01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, April 22, 2004

CALENDAR

VACATION ACTIVITIES: The Dighton Public Library, Main Street, will offer the following vacation week activities:

Today, 1 p.m. -- Learn to Make Balloon Sculptures, for children younger than 6; 6 p.m. -- T-Shirt Art. Participants will learn a new technique for designing T-shirts. Children should wear old clothes and bring their own light-colored T-shirts to the program. The session is open to children 10 and older.

Tomorrow, 1 p.m. -- Science Magic. Participants will learn about optical illusions and will discover the science behind the magic. The program is open to all ages.

All programs require registration. To register, call the library at (508) 669-6421.

FASHION SHOW: The Rehoboth Anawan Lions Club will present its sixth annual fashion show, April Showers bring May Flowers, beginning with a social hour at noon Sunday, at the Hillside Country Club, Hillside Avenue.

The event will feature spring and summer fashions and a luncheon. Tickets are $22 and may be purchased by calling (508) 336-5049 or (508) 252-6393.

COMMUNITY NOTES

SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED: The Rehoboth Garden Club will again offer a $1,000 scholarship to a high school senior or graduate student from Rehoboth, Seekonk, Dighton, Attleboro, Dartmouth, East Providence or Bristol.

Applicants must have been accepted to an accredited college or graduate school and plan to attend such a school in the fall. They must have a major in some phase of natural science, including agricultural sciences, agronomy, botany, environmental sciences, forestry, horticulture, landscape architecture/design, marine biology, natural resource management, plant sciences or soil and crop sciences.

Students may obtain applications by writing to the Rehoboth Garden Club, 117 Carpenter St., Rehoboth 02769, or by calling (508) 252-6337.

Applications must be submitted by June 1.

SPORTS AUCTION:20The Rehoboth PTSA will sponsor an auction of new items and sports memorabilia at the Beckwith School, Winthrop Street (Route 44), Rehoboth, Friday, April 30.

Items to be auctioned off include two Red Sox box-seat tickets, two tickets for airline flights anywhere in the country, show tickets and other items.

A preview will take place at 6 p.m. with the auction beginning at 6:30.

NURSERY EVENTS: Tranquil Lake Nursery, 45 River St., will hold the following events.

A Spring Garden Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 1. The event will feature workshops, hands-on activities, garden talks and demonstrations. Participants may bring a picnic lunch.

The following free Gardening Workshops will be held on Saturdays in May and June:

What's New in the Garden: Perennials and More, May 8.

Fragrant Flowers and Scented Foliage, May 15.

Looking at Leaves -- Linear Lines to Round and Ruffled, May 22.

Planting for a Long Season Mixed Border, May 29.

Combining Containers with the Mixed Borders, June 5.

Holly Shimizu, the director of the United States Botanic Garden will present a workshop, Herbs, Roses, Siberian Iris, Japanese Iris and their June Blooming Companions, on Saturday, June 26.

Tranquil Lake Nursery will hold its 13th annual open house and Summer Garden Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 24. This year's theme, Entertaining from the Garden, will feature chefs and workshops on flower arranging, herbs, container gardening, lectures and demonstrations.

For more information on the programs, call (508) 252-4002

EQUINE SYMPOSIU0Johnson & Wales University will host two Equine Symposium clinics at the Center for Equine Studies, Rehoboth.

The Seat Symposium 101 and Post Symposium Clinic will be facilitated by Eckart Meyners, world-renowned professor of sports physiology and movement.

Seat Symposium 101 will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 31, and will consist of an interactive lecture and participatory exercises for all attendees. Six demo-rider lessons will follow with Meyners. The lessons will focus on creating balance in motion, identifying blockages and performing movements to dissipate riding tension. The symposium will continue from 8 a.m to 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1. The registration fee is $95, and the student fee is $60.

A post symposium clinic for those who have participated in Symposium 101 will take place from 2 to 6 p.m Sunday, Aug. 1. The cost is $25 with a student rate of $20.

The second symposium will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2. Individuals may attend one or both sessions.

For more information call (508) 252-5700

AMBULANCE COMMITTEE: The Rehoboth Ambulance Committee will celebrate its 50 years of volunteer service at an awards dinner and dance at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, May 1, at Ann's Place, Norton.

