What’s up with the birds and fish?
What happened to the fairy tale ending of this story?
My favorite song of all time; eulogy to an artist
See Bob Higgins on page 4
See Curtis Robinson’s column on page 5
See Mark Curdo’s column, page 5
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PETA finds fertile ground for bikinis, vegan message Portland a popular venue for group’s events BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
Yoga instructor Zeile Dougher sits in her new studio, The Heart Opening, at 225 Congress Street. Specializing in low-impact Svaroopa yoga, Dougher’s studio is part of a growing trend of cheap yoga options in the area, offering free, sliding scale and barter-based classes. (MATT DODGE PHOTO)
St r e t c h i n g your dollar Cheap yoga on the rise in Portland BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
As a yoga instructor offering classes for barter at a studio called The Heart Opening, one wouldn’t expect Zeile Dougher’s motto to so closely mirror the sen-
timents of Machiavelli and words of Malcom X. “Yoga needs to be accessible by any means necessary,” said Dougher who is still hammering out her business plan, but hopes see YOGA page 7
The group known for staging naked fur protests returned to Portland Friday with a pair of young women in bikinis braving Friday’s winter weather. This time the “Lettuce Ladies,” scantily clad young women who waved to passersby in Tommy’s Park, were not so much anti-fur as pro-vegan. It’s no accident that the Port City was the only American city on Friday to be favored by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals with its tongue-in-cheek publicity event, dubbed “Turn Over a New Leaf: Go Vegan.” “We’ve been here before with other demonstrations and we’ve gotten such positive response, and people were interested in learning more about adopting a vegan diet,” said PETA’s Ashley Byrne, senior campaigner with international grassroots campaigns. Some people stopped to snap photos on their phones. Others paused to accept cups of soy cocoa. “People are very excited to see the lettuce bikinis,” said Byrne. “It’s a fun way of getting people to pay attention to serious issues.” Last March, PETA staged a similar showing in Congress Square, when two young women in bikinis posed on a bed on a public sidewalk wearing nothing but their underclothing and holding a sign reading, “Fur-Out, Love-In.” It was part of PETA’s Northeast anti-fur tour. For the noon hour
yesterday, the “Lettuce Ladies” — Tracy Patton and Hayden Hamilton, dressed in green bikinis with flaps that resembled pieces of lettuce — handed out vegetarian/ vegan starter kits. “We want to use some humor,” Byrne said, explaining the chilly stunt. “Sometimes it’s better to bring some health issues and animal cruelty issues, the ways that animals suffer on factory farms, to people’s attention by approaching them in a light-hearted way.” A similar campaign was waged in western Canada, while the Portland rally was the only one of its kind in the United States yesterday, she said. Portlanders proved respectful, some showing an interest in the cam-
paign, Byrne said. “We had actually quite a few people who told us either they had been trying to adopt a more vegan friendly diet or I believe a couple said their New Year’s resolution was a vegan diet,” she said. The event will be repeated in other parts of the United States in the next week, while the new year remains fresh in people’s minds, Byrne said. And yes, the girls will be out there. “We are sure to send people away with our vegan starter kits because we know the lettuce bikinis might grab people’s attention at first but when they get home we hope they’ll read up on why going vegan is important to their health,” Byrne said.
Hayden Hamilton (left) and Tracy Patton promote the vegetarian lifestyle Friday in Tommy’s Park with materials from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)
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Tears: More than meets the eye (NY Times) — In Women’s Tears, a Chemical That Says, ‘Not Tonight, Dear’ When we cry, we may be doing more than expressing emotion. Our tears, according to striking new research, may be sending chemical signals that influence the behavior of other people. The research, published on Thursday in the journal Science, could begin to explain something that has baffled scientists for generations: Why do humans, unlike seemingly any other species, cry emotional tears? In several experiments, researchers found that men who sniffed drops of women’s emotional tears became less sexually aroused than when they sniffed a neutral saline solution that had been dribbled down women’s cheeks. While the studies were not large, the findings showed up in a variety of ways, including testosterone levels, skin responses, brain imaging and the men’s descriptions of their arousal. “Chemical signaling is a form of language,” said one of the researchers, Dr. Noam Sobel, a professor of neurobiology at the Weizmann Institute in Israel. “Basically what we’ve found is the chemo-signaling word for ‘no’ — or at least ‘not now.’ ” The researchers are currently studying men’s emotional tears. Dr. Sobel said he believed that men’s tears would also turn out to transmit chemical signals, perhaps serving to reduce aggression in other men.
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Jean Hight Childs, 83 and the political life of Maine from 1950- 2000. She had a keen interest in the environment, from being one of many voices in cleaning up Back Cove in the 1960s to serving for six years on the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, traveling throughout the state. Mrs. Childs and her husband were active participants in harness racing, owning Race Me Stables in Westbrook for 30 years. They bred, trained and raced horses as an avocation, owning more than 200 horses and foaling over 100 at the farm. They enjoyed the company of lots of neighborhood youngsters, maintaining associations with many of them over the years. Relatives and friends may call at the Jones, Rich & Hutchins Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St., Portland, on Jan. 18, from 3-7 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland, on Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. Contributions in her name may be made to: The Maine Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association Scholarship Fund, Care of Mike Andrew, 64 Flaggy Meadow Rd., Gorham, ME 04038 or to Riding to the Top, a therapeutic riding program for children and adults (a cause close to the donor’s heart), P.O. Box 1928, Windham, ME 04062.
Agency: State snowpack so far is normal BANGOR DAILY NEWS AUGUSTA — Maine’s snowpack to date is just as expected, according to the team of snow surveyors who go out annually to measure the amount of snow throughout the state. Where that snow is, however, is a bit of surprise, the team concluded after making the year’s first survey on Monday and Tuesday. Winter storms so far have piled the snow along the coastal areas and not so much in the western mountains of Maine, according to Robert Johnston, Maine Geological Survey (MGS) senior geologist. “The snowpack has not yet built up,” Johnston reported this week. “”The fluctuating temperatures, along with some rain, have caused a fair amount of melting. Although there is not a lot of snow
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Board members were disappointed but did not ‘fume’ over arts grant Editor, Your heading “Creative group fumes over lost $50,000 grant” (Jan. 6 story) had no relation to what I experienced at the recent meeting of the Creative Portland board — and I’m a member of that board (although I’m writing as an individual — not for the board). Were committee members disappointed? Of course. Surprised or miffed? One might say that. Concerned to see what we can learn from that experience? Again, of course. But I saw no smoke rising, and heard nobody “fume.” Most of the discussion about this in our recent meeting had to do with seeking out other funding sources, as we continue to invigorate the creative economy in Portland, increase the pool of creative entrepreneurs, and educate people about the economic importance of this growing sector of our economy. The Maine Arts Commission is, in many way, our partner. There’s no time or reason to “fume” today. We need to work together tomorrow. Arthur Fink (writing as an individual, not for the board) Portland
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So what’s up with the birds and fish? Around the first of the year after the snowstorm known as “snowpocalypse,” I suggested to readers that one of the ways to pass a snowy day inside the house was to catch up on your conspiracy theory reading. I hereby rescind that advice. Over the past week or so, the news wires have been inundated with a mystery. Birds just dropped out of the sky in Beebe, Arkansas. From one side of the world to the other, reports have been piling up with tales of massive bird die-offs, and other lurid tales of millions of dead fish washing up on the shores. After an exhaustive three-day and late-night search, I believe I’ve found the answer to what is causing this. Let me be the first among many to officially say “Meow!” to or new leaders, obviously a benevolent race of omnipotent invisible cat masters. I’d also like to point out to our New Cat Overlords that I have on hand a good supply of liquid catnip, not that dehydrated crap know as “dank” in feline circles. Theories are ranging all over the place, from government cover-up of chem-trails to an only slightly more believable outgassing from the New Madrid fault. With every passing hour, the theories get weirder and weirder. “Huge invisible cats” doesn’t seem that farfetched. While the rumor-mongers
Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist of conspiracy radio get people whipped up into a fine frenzy, urging them to buy more guns, gold, and non-hybrid seeds, there is a lesson to be learned here. It’s a subtle one, but a valuable lesson nonetheless. Bad news is traveling fast, rapidly catching up to the speed of rumor. Weird stuff happens all the time, yet any number of Fortean Times style websites delight in bringing you the latest potential environmental disaster. Site after site on the Internet makes gallons of stew from a single oyster, and the click-thru world gobbles it up just as fast as the links are posted. Suddenly, there will be thousands of sites, all gleaning data from a single news report. The information gets re-written, parsed, expanded upon, linked to weird goings on throughout the online universe, and before you know it everyone and their second cousin is blaming the government. Let’s just step back for a second, and look at the data. Birds fell out of the sky in huge numbers
Weird stuff happens all the time, yet any number of Fortean Times style websites delight in bringing you the latest potential environmental disaster. Site after site on the Internet makes gallons of stew from a single oyster, and the click-thru world gobbles it up just as fast as the links are posted. in Arkansas on New Year’s Day. Initial reports blamed it on fireworks, or lightning, or hail. That doesn’t fit the data plan for conspiracy folk, so before you know it secret government weapons labs, electromagnetic fields, chemicals in the air and water, or any other bogeyman is called to blame. But there is no data for that. WikiLeaks shows that governments are about as good at keeping secrets as I am in getting repeat dates. Any electromagnetic force strong enough to knock birds out of the air in mid flight would have fried every cell phone for hundreds of miles. Chemicals in the air and water leave evidence of being there. Huge fish kills are not that uncommon. According to “A History Of The Menhaden” by authors Goode & Atwater, in 1836 “they see HIGGINS page 5
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Big LePage break came despite lack of English skills Fairy tale ending resulted from help at early age, thanks to some special friends No way my six-year-old son buys this story: Once upon a time, there was a very, very poor boy who worked very hard. His family life was not exactly great, but in those days a community would rally around a young person to help them along. His family was an immigrant family and did not really speak English at home. But the little boy grew up and became beloved by many who helped him along. They still tell of his industrious and inspiring days. Eventually, the boy was ready to take the biggest step toward obtaining his dream — going to college. Because in the America where this hard-working boy grew up, you could do that kind of crazy thing. Work hard, show you mean what you say, get scholarships, loans and workshops and maybe some help and you could earn a degree, get a job and make a living. But because his family didn’t really speak English at home, his English
Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved just was not good enough to get into college — but in those days, a community would rally around a hardworking kid who wanted to achieve his dream. Some of the community had political connections (maybe you have heard of United States Senator Olympia Snowe? Even back then she could get things done). So our hero was allowed to take his college entry exam in his native language. He passed and by all accounts virtually immediately got his language skills up to snuff. He eventually went to work for a well-respected business, becoming a manager and even rising to become mayor of his hometown. Imagine that. But then he achieved even more.
