Fri/15

BLOOD DRIVE

MIDCOAST FEDERAL CREDIT

UNION, 3 p.m., 831 Middle St.,

Bath; 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

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. FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL INTERACT CLUB AUCTION, 6-9 p.m.,

Freeport Community Center, 53

Depot St.; funds raised will go to

Interact’s trip to the Dominican

Republic in June; 514-0221. BLARNEY DAYS FAMILY DANCE,

6:30-8 p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72

Front St.; live music for listening and dancing, all dances taught; $3; $12 family 522-3900.

PERFORMANCES

“MORE THAN BLARNEY,” 5-6:30 p.m., Bath City Hall, 55 Front St.; part of Bath Blarney Days an evening of traditional Irish poetry, music & slide show of Irish castles

& landscapes, refreshments & tea, hosted by Helene McGlaughlin; www.visitbath.com. “LES MISERABLES” 7:30 p.m., The

Theater Project, 14 School St.,

Brunswick; $12 suggested; 729-

8584 or www.theaterproject.com. TED & BOBBY AND THE OSHIMA

BROTHERS, 7:30 p.m., Phippsburg

Congregational Church, 10 Church

Lane (off Parker Head Rd.); New

England bluegrass, folk-pop, reggae

& rock, light refreshments; $10, $6 students & kids; 389-1770.

PUBLIC MEALS

FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $6 younger than 60, $4 age

60 and older; reservations 729-

0475. LENTEN HADDOCK SUPPER, 5-7 p.m., St. Charles Boromeo, 132

McKeen St., Brunswick; pizza also available; $8, $4, $2 under age 5;

729-3509. SPAGHETTI DINNER, 6-7:30 p.m.,

Lisbon High School, 2 Sugg Dr.; family-style dinner & raffle, to benefit Lisbon Class of 2014; donations accepted; 754-0021.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

BROWN BAG TECH MEETUP, Noon-1 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23

Pleasant St., Brunswick; getting started with blogging; 725-5242, ext. 232. TEEN TALK BOOK GROUP, 5-6 p.m.,

Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside

Rd.; pizza & discussion of this month’s book “A Squire’s Tale,”by

Gerald Morris; 725-1727.

Sat/16

MISCELLANEOUS

MULTI-FAMILY TAG SALE, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529

Harpswell Neck Rd.; refreshments & baked goods also to be sold. BLARNEY DAYS FUN RUN & SHAMROCK SPRINT 5K, 8 a.m. registration, 9 & 9:30 a.m. starts, corner of

Washington & Centre streets, Bath; themed costumes encouraged, to benefit Fields for Our Future; advance registration forms available at www.visitbath.com. LEGISLATIVE COFFEE, 9 a.m., Topsham American Legion Post 202,

79 Foreside Rd.; for Mid-coast-area veterans & their families to meet with area legislators, coffee & donuts to be served. USED BOOK COLLECTION, 9 a.m.-

Noon, backdoor of former Bookland in Cook’s Corner shopping plaza;

Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary for annual used book sale in April; www.midcoasthealth.com 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. ARTIST TALK, 11 a.m., Crooker

Gallery, Topshaam Public Library, 25

Foreside Rd.; Natasha Kempers

Cullen to speak about her current exhibit, “Syncopated Harmonies, refreshments to be served; 725-

1727 or www.topshamlibrary.org. MAKE-YOUR-OWN POT-O-GOLD, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Wilbur’s of Maine, 174

Lower Main St., Freeport; fill with candies & gold coins; $6; 865-4071 or www.wilburs.com. BLARNEY DAYS PARADE, 11 a.m., begins at St. Mary’s Catholic

Church on Lincoln St.; featuring

Maine Safety Pipe & Drum Corps; register in advance to join parade; www.visitbath.com. BLARNEY DAYS TUG O’ WAR, 1 p.m., Baath City Hall, 55 Front St.; sponsored by Universe Gym; www.visitbath.com. NEW LAMB DAY, 1-3 p.m., Crystal

Spring Farm, Pleasant Hill Rd.,

Brunswick; hostde by Brunswick

Topsham Land Trust. ARTISTS RECEPTION, 2-4 p.m., Center St. Arts Gallery, 11 Centre St.,

Bath; celebrating National Youth Art

Month featuring work by Morse High

School A.P. students & the painted chairs of Phippsburg Elementary

School Garden Club; 442-0300. TAX ADVICE OPEN HOUSE, 2-4 p.m.,

H&R Block, 275 Bath Rd.,

Brunswick; free Second Look reviews of taxpayers’ 2009, 2010 &

2011 returns; 721-0925. ARTIST RECEPTION, 3-5 p.m.,

Points of View Gallery, Brunswick

Business Center, 18 Pleasant St.;

“Winter into Spring,” featuring works for the season by 16 artists; www.povartistsmaine.com. WOOLWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL 8TH

GRADE AUCTION, 5-8 p.m., to help fund trip to Washington, D.C., items include Portland Harbor Hotel, Portland Ballet or Portland Stage Company, greens fees at Sebasco Harbor Resort, Red Sox tickets, gift baskets & cards, childcare available, refreshments, 443-9739. 5TH ANNUAL BLARNEY BALL, 8 p.m., Winter Street Center, 880

Washington St., Bath; Big Chips Trio to play, cash bar, light refreshments;

$15 in advance, $20 at the door; www.visitbath.com.

