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Federated sells Bayside Village student housing for $18M; doubles money Federated’s CEO Brian Connell noted a ‘125% internal rate of return for our investors’ — See page 3

Brick by brick at the Eastland Park Hotel

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Jeramie Brennan lowers buckets of bricks to a truck at the 85-year-old Eastland Park Hotel Monday. The crew with Hascall and Hall of Portland was ferrying down old bricks from the original building, where they were removed from a stress crack in the top right corner of the east-facing rooms, just below the Top of the East restaurant. New Castle Hotels of Shelton, Conn., which owns and manages 24 resort and hotel properties in the United States and Canada, includes the Eastland Park Hotel in its list of properties. According to the company’s website, the Eastland will be rebranded the Westin Portland City Center, with a completion date of 2013. The question of closing the Eastland for renovations remains up in the air. Bruce Wennerstrom, regional vice president for New Castle, said the Eastland remains open, with work continuing on repointing of bricks. Any closure date will be announced “as soon as we have a definitive time frame,” he said yesterday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Report: Use of public transit grew in 2011 (NY Times) — In another indication that more people are getting back to work, Americans took 200 million more rides last year on subways, commuter trains, light-rail systems and public buses than they did the year before, according to a new report by a leading transit association. Americans took 10.4 billion rides on public transportation in 2011 — a billion more than they took in 2000, and the second most since 1957, according to a report being released Monday by the American Public Transportation Association, a nonprofit organization that represents transit systems. The increase in ridership came after the recession contributed to declines in the previous two years. With the return of jobs came a return of straphangers. Studies have found that nearly 60 percent of transit rides are taken by people commuting to and from work, and there were big increases in ridership in parts of the country that gained employment. And with the price of gas rising again — the $4 gallon has already returned in some states — many systems are bracing for even more riders. “What is exciting is that the uptick in ridership occurred in large, medium and small communities, showing the broad support that public transportation has nationwide,” Michael Melaniphy, the president of the transportation association said in a statement. Ridership rose in many parts of the country whose employment pictures brightened, including Miami, Nashville, San Francisco, San Diego and Louisville, Ky. Dallas, which opened a new lightrail line in 2010, saw a large jump in its light-rail ridership last year. But there are big challenges ahead for transit systems. Many have had to cut service and raise fares since the downturn began, and the trouble is not over for many systems. So while Boston saw record ridership levels last year — the most since the 1940s — it also faces a big deficit in the coming year, brought on by rising operating costs, high debt and sales tax revenues that have failed to meet expectations in recent years. As a result, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has proposed significant fare increases and service reductions, which could deter riders.

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U.S. investigates Afghan attack PANJWAI, Afghanistan (NY Times) — American officials scrambled Monday to understand why a veteran Army staff sergeant, a married father of two only recently deployed here, left his base a day earlier to massacre at least 16 civilians, 9 of them children, in a rural stretch of southern Afghanistan. The devastating, unexplained attack deepened the sense of siege for Western personnel in this country, as denunciations brought a moment of unity to three major Afghan factions: civilians, insurgents and government officials. Residents of three villages in the Panjwai district of Kandahar Province described a terrifying string of attacks in which the soldier,

who had walked more than a mile from his base, tried door after door, eventually breaking in to kill within three separate houses. The man gathered 11 bodies, including those of 4 girls younger than 6, and set fire to them, villagers said. At least 5 people were injured. While some Afghans had speculated that helicopter-borne troops were involved, a senior American diplomat told a meeting of diplomats from allied countries on Monday morning that the gunman had acted alone, walking first to a village and then to a cluster of houses some 500 yards away. He returned to the base and is in custody. He is to face charges under the military justice system, officials said. Heli-

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Syria and rebels trade accusations over brutal killings BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — Syrian opposition activists said on Monday that soldiers and pro-government thugs had rounded up scores of civilians in the devastated central city of Homs overnight, assaulted men and women, then killed dozens of them, including children, and set some bodies on fire. Syria immediately denied responsibility. The attacks prompted a major exile opposition group to sharpen its calls for international military action and arming of the opposition. Some activists called

the killings a new phase of the crackdown that appeared aimed at frightening people into fleeing Homs, an epicenter of the rebellion that the Syrian government had claimed just a few weeks ago it had already pacified after a month of shelling and shootings. The government reported the killings as well but attributed them to “terrorist armed groups,” a description it routinely uses for opponents, including armed men, army defectors and protesters in the year-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria’s restrictions on outside press access made it impossible to reconcile the contradictory accounts of the killings, which appeared to be one of the worst atrocities in the conflict. But accounts of witnesses and images posted on YouTube gave some credence to the opposition’s claims that government operatives were responsible. An activist in Homs, Wael al-Homsi, said in a telephone interview that he had counted dozens of bodies, including those of women and children, in the Karm el-Zeitoun neigh-

borhood of Homs while helping move them to a rebel-controlled area in cars and pickup trucks. He said residents had told him that about 500 athletically built armed men, in civilian clothes and military uniforms, had killed members of nine families and burned their houses, adding, “There are still bodies under the wreckage. “I’ve seen a lot of bodies but today it was a different sight, especially dismembered children,” Homsi said. “I haven’t eaten or drunk anything since yesterday.”

Justice Department blocks Texas Banks to face tough reviews, details of mortgage deal show law requiring photo ID at polls WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The Justice Department’s civil rights division on Monday blocked Texas from enforcing a new law requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls, contending that the rule would disproportionately suppress turnout among eligible Hispanic voters. The decision, which follows a similar move in December blocking a law in South Carolina, brought the Obama administration deeper into the politically and racially charged fight over a wave of new voting restrictions, enacted largely by Republicans in the name of combating voter fraud. In a letter to the Texas state government, Thomas E. Perez, the assistant attorney general for civil rights,

said the state had failed to meet its requirement, under the Voting Rights Act, to show that the measure would not disproportionately disenfranchise registered minority voters. “Even using the data most favorable to the state, Hispanics disproportionately lack either a driver’s license or a personal identification card,” Perez wrote. Texas has roughly 12.8 million registered voters, of whom about 2.8 million are Hispanic. The state had supplied two sets of data comparing its voter rolls to a list of people who had valid state-issued photo identification cards — one for September and the other in January — showing that Hispanic voters were 46.5 percent to 120 percent more likely to lack such identification.

(NY Times) — Banks will face stiff penalties and intense public scrutiny if they fail to live up to the standards of a $25 billion mortgage settlement with state and federal authorities, according to court documents filed as part of the deal Monday in federal court in Washington. While the broad outline of the deal was announced last month, the mechanics of the agreement that took more than a year to negotiate were laid out in Monday’s filing, including exactly how much credit the five banks would receive for varying levels of loan forgiveness. and just what kind of conduct from the past is off-limits to future investigations. Banks must review their adherence to the new rules every quarter through a random sampling of cases, with a maximum threshold for errors at 5 percent if they are to avoid fines. “Any error that is found during the sampling process will have to be corrected,” said one senior Obama administration official. In some cases, servicers would face civil penalties of up to $1 million for each violation of federal banking law. An independent monitoring and enforcement office is being set up under the agreement, to be paid for by the banks, that will be led by Joseph A. Smith Jr., the former North Carolina banking commissioner.

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A jury found a 28-year-old Windham man guilty Tuesday of 68 felony sex crimes, including a charge that he sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl. Nicholas Gladu is expected to be sentenced in the coming weeks after being found guilty on all 68 charges. Gladu pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after he was indicted by a grand jury in February 2011. Two of the felonies, unlawful sexual contact and sexual exploitation of a minor, each carry Gladu 30-year sentences. The remaining 65 charges were for possession of explicit material of a minor. Each count carries the possibility of five years behind bars. The jury deliberated for a little more than an hour, said county prosecutor Jennifer Ackerman, who

argued against Gladu’s defense that since he himself was a victim of sexual abuse as a child, he was unable to understand wrong from right. “There was evidence during the investigation that he gave several different versions of why he did what he did,” said Ackerman following the jury’s verdict, adding the changes in his story demonstrated that he knew his actions were wrong and illegal. Gladu was indicted following a four-month investigation by Westbrook and Windham police departments, and the Maine Computer Crimes Task Force. Jurors were shown graphic images of child pornography in Gladu’s possession that were seized by investigators. Ackerman credited the success of the conviction on police investigators. “In large part, (the conviction) was due to the Westbrook Police Department,” she said. “They worked very hard on the case.” A judge will schedule a sentencing date in the coming weeks.

