CALENDAR

Fri/10

MISCELLANEOUS

158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR, gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $12 includes rides, ages 3 free (unless riding rides); music, food, rides, etc.; schedule www.tophamfair.net. ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United

Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd annual, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;

$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com. ARTIST RECEPTION, 3-5 p.m., Centennial Hall, Rt. 123, Harpswell;

833-6260. GALLERY OPENING, 4-8 p.m., Maine

Coast Artist Gallery, 10 Harbor Rd.,

Friendship; free; 226-7446. OPENING RECEPTION, 5-7 p.m.,

Chocolate Church Art Gallery, 804

Washington St., Bath; “The Maine

Home: Inside and Out;” www.chocolatechurchgallery. blogspot.com. ARTIST RECEPTION: Ton van Hasselt,

5-7 p.m., Maine Art Gallery, 15 Warren St., Wiscasset; “My Studio Without Walls: Maine and Beyond;” 882-

7511 or www.tonyvanhasselt.com. ARTIST RECEPTION: “100 Years

Young: The Art of Wally

Schweighauser,” 5-7 p.m., River Arts

II Gallery, 241 Rt. 1, Damariscotta;

563-1507 or www.riverartsme.org. SECOND FRIDAY ART WALK, 5-8 p.m., downtown Brunswick; more than 55 artists and 11 galleries; sponsored by Five Rivers Arts

Alliance; brochure and map, www.5raa.org or 798-6964. ARTIST RECEPTION: Frances Pratt

Caswell, 5-8 p.m., 12 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; “Katahdin to Cadilac,

Scenes of Maine.” TINY EXHIBIT RECEPTION, 5-8 p.m.,

Spindleworks, 7 Lincoln St.,

Brunswick; artwork submitted by community members; free; 725-

8820 or www.spindleworks.org. GARDINER ARTWALK, 5:30-9 p.m.,

Water St., Historic Downtown Gardiner; free; 582-6600 or www.theartdogs.com.

PERFORMANCES

42ND STREET, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.,

Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard

Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;

$36-54 matinee/$43-56 evening;

725-8769 or www.MSMT.org. “TAKE THIS WALTZ,” 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m., Frontier, Fort Andross,

14 Main St., Brunswick; raed R, 1 hr

56 mins; buy tickets online or at the door; www.explorefrontier.com. MUSIC AT THE MARKET: “Dyer Neck

Gang,” 5-7 p.m., Richmond Riverfront Farmers Market; free. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, 5-9 p.m.,

Brunswick Station, Station Ave.; live music, arts, performance; www.Facebook.com/FridayNight-

LightsMaine or 751-9452. “PAQUITA” AND “THE POET’S

LOVE,” 7 p.m., Maine State Ballet

Theater, 384 Rt. 1, Falmouth;

$20/$15 seniors and children under

12; 781-3587 or www.mainestateballet.org. THE TARDY BROTHERS’ JUGGLING

SENSATIONS, 7 p.m. doors open,

The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor; $10/7 youth advance, $12 at door; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com. THE GLASS MENAGERIE, 7:30 p.m.,

Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St.,

Monmouth; $26/$24 senior/$20 student; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

LECTURE: “Privateer Prowess” by

Captain Jamie Trost, 6 p.m., Maine

Maritime Museum, Bath; to discuss the role of privateers during the War of 1812; $7/$5 members; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.

Sat/11

MISCELLANEOUS

Rt. 24 Orr’s Island; breakfast and lunch also available; 833-5405. ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United

Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd Annual, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;

$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com. WISCASSET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

OPEN HOUSE, all day, 96 Chewonki

Neck Rd., Wiscasset; food, entertainment, pilot visits and up-close visits to the planes; 882-5475 or airport@wiscasset.org. TALL SHIP VISIT: Pride of Baltimore

II, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Maine Maritime

Museum, Bath; $5; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org. PHOTOGRAPHY ABOVE & BELOW

THE BAY, with Heather Perry, 11 a.m., Bowdoinham; free; 371-8099 or www.friendsofmerrymeetingbay.org. FELINE FRENZY WEEKEND: “Free

Over Three,” noon-6 p.m., Coastal

Humane Society, 30 Range Rd.,

Brunswick; adoption specials; coastalhumanesociety.org. ADVENTURE: Sail aboard Pride of

Baltimore II, 2 and 5 p.m., Maine

Maritime Museum, Bath; $55/$30 children; www.prinde2.org/come_ aboard/day

_sails.php. CATHEDRAL TOUR, 5:30 p.m., Portland Cathedral; 60 minute tour; 878-

6459.

