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‘Like trying to count bees in flight’ — Historian Herb Adams working on Portland’s list of lives lost in the Civil War; page 9
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A boy and his dog See Karen Vachon’s column, page 4
Police: Tests confirm fox running amok in South Portland was rabid See page 6
Sharon Wilbraham of Bath test drives an ELF (Electric Light and Fun) “organic transit” vehicle Wednesday at her home in Bath. She and her husband, Derek, invested in one of the first ELFs in Maine. The vehicle features solar panels and a battery to provide a mix of manual pedaling and electric power. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)
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Tracing germs in the aisles
(NY Times) — Twice a month for a year, Lance Price, a microbiologist at George Washington University, sent his researchers out to buy every brand of chicken, turkey and pork on sale in each of the major grocery stores in Flagstaff, Ariz. As scientists pushed carts heaped with meat through the aisles, curious shoppers sometimes asked if they were on the Atkins diet. In fact, Professor Price and his team are trying to answer worrisome questions about the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs to people from animals raised on industrial farms. Specifically, they are trying to figure out how many people in one American city are getting urinary infections from meat from the grocery store. Professor Price describes himself as something of a hoarder. His own freezer is packed with a hodgepodge of samples swabbed from people’s sinuses and inner ears, and even water from a hookah pipe. But the thousands of containers of broth from the meat collected in Flagstaff, where his nonprofit research institute is based, are all neatly packed into freezers there, marked with bar codes to identify them. He is now using the power of genetic sequencing in an ambitious attempt to precisely match germs in the meat with those in women with urinary infections. One recent day, he was down on his hands and knees in his university office in Washington, studying a family tree of germs from some of the meat samples, a printout of more than 25 pages that unfurled like a roll of paper towels. Its lines and numbers offered early clues to Professor Price’s central question: How many women in Flagstaff get urinary infections from grocery store meat? He expects preliminary answers this fall. Researchers have been warning for years that antibiotics — miracle drugs that changed the course of human health in the 20th century — are losing their power. Some warn that if the trend isn’t halted, there could be a return to the time before antibiotics when people died from ordinary infections and children did not survive strep throat. Currently, drug resistant bacteria cause about 100,000 deaths a year, but mostly among patients with weakened immune systems, children and the elderly. There is broad consensus that overuse of antibiotics has caused growing resistance to the medicines.
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CAIRO (NY Times) — Egypt’s militaryled government instructed its security forces on Wednesday to end two large sit-ins in the capital by supporters of the deposed Islamist president, a decree that risked a new round of violent convulsions in the country’s political crisis. In a televised statement, the interim cabinet said that the sit-ins in support of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, were disruptive and represented “a threat to the Egyptian national security and an unacceptable terrorizing of citizens.” Tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood members and sympathizers have been occupying two large squares in Cairo
— Rabaa Al Adaweya and Nahdet Masr — to protest the July 3 ouster of Morsi, the country’s first freely elected president. The protesters have vowed to stay in the squares until he is released from detention and reinstated in office. That outcome has looked increasingly unlikely, as the interim authorities have expanded a crackdown on the Brotherhood and its affiliates and have moved to oust Islamists appointed by Morsi from government posts. More than 140 pro-Morsi demonstrators in Cairo were killed by security forces in violent confrontations on July 8 and this past Saturday, further polarizing a country in the throes of its worst crisis
since the revolution that toppled Morsi’s autocratic predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, in February 2011. The interim cabinet’s televised statement, read by the country’s minister of media, Doreyya Sharaf el-Din, appeared intended to establish a legal basis for dispersing the sit-ins by force. The minister said the decree was necessary because of “the huge mandate given to the state by the people in dealing with the terrorism and the violence that threaten the dissolution of the state and the collapse of the homeland, and in order to protect the national security and higher interest of the country and the social peace and the safety of citizens.”
Loner sought a refuge, and ended up in war WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Feeling outcast and alone in Iraq, Bradley Manning, then a 22-year-old Army private, turned to the Internet for solace in early 2010, wanting to share with the world what he saw as the unconscionable horrors of war, an act that resulted in what military prosecutors called one of the greatest betrayals in the nation’s history. Within months, he was arrested for making public, through the WikiLeaks organization, the greatest cache of secret government information since the Pentagon Papers. He was called a traitor by his government; confined to a tiny cell 23 hours a day at the
Marine base at Quantico, Va., and the Army brig at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; and finally court-martialed in Maryland. As prosecutors accused Private Manning of being a self-promoting “anarchist” who was nothing like the tortured man of principle portrayed by his lawyers, supporters around the world celebrated him as a martyr for free speech. But the heated language on both sides tended to overshadow the human story at the center of the case. That story involved the child of a severed home, a teenager bullied for his conflicted sexuality whose father, a conservative retired soldier, and mother, a Welsh
woman who never adjusted to life in Oklahoma, bounced their child back and forth between places where he never fit in. Private Manning was a misfit as well in the Army, which he joined in the hope of gaining technical skills and an education, and which eventually sent him to Contingency Operating Station Hammer, a remote post east of Baghdad, where he had access to some of the nation’s deepest military and diplomatic secrets. In early 2010, he covertly downloaded gun-camera videos, battle logs and tens of thousands of State Department cables onto flash drives while lip-syncing the words to Lady Gaga songs.
U.S. outlines N.S.A.’s culling U.S. economy grew at 1.7 of data for all domestic calls percent rate in 2nd quarter
WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The Obama administration on Wednesday released formerly classified documents outlining a oncesecret program of the National Security Agency that is collecting records of all domestic phone calls in the United States, as a newly leaked N.S.A. document surfaced showing how the agency spies on Web browsing and other Internet activity abroad. Together, the new round of disclosures shed even more light on the scope of the United States government’s secret surveillance programs, which have been dragged into public view and debate by leaks from the former N.S.A. contractor Edward J. Snowden. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released
the newly declassified documents related to the domestic phone logging program at the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the topic. Simultaneously, The Guardian published a stillclassified 32-page presentation leaked by Snowden that describes the N.S.A.’s XKeyscore program, which mines Internet browsing information that the agency is apparently vacuuming up at 150 network sites around the world. The documents released by the government, meanwhile, include an April ruling by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that supported a secondary order — also leaked by Snowden — requiring a Verizon subsidiary to turn over all of its customers’ phone logs for a three-month period.
(NY Times) — The United States economy performed a bit better than expected in the second quarter, shrugging off some of the impact from higher taxes and lower federal spending in the spring, the government reported Wednesday. The gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.7 percent, hardly indicative of an economic boom, let alone enough to bring down elevated levels of unemployment soon. It is also the third quarter in a row in which growth failed to top 2 percent, the average since the recession ended in 2009. Still, the increase was an acceleration from growth in the first quarter of 2013, which was revised downward to 1.1 percent from an earlier estimate of 1.8 percent by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. “It was a reasonable performance,” said Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. “In the long run, it’s not enough, but I’ll take growth wherever I can get it.” The economy’s trajectory is being closely watched by the Federal Reserve as it determines whether to ease its huge stimulus efforts. Fed policy makers will conclude a two-day meeting on Wednesday and issue their latest statement on the economy early Wednesday afternoon.
