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Legalizing marijuana makes sense in Maine

Labor mural protest is about actions, not ‘tone’

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See Margo Mallar’s Locavore column, page 9

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Feds to state: Display mural or pay up BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Fallout over a labor mural removed from the state’s Department of Labor office continues this week as the federal government advised Maine to reinstall the mural or pay up. The development comes amid a spate of statewide protest over the removal, ranging from about 350 people attending a formal protest rally in Augusta Monday to a guerrilla light-show Sunday night that saw images of the controversial mural projected onto the side of the State House. At the center of the protest is an 11-panel mural created by Tremont artist Judy Taylor and installed in 2008 at the state’s Department of Labor office. Last week Gov. Paul LePage deemed the artwork “one-sided,” claiming the mural depicting milestones in the Maine labor movement could be con-

Enlisting the help of artist friends and community members, Local Sprouts unveiled this homage to the Maine Department of Labor historical labor mural. The cooperative displayed this version in the cafe on Thursday. For a story on the Local Sprouts mural, see page 7. (MATT DODGE PHOTO)

strued as anti-business. In a letter to the acting commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor, a senior U.S. Department of Labor administrator warned the state that since “a majority of the artist’s commission of $60,000 was paid from

Reed Act funds,” distributed by the U.S. DOL, “Federal Unemployment Compensation laws concerning Reed Act money govern the disposition of this property.” “We understand, however, that the mural is no longer on display in your

headquarters,” wrote Gay Gilbert, administrator with the U.S. DOL’s Office of Employment Insurance. “Thus, it is no longer being used for an administrative purpose permitted by the Reed Act; [and] the state must, as a condition of continued participation in the Federal-State UC program, return to its UTF account the amount of the Reed Act funds represented by the mural,” wrote Gilbert. But the U.S. DOL isn’t sending a bill to Augusta just yet. In lieu of returning the Reed Act funds that paid for 63.4 percent of the $60,000 mural, Gilbert said that the state could either reinstall the mural at the Maine DOL or “another state employment security building.” The mural is currently reported to be in storage, awaiting transfer to a “suitable venue for public display,” according to LePage spokeswoman Adrienne Bennett. see MURAL page 6

Reny’s getting ready Store opens on April 14 BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

John Kempton with Eastern Fire Services moves through the new Reny’s department store in Portland Monday while installing ﬁre protection systems. The store’s opening day is Thursday, April 14, and hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to Christian Steppe, store manager. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Attention, job seekers. A new Reny’s department store in Portland will open its doors at 8 a.m. Thursday, April 14, but don’t worry — that beginning doesn’t mean an end to hiring. The retailer, filling high-profile side-by-side Arts District vacancies left by L.L. Bean and Olympia Sports, may add to its rolls, depending on how business fares. In the meantime, job seekers can see RENY’S page 8

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Every other Wednesday, right after school at 2:45, the newest club at Rutherford High, the atheist club, meets in Room 13-211. Last Wednesday, Jim Dickey, the president, started out by asking his fellow student atheists (there are a few agnostics, too) whether they wanted to put together an all-atheist Ultimate Frisbee team for a charity event. Club members discussed what to do about Faith Week. Rutherford High’s two Christian clubs will be sponsoring a series of before-school prayer circles around the flagpole this week, and several of the atheists felt a need to respond in some way. “We can set up informational tables near the flagpole and do our own speeches,” said Michael Creamer, the atheists’ faculty adviser, who suggested waiting a few weeks. “Remember, we’re not trying to be confrontational; this will be a counterpoint.” The Christians and atheists at Rutherford High get along better than some might expect. Joshua Mercer, a senior, who is president of Ignite, a Christian club, and Jim, the atheist president, are close friends. They love comparing philosophies, and giving each other a hard time. “We like to go to Taco Bell together,” Joshua said.

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FAA to order airlines to inspect 737s for cracks (NY Times) — Federal aviation authorities said on Monday that they would order airlines to inspect some early Boeing 737 models after Southwest Airlines found subsurface cracks in three aircraft during checks that were conducted after a five-foot hole ripped through the roof of a 737-300 jetliner on Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said that it would issue an emergency directive on Tuesday requiring inspections for fatigue damage. The action would initially apply to about 175 aircraft

worldwide, 80 of which are registered in the United States, and mostly operated by Southwest Airlines. “Safety is our No. 1 priority,” the Transportation secretary, Ray LaHood, said in a statement. “Last Friday’s incident was very serious and could result in additional action depending on the outcome of the investigation.” The statement came shortly after Boeing said it was preparing a service bulletin that would recommend “lap-joint” inspections on certain 737-300’s as well as the 737-400 and 737-500 models.

Japan releases radioactive water into ocean

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TOKYO (NY Times) — Tokyo Electric Power Company began dumping more than 11,000 tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Monday, mostly to make room in storage containers for increasing amounts of far more contaminated runoff. The water, most of it to be released over two days, contains about 100 times the legal limit of radiation, Tokyo

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Electric said. The more contaminated water has about 10,000 times the legal limit. The effort would help workers clearing radioactive water from the turbine buildings at the damaged reactors, making it less dangerous to reach some of the most crucial controls for their cooling systems, which were knocked out by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck northeast Japan on March 11. The hopes are that the cooling

systems can be revived and bring the plant back under control. But the pumping effort is not expected to halt, or even alter, the gushing leak from a large crack in a six-foot-deep pit next to the seawater intake pipes near Reactor No. 2. The leak, discovered Saturday, has been spewing an estimated seven tons of highly radioactive water an hour directly into the ocean; attempts to trace and plug it have so far failed.

Rebel leader criticizes NATO effort in Libya BREGA, Libya (NY Times) — As rebel fighters made modest gains on Monday against the main body of Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces in the oil town of Brega, a senior rebel leader criticized NATO for bureaucratic delays that he said put civilian lives at risk and complicated efforts to advance against the Qaddafi forces. “There’s a delay in reacting and lack of response to what’s going on on the ground, and many civilians have died and they couldn’t react to protect them,” the official, Ali al-Essawi, the foreign policy director of the National Transitional Council, said in an interview on Monday in Rome. Mr. Essawi said the problems began after NATO took charge of the air campaign from the United States, Britain and France, and that he now foresaw a long, drawn-out battle with NATO at the helm. “They took the command, they will make it long,” he said in an interview at the Community of Sant’Egidio, a liberal Catholic group active in diplomacy.

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– NEWS BRIEFS ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– South Portland, over the Fore River. community,” Mayor Nicholas MavoPatti Smith said in a statement. dones said in a statement. “Having a This lane closure will be in effect “This is a customer-focused, service clear well developed complete streets from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April improvement that broadens the accespolicy will help us continue to build a 5. MDOT says drivers should expect sibility of public transportation.” city that meets our sustainability and some delays during these hours and The new passes will be rolled out for Kathy Jones, the acting City Clerk in public health goals.” should seek an alternate route where the start of next month. Prices for bus Portland for the past four months, has It’s not immediately clear when the possible. ridership programs such as 10-ride been chosen as the permanent replacecomplete streets sessions will take The $63 million Memorial Bridge passes and summer youth bus passes ment for Linda Cohen, who retired place in Portland. replacement project is expected to won’t change. effective Jan. 1. Northampton, Mass., Wichita, Kan., be finished in December 2012. The — Casey Conley Jones, who has been with the city Helena, Mont., Nashville, Tenn., and bridge, which ferries vehicles between clerk’s office for the last two-and-aShelburne, Vt., were some of the other Portland and South Portland and prohalf years as an elections administracommunities selected by the EPA. vides access to Interstate 295, sees tor, was chosen by the city council’s roughly 22,000 cars per day, according Appointments and Non-Union Personto MDOT. nel Committee by from more than 70 — Casey Conley Experts from the federal Environapplicants. mental Protection Agency will visit The council was expected to make Portland in the near future to provide the appointment official at last night’s direction and technical assistance in city council meeting. support of Complete Streets — a proReached yesterday by telephone, A Portland man linked by DNA to a gram that aims to make city streets Jones said she intends to focus on nine-year-old murder in North Caroaccessible to all forms of transit. Beginning in May, Portland-area ranked-choice voting, the new method lina was arrested Monday morning at Portland was one of 32 cities bus riders will be able to purchase for choosing a mayor in city elections. his home on State Street, according selected by the EPA, out of more than a monthly pass to travel on both “I have been doing a lot of research, to the Portland Press Herald. Robert 300 applicants nationwide. During a METRO and South Portland city so that’s … foremost on my agenda,” Bell, 38, is a suspect in the 2002 killday-long session with EPA-funded, buses. The pass will cost $45, and she said Monday in a telephone intering of Jamie Dunbar, in Charlotte. private-sector experts, city staff and allow unlimited travel on across the view. The paper said Bell was linked to policy leaders will explore ways to both systems, which serves Portland, “I’m very excited; I am speechless,” the killing through a DNA sample develop a complete streets policy South Portland, Westbrook and FalJones said. that authorities in Charlotte entered moving forward. mouth. In a statement, Councilor John into a national DNA database. CharThe city passed a resolution on Fare-based passengers will also be Coyne, who chairs the personnel comlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department March 7 endorsing complete streets able to transfer between both bus netmittee, said Jones was the best candilearned late last year that Bell was a principles and directed the mayor to works for free under the new system. date for the job. match for the DNA, and authorities create a Complete Streets Working Meanwhile, Greater Portland Tran“Her extensive experience with elecultimately traced him to Portland, the Group. The EPA experts will assist sit District, which operates METRO, tions and high standards of professionPress Herald reported. with that effort. will phase out its $40 monthly pass. alism will be key assets for the city,” he A spokesman for the U.S. Marshals “The idea is that complete streets That pass will be replaced by the $45 said. “With the ranked choice voting Service, which tracks fugitives, told should accept all modes of transregional pass. mayoral election this fall, it is crucial the paper it is believed Bell has been portation, whether it’s public trans“The regional pass is a way for that we have someone at the helm who in Portland for several months. He portation of bikes or walking,” city people to be able to access not only is both committed to ensuring that spokesperson Nicole Clegg said yeswas arrested without incident, and Portland (and the other towns served our election process is accessible and terday. “Portland is proud of its repuis being held at Cumberland County by Metro), but also South Portland,” understood by the city’s electorate.” tation as a walkable and bike-able Jail. said Dave Marshall, a Portland city Jones, who is a Maine native, worked councilor and Metro board member. “It for four years as a deputy city clerk in would cost slightly more, but people the city of Westbrook. would have much better access.” “I am very fortunate (to have had) A regional bus pass has long been two years as elections administrator, to a priority for alternative transit advotruly understand how elections in Portcates, and was recommended in a land are run, and how big they are,” she 2007 study by the Portland Area Comsaid. prehensive Transportation System. — Casey Conley Marshall said the effort to regionalize bus systems have taken place over at least the past five years. “This is a great opportunity for us to improve customer service within Greater Portland’s public transportation system and allows our monthly The Maine Department of Transpass users to travel seamlessly between portation has announced a temporary both systems,” said Michael Foley, lane closure in the southbound lane of METRO board president and WestVeterans Memorial Bridge effective brook City Councilor, in a statement. through today at 4 p.m. State officials In South Portland, which has long said the lane closures will occur from been served by a stand-alone bus time to time between now and the end agency, officials hailed the announceof May as crews continue work on a ment, South Portland City Councilor new bridge between Portland and