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Intermezzo fruit trees — mixed apple, pear, Unless your mobile home cherry, plus blueberry, raspberry was blown all over the county and current shrubs — and two on opening day of the tornado blight-resistant American chestseason, this must seem like an nuts (not absolutely guaranteed interlude of reassuring norblight-free). A mighty effort has mality in the world's convul––––– been made over recent decades sive wendings. The IED known Kunstler.com by valiant arborists to restore the as Greece has not quite yet American chestnut. It was this exploded, loud as all the gravetree (Castanea dentate) which made the forests yard whistling that emanates from Europe might east of the Mississippi so prolific with game in the be. Even the invocation of a "credit event" by the time before clocks arrived in North America. My notorious ISDA has seen a first-stage payout of a back forty used to be huge lawn, with an above-thefew mere billions — though you've got to believe ground pool decorating the middle of it. The pool is that this is some kind of stage-managed dumb-show gone, thank you Jeezus. I'll start with this set of fruit designed to conceal the fact that the whole credit and see how they take to the soil here, and if they default swap racket is a network of frauds. get going well I'll get twenty more next year. It could Where I live, in the uppermost Hudson Valley, the add up to a really immense amount of fruit for one peace and tranquility of the moment is overlaid by household. There's always cider. ... sweet spring zephyrs arriving about a month early. I Altogether I have about an acre-and-a-quarter hope that doesn't portend weeks on end of 90-degree of already clear land to experiment with. The rest summer heat, but I have the consolation of not is woodlot. The woods will require a lot of groombeing in Texas, where that would be more like three ing and brush-hogging to get decades of "trash" out: straight months of 100-degree-plus heat. It must get rampant honeysuckle, Virginia creeper, box elder. tedious running in and out of the a.c. There's a lot of good hardwood in there otherwise, My gardening schemes which fermented all winter and I built a saw-jack set up to cut stove lengths. are finally going into action. Yesterday, I banged There's enough in there to be self-replenishing with together the first two of ten raised beds arrayed geocareful management. The house I bought last fall metrically in a forty-eight foot square foot formal has a fireplace with a stove insert. The builder insuvegetable and herb garden. I've done it before on a lated the crap out of the place. smaller scale at a different house in a different time The chain saw is off in the shop getting its batwhen nobody except the clinically paranoid expected tered old chain replaced. I have to learn how to the collapse of civilization. I'm going to put in a notsharpen the damn thing now. Cutting firewood is so-formal patch of corn-squash-and beans outside of where you get a really vivid sense of the power that in the manner of the people who lived here a embodied in gasoline. A couple of gallons will get thousand years ago, really just to see how it works, next season's supplementary supply laid in. In the and I may also plant a monoculture patch of potatoes elsewhere. see KUNSTLER page 5 The "back forty" awaits the arrival of twenty

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One-way wantonness Hussy. Harlot. Hooker. Floozy. Strumpet. Slut. When attacking a woman by questioning her sexual mores, there’s a smorgasbord of slurs, and you can take your rancid pick. Help me out here: where are the comparable nouns for men? What’s a male slut? A role model, in some cases. In others, a presidential candidate. “Gigolo” doesn’t have the acid or currency of “whore,” and the man with bedpost notches gets compliments. He’s a Casanova, a conquistador. The lady is a tramp. Nearly two weeks since Rush Limbaugh let loose on Sandra Fluke, equating her desire for insurancecovered birth control with a prostitute’s demand for a fee, the wrangling over how awful that really was and whether it will truly haunt him continues. Advertisers bolted in protest; advertisers come and go all the time. It was the beginning of his end; it was ratings chum. He lost his way; he was Rush in Excelsis. One especially robust strand of commentary has focused on whether Limbaugh, a god of the far right, was smacked down for the kind of thing that less conservative men routinely get away with. In a spirited essay on The Daily Beast this past weekend, the novelist Paul Theroux joined many commentators in alleging liberal hypocrisy, of which there has indeed been some. And he said that provocative language is an essential part of public dialogue, arguing that you can’t recoil from its deployment against Fluke unless you want to forfeit its use elsewhere. “You have to give Limbaugh a pass,” he maintained, in order to preserve the right to call Newt Gingrich and Eric Cantor “pimps for Israel, and Rick Santorum a mental midget.” It’s an interesting point, but it ignores the precise type of language Limbaugh turned to and assumes an

Frank Bruni ––––– The New York Times even playing field where one doesn’t exist. While both men and women are called idiots and puppets and frauds, only women are attacked in terms of suspected (or flat-out hallucinated) licentiousness. And only for women is there such a brimming, insidious thesaurus of accordant pejoratives. Decades after the dawn of feminism, despite the best efforts of everyone from Erica Jong to Kim Cattrall, women are still seen through an erotically censorious prism, and promiscuity is still the ultimate putdown. It’s antediluvian, and it’s astonishing. You’d think our imaginations would have evolved, even if our humanity hasn’t. Anthony Weiner may have been felled by his libido, but the weirdness of its expression and his recklessness were what people mainly balked at. Ditto for John Edwards. No one called them gigolos. You could argue that Limbaugh chose the slurs he did for Fluke simply because the context, a debate over contraception, was in part sexual. But there are examples aplenty of women being derided as sluts and prostitutes — two of his descriptions of Fluke — when sex is nowhere in the preamble, nowhere in the picture. Some involve Limbaugh himself. As Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan noted in a recent editorial for CNN.com, he has referred to female cabinet members as “sexretaries.” But look as well to Columbia University and what happened last week after President Obama, an alumnus,

Rush Limbaugh is losing some advertisers over a controversy involving a Georgetown University student and contraceptive coverage. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press/The New York Times)

announced that he would give a commencement address at its all-women’s sister school, Barnard College, instead. A Columbia blog lit up with anti-Barnard rants, several stressing crude, tired sexual stereotypes. A few were apparently written by women. Last year the TV and radio host Ed Schultz hurled “slut” as an all-purpose insult at the right-wing commentator Laura Ingraham. He got a week’s suspension. Another radio host, John “Sly” Sylvester, used his Wisconsin talk show to savage the state’s lieutenant governor, Rebecca Kleefisch, as someone given to oral and group sex. This was just random invective, his special way of saying “I hate you.” He went unpunished. The impulse toward gross sexual caricatures of women is a sick tic without end. In 1992 the threat to Bill Clinton’s first presidential bid was a “bimbo eruption.” Note how the slur was assigned to the lubricious co-conspirator, not the lustful (and philandering) candidate. Two decades later, Amanda Knox wasn’t just an alleged killer but an

alleged killer with supposedly kinky sexual habits, the latter presumably shedding light on the former. Just before the Hollywood producer and director Brett Ratner was dropped from taking charge of this year’s Oscars telecast, he went on a revoltingly sexist tear, saying that he insists that the women he becomes physically intimate with are examined first for transmissible diseases. He separately used an anti-gay epithet. His misogyny struck me as more florid than his homophobia, but if you followed the events closely, you sensed that the homophobia did him in. Only because his victim pool included men as well as women did the water get really hot. Back to Limbaugh: the lawyer Gloria Allred has called for his criminal prosecution, citing an obscure Florida statute. (Limbaugh does his radio show from West Palm Beach.) The statute says anyone who “speaks of and concerning any woman, married or unmarried, falsely and maliciously imputing to her a want of chastity” is committing a misdemeanor. Good thing it’s not a felony. The prisons might fill to bursting.

Few outdoor activities require a gang of men working together KUNSTLER from page 4

past, and probably, in the future, this is a job that would be nearly impossible to do by yourself. These days, except for highway repair and oildrilling, there are few outdoor activities that require a gang of men working together. In the years ahead, household composition is going to change hugely for many reasons. It's unusual these days to have a lot of children — considering population overshoot, it seems crazy to promote that — but people with something to offer in the way of skills and labor may have to join forces just to get the necessary day's work done together. I'm sure that will have its consolations, even if it means you don't get to have a 3,500 square foot house to yourself. The deer-fence installer just submitted his estimate. It was an eye-opener, but it has to be done and it's a one-time thing. I could have done it myself in a half-assed way with plastic netting but this is not a time for half-assed measures. My place is like a petting zoo, there are so many deer on and around it. Left open, they would ravage anything I grow like locusts. And they had the easiest winter in

memory — no snow on the ground all January and February, something nobody around here has seen before. Here it is March and they are still looking plump and ready to pop out lots of healthy babies. So I have to put a fence up around the garden and orchard part of the property, with gates into the woodlots. The fence has to be eight feet high because the white-tailed deer is a mighty leaper. It's going to look a little like Jurassic Park. Of course, if the USA gets into really deep sociopolitical crap, it's easy to imagine the entire deerherd of Washington County getting exterminated inside a couple of years by hungry, desperate jackers. The people I play fiddle with on Tuesday night, many of them boomer-age hippie homesteaders and master gardeners, remember thirty years ago when you hardly ever saw a deer. We could easily get to that point again when times get hard. About a week ago, I stopped on a country road to take a leak. I stepped into the woods for a minute and then, stepping out, was horrified to see dozens of ticks crawling on my pants legs. I took the otherwise unused snow-brush to them. The really weird part is that it was only thirty degrees that day. Yet

they were already active and right lively. This place is now the epicenter of the eastern Lyme Disease epidemic. I went to a party not long ago where at least fifteen people were currently in treatment, or had been more than once before, for Lyme. Some just couldn't get rid of it. It is a wicked-ass illness, very difficult to get out of your system, and debilitating in myriad ways. It, too, was unknown around here thirty years ago. I honestly don't know if my own little homesteading experiment at the edge of this sweet-but-beat little village is going to work out. I'm pretty confident about growing vegetables because I've done it successfully before, even in recent years when I was a renter sitting out the housing bubble. But it gives you something psychologically nourishing to do while the turbo-industrial world wends its way into the long emergency. Pictures to come on my website as the season wends where it will. (James Howard Kunstler is the author of several books, including "The Long Emergency," "The Geography of Nowhere" and "The Witch of Hebron." Contact him by emailing jhkunstler@mac.com.)

