The Portland Daily Sun, Thursday, March 31, 2011

A visit to Mount Snow

When Cesar Chavez visited Maine

Growing the freeskiing family

See Bob Higgins on page 4

See Herb Adams on page 4

See the story in Sports, page 8

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Bill killed, to delight of all-ages show fans

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A controversial bill aimed at limiting all-ages events at many state venues that serve alcohol, including about two dozen in Portland, didn’t survive an afternoon in the Maine legislature yesterday, falling to unanimous defeat after an outspoken contingent of Portland musicians blasted the measure.

Shortly after public hearing on LD 90, the Veter-

“In a state where it is nearly impossible for a young person to make any money, going out of our way to further limit their opportunities to generate income appears to be a shortsighted maneuver.” — League of Young Voters steering committee member Alex Steed ans and Legal Affairs Committee went into a rare work session where the bill’s sponsor, Diane Russell, recommended a motion “ought not to pass” the bill, a sentiment reflected unanimously by the committee.

“By all accounts, the bill is dead,” said Russell.

A convoy of local musicians, club management and music personalities from around the city testified on see ALL-AGES page 3

Grant gives Irish center a $60K lift

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Carl Chretien, owner of Chretien Construction Inc. of Saco, is prepping the Maine Irish Heritage Center building, formerly an 1880s church, for a lift that will accommodate a wheelchair and one person. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

This week, the Maine Irish Heritage Center is getting a lift while staying grounded in its late 1800s architecture.

Carl Chretien, owner of Chretien Construction Inc. of Saco, spent last week prepping the 1888 church building, now home to the community center, for a lift that will accommodate a wheelchair and one person, providing handicapped access to three floors of the historic building.

A two-year effort, the lift is being installed with a federal grant. The center was allocated $73,000 in 2010 under the city's Community Development Block Grant program, according to city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.

The lift project is costing a little over $60,000, which includes special doors, alarms, sprinklers and see LIFT page 9

Portland man arrested after brief chase, multiple collisions

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A Portland man faces multiple charges after crashing into several cars while allegedly trying to elude police yesterday morning in North Deering.

Rahim Faleh, 49, is charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, driving to endanger, criminal speed, violation of bail conditions, and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident. Faleh was arrested at around 7:40 a.m., when the vehicle he was driving became disabled after striking at least three vehicles.

Police were called to PATHS, the Portland Arts

and Technology High School, on Allen Avenue yesterday morning on reports of suspicious activity. Staff at the school reportedly saw Faleh on school grounds. He has bail conditions prohibiting contact with his children following an arrest on Jan. 27, police said. In that incident, police say Faleh had threatened to kill all five of his children. Officers responding to PATHS encountered Faleh driving on Allen Avenue, Police Cmdr. Vern Malloch said in a news release. Faleh allegedly fled when officers turned around to approach him.

“Faleh struck two cars in separate collisions near the intersection of Forest Avenue and Allen Avenue.

He left the scene and continued outbound on Forest

Avenue with officers pursuing,” Malloch said.

Shortly afterward, Faleh struck the rear of a large box truck that was also traveling outbound, causing the truck to roll onto its side. His vehicle was disabled in the accident, and he was taken into custody without further incident, police said.

The driver of the truck received only minor injuries. Faleh was transported to Maine Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries resulting from the accident. He remains in police custody.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact the Portland police traffic unit at 874.8532.

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Revolution alters Iran’s art scene TEHRAN — The paradoxes of Iran are visible at the Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by the Iranian artist and architect Kamran Diba as an inverted version of the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

In the central atrium hangs an Alexander Calder mobile bought for the museum’s inauguration, in 1977, two years before the Islamic Revolution.

To the right is an untitled 1966 sculpture by Donald Judd consisting of a vertical array of panels of what the wall label describes as “galvanized iron” stacked from floor to ceiling.

The Judd, probably worth $5 million today, is just one of hundreds of Impressionist, modern, and contemporary artworks acquired at the institution’s founding. But it and the Calder are among the few Western pieces still on view; the rest, including works by Monet, Van Gogh, Pissarro, Renoir, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Magritte, Miró, Braque and Pollock, are buried in storage. Until the revolution, Iran was among the most cultured, cosmopolitan countries in the region. It had a progressive movement in art and literature and a sophisticated film and television industry.

“We used to drink in public and pray in private, but today we pray in public and drink in private,” said my guide, who has an engineering degree and whose job was to accompany me everywhere, reporting on my movements.

Having him around was a condition of my entry into a country where foreigners are largely unwanted and unwelcome. Officially, Iran reports that it receives around 10,000 tourists annually, a staggeringly low number considering its cultural attractions; Persepolis, capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, is one of the great archaeological sites in the region. Dubai, with little to offer beyond shopping and an annual art fair, gets about a million visitors a year.

These are anxious times for artists in Iran. Some have simply decided to remain outside the country.

In spring 2009, the brothers Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh were en route to Tehran after a brief trip to Paris for their first show at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac when, according to an interview published recently in Wmagazine, “they got a call from a friend warning them not to return home.” Their work had been confiscated during a raid on the home of a Tehran collector, and it was feared that they would be arrested.

The brothers applied for residency in the United Arab Emirates and now live in Dubai.

Culture is valued here.

There are numerous public theaters, museums, galleries and both public and private art schools in Iran.

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A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

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Chaotic retreat for rebels; Libyan minister quits BREGA, Libya (New York Times) — Forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi advanced rapidly on Wednesday, seizing towns they ceded just days ago after intense allied airstrikes and hounding rebel fighters into a chaotic retreat.

In a stunning setback for the Qaddafi government, however, one of its most senior officials, foreign minister Moussa Koussa, flew to London on Wednesday and declared that he could no longer serve as a representative of the Libyan government, the British government said in a statement.

“He has told us that he is resigning his post,” the state-

ment said. “We are discussing this with him and we will release further detail in due course.”

But the defection of Mr. Koussa was not going to help the rebels’ cause. Having abandoned Bin Jawwad on Tuesday and the oil town of Ras Lanuf on Wednesday, the rebels continued their eastward retreat, fleeing before the loyalists’ shelling and missile attacks from another oil town, Brega, and falling back toward the strategically located city of Ajdabiya. On Wednesday afternoon, residents of Ajdabiya were seen fleeing along the road north to Benghazi, the

rebel capital and stronghold that Colonel Qaddafi’s forces reached before the allied air campaign got underway nearly two weeks ago.

There were few signs of the punishing airstrikes that reversed the loyalists’ first push eastward into rebel-held territory. But military experts said they expected the counterattack to expose Colonel Qaddafi’s forces to renewed attacks, and an American military spokesman said that coalition warplanes resumed bombing the pro-Qaddafi units on Wednesday, without specifying either the timing or locations.

“The operation is continuing and will continue throughout the transition” to NATO command, said Capt. Clint Gebke.

There were 102 airstrikes over a 24-hour period ending at 12 a.m. Eastern tim.

But the airstrikes, such as they were, did little to reverse the momentum of the battle.

On the approaches to Brega, hundreds of cars and small trucks heading east clogged the highway as rebel forces pulled back toward Ajdabiya, recaptured from loyalist troops only days ago. Some rebels said Colonel Qaddafi’s forces, pushing eastward from Ras Lanuf, were within 10 miles of Brega.

Obama lays out plan to cut reliance on fuel imports WASHINGTON (New York Times) — President Obama called on Wednesday for a onethird reduction in oil imports over the next decade, and said the effort had to begin immediately. In a speech at Georgetown University , the president said that the United States cannot go on consuming one- quarter of the world’s oil production while posessing only two percent of global reserves. He said that the country had to begin a longterm plan to reduce its reliance on imported oil, and that the decades-long political bickering that has stalled progress toward that goal had to end.

With oil supplies from the Middle East now pinched by political upheaval with calls growing in Congress for expanded domestic oil and gas production, the president referred in his speech a similar runup in energy prices in 2008.

“Now here’s the thing — we’ve been down this road before,” Mr. Obama said.

“Remember, it was just three years ago that gas prices topped $4 a gallon. I remember because I was in the middle of a presidential campaign.”

He continued: “Because it was also the height of political season, so you had a lot of slogans and gimmicks and outraged politicians, they were waving their threepoint-plans for two-dollara-gallon gas. You remember that: ‘Drill, baby, drill’ and all of that. And none of it would really do anything to solve the problem.”

Saying there were no quick fixes to the nation’s oil addiction, Mr. Obama went on to propose a mix of measures, none of them new, to wean the nation off the barrel.

He called for a fuel-saving strategy of producing more

electric cars, converting trucks to run on natural gas, building new refineries to brew billions of gallons of biofuels and setting new fuel-efficiency standards for vehicles. Congress has been debating similar measures for years.

“The only way for America’s energy supply to be truly secure is by permanently reducing our dependence on oil,” Mr. Obama said. “We’re going to have to find ways to boost our efficiency so that we use less oil. We’ve got to discover and produce cleaner, renewable sources of energy that also produce less carbon pollution that is threatening our climate. And we have to do it quickly.”

He pointed out that the nationn has had a tendency, ever since the first Arab oil embargo in 1973, to panic when gasoline prices rise and then fall back into old fuel-

guzzling habits when prices recede.

