Tue/7
MISCELLANEOUS
158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR,
gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $10 includes
rides, ages 3 free (unless riding
rides), $3 Senior Citizens Day; music,
food, rides, etc.; schedule
www.tophamfair.net.
WINTER STREET CENTER TOURS, 11
a.m.-2 p.m.,Winter Street Center,
880 Washington St., Bath; free; 443-
2174 or www.sagadahocpreservation.org.
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.
3RD ANNUAL SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL: “When Harry Met Sally” (comedy, 1989), 6:30 p.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 443-
5141 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
PERFORMANCES
SUMMER ORGAN CONCERT SERIES:
“Ray Cornils,” 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.
CIRCUS SMIRKUS, 1 and 6 p.m.,
Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57
Desert Rd., Freeport; $20/$17
seniors and ages 2-12/free under 2;
smirkus.org or River Natural Foods in
Freeport.
THE LITTLE PRINCE, 1 p.m., Theater
at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth; $12/$9 children; 933-9999
or www.theateratmonmouth.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.
BATH MUNICIPAL BAND, 7 p.m., Jazz
band at Bath Gazebo; bathband.org.
THE BEATLEMANIA YEARS:1962-
1966, 7:30 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth;
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
NATURAL COMPANIONS: Inspiring
Combinations of Plants with Ken
Druse, 10 a.m.-noon, Coastal Maine
Botanical Gardens, Barters Island
Rd., Boothbay; $20/free for 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.
Wed/8
MISCELLANEOUS
158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR,
gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $10 includes
rides, ages 3 free (unless riding
rides); music, food, rides, etc.; schedule www.tophamfair.net.
CLAM DIGGING, with John Hertz, 10
a.m.-12 p.m., Reid State Park; great
for kids, pre-registration required;
free; 442-8400 or bkolak@kennebecestuary.org.
STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public
Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161.
CALL FOR ARTIST/PHOTOGRAPHERS, 1-4 p.m., Centennial Hall, Rt.
123, Harpswell; submit 2-3 hanging
pieces, and 5 original, matted pieces
for bins; no hanging fee; 833-6260.
SUMMER OLYMPICS FOR KIDS, 3
p.m., Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland;
free with admission; 828-1234 or
www.kitetails.org.
GREAT READS FOR GIRLS, 6-7 p.m.,
Childrens Room, Patten Free Library,
33 Summer St., Bath; 443-9508 or
www.meadowrue.com/clubs.
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.
PERFORMANCES
KING HENRY IV, PART 1, 1 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St.,
Monmouth; $24; 933-9999 or
www.theateratmonmouth.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.
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.
MUSIC ON THE MALL, Merrymeeting
Community Band, 6-8 p.m., The Mall,
Downtown Brunswick; 729-4439 or

www.brunswickdowntown.org.
MICHELLE BRUCKNER & KELSEY
HALBERT, 7 p.m. doors open, The
Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave.,
Boothbay Harbor; $12 advance/$15
at door; 633-5159 or www.Boothbay-
OperaHouse.com.
SASSAFRAS STOMP, 7:30 p.m., Little
Brown Church, Rt. 32, Round Pond
Village, Bristol; bring a cushion; $12;
www.lbcrp.org.
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
PFL BOOK GROUP: discussing
Richard Adams’ “Watership Down,”
6:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33
Summer St., Bath; next month, Sept.
12: Bernhard Schlink’s “The Reader”; 443-5141 x17 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
ADIRONDACK CHAIR WORKSHOP
DEADLINE, class is Aug. 21 & 22 at 1
p.m., Boatshop at Marine Maritime
Museum, Bath; $130/$120 members;
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
INTRODUCTION TO THAI, 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.maineculinar yretreat.com.
Thu/9
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.
158TH ANNUAL TOPSHAM FAIR,
gates open 8 a.m., Topsham Fairgrounds, Route 196; $10 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.
LAUGHING CLUB for everyone, 10:30

a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12
Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-0475.
WINTER STREET CENTER TOURS, 11
a.m.-2 p.m.,Winter Street Center,
880 Washington St., Bath; free; 443-
2174 or www.sagadahocpreservation.org.
5K WELLNESS WALK, 5:30 p.m., Rt. 88,
Falmouth; to celebrate healthy living,
preventive care and True North’s 10
year anniversary; $20/$10 teens/free
children under 12; 781-4488 or
www.truenor thhealthcenter.org.
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
L/A ARTS CONCERT SERIES: Colwell
Brothers, noon-1 p.m., Callahan Hall,
Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon
St., Lewiston; blues and R&B; 782-
7228 or laarts.org.
TARTUFFE, 1 p.m., Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth;
$24; 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.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.
SUMMER AT THE BAND STAND
2012, 6 p.m., Village Green, Rt. 115,
North Yarmouth; potluck cookout,
bring a side dish to share, and
dessert contest at 6:30 p.m.; free;
829-3705.
THE THINKING HEART, 7 p.m., Holocaust and Human Rights Center; free;
621-3532 or infohhrc@maine.edu
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, 7 p.m., Orion
Performing Arts Center, Topsham;
Midcoast Youth Theater’s Middle
School Summer Production; $10/$8
students and seniors/$5 ages 5-8.
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.
42ND STREET, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $43-56;
725-8769 or www.MSMT.org.
PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, 8 p.m., Abromson Community
Education Center, USM campus, Portland; Boccherini, Hindemith and Dvorak; $30; 1-800-320-0257 or
pcmf.org.

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
THE ARTIST’S WAY, with Sylvia
Taveres, 10:30 a.m., Maine Art
Gallery, 15 Warren St., Wiscasset;
introduction to a twelve week program; free; 563-2737 or www.center4wellbeing.com/EFT.
FARM TO TABLE RETREAT, 1 p.m.,
165 Patten Free Rd., Winslow; Thursday to Sunday; pre-registration
required; $899; 650-776-4684 or
www.maineculinaryretreat.com.
SLIDE TALK: Digital Poetry by Chris
Funkhouser, 6:30 p.m., Rockland
Public Library, 80 Union St., Rockland; free; 594-0310.
ARTTALK, with Amy Stacy Curtis, 7-
8:30 p.m., The Harlow Gallery, 160
Water St., Hallowell; 622-3813 or
www.harlowgaller y.org.
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.
BOOK SIGNING AND TALK: Jeff Pert,
11 a.m., The Maine Coast Book
Shop, 158 Main St., Damariscotta;
563-3207 or www.mainecoastbookshop.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/FridayNightLightsMaine 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.
PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65
and older; reservations 729-0475.
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.

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