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Highland Soles show in Dover-Foxcroft Nov. 18

Those who love Highland music, and are lucky, may still be able to get a ticket to see The Highland Soles featuring dancer Laura Scott and fiddler Ed Pearlman at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Center Theatre, 20 East Main St. in Dover-Foxcroft.

Patrick Myers, executive director of Center Theatre, reports this performance, considered one of the most unique programs in the series, is expected to be a sellout.

Tickets are $15 in advance and can be obtained by calling the theatre at 564-8943.

If any tickets do remain, Myers, said, they will be $17 at the door, but you shouldn’t take that chance if you want to see this outstanding Maine family group that features Highland dance, Cape Breton step dance and Scottish Highland folk dances. Buy your tickets in advance.

Scott has received excellent reviews from The Boston Globe and The Washington Post, and Pearlman is considered one of American’s top fiddlers.

The group has played to sold-out houses in Maine and Boston. This next appearance is expected to be no exception.

The fifth annual Free The Z Campaign begins at 6 a.m. today at the Brewer Shopping Center.

Z-Morning Show co-host “The Kid” and other personalities from WBZN Z107.3 FM radio will broadcast live from the parking lot until they have collected 2,006 turkeys for the needy. You can either drop off a turkey or donate $15 per turkey. If you can’t get there, call 991-9600 and the Thompson Printing Turkey Taxi will pick up your donation.

Very distinctive ensembles will be shown during the Pick of the Litter Fashion Show beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Samoset Resort in Rockport.

Actress Pamela Dubin of television fame will participate as special guest in this unusual event that celebrates Maine Recycles Week.

The fashion show is sponsored by interested local individuals and business owners. All proceeds will benefit The Community School, a nonprofit, alternative high school offering programs for teens who have left the conventional educational system.

Tickets are $25 and can be obtained by calling The Community School, 236-3000, or visiting its Web site at www.thecommunityschool.org.

Patrick Tobin of Bangor is preparing for a coming mission trip to Africa and is collecting yarn to take with him.

Women in the area of Africa he will visit are trying to become self-sufficient by beginning a fine-knitting business, and they are in need of knitting supplies.

Any amount of yarn that you have to donate would be greatly appreciated.

Yarn should be brought by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, to All Souls Congregational Church, 10 Broadway in Bangor. Arrangements can also be made to have someone pick up your yarn.

For more information, call Patrick or his mother, Ellen Tobin, at 947-2738.

Richard Newcomb of Hampden reports that donations are still being accepted for the Second Section Fall Auction 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Anah Shrine Center on Main Street in Bangor.

And while admission to the auction is free, you can attend a Spaghetti Dinner at that site before the fundraiser at 6 p.m. The cost of the meal is $5, and free for children 10 and under.

Auction items include household and outdoor goods, electronics, toys, bicycles, collectibles and decorations.

Proceeds benefit the work of the Anah Second Section.

For more information, or to donate to the auction, call Newcomb at 862-3633.

President Kathryn Suminsby and members of Mount Desert Island Hospital Auxiliary invite you to their Boutique and Christmas Fair and Luncheon.

The Boutique is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, and Friday, Nov. 17, and 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, Nov. 18, at Acadia Country Store, 128 Main St., Bar Harbor.

New and nearly new clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for men, women and children will be available.

The Christmas Fair and Luncheon is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, in the Holy Redeemer Church Undercroft on Ledgelawn Avenue in Bar Harbor.

In addition to a $50 door prize, this event features raffle and white elephant items, baked goods, homemade pies and sandwiches, and a fudge table.

Proceeds benefit Auxiliary projects, including support of the hospital’s Lifeline Program.

Recently, the Auxiliary provided a blanket warmer for the Medical Imaging Department, a Doppler instrument for the obstetrics department to listen to fetal heartbeats during labor, a rocking chair for parents with children in the Emergency Department and an overhead projector and screen for the Diabetes Education Program.

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


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