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Chart-topping band to release Bull Moose EP BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

One of the nation's hottest musical groups is preparing to release a recorded-live album from a performance at Bull Moose, the local independent music shop. The chart-topping indie act The Decemberists played a live, in-store show at the Bull Moose Warehouse on Jan. 30, and the music website Pitchfork announced Wednesday that the Portland, Ore. band will release the Scarborough performance on a live EP on Record Store Day (April 16) titled "Live At Bull Moose." The album will feature seven tracks recorded at the store, including live takes on tracks from the band’s most recent album, "The King is Dead" as well as a cover of the Louvin Brothers' country jam "If I Could Only Win Your Love." "The King is Dead" was a No. 1 album on the Billboard charts. see BAND page 5

Bayside Village student housing on Marginal Way is now owned by Federated Companies of Boston and Miami. “The ﬁrm’s management team has effectively developed and managed over 7,500 units of residential housing with an aggregate value of over $1.5 billion,” the company reported in a press release. The ﬁrm is aggressively marketing the Portland units. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Bullish at Bayside Village New owners of student housing try to sweeten their deals BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Next month, The Decemberists will release an EP of a recent performance from Scarborough’s Bull Moose store. (Photo by Autumn DeWilde)

New owners of Bayside Village student housing are dangling carrots, everything from a monthly rent of $399 to a chance to win an iPad, in a push to lure students to the development that last year faced foreclosure. “Spots are going fast!” the Bayside Village Facebook

page stated last Friday. “Don’t miss out on this great deal $399/month. RENEWALS you still get entered to win an ipad if you renew before March 15th!!” On Wednesday, the page reported, “Only 7 SPOTS LEFT @ $399/month!!!!!” The Federated Companies, a real estate investment and development firm based in Boston and Miami, see VILLAGE page 7

Flower show talk highlights Fort Williams arboretum BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

It’s not the first time forces have gathered at the Maine shoreline to repel invaders. But before any native plants are used at the Arboretum at Fort Williams Park, a speaker on Friday hopes to plant some seeds of interest in a $3.5 million effort to reclaim the popular home of Portland

For a Portland Flower Show schedule, see page 6 Head Light lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth – from invading flora. In a lecture at 6 p.m. Friday at the Portland Flower Show, Rick Churchill, a member of the arbo-

retum’s steering committee, will give a glimpse of this private effort to save Fort Williams Park from invasive plants. “We’ve been at it for over three years, and finally this fall we got to the point where we had selected a site, we brought in volunteers, and we had 300 to 400 volunteer hours,” Churchill said. see ARBORETUM page 6

Sexy ruses to stop forgetting to remember

Draft plan for economic recovery misses ‘The Drift’

Race against Maine’s best this month at Sugarloaf

See Maureen Dowd on page 4

See Bob Higgins’ column on page 4

See the story in Sports, page 8

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Discovery returns one last time KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (NY Times) — The shuttle Discovery braved the hellish fire of re-entry for the last time Wednesday and glided back to Earth to close out the space plane’s 39th and final voyage, an emotioncharged milestone marking the beginning of the end for America’s shuttle program. Dropping through a partly cloudy sky, the commander, Steven W. Lindsey, and Col. Eric A. Boe of the Air Force guided Discovery through a sweeping left overhead turn, lined up on Runway 15 and floated to a picture-perfect touchdown at 11:57 a.m. Eastern time to wrap up an extended 13-day space station assembly mission. As it coasted to a stop under a brilliant noon sun, Discovery’s odometer stood at some 5,750 orbits covering nearly 150 million miles during 39 flights spanning a full year in space — a record unrivaled in the history of manned rockets. “And Houston, Discovery, for the final time, wheels stopped,” Mr. Lindsey radioed flight controllers in Houston. “Discovery, Houston, great job by you and your crew,” replied Charles Hobaugh, an astronaut in mission control. “That was a great landing in tough conditions, and it was an awesome docked mission you all had.” Mr. Lindsey and Colonel Boe were joined aboard Discovery by Benjamin Alvin Drew Jr.; Nicole P. Stott; Michael R. Barratt, a physician-astronaut; and Capt. Stephen G. Bowen of the Navy. As support crews swarmed onto the broad runway, engineers in the nearby Vehicle Assembly Building were busy preparing the shuttle Endeavour for rollout. The target date for Endeavour’s 25th and final flight is April 19. NASA’s lone remaining orbiter, the Atlantis, is scheduled for liftoff June 28 on the shuttle program’s 135th flight, the final chapter in a post-Apollo initiative that produced what is arguably the most complex, capable and costly manned rockets ever built. ”We’re seeing a program come to a close here, and to see these shuttles, these beautiful, magnificent flying machines, end their service life is obviously a little bit sad for us,” said Dr. Barratt. “But it is about time — they’ve lived a very long time, they’ve had a fabulous success record,” he added. “We look forward to seeing them retire with dignity and bringing on the next line of spaceships.”

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As West debates action, Qaddafi forces batter rebels in strategic refinery town BY KAREEM FAHIM AND DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK THE NEW YORK TIMES

RAS LANUF, Libya — Forces loyal to the Libyan leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, repulsed a rebel push to the west on Wednesday and then counterattacked with airstrikes and increasingly accurate artillery fire on the strategic refinery town of Ras Lanuf, which the rebels have held for several days. In the western half of the country, elite government troops continued to pound the besieged, rebel-held city of Zawiyah, only 30 miles from Colonel Qaddafi’s stronghold, the capital city of Tripoli. The government claimed to have mostly recaptured Zawiyah on Wednesday, but it has made such claims falsely in the past. By late afternoon, state television was broadcasting scenes of what it said was a wild celebration in the city’s central Martyrs’ Square by Qaddafi loyalists cheering, fist-pumping and waving green flags. But the scene was later determined to have been shot on a highway outside the capital, and a state-sponsored reporting trip to Zawiyah for foreign journalists was abruptly canceled. After spending the day pinned down by tank and sniper fire, rebel leaders claimed by day’s end to have maintained their grip, however tenuous, Reuters reported. “We are sitting in the square now,” one of the fighters told the agency. In Ras Lanuf, witnesses reported seeing warplanes circling the refinery in the early afternoon, followed by an explosion and thick plumes of black smoke. The blast did not seem to come from the heart of the facility, the witnesses said, but off to the side in an area of numerous large storage tanks. A rebel spokesman told The Associated Press that Colonel Qaddafi’s forces had hit a pipeline carrying crude oil to the refinery, while the government blamed the blast on rebel forces allied with Al Qaeda. An offi-

An opposition ﬁghter with a rocket propelled grenade advanced to the west on Wednesday near the reﬁnery town of Ras Lanuf, Libya. (Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)

cial with Libya Emirate Oil Refining Company said the plant had been closed down, not from damage but because most of the employees had fled. At a news conference in Tripoli, a senior Libyan official said that explosion occurred in a tank of diesel fuel used to generate electricity for the nearby city of Sidra. The official, Shukri Ghanim, the chairman of the Libyan National Oil Co., also said that the nation’s oil production had contracted to 0.5 million barrels a day from 1.6 million barrels a day before the uprising, mostly because of the loss of oilfield workers. The rebels, reinforced on Tuesday by dozens of trucks with heavy weapons and cadres of professional soldiers, made a move west toward the town of Bin Jawwad, having been driven out of there by government forces days ago, blunting their efforts to continue a march toward Tripoli. On Wednesday, during the onslaught, hundreds of rebel fighters had advanced more than a half mile to the west. As Colonel Qaddafi’s forces try to retake

a series of strategic oil towns on the east coast of the country, which fell early in the rebellion to antigovernment rebels, the West continues to debate what actions to take, including the creation of a possible no-flight zone to ground Libyan warplanes. On Wednesday, speaking in an interview with Turkish public television, Colonel Qaddafi vowed that his countrymen would take up arms to resist such measures, calling them an attempt to rob Libyans of their freedom and their oil. The debate on a no-flight zone has become louder in world capitals. European countries like Britain and France seem to favor the idea while the United State defense secretary, Robert M. Gates, has underscored the difficulties of imposing such a ban, though he has seemed to soften his resistance in recent days. Britain and France are working on a United Nations resolution to authorize a no-flight zone, although it was unclear whether such a measure could gain the necessary votes of Russia and China in the Security Council.

‘We cannot ensure justice’ —Illinois bans capital punishment (The New York Times) Illinois became the 16th state to ban capital punishment as Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday signed an abolition bill that the state legislature passed in January. “Since our experience has shown that there is no way to design a perfect death penalty system, free from the numerous flaws that can lead to wrongful convictions or discriminatory treatment, I have concluded that the proper course of action is to abolish it,” Mr. Quinn said in a statement. “With our broken system, we cannot ensure justice is achieved in every case.”

Mr. Quinn, a Democrat who became governor in 2009 and was elected to a full term in November, said during the 2010 campaign that he supported the death penalty when applied “carefully and fairly,” but added that “I am deeply concerned by the possibility of an innocent person being executed.” He had kept the question of whether he would sign the bill unanswered since it passed on Jan. 11. In his statement Wednesday, he said that “for me, this was a difficult decision, quite literally the choice between life and

death,” and one that required “deep personal reflection.” Those on death row will have their sentences commuted to life sentences without the possibility of parole. The law also dedicates funds to law enforcement and services for victims’ families. The heated debate over the bill had focused on more than a dozen death row prisoners who were found to have been wrongfully convicted — including one man who came within 50 hours of execution. Lawmakers also debated the costs of imposing the death penalty.