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I don’t “do” chicken parmesan. I’ve (so far) been spared any food allergies or restrictions and I also happen to be a VERY good eater, so I could do chicken parm, except it’s just not my thing and never has been. Conversely, chicken parm is the signature dish where I work and I wholeheartedly recommend it to guests. Oh, yes, our parm is practically a sure thing, so very well-loved by newcomers and regulars alike. And while I can see the saucy, crispy, cheesy appeal to the dish, I personally don’t desire it. I don’t crave it. I don’t ogle it while serving it. I don’t get it. I want pizza. I don’t give a damn about chicken parm. Unless I happen to be watching my diet. ... Losing that extra winter layer can be hard under the best of circumstances. Being surrounded by delicious, homemade food for six to eight hours every day at work adds a special torture to the challenge, creating “a perfect storm of rage” per my dear friend, Tanya. Yes, diet is DIE with a “T” (thanks, Garfield!) and perfectly sums up a calorie-restricted day on the job for this girl, particularly as every single chicken parm that comes from the kitchen calls out to tease me. If I’m not watching my waistline, much of the food at the restaurant has little appeal. When I worked at a candy kiosk in college I was happy to go completely off of sugar, despite my lifelong love affair with chocolate, just because I couldn’t handle the confection-y smell. So why is this different? Why is this harder? Why do mistakes made by the kitchen taste infinitely more delicious than anything I could even order?! Why does a blood sugar dip make me “hangry” and covet my customer’s chicken parm? I suspect the big hurdle is the wonky hours. I’d

prefer to not eat at all after 7:30 p.m., but that’s typically rush hour at the restaurant and it’s rare that I’ll get an actual dinner in before––––– hand, or whether breakfast and What It’s lunch actually happened. A late night eating cycle is inevitable and Like pretty disastrous to a structured Guest Columnist diet. It also happens to be convenient and cheap to eat/cheat and work at a restaurant. Unlike at home, the cupboards are always stocked! A naughty snack has always been within easy reach: tortilla chips hidden (by me!) under the hostess stand at my first job at a Mexican restaurant, fries kept in the metal bowl under the heating lamp at the steakhouse in college, the pizza buffet that needed “tending” at that hopping lunch place in-town (best-gig ever), and the bread basket, naturally found everywhere. Or you could actually use your employee discount and order something delicious! To avoid morphing into a total parm-grabbing mess by nine or ten at night, when we servers have downtime and are able to eat, a somewhat decent snack around 4:00 is crucial. Instead of reaching for the freshly sliced Italian bread, often still warm out of the oven I eat a Luna bar or a PB&J or a suck down a smoothie and then power through my shift rather gracefully. I mean I still get hangry, but my tables wouldn’t suspect I want to snatch away that parm and devour it while they watch — I don’t let on! My colleagues and I started penning haikus for each other a couple of years ago when the economy got weird. We had to pool tips just to make it and couldn’t afford birthday presents for each other — just poems and drinks! Now I write them here and there at work to take the edge off:

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The double is done! Hot and dirty martini— Someone, rub my feet. ... (What It’s Like guest columnist Melissa Lefler leads the front of the house at a yummy little eatery on the outskirts of town. She’s currently not on a “die” with a “t”, but is in spring training, as is the norm every year during her birthday month. Melissa invites all hospitality people to submit haikus via email to natalie@portlanddailysun.me. The winning haiku will receive a $10 gift certificate to the tasty place of Melissa’s employment. Include: the words, Chicken Parmesan and get $20! Melissa also bellydances and teaches hula hooping. Follow her on Twitter @mamasmuffins.)

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Bath Savings celebrates launch of new branch DAILY SUN STAFF REPORTS SOUTH PORTLAND — The Bath Savings Institution recently opened its ninth coast branch located in South Portland. Bank officials say they christened the new branch by smashing a bottle of champagne on the “bow” of the new office. “We are a community bank,” said Glenn Hutchinson, Bath Savings Institution president and CEO, in a statement. “We believe in contributing to the community and we look forward to developing strong banking and personal relationships with our new neighbors in South Portland and Cape Elizabeth,” he said. This year marks Bath Savings’ 160th anniversary. They have baking offices from Damariscotta to South Portland, officials said.

UMaine notes return of home gardening newsletter ORONO — The University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension resumed the seasonal online publication of its monthly gardening tips and issues newsletter, the college recently announced. The newsletter designed for home gardeners at varies skill levels aims to provide timely information on planting and cultivating vegetables, flows, lawn care, trees and shrubs. “Most home gardeners in Maine are continually seeking ways to improve their garden and its production,” said Richard Brzozowski, a UMaine exten-

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Unity Dow, an advocate for the rights of women and indigenous groups from Botswana, will speak at the Justice for Women Lecture at the University of Maine School of Law on Tuesday, March 27. (COURTESY PHOTO)

sion educator, in a statement. “They want a successful garden and improvements might involve season extension, an effective method of pest management or something new and different to try,” he said. The electronic version of the Maine Home Garden News typically includes videos and links to more information about gardening. It is distributed electronically between March and October, according to UMaine. For more information or to sign up for the newsletter, contact Colleen Hoyt by e-mail at colleen.hoyt@maine. edu or call 1-800-287-1471.

Former Botswana court judge to deliver lecture PORTLAND — An acclaimed author, human rights activist, former judge and the first woman to serve on Botswana’s high court will deliver the University of Maine School of Law’s inaugural Justice for Women Lecture this month. Unity Dow is slated to meet with law school faculty, students and community leaders in Portland prior her lecture on Tuesday, March 27. The Justice for Women Lecture was established through donations and by support from attorney Catherine Lee, officials said.

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“I’ve had the opportunity to travel in the developing world and I continue to be impressed, awed really, by the extraordinary work being done to eliminate barriers for women and girls,” stated Lee, founder and manager of Westbrook-based Lee International. “I hope the lecture series will help us to imagine new possibilities for promoting justice and equal life opportunities for women and girls here at home.” Dow is an advocate for the rights of women and indigenous groups. In 1998, she became the first female judge appointed to the High Court of Botswana, where she served until 2009. Dow is also the author of four novels and one non-fiction work. Her latest book, “Saturday is for Funerals,” examines recent successes in Botswana’s fight against HIV/AIDS. The lecture is scheduled at the Abromson Community Education Center, 88 Bedford St., at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27.

AG sues contractors for alleged non-performance AUGUSTA — The Maine Attorney General’s office announced Monday that lawsuits were filed against two home repair contractors for accepting money from consumers and then failing to perform as promised. Daniel Tucci, of Portland, was one of the men sued after Attorney General William Schneider says Tucci accepted payments from customers

for home repairs and then failed to follow through with the work. Tucci advertised his services as “Dan the Handyman,” and officials say he demanded more money when homeowners complained about the lack of progress. “Any work actually performed by Tucci and his crew was of extremely low quality,” according to news release issued by the state’s Attorney General. The office began investigating Tucci after receiving a complaint from an elderly legal services advocate, which claimed Tucci targeted older residents, the Attorney General alleges. A separate lawsuit was filed in York Superior Court in February against Joel Poirier of Buxton, according to the release. Poirier allegedly took large down payments in advance for home improvements that were never finished. “We allege that these contractors intentionally misrepresented their ability and willingness to complete the home improvement projects they were paid in advance to do,” Schneider said in a statement. “This kind of intimidation of our seniors, who especially need help maintaining their homes, is intolerable,” he said. The lawsuits seek to prohibit Tucci and Poirier from acting as general contractors in Maine, providing goods or services, and taking any money in advance from consumers, according to Schneider’s office. They also seek restitution for the affected consumers, as well as penalties and costs.

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Wednesday, March 14 The Infamous Stringdusters, Hot Day at the Zoo 8:30 p.m. The Infamous Stringdusters with Hot Day at the Zoo at Empire Dine and Dance. The Stringdusters are taking improvised string band music to new places, combining musicianship, songwriting and experimental performance. Hot Day at the Zoo is based out of Lowell, Mass. This progressively modern, four-piece string band (guitar, mandolin, banjo, upright bass) is pioneering a new genre of music their fans are calling “ZooGrass.”

