The Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial will offer family programming from March through November. The programs are free.

Sawyer programs are listed through summer

GREENE – The programs for Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Memorial for the first half of the year have been announced. The schedule is as follows:

March 13 and 14: Bob DeLoss film, “America’s Natural Wonders.” The film will explore Hawaii to Maine.

March 27 and 28: Rick Howard film, “The Real World of New Zealand.” The film will cover New Zealand.

April 10 and 11: “Steamboating in Alaskan Waters” with Stan Walsh. The film will explore Juneau and the Mendenhall Glacier, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Sitka and Ketchican.

April 24 and 25: Bluegrass Connection entertainment with Erica Brown.

May 8 and 9: Singer-songwriter and guitarist Denny Breau accompanied by Frank Coffin, bassist for Delta blues, country and jazz.

May 22 and 23: “Irish Stories and Glories,” a film presented by Sandy Mortimer.

June 5 and 6: The Swingtime Band plays music from the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s.

June 19 and 20: “Lighthouses of the Maine Coast Part II” by Michael Perry. The slide show covers Down East lighthouses.

July 24 and 25: Mollyockett Chorus presents a capella barbershop songs.

The Araxine Wilkins Memorial was established in 1936 by John M. Sawyer as a memorial to his mother, Araxine Wilkins Sawyer.

The Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Foundation is a nonprofit private foundation with a primary purpose of providing family entertainment.

Programs are presented free to the public twice a month on Thursdays and Fridays, unless otherwise stated. Programs on Thursday begin at 7 p.m. and Friday at 2 and 7 p.m. The Sawyer Memorial is located at 371 Sawyer Road. For more information visit http://ourworld.cs.com.sawyerfoundation or call 946-5311.