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FRI/10
MISCELLANEOUS
THE DOMINICAN SISTERS “CHRISTMAS
IN OCTOBER” BAZAAR, 9a.m. to 2p.m.,
61 Lisbon Rd., Sabattus. Lunch will be served from 11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.
Fresh baked goods, raffles, and a 50/50 drawing. Proceeds go to Loaves and Fishes. 740-0244. www.sabattusdominicans.org. MAINE FAMILY BOOKNIC, 10-11a.m.,
Learn the value of sensory play and simple inexpensive ways you can incorporate sensory play at home for your baby, toddler, and preschooler. Activities include apple and pumpkin scented play dough, fall sensory bins and textured pat mats.
Ages birth to three, and expecting families. 725-1727. RED CLOAK HAUNTED HISTORY TOUR,
7p.m., Bath. Lantern-lit tour explores
Bath’s history and mysteries. Adults $15, children under 12 $7. By reservation only.
Appropriate for all ages. To reserve a spot, call 380-3806. www.redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com. ARTIST RECEPTION, 5-8p.m., Points of
View Art Gallery, Brunswick. Show in the main gallery titled “Magical,” and a show in the Garrett Gallery called “ON and Off the Wall.” RELOCATION CELEBRATION FOR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT BATH/BRUNSWICK
CENTER, 2-5p.m., Orion Hall, 12 Sewall
Street, Brunswick. Community members are invited to attend the celebration which will include music, refreshments, tours and a brief program at 3p.m. 442-7736. REJOICING SPIRITS MINISTRY WORSHIP
SERVICE FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 3p.m., Pathway Vineyard Church, 94 Pleasant Street,
Brunswick. Family and friends welcome.
725-6561. FINAL BRUNSWICK FRIDAY ART WALK
OF THE SEASON, 5-8p.m., downtown
Brunswick. Come support your local artists and enjoy the fruits of their work.
798-6964. FALL WORK WEEKEND, DAY 1, 7a.m. to
5p.m., Wiscaset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum. Volunteers are needed, anybody can come work on these exciting projects. Painting, clean-up, construction, food preperation, restoration, etc. 882-4193.
PUBLIC MEALS
AL POST 171 LOBSTER STEW SUPPER,
5-7p.m., Merriconeag Grange, 529 Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell. Lobster stew, blueberry muffin, coleslaw, pickles, crackers, cold drinks. $15 per person; $10 children under 12. Takeout available. 833-5583.
SAT/11
MISCELLANEOUS
THE DOMINICAN SISTERS “CHRISTMAS
IN OCTOBER” BAZAAR, 9a.m. to 2p.m.,
61 Lisbon Rd., Sabattus. Lunch will be served from 11:30a.m. to 12:30p.m.
Fresh baked goods, raffles, and a 50/50 drawing. Proceeds go to Loaves and Fishes. 740-0244. www.sabattusdominicans.org. BATH ROTARY 4-WAY 5K RUN/WALK, beginning with registration check-in and the distrbution of t-shirts and bibs at the parking lot near 108 Centre Street in
Bath between 6:15 and 7:30a.m. Race begins at 8a.m. Registration fees are
$20 before October 10, $25 on race day.
371-8002. 2014 NAVY BIRTHDAY BALL, 5-11p.m.,
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. Social hour begins at 5p.m., introductions and ceremonies will take place at 6p.m. with dinner scheduled for 7p.m. Dancing to a live band will follow. Entertainment will be provided by Al Fired Up, a five member band from throughout the Midcoast region. The public is cordially invited to attend. The cost for this year’s event is
$30.00 per active duty and reserve military in uniform and $40.00 per civilian for conformations prior to September 19th and $50.00 per person for all conformations after September 19th. Formal attire.
Reservations can be made by calling
207-442-7773. Ask for Navy Ball reservations. HOMEBUYER SEMINAR, (session 1 of 2),
9a.m. to 2:30p.m., Brunswick Housing
Authority, Community Room, Woodlawn
Towers, 30 Water Street, Brunswick. Participants must attend both sessions and will receive a letter of completion. $30 per person, $50 per couple. Send payment to CEI, P.O. Box 268, Wiscasset,
ME 04578. Registration will not be accepted after October 3. Bring a calculator, pencil and notebook to class. Call
822-5177 to register. ORR’S ISLAND LIBRARY PRESENTS THE
SECOND ANNUAL LONGEST YARD SALE,
9a.m. to 3p.m. Yard sale stretches the length of the Library front yard. Tables available for $10 each. Household, antiques and collectibles sale. 833-5430. SIP AND STITCH, 10a.m. to noon, Topsham Public Library. A weekly knitting and crocheting club. All abilities welcome.
