The Lamoine Habitat Project has “come a long way, since we first started in February,” wrote fund-raising committee chairwoman Mary Henry of the home being built for Cheryl Curtis and her children, MacKenzie and Ben.

To help with that effort, the Lamoine Habitat Project is holding a Pops Concert from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Lamoine Consolidated School ball field.

If it rains, the concert will be in the school gym.

“We will have quite a variety of talents,” Henry wrote of “everyone from Hugh Bowden to Stu Marckoon and some of the Ellsworth band members.

“Local high school students will also participate, and a one-man band by the name of Frank Fredenburg (who plays with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra) will add to the evening’s fun.”

Tickets for dinner and the concert are $18 for adults and $10 for children.

Tickets for the concert only are $10 for adults and $5 for children.

Henry wants everyone to audience members to bring their own blanket, “and come prepared to eat lobster or chicken salad sandwiches, pasta salad, chips, a drink and blueberry crumb cake.”

The Lamoine Baptist Church, of which Curtis is a member, is partnering with Hancock County Habitat for Humanity to build the Lamoine Habitat House.

Henry wrote that Curtis, “a loving, single mother” is a “special-ed tech at Lamoine Grammar School, where she has touched the lives of many children and their families.”

Curtis also is “an active, involved member of the church, and a compassionate, giving neighbor and friend.”

The church set a goal of raising $66,000 for the project, of which $60,000 will go to this home and $6,000 for an international house.

“To date,” Henry reports, “we have raised all but $13,000” through a variety of efforts such as an auction in March, donations in response to a letter mailed to Lamoine residents, and a $10,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation.

Funds also have been raised through bottle drives, a yard sale, tennis tournaments and a Lamoine theme blanket sale.

Among the many gift-in-kind donations have been the land, excavation, siding and the slab.

“And next up will be the Pops Concert,” Henry added.

“The residents of Lamoine, and [members of] Lamoine Baptist Church, have really been incredibly supportive in helping to make this home for Cheryl a reality,” Henry wrote.

More than 130 people were there for the groundbreaking ceremony, “more than any other Habitat project in Hancock County,” she added.

“Our slab has been poured, and construction is about to begin.”

Henry invites you to “come by and take a look, and join us at our concert on Sunday. We are hoping and praying for a beautiful day.”

For ticket information, call 667-6108.

If you cannot attend the concert, but would like to contribute in other ways, information can be obtained by writing the Lamoine Baptist Church, 54 Mill Road, Lamoine 04605.

Hampden Academy Principal Ruey Yehle wrote that the Old Academy building will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during Hampden Children’s Day Saturday, Aug. 16, “in celebration of our 200th anniversary.”

“We will have a picture display of 200 years of Hampden Academy history, along with yearbooks from the past 100-plus years,” he added.

“We hope alumni, community members and current and future students will stop by for a look at Hampden Academy’s history.”

Dave Mallett of Sebec performs at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at Eastport Arts Center on Dana Street in Eastport.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available at Eastport Gallery on Water Street, or can be reserved by calling 853-2358.

Eastport singer and guitarist Barbara Smith will join Mallett for the opening act.

Mallett, whose songs have been recorded by more than 150 artists, was recognized by the Bangor Daily News as one of the 58 most memorable Mainers of the 20th century.

The H.O.M.E. Inc. annual Country Fair and Auction is 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at H.O.M.E on Route 1 in Orland.

Admission is $1. Parking is free.

Start your Saturday with a Blueberry Pancake Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. and or finish it with an Evening Fish Fry from 5 to 7 p.m.

Otherwise, fulfill your food needs both days at the ongoing outdoor barbecue.

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