Thu/19

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

FILM, DEATH IN VENICE, 7 p.m.,

Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium, Bowdoin College. Free. 725-3275. CAMERA CLUB TALK, 7 p.m. Dave

Cleaveland speaks at the First Light

Camera Club, Topsham Medical

Building, 4 Horton Place, Topsham.

729-6607.

PERFORMANCES

CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Mary Halvorson, Michael Formanek, Toma Fujiwara. Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium. Free. 798-4141. BENEFIT CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.,

Castlebay and maritime singer Tom

Kastle perform to benefit Maine’s

First Ship. Bath City Hall Auditorium,

55 Front St., Bath. $15/$10 children. FRONTIERS OF MUSIC, 7 p.m., Frontier Cafe. Christos Koulendros, Walter Wright, Kit Demos, Jesse Feinberg, William Matthews, Joshua

DeScherer. Admission is “name your price”. COMEDY SHOW, 7-9 p.m., fundraiser. “Juston McKinney, Deer, Moose,

Ticks, and Hicks”. Jewett Hall Auditorium, University of Maine at Augusta, 46 University Drive, Augusta.

$15. Benefits scholarship fund.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION, noon-1 p.m., Curtis Memorial

Library, Morell meeting room,

Brunswick. Weekly moderated discussion of state, national, and international news. Free. 725-5242 ext.

211. GARDEN CLUB MEETING,12:30 p.m., Harpswell Garden Club presents “Sustainable Strategies for the Home Landscape”, Catherine

Callahan and LeBleu Landscape

Design and Construction. Kellog

Church, Rt. 123, Harpswell. ALZHEIMER’S TALK, 4:30-5:30 p.m., “Brain Related Changes and

Alzheimer’s Disease” Diane Dalton,

RNC. Video and discussion. 373-

4656.

Fri/20

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. 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. RED CLOAK HAUNTED HISTORY

TOUR OF BATH, by reservation only.

$12/$7 children 5-12. 380-3806. ART SHOW OPENING, 5:30-8 p.m.,

“Something small under the blankets”, 4 inch square miniature works in etching, relief, serigraph, and collograph. Circling the Square

Fine Art, 275 Water St., Gardiner.

582-2108. ART SHOW OPENING, 5 – 7 p.m.,

“The Maine Woods”, Chocolate

Church Art Gallery, 804 Washington

St., Bath. ART SHOW RECEPTION, 5 – 7 p.m.,

“Mountains I Have Climbed” by Carolyn Judson, Centre Street Arts, 11

Centre St., Bath. 442-0300. COMMON GROUND FAIR, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., MOFGA, Unity.

PERFORMANCES

INDOOR/OUTDOOR, 7:30 p.m.

Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30

Holbrook St., Freeport.Comedy about indoor cat who longs for the wild outdoors. $15 at the door/$10 in advance. 865-2220. www.fcponline.org. FRANK GLAZER, 7:30 p.m., piano music of Haydn, Beethoven, Samuel

Barber, and Liszt, at Franco Center,

46 Cedar St., Lewiston. $16/$14 seniors. www.francocenter.org or

689-2000.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

FREEPORT WOMEN’S CLUB, 1 p.m.,

Program is reading of one act play,

“The Committee Meeting”. Freeport

Library, Freeport. Free, all are welcome for the program.

Sat/21

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

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

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. HARPSWELL COMMUNITY BLOOD

DRIVE, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.., Kellogg

Church, Rt. 123. Appointments at

833-5567 or walk-in welcome. Best time after 11 a.m.

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. 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. QUILT SHOW, and bake sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Old Town Hall and Union

Church, Rt. 136, Durham. Proceeds to benefit repair and restoration fund. Anyone wishing to display quilts or provide baked goods should contact Margaret Wentworth,

725-6935, or Rita Merrill, 319-

5866. COMMON GROUND FAIR, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., MOFGA, Unity.

PERFORMANCES

INDOOR/OUTDOOR, 7:30 p.m.

Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30

Holbrook St., Freeport.Comedy about indoor cat who longs for the wild outdoors. $15 at the door/$10 in advance. 865-2220. www.fcponline.org. RICK CHARETTE, 2 p.m. Children’s performer. Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport.

$12/$8 children. Tickets are $3 more at the door than advance price. www.awesometheater.com. BRASS CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.

Downeast Brass Quintet, at Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Rd.,

Boothbay Harbor. Free, donations accepted. CONTRADANCING, 7 p.m., “Scrod

Pudding with Bill Olson calling”, mega-beginners workshop followed by dancing. All dances taught, no partner needed. Soft-soled shoes. Workshop, 7-8, dance, 8-11. Bowdoinham Town Hall, 13 School St., Bowdoinham. Free. 666-3709.

PUBLIC MEALS

ROAST PORK SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m.,

Bath United Methodist Church, 340

Oak Grove Ave. Bath. Roast pork and gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, and rolls. Homemade pies.

Take out meals available.

$7.50/$3.50 children. 443-4707. BEAN AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., Pownal Congregational Church. $8/$4 children.

Under 5 free. Reserve tickets by calling 688-4433. MIDCOAST OKTOBERFEST, noon-5 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 2

Columbus Drive, Brunswick. German food, beer, prizes for games such as keg throwing and stein hoisting. $45 in advance/$50 at the door.

Includes commemorative mug. ANNUAL HARVEST SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m. Baked bean supper featuring red flannel hash, West Bowdoin

Baptist Church, 54 West Rd., Bowdoin. $7/$3.50 children.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

READY, SET, SLEEP! 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/22

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

SWAN ISLAND OUTING, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Richmond Boat Launch, contact Jay Robbins at 737-2239 for details. $8 island fee.

TEXAS HOLD EM, 2 p.m., Brunswick

Elks, 179 Park Row, Brunswick..

729-8328. COMMON GROUND FAIR, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., MOFGA, Unity.

PERFORMANCES

INDOOR/OUTDOOR, 2 p.m. Freeport

Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport.Comedy about indoor cat who longs for the wild outdoors. $15 at the door/$10 in advance. 865-2220. www.fcponline.org.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

DRAWING FROM NATURE, 2 p.m.,

Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park,

Freeport, meet at circle of benches.

Weather will cancel. Free with park admission. 865-4465. TEA PARTY PATRIOTS MEETING, 2 p.m., Susan Dench of Falmouth, director of Informed Women’s Network, speaker. Public invited. Log

Cabin, Main Street, Yarmouth.

Refreshments. Free. 657-7737. “PLANTS TO PHARMACEUTICALS”,

1:30 p.m., Freeport Community

Library Community Room. Hosted by

Freeport Historical Society. $5. Light refreshments served. 865-3170.

Mon/23

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

RED CLOAK HAUNTED HISTORY TOUR OF BATH, by reservation only. $12/$7 children 5-12. 380-3806.

PUBLIC MEALS

HARVEST SUPPER AND MEETING,

5:30 p.m., American Association of

University Woman. Speaker is Dr.

Lyn Mikel Brown, Colby College, on girls’ social and psychological development. United Methodist Church,

Brunswick. Free, open to public.