BANGOR — The Bangor Area Children’s Choir invites singers age 9 to 18 to attend a “Try-It” rehearsal 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at First Baptist Church, 56 Center St. Last year’s choirs sang two concerts with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, presented concerts in Rangeley, Farmington and Augusta, and sang for Homes for the Holidays and the Festival of Lights Parade, in addition to its own winter and spring concerts.
For information, call 974-7715, email robertludwig@bangorareachildrenschoir.com or go to bangorareachildrenschoir.com.
Monthly bake sale
CARMEL — Simpson Memorial Library will resume its monthly bake sales 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Ye Ole General Store on Route 2 in Carmel. Proceeds from the sale will go toward children’s programming at the library.
Library book shop
HAMPDEN — The Bookshop, operated by the Friends of Edythe Dyer Library, 269 Main Road North, is open 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays. It offers a wide variety of books, including novels, history, classics, poetry, gardening, cooking, travel, young adult, children and more.
CPR training
VEAZIE — Veazie fire department will training volunteer in CPR 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Veazie Town Office, 1084 Main St. The cost is $15 to cover book and card. The training session is sponsored by Gateway Seniors. Register by calling 889-3031.
AREA — The Maine State Pomological Society announced that the 11th annual Maine Apple Sunday will be Sept. 14, with more than 20 participating orchards around the state. Maine Apple Sunday starts the peak of the apple harvest when summer apples are still available but the main crop is ready for its first pick. Apple orchards from Sanford to Caribou will celebrate by offering special activities and free samples of apple products. To find a participating orchard, visit maineapples.org.
Banquet
BANGOR — The annual Penobscot River Unified Atlantic Salmon banquet will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Conference Center, Hogan Road, in Bangor. Casting and dinner will take place at 7 p.m. The cost is $35 per person. Donations may be made for the silent and live auctions to Royce Day, 19 Hewey St., Bangor, by calling him at 942-1080.
Reservations in advance will be accepted no later than Sept. 26. Make checks payable to PRUASB and mail to: P.O. Box 404, Brewer ME 04412.
Benefit dinner
BREWER — The Bangor Area Homeless Shelter annual dinner will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Eagles Club, 22 Atlantic Ave. RSVP by 3 p.m. Sept. 15, with how many people will be in your party, by calling 947-0092 or email christinab@bangorareashelter.org.
Fashion show
BANGOR — Gateway Seniors will host a fall fashion show for seniors 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept 20, at Christopher and Banks at the Bangor Mall on Stillwater Avenue.
Those who would like to model clothing are asked to call Norma at 945-5763. Audience members and models will be given a discount coupon toward a store purchase as long as they register with Norma.
For information, call Gateway Seniors at 866-4423 or 259-3623.
Thrift shop reopens
BANGOR — The Attic thrift shop at 170 Center St. announced that it reopened on Sept. 6 and will be open on Saturdays. Proceeds from sales at the shop will benefit All Saints School.
‘The Question of God’
BANGOR — The Union Street Brick Church will present a play based on the book, “The Question of God,” by Armand M. Nicholi Jr. at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19-20, and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the church, corner of Main and Union streets.
The subject of the play is described as a psychologically centered study of an hypothetical meeting between the atheist Sigmund Freud and the believing Christian, C.S. Lewis.
An open discussion will follow the play and refreshments will be available.
There is no admission charge. For information, call 945-9798.
Yard sale items needed
HERMON — The Hermon Fire Auxiliary is seeking items in good condition for its yard sale 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Public Safety Building, 328 Billings Road. Computers, TVs and mattresses will not be accepted.
To arrange to donate items and have then picked up call Ann Byers at 848-5067, Mary Dibona at 848-5106, Vicki Gonyea at 848-5615 or Joanne Leonard at 848-5461.
Race for Myeloma
BANGOR — The Race for Myeloma, a 5K walk or run, will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, at the James Doughty School, 143 Fifth St. Race day registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; the race will start at 9:45 a.m. for walkers, 10 a.m. runners.
Darling’s Ice Cream for a Cause truck will be at the finish line. The ice cream is free in return for a donation to the Race for Myeloma.
Raffle drawings also will be held.
Registration fee is $20. Visit bangorraceformyeloma.com for forms and information.
Multiple Myeloma is a rare and incurable blood cancer. It is treatable with research funded by events such as this one throughout the United States.
Monthly bake sale
CARMEL — Simpson Memorial Library will resume its monthly bake sales 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at Ye Ole General Store on Route 2 in Carmel. Proceeds from the sale will go toward children’s programming at the library.
Maine authors
CARMEL — The Simpson Memorial Library will sponsor a night of entertainment featuring retired Maine game warden John Ford Sr. and retired Maine State trooper Mark E. Nickerson. They will present “Blue Lights and Funny Cider,” a collection of hilarious tales of Maine law enforcement in years past at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Golden Harvest Grange, Route 2 in Carmel. Admission is free.
