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‘Spokesmen’ address new bike trends Three Portland bike shop owners run down the pros and cons of each style and share local cycling secrets BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

With temperatures rising fast and gas prices rising even faster, this spring offers some perfect excuses to ditch four wheels in favor of two. But there are many styles being peddled. New-bike shops abound with shiny inventory and spring cleaning often yields garage treasures. With yardsale season on the horizon – along with the always-shifting Internet marketplace – there seem to be plenty of sizes, styles and speeds available for the fairweather cyclist. Or, for that matter, the fashion-forJosh Cridler of Portland Velocipede, Chris Carleton of AllSpeed Cyclery and Snow ward crowd. and Peter Wool of Port City Bikes display their favorite rides at their respective At least three style categories are shops. (MATT DODGE PHOTOS) prevelent the Portland streets this spring: the “new-old” city bikes, the mountain bike in all its modified incarnations and the road bike with all its the world’s utility bicycles, and other advances vintage and vintage-ish offspring. in bike engineering quickly left the city bike The European or Dutch style “city bike,” is behind. the grandaddy of them all. A utility bicycle, city “They stopped updating [city bikes] in the 70’s bikes were designed in the late 1800’s for practiwhen race boom came up with 10 speeds,” he cal transportation, as opposed to bicycles which said. “The derailleur came about because people are primarily designed for recreation and comwanted to shift in smaller increments.” petition. “The race bike killed the city bike, then the Since the 1890s only incremental mechanical mountain bike killed the race bike, but the city advances have taken place for the majority of

bike was invented for a specific reason,” Cridler said. “I would also add the BMX bike to that list,” said Chris Carleton, owner of AllSpeed Cyclery and Snow. “Mountain bikes were huge in the mid-80’s, then sponsorship dollars started to dry up in the racing scene and went to BMX biking,” he said. see BIKES page 2

Bill to block federal REAL ID provisions advances BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A bill to remove Maine from federal REAL ID mandates cleared a legislative committee Friday and will advance to the full legislature. The Joint Standing Committee on Transportation voted unanimously in favor of LD 1068, “An Act To Protect the Privacy of Maine Residents under the Driver’s License Laws.” “Having the unanimous report makes it unlikely it will be derailed,” said Rep. Ben Chipman, I-Portland, sponsor of the legislation. The Legislature is on break next week, but the bill should come up in the Maine Senate the following

week, he said. “I’m really excited that the committee voted the way they did. After all these years of trying to do this, we’ve finally had some success,” Chipman said. The Maine Civil Liberties Union and Secretary of State Charles Summer both attended Friday’s committee vote. Congress and the Bush administration adopted the Real ID law mainly as a result of findings by 9/11 Commission investigators that the hijackers from the 9/11 attacks carried many driver’s licenses issued by various state-level motor vehicle departments, according to background information from the National Conference of State Legislatures, an opponent of REAL ID.

“It’s a huge unfunded federal mandate,” Chipman said. States continue to struggle to meet benchmarks imposed by REAL ID, officials agree. On March 4, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano extended by 20 months — to Jan. 15, 2013 — the May 10, 2011 deadline for states to be in full compliance with theREAL ID Act. Chipman said he sees no need for a REAL ID mandate when the state last month unveiled a new driver’s license with enhanced security features, designed based on suggested guidelines published by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.

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Three styles of bikes dominate Portland’s streets there is a crispness, it just seems to shift without effort.” Comfort and safety are two big selling points for the city style bike, said Kitchings. “You’re more upright and you’re generally going a little bit slower,” she said. Offering a number of brands and style of such bikes from around the world (with a few oddities and special-purpose offerings thrown in) the Velocipede team recommend the California-based Linus brand for city bike beginners.

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But which bike is right for you? The Daily Sun met with the owners of three very different local bike stores for a crash course in design and function and to learn more about the unique services and styles offered by each shop.

The City Down at Portland Velocipede (45 York Street), owners Josh Cridler and Gillian Kitchings specialize in Dutchstyle city bikes, a relaxed, upright ride perfect for errands around town or a leisurely cruise. “We’re more for simplistic, less maintenance, ‘you can wear what you want to wear’ type bikes,” said Cridler. “Our focus is more that city market where people don’t want to have to worry about dealing with their bicycles. There’s not much that can go wrong aside from adjusting the brakes.” The internal gearing, chain guard and step-through design of many city bikes allows for a comfortable, upright ride with little risk of grease stains and shaky dismounts. “The internal gears also allow you to have lots more years of life without having to worry about it,” he said. “It’s low maintenance, but it’s also a good quality. When you ride these bikes,

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The Mountain Out on Washington Ave, AllSpeed Cyclery and Snow (72 Auburn Street) are tucked into a unassuming converted barn stuffed to the rafters with mountain bikes of all sizes and styles. The mountain bike is the shape-shifter of the lineup offered here. Throw some smooth tires on it, add a fender and rack, and you’ve got a roomy, cushy commuter bike. Throw studded tires onto the thing and it’s ready to tackle some muddy inclines, or strip it down and you’re ready for a triathlon. “They are extremely versatile, you can take a mountain bike and pretty much do everything,” said Carleton. “They have a little bit more of an upright geometry, so you’re not hunched over like a road bike on drop bars, it’s definitely why a lot of people get mountain bikes who commute around town, especially in the winter, because it’s a little more rugged and you can put a big studded tire on there,” he said. Mountain bikes are a style of cycle that, for many, is thoroughly divorced from its original purpose of tackling rocky, muddy, root-laden terrain. “Lots of people on mountain bikes are not doing any mountain biking,” he said, noting “when you get to a certain price

“It’s definitely our best selling bike. It comes in single speed, three speed and this spring, five and eight speed — the line is really expanding.” Kitchings said. “Right now it comes in three frame styles — Dutchie, Step-through and mixte. They all come with fenders and start at $400,” she said. Kitching’s own bike of preference, the Linus is “well-spaced, very simple and clean with limited logos,” she said. For commuters looking for a sportier ride, the Velocipede team suggests the Torker, a new brand to the shop featuring five speeds and an internal hub. The $500 bike is “somewhere between a city bike and a commuter. It’s for someone doing longer rides, maybe someone who lives off the peninsula who wants something little more sporty, a little more stretched

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point though, then it becomes a very specific sort of bike.” Bikes at AllSpeed range from entry level kits for $500 to professional quality setups that can cost up to $2,200. “For a decent mountain bike with disc brakes and a suspension fork, we’re talking $500. The next jump would be hydraulic breaks for maybe $650-ish. The only things changing between that and the $1,000 model are lighter parts and different bells and whistles,” said Carleton.

