Wine and Cheese Fundraiser

Come to a Wine and Cheese Fundraiser to benefit the New Gloucester Veterans Monument from 4-7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8. The fundraiser takes place at Connemara Farm, 37 Peacock Hill Road, New Gloucester. The suggested donation is $25 per person, and all of the profits go to the Veterans Monument Fund. For tickets, or more information, call 926-3672.

Valentine’s

Artisan Fair

Browse the Valentine’s Artisan Fair at Connemara Farm, 37 Peacock Hill Road, New Gloucester from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 9, for an extensive selection of items crafted by skillful artisans.

They include Silver Thistle, Frazzled Knot for handmade silver jewelry, clothing, unique accessories; Simply Home for all natural cleaners, hand stitched pillows, picture frame chalkboards; The Mudroom Pottery Studio for functional stoneware pottery; Lucia Weinhardt for bluebird houses made in New Gloucester; C.H. Becksvoort for lights, side tables, music stands, mirrors; Juniper Ledge Photography for cards, calendars, prints; Ella’s Chocolates for creamy caramel hearts, chocolate covered cherries, lollipops, candy gift boxes; Bags of Gold for handmade fabric handbags and aprons; Morgan McGeehan Designs for handcrafted sterling jewelry with beach stones, sea glass, and semi-precious stones; From the Country Farm for goat milk lotions, wickless candles, handmade perfume oil, gift sets; Felt Experience for merino wool and silk handmade fingerless mittens, scarves, wine totes, felted soaps; Connemara Farm for artisan breads and spreads; Grape Island Glass for fused glass valentines and sun catchers; Lill Heyda Cards for handmade Valentine cards;

Miss Moon Maker for gourmet quality all natural aromatherapy bath and body products; and Emily Bastian, Fly Tyer for traditional Maine streamer patterns, Ray Bergman style wet flies, and fly tying demonstration.

For more information, check facebook.com/ConnemarafarmLLC under EVENTS, or call 926-3672.

Gymnastics and Cheer Tumbling

The New Gloucester Parks and Recreation Department will be holding gymnastics and cheer tumbling lessons at the Memorial School gymnasium, 86 Intervale Road. Programs run for six consecutive Thursdays, beginning Thursday, March 21. If needed, the snow day will be Thursday, May 9.

Gymnastics will be offered for boys and girls, ages 4 and up. This program will include proper stretching, strength building, tumbling, beam and vault. Cheer tumbling includes stretching, strength, jump and tumbling technique. Students should be able to do a forward roll to participate. Indoor sneakers are needed.

The cost is $30, for either class. Additional children in a family receive a $5 discount. Registrations should be returned to Harvey Price Jr., 385 Intervale Road, New Gloucester, ME 04260, by Thursday, March 14. Please include a check made payable to New Gloucester Recreation Committee with your registration. Direct any questions you may have to Harvey Price Jr., 926-4126, or hprice@newgloucester.com. Class sizes are limited. No late registrations will be accepted unless a class has not been filled. The registration form can be downloaded from www.newgloucester.com.

Lego Donations Needed

The New Gloucester Public Library is currently planning its annual March SleepOver, and an evening of Legos is planned. If you have Lego bricks that you would like to donate (non-returnable), please drop them off at the library, located at 379 Intervale Road, or contact Suzan, 926-4840, srhawkins@maine.rr.com.

Arlington National Cemetery Talk

Alan Gregory, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army (retired), will speak about Arlington National Cemetery at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, next to Town Hall on Route 231. Gregory, a former member of the American Battle Monuments Commission, will talk about Arlington as a National Shrine, connections to Maine, and his personal assignments there. The presentation will be open to the public and free of charge. Refreshments will be served.