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The GOP’s empty stage A month from now, the contenders for the 2012 Republican nomination were supposed to appear at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., for the first of their primary debates. But the list of declared candidates is so pitifully short that last week the debate was postponed until September, to avoid the embarrassment of a stage potentially populated only by Tim Pawlenty and the pizza magnate Herman Cain. The stage would be full by autumn, the organizers promised. While “too few have made the commitment thus far for a debate to be worthwhile,” the Reagan Foundation’s executive director declared, “there will be a long and impressive list ––––– of Republican candidates who The New York eventually take the field.” Times No doubt the list of candidates will lengthen. But Republicans shouldn’t feel too confident about the “impressive” part. When it comes to challenging Barack Obama for the presidency, the Party of Lincoln looks increasingly like a party of Mario Cuomos. Its biggest names and brightest lights are mainly competing to offer excuses for why they won’t be running in 2012. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, for instance, is convinced that he could capture the White House. “I already know I could win,” he told National Review earlier this year. But he’s apparently too modest to vindicate his boast: “I’ve got to believe I’m ready to be president, and I don’t.” Mike Huckabee, likewise, will tell anyone who’ll listen that he would be the favorite in the primaries and the strongest choice to face Obama. But he’ll

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Legal puffing disappears in legislative smoke Two bills before the legislature aimed at decriminalizing marijuana possession were stomped deader than a roach last week. The two bills, initially submitted by Portland Representative Ben Chipman, met the stoned wall of the legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee last week. They were unanimously voted “ought not to pass,” the legislative equivalent of a captive bolt stun gun used in animal slaughterhouses when speaking of proposed legislation. “I submitted 29 bills this session. This was not one of my legislative priorities, but I did believe in the bill,” said Chipman in an interview Monday afternoon. “This bill was a constituent request bill, and I was not surprised to see that it was voted down. The committee it went before was a tough one, mostly consisting of former law enforcement.” The bill did have several surprising co-sponsors, among them the fairly conservative Richard Cebra of Naples. “I was surprised a bit at some of the co-sponsors, but they were among those that

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist felt that it wasn’t the government’s business, and people should just be left alone,” said Chipman. “Ultimately, both bills were designed to keep people from seeking marijuana on the black market.” Medical marijauna was an uphill battle in this state for over 10 years. Ultimately, it required a petition forcing the state to take action on a process that had sat dormant like a seed in a couch cushion for over a decade. Opponents argued that this was the camels nose under the tent for legalization efforts, but they knew that any such bill would disappear in a puff of smoke in front of the criminal justice committee. Let’s put it out there. It seems everyone these days wants the government out of their lives and

wallets. Whether it be tea party discussion about health care mandates or libertarian positioning about medical choices, everybody is waggling a finger at the feds, telling them to back up and talk to the hand. There was a comedian years back, I can’t remember who it was. He did a chunk of his stage act based on legalizing marijuana, and its effect on society as a whole. The biggest danger he could see was “fleets of pizza delivery trucks, racing past each other on the highway trying to make that 30-minute guarantee.” There is another bill headed for the legislature, this one by Diane Russell. Though it has not been presented yet and doesn’t have a legislative docket number, this one is a bit different. According to Russell, this one is a “decriminalize it, and tax it” approach. In a state that voraciously scarfs up new sources of revenue faster than hot delivery snacks, that might not be a bad thing. It proposes a 5 percent tax on all of the green stuff sold over the counter. see HIGGINS page 5

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Labor mural protest is about actions, not ‘tone’ How politically toxic has the removal of that labor mural become? (See page one.) Now members of the governor’s own party are trying to distance themselves from their leader, issuing a public letter expressing their “... discomfort and dismay with the tone and spirit of some of the remarks he has made. Were these isolated incidents we would bite our collective tongues, because we are all human. But, unfortunately, such is not the case. We feel we must speak out.” But while state senators Roger J. Katz and Brian D. Langley can be commended for extending an olive branch, they are just dead wrong. The mural debate and the outcry over telling the NAACP to kiss butt is not about “tone” or “spirit.” Nor is it about that other political euphemism, “perception.” It is about what the governor actually thinks. Well, the fact is that we’ve elected a plain-spoken honest man. You want an honest politician? Well, here it is and nobody promised you a Rose Garden. Granted, senators, you make a valid point by saying that “...’how’ you do something is often as important as ‘what’ you do.”

Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved Right. The keyword is “often.” In the case of Gov. LePage, the implication is that he should have had some sort of process before ordering a federally funded mural removed — you know, sugar-coat it a bit for the masses. Well, senators, it’s also true that sometimes it is also “what” you do. He didn’t say the mural sucks. He didn’t say it was one-sided. He didn’t say that the brush strokes showed the immature grasp of materials usually reserved for first-year Pratt students. Nope, he said: Take it down and stash it somewhere. And then senators, you are again a bit tone deaf when you allege that “Last week, the subject was the artwork in the Department of Labor. One could argue that the Chief Executive’s position was right or wrong. But for him to announce that he would ‘laugh at the idiots’ should they choose to

engage in our honored tradition of civil disobedience is another personal attack that only serves to further lower the bar of our public discourse.” No, sirs, you cannot really argue if his position was right or wrong. He ordered that mural removed in virtual secret and on a whim. He was a bully. You don’t stand up to a bully by making excuses. And when the governor says he would “laugh at the idiots” he is at least being honest. I truly believe he thinks those folks are idiots. I’m confident many return the favor. But they do not march upon Augusta in defence of their IQ, they march in defiance of a bully. The problem here is that some Republicans, and who knows how many, are no doubt appalled at the turn of events, the lack of civil discourse and the general distraction of it all. So they want to declare a return to focus on business and jobs, while ignoring that their leader has set the state’s image back 20 years. In other words, they want to make this about the governor’s “tone,” not his actions. They want to discuss his “perception,” not his ideas. And they have the nerve to say that “... belittling comments, whether they

come from the Governor or his opponents, have no place in Maine public life.” Hey, guys, guess what? First, did I miss where the NAACP tells the governor to kiss butt? Where is the public “opponent” who called him an idiot and promised to laugh at him? But even that misses the point — the governor of a state does not equate to his-or-her critics. Some guy at the bar might call the governor an idiot or worse, but the whole idea is that a chief executive speaking in public has a larger role in civil life. To attempt some lame equivalency is to, once again, both diminish the office of governor and also miss the point. Senators, you can’t both run from LePage and embrace his constituency. His constituency likes him. Unlike so many things in our modern life, he comes as advertised. So welcome to the age of truth. It’s not about “tone” or “perception” or equivalency — it’s about honesty. It’s about what Governor Paul LePage really thinks. My advice — better get used to it. (Curtis Robinson is editor of The Portland Daily Sun. Contact him at curtis@portlanddailysun.me.)

