The Portland Daily Sun, Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The Tiger Mom defanged

Elvis Costello coming to the State Theatre

Fans ate up the antics of some famous Sea Dogs vendors

See Maggie Knowles on page 4

See the Music Calendar, page 6

See Natalie Ladd on page 7

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Musicians opposing all-ages show ban

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Local musicians are headed to Augusta today to voice opposition to — and learn more about — proposed legislation that could effectively end allages events at many Maine entertainment venues, including up to two dozen Portland establishments.

The bill, LD 901, would bar individuals under the age of 21 from being in Class A lounges licensed to sell alcohol, even if alcohol is not being served during an event. The bill was sponsored by District 120 Representative Diane Russell, who said she

took the action on behalf of the city of Portland.

Representatives from the Portland Music Foundation say the bill threatens to exacerbate a problem that has been facing the town’s young musicians for years – a lack of venues willing to forgo alcohol sales and host all-ages events.

“The sad reality is that most places with sound systems have one because of booze sales,” said Spencer Albee, a local musician and frequent event producer.

“Things like Sunday afternoon shows at the Big Easy, all-ages/chem-free dance parties at Bubba’s,

“We think it shows complete and total lack of understanding about the way the live music scene works.” — Portland Music Foundation’s Sam Pfeifle and taking your kid to see a cool show at Geno’s would all now be disallowed and impossible,” wrote PMF secretary and local musician Sam Pfeifle in an see MUSICIANS page 3

Fun moves for Fun Box, Coast City Comics New home will be old Urban Hardware Store

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Toy and novelty shop Fun Box Monster Emporium and its cohort, Coast City Comics, have found a novel way to entice people to help them move into a new location down Congress Street: offer free comic books.

“ITS OFFICIAL! Coast City has a new location at 634 Congress St.,” Coast City wrote Tuesday on its Facebook page. “We’re starting the move today. Anyone up for getting some free comics? Come by the shop lend a hand score a couple books.”

The new location was once occupied by the Urban Hardware Store see MOVE page 3

Chad Pennell, manager of Coast City Comics, stands in the old Urban Hardware Store, new home to Coast City and Fun Box Monster Emporium. The two stores are in the process of moving from up Congress Street, hoping to finish by May. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

LePage actions add significance to Chavez event

BY CURTIS ROBINSON THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

After dinner at an Austin-area restaurant early last year, noted historian and biographer Douglas Brinkley was asked by a colleague if there is “one major American figure” lacking a really definitive biography.

Brinkley, himself the author of several best-selling biographies, did not hesitate.

“Cesar Chavez,” he said.

At 9 a.m. Thursday, the Maine League of United Latin American Citizens will honor Cesar Chavez in an event at First Parish in Portland, 425 Congress St. In a telephone interview Tuesday, Brinkley explained that Chavez, the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Union and an icon of Latino

civil rights, is a “sustainable hero” from the 1960s and predicted he will grow in importance as the United States Latino population grows.

Chavez and the labor movement have gained relevance in Maine this month as Gov. Paul LePage decreed that the state Labor Department conference room that bears Chavez’s name, along with seven other such meeting areas, have their names changed to reflect a more “balanced” attitude toward see CHAVEZ page 2

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Tourist leave with American babies SAN GABRIEL, Calif. — The building inspectors and police officers walked into the small row of connected town houses here knowing something was amiss.

Neighbors had complained about noise and a lot of pregnant women coming and going. And when they went into a kitchen they saw a row of clear bassinets holding several infants, with a woman acting as a nurse hovering over them.

For months, officials say, the house was home to “maternity tourists,” in this case, women from China who had paid tens of thousands of dollars to deliver their babies in the United States, making the infants automatic American citizens. Officials shut down the home, sending the 10 mothers who had been living there with their babies to nearby motels.

“These were not women living in squalor — it was a well taken care of place and clean, but there were a lot of women and babies,” said Clayton Anderson, a city inspector who shut down the house. “I have never seen anything like this before. We really couldn’t determine the exact number of people living there.”

For the last year, the debate over birthright citizenship has raged across the country, with some political leaders calling for an end to the 14th Amendment, which gives automatic citizenship to any baby born in the United States.

Much of the debate has focused on immigrants entering illegally from poor countries in Latin America.

But in this case the women were not only relatively wealthy, but also here legally on tourist visas. Most of them, officials say, have already returned to China with their American babies.

Immigration experts say it is impossible to know precisely how widespread “maternity tourism” is. Businesses in China, Mexico and South Korea advertise packages that arrange for doctors, insurance and postpartum care. And the Marmara, a Turkish-owned hotel on the Upper East Side in New York City, has advertised monthlong “baby stays” that come with a stroller.

For the most part, though, the practice has involved individuals. The discovery of the large-scale facility here in the San Gabriel foothills raises questions about whether it was a rare phenomenon or an indication that maternity tourism is entering a new, more institutionalized phase with more hospital-like facilities operating quietly around the country.

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Confidence slips as Japan battles nuclear peril

BY KEN BELSON AND HIROKO TABUCHI THE NEW YORK TIMES

TOKYO — After workers switched on the first set of control room lights at Japan’s crippled power plant in Fukushima last week, the Japanese government offered its strongest assurances yet that its nuclear crisis was close to being under control.

Heroic workers and firefighters continued to cool the volatile reactors by pumping in hundreds of tons of water a day. Muchawaited electricity had reached the plant after a rush to extend new power lines, ready to hook up to vital cooling systems and engineer a long-term “cold shutdown” of the plant.

But less than a week later, a deluge of contaminated water, plutonium traces in the soil, and an increasingly hazardous environment for workers at the plant has forced government officials to confront the reality that the emergency measures they have taken to keep nuclear fuel cool have themselves had a variety of dangerous side effects. And the prospect of restoring automatic cooling systems anytime soon has now faded.

The recent flow of bad news from the

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station has undermined the drumbeat of optimistic statements by government and company officials who have at times tried to reassure a nervous public that significant progress is at hand — only to come up short.

“The earthquake, tsunami and the ensuing nuclear accident may be Japan’s largestever crisis,” the Japanese prime minister, Naoto Kan, told Parliament on Tuesday, in his most sober message to date on the nuclear crisis. “We find ourselves in a situation where we can’t let down our guard,” he said. “We will continue to handle it in a state of maximum alert.”

The setbacks have raised questions about how long, and at what cost, Japan can keep up what experts call its “feed and bleed” strategy of cooling the reactor’ fuel rods with emergency infusions of water from the ocean and now from freshwater sources.

That cooling strategy, while essential to prevent full meltdowns, has released harmful amounts of radioactive steam into the atmosphere and triggered leaks of highly contaminated water, making it perilous for some of the hundreds of workers at the plant to complete critical repair work.

Moreover, the discovery of radioactive elements that experts say could only come from the core of a reactor suggest that the government’s strategy may not be working and that partial fuel melting has not been completely halted.

The continuing crisis also underscores the unprecedented scale and complexity of the problems facing Fukushima: a plant ravaged by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and 45-foot tsunami, three reactors and four spent fuel pools with no proper cooling system yet and containing more long-lived radioactivity than the Chernobyl reactor, according to the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, based in Takoma Park, Md. This is why, despite the damage caused by its efforts so far, Japanese officials have little choice but to continue to explore every avenue possible. “The worst-case scenario is that a meltdown makes the plant’s site a permanent grave,” said Tetsuo Iguchi, a professor in the department of quantum engineering at Nagoya University. “In a small island nation like Japan, that’s just not an option. That is why the government is trying to prevent a meltdown at any cost.”

‘Cesar Chavez worked for the poorest workers in America’ CHAVEZ from page one

business-labor relations.

That same decision included removing a labor mural, a move that earned international headlines and mockery on network late-night television.

In Portland, the LePage controversy has added significance to the community’s annual observance of “Cesar Chavez” day, scheduled for tomorrow at First Parish Church on Congress Street. Chavez, who died in 1993, would have been 84 on Thursday.

If any writers take Brinkley’s advice on the next big biography, they could get a good start Thursday as several Chavez colleagues are scheduled to speak, including an 86-year-old Bangor physician who served as the labor activist’s doctor and a onetime critic and Nixon supporter (who came to embrace the movement) who will testify that he was honored to work with Chavez, who it turns out was an accomplished ping-pong player.

The program, which begins at 9 a.m., will also feature immigrant speakers and address the Chavez legacy on immigration. Some historians contend that Chavez and the UFW opposed illegal immigration based on concerns that undocumented workers could not only be exploited but drove down wages for American workers.

The First Parish participants argue that’s a distortion, and that any opposition was only to a specific program and that the union embraced rights for “all workers.”

The First Parish program takes aim at a couple of common Chavez misconcep-

tions, including that he was from Mexico — he was actually born in Arizona, where his grandfather had settled after receiving land through the 1862 Homestead Act. His grandparents were actually Euroupean immigrants.

Rich Carmona, president of the Portland champter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) which counts 900 councils including four in Maine, says Thursday’s program celebrates “a man who really made a difference” and drew comparisons with civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., noting that both used nonviolent protest.

