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Creative Trails adds an Art Dept. Nonproﬁt consolidates artistic training centers BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Thanks to the Shoot Media Project, Marc Meyer can join the PC-vs.-Apple debate. Shoot Media Project, one of the initiatives of Portland's Creative Trails, a training program for adults with intellectual disabilities, is widening its reach, landing a new office in Portland's Arts District. Starting in January, Meyer and his colleagues will be pairing up with another Creative Trails program, the visual arts studio and gallery space called Open Studio, at the new location. Meyer, who attended Deering High School, joined the Shoot Media Project shortly after its launch in July 2010. "We do editing and production projects, it's extremely good, I get to use an Apple computer I've never used before. I have a PC. It's really fun to use it," Meyer said Monday. Meyer helped with Monday's first stab at moving into the new joint studio and gallery see CREATIVE page 8 RIGHT: Shoot Media Project team leader Natalie Conn organizes boxes Monday at the nonprofit project’s new office at 611 Congress St. Shoot Media Project and its partner organization, Open Studio, will share space in the office in the Arts District. Both are initiatives of Creative Trails, a community support program for adults with intellectual disabilities. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Cumming to leave Portland Trails next year BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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Portland Trails’ executive director Nan Cumming announced yesterday that she will be leaving the land trust early next year to take over as head of the Maine Crafts Association. Cumming, who has led Portland Trails through a time of rapid expansion of both its

“I’m sad to go, I love the people here, and I am really proud of what we do here.” — Nan Cumming, executive director of Portland Trails staff and its trail network, will start her new job Feb. 1. In a phone interview yesterday, Cumming said the decision to leave was bittersweet.

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“I’m sad to go, I love the people here, and I am really proud of what we do here,” she said. “But I also know that for me personally, if I see CUMMING page 6

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Santas face gloomy economic times MIDLAND, Mich. (NY Times) — Here, at the nation’s oldest, most celebrated, school for would-be Santa Clauses, much has stayed exactly the same over its nearly 75 years. A proper Claus ought to have pleasant breath, his beard curled just so and a hearty laugh. Yet this year, from the holiday parades, to the cheery carols piping from Main Street loudspeakers, to the “this way to Santa” lines at shopping centers, something more sobering has cast its shadow: the economic slump. The result is a Christmas season in which Santas — including the 115 of them in this year’s graduating class of the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School — must learn to swiftly size up families’ financial circumstances, gently scale back children’s Christmas gift requests and even how to answer the wish some say they have been hearing with more frequency — “Can you bring my parent a job?” Santas here tell of children who appear on their laps with lists that include the latest, most expensive toys and their parents, standing off to the side, stealthily but imploringly shaking their heads no. “In the end, Santas have to be sure to never promise anything,” said Fred Honerkamp, an alumnus of the school who also lectures there. He has devised his own tale about a wayward elf and slowed toy production at the North Pole for children who are requesting a gift clearly beyond their family’s price range. “It’s hard to watch sometimes because the children are like little barometers, mirrors on what the country has been through.” The Santa school itself, held in this small, central Michigan city over three days every fall, may offer some measure of the nation’s woes. Last month, it drew the largest class of its history. And while most of the men were longtime, passionate Santas looking to hone their skills in hair bleaching, storytelling and sign language, at least a handful, including an aerospace engineer and an accountant, said they were testing out Santa school in part because of slim times, shrunken retirement accounts, or a dearth of work altogether. “I’m trying it,” said Joe Stolte, who, at 28, was decades younger than most of the bearded, portly, jarringly similar-looking men in rows all around him. “There are no jobs out there — it’s ridiculous,” he said. “I like being Santa Claus. And I figure it comes once a year. It’s a thing that’s going to be there.”

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Long lines reported at Egypt’s polling places BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK THE NEW YORK TIMES

CAIRO — Unexpectedly large crowds of voters turned out on Monday to cast their votes in Egypt’s first parliamentary election since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, a ballot that seemed to blend vindication of the democratic struggle with uncertainty over the revolution’s final outcome. By 9 a.m., voters had formed long and peaceful lines under the watchful eyes of a heavy police and army guard to cast votes in rich and poor neighborhoods across Cairo. In several places, lines stretched as long as a block along the banks of the Nile, and there were similar reports from Alexandria and Port Said. In Tahrir Square, the epicenter of Egypt’s democracy struggle, several thousand protesters maintained their 10-day occupation to press demands for the immediate end to military rule. But that did not seem to dampen the enthusiasm shown by some Egyptians for the vote. At several polling stations around Cairo, voters reported frustrating delays of up to four hours because ballots or voter

An Egyptian soldier watched as people outside a polling station in Cairo waited to cast their votes on Monday (NEW YORK TIMES/REUTERS PHOTO)

lists or even the supervising judges had not arrived on time, and a news report said soldiers fired in the air in at least one of the capital’s slums to disperse an angry crowd trying to reach a polling station. For all that, Egyptians displayed little of the pride and exultation that Tunisians described as they went to the polls for the first vote of the Arab Spring just one month ago. Instead, voters in Egypt talked of duty and defiance, of a determination to exercise the rights they believed their revolution had earned them even though few expressed much confidence in the integrity of the vote count.

At a polling place in the Cairo neighborhood of Shobra, voters laughed at their own stubborn determination to cast ballots they had little faith would make a difference: “If a sick person is dying,” ran a joke making its way down the queue, “you still have to get him to the hospital.” Many political parties ignored election rules prohibiting them from passing out leaflets on the day of the polls. Crowds of young men handed out fliers advertising parties or candidates at the doors to several polling places, and the grounds inside were littered with them. The Muslim Brotherhood, the group that defined Islamist poli-

tics, was poised to win a dominant role in the Parliament of the country that for nearly six decades was the paradigmatic secular dictatorship of the Arab world. The Brotherhood’s new Freedom and Justice Party was by far the best organized. It set up small teams of young me with laptop computers at strategic intersections around Cairo to help voters locate their polling places, and while they graciously helped anyone regardless of their affiliation, they handed them the location information on slips of paper printed with the logo and candidates. At some polling places, teams of Brotherhood members wearing the insignia of the Freedom and Justice Party were on hand to help maintain security, and they could be seen performing services like escorting elderly women to specially designated lines. But election monitors and human rights groups said the irregularities appeared to reflect predictable disorganization more than a conspiracy to the influence the outcome, and the unexpectedly large turnout overshadowed all else.

Judge blocks Citigroup settlement with U.S. Barney Frank BY EDWARD WYATT THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in New York on Monday threw out a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup over a 2007 mortgage derivatives deal, saying that the S.E.C.’s policy of settling cases by allowing a company to neither admit nor deny the agency’s allegations did not satisfy the law. The judge, Jed S. Rakoff of United States District Court in Manhattan, ruled that the S.E.C.’s $285 million settlement, announced last month, is “neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate, nor in the public interest” because it does not provide the court with evidence on which to judge the settlement. The ruling could throw the S.E.C.’s enforcement efforts into chaos, because a majority of the fraud cases and other actions that the agency brings against Wall Street firms are settled out of court, most often with a condition that the defendant does not admit that it violated the law while also promising not to deny it. That condition gives a company or individual an advantage in subsequent civil litigation for damages, because cases in which no facts are established cannot be used in evidence in other cases, like shareholder lawsuits seeking recovery of losses or damages. The S.E.C.’s policy — “hallowed by history, but

not by reason,” Judge Rakoff wrote — creates substantial potential for abuse, the judge said, because “it asks the court to employ its power and assert its authority when it does not know the facts.” Judge Rakoff also refers at one point to Citigroup as “a recidivist,” or repeat offender, which has violated the antifraud provisions of the nation’s securities laws many times. The company knew that the S.E.C.’s proposed judgment – that it cease and desist from violating the antifraud laws – had not been enforced in at least 10 years, the judge wrote. The S.E.C. did not respond immediately to a request for comment on the judge’s decision, which was released Monday morning. A Citigroup spokesman said the company was studying the decision and had no immediate comment. Citigroup was charged with negligence in its selling to customers a billion-dollar mortgage securities fund, known as Class V Funding III. The S.E.C. alleged that Citigroup picked the securities to be included in the fund without telling investors, claiming that the securities were being chosen by an independent entity. Citigroup then bet against the investments because it believed that they would lose value, the S.E.C. said. Investors lost $700 million in the fund, according to the S.E.C., while Citigroup gained about $160 million in profits.

