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Concerts at the library

The Bangor Public Library’s series of summer concerts will be held at 7 p.m. in Pierce Park next to the library, 145 Harlow St. The schedule is:

. Bangor Band, Tuesday, June 19.

. Kneisel Hall musicians, Wednesday, June 20. Children’s concert, 4 p.m., Story Room. Classical music concert, 7 p.m. Lecture Hall.

. Heart of Maine Sweet Adelines International, Wednesday, June 27.

. Nancy Lamarre, Franco-American accordion, Wednesday, July 11.

. The Adrians, bluegrass music, Wednesday, July 18.

. Maine-ly Music Chorus, barbershop, Wednesday, July 25.

. Beecher Boys and Girls Hillbilly Band, Wednesday, Aug. 1.

. Sebasticook Valley Band, Wednesday, Aug. 8.

. Leafy Greens and Mutton, medieval music, Wednesday Aug. 29.

Pathfinders program

Joe Kiley of Kiley Funeral Homes in Brewer recently helped secure a $1,000 grant from York Children’s Foundation for Pathfinders: Support for Grieving Children, a program of Bangor Area Visiting Nurses. Kiley worked with Pathfinders to submit the grant earlier this spring.

“This generous contribution helps us continue the work we do to help grieving children and families in our community,” said Helen Genco, chief operating officer and vice president of Bangor Area Visiting Nurses. “We’re grateful for Joe’s help with the application process and appreciate his efforts on our behalf. Support like this allows Pathfinders to survive.”

For more information on Pathfinders, call Bangor Area Visiting Nurses at 973-6550.

If you or someone you know has a child suffering from the loss of a loved one, visit www.pathfindersmaine.org to find resources for children, teens, parents and teachers.

150 years of service

The Bangor Band is aging. In 2009 it will celebrate 150 years of community service. It was organized Jan. 29, 1859, making it one of the oldest community bands in America.

This season, band conductor Dr. Frederic Goldrich has compiled a variety of musical selections to please almost any musical palate. The band will perform a mix of marches, show tunes, big band swing, light overtures, cornet and other instrument solos, and a variety of foot-tapping music.

In the early 20th century, community bands thrived and there were thousands nationwide. As time went on, leisure time grew and transportation became more affordable and available, community bands waned and many – if not most – disappeared.

In the last several decades, community bands have started springing up again and a rich musical tradition is being revived. In Bangor, the tradition never stopped.

Young and old are invited to bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on and enjoy a warm summer evening on the lawn listening to the band. All concerts are “weather permitting.”

Musicians interested in joining the band should speak to one of the band members at a concert.

The concert schedule is:

. 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, Bangor Public Library.

. 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, bandstand, Bass Park.

. 9:45 a.m. Saturday, June 30, R.B. Hall Day, gazebo, Fairfield.

. 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, Fairmount Park, Bangor.

. Wednesday, July 4, parade, Bangor.

. 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, bandstand, Bass Park.

. 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, bandstand, Bass Park.

. 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, bandstand, Bass Park.

. 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, Chapin Park, Bangor.

. 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, Bangor waterfront.

. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, bandstand, Bass Park.

. 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, bandstand, Bass Park.

. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Old Town Public Library.

Free outdoor films

River City Cinema will present the All in the Family film series – six cinema classics about a bunch of wild, wacky and downright weird relatives.

The free outdoor series takes place at sundown, around 8:30 p.m. Fridays, in Pickering Square in downtown Bangor. Bring your lawn chairs. Concession items will be available at a cost of $1.

The movie schedule is:

. “The Little Foxes,” June 29. The 1941 film version of Lillian Hellman’s play about a morally corrupt family in the South during the late 1800s. William Wyler directs Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and Teresa Wright.

. “Shadow of a Doubt,” July 6. A teen becomes suspicious that her beloved uncle may have some deadly secrets. Alfred Hitchcock directed this 1943 thriller, which he claimed as his favorite. Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, and Macdonald Carey star.

