Saturday, Jan. 7: The annual Richard Nickerson Scholarship Concert takes place at the Windham High School starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students and seniors and $10 for adults and are available at the door. Snow dates are Jan. 8 and 14.

Saturday, Jan. 7: From 3-6 p.m., Peck’s Family Acupuncture in Waterboro will be holding a community style acupuncture clinic fundraising event for Kendyll Martin, a sophomore at Bonny Eagle High School, who will be attending a Junior Achievement conference in China this summer. Suggested donation is $10. FMI: 247-7388.

Thursdays, Jan. 12 and 26: Windham/Raymond’s Project Graduation 2012 presents Dancing with the Staff. Ten couples, all teachers or staff members representing each school throughout the Windham/Raymond communities, will compete for the coveted title of Champion! Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $5 for students and are available at the schools or by calling Sandie at 892-9463.

Jan. 14-15: Saint Joseph’s College will offer a two-day Red Cross course that will provide a foundation of first aid principles and skills for responding to emergencies and situations where immediate emergency medical services are unavailable, such as wilderness and remote environments or urban disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The course will run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the Harold Alfond Center on the Standish campus. Participants will receive a handbook, reference pocket guide, a Wilderness and Remote First Aid certification, and a CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification. Both certifications are valid for two years. Participants must be at least 14 years old on or before the last session of the course. The cost is $110 for the full certification class and $100 for recertification. Call 893-6615 or e-mail rdaigle@sjcme.edu to register or for more information.

Tuesday, Jan. 17: The Southern Maine Agency on Aging will offer a Medicare seminar and counseling for the Lakes Region at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church at 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. A “Welcome to Medicare” seminar is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon. Also, there will be one-on-one counseling with volunteer Medicare advocates available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Every Tuesday a Benefit Specialist will also be available at the church from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to Medicare assistance, Owen O’Donnell will provide benefit counseling (tax and rent rebate, food stamps, fuel assistance, etc.) for area residents. Call to register for the upcoming seminar or to make a one-on-one appointment at 396-6500.

Jan. 21-March 3: The Aquatics Department at Saint Joseph’s College hosts swim classes on Saturdays from 9:15-10 a.m., or 10:15-11 a.m., for Levels 2-5. The cost is $75. Private lessons are available on Saturdays from 8:30-9 a.m., for $140, or on Saturday, Jan. 7 and 14, at 8:30 a.m., 9:15 a.m., or 10 a.m., for $40. All classes are held in the Harold Alfond Center pool. Parent/child and pre-school classes will start in March 2012. Contact Lisa Pardi at mpardi@sjcme.edu or call 893-6669 for more information.

Saturday, Feb. 4: Second annual Chili Challenge from 1-5 p.m. at the North Windham Union Church on Route 302. Do you make a fabulous chili? Be a participant. Do you like to eat chili? Come and sample some of the areas finest and get to vote for the People’s Choice. For more information, call Marge Govoni at 892-7192.

Ongoing events

• The hours for the drop-in Lakes Region Senior Center at the Little Falls School, 40 Acorn Street, Gorham, are as follows: Monday-Thursday from 9 to 3 p.m. For more information, email lakesregion50@gmail.com or contact Glenn Lynds at 893-9088 or drop by and check them out.

• Attention hunters, Runs With Wolves Sanctuary in Limington is in need of fresh or frozen deer or moose meat, scraps and bones for their wolves. To donate, call Brenda 637-3007. If no answer, leave a message.