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Reboot for Port City Lauren Wayne of the State Theatre talks about Port City Music Hall’s re-launch — See page 12

RIGHT: Annie Clark, who records and performs as St. Vincent, electrifies the crowd at the State Theatre in June, taking the stage with David Byrne, who gained acclaim as the lead singer for the Talking Heads.

ABOVE: Byrne is among a string of big-name acts brought to Portland by the State Theatre group, now owners of Port City Music Hall. (TIMOTHY GILLIS PHOTOS)

Close encounters of the Maine kind — See Curtis Robinson’s column, page 6

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Google enters smartphone market The time has come for Google, the king of online search, to show whether it has any business selling hardware.

After lackluster results selling devices made by other companies, Google is giving hardware another try — this time with a smartphone made by a company it owns. On Thursday, Motorola Mobility, the handset maker Google bought last year for $12.5 billion and then retooled, introduced the Moto X, the company’s first major device since the deal.

The phone has all the standard features expected of today’s top smartphone, with a twist: the ability to control the phone by talking to it, without lifting a finger.

The stakes are big for Google, and not only because of the high price that it paid for Motorola.

Google is enormously profitable, but its growth is slowing because of lagging ad sales. Finding success with the new phone could lead to a new source of revenue and a way to get more users to view the company’s ads.

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WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. has concluded that there was little its agents could have done to prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, according to law enforcement officials, rejecting criticism that it could have better monitored one of the suspects before the attack.

That conclusion is based on several internal reviews that examined how the bureau handled a request from a Russian intelligence agency in 2011 to investigate whether one of the suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had been radicalized during his time in the United States.

Mr. Tsarnaev, who along with his brother, Dzhokhar, came to the United States about a decade ago from the Russian republic of Dagestan, was killed during a shootout with the police four days after he and his brother detonated two bombs at the finish line of the marathon, kill-

ing 3 people and injuring more than 200, the authorities say.

Members of Congress have contended that the F.B.I. should have done a more extensive investigation of Mr. Tsarnaev in response to the Russian request. And they have said the bureau should have followed up with Mr. Tsarnaev after he returned from a trip to Russia in 2012.

But F.B.I. officials have concluded that the agents who conducted the investigation and ultimately told the Russians that there was no evidence that Mr. Tsarnaev had become radicalized were constrained from conducting a more extensive investigation because of federal laws and Justice Department protocols. Agents cannot use surveillance tools like wiretapping for the type of investigation they were conducting.

WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — Seeking to send a message to lawmakers as they leave to face their constituents over the August recess, 41 leaders of groups supporting an overhaul of the immigration system held a noisy but peaceful sit-in on Capitol Hill on Thursday and were arrested, in an escalation of their tactics.

Just after midday, the protesters filed onto Independence Avenue near the Capitol building and sat in the street, unfurling a banner that said “Keep Our Families Together, Immigration Reform Now.” With a crowd of several hundred cheering from the sidewalk and calling for “citi-

zenship now,” the protesters were handcuffed one by one and whisked away in police vehicles.

Meanwhile, young immigrants delivered cantaloupes to the offices of more than 200 House lawmakers who voted in June to halt an Obama administration program that provides reprieves from deportation for some young people here illegally. That vote was on an amendment by Representative Steve King of Iowa, a Republican who created a stir last week when he said that many young immigrants had “calves the size of cantaloupes” from running drugs across the Southwest border.

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Love has no reason

The 17th century French mathematician Blaise Pascal, not one to brood on emotional fuzziness, once observed that “the heart has reasons that reason cannot know.”

Of course, it might have taken a scientist to philosophize such an understatement into history. The rest of us spend a lifetime unable to make any sense of our deepest passions.

As such, It was some years ago, on the evening of the summer solstice and from my other home in Vermont, that I walked one of my huskies, Sophie, through the Old First Church cemetery, in BenningFrom the ton.

Pinks and purples framed Stacks the horizon, and night’s navy blue didn’t assume its perch until much later. Perfect for romance.

Yet while not seeking love, it found me.

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Close encounters of the Maine kind There’s more good news on those plans to create an Area 51 East tourist attraction in Northern Maine.

Not that they can come right out and call it that.

We’ve been following this progress for a few months after Maine’s senior U.S. Senator told defense leaders that a new “battery of missile interceptors” would be “welcomed” in Maine.

As you might guess, she does not refer to Southern Maine, where we’re much more likely to embrace a mussel defense system (finally can we do something about over-salting?).

Of course, they’re talking about the CaribouLimestone area and the next life of the old Loring Air Force base. Back in the day, that base was an important part of our strategic air defense and was a nuclear weapons base, a true-life Death Star of an era where Americans were more afraid of the Red Menace than red tide.

The current idea is that the United States needs a system similar to the “Iron Dome” missile defense battery in Tel Aviv that defends Israel. A recent New York Times report documents the apparent success of the system while noting that U.S. taxpayers paid much of the tab.

In face, noted the Times, we’re committed to another $680 million for deployment thru 2016. Who knew?

So, of course, we want one. Especially since it turns out the West Coast already has such a system, that is unless that “sequestration” budget cutting ends our progress.

You might think this is all future-tech stuff, but

earlier this year Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon will spend $1 billion on 14 new missile interceptor sites in Alaska, bringing the nation’s total up to 44 sites.

More sites seem likely as we gear up for whatever Iran might somebody do.

The latest indication that Maine is still in the running to host our own version of “Iron Dome” is good news for anyone craving the security that only comes from defense systems sounding suspiciously like Stephen King titles.

Granted, it is true that United States Vice Adm. James Syring, director of the Missile Defense Agency, told a congressional committee recently that the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system failed to intercept a dummy rocket over the Pacific on July 5 because “the kill vehicle did not separate” from the booster rocket.

(Hate it when that happens.)

And, also granted, it is true that U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., did a snark attack by noting of the U.S. missile defense program that, even after spending $150 billion over 30 years on missile defense, the U.S. government hasn’t been able to conduct a successful test in five years.

Sen. Durbin also went all cry-baby on us because the system has not actually been tested against intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and one kind of “kill vehicle” has only been tested in simulations but was still installed on 10 of 30 rockets we have kinda “ready.”

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Women as a force for change

As “women’s empowersan and broadly supported ment” has become a buzz proposal of Senator Kirsten phrase in the last few years, Gillibrand to improve invessome people are pushing tigations of rape in the miliback. They resent this as tary and reduce conflicts of the latest fad in political corinterest. rectness, a liberal mission to Add to the toxic brew of troll for support from woollysexual violence the Steubenminded female voters. ville rape case, widespread But a few recent incidents sex trafficking and laws in have underscored why a many states that give rapists push on gender equity isn’t custody rights to children ––––– just a mindless fad and why The New York they father. Ariel Castro, it’s not primarily about politthe Cleveland man who Times ical correctness. held three women in his Consider Marte Dalelv, house for about a decade, the 24-year-old Norwehas already requested visigian woman who reported a rape in tation with a child he fathered by Dubai — and then was sentenced to rape — although a judge declined 16 months in prison on charges that the request. included extramarital sex. That was, The political backdrop is frustrashe said, three months longer than the tion that women aren’t fully reprealleged rapist’s prison sentence. After sented in decisions that affect them, an outcry, the authorities “pardoned” and that’s a second reason this issue Dalelv (and also, according to newsreverberates. That’s why State Senamedia reports, her alleged rapist). tor Wendy Davis of Texas electrified That’s the first reason “empowerthe social media when she filibusment” isn’t just a feel-good slogan: tered restrictive abortion legislaprofound gender injustices persist — tion. It’s not that men favor tougher not just in Dubai but also, albeit to a abortion laws than women (that’s an lesser extent, in the United States. issue with a negligible gender gap) The United States military has a but that plenty of women feel bullied deplorable record of sexual violence by out-of-touch male lawmakers. within its ranks, with an estimated Anyone thinking that women’s 26,000 service members experiencempowerment is a side issue also ing unwanted sexual contact annuwasn’t paying attention when ally. Yet President Obama has so far Malala Yousafzai, shot in the head declined to back the sensible, bipartiby the Pakistani Taliban for advo-

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Air base in question had more UFO reports than an Art Bell drinking binge ROBINSON from page 6

Still, published reports document Sen. Collins’ stand: “I know my state of Maine is a very welcoming place for military installations of this sort.”

And the Associated Press reported this: “Northern Maine, which suffered a prolonged economic setback with the closing of Loring Air Force Base, is being considered for a ballistic missile defense “interceptor” site for the East Coast.”

