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Bangor

Walking sticks for Memorial Day

Cole Land Transportation Museum at 405 Perry Road still has walking sticks available for Maine veterans who have not yet obtained one – and who plan to march or ride in the Memorial Day Parade in Bangor on May 26.

Maine veterans of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War who plan to participate in the parade and do not yet have their walking stick may pick one up in person at the museum, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

Supper and singalong

A potluck supper and sing-along will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 16, at Peace and Justice Center, 170 Park St., to celebrate 20 years of working for peace, justice and a sustainable environment.

Enjoy a potluck vegetarian supper reflecting the delicious and nutritious diversity of the membership and a lively sing-along with Roxanne Munksgaard and Judd Esty-Kendall. Help to elect the steering committee for the coming year. For more information, call 942-9343.

‘War on Democracy’ film

“The War on Democracy” will be shown at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Peace and Justice Center, 170 Park St. Admission is free. There will be discussion. The film by John Pilger documents the history of U.S. attempts to subvert democratic movements in Latin America, officials said.

The film sheds light on U.S actions such as the use of the “School of the Americas,” a defense department facility used to train people who eventually took part in the dismantling of democratic movements in places such as El Salvador and Chile. For more information, call 942-9343.

Good Samaritan yard sale

A yard sale to benefit the Good Samaritan Agency will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Merrill Bank parking lot, 201 Main St., rain or shine. Baked goods and snacks will be for sale.

Good Samaritan Agency provides alternative education for high school age women who are pregnant or parenting. It also provides adoption services in Maine, and child care for its students, former teen parents and for the community at large.

Brewer

‘A Night at the Opera’

The New Renaissance Singers will present “A Night at the Opera” at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at First Congregational Church on Church Street behind Brewer City Hall.

Featured will be opera choruses and arias ranging from the very famous to little-known gems by composers such as Bizet, Verdi and Mozart.

Singing along is encouraged.

A raffle will be held for an opera-themed basket of goodies, and the audience is invited to a reception to share homemade refreshments and meet with the singers.

The concert is free, but tax-deductible donations are cheerfully accepted. The New Renaissance Singers is a nonprofit community choral group that has performed for 16 years. Chorus director is Laura Estey, accompanist Dora Rexrode.

Singers are Judy Adams, Nancy Averill, Kathryn and John Farquhar, Debbie Gunn, Marie Harrington, Melva Kent, Janet Kimball, Pat Moulton, Tracy Reeves, Bill Shook, Molly Stevens, Mike Strang, and Pam and Rew Ware.

Rehearsals for the December concert will begin in September. New members are welcome and appreciated. To obtain more information about the concert or to join the New Renaissance Singers, visit www.nrsingers.com or call Pam Ware at 989-6535.

Feed ME food drive

WCSH, WLBZ and Hannaford Supermarkets, with support from Maine’s Coast 93.1 and Kiss 94.5 will conduct Feed ME, a food drive, on Saturday, June 7. The event will benefit the Good Shepherd Food-Bank and its more than 550 member agencies throughout the state.

WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2 on-air personalities will broadcast live that morning from Hannaford Supermarkets on Wilson Street in Brewer and in Lewiston, Portland and Wells. Food donations may be brought to these locations on June 7 only. However, cash donations will be accepted at Hannaford Supermarkets May 20-June 2.

Most needed foods are:

. Canned items such as tuna, chicken, turkey, ham, Spam, sausages, etc.

. Canned vegetables and beans.

. Canned fruit.

. Instant potatoes and rice.

. Canned soups.

. Ravioli and canned pasta.

. Peanut butter.

. Macaroni and cheese.

Maine Hunger Statistics, provided by Good Shepherd Food-Bank reveal that:

. One in three jobs in Maine does not pay enough to cover the basic needs of a family.

. More than 40 percent of Maine children under age 12 show some evidence of hunger.

. Children living in households that experience hunger are more likely to have health- or school-related problems.

. Ten percent of Maine households, representing 141,000 people, experience food insecurity.

. Adults in four out of five low-income households surveyed indicated that they sacrificed for the children by eating less, skipping meals entirely or by eating less nutritional foods.

For more information. visit www.WCSH6.com or www.WLBZ2.com or call 800-464-1213.

Bucksport

Vaudeville auditions

The Riverbend Players will hold auditions for its Vaudeville Show at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 16-17, at the Jewett Community Center, Bridge Street. This will be for the summer production during the Bucksport Bay Festival.

As always, The Riverbend Players show will be the official opening act for the festival. The shows are set for 7 p.m. July 24 and 27.

The players are seeking clowns, jugglers, contortionists, tap and jazz dancers willing to perform “period” numbers popular around the time of vaudeville, baton twirlers who can perform to period music, fiddlers, harmonica players, banjo players, tumblers and gymnasts, balancing acts, bell ringers, barbershop quartet singers willing to perform period numbers, comedians doing period jokes and-or skits, etc.

Organizers also are looking for a “strongman” who can lift a large amount of weight.

Theater auditions

Bucksport Community Theater will hold auditions for “The Sound of Music” at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, May 21-22, at Bucksport Performing Arts Center, 100 Miles Lane. Performance dates are July 27 and Aug.1-2. For information, call Sandi Blanchette, 667-0188.

Hermon

Bountiful Basket Bingo

Bountiful Basket Bingo is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the Hermon High School gymnasium. The event will benefit Project Graduation 2011. Doors open at noon, when two large baskets will be raffled.

Advance tickets are $10 for 15 games, $12 at the door. Tickets are available by calling 848-3791, 848-3027, 848-3772 or 884-8533. Tickets also are available at Aubuchon Hardware, Penobscot Plaza, Bangor; and Columbia Psychology Associates, 82 Columbia St., Suite 301, Bangor.

Holden

Land trust gathering

Fields Pond Nature Center will provide an opportunity for the public to meet with local organizations working to conserve some of Maine’s beautiful places at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the center. The cost is $5 for members, $6 others. Proceeds benefit the nature center.

Those concerned about urban or suburban sprawl and open space they would like to see protected will meet representatives from Bangor Land Trust, Holden Land Trust, Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust and Orono Land Trust, who will talk about preserving wildlife and challenges ahead.

The number of land trusts has grown in recent years to more than 1,600. The protected acreage more than doubled from 2001 to 2006 to 11.9 million acres. For information, call 989-2591.

Orrington

Bluegrass special

Wicked Blue and Maximum Blue will give a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Orrington Grange Hall, corner or Center Drive and Dow Road.

Maximum Blue is a young fiddler who specializes in Canadian jigs and reels. He recently released a CD of his favorite songs.

Wicked Blue is a bluegrass old-time band based in Bangor.

The cost of admission is $12, $10 seniors, free to children under 12. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Bluegrass Music Association of Maine.

For more information, call Jim, 944-3128, or Bill, 949-0868.