. “White Heat,” July 13. Momma’s boy Cody Jarrett makes it to the “top of the world” in this 1949 gangster classic. Raoul Walsh directs James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O’Brien.

. “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?,” July 20. Out-of-touch former child star “Baby” Jane Hudson plans a showbiz comeback while taking care of her invalid sister, Blanche. This macabre black comedy rejuvenated the careers of stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. Robert Aldrich directed the 1962 creepy classic.

. “Paper Moon,” July 27. A Bible-selling con man attempts to deliver a precocious girl to her relatives during the Great Depression. Real life father-daughter Ryan O’Neal and Oscar winner Tatum O’Neal team up in Peter Bogdanovich’s 1973 comedy.

. “The In-Laws,” Aug, 3. A New York City dentist gets drawn into a world of intrigue, counterfeiting and a loony Latin dictator when he meets his daughter’s future father-in-law. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin and Richard Libertini star in Arthur Hiller’s wacky 1979 comedy.

For more information, visit www.rivercitycinema.com.

Book talk

Jerry Stelmok will give a reading and sign copies of his new book, “Not Your Average Bear and Other Maine Stories,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Borders, 116 Bangor Mall Blvd.

“Not Your Average Bear” is a collection of six stories that take the reader up to the County, deep into the North Woods, to western Maine, down along the coast, and in one instance, along the desolate wintry coast of Lake Superior.

New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen said, “These are magical tales … In Jerry Stelmok’s wonderfully imagined world, anything is possible – and nothing is predictable.”

Stelmok is the owner of Island Falls Canoe Co. in Atkinson, where he builds wood-canvas canoes and teaches the craft. An outdoorsman, writer and painter, he has written several books on wood-canvas canoes including, “The Wood and Canvas Canoe.” He is author of the forthcoming “Growing Up on Maple Hill Farm.”

For more information, call Borders at 990-3300 or Tilbury House at 582-1899.

Child care training

The Penquis Child Care Resource Development Center will offer a training session, “Foundations in Health, Wellness and Safety,” 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, June 26, July 10, 17, 24, 31 and Aug. 7, at Penquis Cap, 262 Harlow St. The cost is $15.

Participants will be introduced to the importance of health, wellness and safety through personal care routines, nutrition education and environmental hazards that could impact the health of children and families.

The training adheres to best quality practices as established by the national standards of the National Association for the Education of Young People, National Association for Family Child Care and National Afterschool Association. For more information or registration, call 973-3533 or (888) 917-1100.

Evening of fun and food

The public is invited to an evening of fun and food with culinary arts instructor Mark Spahr of the Mountain View Youth Center in Charleston at 6 p.m. Friday, June 29, at the Ronald McDonald House, 654 Main St. The cost is $20. Proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House.

The menu will offer she-crab soup, frogmore stew (does not contain frogs), shrimp and grits. Huguenot torte will be for dessert.

Call Dina or Pat at 942-9003 to register.

Learn to cook vegetarian and Chinese dishes with chef Larry Grieco on Friday, July 20.

Speaker from South Africa

“Comfort in Times of Trouble” is the topic of a free public lecture which will be given at noon Monday, June 18, in the Lecture Hall, Bangor Public Library.

Xoliswa April, who grew up in South Africa during the era of apartheid, will present the lecture. She is well acquainted with what it means to gain freedom from oppression. She speaks English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu and Siswate.

The lecture is sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist in Bangor. the public is invited to the lecture and to share in the question and answer period which will follow.

BSO at Kingfield Pops

The Bangor Symphony Orchestra will strike the opening notes of the Kingfield Pops’ fifth annual outdoor concert Saturday, June 30, at the Kennedy Farm in Kingfield against a scenic backdrop of forest and mountains.

Music director and conductor Xiao-Lu Li will lead the orchestra through a program that includes popular songs such as “Blue Moon,” the “Pink Panther” theme, “The Sound of Music,” and familiar patriotic and light classical music. The orchestra will conclude the evening with Tchaikovsky’s dramatic “1812 Overture” finale, complete with the sounds of cannons, followed by a fireworks display.

