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IN THE WEEKS AHEAD...

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Calendar Raffle to benefit the Melanoma Education Foundation is seeking volunteers to sell tickets and distribute skin cancer literature outside of stores on Fridays and Saturdays through June 30. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and will work in pairs. The raffle supports skin cancer teacher-training and student materials in New England schools. There are 31 prizes and each ticket remains in all 31 drawings, starting July 1. FMI: info@skincheck.org or (800) 259-1633.

The Fourth Annual Antique Auto Show, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fryeburg Area, will be held June 17 at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds in Fryeburg. Come and show off your antique or classic car or truck! There are 16 classes, including one for motorcycles past and present. Registration at the gate will be $10. Pre-registration is not required, but is available at a discounted registration fee of $8 until June 9. Gates open at 8 a.m. for competitors. FMI: http://www.fryeburgarearotary.org/, fryeburgrotary@yahoo.com or 935-2179.

Old York Garden Club's "16 Sundays in the Garden" continues June 3 at the home of Carol Coles at 13 Rumsey Road in York. A border of spring bulbs and perennials leads you to the front porch of this gambrel-style farmhouse. A large perennial garden sits on a slope in the front yard, leading your eye to a meadow. The vegetable garden and various other perennial gardens surround the house, including a shade garden featuring hosta and astilbe on the north side. An attempt at a white garden proves an annual challenge due to serious flooding each spring. Rhododendrons and other spring-flowering shrubs and trees complete the landscape. From Route 91 in York, travel 2.2 miles to Rumsey Road, a dirt road on the right. It is the second house on the right. The tours are Sunday afternoons from noon to 4 p.m. through Sept. 9. The fee is $3 per garden, payable at the door of the individual garden on the day of the tour, and all proceeds benefit the club's various civic development projects.

STEP INTO THE PAST ON JUNE 2. Visit York Harbor's own Sayward-Wheeler House as one of 30 of the region's finest historic properties opening for free tours on June 2, courtesy of Historic New England. Other area houses that will be open for tours include the Hamilton House and Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick. For all the details, visit http://www.historicnewengland.org/. Courtesy photo

Open House Museums. Visit 30 of the region's finest historic properties on June 2 when Historic New England opens its house museums free to the public. Among those open to the public will be York's own Sayward-Wheeler House in York Harbor, circa 1718. From the 1664 Jackson House, a classic example of early New England architecture, to the 1938 Gropius House, home to Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius and his family, Historic New England has hundreds of years of stories to share with visitors. From Wiscasset to Jamestown, R.I., learn about the people who lived in stone-enders, high-style urban mansions, rural estates and working farm houses. Area house museums offering free tours on June 2 include the Sayward-Wheeler House in York Harbor and the Hamilton House and Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick. FMI: http://www.historicnewengland.org/.

The Portsmouth Branch of the NAACP will next meet on Monday, June 4, at 7 p.m. at New Hampshire Suites and Company, 1 New Hampshire Avenue, at the Pease International Tradeport. All are welcome to attend NAACP's regular monthly membership meetings. The meeting site may be reached by using the main entrance to Pease. Located next to the library, the building has a blue roof. Take the elevator to third floor to reach the meeting room. NAACP works to improve the political, educational and social-and-economic status of minority groups, seeks to eliminate race prejudice and make the public aware of its adverse effects and, where necessary, take lawful action to insure its elimination. Membership is open for a nominal annual membership fee. Meetings are held the first Monday of the month or the second Monday, in event of a holiday. More FMI: (603) 749-6362, naacpnhseacoast@aol.com or http://www.seacoastnaacp/.

Very Large Yard Sale for Tidewater School will be held June 2 from 8 a.m. to noon. The sale will be at 228 Beech Road, across from the Eliot Commons. Many families have contributed lots of household items, games and furniture for this school fundraiser. FMI: 439-7911.

"Wild Acadia" is Jerry and Marcy Monkman's stunning full-color photographic and prose tribute to the spectacular shorelines, forests and distinctive granite domes of Maine's awe-inspiring Acadia National Park. This event will occur June 7 at 7 p.m. at River Run Bookstore, 7 Commercial Alley, Portsmouth, N.H. FMI: (603) 431-2100.