The AP also noted that “... the Defense Finance and Accounting Service already has offices in Limestone, and local leaders and residents realize the potential for new jobs outweighs the risk that they might one day disappear, said Austin Blees, city manager in Caribou, adjacent to Limestone,” adding that “local officials have been monitoring the interceptor discussions since last fall.”

What’s unclear is how much economic impact will come from Maine’s becoming home to what amounts to Area 51 East – because that is where we’re headed.

Go ahead. Look it up.

The air base in question had more UFO reports than an Art Bell drinking binge.

In one case in the 1970s, a footballshaped object silently cruised the topsecret airfield and even hovered above the nukes for a while. Airmen were assured they didn’t see a darn thing.

So go ahead and spin your yarns of “missile defense” and “it was a helicopter!” and “mind your own business.” An “accounting office” in the area — right.

But some of us know the truth is out there, and we’re already looking forward to a Northern Maine that’s once again a must-see for visiting aliens.

(Curtis Robinson is the founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun.)

cating girls’ education, spoke to the United Nations in July on her 16th birthday. Malala highlighted the third reason to focus on empowering women and girls. It’s perhaps the best leverage we have to fight social ills.

As Malala noted, a powerful force for change in the world is education, especially girls’ education. The United States has invested thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11 and accomplished little; maybe we should have invested more in the education toolbox. Drones and military patrols sometimes reinforce extremism, while girls’ education tends to undermine it.

Change can come not only from a bomb but also from a girl with a schoolbook studying under a tree or in a mosque. She will, on average, have fewer children, be more likely to hold a job and exercise more influence; her brothers and her children will be less likely to join the Taliban.

Likewise, women’s health programs aren’t a chivalrous handout but a cost-effective step toward a healthier society. The Guttmacher Institute reported this week that without publicly financed contraception programs in 2010 the unintended pregnancy rate among teenagers would have been 73 percent higher. And lawmakers want to

cut such programs?

A final insight into women as leverage for change came during my annual win-a-trip journey, in which I take a student with me on a reporting trip. The winner, Erin Luhmann of the University of Wisconsin, and I delved into the malnutrition that contributes to 45 percent of all child deaths around the world.

So how do we save those millions of lives? It’s not just about transporting more food to the hungry or about improving agricultural yields in Africa. It’s also about — yes! — empowering women.

In rural Chad, we accompanied World Vision and chatted with local women about why children were malnourished. One factor there, as in much of the world: Men eat first, and women and children take what’s left.

“We know about malnutrition,” one said, but if the meat doesn’t go mostly to the man, she added, “there is trouble in the house.”

Researchers have found that giving women land titles, inheritance rights and bank accounts aren’t just symbolic gestures. Rather, they are strategies to increase women’s influence in household decisions and save children’s lives.

So to those of you who chafe at “women’s rights” as political correctness run amok, think again. This isn’t a women’s issue or a man’s issue, for Malala is exactly right: “We cannot all succeed if half of us are held back.”

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Mason Phillip Smith Ever since my recent piece on Mechanics Hall people have been asking why I didn’t mention that Mason Phillip Smith Photography was located on the third floor of the building for some thirty-five years, from 1964 until Mason Phillip Smith’s “retirement” in 1999. How could I have omitted reference to what was the premier photographic studio in the city for all those years, people have asked.

Well, the truth is that there was a space consideration, and quite a few years have passed anyway, so I figured that any of the principles involved would be indifferent one way or another at this point. Not quite.

Come to find out, there was only one principle involved, he’s as robust and active today, at age 80, as he’s ever been, and he’s never been indifferent to anything in his entire life.

Having arranged a sit-down with Mason Phillip Smith, it didn’t take long to discover that he is a very private individual who likes to keep the focus on his photography. After about ten seconds of warm getting-to-know-you chit chat, he passed what he said was his latest book over to me. “Latest?” I said, not having been aware that he’d had any books published at all.

Entitled “Kunming”, the book I had in my hands is compilation of photos he took on a trip to Kunming, China, one of many such trips to that part of the world that he’s taken. The book features a number of engaging photos of the countryside, pagodas, temples, and courtyards, that sort of thing, but I was particularly struck by the images of the people.

Being careful, under his watchful eye, not to mar the surface of any page with jam from the croissant I had the poor sense to order, I methodically went from photo to photo, genuinely captivated by each one. What I was most struck by was the way people looked back at him.

Somehow they got the guy. You can see the affection and respect in their faces.

He informed me that he’s had eight books published, and that the photos from this latest book of his were featured at a one-man show at the University of Southern Maine. He’s no stranger to exhibiting his work. Over the years he’s had one-man shows at the Portland Museum of Art and at other prestigious venues, along with taking part in group shows at places like the highly regarded DeCordova Museum, in Lincoln, Massachusetts, the Center for Contemporary Maine Art, in Rockport, and at Colby College. And all the time I thought he was mostly a wedding photographer.

Ah, no. Just last year, at age 79, he received the Best of Show award at the Maine Photograhic Show, held in Boothbay. His portrait of a 101 year-old woman he encountered on a city street in China won out over 850 other entries.

I asked what he might have to say about the creative process. He grimaced a bit and said: “The camera is just a machine. You have to see the picture before you take it, and there’s a process you need to follow to get what you’ve envisioned. First you have to think,” tapping his temple for illustration, as if I might not have considered that. “Then,” he continued, trying to be patient, “you have to take

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Mason Phillip Smith takes a photo of the 101-year-old woman that won Best of Show last year at the Maine Photographic Show in Boothbay. The photo was taken in Heijing, China. (Photo by William Bisson)

a favorite topic of Maine students of the Civil War. I later asked Herb Adams, the well-known local historian and college instructor, about Mason Phillip Smith’s books on local history and he said that they are considered to be the “seminal works” in the area of their subject matter.

Probing a bit more, cautiously, suspecting that there might be even more to the man, but not wanting to imply that what I’d already learned wasn’t enough by itself, I discovered that he ran six marathons in his late ‘40s and early ‘50s, after which he switched to long-distance cycling. Bicycled the Benedict Arnold Trail up through Maine into Canada, the Lewis and Clark Trail from St. Louis to the Pacific, and the 500 mile long Gaspe Trail in Quebec. He was also part owner of a company called “Real Dutch Cycling Tours,” through which he led cycling tours of the Netherlands.

A Renaissance man among us. Not the aspiring kind, which are common, but the real deal.

At the very least, there should be a retrospective show of his photography somewhere, by way of recognizing a significant local photographer and celebrating a life well lived.

As we were getting ready to leave he picked up his camera and snapped a very quick photo of me across the table for this column, informing me that he doesn’t like the present photo at all, not mincing words as to why he doesn’t. After he transferred the photo from his camera to his iPad and showed it to me I told him that I didn’t like it at all, not mincing words as to why I didn’t.

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the picture,” as if I might not have thought of that either. “Then,” he added, taking the trouble to be as clear as possible, “you have to develop the photo,” shrugging his shoulders at the simplicity of it all. “The most important part, though,” he said, leaning over the table for emphasis, “is the thinking. That you have to incorporate into every step of the process. If you take the time and make the effort, the end result is the photo you envisioned. Everything matters. There’s perfect balance in a good photo, no particular aspect of the piece jumps out at you to the detriment of the whole.”

Wanting to get a more complete a picture of the man, as it were, I asked him if he had any major occupational interests in life besides photography.

“Well, I did mention that I’ve had eight books published, didn’t I,” he responded, “but I didn’t say they were all on photography, did I?” Guess not. Come to find out, six of the eight books he’s had published feature his photography, but the two others are on the subject of local history. One of them is a volume he co-authored with Peter Dow Bachelder, entitled “Four Short Blasts: The gale of 1898 and the Loss of the Steamer Portland,” his interest in the incident being related to his having had Danish ancestors who perished in the tragedy.

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Fittingly, couple left behind a grave marker of their own HALKIAS from page 6

I couldn’t pause for my evening salute to Robert Frost’s grave, as a young couple sat nearby, holding hands and whispering sweet nothings. Such pairs, always seen at dusk, seemed to gather at the poet’s grave like bees to honey.

Historically, it’s not quite clear when lovers began paying homage to the final resting places of literati, but the practice has some standing.

For instance, during my college years a girlfriend would take me to the grave of E.E. Cummings. The visits were intense and full of poetry recitals and yet more etherlike whispers — all innocent.

These treks highlighted my occasional visits to Boston, as if our presence there somehow could invoke the poet’s spirit.

