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Super Bowl, super busy But it’s still not the biggest beer holiday; that would be Easter Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers Sunday, Feb. 6 — 6:30 p.m. EST on FOX See story on page 3

The Super Bowl at Hunter S. Thompson’s See column on page 4 BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Super Bowl XLV isn’t just a big day for fans of the Steelers and Packers, it’s big business for everyone from TV networks to local pubs. Nearly every industry that even brushes against the big game seeing a boost in sales as NFL fans pack sports bars and stock up on party supplies. For example, NFL rules dictate that the league take over the stadium rent-free and split profits evenly between all 32 teams. But Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones still stands to make thanks to his ownership stake in the concessions company that operates at Cowboys Stadium‚ which will ring

in around $5 million in stadium food and beverage sales. Add to that Jone’s ownership in 75 Texas Papa John’s stores, expected to make a quarter million dollars through the sale of 26,000 pizzas, and it’s a nice consolation for a man whose team ended up

with a losing record and failed to make the playoffs. Even with the New England Patriots’ lamented absence from Sunday’s big game, some Portland businesses are expecting a solid day of business as Steelers, Packers and NFL fans in general load up on game day essentials. “The Super Bowl is a pretty big day for pizza,” said Amy Cyr, who works at Leonardo’s Pizza on Forest Avenue. “We’re usually really busy, so we’ll be fully staffed,” she said. Nation-wide, pizza sales on Sunday will jump between 30 and 50 percent higher than a regular Sunday, with Domino’s Pizza alone expecting to sell around 1.2 million pies, according to USA Today. Locally, Pizza Hut expects to move a lot of pies with large, three-topping pizzas selling for $10 and a customer base that seems committed to the annale championship games, Pats or no Pats. “Last year, even without the Pats, we still did quite a bit more business than a usual Sunday,” said Jamie Troiano with the Pizza Hut location at 295 Forest Ave. But it’s not a big night out on the town. Nine out of 10 U.S. households will be watching Super Bowl XLIV at home or at a friend’s or relative’s house instead of a restaurant or bar, according to a survey by Nielsen. “We do a pretty decent crowd, but I think it’s a pretty big house party day as well,” said Ryan Guite, general manager of Gritty McDuffs at 396 Fore Street. “Leading up to it people are not as keyed up as normal, it just turns into a good excuse to drink for a lot of people.” see BUSY page 3

Restoring a pre-ﬁre landmark BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Jeremy Fitzsimmons scales scaffolding at 384 Fore St. late last month during a masonry restoration job by Knowles ISC of Gorham. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

When this Portland home was built, Andrew Jackson was on his way to winning a presidential election against John Quincy Adams; Maine’s first and the nation’s third African–American Church, the Abyssinian Church in Portland, was being founded in Portland; and the Portland waterfront was a bit closer. The Akers building at 384 Fore St. was built in 1828, placing it squarely on the waterfront. Today, the Old Port landmark is receiving a makeover. Knowles ISC of Gorham is repointing mortar joints, removing paint and repairing the brownstone, part of a masonry restoration job that should take about three months to complete.

The building survived the Great Fire of 1866 (as did the Abyssinian Church up on Munjoy Hill). The Akers building started out on the waterfront, and out the back windows was Portland Harbor, notes local historian Herb Adams. Commercial Street was built in 1852. A century later, hard times would come to the Old Port. In the 1970s, urban blight set in, endangering many historic structures. “The Old Port was a derelict part of the city, boarded up buildings and drunks,” Adams recalled. The building’s namesake is not its original builder — the 2 ½-story home was built in 1828 by the Fox family, see LANDMARK page 8

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Close Look at a Flu Outbreak Upends Some Common Wisdom (NY TIMES) — If you or your child came down with influenza during the H1N1, or swine flu, outbreak in 2009, it may not have happened the way you thought it did. A new study of a 2009 epidemic at a school in Pennsylvania has found that children most likely did not catch it by sitting near an infected classmate, and that adults who got sick were probably not infected by their own children. Closing the school after the epidemic was under way did little to slow the rate of transmission, the study found, and the most common way the disease spread was a through child’s network of friends. Researchers learned all this when they studied an outbreak of H1N1 at an elementary school in a semirural community in spring 2009. They collected data in real time, while the epidemic was going on. With this information on exactly who got sick and when, plus data on seating charts, activities and social networks, they were able to use statistical techniques to trace the spread of the disease from one victim to the next. Their report appears online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Smaller New Orleans After Katrina NEW ORLEANS (NY TIMES) — When Hurricane Katrina hit and the murky waters rushed through levee breaches, even the facts were drowned. Official documents were destroyed, years of photographs were ruined, and a city’s ability to know itself was lost. Answers to basic questions like how many people lived here, where they lived and who they were could not be easily answered. Now there finally are some numbers, and they show that the city is 29 percent smaller than a decade ago. The Census Bureau reported on Thursday that 343,829 people were living in the city of

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Local merchants expect Judge: Gurney sane ‘pretty decent turnout’ in Sarnacki killing BUSY from page one

Binga’s Stadium manager Peter Burke expects a pretty decent turnout on Sunday. “We pack the place every time for NFL games, we don’t expect anything different this time around,” he said. Patrons at Binga’s are sure to catch every toss, tackle and commercial thanks to the restaurant’s 50 flatscreen televisions and five projection screens. “I don’t think we’re going to show eight hours of preview shows, but at 6:30, they’ll all be tuned to the game,” he said. Burke said the Patriots’ early exit from the postseason was met with a “huge sigh of depression,” from patrons, but Binga’s still had a good turnout for the AFC and NFC cham-

pionship games that followed. Binga’s will offer beer specials during the game, just don’t expect discount dairy for Packers fans. “People are free to wear their cheese head hats if they want, but we won’t have any cheese specials,” he said. It’s also not as beer-soaked as some might think, at least compared to other annual events. Americans bought 51.7 million cases of beer in the two weeks leading up to Super Bowl XLII, but that still falls behind Easter (53 million cases), Father’s Day (63 million) and July, 4 (68 million). “If the Pats were playing it would be busy, and we’ll see a bump, but it’s not huge,” said Doug Webber with Downeast Beverage at 79 Commercial Street. Well, maybe next year.

DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT A superior court judge yesterday ruled that Chad Gurney was sane when he killed 18-yearold Zoe Sarnacki in his apartment in May 2009. The ruling means Gurney, Gurney 29, will almost certainly be sentenced to prison and not a state psychiatric hospital. He will be sen-

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BY CASEY CONLEY Westbrook police say the motorist who killed nine ducks in Riverbank Park could face fines or even jail time. Lt. Mike Nugent said the driver could be charged with using a motor vehicle to kill, injure or molest birds, a class E misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. Fines could also be set, although it would be up to a judge to set the price, he said. Westbrook police said Thursday that the ducks were found dead on an internal roadway at 11:30 a.m. in Riverbank Park, located on Main Street in downtown West-

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BY MIKE TANIER Not every Super Bowl feature is about Ben Roethlisberger, Troy Polamalu, or the price of a 30-second commercial. Role players, backups, and coaches suddenly become media darlings, as hometown papers profile neighborhood kids who grew up to become backup linebackers and news outlets cast a wide net for undiscovered coverage angles. No Super Bowl participant is too obscure for a few candelas of the limelight, not even: Kickers: Toronto’s Globe and Mail published a story on Shaun Suisham’s rise from Wallaceburg, Ontario to the Super Bowl. “Hockey was his passion,” one high school teammate recalls, meaning Suisham must feel right at home in Dallas this week. The Washington Post reports that Suisham is happy the Redskins released him so he could land on the Steelers roster. Donovan McNabb may soon start calling Suisham for advice. Punters: Packers punter Tim Masthay was working as an economics tutor for $10 per hour and considering a stint in the Peace Corps before

tenced at a future hearing, though no date has been set. Judge Roland Cole, who presided over a bench trial that ended last month, ruled that Gurney knew right from wrong when he strangled Sarnacki, mutilated her corpse and set it on fire in his Cumberland Avenue apartment in May 25, 2009. Gurney didn’t deny killing Sarnacki, but his lawyers maintained that he was delusional and insane when the murder took place. Gurney was also found guilty of arson for setting fire to his apartment.

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Super Bowl Sunday won’t get weird enough for me “Football season is over. No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun — for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax — This won’t hurt.” — Hunter S. Thompson suicide note. For those of us who rode for the Double-Gonzo brand for any amount of time, Super Bowl weekend usually brings a mix of nostalgia and wanderlust blended with a lofting sense of dis––––– placement. These days my Usually favorite place to Reserved watch the Big Game is hunkered down at home with a well-charged cellphone, a good Internet connection and some decent Kentucky bourbon. For a few years, I liked to go to some bar dedicated to one of the Super Bowl teams – just for the occasional sucker bet. It might work this way: Some guy tries to kick a 55-yard field goal in a brutal cross-wind and I’d just toss out “ten bucks he misses” and somebody would likely take the bet out of sheer loyalty. Collecting, however, could often prove challenging. But for nearly a decade, Super Bowl Sunday meant Owl Farm, the famously fortified compound in Woody Creek, Colorado. It meant turning off Hwy. 82 a few miles north of Aspen and, in the days before cell phone coverage in the canyons there, a stop at the Tavern was in order – just to see if anything was needed. “Bring ice” was almost always among the requests. Even people who only know Hunter from the movies – hey, not everyone gets played by Bill Murray AND Johnny Depp – usually understand

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The verdict Three weeks ago, on a Tuesday afternoon, I found myself again wandering the streets of the city with little to do, and the rest of the day to do it all. Since the high profile trial of Chad Gurney in the beheading case of Zoe Sarnacki was going on, I decided to sit for the afternoon session. You only get a good story by following all the details, and court is where the nitty-gritty meets the proverbial dirt band. In a short hour and a half section of the afternoon session, I left the court with a strong desire to go home and wash my brain with bleach and borax. For those unfamiliar with the case, some quick background: On May 25, 2009, Gurney beheaded his girlfriend, Zoe Sarnacki. Then, he went to the store, bought gasoline, and set her body on fire. The next day, he turned himself in to authorities. He had hidden out at a hotel in Old Orchard Beach, but negotiated with police for a few hours before turning himself in. Gurney had abandoned the possibility of a jury trial, going all-in on his bet that it is easier to convince one man (a judge) that he is not criminally responsible than it is to convince 12. Didn’t work out so well, that choice. On Friday morning, Judge Roland Cole issued his ruling,

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist that Gurney was sane at the time of the killing. In evidence presented by the prosecution, they showed an interview tape of Gurney being questioned by Portland Police Detectives. One section of the tape played in court shows the officer telling him, “It is a big deal taking responsibility for what you did,” and “you did the right thing” by coming in. Other sections of the tape show Gurney breaking down. “You know what you did was wrong ...” to which a crying Gurney responded, “it was vile.” Vile. Not a word you hear often, but vile it was. Gurney was silent, on tape and as the tape was being played in court when detectives asked the question, “what do you think should happen to you?” His crime brings to mind another high-profile Maine case from years back, where the dude who done the deed argued not guilty by means of mental deficiency or defect. Does the name

John Lane ring a bell? It should. Lane was the man who took a 5-year-old girl, stuffed her into an electric oven, turned up the heat full blast, and wedged the door shut so she couldn’t get out. Neighbors heard her screams, but by the time they got there, it was too late. That was in October of 1984. Gurney stands accused of killing Sarnacki almost two years ago. The story doesn’t end there, though. A few weeks ago, another madman took to the streets of Arizona, and did dastardly deeds. The grinning face of a psychopath is the face given to the perpetrator of that crime. All three have the same thing in common. Before they committed their crime, they were the type of person described as “a little off.” They made folks nervous to be around, and folks tended to shy away. They were just weird. Finding all the weird folks and putting them on “don’t let them buy guns” lists or other lists of folks to keep an eye on just won’t work. There are far to many now, and the madness and potential damage will never be seen until too late. Gadfly Dennis Miller summed it see HIGGINS page 5

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It was football that brought Hunter S. Thompson face to face with Nixon ROBINSON from page 4

his lust for football. It, of course, went beyond “sport,” becoming analogy for the American Dream, and it was never considered coincidence in the greater Aspen region that it was a game focused on gaining and defending real estate, yard-by-freakin’ yard. It was football, after all, that brought Hunter face to face with President Nixon for a long limo ride. Despite the fact that the president was human manifestation of everything Hunter despised, he would always admit that the man knew his football. The center of the Hunter Thompson Super Bowl Experience was kitchenliving room combination, divided by a counter that served as his desk with a small black stove at his back. A couch was along the other side of the countertop, facing away from Hunter and toward a large TV, creating a bleacher effect that was completed with several other chairs, all pointed toward the television. Gambling usually began a few days out, with the “official” spread offering a mere starting point. At top pitch, the room could have a half-dozen wagers going on every play – would they pass or run? Ten bucks says they get a first down. Five says they fumble on this possession, but 10-to-1 odds ... no, make that any turnover, five to one, 25 bucks? If you’ve seen the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange, you’ve seen the same energy. Just add strong drink, a soft cloud of medicinal herbal smoke and various accelerators and you’re fairly close. I once won twenty bucks – a house bet was always twenty bucks – on whether the next ad would be for Apple computers. The famous and obscure would often wander through, emerging via the back door – it was one of those houses

where nobody used the front door – and through the Red Room, which was handy because it offered a splitsecond of warning before entry. The best famous person for Super Bowl viewing was Ed Bradley, the “60 Minutes” reporter, who had played highlevel football and let that obscure his gambling strategy. We called him “payday.” Wandering into the kitchen was kind of like being the new kid at a very tough school. If I ever ran late to any sporting event at Owl Farm, the best thing was to get the game on the radio or even call to get the skinny. Never go in cold – you could lose rent money before getting the hang of things. Because if the all-pro free safety just left the game with a splintered index finger, then you don’t want to walk into a sucker bet on the over-under. Information was power, and few prisoners were taken. The aftermath of the Super Bowl was always difficult. The season was over, and the decent games of the NBA playoffs – does anyone watch the regular season? – were distant hopes. So it was no surprise that Hunter’s last note lamented the end of the season, but the Gonzo tribe still places wagers. Me? I have no emotional stake in this game, but if the line is two-anda-half favoring Green Bay, I’d have to take the Steelers. I’d also try to get $5, with 10-to-one odds, that a punt is returned for a touchdown in the first half; I’d go a house bet that Big Ben is sacked at least five times; and $10 says that the first score is a field goal. First ad? I’m guessing that very funny talking baby. Okay — time to fire up the speed dial. (Curtis Robinson is editor of The Portland Daily Sun. Contact him at curtis@portlanddailysun.me.)

