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Planned Parenthood protests spur city committee’s review — See page 6

FREE Fox attacks in South Portland lead police to suspect rabies See story, page 3

Campers’ weekend horror stories See Natalie Ladd, page 4

City Councilor Ed Suslovic, also a member of the city council’s Public Safety, Health and Human Services Committee, chats with Planned Parenthood supporters outside City Hall Tuesday night prior to a committee meeting about possible response to protests outside the Planned Parenthood clinic. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Writer finds diverse tunes, familiar faces at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival — Timothy Gillis bumps into local figures at weekend festival in South Hiram. See story and photos, page 7

LFK waiter calls the police over suspected explosive See page 9

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Plan to capture an asteroid runs into politics

(NY Times) — It is known, informally, as the asteroidlasso plan: NASA wants to launch an unmanned spacecraft in 2018 that would capture a small asteroid — maybe 7 to 10 yards wide — haul it closer to Earth, then send astronauts up to examine it, in 2021 or beyond.

But the space agency has encountered a stubborn technical problem: Congressional Republicans.

Normally, there is bipartisan support (or disapproval) in Congress for NASA’s bolder plans, particularly when they involve human spaceflight. What squabbling does take place tends to pit lawmakers from states with big NASA presences, like Florida and Texas, against those with fewer vested interests.

This month, however, the science committee in the Republican-controlled House voted to bar NASA from pursuing that faraway rock. In a straight party vote — 22 Republicans for, 17 Democrats against — the committee laid out a road map for NASA for the next three years that brushed aside the asteroid capture plan, the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s agenda for space exploration. The plan, instead, included new marching orders, telling NASA to send astronauts back to the Moon, set up a base there and then aim for Mars (and to do so with less money than requested).

“A costly and complex distraction,” is how one Republican critic, Representative Steven Palazzo of Mississippi, described the asteroid mission. Other legislators complained that the project seemed far-fetched and poorly articulated, and that it would not advance America’s bragging rights in space the way a return to the Moon could. The bill awaits a vote by the full House.

NASA and its rocket scientists are trying to figure out how to proceed.

President Obama had asked them to find a way to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and to Mars in the 2030s. They presented their plan in April, describing it, perhaps immodestly, as a way to “protect our planet” from dangerous asteroids in addition to making strides in human spaceflight.

A non-NASA study had estimated the total cost of capturing and redirecting an asteroid at $2.6 billion. New analysis by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is in charge of the robotic part of the mission, put the cost at perhaps half that — $1 billion plus the cost of the rocket, said Charles Elachi, the laboratory’s director.

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FORT MEADE, Md. (NY Times) — A military judge on Tuesday found Pfc. Bradley Manning not guilty of “aiding the enemy” for his release of hundreds of thousands of military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks. But she convicted him of multiple counts of violating the Espionage Act, stealing government property and other charges that could result in a maximum sentence of 136 years.

In delivering the mixed verdict, the judge, Col. Denise Lind, pulled back from the government’s effort to create a precedent that press freedom specialists had

warned could have broad consequences for the future of investigative journalism about national security in the Internet era.

Colonel Lind marched through a quick litany of the charges and specifications against Private Manning, 25, who stood quietly in his dress uniform as she spoke.

She said she would issue findings later that would explain her ruling.

The sentencing phase in the court-martial will begin on Wednesday with more than 20 witnesses each for the prosecution and the defense. It could last weeks; there is no minimum sentence in the military

justice system. Subsequent appeals could take years, legal specialists said.

The aiding the enemy charge was the first in the list, and she said “not guilty.”

But she quickly moved into a long list of guilty findings for the bulk of the remaining charges including six counts of violating the Espionage Act, five of stealing government property, and one violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Each of those carries up to a 10-year sentence.

She also found Private Manning guilty of various lesser charges, including multiple counts of disobeying orders.

House plan on food stamps would cut 5 million from program WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Nearly half a million people who receive food stamps but still do not get enough to eat would lose their eligibility for the program under proposed cuts that are expected to be taken up again by Congress. An additional 160,000 to 305,000 recipients who do get enough to eat would also lose their eligibility and the ability to adequately feed themselves.

In total, about 5.1 million people would be eliminated from the program, according to a new report.

The Health Impact Project, a Washington research group, released a study on Tuesday about the impact of the proposed cuts to the food stamp program. The project is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew

Charitable Trusts. The report said the cuts to the program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would not only affect the ability of low-income households to feed themselves but would also increase poverty.

The combination of poverty and a lack of food would lead to increases in illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure among adults, the study found.

In children, the cuts would lead to higher rates of asthma and depression. Diabetes alone could increase federal and state health care costs by nearly $15 billion over the next 10 years, the report found.

“The SNAP program has implications for health, and we wanted to make sure that health is part of the debate,” said Aaron Wernham, the director of the proj-

ect. “There is a large body of public health research which shows how food insecurity affects health.”

The report comes as Congress is working to pass a new farm bill. A Senate bill passed in May would cut about $4.5 billion from the food stamp program, mainly by changing the eligibility requirements. A House farm bill with $20.5 billion in cuts to food stamps failed to pass in June.

The House then approved a farm bill this month that for the first time since 1973 did not include the food stamp program. Lawmakers said they would take up a separate bill on food stamps, but they did not give a timetable. The $20.5 billion in cuts is expected to be the starting point for a new measure, and the Health Impact Project used that amount as the basis for its study.

European Union official: Ousted Obama offers to cut corporate tax rate as part of jobs deal Egyptian leader is doing ‘well’ CAIRO (NY Times) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said on Tuesday that Mohamed Morsi was doing well and that they had discussed the situation in Egypt during their talks on Monday, which were the first time Morsi, the former president, had been allowed to meet with an international diplomat since the military took him into custody almost a month ago.

At a news conference on Tuesday, Ashton said that visiting Morsi had been a condition for her trip to Egypt, and that Egyptian officials “freely offered” her the opportunity.

“He’s well,” Ashton said, adding that she spoke with Morsi for two hours. “We had a friendly and open and very frank discussion. He has access to information in terms of TV, newspapers, so we were able

to talk about the situation.”

Ashton said she did not know where he was being held and said that she did not want to characterize their conversation any further, “because in the circumstances, he cannot correct me if I do it wrongly.”

Morsi has not been seen in public since July 3, when Egypt’s military removed him from power, taking him and several of his aides into custody and holding them without charge.

Members of his family said they had not been allowed to communicate with him. For weeks, the military resisted calls, including from Western allies and the United Nations, to release Morsi as a good-will gesture to his Islamist supporters, who have held continuous sit-ins demanding that he be restored to the presidency.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (NY Times) — President Obama, seeking to break a stalemate with Republicans, announced here Tuesday that he would cut corporate tax rates in return for a pledge from Republicans to invest in more programs to generate middle-class jobs.

Using a sea of cardboard boxes in a cavernous Amazon distribution center as a backdrop, Obama described a “grand bargain” for the middle class that he said would stimulate the economy while giving businesses the lower tax rates they have long sought.

“If folks in Washington really want a ‘grand bargain,’ how about a grand bargain for middle-class jobs?” Obama said to a crowd of 2,000. “If we’re going to give businesses a better deal,” he added later, “we’re going to give workers a better deal, too.”

It was the president’s first concrete proposal in an economic offensive that he inaugurated last week in Galesburg, Ill. with a speech that was meant to set his terms for a debate this fall with the Republican-controlled House over fiscal issues.

But only the packaging was new.Obama’s speech cobbled together two existing initiatives that have been stalled in Congress: corporate tax reform and his plan to create jobs through education, training, and public-works projects.

The PORTLAND Daily Sun, Wednesday, July 31, 2013— Page 3

Fox attacks in South Portland lead police to suspect rabies Animal killed, sent to lab for testing

By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

On Tuesday, South Portland police captured and killed a fox that was suspected of carrying the rabies virus, following multiple reports of attacks in the Long Creek/Clarks Pond area.

On Tuesday morning, the department received four different complaints of possible rabid fox attacks, South Portland Police Lt. Todd Bernard reported.

Shortly before noon Tuesday police received a call of another attack at 210 Western Ave. A male employee was chased inside a building by a fox, police said. He received a scratch on his hand by the fox and was able to get out leaving the animal trapped in the small foyer of the building, Bernard reported. The people at the business called the police and officers responded.

“Officer Corey Hamilton, the department’s Animal Control Officer, did a good job of securing the fox with a noose, a pole device used to secure dangerous dogs,” Bernard reported in a press release. “The animal was taken into the woods and shot by the police. The animal needs to be dead in order to test it for rabies. The animal’s remains were taken to the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory in Augusta for testing.”

The results of the test should be available in 24 hours, police said The people who have had contact with the fox will be notified of the results and more information released, Bernard said.

Police said they still ask for information from anyone who observes a fox in the immediate area of Clarks Pond, Long Creek, Maine Mall or Western Avenue. Anyone who sees anything related to this incident is asked to call 799-5511.

Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention reported that the South Portland incident would be unique for a rabid animal incident. In a report

regarding animals listed as positive for rabies virus in Maine, 28 were detected in the state through the end of June, Maine CDC reported. Results from rabies testing done by the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory revealed 30 confirmed cases this year as of July 19, including four in Cumberland County. The four cases in Cumberland County included a raccoon in Standish, a raccoon in Windham, a skunk in Windham and a red fox in Windham — all detected between April 1 and July 19.

Last year, the Maine CDC reported 85 animals positive for rabies virus, including 39 raccoons, 30 skunks, five bats and four grey foxes. Only one red fox was reported as positive. Ten of the positive detections stemmed from Cumberland County. The results were from rabies testing done by the Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory.

“Rabies is spread when the virus is introduced into bite wounds, open cuts in skin, or onto mucous membranes from an infected animal’s saliva or neural (brain or spinal cord) tissue,” Maine CDC reported.