won’t run again NEWTON, Mass. — Representative Barney Frank, the tart-tongued liberal who has served in the House of Representatives for 30 years, said Monday that he had decided to retire in 2012 after his Massachusetts district was recently redrawn and it became clear that he would have to fight harder than he wanted for re-election. Mr. Frank, 71, said he had intended to serve one more term but after seeing his redrawn district, which would give him more than 300,000 new constituents and would not include New Bedford, one of his mainstays, he changed his mind. In a rambling news conference at city hall in Newton, his home base, Mr. Frank also said a potentially tough re-election battle would have distracted him from his policy priorities, like pushing for federal deficit reduction to include cuts in military spending and continuing to advocate for changes in the financial industry. — The New York Times

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Federal cuts give Mainers a chill as winter approaches THE NEW YORK TIMES

BANGOR, Me. — Michele Hodges works six days a week but still cannot afford a Maine winter’s worth of heat for her trailer in Corinth, a tiny town where snowmobiles can outnumber cars. Ms. Hodges and her two teenage daughters qualified for federal heating assistance last year, but their luck might have run out. President Obama has proposed sharply cutting the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and Maine is at this point expecting less than half of the $55.6 million that it received last winter, even as more people are applying. The average state benefit last year was about $800 for the season; now it may be closer to $300. Eligibility requirements have tightened too, and with oil prices climbing — the average in Maine was $3.66 a gallon last week, up from $2.87 a year ago — many here are anticipating days or weeks of forgoing heat. “We’ll survive,” said Ms. Hodges, who is 49 and works as an accountant and a sorter at a recycling center. “We can put a blanket up to separate off the living room and just sleep in there. But those who don’t have jobs, who are disabled or whatever, I don’t know how they’re going to make it.” Maine is more dependent on oil heat than any other state, and Gov. Paul R. LePage, a Republican, recently called for cutting heating oil consumption in half by 2014, partly by bringing more gas lines into the state.

Randy Spack, a contractor for a community program, installing free energy-saving windows at a home in Glenburn, Me. (CRAIG DILGER/THE NEW YORK TIMES)

For now, a patchwork of local fundraising projects is seeking to replace some of the lost federal money. One of those projects is led by the author Stephen King, whose red Victorian home on a hill here, with a wrought-iron fence adorned with spiders and bats, is something of a local talisman. Mr. King owns a Bangor radio station, WZON AM 620 and 103.1 FM The Pulse, where one of the hosts lived in and broadcast from a chilly hut

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BY ABBY GOODNOUGH

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Into the pits Governor LePage has felt it necessary to point out something obvious, i.e., since 80 percent of the state’s budget goes to education and the Department of Health and Human Services, he is compelled to make cuts in those areas in order to balance the budget. In order to do this in an orderly and rational manner he proposes to set priorities He does not favor the “across the board cuts” widely favored by politicians like his unlamented predecessor John Baldacci. That is a dodge which enable politicians to escape responsibility for making difficult choices. The Governor’s priority is to continue work on welfare reform in order to preserve funding to education. He has asked voters to contact their legislators to support ––––– this priority. Guest House Democratic Leader Columnist Emily Cain is vehemently opposed to setting priorities. In her view this amounts to “pitting” one group against another. In a purely political sense she has a point. A great deal of politics involves competing interest groups entering the pit to fight it out like savage animals for a share of the taxpayers’ income.

John Frary

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A Snowball’s chance In the first weekend of October, the rag-tag band of protesters met in Monument Square for the first time, hoping to parlay the sentiments of the Occupy Wall Street movement here in Maine. Like every group, it started small. Over weeks, it grew in size, but not in organization. Such is the case when you gather a group together for a social purpose, yet define it as leaderless. I was there for that first weekend, watching. It was only smart to keep following the story. At 6 p.m., the group held their “General Assembly,” a last chance get-together for those who camped out, those who popped in only on the weekends, and those that followed from afar. All would get a chance to listen, to interject, to block. The conversation would go on until a consensus of the group was reached. For those that have followed since the beginning in New York, this is the way the world works now. Hand signals and groupspeak, coupled with a fine smattering of go around the circle a half dozen times or so, with interruption for points of order and clarification. It might be a breakthrough in “group dynamics” but leads to long meetings. City Councillor

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist Dave Marshall was there watching. No stranger to the methods of the Portland City Council (“We’re going to sit here and discuss things until everyone wants to claw their eyeballs out”), even Marshall seemed surprised at the resistance of the group to what is obviously a kick the can down the road solution. As an example, the group discussed for 45 minutes whether or not to vote on submitting an application to the city for use of the park. That puts three-hour meeting about storm-drain and sewer projects to shame. One member of the group had some common sense. Many items that the city has suggested for health and safety purposes are common sense camping stuff. No smoking or fires inside your tent, keeping tents farther apart, relocating fuel storage. “A lot of these things are stuff we should consider doing anyway, whether we

apply for a permit or not.” Being at a long meeting, I glanced over at the porta-potties, one of them donated by Jay York. There was a flag hung across both entrances. I asked around what to see what the story was. “They’re full. They need to be serviced, emptied” came the reply. Might want to look into that as well. An idea was floated at the meeting. Most of the “issues” that have occurred in the park were blamed on folks not taking part in the Occupy protests, but homeless squatters that have jumped in as a place to put a tent. The idea of prohibiting smoking AND alcohol inside dwelling tents was tossed out there. Ah, Prohibition and Portland have a long and storied history, and the ghosts of Cary Nation and Neal Dow were pleased. Then came the thought of tossing those that were disruptive. At one point at the start of the meeting, one of the local inebriated loudly denounced all the protesters as “RADICALS!” at least until the Portland Police came by. They didn’t arrest him, just walked him away from the park. Just because you were trying to have a meeting, that didn’t make it any less his park. see HIGGINS page 5

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Your new American Dream It’s really something to live in a country that doesn’t know what it is doing in a world that doesn’t know where it is going in a time when anything can happen. I hope you can get comfortable with uncertainty. If there’s one vibe emanating from this shadowy zeitgeist it’s a sense of the total exhaustion of culture, in particular the way the world does business. Everything looks tired, played out, and most of all false. Governments can’t really pay for what they do. Banks have no real money. Many households surely have no money. The human construct of money itself has become a shape-shifting phantom. Will it vanish into the vortex of unpaid debt until nobody has any? Or will there be plenty of worthless money that people can spend into futility? Either way they will be broke. The looming fear whose name political leaders dare not speak is global depression, but that is not what we’re in for. The term suggests a temporary sidetrack from the smooth operation of integrated advanced economies. We’re heading into something quite different, a permanent departure from the standard conception of economic progress, the one in which there is always sure to be more comfort and convenience for everybody, the economy of automatic goodies. A big part of the automatic economy was the idea of a “job.” In its journey to the present moment, the idea became crusted with barnacles of illusion, especially that a “job” was a sort of commodity “produced” by large corporate enterprises or governments and rationally distributed like any other