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Portland grafﬁti proposal puts onus on landlords The city is taking aim at graffiti vandalism with a proposed ordinance that would regulate sale and possession of graffiti implements and require property owners take the lead in removing graffiti from private property. The proposal, which was introduced on Tuesday and faces further review by a city council’s Public Safety Committee, would also codify new punishments for convicted graffiti vandals, in addition to existing criminal penalties. It would also create a fine structure for property owners who fail to remove graffiti from their buildings within 10 days of being notified by the city. City officials and some property owners acknowledge the plan will be controversial, but advocates say it’s a step in the right direction. Local attorney and landlord Harold Pachios says rampant graffiti drives down rents and scares away some tourists. As an Pachios example, Pachios said a friend of his who summers in Kennebunkport has all but stopped visiting Portland. The reason? Pachios said this man, an executive at an international brewing conglomerate, considered graffiti as a sign of Portland’s seediness. Some property owners worry that the plan, which includes fines ranging from $250 to $500 for failure to remove graffiti, puts an unfair financial burden on them. As proposed, the ordinance would ban the sale or possession of “graffiti implements” — aerosol paint, broadtipped markers, and etching cream — by minors, impose civil penalties against convicted graffiti vandals, and hold parents responsible for graffiti damage by minors. The plan also calls for new regulations against businesses that sell socalled “graffiti implements.” Portland police, already tasked with investigating and arresting graffiti vandals, would enforce the ordinance. Councilors said the plan raises several questions that must be resolved in future hearings. The ordinance will come before the Public Safety Committee next month.

Police, Preble Street to meet regarding crime Representatives from Preble Street Resource Center and Portland Police have tentatively agreed to meet in the next few weeks to address crime and other problems in the city’s Bayside neighborhood. The meetings will focus mainly on reducing drug dealing and nuisance crimes attributed to people who receive services at Preble Street. Police had been seeking city council support in an attempt to convince Preble Street change its “low-barrier

approach” to providing services. The Public Safety Committee declined to take a position on that request. Preble Street provides a host of services to homeless and near-homeless individuals in a “low-barrier setting” — which means they don’t typically require payment, health insurance, or identification from users. The socialservices agency says the low-barrier setting is a central part of its philosophy. But that low barrier philosophy is exactly what the police department is trying to change. Cmdr. Vern Malloch this week told the committee that the agency’s approach to providing services has “inadvertently and unintentionally created a dangerous environment” in the neighborhood. Malloch went on to say that the area around Preble Street’s facilities is “far from safe.” Police want better cooperation from Preble Street employees when trying to find and arrest suspected lawbreakers. “Social workers do not share information with officers and frequently will not identify wanted persons, creating a sanctuary atmosphere,” Malloch wrote in a memo to the committee. John Bradley, Preble Street’s associate director, said his agency has worked well with police in the past, inviting officers to attend soup kitchen meals and paying extra for some police services. Beyond that, he said social workers have to operate under a code of ethics when deciding what to share and not share with police. In some cases, social workers’ licenses could be at stake if they divulge too much about a client. Malloch said police are called to Preble Street hundreds of times per year, although he told the committee calls for service fell sharply in 2010. Bradley said Preble Street officials make many of those calls to report crimes or potential criminal activity at the center. As of Tuesday, no date had been set for the meeting, but police agreed to report back to the committee with a progress report in April.

Maine prisoner died of pneumonia, authorities say WARREN — The man found dead in his cell this week at Bolduc Correctional Facility succumbed to pneumonia, authorities said. The cause of death was determined during an autopsy performed Tuesday, the Bangor Daily News reports. Ryan Callor, 29, of Northfield, recently began serving a three-year sentence from a burglary conviction, the paper reported. Callor, who was imprisoned at the minimum security facility, was found dead during a morning prisoner count on Tuesday. As is standard in prisoner deaths, Maine state police are investigating the incident, the paper said.

Baldacci appointed to Defense Department post Former Maine governor John Baldacci, who spent eight years in Wash-

ington, D.C. as a congressman, is back in the nation’s capital, this time working at the Pentagon for the Department of Defense. Bangor Daily News is reporting that Baldacci, 56, is working as Director of Military Health Baldacci Reform, a position that reports to an undersecretary of defense. Sen. Susan Collins told the paper in an email statement that Baldacci’s new role will include overseeing health care policies for U.S. military personnel. It’s not immediately clear when Baldacci started working at the Pentagon. Baldacci, a Bangor Democrat, was Maine governor from 2003 to 2011. Prior to that, he was a four-term congressman from Maine’s second district.

Saco defense contractor gets $7.8 million deal SACO — Military defense contractor General Dynamics says its Saco plant will produce 22 Gatling gun systems for fighter jets thanks to a new $7.8 million grant awarded by the U.S. Navy, Associated Press is reporting. The news agency says General Dynamics’ facility in Vermont will also be involved in development of the

new weapons. The guns will be placed on F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets and are due to be completed by April 2013, AP reports.

Hotel battle may go to state supreme court BAR HARBOR — A hotel battle between two Bar Harbor-area hotel owners could reach the Maine Supreme Court, according to MaineBiz. At issue is a plan by New Hampshire-based Ocean Properties to build a 110-room hotel in Bar Harbor. The project was approved by local boards in April and is already under construction, but David Witham, whose company company owns roughly 12 hotels in the region, is fighting that approval in court. MaineBiz reports that Witham claims the project does not comply with local land use ordinances, and is seeking to revoke the town’s approval to build the $12 million hotel, which is due to open in spring 2012. In January, a Hancock County judge ruled against Witham, claiming he lacked standing to bring a lawsuit, the paper said. Witham’s lawyer said his client intends to appeal that ruling to Maine Supreme Court. Almost four years ago, Ocean Properties was one of two companies that wanted to build a hotel and conference center on Portland’s Maine State Pier. Ocean Properties eventually withdrew its plan amid indecision by Portland City Council on how to proceed with pier redevelopment.

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Sexy ruses to stop forgetting to remember By the time you get to the end of this column, your brain will have physically changed. You will either be on the Curve of Forgetting or the Path to the Memory Palace. Joshua Foer’s book “Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything” — just published and already No. 3 on the Amazon.com best-seller list — is both fun and reassuring. All it takes to have a better memory, he contends, are a few tricks and a good erotic imagination. The 28-year-old author, who got a $1.2 million advance and a movie option, honed his mnemonic skills in the basement of his parents’ house. He is the youngest of the famous trio of literary Foer brothers, so accomplished so soon that they give ––––– the hypercompetitive Emanuel The New York brothers a run for their money. Times Esther Foer, the president of a public relations firm whose parents were Holocaust survivors and who was in a displaced-persons camp in Germany early in her childhood, and Albert Foer, a think-tank president, encouraged their sons over family dinners at their home here in Washington. The New Republic’s Franklin Foer told The New York Observer that the nightly conversation featured “its share of current events and historical discussion, and, you know, analysis of French symbolism ... but also its share of fart jokes.” Even in his early 20s, Joshua Foer was forgetting to remember a lot, given “the superficiality of our reading” and our “Sisyphean task to try to stay on top of the ever-growing mountain of words loosed upon the world each day.” Things slipped his mind — from when to use “its” and “it’s” to his girlfriend’s birthday to his plethora of passwords. “I’m not sure if I know more than four phone numbers by heart,” he says, citing a Trinity College Dublin survey showing that a third of Brits under 30 can’t remember their own home land-line number. “Our gadgets have eliminated the need to remember such things anymore.” He notes that “with our blogs and tweets, digital cameras, and unlimited-gigabyte e-mail archives, participation in the online culture now means creating a trail of always present, ever searchable,

Maureen Dowd

Draft plan misses ‘The Drift’ A plan was presented this week for growing the Portland economy. By presented, I mean that the draft of the plan was posted on the Internet, and released to a virtual crowd. Fortunately, or not, I was a member of the crowd. There is no such thing as a good night of comedy without a little bit of heckling from offstage. This is serious business, though, this growing the economy stuff. From the looks of the document, everyone who is anyone in the city took part in some manner in this plan, so I’m assuming that somewhere my invitation got lost in all the fan mail. First up, the players in this plan include the city of Portland and its ever popular Department of Economic Development. Then, toss in the usual suspect at the Portland Community Chamber and the folks over at the Creative Portland Corporation, and we have a stage show that could rival “The Full Monty” for sheer glut of expectations. And just like that movie, the emperor has no clothes. The plan starts out with a mish-mash hodgepodge of generally good sounding blather, gathered randomly from the first hundred or so pages from the “Spin-Meisters Guide To Random Observations And Important Buzzwords.” Those were tossed into a blender and whipped, till a gelatinous mess with no structural support was deemed thick enough to cover the first three pages. It goes downhill from there. Little is said about attracting jobs, and what we have to do to get that done. Priorities for the next year include gems such as “Develop and sustain a visitation program to obtain regular feedback from the business community with areas of concern addressed in a timely manner. To implement this, the City should follow the detailed steps outlined in the MIT Report with the major steps of the program being business outreach, information gathering, and most importantly, follow up. The Mayor shall be involved and be the face of this program.” In essence, the report is a 16 page document that states there is a problem, and darn it, we need to study it some more. Hey, hey, hey there on that one – Captain Obvious is my job, and he clearly has several calls waiting on the blue courtesy phone.