“We cannot keep going from shock when gas prices go up to trance when gas prices go back down,” he said. “We can’t rush to propose action when prices are high then push the snooze button when they go down again. We can’t keep doing that. The United States of America cannot afford to bet our long-term prosperity and security on a resource that will eventually run out.”

More than half of the oil burned in the United States today comes from overseas or from Mexico or Canada.

The president repeated his assertion that, despite the frightening situation at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor complex in Japan, nuclear power will remain an important source of electricity in the United States for decades to come.

Maine artist wants father’s Bronze Star hung in mural’s stead DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Judy Taylor, the Tremont artist whose labor-themed mural was removed from the Department of Labor lobby over the weekend, suggested yesterday that her father’s Korean War medal might hang in its place.

In a statement posted to her website, Taylor explained how she spent a year researching Maine’s labor history before creating the mural.

However, she admits including a few personal touches into

the piece. She adding her parents images to two of the 11 slides. “My father is the young Army officer and my mother the little girl in the Frances Perkins panel,” she writes.

Taylor’s father served as a forward observer in Korea, receiving a Bronze Star. “He was a man who stood by every word he spoke, every letter he wrote.

It was so heartbreaking to learn that this controversy may have started with an anonymous letter comparing this mural to a North Korean propaganda poster,” Taylor writes.

She added, “Perhaps we should hang my father’s Bronze Star for his service in Korea in the now empty reception area of the Maine Department of Labor until the mural is returned, as a symbol of the importance of remembering our history, and not shuttering it away.”

Gov. Paul LePage ordered the 36-foot mural removed last week, and in spite of protests, international headlines, and widespread criticism, the mural was taken down over the weekend. LePage believes

the mural, which depicted Maine’s labor history, was biased toward workers.

Officials with the LePage administration wouldn’t divulge where the mural was put after state employees took it down.

A compromise proposal to loan the mural to Portland appears dead this week amid increased opposition from city councilors. State officials are reportedly looking for a new home for the peice, and are asking for a replacement that they deem more balanced.

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Bill killed, no changes to Maine’s all-ages show law ALL-AGES from page one

the possible impact of such legislation, especially among the state’s younger crop of musical talent who stood to be barred from performance venues licensed as Class A lounges.

“In a state where it is nearly impossible for a young person to make any money, going out of our way to further limit their opportunities to generate income appears to be a shortsighted maneuver,” said youth activist and League of Young Voters steering committee member Alex Steed in a statement to the committee.

“While alcohol abuse is a substantial problem for young people, this problem will not be remedied by disallowing occasional youth attendance at venues,” wrote Steed, who also said the bill could effect the young GLBTQ community, who “without all-ages friendly venues, will find themselves with even less shared community spaces, which will lead to a further cultural ghettoization.” (For the full text of Steed’s statement to the state legislature on Wednesday, see the sidebar at right.)

District 119 RepresentaAlbee tive Ben Chipman from Portland, also a member of the Veterans and Legal Affairs committee, spoke out against the Russellsponsored legislation on Wednesday, citing it as a piece of “unnecessary” legislation given all the laws currently on the books regarding alcohol sales to minors.

“There are laws that address that already on the books, those law just need to be enforced more. This wouldn't have really been able to solve a problem we couldn’t solve with the existing laws we already have,” said Chipman.

Young musicians, especially those outside of Greater Portland, are often forced to host their own shows at Grange Halls and other such venues-forrent across the state and spend their own money upfront for their chance to get in front of a crowd.

“The difference between playing in a Grange Hall and a professional club where there are monitors and a good sound system is extremely important.

Fortunately people in the Maine legislature saw that,” said Ken Bell, owner of The Big Easy, one of the Portland venues licensed as a Class A lounge.

The Big Easy is also one of Portland’s larger music venues with a “long history” of all-ages events, according to Bell, who estimates that 100 such shows have been held over the last five years, most

League of Young Voters rep: Bill would cause ‘further cultural ghettoization’ Following is a statement from Alex Steed to the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee of the Maine State Legislature. Steed, a resident of Cornish, is a youth activist, communications professional and a member of the Steering Committee, League of Young Voters: March 30, 2011 The Honorable Nichi S. Farnham Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs 100 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Re: Opposition to LD 901: “An Act To Prohibit Individuals under 21 Years of Age from Being in Certain Establishments Licensed To Sell Alcohol” Madam Chairwoman and Members of the Committee: Serving as both a volunteer staff member at Maine Youth Leadership and a Maine League of Young Voters Steering Committee member, I come to you as a citizen particularly passionate about the quality of young people’s lives. It is for this reason that I wish to express my opposition to LD 901.

Ending all-ages nights at clubs and venues throughout the state is a bad idea.

Proceeding with doing so will have a negative effect on: 1. Performers, who very largely rely on income generated by all-ages shows. It should be pointed out that

often on Sunday night.

“The most important thing at this point is that the [bill] is effectively dead,” said Bell, who praised the quick response of those with a vested interest in Portland’s music scene with defusing the measure before it went too far.

“I thought that the PMF [Portland Music Foundation] coming together as a whole showed great leadership, it was very nice to have that support,” he said.

A fixture on the local music scene as a part of the bands As Fast As, The Rustic Overtones and now Space Versus Speed, musician and producer Spencer Albee said Bell’s testimony in particular lent a sense of the local music scene’s commitment to keeping venues and stages open to every musician.

“A lion’s share of his money is made on 21-plus events, but he cares enough about the community and understands that younger bands need a place to grow and cultivate customers. He really stepped up and fought, everyone did, and I was really impressed with it,” said Albee.

Russell said the hearing not only confirmed her suspicion that the bill lacked popular support within

many performers who appeal to all-ages audiences are often relatively young people themselves, and in a state where it is nearly impossible for a young person to make any money, going out of our way to further limit their opportunities to generate income appears to be a shortsighted maneuver.

2. GLBTQ youth, who without all-ages friendly venues, will find themselves with even less shared community spaces, which will lead to a further cultural ghettoization for a community that finds itself vulnerable enough as it currently exists.

3. Establishments, which rely on the revenue generated on all-ages nights, which serve as good profit generators, especially on nights that are not as popular for adult patronage.

While alcohol abuse is a substantial problem for young people, this problem will not be remedied by disallowing occasional youth attendance at venues. We can, however, curb these problems by focusing more effort and organization towards increasing the quality of health education and creating more positive music and social opportunities for this age group. At a time when local and state governments are coming up short in efforts to provide those latter opportunities for young people, it seems absurd that we find ourselves going out of our way to ensure that private establishments can’t provide these experiences either.

So many thanks for your consideration, Alex Steed Cornish, Maine

the city, but gave the legislature the chance to meet with an interesting an often unheard-from sector of Maine’s economy.

“One of the positive outcomes was that we had the opportunity to have members of the musical community come up and speak about the importance of their industry and its economic impact on the state,” said Russell.

The District 120 Representative said that while she never fully supported the legislation herself, she “[has] a responsibility to put in bills that reflect the broad interests of my constituents.”

“The city council wanted me to put this bill in on behalf of their concerns around public safety, and I wanted to make sure they have an opportunity to be heard,” said Russell.

“That said, I didn't necessarily agree with the bill — I very much shared the concerns of the musical community,” she said.

Albee said the hearing was a good chance to dispel some rumors about the rock n’ roll lifestyle.

“I think it was good for the legislature to see we’re not just a bunch of apathetic dolts, we really do care and are trying to make this work,” said Albee.

Portland school district reaches three-year agreement with teachers Contract freezes wages for FY 2012 and extends students’ school year DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT A new contract agreement between the Portland Public Schools and the teachers’ union will extend students’ school year by five days while freezing teacher salaries and benefits in Fiscal Year 2012, the Portland Public School district reported in a press release.

The three-year contract, approved by members of the PortMorse land Education Association, will come before the Portland School Board for final approval at the April 5 business meeting, the school district reported Tuesday.

The union and the district worked cooperatively

to forge a contract that adds five student days to the calendar, giving Portland one of the longest school years in Maine. Teachers gave up one professional development day and two days of personal professional time. They also agreed to work two additional days at no cost to the district in order to have more time in the classroom with students.

“I appreciate PEA members’ professionalism and commitment to Portland’s students,” said Kate Snyder, chair of the Portland School Board. “They wanted more time in the classroom because they know that more student-teacher interaction results in improved student learning.”

“This contract demonstrates our loyalty to the community we serve, our commitment to the district we improve and our dedication to the students we educate,” said Kathleen Casasa, PEA president.

The new contract makes changes to the salary increases, known as lane changes, which teachers earn for advancements in professional learning.

Beginning next fall, the minimum time between lane changes will increase from three to four years.

That will cut costs from about $160,000 this year to less than a third of that amount (about $50,000).

The contract allows the district to connect lane changes and student learning in a more direct way than in the past. Because of the unique needs of the district’s student population, Portland Public Schools will begin to direct some of teachers’ professional learning by requiring teachers to take courses in English as a Second Language, adolescent literacy and early childhood education.

The contract also will freeze teachers’ base salary in fiscal years 2012 and 2013. In the third year of the contract, 2014, teachers will receive a 3 percent increase on the base salary, the first such raise in four years. In addition, there will be no pay increase based on years of service in the first year of the contract.

“This contract is groundbreaking in that it adds five additional student days to the school year at no cost to the city of Portland and emphasizes student achievement as the focus of teacher work,” said Portland Superintendent James C. Morse Sr.

