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Bangor

Roosevelt Andre Credit concert

Roosevelt Andre Credit will appear in concert at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the First United Methodist Church, 703 Essex St.

Credit is a bass-baritone singer, conductor and composer who has performed nationally and internationally. Credit, his friend John Haskell and the church choir will present gospel and blues favorites as well as some of Credit’s own compositions.

The concert is free with a freewill offering collected afterwards.

Before the concert, a healthy heart salad and bean supper will be served 5-6 p.m., which will benefit WEE-CARE, a parenting and nutritional education program for mothers and infants Washington County. Tickets for the supper, available at the door, are $6, $3 children under 12 years.

For information, call the church office at 945-9567 or e-mail fumcbgr@verizon.net.

Sunshine Kids

The Sunshine Kids Great Garage Sale will be held 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 30, in the parking lot at 160 Broadway at the corner of Broadway and Cumberland. The event will raise funds to benefit the Sunshine Kids Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support to children with cancer. It is co-sponsored by Prudential Northeast Properties and ABWA’s Business Women of Bangor.

Donations are welcome, especially toys, children’s clothes, china, tools and games. A home-baked goods sale also will be featured. For information call Jan Currier at 942-8261, ext. 224.

Bangor Symphony Orchestra

Representatives of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra will be at the Oriental Jade Restaurant from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. Oriental Jade Restaurant is located next to the Bangor Cinemas on Bangor Mall Boulevard.

Meet Maestro Xiao-Lu Li, members of the orchestra and staff. Enjoy live music by a BSO ensemble while dining. Enter to win special prize packages. Kiss 94.5 will be on hand for a live remote broadcast.

Stop in and say hello. Sign up for a season subscription. Part of the proceeds from dinner bills will go to the Bangor Symphony, courtesy of Oriental Jade.

The Meet the Symphony event helps the BSO to kick off its 111th season. The fundraiser is one of the many ways patrons can show support for the BSO and help fulfill its mission to bring live music to Bangor and surrounding communities.

For information, call the Bangor Symphony Orchestra box office at 942-5555, or (800) 639-3221.

Craft fair, flea market, etc.

The Bangor Elks Lodge will hold a craft fair, flea market and yard sale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, rain or shine, at the lodge, 108 Odlin Road. The event will benefit the Maine Children’s Cancer Program.

Donations of sellable goods are being accepted and may be dropped off at the lodge.

Vendors are welcome. Table space is $25. For information or to reserve table space, call Steven Grant at 942-6977 or Patty Reid, 848-3990.

Transportation Training

The Penquis CAP Resource Development Center is offering Transportation Training for child care professionals 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Penquis CAP, 262 Harlow St.

Individuals will learn the basics about child restraint systems, belt systems and how they work together. After participating in the training session, individuals will be able to select and secure children in appropriate child restraint systems and install child restraint systems in multiple types of vehicles.

There is no cost for the training. For information or to register, call 973-3533.

Bus tour of Bangor

The Greater Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau has two more dates left for its “Tommyknockers and More” bus tour.

“The tour is a great way to match fact with fiction,” said Jessica Taylor, marketing coordinator for the bureau and the Maine Highlands. “Seeing the sights that inspired many of Stephen King’s visions for his books and movies is amazing. These are the places we drive by every day. Most of us don’t even realize how lucky we are to be able to see where Ellie saw ‘skinny Santa’ in ‘Pet Sematary,’ while others around the world have to imagine these places. This tour is guaranteed to entertain.”

The final two tours of the season will take place at 2 p.m. Sept. 24 and Oct. 29, and leaves from the Bangor waterfront in the Front Street parking lot next to the harbormaster’s office. The cost is $10. To make reservations or for information, call 947-5205 or (800) 91-MOOSE.

Katahdin hike

Assata Sherrill of Bangor is organizing a small group to hike Mount Katahdin on Saturday, Sept. 30. Those interested in joining the expedition should call Sherrill at 941-0987.

Bradley

History days

Experience life in a Maine lumbering settlement at Living History Days at Leonards Mills, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 7 and 8. Attendees can observe an operational water-powered up-and-down sawmill, take a bateau ride, and sample bean-hole beans, reflector oven biscuits and apple cider. Learn about Maine’s logging and lumbering history, and enjoy a day in Maine’s peaceful and colorful forest before the splendor of fall has passed.

Admission is $7, $2 children age 12 years and younger, free to members. Leonards Mills is located off Route 178 in Bradley between Milford and Brewer. For information, call the Maine Forest and Logging Museum at 581-2871.

Mystery dinner theater

Good Shepherd Food Bank will sponsor a mystery theater, “Politics Can be Murder,” 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Spectacular Event Center, 395 Griffin Road. The cost is $40, or $300 for a table for eight. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner, cash bar and prizes. The event benefits the food bank. For information or to make reservations, call Sue O’Brien at 989-4672 or visit www.gsfb.org.

Food donations

Manna is seeking donations of nonperishable food. Items needed are soup, cans of tomato sauce, canned meat, boxes of macaroni and cheese, canned beans, canned spaghetti and packages of Ramen noodles. Manna officials said that the average attendance at the soup kitchen each evening is 140. In addition, the agency distributes food to 410 families each week. Drop off food donations 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday at 629 Main St. For information, call 990-2870.

