Calendar of events this week
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BALDWIN
March 4 — Cumberland & Oxford Union Pomona #21, 6:30 p.m. pizza supper, bring dessert, book, Mount Etna Grange Hall, Rte. 107, No. Baldwin.
March 6 — Pancake Breakfast, 7 to 9 a.m., West Baldwin Church, Rte. 113.
BRIDGTON
March 4, 5 — Free Income Tax Preparations for all ages with low to moderate income, Community Center. Call for appt., 647-3116.
March 4 — The Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Community Center.
March 4 — Community Kettle, 5 p.m., Community Center.
March 4 — Census testing, 6 p.m., Community Center.
March 5 — Exploring freshwater heron rookeries, 10 a.m., meet at LEA Lakes Center, 230 Main St. to carpool. FMI: 647-8580.
March 5 — Mother Goose Songs & Finger-plays, 10:30 to 11 a.m., library.
March 5 — Craft & Storytime, 11 to 11:30 a.m., library.
March 5 — Reading with Brooke the service dog, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., library.
March 5 — Dodgeball, sponsored by BRAG, teams or individuals, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall. FMI: www.todaysbrag.com
March 6 — Ping-Pong, 1 to 4 p.m., Town Hall.
March 7 — Benefit race for Hear Me Now Association, registration 8-10 a.m., race 11 a.m., Shawnee Peak.
March 7 — Mini-retreat, "Identifying Your Spiritual Path," 4 to 6 p.m., Bridgton United Methodist Church. FMI: 647-5215.
March 8 — Golden Oldies Lunch Bunch, noon, Punkin Valley Restaurant. FMI: Donald Mac Lean, 647-3635.
March 8 — Cribbage, 2 p.m., Community Center.
March 8 — Bridgton Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., Trailside Restaurant.
March 8 — G.E.A.R. Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Community Center.
March 8 — Winter Band Practice, 7 p.m., Community Center.
March 9 — Chickadee Quilters, 10 a.m., Community Center.
March 9 — Bridge, 12:30 p.m., Community Center.
March 9 — Tunes for Tots, 10:30 to 11 a.m., library.
March 9 — Storytime with Michael, 3:30 to 4 p.m., library.
March 9, 11 — Census Testing, 6 p.m., Community Center.
March 10 — Lenten Lunches series, Bridgton Alliance Church hosting, noon to 1 p.m., St. Joseph Church Hall.
March 10 — Senior Lunch, noon, Community Center.
March 10 — Bridgton Caregivers Support Discussion Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Community Center.
March 10 — Knitters Day, 2 to 4 p.m., North Bridgton Library.
March 11, 12 — Free Income Tax Preparations for low to moderate income, by appointment: 647-3116, Community Center.
March 11 — The Gathering Place Support Group, noon, Community Center.
March 11 — Community Kettle, 5 p.m., Community Center.
March 11 — Bridgton Business Association, 5:30 p.m., Town Office. FMI: Woody Woodward, 647-5301, Anne-Marie Amiel, 647-5567.
March 12 — Mother Goose Songs & Finger-plays, 10:30 to 11 a.m., library.
March 12 — Craft & Storytime, 11 to 11:30 a.m., library.
March 12 — Senior Social Potluck, 1 p.m., Community Center.
March 12 — Reading with Brooke the service dog, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., library.
March 12 — Easy Rider Snowmobile Club potluck meeting, 6 p.m., Community Center.
March 13 — Lakeside Garden Club, 10 a.m., Community Center.
March 13 — Ping-Pong, 1 to 4 p.m., Town Hall.
March 13 — USM Student Art Show, reception, 1 to 3 p.m., Gallery 302. FMI: 647-2787.
March 14 — American Red Cross blood drive, "Give a pint, get a ticket," 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Shawnee Peak. FMI: www.givelife.org or 647-2389.
March 14 — Mini-retreat, "Listening," 4 to 6 p.m., Bridgton United Methodist Church. FMI: 647-5215.
March 14 — LRATV Club potluck meeting, 5 p.m., Community Center.
BROWNFIELD
March 5 — Fryeburg Fish & Game Association Junior Rifle Team, 7 p.m., Brownfield Rec. Building. FMI: Jim Holt, 935-2625.
March 6 — Stone Mountain LIVE, 8 p.m., Dugway Road. FMI: 935-7292.
CASCO
March 6 — Sunshine Club bean supper, 5 to 6 p.m., Crescent Lake Community Hall, Rte. 11. FMI: 627-4392.
March 9 — Storytime with Michelle Brenner, 10:30 a.m., library.
March 14 — End of life workshop with Donna Hovey, nurse educator, 2 p.m., library.
DENMARK
March 10 — Preschool Storytime, 9:30 a.m., library.
March 10 —"Don't Eat Alone" lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Denmark Congregational Church. FMI: 647-9469.
March 10 — "Jesus in the Movies" film series, The Messiah, 6:30 p.m., Denmark Congregational Church. FMI: 787-2730.
FRYEBURG
March 6 — 17th Annual Silent Auction by FA Project Graduation, doors open 4:30 p.m., drawings 6:30 p.m., FA Wadsworth Arena. FMI: 935-9232.
