BIDDEFORD
Historical society open house
Biddeford Historical Society will host its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Old Meetinghouse on Route 9.
A celebration of the 400th anniversary of Richard Vines’ expedition to Maine will be a part of this event. Tea will be served.
FALMOUTH
‘Maker Mondays’ offered
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Cumberland County is offering three new free “4-H Maker Monday” programs for youth, meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Mondays Oct. 17, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12 at UMaine Extension Cumberland, 75 Clearwater Drive, Suite 104.
4-H community education assistant Sara Conant will offer a themed-activity for youth ages 9-18.
• In October, participants will paint their own Halloween door hanger made of four wooden squares and a Halloween ribbon.
• In November, participants will learn how to bake easy pumpkin spice cupcakes and use basic cake decorating tips to frost a turkey onto each cupcake.
• In December, participants will learn how to make snowflake window clings and a winter-themed mason jar luminary.
Current 4-H enrollment is not necessary for participation in any of the Maker Monday Programs. Participants may sign up for one session or all three.
For more information or to register, visit: https://extension.umaine.edu/cumberland/programs/4-h-maker-mondays/. All program supplies and materials will be provided by UMaine Extension. Registration ends one week before each session starts or when full.
OTISFIELD
Sewing, craft group meeting
The Otisfield Sewing and Craft Group will meet from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, off Route 121.
Members will gather with others who enjoy doing individual projects such as knitting, crocheting, quilting, card making and painting. Fall and winter sessions meet every Wednesday except for the third Wednesday of each month.
For more details, email Elaine Doble-Verrill at dobleverrill@gmail.com.
PORTLAND
Elder abuse prevention
Our Lady of Hope Parish of St. Pius X Church at Portland and the Parish of the Ascension of the Lord at St. Christopher Church at York will host programs in October designed to educate elders and their families about how to protect themselves from unscrupulous individuals and a variety of scams.
The program “Preventing Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation” will be hosted by Judith Shaw, the securities administrator for the Maine Office of Securities.
Dates are set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Hope Parish of St. Pius X Church, 492 Ocean Ave., and again at 2 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Parish of the Ascension of the Lord at St. Christopher Church, 4 Barrell Lane, York.
For more details, call 797-7026 or 439-0442.
DENMARK
Sauna season kick-off
Nurture Through Nature Retreat Center, located on the southwestern base of Pleasant Mountain, is kicking off its community sauna season by opening its Finnish-style, wood-fired sauna for the public, from 4 to 6 p.m. each Saturday through March.
The cost for the community sauna is $15 per person and $10 for students. The guest may stay for up to two hours and light refreshments are included. Bathing suits are required. For more details, go to http://www.ntnretreats.com/sauna/ or call 1-855-207-RETREAT (7387). Private appointments are also available Thursday-Saturday, based on availability.
KENNEBUNK
Intelligence group talk
The Association of Former Intelligence Officers will host the talk “The Afghanistan Briar Patch” with former Ambassador Charles Dunbar at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Brick Store Museum conference center, at 4 Dane St.
Dunbar, of Brunswick, served in various positions with the State Department and the United Nations. He spent many years working in Afghanistan, has been an ambassador to Qatar and Yemen and served on other assignments in Iran, Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania. He now teaches at the Midcoast Senior College in Brunswick.
His talk will detail Taliban insurgencies and refugees from that area. A Q&A will follow.
For more details, call 967-4298.
ORLAND
Super moon hike scheduled
Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust will lead a hike from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday to watch the rising of October’s super moon from the summit of Great Pond Mountain.
This roughly 2.5-mile moderately difficult walk will start near sunset and return after dark. Participants will meet at Craig Brook Fish Hatchery on Hatchery Road to carpool to the trailhead.
Check Facebook or website in case of bad/cloudy weather; no rain date. For more information, 469-6929 or info@greatpondtrust.org.
KITTERY
Kittery, Berwick slavery talk
The free lecture “Slavery in Old Kittery & Berwick: The Truth Revealed” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at STAR Theatre, located at the Kittery Community Center, 120 Rogers Road.
Historian Patricia Q. Wall will discuss new information from her forthcoming book, “Lives of Consequence: Blacks in Early Kittery and Berwick in the Massachusetts Province of Maine.” Based on six years of research, Wall’s findings counter the old myth of slavery’s scarcity.
For more details, call 439-3800 or visit www.kitterycommunitycenter.org/star-theatre.
BIDDEFORD/PORTLAND
Noah’s Walk Saturday
The seventh annual Noah’s Walk to raise funds and awareness of pregnancy and infant loss will be held Saturday at North Dam Mill, 2 Main St.
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. There also will be a vigil later that evening at 6:15 p.m., followed by light refreshments at 6:30 p.m. at the Maine Medical Center courtyard, 22 Bramhall St., Portland,
For more details, call Michelle L. Littlefield at 347-1811 or email mlabbott@earthlink.net.
