Upcoming events

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.

Wind Over Wings, featuring Hope Douglas and four of her birds, Wednesday, May 6, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Wind Over Wings is a nonprofit educational service caring for birds unable to survive in their natural environment.

“Putting Together a Season,” first of Maine State Music Theatre’s “Peek Behind the Curtain” series, Wednesday, May 6, noon-1 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. The rest of the summer panel discussion series includes “The Full Monty,” Wednesday, June 10; “Sister Act,” Wednesday, July 1; “The Music Man,” Wednesday, July 22; “Young Frankenstein,” Wednesday, Aug.12. For more information, see www.msmt.org or call 725-8769.

Freeport Planning Board, Wednesday, May 6, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

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

Solar Social Hour, Thursday, May 7, 6-8 p.m., Maine Craft Distilling, 7 Milll St., Freeport, hosted by ReVision Energy. Opportunity for anyone interested in solar energy to gain more information in an informal setting.

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.

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.

An Evening with the Arts, featuring opening reception for Freeport High School’s Advanced/AP Studio Art Exhibition, Friday, May 8, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center. Annual school cabaret program, featuring singers and dancers, follows the exhibit.

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

May Celebration and Medieval Faire, Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. Family day of festive activities: Maypole dancing, games, food and drink. Medieval garb encouraged. Free. For more information, call 865-3900 or see www.merriconeag.org.

Car wash, sponsored by Freeport High School Baseball and Softball Boosters Club, Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m-2 p.m., Freeport Fire Department. Discounted Portland Sea Dogs tickets will be on sale. For more information, contact Christina, ricech913@gmail.com.

Plant and bake sale, Saturday, May 9, 9-11 a.m., on the lawn of Key Bank, 135 Main St., Freeport. Variety of perennials and treats for sale. Sponsored by the Wolf Neck Club. Proceeds go to the club’s scholarship fund.

Wildflower Walk, Saturday, May 9 and May 25, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Take a relaxed tour with the ranger on this wheelchair- and stroller-accessible path. Meet at circle of benches by second parking. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465 or see www.maine.gov/wolfesneckwoods.

Victorian Mother’s Day Tea, Sunday, May 10, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Cabot Mill Antiques, 14 Maine St., Brunswick Cabot Mill Antiques. Free. Dealers offering 20 percent discount. For more information, contact Deborah Stufflebeam, 725-2855, or email cabot@waterfrontme.com.

Preschool nature exploration, Sunday, May 10; Saturday, May 16; Sunday, May 24; Saturday, May 30, 11 a.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Children 5 and under and their caregivers are invited to this 30-minute program. Includes a story and hands-on activity session. 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.

Osprey Watch, Sunday, May 10; Saturday, May 16; Sunday, May 24; Saturday, May 30, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465 or see www.maine.gov/wolfesneckwoods.

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.

Community solar farm effort launches, Monday, May 11, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library, sponsored by Freeport Climate Action Team for residents of Freeport and Pownal. For further information, write info@FreeportCAT.org or call Sukie Rice, 865-3768.

Winslow Park Committee, Monday, May 11, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Town Council Chambers.

“Pain Free Gardening,” presentation by physical therapist Lori Gagnon, Monday, May 11, a.m.-noon, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Part of the ongoing Ounce of Prevention series. Learn about ergonomic gardening tools, essential stretches, and how to safely perform common springtime gardening tasks. Free.

Music and dance with Buster B., Tuesday, May 12, 10:30 a.m., Freeport Community Library.

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.

Brainstorming session on turf athletic field and all-weather track at Freeport High School, Tuesday, May 12, 7-8:30 p.m., high school library. Lesa Andreasen, who has facilitated Freeport Community Nights in the past, will facilitate.

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.

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.

Pownal Planning Board ordinance review workshop, Tuesday, May 12, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.

“Everest and the People of Nepal,” an earthquake relief fundraiser organized by Craig John, Everest climber and guide, Tuesday, May 12, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Admission is whatever donation those who attend choose to make.

Couponing for the Community, Wednesdays, May 13, May 27, 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.

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

Author Gerry Boyle, launches 10th book in Jack McMorrow series, “Once Burned,” Wednesday, May 13, 5-7 p.m., Maine Beer Co., 525 US Route 1, Freeport.

Parkinson’s Support Group, second Wednesday of the month, May 13, 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.

Maine author and teacher Jennifer Lamson-LaPlume, reads from her new poetry collection, “Anything But Empty: One Person’s Continuing Journey with PTSD,” Wednesday, May 13, 3 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Coastal Waters Commission, Wednesday, May 13, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Freeport Project Review Board, Wednesday, May 13, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture, Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Speaker Frank O’Reilly, “The Battle of Cedar Creed: Sunset of the Confederacy.” Lectures free and open to the public.

