Things to Do

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Friday, May 25

WeeSchool, 10:30 a.m., South Portland Main Library, early education through stories and rhymes for ages 3 to 5.

KnitChat, 10 a.m., South Portland Main Library, a knitting group for adults.

Saturday, May 26

Wreath laying, in honor of Memorial Day, 9 a.m., VFW Post 832, 50 Peary Terrace, South Portland. American Legion Post 35 will also participate. All volunteers welcome to lay wreaths at the city’s five cemeteries.

South Portland Memorial Day parade, 10:30 a.m., it starts at Southern Maine Community College at the end of Broadway and continues down Broadway past Pratt Abbott to the Veteran’s Memorial Monument, where the Military Museum used to be.There will be a short ceremony after the parade. The parade’s route is changed this year becuase of construction on Cottage Road. At noon there will be a wreathlaying ceremony at the public boat landing.

Support group, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland. Group is for cancer patients, survivors, family members, and friends of someone with cancer. No registration required. Drop-ins welcome. FMI, call 774-2200.

Toddle Town, 10:30 a.m., South Portland Main Library, stories and rhymes for ages 1 to 3.

Book Bambinos, 11:15 a.m., South Portland Main Library, songs and rhymes for ages birth to 18 months.

Thursday, May 31

Two Old Friends performance, 6:30 p.m., South Portland Public Library.

American Red Cross blood drive, noon to 5 p.m., Fairchild Semiconductor and M.O.G. Gym. Donors will receive a free day pass to a Maine state park and coupon for a free Whopper or garden salad from Burger King.

After school program, for Kaler School students, kindergarten through fifth grade. Snacks, homework help and activities available. Program is free, but donations welcome. FMI, call Elm Street United Methodist Church in South Portland at 799-0407.

Book Bambinos, 10:30 a.m., South Portland Main Library, songs and rhymes for birth to 18 months.

Toddle Town, 11:15 a.m., South Portland Main Library, stories and rhymes for ages 1 to 3.

Teens Reading In the Library (TRIL), 4 p.m., South Portland Main Library, book discussion and activities for ages 14 to 19.