Fri/7

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, for 3 to

5-year-olds, 10:30-11:15 a.m.,

Patten Free Library, 33 Summer

St.; 443-5141 ext. 17. DRAWING FROM NATURE, 2-3 p.m.,

Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park,

Freeport; Wildlife and nature sketching, materials provided, weather permitting; Free with park admission;

865-4465. CHESS CLUB, for 7 to 11-year-olds,

3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten Free

Library, 33 Summer St.; free; 443-

5141 ext. 17.

PERFORMANCES

FIRST FRIDAY ROCK ’N BOWL: an alternative venue for young musical artists, 6-9 p.m., Bayside Bowl, 58

Alder St., Portland; sponsored by

Maine Academy of Moden Music;

$5; 899-3433 or www.MaineAcademyOfModernMusic.org. FIRST FRIDAY CHAMBER ME MUSIC

SERIES, 11 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot Road,

Freeport; 865-3985.

PUBLIC MEALS

FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65 and older; reservations 729-0475.

Sat/8

MISCELLANEOUS

FOREST AND SHORE TOUR, 2-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State

Park, Freeport; Weather permitting;

Free with park admission; 865-

4465.

PERFORMANCES

MAINE PRO MUSICA, 3 p.m., Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital

Hall, Bowdoin College; Beethoven,

Mozart and Medelssohn under the direction of Janna Hymes; free; 798-

4141.

PUBLIC MEALS

BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m., Masonic Lodge, Route 136, Durham;

Baked beans, chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw, bread, pickles, homemade pies; $7.50, $3 ages 5-12, under 5 free; 240-1637. BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER,

4:30-6 p.m., Dresden-Richmond

United Methodist Church, 121

Pleasant St., Richmond; $7, $4 ages 5-12, 5 and under free, $20 family max; 737-4735. BEAN AND CASSEROLE SUPPER, 5-

6 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main

St., Freeport; $8/$4; 865-6022. BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m., Durham

Masonic Lodge; also chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, bread, pickles, homemade pies; $7.50, $4 ages 5-12, free under 5.

Sun/9

MISCELLANEOUS

BRUNSWICK FAMILY ARTS & SCIENCE FESTIVAL, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.,

Town Mall, Brunswick; Activities and exhibits that show the confluence of art and science; Free; www.fiveriversartsalliance.org/events/familyarts. aspx. BRUNSWICK WOMEN’S HISTORY

WALKING TRAIL, Loop B with Polly

Kaufman, 1 p.m., Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row,

Brunswick; $4/$2 advance/free for

PHS members; 729-6606 to register. STROLL WITH THE RANGER, 2-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State

Park, Freeport; Weather permitting, wheelchair-accessible; Free with park admission; 865-4465.

PUBLIC MEALS

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST BUFFET, Knights of Columbus Hall,

Columbus Dr., Brunswick; $6, $3 children to age 8, under 3 free; 729-

6552.

Mon/10

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 11 a.m.-noon, Westrum

House, 22 Union St., Topsham; 729-

6782. THE EDGE OF THE SEA, 2-3 p.m.,

Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park,

Freeport; Activities on the natural history and ecology of the shore, weather permitting; Free with park admission; 865-4465. CRAFT MEETUP, for knitters, beaders, weavers, quilters, rug hookers, etc.; bring project to work on or share, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Curtis

Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; 725-5242 x510.

Tue/11

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING

WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org. WEE BEE YOGA, 10:30 a.m., Storytime Room, Patten Free Library,

Bath; babies to preschoolers; 443-

5141 ext. 17. FREE GAME DAY, noon-3 p.m., Richmond Senior Citizen’s Group, 164

Pleasant St.; starts with lunch, followed by variety of games; transportation or more info, Barbara

Barter 737-2190. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 2-3 p.m., Dike’s Landing,

Bath Housing, 20 Dike’s Landing

Road; 729-6782. STEAMER DIG, 2-3 p.m., Wolfe’s

Neck Woods State Park, Freeport;

Life and times of soft-shell clams, dig-your-own, weather permitting;

Free with park admission; 865-

4465. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 5-6 p.m., Bath United

Church of Christ, 150 Congress

Ave.; 729-6782. SQUARE DANCE OPEN HOUSE, 6 p.m., Dike-Newell Elementary School cafeteria, 3 Wright Dr., Bath; Polly

Harris 373-1778 or www.sage.squaredanceme.us.

PERFORMANCES

PORTLAND STRING QUARTET, 7 p.m., Boothbay Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor; $15 advance/$20 day-of-show; 633- 5159.

PUBLIC MEALS

NEIGHBORHOOD CAFE, free meal,

5:30-7:30 p.m., United Church of

Christ, 150 Congress Ave., Bath; also open mic to share music, thoughts, poetry and stories; free; cafe.neighborhood@gmail.com.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

LEARN-TO-SQUARE DANCE, 6 p.m.,

Dike-Newell Elementary School,

Bath; instruction and refreshments; free; Polly Harris 373-1778 or Mel

Banton 729-3861.

Wed/12

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. L.L. BEAN, 1-5 p.m., 57 Main St.,

Freeport; www.RedCrossBlood.org or

1-800-RED-CROSS.

MISCELLANEOUS

BOOK BABIES, for babies and toddlers, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten

Free Library, 33 Summer St.; free;

443-5141 ext. 17. STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public

Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 10-11:30 a.m., Mid Coast

Hunger Prevention Program, 84A

Union St., Brunswick; 729-

6782.CASCO BAY WALK, 2-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport; Weather permitting; Free with park admission; 865-4465.

EAGER BEAVER KNITTERS, 6-8:30 p.m., Beaver Park Lone Pine Lodge, 37 Cotton Road, Lisbon; bring own materials; Verla Brooks 353-9075 or vbrooks@lisbonme.org.

SAGADAHOC COUNTY BEEKEEPERS, 7 p.m., Topsham Grange Hall; Mast Beekeeper Rick Cooper will discuss preparing hives for winter; Free; mcdinesbees@comcast.net.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

PFL BOOK GROUP: discussing Bernhard Schlink’s “The Reader,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.

PEJEPSCOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY FALL SPEAKER SERIES: “SKOWHEGAN DIARIES,” 7 p.m., Morrell Meeting Room, Curtis Memorial Library, 26 Pleasant St., Brunswick; Houghton White, M.D. with Candace Kanes to discuss and sign the book “A Maine Prodigy: The Life and Adventures of Elise Fellows White;” Free; 729-6606.

Thu/13

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCross- Blood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, 1-6 p.m., 807 Middle St., Bath; Donors will receive a collectible Red Sox t shirt; 443-5389 or www.RedCrossBlood.org.