The Portland Daily Sun, Friday, January 7, 2011

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In search of the ‘creative economy’ beast

BY CURTIS ROBINSON THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Imagine you’re on a game show, “Jeopardy! For Nerds,” and somebody takes “mythical economic systems for $200, Alex.”

“This trio of widely heralded benefit-distribution systems has been questioned by young people for years...”

Buzzer.

“What are Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and a creative economy?”

And that’s right, of course, with the possible exception that many young people can still identify direct financial gain from Santa and the bunny. So if the “creative economy” is such a mythical beast that Loren Coleman won’t have it in his Cryptozoology Museum, why do we keep chasing it?

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Performance takes the stage on Art Walk

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

First Friday Art Walk always has its share of creative spectacles: local arts and crafts, students sales and unique installations are frequent highlights of the monthly event.

But tonight, performance art takes the stage with at least three stops along the Art Walk offering poetry, theatre and live music.

Portland Stage Company (25A Forest Ave.) brings live theatre to Art Walk with Portland Stage Unplugged featuring the Affiliate Artists of Portland Stage.

The troupe offers quick-hitting, two-minute doses of live theater for Art Walkers to drop in on, with performances ranging from musical theatre standards to poetry and short scene from classic plays and movies.

“It really runs the gamut,” said Daniel Burson, Portland Stage literary manager.

“Part of the goal of the evening is to keep it super diverse so if you want to stay for a see ART WALK page 3

ABOVE: Ibrahim Mohamed Noor, owner of Hip Hop Culture at 785 Congress St., said the new clothing shop is attracting customers from across Maine. Personal experience drove some of his business strategy. “I had a hard time myself getting my clothes, I had to order them,” he recalled of his experience as a Somali immigrant to America.

RIGHT: Dave Math (left), owner of Brooklyn’s Finest at 656 Congress St., stands with customer Jibril Koshin.

The store has been a hit with customers like Koshin, who said, “They bring a lot of new stuff into the community from New York so you can get it here easier and cheaper.”

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Hip hop shops find their niches From Brooklyn and Somalia, two new hip hop-oriented merchants are bringing cultural awareness to a short stretch of Congress Street

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

As a Somali immigrant to America, Ibrahim Mohamed Noor remembered how he felt searching for clothes that would fit.

“Always, it was challenging, when I was young and I came into this country and everything was different, I was scared to go into the stores because I didn’t speak English, and the people there I think they might not welcome me. One of the reasons for me to go into the urban stores is I felt comfortable asking questions,” Noor said.

The cultural barrier wasn’t the only obstacle, he recalled.

“I had a problem buying clothes, I had to go to Boston or New York, if I would go to the mall, the stuff they had didn’t fit me, it was cut different.” — Ibrahim Mohamed Noor, owner of Hip Hop Culture “I had a problem buying clothes, I had to go to Boston or New York, if I would go to the mall, the stuff they had didn’t fit me, it was cut different,” Noor said.

Now, as owner of a new urban clothing store, Hip Hop Culture at 785 Congress St., Noor said he sees other customers who are searching for the right fit. see HIP HOP page 6

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RED ROCK CANYON, Nev. (NY Times) — The jagged pink mountains here glitter, rare instances of natural beauty in a desolate landscape known more for its gleaming casinos. For years, hikers and rock climbers have flocked to Red Rock Canyon for the easily accessible climbs. History seekers come to look at the patch of land where Indian tribes roamed as far back as the 10th century.

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Live theater makes its mark in First Friday Art Walk ART WALK from page one

“This is an opportunity to provide some theatre along the Art Walk in a format that is easy to pop in and out of as people do at galleries along the Walk, and a chance to showcase different forms of theater.” — Daniel Burson, Portland Stage literary manager Caswell, as well a live performance of his poetry.

Caswell is the recipient of the 1998 Winner of Seacoast Writing Association’s First Prize for Nonfiction and the author of a chapter, “Paris: City of Brothelly Love,” in a book entitled French Connections: Hemingway and Fitzgerald Abroad.

The show is a retrospective of Caswell’s 20 years at MECA, where he has instructed students in creative writing and English as part of the school’s liberal arts program.

“On display in the front gallery are several journals, published poetry, process work journals as well as collections from students of the professor from the last 20 years,” said Linda Lambertson, associate curator and education coordinator for the ICA. Caswell will perform a live reading of his poetry at 7:30 p.m. The ICA show also features the work of a MECA professor and painter Honour

Summers takes oath of office as Maine’s 48th Secretary of State

Singer and guitarist Emy Phelps has performed throughout the Northwest for many years. A founding member of the Ashland, Oregon band, Borderline, she has also shared the stage with Ricky Scaggs, Bruce Hornsby, The Nashville Bluegrass Band Duke McVinnie, Willis Alan Ramsey and The Sally Van Meter Band.

Founded in 2008 by Cooper and Conley, Acoustic Artisans is a workshop that doubles as a performance and teaching space, hosting Old Time, Bluegrass and other ethnic jam sessions throughout the week.

Conley grew up in South Portland and took his first guitar apart at the age of eight and today is known for his acoustic steel-stringed guitars.

Cooper makes violins, violas and cellos, and moved to Cremona, Italy to study violin-building. He has now made over 200 instruments, which he said are very popular among professional musicians in every setting from orchestral performers to fiddlers, chamber musicians and educators.

Those popping in for Art Walk will also get a visual treat as well, as Conley and Cooper’s instruments in various states of construction lay throughout the shop.

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“I am grateful for the opportunity to serve and honored to work with the 125th Legislature and the Executive to move Maine forward,” said Summers.

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Mack and “Letterscapes,” a collaborative project by Margo Halverson, Charles Melcher, Mark Jamra, Megan O’Connell and visiting artist Melle Hammer.

Acoustic Artisans (1 Forest Ave.), a string-instrument making collaborative founded by Scott Conley and Jonathon Cooper, will feature live music from fiddler Darol Anger and guitarist Emy Phelps who both just moved to Cape Elizabeth from the West Coast.

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few minutes you’re getting some very different angles.”

Running during every Art Walk since September — and funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission — the flash-theatre event is a way to highlight a medium of art that Burson said can fall by the wayside during the visual art-centric Art Walk.

“I think [performance art] is pretty seriously underrepresented in the Art Walk,” said Burson. “This is an opportunity to provide some theatre along the Art Walk in a format that is easy to pop in and out of as people do at galleries along the Walk, and a chance to showcase different forms of theater,” according to Burson.

The Affiliate Artists are local theater professionals who have longstanding ties to Portland Stage and have worked as actors, directors and educators, and play a prominent role in Portland Stage.

The Maine College of Art’s Institute of Contemporary Art (522 Congress St.) presents the 2010 Faculty Exhibition: Vivaria Particula. The juried exhibition features work by MECA liberal arts faculty member Claude

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A gay commander in chief: Ready or not?

Jimmy Carter is putting the out in outspokenness.

In an interview with bigthink.com, the former president was asked, “Is the country ready for a gay president?”

Even as John McCain and other ossified Republicans were staging last-minute maneuvers to torpedo the “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal, the 86-year-old Carter was envisioning a grander civil rights victory.

“I would say that the answer is yes,” he said. “I don’t know about the next election, but I think in the near future.”

The news that Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer will smooch in an upcoming movie about J. Edgar Hoover and his aide Clyde Tolson — buried near each other in the Congressional Cemetery on Capitol Hill — is a reminder of ––––– an “Advise and Consent” WashNew York ington where being a closeted Times gay official made you vulnercolumnist able to blackmail.

Others feel we’re not ready for a gay president, citing the fear and loathing unleashed by the election of the first black president.

“Can you imagine how much a gay president would have to overcompensate to please the macho ninnies who control our national debate?” Bill Maher told me. “Women like Hillary have to do it, Obama had to do it because he’s black and liberal, but a gay president? He’d have to nuke something the first week.”

I called Barney Frank, assuming the gay pioneer would be optimistic. He wasn’t. “It’s one thing to have a gay person in the abstract,” he said. “It’s another to see that person as part of a living, breathing couple. How would a gay presidential candidate have a celebratory kiss with his partner after winning the New Hampshire primary? The sight of two women kissing has not been as distressful to people as the sight of two men kissing.”

Because of the Defense of Marriage Act, he added, “it’s not clear that a gay president could use federal funds to buy his husband dinner. Would his partner have to pay rent in the White House? There would be no Secret Service protection for the paramour.”

Frank noted that we’ve “clearly had one gay president already, James Buchanan. If I had to pick one, it wouldn’t be him.” (The Atlantic blogger Andrew Sullivan aims higher, citing Abe Lincoln, who sometimes

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Locals get creative with fundraising When it comes to charities and raising money for their support, Portland and the whole creative economy thing is starting to live up to that moniker.

Fundraisers used to be drab affairs, with the occasional dance or the smoke-filled room passing for fun. Over the last several years, I’ve noticed that oddball stunts and genuinely fun gettogethers have taken over the fundraising scene. The running joke goes, if you don’t have a creative economy, then you have to create one.

Want some examples? Sure, we have droves of them. Local DJ (and columnist for this paper) Mark Curdo raised over $30K this year in his “Mark-A-Thon” project, which required him staying up and on the air at the station for an entire week playing songs way, way off the station’s usual playlist.

Every year, we write about the Lobster Dip, or the Polar Plunge, or some variant, whereby usually sane and normal people decide to wander down to the beach on New Year’s Day and fling themselves into the ocean for a dona-

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist tion to their charity.

