CAMDEN, Maine — Maine historian Bill Bunting will launch Maritime Month with an illustrated talk on the “Live Yankees” of Bath, Maine, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Camden Public Library.
Bunting will discuss how the Sewall family built and managed a fleet of more than 100 merchant vessels. For more information, visit librarycamden.org.
Rockland library given grant for children’s programs
ROCKLAND, Maine — Rockland Public Library received a $1,000 grant from the Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust. The grant will fund a series of children’s programs titled “Maine Authors and Illustrators Book Club.”
Visiting authors and illustrators will provide insight into their craft during their
presentations. Participating families will have a signed copy of the work for their own.
For more information, visit rocklandlibrary.org.
Slide show in Owls Head on ‘Horse-Drawn Vehicles of Maine’
OWLS HEAD, Maine — Local horse enthusiast Nick Buck will lead a discussion and slide presentation “Horse-Drawn Vehicles in Maine” at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the Owls Head Transportation Museum. The talk is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 594-4418.
Forum in Rockland on financing energy-saving projects in homes
ROCKLAND, Maine — The city will hold a forum to teach local homeowners how to finance energy-saving projects for their homes using Efficiency Maine’s new low-interest loan program at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, at Rockland City Hall.
For more information, call 322-9147 or visit coolmaine.org.
Humorist to share stories, school’s history at Rockland library
ROCKLAND, Maine — Rockland humorist and historian Ben Perry will share the history of Rockland High School along with humorous stories at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the library. The program is sponsored by the Rockland Historical Society and the Rockland Public Library.
For more information, visit rocklandlibrary.org.
Apprenticeshop expands program offerings, sailing classes
ROCKLAND, Maine — Fifteen new adult courses and expanded sailing opportunities for youth were launched recently by The Apprenticeshop, a school for traditional boat building and seamanship in Rockland.
New programs include evening maritime craft workshops, where participants can build a pair of oars, craft a half-hull model, or learn the basics of hand-sewing and marlinspike work. Adult learn-to-sail classes, where adults can spend two evenings a week exploring all the facets of sailing on Rockland Harbor, are available this summer. In the shop, participants can spend a weekend learning how to loft, plank or fit out the interior of a wooden boat. Weeklong intensive skill building workshops are also offered in traditional wood boat building.
The courses range from $150 to $500.
For more information visit apprenticeshop.org or call 594-1800.
Benefit bean supper planned at Prospect Community Center
PROSPECT, Maine — A baked bean and casserole benefit supper will be held 4-6 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Prospect Community Center dining room on Route 1A in Prospect. Adults $6 and $2 for children under 12. Proceeds to benefit building maintenance and community projects.
Cardiologist offers talk on heart disease at Waldo hospital
WALDO, Maine — Dr. Dennis DeSilvery, cardiologist, will talk about in a forum titled, “Heart Disease for Men and Women: The Similarities and the Differences” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 14 , at Waldo County General Hospital, in the hospital’s Education Center.
Nearly six times as many women die annually from heart attacks as from breast cancer. Nearly two-thirds of the deaths from heart attacks in women occur among those who have no history of chest pain. For more information, call 930-6763.
Washington County alliance to collect cans of food for community
EAST MACHIAS, Maine — The effort to collect 6,000 cans of food and $6,000 by the Washington County Food and Fuel Alliance in April and May will begin 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, at SuprTEK located on Route 1 in East Machias.
A Business After Hours program, sponsored by the Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held as the kickoff event for this community project. Participants should bring a can or cans of food or a donation and join in on making a can sculpture.
SuprTEK has challenged all area elementary and high schools and will donate $1 for every can of food they collect.
For a complete list of locations and to make a donation online go to www.foodandfuel.org or call 255-2702.
Curves of Calais to collect donations for local food banks
CALAIS, Maine — Curves of Calais encourages women in the area to show their philanthropic strength by participating in the annual Curves Food Drive April 1-30. Curves of Calais will collect nonperishable items and monetary donations for food banks in the local area.
Members who donate a bag of groceries or make a minimum donation of $30 during March will be entered a chance to win a reusable Curves grocery bag. Nonmembers who do likewise April 4-6, earn a free membership to Curves.
For more information, call 454-2787 or e-mail curvesofcalais@myfairpoint.net.
Autism overview focus of workshop at UMaine-Machias
MACHIAS, Maine — “An Overview of Autism and Strategies,” a free workshop, will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at the University of Maine Science Building, Lecture Hall 102.
Registration is at 5:30 p.m. Jane Bell, an autism information specialist with the Autism Society of Maine, and the parent of an adult son with autism, will present the program.
For more information, call 800-273-5200 or go to www.asmonline.org.
Music, raffles benefit in Milbridge to help lung transplant patient
MILBRIDGE. Maine — A benefit for Brandon Lee Beal, who is awaiting his second double-lung transplant, will be held noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 10, at The Pines in Milbridge.
The event will include seven bands, including Full Count, Over Drive, Dakota, 4 No More, Fish Whistle, DJ Terry Frank and County Line. There will also be raffles, 50-50 and a silent auction. Games will be held for children.
For more information, call 598-6475, or e-mail jmarston75@yahoo.com.
Whitneyville potluck part of evening to honor award recipients
WHITNEYVILLE, Maine — Area residents will be feted at the 2011 Washington County Extension Association annual meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, at the Whitneyville Community Building. The event will be a potluck supper and participants should bring a covered dish to share.
John Ahlin from Machias will receive the Norman W. Duzen Community Service Award. This award, named after Norman W. Duzen, is presented to a person who has made significant volunteer contributions to their community.
The evening program will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Senior Companion Program.
Registration must be completed by April 8 by calling the Washington County Extension Office at 255-3345.
Margaretta Days Festival to celebrate Down East role in Revolution
MACHIAS, Maine — The seventh annual Margaretta Days Festival will be held 10-3 p.m. Saturday, June 11, on the mall at the University of Maine at Machias.
The festival celebrates Down East area’s role in the American Revolution, specifically the Battle of the Margaretta which took place on June 12, 1775.
Highlighting the festival will be a parade, period crafters and demonstrators, Revolutionary War soldier re-enactors, entertainment, including music and storytelling, children’s games, a food court, plus contemporary crafters and artists.
Present-day crafters and artists are invited to reserve a booth to display and sell their goods. For more information, planning and registration, call 255-3433 or 263-5886.