Upcoming events

Art at the Feeeport Community Library, November’s featured artist is Judy Plouffe and her photography, on display all month.

Durham Republican Committee, meets Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7p.m., Shiloh Chapel, 38 Beulah Lane, Durham. All registered Republicans welcome.

American Red Cross blood drive, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1-6 p.m., Pine Tree Academy, Pownal Road, Freeport. Make an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-REDCROSS.

Pownal Planning Board, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Freeport Conservation Commission, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Freeport Recycling/Solid Waste, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Freeport Quiet Zone Subcommittee, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Town Hall.

RSU 5 board of directors meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School.

Free blood pressure clinic, Thursday, Nov. 21, 10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Services. Hosted by CHANS Home Health Care.

Pownal Scenic and Historical Society annual meeting, Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m., Dewitt Room, Mallett Hall. Review of supported projects of 2013 and consideration and vote on 2014 budget.

Eureka Community Center Committee, Thursday, Nov. 21, 7 p.m., Durham Eureka Community Center. All welcome. Looking for committee members.

“Monsters University,” after-school movie for grades 6-8, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2:20 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Popcorn included. Students need permission slip, available at the Children’s Desk, to watch PG-13 movies.

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.

Monthly support group for those caring for someone with dementia, Thursday, Nov. 21, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Sally Fitch, events coordinator at Thornton Hall, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, will present, “Having Fun! Activities For and With Your Loved One.” Discussion follows presentation. For more information, call 373-4656.

Donate coats for seniors, Friday, Nov. 22-Sunday, Nov. 24, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Volunteers will collect gently worn, clean adult winter coats to keep Maine’s seniors warm this winter. For more information, see www.Maine4A.org.

Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, Friday, Nov. 22, 6:45 p.m., Discovery Park, L.L. Bean, Freeport. Music by The Fogcutters.

Family Hypnosis Post-Tree-Lighting Show, with Roderick Russell, Friday, Nov. 22, 8 p.m.; also, Saturday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Tickets $$12-17, children under 3 free. To purchase or for more information, see http://freeport-theater-of-awesome.myshopify.com.

Stories in Stone, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the story of Maine’s beautiful rockbound coast on this walk for both adults and children. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Fine arts and crafts sale, with silent auction, sponsored by Art Guild of Freeport, Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-to 5 p.m., Freeport Community Services Center, 53 Depot St. Silent auction, from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. will include pieces of art and fine craft donated by art guild members.

Holiday craft fair and fish chowdah and chili lunch, sponsored by Freeport Lioness-Lions, Saturday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Harraseeket Lunch 11a.m.- 2 p.m. For more information, call Cindi at 865-3555 or Martha at 865-6188.

Horse-drawn wagon rides, weekends, Nov. 23-Dec. 22, 1-7 p.m., Main Street, Freeport, in front of L.L. Bean flagship store. Free.

Nature Legends, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy this short walk on the White Pines Trail with stops for stories based on Wabanaki legends. Program is for both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Freeport Farmers Market Harvest Market, Sunday Nov. 24, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., L.L. Bean campus. Turkeys available. If necessary, market will move to porch of The Home Store, L.L. Bean campus. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/FreeportMaineFarmersMarket.

Special Thanksgiving Service, Sunday, Nov. 24, 9 a.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal, featuring The Messengers of Hope Gospel Quartet. Coffee hour follows. All are welcome. For more information, contact the Rev. Raymond St. Pierre, 837-0682.

Ecumenical Thanksgiving service, Sunday Nov. 24, 7 p.m., West Bowdoin Baptist Church, 54 West Road, Bowdoin. Non-perishable foods will be accepted. Free will offering to benefit LACO Food Pantry. Light refreshments to follow the service.

Food drive, to benefit the Freeport Food Pantry, through Sunday, Nov. 24, The Freeport Cafe?, Route 1. Anyone can drop off non-perishable items at any time from 6 a.m. -9 p.m. daily. The weekend of Nov. 23 and 24, those who bring in 10 boxed or canned items will get a $5 give certificate to the cafe?.

Pownal Conservation Committee, Monday, Nov. 25, 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.

American Red Cross blood drive, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Freeport High School, Holbrook Street. Make an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org or call 800-REDCROSS.

Tree-lighting ceremony, Friday, Nov. 29, 5-7 p.m., Town Mall, Brunswick. Events include visits from Santa and Frosty the Snowman, carriage rides, community sing-along, cookies cocoa.

Moonlight Madness Shopping Celebration, Friday, Nov. 29, 12:01 a.m., downtown Freeport. Midnight fun run down Main Street, followed by middle-of-the-night shopping at retailers throughout Freeport. Fun Run hosted by the Freeport High School Interact Club, with proceeds benefiting Freeport Community Services Fuel Assistance Fund. See www.freeportusa.com for details.