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Since the report is a “draft” statement of general ideas, I hadn’t expected it to be microwave-economy ready. We just can’t expect to take this plan as it is and have jobs in 60 seconds. I did, however, expect some of Daily Sun the bits of processing plastic and Columnist inedible chunks of rock removed before it was released for general consumption. Here is one of the rocks, or gems, depending on your outlook. Under the section of the plan involving “Support A Working Waterfront,” there is nothing there, except the one cryptic line “insert more bullets here.” I’m assuming they mean bulletpoints. A bit further in, there was another rock. “Increase awareness among businesses, workers, and residents regarding the advantages and benefits to the local economy of supporting Portland businesses” with the sub-bullet point of “Market, communicate, and network Portland businesses and residents to increase sales of Portland businesses.” Hmm. I think we already do that. Its called “Portland Buy Local.” Good folks – you might want to look them up. So much of the document is tied to the bugaboo of the “creative economy” that you might be led to believe that is the only economy out there. While I generally agree that the creative economy is a good thing, we have to take a step back and look at other stuff, too. There is only so much that the arts district can hope to accomplish, and it can’t shoulder the burden alone. The whole thing makes me want to start up something called “The Destructive Economy,” a group of folks whose whole purpose is to take things people are done with and disassemble them. Wait, we have that already, the fine folks at Portland’s last scrapyard, E.Perry Ironworks, down in Bayside. They routinely cut up all the things we are done with and sell the metal, and lately are doing great business. The document goes on about creating economic incentives, re-focusing the city’s districting, improving the infrastructure, and all the other suspicious buzzwords. You want to create an economy? I’ll show you how to do it, in a few short sentences. Later this year, One Monument Square is going to lose a major tenant when the law firm of Pierce Atwood relocates to the waterfront. Just “announce” that the space will be held for the next 90 days for one of two major companies, say, Microsoft and Apple. They will be able to “rebrand” the building for their “East Coast Operations Center” in a manner similar to what is done with sporting arenas. Eventually, corporate pride and a desire not to let the other guy get his hands on it will force one of those companies to move some part of an operation here. Try it. Get the building owner in on the scam ... er, I mean scheme. With Portland on the list of one of the most livable cities in the country, just the idea in some west coast heads might be enough to generate jobs. See? That would maximize the synergy in your win-win thinking out of the box ... somebody get me a bullet.

Bob Higgins –––––

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

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Jokes about sex may stand as our most memorable items DOWD from page 4

unforgetting external memories that only grows as one ages.” Mark Twain once wrote the first letter of topics that he wanted to cover in a lecture on his fingernails. Soon we may be able to get Google on our fingernails to retrieve forgotten facts at a dinner party. But what about internal memories? The experts claim that people of all ages can improve with technique, persistence, concentration and creativity. Foer set out to learn how to goose up the 3-pound mass of 100 billion neurons on his spine and ended up winning the 2006 United States Memory Championship in New York. The basis of memory techniques is that the brain remembers visual imagery better than numbers, and erotic, exotic and exciting imagery best. So Foer asserts that you have to “take the kinds of memories our brains aren’t good at holding on to and trans-

form them into the kinds of memories our brains were built for.” Brains formed in the hunter-gatherer era are now trying to excel in the tweeting-blogging era. “When forming images, it helps to have a dirty mind,” Foer writes. “Evolution has programmed our brains to find two things particularly interesting, and therefore memorable: jokes and sex — and especially, it seems, jokes about sex.” He notes that Peter of Ravenna, author of the most famous memory textbook of the 15th century, said “if you wish to remember quickly, dispose the images of the most beautiful virgins into memory places.” Memory grand master Ed Cooke, a young Brit who claims to have an average recall, teaches Foer some strategies. If you have a list to remember, you put the items in a path throughout a familiar place, like your childhood home. Imagine a person performing an action on an object. And try to throw in something lewd or bizarre. If you need to remember

to get cottage cheese, Ed tells Josh, picture a tub of cottage cheese at the front door and visualize Claudia Schiffer swimming in it. Ed coaches him in a system of memorizing a deck of cards in under two minutes that uses both familiar old memories and thrilling new pictures. Foer said his images devolved into “a handful of titillating acts that are still illegal in a few Southern states, and a handful of others that probably ought to be.” The technique, he writes, “invariably meant inserting family members into scenes so raunchy I feared I was upgrading my memory at the expense of tormenting my subconscious. The indecent acts my own grandmother had to commit in the service of my remembering the eight of hearts are truly unspeakable (if not, as I might have previously guessed, unimaginable). “I explained my predicament to Ed. He knew it well. ‘I eventually had to excise my mother from my deck,’ he said. ‘I recommend you do the same.’ ”

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Oberst returns to Port City with new sound own gizmo-wonder Computer at Sea, who BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN specializes in squeezing any possible musiTomorrow marks another marquee cal mileage out of outdated electronics, night on the Portland music scene as making for a glitch-dance return to one’s two national touring acts swing through childhood complete with a Speak & Spell. town with delicate songwriting gems and Handpicked by Deacon himself, South a glitch-pop dance party in tow. Portland's Glass Fingers will open the At the State Theatre, Nebraska bynight, and DJ Ponyfarm will keep the way-of-your-heart indie-folk act Bright crowd aurally-supplied between sets. Eyes performs Friday night along with At Slainte, local musical anomaly Panda The Mynabirds. Bandits and Jakob Battick & Friends Bright Eye’s frontman/songwriter host a free show to celebrate the jointConor Oberst last played Portland along release of two new albums. with his Mystic Valley Band back in the Eternal Otter Records label heads by summer of 2009 as part of summer conday, freakishly-festooned cover/noise/ cert series Pier Revue at the Maine State experimental band by night, Panda BanPier. Friday, Oberst returns to town with dits hover ominously over the local music his central project Bright Eyes to celscene without playing out much, but know ebrate the release of the band sixth fullhow to make a scene when they do. The length studio album, “The People’s Key.” event description hints that the Bandits "The People's Key" moves away from “may or may not” be releasing their debut the band’s former folks sound, according cassette at Friday’s show, so show up with to Oberst in an interview with British a couple bucks just in case. music magazine NME. Jakob Battick & Friends merch lineup is "We're over the Americana, rootsy, American and folk is giving way for rock and roll on “The People’s Key,” the latest album from Conor a little more predictable. The nightmare-folk whatever that sound is. People say coun- Oberst’s band Bright Eyes. “We very much wanted it to be rocking and, for lack of a better term, collective, under the dark aesthetic tutelage try but I never thought we were very contemporary, or modern,” said Oberst to British music magazine NME. The Mynabirds join Bright of Mr. Battick himself, has been prepping country at all. But whatever that ele- Eyes this Friday night at the State Theatre. (COURTESY PHOTO) their latest release BLOODWORM SONGS ment is or that aesthetic is, I guess it's for a while now, and will release the album Armed with a array of live electronics, noisemakworn a little thin for me these days. So we very much tonight before taking a live music hiatus until at least ers and all sorts of things that go “bleep, bloop”, wanted it to be rocking and, for lack of a better term, September as band members focus on school, travel Deacon is known to lead crowds in complex drills, contemporary, or modern," he told the magazine. and learning some more incantations. activities and exercises, turning a normal show into Over at Space Gallery, Baltimore art-music-comFinally at Biddeford’s The Oak & The Ax, local art-noise-pop romp of collective performance, or at munity ringleader Dan Deacon brings his highindie-bluegrass act The Coloradas are joined by the very least, a compulsory dance party. energy performance to the cozy Congress Street arts Portland blues troubadour Samuel James for a Deacon’s Baltimore contemporaries Ed Schradvenue. show at the up-and-coming arts space. er's Music Beat open the show, along with Portland’s

‘I think they were intrigued by the Portland-to-Portland thing’ BAND from page one

“When I first proposed this [the in-store performance], I just knew it was a longshot but knew it would make so many people happy. I know they’ve got a lot of really devoted fans here,” said Chris Brown, head of marketing for Bull Moose Music. Noticing a one-day gap in the band’s schedule between shows in Boston and Montreal, Brown lobbed a long-shot call into the band’s management. As it happens, The Decemberists were looking to record a special EP for Record Store Day, an annual event where independent record stores team up with bands and their labels to provide free, cheap and unique releases at shops across the country. “The Decemberists always include something cool for independent stores on Record Store Day, and I

knew they liked the kind of thing we do with instore performances, so I just asked,” said Brown. The late-January show was not the first time Bull Moose has had a Billboard No. 1 band doing an instore promotion, but it was the first live performance from such an act. “It’s just one of those things where it all fit together, and I think they were intrigued by the Portland-to-Portland thing,” said Brown, who said he enlisted the local live-music specialists at Satronen Sound to help ensure a high-quality recording of the show. Knowing that such an intimate in-store show from a chart-topping band would drw a crowd, Brown made the decision to charge a unique sort of admission to the Bull Moose show — anyone who wanted to stay for the performance had to buy The King is

Dead from Bull Moose, albeit for a reduced price of $6.97. “I knew how many people we could fit, and knew five times as many would want to go, so I thought that it was the fairest way to do it so that people who actually wanted to buy the CD locally would be the ones who get in,” he said. Brown said the 30-minute "Live At Bull Moose" CD will likely remind listeners of the most recent album, given the band’s habit of recreating the studio sound during their live performances. “It was not a stripped down thing,” he said. The Louvin Brothers track was an unexpected addition to the set spurred by the death of one of the original Louvin Brothers the day before the Bull Moose performance, and is thought to be unique to the album.

