FREE DENTAL CLINIC SET FOR TOWN HALL - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

WALPOLE Dental examinations, oral cancer screening, and hygieneinstruction will be available to senior citizens during a free dentalclinic scheduled for April 13 at Town Hall.

The clinic, hosted by the Walpole Council on Aging, will run from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local dentists, as well as dentists from TuftsUniversity, Harvard University, Boston University, Forsyth DentalInstitute, and Delta Dental will be on hand at the screening. Dentalhygiene students from Mt. Ida College and dental assistant studentsfrom Massasoit Community College also will offer their services totown residents 60 years or older.

According to Council on Aging director Barbara Coghlan, thescreening is funded by a grant from the Division of Health CareFinance and Policy, written by HESSCO Elder Services. Free packets ofdental care items will be distributed.

Seniors are encouraged to make appointments. Handicappedaccessible transportation is available. For more information, call508-668-3330.

FINAL LECTURE OF SERIES ON ISLAM

The Plymouth Area Interfaith Clergy Association concludes its'Exploring Islam' series next Sunday with a program featuring Dr.Abdul Cader Asmai, president of the Islamic Center of Boston. Theprogram is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the ChristEpiscopal Church, 149 Court St.

The clergy association has sponsored two forums on 'ExploringIslam,' the first in November and the second in January. TheNovember series concluded with a panel discussion led by Muslimwomen. The Rev. Kenneth Heckman, the series' organizer, said thesubjects of some of the November programs were repeated in Januaryfor people unable to make the earlier dates.

'Everyone is invited to the concluding session,' Heckman said. 'Prior participation is not required.'

An executive member of the American Muslim Council, Asmai hasparticipated in discussions between Christians, Jews and Muslimssponsored by various religious organizations, including the NationalCouncil on Churches and Anti-Defamation League. Asmai is also anassistant clinical professor of medicine at Harvard UniversityMedical School.

ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR TO GIVE LIBRARY TALK

Steven Karidoyanes, music director of the Plymouth PhilharmonicOrchestra, had been scheduled to present a program at the PlymouthLibrary Sept. 11 on the orchestra's then-upcoming concert season.

Karidoyanes will finally make that library appearance on Tuesday.He will present a program on music and poetry titled 'Finding Solacein Sound,' which will be dedicated to the victims of the Sept. 11terrorist attacks, said Jennifer Conragan, the library's assistantdirector.

April is National Poetry Month, and Karidoyanes will discuss theconnections between music and poetry in classical works by composerssuch as Samuel Barber and John Corigiano and play recorded excerptsfrom the works.

Aaron Copland's 'The Tender Land,' Ralph Vaughan Williams's'Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis,' and poems by James Agee andCharles Baudelaire will also be included in the program.

'Finding Solace in Sound' will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m.Admission is free.

HEADING TO AFRICA FOR AIDS HIKE

Having raised over $12,000 for AIDS research, Jean Zahn is on herway to South Africa to spread awareness of the disease and thedevastation it has unleashed on the country.

Zahn, a Hull resident and Canton native, will go on a 75-mile hikein South Africa with about 150 other walkers as part of the AfricanAIDSTrek. She began raising money last fall.

Pallotta TeamWorks, a California-based company that is organizingthe trek, stresses the need for AIDS awareness in Africa.

Zahn was scheduled to leave for Cape Town this morning and toreturn April 10.