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IN THE WEEKS AHEAD...

BENEFIT SUPPERS

All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner will be held on Saturday, April 28, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at St. Aspinquid Masonic Lodge, 101 Long Sands Rd., York. Come and enjoy Italian favorites including homemade meat and marina sauces, chicken parmesan, spaghetti or ziti, fabulous fresh salad, homemade garlic bread, bread and butter, homemade desserts and freshly brewed coffee. All proceeds will support St. Aspinquid's outreach endeavors helping seniors and children within the community. Cost is $7 for adults and $6 for seniors and children under 12.

Chowderfest to benefit York Community Food Pantry will be held on Friday, May 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Aspinquid Masonic Lodge, 101 Long Sands Rd., York. All you can eat for $8. Come and enjoy deliciously rich lobster bisque, homemade fish, clam and corn chowders, homemade desserts, and coffee and soda. All proceeds benefit the food pantry.

Public Bean Supper will be held on Saturday, May 5, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at St. Aspinquid Masonic Lodge, 101 Long Sands Rd., York. All you can eat menu includes honey baked ham, hot and mild homemade chili, coleslaw, fresh rolls and bread, assorted desserts, as well as sodas, juice, and fresh coffee. All proceeds will benefit the International Women's Club, which reaches out to assist worthwhile community charitable programs. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children.

ENRICHMENT

Maine Apple Sunday Poster Contest of the Maine State Pomological Society is open to Maine students in grades 4 through 6. Interested classrooms or individual children are encouraged to submit designs promoting the fun and nutritional tradition of apple harvesting on an 8 ½ x 11 paper including name, age, phone number, school and teacher. The winning artist's classroom will receive a $100 donation and an Apple Celebration Party. The winning illustration and slogan will be used to promote Maine Apple Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007. Complete guidelines are available on www.maineapples.org. Entries may be sent to MSPS, c/o Highmoor Farm, P.O. Box 179, Monmouth ME 04259. The deadline is May 1 and the winning design will be announced by May 11.

Summer Art Camp at Heartwood College of Art in Kennebunk introduces a summer of inspiring visual arts experiences for children ages 9 to 13 called "Heartwood Bound." The camp program provides children with the opportunity to work closely with professional artist/teachers in a creative, supportive environment. Class size is limited to nine participants, and campers can sign up for one, two, three or four two-week sessions. Early registration is encouraged due to the limited class size. FMI: 985-0985 or www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org.

EVENTS

Budget overview will be provided by York Town Manager Robert Yandow at St. George's church forum on Sunday, April 22 at 8:45 am. The speech will include an update on town issues and an overview of the proposed 2008 budget. Following the presentation, there will be a question and answer period. Coffee and refreshments will be served. St. George's is located on York Street, York Harbor.

Casino Night Benefit for Ethel's Tree of Life will be held at the York American Legion on April 21 from 7 p.m. to midnight. Ethel's Tree of Life is a local nonprofit with a mission to serve youth and young adults who live with disabilities and/or special needs by providing transitional training in life and work skills. Admission to Casino Night is $10, which includes entry into a raffle, appetizers and one non-alcoholic beverage. There will also be a silent auction. ETL is offering the opportunity for table sponsorship to area businesses for $300 per table. Sponsoring businesses will be able to hang a banner and display or hand out promotional materials. Volunteers are needed. FMI: 438 9449 or LHigg93409@aim.com.

Earth Day Celebration at Wells Reserve will feature art, music, crafts, games, and other activities on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many special activities are planned around this year's theme of coastal fish, including making a fish print, looking at fish scales through microscopes, seeing salt marsh fish, trying your hand at Invent-a-Fish, making an Earth Day button, and playing "Salinity Insanity" to learn about fish adaptations for living in a salt marsh. The Cover Crops, a fun folk-bluegrass band, will be back again this year to perform throughout the day. The event is free. FMI: www.wellsreserve.org.

Families Raising Children with Special Needs who live in the border towns of Kittery, Eliot, York, Ogunquit, Wells and the Berwicks are invited to an informal gathering on April 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at The Family Resource Center at Landmark Hill on Route 1 in Kittery. There will be an opportunity to meet and interact with other families, share experiences and begin to develop a support network. Childcare will be available and coffee and dessert will be served. FMI: Call 384-5041 or mflinkstrom@comcast.net.