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Horticulture expert to offer update on Fort Williams project “The invasive plant problem at Fort Williams Park is worsening every day. Mackworth Island in Falmouth, Maine is facing a major and costly battle to save its ecosystem due to invasive plant dominance. If the situation at the Fort is left untreated, Cape Elizabeth could face similar, ﬁnancially challenging circumstances.” — Brochure on the Arboretum at Fort Williams Park ARBORETUM from page one

ABOVE: A tangle of invasive plants that have crowded out the native plants can be seen in this “before” shot of the Cliffside Demonstration Site at the Arboretum at Fort Williams Park. BELOW: The same site is shown after a restoration effort. (Photos courtesy of Rick Churchill)

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Bayside Village under new ownership VILLAGE from page one

is offering a rent of $399/month for the first 50 leases signed, according to its Facebook page. Federated Companies Managing Director Dung Lam said in an interview Wednesday that the $399-per-month rent won’t last. “We’ve been successful in lowering the price, $399 for students in the fall. ... That price will increase as things stabilize more at the property,” he said. Rents have exceeded $500 a month in the complex under its previous owners. The Bayside Village complex was completed in 2008 but fell into financial hardship. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court last year, KeyBank reported that Bayside Village developers failed to make loan payments. Federated Companies closed on the acquisition on Dec. 29, 2010 at a cost of approximately $23,000 per bed, according to a company press release. “We’ve been tracking the deal for a few years, the acquisition of the deal started at a much higher price point at which point we decided to bow out,” Lam said. But after tracking the development, Federated Companies came back with an opportunity to pay 30 cents on the dollar on the value of the housing complex, he said. For $9.2 million, Federated Companies acquired the mortgage; the total project cost was around $27 million, Lam estimated. “We presented our case and we were selected among a few buyers, we went ahead and put the deposit down,” he said. “We bought the mortgage” and “negotiated the current borrower out,” Lam said. Federated Companies avoided court proceedings through a negotiated settlement, he said. The five-story building is located at 132 Marginal Way on a 1.33-acre site and includes 100 apartment units that each contain four bedrooms and two bathrooms, the Federated Companies press release states. The building’s ground floor is used for covered parking and contains two commercial spaces. “The Federated Companies plans to stabilize the asset by establish-

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ing a partnership with the local universities and community,” the press release states. “In addition, the company has plans to enhance the product offering by adding one- and two-bedroom apartments.” “The plan is to keep it as student housing,” Lam said. In January, the Portland City Council authorized assignment of a tax increment financing package, a formula based on the estimate of future value that helped finance the development, to Federated Companies. This “credit enhancement agreement for Bayside Village Student Housing” was transferred on a 9-0 vote of the council, accord-

ing to council minutes. Lam said, “That is in place, by buying the property we met with the city of Portland and the City Council of Portland to assign us the TIF. ... As long as the property displays a demonstrable need for the TIF, it remains in place.” The goal now is to “give students a safe, good product, a safe place to live,” Lam said. “We’re excited to be in Maine, and we’re excited to own the property and there’s a good opportunity to make this property a great asset for both the city and the people who live there,” he concluded. For more information, visit http://baysidevillagemaine.com.

Foundation awards $285,000 to Portland museum DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The Portland Museum of Art has been awarded two grants totaling $285,000 to support the Winslow Homer Studio Campaign from the Henry Luce Foundation, the museum announced Wednesday. The grant of $200,000 is in support of the museum’s September 2012 exhibition and catalogue Weatherbeaten: The Late Paintings of Winslow Homer, curated by Chief Curator Thomas Denenberg. As part of its American Art Renewal Fund initiative, the Luce Foundation has also approved a grant of $85,000 to support the Chief Curator’s position. The Weatherbeaten exhibition will celebrate the

opening of the Winslow Homer Studio in 2012 and the Luce Foundation is currently spotlighting the studio restoration project on its website for the month of March: www.hluce.org/grantspotlight.aspx. “The recognition of the exhibition Weatherbeaten: The Late Paintings of Winslow Homer by the highly regarded Henry Luce Foundation is further confirmation of the significant contribution that the exhibition and the Winslow Homer Studio project will make to the study of American art,” said Museum Director Mark Bessire. “We are thrilled to count the Luce Foundation as one of our supporters.” The Portland Museum of Art purchased the Winslow Homer Studio from Homer’s heirs in 2006.

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Race against Maine’s best this month at Sugarloaf BY MARTY BASCH SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Think you’ve got what it takes to beat Seth Wescott in a snowboard race or Simon Dumont in a ski slopestyle competition? Then get in front of a computer and register for a couple of upcoming events. First is the inaugural Sugarloaf Banked Slalom race March 19 at Sugarloaf. “This has pretty much been all Seth’s idea to do this race,” said Sugarloaf communication manager Ethan Austin. “We’ve been working with him for the past six months to put it together.” Seth, of course, is the pride of Maine, the 34-year-old two-time Olympic gold medalist in boardercross. Though the relatively short course won’t be filled with jumps and gaps, it will have banked turns. That’s because it’s modeled after the Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom, a race that’s been held on the West Coast since the mid 1980s and is thought to be the pioneering race that helped create boardercross. “I think this is going to be pretty cool,” said Austin. “A lot of locals will come out for it and the hardcore snowboarders, too. This is for people who want to go back to the roots of snowboarding. We’re capping it at 100 riders, and we expect to hit that number.”

Seth Wescott (Sugarloaf photo)

The race will feature five different age categories for both men and

women, and prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in each category. There will also be prizes awarded to the top three overall finishers. The age categories will be 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, and 40 plus. Registration closes March 18 at www.sugarloaf.com. Though Wescott is the favorite, there could be some tough competition. CVA racer Alex Tuttle races on the World Cup level and is expected to take part.

“I don’t think Seth will run away with it,” he said. “There is some really good talent here. I think Alex will give Seth a run for his money. Seth will probably win, but you never know.” Though the course location isn’t finalized, organizers are considering a run down Double BItter finishing by the Stomping Grounds Terrain Park. X Game gold medalist Simon Dumont will be on hand for his third see next page

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Day of Hockey The Portland Pirates hockey team recently presented a check in the amount of $2,767 to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center raised during a Day of Hockey, presented by Irving Oil. The daylong event held Sunday, March 6 at the Cumberland County Civic Center featured youth hockey games coordinated by Huskies Youth Hockey, a charity game between Southern Maine Law Enforcement and BIW Ironclad Hockey and culminated with a Pirates 6-1 win over the Springﬁeld Falcons. Pictured from left to right are Beth Brooks (Huskies Youth Hockey Community Relations); Pirates Vice President of Sales Jim Beaudoin; and Deirdre Banks (development coordinator for The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center) and Nolan Irish. (Photo courtesy of Chris Nordenson/Portland Pirates)

Maine Red Claws see ﬁfth straight loss, fall to Armor DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT It took 10 visits north to Maine and a last second JamesOn Curry banked-in three-pointer from the top of the key to get it done, but the Springfield Armor (11-28) finally picked up their first franchise win at the Portland Expo Sunday. The Maine Red Claws (14-26) fell to the Armor 100-97 in an NBA Development League basketball game. The win also broke a seven-game losing streak for Springfield while extending Maine’s to five. Springfield’s bench scored 69 of their 100 points Sunday night, with Jerry Smith leading all scorers with 27 off the bench. Gavin Edwards contributed 23, Curry picked up 13 and Eugene Spates scored 11 to lead the Armor to the win. DeShawn Sims led the Red Claws in scoring with 25 points while Mario West was named adidas Player of the Game for the second straight game for his 21 points and seven steals. Jamar Smith added 15, while Antonio Anderson gathered seven rebounds, dished out eight assists and scored eight points. Maine returns to action today when the team travels to Erie to face the Erie BayHawks.

Amateurs compete with and against the pros in unique event from preceding page

annual Dumont Cup at Sunday River March 25-26, a pro/am contest that has doubled its field from 100 to 200 amateurs this year. Freeskiers compete on the slopestyle course in the Rocking Chair Terrain Park for a $20,000 cash and prize purse. “He’s quite involved in the Dumont Cup,” said communications manager Darcy Morse. “He designs the course each year. Most of it is done via a phone conference.” The competition is unique in that amateurs compete with and against the pros. Last year’s winner, Alex Schlopy was an amateur who went on to win the Winter X Games Big Air in January. Not only will Dumont compete but so will pros Tom Wallisch, Gus Kenworthy, Peter Olenick and Jossi Wells. There’s talk Schlopy might show, too. “The majority of the amateurs are based in New England,” said Morse. “Some are coming from as far away as California, Utah, Ohio and Canada.” The idea behind the Cup is to showcase skiers from the East Coast. “This is a great opportunity for skiers from Portland to not only compete at a high level event but it’s not that

often that they can hang and compete with professional skiers at that level,” said Morse. Qualifiers are held in two sessions on March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. that determines the top 40 amateurs for the semi-finals on March 26. Registration is live at www.dumontcup.com and www.sundayriver.com. Can’t wait until either race? Then get out the mountain bikes and head to Sunday River on Saturday for the Winterbike Championship Race Series.

Mountain bikers compete on snow in both big air and 4X where four at a time compete down the course. Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford celebrates its 50th anniversary this weekend with an array of events and great ticket pricing. Ski Friday for $10. From 4 to 9 p.m. tubing and skiing is free. Saturday is a cross-country citizen race at 11 a.m. with a $10 chicken pie dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. that night. Nordic skiing is free Saturday. Ski Sunday for $3.

There are two races,the Never Ever World Cup Giant Slalom Race at 10 a.m. and the BMOM Old Time GS Challenge Race at 1 p.m. Sugarloaf is hosting the Junior 2 National Championships through March 11.

On Sunday Shawnee Peak hosts a blood drive where donors who give a pint get a lift ticket. Sunday is also another $29 Maine Day at Saddleback. Saddleback is giving away $10 gas voucher good at Rangeley area gas stations

with the purchase of a two-day adult lift ticket. Lost Valley is holding a boarder/skier cross on March 12 along with its Magno Race. (Marty Basch can be reached at www.onetankaway.com.)

