Tue/12
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,
Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or
1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
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.
KITCHEN GARDEN SERIES DINNER, 6
p.m., Kitchen Garden Cafe, Coastal
Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters
Island, Boothbay; $90/$75 for members; 633-4333 ext. 101 or Maine-
Gardens.org.
3RD ANNUAL SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL: “The Philadelphia Story” (comedy, 1940), 6:30 p.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 443-
5141 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
PERFORMANCES
SPROUT TOURING FILM FESTIVAL,
noon and 6 p.m., The Holocaust and
Human Rights Center, UMA Campus,
Augusta; gosprout.org.
A CHORUS LINE, 2 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.
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
DOWNSIZING MADE EASY, 1:30
p.m., People Plus, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; Elizabeth MacMullen
speaker; 729-0757.
IMMIGRATION: NEWCOMERS IN
MAINE, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Morrell
Room, Curtis Library, Brunswick;
also: photo exhibit “The Somali Immigrant Experience in Maine.”
Wed/13
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,
Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or
1-800-RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
TOPSHAM GARDEN CLUB OUTING:
“Merryspring Nature Center and
Avena Botanical Gardens,” departure
times at 10 and 11:30 a.m. from the
Reny’s Park and Ride at the Topsham
Fair Mall; registration required; 721-
0490 or avmarr@comcast.net.
STORY TIME FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public
Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161.
CHS VOLUNTEER JOB FAIR, 5-6:30
p.m., 190 Pleasant St., Brunswick;
R.S.V.P encouraged; 725-5051 ext.
14 or coastalhumanesociety.org.
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.
HARPSWELL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETING, Guest Speaker Kim
Olsen, 6 p.m., Cook’s Lobster House;
all interested local business owners
are invited to attend; 833-5509 or
833-6004.
PEONY BLOOM AND ICE CREAM
SOCIAL, 6:30 p.m., Maine Audobon’s
Gilsland Farm Center, Falmouth; live
music, drawing for one of five heirloom peony plants, craft project and
more; free; www.maineaudobon.org.
PERFORMANCES
RICHARD NELSON STANDARDS PROJECT,
7-9 p.m., Frontier Cafe, 14
Main St., Brunswick; with Peter Herman, guitar; Wells Gordon, bass; and
Rob Duquette, drums; free; 725-
5222.
A CHORUS LINE, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $43-56;
725-8769 or www.MSMT.org.
AOIFE O’DONOVAN, 8 p.m., One
Longfellow Square, 181 State St.,
Portland; $20 advance/%$25 at the
door; 761-1757 or www.OneLongFellowsquare.com.
TALKS-WORKSHOPS
CHATS WITH CHAMPIONS, “Richard
Russo and Kate Russo,” 10 a.m.,
Lincoln Theater, Damarascotta; free;
563-5513.
PFL: “Let’s Talk About It,” 3 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.,
Bath; series: “Making Sense of the
Civil War;” 443-5141 x12 or www.patten. lib.me.us.
APPS FOR GARDENERS AND PLANT
LOVERS, 5-6 p.m., Education Center,
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,
Barters Island, Boothbay; $12/$10
for members; 633-4333 ext. 101 or
MaineGardens.org.
PFL BOOK GROUP: discussing Jennifer Egan’s “A Visit from the Goon
Squad,” 6:30 p.m., Patten Free
Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; next
month, July 11: Mary Roach’s “Packing for Mars”; 443-5141 x17 or
www.patten.lib.me.us.
MOXIE: MAINE IN A BOTTLE, Speaker
Jim Baumer, 7 p.m., Lisbon Historical
Society, MTM Center, Lisbon Falls;
Baumer speaks of his book, Moxie:
Maine in a Bottle; free; 353-8510 or
jimbaumer.com.
Thu/14
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,
Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.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.
BLISTERED FINGERS BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL, 8 a.m., 30 Plains Rd.,
Litchfield; $70 for four day pass,
today only: $10; 873-6539 blistf@blisteredfingers.com.
WEAVING DEMONSTRATION: “Cutting
and sewing handwoven fabrics,”
repeated 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St., Topsham; free;
721-0678 or
www.MaineFiberarts.org.
LAUGHING CLUB for everyone, 10:30
a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12
Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-0475.
RECEPTION FOR PLEIN AIR
PAINTERS, 5-7 p.m., Education Center, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Barters Island, Boothbay; free;
633-4333 ext. 101 or MaineGardens.org.
WEST BATH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MEETING AND DINNER, 6 p.m., Old
West Bath Metting House, Berry’s
Mill Rd.; free; 443-4449.
