Upcoming events

“You Can Get There from Here – How Transportation Defined Freeport,” Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Freeport Historical Society Harrington House, 45 Main St., Freeport. $3 donation suggested. Exhibit open through Feb.1, 2015. For more information, see www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org.

Wild Relatives, Wednesday, July 30, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get acquainted with the wild relatives of things in and around your home on this tour. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Wednesdays, noon and 7:30 p.m.; AlAnon, Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.; Business Debtors Anonymous, Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Yarmouth Farmers Market, every Thursday rain or shine, 3-7 p.m., Town Hall Memorial Green. For updates and market events, see Yarmouth Farmers Market on Facebook.

Business to Business Connection, Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce’s business networking group, Thursdays, 7:30-9 a.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Park St. For more information, call 847-5240.

Food Addicts Anonymous, Thursdays, 9 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Maggie Coffin Trio, performs Thursday, July 31, 6:30 p.m., Winslow Park, Freeport. Concerts free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4198.

Small Wonders, Thursday, July 31, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover the extraordinary things that are right before your eyes (hand lenses provided). Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Freeport Farmers Market, Fridays, 1-5 p.m., Moose Lot between L.L. Bean Flagship and Home stores, Freeport. Through Sept. 12.

Summer Blueberry Festival, Friday, Aug. 1-Sunday, Aug. 3, South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport. Friday: Attic treasures and jewelry sale, 3-6 p.m.; free concert by the Chandler Band, 7. Saturday: Sales continue starting at 9 a.m.; “Spark’s Ark” animals, miniature horse carriage rides, interactive music by Earth Jams, “Vandini” magic and balloon show, hula hooping, bounce house, face painting, games and more, admission to kids events $5; arts and crafts for sale, lobster roll lunch, barbecue cookout diner, blueberry baked goods, fresh squeezed blueberry lemonade; concert by The Half Moon Jug Band, 7 p.m., tickets $10, can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/750890. Sunday: Blueberry pancake breakfast, 8 a.m., $6. For more information, see www.southfreeportchurch.com or call 865-4012.

The Mowgli’s, with North of Nashville, Saturday, Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m., L.L. Bean Discovery Park, Freeport. Part of the Concert in the Parks series. Free.

“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” through Saturday, Aug. 2, Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater on the campus of Bowdoin College, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. For times and tickets, call 725-8769 or see www.msmt.org.

Music jam and potluck supper, Saturday, Aug. 2, home of Robin, Michael and Malia Morin, 252 Hodsdon Road, Pownal. Potluck will begins at 5:30 p.m. Those attending should bring something to add to the table. Dessert and lemonade and iced tea will be provided. Music starts at 6:30. Bring lawn chair, an instrument or talent and come play and share. For more information, call 688.4212. Look for weather updates and schedule changes at Fuego Diablo’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/fuegodiablopownal.

Debtors Anonymous, Saturdays, 9 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Family Barnyard Programs, Saturdays in July and August, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. Visit the barn, pastures and discovery garden and take a tractor ride up into West Bay. $8 per person, free for infants not walking. Participation limited to 12 per session. Reservations recommended. Call 865-4469 or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.

Bowdoin International Music Festival Family Concert, “Old MacDonald’s Farm” and other String Quintet Adventures of Peace and Harmony, Saturday, Aug. 2, 10:30 a.m., Morrell Room at Curtis Library, Brunswick. Held in conjuction with 10th annual Peace Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., on the Brunswick Green.

South Freeport Congregational Church, UCC, worship each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport. Sunday school for kids pre-K through eighth grade provided during the service as is nursery care. Coffee and refreshments after the service.

Choir practice, Sundays, 9 a.m.; study and discussion group, 9:15 a.m.; regular church service, 10 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.

Circus Smirkus presents “Anchors Away for Atlantis,” Monday, Aug. 4 and Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1 and 6 p.m. both days, Merriconeag Waldorf School, 57 Desert Road, Freeport. Tickets $18-$21, available at Royal River Natural Foods, Freeport, or online at smirkus.org. For more information, email events@merriconeag.org or call 865-3900, ext. 113.

Welcome Tour, Monday, Aug. 4; Friday, Aug. 15; Friday, Aug. 29, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the things that live in the park’s forest and on its shores. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Calico Quilters, a chapter of the Maine Pine Tree Quilters Guild, meets the first and third Monday evening of each month at the Masonic Hall in Yarmouth. For more information, see www.mainequilts.org or www.maineshophop.com.

