KENNEBUNK

Japanese fiction program

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Cultural anthropologist Stephen Huyler, left, will give the talk "Re-envisioning the Identity of Women in Contemporary India" as part of the 2011 Camden Conference Community Events Series Thursday at the Rockland Public Library. Photo courtesy Betsy Mayberry

The Kennebunk Free Library has been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Family and Self in 20th Century Japanese Fiction,” a Let’s Talk About It free reading and discussion group. The group will be facilitated by former college professor Patricia Parker, who also taught in Japan and South Korea.

The series begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the library’s Reference Room and will continue for five monthly sessions. Books are available for loan from the library. To register, call 985-2173 or go to www.kennebunklibrary.org.

HARPSWELL-CUMBERLAND

Two Rabies Plus clinics

The Coastal Humane Society will host Rabies Plus! Clinics from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Harpswell Town Hall, Mountain Road, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Jan. 15 at the Cumberland Town Hall, 290 Tuttle Road.

The clinics will both offer ear cleaning and nail trimming for $5 and $10 each, respectively, and microchipping for $25 per pet. Rabies vaccinations are available for dogs and cats only at $10 each. Please bring previous rabies certificates if possible.

For details, call 725-5051 or go to www.coastalhumanesociety.org.

ROCKLAND

Program on women in India

Cultural anthropologist Stephen Huyler will present “Re-envisioning the Identity of Women in Contemporary India” as part of the 2011 Camden Conference Community Events Series, 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Rockland Public Library.

For details on the free event, call 236-1034 or go to www.camdenconference.org.

CAMDEN

Green burials discussion

Eva Thompson, a trustee for the Funeral Consumers’ Alliance of Maine, will give the talk “Green Burials” at noon on Tuesday at Merryspring Nature Center, 30 Conway Road. The talk will include information on Maine’s burial laws and affordable and natural ways to oversee the burial of a loved one.

The talk is free for Merryspring members and children and $5 for all others. For more details, call 236-2239 or go to www.merryspring.org.

BRUNSWICK

SAT preparation classes

Maine Prep’s SAT preparation classes, designed to teach students strategies to use in the math, writing and reading sections of the SAT exams, will begin Jan. 13 at the company’s offices, 22 Parkers Way.

The course will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on eight consecutive Thursdays (except February school vacation week) through March 10. For more details, call 798-5690 or go to www.maineprep.com.

DAMARISCOTTA

Massage and health talk

Licensed massage therapist Patti Corscaden will present a talk on the body’s lymphatic system and its role in overall health and immunity at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center, 521 Main St.

This class will be a combination of discussion and hands-on learning. Admission is $5. To register, call 563-1363.

PHIPPSBURG

Outdoor youth field day

The Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association, on Route 209, will sponsor a Winter Youth Field Day 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, featuring snowshoeing, Nordic skiing, dog sledding, winter tracking and the like.

Lunch will be provided, and there is no charge for the event. Some loaner equipment will be available for participants. For more details, call 443-9426 or 504-1227 or go to www.psassoc.org.

WALDOBORO

Roosevelt author to talk

Registered Maine Guide Andrew Vietze will discuss his book, “Becoming Teddy Roosevelt: How a Maine Guide Inspired America’s 26th President,” at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Waldoboro Public Library.

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase, cash or checks only, and signing. For more details, call 832-4484.