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up best back in the ‘90s when he said, “Folks, you can’t save everyone. Just try not to be living next door to them when they go off.” When we are surrounded by madness, what do we do? I’ve got to applaud the professional behavior of the Portland PD on this case. Seeing the carnage in that apartment and knowing they had the suspect in custody is a testament to restraint. How, knowing what you already know about the vileness of the act, could you resist the urge to knock him to the ground and kick him in the head until you saw gravy? Somehow, when someone admits they know what they did is wrong, and made a half-hearted attempt at a getaway, I’m just not buying the insanity defense. Everyone who has ever had a moment of rage knows the trick, to go outside and take a walk away from whatever is making you rage. Get some distance, and some time.

A few short seconds makes you realize that you are about to throw your life away over something stupid. Consider it the adult version of the “timeout.” Those that have lost the ability to take that few seconds are the dangerous, not the over/under/self medicated you see walking the streets every day. This case was the writer’s dream. It had everything that crime novels thrive on, and I can see somebody making a career and several books writing about this case. But not me. What I saw and heard in court was far too frightening, when you see the accused a scant 15 feet away. In a few weeks, Gurney will again sit before Cole for sentencing. There is no doubt that he needs to spend some time at Riverview Psychiatric before settling in for a long stay at the Maine State Prison. Perhaps there, the full impact of his own actions, described as “vile,” will settle in. (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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Even with cold weather, music can be hot Even with the snowstorm blastings of hurts in many ways. the past few weeks — and although our Too many bands in town play in town current seasonal location is 350 pages too much. Most people go with a safe deep into the novel of the Winter of distancing of two weeks before you play 2011 — local musicians aren’t waiting another gig in town. I’d share the opinfor Spring Thaw to release new music. ion that it’s not smart to play more than Usually around now, bands hold up twice in at least five to six weeks, minion things for a month or two in order mum. to wait for better weather before they All the build-up that comes with a gig, release new music and start the promo the savoring by fans to see you play out machines. After this week, I don’t blame live; let that explode and collect all the them. goodness in one big show, but don’t try Yet, it seems this year bands aren’t to play down the street two weeks later. holding back. This past month has You want to pack a room as much as been extremely busy for local artists/ you can. Having two gigs thins out your ––––– bands pushing new releases like Bass The Circle Push crowd and makes the chance to see you Box, Sea Level, Spose, Uncle Jack, Dan easier and less valuable than a one-time Connor of Gypsy Tailwind and Div Kid gig, in a long time. to name a few. The month to come keeps the beat If you’re a cover band like the Awesome, or a with some major releases coming from The Lucid, band who mixes covers and originals, these rules Cam Groves, Grand Hotel and more. might not apply to you. Although when originals Great to see! are in play, you may want to consider the burn The response from fans trudging through the factor. snow to support their favorite locals these past The other major important thing musicians need couple months has also been awesome to see and to remember is that playing too much in a short hopefully it continues. Winter support to bands is period of time hurts the venues. Clubs in town want instant warmth. to have a great night with your band. That being said, I thought I’d pass along a few new You want a crowd, they want a crowd. So why tips and reminders to bands to help them make the would you play a show and then within a week, best of their “go at it” this winter and in the next play up the street? Both of those rooms will loose three seasons. out because people can go to either show. Clubs do deserve some concern for preservation. It’s respect to them and it will return to you I can ROUND AND ROUND guarantee. Remember, they have staff and bills to pay just like you. Work with the venues, not against One of the major problems most bands have is them. You can’t be selfish when playing out live. they get too comfortable after a decent showing. ArtSpace your gigs. It’s good for everyone and it’s good ists put out a record, start out the campaign with a for your music. good home-base CD release show and they get too comfy. They don’t leave town much, or at all. That’s no good. LESS IS MORE Playing at home’s a must. You always want to secure that home loving. It’s good for your confidence This time of year most people don’t want to go and it’s how you make some money to pay off your out. They want to stay home, stay warm, pop some costs of recording, manufacturing, rehearsal space Redenbacher and watch Walker, Texas Ranger. (Ok, rental, guitar stings, drum sticks and van payments. that last part’s just me). You’ve gotta watch out for the overkill, though. It Since weather is one factor working against you

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already, you need to take that into consideration when putting gigs together. Do you deserve good dollars from the door? Sure you do. Can you charge normal club prices of $5-7? Damn skippy you can. So, thinking of those people warm and cozy stuck in a couch and pillow orgy, why not lure them out with some sort of winter sale pricing? Why not charge $3 or even $2 to get in? At that price, people who are half interested shouldn’t think twice. They see a few bucks less, they think it gets them another beer or hopefully a copy of your CD. I’m the last to want to see artists sell themselves short and walk home light handed after a great show, but think about this: If you charge a little lower and bring out alot more people... that’s kinda good, no? Even in a smaller room in town – like maybe the Big Easy or Slainte – you can still put some people in there and still make a few bucks. Making good money is cool, but wouldn’t you like to pack a room in the winter? Wouldn’t it be valuable to say, “Oh, Friday? Great show. We sold out the Big Easy.” Makes a statement. That statement will help your buzz and your draw for the future. So during these tough months to draw people, give em a break at the door. They might give you a chance to breakout!

MARK’S TOP 3 FAVORITE THINGS IN MUSIC THIS WEEK The keys by Tim Beaulieu on the new record by The Lucid The Blimp Bowl of Rock n’ Roll on WBLM Spouse’s album, Are You Gonna Kiss or Wave Goodbye (Mark Curdo is a DJ on 94.3 WCYY and the owner of a record label, Labor Day Records, based in Portland. Mark is not only a board member of the Portland Music Foundation, but he loves the Boston Celtics, Ginger Ale and Jack Lemmon movies. He is a weekly Daily Sun music columnist.)

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MUSIC CALENDAR –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The world ﬁrst discovered Mindy Smith in 2004 with the release of her debut, One Moment More featuring the hit single “Come To Jesus” which inspired critics and artists to sing her praises. She will perform Saturday, Feb. 12 at One Longfellow Square. (COURTESY IMAGE)

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Introducing Alce Nero Saturday, Feb. 5 Girls Rock! at SPACE 6 p.m. Girls Rock! is a showcase of female talent from the Maine Academy of Modern Music and co-presented by the Portland Music Foundation. Host to Portland’s original “Rock Camps,” MAMM instructs student ensembles year round, and this is when you get to hear their talent! The bands include The OxyMorons, Longstory, and Lady and the Gents plus local guest stars The Veayo Twins, The Curious Girl, and Amanda Gervasi. Come check out a great night of local girls and guys that rock, while beneﬁtting the music and mission of the Maine Academy of Modern Music. Tickets cost $5 for students and $8 for others for this show at SPACE Gallery.