Thursday, March 15 Danú performance in celebration of St. Patrick

machines as well. Joining Wells will be electroacoustic duo Live Footage, composed of Mike Thies and Topu Lyo, who work with cello, drums and keyboards to craft warm, cinematic experiments in enveloping sound. SPACE Gallery, $10, 18 plus. Buy tickets at SPACE or at all Bull Moose locations.

Thursday, March 29 Excision at the State 8 p.m. Excision with Liquid Stranger, Lucky Date at the State Theatre. Taking influence from DnB, Metal, and Hip Hop, Excision is a Dubstep artist who must be heard to fully believe. Combining the morphing bass lines of Drum and Bass, the aggressive energy of Metal, and the laid back vibes of hip hop, Excision’s style is incomparable. At only 22, this young Canadian’s passion for music has already driven him to become one of the biggest Dubstep acts of North America. Doors: 7 p.m./show: 8 p.m. State Theatre. www.statetheatreportland.com

7:30 p.m. Danú in celebration of St. Patrick, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú is Friday, March 30 one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles of the day. Called a “spirit-raising Snoop Dogg at the State concoction” by The Irish Times, Danú’s glo8 p.m. The State Theatre presents Snoop rious mix of ancient Celtic music and new Dogg. as anticipation steadily climbs for his repertoire ranges from “fierce fiddle reels to pensive ballads.” (The New York Times) Portland band Tricky Britches will join a benefit for tornado victims at Empire Dine and Dance Thursday, quickly approaching 11th studio album, Doggumentary, Tha Doggfather is continuing to For over a decade, Danú’s fine musicians March 15. (COURTESY PHOTO) enhance his connection with his fans through on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accorhis music. Not only is Snoop utilizing his unridion, bouzouki and vocals have performed then, Katie’s song ‘Heaven’s My Home’ received a 2007 valed digital presence to offer his fans inside access to around the world and recorded seven critically acclaimed Grammy nomination and she has steadily become a fixture the creative process behind the Doggumentary, but the albums, always leaving audiences wanting more of their in Nashville’s up-and-coming indie music scene.” www. album itself acts a memoir of sorts—both chronicling his music that “stirs the blood and lifts the heart.” (Irish Music portlandempire.com journey in the game thus far and plotting where his path Magazine). Tickets: $36, $32. http://portlandovations.org/ will lead him in the future. The latest collection reflects shows/2011-12/danu Wednesday, March 21 everything that the world has come to embrace about The Vanishing Act, The Waldos and Huak the man born Calvin Broadus. While delivering several of 9 p.m. The Vanishing Act, The Waldos and Huak at Geno’s. the bombastic street raps that initially propelled Snoop Toots & the Maytals The Vanishing Act plays Death Metal / Emo / Grindcore. to stardom, Doggumentary also boasts the sort of unpre7:30 p.m. Toots & the Maytals with William Kimball at the Portland’s The Waldos play Experimental, Jazz, Punk, dictable collaborations that have made him a pop culture State Theatre. Doors: 6:30 p.m., show: 7:30 p.m. State TheMaths. Portland’s Huak is Post-Punk. http://www.facephenomenon. Portland. $40 advance/$45 day of show. atre. “Toots Hibbert is one of the great voices of Jamaica; a book.com/pages/Genos-Rock-Club/106415422773796 www.statetheatreportland.com legend whose career spans every development in Jamaican Benefit event for tornado victims Movie, Johnny Cremains and Dementia Five live music, from ska through rock-steady to reggae. Toots and 9 p.m. Local bands Tricky Britches, if and it, The Barn Swal8:30 p.m. Geno’s Rock Club brings a feature-length movie the Maytals have helped to chart the course of Jamaican lows, José Ayerve, and An Evening With to perform benof musical performances by By Blood Alone, Johnny Cremusic with unrivaled delivery and dynamism, setting new efit event at Empire Dine and Dance (www.portlandempire. mains, BirdOrgan, Hessian, Sunrunner and Dementia Five, standards of excellence, and becoming the most enduring com). The evening will support the victims of the recent along with Smoke and Mirror Circus, filmed on location at of all Jamaica’s groups.” www.statetheatreportland.com storms in the Southern United States. Admission is $5 Geno’s on Sept. 2, 2011, will be shown at 8:30 p.m., then and funds collected will benefit The America Red Cross followed by live sets by Johnny Cremains and Dementia Five, Thursday, March 22 Southern Tornado Relief fund. The event was organized starting at 10. Cover charge is $8 for the whole night, $6 after by Rebecca Minnick, a native of Louisville, Kentucky and 10. All shows at Geno’s are 21 plus, proper ID is required. Milkman’s Union at Empire transplant to Portland, Maine. Minnick is a member of The Come early to make sure you get a good seat! There will be 9:30 p.m. Milkman’s Union at Empire Dine and Dance. The Barn Swallows and An Evening with. For more information, popcorn! Venue: Geno’s Rock Club, 627 Congress St. Milkman’s Union is an enigmatic three-piece based in Portplease contact Rebecca Minnick (kentuckyinmaine@gmail. land, Maine. While their sound can most easily be characcom) or Stephen Quirk of Factory Portland (info@factorySaturday, March 31 terized as indie-rock, idiosyncrasies abound. Drawing from portland.com). classical, jazz, electronic, and various non-western musics, the band infuses rock grooves with deft melodic hooks and Jonny Corndawg at Empire Friday, March 16 rhythmic flourishes that combine for a unique sound. 9:30 p.m. Jonny Corndawg, Shovels and Rope, Robert Ellis at Empire Dine and Dance. Jonny Corndawg is a country Pete Witham & The Cozmik Zombies singer, not a singer-songwriter. Born in Montana, raised in Friday, March 23 8 p.m. Whiskey Kill’s Pissed Off Betty CD Release Party w rural Virginia, Corndawg has been touring on his motorcycle special guests Pete Witham & The Cozmik Zombies and since he dropped out of school in 2001. He’s played shows Jenny Owen Youngs Rockabilly DJ DangerWilRobinson. Pete Witham & The in every U.S. state, Canada and eleven European countries, 9:30 p.m. Jenny Owen Youngs, Aunt Martha, Gregory and Cozmik Zombies is a rockabilly/twisted Americana band Australia, Argentina and India. But you won’t find him on the Hawk at Empire Dine and Dance. Jenny Owen Youngs from Portland. Imagine a band with slap upright rockabilly CMT. His music is more in the vein of that obscure ‘70s gay is a singer/songwriter and natural history enthusiast who bass, Brian Setzer on lead guitar, Johnny Cash playing flatcountry that housewives would discover on a Bear Family grew up in the woods of New Jersey and currently lives top, singing original songs that were the result of an all night reissue in twenty years. In addition to pursuing the lost art of in Brooklyn, N.Y. Aunt Martha: the band, formed in late songwriting session between Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and the Real Deal, Corndawg is an airbrushing, leather-working, 2008, consists of Tim Noyes, Charlie McCanna, Garrett David Lynch. High energy roots rock and roll with witty, wry, marathon-running, truck-driving American. Born and Bred. Leahy and Brian Kim. Their album “Candymaker,” blends darkly humorous lyrics. the band’s folk, country and alternative influences while WCLZ Presents The Head & The Heart Wednesday, April 4 capturing the raw energy of Aunt Martha’s live shows. Mer8 p.m. The State Theatre, The Head & The Heart, with edith Godreau is an American singer-songwriter performDrew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives, Black Girls. Composed ing under the pseudonym Gregory and the Hawk (the name Omara ‘Bombino’ Moctar largely of transplants to the Seattle area, The Head and the being derived from her brother, Gregory, and his imaginary 7:30 p.m. Portland Ovations brings the young North AfriHeart write and play songs that speak to the newness of childhood hawk). can guitarist and songwriter Omara “Bombino” Moctar and a fresh start, of the ghosts left behind, of moving forward, his four-piece band to Hannaford Hall, University of Southern all brimming with a soulfulness and hope for a better life Maine in Portland for an evening concert. “Omara ‘Bombino’ Wednesday, March 28 than the one we’ve all been sold. Stylistically, think a folksy Moctar is from the Tuareg region of North Africa and during Beatles or Crosby Stills Nash & Young with more instruhis nomadic lifestyle of avoiding the politically charged rebelmental force. lion in Niger, Bombino taught himself how to play guitar by Emily Wells with Live Footage WCLZ presents Katie Herzig watching videos of Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits 8:30 p.m. Performer, producer and songwriter Emily Wells 9 p.m. WCLZ presents Katie Herzig with Andy Davis and and others in an effort to master their playing styles. He has trades in a striking mix of classical instrumentation, folk Dawn Mitschele at Empire Dine and Dance. “In 2006, after recorded a desert blues version of the Rolling Stones clasrawness and hip-hop production anchored by her haunting several years of fronting the critically acclaimed Coloradosic ‘Hey Negrita’ alongside Keith Richards and Charlie Watts combination of voice and violin. Her burgeoning reputation based band, Newcomers Home, Katie Herzig moved to and has served as Angelina Jolie’s guide to the Niger desert owes as much to her hypnotic live show where, working Nashville to strike it solo. Before leaving Colorado, she region. His electrifying jams capture the spirit of the Sahara a looping pedal, Wells becomes a one-woman orchestra, single-handedly recorded and produced Weightless, a with enduring notes of nostalgia, resilience and peace.” playing live drums, guitars, analog synthesizers and beat tour-de-force of innovative sonics and songwriting. Since

