The public is invited to a lecture called “Downsizing: What to Do When You Can’t Take It With You” on Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Nobleboro, 8 Back Meadow Road, Nobleboro. The lecture is offered free of charge and is the fourth installment of a series called County Conversations, a community service offered by the church.

Join Midcoast Conservancy and Trail Monster Running for a fun, casual six-week trail training series each Wednesday, April 18 to May 23 at Hidden Valley Nature Center, 131 Egypt Road, Jefferson.

The last day of March will be the last chance to purchase Girl Scout cookies from Nobleboro Girl Scout Troop No. 144 this year. The Girl Scouts will be at 441 Main St. in Damariscotta, across from Dunkin’ Donuts, on Saturday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Chocolate Fest 2018 will take place on Saturday, April 7 at The 1812 Farm in Bristol from 7-10 p.m. Katie Matzell will perform at the event with her band, which includes the bass player for singer-songwriter Jason Spooner.

Skidompha Library’s “Chats with Champions” will feature Dr. R. Aileen Yingst, senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, April 3 at 10 a.m. in the library’s Porter Meeting Hall. Her talk is titled “Roving the Red Planet: Five Years with Curiosity on Mars.”

What are the academic benefits of learning outdoors? Find out answers to this question and more at Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education’s spring open house on Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to noon.

Maine Maple Sunday is March 25. Several local maple syrup operations are opening their doors and, unlike the past couple of years, the sap houses have been boiling, thanks to warm weather the first two weeks in March.

Join Midcoast Conservancy and Teens To Trails for the Midcoast Mudathlon on Sunday, April 15 at Hidden Valley Nature Center, 131 Egypt Road, Jefferson. This fun-first event will include trail running and air rifle target shooting; all participants will receive a safety training on the rifles before they race. Members of Trail Monster Running will be on hand to participate and support new trail-running enthusiasts.

When mindfully engaged with technology like computers and smartphones, people have incredible access to information and one another. However, when not approached with discipline, they can snap up one’s attention and have a negative impact on well-being. Young people can be especially susceptible to the draw of mobile technology.