The Portland Daily Sun, Saturday, March 31, 2012 by Daily Sun

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A moot suit, to boot See Curtis Robinson, page 4

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Campaigning, Obama is mute on Supreme Court Mayor Brennan greets President at Jetport — See page 3

Reading Putting the brakes on parking: Danforth on festival High turns to bicycles, carpooling — Page 8 ‘bigger than ever’ See page 6

Mumford and Sons in Port City? See page 11

Options other than driving — such as riding the Metro bus — will await low-income senior citizens who live at Danforth on High, a fact praised by advocates of this public housing project that will be built, in an instance of odd juxtaposition, on a parking lot. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Is puberty before 10 now normal? (NY Times) — One day last year when her daughter, Ainsley, was 9, Tracee Sioux pulled her out of her elementary school in Fort Collins, Colo., and drove her an hour south, to Longmont, in hopes of finding a satisfying reason that Ainsley began growing pubic hair at age 6. Ainsley was the tallest child in her third-grade class. She had a thick, enviable blond-streaked ponytail and big feet, like a puppy’s. The curves of her Levi’s matched her mother’s. Over the past three years, Tracee had taken Ainsley to see several doctors. They ordered blood tests and boneage X-rays and turned up nothing unusual. “The doctors always come back with these blank looks on their faces, and then they start redefining what normal is,” Tracee said. For many parents of earlydeveloping girls, “normal” is a crazy-making word, especially when uttered by a doctor; it implies that the patient, or patient’s mother, should quit being neurotic and accept that not much can be done. Tracee and Ainsley visited the office of Jared Allomong, an applied kinesiologist. “It doesn’t test like it’s her own estrogens,” Allomong reported to Tracee. “I think it’s xeno-estrogens, from the environment,” he explained. “And I think it’s stress and insulin and sugar.” “You can’t be more specific?” Tracee asked, pleading. “Like tell me what crap in my house I can get rid of?” Allomong shook his head.

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Recall election for Wisconsin governor who battled unions (NY Times) — Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who has battled public employee unions since taking office last year, will become the first governor in the state’s history to face a recall election, a state board ruled on Friday after finding that critics had collected more than enough signatures to force a vote. The Government Accountability Board voted unanimously

to approve the new election after finding that 900,938 state residents had signed petitions demanding the recall. Under state law, far fewer signatures were needed — 540,208, or 25 percent of the total votes cast in the last governor’s election. Governor Walker, a Republican elected to his first term in 2010, had been the topic of recall demands since shortly

after he took office and pushed for sharp cuts in benefits and collective bargaining rights for most state workers. In the nation’s history, only two governors have been removed by recall: Gray Davis of California, in 2003, and Lynn Frazier of North Dakota, in 1921. The primary elections were set for May 8, with the general election was scheduled for June 5.

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increase production. The decision comes even as gas prices have risen in recent months, a rise that his political advisers say could hamper his re-election efforts. The new sanctions, passed as part of the defense budget and mandated by the Senate in a rare 100-to-0 vote, penalize foreign corporations or other entities that purchase oil from Iran’s central bank, which collects payment for most of the country’s energy exports. The penalties are meant to pressure Iran to curb its nuclear program. The law includes loopholes that allow Obama to waive the measures if they threaten national security or if gas prices increase.

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Obama mute on Supreme Court hearings BY HELENE COOPER THE NEW YORK TIMES

BURLINGTON, Vt. — President Obama made no mention of this week’s closely watched Supreme Court hearing on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care law when he delivered his standard stump speech at a fund-raiser attended by the party faithful here on Friday. But the fate of his signature health care law hovered over his remarks anyway, lending added weight as he listed what he considers the accomplishments of his presidency. “Change is the health care reform we passed after a century of trying,” Mr. Obama said to rousing cheers from the crowd gathered in Obama a field house at the University of Vermont. Because of his health care law, Mr. Obama promised, “in the United States of America, no one will go broke because they got sick.”

