CUMBERLAND

Talk based on war letters

The Cumberland Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St.

Library director Thomas Bennett will present “Dear Mom: Around the World With the Air Transport Command During WWII,” based on letters written by his father, Sgt. Joseph A. Bennett, during his service with the U.S. Army Air Corps. His journey is recounted through his letters to his mother back home in Maryland and the photographs he took while serving on the back lines in Africa and India.

Refreshments will be served. For more details, email Carolyn Small at csmall1943@maine.rr.com, or call 829-3757.

CAMDEN

Speakers at the library

Camden Public Library will host the following events this week at 55 Main St.:

On Tuesday, the Leer y Charlar Spanish discussion group will meet at 1 p.m. and author Patti Marxsen will present the talk “Helene Schweitzer: A Life of Her Own” at 7 p.m.

At 7 p.m. Thursday, Dr. Robert Lawrence will speak on “Climate Change, Threats to Food Security and Opportunities for Maine Farmers.”

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

KENNEBUNK

Holiday hours at museum

The Brick Store Museum will have special holiday hours for Memorial Day.

The facility at 117 Main St. will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday.

For details, call 985-4802 or visit www.brickstoremuseum.org.

PORTLAND/FALMOUTH/BRUNSWICK

St Mary Schola concerts

The St Mary Schola ensemble will perform its spring concert “Combat and Carols” at three venues over the next week.

The ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Cathedral of St. Luke in Portland; at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary in Falmouth; and at 7:30 p.m. June 2 at First Parish Church of Brunswick.

Tickets are $12 to $40 for individual and group rates. There also will be a post-concert reception fee of $5. Tickets are available online at www.stmaryschola.org, or at the door.

PORTLAND

Sale to help feral cats

Friends of Feral Felines annual used book and DVD sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Barron Center, 1145 Brighton Ave.

Sales help to support the group’s efforts to control and care for feral and abandoned cats in southern Maine.

For more details, call 797-3014 or go to www.feralfelines.net.

UNION

Jazz quartet plays for library

The Exact Change jazz quartet will perform a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Vose Library at 392 Common Road.

The group will play jazz standards, selections from the Great American Songbook and more. The suggested donation is $8.

The fundraiser will help with costs of installing air conditioning at the library. For details, call Vose Library at 785-4733.

‘Maven of Manners’ talk

Social historian Marilyn Solvay of Mount Desert Island will present “The Maven of Manners in a Motorcar” during a meeting of the Union Historical Society at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Old Town House, Town House Road.

Solvay will talk about etiquette maven Emily Post’s road trip to the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco in 1915 and how she became the ultimate authority on correct behavior.

Refreshments will be served. All meetings of Union Historical Society are free and open to the public. For more details, call Alison Metcalfe at 785-4531.

SANFORD

Local schools celebrated

The Sanford School Department will host the fourth annual Celebration of Learning from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Gym on Main Street.

The celebration will highlight all of the things happening in the schools and how the community at large is supporting Sanford students.

Students will lead the event. There will be performances every half-hour representing each school, with a variety of presentations. Guests can watch videos, visit exhibits and talk with educational leaders and students from each school.

The Sanford High School Jazz Band will play.

There will be Sanford Vision totes, filled with goodies, for the first 100 people and ice cream coupons will be handed out to students throughout the celebration.

Beginning at 5:30 p.m., Our Schools Our Future will host the Family Connection Café with a free family spaghetti dinner downstairs in the cafeteria at Memorial Gym.

For more details, email Kristen Wiegand at kwiegand@sanford.org, or call the Sanford School Department at 324-2810.

DAMARISCOTTA

Senior fitness day at center

Join certified advanced professional senior fitness instructor Robin Maginn at 1 p.m. Wednesday for National Senior Health and Fitness Day at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center, 521 Main St.

Maginn will teach a class on using a stability ball for a core and cardio workout; hand-held weights will also be used.

For more details, call 563-1363.

AARP safe driving course

Drivers age 50 and older are invited to sharpen their skills and update their driving knowledge by participating in the AARP Smart Driver Safety program from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center, 521 Main St.

Participants will be taught defensive driving techniques and strategies, review new traffic laws, rules of the road and more. Maine drivers who successfully complete the course are eligible for a car insurance discount, good for three years.

Course seating is limited; there is a $20 fee, with a $5 discount for AARP members; advance registration is required. Remember to bring your AARP membership card and bring your lunch. To reserve your seat, call 563-1363.

NORTH BERWICK

Bike Through History tour

The North Berwick Historical Society will sponsor Bike Through History, a guided bicycle tour through historically significant sites in the area, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Starting from the Community Center at 266 Lebanon Road, the tour, based on a brochure by a beloved local school teacher, Heidi Porter, will trace the beginnings of North Berwick on Oak Woods Road and progress to Bauneg Beg Pond.

The tour is open to the public at no charge. Refreshments, including liquids, will be available along the way. Rain date is Sunday.

For more details, email Barbara Fitzmaurice at barbara@atdllc.com.

SCARBOROUGH

Mystery authors at library

The Scarborough Public Library will host the mystery author event Death in Shorts: Rogue Wave at 2 p.m. Sunday.

The free program will feature a panel of authors whose short stories appear in Level Best Books’ 12th anthology, “Best New England Crime Stories 2015: Rogue Wave.”

The panel will be moderated by Katherine Fast, co-editor of Level Best, with authors Maurissa Guibord, Dale T. Phillips and Karla M. Whitney attending.

Copies of the anthology will be available for purchase, and refreshments will be included.

For more details, call Celeste Shinay at 396-6279 or go to www.scarboroughlibrary.org.

SACO

DAR annual luncheon

Rebecca Emery Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold their annual luncheon and meeting at 11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Saco Ramada, 352 North St.

Meal reservations are required by Friday.

A business meeting will follow the luncheon. There will be an election of new officers, an installation ceremony led by Paula Allen, Maine state chaplain, and a memorial service.

For more details, call 985-1223.

My Money Works class

Women, Work and Community at University College will host the 15-hour class My Money Works from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 1 through 10.

This class is designed to help attendees gain the skills and confidence needed to manage their finances.

A follow-up session is scheduled to provide additional networking and support. Successful completion of this class meets one of the requirements for the Family Development Account matched savings program and Rainy Day matched savings program.

Advance registration is required by calling 286-1722.

WELLS

Bluegrass-gospel concert

Drowned Valley, an old time bluegrass and gospel group from the Seacoast of New Hampshire, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Wells Public Library at 1434 Post Road.

For more details, email Kristi Bryant at kbryant@wellstown.org or call 646-8181.

BRADLEY Alewife Festival on Saturday

The town will host its annual Alewife Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Blackman Stream at the Maine Forest and Logging Museum fishway.

There will be a pancake breakfast at the Bradley Fire Department from 7:30 to 10 a.m. for $5 per person.

The museum store will have its grand opening from 1 to 5 p.m. and will feature the works of local artists and crafters.

Tours, refreshments, smoked alewives. presentations and kids’ games will be offered free to the public.

For more details, call Andrew Goode at 751-5124 or 725-2833.