Backed by people who believed in him and also believed they have had enough of liberal attitudes toward things like gay marriage, legal dope and special help for certain immigrants, he actually became his state’s first Republican governor since the time of dragons and Hobbits. As his very first significant official act, to send a message across the land, the now-famous boy issued what’s called an executive order — think of a wizard atop a very nice building in the kingdom of Augusta with the power to change lives with a single spell — and decreed that state agencies can question immigration status. This of course greatly vexed the good and kind folk in the land of civil liberties. The boy’s supporters said it was about putting Mainers first. A resistance group formed and took up rhetoric against the now-powerful boy who had benefited from such special consideration. The group, Maine Civil Liberties Union, bellowed across the land a
warning: This is the “first step in an anti-freedom agenda.” That is of course the kind of political discussion grown-ups have from time to time. But you have to wonder if that special college entrance treatment for that beloved hard-working boy would be embraced by his very supporters today. Oddly, fans of newly minted Governor Paul LePage say one of his greatest gifts is to never forget where he came from. And really – say what else you will about the man – what a compelling backstory it is. But he did get into college, which he acknowledges was a huge break in his success, because politically connected people managed to offer a native language entrance test. You would love to ask that hardworking boy a question: You came all this way to do that? (Curtis Robinson is editor of The Portland Daily Sun. Contact him at curtis@portlanddailysun.me.)
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Mourning with my favorite song of all time It’s funny, with the amount of music I own and have listened to in my lifetime, you’d think it would be tough to pick favorites of anything. For someone to look at The Beatles, Stones, Stevie Wonder, Beach Boys, Dylan, Led Zep, Marvin Gaye and Elvis they’d probably get a headache trying to pick out just one single song and say that’s it! That’s the one! That’s my favorite! How can anyone, let alone someone so deeply involved and life supported by music be able to pick just one song out of the zillion songs in the world? I don’t know, but I can. About a dozen years ago, I put my foot down and sent out an email to a select group of friends and music relations stating my passion for a particular song. I ––––– claimed this song to be The Circle Push my favorite of all time, hands down, no question. This email went to friends at record labels, close friends and folks who like me are all about music, all the time. The next Christmas, I even remember burning copies of just the One Song to give to people. (Sorry BMI, but really it wasn’t that many and it was all promotive-like. No profits were made). It was the
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greatest gift I could give any music friend because, well, it is the greatest song to me. I proudly stamped a quote onto the disc and mailed away. People obviously got them cause there weren’t any returns. I didn’t need feedback or questions from anyone. It was simply an outgoing statement and possibly one of the biggest I could make in terms of my love and take on music. I can remember hearing, “Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty a lot when I was younger. I mean real young. I’m talking getting pulled along to the grocery
store with my mom young. I can remember bouncing around in the back seat to the sounds of that great 70’s AM Gold music. “Baker Street” would always come on at some point and it would always be welcomed. Waiting at the barber shop to get my little-kid hair cut and hearing it on a small, beat up, junky, 1,000-year-old radio that sat next to the ashtray in the lobby. (Those were the days. Smoking at barber shops. Delicious.) Hearing the song there or in the backseat of my folks’ car or in an elevator; when I heard the opening wind instruments and the steady splashing of the cymbals I felt comfortable. That song was and still is the greatest sweater I’ve ever worn. Sits on me just right, it’s never itchy and is always welcomed. Young as I was, I didn’t put one and one together that Gerry Rafferty was also the guy who did, “Right Down The Line,” another great song from the same album that gave us “Baker Street” called City To City. I didn’t know he was one of the main guys in Stealers Wheel, who did, “Stuck in The Middle With You.” I just knew this song and that’s all I needed. I know I loved it back then, when I got older. In high school, in college, post college and in now my current years more than ever. It’s the perfect song to me really. It has everything; soul, rock, luscious keyboards, sweet bass parts and even a bit of a story to boot. The ease of the percussion and the cymbals at the beginning build up to see CURDO page 6
The Internet brings us news at blazing speed, misinformation included HIGGINS from page 4
were thrown up on the coast of Maine in such quantities that the people in the vicinity were obliged to bury them as a sanitary measure.” It happens a lot more than you think. Anyone remember the huge numbers of menhaden fish that suddenly showed up on the shores about a dozen summers back? Being the middle of summer, the
stench was enormous. News reports that were mostly ignored cited numerous cases of fish die-offs in Massachusetts and New Jersey as recently as last August. See, “buried on page 19 section F. There were hot girls at the beach, and they make better pictures than mountains of dead fish.” The Internet brings us news at blazing speed, but also compiles misinformation at the speed of light.
Before we all huddle in the basement to defend our personal Ramen supply, it’s a good idea to check the backstory on stuff. Meanwhile, I’ll spend the weekend figuring out how to appease my cat masters, perhaps finding hiding places for dog owners. But not the yappy dogs. (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)
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Investigation into Holden house fire ongoing BY NOK-NOI RICKER THE BANGOR DAILY NEWS
HOLDEN — Fire investigators are trying to discover what caused a massive fire Tuesday that destroyed an expansive home on Balsam Drive and resulted in two floors collapsing inside the building, Sgt. Tim York of the State Fire Marshal’s Office said on Friday. Investigators were at the scene the day of the fire and again on Thursday and “had to figure out how best to do [the investigation] safely,” he said. After doing an initial study, fire marshals decided to pull in experts from the state who are not available until next week. “We will not know anything about it until Tuesday,” Jan. 11, York said. “We have a state electrical inspector coming and Tuesday will be the day they will be there.”
A couple of curious passers-by saw thick, black smoke billowing above Wiswell Road on Tuesday morning and went to investigate. Brook Hardy, whose parents live nearby in Holden, and local resident Ronald Treat, who lives on Copeland Hill Road, arrived at the same time and found Shane Geiser -- with his large yellow Lab, Alley -- on top of his house trying to get away from the flames. Alley’s barking is credited with awakening Geiser, who went out his second-floor bedroom window with his dog onto the home’s wraparound porch. Hardy and Treat are credited with helping to get the homeowner and his dog down to safety. Shortly after firefighters arrived, “the first floor collapsed into the basement and the second floor followed shortly, collapsing onto the first floor,” Holden Fire Chief Jim Ellis said from the scene Tuesday afternoon.