Meet the Author of "The Vanished Messenger" at a debut party for the book on April 13 at the Barley Pub in nearby Dover, N.H., at 8 p.m. The book was written by former Independent columnist Randy Moser and is a ghost story, metaphysical journey, memoir from a generation accustomed to living under the spell of the 1960s and a wake-up call for a generation addicted to cynicism as anesthesia. The party will feature a reading by Moser and entertainment by area musicians Dan Blakeslee, Zach Howard of Conifer, and Pine Tree State Mind Control - a music project by Moser's fellow York High School alumni Eric Ewing and Mike Conlon. FMI: www.vanishedmessenger.com.

Running on Water, a free presentation about two programs aimed at monitoring and improving water quality, will take place on Tuesday, April 24, at 12 p.m. at the Wells Reserve, Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. The program is part of the Wells Reserves' informal Lunch 'n' Learn series. Bring a bag lunch and a mug for free organic coffee or tea. Reservations are requested at (207) 646-1555.

Saving Storm-Damaged Trees. To assist people in corrective pruning of storm damaged trees, the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County is offering an evening pruning workshop on April 23 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at our office location at 21 Bradeen St. in Springvale. We will cover safe pruning techniques, proper use of tools and ladders and when to hire a professional, and demonstrate the proper cuts. If weather and time permit, we will go outside for a live demonstration. This workshop is free and open the public, but pre-registration is required by calling University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County at 324-2814 or (800) 287-1535.

EXHIBITS, MUSIC, THEATRE AND MORE

Art of the Estuary: Artist and scientist James Dochtermann displays his paintings of fish and fish habitats that will be featured in the forthcoming book, Coastal Fish of Southern Maine and New Hampshire, at Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Artist reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, April 20, and continue for the Wells Reserve Earth Day Celebration on Saturday. FMI: www.JamesDochtermann.com or www.wellsreserve.org.

Mud and Metal: Transformation by Fire, a new exhibit by Scott Tubby and Alice Carroll, will be presented by Heartwood College of Art at its gallery through April 29. "Mud and Metal" showcases the work of these two talented Heartwood faculty members in ceramics and metal designs. Most of the work on display will be for sale. Heartwood is located at 123 York Street, Route 1 South in Kennebunk. FMI: 985-0985 or www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org.

The Music Hall presents David Crosby and Graham Nash on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. The Moscow Festival Ballet's "Sleeping Beauty" is scheduled for April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Ziggy Marley and his band will perform April 29 at 7:30 p.m., with tickets on sale to the public beginning March 31, and Brandi Carlile will be back by popular demand on May 4. Award-winning crime fiction writer Elmore Leonard will take the stage at The Music Hall as part of the popular series Writers on a New England Stage on May 11. Celebrate New Orleans on May 20 will feature a taste of New Orleans jazz, funk, rhythm and blues when the stage is graced with some of the city's greatest musical artists including Dr. John The Night Tripper, the Rebirth Brass Band and the legendary pianist Henry Butler. A portion of the proceeds - one dollar from each ticket - will go to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic, an organization created to keep the music of New Orleans alive by providing access to healthcare for the musicians as well as creating a program where musicians serve as mentors in public schools. Tickets for all performances may be purchased at The Music Hall box office, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, N.H., by phone at (603) 436-2400, or online at www.themusichall.org.

The Music Hall presents Ziggy Marley and his band on April 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Brandi Carlile will be back by popular demand on May 4. Award-winning crime fiction writer Elmore Leonard will take the stage at The Music Hall as part of the popular series Writers on a New England Stage on May 11. Celebrate New Orleans on May 20 will feature a taste of New Orleans jazz, funk, rhythm and blues when the stage is graced with some of the city's greatest musical artists including Dr. John The Night Tripper, the Rebirth Brass Band and the legendary pianist Henry Butler. A portion of the proceeds - one dollar from each ticket - will go to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic. Due to David Crosby's shoulder surgery, the spring tour had to be rescheduled until the fall of 2007. The Crosby & Nash concert will now take place Oct. 23. Tickets for all performances may be purchased at The Music Hall box office, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, N.H., by phone at (603) 436-2400, or online at www.themusichall.org.