The Road Run out of an old boiler room in Bayside, Port City Bikes has a gritty, industrial feel fitting for the ungodly experiments in cyclery going on inside. A repair and restoration shop specializing in

road bikes, fixed gears and vintage three speeds, owner Peter Wool said the shop usually stocks, “whatever happens to walk in the door.” From building carbon fiber triathlon bikes to fixing a 63-gear trike, there is little that intimidates Wool and shop mechanic/Portland repair legend Percy Wheeler. “We adjust three speeds, build fixed gears and touring bikes,” said Wool. “But if we had a speciality I think it would be wheels, I think we might be one of the only ones who offer it standard,” said Wheeler, a seasoned wheel-builder who offers extensive warranties on any of his wheels. The shop will largely service anything on two wheels, but its own inventory skews toward steel frame road bikes, vintage three speeds and touring bikes. Wool said he has seen a lot of 10-speeds make their way out of the shop this spring, but extols the simple virtues of the vintage three-speed as well.

“You’ve got a gear for everything, one for uphill, one for flat, one for going downhill,” he said, though a tune-up might be in order to make the decades-old designs practical for Portland’s unique geography. “A lot of older three-speeds were geared overall kinda high, but by putting a bigger sprocket on the back it brings the whole range down to what modern riders are use to,” said Wool. The shop also caters to the single speed and fixed gear crowd. Road bikes “move more quickly and get up hills better,” but can be an intimidating ride in a notoriously hilly town. “With a fixed gear, once you get the hang of it, I think it’s really not that much work. You might have to push harder up a hill, but you’ll also get up quicker,” he said. Wool’s own bike is one well-suited for the mechanic’s post-work routine. “I ride the one I ride mostly because it has a basket on the front and I can pick up supper on the way home,” he said.

Spring cycling tips Warmer weather means crowded streets and increasing tourist traffic, and many drivers aren’t use to seeing cyclist on the roads after a long winter. Three bikes shops owners share they own spring riding to to ensure and fun and safe start to the cycling season.

Dirt on your shoulder “Watch out for the sand on the side of the road,” said Josh Cridler of Portland Velocipede. “Especially this time of year, there are a lot of hazards, more glass, big potholes and frost heaves,” he said.

Be like the car “We try abiding by the laws, try being like a car, but there are places where you can’t follow the law sometimes — Sitting at a light, you don’t weigh enough to trigger the sensor so you have to run it,” said Cridler. “It’s not a perfect system, and you can’t follow it to a T, so you have to do the best you can.” “You just have to be aware of cars because they aren’t always aware of you. Don’t make any assumptions that they can see you, because there are lots of blind spots with cars,” said Chris

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Timing “Generally Friday afternoon is a bad time to go for a pleasure ride,” said Peter Wool, owner of Port City Bikes. “You get these “Friday people” all in a hurry to get in or out of town and there are a lot of them.”

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Ultimate Spoiler Alert President Obama and Paul Ryan are two of the smartest, most admirable and most genial men in Washington. It is sad, although not strange, that in today’s Washington they have never had a serious private conversation. The ––––– president has The New York never invited Times Ryan over even for lunch. As a result, both men are misinformed about the other, and both have developed a cold contempt for the other’s position. Obama believes Ryan wants to take America back to what he sees as the savage capitalism of the 1920s (or even the 1760s). Ryan believes Obama wants to turn America into a declining European welfare state. If they met, would they resolve their differences? No, but they would understand them better. Paul Ryan believes five things Barack Obama does not. First, he believes that aging populations, expensive new health care technologies and the extravagant political promises have made the current welfare state model unsustainable. Fundamental reform is necessary or the whole thing will collapse, here and in Europe. Second, he believes that seniors and the middle class cannot be excused from the benefit cuts that will have to be imposed to rebalance these systems. Third, he believes that health care costs will not be brought under control until consumers take responsibility for their decisions and providers have market-based incentives to reduce prices. Fourth, he believes that tax increases should not be part of these reforms because the economic costs outweigh the gains. Fifth, he does not believe government can nurture growth and reduce wage stagnation with targeted investments. Obama, meanwhile, does not believe the current welfare arrangements are structurally unsustainable. They have to be adjusted, but not fundamentally altered. He does not believe the seniors and members of the middle class have to suffer significantly in the course of these adjustments. The approach he outlined Wednesday mostly shields these groups from cuts, even if Congress can’t reach a deal on deficit-cutting and a fiscal trigger kicks in. Obama does not believe in relying on market mechanisms to reduce health care costs. Instead, he would rely mostly on a board of technical

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Lemonade Day lessons While cashing my check last week at Bangor Savings Bank, I was surprised by all the lemons. No, a slot machine hadn’t been installed. And this isn’t a snarky comment about the paycheck. There were actual lemons on the counter of the bank, in a dish. One way to get the curiosity up is to put something in front of me that is out of place. I asked what the deal was, and found out that the bank is a corporate sponsor of the national “Lemonade Day” project. “Lemonade Day” is one of those projects used to teach kids about being entrepreneurs, to teach them the basics of business. According to the handout, kids “learn how to create a business plan, establish a budget, seek investors, provide customer service, and give back to the community – their favorite charity.” Aimed at youths ages 5-18, I can see some the benefits of teaching this stuff at an early age. Although the far end of the scale at 18 might be pushing it a bit, given that some of the 18-yearold I hung out with at that age might have a little spiked product to boost saless. But it sure seems like a worthwhile project. Kids go to a registration event

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist with their parents, get a backpack with info, and start planning for Lemonade Day. This year, the event is scheduled for June 5th. For parents that are interested, there are two chances left to sign up. The Maine Mall is holding a sign-up session on Saturday, April 16th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Children’s Museum is doing a sign-up session of April 21st from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. That got me thinking about the whole upper end of lemonade day, where the 18 year olds live. Rather than a day, let’s say a teen who couldn’t find a job in that notch between high school and college decided to open an actual grown-up lemonade stand. The following is a fictional account of what would most likely happen. June 4th: First day! Built the lemonade stand out of excellent scrap wood I found in the garage. Painted it a nice shade of yellow. While the paint was drying, I went inside to play XBox for a

while, and work on the recipe. June 5th-June 9th: Rain. Only sales were to the parents. And that odd neighbor lady with the little dog. June 10th: FIRST DAY OF BUSINESS! Went out, put up signs. Only sold two glasses of lemonade. One to that sketchy weird kid from across the street, and the other to that hippie chick with the dreadlocks that lives down the street. June 11th: Rain. June 12th: Both the hippy chick and the sketchy dude decided to open up their own lemonade stands. This might be a tough neighborhood. But maybe we can become one of those business clusters like the restaurants in Old Port. Sold 3 glasses. June 13th: Visit from the fire department. My lemonade stand is not up to code. $50-a-day fine. I tried to point out that it was made of scrap wood and would burn down before they would even get a call, but that may have made it worse. They did buy 6 glasses of lemonade, though. June 14th-20th: Rain. Isn’t Maine great? June 21st: Sunny and hot. Got a visit today from the health see HIGGINS page 5