Recently, a local friend held a “Cans, Coats, and Mittens” drive fundraiser at Geno’s, to raise money and cold weather gear for Preble Street Resource Center.

The music was loud, and so was the gesture of goodwill to the local community. She told me that she had a greater turnout than she ever expected, and brought in a bunch of stuff for her charity.

I could go on, for the list is endless. Last year, Jason Grimes at Northeast Chop Shop decided to do a fundraiser at Geno’s for his favorite charity, the Center For Grieving Children. He went a little off the wall, asking that this be a “Pin-Up Girls” function, with a cash prize for the lady dressed in best 1940s to 1960s costume.

Contestants paid an entry fee, and there was a prize at the end

of the night of $350 for the best costume.

He raised about $2,000 for his charity, but that isn’t the end of the story. The winner, Kristin Parquette, stood on the stage and won the night, then took the $350 check for the winner, signed it back over to the fundraiser, and see HIGGINS page 5

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The 2008 crash was a boon for creative economy CREATIVE from page one

For one thing, we keep getting these blurry snapshots.

One of the best is the city’s 2006 Cultural Creative Summit, where about 200 people gathered in the Merrill Rehearsal Hall, endured introductory remarks, divided into several groups that included (I’m not making this up) “... creative individuals, creative organizations and creative enterprises.”

Within minutes the consensus was that nearly every actual artist present wanted to gnaw off their figurative arm and scurry back to their studio.

Granted, that summit and its related research came before the 2008 economic crash, so it’s a fading Polaroid of a Studio 54 conga line. Back then, artists were being priced out of the downtown creative district – now we’re wondering if they can make use of suddenly vacant storefronts.

But our cultural economy was benchmarked at around $30 million annually, with 2,000 arts evens per year and nearly a million patrons attending those events.

What’s more, over 80 percent of

Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved people responding to an arts survey noted that cultural events would improve tourism, which proves that 20 percent of respondents were idiots.

Portland Mayor James Cohen deserves much of the credit for what amounts to Portland’s creative economy starting point, or more accurately reset button. It’s been added to over the years but certainly ‘06 was a milestone, and he included the creative economy in his inaugural address – which is remembered by a surprising number of people.

But like porn and political consensus, the creative economy defies definition even if we “know it when we see it.” When today’s First Friday Art Walk participants hit the streets, they participate in that not-really-so mythical creative economy, but many would have trouble finding the exact words

to wrestle it to the ground.

Back in the 2006 summit, a keynote speaker suggested that the “creative economy” term was already over-used.

Whatever.

But the working definition was “... the cluster of private commercial enterprise that relies on creativity, self-employed creative people, and not-for-profit cultural organizations.”

It cited the New England Council’s Creative Economy study for the definition.

Under that defining, then, the 2008 crash was a boon for the creative economy. So many more of us are “self employed” these days.

Of course, in Europe they prefer the term “creative industries” and focus on the “exploitation” of knowledge, which seems a bit commercial for our scene. But the catch phrase there is that “human creativity is the ultimate economic resource.”

My favorite defining work is by a social science researcher named Richard Florida. He argues that only from 10 to 15 percent of U.S. jobs have “super creative core” workers, while knowledge-based workers are another

aspect of the creative economy. I mostly like his theories because they make social tolerance an economic development issue, which it is.

Defining aside, we need to realize that anything powerful enough to draw hundreds or even thousands of people to stroll Congress Street on a blustery January night is a truly powerful beast. And let’s remember that we have managed to consolidate some of our many arts efforts – one of Mayor Cohen’s goals – but funding is about to become an issue as a significant state arts grant went elsewhere.

The fact is that creativity as a sort of business infrastructure is hard to define and thus hard to defend – and that most of those artists still would rather be in their studios. But as First Friday continues to show us, even in slow times, it’s not really the economy, stupid.

The right question for Alex might have included the “creative community.”

(Curtis Robinson is editor of The Portland Daily Sun. Contact him at curtis@portlanddailysun.me.)

Repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ could set stage for culture shift DOWD from page 4

bundled with his military bodyguard in bed when his wife was away.)

Frank said that although most Republicans now acknowledge that sexual orientation is not a choice, they still can’t handle their pols’ coming out. “There are Republicans here who are gay,” he said of Congress, “but as long as they don’t acknowledge it, it’s O.K. Republicans only tolerate you being gay as long as you don’t seem proud of it. You’ve got to be apologetic.”

Sam Adams, the mayor of Portland, Ore., hopes that the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” will help persuade “the collective conscience of the United States that gay people are just the same as anybody else. We shouldn’t have to die in the closet. The irony is, as mayor, I marry people, but I can’t marry Peter, my longtime partner.”

There are no openly gay senators, governors, cabinet members or Supreme Court justices. There are

four openly gay Democratic House members, once David Cicilline of Rhode Island gets sworn in.

Representative Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin recalled that during a race for State Assembly, a voter she thought was “trouble” swaggered up to her.

But she need not have braced herself. “If you can be honest about that,” he told her, “you’ll be honest about everything.”

She said she took her former girlfriend, Lauren, to White House parties to meet three presidents, interactions that she thinks “really helps change minds and advance the cause.”

Representative Jared Polis of Colorado said he took his boyfriend, Marlon Reis, to a White House Christmas party this year. He said Marlon is “very popular — some of his best friends are Republican spouses.”

Fred Sainz of the Human Rights Campaign fretted to his husband that a gay president would be anticlimactic.

“People expect this bizarro and outlandish behavior,” he told me. “We’re always the funny neighbor

wearing colorful, avant-garde clothing. We would let down people with our boringness and banality when they learn that we go to grocery stores Saturday afternoon, take our kids to school plays and go see movies.”

After studying polling data for a decade, Sainz thinks a lesbian would have a better shot at the presidency than a gay man. “People are more comfortable with women than they are with men because of stereotypes with gay men about hypersexuality,” he said.

André Leon Talley, the Vogue visionary, pictures a lesbian president who looks like Julie Andrews and dresses to meet heads of state in “ankle-length skirts, grazing the Manolo Blahnik kitten heels.”

She would save her “butch trouser suit for weekends at Camp David and vacation hikes in Yellowstone.

No plaid lumberjack shirts at any time.”

(Maureen Dowd is a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist.)

Fundraiser at PT’s Showclub on Saturday will feature a sweet ride HIGGINS from page 4

tossed it back in the donation bin.

Classy. Stay classy, Portland. Just the kind of thing I’ve come to expect.

Grimes is at it again, this time for another local concern. He is holding a fundraiser at PT’s Showclub on Saturday, Jan. 8. He is bringing his award winning bike from Laconia Bike Week to the club, and patrons will be able to sit on it and pose, along with members of the club staff. He is also planning to sell t-shirts and chop-shop logo gear at the event.

He has a lofty goal, of wanting to raise $10,000 for cancer charities (this time the Barbara Bush Hospital) over the next year. With a compound “Elvis Themed” happy birthday to the king party, and his efforts, he might come close.

“I like to make some of these things a lot more fun, not the same old fundraiser” he told me in a recent interview. “Portland has a lot of good people who show up for this kind of stuff.”

Have the days of stodgy old fundraisers come to a close? Lining up the locals with deep pockets for

Last year, Jason Grimes at Northeast Chop Shop staged a fundraiser at Geno’s for his favorite charity, the Center For Grieving Children. (Photo courtesy of Jason Grimes)

black-tie invitation only affairs only to be surpassed by the denim and leather goateed set?

I have observed over the years that one thing Port-

landers do well is throw a party. At my local watering hole a few years back, we had a major fundraiser for a friend who had dies unexpectedly. There were fundraisers held for friends suddenly unemployed due to injury or disaster. The tip jars overflowed for one local at another establishment whose dog needed sudden and expensive surgery.

When you get right down to it, Portland isn’t the easiest place in the world to hold a fundraiser.

There is always some other group or organization ahead of you in line for the only open night, but it’s always for a good cause. People show up for good fun, and empty the wallet and purse with a grin and a shrug, so long as there are beverages present.

But a celebration of “The King’s” birthday, mixed with motorcycles and ladies who normally would not get near me at gunpoint might just be enough to have charities saying, in the words of the king, “Thankyouverymuch.”

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

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Shellfish processor takes food safety pledge

BY BETH QUIMBY THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

One of Maine’s largest seafood processors is shut down for a final inspection while a federal judge reviews a legal agreement to settle concerns about food safety violations in the company’s plants.

The proposed consent decree was filed Tuesday by U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty against Portland Shellfish Co., citing unsanitary conditions at its processing plants in Portland and South Portland.

The filing followed four recalls stemming from two episodes of contamination of cooked lobster meat since 2008.

The meat was found to be contaminated by the bacteria Listeria monocytogenese, which causes listeriosis, a potentially fatal disease for high-risk groups such as pregnant women, newborns, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems. Symptoms include headache, fever and vomiting.

In the proposed consent decree, Portland Shellfish agrees to fully comply with conditions set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ensure that the company follows food safety regulations.

Jeffrey Holden, president and founder of Portland Shellfish, said Wednesday that the 35-year-old company has made sanitation improvements at its crab processing facility on Dartmouth Street

in South Portland and its lobster and shrimp facility on Waldron Way in Portland.

The plants ceased operating Tuesday, but Holden said he expects them to resume operations soon.

