 729-8584 or www.theaterproject.com.

PUBLIC MEALS HADDOCK CHOWDER LUNCHEON,

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., South Freeport

Congregational Church, 98 South

Freeport Road; buffet-style haddock chowder, coleslaw, corn muffins, cake & beverage; $8 (includes seconds), $6 take-out; 865-4012. FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $6 younger than 60, $4 age

60 and older; reservations 729-

0475. PORK SUPPER, 5-7 p.m., St. Charles

Church, 132 McKeen St.; to benefit

All Saints teen summer mission to

Puerto Rico; $8, $4 kids; 725-

2624.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS PARENT/CHILD WORKSHOP, 10:30 a.m to noon, Topsham Public

Library, 25 Foreside Rd.; fun, interactive playtime in a room full of toys; in-person registration required;

725-1727. IMMIGRANT KITCHENS: “Haitian

Cooking Lesson,” 6-9 p.m., Freeport

Community Center, 53 Depot St.; habenero-lemon pork ribs, twice fried green plaintains with avocado, tomato & crab and rice & beans,

BYOB; advance registration $15-

$35 as a fundraiser for food pantry

& neonatal care in Haiti; lindsay@lindsaysterling.com.

Sat/9

BLOOD DRIVE WEST BATH FIRE DEPARTMENT, 2

& 7 p.m., 192 State Rd.; www.Red-

CrossBlood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS SKI & SNOWSHOE TRAILER, 9 a.m.-

2 p.m., Bradbury Mountain State

Park, 528 Hallowell Rd., Pownal; free use of cross-country skis & snowshoes. REP. DECHANT PUBLIC OFFICE

HOURS, 9-10:30 a.m., Cafe Creme, corner of Front & Center streets,

Bath; informal opportunity for Bath citizens to ask questions about major budget concerns; www.maine.gov/legis. MEETING MIDCOAST CHAPTER,

MAINE ALLCARE, 10 a.m., Wild

Oats, Tontine Mall, Brunswick; nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting single-payer healthcare in

Maine; Julie Pease 729-2809. SIP & STITCH, 10-11:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside

Road; learn to knit or crochet, work on latest project, check out library resources; 725-1727 or www.topshamlibrary.org. LONGFELLOW DAYS TOUR OF

JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN MUSEUM,

Noon-3 p.m., Joshua Chamberlain

Museum, corner of Maine & Potter streets; free; 917-543-8421.

PERFORMANCES KEEP ME WARM CONCERT & ART

SERIES, 6:30 p.m. gallery opens,

7:30 p.m., concert, Bradbury Mountain Arts, Mallett Hall, 429 Hallowell

Rd., Pownal; featuring art by Andrea

& Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest, comedy by Reifer & Saccone and music by The Chick Peas, refreshments & door prize all to benefit fuel assistance fund; $10; 688-4153. WINTER CABARET, 8 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St.,

Brunswick; adults-only sketch comedy, music & desserts; pay-what-youwant; 729-8584 or www.theaterproject.com.

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. PUBLIC CHURCH SUPPER, 5-6 p.m.,

First Parish Church, 40 Main St.,

Freeport; 3 kinds of beans, chop suey, coleslaw, macaroni & cheese, hot dogs, rolls, desserts, beverages; $8, $4 children; 865-6022. BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER, 5-

6:30 p.m., United Methodist

Church, 320 Church Road,

Brunswick; beans, salads, homemade pies & more; $8, $4 ages 6-

12, free 5 and under; reservations

725-2185. ROAST BEEF DINNER, 5-7 p.m., Elijah Kellogg Church, Route 123,

Harpswell; $8, $4 kids; $20 family;

833-5567.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS INTENSIVE COLLAGE WORKSHOP, with Debra Arter, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,

Centre St. Arts Gallery, 11 Centre

St., Bath; $60, pre-register; 442-

0300. TOWN HISTORY SERIES: “Historic

Houses of Phippsburg,” 10:30 a.m.- noon, Community Room, Patten

Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141, etx. 18.