The Race to End Domestic Abuse, hosted by Womancare, is “always held on the first Saturday of October,” wrote Cindy Freeman Cyr of the 13th annual Womancare 5-K River Run and Family Walk that begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Piscataquis Community Middle School in Guilford.
And, Cyr reminds readers, “the ever-popular community breakfast” begins at the same time at the same place.
For $5 each, or $12 for a family, you can start your day dining with friends and neighbors.
“Even those who may not run or walk can enjoy pancakes, eggs, bacon and more,” Cyr wrote.
Walkers and runners, however, are urged to seek pledges for this event, which “begins our observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.”
“Please come out and walk with us,” Cyr added.
For pledge sheets and race registration information, visit www.wmncare.org or call Womancare at 564-8165.
Proceeds benefit this community organization working to end domestic violence.
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Heading Down East this weekend? You can attend the Harrington Recreation Committee’s fourth annual Oktoberfest beginning with a Morning Mingle at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Village Green, where you will find coffee and snacks for sale.
At the same time, other folks will be lining up for the parade, which begins at 11 a.m. and goes from the Harrington Town Office to Sacarap Road.
Then, from noon to 4 p.m. you can attend the Bigelow Park Events, which will include a pumpkin weigh-in, live entertainment, bounce houses, a minicarnival, horseshoe tournament and a muffin-eating contest.
During the afternoon you can purchase food from vendors and buy crafts as well.
A baked bean and chop suey supper will be offered by the Osceola Grange at 6 p.m., and adults can dance the evening away from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Harrington VFW hall.
For information, call Peter or Judy Classen at 483-2985.
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Radio personality Bill DaButler invites you to an End-of-the-Season Yard Sale to benefit the Plaisted family Habitat for Humanity house from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Faith Community Fellowship located on the Ellsworth-Trenton town line.
“Don’t let yard sale season pass you by without taking in this final big sale,” DaButler wrote.
For information, call 667-1420, e-mail info@faithcommunityfellowship.com or visit www.faithcommunityfellowship.com.
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Sharon Smith e-mailed that the opening reception for the fifth annual Monroe Art Show, sponsored by the Monroe Community Library, is 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Monroe Town Hall. Refreshments will be served.
The show, which features works “by local artists either from Monroe” or those who feature “a Monroe subject” in their work, Smith explained, continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4.
“We are lucky enough to have Forest Hart, a Monroe resident, enter one of his amazing pieces,” she wrote of participants who also include Kenny Cole, Alison Rector and “Squidge” Davis.
The show, from photography to oils, is free, and you can call Smith at 525-3264 for information.
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Coastal Crescent Kennel Club and Downeast Dog Scouts Troop 159 invite you to the Canine Carnival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at Woodlawn Museum on Route 172 in Ellsworth.
At this event, which is held in conjunction with the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce Autumn Gold Days, you will enjoy Canine Carnival activities ranging from breed rescue groups and animal shelters to canine good citizen testing, crafts and activities for children, a canine photo contest and a children’s dog show.
For information, call Debby Fitch at 422-3764 or e-mail thetrumancollar@yahoo.com.
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Erica Field and everyone associated with OHI invite you to participate in a Mental Illness Awareness Walk beginning with registration at noon and the walk at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at Twin City Plaza in Brewer.
The 3-mile walk takes you into Bangor and back to Twin City Plaza, where you will enjoy a free barbecue, Field wrote.
Sponsored by OHI, Acadia Hospital and “other local agencies,” the purpose of the Mental Illness Awareness Walk is to “erase the stigma” and benefit local agencies supporting people with mental illness, she said.
The first 200 walkers will receive free T-shirts and there is no minimum donation to participate.
For information or to obtain a pledge sheet, call OHI at 989-4007, e-mail mmorrill@ohimaine.org or efield@ohimaine.org, or visit OHI at 238 State St. in Brewer.