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New report details data on city’s creative workforce, quality of life By Craig Lyons
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In less than a decade, Portland’s number of creative professionals working in the city has increased 10 percent, according to a study released Wednesday, but there’s still work to be done. Creative Portland released a study, “Livability Indicators and Creative Workforce: How Portland Measures Up,” that noted the factors that attract a creative workforce to Portland, including cost of living, available jobs, safety, cultural activities and health. The study found that from 2002-2011 the number of creative professionals, which includes people who work in the arts, media, marketing, information technology and other fields, increased from 18,463 to 20,479. Jennifer Hutchins, executive director of Creative Portland, said the group has known Portland is an attractive place for people to relocate, and members of the creative workforce are already coming to Portland. “It does appear to be on the positive trend, which is good,” Hutchins said. The study creates a baseline of information for Creative Portland to attract 10,000 creative professionals and entrepreneurs in 10 years, a goal set in 2010, by defining a creative workforce and the factors that give a city the quality of life those people seek. When the goal was first established, Hutchins said in order to get a sense of strategies to attract members of the creative workforce to Portland, there needed to be a baseline of information. She said the information in the report includes concrete data on the creative workforce and livability factors in Portland and other comparable cities. Hutchins said people in the creative workforce primarily look for a high quality of life when it comes to relocating, and the study shows how Portland stacks up against Portsmouth, N.H.; Burlington, Vt.; Providence, R.I.; Boston; and Portland, Ore. “We certainly believe that Portland is ripe for receiving this type
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of workforce,” she said. The report highlighted that Portland’s areas of strength including a high percentage of people over the age of 24 with an advanced degree, the unemployment rate, the cost of living and commute time, according to the report. One point the report highlights is the low number of people in creative occupations. The report said that in 2011 there were 20,479 creative occupation in Portland versus 52,945 in Cumberland County and 172,416 in Maine. As for comparable cities, the report said Boston had 174,954, Burlington had 10,882, Portland, Ore., had 147,543, Providence had 32,158 and Portsmouth had 12,655. The report shows that the number of jobs in the creative economy are fewer in Portland than comparable cities, Hutchins said, but the city is starting on an upward trajectory. She said there’s fertile ground to build more jobs in the creative workforce in the city and move to the top of the list. Hutchins said the report will give groups in Portland information that can help guide them in the right direction to improve the
quality of life and attract more members of the creative workforce. A study released last year found that arts-related nonprofits contributed nearly $50 million to Portland’s economy. Creative Portland last June issued a study conducted by Americans for the Arts and the Ruth Lilly Fund for the Arts — titled “Arts and Economy Prosperity IV in Portland, Maine.” The study looked only at arts and culture nonprofits and didn’t look at commercial enterprises. The study found that nonprofit arts and culture created $49.2 million in economic activity in 2010 — $26.5 million was generated through arts and culture organizations and $22.6 million was created through eventrelated spending, according to the study. Arts and cultural activities in Portland generated $49.2 million, supported 1,535 full-time equivalent jobs and added $5.7 million in local and state government revenues, according to the report. On a national level, the same study found that arts and cultural groups generated $135.2 billion in economic activity in 2010, according to a press release.
Mercy awarded accreditation in nuclear medicine Daily Sun Staff Report
Mercy Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine as the result of a recent review in May by the American College of Radiology, the hospital reported. Nuclear medicine is a branch of medical imaging that uses small amounts of injectable (or ingested) radioactive material to diagnose and treat a variety of diseases, including many types of cancers, heart disease and certain other abnormalities within the body, a press release explained. The ACR Gold Seal of Accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety, the press release noted. It is awarded only to facili-
ties meeting ACR Practice Guidelines and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by boardcertified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. Image quality, personnel qualifications, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures, and quality assurance programs are assessed. The findings are reported to the ACR Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report they can use for continuous practice improvement. The Nuclear Medicine Department at Mercy joins the departments of CT Scanning, Ultrasound, MRI and Mammography who have all previously attained the ACR’s three-year, Gold Seal of Accreditation for clinical excellence.
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The cruelly misunderstood Anthony Weiner has “no idea” if he’s about to be stabbed by another stiletto heel. “These are people who I thought were friends, people I trusted when I communicated with them,” he told Denis Hamill of The Daily News. “But who knows what they might do now?” Yes, who knows? Free-spirited young women having digital sex with a well-known politician who loves to expose himself and talk raunchy can The New be so damnably unpredictable York Times and untrustworthy. The delusional Weiner, who has turned shamelessness into performance art, was expecting the sexual equivalent of honor among thieves. He wasn’t counting on being out campaigning Tuesday morning while one of his online inamoratas, Sydney Leathers, was holding forth to Howard Stern about their fantasies of “a secret sex den,” her possible future in porn and Weiner’s satyriasis. “There were times he’d talk to me multiple times a day,” she said. “He’s like a needy girlfriend or something. He’s like this clingy person.” Aside from being a gift to clowns, hacks, punsters, rivals and the writers of “The Good Wife,” Carlos Danger is also a gift to political-scandal survivors. His behavior is so outlandish and contemptible — the sort of thing that used to require a trench coat and park — that it allows Eliot Spitzer and Bill Clinton to act huffy. When Chris Matthews asked Spitzer to verify that he would not vote for Weiner, the “governorturned-hooker-booker,” as The New York Post poetically calls him, replied: “Fair point. That is correct.” Bill Clinton, who officiated at Huma and Anthony’s 2010 wedding, is shooting death rays at his political Chucky. And Hillary is dining in Washington with the president and the vice president, trying to remind everyone of her dignified career after conjugal martyrdom — the same conjugal martyrdom
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A boy and his dog A question I’m frequently asked, while making house calls in my profession is: Are you afraid of dogs? My response is always the same: “If I were, I couldn’t do this job!” It’s true. I’ve been barked at, jumped on, licked. I’ve given biscuits to make friends with the dog, before beginning an appointment! I’ve had small dogs curl up in my lap. A few weeks ago, I literally had to step over a golden retriever, fast asleep at Better with the doorway of the office where we were to meet. Age “That’s Wini,” explained Tina Gagnon, owner of Black Bear Auto, in Windham. “She’s in retirement; transitioning to a shop dog.” Nothing unusual, so far; after all, it is the dog days of summer and with a thick coat of hair, what dog wouldn’t want to curl up and take a nap? Lying in front of the office door, it was as if Wini was suggesting that Tina and I take a break, too. As it would turn out — there was little talk about insurance; instead, the conversation became all about Wini, and the fabulous work that she has done for Tina’s son, Jesse Jordan. He was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age 2, and is now age 20, and Wini has been a Godsend to Jesse and his family. Wini is a service dog, who, in dog years, is 70 years old. Jesse noticed that Wini was getting a little bit lazy; tired, perhaps. Like people who have given their life to good work and service to others, “Wini deserves to retire,” said Tina. For ten years, Wini has been companion to Jesse. She’s been by his side through a 10-day stay at Bos-
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For ten years, Wini has been companion to Jesse. She’s been by his side through a 10-day stay at Boston’s Children’s Hospital; she’s picked up dropped pencils, fetched shoes, opened doors, turned lights on and off; she’s the mother hen to the family’s three other dogs. Where Jesse goes; Wini goes. ton’s Children’s Hospital; she’s picked up dropped pencils, fetched shoes, opened doors, turned lights on and off; she’s the mother hen to the family’s three other dogs. Where Jesse goes; Wini goes. She became a legend at Bonney Eagle High School — bringing smiles and warming hearts to those around her. She’s also educated and enlightened people to the important role that service jobs play in society. Wini is not without fetish, challenge or attitude. Her fetish is to eat paper. And, yes, that would include eating Jesse’s homework. Her biggest challenge early on: She couldn’t speak on command; this concerned Jesse, as it was important to be able to get someone’s attention. Not to worry though: Bandit — the family’s Siberian husky, eventually taught Wini to speak Siberian husky language: “Wini is probably the only golden retriever who howls like a husky!” laughs Gagnon. Like any school aged child, Wini came to know the difference between Monday and Friday. Gagnon compared Jesse and Wini’s pace up the driveway to catch the bus on Monday — a sauntering drag; in contrast to a happy skip home on Friday. Come graduation, Wini, in custom altered cap and gown, see VACHON page 5
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participated fully in perfect step to the graduation march of Pomp and Circumstance. Jordan got Wini at age 10. His mother observed a puppy in a convenience store wearing a little red coat. It caught Gagnon’s eye and caused her to ask: Why the red coat? Turned out, this puppy was in training to be a NEADS dog; a dog that will serve the deaf and disabled. Once fully trained, these dogs are able to assist handicapped Americans, providing companionship, and independence. The program acquires puppies from animal shelters and reputable breeders. Their training starts with eight weeks of basic obedience in the NEADS on-campus learning center. Next, volunteer inmates at 13 New England prisons take the puppies for 12–18 months and train them during the week. On weekends, the puppies spend time socializing and training with volunteer families outside the prison. At 18 months, the service dog returns to the NEADS campus for specialized training around the specific
needs of their new partner. On Aug. 4, Jesse Jordan heads to Princeton, Massachusetts to meet Radar, his new service dog. Typically the training time in this phase is two weeks; but the combination of Jesse’s experience, and Wini being home to lend a helping paw to Radar — it is anticipated that Jesse and Radar will be home sooner. It is most important that Radar know and understand Jesse’s voice; to be able nudge (turn on the lights) and fetch what Jesse points to. Radar will be entering a family of all female dogs: Wini, Bear the beagle, Tondra the German shepherd, and Bandit the husky. How will all this play out? Tina Gagnon, owner of Black Bear Auto, in Windham, shared the story of Wini, a devoted companion I ask. Jesse expects what to her son, Jesse. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, Jesse spent 10 years with Wini as a bosom companion and service dog, including graduation (below). (COURTESY PHOTOS) would be normal in this situation: a little jealousy clinical situations provide assistance, aid, and comat first, followed by appreciation that Radar can do fort to those disabled, handicapped, and also for the work that Wini has become too tired to do. the terminally ill. Service dogs are trained to take Already, the family has provided a transitional their role seriously. It requires time and money to do role for Wini — queen of the shop, customers know this. Wini and Jesse have come a long way together. and dote over Wini, and, yes — give her treats! Wini entered a school system and a community that She also seems relieved from her, once demanding needed to be educated on the rights, roles, and laws responsibilities. The turning point for Wini was the surrounding the use and provision of service dogs. day that Jesse gave her permission to get up on the In their journey, not only has their community been couch. (Service dogs know their place on the floor educated; hearts have been warmed, inspired and — never to tower over their masters). So the invimotivated to support and promote the cause to bring tation to a comfortable spot service dogs to people in need of help. The family is on the couch was a big deal most appreciative for their support. for Wini. The family has As Jesse prepares for his trip to Massachusetts, also noticed Wini pulling he’s half way there in his fundraising goal of $9,000. the same antics of the other He and his family are tremendously grateful to the family dogs: She now begs, many people who have fundraised for him. To learn barks, and runs around the more about NEADS, and/or to make a donation house — like worry free to Jesse Jordan, go to www.neads.org. In the drop dogs typically do. down, select Jesse Jordan. The family thanks you — No matter their role, and Wini does, too! throughout history, dogs continue to prove them(Karen Vachon is a Scarborough resident. She is a selves to be mans (and womlicensed health and life insurance agent and active an’s) best friends. Friendly community volunteer. To follow her on Facebook, go by nature, dogs used in to: http://www.facebook.com/karenvachonhealth.)