Firefighters from Bangor, Brewer, Dedham, Eddington, Orrington, Hampden and Milford assisted crews from Holden in fighting the blaze, he said. Geiser lived at the home with his wife, Ann, and three children. Geiser, a local carpenter and painter, was treated at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor for smoke inhalation and released Tuesday afternoon. He thanked the two good Samaritans who helped him and Alley off the roof and the firefighters who helped put out the fire. “We’re really grateful,” he said by phone Tuesday night. Copyright (c) 2011, Bangor Daily News, Maine Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
Sax part in ‘Baker Street’ represents the heartbeat of a hit CURDO from page 5
the most memorable part of the song. Most people remember this song for one reason. Not a clever lyric or big hook. It’s the sax. The saxophone in “Baker Street” is the heart of the song and man does it beat heavy. When the song kicks in, the sax cries out. It brings the heat. The most amazing thing is the biggest part of the song was almost done on guitar. That was supposedly the plan; the sax part was planned to be done on the guitar. When the guitarist was unavailable to play the part, the saxophonist suggested he play the melody on his alto which was out in his car. And with that quick twist of events, “Baker Street” was truly born. The sax part hustles on through with guitar pick slides, almost making you picture cars flying by on busy streets. This song to me, paints a hot, steamy city and we have a view of some serious uncertainty. Is it a tough city? Is it a city down on its luck? Whatever it is, it’s not a happy, fun little town. “Baker Street” is a theme song for a bruised, big city to me. A city with stories. The music has a crime drama feel to it too doesn’t it? Well, I certainly feel a city when I hear “Baker Street.” An American city mind you, not necessarily the neck of the woods Rafferty was when he was writing the song. Gerry Rafferty was originally from Glasgow, but spending time in London in the late ’70s at a friend’s flat on, sure enough, Baker Street. Yes, the same street a popular English detective called home. That’s all good and well, but I don’t see an English Baker Street when I hear this song. I see an American Baker Street. Equipped with the beeping of trucks backing up, cabs going all Tetris up and down the grid, uncompromising heat and a symphony of loudmouths yelling to, “move it buddy.” The song makes way towards a cushy mellow vibe as Rafferty starts to sing. The keys, percussion and some strings float along with his voice as he sings of the emptiness of a city and of one man’s world. As a youngster I knew the words, sang them, but never tried to understand until I got older. I suppose that’s always the way. We analyze lyrics later in life when we care about that junk right? I just always knew it was a song about someone’s life not being in a good way. Rafferty at the time was in a vicious legal battle with his old band and friends in Stealers Wheel. It was not a good time and most likely came with some not so great years to boot. Is this what he was singing of?
He talks of someone drinking and trying hard to forget the real world until it’s right for him. Lying to himself: “Another year and then you’ll be happy, Just one more year and then you’ll be happy, But you’re crying, You’re crying now.” Even in the hazy gloom visions of “Baker Street” there is a slight positive feel from Rafferty that puts some optimism into the song and in this person’s life. Maybe his own. As the song rumbles through towards the end, a flute or piccolo type instrument fills a nice bridge similar to the opening and sets us up for the center of the Tootsie Pop, the guitar solo. This is one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. It encourages air guitar as much as an AC/DC marathon. There is so much feel and fire in that solo, it makes many solos sound like musicians testing out guitars at a local shop. You know that silly noodling and half-a--ed soloing you do testing out an axe? Yeah, like that. But this solo is an all-time classic and stands on the highest mountain. It’s clear, clean and picks the last meal out of my teeth. (Side note: to all lite rock radio stations. If you don’t play the version of “Baker Street” with the full guitar solo in it, please grab a spoon and slap yourself in the knee caps. I hate when you do that. It isn’t “too rock” for your station. Grow a pair, please. People deserve the full tune and that solo.)
You see, “Baker Street” has everything. Well, to me it does. Everyone has their reasons for liking what they like best. “Yesterday,” “Hey, Jude,” “Imagine,” “Satisfaction,” “What’s Going On,” “Stairway to Heaven,” they’re all great songs and sometimes considered the greatest of all time to many, but what about the songs not attached to the big artists in our world. What chances do they have? In this situation, it’s about the song, not the artist or the album. It’s about the song. Talk about the power of one song. Amazing. I like this song so much, I don’t even like cover versions of it. The Foo Fighters do one and I love the Foo Fighters big time. Could care less about it. For the fast-fact nuts out there, the song hit #2 in the US, #3 in the UK and #1 in Australia. It has been played over 5 million times between radio, jukeboxes, videoplays, etc., according to BMI. That’s a sweet publishing paycheck every year, I will say that much folks. I’ve wanted to use the pages of The Daily Sun via my weekly column to talk up the supreme highness that is, “Baker Street” for along time now. Every few months I’ll catch myself hearing the song and saying to myself, “I gotta write a piece about this song sometime soon. I know people love this song too”. Unfortunately this week the reminder came in a sad way. After a bout with liver failure from years of alcohol abuse, Rafferty passed away at the age of 63. So, the time sadly is perfect for me to sing about this song and its place on the “My Life” Mix” on the old iPod. You don’t need to scroll to find this song. Just hit play and it will always come up first. That’s on the “My Life” Mix only though, not my ’80s Hairspray Mix. That opens with “Turn Up The Radio” by Autograph.
MARK’S TOP 3 FAVORITE THINGS IN MUSIC THIS WEEK The new Filter record, The Trouble With Angels Jeru The Damaja’s album, The Sun Rises in The East Hearing more about the up-coming album Rome, by Danger Mouse
(Mark Curdo is a DJ on 94.3 WCYY and the owner of a record label, Labor Day Records, based in Portland. Mark is not only a board member of the Portland Music Foundation, but he loves the Boston Celtics, Ginger Ale and Jack Lemmon movies. He is a weekly Daily Sun music columnist.)
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SMCC president Affordability a focus for yoga studios “There are so many yoga studios everywhere you Ortiz to retire go nowadays, it’s nice to make it affordable.” — YOGA from page one
DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT James O. Ortiz, president for the past 10 years of Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, will retire on July 29, the college announced Friday. MCCS President John Fitzsimmons praised Ortiz’s leadership of SMCC and his commitment to the college and its students, stating, “Southern Maine Community College has thrived under Jim Ortiz’s leadership, growing from 2,850 students to over 7,000 students. He has brought enormous energy, innovation, and focus to SMCC. His impact on the college, the community, and the students he has served will be long lasting. Those of us who have had the good fortune to work with him will Ortiz miss him, and we wish him all good things in his retirement.” Ortiz became president of what was then Southern Maine Technical College in February of 2002. Under his leadership, the college transitioned to a comprehensive community college and became the fastest growing community college in New England, growing 146 percent between 2002 and the fall of 2010, according to a college press release. Over the past several years, Ortiz has laid the groundwork for SMCC’s new midcoast campus at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station. In announcing his retirement to the SMCC community, President Ortiz, who is 68, said, “My 10 years at the college have been exciting ones, and we have undertaken and accomplished a great deal. At the center of these changes has been the collegial involvement, commitment, and innovativeness of faculty, staff, and our many partners. I am grateful to all of you for making my work fulfilling and enjoyable.” Before coming to SMCC, Ortiz served as vice president of academic and student affairs at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. He holds a bachelor of arts in political science from Hunter College, a master of social work in community organization from New York University, and a doctorate of education in policy and administration from Boston University. SMCC features more than 40 degree and certificate programs and serves nearly 7,000 students.