“Cesar Chavez worked for the poorest workers in America,” said Carmona, who spearheaded organization of the First Parish event. “He shifted the arch of the moral universe.”

As for removing the Chavez name from a conference room in Augusta, Carmona said that putting the name there was clearly symbolic — and so was its ordered removal.

The governor has agreed to a meeting with LULAC next month and the name-change is a likely topic, he added.

Chavez actually visited Maine in August of 1974 as part of a New England tour promoting a boycott of non-UFW harvested grapes and lettuce — it would become widely regarded as the longest-running nationwide boycott ever atempted by the harvester’s union.

In published accounts of the visit, local historian and former state reprentative Herb Adams reports that “... at a noon rally at Lincoln Park, flanked by Portland

Mayor Bill Troubh and State Rep. Jerry Talbot, Chavez told 500 cheering supporters that 65 % of New England markets respected the UFW boycott, the best in the nation. Mayor Troubh presented Chavez with a key to the city, and Chavez grinned he was soon returning to his hometown of Delano, Calif., “ where if I live for 200 years I’ll never get a key to that city !”

The march, reminicent of civil rights marches of the era, is another reminder that, for many, the Chavez parallel with Martin Luther King Jr. included tactics like public protest and non-violent events.

But Brinkly says that there’s another link through both men’s spiritual approach.

King famously held to his Baptist faith while Chavez remained a Catholic.

Eventually, that spirituality will help with ongoing efforts to create a national holiday for Cesar Chavez, predicted Brinkley. Eight states now officially note the day, but national recognition remains elusive.

Brinkley says several factors may work against a national Chavez holiday, ranging from the fact that his political battles with Ronald Reagan left cultural scars with supporters of the popular president and that some Americans confuse him — believe it or not — with Hugo Chavez, the controversial president of Venezuela.

It’s unlikely there will be much of that confusion at First Parish tomorrow morning, where the next step for Mainers in support of the Chavez legacy will begin and end with the Highlander Folk School ballad “We Shall Overcome.”

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Bill could apply to as many as 23 Class A lounges in Portland MUSICIANS from page one

open Facebook wall post.

“We think it shows complete and total lack of understanding about the way the live music scene works,” Pfiefle, who is also a music writer for The Phoenix weekly newspaper, said in an interview Tuesday.

The bill could apply to as many as 23 venues in Portland licensed as Class A lounges, according to city councilor and bill supporter Ed Suslovic.

“This is formalizing what most people thought was existing practice — that minors not be allowed into Class A lounges anytime,” said Suslovic. “It’s not a healthy environment for underage folks to be congregating in,” he said.

Today’s hearing before the state’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee at 1 p.m. in Room 437 of the State House will give the group a chance to learn more about the proposed bill and weigh in with personal anecdotes.

Some said that while the bill seems overwhelming negative for the local music community, they would like to learn more about the roots of the measure.

“I want to fully understand the reasoning behind the bill before I jump up and down — maybe there is a constituent with a horrible story — but otherwise it seems like a bill that is only going to make Portland less fun for young people, and that’s the opposite of what we need in Portland and Maine right now,” said Albee.

Having moved to Portland before his own 21st birthday, Albee said, he can’t imagine trying to make it as a young musician in the sort of climate such legislation could usher in.

“The other thing that concerns me as a musician is that it means you can’t even play a club until you’re over 21,” said Albee. “If that was the case in ‘94 when I moved here, I wouldn't have been able to get my start — I

Musician Spencer Albee, pictured at left with one of his bands, said proposed legislation in Augusta “means you can’t even play a club until you’re over 21,” which would have derailed his music career.

“If that was the case in ‘94 when I moved here, I wouldn’t have been able to get my start — I would have missed my window,” Albee said. Albee founded Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia (at left is the image from “Candy, Cake and Ice Cream”). Albee is pictured (at center) with Charles C. Gagne IV, Dominic Lavoie, John Maclaine, Holly Nunan, Jamie Colpoys, Sean Morin, Katherine Albee and Emily Dix Thomas.

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would have missed my window,” he said.

With few Portland clubs offering allages nights, Albee said many young musicians are forced to host their own shows, a potentially expensive proposition that might intimidate a cash-strapped teen.

“They are forced to go to a grange hall, rent a sound system, rent the hall. If you’re lucky and organized you

Congress Street changing again as tandem stores find new digs MOVE from page one

and more recently the Urban General Store.

The move marks a continued Congress Street shuffle for the area that has included the opening of The Green Hand bookstore, owned by Fun Box Monster Emporium owner Tristan Gallagher’s wife, Michelle Souliere. It opened in tandem with the International Cryptozoology Museum, Loren Coleman’s personal collection of artifacts related to Bigfoot and other mysterious creatures.

Meanwhile, Cunningham Books used bookstore on Longfellow Square has closed, and several restaurants have made arrivals or departures in that block. Meanwhile, in the 600 block of Congress Street, the Local Sprouts cafe emerged and new housing and retail space opened at the site of defunct University of Southern Maine dormitories.

In August 2007, the Urban Hardware Store opened near the corner of

Congress and Park streets. Then, in December 2009, the 1,000-square-foot hardware store closed and changed into Urban General Store, a nod to an old-fashioned country store with a deli.

That incarnation closed near the end of last winter, with the final removal of shelves and other contents early this month.

Fun Box Monster Emporium and Coast City Comics expect to be moved

by May. “We’re really excited,” Gallagher said. “The space opened up, it’s bigger, it’s better, it’s more centrally located, it has better visibility. It has better everything. It’s going to make the space more professional looking.”

For about two years, the two stores have shared space at 656 Congress St. During the move, if you don’t find them at their old location, try walking down the street.

“We’re pretty much going to stay open the whole time,” Gallagher said.

“If we’re not here we’re over there.”

can go do that, but what about bands just trying to break out and build up a fanbase?” said Albee.

Albee and Pfiefle both expressed concerns that the bill would prevent underage fans from attending concerts even with a parents or legal guardian in tow, but Suslovic said that and other concerns could well be weeded out by the time the bill becomes law.

“We’re going to be urging some changes, as is often the case. What we want to do is create two exemptions for underage folks who work at these [establishments] and underage people accompanied by a parent or legal guardian,” said Suslovic.

“The concern is about mixing two different age groups — we haven't had a good track record of people trying to do things like that,” he said.

“I’m open to possibility of an entire day of under-21 only. One of the dangers we found is that when you have the 21-plus crowd coming in with the 16-year-olds, it’s not a healthy dynamic,” said Suslovic.

Another potential caveat to the bill would ban such events only after a certain time of night, an exception mindful of mid-summer nights when families may be finishing dinner at a Class A lounge. Such language could be included in the final legislation, according to Suslovic.

But Pfiefle said he will believe such caveats when he actually sees them printed up on legislative letterhead; and in the meantime will keep fighting to defend opportunities for Portland musicians and the scene in general.

“It is certainly one of priorities of PMF to get liquor laws out of the way of growing our music industry,” he said.

Pfiefle cites local bands Sparks the Rescue, a band that formed in junior high and rose to become one of the area’s most popular pop-punk bands and recently signing a record deal with Fearless Records.

“They got their start at the Big Easy, 5 p.m. in the afternoon, with no booze,” he said. “That opportunity would be cut off for acts like Spose, Sparks the Rescue, The Sophmore Beat, who have had varying degrees of successful music careers built on backs of legit venues with a real history of breaking successful musicians,” he said.

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Obama’s war In ordering air and naval strikes on a country that neither threatened nor attacked the United States, did President Obama commit an impeachable act?

So it would seem. For the framers of the Constitution were precise. The power to declare war is entrusted solely to Congress.

From King William’s War to Queen Anne’s War to King George’s War to the Seven Years’ War, the colonists had had their fill of royal wars. To no principle were they more committed than that the power to declare war must be separate from the power to wage it.

And Obama usurped that power.

His defenders argue that under the War Powers Act he can wage war for 60 days before going to Congress. But that applies only if the president is responding to an attack or has determined that the nation is ––––– under imminent threat.

Creators Had JFK ordered air strikes Syndicate on the Cuban missile sites, he would have been responding to an imminent and potentially mortal threat.

When Ronald Reagan ordered the liberation of Grenada after Marxist thugs murdered the president and 500 American medical students there seemed in danger of being taken hostage, he acted within the War Powers Act. Some 100,000 AK-47 automatic rifles were found stockpiled on the island.

Pat Buchanan

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Tiger Mom guide borders on the sadistic It has been out on the shelves for a few months now. Have you read “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” yet?

Tiger Mother Author and Yale professor Amy Chua is a “Chinese Mother” who has two daughters who fit into the stereotypical Asian mold (her words) of excelling at math and violin. In her book, she shares her parenting secrets. To my apparently dumb and untrained Western eye, Chua has basically written a tome to how to verbally and emotionally abuse your child. Since she backs up her disciplining tactics with words of the fortune cookie philosopher Confucius, she gets away with it. Almost. Even though her book is a national bestseller, plenty of moms have left scathing reviews on blogs calling her nothing short of a “monster.”