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Determination and resolve will pay off, though it would be nice not to feel that life is an uphill battle. Everything you do shouldn’t require such a great deal of energy. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Ideas bounce around in your head, and you want so badly to be able to pursue each one to its natural conclusion. But you can’t. You have to prioritize and let some of it go. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You may value someone’s opinion and still not agree with it. You’ll run into a case or two like this today. The important thing is to stay humble, appreciative and diplomatic. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You want to spend time playing with your loved ones and creating fun memories. Remember that working together builds a bond, too -- maybe one that’s even more powerful than leisure-time glue. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Sudden changes are around the corner. In order to get ready, build up your strength, ﬂexibility and stamina. This calls for exercise, reading, meditation and extreme self-care. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 14). People are only as young as their dreams. Yours happen to be particularly youthful, lofty and colorful and extremely possible. There will be a surprise twist in April that sends you in a new direction. Friends, allies and partners help you with an important project from May through July. Refreshing domestic renovations happen in August. Leo and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 7, 1, 33 and 18.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You get the sense that your talent and skills are being used in the wrong way. Pull back to get perspective. Nothing good comes of forcing yourself into a situation to please those around you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The latest research suggests that improving your weaknesses, while noble in intent, may very well be a waste of time. Finding out your strengths and focusing there will make you more effective. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You carry a question around with you now. Your mind will ﬁnd a way to answer it. Believing this will help to relieve the degree of anxiety that goes along with not knowing. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll be excellent at motivating yourself. Time pressures can really work for you now. You’ll excel with the creative tension that happens when you’re close to a deadline. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Self-discipline isn’t fun. In fact, it can be quite uncomfortable, which is why many people don’t have as much of it as they want. But you’d rather suffer the discomfort of self-discipline than the pain of regret. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Steer clear of dented cars because they show their history of collision. Similarly, be wary of people who talk of old battles and of being victimized, hurt or wronged. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re a splendidly expressive conversationalist. So what if some of the things you say don’t come out quite right? What counts is that you are contributing. You’re a giver.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, March 14, the 74th day of 2012. There are 292 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 14, 1962, Democrat Edward M. Kennedy officially launched in Boston his successful candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts once held by his brother, President John F. Kennedy. (Edward Kennedy served in the Senate for nearly 47 years.) On this date: In 1743, a memorial service was held at Faneuil (FAN’-yul) Hall in Boston honoring Peter Faneuil, who had donated the building bearing his name. In 1794, Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin, an invention that revolutionized America’s cotton industry. In 1885, the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera “The Mikado” premiered at the Savoy Theatre in London. In 1900, Congress ratified the Gold Standard Act. In 1923, President Warren G. Harding became the first chief executive to file an income tax report. In 1932, photography pioneer George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Co., died by his own hand at age 77 in Rochester, N.Y. In 1939, the republic of Czechoslovakia was dissolved, opening the way for Nazi occupation of Czech areas and the separation of Slovakia. In 1951, during the Korean War, United Nations forces recaptured Seoul (sohl). In 1964, a jury in Dallas found Jack Ruby guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, and sentenced him to death. (Both the conviction and death sentence were later overturned, but Ruby died before he could be retried.) In 1967, the body of President John F. Kennedy was moved from a temporary grave to a permanent memorial site at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1980, a LOT Polish Airlines jet crashed while attempting to land in Warsaw, killing all 87 people aboard, including 22 members of a U.S. amateur boxing team. One year ago: In the wake of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami and mounting nuclear crisis, President Barack Obama said he had offered the Japanese government any assistance the United States could provide. Today’s Birthdays: Former astronaut Frank Borman is 84. Singer Phil Phillips is 81. Actor Michael Caine is 79. Composer-conductor Quincy Jones is 79. Former astronaut Eugene Cernan is 78. Actor Raymond J. Barry is 73. Movie director Wolfgang Petersen is 71. Country singer Michael Martin Murphey is 67. Rock musician Walt Parazaider is 67. Actor Steve Kanaly is 66. Comedian Billy Crystal is 64. Country singer Jann Browne is 58. Actor Adrian Zmed is 58. Prince Albert II, the ruler of Monaco, is 54. Actress Laila Robins is 53. Actress Tamara Tunie is 53. Actress Penny Johnson Jerald is 51. Producer-director-writer Kevin Williamson is 47. Actor Gary Anthony Williams is 46. Actress Megan Follows is 44. Rock musician Michael Bland is 43. Country singer Kristian Bush is 42. Rock musician Derrick is 40. Actress Grace Park is 38. Actor Jake Fogelnest is 33. Actor Chris Klein is 33. Actress Kate Maberly is 30. Singermusician Taylor Hanson is 29.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I am getting married in May. My fiance, “Stan,” didn’t like his last job, so my brother hired him. Stan has been working there for a year. I recently found out that Stan has been pulling nasty pranks on my brother. He never mentioned it to me. My brother works alone during the busiest part of the day, with the pressures from sales people, supervisors, repair people, etc. Stan works the evening shift and has a helper, but they are the only two in the building. Still, Stan is apparently upset by things my brother doesn’t get to during the day. I have seen the pictures of the pranks: cutting the fingertips off the gloves my brother uses for his work; putting spray powder and piles of wood on the chair my brother sits in. He hides tools and rags. The list is endless. I think Stan is being disrespectful and childish. I have never treated his family members with such disrespect. I am upset and disappointed. These pranks are ridiculous and uncalled for, and I am stuck in the middle. My brother is under enough stress. He hasn’t said anything to Stan, but his wife told me it takes him an additional 40 minutes every morning to find the tools that are missing and get things ready for his day. Stan is a 39-year-old man. Should I intervene or let them work this out on their own? My brother has said he doesn’t want to come to our wedding. I know he wouldn’t miss it, but I’m sad he feels this way. -- Disappointed in Pittsburgh Dear Pittsburgh: If it were up to us, there would be no wedding for your brother to miss. Stan is an immature idiot. He may think these pranks are funny, but we suspect the only reason your brother hasn’t fired him is because he is engaged to you. Tell Stan to knock it off immediately and grow up. If he has a problem with management, he should discuss it like an adult.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 20 years. He is in the military reserves and could be called up for active duty at any time. Six months ago, he did a 180-degree turn. Now I feel like I am living with an alien in my home. He has totally detached himself from me. He is an excellent father to the children, but won’t speak to me. He says if I ask him how his workday was, he will lie. His reasoning is that he does not want to put more stress on me, because I suffer from anxiety. He sees the anxiety as a weakness. He will not hug or kiss me, and intimacy is out of the question. He says he is happy “coexisting.” He refuses counseling and won’t discuss it with his family. He will not go to the doctor for a physical. I ﬁnally broke down and gave him 30 days to change. He said he wants six months. My question is: How much can a person take? We are both in our 40s. I would love to know whether other military spouses understand this. -- Lost in the USA Dear Lost: We have no idea what’s going on with your husband. Is he stressed from the possibility of being deployed? Is he seeing someone else? Is he punishing you for some reason? If he won’t address it and you are miserable, get counseling without him, and chart the best path for yourself and your children. Dear Annie: I am sorry that “Amazed in Honolulu” receives unwanted advances and inappropriate comments from male business associates. However, my gripe is about when she says the advances invariably come from “a short, older, heavyset, balding guy.” How rude to slam individuals based on physical characteristics. Shame on her. When we are born, we aren’t given the option of being short or tall, getting bald or having thick hair, etc. She’s missing out on a lot by having such a judgmental and shallow attitude. -- D.S.

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PORTLAND — Water crews were able to get an early start on annual infrastructure maintenance this year. The Portland Water District announced Tuesday that crews were cleaning water mains on Great Diamond Island this week. The annual maintenance began earlier than normal this year aided in part by the lack of snow and warm temperatures, water officials said. After work is completed on Great Diamond Island, crews will begin maintenance on Peaks Island and then move inland. Workers use a high velocity flow of water in the opposite direction of the natural flow of water to clean mains, officials said. Any sediment that may be in the mains is released out of water hydrants. Inland work is expected to occur between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday. The maintenance may result in some water discoloration, officials said. If customers experience any change in water quality they should contact the Portland Water District at 761-8310.

