Musical events
BANGOR — These musical events will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 225 French St.:
• Advent Lessons and Carols followed by Advent Tea, 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Child care provided. Music by Palestrina, Bruckner and others. Donations will benefit Penquis CAP.
Friday, December 12, 7:00 pm,
• Bangor Area Children’s Choir, Winter Concert, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. The World for Christmas. $5 requested donation.
• Carols and Christmas Eve Eucharist, 3:45 and 10:30 p.m. Music by Willcocks, Rutter, Darke and Howells. Child care at early service.
• Organ and Harpsichord Concert by Robert and Nancy Ludwig, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31. Music of Bach, Wesley and Strauss. Followed by a festive New Year’s Eve reception. Donations will benefit Bangor Area Homeless Shelter.
Historic houses tour
BANGOR — A Christmas Tour of five historic homes in Bangor Homes will take place noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.
Houses on the tour are:
• The Mrs. Herbert A. Fogg House, 58 Broadway.
• The William Augustus Blake House, 107 Court St.
• The James M. McNulty-Charles E. Woodward House, 72 Broadway.
• The John Ham-Daniel B. Hinckley House, 112 Broadway.
• The William H.H. Pitcher-Mrs. John A. Weatherbee House, 198 Broadway
Refreshments will be served and there will be caroling with the Bangor Area Children’s Choir.
Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at Chapel Hill Floral, Rebecca’s, Sprague’s Nursery and St. John’s Episcopal Church, or at any of the houses the day of the tour.
Breakfast with Santa
BANGOR — The annual Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus will take place 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Bangor Grange hall, 1192 Ohio St. The event will feature gifts, gift bags, reindeer food and snowman soup.
Admission is $5, $2 children, $12 family of 4 or more. Proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish. For information, call 973-3976.
Holiday Mail for Heroes
BANGOR — Manpower Maine announced its participation in the American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes program. Holiday greetings will be collected by Manpower Maine and delivered by the Red Cross to Maine veterans, military families and active-duty service members around the world.
Every Manpower office in Maine will have free cards available through Tuesday, Dec. 2, to send to soldiers and their families.
April Clark, Manpower Maine president, said, “Last year we collected and sent 550 personally signed cards, and this community service project was so successful that our goal is to collect even more. We are particularly excited that this year all our collected cards will go to Maine heroes. It’s an added bonus that we are serving people from our own communities.”
“The American Red Cross is glad to have Manpower Maine as a partner in this program for the second year in a row,” said James Tracey, serving armed forces coordinator for the American Red Cross Maine.
Clark said, “Whether you are a Manpower associate, an applicant or simply a caring citizen, we invite you to visit any of our Manpower Maine offices, write your message on a card that we provide, and we will mail the card for you. Manpower takes social responsibility seriously, and we know you do too. Help us thank our heroes.”
Manpower Maine offices are located in Bangor, Augusta, Rockland, Auburn, Portland, Biddeford and Springvale. For information, call 942-6178 or email Penny.Picard@Manpower.com.
Sportsmen’s Supper
BANGOR — MAINEiac’s Charities, the charitable arm of the Maine Air National Guard, will host its 53rd annual Sportsmen’s Supper Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Elks Lodge on the Odlin Road in Bangor. Over the years, the Sportsmen’s Supper, open to Guard personnel and the general public, has attracted sportsmen who enjoy the camaraderie, music, guest speakers, door prizes, raffles and a meal at the event. A social hour and vendor fair will take place 4-6 p.m. The dinner and auction will be held 6-9 p.m.
MSgt. Chris Labonte, who helps coordinate the festive affair, said, “Last year we filled the hall at the Elk’s Club and everybody had a great time. Significant dollars were raised for MAINEiacs
Charities. We expect this year’s supper to be another full house with lots of fun and prizes. The buffet style meal is always a big hit with many choices, including round beef, stuffed chicken and much more.”
Labonte said that organizers of the event expect to have some impressive door prizes and many other donated outdoor items that will be given away as part of a raffle and silent auction.