Tractor trailer knocks down power lines, pole damages police cruiser; Route 302 shut down in Windham

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Daily Sun Staff Reports Power lines were knocked down by a tractor trailer unit on Roosevelt Trail/Route 302 in Windham around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, dropping power lines and damaging a Windham police cruiser, emergency responders reported.

Route 302 was closed temporarily for the incident response, a public safety dispatcher said, confirming that a tractor trailer truck took down a pole.

Police advised that the cruiser was “totaled” in the incident, after a toppled pole reportedly fell on the vehicle. The incident happened in the area of Dunkin Donuts. An eyewitness said the utility pole fell on the police cruiser and heavily damaged it.

Maine Department of Transportation and multiple fire crews answered the call. There were no reports of injuries.

Westbrook puts limits on fireworks

Babb’s Bridge was built in 1843 and reconstructed in 1976 after being destroyed by a fire three years earlier. It has a total length of 79 feet and carries the Covered Bridge Road over the Presumpscot River. Covered Bridge Road is located off the River Road in Windham. (KEN LEVINSKY PHOTO)

Victim of polar bear attack described as ‘tenacious, determined fighter’ Daily Sun Staff Reports

Matthew Dyer of Turner, the victim of a polar bear attack in Canada’s Torngat Mountains National Park, was described as a “tenacious and determined fighter, which are qualities that will serve him well in his recovery,” according to a note from Pine Tree Legal Assistance, where he works.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Matt and his family during his recovery,” Helen Meyer of Pine Tree Legal Assistance’s Portland office wrote. “We would like to thank the community for their concern and kind words. Meyer described Dyer as an “extraordinary advocate for his clients, very compassionate and dedicated.

Dyer was airlifted for treatment after the bear broke through an electrified fence and attacked

him in late July, according to The Associated Press.

Dyer’s fellow campers drove the bear off with signal flares, The AP reported.

TD Beach to Beacon Saturday Three top American distance runners – Olympians Deena Kastor, Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall — will headline a field of athletes in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday for the 16th annual TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race, organizers reported. Race starts at 8 a.m.

The beneficiary of this year’s race is The Opportunity Alliance (www.opportunityalliance.org), a Portland-based nonprofit organization providing community-based and clinical programs to children and families throughout Maine. The organization will receive a $30,000 donation from the TD Charitable Foundation and also will benefit from fundraising activities and publicity through its association with the race, organizers said.

Westbrook has enacted a new fireworks ordinance which establishes limits on their use.

In 2011, the Maine Legislature permitted the use of fireworks except where communities prohibit them. When the law was passed, in Westbrook, fireworks could be used from 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. any day, and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 a.m., July 4, Dec. 31 and the weekends immediately before and after those holiday dates.

Now, the use of fireworks in Westbrook is limited to Dec. 31, July 4 and July 5, the Westbrook Police Department reported.

On Monday night, the Westbrook City Council enacted the ordinance regulating the use of consumer fireworks in the city, so that the use of fireworks will require a permit and will be limited to a person’s own property or property with the written permission of the owner to use fireworks, and require at least a 20-foot setback from any building, police said. The next day that fireworks can be legally used in Westbrook is on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31.

Dollar Tree in Windham damaged The Dollar Tree store in Windham on Monday evening suffered a partial roof collapse, after a a broken roof drain failed, according to emergency communications. The incident, during a thunderstorm, allowed a large amount of water into the store.

Responders answered the call to 770 Roosevelt Trail, in the Shaw’s Plaza, initially for a roof collapse. Nobody was inside the building, and responders ultimately described it as a “partial roof collapse.”

Store staff said they expected to reopen today.

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Detroit, a love song

Tell people that you live in New York City, and they ask which neighborhood. Tell them that you lived in Rome, and they ask how you could ever leave.

Tell them that you lived in Detroit, and they ask, “Why?” They offer condolences. They wonder how quickly you fled.

Maybe that’s especially true in my case, because Detroit stands out among the cities I’ve called home over my post-college years: New York, Rome, Detroit, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. One of these things is not like the others.

One isn’t a beacon and magnet, a synonym for exciting, lucrative or at least balmy times.

The New That’s exactly what I loved about Detroit. And I did love York Times Detroit, not in an electric way but in the way you love something honest and unforced, the way you love someone who doesn’t wear any masks or makeup and doesn’t insist that you do.

Frank Bruni –––––

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The reality of campers’ weekend They have names like Takajo, Vega, Wavus and Wigwam. They draw from all around the country and are located in every nook and cranny all around Vacationland, heavily concentrated near the cool lakes that brought such sweet relief during the recent heat wave. They’re a major part of our seasonal economic fast-cash intake, and part of our Pine Tree State collective image to the rest of the nation. They are the residential summer camps that offer recreation, entertainment and an alternative form of extended babysitting for hundreds of outof-state kids.

As one of the many advertising campaigns reads, they’re “Real camps. For real kids. In real Maine.” And for those of us in the “real restaurant business,” the overnight camp mid-session time frame known as “campers’ weekend,” sucks. For Real.

I know. I know. Many readers will say, “There goes Natalie Ladd again. She’s being disrespectful and unappreciative to the hand that feeds, pays and tips her.” On the surface, the scolders

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may be right, but, in my defense, here’s a little background on the whole thing. If it offends anyone by stereotyping and making presumptions — too bad. I’ve worked through enough of these weekends to know what I’m about to vent is true.

Campers’ weekend brings an influx of parents and grandparents to visit their little camper for a day of painstakingly planned activity at the camp, followed by a night out for dinner at a local restaurant. Area hotels are booked to the max and many say they are booked years in advance with repeat guests. More than one front desk attendant has confided that if the room wasn’t prepaid with a platinum AmEx, he’d

do his best not to reserve the room again for “those people.”

Here’s why most servers, hosts, bartenders and kitchen staff are in solidarity with the hotel front desk folks: 1) Most of these campers, and more importantly their parents, are from major metropolitan areas, such as New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, and have entitled mentalities that make it difficult to appreciate the spike in business for what it is. The entitlement presents itself in impossible-to-please special requests for food. Example: One Real Housewife of New York said, “I’d like the salmon medium rare with no oil or butter, no wine or anything on it.” When the fish is served as requested, it’s promptly sent back along with the comment, “This just tastes like regular fish. I don’t understand how you can call it a house specialty.” Then, turning to the sympathetic woman next to her says (well within earshot), “What can we expect in a place like this?” see LADD page 5

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Detroit, the Motor City, is bereft of pose and pretense BRUNI from page 4

I was there in the early 1990s, and Detroit wasn’t in straits quite as dire as it entered earlier this month, when it became the most populous American city ever to declare bankruptcy. But it was pocked with abandoned houses, riddled with crime, rife with trouble. There was no longer a proper department store within the city limits.

There were only a handful of first-run movie theaters.

The city’s plight was best summarized by a pitiful slogan that its boosters put on bumper stickers and the like: “Say Nice Things About Detroit.”

As if positive thinking — and positive talking — could save the day.

There is one nice thing in particular I want to say about Detroit, by which I mean not just the city but the broader metropolitan area, including Dearborn to the west, Oakland County to the north and, to the east, the Grosse Pointes, where I lived for two years after three in downtown Detroit. Bereft of vanity, Detroit is bereft, too, of pose and pretense.

The people there don’t tether their identities to the luster or mythology of their surroundings. Their self-image isn’t tied to their ZIP codes.

That’s undoubtedly true of many, if not most, American cities, of Cleveland and St. Louis and probably Omaha and maybe Houston.

But if you inhabit the gilded precincts favored by

those of us who fancy ourselves power brokers or opinion makers or players of one kind or another, it’s a remarkable thing — and a welcome one.

The political operative in Washington, the financial whiz or magazine editor in New York, the studio executive in Los Angeles, the Internet impresario in Seattle or San Francisco: all are creatures not just of a profession but of a profession that blooms and struts in a given self-regarding place. Many have egos nourished by that terrain, which feeds a hyperawareness of status, a persistent jockeying for position.

And the denizens of cities with inimitable landscapes, nonpareil party scenes or idiosyncratic political sensibilities often bask in that geographic glow, the pride of the Miamian or the Portlander sometimes bleeding into smugness.

I encountered little smugness in Detroit. Sure, there were people who talked boastfully about buying a house in Grosse Pointe Farms rather than Grosse Pointe Park. There were people invested in the cars they drove. This was the Motor City, after all.

But Detroiters didn’t dash as madly to the hot new restaurant. They didn’t chatter as preciously about their preferred summer weekend destination. And that wasn’t just about limited means. It was about different, more down-to-earth priorities.

They lived in the Detroit area not because it puffed them up but because it made sense. Maybe they had

family there. Maybe they had other deep roots.

Maybe the Detroit area was where they’d found the best career opportunity at a key moment, and then they went on to build a life around it. That’s what drew me to Detroit: a better job than the one I had in New York.

An even better one than that lured me back east, and I returned with mixed feelings, because while Detroit doesn’t have mountains or an ocean or streets with much of a pulse, it has a terrific farmers’ market in the city center. My friends and I bought our basil there and made fresh pesto for backyard barbecues.

Detroit has an arts institute with a first-rate film series that residents, not taking art-house fare for granted, relish. It has a 985-acre public park that, while needing more faithful upkeep, is situated majestically in the middle of a blue river.

When I’d run there, I’d sometimes have the path to myself.

And the Detroit area has no paucity of smart, decent people. Most of the ones I was lucky enough to befriend remain there. They’d like better restaurants and music and theater and all of it, and they root for the city’s resurrection.

But that’s not because they want bragging rights. They long ago made peace with Detroit’s absence of flamboyant beauty, its shortfall of romance. Home isn’t about such shimmer. Their home, at least.

just not to each other.

