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Hazardous waste collection

The Bangor Public Works Center, 530 Maine Ave., will hold its annual Regional Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, Oct. 7. The event is free to pre-registered residents of participating communities. Keep Bangor Beautiful is sponsoring the event and will provide food and drink to the many volunteers who work at the event.

Residents who wish to drop off household hazardous waste on Oct. 7 should make a list of items they would like to bring to the event, then visit their local town office by noon Thursday, Sept. 28, to register in advance. A fee of $10 will be charged to residents not having a preregistration permit in hand when they bring in waste.

No permits will be issued after noon Friday, Oct. 6.

Each resident will be allowed to bring up to 15 gallons of household hazardous waste and one computer, one monitor, one keyboard and one television per permit.

Other items accepted are oil-based paint, used turpentine, paint remover and thinners, varnish, linseed oil, used motor oil, old gasoline, used antifreeze, transmission fluid, brake fluid, fluorescent lamps, mercury thermometers, mercury thermostats, liquid mercury, chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pat poison, pesticides, rechargeable batteries and other items upon authorization.

Residents should call their town office for information. Information is posted at www.bangormaine.gov/citynews.

Participating are Bangor, Bradley, Brewer, Carmel, Clifton, Dixmont, Eddington, Etna, Newburgh, Old Town, Orono, Orrington, Penobscot Nation, Stetson, Stockton Springs and Winterport.

Bangor

Beaux Arts Ball

The Robinson Ballet Company board of directors will present its Beaux Arts Ball from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 14, at the newly renovated, historic Society Hall Ballroom, 193 Exchange St. The Society Hall Ballroom was built in 1892 and hosted the Bangor Symphony in the early 1900s, as well as other elegant social events.

The Beaux Arts Ball will feature the music of Brian Catell and the Jump City Jazz Band, lavish hors d’oeuvres and elegant desserts by Montes International Catering, a cash bar by the Muddy Rudder and dancing until midnight.

WLBZ’s Donna Gormley and Matt Friedman will emcee the evening’s festivities. Tables for six to eight are available. Semi-formal attire is required.

The Beaux Arts Ball also will feature a dance presentation by Robinson Ballet.

Tickets are $50 a person. For more information and tickets, call Helen Munsey at 866-3417.

Children’s activities

The Bangor Public Library has announced a roster of fall fun activities. The schedule is:

. Morning Break with the Librarian, for children ages 2 to 5, 10 a.m. Mondays. Stories and games.

. Goody Gang, for children in kindergarten to grade two, 3:30 p.m. Mondays. Stories, songs, videos, crafts and games.

. Story Craft Time, for children age 4 and 5 who do not need parental supervision, 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays.

. Chapter Chums, for third- and fourth-graders, 4 p.m. Tuesdays.

. Mother Goose Time, for babies up to 24 months, 9:15 a.m. Wednesdays.

. Tiny Tot Time, for 2 to 4 year olds with a participating adult, 10 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.

. Friday Foragers, for fifth- and sixth-graders, 3:30 p.m. every other Friday.

. ABC Kids, for children age 3 to 6, 11 a.m. Saturdays.

. The Play Reading Group, for sixth- to 12th-graders, 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Classic and contemporary plays, theater-related games and putting on a play. Registration requested.

. You Be the Judge, for sixth- to 12th-graders, 5:30 p.m. first Tuesday of each month. Register for an opportunity to consider real legal cases and their outcomes.

. All That and a Bag of Chips, for seventh- and eighth-graders, 3:30 p.m. Thursdays. Free books, book-related activities and snacks. Registration requested.

For more information about library programs, call 947-8336.

Fear No Art

A slide presentation about Maine contemporary art by Center for Maine Contemporary Art Education Director Cathy Melio will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Bangor Public Library.

The event is part of the “Fear No Art Tour,” which began in Maine schools and is traveling to libraries throughout the state to be enjoyed by those of all ages and interests. The outreach tour is part of the art center’s ongoing efforts to connect people with contemporary Maine art and artists in an interesting, entertaining and informative way. Images in the presentation are from the center’s 2005 exhibitions “Surviving Winter in Maine,” “A Celebration of the Art of Wood” and “Water,” as well as other recent solo and group exhibitions.

At the Bangor Public Library, Melio will be joined by Vinalhaven artist Diana Cherbuliez, who will show slides and talk briefly about her own work. The program is free. Those who attend will receive a free pair of guest passes to visit Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland.

PowerHouse Teen Center

The Salvation Army’s PowerHouse Teen Center, 65 South Park St., will expand its hours beginning in October. The new hours will allow time for creative arts and leadership programs from 4 to 6 p.m. After-school homework time with tutoring available is 2-4 p.m.

The center is now charging a membership fee of $10, or $2 per program session. Homework and tutoring time are free of charge.

To help support the center, discount cards are for sale at the Salvation Army’s Family Store at the Broadway Shopping Center.

For more information, call Charlie at 941-2990.

Membership seminars

The Unitarian Universalist Society of Bangor, 120 Park St., will hold seminars 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 12, 19 and 26, on what it means to become a member of the society. The sessions are open to the public.

“This will be an opportunity for anyone interested to ask questions about our distinctive faith,” said Sue McKay, chairwoman of the membership and fellowship committee. “Of particular interest will be the video ‘Our American Roots,’ which will be shown throughout the series.” For more information, call 947-7009.

Peace rally

A peace rally will be held 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the bandstand, Bangor Waterfront Park.

The speaker will be Doug Rawlings of Vets for Peace. Other guests will be Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco of WERU Radio, singer-songwriter Gray Cox, Improv Acadia, Voices of Peace Choir, Romulus Rex and Rock Fusion. A peace march will leave the waterfront at 2 p.m. For more information, call 942-9343 or visit www.stopthewar2006.org.

