March 2009 Community Activities

*All Events Are Free Unless Noted Otherwise*

March 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

Sunday, March 1^st

Bowdoin College Free Afternoon Concert
Where: Bowdoin College Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium - 9200 College Station, Brunswick

Time: 1:00p

Cost: Free

Details: The Bowdoin College Concert Band (BCCB) is a forty member ensemble, comprised primarily of Bowdoin students with the addition of local community musicians. Much in the style of a wind ensemble, the BCCB performs a broad range of standard (and sometimes not so standard) music from the wind band repertoire. Parking on city streets is available on Park Row and Old Bath Road. After 5:00 PM and on weekends, visitors may park in the Blue-Designated Faculty/Staff parking lots. Studzinski Recital Hall is handicapped accessible with a ramp to the lobby door (West side), near the circle on South Campus Drive.

Black Holes

Where: Southworth Planetarium - Univ. of Southern Maine - 96 Falmouth Street, Portland

Time: 3p

Cost: $6 per person, $5 for seniors

Details: This is an exciting new show about one of the most fascinating objects in the Universe. For more information please call 207-646-4831.

Public Concert of the Portland Rossini Club

Where: Woodfords Congregational Church - 202 Woodfords Street, Portland

Time: 3 - 4:30p

Cost: Suggested donation of $10 per person, $5 for seniors

Details: This month’s program includes songs for voice by James Mulholland. There will also be piano sonatas by Prokokiev and Carl Vine; a waltz by Chopin and “Sonetto Del Petrach 104” by Liszt. For more information please call 207-773-2523.

Monday, March 2^nd

Swim Group hosted by JFM Homes

Where: YWCA - 130 East Ave, Lewiston

Time: 3:00 – 4:00p

Cost: $5

For more information please call 782-9268.

York County Swim & Fitness Group

Where: Northern York County Family YMCA - 3 Pomerleau Street, Biddeford

Time: 3:30 - 4:30p

Cost: Free

Details: Come have fun in the pool while getting great exercise and having fun with your friends! If you don’t want to swim join others in the fitness room for cardio exercise and weight training if desired. Direct support and training will be provided. This group is open to CWS houses that have a pass to the YMCA. If your house does not have a pass, but you are interested please contact Judi Harle and/or Emily Perkins by calling 879-1140.

The Maine Amphibian Monitoring Program

Where: Auburn Public Library - 49 Spring Street, Auburn

Time: 7p

Cost: Free

Details: Guest speaker Susan Gallo, Wildlife Biologist with the Maine Audubon Society, will discuss the Maine Amphibian Monitoring Program. For more information (207) 333-6640.

Tuesday, March 3^rd

Bates College Noonday Concert

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 12:30p

Cost: Free

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Movie Night hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Start Time: 6:00p

Cost: $3 – popcorn and drinks will be provided.

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Jazz at the Square

Where: Longfellow Square - Intersection of Congress and State Streets, Portland

Time: 8:00p

Cost: $5 per person, $3 for students and seniors

Details: Percussionist Steve Grover continues "Jazz at the Square" in 2009 with the assistance of David Wells and Tony Gaboury.

Wednesday, March 4^th

Free Church Lunch

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church - 479 Main Street, Norway.

Time: 11:00a

For more information please call 207-743-2828.

"Pizza, Pins, and Pop"

Where: Vacationland Bowling Center - 812 Portland Rd, US Route 1, Saco

Time: 4:00 - 7:30p

What the deal includes: $6- 1game+shoes, 1slice of pizza and soda or $9- 2games and shoes, 2 slices of pizza and 1 soda. Bowling is reg. $3.40 and $2 for shoes at this time.

Bingo hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $2

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Bat Mobile

Where: Freeport Community Library - 10 Library Drive, Freeport

Time: 6:30p

Cost: Free

Details: The Chewonki Foundation will introduce a live brown bat to the audience to help dispel fears and myths surrounding bats. For more information please call (207) 865-3307.