He received thunderous applause from a pumpedup Democratic crowd that seemed eager and willing to cheer his every utterance, even interrupting his opening line. “I’m here ... ” Mr. Obama began, and the applause erupted, causing the president to stop and grin. “I should quit while I’m ahead,” he said. The Supreme Court was to begin deliberations over the law after a week of arguments, with a decision expected to be announced in June. White House officials have publicly struck a confident air, refusing to discuss any contingency planning underway in the event the high court strikes down all or part of the law. Mr. Obama, meanwhile, stuck to his oft-used campaign lines extolling the benefits of the law, reminding the audience that people with pre-existing conditions could no longer be denied coverage. He characterized this year’s presidential election as a fight to reclaim the country for the working class. “This is not the usual run-of-the-mill political debate,” Mr. Obama said. Rather, he added, “this is

the defining issue of our time.” Mr. Obama’s remarks came midway through a day-long fund-raising trip to Vermont and Maine. The president began with a luncheon in Burlington with approximately 100 supporters who paid at least $7,500 each, campaign officials said. Then some 4,500 people — many of them students who paid $44 — attended the University of Vermont event, which featured a performance by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. The Obama campaign is trying hard to replicate the enthusiasm young voters showed in 2008, with mixed results so far. Vermont’s population is reliably Democratic, and protesters gathered along the president’s motorcade route featured a lefty tilt, with signs demanding the closure of the military prison on Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and a speedy exit from Afghanistan. Mr. Obama’s campaign officials said he was the first president to visit Vermont since Bill Clinton in 1995. After Vermont, the president’s schedule called for two more fund-raisers in Portland.

President’s visit takes Portland, South Portland by storm BY ANN S. KIM SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Air Force One came into view at approximately 4:07 p.m. Friday and landed out of view of the press area. It taxied into the view around 4:13 p.m., tailed by two SUVs. The military aide saluted and the two sets of stairs were put into place by the aircraft. President Obama descended the front set of stairs briskly. Portland Mayor Michael Brennan greeted the president and the two men shook hands and spoke briefly near the foot of the stairs. Cheers came from Brennan the area where about 60 invited guests were waiting for the president’s arrival. The president shook hands and spoke to them as some snapped photographs. “OK. Thank, guys,” the president said before waving good-bye. Brennan related his brief interaction with the president. “He said, ‘Hello and how are things going as mayor?’ And I said, ‘Things are going terrific’ and I’m really happy to have him as president,” Brennan said. The motorcade left the Portland International Jetport and headed toward a fundraising event at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. Small groups gathered by the Embassy Suites, the HIlton Garden Inn and other spots around the airport as well as around Mill Creek shopping

center and Broadway in South Portland. Some waved, took photographs or held Obama 2012 signs. Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell helped to warm up the crowd at Southern Maine Community College before President Obama took the stage. Mitchell, a native of Waterville, noted that it was during the tenure of President Obama that the United States captured Osama bin Ladin – an observation met by cheers from the audience. “There in a nutshell is the difference between men of bluster and men of action,” Mitchell said. Mitchell said that the U.S. economy is growing again and that jobs are growing, although there remains a long way to go. “But in November the American people will have a clear choice to continue the policies of the presdient which are steadily restoring our economic and financial health or go back to the very politcies which caused the problems in the first place,” he said. As for health care, Mitchell said the Supreme Court should stay out of politics. He noted that the individual mandate that is at the heart of so much of the controversy was originally an idea proposed by Republicans. “They have mjoved so far from the mainstream center American politics that they’re now attacking their own ideas,” he said. Mitchell said that he did not know the president well when he accepted

the post as the Middle East peace envoy. He said the lack of peace in the region was despite efforts by the president, whom he praised for his knowledge of the issues and the reasonableness of his approach. Mitchell said that Obama’s reelection represents the best, and perhaps the only hope, that it can be acheived. Mitchell closed his remarks with a personal appeal. He noted that a grandson lives in South Portland, where the college is located. “For the sake of children and grandchildren across the United States and around the world, I urge you to do all you can in reelecting Barack Obama as president of the United States,” he said. The campaign would not disclose how much the event was expected to bring in. Tickets for the SMCC event were available to students and activists for $44, with general admission tickets starting at $100 per person. Approximately 1,800 people attended. At the Portland Museum of Art, a saxophonist serenaded approximately 130 donors who had paid a minimum of $5,000 to attend the fundraising event. Those in the audience included U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, her husband, S. Donald Sussman, and her daughter, Hannah Pingree, a former state legislator. Rep. Michael Michaud, D-Maine, former Gov. John Baldacci and SBA Administrator Karen Mills. Bonnie Porta and Karen Harris,