Wednesday, Feb. 9 Lemmy tribute featuring Hessian (rescheduled) 10 p.m. Following the screening of a ﬁlm on Lemmy Kilmister, SPACE hosts two of Portland’s most viciously awesome bands for a night of their favorite Motorhead tunes (with a Hawkwind song or two thrown in for good measure). Relentless torch-bearers of authentic heavy metal, Hessian, join forces with heavy riff revivalists Pigboat for a thrashing good time. $5, 18 plus, SPACE Gallery. This event was originally scheduled for Feb. 2 but had to be rescheduled due to the weather.

Thursday, Feb. 10 Christina Chute, cellist, at First Parish 12:15 p.m. Christina Chute, cellist, is featured in a noonday concert at the First Parish. Free Noonday Concerts feature faculty members from the Portland Conservatory of Music, organists from the area and guest artists. There are soloists, chamber ensembles, choral groups and jazz musicians included in the Noonday concert series. “As we begin our 15th year of presenting free, quality concerts in the heart of Portland’s business district, we that you for being a spirited and responsive audience.” FMI: First Parish, 773.5747 or www.ﬁrstparishportland.org.

Jazz singer Gretchen Parlato visits Bates 7:30 p.m. A fast-rising star called by one critic “the most original jazz singer in a generation,” Gretchen Parlato visits Bates College to perform in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Admission is $12 for the general public and $6 for seniors, children and students. Tickets are available at www.batestickets.com. Reviewing her performance at the 2010 Newport Jazz Festival, The Boston Globe’s Steve Greenlee wrote: “Working in a style that drew from bop, bossa nova and strains of world jazz, Parlato delivered her vocals in a breathy manner, nearly whispering her lyrics. . . . The evidence is piling up that young 786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. Visit the Bates College website at www. bates.edu/.

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Johnny A. at One Longfellow 8 p.m. A veteran of long years on the Boston club scene and a stint as sideman to former J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf, guitarist Johnny A. originally self-released this masterful, tasteful solo record to much local acclaim, and then guitar ace Steve Vai added the musician to the roster of his label. Proving that the term “guitar god” has too often been misapplied in the post-Van Halen era of diddly-squeak school of soloing, Johnny A. draws on a more classic pantheon of American fret deity for inspiration, including Chet Atkins, Scotty Moore, James Burton, Nokie Edwards, and Wes Montgomery. One Longfellow Square.

Saturday, Feb. 12 Tributes to John Prine 7:30 p.m. Matt Newberg and his band of Maine musicians (including Steve Jones, Jeff Glidden, Stu MacDonald, Laura Piela and Gregg Hoover) will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of John Prine’s debut album by performing the songs in the order they appeared on the ground-breaking record. Preview this concert before it gets to the SPACE Gallery in Portland on Friday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. Signed Prine merchandise will be for sale on site. Tickets: $10 in advance; $12 night of show. Available by calling 470-7066, and at the door. http://camdenoperahouse.com

Mindy Smith at One Longfellow 8 p.m. “With an angelic voice and songs full of faith, grace and vulnerability, Mindy Smith has been embraced by critics and fans alike with each recording she unveils. With her fourth release, Stupid Love on Vanguard Records, Mindy takes another step forward both lyrically and musically.” www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Friday,April 29 John Prine, presented by the State Theatre, performing at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium 8 p.m. John Prine plays at Merrill Auditorium, presented by the State Theatre. Some four decades since his remarkable debut, John Prine has stayed at the top of his game, both as a performer and songwriter. Recently honored at the Library of Congress by US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, he’s been elevated from the annals of songwriters into the realm of bonaﬁde American treasures. Long considered a “songwriter’s songwriter,” John Prine is a rare talent who writes the songs other songwriters would sell their souls for. Evidence of this is the long list of songwriters who have recorded gems from his extensive catalog, including Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, the Everly Brothers, John Denver, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Ben Harper, Joan Baez, and many others. Tickets available in person at the PortTix Box Ofﬁce at Merrill Auditorium, charge by phone at 842-0800 and online at www.porttix.com

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businesses: 386 Fore St. was home to various offices and studios, including the Peterson Brass Co. in 1978. At 388 Fore St., a printing business that created canning labels and other items started a long run in the 1950s. A brick foundry also was located in the block. On Dec. 16, 1853, fire destroyed an old wooden building consisting of two stores with basements, jointly owned by Chadwick and Duran; and on May 16, 1854, the partners laid a foundatio for new stores at the foot of Exchange Street. Resident products would include clothing, hardware, corn and meal. “After the 1930s, a long decline occurred, the Canadian wheat trade moved to Halifax, and the waterfront lost a major industry,” Adams recalled. Perhaps as great a threat as the fire of 1866 was the urban decay that beset the Old Port. Today, historic preservation is a focus of the Port City. In 1990, the City of Portland established a historic preservation ordinance to help protect its structures, and today, over 1,500 properties are protected as individual landmarks or as part of one of several historic districts, according to the city’s planning department.

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Snow dump A city worker pushes snow up an evergrowing pile in Bayside earlier this month. More snow is in the forecast for today, according to weather reports. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2011. There are 329 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 1811, George, the Prince of Wales, was named Prince Regent due to the mental illness of his father, Britain’s King George III. On this date: In 1631, the co-founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, and his wife, Mary, arrived in Boston from England. In 1887, Verdi’s opera “Otello” premiered at La Scala. In 1911, Missouri’s second Capitol building in Jefferson City burned down after being struck by lightning. In 1917, Congress passed, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, an immigration act severely curtailing the influx of Asians. Mexico’s constitution was adopted. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices; critics accused Roosevelt of attempting to “pack” the court.(The proposal failed in Congress.) In 1940, Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded “Tuxedo Junction” for RCA Victor’s Bluebird label. In 1958, Gamal Abdel Nasser was formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic (a union of Syria and Egypt). In 1971, Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell stepped onto the surface of the moon in the first of two lunar excursions. In 1989, the Soviet Union announced that all but a small rear-guard contingent of its troops had left Afghanistan. One year ago: Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda, emerged from seclusion to apologize and address criticism that the automaker had mishandled a crisis over sticking gas pedals. Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Claude King is 88. The Rev. Andrew M. Greeley is 83. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron is 77. Actor Stuart Damon is 74. Tonywinning playwright John Guare is 73. Financial writer Jane Bryant Quinn is 72. Actor David Selby is 70. Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 70. Football Hall-of-Famer Roger Staubach is 69. Singer Cory Wells is 69. Rock singer Al Kooper is 67. Actress Charlotte Rampling is 65. Racing Hall-of-Famer Darrell Waltrip is 64. Actress Barbara Hershey is 63. Actor Christopher Guest is 63. Actor Tom Wilkinson is 63. Actor-comedian Tim Meadows is 50. Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 49. Actress Laura Linney is 47. Rock musician Duff McKagan is 47. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Jose Maria Olazabal is 45. Actor-comedian Chris Parnell is 44. Rock singer Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) is 43. Singer Bobby Brown is 42. Actor Michael Sheen is 42. Country singer Sara Evans is 40. Actor Jeremy Sumpter is 22.

