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FRI/5

MISCELLANEOUS

JAMES CHUTE OPENING RECEPTION

AND ARTTALK, 5-8p.m., Harlow Gallery,

160 Water Street, Hallowell. Free and open to the public. Opening 5-7p.m.,

ArtTalk 7-8p.m. RED CLOAK HAUNTED HISTORY TOUR,

7p.m., Bath. By reservation only. Appropriate for all ages. To reserve a spot, call

380-3806. www.redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com WATER/REFLECTION EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION, 5-7p.m., River Arts,

Damariscotta. Over 90 pieces of art in a wide variety of media by 65 Maine artists from Lubeck to Portland will be on view.

SAT/6

MISCELLANEOUS

SIGN UP FOR OIL PAINTING CLASS WITH

ERIC GLASS:, 2-5p.m., beginning Sat.,

Sept. 13, and continuing for the next 5

Saturdays. Cost is $170 for all. Deadline to sign up is Sept. 12 or until the class is full. Call 442-0300 to sign up. PENELOPE ROWLANDS AT MAINE

COAST BOOK SHOP, 1p.m. Rowlands is the anthologist and contributor of “The

Beatles Are Here! Fifty Years After the

Band Arrived in America, Writers, Musicians and Other Fans Remember.” Come see her at Maine Coast Book Shop! SIP AND STITCH, 10a.m. to noon, Topsham Public Library, every Saturday.

Come and work on your latest project, share patterns, check out the library’s knitting and crocheting resources, and relax with a cup of coffee or tea. 725-

1727. HANDS-ON TOUR OF WILBUR’S OF

MAINE CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONS,

11a.m., 11:45a.m., 12:30p.m. and

1:15p.m., 174 Lower Main Street,

Freeport. Hear a little of Wilbur’s history, see behind the scenes of the factory, and make a treat to take home with you.

$4.50 per person. 60TH ANNUAL FORESTRY FIELD DAY,

8a.m., Hidden Valley Nature Center.

Exhibits, demonstrations, walks, tours and food in abundance. Among the featured tours and demonstrations are managing for wildlife, birds of the forest, wildflowers, mushrooms, non-timber forest products, bog walks, tree pruning, and trail construction. Three different timber harvesting methods will be demonstrated throughout the day, and children’s activities are included. Admission is free, and lunch tickets are available at $6 for children, $10 for adults. 626-0005. STEAMER DIG, 2p.m., Wolfe’s Neck

Woods State Park, meet by the circle of benches in the second parking lot. Try your hand at digging up this delicacy of the deep mud with an experienced guide. Registration required at 865-

4465. Bring mud sneakers or high boots, gloves, clam hoe and/or spading fork. FIELD TRIP: RACHEL CARSON NATIONAL

WILDLIFE REFUGE, 6:30a.m. to 3p.m.

Meet at Hannaford, 35 Elm St.,

Brunswick to car pool. The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge was established to preserve ten important estuaries from Kittery to Cape Elizabeth that are key points along migration routes of waterfowl and other migratory birds.

Bring a snack/lunch and water. Merrymeeting Audubon event.

PERFORMANCES

NOR’EASTERS ANNUAL BARBERSHOP

CONCERT, 7p.m., United Methodist

Church, 320 Church Road, Brunswick.

Featuring Exchange Street Quartet,

2013 Granite and Pine Division Champions, chapter Quartets In the Mix and Off the Rails, and the Nor’easters Chorus.

For more information call 353-2464 or visit www.noreasterschorus.org MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY DAN

SCHALL, 6:30p.m., after the Baked

Bean and Spaghetti Supper at the North

Pownal United Methodist Church. SQUEEZEBOX STOMPERS, 7:30p.m.,

Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath.

Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. NOVEL JAZZ, 7p.m., Congretional Church of Bristol. Tickets are $15, under 18 free. For more information, call 563-

6843. DAPONTE STRING QUARTET “SOUNDS

OF AUTUMN,” 7:30p.m., Harpswell

Meeting House. Tickets are $25, free for those under 21. www.daponte.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

BAKED BEAN AND SPAGHETTI SUPPER,

4:30-6p.m., North Pownal Methodist

Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal.

Three kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, coleslaw, biscuits, brown bread, pickled beets and assorted homemade pies. Adults $7, children 4-12 years old $3, children 3 years and under free. 865-3517.

SUN/7

MISCELLANEOUS

HARPSWELL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

SOCIAL AND MEET THE CANDIDATES,

7p.m., Orr’s Island Schoolhouse, Rt. 24.

For more information, call 373-1811 or email republicancommitteeharpswell@gmail.co m. PEJEPSCOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

WALKING TOUR, 1p.m.. Walk down

Maine Street’s past with Dick Snow.

Admission $5, free to PHS members.

729-6606 to register or for more information. SWAN ISLAND OUTING WITH FRIENDS

OF MERRYMEETING BAY, 9a.m. to

1p.m., MDIFW Ferry Landing, Richmond.

All-ages event, open to he public. Families welcome. Pre-registration required at

737-2239. HISTORY OF DAMARISCOTTA ISLAND

BOAT TRIP, 9a.m. to 3p.m. Arrive at Pier

8 in Downtown Boothbay Harbor early because the boat leaves at 9a.m., sharp, returning at 3p.m. Bring a lunch, water, sturdy shoes and sun protection.

Tickets required, $40 per person. 633-

4818. FRANCES PERKINS HOMESTEAD

TOURS, 9a.m. and 1:30p.m., 44 Main

Street, Newcastle. The 9a.m. tour lasts

3 hours and includes the Homestead and a walk to the Damariscotta River.

The 1:30p.m. tour lasts 1.5 hours and includes only the home. Tickets are $20,

$16 for AARP members, and can be purchased by calling 563-3374 or by visiting http://francesperkins.brownpapertickets.com. Space is limited, purchase tickets ASAP! ORATORIO CHORALE AUDITIONS, 1:30-

3p.m., St. Paul’s Church, Pleasant St.,

Brunswick. Auditions last 15 minutes and consist of vocal exercises. No prepared music required. To schedule an audition or for more information, email members@oratoriochorale.org. COMMUNITY CHORUS INVITES NEW

SINGERS, 6-9p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf

School, Desert Rd., Freeport. No audition or previous experience required.

Membership dues are $70 to cover music and other expenses. Dues are waived for high school students. new singers are welcome to attend a couple of rehersals before deciding whether to join and pay dues. 666-8817. RED CLOAK HAUNTED HISTORY TOUR,

7p.m., Bath. By reservation only. Appropriate for all ages. To reserve a spot, call

380-3806. www.redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com. SECRETS OF THE SHORE, 2p.m., Wolfe’s

Neck State Park. Free with park admission. Discover the secrets of life in the salt marsh, mud flat, and rocky shore.

865-4465.

PERFORMANCES

CASTLEBAY PERFORMANCE TO BENEFIT MAINE’S FIRST SHIP, 2p.m.-

4:30p.m., 27 Commercial Street, Bath. $10 per person. For advance tickets, contact Maine’s First Ship at mfs1@myfairpoint.net or make your check payable and mail to Maine’s First Ship, P.O. Box 231, Bath, ME 04530 and pick up your tickets at the door.

MON/8

MISCELLANEOUS

SAGE SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE

CLUB, 6:30-9p.m., Woodside Elementary School, 42 Barrows Drive, Topsham.

Free open house and round dance. BY POPULAR DEMAND FILM SCREENING: “A NEW LEAF,” 7p.m., Skidompha

Library. Suggested donation of $5.

TUE/9

MISCELLANEOUS

SAGE SQUARE AND ROUND DANCE

CLUB, 6:30-9p.m., Woodside Elementary School, 42 Barrows Drive, Topsham.

