Bangor

Art studio tour

Bangor Center Corporation is accepting entrants for the fifth annual Downtown Bangor Studio Tour set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8. Visual artists working in downtown Bangor studios in any medium may participate.

Registration deadline is Sept 15. Forms are available online at www.downtownbangor.com. For information call Linda Packard at 990-2774, or e-mail studiotour@downtownbangor

.com.

ArtsShare

The Bangor Region Arts and Cultural Council will hold its first ArtsShare program of the season 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Bangor Public Library. Wally Warren will present a slide show about his found-object sculptures. The Mainely Maine Barbershop Chorus will perform under the direction of David Klocko, who will give background and history about barbershop music.

Legs For Life

Eastern Maine Medical Center will offer free screenings for peripheral vascular disease 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Vascular Care of Maine on the second floor of EMMC’s outpatient surgery building. The screenings are part of the national Legs For Life program.

Legs For Life’s focus is on improving people’s cardiovascular health by providing public education and screening for the disease, which affects 8 to 10 million Americans.

To make an appointment for a screening, call 973-8193, or visit www.emmc.org.

Bone health

Ariel Wilcox, clinical director of Access Wellness, will speak at the Bone Health and Information Support Group at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, and at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the YWCA in Bangor. The group is open to anyone interested in bone health.

Wilcox will talk about the effect of soft tissue tension and nerve stress on osteoporosis and other bone and joint problems. She also will describe detection and treatment methods. Call Robin Long at 941-2808 to learn more. The support group is sponsored by Caring Connections, a program of Eastern Maine Medical Center and the Bangor-Brewer YWCA.

Church’s 170th birthday

In honor of its 170th anniversary, Hammond Street Congregational Church will celebrate with special music and historic liturgy at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the church at 28 High St.

As part of the celebration, there will be a potluck supper at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. Church member Bob Seavey and his daughter, Roberta Seavey, will show slides and talk about the church’s recent past.

After a family-style Italian supper at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, Bangor historian Dick Shaw of the Bangor Daily News will present a program about Bangor’s history.

The Rev. Dr. Mark Allen Doty will lead special communion meditations focusing on the church’s stained glass windows at 10 a.m. Sept. 7, Oct. 5, and Nov. 2. Organizers of the celebration are seeking addresses of former Hammond Street Church members. Call 942-8651 to learn more about the celebration.

Blood drive listings

American Red Cross Blood Services has listed blood drives that are open to the public:

. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, VFW Hall, Canoe Club Road, Hampden.

. 2-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, Universal Fellowship Church, 84 Main St., Orono.

. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 23-24, Wells Commons, University of Maine, Orono.

. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, Eastern Maine Medical Center, 489 State St., Bangor.

Call 941-2900, or (800) 432-7376 to confirm dates, time and hours.

Benefit performance

Folksinger, storyteller and peace activist Julie Beutel will give a benefit performance for PICA at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park St. To obtain ticket information, call 947-4203.

Meet the Author

Bangor Public Library’s Meet the Author series begins with author Rod Davis will read from his book “River Of Fear” at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. His book is about courage and is the first in a trilogy of paranormal thrillers set in Maine.

Ed Rice will read from his book “Baseball’s First Indian, Louis Sockalexis: Penobscot Legend, Cleveland Indian” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16.

The readings take place in the Lecture Hall. To learn more about library programs and services, call 947-8336, Ext. 128.

Dental hygiene clinic

The University of Maine System offers a low-cost dental hygiene clinic to the public from September until April.

All dental services are provided, including oral exams, dental cleanings, fluoride treatments, sealants, athlete mouth guards and x-rays. Services are provided by dental hygiene students under the close supervision of faculty. Call the University College of Bangor Dental Health Programs at 262-7872 to learn more.

Eddington

Trash pickup schedule

Because of the Labor Day holiday, trash and recycling in Eddington will be picked up Saturday Sept. 6. Items should be left at the roadside by 7 a.m.

Hampden

Worship schedule

Beginning Sept. 7 and running through May 4, 2004, the Hampden Highlands United Methodist Church worship and Sunday School will be at 10 a.m. Preschool and child care are available during the service. The church is handicap accessible by ramp and elevator.

Orono

Computer training

Learn to use computers at the Orono Public Library. There is opportunity to learn “hands on,” everything from word processing and Internet searching to how to send and receive e-mail.

Dates are: Saturday, Sept. 6 and Wednesday, Sept. 10. Both sessions are from 10 a.m. to noon and are free.

Preregistration is preferred, but not necessary. The service is provided by the Maine Library Commission through a New Century Community Library Grant. For information, call 866-5060.

Orono Public Library

The Orono Public Library Foundation has purchased two downtown properties for the library at 37 and 39 Pine St., at the corner of Birch and Pine streets, adjacent to the Senior Center.

“This gives us the most important design element for successful library service – a location that works,” said Director Katherine Marks-Molloy.

“Our present project is built upon the planning done in earlier years,” she said. “This is a way to say thank you and congratulations, and it is a call to come forward with your ideas again as we move toward designing the building.”