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City sees big swing in temps from Jan. BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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Old Port sculpture likely to face sale The city’s public arts committee, already under fire for spending more than $100,000 on the besieged “Tracing the Fore” installation in Old Port, is about to see how it does with the art of the deal. Lacking support from the city council to relocate the controversial public art, the Portland Public Art Committee must now decide the fate of Shauna GilliesSmith’s landscape sculpture in the marketplace. The formal process for removing the art — a move called deaccessioning — will include a public forum at the committee’s next monthly meeting on March 16. If the committee votes to continue the deaccession process — which seems virtually certain given recent votes — its recommendation would go before the City Council, which voted Feb. 7 not to recommend a $30,000 to $50,000 relocation of the piece.

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Johno Bishop plays fetch with Amos Lee, a mixed breed who enjoyed chasing a ball in the snow at Back Cove Thursday. “He likes the snow,” Bishop said, adding that Amos Lee is from New Orleans but enjoys his new home of Portland. Amos’ full name, Amos Lee Goodun’, is a play on the phrase, “A mostly good one,” Bishop said. He was very good at retrieving the ball on this balmy day, although the snow proved so soft he often couldn’t maintain his footing. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Valentine’s Day week is ending as it started, with a high of 50 degrees Thursday that brought joggers and walkers out to Back Cove in their sweats and t-shirts. Tom Schmaling, a crossing guard at Longfellow Square, said he was ready to dress for spring. “I was going to wear shorts today,” he said, basking in the 50-degree high that marked a startling swing from the day before, when the high reached only 34 and the low was a chilly 7 degrees. Tuesday was even colder, with the high reaching only 30 and the low dipping to 9 degrees. Schmaling said it’s been a tough winter to guide pedestrians across State Street and Congress. “A few Mondays ago, it was 13 below zero, it’s amazing that I even came in,” he said, referring to the Jan. 24 low, part and parcel of a snowy and often extremely cold winter. A month and a half passed with bone-chilling temperatures, weather watchers confirmed. see THAW page 9

Local musicians prep for one-night stand BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

If you thought Portland musicians had a special knack for coming up with silly band names, just peruse the bar-raising monikers of some of the bands planned for this weekend’s “48 Hour Music Festival.” With “Snack Island,” “Jefferson Slaveship,” “Prism Camp.” “Mexicutioner” and “Vaxxene” topping that list, local musicians have their work cut out for them this time around as they prepare for the third annual festival. Organized by local musician Leif Sherman Curtis

48 Hours Music Festival 3 Saturday, 8:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. $10, 18 plus (AOK Suicide Forest, Conifer, OLAS), the festival officially began yesterday as 30 local musicians gathered at SPACE Gallery to draw names out of a hat and form six new bands on the spot. The bands then have just 48 hours to hone their style and create a 25-minute set of original music,

which all culminates in Saturday’s performance at SPACE. A stalwart of Portland’s rock music scene, Sherman Curtis knows enough about his musically inclined brethren to keep the festival fun, relaxed and simple. The only rules governing the event — bandmates cannot have played together in any prior musical endeavor — a tall order in a close-knit community, but one which makes for interesting pairings. “It’s definitely a great two days of creative time to do whatever you want,” he said. see FESTIVAL page 12

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(NY Times) — A main leader of Iran’s opposition was reported missing on Thursday and both the opposition “green movement” and Iran’s hardliners issued calls for street rallies, escalating tensions after the reemergence of street protests and their brutal suppression on Monday. The daughters of the missing opposition leader, Mir Hussein Moussavi, told an opposition website that they had had no word from either of their parents since Tuesday and feared they had been detained. Security forces have surrounded their home, and all communications have been cut. On Wednesday, the website of another opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi, reported that the house of his eldest son had been raided and damaged by security officers seeking to arrest him. Calls have intensified from Iran’s Parliament and judiciary for the prosecution of both men, who have been accused repeatedly of waging war against God, a crime that carries the death penalty.

ing slogans like “death to the king,” while the opposition withdrew from the Parliament and demanded that the government step down. But for those who were in Pearl Square in the early morning hours, when police opened fired without warning on thousands who were sleeping there, it was a day of shock and disbelief. Many of the hundreds taken to the hospital were wounded by shotgun blasts, doctors said, their bodies speckled with pellets or bruised by rubber bullets or police clubs.

Soldiers stay in touch with home, for better or worse KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (NY Times) — Forget the drones, laser-guided bombs and eye-popping satellite imagery. For the average soldier, the most significant change to modern warfare might just boil down to instant chatting. Consider these scenes from northern Afghanistan: A gunner inside an armored vehicle types furiously on a BlackBerry, so engrossed in text-messaging his girlfriend in the United

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Police seeking Brighton Ave. pharmacy robber DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Police are asking for help in locating a man who robbed a Brighton Ave pharmacy Wednesday evening. A approximately 8 p.m. a man entered the CVS Pharmacy at 1096 Brighton Avenue. On February 16, and proceeded to the pharmacy counter, demanding prescription medications from the pharmacist. The suspect was given the medications and left the pharmacy on foot. The man did not display a weapon and no injuries occurred during the incident, according to police. The suspect was described as being 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a thin build. He was wearing jeans, a blue and black winter jacket, a black winter hat, and black gloves. This case remains under investigation and anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the Portland Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 874-8533. To provide information anonymously, community members may contact us by text, internet, or phone. To “Text a Tip” mobile phone users should text the keyword “GOTCHA” plus their message to 274637 (CRIMES) or leave anonymous phone tips on the Department’s Crime Tip line, 874-8584. Community members may also submit tips by going to the Portland Police Department website: www.portland-police.com and clicking “Submit an Anonymous Crime Tip.”

State ﬁnes GOP leadership over election practices Citing late campaign finance report filing, The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices fined the Republican State Leadership Committee $26,000 on Thursday, the largest fine the commission has ever imposed. The fine was due to late reporting on roughly $400,000 spent by the RSLC on five state senate races. The commission originally planned to recommended fine of $41,000, but lowered the amount based on information provided by the RSLC before Thursday’s meeting, according to the Portland Press Herald. The ethics commission also voted 4-1 that the Portland Press Herald did not need to register as a ballot question committee for ad space it donated to the Portland Chamber of Commerce. The ad space was used to advocate creating an elected mayoral position the city using rank choice or “instant runoff” voting.

Bath Iron Works lays off 130 as project ends Bath Iron Works announced Thursday it will lay off 130 production employees who make the company’s DDG-51 Arleigh Burke destroyers as construction efforts shift to the Zum-

walt-class destroyer Shipyard spokesman Jim DeMartini told Mainebiz that the cuts will affect production workers including carpenters, electricians, machinists and pipefitters, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Local S6 union. DeMartini said the layoff, effective March 2, are due to the end of production work related to BIW’s last DDG-51 destroyer, slated for christening in May. The first of the 600-foot-long Zumwalt ships is several years from being completed. The shipyard will attempt to move workers to other areas of work to minimize the total number of layoffs, DeMartini told Mainebiz. In January, BIW laid off 130 designers and engineers from the new DDG1000 destroyer class as design work on the first of the three ships came to a close. The Navy has awarded BIW some funding for additional work for the second and third ships in the line, with negotiations between BIW and the Navy for the full contracts ongoing, according to Mainebiz.