2 Pieces of Glass

Where: USM Southworth Planetarium - 96 Falmouth Street, Portland

Time: 7p

Cost: $6 per person, $5 for seniors

Details: "Two Pieces of Glass” An IYA program all about telescopes and how they work. For more information please call 207-646-4831.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Milk

Time: 7:00p and 9:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Bates College Concert

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 7:30p

Cost: Free, but tickets are required.

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Pineapple Express

Time: 7:00p and 9:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Thursday, March 5^th

Free Noonday Concerts put on by the Portland Conservatory of Music
Where: The First Parish in Portland, Maine, UU - 425 Congress St, Portland.

Start Time: 12:15 pm
Details: For more information please call 207-773-5747 or view their site at www.portlandconservatory.net

Dancing for Exercise
Where: 13 Lund Rd, Saco

Time: 3:30pm
Cost: Free

Details: Dancing is fun and easy to learn! It can be done from a chair and/or standing up so come enjoy this exciting event! Brought to you by the York Wellness Group. For more information please contact Jillian Bonnette at 284-4627 or jbonnet@creativeworksystems.com

Dance hosted by JFM Homes

Where: 130 East Ave, Lewiston - located at the YWCA

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $3

For more information please call 782-9268.

Friday, March 6^th

1st Friday Art Walk

Where: Portland

Time: 5:00 – 9:00p

Details: This event consists of Portland’s local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues opening their doors for a free self-guided tour. http://www.firstfridayartwalk.com/

Free Admission to the Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

Time: 5:00-9:00p

For more information please call (207) 775-6148.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Frost/Nixon

Time: 7:00p and 9:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Saturday, March 7^th

HART Cat Adoption Center and Shelter Open House

Where: 302 Range Road, Cumberland

Time: 11a – 3p

Cost: Free

Details: The shelter is open for drop-in visits.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Frost/Nixon

Time: 2:00p and 7:00p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Sunday, March 8^th

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Frost/Nixon

Time: 2:00p and 4:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Monday, March 9^th

Swim Group hosted by JFM Homes

Where: YWCA - 130 East Ave, Lewiston

Time: 3:00 – 4:00p

Cost: $5

For more information please call 782-9268.

York County Swim & Fitness Group

Where: Northern York County Family YMCA - 3 Pomerleau Street, Biddeford

Time: 3:30 - 4:30p

Cost: Free

Details: Come have fun in the pool while getting great exercise and having fun with your friends! If you don’t want to swim join others in the fitness room for cardio exercise and weight training if desired. Direct support and training will be provided. This group is open to CWS houses that have a pass to the YMCA. If your house does not have a pass, but you are interested please contact Judi Harle and/or Emily Perkins by calling 879-1140.

Cumberland Bingo Night

Where: Portland Office 1st floor - 443 Congress Street, Portland

Time: 6:30-7:30p

Cost: $2

Details: Refreshments and a healthy snack will be served. For more information please contact Emily Perkins at eperkin@creativeworksystems.com.

Tuesday, March 10^th

Bates College Noonday Concert

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 12:30p

Cost: Free

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Saco Arts in the Evening

Where: 90 Industrial Park Road, Saco

Time: 4-6pm

Cost: $2

Details: Using fabrics, buttons and pin backs, we’ll create fabric flower pins to dress up our wintry lives until spring brings us some daffodils. Please register in advance with Jen Davis at 282-4173 ext. 213 or jdavis@creativeworksystems.com

John Bisbee - Visiting Artist Series

Where: York County Community College - 112 College Drive, Wells

Time: 4-6p

Cost: Free

Details: Come view Bisbee's striking creations that have been displayed at the Portland Museum of Art, the DeCordova Museum, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and elsewhere. His work has been reviewed by the New York Times, Sculptor magazine, and The New Yorker. For more information please call 207-646-9282.

Jazz at the Square

Where: Longfellow Square - Intersection of Congress and State Streets, Portland

Time: 8:00p

Cost: $5 per person, $3 for students and seniors

Details: Under the alias of the Supersized Chameleons, Tom Whitehead, Dave Poole and friends funkify the space as part of the ongoing series "Jazz at the Square". For more information please contact (207)761-1757.

Wednesday, March 11^th

Free Church Lunch

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church - 479 Main Street, Norway.

Time: 11:00a

For more information please call 207-743-2828.

