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Bangor

Birthday proclamation

The city of Bangor issued a proclamation June 25 to honor Dr. Clara Swan of Hampden on her 95th birthday. According to the proclamation, Swan was born in 1912 in Princeton, weighing 1.5 pounds. She grew up to graduate from Brewer High School in 1930 as valedictorian of her class.

She graduated from the Maine School of Commerce, now Husson College, in 1933. She taught at Mexico High School and Foxcroft Academy before returning to Husson, where she served for 35 years as a teacher, coach, dean, department head and vice president.

Swan earned a bachelor’s degree in business education from American International College and a master’s degree from the University of Maine. She was women’s basketball coach at Husson College for 19 years, achieving a record of 241 wins and 34 losses.

Swan remains involved in community endeavors by volunteering at St. Joseph Hospital, the YWCA, with the Girl Scouts, as a trustee for the Edythe Dyer Library in Hampden, at Eastern Agency on Aging, RSVP, Altrusa International and the Husson College alumni board.

Slavic Soul Party

Penobscot Theatre Company will present the band Slavic Soul Party in concert at the Bangor Opera House on Thursday, July 12. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.

Brash and strong as slivovitz, Slavic Soul Party has forged a new brass band culture in the heart of New York City, melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican and Asian immigrant backgrounds with American jazz and soul.

Percussionist, composer and founder Matt Moran drives the band from the bubanj, the Balkan drum that’s bass drum, snarelike crack and cymbal, all in one.

Tickets may be purchased by calling the theater box office at 942-3333 or 877-PTC-TIXX.

Children’s film

The Maine Discovery Museum will sponsor “Winky’s Horse,” the story of a young girl in a new country who falls in love with a horse, as part of Fireflies, the children’s program of the Maine Film Festival, to be held July 13-22 in Waterville.

Tickets for Fireflies shows are $5 at the door, with 10-ticket cards available for $40 through Railroad Square Cinema.

For information on the festival, contact Roger and Miranda Phelps at 873-0689.

Outdoor concert

The Adrians, a four-piece band from central Maine, will play bluegrass music at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, in Peirce Park next to the Bangor Public Library. The Adrians are regularly featured at bluegrass festivals throughout Maine and Canada. A CD of their music will be available for purchase at the concert.

Maine-ly Music, a barbershop chorus, will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, also in Peirce Park.

The concerts are free. In case of rain, the concerts will be held indoors. For more information, call the library at 947-8336.

Nurses alumni field day

The Eastern Maine General Hospital/Eastern Maine Medical Center/Husson College Nurses Alumni Association field day is set for Saturday, July 21, at the G. Peirce Webber Campus Center at Husson College. The schedule of events is:

. Registration, 1:30 p.m.

. Card bingo, bridge, cribbage, refreshments and beverages, 2 p.m.

. Scotch auction, 4 p.m. Bring unwrapped items for the table.

. Barbecue chicken and ribs dinner, 5 p.m. $15 per person.

Those who plan to attend should call Gloria Lee at 223-5657 no later than Monday, July 16. Or write her at: 238 Goshen Road, Winterport 04496.

Standpipe tour

The Bangor Water District will hold its summer tour of the Thomas Hill Standpipe 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 25. The 110-year-old standpipe is a National Historic Landmark and is not handicapped accessible. The promenade deck is reached by a 100-step enclosed staircase.

Children under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Food, drink and pets are not allowed in the standpipe.

Travel on Thomas Hill Road during the tour will be one-way from Highland Avenue. Parking is limited in the general vicinity of the standpipe. For more information, call Don Cammack at 947-4516, ext. 246.

Summer reading program

Summer fun continues with the Bangor Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program. Children can Get A Clue @ Your Library with mysteries and thrills aplenty. All events begin at 10 a.m. unless otherwise noted:

. Reading fun and nutrition story time with Gale Lane, 2 p.m. Monday, July 16, 23 and 30.

. Get a clue with Chef Ed Nadeau Thursday, July 12.

. Keep safe and learn about fingerprinting with Detective Catherine Rumsey on Tuesday, July 17, and investigate the mysteries of Burkina Faso – like, where is it?!? – with Peace Corps volunteer Josh Yardley.

. Come to a Harry Potter party on Friday, July 20.

. Get a clue about Letterboxing with Lisa Murray Thursday, July 26, and learn about butterflies with Jerry Schneider at 2 p.m.

. Nationally known vocalist Judy Pancoast appears in concert at 3 p.m. Monday, July 30.

. Investigate Antarctica with Jessica Madore on Tuesday, July 31.

Remember: Mondays are Top Secret Craft Days, and Fridays are Mystery Movie Days.

Adults can have fun at the library, too. Find the display of New York Times Summer Reading picks in the library’s New Book Room by looking for the brightly colored beach towel. Or check at the display of Quill Book Award nominees in the library’s lobby. For information, call the library at 947-8336.

