Savvy Caregiver workshop for caregivers of those with decreasing memory/cognition, 2-4 p.m. at Reed Commons, NMCC. Training, interactive exercises, discussion. FMI: Aroostook Agency on Aging, 764-3396.

Free workshop Essentials of College Planning, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Houlton Higher Education Center. To register or FMI, call 1 (800) 281-3703 or visit meoc.maine.edu.

Maine author Angel Murchison will speak and sign books at the Walter T.A. Hansen Library, 6 p.m.

Community Coffeehouse and Open Mic Night, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Owls Nest. Every Thursday; musicians, poets, etc., from campus and community welcome.

Writers in the North Country writers symposium, 1:30-4 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. at UMPI's Campus Center. Free and open to the public. FMI: 768-9452.

Haunted Hearse Tour with Presque Isle Historical Society, departing from Historic Fire Station at 7 p.m. $10/person; call 762-1151. Are there really lingering spirits in Presque Isle?