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By Holiday Mathis will gather in tight circles to talk about what’s wrong with an organization, and seldom do they assemble to express what’s going very well. Buck the trend. Bring people together to celebrate all that’s going right. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There will be misinformation all around you. Your job is to find out the truth and broadcast it. Instead of making assumptions, ask for clarification from the source. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have a fair assessment of a relationship, but you may still be incorrect. As you make the effort to understand the other person, profound feelings arise. Bonds are built. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re so intelligent and creative that you can often make sense of the nonsense around you. But sometimes things just are what they are. You’ll have more fun once you let go of the need to justify and explain all that’s going on. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Recent events have rocked your schedule, and now it’s time to restructure based on your new mood, identity and goals. Whatever ails you can be remedied by a supportive routine. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 10). You’ll be celebrated for the way you connect with others and raise their spirits. Your work exposes you to smart people who will teach you new moneymaking skills. April and August bring a surge of financial good luck. June’s romantic entanglement is most pleasant! September brings travel. You have a special connection with Aries and Scorpio people. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 25, 41, 20 and 11.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). There is a certain person who is particularly adept at eliciting strong emotions from you. If (and only if) those emotions are usually positive, then definitely make contact with this person today. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It is sometimes difficult for you to get away from the world, even in your own home. You need to have a place where you can experience solace and tranquility. The omens are right for you to find such a space today. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your curiosity guides you to unravel a mystery. You may not find the answer to this one today, or ever, but the exploration will lead you to a personal insight or revelation. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will act as a kind of gatekeeper. You will be agreeable to those with the correct passes to get in the door, and it is also your job to keep interlopers out. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be inspired by the zeitgeist, and you’ll take action to stay relevant in today’s mix. A Gemini can “hip you” to the current information, style, vocabulary and technology. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You may not consciously realize this, but every day you are making yourself more and more indispensible to someone’s life. Likely, it’s your stellar work ethic that’s to blame! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your social graces are effortless, so you find it surprising when others have trouble moving from introductory remarks into engaging conversation. You’ll kindly grease the wheels of social discourse. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). People

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, March 10, the 69th day of 2011. There are 296 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 10, 1876, the first successful voice transmission over Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone took place in Boston as his assistant heard Bell say, “Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you.” On this date: In 1496, Christopher Columbus concluded his second visit to the Western Hemisphere as he left Hispaniola for Spain. In 1785, Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s minister to France, succeeding Benjamin Franklin. In 1848, the Senate ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War. In 1880, the Salvation Army arrived in the United States from England. In 1948, the body of the anti-Communist foreign minister of Czechoslovakia, Jan Masaryk, was found in the garden of Czernin Palace in Prague. In 1949, Nazi wartime broadcaster Mildred E. Gillars, also known as “Axis Sally,” was convicted in Washington, D.C., of treason. (She served 12 years in prison.) In 1969, James Earl Ray pleaded guilty in Memphis, Tenn., to assassinating civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (Ray later repudiated that plea, maintaining his innocence until his death.) In 1980, “Scarsdale Diet” author Dr. Herman Tarnower was shot to death at his home in Purchase, N.Y. (Tarnower’s former lover, Jean Harris, was convicted of his murder; she served nearly 12 years in prison before being released in Jan. 1993.) One year ago: About 200 women who’d flown airplanes during World War II as Women Airforce Service Pilots were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Today’s Birthdays: Bluegrass/country singer-musician Norman Blake is 73. Actor Chuck Norris is 71. Playwright David Rabe is 71. Singer Dean Torrence is 71. Actress Katharine Houghton is 66. Rock musician Tom Scholz is 64. Actress Aloma Wright is 61. Producer-director-writer Paul Haggis is 58. Actress Shannon Tweed is 54. Pop/jazz singer Jeanie Bryson is 53. Actress Sharon Stone is 53. Rock musician Gail Greenwood is 51. Magician Lance Burton is 51. Actress Jasmine Guy is 49. Rock musician Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) is 48. Actor Stephen Mailer is 45. Actress Paget Brewster is 42. Actor Jon Hamm is 40. Country singer Daryle Singletary is 40. Actor Cristian de la Fuente is 37. Rock musician Jerry Horton is 36. Actor Jeff Branson is 34. Singer Robin Thicke is 34. Actress Bree Turner is 34. Olympic goldmedal gymnast Shannon Miller is 34. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Barnes is 32. Country singer Carrie Underwood is 28. Actress Olivia Wilde is 27.

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Thursday, March 10 Portland Flower Show 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Portland Flower Show runs March 10-13 at Portland Company Complex at 58 Fore St. “Join us for the annual rite of spring, the 2011 Portland Flower Show. We are a collaboration of green industry landscapers, growers, gardeners and industry retailers dedicated to the continued success of everything about ‘Gardening in Maine.’ Whether you are a property owner, renter, or consumer of fine flowers and vegetables, this is the garden show that will bring it all together for you. We have every aspect of the landscape industry represented here.” Also Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by the plant auction at 5:30 p.m. http://portlandcompany.com/flower.

Sixth annual Slow Food Portland Writers Night 6:30 p.m. It is time for the sixth annual Slow Food Portland Writers Night. “For the second year in a row, the event will coincide with Maine Restaurant Week to further the Maine culinary experience. Writers Night is an evening ﬁlled with delicious local foods and engaging readings from authors near and far. This year the subjects covered will range from Italian food to farming in its various guises. As a new addition to the program the winner of the ﬁrst annual Young Food Writers Competition will read their winning essay. As in years past there will be a variety of tasty food offerings — the best Maine has to offer from land to sea. After the program, all authors will be on hand to sign copies of their books, which will be for sale at the event.” SPACE Gallery. www.mainerestaurantweek.com

at the Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave., Portland. The evening will begin with a silent auction of international goods and local services followed by international music and dance. Dance instruction will be provided; no experience neccesary! A tasty array of international appetizers and a cash bar will add to the fun. All proceeds will beneﬁt Portland Multilingual Summer Programs. “Portland Public Schools now serve over 60 different language groups, comprising 25 percent of its school enrollment. Proceeds from this event make summer language and literacy studies possible for K-12 multilingual students, for whom English is the key to success. These courses help not only newcomers, but also Greater Portland and the State of Maine by assisting multilingual students in becoming ﬂuent English-speaking contributing citizens, consumers, and leaders who add to the vibrancy of life in Maine.” Tickets are $25 each and a limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $30. Tickets can also be purchased in blocks of ten, which secures a table for large parties. Call 874-8135 to buy tickets and/or to get involved in this fun event. Ways to get involved include: donating an item for the auction, sponsoring a child for the summer, soliciting donations, and helping out at the event.

Fairy Tale Players

7 p.m. In March, Acorn Productions presents the second production of the season by the “Fairy Tale Players,” an ensemble of kids, teens and adults who have studied at the Acorn Acting Academy. The troupe’s new production is JoJo Dubois Meets His Match, an adaptation by local writer DeLorme Taylor of Seven at One Blow, the Grimm Brothers story featured in the Disney cartoon The Brave Little Tailor. Acorn’s Producing Director Michael Levine directs the story of a tailor who uses his wit to parlay a relatively minor feat into a kingdom, though Acorn’s “fractured fairy tale” version is set in 1940’s Louisiana, where the king becomes a mafia don, and his enemies corrupt government officials. Against this backdrop, JoJo Dubois Meets His Match tells the story of a professor with a knack for knots who finds Rehabilitation Career Night his heart tied up over a gang boss’ daughter. The at Dana Center Auditorium production runs from March 11 to 27 in the Acorn 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dana Center Auditorium, 22 Studio Theater in Westbrook, with tickets $7 for Bramhall St., Portland. Admission is free. Join adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. Unlike previthe physical, occupational and speech theraous productions by the fledging group, “JoJo” will pists along with a therapeutic recreation spefeature several teenage actors and is best suited cialist from Maine Medical Center as they On Saturday, March 12, at 8 p.m., Mayo Street Arts will host Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble for audiences 8 and up due to the piece’s more mature themes. Friday, March 11 at 7 p.m.; Satdiscuss what it is like to work in the health care with traditional Bellydance by Rosa. (Photo courtesy of Mayo Street Arts/Jon Reece) urday, March 12 at 2 p.m.; Sunday, March 13 at 2 arena. Specific topics of discussion will include p.m.; Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March description of each profession, degree options, ‘Bedroom Farce’ at St. Lawrence 19 at 2 p.m.; Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m.; Friday, March educational requirements, salary ranges and employment 7:30 p.m. A Good Theater Production. “Enter the sub25 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 26 at 3 p.m. (note change opportunities. Colleges and Universities will be present and urban bedrooms of four married couples in this comedy in time); Sunday, March 27 at 2 p.m. Acorn Studio Theavailable for questions. Snow Date: March 22. about the trials and tribulations of relationships. Be on ater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook. Cost is $7 the lookout for a stolen kiss (or two).” “Hilarious…The An evening with USM economist Charles Colgan adults; $5 kids 12 and under. FMI: www.acorn-productions. stuff of gleeful recognition.” — London Evening Standard 6:45 p.m. “Outlook 2011: An evening with University of org or 854-0065. March 10 through April 3. Tickets at www.stlawrencearts. Southern Maine economist Charles Colgan,” at the Portorg. St Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Classic Cinema at St. Mary’s, ‘Crossfire’ land Marriott, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland. “Maine Cost: $15-$25. 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 43 Foreside and the nation are continuing to emerge from ‘The Great Road, Falmouth. Admission is free. St. Mary’s invites all its Recession,’ and experts cite economic indicators showneighbors to view selected film classics on the big screen ing slow-but-measurable improvement. Still many question Friday, March 11 in the Parish Hall on the second Friday of each month at 7 why this recovery is so different from others in recent U.S. p.m., directly following the free “Souper Supper” that evehistory. Why is it taking so long for employment to recover? Reny’s job fair in Portland ning. The feature for the evening will be “Crossfire” (1947): When are key sectors, including construction, expected to 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Reny’s job fair at the Cumberland County Homicide Capt. Finlay (Robert Young) finds evidence that rebound? Will inflation be a factor? What effect will volatile Civic Center, Captain’s Club Room, main lobby. “Reny’s one or more of a group of demobilized soldiers is involved fuel prices have on Maine’s recovery? Our guest speaker will be opening a new store location in downtown Portland in the death of Joseph Samuels. In flashbacks, we see the will be Charles Colgan, Ph.D., Russell Chair in Education which will be occupying 540 & 544 Congress Street (the night’s events from different viewpoints as Sergeant Keeley and Philosophy at the University of Southern Maine. Dr. former L.L. Bean outlet and Olympia Sports locations). The (Robert Mitchum) investigates on his own, trying to clear Colgan is also a professor of public policy and management Renys Portland location will be the company’s 15th store in his friend Mitchell, to whom circumstantial evidence points. in the Muskie School of Public Service where he teaches Maine. The retailer expects to open the new 25,000 square Then the real, ugly motive for the killing begins to dawn … economics, policy analysis and economic development. foot store on Congress Street in the spring of 2011. We are Also features Robert Ryan and Gloria Grahame. 781-3366. Among his other positions, he is a research fellow at the estimating between 40 & 50 full and part time jobs becomUnited States Bureau of Labor Statistics; chief economist ‘Triumph of Love’ at USM ing available in our Portland store and distribution center in for the National Ocean Economics Program; and chair of 7:30 p.m. The University of Southern Maine Department Newcastle.” www.renys.com/portland.html the State of Maine Consensus Economic Forecasting Comof Theatre and USM School of Music present “Triumph of ‘Bhutto’ at the Portland Museum of Art mission. Prior to coming to USM, he served 12 years in the Love,” a witty musical romance — in disguise, directed by 6:30 p.m. Film screenings at the Portland Museum of Art. Maine State Planning Office, including positions as Maine Assunta Kent, musical direction by Edward Reichert. “RazFriday, March 11, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 12, 2 p.m.; State Economist and Special Assistant to the Governor for zle-dazzle Broadway music energizes Marivaux’s classic Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m. NR “‘Bhutto’ is the definitive International Trade. Please call for information: Maria Fuen18th century play and will leave audiences laughing, sighdocumentary that chronicles the tumultuous life and violent tes, 622-0526. The Maine Better Transportation Associaing and humming the catchy tunes!” Performances in the death of one of the most complex and fascinating charaction hosts regional forums on topical transportation issues Russell Hall auditorium on the Gorham campus are March ters of our time, two-time Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir throughout the year. For more information visit the Events 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 p.m., March 13, 20 at 5 p.m. $10 Bhutto. Hers is an epic tale of Shakespearean dimension. page at the MBTA website, www.mbtaonline.org. students, $15 seniors/faculty/staff/alumni, $21 general public. It’s the story of the first woman in history to lead a Muslim $10 at five show on March 16 at 5 p.m., all seats $10. High ‘The Late Henry Moss’ at Lucid Stage nation: Pakistan. Newsweek called it the most dangerous school matinee March 15 at 10 a.m. To make reservations 7:30 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company presents “The place in the world, and the home of nuclear war heads and please call the USM Theatre Box Office at 780.5151 or purLate Henry Moss,” by Sam Shepard, March 10-27. Perthe Taliban.” http://portlandmuseum.org chase tickets online via the USM Theatre Department: www. formances Thursday through Saturday evenings. Sunday usm.maine.edu/theatre. For more information on show times Rock Around the World fundraiser matinees. Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard, Portland. and tickets call the USM Theatre Box Office at 780.5151 or 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Come dance the night away at the sixth For ticket information, visit www.lucidstage.com or call annual Rock Around the World fundraising event to be held 899-3993 see next page