Little did Huma know how fully she would follow in Hillary’s footsteps DOWD from page 4
her protégée, who was in Washington helping Hillary with her high-level meetings, is now enduring. After years of literally following in Hillary’s footsteps, little did Huma know how fully she would follow in Hillary’s footsteps. Weiner continues to play the rebel without a pause. He shrugged off reports that the Clintons, who have been christened the careless Daisy and Tom Buchanan of politics, regard him, in the words of F. Scott, as the foul dust floating in the wake of their dreams. “I am not terribly interested in what people who are not voters in the city of New York have to say,” Weiner sniffed about the first couple of Westchester. Bill confessed, “I hadn’t been perfect” after the Gennifer Flowers story broke, so Weiner echoed: “I recognize I am not a perfect messenger. I get that.” Just as Bill sparked a tawdry debate on whether oral sex counted as intercourse, so Weiner has sparked a tawdry debate on whether cyber-sex is more or less forgivable than illicit sex the old-fashioned way. As voters grapple with whether to send Client No. 9 to spar with reporters in City Hall’s Room 9 as a
comptroller without self-comptrol, as Stephen Colbert put it, the spectacle of Spitzer passing moral judgment on Weiner has led to arguments over gradations of perversity. Some people say Spitzer’s transgressions are more understandable because they were time-immemorial victimless transactions with well-paid humans in the flesh, while Weiner’s digital compulsions with women he didn’t know were peephole exhibitionism and insanely “reckless,” as the new front-runner Christine Quinn charged. Others think Weiner’s sins were no worse than enjoying pornography and that actual human contact is more harmful than cyber-horniness run amok. On one level, what Mark Sanford did — fall in love with a beautiful, younger woman — may be the easiest for voters to fathom, but is it the hardest on the wife? Like Bill Clinton, Weiner can summon impressive political stamina under jaw-droppingly embarrassing circumstances. Ignoring the new Quinnipiac poll of New Yorkers that says a majority of likely Democratic voters think he should get out, Weiner put up a video Tuesday night vowing that he would not drop out because newspaper editors and other pols wanted him to. “Quit isn’t the way we roll in New York City,”
he said, with dark circles under his eyes that even makeup wouldn’t hide, adding generously, “This is about helping New Yorkers.” He acknowledged that “if someone wants to come out with something embarrassing about you in your private life, you’ve got to talk about that for a little while.” Good luck with that. At an event Tuesday evening in Times Square with advocates for New Yorkers with disabilities, the 48-year-old seemed tired, slight and young as he was thronged by the fierce Hydra-headed press beast. He looked as if he were running on raw will. He apologized for being late, saying something about the “time-space continuum.” Weiner tried to focus on the issues at hand, like wheelchair-accessible cabs. The auditorium was mostly empty, except for reporters following Weiner to see if he was going to drop out or admit that he had sexted recently. One man stood up and complained that he had been let down once when Weiner was a Queens congressman and backed away from a bill he had promised to pass. “How can I trust you?” the man asked. The question of the hour lingered in the febrile air.
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Police: Tests confirm fox running amok in South Portland was rabid Daily Sun Staff Reports On Wednesday, South Portland police reported that lab tests confirmed that a fox an officer captured and killed was carrying the rabies virus, following multiple reports of attacks in the Long Creek/Clarks Pond area the day before. On Tuesday, the department received five different complaints of possible rabid fox attacks. The fox was captured and killed by police that afternoon. 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. The animal’s remains were taken to the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory in Augusta for testing. Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention reported that the fox was rabid. The people who have had contact with the fox will be notified of the results, police said. The police department is still requesting anyone who observes a fox in the immediate area of Clarks Pond, Long Creek, Maine Mall or Western Avenue area to contact the police at 799-5511 so officers can investigate. More information about rabies can be found at the Maine Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory’s website at http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc.
MOFGA announces new executive director to start with group this fall The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association announced that Ted Quaday, of Santa Cruz, Calif., will become the organization’s next executive director. MOFGA began recruiting for this position in January, “conducting a thorough, nationwide search for an inspiring and visionary leader to advance the organization’s goals,” the group reported. Quaday will attend MOFGA’s Common Ground Country
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Fair in September and will officially start as executive director on Oct. 1. Heather Albert-Knopp, president of MOFGA’s board of directors, expressed the board’s enthusiasm. “Ted’s experience in the organic agriculture and food systems movement at the local and national levels and his extensive background in communications at Farm Aid and other high-profile organizations will be invaluable to MOFGA,” she said. “We are excited about the skills he will bring to our talented staff and the easy-going nature he showed during his interview. He will connect easily with our broad and diverse membership.” Quaday will be the sixth executive director in MOFGA’s history, succeeding the late Russell Libby, who led the organization from 1995 until his untimely death in 2012. Heather Spalding has served as interim executive director since November and will resume her role as MOFGA’s deputy director when Quaday relocates to Maine.
Chalmers-Cutter named Maine Young Agent of the Year, firm notes The Chalmers Insurance Group announced that the 2013 Maine Young Agent of the Year Award has been awarded to the firm’s Dottie Chalmers-Cutter. She is a 1999 graduate of Lake Region High School and a 2003 graduate of Bowdoin College. Chalmers-Cutter joined the family insurance business in 2005. She started work as a personal lines agent and has since become operations and personal lines sales manager as well as the chairwoman of the Maine Young Agents Committee, the insurance com-
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Guarna joins Mercy Pain Center Dr. Joel Guarna, Ph.D. has joined the staff of the Mercy Pain Center, Mercy Hospital reported. Guarna is a clinical psychologist specializing in health psychology, wellness, addiction, trauma, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based psychotherapies. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology at Bowling Green State University. He completed his postdoctoral training at the Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology. He also served as a staff psychologist for the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Boston. “Dr. Guarna brings a great deal of experience in emerging areas of pain management. His expertise combined with medical and invasive modalities enables our pain clinic to treat the patient’s mind, body and spirit,” said Scott Rusk, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Administration for Mercy Hospital. “I am eager to work with the Pain Center staff to help individuals manage chronic or acute pain. I’m impressed at Mercy’s high level of care and compassion when treating patients dealing with long term pain issues using innovative treatment modalities,” said Guarna. Mercy’s Pain Center, located at 144 State St. in Portland, offers a multidisciplinary approach for individuals living with life disrupting pain, the press release stated.
