Briefly

‘Black Tie Pot Pie’

NORWAY — The cooks from Ganderia Middle School will serve up a “Black Tie Pot Pie” public supper in the Norway Grange Hall on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, starting at 5 p.m.

Dinners will be $8 for adults and $4 for kids 12 and under, and will include chicken pot pie (and a vegetarian pot pie), bread, salad and dessert. All money raised from the dinners will benefit the school.

People are encouraged to don their best for the occasion. There will also be a 50/50 ticket sale as part of the school fundraiser.

Following the supper, the 5th Saturday Norway Contra Dance series will kick it up upstairs at the Norway Grange from 7 to 9 p.m. For this end of the year dance, Pam Weeks will be on fiddle and Bill Olson on guitar and calling. To pay for the talent and the hall, a donation of $10, kids under 10 free, will be appreciated at the door.

New Year’s service

PARIS — Sing in the new year at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street with the New Year’s Day 10 a.m. service. Marilyn Hammond and Sharon Bouchard will conduct the service with flute solos by Renee Wales and special selections from the choir. Linda Stowell will accompany on the piano. A potluck brunch will be served

Socrates Cafe

WATERFORD — A Socrates Cafe gathering will be held at the Waterford Library from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. The group offers a forum to discuss current topics and ideas in a warm, friendly atmosphere, where divergent views will be welcome.

The topic for the January meeting will be “Income Inequality: How Does This Affect Us as a Society?” The moderator will be Connie Allen.

For more information, call 583-6957 or email the library at wla@waterford.lib.me.us.

Food pantry

WEST PARIS — The Neighborhood Niche Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at West Paris Baptist Church, 15 Church St.

West Paris residents are invited to come once a month.

The pantry is open from 1 to 3 p.m. the first Wednesday and from noon to 2 p.m. the third Saturday of each month.