SACO

Talks on vision, hearing issues set for Wednesday

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Herbalist Deb Soule clips a piece of a young white pine tree during a hike at the Hidden Valley Nature Center. Maine's iconic tree will be the subject of two educational hikes at the center on Monday. Photo courtesy Andy McEvoy

A Certified Rehabilitation Therapist from the Iris Network will speak on vision issues and a representative from the Maine Center on Deafness will speak on communication solution during a talk set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Most Holy Trinity Church on Main Street.

Refreshments will be served.

University College open house celebrates relocation

University College at Saco, an Outreach Center of the University of Maine System, will hold an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday to celebrate the relocation of the center to the Saco Valley Shopping Center. The regional office of Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community and York County Senior College has moved with the center and will be part of the celebration.

Community members are invited to attend.

The event will be held at 4 Scamman St., Suite 18, in the Saco Valley Shopping Center and will include refreshments and center tours. A brief presentation will begin at 4:30 pm.

For more details, call 282-4111.

HINCKLEY

Museum to offer spooky flashlight tour for Halloween

The L.C. Bates Museum will host “Spooky Flashlight Tours!” from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday through Oct. 31 on Route 201.

Come for a creepy tour by flashlight to discover owls and things that go bump in the night! The facility will be decked out for Halloween, have animal displays featuring vampire bats and venomous creatures.

Attendees are welcome to come in costume, dress warmly and bring a flashlight.

Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for under 18. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays, or other times by appointment. For more details, call 238-4250, email lcbates@gwh.org or go to www.gwh.org.

WESTBROOK

Fly fisherman to present slideshow on opportunities

Fly fisherman and photographer Tim Shaw will present a slideshow and commentary on the diversity of fly fishing opportunities in Maine at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sebago TU’s chapter meeting at American Legion Post No. 62, 17 Dunn St. The event is free to the public.

For more information, email dlivingstonemiller@gmail.com.

CAMDEN

Public library will host several events this week

Camden Public Library will host a number of events this week.

• Dan Wyman of Allen Insurance and Financial will head the presentation “Health Insurance Requirements (ACA) Update” at noon Monday, detailing the ACA requirements that Americans must have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. The next “open enrollment” period for individual health insurance policies is Nov. 15 to Feb. 15.

• Join Pete Kalajian and family at 7 p.m. Tuesday for the presentation “Adventure in Guadalajara,” detailing the family’s two years working and travelling throughout Mexico.

• On Thursday, the “An Empty Place at the Table” memorial display by New Hope for Women will be open all day during library hours. Seth Singleton will offer the talk “History and Myth in Russian Foreign Policy” at 7 p.m. as part of the Camden Conference.

For more details, call Ken Gross at 236-3440.

BELFAST

Waterfall Arts joining in global sketch-fest events

The Big Draw, a free global sketch-fest drawing event, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Waterfall Arts at 256 High St.

This annual celebration of drawing coincides with similar offerings around the world in more than 20 countries, with 280,000 people expected to join in. The event includes free drawing activities that connect people of all ages with museums, outdoor spaces, artists, designers, illustrators – and each other.

Adults are welcome to try out the live model Figure Drawing session at Waterfall Arts every Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The drop-in fee for life drawing is $15. For this week only, drawing materials will be provided for first-timers.

The Big Draw and other Affordable All Ages Art Happenings at Waterfall Arts are made possible by a grant from the Quimby Foundation, the Maine Arts Commission and through public support.

For more details, call 338-2222 or go to www.waterfallarts.org.

KENNEBUNKPORT

Larks session to focus on living alone, aging issues

The next session of Larks, People Supporting People, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library, 18 Maine St.

Guest speaker will be Brin Moore from Bergen & Parkinson.

The session will focus on how to survive living alone, finding available community services, being a caregiver, facing issues in aging and other similar subjects.

Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, call 967-2778 or go to www.graveslibrary.org.

Portland’s bookmobile to visit Graves Memorial Library

The Portland Public Library’s bookmobile will visit Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library at 11 a.m. Friday.

Stop by and take a tour around the bookmobile. You can sign up ahead of time at the circulation desk for a Portland Public Library card with proper ID. For more details, call 967-2778.

Spook-tacular show to feature science tricks

A Mad Science Spook-tacular Halloween show will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Junior Room at Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library.

All ages are invited! Prepare for science tricks and treats.

KENNEBUNK

Science Sleuths Halloween event to host experiments

Students in Grades 3-5 are invited to attend “Science Sleuths: the Halloween Edition” at 4 p.m. Thursday at Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St.