The Down Low: With two kids leaving for college in the fall, I’ve spent a great deal of time studying meal plan options. Although as expensive, it isn’t as simple as picking the early or late dinner seating on a luxury cruise. Number One is happy with a box of strawberry Frosted Mini-Wheats, but with my second kid, we decided to go with the recommended food plan B. That involves a set number of meals in specific dining halls on campus, and flex dollars to use other places on and off-campus as well. There are also points and ways to shop and eat that I don’t quite understand, but it seems to include doing laundry, too.

On top of that is the hybrid, regulation microfridge and the baby Keurig machine, both of which were graduation gifts. I’m sure my food savvy daughter will have the pros and cons of each food plan down pat by the second week, and will be able to make educated recommendations to the director of dining hall services.

Entitlement, bad manners exemplify campers’ weekend in Maine LADD from page 4

2) Many of these people travel in a pack of anywhere from eight to 20 kids and adults, and seem bewildered they can’t just walk into a popular restaurant on a Saturday night, in the height of summer, without a reservation. If a reservation has been made, the group is surprised and offended they can’t all sit together at one large table, even if the person who made the call was explicitly told that detail on the phone. Others are equally as appalled at the usual and customary policy regarding no separate checks and an automatic gratuity for parties of a certain size. For some reason, campers’ weekend people seem to think these industry standards, which are clearly printed on the bottom of most menus, don’t apply to them.

3) Any table manners the kids had before they left for camp seem to be on vacation as well. Pranks like unscrewing salt shakers, resulting in a mess or ruined food for the next guests, putting hot sauce on another kid’s fries when he’s not looking or wiping greasy hands on yet another kid’s logo’d camp T-shirt, all make for a less than pleasant serving experience. The parents, who missed their children so dearly that they are huddled far away at one end of the table, or at a separate table all together, are downing wine or yelling into cellphones.

4) Not to be corny, but nobody camps out with more disrespect than campers’ weekend parents.

Even when told their table is needed in a respectable time frame (an hour and 45 minutes is customary), a total disregard (a.k.a. entitlement) is displayed.

That is an especially frustrating situation because other reservations are waiting impatiently.

Yes, campers’ weekend is a collective industry pain, but like most of these annual events (think New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day) it is also a lucrative and amusing time. One of my friends found 26 wads of gum under one chair (that from an all-girls camp group) and another told a great story of two parents caught making out in the parking lot when they stepped outside for a smoke. Seen and told to me by a dishwasher, their kids went outside to chastise them for smoking and were shocked to see the passionate scene taking place.

Surely the ride back to camp was an interesting one as apparently, the two parents were married —

(Natalie Ladd is a columnist for the Portland Daily Sun. She has over 30 continuous years of corporate and fine-dining experience in all front-of-the-house management, hourly and under-the-table positions.

She can be reached at natalie@portlanddailysun. me.)

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Planned Parenthood protests spur review Committee to explore possible buffer zone for Congress St. Planned Parenthood clinic

By Craig Lyons THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A City Council committee sees a need to address ongoing protests in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic on Congress Street but want to proceed cautiously, members said Tuesday.

The City Council’s Public Safety, Health and Human Services Committee discussed the possible need to create a 35-foot buffer zone around the Portland Planned Parenthood clinic entrances in light of complaints by patients, pedestrians and business owners about the protests outside the facility’s Congress Street space. As the city’s staff begins to research language for a possible ordinance, the committee members felt it mustn’t infringe too much on either the rights of protesters or those of the patients.

“We have to be very careful,” said Councilor John Coyne. He said he may not support all of the practices of the clinic but the patients shouldn’t be subjected to intimidation and harassment.

“It’s unfortunate that people have to make the gauntlet run in order to receive health care,” he said.

Councilor Jill Duson said she’s conflicted because she knows the importance of the health care services offered at the clinic but wants to protect the First Amendment rights of the protesters.

Trish McAllister, the city’s neighborhood prosecutor, said the law about buffer zones isn’t as clear as it was a month ago. She said three of those types of ordinances had been upheld upon appeal but a challenge to a Massachusetts law has now been accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court.

“There seems to be solid ground for a buffer zone ordinance,” McAllister said, but added there’s concern about such a measure given the pending Supreme Court case.

Given that the case is before the court, McAllister said, if the city creates a buffer zone and it’s challenged, a temporary restraining order could be granted.

McAllister said the elements of an ordinance to create the zone will require a definition of the facilities the city wants to include and how to measure the buffer zone.

Duson said she’s interested to see what the buffer zone would look like on a map to get a sense of how far protesters are being pushed from the entity they are calling attention to.

The impetus for the buffer zone discussion came out of the escalating protests outside the clinic, both for and against abortion.

After receiving a number of complaints, McAllister said, Planned Parenthood hired a detail officer to

Planned Parenthood supporters packed City Hall Tuesday night as the city council’s Public Safety, Health and Human Services Committee began exploring the possibility of enacting a buffer zone around the Congress Street clinic in light of recent protests. Here, a supporter, who declined to be identified, hands out literature to the public. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

stand outside during the Friday protests.

During the winter, the PPD launched an educational campaign to make protesters on either side of the abortion issue aware of the laws if the demonstrations become unruly or disruptive.

The basic laws the protester might run up against are disorderly conduct, harassment, obstructing public ways and the Maine Civil Rights Act. She said a possible violation of the civil rights act could occur if protestors stand in front of a health service provider and create noise with the intent to disrupt service.

“Those warnings were meant for everybody,” said Police Chief Michael Sauschuck.

Planned Parenthood began keeping its own statistics, said McAllister, and collected 161 written complaints from patients accessing services at the clinic. She said of those complaints, 110 indicated they felt harassed or intimidated, 150 felt the protesters’ presence made them uncomfortable and 158 support a safety zone.

Sauschuck said while the department received a lot of complaints, none reached the level of violating

any laws.

“We had no criminal activity there in front of the facility,” he said.

During one incident, the chief said a traveling preacher was making enough noise that his voice was heard inside the building and officers dealt with that situation. He said the report was shipped to the attorney general to see if it was considered a violation of the state civil rights law but it was not.

“I do believe at this point we’ve done all we legally can,” Sauschuck said.

The chief said there have been no arrests made or citations issued related to the protests.

Councilor Cheryl Leeman asked about the legal threshold that’s required for the protesters’ actions to violate the law.

Sauschuck said, for example, if a protester told a patient they would “burn in Hell fire” based on a biblical passage, that would legally fall under the First Amendment. Should someone threaten to go to a person’s house and set them on fire, he said, that would be a criminal violation.

“It’s not an easy process,” he said.

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Sanford man dies from injuries sustained during golf cart crash

Daily Sun Staff Reports A man thrown from a golf cart at Point Sebago Resort in Casco last Saturday died at Maine Medical Center, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reported.

John MacKay, 52, of Sanford, was involved in a golf cart crash on Saturday July 27, and succumbed to his injuries, the sheriff’s office learned from hospital officials Monday.

On Saturday, at approximately 10:27 p.m., the sheriff’s office and Belinsky Town of Casco EMS responded to 261 Point Sebago Road, inside Point Sebago Resort in Casco for a report of an individual

that was thrown from a golf cart while in motion.

Emergency responders determined that MacKay had sustained head injuries. He was immediately airlifted by Life-Flight to Maine Medical Center in Portland, the sheriff’s office reported.

During the initial stages of the investigations, it was determined that the operator, Gary Belinsky, 59, of Westford, Mass., was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, and was placed under arrest for OUI, the sheriff’s office reported. He was later transported to Cumberland County Jail by sheriff’s deputies. The incident is still under investigation.

State update: Highway deaths in Maine drop 23 percent from 2012 Highway deaths in Maine are down about 23 per cent from last year, according to statistics from July 26.

The Bureau of Highway Safety reported 70 people lost their lives in traffic crashes this year as of July 26, compared to 91 deaths at the same time in 2012, reported Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland in his “Communicator” newsletter.

Recent fatal crashes took place in the Washington County Town of Roque Bluffs and in Harrison. At Roque Bluffs, two women drowned after their car drove into the ocean from a boat launching ramp, the newsletter reported. In Harrison, a young man died when his car slammed into a tree.

“August is one of the busiest months on Maine roads and usually one of the most deadly,” McCausland reported. “In the past five years, a total of 78 people have lost their lives in traffic crashes during August.”

There were 164 traffic fatalities in Maine last year, which was up from 136 highway deaths in 2011 but below a 10-year average of 176, Insurance Journal reported in June.

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ABOVE: An Ossipee Valley Music Festival crowd takes in the Della Mae performers. LEFT: Brian and Sally Craig, who own Hats Plus Mats in South Hiram, site of the festival. (TIMOTHY GILLIS PHOTOS)

Diverse tunes, familiar faces at Ossipee Valley Music Festival

By Timothy Gillis

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

SOUTH HIRAM — We rolled up to the Ossipee Valley Music Festival last Saturday, day three of a four-day jam at the fairgrounds in South Hiram.

Folks there were tanned and tuckered out from all the singing and dancing, but were resting up for the headliner acts coming up that night.

My friend started her stint, volunteering at the main gate, and I headed out to catch some of the side stage songs and campfire pickin’ — often a trove of up-and-coming talent at the festival, which has been “serving it up since 1999.”

The Roots and Sprouts Music Academy, a threeday music camp for kids, was winding down. Participants were practicing their new tunes, which they would play at the Dance Barn on Sunday morning.

Loren Barrigar and Mark Mazengarb were up next on the main stage. The guitarists met in Nashville three years ago, at a Chet Atkins convention.

They began playing together at a guitar camp run

by Tommy Emmanuel. Barrigar is from upstate New York, and Mazengarb is from New Zealand. Though many fans were here to see Marty Stuart play later, they were mesmerized by the guitar duo.

