Calendar
AUGUST 9Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody: Exercise Class 10:15 a.m., Craft Shop 1 to 3 p.m., Cribbage 1:30 p.m., Mah Jongg 5:30 p.m.
AUGUST 10
Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody: Coffee Club 9 to 11 a.m., Reverse Mortgage 9:30 a.m., Computer Tutor 10 a.m., Party Bridge 1 to 3 p.m., Bingo 5 p.m.
Church Supper, Union Congregational Church, Church Street, York Beach. Casseroles, baked beans, salads, pie. One seating, 5:30 p.m. $7 adults, $3.50 children 10 and under. For reservations, call 363-4611 or 363-4821.
AUGUST 11
Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody: Yoga 9 a.m., Senior Issues 11 a.m., Sing-Along 11 a.m., Lunch, noon.
Maine Roller Derby League Girls. Live concert hosted by the league, American Legion, Long Sands Road, York, featuring The Jonee Earthquake Band, The Leftovers, Krang and The Get Lost at 7 p.m. $5 for all ages. FMI: www.mainerollerderby.com or www.rockandrollreturn.com.
Alexander Petroff will present a talk and slide show, "Addressing the Challenge in Congo: Notes from the Field" in the Dunaway Community Center in Ogunquit at 6:30 p.m.
St. George's Episcopal Church, York Street, York Harbor. Annual Chocolate Fest from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Chocolate Café open with tasty treats, divine chocolate goodies to purchase and take home. Proceeds will benefit the church library and other programs. Donating delights are The Stolen Menu Café, Yummies, Harbor Candy Shop, The Goldenrod, Byrne & Carlson, Pie in the Sky, Sweet Josie's, When Pigs Fly, Food & Co., Perkins and Perkins, Pepperidge Farm, Divine Chocolate, Hannaford's and the ladies from the church. FMI: 363-7376 or www.stgeorgesyorkharbor.org.
AUGUST 12
Pancake Breakfast, Wells-Ogunquit Senior Center. All you can eat plain ($4) or blueberry ($4.50) pancakes, sausage, OJ, coffee, or tea, 8 to 11 a.m.
The 45th Annual Huntress Family Reunion. Descendants of George Huntress, Mount Agamenticus Lodge, Cape Neddick. Business meeting at 11 a.m. followed by a pot-luck dinner around noon. All kinfolk are cordially invited. FMI: Dottie Maughan, president, at motherdel@yahoo.com, co-hosted by Priscilla Stevens Gaignard and Ruth Stevens, at rnscatta@localnet.com.
AUGUST 14
Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody: Exercise 10 a.m., Scrabble 1 to 3 p.m., Bingo 5 p.m.
AUGUST 15
Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody: Bridge Workshop 11 a.m., Sally Morse 12:30 p.m., Group Bridge 1 to 3 p.m., Mah Jongg 1 to 3 p.m.
AUGUST 16
Wells-Ogunquit Senior Center Second Annual Golf Tournament at the Links At Outlook, Route 4, South Berwick. 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, four-person teams, scramble format, $100 entry fee. Individual players welcome. Entry fee includes continental breakfast, welcome gifts, 18-holes of golf with cart, hole-in-one prize, closest to the pin. Silent auction throughout the day's activities. FMI: call Bob Bailey at 641-0600 or the Senior Center 646-7775.
UPCOMING
AUGUST 23 Project: REDWAY Fashion Show. "Go Red Struts Its Stuff" at Foster's Downeast Clambake Pavilion, Route 1A, York Harbor. Reception at 6 p.m., show at 7 p.m. FMI or to purchase tickets call 879-5700 or visit www.gatewaytomaine.org. Sponsored by Macy's, On The Marsh Restaurant, Absolutely Perfect and Paradiso Salon and Spa.
AUGUST 25 Rummage and Food Concession from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Christopher's Church Hall.
AUGUST 28 Cabbage Island Trip, Boothbay Harbor. The cost is $80. FMI or reservations, call the Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody at 646-7775.
ONGOING
The York Hospital Breast Cancer Survivor Group, which meets the third Monday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Ellis Conference Room at York Hospital, welcomes new members. Women who attend survivor groups cope better, heal more quickly and live longer. New members, whether or not their treatment was at York Hospital, are invited to come to the meetings and be with women who share their story. Friends are welcome too. During these meetings the members share information, coping tips and strategies, explore complimentary therapies, hear guest speakers, support each other, experience sisterhood, plan the Annual Walk for Hope and celebrate living.
Registrations are being taken for a Spanish class to begin in September. An introductory course for those who know little or no Spanish, basic skills in reading, speaking and understanding. Free, no fees or charges. Class size is limited to 20 participants, so register ASAP. Classes will meet in York one night per week, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. FMI" facultyspanish@aol.com or The Homestead, Attn: Spanish, PO Box 15, York Beach, ME 03910-0015 (please include SASE).
Coffee Shop at Wells-Ogunquit Senior Center is open Monday through Friday, 9 to 11 a.m., serving regular or decaf coffee, pastries, Congdon's and Dunkin' Donuts, and their own blueberry muffins for$1.50. Thursday's Coffee Club occasionally has a guest speaker.
Family Resource Center, 518 US Route 1, Kittery. Drop in and Play meets Monday and Friday, 9 to 11 a.m. for all ages; Toddlers Morning Out on Tuesday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. for children ages three years and under; Cooking with kids on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. for children ages three to six years; Six-week Messy Art series on Thursdays for children ages three to six years; Adoptive Families Together from 6 to 8 p.m. on the first Friday of the month, and Relatives as Parents from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. FMI: 451-9291.
