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Art

BANGOR:

  • “Seeing the Body,” original artwork by Olena Babak, Donna Festa, John LeBlanc and Judy Taylor on display 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through Sept. 30, Boyd Place Art Gallery, 11 Boyd St.

Artists’ reception, 3-5 p.m. July 12, at the gallery.

Children

BANGOR:

  • Totally Catholic Vacation Bible School, 9 a.m.-noon July 13-17,  St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 768 Ohio St. Theme: “Everest: Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power!” 217-6740 to register.
  • Maine Discovery Museum, 74 Main St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $7.50. Closed Mondays unless there is a school holiday. Free to museum members and those under age 1. 262-7200.
  • Read with the dog, by appointment, 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesdays, Brewer Public Library. 989-7943 to set up an appointment. brewermaine.gov/library.

ORONO:

  • Summer star shows, Emera Astronomy Center: 2 p.m. Sundays, 7 p.m. Fridays, and 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at through the summer. $6 per person, seating is limited. Reservations, 581-1341 or Astro.UMaine.edu. Private shows and school field trips can be arranged for these and other shows.

Classes

BANGOR:

  • Singing class with Bangor Community Chorus, 6:30-7:30 p.m. third Wednesdays, 16 McKinley St. Open to first 15 registrants. $5. To register, Stacy George, chorus board president, 333-0980 or sgeo8@roadrunner.com.

Clubs, groups

BANGOR:

  • Dirigo Bridge Club with Steve Dyer, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, and 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Bangor Motor Inn. Open to all bridge players. Steve Dyer, 884-7413, or Jean Martin, 989-3873.
  • Paul Bunyan Chapter of BNI, 7-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Season’s Restaurant.
  • Bangor Toastmasters, nonprofit educational organization teaches public speaking and leadership skills, 7 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, Beal College, 99 Farm Road. 944-0838 or bangortoastmasters@gmail.com.
  • Rendez-Vous, French conversation group, 5:30-6:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, cafe, Books-A-Million, 116 Bangor Mall Blvd.
  • Bangor Grange, first and third Tuesdays, 1192 Ohio St. Pot-luck supper, 6 p.m., meeting, 7 p.m. Applications for membership being accepted. 973-3976.
  • German Stammtisch language group, 5:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Books-A-Million, 116 Bangor Mall Blvd. 866-4992.
  • Spanish Conversation Table, 7 p.m. Fridays, Books-A-Million, 116 Bangor Mall Blvd.

BREWER:

  • Eastern Maine Diecast Association, for collectors of diecast and toy vehicles, airplanes, soldiers, etc., second Mondays, IGA coffee shop, North Brewer Shopping Center. 745-1345, 942-3801.

GLENBURN:

  • Glenburn Lakeside Riders Club, 7-8 p.m. first and third Wednesdays, Glenburn Community Center, corner Phillips Road and Ohio Street. 942-2649.
  • Knitting group, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Edythe Dyer Library, 269 Main Road North. Bring a project. Free and open to all stitchers.

HERMON:

  • Arnold R. Kelly American Legion Post 200, 7 p.m. last Thursdays, Hermon Volunteer Rescue Squad building, Billings Road. 848-5597.

ORONO:

  • French conversation table, 4-6 p.m. every other Thursday, Black Bear Microbrewery, Mill Street.
  • Yarn Social knitting group with Robin Case of Yarn Barn, 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesdays, Orono Public Library. Bring a project or learn something new. To register, Gateway Seniors, 899-3031.

Dance

BANGOR:

  • Line dance class, Tuesday 6-7:30 p.m., Sunbury Village, 922 Ohio St. Beginner through advanced. 922-2459.
  • Bangor Area Recovery Network chem-free dances  8-11:30 p.m. Saturdays, BARN, 142 Center St.

BREWER:

  • Bangor Singles Club dance, 8 p.m.-midnight Fridays, Brewer Eagles Club. Doors open, 7 p.m. Guests tickets at the door.
  • Line dance classes, 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, upstairs, Brewer Eagles Club, 22 Atlantic Ave. All levels. $5. Benefits Brewer Eagles Club. 852-3284.

