Presque Isle area Community Calendar (week of April 12, 2017)

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Wednesday, April 12

PRESQUE ISLE: UMPI celebrates its 16th annual University Day on the theme “Meet in the Middle.” Free, daylong schedule of activities, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Public welcome. FMI: Gayla Shaw at 768-9452 or visit www.umpi.edu/day.

PRESQUE ISLE: Town hall meeting with Sen. Mike Carpenter, D-Houlton, and Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Northern Maine Community College.

PRESQUE ISLE: Creative Ladies Night at Wintergreen Arts Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., with Paula White. Free and open to all women.

Thursday, April 13

PRESQUE ISLE: UMPI’s Student Activities Office hosts comedian Ryan Reiss, 7 p.m. at Wieden Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Show is rated PG-13. FMI: 768-9582 or email elizabeth.olsen@maine.edu.

Friday, April 14

PRESQUE ISLE: Wintergreen Arts Center and UMPI’s University Players present the children’s musical “We Are Monsters,” 7 p.m. at Wieden Auditorium. Admission is $5 per family. FMI: 385-7903 or darci.faye@maine.edu.

Saturday, April 15

PRESQUE ISLE: Wintergreen Arts Center and UMPI’s University Players present the children’s musical “We Are Monsters,” two shows: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., at Wieden Auditorium. Admission is $5 per family. FMI: 385-7903 or darci.faye@maine.edu.

Sunday, April 16

PRESQUE ISLE: Easter sunrise service (outside, weather permitting) at Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at 9 a.m. sponsored by Men’s Club, followed by worship service at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, April 18

PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshop Essentials of College Planning at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. FMI or to register, call 1 (800) 281-3703 or visit meoc.maine.edu.

Thursday, April 20

PRESQUE ISLE: UMPI’s Studio 923 Art Club hosts the 2nd annual Trash to Fashion Show, 6 p.m. in the Campus Center’s multipurpose room. Public invited; tickets $5. FMI: 768-9441 or hyrum.benson@maine.edu.

Friday, April 21

PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshop Creating Winning Resumes at the Presque Isle CareerCenter 9 a.m. FMI: 760-6300.

Saturday, April 22

FORT FAIRFIELD: Aroostook Birders’ annual Waterfowl Walk, beginning at 8 a.m. at Aroostook River Boat Launch on Riverside Ave. Carpool visits to several duck locations and parks in town. Rain or shine; dress appropriately.

FORT FAIRFIELD: Public meeting of the Fort Frontier ATV Club, 6 p.m. at 136 Marshall Rd.

Monday, April 24

PRESQUE ISLE: Exhibit of paintings by Jorge Pena, “Images from My Heart,” at the Turner Memorial Library Akeley Galleries, today through June 16. Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday, April 25

PRESQUE ISLE: Free workshop Essentials of College Planning at the Presque Isle CareerCenter, 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. FMI or to register, call 1 (800) 281-3703 or visit meoc.maine.edu.

Recurring Events

Sunday

CASTLE HILL: Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m., Advent Christian Church.

CROUSEVILLE: Sunday School, all ages, 9:30 a.m., Advent Christian Church; worship 10:45. Prayer meeting Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. FMI: Pastor John Walsh, 455-8219.

FORT FAIRFIELD: Morning worship, 9 a.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 170 Main St.

PORTAGE: Mass, 9 a.m., Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

PRESQUE ISLE: Mass, 9 a.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church.  

PRESQUE ISLE: Sunday Saunter, UMPI’s Gentile Hall, 10 a.m.; easy run of 30-45 minutes.

PRESQUE ISLE: Service, 11 a.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church, 52 Second St.

PRESQUE ISLE: Alcoholics Anonymous Open Discussion and Steps, Episcopal Church basement.

WEST CHAPMAN: Morning worship, 10:45 a.m., Advent Christian Church, Pastor Nathan Gardiner. Sunday school, all ages, 9:30 a.m.

Monday

ASHLAND: Free karate classes, Rec Center, 6:30-8 p.m., ages 10 and up. FMI: 435-1042.

BRIDGEWATER: Recreation Department Committee meeting, last Monday monthly, 7 p.m., Civic Center.

BRIDGEWATER: Historical Association meeting, first Monday of month, 7 p.m., BHA hall, Main St. FMI: Jann Votaw, 425-7901.

MARS HILL: Friends Helping Friends, 5:30 p.m. each second Monday, East Ridge Union Church. FMI: Bill Neal, 429-9066.

PRESQUE ISLE: Troop 171 meets 6:30-8 p.m. Boys in grades 6-12 welcome. FMI: Tom Peary, 764-0726.  