PERFORMANCES

SENIORS HAVE TALENT, 4 p.m.,

Bath Area Senior Citizens Center,

45 Floral St.; talent show by area seniors, light refreshments & awards ceremony; $7; 443-4937. 27TH ANNUAL VARIETY SHOW, 7 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 33 Holbrook St.; entitled “Thank

You for Being a Friend,” sponsored by Freeport Lioness-Lions Club;

$10, $3 kids under 12; 865-9523 or fllclub@comcast.net. “LES MISERABLES” 7:30 p.m., The

Theater Project, 14 School St.,

Brunswick; $12 suggested; 729-

8584 or www.theaterproject.com. JAZZ JUKEBOX WITH PAUL SULLIVAN & BRAD TERRY, 7:30 p.m.,

Minnie Brown Center, 906 Washington St., Bath; benefit concert for

Unitarian-Universalist Church of

Brunswick, desserts & refreshments at intermission; advance tickets required due to limited seating,

$20 at Gulf of Maine Books or Suite

210 Fort Andross; 729-8515. JONATHAN BYRD, 7:30 p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; folk-Americana singer-songwriter; $12 in advance,

$15 at door; www.chocolatechurcharts.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

CHICKEN PIE SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m.,

United Methodist Church, 340 Oak

Grove Ave., Bath; chicken pie, potatoes, green beans, carrots & pickled beets, homemade Grapenut pudding for dessert; $7.50, $3.50 kids under 12; 443-4707. BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER,

4:30-6:30 p.m., Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association, 272 Maine

Road; $7, ages 12 and under free;

386-1063. PULLED PORK DINNER, 5-6 p.m.,

Holy Trinity Parish, 67 Frost Hill

Ave., Lisbon Falls; to benefit 6 Boy

Scouts from Troop 109 who will attend National Jamboree in W.Va.;

$7, $4 kids 10 and under; 576-

4872.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

TEEN SCENE, 1 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Rd.; “Drag

Art,” materials provided; registration required; 725-1727.

Sun/17

MISCELLANEOUS

BLARNEY DAYS IRISH SODA BREAD

CONTEST, 1:30 p.m., Now You’re

Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath; entries should dropped off between 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; www.visitbath.com. REMEMBRANCE GATHERING, 3 p.m., Gazebo, Town Mall,

Brunswick; marking 10th anniversary of U.S. invasion of Iraq, sponsored by Occupy Maine

Baah/Brunswick, PeaceWorks & the

Global Network Against Weapons &

Nuclear Power in Space, bring a reading, names of Mainers who died in the conflict to be read.

PERFORMANCES

“LES MISERABLES” 2 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St.,

Brunswick; $12 suggested; 729-

8584 or www.theaterproject.com. FIRST PARISH CHURCH CHORAL

CONCERT, 3 p.m., Orion Performing

Arts Center, 66 Republic Ave., Topsham; 60-voice choir & 20-voice children’s choir with chamber orchestra

& soloists; $15; 729-7331.

PUBLIC MEALS

BREAKFAST BUFFET, 7:30-10 a.m.,

Knights of Columbus Hall, 807 Middle St., Bath; features eggs to order, bacon, sausage, ham, pancakes, french toast, homefries, juice, biscuits, gravy, muffins; $6, $3 under 12, $15 family; 443-6015.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

NATIVE PLANT TALK, 2 p.m., St.

Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick; Director of

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

William Cullina to speak, to benefit the Tom Settlemire Community Garden; $10, limited seating; 729-

7694. WINTER LECTURE SERIES: “Behind the Scenes in Maine Fireplaces,” 2 p.m., Communications Building behind the Court House, Wiscasset; restoration mason Richard Irons to speak, sponsored by Lincoln County

Historical Association, coffee & homemade pastries; $5 suggested donation; 882-9628 or www.lincolnccountyhistory.org. LEARN TO PRUNE APPLE TREES, 2-

3:15 p.m., Pettengill Farm,

Freeport; hands-on workshop by University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s Dr. Richard Brzozowski, tools

& goggles provided, sponsored by

Freeport Historical Society; 865-

3170 or www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.

Mon/18

MISCELLANEOUS

GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475. A MATTER OF BALANCE, 10 a.m. –

12 p.m., Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Rd., Wiscasset; managing concerns about falling;

$15; 882-8230. 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.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

A MATTER OF BALANCE: MANAGING CONCERNS ABOUT FALLS, 10 a.m.-Noon, Wiscasset Community

Center, 242 Gardiner Rd.; designed to reduce the fear of falling & increase activity levels in older adults; $15 includes workbook, refreshments & additional resources, sponsored by Mid Coast

Senior Health Center.