Tue/8

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

HISTORY TALK, 7 p.m., “Digging for Gold in Town Records”, presented by Carol

Prescott McCoy. Yarmouth History Center, 118 East Elm St., Yarmouth. $3 members/$5 nonmembers. 846-6259. DRESDEN SNO-VALLEY RIDERS, 6:30 p.m. at Pownalborough Hall, Dresden.

New members always welcome.

PERFORMANCES

“ON THE ROAD” film series, 6:30 p.m.,

“Fandango”, Patten Free Library Community Room, light refreshments. Free.

443-5141 ext. 25.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

HEATING ASSISTANCE & Weatherization meeting, 3:30 p.m., United Way of Midcoast Maine, 34 Wing Farm Parkway,

Room C, Bath SAGADAHOC EMERGENCY PLANNING

COMMITTEE, 5:30 p.m., Public safety building, Topsham. Light dinner provided, RSVP to John Starbird, 442-8353 or starbirds@myfairpoint.net. FYI SERIES, 2 p.m. “Leaf Peeping” with

Barry Logan, biology professor from

Bowdoin College. Learn what lies beneath the colors of Maine’s splendid fall foliage. People Plus, 35 Union St.,

Brunswick. 729-0757. Free and open to the public. HISTORICAL TALK, 6:30 p.m. “The

Swordfish Hunters: The History and

Ecologyof an Ancient American Sea People”, Bruce Borque. Topsham Public

Library. Free. 725-0360.

Wed/9

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

CHILDREN’S NATURE PROGRAM, 4-5 p.m., Patten Free Library children’s room, run by KELT. “Itsy-bitsy, teenyweeny phytoplankton” 4 years and older.

Free. YOGA, 5:15 p.m., with Ann Kimmage.

Stretch, flex, breathe, relax for optimum well-being. Course continues Wednesdays through Oct.30. People Plus, 35

Union St., Brunswick. $8 per class, open to the public. ZUMBA, 4 p.m., with April Joy Purington.

Fun way to socialize, enjoy some fabulous music, and get some exercise.

Course continues Wednesdays through

Nov.6. People Plus, 35 Union St.,

Brunswick. $30 for all classes, $48 nonmember rate. $8 per class for dropins, open to the public. 729-0757. BOOK CLUB, 6:30 p.m., “Maisie

Dobbs”, Patten Free Library. Free. 443-

5141 ext. 25.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

RED CLOAK HAUNTED history tour of

Bath, by reservation only. $12/$7 children 5-12. 380-3806. FAME REP TO DISCUSS COLLEGE

FINANCING, 6:30-8 p.m., Patten Free

Library Community Room, Bath. No preregistration is required. Free.

Thu/10

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS. BATH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BLOOD

DRIVE, 1-6 p.m. 807 Middle Street,

Bath. To make reservation, call 1-800-

733-2767. Drop ins welcome.

PERFORMANCES

‘SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME’,

7:30 p.m., play written by Frank McGuinness, by AIRE (American Irish Repertory

Ensemble), Studio Theater at Portland

Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $10-$20. 799-5327.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CAREER PLANNING CLASS, 9:30 a.m.-

12:30 p.m., series of “Creating Your

Future, Career Planning for the New

Economy”, Oct. 8-31. Women, Work and

Community, University College, Bath.

Open to both men and women. Register at 386-1664. Free. CIVIL WAR PHOTOGRAPHY LECTURE, 7 p.m., “The Shadow and the Substance”,

Elizabeth Bischof of USM. Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland.

Donation at the door. JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN

CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE LECTURE, 7 p.m. “Kevin Weddle — Lincoln’s Forgotten Admiral,” Curtis Memorial Library,

Morrell Room, Brunswick. Open to the public, free lecture, donations accepted. ILLUSTRATED TALK, 10 a.m. “Art of

Katahdin” by David Little. Copies available for signing. Skidompha Library, 184

Main St., Damariscotta. 529-2290.

Free.

Fri/11

BLOOD DRIVE

American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-

7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

MEET THE AUTHOR, 7 p.m., Retired

Maine Game Warden John Ford, author of two books about his experiences as a game warden. Free. ARTIST RECEPTION, 5-8 p.m., Point of

View Art Gallery. 15 POV artists present

“Animal House”, paintings inspired by animals. In the Garret Gallery, POV artists Bonnie Dickey and Pat Hicks present an exhibit entitled ‘Pencil and

Brush’. Show open weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through October. 18 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick. ARTIST RECEPTION, 5-8 p.m., Spindleworks “Dwellings”, Gallery Framing, 12

Pleasant St., Brunswick. 725-8820.