Portland Shellfish processes about 13 million pounds of raw lobster, shrimp and crab a year. It ships more than 5 million pounds of finished products to commercial customers who distribute them to restaurants and other retailers nationwide.

Holden said his company has agreed to the terms of the consent decree with the FDA to settle the agency’s concerns.

He said the plants, which employ 150 workers, will reopen as soon as he receives word from the FDA that they may do so.

Holden said he is unaware of any illnesses caused by the recalled products.

Doug Karas, an FDA spokesman in Washington, D.C., declined to comment on any agreement between the agency and Portland Shellfish.

Documents filed in U.S. District Court in Portland charge the company with repeated violations of federal food safety laws, first identified by FDA investigators in March 2001, and with failing to create and follow a food safety oversight plan.

Portland Shellfish issued voluntary recalls of lobster meat processed at its Waldron Way plant in October 2008

and June 2010, after the meat tested positive for the Listeria bacteria. An ensuing FDA inspection revealed bacteria in the plant.

Court records cite unsanitary conditions documented by FDA investigators last year at the South Portland plant. They include rust buildup on a crab saw blade, white residue on a conveyor belt, crabs lying on the processing room floor, condensation dripping from a pipe directly above cooked crab meat, water leaking from the ceiling, and an employee walking through a puddle and splashing floor water onto cooked crabs.

Portland Shellfish Co. is also inspected by the Maine Department of Agriculture, which found conditions similar to those cited by the FDA at the South Portland plant this year.

Steve Giguere, program manager for the agriculture department’s division of quality assurance and regulations, said the U.S. attorney rarely takes court action against a Maine food processor.

“The FDA doesn’t take this kind of action lightly,” he said.

Holden said he invested more than $750,000 last year on new equipment designed to make the production process cleaner and more efficient. He also hired two permanent quality assurance experts.

“We are very serious. It is the most

important thing we have going, food safety,” Holden said.

Foot baths have been placed at entrances throughout the building, and a new $250,000 forced steam convection oven ensures that lobsters are fully cooked.

To kill bacteria in the water that’s used in the production process, Holden said, the company bought a new disinfecting system that uses ozone, a more effective agent than chlorine.

Holden said the company has worked diligently to meet all of the FDA’s conditions and has gone beyond what federal regulators require. He said that since June, all of Portland Shellfish Co.’s lobster meat has tested negative for the Listeria bacteria.

He also said he has received no complaints from customers or lost any business.

“Business is up this year in every category,” he said.

The consent decree would require Portland Shellfish to pay all FDA costs, such as inspectors’ time and mileage, associated with ensuring that the company remains in compliance. Portland Shellfish could petition the court to dissolve the agreement in five years.

Copyright (c) 2011, Portland Press Herald, Maine Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

Transplants to Portland brought their visions with them HIP HOP from page one

“The majority of our customers are black, AfricanAmericans, Africans, because our clothes are cut different,” he said. “We have a lot of African community here ... the clothes we have here is a different fit, they don’t sell it nowhere but here and there’s a high demand for it.”

Business since he opened about two months ago has been brisk, Noor said, including Thursday when the store was bustling with five or six customers browsing the racks.

“It’s been very good,” Noor said. “People come in from everywhere, driving from South Portland or Biddeford.”

On the other end of the Arts District, between State Street and High, Dave Math has opened Brooklyn’s Finest at 656 Congress St. As another new Arts District store oriented on hip-hop lifestyles, Brooklyn’s Finest caters likewise to an African and AfricanAmerican clientele, although Math said there’s been a mix of demographics represented since he opened about three weeks ago.

“You would say since it’s an urban clothing store, the customers wouldn’t be diverse,” but he said he sees not just young people but grandparents buying for their grandkids.

Math said he has been embraced by the community, including local Somalis who welcome another clothing option in Portland.

“I like the structure, I like the artwork, I like the painting, I like the music, I like the freedom, I like the people. People come in and no one has been negative since I’ve been here, everyone has come in and embraced me,” Math said.

Jibril Koshin, a customer of the Brooklyn’s Finest store, said, “The community welcomes him with a place in the neighborhood, especially the teens who are here, he’s bringing fashions from New York.”

Math brings his prices down to the local customers, Koshin said, and Math’s friendly demeanor has helped endear him to the neighborhood.

“He’s one of us, like a brother,” Koshin said.

There’s a street savvy to these two new Portland

Dave Math at Brooklyn’s Finest said he plans to participate in tonight’s First Friday Art Walk and extends an invitation to artists.

“Singer/rapper, R&B performer, whatever type of music they do, they can come down here, I’m always open, I make music, I’m a producer, too. I also shoot videos. Whatever they want to do they can come down here, pretty much, if it’s got anything to do with hip hop music and clothes,” he said. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

entrepreneurs.

Noor, who grew up in Somalia but lived in Columbus, Ohio for seven years, has been in Portland for two years. In Ohio, he sold and designed clothing. He said he came to Portland to visit family and developed the idea of an urban clothing store.

“A lot of the community, they don’t drive. If they want to buy clothes, they have to drive all the way

to the mall. They don’t go to the mall, so they’re the community people who just walk in. It’s easy for them, they don’t feel comfortable going to the mall, it’s bigger and they just moved here from Africa, so they’re not comfortable. They’d rather come to me and talk to me, I tell them the prices,” Noor said.

Noor said he strives for reasonable prices — “most of our stuff is under $25 for shirts, all of the shoes are under $50.”

Math said he is trying to build personal relationships in the community. In New York, he ran a similar store and transplanted the concept to Portland.

His aunt lived in Brunswick and “I came down here and partied a couple of times, I saw the Old Port, I loved shopping in the Old Port.”

“When I came to visit, I fell in love with the city,” Math said.

“It’s a nice environment, just to be around this, I’m from Brooklyn, the water I’m used to smelling doesn’t smell like this, the Hudson River,” he said.

Tonight, at the First Friday Art Walk, Math said he planned to bring out his camcorder to film artists on the art walk. He said he’s developing a DVD showcasing local talent, and any local artists, painters, musicians are welcome to stop by the store.

“Singer/rapper, R&B performer, whatever type of music they do, they can come down here, I’m always open, I make music, I’m a producer, too. I also shoot videos. Whatever they want to do they can come down here, pretty much, if it’s got anything to do with hip hop music and clothes,” Math said.

Math said he doesn’t know Noor at Hip Hop Culture but added, “Good luck to him.” Noor likewise said he didn’t know Math but noticed Brooklyn’s Finest open a short time after Hip Hop Culture launched.

Math said his credo is to build relationships and treat people with respect.

“You get back what you put in,” he said.

Brooklyn’s Finest at 656 Congress St. is open noon to 8 p.m. daily except Sundays. Hours at Hip Hop Culture at 785 Congress St. are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, January 7, 2011— Page 7

As snow approaches, NYC mayor rolls out new measures

BY ANDY NEWMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES

The storm forecast for today is predicted to bring no more than 5 inches of snow, but Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took to the lectern Thursday afternoon to assure wary New Yorkers that the city was up to the challenge and to lay out several new communication-coordinating measures in the wake of last month’s snow-removal debacle.

Teams of observers from a city quality-of-life unit equipped with video cameras will rove the city, the mayor said. The observers, known as Scout Teams for “Street Condition Observation Unit,” will “give the people who are directly managing our storm

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Mechanic Falls man gets seven years for sex assault

BY M. DIRK LANGEVELD THE SUN JOURNAL, LEWISTON

PARIS — A 42-year-old man convicted last year of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact against a 6-year-old girl was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday.

Kurt W. Sturtevant Sr. of 21 Clifford St. in Mechanic Falls will be required to serve six years of probation, register as a lifetime sex offender and attend sex offender counseling. He also is not to have direct or indirect contact with the victim or her immediate family, and have no contact with children under the age of 16 without the permission of his probation officer and the Department of Health and Human Services.

“No matter what happens, I’ve gone all out to be the best father and person I can be,” Sturtevant told Justice Roland A. Cole in Oxford County Superior Court. “Your honor, I apologize, because I am not guilty.”

Assistant District Attorney Joe O’Connor said Sturtevant “has utterly failed to accept any responsibility or express any remorse.”

Sturtevant was indicted on the charges for incidents in 1998, 2003 and 2005. A jury found him guilty last March after a two-day trial. The girl, then 14, claimed that Sturtevant had exhibited improper sexual behavior toward her, including performing oral sex on her, touching her genitals, and slapping her buttocks.

During the trial, Sturtevant denied touching the girl, but did admit that he had once kissed her on the lips as punishment for spitting in his cereal.

“I will never feel safe as long as he knows where I am,” the girl tearfully stated at the hearing.

The girl’s mother said the girl has had trouble learning to trust people and is attending counseling. “[She] lost her childhood because of the unspeakable things that were done to her,” she said.

O’Connor said that Sturtevant’s lack of a serious criminal record, while a mitigating factor in the sentence, did not make his claims of innocence more believable.

“It is not at all uncommon for sex offenders, child sex abusers, to be respectable citizens,” he said.

O’Connor argued that aggravating factors included Sturtevant’s decision to go to trial and the multiplicity of the crimes over a period of time. Mitigating factors included Sturtevant’s unlikelihood of reoffending based on an examination by the State Forensic Service.

Defense attorney Leonard Sharon did not make a sentencing recommendation, but suggested that Sturtevant “has manifested the life of a person who is innocent.” Sharon also argued that Sturtevant showed no traits inherent in a sex offender and had strong support from family and friends.