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– EVENTS CALENDAR––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– national anti-violence group Women in Black to sponsor Saturday’s rally. “Events over the past ten days in Egypt have rocked the thirty year hold on power of President Hosni Mubarak. An estimated two million peaceful protesters took to the streets last Friday, and at present thousands are pouring into Tahrir (Independence) Square in Cairo calling for Mubarak’s resignation. President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton have now come out in favor of an immediate transition from the present government in Egypt.”

Saturday, Feb. 5 Fore River Trail walk

8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Portland Trails is excited to announce a 2011 Winter Walk series. This free series, made possible by a grant from Healthy Portland, is for adults and families with children who are making an effort to get more exercise, but are stymied when it comes to winter recreation. Participants are reminded to wear warm clothing, hats and gloves and bring snowshoes if there is adequate snow on the ground. Portland Trails has snow shoes avail‘The Wizard of Oz’ at able (free for members, Old Port Playhouse $5/non-members) which 2 p.m. “The Wizard can be reserved ahead of Oz,” the sell-out hit of time. Please register musical returns to Old for any walk by emailing Port Playhouse with info@trails.org or callGina Pardi returning as ing 775-2411. For more “Dorothy Gale.” “Full of information or to check cancellations due to “And Everything Is Going Fine” is a Steven Soderbergh ﬁlm offering an intimate portrait of master monologist Spalding Gray. The ﬁlm will be special effects, colorful costumes and all your the weather go to www. screened Monday at SPACE Gallery. (COURTESY IMAGE) favorite characters, this trails.org. Michelle Boisshow sold out before it vert, Portland Trails GIS by severe weather will take place at 10 a.m. the following opened last season. Because of the intimate space within intern and stellar volunteer, will lead the group on the Fore day. The program costs $10; space is limited and preregisthis 70 seat theater, kids of all ages not only see OZ, they River Trail (not to be confused with the Fore River Sanctration is required. To register, please contact Anne Odom experience it! Due to the demand for tickets, OZ will play tuary). If there is enough snow people are encouraged to at aodom@bates.edu or786-8212. for four weeks beginning Jan. 14. And to make it affordable bring snow shoes or reserve some ahead of time from Portland Trails. Meet at Tony’s Donut Shop, 9 Bolton St.

Solar for the Homeowner workshop

‘Super Refund Saturday’

10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ReVision Energy, a leading solar energy installer in Maine, will host a Solar for the Homeowner workshop at the company’s Portland ofﬁce at 142 Presumpscot St. This Solar for the Homeowner Informational Workshop will be free to the public. The focus will be: • How solar hot water and solar electric energy systems work; • Current solar energy system economics - costs, incentives, and rebates; • Average return on investment of a solar energy system; • The reliability of solar energy systems; • How to determine the success of a solar energy system on a particular home site. ReVision Energy encourages attendees to bring any questions they may have about solar energy to the workshop. Attendees will also be able to view working solar energy systems in the ofﬁce. The public can look for future event updates at www.revisionenergy.com or by calling the Liberty shop at 589-4171 for more information.

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., KeyBank is offering “Super Refund Saturday” — a free tax preparation event in Portland in collaboration with CA$H Greater Portland. In addition to tax preparation, members of the CA$H Greater Portland Coalition will be available to help fill out the Maine Property Tax and Rent Refund application; obtain and explain credit reports; and find out to how to get a matched savings account. To make a Super Refund Saturday appointment, call 874-1000. Charlie Kennedy, vice president, community development banking, KeyBank, said, “For too many Americans, tax time can be frightening, but knowing you’re eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, can make it much more pleasant. The EITC is a federal income tax credit that returns money to hard working low- to moderate-income Americans. Unfortunately, up to 25 percent of eligible households miss out on EITC benefits they are entitled to receive each year, largely because they are unaware that they qualify. Make sure you aren’t one of them.” No matter where you decide to have your taxes prepared, be sure to collect these important documents and bring them with you: W-2 Forms; 1099 and 1098 Forms; unemployment forms; proof of child care payments; Social Security card for yourself and each dependent; other IRS forms as appropriate; bank account information; valid photo ID; previous year’s tax return. “Missing out on the opportunity to receive EITC benefits that you are entitled to is the same as leaving free money on the table, unclaimed and lost. If you’re eligible, be sure to claim this extra cash and make tax season brighter this year.

New Gloucester History Barn open house 9 a.m. to noon. The New Gloucester History Barn of the New Gloucester Historical Society will have its monthly open house. The barn is located on the Intervale Rd. (Route 231) directly behind the Town Hall. The society’s collection of wagons, the town hearse and sleighs will be on display as well as historic photos of the town. The new town history and memorabilia will be for sale.

Thousand Words Project at Bates museum 10 a.m. Paul Janeczko, a proliﬁc Maine author who specializes in teaching poetry to young people, will lead a workshop in a Bates College Museum of Art children’s program that explores poetry in relation to the visual arts. Part of the museum’s Thousand Words Project, an educational outreach program, the two-part series for fourth- through sixth-graders begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. Museum staff will offer the two-hour session “An Introduction to Writing Poetry from the Visual Arts through the Thousand Words Project.” Janeczko, of Hebron, leads the second session, “Writing Poems From Art,” which starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. Both sessions take place at the museum, located at 75 Russell St., Lewiston. A session postponed

Chinese New Year Festival 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chinese New Year Festival in Portland. To ring in the Year of the Rabbit, the Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine will host its 21st annual Chinese New Year Festival, featuring Tess Gerritsen, who will speak at 2 p.m. about growing up Chinese-American and her experiences as a Chinese person living in Coastal Maine. She will also do a book signing with books available for purchase. There will be a Chinese dance program performed by students at CAFAM’s Chinese school from 11 a.m. to noon. There will also be a dragon dance, arts and crafts for children, mahjong, lectures and demonstrations for adults, shopping for Chinese craft items and books, Chinese food and more. The event is at McAuley High School, 631 Stevens Ave. The cost is $20 for families, $6 for adults, $4 for children and free for children under 2. Members receive discounts. Call 799-0684 or 797-4033, www.cafammaine.org.

‘Ice Harbor Mittens’ featured on Peaks Island 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Friends of the Peaks Island Branch Library welcome author Robin Hansen and Peaks Island Illustrator Jamie Hogan. Meet them at the Peaks Island Branch Library where they will reveal the back story to their new book, “Ice Harbor Mittens,” through slides, a talk and reading, and interactive drawing and orienteering activities. The book was based on several ﬁshing villages in Maine, while the illustrations were inspired by the Peaks Island Community. Several Peaks Islanders are models for the book’s illustrations, and anyone with an interest in knitting patterns will enjoy this event — and the book! This event will be followed by a book signing.