There’s a long list of dark horses, potential spoilers, vanity candidates DOUTHAT from page 4

also say that the campaign trail is exhausting, the debates are a waste of time, he doesn’t like to fundraise — and anyway, he and his wife are building their dream house in Florida, so the White House doesn’t necessarily fit into their plans. Then there’s Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana, who came to Washington in February and delivered the kind of speech that conservative campaigns are built on: a dense and fluent argument for limited government, rooted in the premise that America’s fiscal liabilities constitute a “survival-level threat.” Alas, somebody else may have to ensure the survival of the republic, since Daniels has spent the month backpedaling from the idea of a presidential run. Paul Ryan, the House Republicans’ rising star, shares Daniels’s view that the United States faces a pivotal moment in 2012 — a historic choice, as he likes to put it, between the American tradition of limited government and a “European-style social welfare state.” Naturally, he’s already ruled out a run for president. So have lesser lights like Senator John Thune of South Dakota and Representa-

tive Mike Pence of Indiana. So has the Republican politician with the most famous name and strongest executive record: former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida. None of this means that the Republican ballot will be empty come January. We know Mitt Romney is running: in fact, he never really stopped. We know Newt Gingrich is kind-sorta-definitely running. Pawlenty is in, and Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi may join the field as well. There’s a long list of dark horses, potential spoilers and vanity candidates — Michele Bachmann and Jon Huntsman, John Bolton and Ron (or Rand!) Paul, Rick Santorum and Donald Trump. And of course there’s Sarah Palin, who will presumably keep the media playing “will she or won’t she?” all the way to Iowa. But if Romney is the front-runner and Pawlenty the freshest face, the Republican Party will have let both its own constituents and the country down. Every presidential election matters, but Daniels and Ryan are right to see the 2012 campaign as a potential hinge moment in American domestic politics. The unpopularity of President Obama’s agenda, the obvious unsustainability of blue-state spending habits (evident in budget battles from California to

New York) and the looming entitlement crisis have created a remarkable opportunity for conservatives to reimagine government’s role — to look “beyond the welfare state,” as Yuval Levin argues in the latest issue of National Affairs, and try to discern what come next. But the right’s opportunity could easily be lost. The public loves to vote for leaner government and then recoil from the reality. Already there’s a backlash against conservative governors in states like Wisconsin and Ohio who are perceived to be cutting too much too fast. When Ryan and his colleagues release what promises to be an ambitious plan for entitlement reform next week, they’ll be putting a bull’s-eye on their party’s back. Fifteen years ago, in the wake of the 1994 Republican revolution, conservatives were in a similar position — fresh from a midterm victory but politically overextended, struggling to persuade a wary public to embrace limited government in practice as well as theory. Out of a mediocre primary field, they ended up with Bob Dole as their standard-bearer. Their cause did not soon recover.

Legalizing marijuana could provide a boost to Maine’s tourism industry HIGGINS from page 4

I pressed Russell about this last week. Five percent seemed a little weak. Why not 10, or even twenty? This is a cash cow that could be milked without end, at least until some neighboring state got in the business. Let’s break this down, folks. A lot of people smoke the left-handed. They will do so regardless of what penalty for possession you put on it. They will grow it in closets, out in the woods, or in the attic. Like alcohol, prohibition has simply driven the practice underground, profitable to those in society who you would least like to see profit from it. Were Maine to “legalize it and tax the foo out of it,” I honestly believe that the rest of this coun-

try would beat a path to our door. Maine would REALLY become “Vacationland,” the place where people come a few times a year to enjoy good food, and good times, while simultaneously trying to ship a package home. Chipman even told me a story of a man who called him from New Jersey. “He had been looking into buying a summer home in New Hampshire, but based on the medical marijauna act passed, he moved Maine higher up, he was glad that Maine was so out front on this issue.” Now multiply that times 49 states. Get the picture? We have one more shot at this, and then it is dead for this session. Dead for at least the next two years. In one fell swoop, by letting a single bill come to the

floor for debate, Maine has the chance to not only flip the bird to the feds, but do so in a manner that would ensure a flood of a certain type of tourist. I would rather people view this state as the place they come to get high, than the place where the choices you make for yourself “went to die.” Don’t let this committee do what it has done in the past. Killing a proposal before it even reaches the floor for debate just smacks of legalized fascism. On the issue of medical use, the people HAVE decided, twice. That, coupled with the current mood of this state with regard to government interference in our lives, is a dangerous combination. (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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U.S. Dept. of Labor to Maine: Restore mural or pay feds MURAL from page one

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree weighed in on the dispute Monday, advocating the return of the mural to its original location at the Maine DOL. “The best solution at this point would be to put the mural back up and avoid having to use taxpayer money to pay back the federal government. Public art belongs to all of us and I don’t think the governor should have acted so hastily in taking it down,” Pingree said. “It wasn’t a decision for one person.”

Response to the mural’s removal has been noticeable around Portland, where several gallery owners have posted images of select panels in their storefronts in an act of artistic solidarity (for a story about the Local Sprouts reaction, see page 7). A video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday night shows how one artist chose to react to the labor mural dispute in a video called “The Maine Labor Mural Projection Bombing On The Capital.” In graffiti parlance, “bombing” is when somebody creates a large graffiti piece.

Shot in the style of a crime caper, YouTube user BrokeFix uploaded a video to the website where all 11 panels of the mural were projected onto the side of the State House. Each panel of the mural is enlarged to show full detail before receding into the background. At one point in the video, a man seemingly with Capitol Security asks the cameraman, “What are you doing?” to which he responds “putting the mural back up.” The video can be viewed at bit.ly/muralbomb.

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Portland co-op cafes install labor mural homage BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

As a worker-owned cooperative, the folks at Local Sprouts Cafe knew they had to find a way to show their opposition to Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to remove a mural from state property in Augusta. “This issue really struck a chord with us as being a direct attack on workers and artists,” said Jonah Fertig, one of the owners of Local Sprouts. “We are opposed to the anti-worker and anti-environmental agenda that is being promoted by LePage and others across the country and have always supported people organizing in the workplace,” he said. Enlisting the help of artist friends and community members, Local Sprouts unveiled their own A news cameraman ﬁlms a mural on the window and doorway at Local Sprouts Cafe Monday. The homage to a labor mural in the cafe’s window recently removed mural at the Maine Department of Labor drew ample media attention. (MATT DODGE PHOTO) “The workers in the mural could be liam Hessian. on Thursday, with a scaled-down An homage to Taylor’s work, the any workers, we’re not telling a speversion of the Taylor mural painted in Local Sprouts mural is not an exact cific story,” said Rioux. the glass above the doorway. duplicate, but aims to represent all The work is the first Local Sprouts “We wanted to represent workinstallation to focus on the issue of workers in a general way, unlike the ers here and in the community,” said Taylor mural which focuses on specific worker’s rights, but Fertig and Rioux Kelly Rioux, an artist working at incidents from the history of Maine’s said they would like to continue with Local Sprouts who helped to organize labor movement. a similar artistic focus into the future. the mural redux along with artist Wil-

“This issue really struck a chord with us as being a direct attack on workers and artists.” — Jonah Fertig, one of the owners of Local Sprouts cooperative “We’re working towards that, but this is our first attempt at it,” said Rioux. The mural homage will likely stay up “until we decide on our next cause,” she said. Fertig said part of the impetus for the project was to show that the probusiness LePage doesn’t necessarily represent all business owners. “As a business, we feel it’s important that there be more business voices in opposition to LePage and we encourage all other business owners to do the same,” he said. “His version of being ‘open for business’ is not what we want to see for Maine,” said Fertig. “We are a community-based worker-owned business that believes Maine should be open for businesses that support our communities, respect our environment, and pay good wages to workers.”

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Elizabeth L. Moulton, 91 SCARBOROUGH — Elizabeth L. Moulton, 91, of Scarborough, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011, after a short period of declining health. Elizabeth was born December 28, 1919, in Malden, MA, the daughter of Albert and Ruth (Langley) Parry. She graduated from Deering High School, Class of 1938 and Bradford Junior College in 1940. In April of 1942, she married Dr. Albert W. Moulton, Jr. Elizabeth was a wonderful mother. She was a member of State Street Church. She was active throughout her life and had various interests. She was a volunteer for the Board of Catherine Morrill Day and a member of the Junior League, Altrua and the Women’s Literary Union. She played bridge every Tuesday with The Bridge Club. She was a thoughtful rug maker and made real oriental rugs. She also enjoyed the outdoors, which included skiing Tuckerman’s and saltwater fishing. She was a member of the Casco Bay Power Squadron and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Elizabeth was an avid gardener and animal lover, and she raised cocker spaniels and labs. Elizabeth was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Albert, in 1986; her sister, Eleanor Parry and her brother, Albert Nelson Parry.