WASHBURN: TOPS ME-331, Trailrunners clubhouse, 48 Station Rd. FMI: Birdena Cochran, 455-4982.

Tuesday

FORT FAIRFIELD: TOPS, 6 p.m., 35 Fort Hill Road. FMI: Donna Everitt, 473-4446.

FORT FAIRFIELD: Open Discussion Handicap Access Frontier Group Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

FORT FAIRFIELD: Al-Anon, 7-8 p.m., St. Paul’s Church, second floor. FMI: 551-3397 or 227-7347.

MARS HILL: Community Cupboard food pantry, open 1-3 p.m. each second Tuesday; 6-8 p.m. on fourth Tuesday. FMI: Rena Kearney, 429-9041.

PORTAGE LAKE: Portage Lake Over 50’s Group, last Tuesday, municipal building. Potluck lunch, 11:30 a.m.; meeting following. FMI: Jean Clark, 435-8034 or Donna Martin, 435-7108.

PRESQUE ISLE: GIFT (Grace Interfaith Food Table), 11 Industrial St., temporary food assistance. Call 764-8584 Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, for appointments; food pick-up is Wednesdays.

PRESQUE ISLE: Baby Story Time at the Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, 10 a.m.

PRESQUE ISLE: Weekly luncheon, The Gathering Place, for seniors 60 and over, 11:30 a.m. $3 donation is appreciated. Call Dottie, 764-6185, at least one day in advance to sign up for meal.

PRESQUE ISLE: Overeaters Anonymous, 12 noon weekly, Grant Memorial Methodist Church. FMI: Peggy, 764-6788.

PRESQUE ISLE: Airport Advisory Board, second Tuesday monthly, 3 p.m., airport conference room. FMI: Scott Wardwell, 764-2550 or scottw@flypresqueisle.com.

PRESQUE ISLE:  After school program, grades 1-4, Wintergreen Arts Center, 3-5 p.m. $75 per six-week session.

PRESQUE ISLE: Aroostook Autism Support, first Tuesday monthly, 6-7 p.m., Turner Memorial Library.

PRESQUE ISLE: Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine and Kinship Program, resource family meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m. every third Tuesday, Presque Isle Wesleyan Church. Free childcare provided. FMI: 1 (800) 833-9786.

PRESQUE ISLE: Central Aroostook Kennel Club, first Tuesday, Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, 6:30-8 p.m. FMI: Martie, 764-1620.

PRESQUE ISLE: Narcotics Anonymous Step meeting weekly, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Episcopal Church basement, 52 Second St.

PRESQUE ISLE: Caregiver Support Group, Chamber of Commerce, 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday. FMI: Sharon Berz, 764-3396.

PRESQUE ISLE: The Nordic Heritage Sport Club, every first Tuesday, Nordic Heritage Center, 7 p.m. FMI: www.nordicheritagecenter.org or 762-6972.

Wednesday

ASHLAND: Free karate classes, Rec Center, 6:30-8 p.m., ages 10 and up. FMI: 435-1042.

FORT FAIRFIELD: Rotary Club, weekly, 7-8 a.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 170 Main St.

PERHAM: Word of Life Club, 6:30 p.m.; prayer meeting 7 p.m., Baptist Church, 701 Perham Rd. FMI: 455-4817.

PRESQUE ISLE: Sewing group at Presque Isle Congregational Church, 27 Church Street, 9 a.m.-noon. All with quilting, knitting, embroidery or other handwork, or who wish to learn, welcome. FMI: Roberta Griffiths, 768-5608, or Sheila Belyea, 498-8682.

PRESQUE ISLE: TOPS ME 387, Congregational Church, 27 Second St., weigh-in 9:30 a.m. and meeting at 10. FMI: Donna Devoe, 764-5656.

PRESQUE ISLE: Toddler Story Time, Turner Memorial Library, 10 a.m.; birth to 4 with caregivers. FMI: 764-2571 or www.presqueisle.lib.me.

PRESQUE ISLE: Homeschoolers’ classes, Wintergreen Arts Center, 10-11:30 a.m. or 12-1:30 p.m. FMI: 762-3576 or wintergreenarts@gmail.com.

PRESQUE ISLE: Quilting and general sewing group, Gathering Place, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Bring machine and project.

PRESQUE ISLE:  Wintergreen Arts Center after-school program, grades 5-8, 3-5 p.m. $75/six-week session.

PRESQUE ISLE: Central Aroostook Unitarian Universalists, 6 p.m., Presque Isle Congregational Church.

PRESQUE ISLE: Star City ATV Club, first Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at clubhouse. FMI: www.starcityatv.com.

