Mark Mandarano, founder and artistic director of the Sinfonietta of Riverdale, in New York City, and assistant professor and director of instrumental activities at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., will give a lecture on Richard Wagner’s famous Ring cycle at 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 7 at St. Andrew’s Village Retirement Community, 145 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor.

For more information on Mandanaro’s lecture or on St. Andrews Village, and/or to RSVP, call Bob Drury at 633-0920. This lecture is free and open to the public, but space is limited, so please RSVP to attend.

Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth Jr. presents old photos of Bristol from the early 1900’s, part of the Old Bristol Historical Society’s summer lecture series. Free (but contributions toward expenses are welcomed).

Traumatic experiences can impair a person’s sense of self, relationships and belief in a hopeful and promising future. Working through trauma and building new skills can provide deep healing and break the cycle of abuse. Under the guidance of Jane Carson Sandler, RN, US Air Force Retired and author of “Frozen in Fear”: A True Story, Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center, 521 Main Street in Damariscotta is forming a weekly support group for women survivors will offer opportunities for healing and support women’s ability to transform their experience from trauma into hope. Trauma isolates; group creates a sense of belonging. Support group gatherings will take place Monday evening beginning on August 8. Jane is hoping that when she leave for her winter residence in South Carolina that the group will be able to continue on its own. Donation: $1. To express your interest in joining this confidential women survivor’s support group call 563-1363.

The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid group is pleased to sponsor an evening lecture titled Early Settlers and Old Roads of Midcoast Maine at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 8 by historian and Camden resident Kerry Hardy. Hardy’s program will take place at The Contented Sole restaurant, adjacent to the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site museum.

For more information, go to friendsofcolonialpemaquid.org or contact the park manager at 677-2423.

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