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Watercolor exhibit

The pubic is invited to view the watercolors of artist Paul Thibodeau on exhibit from April 12 to May 7 at the offices of Ames A/E, 115 Main St. The opening reception will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Ames A/E.

Thibodeau, a 1966 graduate of the Portland School of Fine and Applied Art, has exhibited his work at the University of Maine, the Bird’s Nest Gallery in Bar Harbor and the Bayview Gallery in Camden. His work includes watercolors, acrylics, limited edition prints, notecards and photographs of the Maine coast, Downeast lighthouses, Mount Katahdin and the historic buildings of Bangor.

To learn more about the exhibit, call 947-0153, Ext. 342.

Library art collection tour

The Bangor Public Library’s art collection includes works by Waldo Peirce, Valentin Henneman, Jeremiah Pearson Hardy and his daughter Annie Hardy, John James Audubon, George Copeland Ault, Eunice Utterback, Edward Simmons and Larkin G. Meade.

Susan Smith of the library’s Local History and Special Collections Room will lead a tour of the paintings, prints and sculptures on display at the library at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22. The tour includes works spanning 1834-1985. Smith will comment on the artists and their places in the development of American art.

Smith is an art historian who specializes in late 19th century and early 20th century American art.

Also, Sally Lesko Bates will give a gallery talk about her exhibit, “The Sheep Who Had to Be Herself,” at 6:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.

The tour and the talk are free and open to the public.

Antique Fair

The St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary will hold an antique and collectible fair from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at the Spectacular Event Center, 395 Griffin Road.

Appraiser Bruce Braxton, who specializes in general antiques, fine art, glass, ceramics and silver, will be on hand to inform attendees of the worth of their antiques and collectibles. Appraisal fee for one item is $8, $15 for two items and $20 for three items. Proceeds from the event will help purchase specialized monitors for the hospital’s critical care unit.

Other appraisers taking part in the event are:

. Elizabeth Turner, antique jewelry.

. Douglas Harding, rare books, manuscripts, old maps and prints.

. Paul Zebiak, American and European coins, medals, bouillon, paper currency, watches and political memorabilia.

. Stephen Saliba, oriental rugs.

River City Cinema Society

The River City Cinema Society will present two movies on a similar theme, with screenings at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, at the Union Street Brick Church, on River City Cinema’s big screen traveling theatre, Cinema to Go.

The evening will lead off with Buster Keaton’s “Sherlock Jr.,” which merges fantasy and reality in a movie within a movie. Keaton plays a young theater projectionist who aspires to be a detective. After he is framed for stealing a pocket watch, he’s banished from his sweetheart’s life. Back at his job in the theater, he falls asleep, dreams he enters the screen action, and sets out to find “whodunit” in the movie’s plot. Tour-de-force scenes, including a hair-raising pool game with an exploding 8-ball, and the speediest cross-dressing lesson on film, are part of this classic example of Keaton’s work.

Woody Allen follows a similar idea in his bittersweet comedy “The Purple Rose of Cairo.’ Cecelia, played by Mia Farrow, who tries to escape a dreary life with endless movie-going. After seeing a particular movies over and over, the leading man steps out of the screen and tries to save her from her fate. Panicked studio executives pursue the missing Romeo while a cast of angry characters stranded on the screen await his return.

Admission is $5. For information, visit www.rivercitycinema.com.

Seminar on forgiveness

A seminar on forgiveness, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at Grace United Methodist Church, 193 Union St. Adele Millette will lead the seminar, and participants are invited to bring a bag lunch.

To obtain information or to register, call 942-8320.

Handbell concert

The first United Methodist Church will hold an English handbell concert at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 24, featuring the Auburn Methodist Ringers and 4 Park Avenue handbell quartet from the United Methodist Church of Auburn. The program will include hymns, original handbell music and popular music selections.

The Auburn handbell groups, under the direction of William Buzza, perform on five octaves of Schlmerich handbells and three octaves of Malmark hand chimes. They have appeared at handbell festivals throughout New England and have performed concerts in the Lewiston-Auburn area, at the L.L. Bean store in Freeport and at Faneuil Hall in Boston. They group is working on its first CD.

A freewill offering will be taken at the concert.

Interactive poetry

Poet Ellen Bryan Obed will give an interactive poetry reading from her unpublished book, “The Lake Called Summer,” at 4 p.m. Monday, April 12, in the Children’s Room at Bangor Public Library.

Obed, a University of Maine alumna, lived for 12 years in Labrador and Newfoundland.

Altrusa Fashion Revue

Local television personalities Ric Tyler and Sharon Pelletier will serve as hosts at Altrusa International’s annual Fashion Revue at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, at the Husson College Campus Center. Pianist Kathryn Foley also will be featured.

Models will show fashions from Bangor shops, including Talbot’s, Filene’s, Henry’s Bridal Boutique, Marlene’s Uniform Shop and Kmart, and Rosen’s in Bucksport and The Pretty Woman in Orono. Homemade desserts will be served.

Tickets are $12 and available by calling 947-6973. The event benefits Altrusa scholarship funds.

NAMI series

NAMI-Bangor will offer Speaker Night, a series of talks the third Tuesday of each month in the Osprey Room at Acadia Hospital.