James Howard Kunstler ––––– Kunstler.com commodity; that it came with a goodie bag filled with guaranteed pensions, medical care to remediate bad living habits, vacations to places of programmed entertainment, a warm, well-lighted dwelling, and a big steel machine to travel around in. Now we witness with helpless despair as these illusions dissolve. The situation at hand is not a “depression,” though it may resemble the experience of the 1930s in the early going. It’s the permanent re-set and reorganization of everyday life amidst a desperate scramble for resources. It will go on and on until there are far fewer people competing for things while the ones who endure construct new systems for daily living based on fewer resources used differently. In North America I believe this re-set will involve the re-establishment of an economy centered on agriculture, with a lot of other activities supporting it, all done on a finegrained local and regional scale. It must be impossible for many of us to imagine such an outcome — hence the futility of our current politics, with its hollow promises, its laughable battles over sexual behavior, its pitiful religious boasting, its empty statistical blather, all in the service of wishing

the disintegrating past back into existence. This desperation may be why our recently-acquired traditions seem especially automatic this holiday season. Of course the “consumers” line up outside the big box stores the day after the automatic Thanksgiving exercise in gluttony. That is what they’re supposed to do this time of year. That is what has been on the cable TV news shows in recent years: see the crowds cheerfully huddled in their sleeping bags outside the Wal Mart, see them trample each other in the moment the doors open! The biggest news story of a weekend stuporous from leftover turkey and ceremonial football was a $6.6 billion increase in “Black Friday” chain-store sales. All the attention to the numbers was a form of primitive augury to reassure superstitious economists — more than the catatonic public — that the automatic cargo cult would be operating normally at this crucial testing time. The larger objective is to get through the ordeal of Christmas. I don’t see how Europe gets through it financially. The jig is up there. Lovely as Europe has become since the debacles of the last century — all those adorable cities with their treasures of deliberatelycreated beauty — the system running it all is bankrupt. Europe is on financial death-watch and when the money stops flowing between its major organs, the banks, the whole region must either go dark or combust. Nobody really knows what will happen there, except they know that something will happen — and what-

ever it is portends disruption and loss for the world’s largest collective economy. The historical record is not reassuring. If Europe’s banks go down, many of America’s will, too, maybe all of them, maybe our whole money system. I’m not sure that we will see a normal election cycle here in 2012. A few bank runs, bank failures ... gasoline shortages here and there ... the failure of some food deliveries to supermarkets in some region ... these are the kinds of things that can bring down a political system drained of once-ironclad legitimacy. All that is left now is the husk of ritual — witness the failure of the senate-house “super-committee.” The wash-out was so broadly anticipated that it was greeted with mere yawns of recognition. It would be like pointing at the sky and saying, “air there.” This holiday season spend a little time musing on what the re-set economy will be like in your part of the country. Think of what you do in it as a “role,” or a “vocation,” or a “trade,” or a “calling,” or a “way of life,” rather than a “job.” Imagine that life will surely go on, even civilized life, though it will be organized differently. Add to this the notion that you are part of a larger group, a society, and that societies evolve emergently according to the circumstances that their time and place presents. Let that imagining be your new American Dream. (James Howard Kunstler is the author of several books, including “The Long Emergency,” “The Geography of Nowhere,” and “The Witch of Hebron.” He can be reached by emailing jhkunstler@mac.com.)

A great deal of politics involves competing interest groups FRARY from page 4

The governor is talking policy, Representative Cain is talking politics. She is displaying an ignorance of the concept of “opportunity costs” which all too common among politicians. This is an important idea for modern economists. It assumes “that it is rational to choose X if the benefit of X is greater than the opportunity cost of X.” Excuse me for talking like an economist. Actually the concept is quite simple and requires no X’s to grasp. Even as a child of five I understood the essence of problems presented by calculating opportunity costs. When I toddled along with my wee allowance to East Wilton’s Home Town Market (still in business 65 years later) it was clear to me that if I invested in licorice sticks I was denying myself the opportunity to purchase a chocolate bar or a jigger of gin. (I’m speaking figuratively here. As far as I know The Home Town Market has never traded in gin). The Democrats’ Minority Leader was trained

in vocal education and academic administration. She knows no more of economics than I did as a stripling 65 years ago. According to my agents in the legislature the woman didn’t even know who John Maynard Keynes was until she Googled his name a few months ago. Never mind that Keynes’ theories are the basis of her party’s stimulus policy, of which I don’t doubt she warmly approves. Having Googled, she apparently believes Keynes was the man who rescued the United States from the Great Depression — a factoid which would have been news to the man. Even so, her inability to understand a concept intelligible to a five-year-old is surprising. We have to assume that she is capable of understanding it but either pretends she doesn’t, or refuses to understand it because it’s politically unpalatable to her. Just guessing here, but Emily Cain and her colleagues may have their own view of opportunity costs, one which they do not care to openly dis-

cuss or even acknowledge to themselves. She, like the great majority of her fellow Democrats in the State House, has spent her life on the public payroll. It’s possible that deep down they think of all the money the taxpayers spend on themselves as a huge cost to government. Take-home pay as a “tax expenditure?” Why not? The liberals must often think of all the wonderful things they want to do for and to people with money which citizens are allowed to spend on beer, chewing gum, ammo, RVs, ATVs, cosmetics, etc. Am I being completely unreasonable in assuming that they see this a terrible misappropriation of the state’s wealth? Can’t prove it, but I have my suspicions. (Professor John Frary of Farmington is a former congressional candidate and retired history professor, a board member of Maine Taxpayers United and an associate editor of the International Military Encyclopedia, and can be reached at: jfrary8070@aol.com.)

Problems with OccupyMaine call to mind Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ HIGGINS from page 4

As for the thought of the “Occupiers” having some say in who gets to stay and who must leave the park, I’m reminded of the old George Orwell book “Animal Farm.” Since the occupier’s are admittedly staying at the

park against city code, it seems an unelected body claiming to represent the 99 percent came to a conclusion that the interests of the group outweigh the liberties of the one. If you just heard an odd sound, that was “Napoleon” the pig, from the aforementioned Orwell tome. He was prying open thee paint cans to make one

little addition to his sign “All Animals Are Equal” to read “But Some Are More Equal Than Others.” The question before you. With the approach of winter, do any of them stand a Snowball’s chance? (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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City eyes one-way parking changes before winter BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The city council’s Transportation Committee will consider a measure today that moves on-street parking from the left to the right side on six streets in the West End and Libbytown neighborhoods. Streets that would be affected by the proposal are already one-way, and most are narrow and have parking on only one side. Switching on-street parking to the right side would give plows more space to remove snow during the winter months, according to city documents. Motorists and some passengers might also benefit under the plan: If parking is moved from the left to right side, drivers will no longer have to exit alongside a snow bank. “If you’re parking on the left hand side, drivers typically leave a couple feet so they can open the door and get out and are not blocked in by a snow bank,” Councilor David Marshall said. The result, however, is that plows and other vehicles have less room to pass by the vehicles than if they are parked on the right, Marshall added. He characterized the proposal as a minor change. Streets being considered for the change are: May Street between Spring and Danforth streets; Dow Street between Brackett and Congress streets; Burnham Street from Congress to Lowell streets; Crescent Street from Ellsworth to Westcott streets; Cherry Street from Marston to Hemlock streets, and Gilman Street from Park Avenue to Congress. All told, three parking spaces will be eliminated if the plan is approved as presented. Burnham Street and Crescent Street would each lose a space, while Dow Street would lose two and May Street would gain one. City staff is recommending the change, and the committee is expected to endorse the plan today,

according to a memo to the committee from Kathi Earley, the city’s engineering services manager. Earley noted in the memo that the city is looking for a resolution on this issue “before significant snowfall occurs.”

The full city council is expected to take up the measure on Dec. 5. Council approval is needed because the proposal amends the existing traffic schedule. The Transportation Committee meets today at 5:30 p.m. today at City Hall.

