We welcome community groups to list their special events in Calendar.

Items should be submitted two weeks in advance. Send them to: Calendar Editor, The Times Record, P.O. Box 10, Brunswick, ME 04011; by fax, 721-3151; or e-mail calendar@timesrecord.com

Wed/21

Blood drive

• FHC Inc., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Bowdoin; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Miscellaneous

• Current Events Forum, noon-1 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Midcoast Senior College; moderator to facilitate topics ranging from local, national and international; free.
• Winter film series — Oscar-winning love stories: An American in Paris (1951), 2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; refreshments; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Dodgeball tournament, 2:30-4 p.m., Morse High School, Bath; $40 entry fee; benefits Project Graduation; 443-8250.
• Free Tax-Aide, 3:30-7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 725-5242 x510. By appointment.
• 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.
• Mercy’s 7th annual Gourmet Gala for Gary’s House Food and Wine Extravaganza, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland; comedian Joe Ricchio is guest MC and auctioneer; live music by Paper Street Jazz Band; live and silent auction; food and wine; $40; 879-3605 or www.MercyHospital.org.
• Screening of “Mother Nature’s Child,” 6:30 p.m., Elijah Kellogg Church, Rouet 123, Harpswell; sponsored by Harpswell Community Nursery School; explores nature’s role in children’s health and development; panel discussion follows; refreshments; preregister 725-7103 or hcnsdirector@gmail.com.

Performances

• Carnival of Curiosity, a student-written production of Freeport High School, 7 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center; pay-what-you-want; proceeds helps defray cost of state One Act competition; 415-6251.
• Little Me, presented by Good Theater, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $20; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.

Public Meals

• Lunch cafe, noon-1 p.m., Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, 800 High St.; 3-course meal and beverage, $7; operated by culinary arts students; reservations 443-8257 or CulinaryCafe@RSU1.org.
• Common Table, conversation and free meal, 5-6 p.m., Dresden-Richmond United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant St., Richmond; Jodi 737-4615.
• Lenten Soup Supper, 5 p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.; supper followed by a program, fellowship and discussion; 443-4707.

Talks-Workshops

• Ca$h for your future, by Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H) Coalition, 6-8 p.m., Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham; experts discuss education, debt management and saving to keep and grow money; Q&A; refreshments; Sharon Ross 373-1140 x206; www.cashmaine.org.

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Thu/22

Miscellaneous

• Guided Beaver Park Morning Walks, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or www.lisbonme.org.
• Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Brunswick; 725-1727. By appointment, walkins accepted.
• Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
• Laughing club for everyone, 10:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-0475.
• Time for Twos, 10:30-11 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; short stories, songs and puppets; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Free Tax-Aide, 12:30-4 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757. By appointment.
• Home School Time, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Dodgeball tournament, 2:30-4 p.m., Morse High School, Bath; $40 entry fee; benefits Project Graduation; 443-8250.
• Free Tax prep, by Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H) Coalition, by appointment, Richmond High School; 319-1390 or www.cashmaine.org/locations/midcoast.

Performances

• Noonday concerts, featuring Christina Astrachan, Stephen Shiman and Harold Stover, 12:15 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; free; Portland Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
• How to Succeed in Business without really trying, a BHS Players production, 7 p.m., Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School, Maquoit Road; $10, $8 students and seniors. Also Friday (7 p.m.) and Saturday (2 and 7 p.m.)
• Little Me, presented by Good Theater, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $20; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com. Also Friday, 7:30 ($25).
• The Compleat Works of Wm Shakespeare [abridged], a presentation of The Freeport Shakespeare Festival, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; pay-what-you-can; 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org. Also Friday, $19, $15 seniors/students.
• Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.-midnight, Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon; hosted by Charlie Wing and the band Tripolar; cwing9877@gmail.com.
• Shelby Lynne, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland; $35; 761-1757 or www.OneLongFellowsquare.com or www.shelbylynne.com.

Public Meals

• Region 10 Café, run by students, noon-1 p.m., Region 10 Technical High School, 68 Church Road, Brunswick; 3-course meal $7.50; reservations encouraged 729-6622.

