Tuesday, Aug. 14: Edward Jones Investments in Gray is hosting “A Disciplined Approach to Investing Seminar,” with lunch provided, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the office at 2 McConkey Road, Gray (just across from Marden’s). Karen Fuller, financial advisor for Edward Jones, will be teaching investors another option for creating and maintaining a diversified portfolio of investments. Please RSVP to 657-6238.

Aug. 17-19: Schoolhouse Arts Center’s Teen Summer Shakespeare Workshop students will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The play is one of Shakespeare’s most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world. Performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be held on Friday, Aug. 17, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Schoolhouse Arts Center is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. Call 642-3743 for reservations or buy tickets online at www.schoolhousearts.org.

Saturday, Aug. 18: Community supper – Burgers, Brats, and Dogs Barbecue – 5-6:30 p.m., Raymond Village Community Church (RVCC), 12 Main Street (Route 121 just off Route 302), Raymond Village. Charbroiled burgers and brats, all fresh from the Raymond Meat Market and complete with all the fixings, hot dogs grilled just the way the kids (or you!) like them, fresh tangy coleslaw, spicy baked beans, and a variety of homemade pies. Sit under the cool, comfortable picnic awning next to the church and listen to 40s, 50s, and 60s music while you eat. Take out orders welcome. Costs are as follows: 1/3 lb. burger with or without cheese $5, brat $4, hot dog $2, toppings free, slice of pie $2, soda/water $1, all sides $1 each.

Aug. 18: SMART Child and Family Services is holding an Open House for people interested in becoming foster parents or who are now foster parents and want to align themselves with an agency. To better accommodate working families, this event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children are welcome, and there will be activities for them. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, cookies, and drinks will be available. SMART’s office is located at 86 Tandberg Trail (Route 115) in North Windham. SMART is a Therapeutic Foster Care Agency, who has provided excellent services and support for foster children and parents for 17 years. If you have any questions on foster care or would like to RSVP, please call Jo at 893-0386, ext.135, or at 754-0909.

Aug. 18: R&R Spinners will hold a demonstration of its spinning talents and creations at 10 a.m. at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Free and open to the public.

Thursday, Aug. 23: The CPA Series at Saint Joseph’s College will hold a one-day workshop titled “Estate Planning & Elder Care Issues” for certified public accountants and other financial professionals. The workshop will provide eight hours of continuing professional education credits toward licensing requirements, including one hour of ethics. The key workshop presenter is Richard Ploss, CPA, CFP. He serves as chair of the Trusts & Estates Group at Preti Flaherty law firm in Portland, focusing on federal income taxation and probate litigation. The workshop will be held at Viola George Auditorium in Harold Alfond Hall on the Sebago Lake campus in Standish from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To register, visit http://online.sjcme.edu/cpa or call 800-752-4723 for more information. The workshop fee of $129 includes refreshment breaks and lunch.

Aug. 23: A representative from the Maine Search and Rescue Dogs organization will be at North Gorham Public Library to present Lost But Found Safe and Sound, a program that teaches elementary school-aged children how not to get lost and how to make it easier to be found. There will be a demonstration with a rescue dog as well. The program will start at 9:30 a.m. at the library at the corner of Standish Neck Road and North Gorham Road. Call 892-2575 for more information.

Saturday, August 25: Join Loon Echo Land Trust while the organization celebrates 25 years as a vital conservation organization at their annual meeting. The meeting will be held near beautiful Sebago Lake at Camp Skylemar in Naples from 5-8 p.m. The cost for the evening is $25 per person, please RSVP with your meal choice by Wednesday, Aug. 15 by calling 647-4352 or email beth@lelt.org.

Aug. 25: From 6:30-8:30 p.m. the Portland Water District is holding a seminar: “?LakeScaping – A beautiful way to protect the lake!” facilitated by Kirsten Ness, PWD water resource specialist. The event will be held at the Sebago Lake Ecology Center at the corner of Routes 237 and 35 in Standish. Learn how to use plants to prevent erosion, keep lakes and ponds clean, and keep native habitats thriving. Enrollment is free. Registration is required; class limit is 20. FMI or to register: sebagolake@pwd.org.

Aug. 25: The fourth annual Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration will be held at Shaker Village on Route 26 in New Gloucester from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Special features new this year include drumming, singing and dancing performances by the Penobscot Nation’s Burnurwurbskek Singers and the Passamaquoddy tribe’s Sipayik Dance Troupe combined with traditional storytelling and flute playing by David Sanipass, a member of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. In addition to these scheduled performances, there will be more than 25 Native American artists from among the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac and Maliseet tribes in Maine selling their crafts and demonstrating their skills throughout the day.

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. FMI, email lakesregion50@gmail.com or contact Glenn Lynds at 893-9088 or drop by and check them out.

