Most people who hear the word “barbershop” in relation to music probably think of a quartet of men singing in the old-fashioned style.

But women love to sing “barbershop” as well and, since 1991, members of a group known as the River City Harmonizers have been enjoying themselves and entertaining others.

The River City Harmonizers chorus and quartet will perform during the Bangor Summer Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18, in the Lecture Hall of the Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St.

Mary Goodrow is the director of the group that, Judy LeClair reports, performs at nursing homes, weddings, churches and special parties.

The women also have made appearances at several clubs and local restaurants.

“If you love barbershop, we are looking for new voices,” LeClair said. “We meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Hampden Congregational Church on Route 1A.”

If you want to hear this group sing some of your all-time favorites, attend the free concert.

If you want to sing along, give LeClair a call at 942-1491, or just step up and introduce yourself to her or any other member of the group, and say you’d like to join!

Two 42-year-old Mainers fly to Washington today to begin a 42-day cross-country bike ride to raise money for Camp Sunshine in South Casco.

Michael David Wolfe of Auburn and Barbara Fogarty of Turner are making a “Ride for the Son” in honor of Wolfe’s son, the late Michael Edward Wolfe, who was 10 years old when he died in a 1996 automobile accident.

The bikers hope to raise $60,000 for the camp that serves as a retreat for children with serious illnesses and their families.

Wolfe, the postmaster in Mechanic Falls, and Fogarty, who owns Women’s Fitness and Personal Training in Auburn, will ride through Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire before making their first Maine stop, sometime during the last week of August, at Camp Sunshine.

You can track their trek on the Camp Sunshine Web site at www.campsunshine.org.

If you want to donate to “Ride for the Son,” send a check made out to Camp Sunshine to Wolfe at P.O. Box 95, Mechanic Falls 04256, or Fogarty, Women’s Fitness and Personal Training,

730 Center St., Auburn 04210.

Last January, the Brianna Rachel Fund for Kids was granted exemption status by the Internal Revenue Service.

The mission of the nonprofit corporation is to help with nonmedical needs of chronically ill and hospitalized children and their families.

The fund is named in honor of Brianna Koncinsky of Bangor, the daughter of Brian and Donna Koncinsky, who was just 6 years old when she died of cancer in August 2000.

One of the major ways the organization raises money is through the Brianna Rachel “Fund for Kids” Memorial Scramble.

Tee times for that event begin at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, July 21, at Kenduskeag Valley Golf Course.

The fee for the nine-hole tournament, with three divisions for men, women and mixed, is $20 per person on four-person teams.

Awards will be given for long drive for men and women, and nearest the pin on three holes.

To reserve a tee time and cart, call 884-7330 or e-mail lukay@msn.com.

The Eastern Maine Medical Center Community Wellness Service is offering a course on CPR.

The course will be taught from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, and Thursday, July 25; and the same times Tuesday, Aug. 6, and Thursday, Aug. 8, in Conference Room 2D at EMMC on State Street in Bangor.

Participants will learn how to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack victim, learn the lifesaving skills of CPR, proper use of an automatic external defibrillator, bag valve masks and other barrier devices, as well as how to activate emergency medical services in their areas.

To register for the course, or to receive more information, call 973-7088.

The Maine Community Foundation, with a mission of working in partnership with charitably minded residents to strengthen Maine communities, welcomed three new members to its board of directors during the nonprofit organization’s annual meeting last month at Bowdoin College in Brunswick.

New board members are Stephanie Bunker, Dover-Foxcroft; Donna Loring, Richmond; and Anne Vartabedian of Southport.

Active community members and volunteers, the three will join the board that, last year, awarded $8 million in grants and scholarships. For information about MCF, visit www.mainecf.org or call (877) 700-6800.

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.