Monday, Jan. 12: Music with a Mission presents Ithaca College’s female a cappella group “Premium Blend” at 7 p.m. at the North Windham Union Church. Tickets are $5 general admission and can be purchased at the door. Box office opens 6:15 p.m. For more information, call 892-7149.

Thursday, Jan. 15: Start something new in 2015 and learn to knit socks. Join Georgette Ouellette at Raymond Village Library on Thursdays, for an eight-week class beginning Jan. 15 from 5-7 p.m. Bring your own yarn or select some from our knitting stash. Basic knitting skills are required. The cost of the class is $50. Call library director Sally Holt at 655-4283 to sign up or for more information.

Friday, Jan. 16: The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy presents “Bradley Backstage” for the first time. The Bradley Jazz Collective, comprised of highly esteemed local musicians Craig Bryan (drums), Al Hospers (bass), Kelly Muse (piano), Mimi Rohlfing (voice) and Mike Sakash (saxophone), will be performing a wide variety of jazz starting at 7:30 p.m. Bradley Backstage puts the performers and the audience on the same level, creating an unforgettably unique and personal concert experience. Tickets are $15 general admission. Pre-order online at www.fryeburgacademy.org/tickets or call the box office at 935-9232. The center is located at 18 Bradley Street in Fryeburg.

Saturday, Jan. 17: An American Red Cross blood drive in honor of Toby Pennels takes place 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Windham Middle School, 408 Gray Road in Windham. Pennels was a longtime Windham resident who died in September after a motorcycle accident that required blood transfusions.

Tuesday, Jan. 27: The Finance Authority of Maine is holding a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) In-Personal Help Session from 5:30-8 p.m. at Lake Region Vocational Center, 1879 Roosevelt Trail, Naples. If your child is planning to attend college, trade or technical school in the fall, January is the time for Maine families to get serious about college financial aid applications because the sooner they file the (FAFSA) the more money they may be eligible for. For more information, email info@famemaine.com.

ONGOING EVENTS

• Do you need health insurance? Do you need to re-enroll in the health coverage you now have? The open enrollment period for purchasing health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) runs through Feb. 15. Amy March, certified Navigator, will answer your questions and/or help you apply at the Bridgton Community Center. Call 452-2493. Her help is free, confidential, and impartial.

• Kiwanis Club of Standish holds dinner/meetings every Wednesday at 40 Kiwanis Beach Road, Standish. Social time 6 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Guest speakers vary. Kid-friendly. For more information and reservations call 642-2088 or go to www.kiwanisbeach.org. Guests welcome.

• Standish Watchdog Group “Meet and Learn clinics” are held 6-8 p.m. every Thursday at Maine Street Grill, corner of routes 25 and 35 in Standish. Learn about town governance and happenings in Standish. Everyone welcome. Call 608-6835 or www.standishwatchdog.com for more information.

• All area men and women over 50, come every Wednesday to the Gray Town Hall, (second floor of the Henry Pennell Municipal Complex at 24 Main St.), from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Make new friends, and keep your minds young with Scrabble, Canasta, Mexican Train Dominoes, Pinochle, Rummicube, etc. Your favorite game not listed? Bring it with you. Occasional guest speakers on issues of interest to seniors. Coffee, tea and refreshments. Call Sherry at 310-3947 or Madelene at 657-7201 for more information.

• TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY) Chapter 0092 Windham, where Real People have Real Weight Loss, invite you to join them at the North Windham Union Church, 723 Roosevelt Trail, Windham on Tuesday evenings at 5-5:50 p.m. with meetings starting at 6 p.m. Free to try. FMI call Sherry Jorgensen at 310-3947 or visit www.tops.org.

• American Legion bingo takes place every Tuesday night at the Windham Veterans Center, located behind Big Lots on Route 302 in Windham. Doors open at 4 p.m. Early Bird Game at 6:10 p.m. Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Pull tabs and WTA, hot food, cold drinks, other goodies. Sponsored by Standish Memorial Post 128. For more information, call 642-5583 or visit www.post128.org.

• Want to learn how to search the Internet? Set up an email account? Learn to use a Kindle or iPad? Download an ebook? Use Skype or Facebook? Spaulding Memorial Library in Sebago has two volunteers who are ready to sit with you one-on-one and help you with whatever technology you want to learn. Tony is available from 2-4 p.m. the first Sunday of every month. Scot can help on Wednesdays. Please call the library at 787-2321 for a free appointment. Leave a message with your name and number.

• The National Alliance on Mental Illness welcomes any family members or friends who find themselves needing support for dealing with someone challenged with a mental illness. Meetings take place at the Raymond Public Safety Building on Route 302 the first Monday of each month, from 7-8:30 p.m. FMI, Eileen at 655-4193.

• Al-anon meets every Thursday 6:30-7:45 p.m. at the Naples Methodist Church, on the Village Green. Newcomers welcome. FMI, call 693-4535.

• “The Writers” gather on the third Monday of each month at the Raymond Public Safety Building on Route 302, from 6-8 p.m. Authors of all types are invited to support one another, to listen and render opinions when asked, with respect and courtesy. If you are interested in joining, stop by or call Betty Libby at 655-9214.

• A free car seat check sponsored by Safe Kids Maine takes place the third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Windham Fire-Rescue, 718 Roosevelt Trail (Route 302), North Windham. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be available to provide free assistance with car seat installations and recall checks. FMI, 899-9461 or www.maineseatcheck.org.

• The Wings ‘N Things Clothes Closet of the Casco Village Church United Church of Christ (941 Meadow Road, Casco Village) invites you to come shopping. You won’t believe your eyes when you see all the beautiful new and gently used clothing, mostly name-brands, most $1 or less. Open Saturdays from noon-4 p.m. or by appointment. FMI, 627-4282.

• The Poland Springs Woodcarvers meet the first Friday and third Saturday of the month from 1-4 p.m. at the Ricker Memorial Library, 1211 Main St., Poland. If you are a woodcarver or just interested in woodcarving, please attend. All levels of carvers invited. Bring something for Show & Tell. FMI, contact Chuck Friis at 576-3811.

To list an event in this calendar, email information to jbalentine@keepmecurrent.com