TUE/27

MISCELLANEOUS

FILM SCREENING:“A MATTER OF

DUTY,” 6:30p.m., Patten Free Library,

Bath. Free and open to the public. Come watch the MPBN film “A Matter of Duty,” which explores post-traumatic stress disorder through the story of Kennebec

County Sheriff and Iraq war veteran

Randy Liberty. 443-5141 x25 for more information. CREA PRESENTS “OH! POSSUMS:

EXPLORING MAINE’S MARSUPIAL AND

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, 6:30 to 8p.m.,

Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside

Road. An interactive program for the whole family featuring opossums and other live animals. Free. 331-3202.

WED/28

PERFORMANCE

BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL SPRING

INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, 7 p.m.

Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School.

Free. 721-8511. YOUNG “GREEN THUMB” ACTIVITY

SERIES: IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN,

4-5p.m., Patten Free Library. Children ages 4 and up are invited to explore the joys of springtime and investigate what makes spring an important time for plants, wildlife, and us.

MISCELLANEOUS

YOUTH YOGA, 4p.m., Topsham Public

Library. Basic 30-minute yoga session.

Ages 4 and up. 725-1727. RIVERVIEW CEMETARY ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING, 11a.m., Topsham

Public Library. Lot holders are welcome.

721-0606.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

MEET THE AUTHOR OF “THE LAKE

WHERE LOON LIVES,” 6-7p.m., Freeport

Library. Author and illustrator Brenda

Reeves Sturgis will talk about making the picture book and answer questions.

The event is free and open to the public.

THU/29

PERFORMANCE

BRUNSWICK HIGH SCHOOL SPRING

CHORAL CONCERT, 7 p.m. Crooker Theater,

Brunswick High School. Free. 721-

8511. THE THEATER PROJECT PRESENTS

VOICES IN THE MIRROR, 7:30p.m., 14

School Street, Brunswick. Original sketch comedy by local teens. Suggested ticket price of $12. 729-8584.

MISCELLANEOUS

RARE READS BOOK GROUP, 2p.m. to

6p.m., Topsham Public Library. Book group that discusses unusual and interesting popular fiction. 725-1727. GOP BATH CITY MEETING, 5:30p.m.,

Fairgrounds Cafe at the Topsham Fair

Mall. Elections for Chair, Secretary and

Treasury will be held. For more information, contact taiello@myfairpoint.net.

PUBLIC MEALS

FIRST ANNUAL FOUNDERS DAY DINNER,

6p.m., Giant Stairs Seafood Grille, 2118

Harpswell Islands Road, Bailey Island.

Dinner, salad or slaw, enree and dessert for $25, including gratuity and excluding beverages. $10 from each dinner benefits the Orr’s Island Library. Entree choices: Chicken pot pie with potato, fish ‘n chips, or meatloaf with potato and vegetable. Dessert choices: Bread pudding or blueberry pie. Reservations are required: 833-7811.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

PATTEN FREE LIBRARY HOSTS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2012 ADVENTURER

OF THE YEAR, 6:30p.m., Patten Free

Library, Bath. Jennifer Pharr Davis will speak. She has hiked over 12,000 miles of long-distance trails, over 6 different continents, and in 2011 she became the first woman to claim the endurance record on the Appalachian Trail, hiking

2,181 miles in 46 days, 11 hours and

20 minutes for an astounding 47 miles per day. She has also authored 5 books.

Free and open to the public. Copies of her books will be available for purchase and signing. FORAGING FOR EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL

MUSHROOMS: THE SEASON BEGINS,

6p.m., Rockland Public Library. Join veteran mushroomer and author Greg Marley for a talk on Maine’s best edible and medicinal mushrooms and when to expect them throughout the year.

SAT/31

MISCELLANEOUS

FIELD TRIP TO THORNE HEAD, 7:30a.m.-

11a.m., meet at Bath CVS to carpool.

Join Merrymeeting Audubon and the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust on this walk through Thorne Head to the overlook on

Whiskeag Creek. Free. 729-8661. WILDFLOWER WALK, 2p.m., Wolfe’s

Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Walk in the woods and enjoy the Spring wildflowers with a knowledgeable guide. Free with park admission. SPRING FESTIVAL AT WOLFE’S NECK

FARM, 9a.m. to 2p.m. Music, games, demonstrations and learning activities make the Spring Festival unique. $7 per person, ages 2 and under free. 865-

4469. MORRIS FARM TRUST’S ANNUAL PLANT

SALE, 8a.m. – noon, 156 Gardiner Road,

Wiscasset. Maine-grown perennials, heirloom tomatoes, vegetable and flower starter sets, bring-your-own-bucket manure. 882-4080. TAKING ROOT PLANT SALE, 9a.m. to

2p.m., Masons Lodge, 65 Baribeau

Drive, Brunswick. Purchase an array of fabulous annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs and vegetable seedlings for your garden. 729-7694. 29TH ANNUAL PLANTS FOR PEACE

SALE, 9-10a.m., rain or shine. 3 Greenleaf Street, Brunswick, first right off of

River Road. Sale to benefit the

Brunswick-Trinidad Sister City Association and Peace Action Maine. Perennials

$5 each. NO early birds. For more information, contact Jane at 729-1555. CHURCH-WIDE YARD, PLANT, BAKE

SALE AND SILENT AUCTION, 7a.m. to

1p.m., Bath United Methodist Church,

340 Oak Grove Ave. 443-4707. MAINE AUTHOR BRIAN KEVIN AT MAINE

COAST BOOK SHOP, 2-4p.m., Maine

Coast Book Shop, Damariscotta. The author of “The Footloose American: Following the Hunter S. Thompson Trail

Across South America” will speak and sign books.