Chua boasts of times she forced her young daughter to play the piano for hours on end with no water or bathroom breaks until she mastered a song (on threat of having her dollhouse broken into pieces and given away). She once threw a handmade birthday card back into her other daugh-

Maggie Knowles ––––– Use Your Outdoor Voice ter’s face saying she “rejected it” and deserved something that the little one had put some “thought and effort into.”

She makes the two girls spend all waking time, even on weekends and vacations, doing math, studying and playing instruments; she calls ahead to reserve hotel lobby pianos should they be traveling. The only activities allowed are ones in which they can win gold medals one day.

She calls them “garbage” if they disobey. She never compliments them in public. She bans Western rite-of-passage activities such as sleepovers and playdates. She never allows her kids to watch TV, choose their own extra curricular activities or be anything less than numero uno in any subject, except gym and drama.

But they are super great at

math and Chopin, so what’s a little toddler lockdown?

Sometimes tigers eat their cubs in the wild. They are the lucky ones. “Tiger mom?” More like Mommy dearest meets Hitler.

There is an underlying sense that she thinks Western parents are losers.

Well, here you go Ms. Chua, an outline of some American Moms.

Feel free to use these in your sequel, “Viper Nana.”

Poodle Mom: Never a bow out of place on these beauties. Their posture and confidence stops passersby in their tracks. With their little puppies in tow (and a few Poodle Nannies), Poodle Moms exhibit the grace and fashion sense of a Vogue editor. Poodle kids must speak French: “I’ll have a bottle of your best Champagne.”

And “Oh la la, I left my wallet back in the suite.” They are never allowed to wear last year’s fashions or color their hair anything other than Bergdorf blonde. It doesn’t matter if they are good in school as long as they are married by the time they are 24. Runway see KNOWLES page 5

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What’s the legal basis for this war?

BUCHANAN from page 4

Reagan again acted within the spirit and letter of the act when he used the New Jersey and carrier-based air to retaliate against the terrorist camps of those who engineered the massacre of the 241 Marines in Beirut and when he retaliated against Libya and Moammar Gadhafi for the attack on U.S. soldiers at the Berlin discotheque.

But before George H.W. Bush went to war to liberate Kuwait and George W. Bush took us to war against Iraq, each went to Congress and got roll-call votes authorizing those wars.

Obama worked the phones to get the approval of 10 of 15 members of the Security Council, but not Russia, China, Germany, India or Brazil. He then sought the benediction of the Arab League, which reveals much about where Obama thinks real moral authority in this world resides.

The president described his reasoning: “(W)hen innocent people are being brutalized; when someone like Gadhafi threatens a bloodbath that could destabilize an entire region; and when the international community is prepared to come together to save many thousands of lives — then it’s in our national interest to act.

And it’s our responsibility.”

But if Obama’s U.N. mandate was to “protect civilians” in besieged Benghazi, why did we put a Tomahawk cruise missile down the chimney of Gadhafi’s compound, 600 miles away?

Saturday, Ajdabiya fell to the rebels after U.S. planes pulverized its defenders. If civilians were in danger in Ajdabiya, it was because of a rebel attack that could not have been mounted had U.S. planes not conducted air strikes on tanks and troops defending the town.

What civilians were we protecting in Ajdabiya — or Brega and Ras Lanuf, all of which fell over the weekend?

A missile dropped in the vicinity of the tightly guarded residence of Col. Muammar elQaddafi in the Tripoli suburb of Tajura on Tuesday. (Mahmud Turkia/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images)

A time for truth. U.S. intervention prevented Gadhafi victories in a campaign to crush an insurgency. We have since destroyed his air force and smashed his armor and decimated his ground forces to demoralize and cripple his army until its officers realize they cannot survive weeks of U.S. bombing — and they move to remove or kill him.

America is fighting the rebels’ war.

So the questions arise that were never answered when Obama ignored Congress to start his war. Who are these rebels, some of whom belong to al-Qaida, as others show their hatred of Gadhafi by smearing his posters with a Star of David?

When we win the rebels’ war for them, whom do we put in power?

Who is our Hamid Karzai?

What allied troops come to occupy Libya?

Many NATO nations have spotty records there. The Turks ruled it in Ottoman days. Benito Mussolini held it for 20 years.

Gen. Erwin Rommel, a Hitler favorite, used it for his desert campaign against the British.

What credibility will our Libyan proteges have when all in Libya know they hold office because Americans came and killed their army?

How many troops will it take to police the smashed cities and prevent reprisals? Who provides those troops? If a Battle of Algiers war begins, as happened in Iraq and Afghanistan and are still going on, who fights that war? And if a regime’s use of violence against protesters justifies a U.S. attack, does Obama have carte blanche to attack Syria and Iran?

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman thinks so. As he said in Paris: “The same principles, activities, the Western world has taken in Libya ... I hope to see those regarding the Iranian regime and the Syrian regime.”

Is Libya the dress rehearsal for Syria and Iran?

Neocons could not be giddier.

Weekly Standard editor William Kristol is ebullient: “Despite his doubts and dithering, President Obama is taking us to war in another Muslim country. Good for him.”

Perhaps. But will bloodying another Muslim country be good for America?

(To find out more about Patrick Buchanan, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com.)

OK, China, get a load of these moms KNOWLES from page 4

walking and baton are permissible activities. Words to live by: “I don’t do fashion, I am fashion.” Coco Chanel.

Kangaroo Mom: You never see a Kangaroo Mom without their kids as close to them as possible. Natural instructors, Kangaroo Moms think every second is a teachable moment, e.g. “If that Escalade takes 60 gallons of Earth-killing gas and mommy’s electric car takes no gas at all, who is going to heaven?”

They never say, “No” to their children, rather, they try to understand the underlying reasons for the desire, even right from birth. Most Kangaroo Moms are talented with yarn, making lovely moss green sweaters, socks, hats and slings. The only language the kids need to speak is the language of Love. Hand drums and ukuleles are permissible instruments.

Words to live by: “Love is a friendship set to music.”

Joseph Campbell.

Shark Mom: Not called Shark Moms because they are vicious or have their own week on Discovery but because they don’t get sick. These beacons of health are spotted at sunrise with their kids either on the back of the bike or in the jogging stroller. Shark kids are armed with an arsenal of hand sanitizer, anti-bacterial sprays and surgical masks, just in case. Shark Moms have mastered using a public restroom without touching anything and never eat anything commercially grown. Yoga pants are Shark Mom’s favorite fashion statement and the kids are always dressed for a spontaneous hike. Words to live by: “Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.” Winston Churchill.

So, there you go China. We may owe you a ton of money, but you can’t buy our parenting pride. Grrrrr.

(Maggie Knowles is a columnist for The Portland Daily Sun. Her column appears Wednesdays.)

Daily Sun reader Bette Smart gets her copy at the Payson Park box

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Just announced: Elvis Costello coming to State Theatre July 28

9 p.m. Local indie rockers Marie Stella are joined by Emowars and 48 Hour Music Festival III’s best surprise in the hard rock vocals meet blippy electronics outfit VCR. $3, 21 plus. Geno’s, 625 Congress St.

William Fitzsimmons at One Longfellow Square 8 p.m. “William Fitzsimmons is one of the oddest people you will ever meet. Born the youngest child of two blind parents, William was raised in the outskirts of the steel city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Due to the family’s inability to communicate through normal visual means, William’s childhood home was filled with a myriad of sounds to replace what eyes could not see. The house was suffused with pianos, guitars, trombones, talking birds, classical records, family sing-a-longs, bedtime stories, and the bellowing of a pipe organ, which his father built into the house with his own hands. When his father’s orchestral records were not resonating through the walls, his mother would educate him on the folk stylings of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Simon & Garfunkel. By the completion of his youth and schooling, Fitzsimmons had become wellversed at a variety of instruments, at the minor expense of social standing, interactional skills, and a knowledge of proper shaving technique.” www.williamfitzsimmons.com

Friday, April 1 Grupo Esperanza’s Final Show at Empire Dine & Dance

Elvis Costello is a British singer-songwriter known as much for his quirky lyrics full of word play as for his unique music, instrumentation and vocal style, influenced by diverse musical genres. He was born Declan Patrick MacManus in 1954 and only later adopted the name Elvis Costello. He was a professed admirer of Elvis Presley, so the first part of the pseudonym came from there. Costello had been the maiden name of his mother. Costello comes to the State Theatre July 28; tickets are on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. $70-$45, all ages. (COURTESY PHOTO)

9 p.m. Grupo Esperanza is a nine-piece afro-cuban band out of Portland. The band consists of a rhythm section (Congas, Drum Set, Upright Bass, and Fender Rhodes), a lead singer, and a four piece horn section (Trumpet, two Bones, Alto/Bari Sax). The music is a mix of originals and traditional Cuban

standards, all of which will bring you helplessly to the dance floor. Tonight, the band performs their final show at Empire Dine & Dance. It’s one last First Friday celebration. 21 plus. http://portlandempire.com/

Eastern Block Party at Mayo Street Arts 8 p.m. Cinder Conk plays music drawn from the Black Sea the wellspring of Europe’s deepest and most diverse musical traditions.