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The Port City Chronicle ‘... As a defense lawyer he couldn’t help coming in on the side of the accused, at least to correct the record.’ Perhaps you recall that recently in Season 2 of the Sun’s serial novel, The Port City Chronicle, Gretchen Reingren, a 44-year old, divorced, criminal defense attorney, inadvertently went on her brother Ethan’s first date with her friend Nicole. It was inadvertent because how could she know Ethan thought he was on a date with Nicole when Gretchen and her nephews Henry and Marcus were along, the boys fought the whole time, and Gretchen was still hoping Ethan would go back home to her sister-inlaw Angela? Anyway, by now everything is in disarray. Ethan and Nicole have started dating, Gretchen’s friends Tim and Charles are also still in love with Nicole, and Gretchen is just trying to keep her head above water. Now this week the plot thickens. You know the saying, “When you least expect it, expect it?” The Port City Chronicle is the continuing story of a woman and her family seeking love and happiness in Portland in the midst of the Great Recession. You can buy Season 1 in book form, Getting Off the Earth, from GettingOfftheEarth.com. And now for this week’s episode of Season 2:

Basketball is Ballet, Baseball is Accounting “When I come home I don’t want to hear you guys were bored all day,” Ethan said to Chicken and Barbados as we left Charles’ apartment to take the boys to basketball practice. “They never do anything anyway,” Tim said, seizing the opportunity. “Why don’t they at least get some exercise? You’re supposed to have a racing pulse at least half an hour a day.” Recently the cats had gotten fat on top of everything else they did to annoy him. “What about you?” Ethan said to Tim. “All you have is a racing brain with the pulse standing still.” He was obviously angry about something besides the cats. “Anyway, it’s partly your fault since you never play with them. When you have a cat you have to feed it, brush it, and play with it. But I guess you’re too busy doing other things.” He looked at Tim suspiciously. “What are you doing all the time, anyway? How come you’re never around these days?” But Tim ignored the question. “Why do they have to be brushed?” he asked. Ethan thought a moment. “To massage them. Animals have to be massaged.” Tim took Marcus’ hand despondently as we crossed the street. “I’ve heard boll weevils don’t have to be massaged.”

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He bit his nail. “Anyway, Chicken doesn’t even purr when you pet her.” Ethan rolled his eyes. “Yes she does, you just can’t hear it because you’re going deaf. Wear a stethoscope.” He gritted his teeth. “Your alarm’s probably making you deaf, it’s so loud and ugly. What is it anyway, Captain Beefheart?” Tim shook his head. “No, Captain Beefheart is much more abrasive than that.” He ran his hand through his hair nervously. “Anyway, I realize Chicken’s old and sick, but she bites.” “Although Barbados actually bites worse,” Charles said. As a defense lawyer he couldn’t help coming in on the side of the accused, at least to correct the record. “It’s nastier with Chicken though,” Tim said. “Like being bitten by a senile old lady in a wheelchair.” Ethan looked at him angrily. “Get over it. There’s nothing wrong with the cats, they don’t bother anybody normal. Right, Gretchen?” I agreed with him because he’s my brother but actually I do hate it when they knead the furniture. It’s the feline equivalent of humans sucking their gums. “Anyway, Barbados will lose weight if we just leave his bowl empty more often,” Charles said. “Unlike Chicken, for some reason he hasn’t figured out he can eat from the bag in the pantry.” “Well, he’s a man,” Tim said. If nobody left food on the counter, he didn’t eat either. But he’d put on a little weight anyway recently and Ethan suspected Angela had something to do with it. He was going to yell at her about it when we got to basketball practice but instead she lit into him for being late. “You never called to tell me when it started this week,” he said defensively, helping the boys out of their sweats. “Yes I did, you just don’t remember,” she snapped. He avoided her eyes. “Okay, look, I drink, I believe you.” I only half listened because mostly I wondered what Paul was doing there, sitting next to Angela on the bleachers. Not that anyone else seemed to notice him, even though older single men usually do attract some notice see WENDEL page 9

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inspector. $100 fine for not having a hand-washing sink. My argument, “but I don’t wash my hands” failed to impress. June 22nd: Only customers all day were those weird hipsters that smell like pot from down the street. Gave me a ration of grief about using Styrofoam cups. I offered to switch to paper cups, but they apparently hate those too. June 23rd: Building inspector folks came by today. Told me the stand did not meet electrical or building code. I pointed out that the stand had no electricity beyond that extension cord running the radio, and besides it was free standing. The only surface meant to be load-bearing was the stool I took from Dad’s downstairs bar. It sunk into the mud, and now I can’t move it. He cited me for the electrical code violation, and what I think amounts to not having a concrete floor. June 24th-June 26th. Rain. June 27th: Hipsters are back. Asked me if I was using “Organic Ice.” Told them it was ice from the bag I bought at the store. They chided me for waste. Convinced me to make ice in the freezer down in the basement that Dad puts the deer in every year. I made a “local ice only” sign for the stand. June 28th: Ice smells like meat. Vegan Hipsters unimpressed. June 29th-July 3rd: Rain. This sucks. I haven’t even paid for the yellow paint yet. July 4th: MIRACLE sales day! Hot, sold a bunch of lemonade to stoned people going up the hill to watch the fireworks. City clerks office came by, had police issue me a summons for not having a vendors permit. Re-opened the stand after the fireworks until the cops showed up again. July 5th-July 9th: Cold, rainy.

July 10th: That chick with the dreads from down the street is really starting to irritate me. She has developed some “brewed” lemonade product that has booze in it. She says I can’t prove that, because it hasn’t been tested yet. Dog drank some of it, puked, and passed out under the porch. July 11th: The return of the hipsters. Chided me for not using organic raw sugar. July 12th: That kid I hired to work the stands when I need a day off made mad sales today. 30 glasses at a buck each. Might keep this kid, even though he wears hit hat crooked, and its a Yankees hat. July 13th: Yankees hat must be working, another mad sales day. July 14th: Nope, Yankees hat kid has got to go. He’s been selling something other than lemonade. Court next week. July 15th-19th: Rain July 20th: Court. Got a $50 fine. Then had paperwork filed on me for unemployment compensation. Plus, what the heck are quarterly withholdings? July 21st: Letter from the IRS. Mom’s accountant says bring copies of my books. I don’t think he means the Harry Potter volumes left from better days. July 22nd: Delivery truck never showed up with my cups. Had to go to Hannaford to buy more. July 23rd: Delivery truck showed up with cups, finally, but forgot the lemons. And the sugar. July 24th: The “Buy Local” dude came by, chided me for not joining. Gave him $10 for a provisional membership, he gave me a sticker and a half-hour lecture on the quality and karmic implications of local produce. I pointed out the distinct lack of lemon trees or any other kind of citrus trees in this state. He said lack of local coffee beans doesn’t stop see next page

