Certified holistic health coach Kendall Scott will be at the Maine Coast Book Shop at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 to sign and discuss her new book, “Kicking Cancer in the Kitchen: The Girlfriend’s Cookbook and Guide to Using Real Food to Fight Cancer.” Scott — a cancer survivor who lives in Durham — writes […]

The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host free Essentials of College Planning workshops for adults 19 and older at the Midcoast Center for Higher Education, 9 Park St., at 9 a.m.; and the Southern Midcoast CareerCenter, 275 Bath Road, at 1 p.m., both Tuesday, Dec. 11. To register or for more information, call 1-(800) 281- […]

A $500 PeaceWorks Peace Studies scholarship is being offered toward a three-credithour University of Maine peace studies course that begins in spring 2013. PeaceWorks, based in Brunswick, is offering the award. It describes itself as “a source of information and inspiration for all who believe in peace and justice.” The Certificate in Peace and Reconciliation […]

BRUNSWICK — Santa Claus will visit with children of all ages 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 1, in the elegant, Victorian-era parlor of the historic Skolfield-Whittier House, 161 Park Row. Admission is free; families wishing to take photos should bring their own cameras. Refreshments will be served in the front parlor of the Pejepscot […]

BRUNSWICK — Twelve members of the Casco Bay Art League will present a Holiday Art Exhibit at Thornton Oaks, 25 Thornton Way. The exhibit will open with an artist’s talk at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, followed by a reception from 4:30 to 6. Artist Betsy Bisson will talk about her figurines — santons, meaning […]

BATH Patten Free Library once again offers its Food for Fines program this year running from Tuesday, Nov. 27 through Saturday, Dec. 8. For two weeks, Patten Free Library will allow patrons to “pay” their overdue fines by bringing in a donation for the Bath Area Food Bank. For each packaged item turned in at […]

PHIPPSBURG The Phippsburg Elementary School Garden Club is joining other crafters at the Phippsburg Scholarship Crafts Fair on Saturday Dec.1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school. Garden Club students, parents and advisers are busy creating unique, useful gifts for the holidays and next year’s gardens. Throughout this process, the kids are learning […]

WISCASSET — Santa Claus and friends will help kick off the holidays from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, at Wiscasset Commerical Pier, part of the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce’s and the town of Wiscasset’s first shop-local campaign, “Think Outside the Box.” There will be fire pits on the dock and hot refreshments […]

BATH — Patten Free Library will host Brian Cullen for an evening of acoustic classical guitar music at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5. A native of South Africa, Cullen will perform Brazilian, Spanish and contemporary selections. Cullen currently lives in Brunswick. He is donating his fee to the Brunswick Coastal Rotary for ongoing work in […]