Chris Darling, a deejay who hosts “Us Folk,” on WMPG, Friday mornings from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., was chatting with the musicians after their set.

“They were on the show the morning after their gig (in Portland), and jaws were dropping,” he said. The duo will play at One Longfellow Square on Sept. 14.

Barrigar, who played on stage at the Grand Ole Opry when he was 6 years old, said this is their second year at the Ossipee festival.

“I just kept pressuring Bill (Johnson), and he agreed to it last year. People were attracted to what we were doing, and this year we had three stage appearances and ran two workshops. Bill makes sure everyone gives back.” They taught people how to play guitar in the Chet Atkins style and led a songwriting lesson with Harvey Reid and Melissa Carper.

The John Jorgenson Band took the main stage next and played from his bluegrass repertoire.

Familiar fans may have pined for his gypsy jazz, but Brian and Sally Craig, from Lake Wales, Fla., were blown away. The Craigs have been coming to the festival every year of its existence, making their way

Bill Umbel, a board member of the Bluegrass Music Association and former owner of Empire Dine and Dance, said he has been coming to the Ossipee Valley Music Festival since it began 15 years ago. up through the south in their Fleetwood Southwind RV, selling cowboys hats and car mats along the way, “to pay for our golf and gas,” he said. “We enjoy the music, meet great people, and stay in Maine for about three weeks. Then it’s off to the next festival.”

While here, they will stay in their cottage on Unity Pond in Burnham, and then they will head to the Blistered Fingers Festival in Litchfield, from Aug. 22 to Aug. 25.

The Craigs are especially impressed by the honesty of folks at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival.

Brian had a customer hand him money someone had dropped, and he told her to come back later to get it back if no one had claimed it. He said they see some repeating festivalgoers in their travels, some familiar faces at each stop, but not as much this year as in years past.

“Because of the economy, some people are pickin’ and choosin,’” said the Craigs who hit about a dozen festivals a summer, although this one has long been the favorite. “It used to be just bluegrass, but now they say, ‘Dare to be Different,’ and have all kinds of music.”

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Art, weather and talk at Cannon Rock Sessions

By Timothy Gillis

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

People are getting together at the Portland Museum of Art this Thursday night to talk about the weather. It won’t be the typical discussion, with a lot of complaining but no one doing anything about it.

These folks are gathering to hear from two “visiting minds” from the Cannon Rock Sessions, a weeklong workshop organized around the Winslow Homer Studio and designed to look at the artist’s influence on American art, history and identity.

Cannon Rock Sessions features two guest intellects. This year’s visiting minds are Don Perkins, president and CEO of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and Maine artist Anna Hepler.

On Thursday, Aug. 1, at 6:30 p.m., Hepler and Perkins will meet with the public to discuss what they have discovered this week, through their work with focus groups, teachers and visits to area inspirations like Little Diamond Island. The two will also meet during the week with visual artists, writers, data visualization specialists, farmers, marine workers and scientists.

Dana Baldwin, the Peggy L. Osher director of learning and interpretation at the PMA, said the Cannon Rock Sessions (which take their name from one of Homer’s iconic paintings and the craggy cliff that inspired it), is an ongoing ode to his lifetime of work.

“It’s a unique opportunity to bring in disciplines that have a broader reach outside of the visual arts.

We wanted to design a program that uses his work, and this program reaches into a much broader audience,” she said.

“Weather” was selected this year as a central lens through which to filter their study.

“We liked the idea of weather as a theme because it influenced 19th century artists like Homer, but in the 21st century, weather has broader implications,” Baldwin said. “Over the course of the week, we orchestrate conversations for visiting minds to participate in, led by a convener, a naturally curious mind and a connector who draws interesting people to them.”

Hepler and Perkins will meet with such local luminaries as Adam Burk, co-founder of TEDxDirigo, Rachel Boggia, assistant professor of dance at Bates College, Serena Galleshaw, a marine naturalist, and Derek Pierce, principal of Casco Bay High School.

Hepler and Perkins will stay for the week at Black

Children enjoy the work of Maine artist Anna Hepler at the Portland Museum of Art. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Point Inn, taking in the scenic surroundings and immersing themselves in Homer’s backyard.

“The beauty of this program is that we are being thrown in a general (process-oriented) petri dish,” Hepler said. “There’s nothing we can do to prepare, other than being open to what will transpire. There will be a series of conversations, each one with a mediator and we’re there to participate. The nature of how those discussions will go will be determined by others there.”

She has never done anything like this before.

“It’s unusual to have institutional programming so open-ended,” said Hepler, adding she has no particular attachment to weather, although her work often deals with the environment. She installed a huge net made from repurposed parts and plastic sheeting at the museum, a great haul located in the Great Hall, “to make people think about fishing nets and the fishing industry. It’s definitely a nautical/ environmental theme, although it’s not intended to have political overtones.”

Asked if she will get any time to create during her week at Cannon Rock Sessions, Hepler said, “Probably not. For the week, I’m going to remain as open and porous as possible to any serendipitous events that occur. But the art mind is not always making.

The thinking end is important, too.”

About Cannon Rock Sessions Designed to model the Getty Research Institute’s Guest Scholar Program, Cannon Rock Sessions brings two emerging nationally acclaimed intellects to Maine to help inspire new ideas that influence and impact PMA programs centered on the Winslow Homer Studio in the following year. At the conclusion of their visit, the PMA will host a public Summer Dialogue at which the visiting minds will present their perspective on that summer’s theme and synthesize community conversations that took place during their stay. The Summer Dialogue is free and open to the public on Thursday, Aug. 1, at the Osher Family auditorium in the Portland Museum of Art, at 6:30 p.m..

Alive at Five brings free live entertainment to Monument Square ShaShaSha takes the stage last week for the Alive at Five free outdoor concert, held every Thursday afternoon in Monument Square. The Other Bones also performed. On Aug. 1, the bill includes North of Nashville (country) and Ghost of Paul Revere (roots); and on Aug. 8, Jeff Beam (rock), Sara Hallie Richardson (indie) and Arc of Sky (new from Anna Lombard and Trent Gay) are in the line-up. The Portland Downtown District welcomes the public to this series of free events which take place in Monument Square, Post Office Park, Congress Square and Lobsterman’s Park. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

The PORTLAND Daily Sun, Wednesday, July 31, 2013— Page 9

Lonely bipartisan push to overhaul the U.S. tax code finally gets noticed

By Jonathan Weisman THE NEW YORK TIMES

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Debbie Schaeffer, the owner of Mrs. G TV and Appliances, probably did not give the answer the two chairmen of Congress’s powerful taxwriting committees were looking for when they pressed her this week for ideas on a fairer, simpler tax code: “Get rid of the deductions that don’t affect me,” she said.

As talk of tax reform caught Washington’s attention on Tuesday, the comment by Ms. Schaeffer illustrated the central challenge of those eager to overhaul the tax code: Even those who favor eliminating tax breaks want to hang on to the breaks that benefit them.

It is one of the main problems confronting Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representative Dave Camp, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, who have been struggling almost unnoticed for months to build some momentum behind their bipartisan push to overhaul the federal tax code. Party leaders looked on skeptically, and the American public shrugged and defended its selfinterests.

Then on Tuesday, the topic was suddenly at the center of the Wash-

ington debate when President Obama traveled to Chattanooga, Tenn., to promote his own ideas for a business-only tax overhaul plan that would raise billions of dollars in revenue for infrastructure improvement, education and manufacturing — a proposal that quickly drew fire from Republicans.

“If folks in Washington really want a grand bargain, how about a grand bargain for middle-class jobs?” asked Mr. Obama, arguing that the federal spending could drive up employment.

While Mr. Obama’s proposal clashed with some of the ideas being offered by the two tax committee chairmen, it had the effect of putting new life into their efforts.

They may differ on the details, but members of Congress from both parties, the president, and even taxpayers say they would like to see some change.

“It’s a major development,” Mr. Baucus said Tuesday. “The president is for tax reform. That’s the major takeaway.”

Those who met on Monday with the two senior lawmakers drove home their interest in new tax changes as well, albeit not necessarily for tax simplification or ending tax breaks that directly benefit them.

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Hutch Brown, a waiter and bartender at LFK, a restaurant on State Street, shows the spot on the sidewalk where he said he discovered a small homemade explosive Tuesday. Police responded to the scene. After their departure, powder residue still showed on the brick. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

LFK waiter calls police over suspected explosive

By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Portland Police Department responded to a restaurant on State and Pine streets around 6 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a small homemade explosive on the sidewalk.

Hutch Brown, a waiter and bartender at LFK, a burger restaurant at 188 A State St., said he went outside to take a picture of the business, “and I noticed this little, weird bag on the ground, probably no bigger than a hard-boiled egg. I kind of nudged it with my foot, and this black powder kind of shot out of it, and I looked a little closer and I could see a little wick.”

The bag was filled with gunpowder and bee-

bees, he said. Brown called the police, prompting a response of five different police cars and a crime lab unit, he said. Investigators told him they planned to run tests on the item, he said.

Powder residue still showed on the sidewalk near a roped off area where patrons dine in front of LFK.

Tasty tapas, shimmering sunshine, crystal blue seashores and sangria... what’s not to like about Spain? Sangria, which originates from the south of Spain, has been sweeping the nation with its sweet yet tart flavors and colorful personality. Have you ever thought about making sangria but thought that it seems too time-consuming? Well do we ever have some wonderful suggestions for you! Read on and discover a little of the history of this dynamic, crowd-pleasing drink along with some tips for making this tasty punch all year long.

Sangria was first introduced to the U.S. at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. Traditionally, claret was the pre-dominant grape used to make this delicious Spanish red wine punch, but other varietals such as merlot, cabernet sauvignon, and cabernet franc grapes were also used. Fresh fruit such as apples, oranges, limes and lemons were added to the sangria not only for decoration but also as flavor enhancers. Today people from all over the world are enjoying this refreshing drink by combining fruit juice, soda water and oftentimes brandy with Spanish red wines such as tempranillo from the Rioja region.

