Benefit Bash

AUBURN — The second annual Benefit Bash at Lost Valley will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 10, to benefit the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing. The event will feature mechanical bull rides, a cash bar, a silent auction and an outdoor BBQ. Five live bands will play. Tickets are $10 each. Ticket sales go directly to the Dempsey Challenge. To purchase your tickets, call 777-7060. The Benefit Bash is sponsored by KRY Auto Sales, JWC Dist./NAPA Auto Parts and K&K Excavation.

Intimacy workshop

RUMFORD — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing and Rumford Hospital have partnered to offer a free intimacy workshop for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. “Intimacy After Cancer” will take place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in Classroom C at Rumford Hospital.

Presenter Emily Ecker, oncology outreach social worker, will explore self-esteem and intimacy issues that may arise during and/or after treatment and find ways to affirm each other despite these changes. The workshop is developed by the American Cancer Society as part of the I CAN COPE series.

Preregistration is available by calling the Dempsey Center at 795-8250, toll-free 1-877-336-7287 or online at www.dempseycenter.org.

Martin Swinger

LEWISTON — L/A Arts will celebrate an afternoon of free music with featured performer Martin Swinger on Thursday, July 14.

Martin Swinger focuses 40 years of performing experience into award-winning original songs, traditional and contemporary Americana music, swing and jazz standards and improvisational music with the ensemble, ImproVox.

To learn more about Martin Swinger, visit his website www.martinswinger.com. For more information about L/A Arts, call 782-7228, send email to [email protected] or visit www.laarts.org.

Grange sale

NEW GLOUCESTER — Sabbathday Lake Grange will hold an indoor yard  and craft sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at 370 Sabbathday Road. The cost to rent a table is $10 for a six-foot table. If interested, email Steven at [email protected] or call Norma at 998-2586 by July 14. The hall is handicap accessible.

Nutrition workshop

LEWISTON — The Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing at Central Maine Medical Center is offering a free nutrition workshop for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers. “Immune Boosting Foods” will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at CMMC, 12 High St., Conference Room I.

Eighty percent of the immune system is in the gastrointestinal tract, so good digestion is essential. Discussion will include foods that support digestion along with immune boosting and harming foods. There will be a special focus on seaweed, the most nutrient-dense plant on the planet. Demonstrations include sushi making and seaweed salad.

Presented by Kendall Scott, a three-year cancer survivor and holistic health coach. After her cancer diagnosis, Scott began making changes in her diet and attained certification in health counseling from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York. She now empowers and educates women in food and lifestyle choices. Her mission is to help you find freedom in clean, whole food and life, simply and naturally.

Preregistration is available by calling the Dempsey Center at 795-8250, toll-free 1-877-336-7287 or online at www.dempseycenter.org.

Summer festival

SABATTUS — The town of Sabattus is holding its 5th annual Sabattus Summer Festival from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at Town Hall. Rain or shine.

Residents are invited to enjoy a free barbecue, games and climb aboard the town’s firetrucks. Residents should bring a picnic blanket, chairs and a big appetite. Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

Open mic

AUBURN — Teen singers, musicians, comics and spoken-word poets are invited to the next teen open mic night from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 15, at the Auburn Public Library. Performers sign up at 5:30 p.m. Special guests will be Mary Wooten, 18, who will be entering Rhode Island College in Providence in the fall, and John Barbosa, 19, who attends University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Some of their favorite musical artists include the Beatles, Rihanna and Death Cab for Cutie. Refreshments. For more information call Sally at 333-6640, ext. 4.

Music benefit

NEW GLOUCESTER — The Sabbathday Lake Association will present a night of music beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, July 15, at the Sabbathday Lake Grange Hall, Sabbathday Road, to benefit conservation projects on Sabbathday Lake. The night will feature the Bald Hill Boys who will bring their mixture of acoustic bluegrass, folk and rock music. Their special guest will be Dawson Hill, a professional pianist who has played throughout New England.

The night will also feature a 50/50 drawing, raffle and door prizes.

Tickets are $10 adults, $5 age 18 and younger. To reserve tickets send check made out to SDLA to: Kathy Cruz, 28 Lakeview Drive, New Gloucester, ME 04260. Include your phone number or email address to receive confirmation. Will-call tickets only (pick-up at the door). For information, email [email protected].