Upcoming events

“You Can Get There from Here – How Transportation Defined Freeport,” Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Freeport Historical Society Harrington House, 45 Main St., Freeport. $3 donation suggested. Exhibit open through Feb.1, 2015. For more information, see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.

“Precious Not Parents” spay-neuter for kittens and puppies, 3-6 months old, $20 through June, Community Spay Neuter Clinic, Freeport, sponsored by PetSmart Charities. Free transport available from several locations. For more information and to find out if you qualify, call 865-0772 or visit www. communityspayneuterclinic.com and on Facebook.

Parkinson’s Support Group, second Wednesday of the month, June 11, 1-2:30 p.m., Bay Square at Yarmouth, 27 Forest Falls Drive (opposite the post office). Ongoing monthly support group meeting for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Walk-ins welcome.

Genealogy workshop, “Using Newspapers to Discover Your Family History,” Wednesday, June 11, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Led by Brian Bouchard of the Maine Genealogical Society. To pre-register, call 865-3307.

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

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

Medicine Buddha Pujas, held monthly at 7 p.m. on date of full moon, June 13, Tashi Gatsel Ling Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist Center, 20 Independence Drive, Freeport. All welcome. For more information, see http://tashigatselling.com.

Business Debtors Anonymous, Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m.; Alcoholics Anonymous, Wednesdays, noon and 7:30 p.m.; AlAnon, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Yarmouth Farmers Market, every Thursday rain or shine, 3-7 p.m., Town Hall Memorial Green. For updates and market events, see Yarmouth Farmers Market on Facebook.

Business to Business Connection, Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s business networking group, Thursdays, 7:30-9 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Park St. For more information, call 847-5240.

Food Addicts Anonymous, Thursdays, 9 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Active Living Task Force, Thursday, June 12, 7:30 a.m., Town Council Chambers.

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

Freeport Withdrawal Committee, Thursday, June 12, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School Conference Room.

Freeport Farmers Market, every Friday starting June 13, 1-5 p.m., Moose Lot between L.L. Bean Flagship and Home stores, Freeport. Through Sept. 12.

“Golden Age Of Broadway,” with Meg Doherty, Friday, June 13 and Saturday, June 14, 8 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St. For tickets, see www.theaterofawesome.tixato.com/buy or call 675-4000.

Debtors Anonymous, Saturdays, 9 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Food drive, Saturday, June 14, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Shaw’s supermarket, Freeport, sponsored by Freeport Lioness-Lions Club. Donations of non-perishable food items and/or monetary donations accepted. Those who would like to donate but need items picked up, or for more information, email fllclub@comcast.net.

Portland Public Library bookmobile, which holds 1,700 items for all ages, visits Merrill Memorial Library, 65 Forest Falls, Yarmouth, Saturday, June 14, 10-11:30 a.m. A financial expert will be on hand to answer questions about personal finances. Cumberland County residents can obtain a Portland Public Library card free of charge.

Chamberlain Ball, gala named for the Civil War hero from Maine, Joshua Chamberlain, Saturday, June 14, 6:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 2 Columbus Drive, Brunswick. Sponsored by Maine State Music Theatre. Dancing to authentic Civil War-era fiddle band, hors d’oeurves, themed photo booth and the opportunity to dance with the cast of “Chamberlain: A Civil War Romance.” Tickets $35 for individuals and $50 for couples. Available at www.msmt.org or by calling 725-8769.

Stroll with the Ranger, Saturday, June 14 and Saturday, June 28, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Take a relaxed tour with the ranger on the wheelchair-accessible path. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Taste of Brunswick, Saturday, June 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Town Mall, downtown Brunswick. Food, drink and music, featuring 15 area finest restaurants, the Mink Hills Band and the Colwell Brothers Band. For more information, see www.brunswickdowntown.org.

Freeport High School graduation, Saturday, June 14, 11 a.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland

Merriconeag Waldorf High School graduation, Saturday, June 14, 2 p.m., Community Hall, Merriconeag Campus, 57 Desert Road, Freeport.

Grief support group, hosted by Life Choice Hospice, third Sunday of every month, June 15, noon-1 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth. No registration required and drop-ins welcome. For more information, call 761-6967.

