Contributed photo BLANKETS FOR PROJECT LINUS — Merlene Sanborn displays just a few of the quilts made annually for Project Linus — which provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need through the gifts of new handmade blankets and afghans lovingly created by volunteer blanketeers.

The JD Foundation has set a date for the second annual Walk/Run to Wake the Silence. This event will be held on Saturday, May 20 at the Piscataquis Regional YMCA campus at 48 Park Street. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., the opening ceremony at is at 10 a.m. with the walk/run to begin immediately after

On Friday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at the Center Theatre, the curtain will rise for the 23rd time on Pine Tree Hospice’s Variety Show.

Recurring Events Mondays DOVER-FOXCROFT: Senior Network meets at 10:30 a.

SANGERVILLE — Creative Options supports adults with intellectual disabilities and the organization will host an open house on Wednesday, April 5 from 4-6 p.

Recurring Events Mondays DOVER-FOXCROFT: Senior Network meets at 10:30 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Thursday, April 13 from 5 to 7 p.

A8BBOT — Are you interested in learning how to graft your own fruit trees for a home orchard? Do you have older fruit trees at home that you would like to graft onto new rootstock? The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) in partnership with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) and Dover-Dexter Area in Transition are providing a hands-on fruit tree grafting workshop on Saturday, April 8 at the Abbot Town Office from 10 a.

Recurring Events Mondays DOVER-FOXCROFT: Senior Network meets at 10:30 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Each year, the Dover-Foxcroft Shiretown Homecoming Committee hosts a maple breakfast during Maine Maple Weekend.

DEXTER — On Saturday, April 1 at 10 a.

SANGERVILLE — SoupStock 2017, to be held Saturday, April 8 from 5-7:30 p.

DEXTER — The Dexter Revitalization Committee (DRC) announced that planning for the second annual Maine Red Hot Dog Festival is well underway.

Recurring Events Mondays DOVER-FOXCROFT: Senior Network meets at 10:30 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — A milestone has been reached and a celebration has been planned at the Dover-Foxcroft Church of the Nazarene.

BANGOR — On Saturday, March 10 customers of the Bangor Chipolte Mexican Grill — located at 583 Stillwater Avenue — can have 50 percent of the order profits benefit the JD Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Abbot that serves the state of Maine to bring suicide awareness and anti-bullying through awareness and education by providing holistic approaches and helpful tools to individuals who seek support.

Recurring Events Mondays DOVER-FOXCROFT: Senior Network meets at 10:30 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — On Sunday, March 19 at 3 p.