Mon/24

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

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.

Tue/25

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

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

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. PINE TREE ACADEMY, 1 & 6 p.m.,

67 Pownal Road, Freeport; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-

RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

BRUNSWICK FARMERS’ MARKET, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Town Mall, www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. STOIRES AT THE GAZEBO, 10:30 a.m., Town Mall, Brunswick; sponsored by Curtis Memorial Library, canceled in event of rain; 725-

5242. BRUNSWICK TEEN CENTER, 1:30-

4:30 p.m., People Plus, 35 Union

St.; free for 6th-12th graders in

Greater Brunswick; 729-0757. DINE ON! GALA BENEFIT, 5:30 p.m.,

Moulton Union, Bowdoin College; to benefit Bowdoin International Music

Festival’s scholarship program, cocktails followed by dinner, performances of students, live auction, dessert by Sam Hayward, chef of

Fore Street; $150, limited seating;

Kippy Rudy 373-1440. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS, 6:30 p.m., The Long Branch School, Main St., Bowdoinham; Patty 666-3945 or Rebecca 208-0318. BOWDOIN FESTIVAL EXTRA, 4 p.m.,

Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College, harp demonstration; free “ON THE ROAD” SUMMER FILM

FESTIVAL: “Allice Doesn’t Live Here

Anymore,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free

Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; refreshments provided; free; www.patten.lib.me.us. BATH MUNICIPAL JAZZ BAND, 7 p.m., Bath Gazebo; sponsored by

Music & Arts, ; www.bathband.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

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. SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM: Snack

2-3 p.m., and Dinner, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Teen Center (a.k.a. Bath Skate

Park); free to any child ages 2-18, no questions asked; 443-8360. HEALTHY MAINE STREETS WELLNESS COMMITTEE meeting hosted by Brunswick Downtown Association, 4 p.m., McLellan Building, Station Avenue, Brunswick.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

WINE SEMINAR: “Natural Wine and Biodynamics,” 6 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, $10 per person.

HIKING MAINE WITH CAREY KISH, 6:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Rd.; best Maine hikes from Kish’s new guidebook “Maine Mountain Guide”; 725-1727.

AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING:

“The Last of the Doughboys,” by

Richard Rubin, 6:30 p.m., Patten

Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; copies sold by Bath Book Shop available for signing; 443-5141, ext.

25.

Wed/26

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 PAPERMILL TRAIL MORNING WALKS, 6 a.m., Smith

McCarthy Park & Ride, Lisbon; 353-

9075 or lisbonme.org. SUMMER CRAFT FAIR, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., library lawn Boothbay Harbor.

Info: Harbor Arts and Craft Guild, sheilalewis45@roadrunner.com. “VISIT THE DIGGERS,” 10 a.m., Wiscasset Town Garage; part of the

Summer Reading Program, opportunity to see, hear & touch big equipment used by Wiscasset Highway

Department, 882-7161. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25

Foreside Rd.; 725-1727. SPARKS ARK, 10:30-11:30 a.m.,

Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath; live animal presentation in the

Gazebo; 443-5141, ext. 17. CHEWONKI: ENDANGERED

SPECIES, 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23

Pleasant St., Brunswick; ages 5 & up, space limited, pre-register; 725-

5242. OPEN GAMING SESSIONS, 2:30-

5:30 p.m., Seminar Room, Curtis

Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; bring-your-own-gameboard; 725-5242, ext. 510. 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. PAJAMA STORYTIME, 6:30-7 p.m.,

Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath; all ages; 443-5141, ext. 17.

PERFORMANCES

“FROM UP ON POPPY HILL,” film, noon, 2, 6 and 8 p.m. Frontier Cafe,

Fort Andross. “LES MISERABLES,” 2 & 7:30 p.m.,

Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard

Theater, Bowdoin College, 1 Bath

Road, Brunswick; $52-$59; www.msmt.org or 725-8769. TEEN SUMMER NIGHTS MOVIE

SERIES: “The Avengers,” 5:30 p.m. light refreshments, 6 p.m. film, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath; free; 443-5141, ext. 25. MUSIC ON THE MALL: Backlash, 6-8 p.m., Gazebo, Town Mall,

Brunswick; rock, blues, oldies & country music, bring a picnic, blanket or chair, rain dates on Thursdays when possible, held weekly through summer; 729-4439 or www.brunswickdowntown.org/momt. BOWDOIN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC

FESTIVAL Wednesday Upbeat! concert featuring Harrison, Prokofiev,

Dvorak; 7:30 p.m. Studzinski Recital

Hall, Bowdoin College; $40.

