Perhaps the most important piece of information provided by Marjie Bradford of Bangor, writing on behalf of the Friends of the Hudson Museum, is that the location for its annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance sale and demonstration has been changed.

The event formerly was held at the Maine Center for the Arts in Orono, but “due to the renovation at the MCA,” Bradford wrote, a different site had to be found for this event.

This year, the free event is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the new Student Recreation and Fitness Center on Hilltop Road at the University of Maine in Orono.

If you wish to be an early-bird shopper, however, for a $10 fee, you will be admitted to the sale and demonstration at 9 a.m.

Bradford reminds you that “this annual holiday event” features the work of “Maliseet, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot basket makers,” along with work of artists who make “quill jewelry, wood carvings, birch-bark work” and other crafts.

Members of the Penobscot Nation Boys and Girls Club will be serving traditional food from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the Burnurwurbskek Singers will drum, sing and present traditional dances at 2 p.m.

Bradford added that the Friends of the Hudson Museum will be selling raffle tickets for an original basket by Maliseet master basket maker Fred Tomah, whose works “are shown in the Smithsonian Museum.”

Raffle tickets are $5 and will be available at the event, through the MCA box office in the Class of 1944 Hall and at the Wabanaki Arts Center Gallery in Old Town.

Information about this event and the raffle is available by calling the Hudson Museum at 581-1901.

Bangor Community Chorus members and conductor Joshua Schmersal invite you “to share the holiday season with them,” reports Carolyn McKinnon, by attending BCC’s annual Christmas concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at First United Methodist Church, 703 Essex St., Bangor.

To help defray operational costs, admission is $5 for adults.

“The chorus will be welcoming a new young pianist,” McKinnon wrote of Colin Graebert, “who will be making his debut as our accompanist.”

Graebert succeeds Naomi Hall, “who has accompanied the group for nearly all of its 40 years,” McKinnon explained.

The 25-member mixed chorus “will present a varied program that will include traditional carols as well as popular Christmas songs, with solos and duets and a singalong.”

For information about BCC, visit www.maineguide.com/Bangor/chorus/index.html or e-mail mckinnon@maineguide.com.

Hancock Woman’s Club president Charline Sheridan suggests you give the gift of wrapping for the holidays.

Hancock area residents are invited to participate in a Santa Fund Christmas wrapping party at noon Sunday, Dec. 16, and Monday, Dec. 17, at the Hancock Community Center.

Jackie Nicholson reports the wrapping party, coordinated by Nancy Kephart and Sheila Coffin, “is a fun time, and light refreshments” will be provided.

“According to Eunice Phillips,” Nicholson wrote, “the Santa Fund began 25 years ago when club members provided gifts for 10 community children who would not have otherwise been visited by Santa.

“Now the club delivers presents of school supplies, learning games and toys to about 80 youngsters each year.”

Patricia Curtis of Bar Harbor has important information for college students home for the holidays.

The St. Croix District of the Garden Club Federation of Maine strongly “encourages college students to take note of the availability of the $1,000” Nell Goff Scholarship offered to Maine residents, Curtis wrote.

The application deadline is March 1, 2008.

Applications can be made by students majoring in, planning to major in or planning to acquire a graduate degree in horticulture, floriculture, landscape or urban design, conservation, forestry, botany, agronomy, plant pathology, environmental control or other related fields.

Scholarships are awarded in fall 2008 to a college student entering his or her junior or senior year, or graduate school.

All applications are judged on a basis of academic record, vocational potential, vocational interests, character and financial need.

Applications can be obtained from Curtis, 17 Spring St., Bar Harbor 04609 or by e-mailing pat@shermans.com.

Curtis added that applications for the $5,000 GCFM Horticulture Scholarship can be obtained from Mary Ericson, 515 Little River Road, Lebanon 04027 or by e-mailing TRAVLR@hotmail.com.

Olive Benton called to report local veterans will be participating in Wreaths Across America when they lay wreaths at noon Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Maine Korean War Monument at Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor.

Joni Averill, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.