What a delightful, midday break is in store for all who attend a special fund-raiser for the junior class of Hodgdon High School.

Members of the Zoot Suit Revue Back Door Dance Studio of Eddington will take the stage at noon Saturday, Dec. 4, at the high school in what Dannette Ellis of Hodgdon describes as a “dinner-theater presentation.”

That is because, while members of Zoot Suit Revue are entertaining you with their renditions of dances from the ’20s through the ’50s, you’ll be eating a delicious spaghetti dinner served by members of the high school’s junior class.

Admission to this fun event is by donation, which makes it a wonderful bargain for large families, Ellis said.

Chuck and Sue McKay of Eddington are directors of Zoot Suit Revue, an all-volunteer dance company that raises funds for groups and organizations throughout eastern Maine.

All proceeds from this dinner theater will benefit HHS junior class projects and events.

“We hope it will be lots of fun, and we’re hoping for a good turnout,” Ellis said.

No matter what you’re doing Saturday noon, you should take a break, enjoy lunch and this show. It will make your day.

If your organization is interested in hosting a similar fund-raiser, call the McKays at 843-5638; write them at 34 Lois Lane, Eddington 04428; e-mail swingtime34@aol.com or visit www.backdoordance.com.

St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary invites you to attend its Remembrance Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the hospital, 360 Broadway in Bangor.

The event includes caroling with St. John’s Catholic Church Adult and Children’s Choir, holiday refreshments, and a visit from Santa Claus.

The next day, the hospital’s Employee Activity Committee holds its annual Holiday Craft Fair from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, on the second floor of the hospital.

The employee committee coordinates activities and outings for hospital employees, physicians and volunteers.

Fair proceeds help support future activities.

What has become one of this area’s most popular holiday events is the Bangor cr?che exhibit sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The fifth annual exhibit is noon-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4; and noon-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, at the church, 639 Grandview Ave. in Bangor.

The event is free and open to the public.

Entertainment is also part of the exhibit, which includes singers, bell ringers, a live Nativity, choirs and choruses, and a Christian Christmas Carol Sing-Along.

One highlight of the exhibit will be the extensive cr?che exhibit belonging to the Steve Wong family of Bangor.

Alice Mumme reports that “all university and community members” are invited to attend an Old-Fashioned Holiday Party at Page Farm Home Museum at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at the museum on the University of Maine campus in Orono.

The event includes tree-trimming, carol-singing, ornament making and refreshments.

The Museum Gift Shop will be open, and “children are especially welcome,” Mumme added.

For information, call 581-4100.

Church organist and director of music John Haskell and retired organist-teacher Dave Swett present An Informal Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at First United Methodist Church of Bangor, 709 Essex St.

The one-hour program will feature “12 piano-organ duets by Linda McKechnie, eight reflecting the Christmas season,” Swett wrote, explaining that “she weds popular hymn tunes with classical music.”

In addition, the church bell choir will play several numbers and, Swett says, this event will be “a fun share time for all.”

Pat Mackintosh of Hampden reminds those who appreciate and support the work of Maine artists that the Bangor Art Society Auction is 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at Union Street Brick Church in Bangor.

There is no admission fee for the live auction, which features hors d’oeuvres and music while you are looking over the artworks that will be up for bid.

To help support artists who participate in the auction, the art society allows them to retain up to 50 percent of the winning bid.

All auction proceeds benefit the society’s programs, which include scholarships, lectures, workshops and exhibits.

Sharon O’Connell reports the Guilford United Methodist Women will hold a Christmas Coffee and Mini Fair from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, in the church Fellowship Hall on School Street.

She invites you to “stop in, enjoy a cup of coffee, some refreshments and do a little Christmas shopping, too.”

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