Fri/31

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

ART WALK LEWISTON-AUBURN, 5-

8:30 p.m., Downtown Lewiston and

Auburn; www.artwalklewistonauburn.com. PORTLAND BREW FESTIVAL, 5:30-

9 p.m., Portland Company Complex, 58 Fore St.; food vendors also on hand; $35; www.portlandbrewfestival.com. ART WALK LEWISTON AUBURN, 5-

8:30 p.m., Downtown Lewiston and

Auburn; Featured artist – Dan J.

Marquis, photography; free; www.ar twalklewistonauburn.com.

PERFORMANCES

MISSION IMPROVABLE, 7:30 p.m. doors open, The Opera House, 86

Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor;

$18 or $10 student advance/$20 at door; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com. L/A ARTS CONCERT SERIES: Veayo

Twins, 6 p.m., Dufresne Plaza, 84

Lisbon St., adjacent; a pop inspired musical performance; 782-7228 or laarts.org.

Sat/1

BLOOD DRIVE

AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

CENTER, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

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

MISCELLANEOUS

YARD SALE, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Bath

Senior Citizens Center, 45 Floral

St., Bath; 443-4937. PORTLAND BREW FESTIVAL, Noon-

4 p.m., 5:30-9 p.m. Portland Company Complex, 58 Fore St.; food vendors also on hand; $35; www.portlandbrewfestival.com. FIREWORKS & MUSIC, 6-8 p.m.,

George J. Mitchell Field, Route

123, Harpswell; DJ Sue Marley, fireworks over Middle Bay, bring a blanket or chair, no alcohol; free; 833-

0562.

PUBLIC MEALS

BAKED BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6 p.m., North Pownal United

Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence

Rd., Pownal; 3 kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, coleslaw, biscuits, pickled beets, and homemade pies; $6, $3 ages 3-12, under 2 free; 865-

3517.

Sun/2

MISCELLANEOUS

PORTLAND BREW FESTIVAL, Noon-

4 p.m., Portland Company Complex, 58 Fore St.; food vendors also on hand; $35; www.portlandbrewfestival. com.

PUBLIC MEALS

BREAKFAST BUFFET, with homemade doughnuts, 7-10 a.m.,

Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association, 209 Maine Road; $7, ages 12 and under free; 386-1063.

Mon/3

LABOR DAY

Tue/4

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. OPEN COMMUNITY SQUARE

DANCE, 6 p.m., Dike-Newell Elementary School, Bath; $2 community dance, $4 whole night; 6-7 p.m. community/students level; 7-

8:30 p.m. students/mainstream level; 8:30-9 p.m. plus level; Polly

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

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

MYSTERY AUTHORS SERIES, Kate

Flora, 7 p.m., Morrell Meeting

Room, Curtis Memorial Library,

Brunswick; author to discuss her novel, “Redemption;” Free; 725-

5242. BOOK TALK:

“Down East Schooners and Shipmasters,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; Maine-native Ingrid Grenon will talk about her book; Free; 443-5141.

Wed/5

BLOOD DRIVE

FREEPORT COMMUNITY CENTER, noon-6 p.m., 53 Depot St.,

Freeport; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS. AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR

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

Ave., Portland; www.RedCross-

Blood.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. 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.

Thu/6

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. GUIDED BIRD WALK, 7 a.m., Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth; meet at environmetal center; $8, $5 members; bring binoculars and field guides; 781-2330 or programs@maineaudubon.org. TIME FOR TWOS, for 2-year-olds,

10:30-11 a.m., Patten Free

Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-

5141 ext. 17. LAUGHING CLUB for everyone,

10:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations,

12 Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-

0475. OPEN HOUSE, 5:30 p.m., Museum of Art, Bowdoin College; free; 725-

3276. LINE DANCING, beginners 6 p.m., intermediate/advanced 7:15 p.m.,

People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,

Brunswick; $20 per month; register

729-0757; questions Janice

McLaughlin 729-6945.

PERFORMANCES

OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,

Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon; hosted by Charlie Wing and the band Tripolar; cwing9877@gmail.com.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

COMMUNITY LECTURE, 12:30 p.m., Main Lounge, Moulton Union,

Bowdoin College; “William Wegman’s Weimaraners and the Maine

Experience;” Free; 725-3253. DISCUSSION, 4 p.m., Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin

College; “A River Lost and Found:

The Androscoggin River in Time and

Place;” Free; 725-3276.

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. CHESS CLUB, for 7 to 11-yearolds, 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.

PUBLIC MEALS

FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St.,

Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4

65 and older; reservations 729-

0475.

Sat/8

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,

5-6:30 p.m., United Methodist

Church, 320 Church Road,

Brunswick; $8, $4 ages 6-12, free

5 and under; reservations 725-

2185. 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/even ts/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.