In this futility we sought wisdom past Pascal’s failure to solve an impossible “Spring” (1873) by Pierre Auguste Cot. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) equation. In the end, bone to take a bag of trash to the the flirtation came to garage. Mercifully, other than normal nothing. afternoon sounds, there was silence.

Recalling this, I can’t help thinkIt was done. They were gone. ing that Pascal had to be aware of the Fittingly, the couple left behind a laws of physics, which elaborate on grave marker of their own. The boy’s nature by stating the obvious: what Red Sox cap lay flattened in the goes up must come down. street. Apparently crushed by traffic, So a few days after the solstice, it resembled so many of his lover’s those forces were in action when I ran hopes and dreams. into the couple from Frost’s grave yet Later on, I took Sophie out for her again. Returning home in mid-afterwalk. As we entered the churchyard, noon, I stumbled upon the youngsters, I recalled that girl’s dreamy smile, literally, almost at my doorstep. when she sat by Frost’s grave on the They sat on the curb across the year’s longest day, her head resting on street, and the scene wasn’t pretty. the boy’s shoulder, her eyes closed in The girl had tears streaming down rapture. her cheeks and a sailor’s vocabulary Then I pictured her flinging his cap firing from her tongue. In twilight, in front of a passing truck: one final, that same mystic voice had sung staccato blow that brought no order, paeans to her Adonis. no answers, put perhaps some passThe boy was helpless, as boys will ing, albeit needed relief. be. He stared at the asphalt, and may On that evening, the gravesite was as well have been mummified for all absent of lovers. Instead of our ritual the reaction to his girlfriend’s fury. pass, I avoided it and hurried along.

In a very public place, this was quite From my own youth I sought a reason a private moment. to give the girl that couldn’t be found, I scurried up the driveway and but one that maybe Pascal finally fumbled for my keys so I could get could decipher. inside and far away. The girl’s frustration continued as cars whizzed by — (Telly Halkias is an award-winning drowning out her echoes and sparing freelance journalist from Portland’s me details of the break-up. She was West End. You may contact him at tchpleading for a reason, but he couldn’t alkias@aol.com or follow him on Twitgive her one. ter at @TellyHalkias.)

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Nobody hiring? Here’s a reason Several months back, someone who has asked to be left unnamed went on the usual rant commonly heard these days. The job market was slim not just for graduates, but for someone that had actual real world experience.

There were however plenty of offers to work at an unpaid internship.

Call it the rise of a new business model, or the next step in what those with head injuries call post capitalism, or even “Barnum’s Law” regarding the even distribution of suckers and the timeliness of their arrival. Internships are hot.

Here’s the quick theory. You just get out of college with a still wet degree, and lack the experience to get an executive position with all the perks. You trudge to the employment office, only to be told there are not as many jobs in the career of your choice as you suspected, and the best you can get is an internship.

No promise of a job later. No definitive need to pay you for your time and effort. You may get free food or perks out of the deal, or might be offered some kind of discount on travel expenses.

Meanwhile, those banks that backed your student loan are hammering on your door with the

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Jumping down a bit, the numbers get worrisome.

Two thirds of those internships were unpaid, while only a third were compensated. While 70 percent of companies with more than 100 employees made a job offer to an intern, the numbers for small business came in at 39 percent.

Boil that down. If “small business is the backbone of the American Economy,” as we are frequently told, 61 percent of the time it benefited from free labor while losing a wristwatch.

Everyone seems to be getting in on the act of convincing those who work into working for free. It used to be confined to the nonprofit sector, but every industry is getting in on the bandwagon, without exception.

Last week, I was sent a tip that “New York Minute Magazine” was looking for an editor/writer. Reading the fine print, you find out that it’s an online only publication, paying nothing. That would lead to what ... more jobs that ask you to work for less than your skills are worth?

Why not. They can just hire another intern.

Even the Maine State Police are getting into the act. The website brags: “Selected applicants will take part in a ‘front line’ internship with Troopers as they perform their day to day duties. Interns will experience many areas of the Maine State Police including, but not limited to, Rural Patrol, Major Crimes Unit, Training, Maine Information and Analysis Center (MIAC), Specialties and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement.”

Hell, nothing like telling someone they are not only working for free, but might experience the joy of getting shot for free.

This is what is expected of today’s graduates.

Somewhere along the line, something went horribly wrong. Both big and small business took to heart the old line about buying the cow when you can get the milk for free, and folded, spindled and mutilated it into a slick sales campaign. Why should any business even bother to look at your application ... you didn’t intern for them, providing them with not just free labor, but free fresh perspectives on how to sell you things.

A few paragraphs up, I blamed the ghost of P.T. Barnum and his prediction regarding the birth rate of suckers. It took all the way to the bottom to realize that the genius of Barnum had an underlying bit of wisdom from Mark Twain.

“The trouble ain’t that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain’t distributed right.”

(Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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The school board in late July requested that the City Council approve the school budget referendum at its Monday, Aug. 5 business meetings, staggered at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. A “yes” vote would allow the referendum to take place later in August, the school district reported.

Since the school budget was approved by voters in May, the Maine Legislature made two changes that affect the Portland Public Schools’ state aid and required spending, a school press release explained.

The legislature approved a state budget that will shift $1,370,993 in teacher retirement costs to the Portland school district in FY 2014. At the same time, state aid to the district will increase by $1,914,812.

Voter approval is required for the district to spend the additional state aid. The referendum would ask voters to approve using most of the state aid to cover the teacher retirement expense and expenses related to Portland’s new charter school. Charter school expenses are expected to exceed the budgeted amount by $20,336, the press release stated.

The board asked the City Council to hold the referendum in August so that the district could proceed quickly with hiring and begin the school year with its budget completed.

“We want to attract top talent, and that means posting positions as soon as possible,” said Portland Superintendent Emmanuel Caulk.

After conferring with the District Leadership Council, Caulk recommended using the additional state aid to fund the following positions: • Adding the equivalent of one, full-time elementary assistant principal to restore the hours of the assistant principals at Hall, Longfellow and Ocean Avenue elementary schools that were cut as of July 1.

• Adding the equivalent of 1.5 instructional support specialists so that all three middle schools have a full-time position focused on literacy instruction.

• Adding the equivalent of 1.5 high school teachers, thus increasing student elective options in technology at Deering High School, world language at Casco Bay High School and visual arts at Portland High School.

• Adding four educational technicians to work with students on their Individual Education Plans.

The referendum also would allow the district to spend $523,483 to hire the equivalent of eight fulltime staff positions, thus restoring some of the jobs lost due to budget cuts. All expenses would be covered by the additional state aid, and would have no impact on Portland’s property tax rate, the press release stated.

Without referendum approval, all of the $1.9 million in additional state aid would go into the district’s Fund Balance and the district would be forced to cut more jobs to compensate for the $1.4 million increase in teacher retirement and charter school expenses, the press release stated.

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Port City Music Hall re-launches tonight

‘The size is right for our business model,’ says Lauren Wayne after the State Theatre group acquires venue

By Timothy Gillis

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Port City Music Hall re-launches today with more than eight bands and some heavyweight support from the State Theatre.

Lauren Wayne, general manager, says the new business partnership is

good for both venues, as well as local music fans that want more variety in their live playlists.

“We finalized the deal with Port City in early May,” Wayne said. “We love that room. Unfortunately the previous owner couldn’t make it work.”

Rob Evon, owner of Port City since

2009, had had the venue up for sale for a while, and the State Theatre had booked shows there during his tenure.

Wayne said, “The size is right for our business model,” and she said she expected smaller bands to play there and then headline at the State Theatre later on.

An increase in big name acts coming to Maine has come about because of Portland’s improved status as a place to go for good food, drink and now music, she said.

“It’s something we pride ourselves on,” Wayne said. “Even though this is a much smaller market, we really want to treat them right. The State has a very professional staff. The room is just killer. It’s 80 years old, so it’s got that intimate kind of feel.

The sound system sounds great, and we get a lot of repeat business. We want the tour managers and the bands to go back and speak highly of us so that other bands hear that and want to come to Portland, Maine. It’s way less of a hard sell now than it was years ago.”

Wayne hopes that revitalization success can be transferred to Port City Music Hall, adding to the electric ambience on Congress Street on a concert night.

There are several high-profile shows scheduled between the two venues, including such rock luminaries as Pat Benatar (Aug. 25) and Ian Anderson

(Oct. 13). Dweezil Zappa will teach a guitar master class on Nov. 1. David Byrne recently rocked the State, and Jim James from My Morning Jacket wowed the crowd at Port City.

