Dominican dinner features food, music

A Dominican dinner will be held will Friday, April 26, at 6 p.m., at Freeport Community Services. This event is a fundraiser for the Freeport Interact students to go to the Dominican Republic in June to install water filters in impoverished villages.

Dinner guests will get a taste of Dominican cuisine in a Dominican atmosphere with music. Tickets will be available at the door for $25/person.

Town seeks field house proposals

The town of Freeport is requesting proposals for housekeeping maintenance of the field house at the Hunter Road Recreational Facility. The contract runs from May 8, 2013-Nov. 30, 2014. Proposals are due by 11 a.m. on May 1 and should be sent to Town of Freeport, Attn: Albert Presgraves, Town Engineer, 30 Main St., Freeport, ME 04032. Details of the request of proposals are available at www.freeportmaine.com. Those with questions can contact Presgraves at 865-4743, ext. 106.

Police participating in drug take-back

The Freeport Police Department is participating in the National Drug Take Back Initiative on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Residents can anonymously bring unused, unwanted or expired medications to the Freeport Public Safety building for proper disposal. Items accepted are controlled, non-controlled and over-the-counter substances.

Medications can be disposed in their original container, but it’s recommended to remove the label or draw a black line through the information. Liquid products should remain sealed in their original container or sealed in a zippered bag. Intravenous solutions, injectibles and syringes cannot be accepted.

Library celebrating jazz, poetry

National Jazz and Poetry month will be celebrated on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m., at the Freeport Community Library.

Live jazz will be performed by vocalist Nancy Bowker, harmonica virtuoso Thom Hanes, and British guitarist Jamie Pearson, accompanied on piano by Wren Pearson. Poetry readings by Maine poets Gary Lawless and Terry Grasse will follow with Merriconeag student Skyler Samuelson, who competed in last month’s statewide Poetry Outloud contest. A uniquely composed duet will be performed by poet/thespian Pam Blake and daughter Robin Jellis, a professional cellist and Portland Conservatory of Music professor. The evening will wrap up with an open-mic opportunity for audience members to share a poem. A light buffet is included and admission is free.

Benefit yard sale

April 27

There will be a yard sale on Saturday, April 27 from 9 a.m.-noon at the Freeport Middle School Gym, 19 Kendall Lane, to benefit the sixth-grade Space Camp trip in Huntsville, Ala. Items for sale include toys, clothing, furniture, tools, household items, books and more. Tables are available to rent for $25.

Grange hosting bean supper

There will be a public baked bean supper on Saturday, April 27, from 5-6 p.m., at the Harraseeket Grange No. 9, 13 Elm St., Freeport. The supper is all you can eat, with three kinds of home-baked beans, hot dogs, biscuits, brown bread, potato salad, pasta salad, cole slaw, pies and beverages. Adults eat for $7, children under 10, $3 and children under 3 eat for free.

For more information, call 865-3363 or email nrc6@comcast.net .

Kids sought for boatbuilding project

Freeport Historical Society and Compass Project are looking for eight to 10 Freeport-area kids, 12 years or older, to spend a week building a replica of a skiff that was used as a work boat at Pettengill Farm. The plan is to use photo documentation from Mildred Pettengill to guide the skiff’s size and lines and use as much lumber as possible from Pettengill Farm.

The historical society also is looking for donors to contribute to this project. All donors will have their names on a plaque on the skiff and will be invited to the launching party, which includes a “maiden voyage.” For more information, contact Christina White, director of the Freeport Historical Society, at 865-3170. Tax-deductible donations can be made online at www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org or can be sent to 45 Main St. Freeport, ME 04032.

Freeport Day raises scholarships

As part of Freeport Day on April 9, Ben & Jerry’s raised $1,575 and Nordica Theater raised $125 for Freeport Community Center’s Summer Camp Scholarship Fund. Donations are still being accepted, and they can be mailed to FCS, P.O. Box 119, Freeport, ME 04032, or dropped off at the community center office on Depot Street.

Monthly tea tasting

on May 1

Jacqueline’s Tea Room, 201 Main St., is hosting a free monthly tea tasting on May 1 from 6-7 p.m. There will be five varieties of tea to sample. The gift shop will be open and 100 varieties of tea will be for sale. For more information, call 865-2123 or visit www.jacquelinestearoom.com.

Beacon Hospice

needs volunteers

Beacon Hospice needs volunteers to visit patients and families in the Freeport, Brunswick and Bath areas. The organization is about to begin their spring hospice volunteer training, a seven-week free training course to prepare those interested in visiting terminally ill patients and their families living at home or in facilities. Time and location of training is flexible and built around the needs of the volunteer. References, a background check and medical screenings are required. Contact Donna Teague, Volunteer Coordinator at 772-0929 for more information and an application.

Compost bin giveaway

The town of Freeport is offering a free compost bin to 10 Freeport residents on a first-come first-served basis who have never successfully composted. In exchange for the free compost bin, residents must agree to attend a Recycling Committee meeting on Oct. 23 to share their stories of success and/or challenges with committee members. It will be an informal meeting with refreshments provided.

Instruction on composting is available by contacting Suzanne Duplissis, recycling center manager and master gardener. Sign-up forms are available at town hall or at the recycling center. Submit the completed form in person at the recycling center on Hedgehog Mountain Road or mail it to Recycling Center, Town of Freeport, 30 Main St., Freeport, ME 04032.

Theater of Awesome presents shows

The Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., will present “The Early Evening Show,” a blend of wild improvisations, comic sketches, upbeat music and spectacular finales, on April 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m.

The theater will also present “Unbelievable Mentalism & Sword Swallowing!” by Roderick Russell on May 3, 4, 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and information, see www.awesometheater.com.