February cat spay-neuter opportunity, now through Feb. 28, Community Spay-Neuter Clinic, Route 1, Freeport. $20 fee. Free transport of pets available in several locations. Visit communityspayneuterclinic.com or call 207-865-0772 for more information. Funded by PetSmart Charities.
Free tax preparation assistance, for low to moderate-income households, with special attention to those 60 years and older, Wednesdays through April 9, Freeport Community Center. Assistance by AARP available by appointment only. Call 865-4743, ext. 120 to schedule.
Business to Business Connection, Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s new business networking group, Thursdays, 7:30-9 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. For more information, call 847-5240.
RSU Withdrawal Committee, Thursday, Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School Conference Room.
Freeport Shellfish Commission, Thursday, Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.
“UnHappily Ever After” and “Murphy’s Law,” Freeport High School’s student-written one-act plays to be entered into the Maine Drama Festival, performed Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27, 28 and March 1, at 6:30 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center. $7 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, free for Regional School Unit 5 employees.
Hospice volunteer training, 10-week program sponsored by CHANS Home Health Care Hospice Care Program, Thursdays beginning Feb. 27, 4-7 p.m. Completed application and pre-training interview required before being admitted to the training program. Information and applications are available by contacting Margaret Zillioux, 721-1271 or mzillioux@midcoasthealth.com.
Free blood pressure clinic, Thursday, Feb. 27, 10-11 a.m., Freeport Community Services, 53 Depot St. Sponsored by CHANS Home Health Care.
Premiere performance of “Maine at Work,” Thursday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St., presented by Maine Humanities Council. Program takes historical documents, characters, humor, little-known facts, and perspectives from real Mainers to show the pattern of work in Maine. David Greenham presents 30-minute performance, followed by discussion. No registration required. For more information, visit http://mainehumanities.org/programs/mainers/work.html.
Art Card Workshop, Saturday, March 1, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Fuego Diablo Studios, 52 Loring Lane, Pownal. All materials provided. Suitable for teens and adults. Cost is $5 per person. For more information and to sign up, contact Wren Pearson at 207.408.3185 or visit Fuego Diablo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fuegodiablopownal.
Pownal Democratic Caucus, Sunday, March 2, 1-3 p.m., DeWitt Room of the Town Hall. Unenrolled voters can register and are encouraged to attend.
Freeport Democratic Caucus, Sunday, March 2, 2 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Delegates to the state convention and county committee will be selected. All registered Democrats welcome, as are unenrolled voters who will be able to register before the caucus. For more information, call Tom Bull, 865-0190.
Freeport Board of Appeals, Monday, March 3, 7 p.m., Town Council Chambers.
Freeport Library Board of Trustees, Monday, March 3, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library.
Freeport Municipal Facilities Committee, Tuesday, March 4, 7:30 a.m., Town Council Chambers.
Freeport Town Council, Tuesday, March 4, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.
Discovering Buddhism, series that gives students foundational teachings, readings and practices related to Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism, Tuesdays 7-8:30 p.m., Tashi Gatsel Ling, a Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist Center, 20 Independence Drive, Freeport. All welcome. For more information, see http://tashigatselling.com.
Story times, Freeport Community Library, 10 Library Drive, Tuesdays, Babies & Toddlers, 10-10:30 a.m.; Pre-schoolers, 10:30-11 a.m. For more information, call 865-3307 or see www.freeportlibrary.com.
Cribbage, Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Eureka Community Center, corner of Route 9 and Route 136, Durham. For more information call the Town Office, 353-2561.
Freeport Planning Board, Wednesday, March 5, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.
Withdrawal Committee Working Group, Wednesday, March 5, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School Library.
Screening of “Kon-Tiki,” Thursday, March 6, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Film is an account of Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl’s 101-day crossing of the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft with five inexperienced crew members.
19th annual Hand to Hand Food Drive, Saturday, March 8, 10-11:30 a.m., starting at First Parish Church Congregational, Main Street (across from the Gap), Freeport, winding down to Freeport Community Services Food Pantry. Those unable to attend can bring food and paper products to Morse Street School, Mast Landing School or Durham Community School.
Pownal Solid Waste Committee, Monday, March 10, 6 p.m., at Mallett Hall.
Pownal selectmen, Monday, March 10, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.
Durham Historical Society meets, Tuesday, March 11, 6:30 p.m., Eureka Community Center. Anyone interested in attending is welcome.
Durham Board of Selectmen, Tuesday, March 11, 6:30 p.m., Durham Town Office.
Officer Sue Nourse of the Freeport Police Department, will be reading stories Tuesday, March 11, 10:30 a.m., Freeport Community Library.
Parkinson’s Support Group, second Wednesday of the month, March 12, 1-2:30 p.m., Bay Square at Yarmouth, 27 Forest Falls Drive (opposite the post office). Ongoing monthly support group meeting for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Walk-ins welcome.
Author Amber Tatnall, gives an illustrated talk about her book, “The Trolley Parks of Maine,” Wednesday, March 12, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. For more information, see www.freeportlibrary.com.
“Chasing Ice,” a documentary on climate change, Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m., First Congregational Church UCC, 773 Royalsborough Road, Durham. Discussion and refreshments follow. For more information, call 353-2464.
Medicine Buddha Pujas, held monthly at 7 p.m. on date of full moon, March 16, April 15, May 14, June 13, Tashi Gatsel Ling Gelugpa Tibetan Buddhist Center, 20 Independence Drive, Freeport. All welcome. For more information, see http://tashigatselling.com.
Author Judy Silva, speaks on her travel memoir, “The Voyage of Yankee Lady: Circumnavigating New England on a Sailboat,” Monday, March 17, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Copies of her book will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, see www.freeportlibrary.com.
Sitting Pretty fundraising auction, featuring painted clocks and lazy Susans, Sunday, March 23, 4-6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Benefit for Freeport’s Port Teen Center.
Pownal selectmen, Monday, March 24, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.
We love to eat
Freeport Elders Association Pancake Breakfast, first Saturday of each month (except January, February and December) 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. Saturday, March 1 breakfast includes pancakes, sausages, coffee or tea, juice, $3.50 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children 12 and under. Deluxe breakfast is scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausages, biscuit, coffee or tea, juice, $4.50, $4 for seniors.
Friday lunch, Friday, March 7, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., North Yarmouth Congregational Church, 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth. Homemade haddock chowder, desserts, grilled sandwiches and a monthly special. Takeout available. All proceeds benefit the church’s local and global community.
Author Judy Silva will talk about her travel memoir,” on Monday, March 17, at 6:30 p.m., at the Freeport Community Library. Send questions/comments to the editors.