Five people spoke on behalf of Sturtevant at the sentencing, and 14 letters of support were included in his court file.

“Kurt is a wonderful man,” said Sturtevant’s niece Amy Cavanaugh. “He is supported by all of his friends and family.”

“From the day I met him, he has consistently shown himself as a gentle and kind man,” said the Rev. Glenn Carver of the Pleasant Street Baptist Church, which he attended.

Sturtevant also briefly spoke, breaking down in tears as he said he would not be able to see his children. He said the case “has divided and destroyed my family.”

The girl’s mother said in court that she has been harassed by members of Sturtevant’s family since the trial.

Diana Rowe, Sturtevant’s former sister-in-law, stated in a letter to the court that Sturtevant’s supporters have been harassed as well.

Cole, who presided over Sturtevant’s trial, said sexual abuse cases often divide families and communities, but that he agreed with the jury’s final decision.

“I understand some people might not accept that,” Cole said. “I understand this is a matter of some controversy in the community.”

Prior to the sentencing, Cole said he had denied a motion for a new trial. He said the sentencing may be appealed.

Copyright (c) 2011, Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

Fairchild Semiconductor laying off 120 workers in South Portland

BY J. HEMMERDINGER THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

SOUTH PORTLAND — Fairchild Semiconductor will lay off 120 workers over the next nine months in a restructuring effort, the company announced Wednesday.

The South Portland-based manufacturer of silicon chips for electronics said the layoffs will make it more competitive domestically and internationally.

The cuts will affect workers at all levels at the company’s plant on Western Avenue in South Portland, which now has 500 employees. Fairchild has 800 employees statewide.

As part of the restructuring, the company will close a production line in the plant that makes 6-inch silicon wafers and focus production on a line that makes 8-inch wafers. The wafers, which look like compact discs, are cut into thousands of squares to make the semiconductors.

The company said some production of 6-inch wafers will be transferred to the 8-inch wafer line, which also is in the plant.

“We are restructuring the South Portland manufacturing operations to drive higher productivity, lower costs and greater return on assets,” the company

said in a news release. “This will provide a solid foundation for sustainable job creation, future growth and cost competitiveness in a global environment.”

Company officials would not provide further details about the restructuring or the timing of the layoffs.

Fairchild’s Western Avenue plant primarily makes analog and power management circuits for mobile phones, a product that the company said is “extremely cost-sensitive.” Chip prices are expected to drop by double-digit percentage points in the coming years, the news release said.

Fairchild’s restructuring is “the right

move,” said Craig Berger, an analyst with the Arlington, Va.-based investment bank FBR Capital Markets. He said domestic regulations, taxes and fees have hindered chip makers’ ability to make money in the United States.

Berger said Fairchild’s effort mirrors restructuring and cost-cutting by competitors like Texas Instruments and National Semiconductor.

Berger said that, lately, Fairchild has been doing “better than ever.”

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Art on ice An artist who identified himself as Channing was busy sketching ice skaters at the Lee Twombly Pond in Falmouth Wednesday. A frequenter of public places, including trade shows, Channing said he lives at Grand Beach near Scarborough.

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Documents: Cutler attorney names Bailey, Rhoads as website authors

BY SUSAN M. COVER THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD

The attorney for independent gubernatorial candiate Eliot Cutler identified political consultant Dennis Bailey, former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rosa Scarcelli and her husband, Thom Rhoads, as the authors of the website The Cutler Files, according to documents released this week.

Attorney Dick Spencer wrote in a memo to Jonathan Wayne, executive director of the state’s ethics commisson, saying the commission should interview Bailey and Rhoads under oath to determine how much money was spent on the site. It also suggested that ethics officials find out “who owned the Cutler Files research materials at the end of the primary campaign.”

“Was it the Scarcelli campaign, the candidate, the candidate’s spouse, Mr. Bailey as the campaign’s political consultant or someone else?” Spencer wrote.

Bailey worked for Scarcelli during her run in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. She finished third in a four-way race.

The 49 documents and 163 emails released earlier this week came in response to a Freedom of Access Act request filed by the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel with the Maine Commission on Govermental Ethics and Election Practices.

In December, the ethics commis-

sion fined Bailey $200 for failing to comply with state campaign finance disclosure laws in relation to the Cutler Files. It did not find any violation against another person it investigated, who has remained anonymous and is only known as John Doe 1.

Wayne declined to identify that person on Thursday.

“We do not have any intention of identifying the other individual because the commissioners did not find that person violated campaign finance law,” he said.

The Portland Press Herald and other Maine newspapers have reported that second person is Rhoads; Rhoads has denied the allegation. Scarcelli has also denied involvement.

The documents released by the ethics commission indicate the scope of its investigation into the Cutler Files was largely contained to persons and records related to Bailey and the Scarcelli campaign for governor.

The Cutler Files, which was launched in late August, contained information critical of gubernatorial candidate Cutler, but the people behind the site wished to remain anonymous. Their attorney, Dan Billings, argued that the creators had a First Amendment right to anonymous political speech.

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By Holiday Mathis Stay strong.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll be in a position to entertain. People will feel comfortable around you because you are comfortable. So if you’re feeling stressed, change the game. Make yourself comfortable first.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Where there is a lack of community, you bring people together. The best part is, you don’t have to make a huge effort to do so. Your smile sets a tone.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

It won’t help you to execute the same actions as another person. Your success will happen because of actions that are unique to you. Use your instinct.

Feel your way through.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

One of your experiments will bring the desired result. This doesn’t happen every day, and because of the win, you feel empowered, confident and larger than life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You can use the same lines as someone else and get a completely different reaction. This is because it’s not about what you say or even what you do. It’s about who you are.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 7). You become increasingly well-rounded this year as you add interesting new friends and activities to your life. A warmhearted someone opens personal and professional doors for you. February brings memorable encounters and loving exchanges. April features an unexpected gift. August brings a windfall. Scorpio and Gemini people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 2, 31, 26 and 45.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Tardiness puts you in a position of power, but it’s a power that doesn’t reflect well on you. That’s why you hate to be late.

Being on time requires an extra effort this afternoon.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You might feel overlooked, but there is a simple remedy to get things back in balance. Acknowledge yourself for all of the things you do right in a day. If you take yourself for granted, others will take you for granted, too.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Some crucial bit of self-care has dropped by the wayside lately, and it’s time to get back on track. You expect much of yourself, and in order to deliver on those expectations, you must be in tiptop shape. Take care!

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll get good news about money, though it’s not a free ride. There are stipulations and there is action to take in order to make this deal work out. It will all be worth it, though.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will encounter a temporary obstacle. You could try to jump the hurdle, and you might succeed. If instead you wait it out for a day, the obstruction will get up and walk off the road all by itself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Either metaphorically or actually, your gas tank is on empty. Instead of running on fumes to see how far you’ll get, refuel.

And in the future, make the halfway mark your new “empty.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Something is holding you back from completing your next move. This is a blessing in disguise. All things will unfold in due time. Ready yourself in other ways.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2011. There are 358 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 7, 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation’s first president.

On this date: In 1608, an accidental fire devastated the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia Colony.

In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei began observing three of Jupiter’s moons; he spotted a fourth moon almost a week later.

In 1800, the 13th president of the United States, Millard Fillmore, was born in Summerhill, N.Y. In 1894, one of the earliest motion picture experiments took place at the Thomas Edison studio in West Orange, N.J., as Fred Ott was filmed taking a pinch of snuff and sneezing.

In 1927, commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.

In 1949, George C. Marshall resigned as U.S. Secretary of State; President Harry S. Truman chose Dean Acheson to succeed him.

In 1972, Lewis F. Powell, Jr. and William H. Rehnquist were sworn in as the 99th and 100th members of the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1979, Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government.

In 1989, Emperor Hirohito of Japan died in Tokyo at age 87; he was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Akihito.

One year ago: A worker for a transformermaking company in St. Louis showed up at the plant and opened fire, killing three people and wounding five before killing himself. Thousands of Egyptian Christians went on a rampage a day after six members of their community were gunned down as they left midnight Mass for Coptic Christians in the southern Egyptian town of Nag Hamadi.

Today’s Birthdays: Author William Peter Blatty is 83. Country singer Jack Greene is 81. Pop musician Paul Revere is 73. Singer Kenny Loggins is 63. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 62. Actress Erin Gray is 61. Actor David Caruso is 55. “CBS Evening News” anchor Katie Couric is 54.

Country singer David Lee Murphy is 52.

Rock musician Kathy Valentine is 52. Actor David Marciano is 51. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is 50. Actress Hallie Todd is 49.

Actor Nicolas Cage is 47. Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik is 46. Actor Doug E. Doug is 41. Actor Kevin Rahm is 40. Actor Jeremy Renner is 40. Country singer-musician John Rich is 37. Actor Dustin Diamond is 34. Actor Robert Ri’chard is 28. Actor Liam Aiken is 21. Actress Camryn Grimes is 21. Actor Max Morrow is 20.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I’m a 17-year-old high-school senior and homosexual. So far, only my closest friends know, but of course, that’s not going to last long.

I’m wondering whether I should tell my track team now or wait until they ask about it. All of the guys are my friends, and we are really close, but I’m worried that when they find out, they will distance themselves from me. My closest friend tells me I shouldn’t bring it up unless they do. The problem is, I’ve already been asked awkward questions and put in difficult situations where I’ve lied to avoid having them find out.

