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2012-02-14 / Et Cetera

CALENDAR

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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

Tue/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

  • Free Tax-Aide, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St.; 443-5141. No appointment needed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Performances

  • Opera: Cendrillon, from Royal Opera House in London (rescheduled from Jan. 24), 2 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; $20; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.
  • Love Letters, presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 7:30 p.m., Curtis Room, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath; $10; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchArts.org; StudioTheatreOfBath.org.
  • Portland Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland; concert conversation (practice hall) 6:15 p.m.; Q&A follows concert; $20-$70; www.PortTix.com or 842-0800; www.PortlandSymphony.org.
  • Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business, 7:30 p.m., Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland; $35, $32 seniors, $17.50 students; 774-0465 or www.PortlandStage.com.

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

  • The History of the Androscoggin Swinging Bridge, with Robert Bunselmeyer and Nancy E. Randolph, 6:30 p.m., Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road; sponsored by Topsham Historical Society; free; 725-0360.

Wed/15

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.
  • Free Tax-Aide, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 3:30-7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; 725-5242 x510. By appointment.
  • Readings at The Highlands, with Maine poets Ted Bookey and Helene McGlauflin, 10:30 a.m., ballroom, Holden Frost House, 7 Academy Lane, Topsham; part of 9th annual Longfellow Days; free; 729-4439.
  • 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.
  • Winter Film Series — Oscar-winning love stories: Annie Hall (1977, PG), 2 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; refreshments; 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
  • Artist and Author Reading, Reception and Book Signing with Carl Little, author of “Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond” and artist Eric Hopkins, 6-8 p.m., Thos. Moser Showroom, 149 Main St., Freeport; reservations 865-4519; www.ThosMoser.com.

Performances

  • Auditions for “The Adventures of Pinocchio,” 6:30-9 p.m., a production of Freeport Family Performing Arts, 30 Holbrook St.; everyone gets a part; ages 7 to adults; performances April 13-15 and 20-22; 415-6251 or FreeportFamily@RoadRunner.com.
  • Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business, 7:30 p.m., Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland; $35, $32 seniors, $17.50 students; 774-0465 or www.PortlandStage.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.

Talks-Workshops

  • The DaPonte String Quartet Sonata Allegro Form, lecture-performance, part of Midcoast Senior College Winter Wisdom Series, 12:15-1:45 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free.
  • Zero Energy homes, by Mike White of Island Carpentry, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; 371-2030.
  • Book Discussion of Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno,” by Peter Coviello, 7 p.m., Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3306.

Thu/16

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.
  • 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.

Performances

  • Noonday Concerts, featuring organist Harold Stover, 12:15 p.m., First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland; free; Portland Conservatory of Music 775-3356.
  • Väsen, Swedish folk group, free acoustic concert and CD signing, 12:30 p.m., Bull Moose, 151 Middle St., Portland; www.BullMoose.com.
  • The Aristocats Kids, 6:30 p.m., Woodside Elementary School, Topsham; $5, ages 12 and under free.
  • Freud’s Last Session, a production of Heartwood Theater Company, 7 p.m., Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St., Damariscotta; $8, $5 students; 563-1373 or www.HeartwoodTheater.org.
  • The Glass Menagerie, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; pay-what-you-want; www.FreeportFactory.org or 865-5505.
  • Winter Cabaret, 7:30 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; pay-what-you-want; adults-only night of sketch comedy, music, desserts; 729-8485 or www.TheaterProject.com.
  • Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business, 7:30 p.m., Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland; $35, $32 seniors, $17.50 students; 774-0465 or www.PortlandStage.com.
  • 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

  • Green Yards and a Blue Casco Bay, by Mary Cerullo, 12:30 p.m., Thornton Oaks, Brunswick; sponsored by Harpswell Garden Club; free; Marcy McGuire 729-3509.
  • Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men, by Michael Kimmel, 7 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3375.
  • Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Roundtable: Jackson’s Valley Campaign, by Peter Daulton, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; Dan Cunningham 729-9520 or Jay Stencil 721-0235.
  • Ravens, Conflict and Cooperation at the feast, Bernd Heinrich, 7:30 p.m, Sills Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3396.

