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Do laughs always need liquor?

See Bob Higgins’ column on page 4

It’s all a numbers game See Curtis Robinson’s column on page 5

Piano man See Music Calendar, page 18

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Billions to clean our Gulf?

Due to popular image, Gulf of Maine funding faces challenges

BY CURTIS ROBINSON THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

With its postcard scenery and sea-

food-generating waters, the Gulf of Maine enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s truly healthy bodies of water. Which is good news.

Unless you’re trying to clean it up.

“Few people realize that in spite of its amazing public image the Gulf of Maine is an ecosystem with some big problems that

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are leading to potentially grave economic and environmental consequences,” begins an announcement making the environmentalist rounds in the past week.

At issue is an ambitious new plan that could become a driving force for the region’s future. It calls for $3 billion in immediate federal

investment in the Gulf of Maine followed by a similar commitment annually for two decades.

Called the “U.S. Gulf of Maine Restoration and Conservation Plan: a Needs Assessment for Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts,” the study, in draft form, was released for public comment last week.

The result of an effort that began in 2008, see GULF page 3

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Planning a trip to Cleveland, for any reason, just seems like a bad idea. Whether you have family there or if you love football and want to visit nearby Canton, even if your company sends you there for a widget convention — Cleveland, pre-planned, yuck.

I’ve been to Cleveland once for a

music thing with an artist I used to manage. We were in and out so fast I don’t remember anything except we didn’t like it there. It’s gotta be the number two punchline city of all time too (sorry Detroit).

Even in the movie Tootise, the use of the word Cleveland struck up perhaps the biggest laugh of the

entire film. I never thought I’d ever need to plan a trip to visit Ohio’s ugliest kid.

Over the summer I talked a couple friends of mine into taking a trip. I told them it would be an awesome, inexpensive, quick see CURDO page 6

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Blog pokes fun at home design CHICAGO (AP) — It started with figs, on a plate, stashed under a pool side table.

The caption under the photo in the home design catalog urged readers to “enjoy the comfort and ease of indoor entertaining with outdoor sectionals, pillows and accessories.”

But Molly Erdman saw something else. She saw a chance to poke fun at something, well ... kinda ridiculous. The actor/comedian sat down at her computer last June and wrote her own caption.

“Sweetheart,” it said, “the Turners will be here any minute now! Did you put the plate of figs under the table?”

And her blog, “Catalog Living,” was born.

Erdman didn’t necessarily set out to create a daily parody of the sometimes serious, overly put-together nature of photos from highend home accessory catalogs. She got her start as a comedian with Chicago’s Second City and moved to Los Angeles three years ago to pursue an acting and writing career.

As her blog entries multiplied, they started getting attention from Facebook fans and people in the design field.

“I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails from catalog photographers and art directors,” she says.

“They say, ‘We always think what we do is ridiculous.’

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High court allows gay military ban for now WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Pentagon to continue preventing openly gay people from serving in the military while a federal appeals court reviews the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

The court did not comment in denying a request from the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights group, to step into the ongoing federal court review of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The Obama administration urged the high court not to get involved at this point.

Last month, a federal judge ruled that the policy violates the civil rights of gay Americans and she issued an injunction barring the Pentagon from applying it. But the San Francisco-based appeals court said the policy could remain in effect while it considers the administration’s appeal.

“Log Cabin Republicans are disappointed that the Supreme Court decided to maintain the status quo with regards to ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ but we are not surprised,” said R. Clarke Cooper, the group’s executive director.

Obama sees progress in measured steps YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — A defensive President Barack Obama claimed progress Friday in a round of global economic talks that exposed discord over U.S. policy and doubts about American influence. Not every summit can be a game-changer, he said.

“Instead of hitting home runs, sometimes we’re going to hit singles,” the president said. “But

they’re really important singles.”

Obama pointed to a consensus by 20 powerhouse and emerging economies on plans for a balanced economy, with the makings of a system to track and prevent unhealthy trade deficits and surpluses, an initiative that lacks enforcement.

Yet Obama failed to get leaders to take a tough stand against China’s undervalued

currency. Instead, he took heat for the Federal Reserve’s decision to print $600 billion to boost the economy, a move that devalues U.S. currency.

And a trade deal with South Korea eluded him.

Obama answered “No” when asked at a news conference if the stinging results of the midterm elections diminished his clout abroad.

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Steele draws challenger for GOP chairman WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent Michigan Republican said Friday he is running against Michael Steele, arguing the GOP can win in 2012 only if the party chairman steps out of the limelight and allows candidates to be the voice and face of the party.

Saul Anuzis, who lost his bid for Republican National Committee chairman two years ago, made his plans known in an e-mail.

“My agenda is very straightforward. I have no interest in running for office. I won’t be writing a book. It is not my goal to be famous,” said Anuzis, who promised to serve just one twoyear term and work hard to elect Republicans “from the top to every township and city across this great country of ours.”

His statement was a slap at Steele, who has generated controversy repeatedly in his tenure as party chairman, sometimes drawing attention that was detrimental to the Republican cause.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Saturday, November 13, 2010— Page 3

Developers announce site, plans for voter-approved Oxford County casino OXFORD (AP) — The group planning to build a casino in western Maine has selected a 100-acre site known as Pigeon Hill for the $165 million project, officials said Friday.

The first phase of the five-year project involves a 65,000-square-foot building with slot machines, gaming tables and a restaurant on the Route 26 site, Black Bear Entertainment said. That will be followed by a 100-room, fourstory hotel, then another 100 rooms and a spa.

Maine voters last week gave their approval to the state’s first casino with table games. The measure passed by less than 1 percentage point, and opponents are seeking a recount.

Jim Boldebook, a Black Bear partner, said the recount may

slow down construction. But, he said, the company could break ground on the first phase as early as this spring.

Details were released Friday at a news conference at Oxford Town Hall.

Providing a view of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, the Pigeon Hill site is 13 miles from Lewiston, 23 miles from Mount Abram, 30 miles from Bethel and 35 miles from Portland.

Black Bear partners insisted the project is all about putting people to work, not making a killing with the casino. Black Bear’s owners have said the casino will create an estimated 2,700 jobs.

“I’m not just in it for the money.

I’m in it for the jobs,” said Bob Bahre, one of the partners and a former owner of both Oxford

Plains Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Rob Lally, another of the Black Bear partners, said the group should have no problem lining up financing, but Casinos No! questioned the group’s assumptions.

Casinos No! said Black Bear still needs a casino partner to run the facility, and those partners are interested only if there’s a monopoly.

Separate casino proposals in Biddeford and Lewiston “and an expected legal challenge to the Oxford casino legislation make that prospect highly doubtful,” said spokesman Dennis Bailey.

Maine now has one casino, Hollywood Slots in Bangor, which has 1,000 slot machines but is prohibited by law from having table games such as blackjack and craps.

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EPA has $3 million for former mine BROOKSVILLE (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is getting ready to begin the clean up of an abandoned Maine mine that has left a legacy of toxic contamination.

The $3 million in Superfund money will begin a cleanup at the former Callahan Mine site in Brooksville. During the 1960s and 1970s the Callahan Mining removed an estimated 800,000 tons of rock containing copper, zinc, lead and traces of silver in an open pit mine.

The cleanup plan calls for the removal of toxic PCBs and the lead- and arsenic-contaminated soils.

Contaminated materials will be disposed of in the former mine pit. A cap will then be placed over the tailings.

Civil War buffs join re-enactment JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Organizers say they’re expecting 1,300 Civil War re-enactors to gather in northern Mississippi this weekend to depict a battle that actually took place in Tennessee.

People dressed as Union and Confederate soldiers are reliving the Battle of Fort Donelson, which took place in February 1862 near Dover, Tenn., northwest of Nashville. The battle was a victory for the North and helped keep Kentucky in the Union.

Next step in Gulf of Maine plan is to develop a regional coalition GULF from page one

the final draft of the plan will be presented to Congress for funding similar to that being allotted to similar plans for the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, Florida Everglades, and other waterfocused ecosystems that have become national priorities.

While acknowledging that the Gulf of Maine’s image may indeed be somewhat pristine, the study notes accelerating challenges, including: • “Beach closings from sewage overflows and polluted storm water runoff are increasingly common.

• Vast areas of once productive shellfish beds are periodically jeopardized—or already off limits—due to toxic pollution from sewage, storm water, and red tide.

• Fish stocks are famously down, mainly from overfishing; and their recovery is hindered by loss of nursery and spawning ground habitat.

• Salt marshes and eelgrass beds, critical to juvenile fish of many species, are damaged and declining from a variety of human causes.

“The Plan identifies nearly $2 billion in urgently needed investment within the next five years to address problems or water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, toxic sediments, abandoned fishing gear, and adaptations to the impacts of a changing climate.” — Peter Alexander, Portland resident and environmental consultant • Thousands of miles of rivers and streams are blocked by obsolete dams and poorly designed and installed road crossings (culverts).

“The Plan identifies nearly $2 billion in urgently needed investment within the next five years to address problems or water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, toxic sediments, abandoned fishing gear, and adaptations to the impacts of a changing climate,” said Peter Alexander, a Portland resident and environmental consultant who helped pull together state and federal agency officials to create the plan. “And that is just a ‘down payment.’ The agencies recognize that 20 years or more of sustained investment at that rate is required to solve some

of these problems and prevent a catastrophic decline of the ecosystem.”

Alexander, who was active in organizing a similar Great Lakes response to its environmental problems, knows that image is going to work against any sense of urgency for the Gulf of Maine.

In the absence of high-profile disasters – the BP oil spill and Lake Erie on fire spring to mind – Alexander realizes that gaining public support for Gulf of Maine spending faces some challenges.

He’s apparently up for the challenge because last week he announced his

continued involvement.

“The next step in this process is to develop a regional coalition of nonprofit groups to advocate to get the plan implemented. To that end, I recently signed a contract with the National Wildlife Federation’s Northeast Office (Montpelier, VT) to serve as fiscal agent for the coalition.”

He says the short-term goal is to convince the U.S. Congress to “authorize a program and funding to implement the plan, which calls for $3 billion in the first five years and sustained funding at that level for at least twenty years.”

The first tool for that support is a Brookings Institution report on the similar Great Lakes plan that indicated a two-to-three times return on investment in the form of jobs and economic development.

To see the plan and offer comments in advance of a Nov. 29 deadline, visit www.gulfofmaine.org/documents.

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The Fed trashes the dollar If it is the first responsibility of the Federal Reserve to protect the dollars that Americans earn and save, is it not dereliction of duty for the Fed to pursue a policy to bleed value from those dollars?

For that is what Chairman Ben Bernanke is up to with his QE2, or “quantitative easing.”

Translation: The Fed is committed to buy $600 billion in bonds from banks and pay for them by printing money that will then be deposited in those banks. The more dollars that flood into the economy, the less every one of them is worth.

––––– Bernanke is not just risking Creators inflation. He is inducing inflation.

Syndicate He is reducing the value of the dollar to make U.S. exports more competitive and imports more expensive, so that we will consume fewer imports. He is trying to eliminate the U.S. trade deficit by treating the once universally respected dollar like the peso of a banana republic.

Sarah Palin has nailed cold what Bernanke is about: “We shouldn’t be playing around with inflation.

It’s not for nothing Reagan called it ‘as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man.’

Pat Buchanan

see BUCHANAN page 5

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Is it possible to laugh without liquor?

Weekend nights for me are frequtently spent at the bar, so I was a little puzzled by the invitation that came my way last week.

Then I saw who is was from, and just couldn’t stop laughing.

A year or two back, I was perusing the bookstore for something both local and readable. There were numerous choices, but one book just about jumped off the shelf at me: “Laughing On The Inside: The Life And Crimes of Felon O’Reiley” by Sandy Webb and the aforementioned Felon.