Plans for the evening include a pictorial history display of the Ambulance Corps.

Tickets are $15 and may be purchased by calling (508) 252-3608 days or (508) 252-5312 evenings.ADOPTION OPTIONS: Adoption Options will hold informational meetings for those exploring the possibility of adoptions this fall. Licensed adoption workers will be available to provide information and answer questions. For the next scheduled Rehoboth meeting, call (800) 337-6513. The office is located in the Community Counseling building, 366 Winthrop St.

SENIOR CITIZENS

Dighton Council on Aging, 300 Lincoln Ave., can be reached at (508) 823-0095. The group is planning the following events:

Blood pressure and blood sugar screenings will take place Tuesday, April 20. To make an appointment, call the council. The next blood sugar screening will be held in June.

A wellness clinic is held on the same day as the blood pressure screening. The topic this month will be "Osteoporosis -- What You Need to Know."

Massage therapy and stress relief will be offered at all wellness clinics. Certified reflexologist Karen Tripp will be on hand to demonstrate chair massages, a Japanese accupressure massage of the head, neck, shoulders, back, arms and hands from 9 to 10 a.m.

Volunteers are needed to knit lap robes for nursing home patients and caps and mittens for children. Donations of yarn may also be dropped off at the Council on Aging office in Lincoln Village.

Exercise classes will be held at 9 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Classes are open to men and women.

Cribbage, chess and pokeno are played at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and whistis played on the first and third Mondays of every month.

Line dancing instruction will again be offered at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Lincoln Village Community Center. The cost is $2.

SHINE coordinator Lisa Sarkis will be at Lincoln Village at 10 a.m. Monday, April 26, to present information on the new Medicare approved Drug Discount Card Program. To register, call (508) 823-0095.Rehoboth Council on Aging, 55 Bay State Rd., (508) 252-3372, is planning the following events:

Music on Mondays is held at 1:30 p.m. the first and third Mondays of each month. The council invites seniors to join the group in song and music. The program is free.

Blood pressure checks and glucose screenings are offered each month at no charge. Cholesterol screening is offered quarterly for a $5 fee.

The council offers weekly tai chi classesat 9 a.m. on Tuesdays. The cost is $3. To sign up, call the council.

Hearing screenings are offered on the second Tuesday of the month. To make an appointment, call the council.

Line dancing takes place at 10:15 a.m., Tuesdays.

Games, including checkers, scrabble, chess, dominoes, backgammon, and poker, will be played at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays throughout this month and next.

Monthly health clinics are offered at 8:30 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month.

Gert's Cafe is open for lunch on Mondays.

Volunteers are needed to help prepare, serve and clean up Meals on Wheels lunches. Volunteer receptionists are also needed. To sign up, call the Council on Aging at (508) 252-3372.

The exercise program is held at 3 p.m. Fridays.

Tai chi classes will be held at 9 a.m. Fridays. The cost is $3 for each class.

Computer classes will be held at 10:30 a.m. Mondays this month. To sign up, call the council.

Rehoboth Senior Citizens Club, Gladys Hurrell Senior Center, 55 Bay State Rd., has the following events planned:

The Older Americans Banquet sponsored by Friends of Rehoboth's Elderly will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at the senior center. The cost for the chicken dinner is $5. Tickets are available at the Council on Aging Office.

Upcoming trips:

Foxwoods Resort Casino, Monday, April 26. The $42 cost will include a show by Charlie Prose. A $20 deposit is required. To sign up, call Gil at the above listed number.

Niagara Falls and Toronto, June 7 to 11. The $425 cost covers transportation, hotel, eight meals and all gratuities. To sign up for the trip, call Pete at (508) 336-5038.

A trip to the Log Cabin, Holyoke, for a lobsterfest and entertainment by the Souled Out Ensemble, Tuesday, June 29. The cost is $66. For reservations, call Gil at (508) 336-6723.

The Spirit of Boston Cruise and lobster buffet, Thursday, July 22. The $64 cost covers transportation, cruise and buffet.

For reservations, call Gil at (508) 336-6723.