MISCELLANEOUS
FOLK DANCE BRUNSWICK, 6:30- 9p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunwsick. Many dances are taught, no partner needed. Music and dance from around the world. $5 donation. All are welcome. 200-7577.
FILM SCREENING: 1940 NATIONAL CANOE RACE OF MAINE’S RAPID RIVER, 7p.m., Camping Department Atrium, L.L. Bean Flagship Store. With speaker Zip Kellogg. Free and open to the public.
MID COAST HOSPITAL AUXILIARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE, 9a.m. to 3p.m., Merrymeeting Plaza, 147 Bath Road #240.
“VERNAL POOLS: TURTLES” SPRING ART SHOW OPENING, 5-8p.m., Merrymeeting Arts Center gallery, 9 Main St., Bowdoinham. Runs through May 29.
FIFTH GRADE SCIENCE DISCOVERY NIGHT, 6-8p.m., Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School. Featuring an unveiling of a mural titled “Exploration” created by 180 fifth grade students. In conjunction with Arts are Elementary. 725- 1232.
LARRY SUMMERS TALK ON INEQUALITY, 7:30p.m., Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall, Bowdoin College. Free and open to the public.
MAINE FAMILY BOOKNIC, 10-11a.m., Topsham Public Library. Make a healthy snack to eat, create art and enjoy a children’s story. 725-1727. topshamlibrary.org.
PERFORMANCES
IGOR BEGELMAN, CLARINET, AND GEORGE LOPEZ, PIANO, 7:30p.m., Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College. Performing sonatas by Brahms and Poulence and a medley of songs from “Porgy and Bess.”
“MIDCOAST MAINE’S GOT TALENT!” FIFTH ANNUAL PROGRAM, 7p.m., Crooker Theater, Brunswick. All ages and all types of talent. $500 first prize, $250 second prize and $100 third prize. A panel of judges will comment on each contestant and narrow the field and the audience will vote on the top three prizes.
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION PRODUCTION OF HARPER LEE’S “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD,” 7:30p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick. Suggested donation of $12. 729- 8584.
MIDCOAST YOUTH THEATER PRESENTS “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR,” 7p.m., Orion Theater. $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students. 837- 8567.
PUBLIC MEALS
ITALIAN DINNER TO BENEFIT TEEN MISSION TRIP TO BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 5-6:30p.m., St. Charles Church, Brunswick. Chicken cacciatore, penne pasta, garlic bread, salad, ice cream, cookies, tea and other beverages. $8 for adults, $4 for children.
SAT/9
MISCELLANEOUS
MAINE WOODS BASEBALL FOR 45 YEARS AND OLDER, 9a.m. to 11a.m., Coastal Performance Training Facility, Brunswick. Stop by, ask questions and hit some baseballs. All skill levels welcome. Admission is free.
WOOLWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL 8TH GRADE AUCTION FOR WASHINGTON DC TRIP, 5-8p.m., Woolwich Central School. A wide variety of items up for the silent and live auction. Light refreshments will be served. 443- 9739.
MID COAST HOSPITAL AUXILIARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE, 9a.m. to 3p.m., Merrymeeting Plaza, 147 Bath Road #240.
FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION MAINE MONTHLY MEETING, 9:30a.m. to noon, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. Discussion topic: should religion be taught in public schools? 613-7080.
FREE SHREDDING EVENT, 1-3p.m., 261 Bath Road, Brunswick. Limit 2 boxes per person. Held by Casco Bay Wealth Advisors. NAUTICAL KNOTS KNOWHOW, 1:30-
3p.m., Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, 153 Harpswell Neck Road. Preregistration required at 837-9613.
WOOLWICH CENTRAL SCHOOL 8TH GRADE AUCTION, 5p.m. at the school. The final fundraising activity for the 8th grade class trip to Washington D.C. in June. Live and silent auctions. woolwich. rsu1.org.
PERFORMANCES
MACIEJ WALCZAK AND FRANK MAUCERI: INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND SOUND, 7:30p.m., Tillotson Room, Gibson Hall, Bowdoin College. Experimental jazz and electronic music with computer-generated video and dialog.
FREEPORT LIONESS-LIONS CLUB VARIETY SHOW, 7p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center. $10 for adults, $3 for children. 865-6188.
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION PRODUCTION OF HARPER LEE’S “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD,” 7:30p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick. Suggested donation of $12. 729- 8584.
MIDCOAST YOUTH THEATER PRESENTS “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR,” 7p.m., Orion Theater. $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students. 837- 8567.
PUBLIC MEALS
CHURCH SUPPER, 4:30-6p.m., Dresden Richmond United Methodist Church. Pleasant St., Richmond. Beans, casseroles, hot dogs, salads and desserts. $7 for adults, children under 12 free. 737-4735.
BRUNSWICK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PUBLIC SUPPER, 5- 6:30p.m. at the church. Beans, salads, casseroles and homemade pies. Adults $8, children $4. 725-2185.
FUNDRAISER DINNER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAFE, 4:30-6:30p.m., The Neighborhood, UCC, 798 Washington St., Bath. Homemade chicken pot pie, vegetarian pot pie, salad, desserts, drinks. $10. Children under 10, $5. 522-7707.
SUN/10
MISCELLANEOUS
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS BATH/BRUNSWICK, 9a.m., Midcoast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive, Brunswick.