Bucksport

‘Golden Radio Days’

The Riverbend Players will perform “WRBP Presents Golden Radio Days” at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 26, and Sunday July 29, at the Alamo Theatre, and in the evening on Friday, July 27, and Saturday, July 28, at the waterfront gazebo in Bucksport, as part of the Bucksport Bay Festival.

The show will take the audience back to a time when the Great Depression was looming, and when everyone listened to the radio to take their minds off the nation’s troubles. However, not everyone was lucky enough to own a radio. So when anyone in the neighborhood had a radio, it was an automatic invitation to come over and listen to shows, ads, comedy and music.

Authentic music, period costumes, authentic props, and talented performers in the show, will give the illusion that the audience has been transported back to the golden era of radio in the 1930s.

Tickets for the shows at the Alamo Theatre may be obtained at BookStacks on Main Street. For more information, call Suzi Leeman at 469-5885, or e-mail Suzi@riverbendplayers.com.

Carmel

Teddy Bear Picnic

A Teddy Bear Picnic for children ages 4 and 5 from Carmel, Etna and Dixmont will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Simpson Memorial Library. Children should bring a blanket or beach towel to sit on as this is an outdoor event. In the event of rain, an indoor location will be available.

Children should bring a favorite teddy bear, doll or stuffed animal. Each child must be accompanied by an adult.

Storyteller Jan Zimmerman will be the guest performer at the picnic. She will share stories, music and poetry.

Parents must register their children before the event by calling 848-7145.

Castine

Maine writers series

The Rose and Samuel Rudman Library Trust has given the Witherle Library a grant to bring Maine writers to Castine this summer. The Friends are co-sponsors of the series. The program, free and open to the public, takes place at the Unitarian Universalist Church across the green from the library. The schedule is:

. Monica Wood, “Ernie’s Ark,” “My Only Story,” “Any Bitter Thing,” 7 p.m. Thursday, July 12.

. Rob Shetterly, “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 18.

. Peter Behrens, “The Law of Dreams,” 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 31.

. Betsy Sholl, Maine’s Poet Laureate, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2.

Genealogical society

The Penobscot County Genealogical Society, which usually meets in Bangor, will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at the Corinth Historical Society, 306 Main St.

Members and guests are looking forward to learning firsthand about the genealogical information and historical artifacts held by this group.

Those needing transportation should e-mail dale@mower-family.com or jdvandyke@adelphia.net.

Glenburn

Community picnic

The Glenburn Evangelical Covenant Church will sponsor a community picnic at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 29, at the Glenburn Elementary School. The event will feature the Lord Family Music Ministry. The event is free, but attendees are asked to bring a salad, snack or dessert to share. If the weather is rainy, the picnic will be held at the church, 911 Hudson Road. For more information, visit www.LordFamilyMinistry.com.

Hermon

Special Olympics barbecue

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

Old Town

Concerts in the park

The Old Town Public Library is sponsoring the Summer Concerts in the Park 2007 series at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays the Riverfront Park. Attendees are advised to bring chairs or blankets to sit on, and a picnic if they wish. The schedule is:

. Dave Wooley Band, country and western music, July 18. Rain date, July 19.

. Zevulon, family ensemble performing country, folk, jazz, July 25. Rain date, July 26.

. Queen City Big Band, Aug. 1. If it rains, the concert will be held at the Herbert Sargent Community Center.

. Brian Catell and Jump City Jazz, Aug. 8. Rain date, Aug. 9.

. Bangor Band, Aug. 14. If it rains, the concert will be held at the Herbert Sargent Community Center.

For more information, call 827-3972.

Orono

‘Get a Clue’ for kids

Mad Science of Maine and New Hampshire will present “Get a Clue” at the Orono Public Library at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, July 19. Mad Science provides science enrichment for children. The company has been entertaining and educating for the last 20 years, sparking imaginative learning with a unique brand of engaging and educational live programs and activities.

The “Get a Clue” performance is a 45-minute show that leads its audience on a mission to reveal the secrets of a scientific mastermind of theft. The audience can sit back and enjoy the high-energy antics of a mad scientist at the scene of a crime. Get ready for implosions, innovations and a gravity-defying, get-away plan.

For more information, call the library at 866-5060.

Women of the World

Women of the World will meet at noon Monday, July 16, in the Bumps Room of the Memorial Union, University of Maine, to plan luncheons for the upcoming academic year. Bring a lunch or purchase one at the Union.

Themes for luncheons and who will host them will be decided. Those who wish to host a luncheon should call Mireille Le Gal at 581-3423 or e-mail melgal@maine.edu by July 16.

Women of the World is a group of international women, including Americans, who gather once a month around an ethnic luncheon. A cultural program featuring the month’s theme or country usually follows the luncheon. The luncheons are held at noon the second Monday of the month, September through May, at the Church of Universal Fellowship, Main Street.