It is the sound of celebration and lament of those who have lived on its coasts for thousands of years Roma, Jews, peasants, and nationalists. Cinder Conk mixes frenzied accordion riffs and thundering double bass counterpoint with a classic bardic lyricism that invites and transcends. Zemya is eleven women singing vibrant world music. They have performed around Maine for the past few years, attracting audiences with unusual harmonies and strong meaningful lyrics. From as far north as Belgrade south to the Portland area, the eleven women of Zemya blend beautiful and edgy harmonies without accompaniment. They share folk and traditional songs from the Balkans, United Kingdom, Africa, the Americas and more and they have fun doing it! Zemya means “earth” in Bulgarian, and these songs grow from the deep soul of the world’s folk music heritage. $12

Peter Mulvey and Po’ Girl at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Over the past 20 years, Mulvey has pursued a

restless, eclectic path as a writer and musician – immersing himself in Tin PanAlley jazz, modern acoustic, poetry, narrative, and Americana stylings. Po’Girl showcases a wide array of instruments-from gutbucket bass, accordion, clarinet, banjo, dobro, guitar, to electric bass, glockenspiel, piano, harmonica, bicycle bells, drums-- and they all frequently trade off instruments with each song. $15, all ages. http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com/

Saturday, April 2 Jesse Pilgrim and the Bonfire CD Release with Panda Bandits, Grant Street Orchestra, Butcher Boy 8:30 p.m. Jesse Pilgrim was born and raised in West Bath, Maine and wouldn’t have it any other way. He plays loud and proud folk music with his band The Bonfire and tonight marks the debut release of his first full length album “Trial & Error.” The Portland Phoenix writes, “Jesse Pilgrim’s set sounded broadcast from Folsom Prison. Songs like these are fit for bold storytelling, and Pilgrim’s clear, brassy pipes were a shiny and inclusive welcome.” Opening the night are Panda Bandits who steal songs, burn down stages, and care nothing for money - they have come only for your soul.

Also on the bill is Grant Street Orchestra. Born and raised in Parkside Portland, they are the most happenin’ seven piece live hip hop act in town, fusing funk and rock into an energetic set that’ll make you want to move. Rounding out the night is Butcher Boy, a maniacal four-piece that smashes the current ‘folkpunk’ trend to smithereens with a live show that is equal parts hardcore sweat-lodge dancefest and paranoid storytelling circle. $8, 18 plus. Space Gallery.

Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters at One Longfellow 8 p.m. A two-time W.C. Handy Blues Award winner as “Guitar Player of the Year,” Ronnie Earl has been hailed by musicians and critics alike as one of the premier blues guitarists of his generation and played alongside side such greats as Carlos Santana, Muddy Waters, Big Joe Turner, Otis Rush, Earl King and Duke Robillard (who he replaced as guitarist in the legendary Roomful of Blues after Robillard left that band). Hope Radio, the new CD from Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters, showcases Ronnie Earl at his amazing best, backed by long-time members of The Broadcasters: Dave Limina – keyboards, Jim Mouradian – bass and Lorne Entress – drums. Guests include Michael “Mudcat” Ward on bass and piano and Nick Adams on second guitar. $25, all ages. One Longfellow Square. http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com/

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Fans ate up the antics of some famous Sea Dogs vendors This week’s installment of the Hadlock Field food service operation focuses on new products, a new concession stand, and what it takes to toss a bag of peanuts for eight-and-a-half straight innings in a crowd of 7,000 people.

Mike Scorza, Portland Sea Dogs director of food service, is distracted.

A man of action and few words, he is surprised that people are remotely interested in what goes on behind the rolling metal gate that separates Stand D from the general concourse where fans roam; seeing and smelling their food and beverage options.

With eight short days left until the first ceremonial pitch is tossed, the three-man, in-house, professional food service team is as busy as they will be all season.

Signs of spring are everywhere: Dry goods are slated to be delivered any moment, the beer will be in on Monday, and frozen product will follow shortly thereafter. The sixteen individual stands, including beer and seat vendors are staffed (see The Portland Daily Sun, March 23, “Hadlock Field dishes out food service jobs”) and for now, it’s the, “hurry up and wait game.”

Selling product in the stands is a “grueling job,” Scorza says.

“We have eight people who work every game, weather permitting. They’re up and down for 15 minutes before the game starts to the top of the ninth. Most of ––––– them are college What It’s kids, with a few Like high school kids here and there, and they come back every year.” We’ve had women in the past, but right now it’s all guys.”

The stand-vendor pay scale is based on a straight 12 percent taxed commission, and the process of who sells what product is assigned by the productivity/cash flow demonstrated in the prior game. Not surprisingly, the number one stand seller is the Shane’s of Maine Sea Dog Biscuit and the vendor who sells the least biscuits during one game will sell soda and popcorn the next game.

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Others fill in with frozen lemonade and peanuts or candy. The process seems amicable enough, with Sea Dogs President Charlie Eshbach’s son supervising stand vendor operations.

Assistant general manager of media relations, Chris Cameron agrees that most middle-aged, male baseball fans would be ecstatic to have the opportunity to throw product in the stands. The image is synonymous with childhood baseball park memories, and a charityfocused, celebrity guest, stand vendor program could well be in the works.

It may be old news amongst diehard Sea Dog fans, but Cameron is fond of retelling the tale of diminutive stand vendor Danielle Jendrasko who, “… nearly took out Barbara Bush with a Sea Dog Biscuit” and who would perch herself on the dugout (usually reserved for Slugger’s orchestration of YMCA and the macarena) and toss biscuits ... much to the delight of the fans and the chagrin of the outfielders.

“It wasn’t part of the scripted promotional activities, she just did it and the crowd would challenge her during the game!” Cameron said.

A more recent stand-vendor hero is Luke Baxter, owner of Lewiston-

“We’re holding the line on the food.

We looked at food prices in the winter and made that decision.”

— Mike Scorza, Portland Sea Dogs director of food service brewed Baxter Beer, which will be sold at the stadium this season.

Scorza explains that “Luke was a stand vendor on and off for five years, and when he started selling the beer, we wanted to support him and buy local as well.” Cameron adds, “Baxter Beer is also sponsoring our new recycling program with cans around the stadium with their logo, which works well because they are also selling their product in environmentally friendly cans in stores. It’s a natural fit.”

In addition to Baxter Beer, the Sea Dogs are introducing a new Shane’s of Maine stand which will feature frozen yogurt as well as the currently sold ice cream cup, available in four different flavors. Also new is a local burger coming from Pineland Farms in New Gloucester. see LADD page 8

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Shane’s of Maine stand to feature frozen yogurt Beer prices, the new four-ounce burger, and sky box menu items are the only things going up in price, Scorza says.

“We’re holding the line on the food. We looked at food prices in the winter and made that decision.

But we haven’t raised beer prices in a few years.

We’re still competitive and it’s just time.”

Cameron contends that the whole Sea Dogs experience remains fairly priced. “Ticket prices have only gone up three times in our history and we’re pleased that according to our family cost index, four people can have the whole park experience for about 50 bucks.”

Next Week: The third and final installment of this series takes a peak inside the Sky Boxes and the picnic area at Hadlock Field. On a personal note, I was a tad bit envious when I saw the weekly press box menu which features a BBQ chicken sandwich made with Binga’s Wingas sauce; so next week’s column will also cover local food service/marketing partners who team up to make things so tasty at Hadlock Field.

(Natalie Ladd and her “What’s It Like” column take a weekly look at the culinary business in and around Portland.)

Green Bee All-Natural Soda Green Bee All-Natural Soda participated last fall in the 20 Mile Meal at Turkey Hill Farm in Cape Elizabeth, a benefit for the nonprofit Cultivating Community, where all of the food and beverages came from a 20-mile radius of the farm. Green Bee couldn’t be much more Maine based. “Green bee is actually a bee that is native to Maine, and we thought it was an appropriate name for our company,” said owner Chris Kinkade, who bottles the soda at his wife’s catering company, Belle Fete, in Brunswick. “What’s kind of funny if the first tasting that we ever had right in Brunswick we had some flowers on the display, a green bee literally came down and landed on one of the flowers in front of me,” Kinkade recalled.

The soda is in about 40 stores and restaurants around Maine, including Whole Foods and Rosemont Market. The company launched the flavor, Lemon Sting, with four ingredients: carbonated water, rosemary, lemon juice, and honey. “This is local, Maine honey we’re using,” Kinkade said. See http://greenbeesoda.com for details.

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Chris Kinkade, who bottles Green Bee All-Natural soda at Belle Fete, in Brunswick, hands out samples of Lemon Sting at the Portland Flower Show. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You will communicate masterfully. Your word choices put others at ease. For instance, instead of saying “no problem,” which has negative connotations, you’ll say “my pleasure,” which creates good feelings.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

The presentation of an idea will sell it, whether the idea is a good one or not. A pleasant appearance drives the demand. You realize this and use it to your advantage.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You know a number of ways to make others feel better. You will boost someone’s mood with your kind words.

