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Peace activist programs

BANGOR – A series of special events featuring Judith Sloan, actress, oral historian and audio artist, will start with the free public presentation, “Immigration, Peace, and Foreign Policy.” Sloan will read excerpts from her book, “Crossing the BLVD: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America.” She will be accompanied by Shekaiba Wakili, a refugee from Afghanistan, who is featured in the book.

The Peace and Justice Center and WERU Community Radio will sponsor the event at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 120 Park St. A public dialogue, moderated by WERU, will follow the reading.

Sloan also will appear at the University of Maine in Orono.

. Crossing into Maine: Old and New Immigration Stories, 12:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, Bodwell Lounge, Maine Center for the Arts.

. Reading from “Crossing the BLVD.” Coordinated by professor Kristin Langellier, with readings by UM students and community members, with Sloan as host, 7:30 p.m, Monday, Nov. 7, Minsky Recital Hall, Class of 1944 Building.

. Women, Girls and Immigration, 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, Bangor Room, Memorial Union.

The events are sponsored by the Women in the Curriculum and Women’s Studies Program, the department of communication and journalism, the school of performing arts and the Hudson Museum.

Sloan and Leherer spent three years gathering photographs and interviews of the newest American immigrants in their home of Queens, N.Y., the most diverse community in the United States. The book was named one of the “Best Books of 2003” by Publishers Weekly and Utne Reader. Photographs and text are on display at the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine until Nov. 23.

For more information, call the Peace and Justice Center at 942-9343, the Hudson Museum at 581-1901 or the Women’s Studies Program at 581-1228.

Bangor

Quilt show

The Holy Stitchers of All Souls Church in Bangor will hold its second annual quilt show 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the church at 10 Broadway. More than 100 pieces will be on display, including antique quilts, modern handmade bed quilts, wall hangings, baby quilts and a variety of quilted items. Works by Sue Harvey of Lincoln, senior editor of Quilter’s World magazine, and Sandra Boobar of Sandy’s Hideaway in Stillwater will be on display. Harvey and Boobar have designed a quilt featured in the December issue of the magazine and it will be on exhibit at the quilt show.

Quilting demonstrations will take place throughout the day and items will be for sale.

Visitors to the quilt show should enter through the main entrance. Admission is $3.

In conjunctionwith the quilt show, the All Souls annual bazaar will offer seven booths of items for sale, a cafe and a silent auction in the Baillie Building, adjacent to the church. Admission to the bazaar is free.

Winter parking rules

The city of Bangor winter parking regulations went into effect on Nov. 1 and will continue until March 31, 2006:

. Night parking: Parking of vehicles on the street or in public parking areas between midnight and 6 a.m. is prohibited. Vehicles in violation will be towed.

. Alternate side parking (odd-even): Parking is allowed on only one side of the street, except in areas that have signs allowing parking at all times. On even-numbered days of the week – Nov. 4, 6, 8, etc. – parking is allowed on the side of the street with even-numbered addresses. On odd-numbered days of the week, parking is allowed only on the side of the street with odd-numbered addresses. If one side of the street is posted to prohibit parking, the odd-even requirement does not apply.

. Blocking snow removal: Vehicles cannot be parked any time on the street or public parking if it interferes with snow plowing or snow removal operations. Vehicles in violation will be towed.

If a vehicle is in violation of the winter parking regulations, it may be ticketed. The vehicle owner is responsible for towing fees if the vehicle has to be moved.

Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’

Shenandoah Shakespeare is sending its touring troupe, the Blackfriars Stage Company, to Bangor.

At 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, actors will present “Richard III’ in the Grand Ballroom, College Center, University College. The troupe is internationally known for providing audiences with dynamic entertainment while promoting Shakespeare.

Thought to be Shakespeare’s first big box-office smash, “Richard III” is an account of the power struggle between England’s royal families, pitting Richard’s House of York against the House of Lancaster in a battle for the throne. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, confides to the audience his plans to kill everyone before him in line for the throne.

The Blackfriars Playhouse, in Staunton, Va., is the world’s only re-creation of William Shakespeare’s original indoor theatre. Shenandoah Shakespeare’s American Shakespeare Center has been selected to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation, a major initiative sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest. For more information visit: www.ishakespeare.com/.

The event is sponsored by the University of Maine at Augusta’s Cultural Events Committee.

Kenduskeag Recital Series

Pianist Enrique Graf will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, Kominsky Auditorium, Husson College, as part of the Kenduskeag Recital Series. He will play works by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Hoiby and Tosar.

