The new River City Concert Series, reports Cindy Brooks-Bastide, is the creation of a group of Bangor area musicians.

“Many are members of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and other large ensembles, and all are friends who play together in various, smaller groups,” she wrote.

The home for the new series of three concerts will be the Union Street Brick Church in Bangor.

“We want to provide live performances to the broadest possible audience,” Brooks-Bastide added. “We hope to create a fun, relaxed atmosphere that will allow for a real connection between the audience and the performers.”

The first of the River City Concert Series is 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, and features pianist-composer Paul Sullivan, whose music brings to life the beautiful sights and sounds of Maine.

The River City Salon Orchestra will take you down an American musical memory lane at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 6.

Orchestra members are Brooks-Bastide, Ellie Shufro, Chris Fredenburg, Patricia Eames, Curt Brossmer, Susan Heath, Fred Heath, Jim Adams and John Haskell.

The final concert features the enthusiastic showmen of The Blue Hill Brass Quintet at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 27.

Brossmer is a member of the quintet with Al Graffam, Steve Norris, John Wheeler and Paul Greenstone.

Tickets are $5 for general admission, $4 for seniors and students.

Children under age 12 are free, and tickets for the complete series are $12.

For tickets or more information, call 825-3782.

Former and present military servicewomen are invited to join Maine Unit No. 41 WAVES National, which will be host to the eighth New England Regional Conference, May 15-18, at the Samoset Resort in Rockport.

The local organization, which has approximately 100 members who meet four times a year, consists of women who served during World War II, in peacetime, in Korea and Vietnam or who are now in the military.

The nonprofit organization provides assistance to veterans, encourages patriotism, offers guidance to those in the military, shares their history, enjoys camaraderie and honors deceased servicewomen.

To participate in the conference or learn more about the organization, call Lucille Greer at 634-4243 or write 8th New England Conference WAVES National, P.O. Box 101, Norridgewock 04957.

Debora Farnham reminds readers the annual Stroke Symposium, sponsored by the American Stroke Association of the American Heart Association, is Friday, May 16, at Eastern Maine Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital, Bangor; Mayo Regional Hospital, Dover-Foxcroft; Mount Desert Island Hospital, Bar Harbor; and Houlton Regional Hospital.

Tickets are $10 for individuals and $15 for couples. Financial assistance is available.

For registration information, call (800) 937-0944 or e-mail margaret.riggin@heart.org.

The Bangor High School Class of 1973 will hold its 30th reunion Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Bangor Conference Center.

Not all class members have been located, and your help would be appreciated.

If you know the whereabouts of those listed, call Chuck Marston, 761-8211, or Vicki Rolsky Darrah, 848-2464, or e-mail vrdarrah@yahoo.com.

The “missing” are Karen Rumery, Stephen Burnham, Kathie Plummer, Evelyn Albert, Bruce Benson, Debra Caron, Karen Carr Algee and Scott Clark.

Also, Larry DeYoung, Joel Dougherty, Chris Eaton, Robert Estey, David Evans, Pam Evans Fernandez, Mari Ann Gass Reid, Beth Grossman and Gary Harris.

Addresses are needed for Sandra Henry Michaud, Gina Maccoby, Patricia McGarry Clark, Meg Moore, David Buchanan, Julia Newhall and Susan Vardamis.

Music department students of John Bapst Memorial High School invite Bangor area senior citizens to a free preview of their annual spring concert at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, May 15, at John Bapst Auditorium, 100 Broadway, Bangor.

The Bapst concert band, chorale, chamber ensemble, concert choir and jazz band will perform a variety of music, including a medley of Gershwin tunes.

Seating is on the main floor, reports Fine Arts Boosters member Andrea Ostrofsky, and handicapped access will be available after 11:15 a.m.

Attendees will enjoy free beverages provided by the Fine Arts Boosters.

The public is invited to attend the concert at 1 p.m. or 6 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the school.

Tickets are $6 per family, $3 for adults and $2 for students and seniors and can be purchased from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on school days at the Fine Arts Office in John Bapst’s music wing or at the door one hour before each performance.

Ticket sales support JBMHS fine arts programs.

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