So are you asking yourself who has the time to blend ingredients with wine to make sangria? Never fear, here are some tips for sangria made easy! First, buy your base! We like a great pre-mixed sangria base such as Opici Sangria, which comes in an easy to pour, store and carry 3-liter box, or Eppa Sangria, a new organic sangria. You can find them at your local retailer, grocery store or by

special request.

Both are wonderful alternatives for a sangria base! Second, cut up some of your favorite fruits into tiny chunks, and mix them with some of the sangria base; freeze this fruity combination in ice cube trays. When you are ready to serve the sangria, consider using a punch bowl or a traditional sangria pitcher with a pinched lip at the top; the lip holds the fruit so that it won’t splash into the glasses when the sangria is being poured. Next, add some large pieces of freshly cut fruit such as apples, oranges, lemons and even star fruit to your sangria base and garnish your glass edges. Finally, plunk in the sangria ice cubes, sit back, relax, and wait for the compliments to roll in!!

Join us at Free Range Fish, 450 Commercial St. Portland on Art Walk Friday August 2nd from 4-6pm to experience the best that sangria has to offer!

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Today’s Birthdays: Actor Don Murray is 84.

Jazz composer-musician Kenny Burrell is 82.

Actor Geoffrey Lewis is 78. Actress France Nuyen is 74. Actress Susan Flannery is 74.

Singer Lobo is 70. Actress Geraldine Chaplin is 69. Singer Gary Lewis is 68. Actor Lane Davies is 63. Actor Barry Van Dyke is 62.

Actor Alan Autry is 61. Jazz composer-musician Michael Wolff is 61. Actor James Read is 60. Actor Michael Biehn is 57. Entrepreneur Mark Cuban is 55. Rock musician Bill Berry is 55. Actor Wesley Snipes is 51. Country singer Chad Brock is 50. Rock musician Jim Corr is 49. Author J.K. Rowling is 48. Actor Dean Cain is 47. Actor Ben Chaplin is 44. Actor Loren Dean is 44. Actress Annie Parisse is 38. Actor Robert Telfer is 36. Country singermusician Zac Brown is 35. Actor-producerwriter B.J. Novak is 34. Actor Eric Lively is 32.

Country singer Blaire Stroud (3 of Hearts) is 30. Singer Shannon Curfman is 28.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll wonder if the task in front of you is worth doing well. If you have a long list and a short amount of time. Speed through each item with a “good enough” attitude. The cumulative effect will be impressive.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). According to the old Jewish proverb, sweet people get eaten up and bitter ones get spat out.

You prefer to stay in between and no one can guess your recipe for success these days.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You don’t have to be in school to learn. You’ll be processing recently gathered facts and connecting them to understand how the world works.

Extra credit: You’ll dream about how it should work, too.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 31). You’ll take relaxation to the “art form” level and your style brings all the right kind of attention. Bonus: You’ll feel young and carefree.

Of course, it’s the hard work in between that makes it possible. August, December and May are moneymaking times. Family bonds are strengthened in September and November. Capricorn and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 29, 5, 25 and 19.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). The 10 minutes you usually spend prioritizing your tasks may not be enough today because you have so many tasks of similar importance to you.

Take 30 minutes instead and organize the next three days all at once.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The mean machine of procrastination actively looks for a distraction to keep its cogs whirring. What’s really going on is that there’s something unknown about your important task that you’re afraid of. Get started and fear disappears.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Being interesting isn’t a problem for you because you are so interested in life, and you follow your curiosity, so you always have something to contribute. You’ll lean on this trait today.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Did you hear about the teacher who wore the same outfit for his yearbook photo for 40 years in a row? Similarly, you’ll be sticking to a formula that works and finding success, as well as notoriety in that.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To improve the way things are in your neighborhood, you first have to improve the people who live there, starting with you. Today is the golden moment for this -- whatever you do will catch on.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You have to bring your best self to the tasks of the day -- there is no other choice -- the challenge of the task demands it. Tonight, you’ll need your peace and rest, so arrange for it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll wonder if your heartstrings got tied up in your purse strings. Someone yanks on the former and the latter come flying open. Where the need is sincere, you are happy to give.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If you think twice, you will either come up with something better to say, or something worse, which could also be better, depending on the context of the situation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Don’t be too proud about which work you take on today. Consider what your sign mate Margaret Cho said: “The incognito of lower class employment is an effective cloak for any dagger one might wish to hide.”

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, July 31, the 212th day of 2013. There are 153 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 31, 1777, the Marquis de Lafayette, a 19-year-old French nobleman, was made a major-general in the American Continental Army.

On this date: In 1556, St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, died in Rome.

In 1875, the 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson, died in Carter County, Tenn., at age 66.

In 1919, Germany’s Weimar (VY’-mahr) Constitution was adopted by the republic’s National Assembly.

In 1930, the radio character “The Shadow” made his debut as narrator of the “Detective Story Hour” on CBS Radio.

In 1933, the radio series “Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy,” made its debut on CBS radio station WBBM in Chicago.

In 1942, Oxfam International had its beginnings as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief was founded in England.

In 1953, Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, known as “Mr. Republican,” died in New York at age 63.

In 1971, Apollo 15 crew members David Scott and James Irwin became the first astronauts to use a lunar rover on the surface of the moon.

In 1972, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the ticket with George McGovern following disclosures that Eagleton had once undergone psychiatric treatment.

In 1973, Delta Air Lines Flight 723, a DC-9, crashed while trying to land at Boston’s Logan International Airport, killing all 89 people on board.

In 1989, a pro-Iranian group in Lebanon released a grisly videotape showing the body of American hostage William R. Higgins, a Marine lieutenant-colonel, dangling from a rope.

In 1991, President George H.W. Bush and Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Moscow.

Ten years ago: The Vatican launched a global campaign against gay marriages, warning Catholic politicians that support of same-sex unions was “gravely immoral” and urging non-Catholics to join the offensive.

Five years ago: Three teenagers were shot to death when a gunman opened fire on a group of young people who’d gathered to go swimming in the Menominee River near Niagara, Wis. (The gunman, Scott J. Johnson, was later sentenced to life in prison without parole.) Scientists reported the Phoenix spacecraft had confirmed the presence of frozen water in Martian soil.

One year ago: Three Indian electric grids collapsed in a cascade, cutting power to 620 million people in the world’s biggest blackout. Wrapping up an overseas trip, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney said in Warsaw that Poland’s economy was a model of small government and free enterprise that other nations should emulate.

At the London games, Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alexandra Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber won the first U.S. Olympic team title in women’s gymnastics since 1996. Michael Phelps broke the Olympic medals record with his 19th as the United States romped to a dominating win in the 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay.

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No parent is perfect, but my children were cared for properly, and we helped them even when they were grown. I don’t think they would do this terrible thing, but I’m -- Not Taking Any Chances Dear Not: It is cruel to trash a parent at a funeral service, when the deceased cannot defend herself. It also makes the guests terribly uncomfortable. Your niece obviously harbors a great deal of anger and pain. We hope she will see a therapist and work through this in a more productive manner.

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Loren Barrigar (left) and Mark Mazengarb perform at the Ossipee Valley Music Festival. (TIMOTHY GILLIS PHOTOS)

Umbel plans to start a roadhouse on Route 302 FESTIVAL from page 7

Celia Woodsmith is the lead singer, Shelby Means plays bass, Jenni Lyn Gardener plays mandolin, Courtney Hartman strums guitar, and Kimber Ludiker plays a fiddle that was made by Jonathan Cooper of Acoustic Artisans on Congress Street.

Bill Umbel, a board member of the Bluegrass Music Association and former owner of Empire Dine and Dance, said he has been coming to the Ossipee Valley Music Festival since it began 15 years ago.

Umbel is busying himself these days by starting a roadhouse on Rte. 302. He plans to call it “Lenny’s,” after Lenny Breau, the legendary guitarist from Auburn.

Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives rocked the main stage until 11 p.m., and then the crowd headed to the Dance Barn to hear Caravan of

Thieves, who did a countrified version of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Music flitted through the campground all night long, as several impromptu jam sessions came together on the whim of passersby, strapped by their instrument and a curiosity to hear what sound was coming down.

The next morning, songwriters got into the act in a competition that began between more than 80 contestants. Annalise Emerick won first prize for her song “Boston.” Paddy Mills took second place with his song “Bayview Massacre.” Dr. Andrew Clark won third prize for his song called “Going Down to Sugartown.”

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Volunteers who have been accredited by the VA to provide this support will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointments are necessary. This free clinic has been organized by the Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project with support from Pine Tree Legal Assistance and the Maine VISTA project at the Maine Commission for Community Service, a press release stated.

More than 50 veterans have been served at these clinics since the program launched in October 2012.

“There is a great need for this project in our community,” said Nan Heald, executive director of Pine Tree Legal Assistance. “Access to VA benefits can be the difference between homelessness and stable housing. We are honored to help Maine veterans access the benefits they earned by serving our country.”

For details, visit www.ptla.org.

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Wednesday, July 31 MPA to host Retirement Security Roundtable

10:30 a.m. to noon. “On Wednesday, July 31, the Maine People’s Alliance will host a group of community activists and leaders from across the country to discuss the importance of protecting and strengthening retirement security programs. Representatives from Maine’s Congressional delegation and State legislators will join grassroots leaders and policy experts to discuss opportunities to strengthen Social Security for generations to come and listen as participants share their personal experiences with programs like Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.” Portland Clarion Hotel (1230 Congress St.), involving community activists from Maine and across the country. Representatives from the offices of Sen. King, Reps. Pingree and Michaud; and State Representatives Andrea Boland, Ben Chipman and Diane Russell.

