The Maine Educational Opportunity Center plans to host free individualized sessions, Essentials of College Planning, for adults 19 and older looking for a new career or returning to higher education. Essentials of College Planning, virtual: • Wednesday, Oct. 13, at noon; • Friday, Oct. 15, at 9 a.m.; • Monday, Oct. 18, at 9 a.m.; […]
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Camden library to host talk on ‘Black History of Maine’
Retired journalist and genealogist Bob Greene is scheduled to give an online talk about “Black History of Maine” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, hosted by Camden Public Library. The free online program is part of the library’s month-long “Discover History” series. It is frequently said that Maine is the whitest state in America, according […]
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Bath arts center calls for photography submissions
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center seeks submissions from photographers in the Midcoast region. There is a $5 entry fee for each piece submitted. CCAC members will be given a rebate in the form of a Chocolate Church Gift Certificate for up to five submissions for $25. All submissions must be received by 11:59 […]
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UMaine Extension to host webinar on growing garlic
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is scheduled to offer a webinar for home gardeners about growing garlic from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7. “Growing Great Garlic in Maine” topics will include variety choice, when to plant, scape removal, disease management and when to harvest and store garlic. Dave Fuller, UMaine Extension […]
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Erskine Academy to hold parent/teacher conferences
SOUTH CHINA — Parents of Erskine Academy students are invited to attend fall in-person parent/teacher conferences from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 6 and 7, at the 309 Windsor Road school. To avoid long waiting lines, Oct. 6 has been designated for students whose last names begin with A through K, and […]
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s set for Oct. 2 in Waterville
WATERVILLE — The Kennebec Valley Area Walk to End Alzheimer’s is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at Head of Falls Riverwalk on Front Street, or in people’s own neighborhoods as they walk from home. The opening ceremony takes place in the newly-renovated park. The walk route crosses the pedestrian Two Cent Bridge, offering […]
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‘Food for Thought’ to host Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition founder
LEWISTON — University of Southern Maine Lewiston/Auburn’s first Food For Thought speaker for the 2021-22 year is scheduled to be Joseph Jackson, founder and director of Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition and an accomplished poet. This program is free and open to the public. It will be presented on Zoom at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6. […]
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Homeless veterans to receive assistance at 3 events
AUGUSTA — Three agencies and their community partners plan to join forces starting Tuesday, Oct. 5, to hold a “Stand Down” for homeless veterans in need of assistance. The stand down, co-organized by Department of Veterans Affairs, Maine Vet Centers, and Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services, will be the first of three mobile events in […]
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Lithgow Library to host poet Sarah Carlson Oct. 5
AUGUSTA — Maine poet Sarah Carlson plans to share a selection of poems from her newest book, “In the Currents of Quiet,” during a Zoom presentation at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5. The presentation is hosted by Lithgow Public Library. Carlson combines her writing with photography scenes, according to a news release from the library. […]
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Farmington college to hold ‘Death of a Salesman’ auditions
FARMINGTON — The New Commons Project and the University of Maine at Farmington are scheduled to conduct auditions for Arthur Miller’s play, “Death of a Salesman,” on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at the Emery Community Arts Center on the UMF campus. Auditions will begin at 6:30 p.m. Show dates are Dec. […]