Upcoming events
Northern Stars Planetarium, Wednesday, March 13, at 6 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Take a look at the seasonal night sky as seen with the unaided eye. Talk about stars, constellations, visible planets, meteors, the noon and Northern Lights while inside Northern Star’s inflatable, traveling planetarium.
Durham Rod and Gun Club, meets Wednesday, March 13, 7 p.m., Pound Road, Durham.
Harlem Superstars Comedy Basketball, Wednesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., Brunswick High School. They’ll take on a team of teachers and coaches representing all the Brunswick schools. Benefit for Brunswick High School tennis, swim and dive programs. Tickets $7 in advance and $8 at the door. On sale at Brunswick Variety & Deli, Libby’s Market and Warmings Market.
Children’s yoga, Tuesday, March 14, at 10 a.m., Freeport Community Library. Parents invited to bring toddler and/or preschooler for a morning yoga program by Freeport Yoga Co.
“The Joy of Birdwatching,” talk by Dr. Ted Allen, Freeport Woman’s Club, Friday, March 15, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Visitors welcome.
Auction, to benefit Freeport High School Interact Club trip to the Dominican Republic, Friday, March 15, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Club will be taking a service trip to the Dominican Republic to install water filters, teach residents how to maintain the filters, donate money to hospitals and bring shoes and clothing to the children of La Romana.
L.L. Bean annual Spring Fishing Weekend, March 15-17, featuring fly fishing legend Lefty Kreh and trophy trout expert Kelly Galloup. Fly-casting lessons, fly-tying clinics, casting demonstrations and more. All activities are free. For full schedule, see www.llbean.com/freeport.
Freeport Lions-Lionesss variety show, Saturday March 16, 7 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center. Adults $10, 12 and under $3. This year’s theme is “Thank you for being a friend.” For tickets or more information, call 865-9523 or email fllclub@comcast.net.
Workshop on pruning fruit trees, Sunday, March 17, 2-3:15 p.m., Pettengill Farm, Freeport, taught by University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator Dr. Richard J. Brzozowski. Tools and goggles provided. $5 per person, free for Freeport Historical Society members. Registration and payment is required in advance. To register or for more information, call 865-3170 or see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.
Pownal selectmen, Monday, March 18, 7 p.m., DeWitt Room, Mallett Hall.
Pownal Planning Board, ongoing review of Zoning Ordinance draft, Tuesday, March 19, 8-9:30 a.m., Mallett Hall.
Freeport Town Council public hearing, Tuesday, March 19, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Town Hall Council Chambers, to discuss parking ordinance pertaining to no-parking zones on the north side of Holbrook Street from Main Street for a distance of 400 feet and from that point to the Freeport High School property line.
Freeport special council election, to fill District 2 seat, Wednesday, March 20, 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers, 30 Main St., For more information, contact the Freeport Town Clerk’s office at 865-4743, ext. 123.
Pownal Planning Board, Wednesday, March 20, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.
Registration for Durham Youth Baseball, in-person signups, Wednesday, March 20 and Wednesday, April 3, 6:30 p.m., Durham Community School Discovery Room. Program is for ages 4-13 (as of April 30) in Durham, Freeport and Pownal. Signups and payment can be made on the website at www.durhambaseball.com. Registration open through April 5. For more information, see the website or contact league president Rod Stimpson, 353-9431.
Free movie at Freeport Community Library, Thursday, March 21, 1 p.m., “Waking Ned Devine.” Popcorn will be served.
Joe Crookston community concert, Saturday, March 22, 7 p.m., Durham Friends Meeting House, 532 Quaker Meeting House Road, Durham. Concert a tribute to Bee Douglas, who died last June at 103 years old and was the oldest Durham Friend. Simple meal served at 5:30 p.m. Tickets $12. For more information, email Wendy at schlotterbeck@roadrunner.com or see durhamfriendsmeeting.org.
Freeport Historical Society “Lunch With Locals” series, Friday, March 22, noon-1:30 p.m., Harrington House, 45 Main St., Freeport. The public is invited to bring a brown bag lunch for informal discussions about particular aspects of the collection as well as a rare close-up view of the society’s collections. The project is funded by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. For more information or to RSVP, contact the historical society at 865-3170 or info@freeporthistoricalsociety.org.
Egg hunt, hosted by the First Baptist Church in Freeport, Saturday, March 23, 1-3 p.m., at 185 Main St. The egg hunt is for children grades K-5 accompanied by an adult. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Janet Schwanda at 865-4470.
Sitting Pretty: The Mirror is the Canvas, charity auction featuring more than 75 hand-painted and sculpted mirrors of all shapes and sizes created by teen and adult artists, Sunday, March 24, 4-6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Benefit for Port Teen Center. Preview artwork at https://picasaweb.google.com/portteencenter/SittingPretty2013MirrorPreview. For more information, call RSU5 Recreation & Community Education at 865-6171 or visit www.rsu5-rce.org.
Pownal Conservation Committee, Monday, March 25, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.
Durham selectmen, Tuesday, March 26, 6: 30 p.m., Durham Town Office.
Free blood pressure clinic, Thursday, March 27,11 a.m.-noon, Freeport Community Services 53 Depot St., Freeport. Sponsored by CHANS Home Health Care.
Sing, Move, Dance, Play, program for families with children from infancy to 6, with Jess Day, owner and director of Midcoast Music Together, Thursday, March 28,10 a.m., Freeport Community Library.
We love to eat
Haddock chowder lunch, every second and fourth Friday during March, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., South Freeport Congregational Church Community Hall, 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport. The lunch is buffet style and includes haddock chowder, coleslaw, corn muffins, cake and a beverage. The cost is $8, which includes seconds. Pints of chowder are also available for take-out for $6. The church is located opposite the Post Office in South Freeport. For more information, call 865-4012.
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 50 cents.
Ongoing events
Androscoggin Beekeepers Club monthly meeting, first Wednesday of the month through May, 6:30 p.m., Auburn City Building, 60 Court St., Room 206. Meetings are open to anyone interested in honeybees. Parking is available in the garage behind the building. For more information, call Blaine Richardson at 576-0571 or ?Charles Armstrong at 784-9757, or visit androscogginbeekeepers.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.
12-step meeting, Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., First Parish Congregational Church 422 Hallowell Road, Pownal. For more information call Linda G. at 650-4536.
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.
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.
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.
“Waking Ned Devine,” the 1998 comedy, will be screened at the Freeport Community Library on Thursday, March 21.Send questions/comments to the editors.