Roxana Robinson at the Portland Public Library

noon to 1 p.m. Roxana Robinson, author of “Sparta,” Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library. “Roxana Robinson’s new book, ‘Sparta,’ has just been released. In the book, Conrad Farrell has no family military heritage, but when he graduates as a classics major at Williams College, he joins the Marines to continue a long tradition of honor, courage, and commitment.”

Friedman Legacy Day at Baxter Academy

noon to 1:30 p.m. “The Maine Heritage Policy Center, co-hosted with the Honorable Carol Weston of Americans For Prosperity-Maine, cordially invites you to participate in this year’s Friedman Legacy Day. This annual, international event provides fans of Milton Friedman and lovers of liberty the opportunity to learn about the late Nobel laureate, to share his ideas, and to celebrate the impact they had on our country and the world. Discover Baxter Academy: A Victory for School Choice and Economic Freedom. Presentations by: Amanda Clark, Education Policy Analyst, MHPC; Allison Davis, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Baxter Academy; The Honorable Carol Weston, director, Americans for Prosperity-Maine. School tour by: Michele LaForge, Head of School, Baxter Academy.” Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, 54 York St., Portland. There is no charge for this event, but attendees must register in advance.

Space is limited. Please respond to Ms. Kate Clark; 3212550, kclark@mainepolicy.org.” http://www.eventbrite. com/event/7356566689

Wolfe’s Neck Woods Small Wonders talk

2 p.m. “Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park offers nature programs daily at 2 p.m. through Aug. 31. Small Wonders — Discover the extraordinary things that are right before your eyes (Hand lenses provided). 2: p.m., meet at the semicircle of benches by the second parking lot, 1hour, weather permitting. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465.”

‘Hansel & Gretel’ readings

4 p.m. The Children’s Museum & Theater of Maine presents readings from “Hansel & Gretel” on Wednesday, July 31 at 4 p.m. in the Sam L. Cohen Children’s Library. “This program is presented as part of Portland Public Library’s summer reading program for children, ‘I Love Reading in Portland: I’m Your Neighbor.’ Actors from the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine will read their own adaptations of the classic Grimm’s fairy tale about a brother and sister’s journey into the woods to outwit a witch with a terrible sweet tooth. The play will be performed at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine Oct. 18-28. This program is designed for children 3 years and older.”

Maine’s Favorite Birds

5:30 p.m. Speakers: Jeffrey V. Wells & Allison Childs Wells.

“Join us in the Longfellow Garden for a presentation by the authors of ‘Maine’s Favorite Birds’ (Tilbury House, 2012), who will share fascinating facts, fun stories, beautiful images, and more about some of Maine’s best known and most loved feathered creatures. From lush forests and rocky coastlines to lakes, mountains, and rolling fields, spectacular natural beauty and diverse habitats make Maine a wonderful place for seeing and hearing some of North America’s iconic birds. The talk will appeal to anyone who wants to know and better appreciate the birds they are most likely to see in their backyards, wild areas, parks, and nature preserves. A book sale and signing will follow the talk. Jeffrey V. Wells and Allison Childs Wells are native Mainers and lifelong birders. After attending graduate programs at Cornell, both worked for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology; they returned to Maine in 2004. Independently and together, they have published widely in their field. Jeff is now senior scientist for the International Boreal Conservation Campaign and Allison is senior director of public affairs for the Natural Resources Council of Maine.”

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A chickadee hunts for food in the bark of a tree on Peaks Island. Today at 5:30 p.m., Maine Historical Society presents a Book Talk: Maine’s Favorite Birds with speakers: Jeffrey V. Wells and Allison Childs Wells. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Portland Democratic City Committee new date

5:30 p.m. “As Portlanders, we join in mourning the loss of Amanda Rowe, nurse and advocate for children’s health, and extending our warmest sympathy to her husband, family and friends for this grievous loss. In order not to conflict with services for Mrs. Rowe, we are moving our meeting up a week. The meeting and officer election will be Wednesday, July 31, at 5:30 p.m. in Conference Room 5 on the lower level of the Portland Public Library. ... Open positions are: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. All nominees must be members of the PDCC — that is, they must have attended two regular meetings or participated in the 2012 caucus. While we welcome all registered Democrats to participate and discuss, only official members can vote. (This is mandated by our bylaws, and we realize that it may be an issue for some people; it may well be that the new officers will recommend changes to those bylaws, but we need to elect them first.) After new officers are elected, we’ll have a brief discussion of upcoming elections, campaigns and events.” http://portlanddems.org

Signs of Hope fundraiser for Spring Harbor

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “On Wednesday, July 31, Spring Harbor Hospital will hold its annual fundraising event, Signs of Hope at the home of Sheri and Joseph Boulos from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Falmouth. “Randy Seaver, strategic communications consultant and author of the blog All Along the Watchtower, is the featured speaker at the event. Randy makes his living as a strategic communications consultant, helping a wide range of clients — from Fortune 500 companies to small non-profit organizations and municipalities find solutions to complex challenges. He is also a self-described “outof-the-closet consumer of mental health services,” and was hospitalized multiple times for mental health issues that include depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. Today, Randy’s illness is well-managed, and he’s become a public advocate, working to raise awareness about the impacts of mental illness and its stigma by serving as a panelist and a guest speaker in several forums throughout New England, include Maine Mental Health Partner’s It Takes A Community.” http://www.springharbor.org

‘Art of the Civil War’ in Bath

6:30 p.m. Lecture: “Their Eyes Have Seen the Glory: Art of the Civil War” by Author Stephen May. Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. Nonmembers $7; members $5. “In a fullyillustrated slide lecture, the author examines how the American Civil War and its aftermath were depicted by painters, sculptors and photographers on both sides of the conflict, including Maine painters Winslow Homer and Eastman Johnson and sculptor Franklin Simmons. To purchase tick-

ets or for more information visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call443.1316, ext 0.”

‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre

7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine State Music Theatre continues its 55th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, ‘Gypsy.’ Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Gypsy’ follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June, based on actress, June Havoc, and Louise, in the world of 1920s show business, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. ... Maine State Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the Maine State Music Theatre stage as ‘the ultimate show business mother,’ Rose.” Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats online at www.msmt.org. The show opens on July 17 and runs until Aug. 3. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows are at 7:30 p.m.

Sunset Folk Series

7:30 p.m. Sunset Folk Series at Western Prom Park sponsored by Families of the Western Prom Neighborhood. Concerts last approximately 40 minutes (in case of inclement weather, concert canceled). Wednesday, July 31, 7:30 p.m.

Phantom Buffalo (www.myspace.com/phantombuffalo); Wednesday, Aug 7, 7:30 p.m. Carolyn Currie (www.carolyncurrie.com); Wednesday, Aug 14, 7:30 p.m. Kurt Baker (www.kurtbakermusic.com). www.portlandmaine.com

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

8 p.m. Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at the Ogunquit Playhouse. “The Playhouse is going Technicolor with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and one very colorful garment. The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.” July 31 – Aug 25.Preview performance. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph

Portland Trails ‘Star Trek’

8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Portland Trails “Star Trek” with Ed Gleason of the USM Southworth Planetarium. (postponed from Monday, due to cloud cover). “After a brief introduction and tour at the Southworth Planetarium we will move to a spectacular spot to view the summer night sky! Suggested $5 donation for Portland Trails members, $7 for non-members.” http://trails.org/programs see next page

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Thursday, Aug. 1 Museum benefit for Newtown, Conn.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “On Thursday, August 1, Maine Historical Society and five other museums across Maine will donate a portion of each admission fee paid that day to help support the construction of a children’s museum in Newtown, Conn., the city that was the site of a mass shooting in December. Some of the participating museums will also accept donations that day from visitors who wish to make a contribution toward the Newtown museum as well. the effort gained even greater momentum because many in the community realized there was a much greater need. ... After the December shooting, communities and organizations across the country looked for ways to help the children and families of Newtown. Three museums in Grand Rapids, Michigan, chose to contribute a portion of one day’s admission fees toward helping fund the Newtown children’s museum, which has been named the ‘Everwonder Museum.’ The Association of Children’s Museums picked up the movement and launched a national effort. When Amy Lent, executive director of Maine Maritime Museum, read about the effort she invited other museums in Maine to join as well and many responded enthusiastically. ... The participating Maine museums are the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, Maine Historical Society in Portland, Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, the Maine State Museum in Augusta and Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport.” Maine Historical Society reported: “MHS is still charging the regular admission fee for entrance to our Civil War exhibit and the Longfellow House. $1 from each paid admission will go towards the Ever Wonder Museum Fund.” Wadsworth–Longfellow House, Monday–Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., last tour at 4 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., last tour at 4 p.m. Museum & Museum Store, Monday–Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. www.

