Eastern Star meeting

LISBON FALLS — Pioneer Chapter 11, Order of the Eastern Star, will
meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Ancient York Masonic Hall,
Route 196. Chaplains will be honored and Grand
Chaplain William
Reese has been invited. After the meeting, a pie auction will be held to
benefit Pioneer Chapter’s scholarship fund and refreshments will be served.
All members of the order are invited to attend.  

Sodality

LEWISTON — The Holy Family St. Ann Sodality will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the parish hall. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Members are asked to bring an unwrapped lightly used Christmas item for the Chinese auction and there will be a jewelry sale for the members. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Anita at 782-4516 or Simone at 784-4865.

Art, craft sale

FREEPORT — Designing Women, a nonprofit organization comprised of women artisans, will host a fine art and craft show and sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at The Merriconeag Waldorf School Community Hall, 57 Desert Road. The juried show will feature work of nationally known artists. A suggested donation at the door will benefit the Coastal Studies for Girls. Lunch will be available. For more information, contact Michelle Henning at 833-5556. 

School fair

WALES — A Holiday Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Wales Central School, 175 Centre Road.

There will be holiday gifts, baked goods, a lunch counter, door prizes, choose a raffle and a 50/50. Free admission and all proceeds directly benefit the school. Eight foot table rentals are available for $35. For more information, contact Kim O’Connell at [email protected] or call 577-0733.

Genealogical society

AUBURN — The Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society will have a open house from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, in the library at the Great Falls School, corner of Academy and High streets. All people with Franco-American ties may start their family research at no charge or guest fees. The librarian will be on hand to help people start their ancestral line. 

Self-employment

LEWISTON – Women, Work and Community will offer a free Introduction To Self-Employment workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at USM Lewiston-Auburn College.

The workshop will walk participants through the pros and cons of owning a business, show how to get started, point out the major elements of a business plan, introduce the many resources available in the Androscoggin County area and help decide whether self employment is the right choice.

Preregistration is required. For more information or to register, call the Lewiston-Auburn Center for Women, Work and Community at 753-6505.

Firefighters association

GREENE — The Androscoggin County Firefighters Association will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Green Fire Department, 106 Patten Road. The program will be a critical incident debriefing.