Dancing Dream

Maine Dance Theatre will be presenting their annual fundraiser performance “The Dream and Duke Suite” on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 4 p.m. Maine Dance Theatre is part of CenterStage Performing Arts in Raymond. This year’s cast features 21 ballerinas dancing to classical music, the music of Duke Ellington and other upbeat tunes not usual for the ballet. The performance will be held at the Windham High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets may be purchased at the door, reserved by emailing Centerstage@maine.rr.com or purchased at CenterStage at 1233 Roosevelt Trail next to the Raymond Post Office between 3-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. General admission. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $7 for students. All proceeds will be donated to a local charity. Maine Dance Theatre is directed and choreographed by Katrina Smedal.

Yard Sale

Jordan Small Middle School’s eighth-grade class of 2015 will be hosting what is being called a HUGE Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Yard sale tables can still be purchased for $20 if you are interested in trying to sell some of your old treasured items for yourself. There will be hot dogs, hamburgers and baked goods for sale. If you would like to donate items to the yard sale please contact Teri Lawlor at tllaw3@yahoo.com. To donate baked items please contact Tina Hermansen at thermansen@yahoo.com. Pick up of donations is available. All funds raised will go toward the end of year eighth-grade graduation celebration.

Book Signing

Alice Oldford is the author of the book, “Recipes and Life: Life is Too Short to be Stuck in the Kitchen,” a collection of practical and inspirational stories and kitchen tips. She adds a sprinkling of recipes and some creative ideas as well as old favorites. Have you ever thought about writing a book? Alice will also discuss how to get “a book out of your head and to print.” Books will be available for signing and a special and surprising homemade recipe treat will be available for tasting. This will be at the Raymond Village Library, 3 Meadow Road, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m. This is a free program open to the public. Please call the Raymond Village Library at 655-4283 to reserve your place.

Halloween Treats

Each year, the residents in the Raymond Village area receive up to 400 trick-or-treaters on Halloween. The Raymond Village Library helps out by collecting goodies, which will be distributed to the neighborhood. We ask our generous patrons to donate whatever treats they can, to placate the “little goblins.” Please bring your donations into the library, by Sunday, Oct. 26, so they can be passed out in time. In this way we continue to be the wonderful community that we all appreciate and enjoy being part of.

Beautiful Blossoms

The Raymond Village Library would like to thank the Raymond Beautification Committee to thank for the planting and maintaining of the beautiful plants and colorful flowers in the front of the library. Many visitors have commented on the lovely landscaping around the library. Many thanks for this wonderful service you have provided.

Portable Labyrinth

If you’ve ever been curious about what a labyrinth is or what it’s like to walk one, you can find out Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4 and 5. That is when the Raymond Village Community Church (RVCC) will have the Bowdoin College portable labyrinth available to the public in the RVCC Vestry on Main Street in Raymond Center.

Says Rev. Nancy Foran, RVCC Pastor, “A labyrinth experience is a walking meditation, a path to quiet the mind, nourish the spirit, and become more closely attuned to yourself and to God. We are so grateful to Bowdoin College for agreeing to loan this portable labyrinth to us.”

Labyrinths are spiritual tools that have been used by many cultures and religious traditions. Labyrinths of many different designs have been found at ancient sites all over the world. A labyrinth is a geometric pattern that has a well-defined pathway winding its way to the center and back out again. Unlike a maze, there are no tricks, wrong turns, or dead ends – and you cannot get lost. During the Middle Ages, labyrinths were designed into the floors of many European cathedrals – the most famous being Chartres Cathedral in France.

The labyrinth will be open to the public at the following times: Saturday, Oct. 4 from 2-4 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 5, from noon-1:30 p.m.

There will be information on labyrinths available, including suggestions for making the most of your walk.

For more information, contact Rev. Foran by email at revnancy@rvvcme.org or by phone at the church office: 655-7749.

Maine Dance Theatre presents “The Dream and Duke Suite” with many local dancers. In front, from left, are Lauren Bayes and Maia Tangen. In rear, from left, are Brianna Warren, Olivia Bartlett and Lana Pillsbury.