Events

BANGOR:

  • Bingo, 6:15 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday, Dow-Clewley VFW Post 1761, 1368 Hammond St. Doors open 4:30 p.m.
  • Bangor Historical Society Devil’s Half-Acre walking tour, 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 1, Sept. 19. Meet at Bangor Historical Society, 159 Union St. $10. 942-1900 or bangorhistoricalsociety.org

BREWER:

  • Twin City Riot semi-pro men’s football team practice and player recruiting 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays Sundays, Stillwater Park. Allen McLamb, 478-9208 or twincityriot@gmail.com.

BUCKSPORT:

  • Wednesday on Main: Mini-Buskers Festival, Aug. 26. Music. Free. Paula Kee, 266-7999.

GLENBURN:

  • Bingo, 7 p.m. Thursdays, West Glenburn Community Club, 5 Phillips Road, across from fire station. Doors open 4:30 p.m.; early birds, 5:30 p.m. 745-3067.

HAMPDEN:

  • Bingo, 7 p.m. Fridays, VFW Post 4633, Canoe Club Road. Early birds, 6 p.m. Refreshments available. 862-2553.

NEWBURGH:

  • Newburgh Day, 4 p.m. to dusk, July 18. Children’s games and activities. Craft and vendor area. Live music and barbecue. Fireworks. Free. Darling’s Ice Cream for a Cause Ice Cream Truck, 5-7 p.m.

Film

SEARSPORT:

  • “Maine’s Lobster Boat Racing,” 7 p.m. July 9, Penobscot Marine Museum’s Douglas and Margaret Carver Memorial Art Gallery, 11 Church St. $8, $5 museum members and Searsport residents. penobscotmarinemuseum.org or 548-0334.

Lectures, books

BANGOR

  • Bangor Historical Society Curator Matt Bishop, The Penobscot Expedition,” noon-1 p.m. July 7, Bangor Historical Society, 159 Union St. Free. Bring a lunch. bangorhistoricalsociety.org or 942-1900.

Meals

BANGOR:

  • Breaking Bread soup kitchen, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays, Apostolic Lighthouse Church, 517 Hammond St. Free. 570-8107.
  • Free community meal, 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, First United Methodist Church, 703 Essex St. 945-9567.
  • Free community meal, 12:30 p.m. Sundays, Columbia Street Baptist Church, 63 Columbia St. 945-6616.
  • Saving Grace Thrift Shop, Grace United Methodist Church, 193 Union St. Fresh produce, frozen meat, deli products, bread, bakery items. Free to those who struggle to make ends meet. Low-cost clothing, household goods, books, craft supplies, furniture, knick-knacks. Hours, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Supports church ministries.

CLIFTON:

  • Clifton Community Food Bank, 10 a.m. first Monday; 5 p.m. third Monday, Clifton United Baptist Church, 742 Airline Road. 843-5441.
  • Seniors’ lunch, 11:30 a.m. third Thursday, Clifton United Baptist Church, 742 Airline Road. 843-5441. Free.

HERMON:

  • American Legion baked bean supper, 4:30-6:30 p.m. third Saturday, Hermon Rescue Squad building, $7, $3 children. 848-5597.
  • Neighbors Supporting Neighbors Food Pantry, 9-11 a.m. first and third Thursdays, Penobscot Snowmobile Club, Bog Road. 299-5186.