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the coffee houses. I put up another sign: Locally squeezed lemons. July 25th: Delivery truck broke down. Another trip to the store. July 26th: That hippie chick with the dreads finally got nabbed for selling her brewed product. Good day for sales, but most of them were to a few of the local winos. Wonder who called the cops? July 27th: That sketchy kid from across the street has finally gone too far. He hauled out his portable basketball net, and convinced his skanky older sister to dance around the pole in her leopard-skin thong. His sales went through the roof, and all I got were the looky-lou’s. I resent this business tactic for two reasons. I Think it objectifies women, and I don’t have a slightly older skanky sister. July 28th-31st: Rain. Cousin Suzie hasn’t called back. Can’t dance anyway. Aug 1st: Buy Local dude came back, this time driving the delivery truck from the out-of-state company I buy lemons from. I smell a rat. Aug 2nd: Switched over to paper cups. Hipsters from across the street shocked that I would buy cups from those weird conservative guys from out of state that fund the Tea Party. I told them the cups were cheaper than the ones produced here in Maine, and they don’t taste like pine sap. Aug 3rd: Hipsters back, this time with protest signs. Apparently, now I’m part of the “International Lemonade Conglomerate” and I’m unfair to workers – well, I guess just the one. I point out that I don’t have any employees, but they think I’m hiding someone in the garage and paying him less than a living wage. Aug 4th: Immigration comes by, acting on a tip, and checks out the garage. They find the old sleeping bags from granddad’s camp and take a lot pictures.

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about that shoot. Try finding a conversation like that downloading on iTunes my friends. Richard sells empty vinyl sleeves for all size records as well as mailers, turntable needles, j-cards for your cassettes and 45 adapters. God love him! I think Richard has a slight punk vibe in him. He’s very nice and professional, but he also smokes in the store and has a slight retirement-like “who gives a crap?” vibe to him, which I love. Something odd about The Music Connection is that it houses the largest GG Allin collection I’ve ever seen. For those that don’t know the late GG Allin was, uh, a punk rock artist many of you could probably not stomach. He was from New Hampshire and Richard has cd’s, live recordings, t-shirts, buttons, stickers etc. It’s odd to see cause its a GG fans dream. Why is all this here? Years ago I took a good look at Richard and thought to myself, maybe he’s GG’s dad? Gotta be. Kinda looks like he could be him. Seems like he could snap quick and be a bad a--. That’s gotta be it! For years, I would never ask him and it always bothered me. I just didn’t want to be that guy in case he was. Eventually, this week I thought – I’m asking. If he is his dad, he deserves to hear from people who know his son well enough. Casually he said, “Nah. He was from around here and I was the only one who would carry most of his stuff. A lot of his fans came to me to by his music. So I keep selling it.” Amazing Richard could sell that stuff from GG and play the Ray Conniff Singers on his turntable too. Amazing. That’s why we got to record stores folks. To meet people like Richard. Or to meet people that go to see Richard like me. A guy hogging the dollar rack in front of me said he comes in to see Richard’s store every week. “Record Store Day” is about places like Bull Moose. It’s about places like Newbury Comics. Its about places like Bill O’Neil’s spot and Mike’s Music in Sanford. (Well, when he’s open). It’s about carrying on the honor of Record Rendezvous in Kennebunk. It’s about music fans who want more than to click on an album title. For guys who want to meet girls who are into music. For girls who want to meet other girls in music to hopefully start a band. To find that used copy of The Replicants or Quicksand on CD for three bucks. It’s for people like Richard who live by quietly opening their store everyday just like John Cusack. I need that store and so does Richard. Or does he... Before I left the guy hogging the dollar rack said to Richard that if he won the lottery he’d buy a lot of Richard’s store off him to which Richard replied, “Buy the whole store. I don’t care.” Ok then, so maybe “Record Store Day” isn’t 100% about Richard. But don’t let that keep you home on Saturday.

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when they sit around in the gym watching the junior boys’ basketball practice when they don’t have a kid in the game. Granted, he said he’d come because he loved basketball so much, same as Tim and Charles. But that seemed a little farfetched since all he was watching was Angela. Just to see what they would say, I wondered out loud why they all liked basketball so much more than baseball, considering nobody had made it to the boys’ baseball practice that weekend. Of course, the real explanation was Angela hadn’t been there. “I’ll put it in terms you can understand,” Tim said. “Basketball is ballet. Baseball is accounting.” “I thought you were mostly a football fan,” Ethan said angrily, still focused on Tim, though it seemed to me there were better players on the court. “I know, but I always do too much drinking when I watch football because of the stress,” Tim said. “I’m cutting back on alcohol,” he added, looking at Angela. Ethan gave a nasty chuckle. “You weren’t very successful yesterday judging from the recycling.” Tim bit his nails again. “Why are you spying on me in the recycling? Garbage is supposed to be private.” He shot a quick glance at Angela. “Anyway, I’m working up to it. I’ve been conceptually abstemious, which is one step away from actually abstaining. It’s more than I can say for you, Ethan.” But Angela wasn’t listening anyway. She was watching Henry and Marcus and talking quietly with Paul about something that didn’t seem to be basketball. Meanwhile Ethan continued his assault on Tim’s feeble hopes. “Look, this is going to sting a little but I have to tell you anyway,” Ethan said to Tim. “A woman who

likes predators isn’t suddenly going to fall for prey.” It lacked subtlety but it certainly got the point across. Tim swallowed uneasily. “Do you have any of those stomach pills you always carry around?” he asked me. I handed him some Tums. “Give me some too,” Charles said, putting out his hand. “Just as a snack?” Tim asked. “So, you don’t need them either,” Ethan said scornfully. Tim closed his eyes. “Yes I do, my stomach hurts all the time. I probably have cancer.” I shook my head. “It’s nerves or gas or something interrelated.” “Nerve gas?” he asked anxiously. It was obviously just stress about Angela, but I didn’t say anything. “I also have IBS, which is irritable bowel syndrome,” he said. “As I learned at my last checkup. It’s one of those things where they don’t know the cause or the cure and no one’s bothering to try to find it.” He rubbed his stomach. “I asked my doctor what I should do about it and in so many words he said the best thing was just shut up about it.” I patted his arm sympathetically. “All I know is, the worst thing for it is heartbreak,” he went on. Ethan rolled his eyes. “How do you even know you like her?” Tim lit up a little. “Believe me, I know I like her. It’s not like I know that much about what’s going on inside me, but there are a couple of main pathways that I can detect the traffic on.” So Ethan let up on him and started in on Charles instead. “And I suppose you’ve got the same problem?” Charles shrugged.

