Garden expert to speak on European methods

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For the past four years, wrote Justine Mencl, the Pittsfield Garden Club has sponsored bus tours throughout New England and Canada which, apparently, have been very successful.

For those who’ve taken some of the trips, and for those who would like to see and hear what garden tours elsewhere are like, the PGC has a wonderful opportunity for you.

Lois Stack of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will give a slide presentation, “Gardening Methods in Europe: What Can be Adapted by Maine Gardeners,” at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at the Universalist Unitarian Church on Easy Street in Pittsfield.

Mencl describes Stack as “a guest speaker who really plans grand garden tours,” and wants you to know that Stack is the designer and overseer of Rogers Farm Gardens at the university.

This event is free and open to the public.

Before the lecture, the PGC will host its annual Harvest Supper at 5:30 p.m. at that site and you are invited to attend the meal as well.

Those wishing to enjoy the Harvest Supper are asked to call Mencl, 487-5670, or menu coordinator Belinda Coots, 938-4174.

People contributing food for the supper are asked to arrive at 5 p.m.

“All who have traveled on any of the Pittsfield Garden Bus Tours,” Mencl wrote, “are especially invited to attend this double-header event.”

The PGC contributes to scholarships for the Maine Conservation Camp, presents senior awards in botany, and tends many community gardens in the Pittsfield area.

The club’s “subject meetings” are always open to the public “at no charge,” Mencl added.

Obviously, PGC members are looking forward to Stack’s presentation, and hope you will attend.

You are invited to attend the annual meeting of Bangor Community Theatre at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at the Sea Dog restaurant in Bangor.

People who are not members of this local theater group are most welcome to attend and learn more about the organization, but reservations are encouraged.

For more information, call Stephanie Erb, 884-8114, or Missy Babineau, 989-6675.

Individuals planning to attend the world premiere of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony No. 6, “The Penobscot River,” by Thomas Oboe Lee, should know while the event is free and open to the public, it is recommended that you call in advance to order tickets.

The premier is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Bangor Auditorium.

If it should sell out, it would be better to have your tickets in hand than be disappointed at the door.

Tickets can be obtained by calling the BSO box office at 942-5555 or (800) 639-3221.

On a related note, the Bangor Public Library will host a display of student art, featuring “The Penobscot River” in honor of the symphony premiere, now through Saturday, Oct. 23, in the stairwell extension near the director’s office at the library, 145 Harlow St.

You are invited to enjoy the work of Bangor area elementary school pupils and their interpretations of the Penobscot River journey.

A lecture and walking tour featuring the Great Bangor Fire of 1911 will be presented by the Bangor Museum and Center for History at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the museum, 6 State St., Bangor.

The guest lecturer and tour guide will be Mike Pullen of WBRC Architects-Engineers in Bangor.

With the support of the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, the event is free and open to the public.

To make reservations, or for more information, call the museum at 942-1900.

President Debbie Parady and members of Bangor Noontime Kiwanis invite you to its annual Charity Auction with doors opening for the Silent Auction at noon Sunday, Oct. 24, at Bangor Motor Inn, 701 Hogan Road.

The live auction, which begins at 1 p.m., includes bargains for young and old.

The event also features a dessert auction, and lots of delicious treats from Frank’s Bakery, Governor’s, Coffee Break Bakery and Ambrosia Catering.

Proceeds benefit local children’s charities of Bangor Noontime Kiwanis.

For more information, call Parady at 947-3806.

To clarify information appearing in Saturday’s column about the Families and Children Together Dinner Auction, the event begins with a Silent Auction at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. and the dinner auction after dinner on Friday, Oct. 29, at Bangor Motor Inn.

Tickets are $20 each and can be obtained by calling 941-2347.

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