PUBLIC MEALS

SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM: Breakfast, 8:30-9 a.m., Fisher-Mitchell School, Bath; free to any child ages 2-18, no questions asked; 443- 8360.

SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM: Snack 2-3 p.m., and Dinner, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Teen Center (a.k.a. Bath Skate Park); free to any child ages 2-18, no questions asked; 443-8360.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

SPARK’S ARK, 10:30 a.m., The Rumpus Room,, 9 Cumberland St., Brunswick; live animal show; free with paid admission; 729-0123 or www.rumpus-room.com.

AUTHOR’S TALK, People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; local librarians to discuss summer mustreads; 729-0757.

ADULT SUMMER READING CLUB, 3 p.m., Conference Room, Patten Free

Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; discussion of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” led by Johnna Stanton; www.patten.lib.me.us.

Thu/27

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

CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St.; 729-

6782. “LET’S TALK DINOSAURS,” with

Georgi Thompson, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public Library, 21 High St.; part of the Summer Reading Program, 882-7161. BABIES ONES & TWOS, 10:30 a.m.

& 2 p.m., Topsham Public Library,

25 Foreside Rd.; 725-1727. BRUNSWICK TEEN CENTER, 1:30-

4:30 p.m., People Plus, 35 Union

St.; free for 6th-12th graders in

Greater Brunswick, socialization in a supervised environment; 729-0757. FREEPORT VILLAGE WALKING

TOUR, 3 p.m., Freeport Historical

Society; 50-minute intro to Freeport of long ago, additional tours available by appointment; $10; 865-

3170. WISCASSET ARTWALK, 5-8 p.m., downtown Wiscasset; free, self-guided walking tour featuring special events & galleries, musicians, popup art displays & Alive on the River concert series. 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. MAINE HEALTH & FREEDOM

GROUP, 7-8:30 p.m., Freeport Public Library, 10 Library Lane; learn how to create a sustainable business through conscious networking while offering top-rated health products; Jennifer Salko jennifersalko@gmail.com “ROADS AND PATHS” RECEPTION,

5-8 p.m., Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren

Street, Wiscasset; work by fifty local Maine artists, exhibit from June 25 through July 21, gallery open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; 882-7511, www.maineartgallery.org

ARTISTS OF TOMORROW Bowdoin International Music Festival concert, 7:30 p.m., Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College. Donation: $10.

PERFORMANCES

“from up on poppy hill,” film, noon, 2, 6 and 8 p.m. Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross.

“LES MISERABLES,” 7:30 p.m., Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick; $52-$59; www.msmt.org or 725-8769.

TIM SAMPLE, Maine humorist, doors 7 p.m., show 7:30, Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave. $18, day of show $23. 633-5159; boothbayoperahouse.com.

PUBLIC MEAL

SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM: Snack 2-3 p.m., and Dinner, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Teen Center (a.k.a. Bath Skate Park); free to any child ages 2-18, no questions asked; 443-8360.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

MEET DONN FENDLER, AUTHOR, 2 p.m., Community Room, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 100 copies of “Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness,” available for purchase & signing, sponsored by Patten Free Library Friends; 443- 5141, ext. 17.

AUTHOR & ARTIST PRESENTATION: “Art of Katahdin,” by David Little, 6- 8 p.m., Thomas Moser Showroom, 149 Main St., Freeport; reservations suggested; 865-4519 or www.thosmoser.com.

‘A LIFE IN CHAMBER MUSIC’ panel discussion, 4 p.m., Bowdoin International Music Festival Extra, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College. Free.

CLAMS, OYSTERS AND MUSSELS, talk with Chris Heinig about shellfish biology, lifecycle, resource management and threats to the shellfish industry, 7 p.m. Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, 153 Harpswell Neck Road. Free. Info: www.hhltmaine.org, 837-9613 or outreach@hhltmaine.org.

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