Community Calendar: Aug. 17-25, 2024 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor 

Visit our Events Calendar https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/events/ for details on these and future events.  

Saturday, Aug. 17

• Yoga at the Orchards, 8-9 am, McDougal Orchards, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale
• Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park, 920 Main St.
• Maine Senior Games-Cornhole, 9:30 am, Sanford-Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr.
• Corner Cupboard, 10 am-noon, Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, 5 Lebanon St.
• Safe Sitter babysitting class, 10 am-3:30 pm, Sanford-Springvale YMCA

Monday, Aug. 19

• Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, 1204 Main St.
• Baby Rhyme Time, 10 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.
• Lego Builders Club, 3 pm, Springvale Public Library

Tuesday, Aug. 20

• Salvation Army Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, Salvation Army of Sanford, 871 Main St.
• Free lunch at YCSP’s Recovery Community Center, noon-1 pm, 69 Brook St.
• York County Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, York County Shelter Program, 5 Swetts Bridge Road, Alfred
• Knit Lits, 3-4 pm, Springvale Public Library
• Bingo, 4 pm (doors open) 6 pm (games start), Sanford Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St.
• City Council meeting, 6 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St.

Wednesday, Aug. 21

• Community Food Truck event, 11:30 am-2:00 pm, Railroad Park Trailhead, Pleasant St. Springvale
• Community Café, 11:30 am-12:30 pm, Mayflower Place, 27 Mayflower Dr.
• Lego Club, 2:30-4:30 pm, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Playground Exploration for Pre K/K, 4:00-5:30 pm, Carl J Lamb School, 233 Shaw’s Ridge Rd,
• Playground Exploration for Pre K/K, 4:00-5:30 pm, Sanford Pride Elementary School, 708 Main St.
• Playground Exploration for Pre K/K, 4:30-6:00 pm, Margaret Chase Smith School, 248 Twombley Rd.
• Poetry Group meeting, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
• Fiber Arts Group, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
• Wednesday Night Bite free community meal, 6-7 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr.
• “Proud Tina: The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner,” 7-9 pm, Sanford Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Thursday, Aug. 22

• Free community food distribution summer series, 10-11:30 am, Willard School-668 Main St. & Sanford High School 100 Alumni Blvd.
• Free Lunch at YCSP’s Recovery Community Center, noon-1 pm, 69 Brook St.
• Food Bank at St. Thérèse of Lisieux, noon-2 pm, Holy Family Church, 66 North Ave.
• York County Career Center-Splash of Summer hiring event @ SCAE, 2:30-4:30 pm, 668 Main St.
• Free community meal, 5 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd.
• Scrabble Night, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library
• Community training, substance use disorders, Stigma and Narcan, 6:00-7:30 pm, Sanford Police Department, 935 Main St.
• Line Dancing with Lori at Pilots Cove Café, 7:30-9:00 pm, 199 Airport Rd.

Friday, Aug. 23

• Salvation Army of Sanford Harvest Table Food Pantry, 9-11 am, 871 Main St.
• Salvation Army of Sanford staple box distribution, 9 am-4 pm
• Music on the Patio-Katherine Mollor, noon-1 pm, Springvale Public Library
• York County Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, York County Shelter Program, 5 Swetts Bridge Road, Alfred
• Paint Night at the YMCA, 6-7 pm, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr.
• Felting workshop at McDougal Orchards, 6-8 pm, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd., Springvale

Saturday, Aug. 24

• Yoga at the Orchards, 8-9 am, McDougal Orchards
• Sanford Farmers’ Market, 8 am-noon, Central Park
• Baby Blessings, 10 am-noon, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St.
• An Evening of Amateur Boxing, 7 pm, Sanford Memorial Gymnasium, 678 Main St.

Sunday, Aug. 25

• St. Thomas School Open House, 11 am-2 pm, 69 North Ave.