Yoga at the Y

LEWISTON — The YMCA will offer a yoga class in December for members and nonmembers. Relax into the Holidays will be offered from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Register by Wednesday morning online or at the YMCA. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers Class size is limited so register early. Child watch is available.

Jim Melloh will lead the class, which uses gentle yoga poses and relaxation techniques that help participants slow down and make a true mind and body connection. Melloh is a certified Amrit Yoga instructor. No prior yoga experience is necessary; all levels of participants are welcome.

For more information on this class or any other YMCA Wellness Programs, contact Tish Caldwell, wellness coordinator at the YMCA, by calling 795-4095 or stop by at 62 Turner St.

CDS meeting

LEWISTON — The CDS-Androscoggin County Governing Board will hold their monthly meeting from 8:15 to 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Child Development Services-First Step, 5 Gendron Drive, Suite 1. All interested parents and community providers are welcome. Persons requiring special accommodations may call 795-4022 to make arrangements.

Sing 100 songs

AUBURN — River Valley Girl Scouts invite the community to join them in their challenge to sing 100 songs in celebration of Girl Scouts’ 100th anniversary. The event will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Festival Plaza on Main Street.

Girl Scouts of Maine provides services and support to more than 16,000 girl and adult members statewide and builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. For information on Girl Scouts or to volunteer, call 1-888-922-4763 or visit www.girlscoutsofmaine.org.

Square dance

LEWISTON — The Twin-City Spinners, Maine’s newest square dance club, will host a class-level Christmas square dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Martel Elementary School, 880 Lisbon St.

All square dancers are welcome. Those attending are asked to use the East Avenue entrance. Al Hipkins and Walt Bull will be sharing the duties as callers for the evening. There will be no round dancing. There is no dress code.

Cost is $6 per person. Light refreshments will be available. For more information, contact Al Hipkins at 841-7959 or by email at [email protected]. Visit online at twincityspinners.squaredanceme.us.

Lessons, carols

LEWISTON — “Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas” will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul, 122 Ash St.

Event will include carols, music and scripture readings for the season. Scott Vaillancourt, director, and Basilica Choir will perform.

‘Festival of Lessons’

LEWISTON — The Festival of Lessons and Carols will be celebrated at 7:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, at Free Grace Presbyterian Church, 160 Canal St.

First used in England on Christmas Eve in 1880, the Festival of Lessons and Carols celebrates the birth of Jesus. The service consists of nine short readings from the Bible, the lessons, accompanied by the singing of carols.

These lessons and carols tell the story of Christmas, the arrival of God’s promised one, from God’s first promise in Genesis through Jesus’ birth as told in the Gospels.

Cribbage league

LEWISTON — The Lewiston Senior Citizens Cribbage League winners at the Multi-Purpose Center on Dec. 8 were: first place, Robert Oliver and Roger Briggs; second place, Sandy Verrill two player table; third place, Edith Chambers and Don Haley; fourth place, Sue Dunlap and Louise Pelletier; fifth place, Shirley Labonte and Stan Tetenman.

Next game will be played at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15. After the game the group will celebrate their annual holiday banquet. For further information, call Roger Labbe at 212-9253.

Social bridge

LEWISTON — The Lewiston-Auburn Social Bridge Club winners at the Multi-Purpose Center on Dec. 12 were as follows: first, Les Buzzell and Paul Sherman; second, Lue Bilodeau and Alberta Turner; third, Pete Cummings and Mike True; first in B, Lue Bilodeau and Alberta Turner; second, Larry Fortier and Roger Labbe.

Games are played every Monday and Tuesday at 9 a.m. and every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Schooner Estates. A partner is guaranteed. Call Rosemarie Goodwin at 754-1431 for information about all duplicate bridge games in Maine.

The Christmas bridge events will be held at all games next week.

Camp Sum Fun

AUBURN — Sylvan in Auburn is offering a free Camp Sum Fun for children in grades 1-3. Camp will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 27-30 at the Sylvan Learning Center.

Camp will be a fun approach for children to improve understanding of basic addition and subtraction facts, while increasing speed and accuracy. Call 784-6801 to pre-register.