Fri/17

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.

Miscellaneous

  • Preschool Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; stories, songs, puppets and crafts for 3- to 5-yer-olds; free; 443-5141 x17 or www.patten.lib.me.us.
  • National Senior Independence, learn about services available from Spectrum Generations, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
  • 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.
  • 5th Annual Flavors of Freeport, 6 p.m., around Freeport; culinary, art and fashion celebrations; tickets and event schedule: http://FlavorsOfFreeport2012-autohome.eventbrite.com/.
  • Bath Family Dance, music by Danceboat, 6:30-8 p.m., Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St., third floor; bring nonstreet shoes to dance in; instruction offered; family dance $3, $12 family; Sharon Pyne 522-3900 or www.ChildrensMusicOfBathBrunswick.com.

Performances

  • Wiley and the Hairy Man, 4:30 p.m., Children’s Museum, and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $9, $8 members; 828-1234 x231; www.KiteTails.org.
  • The Aristocats Kids, 6:30 p.m., Woodside Elementary School, Topsham; $5, ages 12 and under free.
  • Freud’s Last Session, a production of Heartwood Theater Company, 7 p.m., Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St., Damariscotta; $8, $5 students; 563-1373 or www.HeartwoodTheater.org.
  • Beyond Therapy, presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 7:30 p.m., Curtis Room of Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath; $17, $15 seniors/students; limited seating; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
  • The Glass Menagerie, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; www.FreeportFactory.org or 865-5505.
  • Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business, 7:30 p.m., Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland; $35, $32 seniors, $17.50 students; 774-0465 or www.PortlandStage.com.
  • Winter Cabaret, 8 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; pay-what-you-want; adults-only night of sketch comedy, music, desserts; 729-8485 or www.TheaterProject.com.

Talks-Workshops

  • Successful Job Search Workshop, by Patrick Therrien, 1-4 p.m., Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath; free; must preregister 443-5141 x25 or www.patten.lib.me.us; online version at www.Maine.gov/msl/commons/, click training button..
  • Sound recording and the warhol sensorium, by Gus Stadler, 4 p.m., Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3552.

Sat/18

Blood drive

  • American Red Cross Donor Center, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., 524 Forest Ave., Portland; www.RedCrossBlood.org or 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Miscellaneous

  • Merrymeeting Audubon Birding Trip: ad hoc trip in search of “winter specialties,” meets at Brusnwick Hanaford 8 a.m. to carpool; sponsored by Merrymeeting Audubon; bring water and lunch or snack; www.MaineAudubon.com/merrymeeting or Doug Suitor 841-1951.
  • Free Tax-Aide, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bath Area Senior Center, 45 Floral St.; 443-4937. No appointment needed.
  • 5th Annual Flavors of Freeport, around Freeport; culinary, art and fashion celebrations; tickets and event schedule: http://FlavorsOfFreeport2012-autohome.eventbrite.com/.
  • Mardi Gras Party, featuring music by The Blues Buzzards, 6 p.m., Franco Center Heritage Hall, 46 Cedar St., Lewiston; $20 adult, $5 students, $22 at door; 689-2000 or www.FrancoCenter.org/box-office-info.

Performances

  • Wiley and the Hairy Man, 2 and 4:30 p.m., Children’s Museum, and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland; $9, $8 members; 828-1234 x231; www.KiteTails.org.
  • Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business, 4 and 8 p.m., Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland; $39, $36 seniors, $19.50 students; 774-0465 or www.PortlandStage.com.
  • The Glass Menagerie, 7:30 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; www.FreeportFactory.org or 865-5505.
  • Beyond Therapy, presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 7:30 p.m., Curtis Room of Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath; $17, $15 seniors/students; limited seating; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
  • Tom Porter and Friends, 8 p.m., Frontier Cafe, Fort Andross, 14 Maine St., Brunswick; $10 advance, $12 at door; 725-5222 or www.explorefrontier.com.

