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AUGUSTA — The author of a New York Times bestseller on health care will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, in UMA’s Jewett Auditorium, as part of University of Maine at Augusta’s Forum on the Future.

UNITY — The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will host the 2011 Great Maine Apple Day from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at the Common Ground Education Center, 294 Crosby Brook Road. Activities go on rain or shine.

CHINA — Erskine Academy has scheduled parent/teacher conferences; appointments are not necessary. Two evenings have been scheduled: Wednesday, Oct. 19, for students whose last names begin with A through I; and Thursday, Oct. 20, for students whose last names begin with J through Z. Conferences on both days will be held from 3:30 to 7 p.m.

JACKMAN — The medial collection event for unused, unwanted and/or outdated medications will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Moose River Fire Station. The event is sponsored by Maine State Police Troop C.

AUGUSTA — The 138th annual session of the Maine State Grange will be held Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 2,2 at the Skowhegan Community Center in Skowhegan.

FARMINGTON — Gretchen Legler, University of Maine at Farmington professor of creative writing, was recently named a 2011 Fulbright Scholar to the Kingdom of Bhutan.

EMBDEN — The second annual Christmas craft fair will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Embden Community Center.

WATERVILLE — The Waterville Department of Public Works recently announced a comprehensive pavement upgrade project for Grove Street will begin Monday.

FAIRFIELD — The Kennebec Montessori School will hold workshops on the Montessori language curriculum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school at 38 Sheridan Drive.