Maine unemployment rate flat in Jan. The unemployment rate in Maine held steady at 7 percent in January, according to data from the Maine Department of Labor — a 1 percent decline from the same period a year earlier. Unemployment was also 7 percent in December, the Associated Press reported. All told, about 50,000 Mainers were unemployed in January, compared to 56,000 a year earlier. The lowest unemployment rate was in Cumberland County, while Washington County had the highest, AP reported. The unemployment rate for New England was 7.2 percent — a figure that includes Vermont, with a 5 percent unemployment rate, and Rhode Island, which had 10.9 percent unemployment, according to AP. The national unemployment rate was 8.3 percent in January, compared to 8.5 percent a month earlier and 9.1 percent last January, AP reported.

Summers files to run for Snowe’s seat In 11 days, current Secretary of State Charlie Summers was able to collect over 2,391 signatures and is submitting those in order to run for the Republican nomination to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe. Summers, a resident of Scarborough and Maine’s current Secretary of State, will be submitting a total of 2,391 signatures of Mainer’s from all of the state’s 16 counties, he announced.

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Wednesday, March 14 Friends of Walker Memorial Library book sale 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friends of Walker Memorial Library are raising funds to buy more reading materials for the Library. The book sale will be held at the library during library hours on Wednesday, March 14, Thursday, March 15, Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17. On Friday, all materials will be half price. On Saturday, it will be a bag for $3. All proceeds go to Walker Memorial Library to assist with the purchase of new materials for the library. The Library has boxes and boxes of books to share. Bargains galore. Come early for the best selection. The collection of used books is mostly adult fiction with a sprinkling of other items. The majority of books are ex-library editions, but other materials are mixed in as well. More details at www.walker.lib.me.us.

‘Iron Jawed Angels,’ multicultural film forum 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. University of Southern Maine, Multicultural Center, Woodbury Campus Center, Portland. “Hilary Swank stars in this film set in 1918 about suffrage activists putting their lives on the line to help give American women the right to vote. A forum where students can discuss issues of race, ethnicity, and power. After each film a discussion follows facilitated by Doug Cowan, USM clinical counselor.” http:// usm.maine.edu/mcsa/iron-jawed-angels-multicultural-filmforum

Flatbread Company Oven Raising Event 4 p.m. “The Flatbread Company, 72 Commercial St., will be opening its doors at 4 p.m. welcoming the community to join the Flatbread crew building the new dome for our second oven. All ages are welcome; making clay bricks for the oven or arts and crafts for kids. The Flatbread Company will be providing free flatbread for those wanting to get their hands dirty. Please join us for this teamwork event.”

USM presents ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ 5 p.m. March 14, 5 p.m.; March 15-17, 7:30 p.m.; March 18, 5 p.m. The smash hit musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” comes to University of Southern Maine. “Who says they’re not making great musicals any more? This smash hit received more 2006 Tony award than any other Musical! When a die-hard fan plays his favorite cast album, the show miraculously comes to life! Toe-tapping tunes and silly situations abound in this hilarious valentine to the golden age of musicals.” Russell Hall, Gorham Campus

PSO Wine Dinner and Auction 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra Wine Dinner and Auction at the Harraseeket Inn, Freeport. The PSO Wine Dinner and Auction is a benefit for the orchestra. Each year, the dinner centers around the wines from a different part of the globe. This year’s geographic focus is Oregon. Here’s the list of chefs for the 2012 dinner: Stephanie Brown, Sea Grass Bistro; Jonathan Cartwright, White Barn Inn; Eric Flynn, Harraseeket Inn; Sam Hayward, Fore Street; and Lee Skawinski, Cinque Terre & Vignola. To buy tickets and for more information, call 773-6128, ext 311.

Pedestrian and Bicycle forum rescheduled 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Due to Tuesday night’s snow storm, a Pedestrian and Bicycle forum was postponed. The event will now take place on Wednesday, March 14, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Merrill Rehearsal Hall, City Hall, Portland. The City of Portland will host this public forum to present highlights from a developing draft Pedestrian and Bicycle Chapter for the city’s Comprehensive Plan. “The chapter will propose a vision for biking and walking in Portland along with goals, objectives, strategies, and performance measures to promote, improve and increase bicycle and pedestrian transportation. This forum offers the public an opportunity discuss the Plan and to provide comments prior to review for adoption by City Council committees, the Planning Board, and the full City Council.” To review the draft materials, visit the city’s website at www.portlandmaine.gov/transcomm.htm.

John Bauman book signing at USM 7 p.m. University of Southern Maine Muskie School Visiting Research Professor John Bauman “has written the first comprehensive history of Portland since the 1800s. Bauman takes readers from 1632 to the late 20th-century revitalization of the Old Port and 21st-century plans for Portland’s waterfront, in his book, ‘Gateway to Vacationland: The Making of Portland, Maine.’” USM will celebrate the book’s publication with a reading and book signing at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, in the bookstore located in Woodbury Campus Center, Portland. The event is free and open to the public and books will be available for sale. For more information about the reading, contact Barbara Kelly at 780-4072.

‘A Nervous Smile’ 7:30 p.m. Dramatic Repertory Company’s season continues with “A Nervous Smile” by John Belluso. The show will run for nine performances only, March 8-18, at the Studio

Saad Zackariah, 15, (left) and Mukhtar Muqtar, 15, prepare to water the East End Community School garden as part of the Cultivating Community Youth Growers program. On Monday, March 19, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall, Portland’s Department of Public Services and Healthy Portland, a program of the Health and Human Services Department, will host a public forum to discuss community gardening in Portland. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Theatre at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. “Four parents are connected by a shocking choice in this surprisingly funny, lyrical, poignant and gripping drama. You think you know what you would do, but how can you be sure? John Belluso bravely treads were few playwrights dare to go, and tackles difficult subjects with honesty, humor, compassion and skill. He holds up the mirror, and gives us the ability to see and understand our world in new ways. Belluso (1969-2006) began using a wheelchair at the age of 13, and was a pioneering champion for artists with disabilities. ‘A Nervous Smile’ was his last complete play before his untimely death.” March 14-18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Studio Theatre at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland.

Thursday, March 15 Red Cross Blood Drive at McAuley 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Social Action Club at Catherine McAuley High School will be sponsoring its annual Red Cross Blood Drive from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the McAuley gym. The Blood Drive is open to the public, and walk-ins are welcome. Volunteers will be registering students and staff for appointments this week at lunches. Parents and friends of McAuley may call 797-3802, ext. 2014 for an appointment.

Chartre-style labyrinth for meditative walks 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal at 580 Forest Ave. (entrance in rear) is offering its indoor Chartre-style labyrinth for meditative walks. Allow about 30 minutes. All are welcome. FMI 772-7421.

Voices of the Sea 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voices of the Sea — Poetry & Music of Working Fishermen at DiMillo’s On the Water, Commercial Street, Portland. Museum members $5; nonmembers $7. “Maine fishermen and seamen take listeners into their world as they share their water-borne careers through poetry and music. Presenters include Rockland folksinger and sailor Gordon Bok; Stonington lobsterman Frank Gotswals; Stefanie Alley who lobsters from Islesford, and former Coast Guardsman turned folk musician and humorist Kendall Morse. Limited attendance; reservations at www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org.”

28th annual Trek Across Maine talk 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join the American Lung Association at the L.L. Bean Flagship Store atrium, 95 Main St., Freeport. Veteran trekkers and American Lung Association staff will discuss the 28th annual Trek Across Maine cycling event, the organization’s largest fundraiser nationwide, scheduled for the weekend of June 15 across the beautiful state of Maine. “The Trek Across Maine is a three-day, 180-mile adventure, from the mountains to the sea, providing breathtaking views, adventure and an unmatched sense of camaraderie. Proceeds from the bike trek benefit lung disease research, advocacy, and programs as well as the Fight for Air. The evening provides a perfect opportunity for those

who have not yet registered for the Trek.” More information on the Trek Across Maine is available at biketreknewengland.org.

The Privilege of Keeping Old Things Safe 7 p.m. Part of a public program series at Maine Historical Society that explores the connections between literature, art and history. Hold On: The Privilege of Keeping Old Things Safe with Nicholson Baker, author. “Nicholson Baker In 2001, writer Nicholson Baker published Double Fold, a book about libraries, paper science, and lost history. In it he documented his efforts to save a large collection of beautiful and exceptionally rare newspaper volumes, which were being scrapped in favor of microfilmed replacements. Baker’s forceful case seemed to serve as a coda to the era of print, a beachhead for those who believed in the lastingness of paper, and presaged issues and arguments that organizations like MHS face in the digital age.”

