Choir School Camp
BANGOR — The 34th annual Choir School Camp of St. John’s Episcopal Church will be held July 28-Aug. 1 at 234 French St. Children and young people in grades two through 12 of any faith are invited to take part in the camp, which includes vocal training, crafts, sports, Broadway and music theory.
For information, contact Choirmaster@stjohnsbangor.org or visit http://www.stjohnsbangor.org/music/annual-choir-school-camp/.
Children’s Choir auditions
BANGOR — Auditions will be held through July 1 for the 2014-2015 season of Bangor Area Children’s Choir. Auditions are open to children and young people age 9 to 18. For information, contact Artistic Director RobertLudwig@bangorareachildrenschoir.com or visit bangorareachildrenschoir.com.
Brown Bag Lunch Series
BANGOR — Bangor Historical Society will hold its Brown Bag Lunch Series at noon the first Tuesday of each month through October at the Thomas A, Hill House, 159 Union St. The schedule is:
• “Stories of the People,” July 1. Thatcher Freud knows the stories of Bangor and its people, and will offer a perspective on why those stories matter.
• “The Bangor Fire,” Aug. 5. Architect and Great Fire of 1911 expert Mark Pullen will talk about the changes, big and small, that rose from the ashes after the fire leveled downtown Bangor.
• “Tweeting History,” Sept. 2. 1864 meets 2014 when Mark Nicklawske tells about his experiences transcribing a Bangor soldier’s Civil War diary and tweeting about the entries.
• “Bangor’s Haunted History,” Oct. 7. Matt Bishop, interim executive director of the historical society, will tell the tales of Bangor’s reportedly haunted places.
For information, go to bangormuseum.org or call 942-1900.
Historic Bangor Tours
BANGOR — Take a tour of the second oldest garden cemetery in the United States. Walk along trails designed in a space that was meant for the living and the dead. Hear tales about some of Bangor’s more famous (and infamous) people, including lumber barons, Vice President Hannibal Hamlin and Joseph Junen (first Bangor murder in 1791). The schedule is:
• Mount Hope Cemetery, 5 p.m. Saturday, June 21, July 19, Aug. 2 and 16, and Sept. 13 and 27.
• Mount Hope Cemetery, 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23.
• Mount Hope Cemetery for Photographers, 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4.
Tours meet at the Mount Hope Cemetery superintendent’s office at 1048 State St.
The cost is $10, $5 children under 12 years, free to children under 5 years and to museum members.
Others tours available are:
• Bangor’s Historic Architecture, 5 p.m. Saturday, June 28, July 26 and Sept. 20. Stroll through the Queen City’s neighborhoods for a different perspective on city history.Tours meets at the Thomas A. Hill House, 159 Union St.
The cost is $10, $5 children under 12 years, free to children under 5 years and to museum members.
• The Great Fire of 1911, 5 p.m. Saturday, July 12, Aug. 9 and 23, and Sept. 6. In April 1911, a spark ignited a fire that devastated much of Bangor’s downtown and threatened many of its neighborhoods. Follow the flames’ path and learn which structures survived and how Bangor and its people recovered from near total destruction.
Tours meet at the Thomas A. Hill House at 159 Union St.
The cost is $10, $5 children under 12 years, free to children under 5 years and to museum members.
• Ghostly Bangor, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 and 25; Thursday, Oct. 16 and 30; and Tuesday, Oct. 28. Follow a winding path through haunted Bangor and stop at several sites to hear tales of ghostly activity on this special tour. Participants may even see a spectre or two who will tell their tales of tragedy and explain why the haunting still occurs.
Tours meet at the Thomas A. Hill House at 159 Union St.
The cost is $10, $5 children under 12 years, free to children under 5 years and to museum members.
- Mount Hope at Twilight Tour, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 and 8. Tour Mount Hope Cemetery and see sights not usually seen on just any given day. Hear tales of the lost, forgotten and murdered in Bangor’s history. Walk the faint trails of the Public Grounds area, see the gravesite of Bangor’s first murder victim, and listen to the tales of the city’s unwanted and unknown found in Stranger’s Row. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
The tours meet at the Mount Hope superintendent’s office, 1048 State St.
The cost is $10, $5 children under 12 years, free to children under 5 years and to museum members.
For information, go to bangormuseum.org or call 942-1900.