Community Calendar: Nov. 9-17, 2024 

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette

Visit our Events Calendar for details on these and future events.

Saturday, Nov. 9

• Annual Fall Fair, 9 am-1 pm, Crossroads United Methodist Church, 15 Grammar Rd.
• Christmas Craft & Vendor Fair 9 am-2 pm, Sanford Christian Academy Gym, 25 Riverside Ave.
• Annual Christmas Craft Fair, 9 am-2 pm, Trafton Senior Center, 19 Elm St.
• Free Reiki Circle, 10-11 am, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
• Organic mushroom gardening 101, 10-11 am, Eldredge Lumber, 1787 Main St.
• Paint party, 1 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr.
• “Phat Cat Swinger,” 7-9 pm, Sanford Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Sunday, Nov. 10

• Chamber Talk-Rick Stanley w/Gesine Weller, 7-7:30 am, 104.3 Seacoast Oldies Radio
• Music for cello and piano, Sergey Antonov & Ilya Kazantsev, 3 pm, Historical Society, 505 Main St., Springvale

Monday, Nov. 11-Veterans Day

• Veterans Day ceremony, 11 am-noon, Memorial Gym, 678 Main St.
• A Family for ME Live Q&A, Noon & 6 pm, Online
• Red Cross blood drive, noon-5 pm, Sanford Christian Academy Gym, 25 Riverside Ave.
• Baby Rhyme Time, 10 am, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
• Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, 1204 Main St.

Tuesday, Nov. 12

• Toddle Time, 10-11 am, Sanford Memorial Gym, 678 Main St.
• Salvation Army Food Pantry, 10 am-noon, 871 Main St.
• Family Story Time, 10:30-11:30 am, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Free lunch at YCSP’s Recovery Community Center, noon-1 pm, 69 Brook St.
• York County Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, YCSP, 5 Swett’s Bridge Road, Alfred
• Cribbage, 2-3 pm, Springvale Library-Williams Reading Room, 443 Main St.
• Knit Lits, 3-4 pm, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
• Sanford Water District trustees meeting, 4-5 pm, Sanford Water District, 243 River St.
• Bingo, 4 pm (doors open) 6 pm (games start), Sanford Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St.
• Toddle Time, 5:30-6:30 pm, Sanford Memorial Gym, 678 Main St.
• Matthew Meal, 6:00-6:30 pm, St. Thomas School, 69 North Ave.
• Dulcimer group, 6-7 pm, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• City Council meeting, 6-8 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St.

Wednesday, Nov. 13

• Make It & Take It Craft – beaded corn craft, 2-5 pm, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
• Lego Club, 2:30-4:30 pm, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Friends of Downtown, 4:30-6:00 pm, Email for location (mahastings@sanfordmaine.org)
• Poetry Group meeting, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Fiber Arts group, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Reindeer craft, 5:30 pm, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
• Wednesday Night Bite free community meal, 6-7 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr.

Thursday, Nov. 14

• Virtual Employer Workshop – Choosing a Retirement Solution for Your Small Business, 8:00-9:30 am, Online
• Sensory Story Time, 10 am, Springvale Library, 443 Main St.
• 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.
• Free community meal, 5 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd.
• Scrabble Night, 5-7 pm, Goodall Library, 1364 Main St.
• Introduction to The Sound Temple, 6:00-6:45 pm, 21 Bradeen St. Springvale
• York County Stamp Club-Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company Post Cards, 7:30-8:30 pm, Preble Lodge #143, 16 Elm St.

Friday, Nov. 15

• Salvation Army of Sanford Harvest Table Food Pantry, 9-11 am, 871 Main St.
• Toddler Time at SCAE, 9-11 am, 668 Main St.
• York County Food Pantry, noon-3 pm, YCSP, 5 Swett’s Bridge Road, Alfred
• R-Rated Hypnotist @ Smitty’s Cinema, 8:00-9:30 pm, 1327 Main St.

Saturday, Nov. 16

• Corner Cupboard, 10 am-noon, Sanford Unitarian Church, 5 Lebanon St.
• 5K/10K Turkey Trot/1 Mile Dog Jog-Walk, 8 am-5 pm, Sanford Memorial Gym, 678 Main St.
• Christmas Craft Fair, 9 am-3 pm, Allied Career Training Institute, 890 Main St.
• Ashlee Ridlon, children’s author, book reading @ SCAE, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, 668 Main St.
• Pork loin dinner, 4:30-6:00 pm, Sanford First Baptist Church, 905 Main St.

Check Sanford School Department sports schedules at https://www.mpaschedules.org/public/genie/1142/school/73/ 

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

Our Calendar is a great tool to help your organization plan ahead.  

Does your organization have an event coming up? Please let us know. 

1. Email events@sanfordspringvalenews.com subject -“Lisa’s FB List” 
2. Create your activity as a Facebook “event” not just a posting on your Facebook page. This allows us to accurately copy it to our community calendar AND gives us the ability to share your event on our Facebook page.