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Fri/23

Miscellaneous

• CHANS free Blood pressure clinic, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Pejepscot Terrace, 36 Pejepscot Terrace, Brunswick; 729-6782.
• Preschool storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; stories, songs, puppets and crafts for 3- to 5-year-olds; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Chess club, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; ages 7-11; led by Nathaniel Rines; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• So you think you know bath VI trivia game, 6-9 p.m., Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; nine local teams; silent auction to benefit Main Street Bath; $30; 442-7291 or www.VisitBath.com.
• Dreamland Theater: “Secret of Roan Inish,” 6:30 p.m., Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; $5, concessions $1, bring own picnic; short films and documentaries prior to main feature; 522-1018 or www.sagadahocpreservation.org.

Performances

• Maine High School Drama Festival state finals — Session I: Class A, 6 p.m., Falmouth High School, featuring Windham (“Wiley and the Hairy Man”), Leavitt Area (“A Play with Words”) and Cape Elizabeth (“Find Me”); Class B, 6 p.m., featuring ; Freeport (“Carnival of Curiosity”), Wintrhop (“Queen of Te”) and Catherine McAuley (“The Children’s Choir”); www.MaineDramaCouncil.com.
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7:30 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; pay-what-you-want ($12 suggested); 729-8584 or www.TheaterProject.com.
• DaPonte String Quartet, featuring music of Berg and Schubert, 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth; $22, $18 seniors, under 21 free; www.DaPonte.org.
• Vanessa Torres, CD release party for “Without Sight,” 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland; $12 advance, $15 at door; 761-1757 or www.OneLongFellowsquare.com.
• A Few Good Men, 8 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland; $20, $18 seniors, $15 students; 799-7337 or www.PortlandPlayers.org.

Public Meals

• Haddock chowder luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., South Freeport Church community hall, 98 South Freeport Road; chowder, soleslaw, corn muffins, cake; $8 (includes seconds), $6 takeouts; 865-4012.
• Fireside Luncheon, noon, Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $5 younger than 65, $4 65 and older; reservations 729-0475.
• Lenten Haddock supper, 5-7 p.m., St. Charles Borromeo Church, 132 McKeen St., Brunswick; proceeds benefit All About Prevention; $8, $4 youth, $2 under 5 (pizza option available); 729-3509.
• Evening in Tuscany Italian-style dinner, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Woodside School, 42 Barrows Drive, Topsham; donations accepted; benefits student activity fund and annual 5th grade trip to Boston; 725-1243.

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Sat/24

Miscellaneous

• Creative memories fundraiser to benefit Durham student programs, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Durham Eureka Community Center; $25 crop fee; Anne Fuehrer 865-4139.
• Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
• Mid coast hospital spring used book sale drop off, 9 a.m.-noon, back door of former Bookland, Cook’s Corner Mall, Brunswick; books of all kinds wanted, except textbooks, Reader’s Digest condensed books and magazines; sale is April 12-13; proceeds benefit local scholarships; 373-6015 or mstewart@midcoasthealth.com.
• Bridge Farm Barn Sale to benefit Dresden Fire Association, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 593-Gardiner Road, Route 27, Dresden; books, dishe, glasses, housewares, tools, wicker furniture, more; 737-8083.
• Lenten Vigil for disarmament, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Bath Iron Works administration building, Washington St., Bath; Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm 763-4062.