March 8 — Fryeburg Bridge, 1 p.m., Legion Hall, Bradley St.
March 9 — Signup for spring sports, 5 to 6:30 p.m., recreation office. FMI: Rick Buzzell, 935-3933, www.fryeburgrecreationdepartment.org
March 10 — Fryeburg Homemakers Extension, 9 a.m., Legion Hall, Bradely St.
March 10 — Jazz Cabaret with FA jazz students, 7 p.m., Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg Academy.
March 12 — Dodgeball Tournament to benefit FA Raiders Booster Club, Wadsworth Arena, Fryeburg Academy.
March 13 — Benefit concert for Brownfield Food Pantry, 7 p.m., Fryeburg Congregational Church, 655 Main St. FMI: 625-4411.
HARRISON
March 6 — Harrison Friendly Riders Poker Rally, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
March 6 — Beef pot roast supper to benefit Waterford's World's Fair, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Harrison Calvary Community Church.
March 6 — Tax Relief Party/Dance by Bridgton Lake Region Rotary Club, 6 to 10 p.m., The Ballroom, Main St. FMI: Sheila, 583-6074.
March 8 — Creative Connections Senior Movement Class, 9 to 10 a.m., Fire Department Community Room. FMI: 647-3372, 583-2241.
March 8 — Adult Book Discussion Group, 1 p.m., library.
March 8 — Backyard Fruit Course, 6 to 7:30 p.m., library.
March 10 — Harrison Friendly Knitters, 6 to 7:30 p.m., library. .
LOVELL
March 4 — Getting Started with Vegetable Gardening, 12:30 to 2 p.m., library.
March 5 — Mouse Paint Storytime, 2:45 to 4 p.m., library.
March 8 — Backyard Fruit Course, blueberries, 6 to 7:30 p.m., library. Pre-register: 1-800-287-1482, 925-3177.
March 10 — Cribbage, 9:30 a.m., library.
March 11 — Making Great Garden Soil, 12:30 to 2 p.m., library. FMI: 925-3177.
March 13 — Flea Market & Bake Sale, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, Rte. 5. FMI: 925-3661.
March 13 — Snowshoe/Mammal Tracking Hike by GLLT (rescheduled from March 6), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Chip Stockford Preserve, meet at parking lot off Ladies Delight Road.
March 13 — Winter Carnival, 1 to 4 p.m., New Suncook School.
NAPLES
March 4, 11 — Musical Playgroup, 10:30 a.m., library. FMI: 693-6841.
March 4, 9, 11 — Zumba classes, 6:15 p.m., Naples Town Gym. FMI: 787-3327.
March 5 — Fish Fry, 5:30 to 7 p.m., American Legion.
March 6 — Naples Lions Club Silent Charity Auction & Buffet for Good Shepherd Food-Bank, 5:30 p.m., American Legion, Rte. 11. FMI: 693-3056.
March 5, 8, 12 — Step Into Fitness Indoor Walking Program, 5 to 6 p.m., Lake Region High School.
March 9 — Books For Babies, 10:15 a.m., library. FMI: 693-6841.
March 9 — Preschool Storytime, 10:45 a.m., library.
March 10 — Seniors and Friends Breakfast & Fellowship, 8:30 to 10 a.m., Naples United Methodist Church, Village Green.
March 10 — Naples Property Planning Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall.
March 13 — Naples Republican Committee, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Town Office. FMI: 693-7945.
March 13 — Community Cultural Celebration, 2 to 5 p.m., Lake Region High School. FMI: 647-5215.
RAYMOND
March 5 — Dr. Seuss Night, 6:30 p.m., Raymond Elementary School.
March 8 — Storytime for Babies/preschoolers, 10 & 11 a.m., library. FMI: 655-4283.
March 10 — Storytime for Toddlers, 10 & 11 a.m., library. FMI: 655-4283.
SEBAGO
March 8 — Sebago Knitting Group, 5:30 to 7 p.m., library.
AREA EVENTS
March 4, 11 — Music for Babies, free, 9:30 to 10 a.m., Mountain Top Music Center, 111 Main St., Conway Village, N.H. FMI: 603-447-4737.
March 5-12 — $3 a bag sale, Harrison House Resale Shop (ARL-NH-N), 223 E. Main St., Conway, N.H.
March 5 — Church Women United meeting, Human Rights Celebration, 9:30 a.m., Second Congregational Church, Norway.
March 5 — Art Talks, 1 to 3 p.m., USM Art Gallery, 37 College Ave., Gorham. FMI: 780-5008.
March 5 — Ghana: An African Portrait Revisited, reception 5-8 p.m., Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 29 Forest Ave., Portland. FMI: 699-2919.
March 5 — "Process" art show, 7 to 9 p.m., Commons Art Collective, 443 Main St., Norway.
March 5 — "Eight Planets and Counting," family solar system show, 7 p.m., USM Southworth Planetarium, Portland. FMI: 780-4249.
March 6 — Responsible Pet Care Texas Hold ?Em Tournament, 1 to 5 p.m., Charlie's Entertainment Center, 246 Main St., Norway. FMI: 743-8679, 890-2601.