“Cobblers to Capitalists: Two Centuries of Freeport Shoemaking,” new Freeport Historical Society exhibit opening reception, Thursday, May 14, 5-7 p.m., Harrington House, 45 Main St. Exhibit runs through Jan. 15, 2016. $3 admission. For more information, see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org or call 865-3170.

“Everest The Hard Way,” lecture by Ed Webster, Friday, May 15, 7 p.m., L.L. Bean, Freeport.

Durham spring bulky waste collection day, Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 1099 Royalsborough Road (the former Copp Excavation site).

Freeport Public Works Department Open House, Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Freeport Highway Garage, Hunter Road.

Casco Bay Walk, Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy views of islands and rocky shores on this 1-mile walk along 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.

Last day to buy tickets, for Denise LaFlamme Scholarship Fund Quilt Raffle, Sunday, May 17. Proceeds will benefit one student from either Durham, Pownal or Freeport. Buy tickets from Tracey Jordan, Julie Wagoner, Louann McCarthy, Wendy Marsaller, Janice Brissette, Jean Lane, Sarah Cass orLeigh Fisher. For more information, contact Leigh Fisher, 838-2070.

Grief support group, hosted by Life Choice Hospice, third Sunday of every month, May 17, noon-1 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth. No registration required and drop-ins welcome. For more information, call 761-6967.

Traditional dance and music from the world, Sunday, May 17, 4:30-9 p.m., Pownal Town Hall. Sponsored by Pownal/Portland International Folk Dancers. Community folk dances, 4:30; potluck supper/jam session, 6 p.m.; international folk dances, 7 p.m. Free for first-timers. Suggested donation$5 adults, $3 children, $12 family. For more information, call 688-2293 or email mwendt57@gmail.com.

Mystery writer Julia Spencer-Fleming, Monday, May 18, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Pownal Board of Selectmen, Monday, May 18, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Pownal Planning Board ordinance review workshop, Tuesday, May 19, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.

Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, May 19, 6:30 p.m., Durham Town Office.

RSU 5 Recreation and Community Education graduation ceremony, Tuesday, May 19, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Pownal Planning Board ordinance review public hearing, Wednesday, May 20, 6 p.m., Mallett Hall. Draft copies available at the Town Office.

“Azure Like It,” fundraiser for Fenix Theatre, Thursday, May 21, 6-8:30 p.m., Azure Cafe?, 123 Main St., Freeport. Hors d’oeuvres, specialty cocktails, sneak preview of “Hamlet,” Fenix Theatre’s summer production. Suggested donation is $35. Tickets through brownpapertickets.com.

L.L. Bean Birding Festival, Friday, May 22-Sunday, May 24, various locations around Freeport. For full schedule, see www.llbean.com/llb/ods/513834?page=bird-watching.

Stroll with the Ranger, Saturday, May 23, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Take a relaxed tour with the ranger on this wheelchair- and stroller-accessible path. Meet at circle of benches by second parking. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465 or see www.maine.gov/wolfesneckwoods.

Plant sale, Saturday, May 23, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., rain or shine, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. Oerennials, annuals, herbs and vegetable seedlings all locally grown and donated by volunteers, friends and neighbors. Local master gardeners on hand to answer questions. For more information, call 865-4469.

DaPonte String Quartet concert, Sunday, May 24, 3 p.m., Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St., Topsham. Tickets $20, available at www.DaPonte.org, Maine Coast Books in Damariscotta, Longfellow Books in Portland and Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick. For more information, call 529-4555.

Wildflower Walk, Monday, May 25, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Come for a walk in the woods to enjoy the spring wildflowers of Wolfe’s Neck Woods with a knowledgeable guide. Meet at circle of benches by second parking. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465 or see www.maine.gov/wolfesneckwoods.

Pownal Planning Board ordinance review workshop, Tuesday, May 26, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.

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.

We love to eat

Bean supper, Saturday, May 9, 4:30-6 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 663 Royalsborough Road, across from the 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.

Breakfast buffet, Saturday, May 9, 7:30-10 a.m., West Cumberland United Methodist Church, 5 Upper Methodist Road, West Cumberland. Pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, baked beans, muffins, fresh fruit, juice, coffee and tea. $6.50, $3. Takeout available.

Free community dinner, Saturday, May 9, 4:30-6 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. Chili and all the fixings. Donations accepted for the Youth Group. For more information, call Leslie, 329-8849.

Bean and pasta supper, Saturday, May 9, 5-6 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport. Three kinds of homemade baked beans, macaroni and cheese, American chop suey, hot dogs, rolls, pickles, cole slaw, homemade desserts, beverages and more. $8 for adults and $4 for children. Profits support outreach programs.

Bean supper, Saturday, May 23, 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange Hall, 13 Elm St., Freeport. Three kinds of home-baked beans, hot dogs, biscuits, brown bread, potato salad, pasta salad, cole slaw, pies and beverages. $8 for adults, $4 for children under 10 and free for children 3 and under. Suppers are scheduled for the fourth Saturday of every month through October.

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.

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.