Upcoming events

Free tax-preparation assistance, for low- to moderate- income households, with special attention to those 60 and older, Wednesday mornings through April 8, Freeport Community Center. Assistance available by appointment only. To schedule, call 865-4743, ext. 120. Offered by AARP.

Works by Annette Fox of Durham, featured artist for March, on display through March 28, Edna & Lucy’s Cafe?, 407 Hallowell Road, Pownal. Paintings based on orbs and mandala-like images that often pass through her camera lens.

Freeport Rotary, meets every Wednesday, 7 a.m., Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St., Freeport. Feel free to stop by and see what the group is about, or call Matt Morrison, 691-8747, for more information.

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

Parkinson’s disease support group, for people just diagnosed, caregivers and people who have been living with the diagnosis, every Wednesday, 10 a.m., YMCA of Southern Maine, Casco Bay Branch, Freeport. For more information, call 865-9600.

Freeport Conservation Commission, Wednesday, March 18, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Let’s Feed the Birds! Kids 5 and up can make a birdseed cake, Wednesday, March 18, 3:45 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Sign-up at the Children’s Desk or call 865-3307.

Couponing for the Community, Wednesday, March 18, April 1 and 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Eureka Community Center, Durham. Learn couponing basics including where/how to find and collect coupons; how to organize them; and how to begin using them. For more information, call Pat Provost, 212-5156.

Freeport Republican Committee meets, Wednesday, March 18, 6:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Mallet Drive, lower level. All Freeport registered Republicans invited to attend. Bring non-perishable items for donation to Freeport food pantry. For more information, contact Jason Thyen, chairman, jason.thyen@gmail.com.

Pownal Planning Board, Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Laurie Lachance, first female and alumna to serve as president of Thomas College inWaterville, speaks Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, Brunswick, in program presented by the American Association of University Women. For membership information, contact Betty Hartley, 725-8270.

Durham Eureka Community Center Committee meeting, Thursday, March 19, 6 p.m., at the community center. New members welcome.

“Chasing Ice,” documentary film about the efforts of nature photographer James Balog to publicize the effects of climate change, screens Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church of Durham, 773 Royalsborough Road. Snow date Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m.

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.

Bill J. Kirkpatrick, program director, Alzheimer’s Association, Maine, speaks on legal and financial planning, at monthly meeting of support group for dementia caregivers, Thursday, March, 19, 4-5 p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. For more information about the support group and future presentations, call 373-4656.

Farmer for the Morning, Thursdays during the school year, 9-10 a.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnette Road, Freeport, for toddler or pre-school-aged children. Interactive hands-on experience that includes feeding and caring for barnyard animals. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Grief support group, for those grieving the death of a loved due to overdose or substance abuse, meets the first and third Thursday of the month, 3:30-5 p.m., CHANS Hospice, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. For more information, cntact Andy Sokoloff, CHANS grief and bereavement support coordinator, 721-1357.

Talk on the immunization dilemma some parents face, with Dr. Gerard Rubin, pediatrician, Thursday, March 19, 5:30 p.m., Lepage Large Conference Room, 99 Campus Ave., Lewiston. Question-and-answer session follows presentation. Seating limited. To register, call 777-8481.

Hand-to-Hand food drive, sponsored by RSU 5 Recreation and Community Education and Laugh and Learn programs, Friday, March 20, 10 a.m., First Parish Church, Main Street, Freeport. Bring non-perishable, non-breakable items in a bag. All donations of food and household items help restock the shelves at Freeport Community Services to benefit those in need.

Freeport Woman’s Club hosts Dr. Jennifer Blanchard, of the Pejepscot Historical Society in Brunswick, Friday, March 20, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Blanchard will describe how the historical society runs its unique historic house museums. New members welcome. Call Nita Voskian, 865-1155

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

“Weird Maine Fermentables,” talk presented by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Cumberland County office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Falmouth. Extension educator Kathy Savoie and guest instructors will discuss fermented foods, including kefir, kombucha, tempeh and maple-sweetened goat milk yogurt; equipment and safety. Fermented products available to sample. $40; proceeds benefit the UMaine Extension Food and Nutrition Program in Cumberland County. Register at umaine.edu/cumberland/programs/from-scratch-your-maine-kitchen. For more information, call 781-6099.

Maine chapter of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, meets Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m.-noon, Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. The chapter, made up of atheists, agnostics and others, meets second Saturday of the month. Meetings open to all who are interested. For more information, email ffrfmaine@gmail.com or visit www.ffrfmaine.org.

Signs of Spring, Sunday, March 22, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Look for signs of spring including flowering trees, emerging chipmunks, and migrating birds. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465 or see www.maine.gov/wolfesneckwoods.

Pine Tree Academy fundraising silent and live auction, Sunday, March 22, 5 p.m., Brunswick Seventh Day Adventist Church, 333 Maine St., Brunswick. Admission $10. Reservations can made by calling 865-4747. Proceeds benefit senior class service trip to Quintana Roo, Mexico, in association with the Red Cross.