to offer flat-rate classes as well as sliding scale, free and barter-based options. Dougher’s studio at 225 Congress offers classes in the Svaroopa style, a low-impact practice which emphasizes the opening of the spine which is a departure from some recent yoga trends like the sweaty Bikram style practiced in a 100 degree room or Ashtanga’s fast-paced series of sequential posture. “What Svaroopa does is makes a variation on the classical poses to create more support for the body so the body and mind can experience more relief,” said Dougher. But the studio’s niche style isn’t the only thing that sets it apart from the 40-plus yoga studios in Greater Portland. As far as Dougher knows, hers is the only studio in town that will accept homemade soap and dog sitting in exchange for yoga instruction. “I think that yoga had become, in some ways, elitist. Something that felt intimidating, something that people felt they couldn’t afford,” she said. “I want to allow [yoga] to be affordable for anybody and accessible for any walk of life.” As the local yoga market expand, some studios began offering donation-based and sliding-scale yoga classes. Dougher has been teaching Svaroopa classes for two years using the barter or sliding scale systems and plans to offer a free class each month and a barter class each week through the Barterable network, a program being started by a friend of Dougher’s on Munjoy Hill. “It’s something I’ve been doing in my own practice at home; bartering for whatever that person has that they do well that they want to barter with me,” said Dougher, who bases her barter rates on the higher end of the cash payment scale. Using the sliding scale at her home practice, Dougher routinely charged students between $5 and $20 for a session. “It’s assessed on what I feel is affordable,” said Dougher, who is still finalizing what the rates will look like at the new studio. For small “boutique style” classes and one-on-one yoga therapy sessions, like those Dougher herself has participated in at the home of Munjoy Hill Svaroopa instructor Susan Gallo, rates climb a little higher given the intimate nature of the class. “It’s very hands on, a lot of attention is given to each alignment and each individual in class,” she said. Dougher’s studio is not the only place in the area to embrace an affordable, accessible business model. Others, like Falmouth’s Yogavé (170 US Route One, Falmouth), have adopted a non-fee, donation-only approach. “We all work to make it happen, from those who donate to instructors and those who run the studio, it’s really a community effort,” said co-owner David Clark. For Clark and the Yogavé team, running the studio is more of a community service than a big business. “Three of us got together and said ‘let’s see what
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Portrait of Talbot unveiled at the Portland Public Library Artist Robert Shetterly (right) poses with Gerald E. Talbot to display the latest portrait in his series Americans Who Tell The Truth. Talbot is a local civil rights activist, author, former state legislator and three-term NAACP Portland branch president commemorated by the painting. This portrait joins 21 others from the series for a monthlong exhibit at the Portland Public Library. Friday’s unveiling event kicked off a series of programs organized to celebrate the life and legacy of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. For details, visit www. portlandmlk.net. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)
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Delta increasing flights at Manchester airport BY JOSEPH G. COTE THE TELEGRAPH, NASHUA, N.H.
MANCHESTER — Travelers heading west or south will have more options than ever at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport because Delta Air Lines will significantly increase the number of flights headed to major hubs this year. The airline and airport announced Thursday that Delta will more than double its flights headed to Detroit from three to seven flights daily by April and add a second flight to Atlanta, also by April, according to Thomas Malafronte, the airport’s assistant manager for air service development and marketing. “The city they wanted to focus on seemed to match with where a lot of our customers were connecting to the West was Detroit,” Malafronte said. “The commitment to add the service is significant.” The extra flights mean another 1,600 seats flying to those cities and are part of Delta’s strategy to increase connections to the western and southern parts of the country and to international flights, according to the airport’s director, Mark Brewer. The additional Atlanta flight will be on a 142-seat, MD 88 jet and will leave at 6:20 p.m., allowing for a full work day at home and arriving in Atlanta in time to connect with flights going to all parts of the country, as well as international flights, he said. “This is a great way to begin the new year and a very positive statement from one of our strongest carriers,” Brewer said. The additional flights will make Delta Manchester-Boston Regional Airport’s third largest carrier. Copyright (c) 2011, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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Going beyond moose, lobster and lighthouses Ouellette said those iconic Maine images will always be the hook that gets visitors interested in the first place. Among the marketing materials the office gives out, for instance, is a USB computer drive shaped like a lobster. In international markets, it’s often important to meet with tour operators or others in person, Ouellette said. “The relationship, face-to-face thing is so key internationally,” she said. Among those also spoke were Jim Paul, director of the U.S. Commercial Service in Boston, who talked about federal government resources for educational institutions through the U.S. Department of Commerce and the state Department of Education’s USACenters. Abby Swardlick, Dave Page and Melvin Harmon, of Maine’s Council on International Educational Exchange in Portland, known also as CIEE, discussed how they reach college and high school students in overseas markets, and how those efforts could bring such students to Maine. That program, which has offices and personnel across the globe, offers several programs that enable young people from other countries to come here on visas to work and receive an education.
BY SCOTT MONROE THE MORNING SENTINEL, WATERVILLE
PITTSFIELD — Carolann Ouellette stood before the audience and talked about how prospective visitors to Maine need to see more than just the state’s classic images and messages. The state’s most recent tourism slogan is, after all, “There’s More to Maine.” And yet, on a slideshow behind Ouellette, three thumbnail images adorned her presentation: a coastal lighthouse, a cooked lobster and a moose standing in water. “If anything, it’s a hook, what gets people interested,” said Ouellette, deputy director of the Maine Office of Tourism. “We’ve used lobster and lighthouses for years, and it gets their attention. There’s also outdoor adventures, trails, biathlons, whitewater rafting, and the intrigue to our wilderness areas. It boils down to the natural scenery.” But that balance -- hanging onto Maine’s iconic attractions while also finding new ways of drawing visitors -- is one that’s being discussed by more than just tourism officials. Ouellette’s comments came Thursday afternoon during a forum at Maine Central Institute, where several speak-
Beyond lighthouses, lobster and moose, Carolann Ouellette, deputy director of the Maine Office of Tourism, said her office aims to market the state’s many other attractions. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)
ers talked to about 50 people on the best practices for marketing Maine to international students. It was sponsored by Eaton Peabody as part of the Greater Bangor Program Series. MCI, an independent town academy with a sprawling campus in this small town, serves as the public high school for the Pittsfield area and also attracts many other tuition-paying students from other countries. The speakers, including Ouellette, shared thoughts about “what sells” and
“what doesn’t” as an audience of mostly officials from the state’s town academies and colleges pondered how to reach out to international markets, using new messages and new technology. Beyond lighthouses, lobster and moose, Ouellette said her office aims to market the state’s many other attractions such as Acadia National Park, fall foliage, outdoor activities and winter sports, history and heritage, arts, and culinary scenes. It’s about conveying a complete sense of place, she said.
Once-ailing bank looks to expand in Portland BY MATTHEW STONE THE KENNEBEC JOURNAL, AUGUSTA
GARDINER — Savings Bank of Maine is starting the new year free from the regulatory scrutiny that governed much of its business last year, and plans to expand into the Portland market. The Office of Thrift Supervision, Savings Bank of Maine’s federal regulator, has released the Gardiner-based bank from two regulatory orders that, since 2009, have imposed tighter lending restrictions, mandated internal restructuring and required that the bank boost its capital to cover losses. One of those orders — a “prompt corrective action” directive issued in March 2010 — set a Sept. 30, 2010, deadline for boosting capital holdings. Otherwise, the bank would have had to liquidate assets or arrange to be acquired. “We have made tremendous strides in the bank, especially because of the 320 people all working very hard to accomplish that,” said John Everets, the bank’s chairman and CEO. Everets and Willard Soper, the bank’s president and chief operating officer, led an investor group that took over the bank last May and injected $60 million into the institution, which has nearly $861 million in assets and 32 branches throughout the state. Regulators terminated the two pending orders against Savings Bank of Maine via two new orders that took effect Monday. The improvement means Savings
Bank of Maine will be charged a lower insurance premium by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. It also reduces the accounting and legal costs the bank has incurred to comply with the orders, Everets said. Meanwhile, Savings Bank of Maine plans to use its strengthened position to open a 33rd branch at 2 Canal Plaza in Portland’s Old Port. Everets said the bank has already started leasing space and expects to open the branch by April. “We have a presence south of Portland, and a presence north of Portland,” Everets said. “This will give us a presence (in Portland).” Savings Bank of Maine grew to 32 branches over the past decade through a series of acquisitions that introduced the bank to the Aroostook, Washington and York counties. The Office of Thrift Supervision is expected to rule by March whether Savings Bank of Maine can open its Portland branch. “I think that we are going to see a very warm reception for our style of banking in Portland, just as we’ve seen it elsewhere,” Everets said. The bank will staff the Portland branch by hiring new employees and transferring current staffers from other locations, according to Everets. “We have a very solid balance sheet,” Everets said. “We are profitable.” Copyright (c) 2011, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2011. There are 357 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 8, 1811, Charles Deslondes led an uprising by hundreds of slaves in the Territory of Orleans in present-day Louisiana. On this date: In 1798, the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was declared in effect by President John Adams nearly three years after its ratification by the states; it prohibited a citizen of one state from suing another state in federal court. In 1815, U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans — the closing engagement of the War of 1812. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson outlined his “Fourteen Points” for lasting peace after World War I. Mississippi became the first state to ratify the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which established Prohibition. In 1935, rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss. In 1959, Charles de Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France’s Fifth Republic. In Cuba, Fidel Castro and his army arrived in Havana in triumph following the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty” in his State of the Union address. In 1973, the Paris peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam resumed. In 1989, 47 people were killed when a British Midland Boeing 737-400 carrying 126 people crashed in central England. In 2003, a US Airways Express commuter plane crashed at the Charlotte, N.C., airport, killing all 21 people on board. A Turkish Airlines jet crashed in Turkey, killing 75 people. One year ago: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas, appeared in federal court in Detroit; the judge entered a notguilty plea on his behalf. Today’s Birthdays: Actor-comedian Larry Storch is 88. Actor Ron Moody is 87. CBS newsman Charles Osgood is 78. Singer Shirley Bassey is 74. Game show host Bob Eubanks is 73. Rhythm-and-blues singer Anthony Gourdine is 70. Actress Yvette Mimieux is 69. Physicist Stephen Hawking is 69. Rock musician Robby Krieger is 65. Rock singer David Bowie is 64. Movie director John McTiernan is 60. Actress Harriet Sansom Harris is 56. Actress Michelle Forbes is 46. Singer R. Kelly is 44. Rock musician Jeff Abercrombie is 42. Actress Ami Dolenz is 42. Actress-rock singer Jenny Lewis is 35. Actress Amber Benson is 34. Actor Scott Whyte is 33. Singer-songwriter Erin McCarley is 32. Actress Sarah Polley is 32. Actor Windell D. Middlebrooks is 32. Actress Rachel Nichols is 31. Actress Gaby Hoffman is 29.