I know I could try to postpone it until graduation, but that’s a long time from now, and track practice continues the entire year. Annie, I have no idea what to do, and I trust your opinion. Please help. -- Not Sure Dear Not Sure: Your track team may already suspect that you are gay. You do not need to make an announcement, but if they ask specific questions, you might feel better if you tell the truth. There may be some initial fallout, but if they truly are your friends, they will come around. It will help to have the support of the coach and a school policy that encourages acceptance.

However, if you believe the team members will make your life difficult, it is OK to wait until after graduation. There is no right or wrong decision here. You should do what makes you most comfortable. We hope you have confided in your parents, and we also suggest you contact PFLAG (pflag.org) for specific suggestions and support.

Dear Annie: Now that the holidays are over, I have a gripe.

I’ve been dating “Jack” for several years, and he still spends a portion of the holidays with his ex-wife and grown children at his ex’s home.

Jack was divorced before I met him, but his children still expect him to come alone to these family gatherings. When I tell

him I’m unhappy about this arrangement, he says he’s doing it to make the kids happy. I feel left out. I also worry that there may be unresolved feelings between Jack and his ex-wife.

Do you think I am wasting my time with Jack? We have the same argument every year at holiday time, and I’m beginning to think things will never change. -- Confused Dear Confused: It would be nice if the children wanted Dad’s girlfriend included in these family gatherings, but they do not. You can keep arguing with him every year, or you can take the classy approach and tell him to have a nice time with his children while you make your own plans elsewhere. If you suspect he is still interested in getting back together with his ex, however, that is a different issue and should be openly discussed.

Dear Annie: I have a better response to “Losing it in Canada,” whose children chew with their mouths open.

The next time the kids start smacking when they chew, the parents should announce, “We have told you both repeatedly that is rude and unacceptable behavior. Since you cannot chew with your mouths closed, we will give you foods that don’t require chewing.” Then promptly replace their solid food with a bowl of soup -- preferably one that is nutritious but not appealing.

Do this consistently each time for a week. Then return them to solid foods for dinner, but let them know that at the first smacking, it’s back to the soup routine. The kids will be chewing with their mouths closed in no time. -- Been There, Done That Dear Been There: Your method may be effective, but it is also rather harsh. Punishments with severe ultimatums often escalate beyond what was originally intended. We wonder what happens if they slurp their soup.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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by Scott Stantis

Group’s annual eco-Excellence Awards open to nominees DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The eco-Excellence Awards, given annually in recognition of “green” activities by ecomaine, welcomes nominees.

Michael Bobinsky chair of the ecomaine board of directors and director of public services for the city of Portland, said the organization is seeking nominees and explained, “Each one of the 40 communities served by ecomaine can win an award — it’s a great opportunity to thank a person or group that has made a difference in your community.”

Municipally owned and operated, ecomaine is a nonprofit recycling and waste disposal operation.

The names of nominees must be received at ecomaine by Friday, Feb. 18 along with a brief description of the nominee’s “green” activity. Awards are open to individuals and groups who either live or work in any of the 40 communities contracted with ecomaine, and it is also open to businesses of any size that are located in any one of those communities. The brief entry forms and information about previous winners can be found on-line at ecomaine. org (“News & Events”), or requested by phoning 5233108.

Last year’s award recipients included: PATHS Carpentry Class; Elliott May; Portland Waste Reduction Group, which was also the Grand Award winner for 2010.

The judging of entries will be done by members of the ecomaine Recycling Committee. Troy Moon (Portland), chair of the committee, and a member of the board of directors, said all the recipients and their nominators will be invited to an awards luncheon given in their honor in Portland on Tuesday, March 22. “At that time,” said Moon, “we will present the individual community awards, announce the Grand Award winner, and, for the first time, present an award for the best eco-Excellence business. After the presentations, recipients will be encouraged to share their experiences. Then, tours of ecomaine’s facilities, including Maine’s only single-sort recycling operation, will be offered.”

Moon noted that past winners have been representative of a wide variety of activities and ages.

Examples include a high school ecology club that initiated a successful school-wide recycling program, a volunteer who organizes and operates the local transfer station swap shop, a local newspaper columnist who has written articles about recycling, a store employee who convinced the owners to recycle, and a lumber company with a strong commitment to green operations. A complete listing of past award recipients and their activities is available at ecomaine.org.

From among the municipal award recipients, one will be named the 2010 Grand Award Winner and one will be named Best eco-Excellence Business.

The Grand Award winner in 2010 was the Portland Waste Reduction Group.

The 40 communities eligible to participate in the annual eco-Excellence Awards are: Andover, Baldwin, Bridgton, Cape Elizabeth, Casco, Cornish, Cumberland, Falmouth, Freeport, Gorham, Gray, Harrison, Harpswell, Hiram, Hollis, Jay, Limington, Livermore Falls, Lyman, Manchester, Monmouth, Naples, North Yarmouth, Ogunquit, Old Orchard Beach, Parsonsfield, Poland, Porter, Portland, Pownal, Readfield, Saco, Sanford, Scarborough, South Portland, Standish, Waterboro, Wayne, Windham and Yarmouth.

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Friday, Jan. 7 Gerald E. Talbot portrait unveiling noon. Renowned artist Robert Shetterly will unveil the latest portrait in his series Americans Who Tell The Truth of local civil rights activist, author, former state legislator and three-term NAACP Portland Branch President Gerald E. Talbot. This portrait will join 21 others from the series for a month-long exhibit at the library. A noon-time presentation for the unveiling will take place on the opening day. Under the direction of Shetterly, students from King Middle School will attend and share materials they created on civil rights leaders in Maine including an oral history book on Talbot’s life. The event is free and open to the public. The event kicks off a series of programs organized to celebrate the life and legacy of The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. For more information, visit www. portlandmlk.net or call the NAACP at 2535074.

A Collection of Works: Max O’Callaghan-Shaw 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk, Free Artists Reception, St. Lawrence Arts Center. The center will host an opening reception for its newest installation of works by Max O’Callaghan Shaw.

O’Callaghan’s paintings and drawings will be on display through the entire month of January. For more information on the artist work please visit his website: http:// maxweb.home.comcast.net. www.stlawrencearts.org; 347-3075.

Daunis Fine Jewelry features Dallaire

dedicated ticket sales will go to the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, the Animal Welfare Society of Kennebunk, the Planet Dog Foundation, and the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation. Individual tickets for the game are available by visiting ticketmaster.com, by calling 775-3458 or by visiting the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Office.

Portland Playback Theater 7:30 p.m. Theme: Forks in the road. To celebrate the start of the new year, Portland Playback Theater is exploring forks in the road, those transformational events after which, better or worse, life will not be the same. “Tell your story and watch our talented improvisors play it back on the spot, or just come to watch this unique community event. Find out more at www. portlandplayback.com.” First Parish Unitarian Church, corner of Congress and Temple streets, Portland; $5-$10 suggested donation.

‘Checkered Floors’ 8 p.m. “Checkered Floors,” a controversial and inspiring true story of the 1,500 Somali migrants in Maine and how playwright/actress, Cheryl Hamilton’s own life parallels their plight with humor and horror.

January 5-9. Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. with talkbacks. $15. Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St. Portland Box Office: 773-0333. oldportplayhouse. com

Saturday, Jan. 8 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. A new series of meticu8 a.m. “Are you having trouble controlling lously detailed drawings in colored pencil the way you eat? Food Addicts in Recovby Portland area artist Joshua Dallaire will ery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step be on display at Daunis Fine Jewelry with an recovery program for anyone suffering from opening reception during the First Friday Art food obsessions, overeating, under-eating Walk. Daunis Fine Jewelry is located at 616 Congress St. in Portland. Joshua Dallaire is Today at noon at the Portland Public Library, a portrait unveiling kicks off events in honor of The Rev. Martin or bulimia. The following public information sessions in Westbrook are a good oppora 2007 graduate with a degree in Painting Luther King. Later, this month clergy representing diverse traditions in the greater Portland area will “open tunity for anyone to learn more about this w/ Honors of the Maine College of Art. This their doors” during their services to the public and preach about King’s Beloved Community” and “economic new series features geometric and organic- justice,” organizers report. The message will carry over to the King Holiday on Monday, Jan. 17 for an open program: Saturday, Jan. 8, 8 a.m.; Monday, inspired luminescent shapes and forms community conversation at Preble Street Resource Center beginning at 1 p.m. Immediately following the Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m.; 30 Liza Harmon Road in the Larrabee that Dallaire created by rearranging photos conversation, a march to the steps of city hall is planned. (COURTESY PHOTO) Village Administration Building in Westhe took of light reflecting off of drapery and brook.” www.foodaddicts.org for meeting walls. This new series took many months of the First Friday Art Walk, Fore River Gallery will host an listings and program information. and hundreds of hours of work to complete with each piece opening reception, during which the artist will be present. representing 40-50 hours of colored pencil drawing. “People East End walk with Portland Trails Admission is free, light refreshments will be served. marvel and look twice and three times when they find out that 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Portland Trails is excited to ‘Pinned and Wriggling on the Wall’ at COA his work is actually colored pencil and not a photograph or announce a 2011 Winter Walk series. This free series, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. College of the Atlantic’s Ethel H. Blum Galpainting!” marvels Patricia Daunis-Dunning of Daunis Fine made possible by a grant from Healthy Portland, is for lery hosts an exhibition of artist Robin Ward titled “Pinned Jewelry. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 adults and families with children who are making an effort and Wriggling on the Wall.” The title comes from T.S. Eliot’s p.m. and many Saturdays (please call 773-6011 for informato get more exercise, but are stymied when it comes to “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Ward’s exhibit runs tion). The work will be here from Jan. 4 through March 2. winter recreation. Participants are reminded to wear from Jan. 7 through 25, and can be seen Monday through warm clothing, hats and gloves and bring snowshoes if Local Sprouts First Friday Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. An opening of the exhibit, with there is adequate snow on the ground. Portland Trails 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. A First Friday event at Local Sprouts Cafe, a reception for the artist, will be held on Friday, Jan. 7 from has snow shoes available (free for members, $5/non649 Congress St. Photos by Kevin Paul Ouellette. Music 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the gallery.

