Spring Craft Fair

Spring Craft Fair sponsored by the Falmouth HS Girls Ice Hockey Boosters
10am- 3pm Sunday, April 1, 2012

Gather those special gifts for all your Spring celebrations! Beautiful artisan crafts and fabulous raffles!

The Woodlands Club
39 Woods Road
Falmouth, ME

True North Open House

Celebrate Your Health! True North Open House: March 31


11am-3pm Saturday, March 31, 2012

Want a taste of True North’s offerings? Stop by between 11am and 3pm to meet our onsite and affiliate practitioners and to experience a sampling of some of their work:



• 360 Profile (Fitness Assessment) with Joe de Silva, BS, FMS, personal fitness trainer

• Chair Massage with Heather Goulette, LMT, licensed massage therapist

• Bio-impedance Analysis (BIA) with Susan Fekety, MSN, CNM who offers women's health, nutrition, and healthy lifestyle counseling

• Shamanic Visualization with Evelyn Rysdyk and Allie Knowlton, MSW, LCSW, DCSW, who offer Shamanic Healing

• Wheel of Life Coaching Tool with Deb Bergeron, CPCC, ACC, certified Life Coach



Attendees can also learn about:

• Walk and Talk Therapy: Cait Guvench, MS, LCPC will share her unique approach to counseling.

• Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs: Laura Meyer, L.Ac., MCTM, Diplo. Ac. will share about her approach to acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

• Empower ME for Health initiative: Bethany Hays, MD will share information about this initiative to help people take control of their health

• The Kids Corner: Children can enjoy fun activities while parents learn more about Mary Rafter, MSN, FNP and her approach to family care

• Other True North services (medical, mental health and complementary)

Bring a friend, enjoy healthy refreshments and enter free raffle drawings to celebrate 10 years of providing integrative healing to the Greater Portland community.
To learn more, call 207.781.4488 or visit http://www.truenorthhealthcenter.org/

True North Health Center
202 Rte. 1
Falmouth, ME

Do you enjoy playing table games?

Falmouth Historical Society Table Games

11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012

Cost: $ 12 - Proceeds benefit the Falmouth Historical Society.

Foursomes will play table games. $12 Includes light lunch and beverages

Holy Martyrs Church
266 Foreside Road
Falmouth, ME
Phone: 781-2705

Oratorio Chorale Benefit Concert

3:00 PM Sunday, April 1, 2012

Hausmusik: A special performance to benefit the Oratorio Chorale, featuring vocal solos and quartet treasures, including music of Schumann, Faure and Copland.

Soloists are Christina Astrachan, Jennifer Hansen,Timothy Neill Johnson and John D. Adams, with pianists Frank Glazer and Chiharu Naruse. With support from the Wing-Benjamin Trust.

Tickets:$20 in advance, $25 at the door; half price for students, free for children under twelve.

Visit www.oratoriochorale.org for more information, including ticket venues. .

Where: Falmouth Congregation Church
267 Falmouth Road - near Town Hall
Falmouth, ME

"ILLUMINATING the Beauty and Tragedy of Darfur"

6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012

The exhibition of The Beauty and Tragedy of Darfur at Falmouth High School's new gallery space in the theater lobby is going to be a very special event!


View inspiring and breathtaking works of art created by Falmouth student artists representing Darfur’s beauty contrasted with the tragic genocide.

The spectacular Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, directed by Con Fullam, who were recently featured on the Today Show, will be lending their voices to this occasion. We are also delighted to have the Malika Sudanese dancers performing. Sudanese food will be available to sample.

Artwork, books, and other merchandise will be available for sale to support United to End Genocide and The Fur Cultural Revival. Pihcintu CDs will also be available for sale.

El- Fadel Arbab, lecturer, a survivor of the genocide in Darfur, and friend to many Falmouth students met with the students to share his story and educate them about life in Darfur and the genocide. It was from those meetings and further research on the students’ part that the art was inspired and created.

We are also delighted to announce that a book about El Fadel Arbab's life, My Grandfather Said Climb a Tree and Look for the Light will be released this April. His first book signing will be at this event. The book price is $20.00.

This event is free, however donations will be gratefully received to benefit United to End Genocide and the Fur Cultural Revival. Go to http://www.falmouthschools.org/File/Darfur_invite.jpg


Falmouth High School
74 Woodville Road
Falmouth, ME

Phone: 781-7429 Ext. 413

Should I buy or rent?

It’s the eternal question in real estate: Should I buy or rent?

The answer has never been clearer: BUY

Just this past week, Trulia reported that in 98 of the top 100 housing markets, owning is more affordable on a monthly basis than renting.

There are two major reasons: Home prices are low; and mortgage interest rates are historically low (even with increases this past week!)
Of course, many renters are not in a position to buy. For one, many are not in a position credit-wise to be approved for a mortgage. And, two, most have difficulty saving up for the costs of buying a new home.
Did you know there are lots of government loan programs that make it easier for renters to buy a home?

FHA loans require only 3.5% down payment and seller’s can help with closing costs! PLUS, all the cash to close can be from a gift (ie. Not from the buyers’ savings)!

VA has no down payment and the seller can pay for all cost for closing! Did you know that Maine is one of the top states in Veteran and Reservist population?

Rural Housing has no down payment and cost for closing can either be rolled into the loan or paid by the seller!

Welcome Spring with some new flavors!

Wine Tasting

This Saturday, March 17th 2012
11:00 AM to 7:00 PM

All New Wines from California and Oregon

Looking for a new favorite? Had enough green beer? We have assembled a nice collection of fresh, new labels, most of which are new wines to the area. There is a great range of styles and prices in this diverse roundup, including two Rhone style wines from the acclaimed Fausse Piste winery in the Yakima valley of Oregon.

The tasting is free, informal, and open to the public.
The Good Life Market
1297 Roosevelt Trail
At the Corner of Rt. 85 and Rt. 302 in Raymond, Maine
(207) 655-1196
Open 7 am to 7 pm every day

Discussion on the Downtown Corridors: Franklin and Spring Streets

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 7 PM, Downtown Corridors: Franklin and Spring Streets


Moderator: Alan Stearns, Executive Director, Royal River Conservation Trust, with Alex Jaegerman, Director of Planning, City of Portland, David Robinson, Executive Vice President, Greater Portland Landmarks, Markos Miller, Chair, Franklin Street Redesign Study

Efforts to modernize and streamline traffic flow through Portland in the 1960s and ‘70s disrupted neighborhoods, demolished buildings, and fundamentally altered the historic feel of parts of the city. What are our options moving forward? Stakeholders will share their ideas, discuss current initiatives, and consider what future development along Franklin and Spring Streets might look like.
 
Each program will include a moderator plus three speakers representing a variety of perspectives related to the topic followed by discussion with the audience. All programs take place at the Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress Street, Portland