Ben Jacques clears the entrance to a parking garage on Pearl Street in this scene from 2009. Parking in the winter on Portland’s streets could become easier with a proposal before a city committee today. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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Report: OccupyMaine to seek permit to remain in Lincoln Park DAILY SUN STAFF REPORTS OccupyMaine protesters have opted to apply for a city permit that would allow them remain in Lincoln Park, according to published reports. The group has until this afternoon to submit its permit application to the city. From there, the request will be reviewed internally by city staff and will be presented before the City Council’s public safety subcommittee on Thursday for another review, city spokesperson Nicole Clegg said. Depending on the outcome of Thursday’s public safety committee meeting, the city council could be asked to weigh in on the permit issue Dec. 7, Clegg said. Last week, city officials met with OccupyMaine members to address concerns about safety in the

park and more than a dozen fire code violations found at the campsite. In that meeting, protesters and city officials hashed out a tentative agreement that called for the protesters to apply for a permit to continue camping in the park. Councilors and city staff would have the ability to add limits to the permit around the number of campers and tents allowed in the park, among other things. The Press Herald reported yesterday that about 50 members of OccupyMaine took part in a discussion Sunday over whether to seek the permit. Ultimately, the group determined to pursue that route. Campers affiliated with OccupyMaine have spent the past seven weeks sleeping in Lincoln Park to protest what they view as greed and inequality in the U.S. political and financial systems. Since campers started arriving, police have been called to the park numerous times and have made more than a dozen arrests, including five during a

24-hour period on Nov. 24 and 25. Members of OccupyMaine insist that the troublemakers are not affiliated with the movement.

Portland Buy Local seeks to ﬁll post of administrative ambassador A business and community alliance’s Portland Buy Local campaign is seeking a part-time Buy Local administrative ambassador to help the organization grow in the next year, a Portland Buy Local press release announced. “The Buy Local Administrative Ambassador is a part time contracted position with room for growth,” according to the press release. “The successful candidate will be responsible for working with the Portland Independent Business & Community Alliance board in its efforts to nurture and grow the Portland Buy Local campaign.” Application deadline is Friday, Dec. 2. Visit www. portlandbuylocal.org for details.

Portland Trails board already searching for a new leader, but no timeline given CUMMING from page one

am going to keep growing and being excited ... I need to do some other things.” During Cumming’s tenure, Portland Trails expanded its trail network into Falmouth, South Portland and Westbrook while also adding new trails in Portland, most recently the first of two segments of the Bayside Trail along with several smaller trail connectors between highly-traveled points. All told, the organization now oversees or manages about 35 miles of trails. In recent years Portland Trails also launched the Schoolground Greening initiative that installed natural playgrounds in several Portland-area schools.

The organization has also launched a popular road race, the Trail to Ale 10K, and compiled a trail map of its entire network. In a press release, the group’s board of directors said it was “very happy for (Cumming) and the Maine Crafts Association as she accepts this new challenge. We know she will bring to them all the energy and talent that she gave Portland Trails.” Cumming, who studied art history in college and has worked at a craft gallery, described the job change as “going back to (her) roots a little bit.” She is also a crafter in her own right, creating new designs for secondhand clothing that she sells on the Internet. Portland Trails is a membership-supported non-

profit land trust that preserves green space for public access and connects people with places, according to the news release. The agency was founded in 1991 and has a goal of creating a 50-mile trail network throughout Greater Portland. Its board of directors has already begun searching for a new leader, although no timeline was given for when a replacement might be found. Cumming said her role with Maine Crafts Association will likely include creating new education programs, promoting crafts across Maine and identifying ways for artisans to market their products. Although the Maine Crafts Association is based in Dover-Foxcroft, Cumming said she will continue to work out of Portland.

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Man grabs a passerby, asks for money A Portland man was charged with assault after he grabbed a man walking along Congress Street Sunday and asked for money, police said. Modou Fall, 48, was arrested shortly after a 25-year-old man told officials he was approached by a group of men and believed one of the individuals planned to rob him, police said. The victim said he was walking near the Maine College of Art shortly before 9 p.m. when a man grabbed his attention by calling out, “Hey, American boy,” said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman. “(The man then) asked him for some money and he replied he didn’t have any and continued to walk away,” Rogers said. “This person then grabbed him by the arm and held onto him.” The victim pulled his arm away from the suspect and fled. He called police, saying he felt the man was preparing to steal his money, Rogers said. The man accused of grabbing the person’s arm was in a group of between five to seven people, according to the victim’s statement. Officers responded and drove the victim around the area in an attempt to locate the suspect. Police eventually made contact with Fall in Longfellow Square. “The victim recognized the suspect who grabbed his arm as one of two people standing in Longfellow Square,” Rogers said. Fall was charged with simple assault and was slated to have his first court appearance Monday afternoon, officials said. Rogers explained that since Fall is accused of asking for money — and not demanding it — he can’t be charged with robbery. According to published reports, Fall was arrested in October 2010 on charges he robbed a man at knifepoint. In October 2010, a man reported to police that another

man put a knife to his throat as he left a convenience store near Longfellow Square and stole cash and his cell phone, according to The Portland Press Herald. Fall, who matched the description of the suspect, was later arrested and charged with robbery and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon. Police said Fall had the victim’s cell phone in his possession at the time of his arrest.

Westbrook shoplifter ‘upped the ante’

Lt. Michael Nugent, a Westbrook police spokesman. “Once he fought with the store security people, that upped the ante.” Nugent said he wasn’t immediately aware of what exactly Harriman is accused of taking or the details of the struggle between him and the security guard. Harriman ultimately fled from the store and was later identified by police who recognized him from surveillance video, police said. “It’s the use of force to accomplish the theft” that classified the crime as a robbery, Nugent explained. Harriman was also charged for disorderly conduct in connection with a separate incident, according to police. He was slated to make his first court appearance Monday.

Man accused of attacking woman in Longfellow Square

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A Westbrook man faces assault and robbery charges after fighting with store security who attempted to stop him from running off with stolen merchandise, police said. Mark Harriman, 51, was booked at the Cumberland County Jail Sunday for more serious charges stemming from a weekend incident at a Westbrook Kohl’s department store, police said. The incident took place the previous day and began as a shoplifting complaint, police said. Officers responded to the store, located at 17 Main St., and subsequently charged the Westbrook man with robbery, theft by unauthorized taking and assault, police said. “It was a shoplifting, and it could have ended at that,” said

A Portland man was arrested Saturday after allegedly beating a woman in Longfellow Square, police said. Tommy Worcester, 49, was charged with aggravated assault following a Nov. 23 incident that sent a 43-yearold woman to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The woman told police Worcester approached her and asked for a cigarette. When Worcester finished smoking, the woman said he punched her in the face and took cash from her pocket, said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman. “She had been punched in the face and knocked to the ground,” Rogers said. “(She was then) punched several times as she was on the ground.” The attack occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Rogers said the woman and Worcester knew one another, according to the victim’s statement. — Matthew Arco

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Opening date is 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at Art Walk CREATIVE from page one

space at 611 Congress St., two doors down from the State Theatre. "It's going to be big, and a new environment for us," Meyer said. Shoot Media Project team leader Natalie Conn also was on hand Monday helping with the move. The new space — formerly the site of Emerald City gift store, before its move to 564 Congress St. — will help consolidate two growing programs, she said. "(Our old space) was too small, and we just expanded to let a couple of people on the waiting list in, so our two programs combined," Conn said. Shoot Media Project and Open Studio (previously called Studio225, because of its location on the second floor of the State Theatre building) will operate out of the new gallery and art space. The new venue will be called the Art Department. Opening date is 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, in time for the January First Friday Art Walk. Three people will arrive every day for Open Studio, and starting Dec. 1, six people will anchor the Shoot Media Project, Conn said. "We're also going to do group shows, including everyone, our grand opening is going to be a group show. We're going to have screenings on the side, so hopefully we can host some festivals and have film screenings. Then there will be studio spaces where we will be working in the back and filming our projects," she said. For over five years, Creative Trails has provided learning opportunities out of a complex at 369 Forest Ave. near the University of Southern Maine. The building houses an art gallery, studio space, outdoor recreation equipment center, commercial kitchen and performance arts stage. Conn said the move into the Arts District allows Creative Trails participants to stretch their legs.

Marc Meyer, who joined the Shoot Media Project shortly after its launch in July 2010, helps organize the program's new ofﬁce in the Arts District Monday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

"The primary location is down on Forest Avenue across from USM, which is great, but now that it's been five years, a lot of people who have been going there wanted to try different things. It's so nice to be here where the Arts District is," she said.