Performances

• Maine High School Drama Festival state finals — Session II: Class A, 12:30 p.m., Falmouth High School, featuring Oceanside (“The Hunchback of Notre Dame”), Westbrook (“Killing Bill”) and Skowhegan (“Bow Down”); Class B, noon, featuring Yarmouth (“Bottom’s Dream”), Ft. Kent (“Private Lives”) and Lee Academy (not availble); www.MaineDramaCouncil.com.
• Giselle, a production of Portland Ballet Company, 2 and 8 p.m., Westbrook Performing Arts Center, Westbrook Middle School; $35, $15 children; 842-0800 or www.PortTix.com; www.PortlandBallet.org.
• Little Me, presented by Good Theater, 3 and 7:30 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $25 matinee, $30 evening; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
• Moose Mountain Jazz Band benefit concert, 3-5 p.m., Harpswell Community School, Route 24; benefits Harpswell Community Bandstand Org.; $15 advance, $20 at door; 833-2815.
• Maine Children Honor Chorus, 3 p.m., The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor; free; 633-5159 or www.BoothbayOperaHouse.com.
• Maine Academy of Modern Music Mamm Slamm 2012, high school rock off preliminary round, 3:30-5:30 p.m., The Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland; $12, $10 students; featuring False Consensus, Shotgun Resolution, Radioactive Gorilla Attack, Audacious Zone, Saint Monday and The Twisted Truth; 899-3433 or www.MaineAcademyOfModernMusic.org.
• Maine High School Drama Festival state finals — Session III: Class A, 7 p.m., Falmouth High School, featuring Brewer (“Complete Works of William Shakespear (Abridged)”) and Falmouth (“This Is Where We Came In”); Class B, 7 p.m., featuring George Stevens Academy (“In the Middle of a Midsummer’s Night”) and Lincoln Academy (“Antigone”); www.MaineDramaCouncil.com.
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 7:30 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; pay-what-you-want ($12 suggested); 729-8584 or www.TheaterProject.com.
• The Compleat Works of Wm Shakespeare [abridged], a presentation of The Freeport Shakespeare Festival, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors/students; 865-5505 or www.FreeportFactory.org.
• Pianist Igor Lovchinsky, 7:30 p.m., Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston; $16, $14 seniors, 21 and under free; 689-2000 or www.FrancoCenter.org.
• DaPonte String Quartet, featuring music of Berg and Schubert, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta; $22, $18 seniors, under 21 free; www.DaPonte.org.
• A Few Good Men, 8 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland; $20, $18 seniors, $15 students; 799-7337 or www.PortlandPlayers.org.

Public Meals

• Morris Farm Local foods benefit breakfast, 8-11 a.m., Savory Maine in Damariscotta; $12, $6 kids ages 5-12, under 4 free;
• Pizza madness 2012: Annual Tournament of Taste, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Freeport High School, 30 Holbrook St.; sample 7 local pizza restaurants; benefits Project Graduation; $8; 865-0346 or PizzaMadness2012@gmail.com.
• Baked bean and casserole supper, 4:30-6 p.m., Bath Area Senior Activity Center, 45 Floral St., Bath; 3 kinds of beans, hot dogs, clam casserole, American chop suey, mac and cheese, various salads and desserts; $7, $3.50 children; 443-4937.
• Home Baked bean and ham supper, 5-6:30 p.m., Lisbon Methodist Church, School St., Lisbon; $7, $3 ages 6-12, 5 and under free; 353-8951.
• Royal Spaghetti Supper hosted by Miss Maine Julia Furtado, 5-7 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 2 Columbus Drive, Brunswick; $10; raffle, jewlry sale; benefits Miss Maine’s trip to special Duke of Edinburgh Medal (Furtado won it at Miss America pageant) black-tie gala with Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex; 725-2417.
• baked bean supper, 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange No. 9, 13 Elm St., Freeport; 3 kinds of beans, hot dogs, biscuits, brown bread, potato salad, pasta salad; coleslaw, pies; $7, $3 under 10; 865-3363.
• Baked Bean and mac and cheese supper, 5-6:30 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church, UCC, 116 Main St., Yarmouth; 3 kinds of beans, coleslaw, hot dogs, homemade pies and biscuits; $8, $4; 846-3773.

Talks-Workshops

• Book signing with authors Janet Baribeau (“A Bailey Island Girl Remembers”) and John Davis (“Early Wings Over Maine”), 1-3 p.m., Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row, Brunswick; free; 729-6606.

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Sun/25

Miscellaneous

• Southern Maine Antique Paper show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Holiday Inn West, 81 Riverside St., Portland; featuring postcards and paper collectibles; 40+ exhibitor tables; 828-8065 or swcargo@maine.rr.com.
• Bridge Farm Barn Sale to benefit Dresden Fire Association, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 593-Gardiner Road, Route 27, Dresden; books, dishe, glasses, housewares, tools, wicker furniture, more; 737-8083.
• Nature program: Early Spring Birds, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport; meat at benches by second parking lot, weather permitting; bring binoculars; free with admission, $1 ages 5-11, $3 ages 12-64, 65 and older or 5 and under free; 865-4465.