It was a “rehab book,” a trueto-life confession of someone who had done wrong, got caught for it, and straightened his life out. I was about to put it back on the shelf when the first sentence grabbed me. It involved a felon, incarcerated at Christmas-time, seeing the moonlight reflecting off the razor-wire, and thinking that this was not the best way to spend the holidays.

I read the book, and passed it around to quite a few that I thought would like it. Turns out, Felon O’Riley is a local, or at least was. After a lifetime of crime and a conviction as a career crimi-

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist nal, he embarked on a personal crusade of sorts, all at the local comedy club, the Comedy Connection.

Let’s step back and look at Felon for a second. Stole his first bike at age six. Got arrested for the first time at age 10. A whopping 73 arrests, seven incarcerations. Over 10 years spent in federal prisons. If this guy wants to tell you insighful jokes about his past, maybe you better listen.

In a clip of a documentary currently being done on him, he is seen wandering through a cemetery. “All my life, people have called me a survivor. I realize that looks pretty foolish on a gravestone.”

And he is coming back to Portland, from his new home on the west coast, for a quick tour of the old stomping grounds. He’s doing

a comedy tour with two other folks, called “Laughs Without Liquor.”

Essentially, one of the messages on this tour is hope.

“My history is just that... history.

It’s hard to get away from, but if I can pass on that there is hope, I can go back and show people that there is a future after drugs and alcohol, this might be what I was meant to do.” In a recent phone interview, Felon told me some of his approach.

“I’d like to get more into the prisons, but they are understandably reluctant to let a convicted career criminal just walk in and start talking.” His comedy tour of rehabs on the west coast was going well, but a chance to do a Portland show popped up.

“I had been talking with (my friend at) the Irish heritage center about doing a show, and it kept getting put off. Finally, we settled on a date.”

Want a sampler of the comedy involved? A few weeks ago, Felon posted a joke. “Did you hear about the new prison reality show? Its see HIGGINS page 5

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It’s all a numbers game in modern society “Number is the within of all things.”

— Pythagoras It’s funny how numbers define us, and not just in that string-theory way argued by mathematical physicists.

Try this: 295, 1, 9, 202. Yeah, local roads.

If you’re of a certain age, you probably recall memorizing phone numbers.

These days, not so much – lose those cell phone numbers and how many of us could even call our closest friends?

Folks of “a certain age” can often instantly recall their childhood home phone number; younger folks will do well to remember what brand of flipphone they started with, if they recall what the heck a flip-phone is/was.

More than perhaps anything else, what numbers we “know” identify us in time and place. I, for example, know my cholesterol numbers, the good, the bad and the total. And I know the double-secret number for a Colorado film company that has a backup of all those other phone numbers I might lose.

Ten years ago, people probably knew from a dozen to 25 phone numbers instantly. Quiz your friends to see if

Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved they know five – and “911” and “411” don’t count, although those too illustrate the point. The phone companies are even getting permission from regulators to stop printing directories, such is our reliance on being able to find any number on the Internet, instantly.

Culturally, we are a numbers animal. Think not? Then why will the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks next year be so much more important than the 9th was this year?

But nowhere is our “definition by numbers” more clear than in television. There was a time when you might visit somebody and easily use their TV – no, really, just walk in, turn it on and choose a channel. Now, of course, just knowing which remote to begin with requires a burst of insight

usually reserved for physic readings or stock-market picks.

Face it, Mr. Spock couldn’t figure out most modern TV systems with a cheat-sheet and a two-part episode timeline. My TV-remote confidence has been shattered by too many inadvertent input mode disasters and digital accessory entanglements. Gone are the days when I could approach strange TV setups like James Bond encountering the villain’s HQ control panel, confident that any self-destruct button would be clearly marked.

Not now. These days one should approach any such setup exactly as you would upon finding a coiled viper on the coffee table. In my heart, I think it is a revenge of the nerds — “they” can put a Man on the Moon DVD in my hands for $12 but they can’t consolidate these remotes?

I tested my you-are-your-numbers theory on my colleague Mark Curdo, the WCYY radio host and Daily Sun contributor known to be a Celtics fan the way other people are grandparents: “So, quickly, what’s your TV number for Celts games?”

“Regular or HD?” Of course he knew. But he didn’t know where to find much else — why would he with guides and such? Today, the numbers we know are either vital or habitual.

Pythagoras was onto something, and if you know that somebody knows that Jon Stewart is on at 11 on 61 and 109 is Spouts (pre-school) and you find the on-demand kids stuff at 927 and 200 is HBO ... well, you know why you’ve not been seeing that person at the bars lately, let me tell you.

And now the important numbers in my life are “2” – the number of hours I can leave my car up on Pine Street and “4,” the number of unpaid parking tickets I have here next to the keyboard and “610” – the number of words in this column.

They tell me that only one of three readers will go beyond 550, so I guess it’s pretty much just the two of us now.

And the ghost of Pythagoras.

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

One of the messages of this comedy tour is hope HIGGINS from page 4

called real housewives of San Quentin.” I don’t know about you, but that seems pretty funny. It seemed even funnier to the audience he told it too, a group of inmates at that famed prison. That takes a serious set of stones, even if security for the show was carrying riot shotguns. “That was a great show for me, I loved it.”

According to their website laughswithoutliquor. com, “Felon, along with Jewish recovering Methhead Amy Dresner, and recovering alcoholic and tranny Ian Harvie, sharing the bill for an evening

of laughter and stories of their experience, strength and hope” Normally, asking me to give up the suds on a Friday night is like asking for a day without a sunrise. Not likely to happen, but in this particular case the curiosity of the thing has piqued my interest.

There are relatively few “chem-free” functions in this town that don’t involve being trampled by future club-going wannabees. Adults who have changed their lives are shorted a bit when it comes to entertainment venues and shows. Your choices involve hanging out with a bunch of drunkards and

just going along with it or staying home with Netflix or a Videoport selection.

The show is Friday, Nov. 19, at the Irish Heritage Center on State Street. Tickets are available for $15 through www.brownpapertickets.com or at the door on the night of the show.

I’m just wondering how the jokes will go over without a “captive” audience or armed Counting the number of folks I’ve talked to that want to go see this show, I’m suspecting pretty well.

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

American people continue to vote no confidence in government BUCHANAN from page 4

“The Fed’s pump-priming addiction has got our small businesses running scared and our allies worried. The German finance minister called the Fed’s proposals ‘clueless.’ When Germany, a country that knows a thing or two about the dangers of inflation, warns us to think again, maybe it’s time for Chairman Bernanke to cease and desist.

“We don’t want temporary, artificial economic growth bought at the expense of permanently higher inflation which will erode the value of our incomes and our savings.”

Egging Ben on is the Nobel-prize winning New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. Fed policy is too timid, says Krugman.

When Bernanke said we are not “going to try to raise inflation to a super-normal level,” he blew it, says Krugman, and “there goes the best chance the Fed’s plan might actually work.”

What the Fed should do, he says, is change expectations “by leading people to believe that we will have somewhat above-normal inflation ... which would reduce the incentive to sit on cash.”

But “sit on cash” is a definition of saving. Is saving bad? Once, Americans were taught that saving was a good thing.

Not to Krugman. He wants to panic the public into believing the money they have put into savings accounts and CDs will be rapidly eaten up by Fed-

created inflation, so they will run out and spend that money now to get the economy moving again.

Whatever the economics of this, the morality of it is appalling.

Imagine a husband and wife with a bright child who are saving to send the boy to the best prep school, then Princeton, then, hopefully, Harvard or Yale Law, so the boy can realize his dream of being a great lawyer and perhaps one day sitting on the Supreme Court.

Krugman is recommending that the Fed goose the money supply to cause a general fear of inflation, so that couple will run and get their money out of the bank and start spending it, because, if they don’t, their own government will start destroying the value of their savings.

This is Weimar economics.

As for inflation, are not the prices of gold, silver, oil and other commodities flashing signals that it is on the way?

In denouncing Bernanke, even the Chinese are not all wrong. They have followed the monetary policy we created at Bretton Woods in 1944, where we tied the dollar to gold at $35 an ounce, while other nations tied their currencies to the dollar at fixed rates of exchange.

China is being denounced for manipulating its currency when Beijing is adhering to a strict dollar-renminbi exchange rate, while our Fed is manipulating the dollar price to seek competitive

advantage.

The other Chinese complaint is that they lent us trillions to buy Chinese goods and now we are robbing them by depreciating the dollar-denominated Treasury bonds they accepted in return for their goods.

Pay back your banker in Monopoly money, and you will find you are soon unable to borrow from anyone anywhere.

In four years, the American people have delivered three straight votes of no confidence in the U.S. government. The Fed, however, retains a confidence that it does not deserve, when one considers that, when it was created in 1913, a $20 bill could be exchanged for a $20 gold piece.

Today, it takes seventy $20 bills to buy a $20 gold piece, which means the dollar can buy in 2010 what you could get for 2 pennies in 1910. Quite a record for a central bank set up to protect the dollar.

If Bernanke’s inflation does not generate growth, confidence in the Fed will also vanish. Then a crisis of capitalism will be at hand.

Historians will not deal kindly with the men who traded the horse of U.S. economic nationalism for the rabbit of the Global Economy.

(To find out more about Patrick Buchanan, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com.)

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Cleveland vibe couldn’t stop this trip CURDO from page one

weekend trip outside of New England. We’d get to hang out with some good food and we’d enjoy some cold beers and we’d spend an entire day with the greatest names in the history of music.

“Guys,” I said, “let’s take a trip to the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame!”

I got “awesome,” “heck yeahs” and thumbs up all around. Then when everyone realized it was in Cleveland, I have to be honest, the fun vibes drained out of them faster than you can spell Ohio.

Regardless, the Hall was a destination we all agreed was on our to-do lists. Music is such a huge part of all of our lives in this bunch which includes two musicians, one big music lover and his blossoming musician son (who was brought along for his 14th birthday present). Then there’s me. I kind of like music myself in a life supportive way.

We found cheap flights, used someone’s points for a killer hotel deal, packed small overnight

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bags and jumped on a plane last Friday for an unforgettable weekend. I had my mind set on seeing one thing in particular more than anything else. It was Beatle related and it would be worth the trip itself for me if I got to see it and take a picture with it.

After we landed, we hopped on the subway into town. The conversations and debates started.

We all got fired up over those who weren’t already inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. Our music passion was front and center and ready for duty this weekend. Frustrating disbelief fired us up that that artists and bands like; Cheap Trick, Rush, Chicago, Journey, Boston, Kiss, B-52s, Devo, The Cars, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Dick Dale, Doobie Brothers, ELO, Heart, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Iron Maiden, Joan Jett, Kraftwerk, The Meters, Motorhead, Ted Nugent, Styx, Yes and Barry White ... were NOT in the Hall.

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That Friday night, we found a great spot three blocks from the hotel to eat, drink and be merry.

Like an angel was watching over me, the Celtics game was on the TV where we ate. This weekend was already hitting home runs for me! The distractions from realizing we were in Cleveland were comforting us like a warm blanket.

Next morning, we suited up and walked to the Hall of Fame.

It was scheduled to open at 10 a.m. We decided to walk over a bit early. On the way, we passed countless abandoned and shut down business. Block after block it was like a scene from Independence Day or something.

There was no sign of life downtown. Plenty of banks though.

It was miserable and severely depressing.

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BY JEFF PETERSON SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

All eyes will be on Portland this weekend for the Class A West Football Regional Championship game as Cheverus (10-0) tries to continue its quest for a perfect season and a shot at a gold ball when it takes on Deering (8-2) at Boulos Stadium.