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Tuesday, Nov. 29 Vein Healthcare Center free screenings 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Vein Healthcare Center will be giving free leg screenings from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patient visits will include a venous exam of both legs, an overview of treatment options, and an opportunity to have questions answered by Dr. Cindy Asbjornsen, one of the leading phlebology (vein health) specialists in Maine. Though the leg screening is free, an appointment is required. Call the Vein Healthcare Center at 221-7799 to make an appointment, or visit www.veinhealthcarecenter.com for more information. The Vein Healthcare Center is located in South Portland at 100 Foden Road, Suite 307.

Cheverus Toy Drive 4 p.m. “Over the next few weeks, the Cheverus High School community will be collecting unwrapped gifts, toys and cash from alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends of the school, and the local community for its second annual holiday Toy Drive. This year Cheverus High School will be partnering with The Sharing Sleigh, a volunteer holiday program which will coordinate donations from the Toy Drive and of food, gifts and clothing to those who are less fortunate or homeless in our community. Donations are welcome! Please deliver your unwrapped toy or donation of cash or check during school hours to the Guidance Department (next to the main ofﬁce) at Cheverus High School, 267 Ocean Ave., Portland, Maine. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 16. Your generous donation will help those who might otherwise not share in the joys of this holiday season. You may also drop off your donation at the Cheverus High School Tree Lighting ceremony on Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. Come join in the fun as we light our Christmas tree, enjoy a visit with Santa, sing along with carolers and share hot chocolate and sweet treats. For more information or to donate to the Cheverus Toy Drive, contact caron@cheverus.org.

DownEast Pride Alliance ‘Business After Hours’ 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Networking event at Pat’s Pizza Old Port, 30 Free St., Portland. “Cash bar, lite food and media table. Bring business cards to share. See you there for ‘cocktails and conversation!’” The DownEast Pride Alliance (DEPA) is a GLBTQ business networking group in Southern Maine meeting monthly at local establishments for “Business After Hours” events that provide a safe forum for, and help strengthen, the local gay & gay-friendly business community. Bring business cards to share on our Media Table. No fees or RSVP to attend. All in the community are welcome to come for “cocktails & conversation.” Find DEPA on Facebook and www.depabusiness.com

‘The Gift of Comforting’ 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Cancer Community Center welcomes back renowned author and lecturer, Val Walker, who will present “The Gift of Comforting,” at the Cancer Community Center on Route 1 in South Portland. “Listening with warmth and acceptance is one of the greatest gifts we can give someone. Val will teach what it means to be a comforting presence and apply the art of comforting to others as well as ourselves. Designed to inspire caregivers, this program will increase our understanding of how to be comforting, how to communicate our comfort with words (what to say and what not to say), and how to create comfort with simple acts of kindness. Val Walker has facilitated support groups for people coping with illness, loss and bereavement for 17 years. She is author of ‘The Art of Comforting: What to Say and Do for People in Distress’ (Penguin, 2010). Preregistration required; please call 774-2200 or visit http:// cancercommunitycenter.org/RegistrationNovDec.htm.

Lewiston/Auburn Community Little Theatre auditions 7 p.m. Lewiston/Auburn Community Little Theatre will hold auditions for “Almost Maine” by Maine playwright John Cariani on Nov. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Art Center 30 Academy St., Auburn. Ensemble piece for four women and four men, age not a factor. Katie St. Pierre directs. Performances are Feb. 10-19, 2012. FMI, 783-0958 or laclt.com.

Wednesday, Nov. 30 Maine’s Museums: Art, Oddities and Artifacts noon. Janet Mendelshon at the Maine Maritime Museum Bath. Free admission. “The first book devoted solely to the diverse and often unexpected museums in the Pine Tree State. Whether you want to see great works of art or truly unique collections — from umbrella covers to strange creatures — you’ll find it in Maine and you’ll find it in Maine’s Museums.” For information or to register visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443-1316 during business hours.

Portland Development Corporation awards 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Portland Development Corporation will present its 16th annual business awards to three local

The “Eleven Pipers Piping” in The Green Room of Victoria Mansion all take the form of tiny Santa Claus ﬁgurines hidden throughout the room. This Wednesday is the Victoria Mansion Christmas Gala. (FILE PHOTO) businesses that have played a major role in developing Portland’s economic vitality, at the Ocean Gateway International Marine Terminal. “Executive Director of the Greater Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Barbara Whitten will accept the 2011 Economic Development Achievement Award in recognition of its 4th Annual Harvest on the Harbor Event, which brings in more than 5,000 people in the downtown over the three-day event, resulting in an economic impact of more than $2 Million. ... The VIA Agency will receive the 2011 Business of Year Award. Accepting the award will be the company’s President and founder John Coleman. Started the agency in 1993, The Via Agency is now ranked among the top 100 advertising agencies in the United States and was recently named Ad Age Magazine’s Small Agency of the Year – selected from hundreds of agencies in 22 countries. ... Planet Dog will receive the 2011 Small Business of Year Award, which will be accepted by founder and co-owner Alex Fisher. Since founding the company in 1997, Planet Dog has developed award-winning, non-toxic and recyclable premium products for dogs.”

Victoria Mansion Christmas Gala 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Victoria Mansion Christmas Gala Join us for a festive evening to beneﬁt Victoria Mansion. Tour the elegantly decorated Mansion * Meet the designers * Enjoy fabulous food and drink in luxurious Mansion spaces and the enclosed heated porch and courtyard * 10 percent discount in the Carriage House Museum Shop * Preview exclusive new Christmas gifts. www.victoriamansion.org/events_rentals/events.aspx

Councilor John Coyne district meeting 7 p.m. City Councilors and staff will be available to discuss neighborhood issues and answer questions from the public. These meetings are the public’s opportunity to meet their district councilor, the mayor and representatives from the various departments within the city. 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.

Thursday, Dec. 1 World AIDS Day reception and vigil 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. In a unique collaboration, Frannie Peabody Center will partner with one of Portland’s most historic landmarks, Victoria Mansion, to hold its annual World AIDS

Day reception and vigil. The event will be highlighted by a reading and talk from John-Manuel Andriote, author of the recently re-released Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America and culminate in a candlelight vigil on the mansion steps, weather permitting. Each year clients, supporters, volunteers and community leaders around the world gather in a variety of ceremonies and special events to recognize World AIDS Day, a day marked for remembering those lost to the epidemic and honoring the progress made in the thirty years since the epidemic began. This will be the ﬁrst time Frannie Peabody Center has held World AIDS Day at Victoria Mansion, which will be completely decorated for the holidays.

Good Theater Broadway hits, holiday favorites 7 p.m. Good Theater’s annual concerts featuring Broadway hits and holiday favorites Dec. 1-4. Good Theater presents Broadway leading man Kevin Earley joined by a cast of 17 singers including Marva Pittman, Kelly Cauﬁeld, Lynne McGhee and Stephen Underwood. Directed by Brian P. Allen with musical direction by Victoria Stubbs who leads the three-piece band. Performance times are Thursday at 7 p.m. ($25), Friday at 7:30 ($25), Saturday matinee at 3 p.m. ($25) and Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. ($30), and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. ($30). At the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Call 885-5883 for reservations and information. www.goodtheater.com

Portland’s ﬁrst annual Palestinian Film Festival 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1— “‘Jenin Jenin.’ A documentary of the city and refugee camp destroyed by Israeli forces in April 2002 and the indomitable spirit of the Palestinians in their struggle for human rights and statehood.” SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. 7:30 p.m. $7/5 for Space and MVPR members and students with ID. Dec. 2 — “‘Eyewitness Gaza.’ A documentary of life in Gaza following Israel’s attack in the winter of 2008-09. Focus is on Gazan youths’ ability to survive a siege and marginalization by the world community. Director Tom Jackson will attend.” Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St. 8 p.m. $7/5 for MVPR & Peace Action Maine members & students w/ID. Dec. 3 — “‘Salt of This Sea.’ Feature-length ﬁlm, starring noted Palestinian poet Suheir Hammad, at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. 7:30 p.m. $7/5 for SPACE and Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights members and students with ID. Sponsored and organized by MVPR. Net proceeds will go to the Middle East Children’s Alliance water project to bring clean, safe water to the children of Gaza. Robert Schaible, 239-8060; rmschaible@gmail.com. see EVENTS page 14