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Chavez brought his message to Maine (Editor’s note: The Maine League of United Latin American Citizens will honor farmworker advocate Cesar Chavez in an event at First Parish Church this morning starting at 9 a.m. Herb Adams, former state representative and LULAC member, offered this retrospective on Chavez’ only visit to Maine.)

Portlanders opened their arms to Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers cause on his only visit Down East in August 1974.

He was not surprised: Mainers, said the United Farm Workers President, have “a deep tradition and feelings about injustice, the underdog, and the rights of human beings.”

Chavez spent a single, but memorable, hot August day in Portland almost 40 years ago, part of a swing throught New ––––– England promoting the boycott of non-UFW harvested Guest grapes, lettuce, and Gallo Columnist wines, the first and longestrunning nationwide boycott ever attempted by the harvester’s union.

In Portland the boycott focused on Shaw’s Supermarkets, the largest Maine chain selling the items.

Herb Adams

see ADAMS page 5

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A visit to Mount Snow Getting out of work early on a Wednesday afternoon doesn’t happen that often, but when it does, I have to find some way to fritter away the time before I manage to stagger into the offices of this paper to continue frittering away the time.

This week, I ended up taking a short jaunt down to the Marginal Way area, for a full investigatory exploration of Portland’s own “Mount Snow.”

All winter long, when clearing the sidewalks and gutters of this city from all the white stuff that dropped from the sky, public works crews scooped up as much of it as was possible, and trucked it down to a temporary mountain near Marginal Way. There, a bulldozer kept piling it up, inch after grimy inch, like some frozen tower of Babel. I’ve

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist been watching the runoff from this for a few weeks, and as the temperature climbs, the mountain slowly melts into the city’s sewer system.

Except, it isn’t supposed to. The whole idea of the project was to capture all the potential pollutants, surrounded by bales of hay to keep in the really big stuff.

Every day, you can follow the path of the water all the way to the city’s sewer system, and watch some of the stuff that escapes the hay-bale barrier.

LEFT: A piece of footwear litters Mount Snow, Portland’s pile of ice and snow. ABOVE: A Halloween skeleton mask is evidence of the strange and sundry detritus that can be found on the pile. Pairs of pants proliferated. So did cans and bottles and Christmas castoffs. (BOB HIGGINS PHOTOS)

There was some interesting stuff to be found on the mountain.

I counted at least one Christmas wreath, complete with bows, several plastic do-dads that were bits of Christmas decoration, a plastic Halloween skull, cans and bottles, what looked like the innards of a VCR, but the big shocker was the pants.

I counted at least a half-dozen pairs of pants.

Think about this for a minute.

At least a half-dozen pants-less miscreants wandered the streets of our fair city in the midst of a snowstorm.

Or it just might be one guy, with some serious issues about losing stuff and a propensity for wandering around au naturale.

I have reasons for checking out the pile. In walking around the city, I find a lot of stuff. As I have observed in this column before, I seem to have this really weird gift for spotting money. One slight spotting of that familiar green, and my eyeballs lock onto it faster see HIGGINS page 5

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Chavez in Maine: ‘I think I would like to live here!’

ADAMS from page 4

Chavez’ day began at a breakfast for 200 clergymen and labor supporters at Woodford’s Congregational Church, where Bishop of Maine Edward O’Leary praised Chavez as “truly a witness for the social gospel.” Maine Gov. Kenneth Curtis and U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie sent word endorsing his struggle for “human rights and social justice.”

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 percent 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! “ Under a blazing sun, Talbot and Chavez then led a

march down Congress Street to Shaw’s Supermarket for leafletting and a picket line.

Chavez’ visit to Maine’s largest city was the nextto-last stop in a New England tour that wound up that evening in Springfield, Mass.

Chavez was never able to return to Maine again.

Always an optimist, his national campaigns for worker’s rights continued until his death in 1993. As a symbolic tool for social justice, boycotts, marches and rallies continue to play powerful roles for new causes and a new generation today.

The goal, and the march, goes on. “You know,” Chavez smiled to the cheering crowd in Lincoln Park 37 years ago, “if I had my choice I think I would like to live here.” In a sense, his spirit still does.

(Herb Adams is an adjunct professor at University of Southern Maine and former state legislator from Portland.)

Farmworker advocate Cesar Chavez will be honored this morning at 9 a.m. at the First Parish Church in Portland. (COURTESY IMAGE)

What’s with all those missing pairs of pants littering the site?

HIGGINS from page 4

than a seagull spotting a french-fry.

Over the course of the winter, a conservative estimate of the amount of money I plucked out of the snowbank runs to around $30. There was that memorable winter a few years back when I found a hundred dollar bill blowing around Monument Square at midnight.

That same winter, I also found about a quarterounce of something particularly leafy, but passed that on to a friend in exchange for beer. He reported

to me that it went quite well with dinner.

So it all comes down to this. What other treats could be lurking there in “Mount Snow” only awaiting the warming temperatures to reveal them?

After a good half-hour spent meandering all over the snowy behemoth, I can report that I found very little of interest. The garbage melange that seemed to be evenly distributed throughout the mess discourages digging.

Now is the waiting time, waiting for the nuggets of wool hats and lost single gloves to finally coalesce into a single lump at the bottom of a pile of oily dirt.

Somewhere in that pile, there is money, in the form of lost gold chains and rings, as well as the almost indestructible dollar bills.

If I was truly curious, I’d go borrow a metal detector and a shovel from Mike up at Guitar Grave, promising to cut him in on whatever I find. But do I really want to KNOW what is in that pile?

Patience, as the mountain recedes. Then, it’s every digger for himself.

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

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Mural represents progress toward worker safety in wake of deaths Editor, I posted a link (on Facebook) about an artist who is removing his art from the state house in protest of Governor LePage’s removal of the labor mural, and one of my Facebook friends asked if anyone could tell him why the mural is so important, so here is why.

On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist factory burned, killing 146 workers who were almost all women and immigrant workers. This is the single most important reason for the beginning of the Labor movement. Many of those who lost thier lives in this fire jumped to their deaths to escape the flames. Not only did this start the Labor movement, it also helped to set the course for fire safety and prevention standards that we still use today from sprinklers to fire escapes and even fire drills.

This week marked the 100th anniversary of the fire and it also happens to be when Governor Paul Lepage decided it was a good time to announce the removal of the Labor mural from the Maine Dept of Labor!

So why is this mural so important? Before this fire there were no laws or regulations and no unions to enforce them. Workers didn’t have a chance back then without either. They didn’t have a voice and no one cared what they thought about their working conditions and if they tried to express their feelings they would just be fired. It isn’t just about a mural to most of us, it is about what part of history this mural represents and stands for. Whether the far Rightwing Republicans want to admit or not the workers are the backbone this country is built upon and without them our economy would become non-existent.

Removal of this mural is Paul LePage’s way of showing us that he feels the last 100 years of the Labor movement are insignificant and should not be displayed to the people trying to do business with Maine. I hope he realizes how shortsighted and ignorant this makes him look to the rest of the

world. I suppose he thinks the 146 workers who lost their lives in this fire should also be a part of history we hide from the public as we roll back the worker rights to those of 1911. It has become painfully more obvious everyday to me that we have been moving back in that direction as a nation and this recent attack on unions and workers in general is only the part we are seeing.

So I end this note with this do we really want to see our country go back to a time when the average worker could barely feed their families without working 60-80 hours a week? When workers had no rights whatsoever and were treated as poorly as they could be while receiving wages that were so low they couldn’t really live on them, never mind live comfortably. Where working conditions were so unsafe workplace deaths were commonplace and people were dying very young from all the hazards they endured just to feed their family.

Charles E. Bragdon Portland

Remember Picasso? What does the mural move mean to Maine?

Editor, Art can be an inconvenience to certain parties’ agendas. As the United States was making its case at the U.N. for the invasion of Iraq, Picasso’s “Guernica” was hidden behind a curtain. One wonders what the removal of the labor history mural from our state’s capitol bodes for the working people of Maine.

Nicholas Heller Portland

Let’s keep the mural, dump LePage Editor, Does Paul LePage own the mural or do the citi-

zens of the State of Maine? I say we vote on it — I vote to put the mural back and toss out LePage. I actually thought I might like him but I can see now he never really was for the people of Maine.

Paul DiBiase Portland

Honoring Frances Perkins To the Editor: Re “Mural to Maine’s Workers Becomes Political Target” (news article, March 24, The New York Times): Perhaps Gov. Paul LePage forgot that it was Women’s History Month when he ordered a mural depicting numerous scenes from Maine’s labor history to be removed from that state’s Department of Labor building. He also ordered a conference room named in honor of Frances Perkins, the first woman to hold a presidential cabinet post, to be renamed.

At Perkins’s alma mater, Mount Holyoke College, there is grave concern regarding any effort to erase the memory of a woman who is one of the most important figures — male or female — in United States history, influential in leading the United States out of the Great Depression and in bringing about landmark reforms like the Wagner Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and Social Security.

Perkins, who is buried in Maine, also had deep roots there. She is an extraordinary role model for girls and women seeking inspiration in a world that needs more female leaders. Moreover, she sets an example for the political figures of today as to how service to our nation’s working people must always be at the core of our national enterprise.

