The virtual event is to be hosted by the Monmouth Community Players.
May
Rangeley ‘RuKaBi Race’ set for May 30
The fourth annual Rangeley RuKaBi Race is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 30, according to the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Rangeley Health and Wellness. The race includes three legs — run 3.5 miles, kayak 1.5 miles and bike 3.5 miles. All events will start in Rangeley Town Park. Participants can […]
Volunteers needed for Woolwich alewife count
WOOLWICH — As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual “Nequasset Alewife Count.” Sign up for a count online at kennebecestuary.org/fish-counting. Each fish counter signs up for a two-hour block and counts fish for two 10-minute periods in that block. […]
National register, survey coordinator to give talk
Winthrop Maine Historical Society will host Michael Goebel-Bain, the national register and survey coordinator for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 13. A business meeting will follow. The Winthrop resident will provide a broad overview of the national register program as it is administered in Maine. He will cover […]
Talk on eliminating food insecurity set for May 12
UNION — Lorain Francis will share ways that the community and surrounding neighbors can help eliminate food insecurity in Knox County during the May 12 “Zoom with Vose Wednesdays” program at 6 p.m. The Union resident is chairwoman of the town’s Age in Place Committee. She is on the Thompson Community Center Committee and […]
UMF to hold walk-in vaccine clinic May 8
The University of Maine at Farmington plans to host a public walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at 274 Front St. for individuals 18 and older. Vaccines are provided at no cost. Details for those getting the vaccine: • Everyone entering should wear a mask and be screened […]
Travis Mills Walk-athon rescheduled to May 19
AUGUSTA — The annual St. Michael School and Travis Mills Walk-athon, originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, will now be held on Wednesday, May 19. Pledges and donations will continue to be accepted through May 19. For more information about the event, email [email protected] or [email protected]. All proceeds from the walk-athon benefit the school and […]
Universities to offer garden preparation webinar
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners on garden preparation to deter weeds from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 12. “Preparing Your Garden Site: Getting Ahead of Weeds” will cover practices such as tarping, deep tillage, double-digging, sheet mulching and […]
Virtual life-drawing class available to teens
DAMARISCOTTA — Teen Services at Skidompha Public Library will partner with The Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset to offer a chance to draw from live models from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 8. An educator from Chewonki’s Traveling Natural History program will teach a virtual life-drawing class for teens. Participants can draw some of Chewonki’s […]
Vienna vernal pool walk scheduled for May 8
VIENNA — Local biologist Andy Walsh and Kennebec Land Trust staff plan to lead a walk at the Vienna Woods Conservation Area to explore its vernal pool at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 8. Those who attend can learn more about the plants and animals found in these unique seasonal wetland habitats. To register and for […]