The State Theatre is also involved with the Empire, reopening soon with such acts as El Ten Eleven (Sept. 12), The Milk Carton Kids (Oct. 10), and The Neighborhood (Oct. 11).

Wayne is flat-out busy these days, juggling the work from these several music venues with her domestic life.

“Personally, I don’t have a lot of time outside of work,” she said. “My partner, Alicia, and I are very busy with our baby, Leo. We love to get out into Portland during the day and enjoy what we can, but admittedly this job does take a lot of time. That’s okay, though. I love what I do.”

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A sampling of sights from Portland’s premier art event CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Other events often feed off the activity on the First Friday Art Walk, held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. the first Friday of each month in downtown Portland. Here, Queens of Art, Shaunna Rai (left) and Vanila Honey-Bush, pass out promos of their show, during the July First Friday Art Walk. Honey-Bush is the host of a drag show at Styxx. ABOVE RIGHT: At the Art Walk in July, Duclan McCarthy (artist) draws Keanna (left) while her friend, Hannah, poses with her portrait.

Jennifer Little looks on. RIGHT: Greeting participants in the First Friday Art Walk in July were (left to right) Matt Tanzi, of Massachusetts, Tyler Grenzeback, of Massachusetts originally and now Portland, and Courtney Klimowicz, of Chicago.

ABOVE: Christopher Armstrong (left) and Adrian Gravel, from Portland, entertain with music and horseplay.

Photos by Timothy Gillis

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The Portland Police Department arrested a man Thursday after a brief standoff with officers, after he got into a fight with another subject.

Seth Miller, 26, of Portland was charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly brandished a firearm during an altercation with another man at 188 Dartmouth St., according to police. The incident is still under investigation.

Officers were called to the Dartmouth Street building at 10:44 a.m. after receiving a report of a fight between two men. Police say during the fight, the firearm was dropped and the victim fled the building.

Police set up a perimeter around the building and contact Miller by phone. After about an hour, Miller surrendered to police and was taken into custody without incident.

No one was seriously injured during the incident.

Miller is being held at the Cumberland County Jail.

Fire department responds to two Thursday morning fires Two Thursday morning fires required all available firefighters to respond — one was caused my a malfunctioning furnace and the other remains under investigation.

The Portland Fire Department responded to fires at 12 Joseph St. and 96 Whitney Ave., according to a press release, with barely an hour between the calls.

Chief Jerome LaMoria said a fire call can be taxing for the department’s resources but the two back-toback calls were handled well.

The first call came in a 6:22 a.m. and firefighters responded to 12 Joseph St. after callers reported smoke coming from a single-family home. The first company on scene saw heavy, black smoke coming from an attached garage at the residence.

LaMoria said the fire was knocked down quickly, and damage was contained mostly to the garage, but the house sustained smoke damage.

While firefighters were still at Joseph Street — an an hour after the first call — another fire was

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Police responded and removed the device.

Portland Police Lt. James Sweatt on Thursday said a forensic examination is ongoing, but added that there were no beebees, but there was black powder and a fuse. “Miniscule in size,” the device remains under investigation, Sweatt said.

“We shared it with our other partners in the law enforcement community because that’s what we do when there’s something that is unknown or unusual,” he said. “It was disposed of properly. It is an open investigation, and we continue to search for any witnesses or evidence.”

Community members can contact police by text, Internet or telephone. Mobile phone users can text the keyword “GOTCHA” plus their message to 274637 (CRIMES). The public may submit tips by going to the Portland Police Department website at www.portland-police.com and clicking “Submit an Anonymous Crime Tip.” Anonymous phone tips can be left on the Department’s Crime Tip line: 8748584. Witnesses to crimes are asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 874-8533.

State to receive $1 million grant for Penobscot River Restoration project The Maine Department of Marine Resources will receive a multi-year grant in the amount of $1,027,754 to support a Penobscot River Restoration project, including removal of the Veazie Dam, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Thursday.

Members of Collins’ and King’s staffs attended the official ceremony to breach the Veazie Dam on Monday, July 22.

The grant will help restore the historic habitat for the endangered shortnose sturgeon and threatened Atlantic sturgeon as well as help restore 11 species of sea-going fishes, including endangered Atlantic salmon, a press release stated.

The first $548,304 of the grant, which was awarded under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Species Recovery Grant Program, is provided for this fiscal year, while the rest is contingent upon future appropriations and project progress. The Species Recovery Grant Program combines conservation efforts from state, tribal, federal and academic institutions to recover endangered and threatened species to the point where they no longer need such protection, the press release stated.

In a joint statement, Collins and King said, “These funds will continue support for the restoration project through the removal of the Veazie Dam, an achievement that will revive important fish populations and revitalize the health of the Penobscot river.”

Goodwill to unveil art installation On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Goodwill of Northern New England will host a brief celebration to unveil a word art installation by local artist Hannah Sherwood. The installation will be on two fences surrounding the Portland home office, in the Bayside community. The celebration will take place on Alder Street at 4:30 p.m., a Goodwill press release stated.

Goodwill NNE has been working with Sherwood, Maine College of Art graduate, on the collaborative project. Earlier this summer Goodwill hosted a community brainstorm meeting. Bayside neighbors shared ideas with Goodwill staff and the artist, suggesting words and phrases for the art piece.

“We are excited to unveil Hannah’s word art installation; the words chosen were a true product of community collaboration,” said Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England.

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Revered ‘Our Town’ receives Monmouth theater’s treatment

OUR TOWN is the “Great American Play,” according to Edward Albee. I’ll go an inch further and state it is the greatest American play. Seventy-five years beyond the first opening night, Thornton Wilder’s words succinctly delve within the world of human mortality, our knowing an end will arrive and how we choose to fill the time in between.

––––– “Do any human beings realize life as they live it?” The Theater program explains an archaeoCritic logical dig in Italy that Wilder witnessed. A scene of ancient Roman family life, forgotten in the dirt, was the driving force for OUR TOWN, “the image of who might be looking at us a thousand years from now.” Theater at Monmouth (less than an hour drive through beautiful Maine countryside from downtown Portland) has mounted an impressive, professional production of a play every theater lover and questioner of the human experience should be familiar with.

Davis Robinson’s direction gives the piece a relaxed, breezy pace. Cumston Hall is an ornate, intimate performance space and often felt I was in someone’s home parlour, part of the energy in the room. As always, the design is very bare bones, yet supportive. Sound Designer Rew Tippen has layered the performance with effects to enhance the action, as all action is mimed. Jim Alexander takes advantage of the physical attributes of the theater, the famous ladder is a no show for the window conversations between the two young lovers. Mr. Alexander cleverly tips his hat to the famous set piece, though, incorporating an arbor into the Webb home entrance to signify the steps of life. Heather Carey’s costumes cement the time period of early 20th century New England, and I only question why Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb didn’t get different dresses for the wedding.

Monmouth veteran Mark S. Cartier steps into the role of the Stage Manager. Mr. Cartier sets the tone of an informal evening between friends. Throughout the play he is called upon to take on many roles to forward the story and is the main constant driving the action forward. Relaxed conversational style, he effortlessly manipulates the storytelling, highlighting the themes throughout.

Humor is a large ingredient of this story, the ageold battles of the sexes and the daily interaction of neighbors shed light on the gentler moments of life. Love and falling into it is also a major part of life. “People are meant to go through life two by two, ain’t natural to be lonesome.” Young love is portrayed by Luke Couzens as George Gibbs and Portland native Hannah Daly as Emily Webb. Ms Daly and Mr. Couzens are magical in their roles, incredible authenticity in exploring mutual attraction through youthful eyes. From the standpoint of an actor myself, the scene between these two in the soda shop was perfection.

I always stand and applaud when local professional theaters hire local theater professionals (they could all do more), and Portland-based James Noel Hoban walks the boards as Doc Gibbs. Mr. Hoban has a commanding presence on stage, interpreting this role differently than others, adding a rigidness of old school Yankee. The audience is introduced to many souls residing in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, a community where “we help those who need help and those who can for themselves, we leave alone,” smart motto for the ages if you ask me.

Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Webb are inhabited by Grace Bauer and Ambien Mitchell respectively. These two actors capture the special nuance of motherhood,

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sage advice, friend, confidant. Also, the two mime preparing breakfast and snapping beans and many other household tasks with such skill, the audience really will witness the action in whole. Mike Anthony is cast as Editor Webb. I felt the casting was a bit off. He seemed to young, bringing no age with experience to this character, I also seemed to hear a Southern accent throughout the performance. Overall, this cast is impressive, grabbing hold of the simplicity within this text to mine the poignant insight of the human condition.