• “The Writers” gather on the third Monday of each month at the Raymond Public Safety Building on Route 302, from 6-8 p.m. Authors of all types are invited to support one another, to listen and render opinions when asked, with respect and courtesy. If you are interested in joining, stop by or call Betty Libby at 655-9214.

• A free car seat check sponsored by Safe Kids Maine takes place the third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Windham Fire-Rescue, 718 Roosevelt Trail (Route 302), North Windham. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be available to provide free assistance with car seat installations and recall checks. FMI, 899-9461 or www.maineseatcheck.org.

• Until Nov. 19, American Legion bingo takes place every Monday night at the Windham Veterans Center behind Big Lots on Route 302, Windham. Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Hot food, cold drinks, other goodies. Sponsored by Standish Memorial Post 128. FMI, call 642-5583 or visit www.post128.org.

• Through October, food distribution at the food pantry at the Casco Village Church’s food pantry will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month.

• The Wings ‘N Things Clothes Closet of the Casco Village Church United Church of Christ (941 Meadow Road, Casco Village) invites you to come shopping. You won’t believe your eyes when you see all the beautiful new and gently used clothing, mostly name-brands, most $1 or less. Open Saturdays from noon-4 p.m. or by appointment. The closet will open every Thursday morning from 9 a.m. until noon in conjunction with the Farmer’s Market on the Village Green in Casco. FMI, 627-4282.

• The 2012 schedule for tours of the historic Scribner’s Sawmill and Homestead has been set for the summer season from 1-4 p.m. and continuing on the first and third Saturdays throughout the summer months ending on Labor Day weekend. When open, there will be demonstration of barrel assembly and shingle making. In the 1849 Scribner Homestead museum, visitors will learn about the five generations of Scribners who operated or worked in the mill and take a peek into the life of the Scribner family. Entrance is free, however, all donations go toward the permitting process to establish a low head dam with a fishway for the operation of the water driven mill machinery. Scribner’s Mill is found one mile south of Bolster’s Mills from Jesse Mill Road just over the bridge in the Town of Harrison. Or follow the Maine State directional signs found at Carsley Rd. from Rte 35 north or Maple Ridge Rd. from Rte. 117 to the mill. FMI or to schedule a visit call 583-MILL.

To list an event in this calendar, please e-mail info to jbalentine@keepmecurrent.com

Tuesday, Aug. 14: Edward Jones Investments in Gray is hosting “A Disciplined Approach to Investing Seminar,” with lunch provided, noon to 1:30 p.m. at the office at 2 McConkey Road, Gray (just across from Marden’s). Karen Fuller, financial advisor for Edward Jones, will be teaching investors another option for creating and maintaining a diversified portfolio of investments. Please RSVP to 657-6238.

Aug. 17-19: Schoolhouse Arts Center’s Teen Summer Shakespeare Workshop students will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The play is one of Shakespeare’s most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world. Performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be held on Friday, Aug. 17, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Schoolhouse Arts Center is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. Call 642-3743 for reservations or buy tickets online at www.schoolhousearts.org.

Saturday, Aug. 18: Community supper – Burgers, Brats, and Dogs Barbecue – 5-6:30 p.m., Raymond Village Community Church (RVCC), 12 Main Street (Route 121 just off Route 302), Raymond Village. Charbroiled burgers and brats, all fresh from the Raymond Meat Market and complete with all the fixings, hot dogs grilled just the way the kids (or you!) like them, fresh tangy coleslaw, spicy baked beans, and a variety of homemade pies. Sit under the cool, comfortable picnic awning next to the church and listen to 40s, 50s, and 60s music while you eat. Take out orders welcome. Costs are as follows: 1/3 lb. burger with or without cheese $5, brat $4, hot dog $2, toppings free, slice of pie $2, soda/water $1, all sides $1 each.

Aug. 18: SMART Child and Family Services is holding an Open House for people interested in becoming foster parents or who are now foster parents and want to align themselves with an agency. To better accommodate working families, this event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children are welcome, and there will be activities for them. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, cookies, and drinks will be available. SMART’s office is located at 86 Tandberg Trail (Route 115) in North Windham. SMART is a Therapeutic Foster Care Agency, who has provided excellent services and support for foster children and parents for 17 years. If you have any questions on foster care or would like to RSVP, please call Jo at 893-0386, ext.135, or at 754-0909.

Aug. 18: R&R Spinners will hold a demonstration of its spinning talents and creations at 10 a.m. at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Free and open to the public.