PRESQUE ISLE: A Study Easy Does It Group open discussion meeting, 7:30 p.m., Academy House, 150 Academy St.

PRESQUE ISLE: O/D Easy Does It Group Alcoholics Anonymous meeting (closed-door). 7:30 p.m., Episcopal Church basement, 52 Second St.

Thursday

AROOSTOOK COUNTY: Aroostook Amateur Radio Association, second Thursday monthly (except July and August), 6 p.m., Peter Hunt room at NMCC (Presque Isle). FMI: email hamradio@K1FS.org or call 476-0000.

ASHLAND: Alcoholics Anonymous O/D welcome group meeting, 7:30 p.m., Community Library downstairs, 57 Exchange Street.

ASHLAND: Ashland Senior Citizens, first and third Thursdays, VFW. FMI: Roberta, 435-6422.

CARIBOU: NARFE, National Active and Retired Federal Employees, fourth Thursday monthly, Jade Palace, 11:30 a.m. Lunch at noon, with speaker. FMI: 498-3406.

CARIBOU: Pink Aroostook Breast Cancer support group, first Thursday each month, 5-7 p.m., Cary Medical Center Chan Center.

MARS HILL: East Ridge Union Church open at 7 p.m. for everyone for community prayer. PRESQUE ISLE: Toddle-In-Time, Wintergreen Arts Center, 9:30-11 a.m. $3/child, $2 sibling rate.

PRESQUE ISLE:  After School Program, grades 1-4, Wintergreen Arts Center, 3-5 p.m. $75 per six-week session.

PRESQUE ISLE: Middle school weekly sessions, Wintergreen Arts Center, 3-5:30 p.m. Tuition: $30.

PRESQUE ISLE: Diabetes Support Group, second Thursday, TAMC conference room, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

PRESQUE ISLE: Presque Isle Al-Anon: Meetings at Congregational Church cancelled until further notice. FMI call 551-3397 or 227-7347.

WASHBURN: Washburn Boy Scout Troop 177, weekly, 7 p.m. FMI: Scoutmaster Larry Harrison, 455-4074.

Friday

PRESQUE ISLE: Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. Mary’s.

PRESQUE ISLE: Mini Monet, Wintergreen Arts Center, ages 3-6, 9:30-10:45 a.m. $4 per child; $3 sibling rate.

PRESQUE ISLE: Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), first and third Fridays monthly, 9-11 a.m., Presque Isle Wesleyan Church. FMI: e-mail mopsatpiwc@gmail.com.

PRESQUE ISLE:  After School Program, grades 5-8, Wintergreen Arts Center, 3-5 p.m. $75/six-week session.

PRESQUE ISLE: First Friday Downtown Art Walk, first Friday monthly, 6-9 p.m.

PRESQUE ISLE: Narcotics Anonymous open meeting, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Episcopal Church basement, 52 Second St.

Saturday

FORT FAIRFIELD: Knights of Columbus bingo, meeting hall, 260 Main St., early bird starting at 6:30 p.m.

MARS HILL: William Cousins Post 118 American Legion bingo night, Saturdays, 6 p.m. Cash prizes and concessions.

PRESQUE ISLE: Original Farmers Market, Aroostook Centre Mall, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

PRESQUE ISLE: La Leche League of Central Aroostook, first Saturday monthly, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. , Academy House, 150 Academy St. FMI: Marie, 551-0024.

PRESQUE ISLE: Family Story Time, 1 p.m., Turner Memorial Library. All ages. FMI: Dianna Leighton, 764-2571.

PRESQUE ISLE: Occupy Aroostook, each Saturday, 2 p.m., North Street parking lot. Assembly, 3 p.m., UMPI Campus Center.

PRESQUE ISLE: Mass, 4 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

PRESQUE ISLE: Open Discussion Alcoholics Anonymous Saturday Night Live, Episcopal Church basement, 52 Second St., 7:30 p.m.

PRESQUE ISLE: Dancing at VFW, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Ongoing

AROOSTOOK COUNTY: Road to Recovery, American Cancer Society needs volunteers to drive cancer patients to appointments. FMI: 1 (800) 227-2345.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY: Support groups for survivors of domestic abuse and violence; FMI: Hope and Justice Project, 1 (800) 439-2323.

PRESQUE ISLE: The Gathering Place, 33 Davis St., open to seniors 9-11 a.m. Monday through Thursday, coffee and conversation. Yoga Friday, 9-10:30 a.m., coffee following. Music jam Wednesdays, 12-3 p.m. FMI: 764-6185.

PRESQUE ISLE: Peace Watch, Aroostook River Bridge, 12-1 p.m., sponsored by Peace and Justice Center of Aroostook.