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By Holiday Mathis “hot” than “cool” anyway. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The day may seem long, but the week will seem short. So revel in the drawnout moments, especially if your loved ones are near. You will only be this age once. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Knowing what makes you happy is one thing -- and quite a useless thing, too, unless you’re also willing to act on what you know. You are! In fact, you won’t hesitate to follow through. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Do not communicate your secrets to someone because you feel compelled to do so. The feeling is likely coming from an ego need for attention. The need will fade tomorrow, but secret knowledge will linger on. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A friend has made a difference in your life, and you’ll acknowledge the difference in your thoughts. If you let the friend know in writing, the gesture will be quite meaningful. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It may take a few hours to get yourself sorted out in the morning. But as soon as you get your priorities straight, you will handle what’s important to you, and you will handle it well. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 29). You’ll buck tradition. In December, you’ll make a decision that surprises loved ones. They will understand it better in the new year. In February, your job will require you to use imagination and artistry. Friendships grow closer through the spring. You’ll travel to be with family. You’ll accept a challenge and win in July. Cancer and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 14, 2, 40 and 18.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Anyone who has something to teach will gravitate toward you because you appear eager to learn and are tenacious enough to apply what you learn until it works for you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You know about human nature, and you plan your approach accordingly. You realize that even the most selfless people won’t be compelled to move forward until they know what’s in it for them. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll bask in the warmth and attention of an affectionate someone. And though it’s wonderful to feel acknowledged, you’ll move quickly on because there’s so much you want to do with this day. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Keep your message short and to the point. When your communication is punchy and easy to remember, it will be acted upon. People will move in the way you want them to go. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll use affirmations early in the day to improve the quality of your thoughts on a personal level. You’ll notice immediately that the world responds positively to your attractive and amenable personality. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s not about fitting in right now. You’ll note that those around you have different strengths, beliefs and modes of selfexpression. And yet you see how you can work together. You still feel very much a part of the cosmic whole. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You sense what will make money, get attention or do both. You’re willing to do what works, even if the opinion leaders don’t quite get it. You would rather be

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2011. There are 32 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 29, 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited earth twice before returning. On this date: In 1530, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, adviser to England’s King Henry VIII, died. In 1864, a Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians in the Sand Creek Massacre. In 1910, British explorer Robert F. Scott’s ship Terra Nova set sail from New Zealand, carrying Scott’s expedition on its ultimately futile — as well as fatal — race to reach the South Pole first. In 1929, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd, pilot Bernt Balchen, radio operator Harold June and photographer Ashley McKinney made the first flight over the South Pole. In 1947, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews. In 1967, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara announced he was leaving the Johnson administration to become president of the World Bank. In 1981, actress Natalie Wood drowned in a boating accident off Santa Catalina Island, Calif., at age 43. In 1986, actor Cary Grant died in Davenport, Iowa, at age 82. In 1991, 17 people were killed in a 164-vehicle pileup during a dust storm on Interstate 5 near Coalinga, Calif. Actor Ralph Bellamy died in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 87. One year ago: An Afghan border policeman killed six American servicemen during a training mission in a remote area near the Pakistani border. Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted for the first time that a computer worm had affected centrifuges in Iran’s uranium enrichment program. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Diane Ladd is 76. Composer-musician Chuck Mangione is 71. Country singer Jody Miller is 70. Comedian Garry Shandling is 62. Actor Jeff Fahey is 59. Movie director Joel Coen is 57. Actorcomedian-game show host Howie Mandel is 56. Actress Cathy Moriarty is 51. Actress Kim Delaney is 50. Actor Tom Sizemore is 50. Actor Andrew McCarthy is 49. Actor Don Cheadle is 47. Actor-producer Neill Barry is 46. Musician Wallis Buchanan is 46. Pop singer Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) is 43. Rock musician Martin Carr (Boo Radleys) is 43. Actress Jennifer Elise Cox is 42. Actor Larry Joe Campbell is 41. Rock musician Frank Delgado (Deftones) is 41. Actress Paola Turbay is 41. Actress Gena Lee Nolin is 40. Actor Brian Baumgartner is 39. Actress Anna Faris is 35. Actor Julian Ovenden is 35. Actor Lucas Black is 29.

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would have been a burden for me. Is there anything I can do to be included again? -- M. Dear M.: It sounds as if your siblings are the cheap ones, trying to get you to pay for their drinks and desserts. Talk to one of the siblings who isn’t angry with you and explain your position. While it is extremely unfair of them to take advantage of you this way, you still are a member of the family and would like to be included in these monthly excursions. Ask how to make things more equitable. (We recommend you ask for a separate check, or put drinks and dessert on a separate tab.) Dear Annie: I am writing in response to “In the Middle,” whose son is caring for his grandmother. There are federal and state funded programs supporting the Family Caregivers Act. The family caregiver must be credentialed through a home care registry to receive payment. Additionally, when the family caregiver needs a break, a replacement would be provided. Respite should also be considered to relieve the grandson, whether that means a home care agency to send a replacement or putting Grandma in an adult daycare for the day. In taking care of her, the grandson has gained valuable skills that he could then apply toward a career in home care. Many home care agencies offer free training to become a home health aide. The sisters should contact their local Ofﬁce on Aging and have Mom’s situation evaluated. The ombudsman will then inform them of available services to assist them in keeping Mom at home, while eliminating the conﬂict in the family. And please tell the grandson to check out caring.com. This website offers great information for the family caregiver. -- Kathy Roberts, Medical Administrator, Advance HomeHealth Care Dear Kathy Roberts: Thank you for your informative and useful suggestions. We hope the grandson will follow through.

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Friday, Dec. 2 Exhibit: Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History 5 p.m. Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, free admission. Friday, Dec. 2 through Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Opening event, 5 p.m., Friday Dec. 2 – Director’s Remarks and Meet the Curator. “Maine Maritime Museum’s latest exhibit presents a vision of the history of Maine’s Gateway City as portrayed by the ships that have transited Portland Head to clear Spring Point Ledge, a series of vessels as diverse as the different eras they represent; vessels that have brought hope, grief, sustenance, prosperity, disappointment, and a good day’s work to its people.” For more information visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443-1316 during business hours.

Five Dollar First Friday 5 p.m. “On the ﬁrst Friday of December, Victoria Mansion will extend its hours until 8:30 p.m. and all admissions after 5 p.m. are only $5. There will be holiday refreshments in the Carriage House Museum Shop’s Loft for our guests! Do not miss out on the only time to tour the Mansion after dark this Christmas Season!”

The Gallery at Harmon’s & Barton’s First Friday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Bringing Art Home for the Holidays” featuring four inspired craft artists in ﬁber, metal, wood and clay. “Join us for our Holiday Celebration, First Friday Art Walk, Dec. 2, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., 584 Congress St., Portland. Exhibit and sale through December during gallery hours, Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 774-5948. www.harmonsbartons.com

Beauty of Spain and Portugal 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. For First Friday Art Walk, experience the beauty of Spain and Portugal with a library photo slide presentation at the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association in Portland. The “Back Cove Artist Group” will be exhibiting their watercolors and there will be handmade items for sale with proceeds going to the library fund.Note cards made from a 1859 wood engraving by Bircher & Russell of Boston and being printed again today locally by David Wolfe of Wolfe Editions in Portland will also be available for purchase. www.mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com

‘In The Forest By The Sea’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of “In The Forest By The Sea,” paintings by Jada Fitch, at the Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland. On display through the month of January. Contact Michelle Souliere at 253-6808 or michelle.souliere@gmail.com. “Each canvas allows visitors to catch a glimpse of the curious goings-on in a mysterious seaside forest world few have seen before,” reports the Green Hand bookstore.