She is survived by her five children, Albert W. Moulton III and wife Jean, Martha P. Mater and husband Joseph, David T. Moulton and wife Kathleen, William N. C. Moulton and wife Joan, Stephen T. Moulton and friend Sandy Jenkins; nephew, Willis B. Moulton and wife Jane; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Elizabeth’s family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Kaler-Vaill, Scarborough Terrace, South Portland Nursing Home and special friend, Thea Van Joolen, for their kind and thoughtful care. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, April 8 at Hobbs Funeral Home, 230 Cottage Road,

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ABOVE: New hire Cory Walsh tests out a cash register at the new Reny’s department store in Portland Monday as employees prepare the store for an April 14 opening. LEFT: Tom Burr (front), a store manager at the Reny’s department store in Farmington, and Dean Olmstead, who manages the Madison store, stock party supplies on the new Portland store’s shelves. BELOW: Doug Collins hauls debris out of the new department store. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

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stop by the store at 540 Congress St., pick up an application and speak to a store manager, according to the Reny’s website. “Based on the business, who knows? We may have to hire some more,” said Christian Steppe, manager of the new Reny’s in Portland. Reny’s hired about 50 people, a mix of part-time and full-time personnel, after holding a heavily attended midMarch job fair at the Cumberland County Civic Center, Steppe said. Some of the applicants were from national chains that recently closed their doors, although it’s not clear that these people were displaced by layoffs, Steppe said. Still, the job fair illustrated the demand for work. “It was overwhelming to see, when we ran our job fair at the Civic Center, the steady flow and the line of people before we even opened up,” Steppe said. “That was pretty powerful, to see how the economic conditions are.” Cory Walsh said the job fair came at just the right time. Until recently, he worked at Saco Island Deli as a cashier and prep cook, but he was unemployed when Reny’s announced its need for employees. Now, he expects to work as cashier and stock boy, both at the new Reny’s in Portland and at a Reny’s in Saco, where he lives. “This is the first time that I’ve worked at retail,” Walsh said Monday while going through an informal orientation at the store. The 25,000-squarefoot space was bustling with activity Monday, as new hires learned the ropes from store managers visiting from other stores, and as the new staff helped remove debris from the renovation and set up merchandise. Walsh at one point checked out the store’s cash registers, envisioning his role up front. Walsh said working in Portland is

ideal because a couple of months ago he started attending Youth Building Alternatives, a LearningWorks program based in Portland. Youth Building Alternatives is how Walsh ended up working for Reny’s. “They brought us to the Reny’s job fair that they had for this (store), and I figured it would be a cool idea because I figured I’d like to have a job over here near my school,” Walsh said. “I went there and applied and got the job.”

The Reny’s Portland location will be the company’s 15th store in Maine. Started by John Reny’s father, Robert H. Reny, in 1949, the Reny’s department store chain generally operates in more rural communities — Damariscotta, Bridgton, Gardiner, Farmington, Dexter, Madison, Pittsfield, Bath, Camden, Saco, Belfast, Ellsworth and Wells. Steppe said the Portland store plans to adjust its hours as needed in the state’s largest city.

“We’re initially looking at 8 to 6, but downtown Portland is different than downtown Farmington and Dexter, so we’re going to have to see the sales trends and make our decision based on that,” he said. In another nod to Portland culture, on May 6, during First Friday Art Walk, the store plans to stay open until 8 p.m., he said A move into Portland marks the retailer’s entry into its largest market to date, the company confirmed.

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At least 10 dead in Yemen as gunﬁre erupts during protest SANA, Yemen (New York Times) — Security forces and plainclothes government supporters opened fire Monday on tens of thousands of protesters from rooftops, according to witnesses, as violent clashes spread for a second day through the central city of Taiz. At least 10 people were killed, according to the official Saba news agency; a doctor at a local hospital said 12 had died and 50 more were wounded in the gunfire. The violence in Taiz, where tens of thousands have staged a sit-in for more than six weeks, was the deadliest yet seen there and came amid signs that the United States had concluded that President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a longtime ally, must be eased out of office. Protesters have demanded he step down immediately. Yemen’s coalition of opposition political parties condemned the violence and implored foreign powers to “quickly

intervene to stop President Saleh and his entourage from shedding more Yemeni blood.” Witnesses said Monday’s clashes began when protesters tried to march on a presidential palace in Taiz, about two miles from the neighborhood where demonstrators have staged the sit-in. Security forces confronted the crowds and tried to prevent them from continuing to the palace, using tear gas before firing bullets into the air and then at protesters as others fired from rooftops around the protest route, witnesses said. The Associated Press reported that some protesters had been trampled by fleeing crowds. “There were people dressed in both soldier uniforms and civilian clothes shooting live bullets from rooftops,” said Abdul Habib al-Qadasy, 47, an engineer who was at the protest in Taiz.

The description of the violence resembled a violent crackdown in the capital, Sana, two weeks ago, when snipers linked to the government fired from buildings in an effort to prevent protesters from marching. More than 50 people were killed. While acknowledging the outbreak of violence on Monday, the government gave a different account of how it began, saying the police had intervened only to break up a clash between government supporters and protesters. “They went to one very crowded street in Taiz and planned to sit,” a high-ranking government official in Sana said of the protesters in Taiz. “They took about 300 people. The shopkeepers and the residents on that street said, ‘Please don’t, if you sit here you are going to hurt us,’ and so they started fighting and the police came.” The official, who asked not to be

named because he was not authorized to speak on the clashes, said he had spoken to the governor of Taiz, who said the security forces had only fired shots into the air. The official said five people had been killed and suggested that they had been shot in an exchange of fire between plain-clothes government supporters and armed protesters “The protesters have a plan of escalation,” he said. On Monday in Sana protesters reacted to reports of the violence in Taiz by trying to march about a half-mile south of their own sit-in area, according to Adel al-Suraby, a student protest leader. Plain-clothed men reacted by throwing rocks at the protesters, Mr. Suraby said, injuring at least five. Some said the violence in Taiz presented an opportunity for the United States to become directly involved in ending Mr. Saleh’s 32-year-long rule.

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Tuesday, April 5 Greater Portland Business Expo 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Reception follows.) Explore the innovative businesses that are the new face of the Portland Region at the Greater Portland Business Expo. The Greater Portland Business Expo is coming to the Holiday Inn by the Bay on April 5. (Seminars begin at 10 and Exhibit Hall opens at noon.) To learn more, contact Kerry Rasor or Nancy Trottier at the Portland Regional Chamber at 772-2811.

Additional public comment session regarding rate ﬁlings for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

tional event — Grow Your Own Organic Garden — at more than 30 different locations in Maine on Wednesday, April 6, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The workshops are open to the public, and are designed to provide gardeners with essential skills and knowledge needed to make a transition from conventional to organic gardening. All participants will receive a resource packet and free organic seed. Towns, sponsoring regional ofﬁces, and instructors include: Cape Elizabeth, Cape Elizabeth Community Services, 799-2868, Instructor: Sarah Marshall; Farmington, MSAD 9 Adult & Community Education, 778-3460, Instructor: Amy LeBlanc; Freeport, Freeport Community Library, 865-3307, Instructor: Tracy Weber; Kennebunk, Adult Education Of The Kennebunks & Arundel, 985-1116, Instructor: Helene Lewand; Scarborough, Scarborough Adult Learning Center, 730-5040, Instructor: Lisa Fernandes; Also April 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Freeport at the Freeport Community Library, Instructor: Tracy Weber. Most locations will charge a $5 materials fee to cover the cost of handouts provided. www. mofga.org

