Community Calendar: September 4-10, 2023

Compiled by Lisa Blanchette, Events Editor

Monday, Sept. 4

Labor Day, all Sanford Schools, City offices and both libraries are closed.

Kids Free to Grow-Nurturing Parenting-Infant, Toddler, & Preschoolers, 10-11:30 am, online-check for Holiday conflict (weekly through 9/25)

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

Maine Attraction Water Ski Show, 4 pm, Number One Pond, William Oscar Emery Drive

Tuesday, Sept. 5

First Day of Pre-K, Sanford Public Schools

Sanford Transfer Station and Debris Area, Closed today

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

Red Cross Blood Drive, Noon-5 pm, Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St.

Free Lunch hosted by York County Shelter at Sunset Tower, Noon-1pm (entry at 11:45), 941 Main St. (twice weekly)

Sanford Elks Bingo, 4 pm doors open, games start 6 pm, must be 18 years old with valid picture ID, 13 Elm St. (weekly)

City Council Meeting and Public Hearings, 6 pm, Sanford City Hall, 919 Main St. Agenda

Wednesday, Sept. 6

The Wall That Heals set-up day, across from Walmart, Route 109 South Sanford

Kids Free to Grow-Nurturing Parenting, 9:30-11 am, online (weekly through 9/20)

Sam’s Book Club-The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, 5:30 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

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

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

Thursday, Sept. 7

The Wall That Heals opens to the public, across from Walmart, Route 109 South Sanford (through Sept. 10)

Senior Mobile Food Distribution, 10-11:30 am, CrossRoads United Methodist Church, 15 Grammar Rd.

Free Lunch hosted by York County Shelter at Sunset Tower, Noon-1pm (entry at 11:45), 941 Main St. (twice weekly)

St. Thérèse of Lisieux Food Bank, Noon-2 pm, no residency requirement. FMI contact Barbara Russell 603-970-0306, 25 Riverside Ave. (weekly event)

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

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

Golden Hour at McDougal Orchards, 4-6 pm, McDougal Orchard, 201 Hanson Ridge Rd.

Friday, Sept. 8

Springvale Library Annual Book Sale, 9 am-3 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

Salvation Army Produce Pantry, 10 am-Noon, 871 Main St. (weekly event) Staple Boxes (2^nd & 4^th Fridays only)

Music on the Patio, Noon-1 pm, “Gus and Mary” Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

Sanford Art Walk, 4-7 pm, Downtown Sanford

Oliver! Auditions, 5-8 pm, Nasson Community Center & Little Theatre, 457 Main St.

Paranormal Meet Up at Gowen Park, 6-8 pm, Gowen Park, William Oscar Emery Drive

Saturday, Sept. 9

Sanford Farmers Market, 8 am-Noon, Central Park, 920 Main St. (weekly May-October)

Come Together Fundraiser-Zumba, 9-11 am, Sanford-Springvale YMCA, 1 Emile Levasseur Dr.

Yard Sale, 9 am-1 pm, Pleasant Street Free Baptist Church, 10 Pleasant St., Springvale

Springvale Library Annual Book Sale & Fall Festival, 9 am-3 pm, Springvale Public Library, 443 Main St.

Sanford Soccer’s 1^st Annual Cornhole Tournament, 3 pm, Shaw Field, Shaw Road

Oliver! Auditions, 3-7 pm, Nasson Community Center & Little Theatre, 457 Main St.

Sunday, Sept. 10

Chamber Talk Radio Show (New Day, Location, and Time), 7 am, 104.3 FM Seacoast Oldies

Coming Soon…

• 9/11 Sanford Food Pantry
• 9/11 Baby Rhyme Time
• 9/11 Springvale Park Date
• 9/11 A Family for ME Q&A
• 9/11 School Committee Meeting
• 9/12 MCS Picture Day
• 9/12 Municipal Operations & Property Subcommittee
• 9/12 Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting
• 9/12 Elks Bingo
• 9/12 Cook the Book-The I Hate to Cookbook
• 9/12 Matthew Meal @ St. Thomas School
• 9/12 Land Bank Authority Meeting
• 9/12 Free Lunch @ Sunset Tower
• 9/13 Kids Free to Grow-Nurturing Parenting
• 9/13 Fire Station Feasibility Working Group Meeting
• 9/13 Make-It/Take It Craft
• 9/13 Friends of Downtown Meeting
• 9/14 Free Lunch @ Sunset Tower
• 9/14 Homeschool Meet-up
• 9/14 Golden Hour at McDougal Orchards
• 9/14 Career Center Job Fair @ Sanford Community Adult Education
• 9/15 Music on the Patio at Springvale Library
• 9/16 Farmers’ Market
• 9/16 3^rd Annual Heart, Peace and Love for Kids 5K Walk
• 9/16 Troup 327 Fall Shopping Bazaar
• 9/16 Troup 327 Race to Get the Kids Outdoors 5K
• 9/16 Corner Cupboard
• 9/16 1^st Annual Sanford Recovery Rally
• 9/16 Rotary Club of Sanford-Springvale Centennial Gala
• 9/17 Chamber Talk Radio Show

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

If your organization has an event coming up and you don’t see it here, contact us at events@sanfordspringvalenews.com we can add it!

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