New Gloucester Historical Society 7 p.m. Sister Frances Carr, head of the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community and kitchen deaconess, will be the speaker at 7 p.m. for the March 15 meeting of the New Gloucester Historical Society. The public is invited to hear her presentation on the traditions of Shaker cooking. The March meeting will be held at the Dwelling House, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester.

‘Little Me’ at St. Lawrence 7 p.m. “Little Me,” the musical comedy by Neil Simon (book), Cy Coleman (music), and Carolyn Leigh (lyrics) will be presented by Good Theater March 7 to April 1 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. on Munjoy Hill in Portland. “Little Me” is directed by Brian P. Allen with musical direction by Victoria Stubbs, leading the threepiece band, and choreography by Tyler Sperry. Performances for Little Me are as follows: Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($20), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($25), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($30), Sundays 2 p.m. ($30) with a special added matinee on Saturday March 24, 3 p.m. ($25). Call 885-5883 for reservations and information. www.goodtheater.com

Story Telling Circle, spring rituals 7 p.m. Join Story Telling Circle with Deena R. Weinstein to hear and share stories about spring rituals such as Equinox, Passover, Easter, or starting your seedlings! Deena will share a creation story she wrote. Visitors may sign up before 7 p.m. to tell a story of 10 minutes or less. At Congregation Etz Chaim/The Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland (at the head of India Street). www.treeoflifemuseum.org; social time: 6:30 to 7 p.m.; stories: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. “This is a secular event. Children (and adults!) who are able to sit and listen are welcome. Storytelling requires attentive audiences without distractions. This venue is perfect in this respect! If children are present, tellers are asked to consider the appropriateness of their stories.” see next page

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Irish ensemble Danú at Merrill 7:30 p.m. In celebration of St. Patrick, Portland Ovations presents traditional Irish ensemble Danú at Merrill Auditorium. “Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú is one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles of today. Performing high-energy concerts consisting of a glorious mix of ancient Celtic music and new repertoire, Danú always brings their audiences on a moving and memorable musical journey to their native Ireland. For over a decade, Danú’s musicians on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki and vocals have traveled the globe playing thousands of stages, garnering praise, receiving awards and recording seven critically acclaimed albums.

‘Hidden Tennessee’ at Portland Stage 7:30 p.m. “Hidden Tennessee” at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. February 28 through March 18. “An evening of one-act plays from a 20th century master of lyrical snapshots of human nature. From the dreams of lonely, threadbare teenagers to the quiet fears of an aging spinster, these revealing short plays, stories, and letters showcase Williams’ unmatched talent for uncovering truths both beautiful and sad, hidden behind closed doors.” March 15-16 at 7:30 p.m.; March 17 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; March 18 at 2 p.m. For full schedule, visit www.portlandstage.org

‘The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds’ at Lucid Stage 8 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company presents the American classic with the tongue twisting title, “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds,” by Paul Zindel. The play opens March 15, and runs Thursday to Sunday through April 1, at Lucid Stage in Portland. “Zindel’s masterpiece, which won an Obie Award, a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the coveted Pulitzer Prize for Drama, tells the story of single mother Beatrice Hunsdorfer, and her teenage daughters, Ruth and Matilda. Abandoned by her husband and saddled with two children, Beatrice hates the world. She thinks she just needs the right opportunity, and everything will get better. Older sister Ruth knows the reputation her mother has around town, but she seems sadly fated to repeat her mother’s mistakes in her own life. Shy Matilda, or Tillie, is the joke of her school and her family, until a teacher opens her eyes to the wonders of science. When Tilllie’s project on the effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigold seeds is chosen for the school science fair, the dysfunctional family dynamic comes to a head.” www. lucidstage.com

Benefit event for tornado victims 9 p.m. Local bands Tricky Britches, if and it, The Barn Swallows, José Ayerve, and An Evening With to perform benefit event at Empire Dine and Dance (www.portlandempire. com). The evening will support the victims of the recent storms in the Southern United States. Admission is $5 and funds collected will benefit The America Red Cross Southern Tornado Relief fund. The event was organized by Rebecca Minnick, a native of Louisville, Kentucky and transplant to Portland, Maine. Minnick is a member of The Barn Swallows and An Evening with. For more information, please contact Rebecca Minnick (kentuckyinmaine@gmail. com) or Stephen Quirk of Factory Portland (info@factoryportland.com).

Friday, March 16 Light body free healing clinic in Brunswick 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. Free clinic. Call People Plus at 729- 0757, or Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy at 729-1164. “Do you know that Physical Therapy can improve mobility and reduce pain? Have you experienced the comfort and healing of Reiki or massage? ... People Plus and Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy are co-hosting the Light Body Free Healing Clinic on March 16.”

Harrison Thorp at the Portland Public Library noon to 1 p.m. Harrison Thorp, author of “Freak the News: Journalistic High Jinks in a Small Maine Town.” The Friday Local Author Series is held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Meeting Room 5. Portland Public Library.

USM Artist-in-Residence talk 1 p.m. University of Southern Maine Artist-in-Residence Jesseca Ferguson will give a free talk about her pinhole photographs and collaged photo objects, in the Art Department’s Burnham Lounge located in Robie Andrews Hall on the Gorham campus. The talk is free and open to the public with a snow date of March 23. For detailed driving and parking directions visit www.usm.maine.edu/gallery/mapdirections and look for Lecture Series in the Visual Arts or call 780.5008.

On Thursday, join Deena R. Weinstein on the Ides of March to hear and share stories about Spring Rituals/Rites Of Spring such as Equinox, Passover, Easter, or starting your seedlings. The storytelling circle is at Congregation Etz Chaim/The Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Parlor Talk: ‘Glorious Slow Going’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free admission. Join the Portland Museum of Art for the inauguration of a series of events showcasing new books by Maine artists and authors. “Glorious Slow Going” is a collaboration between Maine writer Liz Peavey and artist Marguerite Robichaux. Meet the artists and hear about their collaboration on this beautiful new book. “Preorder your copy of Glorious Slow Going at the Museum Store by calling (207) 775-6148 ext. 3219.”

‘Certified Copy’ at the PMA 6:30 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art. Friday, March 16, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 17, 2 p.m.; Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m. NR “The film is set in Tuscany and focuses on a British writer and a French antiques dealer, whose relationship undergoes an odd transformation over the course of a day.” http://www. portlandmuseum.org

Poets Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel 7 p.m. Acorn Productions offers the next installment of the company’s monthly series of poetry readings titled “Lowry’s Lodge.” The series of public readings hosted by Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel continues at the Acorn Studio Theater in the Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook. Local poets Nancy Henry and Duff Plunkett will read from their work and take questions from the audience after their readings. The event is free with a $5 suggested donation. “Nancy Henry is a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee and her poems have twice been featured on NPR’s ‘The Writers’ Almanac.’ She has published three collections of poetry — all from Maine publishers, she is proud to say — and her poems have appeared widely in small press journals and on the Internet. Duff Plunkett is a poet who believes in the sanctity of language, just not very firmly. He is the author of three books of poetry: ‘Left Brain-Right Brain’ (2007); ‘The Butter Poems’ (1996) and ‘Strike Back Cover’ (1986). He has written poems in the French, Italian, Spanish and Turkish languages and is intrigued by the possibilities for rhyme to bring the music back into modern poetry.” Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook. Free, suggested donation $5. FMI: www.acorn-productions.org or 854-0065

‘Cinderella’ by Windham Center Stage 7 p.m. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical fairy tale “Cinderella,” is presented by Windham Center Stage Theater. “First seen as a television spectacular in 1957, and remade for television in 1965 and 1997, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella’ spins its own version of the traditional story, woven through with such beloved songs as ‘In My Own Little Corner,’ ‘Ten Minutes Ago’ and ‘Impossible.’ With the script and score lovingly adapted for elementary and middle school performers, this classic seems as fresh as today. After all, even if we know the story by heart, we still hold our breath until we are sure that the slipper fits. Windham Center Stage is a community theater serving the Sebago Lakes Region of Southern Maine. The theater produces the only children’s show in the area in which every child receives a part. ‘Cinderella’

is directed by Mary Wassick, music directed by Diane Hancock, and features more than 75 local children in two fantastic casts.” Through March 25. Shows will be performed Friday evenings at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. All seats must be reserved. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and $5 for children under 5. Call 893-2098.

Reverse Glass Painting 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St., Portland. Reverse Glass Painting. “Join us for a free demonstration by Constellation artist Tatia DiChiara. Tatia will be discussing the history and basic techniques of reverse glass painting and everyone will get a chance to create their own handpainted piece. All materials provided. Light refreshments available. All are welcome!”