PERFORMANCES

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, 7:30 p.m.,

Larry Kaplan performs at Sail, Power and Steam Museum, 75 Mechanic St.,

Rockland. $12/$6 children. ‘SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME’,

7:30 p.m., play written by Frank McGuinness, by AIRE (American Irish Repertory

Ensemble), Studio Theater at Portland

Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $10-$20. 799-5327. SETH GLIER AND ANTJE DUVEKOT, 8 p.m., piano, guitar, and vocals, Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave.,

Boothbay. 633-5159. $15-20.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

RED CLOAK HAUNTED history tour of

Bath, by reservation only. $12/$7 children 5-12. 380-3806.

Sat/12

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

HARROWING HARVEST FOLK, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.., Make creepy but decorative

“beings” full of personality and fall flair using plants and other materials. $35 members, $42 nonmembers. Coastal

Maine Botanical Garden, off Barters

Island Rd., Boothbay. Free with garden admission. 633-4333. GENEALOGY WORKSHOP, 10:30 a.m.- noon. “Finding Your Ancestors Online,

With or Without a Subscription”. Frank

Rose, facilitator. To register, call 443-

5141, ext. 18. Community Room, Patten Free Library.

PERFORMANCES

‘SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME’,

8 p.m., play written by Frank McGuinness, by AIRE (American Irish Repertory

Ensemble), Studio Theater at Portland

Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $10-$20. 799-5327. SCARY MOVIE MATINEE, 1 p.m., “Alfred

Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’”. Topsham Public

Library, 25 Foreside Rd, Topsham. 725-

1727. Free.

PUBLIC MEALS

HARVEST SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m., baked ham, potatoes, onions, carrots, cabbage, turnip, cornbread and biscuits, homemade pies and gingerbread. 851

Lawrence Rd., Pownal. $8/$4 children.

865-3517. MASONIC BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m.,

Baked beans, chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, homemade pies, to benefit the Durham “giving tree”.

Final supper of the year. $7.50/$3 children. 240-1637. BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER, 5-6 p.m., Baked beans, casseroles, salad, pies. $8/$4 children. Brunswick United

Methodist Church, Church Rd. and Raymond Rd. Reservations accepted at

725-2185. PUBLIC CHURCH SUPPER, 5-6 p.m., 3 kinds of beans, American chop suey, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, rolls, desserts, beverages. $8/44 children.

First Parish Church, 40 Main St.,

Freeport. 865-6022. BENEFIT SUPPER, 4-6 p.m., for Irene

Gliba, sponsored by family and friends.

Beans, casseroles, desserts. $8/$3 children. Flu shot clinic will also be held at the same time. Bowdoinham Fire Station, on Post Road. 666-8801.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TALK, 2 p.m., Patrick Wrixon, President of the

European Initiative on Sustainable

Development in Agriculture, joins John

Piotti of the Maine Farmland Trust to discuss environmentally sustainable agriculture. St. Thomas Episcopal

Church, Camden. Free, open to community.

Sun/13

MISCELLANEOUS

CIDER SUNDAY, 1-3 p.m., bring your own apples and press your own cider, Bibby and Harold Alfond Children’s Garden,

Coastal Maine Botanical Garden, off

Barters Island Rd., Boothbay. Free with garden admission. 633-4333. PUMPKIN PATCH, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through Oct. 31. Pumpkins priced by size, Photo ops, baked goods sale. Mid-

Coast Presbyterian Church, 729-3193.

PERFORMANCES

‘SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME’,

2 p.m., play written by Frank McGuinness, by AIRE (American Irish Repertory

Ensemble), Studio Theater at Portland

Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. $10-$20. 799-5327. RAGTIME ORCHESTRA, 7:30 p.m., Sean

Fleming and his Ragtime Orchestra,

Congregational Church of Bristol, 1263

Bristol Rd. Concert includes early 20th century ragtime tunes. $12, under 18 free. 563-6843.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

GENEALOGICAL TALK, 2 p.m., October meeting of Pejepscot Genealogical Society, Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis

Memorial Library. Eben Miller presents

“Nelson Dingley Jr.’s Daily Evening Journal: A view of the northern Civil War homefront, 1861-1863.” 841-4812.

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