The final act is my favorite, touching and emotional as death is explored. The staging created a beautiful focus on the stage and wonderful lighting by Lynne Chase, placing the audience in that cemetery on the side of that hill. The departed all in white, the mourners in black, with a few birch trees upstage , the audience is reminded death is sadness only for the living. My only major criticism of the direction of this production comes at the very end and during a moment of reflection between the audience and the Stage Manager.

The moment I wanted to relish in the afterglow of the production, stagehands, upstage with noise and commotion, completely draw focus away from the remaining action on the stage. I understand why, to get the stage back to a bare beginning with ghost light, but it needs to be revisited. The present solution does not work, and with such an impactful production, why weaken the ending? The audience leaves the theater with a sense of optimism. The stage manager has told us what we already sense, we are part of something larger, something eternal.

I strongly feel this play should be required reading for all students, of course it is not, so bring the family and discover the genius of the American Theater.

OUR TOWN is performed in Repertory at the Theater at Monmouth through Aug. 17. Performance dates are Saturday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 16 at 1 p.m.; and Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information contact the Box Office at 933-9999 or www.theateratmonmouth.org. Other plays performed in rep are THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE and THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING. (Harold Withee is a member of Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTA.)

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Singer Kathy Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 70. Actor Max Wright is 70. Actress Joanna Cassidy is 68. Actress Kathryn Harrold is 63. Actor Butch Patrick (“The Munsters”) is 60. Singer Mojo Nixon is 56. Actress Victoria Jackson is 54. Actress Apollonia is 54.

Actress Cynthia Stevenson is 51. Actress Mary-Louise Parker is 49. Rock musician John Stanier is 45. Writer-actor-director Kevin Smith is 43. Actor Sam Worthington is 37. Figure skater Michael Weiss is 37. Actor Edward Furlong is 36. Rock musician Devon Glenn is 33. Actress Hallie Eisenberg is 21.

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find something that was already inside themselves.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Communication devices will be used to help us get around, meet and connect. Bonus: They can also be used to gather a multitude of needless details from distant places and bring them to clutter up the place where we are.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s time to check in with your various relationships.

You’ll be setting things right in the social balance. You’ll pass on a favor or return it. You’ll issue invites where due or overdue.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have more kindred spirits in the world than you would have thought. Proof of this will be in the eyes of someone you meet today. There will be a glimmer of recognition upon first meeting.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 2). You have a special gift for knowing what people need and want and will use this to make both friends and money. You’ll come out of September with an entirely updated identity.

November is your chance at a prize you’ve long had your eye on. January and February are the most romantic. Capricorn and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 38, 2, 13, 40 and 22.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Sometimes opposition comes from across the globe, and sometimes you are nose-to-nose with it.

Today’s opposition is but a step from you. If you change direction for a moment, you’ll be right in line with it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Because you love yourself, you’ll do the things that are good for you and be a role model for others.

Everything falls in line from there. So dare to love yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Visualization works, especially with the brilliant intellectual vibration you’re buzzing along today. You’ll mentally revel in the sparkling details then hop to your feet and actually do something about these dreams.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There will be moments to remind you of something you’ve been missing from relationships -- something you didn’t even realize you needed or wanted, but your feelings will tell you otherwise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The things you think you will need are much different from the things you will actually need. It may feel as though you’ve been packing all wrong for this journey called life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you catch a tiger by the tail, will it eat you? Or will it see you as more of an annoyance than a threat and merely snarl to scare you off? Today, much depends on the degree of risk you’re willing to take.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Many who have achieved in the highest ranks can’t say they are happy -- something to consider when you’re choosing what to want. Striving won’t bring profit. To be content with where you are is the greatest satisfaction there is.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The day requires you to be both decisive and committed. As Homer said in the Odyssey: “The minds of the everlasting gods are not changed suddenly.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be in charge of leading people and teaching them, but really you will just be helping them

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2013.

There are 151 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 2, 1943, during World War II, U.S. Navy boat PT-109, commanded by Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy, sank after being rammed in the middle of the night by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri off the Solomon Islands. Two crew members were killed; Kennedy led the survivors to nearby islands until they could be rescued.

On this date: In 1776, members of the Continental Congress began attaching their signatures to the Declaration of Independence.

In 1862, the Ambulance Corps for the Army of the Potomac was created at the order of Maj. Gen. George McClellan during the Civil War. In 1876, frontiersman “Wild Bill” Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, by Jack McCall, who was later hanged.

In 1909, the original Lincoln “wheat” penny first went into circulation, replacing the “Indian Head” cent.

In 1922, Alexander Graham Bell, generally regarded as the inventor of the telephone, died in Nova Scotia, Canada, at age 75.

In 1923, the 29th president of the United States, Warren G. Harding, died in San Francisco; Vice President Calvin Coolidge became president.

In 1934, German President Paul von Hindenburg died, paving the way for Adolf Hitler’s complete takeover.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman, Soviet leader Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee concluded the Potsdam conference.

In 1964, the destroyer USS Maddox suffered light damage from North Vietnamese patrol torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin.

In 1974, former White House counsel John W. Dean III was sentenced to one to four years in prison for obstruction of justice in the Watergate coverup. (Dean ended up serving four months.)

In 1985, 135 people were killed when a Delta Air Lines jetliner crashed while attempting to land at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate. (The Iraqis were later driven out in Operation Desert Storm.)

Ten years ago: Saddam Hussein’s two elder sons and a grandson were buried as martyrs near the deposed Iraqi leader’s hometown of Tikrit (tihKREET’), where insurgents afterward attacked U.S. troops with three remote-controlled bombs.

Liberian President Charles Taylor agreed to cede power.

Five years ago: Police in southern Afghanistan reported a bus carrying a wedding party had struck a mine, killing 10 people, including the bride and groom; meanwhile, two French humanitarian aid workers kidnapped on July 18 were released.

One year ago: Kofi Annan resigned as peace envoy to Syria, issuing a blistering critique of world powers. Gabby Douglas became the third American in a row to win gymnastics’ biggest prize when she claimed the all-around Olympic title; Michael Phelps added to his medal collection with his first individual gold medal of the London Games in the 200-meter individual medley.

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Keith doesn’t understand my frustration of having to wait so that he can talk to his “friend.” And because he has limited minutes on his cell plan, he spends most of them with her, and I get fewer.

Am I simply jealous, or should I be concerned about their interactions? -- Tired of Being Second Dear Tired: Keith needs to be transparent in his dealings with Marla. The secrecy and frequency of the contact make it suspicious, and his excuses are a way to maintain the relationship with her at the expense of the one he has with you.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a flirtation, an affair or nothing.

He needs to take your feelings into consideration and treat your relationship with more respect, instead of creating friction because he likes the attention from Marla. It’s unfair to all of you.

Dear Annie: “Too Good of a Cook” said she’d like to have some help with the grocery bills and cooking when her eight grown children and numerous grandchildren visit. This is what we did: Six couples were invited to spend the weekend at a friend’s mountain cabin. The host specified that each couple would be responsible for cooking one meal for everyone and should bring all of the groceries required for that meal. It worked out great, and it was fun to sample everyone else’s cooking. We shared the cooking cleanup and grocery expense. That way, the host could also enjoy the festivities and didn’t have to spend a fortune on groceries and all of his time in the kitchen preparing meals. -- Co-Op Kitchen

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She mentioned that she and Grandma are not speaking again.

She reminisced about how poorly she has been treated by her mother, even as a child.

She then mentioned how her mother donates blood frequently, saying she is a universal donor, meaning O-negative.

Annie, if my grandmother is O-negative, it’s genetically impossible for her to be my mother’s biological mom, because Mom is AB-negative.

Family relations with that side of the family are very fragile, and I am fairly confident that my grandmother would never tell anyone the truth about the situation. I don’t have contacts with relatives on that side of the family because Grandma prohibited it. Should I tell my mother? Should I confront my grandmother? How do I start a search looking for the answers on my own? -- R. Dear R.: While it is not common for an O-negative parent to have an AB-negative child, it is not impossible. A lot depends on your grandfather’s blood type and other factors. Everyone involved would have to agree to be tested to know more. We realize you don’t much care for Grandma, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t biologically related to you. Bring this up to your mother only if you believe it would be helpful to her and not simply rub salt in her wounds.

Dear Annie: My boyfriend, “Keith,” has worked at a retail business for 30 years. He has been friends with a female coworker for a while. “Marla” calls Keith on his cellphone every day, even though he will be at work within a short time. At work, they talk constantly. If he doesn’t work on a specific day, she calls him multiple times at home.