Both performers are published authors. Their books, “Suddenly the Cider Didn’t Taste So Good” and “This Cider Still Tastes Funny” by John Ford and “Blue Lights in the Night” by Mark Nickerson will be available for purchase and signing before and after the performance.
For information, call Becky Ames, library director, at 848-7145.
Children’s programs
CARMEL — These programs will be held at Simpson Memorial Library, 8 Plymouth Road:
• Story hour for pre-kindergartners and older children, 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. This fall the library will present Mutt-i-grees in the library, a program that uses animal puppets, books, crafts and special events to teach children about shelter pets. The program encourages children to develop empathy along with related social and emotional skills. The program will run through the winter with many different events.
• Lap story time infants and toddlers up to age 3, 11:30 a.m.-noon. Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Adults are required to stay with their children. The child sits in the parent’s lap while they learn
songs, stories and more for the first 15 minutes. The last 15 minutes will be social time.
Bring a doll or stuffed toy for toddlers to hold in their laps.
For information, call Becky at 848-7145.
Heritage Day
HAMPDEN — Heritage Day at the Hampden Historical Society will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Kinsley House, 83 Main Road South.
The society provides the event for the community to remember how things were done in Hampden’s past. Exhibitors and presenters lined up for the event are spinning, rug braiding, candle dipping, blacksmithing, outdoor cooking, butter churning, cider pressing and cedar shakes to name a few.
A lunch of a hot dog, chips, a drink and a homemade cookie will be available for purchase.
The family friendly event is free but donations are appreciated. For information, call Jerry at 862-3463.
Library book shop
HAMPDEN — The Bookshop, operated by the Friends of Edythe Dyer Library, 269 Main Road North, is open 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays. It offers a wide variety of books, including novels, history, classics, poetry, gardening, cooking, travel, young adult, children and more.
Natural Dyeing Workshop
OLD TOWN — Kim Robichaud, a recent Maine Master Naturalist graduate, will conduct a Natural Dyeing Workshop on how to extract colors from local plant materials 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Hirundo Wildlife Refuge. The program will include a nature walk, lunch (bring your own) and wild harvesting of a small amount of dye materials.
Robichaud will show how to use plant pounding, steam extraction, hot water immersion bath.
Attendees are encouraged to bring dyeable fabrics — natural fibers only, as synthetics don’t bind with the dye techniques. Fabric yardage will be available at the workshop at the cost of $5 per yard.
Robichaud also encourages attendees to bring fresh or frozen flowers, such as goldenrod, black-eyed susans, tansy, etc., for experimentation.
The workshop fee is $10. Registration and cancellation is requested by Thursday, Sept. 11, by calling 394-2171.
Writing Circle
ORONO — The Orono Public Library will offer the Writing Circle with Barbara Wicks for returning and new participants. The group will meet at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesdays at the library for seven weeks. This is an informal writing workshop where participants share drafts of their works in progress; conversations about development; revision and editing; and celebrations of effective word choices, polished phrases and unique perspectives. Space is limited. Contact the library to register by calling 866-5060 or emailing laurie@orono.org.
Hispanic Lecture Series
Hispanic Lecture Series
ORONO — CHISPA Centro Hispano announced that the seventh annual Hispanic Lecture Series for Latino Heritage Month will be celebrated at 6:30 p.m. during September and October at the St. John Hill Auditorium, 165 Barrows Hall, on the University of Maine campus. All lectures are in English and are free and open to the public.
The schedule is:
• “The Story of the Bezoar Stone: A Wonder Medicine from the Andes,” featuring Dr. Luis Millones Figueroa, professor of Spanish at Colby College, Thursday, Sept. 18.
• “Ventajas del bilingüismo: Advantages of Bilingualism,” presented by Dr. Minerva Villafane, a clinical psychiatrist, Thursday, Sept. 25.
• “Alicia, esto es el capitalismo: when fiction depicts economy” with Dr. Carlos Villacorta Gonzáles, assistant professor, University of Maine, Thursday, Oct. 2.
• “Immigration issues impacting the Latino community” with Dr. Claudia Paz Aburto Guzmán, Spanish Department chairwoman, Bates College, Oct. 9.
Co-sponsor of the Hispanic Lecture Series with CHISPA is the University of Maine College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Modern Languages and Classics, the University of Maine Humanities Initiative and the History Department.
CHISPA is based in Bangor, Maine and is one of two Latino organizations in state.
CPR training
VEAZIE — Veazie fire department will training volunteer in CPR 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Veazie Town Office, 1084 Main St. The cost is $15 to cover book and card. The training session is sponsored by Gateway Seniors. Register by calling 889-3031.