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Women’s History Month Dinner 7:30 p.m. The University of Southern Maine Women and Gender Studies program will hold its annual Women’s History Month Dinner and keynote lecture on Friday, March 11. Award-winning novelist and CUNY Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Nunez is the keynote speaker. The evening begins with a reception and cash bar in the University Events Room of USM’s Glickman Family Library, Portland, followed by dinner. Nunez’s 7:30 p.m. lecture, “Between Two Worlds: The Immigrant’s Price for a Better Life,” is free and open to the public and takes place in USM’s Talbot Lecture Hall in USM’s Luther Bonney Hall, Portland. Tickets for the dinner are $20 and must be purchased in advance by calling 780-4289.

UMF musical collaboration with German composer/performer Nikolaus Gerszewski 7:30 p.m. The University of Maine at Farmington Creative Arts Ensemble will be joining forces with Nikolaus Gerszewski, German composer/performer of avant-garde music, in a series of collaborative performances to be held both on the UMF campus and in New York City. The newlyformed UMF ensemble is composed of a network of artists and performers gathered from the UMF faculty, students and the greater Western Maine creative community. The UMF event will take place in Nordica Auditorium in UMF’s Merrill Hall and is free and open to the public. This UMF avant-garde performance will feature two new works by Gerszeski and one by Gustavo Aquilar, UMF assistant professor of experimental performance. Also performing will be: Steven Pane, UMF professor of music on piano; Philip Carlsen, UMF professor of music on cello; Gustavo Aguilar, UMF assistant professor of experimental performance on percussion; and UMF Department of Sound, Performance, and Visual Inquiry students Matthew Houston, from Pittsﬁeld; Dan Smith, from South Portland; and Andrew Wright, from Standish. The New York City performances will take place at 9 p.m., on March 13, at Experimental Intermedia, 224 Center St. at Grand. For more Information on Nikolaus Gerszewski please visit http://www.ordinary-art.com/ frameset.htm

Riverdance at Merrill 8 p.m. Of all the performances to emerge from Ireland — in rock, music, theatre and ﬁlm — nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance. Riverdance started in Dublin in 1995, remarkably as a brilliantly conceived spin-off from a seven-minute intermission piece in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. It has danced a long way since then, developing into an international phenomenon, with troupes careening and criss-crossing the world.” Merrill Auditorium. Also 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. www.riverdance.com/

From the USO Tour at Comedy Connection 8:30 p.m. From the USO Tour, Mike McDonald with Troy Pennell and Stephanie Doyle; tickets $15. Portland Comedy Connection, 16 Custom House Wharf. Also Saturday. Reservations: 774-5554. $7.50. Schedule and information: www.mainecomedy.com. Box ofﬁce open Thurs.-Sat., noon to 10 p.m.

Saturday, March 12 Cool As A Moose Portland grand reopening 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cool As A Moose welcomes the public to the grand re-opening of its store at 388 Fore St. in Portland. The occasion will feature a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m., drawings for merchandise, and refreshments and balloons for kids all day long.”Cool As A Moose is celebrating ﬁve successful years of doing business in its downtown Portland location. To mark the occasion, the company has completely renovated its Fore Street store, making it even more friendly and attractive to local patrons and tourists from around the world.” “We’re inviting everyone to bring their friends and family and come celebrate with us,” said Kip Stone, owner of Cool As A Moose. “We love doing business in downtown Portland, and the renovations are proof of our commitment to continued success at our Fore Street location.” Cool As A Moose Portland is open in March from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Credit & Debt Management Seminar 10 a.m. to noon. The Institute for Financial Literacy has launched a new interactive personal finance seminar series. Taught by certified educators and open to the general public, the seminars are designed to improve financial literacy in Maine. In this session, you will learn how to gain control over your credit and debt with proven tips to effectively manage credit, assess personal debt level and eliminate your debt. All seminars are being held at the Institute’s new campus conveniently located near the Maine Mall at 260 Western Avenue in South Portland. Cost is $50 per adult/$75 couple. Attendance is limited

and advance registration is required. To register, please call 221-3601 or email help@ﬁnanciallit.org. Visit www. ﬁnanciallit.org

St. Patrick’s Day Party noon to 3 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Party at Life is Good. “Enjoy free live music and fun activities for the whole family. Get your facepainted or your picture taken with Jake.”

‘What’s Bugging Bailey Blecker?’ event 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Join the Portland Public Library as they celebrate the release of a new children’s novel by Portland writer, Gail Donovan, “What’s Bugging Bailey Blecker?” The event will be held in the Rines Auditorium with a live bug zoo, bug games, goodie bags, a reading, and a book signing. The humorous novel features ﬁfth-grader Bailey Blecker whose classroom has been attacked by an all too common problem — head lice. The book will be launched with a family event featuring all sorts of bugs, but fortunately no lice. Children ages 5-12 are welcome to experience the Live Bug Zoo with naturalist, Tony Sohn at 1:30 p.m. and enjoy bug games, giveaways, and goodies ongoing. Books will be for sale and author Gail Donovan will be on hand to autograph them.

N.C. Wyeth talk by Sy Epstein at the PMA 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. During his lifetime, Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books. Docent Sy Epstein will give a talk on Wyeth at the Portland Museum of Art. www. portlandmuseum.org

Phone tricks at the library 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Teen Tech Week will be celebrated at the Falmouth Memorial Library March 7 through March 12. The library is asking teens to stop in and share their expertise with the mobile phones and answer the question: “What’s the most amazing thing that you do with your phone?” On Saturday, March 12, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. the library is asking teens to come to meet with other teens to discuss phone tricks and to learn to make Duct Tape Cell Phone Cases. For further details please check the Falmouth Memorial Library’s Facebook page or call 781-2351.

Bowl For Kids’ Sake Maine Red Claws Party 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Maine Red Claws are partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine for the annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake fundraising event. To help BBBS recruit more participants, the NBA Development League team invites fans to the Bowl For Kids’ Sake Maine Red Claws Kick-Off Party on Saturday, March 12, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Yankee Lanes in Portland. Prior to and at the March 12 event, Red Claws Fans will be encouraged to sign up for one of the Big Brothers Big Sisters bowl events to be held on April 2 at Yankee Lanes in Portland, and on April 9 at Bowl-A-Rama in Sanford. To learn more or sign up, interested fans should visit: www. SoMeBigsBowl.kintera.org.

Church potluck supper 4:30 p.m. Church potluck supper, 66 Churchill St., Washington Gardens Community Hall, Church of All God’s Children.

