Upcoming events

Special Freeport Town Council meeting, Wednesday, July 24, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers, 30 Main St.

Welcome Tour, July 24, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the things that live in the park’s forest and on its shores on this eye-opening tour. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Music on the Mall, featuring Big Chips Trio, Wednesday, July 24, 6-8 p.m., Town Mall, downtown Brunswick. Folk, rock and blues. Thursday rain date when possible. Free. Presented by Brunswick Downtown Association. For more information, see http://www.brunswickdowntown.org/MOTM.

The Jason Spooner Trio, Thursday, July 25, 6:30 p.m., Winslow Park and Campground, Staples Road, South Freeport. Free with entrance fees: $2 residents, $3 non-residents, free for season pass holders and campers. Call 865-4198 for more information.

Composite Technology information session, Thursday, July 25, 4 p.m., Midcoast Campus of Southern Maine Community College, Brunswick. Learn about this growing industry, jobs available, and SMCC’s program. For more information, call 844-2064 or email ncollins@smccME.edu.

Artists of Five Rivers Arts Alliance exhibit, opening reception Thursday, July 25, 4-6 p.m., Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick. The public is invited. Artists exhibiting include Judy Segal, Ann Allen, Maria Castellano-Usery, Howard Search, Eve Hladky, Alan Sockloff.

Guided walking tours of historic Freeport Village, hosted by Freeport Historical Society, every Thursday at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. through the summer. Tours start at the Harrington House, 45 Main St. Tickets are $10 for adults, FHS members are $5. For more information, call 865-3170 or see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org

“Trauma and How it Affects People with Dementia,” talk by Jenn Hemmingway, community advocate with Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine, Thursday, July 18, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. For more information, call 373-4656.

Freeport Farmers Market, Fridays, 1-5 p.m., L.L. Bean Campus (in the “moose” parking lot). Through Sept. 13.

The Edge of the Sea, July 26, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy a walk, short talks, and activities on the natural history and ecology of the varied shore. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

L.L. Bean KidsFest, Saturday, July 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., L. L. Bean Discovery Park. Free.

Wolfe’s Neck Wagon Ride to the Past, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon, through Aug 31, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Little River House, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. $14 adults and children 13 and older; $8 for children 3-12; free for age 2 and under. Advance reservations recommended. Also Saturdays through the summer: Traditional Maine Lobster Bake, 6 p.m.; reservations need to be made by noon for each Saturday bake; Family Barnyard Programs. Call 865-5433 or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Osprey Watch, July 27, 30, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys any time from 2-3 p.m., weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Secrets of the Shore, Sunday, July 28, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover the secrets of life in the salt marsh, mud flat and rocky shore. Meet at the semicircle of benches by the second parking lot, 1 hour, weather permitting. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, July 29, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Vacation Bible School, Monday July 29-Friday Aug. 2, 9-11:15 a.m., First Parish Congregational Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal. Children ages 5-12 will enjoy Bible stories, crafts, games and snacks. All children are welcome. For more information, call 688-4791.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, July 30, 6:30 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Small Wonders, July 31, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover the extraordinary things that are right before your eyes (hand lenses provided). Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Cre?me Brulee and the Cara-mels, Thursday, Aug. 1, 6:30 p.m., Winslow Park and Campground, Staples Road, South Freeport. Free with entrance fees: $2 residents, $3 non-residents, free for season pass holders and campers. Call 865-4198 for more information.

Red Cross Blood Drive, Thursday, Aug. 1, 1-6 p.m., Latter Day Saints Church 247 Walnut Hill Road (Route115), North Yarmouth. For an appointment, call 800-REDCROSS or see www.redcrossblood.org. All donors will receive American Red Cross/Red Sox T-shirt.

Coastal Studies for Girls open house, Fridays, Aug. 2 and 9, 2-4:30 p.m., 308 Wolfe’s Neck Road, Freeport. Coastal Studies for Girls is a science and leadership school dedicated to those with a love for learning and discovery, an adventurous spirit and a desire for challenge. For more information, call 865-9700.

“The 39 Steps,” Freeport Players production, through Aug. 4, Freeport Performing Arts Center. Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St, Freeport. Tickets $15 at the door, $10 in advance, available online at www.fcponline.org/tix.htm or in person at the Thrift Store at Freeport Community Center, Depot Street, Freeport. Group discounts available. For more information, contact Elizabeth at info@fcponline.org.

Circus Smirkus, Monday, Aug. 5 and Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1 and 6 p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. New show called “Oz Incorporated.” Tickets $17 for children and $20 for adults, available at Royal River Natural Foods, Freeport and Standard Baking Co., Portland, or by calling 877-SMIRKUS or visiting smirkus.org. For more information, email events@merriconeag.org or call 865-3900.

We love to eat

Freeport Elders Pancake Breakfast, first and third Saturday of the month, 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Deluxe: Pancakes, eggs, sausages, biscuits, OJ, tea and coffee, $4.50. Regular: Pancakes, sausages, OJ, tea or coffee, $3.50. Seniors deduct 50 cents.

Bean supper, Saturday, July 27, 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange Hall, 13 Elm St., Freeport. All-you-can eat home-baked beans, hot dogs, biscuits, brown bread, potato salad, pasta salad, cole slaw, pies and beverages. Adults $7, children under 10 $3 and children under 3 free. Suppers the fourth Saturday of the month through September.