New Hampshire Association for the Blind Arts Exhibit will be held May 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth, N.H. Works by Anna Krebs and Vicente Paratore, Seacoast area clients with the New Hampshire Association for the Blind, will be on view. Meet the artists, view their work and learn about the N.H. Association for the Blind and the independence of our clients. View the creativity of individuals who are visually impaired. Light refreshments will be served.

Nubble Lighthouse Keepers Square Dance Club, a tax-free organization serving the Kennebunk to Portsmouth area, announces its winter schedule. Singles, couples and families are welcome. Classes continue April 22, 29, and May 13, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All dances held at the Wells Activity Center, Sanford Road/Route 109 off Route 1 in Wells. The center has wooden floors and is air conditioned. Wear soft-soled shoes, please. FMI: call 985-8521, 641-9954 or 363-2774.

The Other Biennial and Sam van Aken: New Transmitters for the Same Old Stupidities at the Whitney. "The Other Biennial" with Eirene Efstathiou, Joe Kievitt, Rob Lieber, Justin Richel, Sam van Aken and Henry Wolyniec will be held through May 12 at 492 Congress St. in Portland. This is a very special exhibition highlighting the work of six Portland Museum of Art Biennial participants. Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. or by appointment. "New Transmitters" will continue through April 28 at Whitney Art Works' 45 York St. location in Portland. Sam van Aken is currently an Assistant Professor at Syracuse University. He has recently exhibited his work at Colby College, Museum of Art, and the Dallas Video Art Festival and has an upcoming residency and exhibition at the Tacheles Art Center in Berlin, Germany. FMI: 774-7011 or 780-0700.

The Young Organist Collaborative subsidizes pipe organ lessons for music students between the ages of 11 and 16 in the Seacoast area. Applications for 2007-2008 are due May 1 and auditions are on May 12. FMI: visit www.stjohnsnh.org or call (603) 436-8283.

WORKSHOPS

Mental Health Peer Support Training Session will be offered at Counseling Services, Inc., on Route 1 in Kittery. Peer support for people suffering with mental illness has evolved out of a human rights perspective over the last 35 years. Peer Support 101 is a three-hour class offered by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to anyone interested in learning more about peer support, including mental health consumers, family members and providers. It is also a requirement for participation in the Peer Support Specialists Certification. Peer Support 101 will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. on April 27 at the Center for Life Enrichment, part of Counseling Services, Inc., at 453 Route 1 in Kittery. Participants will learn about the broad range of peer support, including the possibilities for agency development and the options for family members. FMI or to register, 468-0147 or lifeenrichment@midmaine.com.

Women, Work and Community is offering a free series of workshops this spring from April through June. The workshops may be taken separately or in combination. Pre-registration and attendance at the orientation is required. The workshops will be held at University College at Saco, 110 Main St. The series includes Marketing Yourself for New Employment, beginning May 14, and Enhancing Workplace Communications from June 4 to 13. Women, Work and Community, York County Community Action Corporation and the University College at Sanford are offering a workshop on understanding the importance of establishing good credit on April 13 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the York County Community Action Corporation Center in Sanford. FMI: 286-1722 or www.womenworkandcommunity.org.

ONGOING...

ART, DANCE, EXHIBITS, MUSIC, THEATRE

Barefoot Boogie Portsmouth 2007 at the Portsmouth Ballroom Dance Studio on 948 Route 1 Bypass in Portsmouth, N.H. FMI: (603) 659-5009

Just Us Chickens Artist Co-op is located at 29 Government St. in downtown Kittery and is open 11a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.

Kripalu DansKinetics at Spinnaker Point Recreation Center, Spinnaker Way, Portsmouth, N.H. DansKinetics is a unique blend of yoga and dance. FMI: (603) 436-2313.

Pontine Theatre in Portsmouth, N.H., offers an array of public events. FMI: (603) 436-6660 or e-mail info@pontine.org.

The Portland Museum of Art offers exhibits and special events. FMI: 775-6148.

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Catapult is the Seacoast's first networking group specifically dedicated to young professionals. Catapult is a nonprofit organization, and membership is free. FMI: www.catapultseacoast.org.

