The Masons of Orchard Lodge #215 in Old Orchard Beach will host a public bean supper on Saturday, April 9, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 130 W Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach. The supper will feature all your favorites; baked beans, hot dogs, chopsuey, coleslaw, and a variety of desserts. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12.
For more information contact: Seth Dube (937-2062)

March 5 through April 23, 2011

Every other year, the Saco Museum comes alive with artwork produced by students in our public schools. This year, for the first time, the student art show will be on view simultaneously at the Saco Museum and Dyer Library, featuring artwork by students from Dayton Consolidated School in Dayton; Jameson Elementary School, Loranger Middle School, and Old Orchard Beach High School in Old Orchard Beach; and C. K. Burns School, Young School, Governor John Fairfield School, and Saco Middle School. The more than 2,000 objects on display include paintings, pastels, sculpture, and more. The exhibit is organized and curated by local art teachers Piper Bolduc, Debra DiGregorio, Martha Gagne, Joanne Matusko, Diane Noble, Judy Puiia, and Dawn Strandburg. All student artists and their guests will receive complimentary admission to the show.

BnBFinder.com sends its support to Maine Bed and Breakfasts involved in the “Hospitality for Habitat” Charity Event

New York, Mar. 30 – Beginning April 25, 2011 and ending May 27, 2011, bed and breakfasts and inns in Maine will be participating in a special charity event benefitting Habitat for Humanity.  BnBFinder.com, a top ranked bed and breakfast online directory, supports these inns and the work they are doing.

The Maine Innkeepers Association (MEIA) has announced the 8th Annual Hospitality for Humanity program, a fund-raising event that benefits local chapters of Habitat for Humanity.  Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.