Frances Perkins’s legacy is a credit to the great state of Maine and should be celebrated.

Lynn Pasquerella President, Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Mass.

(From The New York Times, published March 29)

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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/

Tuesday, April 5 Junior Watson with Matthew Stubbs 8 p.m. With nearly thirty years of experience, Junior Watson has reached cult status. Junior has done what all great artists have done: melting diverse styles to create a style all his own. With influences as diverse as Tiny Grimes, Oscar Moore, Bill Jennings, Rene Hall, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Jimmy Rogers, Eddie Taylor, Guitar Slim, Earl Hooker and

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As he was once quoted “like a train off the tracks”. Hailing from a small New England town, Matthew Stubbs is quickly gaining a reputation as one of today’s premier Blues guitarists. Whether performing with his own band or as a sideman to some of the best singers in the business, the 25 year old always delivers a mesmerizing performance. $15, all ages.

Wednesday, April 6 STRFKR / Foam Castles at Space 8:30 p.m. In the past, Portland, OR-based Starfucker (STRFKR) has received almost as much attention for its not-exactly-accessible moniker as for its immensely accessible dance hooks. But, having flirted briefly with a couple of name changes, the group is now firmly settled on Starfucker and so the focus can rightly return to what got people talking in the first place: the quartet’s endlessly catchy, hook-laden pop in the tradition of Phoenix and Of Montreal. “Reptilians” juxtaposes lectures by Alan Watts with vibrant crescendos, explosive drum beats, and layered synth melodies that drive a theatrical live show where dance party meets Roxy Music. Champagne, Champagne is redefining hip-hop from the left coast, inciting Matt (of Matt & Kim) to say they’re his “favorite Seattle band, even more than Nirvana!” Portland’s ever-shifting pop collaboration Foam Castles open, supporting their new electronicsbased EP, “Come Over To My House”. Midcoast electronic duo Vistas makes their SPACE debut to keep things moving between sets. $10, 18 plus.

Thursday, April 7 Kenny Chesney show sells out 7:30 p.m. With Special Guest Uncle Kracker. All tickets for the Kenny Chesney show at the Cumberland County Civic Center have sold-out, the Civic Center board reported. It will be the third sell-out appearance at the Civic Center by one of country music’s biggest stars and the first appearance since 2004.

Grupo Mofongo at One Longfellow 8 p.m. A Latin Dance Party featuring traditional Afro-Cuban music from Andres Espinoza (percussion), Rafael Freyre (tres, vocals), Gary Wittner (guitar, vocals), and Nate Therrien (bass). $8, all ages.

Saturday, April 9 Gustafer Yellowgold at Space Gallery 2 p.m. Groovy Gustafer Yellowgold is a small, yellow, coneheaded fellow, who came to Earth from the Sun and has a knack for finding himself neck-deep in absurd situations as he explores his new life in the Minnesota woods. Illustrator/ songwriter/musician Morgan Taylor developed the “musical moving book” Gustafer Yellowgold experience as equal parts pop rock concert and animated storybook. The latest chapter, Gustafer Yellowgold’s Infinity Sock, follows our hero as he embarks upon a hilarious, mind-bending musical journey in search of the toe-end of the longest sock in the universe. The New York Times calls the Gustafer show and accompanying live music “a cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss, filtered through the lens of the Lower East Side.” $8, all ages. SPACE Gallery.

Middle Eastern Night at Space Gallery 8 p.m. The Shavarsh Kef Ensemble carries on a Maine tradition of Middle Eastern music started by the late master musician Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian. The ensemble consists of five musicians who have played with, studied with and been inspired by Al: Eric LaPerna, percussion, Amos Libby, oud, Beth Borgerhoff, accordion, Michael Gallant, violin and Steve Gruverman, clarinet. They continue to play a rich mixture of Turkish, Greek, Armenian and Arabic folk and classical music. Alhan Middle Eastern Music Ensemble’s repertoire is drawn from compositions of some of the preeminent composers of Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Turkey. They also perform Muwashshahat, a classical song form developed in 10th century Andalusia and performed throughout the modern Arab world. The group features Eric LaPerna; riqq and darbuka, Tom Kovacevic; oud, nay and vocals, Madeleine Hanna; lead vocals and frame drum and Michael Gallant; violin. All of the members have studied with some of the leading performers of Middle Eastern Music in the world today, including Simon Shaheen, Bassam Saba, Michel Merhej and the late Alan Shavarsh Bardezbanian. $10, 18 plus. SPACE Gallery.

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Funding secured for Kittery bridge replacement U.S. Senators from Maine and New Hampshire yesterday announced that federal funding had been secured to replace the ailing bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery. The $20 million allocation was originally announced as part of the federal TIGER II grant program in 2010, but had come under fire from the newly-elected GOP majority in the U.S. House.

In a joint statement, the senators said they worked closely with the administration to ensure that the federal share of the bridge replacement funds came through as promised.

Snow storm headed toward New England The National Weather Service says northern New England could get hit with six inches of snow or more from a storm expected to arrive later this week. The weather agency says the storm could arrive late Thursday and last through Friday, according to the Associated Press.

Parts of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts are expected to be hit the hardest. While inland parts of Maine could see upwards of a foot of snow, the immediate coast could see a mix of rain and snow, with less accumulation, AP reports.

MECA president assails LePage on mural issue The president of Maine College of Art in Portland says Gov. Paul LePage “demonstrated lack of respect for the process of commissioning artwork is an act of censorship” when he removed a labor-themed mural from the Department of Labor building in Augusta.

Donald L. Tuski, the college president suggests LePage misunderstood the purpose of the mural.

“Art is not decoration, nor is it neutral. It is provocative and should elicit a response from individuals. It is not created to please all who view it. Art, like democracy, allows for differing opinions, for discourse, for expression of personal beliefs,” Tuski said in a statement.

He continues, “Art serves as a mirror that reflects a moment in time. This mural captures a piece of history. Governor LePage did not like what he saw. By removing the mural, he smashed that mirror – an attempt to rewrite history.

“This public mural is meant for the people of Maine. Maine College of Art requests that Governor LePage respect the process by which the artwork was selected and installed.”

Tuski’s message to the governor: “Put the mural back.”

LePage taking break after three months in office After less than three months on the job, newly elected Maine governor Paul LePage has decided to

take his first vacation.

The Portland Press Herald reports that LePage is planning a week-long trip to Jamaica starting Saturday. The paper says Devon Raymond Jr., a Jamaican teen the LePage family helped raise in Maine, will also take part in the trip. LePage’s 22-year-old daughter, who earns $41,000 per year as an aide, will stay in Maine.

A spokeswoman for the governor tells the paper that LePage will be traveling with a security detail and will remain in contact with his staff in Augusta.

Bail denied for Portland man accused of threatening LePage A Portland man was in court yesterday to answer charges that he mailed threatening communications to Gov. Paul LePage. A judge said he should be held without bail, according to the Portland Press Herald.

According to the Associated Press, Michael Thomas, 50, sent anonymous letters threatening to kill the Republican governor — the second Mainer to face similar charges since LePage took office in January.

The Associated Press reports that Thomas allegedly wrote that LePage was the “devil.” Thomas also allegedly said he would “put a bullet or two” in LePage. Thomas was arrested Friday by federal agents, AP said.

A Bangor man pleaded guilty to terrorizing this week in connection with a letter he wrote that threatened LePage.

Blodgett out as UMaine women’s hoops coach Cindy Blodgett, coach of the University of Maine women’s basketball team for the past four seasons, was fired on Tuesday, according to published reports. Blodgett, a former WNBA player and a four-year standout for the Black Bears in the late 1990s, led a team that won just four games this past season.

“All of us who care about UMaine and Black Bear sports owe Cindy Blodgett a debt of gratitude for her contributions as both a player and a coach,” Maine Athletic Director Steve Abbott said press release. “I wish Cindy the best in all her future endeavors.”

Abbott, a former GOP candidate for governor who lost to Paul LePage in the primary, was appointed athletic director for the Orono campus on Monday. Blodgett will receive a buyout package of $110,000 — equal to one year’s salary — that college officials say was funded through private sources not tuition.

Radiation from Japan reactor reaches Maine, Air samples taken recently in Maine show heightened radiation levels that is likely from the damaged nuclear reactor in Japan,

according to the Associated Press.

However, the radiation is not at high enough levels to pose a health risk, the wire service says.

Air samples taken from Kittery, Augusta and Orono registered radioactive iodine, though state health officials said those levels were lower than the amount found in sunlight and radon, AP reported.

A similar test in Concord showed that the amount of radiation detected in the local snow pack was 25 times below a threshold for concern, AP says. At current levels, the radiation does not pose a risk even for pregnant women or children.

Gas prices continue climb toward $4 per gallon After a brief reprieve, Maine gas prices have started rising again and are now averaging $3.59 per gallon of regular unleaded. Gas prices rose a full 2 cents in the past week, and nearly 19 cents over the past month, according to Mainegasprices.com, a price tracking website Maine fuel prices are about the same as the national average, which as of yesterday was $3.58 per gallon. The site says price trends point to continued pain at the pumps. Indeed, there are no signs that unrest in the Middle East is set to wind down anytime soon, and with spring already here, the summer driving season is set to begin in less than two months.

As with earlier reports from the price website, the cheapest gas in Portland can be found at 7-11, at the intersection of St. John St. and Brighton Ave., at $3.48 per gallon.