Ward teaches painting and members) which can be reserved ahead of time. Please starting at 7 p.m. with Local Circus, acoustic freestyle folk drawing at the University of New Mexico.

She has received register for any walk by emailing info@trails.org or calling music; 9 p.m. Juba Boyz, local African dance troupe. numerous awards for her work including the Helene Wurlitzer 775-2411. For more information or to check cancellations Meiklejohn’s PIVOT art display Foundation Residency in 2007. Ward holds an MFA in painting due to the weather go to www.trails.org. Caitlyn Horose, Port5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fore River Gallery is proud to present from the San Francisco Art Institute. For more informatio, call land Trails Development Coordinator, will lead a walk along PIVOT: Three Decades of Figurative Works, the first solo the college in Bar Harbor at 288-5015, or visit www.coa.edu. trails and connections of Portland Trails throughout the East gallery exhibition of Maine artist Daniel Meiklejohn, showEnd. Meet at the Hilltop Coffee shop, 99 Congress St. Rwandan Cooking Class ing from Jan. 7–30, 2011. “Spanning over three decades 5:30 p.m. Join Catholic Charities Maine at St. Pius X Church Portland Winter Farmers’ Market grand opening of work, the paintings in this show illustrate Meiklejohn’s in Portland for a Rwandan Cooking Class followed by a tra9 a.m. At the Maine Irish Heritage Center on State Street fascination with the female form, as figuration plays heavditional Rwandan meal. Cost to participate in this one of and Gray Street, the newly relocated winter’s market will ily in all the works included. While figurative at first, heavy a kind event: $15 per person.

This dinner is limited to only open. The day before Thanksgiving was the season’s final abstraction, distortion, and a punchy and varied color pal40 people; buy tickets at the St. Pius X Church Business installment of the Wednesday market at Monument Square. ette turns recognizable bodies into complex and obscure Office, 492 Ocean Ave., Portland. Contact Mary Gordon at Now it’s time for the winter market. For more information geometries. In addition to the main gallery space, a small 797-7026, ext. 211. on the Portland Winter Farmer’s Market, visit the “Portland back room will contain a selection of more sexually graphic Maine Winter Market” on Facebook or go to www.portlandSpecial promotions at the Pirates paintings, sharply representing the issues of desire and mainewintermarket.com.

7 p.m. Come on out to the Cumberland County Civic sexuality that are pervasive in Meiklejohn’s art. Explicit and Center as the Springfield Falcons come to town for the fifth erotic, these paintings have never been shown publicly, and Make your own Polyhedra meeting of the season between the two clubs (first since the gallery owners recommend that children and sensitive 10 a.m. SPACE Gallery offers a collaborative day of art Nov. 26). Friday will feature a couple of promotions from viewers enter the back room with discretion.” Meiklejohn making. “We will source inspiration from our current galGoodwill and Camp Bow Wow. Goodwill will all be on hand has lived in Maine for 23 years, and recently moved to lery show ‘Polyhedra’ to make sculptures, drawings and to receive donations and also provide thundersticks for Peaks Island. Completely self-taught, he has a vast body of models of these beautiful and intricate forms. Moms and the first 1,500 fans through the gates. All fans who make a work in diverse mediums, including paintings, sculptures, dads will create and learn with their kids with some guiddonation to Goodwill will receive two free tickets to a future and tattoos. His work has shown at many Portland locaance by Oak St. Studios teacher Ashley Shoukimas. Best Pirates game. Also, Camp Bow Wow will be presenting tions — including Local 188, Salon Paragon, Soak, Sanctusuited for kids ages 5-12. One hour should be enough to Adopt-a-Dog Night. Almost Home Rescue will have dogs ary Tattoo, and Sonny’s — as well as locations throughout complete the activities.”$3 per person for materials. www. at the game for fans to adopt. Fans can also receive two Maine, such as The Kitchen in Brunswick and the Off Maine space538.org/events.php free tickets to a future Pirates game by donating a dog toy Arts Gallery in Sanford, and his own Meiklejohn’s Loft in see next page or a dog or cat food item. All donations and proceeds from Kennebunkport. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Jan. 7, as part

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Freeport Wild Bird Supply benefit

WMPG’s Blunt Youth Radio Audio Slam

10 a.m. Shop at Freeport Wild Bird Supply Saturday, Jan. 8 and Sunday, Jan. 9 and 4.5 percent of each purchase will be donated to Friends of the Eastern Promenade. “So feed your feathered friends and support the Park at the same time! You can even review the supplies available or make a purchase at the online store: http://store.freeportwildbirdsupply.com.” Freeport Wild Bird Supply, 541 Route 1, Freeport. 8656000. freeportwildbirdsupply.com

5 p.m. Entries sought for radio competition. $500 cash prize. WMPG’s Blunt Youth Radio is sponsoring an Audio Slam competition. “Entries should be produced works of audio. We are inspired by work from the Third Coast International Audio Festival, Moth Radio Hour, This American Life, and the Salt Institute, among others. Based on poetry slams, the audio slam uses minutes of audio, not poems.

Producers enter a piece, which is played and judged in one-minute rounds, for a total of 4 rounds. So, no matter how long the piece, only 4 minutes of it will be judged. The event will be held live at Space Gallery and will be exciting and fun. Entries may be any style or genre & may have previously aired.” Sponsored by Blunt Youth Radio Project, WMPG Greater Portland Community Radio from the University of Southern Maine, and the Maine Arts Commission.

Email cholman@usm.maine.edu or call Claire Holman, 6505835 for instructions. http://www.bluntradio.org/index.php

‘Sing in the New Year’ workshop 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “Sing in the New Year” workshop with Brendan Taaffe at Lucid Stage. Taaffe is a musician from Vermont. His Harmony Workshops are open to all, regardless of musical experience. He teaches mainly from the “American Vernacular,” Appalachian ballads, shape note hymns, gospel quartets and such. He also has an interest in SubSaharan Africa, and pulls from those harmonies, as well as his own original compositions and arrangements. www. brendantaaffe.com/workshops.html

Alzheimer’s Association Conversation Series: Open Forum for Sharing in South Portland

Partner for Charity & Fun noon to 4 p.m. Big Moose HarleyDavidson and Binga’s Stadium Partner for Charity & Fun Big Moose HarleyDavidson & Binga’s Stadium are Partnering for the “Never Too Cold to Care” Tailgate Party to kick-off their “12 Reasons to Care” Campaign, A Yearlong Charitable Drive for 2011. Big Moose Robert Shetterly’s “Americans Who Tell the Truth” series includes this portrait of Abraham Harley-Davidson will be hosting a “Never Lincoln. The series is featured at Portland Public Library. Shetterly lives, with his partner Too Cold to Care” Tailgate Party at their Gail Page, also a painter, in Brooksville. (COURTESY IMAGE) dealership located at 375 Riverside St., stability of the Bear, the playfulness of the Monkey, the elePortland. This event will kick off their “12 Reasons to Care” gance of the Deer, and the power of the Tiger, infuse your Campaign which will support 12 Non-Profit Organizations life with health and vitality for this coming year and years throughout 2011. Tickets are $12 and all proceeds will be to come. All experience levels are welcome! Tuition is on a divided amongst the 12 Organizations. The ticket covers self-assessed sliding-scale of $72-$108. FMI: 761-2142 or admittance, food, beer and a coffee and cocoa bar. The dragonflytaiji@roadrunner.com. event is from noon to 4 p.m., and will include hourly giveaways, a bonfire and music by the Higher Ground band.

Tickets can be purchased at Big Moose Harley-Davidson or at Binga’s Stadium or by calling 400-0711. Big Moose Harley-Davidson has partnered with Binga’s Stadium to host this event, as well as to integrate charitable giving into a year-long campaign — “12 Reasons to Care”. Starting Jan. 6, Binga’s Stadium will be hosting the “Binga’s Stadium Big Moose Bike Night,” with a portion of each night’s sales being devoted to the charitable organization of the month.

The following organizations will be recipients of the fundraising efforts: American Cancer Society (Jan.), American Heart Association (Feb.), March of Dimes (Mar.), Big Brothers/Big Sisters (Apr.), Professional Firefighters of Maine (May), Alzheimer’s Association (June), Red Claws Foundation (July), Special Olympics (Aug.), Tuesday’s Children (Sep.), Cancer Community Center (Oct.), Wreaths Across America (Nov.) and the Pajama Program (Dec.).

‘True at First Light’ performance 8 p.m. “True at First Light,” an evening bringing together various forms of creative truth, expressed by dancers and musicians from Portland and beyond. Blue Moon Tribe, Bollywood Dancers, Vince Nez, Phil James, Taiko Maine Dojo. $8. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. http://mayostreetarts.org. FMI 615-3609.