March 6 — Dinosaurs and Rusty Rocket's Last Blast, 3 p.m., USM Southworth Planetarium, Portland. FMI: 780-4249.
March 6 — Youth Art Month Exhibition reception, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square, Portland. FMI: www.portlandmuseum.org
March 6 — Home Concert Series, classical music, 7:30 p.m., private home in Jackson, N.H. FMI: 603-447-4737.
March 7 — American Red Cross First Aid/CPR class, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., St. Joseph's College, Standish. FMI: 893-6615.
March 8 — Developmental Play Group by Northern Human Services, 10:30 a.m., Conway Library.
March 8 — Open Mic Night, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Conway Library.
March 9 — Author Judith Jones, The 10th Muse: My Life in Food, Portland Museum of Art Bernard A. Osher lecture, 6 to 7 p.m., Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland. FMI: 775-6148, ext. 3224.
March 9 — Oxford County Republicans Committee, 6:30 p.m., American Legion Post, Gore Road, Locke Mills.
March 9 — Beginning Woodlot Management, 6-week course begins, 7 p.m., Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. Sign-up: 743-8842, ext. 1.
March 10 — "Fit Over Fifty: Increase Your Total Body Awareness, 6-week Stephens Memorial Hospital course begins, 10:15 to 11 a.m., Personal Best Health Club, Western Ave., So. Paris. FMI: 1-866-609-5183.
March 10 — Knitting Group, noon, Soldiers Memorial Library, 85 Main St., Hiram. FMI: 625-4650.
March 10 — Showing of Until the Violence Stops, 6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 17 E. Main St., So. Paris. FMI: 743-9777.
March 10 — SCORE marketing workshop, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., OHCHS, So. Paris. FMI: 743-8914.
March 11 — Wii Gaming afternoon, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Conway Library.
March 11 — Sebago Lakes Chamber of Commerce Business Break, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., 889 Roosevelt Trail (Time 4 Pictures & Time 4 Printing), Windham. FMI: 892-8265.
March 12 — "Black Holes," 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m., "Ring World," USM Southworth Planetarium, Portland. FMI: 780-4249.
March 13 — 4-week Lifeguard Training, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mar. 13-14 & 20-21, St. Joseph's College, Standish. FMI: 893-6615.
March 13 — Exhibition Celebration: Frederick Lynch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Portland Museum of Art, Seven Congress Square, Portland. FMI: 775-6148, ext. 3224.
March 13 — "Rusty Rocket's Last Blast!", 3 p.m., USM Southworth Planetarium, Portland. FMI: 780-4249.
March 14 — "Eight Planets and Counting," 3 p.m., USM Southworth Planetarium, Portland. FMI: 780-4249.
FOOD PANTRIES
BRIDGTON — Bridgton Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Methodist Church, 98 Main St. FMI: 647-4476.
BROWNFIELD — Brownfield Food Pantry, 1 to 5 p.m. third Thursdays, 701 Pequawket Trl. FMI: 935-2333.
CASCO — Casco Food Pantry, 6 to 7 p.m. third Mondays, Casco Alliance Church.
HARRISON — Harrison Food Pantry, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2 Naples Rd. FMI: 583-6178.
FRYEBURG — Food Pantry, Fryeburg Assembly of God, by appointment, 8 Drift Rd. FMI: 935-3129.
NAPLES — Naples Food Pantry, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, United Methodist Church, Village Green.
RAYMOND — Raymond Food Pantry, 4-6 p.m., 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 1273 Main St. FMI: 232-5830.
STANDISH — Catherine's Cupboard Food Pantry, 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Standish Town Hall, Rte. 35.
SWEDEN — Sweden House Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, Sweden Church basement, 137 Bridgton Rd. FMI: 647-4343.
12 STEP MEETINGS
BRIDGTON
Monday through Friday — Alcoholics Anonymous, noon to 1 p.m., American Legion, Depot St. O/D
Monday — Narcotics Anon-ymous, 7 p.m. Community Center, 15 Depot St. ODLH
Tuesday — Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., St. Joseph Church, 225 High Street.
Thursday — Narcotics Anonymous Women's Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Sweden Rd. (Rte. 93) off Rte. 302.
CASCO
Monday through Saturday — Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., Clyde Bailey Drop In Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302).
Thursday — Alcoholics Anonymous, Ladies Step-Meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., beginners welcome. Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail, (Rte. 302) So. Casco.
Sunday — Al Anon Family Groups, 6:30 p.m. Clyde Bailey Center, 224 Roosevelt Trail (Rte. 302), So. Casco.
NAPLES
Thursday — Al Anon Family Group, 8 p.m. Naples Methodist Church, Village Green, side door entrance.
NO. CONWAY, N.H.
Wednesday — Adult Children of Alcoholics (& other dysfunctions), 7:30 p.m., Ste. B, Eastern Slope Inn, 2760 White Mtn. Highway, No. Conway, N.H.
Friday — Al-Anon, 8 p.m., Gibson Center, Grove St. & White Mtn. Hwy, No. Conway, N.H.
WATERFORD
Tuesday — Adult Children of Alcoholics, 10 a.m., library.