The highest price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Portland is at the full-service Citgo station at Forest Ave. and Dartmouth St., at $3.79 per gallon.

According to the website, the cheapest gas can still be found in Southern Maine, while the highest prices remain in cities and towns in Aroostook County.

Turnpike authority cancels lobbying contracts The Maine Turnpike Authority Board of Directors this week announced the cancellation of its contracts with third-party lobbyists, according to a news release from an MTA spokesman.

The MTA’s use of outside lobbyists was called into question recently by the legislature’s Government Oversight Committee during its review of the Office of Program Evaluation & Government Accountability’s audit of the MTA covering the five-year span from 2005 through 2009.

MTA says it spent $133,689, or about $27,000 per year, on lobbying costs over the five-year period, and another $443,548 was spent on consulting and legal fees regarding public policy issues affecting the MTA, the agency says.

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Growing the freeskiing family in New England

BY MARTY BASCH SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Since its beginnings in 2009, a Gorham has launched himself high into the air above the massive snow kickers on the Dumont Cup’s huge slopestyle course at Sunday River.

Jan Gorham of Stowe, Vermont watches alongside husband David as sons Maks, Alex and Goss — all but 20, 17 and 14 — spin and soar above the sculpted mountains of snow on Barker Mountain’s Rocking Chair Park.

“They help each other,” she said. “They give each other advice, tell each other who is here and what the course is like.”

The freestyle skiing world descended upon Sunday River last weekend for the third annual Dumont Cup, a pro-amateur freesking event spearheaded by X Game freeskiing multi-medalist and Bethel-raised Simon Dumont Simon Dumont takes to the air during the Dumont Cup at Sunday River. (Sunday River photo) where up-and-coming twinsomebody on snow. It happened last Nick Goepper shined brighter than tipped skiers in bright colors year when amateur Alex Schopy won the pros. and baggy pants compete doing trailthe competition and this winter made That wasn’t lost on high-level amagrabs and rodeos alongside pros like even more of an impression winning teur skier John Strenio, 22, a UniverDumont, Jossi Wells and Gus Kenthe FIS Freestyle World Championsity of Utah student from Burlington, worthy. ships, a Dew Tour event and Winter Vt. who’s appeared in Meathead- and With a field capped at 200, skiers X Big Air gold and again Saturday Poor Boyz-produced ski movies and from across the country and beyond when Midwest amateur freeskier videos. had podium dreams of becoming a “It’s cool,” he said about skiing around the pros. “You can see where you need to be and gauge yourself to get there. You also see kids coming up, progressing and getting better.

It’s inspirational to see that in your friends.”

It’s also a boost to an amateur skier like Aidan Sheahan, 18, from Aspen, Colo.

“Basically it shows someone like me that it’s not impossible to compete at that level,” he said.

Judges graded the skiers on style (smoothness), difficulty, originality and amplitude (big air) with a $20,000 cash purse on the line.

Winning’s the goal, but Dumont also uses the event to allow the develop the sport and encourage youngsters to get jumping. In his white, purple and black ski clothes, Dumont, 24, is easily recognized on his home turf. In the Barker lodge during a lunch break, he takes time from making his picks Sponsored by: Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights and 22 co-sponsors, including most of Maine’s leading religious, peace, and civil rights organizations.

from a morning jam session— one that he skied in too—to take a photo with a couple of ankle-biters. Back out on the snow, he stops to sign autographs, pose for more photos and get back on the course.

He appears easy-going, something different to his intense approach while competing.

“It’s the Dumont Cup, it has my name in it,” he said. “My name is behind it. Whatever goes on here, negative or positive, it’s tied to me so I try to make the best impression. Try to sign as many autographs as I can. I think people perceive me in the wrong light when I’m competing so it’s nice to just have people come up, shake my hand and say hello and make up their opinion that way.”

Freeskiing is also a sport dominated by males from the grassroots level to the X Games. There wasn’t a female competitior.

“I think the level of females are progressing,” said Dumont who now spends most of his time living in Dillon, Colo. “This is a mostly male event. No prejudice against the females. Once I start developing this course we can start making different jumps, making different venues and progressing it to have females come here also.”

And just as their are snowboarding families and traditional ski racing families, Dumont sees freeskiing families.

“Skiing is kind of an expensive sport,” said Dumont. “Your parents bring you to the mountain, pay for the hotel room, pay for the lift passes so you see a lot of families. I think you see a lot of younger kids actually picking up skis nowadays rather than snowboards.”

In addition to the three Gorhams from Vermont, there were at least three other families with two sons registered to fly high.

“This really is a small ski world,” says Jan Gorham. “I’m used to seeing my sons go over the jumps and the kickers. I’m more worried about how they do and them wanting to do well.”

(Marty Basch can be reached through www.onetankaway.com.)

Freeskiers take to the air at the Dumont Cup at Sunday River.

(Marty Basch photo)

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Irish center taps federal grant for lift, handicapped access LIFT from page one

other structural elements, said Chretien in an interview last week.

"Next week, we'll be looking to put the lift in," he said. "We're finishing up the drywall in here this week. We have to finish the ceiling up after we get the lift in so they can put their hoisting equipment in. After that it's tape and paint. That will be pretty much the downhill side of the project. We're looking at mid-April at the latest, hopefully sooner" for the lift to be operational.

By definition, a lift is similar to an elevator, with one important distinction. An elevator has an enclosed cab, while a vertical lift has only a platform, Chretien explained. This lift is a combination.

"Since we have to go through a floor, we have to put an enclosure around it to protect the two levels from fire.

That's the big difference. It's like a hybrid elevator," he said.

The heritage center is an historic landmark that was formerly St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church, a hub of early Irish community in Maine.

"It's an old building so we don't know what we would find inside, that's the big challenge," Chretien said.

Lights and wainscoting are being salvaged, as part of historic preservation, he said.

"The way that it's been designed, we will keep all the architectural ele-

ments in place," Chretien said.

The church is a treasure to architectural buffs, and Chretien said he admired many of the architectural elements, while taking care to preserve them. The front doors to the center are a case in point.

"The door panels, you can't find doors like this today, in front of the church, one door section or entrance would be over $100,000 to replace," Chretien said. "The doors that are going on this shaft are actually panel doors and they're especially made to complement the architectural trims and doors around here. It's not just a plain old industrial flat-panel door with a window in it. It's actually going to be a three-panel door, molded to look like the rest of them."

The center stays busy, with a Saturday winter farmer's market that runs through April. The building houses a nonprofit museum, library and genealogy space, and the massive sanctuary is a draw to tourists.

For Chretien, working in the midst of so much historic infrastructure poses challenges. The shaft is 22 feet high and 4 and a half feet square, with a platform of 3 feet by 4 feet, all incorporated into a snug space.

"Probably the biggest challenge in a job like this is the amount of space we have to work in," Chretien said.

"We have the shaft size, and the small entranceway and hallway, so we have a lot of little things going on at once."

Two loads on two wheels Braving a chill, a man hauls his laundry via bicycle up Pearl Street Monday. Today the National Weather Service is forecasting a 90 percent chance of precipitation, with new snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. On Friday, expect snow before 8 a.m., then rain and snow, the weather service predicted.

Saturday may be better, with a 30 percent chance of snow showers before 8 a.m.

It will be partly sunny, with a high near 45. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Contractor Carl Chretien stands in a shaft for a new lift in the Maine Irish Heritage Center building.

The shaft is 22 feet high and 4 and a half feet square, with a platform of 3 feet by 4 feet, all incorporated into a snug space.

“Probably the biggest challenge in a job like this is the amount of space we have to work in,” Chretien said.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Consider changing the rules of a game or agreeing to different terms in a relationship. It’s also an auspicious time to make new arrangements with a boss, colleague, client or customer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You will benefit from self-parenting.

For instance, you may make a deal with yourself that you can “play” after you’ve cleaned your room or finished your “homework.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Let your inner confidence show in your style of speaking. If you are too selfeffacing, your credibility may be called into question. Talk with certainty, and others will be certain of you, as well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You will effectively integrate two parts of your life that don’t always fit nicely together -- for instance, your work with your family life, or your leisure with your work.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Research an influential person you would like to know. The future holds an encounter. If you say the right thing, this person will not only show you the ropes, but will also pull a few strings.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 31).

You’ll be highly motivated, and once you get in motion, you will be determined to succeed one way or another. Through the next three months, your social life will bustle along at a busy, happy clip.

April is romantic, and May brings a financial bonus. In July, you’ll alternate between tranquility and adventure.

Capricorn and Aquarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 42, 14, 3, 10 and 17.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). The omens suggest that it may be just as easy to make a big change as it is to make a small one. So, as long as you are envisioning a change, it may as well be dramatic.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Once you accept the way things are, you have power over the situation. So consider dropping your resistance. Why struggle? Come to terms with the way things are, and you’ll be instantly influential.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your creativity and intelligence will stretch into new realms. You’ll apply what you learned in one area of life to a completely different subject and have success.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Sometimes the prize goes to the one who deserves it most. Other times the prize goes to the one who thinks to ask for it. Take a chance, and ask for what you want.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A relationship is improving. It may feel like you are coasting along together. Enjoy this mellow, harmonious state. You have an especially easy time getting to know Gemini and Libra people.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You have an excellent eye for what is going right in the world. Share your upbeat observations with anyone who will listen. Your optimism will have farreaching repercussions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If you don’t have a mentor yet, this will be a fine day to find one. Others are receptive to your charm and will find it easy to spot your talent and take note of the rich potential in you.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, March 31, the 90th day of 2011. There are 275 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 31, 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson shocked the country by announcing at the conclusion of a broadcast address on Vietnam that he would not seek re-election.

