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.

Handcrafters Club at the Caribou Public Library, 5-7 p.m. every other Thursday. Free for all ages and all experience levels welcome. Lessons and supplies provided if needed.

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.

Savvy Caregiver workshop for caregivers of those with decreasing memory/cognition, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Houlton Regional Hospital. Training, interactive exercises, discussion. FMI: Jane, 760-6258.

Classics Book Club at Caribou Public LIbrary, 4:30-5:30 p.m., meeting monthly. October books: "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen and "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" by Edgar Allen Poe.

Limestone Rotary Club Annual Auction at the Limestone Community School auditorium. Preview at 4:30 p.m., auction starts at 5:30.

Chicken pie supper at Hodgon Methodist Church, 4:30-6 p.m. $8/person.

Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hodgdon High School. Download Red Cross Blood Donor app, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1 (800) RED CROSS for an appointment or more information.

Cribbage tournament, 10 a.m. at Putnam House Senior Center, 48 Court St.

Visit the Caribou Historical Center and Museum from 12 to 4 p.m. for a look at the history, projects and accomplishments of the Caribou Garden Club and the Caribou Business […]