Fri/30

MISCELLANEOUS

WOLFE’S NECK NATURE PROGRAM, 2 p.m. “Tree Hunt” Wolfe’s

Neck State Park, Freeport, free with entrance. Poor weather will cancel. CAMDEN WINDJAMMER FESTIVAL, noon-9 p.m.,. Events on Camden harbor, including schooner sailing tours, Maritime Heritage Fair, Pirate

Invasion, more. Free. www.camdenwindjammerfestival.org. ART SHOW AND SALE, 1-5 p.m.,

SunTide Studios and ART TREK, 14

Maine St. Suite 0102C, Brunswick.

423-0440. ART SHOW RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m.,

“Treasures of New England”, local land and seascapes, still lifes, sculpture. Centre Arts Gallery, 11

Centre St. 442-0300. ART SHOW RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m.,

“Artists Choice”, River Arts main gallery, 241 US Route 1,

Damariscotta. 563-1507.

PERFORMANCES

AUDIOBODY, 7:30 p.m. Theater of

Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport, tickets $15-25. 518-8839.

Sat/31

MISCELLANEOUS

BATH FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Waterfront Park, Commerical St., Bath; www.bathfarmersmarket.com. CRYSTAL SPRING FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick; www.btlt.org. BOWDOINHAM FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Merrymeeting Grange, 27 Main St. WOLFE’S NECK NATURE PROGRAM, 2 p.m. “Casco Bay Walk”

Wolfe’s Neck State Park, Freeport, free with entrance. Poor weather will cancel. CAMDEN WINDJAMMER FESTIVAL,

7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.,. Events on Camden harbor, including schooner sailing tours, Maritime Heritage Fair,

Pirate Invasion, more. Free. www.camdenwindjammer festival.or g. GEM AND MINERAL SHOW, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., National Guard

Armory, Augusta. sponsored by the

Kennebec Rocks and Minerals

Club. Demonstrations, displays, games for kids. $2 adults, 12 and under free. Ticket comes with door prize. FOOD AND FIREWORKS, 5 p.m.- dusk, Mitchell Field, Harpswell

Neck Road, Route 123; American

Legion Post 171 food tent featuring hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, cold drinks; 833-5583.

PERFORMANCES

LL BEAN CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.,

“Joshua Radin,” acoustic folksinger, LL Bean, Freeport. Free. AUDIOBODY, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St.,

Freeport, tickets $15-25. 518-

8839.

Sun/1

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

STURGEON ISLAND AND WILD

RICE PADDLE 7:30-10:30 a.m., contact Anne Hammond at 442-

0375 for details.

PUBLIC MEALS

PHIPPSBURG SPORTSMAN CLUB

BREAKFAST, 7-9 a.m., Phippsburg

Sportsman’s Club, Phippsburg. $7 adults, children free. 389-2747.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

EDIBLE MUSHROOMS WALK 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Hidden Valley

Nature Center, Jefferson. Learn to identify poisonous and edible mushrooms, $60. Register in advance at http://hvnc.org/registration/. MERRYMEETING PARK WALK AND

TALK, 1 p.m., Local historian and

Merrymeeting Park expert Christopher Gutscher leads visitors through the historic site of former amusement park. Meet at the JL

Chamberlain Museum at 226

Maine St., Brunswick, for directions. Advance registration required. $3. 729-6606. FOND OF FRONDS 2 p.m., Wolfe’s

Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, meet at circle of benches. Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465.

Mon/2

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

BRUNSWICK FARMERS’ MARKET,

8 a.m.-2 p.m., Town Mall, www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 5-6 p.m., Bath United

Church of Christ, 150 Congress

Ave.; 729-6782. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

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

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

208-0318. GALLERY OPENING 10 a.m.-5 p.m.,

“Ode to the Bowdoin Pines” by

Jean Kigel, Gallery Framing, 12

Pleasant St., Brunswick.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

RED CLOAK HISTORY WALK by reservation only. Explore the ghostly history of Bath. $12/$7 children

5-12, 380-3806. EXPLORING CLAMMING 2 p.m.,

Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park,

Freeport, meet at circle of benches. Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465.

Tue/3

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

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

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

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

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.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

WAR OF 1812 TALK Noon, Maine

Historical Society, 489 Congress

St., Portland. he Navy’s Role in the

War of 1812: Authors and friends

George Daughan and Vice Adm.

(Ret.) George Emery discuss their recent publications in the context of the Battle of the HMS Boxer and

USS Enterprise. This event kicks off a week of programming related to the 200th anniversary of the battle off Pemaquid Point during the

War of 1812.

Wed/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

BABIES ONES & TWOS, 10:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25

Foreside Rd.; 725-1727. 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. AUTHOR TALK, 6:30 p.m., Monica

Wood, author of “When We Were

The Kennedys”, at Topsham Public

Library, 25 Foreside Rd., Topsham.

725-1727.

PERFORMANCES

SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND, 7-9 p.m., Lisa Redfern, Dave Dersham,

Caroline Cotter, Putnam Smith.

Frontier Theater, Fort Andross,

Brunswick. $10/ 415-505-8124.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

MID-COAST RETIRED EDUCATORS

MEETING, 10:30 a.m., United

Methodist Church of Brunswick. All retired educators invited to attend.

666-3922. WAR OF 1812 roundtable 6-8,

Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. Four historianauthors discuss the causes and effects of the Battle of the HMS

Boxer and USS Enterprise within the context of the War of 1812. RED CLOAK HISTORY WALK by reservation only. Explore the ghostly history of Bath. $12/$7 children

5-12, 380-3806. STORIES IN STONE 2 p.m., Wolfe’s

Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, meet at circle of benches. Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465. SALT MARSH INVESTIGATION, 10-

11 a.m., Boothbay Region Land

Trust’s Oven’s Mouth East Preserve, learn about plants and animals who call this harsh environment home. Call 633-4818 to register.