Glenn Ross will present “Crisis Intervention Training: A New Law Enforcement Initiative” 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 20. The public, families and consumers are well to attend the talks.

Brewer

Recognition ceremony

State Reps. Will Rogers of Brewer and Mary Ellen Ledwin of Holden attended recently a ceremony to recognize the American Council of the Blind of Maine.

Gov. John Baldacci issued a Proclamation honoring the council for its work to improve the lives of those who are blind or visually impaired. He named March 30 as American Council of the Blind of Maine Awareness Day.

Rogers and Ledwin attended the ceremony with their friend and long-time activist for the blind, Brian Higgins of Brewer. Higgins has served as president of the American Council of the Blind of Maine and on many boards and organizations dedicated to advocating for Maine citizens who are blind or visually impaired.

Old Town

Children’s yard sale

The River Coalition will hold a indoor Children’s Yard Sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at the Old Town Elementary School. The yard sale is free to those who attend. The cost of table space is $25. Set-up is 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday, April 30.

Proceeds from the table rental will benefit Canoe Hullabaloo, a weeklong festival in Old Town July 11-17. To rent a table or for more information, call Danielle at 827-2150 or e-mail daniellehaggerty@hotmail.com

The River Coalition is a group of concerned people from the towns of Alton, Bradley, Greenbush, Indian Island, Milford and Old Town who work together to strengthen communities.

Orono

Women of the World

France will be the country featured at the Women of the World luncheon at noon Monday, April 12, at the Church of the Universal Fellowship, 82 Main St. Traditional French foods will be served. There will be a program and displays explaining the cultural heritage of that country.

Women of the World is for all women, American and foreign. Those interested are invited to come and meet the growing population of international women in the area. Meetings are usually the second Monday of each month, September-May. A different country is featured each month. The cost is $4, but there is no charge for small children who are welcome to attend with their mothers.

The May meeting will be a British Tea, at noon, Monday, May 10, possibly at a new location. The location will be announced at a later time. For information, call Mireille Le Gal, 581-3423, at the Office of International Programs, University of Maine.

Bangor Symphony auditions

The Bangor Symphony Orchestra will hold audition at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at the Maine Center for the Arts, University of Maine. Available positions include section players for violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello and bass. Substitutes are needed for all instruments.

Contracted musicians are paid on per service basis, with mileage and housing arrangements included. The 2004-2005 season includes six classical concerts, three youth concerts, three performances of “The Nutcracker” ballet, and a special world premiere concert.

For audition requirements and more information, call Orchestra Manager Scott Burditt, 862-2711, (800) 639-3221, or e-mail sburditt@adelphia.net.

BSO silent auction

The Bangor Symphony Orchestra and UnitedKingfield Bank will hold a Good Fortune silent auction 5-7 p.m. Sunday, April 18, at the Buchanan Alumni House, University of Maine.

The event will feature BSO musicians on piano, marimba, flute and guitar; food and spirits. Auction items include restaurant gift certificates, bed and breakfast stays, theater, sports and music tickets, and items form China, including silks and cloissonne. A 2004 Subaru Outback from Stanley Subaru in Ellsworth also will be up for bid.

Admission is $35 per person and benefits the BSO. Call 942-5555 to make reservations.

Babysitting class

The Orono Parks and Recreation department will offer an American Red Cross certified babysitting class 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17. Participants will learn how to care for children and how to do basic first aid. The cost for the class is $30 for residents, $40 for others. Preregistration is required. Call the department at 866-5065 for more information.

Easter egg hunts

Orono Parks and Recreation department and the University Credit Union will hold two Easter egg hunts, one for children in grades three-five at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 9. Since it is a nighttime activity, children are reminded to bring flashlights.

A second egg hunt for toddlers to those in grade two is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10.

Both hunts will take place at Asa Adams School. Special guests will be present and prizes will be awarded. Call the department at 866-5065 to obtain more information.

Stetson

Cemetery cleanup

Spring cleanup will be done the second week of May in Stetson cemeteries. Those who have decorations, plastic flowers and other items on graves are asked to remove them before then, or they will be discarded.

Recycling dates are April 13 and May 11.

Spring white goods day has been set for May 29. Residents should have items at curbside by 7 a.m., piled separately from regular trash.

Stetson Day has been scheduled for Oct. 16, according to the Stetson Public Library Newsletter. The event will be held in conjunction with the Stetson Quilt Show, the Food Cupboard’s fund-raising supper, the library’s book sale and the fire department’s fund-raising lunch. There also will be games, a cook-off and a morning parade.

Winterport

Missions Conference

The Winterport Baptist Church will hold its seventh annual Missions Conference Friday-Sunday April 16-18. The conference is for families and a nursery will be available.

Hal Stone of East Wilton, New England representative for Wycliffe Bible Translators, will be the keynote speaker at 7 p.m. Friday, April 16, and at the international dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 17.

David Hodgdon of New Tribes Mission in Papua, New Guinea, will be the keynote speaker at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, April 18.

Special programs will take place throughout the conference, during which children may take “air flights” to Papua, New Guinea, Liberia, Ecuador and Turkey.

To obtain information about the conference, call Betty Spearing at 223-5188.