Upcoming Events

Nov. 9-11: Windham High School’s fall musical production, “Guys and Dolls” takes the stage at Windham Performing Arts Center at Windham High School on Nov. 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. Tickets are $7 for children and seniors, $11 for adults. Reserve tickets at 893-1742. Box office opens 45 minutes before curtain. Directed by Rob Juergens; music direction by Richard Nickerson; choreography by Venesa Beyland. Don’t miss out on this 1950s favorite about a floating crap game, romance, lots of singing, dancing and humor.

Saturday, Nov. 10: Standish Congregational Church, Oak Hill Road, is hosting a Village Square Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring apple fritters, baked goods, cookie walk, jams and preserves, crafts, silent auction, bargain basement. A luncheon takes place 11 a.m.-2 p.m. with homemade chowders, stews and chili.

Wednesday, Nov. 14: Don Perkins, a former carpenter and woodworker with a longtime interest in timber framing, will be speaking at the Raymond Village Library at 6 p.m. about his love of barns and his new book, “The Barns of Maine: Our History, Our Stories.” Perkins will discuss the three generations and types of barns that have appeared on Maine’s landscape and which are featured in his book. He will have books to sell and sign. The program is open to the public. FMI, call 655-4283.

Nov. 14: The Windham Bike/Ped/trails Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Windham Town Office conference room 1. All are invited to attend and engage in a discussion of developing plans for improved safety for bike and pedestrian users within the school campus and on area roadways. FMI, contact Martin Shuer at 892-6360.

Thursday, Nov. 15: Larry S. Glatz, Maine history expert, will be the speaker at 7 p.m. on “Maine in the War of 1812” at a meeting of the New Gloucester Historical Society at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale Road (Route 231), New Gloucester. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Nov. 15-18: The Lake Region High School Drama Club and Director Eugene Long present “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring, opening Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at the LRHS Auditorium, with subsequent performances on Nov. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and matinees on Nov. 17 and 18 at 2 p.m. It’s high farce and high hilarity when the murderous spinster Brewster sisters, their homemade elderberry wine laced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide, a brother who believes he is Theodore Roosevelt, and other family members, neighbors, and local law enforcement all collide on stage. Advance tickets are $8 adults and $6 students ($2 less than at the door) and are available at Bridgton Books, Hawthorne’s Attic, Lake Region House of Pizza, and Lake Region High School.

Friday, Nov. 16: Sheriff Kevin Joyce, The Cumberland County TRIAD and Camp Sunshine would like to extend an invitation to all seniors to a Thanksgiving luncheon that will be held on Nov. 16 from 11:30-1:30 at Camp Sunshine in Casco. The meal will be traditional turkey and all the fixings served by members of the Sheriff’s Office. Please RSVP by Nov. 8 by calling 1-800-266-1444, ext. 2228. This a free event provided to seniors from the Lakes Region.

Saturday, Nov. 17: Benefit Barn Dance, 7-11 p.m. at Spring Meadows Golf Club, 59 Portland Road, Gray. Tickets $14 single or $24 per couple. Silent Auction, 50/50 Raffle, dance lessons, photo booth, entertainment by the energetic DJ duo of Flamin’ Raymon’ and Sizzlin’ Suzzin’. To purchase tickets, buy online at http//sunshineforsue.weebly.com or Facebook.com/sunshine for Sue, or call Judy at 657-3168.

Nov. 17: The North Gorham Public Library will hold its annual fall book sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the community room of the adjacent fire station. A wide section of nearly new fiction and non-fiction books, as well as back issues of the National Geographic, will be for sale by donation. The North Gorham UCC Guild will have baked goods for sale. For more information, call 892-2575.

Nov. 30-Dec. 16: Schoolhouse Arts Center will present Miracle on 34th Street on Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14, and 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 2, 9, and 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Schoolhouse Arts Center is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. Call 642-3743 for reservations or buy tickets online at www.schoolhousearts.org.

Ongoing Events

• The hours for the drop-in Lakes Region Senior Center at the Little Falls School, 40 Acorn Street, Gorham, are as follows: Monday-Thursday from 9 to 3 p.m. FMI, email lakesregion50@gmail.com or contact Glenn Lynds at 893-9088 or drop by and check them out.

• “The Writers” gather on the third Monday of each month at the Raymond Public Safety Building on Route 302, from 6-8 p.m. Authors of all types are invited to support one another, to listen and render opinions when asked, with respect and courtesy. If you are interested in joining, stop by or call Betty Libby at 655-9214.

• A free car seat check sponsored by Safe Kids Maine takes place the third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Windham Fire-Rescue, 718 Roosevelt Trail (Route 302), North Windham. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be available to provide free assistance with car seat installations and recall checks. FMI, 899-9461 or www.maineseatcheck.org.

• Until Nov. 19, American Legion bingo takes place every Monday night at the Windham Veterans Center behind Big Lots on Route 302, Windham. Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo at 6:30 p.m. Hot food, cold drinks, other goodies. Sponsored by Standish Memorial Post 128. FMI, call 642-5583 or visit www.post128.org.

• Through October, food distribution at the food pantry at the Casco Village Church’s food pantry will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month.

• The Wings ‘N Things Clothes Closet of the Casco Village Church United Church of Christ (941 Meadow Road, Casco Village) invites you to come shopping. You won’t believe your eyes when you see all the beautiful new and gently used clothing, mostly name-brands, most $1 or less. Open Saturdays from noon-4 p.m. or by appointment. The closet will open every Thursday morning from 9 a.m. until noon in conjunction with the Farmer’s Market on the Village Green in Casco. FMI, 627-4282.

• The Poland Springs Woodcarvers meet the first Friday and third Saturday of the month from 1-4 p.m. at the Ricker Memorial Library, 1211 Main St., Poland. If you are a woodcarver or just interested in woodcarving, please attend. All levels of carvers invited. Bring something for Show & Tell. FMI, contact Chuck Friis at 576-3811.

To list an event in this calendar, please e-mail info to jbalentine@keepmecurrent.com