Wilderness Heals Pledge Hike is accepting reservations through June 29. The three-day Wilderness Heals Annual Pledge Hike is one of New England's most challenging all-female fundraising hikes.  Join fellow women, July 20-22, for a hike through New Hampshire's White Mountains to help raise $125,000 for The Elizabeth Stone House in Boston, Mass. The Stone House serves women and their children who have experienced mental illness, domestic violence and substance abuse. Choose from four trail options, including a backcountry option. Three out of the four routes offer hikers overnight accommodations in AMC huts. Each team of four to six women will include an experienced team leader. The fundraising minimum is $1,200 and the hiker registration fee is $50. An informational hiker meeting will be offered June 13 at 6 p.m. at The Elizabeth Stone House, 8 Notre Dame Street, Roxbury, Mass.  FMI or to register: www.elizabethstone.org or (617) 522-3659 ext. 207.

EXHIBITS, MUSIC, THEATRE AND MORE

"The Full Monty" will be performed by the Portland Players, under the direction of New York City director and choreographer Joyce Presutti. The show runs through June 3 and is for mature audiences. FMI: 799-7337 or http://www.portlandplayers.org/.

G. Marshall Store Gallery features "Momentum V," an exhibition of the 2006 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement grantee, Barbara Rita Jenny, and six finalists, Daisy Adams, Tim Christensen-Kirby, Kristina Logan, Gail Spaien, Carol Stein and Cappy Whelan through June 3. FMI: 351-1083.

The Music Hall presents "A Celebration of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" on July 20 at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, and the late evening festivities include wizard games, costume contests, a dramatic reading and other magical surprises staged in the historic Victorian theatre. SummerFilm 2007 will offer 25 films from June 1 to July 31, including the very best from independent and foreign cinema. This year, the unique Wednesday series will feature extraordinary foreign films selected from the 50th anniversary of Janus Films, the preeminent U.S. distributor of foreign and classic films. No film will show for more than three days and tickets will be available 30 minutes before the show for $8. Historic tours behind-the-scenes in the Music Hall's historic 1878 theatre, the second oldest in New England, will be held on Fridays in June at 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 and $5 for members, and all net proceeds contribute to Music Hall restoration projects. FMI: (603) 436-2400 or http://www.themusichall.org/.

Pastel Painters of Maine International Juried Exhibition will be held in the Heartwood College Gallery from June 4 through 30, with an opening reception June 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring work by pastel artists throughout the United States and Canada. FMI: 985-0985 or http://www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org/

HEALTH

Healthy Moms® of the Seacoast Area at YOGA ON YORK! If you've recently had a baby, please join us for Moms, Babes & Balls®, a workout designed especially for motherhood! Moms, Babes & Balls® is a fitness ball exercise class that allows you to engage your baby (newborn to pre-crawling) while regaining your strength and flexibility. Get back into shape with baby right along side. Eight-week session starting June 7. FMI: www.yogaonyork.com or 363-YOGA.

WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS

Essentials of College Planning Workshops from the Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be offered May 31 at 6 p.m. at University College at the Sanford Center, 21 Bradeen St., Suite 201, Springvale, with MEOC Advisor: Tina McDonald. MEOC is a federally funded program that helps qualified adults make the transition towards a college education. FMI or to register: (800) 281-3703.

Last Call for the Forest of Maine Teachers' Tour from July 17 to 20. Renewable energy from Maine forests and mills and bioproducts and biofuels will be the focus of this year's tours. A Project Learning Tree Workshop will be offered on each tour, with Maine Forest Service Biometrician Ken Laustsen leading a discussion on meeting society's needs for materials, chemicals and fuels through research and development of bioproducts from Maine's forests. Teachers in grades K-12, Girl and Boy Scout leaders and Conservation Commission members are among those who will find a wealth of information about Maine's forest resource on the tour. The registration fee, covering all tour costs, is $75. Course credits are also offered. FMI or registration materials, call Julie Agri at 621-9872 or email mtf@gwi.net.