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Gov. Paul LePage will not sign a $31 million bond, saying such decisions should be made by Maine voters. Sponsored by The Maine Health and Higher Education Facilities Authority, a quasi-state government entity, the bond would have directed funds to schools and hospitals in the state. The group handles the sale of taxexempt bonds for educational and health care nonprofits, and was seeking $31 million in bonds for Husson University, Fryeburg Academy, Colby College, York Hospital, Inland Hospital in Waterville and Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, according to the Bangor Daily News. LePage opted not to sign the bond package, citing concerns that the state would be obligated to repay the funds if the institutions and the agency are unable to. Such bonds include a “moral obligation” for the state to repay them, but not a legal obligation, Robert Lenna, MHHEFA executive director, told the Bangor Daily News.

LePage nominates education commisioner Gov. Paul LePage nominated his senior policy adviser Stephen Bowen as commissioner of the Department of Education on Thursday. A former middle and high school teacher, Bowen has directed the Maine Heritage Policy Center’s education program since 2007. Bowen’s nomination still requires legislative approval. Bowen initially turned down the job when LePage approached him in December, according to the Bangor Daily News, but since “[grew] more enthusiastic by the day about the opportunities for education reform we have in Maine.”

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Endangered women Yes, Lara Logan was sexually assaulted and badly beaten. Yes, that is a terrible thing. She is, however, reported to be in “remarkably good spirits.” Indeed. She is alive, not beheaded, not held hostage, not any number of terrible things. Being raped is bad, but it isn’t the worst thing. Not getting out alive is the worst thing. In the 30 years since I first dared raise the issue as a young Senate staffer, I cannot begin to count the number of times that people have tried to explain to me that women cannot be on the front lines because this country could not tolerate the prospect of our women being sexually assaulted by the other side. “You gotta be kidding,” I was told by some otherwise very liberal people. Look at the polls. The selective service legislation doesn’t even require women to register. The man ––––– who sued to try to get it overCreators turned on that basis lost; disSyndicate crimination justified. No Lara Logans. But I never got it. I know how bad rape is. But what I don’t know is why the possibility, and sometimes the reality, that a woman could be raped should count for more than the fact that she is willing, able and oftentimes eager to face danger. I don’t know why getting killed isn’t the real thing everybody has to face. And I then wonder whether

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Admit it, you’re bored Am I the only one who finds it extremely suspicious that the revolution in Egypt was declared over exactly at the point U.S. viewers were willing to kick in their flat screens rather than watch another minute of people milling around Tahrir Square? I am not trying to minimize the importance of the Egyptian revolution, its place in history or its lasting contribution to freedom in the Mideast. I’m just saying that after 18 days, most Americans were so bored watching it they were beginning to check out cable channels they didn’t know existed. (Did you know there is a channel devoted to people who want to watch pets? Or maybe it is a channel devoted to pets who want to watch people.) As any TV producer can tell you, there has to be an arc to a good story: brave oppressed people begin revolution; brave oppressed people fight revolution; brave oppressed people win (or lose) revolution. In Egypt, we got stuck at the stage “brave oppressed people talk about the revolution endlessly.” Interesting stories also need interesting personalities if they are to go on for day after day. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was hiding away somewhere under the pyramids in a gold-lined crypt where he could count his rubies and emeralds, but he was not giving interviews. The revolution itself — and perhaps this is why it succeeded — lacked a clearly defined leadership. It reminded one of the (almost certainly apocryphal) quotation by 19th-century French politician Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin, who allegedly said: “There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.” But if there were a lack of leaders, there were plenty of man and woman on-the-street interviews. Some were fascinating, but many were repetitive, especially if you channel-surfed. That brave Google executive in his polo shirt with the big lion on it was very interesting — the first 25 times I

Roger Simon ––––– Creators Syndicate saw him. After that, I got a little bored. I admit the fault was mine. But I could not help concentrating on the fashion of the revolution, especially the jackets worn by the American newsmen. These jackets were uniformly black or dark brown (perhaps the safest color to wear at night), and they were gorgeous: They had zippers and buckles and turnedup collars, and against the hellish red and orange lighting of Tahrir Square they looked magnificent, as if making the statement: “Throw off the yoke of authoritarianism and accept democracy and you, too, can dress this well.” Egypt is a country in which 44 percent of the population lives on less than $2 per day. So you can imagine the shock and awe those jackets must have caused. Instead of chanting “Freedom, freedom, freedom!” I expected the crowd to start chanting, “Prada, Prada, Prada!” Back at home, the TV talking heads were denied the ability to don splendid foreign correspondent jackets, but they were allowed to don the cloak of universal knowledge. Some network commentators are very, very smart people. They know a lot

about a few things and a little about a lot of things. But overnight, they all were transformed into experts on Egypt. How did this happen? How did they go from experts on U.S. politics, which is mostly what they talk about, to experts on a country that may be more than 10,000 years old and has a very complex modern history? They may all be geniuses. Or else they know how to use Wikipedia. In either case, they spoke with what TV requires: absolute confidence, no matter if you know what you are saying or not. All this dragged on for 18 days, which is a very, very long time for a story in which the violence diminishes instead of increases. But after that period, somebody — perhaps the U.S. TV networks — decided they needed a new story. And Hosni Mubarak cooperated by resigning and holing up in one of his magnificent villas in the resort town Sharm el-Sheikh. So the revolution was declared a success, and while some reporters scattered to find other countries where there might be revolutions, most U.S. reporters flew home to cover President Barack Obama’s budget. I don’t know if the budget battle will last for 18 days, but I do know it is an important, even vital, story. So I am hoping the correspondents get to wear their jackets. (To find out more about Roger Simon, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators. com.)

