BRUNSWICK

Strides against cancer

Haunted History Walking Tours of Old Orchard Beach's downtown area on Saturday evening will benefit the Museum in the Streets project. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Brunswick is scheduled to take place at 11 a.m. Sunday, starting at the Town Mall on Maine Street.

Last year, more than 200 participants walked the 3-mile scenic route, raising more than $45,000 to help support cancer research and those battling breast cancer.

For more details, go to makingstrideswalk.org/brunswickme or call Matt Kennedy at 373-3719.

PORTLAND

Dementia care group

A support group for families of people living with dementia has been meeting from 4 to 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the main conference room of Saint Joseph Rehabilitation & Residence at 1133 Washington Ave.

For more details, call 797-0600.

OLD ORCHARD BEACH

Haunted history tours

There will be four Haunted History Walking Tours of Old Orchard Beach’s downtown area Saturday evening.

The tours will start at 5:30, 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m., and each half-hour walk will begin at the Atlantic Birches Inn on Portland Avenue and end at the Brunswick’s Halloween Party. Each time slot is capped at 20 people. Register today to secure your spot.

Suggested donation is $10. All proceeds from the event benefit the Old Orchard Beach Museum in the Streets project.

KENNEBUNK

Halloween music at church

“Maestro” Warren King, Christ Church’s music director, and flutist Diana McNulty will perform a concert of Halloween music at 3 p.m. Saturday at the church, 6 Dane St.

The music will include “Night on Bald Mountain,” Bach’s “Toccata in D Minor” and the theme song from “The Addams Family.”

Suggested donation is $15, $10 for seniors and students and free for children under age 12.

A trick-or-treat intermission will be included and those who attend in costume get $2 off admission. For more details, call 985-4494 or go to christchurchkennebunk.org.

KITTERY

Youth basketball signups

Advance, discounted registrations are being accepted through Saturday for a number of youth basketball programs to be offered by the Kittery Recreation Department this fall and winter.

Basketball for students in grades 3 through 8 will run from November through February, with boys and girls divisions.

Volunteer coaches, scorekeepers, referees and concession stand workers are also needed.

Basketball for kindergarten through second grade and Pee Wee Basketball for ages 3 and 4 will meet Saturday mornings from Dec. 3 through Feb. 4. Volunteer coaches also are needed for these age groups.

The fees are $45 per child, per program, before Saturday and $65 after, if spots are still available. All will be held at the Kittery Community Center at 120 Rogers Road.

For more details, call Kyle Cook at 439-3800.

BIDDEFORD

UNE event salutes two

The first Pillars of Pride benefit dinner and silent auction will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the University of New England.

The event will honor Roland Eon and Jim Godbout, two community partners who are known for their generosity and longtime contributions to learning.

Eon, a 1970 Biddeford alum, has worked his way up at P&C Insurance during the last 30 years. He has served on countless boards and committees, and has given financial support to the Biddeford school system for years, including for athletics, arts, music and educational initiatives.

Godbout, a local entrepreneur, also has served on many boards and committees. He has been instrumental in inspiring and teaching students at the Center of Technology.

The proceeds from the Pillars of Pride event will support the Biddeford Education Foundation, which provides resources to augment teaching, encourage academic excellence and maximize opportunities for students.

Tickets are $50 and available by calling Karen Chasse at 391-6885.

ORLAND/SULLIVAN

Two trail races Down East

Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust and Frenchman Bay Conservancy will offer the Downeast Double Trouble Trail Race Challenge over the next two weekends.

Registration for the 6.3-mile GPMCT Wildlands Trail Race begins at 10 a.m. Sunday in Orland’s scenic Great Pond Mountain Wildlands, with the race beginning at 11 a.m. Total climb is approximately 1,200 feet. Enter through the South Gate on Route 1, near the Route 176 intersection.

The FBC Autumn Trail Race starts at 11 a.m. Nov. 6 at Sumner Memorial High School in Sullivan. Run the single-track hiking trails of Baker Hill and Long Ledges Preserves. New this year is FBC’s extended race – roughly 8 miles on paved and dirt road and newly cut trails. The extended race is limited to 30 participants capable of completing a half marathon in under 1:40.

Please, no dogs, for the safety of all runners.

Lunch will be available at both events. Cost for each race is $20 preregistered (plus a $2 online registration fee) or $25 race day. With two family members registered, additional kids under 15 run free. Preregister for both races for $35.

Go to greatpondtrust.org or frenchmanbay.org or call 469-6929 to register or for more information.

CAMDEN

Geology walk on beach

Coastal Mountains Nature Program will offer a geology walk from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Lincolnville Beach.

Stephen Norton, professor emeritus of earth and climate sciences at the University of Maine, will lead the walk while detailing the origin of the myriad rock types on Maine’s beaches and what they tell us about Maine’s geological history.

Meet at the Islesboro ferry parking lot at Lincolnville Beach.

For more information, see the calendar at coastalmountains.org. For last-minute changes, call 236-7091.

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