CHILDREN’S LIBRARY, 195 North Street, located at the East End Community School. Please call 772-4581 or visit portland.library.com for a complete listing of children’s on-going activities. It remains a library for adults as well.  

THE CREATION – Friday, November 13, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at Merrill Auditorium, Portland.  Performed by the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra and the University of Southern Maine Chorale.  $12. suggested donation at the door.  Open seating.   

GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 350 Commercial Street. November 12th From 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Lecture on  ”Community Wind on Maine’s Islands:  Lessons from an Early Win on Vinalhaven and North Haven, given by George Baker, Harvard Business School and Fox Island Electric Corp.    TO ATTEND THIS EVENT, please  call Patty at 228-1625 or email pcollins@gmri.org.

HOLIDAY STROLL – Saturday, December 5th.   Please visit www.eastendshops.com

MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM – Bath. 14th Annual Kids Pirates Party.  Saturday, October 24, 5 -8p.m.  The Kids Pirates Party at Maine Maritime Museum has been a favorite Halloween tradition.  This year the Museum will be bringing back many of the old favaorites along with some new twists for buccaneers of every age.   For more info and reservations, please call (207) 443-1316, ext. o or visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org 243 Washington Street.

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE. (OLLI) Classes at the new Wishcamper Center on Bedford Street on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine. An inexpensive, intellectually stimulating program for adults 50 years and older.    Classes began September 14th.   www.usm.maine.edu/olli or call 780-4406 for more information. Olli@usm.maine.edu (Formerly called Senior College).

PICNIC HOLIDAY SALE-Saturday,  December 12 from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.  at the Irish Heritage Center, Portland.  The deadline for vendors to apply to  participate has passed.  Please visit  picnicportland.wordpress.com.

PORTLAND HARBOR MUSEUM -510 Congress Street. Season opened on Wednesday, May 20, 5-7 p.m. 

SOCIETY OF EAST END ARTISTS – (SEA) Annual Holiday Art Show at East End Community School on Friday, December 4th (6:00 – 9:00 p.m) and Saturday, December 5th (10:00 a.m. – to 6:00 p.m.) Interested artists go to www.seaportland.org or contact Solange Kellermann at solangekell@hotmail.com