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Daily Sun Staff Reports An inmate at the Cumberland County Jail Medical Unit died Wednesday morning, following observation for seizure activity, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reported. Karyn Victoria Kundishora-Nowlan, 30, whose last known address was in Portland, was being held at the Cumberland County Jail on a state probation hold, and was housed in the medical unit for observation for seizure activity, according to a sheriff’s press release. During routine medical rounds, a nurse discovered that Kundishora-Nowlan’s pulse was very low, the press release stated. At about 5:17 a.m., county correctional officers and medical staff responded to a medical duress call. First aid and CPR were administered on the inmate, and the Portland Rescue Unit was immediately called, the sheriff’s office reported. Kundishora-Nowlan was then transported, by rescue, to Maine Medical Center for care. At approximately 6:16 a.m., jail supervisory staff were notified that Kundishora-Nowlan had died during medical care at the hospital, the sheriff’s office reported. Kundishora-Nowlan’s cause of death is undetermined, the sheriff’s office reported, and her remains will be examined by the Medical Examiner’s Office. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division, and Portland Police Department continue to investigate the incident. Next of Kin has been notified.
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Sharon Wilbraham of Bath test drives an ELF Wednesday. The vehicle features a “Share the Road” sticker. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)
ELF solar-powered bike debuts in Maine By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
A bicycle that looks like a car, or a car that looks like a bicycle, the solarpowered, three-wheeled Electric Light and Fun has rolled into Maine. Davis Carver, owner of Bath Cycle & Ski in Woolwich for 37 years, has been spending every other week down in North Carolina, working in an old abandoned furniture warehouse. He and business partner Rob Cotter are filling orders for the ELF, an “organic transit vehicle” that features solar electric assist, disc brakes and sheltered interiors that resemble the cab of a car. Each vehicle can go 1,800 miles on the energy equivalent of one gallon of gasoline, according to the Organic Transit website (http://www. organictransit.com/about-the-elf). In contrast to their surroundings in a defunct furniture warehouse, what he and Cotter have been building look like something from the future, dreamed up for a science fiction movie. Plenty of engineering, design and hard work went into the ELF’s development, Carver said. “It’s amazing how far we’ve come in a year,” he said this week. They delivered the first four of the eight ELF vehicles purchased in Maine last Thursday. The ELFs were shipped via truck to Carver’s shop in Woolwich. Four more are due to arrive in Maine in the near future, he said. Marketing hasn’t been a major issue, Carver said. “Most people just sort of get it, it’s not something we really have to sell,” he said. “Most of it is word of mouth, although we’ve had a lot of media inquiries. ‘The Today Show’ came by, we had the Wall
Davis Carver, owner of Bath Cycle & Ski in Woolwich (above), helped create the ELF.
Street Journal come by,” Carver said. Sharon and Derek Wilbraham lined up to be among the first ELF purchasers in Maine. Sharon Wilbraham works for Carver at Bath Cycle & Ski, but she said the couple stumbled upon this unique vehicle via the Internet. “We had noticed that they had put these ELFs out on a Kickstarter, the website where up-and-coming inventions need to raise money, and the price point was right. We went after it,” she said. Sharon Wilbraham said her husband uses their ELF to commute from their home in Bath to his work at LL Bean in Freeport. Sharon Wilbraham said she considered alternatives. Options such as recumbent bicycles seemed not quite right — recumbent bikes ride too
low to the ground, she said. The ELF seemed ideal for her husband’s commute. “This was visible, you’re sitting up higher in an upright position, and it’s stable, and it could give him an extra boost to get to work,” she said. Carver, who also runs Carver Bikes, a custom bicycle business, out of his Woolwich shop, took on the ELF as a third venture. Cotter, formerly of Waldoboro, talked to him about a year ago. Carver attended a design session, or charette, to flesh out the idea. “Really, he’s always had this dream,” Carver said, and the idea prompted Carver to travel to Durham, N.C. to the base of operations. “They’re all built here, we’re sourcing out all the parts locally,” he explained.
“We’re trying to use just as much local talent as we can,” Carver noted. About 90 of the pedal- and solarpropelled bicycles have been built so far, all custom ordered, Carver said. “Each one is individually made, we’re running about a four-month backlog right now,” he said. The ELF comes in four colors — silver, white, green and orange — with two or three hub types, and six or seven different choices. “It’s aimed more at someone who is not an avid cyclist,” Carver said. The ELF is well suited to “someone who wants to be able to ride, but they want the comforts and security of a car.” A solar panel on the roof charges the battery, which can take 14 hours to charge by sunlight or much less time if the unit is plugged in. An ELF features a range around 25 miles with a combination of pedaling and using the power supply, Carver estimated. “Logically you’d think gated communities in Florida would be all over these,” Carver said, but in fact, people in colder climes such as Maine, Washington state, Oregon and Minnesota have shown the most interest. Carver said he would love to see the business expand, but right now they’re filling orders and dealing with challenges — one obstacle is shipping cost. “These are very difficult to transport and expensive to transport, typically to have one shipped to Maine is about $1,000,” Carver explained. One customer just flew down, picked up his ELF, and plans to ride back to Boston on an East Coast Greenway. For more information, visit http:// www.organictransit.com/about-the-elf or see the business on Facebook.
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Civil War census ‘like trying to count bees in flight’ Historian working on Portland’s list of lives lost in the Civil War By Timothy Gillis
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Herb Adams is hitting the books. For the first time in the 21st century, Adams is updating a 150-yearold list, never finished, of Portlanders who lost their lives in the Civil War. A project he thought might take a month has grown to take more than half a year and coincided with the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, an event which added scores more names to the project itself. “Maine sent about 54 units of one kind or another into the war, from cavalry to coast guards, artillery to infantry, with perhaps another 5 to 6 thousand Mainers enlisting in the U.S. Navy,” Adams said. “Tallies vary, but about 71,000 Mainers served in the Army, and about 9,300 lost their lives — most to disease.” Mainers serving included at least 104 free blacks, some who served in other state units — and at least one Portland woman, who fought undetected beside her husband and was awarded a U.S. pension for her service. “She is one we know about,” he said. “There is a larger story here waiting to be told.” But for now, he wants to wait to tell it. Portland sent about 5,000 into the service, from an 1860 Portland population of about 26,000. “Roughly one in five Portlanders served,” Adams said. “Of these, perhaps as many as 700 Portlanders died — an astonishing double-digit rate of fatality.” Maybe. “These are estimates, based on older estimates,” he added. “And the real numbers may never be known.” But modern research methods, new tools and new interest because of the Civil War’s 150th anniversary are bringing new facts to light. “And new mysteries, too,” said Adams. “You’d think a list of the dead would be a hard and fast figure, findable if you counted carefully and looked hard enough. Well, it’s not.” As Maine’s biggest city, then and now, Portland’s figures present a symbolic slice of life for the entire state, with all its good and lots of its bad side, too. Adams has nudged the known number of Portlanders who died in the war up toward and perhaps past 700, “but it is like trying to count bees in flight. Portland life in 1860 was just as complex, noble, highminded, shifting and shady as it is today, maybe more so,” he said. “As the war ground on, an entire Civil War subculture sprang up of shifty operators, bounty-jumpers, substitute brokers, and paid-off ‘doctors,’ selling black market draft exemptions.” After 1863, drafted Mainers could hire a “substitute” to go serve in their place. “And die for you, too,” said Adams. “Or one could pay a $300 fee and be exempted from service entirely.” This practice favored the rich, so many a poor man’s son served, and rich boys stayed home and happy, he said. Towns offered competing bounties to lure local boys away and answer draft quotas elsewhere. Mackworth Island became a virtual prison camp for Maine draftees and conscripts, and the Portland papers “often told of bodies washed up, pockets full of bounty cash, of deserters trying to swim off the island at night,” he said. “Sharp operators, flashing cash, waited for Irish immigrants on the docks. Many a poor boy signed papers he couldn’t read and was off on his way to the front, his pockets picked, and the sharpster pocketing a bonus too for finding you a ‘willing’ substitute. Portland was where the action was. So you might be a Portlander by definition, because this was only where you signed up. And so you were a Portlander by death, too.” These facts make Adams’s task more difficult and the hours in the archives long. A digitized 2012 com-
Under the watchful eye of the marble bust of Portland Mayor James Phinney Baxter, former State Rep. Herb Adams searches the Public Library archives for the lost names of Portland’s Civil War dead, for the 150th anniveersary of the Battle of Gettysburg. (COURTESY PHOTO)
puter study of Civil War resources by Binghamton University in New York upped the national estimate of total Civil War dead by 20 percent, to about 750,000, north and south. Maine records are excellent but rarely digitized, and Adams’s work relies on regimental histories, new and old scholarship, and careful re-reading of letters, manuscripts, and newspapers of the day. Local sources like the Fifth Maine and Eighth Maine Regimental centers on Peaks Island, local veteran’s groups, and the Maine Irish Heritage Center at the old St. Dominic’s in the West End, shed light on Portland’s contributions too, said Adams. “The rest is grunt work and gritted teeth in dusty places.” Portland tried to count its Civil War dead as soon as the war was over. The 1866 Portland City Directory published a “Roll of Honor” of about 400 names in tiny type, “many misspelled, mixed up, or mysterious with no known military record,” said Adams. “But it was heartfelt, and honored the great and small, from one city lieutenant colonel to more than 300 common soldiers and sailors. Each name meant something to someone back then.” There things stood until the 1980s when the Portland City Council approved $2,000 for brass plaques to be placed on the back of the “Our Lady of Victories” statue in Monument Square. Critics quickly found flaws in the 1866 list, Adams said, and William B. Jordan, a professor at Westbrook College and longtime advocate for preservation of Portland’s cemeteries, added hundreds more names to a new list by devoting hours to combing state Civil War records page by page. The city later abandoned the plaque project. In the 1990s, still more names were uncovered by Robert Biggar, a lawyer in York County and a military history enthusiast. Adams inherited Biggar’s list after his death, and picked up the work.