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Gov’s visit today illustrates the ‘two Maines’ “So,” my friend said, about to poorly recycle a joke originally attributed to Mexican history, “the thing is, that people from rural Maine feel like people from Away stole most of their state ... the part with all the good restaurants!” (The original was that the U.S. stole part of Mexico, the part with the paved roads.) It’s likely not the best of jokes about what some politicos call “the two Maines,” but we’re going to hear more and more about that cultural gap as Republicans take over state government. That’s because when the Democrats ruled Augusta, most of the protest-screaming was like that hypthotical tree falling in the rural forest — nobody was there to hear it. Or, at least, nobody we know. Well, the Other Maine is coming to call today in the person of one Gov. Paul LePage, who has not exactly hung out in Old Port since getting elected. We heard that Loren Coleman at the International Cryptozoology Museum was seeking photos of the

Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved governor to install next to Bigfoot and other seldom-seen creatures, but that is almost certainly an urban myth. The governor is in town to address the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at Eastland Park Hotel at 12:30 p.m. and tour some local businesses (NO PRESS!) before holding a town-hall style meeting at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center (see calendar for details). The “Capitol for a Day” is probably better than the runner-up moniker of “post-ironic symbolism via iconic officeholder to taunt liberals via a victory lap.” There are, of course, those who reject the notion of “two Maines,” finding it an overly simplistic labeling that ignores the buzzing sophistica-

The “Capitol for a Day” is probably better than the runner-up moniker of “postironic symbolism via iconic ofﬁceholder to taunt liberals via a victory lap.” tion that is the County music scene. But they miss the point — we’ve made the move to overly simplistic labeling, and we have the election results prove it. But even those Portlanders who are really shocked and awed by Gov. LePage, and in a city as progressiveleft as this I’m sure there are a few, have to give him credit for a few things. In a world where politicians get elected and abandon their goals (universal coverage anyone? how about public option?), here’s a guy who came out swinging. Granted, my son’s first-grade class apparently had some discussion about why the governor could use “potty talk” language and they can’t, but that’s just Mr. LePage’s immediate contribution to our educational landscape. I can hardly wait for more.

And we also have to admit that he’s done more to unite the state, or at least about 60-plus percent of the state that voted for somebody else, than anyone has in years. But here’s the thing – anyone who wanted somebody to shake things up in Augusta has to admit that Gov. LePage has certainly accomplished that in short order. Sometimes, elected officials play to the crowd and deny that there two Maines, and sometimes they vow to bridge the two and sometimes they use that as a wedge issue. We say Gov. LePage get elected, in part, because of the latter. Today, we may see if he intends to govern as a bridge-builder. (Curtis Robinson is editor of The Portland Daily Sun. Contact him at curtis@portlanddailysun.me.)

Logan is a hero for working as a correspondent in war zones ESTRICH from page 4

it is something more than women being vulnerable to rape that creates a double standard in law and in fact. Being CBS’ chief foreign correspondent, in this world, is a dangerous job. Logan has two small children. When I had two small children, I was nervous about flying. Heck, I was nervous about going any farther than the San Fernando Valley. I’m not sure how many other young mothers would want Logan’s career, for all its glory, or would want to be on the front lines of combat, or would want to conquer space or mountains. But more power to those who do. The last thing anyone should do is judge their choices in light of the ones we make. Everybody is trying to be careful given that talking, much less joking, about sexual assault

can get you in trouble. (I think people should get in trouble for committing sexual assault, not for talking about it. Sadly, the opposite is more often the case.) Even so, does anyone doubt that gender counts when it comes to how we view risk taking and risk takers? Imagine if the genders were reversed, and she was the astronaut (and mother of two) and he was the handsome congressman lying in a rehab hospital trying to learn to talk and move after being gunned down. Would America applaud her decision to return to her training in preparation for space flight in April? You think Cairo is dangerous. Space is really dangerous. I’m not saying he’s wrong — only that women should be respected when they make that same choice. I don’t know whether or not Logan will go back to war zones. That’s a very personal choice that doesn’t just involve one person, not at this point.

She’s still a hero for doing it in the first place, and she’s an example to others, not only of a woman’s strength, but also of her survival. The fact that Logan is doing so “remarkably” well should not be taken to mean that you recover from rape in two days. (You don’t. You just, if you’re lucky, go home from the hospital.) But it might help those who still are held back by the horrible prospect that our young women might be raped if allowed to fight wars or cover them. Hopefully, they’ll realize that, as awful as that risk is, young women are facing it and worse every day — and not just in Cairo. We should salute their courage in doing so. (To find out more about Susan Estrich and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. )

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‘We’re going to market it as a piece of art,’ planning director says SCULPTURE from page one

“We need to fast-track this because it needs to be done by spring or early summer,” said Jack Soley, chair of the PPAC at the committee’s monthly meeting on Wednesday. The PPAC voted 7-3 in November to remove Gillies-Smith’s sculpture after an outcry from Boothby Square business owners, who circulated a petition to have the landscape sculpture removed citing issues of aesthetics and safety. Now the committee is left with little choice but to continue with the deaccession process while hoping the sale of the sculpture will cover the cost of restoring Boothby Square to its pre-Tracing condition. Soley estimates the cost of removal to be between $8,000 and $12,000, including resodding of the planter box. While there has been some speculative talk about selling the piece for scrap, members of the committee explained during their regular meeting this week that, while the Gillies-Smith sculpture was not a good fit for Portland, it does have value beyond

what a junkyard would pay for it. “We’re going to market it as a piece of art. The piece has sufficient value to return the square to a workmanlike condition,” said Alex Yeagerman, planning director for the city of Portland. The PPAC will present a bid package for possible deaccession scenarios at their next monthly meeting. Offers for the piece have included bids from companies and individuals interested in buying the piece or accepting it as a donation to those who would haul away the sculpture for free. “I have e-mails retained in an archive including one or two ‘let me know if you want to get rid of it, I’ll come and get it’ offers,” said Yeagerman. The Portland Press Herald reported on Wednesday that Gillies-Smith herself was interested in acquiring the piece if she could negotiate a fair price with the city. ”I definitely would rather it live somewhere else. I do think it could work in other locations,” the artist told the Press Herald. Gillies-Smith did not return a call for comment from the Daily Sun. Yeagerman said that Gillies-Smith’s contract with

the city gives the artist first refusal on any bids, meaning she can buy back the piece as long as she matches the highest bid. “We’ve all learned from this, certainly that the working relationship with the artist is paramount,” said Soley. The committee has received a lot of negative attention from the public in regards to the sculpture, with many on news story comment sections bemoaning the PPAC’s decision to spend $135,000 in materials, labor and artist fees on a work from a non-local artist. But Soley said that it’s artistic merit and not geographical location that drives the committee’s decision on which pieces to acquire. “We give preference to the best work possible and we certainly have a predisposition for choosing artists from Maine, but that wont limit our choices,” he said. “For the piece in Boothby square, we solicited Maine artists to submit designs and we had quite a few, but ultimately Shauna Gillies-Smith won out,” said Soley.