Relax with a cup of tea and work on your latest project. 725-1727. TORN PAPER PAINTING WORKSHOP (Day
1 of 2), 10a.m. to 4:30p.m., Centre St.
Arts Gallery. This class is an intense workshop in which students are taught a unique figurative collage technique. Students will work from their own image using torn papers of all kinds, building up layers of colors and textures to a finished artwork. Some painting experience would be helpful, but not imperative. Cost of 2- day workshop is $150. Day two is Oct.
12. To register, all 442-0300. MEET MAINE AUTHOR CRYSTAL WARD
KENT, 11a.m. to 1p.m., Maine Coast
Book Shop, Damariscotta. 563-3207. FALL FESTIVAL AT WOLFE’S NECK FARM,
10a.m. to 3p.m., 184 Burnett Road,
Freeport. $8 per person, ages 3 and under free. This wholesome family festival features activities and demonstrations, live music, haybale climbing, face painting, animal interactions, tasty local food and more. We run our Pumpkin Hayrides during the festival – take a tractor ride out to our pumpkin patch and pick your favorite pumpkin (hayride free with admission; small pumpkins cost $4.00). Proceeds benefit the nonprofit organization’s educational programming. PUMPKIN HAYRIDES, 10a.m. to 2p.m.,
Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road,
Freeport. $6 per person, ages 3 and under free (pumpkin included with each paid admission). Enjoy the fall foliage and take a hayride out to the pumpkin field to learn about the life cycle of pumpkins and pick out your favorite one. While you’re here, visit the animals in the barnyard, rent a bicycle or go for a walk through the woods. Proceeds benefit the Wolfe’s
Neck Farm Education Programs. MAINE CRAFT WEEKEND OPEN HOUSE,
10a.m. to 4p.m., Widgeon Cove Studios and Ash Cove Pottery, Rt. 123, Harpswell. Pottery demonstrations at Ash
Cover Pottery from 11a.m. to 1p.m. Call
774-1633 for more information. BENEFIT YARD SALE, 9a.m. to 3p.m.,
181 Main St., Freeport. Rain date Oct.
12. Household items, collectibles, tools, furniture, antiques, clothes and baked goods will benefit the nonprofit Greater
Freeport Community Chorus. HARVEST BAKE SALE AND OPEN HOUSE,
9a.m. to 1p.m., at the corner of Church and Woodside Roads, Brunswick. Sale to benefit Growstown School. KELT GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF HIGGINS MOUNTAIN PRESERVE, 1p.m., Higgins Mountain Preserve, Georgetown.
Registration strongly encouraged. 442-
8400. BATH BOOK SHOP AUTHOR EVENT,
10a.m. to 2p.m. With author Francis
(Frank) Dillon. He’ll discuss his newest book “Vacationland Terrorists, Alarm in the Countryside.”443-9338. AUTUMNFEST IN BATH, all day, all around
Bath! Event includes scarecrow making, fire truck rides, a fiber arts open house, a
5K road race, Zumba, book signings, and more! There will be music, food and community spirit, too, as more than 30 area non-profits will share information and enthusiasm at Waterfront Park during Citizen Involvement Day, where awards will be presented to the Citizen of the Year,
Youth of the Year, Community Project of the Year and the Al Smith Community
Spirit Award. ENTERPRISE GRANGE ANNUAL BIZARRE
BAZAAR, 9a.m. – 2p.m., 15 Alexander
Reed Road, Richmond. Doll clothes, knitted items, vintage items, crafts, scentsy, books, clothes, collectables, jewelry, baked goods, and make-your-own whoopie pies! Proceeds will benefit the Grange
Building Fund. 737-2611. FALL WORK WEEKEND, DAY 2, 7a.m. to
5p.m., Wiscaset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum. Volunteers are needed, anybody can come work on these exciting projects. Painting, clean-up, construction, food preperation, restoration, etc. 882-4193.