“Jordan and Biggar worked in the paper clip and file card days of research, still using typewriters and white-out, and did excellent jobs. We are really in their debt,” Adams said. “You get a real appreciation of their work after a few weeks of squinting, sneezing, and going home from dark archives covered in dust.” Heartbreaking stories emerge from the silent pages, like the story of Lt. Michael Boyce of Portland. Boyce was born in Canada of Irish immigrant parents, and moved to Portland as a boy. “In a sense, he was a double immigrant, and enlisted in the U.S. Army, lying about his age,” said Adams. “Boyce served out in the wild west forts, and re-enlisted for the Civil War when of legal age. He married a young Irish girl next door on Hanover Street, Portland, and in three weeks was off to the Battle of Gettysburg. There, Boyce was killed on the second day, July 2, 1863, the same day Joshua Chamberlain and the famous 20th Maine held Little Round Top. His bride of three weeks held his funeral on Hanover Street, and a mass was sung at the old St. Dominic’s. His body was marched under escort to Calvary Cemetery on the Cape. That’s it — a bride for three weeks, then a widow. So much of the rest of the story we will never know.” Adams hopes to have a list completed by April of 2015, to be read aloud in Monument Square to commemorate the end of the war, he said. “And then to leave to the next generation of those who care.”
GLORIOUS+VALOROUS See Herb Adams in Portland Sunday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m. The Battle of the HMS Boxer and the USS Enterprise, aBicentennial Commemoration of Maine’s Greatest Sea Battle with historian Herb Adams and special musical guests Roll & Go. Maine Irish Heritage Center, corner of State and Gray streets in Portland. A $S donation is requested/members free. For more information: 780.0118.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor-director Geoffrey Holder is 83. Singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is 82. Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, R-N.Y., is 76. Actor Giancarlo Giannini is 71. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams is 63. Blues singer-musician Robert Cray is 60. Singer Michael Penn is 55. Rock singer Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) is 54. Rock singer-musician Suzi Gardner (L7) is 53. Rapper Chuck D (Public Enemy) is 53. Actor Jesse Borrego is 51. Actor Demian Bichir is 50. Rapper Coolio is 50. Actor John Carroll Lynch is 50. Rock singer Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) is 49. Movie director Sam Mendes is 48. Country singer George Ducas is 47. Country musician Charlie Kelley is 45. Actress Jennifer Gareis is 43. Actor Charles Malik Whitfield is 41. Actress Tempestt Bledsoe is 40. Actor Jason Momoa is 34. Singer Ashley Parker Angel is 32. Actress Taylor Fry is 32. Actor Elijah Kelley is 27. Actor James Francis Kelly is 24.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Aim high and usually your arrow still winds up at ground level. But the view it will witness between the sky and the dirt will be far broader and more interesting than if you hadn’t shot into the sky. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). An imaginary encounter with yourself will be better than an actual encounter with the one you think is standing in your way. It turns out that moving yourself out of the way will clear your path of all other obstacles. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Between thinking and doing is planning. You don’t need a written agenda for this day to go smoothly, but it honestly wouldn’t hurt. You’ll save yourself time in the end because writing helps you remember key details. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 1). Good fortune sprinkles your next five weeks. You’ll be promoted through a system of ranks and in September and find yourself exactly where you planned to be and ahead of schedule. Relationships shift to accommodate new wishes and needs in November. Long distance travel leads to increased income. Pisces and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 1, 2, 30 and 16.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). The fast lane forces everyone to go fast because the flow of traffic will endanger you if you don’t. Because you prefer to go at your own speed, not a speed that’s dictated by those around you, getting out of the fast lane may be wise. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The things that scare you might be worth doing. You’re in a particularly bold mood today and are likely to leap from the high dive into the warm swimming pool of life. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You don’t mind if, once in a while, your loved ones get a little bossy or speak to you in an intimate kind of shorthand that’s less than polite. But if it happens more than not, start sticking up for yourself or it will only get worse. CANCER (June 22-July 22). In order to act when it’s time, you have to know when it’s time. Trust yourself. The temptation to move too soon or too late is ever-present, but only if you don’t trust yourself. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may wish for a laboratory to try out your ideas. This could be as simple as a table and a few supplies or as elaborate as a fully staffed company. It begins with today’s wish. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). With fame comes gossip. Is it worth it? You’d rather be anonymous than have to think about everything you say and how it might be construed and what it will look like to others if you’re simply yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your gentle courtesy will bring you to the top of a list. Finally you’re being considered for the position you really deserve, and you didn’t have to brag about yourself to get here. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Usually disinclined to make foolish moves, today something impulsive in you wants to put it all on the line. It might be argued that by risking everything you are making sure that you have fully lived. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re not about to count your blessings as blessings until the end game is upon you, and even then you won’t really know. So instead you’ll enjoy what is. For now, it’s safe to say, “It’s all good.”
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2013. There are 152 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 1, 1913, the Joyce Kilmer poem “Trees” was first published in “Poetry: A Magazine of Verse.” On this date: In 1714, Britain’s Queen Anne died at age 49; she was succeeded by George I. In 1876, Colorado was admitted as the 38th state. In 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division, the forerunner of the U.S. Air Force. In 1933, the National Recovery Administration’s “Blue Eagle” symbol began to appear in store windows and on packages to show support for the National Industrial Recovery Act. In 1936, the Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. In 1943, rioting broke out in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood after a false rumor spread that a police officer had shot and killed a black U.S. Army soldier who in fact had only been wounded; six people were killed in the violence. In 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing. In 1957, the United States and Canada agreed to create the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). In 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on a shooting rampage at the University of Texas in Austin, killing 14 people. Whitman, who had also murdered his wife and mother hours earlier, was gunned down by police. In 1973, the movie “American Graffiti,” directed by George Lucas, first opened. In 1988, conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh began broadcasting his nationally syndicated radio program. In 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people. Ten years ago: A suicide bomber rammed a truck filled with explosives into a military hospital near Chechnya, killing 50 people, including Russian troops wounded in Chechnya. Five years ago: Some 30 mountaineers began a disastrous attempt to scale K2 in Pakistan; 11 of them died in a series of accidents, including icefalls. Crowds of Chinese watched a total solar eclipse along the country’s ancient Silk Road, one week before the start of the Summer Games in Beijing. One year ago: President Barack Obama made his rival’s personal millions a front-and-center issue in the race for the White House, telling a swing-state audience in Ohio that Mitt Romney “is asking you to pay more so that people like him can get a big tax cut.” Four teams from China, South Korea and Indonesia were kicked out of the women’s badminton doubles at the London Olympics for trying to lose on purpose. Host country Britain picked up its first two gold medals when Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won the final of the women’s pair at the rowing regatta and cyclist Bradley Wiggins took the time trial.
