Book sale
WAYNE — The Used Book Sale and gala will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 1, at the Cary Memorial Library. The gala enables 40 ticket holders early admission to shop the sale of gently used books at great prices. Tickets are $10 per person in advance, available at the library, $12 on the day of the event, and include a glass of wine, champagne or lemonade, hors d’oeuvres and homemade desserts.
The sale will continue, no admission charge, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 2, and throughout the week during regular library hours. The library will be closed on Monday, July 4. There will be a large selection of fiction and nonfiction, including children’s books, cookbooks, mysteries, best sellers and more, in hardcover and paperback, as well as audio and video cassettes, DVDs and CDs.
On Saturday, July 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., all books will be sold for $1 per bag.
The Cary Memorial Library is located at 17 Old Winthrop Road, just off Route 133. For more information, call Jane at 685-3754 or the library at 685-3612. Library hours are Mondays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 8 p.m.; Tuesdays, 3 to 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, 2 to 8 p.m.; Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The library will open at 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 2.
Bridge results
LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Social Bridge Club winners of the quarterly club championship at the Multi-Purpose Center on June 27 were as follows.
1st: Jan Arey and Linda Leotsakos; 2nd: Connie and Ron Reynolds; 3rd: Jeanine Kivus and David Lock; 4th: Lue Bilodeau and Luke Merry; 5th: Helen Little and Larry Fortier.
1st in B: Connie and Ron Reynolds; 2nd: Helen Little and Larry Fortier; 3rd: Lois Barr and Claire Lyons.
1st in C: Helen Little and Larry Fortier; 2nd: Lois Barr and Claire Lyons.
Games are played every Monday at 9 a.m. and a partner is guaranteed. Call Rosemarie Goodwin at 754-1431 for information on all duplicate bridge games in Maine.
‘Cellular memory’
LEWISTON — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at Central Maine Medical Center is offering a free workshop for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. “The Cancer Journey and Cellular Memory” will take place Wednesday, July 6, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at CMMC, 12 High St., conference room I.
Presenter Linda Hargesheimer will discuss how positive and difficult happenings in your life can affect you down to the cellular level. Identify and explore the emotional challenges that have affected your life and learn ways to turn around and eliminate cellular memories from your body, so you can be happier and healthier.
Preregistration is available by calling the Dempsey Center at (207) 795-8250, toll-free 1-877-336-7287 or online at www.dempseycenter.org. Attendees are encouraged to bring pen/pencil and paper.
American music
NEW GLOUCESTER — The Sixth annual Maine Festival of American Music will be held on July 6-9 at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26. Three evening concerts and a chamber music workshop day make up the festival. Evening programs include the talents of the Portland String Quartet, Island Beats Steel Band, the Sabbathday Lake Shaker community and Matt Szemela, electroacoustic violinist. Musical offerings include folk music, Shaker music, classical and jazz. For a free flyer call 926-4597 or email usshakers@aol.com.
Seniors classes
LEWISTON — The SeniorsPlus Education Center supports healthy aging through its classes and workshops. Classes in July begin July 7 and are as follows.
Armchair Travel: Kenya!; Medicare Information for Boomers; Legal Services for the Elderly (ages 60+); Mini Antique Roadshow; Volunteer Opportunities with SeniorsPlus; Job Search Strategies for Seniors; Facebook; What’s Happening to My Body As It Ages? Immune System; and Create Your Own Knitting Project.
Advanced registration is required for all classes. Call 1-800-427-1241 or 795-4010, ext. 3149, or visit www.seniorsplus.org for more information. The SeniorsPlus Education Center is located at 8 Falcon Road.
Noontime concerts
LEWISTON — L/A Arts will begin their free Sounds of Summer Noontime Concerts Thursday, July 7, with Rod Picott of South Berwick. This summer’s concert series kicks off at Lewiston’s Fountain Park.
For more information about upcoming events, project and initiatives in which L/A Arts is currently involved, visit www.laarts.org, call (207) 782-7228 or send email to mail@laarts.org.
Lewiston’s Fountain Park is the courtyard next to DaVinci’s Eatery, off of Chestnut Street. Parking is available at Chestnut Street Garage.
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