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
A CHORUS LINE, 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.
SCREENING OF ULYSSES, 6:30 p.m.,
Portland Public Library, 5 Monument
Sq., Room 5, Portland; 1967 film
and discussion by USM Professor
Francis McGrath; free; 799-5327.
OPEN MIC NIGHT, 8 p.m.-midnight,
Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon;
hosted by Charlie Wing and the band
Tripolar; cwing9877@gmail.com.
BOYS WILL BE BOYS, 8 p.m., Lucid
Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland; “an
OUT-rageous New Musical Revue;”
$17/$15 or $12/$10 advance discount. TALKS-WORKSHOPS
ELDER SCAMS BROWN BAG LUNCH,
noon, People Plus, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; speaker: Larry Caruso; 729-0757.
BUILDING A VIKING SHIP IN MAINE,
6 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum
Boatshop, Bath; $7/$5 for members;
www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.
MEDICARE BENEFITS HEALTHYCARE
OPTIONS information session, 7
p.m., China Rose Restaurant, 42
Bath Rd., Brunswick; 949-375-0856
or www.Medicare.gov.
Fri/15
BLOOD DRIVE
AMERICAN RED CROSS DONOR CENTER, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave.,
Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or
1-800-RED-CROSS.
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE, 1-6 p.m.,
Yarmouth Amvets, Yarmouth;
www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-
RED-CROSS.
MISCELLANEOUS
BLISTERED FINGERS BLUEGRASS
FESTIVAL, 8 a.m.; 30 Plains Rd.,
Litchfield; $70 for four day pass,
today only: $25; 873-6539 blistf@blisteredfingers.com.
HEALING CLINIC, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,
People Plus Center, 35 Union St.,
Brunswick; free care includes physical and massage therapists, reflexology, reiki, integrated energy therapy,
dietician information; any donations
benefit Mid-Coast Hunger Prevention
Program; Greater Brunswick Physical
Therapy 729-1164.
RICHMOND RIVERFRONT FARMER’S
MARKET, 3:30- 6 p.m., Front St.,
Richmond; music and local food;
841-5599.
FREEPORT 3RD FRIDAY, 5-8 p.m.,
take a stroll through the village of
Freeport to experience the very best
artwork from painters, potters, jewelers and more; freeportusa.com.
3RD FRIDAY ART WALK, 5-8 p.m., 55
Front St., Bath; free; 5raa.org.
ART EXHIBITION: “Streams, Stones,
and Frozen Fire: Pottery by Nancy
Meader,” 5-8 p.m., The Harlow
Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell;
free; 622-3813 or www.Harlow-
Gallery.org.
GYMNASTICS EXHIBITION, 7 p.m.,
303 Centre St., Bath; refreshments
and an opportunity to meet the athletes following the performance; free.
SWING DANCE, music by Maine’s
Swinging’ DJs, 7-11 p.m., Wescustogo Hall, 475 Walnut Hill Road, North
Yarmouth; beginners lessons 7 p.m.,
dance 8-11 p.m.; $8; 653-5012 or
www.kevin@swingnuts.com.
PERFORMANCES
MUSIC AT THE MARKET: “Married
with Chitlins,” 5-7 p.m., Richmond
Riverfront Farmers Market; free.
OPEN MIC AND ACOUSTIC FOLK:
“Bread and Bones,” 7 p.m., The Side
Door Coffee House, Curtis Library,
23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 729-
7493.
A CHORUS LINE, 7:30 p.m., Maine
State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater,
Bowdoin College, Brunswick; $43-56;
725-8769 or www.MSMT.org.
ULYSSES FOR BEGINNERS, 7:30
p.m., Bull Feeney’s Pub, 375 Fore
St., Portland; uese scenes, songs,
slides and humor to explain the story
of Ulysses in 1 hour; free; 799-5327.
BRENT McCOY, 8 p.m., The Opera
House at Boothbay Harbor, 86
Townsend Ave.; $10 and $7 youth
advance, $12 at door; 633-5159 or
www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
DAY FOR NIGHT, 8 p.m., Portland
Wine Bar Blue, 650A Congress St.,
Portland; 774-4111 or www.portcityblue.com.
BOYS WILL BE BOYS, 8 p.m., Lucid
Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland; “an
OUT-rageous New Musical Revue;”
$17/$15 or $12/$10 advance discount. PUBLIC MEALS
FIRESIDE LUNCHEON, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65
and older; reservations 729-0475.
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