Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29

Yard and Bake Sale

Friday, noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Homeless Animal Rescue Team Shelter, 302 Range Rd. (corner of Rt. 100 and Range Rd.), Cumberland. All proceeds benefit the 100 cats and 50 kittens at the completely volunteer HART cat adoption center and shelter. FMI: 829-4116.

Saturday, September 29

Designing Women Fine Art Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Consolidated School, 25 School Street (Route 9), Kennebunkport. $2 donation benefits Graves Library Children's Collection. Fine jewelry, felted goods, pottery, baskets and more.

Quilting Craft Demonstration

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Offered free and open to the public. To register or obtain information, please call 926-4597 or usshakers@aol.com.

Annual Fall Book Sale

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gray Public Library, Hancock Street, Gray. Wide assortment of hardcover and paperback books, magazines, records, audio books, music CDs and video tapes. Most paperbacks are 50 cents and most hardcovers one dollar. Proceeds support the programs and activities of the Gray Public Library.

Roast Pork Supper

4:30 to 6 p.m. Minot Center Grange, top of Minot Center Hill. Roast pork, mashed potato, carrots, peas, applesauce, rolls, assorted cakes, coffee, tea, milk and punch. Proceeds used for needed repairs to the grange hall. Adults $7; children under 12 $4; free for children 5 and under.

Annual Health Center Meeting

9 a.m. Community Health Center, Maine Street, Poland.

Thursday, October 4

Lady Dribblers Open House

6:30 p.m. Newbegin Gym, Gray. The Little Lady Dribblers are a non-competitive dribbling performance team, providing half-time entertainment for our local GNG Middle & High School games, Maine & New England colleges and university games, as well as the Harlem Globetrotters and Boston Celtics. No experience necessary. Registration for young ladies in grades 1-5. Coaches and returning dribblers will be on hand to answer questions and show performance video. Personalized uniform, team t-shirt, kneepads, socks and basketball are included in the registration fee of $105. FMI: Stacia Jordan at 428-4466 or Gray Recreation Department at 657-2323.

Public Harvest Supper

5:30 to 7 p.m. Westbrook Eagles, 89 Saco Street, Westbrook. Ham, cabbage, potatoes, squash, turnip, onions, beets, rolls and dessert. Adults $5; children under 12 $2.50.

Friday, October 5 and Saturday, October 6

Annual Book and Bake Sale

Friday 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (First Dibs for Kids); Sat. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. New Gloucester Library, sponsored by The Friends of the New Gloucester Library. Children's good used hardcover books will be 25 cents and soft cover books 2/25 cents. The main book room has a wide variety books that are very well priced and organized. DVD and VCR tapes available, along with a table of specially priced books.

Saturday, October 6

Village Coffee House

7:30 p.m. New Gloucester Congregational Church, corner of Rt. 231 and Gloucester Hill Road in the center of the Lower Village. Mountain Avenue, a local band, playing a jambalaya of blues, bluegrass, folk, rock and jazz will perform. Tickets are available at the door. Suggested donations: adults $10 and seniors and children under 12, $5. The Coffee House features local and up-and-coming musical artists the first Saturday of every month. Proceeds benefit the New Gloucester Congregational Church. FMI: Julie or Michael Fralich 926-3161 or the church office 926-3260.

Weaving Craft Demonstration

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Offered free and open to the public. To register or obtain information, please call 926-4597 or usshakers@aol.com.

Shaker Village Nature Walks

10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Guided walks include the Shaker fields, woods, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge at Aurelia's Cascade. Adults $5/children $2/under 6, free. FMI call 926-4597 or usshakers@aol.com.

Leaf Peepers Quilt and Rug Show

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Alfred Parish Church, facing the village green, Alfred. Antique and contemporary items displayed. Door prize and merchants' mall. Handicapped accessible. Admission $5. FMI: Alix 490-0342.

Baked Bean Supper

4:30 to 6 p.m. North Pownal United Methodist Church, 851 Lawrence Road. Three kinds of beans, spaghetti, potato salad, coleslaw, pickled beets, biscuits and brownbread, pickles and homemade pies. Adults $6; Children $3. Handicapped accessible.

Monday, October 8

Red Cross Blood Drive

2 to 7 p.m. Gray American Legion Hall, Route 100, 15 Lewiston Road. There is a very critical shortage of much needed blood. Please contact Dick Prince at 428 3737 or email at chiefw4@aol.com giving name and approximate time to donate. Walk-ins welcome.

October 10

DAR Meeting

11 a.m., Mary Dillingham Chapter, Marco's Restaurant, 12 Mollison Way, Lewiston. This meeting will be a National Defense Program. Any woman over the age of 18 who can prove a direct bloodline to the Revolutionary War is eligible for membership. FMI Bev Robbins at 577-0706.

Saturday, October 13

Annual Spaghetti Supper

5-7 p.m. following the fire-rescue open house. Gray Public Safety Building, Shaker Road. Sponsored by Gray Fire-Rescue Association. Donation of $6 adults; children 12 and under $4; under 3 free. Family of five or more just $20. Proceeds will go toward the fire department equipment and training funds.

Sunday, October 14

Red Hatters Point Sebago Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show

Noon. Point Sebago Resort, South Casco. First Ladies of the Lakes Red Hat Chapter will host Red Hat Ladies throughout Maine. Luncheon $20/person. Chapter Queen Mothers should contact Ruth Faut at 655-1706 or email Ruth at rfaut@pointsebago.com by September 28 to make reservations for their group.

Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21

Wicked Good Cat Show

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bath Middle School, Old Brunswich Road, Bath. Presented by United Maine Coon Cat Association. Great raffles and good food. FMI Peggy Vivinette 603-859-4738.