80 artists at festival

The sixth annual Yarmouth Art Festival will be held Wednesday, Oct. 22-Saturday, Oct. 25, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church at 396 Gilman Road in Yarmouth.

The 2014 show features 80 Maine artists, from Augusta to Brownfield to Kennebunkport, exhibiting 162 pieces, selected by a panel of jurors from among nearly 350 pieces submitted. The jurors are artist Suzanne Harden; Anne Haas, Bowdoin College art librarian; and Elizabeth Moss, owner of Elizabeth Moss Gallery in Falmouth.

The show will be open Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. An artists’ reception, including music and refreshments, will be held Thursday from 5:30-8 p.m. Admission will be free for both the festival and the reception, with donations accepted.

The juried show, created in 2009 as a new venue for Maine artists, features painting, drawing, sculpture and photography.

Entry fees and sale commissions support St. Bart’s programs, including contributions and member support of local community services such as Friendship House, Yarmouth Community Food Pantry and St. Elizabeth’s Essentials Pantry in Portland.

For more information and the list of artists, see http://2014.yarmouthartfestival.com.

Library preps for move

On Friday, Oct. 31, Merrill Memorial Library staff will return to the newly remodeled home at 215 Main St.

Between now and then, patrons are invited to come to the 65 Forest Falls Drive location with their largest bags and check out unlimited quantities of books, magazines and audio books with a Jan. 2, 2015, due date. DVDs checked out from Oct. 27-31 will also be due on Jan. 2.)

The library will be closed for all of November to accomplish the move. It will reopen sometime in December, date to be announced.

Free disposal week set

The Yarmouth Transfer Station and Recycling Center will host a free disposal week for residents,

Monday, Oct. 20-Sunday, Oct. 26. The program is designed for residents to dispose of old appliances, tires, building materials from home projects and miscellaneous items. It is not intended for major demolition disposal. Computers, monitors, keyboards, mouse, CPUs, laptops, printers and scanners will be accepted.

The facility will be open Monday through Sunday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

For more information, call Mike Darling, superintendent of Transfer & Recycling Operations, 846-2417.

Car seat inspection

Residents can bring in their vehicles for a free car seat inspection, Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 3-6 p.m., at the North Road Fire Station, 178 North Road.

Pumpkin Run coming up

The eighth Pumpkin Run has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25, at Yarmouth High School, 286 West Elm St., starting with a 5K Run & Walk at 9 a.m. and 1K kids fun run, ages 12 and under, at 10:15.

Register in advance at Yarmouth Community Services, 200 Main St. Race-day registration and packet pick-up begins at 7:30 a.m. at rear entrance of YHS. Fees are $20 for 5K, $10 for 1K, $45 for family and $10 for dogs. There will be prizes for top finishers and for best costumes. Proceeds benefit the Jayne C. Giese Youth Scholarship Fund. For more information, call Yarmouth Community Services at 846-2406.

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