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WBLM Classic Rock Art Show

noon to 8 p.m. Asylum, 121 Center St., Portland. 102.9 WBLM (Portland) show. “Mccartney, Springsteen, Elton, Bon Jovi, The Stones, Clapton and The Who reside at Asylum In Portland as WBLM displays a rare collection of Rock & Roll Artwork at the ‘WBLM Rock Art Show & Sale,’ Thursday, Aug. 1 to Saturday, Aug. 3. Ron Campbell, Beatles Yellow Submarine Animator and Beatles TV cartoon director, to appear live at the show creating original Beatles cartoon paintings. The ‘WBLM Rock Art Show & Sale’ features artwork created by rock stars, famous rock photographs, album artwork, Gold records, concert posters, animation art and more. All works are available to purchase. Noon to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2. The Rock Art show is free and open to the public. Every piece of art is also available to purchase. The ‘WBLM Rock Art Show & Sale’ is part of WBLM’s 40th Anniversary Celebration.” www.rockartshow.com

Deering Oaks Bandstand concerts

12:30 p.m. Deering Oaks concerts; starting at 12:30 p.m., concerts last approximately 40 minutes and are held at the Bandstand, Deering Oaks Park (if inclement weather, concert relocated to Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St.). Thursday, Aug. 1 Matt Loosigian (Kids Songs); Thursday, Aug. 8 USM Chemistry Club (Experimental Fun). www. portlandmaine.com

A Company of Girls at the Portland Public Library

10:30 a.m. Portland Public Library’s summer reading program for children, I Love Reading in Portland. “Programs designed for children ages 5-12 include: Thursday, Aug. 1 at 10:30 a.m., A Company of Girls – Theater Arts; Thursday, Aug. 8 at 10:30 a.m., I’m Your Neighbor: Anne Sibley O’Brien/A Path of Stars; Saturday, Aug. 17 at 11 a.m., End of Reading Program Celebration at Riverton!” http://www.portlandlibrary.com

‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre

2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine State Music Theatre continues its 55th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, ‘Gypsy.’ Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Gypsy’ follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June, based on actress, June Havoc, and Louise, in the world of 1920s show business, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. ... Maine State Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the Maine State Music Theatre stage as ‘the ultimate show business mother,’ Rose.”

Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats online at www.msmt.org.

The show opens on July 17 and runs until Aug. 3. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows are at 7:30 p.m.

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at the Ogunquit Playhouse.

“The Playhouse is going Technicolor with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and one very colorful garment. The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.” July 31 – Aug 25. Preview performance. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse. org/2013season/joseph

Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth. “Cultivating Community is holding a series of Twilight Dinners at their farm in Cape Elizabeth.

The three-course meals will be cooked by local chefs to highlight the local and seasonal. The cost is $40 per person (BYOB). You can buy tickets online at Brown Paper Tickets.

Aug. 1 — Chef Josh Potocki, Bread and Butter Catering Co. Aug. 8 — Cultivating Community Youth Growers supported

by John Peelen of Dutch Door Kitchen. Aug. 15 — Chef Leslie Oster, Aurora Provisions. Aug. 22 — TBD. Aug. 29 — Chef Chris McClay, Modern Vegan Cooking School. Sept. 5 — Chef Mitch Gerow, East Ender.”

‘Romeo and Juliet’ in the park

6:30 p.m. “Romeo and Juliet” — Shakespeare in the Park, Fenix Theatre Co. is proud to present William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. through Aug 10 in Deering Oaks Park All shows are free to the public. “We are a group of artists dedicated to staging the classics of theater in the most compelling and relevant manner for the audience of today. Fenix Theatre Company exists to provide the southern Maine community access to free classical theater in the beauty of Deering Oaks. We thrive on the unique collaboration between audience and performer found in outdoor theater. We value showcasing the passion and brilliance of local artists.” http://www.fenixtheatre.com/#!

Eastern Promenade Concert Series

7 p.m. Friends Of Eastern Promenade Concert Series, sponsored by the Friends of Eastern Promenade and area businesses. Concerts last approximately one hour. Please note: Due to Fort Allen Park undergoing renovations, concerts this summer are held at Fort Sumner Park, North Street (in case of inclement weather, concert canceled).

Thursday, Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Pete Kilpatrick (Acoustic Folk Pop); Thursday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Sly Chi (Funk Soul & R&B); Thursday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m. The Kenya Hall Band (Funk / NeoSoul); Thursday, Aug. 22, 7 p.m. North of Nashville (Outlaw Country/American Roots); Thursday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m. Maine Marimba Ensemble (Zimbabwean Music). http://www.portlandmaine.com

Live Music and Making a Difference in South Portland

7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Summer Benefit Concerts: Live Music and Making a Difference. By coming to these concerts you will be making a difference in someone’s life. Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thornton Heights United Methodist Church 100 Westbrook St., South Portland. Charities sponsoring the events: Aug. 1: Performer — Gunther Brown Band; charity — Southern Maine Agency on Aging; Aug. 8: Performer — Dave Shaffer and others; charity — Veterans of Foreign Wars; Aug. 15: Performer — Joe Farren, Stepping Stones: MAPS Shelter Services of Women and Child; Aug. 22: Performer — Lighthouse Jubilees; charity — STRIVE. Suggested donation of $5 at the door and all the proceeds go to these charities.”

‘The Music Man’ in Standish

7:30 p.m. “The Schoolhouse Arts Center is performing Meredith Willson’s ‘The Music Man’ July 18 through Aug. 4.

This show is not only for the whole family, but is filled with families, since one third of the cast comes from three local families. It brings to the stage the singing, dancing, and acting talent of 31 local residents who range in age from 9 to 68.” Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 5:00 pm. Adult tickets are $18. Seniors and students are $16. The Schoolhouse is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. For reservations, call (207) 642-3743 or buy tickets online at www.schoolhousearts.org.

Friday, Aug. 2 Hidden Ladder Collective at Meg Perry

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. “A marathon of art will be happening at the Meg Perry Center (644 Congress St.) on Friday, Aug. 2.

The Hidden Ladder Collective is going to lock themselves inside the Meg Perry Center and create artwork starting at 7 a.m. and will not stop until 7 p.m., right in the midst of the First Friday Art Walk. Some artists will be working on ground level and some up on ladders to create 12 giant paintings that will be collaboratively created using every art

weapon you can imagine (paints, pastels, pencils, crayons, markers, glue, plaster, etc). People are welcome to come by at anytime to watch the progress. An art table will also invite those visiting to create their own additions which may even be glued to the future paintings. The event is a fundraiser to save the financially struggling Meg Perry Center; as people can pledge money towards the center for each hour an artist works during the event. Both highest pledgers and random pledgers will be selected as the winners of the paintings at the end of the night (8 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Music and food will accompany the 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. portion of the event. The list of artists will be published on the event page prior to the event. ... Musicians will be on the stage composing an original show to perform that evening during the last half hour of the visual art collaboration (7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.). The show will be recorded live and produced as an album. The event will be open to the public starting at 7 a.m. Viewers are invited to come in throughout the day and witness the productivity and creation.” Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/ events/1382854008602366/?fref=ts; Hidden Ladder Collective: http://www.hiddenladdercollective.com; Meg Perry Center: http://www.megperrycenter.org.

Sanford’s Kids’ Club

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sanford’s Kids’ Club, affiliated with the Sanford School Department. Kids’ Club fundraising committee presents car wash, bake sale, lemonade stand and face painting booth to raise money for community involvement and bussing to community service projects!

Willard School, 668 Main St., Sanford. Community and business vehicles welcome recommended donation for car wash is $5.

WBLM Classic Rock Art Show

noon to 8 p.m. Asylum, 121 Center St., Portland. 102.9 WBLM (Portland) show. “Mccartney, Springsteen, Elton, Bon Jovi, The Stones, Clapton and The Who reside at Asylum In Portland as WBLM displays a rare collection of Rock & Roll Artwork at the ‘WBLM Rock Art Show & Sale,’ Thursday, Aug. 1 to Saturday, Aug. 3. Ron Campbell, Beatles Yellow Submarine Animator and Beatles TV cartoon director, to appear live at the show creating original Beatles cartoon paintings. The ‘WBLM Rock Art Show & Sale’ features artwork created by rock stars, famous rock photographs, album artwork, Gold records, concert posters, animation art and more. All works are available to purchase. Noon to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2. The Rock Art show is free and open to the public. Every piece of art is also available to purchase. The ‘WBLM Rock Art Show & Sale’ is part of WBLM’s 40th Anniversary Celebration.” www.rockartshow.com

‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre

2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine State Music Theatre continues its 55th season of professional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, ‘Gypsy.’ Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Gypsy’ follows the dreams and disappointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two daughters, Dainty June, based on actress, June Havoc, and Louise, in the world of 1920s show business, when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born. ... Maine State Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the Maine State Music Theatre stage as ‘the ultimate show business mother,’ Rose.” Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats online at www.msmt.org. The show opens on July 17 and runs until Aug. 3. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows are at 7:30 p.m.

ReLaunch Party for Port City Music Hall

5 p.m. “In celebration of the recent purchase of the Port City Music Hall, the State Theatre, a partnership of Alex Crothers and The Bowery Presents, will be hosting a ReLaunch Party this Friday, Aug. 2 at 5 p.m. The ReLaunch Party will be featuring myriad local acts, including Awaas, Dj Matty T, Foam Castle and Hutch Heelan. In support of First Friday Art Walk, the evening will be free and all ages. Port City Music Hall opened it’s doors four years ago in the heart of the Portland Arts District and in that short time has played host to a range of incredible artists, including Grace Potter, Neko Case, They Might Be Giants, Dr. Dog and many more. The venue accommodates 529 people in a beautifully appointed and spacious room with hardwood floors, clean sightlines and full bar service. The new owners plan to host 120+ shows annually and will also be available for private events and parties. The music venue is the second endeavor for CroBo, LLC, which also operates the historic State Theatre at 609 Congress Street and produced the successful Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Festival with Mumford & Sons last August.” www.portcitymusichall.com or www.statetheatreportland.com. see next page

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First Friday with Maine Historical

include Arabic writing demonstrations, henna painting, a prayer rug exhibit, and a chance to hear about two books set in Maine’s Muslim community, Moon Watchers and Out Of Nowhere. The Ramadan fast will be broken at 8:15 with food from Tandoor Bread. ... The Ramadan celebration and education allows families of all faiths and backgrounds to engage in conversation with and explore Islamic practices. Through breaking the fast together, a sense of community is created through the common act of sharing food.

