Thu/4

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

SPRING USED BOOK SALE, Mid

Coast Hospital Café Conference

Rooms, 123 Medical Center Drive,

Brunswick; 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; sponsored by Auxiliary to benefit healthcareer scholarships; 373-6015. 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. THE WRITE STUFF, 3:30-4:15 p.m.,

Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath; writing workshop led by Patsy

Frey-Davis for ages 7 & up, storytelling using games, journaling, poetry, also builds confidence in grammar; 443-5141, ext. 17. 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. BATTLE OF THE BOOKS, 6:30 p.m.,

Woolwich Central School, Nequasset Rd.; for RSU1 students. OPEN INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS,

7 p.m. meeting, 7:30 p.m. installation, Casco Chapter #160, Order of the Eastern Star, Freeport Masonic

Hall, Mallet Dr.; 101st installation, refreshments; Jean 729-0401. MERRICONEAG GRANGE MEETING,

7 p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529 Harpswell Rd., Harpswell Neck; trothwell62@comcast.net.

PERFORMANCES

DREAMLAND THEATER: 7 p.m.,

“Kind Hearts and Coronets,” Winter

Street Center, 880 Washington St.,

Bath; bring your own supper; $5; dreamland@sagadahocpresser vation.org. HOT CHOCOLATE JUBILEE: “Let the

Good Times Roll,” 7 p.m., Chocolate

Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; $15; 442-8455 or www.chocolatechurcharts.org.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CLIMATE CHANGE REALITIES AND

OPPORTUNITIES: What Earth’s most remote places tell us about the state of our world and the future, by Dr. Paul Andrew Mayewski, 7-8:30 p.m., Kresge Auditorium,

Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; bowdoincollege.edu. CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon,

Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; free; 725-5242. AUTHOR TALK, 1 p.m., University

College at Bath/Brunswick, 9 Park

St., Bath; Cynthia Lord to discuss autism & her writing style; Bath

Book Shop to sell books; free. “AN ARCHEOLOGY OF MOBILITY:

FINDINGS FROM THE 2010 EXCAVATIONS AT THE CHAMBERLAIN

HOUSE,” 7 p.m., Morrell Meeting

Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 23

Pleasant St., Brunswick; offered by

Pejepscot Historical Society, Bowdoin College senior Chelsea Gross to present; $3; 729-6606.

Fri/5

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

SPRING USED BOOK SALE, Mid

Coast Hospital Café Conference

Rooms, 123 Medical Center Drive,

Brunswick; 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; sponsored by Auxiliary to benefit healthcareer scholarships; 373-6015. 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. ARTISTS RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m., Centre Street Arts Gallery, 11 Centre

St., Bath; “Paintings from Away” exhibit & Michael E. Vermette, refreshments; free; 442-0300. FOLK DANCE BRUNSWICK, 6:30-9 p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St.,

Brunswick; dances from the Balkans, Israel & around the world, dances taught, no partner needed;

$8 suggested donation; brennan.mk@gmail.com.

PERFORMANCES

REEL PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL

WORLD TOUR 2013, 6 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. films, Chewonki Foundation, 485 Chewonki Neck Rd.,

Wiscasset; showcases best paddling films from around the country, proceeds support Northern Forest

Canoe Trail & Chewonki, raffle of

Chebeague kayak; tickets available at door; 882-7323. FREEPORT FIRST FRIDAY CONCERT

& DINNER, 6 p.m. concert, 7 p.m. dinner, Freeport Community Center,

53 Depot St.; sponsored by

Maryellen And Sam In Support of

The Arts, featuring Randy Roy &

Flash Allen, homecooked dinner;

$18, seating limited; Kim 865-

3985, ext. 202. HOT CHOCOLATE JUBILEE: “Let the

Good Times Roll,” 7 p.m., Chocolate

Church Arts Center, 804 Washington

St., Bath; $15; 442-8455 or www.chocolatechurcharts.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

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

60 and older; reservations 729-

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

Charles Borremeo Church, 132

McKeen St., Brunswick; sponsored by Youth Ministry of All Saints Parish to benefit teen mission trip to Puerto Rico, roast pork, gravy, mashed potatoes, applesauce, green beans, rolls, dessert & beverage; $8, $4 kids. EVENING IN TUSCANY, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Woodside Elementary School,

42 Barrows Dr., Topsham; Italianstyle family dinner, to benefit 5th grade Boston trip; by donation; 725-

1243.

Sat/6

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

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

MISCELLANEOUS

YARD SALE COLLECTION, 9 a.m.-

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

Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary for annual yard sale in May; www.midcoasthealth.com LEGISLATOR OFFICE HOURS, 10 a.m.-Noon, Little Dog Coffee Shop,

87 Maine St., Brunswick; Senator

Stan Gerzofsky & Representative

Charlie Priest to hold public office hours; 232-5892. 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. MAINE ALLCARE MIDCOAST CHAPTER MEETING, 10 a.m.-Noon, Seminar Room, Curtis Memorial Library,

23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; to discuss strategies & planning for events; Kevin Twine 721-8344 or kptwine@gmail.com. AVENA BOTANICALS PRESENTATION, 10:30 a.m.,Royal River Natural Foods, 443 U.S. Route 1,

Freeport; discussion of herbal remedies & lifestyle support by Jillian

Kelsey-Rose; 865-0046 or info@rrnf.com. FREE SAT PREP COURSE PART I, 3-

5 p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St.,

Brunswick; taught by SAT prep instructors Leslie Hunt & Ben Hauptman, limited to 25, open to

Brunswick-area sophomores, juniors

& seniors; Jordan Cardone jcardone41@gmail.com.

PERFORMANCES

HOT CHOCOLATE JUBILEE: “Let the

Good Times Roll,” 7 p.m., Chocolate

Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; $15; 442-8455 or www.chocolatechurcharts.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

PANCAKE BREAKFAST, 8-10:30 a.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529

Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell; also

French toast, sausage, hame, fresh fruit, juice & coffee; $8, under 12 free; trothwell62@comcast.net. SPAGHETTI SUPPER & SILENT AUCTION, 5-6:30 p.m., St. Philip’s

Church, Hodge St., Wiscasset; sponsored by Feed Our Scholars

Backpack Initiative to fund nutritionally balanced weekend packets of food for Wiscasset school children suffering from food insecurity, spaghetti with or without meatballs, salad, garlic bread, dessert, beverage; $8, $4 kids available at

Treat’s, Ames Supply & Kidz Closet or at www.feedourscholars.wordpress.com; 882-7184.

Sun/7

PERFORMANCES

HOT CHOCOLATE JUBILEE: “Let the

Good Times Roll,” 2 p.m., Chocolate

Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; $15; 442-8455 or www.chocolatechurcharts.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

BREAKFAST BUFFET, with homemade doughnuts, 7-9 a.m., Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association, 209

Maine Road; $7, ages 12 and under free; 386-2747.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

COMMUNITY DIALOGUE: “When

Media Violence has Real Life Consequences,” by Rona Zlokower, executive director of Media Power Youth,

11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., Beth Israel

Congregation, 862 Washington St.,

Bath; free; 603-222-1200.

Mon/8

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

GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475. 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. 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.