Community Calendar: Oct. 30-Nov. 5 2023

Complied by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor

Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.

Tuesday, Oct. 31

Site Plan Review Committee Meeting, 9 am, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St.

Sanford Community Forest Planting Day, 9:30 am, Sanford Community Forest, Oak St. (Route 11A)

American Red Cross Blood Drive, Noon-4:30pm, Preble Lodge #143, 16 Elm St.

Halloween Book N’ Treat, 4-7 pm, Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St. (temporary location)

Truck or Treat, 5-8 pm, Mikini Embroidery & Sport Apparel, 1458 Main St.

Wednesday, Nov. 1

Community Café, 11:30 am-12:30 pm, Mayflower Place, 27 Mayflower Dr. (1^st & 3^rd Wednesdays)

Sam’s Book Club-remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St. Springvale

Planning Board Meeting, 6:30 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St.

Thursday, Nov. 2

Fall Job Fair, 9 am-6 pm, Crystal Athletic Facility, 414 Alfred Rd.

Job Fair, 3-5 pm, Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St.

Defusing Challenging Behaviors: How to Effectively De-Escalate Your Child, 5:30-7:30 pm, Sanford Pride Elementary School, 708 Main St.

SRTC/SHS Financial Aid Information Night, 6-8 pm, Sanford High School, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Friday, Nov. 3

14^th Annual Harvest Dance Thanksgiving Benefit and Food Drive to support York County Residents and the York County Food Pantry Thanksgiving Basket Program, 6-10 pm, Sanford Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St.

Salvation Army Produce Pantry, 10 am-Noon, Salvation Army of Sanford, 871 Main St.

The Southern Maine Agency on Aging Medicare Series, 12-4 pm, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St. (temporary location)

First Friday Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd.

Sound Journey, 6:15-7:30 pm, Sanford-Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr.

Saturday, Nov. 4

CrossRoads United Methodist Women’s Annual Fall Fair, 9 am-1 pm, 15 Grammar Rd.

Jocelyn Boucher-North Shore Medium Hosted by SHS Class of 2024 Project Graduation, 6-8 pm, Sanford Performing Arts Center, 100 Alumni Blvd.

Antonov & Kazantsev, 7:30-9:30 pm, Sanford-Springvale Historical Society, 505 Main St. Springvale

Sunday, Nov. 5

Mingle Jingle Run, 8 am- 3 pm, Sanford Memorial Gymnasium, 678 Main St.

Ongoing Weekly Events

Mondays

Storybook Trail, Sanford-Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr. (through 11/6)

Baby Rhyme Time, 10 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St. Springvale (through 11/27)

Sanford Food Pantry, 10 am-Noon, Sanford Food Pantry, 1204 Main St. (weekly)

Lego Builders Club, 3:30-4:30 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St., Springvale (through 11/27)

Tuesdays

Baby/Toddler Rhyme Time, 10:30 am, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.

Pre-K Story Time, 11 am, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.

York County Shelter Program Hosts Free Lunch at Sanford Housing Authority’s Sunset Towers, Noon – 1 pm, Sunset Towers, 941 Main St. (Tuesdays & Thursdays weekly)

Sanford Elks Bingo, 4 pm, Sanford Elks Lodge, 13 Elm St. (weekly)

Wednesdays

Lego Builders Club, 2:30-4:30 pm, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, 1364 Main St.

Wednesday Night Bite Free Community Meal, 6-7 pm, Curtis Lake Church, 38 Westview Dr. (weekly)

Thursdays

York County Shelter Program Hosts Free Lunch at Sanford Housing Authority’s Sunset Towers, Noon – 1 pm, Sunset Towers, 941 Main St. (Tuesdays & Thursdays weekly)

St. Therese of Lisieux Food Bank, Noon-2 pm, St. Ignatius Gym, 25 Riverside Ave (weekly)

Free Community Meal, 5 pm, New Beginnings Christian Church, 181 Grammar Rd. (weekly)

Fridays

Free Toddler Time, 9-11 am, Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St. (through December)

Friday Storytime, 10 am, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St., Springvale (through 12/1)

TOPS Club Meeting 10-11 am, Sanford Community Adult Education, 668 Main St.

Sundays

Chamber Talk with Rick Stanley, 7-8 am, Radio Station 104.3 The Oldies (weekly)

Coming Soon…

11/06 Storybook Trail, Sanford-Springvale YMCA (last day)

11/06 American Red Cross Blood Drive

11/08 Poetry Group Meeting at Louis B Goodall Memorial Library

11/09 Homeschool Meetup at Springvale Public Library

11/09 Senior Mobile Food Distribution at CrossRoads United Methodist Church

11/10 Salvation Army Staples Box Distribution

11/10 Sanford Arts Commission Art Walk

11/11 YMCA Trafton Center Annual Christmas Craft Fair

11/11 Sanford Christian Academy Christmas Craft and Vendor Fair

11/11 Harvest Dinner at Sanford First Baptist Church

Visit our Events Calendar for details on all these events and events to come.

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