“Not really,” he said. “I got nothing special for Angela. I’m just looking for someplace to sharpen my pencil.” Which seemed to annoy Ethan less than Tim’s more romantic feelings. Of course, Charles never claimed to be charming or to understand women. But he wasn’t all bad either. “What’s the matter?” he asked later. I was a little queasy after watching Angela and Paul leaving the basketball practice together. Having recently lost a key player on her team, she was apparently considering taking Paul on despite watching him foul out a lot in prior seasons. And I couldn’t entirely blame her, given the other potential draft choices around. “Are you feeling okay,” Charles asked, patting me on the arm, “like, in the middle part?” So I assured him I was fine and it wasn’t even that time of the month. But I was more worried about the other rejected player, who’d been knocked down by management before he could even try to get picked for a team. I found Tim in bed at 3 the next day when I dropped the boys off at Ethan’s after school got out. “Get up,” I said, “you’ve missed half the day.” He shook his head. “I’m trying to miss the other half,” he said, covering his head with a blanket. I tried to entice him out of bed with a cup of coffee and some toast, but he still wouldn’t budge. So I made an effort to get him talking about his feelings, like whether he felt any resentment toward Ethan or Paul, or sad about Angela. But he said the only reason he didn’t want to get up was because the cats were so judgmental towards him. So I figured he was on his way to recovering and becoming his old self again. (Heidi Wendel is a former editor of the Columbia Law Review and has written for The New York Times, among others.)

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: You told “Upset,” whose husband has no interest in sex, to have his testosterone level checked. Because “Upset” specifically mentioned their sleeping apart was due to his serious snoring, I suspect a much more likely cause of the problem is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is an insidious and treacherous health condition. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine estimates that at least 20 percent of adults are affected. Sleep apnea is now known to be linked to cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes, diabetes, ED, depression and numerous other health problems. The fatigue from poor sleep increases the risk of traffic and work-related accidents by 300 percent or more. It makes sense that if one’s breathing is being choked off hundreds of times a night by an obstructed airway, bad things happen. Common signs and symptoms of airway obstruction affecting breathing and sleep include: excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), snoring, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, personality changes, memory problems, a history of heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular disease, and a history of diabetes. New research shows that more than 80 percent of diabetic patients may have sleep apnea. Risk factors for sleep apnea include: age, gender (men are more likely to have sleep apnea, but women, especially after menopause, are at risk as well), neck size (more than 16.5 inches in men, greater than 15 inches in women), and BMI (Body Mass Index) over 30. (There are, however, many skinny people with sleep apnea.) “Upset” should get her husband to a knowledgeable physician for appropriate testing. The best is a polysomnogram, which requires an overnight stay in a sleep clinic. Your readers can find out more by going to the American Sleep Apnea Association website (sleepapnea.org), the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (aadsm.org) and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (aasmnet.org). -- Thomas F. Armstrong,

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Saturday, April 16 Melissa Ferrick at One Longfellow Square 8 p.m. Indie-maverick (and major label veteran) Melissa Ferrick is an accomplished singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist who has shared stages with artists as wideranging as Bob Dylan, Paul Westerberg, Weezer and Ani DiFranco, and performs over 150 shows a year — often for audiences of 7,500 or more. Her extraordinarily passionate, grassroots fan base began when she opened for Morrissey in 1991, and has grown into one of the most loyal followings in recent indie memory. $20/$25, all ages.

Tuesday, April 19 Glass Fingers / Of the Trees / Michael Stoltz 9 p.m. Prepare yourselves for a night of excellent Maine electronic music. You’re sure to be dancing and nodding your head to the sweet sounds of Glass Fingers, Of the Trees, and Michael Stoltz late into this Tuesday night. An exciting new electronic music act from Portland, Glass Fingers (aka Jesse Gertz) was hand picked by Dan Deacon to open for his Portland show at Space Gallery on March 11th. Electronic music from South Portland, Of the Trees is rich in inﬂuences ranging from downtempo/ambient to face-melting dubstep-laden beats. Get lost in the warm, fuzz-drenched, swirling, sprawling sounds of Michael Stoltz. A true master of his art, this is Michael’s Portland debut, and will undoubtedly be one of many more appearances to come. Free, all ages. Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge. http://www.myspace.com/ slaintewinebar

Thursday, April 21 The Portland Jazz Orchestra at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Dr. Chris Oberholtzer and his 18-piece ensemble perform an evening of big band swing! $5 students, seniors, and advance. One Longfellow Square. $9 door.

Friday, April 22 Caravan of Thieves at One Longfellow Square 8 p.m. Just Announced! Over A Cardboard Sea will open the show with a special duo featuring Timothy Findlen and Ukulele Eck! Stretching the parameters of acoustic swing, Caravan of Thieves has been winning immediate praise for their new and unique brand of gypsy ﬂavored song writing and their high intensity show. The vocal harmonizing, acoustic guitar spanking husband and wife duo Fuzz and Carrie have extended their family to include ﬁery violinist Ben Dean and double bass madman, Brian Anderson to complete their colorful vision. Seeking inspiration from beyond the great divide, the quartet produces layers of Beatlesque vocals, driving rhythms, satirical, dramatic song writing and an overall circus of sound. $12/$18, all ages.

Saturday, April 23 Spose and Cam Groves at Port City Music Hall 8 p.m. Portland’s most well known emcee, Spose and fellow hip-hop lyricists Cam Groves and Educated Advocates come to Port City Music Hall. Since the release of his debut album “Preposterously Dank” in 2008 on his own imprint, Spose has seen his musical endeavors reach a new plateau. He was named Maine’s “Best HipHop Act” for both 2008 and 2009 at the WePushButtons Awards and also named “Best Hiphop Act” in the Portland Phoenix’s 2010 Best Music Poll. In 2009, he released a mixtape with fellow emcee Cam Groves entitled “We Smoked It All.” A track off that mixtape, produced by Spose himself, “I’m Awesome” garnered Spose his ﬁrst major label recording contract with Universal Republic Records. Spose used the opportunity to build his own company, the Preposterously Dank Entertainment label based out of Wells, Maine. Artists signed to his imprint include himself, Spose, emcee Cam Groves, hiphop trio Educated Advocates, and the space-funk-sex-r’n’b of Doctor Astronaut. In 2010, Spose released both “In Sessions,” the debut album from Educated Advocates, as well as his own indie album “Happy Medium.” $10 advance, $12 day of show, $20 VIP, 21 plus.

