SOUTH PORTLAND

Cancer support workshops

The Cancer Community Center is offering two talks this week.

Dawn Pelletier Stratton, a licensed counselor and cancer survivor, will give a talk “Living with Uncertainty,” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Center, 778 Main St.

People will learn ways to handle the fears, anxieties, and stress that stems from having a cancer history.

Dr. Christine Maguire will give  another talk about fighting the winter blues from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

For more information on these programs and others, call 774-2200 or go to www.CancerCommunityCenter.org.

Free winterization courses

Southern Maine Community College is offering a free weatherization courses to help ease the burden of the Maine winter.

The workshops will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and from 9 to 11 a.m. on Jan. 28 at SMCC’s Sustainable Energy Alternatives Center on the South Portland campus.

Students will learn how heat escapes houses and what cost-effective measures maximize energy efficiency. Participants will learn tips and techniques to insulate their homes using basic weatherization materials. People will learn low-cost ways to reduce their energy consumption by up to 25 percent.

To register and for more information, call 741-5862 or go to www.smccme.edu/free-weatherization.

FALMOUTH

Preschool open house

Falmouth Corner Preschool will hold an open house from 10 to 11:30 a.m. today at the school, 18 Mountain Road.

Parents will have a chance to tour the school and meet a teacher.

To register, call 878-1192 or go to www.falmouthcornerco-op.com.

Better health workshop

Southern Maine Agency on Aging is teaming up with MaineHealth to offer a six-week workshop, Living Well for Better Health.

The workshops are designed for people with ongoing health conditions and their care partners.

The workshops will held from 9:30 a.m. to noon from Wednesday through Feb. 29 at the MaineHealth Learning Resource Center, 5 Bucknam Road.

To register and for more information, call 396-6583.

STATEWIDE

College financial aid help

College Goal Maine, offered by Finance Authority of Maine (FAME), will be held at various locations during January and early February.

Financial aid professionals from Maine colleges and universities, along with other volunteers, will help college-bound students and their families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The form is required for federal and state financial aid. Attendees should bring copies of their most recent tax information, such as completed IRS 1040 tax returns, W-2 statements and other income and benefits information.

Free online forms and more information are available at www.fafsa.gov or www.collegegoalsundaymaine.com/index.php.

The schedule is:

Jan. 25, 12:30 p.m. at Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg

Jan. 29, 2 p.m. at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, South Paris

Feb. 13, 6 p.m. at Lake Region High School, Naples

Additional dates and locations can be found at www.collegegoalsundaymaine.com.

STANDISH

College anniversary

Saint Joseph’s College is launching its 100th Anniversary on Tuesday with a lecture on how language keeps changing.

Dr. Edward Rielly, an English professor at Saint Joseph’s College, will give a lecture titled “Language Change: Slippery Slope or Change We Can Believe In?” at 7 p.m. at the Harold Alfond Hall.

For more information, call 893-7723.

BRUNSWICK

Winter gardening workshop

The Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust is offering a series of six workshops on vegetable gardening this winter.

The first workshop, taught by master gardener Linton Studdiford, will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St. in Brunswick.

Studdiford will talk about which vegetables grow well in Maine, when and how to plant, hybrid and heirloom varieties; and sources of seeds.

For more information, call 798-5899.

SPRINGVALE

Farmers’ Network event

The York County Farmers’ Network will hold an event on Tuesday to bring together farmers and farmer’s market managers to develop ideas and ways to make their products more visible in the community.

This year’s forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Anderson Learning Center, 21 Bradeen St.

There will be a potluck supper at 5:30 p.m. for any interested attendees.

For more information, call 324-5054.

OGUNQUIT

Sell outdated gold and silver

The Beachmere Inn will host an event on Sunday for people to sell their outdated or unused gold and silver items to raise money for the Marginal Way Preservation Fund.

The Party of Gold buy-back event will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at 62 Beachmere Place.

Your gold and silver will be weighed and evaluated. Party of Gold will then make a 15 percent donation from its profits.

For more information, contact jenniferS@partyofgold.com.

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