BATH FREIGHT SHED ALLIANCE DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION, 4:30- 7p.m., Solo Bistro, Bath. An elegant meal made from locally sourced food, plus many items for auction including original artwork, items from Dresden’s Dragonfly Cove Farm, and more. Tickets are $65 and include wine and beer. Proceeds benefit Bath Freight Shed. Tickets must be purchased by April 1. Email bathfreightshed@blogspot.com for tickets.
TALK ON CONSERVING MAINE TURTLES, 2p.m., Merrymeeting Arts Center, 9 Main St., Bowdoinham.
COASTAL STUDIES FOR GIRLS OPEN HOUSE, noon to 3p.m., 308 Wolfe’s Neck Road, Freeport. CSFG is a semester school for 10th grade girls located on a 600-acre oceanfront land presrve. Tours of the school will run every 20 minutes, and students will be available to answer questions about their science and leadership coursework. 865-9700.
ANN VAN HINE TALK, 10:45a.m., Bath First Church of the Nazarene. Ann is a volunteer guide at the World Trade Center site and an international speaker whose husband died in the 9/11 attacks.
BATH ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE WITH FEATURED DEALER SHEILA KNOWLES: DOLL COLLECTOR, 10a.m. to 2p.m., Bath Middle School, 6 Old Brunswick Road, Bath. $4. Over 50 dealers present.
THOS. MOSER CHAIR DEBUT AND BOOK SIGNING, 1-4p.m., Thos. Moser Showroom, 149 Main St., Freeport. Enter for a chance to win an Auburn Chair.
OUR TIME, OUR TALENT AND ITEMS AUCTION, 4p.m., Brunswick United Methodist Church. Items include gift certificates to local restaurants, grocery stores and businesses, the use of a waterfront cottage, fishing excursions and more. Proceeds benefit the church. 725-2185.
PERFORMANCES
BOWDOIN COLLEGE CONCERT BAND, 2p.m., Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall, Bowdoin College. Featuring clarinetist Igor Begelman.
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION PRODUCTION OF HARPER LEE’S “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD,” 2p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick. Suggested donation of $12. 729-8584.
MIDCOAST YOUTH THEATER PRESENTS “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR,” 3p.m., Orion Theater. $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students. 837- 8567. Final show.
MON/11
MISCELLANEOUS
OUNCE OF PREVENTION SERIES: BLADDER CANCER, 11a.m. to noon, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. With urologist Craig Hawkins.
FROGS, SALAMANDERS AND VERNAL POOLS, 5-6p.m., location TBA. Explore and learn about a local vernal pool with wildlife biologist Amanda Shearin. 837- 9613.
TAKING ACTION FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE, 5:30-7p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick. Monthly meeting of the Maine AllCare Midcoast Chapter.
TUE/12
MISCELLANEOUS
NOR’EASTERS BARBERSHOP CHORUS REHEARSAL, 7p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Avenue, Bath. Men of all ages who like to sing are welcome. 542-7229.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS BATH/BRUNSWICK, noon, New Meadows Child Care, 150 Congress Ave., Bath.
TOPSHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROGRAM, 6:30p.m., Topsham Public Library. Michael Dekker will speak on the French and Indian Wars in Maine. 725-7855.
TALK WITH PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING WRITER DAVID MARANISS, 7:30p.m., Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College. “The Art of Biography and the Search for Truth.” Free and open to the public.
SARAH SMILEY BOOK TALK, Mustard Seed Bookstore, Bath. Come hear Times Record columnist Sarah Smiley talk about her work.
POETRY MONTH OPEN MIC, 6:30- 8p.m., Patten Free Library, Bath. Featuring poet Helene McGlauflin reading her new work. Part of National Library Week.
WED/13
BLOOD DRIVES
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE, 1-6p.m., Bath Knights of Columbus, 807 Middle St., Bath. Drop-ins ok. Call 1-800-REDCROSS for an appointment.
MISCELLANEOUS
“YOU CAN HAVE YOUR BOOK AND EAT IT TOO” ANNUAL EDIBLE BOOKS FESTIVAL. Drop off your edible book between 10a.m. and 5:45p.m., with the festival beginning at 6p.m. People can cast their vote for the Most Creative, Funniest, Most Bookish and Best in Show, followed by an awards ceremony and eating of the entries. Need ideas? Go to books2eat.com.
CASCO BAY COUNCIL NAVY LEAGUE DINNER MEETING, 5p.m., Smitty’s Cinema, 65 Topsham Fair Mall Rd., Topsham. A social hour followed by a plated dinner of vegetable lasagna or chicken kabobs, and a presentation at 7 p.m. by U.S. Navy Captain Gregg Baumann. $30 members, $35 nonmembers. 442-7773.
TOPSHAM: BACK TO THE FUTURE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER, 6:30p.m., Topsham Public Library. A discussion about moving Topsham forward. 725- 1727. topshamlibrary.org.
LISBON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANTIQUES NIGHT, 7p.m.,18 School St., Lisbon Falls. Members and guests may bring antiques, memorabilia or treasures from the attic to the meeting. Not an event for appraisals, though some members and attendees may be able to help identify mystery entries. 353-8510.
We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar. Items should be submitted two weeks in advance to calendar@timesrecord.com. Please include name and phone number.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less