PERFORMANCES
PAT COLWELL & THE SOUL SENSATIONS,
7:30p.m., Chocolate Church Arts Center,
804 Washington St., Bath. Tickets are
$12 in advance, $14 at the door. Call
442-8455 for more information. ERICA BROWN AND THE BLUEGRASS
CONNECTION, 7p.m., Raymond Village
Community Church, Raymond Center.
Tickets are $12 and may be reserved by calling 939-7947. GAELIC STORM, 7p.m., Boothbay Harbor
Opera House. Free and open to the public. SAVORY MAINE OCTOBER MUSIC
SERIES: NANCY SFERRA, 6-8p.m.,
Savory Maine, Damariscotta. 563-2111, www.savorymainedining.com.
PUBLIC MEALS
HARVEST SUPPER, 4:30-6p.m., North
Pownal United Methodist Church, 851
Lawrence Road, Pownal. Ham, vegetables, potatoes, roll, beverage and dessert. $8 for adults, children 4-12 $4, under 3 years no charge. 865-3517. MASONIC BEAN SUPPER, 4:30-6p.m.,
Masonic Lodge, 663 Royalsborough Rd.,
Durham. $7.50 for adults, $3 for children age 5-12, children under 5 free. Baked beans, chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, bread, pickles, pies.
751-0037. PUBLIC SUPPER, 5-6:30p.m., Brunswick
United Methodist Church. Beans, casseroles, salads and homemade pies.
Reservations accepted but not required.
Adults: $8, children: $4. 725-2185. 2nd
Saturday of every month through May. LASAGNA PUBLIC SUPPER AND FLU
SHOT CLINIC, 5-7p.m., Elijah Kellog
Church, 917 Harspwell Neck Road, Harpswell. Meat, meat free, vegan and gluten free lasagna, salad, garlic bread and dessert. $8 per person, $4 per child,
$20 per family. Part of the proceeds donated to CHANS Home Health Care. HADDOCK CHOWDER SUPPER, 5-8p.m.,
Chapel House at Popham Beach — 971
Popham Road, Phippsburg. Haddock chowder, salad bar, biscuits, dessert and beverages. $12 per person. 389-2189.
SUN/12
MISCELLANEOUS
HOWARD HILL BENEFIT ART EXHIBITION
OPENING, 5-8p.m., Slates Restaurant,
167 Water Street, Hallowell. Nine Maine artists participating. 50% of sales will benefit the Howard Hill project, with some artists donating 100% of sales. Across from the Harlow Gallery art exhibition.
622-3813. HARLOW GALLERY EXHIBITION IN CELEBRATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE KENNEBEC LAND TRUST, Opening reception, 5-8p.m., Harlow Gallery,
160 Water Street, Hallowell. 37 Maine artists participating. Across the street from the Howard Hill benefit art opening.
622-3813. RED CLOAK HAUNTED HISTORY TOUR,
7p.m., Bath. Lantern-lit tour explores
Bath’s history and mysteries. Adults $15, children under 12 $7. By reservation only.
Appropriate for all ages. To reserve a spot, call 380-3806. www.redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com. TORN PAPER PAINTING WORKSHOP (Day
2 of 2), 10a.m. to 4:30p.m., Centre St.
Arts Gallery. This class is an intense workshop in which students are taught a unique figurative collage technique. Students will work from their own image using torn papers of all kinds, building up layers of colors and textures to a finished artwork. Some painting experience would be helpful, but not imperative. Cost of 2- day workshop is $150. To register, all
442-0300. PUMPKIN HAYRIDES, 10a.m. to 2p.m.,
Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road,
Freeport. $6 per person, ages 3 and under free (pumpkin included with each paid admission). Enjoy the fall foliage and take a hayride out to the pumpkin field to learn about the life cycle of pumpkins and pick out your favorite one. While you’re here, visit the animals in the barnyard, rent a bicycle or go for a walk through the woods. Proceeds benefit the Wolfe’s
Neck Farm Education Programs. MAINE CRAFT WEEKEND OPEN HOUSE,
10a.m. to 4p.m., Widgeon Cove Studios and Ash Cove Pottery, Rt. 123, Harpswell. Pottery demonstrations at Ash
Cover Pottery from 11a.m. to 1p.m. Call
774-1633 for more information. AUDITIONS FOR “A FAIRY TALE CHRISTMAS CAROL,” 3p.m., Chocolate Church
Arts Center, Bath. Show scheduled for
December 18-21. Call 442-8455 for more information.
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