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Bangor

Cello master class

The Bangor Public Library will present a Kneisel Hall Master Class for the cello at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, in the Lecture Hall. Barbara Stein Mallow, faculty member of Mannes College and Queens College will conduct the class. The class will accommodate Kneisel Hall musicians who wish to perform or participate. The public is welcome to attend.

Barbara Stein Mallow established the chamber music program at the Perlman Music Program in Long Island, N.Y., and was on the faculty at Bennington College. She is currently the vice president of the New York Violoncello Society.

To obtain information, call 947-8336, Ext. 139.

Conservation efforts

David Daigle of Daigle Logging in Old Town and Ronnie Bachelder of Elwood Downs Inc. of Lincoln were honored at the Penobscot County Soil & Water District’s annual banquet for their work over the past five years on Penobscot Nation construction projects.

The Greater Pushaw Lake Association also was honored as the Conservation Lake Association of the Year 2002.

Daigle and Bachelder were cited for their excellent work in constructing a wooden timber bridge, road ditching and shaping and grading, a water control structure with a fishway component, and access roads.

The Greater Pushaw Lake Association completed a watershed survey, distributed brochures to inform lakefront property owners and boaters about invasive plants, and formed a committee to educate property owners about storm-water runoff and the effectiveness of vegetative buffers to intercept pollution.

Valentine’s dance

The Bangor Board of Realtors will sponsor its seventh annual Valentine’s dance to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bangor from 8 to midnight Saturday, Feb. 8, at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. The dance will feature the live music of Brian Catell and the Jump City Jazz Band.

In the past six years, the Bangor Board of Realtors has raised more than $60,000 with the dance and matching grants from area businesses, including Wells Fargo Mortgage and the Maine Association of Realtor Affordable Housing Fund. An average of nearly one Habitat house per year has been completed in the local community over the same period. The board welcomes local business sponsorship for the dance.

Tickets for the dance at $15 a person. Tables for 10 are $150. Tickets are available from area real estate agents, the Grasshopper Shop, and Patrick’s Hallmark Card Shop.

For more information, call 942-8261, Ext. 224.

Anniversary celebration

The Maine Discovery Museum will hold a special celebration to mark its second anniversary Feb. 8-9, including presentations on tai chi, ju-jitsu, Chinese sword play and dance. As a thank you for community support, admission will be $2 per person Feb. 9.

The celebration of Chinese culture will continue throughout February. Visitors can learn about Chinese customs, food, art and language. Activities also include the Chinese New Year Festival and Chinese Lantern Festival.

Since opening in February 2001, the museum has welcomed more than 165,000 visitors, including more than 33,000 children on field trips with schools, scouting groups, day care centers and churches.

For a complete list of programs, check the Web site, www.mainediscoverymuseum.org.

ArtsShare program

The Bangor Region Arts Council will hold its ArtsShare meeting at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11, in the Lecture Hall at Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St.

Jan Owen, book artist and calligrapher, and Nathan Slobodkin, violin maker, will present “Transforming the Material, Paper and Wood.”

Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. For more information, call 990-2805.

Brewer

Kiwanis activities

At a recent Brewer Kiwanis program Elizabeth Umphrey, executive director of For Kids’ Sake, introduced Dr. Diane Tennies and Dr. John Lenz to speak about the organization.

For Kids’ Sake is a nonprofit organization which offers activities such as its four-hour educational program for parents and families currently or recently experiencing divorce. To learn more about For Kids’ Sake, or to schedule a program, call Elizabeth Umphrey at 942-9329.

Hampden

Council candidates

Three people have filed papers for one seat on the Hampden Town Council, including two candidates who had lost in the last election in November.

The seat on the council opened after William Gamble, who had been elected to the council, announced he would not be able to serve because of health reasons. Nomination papers with the required 50 to 75 signatures were due Jan. 24, with the special election to be held Feb. 11.