‘I’m Your Neighbor, Portland’ is a yearlong, city-wide read and series of public events designed to promote a sense of community among the city’s diverse communities.” For more information: www. imyourneighborportland.org; or Curious City, 420-1126; http://www.portlandlibrary.com

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Exhibits and Longfellow House Open House, First Friday Art Walk. “Join us for the First Friday Art Walk and visit our Civil War themed exhibits: This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War and Patriotic Imagery. The Art Walk promotes free, self-guided tours of museums and galleries in downtown Portland. MHS will serve refreshments, and the Museum Store will be open late. This month we’re featuring an open house of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Garden from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. only. “Our friendly docents will be in each room to answer your questions about Portland’s beloved poet and his boyhood home, and members of the Longfellow Garden Club will Back Bay Connection benefit be on hand to talk about plants and 7 p.m. MVRA Presents: Back Bay Conthe garden’s evolution. This Rebellion nection’s Summer Music Celebration. showcases a rich array of MHS’s Civil (Back from left) Neil Ruecker, Diane Ruecker, Nancy Smith and Chrissy Smith, and (front from left) Cristina Bayside Bowl, A rocking show for a rockWar collections — photographs, letMcBreairty, Ashley McBreairty, Cindy Smith, Maria Sepulveda and David Sepulveda appear in “The Music Man,” ing cause. Join The Rattlesnakes, Metal ters, artifacts, maps, and memorabilia at Schoolhouse Arts Center, at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish. The production ends this weekend. Feathers, and more in raising some much— related to the Maine soldier’s expe(COURTESY PHOTO) deserved funds for Back Bay Connecrience during and after the war. For the sales will also be featured at Maine College of Art on August tion’s music program. $5 cover. first time ever, a database has been created of all Maine First Friday.” soldiers who died in the War (in battle or of war wounds or Film: ‘Dirty Wars’ at the PMA illness); the names appear in a remembrance wall as part of International Show at Constellation 7 p.m. “Dirty Wars.” Co-presented by SPACE Gallery and the exhibit. Patriotic Imagery: Union patriotic imagery was 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Constellation Art Gallery, 511 Congress The Portland Museum of Art. Friday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m.; Saturcommon during the Civil War. It was found on letterhead St., First Friday Art Walk. “Art without borders. Constelday, Aug. 3, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3, 7 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. and envelopes that soldiers used, on memorial posters of lation Gallery invites artists from here away to show their 4, 2 p.m. PG13, 108 min. Admission $7 at the Portland soldiers’ service created after the war, and in many other work in Portland, Maine. Expect a varied mix of worldwide Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. www.portprinted formats.” Maine Historical Society, at 489 Congress backgrounds to blend together in this show.” landmuseum.org/events/movies.php. SPACE Contact Jon St. http://www.mainehistory.org Courtney: jon@space538.org. “It’s the dirty little secret of Esduardo Mariscal Dance-Theater the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes.

Fawzi Hasson and his daughter, Maha 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Public Library Atrium, 5 MonuWe have fundamentally changed the rules of the game and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Maine Charitable Mechanic Associament Square. First Friday Art Walk. “Esduardo Mariscal the rules of engagement. Today drone strikes, night raids, and tion. August Artist in the Library and Aug. 2 First Friday Art Dance-Theater will perform excerpts of current work in proU.S. government–condoned torture occur in corners across Walk exhibit will be oil paintings by Fawzi Hasson and his cess called LUZ (Light). This surreal and humorous instalthe globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Invesdaughter, Maha. “Father and daughter team of artists from lation that will include contemporary dance, butoh, martial tigative reporter Jeremy Scahill (author of BLACKWATER: The Baghdad, Iraq.” arts, puppetry, sculpted large and colorful costumes. PerRise of the World’s Most Mercenary Army) traces the rise of formance starts at 7:45 p.m. and is 45 minutes and family Popscapes, Horns and Flushed the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fightfriendly. LUZ will be performed at the Portland Stage Com5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk. SPACE Gallery, 538 ing force in U.S. history, exposing operations carried out by pany Aug. 22-24.”

Congress St. “In our main gallery, Toledo based artist Natmen who do not exist on paper and will never appear before alie Lanese has created a colorful site-specific mural and Celebration, Tradition and Change Congress. No target is off-limits for the JSOC “kill list,” even a collage installation. In our annex, Los Angeles based artist 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress U.S. citizen. Director Richard Rowley takes us on a chilling ride Emily White has filled the gallery with a series of delicate, St., First Friday Art Walk. “Asherah Cinnamon is an interwith whistle-blower Scahill yet larger than life cut paper forms. In the window is a new national award winning, contemporary sculptor, installation/ ‘The Music Man’ in Standish sculpture by RISD MFA candidate Maggie Casey.” performance artist, and creative educator. Cinnamon’s cre7:30 p.m. “The Schoolhouse Arts Center is performing ative practice explores the power of human interaction as a ‘Some Burdensome: Big Ships, Big Cargoes’ Meredith Willson’s ‘The Music Man’ July 18 through Aug. 4. means to build community, seek justice (tzedek), and heal 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk on Aug. 2 featuring This show is not only for the whole family, but is filled with the world (tikkun olam).

Celebration, Tradition and Change Opening Reception for “Some Burdensome: Big Ships, Big families, since one third of the cast comes from three local is an exhibition deeply rooted in Jewish Feminism. ... CelCargoes” by Maine Maritime Museum, in the Lewis Gallery, families. It brings to the stage the singing, dancing, and ebration, Tradition and Change is on display from July 5 to Portland Public Library. http://www.portlandlibrary.com/ acting talent of 31 local residents who range in age from Aug. 29 at the Maine Jewish Museum at Etz Chaim Synaprograms/lewisgallery.htm 9 to 68.” Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Satgogue Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. or by appointment.”

Shout exhibit at Hilltop urdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 5:00 pm. Adult tickets For more information, contact Curator Nancy Davidson at 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk. Hilltop Coffee Shop, are $18. Seniors and students are $16. The Schoolhouse TootzDavidson@yahoo.com or 239 4774.

Munjoy Hill. “A collection of mixed media artwork that is is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just ‘All Local All Awesome’ show spirited, bright, and bold. YES Art Works presents a group north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. For 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sanctuary Tattoo and Gallery, 31 Forest show by adult artists with disabilities at Hilltop Coffee at 90 reservations, call (207) 642-3743 or buy tickets online at Ave. “A gathering of gargantuan proportions! A climactic culCongress St. in Portland from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30.” www.schoolhousearts.org. mination of talent! A lot of pretty dang good art made by some Summer Hoarde at Oak Street Lofts Portland Playback Theatre real nice folks. ... Come down and check out our newest group 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oak Street Lofts, 72 Oak St. Artists Ingrid 7:30 p.m. “On First Friday, August 2, Portland Playback show featuring work by local tattooers. Paintings, drawings, Grins and Tanya Zivkovic, Oils, Acrylics, Drawings, PhotogTheatre’s theme is ‘Differences.’ Audience members are sculpture, jewelery ... more super crazy cool artwork than raphy and Collage. First Friday Art Walk. invited to tell their moments and stories about not fitting in, you could conceivably shake a stick at, if you really wanted or that relationship that just wouldn’t work or just being difCampaign, Art Walk at the Art Department to shake a stick at it! On top of this event being a great ferent and watch our improvisors re-enact the story on the 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Art Department, 611 Congress St., way to share our own individual talents, it is also a chance spot. Every month, Portland Playback uses improvisation First Friday Art Walk. “Come see the amazing work behind to give back to our community and contribute to a good to honor true stories from audience members’ lives. Find the artists of The Art Department, as we share our Kickcause. Twenty percent of all art sales will be donated to the out more at www.portlandplayback.com. CTN5 Studio, 516 starter campaign for new equipment! Tons of art, prizes, Animal Refuge League!” http://www.arlgp.org Congress St., Portland. $7 suggested donation at the door. and showcases of artwork and video projects from the last Giant Robots! year and a half. Also, participate in our newest project, the ‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’ 5:30 p.m. First Friday Art Walk at Coast City Comics, Friday, Sunny All Day News publication! Food, drinks, live music, 7:30 p.m. The Harborside Shakespeare Company perform Aug. 2. “Our art show theme will be Giant Robots! Transdancing, and tons of inspiring work by some incredibly their rendition of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night formers, Zords, Zoids, Pacific Rim, Gundam, Evangelion, inspiring artists. Come support a great cause!”

Dream” on both Aug. 2 and 3 at Mayo Street Arts, Portland. and any number of whatever-the-hell-their-calleds from 90 “Shakespeare’s classic comedy of magic, fairies, love and The Final Show by Portland Photo Works percent of Anime out there! Pick a giant robot from pop confusion will transport you to a colorful kingdom where 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Photo Works, 613A Congress St. culture and make it do something awesome, silly, hilarious, anything is possible and nothing is what it seems.” Doors First Friday Art Walk. “An eclectic selection of photography violent, adorable! Whatever you want! Make it so! Just get at 7 p.m./show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 stuby Maine artists. Photographs of Maine from the 1970’s me your ready-to-hang pieces by Aug. 1.” 634 Congress dents/seniors, and $8 for kids (18 and under). http://www. through today; colorful photography-based abstracts; and St., Portland. brownpapertickets.com/event/401137 classic Holga black and white landscapes. Photo Works will Ramadan celebration event be closing the gallery next month to focus on its fine art ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Rines Auditorium, Portland Public printing services.” Artists C.C. Church, Richard Veit, Frank 8 p.m. Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland. Ramadan Mubarak: Poole. http://www.portlandphotoworks.com Dreamcoat’ at the Ogunquit Playhouse. “The Playhouse A Holiday Celebration and Education For Families of All Student Art Sales at MECA is going Technicolor with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Faiths. “‘I’m Your Neighbor, Portland’ is hosting a Rama5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and dan celebration and education for families and individuals Portland, First Friday Art Walk. “As well as our two exhibione very colorful garment.” July 31 – Aug 25. http://www. of all faiths at the Portland Public Library on First Friday tions in the ICA, and the MFA Retrospective, student art ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph Art Walk, Aug. 2, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event will