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LePage issues order rescinding immigrant status rule BY REBEKAH METZLER THE PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
AUGUSTA — In one of his first acts in office, Republican Gov. Paul LePage issued an executive order Thursday allowing officials in state agencies to question people about their immigration status. LePage’s order rescinded a previous one by Gov. John Baldacci that prohibited Maine state workers from making such inquiries. It says the previous order “may have created the impression that Maine was a so-called ‘sanctuary state’ for those who are in the United States without lawful status.” LePage spokesman Dan Demeritt said the governor wanted to send a message to those who have heard it’s easy for illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses and social services in Maine. The move is being criticized by immigration rights
groups, civil libertarians and other advocates. In 2004, Baldacci prohibited state employees from asking about or disclosing a person’s immigration status unless required by law to do so. His order also barred law enforcement officials from inquiring about immigration status unless they were investigating or prosecuting another crime. In 2005, he amended the portion of the order covering law enforcement officers, allowing them to make such inquiries at any time. LePage’s order, in effect, changes only the requirements on state workers. “The governor made welfare reform a large part of his campaign and this is something we can do in one day and it sends the message that Maine’s welfare programs are targeted toward Maine people,” Demeritt said. “People are fed up with the idea that people are coming to our state from elsewhere, be it Pennsyl-
vania or anywhere. Our generosity can only go so far.” The move, which fulfills a longstanding goal of Maine’s Republican base to end Maine’s status as a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants, was criticized by representatives from the Maine Civil Liberties Union, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland and others who said it sends a destructive antiimmigrant message. “I can’t say that it’s totally unexpected based on some of the comments he made during his campaign, but nonetheless it’s very disappointing that he has done that,” said Marc Mutty, public affairs director for the Diocese of Portland and a member of the Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition. Shenna Bellows, executive director of the civil liberties union and member of the rights coalition, said she hoped this was not the first step in an “anti-freedom agenda.”
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: This is for “Concerned Teacher,” whose 9-yearold pupil rubs herself against her seat all day long. I am a school psychologist. If sexual abuse has been ruled out, she should simply treat it like any other publicly unacceptable behavior, the same way you would treat a child picking his nose in class. However, kids often engage in self-pleasure when anxious. So the first step should be to track the behavior and see if it happens when certain subjects are taught. The teacher and parents should talk to the child about a signal to let her know when she is doing it because she may not be aware of it at the time. Another point is to make sure she doesn’t have a learning or cognitive disability. Students with mild cognitive disabilities sometimes do not understand the social inappropriateness of this behavior. -- A School Psych Dear School Psych: Thank you for your expertise. We are grateful for the many readers who weighed in on this, most mentioning that the problem may not be masturbation at all. Read on: From California: I spent much of second grade doing the same thing. The cause was a chronic low-grade yeast infection that made me constantly itchy. The rubbing made it feel better but caused inflammation, and it was a long time until I was treated properly and the behavior went away. Yeast infections can be triggered by undetected food sensitivities and often go undiagnosed in both boys and girls. The resultant itching (and other people’s reactions) can cause lasting emotional anxiety. New York: Years ago, my little sister used to do the same thing. Our family doctor discovered that she had pinworms. Our entire family had to be treated, and our mother boiled all our sheets and undergarments to kill the pinworm eggs. Danbury, Conn.: That child should be examined by a der-
matologist for a possible skin condition such as lichen simplex chronicus or lichen sclerosus. These are not uncommon in the genital region and can be treated with topical medications such as cortisone creams. Ohio: The girl may have an infection or allergic reaction (from soap, bubble baths, laundry detergents, certain foods, etc.) that is causing itching or discomfort. Infections and/ or exposure to allergens can come and go, even over several years. A child may say nothing to her parents because she may not realize her symptoms are not normal, and she may have become accustomed to them. Texas: We had the same situation with a pupil at our school. The girl’s third grade teacher came up with a solution. She met with the student and her mother, and found a simple gesture the teacher could use to signal the student when the behavior was happening. In this case, the teacher tapped her own chin with her finger. It was so subtle, no one else was even aware of it, but the student knew to stop the behavior. When the child entered my fourth grade class, this information was passed on to me, and I only had to signal her once. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: My daughter had chronic urinary tract infections that itched terribly. At that age, she may not be cleaning herself properly after using the bathroom. Antibiotics should clear it up. Florida: In special education, some of our students do not fully understand how to be appropriate in public. We explain, privately, what we want and then, in the classroom, remind her to “sit up” when she reverts to her “comfortable” position. It is not humiliating to be reminded to sit up. With boys who use their hands under the desk, we ask them to put their hands up on the table. This is done matter-of-factly, without any classroom disruption.
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‘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
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous 8 a.m. “Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsessions, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. The following public information sessions in Westbrook are a good opportunity for anyone to learn more about this program: Saturday, Jan. 8, 8 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m.; 30 Liza Harmon Road in the Larrabee Village Administration Building in Westbrook.” www.foodaddicts.org for meeting listings and program information.
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 stability of the Bear, the playfulness of the Monkey, the elegance of the Deer, and the power of the Tiger, infuse your life with health and vitality for this coming year and years to come. All experience levels are welcome! Tuition is on a self-assessed sliding-scale of $72-$108. FMI: 761-2142 or dragonflytaiji@roadrunner.com.
East End 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. Caitlyn Horose, Portland Trails Development Coordinator, will lead a walk along trails and connections of Portland Trails throughout the East End. Meet at the Hilltop Coffee shop, 99 Congress St.
