Fri/6

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. 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. WAITING FOR GODOT, 8 p.m. Theater

Project, 14 School St., Brunswick.

Pay-what-you-want. 729-8584.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

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

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. 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. BJH CARNIVAL OF MUSIC, 1-4 p.m..,

Brunswick Junior High School, face painting, tattoos, skill games, jousting arena. Supports music education at BJH; rain will move event indoors. 319-1930.

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

Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St.

Topsham. All voice parts welcome.

Call for appointment, 329-5708. WAITING FOR GODOT, 8 p.m. Theater Project, 14 School St.,

Brunswick. Pay-what-you-want. 729-

8584.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

SPAGHETTI SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m.,

Ladies VFW Auxillary, Northport

Memorial Post 6131, 780 Atlantic

Hwy, Northport. $7/$3 children.

Benefits veterans and families. 338-

6092.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

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.

Members and guests. Pot luck lunch. 725-8984. TEXAS HOLD EM, 2 p.m.., Brunswick

Elks, 179 Park Row, Brunswick..

729-8328.

PERFORMANCES

WAITING FOR GODOT, 2 p.m. Theater Project, 14 School St.,

Brunswick. Pay-what-you-want. 729-

8584.

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. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

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

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

208-0318. TOPSHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY,

6:30 p.m. Dana Carey discusses the experience of Topsham soldiers during the Civil War. Topsham Public

Library, 25 Foreside Rd. , Topsham.

725-1727.

PERFORMANCES

“ON THE ROAD” SUMMER FILM

FESTIVAL, 6:30 p.m., “Rain Man”,

Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath; refreshments provided; free; www.patten.lib.me.us.

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.

Wed/11

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. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, 10:30 a.m., Topsham Public Library, 25

Foreside Rd.; 725-1727. 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. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 5-6 p.m., Wiscasset Community

Center, 242 Gardiner Road;

729-6782. 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. ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION, 6:30 p.m. Patten Free Library, Bath.

Group will discuss Geraldine

Brooks’ novel, Caleb’s Crossing. MEN’S BOOK GROUP, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25

Foreside Rd.; 725-1727. GARDEN CLUB OUTING, noon, Viles

Arboretum in the Johnson Learning

Center, 153 Hospital St., Augusta.

Topsham Garden Club will leaarn about the history, programs, projects, and plans for the future. Free and open to the public. 449-0213. HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL

MEETING, 7 p.m. Harpswell Historical Society will hold presentation on the Society’s collections, including new acquisitions. Centennial Hall,

Rt. 123, Harpswell Center. Free. “BUG MAINE-IA”, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Maine State Museum. Insect exhibits. Free admission for all human and bug visitors. 230 State

St., Augusta. 287-6608. WATERCOLORS FOR BEGINNERS 6-

8:30 p.m., begins today. Eight sessions through Oct. 30. $192 for all eight sessions, Centre St. Arts

Gallery, 11 Centre St., Bath. 841-

2014.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

‘CLOUD COMPUTING’ 6:30 p.m.,

Patten Free Library Community

Room. Presentation will be given by

Matt Frey-Davis of Morse High

School. 443-5141 ext. 25. Free. WHO LIVED HERE BEFORE US? 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State

Park, Freeport, meet at circle of benches. Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465. MAINE MOTHERS WHO MURDERED

TALK 7 p.m., 18 School St., Lisbon.

Sponsored by Lisbon Historical Society. Free. 353-8510. BEEKEEPERS MEETING 7 p.m., Topsham Grange Hall, 45 Pleasant St.

Topsham. Discussion of how to prepare hives for fall and winter. Public welcome. 729-8568. HISTORIC HOMES AND GARDENS

TOUR, 10:30-4 p.m.. Tour Sarah

Orne Jewett House and Hamilton

House and their period landscapes.

Bring bag lunch.. $65-80. Coastal

Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters

Island Rd., Boothbay. 633-4333.