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Bulldogs would be an understateBY JEFF PETERSON SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN ment. Just a few weeks ago, it didn't look like Portland would be Forget March Madness, for now playing postseason ball. On Jan. it is Fabulous February. 29, Portland had just lost three in This time of the year, high a row to fall into 12th place at 6-7. school basketball teams from "We never gave up. We knew we all over Maine dream of besting had to win out to have a chance at rivals, cutting down nets and the playoffs," said Russo. winning gold balls. That's what the Bulldogs ended The Class A West Quarterfinals up doing. They won five straight, for the boys tip off this weekend including games over Scaborough, at the Portland Expo. Today at 7 Sanford, Biddeford, South Portp.m., rivals Portland High (11-7) land and Deering. So in 15 days and South Portland High (12-6) they went from 12th place to fifth go at it. and into the playoffs. This will be the third meetFor the Bulldogs to be where ing of the season for these two they are is a surprise to many. teams. Back on Jan. 19, Portland When the season started, there won a shootout 80-71. Just over a were really no expectations for a week ago, the Bulldogs won again very young Portland team. They 59-54. had no returning starters and only "It is tough to beat a team three times in one season," said On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Deering High (10-8) two seniors, Matt McInnis and Portland head coach Joe Russo. will be taking on Thornton Academy (15-3). Dyland Goodman. Today, they will have a starting "South Portland is a very good (COURTESY PHOTO) lineup consisting of one freshman, team. It should be another excitone sophomore, two juniors and one senior. ing game. There is a reason we won those other "We are very young and very inexperienced," said games, though. We played solid defense and we Russo. "We were hoping to be respectful this season rebounded." and maybe with a few big wins, sneak into the tourTo say it has been an up and down season for the nament." That young and inexperienced team is now the fifth seed and three wins away from playing for a state title. On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Deering High (10-8) will be taking on Thornton Academy (15-3) in the other bracket. It is a rematch of a game played back on Great Selection Of Cigarettes, Jan. 7. The Rams pulled off a big upset over the now-secTobacco, Cigars and Accessories ond-seeded Trojans 50-48. At Competitive Prices. "That was a big win," said Deering head coach 579 Congress Street, Portland • 772-2709 Dan Legage. "But it was also over a month ago. We 103 Pleasant Street, Brunswick • 729-1704 are a much different team and so are they. Know580 Lisbon Street, Lisbon Falls • 353-8788 ing we beat them in the regular season does give us 778 Roosevelt Trail, Windham • 892-8923

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Hannah Farrington, a University of Southern Maine student, strolls the Back Cove Trail Thursday as temperatures soar to 50 degrees. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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“Before Valentine’s Day, we had not had a day above 40 degrees since Jan. 2,” said Chris Kimble, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray. On Monday, couples celebrating Valentine’s Day enjoyed a 50-degree high. “It should remain warm, we’re expecting highs in the 40s (today), and cooler on Saturday,” Kimble said. “We basically had a warm front come in Thursday that allowed warm air to move back into the area,” he said. Thursday’s high of 50 fell shy of the record, which is 58 degrees set in 1981, Kimble said. Still, for those savoring the outdoors, it was all good.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2011. There are 316 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 18, 1911, the world’s first officially-sanctioned airmail flights were completed as Fred Wiseman, carrying three letters, arrived in Santa Rosa, Calif., in his biplane a day after leaving Petaluma (engine trouble having forced an overnight stop) while in India, French pilot Henri Pequet carried some 6,500 letters and postcards from Allahabad (AH’-lah-hah-BAHD’) to Naini (NAN’-ee) in 13 minutes. On this date: In 1546, Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died in Eisleben. In 1564, artist Michelangelo died in Rome. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as provisional president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Ala. In 1885, Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the U.S. for the first time. In 1930, photographic evidence of Pluto (now designated a “dwarf planet”) was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz. In 1970, the “Chicago Seven” defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention; five were convicted of violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (those convictions were later reversed). In 1977, the space shuttle Enterprise, sitting atop a Boeing 747, went on its maiden “flight” above the Mojave (moh-HAH’-vee) Desert. In 1984, Italy and the Vatican signed an accord under which Roman Catholicism ceased to be the state religion of Italy. One year ago: In Austin, Texas, software engineer A. Joseph Stack III crashed his single-engine plane into a building containing IRS offices, killing one person besides himself. Today’s Birthdays: Former Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown is 89. Actor George Kennedy is 86. Author Toni Morrison is 80. Movie director Milos (MEE’lohsh) Forman is 79. Singer Yoko Ono is 78. Singer-songwriter Bobby Hart is 72. Singer Irma Thomas is 70. Singer Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) is 70. Singer Dennis DeYoung is 64. Actress Sinead Cusack is 63. Actress Cybill Shepherd is 61. Singer Juice Newton is 59. Singer Randy Crawford is 59. Rock musician Robbie Bachman is 58. Rock musician Larry Rust (Iron Butterfly) is 58. Actor John Travolta is 57. Game show host Vanna White is 54. Actress Greta Scacchi (SKAH’kee) is 51. Actor Matt Dillon is 47. Actress Molly Ringwald is 43. Actress Sarah Brown is 36. Singer-musician Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 34. Actor Tyrone Burton is 32.

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Festival kicks off Saturday FESTIVAL from page one

Dan Macleod, Salli Wason and Gina Brown perform as Vaxxene at last year’s 48 Hour Music Festival. Vaxxene also included Jacob Cooley and Jeremy Alexander. (MATT DODGE PHOTO)

Sherman Curtis sees the festival as half unique concert event, half community building exercise, lending itself to the sort of unexpected collaboration that can lead established musicians in a totally different direction. “It’s about atom-smashing creativeness, getting people out of their comfort zones, there are some quality sounds and creativity that grew out of two days’” said Sherman Curtis. This year’s lineup of musicians includes members of Huak, the Rattlesnakes, Covered in Bees, Planets Around the Sun, Falls of Rauros, The Travelling Trees, Antiseptic, Conifer, Sunset Hearts, Marie Stella, I Barbarian, Space vs. Speed, Corpse Pose, Shabti, Baltic Sea, The Mallett Broth-

ers Band and more. Following the festival, acts bring their newly composed tracks to Acadia Recording Studios to create a living record of their two-band effort, churning out albums with help of Acadia’s Marc Bartholomew. The albums are then made available for free download at the site, 48hourmusicfestival.bandcamp.com, where you can find work from most of the bands from the last two years. Sherman Curtis advises fans of the festival to buy tickets early, as the 48 Hour Music Festival has seen strong showings with sold out shows each year. To buy tickets for Saturday’s 48 Hour Music Festival 3, visit any Bull Moose Music location or www.brownpapertickets.com/event/150417.

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stranger. Natalie insists these conversations are not about me or other members of my family. She says she wants my granddaughter to learn the language more fluently. But, Annie, my granddaughter attends a Russian school every Saturday. She speaks Russian better than they do. Because of this, I refuse to be in their company. Enough is enough. My son thinks I should ignore it. My other children say I’m right to stay away. I was taught that it is rude to speak a foreign language in front of someone who doesn’t understand it. What do you say? -- Tired of Walking on Eggshells Dear Tired: It is indeed rude to carry on a conversation in a foreign tongue when others cannot understand, but it doesn’t seem worth an estrangement. Do the Russian-born parents speak any English? If they do not, it is a courtesy for them to be included in the conversation, as well. Ask your granddaughter to translate for you. And you can, of course, talk to your son when Natalie’s parents are present. Better yet, learn a few words of Russian. Maybe they’ll be motivated to practice their English with you. Dear Annie: “Alone in Casper, Wy.” brought back memories of my own return to the dating scene when I was 51. It seems the minimum acceptable qualities for a man were to be heterosexual, have a car and be alive. Some women may have accepted less. I was employed and intelligent, but wasn’t much of a hunk. Yet my dates included a state government official, a gymnast and a former beauty queen. It was a wonderful 11 years. I eventually married an engineer. Like “Alone,” I also cook and can clean a bathroom. I have been divorced twice. He says he’ll have to lower his standards to find a mate, but I suspect what is needed is for the women in Casper to lower their standards to accept him. -- Big Hug in Baton Rouge, La.