5 p.m. Insurance Superintendent Mila Kofman has announced that the Bureau of Insurance will hold an additional public comment session on April 5 in Orono regarding rate filings for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield individual products. In addition to the public hearing scheduled for April 12, Superintendent Kofman held public comment sessions in Orono and Portland earlier this month. Two more public comment sessions are schedThursday, April 7 uled for April — the first at the University of Maine Orono on April 5 and the second in Gardiner at Frank Glazer at First Parish the Bureau offices on April 11. Public comment 12:15 p.m. First Parish Unitarian Universalist will be accepted for the proposed rate increases Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. Concerts at the following dates, times and locations: April are free and open to the public. For informa5, 5-7 p.m., 102 Murray Hall, University of Maine, tion call the Portland Conservatory of Music at Orono; April 11, 4–6 p.m., Androscoggin Room, 775-3356. “Frank Glazer has done many things Department of Professional and Financial Reguin addition to his concert performances — as a lation, Gardiner Annex, 76 Northern Ave., Garcomposer, teacher, lecturer, piano technician, diner. Members of the public are also invited to soldier, interpreter, firefighter and writer. As a attend a public hearing and provide comments teen-ager, he played in vaudeville on weekends if unable to attend the public comment sessions. for three years. Many years later, he had 49 of his The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. on April 12 and, if own TV shows on an NBC affiliate in prime time, necessary, continue on April 13, in the Kennebec sponsored by a laundry company and United AirRoom, Department of Professional and Financial lines. The success of these presentations led to Regulation, Gardiner. Written comments can be appearances on NBC’s Home Show with Arlene submitted for consideration by the SuperintenFrancis and Hugh Downes. In high school, he dent of Insurance through U.S. Postal mail or played the string bass and harp in the orchese-mail: Mail: Superintendent of Insurance, Attn: tra and band. For a brief period, while studying Sarah Hewett (INS-11-1000, 34 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. E-mail: sarah. At 9 a.m. Saturday, neighborhood associations in Portland welcome the public to join April Stool’s with Artur Schnabel at Lake Como, he played the organ for services at an English Church. And, hewett@maine.gov. “Anthem Blue Cross and Day, a dog waste pick-up effort. (COURTESY IMAGE) during World War II, he played the bass drum and Blue Shield filed a proposed rate adjustment the glockenspiel for three months in a military band. maine.gov or call 874-8643. for its HealthChoice, HealthChoice Standard & Nearly all of this has been ‘grist for the same mill’ – namely to Basic, Lumenos, HMO and HealthChoice HDHP products ‘Seasons and the Sea’ by the PSO arrive at the essence of the musical ideas and emotions of the on Jan. 28, 2011, to become effective July 1, 2011. In its 7:30 p.m. The Portland Symphony Orchestra under the great composers, of wharever century, and express them to amended filing submitted on Feb. 7, 2011, Anthem prodirection of Music Director Robert Moody will present “Seaaudiences in whatever country.” posed an average increase of 9.7 percent. As of Dec. 31, sons and the Sea.” This Tuesday Classical concert features 2010, there are approximately 11,000 policyholders who Portland Sea Dogs opening day works by Mendelssohn, Piazzola, Brubeck and Debussy will be affected by the proposed rate revisions.” 4 p.m. The Portland Sea Dogs announced opening day cerin an evening that celebrates the arrival of spring and the emonies at Hadlock Field. The Sea Dogs open the 2011 beauty of the seasons and the sea. ‘Caretakers, our Silent Heroes’ season at Hadlock Field against the Reading Phillies. The 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join cancer health educator, Nancy Sea Dogs enter their 18th season of play and ninth as the Brook, as she focuses on “Caretakers, our Silent Heroes.” Wednesday, April 6 Double-A Affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The season will Cancer Community Center. “Cancer patients have at least kick-off with a wedding ceremony at home plate. Dayna one person who is doing everything possible to provide Goodrich, Powerpay CEO on entrepeneurship Russo will marry Scott Merrow in a pre-game ceremony offithem with support and comfort. Yet caretakers are some noon to 1:15 p.m. Portland Regional Chamber event. “Steciated by Lori Voornas from WJBQ 97.9 FM. The wedding is of the least likely people to ask for and accept help. Sound phen Goodrich was founder and CEO of First Merchants scheduled for 5:35 p.m. The Edward Little High School Red familiar? If you are a caretaker or know someone who is Bancard Services, a payments processor acquired by Eddies Band will perform the National Anthem. The band, caring for a loved one, we encourage you to join us at the iPaymnent in 2002. Steve then founded PowerPay in 2003, 35 members strong, is under the direction of Jennifer Fortin. Cancer Community Center in South Portland to get the now one of the nation’s premier providers of integrated Recently retired Portland City support you need and deserve. This two-session workshop eCommerce and point of sale payment solutions. PowerManager, Joe Gray, will throw offers caretakers a place to take a break to discuss feelings Pay is located right here in Portland at the former Portland out the ceremonial first-pitch. and thoughts that are usually kept silent. The second sesPublic Market! Steve will discuss his background and how Gray served 10 years as Portsion will take place Tuesday, April 12. Come to one or both he believes the personnel philosophies at PowerPay have land’s city manager and 40 sessions and be re-energized.” Pre-register at http://cantranslated into success.” www.portlandregion.com years with the city. Gray retired cercommunitycenter.org/aprcalendar.htm#caretakers or in February. The Sea Dogs will just stop by Tuesday evening from 6-7:30 p.m. This workCreative Trails presents ‘Scenes From Our Lives’ be providing over 470 Portshop is open to all. 1 p.m. “Creative Trails is an innovative community support land students with free tickets program for adults with intellectual disabilities. It incorpoRape Aggression Defense course to Opening Day. The Sea Dogs rates artistic (CREATE), agricultural (CULTIVATE), outdoor 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Police Department will offer partnered with the Portland experiential (TRAILS), culinary arts (YUM) and art leaderits Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Training class April 5, Recreation Department and ship (STUDIO 225/SHOOT MEDIA PROJECT) programs to 7, 12, 14 and 16 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (April 16 class 8 a.m. the Portland Public Library encompass new and creative ways to address many peoto noon.) at the Portland Police Department, 109 Middle St. to have students “Read Their ples interests. We offer the participants choices, sophisR.A.D. provides women with the tools they need to both avoid Way to Opening Day” through ticated opportunities and integration to help support and dangerous situations and escape them. The course is specifia reading challenge put forth guide them to becoming more interdependent. By realizing cally designed to help women survive situations in which their by Slugger and the Sea Dogs. their potential through experiences of the mind, body, and lives are in jeopardy. This class is open to all women, ages The 470 students who met the spirit each individual will live a more meaningful and fulfi ll13 and older, in the Greater Portland area who would like to Sea Dogs’ challenge will paring life. ... We have been working on scenes from our lives develop real life defensive tools and tactics. The Basic Selfticipant in an on field parade for several months, and are eager to perform them. Laugh, Defense Course consists of a series of four classes and one on Opening Day. As fans enter Joe Gray will be throwing out cry, and experience the emotional highs and lows as we scenario day. All classes must be attended to complete the the park they will be greeted the first pitch at the Portland dramatize stories we have lived.” Wednesday, April 6 at 1 course. A donation of $25 for the course is suggested. All by the Bellamy Jazz Band. Sea Dogs’ home opener on p.m. and Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 adults; donations support the Amy St. Laurent Fund, which sponsors Gates will open at 4 p.m. Pre- Thursday. (FILE MUG) $8 students and seniors; $3 Creative Trails families. www. the R.A.D. trainings. Due to attendance issues, all donations game ceremonies will begin at creativetrails.org must be paid prior to the first class (send checks to ASLF/PPD approximately 5:50 p.m., with the first pitch scheduled for RAD Program, Portland Police Department, 109 Middle St., MOFGA organic gardening classes 6:10 p.m. Portland ME 04101). To sign up for the class or receive more 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardensee next page information about Portland R.A.D., e-mail ppdrad@portlanders Association (MOFGA) will sponsor a statewide educa-

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Historical Marine Ecology 4:10 p.m. Karen Alexander of UNH on Historical Marine Ecology in the Gulf of Maine for College of the Atlantic’s Marine Policy Speaker Series. Alexander is the project coordinator for the University of New Hampshire’s Gulf of Maine Cod Project. She holds a BS in mathematics, and a MA in history, and relies on both to examine the history of New England’s fisheries. Using fishermen’s logbook data from Frenchman Bay and other New England communities, a team of 14 fisheries scientists, social scientists and historians have come up with the estimate of Atlantic cod landings 140 years ago. Alexander was lead author on a paper disclosing these findings in “Fish and Fisheries” in 2009. McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. CHRISP@coa.edu, 801-5715, or 288-5015. Free.

Ousted Marquette University dean at USM 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jodi O’Brien, Lewis B. Gaffney Endowed Chair for Social Justice Scholarship and the Jesuit Mission at Seattle University, will present “A Strange Thing Happened on the Way to Marquette” in the Unviersity Events Room of USM’s Glickman Family Library, Portland. “O’Brien was hired as dean of Arts and Sciences at Marquette University in 2010 only to have the job revoked by the university president who cited a lack of ﬁt between the Jesuit university’s mission and O’Brien’s scholarship on sexuality and gay marriage. During her talk, O’Brien will offer an analysis of the institutional dynamics that make this discrimination possible. Co-sponsors include USM’s Faculty Senate Academic Freedom Committee, Department of Sociology, Gender Studies Student Organization, Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity, and the Bangor Theological Seminary.” This USM Women and Gender Studies Program lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call 780-4289 or visit www.usm.maine.edu/wgs.

New book: ‘The Greens of Maine’ by Dennis Walch 5:30 p.m. “The sun is shining and the snow has melted. Golf, anyone? Come hear Dennis Walch speak about his new book: ‘The Greens of Maine.’ Dennis has golfed 148 public golf courses in Maine, created diagrams of the courses, and taken beautiful pictures of each place. His book will delight the golfer and the armchair golfer. Free talk. Everyone is welcome to take this tour with Dennis. You won’t be disappointed.” Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., Westbrook.

Sea Dogs Welcome Back Dinner 5:30 p.m. Sea Dogs Welcome Back Dinner to benefit Youth Alternatives Ingraham, at the Portland Expo. “The snow has melted from Hadlock Field and spring is almost here! Kick off the 2011 Portland Sea Dogs season with the Welcome Back Sea Dogs Dinner on April 6. Meet and greet the 2011 team; help yourself to a delicious ballpark-style meal, including Sea Dogs Biscuits; enjoy the raffles, balloons, games and so much more. Purchasers of the first 50 tickets have dinner with a team member! Best of all, the fun benefits Maine’s neediest children and families.” The Portland Sea Dogs, affiliate to the Boston Red Sox, launch the season with a home game at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 7. For more information, contact our fundraising department: 523-5031.