Public Meals

  • Bean and Casserole Supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association, 272 Maine Road; $7, ages 12 and under free; 386-1063.
  • Roast Pork Supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.; also mashed potato, gravy, vegetables and gingerbread with whipped cream; $7.50 p.m., $3.50 ages 12 asn under; 443-4707, takeouts welcome.

Talks-Workshops

  • Storm Window Insert Workshop, 9 a.m.-noon, Mid-Coast Energy Systems Learning Center, Route 1, Damariscotta; rhardina@tidewater.net; www.MidCoastGreenCollaborative.org.
  • The Self-Propelled Fire Engine, by Andy Swift, 1:30 p.m., Owls Head Transportation Museum; free; part of museum’s Winter Education Series; 594-4418 or www.OwlsHead.org.

Sun/19

Miscellaneous

  • World’s Greatest sleigh rides, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Rotue 25, Lisbon Falls; benefits Pine Tree Handicapped Society; $4, $3 children; rides about half hour; generally dozen or so teams; snacks, food available; sponsored by Pejepscot Sno Chiefs.
  • Coursen Readings: poets Carolyn Gellend Frost, Bob McLaughlin and Kevin Sweeney read from their works, 1 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick; free; part of Longfellow Days; 721-0141.

Performances

  • Circle Mirror Transformation, 2 p.m., The Theater Project, 14 School St., Brunswick; pay-what-you-want; 729-8485 or www.TheaterProject.com.
  • The Glass Menagerie, 2 p.m., The Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport; $19, $15 seniors and students; www.FreeportFactory.org or 865-5505.
  • Beyond Therapy, presented by Studio Theatre of Bath, 2 p.m., Curtis Room of Chocolate Church Arts Center, 798 Washington St., Bath; $17, $15 seniors/students; limited seating; 442-8455 or www.ChocolateChurchArts.org.
  • Portland String Quartet concert series, featuring Boston Public Quartet, 2 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodfords St., Portland; 1 p.m. preconcert talk; 761-1522 or www.LarkSociety.
  • Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business, 2 p.m., Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland; $39, $36 seniors, $19.50 students; 774-0465 or www.PortlandStage.com.
  • Family Dance International, 5:30 p.m., Pownal town hall, Route 9; $2, free if mostly carried; 688-2293 or 776-5351.
  • International Folk Dance, 7-9 p.m., Pownal town hall, Route 9; 7-8 dances taught, 8-9 review and requests; no experience or partner needed; $5, $3 children (includes family dance); Marie 688-2293.

Public Meals

  • Breakfast Buffet, 7:30-10 a.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 807 Middle St., Bath; features eggs to order, bacon, sausage, ham, pancakes, french toast, homefries, juice, biscuits, gravy, muffins; $6, $3 under 12, $15 family; 443-6015.

Mon/20

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.
  • Movie Night: “Love Story,” 6:30 p.m., Skidompha Public Library, Main St., Damariscott; $5.

Talks-Workshops

  • Reading by Justin Tussing, author of “The Best People in the World, 4:30 p.m., Massachusetts Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick; free; 725-3552.

Tue/21

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.
  • 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.
  • Coursen Readings: poets Ted Bookey and Helene McGlauflin read from their works, 10:30 a.m., Thornton Oaks, Baribeau Drive, Brunswick; free; part of Longfellow Days; 721-0141.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Welcome to Medicare, 1 p.m., Spectrum Generations, 12 Main St., Topsham; free; 729-0475.
  • The state of freshwater fisheries in southwestern maine, 7 p.m., The Woodfords Club, 179 Woodford St., Portland; sponsored by Sebago Chapter of Trout Unlimited; free; www.SebagoTU.org.

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