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Bangor

Poster contest

PICA’s Bangor Clean Clothes Campaign is seeking creative entries for a Holiday Season of Conscience Poster Contest.

The contest will lead to high-quality prints suitable for framing. Designs should highlight the mission and themes of the Bangor Clean Clothes Campaign, including ending sweatshops, community action, fair trade, hope and global sustainability.

Deadline for entries is Nov. 7. Send entries to PICA, 170 Park St., Bangor, ME 04401. Call 947-4203 or visit www.pica.ws for more information.

Drumming workshop

Women with Wings, the Bangor-based singing circle for women, will sponsor a women’s drumming workshop with Ubaka Hill, “Drumming beyond the Edge,” Nov. 1 in Lincolnville. The deadline for registration is Oct. 10. Call Rose at 276-4098 or e-mail rose@downeast.net.

Hill has recorded several drumming CDs of original music. A few years ago, she gave a well-attended workshop for Women with Wings and also performed in concert at Blue Hill.

Her concert this year, also sponsored by Women with Wings, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in Belfast. For information, call Rose at 276-4098.

Aviator tribute

The sky’s the limit at Bangor Public Library. Not only will it celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ flight in December, but this month it offers a reminder that others also were pioneers of flight. Soaring over the library’s popular fiction room is a 5-foot-by-5-foot wood and paper sculpture, a tribute to aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont. Dan Snyder of Brooklin, a multimedia artist who enjoys 19th century portrayals, created and loaned the sculpture to the library.

Santos-Dumont, raised by French colonists in a coffee plantation in Brazil, first won acclaim in France for his dirigibles.

While the Wright brothers were generally acknowledged to have been the first to achieve winged flight, Santos-Dumont was hailed by France and Brazil for what were the first public exhibitions of winged flight. To learn more, call the library at 947-8336, Ext. 139.

Marine Corps League

An organizational meeting to form a Marine Corps League detachment will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Veterans Home on Hogan Road. The league will be part of the Department of Maine Marine Corps League, a member of the National Marine Corps League of 56,000 members.

The league is classified as a veterans and military service organization, and is a not-for-profit organization within the provisions of the Internal Revenue Service Code.

League members participate in The Veterans Administration Voluntary Program, an assistance program for hospitalized veterans, as well as many other activities. A national service program provides assistance to veterans in matters relating to military service.

Eligibility for league membership requires active duty service for 90 days or more, and honorable discharge or current active duty in the Marine Corps. Roland Knapp is commandant for the Department of Maine Marine Corps League. Call him at 594-5026.

Museum, ballet program

The Maine Discovery Museum and the Robinson Ballet Company will be featured in this month’s ArtsShare program, 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Bangor Public Library. Andrea Stark, the museum’s executive director, will discuss the many considerations that go into the design of the museum’s arts programs.

Several local artists who have painted children’s rocking chairs for the museum’s Sitting Pretty fund-raising auction will be on hand to show how they approached the project and how it relates to their other work.

The Robinson Ballet’s artistic director Maureen Robinson will give a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes at a regional ballet company.

Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For more information, call Susan Jonason at 942-5555.

Art show in PEI

Rebecca Krupke, a 25-year resident of Bangor and artist-in-residence at the Prince Edward Island Printmakers Guild will exhibit her work at the ArtZone Gallery in Charlottetown Oct. 23-Nov.15.

The opening reception for her show, “To Be Moved,” will be held 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at the gallery. The artwork in the show includes oil paintings, prints and digital video. The show focuses on a farmhouse on PEI, known as the “5 mile house,” which was recently torn down.

Krupke received a bachelor’s degree in art and art history at the University of Maine. To learn more about the show and the reception, call 942-7505.

‘Nutcracker’ auditions

Auditions for parts in Moscow Ballet’s “Nutcracker” will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Maine Integrated Center for Rehabilitation, 25 Stillwater Ave.

As many as 60 dancers, ages 8 to teens, will be chosen to dance with soloists of the Moscow Ballet in a performance on Dec. 10 at the Bangor Auditorium.

To preregister, or to obtain information, call Thomas School of Dance at 945-3457.

YMCA Session 2

Registration begins Monday for the Bangor-Brewer YMCA’s Session 2. Children’s classes include Spanish, storytelling, ABC fun, Scissors and Spoons, For the Birds and Out of This World for Little Scientists. Classes for adults include dance, photography, hypno-health, feng shui and prenatal yoga. Call 941-2808 for more information.

White Cane Safety Day

The Bangor City Council has proclaimed Saturday, Oct. 18, White Cane Safety Day to acknowledge that blind and visually impaired people have the right to move freely and safely from place to place. The day reminds citizens that the law requires motorists to yield to a blind person carrying a white cane or using a guide dog.

The proclamation also acknowledged that October is The Iris Network Vision Awareness Month and that the network will conduct activities to raise public awareness of the rights of blind people.