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

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Friday, Feb. 18 Gov. Paul LePage to speak at Eastland 12:30 p.m. Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the Eastland Park Hotel. Gov. Paul LePage to speak from 12:30 to 12:50 p.m. 157 High St., Portland; 1:45 p.m. to 5 p.m., tour of Portland businesses: National Semiconductor, Barber Foods, Harbor Fish Market, Preble Street Resource Center. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Cumberland County Town Hall Meeting, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater Road, Westbrook.

‘Waste Land’ at the PMA 6:30 p.m. Portland Museum of Art Movies at the Museum series features “Waste Land” on Friday, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 20, 2 p.m. NR. “Filmed over nearly three years, Waste Land follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of ‘catadores’— “Madagascar, a Journey Diary,” will play at SPACE Gallery as part of 2011 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation, Thursday, Feb. 24. (Image courself-designated pickers of recyclable materials. tesy of Magnolia Pictures) Muniz’s initial objective was to ‘paint’ the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration rare collaboration between two of Maine’s excellent, verdigital projects, Maine with these inspiring characters as they recreate satile and internationally acclaimed performers: Antonio Historical Society. “Join photographic images of themselves out of garRocha, storyteller-movement artist, and Michael Parent, us to learn the basics of bage reveals both the dignity and despair of the storyteller-singer. Two family matinees are filled with story, family history research. catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives. mime and song. Saturday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. Find out how to begin, Director Lucy Walker (Devil’s Playground, Blind20, at 2 p.m. $10 for adults; $5 for children; $20 for “family” who to talk to, what sight, Countdown to Zero) has great access to of four. For tickets, call Lucid Stage at 899-3993, or purrecords are available, the entire process and, in the end, offers stirring chase online at www.LucidStage.com and where you will find evidence of the transformative power of art and them. Learn how to orga‘Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love’ the alchemy of the human spirit. In English and nize your files and keep 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. “Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love” an adult Portuguese with English subtitles. track of your findings. comedy about love, sex and relationships. February 11-27, This lecture does not Contra Dance in Bar Harbor Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at cover Internet research 7:30 p.m. Contra Dance with Big Moose Contra 2 p.m. All seats $15. Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St. Box but covers the basics of Dance Band and caller Chrissy Fowler in College Office 773-0333, oldportplayhouse.com. good research processes of the Atlantic’s Gates Center, 105 Eden St., Bar ‘The Real Mcgonagall’ and skills. For beginners Harbor. Lessons at 7:30 p.m., dance begins at 8 3 p.m. Through Feb. 27. “On the eve of his return voyage or intermediates looking p.m. $6. Children free. www.coa.edu or 288-5015. to Scotland, Sir William Topaz McGonagall recites his outfor a refresher class. “The ‘Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love’ rageously bad poetry at a saloon in New York. Is he a fool? MHS Research Library 8 p.m. “Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love” an adult A joke? Or is the joke on any of us who has ever secretly will not be open the day comedy about love, sex and relationships. February yearned for artistic self-expression but not dared go public? of this program. Registra11-27, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays A hilarious account of the true life-story of the world’s worst tion required. To register, and Sundays at 2 p.m. All seats $15. Old Port Playpoet and his dubious (but loveable) place in history.” Portplease call 774-1822. house, 19 Temple St. Box Office 773-0333, oldportland Stage. www.portlandstage.org/Event-43.html playhouse.com. At 12:30 p.m. today, Gov. Paul LePage will speak Insurance and Romantic songs at Anthony’s Dinner Theater at the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce investing seminar ‘The Real Mcgonagall’ 7 p.m. Kelly Caufield performs romantic songs at Anthony’s Luncheon at the Eastland Park Hotel. (FILE 10 a.m. to noon. The 8 p.m. Through Feb. 27. “On the eve of his return Dinner Theater. Free rose to every lady all month. $39.95 Institute for Financial Litvoyage to Scotland, Sir William Topaz McGonagall PHOTO) per person. Feb. 12, 19 and 26. Call for Reservations. 221eracy has launched a recites his outrageously bad poetry at a saloon in New 2267. www.anthonysdinnertheater.com new interactive personal York. Is he a fool? A joke? Or is the joke on any of us who Metropolitan Holy Ghost Society finance seminar series. Taught by certified educators and has ever secretly yearned for artistic self-expression but not 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Metropolitan Holy Ghost Society will be open to the general public, the seminars are designed to dared go public? A hilarious account of the true life-story of holding Saturday Evening Services at “The Rock Church” at 7 promote financial education in Maine. In this session, you the world’s worst poet and his dubious (but loveable) place in Braeburn Ave., South Portland. “This will be our new location will learn how insurance and investing can help you reach history.” Portland Stage. www.portlandstage.org and an ongoing event until further notice.” www.MHGS.org your financial goals quicker and easier than imagined. All Harrison Stebbins at the Comedy Connection seminars are being held at the Institute’s new campus 1940s Night at the State Theatre 8:30 p.m. Harrison Stebbins with Josh Grondelman and conveniently located near the Maine Mall at 260 Western 7 p.m. “Casablanca” with the Portland Jazz Orchestra. This Ryan Waning. Tickets $15. Portland Comedy Connection, Avenue in South Portland. Cost is $50 per adult/$75 couple. event is all ages. “The State Theatre brings ‘Casablanca’ 16 Custom House Wharf. Also Saturday. Reservations: Attendance is limited and advance registration is required. back to the silver screen for a night of great romance! Per774-5554. $7.50. Schedule and information: www.maineTo register, please call 221-3601 or email help@financiallit. fect for that Valentine’s Day gift, hint hint. Set during World comedy.com. Box office open Thurs.-Sat., noon to 10 p.m. org. www.financiallit.org War II, and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca is the classic story of love and sacrifice. The Maine’s Immigrant Youth dialogue Saturday, Feb. 19 film begins at 7 p.m. and the passion and drama continues noon to 4 p.m. Living With Peace, a local non-governmenafter the screening, with the Portland Jazz Orchestra pertal organization dedicated to immigrant integration, is hostforming the big band standards of the 1940s.” www.statePresumpscot River Preserve walk ing a Dialogue on the topic of Maine’s Immigrant Youth: Our theatreportland.com 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Portland Trails is excited to announce Untapped Talent Pool. The Dialogue is free and open to the a 2011 Winter Walk series. This free series, made pospublic. The Dialogue is co-sponsored by Atlantic Global Aid 48 Hour Music Festival sible by a grant from Healthy Portland, is for adults and and the East Bayside Neighborhood Association. Regis9 p.m. The third annual 48 Hour Music Festival is here! families with children who are making an effort to get trants may have a nutritious breakfast from 11:15 a.m. to Thirty artists from different Portland bands of all genres more exercise, but are stymied when it comes to winter noon. At noon the Dialogue opens with speakers addresswill be randomly shuffled into six supergroups, announced recreation. Participants are reminded to wear warm ing the topic of Ensuring a Secure Future for our Youth. on Thursday afternoon. From there, each band has clothing, hats and gloves and bring snowshoes if there is Speakers have been invited from the educational commuexactly 48 hours to construct and practice a 25-minute adequate snow on the ground. Portland Trails has snow nity, the nonprofit community, and the local student body. set of material, culminating in this 9 p.m. Saturday pershoes available (free for members, $5/non-members) The afternoon will be spent in round table discussions on formance. This entirely new pool of local talent, featuring which can be reserved ahead of time. Please register for pre-selected topics. Dialogue closing remarks begin at members of Huak, the Rattlesnakes, Covered in Bees, any walk by emailing info@trails.org or calling 775-2411. 3:30 p.m. Music and dancing continue until 8 p.m. Root Planets Around the Sun, Falls of Rauros, The Travelling For more information or to check cancellations due to the Cellar (lower level), 94 Washington Ave. For more informaTrees, Antiseptic, Conifer, Sunset Hearts, Marie Stella, weather go to www.trails.org. Join Trail Foreman Charlie tion, contact Christina Feller at 773-4336, Roger Ruganzu I Barbarian, Space vs. Speed, Corpse Pose, Shabti, Baldwin on the Presumpscot River Trail. The trail paralat 699-8956, Abdifatah Ahmed at (617) 953-8717 Baltic Sea, The Mallett Brothers Band (and more!), will be lels the Presumpscot River and is the site of a spectacutested by a need for teamwork and a couple of sleepless Portraits in the Permanent Collection at PMA lar waterfall. Meet at the Overset Road Trailhead: Take nights. “Each year, the 48 Hour Music Fest has proven 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Gallery Talk, Portraits in the Permanent Allen Ave east and turn left onto Summit Street. After to be one of the most exciting and creative nights of the Collection by Sy Epstein at the Portland Museum of Art. Oat Nuts Park take a right on Curtis Road. Follow Curtis year and a sold-out show so folks are encouraged to buy Join docents for casual and informative discussions of Road to Overset Road. Turn right on Overset Road and tickets in advance! Sponsored by D.L. Geary Brewing works in the museum. Free with museum admission or to park at dead end. Trailhead is on the right. Co.” SPACE Gallery. Doors at 8:30 p.m., starts at 9: p.m., members. Introduction to Genealogy $10, 18 plus. Lucid Stage announces: The Two Storytellers 9:30 a.m. to noon. Workshop: Introduction to Genealogy see next page 2 p.m. Lucid Stage at 29 Baxter Boulevard presents this (for beginners) by presenter Kathy Amoroso, director of

