Gymnastics and Cheering

From Wednesday, Sept. 25, to late March, Diamonds Cheering will be conducted for children ages 4 through eighth grade at the Memorial School Gym, 86 Intervale Road, New Gloucester. The cost is $150 for the season.

Gymnastics and Cheer Tumbling, occurring from Thursday, Sept. 26, to early November, will be held at the Memorial School Gym, 86 Intervale Road, New Gloucester. The program will include proper stretching, strength building, tumbling, beam and vault, at a cost of $30 per child.

Registration forms can be picked up at Town Hall or downloaded from the town’s website. Contact Parks and Recreation Director Harvey R. Price Jr., hprice@newgloucester.com, or 926-4126, ext. 231, for more information.

Hawthorne’s Tie to the Shakers

The next program meeting of the New Gloucester Historical Society will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale Road. It will be titled, “Nathaniel Hawthorne Among the Shakers.” The speaker will be Dr. Steven B. Rogers, a summer resident of New Gloucester, who has lectured on many topics.

Hawthorne’s connections to the Shakers go back to his boyhood in Maine in the 1820s and continued for many years. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Apple Saturday Pie Sale

Held from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, on the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village lawn, Apple Saturday features free cider pressing with a hand press. Bring your own apples to be pressed, or buy Shaker apples at the Shaker Store. This week’s special event is an apple pie sale, in cooperation with the New Gloucester Historical Society. The village is located at 707 Shaker Road, off Route 26, New Gloucester.

Fight Back Festival

The Cancer Community Center is sponsoring its annual Fight Back Festival, Saturday, Sept. 28, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., at Pineland Farms, New Gloucester. This is a biking, running and walking fundraising event to benefit the center. All levels and abilities welcome. Participants will enjoy activities, demonstrations, balloons, face painting, live music and great food. See http://fightbackfestival.org.

Community Contra Dance

Come to a community contra dance, Saturday, Sept. 28, 7-9 p.m., held at the Vestry Community Room of the First Congregational Christian Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. The event features live music with caller Kathryn Larson. All are welcome, with or without a partner. All dances are taught, no experience is necessary. Admission is $8 adult, and $20 per family. For more information, go to www.ngucc.org, or call 926-3260.

Run for Veterans

A choice of events is offered at Run for Veterans, Sunday, Sept. 29, at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. There will be a 5K, 5-mile, kids run, and adaptive wheelchair or hand-cycle fun race. Walkers are welcome. The event features food, prizes and fun, and all proceeds will benefit Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training (VAST) programs.

The check-in time is 8 a.m., the wheelchair and hand-cycle race starts at 9:30 a.m., the kids fun run in the field starts at 9:50 a.m., and a mass start for the 5K and 5-mile race is at 10 a.m. Entry fees are $20 for the 5K and $25 for the 5-mile run. To register, visit www.pinelandfarms.org/VAST. Contact Kristina at 310-8694, or ksabaste@maine.rr.com, for details.

Fall Festival of Books Sale

The Friends of the New Gloucester Library will be holding its annual Fall Festival of Books Sale the first weekend in October, at the New Gloucester Public Library, 379 Intervale Road. The sale starts with First Dibs for Kids on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Only children’s items are on sale, and adults must be accompanied by a child on Friday evening to purchase items. Children’s books are offered at bargain prices – one hardback, or two paperbacks, for 25 cents.

On Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m.-noon, hundreds of books will be for sale – most priced 50 cents for hardcover and 25 cents for paperback.

Tom Estes, co-owner of Pet Works of Maine, a division of Human Nature of Maine based in New Gloucester, launches a line of the company’s all-natural dog treats at the Sept. 7 New Gloucester Community Market. The initial offering is Kaya’s Peanut-Banana Munchies, made of all human-grade ingredients and preservative-free. The nutritious treats, named after the Estes’ dog, Kaya, will be available at the Sept. 28, Sept. 29, Oct. 6 and Oct. 13 New Gloucester Community Markets at Thompson’s Orchard from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and through the website www.humannatureofme.com.