co-chairwomen of Obama’s state fundraising effort, accompanied him into the museum’s Great Hall. The dinner event sold out a month ago. The donors gave the president a standing ovation as Harris introduced him. The two hugged before the president began his remarks. “Thank you, thank you, thank you. Everybody, please have a seat, have a seat,” he said. “First of all, you want Karen and Bonnie to have your back because, first of all, you can tell they’re not going to take no for an answer.” The president joked that part of the reason he came to Maine was that the first lady had such a good time when she made a fundraising trip to the state six months ago. “’They all thought I was so much better than you,’” the president jokingly said his wife told him. He spoke of the need to sustain the progress on the economy and to continue working on issues he campaigned on in the previous election. “We probably have not seen an election where the contrast is that sharp betwen the two parties as it is in this election,” he said. A question-and-answer session was to follow the president’s briefs remarks. Reporters observing from the second floor, above the event, were not allowed to stay for that part of the event. Photographs by the press were not allowed. (Ann S. Kim is a Staff Writer at The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. Her story was provided as White House press pool coverage.)

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Healthcare bumps ‘Bean’ case from Supreme docket While the new healthcare law gobbled up most of the Supreme Court media coverage last week, a Maine-focused challenge to the landmark L.L. Bean “Boot Suit” was quietly rescheduled for the court’s fall session, Some court-watching blogs had speculated that justices were prepared to take the unprecedented step of a weekend session to deal with “Bean” and other civil-action appeals, but that idea fizzled when four of the nine justices demanded time-and-a-half pay for Saturday and double-time for Sunday. Supreme court pay is set by Congress and any “overtime” would have required House of Representative approval, court officials said. For those of us toiling at the Portland Daily Sun, of course, our Boot Suit coverage has brought ––––– the sort of professional acclaim Usually usually reserved for breaking Reserved the Pentagon Papers or posting kitten video on YouTube. It was the first of several “scoops” resulting in three nominations for the coveted “Hunter S. Thompson Investigative Journalism & Subjectivity” award. What’s become news this week is that debating the healthcare law has identified liberal-conservative rifts in the Supreme Court — and no doubt

Curtis Robinson

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Purchasing with pocket lint Everyone has had one or two of those weeks, when the payday can’t come quick enough. Usually you end up a few days before payday counting out exactly what you need for bus fare, coffee, maybe a backup pack of smokes. It always comes out tight, usually under a buck left before the big “ka-ching!” Who would have thought that someone could purchase a paper with what essentially is pocket lint. I don’t mean buy one at the newsstand, but in a pre-packaged almost bankruptcy deal. The fact that Donald Sussman, spouse of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, making a “loan” to the Portland Press Herald a few weeks ago was troubling to the ethics watchers would be an understatement about par with calling me a “tad heavy.” If you’re a hedge-fund billionaire, $4.4 million is the change you find in the dryer. Now word comes this week in a press release that for that same amount of loan, his company now owns or controls 75 percent of the PPH. That percentage is a spicy meatball for an absentee owner, one that vows to keep a “hands off” policy regarding news coverage. If he wanted to counter it, about the smartest thing he could do would be to sit down with

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Daily Sun Columnist Chellie, figure out what extreme right wing reporter positively sets the hair on her toes on fire at the merest mention of the name, and hire him for one of those twoyear “pay or play” contracts that journos dream about. The freedom to write stories about the boss’s wife, to pursue every lead like a terrier shaking a rat, and know that in the end, no matter what you write, you can’t get fired. Heck, you get paid either way. Forget the fancy idea of an “ombudsman” to look into the fairness, just hire a hungry journalistic pit-bull. Looking back on the mess of the last few months, and seeing the CRG Partners (the pre-packaged bankruptcy folks) totter into town about the same time that Dick Connor was waging a hasty retreat, pursued by creditors bearing lawsuits, pitchforks and torches was kind of sad. Everyone in the local knew where it was going, it was just a matter of time. Sussman stepped in a few