Students will experiment with candy to test hypotheses about density. This will involve melting Skittles to change the density of water, testing which Halloween candies float and which don’t, and even blowing up a marshmallow Peep. For the grand finale, some slime will be made to take home.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required by calling 985-2173 Ext. 5 or go to www.KennebunkLibrary.org.

Young makers invited to create, invent and tinker

Young Makers Club will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Kennebunk Free Library at 112 Main St.

The session is open to students in grades 3 and up who are interested in creating, inventing and tinkering.

Recycled and craft items will be available to make Halloween decorations. A card-making station will be set up for those who want to create a special sentiment to send or to give to a loved one.

Pre-registration is required.

BATH

Individuals, groups honored for Involvement Day service

A number of individuals and nonprofit organizations were honored for their service at the 16th annual Bath Citizen Involvement Day held at Waterfront Park.

Leslie Trundy was named citizen of the year, Bryanna Ringrose and Taylor Bisson received the Youth Award, Bath Historical Society received the Community Project Award and the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust received the Al Smith Community Spirit Award.

Garden Club to offer program on peonies

The Bath Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting at noon Tuesday at Grace Episcopal Church, 1100 Washington St.

After a light fare of sandwiches, desserts and beverages, there will be a business meeting followed by a program titled “A Passion for Peonies” presented by Ken Liberty, founder and past president of the Peony Society of Maine. For more details, call 666-3078.

JEFFERSON

Nature center hosting two classes on eastern white pine

Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson will host two classes focused on Maine’s most iconic tree, the eastern white pine.

White pine’s historical and present-day significance in Maine is profound. The classes are designed to be taken together, but participants are welcome to sign up for one or the other. Both will feature plenty of time in the woods.

The morning class is titled “White Pine Ecology – A Field Study” and will be led by naturalist Erek Sherin from 9 to 11:30am.

The afternoon class, “Growing White Pine: Field Study of Forestry Practices” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., led by Barrie Brusila, of Mid-Maine Forestry, and Andy Shultz. the landowner outreach forester for the Maine Forest Service

Both classes are intended for educators, naturalists and landowners engaged in active forest management. Tuition for each class is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

To register, visit www.hvnc.org/registration, call 200-8840, or write to info@hvnc.org.

TOPSHAM

Lady Grace, a bald eagle, to make her debut at library

Wind Over Wings, Cathance River Education Alliance and the Topsham Public Library are partnering to co-sponsor “The Debut of Bald Eagle Lady Grace” from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Topsham Public Library, 25 Foreside Road.

Meet Lady Grace, a bald eagle that has been cared for by the Wind Over Wings program for two years after an injury to her wing.

PORTLAND

Planetarium hosting annual Halloween, monster program

Southworth Planetarium will host its 13th annual Halloween party from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at 70 Falmouth St.

This year’s program features a new live-action program called “Sky Monsters!” at 6:30 and 7:15 p.m., a look at monsters in the stars, including Draco the Dragon and Medusa.

Also offered will be a Moon Witch show at 6 and 6:45 p.m. featuring telescope viewing, followed by the sixth annual Ghost Hour from 8 to 9 p.m.

Refreshments will be served. Admission is $6 per person or $2 if you wear a costume for the Halloween party and $6.50 per person for the ghost tour(no discounts for wearing a costume). For more details, call 780-4249.

YARMOUTH

Historical Society hosting talk on Salem witch trials

Yarmouth Historical Society will feature guest speaker Emerson “Tad” Baker during its annual meeting at 7 p.m. at the Yarmouth Town Hall community room

Baker will present the talk “A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience,” focusing on the key players in the Salem witchcraft crisis.

The talk is free for members and $5 for nonmembers. For more details, call 846-6259.

WELLS

Ex-chief justice, attorney to talk on beach use, ownership

Daniel Wathen, former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, and attorney Adam Steinman will present their perspectives on beach use and shoreline ownership from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Wells Reserve at 342 Laudholm Road.

This is the final program in the four-part series, “From Moody to Goose Rocks: Public Access and Private Ownership of Maine’s Shoreline.” For more details, call 646-4521 Ext 114.

YORK

Pilot program of seniors brain games at library

York Pubic Library will host “Brain Games for Seniors,” a four-week program featuring stimulating brain exercises, puzzles, riddles, games, simple math and more to promote memory, better concentration, new ways to reason and other cognitive skills.

Correct answers are not important … having fun, doing the activity and interacting as a group is what is important.

This is a pilot program with limited space for 12 participants.

The sessions will meet from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays through Nov. 13. To register or for more details, call the library at 363-2818.

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