Glitterati at Port City 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. At Port City Music Hall, Glitterati, a literary ball to benefit free programs for youth. This event features live music by Emilia Dahlin, sparkling light forms by Pandora LaCasse, an incredible live and silent auction, and an eclectic array of food from Portland’s finest restaurants. From April 2-9, Lovely Things customers who identify themselves as “friends of The Telling Room” will receive a 10 percent discount on regularly priced merchandise and 10 percent of the profits will sponsor Glitterati. And, on April 9, 10 percent of all proceeds will be donated to The Telling Room. www.tellingroom.org/index.html

A reading and discussion of ‘Arundel’ 7 p.m. In Partnership with the Maine Humanities Council, the Maine Historical Society invites the public for Kenneth Roberts’ Maine: A reading and discussion of “Arundel” by Emerson Baker, Professor of History, Salem State College. “Arundel” is Kenneth Roberts’ ﬁctional account of Benedict Arnold’s march through Maine to Québec during the American Revolution. “Roberts, a beloved and iconic Maine author, was a bestselling writer during the ﬁrst half of the 20th century, known for his entertaining, insightful tales drawn from Maine history. Arundel was his best-known work and still has much to tell us. Baker will provide background about Roberts and Arundel and then facilitate a discussion of the book. Participants are encouraged to have read the book in advance. Registration is required.” Space is limited so please register soon. This event is free and open to the public. To register, please call Maine Humanities Council at 773-5051. Books are available at the Maine

Portland Sea Dogs fans celebrate a grand slam home run in a game against Altoona at Hadlock Field last summer. The Portland Sea Dogs’ welcome-back dinner to beneﬁt Youth Alternatives Ingraham is Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Portland Expo. Opening day is Thursday. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Historical Society gift shop; program registrants will receive a special 10 percent discount. www.mainehistory.org

‘The Music Man’ 7:30 p.m. April 8-10 at Gorham High School. Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. “An all-time favorite, ‘The Music Man’ is a musical tale of a con artist who strolls into a small Iowa town expecting easy pickin’s, and, of course, falls in love with the standofﬁsh librarian he woos as a lark. This entertaining tale will also have you humming any one of the famous tunes: ‘Seventy-Six Trombones,’ ‘Wells Fargo Wagon,’ ‘Marian The Librarian,’ ‘Ya Got Trouble,’ ‘Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little’ ... the list goes on. Director: Bruce Avery; Musical Director: Matt Murray; Choreographer: Deb Lombard. www.gorham.k12.me.us

The Telling Room hosts literary ball 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Telling Room, Portland’s only nonproﬁt youth writing center, will host a literary ball to beneﬁt its free creative writing, literacy, and arts programs for local youth. This event will take place at Port City Music Hall and feature live music from Emilia Dahlin, food from over 20 local restaurants including Local 188, Fore Street, El Rayo Taqueria, and the Salt Exchange, as well as an incredible live and silent auction featuring an Italian vacation package, art, jewelry, spa packages, and more. Each silent auction package is based on books like F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Nabokov’s Lolita, or Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, and the items up for grabs all pay homage to the literary greats. For example, Jacques at the Old Port Wine Merchants and Cigar Shoppe has handpicked a selection of wines to evoke the decadence of the Roaring Twenties for our Great Gatsby Table, and Portland’s own Sea Bags, famous around the world for their totes made of recycled sails, has donated a glittery bag for our To the Lighthouse Table. A complete list of participating restaurants, auction donors, and more can be found at: http:// www.tellingroom.org/get_involved/glitterati.html. Tickets can be purchased on line at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/154651or at the door on the evening of the event. For more information, go to www.thetellingroom.org or call 774-6404.

‘0cean Acidification: Risks and Challenges for Maine’ 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sea State 6.0 lecture at Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial St. “Carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere over the past century is making our oceans more acidic. Bob Steneck, Professor of Oceanography, Marine Biology, and Marine Policy at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center will discuss why the cold waters of the Gulf of Maine may be most at risk. He will share potential consequences of ocean acidiﬁcation for lobsters, softshell clams, northern shrimp, oysters, and other plants and animals that produce limestone shells.” Please RSVP to Patty Collins, lectures@gmri.org, 228-1625

Darfur Community Read and Forum 7 p.m. Temple Beth El, 400 Deering Avenue, Portland — The National Council of Jewish Women Southern Maine

Section (NCJW) is launching a Darfur community read of “Tears of the Desert” by Halima Bashir with Damien Lewis, to be followed by a forum discussion. “‘Tears of the Desert’ is the compelling story of a Darfuri woman doctor’s struggle and her determination to deal with the trauma of the genocide in Darfur. The Forum, free and open to the public, will be an opportunity to discuss the book and to interact with a panel of members of the Darfur community, who will bear witness to this tragedy. Participants who feel moved to take action may contribute to the Solar Cooker Project to beneﬁt the women in the Darfur refugee camps. With these cookers, women will not have to risk assault and rape by leaving the camp to collect ﬁrewood. Each cooker costs $15, and each family needs two cookers. Contributions toward purchasing the cookers may be made that evening, or the cookers may be purchased through an organization, Jewish World Watch, 17514 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 206, Encino, CA 91316, or on-line at www.solarcookerproject.org (same organization). NCJW has already purchased 30 cookers and will match the purchase of 70 additional cookers to make theirs a contribution of 100 cookers.”

Crunk Witch at Teen After Hours 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Teen After Hours at the Portland Public Library Teen Lounge. Teens ages 12-19 are invited to join the band Crunk Witch (myspace.com/crunkwitch) to make some music at the library. “Teens will get to make music with the band and be treated to a brief performance. This program is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Portland Public Library and the Portland Police Department.”

Friday, April 8 ‘Universes: Live From the Edge’ 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Portland Ovations is partnering with Lincoln Middle School in Portland to provide classroom connections to an upcoming performance of poetry, music and theater. Lincoln sixth graders will attend “Universes: Live From the Edge” at University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall. Universes is an international ensemble of writers and performers who fuse poetry, theater, jazz, hip-hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros. Martin Steingesser, Maine’s ﬁrst poet laureate, will provide Lincoln students with context for the Universes’ performance at inschool workshops today (March 31) and on April 1. The students will perform their original works later in the spring at an open mic poetry night at Lincoln. Lincoln participates in the Portland Ovations Model School Program, which strives to integrate the arts into the learning experience for Maine students through attendance at high-quality performances and hands-on activities that connect to classroom themes. For more information about Portland Ovations’ Model School Program, contact Gretchen Berg, at 773-3150 or gberg@portlandovations.org. see next page

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‘Whose Art Is It?’ mural forum by PMA noon to 1:30 p.m. The Portland Museum of Art will host a public forum entitled “Whose Art Is It?” to facilitate a roundtable discussion about public ownership of public art and the controversial removal of the mural from Maine’s Department of Labor. Participants will include: Mark Bessire, Director of the Portland Museum of Art; Sharon Corwin, Director and Chief Curator of the Colby College Museum of Art; Christina Bechstein, Sculpture Professor and Director of Public Engagement at Maine College of Art; and Chris O’Neil, Government Relations Consultant for the Portland Community Chamber. Invitations were extended to Governor Paul LePage, who is unable to attend and to artist Judy Taylor, who has respectfully declined. A moderator for the forum will be announced next week. This free event is cosponsored by the Portland Museum of Art, Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin college art museums, and the Maine College of Art. As reported by the media, The Maine Labor Mural Cycle, an 11-panel, 36-foot-wide mural, was created by Tremont, Maine artist Judy Taylor, and depicts scenes from Maine’s labor history. The mural was installed in 2008 in the lobby of Maine’s Department of Labor building in Augusta. It was removed during the weekend of March 26.

Portland Home Show 1 p.m. 42nd annual Portland Home Show, Portland Expo & Portland Ice Arena, April 8-10. Show hours are 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7. Children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult. Boasting over 300 booths and attedance that exceeds over 12,000 annually, the Portland Home Show is in its 42nd year. www.homeshows.com/ portland_home_show.htm.