HillyTown Presents: Milagres / Milkman’s Union / Husband & Wife at One Longfellow Square 8 p.m. HillyTown Presents: Milagres + Milkman’s Union + Husband & Wife. This triple bill will be a night not to miss. Three great performances, one night! $10, all ages. www. onelongfellowsquare.com/

Dr. Chris Oberholtzer and his 18-piece ensemble perform an evening of big band swing! $5 students, seniors, and advance. One Longfellow Square. $9 door. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Friday,April 29 John Prine, presented by the State Theatre, performing at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium 8 p.m. SOLD OUT. John Prine plays at Merrill Auditorium, presented by the State Theatre. Some four decades since his remarkable debut, John Prine has stayed at the top of his game, both as a performer and songwriter. Recently honored at the Library of Congress by U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, he’s been elevated from the annals of songwriters into the realm of bonaﬁde American treasures. http://www.statetheatreportland.com

Saturday, April 30 Badﬁsh: A tribute to Sublime at the State Theatre 8 p.m. Badﬁsh is a tribute band dedicated to playing the music of Sublime. The group is named after a song appearing on the album 40oz. to Freedom. Formed in 2001 at the University of Rhode Island, the group’s members, who were computer science majors, began playing local Rhode Island clubs and quickly began selling out shows. They continued touring the East Coast and Midwest of the U.S., becoming popular on college campuses among Sublime fans who never were able to see the band due to Bradley Nowell’s 1996 death. Since then the group has done multiple national tours per year. In 2008, the band was nominated for Best Tribute Act in the Boston Music Awards. $18 advance, $20 day of show.

Sunday, May 1 Avenged Sevenfold 7 p.m. Avenged Sevenfold with Three Days Grace and Sevendust at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Avenged Sevenfold’s “Welcome To The Family” Tour is on sale today. “The Nightmare After Christmas” Tour sold out and left many fans wanting more. Tickets: $39.75.

Thursday, May 5 Tommy Emmanuel at Merrill 8 p.m. Outback Concerts Presents: Tommy Emmanuel. “Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel has a professional career that spans over four decades and continues to intersect with some of the finest musicians throughout the world. A household name in his native Australia, Tommy has garnered hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. Tommy’s unique style — he calls it simply ‘finger style’ — is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all ten fingers.” Merill Auditorium.

Saturday, May 7 De Temps Antan 8 p.m. “De Temps Antan is a high-energy trio featuring three of Quebec’s most talented musicians coming out of the city’s vibrant music scene. Since 2003, Éric Beaudry, André Brunet and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing time-honored melodies from the stomping grounds of Quebec’s musical past. Using ﬁddle, accordion,

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Saturday, April 16 Dress for Success spring sale 8 a.m. Filene’s Basement may be gone, but great bargains on new or nearly-new women’s clothing may be found at Dress for Success Southern Maine’s annual spring sale! The sale will take place on Saturday, April 16, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Catherine McAuley H.S., 631 Stevens Ave. in Portland. The event is open to the public and features new and nearly-new women’s clothing in all sizes, shoes, jewelry and accessories — casual, formal, and everything in between. Proceeds go towards Dress for Success Southern Maine’s annual operating budget. Donations of new or nearly-new (less than 2 years old), clean, ready-to-wear women’s clothing (from casual to dressy) for the Spring sale, are welcome. The dropoff site and times are: 51 Baxter Boulevard (in the Hannaford Shopping Center parking lot location) on March 19, April 2, and April 9 from 9 a.m. to noon, plus April 15, 5-9:00 p.m. at Catherine McAuley High School. Volunteers of all ages are also always welcome – whether at the sale or at the Congress Street, Portland boutique during regular hours. To volunteer, or for more information, please email southernmaine@dressforsuccess.org or call 780-1686.

Biddeford Winter Farmer’s Market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Biddeford Winter Farmer’s Market is held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. At the former West Pepperril Mill on Main Street in Biddeford. Roy Guzman, 210-0123

Art Supplies Yard Sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Are you looking for that perfect picture frame? Do you want to try something new as an artist? You will ﬁnd all sorts of art making materials at the Art Supplies Yard Sale at Barn Gallery and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Look for frames, paper for drawing and painting, canvas and mat board, easels and drawing tables, art books and videos and other art supplies. All proceeds go to support Barn Gallery and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.” Barn Gallery, corner of Shore Road & Bourne Lane, Ogunquit and Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit. Contact Roz Fedeli 351- 3262 or rivercurrentart@myfairpoint.com. Ogunquit Museum of American Art 646-4909

Boothbay Harbor in the center of town. The show’s hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The show is produced and presented by the MPS Committee of the Boothbay Region Art Foundation, a charitable, nonproﬁt 501 (c)(3) organization. Free admission. School groups and buses welcome. Call 633-2703 for Maine Photography Show bus parking directions.

The Big Thaw Arts, Crafts and Vintage Sale 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. “The Big Thaw is an arts, crafts and vintage sale meant to celebrate the coming Spring and a wide array of talented and innovative vendors. Kick off those winter boots and join us to ﬁnd about a thousand things to brighten your closet, home, toy chest, kitchen and more in 2011. ... The Big Thaw is the brainchild of Portland artist Audrey Hotchkiss of Little Eye Designs. She has had the valuable support of Malaika Picard of Hand-Me-Down Designs and Shanna Tice of The Makings of Shanna Tice in making this a reality.” Website: http://thebigthawportland.wordpress.com

The Wabanaki Arts Festival 10 a.m. The Wabanaki Arts Festival continues to build the strong relationship between the Midcoast community and the four Native American Tribes in Maine (Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot). The festival brings together artisans, basketmakers, and traditional music as a celebration of Wabanaki culture. The music will be ongoing throughout the day and includes the Alamoosic Lake Singers, ﬂute and storytelling by Hawk Henries, and hand drumming and song by Watie Akins. Thirty artisans and crafters will offer their unique items for sale and will provide demonstrations of their crafts. The Wabanaki Arts Festival is hosted by Bowdoin’s Native American Students Association (NASA), and is partially funded by the Blythe Bickel Edwards Fund. For further information please call the Bowdoin information desk at 725-3375 or contact Leslie Shaw at lshaw@bowdoin. edu. Location: Smith Union, Sills Drive, Brunswick. 725-3815 www.bowdoin.edu

