Thursday

All Eyes on MECA, 6:30 p.m., with show starting at 7:20 p.m., PechaKucha program with presentations of 20 images, each for 20 seconds, by Maine College of Art alumni, faculty and staff. Held at Asylum, 121 Center St., Portland. Tickets are $7 at the door, $5 for students, $2 for MECA students with ID.

“The Retirement of Small Business Owners: How? When? If? A Review of Myths and Realities,” 8 to 9:30 a.m., workshop addressing retirement planning and continuity concerns of small-business owners. Co-sponsored by Husson University and the Eastern Maine Development Corp. Held at the Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business on Husson’s campus in Bangor. Register at EMCD.org/events or call 942-6389.

Tuesday

Leading Women’s Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with featured speaker Patricia Quinn, executive director of Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority. Presented by Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce and held at Best Western Plus, O’Brien’s Event Center, 375 Main St., Waterville. The event, which includes a luncheon buffet, is $20 in advance for members and $25 at the door. The program is open to the general public, For details, visit midmainechamber.com or call 873-3315.

Wednesday

Knox-Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District, 6 p.m., annual awards banquet with guest speaker Sally Allen. Held at Community Hall, Upper East Pond Road, North Nobleboro. Register at knox-lincoln.org/ annual-meeting or call 596-2040. Registration is $15 and includes a ticket for door prize drawings. Reservations are requested by Friday.

Nov. 5

Creating in Maine: The “State of Manufacturing” and a Site-Selection/Plant Development Case Study, 7:30 to 9 a.m., MEREDA Morning Menu program with speakers Derek Volk of Volk Packaging and Bill Dubay, CEO at Baxter Brewing Co. Held at Franklin Fueling Systems, 34 Spring Hill Road in Saco. Visit mereda.org for more information and to register.

Review of the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System planning and programming processes, 5 to 7 p.m., free public workshop to share ideas and offer suggestions in advance of a certification review and report. Hosted by the Federal Highway and Transit administrations, with the Maine Department of Transportation, Maine Turnpike Authority, 18 PACTS municipalities and regional public transportation organizations. Held at the Greater Portland Council of Governments, second floor, 970 Baxter Blvd. in Portland. Call Jennifer Geaumont at 774-9891 for details.

The Art + Science of Brewing, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., third part of the Maine Center for Creativity’s Creative Toolbox Series with lead brewers from five Maine breweries and a fermentation expert. Held at Oxbow Blending & Bottling, 49 Washington Ave. in Portland. Limited parking is available at 107 Washington Ave., between Fox and Madison streets. Tickets are $35 per person and attendees must be 21 or older. A tasting will follow the event and light snacks will be available. Space is limited. To register, contact Cynthia Manzo at cynthia@mainecenterfor creativity.org or call 730-0199.

Other

SCORE offers a variety of workshops in Portland and Norway. For details and to register for Portland workshops, visit scoremaine.com or call 772-1147 weekday mornings.

For information on programs at Oxford Hills SCORE, go to oxfordhills.score.org or call 743-0499.

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