Goodwill Industries art sale 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Goodwill Industries of Northern New England will hold its sixth bi-annual ‘Art for Everyone: A Collection of Donated Art,’ on Friday, December 2, from, at Goodwill’s Headquarters (353 Cumberland Ave., Portland). The sale will feature over 250 drawings, oils, pastels, posters, prints and watercolors donated to Goodwill stores in the local community. All pieces of art will be affordably priced just in time for the holidays. ... Proceeds from the fundraiser will beneﬁt Goodwill’s job training and support services in the northern New England community.”

Bob Tkacik at Geno’s Rock Club 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. At Geno’s Rock Club, Bob Tkacik will be opening his month-long exhibit in the lobby. “Bob lives in Portland, and went to art school once (although he claims you won’t be able to tell based on this particular exhibit). He has a penchant for attracting piles of skeletal remains and rusted things, simply by stepping out of his house, and because of this he has decided to adhere said items to other inanimate bits of detritus and display it for all to see. He will also display works revolving around geometric repetition and spiraling colors. Most recently, he has been involved with a collaborative mural at the Octopi Gallery on Congress Street in Portland. Art Walk in Geno’s lobby is open to all, refreshments provided, for free.“

2011 SEA Holiday Art Sale 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Over 80 artists bringing you blown glass, jewelry, journals, paintings, textiles, sculptures, photography, paper crafts, pottery, magnets, cards, bags, children’s soft toys, and more. Also Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. East End Community School Center, 195 North St., Portland. Free admission; light food available in PTO Café.

Open Sky Fund event 6 p.m. “Two nights of ‘FUN’draising or the Open Sky Fund, a registered nonproﬁt organization providing Musical Instruments and Opportunities to children in Maine. At this event, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3 at the Big Easy there

Leslie Trentalange (left) and Mark Calkins star in “The Gift of the Magi.” Calkins lost his home, all its belongings and their four family pets to a devastating fire on Friday night in South Portland, and ticket sales from a benefit show will go to the Calkins family. The benefit performance is this Friday at 8 p.m. and will be performed at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 114 Main St. in Kennebunk, as part of the Prelude celebration. Tickets are $15/$10. Another show is on Saturday at 8 p.m. at The Dunaway Center, 23 School St. in Ogunquit, as part of the Christmas by the Sea celebration. Tickets are $10/$8. (COURTESY PHOTO) will be live music by local bands who are donating their time, food from Divided Sky Café, and some very special guests including a 12-year-old guitar player from the area. The Open Sky Faery will present an instrument to a child each night. There will be a silent auction with items from local businesses. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and music will begin at 7 p.m. Come early as space is limited, and these shows will sell out. Open Sky Fund has been providing instruments to children in Maine since 2009, in memory of Van Lawton of Oxford County, a magickal musician who left to his closest friends, his last song titled ‘Open Sky.’ More information about the Open Sky Fund is available at www. openskyfund.org.” Tickets for Kimmy’s Odd Ball are $10 each night and all proceeds benefit the fund. Tickets are on sale now at www.openskyfund.org. Donations of gently used instruments are always welcome. Guests are encouraged to dress in costume and prepare to dance.

Portland Playback Theater 7:30 p.m. First Friday, Dec. 2, Theme: Holidays from Heaven and Hell. “Portland Playback performs its very popular holiday offering next month: Holidays from Heaven and Hell. We all know how rich and emotionally complex the holiday season is. Everyone’s expectations are so high; there’s the commercial aspect, family relationships, friendships. Some of our happiest and some of our saddest stories are told and ‘played back’ at this event.” Every month, Portland Playback puts ﬁve actors at your disposal to reenact true stories from your life with improvisation. $5 at the door, CTN5 studio, 516 Congress St., Portland. FMI, email portlandplaybacktheatre@gmail.com or call 671-9481. Find out more at www.portlandplayback.com.

‘The Wandering Beggar’ 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, continues its second season of Studio Series presentations with an adaptation by local playwright Howard Rosenfield of the book “The Wandering Beggar … or The Adventures of Simple Shmerel” by Solomon Simon. The book was written originally in Yiddish and first published in 1931. It was then translated, by the author and his son, David Simon, and published in English in 1942. “The Wandering Beggar” is comprised of a charming series of vignettes, in which the title character encounters a series of dishonest servants and greedy kings, overcoming each obstacle with a direct and honest approach. By the end of the play, the simple beggar has proven to have more wisdom than the rabbis. This adaptation was commissioned by Acorn and is being performed with the good wishes of the author’s family. Acorn’s production is directed by veteran theater artist Harlan Baker, and features an ensemble of 11 actors, including returning faces from previous Acorn shows along

with several newcomers to the theater scene. The show runs from Dec. 2 through Dec. 18, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and may be purchased on-line at www.acorn-productions.org or by calling 854-0065.

The WFCP Home Time Radio Hour 7:30 p.m. Freeport Players present The WFCP Home Time Radio Hour 2011, Dec. 2-4, Fri./Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Freeport Performing Arts Center, Holbrook Street, $10 in advance, $15 at the door. “Be in the audience for this year’s ‘broadcast’ — each year our Sparkle Weekend show simply gets better and more fun. We never get tired of all the great music of the ‘40s/’50s (and early ‘60s this year!), we still get a kick out of writing sketches and jingles in the style of the great old-time radio shows, and we know you can’t wait to see what the sound effects team brings to the table. Save $5! Get your tickets in advance at Freeport Community Center Thrift Store (43 Depot St.) or online at http://www.fcponline.org.”

Calkins family theater benefit 8 p.m. “On Friday evening, Nov. 25, a two-alarm fire destroyed the home of Mark and Denise Calkins at 17 Osborne Ave. in South Portland. The Calkins family, which includes two young boys, lost everything but the clothes they were wearing. All the family pets, two dogs and two cats, were killed in the fire. The fire was ruled accidental by South Portland Lt. Robb Couture. Firefighters from Cape Elizabeth, Portland and Scarborough assisted South Portland firefighters in getting the fire under control in just over an hour. The house is not habitable and will have to be rebuilt. According to Michael J. Tobin, producing artistic director of CoveLight Productions, the Calkins are staying in a local hotel until other arrangements can be made. ‘The outpouring of love and support has been monumental so far,’ Tobin said. ‘But this family needs everything, they have to start from scratch. I hope people will come see the shows this weekend and help this family get through this very difficult and challenging time.’ CoveLight Productions will donate ticket sales from Friday and Saturday night’s shows to the Calkins family so that they may have a very merry Christmas during this difficult time. The performance this Friday at 8 p.m. will be performed at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 114 Main St. in Kennebunk, as part of the Prelude celebration. Tickets are $15/$10. The show on Saturday at 8 p.m. will be performed at The Dunaway Center, 23 School St. in Ogunquit, as part of the Christmas by the Sea celebration. Tickets are $10/$8. Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 7:30 p.m.” For more information or to make reservations, go to www.covelight2011.com, emailing covelight2011@aol.com or calling (603) 953-3640.

