FARMINGTON – The Maine Jazz Camp will return to Farmington for three weeks starting July 6. Under the direction of Christine Correa, the camp offers students the opportunity to work with well-known jazz musicians. The faculty takes turns leading jazz performances, which are free and open to the public. Donations are accepted for students’ camp scholarships. The performances are at 8 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays in either C131 or in Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. This year, the musicians include Art Baron, trombone; Dave Ballou on trumpet; Tony Malaby, tenor sax; Andy Rathbun, tenor sax; Matt Shulman on trumpet; Vardan Ovsepian, piano; Pete McCann on guitar; Frank Carlberg, piano; and Correa, voice. After July 8, locations may be determined by phoning 778-7611. For a complete list of the faculty and the concert schedule, people may check online at www.ArtsInstitute.org

Church services

MADRID – Services at the Reeds Mill Church will start at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 6, and will continue every Sunday during July and August. All are welcome to attend. The annual Old Home Sunday will be Aug. 24 with a noon luncheon. All attending are asked to bring a dish to share and a place setting. Baked beans and drinks will be furnished. The annual hymn sing will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 14. Those attending are asked to bring along a flashlight to assist in seeing the hymnal. The kerosene lamps will be lighted and, should it be necessary, a fire in the wood heater will be kindled. Thanksgiving service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27.

Ecologist talk

RANGELEY – The Wilhelm Reich Museum will present a program on Invasive Plant Species in Maine by Toni Bingel, associate ecologist with the Maien Natural Areas Program. The program will be 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at the museum’s conference center. The program is designed to provide information to home and camp owners who may be unsure which kinds of wildflowers to naturalize and which to avoid. It will include plants that are causing problems in southern New England and are moving northward, since care must be taken to avoid their introduction or spread to Maine. This is the first in the museum’s Natural Science Program’s summer workshop series each Sunday in July and August. All the programs are free and open to the public.

Seniors to meet

WILTON – The Wilton Senior Citizens next meeting will be July 9 at Kineowatha Park. The cabin at Kineowatha will open at 11 a.m. July 9, with a business meeting planned for 12:30 p.m.

ATV ‘egg run’ set

SALEM – An ATV egg run will be held at Salem’s third annual Farmers Founders Day starting at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 13. Riders will complete a 20- to 30-minute course. Riders must register at Dellies Store or by phone at 678-2000 by July 5. Rider’s names will be posted for egg donations. Cash prizes will be given.

Cancer course

RANGELEY – “The Experimental Basis for Reich’s Understanding of Cancer” will be the subject of a laboratory course July 14-18 at the Wilhelm Reich Museum. Instructors will include a physician-microscopist, a biology instructor and a science historian. Neither a scientific background nor biological training is necessary for participation. Ample opportunity will be given for questions and answers. For more information, call 864-3443 or e-mail: wreich@rangeley.org.

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