International slide exhibit

The public is invited to the Eastern Camera Club’s second International Slide Exhibit at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Bangor Public Library. The exhibit features 250 slides from sister clubs in Denmark, Ireland and Nova Scotia. There is no admission fee. Call Diana Porter at 942-4004 for more information.

Benefit yard sale

The Bangor High School Music Boosters will hold a yard sale 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at 26 Balsam Drive, rain or shine. Proceeds from the yard sale will help defray costs of the music students’ trip in March to competitions in New York City. Call Bruce or Lisa at 942-8369 for more information.

Solidarity rally

While some Mainers plan to travel to Washington for the mass rally on solidarity, those who are unable to go are invited to take part in a solidarity rally 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Cascade Park. Music, talks and theater will be followed by a Chain of Concern to reflect the nationally coordinated calls to bring U.S. troops home now; end the occupation of Iraq; allocate money for jobs, education and health care, not war; defend civil rights and civil liberties, and fight back against the Patriot Act.

For information about the rally, call 942-9343. For information about buses to Washington, call Mike Reynolds at 941-9821, e-mail Steve Burke at stevbee@midcoast.com, or call 791-2822. Peace Action will coordinate buses if there is enough interest and bus availability.

Harvest supper

The Peace and Justice Center will sponsor a harvest potluck supper to celebrate the fruits of labor for peace and justice. The supper will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park St.

The supper will be followed by presentation of the Unsung Peacemaker award to volunteer Kevin Holmes. Holmes has worked for the peace and justice community in the region. Penobscot Elder Arnie Neptune will present a talk titled “A Native American View of Columbus Day.”

Bring a vegetarian dish to share for the potluck, thoughts about peace and justice activism and stories about Holmes’ contributions to the organization’s work. RSVP at 942-9343 so that sufficient tables, chairs and dishes may be planned.

Enchanted Forest

Volunteers are needed for the Enchanted Forest to be held 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Sprague’s Nursery and Garden Center. Volunteers are needed to help from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Flexible shifts are available to fit volunteers’ schedules. All proceeds benefit the Children’s Miracle Network of Eastern Maine Healthcare. To volunteer, or to obtain information, call Eastern Maine Charities at 973-5055.

Veteran’s Day parade

The Greater Bangor Area Veteran’s Day parade is set for 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11.

It will leave from the Brewer Shopping Plaza, proceed down Wilson Street, cross the Chamberlain Bridge and down Main Street in Bangor to the reviewing stand in West Market Square. After a brief ceremony, the parade will proceed to Exchange Street where it will disband at Fleet Bank. For information, call Col. William Deering at 942-6482.

Fire department open house

To mark Fire Prevention Week, the Bangor Fire Department will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Station 5 on Hogan Road.

Highlights of the day will include fire engine and ambulance tours, the smoke trailer, Sparky the fire dog, a Jaws of Life vehicle extrication demonstration and the landing of a DEEMI helicopter at 10:30 a.m. Call the Bangor Fire Department at 942-6335.

Hampden

Book signing

Maine author Martha Knight Foster will be signing her new book, “I Never Woke Up ’til I Was Forty,” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 11, at The Body Works, 17 Western Ave.

Old Town

Museum music program

Jan Klitch and the All Woman 6 Basin Street Band will play at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, at the Old Town Museum, 353 Main St. The group plays jazz, blue-grass, Dixieland and standard favorites. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. The program benefits the museum building repair fund. Call 827-7256 for more information.

Orono

’40 Days of Purpose’

Orono Community Church is participating in a spiritual journey called 40 Days of Purpose. The series includes six video lectures by Dr. Rick Warren, which answer the question, “What is the purpose of my life?” Those who register will receive a copy of Warren’s book, “The Purpose Driven Life,” which will serve as a daily devotional guide for the 40-day campaign.

The campaign kick-off event is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Orono High School cafeteria. The registration fee is $15. The weekly video session begins after the 10 a.m. service Sunday, Oct. 12. For information, call 866-2605 or e-mail info@oronocc.org.

Scarecrow program

The Orono Public Library will hold a scarecrow-making program at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the library. The program is for those of all ages and families are encouraged to attend. Supplies for making the scarecrows will be provided by the library. Call 866-5060 for more information.

Winterport

Welcome banners

Winterport Woman’s club reports that the new Welcome to Winterport banners were installed recently on Main Street in the village. They were purchased jointly by the woman’s club and the town of Winterport.

Kathy White, Khris LaChance and Donna Nason recently attended the New England Regional Conference of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in Westford, Mass.

Winterport Community Calendars have arrived and will be delivered soon. Those who want additional calendars should call Christy Zaenger at 223-4171 or Judy Souder 223-4627.

The club also is seeking new members. Women interested in joining the club should call Khris LaChance at 223-5424.

Compiled by Ardeana Hamlin