weeks ago, when it became apparent that the situation was so bad, the paper was just a few weeks from not making payroll. He was approached by Tom Bell, reporter and Union President of Local 128 (the Portland Newspaper Guild). He offered a loan to keep things going a few weeks, while the budget guys worked their magic. But CRG, or more accurately Dick Connor’s Texas money guys HM Capital partners managed the old “pull a hat out of a rabbit” trick. (You have to be a fan of “Night Court” and Harry Anderson to get this joke. Google it.) They turned their investment, estimated at between $10$15 million, tuned it into stock, handed the stock to Sussman, and made for the door with a speed often seen only in cartoons of a Road-Runner nature. Here’s the thing. In doing so, they just handed the panting coyote a dust-cloud and all the debt. Beep-Beep, indeed. Following up on info passed to me from Maine Media Critic Al Diamon (See, Al? I attribute back) Richard Connor has resurfaced in Virginia, with plans to buy a newspaper and magazine chain. That anyone would invest in such gives credence to the old Gordon Gekko line, “A fool and his money see HIGGINS page 5

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The iconic L.L. Bean boot is shown at right. Notice how similiar it is to a certain land mass.

This paper’s Boot Suit coverage has brought the sort of professional acclaim usually reserved for breaking the Pentagon Papers or posting kitten video on YouTube. At issue is the L.L. Bean boot’s resemblance to a certain parcel of land in Maine. (DAILY SUN GRAPHIC)

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illustrates how a likely 5-4 split would could impact the Bean case. Details of the case are familiar to most locals and are taught in state high schools: In 2009, citing ongoing budget deficits and “basic fairness,” state officials and 32 consumer groups announced a massive lawsuit against L.L. Bean, alleging the retailer “appropriate without compensation the design, purpose and God-given format” of the Portland Peninsula.” Specifically, the lawsuit alleged that L.L. Bean designers based the famous boot design — especially the snowhugging traction-providing sole — on the natural contours of the Portland peninsula, with the wharf and docks creating a virtually identical pattern to the boot’s tread. Lawyers contend that the docks were approved by first colonial authorities and, later, the city designers, thus creating a copyrighted design. “When you see them side by side, it’s just obvious,” said State Attorney April Cunning. “They changed a detail or two, but fair use isn’t part of their defense. They know what they did — why do you think they’re in Maine instead of Vermont, anyway?” A local court found in favor of the state, but L.L. Bean appealed and that decision was overturned by an appeals court. That decision has its

own controversy when one of the three-judge panel was videotaped pigging out on Linda Bean’s famous lobster rolls, which some contend swayed his judgment. Other litigation was prepared but not filed, pending the Supreme Court decision. Risk management experts warn, for example, that Bean’s excellent fishing equipment bears a striking similarity to tree branches while its line of bathrobes resemble animal skins worn by early man. In fact, say some sources, nearly every item in the store “pretty much reflects the designs of God.” “It was a good run,” testified one customer at the appeal. “But didn’t you always look at those canoes and think, hey, didn’t the Indians come up with that? I wonder if they get a commission or something?” But here at Usually Reserved, we try not to judge despite our virtual domination of this story, much to what we hear is the angst of our competition. We await the court’s decision with true humility and expect an update in about 365 days. (Editor’s note: The Portland Daily Sun updates this story each and every April 1, so please ignore this on Saturday and Monday. Curtis Robinson is the founding editor of the PDS and the 2010 winner of the Hunter S. Thompson Backreference Award.)

All we see is a dust-cloud and all the debt HIGGINS from page 4

were lucky to ever get together in the first place.” According to information posted in a story on Leesburg Today, the assets of that company will be bought by a goup named HPR Hemlock LLC, of which Connor is an advisor. Not too sure that naming your company after a poison is a good idea there, Rich. Possibly “Deadly Nightshade Mgmt” and “Strychnine LLC” were already taken, as was “Scorned Ex-Wife Holdings.”

But everything comes back to the issue of Chellie, and if the PPH will attempt to bite the hand that feeds it. I find it troubling that to date, not a single mention of Chellie’s two-year involvement with a caucus group called the “Democratic Socialists of America” (DSA) has ever graced the pages of that paper. Or any other, for that matter. (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun. This column is NOT an April Fool’s joke, he notes.)

