Thursday, Oct. 20

Program on “The Talk with your parents,” 7-8 p.m., South Portland Community Center. No fee. Call 767-7650 to register.

Fort Williams arboretum project Pecha Kucha (“chit-chat”), 7:20 p.m., at Space Gallery, next to the Maine College of Art, Congress Street, Portland. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5.

Friday, Oct. 21

Hospice volunteer training, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., VNA Home Health Hospice, 50 Foden Road, South Portland. This training is for people who would like to provide support to VNA hospice clients and families. FMI, call Linda Hopkins at 400-8714 or email [email protected]. A pre-training interview is required.

Saturday, Oct. 22

Bloody Mary breakfast, 7-10 a.m., American Legion Post 76, Scarborough. $6 per person; $3 for children. Homemade breakfast with everything imaginable. FMI, call 883-3902.

Fort Williams arboretum project tour, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Cliffside section, at the north end of Cliff Walk. Learn more about the Fort Williams arboretum project.

Thursday, Oct. 27

Cape Elizabeth community blood drive, 1-6 p.m., St. Bartholomew’s Church, Two Lights Road. All presenting donors will receive a $5 Gift Card to Panera Bakery. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to our website www.redcrossblood.org.

Scarborough community blood drive, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Bull Moose Music, Scarborough. All presenting donors will receive a $5 Gift Card to Panera Bakery. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to our website www.redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, Oct. 29

“From Memories to Memoirs” workshop, 9:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., at the Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Road. This workshop is for people interested in learning about memoir writing, and those who may have started to write and would like to learn more about the process. The workshop will be led by Ann Kimmage. She has taught college level writing courses and memoir writing for 30 years. The workshop is limited to 36 participants, and pre-registration is required by Oct. 20. To register, visit the reference desk at the Scarborough Public Library, or call 883-4723, option 4. For more information, go to www.scarboroughcrossroads.org/libraryfriends/.

Tuesday, Nov. 1

Hospice of Southern Maine day-long conference, titled “I Can’t Remember. I Can’t Forget: Spiritual Journeys of Alzheimer’s Patients and Combat Veterans at End of Life.” The event takes place at The Landing at Pine Point in Scarborough, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and costs $40 per person. Snacks and lunch will be provided. Register online at www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org. FMI, call 289-3678 or email [email protected].

To be included in the calendar, send event information 10 days in advance to [email protected].