Donald M. Desmarais of 6 Charles St. and Dana Skinner of 35 Pleasant St., who both ran unsuccessfully in last fall’s election, have taken out papers for the post, as has Andrew Colford of 502 Western Ave. Skinner was running for a second two-year term in the last election.

The open seat will run through December 2004.

Absentee ballots are available at the municipal building, and these ballots will be accepted until 8 p.m. the day of the election. The polls, located in the community room at the municipal office, will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 11.

Holden

Church activities

Holden Congregational Church has announced several activities. Church school serves children from nursery class, ages 3 and 4, through eighth grade. The Witness curriculum is used through grade six, while seventh- and eighth-graders use the curriculum “Our Confirmation.”

Other activities include a teaching program and youth choir. New students are welcome at any time during the church’s school year. Church school is held from 9 to 10:15 a.m., and worship from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Donna Hall at 989-3078.

Old Town

Adult co-ed volleyball

The Old Town Parks Recreation Department is accepting rosters for an Adult Co-ed Recreation Volleyball League.

The league philosophy will promote a fun, recreational atmosphere and the department encourages local businesses to enter. Games will be played on Monday through Thursdays, nights to be determined by the number of teams, at the Leonard Middle School Gymnasium.

The league begins Feb. 24, and first matches will be at 6:15 p.m. Teams play two matches a week. Rule changes include a “spike and block” format. The first eight teams to complete registration will be eligible for league play.

The roster deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, and the fee is $100 per team. Captains’ packets may be picked up at the Recreation Department, 150 Brunswick St. For more information, contact Parks and Rec at 827-3961, or otrec@old-town.org.

Orono

Orono church meeting

Retiring church President Fred Irons received a standing ovation and many accolades during the annual meeting of the Church Of Universal Fellowship Jan. 26. He was thanked for his leadership during the church’s recent building project, his excellent communication and his conscientious attention to peoples’ concerns and the details of the church’s administration.

Phyllis Borns was honored for her many years of leadership on the facilities planning committee. The panel studied the needs, created the concept, worked with the architect and contractors and created an ongoing dialogue with church members and organizations to seek everyone’s input.

Phil Osberg was thanked for his daily attendance at the site as liaison with the architects and contractors. Theresa Triandafillou was recognized for her handling of all the financial matters of the project, and appreciation was expressed to Leah Vetelino for her service as church corporate clerk.

Elected as officers were: president, O. Lewis Wyman; clerk, Jay Martin; treasurer, Trudy Tremblay. New trustees are Paul Harris, Ann Homola, Ronald Noyes and Wyman. Edward Brazee was re-elected chairman of the board of deacons. New deacons are Kay Douglas, Sherman Hasbrouck and Cathy Marquez. Wendall Tremblay was re-elected moderator.

The Rev. Stephen St. Claire leads the church, located at 82 Main St. in Orono.

The church now offers two Sunday services, one at 10:15 a.m. and an alternative meeting, which begins with a potluck supper, at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call the Church of Universal Fellowship at 866-3655.

On Friday, Feb. 7, the Church of Universal Fellowship will host Karl and Jan Whiteman, Congregational missionaries who recently returned from three years in Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. A potluck supper will be held at 6 p.m. at the church, and the Whitemans’ program on their experiences at 7 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, call 866-3655.

Winterport

Open Stage auditions

Winterport Open Stage will hold auditions for “Steel Magnolias,” at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 10 and 11, at the Wagner Middle School, Mountainview Drive. There are six roles available for women ages 17 to 60-plus. Newcomers and high school students are strongly urged to attend. The rehearsal schedule is flexible.

“Steel Magnolias” is a sentimental comedy about six women who come together for gossip and hairdos at Truvy’s Beauty Salon in a small town in Louisiana.

Directed by Donald Sleight, the play will run May 2-11. For more information and selected scenes, visit WinterportOpenStage.com or call 862-3268.