Freeport Town Council meeting and District 3 workshop, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m., South Freeport Church, 98 South Freeport Road.

Freeport Municipal Facilities Committee, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 7:30 a.m., Town Council Chambers.

Osprey Watch, Aug. 5, 9, 10, 12, 16, 19, 24, 26, 30, 2-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys, weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

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.

Pownal Planning Board, ordinance review workshop, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 8-9:30 a.m., old selectmen’s office, Mallett Hall.

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.

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.

“Footloose,” Wednesday, Aug. 6-Saturday, Aug. 23, Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater on the campus of Bowdoin College, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. For times and tickets, call 725-8769 or see www.msmt.org.

Tide Pools, Wednesday, Aug. 6; Monday, Aug. 18; Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Visit this informal program on the rocky shore near Googins Island to discover the secrets of a tide pool. Meet on the shore across from Googins Island. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

“Mama Mia,” Freeport Community Library’s First Thursday film series, Aug. 7, 1 p.m. Rated PG-13.

“Star Wars IV: A New Hope,” Thursday, Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Bring a picnic supper; some tables will be set up.

Kenya Hall, rhythm and soul, performs Thursday, Aug. 7, 6:30 p.m., Winslow Park, Freeport. Concerts free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4198.

Second Friday ArtWalk, Aug. 8, 5-8 p.m., 20 exhibit areas in downtown Brunswick. Sponsored by Five Rivers Arts Alliance. For more information, see www.5raa.org.

Casco Bay Walk, Friday, Aug. 8 and Thursday, Aug. 21, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy views of rocky shores, nesting ospreys, and islands in the bay on this one-mile hike with a park ranger. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Tag sale, sponsored by the Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce, Saturday, Aug. 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., L.L. Bean Employment Center parking lot, Stonewood Drive.

KidsFest, Saturday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., L.L. Bean, Freeport. Family day of games, hands-on activities, musical entertainment and more.

Arts & Crafts Market, Saturday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational Church front lawn, 40 Main St., Freeport. Other dates are Aug. 30, Sept. 13 and 27, Oct. 11 and 25. Vendor spaces are available. For more information, see www.FirstParishMarket.org.

Backyard Locavore Day, sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County, Saturday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., in six gardens in Brunswick and Freeport. Learn do-it-yourself strategies for becoming a locavore a person who eats food locally grown and produced. Talks and demonstrations during self-guided tour. $15 in advance, $20 day of event, free for children younger than 12. Registrants receive map and descriptions of each site. Proceeds benefit UMaine Extension’s Cumberland County Food Preservation Program. For registration and more information, see umaine.edu/cumberland/programs/locavore/ or call 781.6099.

Maine writer and veteran Vaughn C. Hardacker, author of the new thriller, “Sniper,” talks and signs books Monday, Aug. 11, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Pownal selectmen, Monday, Aug.11, 7:30 p.m., Mallett Hall.

Pownal Solid Waste Committee, Monday, Aug. 11, 6 p.m., Mallett Hall.

“Gardening Tips to Prevent Back Pain,” a presentation by Lori Gagnon and Tina Phillips, physical therapists with Mid Coast Hospital Rehabilitation, Monday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m.-noon, Mid Coast Senior Health Center, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Part of the ongoing Ounce of Prevention education series.

Stories in Stone, Monday, Aug. 11 and Thursday, Aug. 14, 2 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Get to know the story of Maine’s rockbound coast on this walk with talks and activities. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Durham selectmen, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.

Parkinson’s Support Group, second Wednesday of the month, Aug. 13, 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.

Stroll with the Ranger, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Take a relaxed tour with the ranger on our wheelchair-accessible path. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Cindy Bullens, performs Thursday, Aug. 14, 6:30 p.m., Winslow Park, Freeport. Concerts free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4198.

“Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back,” Thursday, Aug. 14, 5:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Bring a picnic supper; some tables will be set up.

Open house at Durham Historical Society, Saturday, Aug. 16, 1-3p.m., Old Union Church, Route 136. Visitors welcome.

Jason Isbell, Saturday, Aug. 16, 7:30 p.m., L.L. Bean Discovery Park. Part of the Concerts in the Park series. Free.

Grief support group, hosted by Life Choice Hospice, third Sunday of every month, Aug. 17, noon-1 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth. No registration required and drop-ins welcome. For more information, call 761-6967.

Plants of Wolfe’s Neck, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Come learn about the amazing variety of plants at Wolfe’s Neck. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.