Seacoast Referral Network, attracting professionals around the Seacoast, will hold its 10th meeting at 152 Court St., Portsmouth, N.H., from 8 to 9 a.m. on June 6. With our dynamic and friendly group of 60-plus members, we continue to grow. To attend, bring a $2 tip for the meeting spot and RSVP before June 5. Prospective members are welcome. FMI: http://www.seacoastreferralnetwork.com/ or Stacie@ProvadoMarketing.com.

Spirit and Leadership: Building Community Two People at a Time will be held at Green Acre Baha'i School in Eliot June 9 through 10. Presenters Bob Rosenfeld and Miguel Rivera will describe their six-year effort to address and remedy racial polarization in America. In 2001, they helped the city of Rochester, NY, implement a race relations and trust-developing program called Mosaic Partnerships, whose success eventually spread to such cities as Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Boston, Greensboro, N.C., and Norfolk, Va., as well as several communities around the world. The program pairs civic leaders across racial lines, encouraging them to become friends and share experiences in the hope that these relationship-building efforts also affect the wider community. This Green Acre weekend session, which will run 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, aims to provide understanding both of the workings of the Mosaic Program and of the trends that have led to racial separation in America, plus offer solutions for building unity within communities. FMI: 439-7200.

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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. On June 8 and June 22, from 1 to 4 p.m., be a part of the Mt. A. Boy's Club for all boys eight years old and up to hang out, play video and computer games, build stuff, run remote-controlled vehicles, play games, enjoy many outside activities and have tons of fun. On June 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. it will be Mt. A. Day  where you can join us for lots of outside fresh-air fun with games and activities, kite flying, nature hikes, wildlife tracking, bird watching and all the natural beauty this precious resource has to offer. Throughout the summer months it will be Beach Days at Harbor Beach, with date TBA. We'll be spending lots of time at the beach and would love your company. FMI or to be added to our email list, call Janalee at 361-2116 or janaleemoquin8@yahoo.com.

The International Women's Club of New England (IWCNE) meets for lunch on the fourth Saturday of every month with an international speaker. IWCNE is non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian, and its mission is to foster goodwill, friendship, and understanding amongst members from different countries and to support charities which assist women and children. FMI: 985-7433.

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. 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 Rotary Four on the Forth will be held July 4. The York Rotary Club will be sponsoring the Four on the Forth road race along with York Parks and Recreation. It is a four-mile road race through scenic York Beach and along Long Sands Beach. The registration is open at 6:30 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m. at York High School. There are $100 prizes for the male and female overall winners.  The one-mile Fun Run starts immediately after the four-mile race. FMI: 363-1040 or http://www.yorkmaine.org/.


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.

Gentle Yoga with Janet Clark begins this June at Yoga on York. Classes utilize yoga stretching and strengthening postures designed to bring the body beyond its normal daily restrictions and into a deeper experience of well-being. Janet Clark is a certified hatha yoga teacher and a popular, longtime instructor at York Hospital and York Adult Education. Classes will be held on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday evenings beginning the week of June 12. FMI or to register: 363-9642 or http://www.yogaonyork.com/.

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.

The Southern Maine Agency on Aging facilitates a monthly support group in Kittery for people assisting older adult loved ones. Unpaid family and friends who are helping spouses, parents, siblings and friends are invited to come and talk about the challenges and rewards of care-giving with other people in similar situations. The group meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Rice Public Library. FMI: 439-6989 or (800) 427-7411

Summer Art Camp at Heartwood College of Art in Kennebunk introduces a summer of inspiring art 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 http://www.heartwoodcollegeofart.org/.

Wells Public Library and the Wells-Ogunquit Adult Community Education Department will co-sponsor a book discussion group that will meet the first Tuesday evening of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the library. The discussions will be facilitated by Lucille Gentsch. The first meeting will take place on Nov. 1 and the title discussed will be "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd. FMI or to register, 646-8181 to register. 

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. FMI: call 363-YOGA or visit http://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 is a bereavement support group offered 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. Sessions are held seasonally 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 drivers to offer cancer patients safe and friendly transportation to treatment appointments. FMI: (800) ACS-2345 or http://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. FMI: http://www.dahmw.org/ or call (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. FMI: (866) 786-0758 or dahmwdirector@gmail.com

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: 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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