Applications are being accepted for the 19th annual Maine Open Juried Art Show presented by the Waterville Area Art Society and Waterville Main Street, March 28-April 25, at The Blue Marble Gallery, 167 Main St. in Waterville.
Erik Thomas of The Blue Marble reports this show is “open to all amateur and professional artists” 18 and older and is a juried one “that highlights the remarkable and diverse talent of Maine’s finest artists.”
The semiformal opening night reception is 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at The Blue Marble.
The cash prizes include $500 for best in show, $300 for the realistic landscape award, $200 for the judges award and $200 for the Harry Faust memorial award; $150 for first place, $100 for second and $75 for third places in each category, and for the people’s choice award.
Special merit awards and judges choice awards also will be presented.
For information, visit www.waasmaine.org or www.watervillemainstreet.org, call 680-2055 or e-mail info@watervillemainstreet.org.
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Karen Higgins reports some tickets remain for Dancing for the Stars, which begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Spectacular Event Center in Bangor.
The event benefits programs for residents of the nonprofit Phillips-Strickland House in Bangor,
Tickets are $30 per person and attendees may vote for their favorite dancers for $1 a vote.
Individuals who have agreed to compete, with partners, include radio personality Ric Tyler, April Giard of The Acadia Hospital, the Rev. Renee Garrett, Dr. George Wright and lawyers Ray Bradford and Dawn Pelletier
Reservations may be made by calling Sharon Nickerson at 941-2820 or e-mail snickerson@pshouse.org.
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Challenger Learning Center of Maine has a 4-week spring series for third- through seventh-graders titled “CSI Moon: Rogue Robot Investigation!”
The forensics program is 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays, March 24, March 31, April 7 and April 14, at CLC, 30 Venture Way in Bangor.
The cost is $48, a sibling discount is available, and preregistration is required.
Call center coordinator Jennifer Therrien at 990-2900, ext. 3, to register your child or children.
And, while we’re discussing CLC offerings, Therrien wants readers to know everyone is invited to join the Penobscot Valley Star Gazers for Saturn and Her Many Moons, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at CLC.
This free event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bangor but donations are welcome.
Preregistration is “strongly encouraged” by calling the number above.
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Space is limited and reservations are required for “Maine Coastal Women and the Industrial Revolution: Gender and Technology in the 19th century,” a Women’s History Month lecture by Dr. Nancy Payne Alexander.
Anne Russenberger-Keefe reports Woodlawn Museum will hold this discussion 7-8 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Woodlawn, Route 172 in Ellsworth.
Admission is a donation “to help Woodlawn develop more programs,” Russenberger-Keefe wrote.
For reservations, call 667-8671 or e-mail events@woodlawnmuseum.org.
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Through March 27, the preregistration cost is $12 for adults and $8 for children under 10 to participate in the Lindsey Marie Almenas fourth annual Ma’naKwane Memorial 5K Run-Walk 2009.
The Almenas Scholarship fundraiser begins with registration at 8 a.m. and the run-walk at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Penobscot Nation Community Building on Indian Island.
The day of the race, the fee is $15 for adults, $10 for children.
For information, e-mail Neeburnbunn Lewis at NrLghts14@yahoo.com or call 944-9235.
If you cannot participate but want to contribute to the Lindsey Almenas Scholarship Fund, send donations to Penobscot Nation, c/o Dee Love, 12 Wabanaki Way, Indian Island 04468.
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Carol Gilbert of Orland, an associate member of the Korean War Veterans of Bangor Chapter, called to let readers know that organization “is still accepting applications for walkway stones for the Maine Korean War Memorial,” which is in Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor.
The walkway stones range in price from $125 to $200 and $50 and $75 of that, respectively, goes to continuous care of the site.
For information, call Gilbert at 469-7011 or write her at 270 Backridge Road, Orland 04472.
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Congratulations are extended to Maine-based Weathervane Seafood Restaurants on being selected by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Maine as the recipient of its 2008 Community Spirit Award.
According to a press release, Weathervane’s chief operating officer, Jeremy Gagner, was presented the award earlier this month in recognition of the success of the Weathervane Annual Charity Golf Tournaments held in September.
Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; javerill@bangordailynews.net; 990-8288.