The game is at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

It’s a rematch of a regular season game played three weeks when the Stags blew out the Rams 44-14.

“They are a good football team,” claimed Deering coach Greg Stilphen. “I don’t think we handled the moment very well. To their credit, they took advantage of it. They kept the momentum on us and had two big plays in the passing game.”

Meantime Cheverus has moved on.

They are almost acting like the 30-point win never took place.

“That was another season,” said Cheverus coach John Wolfgram. “We know they are a lot better than that. We are expecting a real tough game this time and we know they are an excellent football team and are here for a reason.”

Besides the two losses, when you look at the numbers, Deering has dominated its opponents. The Rams average around 36 points on offense and only give up nine a game.

“On defense” said Wolfgram, “they get to the ball real well. On offense, they have a number of weapons and to control those weapons is difficult. That will be a real challenge for us.”

The challenge will be to stop Deering’s spread offense with quarterback Jamie Ross.

“They are going to come to play a lot more than last game,” said Cheverus quarterback Peter Gwilym. The Rams’ wide-open no-huddle offense only managed to score 14 points in the regular season finale against the Stags.

“This time it will be different,” added Gwilym. “They are going to give us a fight.”

The challenge for Deering will be to figure out a way to try and stop the wing-T offense of Cheverus and Gwilym. Halfback Spencer Cooke and fullback Evan Jendrasko are two other weapons the Rams defense will be keeping an eye on.

“I think they are actually good in both phases,” said coach Stilphen. “As this stage of the game, if you are usually one of the two teams left, you are usually pretty strong in all phases.”

No matter what the stats are, the bottom line is both teams are hungry for a shot at a state title.

Nobody on the Rams roster has played for a gold ball. “It is just a good feeling to still be playing and practicing for this game” said Deering coach Greg Stilphen. “We have earned the right to be here and we are excited about it.”

For Cheverus it is another shot. Last year in the Regional Title game, they lost a heartbreaker to eventual state champion Windham.

“We got another chance,” said Stags quarterback Peter Gwilym. “It’s kinf of like a shot at redemption.

Here we are and we have that shot.”

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Articles of clothing from the greats dazzle visitors HALL from page 6

intoxicating as we saw the glass-pointed Hall coming closer with each block crossed. As we walked step by step, music history was hitting my brain.

The thoughts of rock n’ roll past and all those who have had their hands in it started to overwhelm me.

I felt as if we were really about to become one with it. Yeah, baby! Little Richard and me. Whoooooo!

When we arrived, we had time to kill. I asked my friend Walter to take a picture of me in front of the building. I planned for this shot for a while. I wanted to make my own Hall snub statement, so I had a t-shirt made for me specifically for this trip. I may have been excited to take this journey and to be there, but the lack of Hall and Oates inclusion into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame is not sitting well with me. I needed to speak my mind about it. (You can see mission accomplished in the picture accompanying this article). Daryl and John, I’ve got your backs. It’s gonna happen fellas. We’ll taste our victory soon!

When the doors opened, there were about 20 of us waiting to get in and everyone was excited to get going. The biggest thorn in the rose as we entered was finding out there was no photography in the Hall. Are you serious? No pictures? Nothing? We’re going to be face-to-face with these priceless items of history that helped to create the world we live by, and we can’t capture those memories to hang at our cubicles or impose on everyone on Facebook? I can’t take a picture of me with this Beatle thing I’ve been excited for all along?

This just can’t be! The only picture I would have is of me in my Hall and Oates shirt outside? Bummed out big time, we all moved forward.

We moved along, got our wristbands and entered an amazing world. Almost in chronological order, we started to see Chuck Berry and Eddie Cochran things which lead into Elvis things. The Elvis stuff was cool. Staring at outfits he wore and then seeing the pictures right next to them of him wearing those outfits was a real trip. They had one of his Cadillacs in that room too. It was purple and quite a scene.

We started to pass by amazing articles of clothes; Tina Turner’s dress from the “Private Dancer” video.

I could totally picture the legs too! There were some silk shirts from the Bee Gees. We squinted at an outfit of Randy Rhoads that was so small around the waste, we just couldn’t believe they were the pants of a healthy man. His classic black poka-dot

Mark Curdo captures his feelings outside the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. “The biggest thorn in the rose as we entered was finding out there was no photography in the Hall. Are you serious?” he proclaimed. (COURTESY PHOTO)

“flying V” guitar was on display as well. There was also an awesome shirt of Bob Marley’s, which Walt and I both noticed had a nice circular burn on the shoulder. What a classic detail.

We then strolled around an amazing piece. It was Garth Hudson’s main organ that he used to make and play music with the Band. It was all customed out and marvelous to gaze at. This made way towards various articles of clothing owned by Freddie Mercury, The Who and David Bowie. Amazing outfits especially when you know how important visual was with Bowie.

There were early scribbled versions of the Public Enemy logo which I was so amazed at seeing — even

if I was confused why It was in there since PE hasn’t been inducted yet. Some Run DMC Adidas and an old mixer belonging to Grandmaster Flash completed the understandably small hip hop section.

That mixer helped to start the history of hip hop DJing. Amazing.

One of my big “wows” of the visit happened when we saw the Michael Jackson section. They had the jacket from the “Thriller” video, his outfit from the “Bad” video and his sparkling, blue royalty jacket that he wore when he collected all those grammys for “Thriller.” see MUSIC page 8

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Rules collapse in Beatles section of Hall of Fame the original Sun Studios recording set up, MUSIC from page 7 the piano Jerry Lee Lewis used to record “Great Balls of Fire” and Springsteen stuff I’m not an Elvis type freak for Jacko, from the current exhibit going on featurbut I am a fan and seeing these things, ing the Boss. His outfit from the cover of especially the Thriller jacket blew me Born in the USA, handwritten lyrics from away. Not much of an argument to be had; most of his biggest songs and the guitar Thriller is still regarded as the greatest and jacket from the Born To Run album video ever. Everyone knows it and knows cover. his outfit. A definition of iconic, three feet The reason for this place being in Clevein front of me, not even in a case. Oh and land is because the phrase rock n’ roll I can’t take a picture of it. Wonderful. was first spoken there (as history has it) There was ZZ Top’s Eliminator car, by radio Disc Jockey Alan Freed. Freed is some wild Jimi Hendrix outfits and a truly the starting point for rock n’ roll’s suit of Buddy Holly’s that I really liked. true launch. He exposed the music, helped I love Buddy Holly. Walt and I both bring blacks and whites together through joked about how we carelessly strolled the music and brought the artists he played by the Stevie Nicks wardrobe section, to perform in towns all around America. which was about four to five outfits deep.

He started it all. And his ending ... well, The Rolling Stones section was decent it’s at the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. His although there wasn’t much to me that urn is set behind a section of glass on the was memorable or iconic. One of Mick’s third floor of the Hall. Bizarre, yet perfect outfits from the Voodoo Lounge tour? Big placement. deal. Nevertheless, there were some cool We eventually started to slow down and things there, too. unseen items were becoming less and less.

Across from the Stones section, approStill the thought of Lennon’s Pepper jacket priately, was the Beatles section. still stuck in my head. As we eventually A lot smaller than you would imagine, would wrap up the day in a swarm of gift but some quality stuff and the gem I had shop attacks (someone has a killer collecbeen waiting to see. I passed by amaztion of new, old 45’s) and some last minute ing items like Lennon’s visa for traveling solo wandering, I felt the only thing I could during the Hamburg years, his guitar spend my remaining time doing was visitused to record Beatles For Sale and then ing the jacket one more time. I tipped my the nucleus of the entire building to me. hat to Buddy Holly’s section on the way Perhaps the greatest rock n’ roll history over and then found my front row spot still item I could ever think of was right in wide open at the Beatle wall. I could hear front of me; John Lennon’s outift he wore faintly the sound of the audience laughing on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s. It was a slap during Sgt. Peppers as I stood there, but it in the face to see this. I was in unspeakwasn’t on the PA system, it was all in my able awe. As people casually glided by, head. What a moment. the world stopped for a bit. Sounds corny This trip was a great thing for all of us.

I know, but this was maybe one of the The passion I have in my life for music was most magical music moments I’ve ever filled to the brim upon arrival to Cleveexperienced. THE band, THE album, land. The Hall has added an overflow that THE most memorable album cover of all makes me believe the coffee mug saying I time. saw in the gift shop; “Rock n’ Roll Can Save The slight color fade over the years The World.” took nothing away from my enjoyment.

We all left Cleveland surprisingly happy It looked brand new to me. It was amazand very content in our visit to the Hall. ing to see how everyone has their thing There wasn’t anything really we were disthey care about more. I saw people gawk over items that seemed forgettable to me. Mark Curdo marvels at an exhibit in the Hall. “Perhaps the greatest rock n’ roll history item I could appointed about. Nothing else we needed.

Yet at my prized non-possession, many ever think of was right in front of me; John Lennon’s outift he wore on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s,” Oh, a picture with John Lennon’s outfit you’re probably saying right? I agree. That walked by without barely looking at this he recalled. (COURTESY PHOTO) no photography rule... item that I couldn’t turn away from. I Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. This really hit But hey, it wouldn’t be rock n’ roll to wanted to say to people, “Do you know home for Walt who is now a father. I loved the Ricky follow the rules, now would it? how important this is? Stop and bow to this thing Nelson wall and we were impressed with the Les immediately!” Many kept walking. I stood there ...

Paul guitar section as well. So deserving.

(Mark Curdo is a DJ on 94.3 WCYY and the for about 20 minutes. Eyes locked, my heart feeling Weird, Motown stuff was non-existant, which owner of a record label, Labor Day Records, based wide as a canyon and my mind filled with George bummed me out a bit. Maybe it was in rotation with in Portland. Mark is not only a board member of the Martin packaged melodies I’ve love so much. No other items. Also, Nothing really for Beach Boys or Portland Music Foundation, but he loves the Boston photography allowed? Just awful.

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Celtics, Ginger Ale and Jack Lemmon movies. He is a I somehow had to carry onward. Plenty more to Some other major deal items we did see: most of weekly Daily Sun music columnist.) see. Like some amazing drawings of a grade school

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GOP nominates Nutting to be Maine House speaker AUGUSTA (AP) — licans bolstered their Maine House Repubnumbers Friday by one licans, who will be in seat as Rep. Michael the majority for the Willette of Presque first time in three Isle announced he decades during the changed his party upcoming 2011-12 affiliation from Demolegislative session, crat to Republican. nominated veteran Maine’s House of RepRep. Robert Nutting resentatives now has on Friday to be the 78 Republicans, 72 chamber’s presiding Democrats and one Rep. Bob Nutting, R-Oakland. (AP PHOTO) independent. officer.

The day started “This was not an with a five-way race for speaker. easy decision,” said Willette, who was After a series of votes — including re-elected last week to his second one in which Nutting tied with Rep. term in the Legislature. Willette said Paul Davis of Sangerville — Nutting he’s been convinced that Republicans emerged as the GOP caucus choice. have the clearest vision for an eco“I am humbled beyond words,” Nutnomic recovery. ting told the caucus moments after his The other two speaker candidates nomination was announced. “This is were Reps. Andre Cushing of Hampan awesome thing, and I can’t thank den and Meredith Strang Burgess of you enough.”

Cumberland. A fifth candidate, Rep. Nutting, a pharmacist from OakStacy Fitts of Pittsfield, dropped out land, is about to begin his sixth of the race before Friday’s voting.

House term. He served two terms as Republican Gov.-elect Paul LePage a member of the Appropriations Comaddressed the caucus briefly, saying mittee, which will play a central role he looks forward to working with leadin dealing with a huge, looming state ership and members in what’s widely budget shortfall in the months ahead. expected to be a difficult session.