MPBN to air Spindleworks documentary

11:30 a.m. “Everything in Sight”, a 2007 documentary about Spindleworks Art Center in Brunswick, will Godzilla will be squashing the Scarborough Bull Moose on the cover of the GODZILLA: be broadcast on Maine Public Broadcasting Network Portland Trails 10K ‘Trail to Ale’ registration 9 a.m. Online registration for the Portland Trails 10K KINGDOM OF MONSTERS No. 1 comic book, available in the Scarborough Bull Moose on April 16 at 11:30 a.m. and April 21 at 10:30 p.m. “Trail to Ale” will open. “Because of the popularity of store. In other earth-shattering news, Bull Moose is participating in Record Store Directed by Nikolai Fox, the film explores the history of the center and showcases video art currently prothis race, registration will be limited to 2000 partici- Day today. (COURTESY IMAGE) duced by Spindleworks artists. A program of Indepants. Portland Trails will accept online registrations snacks, a climbing wall, an inflatable obstacle course, outpendence Association, Spindleworks was founded in 1978 on a first come first serve basis, with spaces reserved door games, basketball, seed planting, fly fishing, a puppet by local artist Nan Ross. Ross’ vision was to teach weaving for Portland Trails members. Runners register on the show, and much more. There will also be raffle items and and fiber arts skills to clients of the Independence AssociaPortland Trails website, www.trails.org. Before online giveaways. Slugger will be at the Portland branch to give tion, which they could use to create items to sell for income. registration opens, runners will get a chance to register away gift bags. As the leading nonprofit for strengthening Many of the original artists in the program were transitioning early at the Shipyard Summer Ale Party, held at Portcommunity, the Y holds Healthy Kids Day to bring families from living in Pineland, the state institution for persons with land Pie Company at their Portland, Scarborough and together to engage in fun, active play and learn healthier developmental disabilities. Over the years, the program has Westbrook locations on April 14 from 5-8 p.m. For each habits that help them grow and thrive. Kids Day takes grown to include a variety of art forms and has represented pint of Shipyard Summer Ale sold that night, Portland place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greater Portland YMCA several well-known artists in the state of Maine, including Pie Company will donate $1 to Portland Trails. Runand from 10 a.m. to noon in Freeport. Casco Bay YMCA, Betty Pinette and Rita Langlois. Today, artists working in ners who register for the 10K at the party get their first 4 Old South Freeport Road Freeport, 25 Campus Dr., Ste media arts — video, photography, music, and sound — are pint for free and will be guaranteed a spot in the ‘Trail 100, New Gloucester. For more information on the Portland also included in the Spindleworks program. to Ale.’ The Portland Trails 10K ‘Trail to Ale’ will take branch activities, call 874-1111, and for Casco Bay in Freeplace on Sunday, Sept. 18 in Portland. The race starts Meet the Artist: 2011 Biennial Talks begin port 865-9600, or visit cumberlandcountyymca.org on the Eastern Promenade Trail, loops Back Cove, and 11 a.m. to noon. Colleen Kinsella, Philip Brou, Robert Food+Farm: Wake Up the Farm finishes at East End Beach. The course is exclusively Monroe and Carly Glovinski at the Portland Museum of Art. 9 a.m. Food+Farm: Wake Up the Farm with Cultivating off-road and offers beautiful views of Portland harbor This is a series of informal artist talks to learn more about Community. “Come out to Cultivating Community’s Turkey and Back Cove. The first 400 registrants to the race the process and inspiration of these artists and their work Hill Farm in Cape Elizabeth and help them get ready for will receive a complimentary running jersey. Registraon view in the 2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial. 1 p.m. the 2011 growing season. You’ll help CC wake up the farm tion for the ‘Trail to Ale’ is $20.” to 2 p.m. Deborah Wing-Sproul, Marissa Girard and Lauren and you’ll get hands-on experience and an opportunity to O’Neal; 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Ellen Wieske, Alicia Eggert, Tyson Earth Day volunteer work party at MOFGA center ask the CC staff about your farming/gardening questions. Jacques and Andrew Thompson. The Portland Museum 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Maine Organic Farmers and GardenActivities for all ages and skill levels and we’ll end the mornof Art Biennial showcases the best in today’s art world by ers Association (MOFGA) will host an Earth Day volunteer ing with a soup and bread lunch to thank you for your hard artists associated with Maine, from digital video to paintwork party at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center work. Cultivating Community’s mission is to strengthen ing, installation to photography, sculpture to prints, and in Unity. Volunteers are needed for the following projects communities by growing food, preparing youth leaders and more. This exhibition will feature 65 works by 47 artists. on April 16: Spring garden clean-up; raking and mulching; new farmers, and promoting social and environmental jusAs a series, the Biennial exhibitions create a visual record orchard weeding; and light carpentry projects. The worktice. We use our community food work as an engine for of Maine’s evolving contemporary art scene and testify to day will take place rain or shine, so participants are asked high-impact youth and community development programs the profound influence that the landscape, traditions, and to dress appropriately. Volunteers should bring work gloves that reconnect people to the natural and social systems people of Maine continue to have on living artists. http:// and favorite garden tools. MOFGA will provide a hearty, that sustain us all.” portlandmuseum.org/Content/5614.shtml organic lunch and volunteer t-shirt for each participant. Maine Photography Show opens “MOFGA has many engaging, year-round volunteer opporLost in Lexicon: A Fantasy Book Event for Families 10 a.m. An exhibition of over 100 photographs by many of tunities. For more information or to register for the Earth 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Kids ages 8-14 and their families are invited Maine’s best photographers will be open for public viewDay Work Day please contact MOFGA’s Landscape Coorto visit the nine villages of the Land of Lexicon, based on ing April 16 through May 7 in Boothbay Harbor. New this dinator Joe Dupere in the MOFGA office by phone at 568the fantasy adventure by Pendred Noyce. Families will year is the chance to win a framed and signed photograph 4142, or by email at jdupere@mofga.org.” untangle tangrams, anagrams, wordplay, and other puzzles by the show judge, Jay Stock. There will be a BRAF bento save the villagers of Lexicon. The event is a fundraiser Healthy Kids Day at the Y efit raffle for the Jay Stock photograph titled “Massai Tribe, for Maine’s literacy organization, Raising Readers. Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Cumberland County YMCA invites Kenya, Africa.” which will also be on view with three other House, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portkids and parents to come play at Healthy Kids Day at its photographs by Stock throughout the exhibition. Chances land. Free with a Suggested Donation. Details, call Curious Greater Portland branch and Casco Bay branch in Freeport. will be available until the ticket drawing on the last day of City, 420-1126. Activities are free and open to all. “At Healthy Kids Day, the show Saturday, May 7. The Maine photography Show the nation’s largest health day for kids, families will enjoy is produced and presented by the Boothbay Region Art see next page family group exercise classes, lacrosse clinics free healthy Foundation and is held at their gallery: One Townsend Ave.,