York Lions Club meets the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the Grant House, Route 1, York, at 7 p.m. and all are welcome. FMI: 363-7382.
Ogunquit Heritage Museum, 86 Obeds Lane, Ogunquit, is open through September, 1 to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. FMI: 646-0296.
Booth Theater, 13 Beach Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 646-8142.
Leavitt Fine Arts Theatre, 259 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 646-3123.
Ogunquit Performing Arts, Dunaway Center, Ogunquit. FMI: 646-6170.
THROUGH AUG. 12: Old York Historical Society is proud to have the c. 1899 Victorian Hillside Cottage, which is part of the famed York Cliffs development of the late 19th century, as its 2006 Decorator Show House. The Show House will be open to the public through Aug. 12 on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. A $20 admission fee will be charged at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Museums of Old York, its education programs and ongoing preservation efforts. FMI: call 363-4974 or visit www.oldyork.org.
THROUGH AUG. 13: York Art Association Retrospective, Route 1A, York Harbor, celebrating 50 years.
THROUGH AUG. 17: The Booth Theater presents "Plaza Suite," a comedy in three acts by Neil Simon. The Booth Theater is located on the village square directly behind the Betty Doon Motel at 13 Beach Street, less than 100 yards from the beach. FMI: 646-8142.
THROUGH AUG. 21: Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit, presents two new exhibits: "The139th Annual American Watercolor Society International Juried Exhibit" and "Britain in Black & White: Photographs by Conrad Marvin." Founded in 1866 as "the American Society of Painters in Water Color," the American Watercolor Society is one of this nation's most prestigious arts organizations. Included in this traveling exhibition are approximately 50 paintings chosen by the 2006 AWS Jury of Selection. Conrad Marvin studied photography with Ansel Adams, John Sexton and at the DeCordova Museum School. Open Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for students. Members and children under 12 are admitted free. FMI: 646-4909 or www.ogunquitmuseum.org.
THROUGH AUG. 26: Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella" at the Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. Audiences of all ages will enjoy the timeless enchantment of this Rodgers and Hammerstein fairytale come to life on the playhouse stage - complete with dazzling Broadway sets, costumes and puppets. FMI: call 646-5511 or visit www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
FRIDAYS IN AUGUST
Home Schooling Club meets at York Harbor Beach for fun in the sun. Bring your own beach supplies and food, come early because parking is limited to permits only in the lower lot and two hours on the street. FMI: Call Janalee at 361-2116.
SATURDAYS THROUGH SEPTEMBER
St. Aspinquid Lodge Public Supper at 5 p.m., 101 Long Sands Road, York. Tickets available at the lodge every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prices and menus will vary. FMI: 363-4817.
St. Aspinquid Lodge Flea Market, 101 Long Sands Road, York, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Both outside and undercover table rentals. FMI: 363-4817. Weekly flea market will be held each Saturday from May through September.
THROUGH OCT. 7: The Gateway Farmer's Market, held in the parking lot at the Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce Visitor's Center on Route One in York, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local farmers and specialty food producers will sell their fresh fruit, vegetables, pies, breads and more.
THROUGH OCT. 8: Old York Historical Society presents "Real, Reproduction or Outright Fake?" Not everything is what it appears to be, especially in the world of antiques and museum collections. What does a museum curator or collector look for to determine if a piece is real, reproduction or fake? A season-long exhibit in the Long Parlor Gallery of Old York's Emerson-Wilcox House will show examples of furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles and other decorative arts that will both test and inform the visitor about what to look for to determine authenticity and value. Hours: Monday through Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. FMI: www.oldyork.org.
LOCAL CHURCHES
Baha'I Faith Sunday morning devotional meetings and fellowship. FMI: 363-4591 or 361-1722.
Cape Neddick Baptist Sunday School 9 a.m. for all ages, 10:15 a.m. worship service and Junior Church, nursery for toddlers. Tuesday, Women's Home Bible Study 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Evening Prayer Service at 7 p.m. FMI: 363-3566 or www.cape-neddick-baptist.org.
First Parish Congregational Worship services and church school at 9 a.m. through August. Childcare provided. FMI: 363-3758 or www.firstparishyork.org.
Ogunquit Baptist Sunday service 10:30 a.m. FMI: 646-2160.
St. Christopher's by the Sea Masses on Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. FMI: Rose Cronin at 363-4177 and leave name and number for a return call.
St. George's Episcopal Summer schedule through Sept. 3 is Sunday 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist and 9 a.m. Family Eucharist at St. George's. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist is at Trinity Church in York Harbor. Tuesday 9:15 a.m. Morning Prayer and Thursday 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist w/healing at St. George's. FMI about St. George's, call 363-7376 or visit www.stgeorgesyorkharbor.org or about Trinity Episcopal Church, call 363-5095.
Union Congregational Church Weekly worship services will be 9 a.m. through the Labor Day weekend. FMI: 363-4821. The services will include full content with the presentation of regularly scheduled sacraments, and the participation of the full church choir. The church is expanding its music presence in the community through a group choral effort. Brandy Irish, director of music, is opening the opportunity of ecumenical participation to vocalists throughout the area and is seeking voices of all experience levels to join the choral group in singing a diverse repertoire of music types. Rehearsals are held Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. at the church. FMI: 752-7280 or come to a rehearsal.
United Methodist of York/Ogunquit Worship and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m., fellowship and coffee hour follow the service, nursery provided during the service. FMI: 363-2749.
York Street Baptist Sunday Worship Service at 9 a.m., Fellowship Time (in gym) 10:30 a.m., Sunday School (all ages) 10:45 a.m., Evening Service 6 p.m. AWANA Youth Program at 5 p.m., October through April. FMI: 363-2177.
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