Afford yourself the same kindness by engaging in positive self-talk.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You like people who might be classified as “go getters” as long as what they are going to get benefits you, too. Having common interests will help you tolerate the naturally opportunistic.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You will be successful at selling a product or service, just as soon as you can see the product or service from the customer’s point of view. Your strongly empathic nature makes this easy for you.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 30).

Your year is filled with friends, pleasures and amusements that balance well with your professional and family life. Next month a hobby connects you in business. In June, you will blossom as an inspired teacher and/or artist and will be paid well for your expertise. In August, amazing news has a happy effect on your family. Pisces and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 2, 14, 49 and 18.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). A new person will arouse your curiosity. A bit of casual research is in order. You’ll learn the most from a Sagittarius or Gemini who is equally intrigued with the subject.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Moods are fleeting, but e-mail is forever -- at least it has the potential to be, as once you hit that “send” button, there’s no going back. Furthermore, have a nice long think about anything you put in writing today.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll perform as an individual with all eyes on you and will gain the acceptance of your audience. This personal win will bolster your confidence and give you the motivation to continue to grow.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You prefer to do business where there is a strong sense of stability and tradition around matters of finance. You will connect with those who share your values and make a deal.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You have many friends, and yet you may not get the kind of attention you need from them now. Think about the relationship you’d really like. Once you start thinking about this, you will magnetically draw it to yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Sit back and relax because today will be a smooth ride. Your preparation will pay off, your good karma will come back around, and you’ll be just plain lucky.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, March 30, the 89th day of 2011. There are 276 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot and seriously injured outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John W. Hinckley Jr. Also wounded were White House press secretary James Brady; Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and District of Columbia police officer Thomas Delahanty.

On this date: In 1861, the element thallium was discovered by English chemist William Crookes.

In 1867, U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward reached agreement with Russia to purchase the territory of Alaska for $7.2 million.

In 1909, the Queensboro Bridge, linking the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Queens, opened.

In 1945, the Soviet Union invaded Austria during World War II. In 1959, a narrowly divided U.S. Supreme Court, in Bartkus v. Illinois, ruled that a conviction in state court following an acquittal in federal court for the same crime did not constitute double jeopardy.

In 1964, John Glenn withdrew from the Ohio race for the U.S. Senate because of injuries suffered in a fall.

In 1970, the musical “Applause,” based on the movie “All About Eve,” opened on Broadway.

In 1986, actor James Cagney died at his farm in Stanfordville, N.Y., at age 86.

In 1991, Patricia Bowman of Jupiter, Fla., told authorities she’d been raped hours earlier by William Kennedy Smith, the nephew of Sen. Edward Kennedy, at the family’s Palm Beach estate. (Smith was acquitted at trial.)

One year ago: President Barack Obama signed a single measure sealing his health care overhaul and making the government the primary lender to students by cutting banks out of the process. The world’s largest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, threw together minuscule particles racing at unheard of speeds in conditions simulating those just after the Big Bang.

Today’s Birthdays: Game show host Peter Marshall is 85. Actor Richard Dysart is 82. Actor John Astin is 81. Entertainer Rolf Harris (song: “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport”) is 81. Actor-director Warren Beatty is 74. Rock musician Graeme Edge (The Moody Blues) is 70. Rock musician Eric Clapton is 66. Actor Justin Deas (TV: “Guiding Light”) is 63. Actor Robbie Coltrane is 61. Actor Paul Reiser is 54. Rap artist MC Hammer is 48. Singer Tracy Chapman is 47.

Actor Ian Ziering is 47. Singer Celine Dion is 43. Actor Mark Consuelos is 40. Actress Bahar Soomekh is 36. Actress Jessica Cauffiel is 35. Singer Norah Jones is 32.

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seems depressed, and ask that it be addressed at her next appointment. Then contact the American Liver Foundation (liverfoundation.org) for suggestions on how to get through to Mom. Dear Annie: We have a dear friend we would never want to hurt, but she is almost unbearable to be around because she talks nonstop. A person can hardly get a word in edgewise.

When she stops to take a breath and I interject something, she rolls right over me as if nothing was said.

I hate talking to her on the phone because I cannot disengage. It would be difficult to avoid her. She recently had a bout of depression, which we suspect was triggered by a friend broaching this subject. What do we do? -- Talks Too Much Dear Too Much: A common reason for someone to become a chatterbox is hearing loss. Your friend may be speaking over you and talking nonstop because she is trying to hide the fact that she cannot hear the other side of the conversation. If you can bring this up (perhaps by claiming you are suffering from the same problem), suggest she talk to her doctor about it.

Until then, you can disengage by saying, “Sorry, I have to run.

I’ll talk to you later.”

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Wisconsin,” the woman who lost her husband and was saddened because her friends avoided her after the funeral. That letter hit home.

I followed the suggestions of the American Hospice Association when my friends lost a spouse. But when my husband died, those same friends told me they had new lives now or were really busy. The disappointment still hurts. When people are in mourning, they need friends -- the friends they thought they had. -- Also in Wisconsin

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My mom is 50 years old and just told me that she has hepatitis C. I think she has probably had it for quite some time, since my late father also had it.

Growing up, Mom and I were never close. She kept to herself a lot. Things have improved over the years, but talking to her is still like pulling teeth. The problem is, Mom is an alcoholic and has no interest in giving up booze. I know all about AA, and so does she. I have been in recovery for five years.

Those with hepatitis should not be drinking, and it upsets me that the alcohol is more important to her than her life.

I know I can’t make her quit drinking -- I have tried. It’s hard to bring up the subject because she gets very defensive, and I don’t want to cause conflict between us. I also don’t want to push her away by trying an intervention.

Mom sees the doctor regularly, but until her blood tests show consequences from the drinking, nothing will change.

I do believe she is suffering from depression. She hasn’t gone to work in more than a month and doesn’t return my phone calls.

I don’t know how to help her realize that she can still lead a normal life for many more years if she takes care of herself and stops drinking. Maybe she is further along than we know, and she just doesn’t care anymore. Can you offer any advice?

-- Need Help Dear Need: As a recovering alcoholic, you certainly understand that you cannot make your mother do anything unless she is willing. Right now, she is ignoring the long-term effects of her drinking because she isn’t ready to quit, possibly because she is self-medicating for depression. Since Mom isn’t returning your phone calls, please go to her home and check on her or get someone else to do it. You need to make sure she is OK. Also, call her doctor’s office, inform them that she

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Wednesday, March 30 Bunker Hill author at the PPL noon to 1 p.m. James L. Nelson, author of “With Fire and Sword,” presents at the Portland Public Library. “Historian and novelist James L. Nelson calls the 1775 engagement at Bunker Hill — a struggle for high ground from which American artillery could hit the British stronghold in Boston — the revolution’s ‘first real battle.’”

See Nelson at the Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Square, for a Brown Bag Lecture. Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series features bi-weekly reading and question-and-answer sessions with authors from around the nation as well as those who hail from right here in Maine. All Brown Bag Lectures are free to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch; coffee provided by Coffee By Design. Future series installments include Wednesday, April 6, Susan Conley, author of “The Foremost Good Fortune”; Wednesday, April 20, Sarah Braunstein, author of “The Sweet Relief of Missing Children”; Wednesday, April 27, Julia Spencer- Fleming, author of “Everything Beautiful Began After”; Wednesday, May 11, Glenna Smith, author of “Old Maine Woman”; Wednesday, May 25, Andres Dubus III, author of “Townie”; Wednesday, June 8; Jim Nichols, author of “Hull Creek”; Wednesday, June 22; Elizabeth Tova Smith, author of “The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating”; Wednesday, July 6, Melissa Coleman, author of “This Life is in Your Hands.” www.portlandlibrary.com

The Current State of the Economy in Portland noon to 1:15 p.m. Greg Mitchell of the City of Portland presents: The Current State of the Economy in Portland.

Mitchell will be kicking off the Portland Regional Chamber’s spring lunch series on March 30. “He will discuss the current state of the economy in Portland. More specifically he will talk about the details of the Portland Economic Development Plan. The plan focuses on Portland’s strengths and economic diversity which include the creative economy, waterfront, industrial, commercial and retail sectors. The goal of this single plan is to enable the private and public sectors of Portland to be on the same page regarding how best to support Portland ’s economic growth.” $5 for PROPEL and Chamber Members, $10 for nonmembers. www.portlandregion.com

Abraham Bogdanove photographed painting Manana Island from Monhegan Island. The Maine Historical Society features this image in its Arts, Artists, and Personalities in 1930s Maine exhibit. A First Friday reception is April 1. (COURTESY IMAGE) dance program, the college’s humanities division and the Lewiston Public Library. Open to the public free of charge.

For more information, please call 786-8294.

‘Billy Jack’ screening 4:30 p.m. The Portland Public Library and Videoport are joining forces to present a six-month long film series titled “Teens Through Time.” This program will consist of a monthlong exploration of movies made through the decades that possess a positively “teencentric” view. This installment, “Billy Jack,” at the Portland Public Libary, Rines Auditorium.