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Portland’s conversation on books Organizers say Maine reading festival ‘bigger than ever’ BY TIMOTHY GILLIS SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

It's six years and going strong for Maine readers and writers, as authors present workshops all weekend on the written craft at the Maine Festival of the Book. There are more programs and free offerings for lit lovers of all ages. Sarah Cecil, executive director of Maine Reads, the nonprofit literacy group which hosts the Festival, is proud of the annual event. "It's bigger than ever," Cecil said. "Last year, we had to cut out programs. There wasn't enough room. Now, we've added more, and expanded our space." The headquarters for the Festival, the book sales, and adult programming will still be at the University of Southern Maine's Abromson Center, while the youth programs will be at Luther Bonney. Cecil comes from a long literary line. She had worked with Mary Herman, former first lady of Maine, to get nonprofit status for the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, which she left in 2004 to join Maine Reads. She has been with the Maine Festival of the Book since its inception, in 2007, when she collaborated with the Blaine House again, working with Karen Baldacci to get the festival going. "Last year, we were heavy on fiction, by random chance," Cecil said. "This year, we have more history and biography." One of the biggest challenges is how the Festival attracts so many authors, more than 40 of them from all over the country. "First, it helps it they have a new book out. Second, so much of what we try to do, and really the strength of the Festival, is oriented around author conversations. It's a critical piece, to have people who enjoy each other, presenting with each other," Cecil said. Charles Shields and Chip Bishop are both biographers, and are friends with each other. Young adult authors Amalie Howard, Elizabeth Miles and Sarah Thomson asked to present together. Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, Arielle Greenberg and Steve Luttrell, founder of the Cafe Review, are poets who know each other. Susan Henderson, Jessica Keener and Leora Skolkin-Smith approached Cecil about presenting together; their talk is on "illness as an opportunity in fiction." "For every writer on the schedule, there was perhaps as many as five times that approached," Cecil said. "Many wanted to but were in another part of the country, or had something else going on. It's a labor-intensive set-up. You get to learn a lot about their lives." Sometimes, presenters are joined around a theme, and get to know each other while working on their program. Debra Spark lives in North Yarmouth with her husband and son. She's a professor at Colby College and teaches in the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. Spark presents today with Jessica Treadway about "the consequences of using true events, borrowed dialogue, and friends' anecdotes in novels and stories." Spark's latest work, "The Pretty Girl," a novella and several stories, is about art and deception. She described her earlier work as more that of a magical realist, but thought it was less so now. She also did not think that Maine was used that much in her fiction, although the excerpt she will be reading today takes place in Maine. "It's easier for me to write about a place that I don't live in," she said. Peter Behrens, the novelist who splits time between Maine and Texas, will be presenting with his college professor, Clark Blaise. Both will be reading from their new books, and discussing what can be taught and learned about writing. Behrens' last visit to the Maine Festival of the Book was five years ago. "Actors read from my book, 'The Law of Dreams,' and I was worried. The book features the Irish,

