Tickets available for farm feast

Wolfe’s Neck Farm will hold a “Family Farm Feast,” featuring local food prepared by Gather Farm Fresh Eatery and Frontier Cafe?, on Sunday, Aug. 30, from 5-8 p.m. Live music, dancing and kids activities will also be part of the event.

The farm is partnering with local farms and restaurants for these events, designed to support its efforts to expand the availability of local and sustainably grown food in Maine. The events also support the Teen Ag Program, educating the next generation of farmers and small-farm advocates while filling food pantry shelves. In the past three years, the Teen Ag Program donated some 12,000 pounds of fresh produce to local food banks.

The cost for the dinner is $50 per adult, $20 per child age 4 and up and free for ages 3 and under. Tickets are available at www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Bean supper at First Parish

A bean and pasta supper will be held on Saturday, Aug. 8, 5-6 p.m. at First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St. On the menu will be three kinds of homemade baked beans, macaroni and cheese, American chop suey, hot dogs, rolls, pickles, cole slaw, homemade desserts, beverages and more. The cost is $8, and $4 for children. Profits support outreach programs.

Chamber golf tourney coming

The Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce will hold a Challenge Golf Tournament, a major fundraiser for 2015. This year the tournament will be held in conjunction with the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce. It’s scheduled for the Val Halla Golf Course in Cumberland on Sept. 16. There will be a shotgun start at 8 a.m. and the day will include a lunch and awards ceremony. Non-players are welcome. For more information, call 847-5240.

History haywagon tours

Visitors to Wolfe’s Neck Farm are invited to take a trip around historical Wolfe’s Neck starting at 10 a.m. on Aug. 15 and Sept. 12. Participants will climb aboard the hay wagon and hear stories of the ship captains, fishermen, farmers, teachers and homemakers who have lived on Wolfe’s Neck during the past 250 years. Many of the buildings and landscapes of Wolfe’s Neck Farm have remained largely unchanged for centuries. This “Wagon Ride to the Past” is an opportunity to learn about the history of this oceanfront farm and its surrounding countryside. Tickets are $6 per person (free for ages 12 and under). Reserve by calling 869-5433. For more information, visit www.wolfesneckfarm.org/history-haywagon-tours/

Music at the library

The duo Music’s Quill will be joined by guest soprano, Erin Chenard, in presenting a program of songs and dialogues by English composer Henry Lawes (1595-1662), on Friday, Aug. 7, at 7 p.m., at the Freeport Community Library.

Music’s Quill was formed in 2000, when Timothy Neill Johnson, tenor, and Timothy Burris, lutenist, discovered their shared love of the English lute song, the French air de cour, and Italian monody – all repertoires combining the beauty of the human voice accompanied by the delicacy of the lute.

Johnson began his musical career in his native Southern California. As a specialist in concert and chamber music, he has sung as a soloist both here and abroad. He lives in Maine, teaching at Bowdoin College and in the jazz department of the University of Maine at Augusta and, most recently, the Portland Conservatory of Music.

Burris has performed throughout Europe and the U.S., both as a soloist and an accompanist. From 1990-96 he was lute instructor at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp and has appeared in concert with such artists as the mezzo Jennifer Lane and the keyboardist Robert Hill, as well as under the baton of Peter Schreier and Rene? Clemencic, among others. Since 2000, he has been on the faculty of the Portland Conservatory of Music. He is also a member of the applied music faculty at Colby College, and makes his home in Freeport.

Chenard is a founding member of the St. Mary Schola, which specializes in the performance of Early and Baroque vocal music. Recent appearances include the Boston Early Music Festival and the Portland Early Music Festival. She made her Boston debut in 2008 at Jordan Hall in “Yeomen of the Guard” with the Bostonians Opera Company. Other operatic roles include First Lady in “The Magic Flute” and Euridice in “L’Orpheo.”

More music

Drummer Jordan Messan Benissan, a native of Togo, West Africa, will come to the Freeport Community Library on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 6 p.m. He is a teacher and performer and will entertain the audience with African drumming. The event is for children ages 6 and up.

Exercise program at FCS

An exercise program with the instructor Rebecca Drouin is offered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8-8:45 a.m., year-round, in the Bradley Room at the Freeport Community Center. The class focus is on strength, flexibility, endurance and balance and is appropriate for all fitness levels. Drouin’s specialty is teaching fitness exercise for people aged 55-plus.