Glenna Johnson Smith at Nonesuch Books & Cards
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Glenna Johnson Smith, author of “Old Maine Woman, Stories from The Coast to The County,” will sign copies of her book at Nonesuch Books & Cards in South Portland. Smith, a Presque Isle resident and longtime columnist for Echoes magazine, writes with eloquence and “Crying at Movies” by Acorn Productions performs Jan. 14 through Jan. 30, with shows Friday and Satur- humor about the complexities, absurdities and day night at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., pleasures of everyday modern life, her childhood Westbrook. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and seniors, and may be purchased online at www.acorn- on the coast in the 1920s and 1930s, and the joys that old age brings. “Old Maine Woman” includes productions.org or by calling 854-0065. (COURTESY PHOTO) some of the best of Smith’s Echoes columns, as well as his own original compositions well as new material. Topics range from what it was like to and arrangements. www.brendantagrow up in a small-town post office, to her experiences as affe.com/workshops.html a first-year teacher, to what happens when the telephone man comes to call at her cluttered house. The book also Partner for Charity & Fun includes a foreword by renowned Maine author and Smith Portland Winter Farmers’ noon to 4 p.m. Big Moose Harleyfan Cathie Pelletier. Born and raised in the Hancock County Davidson and Binga’s Stadium PartMarket grand opening town of Ashville, Smith, 90, has since lived in Aroostook ner for Charity & Fun Big Moose 9 a.m. At the Maine Irish Heritage County for more than six decades. A former high school Harley-Davidson & Binga’s Stadium Center on State Street at Gray English teacher who retired in 1990, she has written and are Partnering for the “Never Too Street, the newly relocated winter’s directed award-winning plays, led elder hostels and classes Cold to Care” Tailgate Party to kickmarket will open. The day before for senior citizens and conducted writing workshops. In off their “12 Reasons to Care” CamThanksgiving was the season’s addition to her work for Echoes, she also has been pubpaign, A Yearlong Charitable Drive for final installment of the Wednesday lished in Yankee magazine; Maine Speaks: An Anthology 2011. Big Moose Harley-Davidson market at Monument Square. For of Maine Writers; Old Women’s Wisdom; and a number will be hosting a “Never Too Cold to more information on the Portland of other anthologies. She has won numerous awards for Care” Tailgate Party at their dealership Winter Farmer’s Market, visit the her work and civic contributions, including Presque Isle located at 375 Riverside St., Portland. “Portland Maine Winter Market” Citizen of the Year and an honorary doctorate from the This event will kick off their “12 Reaon Facebook or go to the market’s University of Maine at Presque Isle. For more information, sons to Care” Campaign which will website, www.portlandmainewincontact the store at 799-2659. For more information about support 12 Non-Profit Organizations termarket.com. the book, go to www.islandportpress.com, email books@ throughout 2011. Tickets are $12 and Make your own Polyhedra islandportpress.com or call 846-3344. Islandport Press is a all proceeds will be divided amongst 10 a.m. SPACE Gallery offers a colMaine-based publisher of quality books about Maine, New the 12 Organizations. The ticket laborative day of art making. “We will Hampshire and Vermont. covers admittance, food, beer and a source inspiration from our current coffee and cocoa bar. The event is from noon to 4 p.m., gallery show ‘Polyhedra’ to make sculptures, drawings and and will include hourly give-aways, a bonfire and music by Monday, Jan. 10 models of these beautiful and intricate forms. Moms and the Higher Ground band. Tickets can be purchased at Big dads will create and learn with their kids with some guidMoose Harley-Davidson or at Binga’s Stadium or by calling ance by Oak St. Studios teacher Ashley Shoukimas. Best University of Maine System Board of Trustees 400-0711. Big Moose Harley-Davidson has partnered with suited for kids ages 5-12. One hour should be enough to 9 a.m. The University of Maine System Board of Trustees Binga’s Stadium to host this event, as well as to integrate complete the activities.”$3 per person for materials. www. will meet on Monday, January 10, at the System office charitable giving into a year-long campaign — “12 Reasons space538.org/events.php located at 16 Central Street in downtown Bangor. Items to Care”. Starting Jan. 6, Binga’s Stadium will be hosting to be reviewed and considered by Trustees include: the “Binga’s Stadium Big Moose Bike Night,” with a porFreeport Wild Bird Supply benefit Creation of a Ph.D. in Anthropology and Environmention of each night’s sales being devoted to the charitable 10 a.m. Shop at Freeport Wild Bird Supply Saturday, Jan. tal Policy at UMaine and a Master of Science degree in organization of the month. The following organizations will 8 and Sunday, Jan. 9 and 4.5 percent of each purchase will Early Childhood Education at the University of Maine at be recipients of the fundraising efforts: American Cancer be donated to Friends of the Eastern Promenade. “So feed Farmington; Energy upgrade projects at the University of Society (Jan.), American Heart Association (Feb.), March of your feathered friends and support the Park at the same Southern Maine’s Bailey Hall, Luther Bonney Hall, and Dimes (Mar.), Big Brothers/Big Sisters (Apr.), Professional time! You can even review the supplies available or make a Science Building, funded by general obligation bonds Firefighters of Maine (May), Alzheimer’s Association (June), purchase at the online store: http://store.freeportwildbirdapproved by Maine voters in June 2010; Selection of a Red Claws Foundation (July), Special Olympics (Aug.), supply.com.” Freeport Wild Bird Supply, 541 Route 1, Freeprovider to develop a web portal. At the meeting, TrustTuesday’s Children (Sep.), Cancer Community Center port. 865-6000. freeportwildbirdsupply.com ees will also receive a draft business plan on distance (Oct.), Wreaths Across America (Nov.) and the Pajama Pro‘Sing in the New Year’ workshop education, a presentation on System-wide capital faciligram (Dec.). 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “Sing in the New Year” workshop ties renewal and trends, and review an updated version ‘True at First Light’ performance with Brendan Taaffe at Lucid Stage. Taaffe is a musician of the System’s information technology security plan. 8 p.m. “True at First Light,” an evening bringing together from Vermont. His Harmony Workshops are open to all, The complete agenda for the November UMS Board of various forms of creative truth, expressed by dancers regardless of musical experience. He teaches mainly from Trustees meeting may be viewed at: http://www.maine. and musicians from Portland and beyond. 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Threshold To Maine Resource Conservation and Development Area meeting in Portland
company’s inaugural Studio Series when “Crying at Movies,” a new John Manderino play based on his wellreceived memoir by the same name, premieres in the Acorn Studio Theater. In the piece, Tony recollects how his experiences watching leading ladies in movies as he matured affected his relationships with women. The play is as a tour-de-force for two actors, one of whom serves as narrator and remains on stage the entire play, while the other takes on the roles of more than a dozen women in his life. Acorn’s production is directed by Producing Director Michael Levine, and features Naked Shakespeare’s Paul Haley and former Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble member Kerry Rasor. Featuring references to well-known movies such as “La Dolce Vita,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kinds,” and “The Graduate,” the play serves up a feast of memories for movie fans through a series of comic scenes featuring romantic mishaps. “Crying at Movies” performs Jan. 14 through 30, with shows Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and seniors, and may be purchased online at www. acorn-productions.org or by calling 854-0065.