Graf joins the recital series from Charleston, S.C., where he is the founder and director of the International Piano Series of Charleston. After winning numerous national piano competitions in Uruguay he came to the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University to study with Leon Fischer.

Graf appears by arrangement with Feuchtenberger Management of Virginia. Tickets for the recital are $15. Call 941-7129 to obtain more information.

Art exhibit by Wall

Photos by Hampden photographer Kathleen Wall are on display through Nov. 22 at the Robert E. White Gallery, Husson College. His focus is nature and its contrasts.

The gallery is open 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call 941-7129 for more information.

Brown Bag Lecture Series

As part of Bangor Public Library’s Art and Artisan Brown Bag lecture series, artist Harry Lord of Brewer will speak on woodcarving at noon Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the library. Lord, who has been engaged in sign painting in the area for 42 years, began carving 15 years ago. He enjoys demonstrating and sharing the skills he had acquired.

Art exhibit by Alpander

Eastern Maine Community College will show the artwork of Bonnie Alpander during November and December. “Mainescapes” features a review of Alpander’s watercolor seascapes and landscapes.

A Maine native, Alpander credits many life experiences with influencing her work. Being an outdoorswoman has led to a connection with nature and its ever-changing revelations.

“My greatest love is to paint on location, discovering new colors, patterns and rhythms, while spontaneously capturing the intimacy of nature,” Alpander said. Artists who have most influenced her are O’Keeffe, Cezanne, Matisse and Klee.

A reception will be held 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the library gallery on the second floor of the new Campus Center. Alpander will give a presentation at 4 p.m.

The exhibit is one of several art shows throughout the year. Area artists are invited to submit applications for exhibiting their work. To obtain more information, call Karen Reilly, library director, at 974-4606.

Informational meeting

Maine Adoption Placement Service will hold an informational meeting on international adoption 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the MAPS office, 181 State St., Bangor.

MAPS partners with 11 countries, including Russia and China. An overview will be presented by MAPS international program specialist Stacy Dudley. To ensure that adequate space and materials are available, RSVP to 941-9500. For more information, visit www.mapsadopt.org.

Art shows at the library

During November, Stockton Springs artist William Landmesser offers a reason to embrace the coming of winter. In his show at the Bangor Public Library, Landmesser exhibits his watercolors and oils, a collection titled “Come Winter.” The paintings display the Maine winter landscape with views of Katahdin, Acadia and rural town scenes. An exhibit opening will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3.

Brewer photographer Steven Shepard takes viewers on a completely different aesthetic journey. “Trekking in the Himalayas” features views from Kathmandu and the Solu Khumbu in Nepal. The enticing and mysterious places are brought home through Shepard’s vibrant and insightful images. His exhibit opening and slide presentation will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17.

Community theater

Bangor Community Theater will hold its annual meeting at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at Well Forms in Brewer. Cast members may pick up DVDs from the theater’s production of “Kiss Me Kate.”

Discussion will focus on ideas for next year’s show and new board members will be elected. All officers and board members are up for re-election and any member may run for any position.

Glenburn

Benefit auction

A live benefit auction to provide home heating oil for those in need, sponsored by the nonprofit organization Mainers Helping Mainers, will be held 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 5, at The Heaten Oil Co., 379 Hudson Road.

The organization is accepting donations of cash, cars, motorcycles and other items for auction. For information, call 990-1773.

Hermon

Girl Scout volunteers

Girl Scout volunteers are invited to 1Voice, a new meeting format designed to give Girl Scout volunteers the information and resources needed for the upcoming year. The District 6 1Voice meeting will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Hermon High School.

The agenda will include training for the Girl Scout cookie sale, a report from the October National Convention, specific age-level training and an opportunity to network with other Girl Scout volunteers.

A new feature of the 1Voice meetings will be “Shop on the Road,” featuring new and sale items from the Girl Scout Shop. A discount will be available for items purchased at the meeting.

The new meeting format has been designed to pull together material from several meetings into a one-stop resource.

In order to have materials available, those attending should RSVP to Dina Eccleston at (800) 464-3858 or e-mail webmaster@abnakigsc.org.

Old Town

ATV safety course

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3381 will sponsor an ATV safety course 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the post home, 64 Water St. The course will be taught by a member of the Maine Warden Service. It is free and open to the public.