Gymnastics and Cheering

From Wednesday, Sept. 25, to late March, Diamonds Cheering will be conducted for children ages 4 through eighth grade at the Memorial School Gym, 86 Intervale Road, New Gloucester. The cost is $150 for the season.

Gymnastics and Cheer Tumbling, occurring from Thursday, Sept. 26, to early November, will be held at the Memorial School Gym, 86 Intervale Road, New Gloucester. The program will include proper stretching, strength building, tumbling, beam and vault, at a cost of $30 per child.

Registration forms can be picked up at Town Hall or downloaded from the town’s website. Contact Parks and Recreation Director Harvey R. Price Jr., hprice@newgloucester.com, or 926-4126, ext. 231, for more information.

Hawthorne’s Tie to the Shakers

The next program meeting of the New Gloucester Historical Society will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale Road. It will be titled, “Nathaniel Hawthorne Among the Shakers.” The speaker will be Dr. Steven B. Rogers, a summer resident of New Gloucester, who has lectured on many topics.

Hawthorne’s connections to the Shakers go back to his boyhood in Maine in the 1820s and continued for many years. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Apple Saturday Pie Sale

Held from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, on the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village lawn, Apple Saturday features free cider pressing with a hand press. Bring your own apples to be pressed, or buy Shaker apples at the Shaker Store. This week’s special event is an apple pie sale, in cooperation with the New Gloucester Historical Society. The village is located at 707 Shaker Road, off Route 26, New Gloucester.

Fight Back Festival

The Cancer Community Center is sponsoring its annual Fight Back Festival, Saturday, Sept. 28, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., at Pineland Farms, New Gloucester. This is a biking, running and walking fundraising event to benefit the center. All levels and abilities welcome. Participants will enjoy activities, demonstrations, balloons, face painting, live music and great food. See http://fightbackfestival.org.

Community Contra Dance

Come to a community contra dance, Saturday, Sept. 28, 7-9 p.m., held at the Vestry Community Room of the First Congregational Christian Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. The event features live music with caller Kathryn Larson. All are welcome, with or without a partner. All dances are taught, no experience is necessary. Admission is $8 adult, and $20 per family. For more information, go to www.ngucc.org, or call 926-3260.

Run for Veterans

A choice of events is offered at Run for Veterans, Sunday, Sept. 29, at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. There will be a 5K, 5-mile, kids run, and adaptive wheelchair or hand-cycle fun race. Walkers are welcome. The event features food, prizes and fun, and all proceeds will benefit Veterans Adaptive Sports and Training (VAST) programs.

The check-in time is 8 a.m., the wheelchair and hand-cycle race starts at 9:30 a.m., the kids fun run in the field starts at 9:50 a.m., and a mass start for the 5K and 5-mile race is at 10 a.m. Entry fees are $20 for the 5K and $25 for the 5-mile run. To register, visit www.pinelandfarms.org/VAST. Contact Kristina at 310-8694, or ksabaste@maine.rr.com, for details.

Fall Festival of Books Sale

The Friends of the New Gloucester Library will be holding its annual Fall Festival of Books Sale the first weekend in October, at the New Gloucester Public Library, 379 Intervale Road. The sale starts with First Dibs for Kids on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Only children’s items are on sale, and adults must be accompanied by a child on Friday evening to purchase items. Children’s books are offered at bargain prices – one hardback, or two paperbacks, for 25 cents.

On Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m.-noon, hundreds of books will be for sale – most priced 50 cents for hardcover and 25 cents for paperback.

Tom Estes, co-owner of Pet Works of Maine, a division of Human Nature of Maine based in New Gloucester, launches a line of the company’s all-natural dog treats at the Sept. 7 New Gloucester Community Market. The initial offering is Kaya’s Peanut-Banana Munchies, made of all human-grade ingredients and preservative-free. The nutritious treats, named after the Estes’ dog, Kaya, will be available at the Sept. 28, Sept. 29, Oct. 6 and Oct. 13 New Gloucester Community Markets at Thompson’s Orchard from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and through the website www.humannatureofme.com.