‘Checkered Floors’ 7 p.m. “Checkered Floors,” a controversial and inspiring true story of the 1,500 Somali migrants in Maine and how playwright/actress, Cheryl Hamilton’s own life parallels their plight with humor and horror. January 5-9. Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. with talkbacks. $15. Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St. Portland Box Office: 773-0333. oldportplayhouse.com

Sunday, Jan. 9 1,900th Birthday Celebration of Hua T’o, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 1,900th Birthday Celebration of Hua T’o, originator of the “Five Animal Frolics.” To honor this occasion, Larry Ira Landau is offering a workshop of Taiji, Qigong & the “Five Animal Frolics” at the Dragonfly Taiji Studio, 222 St. John Street, Suite 240, in Portland. Hua T’o, a great physician of the Han Dynasty, developed the Five Animal Frolics over 1,800 years ago, as a “gift to the health of all people!” Let the gracefulness of the Crane, the

Monday, Jan. 10 University of Maine System Board of Trustees 9 a.m. The University of Maine System Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, January 10, at the System office located at 16 Central Street in downtown Bangor. Items to be reviewed and considered by Trustees include: Creation of a Ph.D. in Anthropology and Environmental Policy at UMaine and a Master of Science degree in Early Childhood Education at the University of Maine at Farmington; Energy upgrade projects at the University of Southern Maine’s Bailey Hall, Luther Bonney Hall, and Science Building, funded by general obligation bonds approved by Maine voters in June 2010; Selection of a provider to develop a web portal. At the meeting, Trustees will also receive a draft business plan on distance education, a presentation on System-wide capital facilities renewal and trends, and review an updated version of the System’s information technology security plan. The complete agenda for the November UMS Board of Trustees meeting may be viewed at: http://www.maine.edu/pdf/ CommitteescheduleandagendaJan102011.pdf.

Threshold To Maine Resource Conservation and Development meeting in Portland 10 a.m. to noon. The Threshold To Maine Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Area will be holding a local county meeting for RC&D sponsors and the general public located in the Conference Room at the Greater Portland Council of Governments in Portland. The Resource Conservation and Development Program is a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture managed locally by the Threshold To Maine Council. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss issues facing Cumberland County and how RC&D might be able to help with those issues.

The RC&D Council is a grass roots organization made up of representatives from each of eleven sponsors. The Sponsors in Cumberland County include the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District, Cumberland County Commissioners, and the Greater Portland Council of Governments. The program provides technical assistance to communities, nonprofits, and units of government on natural resource issues. If you have questions about the meeting please contact the Threshold To Maine off ice at 743-5789 x113, or email mark.hewsji3,me.usda.gov If you

7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The conversation series is an ongoing program that meets the second Monday of every month at First Congregational Church, Meeting House Hill, South Portland. “This program is a combination education and support group for those with a friend or family member with dementia. This month’s program will be an open forum for sharing your care and concerns with others facing the same challenges.” Free to the public. Registration not required.

For more information please call Laurie Axelson, LCSW at 662-3978.

Wednesday, Jan. 12 Eggs & Issues on technology 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Portland Regional Chamber features David Shaw, managing partner, Black Point Group, and founder and former CEO of IDEXX, who will discuss how technology is changing industries and the consumer experiece. www.portlandregion.com

Medical Marijuana Info Session 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Medical Marijuana Info Session with Compassionate Caregivers of Maine. “Learn about Maine’s recent changes to the Medical Marijuana Laws and how changes may affect one’s ability to use medicinal marijuana for side effects brought on by cancer treatments. Free; pre-registration required. Phone: 774-2200; Email: info@ CancerCommunityCenter.org; Web: www.cancercommunitycenter.org/calendar. Visit 778 Main St. (Rte. 1), South Portland.

West End Neighborhood Association 6:30 p.m. The West End Neighborhood Association governing board, the association will be holding its annual meeting to elect a governing board and the offices of President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. “Chris Hirsch has graciously offered to run the election as he has done during our past annual meetings. Anyone interested in a board position can e-mail their willingness to serve to me at dmartin7@ maine.rr.com. Our focus for winter/spring 2011 is to put on another successful WestFest, and continue our work with Wayside, Community Policing and kid’s swimming.”

Thursday, Jan. 13 ‘ObamaCare: How Maine Can Fight Back’ noon to 1:30 p.m. Presented by Christie Herrera, director, Health and Human Services Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant, 26 Long Wharf, Portland. For more information, please contact Amanda Clark, the Maine Heritage Policy Center, at 321-2550 or aclark@mainepolicy.org. Also same time on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at Sea Dog Brewing Company Banquet Center, 26 Front St. Bangor.

Scarborough Community Chamber 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Scarborough Community Chamber Business After Hours. Thursday, January 13, 2011 Business After 5, Ameriprise Financial Services, 707 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland. www.scarboroughcommunitychamber.com or www.portlandregion.com

Not Just Another Year! with Pat Grosser 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “Tired of creating resolutions and setting goals that are rarely fulfilled by year-end? Look at lessons and insights from 2010; take stock of the present; establish a solid foundation on which to build your new year. This can be your year!” Free; pre-registration required.

Phone: 774-2200; Email: info@CancerCommunityCenter. org; Web: www.cancercommunitycenter.org/calendar. Visit 778 Main St. (Rte. 1), South Portland. see next page

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Friday, Jan. 14 ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Old Port Playhouse 7:30 p.m. “The Wizard of Oz,” the sell-out hit musical returns to Old Port Playhouse with Gina Pardi returning as “Dorothy Gale.” “Full of special effects, colorful costumes and all your favorite characters, this show sold out before it opened last season. Because of the intimate space within this 70 seat theater, kids of all ages not only see OZ, they experience it! Due to the demand for tickets, OZ will play for four weeks beginning Jan. 14. And to make it affordable for everyone, the Playhouse has priced all tickets at only $15.” Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. To make a reservation or for more information, call 773-0333 or go to oldportplayhouse.com.

Saturday, Jan. 15 Fore River Sanctuary walk 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Portland Trails is excited to announce a 2011 Winter Walk series. This free series, made possible by a grant from Healthy Portland, is for adults and families with children who are making an effort to get more exercise, but are stymied when it comes to winter recreation. Participants are reminded to wear warm clothing, hats and gloves and bring snowshoes if there is adequate snow on the ground. Portland Trails has snow shoes available (free for members, $5/non-members) which can be reserved ahead of time. Please register for any walk by emailing info@trails. org or calling 775-2411. For more information or to check cancellations due to the weather go to www.trails.org.

Trail Foreman Charlie Baldwin will lead a walk through the Fore River Sanctuary. Expect birds, hills, a bridge over the marsh, a beautiful waterfall and historic kiosks explaining the C&O Canal. Meet at the Udder Place, 428 Brighton Ave.

Laughter Training for Professionals 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Laughter Training for Professionals.

Become a Laughter Professional with Katie West. $295 for Saturday and Sunday. Sadhana, the Meditation Center, 100 Brickhill Ave., South Portland. FMI: www.SadhanaMe.com.

Draw-a-Thon III to Bring Our War $$ Home 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Draw-a-Thon III to Bring Our War $$ Home. Held in conjunction with Robert Shetterly’s exhibit, “Americans Who Tell the Truth: A Collection of Portraits & Quotes. Paintings by Robert Shetterly,” CODEPINK Maine and The Union of Maine Visual. “Artists are co-sponsoring this opportunity for artists to work with images created at previous Draw-a-Thons, to help the public connect the dots between war spending and budget cuts at home.” Portland Public Library, Monument Square.

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adventures with broader-reaching social commentary to help others recognize the wisdom and joy inherent in a beloved dessert. Deschenes, suffering from a broken heart, realized that people’s likes and dislikes change. Ice cream, with its many flavors and combinations, can be compared to the individual personalities of people. Deschenes’ tongue-incheek Theory was called “Charming and humorous, The Ice Cream Theory is an intriguing and highly recommended read that shouldn’t be missed,” by the Midwest Book Review and earned several Readers Favorite awards in the Self-Help category. Deschenes is from Lewiston.

7 p.m. “The Juke Box Boys,” Tribute to Do-Wop; $39.95 p/p five-course dinner, beer and wine available. Free parking. January 15, 22 and 29 at Anthony’s Dinner Theater, 151 Middle St., Portland. Call for reservations. 221-2267.

Sunday, Jan. 16 Great Northeast Radio Rally 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Blunt Youth Radio Project announced the first-ever Great Northeast Radio Rally to be held at University of Southern Maine. The Rally invites audio producers (and aspiring producers) of all ages and stripes to mingle and talk shop while getting new ideas and inspiration for their craft. The Rally will feature workshops on a variety of audio-related topics, including oral history, telling stories through sound, covering elections for radio, pitching stories to NPR, and creating compelling multimedia. Rally workshop presenter Colin Kelley, a former Blunt member and current Digital Media Specialist at Bates College says, “We’re deluged with this idea that media-making is something that everyone can do. Buzz-words people in my field use include: citizen journalist, digital native, multimedia storyteller. Yet, access and training to the tools is limited. Small, radio-centric conferences like the Radio Rally open up the idea that radio really is for everyone.” The Rally runs 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Wishcamper Center on the campus of the University of Southern Maine, and concludes in the evening with what may be the world’s first

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Self-help author Steff Deschenes at the Scarborough Bull Moose store 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Self-help author Steff Deschenes will visit the Bull Moose Scarborough store, 456 Payne Road, for a book signing. Deschenes examines life through a humorous review of the parallels between human personalities and ice cream flavors in her newest book, The Ice Cream Theory.

