Upcoming events

Paintings by Catherine Breer, on exhibit through December, Freeport Community Library.

Business to Business Connection, Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s new business networking group, Thursdays, 7:30-9 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. For more information, call 847-5240.

Durham selectmen, Monday, Dec. 30, 4:30 p.m., Town Office.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, Dec. 30, 7 p.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.

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.

Group show, Thos. Moser Showroom, 149 Main St., Freeport, through Dec. 31. Show features paintings by Anne Ireland and Susan Williams; abstract works by Elise Ansel, William Crosby and Michele Dangelo; classic figurative paintings by Judy Taylor; realism and impressionism paintings by Liz Armstrong, Paul Bonneau, Louise Bourne, Deb Randall, Ingunn Milla Joergensen, Ann Sklar and Carmella Yager; black and white photography by Gifford Ewing; abstract realism works by John Carnes; and emerging American realist painter Joel Tarbox. Showroom open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 865-4519 or visit www.thos.moser.com.

First Day Hike, free, guided hike, Winter in the Woods, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 10 a.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Learn how plants and animals survive the cold winter months. Dress for the weather. Meet at the picnic shelter by second parking lot. Dogs are not suitable for this hike. For more information, call 865-4465.

“Kon-Tiki,” 2012 film based on the Kon-Tiki expedition, screens Thursday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Rated PG-13.

“Teen Beach Movie,” screens Friday, Jan. 3, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Rated PG.

Conflict resolution seminar, Saturdays, Jan, 4 and 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Freeport Seventh-day Adventist Church, 63 Pownal Road. Charles Brown, president of Adventist Reconciliation Ministries and professional conflict mediator and seminar facilitator, will present. Pre-registration required. Call Collette Pekar, 729-2607. Free-will offering will be taken to cover materials.

Freeport Board of Appeals, Monday, Jan. 6, 7 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Library Board of Trustees, Monday, Jan. 6, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Come read to a service dog, first and third Mondays of the month, 5-6 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Sign up by calling 865-3307. Library closed Oct. 21, no appointments.

Freeport Town Council, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Musician Sammie Haynes, preschool concert, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 10:30 a.m., Freeport Community Library.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Winter travel series, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Jamie Pearson talks about his childhood home, James Herriot’s Yorkshire dales. First in a series of four presented by community members sharing photos and travelogues of their adventures abroad.

Freeport Project Review Board, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.

Freeport Coastal Waters Commission, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

“Sea of Monsters,” screens Thursday, Jan. 9 at 2:20 p m., Freeport Community Library. For grades 6-8. Free popcorn. Students need a signed permission slip for PG-13 movies. Slips are available at the children’s desk.

AudioBody, high-tech comedy show, Friday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 11, 2 and 7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. For tickets and more information, see http://freeport-theater-of-awesome.myshopify.com.

Carroll Conley, executive director of the Christian Civic League of Maine, speaks Sunday, Jan. 12, during 9:30 a.m. service, First Parish Congregational Church of Pownal, Hallowell Road.

Reading by Freeport author Gar Roper, Monday, Jan.13, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. A dramatic reading of several excerpts from his recent novel, “Tales of the Traveler,” and his poems.

Pownal Solid Waste Committee, Monday, Jan. 13, 6 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 6:30 p.m., Durham Town Office

Lose with Me! health education and exercise program, taught by Jennifer Smith, Wednesdays, Jan. 15-April 2, noon-12:30 p.m., Saint-Hyacinthe Conference Room, 96 Campus Ave., Lewiston. Registration required. Call 777-8898 or see www.stmarysmaine.com.

Freeport Players annual meeting, Thursday, Jan. 16, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center, Depot Street.

“Poetry Out Loud,” Freeport High School students participating in national poetry recitation competition, Thursday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Freeport Woman’s Club meets, Friday, Jan. 17, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library meeting room. Guest speaker Kathleen Hayward presents program about training puppies to become guide dogs for the blind. New members always welcome. For information, call Anne Treadwell. 647-8313.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Winter travel series, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Visit ancient and vibrant Croatia with Sally Walsh.

Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 5:30-8 p.m., Harraseeket Inn, Freeport. For more information or to register, call 847-5240 or see www.freeportmainechamber.com.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 6:30 p.m., Durham Town Office.

Winter travel series, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Visit the Great Wall, old Beijing and the Forbidden City with Andrew Finnegan.

“Pitch Perfect,” screens Thursday, Feb. 13, 2:20 p m., Freeport Community Library. For grades 6-8. Free popcorn. Students need a signed permission slip for PG-13 movies. Slips are available at the children’s desk.

Winter travel series, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Visit Yellowstone National Park, with professional photographer Jonathan Strout.

We love to eat

Freeport Elders Pancake Breakfast, first and third Saturday of the month, 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Deluxe: Pancakes, eggs, sausages, biscuits, OJ, tea and coffee, $4.50. Regular: Pancakes, sausages, OJ, tea or coffee, $3.50. Seniors deduct 50 cents.

“Teen Beach Movie” will be shown Friday, Jan. 3, at 1 p.m., at the Freeport Community Library.