Art at the library

Three new art exhibits will open Monday, Oct. 2, at Bangor Public Library. VSA Arts of Maine will present “A Matter of Perception 2006: Exhibition by Artists with Disabilities” in the Lecture Hall. An opening reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5. A panel of artists whose works are being shown will be on hand to discuss their work. Refreshments will be served.

“Maine Scenes and Wildlife,” photographs by Page Eastman of Bangor, will be shown in the Stairwell Gallery.

Cheryl Beitzell, a 3-D artist, will show her work, “Scraps of Leftover Dreams,” in the library’s Round Reading Room.

To learn more about library art shows or how to exhibit your own work, call the library at 947-8336.

Music teachers’ summit

Bangor resident Patricia Stowell, along with nearly 100 Music Teachers National Association state, division and national leaders, attended the ninth annual Summit for MTNA Leadership in Cincinnati, Sept. 15-17.

The purpose of the weekend was to provide a time of learning, brainstorming and networking for association leaders so they may work effectively to meet the greater needs of the association, its members and music education.

“Attending the MTNA Summit provided a dynamic environment for meeting and sharing ideas with leaders from across the nation who have similar goals,” said Stowell. “I look forward to demonstrating what I have learned to members of our state as well as to my own students.”

Stowell, president of the Maine Music Teachers Association, is known in the area as a performer – pianist and chamber musician – and as instructor and director of the Kneisel Hall Maine Young Musicians chamber music program. Her concern, and that of the association, is to further the art of music through teaching, performing, scholarly research and sharing music with all.

Founded in 1876, the association is the oldest professional music teachers association in the United States.

For more information about the state Maine Music Teachers Association, e-mail Stowell@adelphia.net or visit at www.mtna.org.

Brewer

DASH conference

A conference, “Building Customer Service: Working with Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities,” will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Jeff’s Catering. The conference is sponsored by the Disability and Aging Services Helpline Network, a coalition of public, private, and nonprofit partners working to connect seniors, individuals with disabilities and caregivers with community long-term support.

The cost of the conference is $25, or $100 for five people from the same organization. Lunch is included. For more information, call 941-2800, ext. 205.

Historical Society

The Brewer Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Clewley Museum, 199 Wilson St.

Ken Hanscom, director of the Brewer Parks and Recreation Department, will give a review of Brewer Days, in which the Brewer Historical Society took part. Guests are welcome. Membership is $10 per year.

The museum is open noon-2 p.m. Tuesdays during October.

Dedham

Planning board opening

Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corporation has an opening on its planning board as an alternate member. The only requirement for the volunteer appointed position is that the person be a legal voter residing within the boundaries of the village. The other appointed position available is that of road commissioner, which is salaried. These two appointments will be made at the overseer’s meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Dedham Municipal Building. Those interested in either position should call the village office 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at 843-5846.

Hermon

Garden walking tour

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension invites the public to join Armand O’Clair as he leads a walking tour of Ectotat Gardens and Aboretum, Route 2 and Annis Road, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6.

The tour is organized as an outing of the Maine Tree Club, an educational, outreach program established by the UM Cooperative Extension, the Maine Forest Service and the Pine Tree State Arboretum. The club is designed to teach people young and old, during a two-year period of time, how to identify 50 trees of Maine.

“Ecotat” combines the words “ecological” and “habitat” to describe the 91 acres of land that make up the gardens and arboretum. The site is home to more than 55 gardens containing 280 varieties of trees, 1,500 varieties of perennials and an abundance of animals, birds and insects. The mission of the Ecotat Trust is to preserve and expand the gardens and trails for the enjoyment and use of future generations.

The tour is free. Call UMaine Cooperative Extension office in Cumberland County at (800) 287-1471 before Monday, Oct. 2, to register. Participants should bring a bag lunch.

Levant

State representative visit

State Rep. Chris Greeley will be on hand noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at Treworgy Apple Orchards to greet and talk with constituents from the Corinth, Glenburn, Kenduskeag and Levant area, the towns in his district.

Old Town

Ancient Penobscots

The Old Town Museum will present a free talk given by James Eric Francis, Penobscot tribal historian, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. His subject will be the history of the ancient Penobscots as they traveled through pre-Maine land. He will highlight place names such as Penobscot and Katahdin. Francis is active in the Penobscot Heritage Museum on Indian Island. For more information, call 827-7256.

Blessing and dog show

A dog show sponsored by the Animal Orphanage will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Old Town YMCA. The show consists of 15 events, at a cost of $1 for each event a participant enters.

As part of the event a blessing of the animals – any kind – will be held noon-1 p.m.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Animal Orphanage. For more information, call 827-8777.

Orland

Hunting season

Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust will open the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands to hunting this fall, by written permission only. To obtain permission to hunt in the 4,200-acre conservation area, see Property Steward Bob Mushrall during an informational session 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery.

Those unable to stop in during those hours may call Mushrall at 469-2400 to make other arrangements. Hunters will be given a Wildlands map and the hunting policy, and Maine Landowner-Land User Courtesy Card to sign and carry while hunting in the Wildlands. No ATV or vehicle access is allowed on the Wildlands.

The trust purchased the wildlands, which includes the former Diamond Match property, in June 2005, and has opened the land to the public for low-impact recreation, including hiking, biking, horseback riding, hunting, fishing and snowmobiling. For more information, call 469-2008.

Orono

Writing your life

The Orono Public Library will present “Readings From Writing Your Life” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the library.

Claire Ackroyd, Mary Alice Horrigan and Katherine “K.C.” Edes, all students from Sandra Hutchison’s summer memoir writing class, “Writing Your Life,” will share excerpts from their memoirs. The class was sponsored by the library and funded with a grant from Maine Reads. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited. For more information, call the library at 866-5060.