I have no problem with their friendship, except that Keith keeps most of this information from me. When I ask him directly about talking to Marla, he denies it, even though I have

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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,

Belly dancers entertain a crowd at the First Friday Art Walk in July. The monthly walk runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in downtown Portland.

(TIMOTHY GILLIS PHOTO) 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.

‘Some Burdensome: Big Ships, Big Cargoes’

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

Summer Hoarde at Oak Street Lofts

First Friday with Maine Historical

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.”

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.”

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 exhibitions 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.” see next page

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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

‘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/#!

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.

Film: ‘Dirty Wars’ at the PMA

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 off-limits for the JSOC “kill list,” even a U.S. citizen. Director Richard Rowley takes us on a chilling ride with whistleblower Scahill

‘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.

Portland Playback Theatre

7:30 p.m. “On First Friday, August 2, Portland Playback Theatre’s theme is ‘Differences.’ Audience members are invited to tell their moments and stories about not fitting in, or that relationship that just wouldn’t work or just being different and watch our improvisors re-enact the story on the spot. Every month, Portland Playback uses improvisation to honor true stories from audience members’ lives. Find out more at www.portlandplayback.com. CTN5 Studio, 516 Congress St., Portland. $7 suggested donation at the door.

‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’

7:30 p.m. The Harborside Shakespeare Company perform their rendition of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” on both Aug. 2 and 3 at Mayo Street Arts, Portland.

“Shakespeare’s classic comedy of magic, fairies, love and confusion will transport you to a colorful kingdom where anything is possible and nothing is what it seems.” Doors at 7 p.m./show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 students/seniors, and $8 for kids (18 and under). http://www. brownpapertickets.com/event/401137

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

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

Dark Follies Street Vaudeville

8 p.m. Dark Follies Street Vaudeville, Monument Square, Portland, free show (donations gladly accepted). “Summer means Dark Follies Street Vaudeville! Join us in Monument Square after the First Friday Art Walk for live music, beautiful dancers, comedy, storytelling, flow and fire dancing.

We’ve some new talent and new music to share with you!

Come on down and experience how Dark Follies made its start!” http://darkfollies.com/blog/

Saturday, Aug. 3 TD Beach to Beacon 10K

8 a.m. “Runners of all abilities from almost every state in the nation ran from the starting line with some of the very best runners from around the world for the 16th TD Beach to Beacon 10K on Saturday, Aug. 3 at 8 a.m. ... A trio of top American distance runners — Olympians Deena Kastor, Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall — are part of a talented worldclass field assembled for the TD Beach to Beacon 10K

Road Race on Aug. 3 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. In addition to the top Americans, the professional field of 30 men and women distance runners for 2013 is comprised of a number of 10K speedsters and top marathoners from around the world, including Olympic medalists, World Champions and record breakers. Kenyan Stanley Biwott, ranked third in the world, is back to defend his TD Beach to Beacon title, while the women’s race is wide open and loaded, with at least three Kenyan women — Lineth Chepkurui, Joyce Chepkirui and Linet Masai — capable of breaking the course record 30:59 set by Chepkurui in 2010.” www.beach2beacon.org

WBLM Classic Rock Art Show

10 a.m. to 2 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.”

Heirloom Herbal Wreath and Ornaments Workshop

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Shaker Village’s herbalist Betsey-Ann Golon will take participants into the Shakers’ 200-year-old gardens to harvest lamb’s ear, thyme, sage, oregano and other fresh herbs for the creation of an herbal wreath and/or herbal bouquet ornaments.” Class will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee: $40. Bring a lunch and enjoy the shady comfort of the porch on the 1903 Girls’ Shop. Shaker Village is located on Route 26 (707 Shaker Road) in New Gloucester. FMI: 926-4597 or usshakers@aol.com.

AWS Enjoys Antiques

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Annual Antique Show at Kennebunk High School (89 Fletcher St., Kennebunk on Saturday, 10-5, and Sunday, 10-4. The AWS thanks Goosefare Antiques for allowing us to have a booth at the show and for the generous donation from a portion of the admissions revenue.

Animal Welfare Society. www.animalwelfaresociety.org, 985-3244, ext. 117.”

Film: ‘Dirty Wars’ at the PMA

2 p.m. and 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 off-limits for the JSOC “kill list,” even a U.S. citizen. Director Richard Rowley takes us on a chilling ride with whistle-blower Scahill

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

3:30 p.m. and 8:30 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. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph

Tribute honoring Mary and Kenny Nelson

4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland. With speakers: U.S. Sen. Angus King and civic leader Harold Pachios. Musical entertainment

by Jenny Elowitch. Kenneth and Mary Nelson Fund for the Arts. “The Tree of Life Foundation was established to restore Etz Chaim Synagogue, a turn-of-the-century immigrant era house of worship, and transform it into the Maine Jewish Museum. The newly restored building stands as a testament to the Jewish families of Maine who, from humble beginnings, began life anew and made lasting contributions to their new community. The Maine Jewish Museum tells their stories.” http://treeoflifemuseum.org see next page

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American Cancer Society benefit

5 p.m. American Cancer Society benefit show Saturday, Aug. 3 featuring Greywinds (Portland Metalcore); Great American Ghost (Deleted Frequency Records); Dna (Portland Hardcore); Foreign Tongues (Paper + Plastic Records); Guilt (Nh Thrash); Ill Born (Portland Hardcore); Crises A.D. (Southern Maine Melodic Hardcore). Doors at 5 p.m. $10. Seasons Event Center, 155 Riverside St., Portland. All ages, cash bar with valid ID; all proceeds go directly to the Maine Branch of the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research.” Sponsored by: the American Cancer Society, ESCN brand, Resession Skate Shop, Maineproject.com.

‘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/#!

‘Gypsy’ at Maine State Music Theatre

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

‘A Midsummer’s Night Dream’

7:30 p.m. The Harborside Shakespeare Company perform their rendition of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” on both Aug. 2 and 3 at Mayo Street Arts, Portland.

“Shakespeare’s classic comedy of magic, fairies, love and confusion will transport you to a colorful kingdom where anything is possible and nothing is what it seems.” Doors at 7 p.m./show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 adults, $10 students/seniors, and $8 for kids (18 and under). http://www. brownpapertickets.com/event/401137

Mentalist Rory Raven, Dark Follies in Portland

8 p.m. Mentalist Rory Raven at CTN, 516 Congress St., Portland. Mentalist Rory Raven and Dark Follies. Cost: Tickets $15/$12 students and seniors. “Dark Follies will be sharing our unique brand of vaudeville with the Community Television Network, 516 Congress St, Portland. And, from Providence, Rhode Island, Rory Raven is back by popular demand to present ‘Brainstorming: An Act of Mentalism!’” http://www.ctn5.org/calendar

Sunday, Aug. 4 Scarborough Marsh canoe tour

6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. “Explore the marsh by canoe at dawn when birds and other marsh creatures are often most active.

100 Pine Point Road, Scarborough. Maine Audubon members: $11/adult $11/child (12 and under); nonmembers: $13/adult $10/child (12 and under) Registration required.

Register by calling 883-5100 or emailing us at smac@maineaudubon.org”; maineaudubon.org

Film: ‘Dirty Wars’ at the PMA

2 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 off-limits for the JSOC “kill list,” even a U.S. citizen. Director Richard Rowley takes us on a chilling ride with whistleblower Scahill

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Clay On Sunday, Aug. 4, the public can take Aiken in ‘Joseph and center. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) 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. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph

Osprey Watch at Wolfe’s Neck Woods

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by the osprey sign opposite Googins Island to get a close look at the nesting ospreys any time from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Wheelchair accessible. Free with park admission. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, Freeport. 865-4465.

Duchas Lecture: Boxer and the Enterprise Sea Battle

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. “Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland. A Bicentennial Commemoration of Maine’s Greatest Sea Battle with historian Herb Adams and special musical guests Roll & Go. On September 5, 1813, during the War of 1812, two fighting ships clashed in the waters off the Maine coast. At the battle’s end, both captains lay dead; the Boxer was in ruins; and the victorious Enterprise sailed into Portland Harbor. Days later a solemn funeral procession wound through the City to its Eastern Cemetery, where the rival captains were buried side by side in graves that can be visited to this day. Join historian Herb Adams for an unforgettable talk marking the 200th anniversary of this duel at sea, and hear maritime ballads of the day and the victory from Roll & Go — Maine’s favorite shanty singers. This is the third lecture in our annual Duchas Series. $5 suggested donation. Free for MIHC members. http://www.maineirish. com/event/boxer-and-the-enterprise-sea-battle-lecture.”