While saying the Republicans “The state of affairs in the state is finally had a majority “after years of in pretty tough shape ... upside down,” asking,” he warned caucus members said LePage. “Well, it’s our job to put it that voters will now expect action if right side up.” the GOP is to remain in control in the The GOP House caucus also chose years ahead.

Rep. Philip Curtis of Madison as “They’ll be watching for the next majority leader. Curtis, who served two years,” said Nutting. Republicans as assistant minority leader during campaigned on promises to ease reguthe last session, defeated Rep. Kathlations, stop government growth and leen Chase of Wells for the post. oppose tax increases.

In the race for assistant majority Voting for a speaker and other GOP leader, Cushing defeated Rep. Dale House leaders came on top of good Crafts of Lisbon. news for Republicans, who recaptured The full House will formally elect a the House majority on Nov. 2 for the new speaker after newly elected repfirst time since 1972. House Repubresentatives are sworn in Dec. 1.

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SOUTH PORTLAND — A new scholarship and awards program for Maine high school football players has been created in memory of Frank J. Gaziano, founder of National Distributors and a former college All American and professional football player with a life-long passion for local sports.

Jeffrey Kane, president of National Distributors and Frank Gaziano’s sonin-law, said, “These lineman awards are a fitting tribute to Frank. He loved football and felt that the basic principles of football helped shape his business and personal life. Frank always felt linemen were the unsung heros of a football team. Successful football plays don’t happen without linemen doing their jobs.”

The Annual Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards will be presented to players who epitomize the character, leadership, and perseverance of Gaziano. Recipients will be selected by an awards committee based on their strong leadership on the field, in the classroom, and in the community.

Jill Gaziano Mitchell added, “My father believed practicing the basics and being prepared were the building blocks for success whether it was on the football field, in the classroom or later in your professional life. Dad served as a role model for how people

can achieve success in their lives.”

Through the new program, one offensive player and one defensive player will each be awarded a first place trophy and a scholarship of $2,500. Each recipient’s name will also be engraved on permanent plaques that will rotate each year among high schools with winning players. In addition, two runners up will be recognized in each category, with each of the four selected players receiving a commemorative plaque.

All six players will be given a special Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards leather jacket.

Peter DeSimon, a New England key account manager with PepsiCo., spearheaded the creation of the awards program with the Gaziano family. DeSimon said, “I worked for National Distributors for more than 20 years, and Frank was my mentor.

As former football players, we shared a love of the sport. To me, Frank was a true American, building a company and achieving success through hard work and determination. This is my thank you to Frank and the Gaziano family.”

Applicants are nominated by their coaches. Coaches may nominate any number of players, and nominations from all levels of Maine’s high school football three-class system are eligible. see next page

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Application deadline for new program is Friday, Dec. 10 from preceding page

This year’s deadline for submitting applications is 3:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10. For nomination forms and additional information, visit www.gazianolinemanawards.org or contact the Frank J. Gaziano Lineman Awards Board of Directors at 773-1719, ext 3303.

Matt Perkins, 2010 Maine High School Coach of the Year and head coach of the Windham High School Football team, helped organize the scholarship and awards program. He said, “As a former Maine high school lineman, I am very excited about this award. It’s a great way to recognize some of the other outstanding players on the field and not just as players but as people.”

To qualify for consideration, applicants must be a high school senior, have competed at the varsity level for a minimum of two years, and have an exemplary record of positive athletic and non-athletic citizenship. The submission of a student essay and a game film featurGaziano ing the applicant competing against his toughest competitor are part of the application process. All finalists will be invited to appear before the awards committee for a personal interview.

Recipients will be announced at an awards banquet held at the Augusta Civic Center Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011. Every nominated player will receive three free tickets to attend the banquet. Gerry Raymond and Raibonne Charles will be featured speakers. In 1978, Raymond became the only lineman to ever win a Fitzpatrick Trophy, awarded annually to Maine’s top high school football player, while at Lewiston High School. He went on to become an All American player for Boston College, and an All Pro for the United States Football League. Currently, Raymond is an umpire on a five-man crew officiating 5A Texas High School Football, the highest level of football in the state. Charles is a former Windham High football player and a starting defensive lineman with the University of Maine Black Bears.

Funding for the $2,500 scholarships is being provided by National Distributors. The awards committee will also be securing sponsorships and selling corporate tables at the awards banquet to increase the sponsorship level this year and in subsequent years. Anyone interested in contributing to the scholarship fund can call 773-1719, ext 3303.

Gaziano, of Cape Elizabeth, was a well-known benefactor and businessman in the Portland area.

He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1941 and went on to a professional football career with the Washington Redskins and the Boston Yanks (which later became the Indianapolis Colts).

After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he joined Anheuser-Busch as a route salesman and quickly climbed the executive ladder. In 1960, Gaziano resigned from Anheuser-Busch and pur-

chased National Distributors, Inc. Today the company employs 200 people, operates out of a 150,000 square-foot warehouse and has separate sales forces selling beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. This year, it is celebrating its 50th year in business.

Gaziano passed away at the age of 92 on January 16, 2010. During his lifetime, he gave back to his community in many ways including a $50,000 donation to support the construction of the Deering Oaks Bandstand; providing funds to the Portland Police Department to purchase a mobile, high-tech Intoxilyzer; and the establishment of several student scholarships. He also donated rings for the 1996

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Gaziano is remembered by many in the community for his weekly sports trivia columns titled “I Bet You Didn’t Know.” He authored those columns for over 25 years. For more information, visit Gaziano’s profile at www.nat-dist.com.

The Frank J. Gaziano Lineman Awards Board of Directors includes Peter DeSimon; Matt Perkins; Pete Cloutier; Jill Gaziano Mitchell; Jeff Kane of National Distributors; Judy Gaziano Kane; Mike Haley; Charles Hews; Mike Marston of Mid-Maine Homeless Shelters; and Michael Quinlan of Jensen, Baird, Gardner and Henry.

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By Holiday Mathis possibilities.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A date you set was a little too ambitious. It’s time to take a step back and make a new goal. Don’t let this one slide. With a little revision to your plan, you can still make it work.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’ll meet someone worth knowing better. To create great affinity, emphasize the ways in which you are alike. You have similar beliefs and general sensibilities that will mesh well together.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

If you can’t come up with a real world solution, then pluck one out of the land of make believe. Working through a problem with pretend tools might lead you to a practical fix.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You have high expectations, and you expect yourself to do well at whatever you attempt, even if you’ve never tried it before. And you will do well, for a beginner. So let that be a source of pride, not frustration.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). New plans are taking shape. As you work out what you want and how you’re going to get there, many items will be left blank.

That is how it should be for now.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 12). You manage your environment like never before, surrounding yourself with the people, things, activities and foods that make you feel most vital and healthy.

There’s a personal breakthrough that happens slowly over the next three months. Relationships support you, and you rid yourself of draining habits or people. Aries and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 19, 24, 33 and 10.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You want something to show for this life. It’s only natural for you to let people know who you are, what you stand for and how you live. It’s the same drive that made cavemen draw on walls and pharaohs build pyramids.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You will enter someone’s world and make this person feel understood. Your common interests allow this to happen more easily, but mostly it’s your stellar listening skills that seal the deal.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll enjoy a greater sense of connection than you’ve felt all week. You participate in a big way, not only in the parts of life that interest you, but also in the areas that are important to those you love.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can’t predict what challenges will show up, but you can commit to working through whatever is coming and to doing what it takes to push through until your dreams come true.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You may be all grown up on the outside, but there is a tender part of you that shows up whenever a certain someone comes around. With this person, you let down your guard and become impressionable.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). With the right implements, you can do a job quickly and inexpensively. Instead of stubbornly trying to make the tools you have work, be open to a full range of

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2010; with 48 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood, a technician and union activist at the KerrMcGee Cimarron plutonium plant near Crescent, Okla., died in a car crash while on her way to meet a reporter.

On this date: In 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to a friend, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

In 1909, 259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted inside a coal mine in Cherry, Ill. In 1927, the Holland Tunnel opened to the public, providing access between lower Manhattan and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River.

In 1940, the Walt Disney animated movie “Fantasia” had its world premiere in New York.

In 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public city and state buses.

In 1960, entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. married actress May Britt (the marriage lasted until 1968).

In 1969, speaking in Des Moines, Iowa, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew accused network television news departments of bias and distortion, and urged viewers to lodge complaints.

In 1971, the U.S. space probe Mariner 9 went into orbit around Mars.

In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In 1985, some 23,000 residents of Armero, Colombia, died when a volcanic mudslide buried the city.

One year ago: President Barack Obama, in Tokyo at the start of a weeklong trip to Asia, said his decision about how many troops to send to Afghanistan would come soon and that he was bent on “getting this right.”

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Madeleine Sherwood is 88. Journalist-author Peter Arnett is 76. Producer-director Garry Marshall is 76. Actor Jimmy Hawkins is 69.

Country singer-songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard is 64. Actor Joe Mantegna is 63.

Actress Sheila Frazier is 62. Actress Frances Conroy is 57. Musician Andrew Ranken (The Pogues) is 57. Actress Tracy Scoggins is 57. Actor Chris Noth (nohth) is 56. Actresscomedian Whoopi Goldberg is 55. Actor Rex Linn (“CSI: Miami”) is 54. Actress Caroline Goodall is 51. Actor Neil Flynn (“Scrubs”) is 50. Former NFL quarterback Vinny Testaverde is 47. Rock musician Walter Kibby (Fishbone) is 46. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel is 43. Actor Steve Zahn is 43. Writer-activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali is 41. Actress Aisha Hinds is 35. Rock musician Nikolai Fraiture is 32. NBA player Ron Artest is 31. Actress Monique Coleman is 30.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My husband is overextended on his credit cards and sometimes skips several months of payments or juggles between one card and another. Creditors and collection agencies call our house all the time, and I’m losing sleep over it.

These accounts are in his name only. Our only joint possession is the house, which is paid off because I took over the mortgage payments years ago.

When I tell my husband that creditors are calling, he laughs and tells me not to answer the phone. How much financial risk am I assuming by continuing to be married to him even though these debts aren’t mine? I’d sign over the house to him and walk away in a minute, but I’m not sure it would alleviate my responsibility regarding his debts. -- No Name, Please Dear No Name: Some states have statutes that hold a spouse responsible for debts incurred for the benefit of the family. In other words, if your husband’s credit cards are overdrawn because he purchased groceries, medicine, etc., you could be sued to collect the debt. Even if you signed over the house and divorced him, you would still be liable for those debts incurred during your marriage. Talk to an attorney, and find out what the law is in your state.

Dear Annie: As people enjoy their neighborhoods before winter begins, I would like to pass on a few reminders to be good neighbors: 1. As you walk or exercise, please respect other people’s property. Don’t cut across their yards or gardens, don’t litter, and if your pet makes a mess, please keep a plastic bag handy to clean up after him.

2. Property owners: Please keep your shrubs and trees trimmed away from the sidewalks. It is not safe to force a pe-

destrian to walk in the street because your vegetation is overgrown. This includes tree branches that force people to duck down to pass by.

3. When driving through a residential neighborhood, please slow down. The few extra seconds you save by speeding are certainly not worth the lives you are risking.

4. As the days shorten, walkers, runners and cyclists need to be sure they are visible at dusk. Reflective mesh vests and small lightweight lights are available online and at most sporting goods stores. You might be alert, but the driver of the 4,000-pound car might be tired, distracted or even under the influence. You need to make sure they see you. -- Good Neighbor in Bakersfield, Calif.

Dear Neighbor: Thank you for the excellent suggestions.

We hope everyone can be as conscientious as you.

