Mon/18

MISCELLANEOUS

CRAFT MEETUP, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,

Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; for knitters, beaders, weavers, quilters, rug hookers, etc.; bring project to work on or share, 725-5242, ext. 510. CHRISTIAN SKATE NIGHT, 6-8 p.m.,

Topsham Roller World, 20 Atwood

Dr.; sponsored by Grace Community

Chapel in West Gardiner; $5, includes regular skates; 837-1709.

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.

Tue/19

MISCELLANEOUS

GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING

WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org. TOPSHAM MERRY MEETERS, Noon,

Westrum House, 22 Union Park; monthly meeting of senior group, bring a covered dish to share, entertainment to follow by Gordon Hersom, Jr. & friends; 729-9658 or

725-2425. 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. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS, 6:30 p.m., The Long

Branch School, Main St., Bowdoinham; Patty 666-3945 or Rebecca

208-0318.

PERFORMANCES

WINTER FILM SERIES: “Rope,” 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.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PLANNING, 9 a.m., Midcoast Center for

Higher Education, 9 Park St., Bath; sponsored by Maine Educational

Opportunity Center, for adults 19 & over: free, but register; 1-800-281-

3703 or www.meoc.maine.edu. PUBLIC LECTURE: “A Maine Path to

Sustainable Farming,” Noon, Patten

Free Library Community Room, 33

Summer St., Bath; Leon Neihouse, president of Dirigo Energy Institute to speak; 443-5184 or neihouse@gwi.net. ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PLANNING, 1 p.m., Southern Midcoast

Career Center, 275 Bath Rd.,

Brunswick; sponsored by Maine

Educational Opportunity Center, for adults 19 & over: free, but register;

1-800-281-3703 or www.meoc.maine.edu.

Wed/20

BLOOD DRIVE

FHC, INC., Noon & 5 p.m., 1201 Main

St., Bowdoin; 1-800-RED-CROSS. AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

A MATTER OF BALANCE, 10 a.m. –

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

$15; 882-8230. STORY TIME FOR

PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public Library, 21

High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 10-11:30 a.m., Mid Coast

Hunger Prevention Program, 84A

Union St., Brunswick; 729-6782. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25

Foreside Rd.; 725-1727. 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. HOLISTIC NUTRITION FOR SENIORS,

12:30-1:30 p.m., Bath Area Family

YMCA, 303 Centre St.; taught by

Melinda Baxter; free for Y members;

443-4112. STUDENT ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION,

5-6 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room,

Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; Brunswick schools grades K-12, refreshments served; 725-5242. 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. AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Movement

Matters Physical Therapy, 5 Cumberland St., Brunswick; 373-9043 or movementmatters09@gmail.com.

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

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. BUSINESS SUCCESS SEMINAR,

11:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library,

25 Foreside Rd.; presented by

Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber of Commerce; www.midcoastmaine.com. MICROSOFT MADNESS PART I,

6:30-7:30 p.m., Topsham Public

Library, 25 Foreside Rd.; learn how to write, print & save a document using Word, registration required;

725-1727.

Thu/21

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. BABIES ONES & TWOS, 10:30 a.m.,

Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside

Rd.; 725-1727. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., People

Plus Center, 35 Union St.,

Brunswick; 729-6782. 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. ART OPENING, 4-6 p.m., Thornton

Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick; artists Carolyn Judson & Alan Mast to speak about their work, followed by a reception; 729-8033. 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. 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. GRANGE MEETING, 7 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529 Harpswell Rd.; trothwell62@comcast.net.

PERFORMANCES

DREAMLAND THEATER: 7 p.m.,

“High Noon,” Winter Street Center,

880 Washington St., Bath; bring your own supper; $5; dreamland@sagadahocpresser vation.org.

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

CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon,

Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; free; 725-5242. WINTER READ DISCUSSION, 2 p.m.,

Community Room, Patten Free

Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; Kennebec Estuary Land Trust Education

Coordinator Becky Kolak to facilitate; free; 442-8400. LECTURE & SLIDE PRESENTATION:

“Heirloom Gardens are For the

Birds,” 12:30 p.m., Thornton Oaks,

25 Thornton Way, Brunswick; sponsored by Harpswell Garden Club;

729-3509. PANEL DISCUSSION, 5:30-7 p.m.,

Midcoast Center for Higher Education, 9 Park St., Bath; sponsored by

Women, Work & Community exploring careers in computer information systems; 442-7736. AUTHOR TALK, 7 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library,

23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Curtis Friends, Carla Maria

Verdino-Sullwold to talk about “The

Whaler’s Bride”; 725-5242.

Fri/22

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

CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Pejepscot

Terrace, 36 Pejepscot Terrace,

Brunswick; 729-6782. 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. SILVER SNEAKERS OPEN HOUSE,

10 a.m., Cathance Fitness Center,

1201 Main St., Bowdoin; free class demonstration, meet & greet, refreshments & door prizes; 666-

3463. 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

FOREIGN FILM SERIES: “Namastey

London,” 7 p.m., Morrell Meeting

Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23

Pleasant St., Brunswick; an Indian film, refreshments; free; 725-5242. “LES MISERABLES” 7:30 p.m., The

Theater Project, 14 School St.,

Brunswick; $12 suggested; 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. 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.