BANGOR – Candlelight vigil honoring courage and perseverance of those with mental illness, their families and friends, 7 p.m. Oct. 6, Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park St. Guest speaker: U.S. Rep. John E. Baldacci. Music by The Noteables. Refreshments. Sponsored by National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

BANGOR – Free baked bean supper, 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 28, Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park St. 947-7009.

BREWER – Brewer Days, a hometown celebration, Oct. 5, Brewer Auditorium and

Doyle Field. Pancake

breakfast, 7-9 a.m.; farmers market, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Youth Soccer, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Business and Organization Expo, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Children’s Carnival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Brewer Hometown Band Concert, 3:30 p.m.

HOLDEN – Workshop on identifying trees and shrubs, program for visually impaired or blind with Don Tarbet and Susan Martin, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 28, Fields Pond Nature Center, 216 Fields Pond Road. 989-2591. Free.