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

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.

First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport, worship service, Sunday, 10 a.m., followed by coffee hour. 40 Main St., Freeport. Choir practice precedes service at 9:15. New choir members welcome.

Armchair Travel series, “The Falklands and Patagonia,” with Chris Hastedt and Burt Brewer, Monday, March 23, 6:30 p.m. Freeport Community Library.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, March 23, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Conversation with Linda Greenlaw and Shannon Moss, Tuesday, March 24, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Sponsored by Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce. Tickets $20, available through March 23. For more information, visit www.freeportmainechamber.com or call 847-5240.

Pownal Planning Board ordinance review workshop, Tuesday, March 24, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.

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.

Tashi Gatsel Ling, Tibetan Buddhist center, 20 Independence Drive in Freeport, offers regular programming and teachings by recognized Tibetan Buddhist teachers. Visit http://tashigatselling.org/ for information about teachers, study group meetings, meditation classes, dharma teachings, and “sacred cinema” movie nights.

Freeport Town Council workshop with committees, Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

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.

Regional School Unit 5 budget review with public comment, Wednesday, March 25, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School.

Writer Lois Lowry, speaks Friday March 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at luncheon event, South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Road. Tickets $15 by reservation only. Call 865-4012 to reserve before March 25.

“Celebrate Your Inner Diva,” Friday, March 27, 6-8:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus hall, 2 Columbus Ave., Brunswick. An evening of fashion, pampering, cocktails, appetizers, music, shopping, purse auction, photo booth, sponsored by Brunswick Downtown Association. For more information, see www.brunswickdowntown.org.

“The Challenges of Being a Good Dad, What Does it Take and How is it Different from Being a Good Mom,” public talk for all parents by Jack Petrash, Friday, March 27, 7 p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf School’s Community Hall, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. Donation at the door. For more information, call 865.3900, Ext. 103 or see www.merriconeag.org.

A Fathering Workshop with Jack Petrash, Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m.- noon, Merriconeag Waldorf School’s Community Hall, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. For fathers of children of all ages. $15. To register, email publicrelations@merriconeag.org. For more information, see www.merriconeag.org.

Freeport Lioness-Lions Club annual variety show, “One Hit Wonders: Fashions, Fads and Trends,” Saturday, March 28, 7 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St. Tickets $10 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. For more information or for tickets, contact Martha Daly, 865-6188, or Tina Snow, 319-9472.

Sitting Pretty 2015, art auction fundraiser to support Port Teen Center, Sunday, March 29, 4-6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St.

We love to eat

Third Friday Free Lunch, March 20, noon, Freeport Community Center. Tam’s famous Cranberry Chicken. All are welcome.

Boiled dinner, Saturday, March 21, 5-6:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Mallet Drive, Freeport. Ham, assorted vegetables, homemade biscuits, dessert, beverages. $9 adults, children under 12 half-price.

Bean supper, Saturday, March 21, 4-6 p.m., Topsham Fair Exhibition Hall. Three kinds of beans, American chop suey, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, cole slaw, corn bread, two kinds of brown bread, water, soda, coffee, pies and desserts. Adults $7, children $3, children under 10 free. All proceeds benefit the Topsham Trail Riders and the Topsham Fair Association.

Baked bean and spaghetti supper, Saturday, March 28, 4:30-6 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. Three kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, coleslaw, biscuits and brown bread, pickled beets and assorted homemade pies. Adults $8, children 4-12 years $3, free for kids 3 and under.

Freeport Elders Association Pancake Breakfast, first Saturday of each month, 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.

Upcoming

Casco Bay Walk, Sunday, March 29, 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. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465 or see www.maine.gov/wolfesneckwoods.

Bid on hand-painted canoe paddles, Russian nesting dolls, stools, tables, chairs. Items can be previewed on Facebook by searching “Sitting Pretty, The PORT Teen Center.” Also preview or buy it now at Clayton’s in Yarmouth, through March 28. More items added daily. For more information, call Randall, 522-1383, or email randallwadethomas@gmail.com.

Hands-on workshop on pruning fruiting and flowering trees, presented by Freeport Historical Society, Sunday, March 29, 2-4 p.m., Pettengill Farm, 31 Pettengill Road, Freeport, with Maine Cooperative Extension Educator Dr. Richard J. Brzozowski. $5 for FHS members, $10 for non-members. Registration and payment required in advance. Call 865-3170 or visit www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org. In case of inclement weather, event will be canceled.

Donate gently used books, for Freeport Community Library annual library book sale starting April 6, from Monday, March 30-Friday, April 3, during normal hours. No textbooks, computer books or books in poor or musty condition. Receipts for claiming book donation for income tax purposes will be provided upon request. For more information, call Elaine, 865-3307.

“Remembering When: A Fire and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults,” offered by the Brunswick Fire Department, Monday, March 30, 11a.m., Mid Coast Senior Health, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick.