"Pizza, Pins, and Pop"

Where: Vacationland Bowling Center - 812 Portland Rd, US Route 1, Saco

Time: 4:00 - 7:30p

What the deal includes: $6- 1game+shoes, 1slice of pizza and soda or $9- 2games and shoes, 2 slices of pizza and 1 soda. Bowling is reg. $3.40 and $2 for shoes at this time.

Bingo hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $2

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Thursday, March 12^th

Free Noonday Concerts put on by the Portland Conservatory of Music
Where: The First Parish in Portland, Maine, UU - 425 Congress St, Portland.

Start Time: 12:15 pm
Details: For more information please call 207-773-5747 or view their site at www.portlandconservatory.net

Exercise your Brain the Fun Way!
Where: 13 Lund Rd, Saco

Time: 3:30pm
Cost: Free!

Details: Spend time with your friends playing board games, card games, and games on the Wii! Along with this please bring a healthy recipe to share with the group. This event is brought to you by the York Wellness Group. For more information please contact Jillian Bonnette at 284-4627 or jbonnet@creativeworksystems.com

Friday, March 13th

2^nd Friday Art Walk

Where: Maine Street, Brunswick

Time: 5:00p – 8:00p

Details: This event consists of Brunswick’s local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues opening their doors for a free self-guided tour.

Free Admission to the Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

Time: 5:00-9:00p

For more information please call (207) 775-6148.

St. Patrick's Day Dance

Where: York Day Services - 13 Lund Road, Saco

Time: 6-7:30p

Cost: $2

Details: Come enjoy a night of fun with music by DJ Mike, dancing, snacks, and more!! This dance brought to you by the York County Activities Committee. For more information please contact Emily Perkins at eperkin@creativeworksystems.com

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Quantum of Solace

Time: 7:00p and 9:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Saturday, March 14^th

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Quantum of Solace

Time: 2:00p and 7:00p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Bates College Concert

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 7:30p

Cost: Free, but tickets are required.

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Sunday, March 15^th

The Kennebunk’s, Norman Rockwell, and Maine

Where: Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library - 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport

Time: 2p

Cost: Free

Details: Photographer Liam Crotty bought his first camera at the tender age of 9. Though Crotty photographed the likes of Jesse Jackson, Paul Newman, and Liz Claiborne while he was studying at Yale University, these days his camera is trained on subjects much closer to home. His recent exhibits "Faces of the Kennebunk’s" and "Finding Norman Rockwell's Small Town American" have celebrated the people and community that have inspired him since he bought that first camera. He will be at Graves Library to discuss these popular exhibits, his technique, and his new portrait project, which encompasses all of Maine. For more information please call (207) 967-2778.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Quantum of Solace

Time: 2:00p and 4:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Monday, March 16^th

Swim Group hosted by JFM Homes

Where: YWCA - 130 East Ave, Lewiston

Time: 3:00 – 4:00p

Cost: $5

For more information please call 782-9268.

York County Swim & Fitness Group

Where: Northern York County Family YMCA - 3 Pomerleau Street, Biddeford

Time: 3:30 - 4:30p

Cost: Free

Details: Come have fun in the pool while getting great exercise and having fun with your friends! If you don’t want to swim join others in the fitness room for cardio exercise and weight training if desired. Direct support and training will be provided. This group is open to CWS houses that have a pass to the YMCA. If your house does not have a pass, but you are interested please contact Judi Harle and/or Emily Perkins by calling 879-1140.

Cumberland Bingo Night

Where: Portland Office 1st floor - 443 Congress Street, Portland

Time: 6:00-7:30p

Cost: $2

Details: Refreshments and a healthy snack will be served. For more information please contact Emily Perkins at eperkin@creativeworksystems.com.

Tuesday, March 17^th

Mestre Beck - Visiting Artist Series

Where: York County Community College - 112 College Drive, Wells

Time: 4-6p

Cost: Free

Details: For 30 years, Mestre Beck has been a teacher of Capoeira, a unique Afro-Brazilian martial art created by 17th century slaves. Capoeira combines music, dance and self-defense in a high-energy event that should not be missed. For more information please call 207-646-9282.