Rosemont Neighborhood issues meeting 5:30 p.m. City Councilor Ed Suslovic and members of the Portland Police Department and Department of Public Services will host a meeting to discuss the Rosemont Neighborhood Watch program as well as the proposed removal of the Woodfords Street traffic island. Earlier this year, the neighborhood met to establish a crime watch and this meeting will follow-up on the neighborhood’s efforts to

Rooftop Energy course 12:30 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. University of Southern Maine’s Department of Environmental Science will be offering a new Rooftop Energy course. Students will learn about rooftop solar and wind energy systems and how sites are evaluated for potential installation. Using solar and wind measurement tools, students will work in teams to estimate solar and wind resource data on USM rooftops. The course will meet once per week for six weeks (Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. to 2:10 p.m., March 30 through May 4) at the Gorham Campus.

The course will be part a new Certificate in Applied Energy.

FMI: contact Daniel M. Martinez, email: daniel.m.martinez@ maine.edu, phone: 780-5444

Stations of the Cross at OOB church 6 p.m. St. Augustine of Canterbury Church will hold traditional Stations of the Cross during the Lenten Season, each Wednesday at 6 p.m. “Also known as the Way of the Cross, the prayers and readings recall the final journey of Christ to His crucifixion. St. Augustine’s is a Sarum Rite Catholic Community and part of the worldwide Traditional Anglican Communion, with members in 44 countries. The Church seeks to uphold the Catholic Faith, Apostolic Order, Orthodox Worship and Evangelical Witness of the Anglican tradition within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. The Communion holds Holy Scripture and the ancient Creeds of the Undivided Church as authentic and authoritative, and worships according to the traditional Liturgies of the Church.” St. Augustine of Canterbury Church worships at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Cathedral Pines Chapel at 156 Saco Ave. in Old Orchard Beach. Father Jeffrey W. Monroe is Vicar. For additional information, contact 799-5141.

The Institute for Financial Literacy 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “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 everything you always wanted to know about successful money management and more including budgeting, net worth, financial planning and goal setting. All seminars are being held at the Institute’s new campus conveniently located near the Maine Mall at 260 Western Ave. in South Portland. Cost is $50 per adult/$75 couple.” Attendance is limited and advance registration is required. To register, please call 221-3601 or email help@financiallit.org. www.financiallit.org

USM Graduate Studies open house 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. University of Southern Maine Graduate Studies will be hosting an open house for prospective graduate students in Room 102, Wishcamper Center, Portland.

Attendees will get a chance to meet the faculty and staff who teach and work in USM’s graduate programs. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 780-4386 or email at graduatestudies@usm. maine.edu. USM currently offers over 50 graduate degree programs, certificates of advanced study and certificates of graduate study. Graduate Studies will be introducing new certificates of graduate study this coming fall. To see the full list of USM’s graduate degree programs, please visit: http:// www.usm.maine.edu/grad/degreeprograms/.

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Ballet dancer Jacques d’Amboise at Bates 4:15 p.m. Acclaimed ballet dancer Jacques d’Amboise visit Bates College in Lewiston to discuss his work. 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 in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 56 Campus Ave. The d’Amboise appearance is sponsored by the Bates

make their community a safer place to live. Following the crime watch discussion, community members will have the opportunity to discuss city plans to remove the Woodfords Street traffic island located between Stevens Avenue and Brighton Avenue. 5:30 p.m. – Crime Watch; 6:30 p.m. – Woodford Traffic Island. At the Deering High School cafeteria, 370 Stevens Ave. www.portlandmaine.gov

Best-selling author, humorist and contributor to NPR’s This American Life, David Sedaris returns to Portland for an evening of engaging recollections and all-new readings at Merrill Auditorium on Saturday. (COURTESY PHOTO)

7 p.m. Caitlin Shetterly will read from her debut memoir, “Made for You and Me: Going West, Going Broke, Finding Home” at Longfellow Books. A writer and actor, Shetterly began blogging in 2009 during her and her husband’s return to Maine after the recession took the last of the young couple’s savings they’d put away for their California dreams.

“A year after heading West, going broke and a surprising and difficult pregnancy, they were driving back East, with a new baby in tow, to move in with Caitlin’s mother. Caitlin quickly found her way into hearts across America turning her blog into an audio diary for NPR’s Weekend Edition. ...

Through the challenge of moving back into her mother’s small house in rural Maine, Caitlin learned to expand her vision of “the American dream,” to embrace the role of family in that vision and live in the present as much as the future.” see next page

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Activist, educator William Ayers to speak at UMF 7 p.m. University of Maine at Farmington will host a presentation by educator, author and activist William Ayers titled: “Lesson One: I Would Sing. (Re)Framing Education for Democracy and Liberation.” This event is sponsored by two UMF student organizations: UMF’s Student Education Association of Maine (SEAM) and Peace Activists in Training (PAinT). It is free and open-to-the-public and will be held at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, in Lincoln Auditorium, in UMF Roberts Learning Center. According to Wikipedia, “William Charles “Bill” Ayers (born December 26, 1944) is an American elementary education theorist and a former leader in the movement that opposed U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1969 he co-founded the Weather Underground, a self-described communist revolutionary group that conducted a campaign of bombing public buildings during the 1960s and 1970s, in response to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. He is a retired professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, formerly holding the titles of Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar.

During the 2008 US presidential campaign, a controversy arose over his contacts with candidate Barack Obama. He is married to Bernardine Dohrn, who was also a leader in the Weather organization.” UMF reports, “Ayers is a proponent of social justice, democracy and education, and the political and cultural aspects of schooling. In his presentation, he will talk about creating schools where democracy is lived and not merely talked about, practiced rather than ritualized. He will discuss creating schools and classrooms that assist in the formation of public citizens; where students and teachers alike can find socially meaningful work to do; and where children can read critically, speak openly, think freely and where everyone can find ways to make a difference. Ayers is currently the vice-president of the curriculum division of the American Educational Research Association. He is formerly a distinguished professor of education and senior university scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago and founder of both the Small Schools Workshop and the Center for Youth and Society.”

Thursday, March 31 Cesar Chavez remembered 9 a.m. Maine League of United Latin American Citizens will honor Cesar Chavez (March 31, 1931-April 23, 1993) in an event at historic First Parish in Portland, 425 Congress St. For more information, contact Dr. Ralph Carmona at rccarmona@mainelulac.org.

KinderKonzerts (Brass) 9 a.m. The last week of March will be filled with the sounds of brass buzzing thanks to Portland Symphony Orchestra’s “KinderKonzerts (Brass): Brought to You By the Letter “B”.” Concerts will take place in Brunswick, Saco, Lewiston, Portland, Oxford and Poland.

“In the KinderKonzert Brass program, the PSO Brass Ensemble plays their instruments by buzzing and blowing, and blends these sounds to make beautiful, brilliant music.” Concert-goers will bop to the beat of Bach and Beethoven, and will leave shouting “Bravo!” This year’s PSO Brass Ensemble is made up of Betty Rines and Dana Oakes (trumpet), John Boden and Nina Miller (french horn), Tom Otto (trombone) and Don Rankin (tuba).

Designed for children ages 3-7, KinderKonzerts are an entertaining, interactive musical experience. Attendees are encouraged to sing, dance, wiggle, clap and have fun listening and learning about music and instruments.

KinderKonzert tickets are $4 per person. Thursday, March 31, at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Olin Arts Center, Bates College, Lewiston; Wednesday, April 13, at 9:15 and 10:15 a.m. at Poland Regional High School, Poland. For reservations or additional information, email education@portlandsymphony.org or call 773-6128. KinderKonzerts have been a regular event at the Portland Symphony Orchestra since 1976. KinderKonzerts are sponsored by Time Warner Cable with additional support from Acadia Insurance, Target and Macy’s. The PSO’s 2010-2011 season is sponsored by IDEXX Laboratories and Wright Express. www.portlandsymphony.org.

Falmouth Historical Society’s Card Party noon to 4 p.m. “Do you play cards? Join us at the Falmouth Historical Society’s Biannual Fundraising Card Party and enjoy a light luncheon as you try to beat your table.

With door prizes and a 50-50 opportunity, you increase your chances of going home happy. All proceeds help us continue the mission of the Falmouth Historical Society including providing genealogical services and maintaining the Falmouth Heritage Museum.” Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road (Route 88), Falmouth. Reservations: Mary Honan 781-2705 or Beverley Knudsen 781-4988.