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I’ve been to counseling twice and have read books on making friends, and neither has helped. I appreciate that I have a good marriage, a good job, great kids and a nice home, but the absence of just one good friend saddens me greatly. Do you have any advice? -- Lonely for Friends Dear Lonely: It can take a long time to get to know someone in middle age, when friendships are already entrenched from work, church and community. You would need to make a greater effort, inviting someone for lunch several times, before the comfort level promotes a closer friendship. In the meantime, please look into the Red Hat Society (redhatsociety.org) and meetup.com for people in your area who are actively looking to make new friends. Dear Annie: Your answer to “Loved the Show, Disliked the Seat,” the person whose seat at a Broadway show was partially taken over by a “rather large” woman, was totally off the mark. You said to show tolerance. That’s absurd. The person whose personal seating space is being invaded needs to go to an usher or, better yet, to management and request another seat. Chair arms at performance spaces are there for a reason. If someone feels that he or she needs more space than the establishment has allotted, he or she should make arrangements for special seating. Obese people are required to buy two seats on airplanes. Why not do the same for theaters and sports stadiums? -Been Sat On at a Performance, Too Dear Sat On: Going to an usher or management is a perfectly valid way to address this. Unfortunately, it usually necessitates missing part of the show to locate someone in authority and finding equally desirable, unoccupied seats elsewhere. Charging double for theater seats is an argument we don’t have space for here.
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Dear Annie: I’m a senior in college and live at home. My parents, especially my father, are controlling and overly attached to me. I’ve had enough and am planning on moving away the second I graduate, but my family doesn’t seem to get this. They tell me about graduate schools and full-time job opportunities in or near our town. They’ve offered to let me live rent-free in the house if I stay in the area after college. These “suggestions” are starting to pile up, and graduation seems so far away. I can’t let myself fall into the same trap that got me to stay with them at the start of college. How do I say I’m leaving for good? -- Nobody’s Baby Boy Dear Nobody: Your parents don’t “get it” because they see no indication that you are leaving anytime soon. They’ll believe it when it happens. While many kids would appreciate their parents’ offer to stay rent-free, we agree that you should strike out on your own. Loving parents guide their children to be independent. You don’t need to keep saying you are moving out. Simply save your money and find a place you can afford, in whatever city you prefer. Research job and educational opportunities. What you cannot do is expect your parents to cover your expenses when you no longer live at home. Good luck. Dear Annie: I’m a married female in my early 50s and haven’t had a real friend in more than 20 years. It’s not a question of meeting people. They just don’t seem to gravitate toward me. I’m considerate and clean and have a good sense of humor. I’m a bit on the shy and quiet side, but I’m friendly and a sympathetic listener. I have often made the first move and invited someone to join me for lunch. They accept and seem to enjoy our time together, but they never reciprocate. At work, everyone seems to buddy up with someone else, and though everyone appears to like me, I have no buddy of my own.
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Christopher C. Pierce, 32 NAPLES — Christopher C. Pierce, 32 of Stable Road, died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Born in Sanford, He was a son of Charles A. and Brenda L. Wotton Pierce. He attended Portland Schools. Chris worked at DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant as a dish-
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James Maynard Robbins, 78 PORTLAND — James M. Robbins, 78, passed away on July 29, 2013 surrounded by his family, at Maine Medical Center following a brief illness. James was born in Portland, Maine on May 9, 1935, the son of Henry and Gertrude Ross Robbins. He graduated from Portland High School in the class of 1954. He went on to further his education at Portland Junior College and the University of Maine at Orono, studying Engineering. He worked for thirty five years at E.C. Jordan Engineering Company and was a Licensed Land Surveyor. James retired from the City of Portland as the Chief Archivist in 2005. James was a devoted family man and had a wonderful sense of humor. He was an avid reader and consumed knowledge with a voracious appetite. James especially loved history, and was a member of the Joshua Chamberlain Knights of the Round Table. His sharp wit and enthusiasm for knowledge made him a great conversationalist. James was a skilled carpenter and his projects adorn the homes
Marion L. Jensen, 89 PORTLAND — Marion L. Jensen, 89, of Anderson Street, dies Saturday, July 27, 2013 with her loving family at her side. Born in Oxford, Mass., she was a daughter of John and Lulu Curtis. She was predeceased by her husbands, Ernest Fain Sr. and Peter Jensen Jr. She was also predeceased by a daughter, Donna Bren, a brother, Bobby Curtis and a sister, Dotty Curtis and her companion of 21 years, Edwin Carey. She is survived by two daughters Geraldine Bedard of Sumter, S.C. and Virginia Boutot and her husband Rodney of South Paris, two sons Ernest Fain and his wife Peggy of Willimatic, Conn., and Peter Jensen Jr. and his companion Carol Doyle of Portland. She is also survived by twelve grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
or home holding his son, he was happy. He enjoyed spending time with his son, he was very proud of being a dad. He was predeceased by his father Charles A. Pierce. He is survived by his mother Brenda L. Pierce of Portland, a son Owen Pierce, his fiancée Jennifer Parker both of South Portland, two sisters, Jessica Pierce of South Portland and April Pierce of Auburn, a brother Billy Pierce of Portland. He is also survived by his grandmother Alice Wotton and several cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held from 9–11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at A.T. Hutchins Funeral and Cremation Services, 660 Brighton Ave, Portland. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. in Milton Hills Cemetery, Milton Hills, N.H. To offer words of condolence and share memories with the family, please go to www.athutchins.com of friends and family. He built a wooden boat in 1972, that became the focus of many summer outings and which the family still uses and treasures. James was a lifelong fisherman and shared his passion with his daughters, nephews and friends. His fishing stories were surprisingly truthful, but invariably hilarious. He was communicant of Saint Pius X Roman Catholic Church and served on the Parish Council. James had remarkable tenacity and patiences when faced with a dilemma and would persevere to find the solution. He was a man upon whom you could rely and trust. James was predeceased by his parents; a son Joseph Robbins; a sister, Maryann Dinsmore. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Sharon Kelly Robbins; two daughters, Judy Robbins and Jean Robbins Fearing and her husband, Stephen; two adoring grandsons, Caleb and Gabriel Shields; many nieces and nephews and his Grand Dog Sammy. Visiting hours will be held on Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, from 4-7 p.m. at A.T. Hutchins Funeral & Cremation Services, 660 Brighton Ave, Portland, ME. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 am on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013 at St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 492 Ocean Ave., Portland. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Broadway, South Portland, ME. Those who wish may make contributions in James memory to his grandson’s Preschool: Children’s Odyssey, P.O. Box 6038, Falmouth, ME 04105. To offer words of condolence and share memories with the family, please go to www.athutchins.com. Marion was loved by many and will be sadly missed. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the Root Cellar, 94 Washington Ave., Portland. Burial will be private. Arrangements are under the care of A.T. Hutchins Funeral and Cremation Services. To offer words of condolence and share memories with the family, please go to www.athutchins.com.
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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. MaineHistory.org
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.
Bella Lisa, a sword dancer, performs at the First Friday Art Walk in July. Dark Follies Street Vaudeville announced that on Friday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m., the public can see them in Monument Square. It’s a free show (donations gladly accepted). (TIMOTHY GILLIS PHOTO)
‘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. see next page
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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/even ts/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.