Monday, Aug. 5 Cape Elizabeth Nazarene Vacation Bible

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Cape Elizabeth Church of the Nazarene (499 Ocean House Road) will host its annual Vacation Bible School Aug. 5-9, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. each day. “Geared toward children grades K-6, students will participate in games, crafts, snacks and stories with a Wild West theme.

Registration is free and open to the public, but advance registration is appreciated by calling the church office at 7993692. Saddle up and head on over to SonWest Roundup for a Rip Roarin’ good time!”

Tuesday, Aug. 6 Magician Conjuring Carroll in Cumberland

10 a.m. Free family fun! Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main St., Cumberland. FMI 829-2215

‘Fahrenheit 451’ at MCMA

noon. First Tuesday Book club, ”Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury at the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association.

The MCMA library book club meets on the first Tuesday of each month in the library at noon, bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided. “For more information you can call Pat @ 773-8396 during library hours, Tue., Wed., Thurs.10 am to 3 p.m., 519 Congress St. or e-mail mcma1857@ gmail.com.” http://www.mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com

East Bayside’s National Night Out

6 p.m. East Bayside’s National Night Out — Neighborhood parade and block party. “For one night only, families and neighbors are asked to turn on their porch lights, lock their doors, and come out for a parade and block party to pro-

a morning Scarborough Marsh canoe tour at the Maine Audubon mote neighborhood solidarity, safety, bicycles, art, music, and fun. Live music by neighborhood drumming ensemble Burundi Beats! Come march in the parade – join Burundi Beats drum ensemble, Nessie the Sea Dragon, puppets by the Children’s Puppet Workshop, MECA, and assorted neighborhood youth groups. Marchers/musicians/puppet carriers needed! National Night Out is a collaboration between Portland Police Community Policing, Mayo Street Arts, Portland Housing Authority, East Bayside Neighborhood Organization, Casey Family Services, Community Partnerships for Protecting Children, The Root Cellar, Target, and MaineStay. To get involved or volunteer email info@mayostreetarts.org for more information.” “Parade line-up at Mayo Street Arts (10 Mayo St.) at 5:30 p.m.

Parade departs at 6 p.m. sharp, winding through the neighborhood, and ends at Peppermint Park on Cumberland Ave for a free BBQ and live music by Burundi Beats drum ensemble, a display of specialty police and fire vehicles, and kid’s activities and prizes. Guest speakers to include Chief Sauschuck, Herb Adams, and Mayor Brennan round out the evening.” http://eastbayside.org

Senior Men’s/Women’s Soccer Tournament

6 p.m. The 23rd annual All Star Invitational Senior Men’s/ Women’s Soccer Tournament will be held on August 6 (Women’s game at 6 p.m., men’s at 8 p.m.) at Hannaford Field, Cape Elizabeth High School. Rain Date: August 8 (same times and place). Proceeds from the games will benefit Special Olympics Maine. The Women’s All Star Game will be held at 6 p.m. and the Men’s All Star game will follow at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 or adults and $3 for students. The All Star tournament has got to be one of the most exciting soccer events of the year. The teams are made up of some of Maine’s finest Varsity players from 2012. They will represent the Western Maine conference and the Southern Maine Activities Association. The All Star Games Committee has selected Andrew Pelletier from Falmouth and Todd Dominski from Waynflete as the coaches of the WMC Women’s team. Bob Hodgman-Burns – Fryeburg Academy and Ben Raymond – Cape Elizabeth will coach the WMC men’s team. For the SMAA teams Vincent Aceto – McAuley and Andy Lefebvre – Westbrook will be coaching the Women’s team and Matt oster – Noble and Nate Bean – Kennebunk will be the coaches for the men’s team. Olympia Sporst will be sponsoring ... A concession stand will be open and all proceeds will benefit Special Olympics Maine.

SOME is a year round athletic training and competition program for adults and children with Intellectual Disabilities. In Maine there are over 3,800 athletes who compete in the program. For more information on SOME or on the ALL STAR SOCCER TOURNAMENT please call Mark Capano at 879-0489 or email him at markc@somaine.org.”

SCORE workshop on starting a business

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Portland SCORE offers a workshop on “Starting Your Own Business: Review the Fine Points,” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at SCORE Offices, 100 Middle St., Portland. Cost is $35 with online reservation. For more details or to register visit website: www.scoremaine.com or call 772-1147 weekday mornings.”

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

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

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Portland Sea Dogs on hold against division rivals

By Ken Levinsky

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Portland Sea Dogs (54-56) are in the midst of a 22-game stretch without playing any of their Eastern Division rivals.

The Sea Dogs are tied with New Hampshire for third place in the Eastern League’s Eastern Division and trail second place Trenton by just two games.

(Binghamton is in first place, 11 and a half games ahead of Trenton.) The top two clubs in each division will compete in the Eastern League post-season.

Portland will have to wait until Monday, Aug. 19 before being able to compete head to head with division opponents. They will take on playoff rivals Trenton (nine times) and New Hampshire (seven times) during the last 16 games of the season.

Portland lost 4 of 6 games over the past week and is on the road this weekend for a three-game series with the Western Division Bowie Baysox (54-55).

The Sea Dogs return to Hadlock Field for a six-game home stand beginning on Tuesday with a 7 p.m. tussle with the Richmond Flying Squirrels (52-58).

Third baseman/designated hitter Garin Cecchini continues to shine since his call up to Portland in June from single A Salem, where he was batting .350 with 15 stolen bases. The 6-foot, 2-inch, 22-year-old

lefty hitter leads the Sea Dogs with a .316 batting average and a .417 on base percentage. Cecchini, who led the Red Sox organization with 51 stolen bases last year, has swiped five bases in his first 36 games with the Sea Dogs.

Third baseman/designated hitter Michael Almanzar leads Portland in many offensive categories. The 6-foot, 3-inch, 22-year-old Eastern League rookie is batting .269 with 12 homeruns and 63 RBI. He has also successfully stolen 10 bases without being thrown out once.

Peter Hissey is second on the team with a batting average of .267. The 6-foot, 1-inch, 23-year old-lefty is also second on the team with 17 stolen bases, trailing team leader Shannon Wilkerson who has 18 thefts. Hissey has been on the disabled since July 24.

Second baseman/shortstop Heiker Meneses is third on the team (among those with at least 240 at bats) with a batting average of .264. The 5-foot, 9-inch, 160-pound, 22-year-old lefty is fourth on the team with 11 stolen bases.

Second baseman/Outfielder Tony Thomas leads the team with 64 runs batted and his 11 round trippers trail team leader Travis Shaw by just two.

He is third on the team with 14 stolen bases (in 16

attempts).

Sea Dogs games can be heard on WPEI 95.5/ 95.9 FM Portland, WEZR 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris and WTME 780 AM Rumford. Coverage begins 20 minutes prior to the first pitch with the pre-game show. The talented and informative Mike Antonellis, the play-by-play announcer, returns to Portland for his ninth season, (17th season overall) in Minor League Baseball.

Honored as the 2009 Eastern League Broadcaster of the Year, Mike also serves as the host of the Saturday Morning Jab on Big Jab Radio (96.3 FM and 1440 AM)

p.m. at Deering High’s Memorial Field in Portland.

The game will pit the offensive minded Sabers (who have outscored their opponents 65-38) against the stingy Bulls’ defense, which has yielded only 20 points while scoring 42.

The Bulls improved to 2-0 on the season, defeating Lowell (0-2), 22-14. Phil Warren (No. 47), who played at Brunswick High and The University of Buffalo, led the team with 111 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Alexis Colon (No. 7) linked up

with wide receiver Brandon Bennett on a 34-yard TD pass. Defensively, the Raging Bulls were again led by linebackers Bobby Nelson (No. 52) and Kyle Roberts (No. 22).

The Sabers (2-0) beat New Hampshire (0-2) 28-6 at Scarborough High last weekend.

The Raging Bulls and Sabers will play each other a second time this season on Sept. 8 at Thornton Academy in Saco. For details, visit http://ragingbullsfootball.com/multimedia.htm.

(Sea Dogs games can be heard on WPEI 95.5/ 95.9 FM Portland, WEZR 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris and WTME 780 AM Rumford. Coverage begins 20 minutes prior to the first pitch with the pre-game show. The talented and informative Mike Antonellis, the play-by-play announcer, returns to Portland for his ninth season, (17th season overall) in Minor League Baseball.