Dear Annie: I’d like to voice my opinion to “Confused,” whose fiance objects to her using a hyphenated name when they marry. While I agree that he’s being immature and controlling to object so strongly that he’d call off the marriage, I’d just like to tell her that, over time, a hyphenated name becomes a pain in the butt.

“Suzy Smith-Jones” is a mouthful, even when the names are one syllable. It takes longer to sign your name. People get confused about how to address you. If you are listed on anything, often the order of the names gets reversed and results in difficulty locating your name. As many ways as your name can be interpreted is the number of different credit ratings you’ll have under each one, and is the number of credit cards offers you’ll receive in the mail from the same company.

I was attached to my maiden name, as well, but after 10 years of marriage, I just think of myself as “Mrs. Smith.” -Don’t Do It

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Saturday, Nov. 13 UNE Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center benefit in Kennebunkport 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport will host a buffet breakfast to benefit the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center at University of New England. The breakfast costs $9.95 for adults and $4.95 for children under 10, and 50 percent of the proceeds will be donated to MARC. “With our official mascot being Henry the Harbor Seal, we felt this was an important group for us to support, stated Tina Hewett-Gordon, general manager of The Nonantum. MARC plays an important role in helping to educate us all about the marine wildlife around us, so I am thrilled we can help in this way.” For more info, contact Emily Mercker at 602-2124 or Keith Matassa at 602-2670.

Christmas Gifts and Decorations Sale 8 a.m. Fifth annual Christmas Gifts and Decorations Sale, 1 p.m., Limington Town Hall, Route 11.

Hundreds of new Christmas things from 25 cents to $2. Toys, gifts, decorations, underwear, clothing and shoes. FMI call Karen 692-2989. Proceeds provide BEHS scholarships. Sponsored by Limington Extension.

adventure about having the courage to try new ideas, pushing them to their limits, and not giving up when all goes wrong.” Appropriate for all ages. $10. http://portlandovations.org

‘Genius Within:The Inner Life of Glenn Gould’ screening at the Portland Museum of Art 2 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art. Friday, Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 14, 2 p.m.; NR. “An enigmatic musical poet, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould continues to captivate 27 years after his untimely death. His inimitable music and writing reveal an insightful worldview that we are still unravelling — his complex recording technologies, including overdubbing, was unprecedented.

Though there have been many documentaries about Gould, most are distracted by his eccentricities, focusing on the pills, gloves, and scarves while missing the man and message behind the music. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould pierces through the myths, revealing the man beneath the icon.” www.portlandmuseum. org/events/movies.php#5232

Portland Public Schools benefit art auction

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Hand-painted chairs and other whimsical furniture will be sold at an auction to raise money for community service projects planned by students in the Portland Public Schools. The auc9 a.m. St. Luke’s Holiday Fair and State Street Stroll; tion will take place in the Rines Auditorium at the 5:30 p.m., Misio San Lucas (Chapel). http://cathePortland Public Library’s main branch on Congress dralofstluke.episcopalmaine.org/ Street. Admission is $10 per person and $25 for a family. The auction will feature one-of-a-kind pieces Celtic Christmas made by Painting for a Purpose, a group of women at the Maine Irish Heritage Center who have combined their love of painting with their 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A Celtic Christmas at the Maine interest in supporting education and empowering Irish Heritage Center. “Enjoy this uniquely Irish holiyoung people to make a difference. Additional aucday event as we team up with Mercy Hospital, St. tion items will be donated by local artists, includLuke and The State Street Church for the first annual ing David Marshall and a group of artists from the State Street Holiday Stroll. Browse among the many Constellation Gallery, Alex Rheault, Nanette Tanner, tables of crafter’s selling their hand crafts made in Diane Manzi, Portland Superintendent James C. Maine and Ireland. Listen to the Celtic fiddlers, The Morse, Sr. and students in art classes at Portland Highland Trio, throughout the morning and watch Arts and Technology High School (PATHS), Deering, the dancing of the talented Stillson School of Irish and Portland High School. Students in the PATHS Dance.” A luncheon menu offering clam chowder, fashion marketing program will help market the chili and home baked goods will be available from event. The auction will feature about 50 chairs and 11 a.m. Bagpipers from the Claddagh Mohr Pipe other hand-painted wooden items. Rob Elowitch Band will stroll and play on State Street. Park at any of Barridoff Gallery will be the auctioneer in the live one of the designated parking areas, or on the street chair auction and other pieces will be sold in a silent and enjoy a day of holiday fairs, music and food. For auction. Refreshments will be served. Tickets are more information, contact Colleen Boland at 767available in advance from Jane Ellis by calling 9341017.

Join the Maine Red Claws on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at the Portland Expo to meet the players, 3616 or by e-mailing ellis123@maine.rr.com. TickMercy Hospital’s Christmas Craft Fair get an autograph, have photos taken and shoot a few hoops with the 2010-2011 Maine Red ets also will be sold at the door.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mercy Hospital’s 14th Annual Claws basketball team. This fun, family friendly event raises awareness and funds for Boys ‘Africa and Poetry’ at Mayo Street Arts Christmas Craft Fair will be held in the Mercy Hospi- & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine and the Maine Red Claws Foundation. (COURTESY PHOTO) 7 p.m. Mayo Street Arts presents “Africa and tal State Street Auditoriums on level B2. There will be Poetry.” “An evening encapsulated with the African over 30 crafters/artisans and Mercy’s Auxiliary will and market-based approach that aims to help producers in theme, featuring young African writers, songs, and Dance participate in this event. A sampling of items featured this developing countries obtain better trading conditions and performers living Portland Maine. Sudanese and other Afriyear are: quilting, jewelry, gift baskets, holiday decorations, promote sustainability. It strives to ensure that craftsmen can or minority youth living in Portland have no access to soaps, knitted items, heat packs, baked goods, ceramand farmers are assured reasonable prices for the products a place where they can organize and share their talent with ics, stationary, photography and much, much more. Mercy they market, providing their families with a sustainable living other youth of their kind.The mission of the organizer is to Hospital will be part of the State Street Holiday Stroll joining wage. It is Spiritual Social Action at work Unity-style, promake this event as a talent outlet for African youth trapped the Maine Irish Heritage Center, the State St. Church, and viding others with a ‘hand up’ rather than a ‘hand out.’ The in Maine Snow. Thankfully, Maine has been a home to Many the Cathedral of St. Luke for holiday fairs at all locations.

Craft Fair will be open in the Unity sanctuary from 9 a.m. refugees from Sudan, Somali,Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi to 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 and from noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 14.”

State Street Holiday Stroll and Iraq so diversity in talent is ecumenical.” Hosted by The fair will offer a wide assortment of craft products and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray Alfred Jacobs. food items which will give you a head start on your holiday St., invites the public to participate in the State Street Holicover by donation $3 plus. http://mayostreetarts.org shopping and provide gifts with a unique touch that only day Stroll. The Maine Irish Heritage Center, Mercy HospiEvening of Bharata Natyam custom-made items can offer. For more information about tal, The State Street Church and other businesses on State 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Portland Yoga present Evening of Unity or the Craft Fair please contact the church office at Street in Portland have combined forces this year and will Bharata Natyam ( Classical Dance of South India) by Jaan 893-1233 or visit www.unitygreaterportland.org. be hosting holiday fairs on the same day this year. In addiR. Freeman, a premiere dancer of the T. Balasaraswati lintion to the artistry available, the MIHC will also be featur10th Annual Riverton School Craft Fair eage. Mr. freeman is a disciple of Nandini Ramani & Priing a luncheon menu, live music and Irish step dancing 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year the Riverton Branch Library will yamvada Sankar ( both senior disciples of T. Balasaraswati). throughout the day. participate in a craft fair with a table and lots of books to Freeman will present items of the repertoire and brings a offer for sale. Come on down and visit the library and also St. Patrick’s Annual Bazaar fresh approach to the art. Portland Yoga, 616 Congress S., check out all the crafts and the great food that will be avail9 a.m. to 7 p.m. St. Patrick’s Parish will hold its annual third floor. $16 in advance, $20 at the door. www.portlandable during the craft fair. bazaar at 1342 Congress St. Raffle items: Hand Knit Irish yoga.com; Dakshina Palli at (917) 214-6466.

Aran Sweater, 32-inch HD Flat Screen Television, $1,000 In-Town Holiday Craft Fair ‘Adam and Eve and What REALLY cash and $100 cash. Drawings will be Saturday at 6 p.m.

11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. In-Town Holiday Craft Fair, Tag and Happened in the Garden of Eden’ St. Patrick’s Parish, 772-6325.

Bake Sale, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

7 p.m. “Adam and Eve and What REALLY Happened in Saturday, First Parish Church, 425 Congress St., Portland.

Windham Athletic Boosters holiday craft fair the Garden of Eden.” A hilarious musical “battle of the 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Windham Athletic Boosters will hold a Jamie Adkins’ ‘Circus INcognitus’ first sexes” at the Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St., Nov. two-day holiday craft fair, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. South Portland Auditorium at South 11-28. Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., p.m., at Windham High School, 409 Gray Road, Route 202, Portland High School. “An alumnus of the famed Pickle Sunday at 2 p.m. $15-$22. Box Office, 773-0333, http:// Windham. Over 150 crafters, refreshments, door prizes, Family Circus, Cirque Eloize and a featured soloist with oldportplayhouse.com kiddies’ craft table.

Cirque du Soleil, Jamie Adkins’ clowning and acroAnthony’s Idol Jr. Unity Church of Greater Portland batic pedigree is unparalleled. Children and adults alike 7 p.m. Anthony’s Idol Jr., featuring 10 singers ages 12 to 16, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On Nov. 13 and 14, Unity Church of will revel in his unforgettable one-man comedy, Circus who compete for cash prizes and votes. Anthony’s Dinner Greater Portland, 54 River Road, Windham, is celebrating INcognitus, which brings to life the story of a man who Theater in Portland; $29.95 includes dinner and ballot, half the approaching holiday season by holding a very special has something to say, but can’t quite get it out. Whether price for children. Call 221-2267 for reservations. anthoCraft Fair. It will feature the works of both local artisans precariously balancing upon a slack wire or deftly maneunysdinnertheater.com and those from around the world under the sponsorship vering a jaw full of ping-pong balls, Jamie leads audisee next page of Fair Trade. “Fair Trade is an organized social movement ences on a thrilling, humorous and ultimately inspiring

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‘Hamlet’ by College of the Atlantic 7:30 p.m. College of the Atlantic’s tradition of annual Shakespeare performances continues with a production of “Hamlet” on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. performance Sunday, Nov. 14 in the Gates Community Center. The show is produced by many of the same students who recently brought “Macbeth” and “The Tempest” to the community, but this time features a soundtrack of “glam-rock” from the 1970s. The cast and crew includes a highly enthusiastic and tight group of students, many of whom have participated in the previous productions.

“Hamlet” is directed by COA students Alicia Hynes (who co-directed “The Tempest” and “Macbeth”) working with assistant director Gina Sabatini. College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor. Donations. 288-5015 or visit www. coa.edu.

Bayside potluck dinnner 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bayside Neighborhood Assoc. Annual Meeting & Harvest Pot Luck Dinner, Lost Coin Café, 40 Portland St., free. FMI bayside_neighbors@msn.com.