Bottle drive, sponsored by FHS Basketball Boosters, Saturday, Nov. 30, from 9 a.m.-noon. If you are not going to be home, leave the bags at the end of your driveway and someone will pick them up. Bottles also can be dropped at the Redemption Center on Route 136. Be sure to mention that they are for FHS Basketball Boosters.

Rabies clinic, Saturday Nov. 30, 9 a.m.-noon, Community Spay-Neuter Clinic, 475 Route 1, Freeport (in the Freeport Outlet). Rabies shot $10, canine distemper $5. Walk-in clinic only. Call 865-0772 for information.

Durham Fire & Rescue daily raffle, to raise money for the department, drawing daily through Nov. 30, in conjunction with Cabela’s. Winners have choice of gun or gift certificate. Tickets $20, can be purchased from Durham Fire & Rescue at the station, 353-2473, from any member of the Durham Fire and Rescue and at the Durham Get & Go, 353-9400.

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.

Book talk by Maine mystery writer Kieran Shields, Monday, Dec. 2, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Shields is the author of a crime series set in Portland during the late 1800s, “The Truth of All Things” and the sequel, “A Study in Revenge.” For more information, see www.freeportlibrary.com or call 865-3307.

Coastal Studies for Girls information hour, Monday, Dec. 2, 6 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St. Brunswick. Freeport-based CSG, the nation’s first and only residential semester school for 10th grade girls, offers girls from around the country the opportunity to immerse themselves in marine science, leadership, and rigorous core academics while living at the school’s historic farmhouse in Freeport. CSG accepting applications from ninth-grade girls for the 2014-2015 semesters. Limited space is available for 10th grade girls in the upcoming spring semester, which begins Feb. 9. For more information, visit www.coastalstudiesforgirls.org.

“Know the 10 Signs: Early Detection Matters,” workshop presented by the Alzheimer’s Association, Tuesday, Dec. 3, noon-1 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Public hearing on the issue of RSU 5 withdrawal, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers at the Freeport Town Hall. Town vote on withdrawal article is Dec.17.

Wind Over Wings Birds of Prey, Wednesday Dec. 4, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Wind Over Wings is a nonprofit education service featuring birds unable to survive in the wild. Program features the golden eagle, the saw-whet, the red-tailed hawk, and a little falcon, the American kestrel.

“Joyeux Noel,” free Thursday Midday Movie, Dec. 5, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Christmas fair, Friday, Dec. 6, 3-8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. Baked goods, handmade crafts, white elephant sale and homemade meals.

Bradbury Mountain Arts Holiday Show & Sale, Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mallett Hall, Route 9, 429 Hallowell Road, Pownal. Fine arts and crafts of guild members and guest artists feature paintings, prints, photography, jewelry, sail cloth bags, turned wood, ceramics, glass and mixed media and paper arts. Refreshments, wreaths and raffle.

Christmas fair, Saturday, Dec. 7. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Antiques, handmade Christmas items, costume Jewelry, knits, wreaths and greens, country store with ornaments and homemade salsas and pickles, baked goods, candy, more. All proceeds benefit St. Paul’s outreach programs.

Sparkle Weekend, Friday, Dec. 6-Sunday, Dec. 8, downtown Freeport. Events begin with parade down Main Street on Friday at 6 p.m. Light shows, music, free movie, kids activities, talking Christmas tree and much more. See www.freeportusa.com for full details.

Online silent auction, sponsored by Freeport High School senior class, through Dec. 6, to raise funds for Project Graduation in June 2014. To place bids, go to www.fhsprojectgraduation2014.com. For more information, call Leigh Fisher, 838-2070.

Freeport Jingle Bell 5K Run, Sunday, Dec. 8, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race, Freeport High School. Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation. Prizes for best costumes. For more information, see www.freeportjbr.kintera.org.

Holiday caroling, Dec. 8, 14, 22, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., throughout L.L. Bean campus. Traditional holiday favorites performed by area choral groups, including Freeport High School Chamber Choir, Zipline and Greater Freeport Community Chorus.

Special referendum, on whether Freeport should begin RSU withdrawal process, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., Freeport Town Hall Council Chambers. Deadline to request an absentee ballot is Thursday, Dec. 12, 6 p.m. For more information on absentee voting, contact the Town Clerk, 865-4743, ext.123.

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.

Baked bean supper, Saturday, Nov. 30, 4:30-6 p.m., Tuttle Road United Methodist Church, 52 Tuttle Road, Cumberland. Three kinds of beans, hot dogs, American chop suey, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, homemade pies, rolls, beverage. Dinner music provided by Eileen Twiddy on the grand piano. $8 adults, $4 children under 12. Takeout available. Call 829-3766.