Reception for Women Networking in Zanzibar 5 p.m. A new exhibition of collaborative prints created jointly by the artists of Portland’s Peregrine Press and the artists of Women Networking in Zanzibar, Tanzania, will be held in the Lewis Gallery of Portland Public Library April 1 through May 28. A reception for the exhibit Dunia Moja/One World will be held at the Library on April 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a presentation at 7 p.m. by Mark and Aimee Bessire, titled “Reﬂections on Contemporary East African Art.” Mark Bessire is the Director of the Portland Museum of Art and Founder and Curator of the East African Biennial. Aimee Bessire is Assistant Professor of African Studies at Bates College and Founding Director of the Africa Schoolhouse, Ntulya, Tanzania. All the events are open to the public free of charge. The project is funded in part by grants from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Puppet show at Mayo Street 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Rescheduled due to weather from April 1. Exhibit of puppets built by East Bayside Youths, and professional puppeteers from Portland and beyond. Mayo Street Arts. Puppets, Marionettes, and Puppet Theaters by Nine East Bayside Youths from the Children’s Puppet Workshop, Mrs. Helen Blanchard of Mississippi, Christina and Ezra Boucher, Blainor McGough, Nance Parker, Shoestring Theater, Libby Marcus, Nick Fitzpatrick, Grace D’Entremont. http://mayostreetarts.org

Slack Water: Opening Reception 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. SPACE GAllery, free. “Photographer Mark Marchesi spent the summer of 1999 at a shellfish wholesaler on Portland’s waterfront, continuing a life-long interest in marine boating and fishing. He began taking pictures of this unique remnant of Maine’s industrial heritage, and in 2008 began a concerted series documenting the rough beauty of Portland’s wharves, facilities and their workers. Special zoning and respect for marine-derived economy have helped preserve the character of this part of the city, keeping development in check. Yet change is inevitable, and how the Portland community chooses to manage the relationship between the old and the new will be an ongoing conversation for years to come. Marchesi’s crisp photographs find color, beauty and vibrancy that’s still very much alive in this important area that goes unseen by so many of us.”

‘Sweet Smell of Success’ at Classic Cinema 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church invites all its neighbors to view selected ﬁlm classics on the big screen in the Parish Hall on the second Friday of each month at 7 p.m., directly following the free “Souper Supper” that evening. The feature of the evening will be “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957). J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster), the most powerful newspaper columnist in New York, is determined to prevent his sister from marrying Steve Dallas (Martin Milner), a jazz musician. He therefore covertly employs Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis), a sleazy and unscrupulous press agent, to break up the affair by any means possible. (96 minutes). St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth. FMI: 781-3366.

Contra Dance and Ceilidh 7 p.m. Contra Dance and Ceilidh with the Highland Soles and Guitarist Owen Marshall; 7 p.m.; Longfellow Elementary School 432 Stevens Ave., Portland. Cost: $10 adult; $5 child under 13; $25 family. All proceeds beneﬁt the Brentwood Farms Community Garden in Portland, sponsored by the Eleuthero Community and Deering Center Neighborhood Association. Music, dancing, rafﬂe and refreshments. Tickets on sale at Jet Video and at the door.

Pleasant Note Coffeehouse Open Mic 7:15 p.m. The Pleasant Note Coffeehouse Open Mic salutes its spoken word artists. This monthly forum for the spirituality of music and spoken word will celebrate poets and storytellers. Local poet and Writer’s Almanac favorite David Moreau appeared at a recent open mic. Open Mic & Poetry Slam is presented on the second Friday of each month at the First Universalist Church of Auburn at 169 Pleasant St. Accessible: refreshments and children’s room available. FMI 783-0461 orwww.auburnuu.org.

Craig Wright directed by Martha Getchell, at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard in Portland on Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. Actors are Lou Esposito, Michael Moody and Brian Schuth. Tickets are $18 for adults and at the door and $15 for advanced purchase, students and seniors. For more information, visit the Magnificent Liars’ website: www.magnificentliars.com or call 899-3993. “Deep in the woods of Illinois, three childhood friends come together for their annual hunting trip. Now middleaged, divided by their changing political attitudes, and facing mortality in a number of guises, they find that the common fabric of friendship has been shredded by time.” “Lady” was performed in 2008 by Rattlestick Playwrights’ Theatre in New York City. Described by the New York Times as “tremendously moving” and by the New York Sun as a “provocative and nuanced dark comedy,” “Lady” portrays friendship impacted by 9/11, the war in Iraq, and the vicissitudes of ageing. Wright’s play confronts major issues of our time viewed “through a darkly comic and very personal lens . . . “ (Curtain Up).

Smucker’s Stars on Ice 25th Anniversary Tour 7:30 p.m. Skating Superstars past and present come together for one special production at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Experience incredible performances by Evan Lysacek, Sasha Cohen, Kurt Browning, Ekaterina Gordeeva, and more, produced by Scott Hamilton. Tickets $125 (rink-side), $75, $45 and $25, All Seats Reserved Discounts available for Regular Groups of 10 or more and Scout Groups, Youths and Seniors.

Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ 8 p.m. Love, elopement, and overthrowing the social order — it’s everything you want in an operetta and it’s at the University of Southern Maine School of Music’s performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore.” Laugh along with the merriment and infectious tunes aboard the British ship with the USM Opera Workshop and Chorale students on Friday, April 8, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Ave., University of Southern Maine - Gorham. Directors and USM School of Music faculty members Ellen Chickering and Robert Russell selected Pinafore to provide their students with the experience of performing in a complete opera role, and because the show has such a fun reputation. “Pinafore has a clever plot and beautiful melodies,” says Russell. “The USM Chorale has never done anything quite like this, at least in recent memory.” He looks forward to engaging the Chorale theatrically. Chickering is equally pleased to offer the opportunity to her opera students who, she says, “are particularly suited for the performance.” Students playing leading roles include Joshua Miller (Southwest Harbor) playing Sir Joseph Porter, Shannon Connell (Haverill, Mass.) singing the part of Josephine, Earl C. Vogel (Portland) playing Captain Corcoran, Jesse Wakeman (Belfast) playing Ralph Rackstraw, and Sarah Flagg (Hampden) playing Little Buttercup. Tickets cost $10 general public; $5 students/seniors/children/USM employees. Reserve yours through the USM Music Box Ofﬁce at 780-5555. For more information on the USM School of Music’s spring concert season and programs of study, visit www.usm.maine.edu/music. Sign up for e-notices, or ﬁnd us on Facebook as USM School of Music, www.facebook. com/Music.USM.

‘Blood Brothers’ at CLT in Auburn 8 p.m. Mark Brann of Portland, as the “Narrator” in Community Little Theatre’s “Blood Brothers,” tells the story of “Mrs. Johnstone, deserted by her husband and unable to cope with her oversized brood of children.” Played by Stefanie Lynn of Auburn, she reluctantly gives one of her twin boys to the wife of her wealthy employer. The adoptive mother, Mrs. Lyons is played by CLT veteran Cheryl Reynolds, also of Portland. Years later, the brothers meet and become inseparable friends, but their relationship is doomed. Whether it is a child’s inherent nature or the way he is nurtured that determines his fate is at the crux of the storyline. “A total of 12 talented singers and actors make up the cast of this hit musical by Willy Russell, which has accumulated a host of awards and has become one of the longest standing works of musical theater in history. The cast also includes, Adam Morris of Westbrook, Paige Berube of Gray, Andreas Wyder of New Vineyard, and LewistonAuburn residents, Chris L’Hommedieu, Sydney Browne, Guy Pilote, Andrew Leeman, Brandon Chaloux and Mary Turcotte. The show is directed by Celeste Philippon.” Ron Bouffard is the assistant director, Paul G. Caron is musical director, and Eileen Messina is the choreographer. “Blood Brothers” opens at Great Fall Performing Arts Center (Academy Street, Auburn) on April 8 and runs for two full weekends. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. on Sundays and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 15. Tickets are $16 in advance and can be purchased online at www.LACLT.com , at the Box Ofﬁce (30 Academy Street, Auburn) or by calling 783-0958.

The Magniﬁcent Liars present ‘Lady’ 8 p.m. The Magniﬁcent Liars will present “Lady,” a play by

Saturday, April 9 Limington Extension’s ‘Cheep’-‘Cheep’ Easter Sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Limington Extension’s “Cheep””Cheep” Easter Sale will be held at the Limington Town Hall, Route 11, Limington. Hundreds of 25-cent items like Easter plush and packages of paper plates, envelopes, toys; $1 hair products & ﬁshing items; $2 clothing and shoes. Fundraiser for BEHS scholarships. FMI, call Karen 692-2989.

Auditions for singers by Portland Sea Dogs 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will host auditions for both National Anthem and God Bless America performers for the 2011 season. The auditions will be held at Hadlock Field. Pre-registration is required. The Sea Dogs have a limited amount of dates available for National Anthem performers in 2011 and are looking to fill those dates with talented individuals from around the area. Additionally, the Sea Dogs are looking for performers to sing God Bless America for the seventh inning stretch, which has become a tradition at Hadlock Field on Sunday afternoon games. The Sea Dogs encourage all performers to audition. The team will accept individuals, small groups, and instrumentalists. All singing auditions must be performed a capella with a live stadium microphone and without the aid of any lyric sheets. Performances should be kept to less than one minute and thirty seconds. All auditions must be done in person. The Sea Dogs do not accept CD’s, cassettes, videos, etc. All interested performers must pre-register by completing the registration form found at www.seadogs.com. Only those who have pre-registered will be able to audition on April 9. As a result of the limited performance dates available, the auditions will be limited to the first 50 people to register.

