Sebago craft fair

CASCO – The sixth annual Point Sebago Maine Made Craft Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Point Sebago Resort, Route 302. The fair will feature 35 crafters from all over Maine.

Items such as handcrafted quilts, wooden furniture, wooden country crafts and lamps, jams and jellies, jewelry, fleece blankets and clothing, homemade soaps and candles will be available.

There will also be a Brewer’s Festival held by the Bridgton Chamber of Commerce and entertainment throughout the day. Admission into the resort is free and the latest Guiness Book of Records sandcastle built as a fundraiser for Camp Sunshine will be on display.

For more information, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.pointsebago.com.

Tanglewood series

LINCOLNVILLE – Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, a program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has announced a special series of environmental education programs for home-schooled students age 6 to 14.

The program will be at Tanglewood’s Lincolnville campus and will consist of three consecutive Monday sessions on Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The focus will be on “Exploring the Natural World through Music, Art and Writing.”

The cost is $48 for all three sessions, and all materials and supplies are included. For more information or to register, contact School Program Director Heather Francis at 789-5805, e-mail [email protected] or http://www.tanglewood4h.org.

Heritage tour

AUGUSTA – The Maine Humanities Council will hold a cultural heritage tour through deep woods and along river roads from the Beauce Region of Québec to Bath, along the Chaudire and Kennebec rivers, on Friday through Monday, Oct. 5 to 8.

The rivers were used for centuries by Native Americans to travel between the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of Maine. In the 17th century, the Kennebec was a border between the French and English, then a contested thoroughfare.

During the American Revolution, Benedict Arnold led American soldiers up the corridor in an unsuccessful attempt to take Québec. In the 19th century Maine farmers, seeking markets for their products, established the “Old Canada Road” along the rivers and later, French Canadians and Irish traveled south to find work in Maine’s woods, mills and shoe factories.

To register, visit http://mainehumanities.org/programs/corridor.html. For more information, call 773-5051.

La Leche conference

NORTH BERWICK – La Leche League of Maine and New Hampshire will present “Harvesting the Fruits of Love,” the annual breastfeeding and parenting conference, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Noble High School.

Online registration and additional information is available at www.menhconference.org.

Hotline training

LEWISTON – Volunteers are needed to listen and provide support, information and referrals to hotline callers. The Sexual Assault Crisis Center is seeking interested women and men who would like to make a difference in the lives of victims of sexual violence. The center will offer training beginning in October.

Advocates carry a pager during their shifts, allowing them to be on call from their homes. During a shift, a volunteer may provide telephone support, support and accompaniment through medical exams, advocacy with law enforcement personnel and court accompaniment.

Advocates must be over age 18, empathetic and reliable. No experience is necessary. To learn more about becoming an advocate, contact Sarah at 784-5272, ext. 104.

Military meeting

AUGUSTA – The annual meeting of the Maine Military Historical Society will be held Friday, Oct. 26, at the Senator Inn. The society will honor military medical personnel, past and present.

Speakers will cover the evolution of battlefield medical care from the Civil War to the current global war on terror. The social will start at 6 p.m. and posting of the colors at 7 p.m., followed by a buffet. Cost is $25 a person, tax and tip included.

The meeting is open to the public. The society issues a special invitation to all former and current military medical personnel. For a registration form or more information, contact either Soraya Thomas at 626-4350 or Albert White at 442-8734.