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 Saturday, Jan. 15 program provides technical assistance to communities, nonprofits, and units of government on natural Fore River Sanctuary walk resource issues. If you have questions about the meeting please contact the Threshold To Maine off Artist Robert Shetterly has compiled portraits in his series “Americans Who Tell the Truth” 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Portland Trails is excited to announce a 2011 Winter Walk series. This free series, ice at 743-5789 x113, or email mark.hewsji3,me. featured in a month-long exhibit at the Portland Public Library. (COURTESY IMAGE) made possible by a grant from Healthy Portland, is usda.gov If you need an accommodation, please for adults and families with children who are making notify Mark Hews, RC&D Coordinator at 743-5789 work with Wayside, Community Policing and kid’s swiman effort to get more exercise, but are stymied when it x113. ming.” comes to winter recreation. Participants are reminded to WMPG’s Blunt Youth Radio Audio Slam wear warm clothing, hats and gloves and bring snowshoes 5 p.m. Entries sought for radio competition. $500 cash Thursday, Jan. 13 if there is adequate snow on the ground. Portland Trails has prize. WMPG’s Blunt Youth Radio is sponsoring an Audio snow shoes available (free for members, $5/non-members) Slam competition. “Entries should be produced works which can be reserved ahead of time. Please register for ‘ObamaCare: How Maine Can Fight Back’ of audio. We are inspired by work from the Third Coast any walk by emailing info@trails.org or calling 775-2411. noon to 1:30 p.m. Presented by Christie Herrera, director, International Audio Festival, Moth Radio Hour, This AmerFor more information or to check cancellations due to the Health and Human Services Task Force, American Legisican Life, and the Salt Institute, among others. Based on weather go to www.trails.org. Trail Foreman Charlie Baldwin lative Exchange Council (ALEC). DiMillo’s Floating Restaupoetry slams, the audio slam uses minutes of audio, not will lead a walk through the Fore River Sanctuary. Expect rant, 26 Long Wharf, Portland. For more information, please poems. Producers enter a piece, which is played and birds, hills, a bridge over the marsh, a beautiful waterfall contact Amanda Clark, the Maine Heritage Policy Center, judged in one-minute rounds, for a total of 4 rounds. So, and historic kiosks explaining the C&O Canal. Meet at the at 321-2550 or aclark@mainepolicy.org. Also same time on no matter how long the piece, only 4 minutes of it will Udder Place, 428 Brighton Ave. Wednesday, Jan. 12 at Sea Dog Brewing Company Banbe judged. The event will be held live at Space Gallery quet Center, 26 Front St. Bangor. Laughter Training for Professionals and will be exciting and fun. Entries may be any style or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Laughter Training for Professionals. Scarborough Community Chamber genre & may have previously aired.” Sponsored by Blunt Become a Laughter Professional with Katie West. $295 for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Scarborough Community Chamber BusiYouth Radio Project, WMPG Greater Portland CommuSaturday and Sunday. Sadhana, the Meditation Center, 100 ness After Hours. Thursday, January 13, 2011 Business nity Radio from the University of Southern Maine, and the Brickhill Ave., South Portland. FMI: www.SadhanaMe.com. After 5, Ameriprise Financial Services, 707 Sable Oaks Maine Arts Commission. Email cholman@usm.maine.edu Drive, South Portland. www.scarboroughcommunitychamor call Claire Holman, 650- 5835 for instructions. http:// Draw-a-Thon III to Bring Our War $$ Home ber.com or www.portlandregion.com www.bluntradio.org/index.php 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Draw-a-Thon III to Bring Our War $$ Home. Held in conjunction with Robert Shetterly’s exhibit, Not Just Another Year! with Pat Grosser Alzheimer’s Association Conversation Series: “Americans Who Tell the Truth: A Collection of Portraits & 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “Tired of creating resolutions and setOpen Forum for Sharing in South Portland Quotes. Paintings by Robert Shetterly,” CODEPINK Maine ting goals that are rarely fulfilled by year-end? Look at les7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The conversation series is an ongoand The Union of Maine Visual. “Artists are co-sponsoring sons and insights from 2010; take stock of the present; ing program that meets the second Monday of every month this opportunity for artists to work with images created at establish a solid foundation on which to build your new at First Congregational Church, Meeting House Hill, South previous Draw-a-Thons, to help the public connect the dots year. This can be your year!” Free; pre-registration required. Portland. “This program is a combination education and between war spending and budget cuts at home.” Portland Phone: 774-2200; Email: info@CancerCommunityCenter. support group for those with a friend or family member with Public Library, Monument Square. org; Web: www.cancercommunitycenter.org/calendar. Visit dementia. This month’s program will be an open forum for 778 Main St. (Rte. 1), South Portland. Portland Conservatory of Music open house sharing your care and concerns with others facing the same 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open house, instrument demos, classi‘Blood Wedding’ challenges.” Free to the public. Registration not required. cal, rock, jazz. Try out an instrument or have a mini lesson. 7:30 p.m. “Blood Wedding” by Frederico Garcia Lorca. For more information please call Laurie Axelson, LCSW at Door prizes, free popcorn. Portland Conservatory of Music, Directed by Tess Van Horn. “A lively, committed theater 662-3978. 202 Woodfords St., (Woodfords Church) 10 to 1. Free. Five ensemble comes together to present Lorca’s Blood Wedpercent off new student tuition. 775-3356 or 318-7465. ding, a classic tragedy that is at turns violent, beautiful, Wednesday, Jan. 12 strange, and funny. The play deals with the big desires and Using the Circle Symbol for Art and Healing grudges that can bloom and fester in small towns. Sound 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Using the Circle Symbol for Art and HealEggs & Issues on technology familiar? With Amanda Huotari, Peter Brown, Nicholas ing with Suzanne Liller & Brady Nickerson. “Circles give us 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Portland Regional Chamber features Schroeder, Pat Mew, Laura Chakravarty Box, Annie Larmon, an experience of wholeness amid the chaos of every day David Shaw, managing partner, Black Point Group, and Dena Riegel, Michael Dix Thomas, Ian Carlsen, Joe Bearor, life, making the ‘sacred circle,’ one of the very coolest art founder and former CEO of IDEXX, who will discuss how Amanda Painter, Deirdre Fulton, Andrew Sawyer, and Claire therapy interventions for both soothing the soul and meeting technology is changing industries and the consumer expeGuyer.” SPACE Gallery. This production made possible in oneself. Join us for this two-hour art immersion experience; riece. www.portlandregion.com part by the University of Southern Maine Department of no formal art training/skills are required. Free; pre-registraTheater. $10. www.space538.org/events.php tion required. Phone: 774-2200; Email: info@CancerComMedical Marijuana Info Session munityCenter.org; Web: www.cancercommunitycenter.org/ 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Medical Marijuana Info Session with calendar. Visit 778 Main St. (Rte 1), South Portland. Compassionate Caregivers of Maine. “Learn about Maine’s Friday, Jan. 14 recent changes to the Medical Marijuana Laws and how Ice Seal Response Training Workshop changes may affect one’s ability to use medicinal marijuana 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. College of the Atlantic’s marine mammal ‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Old Port Playhouse for side effects brought on by cancer treatments. Free; research center, Allied Whale, is also the authorized group 7:30 p.m. “The Wizard of Oz,” the sell-out hit musical pre-registration required. Phone: 774-2200; Email: info@ for handling rescues and recoveries of marine mammals returns to Old Port Playhouse with Gina Pardi returning as CancerCommunityCenter.org; Web: www.cancercommufrom Rockland to the Canadian border. To cover this area “Dorothy Gale.” “Full of special effects, colorful costumes nitycenter.org/calendar. Visit 778 Main St. (Rte. 1), South for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s and all your favorite characters, this show sold out before it Portland. Northeast Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network, the opened last season. Because of the intimate space within college relies on numerous trained volunteers. Allied Whale West End Neighborhood Association this 70 seat theater, kids of all ages not only see OZ, they 6:30 p.m. The West End Neighborhood Association govwill be hosting its annual Ice Seal Response Training Workexperience it! Due to the demand for tickets, OZ will play erning board, the association will be holding its annual shop in the college’s McCormick Lecture Hall. At the trainfor four weeks beginning Jan. 14. And to make it affordable meeting to elect a governing board and the offices of Presiing, volunteers will learn how to conduct marine mammal for everyone, the Playhouse has priced all tickets at only dent, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. “Chris Hirsch assessments, how to relay that information to the veterinar$15.” Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m.; Sundays at has graciously offered to run the election as he has done ian, and how to aid in the collection and transport of the 2 p.m. To make a reservation or for more information, call during our past annual meetings. Anyone interested in a animals to a rehabilitation facility. Rosemary Seton, Marine 773-0333 or go to oldportplayhouse.com. board position can e-mail their willingness to serve to me at Mammal Stranding Coordinator, 288-5644, 801-5682, or dmartin7@maine.rr.com. Our focus for winter/spring 2011 is ‘Crying at Movies’ rseton@coa.edu. to put on another successful WestFest, and continue our 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions presents the third play in the see next page
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Real Maine Weddings welcomes couples to enter contest in person DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Earlier this week, Real Maine Weddings magazine announced a contest to give away a wedding package in Freeport that is worth more than $100,000. This weekend, couples have their first chance to enter the contest in person, the magazine reported. To enter, couples need to visit www. realmaineweddings.com to submit a 2-minute or less video, saying why they deserve a free dream wedding in Freeport, USA. The entries will be posted
online and people can vote for their favorites. Ultimately, three finalists will be chosen, and the final winner will be decided in April. Couples can also enter the contest in person at any of the Maine Wedding Association’s Maine Bridal Shows throughout the next few months, the first of which is taking place this weekend. “We will have a videographer set up at each of our bridal expos ready to capture couples’ videos to submit to the contest free of charge,” said Joan Mont-
gomery of the Maine Wedding Association. “We have bridal expos scheduled in Bangor, Auburn, Augusta, and this coming weekend in Portland. The winning couple will be announced during our final bridal expo of the year on April 3, back here at the Harraseeket Inn.” This weekend’s bridal expo will take place at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, Saturday from 6 – 9 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. “The holidays traditionally bring a new round of proposals and engagements,” said Brooks. “Imagine not
having to worry about the expenses or planning for a dream wedding on the coast of Maine. It would be a great way to start 2011.” Online Entries are now being accepted on the Real Maine Weddings website. Additional Maine Wedding Association Bridal Expos will be held Jan. 15 & 16 in Bangor, Jan. 23 in Augusta, and March 13 in Auburn. The winning couple will be announced at the Maine Wedding Association Bridal Expo on April 3 at the Harraseeket Inn, Freeport.
