Events Calendar

In this evening lecture, Dr. Andrea Hawkes of Portland's Tate Museum will share her research into early New England kitchens and foodways.
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site — New Harbor, ME

Pre-concert talk at 630pm. $12 suggested admission, under 21 free.
Merrill Auditorium — Portland, ME

Divorce Perspectives is a non-profit United Way funded support group for people going through the divorce process. It is for everyone in every stage of divorce – before, during, and after. Meets every Wednesday at 730 PM at the Woodfords Congregational Church on Woodford Street in Portland, just off Forest Ave. Featuring local speakers and group discussions. Check the website for the current speaker schedule. No registration necessary. Doors open at 7 PM.
Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St. — Portland, ME

The University of Southern Maine Summer Session office and Psychology Department have joined efforts to bring together an exceptional panel of local, regional, and national psychology experts to present at the 2008 Psychology Institutes. The institutes will be held at the Joel and Linda Abromson Community Education Center on the Portland Campus. Presentations are held in the 500 seat, climate-controlled Hannaford Lecture Hall. The institutes are led USM Psychology Professor William Gayton, Ph.D. During the past 20 years, Professor Gayton has been instrumental in the creation, promotion, and execution of these intense and fascinating educational programs. The institutes consist of three-day intensive classes (Wednesday-Friday) for college students seeking academic credit or for community professionals seeking certification and professional development opportunities. The institutes offer CEU's for teachers requiring recertification, as well as for participants seeking Board of Psychology or Social Work CEU's. The educational focus of these unique programs is to bring together a tremendous team of academic experts to facilitate a discussion of theory and practice. The institutes are intended to appeal to mental health practitioners, health care professionals, physicians, physical therapists, nursing students, psychologists, counselors, social workers, human service workers, coaches, athletic directors, and athletes.
University of Southern Maine Abromson Center — Portland, ME

FREE Benefit Circus Band Concert The annual, FREE, fun-filled Downeast Center Ring Circus Band Concert will be held Friday, July 11, at 730 PM at the Bucksport Middle School, at the end of Miles Lane in Bucksport. Those who have attended past performances report that this concert is a musical highlight of the year. There is something for everyone! Children can dance with the clowns and audience members get to interact or sing along on some selections. The Circus Band concert is a once-a-year, family-friendly, fun-filled event which serves as a benefit concert to raise money for music scholarships to worthy students in Hancock, Penobscot and Washington counties. The program has grown from awarding two $100 scholarships twelve years ago to twenty three scholarships in 2007. Organized and produced by Don Blodgett of Orland, since its inception in 1997Orland, at least 96 scholarships have been awarded. The concert is FREE, donations towards scholarships are gratefully accepted. Professor Gene Nichols, conductor extraordinaire, Associate Professor of Music, University of Maine (Machias) will again conduct a 40 piece circus band in selections of marches, specialty numbers, an overture, perhaps a solo or two, and just about anything one could ask for in happy, upbeat music. Gene is a former director of music and band director for the Clyde Beatty Circus and Wild West Show. He performs regularly with the Arcady series and is an incomparable showman and educator. The musicians come from Washington, DC, Florida, Connecticut, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, other New England States, and many parts of Maine. Several professional musicians, music educators, and retired military band musicians are among the talented members of the band. With the exception of the conductor, all the musicians volunteer their time and efforts which include two rehearsals and the performance. Frequently, we are joined by some previous scholarship winners. Always a special attraction are our clowns who entertain and dance with younger children during some of the features. Special program support is provided by the town of Bucksport and the Bucksport Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, the Bangor Band, and the Brewer Hometown Band. Martha Pedrick, Circus Band secretary and treasurer, will preside over the award announcements. Our goal is to meet or exceed the number of scholarships granted last year. Admission is free to all!! (A bucket is passed for a suggested donation is $5. There is no obligation.) Students interested in applying for 2009 scholarships should contact Martha Pedrick at mpedrick@mindspring.com or Joni Wardell, 480 Castine Rd., Orland, ME 04472 for application information. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of a student’s individual letter together with a letter of recommendation from the student’s music mentor. Submitted by Robert Pentland 36 Wolf Run Lamoine, ME 04605-4609 207-667-4874 (Home) 207-667-5529 (Office)
Miles Lane Middle School — Bucksport, Maine

In this weekend-long event, Benjamin Church's Company will set up a military encampment featuring uniformed men-at-arms demonstrating period weapons and military exercises. Saturday and Sunday, 1-4pm daily.
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site — New Harbor, ME

Recently filmed for a Travel Channel episode of "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern," Maine author Kate Gooding will be at the LeRoux Kitchen store in Portland to sign copies of her newest cookbook, "Black Fly Stew Wild Maine Recipes." Rumor is she may even have samples.
LeRoux Kitchen — Portland, Maine

12 p.m. Town Parade, 1 p.m. Softball game Cow-chip bingo 3 p.m. Motorcycle Rodeo, sponsored by Pine State Motorcycle Club 4 p.m. Pig Roast
Town Hall and Athletic Field — Portage Lake, Maine