Vacation Bible School, Aug. 18-21, 5-6 p.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport, for ages 4-10. To register, call 615-5444.

“The Little Mermaid,” Maine State Music Theatre production, Monday, Aug. 18, shows at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m., Pickard Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Tickets $10-$14. Order at www.msmt.org, or call 725-8769 or visit the theater box office.

Pownal Planning Board, ordinance review workshop, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 8-9:30 a.m., old selectmen’s office, Mallett Hall.

Writer Paul Betit, author of a series of mystery-suspense novels, talks and signs books Wednesday, Aug. 20, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.

Steamer Dig, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2 p.m., weather permitting, Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Learn about the soft-shell clam, then try your hand at digging this delicacy of the deep mud with an experienced guide. Registration required. For more information, call 865-4465.

“Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi,” Thursday, Aug. 21, 5:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Bring a picnic supper; some tables will be set up.

Marisa McClellan shows canning and preserving techniques, Thursday, Aug. 21, 7-9 p.m., UMaine Extension Cumberland County office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth. McClellan is the author of “Preserving by the Pint: Quick Seasonal Canning for Small Spaces.” Cost is $15. To register online, visit http://umaine.edu/cumberland/programs/meet-marisa-mcclellan/.

Writer Crash Barry, author of “Marijuana Valley,” talks and signs books, Friday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Copies of “Marijuana Valley” and Barry’s other books will be available for purchase and signing.

We love to eat

Freeport Elders Association Pancake Breakfast, first Saturday of each month, Aug. 2, 8-10 a.m., Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St. 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.

Barbecue chicken dinner, Saturday, Aug. 2, 4:30-6 p.m., First Congregational Church, 773 Royalsborough Road, Durham. All-you-can-eat chicken, potato salad, green salad, homemade pies and desserts. $9 adults, $5 children 5-12, free for children under 5. Frozen apple pies, made by church members using local apples from Ricker Hill Farm, also be for sale at $10. Several available with no sugar added.

Baked bean and spaghetti supper, Saturday, Aug. 2, 4:30-6 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. Three kinds of beans, spaghetti with meat sauce, potato salad, cole slaw, biscuits and brown bread, pickled beets, homemade pies. Adults $7, children 4-12 years $3, free for kids 3 and under.

Baked bean supper, Saturday, Aug. 2, 5-6:30 p.m., in the dining hall of Triangle Club of Casco Masonic Lodge No. 36, 20 Mill St., Yarmouth. Three kinds of beans, hot dogs, cole slaw, hot biscuits, macaconi and cheese and homemade pies. $8 adults, $5 children 5-12, free for children 5 and younger.

Bean supper, Saturday, Aug. 9, 4:30-6 p.m.m Masonic Lodge, Route 136 across from the Durham River Park, Durham. Baked beans, chop suey, hot dogs, potato salad, cole slaw, bread, pickles and homemade pies. $7.50 for adults, $3 for children 5-12 and free for children under 5.

Baked bean supper, Saturday, Aug. 23, 5-6 p.m., Harraseeket Grange No. 9, 13 Elm St., Freeport. All-you- can-eat three kinds of homebaked beans, hot dogs, biscuits, brown bread, potato salad, pasta salad, cole slaw, homemade pies, beverages. Adults $8, children under 10 $4, free for children 3 and younger. Suppers held fourth Saturday of each month through September.

Pig roast dinner, and auction, Saturday, Aug. 23, North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. Dinner from 5-6:30 p.m., auction at 7. Dinner is $10 for those 13 and older, $5 for children 5-12 years old and free for children under 4. No reservations needed. For more information, call Deb at 240-1637 or Mavis 926-5641.

Gather with Frontier Family Farm Feast, featuring local food prepared by Gather Farm Fresh Eater and Frontier Cafe?, Sunday, Aug. 24, 5-8 p.m., Wolfe Neck’s Farm, 134 Burnett Road, Freeport. Family-friendly meal, live music and dancing, kids activities and more. $50 adults; $20 children 4 and up. 3 and under are free. For more information, call 865-4469 or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org/maine-farm-to-table-dinners.

Harvest Dinner featuring chef Masa Miyake, Sunday, Sept. 14, 5-8 p.m., Wolfe Neck’s Farm, 134 Burnett Road, Freeport. $125. For more information, call 865-4469 or see www.wolfesneckfarm.org/maine-farm-to-table-dinners.

Vaughn C. Hardacker, author of the new thriller, “Sniper,” talks and signs books Monday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m., at Freeport Community Library.  

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