Linda Greenlaw caviar dinner 6 p.m. Best selling author, reality TV star and the only female swordfishing captain in America, Linda Greenlaw, will attend the Caviar Dinner at the Portland Harbor Hotel along with renowned caviar importer and expert Rod Mitchell from Browne Trading Company. The evening will begin with a champagne and hors d’oeuvres reception at 6 p.m. and continue with four courses highlighting Maine seafood and imported caviar from Browne Trading Company, including Linda Greenlaw’s swordfish. Attendees will have the rare opportunity to meet and hear from Linda Greenlaw as well as learn about the caviars served during the dinner from Browne Trading owner Rod Mitchell. Greenlaw, a resident of Isle au Haut, Maine, is best known for her best selling book “The Hungry Ocean,” and has also published several works of fiction and a cookbook in addition to starring on the reality TV show on the Discovery Channel, Swords: Life on the Line. She recently published a sequel to “The Hungry Ocean,” titled “Seaworthy.” The Caviar Dinner is $140 per person, including the wine pairings, tax and gratuity. Caviars featured in years past include American Spoonbill, Desietra Baerrii, Galilee Osetra Caviar, and White Sturgeon Caviar. Seating for the Caviar Dinner is limited. Reservations are required and may be made by calling 775-9090.

‘Green Room: The Musical’ Maine premiere 8 p.m. Presented by New Edge Entertainment, “Green Room: The Musical” makes its Maine premiere. Directed

by John Bryson, this musical is a “new backstage musical illustrating the journey of four college best friends determined to make it out of the Green Room and onto the Broadway Stage. They live out their complicated lives in the green room of their college theater department. Funny and heartwarming, this modern musical gives an authentic account of the struggles these four have in finding their place in the world.” Nov. 13, 19 and 20, $10. Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard. www.LucidStage.com

‘Steel Magnolias’ at Portland Players 8 p.m. “Steel Magnolias.” Nov. 5-Nov. 21 at Portland Players in South Portland. “Join us for this compelling comedydrama about a group of Louisiana women who are tough as steel and delicate as sweet southern magnolias. ‘Steel Magnolias’ explores the deep threads of friendship and is the perfect start to the holiday season.” Show times are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., and Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. Contact the Box Office at 799-7337. www.portlandplayers.org/shows/current.html

Sunday, Nov. 14 Bayside Trail 5K Race 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Bayside Trail Campaign Committee announces open registration for a 5K “trail race” benefiting Portland’s new Bayside Trail. This 1.2-mile-long urban trail through the diverse industrial heart of Portland will ultimately connect the Eastern Promenade trail to Deering Oaks Park and include pocket parks, an outdoor amphitheater, rain gardens, and public art. $20 pre-registered, $25 day of race. Complimentary long-sleeve t-shirt for the first 200 registrants. Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first ever female marathon Olympic gold medalist, will be joining organizers for the event. Runners are encouraged to bring dogs on leash. Every four-legged participant will receive a free dog toy, compliments of Planet Dog. Motorists should expect a police barricade and minor delays from redirected traffic at the intersections of Franklin Arterial and Marginal Way and Franklin Arterial and Fox Street during the time of the race. There will also be minor delays where the Bayside Trail intersects with Anderson Street, Cove Street, Diamond

Street, Boyd Street, and Chestnut Street. The race will begin at Bell Buoy Park and run the length of the Eastern Promenade Trail and Bayside Trail, finishing at the Elm Street Plaza.

Friends of Eastern Promenade sponsors Casco Bay Geology Field Trip 9:30 a.m. to noon. Explore the geology of Casco Bay on a field trip on the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. The tour, sponsored by Friends of the Eastern Promenade, will be led by Arthur M. Hussey II, professor emeritus at Bowdoin College, and Walter Anderson, state geologist emeritus with the Maine Geological Survey. Discover evidence of the creation and breakup of the supercontinent Pangea, the formation of the Atlantic Ocean, and the last continental glaciation that covered Casco Bay. Cost: $10. RSVP to info@friendsofeasternpromenade.org. Meet at the Narrow Gauge Railroad Station, 58 Fore St.

University of Maine System Board 2 p.m. The University of Maine System Board of Trustees will hold a two-day meeting Nov. 14-15 at the University of Maine at Farmington campus. Items to be reviewed and considered by Trustees include: Various proposals for facilities—renovations, leases, and new projects; changes to academic programs; approval of the annual financial report for fiscal year 2010; confirmation of two faculty and two students as non-voting representatives to the board; and role and scope statements for each university. Trustees will also receive reports on: the academic program review process; the enrollment planning process; OnLineMaine distance education delivery; and “Bending the Trend,” a collaborative System initiative to slow the growth in health care costs, led by a task force comprised of management, union leaders, and other experts from within and outside the system. The complete agenda for the November UMS Board of Trustees meeting may be viewed at: www.maine.edu/pdf/committeescheduleandagendaNov2010.pdf

‘Adam and Eve and What REALLY Happened in the Garden of Eden’

On Tuesday, Nov. 16, Randy Spencer, author of “Where Cool Waters Flow,” will do a reading and Q and A program at the Maine Historical Society, 489 Con2 p.m. “Adam and Eve and What REALLY Hap- gress Street, at noon. (COURTESY IMAGE) pened in the Garden of Eden.” A hilarious musical “battle of the first sexes” at the Old Port Playhouse, OOB Lions Club presidents welcomes guests 19 Temple St., Nov. 11-28. Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and 6 p.m. Neal Weinstein, incoming president of the Lion’s Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. $15-$22. Box Office, Club, is inviting all interested individuals to a free dinner at 773-0333, http://oldportplayhouse.com the Lions Club location, 126 Saco Ave. location, and two ‘Steel Magnolias’ at Portland Players doors down from the fire department. This is a meeting to 8 p.m. “Steel Magnolias.” Nov. 5-Nov. 21 at Portland Playintroduce people to the Lion’s Club and to seek individuals ers in South Portland. “Join us for this compelling comedyinterested in becoming new members of the Lions Club. drama about a group of Louisiana women who are tough “Jack Turcotte, town manager of Old Orchard Beach, will as steel and delicate as sweet southern magnolias. ‘Steel be the guest speaker before the scheduled Town CounMagnolias’ explores the deep threads of friendship and is cil meeting that evening,” reported V. Louise Reid, assisthe perfect start to the holiday season.” Show times are tant town manager in Old Orchard Beach. “This is a great Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., and Sunday afteropportunity to get to know Lions Club members, to hear noons at 2:30 p.m. Contact the Box Office at 799-7337. what they do and their great contribution to our Town and www.portlandplayers.org/shows/current.html to projects of great worth. It will be an informal dinner, with an opportunity to meet new people and enjoy this spe‘Nosferatu’ at Mayo Street Arts cially planned evening.” If anyone is interested they could 7 p.m. Film: “Nosferatu” with live original score by Les Sorcall Weinstein at 934-2173 or Linda Mailhot at 282-3511 to ciers Perdu, at Mayo Street Arts. “‘Nosferatu’ is a German confirm attendance.

Expressionist vampire horror film. The silent film, shot in 1921 and released in 1922, was in essence an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula,’ and is famous for Tuesday, Nov. 16 its amazing abstract expressionist set design. Les Sorciers Perdus (The Lost Wizards) are a local Jazz ensemble and Master Maine Guide Randy Spencer at MHS will perform a live score composed by band leader Mark noon. Master Maine Guide Randy Spencer, author of Tipton. $7. http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar “Where Cool Waters Flow: Four Seasons with a Master Maine Guide,” will speak about and sign copies of his book Monday, Nov. 15 at Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. In his book, Spencer puts readers in the seat of his Grand Laker fishing for salmon and takes them out on the trails, lakes, rivers, Flu walk-in clinic and roads of Grand Lake Stream. He also introduces the 9 a.m. to noon. To help protect adults living in Greater Porthistory of the well-known sportsman’s paradise. His writing land during the upcoming influenza season, eight planned reveals a place where people go to decompress, connect influenza (flu) walk-in clinics will be offer by the City of with nature, and escape the pressures of modern society.

Portland, Health and Human Services Department’s Public “Where Cool Waters Flow” is Spencer’s first book and is Health Division. Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church published by Maine-based Islandport Press. Spencer is (524 Allen Ave.). The seasonal flu vaccine will be available a Master Maine Guide, certified by the State of Maine to for $10, or at no cost for individuals with a Medicare Part guide clients on fishing, hunting, or recreational adventures.

B card. All types of insurance including MaineCare will He is a singer/songwriter who has released five CDs, includbe accepted. Pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine will also ing his latest, “Footprints in the Sand.” He is also freelance be available for $45 or free for people with Maine Care. writer for outdoor publications. In 2008, Yankee Magazine The clinics are open to adults, 18 and older. For specific named him one of the “25 People You Need to Meet Most information on the locations and dates for Portland Public This Summer.” For information about the event, contact Health’s flu clinics, please contact the City of Portland’s Maine Historical at 774-1822. For information about the Flu Hotline at 874-8946 or visit the Immunization Program book, contact Islandport Press at 992-7459, email books@ website, www.portlandmaine.gov/hhs/health.asp. Also, islandportpress.com, or visit www.islandportpress.com.

Monday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Saint Pius X Parish Hall (492 Ocean Ave.); Wednesday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., see next page State of Maine Room, City Hall, 389 Congress St.

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Lucid Stage’s grand opening 6 p.m. Ribbon cutting and wine bar. 7 p.m. Variety Show, including short performances by AIRE Theater, Mad Horse, Celebration Barn, Michael Parent, Michael Lane Trautman, Carolyn Gage, The Amazing Steelgraves, Naya’s Trance, Martin Steingesser and Harlan Baker. 29 Baxter Boulevard.

899-3993. www.LucidStage.com

‘Defining a Social Media Strategy for Musicians’ 6 p.m. Defining a Social Media Strategy for Musicians, will be the next installment in the “Music as a Profession” educational seminar series created by the PMF. It will be held at One City Center in Portland, with doors opening at 6 p.m. Attendance is free with a Portland Music Foundation membership. Memberships are available at the door. A $20 individual membership, or a $40 band membership, is good now through the end of 2011. Along with admission to educational seminars, membership also comes with a host of benefits and discounts. Please see www.portlandmusicfoundation.org for more information.

Zimbabwean author Tawanda Chabikwa at COA 6:30 p.m. The young Zimbabwean author Tawanda Chabikwa will be reading from his first novel at College of the Atlantic’s Deering Common Campus Center. Chabikwa, a 2007 graduate of the college, wrote the novel, “Baobabs in Heaven,” as part of his senior project. The reading will be followed by a book signing. “Baobabs in Heaven” reflects the experiences of the author, born in Harare, Zimbabwe, who also spent time in his mother’s tribal village. The dual experience deeply attuned Chabikwa to both tribal ways and urban African life. Enter at the south end of campus, closest to Bar Harbor. Park in the lot or at Turrets and walk south to Deering Common. 288-5015 or visit www.coa.edu.

The Hot Club of San Francisco 7:30 p.m. Known the world over, The Hot Club of San Francisco plays the gypsy jazz music of guitarist Django Reinhardt — celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth — and violinist Stephane Grappelli and the original Hot Club de France. Reviving a lost tradition Silent Surrealism transports the audience to all-but-forgotten realms of fancy and imagination. Hannaford Hall, University of Southern Maine campus. $36; students: $10. www.portlandovations.org.

Wednesday, Nov. 17 ‘Maine in Four Seasons’ noon. Portland Public Library Brown Bag Series announces a reading from “Maine in Four Seasons” with poets Wesley McNair, Thomas Carper, Martin Steingesser, Gary Lawless and illustrator Jan Owen. Four poets will give a reading about Maine seasons from a new book titled “Maine in Four Seasons: 20 Poets Celebrate the Turning Year” (Down East Books). Each of the participating poets has poems from a different season in the anthology and will read poetry about that season. Thomas Carper will represent spring; Martin Steingesser, summer; Gary Lawless, fall; and Wesley McNair, winter. “Maine in Four Seasons” includes not only contemporary poets from around the state but a range of Maine’s earlier poets, from Longfellow to Robinson to Millay.