Orono

Play ‘Blithe Spirit’

For the first performance in the newly renovated Hauck Auditorium, the University of Maine School of Performing Arts has conjured up an enchanting play complete with seances, ghosts and mischievous mayhem.

Written in 1941 by playwright Noel Coward, “Blithe Spirit” was the longest-running comedy in British theater for three decades. It will be directed by Marcia Joy Douglas, associate professor of theater. Plotted around the central role of spirit medium Madame Arcati, the play is an escapist comedy about relationships on both sides of the grave.

The play runs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 3-5; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6.

Emily Gammon, student president of Maine Masque, offered a brief statement as a ceremonial ribbon was cut prior to the Oct. 29 performance to mark a new era for the renovated 41-year-old Hauck Auditorium.

Admission is $8. UMaine students are admitted free with a MaineCard. Call 581-1755 for more information.

Orrington

Friends of the library

The newly formed Friends of the Orrington Library will hold its first public program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the Center Drive School. Jerry Smith, president of the Fields Pond Audubon Society, will present “Feeding Birds in Winter.” Refreshments will be served.

The Friends of Orrington Library meet at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month, at the library at the Center Drive School. Their purpose is to promote community support for, and public use of, the library. Those interested are invited to attend Friends’ meetings. Call 825-4938 or 825-4812.

Operation Christmas Child

Area residents are preparing to bring joy to a the world this Christmas by packing and collecting shoe box gifts for children around the world through Operation Christmas Child.

Calvary Chapel, at 154 River Road, will be open to receive gift-filled shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child during the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 14-21. Local hours of operation are noon-2 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8-10 a.m. Saturday; noon-2 p.m. Sunday.

The project encourages children, families, churches and groups to fill empty shoe boxes with toys, school supplies, hygiene items, photos and personal letters, which are hand-delivered to disadvantaged children worldwide.

Last year, the church collected 4,347 gift-filled boxes from the area. The goal is 5,000 shoe box gifts for this year.

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism ministry headed by Franklin Graham. For more information about Calvary Chapel’s participation in Operation Christmas Child, call 991-9555. For more information about Operation Christmas Child or to receive free materials, call (800) 353-5949 or visit www.samaritanspurse.org.

Bangor

Help at Christmas

The Salvation Army has changed its procedures for families applying for Christmas assistance.

Applications for Christmas assistance will be taken at the Christmas Center, attached to the Family Store at 585 Broadway, 9 a.m.-noon on the following days:

. Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 14, 15 and 16.

. Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 21, 22 and 23.

. Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 28, 29 and 30.

All applicants must bring proof of residency, proof of income and expenses.

Creche exhibit

The sixth annual Bangor Creche Exhibit will be held Friday through Sunday, Dec. 2-4, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 639 Grandview Ave. Those who own creches and would like to loan them for the exhibit are invited to do so by calling Craig and Pat Rand, 989-1953. Lenders should bring their creches to the church during regular business hours on Monday, Nov. 28.

Massage for veterans

River City Therapy and Wellness Center, 268 State St., will offer complimentary chair and table massage to veterans noon-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11. Make an appointment or walk in. To obtain more information, call Debra Roof, 990-0188, Ext. 91 or email therapyandwellness@yahoo.com.

Neighborhood sweep

In conjunction with Keep Bangor Beautiful and St. Joseph Healthcare, a group of residents, students and local businesses will sweep up the neighborhood in and around Center Street 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.

Participants will gather at 9:30 a.m. in front of John Bapst Memorial High School, 100 Broadway, to receive their assignments and collection materials. The Sweep will include removal of trash, litter, cans and bottles, plus sweeping up cigarette butts and removing graffiti.

The event will culminate with participants gathering at John Bapst for hot cider and pizza. Organizations taking part include John Bapst, Brookings-Smith and Verizon.

National adoption month

Good Samaritan Agency will hold its 17th annual adoption reunion in honor of National Adoption Awareness Month 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the agency’s office, 100 Ridgewood Drive.

Some 100 people are expected to attend the event. The multicultural gathering will bring families together to socialize, share experiences and celebrate adoption. Clowns, creative crafts, games and refreshments will be a part of the celebration.

Good Samaritan Agency has helped people throughout Maine build families through adoption since 1907. The agency works with families interested in either domestic or international adoption.

Good Samaritan’s adoption caseworkers have more than 50 years of combined experience working in all aspects of adoption. The agency provides post-adoption services and offers services to birth parents, adoptees and adoptive families. Its fees for a home study, placement and post-placement are among the lowest in Maine.