Maine Residents Day, Sunday, June 15, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport and Bradbury Mountain State Park, Pownal. All vehicles with Maine license plates allowed free entrance.

Osprey Watch, Sunday, June 15; Tuesday, June 17; Saturday, June 21; Tuesday, June 24; Sunday, June 29, 2-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys, weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Traditional music and dance from the world, Father’s Day celebration, Sunday, June 15, 6-9 p.m., Pownal Town Hall. Social hour, refreshments, jam session at 6; international folk dancing at 7. All welcome. No partners needed. Suggested donation $5, children $3, $12 family maximum. For more information, call 688-2293 or email mwendt57@gmail.com.

South Freeport Congregational Church, UCC, worship each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport. Sunday school for kids pre-K through eighth grade provided during the service as is nursery care. Coffee and refreshments after the service.

Choir practice, Sundays, 9 a.m.; study and discussion group, 9:15 a.m.; regular church service, 10 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

“One-Man Star Wars Trilogy,” with Canadian actor Charlie Ross playing all the roles, Sunday, June 15 and Monday, June 16, 7:30 p.m., Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater on the campus of Bowdoin College, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. For tickets, call 725-8769 or see www.msmt.org.

Pownal town meeting, Monday, June 16, 7 p.m., Pownal Elementary School. For more information, call the town office, 688-4611.

Writer Steve Pinkham, author of “Old Tales of the Maine Woods,” speaks Monday, June 16, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Copies of book available for purchase.

Auditions for “Almost, Maine,” Monday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 17, 7-8:30 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. Freeport Players will present the play, directed by Elizabeth Guffey, Sept. 11-21. Roles for adult men and women (approximately late 20s to early 50s). Actors encouraged to email their intent to audition to info@fcponline.org. For full details, visit www.fcponline.org/auditions.

Friends of the Freeport Community Library, monthly meeting Monday, June 16, 6:30 p.m., at the library. All welcome to join the volunteers who support and promote the library.

Welcome Tour, Monday, June 16 and Thursday, June 26, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the things that live in the park’s forest and on its shores. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Calico Quilters, a chapter of the Maine Pine Tree Quilters Guild, meets the first and third Monday evening of each month at the Masonic Hall in Yarmouth. For more information, see www.mainequilts.org or www.maineshophop.com.

Freeport Municipal Facilities Committee, Tuesday, June 17, 7:30 a.m., Town Hall.

Freeport Traffic and Parking Committee, Tuesday, June 17, 7:30 a.m., Town Council Chambers.

Freeport Town Council District 1 workshop, Tuesday, June 17, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

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.

Discovering Buddhism, series that gives students foundational teachings, readings and practices related to Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, Tuesdays 7-8:30 p.m., Tashi Gatsel Ling, a Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist Center, 20 Independence Drive, Freeport. All welcome. For more information, see http://tashigatselling.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 Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, June 17, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Preserving the Harvest workshop, presented by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Tuesday, June 17, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Little Ridge Farm, 101 Gould Road, Lisbon Falls. Learn to preserve pickles, jam, vegetables and fruits, as well as rhubarb orange chutney. Fresh produce, canning jars and other canning equipment provided. Participants should bring a potholder. $15 per person; partial scholarships available. Register by June 10 at umaine.edu/food-health/food-preservation/hands-on-workshops/. For more information, or to request a disability accommodation, call 207.781.6099, 800.287.1471 (toll-free in Maine).

Genealogy workshop, “Google Your Family Tree,” Wednesday, June 18, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Led by Brian Bouchard of the Maine Genealogical Society. To pre-register, call 865-3307.

In the Pines, Wednesday, June 18, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Tour the pine forest on our accessible path and see why Maine is the Pine Tree State. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Hike with the Ranger, Thursday, June 19 and Friday, June 27, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy the best that the park has to offer in this season on a hike with a knowledgeable guide. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465. Program on dementia, how it affects the brain and causes various behaviors and declines, Thursday, June 19, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health Center Community Room, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Presenter is Doreen Siddall, nurse practitioner. For more information, call 373-4656.