V. Paul Reynolds, editor of the Northwoods Sporting Journal and host of the weekly radio program, “Maine Outdoors,” will emcee the event and share some observations about doings in the Maine outdoors.
Jim Leighton’s Maine bluegrass band, Original Condition, will perform.
Tickets to the Sportsmen’s Supper are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Tickets are available from Chris Labonte, 754-7162; Jim Leighton, 944-3128; and V. Paul Reynolds, 745-3133.
Proceeds from the event will benefit MAINEiacs Charities, which supports Guard families in need and other worthy causes in the great Bangor community.
Maine hunting traditions
BANGOR — Kevin Smith, sportsman, hunting guide, taxidermist and host of the Maine Outdoor talk show, will talk about “Living off the Land, Maine Hunting Traditions” at 7 p.m. Thursday, DEc. 4, at the Bangor Land Trust office, 8 Harlow St., fourth floor. He will bring animal pelts to show the different types of animal fur.
Brewer Kiwanis news
BREWER — The Brewer Kiwanis Club met on Nov. 12 at the Weathervane Restaurant in Brewer to induct the new officers of the Brewer High School Key Club.
Club President Debbie Bruns opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and introduced the guests from Brewer High School, Lt. Gov. Glenn Mower of the New England District Division 3 Kiwanis International and Arthur Libby, Brewer High School Key Club adviser.
Lt. Governor Mower officially inducted the new Key Club officers. They are Alex MacFaline and Maria Colley, co-presidents; Ellie Leighton, vice president; Emily Daigle, secretary-treasurer; Ashley Clukey, club bulletin editor; and Marshall Maxsimic, historian, point and projects. The Key Club recently attended a Regional Key Club officers’ workshop at Hermon High School. The Brewer Kiwanis Club will ring the bell for the Salvation Army Red Kettle fundraising effort 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Brewer WalMart.
Brewer Kiwanis Club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Brewer Weathervane Restaurant.
Restorative Justice Project
BUCKSPORT — The Restorative Justice Project promotes fundamental change in the justice system and schools, seeking accountability and reintegration of offenders, support and healing for victims, and renewal and safety for communities. The organization is seeking mentors for residents at the Belfast Reentry Center.
Those who might like to spend an hour each week helping someone have a second chance are invited to an information session and light supper 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Franklin Street United Methodist Church, 71 Franklin St.
Volunteer training sessions will be held 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, and Tuesday, Dec. 16, 6:00-8:30pm. For information or to RSVP, call Hanlon at 338-2742, ext. 101.
Re-gifting sale
OLD TOWN — The Animal Orphanage will hold its annual Re-gifting sale 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Old Town Knights of Columbus hall.
The event will feature many nearly new or gently used items, a raffle that includes a handmade Christmas tree skirt, $50 gas card and two decorated cakes.
Children can have their pictures taken with Santa Claus.
Credit cards, checks and cash will be accepted. Proceeds will benefit the work of The Animal Orphanage.
For information or to donate items for the sale, call 827-8777 or 299-7324.
Memorial lecture
ORONO — Dr. Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan, will deliver the Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec.1, at 110/120 Little Hall, University of Maine. His topic will be “The Obama Administration and the Arab Youth Revolutions.”
Cole is the author of numerous books on the Middle East and Islamic world, including “The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East,” “Engaging the Muslim World,” and “Napoleon’s Egypt: Invading the Middle East.” He is the founder of Informed Consent, a popular and critically acclaimed blog on current events in the Middle East, and he has been a guest commentator on shows such as PBS’s Lehrer News Hour, the ABC Nightly News, Nightline, the Today Show, Charlie Rose, Rachel Maddow, the Colbert Report and Democracy Now.
For information, call 581-1908.
‘Tis wreath season
ORONO — Make a lush, fragrant wreath with festive trimmings to take home this holiday season.
Patty Henner will lead hands-on workshops geared for both first-time wreath-makers and seasoned professionals 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29; 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2; or 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at the University of Maine Page Farm and Home Museum.
The fee is $18, which covers the cost of boughs, instruction and decorative trimmings. To register, or for more information, including directions to the museum, call 581-4100.