Museums

BANGOR:

  • Thomas A. Hill House Museum, home of the Bangor Historical Society, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, through Oct. 6. Closed July 4. Features objects and art work from days gone by, some dating to the 1700s. Self-guided and guided tours available.
  • Cole Land Transportation Museum, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Nov. 11, 405 Perry Road. Horse-drawn wagon to 18-wheeler trucks, snowplows, hearses, military vehicles, restored motorcycles, historic firetrucks, American Railfan locomotive, freight car, caboose, Maine World War II Memorial, Maine Vietnam Memorial, Purple Heart monument, Bangor World War II Memorial, 5th Armored Division collection of WWII memorabilia, Army tank, Huey helicopter. $7, $5 seniors, free to those age 18 and under. 990-3600, ext. 13. colemuseum.org.
  • Maine Air Museum, 98 Maine Ave., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sunday, May 24 through Sept. 27. Displays, pictures and artifacts for civilian and military aircraft, from World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War and the Cold War. Information and pictures about military plane crashes in Maine available. Free parking. $3, $1 children under 12, $6 family, free to active military and their families. 941-6757.

CASTINE:

  • Wilson Museum, Perkins Street, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 2-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 30. New exhibit, “Mainely Wabanki: A Sampling of Authors and Artists,” featuring words, images and artifacts from Maine’s Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes. Free. wilsonmuseum.org/calendar.html. To arrange group tours, 326-9247.

HAMPDEN:

  • Hampden Historical Society’s Kinsley House and Katherine Trickey Archives, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays, April through October, or by appointment. 862-2027.

INDIAN ISLAND:

  • Penobscot Nation Museum, 12 miles north of Bangor, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, closed on holidays. Stone tools dating back seven or eight thousand years, 200-year-old birch bark canoe, many other items of interest. Guided tours and video information. 827-4153 or firekpr@hotmail.com.

OLD TOWN:

  • The Old Town Museum, 353  Main St., 1-4 pm  Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Free. Handicapped parking available. Programs, 2 p.m. Sundays. 6827-7256, leave a message, or oldtownmuseum.org.

Music

BANGOR:

  • St. John’s Organ Society 23rd Summer Recital Series: George Bozeman of Deerfield, New Hampshire, 7:30 p.m. July 23, J.S. Bach, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Paul Hindemith and César Franck; Chris Pelonzi with Nicole Pelonzi, flute, 7:30 p.m. July 30, George Frideric Handel, César Franck, and Lowell Liebermann; St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York St. Free, but donations accepted.
  • Country Jam, 6:30-9 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Sunbury Village, 922 Ohio St. Door prizes, 50-50 raffle. Admission by donation at the door. 942-0802, 262-9600.
  • Heart of Maine Chorus, 6:30 p.m. Mondays, corner of Essex Street and Grandview Avenue. Bette, 989-4110, or Charlene, 827-4825.
  • Penobscot Fiddles amateur musicians group, 6:30-8 p.m. Mondays, No. 202, 21 Main St. Open to all ages. Fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, bass, piano, accordion, whistles, percussion.
  • River City Harmonizers, women’s a cappella, barbershop chorus, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Lutheran Church, 540 Essex St. Seeking all harmony parts. 947-3128 or 848-5354.
  • “The Brick” open mic, all acts, all ages, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays, Union Street Brick Church. Sign-up, 6:30 p.m. $2 donation. 945-9798.
  • Bangor Community Chorus, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, United Methodist Church, Essex Street. Seeking new members. Stacy George, 333-0980 or sgeo8@roadrunner.com.

BREWER:

  • New Renaissance Singers, four-part community chorus rehearsals, 6:30 – 8:30 Tuesdays, First Congregational Church of Brewer, 35 Church St. $10 at the door. Portion of proceeds benefits Music Education Fund for Maine Summer Youth Music program scholarship.

BUCKSPORT:

  • Wednesday on Main: Maximum Blue, bluegrass music, July 15, Main Street Tent, bring a chair, suggested donation, $15; Belfast Bay Fiddlers, traditional and contemporary fiddling, July 22, Main Street Tent, bring a chair, suggested donation, $10; The Veayo Twins, gritty R&B, pop and more, July 29, Main Street Tent, bring a chair, suggested donation $15; The Juke Rockets, blues, Aug. 19, Main Street Tent, bring a chair; suggested donation, $10. Paula Kee, 266-7999.

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