Karaoke Night hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Start Time: 6 - 7:30p

Cost: $2

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Highland Soles

Where: St. Lawrence Arts & Community Center - 76 Congress Street, Portland

Time: 8:00p

Cost: $12 per person, $8 for students and seniors

Details: Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with the other side of Celtic! Highland Soles presents dance and music of Scotland, Cape Breton and beyond. Expect a professional, captivating, warm evening from this family band which features Highland dancer Laura Scott ("a showstopper" --the Boston Globe), fiddler Ed Pearlman (one of America's top Scottish fiddlers), joined by their talented family of multi-instrumentalists/dancers. See their website for a video clip. For more information please call 207-775-5568.

Jazz at the Square

Where: Longfellow Square - Intersection of Congress and State Streets, Portland

Time: 8:00p

Cost: $5 per person, $3 for students and seniors

Details: Jazz guitar master Gary Wittner continues the weekly Jazz series with a performance featuring an exciting line up of special guests. For more information please contact (207)761-1757.

Wednesday, March 18^th

Free Church Lunch

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church - 479 Main Street, Norway.

Time: 11:00a

For more information please call 207-743-2828.

"Pizza, Pins, and Pop"

Where: Vacationland Bowling Center - 812 Portland Rd, US Route 1, Saco

Time: 4:00 - 7:30p

What the deal includes: $6- 1game+shoes, 1slice of pizza and soda or $9- 2games and shoes, 2 slices of pizza and 1 soda. Bowling is reg. $3.40 and $2 for shoes at this time.

Bingo hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $2

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Thursday, February 19^th

Free Noonday Concerts put on by the Portland Conservatory of Music
Where: The First Parish in Portland, Maine, UU - 425 Congress St, Portland.

Start Time: 12:15 pm
Details: For more information please call 207-773-5747 or view their site at www.portlandconservatory.net

Cooking Light & Eating Healthy
Where: 13 Lund Rd, Saco

Time: 4:00pm
Cost: $3.00

Details: Learn how to cook a healthy recipe and then join friends for a tasty, nourishing meal! No one will be left out in preparing this dinner; there will be helpful jobs for everyone! For more information please contact Jillian Bonnette at 284-4627 or

jbonnet@creativeworksystems.com

This month’s meal will be minestrone soup, salad, and breadsticks.

Dance hosted by JFM Homes

Where: 130 East Ave, Lewiston - located at the YWCA

Time: 6:00p - 7:30p

Cost: $3

For more information please call 782-9268.

Friday, March 20^th

Bates College Jazz Concert

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 4:00p

Cost: Free

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Free Admission to the Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

Time: 5:00-9:00p

For more information please call (207) 775-6148.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Time: 7:00p and 9:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Saturday, March 21^st

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Time: 2:00p and 7:00p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Sunday, March 22^nd

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Time: 2:00p and 4:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Bates College Piano Concert

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 8:00p

Cost: Free

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Monday, March 23^rd

Swim Group hosted by JFM Homes

Where: YWCA - 130 East Ave, Lewiston

Time: 3:00 – 4:00p

Cost: $5

For more information please call 782-9268.

York County Swim & Fitness Group

Where: Northern York County Family YMCA - 3 Pomerleau Street, Biddeford

Time: 3:30 - 4:30p

Cost: Free

Details: Come have fun in the pool while getting great exercise and having fun with your friends! If you don’t want to swim join others in the fitness room for cardio exercise and weight training if desired. Direct support and training will be provided. This group is open to CWS houses that have a pass to the YMCA. If your house does not have a pass, but you are interested please contact Judi Harle and/or Emily Perkins by calling 879-1140.

Tuesday, March 24^th

Bates College Noonday Concert

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 12:30p

Cost: Free

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Paul Sullivan - Visiting Artist Series

Where: York County Community College - 112 College Drive, Wells

Time: 4-6p

Cost: Free

Details: Paul Sullivan's work ranges from jazz to New Age to Irish folk tunes, and his CDs have sold over 300,000 copies. He has performed in a wide variety of venues, from New York's legendary Village Vanguard to some of the world's finest concert halls, and he has won three Indie Awards as well as a Grammy. For more information please call 207-646-9282.