Stories in Stone, Friday June 20 and Wednesday, June 25, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the story of Maine’s rockbound coast on this walk with talks and activities. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Open house at Durham Historical Society, Saturday, June 21, 1-3p.m., Old Union Church, Route 136. Visitors welcome.

We love to eat

Bean supper, Saturday, June 14, 4:30-6 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Route 136 across from River Park, Durham. Baked beans, chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw, bread, pickles and homemade pies. $7.50 for adults, $3 for children 5-12 and free for children under 5.

Baked bean and pasta supper, Saturday, June 14, 5-6 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St. Freeport. Three kinds baked beans, macaroni and cheese, American chop suey, hot dogs, rolls, pickles, cole slaw, homemade pies, beverages and more. Adults $8, children $4. Proceeds support outreach programs, etc.

Baked beans and spaghetti supper, Saturday, June 21, settings at 5 and 6 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal. Adults $8, children 5-12 $4, children under 5 eat free. To reserve tickets, call Lois, 688-4433.

Pig roast and local-flavors tasting, with chef Masa Miyake, Sunday, June 22, 5-8 p.m., Wolfe Neck’s Farm, 134 Burnett Road, Freeport. Includes live music and dancing. $75. Tickets available to members on Tuesday, April 22 and to the general public on Friday, April 25. For more information, call 865-4469 or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org/maine-farm-to-table-dinners.

Baked bean supper, Saturday, June 28, 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange No. 9, 13 Elm St., Freeport. All-you- can-eat three kinds of homebaked beans, hot dogs, biscuits, brown bread, potato salad, pasta salad, cole slaw, homemade pies, beverages. Adults $8, children under 10 $4, free for children 3 and younger. Suppers held fourth Saturday of each month through September.

23rd annual pancake breakfast, Friday, July 4, 7-10 a.m., St. Jude’s Church Hall, 134 Main St., Freeport. All-you-can-eat blueberry pancakes and sausage. $6 adults, $3 children 12 and under.

Freeport Elders Association Pancake Breakfast, first Saturday of each month, July 5, 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausages, coffee or tea, juice, $3.50 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children 12 and under. Deluxe breakfast is scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausages, biscuit, coffee or tea, juice, $4.50, $4 for seniors.

Baked beans and spaghetti supper, Saturday, July, 4:30-6 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. Three kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, cole slaw, biscuits and brown bread, pickled beets and assorted homemade pies. Adults $7, children 4-12 $3, free for children 3 and under. Suppers are the first Saturday of every month through November.

Gather with Frontier Family Farm Feast, featuring local food prepared by Gather Farm Fresh Eater and Frontier Cafe?, Sunday, Aug. 24, 5-8 p.m., Wolfe Neck’s Farm, 134 Burnett Road, Freeport. Family-friendly meal, live music and dancing, kids activities and more. $50 adults; $20 children 4 and up. 3 and under are free. For more information, call 865-4469 or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org/maine-farm-to-table-dinners.

Harvest Dinner featuring chef Masa Miyake, Sunday, Sept. 14, 5-8 p.m., Wolfe Neck’s Farm, 134 Burnett Road, Freeport. $125. For more information, call 865-4469 or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org/maine-farm-to-table-dinners.

Ongoing Events

Freeport Community Thrift Shop, open Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and closed on Sundays, Freeport Community Center.

Freeport Rotary, breakfast meetings every Wednesday from 7-9 a.m., Broad Arrow Tavern, Harraseeket Inn, Main Street, Freeport. Prospective new members welcome.

North Pownal United Methodist Church food pantry, open every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. All are welcome.

Durham Town Office, open Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays closed; and Thursday, 10:30-6:30. For more information, call 353-2561.

Pownal Town Office, open Mondays from 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed Fridays. For more information, call 688-4611.

Freeport Town Hall, open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Fridays. For more information, call 865-4743.

Open play, Thursdays,10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Open for kids from infants to age 5, for more information, contact the Freeport Families Network at freeportfamiliesnetwork@yahoo.com.

Canadian actor Charlie Ross plays all the characters, sings the music, fights the battles and more in “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy,” Sunday, June 15 and Monday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m., at Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater on the campus of Bowdoin College, in Brunswick.