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Kids, Kartoons & Kotzschmar

Sunday, Feb. 20

2 p.m. Rob Richards, named 2005 “Organist of the Year” by the American Theatre Organ Society, will appear at Merrill Auditorium to play on the Kotzschmar Organ. Presented by Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ. It’s Rob’s 30th year of concerts and the Society’s 50th anniversary. His combination of technical facility, showmanship and personality has won him fans around the world. Currently, Richards is the House Organist at Disney’s historic El Capitan theatre in Hollywood. Pops concert. Adults: $17, children 12 & under are free but need a ticket. Call 842-0800. Discounted tickets not available online. www.foko.org

‘Winter Delivery’ at carriage museum 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, 95 The Lane, is hosting its new exhibit, “Winter Delivery,” from 1-4 p.m. every Sunday through March 27, where the public can explore horse-drawn delivery vehicles commonly seen on Maine winter roads in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The exhibit features such vehicles as an Oil Delivery Wagon, covered Doctor’s Sleigh, School Bus Sleigh, and both city and country sleighs. It also examines the inventions of Thomas Goodall and family who ran innovative horse blanket and plush lap robe factories that employed thousands of Maine workers at Sanford Mills into the 1950s. Unusual hitching posts and horse weights round out the display. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted. Dress warmly as the museum is not heated. For more information, please call Greg Cuffey, 239-5782, or visit www.skylinefarm.org.

‘Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love’ 2 p.m. “Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love” an adult comedy about love, sex and relationships. February 11-27, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. All seats $15. Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St. Box Ofﬁce 773-0333, oldportplayhouse.com.

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20/20 Charity Wine Tasting 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. 20/20 Charity Wine Tasting; 20 exciting South American wines for $20 and all the proceeds go to Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts; helping artists ﬁnd legal representation when they need it. “Portland has a really strong arts community; it’s one of the things that makes this city great. Sometimes though artists aren’t that expert on copy right law and what not. They get into trouble and that’s where VLA comes in to lend a helping hand. Come taste exciting blends from Chile, Malbec and Torrontes from Argentina, and even a Tannat from Uruguay.” The East Ender 47 Middle St., Portland. Crush Distributors, Devenish Wines and National Distributors Presents.

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Monday, Feb. 21 Presidents Day schedules The Department of Public Services Solid Waste crews will not collect trash or recycling on Presidents Day. Residents who normally receive collection services on Monday will have their trash and recycling collected the Saturday before, Feb. 19. Residents of Peaks Island, Great Diamond Island, and Cliff Island will have their recycling and trash collection the following day, Tuesday, Feb. 22. All items should be out by 6:30 a.m. to ensure collection. If residents have further questions about their trash/recycling collection, they can contact the Recycling Hotline at 756-8189. The Riverside Recycling Facility will be closed on Presidents Day as well, and will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Postal Service observes Presidents’ Day as a holiday. All post ofﬁces will be closed. There will be no regular mail delivery, except for Express Mail. At www.usps.com, postal customers can look up a ZIP Code and ﬁnd addressing information.

Tuesday, Feb. 22 February Vacation: Family Days in the Portland Museum of Art 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 22 through Feb. 24, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All children must be accompanied by an adult. “Brighten your family’s February with an art-making excursion at the PMA. Collaborate with art students from Maine College of Art and share their creative process. Kids of all ages will receive a special guide with clues to art activities in the galleries. Be part of the creative process at work, taste a special kid’s treat from the Café, and create your own collection of art.” Portland Museum of Art, www.portlandmuseum.org

Free seminar on ‘Succession Planning for Businesses and Family Real Estate’ 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Portland law firm Murray, Plumb & Murray will be hosting two free seminars: “Succession Planning for Businesses and Family Real Estate” on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and “Commercial Real Estate Basics for New Investors” on Tuesday, March 1. Both seminars will take place from 4:30-6 p.m. at the firm’s office at 75 Pearl Street in Portland. Peter Plumb, co-founder and senior director of Murray, Plumb & Murray will lead the succession planning seminar on Feb. 22. This seminar will focus on the often confusing and difficult questions of succession planning for businesses and family real estate.