Port Authorities vs. Garden State Rollergirls 5 p.m. Port Authorities vs. Garden State Rollergirls roller derby action, Happy Wheels, 5-7:30 p.m.; Lucky Lass Throwdown After-Party at 9 p.m., Empire Dine and Dance. “Currently, the Port Authorities are ranked No. 11 of the 25 teams in the WFTDA Eastern Region. Their next opponent is Garden State Rollergirls, who are not ranked due to low participation. The Port Authorities anticipate another win, but, like always, plan for a challenging bout. ... The roster for the March 12 bout includes Itsy Bitsy Fighter, Punchy O’Guts, Grim D. Mise, Shirley B. Slammin’, Patty O’Mean, Crystal Whip, Spry Icicle, Barbara Ambush, Polly Gone, Li’l Punisher, Lez Lemon and Mae Snap. The bout is held at Happy Wheels in Portland at 5 p.m. Tickets are $5. Purchase tickets early as they sold out last bout! Following the bout is the Lucky Lass Throwdown After-Party, held at Empire Dine and Dance at 9 pm. This annual St. Patrick’s Day event is legendary for it’s ridiculous antics like Human Musical Chairs and Leg Wrestling. It’s the best party of the year!” For more information on team ranking, go to www. wftda.com.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church in N.H. 5 p.m. St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church at 85 Pleasant St., Conway, N.H., will hold its annual traditional, family oriented St. Patrick’s Day Dinner in the Chamberlain Parish Hall under the Church building. There will be two sittings, one at 5 p.m. and one at 6 p.m. Take out orders will be available between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. only. Reservations are required. The menu will feature traditional corn beef and cabbage, potatoes, stout marinated onions, turnips, carrots, Irish soda bread and coffee, tea and juice. Diners will be treated to traditional Irish music including bagpipe music performed by noted piper Harry Wellsman. “We had such a wonderful time last year it made sense to do it again,” said Father Jeff Monroe, Rector of St. Margaret’s. “The fellowship was wonderful and we sold out dinners.” The meal is

once again being prepared by David Brennan, well known in Southern Maine for the dinners he has put on at various Anglican and Roman Catholic parishes. Brennan is the subDeacon at St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church in Old Orchard Beach. Ticket prices are $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and children under 12 and $15 for a family up to four. Advance tickets are preferred and take out orders will be available. Call (603) 539-8292 for tickets.

Maine Film & Video Association panel at SMCC 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Maine Film & Video Association hosts a panel at Southern Maine Community College of directors of photography and filmmakers to discuss the advantages and pitfalls of working with the technology that’s changing today’s production market. “Digital SLR still cameras equipped with High-Definition video have sparked a revolution in how films and TV shows are being made from back yards to studio lots. The panelists will explore this technology, its place in the industry, and what tomorrow’s changes might look like. Social hour with food and drink to precede the panel and hands-on demo sessions to follow. Panelists include: Directors of Photography Alice Brooks and Phil Cormier, Director of Photography/Gaffer Jayson Lobozzo, and Sound Recordist/Editor Tom Eichler. The panel will be moderated by Producer/Director Ben Kahn.” RSVP: Space is limited, please RSVP on a new Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages.

Maine Academy of Modern Music MAMM SLAM 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. MAMM SLAM Kick Off Show featuring Grand Hotel at Yankee Lanes, 865 Riverside St., Portland. $5 The Maine Academy of Modern Music is proud to announce that it will be launching this year’s Maine Rock Off battle of the bands, now known as the MAMM SLAM, with a Kick Off Show. This all-ages Rock-N-Bowl show will feature performances by a number of teen bands enrolled at MAMM as well as an appearance by local favorites Grand Hotel. The Academy decided to ring in this year’s competition with a Kick Off Show so that bands can come and register in person for the MAMM SLAM and get a chance to meet/mingle with other bands that will be participating in the program. Likewise, MAMM faculty will be on hand to answer any/all questions about the MAMM SLAM. www. maineacademyofmodernmusic.org

‘Any One Of Us: Words from Prison’ 7 p.m. V-Day aUbUrn will stage two events to raise awareness about violence against women. First, they will present “Any One Of Us: Words from Prison” on March 12 at 7 p.m. and March 13 at 2 p.m. Using graphic stories of women in prison, the show explains a strong connection: incarceration of women is often the direct result of violence against them. With the support of Safe Voices, the show will also include a panel to speak about the effects of domestic violence. Karen Lane will direct the cast, featuring both members and friends: Siiri Cresci, Melissa Farrington, Stephanie Hughes, Betsy Mallette, Bridget McAlonan, Julie Middleton, Mary Morin, and Madeline Strange. Tickets will be $7 for the area premier of this show. V-Day aUbUrn will also mount “The Vagina Monologues” on Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m., with the support of Sexual Assault Crisis Center (SACC). Casting will be held March 6. Tickets will be $5 min. suggested donation. For over 10 years, V-Day has worked to end violence against women and girls by raising awareness. Over 4000 V-Day beneﬁts were produced last year by volunteer activists worldwide, generating over $75 million since V-Day began. This year’s spotlight charity is Women of Haiti. V-Day aUbUrn will also share proceeds with Safe Voices and SACC. The home of V-Day aUbUrn is the First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St., (enter on Spring St. across from Dairy Joy). Accessible. FMI 783-0461 or uuauburn@myfairpoint.net. Due to adult language/content, those under 16 require adult supervision.

Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble 8 p.m. Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble with traditional Bellydance by Rosa at Mayo Street Arts. $10. http://mayostreetarts.org/

Mad Horse Theatre presents ‘The Late Henry Moss’ 8 p.m. “The Late Henry Moss” by Sam Shepard, March 12-27. “In a seedy New Mexican bungalow, two estranged brothers confront the past as they piece together the mysterious circumstances of their father’s death, over his rotting corpse — a silent but still dominant presence in their relationship. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard makes a ﬁnal, triumphant return to the signature dysfunctional family paradigm of his best-known plays (‘Buried Child,’ ‘True West’). Two warring brothers. An absent mother. An alcoholic father. The rural American West. Classic Sam Shepard.” Show times are: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors. Mad Horse also offers pay-what-you-can performances each Thursday during the run. Reservations are recommended. Call 8993993, or order tickets online at www.lucidstage.com see next page

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Maine at Augusta campus in room 138 of the Randall Student Technology Center, located on University Drive in Augusta. The recommendation will be made and considered during the Trustees’ 1:15 p.m. Human Resources & Labor Relations Committee meeting. The entire Board will consider and vote on the Chancellor’s recommendation during the 4:15 p.m. full board meeting.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Concert Series of the Portland Rossini Club

noon. On Commercial Street. Join the festivities!

3 p.m. The March concert of the Portland Rossini Club will be on Sunday March 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM. The 139th season of public concerts is being held at Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State Street, Portland. Parking is behind the church and is accessed from Park Street. This month’s program includes two major works for piano. Eric Peppe will play the Liszt Sonata in B minor. One of the major virtuoso works of the 19th century, the Sonata was first performed in 1857. Susan Rudy will perform the Sonata Opus 1 by Alban Berg. This sonata, published in 1910, is the only piano sonata that Berg wrote. Although the piece has the nominal key of B minor, Berg makes frequent use of chromaticism, whole-tone scales, and wandering key centers, giving the tonality a very unstable feel, which only resolves in the final few bars. Also on the program, soprano Beth Harmon will sing five songs by Claude Debussy. She will be accompanied by Susan Rudy. Suggested donation for admission is $10-$5 for seniors. Students free. FMI 7978318 (Richard Roberts) RobPiano@MSN.com

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Sunday, March 13 Start Daylight Savings Time

Cumberland County Master Gardener Plant Auction 12:30 p.m. The ninth annual Cumberland County Master Gardener Plant Auction will be held at the Portland Flower Show, 58 Fore St., Portland. The event, which is held in space provided by Portland Yacht Services, includes a silent auction from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Building No. 11 and a live auction at 5:30 p.m. in Building No. 3. This popular event beneﬁts the University of Maine Cooperative Extension home horticultural program in Cumberland County. The live auction will include hardscape, perennials, shrubs and trees from the Show’s displays, including the majority of the plant material from Estabrook’s exhibit. The silent auction will include items and services donated by local garden centers, professional landscapers, Master Gardener Volunteers, and many of the vendors participating in the show. Registration for both auctions is from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Building No. 11 (directly across from the main entrance to the Flower Show) or in Building No. 3 at 5 p.m. There is no admittance fee for this event. For more information contact the Cumberland County Extension Ofﬁce at 1-800-287-1471 (in Maine) or 780-4205. Visit the Cumberland County Master Gardener website http:// www.cc-mg.org to view the list of donations. This list will be updated on a regular basis.

James D. Richardson Book Signing Event 1 p.m. James D. Richardson , a resident of Yarmouth, will be available to sign copies of his inspirational autobiography, “Standing on Two Feet.” Borders, 430 Gorham Rd., South Portland. “Everything seemed perfect in James Richardson’s life. All the components of the American Dream seemed to be in place: a lovely home, a wife, two sons, the time required for fishing and outdoors adventures, and an invigorating career as an advanced placement world history teacher in Tampa, Florida. In the horror of a split-second, high-speed traffic accident, everything changed. When Richardson awoke in a hospital weeks later with a variety of physical and emotional injuries, he had no idea the obstacles he was about to face. Overcome by a haze of bewilderment, he tried to rise from his hospital bed. He crashed to the floor. His left leg was gone. One by one, the seemingly perfect building blocks of an American Dream were stripped from him. Secrets from his wife’s past life emerged, painting a dark character with whom he had unwittingly shared every detail of his life. For James Richardson, this was the moment of truth. Alone, injured, boiling with anger, and with only a string of hope, he had to ask himself: Would he ever again be Standing on Two Feet?” For more information, contact Terry Cordingley at 888-361-9473 or terry@tatepublishing.com

Lamb Day at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The annual Lamb Day at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick. “It will be a great opportunity to view all of the wonderful new life on the farm,” said Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust president Tom Settlemire, a former sheep farmer who helps run the sheep operation at the BTLT’s signature 320-acre property on the Pleasant Hill Road. Settlemire said that by mid-February new lambs were being born at the farm at the rate of 8 to 10 a day and that by New Lambs Day some 150 new lambs should be on view. The event has become something of a rite of spring in the area sometimes drawing more than 1,000 people — many of them enthralled children — from the area. Come prepared to dodge the mud and sip hot cocoa while new-born

Christopher Akerlind at Bates “La Manche: The English Channel” is a journey along the facing shores of France and England. Monty and Marsha Brown will share their ﬁlmmaking experience Monday, March 14 with the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association. Born in Doncaster, England, Monty was raised and educated In Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., Canada. He and his wife Marsha, who was born and raised in Upstate New York, have written many songs together, including two “Would You Fly?” and “Cajun Christmas” — which were used in the popular movie, “Steel Magnolias.’ (COURTESY PHOTO) lambs dart and hide among their mothers. Petting and feeding opportunities may be available — pending the shyness of the lambs. With a healthy lamb operation at Crystal Spring, the farm sold some four tons of lamb last year at the Saturday Farmers’ Market and other outlets including area restaurants.

