Biddeford Middle
School honors veterans

The Biddeford Middle School Chorus students in grades five, six and seven will perform a concert in honor of Veterans Day on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the BMS Performing Arts Center. The concert will kick off the 2024-2025 Music Department season of concerts. The Fifth Grade Chorus will perform songs from “America Sings,” the Sixth & Seventh Grade Chorus will perform a mix of patriotic songs celebrating veterans. The concert is free and open to the public. Veterans are especially welcome.

A Veterans Day School Assembly will then take place on Friday, Nov. 8 at 8:30 a.m. at the BMS Performing Arts Center. Friends and family, and especially veterans are invited to go to the cafeteria at 8:30 a.m. for coffee and doughnuts and attend the 9 a.m. assembly in the Performing Arts Center at Biddeford Middle School.

The assembly, lasting approximately one hour, will feature special remarks from Mayor Martin Grohman and BMS teacher and veteran Shannen Williamson. There will also be performances from the BMS Band, Chorus, and the Biddeford Girl Scouts.

Author talk on
sports during COVID

Dive into the journey of resilience and creativity showcased in “Stolen Seasons: How Maine Sports Survived the COVID-19 Pandemic,” a new book by authors Dave Eid and Gary Stevens. This book explores how the Maine sports community confronted unprecedented challenges during the pandemic, turning loss into opportunities for recovery.

Hosted by the Dyer Library/Saco Museum and Thornton Academy, the authors will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on local sports on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Thornton Academy Library, 438 Main St., Saco. Former news anchor Kim Block will moderate a conversation between Eid, the sports director for WGME 13 news, and Stevens, who was athletic director at Thornton Academy for 17 years, and is now the interim athletic director at St. Joseph’s College.

Admission is free, but registration is required as seating is limited.

Books will be available for purchase, and attendees will have the opportunity to have their copies signed by the authors.

For more information about the event or the book, contact Dyer Library at 207-283-3861. To register, visit dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org and click the link to sign up.

Art exhibit
at car museum

Acclaimed French artist Anne-Francois de Serilly has taken to the American roads for his upcoming exhibit at the Maine Classic Car Museum opening Nov. 21. Dubbed “The Wheels of Desire,” the collection takes a look back at an era that illustrious vehicles such as the 1941 Chrysler Town & Country Wagon can call their own.

“We are thrilled to share the whimsical and evocative oil paintings of Anne-Francois de Serilly,” said Gene Prentice, president of the Maine Classic Car Museum on the proprietary website. “Serilly takes you back in time with his beautiful paintings that reflect his Art Deco ensibilities.”

Serilly hails from Paris, France, where he studied at the Beaux Arts de Paris and studied at Marino Barbero’s studio where he learned to reproduce the great masters, patiently imitating every brushstroke.

“I was inspired by the incredible collection of historic automobiles at the Maine Classic Car Museum to come up with the theme of ‘The Wheels of Desire’ for this exhibition,” Serilly said in an interview with the museum. “I fuse geometrical simplicity and bold perspectives reminiscent of the 1930s Art Deco period,” he added.

The Maine Classic Car Museum invites the public to the exhibition opening on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.