Honored as the 2009 Eastern League Broadcaster of the Year, Antonellis also serves as the host of the Saturday Morning Jab on Big Jab Radio (96.3 FM and 1440 AM)

Raging Bulls, Sabers battle for first place at Deering on Saturday

By Ken Levinsky

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Greater Portland’s two undefeated semi-pro football teams, The Southern Maine Raging Bulls and The Maine Sabers share the top spot in the four team Northern Division of the New England Football League. Each defeated division opponents the New Hampshire Wolfpack and the Lowell Nor’Easter over the past two weeks.

Now they will play each other on Saturday at 7

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Friday, Aug. 2 Royal Hammer at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $8; Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com

at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com Stevie D hip hop at Flask, 117 Spring St., Portland http://flasklounge.com

www.onelongfellowsquare.com Too Late the Hero at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland. $12; Doors at 6 p.m. www.portcitymusichall.com

Thursday, Aug. 8

Saturday, Aug. 10

Saturday, Aug. 3

Device & Hell Yeah at ASYLUM, 121 Center St., Portland. $30 adv/$33 door; Doors at 8 p.m. www.portlandasylum.com/concerts

Jamey Johnson at ASYLUM, 121 Center St., Portland. $39; Doors at 8 p.m. www.portlandasylum.com/concerts

A Band Beyond Description at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com

Relentless Belanger benefit concert with Rotors to Rust, Murcielago, and Whitcomb at ASYLUM, 121 Center St., Portland. $8; Doors at 8 p.m. (“Join us for a benefit concert in support of Mark Belanger a local musician known for his work in Pigboat and a good friend to us all. This event is only $8, all of which goes to help Mark in his fight against cancer!”) www.portlandasylum.com/concerts

Portland Punk Rock Show at Flask, 117 Spring St., Portland http://flasklounge.com

Inner Visions Reggae Band at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $12 adv/$15 door; 8 p.m. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

MK Ultra, Marrellite, Ginlab at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $8; Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com

The THE BAND Band at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $20 adv/$25 door; 8 p.m. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Alpenglow at the SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, $8; 8:30 p.m. www.space538.org

Mary Fahl (of The October Project) at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $25 adv/$28 door; 8 p.m. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Sunday, Aug. 4

Explosions in the Sky at the State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $22 adv/$25 day of show; Doors at 7 p.m. www.statetheatreportland.com

Chris Webby at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland. $20; Doors at 8 p.m. www.portcitymusichall.com

Friday, Aug. 9

Leveret (Infinity album release) at the SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, $8; 8:30 p.m. www.space538.org

Grand Re-Launch at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland, Doors at 4 p.m. www.portcitymusichall.com

Jimmy Eats World at the State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $25 adv/$30 day of show; Doors at 7 p.m. www.statetheatreportland.com

Monday, Aug. 5 Model Airplane at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $5; Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com

Wednesday, Aug. 7 Rap Night at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $3; Doors

Morgan Heritage at ASYLUM, 121 Center St., Portland. $20 adv/$23 day of show; Doors at 8 p.m. www.portlandasylum.com/concerts

Sunday, Aug. 11

A Murder of Crows at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $8; Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com

Relentless Belanger benefit concert with Twisted Roots, 6Gig, and Paranoid Social Club at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com

Joy Kills Sorrow at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $15 adv/$20 door; 8 p.m.

OLS Sunday Jazz Brunch at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $8; 11 a.m. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

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Musician relishes Blue gig: ‘open mic with a twist’ Working on new CD, Underwood leaves Nashville, settles in Maine

By Timothy Gillis

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Shanna Underwood has been busy lately. In addition to gigs around town, and working the third shift at L.L. Bean’s, the musician has been hosting a new open mic at Port City Blue on Congress Street on Tuesdays.

“It’s an open mic with a twist,” she said. “And one featured artist in the middle.” The twist is something she calls “Open Rounds.” Three people who have signed up to play are selected at random, and then they play “in the round,” that is, they each take turns to play a song, while the other two sit back or try to play along with them.

“The other musicians sometimes will burn on each other’s stuff,” she said.

Underwood has travelled a long road to wind up back where she started. And the music scene has changed quite a bit since she moved away after high school.

“I’ve noticed a huge difference from when I lived here before,” she said. “You can be a working musician, and don’t necessarily need a day job. I’m not quite there yet, but I’m close.”

She plays regularly with Devon Collela, a cellist from Boston.

“He’s not what you would expect. He takes the spot of where an electric guitar would be. He can switch between leads and bass lines, so he changes constantly during a song. I feel really fortunate that he likes the music,” she said.

She also jams with Drew Wyman, on bass, and Kris Day, from Jerks of Grass. Her brother, Kirk Underwood, plays electric and slide guitar. He’s a great singer, she said, so she lets him at the mic, also. “He does great harmonies,” she admits, but family life for her has not always been so harmonious.

“I’m quite a bit older than him,” she said. “I had an unhappy, disjointed household. I was gone as soon as I could be, so we didn’t play music growing up. I was gone before he started playing.”

She was fairly disconnected from her family while she travelled, and never thought she would move back to Maine. She worked as an archaeology field –––––––––––––––– MOVIE LISTINGS ––––––––––––––––

Friday, Aug. 2 Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square Dirty Wars (NR) 7:00 p.m.

Nickelodeon Cinema, 1 Temple St., Portland 2 Guns (R) 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Only God Forgives (R) 9:45 Red 2 (PG-13) 9:30 The Way, Way Back (PG-13) 1:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 Despicable Me 2 (PG) 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:20 Unfinished Song (PG-13) 1:45, 4:15, 6:50, 9:10 20 Feet from Stardom (PG-13) 12:50, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 Fruitvale Station (R) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:10, 9:15

Saturday, Aug. 3 Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square Dirty Wars (NR) 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Nickelodeon Cinema, 1 Temple St., Portland 2 Guns (R) 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 Only God Forgives (R) 9:45 Red 2 (PG-13) 9:30 The Way, Way Back (PG-13) 1:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 Despicable Me 2 (PG) 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:20 Unfinished Song (PG-13) 1:45, 4:15, 6:50, 9:10 20 Feet from Stardom (PG-13) 12:50, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 Fruitvale Station (R) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:10, 9:15

Shanna Underwood (left) and Devon Collela. (COURTESY PHOTO)

tech for eight different companies — five of them folded in 2009 — and went to Korea to teach for two years.

As part of her travels, she always found herself looking into the local music scenes, and found that there are huge parts of the country that don’t have much to offer at all.

More settled now, she has chosen a name for her band: Wanderlost. To fans and friends, she sent out a studio rough cut, complete with scratch tracks, talking, giving of directions, and all that good stuff for their entertainment.

“I think it’s interesting to hear the process, and not just what will end up on the final record,” she told them. “Unfortunately, there isn’t any swearing or name calling on this track. That’s being reserved for the B-side. We’ve been plugging along on an oldfashioned reel-to-reel tape, and should have a final

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product by the fall.” The track features Day on bass, Colella on cello, and John Nunan (of Welterweight) on drums, as well as a surprise appearance from an “amazingly talented, albeit kind of drunk, mandolin player who insists on being identified only as Braxton Hicks.”

Underwood moved to Nashville at age 24 to learn to play guitar, sing and write songs.

Her first album was called “Shanna and the Hawk,” with Hawk Kallweit.

“His dream was to move to Nashville, so we did,” she said. “He stayed about eight months, but I stayed there for almost 10 years.”

Her next LP, “Fieldnotes from a Caravan,” was recorded in Nashville and finished in 2011. Then she moved back to Maine.

“I was moving back and forth, doing my usual route to play summer shows in Maine and then never left. It wasn’t my intention to stay,” she said.

She felt the difference between playing once a month in a round in Nashville and playing three times a week here. Down South, she was seeing a lot of music and getting the constant inspiration to improve, but she couldn’t resist the chance to play regularly.

She is about halfway done with a new CD, and hopes to have it done by Christmas. She’s recording it at Acadia Recording Company, in Portland, with Todd Hutchinson.

Regarding the Portland music scene, Underwood says, “We’re lucky in that we do have it here,” adding that Blue is a big part of that. “There’s a strong community there.”

There is still a disconnect with some fans, however.

“A huge part of Southern Maine thinks live music is going to the Civic Center. A lot of people don’t realize that a lot of people are making a living with music, with art — that you don’t have to be famous to be making a living.”

For upcoming gigs by Underwood, visit http:// www.reverbnation.com/shannaunderwood.

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