Community Events Calendar

The Hallowell 250th committee is planning a Community Variety show to help celebrate Hallowell's 250th Birthday. We are looking for acts, amateur and otherwise, that would include performance art including songs, skits, dances, monologues, and poetry recitation. These should be: 1) something created related to any period of time in Hallowell; or 2) a song, reading etc. from any period, that may have been familiar in Hallowell or 3) a song, skit or reading written at any time that had a theme that ties into any period. For the latter, an example may be for the time block that contains the 1936 flood, a song about that flood from anywhere in the US or even floods in general could be considered as appropriate to that theme. People can submit material for others to perform if they do not wish to perform themselves. The Variety show will be presented July 12, 13 and 14th. If you have any questions, contact Richard Bostwick at bostwick.maine@gmail.com. Proposals are due April 7th and information should be sent to Richard Bostwick at bostwick.maine@gmail.com. Auditions - Later on in April, we will audition people and their acts, as well as auditioning for people to read written material. We will also audition for people to be readers to perform the readings selected to introduce and keep the theme of the period block. People doing monologues and skits may also be asked if they would like to be reader as well. The performers don t have to be from Hallowell, but the topic should be.

Beginning November 2nd, the Farmers' Market will be held at Johnson Hall right on Water Street. Come shop and meet your farmers and producers every 1st and 3rd Wednesday through April 18 from 2-6 pm. Get your milk, eggs, meat, yogurt, bread, pretzels, baked goods, jams, jellies, winter storage veggies and greenhouse produce. 13 vendors, local musicians, smiles and good cheer. The Gardiner Farmers' Market wishes to thank their sponsor, Gardiner Family Chiropractic.

Dave Gomeau Exhibit to Benefit Lithgow Library Capital Campaign. During the months of February and March, local photographer Dave Gomeau will exhibit his work at Augusta's City Center. A portion of the sales will go to the library's capital campaign. Dave Gomeau has lived and worked in Maine since 1973. His work in arboriculture and an active outdoor life in Maine have had a tremendous impact on the selection of the natural world as his subject matter. Dave's work has been displayed previously in Senator Libby Mitchell's state office, the Viles Arboretum, and Augusta City Center. He markets his bird photography to an international birdhouse manufacturer. Dave is excited to be in parternship with the Friends of Lithgow Library, offering his photography as a means to help raise funds needed for the upcoming library expansion.

The Annual Augusta Rotary Roundaiton Online Auction will start March 1 and continue through March 31. Rotary menmbers are busy currying to line up gift items for the 10th annual online charity auction. There will be many new and exciting items at . Bidding will be open 24 hours a day throughout the month, bidders can keep checking back for new items or raising bids to keep it exciting. The Rotary Club of Augusta is comprised of a cross section of business, professional and community leaders. The club meets Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. at the Holocaust & Human Rights Center at the University of Maine at the Augusta Campus. Guests are welcome.

AARP Offers Free Tax Help at Spectrum Generations Centers. Central Maine Spectrum Generations is once again collaborating with AARP to offer tax preparation services at its community centers throughout Central Maine. This free service is open to any member of the community for support with personal income taxes now through mid-April. Appointments are required for all locations, and fill up fast. For those interested in scheduling an appointment, contact Spectrum Generations at 1-800-639-1553 or the community center closest to you. Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta 563-1363 Cohen Community Center in Hallowell 626-7777 Knox Community Center in Rockland 596-0339 Muskie Community Center in Waterville 873-4745 Somerset Community Center in Skowhegan 474-8552 Southern Mid Coast Community Center in Topsham 729-0475 Spectrum Generations has promoted life-long learning, health, wellness, nutrition, community engagement and the social well-being of all older and disabled adults for 40 years as the Central Maine Area Agency on Aging. For more information about Spectrum Generations programs, services, and center activities, call 1-800-639-1553 or visit www.spectrumgenerations.org. For more information regarding AARP, visit their website at www.aarp.org.

Mar 16 thru Mar 25, 2012. Main Street Skowhegan is planning a week-long Maple Festival featuring local products and showcasing downtown businesses. The event culminates on Maine Maple Sunday on March 25, a state-wide event. Events are slated throughout the week, highlights include: The opening of Gifford's Ice Cream for the season on Friday, March 16 at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 17 has a Maple Cook Off and a contest of maple recipes. The cookoff is scheduled to be held at the downtown Farmers' Market, by the Somerset Grist Mill at 10 a.m. The annual Maple Breakfast is set for Saturday, Mar. 24 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Tewksbury Hall. For an event chedule see the Maple Fest Poster or for more info contact Jen Olsen, Executive Director, Main Street Skowhegan by sending an email to info@mainstreetskowhegan.org