On this date: In 1889, French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its completion.

In 1917, the United States took possession of the Virgin Islands from Denmark.

In 1933, Congress approved, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed, the Emergency Conservation Work Act, which created the Civilian Conservation Corps.

In 1943, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” opened on Broadway.

In 1949, Newfoundland (now called Newfoundland and Labrador) entered confederation as Canada’s tenth province.

In 1976, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Karen Ann Quinlan, who was in a persistent vegetative state, could be disconnected from her respirator. (Quinlan, who remained unconscious, died in 1985.)

In 1991, the Warsaw Pact spent the last day of its existence as a military alliance.

In 1995, Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 23, was shot to death in Corpus Christi, Texas, by the founder of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

In 2005, Terri Schiavo, 41, died at a hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla., 13 days after her feeding tube was removed in a wrenching right-to-die dispute.

One year ago: President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters and other protected areas in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska to oil drilling. A Chechen militant claimed responsibility for deadly attacks on the Moscow subway two days earlier that claimed 40 lives; the claim came hours after two more suicide bombers struck in the southern Russian province of Dagestan, killing a dozen people.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Peggy Rea is 90. Actor William Daniels is 84. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Gordie Howe is 83. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 77. Actress Shirley Jones is 77. Country singer-songwriter John D. Loudermilk is 77. Musician Herb Alpert is 76. Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is 71. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is 71. Actor Christopher Walken is 68. Comedian Gabe Kaplan is 66. Former Vice President Al Gore is 63. Author David Eisenhower is 63. Actress Rhea Perlman is 63. Actor Ed Marinaro is 61. Rock musician Angus Young (AC/DC) is 56. Actor Marc McClure is 54. Actor William McNamara is 46. Actor Ewan (YOO’-en) McGregor is 40.

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C.I.A. in Libya aiding rebel forces, U.S. officials say WASHINGTON (New York Times) — The C.I.A. has inserted covert operatives into Libya to gather intelligence for military airstrikes and make contacts with rebels battling Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s forces, according to American officials.

While President Obama has insisted that no American ground troops join in the Libyan campaign, small groups of C.I.A. operatives have been working in Libya for several weeks and are part of a shadow force of Westerners that the Obama administration hopes can help set back Colonel Qaddafi’s military, the officials said.

The C.I.A. presence comprises an unknown number of American officers who had worked at the spy agency’s station in Tripoli and those who arrived more recently. In addition, current and former British officials said, dozens of British special forces and

MI6 intelligence officers are working inside Libya. The British operatives have been directing airstrikes from British Tornado jets and gathering intelligence about the whereabouts of Libyan government tank columns, artillery pieces, and missile installations, the officials said.

By meeting with rebel groups, the Americans hope to fill in gaps in understanding who the leaders are of the groups opposed Colonel Qaddafi, and what their allegiances are, according to United States government officials speaking only on condition of anonymity because the actions of C.I.A. operatives are classified. The C.I.A. has declined to comment.

The United States and its allies in the NATO-led military intervention have scrambled over the last several weeks to gather detailed information on the location and abilities of Libyan

infantry and armored forces, intelligence that normally takes months of painstaking analysis.

“We didn’t have great data,” Gen. Carter F. Ham, who handed over control of the Libya mission to NATO on Wednesday, said in an e-mail earlier this week. “Libya hasn’t been a country we focused on a lot over past few years,” he said.

American officials cautioned that the Western operatives are not working in close coordination with the rebel force, and there was little evidence on Wednesday that allied airstrikes were being used to cover the rebel retreat.

Because the publicly stated goal of the Libyan campaign is not to overthrow Colonel Qaddafi’s government, the clandestine effort now going on is significantly different from the Afghan campaign to drive the Taliban from power in 2001. Back then, Ameri-

can C.I.A. and Special Forces troops armed a collection of Afghan militias and called in airstrikes that paved the rebel advances on strategically important cities like Kabul and Kandahar.

Still, the American officials hope that information gathered by intelligence officers in Libya — from the location of Colonel Qaddafi’s munitions depots to the clusters of government troops inside Libyan towns — might help weaken Libya’s military enough to encourage defections within its ranks.

The American military is also monitoring Libyan troops with U-2 spy planes and a high-altitude Global Hawk drone, as well as a special aircraft, JSTARS, that tracks the movements of large groups of troops.

Military officials said that the Air Force also has Predator drones, similar to those now operating in Afghanistan, in reserve.

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My husband and I live in an upscale neighborhood. He has met most of the neighbors by walking our dog. Last year, a neighbor moved out and rented his home to a couple with two little children and two dogs. As my husband walked our dog, the woman came out with hers, and the dogs played while my husband and “Jennifer” got acquainted. He is 71, and she is 46.

I am recovering from breast cancer and at that time was so weak from chemo and radiation that I could barely walk to the bathroom. But I did notice that my husband was now walking our dog 20 times a day. I suspected it was to see Jennifer, but I’m not the jealous type and said nothing.

When I was ready to build up my stamina, I told my husband I wanted to walk with him. I led him in a direction that did not go past Jennifer’s house, but he steered me the other way. She came running out and said, “Thank you for the email. It made my day.” They talked as if I weren’t there, and it was apparent that my husband had a huge crush on her. He started showering, putting on fresh clothes and combing his hair before taking the dog for a walk. As soon as Jennifer saw him, she’d come running out of her house, dressed in tight miniskirts and revealing tops.

I told my husband this was too much and that the e-mailing had to stop. His initial reaction was to open a new, private e-mail account. I finally gave him a piece of my mind, and he promised not to walk by Jennifer’s house again. Apparently, he kept his word, because she asked where he’s been. I told her she was to have no further contact and threatened to speak to her husband about it.

We have heard no more from her. I think I nipped some-

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Our daughter is a professional who earns more than double what we make. However, every month, we have to help with her utilities. In the past, we’ve given her large sums of money that we had to borrow. With medical costs going up, how can we get her to stop relying on us financially? -- Drained Dry Dear Drained: You must close the Bank of Mom and Dad. Tell your daughter you are so sorry, but you cannot afford to give her any more money. She will learn to take care of her own finances only when she is forced to. There is no reward for putting yourselves in the poor house so she can remain irresponsible.

Dear Annie: I have a simple solution for “Forgotten in California,” whose co-workers forgot her birthday when she returned from vacation. In our office, we all take turns with this responsibility.

It works like this: You must get the card and cake for the person whose birthday falls before yours, and then the person whose birthday comes after yours brings the cake on your birthday. We have a chart with everyone’s birthdays and their “cake baker’s name” so no one has the chance to forget. It has worked out perfectly. -- Never Forgotten

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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.

‘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

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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.

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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

Author Amy Wood 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 Falmouth Historical Society’s Card Party noon to 4 p.m. “Do you play cards? Join us at the At 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, the Calamity Janes compete in Maine Roller Derby develop, and achieve, their own vision of success in today’s modern world. ‘My book is really about slowing Falmouth Historical Society’s Biannual Fundraising action. (COURTESY PHOTO) down and being more discerning about all that informaCard Party and enjoy a light luncheon as you try to 3 classes are completing an expedition about citizenship. tion and knowing yourself well enough so that you know beat your table. With door prizes and a 50-50 opportunity, Each student interviewed someone who had gone through what resonates with you,’ says Amy. ‘You don’t have to do you increase your chances of going home happy. All pronaturalization. A gallery of their interviews and photos will it all. You get to make those decisions and live at a rhythm ceeds help us continue the mission of the Falmouth Historical line the hall leading into the ceremony. Casco Bay High that you feel is right.’ With a firm conviction that every indiSociety including providing genealogical services and mainSchool Principal Derek Pierce will greet guests. Kurt Pelvidual holds the ability to wade through the overwhelm of taining the Falmouth Heritage Museum.” Holy Martyrs Church, letier, an immigration officer with the U.S. Department of the information age and discover the path to happiness and 266 Foreside Road (Route 88), Falmouth. Reservations: Mary Homeland Security, will officiate. Sydney Kucine, a Casco success, Amy strives to assist others in removing life’s clutHonan 781-2705 or Beverley Knudsen 781-4988.

Bay sophomore, will sing the National Anthem. Several stuter that stands in the way of moving forward.”

VentiCordi at First Parish dents will participate in a choral reading of the Walt Whit12:15 p.m. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 man poem, “I Sing America.” They will translate the poem Friday, April 1 Congress St., Portland. Concerts are free and open to into Somali, Acholi, Spanish, French, Arabic and Swahili. the public. For information call the Portland Conservatory Casco Bay held a week-long, intensive class earlier this World Affairs Council of Maine health summit of Music at 775-3356. VentiCordi (Winds and Strings) is a year titled “Ceremony Across Cultures.” As part of that 8 a.m. The World Affairs Council of Maine, in partnership musical collaboration between oboist Kathleen McNerney class, students planned the naturalization ceremony. They will with the University of New England, is pleased to present a and violinist Dean Stein, combining their love of chamber host a dessert reception after the ceremony. Each new citizen Maine Summit on Citizen Diplomacy: Mainers Engaged in music with innovative programming that blends wind and will receive a mug specially designed for the occasion.