Rally for pro-democracy protesters in Egypt noon to 2 p.m. Peace and justice advocates calling for a show of solidarity for pro-democracy protesters in Egypt will rally in Portland from noon to 2 p.m. at Post Ofﬁce Plaza in the Old Port. CODEPINK Maine joins Peace Action Maine, Radio Free Maine and a Maine chapter of the inter-

for everyone, the Playhouse has priced all tickets at only $15.” Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. To make a reservation or for more information, call 773-0333 or go to oldportplayhouse.com.

Mid-Winter Dinner 6 p.m. Mid-Winter Dinner at Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Social Hall (doors open at 5:30), 80 Sherman St. (corner of Mellon and Sherman streets), Portland. Parking available at Peoples Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) parking lot on corner of Cumberland Ave. “Great food, music, silent auction, information, inspiration. You can grow your own healthy food! Celebrate sustainable local agriculture, enjoy community grown food.” Suggested donation: $10 per person, $20 for a family. Sponsored by Winter Cache Project. For more information, go to www. wintercache.com or call the “Roots Line” at 1-888-45ROOTS (76687). “The Mission of the Winter Cache Project is to free ourselves from a dependence on industrial agriculture and to increase our community food security by developing sustainable local food systems. By growing and storing our own food to last throughout the winter and educating ourselves about agricultural issues, we aim to create a working example of how we can come together as a community to provide for our basic needs by employing the principles of mutual aid, equal access, and self-determination.”

American Heart Association Kick-Off Event 7 p.m. Girl Scout Night and USA Hockey Member Appreciation Night #3 at the Portland Pirates. Join the Pirates and the American Heart Association in celebrating Go Red! with the Pirates Night, to beneﬁt the American Heart Association Go Red for Women Campaign designed to empower women to take control of their heart health. The Pirates will be wearing special red uniforms signifying their support of the American Heart Association and the Go Red for Women cause. Show your support by wearing red to the game as we kick off American Heart Month. Click here for special discounted tickets to the game. The Pirates will donate $5 for each Main Deck ticket and $4 for each Quarter Deck ticket sold through this initiative to the American Heart Association Go Red for Women Campaign. www.portlandpirates.com/ promotions.asp

African Gospel Rhythm at New Gloucester 7:30 p.m. The Village Coffee House at New Gloucester Congregational Church presents African Gospel Rhythm. Tickets at the door, adults $10. Directions: 19 Gloucester Hill Road, at the intersection of Church and Gloucester Hill Roads in Lower Village of New Gloucester. For more information, contact Julie Fralich 926-3161 or the church ofﬁce 926-3260. See also www.villagecoffeehouse.org; or www.creativenewgloucester.org see next page

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Sunday, Feb. 6 Paranormal related chat in Brunswick 11 a.m. Mid-Morning Coffee & Chat Session, Brunswick/MidCoast Maine at Borders Books and Music, 147 Bath Road, Brunswick. Price: $3 per person. Attendees include Maine Ghost Hunters. “Join Maine Ghost Hunters for a couple of hours of paranormal related chat. ... Feel free to bring ‘show and tell’ paranormal wares such as photos, equipment, stories, experiences, etc... Since we’ll be taking up space in this business we ask that everyone come prepared to purchase something at the snack bar, such as a coffee or a pastry of some sort. Please, do not bring in food or drink from outside of the store. The store opens at 11:00, we’ll plan on chatting and sharing until 1:00. ... This is an adult-oriented meetup so we ask that the age limit of 16 years and older be respected by all attendees.” www.maineghosthunters.org

Financial Peace University series 12:30 p.m. Hope.Gate.Way., a United Methodist community in Portland, will offer a new Tuesday evening Financial Peace University series beginning Tuesday, March 1. Preview sessions will be held on Sunday, Feb. 6 (12:30 p.m.), Tuesday, Feb. 8 (6 p.m.), and Tuesday, Feb. 15 (6 p.m.). Those who are interested should plan to attend one preview session. “Do you ever find yourself worrying about finances, wishing you had better skills to manage money, or dreaming about what life would be like if you were free of debt? Financial Peace University is a 13-week lifechanging program that empowers and teaches you how to make the right money decisions to achieve your financial goals. Through a combination of video curriculum, taught by financial expert Dave Ramsey, and small-group discussion for support and accountability, the course includes practical lessons on building and managing a budget, eliminating debt, saving for the future, and living generously. Financial Peace University is highly entertaining for everyone, with a unique combination of humor, informative financial advice, and encouraging messages.” Hope.Gate.Way. is located on the ground floor of the Gateway parking garage, adjacent to the Eastland Park Hotel, at 185 High Street, Portland. More information is available at www.daveramsey.com/fpu and www.hopegateway.com, or by calling 899-2435.

The Myth of the Aran Islands 2 p.m. The Maine Irish Heritage Center presents “Dúchas,” an Irish Heritage Lecture, Near Imbolc, The Myth of the Aran Islands. Margaret Feeney LaCombe, MIHC’s very own genealogist, will describe Aran Islands through ﬁlm and discussion. She will also help you seek your own roots from the Aran Islands. No charge, donations accepted. www. maineirish.com

Monday, Feb. 7 UMaine grad student to speak on Egyptian revolt 3 p.m. Egyptian graduate student Sherief Farouk of the Department of Computer Science at University of Maine will discuss his perspectives on the popular revolt in Egypt; in Room 117, Donald P. Corbett Business Building. Farouk will offer a technological and personal perspective on the upheaval, coordinated over the past few days primarily via Facebook and Twitter. The talk will go over the political history of Egypt leading to the current revolution and how social networking websites were used to coordinate logistics prior to, and during the protests. It will also discuss the government’s responses and attempts to censor the movement including temporarily severing Egypt’s connection to the Internet. The talk will also discuss how activists made their voice heard through the blockade. The talk is free and open to the public. http://umaine.edu

View of Baxter State Park from the International Appalachian Trail. The public can take a visual trip along the proposed International Appalachian Trail at a presentation sponsored by Friends of the Eastern Promenade and Portland Trails in Portland on Sunday, Feb. 13. Visit www.trails.org for details. (COURTESY PHOTO) troupe’s popular “Sonnet and Soliloquies” series at the Wine Bar on Wharf St. in Portland’s Old Port. The February edition will feature the usual mixture of new pieces and old favorites, includes speeches delivered in an intimate setting in the round, and short scenes that our environmentally staged in the space. The performance is free with an $8 suggested donations. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and order food and drink to enjoy during the show. The company offers a free series of “Naked Shakespeare” performances at venues throughout Greater Portland not typically used as performance space for live theater, creating the world of the play in the imagination of the audience by minimizing the use of sets, lights and costumes. Call Acorn Productions at 854-0065 or visit www.nakedshakespeare.org for more information about “Sonnets and Soliloquies” or any other programs offered by Acorn Productions.

Tuesday, Feb. 8 ‘Condoms, Contraceptives and Coca-Cola’ 4 p.m. “Condoms, Contraceptives and Coca-Cola: The human ecology of public health” will be College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum in the college’s McCormick Lecture Hall. Cait Unites, a 2003 graduate of COA will be talking about her work in public health in Africa. Unites spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar, working in rural public health before receiving a master’s in public health at Emory University. While at Emory, she interned at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Unites now is working in international public health for a nonproﬁt in Washington, D.C. Her focus is on AIDS prevention in eastern and southern Africa. For the Human Ecology Forum, McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor. jga@coa.edu, 801-5717, or 288-5015. Free. www.coa.edu.

