BRUNSWICK — The eighth annual Peace Fair is set for Saturday and will take place on the Brunswick Mall starting at 10 a.m.
Two pre-fair events will be held this week, including one today.
The free family friendly fair is sponsored by Greater Brunswick PeaceWorks.
A children’s musical parade will start things off at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, followed by a number of other art activities for both the young and young at heart, including paper crane folding, dressing a doll for peace, poster-making, and a poetry writing workshop led by local poets Gary Lawless and Terry Grasse.
Participants will also have the opportunity to get their portrait done by local artist Charlotte Agell.
According to a news release, two community conversations will be held. The first, at 11 a.m. will be facilitated by local students and will ask, “What will a sustainable world look like?” At 1 p.m., Occupy Maine – Bath/ Brunswick will lead a discussion on “Connecting the Dots” between the many issues society faces.
Local musicians will provide the soundtrack for the event, with acoustic performances from noon to 2 p.m. by Lauryn Hottinger, Morgana Warner-Evans and Mike Patterson, followed by a plugged-in concert with Bald Hill, BroadBand and Denise Dill from 3 to 5 p.m.
Throughout the day, 30 Maine nonprofit organizations will be present to talk about their vision, the work they do to realize it, and how others can get involved.
Two additional free events will be offered leading up to the fair. The first is a community tree planting at 6:30 p.m. today. As a living example of a peaceful community, states a news release, a vacant lot on the corner of Mill and Cushing streets across from the Swinging Bridge will be planted with two pear trees and an understory of edible and medicinal herbs. Merrymeeting Permaculture and Transition is a co-sponsor.
On Thursday at 7 p.m., Frontier Cafe at Fort Andross in Brunswick will screen “The Welcome,” an awardwinning film that offers a fiercely intimate view of life after war: the fear, anger and isolation of post-traumatic stress that affects both veterans and family members. Veterans for Peace and AFSCMaine are co-sponsors.
For more information, call 239-9679 or visit www.peaceworksbrunswickme.org.
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