Wednesday, March 25th

Free Church Lunch

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church - 479 Main Street, Norway.

Time: 11:00a

For more information please call 207-743-2828.

"Pizza, Pins, and Pop"

Where: Vacationland Bowling Center - 812 Portland Rd, US Route 1, Saco

Time: 4:00 - 7:30p

What the deal includes: $6- 1game+shoes, 1slice of pizza and soda or $9- 2games and shoes, 2 slices of pizza and 1 soda. Bowling is reg. $3.40 and $2 for shoes at this time.

Thursday, March 26^th

Free Noonday Concerts put on by the Portland Conservatory of Music
Where: The First Parish in Portland, Maine, UU - 425 Congress St, Portland.

Start Time: 12:15 pm
Details: For more information please call 207-773-5747 or view their site at www.portlandconservatory.net

York Bowling Afternoon presented by the York Wellness Group
Where: Vacationland - 812 Portland Rd, US Route 1, Saco

Time: 3:30pm
Cost: $2.50 per game

For more information please contact Jillian Bonnette at 284-4627 or jbonnet@creativeworksystems.com

Gym Dandies 2009 Community Performance

Where: Scarborough High School - 11 Municipal Drive, Scarborough

Time: 6:30 PM - Ticket sales start at 5:30

Cost: Adults $5 - Children Free with paying adult - Sr. citizens $4

Details: For the 26th year in a row, the Gym Dandies will WOW the audience with more than sixty, six-foot high, Giraffe (6-foot high) unicycle riders, over one hundred smaller unicycle riders, seventeen globe walkers, hundreds of jugglers, Yo-Yo artists and Chinese stilt walkers plus specialized stunt unicycle demonstrations. The Gym Dandies is the only performing group in the world that can feature fifty or more Giraffe unicycles in one routine. All performers are Scarborough school children in grades three through twelve. For more information please call The Gym Dandies at 207 883-6660.

Auburn Dance

Where: 29 Hampshire Street, Auburn

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Special Instructions: Parking in municipal lot on Hampshire Street

Cost: $2.00 - Price includes a healthy snack and drink.

Friday, March 27^th

Green Streets

What it is: "What we do and why we do it - For environmental, health, safety, economic, and community building reasons, we have created Green Streets Day which occurs on the last Friday of every month. On Green Streets Day, we encourage people throughout Greater Portland to: Wear something green (shirt, pants, and socks, whatever!) Get around green (walk, bike, bus, carpool, telecommute, etc.!) And then to Celebrate (by signing in for freebies, discounts, & raffle items from local businesses)! We hold a region-wide party on that day, with each individual – and institution - celebrating and encouraging in its own way. So throw on something green for the last Friday of the month - and share a car ride, hop the bus, drive your bike, or put one foot in front of the other. And watch out - because you will not only do well, but feel good, too!" For more information check out the initiative at http://portlandgreenstreets.org/

Bowdoin College Free Teatime Concert
Where: Bowdoin College Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium - 9200 College Station, Brunswick

Time: 4:00p

Cost: Free

Details: Ms. Forbes, a member of the DaPonte String Quartet and violin instructor at Bowdoin, will perform works by Eugène Ysaÿe, Rocco Havelaar, J.S. Bach and others. For more information please call (207) 798-4141.

Free Admission to the Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

Time: 5:00-9:00p

For more information please call (207) 775-6148.

Bingo Night

Where: 90 Industrial Park Road, Saco

Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Cost: $2.00 *Please note the change in cost*

Details: Refreshments and a healthy snack will be served. Don’t forget to bring some money for raffle tickets. The raffle will be drawn for the big prize at the end of the night.

Gym Dandies 2009 Community Performance

Where: Scarborough High School - 11 Municipal Drive, Scarborough

Time: 6:30 PM - Ticket sales start at 5:30

Cost: Adults $5 - Children Free with paying adult - Sr. citizens $4

Details: For the 26th year in a row, the Gym Dandies will WOW the audience with more than sixty, six-foot high, Giraffe (6-foot high) unicycle riders, over one hundred smaller unicycle riders, seventeen globe walkers, hundreds of jugglers, Yo-Yo artists and Chinese stilt walkers plus specialized stunt unicycle demonstrations. The Gym Dandies is the only performing group in the world that can feature fifty or more Giraffe unicycles in one routine. All performers are Scarborough school children in grades three through twelve. For more information please call The Gym Dandies at 207 883-6660.