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MUSIC CALENDAR ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– featuring the daring feats of acrobats, the joyful sound of Christmas carols and the heartwarming traditions of the PSO’s holiday performances beginning Dec. 9 at Merrill Auditorium. Magic of Christmas has been a holiday favorite for generations, delighting audiences of all ages who embrace the childlike wonder and excitement of Christmas and the majestic beauty of orchestral music. Magic of Christmas 2011 will feature the Magic of Christmas Chorus, music from The Nutcracker and more: Eleven performances of Magic of Christmas will run from Dec. 9 to Dec. 18 at Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. in Portland. Tickets are available at porttix.com, by phone at 842-0800 or at the PortTIX box ofﬁce (20 Myrtle St.) Monday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. Phone and internet orders are subject to $6 per-ticket PortTIX handling fee, and all ticket prices include a $2 Merrill Restoration fee. Friday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. (preview night); Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 11, at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 16,at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 18, at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 1 Assembly of Dust & Ryan Montbleau at Port City 7 p.m. Assembly of Dust, Ryan Montbleau Band, at Port City Music Hall. Advance: $20; door: $25; VIP: $30; 18 plus. http:// portcitymusichall.com/events

Jeffrey Foucault & Mark Erelli 8 p.m. Jeffrey Foucault & Mark Erelli, Seven Curses. On their CD “Seven Curses,” songwriters Mark Erelli and Jeffrey Foucault match an elemental approach with the elemental subjects: love and death. Under the banner of the Murder Ballad, Foucault and Erelli execute uncanny harmony arrangements with a list of songs that decidedly expands the genre. One Longfellow Square. www. onelongfellowsquare.com

Singles/Mouth Washington at Matthew’s in Portland 9 p.m. Matthew’s at 133 Free St., Portland, features ldest bar in town/newest live music venue in town. “An evening of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Serious Rock Music! with Singles, a band featuring Nick Pee, Alec, and Max Treezy that is both pop, and punk, but not pop-punk; and Mouth Washington, it’s like, Modest Mouse taking bong rips with Bruce Springsteen! This is the very ﬁrst show to be held at Matthew’s: Portlands oldest pub and newest place to have shows. Matthew’s has reached out a hand to the young people of Portland, the manager wants to start having shows at Matthew’s to bring in a younger crowd. ...”

The Brew at Port City 8 p.m. With Dirigo at Port City Music Hall. The Brew are an aptly named quartet from Amesbury, a town in northeastern Massachusetts, cooking up a musical melting pot on their brand-new, self-released album, “Back to the Woods,” that combines their roots in classic rock, adding ingredients of prog, jazz, reggae, world beat, indie, funk and orchestral pop, sometimes in the course of a single song. Advance: $13; door: $15; VIP: $20. 18 plus. CD Release Show. http://portcitymusichall.com

Saturday, Dec. 10 Dark Star Orchestra at the State

Friday, Dec. 2

8 p.m. Presenting its critically acclaimed live show to Deadheads both young and old, Dark Star Orchestra is set to perform on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the historic State Theatre in Portland. This event is all ages. Tickets, $25 advance/$30 day of show.

The Fogcutters present Big Band Syndrome

7 p.m. State Theatre, Maine’s biggest acts with The Fogcutters’ twist. Featuring Dave Gutter (Rustic Overtones/ParaDarol Anger’s Republic of Strings noid Social Club); Spose; Darien Brahms; 8 p.m. Big thanks to Lauren Rioux — the Jacob Augustine (Jacob and the House “The Devil Makes Three are quite possibly the best band that you have never heard of.” The Santa Cruz, motivating force behind Yulegrass — for of Fire); Zach Jones; Dominic Lavoie (The Calif. group will perform at Port City Music Hall on Saturday, Dec. 10. (COURTESY PHOTO) two great sold out Yulegrass shows already Lucid); The Mallett Brothers; Lyle Divinand another great one in the works. Join sky; Sly-Chi. The Fogcutters will present original arrangeSunday, Dec. 4 legendary string pioneer Darol Anger and the Republic ments of Maine’s biggest musical acts — accompanied of Strings for a luminous evening of Yulegrass music, on-stage by these musicians themselves — as well as the good cheer and wassail at One Longfellow Square. www. Edie Carey, Jennifer Kimball & Rose Polenzani band’s original material. onelongfellowsquare.com 7 p.m. Edie Carey, Jennifer Kimball & Rose Polenzani at Tom Rush at One Longfellow One Longfellow Square. An excellent evening with three The Devil Makes Three 8 p.m. Rush’s impact on the American music scene has wonderful singer songwriters! Edie Carey grabs hold of her 8 p.m. With Brown Bird at Port City Music Hall. For the been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the ‘60s audiences and doesn’t let go until she steps off the stage. past seven years, Santa Cruz, Calif. group the Devil Makes and the renaissance of the ‘80s and ‘90s, his music having While her songs are what ﬁrst draw listeners in, it’s what Three have garnered fans the old school way, playing a city, left its stamp on generations of artists. One Longfellow she says in between that keeps them coming back. Jennifer making friends, conquering fans and moving on. Laced Square. www.onelongfellowsquare.com Kimball is a vocalist and songwriter who is notable for being with elements of ragtime, blues, country, folk and rockabilly, part of the acclaimed folk duo The Story. Rose Polenzani’s the critically praised, drummer-less trio — consisting of singing style is distinctive and emotionally charged. Her guitarist/front man Pete Bernhard, stand-up bassist Lucia Saturday, Dec. 3 lyrics often consist of rich blends of obscure images and Turino and guitarist Cooper McBean — brings forth a emotions. www.onelongfellowsquare.com genuine approach to acoustic music. Advance: $12.50; Gala Caribbean at Bar Mills door: $15; VIP: $20. http://portcitymusichall.com 7:30 p.m. Pan Fried Steel Drum Band. Gala Caribbean, A Holiday Concert. The Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. This 18 piece high-energy steel drum band is directed by Ian Ramsey, music director at North Yarmouth Academy. You may want to wear your dancing shoes for what we guarantee to be a spectacular celebration of the human spirit for all faiths. Adm. $16, $13 students and seniors, or by donation; 12 and under free. Family maximum $30. Please call 929-6472 for reservations.

Wednesday, Dec. 7

Sunday, Dec. 11 Carbon Vapor Presents The Clash 9 p.m. Battle of the cover bands. Main Event: Red Hot Chili Peppers Vs. Rage Against The Machine at Port City Music Hall. Door: $5. 18 plus. http://portcitymusichall.com/events

Thursday, Dec. 8

Marty Party 8 p.m. Marty Party at Port City. Advance: $18; door: $22; VIP: $30. Marty Party has been taking the electronic dance music scene by storm, blowing up festivals and dance ﬂoors with his original style of dubstep-crossing-hip-hopbig-bass bangers. Born and raised in South Africa and now residing in Brooklyn, N.Y., Marty Party has released over 50 tracks in just two years both prominently and frequently featured on the iTunes, Addictech and Beatport charts. http://portcitymusichall.com/events

The Barr Brothers 8 p.m. The Barr Brothers with Jocie Adams, One Longfellow Square. The Barr Brothers offer a unique sound, one reliant on interwoven string arrangements, wide open spaces, and a multitude of musical traditions. All ages, $12. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Lake Street Dive 8 p.m. One Longfellow Square. Lake Street Dive Is a Pop Music Play-Date. The ensemble derives inexhaustible energy from the joy of invention and creation together. Their exuberant live shows and carefully crafted studio albums share a blissful irreverence for convention and an undying devotion to melody, spontaneity and groove. Darrell Foster opens!

Friday, Dec. 9 Magic of Christmas with the PSO 7:30 p.m. The Portland Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 2011 Christmas season with the Magic of Christmas,

Ring in the Holidays Gospel Style with Rock My Soul 4 p.m. One Longfellow Square. Bring the family for an afternoon of “gospelized” Christmas carols and R&B- and doo-wop ﬂavored arrangements of popular holiday favorites. Numbers range from spirited versions of familiar songs such as “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” “Joy to the World,” and “O Holy Night” to the less familiar but no less inspiring “Great Day in December” and “I Pray on Christmas.” In contrast to the high-energy gospel sound are introspective carols such as a Temptations arrangement of “Silent Night” and a Drifters-inspired version of “White Christmas.” ($12 adv/$15 door). www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Good Old War 7 p.m. Good Old War with Levi Lowrey at Port City Music Hall. After two years of existence, Good Old War is gearing up for the release of their self-titled highly anticipated followup with lyrical topics ranging from love and loss to living life and everything in between. The album urges listeners to be aware of their own mortality by spending their days doing what they love; after all, it’s a product of Good Old War doing just that. Advance: $10; door: $12; VIP: $20.

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