Thursday, Aug. 23: The CPA Series at Saint Joseph’s College will hold a one-day workshop titled “Estate Planning & Elder Care Issues” for certified public accountants and other financial professionals. The workshop will provide eight hours of continuing professional education credits toward licensing requirements, including one hour of ethics. The key workshop presenter is Richard Ploss, CPA, CFP. He serves as chair of the Trusts & Estates Group at Preti Flaherty law firm in Portland, focusing on federal income taxation and probate litigation. The workshop will be held at Viola George Auditorium in Harold Alfond Hall on the Sebago Lake campus in Standish from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To register, visit http://online.sjcme.edu/cpa or call 800-752-4723 for more information. The workshop fee of $129 includes refreshment breaks and lunch.

Aug. 23: A representative from the Maine Search and Rescue Dogs organization will be at North Gorham Public Library to present Lost But Found Safe and Sound, a program that teaches elementary school-aged children how not to get lost and how to make it easier to be found. There will be a demonstration with a rescue dog as well. The program will start at 9:30 a.m. at the library at the corner of Standish Neck Road and North Gorham Road. Call 892-2575 for more information.

Saturday, August 25: Join Loon Echo Land Trust while the organization celebrates 25 years as a vital conservation organization at their annual meeting. The meeting will be held near beautiful Sebago Lake at Camp Skylemar in Naples from 5-8 p.m. The cost for the evening is $25 per person, please RSVP with your meal choice by Wednesday, Aug. 15 by calling 647-4352 or email beth@lelt.org.

Aug. 25: From 6:30-8:30 p.m. the Portland Water District is holding a seminar: “?LakeScaping – A beautiful way to protect the lake!” facilitated by Kirsten Ness, PWD water resource specialist. The event will be held at the Sebago Lake Ecology Center at the corner of Routes 237 and 35 in Standish. Learn how to use plants to prevent erosion, keep lakes and ponds clean, and keep native habitats thriving. Enrollment is free. Registration is required; class limit is 20. FMI or to register: sebagolake@pwd.org.

Aug. 25: The fourth annual Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration will be held at Shaker Village on Route 26 in New Gloucester from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Special features new this year include drumming, singing and dancing performances by the Penobscot Nation’s Burnurwurbskek Singers and the Passamaquoddy tribe’s Sipayik Dance Troupe combined with traditional storytelling and flute playing by David Sanipass, a member of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs. In addition to these scheduled performances, there will be more than 25 Native American artists from among the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Micmac and Maliseet tribes in Maine selling their crafts and demonstrating their skills throughout the day.

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. FMI, email lakesregion50@gmail.com or contact Glenn Lynds at 893-9088 or drop by and check them out.

• “The Writers” gather on the third Monday of each month at the Raymond Public Safety Building on Route 302, from 6-8 p.m. Authors of all types are invited to support one another, to listen and render opinions when asked, with respect and courtesy. If you are interested in joining, stop by or call Betty Libby at 655-9214.

• A free car seat check sponsored by Safe Kids Maine takes place the third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Windham Fire-Rescue, 718 Roosevelt Trail (Route 302), North Windham. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be available to provide free assistance with car seat installations and recall checks. FMI, 899-9461 or www.maineseatcheck.org.

• Until Nov. 19, American Legion bingo takes place every Monday night at the Windham Veterans Center behind Big Lots on Route 302, Windham. Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Hot food, cold drinks, other goodies. Sponsored by Standish Memorial Post 128. FMI, call 642-5583 or visit www.post128.org.

• Through October, food distribution at the food pantry at the Casco Village Church’s food pantry will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month.

• The Wings ‘N Things Clothes Closet of the Casco Village Church United Church of Christ (941 Meadow Road, Casco Village) invites you to come shopping. You won’t believe your eyes when you see all the beautiful new and gently used clothing, mostly name-brands, most $1 or less. Open Saturdays from noon-4 p.m. or by appointment. The closet will open every Thursday morning from 9 a.m. until noon in conjunction with the Farmer’s Market on the Village Green in Casco. FMI, 627-4282.

• The 2012 schedule for tours of the historic Scribner’s Sawmill and Homestead has been set for the summer season from 1-4 p.m. and continuing on the first and third Saturdays throughout the summer months ending on Labor Day weekend. When open, there will be demonstration of barrel assembly and shingle making. In the 1849 Scribner Homestead museum, visitors will learn about the five generations of Scribners who operated or worked in the mill and take a peek into the life of the Scribner family. Entrance is free, however, all donations go toward the permitting process to establish a low head dam with a fishway for the operation of the water driven mill machinery. Scribner’s Mill is found one mile south of Bolster’s Mills from Jesse Mill Road just over the bridge in the Town of Harrison. Or follow the Maine State directional signs found at Carsley Rd. from Rte 35 north or Maple Ridge Rd. from Rte. 117 to the mill. FMI or to schedule a visit call 583-MILL.

To list an event in this calendar, please e-mail info to jbalentine@keepmecurrent.com