Rock Around the World dance party 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Come dance the night away at the seventh annual Rock Around the World dance party and fundraising event to be held Friday, March 16, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Avenue, Portland. The evening will begin with a silent auction of international goods and local services followed by international music and dance, complete with dance instruction. A tasty array of international appetizers and a cash bar will add to the fun. All proceeds will benefit Portland Multilingual Summer Academic Program. “The event is a great opportunity for people from Greater Portland to come together to dance, listen to great music, and simply enjoy experiencing other cultures” explains Grace Valenzuela, Multilingual and Multicultural Center’s Director. “We draw a larger crowd every year and everyone has a great time. It is a fun event and the proceeds help fund summer academic programming for our newly-arrived refugee and immigrant students.”

Susan Curtis Charitable Foundation 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Susan Curtis Charitable Foundation Annual Dinner. Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland. The governor will deliver formal remarks at the annual dinner. Camp Susan Curtis is a privatelyfunded Maine nonprofit 501(c)(3) with the mission to build the character, self-confidence and self-esteem of economically disadvantaged Maine children through tuition-free high-quality educational, camping and social experiences.

Stars on Ice ‘Love ‘n’ Life’ 7:30 p.m. “The Civic Center is only one of ten cities in the United States chosen to host Stars on Ice this year! This year’s show will be co-directed and choreographed by Kurt Browning. Along with Browning, this year’s show will feature Sasha Cohen, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Ilia Kulik, Todd Eldridge, Joannie Rochette, Kyoko Ina & John Zimmerman, Ryan Bradley and Sinead & John Kerr. Special guest Sarah Hughes, Olympic Gold Medalist, to join Portland Show.” Tickets: $125 (ice side), $75, $45 and $25 - Discounts are available for Children 12 and under and Seniors 65 plus. www.theciviccenter.com/events see next page

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‘A Finished Heart’ 8:30 p.m. “‘A Finished Heart’ is a dramatic performance that tells the story of a loving marriage between two men at the end of life.” It is sponsored by Congregation Bet Ha’am and the JSL Foundation of New Gloucester and will be presented at Congregation Bet Ha’am, 81 Westbrook St., South Portland.

Saturday, March 17 West End’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration

kids in the Greater Portland area” will be held at South Portland High School Auditorium (doors open at 1:30 p.m. for raffle/concessions). “The Perform for a Cure variety show is the creation of a 15-yearold Portland resident, Rachel Friedman. Her family has struggled with cancer since 2000. She has combined her talent and passion for the performing arts to raise money for the disease that has challenged her family over and over again. Rachel’s mom, Hannah Friedman, has battled Hodgkin’s Lymphoma three times. With the help of family and friends, Rachel has raised over $40,000 for cancer research and community programs in the last seven years. She currently attends Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts in Natick, Mass.; but, has remained active in her role with PFAC.” Concessions and raffle proceeds will benefit the Cancer Community Center in South Portland. Tickets are $12 adults/ $10 students and seniors. Call 671-8857 for tickets, www.performforacure.org

8 a.m. “The Maine Irish Heritage Center will host the West End’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration beginning with a procession and flag raising in honor of the late Eddie Murphy. Eddie was a local community activist who was referred to by many as the ‘Giant Leprechaun’ he was instrumental in developing this traditional ceremony. We will depart from the steps of the Maine Roller Derby Maine Irish Heritage Center (former Members of the Stillson School of Irish Dance entertain onlookers at a St. Patrick’s Day parade on Commercial Street 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Maine Roller St.Dominic’s Church, corner of State in Portland. At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, the Irish American Club will lead this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade along ComDerby’s Port Authorities vs. Conand Gray Street) at 8 a.m. led by a mercial Street in Portland. The parade will begin at the Portland Fish Pier and continues to the Maine State Pier. (DAVID necticut RollerGirls’ Stepford Sabocolor guard and members of the Clad- CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) tage at Happy Wheels. Tickets $5 dagh Mor Band. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. tions will consist of readings from the script. (all ages). Season tickets are $40 and availFreeport Foray with Maine Audubon the MIHC will be open for tours and we will Callbacks, if needed, will be on Sunday, able online. Lucky Lass Throwdown After8 a.m. to noon. Maine Audubon invites the be serving tea and soda bread. Local musiMarch 18 at 6 p.m. Director is Julie GeorgeParty at 9 p.m./Asylum 21 plus, no cover. public on a walk in Freeport. “The habitats cian Joe Markley will be playing traditional Carlson. Show dates: June 7-23 with speand locations of Winslow Park and Wolfe’s The Maine Jewish Film Festival Irish tunes during the Saturday Farmer’s cial performance on July 4. 865-5505. The Neck State Park will offer us the opportu6 p.m. The Maine Jewish Film Festival will Market. Please join us all are welcome. At Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 nity to get close to the region’s animals and return to Portland’s Nickelodeon Cinemas 10:30 a.m. the Irish American Club will lead Depot St., downtown Freeport, one block plants.” $25/$35. www.maineaudubon.org March 17-22, for its 15th year. Opening this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade along east of L.L. Bean. www.freeportfactory.com Night Party is at Akari, 193 Middle St., PortCommercial Street in Portland. The parade Auditions at Freeport Factory Stage Scholastic Aptitude Test practice land. “Join us for appetizers and drinks to will begin at the Portland Fish Pier and 1 p.m. Freeport Factory Stage is seeking 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. “Are you a high school kick off the 2012 Maine Jewish Film Festiparade to the Maine State Pier. Local dignia large ensemble cast of adults and teenstudent getting ready to take the SAT’s? If val!” Compliments of Akari all ticket holdtaries will make remarks at the duration of agers for “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder. so, the Portland Public Library would like ers will receive a gift bag of $50 value. the parade.” www.maineirish.com At the Freeport Factory Stage. Open audito help you out! The Portland Public Library “Little Rose” plays at 8 p.m. at the NickelTeen Team is sponsoring an event which odeon. The Festival curates a selection of allows teens getting ready for the SAT’s films that explore the Jewish experience to come to the library to take a practice through independent documentaries, featest. The following subjects are available ture films and shorts. The 2012 Festival using the library’s own Learn-a-Test proline-up includes American and foreign gram offered through the Learning Express films as well as a local short film. HighLibrary: SAT Critical Reading Practice lights include: “Little Rose” (2010, feature, Tests; SAT Math Practice Tests; SAT WritPoland) a political thriller based on the real ing Multiple-Choice Practice Tests; SAT life events of the spring of 1968; “Between Writing Practice Essays; SAT Preparation Two Worlds” (2011, documentary, U.S.) a groundbreaking personal exploration of Courses and Guides. This event will be held the community and family divisions that in Meeting Room No. 5 on the Lower Level are redefining American Jewish identity of the Portland Public Library. This program and politics; “David” (2011, feature, U.S.) is made possible by a Broadband Technolthrough an act of good faith, Daud, a ogy Opportunity Program grant awarded young Muslim boy inadvertently befriends to the Maine State Library which provides a group of Jewish boys who mistake him 107 libraries statewide the opportunity as a fellow classmate at their Orthodox to enhance or establish public computer school, in the neighboring Jewish comcenters, broadband access, and informamunity; “Dolphin Boy” (2011, documention training to our community. Portland tary, Israel) about the devastating havoc Public Library is also one of 11 libraries in that human violence can wreak upon the the BTOP program statewide to become human soul, and about the healing powers a video conferencing regional hub which of nature and of love; “In Heaven, Underwill allow the library to enhance training for ground” (2011, documentary, Germany) librarians and patrons via a video conferan enchanting journey through the Weisencing unit. sensee Jewish Cemetery, one of Europe’s ‘South Pacific’ at Merrill oldest Jewish cemeteries. It is s surpris2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2 ingly sweet, funny and sober film; “This Is p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 18, at 2 Sodom” (2011, feature, Israel) a raucous p.m. “South Pacific” at Merrill Auditorium, and bawdy biblical comedy in the best Portland. “This breathtaking new productradition of Monty Python and Mel Brooks tion of South Pacific is based on the 2008 that leaves no sacred cows untouched; Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center The“Burial of Names” (2011, documentary, ater production, directed by Bartlett Sher. U.S./Auburn, Maine) members of a small Set on a tropical island during World War Jewish community gather to bury Jewish II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic artifacts. “Since the festival began in story of two couples and how their happi1998, it has presented over 300 domestic ness is threatened by the realities of war and foreign films, brought more than 70 and by their own prejudices. The beloved guest artists from the U.S. and around the score’s songs include ‘Some Enchanted world to Maine and sold over 30,000 tickEvening,’ ‘I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right ets to Jewish and non-Jewish attendees Outa My Hair,’ ‘This Nearly Was Mine’ and in venues throughout greater Portland and ‘There is Nothin’ Like a Dame.” the state. Portland is the smallest city in the nation to boast an independent, proPerform For A Cure variety show fessional Jewish film festival.” Tickets on 2:30 p.m. The Perform For A Cure variety sale through mjff.org. show “featuring some of the most talented