PERFORMANCES

BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 10 a.m.,

Concert Band at Bristol Parade; bathband.org. TARTUFFE, 1 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth;

$24; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org. LIVINGSTON TAYLOR, 7 p.m. doors open, The Opera House at Boothbay

Harbor; $22 advance, $27 at door;

633-5159 or www.BoothbayOpera-

House.com. “PAQUITA” AND “THE POET’S

LOVE,” 7 p.m., Maine State Ballet

Theater, 384 Rt. 1, Falmouth;

$20/$15 seniors and children under

12; 781-3587 or www.mainestateballet.org. SUMMER SERIES 3: INSPIRED

VOICES, 7:30 p.m., Up-Island

Church, Islesboro; Haydn, Dun and

Schubert; tickets available at Maine

Coast Books, Gulf of Maine Books,

The Book Review and Longfellow

Books; www.daponte.org 42ND STREET, 7:30 p.m., Maine

State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick;

$43-56; 725-8769 or www.MSMT.org. KING HENRY IV, PART 1, 7:30 p.m.,

Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St.,

Monmouth; $26/$24 senior/$20 student; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org. STEVE GROVER SEXTET, 8 p.m.,

Frontier, Fort Andross, 14 Main St.,

Brunswick; jazz; $12/$10 advance; www.explorefrontier.com. PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, 8 p.m., Abromson Community

Education Center, USM campus,

Portland; Paganini, Dominick Argento and Schubert; $30; 1-800-320-

0257 or pcmf.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

BREAKFAST, 8-10:30 a.m., Merriconeag Grange Hall, Rt. 123, Harpswell; American Legion Post 171; scrambled eggs, eggs benedict, sausage or ham, toast, coffee/juice and fruit cup; $8/free under 5. 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 SUPPER, 4:30-6:30 p.m.,

Woolwich Grange; $7/$3 children under 12; 443-6505. 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. PUBLIC CHURCH SUPPER, 5-6 p.m.,

First Parish Church, 40 Main St.,

Freeport; 3 kinds of beans, chop suey, cole slaw, hotdogs, macaroni

& cheese, rolls, desserts and beverages;$ 8/$4 children; 865-6022

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

PRESERVING THE HERBAL HARVEST, with Betsy-Ann Golon, 9 a.m.- noon, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island Rd., Boothbay;

$37/$30 members; 633-4333 ext.

101 or www.MaineGardens.org.

Sun/12

MISCELLANEOUS

Islands Rd., Rt. 24 Orr’s Island; breakfast and lunch also available;

833-5405. ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW: United

Maine Craftsmen’s 43rd Annual, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd., Cumberland; over 300 Maine Artisans;

$4/free under 12; 621-2818 or www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com. WISCASSET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

OPEN HOUSE, all day, 96 Chewonki

Neck Rd., Wiscasset; food, entertainment, pilot visits and up-close visits to the planes; 882-5475 or airport@wiscasset.org. TALL SHIP VISIT: Pride of Baltimore

II, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Maine Maritime

Museum, Bath; $5; www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org. FELINE FRENZY WEEKEND: “Free

Over Three,” noon-6 p.m., Coastal

Humane Society, 30 Range Rd.,

Brunswick; adoption specials; coastalhumanesociety.org. BRUNSWICK WOMEN’S HISTORY

WALKING TRAIL, Loop A with Polly

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

Brunswick; $4/$2 advance/free for

PHS members; 729-6606 to register. FEDERAL STREET WALKING TOUR, with June Vail, 1 p.m., Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row,

Brunswick; $4/$2 advance/free for

PHS members; 729-6606 to register. ADVENTURE: Sail aboard Pride of

Baltimore II, 2 and 5 p.m., Maine

Maritime Museum, Bath; $55/$30 children; www.prinde2.org/come_ aboard/day

_sails.php. EAGLE COURT OF HONOR CEREMONY, 5 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church, 45 Main St., Freeport; open to the public to attend.

PERFORMANCES

PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, Free Family Fun Day, 11 a.n.-

1 p.m., Abromson Community Education Center, USM campus, Portland; 1-800-320-0257 or pcmf.org. THE LITTLE PRINCE, 1 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth; $12/$9 children; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org. STREET, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.,

Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard

Theater, Bowdoin College,

Brunswick; $36-54 matinee/$43-56 evening; 725-8769 or www.MSMT.org. DAPONTE STRING QUARTET, 2:30 p.m., Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island Rd., Boothbay;

Haydn, Dun and Schubert; $25/free ages 21 and under; 633-4333 ext.

101 or www.MaineGardens.org. TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, 7 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796

Main St., Monmouth; $26/$24 senior/$20 student; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

BRUNCH COOKING CLASS, 10 a.m.-

1 p.m., 165 Patten Free Rd.,

Winslow; suitable for all levels of experience; pre-registration required;

$35 plus registration fee; 650-776-

4684 or www.maineculinar yretreat.com. “WIND OVER WINGS, Live Birds!”

10-11 a.m., Topsham Public Library;

Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk,

Great Horned Owl, and Saw-whet

Owl; www.creamaine.org.

