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Posted on Monday, November 24th, 2003, 12:00 am

Monday, Nov. 24

* Richard MacKinnon, former head of the IBM Cambridge Scientific Center, will present “Defining Yourself: Living Your Life and Preventing Some Bad Things” at 2:10 p.m. in 115 DPC.

* A free belay seminar will be held 6-8 p.m. at the Maine Bound Adventure Center.

* Thanksgiving Turkey Bingo will be held 8-10 p.m. in Stillwater Canal Co. Pub, sponsored by Campus Activities and Events.

Wednesday, Nov. 25

* Thanksgiving break begins.

Monday, Dec. 1

* Thanksgiving break ends and classes resume.

* The Orono Bog Boardwalk will close for the winter on Dec. 1, possibly sooner if weather dictates. A limited number of special winter boardwalk excursions are being planned and will be announced on oronobogwalk.org about a month in advance. Groups wishing to arrange separate guided walks may e-mail Ronald Davis at least a month in advance on FirstClass or call at 866-4785 before 8:30 p.m. The boardwalk will reopen for daily public visits in May 2004.

* A card and board games night will be held 8-10 p.m. in the Coe Room of Memorial Union. Games will be provided or participants may bring their own. Prizes will be awarded throughout the night.

Tuesday, Dec. 2

* A $1 climbing night will be held 3-10 p.m. at the Maine Bound Adventure Center.

* Chamber music will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall, part of the School of Performing Arts season.

* A “best of the best” Java Jive open mic night will be held 8-10 p.m. in Stillwater Canal Co. Pub. The winner of this acoustic competition will win a spot at next semester’s Java Jive series.

Coming up

* Brent Elwood, Ph.D. will present an Anxiety Reduction Workshop 12:30-2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Walker Room, 3rd floor of Memorial Union. The workshop will cover sources of anxiety and specific techniques to lower anxiety. Advanced registration is required. To register, e-mail Rex Norris on FirstClass or call 581-4145.

* “Developing and Maintaining Healthy Relationships” will be presented by Alan Butler, Ph.D. and Elaine Kasket, M.A. 2-4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the Walker Room, 3rd floor of Memorial Union. The workshop will explore the necessary ingredients in a healthy relationship, identify factors to help better understand relationships. and offer exercises to improve communication and deepen relationships with friends, partners and roommates. Pre-registration is required at least 24 hours in advance. E-mail Rex Norris on FirstClass or call 581-4145.