Upcoming events

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

Regional School Unit 5 directors, Wednesday, Dec. 18, Freeport High School Library. Informal social with board, 6:30 p.m., followed by meeting.

Freeport Conservation Commission, Wednesday, Dec.18, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Freeport Recycling/Solid Waste Committee, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center.

Celebrating the holidays with stories read by Joanne, songs sung with Miss Lisa, and cookies made by the elves, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 6 p.m., 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.

Free blood pressure check, Thursday, Dec. 19, 10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St. Sponsored by CHANS Home Health Care.

Caring for someone with dementia monthly support group, Thursday, Dec. 19, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Kristine D. Dach, program supervisor for the Deaf Services Program at Community Counseling Center, will present “Hearing Loss and the Person Living with Dementia.” For more information, call (207) 373-4656.

Meet the Farm’s Educators, Thursday, Dec. 19, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Freeport. Learn about and interact with the animals.

Christmas Variety Show, Friday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 21, 2 and 7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Hosted by Jason and Matt Tardy, featuring music, juggling, comedy, magic and lots of Christmas spirit. Tickets $12-$17. To purchase or for more information, see http://freeport-theater-of-awesome.myshopify.com.

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

Sheet Music: A Look at Maine’s Last Glaciation, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m., weather permitting Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Learn about glaciers, and see the evidence of the last one to visit Maine. For both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Greater Freeport Community Chorus “The Many Moods of Christmas,” rescheduled winter concert, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m., First Parish UCC Church, 40 Main St., Freeport. Program features 18 traditional Christmas carols arranged into four suites, plus several other pieces. Tickets $10 adults, 18 and under free, per-family maximum of $25. For more information, see www.gfccweb.org.

Winter in the Woods, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2 p.m., weather permitting Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover the ways both plants and animals survive the winter in Maine. 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.

Christmas music program, Sunday, Dec. 22, 10 a.m., Shiloh Chapel, 12 Beulah Lane (off Shiloh Road), Durham. All are welcome.

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.

Pownal Conservation meeting, Monday, Dec. 23, 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.

Christmas Eve service, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 6 p.m., First Congregational Church of Durham, 773 Royalsborough Road, Durham. All are welcome.

Christmas Eve service, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 6:30 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. All are welcome. For more information, call the Rev. Raymond St. Pierre, 837-0682, or email chaplainraymond@gmail.com.

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

Pownal selectmen, Monday, Dec. 30, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.

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.

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

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

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. Additional programs Jan. 22, Feb. 5 and 19.

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.

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.

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.

The Greater Freeport Community Chorus has rescheduled its “The Many Moods of Christmas” concert to, Saturday, Dec. 21, at 2:30 p.m., at the First Parish UCC Church, 40 Main St., Freeport. It was postponed by last Sunday’s storm.  The First Congregational Church of Durham, 773 Royalsborough Road, is welcoming all to Christmas Eve services Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6 p.m.