‘From Plate to Car: Turning Food Waste into Energy’ at COA 4 p.m. “While no elephant actually lives in Bar Harbor, each year the town produces the equivalent waste of 220 elephants, according to a group of College of the Atlantic students. But rather than deploring this waste, these students hope to harness it, turning it into fuel. The students will discuss their plans in a talk called ‘From Plate to Car: Turning Food Waste into Energy’ in the college’s McCormick Lecture Hall. The talk is part of the college’s weekly Human Ecology Forum. When lawns are mowed, weeds pulled, leaves raked, and branches clipped, the waste is transported away from the home, sometimes even off the island. The same is true for the large amount of waste from Bar Harbor’s restaurants, hotels, and inns. It is this waste that the COA student group is hoping to turn into fuel that can be used in any gasoline-burning car with little or no modiﬁcation of the engine. Using bacterial fermentation, the students are planning to convert this biomass waste into a liquid fuel known as butanol. The students — Nicholas Harris, Lisa Bjerke, Matthew McElwee and Cayla Moore — have

been studying the possibilities in various COA classes. They believe that butanol made from biomass waste could be a viable gasoline alternative, and are working to launch their own enterprise, Gourmet Butanol.” For the Human Ecology Forum, McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, jga@coa.edu, 801-5717, or 2885015. Free. www.coa.edu.

DownEast Pride Alliance ‘Business After Hours’ 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. DEPA’s “Business After Hours” Networking Event is at Nosh, 551 Congress St. “Delicious appetizers, cash bar & media table will be provided. Nosh serves classic NY-style deli sandwiches with a new twist with meats that are butchered, brined & roasted ‘in house’ and served on locally baked bread. The DownEast Pride Alliance 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. FMI: www.depabusiness.com

Maine Historical Society Book Group 7 p.m. MHS Book Group: What Pretending Reveals About the Past. Penobscot Expedition. Collier’s Victory in Penobscot Bay, 1779. Looking to give some shape to your winter reading list, and for a chance to connect with other MHS members and friends? With the new year upon us, we are nearing the start of our latest book group at MHS. This year’s theme: American historical ﬁction. Titles include: “The Fort,” Bernard Cornwell’s new novel featuring Peleg Wadsworth and the Penobscot Expedition; “The Big Sky,” A.B. Guthrie’s classic of the West; “As the Earth Turns, “Gladys Hasty Carroll’s upbeat portrait of Maine during the Depression; and “Let the Great World Spin,” Colum McCann’s recent novel about New York City in the 1970s. The group will meet Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the MHS lecture hall: Feb. 22, March 22, April 26 and May 24. Register now: space is limited and the group ﬁlls quickly. Registration deadline is Jan. 28. The group will be facilitated by Larissa Vigue Picard, MHS Community Partnership Coordinator. She can be reached at lvpicard@MaineHistory.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 23 Winter Family Fun Day 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fort McClary State Historic Site, Kittery; outdoor games, snowshoeing, ice skating, maple sugaring, nature walks, tree identiﬁcation, fort history, winter survival demonstration, animal tracking, bon ﬁre; hot lunch provided; adults, 12-64, $1.50; all others free; for more information, call 384-5160.

Family Finances Seminar 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Institute for Financial Literacy has launched a new interactive personal finance seminar series. All seminars are being held at the Institute’s new campus conveniently located near the Maine Mall at 260 Western Ave. in South Portland. Cost is $50 per adult/$75 couple. Attendance is limited and advance registration is required. To register, please call 2213601 or email help@financiallit.org. www. financiallit.org

Peace Rally for Darfur 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Community Center of Maine) will hold a Peace Rally for Darfur at The Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland. Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Community Center of Maine) presents a rally for peace. This event is free and open to the public; however, donations will be accepted for Fur Cultural Revival. Speakers will include El-Fadel Arbab, as well as local activists and members of the Sudanese refugee communities. There will be a showing of the short documentary ﬁlm, “Tents of Hope.” Sudanese snacks and refreshments will be served.

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atmospheric grime and bass music will leave you with chills and a craving for more. He plans to infuse the tempo and take you on a journey to the dark side of the dance-ﬂoor! $20, 21 plus.

Friday, Feb. 18 Hi Tiger w/ Matiss Duhon and Jacob Augustine at Mayo St .

Strause & Company / Meantone Blues

8 p.m. Hi Tiger was formed in summer 2010. The ﬁve piece band’s musical inﬂuences range from the urgent soul of Nina Simone to the pathos of Joy Division. Hi Tiger’s lyrics address issues around domestic violence, HIV and AIDS, sex work, and the politics of pleasure…and universal themes of desire, isolation, community and self acceptance. The band is on the interweb at www.hitigermusic. com. Jacob Augustine is a rare treat. If you haven’t heard him sing, you really, really should. Matiss Duhon is an amazing local juggler, sure to juggle things your mama would say are dangerous – not to be missed! $10, all ages. Mayo Street Arts.

Big Meat Hammer / Lynn Rebels at The Apohadion 8 p.m. Big Meat Hammer was formed by Jordan Kratz in late 1989.There was a lineup change in the fall of 1990 and this is the BMH lineup nowadays.We have had a bunch of drummers over the years but the core members have stuck it out since 1990. We play old school Punk Rock.Us guys have been involved with this scene since the 1970’s.So we are original punkers still punkin out. Jordan & The Lynn Rebels is the solo project of Jordan Kratz the long time NE USA punk rocker.Jordan has been supporting punk rock since he went to his ﬁrst show in the summer of 1976.Within a few years he put together his own punk band, recorded 4 track live and demos for local bands, and of course went to nearly every show in town throughout the 1970’s and into the 1980’s. All ages, suggested donation.

Reboot — an Eastcoast Underground event 8 p.m. It’s time to Reboot our systems and experience a fusion between classic grooves and new sounds. We have legendary djs from around the country along with local heroes coming home to create a night to remember. The eastcoast crew is proud to bring another quality production to Portland. Your future self does not want to miss this! Reboot! Featuring local act Moshe, a cornerstone of the local underground hip hop scene and founder of Milled Pavement Records, Moshe will be treating us with a taste of his recent endeavors in the world of dubstep. His love of

8:30 p.m. “Recorded at Acadia Recording in Portland and over a year in the making, Come on Over is one of the most inspiring albums I’ve heard in my 37 years. The 12-song CD is a mix of old-time country, blues, and folk, with a Cajun ass-kicker, “Possum Stomp,” and the rockin’ “Trick Shot” added for good measure. Musically, it’s ﬂawless. These guys are all top-notch players, and playing with Strause has clearly inspired them to bring their A-games. Of course, Strause himself is the most remarkable part of the band. Nunan’s right: this guy can write masterful songs. But more impressively for someone cutting his ﬁrst record, he sings them like he’s been in front of a mic his whole life.” writes Chris Busby of The Bollard. Local blues act Meantone Blues open. $5, Bayside Bowl.

tivating music. Hailing from Portland, Maine, Billy Libby took the long winter to record a solo record. The record is a subdued, yet deliberate collection of music with instrumentation ranging from lap-steel, to kalimba, accordion and circuit bent keyboards. The full length record is due to be released this coming year. The Little Bird EP is a collection of songs from the upcoming full-length record by Billy Libby re-imagined in a stripped-down setting. $12, all ages. www. onelongfellowsquare.com/

Trey Anastasio Band at The State Theatre 8 p.m. Trey Anastasio has announced a 2011 winter tour that will hit the road starting February 18th at the historic State Theatre in Portland. Along the way Trey will make stops in Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver and more. The lineup will once again feature Natalie Cressman (trombone and vocals), Jennifer Hartswick (trumpet and vocals), Russ Lawton (drums), Tony Markellis (bass and vocals), Ray Paczkowski (keyboards) and Russell Remington (tenor saxophone and ﬂute). $39.50, all ages.

