Upcoming events
Catherine Breer, Freeport Community Library December featured artist, talks about her work Wednesday, Dec. 4, 5-7 p.m., at the library. Paintings on display all month.
Wind Over Wings Birds of Prey, Wednesday Dec. 4, 6 p.m., Freeport Community Library. Wind Over Wings is a nonprofit education service featuring birds unable to survive in the wild. Program features the golden eagle, the saw-whet, the red-tailed hawk, and a little falcon, the American kestrel.
Tea and Play, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 9-10 a.m., Merriconeag Waldorf School’s Early Childhood Center, 60 Desert Road, Freeport. Bring your child, share a cup of tea with us and learn more about the school’s programs for young children. Story time is 9:30.
Freeport Planning Board, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6 p.m., Town Council Chambers.
Freeport Train Safety Committee, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. Town Hall.
Blue Christmas Service, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 3 p.m., Mid Coast Senior Health Center Community Room, 58 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Officiated by the Rev. Gordon Cook, chaplain for Mid Coast Hospital, Blue Christmas Service is a spiritual service with some religious components, which offers participants an opportunity to come together, offering support and comfort.
Pownal and Durham selectmen quarterly meeting, Thursday, Dec. 5, 6 p.m., Mallett Hall.
“Joyeux Noel,” free Thursday Midday Movie, Dec. 5, 1 p.m., Freeport Community Library.
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.
Textile art by Catherine Worthington, on exhibit at Thornton Oaks Retirement Community, 25 Thornton Way, Brunswick, Thursday, Dec. 5. She will speak at 4 p.m., followed by a reception from 4:30-6 p.m.
Silent auction, fundraiser to support Brunswick Downtown Association Holiday Lighting Fund, Thursday, Dec. 5, 5-7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. Auction items from local businesses and organizations. Musical entertainment and complimentary refreshments. $5. For more information, see www.brunswickdowntown.com or call 729-4439.
20th annual Sparkle Weekend, Friday, Dec. 6-Sunday, Dec. 8, various locations in Freeport Village. Starts Friday with Parade of Lights, 6 p.m., Santa and Talking Christmas Tree. Saturday: Holiday music and caroling, meet sled dogs, tuba concert at 2 p.m. at Performing Arts Center, Downeaster “Polar Express.” Sunday: Jingle Bell Run/Walk, “A Christmas Carol,” visit with Santa and more. Full schedule and more information at www.sparklecelebration.com.
“WFCP Home Time Radio Hour,” Freeport Players tribute to the golden age of radio, Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center. Songs and classic comedy from the 1940s-1960s. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door, available online at www.fcponline.org/tix.htm at the Thrift Store at Freeport Community Center, 43 Depot St. For more information www.fcponline.org or call 865-2220.
Holly Jolly Fair, Friday, Dec. 6, 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m-4 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport. Cookie walk, children write a letter to Santa, raffle items, arts and crafts vendors. Friday: Cake party after the parade, 6 p.m. Saturday: Fish chowder luncheon, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Christmas fair, Friday, Dec. 6, 3-8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. Baked goods, handmade crafts, white elephant sale and homemade meals.
Online silent auction, sponsored by Freeport High School senior class, through Dec. 6, to raise funds for Project Graduation in June 2014. To place bids, go to www.fhsprojectgraduation2014.com. For more information, call Leigh Fisher, 838-2070.
Horse-drawn wagon rides, weekends through Dec. 22, 1-7 p.m., Main Street, Freeport, in front of L.L. Bean flagship store. Free.
Bradbury Mountain Arts Holiday Show & Sale, Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mallett Hall, Route 9, 429 Hallowell Road, Pownal. Fine arts and crafts of guild members and guest artists feature paintings, prints, photography, jewelry, sail cloth bags, turned wood, ceramics, glass and mixed media and paper arts. Refreshments, wreaths and raffle.
Christmas fair, Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Antiques, handmade Christmas items, costume Jewelry, knits, wreaths and greens, country store with ornaments and homemade salsas and pickles, baked goods, candy, more. All proceeds benefit St. Paul’s outreach programs.
Saturday Craft Morning, Saturday, Dec. 7, 9:30-11 a.m., Merriconeag Waldorf School’s Early Childhood Center, 60 Desert Road, Freeport. $5/child. Come make tissue paper window decorations and hear a winter story. For children under 7 and their parents.