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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.
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 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-in-cheek 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.
‘The Juke Box Boys’ 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 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.
‘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.
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/
Monday, Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Bates 9:30 a.m. Two generations of prominent social activists — one of them described by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as “the greatest teacher of nonviolence in America” — offer keynote addresses during Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Lewiston’s Bates College on Monday, Jan. 17. The college’s theme for its 2011 King Day programming is “Get Up, Stand Up: The Fierce Urgency of Now.” The speakers are the Rev. James Lawson, a definitive figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and ‘60s, and Asher Kolieboi, co-director of an organization that works against campus violence toward members of the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender community. All MLK Day events at Bates are open to the public at no cost. For more information, please call 786-6400 or visit the college website at www.bates.edu.
Debbie and Friends at One Longfellow 11 a.m. Debbie and Friends at One Longfellow Square. These concerts are fun for the whole family. Parents and kids join in this interactive “variety show,” which includes a diverse array of styles including rock, pop, country, reggae, and Broadway-esque tunes. You’ll become the Big Bad Wolf and blow the house down, fix Rosie’s wrong rhymes, test your skills with the Simon Sez Song, and share a special moment with your loved ones singing “Love Is a Family.” $8 adv/$10 door, Kids 2 and under get in free! www.debbieandfriends.net
MLK March for Justice 2 p.m. Preble Street Resource Center to Portland City Hall. An open community conversation will be held at Preble Street Resource Center beginning at 1 p.m. “Following the community conversation from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., marchers will walk from Preble Street Resource Center to the steps of city hall to give voice to our commitment and solidarity in addressing poverty in our community. A large copy of MLK’s Bill of Economic Rights and proposed Community Compact for Justice will be displayed. Key business leaders, antipoverty leaders, tribal representatives and human
rights advocates will briefly speak.” www.portlandmlk.net
Tuesday, Jan. 18 Succession Planning for Businesses 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Peter Plumb, co-founder and senior director of Murray, Plumb & Murray, will host a free seminar, “Succession Planning for Businesses and Family Real Estate” at the firm’s office at 75 Pearl St. in Portland. This seminar will lead attendees through the often confusing and difficult questions of succession planning for businesses and family real estate. Owners of small businesses nearing retirement frequently struggle with decisions about whether to sell their business and on what terms. Families that own property together face difficult questions of how to use, maintain, govern and ultimately transfer ownership. This presentation will provide attendees with principles that will guide them through this process and increase the chances of a favorable outcome. The seminar is free but registration is required. To reserve a seat, contact Kathy Willette at 523-8243 or at kwillette@mpmlaw. com. Refreshments will be provided.
Supplements in Integrative Cancer Care 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nutritional & Herbal Supplements in Integrative Cancer Care with Colleen Tetzlaff. “Integrative cancer care and the role of nutritional supplements, including immunonutrition and herbal medicine, which can extend the quantity and quality of life for cancer patients. A personalized, systemic and targeted approach to treating the patient.” Free; pre-registration required. Phone: 774-2200; Email: info@CancerCommunityCenter.org; Web: www.cancercommunitycenter.org/calendar. Visit 778 Main St. (Rte 1), South Portland.
Wednesday, Jan. 19 Exhibit of Antonio Guerrero 7 p.m. Glickman Library (seventh floor) at University of Southern Maine, 314 Forest Ave., Portland. Reception marking the exhibition (on fifth floor) of prison paintings by Antonio Guerrero. “Vinie Burrows will speak, dedicating the evening to the late Rev. Lucius Walker. She calls for Antonio’s freedom and that of four other Cuban men serving unjust sentences in U.S. prisons.” http://usm.maine.edu/ gallery/cal.html or www.peaceactionme.org
Balé Folclórico da Bahia 7:30 p.m. Balé Folclórico da Bahia brings thrilling choreography, joyous rhythms, and a feisty, sensual exuberance to every performance. The 38-member troupe of dancers, instrumentalists, and singers performs a repertory based on Bahian folkloric dances of African origin including slave dances; capoeira, a form of martial arts; samba de roda and the lively traditions celebrating Carnival. The centerpiece of the evening, Sacred Heritage, is a work rooted in the AfroBrazilian religion of Candomblé, created for the 20th anniversary of the company, and seen in the U.S. for the first time on this tour. $44; $38; $32. Members: $40; $34; $29. Students: $15. Merrill Auditorium.
48th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival 7:30 p.m. Film event: Traveling tour of the 48th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival; Program 1: Wednesday, Jan. 19; Program 2: Wednesday, Jan. 26. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. Doors open at 7 p.m. Film begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission $7, $5 for SPACE members and MECA students. Co-presented by the ICA at The Maine College of Art. The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest-running independent and experimental film festival in North America, established in 1963. Internationally recognized as a premiere forum for independent filmmakers and artists, each year’s festival engages audiences with remarkable cinematic experiences. The AAFF is a pioneer of the traveling film festival tour and each year presents short films programs at more than 30 theaters, universities, museums and art house cinemas throughout the world.
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Maineiacs: Team stays intact for stretch run
Let the NFL playoff fireworks begin
BY JUSTIN PELLETIER THE SUN JOURNAL, LEWISTON
Residents from Greensburg, Kansas, display the National 9/11 Flag during the playing of the National Anthem. The Oakland Raiders defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 31-10, at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 2, in Kansas City, Mo. On Sunday, in the AFC Wild Card round, the No. 5 Baltimore Ravens (12-4) are at No. 4 Kansas City Chiefs (10-6), playing at Arrowhead Stadium at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on CBS. Tonight at 8 p.m., the No. 6 New York Jets (11-5) are at the No. 3 Indianapolis Colts (10-6). The New England Patriots (14-2), entering the playoffs this weekend with a bye, will play at home in the AFC divisional round at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/MCT)
Red Claws acquire Cripe; hoop team on road stint DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The Maine Red Claws announced Friday that they have acquired 7-0 center James Cripe from the available player pool. Red Claws fans will be familiar with Cripe who played part of last season with the Springfield Armor. A product of Dayton and Northern Kentucky Universities, Cripe, 26, joins the team from the New Mexico Thunderbirds where in 14 games (nine starts) this season, he averaged 4.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg and had 8 blocks. The defensive-minded center has also spent time in Europe and Asia, spending the 2008-09 season with Link Tochigi Brex (Japan) where he participated in the Japanese JBL All-Star Game, and the 2007-08 season with Cimbria Randers (Denmark-Basketliga). To make room on the roster for Cripe, the Red Claws have waived Lawrence Westbrook. “Under no circumstances is this a reflection on Lawrence as a player,” said Red Claws President and General Manager Jon Jennings. “Lawrence has been a true professional and can play at a high level in this league. We thank him for his contributions to our organization and wish him well.” On the road this weekend, the Red Claws will return home briefly on Friday, Jan. 14 for a rematch with conference rival Erie. The team will then head back out on the road for its longest trip of the season, a week and a half jaunt through Texas for two contests each against the defending champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers and the expansion Texas Legends. The team will return home for a pair of games to close out the month before heading out on the road again for a weeklong trip that will take them through the Dakotas and end with a back-to-back, home-and-home set against Springfield. For details, visit www.nba.com/dleague/maine.
LEWISTON — The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s trade deadline came and went Thursday at noon. By 1 p.m., the Lewiston Maineiacs were back at practice at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee — the same team and the same players who were on that team 24 hours earlier. After two tweaks to the roster earlier in the three-week trade window, the Maineiacs were silent Thursday as several other teams across the league went wild with multiple transactions, all trying to improve their positions either for this year’s stretch run, or for the coming years. “We had lots of offers,” Lewiston GM Roger Shannon said. “When you have good players, everyone wants to rip you apart. That’s what people do; they go look for good players. We have good players, we have good kids, and we have good chemistry, and we simply made a decision to let the kids continue on together as they are. They’ve earned it. They’ve earned the right to carry on. That’s the best way to put it.” The Maineiacs will have their first test as a finalized unit this weekend when they host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies for a pair of games.
Pirates raise funds for cystic fibrosis research Tonight it’s another Bud Light Hockey Night in Portland as the Pirates host the Manchester Monarchs at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Fans can come to the game and help raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Northern New England. A game ticket from tonight’s game is good for a $20 lift ticket Sunday afternoon at Shawnee Peak. Tickets for games are on sale now by calling 775-3458.