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Record Store Day at Bull Moose 1 p.m. Originally conceived by Bull Moose staff, Record Store Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in April by more than 1,500 independent music stores worldwide. Prominent indie rockers The Decemberists, while on tour, will be releasing a CD titled “Live at Bull Moose” from their January performance at the Scarborough Bull Moose. All performances are Saturday, April 16. All performances are acoustic, free and open to the public. In Maine, The Lucid will be performing in the Bangor store at 2 p.m. They released a self-titled CD on Feb. 1. 683 Hogan Road, Bangor. At the Brunswick store, Marie Stella will be performing at 2 p.m. They are a Portland-based band, and are contributing a cover of “little lines” to the CD “Sing For Your Meat,” a Guided by Voices tribute album being released nationally for RSD 2011. They are a member of Portland’s Dooryard Collective and perform throughout Maine and New England. Bath band Yellow Roman Candles will be appearing at 3 p.m. 151 Maine St., Brunswick. At home in Central Maine, Uncle Jack will be performing at the Lewiston Bull Moose at 2 p.m. Lewiston Mall, 20 East Ave., Lewiston. The Portland store will host Sophomore Beat at 1 p.m. These Portland rockers are releasing an EP entitled “Party Like A Lobster” this day, which will only be available at Bull Moose. The Kenya Hall Band will be performing at 4 p.m. They are a Portland band with an intriguing, soulful, jazzy R&B sound with powerful female vocals. They released “Learning For Miles Vol. 1” in November 2010. 151 Middle St., Portland. Scarborough 456 Payne Road. Zach Jones will perform at the Scarborough Bull Moose at 3 p.m. on April 16. Of As Fast As and Rocktopus fame, Zach Jones’ quintessential, neo-classic pop is characterized by powerful melodics, catchy lyrics, and foot-tapping rhythms, drawing inﬂuence from seminal artists such as Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, and the Beach Boys. He will be joined in Scarborough by other to-be-determined local artists. Educated Advocates will perform at 2 p.m. at the Waterville store. Educated Advocates are an innovative hip-hop trio drawing on the sounds of classic hip-hop through their DIY style, which has been described as “new vintage.” They will be releasing a new CD in May, and are signed to Spose’s Preposterously Dank record label. At 6 p.m., Cabaret Rock/Avant Americana band Bass Box will perform. They released their CD Mother Box this past fall. 80 Elm Plaza, Waterville. Portland- and Toronto-based selfdescribed indie-pop collective In The Audience will be performing at the North Windham store location at 3 p.m. The collective is releasing a new CD in May. They will give a free personalized CD single to customers who attend their performance. Spearheading the music of the born-in-the-90s generation of local music, SPACE gallery has called them “one of Maine’s most promising bands.” 771 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. In New Hampshire, the Portsmouth store, 82-86 Congress, is hosting the young Skyler, a York, Maine native and a favorite among teenage girls both for his looks and his catchy, pop-rock sound. Skyler is onstage at 3 p.m. 82-86 Congress St., Portsmouth, N.H. For updates, visit the Bull Moose site at http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home.

Food+Farm: The Greenhorns’ Young Farmers’ Mixer 3 p.m. April 14 to April 17, FOOD + FARM 2011. A food and ﬁlm festival at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. in Portland. “This is the fourth year of Food+Farm, SPACE Gallery’s annual look at issues challenging our access to safe, sustainable food. ... This afternoon mixer is an opportunity for young farmers to come and meet their peers and enjoy a little nosh. We’ll be providing good eats and beverages from Local Sprouts, Flatbread Co. and Maine Root in addition to volunteer massage therapists to ease sore farm muscles. Representatives from The Greenhorns and MOFGA will be on hand to discuss their work with the young farming community. The Greenhorns is an organization focused on recruiting, promoting and supporting young farmers in America — ‘young’ being loosely deﬁned as farmers under the national average age of 57. If you’re a farmer or intern currently working in agriculture, please come down and socialize with us from 3-5 p.m. If you’re interested in supporting or are considering becoming a young farmer, please consider coming to our Greenhorns evening event later with The Greenhorns at 7:30 p.m.” www.space538.org

Miss Maine Scholarship Program gala 5:30 p.m. The Miss Maine Scholarship Program proudly announces the 10 finalists for the third annual Maine’s Got Talent honors. They will compete at the Springtime Gala at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport. They are Roy Beck of Topsham (vocalist), Elexa DuBoise of Cherryfield (vocal and guitar), Fusion-dance team from the Biddeford area (dance group), Hannah Graham of Skowhegan (vocalist), Smokey Hicks of Bath (vocalist), Matt Houde and Julia Nadeau of Topsham (vocal duet), Adrianna Leonard of Pittsfield (ballet dancer), Drew Masse of Lewiston (vocalist), Hannah Rowell of South Portland (vocalist), and Nicolette Smith of Lincoln

7 p.m. The Portland Pirates shootout win over the Albany Devils combined with a Connecticut Whale 4-3 loss to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday night means the Pirates will face the Whale in the opening round of the 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be played Saturday, April 16 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center with the series shifting to Connecticut for Games 3 and 4. Tickets for the first round of Portland Pirates Playoff Hockey MISSION: 16W, powered by Time Warner Cable are on sale at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office, by calling 775-3458, visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office or on-line at ticketmaster.com.

Cameron Carpenter on the Kotzschmar Organ 7:30 p.m. Cameron Carpenter will draw his concert repertoire from the following sources: jazz etudes for the piano of the Ukrainian classical-jazz genius Nikolai Kapustin; organ premieres of great piano encores by Vladimir Horowitz, Arcadi Volodis, and Cyprien Katsaris. Experience the Pipes of the Kotzschmar Organ in Portland. “The Kotzschmar Organ is the oldest working municipal pipe organ in the United States. ... Select from a wide variety of concerts including jazz, classical, and pops. Municipal Organist Ray Cornils has served Portland and the Kotzschmar Organ since 1990. Cornils performs several times each year and hosts the popular Kotzschmar Konversation with visiting artists prior to their concerts.”

‘Blood Brothers’ at CLT in Auburn

Lost in Lexicon: A Fantasy Book Event for Families will take place today at the Portland Public Library. (COURTESY IMAGE) (vocalist). To obtain tickets to see the competition live, contact Patricia Crooker Mulligan by calling (207) 725-6009 or toll free 1-877-872-4321. Tickets are $40 in advance (April 11) or $50 at the door. Tickets can also be obtained via mail Miss Maine Springtime Gala, 23 Meadow Road, Brunswick, ME 04011. The Gala will feature Miss Maine 2010, Arikka Knights, a native of Chester, Maine and a Mass Communications graduate of Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire. The evening also offers both a silent and a live auction. The delicious buffet style dinner is provided by the Hilton Garden Inn. All proceeds of this event will beneﬁt the Miss Maine Scholarship Program, the ofﬁcial state preliminary to Miss America, the largest source of scholarships for young women in the world. The 2011 Miss Maine Scholarship Pageant will be held at the Crooker Theater, Brunswick High School in Brunswick on Saturday, June 18. For more information about the Miss Maine Scholarship Program visit www.missmaine.org on the web.

8 p.m. Mark Brann of Portland, as the “Narrator” in Community Little Theatre’s “Blood Brothers,” tells the story of “Mrs. Johnstone, deserted by her husband and unable to cope with her oversized brood of children.” Played by Stefanie Lynn of Auburn, she reluctantly gives one of her twin boys to the wife of her wealthy employer. The adoptive mother, Mrs. Lyons is played by CLT veteran Cheryl Reynolds, also of Portland. Years later, the brothers meet and become inseparable friends, but their relationship is doomed. Whether it is a child’s inherent nature or the way he is nurtured that determines his fate is at the crux of the storyline. “A total of 12 talented singers and actors make up the cast of this hit musical by Willy Russell, which has accumulated a host of awards and has become one of the longest standing works of musical theater in history. The cast also includes, Adam Morris of Westbrook, Paige Berube of Gray, Andreas Wyder of New Vineyard, and Lewiston-

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