Once again, musicians of John Bapst Memorial High School will honor American troops and veterans during their annual Spring Concert, reports Lynn Doughty.
The students are presenting two performances, at 1 p.m. and at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 16, in the JBMHS auditorium at 100 Broadway in Bangor.
Tickets are $3 and are available between 7:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. now through Friday, May 14, in the Fine Arts Office at JBMHS.
Tickets also will be available at the door one hour before each performance.
Doughty wrote that the Concert Choir will sing a medley of American tunes. The Chamber Ensemble and 2010 State Champion Jazz Band also will perform. The Concert Band’s program will include the “Armed Forces Salute” and the concert will end with our American Fourth of July favorite, Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture.”
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On behalf of public school art programs in our area, Randy Menninghaus of Brewer High School invites you to the Art Opening and Open House at the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at MIHGH, 246 Sylvan Road, Bangor.
Menninghaus invites you to “enjoy quality art from local public school art programs” while you visit “a place where The Arts and Science are a team.”
Menninghaus wrote that MIHGH director Dr. Janet Hock will open the “state-of-the-art lab for public tours during the art opening.” Food and musical entertainment will be part of the event.
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Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center announced that a “Leave a Legacy Will Workshop” begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at MWWHC, Suite 420, 700 Mount Hope Ave., Bangor.
The fee is $50 and reservations are required by calling 947-5337, ext. 104, or e-mail info@mabelwadsworth.org.
The presenter will be lawyer Phil Worden.
The workshop is for anyone interested in preparing a will to ensure his or her intentions will be carried out after death.
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Jackie Nicholson wrote that “all interested women are welcome to attend” the Hancock Woman’s Club annual banquet beginning with a social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at Chipper’s Restaurant in Hancock.
“The Woman’s Club is a community service group, supporting education through scholarships and providing a meeting place for local organizations at its Hancock Community Center,” Nicholson wrote.
For information and dinner reservations, call Ruth Dietze, 422-3806.
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Members of the Maine Parkinson Society invite you to participate in its first bowlathon on Saturday, May 15, at the Sports Arena on Outer Hammond Street in Bangor.
Gary Cole of Bangor reports that it is the hope of the MPS that this event will continue to help the organization “with its mission of improving the quality of life of Maine people with Parkinson Disease through education, public awareness and creating programs to directly benefit them and their families, including respite care.”
You are urged to form a team of four and contact the MPS at 262-9910, ext. 11, or e-mail ParkinsonsBGR@aol.com to register for this tournament.
For more information about the organization, visit www.MaineParkinsonSociety.org.
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Bill Rae and the staff of Manna Ministries remind area gardeners that each spring Manna plants a garden in front of its 629 Main St., facility in Bangor.
Planted by Manna residents, the garden enables them to enjoy “fresh produce for the entire summer,” Rae said.
To help make this garden grow, donations of seedlings and seeds are needed to plant a plentiful supply of corn, cucumbers, zucchini, radishes, tomatoes, onions, pole beans, sunflowers, squash and peas.
Your donations may be dropped off anytime at Manna.
For information, call 990-2870.
Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; javerill@bangordailynews.com; 990-8288.