The first class if free and subsequent classes are $5 each or $40/month. For more information call Drouin at 751-7781.

Shellfish licenses available

Applications for Recreational Shellfish Licenses for the period July 2015 to June 30, 2016, are available at the Freeport Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. Licenses are limited and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. License Fees are $16 for resident recreational, $27 for non-resident recreational; and $20 for three-day recreational.

For more information call the Freeport Town Clerk’s Office, 865-4743.

Book group

On the first Wednesday of each month, unless it falls on a holiday, a small group of area book lovers meets in the sunroom at Freeport Community Library from 6-7:45 p.m. to discuss a book of the group’s choosing. On Wednesday, Aug. 5, the group will meet to discuss Louise Penny’s “The Long Way Home,” the 10th in Penny’s popular Inspector Armand Gamache series.

Town committees seek members

The town is in need of residents interested in serving on the newly established Active Living Committee, as well as other town committees. The Active Living Committee will consist of seven members and serve as a resource for initiatives outlined in the Active Living Plan. For those interested in serving on any town board or committee, applications are available at the Town Hall and at www.freeportmaine.com.

Energy audits available

The Freeport Home Energy Efficiency Program still has free energy audits available for income-eligible Freeport homeowners. Eligible participants will receive energy assessments and cost-effective measures (air sealing) to reduce their heating costs. Some 30 households have already benefited from this program.

For information, contact Johanna Hanselman at the Town Hall, 865-4743, ext.120.

Allagash film at Bean’s

Scott Ellis traveled down the Allagash waterway with legendary 80-year-old paddler, Gil Gilpatrick, while filming an episode of “Windows to the Wild.” They will be on hand to share their experience on Friday, Aug. 7, at 7 p.m., in the camping department atrium of L.L. Bean.

Nomination papers ready

Nomination papers are available for the Nov. 3 municipal election in the Town Clerk’s Office for those interested in seeking several seats up for election. Papers are due back to the Town Clerk’s Office no later than 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9.

Seats up for election include one town councilor at large and one District 4 councilor, both three years; two three-year seats on the Regional School Unit 5 Board of Directors and one one-year seat; three three-year seats on the Sewer District; and one three year seat on the Water District.

For more information, call Freeport Town Clerk Christine Wolfe at 865-4743, Ext. 123 or email cwolfe@freeportmaine.com.

Concerts in the park

Winslow Park hosts Thursday concerts at 6:30 p.m. through Aug. 13. Day-use admission is charged (resident $2, non-resident $3). A playground and picnic area is also nearby for use. Campers and season pass holders attend free. The concerts are:

Aug. 6: The Delta Knights, rhythm and blues, oldies and familiar roots.

Aug. 13: Jimmy & The Soul Cats, back by popular demand, rhythm and blues.

Rain dates are Aug. 20 and 27. For more information, call 865-4198 or visit www.freeportmaine.com.

Farm offers tours

Wolfe’s Neck Farm is offering barnyard and organic garden tours on the hour, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer, weather permitting. After meeting cows, sheep, goats and chickens, participants will ride in the hay wagon to see pastures and visit the seaside vegetable plot run by the Teen Agriculture Program. This is a drop-in program for all ages. Cost is $5 per person, free for ages 3 and under. Advance registration is not necessary. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org or call 869-5433.

Free lunch

Freeport Community Services is running the Summer Free Lunch for Kids program, which runs now through Aug. 28, Monday through Friday. FCS will be preparing and serving free, healthy lunches for all children. Meals will be distributed at the Freeport Community Center, the Village View Apartments Community Room, at Mast Landing School, and Wildwood Acres on Elm Street. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m.-noon. There are no income or residency requirements. All children under the age of 19 are welcome.

For more information, call Sarah Lundin at 865-3985, ext. 205.

Upcoming meetings

Shellfish Conservation Commission workshop, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m., council chambers.

Winslow Memorial Park Committee, Monday, Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Conservation Commission, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Project Review Board, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Coastal Waters Commission, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Bustins Island annual meeting with town officials, Tuesday, Aug. 25, boat leaves the Town Dock at 5 p.m. for Bustins Island.

A full listing of upcoming Town meetings and agendas is available at www.freeportmaine.com.