The readers will sample some of the earlier work together with their own. Jan Owen, the book’s illustrator, will kick off the reading by showing some of her original work for the book and describing her creative process. Owen’s work as an illustrator of Maine literature began with a commissioned piece featuring Maine writers for the Bangor Public Library. Her work with calligraphy has been widely exhibited and is represented at the Library of Congress and several museum and library collections. For more information: www.portlandlibrary.com.

Maine Center for Creativity seminar 5:30 to 7 p.m. The Maine Center for Creativity (MCC) (www. mainecenterforcreativity.org) announced today that the third installment of its Creative Toolbox and Survival Guide Series will be held in collaboration with the University of Southern Maine’s Lee Community Hall in the Wishcamper Center. The evening’s topic is how to nurture creativity in business with a featured presentation by Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, the mad scientists behind Eepybird (www. eepybird.com). Based in Buckfield, Maine, they are best known for creating geysers using diet coke and mentos and have received world-wide recognition for their experiments and performances. Tickets are $15 for MCC members and USM alumni and $35 for non-members. Students can attend for free. To reserve your seat today, contact MCC at 730-0694 or at intern@maincenterforcreativty.org.

Join Boys & Girls Clubs with Maine Red Claws 5:30 p.m. Join the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine at the Portland Expo to meet the players of the 2010-2011 Maine Red Claws basketball team. get an autograph, have your photo taken and shoot a few hoops with the team.

This fun, family friendly event raises awareness and funds for Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine and the Maine Red Claws Foundation. Kids can also enjoy facepainting, a moon bounce and more. For dinner, enjoy clam chowder from the Weathervane restaurant, Maine red hot dogs, “Hoopie pies” made by Isamax Snacks and more. A center court presentation will follow. 5:30 p.m. Meet ‘n Greet; shoot hoops and get autographs with the players; 6:30 p.m. dinner; casual buffet style dinner; 7 p.m. Introduction of the 2010-11 Maine Red Claws Team center court presentation. $25 adults; $10 children 12 and under; $500 Corporate Table; $125 Youth basketball groups. Each table seats up to eight people. Space is limited.

Spread. Allagash Brewing will receive the 2010 Small Business of Year Award. For every bottle sold, a dollar is donated to local nonprofits, most recently $10,000 gifts to the St. Lawrence Arts Center, Victoria Mansion and Maine Pediatric Nurses Association. All three award recipients will be recognized at the DPC’s annual event. The DPC was created by the Portland City Council in 1990. Ocean Gateway International Marine Terminal on Commercial Street. see EVENTS page 19

Evangeline hosts Last Basket Dinner 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Evangeline (www.restaurantevangeline. com), named by USA Today as one of the 10 greatest places in the country to master the art of French eating, is hosting its first annual Last Basket Dinner. ... The dinner will feature a menu of dishes showcasing vegetables, fruits and proteins commonly available in the fall’s final harvest. Beth Schiller of Dandelion Spring Farm in Washington, Maine, will join Chef Erik Desjarlais in giving guests a short presentation on how to bring the farm-to-table eating experience into their homes. The $50 fixed price dinner will feature four courses and does not include alcoholic pairings.” Reservations for this first-time event can be made by calling 791-2800.

Running With Scissors comedy troupe 7 p.m. Running With Scissors — standup and improv comedy showcase. With over 35 years of collective improv comedy experience, Running With Scissors is Maine’s premier improv comedy group. In the style of “Whose Line?”

Rachel Flehinger, Dennis Hunt, Tom Walsh, and Tuck Tucker create a hilarious new show from each audience’s input.

Perfect for corporate events, private parties, or a night on the town, Now on the third Wednesday of each month at Mayo Street Arts. $7. http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar/

Portland’s district meeting, John Coyne 7 p.m. In November, the City of Portland’s annual district meetings will be held throughout the city. City Councilors and staff will be available to discuss neighborhood issues and answer questions from the public. District 5 meeting, hosted

by Councilor John Coyne, Riverton Community Center, 1600 Forest Ave. For more information about these meetings, contact Mike Murray, the city’s Island and Neighborhood Administrator at 756-8288, or MSM@portlandmaine.gov.

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Thursday, Nov. 18 Downtown Portland Corporation 15th annual business awards 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Downtown Portland Corporation (DPC) will present its 15th annual business awards to three local businesses that have played a major role in developing Portland’s economic vitality. President and General Manager of the Maine Red Claws Jon Jennings will accept the 2010 Economic Development Achievement Award for the success of the new professional basketball team in Portland. During its first season, the team led the NBA D-League not only in sales of season tickets but also overall revenue generated so much so that a Maine Red Claws ticket has become a hot commodity with every game selling out.

The team employs forty-five people and plays their home games at the city’s Portland Exposition Building.

B&M, a Division of B&G Foods will receive the 2010 Business of Year Award for its more than one hundred and forty years of success in the city. Now a division of B&G Foods, B&M employs approximately one hundred and fifty people and four years ago, the company expanded production at the Portland facility to include Underwood Meat

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Saturday, Nov. 13 Elizabeth Mitchell at SPACE Gallery

Wednesday, Nov. 17

11 a.m. SPACE Gallery, in association with Bloom Arts & Events, presents Elizabeth Mitchell. A Smithsonian Folkways Recording artist, Mitchell has been recording and performing music for children since 1998. Elizabeth was the first new children’s music artist signed to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in the 21st century. She has released four albums of children’s music, including her 2006 release, “You Are My Little Bird”, which was voted Best Children’s Album of 2006 by Amazon.com. Elizabeth has collaborated with musicians including Levon Helm, Dan Zanes, Ella Jenkins, Jon Langford and Ziggy Marley. She can be heard singing a duet with Ziggy on his 2009 release, “Family Time”. Elizabeth records and performs with her husband Daniel Littleton and daughter Storey Littleton. They live in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. Elizabeth is a founding member of the band Ida. $12 adults/$8 children.

Russian-born pianist Kirill Gerstein at Merrill 7:30 p.m. Portland Ovations presents multi-award-winning Russian-born pianist, Kirill Gerstein. The performance takes place at Merrill Auditorium and begins at 7:30 p.m. The concert includes works by Bach, Chopin, Czerny and Liszt, as well as a commissioned work by contemporary composer Oliver Knussen. The sixth and most recent recipient of the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, Gerstein quickly followed this grand achievement with a second major triumph: being named the winner of the Avery Fisher Career Grant. Gerstein follows a tradition of Gilmore Artist winners presented by Portland Ovations including Ingrid Fliter and Piotr Anderszewski. Ovations Offstage is offering a free preperformance lecture in the Merrill Auditorium Green Room beginning at 6 p.m. immediately preceding the concert.

The lecture, The History and Future of Piano Recitals, is presented by Seth Warner, a musicologist and manager of the Olin Arts Center at Bates College. Warner looks at the piano recital as a unique and vital performance medium.

He discusses how and why the format of the piano recital developed and where the repertoire of pianist Kirill Gerstein fits in the history and future of this distinctive concert form.

A masterclass with Kirill Gerstein is also being offered to piano students at the University of Southern Maine from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. www.portlandovations.org

Harvest Dance to benefit shelter in York County 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Second Annual Benefit Harvest Dance to help support the York County Shelter Program’s Thanksgiving Basket Program will be held at Mousam View Place (formerly the Knights of Columbus Hall) at 47 High Street in Sanford. The cost of the dance is $20 for couples and $10 for singles. Music will be provided by Ray and Deb Bourre of Expressive Sounds. Tables can be reserved ahead for 8-10 people. Guests are encouraged to bring a non-perishable item and be entered into the drawings held throughout the evening. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. There will be a cash bar and guests must be 21 and over. For ticket info call Patty Roux-Hambleton at 324-7156. Pick up tickets at 47 High St. or Garnsey Brothers Insurance, 909 Main Street, Sanford.

PSO Pops! ‘Simply Sinatra’ 7:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra PSO Pops! program is Nov. 13 and Nov. 14; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Steve Lippia, guest artist. Lippia’s interpretations of the Sinatra songbook have been acclaimed from coast to coast. This powerful show celebrates the timeless talent of “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” Sponsored by Holiday Inn and New England Coffee.

The PSO’s 2010-11 season is sponsored by IDEXX Laboratories and (new sponsor) Wright Express. Pricing and ticket information is available through portlandsymphony.com or by calling PortTIX at 842-0800.

Mike Doughty and Patrick McGrath 8 p.m. Mike Doughty is a singer/songwriter, noted recently for smash hits “27 Jennifers” and “Looking at the World From the Bottom of a Well”. He led the band Soul Coughing in the 90s, wrote an Aquaman story for DC comics, published “Slanky”, a book of poetry, wrote one-act plays for the 24 Hour Company, was a pseudonymous gossip columnist at the New York Press, and used to drive an ice cream truck. Patrick McGrath is a Bronx born/suburban transplant whose original music is rooted in the melodic storytelling of the quirky darker side of life with an occasionally comedic narrative. Over the past decade, Patrick has performed at various venues (Knitting Factory, Mercury Lounge, Living Room, Turning Point, etc) in and around the NYC area with a wide array of musicians and bands which included opening for alt-rockers They Might Be Giants and sharing the stage with American icon Pete Seeger. $18, One Longfellow Square.

Sunday, Nov. 14 Gorilla Productions presents Battle of the Bands 4 p.m. The Big Easy welcomes Trediah, Eastpoint, Altertone, Question Zero, 4Ward Momentum, Catastrophic Ok, A Tale Of Two Cities, Forever Never Lasts. $8 adv.; $10 day of. http://www.bigeasyportland.com/calendar/

The Jimmy Herring Band with The Project 7 p.m. Jimmy Herring developed his reputation as a unique guitar player from years of performing and recording with top-tier musicians. Jimmy has played with music pioneers such as The Allman Brothers, and the reunited Grateful Dead. Throughout this time, Jimmy Herring has continued to play in various side projects, notably Project Z with Jeff Sipe (drums) and Ricky Keller (bass). Lincoln Memorial, the second Project Z recording, was released in the fall of 2005.

August 2006 found Jimmy taking over the guitar spot in the hugely popular jam band Widespread Panic; a gig that he continues to this present time. With Lifeboat, Jimmy Herring is poised to move from sideman to the center of the stage. Lifeboat is a wide-ranging work. From foot stomping southern-flavored rockers; to modern bop and fusion; to a cover of the Wayne Shorter composition “Lost”; and melodic pieces full of subtlety and nuance; the music of Lifeboat allows Jimmy to express a full-range of emotions

Russian-born pianist Kirill Gerstein is an intriguing musician whose profound musicianship and masterful technique are applauded by audiences and critics around the world. He will perform at Merrill on Wednesday, Nov. 17. (COURTESY PHOTO) through his guitar. Port City Music Hall, $18 adv., $20 door, $30 VIP, 21 plus.

Edie Carey with Sorcha 7:30 Her soon-to-be-released seventh album, “Bring The Sea,” as well as her last two records, was funded entirely by her loyal and steadily growing legion of fans. Her new CD, produced by Evan Brubaker, features appearances by Shawn Mullins, Glen Phillips (of Toad the Wet Sprocket), multi-instrumentalist Julie Wolf (Ani DiFranco, Indigo Girls), and violist Eyvind Kang (Bill Frisell, Laurie Anderson). Performing Songwriter called her latest release, When I Was Made, “a lovely, shimmering, heart-felt record.” Raised in a family of musicians in rural coastal Maine, Sorcha has performed in clubs, cafes, festivals and weddings throughout New England and beyond - including Portland Maine’s Old Port Festival, Newmarket NH’s Stone Church, Boston’s Club Passim and Lizard Lounge, NYC’s Banjo Jim’s, Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs — and on the streets of Nashville. She has recorded and performed with Jordan Messan Benissan’s West African drumming ensemble, and currently tours around New England with “Ramblin’ Red,” Portlandbased folk-bluegrass quartet of unrivaled harmonies and serious soul. $12, One Longfellow Square. www.onelongfellowsquare.com/

Tuesday, Nov. 16 Jon Langford & Skull Orchard with Chris Mills 8 p.m. Recent visiting artist to our gallery, Jon Langford returns with his Skull Orchard project which weaves the Americanisms he has been rehearsing over the years with the Mekons, Pine Valley Cosmonauts, and Waco Brothers.