LIMINGTON
Extension’s clearance sale
Limington Extension’s yearly clearance sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 476 Sand Pond Road. The event will feature items sold at $1 per bag and 25 cents for children’s clothing, new and used.
For more details, call 692-2989.
SANFORD
Harvest dance for shelter
The seventh annual Harvest Dance, benefiting York County Shelter programs’ Thanksgiving Food Box distribution, will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St.
The Music Man DJ will provide music. Admittance is $10 per person. Bring a nonperishable food and be entered into the drawings held throughout the evening. There will be door prizes, a 50/50 drawing and many raffles for brand new items.
Tickets are available at Garnsey Brothers Insurance, Sanford, Country Treasures and Lakeside Sport and Marine, both of Shapleigh, and at the door.
Free refreshments and cash bar for ages 21 and over .
For more details, call Patty Roux-Hambleton at 432-1890.
WELLS
Week’s library programs
Wells Public Library will host the following programs this week at 1434 Post Road:
• Toddler storytime – 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, featuring stories, songs, movements and a craft for ages 2-5 and their caregivers.
• Fall scavenger hunt – 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday. There will be hourly stories, a scavenger hunt of fall items and hidden treasure and small prizes.
• Two pumpkin decorating sessions Friday – 10:30 a.m. for younger children and 2 p.m. for grade school ages. Stop by the library and pick a pumpkin to design any way you like. There will be seasonal treats for all to enjoy.
For more details, call Allison Herman at 646-8181 or email aherman@wellstown.org.
AUBURN
Squadron get-together
The Southern Maine Squadron of Sampson Air Force Base will have its September get-together at noon Thursday at Rolandeau’s, 715 Washington St.
Robert Fuller will speak on an aspect of an earlier war. This will be the final get-together for the 2016 summer schedule.
All veterans and their guests are welcome. For more details, call Roy Tassinari at 784-5691 or Bob Sawyer at 657-4909.
WINDHAM
‘Boots, Band, BBQ’ set
Riding To The Top Therapeutic Riding Center will hold its ninth annual “Triple B: Boots, Band and BBQ” from 5:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Lilac Drive.
This year’s theme will be “The Magic of Team Work.” There will be a barbecue, dancing to the live music of “Under The Covers,” a photo booth, boot contests and door prizes. Michelle Taylor of 99.9 The Wolf will return to emcee, and auctioneer Elizabeth Holmstrom will call the unique mission based auction.
Tickets are $50 and include dinner, dancing and door prizes. Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling 892-2813 ext. 21 or email info@ridingtothetop.org.
THOMASTON
Living on a windjammer talk
The Thomaston Historical Society will present a talk by Capt. Annie Mahle on “At Home At Sea: Living on a Windjammer” Tuesday evening at the Thomaston Historical Society Museum at Knox Street.
A sea captain, chef, writer and steward of the windjammer J. & E. Riggin of Rockland, Mahle will share about her joys, adventures and a few misadventures and recipes.
Refreshments will be served at 7 p.m., followed by the talk at 7:30 p.m. There is no charge for the program but donations are appreciated.
For more details, call Susan J. Devlin at 354-4121.
ROCKLAND
Talk on John, Abigail Adams
Historian Jerry Wiles will present a talk on John and Abigail Adams at 10 a.m. Saturday at Maine Lighthouse Museum, 1 Park Drive.
The hour-long program, sponsored by the Lady Knox Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, is free and open to the public and will include refreshments.
For more details, call Mary Kay Felton at 230-7141.
SOUTH PORTLAND
Talk set on comforting
Author Val Walker will head the talk “The Gift of Comforting” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St. Using current research on grief, empathy and social support, Walker will describe what it means to be a comforting presence and discuss helpful ways to reach out to those in distress.
This talk is open to anyone who has been affected by cancer. It is offered free of charge.
To register or for information, call 774-2200 or go to CancerCommunityCenter.org.
LIVERMORE
Full Moon Fling scheduled
The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center will host a Full Moon Fling at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at 290 Norlands Road.
The public is invited to come and dance in the spirit of 19th-century New England under the October full moon. The barn dance will feature live music, seasonal food prepared by a chef, a comedy improv show with the famed Teachers Lounge Mafia and raffles.
Visitors to Full Moon Fling are encouraged to dress in 19th-century period attire.
Tickets are $15 for an entire night of entertainment or $10 each for the dance or for the improv show individually. Children age 12 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at norlands.org/events.
SACO
Craft fair scheduled Saturday
A fall craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Saco Grange No. 53, 168 North St. The event will feature made-in-Maine quality crafts, including quilts, candles, handmade pens and cribbage boards, sculpture and more.
For more details, call 831-5784 or email sacogrange53@gmail.com.
BRUNSWICK
Civil War talk set at library
A Joshua L. Chamberlain Civil War Round Table Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St.
Pete Vermilyea will head the talk “The Battle of Mount Desert Island and Confederate Naval Operations off the Maine Coast.” Lectures are free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated.
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