PERFORMANCES

THE RAGBIRDS, 7:30p.m., Strand Theater, Rockland. Infectious global groove from this 5-piece band that fuses folk rock, pop hooks and Celtic fiddling with danceable world rhythms. $13 in advance, $16 at the door. 594-0070. THE THEATER PROJECT PRESENTS:

VOICES IN THE MIRROR, 7:30p.m., 14

School Street, Brunswick. Original sketch comedy by local teens. Suggested ticket price of $12. 729-8584.

PUBLIC MEALS

VFW PUBLIC SUPPER, 4:30-6p.m., 780 Atlantic Highway, Northport. Beans, stuffed shells, meatloaf, casseroles, chop suey, tossed salad, potato salad, pies and cakes. 323-2982.

SUN/1

PUBLIC MEALS

PANCAKE BREAKFAST TO CELEBRATE

HIDDEN VALLEY NATURE CENTER,

8a.m. to 10:30a.m., HVNC, Alna. $10 donation.

MISCELLANEOUS

29TH ANNUAL PLANTS FOR PEACE

SALE, 9-10a.m., rain or shine. 3 Greenleaf Street, Brunswick, first right off of

River Road. Sale to benefit the

Brunswick-Trinidad Sister City Association and Peace Action Maine. Perennials

$5 each. NO early birds. For more information, contact Jane at 729-1555. “CHARACTER AND COURAGE: LESSONS

LEARNED FROM EAGLES,”2-3p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick.

Come see a real live golden eagle, screech own, kestrel and raven, and hear stories of bald eagle rehabilitation.

841-5961.

TUE/3

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

MAINE AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST

CRASH BARRY, 7p.m., Patten Free

Library, Bath. For adults only. Free and open to the public.

WED/4

MISCELLANEOUS

“BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART:

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE,” 7p.m.,

Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library.

Anne Collins Goodyear and Frank H.

Goodyear will address the history of the museum, one of the oldest in the United

States. Free and open to the public.

THU/5

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

AUTHOR MARK HATHAWAY, 6p.m., Community Room of the Rockland Public

Library. Mark Hathaway will discuss his book “World Locked In: Six Weeks in a

Coma and Beyond.” The book is based on his real-life experience with Locked-in

Syndrome, where his mind was active but he was unable to speak or move. WEST BATH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

ANNUAL MEETING & POTLUCK SUPPER, 6p.m., Old West Bath Meeting

House, Berry’s Mill Road, West Bath.

Free and open to the public. 443-4449.

MISCELLANEOUS

“THE MONUMENTS MEN,” 1p.m.,

Freeport Community Library. Come see the feature film based on true events.

FRI/6

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

ACRYLIC WORKSHOP WITH ANGELA

WARREN, DAY 1, 9:30a.m. to 4:30p.m.,

Centre Street Arts Gallery, 11 Centre

Street, Bath. Learn how to expand your techniques in abstract painting. $195 for the two-day workshop. For more information, call 442-0300. KAID BENFIELD TALK, 8a.m., Winter

Stree Center, Bath. Renown environmental leader Kaid Benfield will speak at the

Annual Meeting of the Maine Association of Planners in Bath. Professional and volunteer planners are invited to register online to attend this talk. www.meplan.org. AUTHOR LUNCH IN SOUTH FREEPORT,

11a.m. to 1p.m., South Freeport Congregational Church. $20 per person includes soup and sandwich lunch, desert, lecture. question and answer period and book signing with author

Sharon Peters. 865-4012.

MISCELLANEOUS

FOLK DANCE BRUNSWICK, 6:3O-9p.m. at People Plus, 35 Union Street,

Brunswick. World music and dance from the Bulkans, Israel, Western Europe and around the globe. Good exercise, great fun. Donation of $5-$8. All are welcome.

200-7577 for more information. “THE CRITIC SPEAKS” ART SHOW

OPENING RECEPTION, 5-8p.m., Harlow

Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell. The critic speaks at 7p.m. Free.

PERFORMANCES

JAZZ JUKEBOX, 7p.m., UU Church,

Brunswick. Featuring Brad Terry on clarinet and Paul Sullivan on piano. Tickets

$20. 729-8515.

SAT/7

PUBLIC MEALS

BAKED BEAN AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER,

4:30p.m. to 6p.m., North Pownal United

Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road,

Pownal. Adults $7, children 4-12 $3, under 3 free. Handicap accessible. First

Saturday of every month. 865-3517.

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