Upcoming events
Art Guild of Freeport annual display of fine art, on exhibit throughout February, Freeport Community Library. For more information, see www.freeportlibrary.com or call 865-3307.
Free tax-preparation assistance, for low- to moderate- income households, with special attention to those 60 and older, Wednesday mornings through April 8, Freeport Community Center. Assistance available by appointment only. To schedule, call 865-4743, ext. 120. Offered by AARP.
Couponing for the Community, two Wednesdays a month, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Eureka Community Center, Durham. Learn couponing basics including where/how to find and collect coupons; how to organize them; and how to begin using them. For more information, call Pat Provost, 212-5156.
Freeport Rotary, meets every Wednesday, 7 a.m., Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main St., Freeport. Feel free to stop by and see what the group is about, or call Matt Morrison, 691-8747, for more information.
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.
Parkinson’s disease support group, for people just diagnosed, caregivers and people who have been living with the diagnosis, every Wednesday, 10 a.m., YMCA of Southern Maine, Casco Bay Branch, Freeport. For more information, call 865-9600.
Pownal Planning Board workshop, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 8 a.m., Mallett Hall.
Two works by Bernard Langlais, and creations by local students inspired by him, unveiling at public reception, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 5-6 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center Edwards Gallery.
RSU 5 Board of Directors, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m., Freeport High School Library.
“How to Get Your Art Into a Gallery,” Five River Arts Alliance program presented by Susan Starr and Robert Colburn of Bayview Gallery, Thursday, Feb. 26, 6-7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 15 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Pre-registration available. Alliance members free, non-members $10 at the door, applicable to a new membership. For more information, call 798-6964.
Durham Budget Committee, Thursday, Feb. 26, 6 p.m., Town Office.
Hospice volunteer 10-week training program, offered by CHANS Home Health Care, starts Thursday, Feb. 26, 4-7 p.m., CHANS Hospice Building, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. A completed application and pre-training interview is required before being admitted. For information and applications, contact Margaret Zillioux, hospice volunteer coordinator, 721-1271 or mzillioux@midcoasthealth.com.
Free screening of “Growing Local,” co-hosted by Wolfe’s Neck Farm and Freeport Conservation Trust, Thursday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Center. Three short films from Seedlight Pictures and Maine Farmland Trust highlight Maine farms and producers and the role they play in the local food movement. Screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
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.
Farmer for the Morning, Thursdays during the school year, 9-10 a.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnette Road, Freeport, for toddler or pre-school-aged children. Interactive hands-on experience that includes feeding and caring for barnyard animals. For more information, see www.wolfesneckfarm.org.
Debtors Anonymous, Saturdays, 9 a.m., First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport.
Pine Tree Academy Bell Ringers, Saturday, Feb. 28, 3 p.m., in the sanctuary of the First Parish Church, Main Street, Freeport.
Greater Freeport Community Chorus and Freeport Players Cabaret Night, Saturday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m., Merriconeag Waldorf School, Freeport.
Maine State Music Theatre local auditions, for adults and performance interns, Saturday, Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and for local children on Sunday, March 1, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 22 Elm St., Brunswick. Auditions by appointment. To schedule an appointment, submit headshot and resume via email to jobs@msmt.org. Audition information can be found at www.msmt.org.
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.
First Parish Church Congregational, 40 Main St., Freeport, worship service, Sunday, 10 a.m., followed by coffee hour. 40 Main St., Freeport. Choir practice precedes service at 9:15. New choir members welcome.
Fuego Diablo Art Card Workshop, Sunday, March 1, 1-4 p.m., 52 Loring Lane, Pownal. An afternoon of collage and surface design creating decoupage cards using handmade papers, rubber stamps, watercolors, colored pencils and other items. All materials will be provided along with refreshments. $10. Deadline for signup is Feb. 27. For more information and to sign up, contact Wren Pearson, 408-3185,or visit Fuego Diablo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fuegodiablopownal.
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.
Maine author Tim Caverly, speaks Monday, March 2, 6-8 p.m., Freeport High School Library, 30 Holbrook St. Caverly has published five books about the North Woods and the Allagash River. The cost is $25. For reservations, call 865-6171. For more information about Caverly, see www.allagashtails.com.
Freeport Library Board of Trustees, Monday, March 2, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.
Freeport Board of Appeals, Monday, Monday, March 2, 7 p.m., Town Council Chambers.
Town Council, Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.
Tashi Gatsel Ling, Tibetan Buddhist center, 20 Independence Drive in Freeport, offers regular programming and teachings by recognized Tibetan Buddhist teachers. Visit http://tashigatselling.org/ for information about teachers, study group meetings, meditation classes, dharma teachings, and “sacred cinema” movie nights.
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.
Learn how to draw and create comics, with professional comic artist Melanie Tingdahl, Tuesday March 3, 3:45 p.m., Freeport Community Library. For kids in grades 5-8. Sign up in the children’s room or call 865-3307.
Freeport Town Council, Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 p.m., Town Council Chambers.