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Seven Pounds

Time: 7:00p and 9:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Bates College Choir Concert

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 8:00p

Cost: Free, though tickets are required

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Saturday, March 28^th

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Seven Pounds

Time: 2:00p and 7:00p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Bowdoin College Free Concert
Where: Bowdoin College Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium - 9200 College

Station, Brunswick

Time: 7:30p

Cost: Free

Details: The Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble will present traditional Ottoman classical vocal and instrumental music along with folk selections from Armenia and Central Anatolia. For more information please call (207) 798-4141.

Sunday, March 29^th

Bates College $1 Movies

What Movie: Seven Pounds

Time: 2:00p and 4:30p

Where: Olin Arts Center, Room 104 - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Cost: $1

Bates College Choir Concert

Where: Olin Arts Center Concert Hall - 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Time: 8:00p

Cost: Free, though tickets are required

Details: For more information contact 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Monday, March 30^th

Swim Group hosted by JFM Homes

Where: YWCA - 130 East Ave, Lewiston

Time: 3:00 – 4:00p

Cost: $5

For more information please call 782-9268.

York County Swim & Fitness Group

Where: Northern York County Family YMCA - 3 Pomerleau Street, Biddeford

Time: 3:30 - 4:30p

Cost: Free

Details: Come have fun in the pool while getting great exercise and having fun with your friends! If you don’t want to swim join others in the fitness room for cardio exercise and weight training if desired. Direct support and training will be provided. This group is open to CWS houses that have a pass to the YMCA. If your house does not have a pass, but you are interested please contact Judi Harle and/or Emily Perkins by calling 879-1140.

Tuesday, March 31^st

Movie Night hosted by JFM Homes

Where: EES - 1512 Minott Ave, Auburn

Start Time: 6:00p

Cost: $3 – popcorn and drinks will be provided.

Please call John F. Murphy Homes at 782-9268 regarding any questions.

Jazz at the Square

Where: Longfellow Square - Intersection of Congress and State Streets, Portland

Time: 8:00p

Cost: $5 per person, $3 for students and seniors

Details: As part of the ongoing series "Jazz at the Square", Chris Oberholtzer leads his 18 piece jazz ensemble in an evening of big band style jazz. For more information please contact (207)761-1757.

Ongoing Events To Explore

Area Artists 2009 Exhibit 

Where: USM Lewiston-Auburn College Atrium Gallery – 51 Westminster Street, Lewiston

Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:30a – 8:00p, Fridays 8:30a – 4:30p, Saturday 9:00a – 3:00p

Free admission

Details: Works of over 90 artists from Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties in the biennial exhibition Area Artists 2009.
Included are paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and works in clay, metal, and fiber. The exhibition features work in a variety of styles from representational to abstract, with landscapes, figure studies and portraits, still life’s, and sculptural work. This exhibit will be on display until March 20^th.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Where: 9400 College Station, Brunswick

Open Hours: Tuesdays – Saturdays 10a – 5p. Sundays 1 – 5p.

Cost: Free

Details: Please visit Museum News or call 207-725-3275 for further information.

Bates College Museum of Art

Where: 75 Russell Street, Lewiston

Open Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 AM-5 PM

Cost: Free

Details: Please visit http://www.bates.edu/museum.xml for current exhibits or contact 207-786-6158.

Portland Museum of Art

Where: 7 Congress Square, Portland

When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

*Free on Fridays from 5:00 – 9:00p!*

Saco Museum

Where: 371 Main Street, Saco

Winter Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat. 12 – 4p, Thursdays 12 – 8p

Free admission with Dyer Library card

Brickstore Museum

Where: 117 Main Street, Kennebunk

Hours: Tues – Fri 10a – 4:30p, Saturdays 10a – 1p

Cost: Admission is by donation only