Performances

• A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; pay-what-you-want ($12 suggested); 729-8584 or www.TheaterProject.com.
• Maine Academy of Modern Music Mamm Slamm 2012, high school rock off preliminary round, 2-5 p.m., The Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland; $12, $10 students; featuring Parenthesys, Jimmy The Ratman, The Stolen Mural, The Veayo Twins and Beware of Pedestrians; 899-3433 or www.MaineAcademyOfModernMusic.org.
• Little Me, presented by Good Theater, 2 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $30; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
• A Few Good Men, 2:30 p.m., The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland; $20, $18 seniors, $15 students; 799-7337 or www.PortlandPlayers.org.
• DaPonte String Quartet, featuring music of Berg and Schubert, 3 p.m., Mid-Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St., Topsham; $22, $18 seniors, under 21 free; www.DaPonte.org.
• Rossini Club concert series: Eleanor Lehmann on violin and pianist Ruth Matt, with special guests Boy Singers of Maine, 3-4 p.m., Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland; $10, $5 seniors, students free; 797-8318 or www.RossiniClub.org.

Public Meals

• Benefit breakfast/bake sale, 7-10 a.m., Phippsburg Sportsman’s Club, 272 Main Road; menu: scrambled eggs, french toast. fruit salad, homefries, homemade doughnuts, muffins, bacon, corned beef hash; benefits Morse High School Project Graduation.
• Community breakfast, 7:30-10 a.m., Knights of Columbus, 2 Columbus Drive, Brunswick; $6, $3 under 12; 725-5461.

Talks-Workshops

• Environmental Issues Facing Maine, a panel discussion, 11:30 a.m., First Parish Church’s Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunwick; light refreshments; part of First Parish’s “Windows on the Environment” series; 729-7331 or www.firstparish.net.
• Winter gardening series: Vegetable Gardening 105, by Nan Curtis, 2-3:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick; program focus: Organiz fertilizers and supplements, soil amendments, green manure crops; sponsored by Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust; 798-5899.
• Victorian Furniture: Design run amok or inspired creativity, by Nancy Carlisle, 4 p.m., Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., Bath; free; Sagadahoc Preservation Inc., 443-2174 or www.SagadahocPreservation.org.

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Mon/26

Blood drive

• American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

• Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
• Game Day, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
• Free Tax-Aide, noon-3:30 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; 729-0475. By appointment.
• Craft Meetup, for knitters, beaders, weavers, quilters, rug hookers, etc.; bring project to work on or share, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 725-5242 x510.

Performances

• Decompression Chamber Music Season 4: Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” D810, 6 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland; $12 advance, $15 at door; 761-1757 or www.onelongfellowsquare.com.

Talks-Workshops

• Artist Nancy Blum, 4:15 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3697.
• Living Downstream, film and discussion, 5:30-7 p.m., Parkview Adventist Medical Center, 329 Maine St., Brunswick; sponsored by The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing; register 795-8250 or www.DempseyCenter.org.

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Tue/27

Blood drive

• Lisbon High School, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Lisbon Falls; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.
• 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 www.lisbonme.org.
• Free Tax-Aide, 8:30 a.m.-noon, People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757. By appointment.
• Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
• Tuesdays with Jessica, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; stories and crafts for young ones, with Jessica Mahnke; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• 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.
• Café en Francais, 2:30 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; have coffee or tea and chat with other French-speakers; 729-0757.
• 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.
• Lego League, for ages 7 and older, 3:30-4:15 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; ages 6 and older; bring own Legos and snack; led by Matt Boyle; 443-5141 x17.
• Do-It-Yourself Free Tax Preparation Nights, 4:30-7:30 p.m., McClellan Building, corner of Union and Station streets, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; sponsored by Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H); preparers able to answer questions while person fills out own forms; some restrictions, schedule appointment 373-1140 x206.
• Open community square dance, 6 p.m., Coffin Elementary School, Brunswick; instruction and refreshments; $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.

Public Meals

• Breakfast cafe, 9-10 a.m., Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, 800 High St.; baked items and eggs to order; operated by culinary arts students; reservations 443-8257 or CulinaryCafe@RSU1.org.
• 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

• Artist Lenka Clayton, 4:15 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3264.
• Community Program series: Student presentations, 6:30 p.m. Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road; sponsored by Cathance River Education Alliance; www.CREAMaine.org.
• Heart Healthy Cooking Class featuring totally plant-based diet, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bath Seventh-day Adventist Church, 889 High St.; led by Dr. Gaylen and Kitty Johnson; demonstrations, ecipes, samples, door prizes, lifestyle and nutrition information; $5; 319-5394.
• Gray Ghosts Fly Tying Club, for old tiers and newcomers, with Maine Guide Greg Bostater, 6:30-8:30 p.m., First Parish Church, Yarmouth; sponsored by Sebago Trout Unlimited; free; 781-4762.
• Two shades of green in costa rica, by Dave Sherwood, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free; refreshments; 807-3679.
• Poetry Reading by Richard Berengarten, 7:30 p.m., Massachusetts Hallfaculty lounge, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3133.