VentiCordi at First Parish 12:15 p.m. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. Concerts are free and open to the public. For information call the Portland Conservatory of Music at 775-3356. VentiCordi (Winds and Strings) is a musical collaboration between oboist Kathleen McNerney and violinist Dean Stein, combining their love of chamber music with innovative programming that blends wind and string instruments. “Both Ms. McNerney and Mr. Stein performed nationally and internationally as members of professional chamber ensembles. Ms. McNerney played oboe with two woodwind quintets in Los Angeles; Imbroglio and Calico Winds, and Mr. Stein was a violinist with the DaPonte String Quartet. Their respective musical journeys prepared them to explore creative frontiers beyond the usual constraints of either format. This summer will mark their third season of summer concerts in Kennebunk and they are planning to add concerts in Harpswell. ... Kathleen and Dean are delighted to have the wonderful bassoonist Wren Saunders joining them for this program.” www.venticordi.com

Portland Public Schools Student Art Show 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Portland Public Schools Student Art Show will be held from March 31 through April 14 at Portland City Hall. An opening reception with cookies and punch will take place on March 31 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The show features work by students from kindergarten through 12th grade. All of the Portland Public Schools are represented. The exhibit includes more than 400 drawings, paintings, sculptures and other pieces. The exhibit will be open during City Hall’s regular business hours. Admission is free.

Casco Bay High School naturalization ceremony 3:15 p.m. Students at Casco Bay High School in Portland will host a naturalization ceremony for about 40 new citizens in Room 250 of the high school, located at 196 Allen Ave. Students in three classes and an after-school program have helped plan the event. Two juniors, Alice Lala and Hellen Otto, will read original poems about what it means to be an American. Hido Abdulleh, a Casco Bay sophomore, will be one of the featured speakers; her mother will be naturalized in the ceremony. Students in the Spanish 3 and French 3 classes are completing an expedition about citizenship.

Each student interviewed someone who had gone through naturalization. A gallery of their interviews and photos will line the hall leading into the ceremony. Casco Bay High School Principal Derek Pierce will greet guests. Kurt Pelletier, an immigration officer with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will officiate. Sydney Kucine, a Casco Bay sophomore, will sing the National Anthem. Several students will participate in a choral reading of the Walt Whitman poem, “I Sing America.” They will translate the poem into Somali, Acholi, Spanish, French, Arabic and Swahili.

Casco Bay held a week-long, intensive class earlier this year titled “Ceremony Across Cultures.” As part of that class, students planned the naturalization ceremony. They will host a dessert reception after the ceremony. Each new citizen will receive a mug specially designed for the occasion.

‘Filmmaking for Social Change’ 4:10 p.m. Cecily Pingree of Pull-Start Pictures on “Filmmaking for Social Change” for College of the Atlantic’s Marine Policy Speaker Series. McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. CHRISP@coa.edu, 207-801-5715, or 288-5015. Free.

Perkins Olson, P.A., Attorneys at Law open house 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Perkins Olson, P.A., Attorneys at Law and Maine Coast Title, Inc. have moved their offices to 30-32 Pleasant Street in Portland. They have just completed a renovation at the “Joseph How House,” which was built in 1818 and is on the National Historic Register. They are celebrating with an Open House; public welcome.

‘Logging in the Maine Woods Today’ photo exhibit 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. University of Southern Maine’s Glickman Family Library in Portland will host a Maine Museum of Photographic Arts exhibition, “Logging in the Maine Woods Today,” from Thursday, March 31 through Sunday, August 21 on the fifth floor of the library. The exhibition features the photographs of award-winning photographer Tonee Harbert. A free reception will be held Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the University Events Room of the library. The exhibit is free and open to the public during library hours: 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday; 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 7:45 a.m.- 8 p.m. Friday; and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday.

See http://library.usm.maine.edu/about/hours.php to confirm hours.

‘I Shall Not Hate’ public lecture 6 p.m. Public Lecture, preceded by a reception, with Middle Eastern food and music, and book-signing, and an exhibit of drawings by Gazan children following the Gaza War. “I Shall Not Hate” by Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, author of “I Shall Not Hate” and Gazan doctor who lost three daughters and a niece when an Israeli tank fired two shells into his home during the Gaza War of winter 2008-09. Reception 6 p.m.

Lecture, 7 p.m.. Hannaford Hall/Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine/Portland. Convenient free parking available. Sponsored by Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights. For more info, contact Bob Schaible, 239-8060.

Gym Dandies Children’s Circus 6:30 p.m. The Gym Dandies Children’s Circus will hold its annual Community Performances at the Scarborough High School Gymnasium on Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, beginning at 6:30 p.m. “This is a special occasion, as The Gym Dandies are celebrating their 30th anniversary!

They plan to WOW audiences once again with more than 80 six-foot high ‘giraffe’ unicycle riders, over one hundred smaller unicycle riders, seventeen globe walkers, hundreds of jugglers, yo-yo artists and Chinese stilt walkers plus specialized stunt unicycle demonstrations. The Gym Dandies is the only performing group in the world that features 80 or more Giraffe unicycles in one routine.” 653-3740

‘Life Your Way’ author at Longfellow Books 7 p.m. Maine psychologist, Amy Wood will celebrate the release of her self-help book, “Life Your Way: Refresh Your Approach to Success and Breathe Easier in a FastPaced World,” at Longfellow Books. As someone who has personally picked up and left one home for another, changed a career path and created a new life by following her own intuition, Amy Wood uses her personal experience with transformation to help countless adults develop, and achieve, their own vision of success in today’s modern world. ‘My book is really about slowing down and being more discerning about all that information and knowing yourself well enough so that you know what resonates with you,’ says Amy. ‘You don’t have to do it all. You get to make those decisions and live at a rhythm that you feel is right.’

With a firm conviction that every individual holds the ability to wade through the overwhelm of the information age and discover the path to happiness and success, Amy strives to assist others in removing life’s clutter that stands in the way of moving forward.”

Friday, April 1 World Affairs Council of Maine health summit 8 a.m. The World Affairs Council of Maine, in partnership with the University of New England, is pleased to present a Maine Summit on Citizen Diplomacy: Mainers Engaged in Health Care Development Abroad. The event will take place on April 1 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay. The Summit will feature two workshop sessions, a luncheon, and a talk by keynote speaker Mary Jean Eisenhower, president, People to People International. For more information, please visit the Facebook page or contact Amy Holland at aholland@ wacmaine.org and 221.4386. The Summit on Citizen Diplomacy was initiated through a seed grant from the National Council for International Visitors as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration. Registration Fee: $45 WAC members and students; $60 Non-members. Goals of the Summit: 1.

To increase public awareness in Maine of the citizen diplomacy movement within the health care sector. 2. To build the capacity of Maine’s international health care organizations to become more globally engaged. 3. To strengthen cooperation among these organizations. A limited number of full scholarships are available for students. Please e-mail aholland@wacmaine.org or call 221.4386 for more information. Also, Monday, March 28, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Moot Court Room, University of Maine Law School, 246 Deering St., Portland, the World Affairs Council of Maine will present, “Egypt in Transition: What does it mean for the Arab World and for U.S. Policy?”

Mindfulness strategies into counseling 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For counselors wanting to bring more Mindfulness Strategies for self as counselor and for client into the Counseling relationship. Center for Studying Mindfulness, Living Well, 836 Main St., Westbrook. Also Couples Connecting: A Friday Night Date at 7 p.m. Saturday and Opening the Heart: from Empathy to Compassion on Sunday at 9 a.m. www.NancyHathaway.com

First Friday Art Walk: The Sketchbook Project 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “The Sketchbook Project unites more than 10,000 artists from over 60 countries with a simple call to action: fill a sketchbook and share it with the world. Now in its third year, the Project reflects the DIY ethos of Art House Co-op, a Brooklyn-based gallery dedicated to creating massive international art projects for everyone. ... The Project will tour the country as an innovative mobile library, visiting museums and galleries in Portland, Atlanta, Chicago, Austin, Seattle and San Francisco before returning home to the Brooklyn Art Library. The Library’s unique cataloging system, developed specifically for the Project, allows artists to trace their sketchbook’s journey through many hands, connecting a physical and virtual community that spans the globe. SPACE Gallery. Free, all ages. www.space538.org see next page

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Steven Langerman photo exhibit 5 p.m. “Steven Langerman experiences photography as a relief for the eyes, a release from dissonance and disorganization. With it, he distills the world into just the bits and pieces that thrill, excite or fascinate him. Having photographed for most of his life in both a commercial capasity as well as avocation; a collection of Steven’s work comes together bridging the years of inspiration. Langermans photographs will be on display throughout the month of April here at the St. Lawrence.” The St. Lawrence Arts Center will host an artist reception celebrating this new exhibition. www.stlawrencearts.org

‘Mysterious Waters’ at The Green Hand 5 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of “Mysterious Waters,” a series of ink and watercolor drawings by Brandon Kawashima, inspired by themes from Japanese Maritime Folklore and images of environmental pollution. The exhibit will be featured at The Green Hand bookstore, 661 Congress St., Portland (on display through the month of April).

Contact Michelle Souliere at450-6695 or michelle.souliere@ gmail.com. “This suite of drawings, crawling with labyrinthine lines but colored with delicate simplicity, attempts to grapple with the mystery of our relationship with the natural world, which we adore and abuse simultaneously.”