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7:30 p.m. “And Everything Is Going Fine” provides an intimate portrait of master monologist Spalding Gray, as described by his most critical, irreverent and insightful biographer: Spalding Gray. “Director Steven Soderbergh, who collaborated with Gray on Gray’s Anatomy (1996), has sifted through rare and revealing footage to construct a riveting ﬁnal monologue. There are glimpses of Gray’s father, and of his son Forrest (who provides soaring music for the end credits), but mostly this is an inspired one-man show, a bittersweet display of Spalding’s playful and embattled intelligence, his gift for tracking universal truths by looking himself squarely in the eye.” SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. Co-presented with the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance. Doors at 7 p.m. www.space538.org/events.php

5 p.m. and 8 p.m. The Gray Little League board of directors would like to announce the opening of Little League registration for the 2011 season. New players should come to Russell School, in downtown Gray, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Feb. 8 and 10 to fill out paperwork. Paperwork can be downloaded ahead of time at www.graylittleleague. org. New players must bring a birth certificate with them on initial sign up. Returning players may come to the sign-up days or download forms at www.graylittleleague.org and send them in with registration fees to P.O. Box 1236, Gray, ME, 04039. T-Ball is $40 for the 2011 season, Minor and Major softball and baseball is $70. Junior Softball is $100. Fees have been kept the same as last year. The fee for the third member and beyond of any family is waived. Financial hardship scholarships are available. Send information requests to loriholmquist@rocketmail.com. The deadline for sign-up is March 1. Please see the website for all details about who qualifies for which league and much more. Volunteers are also needed. Send general information requests to graymaineLL@aol.com.

‘Sonnet and Soliloquies’ series

Rape Aggression Defense course

8 p.m. The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the “Naked Shakespeare” series, resumes the company’s 2010/11 season of events with another edition of the

6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Police Department will offer its Rape Aggression Defense training class. R.A.D. provides women with the tools they need to both avoid dangerous

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situations and escape them. The course is speciﬁcally designed to help women survive situations in which their lives are in jeopardy. This class is open to all women, ages 13 and older, in the Greater Portland area who would like to develop real life defensive tools and tactics. The Basic SelfDefense Course consists of a series of four classes and one scenario day. The class is scheduled for Feb. 8, 10, 15 and 17, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Feb. 19 from 8 a.m. to noon. All classes must be attended to complete the course. The classes will be held at the Portland Police Department, 109 Middle St. A donation of $25 for the course is suggested. All donations support the Amy St. Laurent Fund, which sponsors the R.A.D. trainings. Due to attendance issues, all donations must be paid prior to the ﬁrst class. Deadline for registration is Feb. 1, 2011. To sign up for the class or receive more information about Portland R.A.D., e-mail ppdrad@portlandmaine.gov or call 874-8643.

‘Motorcycle Camping’ 6:30 p.m. “Motorcycle Camping.” Gordon Longsworth ’90, director of the college’s GIS laboratory talks about his month-long motorcycle journey across the continent. McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. Free. glongsworth@coa.edu or 801-5677.

Port Veritas open mic 7 p.m. Port Veritas hosts Portland’s longest running spoken word open mic, at Blue, 650 Congress St. All ages, $3 suggested donation (venue requires two purchase min.); youth slam is held the fourth Tuesday of each month at Coffee By Design on India Street. The event is open to all who wish to read. The venue is also host to Maine’s only ofﬁcial Poetry Slam. The slam is also open to all who wish to compete and is held on the second Tuesday of every month. FMI please visit www.portveritas.com

Wednesday, Feb. 9 WENA annual meeting 6:30 p.m. West End Neighborhood Association annual meeting, Reiche School. Meeting to elect governing board, ofﬁcers, and discuss spring events. FMI call Dennis at 415-3877.

Lemmy Kilmister film 7:30 p.m. Screening of a film about Lemmy Kilmister. Rescheduled from last week due to the weather. “Over four decades, Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister has registered an immeasurable impact on music history. Nearly 65, he remains the living embodiment of the rock and roll lifestyle, and this feature-length documentary tells his story, one of a hard-living rock icon who continues to enjoy the life of a man half his age. Shot on a combination of High Definition and Super 16mm film, ‘Lemmy’ includes interviews with friends, family, bandmates past and present and such admirers/peers as Metallica, Slash, Dave Grohl (Nirvana/ Foo Fighters), Ozzy Osbourne (‘Blizzard of Ozz,’ ‘Diary of a Madman’), Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order), actor Billy Bob Thornton, wrestling superstar Triple H, Alice Cooper, Mick Jones of The Clash, and many more.” SPACE Gallery. www.space538.org/events.php see next page

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– EVENTS CALENDAR––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– liner Jim McCue at the Portland Comedy Connection, 16 Custom House Wharf. Reservations: 774-5554. $7.50. Schedule and information: www.mainecomedy.com. Box ofﬁce open Thurs.-Sat., noon to 10 p.m.

A City Life with Joe Gray 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Portland City Manager Joe Gray will be retiring after over 40 years of public service and the last 10 years as City Manager. He will reflect on the significant changes made during his tenure and outline the most difficult challenges Portland will face in the future at Eggs and Issues, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce. Networking: 7 a.m. Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Program at 8 a.m. Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland; $17 members / $27 nonmembers; call 772-2811. www.portlandregion.com

Wisdom At Work Series noon to 1 p.m. Portland Public Library is hosting a fourpart series on work each Thursday in February in Rines Auditorium. The series is sponsored by Heart At Work Career Counseling and Amy Wood, Success Strategist. The second in the series is titled “Boost Your Emotional Intelligence to Attract Success,” presented by Amy Wood, PsyD. The public is invited to this free series. Heart At Work Career Counseling, Outplacement Services & Second Half of Life Planning, 25 Middle St. 775-6400.

‘My Israel — Revisiting the Trilogy’ 7 p.m. College of the Atlantic will be screening Yulie Cohen’s most recent film, “My Israel — Revisiting the Trilogy,” in the college’s Gates Community Center. The 78-minute film will be followed by a talk by the director, who will be present. “In 1978 Yulie Cohen was an El Al crewmember on her first flight. Upon arriving in Britain, she boarded an El Al bus along with her colleagues and headed for London-only to be ambushed by two Palestinians. A crewmember died; others were seriously injured. Shrapnel flew into Cohen’s arm. One of the Palestinians also died; the other received four concurrent life sentences. The attack propelled Cohen into reflection, reconsideration, and a life of filmmaking.” Gates Community Center at College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, nandrews@coa.edu or 288-5015. Free.

Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ at PHS

Disney on Ice presents Princess Classics 7 p.m. Disney on Ice. February 10 to Feb. 13, Thursday at 7 p.m.; Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Tickets: $55 (Front Row), $45 (VIP seats), $23.50, $18.50 and $12.50. All seats reserved. Cumberland County Civic Center. Opening night tickets $12 (excluding Front Row and VIP seats). 775-3481, ext. 348 for details. www.theciviccenter.com/events

Thom Pain (based on nothing) by Will Eno 7:30 p.m. Thom Pain (based on nothing) by Will Eno. Feb. 10-20. Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday nights at 7 p.m. at Lucid Stage. Starring James Hoban; directed by Adam Gutgsell. “Will Eno is a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation ... To sum up the more or less indescribable: Thom Pain is at bottom a surreal meditation on the empty promises life makes, the way experience never lives up to the weird and awesome fact of being. But it is also, in its odd, bewitching beauty, an afﬁrmation of life’s worth.” — Charles Isherwood, New York Times. Ticket prices are $12 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. Purchase tickets online at www.LucidStage. com or by calling 899-3993.

Visiting Writers Series at UMF 7:30 p.m. University of Maine at Farmington’s notable Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program presents 2009 National Poetry Series winner Erika Meitner as the first reader in its spring Visiting Writers Series. This free and open-to-the-public event will take place in The Landing in UMF’s Olsen Student Center, and will be followed by a signing by the author. Recognized as “the new voice of intelligent and emotional poems,” Meitner was chosen as a winner for the 2009 National Poetry Series for her second published work, “Ideal Cities” (HarperCollins, 2010). Her first book, “Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore” (Anhinga Press, 2003), won the 2002 Anhinga Prize for Poetry and was a finalist for the 2004 Paterson Poetry Prize. “Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls,” her third book, will be out in February 2011.

Jim McCue at the Portland Comedy Connection 8:30 p.m. Half-price showcase hosted by weekend head-

5 p.m. The second annual WinteRush winter festival in Portland starts with the Downtown Showdown in Monument Square. For a full schedule, visit www.winterush.com.

Maine Children’s Cancer Program beneﬁt 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Kiwanis Club of Scarborough is selling tickets to its 12th annual fundraiser for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. The event will take place at the Pulse Ballroom Dance Studio in Scarborough on, from The beneﬁt is organized by Kiwanis each year and made possible through voluntary donations from local businesses and ticket sales to the public. All net proceeds are donated to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, organizers reported. A contribution of $25 per person or $175 for a table of eight includes an evening complete with live dance music by the Tony Boffa Band, showcase dancing, dance lessons, hors d’ oeuvres and desserts along with a silent auction. Tickets can be purchased at the following businesses: Ron Forest & Sons Fence Company, 354 Payne Road, Scarborough; Biddeford Savings Bank, 360 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough; and Pulse Dance Studio, 865 Spring St., Westbrook. Purchase tickets online at www. mmc.org/mccpdance.

‘Harvest’ at the PMA 6:30 p.m. Portland Museum of Art Movies at the Museum series features “Harvest” on Friday, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. NR. “Gathered one summer in a beautiful shoreline town, three generations are drawn together by their patriarch, played by Academy Award Nominee Robert Loggia. With endearing moments of humor and uplifting spirit, Harvest is a portrait of a family awkwardly yet delicately hanging on to what was, what now is, and to one another. A superb ensemble cast, including Tony Winner Victoria Clark, Arye Gross, newcomer Jack Carpenter, and featuring Academy Award Nominee Barbara Barrie tugs on heartstrings and reminds us of a love that can weather all storms in this poignant yet amusing story. Harvest brings to mind how we all come of age, in our own stumbling yet loving ways, often again and again.”

Art with Heart Hootenanny 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Art with Heart Hootenanny — Silent Auction beneﬁt for Mayo Street Arts. Over 100 items of art, goods, and services up for auction. Live music by The HiTides. Snow date Feb. 12.

7:30 p.m. “Who, what, when, how, and why have you longed for someone or something? On Friday, February 11th, in honor of Valentine’s Day, The Telling Room will try to answer that question as a series of writers, artists, and notable community members tell ten-minute stories about longing to a live audience without notes or props. ... Storytellers will include Oscar Mokeme, the founder of the Museum of African Culture; Karen Morgan, a comedian who was a ﬁnalist for the Funniest Mom in America; Samuel James, a blues musician; Seth Rigoletti, a former teacher and communication consultant; Taffy Field, a writer, longtime teacher, and frequent contributor to Maine Public Radio and Monitor Radio; and Jeffrey Thomson, an award-winning poet and professor at the University of Maine at Farmington. The Slant Series is inspired by The Moth, a live storytelling organization established in New York City in 1997 and featured on Maine Public Radio. A podcast of stories from the ﬁrst Slant is available at www.tellingroom.org.” SPACE Gallery. Free and open to all ages.

‘The Vagina Monologues’ at Bates 7:30 p.m. For the 11th year, Bates College students are supporting efforts to reduce domestic violence with a production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” in performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Feb. 11-13, in Gannett Theater, Pettigrew Hall, 305 College St., Lewiston. Tickets are $5 and available at the door. Proceeds will go to Safe Voices, an Auburn nonproﬁt that supports victims of domestic violence. Formerly known as the Abused Women’s Advocacy Project, the organization changed its name to emphasize its genderneutral mission. The play is produced by the Robinson Players, a student-run theater group. For more information about this production, please contact srooth@bates.edu.

‘Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love’ 8 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. IF IT’S N O T H E RE TO DAY,W E ’LL H AV E IT TO M O RRO W !

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‘Topkapi’ 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth. St. Mary’s invites all its neighbors to view selected ﬁlm classics on the big screen in the Parish Hall on the second Friday of each month at 7 p.m., directly following the free “Souper Supper” that evening. The feature of the evening will be “Topkapi” (1964). “A small time con-man with passport problem gets mixed up with a gang of world-class jewelry thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Starring Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell, Peter Ustinov, and Robert Morley.” Admission is free. FMI: 781-3366.

Fun-A-Day art show 7 p.m. The Apohadion, 107 Hanover St., Portland, presents this free art display. “Participants choose a project and produce one piece of artwork every day for the entire month of January. The 31 resulting pieces create a narrative outlining each artist’s journey through the ﬁrst month of the year. Projects vary from lighthearted to serious, high-brow to low-brow. This year’s list of mediums includes photos, drawings, haircuts, comics, dances and more!” The FunA-Day show will be held at The Apohadion, 107 Hanover St. in Portland. (note: participants in the show can drop their work off at the Apohadion during designated hours the week of the show--see www.artclash.com for exact times.) The show is free and all-ages and will feature performances on opening night.

Germany’s Auryn Quartet at Bates 7:30 p.m. Germany’s Auryn Quartet, whose recordings of the complete Beethoven string quartets were called “the set to beat” by a reviewer for Gramophone, returns to Bates College to ﬁnish its three-year survey of the Beethoven cycle in performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11-12, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St. The ensemble also offers an open rehearsal followed by a reception at 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 12. Tickets for the performances cost $10/$4 and are available at www.batestickets.com. Attendance at the rehearsal is open to the public at no cost, but seating is very limited and must be reserved by calling 786-6163.

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Surfrider Foundtion 72 Commercial St., Portland, ME Open Sun. thru Thurs 11:30am–9:00pm, Fri. & Sat. 11:30am–10:00pm

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