BREWER, Maine — The Penobscot County Conservation Association will host an Outdoor Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the group’s clubhouse, 570 North Main St.
Family Fun Day aims to introduce children to traditional outdoor activities and Maine’s sporting heritage. For information, call 945-6853.
Bangor Daily News offers online seminar for businesses
BANGOR, Maine — The Top 10 Ways to Market Your Business Online Seminar will be hosted by the Bangor Daily News from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, in the Lancaster Room at Hollywood Slots.
Participants can learn about social media and marketing, if your business needs to consider online marketing, and how you’ll find the time to do it.
Shannon Kinney, social media strategist of Dream Local, a digital services agency based in Thomaston, will discuss social media marketing, ways to improve website performance on search engines, how marketing online is different from traditional advertising, ways to make email marketing work for you, examples of businesses doing well generating revenue and ways to implement these strategies.
Seating is limited. Register at www.dreamlocal.com.
Sparrow tour planned in Winterport
WINTERPORT, Maine — Join leader John Wyatt of Fields Pond Audubon Center for a sparrow tour at 7 a.m. Saturday, June 11, car-pooling from the public parking lot in downtown Winterport for a tour of Prospect and Frankfort.
Rain date is Saturday, June 18.
Cost is $5 for members, $6 for nonmembers. Registration is required.
For information or to register, call 989-2591.
Mushroom identification class scheduled in Holden
HOLDEN, Maine — Join Greg Marley, founder of Mushrooms for Health, for a day devoted to building the skills needed to identify common mushrooms from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Fields Pond Audobon Center.
The class will combine lecture and outdoor experience. Identification features, ecology and the seasonal occurrence of mushrooms, a look at edible as well as common poisonous mushrooms, and cooking and eating mushrooms will be covered.
Bring a lunch and come prepared for a hike. The cost is $45 for members, $50 for nonmembers. For information, registration and payment, call 989-2591.
Moonlight canoe night to be held in Holden
HOLDEN, Maine — Moonlight canoeing will be offered at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the Fields Pond Audubon Center.
The cost is $5 per person and $10 per rental canoe with life jacket and paddles.
For information and registration, call 989-2591.
Hammond Senior Center public breakfast to celebrate summer
BANGOR, Maine — Members of the Hammond Street Senior Center invite the public to breakfast to celebrate summer from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 17, at 2 Hammond St.
Volunteers will serve fresh scrambled eggs, pancakes, baked beans, home fries, bacon, sausage, toast, juice, coffee and tea — all for just $5. Breakfast tickets are available in advance or at the door; no reservations required. The breakfast is open to all ages.
For information, call 262-5532.
Hammond Street Senior Center selling plants
BANGOR, Maine — As plant sales spring up faster than dandelions, member-volunteers at the Hammond Street Senior Center invite gardeners and plant enthusiasts of all ages to put the “Still Growing” Plant Sale on their must-go-to list.
The sale, rain or shine, is 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, June 3, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 4.
The plant sale will be held in the senior center’s walk-out basement and back parking lot at 2 Hammond St.
The senior center will gladly accept more plants for the sale. Donations of healthy, labeled plants can be brought to the center between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. through Friday, June 3.
For information, call 262-5532.