Saco/Sanford/Springvale, ME, October, 2011 — York County Seniors will have a unique educational experience when they tour the Marine Science Center at the University of New England on October 12.  The trip will feature a lecture, then a tour of the facilities, capped off by a visit to the George and Barbara Bush Library.

UNE's Marine Science Center takes advantage of its geographic proximity to the mouth of the Saco and the Atlantic Ocean to offer a home to the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center (MARC) and a state-of-the-art marine research center that features both laboratory and field research.  MARC is authorized by the National Marine Fisheries Service to rescue and rehabilitate stranded marine mammals and sea turtles.

The George and Barbara Bush Center, home of the Bush Legacy Collection, is home to memorabilia related to the Bushes' New England heritage and their love for Maine, whose coast has, according to President Bush, been their "anchor to wind

STATEWIDE: Maine Robotics has announced it's fall workshop schedule for teachers, parents and coaches who want to get started with the LEGO(r) MindStorms Kit or who are interested in participating in the FIRST(tm) LEGO(r) League here in Maine.

The workshops are being held in 5 communities around Maine, including Falmouth, Auburn, Farmington, Bangor, and Farmingdale.  Participants will spend the day building and learning to program the LEGO(r) robots to do simple and intermediate tasks.  No previous experience or equipment is needed, all equipment is provided by Maine Robotics.

Maine Robotics is Maine's premier provider of robotics and engineering afterschool programs and works with over 1300 students and teachers each year in developing a higher degree of STEM literacy.  We welcome you to come participate at these workshops and join the hundreds of schools and thousands of children in Maine that have become engaged in science, engineering and technology

Saco Museum
Friday, October 7, 6 p.m.

Make the Saco Museum's newest exhibition part of your Artwalk evening! At 6 p.m., artist Christy Bergland will speak with visitors about her series of 16 drawings capturing the change of seasons outside her studio window in Biddeford Pool. This FREE event coincides with Portland's First Friday Artwalk on Friday, October 7 (www.firstfridayartwalk.com) and is offered in collaboration with The Maine Drawing Project (http://chitna.asap.um.maine.edu/mainedrawing/). Christy Bergland: Late Seasons of Great Pond is on view at the Saco Museum September 17 through November 13, 2011.