Brewer

Faith-based course

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church has announced a new contemporary series of faith-based courses starting Wednesday, Sept. 27. In recent months, the Episcopal Church has been making headlines globally and locally.

The increasing amount of tension in relation to the prophetic actions of the past two General Conventions, church officials said, have created a buzz within the church as well as in the larger community.

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church is offering a series of eight Christian education courses called “Via Media.” The program is focused on continuing the conversation, and is open to anyone who has ever been curious or interested in the Episcopal-Anglican tradition.

The course will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 27-Nov. 15, at the church on Holyoke and Main streets.

The objective is to create an open, inclusive environment that appeals to people wondering about the Episcopal Church or St. Patrick’s, as well as existing congregation members.

The course will include video, written materials, small group discussion and large group forum to help participants encounter the basic principles of Christianity through the Anglican approach of Scripture, tradition and reason.

Bible study

Brewer children in grades one to six are invited to participate in Bible study classes 10:15-10:45 a.m. Sunday, beginning immediately at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Holyoke and Main streets. To register, call the church at 989-1308.

Mental illness walk

The eighth annual Mental Illness Awareness Walk will be held Sunday, Oct. 1, to promote education, understanding and acceptance of mental illness. Volunteers, who raise funds by seeking pledges, are needed to participate in the 3.5-mile walk. Volunteers to help at the event also are needed. Registration is at 11 a.m. and the walk beings at noon at the Twin City Plaza. Walkers proceed down State Street to the Penobscot bridge, down Washington Street and Central Street in Bangor, up Main Street to the Chamberlain Bridge, then up Wilson Street to Twin City Plaza. Visit www.mentalillness awareness-me.org for information.

Hampden

Writing for the fun of it

“Writing for Self Discovery and Fun” will be offered 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Dyer Library, 269 Main Road North. Lee F. White, who will conduct the workshop, will use guided exercises to spark creativity in poetry and prose. The workshop offers a safe framework for writing and having fun with the written word. Participants will have the opportunity to share their work, if they desire. No writing experience is necessary. Bring a pen and notebook or journal. The program is open to those 18 years old and up. Sign up at the library. For information, call Lee White at 862-5448.

Orono

Author talk, signing

Orono Public Library will be the host for an author talk and book signing for “Small Worlds: Adopted Sons, Pet Piranhas, and other Mortal Concerns” by Robert Klose at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. Klose is the author of “Adopting Alyosha: A Single Man Finds a Son in Russia.” He is associate professor of biological sciences at the University College of Bangor and lives in Orono. For 20 years, readers of the Christian Science Monitor have enjoyed the musings of this singular writer who has brought his talent to bear on a wide range of human-interest subjects. Klose has attracted fans from all walks of life, from physicians to farmers to teachers, and his unique insights on life are seasoned with gentle, often laugh-out-loud humor. The cream of Klose’s columns, now gathered in a book, has been culled from the more than 250 pieces written for the Monitor. “Small Worlds” features Klose’s graceful prose and engaging voice in brief essays with subjects ranging from the joys of small-town hardware stores and Converse sneakers to the challenges of learning a foreign language or traveling abroad. For information, call the Orono Public Library at 866-5060.

Stetson

Historical society grant

The Stetson Historical Society has received a grant of $3,990 to better preserve its historical collections by repairing and renovating its museum building. The Maine Historical Records advisory board provided the grant with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records committee.

The Stetson Historical Society acquired a building through a donation by the Leighton Trust in 2005. The building will be used to house historical town documents and items that preserve the history of Stetson and the surrounding area, as well as a meeting place for the community to study and present information regarding the history of the town.

A recent report to the Maine Legislature demonstrates that many of Maine’s historical collections – photographs, paintings, natural history collections, letters, etc. – are in danger of being lost to mold, fire, theft or misuse. Recent surveys show that Maine people in local government, historical societies and libraries, are seeking help to preserve that heritage.

The Stetson Historical Society was able to procure the grant by demonstrating the need to preserve historical papers and matching the grant money with donated time and services. Volunteers have donated hundreds of hours cleaning, painting and repairing the museum building, as well as donating professional services such as carpentry, construction work and electrical work.

For information about the Historical Collections Facilities Grant Program, call Peggy Shiels at the Cultural Resources Information Center at 287-7591 or e-mail maine.cric

@maine.gov or visit www.maine.gov/sos/arc/mhrab/grant.html.

175th anniversary

The town of Stetson will celebrate its 175th anniversary Saturday, Sept. 23, with a day of activities including a parade at 9 a.m., food, games for adults and children, a yard sale and the grand opening of the Stetson Historical Society museum building. For information, call the Town Office at 296-3232.

Veazie

Birthday calendar

The Veazie Community Birthday Calendar for 2007 is now being sold by members of the Veazie Garden Club. For $5, subscribers can purchase a calendar and list up to four birthdays and anniversaries. Additional listings are 50 cents each. Businesses may display ads in the calendar for $40. The deadline for orders, ads and listings is Saturday, Sept. 30. The community calendar is the garden club’s major fundraiser of the year. To order a calendar and submit listings, call Leah Vetelino at 942-3569 or Barb Brown Dalton, 947-4827.