Health Care Development Abroad. The event will take place string instruments. “Both Ms. McNerney and Mr. Stein perArf! Opening with Paintings by G. Freeborn on April 1 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay. The Summit will formed nationally and internationally as members of profes4 p.m. Fetch has been transformed by these emotive paintfeature two workshop sessions, a luncheon, and a talk by sional chamber ensembles. Ms. McNerney played oboe with ings by G. Freeborn. In her own words: “I began breeding keynote speaker Mary Jean Eisenhower, president, People two woodwind quintets in Los Angeles; Imbroglio and Calico Labrador Retrievers on my farm in Maine and watching to People International. For more information, please visit Winds, and Mr. Stein was a violinist with the DaPonte String them, noticing their curves, their motion and their devothe Facebook page or contact Amy Holland at aholland@ Quartet. Their respective musical journeys prepared them tion, finally I have found an urgency to my brushstrokes wacmaine.org and 221.4386. The Summit on Citizen Diploto explore creative frontiers beyond the usual constraints of that were not evident before. Using oils on canvas as my macy was initiated through a seed grant from the National either format. This summer will mark their third season of medium, I portray the dog with love for the animal as my Council for International Visitors as part of its 50th Annisummer concerts in Kennebunk and they are planning to add driving force.” Special opening reception. versary celebration. Registration Fee: $45 WAC members concerts in Harpswell. ... Kathleen and Dean are delighted to ‘Filmmaking for Social Change’ and students; $60 Non-members. Goals of the Summit: 1. have the wonderful bassoonist Wren Saunders joining them 4:10 p.m. Cecily Pingree of Pull-Start Pictures on “FilmmakTo increase public awareness in Maine of the citizen diplofor this program.” www.venticordi.com ing for Social Change” for College of the Atlantic’s Marine macy movement within the health care sector. 2. To build Portland Public Schools Student Art Show Policy Speaker Series. McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden the capacity of Maine’s international health care organiza3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Portland Public Schools Student Art St., Bar Harbor, ME. CHRISP@coa.edu, 207-801-5715, or tions to become more globally engaged. 3. To strengthen Show will be held from March 31 through April 14 at Port288-5015. Free. cooperation among these organizations. A limited number land City Hall. An opening reception with cookies and punch of full scholarships are available for students. Please e-mail Perkins Olson, P.A., Attorneys at Law open house will take place on March 31 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The show aholland@wacmaine.org or call 221.4386 for more infor5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Perkins Olson, P.A., Attorneys at Law and features work by students from kindergarten through 12th mation. Also, Monday, March 28, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Maine Coast Title, Inc. have moved their offices to 30-32 grade. All of the Portland Public Schools are represented. The at Moot Court Room, University of Maine Law School, 246 Pleasant Street in Portland. They have just completed a renoexhibit includes more than 400 drawings, paintings, sculptures Deering St., Portland, the World Affairs Council of Maine vation at the “Joseph How House,” which was built in 1818 and other pieces. The exhibit will be open during City Hall’s will present, “Egypt in Transition: What does it mean for the and is on the National Historic Register.

They are celebrating regular business hours. Admission is free.

Arab World and for U.S. Policy?” with an Open House; public welcome.

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

‘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

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 see next page

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Event to defend Labor Department mural noon. Event to defend Labor Department mural. Hall of Flags, State House, Augusta. “Artists, labor leaders, civil rights advocates, historians, and concerned citizens will convene in the Hall of Flags to demand the return of the ‘Maine Labor History’ mural to its rightful place in the Maine Department of Labor. Governor Paul LePage’s seizure and hiding of a mural painted for the people of Maine is not merely presumptuous and disrespectful but also illegal and a breach of the state’s contract with artist Judy Taylor. All Mainers who are concerned about this governor’s disregard of the rule of law and of the dignity of Maine’s workers and their history are invited to attend. All Mainers who believe in supporting art that tells our history and who believe in organizing to defend our rights, please join us.” Sponsored

by Union of Maine Visual Artists, Veterans For Peace, Maine Chapter 001, Maine Campaign to Bring Our War $$ Home.

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

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’

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 highenergy 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 band has four albums to their credit and is the subject of a 2008 documentary film, ‘Talent to Burn,’ which explored the early development of the band and the effect that their musical career has had on their family life.”

The Maine Festival of the Book

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

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 pm 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 am to 3 pm 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 pm, Portland Stage Company at 25A Forest Avenue will present a dramatic reading of selections from Everything Matters!, a new novel by Ron Currie Jr.

Imago Theatre: ZooZoo

‘A Celebration of the Music of Liszt’

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. 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 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.

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

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.

Saturday, April 2 History Barn Open House in New Gloucester 9 a.m. to noon. The New Gloucester Historical Society will hold its next monthly History Barn Open House. The History Barn is located on Route 231 right behind the Town Hall. The public is invited to see the society’s collection of antique wheeled vehicles and historic photos. Admission is free. The History Barn will be open again in May for a quilt show.

Biddeford Winter Farmer’s Market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Biddeford Winter Farmer’s Market is held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. At the former West Pepperril Mill on Main Street in Biddeford. Roy Guzman, 210-0123

A Day of Meditation 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Opening the Heart: From Empathy to Compassion. The day begins with tea and a talk by Nancy followed by meditation alternating between sitting and walking. Please bring a cushion and a simple lunch for Mindful Eating. Center for Studying Mindfulness, Living Well, 836 Main St., Westbrook. www.NancyHathaway.com see next page

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Money Management 101 Seminar 10 a.m. to noon. “The Institute for Financial Literacy has launched a new interactive personal finance seminar series. Taught by certified educators and open to the general public, the seminars are designed to improve financial literacy in Maine. In this session, you will learn 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

Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser 10 a.m. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine will hold its annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser at Yankee Lanes in Portland The event, which offers Red Sox and Sea Dogs tickets as incentive prizes to participants, begins at 10 a.m. at both sites. Teams and individuals are scheduled to bowl for one hour of their choosing. The agency’s second event will be on April 9 at the Bowl-A-Rama in Sanford. “Supporters can be bowlers, sponsors, or both. Donors can be assured that their support is helping put Big Brothers and Big Sisters in children’s lives, in their own communities.

Bowlers will enjoy a fun outing with friends, family members and co-workers— as well as having the satisfaction of knowing they are making a big difference in the lives of kids and their mentors. ... Individuals, companies, families and organizations are welcome to participate and help raise funds. Teams of 4 or 5 people are encouraged; however, individuals are welcome as well.” To register for the event online, visit somebigsbowl.kintera.org or call 773.KIDS (5437). Those interested may also contact the agency by email at info@somebigs.org. Hannaford, TD Bank, Unum, PowerPay and Kennebunk Savings Bank are once again the lead sponsors for the event. The media sponsors are WPOR 101.9 and Mainebiz.

An Illustrated Talk with Margaret Roach 11 a.m. “At Home in My 365-Day Garden: An Illustrated Talk with Margaret Roach” at the Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. Roach, former executive vice president/editorial director for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, blogger of awaytogarden.com, and author of the memoir “And I Shall Have Some Peace There,” will present an illustrated gardening talk at the Maine Festival of the Book. Admission is free and seats are available firstcome, first served.Admission is free and seats are available first-come, first served. More information is at www.mainereads.org.

Cycle4Care fundraiser 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Cancer Community Center is excited to announce its inaugural Cycle4Care fundraiser. This fundraiser will bring together people of all cycling abilities for a fun afternoon of exercise, inspiration and caring. 22 teams with eight cyclists per team will fill Lifestyle Fitness Center at 29 Pleasant Hill Road in Scarborough from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in support of the Cancer Community Center. noon registration. Registration fees: $25 per half hour of riding. http://cycle4care.kintera.org

Lewiston Auburn Film Festival 3 p.m. The first-ever Lewiston Auburn Film Festival, presented by Bangor Savings Bank, will debut on Saturday, April 2, showcasing work from around the world, including 26 Maine-made films. From Lodz, Poland to Poland, Maine, 80 films were selected among submissions from more than a dozen states and 15 countries. “The diversity of films is exactly what we wanted for the festival’s first year,” said Sandra Marquis of L/A Arts, one of LAFF’s partnering organizations. “There’s something for every cinematic taste.”

Festival highlights include a “festival within a festival” featuring work from the Los Angeles-based Lady Filmmakers Film Festival, question-and-answer sessions with filmmakers, and a gala dinner and awards ceremony. The films will be shown in a variety of venues in downtown Lewiston and Auburn, including Gallery 5, Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch and Fish Bones American Grill. A full schedule of events is available at www.lafilmfestival.org. Headlining the festival is a special advanced preview of the work-in-progress PAL HOP DAYS by Lewiston filmmaker Bill Maroldo. The documentary examines the popular weekly PAL Hop concerts that took place in the mid-to-late 1960s, within the context of a reunion concert that drew thousands of fans in August 2010. PAL HOP DAYS will be presented at the FrancoAmerican Heritage Center at 4 p.m. on April 2. A reception will be held in the building’s Heritage Hall at 3 p.m. A question-and-answer session with the filmmaker and several of the original PAL Hop band members will be held right after the film. Tickets for the PAL Hop event are available through the Franco-American Heritage Center box office and online

at www.francoamericanheritage.org. Passes for the entire festival, including PAL HOP DAYS, are available through L/A Arts and the LAFF website atwww.lafilmfestival.org.

