Upcoming Events – Durham Code Enforcement Officer, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office.
Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, Jan. 3, 1 p.m., “The Artist,” starring Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin. Popcorn will be served.
Durham selectmen, Thursday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m., Durham Town Office.
“Adventure in Art,” opening reception for exhibit of works by Louise Minot, Thursday, Jan. 3, 4 p.m., Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick. For more information, call 800-729-8033.
Freeport First Friday concert, featuring Crabapple Jam, Friday, Jan. 4, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Tickets are $18 and include a three-course meal. BYOB. For tickets and information, contact Kim at 865-3985.
Pownal selectmen, Monday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m., DeWitt Room, Mallett Hall.
Pownal Planning Board workshop, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.
Freeport Town Council, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Town Hall.
Maine film “Dead River Rough Cut,” Wednesday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. The event will feature one of the filmmakers, Stu Silverstein. The film follows the life of Bob Wagg and Walter Lane through four seasons of their life in the remote backwoods in a tarpaper shack. Film for mature audiences only.
Durham code enforcement officer, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office.
Freeport Project Review Board, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 6 p.m., Freeport Town Hall.
“Keep Me Warm” concert, sponsored by Bradbury Mountain Arts to benefit the “Keep Pownal Warm” fuel assistance program, Saturday, Jan. 12, time TBA, Mallett Hall, 429 Hallowell Road, Pownal. Other concerts Feb. 9 and March 9. For more information, call 688-4153.
Durham selectmen, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m., Durham Town Office.
Durham code enforcement officer, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office.
Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, Jan. 17, 1 p.m., “Sweet Land,” with Tim Guinee and Elizabeth Reaser. Popcorn will be served.
Pownal selectmen, Monday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m., DeWitt Room, Mallett Hall.
Pownal Planning Board workshop, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.
Durham code enforcement officer, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office.
“White Nights – Keep the Light on All Year Long,” Freeport Community Center fundraiser, Saturday, Jan. 26, 5:30-10 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Food, live music and community spirit. Tickets are $50. For tickets or information, contact Kim Hudak at 865-3985.
Rabies clinic, Saturday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m.-noon., for dogs and cats. Cost is $15 per vaccine.
Durham selectmen, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m., Durham Town Office.
Durham code enforcement officer, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 5-7 p.m., Durham Town Office.
Armchair travel program, Monday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Visit Puglia, Italy, with tour guide John Bowdren.
Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, Feb. 7, 1 p.m., “The Long, Hot Summer,” with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Popcorn will be served.
Chocolate Bash, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Raffle tickets will be sold for a basket of chocolate goodies, take-home chocolate desserts and a basket of art donated by the Art Guild of Freeport. Chocolate treats to sample, $2 a person. Music by Cul de Sax. For more information, call 865-3307, or visit www.freeportlibrary.com.
Armchair travel program, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Barge through France with Ethel and John Wilkerson.
Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, Feb. 21, 1 p.m., “Undertaking Betty,” with Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts and Christopher Walken. Popcorn will be served.
Armchair travel program, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Sail to Newfoundland, St. Pierre and Miquelon with Burt Brewer and Chris Hastedt.
Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, March, 1 p.m., “To Kill a Mockingbird,” with Gregory Peck. Popcorn will be served.
Religion and spirituality
Durham Congregational Church, 73 Royalsborough Road, Durham. Sunday services each week at 10 a.m. All are welcome.
Durham Friends Meeting, 532 Quaker Meeting House Road.Worship services every Sunday 10:30 a.m. Adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.
First Parish Church, 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal, Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. All-ages Sunday school follows at 11 a.m. For more information, call 688-4846.
First Baptist Church, 185 Main St., Freeport, Sunday services at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday school from nursery school to adult, Sunday at 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 865-4404.
First Parish Church Congregational, UCC, 40 Main St., Freeport. Sunday services at 10 a.m. For more information, call 865-6022.
North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road, Pownal. Worship service Sundays at 9 a.m.
St. Jude’s Roman Catholic Church, Main Street, Freeport. Masses Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 846-5584
Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pownal Road, Freeport. Saturday worship at 11 a.m. Sabbath School, Saturdays at 10 a.m. For more information, call 865-3990.
South Freeport Church, UCC, South Freeport Village. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. For more information, call 865-4012.
Shiloh Chapel, Shiloh Road, Durham. Nondenominational services Sundays at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.shilohchapelmaine.org.
We love to eat
Freeport Elders Pancake Breakfast, first and third Saturday of the month, 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Deluxe: Pancakes, eggs, sausages, biscuits, OJ, tea and coffee, $4.50. Regular: Pancakes, sausages, OJ, tea or coffee, $3.50. Seniors deduct $0.50.
Third Friday free lunch, third Friday of every month, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Freeport
Ongoing Events
“Buttons, Rum & Rakes,” Freeport Historical Society exhibit celebrating Freeport’s mercantile past, runs through March 2, 45 Main St., Freeport, Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays 1-4 p.m. For more information, visit www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.
Weekly story time, for toddlers and pre-schoolers, Tuesdays, Freeport Community Library. Three different sessions. 9:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., separate 15-minute story times for toddlers. Thirty-minute story time for pre-schoolers at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.freeportlibrary.com or call 865-3307.
Freeport Community Thrift Shop, open Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and closed on Sundays, Freeport Community Center.
Freeport Rotary, breakfast meetings every Wednesday from 7-8 a.m., Broad Arrow Tavern, Harraseeket Inn, Main Street, Freeport. Prospective new members welcome.
North Pownal United Methodist Church food pantry, open every Tuesday from 10:30 a.m.-noon. All are welcome.
Durham Town Office, open Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-7 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m., the office is closed all day on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call 353-2561.
Pownal Town Office, open Mondays from 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays through Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The town office is closed Fridays and weekends. For more information, call 688-4611.
Freeport Town Hall, open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The offices are closed on Fridays. For more information, call 865-4743.
Pownal selectmen, meet every Monday at 7 p.m. in Mallett Hall. Check the community calendar for dates or call the town office at 688-4611.
Open play, Thursdays,10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Open for kids from infants to age 5, for more information, contact the Freeport Families Network at freeportfamiliesnetwork@yahoo.com.
Walter Lane is one of the two men who are subject of the Maine documentary film, “Dead River Rough Cut,” which shows Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Freeport Community Library. Send questions/comments to the editors.