April Stool’s Day on West End 8:30 a.m. West End Neighborhood Association April Stool’s Day. WENA’s Spring Clean-up. “Meet at Reiche to pick up bags, gloves, rakes, etc. Then head out to Taylor Street, Clark Street and Harbor View Parks and points in between to spiff up the neighborhood for spring. We’ll also be participating in the 19th Annual April Stool’s Day. Register at Reiche the day of the clean-up and have a chance to win a gift certiﬁcate from Fetch. See you there! Clean-up continues until noon, so come any time you can.” www. wenamaine.org

April Stool’s Day on East End 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. “It’s time to report for doo-ty for the 19th Annual April Stool’s Day! Dog owners will unite Saturday, April 9 from 9-11 a.m. to help clean up a winter’s worth of un-scooped poop and prepare the Prom for spring. East End locations include: top of Cutter Street along the Prom; entrance to East End Beach; the Eastern Prom Trail; and Fort Sumner Park on North Street. Additional Portland locations include Evergreen Cemetery and Reiche School on the West End. If you’re in Belfast, check in with Friends of Belfast Parks. The lucky registered scooper who ﬁnds the Golden Turd at each location will win a special prize! Tidying the Trails: For those who’d prefer to help us clean a Winter’s Worth of leftover litter (not poop), join us at either the Loring Memorial Trail and/or the Fort Allen Trail. Volunteer to help keep our parks, neighborhoods and open spaces clean — and help us spread the word! April Stools Day is sponsored by Fetch Pet Supply Store and Friends of the Eastern Promenade.” For more information, contact info@ friendsofeasternpromenade.org.

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

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LearningWorks gets $25,000 from Unum for learning programs

When’s winter going to end?

DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT LearningWorks is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from Unum directed towards the organization’s Extended Day Learning Programs, including LearningWorks Afterschool and the evening Community Study Center, LearningWorks announced Monday. “We are supportive of LearningWorks Afterschool’s efforts to work with school children and extend learning beyond the school day – building a foundation for them to be successful students,” said Cary Olson Cartwright, Unum director of corporate social responsibility. LearningWorks’ AfterSchool Program provides school-year tuition-free academic support and cultural enrichment for low-performing third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at the Reiche Community School, the East End Community School and for any interested student in first through fifth grade at the Riverton Elementary School. The program is serving 250 students this academic year. The Community Study Center is an evening resource center in Portland’s West End which is staffed with professionals and trained volunteers who help middle and high school students with homework and provide English conversation opportunities to English language learners. “We are extremely grateful to Unum for their support,” said LearningWorks CEO Ethan Strimling.

Marie Archer of Portland braves a drizzle on Congress Street near High Street Monday as winter weather seems determined to stick around. The National Weather Service is calling for an 80 percent chance of precipitation today, with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch. Don’t lose hope, however. The weather service is predicting mostly sunny conditions Wednesday and a sunny Thursday, with a high near 49. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Friends of Casco Bay’s ﬁve-hour Water Quality Monitoring training 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A ﬁve-hour training session for Friends of Casco Bay’s Water Quality Monitoring Program will be held at Southern Maine Community College’s Marine Science Center. Peter Milholland, Citizen Stewards Coordinator, said, “These citizen scientists are a critical part of our research staff. Without our volunteers we could never have achieved the level of knowledge about Casco Bay that we have today.” Volunteers must be 16 or older, although parents and children may work together as a team. Anyone interested in volunteering should visit the Friends of Casco Bay website at www.cascobay.org or contact Peter Milholland, Citizen Stewards Coordinator, at pmilholland@cascobay.org or 799-8574.

Portland Home Show

knack for finding himself neck-deep in absurd situations as he explores his new life in the Minnesota woods. Illustrator/ songwriter/musician Morgan Taylor developed the ‘musical moving book’ Gustafer Yellowgold experience as equal parts pop rock concert and animated storybook. The latest chapter, Gustafer Yellowgold’s Infinity Sock, follows our hero as he embarks upon a hilarious, mind-bending musical journey in search of the toe-end of the longest sock in the universe. The New York Times calls the Gustafer show and accompanying live music ‘a cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss, filtered through the lens of the Lower East Side.’” SPACE Gallery. $8, all ages.

Lisa Jahn-Clough at Longfellow Books 3 p.m. Maine author and illustrator, Lisa Jahn-Clough, welcomes families to help celebrate the release her latest picture book, “Felicity & Cordelia: A Tale of Two Bunnies” with a free reading and book signing. Join her at Longfellow Books to hear her story and learn a little more about the characters and the author. 772-4045

10 a.m. 42nd annual Portland Home Show, Portland Expo & Portland Ice Arena, April 8-10. Show hours are 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7. Children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult. Boasting over 300 booths and attedance that exceeds over 12,000 annually, the Portland Home Show is in its 42nd year. www.homeshows.com/ portland_home_show.htm.

Old Orchard Beach public bean supper

‘Le Comte Ory’ at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg

Service in memory of RMS Titanic

1 p.m. The Metropolitan Opera will present its first-ever performances of Rossini’s final comic opera, “Le Comte Ory,” in a production by Bartlett Sher. Maurizio Benini conducts an exceptional cast of stars, led by Juan Diego Flórez in the title role, Diana Damrau as Countess Adèle, and Joyce DiDonato as Isolier. The rarely heard opera, in which a lovestruck count resorts to trickery to seduce a lonely countess, will be broadcast live at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. Tickets may be ordered through the Box Office by calling: 935-9232 or online at www.fryeburgacademy. org. All three stars have appeared in Sher’s acclaimed Met production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Damrau and Flórez sang in the 2006 new production premiere and DiDonato and Flórez starred in a 2007 Live in HD transmission of the opera. Le Comte Ory’s hero is Flórez’s seventh bel canto role at the Met. www.fryeburgacademy.org

Gustafer Yellowgold 2 p.m. “Groovy Gustafer Yellowgold is a small, yellow, coneheaded fellow, who came to Earth from the Sun and has a

4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Masons of Orchard Lodge No. 215 in Old Orchard Beach will host a public bean supper at the Masonic Hall, 130 W Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach. The supper will feature all your favorites; baked beans, hot dogs, chopsuey, coleslaw, and a variety of desserts. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12. For more information contact: Seth Dube (937-2062). 7 p.m. St. Augustine of Canterbury Church will hold a commemorative service to mark the 99th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. The service will follow the Order of Evening Prayer used aboard the ship in 1912 according to the Rite of the Church of England. April 9th marks the day the ship sailed on its ﬁnal voyage from Queenstown in Ireland. The service will be followed by a presentation by David Brennan, Police Chaplain, whose grandmother and great uncle were on the ship on its last voyage. The service will be led by one of the Port of Portland’s Chaplains, the Rev. Capt. Jeffrey Monroe, USMM, parish Vicar. St. Augustine’s is a Traditional Anglican Community, part of the worldwide Traditional Anglican Communion, with members in 44 countries. The Church seeks to uphold the Catholic Faith, Apostolic Order, Orthodox Worship and Evangelical Witness of the Anglican tradition within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. The Communion holds Holy Scripture and the ancient Creeds of the Undivided Church as authentic and authoritative, and worships according to the traditional Liturgies of the Church. St. Augustine of Canterbury Church

worships at 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Cathedral Pines Chapel at 156 Saco Ave. in Old Orchard Beach. Father Jeffrey W. Monroe is Vicar. For additional information contact 799-5141.

PSO POPS! Elvis Lives at Merrill 7:30 p.m. “There’ll be a whole lotta shakin’ going on at this tribute to The King of Rock and Roll. Nashville’s Elvis Wade is not just another impersonator, he’s as close to the real thing as it gets!” “Known as Elvis Wade ... Wade Cummins is a talented and gifted entertainer. He was born in the Watts Hill area of rural Tennessee, near the town of Mt. Pleasant. His father was a former moonshiner...and they didn’t have much money, although they were richly blessed with a musical form of folk art familiar in the South ... the family circle ... singing and playing music together.” Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 10, at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 10 Portland Home Show 10 a.m. 42nd annual Portland Home Show, Portland Expo & Portland Ice Arena, April 8-10. Show hours are 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7. Children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult. Boasting over 300 booths and attedance that exceeds over 12,000 annually, the Portland Home Show is in its 42nd year. www.homeshows.com/ portland_home_show.htm.

Civil War Sesquicentennial Open House 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 12 marks the 150th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter by Confederate troops. The Fifth Maine begins the four-year Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War with an afternoon of Civil War related activities for the entire family. Historian Herb Adams will discuss his new project, The Civil War Day By Day, as presented in Portland’s newspapers; the a capella group, the Uncalled Four, will sing 1860s music; a children’s scavenger hunt will take place all afternoon; and yummy refreshments will be served. The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a nonprofit museum and cultural center housed in the 1888 Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall. Its mission is the preservation of Civil War and local history. To that end the museum offers a wide variety of lectures, concerts, tours, youth education programs, and community activities. Membership is open to the public. Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island, Maine. No charge but donations gratefully accepted. For more information call 766-5514 or email fifthmaine@juno.com.