Other series presentations will be offered throughout the community. For more information or other locations contact Deputy Chief Jeff Emerson, 725-5541, ext. 2.

Former NFL player Chris Sullivan and his wife Kathi Sullivan, give presentation on healthy choices, presented by Casco Bay Create Awareness Now, Monday, March 30, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Falmouth High School. The Sullivans, who lost their daughter in a tragic accident several years ago, will emphasize how to effectively communicate with youth, the skills needed to live drug and alcohol free and their own life lessons. For more information, see www.cascobaycan.org.

Wescustago Youth Chorale and University of Southern Maine Chamber Singers Joint Concert, Tuesday, March 31, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, 326 Main St., Yarmouth. Suggested donation $10 to benefit both groups. For more information, call Leigh, 846-0705, or see www.wescustago.wordpress.com.

Tri-Town Penguins Snowmobile Club, meets last Tuesday of each month, March 31, from September to April, 7 p.m., Durham Fire Station, 615 Hallowell Road, Durham. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Duncan Daly, 865-6188, or Mike Yates, 865-3555.

Cooking for Crowds, a food safety training workshop for volunteer cooks, Wednesday, April 1, 1-4:30 p.m., UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth. Sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. $15 per person, scholarships are available. Register by March 27 at umaine.edu/food-health/food-safety/cooking-for-crowds. Additional sessions Thursday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 28 in Falmouth. For more information, call 781.6099.

Durham Planning Board, Wednesday, April 1, 7 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Durham municipal election, Friday, April 3, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Durham Community School.

Durham town meeting, Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m., Durham Community School.

Miss Lisa’s Songs and Stories, Saturdays, April 4 and May 2, 10:30 a.m., Freeport Community Library.

Parkinson’s Support Group, second Wednesday of the month, April 8, 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.

Regional School Unit 5 budget review with public comment, Wednesday, April 8, 6:30 p.m., Pownal Elementary School.

Androscoggin-Sagadahoc Counties Extension Association annual meeting, Monday, April 13, 6 p.m., University of Maine Cooperative Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Election of officers, presentations by UMaine Extension educators Tori Jackson and Kristy Ouellette, and Master Chef Tom Poulin. A catered meal and a baking contest sponsored by King Arthur Flour will follow the meeting. For more information, to RSVP or request a disability accommodation, call 353-5550 or email kymnoelle.sposato@maine.edu.

Harness the Power of Sun, an open forum about solar possibilities in Maine presented by Appalachian Mountain Club – Maine Chapter, Tuesday, April 14, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, Pleasant Street, Brunswick. For more information, see http://www.amcmaine.org.

“How to Steal a Million,” screens Thursday, April 16, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library Community Meeting Room.

“Fresh,” documentary film with Will Allen, Joel Salatin, Michael Pollan, George Naylor, Diana Endicott and more, screens Thursday, April 16, 6:45 p.m., First Congregational Church of Durham, 773 Royalsborough Road. For more information, see www.FRESHthemovie.com.

Six-week course on chronic pain management, April 28- June 9, 1-3:30 p.m. Casco Bay YMCA, 14 Old South Freeport Road. For more information or to register, call 396-6583 or email mdefabritiis@smaaa.org.

Regional School Unit 5 budget review with public comment, Wednesday, April 29, 6:30 p.m., Durham Community School. Final opportunity for the public to comment.

“The Hundred Foot Journey,” screens Thursday, May 7, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library Community Meeting Room.

Regional School Unit 5 budget adoption, Wednesday, May l3, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School.

Regional School Unit 5 annual budget meeting, Wednesday, May 27, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School. Durham, Freeport and Pownal residents will vote on the budget article-by-article in town meeting-style gathering.

Regional School Unit 5 budget validation referendum, Tuesday, June 9, Durham, Freeport and Pownal.

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.

Religion and spirituality

Durham Congregational Church, 73 Royalsborough Road, Durham. Sunday services each week at 10 a.m. All are welcome.

Durham Friends Meeting, 532 Quaker Meeting House Road.Worship services every Sunday 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.

First Parish Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal, Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. All-ages Sunday school follows at 11 a.m. For more information, call 688-4846.

First Baptist Church, 185 Main St., Freeport, Sunday services at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday school from nursery school to adult, Sunday at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 865-4404.

First Parish Church Congregational, UCC, 40 Main St., Freeport. Sunday services at 10 a.m. For more information, call 865-6022.

North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. Worship service Sundays at 9 a.m.

St. Jude’s Roman Catholic Church, Main Street, Freeport. Masses Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 846-5584

Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pownal Road, Freeport. Saturday worship at 11 a.m. Sabbath School, Saturdays at 10 a.m. For more information, call 865-3990.

South Freeport Church, UCC, South Freeport Village. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 865-4012.

Shiloh Chapel, Shiloh Road, Durham. Nondenominational services Sundays at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.shilohchapelmaine.org.

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