Freeport Project Review Board, Wednesday, March 4, 6, p.m., Town Council Chambers
Grief support group, for those grieving the death of a loved due to overdose or substance abuse, meets the first and third Thursday of the month, 3:30-5 p.m., CHANS Hospice, 45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. For more information, cntact Andy Sokoloff, CHANS grief and bereavement support coordinator, 721-1357.
“The Secret of Roan Inish,” screens Thursday, March 5, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library Community Meeting Room.
Beginner sheep shearing, Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport, sponsored by Maine Sheep Breeders Association and University of Maine Cooperative Extension. $40 fee includes shearing manual and lunch. Enrollment limited to 16. Spectators welcome. Register at umaine.edu/cumberland/programs/agriculture/sheep-shearing-school. For more information, call Andrea Herr, 781-6099.
Barbecue buffet and bingo night, Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m., South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Road. Bingo at 7 p.m. Ribs, pulled pork, chicken, sides, two complimentary drinks and dessert. Child care provided on site with pizza and a movie. $25 per person, by reservation. Call 865-4012 for tickets.
“Speakeasy,” Theater Project fundraiser, Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m., 14 School St., Brunswick. 1920s-style event with a password to get in the door, special cocktails reminiscent of the era, games, etc. 1920s dress code is encouraged. Tickets $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Call box office, 729-8584, or see www.theaterproject.com.
Freeport Climate Action Team, energy symposium, Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m., Freeport Community Library.
Armchair Travel series, “Greek Islands, Dalmatian Coast and Venice,” with Chris Leighton, Monday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. Freeport Community Library.
We love to eat
Freeport Elders Association Pancake Breakfast, first Saturday of each month, 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.
Bean supper, hosted by Triangle Club of Casco Lodge No. 36 A.F. & A. M., Saturday, March 7, 5-6:30 p.m., 20 Mill St., Yarmouth. Three kinds of beans, hot dogs, cole slaw, hot biscuits, macaroni and cheese and homemade pie. $8, $5 children 5-12, Free for children 5 and younger.
upcoming
Pownal selectmen, Monday, March 9, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.
“Lunch with Locals,” Tuesday, March 10 (snow date March 11), Freeport Historical Society Harrington House, 45 Main St., Freeport. Topic is “Bare Your Sole.” Lunch provided. RSVP is requested. For more information, visit www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org, or contact Freeport Historical Society at 865-3170 or info@freeporthistoricalsociety.org.
Book talk by Lea Wait, Agatha Award finalist for her Shadows Antique Print Mystery series, Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Community Library.
Durham selectmen, Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.
Parkinson’s Support Group, second Wednesday of the month, March 11, 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.
Book talk by Frank O. Smith, author of “Dream Singer,” Thursday, March 12, 2 p.m., Freeport Community Library.
Fuego Diablo music night, Saturday, March 14, 52 Loring Lane, Pownal. Food served from 5:30-6:30 p.m., music at 6:30. In recognition of International Pi Day, food menu will be based on pies . For more information, see Fuego Diablo’s page on Facebook.
Grief support group, hosted by Life Choice Hospice, third Sunday of every month, March 15, noon-1 p.m., Sedgewood Commons, 22 Northbrook Drive, Falmouth. No registration required and drop-ins welcome. For more information, call 761-6967.
Armchair Travel series, “Hiking the Scottish Highlands,” with Dan Nickerson and Beth Edmonds, Monday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. Freeport Community Library.
Armchair Travel series, “The Falklands and Patagonia,” with Chris Hastedt and Burt Brewer, Monday, March 23, 6:30 p.m. Freeport Community Library.
Pownal selectmen, Monday, March 23, 7 p.m., Mallett Hall.
Durham selectmen, Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 p.m., Town Office.
Tri-Town Penguins Snowmobile Club, meets last Tuesday of each month, March 31, from September to April, 7 p.m., Durham Fire Station, 615 Hallowell Road, Durham. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Duncan Daly, 865-6188, or Mike Yates, 865-3555.
Cooking for Crowds, a food safety training workshop for volunteer cooks, Wednesday, April 1, 1-4:30 p.m., UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104, Falmouth. Sponsored by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. $15 per person, scholarships are available. Register by March 27 at umaine.edu/food-health/food-safety/cooking-for-crowds. Additional sessions Thursday, April 16 and Tuesday, April 28 in Falmouth. For more information, call 781.6099.
Durham town meeting, Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m., Durham Community School.
“How to Steal a Million,” screens Thursday, April 16, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library Community Meeting Room.
“The Hundred Foot Journey,” screens Thursday, May 7, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library Community Meeting Room.
Ongoing Events
Freeport Community Thrift Shop, open Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and closed on Sundays, Freeport Community Center.
Freeport Rotary, breakfast meetings every Wednesday from 7-9 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, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Wednesdays closed; and Thursday, 10:30-6:30. 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. Closed Fridays. For more information, call 688-4611.
Freeport Town Hall, open Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed 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.
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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.
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