Meet real sled dogs, Saturdays, Dec. 7 and 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., L.L. Bean Discovery Park. Blockhouse Pursuits Dogsled Adventures on hand to show how the teams are assembled and how dogs are harnessed. Weather and conditions permitting.
Fort Andross Artisans Holiday Craft Show and Sale, Saturday, Dec. 7 and Sunday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Coleman Burke Art Gallery, Fort Andross building at 14 Maine Street,
Brunswick. Jewelry, pottery, fiber arts, stained glass, furniture, metal works, books, baskets, candles, hand knits, body essentials, art-to-wear and more. For complete list of artists, see www.cabotiques.com.
Nature Legends, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m., weather permitting Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Enjoy this short walk on the White Pines Trail with stops for stories based on Wabanaki legends, for children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.
Kate Nevius, author of “Penguina’s Bedtime Story,” Saturday, Dec. 7, 1-3 p.m., Sherman’s Book & Stationery, 128 Main St, Freeport.
Ready, Set, Sleep, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m., weather permitting Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Discover how nature prepares for winter in this program for children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.
Freeport Jingle Bell 5K Run, Sunday, Dec. 8, 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race, Freeport High School. Sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation. Prizes for best costumes. For more information, see www.freeportjbr.kintera.org.
Holiday caroling, Dec. 8, 14, 22, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., throughout L.L. Bean campus. Traditional holiday favorites performed by area choral groups, including Freeport High School Chamber Choir, Zipline and Greater Freeport Community Chorus.
Christmas tree sale, Sunday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Durham Eureka Community Center, corner of routes 9 and 136. Santa will be visiting during the sale. Proceeds benefit the Durham Eureka Center.
Wreaths Across America convoy, stops in Freeport Sunday, Dec. 8, at about 4:30 p.m. Join the Freeport Flag Ladies in front of the fire department on Main Street. Bring a candle or votive light in a Mason jar. Wreaths will be placed on the twin towers of steel from the World Trade Center.
Pownal Solid Waste Committee, Monday, Dec. 9, 6 p.m., Mallett Hall.
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.
Forum on the Concord Gully Watershed-based Management Plan, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6 p.m., Freeport Town Hall Council Chambers. Presented by Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District. For more information, see www.cumberlandswcd.org or call 892-4700.
Durham Historical Society Christmas potluck dinner, and gift exchange, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m., Eureka Community Center. Anyone interested in learning more about the group’s mission and activities is welcome.
Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture, Thursday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Curtis Memorial Library Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. Speaker is Patrick Rael, “Warfare by Other Means – the Emancipation Policy During the Civil War.”
Christmas Variety Show, Friday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 and 7 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 21, 2 and 7 p.m., Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Hosted by Jason and Matt Tardy, featuring music, juggling, comedy, magic and lots of Christmas spirit. Tickets $12-17. To purchase or for more information, see http://freeport-theater-of-awesome.myshopify.com.
Greater Freeport Community Chorus “The Many Moods of Christmas,” winter concert, Saturday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m., Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St.; and Sunday, Dec. 15, 2:30 p.m., First Parish UCC Church, 40 Main St., Freeport. Program features 18 traditional Christmas carols arranged into four suites, plus several other pieces. Tickets $10 adults, 18 and under free, per-family maximum of $25. For more information, see www.gfccweb.org.
Winter Plant Identification, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m., weather permitting Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. Learn to ID some of the park’s plants when they are without their leaves or flowers. For both children and adults. Meet at circle of benches by second parking lot. Free with park admission. For more information, call 865-4465.
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 50 cents.
Roast pork supper, Saturday, Dec. 7, 5-6:30 p.m., Freeport Masonic Hall, 28 Mallett Drive, Freeport. Roast pork and side dishes, dessert and beverage. $8 adults, $4 for children under 12 years old.
Fish chowder luncheon, Saturday, Dec. 7, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., First Parish Church, 40 Main St., Freeport.
Jugglers the Tardy Brothers will host a Christmas Variety Show, Fridays, Dec. 13 and 20, and Saturdays, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21, at Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport.Send questions/comments to the editors.