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Wed/28

Blood drive

• American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

• Free Tax-Aide, 8-11:30 a.m., Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St., Brunswick; 865-4743 x120. By appointment.
• Story Time for preschool children, 10:30 a.m., Wiscasset Public Library, 21 High St.,; includes storytelling and crafts; 882-7161.
• Book Babies, for babies and toddlers, 10:30 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; 20 minutes of rhyming stories, finger plays and song; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Current Events Forum, noon-1 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; sponsored by Midcoast Senior College; moderator to facilitate topics ranging from local, national and international; free.
• Winter film series — Oscar-winning love stories: It Happened One Night (1934), 2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; refreshments; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Free Tax-Aide, 3:30-7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 725-5242 x510. By appointment.
• 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.
• Bigelow Café scientifique: Cracking the Ocean Code, 6 p.m., Boothbay Harbor Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave.; film screening and talk by Ramunas Stepanauskas; free; 747-3255 x103 or www.Bigelow.org.

Performances

• Little Me, presented by Good Theater, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $20; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
• Tim Weir, trumpet, and Richard Nelson, guitar, with En Route ensemble featuring vocalist Brittany Yorks, 7-9 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; free; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.
• Emily Wells with Live Footage, Aleric Nez, 8:30 p.m., Space, 538 Congress St., Portland; $10, ages 18+ show; 828-5600 or www.Space538.org.

Public Meals

• Lunch cafe, noon-1 p.m., Bath Regional Career and Technical Center, 800 High St.; 3-course meal and beverage, $7; operated by culinary arts students; reservations 443-8257 or CulinaryCafe@RSU1.org.
• Lunch at the library series: Health literacy and information online, by Anita Ruff, noon, Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Lunch with an artist: Hazel Mitchell, children’s book illustrator, noon-1 p.m., Harlow Gallery, 160 Water St., Hallowell; bring own lunch; jprice@iaofmaine.org.
• Lenten Soup Supper, 5 p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.; supper followed by a program, fellowship and discussion; 443-4707.

Talks-Workshops

• Angela Twitchell, discussing work of Brunswick Topsham Land Trust, 1:30 p.m., Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way; 729-8033.

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Thu/29

Blood drive

• American Red Cross Donor Center, noon-7 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.
• Fire Station, 1-6 p.m., Main St., Topsham; 1-800-REDCROSS or redcrossblood.org.

Miscellaneous

• Guided Beaver Park Morning Walks, 7-8 a.m., Lisbon; 353-9075 or www.lisbonme.org.
• Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road, Brunswick; 725-1727. By appointment, walkins accepted.
• Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
• Laughing club for everyone, 10:30 a.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; $2; 729-0475.
• Time for Twos, 10:30-11 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; short stories, songs and puppets; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Free Tax-Aide, 12:30-4 p.m., People Plus Center, 35 Union St., Brunswick; 729-0757. By appointment.
• Home School Time, 1-2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
• Free Tax prep, by Midcoast Creating Assets, Savings and Hope (CA$H) Coalition, by appointment, Coastal Enterprises Inc, Wiscasset; 319-1390 or www.cashmaine.org/locations/midcoast.
• Chili cook-off and gift basket raffle, 6-8 p.m., Bath Middle School; sample chili and corn muffins; vote for favorites; Melissa Belanger 443-4066.

Performances

• Little Me, presented by Good Theater, 7 p.m., St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland; $20; 885-5883 or www.GoodTheater.com.
• Taikoproject, 7:30 p.m., Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 798-4141.
• Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.-midnight, Railroad Diner, Route 196, Lisbon; hosted by Charlie Wing and the band Tripolar; cwing9877@gmail.com.

Public Meals

• Region 10 Café, run by students, noon-1 p.m., Region 10 Technical High School, 68 Church Road, Brunswick; 3-course meal $7.50; reservations encouraged 729-6622.

Talks-Workshops

• Edible and Ornamental Container Gardening, 7 p.m., Shift, 56 Maine St., Brunswick; free; register 729-4050.

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