Seeing with the Heart’s Ear 4 p.m. A program of Poetry & Music presented by Martin Steingesser, with Judy Tierney and cellist Robin Jellis at Sadhana, The Meditation Center,100 Brickhill Avenue, Suite C, South Portland Admission: Donation requested. Seeing with the Heart’s Ear will be a medley of Martin Steingesser’s original poems, poems by other poets and music by Robin Jellis, some presented in two voices by Steingesser with Judy Tierney. For details: www.sadhaname.com.

A Tribute to Do-Wop at Anthony’s 7 p.m. Back by popular demand, A Tribute to Do-Wop, starring the Juke Box Boys, at Anthony’s Dinner Theater. Cost of $39.95 includes live show and ﬁve-course dinner. Beer and wine available. Free parking. Also March 26. Anthony’s at www.anthonysdinnertheater.com.

Monday, March 14 UMaine System Board of Trustees meeting 1:15 p.m. University of Maine System Chancellor Richard L. Pattenaude expects to announce his recommendation for the next leader of the System’s ﬂagship campus in Orono when the UMaine System Board of Trustees meets, according to the agenda of the meeting. The day-long series of committee meetings will take place at the University of

Coming in April Brian Allen Productions & Anthony’s Presents

“There is nothing like a Dame” Three “Dames” singing Men’s Songs $39.95 per person (+ tax) includes 5 Course Dinner Fri. and Sat. April 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 & 16 For reservations please call 221-2267 151 Middle St. Portland • www.anthonysdinnertheater.com

4:15 p.m. Christopher Akerlind, a Tony Award-winning stage lighting designer with ties to Portland Stage Company, and acclaimed ballet dancer Jacques d’Amboise visit Bates College in Lewiston to discuss their work. Akerlind, who has worked on some 600 productions in theater, opera and dance, discusses his career at 4:15 p.m. Monday, March 14, in the Filene Room (Room 301) of Pettigrew Hall, 305 College St. A renowned dancer for the New York City Ballet, a choreographer and the founder of the National Dance Institute, d’Amboise reads from his new book, “I Was a Dancer,” and discusses his career at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 56 Campus Ave. The d’Amboise appearance is sponsored by the Bates dance program, the college’s humanities division and the Lewiston Public Library. Both events are open to the public free of charge. For more information, please call 786-8294.

Monty and Marsha Brown present ‘Lamanche/The English Channel’ 7:30 p.m. The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association presents Monty and Marsha, who will present a unique trip along “The English Channel” beginning at the storied white cliffs westward along the southern English coast to Land’s End. “We will make several stops along the way, including the world’s smallest active railway, the old Naval Shipyard at Portsmouth, Queen Victoria’s country palace and St. Michael’s Mount. We will take Ferry trips to the opposite side of the Channel in order to follow the north coast of France. A visit to lands within the Channel will also be on our agenda.” Catherine McAuley High School auditorium, 631 Stevens Ave. (opposite Evergreen Cemetery). Parking Lot off Walton St. Wheelchair accessible. Free to members and open to the public, a $2 donation suggested for non-members or guests. First of the spring travel lectures by the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association. Monty & Marsha Brown present “Lamanche/The English Channel, A Tale of Two Cultures” at the Catherine McAuley Auditorium on Stevens Avenue. This will be a boat trip along the southern English Coast, ferry across the channel and travel the north coast of France. The public is welcome. Call for details, 773-8396. see next page

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Tuesday, March 15 Maine Vegetable & Fruit School 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Keeley’s Banquet Center, 178 Warren Ave., Portland. More information: Pam St. Peter, 933-2100, ext. 100 or pamela.stpeter@maine.edu. Website: extension.umaine.edu/highmoor. The day-long school is offered on two dates at two locations: March 15 in Portland or March 16 in Bangor. Pre-registration is required. Registration cost is $30 and includes lunch. Please register by March 1. Maine Vegetable & Fruit School is hosted by University of Maine Cooperative Extension; Maine Crop Insurance Education Program; and Maine Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers Association.

2011 Job Fair at USM noon to 4:30 p.m. University of Southern Maine’s Student Success Center, along with the Ofﬁce of Internships and Career Placement, will host the 2011 Job Fair in the Sullivan Gym, Portland. It is free and open to all students, alumni and the public. The Job Fair provides students and the public with the opportunity to meet and network with potential employers in an informal setting. This year, it will host more than 40 employers, including WMTW-TV Channel 8, Key Bank, JobsinME.com, FairPoint Communications and the Brunswick Police Department. For more information about how to prepare for a successful Job Fair experience, please visit http://usm.maine. edu/success/jobfair/. For more information about the Job Fair itself, please contact Maggie Guzman, project associate for Internships and Career Placement, at 2288471 or by email at mguzman@usm.maine. edu. The 2011 Job Fair is co-sponsored by USM, WMTW-TV Channel 8, MyJobWave. com and Employment Times.

Linda Brockway, principal and owner of Past Designs in Kennebunk, will give a talk, “History of American Landscape and Garden Design,” on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. at the Maine Historical Society. (COURTESY IMAGE)

Talk, book signing with Shirin Bridges 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. San Francisco-based award-winning children’s author Shirin Bridges, author of “The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses,” will appear at the University of Southern Maine Bookstore, 35 Bedford St., Portland. “Just published, ‘The Thinking Girl’s Treasury of Real Princesses, acclaimed children’s author Shirin Bridges’

enlightening new series of books on real princesses. The stories offer the romance and enchantment associated with royalty and princesses — along with a message of youthful female empowerment.”

Spring 2011 Creative Conversations 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance and SPACE Gallery announce the Spring 2011 Creative Conversations, a series of facilitated discussions about arts and culture from personal, local, and regional perspectives. All conversations will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at SPACE and are free and open to the public. The first Spring 2011 Creative Conversation, “Rethinking the Art Gallery in the Digital Age,” will be held Tuesday, March 15. Panelists include Dan Kany of the Daniel Kany Gallery, Bridget McAlonan of the Sylvia Kania Gallery and Andy Verzosa of Aucocisco. “With online tools like Facebook and Etsy, what is the role of the art gallery if artists can now connect directly with collectors via the Web,” asks Jennifer Hutchins, executive director of PACA. “What’s the effect of viewing art work primarily via a computer screen? Do galleries play a role between private studios and large institutions like museums?” This Creative Conversation will touch on these questions, the changing nature of the art gallery, and the commodification of art. The second Creative Conversation, “Street Art v. Graffiti,” will be held Tuesday, April 19 and the third, “Sharing Space and Art: Connecting Artists and Businesses,” will be held Tuesday, May 17. Information about the Spring 2011 Creative Conversations is available on the PACA (portlandarts.org) and SPACE (space538.org) websites.

Spoken Word open mic featuring Lola Haskins 7 p.m. Port Veritas Spoken Word open mic featuring Lola Haskins on March 15. Open reading begins at 7:30 followed by the evenings feature at 8:30 p.m. Open reading begins at 7:30 p.m. Lola Haskins lives in Florida but is a Maineophile. She’s published nine books of poems, most lately “Still, the Mountain” (Paper Kite). A tenth collection, “The Grace to Leave,” is coming from Anhinga in early 2012. She’s worked with dancers, composers, musicians, and visual artists because she thinks it’s great to be part of something bigger than she is. Lola will be joined with Portland cellist Ben Noyes.

History of American Landscape and Garden Design with MHS 7 p.m. History of American Landscape and Garden Design by Lucinda A. Brockway, landscape designer, Past Designs, Kennebunk. Join the Maine Historical Society to explore the history of landscape design in Maine and beyond. Brockway will provide an overview of the changing role of landscape design and plant materials from the seventeenth century to the twentieth century through site-speciﬁc examples drawn from the region. What is our American garden legacy? How has it evolved? What can you do to celebrate this tradition in your own backyard? Brockway will investigate both the design concepts and individual details that have deﬁned the American garden tradition from the Colonial era, to the Victorian, to the Colonial Revival, and through the Moderne. She will then share “before and after” images demonstrating the transformation of contemporary back yards inspired by these design ideals. Come discover how you can bring history alive in your own backyard! www.mainehistory.org

Nawal El Saadawi to speak at USM 7 p.m. Egyptian novelist, feminist and human rights activist Nawal El Saadawi will speak on “The Egyptian Revolution: Creativity, Dissonance, and Women,” in Talbot Auditorium, in University of Southern Maine’s Luther Bonney Hall, Portland. Saadawi is the author of numerous novels, including “The Fall of the Imam” and “Woman at Point Zero.” Saadawi, who taught at USM as a Visiting Libra Professor during 2003, has been a long-time opponent of the Mubarak regime and was protesting on Cairo’s Tahrir Square during the recent revolution. She has been imprisoned, threatened with death, and had her work censored in her home country. She is currently on a speaking tour of U.S. college campuses, providing a ﬁrst-person account of the recent historic events in Egypt. A selection of Saadawi’s books will be available for purchase at the event. This event is cosponsored by the USM President’s Ofﬁce, the President’s Council on Diversity, Multicultural Student Affairs, Women and Gender Studies, and Philosophy Department. For more information, call Lauren Webster at 780-4862.