PORTLAND

Jewish Museum program

“The Thinking Heart – the Life and Loves of Etty Hillesum” will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at The Maine Jewish Museum, Etz Chaim Synagogue, 267 Congress St.

The ensemble performance is about Hillesum, a Dutch woman who opposed Nazism with compassion and love. For details, call 329-9854.

NEW GLOUCESTER

Students at historical society

Gray-New Gloucester Middle School will present a program to the New Gloucester Historical Society at 6:30 p.m. Thursday about a recent field trip related to local history.

The program will be held in the New Gloucester Meetinghouse on Intervale Road next to the town hall. The historical society will hold its annual meeting after the presentation.

For more information, call 926-3188

KENNEBUNK

Four financial workshops

Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St., will present four free financial workshops, beginning with “Foundations of Investing” on Tuesday.

Other sessions are “Making Sense of Retirement,” Feb. 1; “Protecting What’s Important,” Feb. 8, and “Focus on Fixed Income,” Feb. 15.

All will be held in the library’s Reference Room from noon to 1 p.m. No advance signup is required. For more details, call 985-2173.

 

Kindergarten registrations

Kennebunk Elementary School and the Consolidated School both will accept kindergarten registrations from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday for children planning to attend classes at those respective schools this fall.

Children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 15 are eligible to enroll. The district requires that parents provide a copy of their child’s birth certificate and immunization records along with proof of residency.

For details, call Linda Mattuchio at Kennebunk Elementary School at 985-4402 or Kathy Hirst at Consolidated School at 967-2121.

SANFORD

Cancer care program

The next American Cancer Society “Look Good Feel Better” support group will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at 27 Industrial Ave., in the Conference Room off the main lobby.

Registration is required by calling Gina Staples at 459-1600. Makeup kits are offered free to cancer patients undergoing active treatment.

 

Junior bowling league

The Sanford Parks and Recreation Department and BowlARama are accepting signups for a 13-week after-school junior bowling league Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Bowl-A-Rama, Main Street,

The program for students ages 8 and older enrolled in the Sanford school system. A one-time fee of $10 will be charged. Shoe rentals are $2 per session. Transportation will be offered, with arrangements required at the time of registration.

For details, call Bowl-A-Rama at 324-2401.

ROCKLAND

Life writing workshops

Kirsten Cronin of Kirsten Transcribes in Rockland will host a series of Life Writing Workshops at Lincoln Street Center for the Arts and Education the fourth Wednesday of January, February, March, April and May.

The first session, on writing a memoir, will be 5:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 26. Workshops are $40 for all five workshops or $10 per session.

Participants are asked to bring a bagged meal. For details, call 691-2675.

 

Pies on Parade tour

The town will kick off its seventh annual Pies on Parade Pie Tour from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The Historic Inns of Rockland have organized the event to raise money for hungry families in the midcoast.

To date, more than $30,000 has been raised to benefit the Area Interfaith Outreach Food Pantry and Fuel Assistance Program. When matched with other funds, the money raised from this event feeds more than 100 midcoast families for a year.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children. To order tickets in advance, call (877) 762-4667 or 596-6611. For details, visit www.historicinnsofrockland.com/pies.aspx.

NEWCASTLE

Matter of Balance program

Spectrum Generations’ Coastal Community Center, in partnership with the Lincoln Home, will offer the eight-week workshop “A Matter of Balance,” designed to help people overcome their fear of falling and thus increase their activity levels.

Classes will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays through March 11 at the Lincoln Home, 22 River Road. Sign-in begins at 9 a.m. Class fee is $10 plus an optional materials fee of $20. To register, call 563-1363.

YORK

Preschool Age Fair

The York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Road, will host its sixth annual Preschool-Age Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.

The event lets parents connect with learning opportunities available in the area, including enrichment programs such as music, yoga, dance, art, sports and literacy.

For details, call Children’s Librarian Kathleen Whalin at 363-2818.

NAPLES

Skiing heritage slide show

The Naples Public Library, 940 Roosevelt Trail, will host a free, 50-minute digital slide show on Maine’s rich skiing heritage at 7 p.m. today.

The presentation, entitled “Down-Mountain and Cross Country: 140 Years of Skiing in Maine,” was produced and will be presented by Ski Museum of Maine Director and Curator Scott Andrews. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served. For more details, call 693-6841.

FALMOUTH

Book sale at library

The Falmouth Memorial Library is hosting a children’s book sale from 1 to 4 p.m. Jan. 29 at the library on Lunt Road.

Thousands of gently used children’s books will be available at discounted prices. All proceeds will support the library. For more information, call 781-2351.

 

Program about dementia

Dr. Laurel Coleman of the Maine Geriatric Center will hold a discussion on dementia and Alzheimer’s disease at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sedgewood Commons on Northbrook Drive.

Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 781-5775.

SACO

Thornton Cancelebration

The Thornton Academy Dance Company will perform its annual Dancelebration at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Harry P. Garland Auditorium, 438 Main St.

Works will be choreographed by the TA Dance Company, teacher Kathy Nolan, and TA Alumni. Collective Motion and the Terpsicore Repertory Company also will perform.

Tickets at the door are $6 for adults, $4 for students and senior citizens; ages 6 and younger free. Family tickets are discounted at $17 for a family of four or more. For more details, call 282-3361, ext. 8173.

 

SPRINGVALE

Pirate reading program

Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St., is accepting registrations from Monday through March 5 for children ages 2 to 13 who wish to participate in its pirate-themed winter reading program.

For more details, call 324-4624 or visit www.springvalelibrary.org.

 

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