SWANVILLE, Maine — Swan Lake State Park will host its fourth Family Fun Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 24. The event will include family entertainment, games, music, unique raffles and special appearances by the Belfast Fire Department and Smokey Bear.
For information, call 525-4404 or visit www.parksandlands.com.
Community picnic to be held in Owls Head
OWLS HEAD, Maine — The Mussel Ridge Historical Society will hold its annual Owls Head Community Pot Luck Picnic from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at the Old Homestead at 453 Ash Point Drive.
Everyone is welcome and the event is free although donations will be gratefully accepted. Everyone attending is asked to bring a salad, casserole, side dish, appetizer or dessert to share. The old-fashioned community picnic will feature games fro children and adults, live music from the Maine Highland Fiddlers, craft demonstrations and conversation.
For information or to RSVP, call 596-6879.
Community agency collecting school supplies
ELLSWORTH, Maine — The Washington Hancock Community Agency is collecting new backpacks and school supplies and distributing them to families in need as part of its Backpacks to School project.
Donations of new backpacks, notebooks, pens, paper and other school supplies may be made at WHCA offices at 248 Bucksport Road in Ellsworth or 2 Maple St. in Milbridge. Offices are open 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For information, call 546-7544, ext. 3371.
H.O.M.E. seeks Summer Auction items
ORLAND, Maine — H.O.M.E. Inc. is seeking donations for its annual Summer Auction to be held Saturday, Aug. 13.
Individuals and businesses can make tax-deductible donations to the auction. All proceeds rwill benefit H.O.M.E. Inc.’s shelters.
To make a donation, for information, or for pickups and drop-offs, call Karen at 469-7961 or visit http://www.homecoop.net.
Belfast concert to feature Willy Kelly Band
BELFAST, Maine — The Belfast Summer Nights Street Dance featuring the Willy Kelly Band will take place 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21, on the corner of High and Main streets.
For information, call 322-7123.
Herbal wreath workshop to be held in Ellsworth
ELLSWORTH, Maine — Holly and Gretchen Beliveau of The Roots of Wellness in Charleston will lead an herbal wreath workshop 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, July 29, at Woodlawn Museum, 172 Surry Road.
The workshop will demonstrate how to make a small Italian herbal soup wreath. Participants will be guided step by step to make a wreath to take home and be taught how to create a unique envelope to use as decorative packaging for the wreath.
The cost to attend the workshop is $30 for members, $40 for nonmembers and includes all materials. Bring a bag lunch. As space is limited, preregistration is required by calling 667-8671 or emailing events@woodlawnmuseum.org.
Cheese roll championship to be held in Belfast
BELFAST, Maine — The New World Cheese Roll Championship will be sponsored by Rockport’s State of Maine Cheese Co. at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 17, on Belfast Common.
The cheese roll is part of the Maine Celtic Celebration in Belfast. It begins with a 3-pound roll of cheese being rolled down the slope on Belfast Common. Each group of contestants will sprint toward the bay to catch up with and grab the cheese wheel. The one left holding the cheese gets to take it home.
For information, call 338-2692 or visit www.mainecelticcelebration.com.
Lecture to focus on Down East agriculture
ELLSWORTH, Maine — College of the Atlantic professor Todd Little-Siebold will present a lecture, “What Did They Grow: A History of Agriculture in Downeast Maine 1820-1920,” 4-5 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at Woodlawn Museum, 172 Surry Road.
Woodlawn’s Summer Lectures Series is free of charge. However, donations to help Woodlawn develop programs will be greatly appreciated.
For information or for coming events, call 667-8671 or email events@woodlawnmuseum.org.
‘Trespasser’ author to read, sign books in Castine
CASTINE, Maine — Paul Doiron, author of “Trespasser,” will read and sign books 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the Unitarian Universalist Parish House in Castine. The event is sponsored by the Friends of Witherle Memorial Library.
For information, call 326-4375.
Mid-Coast Audobon garden tour tickets available
BREMEN, Maine — Tickets are still available for Mid-Coast Audubon’s fundraising garden tour at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23.
The tour begins in Bremen. Stops will include a meadow property adjoining a tidal salt marsh, a shady forested site, and a mixed riverside garden with field, water feature and diverse plantings.
Tourists will meet Steve Kress, author of “The Bird Garden” and “The Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds” and founder and director of Audubon’s Project Puffin.
Lunch is included in the ticket price of $30 for adults, $10 for children under 10. Tickets may be purchased at Louis Doe’s Hardware in Newcastle or call Susan Schubel at 380-1370 by Wednesday, July 20.
For information visit,http://www.midcoastaudubon.org/.
‘The Unusual Life of the Porcupine’ in Winter Harbor
WINTER HARBOR, Maine — The Schoodic Lecture Series presents “The Unusual Life of the Porcupine” with Dr. Linda Ilse at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at Moore Auditorium.
Ilse, wildlife ecologist with the University of Maine, has studied porcupines in Maine and in the West. She will speak about her research on the natural history of porcupines, the effects of porcupines on trees, and her findings from her work on the Schoodic Peninsula.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted at the door. For information, call 288-1360.