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Broadway Tonight 3

ORONO – Broadway Tonight 3, a cabaret evening of show tunes from the past 60 years, produced by Orono High School students to raise funds toward a school auditorium, will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the OHS gym.

The event will be directed and produced by OHS junior Hannah Cyrus. The show involves a cast of 12 students with keyboard accompaniment by Emmett Harrity.

Tickets are $8 for table seating, $6 general admission. Desserts and beverages will be available. Tickets are available at The Store/Ampersand and at the door.

Jordan Planetarium

ORONO – The University of Maine Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at Wingate Hall will offer “Worlds in Motion” at 7 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 20 and 27. The program explains the movements of the sky and everything beyond with a nod to constant activity of everything around and inside our bodies.

Also offered this month is the entertaining tour of the solar system, “Destination Pluto,” at 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 21 and 28.

From the atoms in our bodies to the galaxies beyond our sight, everything is moving. Discover the way the Earth and its neighbors move through space and the surprising speeds that they – and we – travel through space in “Worlds of Motion.” In a less shocking interlude, visitors also will explore some of the constellations and stars of the Maine sky.

“Destination Pluto” is a journey of discovery for space travelers of all ages. It tours the wonders of the sun’s system and reviews the recent change in Pluto’s identity. Recently discovered moons, far-flung mysterious ice worlds, rings and views of alien landscapes are all part of the adventure of “Destination Pluto” at the Jordan Planetarium.

Admission is $3, free with a MaineCard. For information, reservations or questions, call 581-1341 or visit www.galaxymaine.com.

Brewer High School

BREWER – Brewer High School invites members of the community to participate in developing a new senior seminar course that will be part of the school’s new Honors Diploma Program.

Students pursuing an honors diploma follow a pathway similar to a college liberal arts education with requirements in math, language arts, social studies, science and modern languages. Students who receive an honors diploma will be given automatic acceptance into the Honors College at the University of Maine after being admitted to the university.

The first class of honors diploma recipients will graduate in 2008.

The senior seminar will be one way that honors diploma students can fulfill a senior requirement. The course will use an interdisciplinary approach to study individuals in history ranging from the Italian renaissance to the United States civil rights movement. Units on each individual will last three to four weeks and students will read primary source documents, listen to lectures on audio pod casts, attend a weekly Socratic seminar and submit a written paper at the end of each unit. The course will be supported by a Web site and cultural experiences such as concerts, plays, college lectures and field trips.

Units on these 12 individuals will be developed for the 2007-08 school year: Michaelangelo, Queen Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, Thomas Jefferson, Ludwig van Beethoven, Charles Darwin, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Susan B. Anthony, Marie Curie, Mahatma Ghandi, Rachel Carson and Martin Luther King Jr.

Community members with expertise on one of them are invited to participate on a team that will select readings, record pod casts, develop themes of seminars and suggest cultural experiences. It is anticipated that teams will meet three to four times, with work being completed by June.

To participate and to receive more information, e-mail Glendon Rand at grand@breweredu.org or call Brewer High School at 989-4140. A detailed overview of the course is posted on the Academics section of the school’s Web site at www.breweredu.org.

Old Town High School

OLD TOWN – Students of the Month for December at Old Town High School are ninth-grader Robbie Bickford; 10th-grader Erin St. Peter; 11th-grader Josh Hesseltine; and 12th-grader Caleb Cole.

These seniors have received college acceptance letters:

. Rachel Chadbourne, Gordon College.

. Alex Yates, Rutgers University.

. Mike Trimm, Wentworth Institute of Technology.

. Eliza Tibbits, Northeastern University.

. Adam Jenkins, Beal College.

. Torey Lodge, Husson College.

. Adam Jenkins, Husson College.

. Anthony Julian, Husson College.

. Brittany Hachey, Husson College.

. Nathan Emerson, Husson College.

Information on these new scholarships are available in the guidance office or online:

. Mercedes-Benz USA Scholarship available to a senior with a GPA of 3.0 or higher and a first generation of the family to attend a post-secondary institution. This is a $2,500 scholarship. Apply online at www.MBUSA.com/drivefuture. Application deadline is Feb. 10.

. St. Ann’s, Bradley, Father Norman MacPherson Scholarship of $200, open to an active participant of this parish. Application in the guidance office, deadline April.

. AAA Travel Challenge Contest, open to any high school student. The amount is $100,000, nationally. Apply at www.aaa.com/TravelChallenge. Deadline is Jan. 17.

. The McKelvery Foundation Entrepreneurial Scholarship, open to a graduating senior who owns and operates a business. The amount is $40,000. Applications in the guidance office. Deadline Jan. 31.

Winter Art Camp

BANGOR – Brighten up a child’s February vacation at the third annual Winter Art Camp, an in-depth art experience 8:30 a.m.-noon Monday through Friday, Feb. 19-23, at the University of Maine Museum of Art downtown.

Campers have direct access to the art being shown in the museum’s galleries and will create their own art in response. Projects may include a combination of media – painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, drawing and more.

The week is packed with activities including behind-the-scenes tours, scavenger hunts and a Friday reception and art show for family and friends.

Camp instructor is Gina Platt. Tuition of $115 includes all materials. Register a child by Friday, Jan. 12, to qualify for the early-bird rate of $90.

Sessions are limited to 10 children and fill up quickly. Early registration is advised.

Current exhibitions at the museum of art are: Saul Leiter, “Early Color;” William Greiner, “Blogs Katrina;” and British Pop Art.

Registration forms may be downloaded from the museum Web site and mailed to the museum, or register online at www.umma.umaine.edu. For more information, call 561-3350.

The University of Maine Museum of Art is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is $3 per person, no charge to Museum members or UMaine students with ID.

Nature Time for preschoolers

HOLDEN – Nature Time at Fields Pond Audubon Center has started again in the new year. Children ages 2-4 and their parents will learn about nature by making crafts and reading stories indoors.

The group then ventures outdoors for a walk to further explore the nature-based theme. Audubon naturalists Jessica Spelke Jansujwicz and Holly Twining lead participants. New seasonally based themes include tracking wildlife through the snow, capturing and investigating snowflakes, discoveries with wind, critter hiding places and good times with mud.

Children and parents are urged to bundle up when participating in Nature Time. Winter boots are important to wear.

Programs will be held 10-11 a.m. Thursdays, Jan. 11 through Feb. 15, at Fields Pond Audubon Center, 216 Fields Pond Road. The cost is free for adults and $4 for one child, $6 for two children in same family and $7 for three children same family. Preregistration is not necessary.

For more information, call Fields Pond Audubon Center at 989-2591 or e-mail htwining@maineaudubon.org.

Colleges

Boston College

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Chad Szylvian of Brewer, a sophomore majoring in biology and pre-medicine, has been named to the dean’s list with honors for the fall semester at Boston College.

He will spend spring break as a group leader for the Appalachia Volunteer Council through the college’s Appalachia Volunteers Program, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. He volunteers as an emergency medical technician for campus sports events at Boston College.