For more information, call 942-7211.

Brewer

Project Reach

Long before “The Apprentice” and “The Amazing Race,” middle school pupils in Maine were competing in Urban Adventure. The unique learning opportunity involves nearly 100 eighth-grade students who are part of Project Reach, the middle school program of Jobs for Maine’s Graduates. Every fall, Project Reach students from all over the state converge on Portland to interact with employers and learn about Maine’s work force. This year the event will take place Nov. 4.

Pupils from Brewer Middle School will take part this year. Pupils will arrive by bus at 11:30 a.m. at UnumProvident’s Corporate Headquarters in South Portland, where they will be treated to lunch and eventually spend the night.

But before the students enjoy their corporate sleepover, they head out on a quest. Using the Maine State Pier as a starting point, they will be divided into teams for a competitive scavenger hunt throughout downtown Portland. A Project Reach Specialist will serve as the overall leader and chaperone of each group. The pupils will collect job applications, business cards, bank pamphlets, museum schedules and other business related items.

For more information, contact Maureen Duggan at (877) 851-2025 or at mduggan@jmg.org.

Partners in Ending Hunger

Those interested in helping identify community solutions to ending hunger are invited to attend a meeting of Community Partners in Ending Hunger 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in the cafeteria at Old Town High School.

For information on the meeting or the committee, contact Carl Bergman, 866-7754 or Brenda Davis, 827-1298.

Orono

Youth musicians

Five members of the Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform during intermission at the next concert of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Maine Center for the Arts.

They are: Paul R. Nelson, trombone; Charlotte Kenneway, flute; Eryn Nelson, clarinet; Kate Goodness, violin; and Regina Kenneway, baritone saxophone.

For ticket information, call 942-5555.

Chestnut Foundation

The annual meeting of the Maine Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, in the Coe Room, Memorial Union Building, University of Maine. Business and breeding orchard reports will precede the keynote speech.

This year’s program headliner, Dr. Fred Paillet, will address the topic, “Once We Have Blight-Proof Chestnut, What Do We Do With It?” Paillet is a research professor at UMaine in the fields of environmental geophysics and paleo-climate studies. As research geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey, a position he held for 30 years, he investigated the ecology of the American chestnut and published studies of its soil and climate requirements and its interrelationship with other tree species.

Since the Maine Chapter is on its way to breeding a blight-resistant chestnut in its orchards around the state, Paillet’s topic is timely and of interest to individuals who are champions of forests and wildlife, all of whom are invited to attend the meeting. A field trip to the new breeding orchard in nearby Veazie will follow the lunch break.

As a fundraiser, a sculpture of a lady slipper orchid made of American chestnut wood, hand crafted and donated to the chapter by Brunswick woodworker Laurie Stearns, will be featured in a silent auction.

An American chestnut tree graces the grounds of the White House, chosen in honor of Arbor Day 2005. Public interest in the tree is growing with the possibility of a blight-resistant tree and what that will mean economically and environmentally. Chapter members hope that more Mainers will become involved in the work here, planting and tending the orchards, pollinating and harvesting nuts as well as searching for more American chestnut trees.

To obtain information about the meeting and chapter activities, and to place a bid on the lady slipper carving, call Eric Evans, chapter president, at 236-9635, e-mail belevans@adelphia.net or visit www. me-acf.org.

Lectures on environment

The Sen. George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research continues its fall seminar series, Juggling Research, Policy and Management Decisions for Federal, State, Tribal and Conservation Lands. Lectures take place at noon in Norman Smith Hall on the University of Maine campus and are open to the public.

. Friday, Nov. 4. Jim McKenna and David Manski from Acadia National Park will present “The Schoodic Education and Research Center: A Developing Model for Advancing Natural and Cultural Resource Research and Education through Partnerships and Collaborations.”

. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Sandy Neily from the Moosehead Region Futures Committee will present “The Plum Creek Alternative: Pursuing the Economics of Conservation.” The committee was formed to ensure a significant citizen voice in the future of the region. Neily will discuss the dangers and opportunities that Plum Creek’s plan offers for a struggling economy.

. Friday, Nov. 18. Sharri Venno from the Houlton Band of Maliseets will present “Living Downstream: Managing Tribal Lands in a Watershed Context.” Venno will discuss the effect of external influences in the watershed and their impact on management of tribal lands.

For information, call Ruth Hallsworth, 581-3196 or visit www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/outreach/lectureseries.htm.