Wales Community Day, Parade

WALES — The annual Wales Community Day and Parade will be held Saturday, May 10.

The parade will start at 9 a.m. on Centre Road from the Grange Hall to the new Municipal Building (formerly Wales Central School).

Activities will be held at the Municipal Building beginning at 10. There will be exhibits of local products and services.

For more information, contact Pastor Rick Ness at [email protected] or 577-7025.

USM open house for nontraditional students

PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine will host an open house for adult, transfer and graduate students from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, in the Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St. Parking is free in the adjoining garage.

USM has many students who do not fit the traditional model: Forty percent of USM students are over 25, half have transferred from other colleges and one third attend part-time. The open house is designed to be a welcoming first step for nontraditional students and help them find the educational path at USM that is right for them.

Representatives from academic programs and student service representatives will be available.

For more details, call Cookie Treible at 780-5828.

Day to honor Newfoundlanders

POLAND — The fourth annual Newfoundland Day will be held from 4:30 p.m. until closing on Saturday, May 31, at Mell’s Hilltop Restaurant, 523 Maine St., Rte. 26, Poland Spring Resort.

It will be a fun-filled event featuring a Screeching In Ceremony, giveaways and more.

The event will bring people together who are originally from Newfoundland as well as local Maine people. Come and meet Newfoundlanders and find out more about that province. Lots of information will be available.

Become an Honorary Newfie by taking the Newfoundland pledge and kissing the fish.

Irish and Newfoundland music will be provided by the Squid Jiggers.

The concert and buffet is $30. There are a limited number of tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/594617.