The festival is sponsored by Bangor Savings Bank and is a joint production of L/A Arts, Lewiston Auburn Magazine and Maine Public Broadcasting Network. For more information, visit www.lafilmfestival.org or call 577-9746.

MAMM SLAM at Empire Dine & Dance 5:30 p.m. Maine Academy of Modern Music’s statewide High School Rock Off competition, now known as the MAMM SLAM, begins on April 2 and 3 at Empire Dine & Dance. In partnership with the Portland Music Foundation, Maine Academy of Modern Music’s MAMM SLAM pits 11 high school bands in two preliminary rounds on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 - all of whom hope to move on to the MAMM SLAM Finals to be held Saturday, April 30 at Port City Music Hall. In the first round, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on April 2 and 3:30pm on April 3, judges will evaluate all of the participants and choose five bands to move on to the finals. In addition, fans can go to www.MaineToday.com/mammslam/ and vote for their favorite band – the band with the most votes will serve as the sixth band to join the judges’ selections in the finals. Tickets for each preliminary show are $10 for students, $12 for adults; participating bands have unlimited $2 off vouchers to distribute. Special guest Dean Ford, hot off the release of his new EP “Deaf.

Dumb. In Love.,” will play a set as judges make their selections on Sunday. The schedule of participating bands is as follows: Saturday, April 2 (doors at 5:30 p.m.) Parenthesys (Windham HS); Finding Perfection (Scarborough HS); The Twisted Truth (Portland HS, South Portland HS, Casco Bay HS); Pity Fools (Cheverus HS, Bonny Eagle HS, Casco Bay HS); Dharma Thieves (Freeport HS, Waldorf School, Yarmouth HS); Sunday, April 3 (doors at 3:30 p.m.) Longstory (Portland HS, Casco Bay HS, Falmouth HS); Dusty Grooves (Cheverus HS); Park Place Fiasco (Greely HS); The Modest Proposal (Freeport HS); Midnite Haze (Telstar HS, Telstar Middle School); Crossed Out (Gorham HS); GUEST BAND: Dean Ford; Finalists Announced at 7 p.m.

Haiti relief revisited 7 p.m. Benefit concert, Haiti relief revisited, one year later.

Proceeds for Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien Health Partnership.

The Maine Squeeze, Zemya, Improvox at First Congregational Church UCC, 301 Cottage Road, South Portland.

Suggested donation at the door of $15. 865-6060.

‘The Vagina Monologues’ in Auburn 7 p.m. V-Day aUbUrn will present a “one night only” performance of “The Vagina Monologues” on Saturday, April 2 at Admission is $5 (min. suggested donation): feel free to donate more. This show is presented in partnership with Sexual Assault Crisis Center (SACC). A portion of the proceeds will benefit both Women of Haiti and SACC. Directed

by Karen Lane, the cast includes: Melissa Farrington, Cheryl Hamilton, Chris Heckman, Stephanie Hughes, Casey Iris Knight, Bridget LaRoche, Krista Lord, Bridget McAlonan, Eileen Messina, Janet Miles, Mary Morin, Betsy Mallette, Nicole Rush, Madeline Strange, Judy Webber and Sabrina Yocono. “The Vagina Monologues” was created by Eve Ensler. Abused as a child, Ensler wanted to teach victims to break their silence. For over 10 years, her organization, V-Day, has been a global movement to end violence against women and girls by raising awareness and money.

This year’s spotlight charity is Women of Haiti. The home of V-Day aUbUrn is the First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. (across from Dairy Joy on Spring Street).

Parking available. 783-0461 or www.auburnuu.org

10th annual Maine Playwrights Festival 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit located in the Dana Warp Mill, announces the complete line-up for the 10th annual Maine Playwrights Festival, the company’s annual celebration of the work of local theater artists. The event unfolds over four weeks in April at two different venues, and features the talents of over 50 actors, directors and playwrights from a number of Portland-area companies.

The month-long festival begins in early April with staged readings of two full-length plays at the Acorn Studio Theater in Westbrook. “Iceland,” by Michael Tooher, will be read on Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m., and “Commixtus,”

by Katherine Roscher, will be brought to life on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Both readings are free with a $5 suggested donation. Later in the month, the MPF moves to the St. Lawrence Arts Center, where 10 short plays will be presented in 2 evenings of rotating repertory between April 14 to 29. Each evening of plays will be presented 4 times, along with a special marathon evening on Friday, April 29 on which all 10 plays will be performed beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the 10th annual Maine Playwrights Festival are $16 for adults, $14 for students and seniors.

The MPF culminates with the second annual 24-Hour Portland Theater Project, which features directors from 5 different area companies. The 24-Hour Portland Theater Project will have two performances at 5:30 and 8 p.m. on the St. Lawrence Stage on Saturday, April 30th. Entrance to

the 24-Hour Portland Theater Project festival is $8. www. acorn-productions.org or 854-0065

An Evening with David Sedaris 8 p.m. “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. With his wickedly witty observations of the ordinary-bizarre, David mines poignant comedy from his peculiar childhood, his odd career path, his move to France and multiple other facets of his life’s journey. His sardonic humor and incisive social critique have made him one of NPR’s most popular commentators. His books — such as ‘Naked,’ ‘Holidays On Ice, ‘Me Talk Pretty One Day,’ ‘Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim,’ and most recently ‘Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary’ — like his live appearances, are sure to deliver unique insights and a lot of laughs.” Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $55, $50, $45.

Sunday, April 3 Maine Jewish History Conference 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The second Maine Jewish History Conference: Discovering Maine’s Jewish History, presented by Colby College with Maine Historical Society and Documenting Maine Jewry at Roberts Union, Colby College. Explore the richness of Jewish life in Maine at a day-long conference featuring talks, panels, and workshops presented by community, professional, and student historians. Learn about early Jews in Lewiston, Jewish back-to-the-landers, anti-semitism in Portland, openness in Eastport, communal life in Old Town, social life in Old Orchard Beach, and much more. Leading scholars will place the experiences of Maine’s Jews within the broader context of American Jewish history. Registration required (includes lunch and materials). For more information, visit: http://web.colby.edu/jewsinmaine

An afternoon in honor of Maine workers, The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and labor and civil rights 4 p.m. The Maine AFL-CIO, NAACP/Portland and Bangor chapters, Southern Maine Workers’ Center, Maine State Employees Association/SEIU Local 1989, Interfaith Worker Justice of Southern Maine and Maine Education Association plan an afternoon in honor of Maine workers, The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the legacies of the labor and civil rights movements for worker justice, at First Parish Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. Interfaith convocation at 4 p.m.; film and discussion on “At the River I Stand” at 5 p.m.

St. Augustine of Canterbury Church healing service 4 p.m. St. Augustine of Canterbury Church will hold a healing service in accordance with the Rites of the Church.

The service will be followed by the Mass which includes the Holy Eucharist. The healing service includes anointing with oil and the laying on of hands as contained in Holy Scripture and according to the rites of the Church. Persons are welcome to attending both the healing service and the Mass that follows. “St. Augustine’s is a Traditional Anglican and Sarum Rite Catholic Community, 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 the Cathedral Pines Chapel at 156 Saco Ave. in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Father Jeffrey W. Monroe is Vicar. For additional information contact 799-5141.

Maine Roller Derby action 5:30 p.m. Maine Roller Derby, Calamity Janes vs. Boston B Party, Happy Wheels Skate Center in Portland. Doors at 5 p.m., action at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $5, limited seating available. After-Party at 9 p.m., Empire Dine and Dance.

“The third home bout of the season features the Calamity Janes, MRD’s b-team taking on the Boston B Party, the b-team of the Boston Derby Dames. The Janes are fired up for their first bout after a victorious win (267 to 24) against Granite State Roller Derby in a closed scrimmage last month. The Boston B Party features any skater who is not a member of the all-star team, the Boston Massacre.

The B Party did not skate in 2010, but are making a comeback in 2011. The roster for April 3 bout includes A-Block, T-Storm, Wrexzilla, Lez Lemon, Mae Snap, Porsche D’Rail Yah, Double Tap, Alice Saltya, Pepper Jacked, Iron Matron, Mother Bones, Crazy Buchanan, Kissy Kicks and Cherry Clobber. Tickets are $5. Purchase tickets early as they sold out last bout! Following the bout is an after-party held at Empire Dine and Dance at 9 p.m. The cover is $3. If you have a ticket stub from the bout there is no charge. DJing the after-party is vik44.” see next page

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‘Being in the World’ 7:30 p.m. University of Southern Maine Philosophy Symposium Film: “Being in the World,” SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. “The USM Philosophy Symposium Film Series is an annual collaboration between the Symposium and SPACE Gallery in an effort to bring the discussion of philosophy out from behind the walls of academia and into the access of the general public. The screening of ‘Being in the World’ will be followed by a discussion moderated by USM Associate Professor of Philosophy Jerry Conway. 828.5600. Doors open at 7 p.m., film begins at 7:30 p.m.

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