The New York Times says, “Smart, cynical and still impassioned about the state of humanity, Langford has recharged his music by stripping away any indulgences.” He’s joined

by Chris Mills, who pushes powerful chamber-pop, channeling Nilsson and Haskins through the lens of the southern countryside. $10 advance/ $12 day of show, 18 plus.

SPACE Gallery. www.space538.org/events.php

Lucid Stage ribbon cutting and sneak peek 6 p.m. Ribbon cutting and wine bar; 7 p.m. “Lucid Sneak Peek” A variety show featuring short performances from future Lucid Stage events, including Naya’s Trance bellydance, Harlan Baker, Martin Steingesser and Judy Tierney, Celebration Barn, Carolyn Gage, The Magic of the Steelgraves, Michael Parent, AIRE Theater, Michael Lane Trautman, Mad Horse Theatre. 8:30 p.m. Party!

UMF presents Henrik Frisk 7 p.m. University of Maine at Farmington will present a concert featuring Henrik Frisk — Swedish saxophonist, improviser and composer of chamber and computer music — at the Temple Stream Theater, 309 Intervale Road, Temple.

This free and open-to-the-public event will feature Frisk’s performance in collaboration with the UMF Experimental Collective, a student resident ensemble. Sponsored by

Thursday, Nov. 18 COLD RICE — Unadulterated Dance Party at SPACE 9 p.m. Judging from their last collaborative dance party, good things happen when the Rogues Gallery and SPACE Gallery teams get together to throw a shindig. This time, SPACE is hosting DJ NAME NAMES, the one and only, the living legend of Nation of Ulysses, Make-Up, and Chain and the Gang fame, philosopher, and host of VBS TV’s Soft Focus, Ian Svenonius, as he spins the finest 45s of soul, girl group, R&B, garage, surf, skronk, and stomp. What are we going to do? DANCE. When are we going to do it? ALL NIGHT. How? HARD. $3, 18 plus.

Joy Kills Sorrow at One Longfellow 8 p.m. With its bold new brand of acoustic music, Joy Kills Sorrow pushes right through the envelope and out the other side. The Boston-based stringband brings a decidedly modern sensibility to an old-world sound, channeling the prodigious talents of its individual members into elegant arrangements and well-crafted songs. ($12 adv/$15 door).

Dietrich Strause opens! www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Friday, Nov. 19 Rock That Festival at The Big Easy 6 p.m. The Big Easy hosts the Rock That Festival, singer/ Songwriter 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. w/ Hutch Heelan (no cover). Also Nov. 20 and 21. http://www.bigeasyportland.com/calendar/

Ta Ka Di Mi at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Ta Ka Di Mi is percussion legend Glen Velez joining rhythm voice master Lori Cotler in thrilling compositions derived from music of the Mid-East, Central Asia and the Mediterranean. A multifarious array of frame drums, bird calls and exotic noisemakers blend with South Indian Konnakol drum language to deliver an evening of pure rhythm and pulse.Eminent composer John Cage has written specifically for Velez, and he has been commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, Jerome Foundation and most recently by the Lark String Quartet. $18 adv/$20 door, One Longfellow Square. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Mean Creek with The No. 9, Audrey Ryan 9 p.m. Boston’s Mean Creek, others at SPACE. Mean Creek bends genres, simultaneously channeling the straightahead rock energy of the Replacements and the alt-country stylings of Buffalo Tom. They were voted “Best Band in Boston” by The Boston Phoenix readers in their 2010 Best Music Poll which prompted Paste Magazine to write “Mean Creek is not merely a great Boston Band; they’re a really great band period.” In June, Mean Creek released their new 7 inch/digital single “The Comedian” on Old Flame Records. These two songs were recorded with producer John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Hold Steady), and are the band’s best material to date. Local alt-country rockers The No. 9 are fronted by Gully’s Stu Gurley. Mt. Desert Island native Audrey Ryan’s brand of experimental folk melds influences from the past (Dylan, Mitchell, Young) with her contemporaries (Flaming Lips, Wilco, Arcade Fire) to open the evening. SPACE Gallery, $7, 18 plus. www. space538.org/events.php

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Portland Public Schools forum on athletic and co-curricular programs 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Thursday, Nov. 18 continued) The Portland Public Schools will hold a public forum in the Deering High School cafeteria to discuss proposals for the district’s middle school and high school athletic and co-curricular programs, as outlined in a report by the Red & Blue Foundation. “The report, commissioned by the Portland School Committee, draws on interviews with 65 Portland students, parents, coaches, teachers, administrators and city officials as well as representatives of local colleges, universities, businesses and other organizations.

The foundation also collected surveys and gathered financial data about the district’s programs. The report identifies ways that the district can strengthen athletic and cocurricular programs by coordinating activities at the district level, improving record-keeping and oversight and finding new funding sources to supplement tax dollars.” Major proposals include: establishing a nonprofit foundation to generate support for district athletics and co-curricular programs; hiring a district co-curricular director, based in Central Office, to work with the high school principals, high school co-curricular directors, the Portland Recreation Department and other city departments; consolidating purchase of sports equipment and uniforms at the district level to save money; raising academic eligibility standards for high school students, including a minimum grade point average and an attendance requirement; combining all of the booster clubs into a single club for each high school; adopting a middle school philosophy for athletic participation that encourages participation and avoids cutting students from teams; and correlating student participation rates in activities with the funding provided to those activities. For more information, contact Mark Terison, chief operations officer, at terism@portlandschools.org or Portland High School Assistant Principal Stephen Rogers at rogers@portlandschools.org.

The Cremaster Cycle: Part 1 & Part 2 7 p.m. The Cremaster Cycle, written and directed by Matthew Barney, is an epic masterwork with near cult status in the art world. This much-discussed work of art is not now, nor will it ever be, available to own on DVD. It can only be seen in theaters and has not toured nationally since 2003 following the completion of Cremaster 3. This program is co-presented with SPACE Gallery. Tickets for these screenings are $10 per screening or $20 for a weekend pass.

Portland Museum of Art, Movies at the Museum series. The Cremaster Cycle: Part 1 & Part 2, Thursday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m. 11/18: Cremaster 1 and Cremaster 2 (119 min.); 11/19: Cremaster 3 (182 min.); 11/20: Cremaster 4 and Cremaster 5 (97 min.); 11/21: Cremaster 1 through 5 (398 min.)

‘Adam and Eve and What REALLY Happened in the Garden of Eden’ 7 p.m. “Adam and Eve and What REALLY Happened in the Garden of Eden.” A hilarious musical “battle of the first sexes” at the Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St., Nov. 11-28.

Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. $15-$22. Box Office, 773-0333, http://oldportplayhouse.com

‘The Killing of Crazy Horse’ 7 p.m. Maine Historical Society book event: “The Killing of Crazy Horse,” with speaker Thomas Powers, author and journalist.

“Join us to celebrate the publication of the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist’s new book. Crazy Horse was perhaps the greatest Indian warrior of the nineteenth century, and his victory over General Custer at the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 shocked and unnerved the country. The details surrounding Crazy Horse’s death in federal custody the next year were the subject of great dispute and have remained controversial for more than a century. With the Great Sioux

Steven Kent McFarlin will appear at Comedy Connection. (COURTESY IMAGE) War as background and context, and drawing on many new materials as well as documents in libraries and archives, Thomas Powers will recount the final months and days of Crazy Horse’s life.”

District 4 meeting, Cheryl Leeman 7:30 p.m. In November, the City of Portland’s annual district meetings will be held throughout the city. District 4 meeting, hosted by Councilor Cheryl Leeman, Presumpscot School, 69 Presumpscot St. For more information about these meetings, contact Mike Murray, the city’s Island and Neighborhood Administrator at 756-8288, or MSM@portlandmaine.gov.

Weekend Headliner Spanky at Comedy Connection 8:30 p.m. Comedy Showcase hosted by the Weekend Headliner Spanky (aka Steve McFarlin), Campus Entertainer of the Year and seen in ER, also Friday; and Saturday, with John Ater & Ellaine Williams, halfpriced tickets only $7.50. www.mainecomedy.com, www.facebook.com

151 Middle St. Portland, ME 774-8668

Friday, Nov. 19 Warren Miller’s ‘Wintervention’ 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Get ready for Warren Miller’s 61st film: “Wintervention!” “Do you have a skiing or snowboarding problem?

Do you always take “just one more” run? If you answered ‘yes’ to either of these, it may be time for a ‘Wintervention.’ Narrated by skiing icon Jonny Moseley, Warren Miller’s ‘Wintervention’ is the definitive solution for the snow-obsessed. ‘Wintervention’ takes riders like Chris Davenport, Jonny Moseley and Lindsey Vonn on a global tour of Alaska, Norway, Canada, Antarctica and beyond … delivering a successful Wintervention for all of us in need.” This film is screening at Merrill Auditorium. www.skinet.com/warrenmiller

Dramatic Repertory Company auditions 6:30 p.m. Portland’s newest theatre company, Dramatic Repertory Company, announces open auditions for actors on Nov. 19 and 20 with appointments starting at 6:30 p.m. The auditions will be held at Portland Ballet Studios, 517 Forest Ave., Suite 2 in Portland. “Dramatic Repertory Company aims to make a dramatic difference in the community. We are Portland’s newest not-for-profit theatre company.

DRC intends to produce new and overlooked works that otherwise may never be seen in Maine, as well as provide fresh perspectives on classic works.”

A Victorian Christmas 8 p.m. As part of Victoria Mansion’s public programs that explore the 1890s to the 1930s, the period during which the house’s second owners, the Libby family, lived on-site, please join Victoria Mansion to participate in a popular form of 1890s entertainment that is a “combination of projected color images, live drama, live music, hilarious comedy and boisterous audience participation ... the great grandfather of the cinema.”

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I ate like a pig!

Ho mangiato come un porco! (ho mahn-JAH-toh KOH-may oon POR-koh)

I should have gone to Anthony’s kitchen.

Try Anthony’s “Lighter Side Menu”. At Anthony’s you can eat like a pig and never get big!!

Anthony’s Lighter Side SANDWICHES 8” Wrap Chicken Salad with walnuts, craisins, vinaigrette and lite mayo 6.99 801 7.50 622

6” WRAPS - $6.50 Grilled Chicken

308*

Veggie (no cheese)

540

Roast Beef

356

Outback

303

Ham & Egg Salad 7.50 622 7.99 536

Turkey

322

Eggplant with roast peppers, fresh basil, olive oil 7.50 657 7.99 566

Ali Baba

286

Tuna

311

Egg Salad with lite mayo, mustard 6.99 594 7.50 540

Grilled Chicken with spinach, sundried tomato pesto, cucumber 6.99 801 7.50 622

SANDWICHES Mushroom Bolognese Sauce over Wheat Linguini 801 9.99 Eggplant Bolognese Sauce over 346 9.99 Wheat Linguini Sundried Tomato Pesto over Wheat 653 9.99 Linguini Grandmas’ Macaroni tomato paste, oil, garlic over Wheat Linguini 459 9.99 “Stop Light” Chicken Cacciatore 580 10.99 over Wheat Linguini

* denotes calories

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