First Friday with Maine Historical
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 be on hand to talk about plants and the garden’s evolution. This Rebellion showcases a rich array of MHS’s Civil War collections — photographs, letters, artifacts, maps, and memorabilia — related to the Maine soldier’s experience during and after the war. For the first time ever, a database has been created of all Maine soldiers who died in the War (in battle or of war wounds or illness); the names appear in a remembrance wall as part of the exhibit. Patriotic Imagery: Union patriotic imagery was common during the Civil War. It was found on letterhead and envelopes that soldiers used, on memorial posters of soldiers’ service created after the war, and in many other printed formats.” Maine Historical Society, at 489 Congress St. http://www.mainehistory.org
Fawzi Hasson and his daughter, Maha
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association. August Artist in the Library and Aug. 2 First Friday Art Walk exhibit will be oil paintings by Fawzi Hasson and his daughter, Maha. “Father and daughter team of artists from Baghdad, Iraq.”
Popscapes, Horns and Flushed
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. “In our main gallery, Toledo based artist Natalie Lanese has created a colorful site-specific mural and collage installation. In our annex, Los Angeles based artist Emily White has filled the gallery with a series of delicate, yet larger than life cut paper forms. In the window is a new sculpture by RISD MFA candidate Maggie Casey.”
‘Some Burdensome: Big Ships, Big Cargoes’
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk on Aug. 2 featuring Opening Reception for “Some Burdensome: Big Ships, Big Cargoes” by Maine Maritime Museum, in the Lewis Gallery, Portland Public Library. http://www.portlandlibrary.com/ programs/lewisgallery.htm
Shout exhibit at Hilltop
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk. Hilltop Coffee Shop, Munjoy Hill. “A collection of mixed media artwork that is spirited, bright, and bold. YES Art Works presents a group show by adult artists with disabilities at Hilltop Coffee at 90 Congress St. in Portland from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30.”
Summer Hoarde at Oak Street Lofts
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oak Street Lofts, 72 Oak St. Artists Ingrid Grins and Tanya Zivkovic, Oils, Acrylics, Drawings, Photography and Collage. First Friday Art Walk.
Campaign, Art Walk at the Art Department
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Art Department, 611 Congress St., First Friday Art Walk. “Come see the amazing work behind the artists of The Art Department, as we share our Kickstarter campaign for new equipment! Tons of art, prizes, and showcases of artwork and video projects from the last year and a half. Also, participate in our newest project, the Sunny All Day News publication! Food, drinks, live music, dancing, and tons of inspiring work by some incredibly inspiring artists. Come support a great cause!”
The Final Show by Portland Photo Works
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Photo Works, 613A Congress St. First Friday Art Walk. “An eclectic selection of photography by Maine artists. Photographs of Maine from the 1970’s through today; colorful photography-based abstracts; and classic Holga black and white landscapes. Photo Works will be closing the gallery next month to focus on its fine art printing services.” Artists C.C. Church, Richard Veit, Frank Poole. http://www.portlandphotoworks.com
Student Art Sales at MECA
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland, First Friday Art Walk. “As well as our two exhibi-
tions in the ICA, and the MFA Retrospective, student art sales will also be featured at Maine College of Art on August First Friday.”
International Show at Constellation
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Constellation Art Gallery, 511 Congress St., First Friday Art Walk. “Art without borders. Constellation Gallery invites artists from here away to show their work in Portland, Maine. Expect a varied mix of worldwide backgrounds to blend together in this show.”
Esduardo Mariscal Dance-Theater
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Public Library Atrium, 5 Monument Square. First Friday Art Walk. “Esduardo Mariscal Dance-Theater will perform excerpts of current work in process called LUZ (Light). This surreal and humorous installation that will include contemporary dance, butoh, martial arts, puppetry, sculpted large and colorful costumes. Performance starts at 7:45 p.m. and is 45 minutes and family friendly. LUZ will be performed at the Portland Stage Company Aug. 22-24.”
Celebration, Tradition and Change
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., First Friday Art Walk. “Asherah Cinnamon is an international award winning, contemporary sculptor, installation/ performance artist, and creative educator. Cinnamon’s creative practice explores the power of human interaction as a means to build community, seek justice (tzedek), and heal the world (tikkun olam). Celebration, Tradition and Change is an exhibition deeply rooted in Jewish Feminism. Cinnamon is inspired by almost six thousand years of cultural philosophy and ritual. The sculptures and works in this exhibition are references to concepts and objects used in these traditions. Each piece holds meaning, memory, and ethical solutions beyond any single culture or religion. Ritual, whether celebratory or mournful, helps us connect to each other across differences. Celebration, Tradition and Change is on display from July 5 to Aug. 29 at the Maine Jewish Museum at Etz Chaim Synagogue Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. or by appointment.” For more information, contact Curator Nancy Davidson at TootzDavidson@yahoo. com or 239 4774.
‘All Local All Awesome’ show
5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sanctuary Tattoo and Gallery, 31 Forest Ave. “A gathering of gargantuan proportions! A climactic culmination of talent! A lot of pretty dang good art made by some real nice folks. ... Come down and check out our newest group show featuring work by local tattooers. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, jewelery ... more super crazy cool artwork than you could conceivably shake a stick at, if you really wanted to shake a stick at it! On top of this event being a great way to share our own individual talents, it is also a chance to give back to our community and contribute to a good cause. Twenty percent of all art sales will be donated to the Animal Refuge League!” http://www.arlgp.org
Giant Robots!
5:30 p.m. First Friday Art Walk at Coast City Comics, Friday, Aug. 2. “Our art show theme will be Giant Robots! Transformers, Zords, Zoids, Pacific Rim, Gundam, Evangelion, and any number of whatever-the-hell-their-calleds from 90 percent of Anime out there! Pick a giant robot from pop culture and make it do something awesome, silly, hilarious, violent, adorable! Whatever you want! Make it so! Just get me your ready-to-hang pieces by Aug. 1.” 634 Congress St., Portland.