and I was afraid people would do bad Irish accents, but that didn't happen," he said. The novel was set to music composed by Paul Sullivan, also from Brooklin, Maine, and sung by Rosie Upton, in an arrangement called "A Terrible Beauty," based on a line from the William Butler Yeats's poem, "Second Coming." The musical was performed at the Irish Arts Center in New York and the Maine Irish Heritage Center in Portland. His family loves living in two distinct places, but Behrens said the locales are quite similar, actually. "It's great for us. Both Marfa, Texas, and Brooklin, Maine, are small towns, surrounded by natural beauty. Sure, one's a desert and the other a rocky coastline, but there are some parallels. Our son, Henry, gets to be mythic to his classmates in both places." Behrens new book, "The O'Briens," is a mixture of fact and fiction."It's sort of a novel, and also about my grandfather," he said. He looks forward to reading from his new work Saturday morning and at the Irish Heritage Center in June. Heidi Julavits gets to talk about bad people. She is teamed up with Brock Clarke in a program called "I hated these characters," which is today at 1:30. A while back, Julavits had stopped reading reviews because she found negative criticism tough to take. "People say that they can't relate to a character, or that they don't like a character. I guess I never thought of it that way," she said. "I think someone with more flaws is more interesting." When the New York Times praised her latest work, "The Vanishers," and especially its narrator, Julavits said she was nearly in tears. "Finally," she said. Her favorite antagonists are Frank Bascombe from Richard Ford's writings, and the narrator of "The Cutters," by Australian writer Thomas Bernhard. The Deering High School grad burst onto the literary scene with a scathing essay against "snarky" critics in the inaugural issue of "Believer" magazine, which she co-founded with her husband, the writer Ben Marcus. Now, 88 issues later, "Believer" is still unsettling people with its hip humor and nervy style. The latest issue is the film special, with a free DVD of "The Wolf Knife," a film by director Laurel Nakadate. "We were a little unsure about using that film,"Julavits said. "Some people loved it, but others walked out during the first 15 minutes." Julavits balances her fiction writing, magazine editing, and teaching with raising a family. It's been six years since her last book came out, and Marcus's "Flame Alphabet" is his first novel in nine years. Teaching at Columbia University has held their collective focus while they raise their two children, Solomon, aged three, and Delia, who is almost eight. When asked if she thinks her kids will become writers as well — if they are showing any early authorial signs — Julavits said, "Well, Solomon just runs around and breaks stuff. But at our daughter's parent-teacher conference, the teacher told us she was an incredible writer. It sort of depressed both of us. We want our kids to excel to be something more." Fans of Julavits, Behrens, Spark, and many others would argue that these authors give us more than enough. You can meet your literary heroes this weekend at Maine's Festival of the Book, held at the Abromson Center and Luther Bonney of the Portland USM campus.

Highlights of the festival Saturday 7 p.m. — Poetry party at Local Sprouts Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Book Arts Bazaar at Wishcamper Center, USM Sunday 7 p.m. — Longfellow's Shorts: Morgan Callan Rogers, dramatic reading at Portland Stage Company

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Is city putting the brakes on parking? Danforth on High turns to bicycles, carpooling, as part of ‘transportation demand management’ BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A housing development for the elderly on Danforth Street will offer twice as many parking spaces for bicycles as for cars. Developers tout proximity to a Metro bus stop, not limited convenience to vehicle owners. "Walkability" comes up when neighbors promote the affordable housing complex, but not so much "drivability." Welcome to transportation demand management in Portland. A 55 and older eldery housing complex, Danforth on High is a $5.4 million Community Housing of Maine project that aims to build 30 rental units for the elderly at 81 Danforth St., a lot at the corner of Danforth and High streets. Previously, Peter Bass of Random Orbit received approval in 2008 to build a four-story, 26-unit condo complex on the site. "Given a subsequent downturn in the real estate market, the project was never commenced," states a letter to the Historic Preservation Board by Historic Preservation Program Manager Deb Andrews, who has been involved with the project. Now, Community Housing of Maine, a nonprofit organization that serves homeless and special needs populations and provides workforce housing, is appearing before the city's planning board, lending particular emphasis to its "transportation demand management" plan. Under the development's TDM plan, a property manager will keep records of tenant requests for additional car or bicycle parking spots and keep tabs on how the existing 13 vehicular parking spaces are used. "It is anticipated that a large majority of the residents will not own cars, taking advantage of other, more affordable transportation options," the plan states. "The project strongly advances the city of

Erin Cooperrider, development director for Community Housing of Maine, discusses demand for senior housing in Portland, while joined at Tuesday’s planning board meeting by (from front) Jay Waterman, development officer; architect David Lloyd of Archetype, who designed the building; and Cullen Ryan, executive director of Community Housing of Maine. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Cumberland Ave. lighting awaits Monday budget BY CURTIS ROBINSON THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Recommended by a citizen committee but nixed by the city manager, a $250,000 street light project on Cumberland Ave. may take shape Monday when a new municipal budget proposal is released. The street light issue surfaced last week during a first of two city council hearings on annual Community Development Block Grant awards. Backed by neighborhood leaders as important for both public safety and economic development, the lighting issue qualified for fundRees ing under CDBG guidelines but was recomended for "zero" funding by Portland City Manager Mark Rees, who said it should instead seek funding from the city’s capital budget.