The event also will feature regional performers who will treat spectators to the sounds of bluegrass, folk and country music. Live music begins when the gates open at 5 p.m.

The Western Mountain Trash Can Band on steel drums; the Smith Brothers, a teenage duo specializing in bluegrass, old-time, Downeast, Celtic and modern tunes on fiddle and guitar; and the Pineland Fiddlers, a group of 20 fiddlers age 6 to 16 who perform Celtic, Quebecois and traditional New England fiddle tunes, will be the featured artists.

Nearly 1,500 people attend the Pops event annually. Many bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic. Food also may be purchased from local vendors.

Before the orchestra takes the stage, the young and young-at-heart can explore the BSO’s Instrument Petting Zoo for an opportunity to try out an instrument of their choice. The zoo has an offering of brass, string and woodwind instruments.

The Festival of the Arts will take place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the village of Kingfield. Admission is free. Visitors can meet artists and artisans and interact with them as they exhibit photography, jewelry, stained glass, blown glass, paintings, metal works, wooden bowls, spinning yarn and more.

Maine musicians will be on hand to perform live music throughout the day.

Tickets for Kingfield Pops are $20, $25 at the gate. Youth age 17 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Reserve tickets online at bangorsymphony.com or call the Bangor Symphony Orchestra at 942-5555 or (800) 639-3221. Visit www.kingfieldpops.com for more information.

Brewer

Successful food drive

Brewer Curves collected 560 pounds of food in the Brewer area in March to benefit the Brewer Christian Food Cupboard.

Worldwide, Curves members have donated nearly 11 million pounds of food to local food banks. Each year in March, prospective members of Curves may donate a bag of groceries in lieu of paying a membership fee. The food drive accounted for 26 new memberships at Brewer Curves. For more information, call Brewer Curves at 989-3733.

Hermon

Special Olympics barbecue

The Penobscot-Piscataquis County Special Olympics will hold a barbecue 5:30-8 p.m. July 14, at Hermon Mountain Ski Center. Bring canned goods to donate to the food pantry.

Orland

River Day

Orland River Day will be held Saturday, June 16. The schedule is:

. Blueberry pancake breakfast sponsored by the Brewer High School soccer team supporters, 7-10 a.m., Orland United Methodist Church.

. 5K race registration, 7:30-8:25 a.m., Bucksport Veterinary Hospital, 11 Gross Point Road. Sponsored by the Brewer High School indoor track team.

. 5K race, 8:30 a.m., Leaches Point. Start and finish, Bucksport Veterinary Hospital.

. Alewife Eco Tour, 7:30-10:30 a.m., bus from F.L. Davis; Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust paddling nature tour.

. 7-9 a.m., set up time for crafters and vendors. Release time, 4 p.m.

. Live music, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

. Bring your own boat, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Display of boats along the Narramissic River. Home-built rowboats, canoes, kayaks, punts, prams, etc. Old Town Canoe demonstration fleet.

. 9 a.m., food vendors open. Booths, games and displays open. Tag sale at the historical society. 50-50 raffle begins.

. Parade, 10-10:30 a.m. Orland School to post office. Leroy Saunders, grand marshal.

. Old-timers softball game at school, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

. Castine Kayak Adventures safety demonstration, noon-12:30 p.m..

. Raft race and regatta, 1-2 p.m.

. Cannon baller blast, 2-2:30 p.m. Old Things Antiques.

. Raft race awards ceremony, 2:30 p.m.

. 50-50 raffle drawing, 3:30 p.m.

Winterport

Flag disposal ceremony

The American Legion Post 138 of Winterport will hold an Honorable Flag Destruction Ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday June 28, at Abbott Park, Victoria Grant Community Building parking lot.

The public is encouraged to attend and bring with them any worn or unserviceable Stars and Stripes.

This is a very moving ceremony and is open to all, organizers said. Flags to be disposed of also may be dropped off at Winterport Town Office, Winterport Memorial Library or Winterport Post Office, or given to any Legion or Auxiliary member.

For further information, call Phil Higgins at 223-2519.