Pleasant Note Coffeehouse open mic

AUBURN — The Pleasant Note Coffeehouse will present open mic at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St.

This free monthly forum celebrates the spirituality of music and spoken word, and welcomes musicians, poets and singers alike. This month will feature the addition of karaoke with KJ Cindy.

Parking; accessible: refreshments and children’s room available. for more information, call 783-0461 or visit www.auburnuu.org.

Fellowship night at Evening Star lodge

BUCKFIELD — Fellowship night will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the Evening Star No. 147 Lodge.

This is open to the public; ladies and gentlemen are welcome.

Members will show visitors around the lodge and answer questions about membership. Refreshments will be served.

The lodge is in downtown Buckfield, just across the bridge, No. 4 on the left.

Palm Sunday at Calvary United

LEWISTON — Palm Sunday will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, April 13, at Calvary United Methodist Church, 59 Sabattus St. All are welcome.

Pastor Casey Collins will lead the service. The Praise Team directed by Mitch Thomas will sing.

The church will hold its 37th annual lobster luncheon on Friday, May 2.

For more information, call 782-3221 or visit www.calvarylewiston.org.

Annual city-wide Spring Celebration

AUBURN — The City of Auburn Recreation Division in conjunction with the Auburn Boys & Girls Club and United New Auburn Association have announced the annual city-wide Spring Celebration to take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 19.

Children can enjoy free games and activities at the Hasty Community Center and at 1 p.m. an egg hunt will take place at Walton Elementary’s walking track.

The Spring Celebration is a family-friendly and free event that will take place rain or shine.

For more information regarding the event locations and schedule, visit www.auburnmaine.gov.

Free community recycle day

AUBURN — A community recycle day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at 40 Stanley St., just off Center Street, behind Stratham Tire.

Several local organizations are joining forces to offer the community a convenient and free way to recycle items such as tires, televisions, printers, cell phones, eye glasses, batteries, plastics, metals, office paper and more. Community Credit Union, eWaste Recycling Solutions, Re-Harvest and Stratham Tire are partnering to provide this service to the community.

For a complete list of items, log onto www.communitycreditunion.com.

Welcome, Neighbor packets promote NG

NEW GLOUCESTER — Local businesses and organizations can obtain free publicity by participating in Welcome, Neighbor, a grassroots community volunteer project. It was developed to welcome new residents to New Gloucester by providing information that may assist in their transition. During the past six years, town office staff members have handed out 620 packets to new residents.

Only New Gloucester-based businesses, organizations and community groups will have the opportunity to include items, such as business cards, brochures or other promotional materials, in the 100 packets to be assembled. There’s no charge or obligation to participate.

To be included, drop off 100-count of your item to the town office by Friday, May 2. For more information, or to volunteer to help assemble the packets, call Beth at 650-5228.

Costa Rica trip for Lisbon residents

LISBON — Lisbon residents are invited to adventure in Costa Rica.

The Lisbon Culture Crew is developing plans and itineraries for Lisbon students (ages 10 to 15), faculty, staff and residents for a trip to Costa Rica during February break, 2015.

The trip will include zip-lining over a rainforest canopy, kayaking on a volcanic lake, exploring a cloud forest, seeing two active volcanoes, hiking through a rainforest, visiting a Costa Rican school, visiting national parks and biological reserves and viewing crocodiles in their natural habitat.

For more information, contact Sara Johnson by emailing [email protected] or visit www.eftours.com. Use the code #144779 OHC.