Upcoming Events

Paintings by Catherine Breer, on exhibit through December, Freeport Community Library.

Freeport Project Review Board, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Coastal Waters Commission, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Shellfish Commission, Thursday, Dec. 12, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Active Living Task Force, Thursday, Dec. 12, 7:30 a.m., Freeport Community Library.

Business to Business Connection, Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s new business networking group, Thursdays, 7:30-9 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. For more information, call 847-5240.

Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture, Thursday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Speaker is Patrick Rael, “Warfare by Other Means – the Emancipation Policy During the Civil War.”

Christmas Variety Show, Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 and 7 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 21, 2 and 7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Hosted by Jason and Matt Tardy, featuring music, juggling, comedy, magic and lots of Christmas spirit. Tickets $12-17. To purchase or for more information, see http://freeport-theater-of-awesome.myshopify.com.

USM Chamber Singers’ “Joyous Sounds for a Sacred Season” concert, Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 256 Main St., Yarmouth, sponsored by St. Jude’s Church in Freeport. Free-will offering to benefit local food pantries.

“A Night of Christmas Music,” Friday, Dec.13, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church of Durham, 773 Royalsborough Road. Featured musicians are The Brunswick Bath Nor’easters, Jeff Chipman and the Church Choir. Seasonal readings, stories for children, “all-sing” carols and more. Refreshments will follow. Free-will donations benefit the church general fund and missions.

Greater Freeport Community Chorus “The Many Moods of Christmas,” winter concert, Saturday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St.; and Sunday, Dec. 15, 2:30 p.m., First Parish UCC Church, 40 Main St., Freeport. Program features 18 traditional Christmas carols arranged into four suites, plus several other pieces. Tickets $10 adults, 18 and under free, per-family maximum of $25. For more information, see www.gfccweb.org.

Winter Plant Identification, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m., weather permitting Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Learn to ID some of the park’s plants when they are without their leaves or flowers. For both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Horse-drawn wagon rides, weekends through Dec. 22, 1-7 p.m., Main Street, Freeport, in front of L.L. Bean flagship store. Free.

Free Yoga Flow class, with Tisha Bremner, Saturday, Dec. 14, 9-10 a.m., Lepage Large Conference Room, 99 Campus Ave., Lewiston. Donations to St. Mary’s Food Pantry would be welcomed. For more information or to register, call HealthSteps at 777-8898 or visit www.stmarysmaine.com.

Casco Bay Walk, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2 p.m., weather permitting Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy views of islands and rocky shores on this one-mile walk along the Casco Bay trail. Program is for both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

“The Greatest Gift”, a musical drama, presented at the Freeport Adventist Church, 63 Pownal Road (beside Pine Tree Academy), Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets are free, and can be requested by calling 926-5551.

Wescustago Youth Chorale’s “A Wescustago Winter,” 16th annual winter concert, Sunday, Dec. 15, 3 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. $10 adults, $5 students and seniors. Available at the door. Reception to follow. Chorale is a 70-voice auditioned choir of children ages 8-18 from 11 area towns. See www.wescustago.wordpress.com or call 846-0705 for more information.

Community Folk Dances open house, Sunday, Dec. 15, 4:30 p.m., Pownal Town Hall. Public invited to learn traditional dances from around the world. Family dance from 4:30-6 p.m.; Social hour with potluck refreshments at around 6; international folk dances at 7, featuring traditional music and dance from the Balkans, Israel, France, Greece, and around the world. Mixed-level dances will be taught, followed by requests. Free-will donation. For more information, call 688-2293 or email mwendt57@gmail.com.

Come read to a service dog, first and third Mondays of the month, 5-6 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Sign up by calling 865-3307. Library closed Oct. 21, no appointments.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Friends of the Freeport Community Library monthly meeting, Monday, Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m., at the library. Annual administrative meeting including the election of board officers, as well as discussion of ongoing projects and plans for the coming year. All welcome to attend.

Downeasters holiday concert, Monday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m., Tuttle Road Methodist Church, 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland. Barbershop chorus and quartets. $10, free for children 10 and under.

Special referendum, on whether Freeport should begin RSU withdrawal process, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Freeport Town Hall Council Chambers. Deadline to request an absentee ballot is Thursday, Dec. 12, 6 p.m. For more information on absentee voting, contact the Town Clerk, 865-4743, ext.123.

Story times, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Tuesdays, Babies & Toddlers, 10-10:30 a.m.; Pre-schoolers, 10:30-11 a.m. For more information, call 865-3307 or see www.freeportlibrary.com.

Cribbage, Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Eureka Community Center, corner of Route 9 and Route 136, Durham. For more information call the Town Office, 353-2561.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Free blood pressure check, Thursday, Dec. 19, 10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St. Sponsored by CHANS Home Health Care.

Sheet Music: A Look at Maine’s Last Glaciation, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m., weather permitting Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Learn about glaciers, and see the evidence of the last one to visit Maine. For both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Winter in the Woods, Sunday, Decc. 22, 2 p.m., weather permitting Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover the ways both plants and animals survive the winter in Maine. Program is for both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Christmas Eve service, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 6:30 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. All are welcome. For more information, call the Rev. Raymond St. Pierre, 837-0682, or email chaplainraymond@gmail.com.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, Dec. 30, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Group show, Thos. Moser Showroom, 149 Main St., Freeport, through Dec. 31. Show features paintings by Anne Ireland and Susan Williams; abstract works by Elise Ansel, William Crosby and Michele Dangelo; classic figurative paintings by Judy Taylor; realism and impressionism paintings by Liz Armstrong, Paul Bonneau, Louise Bourne, Deb Randall, Ingunn Milla Joergensen, Ann Sklar and Carmella Yager; black and white photography by Gifford Ewing; abstract realism works by John Carnes; and emerging American realist painter Joel Tarbox. Showroom open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 865-4519 or visit www.thos.moser.com.

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.

Steamed clam supper, Saturday, Dec.14, 4-7 p.m., Freeport Masonic Lodge, Mallet Drive. $15 per person, kids under 12 eat free, seniors, (65 and older) $10. All proceeds benefit the 2013 MCA Santa Fund. Bring a new unwrapped toy to be given to families in need.

The Wescustago Youth Chorale, a 70-voice auditioned choir of area children ages 8-11, presents “A Wescustago Winter,” its 16th annual winter concert, Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m., at the Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St.