Thu/5

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS Donor Center, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,

Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

BRUNSWICK FARMERS’ MARKET,

8 a.m.-2 p.m., Town Mall, www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. FREEPORT FARMERS’ MARKET, 1-

5 p.m., Discovery park, L.L. Bean campus; www.freeportfarmersmarket. blogspot.com. RICHMOND FARMERS’ MARKET,

3:30-5:30 p.m., Richmond Riverfront. SECOND FRIDAY ART WALK, 5-8 p.m., downtown Brunswick; more than 55 artists and 11 galleries; sponsored by Five Rivers Arts

Alliance; brochure and map, www.5raa.org or 798-6964.

PERFORMANCES

ORATORIO CHORALE AUDITIONS,

5-7 p.m., Midcoast Presbyterian

Church, 84 Main St. Topsham. Call for appointment, 329-5708.

Fri/6

MISCELLANEOUS

BATH FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Waterfront Park, Commerical St., Bath; www.bathfarmersmarket.com. CRYSTAL SPRING FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick; www.btlt.org. BOWDOINHAM FARMERS’ MARKET, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Merrymeeting Grange, 27 Main St. MAURICE SENDAK SHOW, “50

Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons”, includes 50 original works from

Where the Wild Things Are, at Portland Public Library Lewis Gallery, through Oct. 25.

PERFORMANCES

PLANETARIUM SHOW opening, 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.., “Dinosaurs at

Dusk”, Southworth Planetarium,

USM. 203-780-4249 NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS, 4:30-

5:30 p.m. 16 and up; 5:30-6:30 p.m., 13-15. p.m. Maine State Ballet Studios, 348 U.S. Route One,

Falmouth. $10 fee. For clothing requirement and other info, call

781-7672. ORATORIO CHORALE AUDITIONS, 9 a.m. – noon and 1-4 p.m., Midcoast

Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St.

Topsham. Call for appointment,

329-5708.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

RED CLOAK HISTORY WALK by reservation only. Explore the ghostly history of Bath. $12/$7 children

5-12, 380-3806. TREE CARE AND PRESERVATION

FOR HOMEOWNERS, 9 a.m – noon.

Pruning, root care, nutrition, and other topics. $35-42. Coastal

Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters

Island Rd., Boothbay. 633-4333. ASK THE ARBORIST, 2-4 p.m. Bring your tree problems! $15-25.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,

Barters Island Rd., Boothbay. 633-

4333.

Sat/7

MISCELLANEOUS

MAKE YOUR OWN CANDY BAR,

11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Design your own candy bar and make it in the factory. $6 for 4 square bars.

Wilburs of Maine, 174 Lower Main

St., Freeport. 865-4071 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. CELEBRATION, 1 p.m.., of the life of

Kate Beston Barnes, Maine’s first poet laureate. Lincoln Theater,

Damariscotta. Free.

PERFORMANCES

JAZZ BAND, 2 p.m., Moose Mountain Jazz Band plays Dixieland jazz,

Alna Head Tide church, $12 in advance, $15 at door. 586-5099 NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS, noon-

12:45 p.m. grades 2 and 3; 1:30-

2:15 p.m., grades 4 and 5; 3-4 p.m., grades 6 and 7. Maine State

Ballet Studios, 348 U.S. Route

One, Falmouth. $10 fee. For clothing requirement and other info, call

781-7672.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CHAPTER MEETING, Maine AllCare

Midcoast Chapter Monthly business meeting, 10-noon. Seminar Room,

Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. Public welcome. Kevin

Twine, kptwine@gmail.com, 721-

8344. WOMEN’S HISTORY TRAIL, 1 p.m.,

Part two with Polly Kaufman. Prominent Brunswick women such as

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Fanny

Chamberlain, Josephine Perry.

Meet at Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row, Brunswick. 729-

6606 to register, $3 in advance,

$5 at door. TREE HUNT 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck

Woods State Park, Freeport, meet at circle of benches. Weather will cancel. Free with park admission.

865-4465.

Sun/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

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

McCarthy Park & Ride, Lisbon; 353-

9075 or lisbonme.org. YOUTH & FAMILY FIELD DAY, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Designed to introduce youth to hunting and fishing, sponsored by Wiscasset Rod and

Gun Club, 794 Gardiner Rd., Wiscasset. Pot luck lunch. 725-8984.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

USING HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS

FOR RESEARCH, 2 p.m. Brian

Bouchard, will speak at the September meeting of the Pejepscot

Genealogical Society on using historical newspapers for geneaological research. Morrell Meeting

Room, Curtis Memorial Library,

Brunswick. STROLL WITH THE RANGER 2 p.m.,

Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park,

Freeport, meet at circle of benches. Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465.

Mon/9

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.

PUBLIC MEALS

POT LUCK LUNCH 12 noon, Meg

McCroary speaker, Freeport Elders

Association, 53 Depot St.,

Freeport, 317-0850.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

RED CLOAK HISTORY WALK by reservation only. Explore the ghostly history of Bath. $12/$7 children

5-12, 380-3806.

Tue/10

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

BRUNSWICK FARMERS’ MARKET,

8 a.m.-2 p.m., Town Mall, www.brunswickfarmersmarket.com. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 5-6 p.m., Bath United

Church of Christ, 150 Congress

Ave.; 729-6782.