LEWISTON – The Lewiston-Auburn Toastmasters Club 1741 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Bates Mill Complex, first-floor conference room, 35 Canal St.

Toastmasters Area Governor Donna Tasker will address members. Speakers will be Don Miville, Bill Lee and Tom Nesbitt. Bonnie Sollien will be table topic master. Guests are welcome. Call Lee at 783-7380 for more information or visit www.Toastmasters.org.

Special meeting

TURNER – Androscoggin Pomona Grange 1 will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Turner Grange to discuss resolutions being presented to an upcoming State Grange session. A 6:30 p.m. supper will be served before the meeting.

Holocaust speakers

PORTLAND – A special panel discussion will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, with Holocaust survivors from Maine. Rochelle and Jerry Slizka and Julia Skalina, all from Portland, will speak, and Judith Isaacson of Auburn, a University of New England Deborah Morton awardee, will read from her book, “Seed of Sarah.”

The program is part of a series related to the art exhibition, “The Art and Artistry of Arthur Szyk,” on view through an extended date of Nov. 2 at the Art Gallery at the University of New England, Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave. All programs are free and open to the public. For details, the public can contact 797-7261, extension 4499, or the Art Gallery link at www.une.edu.

Rotary talk

LEWISTON – The speaker at the Thursday, Oct. 16, meeting of the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club will be Paula Charest of the Boston Better Business Bureau. Charest will speak on setting standards for reliability, credibility and ethics.

Anyone interested in the topic or in knowing more about Rotary is invited to the noon meeting at the Ramada Inn. Cost of the luncheon is $7.

Driving course

LISBON FALLS – A Maine Driving Dynamics course will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, and Thursday, Oct. 23, at Lisbon High School.

Those completing the course will receive a three-point credit on their driving record. Classes fill quickly or may be canceled due to small class size, therefore, register or call for more information as soon as possible at 353-3037.

The course covers crash-avoidance techniques, which are essential for everyday driving situations with films, classroom discussion and lectures. It is open to the public and is sponsored by Lisbon Falls Adult Education and the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety.

Writers’ jam

LEWISTON – Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance will present an informal Writers’ Jam on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the Mr. Paperback Cafe. The event will begin with a social half hour at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting running from 7 to 8:45 p.m. It is open to all genres and is free. Call the alliance at 386-1400 or e-mail [email protected] if planning to attend.

Music fest

LISBON FALLS -The Lisbon High School Music Department will sponsor a music fest at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in the cafeteria. Acts will include bands, vocalists, instrumentalists, poetry readings and Maine humor. Refreshments will be sold. Tickets are $5 each and must be purchased in advance.

Contact an LHS music student or Andrea Lynch at 353-3030, extension 2317, for more information.

Rabies clinic

BRUNSWICK – Coastal Humane Society, 30 Range Road, will hold a Rabies, Etc., Clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. Rabies shots, microchip identification, ear cleaning, nail trimming and dog head halter demonstrations will be available.

The costs are rabies, $10; microchip, $20; ear cleaning, $5; and nail trimming, $5. Rabies vaccinations will be available for dogs, cats and ferrets; nail clipping available for dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits and guinea pigs.

All proceeds will benefit the humane society. Bring previous rabies vaccination records. Call the shelter at 725-5051 for more information.