Garden Club, UMPI plan upcoming events

Garden Club, UMPI plan upcoming events

Garden Club to meet

PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Garden Club will begin its 2011 season by learning how to extend the growing season.

Roberta Griffiths will offer information about raising vegetables, including crop varieties, methods to discourage garden pests and how to raise a maximum crop in a minimum of space. The program will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, at the home of Sue Barrett.Watch for more club news.

UMPI offers spring events

PRESQUE ISLE — The University of Maine at Presque Isle is pleased to announce a diverse and full schedule of spring semester events. From the Distinguished Lecturer Series to concerts and other special events, campus and community members can participate in activities designed to entertain, engage and educate.

The university’s newly-established 7-OH-9 Coffee House will  host an Open Mic Night, appropriately named No Mo’ Sno’, on Saturday, Apr. 19.

Spring semester cultural events and concerts include the The Kinsey Sicks on Tuesday, March 29, at 8 p.m.

UMPI will welcome Congo native Michel Chikwanine on Monday, April 4, at 7 p.m.

Concerts by fiddle-playing singer Natalie Stovall and the UMPI/Community Band will take place Saturday, May 7, and Monday, May 9, respectively. Tickets and more information about The Kinsey Sicks, Michel Chikwanine and Natalie Stovall events are available by contacting April Sue Platt, 768-9582 or april.platt@umpi.edu.