The book brings together anecdotes from Deschenes’ own

2 p.m. “The Wizard of Oz,” the sell-out hit musical returns to Old Port Playhouse with Gina Pardi returning as “Dorothy Gale.” “Full of special effects, colorful costumes and all your favorite characters, this show sold out before it opened last season. Because of the intimate space within this 70 seat theater, kids of all ages not only see OZ, they experience it! Due to the demand for tickets, OZ will play for four weeks beginning Jan. 14. And to make it affordable for everyone, the Playhouse has priced all tickets at only $15.” Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. To make a reservation or for more information, call 773-0333 or go to oldportplayhouse.com.

30th Annual MLK Celebration Dinner 6 p.m. From Civil Rights To Human Rights: Martin Luther King Jr., and the Demand for Economic Justice. Reception: 5 p.m.; dinner: 6 p.m. Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland. “In order to acknowledge our historic milestone of 30 years, the traditional breakfast program will take place as a dinner on the night before the King Holiday allowing for the holiday to be utilized for a community conversation on poverty, a March for Justice, and family activities aimed at developing healthy minds, bodies and souls. The dinner includes a keynote address, recognition of exceptional community leadership, and an interactive dinner exercise to glean specific ways in which we can take action in the fight against poverty. Two high school senior students will serve as MC’s of the program in order to encourage youth participation and leadership in the human rights movement.” www.portlandmlk.net/

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‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Old Port Playhouse 2 p.m. “The Wizard of Oz,” the sell-out hit musical returns to Old Port Playhouse with Gina Pardi returning as “Dorothy Gale.” “Full of special effects, colorful costumes and all your favorite characters, this show sold out before it opened last season. Because of the intimate space within this 70 seat theater, kids of all ages not only see OZ, they experience it!

Due to the demand for tickets, OZ will play for four weeks beginning Jan. 14. And to make it affordable for everyone, the Playhouse has priced all tickets at only $15.” Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. To make a reservation or for more information, call 773-0333 or go to oldportplayhouse.com.

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10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open house, instrument demos, classical, rock, jazz. Try out an instrument or have a mini lesson.

Door prizes, free popcorn. Portland Conservatory of Music, 202 Woodfords St., (Woodfords Church) 10 to 1. Free. Five percent off new student tuition. 775-3356 or 318-7465.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Using the Circle Symbol for Art and Healing with Suzanne Liller & Brady Nickerson. “Circles give us an experience of wholeness amid the chaos of every day life, making the ‘sacred circle,’ one of the very coolest art therapy interventions for both soothing the soul and meeting oneself. Join us for this two-hour art immersion experience; no formal art training/skills are required. Free; pre-registration required. Phone: 774-2200; Email: info@CancerCommunityCenter.org; Web: www.cancercommunitycenter.org/ calendar. Visit 778 Main St. (Rte 1), South Portland.

Audio Slam, a friendly but serious competition at Space Gallery in downtown Portland.

The Slam starts at 7 p.m., and it is free and open to all ages. The Audio Slam is similar to a poetry slam with a few twists: Audio producers enter 4 minutes of produced audio, and these entries are played and judged live at the Slam in a series of one-minute rounds.

The winning prize is $500. Also, all entries will air on Blunt, the weekly show of Blunt Youth Radio on WMPG, Greater Portland Community Radio. Entries are being accepted until Jan. 10 at 5 p.m. More information, competition guidelines, and registration details for the Great Northeast Radio Rally may be found at bluntradio.org. This event is funded through the Maine Arts Commission.

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Friday, Jan. 7 Le Vent Du Nord at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Le Vent du Nord has crowds dancing to the sound of fiddle and hurdy-gurdy, using an original repertoire. Their music is both fresh and bound to tradition. One of the group’s strength’s is their stage presence: energetic, dynamic, generous and in touch with the audience. Le Vent du Nord consists of four singers/multi-instrumentalists: Nicolas Boulerice, Simon Beaudry, Olivier Demers and Réjean Brunet, who joined the group in 2007. They sing originals and songs taken from the traditional repertoire, in their native French, to the delight of their audience- for whom it is more often than not a foreign language. Le Vent du Nord’s energy amazes their audiences, and whether they perform at a festival or a concert, people keep asking for more. $25.

The Points North / MANNERS / Wes Hartley at Oak and the Axe 8 p.m. The Points North combine traditional Celtic and New England folk—haunting harmonies, octave mandolin, Irish flute, tin whistle, minimal drums and occasional guitar. Manners, could be; the musical moniker of Greg Beson and his exploration of the responsibility of perception and reflection upon a world which can be confusing, uplifting and overwhelming. Exploration, evaluation & an awareness of time are reflected musically in Manners. One guitar and vocals can range from soft and woolen to dark, bright & canvernous all at once. Full “band” instrumentation may appear at any performance with different combinations, creating limitless possibilities. All ages, $7 Oak and the Axe, Biddeford.

Saturday, Jan. 8 True at First Light at Mayo Street Arts 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. “True at First Light” – An event to bring together various forms of creative truth, expressed by dancers and musicians from Portland and beyond. A feast for the senses! Performances by: The Blue Moon Tribe ~ Portland’s own West African inspired drumming & dance! Led by Marita Kennedy-Castro. Vince Nez ~ His original style and creative approach to song-writing are constantly evolving, always a treat to see. Taiko Maine Dojo ~ Performers drum on thundering, large Taiko (drums) while dancing in and around them.

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Phil James ~ Master player of the Shakuhachi, the traditional Japanese bamboo flute known for its haunting sound and the timeless quality of its ancient meditative repertoire. Bollywood Dance ~ India Association of Maine & friends. Led by Sandeep Gandra. Both performances $8, Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. All ages.

Antje Duvekot performs 7:30 p.m. The Village Coffee House of New Gloucester is thrilled to open their 2011 season with Boston singer songwriter, Antje Duvekot. Antje’s debut album, “Big Dream Boulevard” quickly catapulted her to national attention when the release was voted the #1 folk album of 2006 by the Boston Globe. “This is a brilliant, brilliant album.” says former Rolling Stone music editor Dave Marsh. “I have had this reaction once in the last 10 years and that was the first time I heard Patty Griffin.” In 2010, her latest release, The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer was voted WUMB’s No. 1 album of the year!

but they seem to touch a place in your soul that instinctively understands.” -Dirty Linen Magazine. Allysen Williams Callery brings dark, fragile folk to Biddeford with her nylon string guitar in tow. $5, all ages. Oak and the Axe, Biddeford.

Gully / Foams Castles / Sunset Hearts 9 p.m. Portland favorites, new favorites and new-new favorites (respectively) take the stage at Empire Dine and Dance tonight for a solid showcase of where local music is, was and will be. 21 plus.

The THE BAND Band 8 p.m. The mission of The THE BAND Band is to present the music of The Band in a manner true to its original style and form, evoking the sound and the spirit of their live performances; to perform their songs for longtime fans as well as a new generation of listeners; and to have fun doing it. Witness the astounding breadth and depth of The Band’s distinctively original “roots rock” music. $18, One Longfellow Square.

Choral Arts Society Epiphany Celebration 7:30 p.m. The Choral Art Society’s annual Epiphany Celebration will be performed at Immanuel Baptist Church, 156 High St. in Portland. This performance is one of The Choral Art Society’s most spiritual annual concerts and a wonderful way to welcome the New Year and reflect after the busy holiday season. The 2011 Epiphany Celebration will feature the Camerata chorus, a select group of The Choral Art Society, and the Meliora String Quartet, oboists Neil Boyer and Stefani Burk, and organist Dan Moore. The program opens with the beautiful Bach Cantata BWV 62 and concludes with a cappella music by a 12-voice ensemble. Tickets are available at www.choralart.org or by calling 828-0043. Tickets are also available at the fine stores that support The Choral Art Society, including: Longfellow Books and Starbird Music in Portland, Books Etc. in Falmouth, and Nonesuch Books in South Portland.

Phantom Buffalo / Old Abram Brown 8 p.m. Local indie legacy act Phantom Buffalo is joined by Boston’s Old Abram Brown tonight at Bayside Bowl. Rock, roll and abide, dudes. 21+

Arborea / Allysen Williams Callery 8 p.m. “Maine folk duo Arborea creates timeless music, haunted by deep shadows. Their songs are bathed in shimmering harmonics, spectral slide, and positively spooky banjo. The songs also evoke a kind of mysterious quality, in which you are never quite sure what the songs are about,

Since its inception in 2002, Le Vent du Nord has exploded onto the folk music scene. See the group tonight at One Longfellow Square.

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Ever wonder when somebody is going to do something about the clearly troubled or horribly intoxicated people who sometimes make our streets difficult? Well, if you know about the “HOME teams,” you know somebody already is. And with great success.

It’s a simple idea: Trained teams who know what social services are available literally walk the beat, engaging merchants and street people and defusing problems. For shop keepers, it means a way to deal with a problem short of calling the cops – and it means a better, faster, cheaper access to help for those who needs it.

The HOME – or Homeless Outreach and Mobile Emergency – teams, are putting up impressive numbers (as reported in The Daily Sun): In the HOME team area – mostly downtown and in the Bayside neighborhood – the Portland Police Department reports a 23 percent drop in calls involving people who are intoxicated; • Police report a 55 percent drop, in that same area, in what are called “layouts,” meaning people too drunk to stand;

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