Free open house and square dance. FOREIGN FILM NIGHT, 6p.m., Rockport

Public Library. “Will You Still Love Me

Tomorrow?” by Arvin Chen. Informal chat before and after the movie.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE “OTHER” TOPSHAM, 6:30p.m., Topsham Public

Library. Put on by the Topsham Historical

Society. Join historian and researcher

Bud Warren for anecdotes and images from Topsham’s history. Free and open to the public. RETIRED EDUCATORS MEETING,

10:30a.m. at People Plus. Meet November local candidates and enjoy a potluck lunch. Courtesy of the Mid-Coast Retired

Educators Association. 666-3922. BOOK TALK WITH C.B. ANDERSON,

6:30p.m., Patten Free Library. The author will chat about her new collection of stories, “River Talk.” Free and open to the public.

WED/10

MISCELLANEOUS

ST. CECILIA CHAMBER CHOIR AUDITIONS, 7p.m. and by appointment, St.

Andrew’s Church, Newcastle. To schedule an audition, call director Linda Blanchard at 380-2768. Visit ceciliachoir.org. PATTEN FREE LIBRARY’S BOOK GROUP

RESUMES, 6:30p.m. Featured selection is “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison” by Piper Kerman. FRUITS AND FLOWERS OF THE FALL AT

ZAK PRESERVE, 9-11a.m., Boothbay

Region Land Trust Zak Preserve. Registration requred, limit of 15 participants.

633-4818. LEA WAIT AT WISCASSET PUBLIC

LIBRARY, 7p.m., 21 High Street, Wiscasset. Copies of both of her mysteries and her historical novels set in 19th century Wiscasset will be available for purchase and signing. GET MOVING ON THE MALL, noon, Town

Mall, Brunswick. Zumba and Functional

Fitness & Flexibility on the Mall, weather permitting. Free and open to the public. “MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC” WITH MERTON RICKER OF THE LISBON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 6:30p.m., 18 School

Street, Lisbon Falls. A talk about musicians and musical groups from the area.

For more information, call 353-8510 or email lisbonhistsoc@gmail.com. DISTRICT CANDIDATES FORUM, 7p.m.

(doors open at 6:30p.m.), Enterprise

Grange #48, 15 Alexander Reed Road,

Richmond. Seven candidates in three districts have been invited to participate.

THU/11

PERFORMANCES

PREVIEW PERFORMANCE: FREEPORT

PLAYERS PRESENT “ALMOST, MAINE,”

7:30p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door and are available at fcponline.org, The Thrift

Store at 43 Depot St., and at the door

(cash only). THE BONEHEADS & HOLY MACKERELS,

7p.m., Boothbay Harbor Opera House.

Free and open to the public.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN CIVIL WAR

ROUND TABLE LECTURE, 7p.m., Curtis

Memorial Library. Lecture by Dave Decker. Lecture is free and open to the public. 443-2296. CURRENT EVENTS FORUM, noon, Morrell Room, Curtis Memorial Library.

Please join co-moderators Richard

Neiman and Elizabeth Doucette and your neighbors for lively “bipartisan” discussions of pertinent issues confronting us today. Free and open to the public. AUTHOR EVENT WITH WENDALL KINNEY, 6p.m., Topsham Public Library. His book of short stories Over Home And

Other Kitchen Table Tales is based on family history. The stories about growing up in rural Maine on the CD The Bull and

I are all true with a bit of the Blarney added for flavor. 725-1727. COMPUTER AND EREADER DROP IN, noon to 2p.m., Topsham Public Library.

Need help with your computer skills, smartphone, tablet, or eReader? Our computer volunteer, Tricia, will be available every Thursday. 725-1727. MATT LIPTROT DISCUSSES HIS SUMMER IN THE SKOLFIELD-WHITTIER

HOUSE, 4p.m., Pejepscot Museum and

Research Center, 159 Park Row,

Brunswick. 729-6606.