Ramadan celebration and education event
5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland. Ramadan Mubarak: A Holiday Celebration and Education For Families of All Faiths. “‘I’m Your Neighbor, Portland’ is hosting a Ramadan celebration and education for families and individuals of all faiths at the Portland Public Library on First Friday Art Walk, Aug. 2, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event will 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 year-long, citywide read and series of public events designed to promote a sense of community among the city’s diverse communities.” www.imyourneighborportland.org; or Curious City, 420-1126; http://www.portlandlibrary.com
Back Bay Connection benefit
7 p.m. MVRA Presents: Back Bay Connection’s Summer Music Celebration. Bayside Bowl, A rocking show for a rocking cause. Join The Rattlesnakes, Metal Feathers, and more in raising some much-deserved funds for Back Bay Connection’s music program. $5 cover. see next page
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Film: ‘Dirty Wars’ at the PMA
the Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. www.portlandmuseum.org/events/movies. php. SPACE Contact Jon Courtney: jon@space538.org. “It’s the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. We have fundamentally changed the rules of the game and the rules of engagement. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government–condoned torture occur in corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill (author of BLACKWATER: The Rise of the World’s Most Mercenary Army) traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history, exposing operations carried out by men who do not exist on paper and will never appear before Congress. No target is offlimits for the JSOC “kill list,” even a U.S. citizen. Director Richard Rowley takes us on a chilling ride with whistle-blower Scahill
7 p.m. “Dirty Wars.” Co-presented by SPACE Gallery and The Portland Museum of Art. Friday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3, 7 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 4, 2 p.m. PG13, 108 min. Admission $7 at the Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. www.portlandmuseum.org/events/movies.php. SPACE Contact Jon Courtney: jon@space538. org. “It’s the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. We have fundamentally changed the rules of the game and the rules of engagement. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government–condoned torture occur in corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill (author of BLACKWATER: The Rise of the World’s Most Mercenary Army) traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history, exposing operations carried out by men who do not exist on paper and will never appear before Congress. No target is ‘Joseph and the Amazing off-limits for the JSOC “kill list,” even a U.S. citizen. Director Richard Rowley takes us Technicolor Dreamcoat’ on a chilling ride with whistle-blower Scahill Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park offers nature programs daily at 2 p.m. through Aug. 31. Most programs start at 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Clay Aiken the circle of benches at the end of the second parking lot. Today, the program is “Small Wonders — Discover the in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Tech‘The Music Man’ in Standish nicolor Dreamcoat’ at the Ogun7:30 p.m. “The Schoolhouse Arts Center is extraordinary things that are right before your eyes (hand lenses provided).” (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) quit Playhouse. “The Playhouse performing Meredith Willson’s ‘The Music is going Technicolor with Andrew best runners from around the world for the 16th TD Beach Man’ July 18 through Aug. 4. This show Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, to Beacon 10K on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 8 a.m. ... A trio of is not only for the whole family, but is filled with families, his jealous brothers and one very colorful garment. The Bibtop American distance runners — Olympians Deena Kastor, since one third of the cast comes from three local families. lical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall — are part of a talented worldIt brings to the stage the singing, dancing, and acting talent vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.” July 31 – Aug class field assembled for the TD Beach to Beacon 10K of 31 local residents who range in age from 9 to 68.” Perfor25. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph Road Race on Aug. 3 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. In addition mances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 pm to the top Americans, the professional field of 30 men and and Sundays at 5:00 pm. Adult tickets are $18. Seniors American Cancer Society benefit show women distance runners for 2013 is comprised of a number and students are $16. The Schoolhouse is located at 16 5 p.m. American Cancer Society benefit show Saturof 10K speedsters and top marathoners from around the Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the day, Aug. 3 featuring Greywinds (Portland Metalcore); world, including Olympic medalists, World Champions and intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. For reservations, Great American Ghost (Deleted Frequency Records); Dna record breakers. Kenyan Stanley Biwott, ranked third in the call (207) 642-3743 or buy tickets online at www.school(Portland Hardcore); Foreign Tongues (Paper + Plastic world, is back to defend his TD Beach to Beacon title, while housearts.org. Records); Guilt (Nh Thrash); Ill Born (Portland Hardcore); the women’s race is wide open and loaded, with at least Crises A.D. (Southern Maine Melodic Hardcore). Doors Portland Playback Theatre three Kenyan women — Lineth Chepkurui, Joyce Chepkirui at 5 p.m. $10. Seasons Event Center, 155 Riverside St., 7:30 p.m. “On First Friday, August 2, Portland Playback and Linet Masai — capable of breaking the course record Portland. All ages, cash bar with valid ID; all proceeds Theatre’s theme is ‘Differences.’ Audience members are 30:59 set by Chepkurui in 2010.” www.beach2beacon.org go directly to the Maine Branch of the American Cancer invited to tell their moments and stories about not fitting in, Society to fund cancer research.” Sponsored by: the WBLM Classic Rock Art Show or that relationship that just wouldn’t work or just being difAmerican Cancer Society, ESCN brand, Resession Skate 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Asylum, 121 Center St., Portland. 102.9 ferent and watch our improvisors re-enact the story on the Shop, Maineproject.com. WBLM (Portland) show. “Mccartney, Springsteen, Elton, spot. Every month, Portland Playback uses improvisation Bon Jovi, The Stones, Clapton and The Who reside at to honor true stories from audience members’ lives. Find ‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre Asylum In Portland as WBLM displays a rare collection out more at www.portlandplayback.com. CTN5 Studio, 516 7:30 p.m. “Everything’s coming up roses July 17, as Maine of Rock & Roll Artwork at the ‘WBLM Rock Art Show & Congress St., Portland. $7 suggested donation at the door. State Music Theatre continues its 55th season of profesSale,’ Thursday, Aug. 1 to Saturday, Aug. 3. Ron Campsional musical theater at the Pickard Theater on the Bow‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’ bell, Beatles Yellow Submarine Animator and Beatles TV doin campus in Brunswick with the smash musical fable, 7:30 p.m. The Harborside Shakespeare Company perform cartoon director, to appear live at the show creating original ‘Gypsy.’ Loosely based on the memoirs of striptease artist, their rendition of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Beatles cartoon paintings. The ‘WBLM Rock Art Show & Gypsy Rose Lee, ‘Gypsy’ follows the dreams and disapDream” on both Aug. 2 and 3 at Mayo Street Arts, Portland. Sale’ features artwork created by rock stars, famous rock pointments of Mama Rose and her fight to raise her two “Shakespeare’s classic comedy of magic, fairies, love and photographs, album artwork, Gold records, concert postdaughters, Dainty June, based on actress, June Havoc, and confusion will transport you to a colorful kingdom where ers, animation art and more. All works are available to purLouise, in the world of 1920s show business, when vaudeanything is possible and nothing is what it seems.” Doors chase. Noon to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2. The Rock Art show ville was dying and burlesque was born. ... Maine State at 7 p.m./show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 stuis free and open to the public. Every piece of art is also Music Theatre favorite, Charis Leos, returns to the Maine dents/seniors, and $8 for kids (18 and under). http://www. available to purchase. The ‘WBLM Rock Art Show & Sale’ is State Music Theatre stage as ‘the ultimate show business brownpapertickets.com/event/401137 part of WBLM’s 40th Anniversary Celebration.” mother,’ Rose.” Tickets to see Gypsy are now on sale. Con‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ tact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office Heirloom Herbal Wreath and Ornaments Workshop 8 p.m. Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor at The Pickard Theater or select and purchase your seats 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Shaker Village’s herbalist Betsey-Ann Dreamcoat’ at the Ogunquit Playhouse. “The Playhouse online at www.msmt.org. The show opens on July 17 and Golon will take participants into the Shakers’ 200-year-old is going Technicolor with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim runs until Aug. 3. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows gardens to harvest lamb’s ear, thyme, sage, oregano and Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and are at 7:30 p.m. other fresh herbs for the creation of an herbal wreath and/or one very colorful garment. The Biblical saga of Joseph and herbal bouquet ornaments.” Class will be held on Saturday, ‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’ his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightAug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $40. Bring a lunch and 7:30 p.m. The Harborside Shakespeare Company perform ful musical parable.” July 31 – Aug 25. http://www.ogunenjoy the shady comfort of the porch on the 1903 Girls’ their rendition of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night quitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph Shop. Shaker Village is located on Route 26 (707 Shaker Dream” on both Aug. 2 and 3 at Mayo Street Arts, Portland. Dark Follies Street Vaudeville Road) in New Gloucester. FMI: 926-4597 or usshakers@ “Shakespeare’s classic comedy of magic, fairies, love and 8 p.m. Dark Follies Street Vaudeville, Monument Square, aol.com. confusion will transport you to a colorful kingdom where Portland, free show (donations gladly accepted). “Summer anything is possible and nothing is what it seems.” Doors AWS Enjoys Antiques means Dark Follies Street Vaudeville! Join us in Monument at 7 p.m./show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 stu10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Annual Antique Show at Kennebunk Square after the First Friday Art Walk for live music, beaudents/seniors, and $8 for kids (18 and under). http://www. High School (89 Fletcher St., Kennebunk on Saturday, 10-5, tiful dancers, comedy, storytelling, flow and fire dancing. brownpapertickets.com/event/401137 and Sunday, 10-4. The AWS thanks Goosefare Antiques for We’ve some new talent and new music to share with you! allowing us to have a booth at the show and for the genMentalist Rory Raven, Dark Follies in Portland Come on down and experience how Dark Follies made its erous donation from a portion of the admissions revenue. 8 p.m. Mentalist Rory Raven at CTN, 516 Congress St., start!” http://darkfollies.com/blog/ Animal Welfare Society. www.animalwelfaresociety.org, Portland. Mentalist Rory Raven and Dark Follies. Cost: 985-3244, ext. 117.” Tickets $15/$12 students and seniors. “Dark Follies will be Saturday, Aug. 3 sharing our unique brand of vaudeville with the Community Film: ‘Dirty Wars’ at the PMA Television Network, 516 Congress St, Portland. And, from 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. “Dirty Wars.” Co-presented by SPACE TD Beach to Beacon 10K Providence, Rhode Island, Rory Raven is back by popular Gallery and The Portland Museum of Art. Friday, Aug. 2, 7 8 a.m. “Runners of all abilities from almost every state in demand to present ‘Brainstorming: An Act of Mentalism!’” p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 3, 7 p.m.; the nation ran from the starting line with some of the very http://www.ctn5.org/calendar Sunday, Aug. 4, 2 p.m. PG13, 108 min. Admission $7 at