The Bangor-Brewer Fourth of July Corp. is sponsoring a carnival on the Bangor Waterfront May 11-15, which should be fun for everyone.

Featuring Smokey’s Greater Shows, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary year, gates open at 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, and Thursday, May 12; noon Friday, May 13; 11 a.m. Saturday, May 14; and noon Sunday, May 15, along the banks of the Penobscot River in Bangor.

Angelia Levesque, new chairwoman of the Bangor-Brewer Fourth of July Corp., which makes all the arrangements for this special day, reports carnival admission is free, and that attendees only purchase tickets for the rides.

However, she added, Friday is “a special day for children,” because kiddie rides will be 50 cents in celebration of Smokey’s 50th anniversary.

“Fried dough, french fries and all the usual carnival goodies will be there,” she wrote, and, in addition to the rides for the youngsters, there will be a bounce house and various games “as well as rides for the older, and more daring, crowd.”

She does want you to know, however, “the carnival will close, depending on crowds and weather.”

Levesque added that the group is still seeking “any and all donations available” to help fund the July Fourth celebration, especially since “the cost of the fireworks has greatly increased this year.”

Anyone interested in participating in the Bangor-Brewer Fourth of July Parade should call Doug Damon at 942-6310.

Sue Hart of Bangor will be the guest speaker for the Orono Health Association annual meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, at Church of Universal Fellowship on Main Street in Orono.

The agenda includes reports on the year’s activities and election of officers for the year. All Orono residents are invited to attend.

Hart will discuss the Chemo Angels and Senior Angels programs.

Founded in California, the purpose of the programs is to brighten the lives of people with cancer, and those residing in nursing homes.

For more information about OHA and its activities, call President Ann Devoe at 866-4536.

Brewer High School seniors Chad Szylvian, Khalan Bridges, Megan Fraser and junior Melanie Moore will star in the Brewer Youth Theatre presentation of “Grease.”

Showtime is 7 p.m. May 12-14 and May 17-19 at Brewer Middle School, 5 Somerset St.

A play “the students have wanted to do for some time,” Rich Kimball wrote, “they’ve really put a tremendous amount of energy and enthusiasm into it.”

This movie classic drew “a lot of new faces” to the production, “and it’s exciting to see a number of students make their BYT debut,” he added.

Tickets at the door are $5 for adults and $3 for students.

Kimball cautions readers that the production includes “some mature subject mater, and may not be suitable for younger audiences.”

The Garden Club Federation of Maine Gardening Study School Course II, Series VIII begins at 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at Penobscot County Cooperative Extension Office, 307 Maine Ave. in Bangor.

Wendy Cote, GCFM president, invites you to take the courses instructed by University of Maine Cooperative Extension staff members Dr. Lois Berg-Stack, Gleason Gray, Dr. Bruce Watt, Clay Kirby, Barbara Murphy and Windswept Gardens owner Robert Bangs.

Books for class reading assignments can be obtained by calling Gardening Study School Chairwoman Gloria Burrill at 278-5994, or e-mailing goblin@tdstelme.net.

On behalf of Anah Temple Shrine, Norris Nickerson reminds readers that the Anah Shriners’ annual free child screening clinics are 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, May 15, at seven eastern Maine sites.

Nickerson, the Shrine clinic coordinator, said the screenings are for children with orthopedic problems, birth defects, such as spina bifida and cleft palate, burn scars or any problem that the Shriners hospitals staff can treat.

Children will be seen at Aroostook Orthopedic Associates, 172 Academy St., Presque Isle; the McBride Building, Downeast Community Hospital, Machias; Anah Temple Shrine, 586 Main St., Bangor; Waldo County Shrine Club, Northport Avenue, Belfast; Calais Regional Hospital; Lubec Regional Medical Center, South Lubec Road, and by Dr. Richard Swett, 45 Dwelley St., Dover-Foxcroft.

Necessary information to be brought by accompanying adults must include a child’s birth certificate, immunization record, adoption papers, custody and guardianship orders and divorce decree.

For more information about these clinics, call Anah Temple Shrine, 942-2254.

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