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women, a nationally known non-profit organization, is looking for volunteers to assist victims of intimate partner violence. Volunteers are needed to cover the organization's toll-free crisis line and ull training is offered. You may answer calls right from your home on weekdays, nights, weekends and/or holidays. The training is 40 hours and will consist of online and teleconferencing sessions. Volunteers must have access to a computer with an Internet connection. FMI: call (866) 786-0758 or e-mail communityresourcecoord@dahmw.org.

Home Schooling Club a la Carte offers a chance to meet, socialize, have fun and take field trips with others from the community who home school just like you! Attend all of the activities or simply pick and choose from the calendar of events and activities. No commitment is required and all home schooled children are welcome to attend with their families. April 19 from 1 to 3 p.m., join us for our first Earth Day Celebration where we'll pay some attention to Mother Earth and clean up Long Sands Beach. Meet in front of the bathhouse and gloves and bags will be provided. On April 20 from 1 to 4 p.m., join our Intergenerational Celebration at Yorkshire Commons where age is just a number and the fun is for everyone. Enjoy a potluck snack fest. Bring-your-own favorite snack and a fun activity to share, and we'll provide great company and lots of laughs for everyone. On April 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. join us atop Mount Agamenticus for Mount A Day with outside fresh air fun, games, kite flying, nature hikes, wildlife tracking, bird watching and more for everyone. On April 27 from 2 to 5 p.m. will be the second meeting of the Mt. A. Boys Club. FMI or to register: 361-2116 or janaleemoquin8@yahoo.com.

Old York Garden Club's Open Garden Days, new for 2007, is a unique garden tour. For 16 weeks, a different garden club member will open their private garden for viewing on Sunday afternoons from noon to 4 p.m. beginning May 27. Most gardens are in constant flux depending on nature, the challenges of the site and the whim of the gardener. This garden tour is intended to show real gardeners' works in progress, not necessarily pristine finished projects. The homeowners will be on site to answer questions, discuss plant material and give tours of their personal creations. The fee is $3 per garden payable at the door of the individual garden on the day of the tour. Stay tuned for more information.

The Sanford/Springvale Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (SALT) Council meets every third Tuesday of the month from 2 to 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend. FMI: call SALT President Michelle Matt at 490-7606.

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.

York Senior Center events for the month ahead include Pizza Day on April 19 at noon and the Volunteer Luncheon on May 4 at Clay Hill Farm to honor George Blackwell. FMI: 363-1036.

ENRICHMENT

The Family Resource Center on Route 1 offers many special programs, weekly and monthly events, classes and activities throughout the year. FMI: 451-9291 or www.connectingfamiliestogether.org.

Heartwood College of Art offers an array of classes. FMI call Heartwood College of Art at 985-0985 or visit www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org.

Kindergym is offered by York Parks and Recreation Department and no pre-registration is required. FMI: 363-1040.

York Public Library Weekly Children's Programs include Miss Kate's Infant Lap-Sit and Story, with monthly programs including Making Music Monthly, Tactile Toddler Time, Babies, Boppies and Books and Art by the Pond. FMI: 363-2818.

HEALTH

Know Your Numbers is a cholesterol screening offered by SMMC Visiting Nurses on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. An appointment is necessary and there is a $15 fee for this service. FMI: 985-1000.

NIA at Yoga on York is offered every Tuesday morning from 9 to 10 a.m. NIA is a fitness fusion exercise class that blends dance arts and martial arts together with fabulous music for a great workout. No dance experience necessary is necessary. NIA is easy to follow and appropriate for all ages and levels of fitness. Come give NIA a try. Your first class is FREE. It is pure joy and health in motion. "Through Movement We Find Health." FMI: call 363-YOGA or visit www.yogaonyork.com.

The Heart Health Institute offers classes including weight management. FMI: call 351-3700.

PUBLIC MEALS

Coffee Shop at the 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.

SUPPORT

A Safe Place, a non-profit agency, has been providing support services and emergency shelter to victims of domestic abuse for over 28 years. A Safe Place has offices in Portsmouth, Rochester and Salem, N.H. FMI or to reach an advocate call 1-(800) 854-3552.

Hospice of York's Living with Loss weekly bereavement support group has begun its spring session. Living with Loss is free of charge, and you need not have had a loved one serviced by Hospice. Hospice of York encourages pre-registration; however, you may attend any or all of the classes as you see fit. All sessions are held on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the basement conference room of Medical Office Building 16 on the grounds of York Hospital. FMI: call 363-7000.