John Prine Turns 40:A Tribute to his 1971 Debut Album – featuring Matt Newberg and Friends 8 p.m. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the release of John Prine’s 1971 debut album, as potently relevant now as it was then. It seems “Sam Stone” will have to be inﬁnitely re-written. Though it may be one of the most powerful tunes on the album there are topics other than war eloquently explored — legalization of marijuana, environmental issues, farming and local agriculture, isolationism, aging… you name it. Following the presentation of the album, celebrated Maine poet Gary Lawless will read original work along with veterans Terry Grasse and Rip Tyoe. Additionally, there will be a silent auction of autographed Prine merchandise with 100% of the proceeds going to the Maine Cancer Society. $10 advance, $12 day of show, 18 plus. SPACE.

Gregory Alan Isakov & Billy Libby at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Gregory Alan Isakov has been described by The Boulder Weekly as “Strong, subtle, a lyrical genious” and has been compared to his inﬂuences, Bruce Springsteen, Kelly Joe Phelps, Iron & Wine and Gillian Welch. Gregory’s humble presence and his overwhelming voice and guitar style has been treasured by an ever-growing and captivated fan base. Isakov’s song-craft lends to the deepest lyrical masterpieces, and his live performance has been known to quiet and shake the biggest rooms. Billy Libby combines elements of indie, folk, and pop to craft ethereal, yet cap-

Saturday, Feb. 19 Brendan James & Matt White at One Longfellow 8 p.m. A singer-songwriter who accompanies himself on piano, James began writing the songs on his second album after winding up a year and a half on the road in support of his debut album The Day is Brave, which was released by Decca Records in June 2008 and debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. Matt White grew up immersed in music. His grandmother was the ﬁrst female orchestra leader in the country, while his great grandfather was responsible for giving Frank Sinatra his ﬁrst violin. $12, all ages.

Casablanca with the Portland Jazz Orchestra 7 p.m. “Of all the gin joints, in all towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” The State Theatre brings Casablanca back to the silver screen for a night of great romance! Set during World War II, and starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca is the classic story of love and sacriﬁce. The ﬁlm begins at 7 p.m. and the passion and drama continues after the screening, with the Portland Jazz Orchestra performing the big band standards of the 1940s. $10, all ages, The State Theatre. www.statetheatreportland.com/ see next page

Support your H.O.M.E. Team! Ever wonder when somebody is going to do something about the clearly troubled or horribly intoxicated people who sometimes make our streets difficult? Well, if you know about the “HOME teams,” you know somebody already is. And with great success. It’s a simple idea: Trained teams who know what social services are available literally walk the beat, engaging merchants and street people and defusing problems. For shop keepers, it means a way to deal with a problem short of calling the cops – and it means a better, faster, cheaper access to help for those who needs it. The HOME – or Homeless Outreach and Mobile Emergency – teams, are putting up impressive numbers (as reported in The Daily Sun): In the HOME team area – mostly downtown and in the Bayside neighborhood – the Portland Police Department reports a 23 percent drop in calls involving people who are intoxicated; • Police report a 55 percent drop, in that same area, in what are called “layouts,” meaning people too drunk to stand; • About 3,000 contacts with homeless or other street people, with 68 percent of those contacts involving people who were thought to be intoxicated.

This ad sponsored in part by:

• A 14 percent citywide drop in calls involving intoxicated people; • And, perhaps most importantly, 787 HOME clients were transported to the Milestone detox center. That number will likely be considered a direct diversion from ambulance service, at about $450 per transport, and overnight stays at the Mercy Hospital emergency room at a cost of $1,500 per night.

AFTERNOON MORNING OUTREACH TEAM: OUTREACH TEAM: Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm Peggy Lynch cell: 838-8798 email plhomet@gmail.com Tommy Dyro Cell: 590-4583

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Tue. - Sat. 12:00 to 8:00pm John Dana cell: 838-8718 email jdhome@gmail.com Jesse Flynn Cell: 838-8904

This weekend, more than 40 businesses are donating part of their holiday-season revenue to support the HOME Team. And another challenge is just letting people know that they exist. That’s why we’re publishing this ad every week until further notice. The numbers document the success, but ask your downtown neighbors about the effectiveness and you will likely find another HOME team to support.

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Sunday, Feb. 20 Manners / Tracy Trance / Taterbug / Herbcraft 8 p.m. A night of cozy weirdness at Bayside’s favorite subterranean venue. Manners (Mass), Tracey Trance (washington) and Taterbug (Iowa) are joined by local zoneexplorer Herbcraft to wind down your weekend. The Apohadion, all ages, suggested donation.

Jagermeister Music Tour with Buckcherry 7 p.m. “All Night Long” — the ﬁfth album from Buckcherry — is the vital sound of rock and roll endurance at its very best. It’s not just rock, it’s rock and roll. More than a decade after ﬁrst establishing its good name with the popular eponymous 1999 debut effort, Buckcherry has created the band’s most eclectic and impressive effort yet. All Night Long is a thoroughly rocking song cycle in the grand tradition of classic albums by the group’s forefathers and now friends Aerosmith, AC/DC and Kiss. Every night is a Friday night for HELLYEAH and their fans. No matter what the situation, HELLYEAH’s mission is singular: to provide fans with good time, spirit-lifting hard rock. When you are at a HELLYEAH show or listening to their music, everything else takes a backseat to feeling good and focusing on living in the ‘here and now.’ Because that’s what real life is all about. All That Remains and The Damned Things join. The State Theatre. $30 advance, $32 day of show. www.statetheatreportland.com/

Tuesday, Feb. 22 TWO: Grand Hotel and Kurt Baker at Port City 9 p.m. Everyone’s favorite excuse to hit the town on a Tuesday night returns with the TWO series at Port City Music Hall. Tonight, local indie rockers Grand Hotel and music historian/ performer Kurt Baker take the stage back-to-back for just $2. $2 draft specials. 21 plus.

Friday, Feb. 25 Buille featuring John Doyle at One Longfellow 8 p.m. John Doyle’s gifts as a guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, and producer have played an essential role in the ongoing renaissance of Irish traditional music. $20, all ages. One Longfellow Square. www. onelongfellowsquare.com/