BETHEL – A two-part workshop on “Understanding Dementia: A Workshop for Families and Friends” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 12 and 19, at the West Parish Congregational Church, Church Street.

The public is welcome and admission is free.

The workshop is being sponsored by Western Mountains Senior College, SAD 44/Community Education, Bethel Family Health Center, Wayne DuPlessis, counselor, and Maine Alzheimer’s Association. For more information, call R. Tifft at 824-2053.

Another two-art workshop, “Volunteer Respite Training for Friends and Neighbors of People with Dementia,” will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, April 2 and 9, at the West Parish Congregational Church

The public is invited and admission is free. It is also being sponsored by by Western Mountains Senior College, SAD 44/Community Education, Bethel Family Health Center, Wayne DuPlessis, counselor, and Maine Alzheimer’s Association.