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. Those 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.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The American Cancer Society's Road to Recovery Program is seeking volunteer drives to offer cancer patients safe and friendly transportation to treatment appointments. More than 7,000 Maine residents are living with cancer every day. Because of advances in medical research, there will be cures for many. Lack of transportation, though, may leave some of these cancer patients with few options for completing their treatment schedules. The American Cancer Society is now recruiting volunteers in York County to ensure that all cancer patients have transportation when they need it. FMI: (800) ACS-2345 or www.cancer.org.

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women, a nationally known non-profit organization, is looking for volunteers to assist victims of intimate partner violence. Volunteers are needed to cover our toll-free crisis line. Full training is offered. You may answer calls right from your home on weekdays, nights, weekends and/or holidays. The training is 40 hours and will consist of online and teleconferencing sessions. A new training session will begin soon. Training topics include the dynamics of intimate partner violence against women and men, as well as the effects of family violence on children, relevant legal and social issues and much more. Volunteers must have access to a computer with an internet connection. Applications for the upcoming trainings are now being accepted. www.dahmw.org. FMI: (866) 786-0758 or e-mail communityresourcecoord@dahmw.org.

Home Schooling Club Seeks Community Support. Do you own a business in town, a special talent, an interesting job or a wealth of information that you're interested in sharing about any subject? Could you spare a few hours and enlighten some really great kids who'd love to take a tour of your business, learn a new talent, learn about your job, listen to your insight and experience what you have to offer? The Home Schooling Club of York would love to hear from you so we can schedule a time and place to make it all happen! FMI: 361-2116.

Support Victims of Domestic Violence by collecting old cell phones and ink jet cartridges and mailing them to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women free of charge. The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women provides crisis intervention and support services to all victims of domestic violence and their families. Proceeds from this program will help the organization continue to provide services as well as support the 24-hour hotline. Contact Regional Coordinator Jan Brown at (866) 786-0758 or dahmwdirector@gmail.com for program details.

Volunteer Reiki Practitioners are being sought by York Hospital to make a difference in the lives of cancer patients. York Hospital is looking for Level II Reiki practitioners to provide Reiki services to oncology patients. FMI: please contact Roberta Sullivan in the Volunteer Office at 351-2224 or rsullivan@yorkhospital.com.

WORSHIP SERVICES

Baha'i Faith holds Sunday morning devotional meetings and fellowship. FMI: 363-4591 or 361-1722.

Cape Neddick Baptist Church's Sunday school is at 9 a.m. for all ages; 10:15 a.m. for worship service and junior church, nursery for toddlers. Tuesday is Women's Home Bible Study from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Evening Prayer Service is at 7 p.m. FMI: 363-3566 or www.cape-neddick-baptist.org.

First Parish Congregational Church's worship services are at 9 and 10:45 a.m. FMI: 363-3758 or www.firstparishyork.org

Ogunquit Baptist Church's Sunday service is at 9:30 a.m. FMI: 646-2160.

St. Christopher's Catholic Church holds Masses on Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sunday at 7:30 and 11 a.m. FMI: Rose Cronin at 363-4177 and leave name and number for a return call.

St. George's Episcopal Church's schedule is Sunday at 7:45 a.m. for Holy Eucharist, Rite II, spoken; 9 a.m. for Family Eucharist service; 9:45 a.m. for church school; 10 a.m. for spiritual formation for adults, and 11 a.m. for Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with music. Tuesday at 9 a.m. is silent prayer; 9:15 a.m. is Morning Prayer. Thursday at 10 a.m. is Holy Eucharist, with healing optional. FMI: e-mail office@stgeorgesyorkharbor.org or visit www.stgeorgesyorkharbor.org.

Union Congregational Church offers weekly worship services. All are welcome. FMI: 363-4821.

United Methodist of York/Ogunquit worship and Sunday school are at 10:30 a.m. Fellowship and coffee hour follow the service, with nursery provided during the service. FMI: 363-2749.

York Street Baptist Church's Sunday Worship Service is at 9 a.m. with fellowship time in the gym at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages is at 10:45 a.m. Evening service is at 6 p.m. AWANA Youth Program is at 5 p.m., October through April. FMI: 363-2177.


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