Mon/13

MISCELLANEOUS

GAME DAY, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475. EVERY BIRDY LOVES READING,

9:30-10:30 a.m. for ages 3-4, 11 a.m.-noon for ages 5-8, Coastal

Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters

Island Rd., Boothbay; $7/$5 members; 633-4333 ext. 101 or www.

MaineGardens.org. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 11 a.m.-noon, Westrum

House, 22 Union St., Topsham; 729-

6782. NATURE ADVENTURE CAMP, for ages 4 and 5, 1-3 p.m., Coastal

Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters

Island Rd., Boothbay; Monday-Friday;

$120/$95 members; 633-4333 ext.

101 or www.MaineGardens.org. 72 WRITERS CONFERENCE, Ocean

Park, Old Orchard Beach; full week of conferences and workshops;

$200; 401-598-1424 or jbrosnan@jwu.edu. EDUCATIONAL EXPLORATION COMMITTEE PUBLIC MEETING, 7 p.m.,

Durham Community School,

Durham; residents asked to bring questions and concerns to this meeting. BRUNSWICK-AREA YOUTH FOOTBALL/ CHEERING, first day of practice; www.bayfl.org.

PERFORMANCES

ALWAYS… PATSY CLINE, 7:30 p.m.,

Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard

Theater, Bowdoin College,

Brunswick; $17-30; 725-8769 or www.MSMT.org.

PUBLIC MEALS

HADDOCK CHOWDER SUPPER,

5:30-6:30 p.m., St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset; salad bar, vegetable soup, breads, drinks, and dessert;

$12/$6 children; 882-7184.

TALKS-WORKSHOPS

CLASSIC FRENCH CUISINE, 5-8 p.m., 165 Patten Free Rd., Winslow; suitable for all levels of experience; pre-registration required; $35 plus registration fee; 650-776-4684 or www.maineculinar yretreat.com.

Tue/14

MISCELLANEOUS

GUIDED BEAVER PARK MORNING

WALKS, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or lisbonme.org. GEORGETOWN WORKING LEAGUE

FAIR, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Georgetown

Central School, Georgetown; sales of prints, paintings, hand-sewn gifts, crafts, jewelry, plants, produce and more; rain or shine; free; 371-2190 or www.georgetownworkingleague.org. WINTER STREET CENTER TOURS,

11 a.m.-2 p.m.,Winter Street Center,

880 Washington St., Bath; free;

443-2174 or www.sagadahocpreservation.org. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE

CLINIC, 2-3 p.m., Dike’s Landing,

Bath Housing, 20 Dike’s Landing

Road; 729-6782. KNITTING CIRCLE ‘CRAFTERNOONS,’ 3:30-5 p.m., Patten Free

Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; age 7 to adult; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us. CHANS FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC, 5-6 p.m., Bath United Church of Christ, 150 Congress Ave.; 729-6782.

PERFORMANCES

SUMMER ORGAN CONCERT

SERIES: “Katelyn Emerson,” 12:10 p.m., First Parish Church, United

Church of Chirst, corner of Main St. and Bath Rd., Brunswick; a tour of the chuch available after; $5; 729-

7331.

TARTUFFE, 1 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth; $24; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org.

42ND STREET, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Maine State Music Theatre,

Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College,

Brunswick; $36-54 matinee/$43-56 evening; 725-8769 or www.MSMT.org.

BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 7 p.m., Jazz band at Bath Gazebo; bathband.org.

SUMMER SERIES 3: INSPIRED VOICES, 7:30 p.m., Elijah Kellogg Church, Harpswell; Haydn, Dun and Schubert; tickets available at Maine Coast Books, Gulf of Maine Books, The Book Review and Longfellow Books; www.daponte.org

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, 7:30 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth; $26/$24 senior/$20 student; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org.

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

A PLANT’S FAMILY TREE, with Melissa Cullina, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island Rd., Boothbay; three day class, Tuesday-Thursday; $150/$120 members; 633-4333 ext. 101 or www.MaineGardens.org.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PLANT, 10- 11:30 a.m., Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island Rd., Boothbay; $10/$8 members; 633- 4333 ext. 101 or www.MaineGardens.org.

ITALIAN SMALL PLATES, 5-8 p.m., 165 Patten Free Rd., Winslow; suitable for all levels of experience; preregistration required; $35 plus registration fee; 650-776-4684 or www.maineculinaryretreat.com.

FOOD PRESERVATION CLASS, 6 p.m., Shift, 56 Maine St., Brunswick; basic steps of canning and freezing; pre-registration recommended; free; 729-4050 or info@shiftofmaine.com.

SLIDE-TALK: Telephone Services in Rockland, 6:30 p.m., Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St., Rockland; free; 594-0310.

COLLEGE APPLICATION BOOT CAMP, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Brunswick Business Center, 18 Pleasant St., Brunswick; four two-hour sessions (August 14-16 and 19); pre-registration required; $250; 522-1583.

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