Christmas on the Cape set for Dec. 6

The Cape Business Alliance will hold its 4th annual Christmas on the Cape event on Saturday, Dec. 6.

This festival, which is free and open to the public, includes a family-friendly scavenger hunt. Families wishing to participate can pick up a form for the hunt at one of the participating businesses starting on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

The scavenger hunt includes several prizes, including, gift certificates, for those who visit at least 10 local businesses.

Christmas on the Cape will run from 2-5 p.m., with a tree lighting at the Cape Elizabeth Public Safety Building at 5:15 p.m. The festival includes digital photos with Santa Claus, 3-5 p.m., reindeer food, whimsical arts and crafts, holiday-card making, cookie decorating, Christmas crafts, pet photos with Santa, toy fun gift bags, sugar-cone Christmas trees, letters to Santa and more.

Call Colleen at 650-2493, Polly at 799-7826 or go to the Cape Business Alliance’s Facebook page for more information.

Church fairs set

The annual Christmas fair at St. Bartholomew Church in Cape Elizabeth will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fair includes luncheon and a raffle. The church is located at 8 Two Lights Road.

The First Congregational Church of South Portland, will also host its annual Holly Daze Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The fair will feature wreaths, baked goods, Grandma’s Attic and more. The church is located at 301 Cottage Road.

City offering ‘Magic of Christmas’ trip

The South Portland Parks and Recreation Department is offering a special matinee trip to see the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s annual “Magic of Christmas” extravaganza.

Sign up now for the Dec. 19 event. The cost is $35 per person. Bus leaves the Community Center at 1 p.m. for the 2 p.m. show. Celebrate the traditions, story and spirit of the season.

Sign up online at www.southportland.org/departments/parks-recreation-aquaticspool or call Whitney Dorsett at 767-7650.

Holiday wreaths fund cancer research

This holiday season 20 percent of the proceeds from the Wreaths For Hope program will go toward the Maine Cancer Foundation’s mission of providing vital funding for cancer research, prevention, early detection, and access to care. Rather than the traditional round wreath, Wreaths For Hope wreaths are created in the familiar shape of the ribbon that

has become synonymous with the fight against cancer.

“Cancer touches all of us, and all of us can play a part in removing the threat of this

terrible disease. Each wreath is a symbol of our combined commitment to improving the world around us and

our willingness to seek out the causes of and cures for cancer,” said Tara Hill, executive director of the Maine Cancer Foundation.

See www.wreathsforhope.org for more information about Wreaths for Hope.

Camden Conference film screening, discussion

This year the Scarborough Public Library is partnering with the Camden Conference to offer programs that explore the theme of “Russia Resurgent.”

The next program in the series will be held on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. and will include a screening of the film, “Russia’s Open Book: Writing in the Age of Putin.” A discussion with the filmmakers Paul Mitchell and Sarah Wallis will follow.

The documentary premiered nationally on PBS last December. Hosted by actor, author and activist Stephen Fry, the film celebrates contemporary Russian authors carrying on the greatest literary traditions of Tolstoy, Gogol and Dostoyevsky.

These new authors are interviewed extensively in the film, and excerpts from their recent works are brought to life by vivid animated sequences created exclusively for the film.

The program is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Call 883-4723 or see www.scarboroughlibrary.org for more information.

Wentworth School food drive

This year’s community service project for the Wentworth School in Scarborough is to collect non-perishable food for the Preble Street Resource Center.

The stuff-a-bus food drive runs now through Monday, Nov. 24. Each learning community within the school is responsible for collecting various foods as follows:

• Red and Purple – canned vegetables and hot and cold cereals;

• Green – canned soup, canned fruit and rice; and

• Blue – baby food, spaghetti sauce and various types of pasta.

Call the school at 730-4600 for more information.

American Legion hosts turkey shoot, Nov. 22

On Saturday, Nov. 22, the Libby Mitchell American Legion post in Scarborough is hosting a turkey shoot from 2-4 p.m. The event is open to the public and includes both turkeys and hams, as well as a 50/50 raffle. The post is located at 42 Manson Libby Road. Call 883-3902 for more information.

Scarborough’s Tolman honored

Andrea Tolman, of Scarborough, was recently inducted into the Rho Omicron chapter of the Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society at Champlain College in Burlington, Vt.

The society’s purpose is to provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work.

To be eligible, students must have a total of eight social work credits, a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and an achievement of a cumulative 3.25 GPA in a social work course.

Yoga studio opens in Scarborough

Penny Kusum Clum has opened a new yoga studio, the Kusum Institute, located at 185 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough. The facility provides yoga classes and is also a center for learning. The Kusum Institute is an outgrowth of Saco River Yoga and the Kusum Room, which Clum opened in Saco six years ago.

The Kusum Institute welcomes anyone who is interested in creating more ease in their bodies, relaxation in their minds or inspiration for their spirits through yoga classes and workshop offerings. The institute offers more than 30 yoga classes a week for all levels.

“We are real yoga for real people,” said Clum. “We want to help you find more ease in your body and mind and show you how to bring that ease into the rest of your life.”

Go online to kusuminstitute.com for more information, including a class schedule.

Rotary fundraiser at Uno’s

From Nov. 28-30, the Uno’s restaurant in South Portland will donate up to 20 percent of its sales from special coupons to the Sunrise Rotary Club. The coupons are good for both takeout and dining in. See the Rotary’s website at http://southportlandsunriserotary.org to download the coupons.

‘A Christmas Story’ opens Dec. 5

This holiday season the Portland Players in South Portland will present, “A Christmas Story: The Musical.” The show runs from Dec. 5-21.

Show times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $15 for students with and ID. Buy tickets online, at www.portlandplayers.org, or call the box office at 799-7337.

This show is an adaptation of the beloved holiday film of the same name. The musical takes place in small-town Indiana in the 1940s and features 9- year-old Ralphie, who desperately wants a Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model BB rifle with a compass in the stock for Christmas. Don’t miss this nostalgic and humorous tale of quirky childhood innocence.

City native featured in college musical

Louis Perrotta, of South Portland, who is a student at the University of Rhode Island, was featured in the school’s staging of the award-winning musical, “Avenue Q.” Perrotta played the part of Brian in the production.