The Edible Book Festival 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Portland Public Library announces an Edible Book Festival where community members and library patrons are invited to create a piece of edible art referencing a book. “Edible art submissions can look like a book, pun on a title of a book, resemble a character or scene or just have something to do with a book. The only major criteria are that all submissions must be edible and based on a book!”: The Edible Book Festival will be held during the First Friday Art Walk in the Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library. People can register for the Edible Book Festival by emailing weyand@portland.lib.me.us or by calling Sandy at 871-1700 ext. 758. Registration is free and participants are asked to drop off their work of art between 3 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

Puppet show at Mayo Street 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Exhibit of puppets built by East Bayside Youths, and professional puppeteers from Portland and beyond. “Join us for the First Friday opening.” Mayo Street Arts. http://mayostreetarts.org

Refugee Women’s Craft Collective 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Refugee Women’s Craft Collective will show their textiles goods at the Meg Perry Center located at 644 Congress St. in Portland. All of their products will be available for purchase at the event. “Imagine arriving in Portland, Maine from a refugee camp in Somalia or Burma and not knowing the language or the customs of America. To a refugee our country is another world. The refugee women are often illiterate and uneducated and find it very difficult to adjust to life in a new land. It is difficult to find employment

because they are unable to afford child care for their small children. A refugee is, ‘a person who is unable to return his or her country of origin because of a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.’ A refugee legally resides in the country of resettlement and is eligible for federally funded assistance up to eight months.

Refugees are resettled in the United States by the U.S. federal government and afforded specific refugee assistance to help them rebuild their lives in America. Although this funding is specific to serving refugees, it is limited in both duration and amount. It is important to note that most refugees arrive with very little in terms of possessions, beside a few bags of luggage, and if they are lucky, all of their family members. A group of refugee women have come together to form the Refugee Women’s Craft Collective as a way to support their families, eliminating the language barrier that they all face. The women in the group originate from Sudan, Somalia, China, Burma and Iraq. Please help us support the women as they work to rebuild their lives.” Contact Aimee Vlachos-Bullard, Voluntee

Arts, Artists, and Personalities in 1930s Maine 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk. Reception: Arts, Artists, and Personalities in 1930s Maine. Join the Maine Historical Society to see the show “Arts, Artists and Personalities in 1930s Maine” and the ongoing exhibit, “Zoom In: New Approaches to Maine History.” Mingle with friends, enjoy refreshments and music, and discover Maine history.

“During the Depression Era, photographer G. Herbert Whitney and his wife, a newspaper writer, documented a unique view of life in Maine. Between 1933 and 1940, the Whitneys visited artists, writers and others connected to the arts in Maine. The stories and photos celebrated both the artists and the inspiration of Maine in their works and left a record of the 1930s version of Maine’s ‘creative economy.’” www. mainehistory.org

‘Portland In Focus’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland High School’s Photo Club, will hold “Portland In Focus,” its annual show and sale, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 2, noon to 6 p.m., at 3fishgallery, 377 Cumberland Ave., Portland. Refreshments served. For more information contact Club President Quinn Lavigne qyylavigne@gmail.com

‘Classic Monsters’ art show 6 p.m. Running through May 6 at 6 p.m., Sanctuary Tattoo and Gallery at 31 Forest Ave. presents “Classic Monsters.” “What’s that there in the mist, that strange lurking figure?? SHHHH..... did you hear that?? A low moan from an unearthly throat.....no, it must simply be the wind........

Careful my dears, the Portland Art Horde has called forth the most experienced of all the spine tinglers, Classic Monsters.”http://www.sanctuarytattoo.com

All-Star Hockey Team vs. Bruins Alumni 7 p.m. Maine State High School All-Star Hockey Team vs.

Bruins Alumni at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Benefit for the Portland Firefighter’s Association. Donations at the door. www.theciviccenter.com

Imago Theatre: ZooZoo 7 p.m. Portland Ovations presents Imago Theatre: ZooZoo at Merrill Auditorium at a special family-friendly time of 7 p.m.

“This truly unique spectacle combines Mummenschanz-style puppetry with Cirque-like acrobatics that fill the stage with wit, wonder and mesmerizing Felliniesque mayhem. Imago Theatre is internationally acclaimed for its special brand of vaudeville, comedy, acrobatics, and illusions. ZooZoo is fun for all ages with a cast including introverted frogs, tricky penguins, hungry anteaters, bug eyes, cantankerous polar bears, and more. ZooZoo combines mime, dance, music, and special effects into a wordless production hailed by critics and audiences world-wide. Founded in 1979 by Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, Imago Theatre’s original productions have toured internationally for over two decades. Imago Theatre draws inspiration from the teachings of Jazques Lecoq, who was renowned for his physical theatre, movement and mime methodology.” On April 1 at 6 p.m., immediately preceding the Imago Theatre performance, performance artist/educator Davis Robinson from Bowdoin College presents a lecture discussing the Maine connection to mime, mask, and physical theatre. Portland Ovations is also presenting Imago Theatre: ZooZoo as a School-Time Performance on Friday, April 1 at 10:30 a.m.

School groups or Home-Schoolers interested in purchasing tickets to the School-Time Performance should call Portland Ovations at 773-3150.

Couples Connecting: A Friday Night Date

Celebrated tribute artist Elvis Wade will join the Portland Symphony Orchestra (PSO) for “Elvis Lives!” the weekend of April 9 at Merrill Auditorium. (COURTESY PHOTO)

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. An evening working bringing lessons learned from Tibetan, Zen, Vipassana, and non-violent communication into playful exercises to bring home to life as couple. Center for Studying Mindfulness, Living Well, 836 Main St., Westbrook. www.NancyHathaway.com

‘The Music Man’ 7:30 p.m. April 1-3 and April 8-10 at Gorham High School.

UMI, an art that originates from Japanese heraldry and 11th century textile patterns, is on display at 3fish Gallery, “the creative collaboration of artists Christine and Ron Spinella.” 3fish Gallery is one of the partners, with Vox Photography and Meg Perry Community Center, of the Portland High School Photography Club, which plans its 2011 Benefit Show Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. (COURTESY IMAGE) Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. “An all-time favorite, ‘The Music Man’ is a musical tale of a con artist who strolls into a small Iowa town expecting easy pickin’s, and, of course, falls in love with the standoffish librarian he woos as a lark. This entertaining tale will also have you humming any one of the famous tunes: ‘Seventy-Six Trombones,’ ‘Wells Fargo Wagon,’ ‘Marian The Librarian,’ ‘Ya Got Trouble,’ ‘Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little’ ... the list goes on.

Director: Bruce Avery; Musical Director: Matt Murray; Choreographer: Deb Lombard. www.gorham.k12.me.us/

UMF musical benefit for Japan 7:30 p.m. University of Maine at Farmington is proud to present a concert featuring The Muellers family band to benefit Japanese earthquake relief efforts. Sponsored by the UMF Department of Sound, Performance and Visual Inquiry, the concert will take place in Nordica Auditorium, UMF Merrill Hall. Admission is by donation (suggested donation: $3 students, $10 adults) and is open to the public. “A Maine-based family band, The Muellers bring their high-energy blend of traditional, contemporary and original bluegrass music to audiences across the country.

The group consists of five of the seven Mueller siblings: Tom, 25, on guitar; Laurah, 18, on mandolin; Sarah, 15, on fiddle; John, 12, on fiddle; and George, 9, on fiddle—and parents Curt, on banjo and Karen, on bass. The other Muellers are Annah, 23, and Bob, 20, both former members of the traveling music group. Annah currently studies art at the University of Maine Farmington and produces all of the group’s promotional art as well as maintaining their website at www.MuellerFamilyMusic.com.”

The Maine Festival of the Book 7:30 p.m. The Maine Festival of the Book runs April 1-3 at venues in Portland, with a full day of free literary discourse on April 2 at USM’s Abromson Center. With the exception of Opening Night: An Evening with Stewart O’Nan and Julia Glass on Friday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Abromson Center, events are free and unticketed. Tickets for Opening Night are available at www.mainereads.org or at the door.

From the historical to the philosophical, psychological and sociological, to gardening and fly fishing, nonfiction will be well represented the Maine Festival of the Book Free programs will be held on Saturday, April 2 at the Abromson Center at the University of Southern Maine, where all genres of literature will be celebrated. On Saturday evening at 7 p.m. the Annual Poetry Party will be held at Local Sprouts, 649 Congress Street, presented by Port Veritas.

A Book Arts Bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 3 at the Wishcamper Center at USM, Portland featuring book artists, bookbinders and all things related to the book. On Sunday evening, April 3 at 7 p.m., Portland Stage Company at 25A Forest Avenue will present a dramatic reading of selections from Everything Matters!, a new novel by Ron Currie Jr.

‘A Celebration of the Music of Liszt’ 8 p.m. The University of Southern Maine School of Music continues its bicentennial celebration of great composers when USM faculty member Anastasia Antonacos performs “A Celebration of the Music of Liszt 200 Years After His Birth,” part of the Spotlight Concert Series at Corthell Concert Hall, USM Gorham. Antonacos will perform a wide variety of Liszt originals as well as a selection of his transcriptions. Tickets cost $15 general public, $10 seniors/USM employees, and $5 students/children, and can be purchased by calling the USM Box Office at 780-5555. Sponsored by H. M. Payson & Co.

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