Another twist came from a federal directive that the city reduce a contingency fund by spending it on grants. Without that funding, the Cumberland Ave. lighting would have apparently only qualified for a recommendation of about $66,000 — not enough to go forward, according to city staff. “This project could receive full funding with the additional contingency funds,” Rees reported to councilors. The manager's proposal was met with a “wait and see” response from neighborhood leaders, including District One Councilor Kevin Donoghue who represents the area. Donoghue said one of the considerations is how funding the lighting project from the capital funds might influence other projects, especially those in the same district. In making his proposal, Rees acknowledged that there was no “guarantee” of funding from the separate process. But, he added, the budget that will be released Monday should be considered — the impli-

cation being that that the Cumberland Ave. project would be a high priority. According to the city’s agenda, councilors will receive the budget Monday during a regular meeting and refer it to the finance committee. Public hearings are expected in May. The council schedule is to approve the CDBG money later in April, so it remains to be seen what assurances might protect the Cumberland Ave. project if the grant funds are not applied. Councilors have final approval of the CDBG list. The Cumberland Ave. project would install street lights to “historical street light standards” with underground wiring at a cost of about $15,000 per light, according to Rees. He told councilors that he was also asking staff to look into less expensive options. The manager’s budget was not available at presstime. The city website said it would be posted after 4 p.m. Monday. The council meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

‘This project has offered up innovative transportation options’ folks are likely to be ambulatory and able to move around," said Jaegerman, highlighting the 55 and older description of the Danforth on High complex. The plan notes that the .43 spaces per unit ratio is actually higher than other senior housing projects, such as 100 State Street (168 units; .36 spaces per unit based on 60 residents with vehicles); North School Apartments (60 units; .22 spaces per unit, based on 13 residents with vehicles); and Longfellow Commons (45 units; .16 spaces per unit, based on seven residents with vehicles). Danforth on High won't just provide bicycle parking, but up to five bicycles on site for tenants to use, the TDM plan states. Meanwhile, Metro Route 8, the Peninsula Loop, has a bus stop nearby; property

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managers plan to provide a complimentary 10-ride ticket to the Metro with their tenant information package. Car pooling is yet another alternative to seniors driving their individual vehicles. "Seniors in community often share their cars informally as well, and act as chauffeurs to other residents on a regular basis," the TDM plan states. "This is a part of the social interaction within a senior housing development." "This project has offered up innovative transportation options," Jay Waterman, development officer for Community Housing of Maine, told the planning board at a March 27 workshop.

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Saturday, March 31 Reunion Weekend!: Strangefolk at the State 8 p.m. The State Theatre in Portland and Higher Ground in Burlington, Vt. announce a reunion weekend with Strangefolk, including original members Jon Trafton, Reid Genauer, Erik Glockler and Luke Smith. This special event marks the first time the band has played together formally onstage since their farewell Garden of Eden concert in New Haven, Vt. in September 2000. www.statetheatreportland. com/event/88381

Jonny Corndawg at Empire 9:30 p.m. Jonny Corndawg, Shovels and Rope, Robert Ellis at Empire Dine and Dance. Jonny Corndawg is a country singer, not a singer-songwriter. Born in Montana, raised in rural Virginia, Corndawg has been touring on his motorcycle since he dropped out of school in 2001. He’s played shows in every U.S. state, Canada and eleven European countries, Australia, Argentina and India. But you won’t find him on CMT. His music is more in the vein of that obscure ‘70s gay country that housewives would discover on a Bear Family reissue in twenty years. In addition to pursuing the lost art of the Real Deal, Corndawg is an airbrushing, leather-working, marathon-running, truck-driving American. Born and Bred.

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Maine in Portland for an evening concert. “Omara ‘Bombino’ Moctar is from the Tuareg region of North Africa and during his nomadic lifestyle of avoiding the politically charged rebellion in Niger, Bombino taught himself how to play guitar by watching videos of Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits and others in an effort to master their playing styles. He has recorded a desert blues version of the Rolling Stones classic ‘Hey Negrita’ alongside Keith Richards and Charlie Watts and has served as Angelina Jolie’s guide to the Niger desert region. His electrifying jams capture the spirit of the Sahara with enduring notes of nostalgia, resilience and peace.”

Mastodon at the State 7:30 p.m. Mastodon will be kicking off their Spring 2012 coheadlining tour in Portland on April 4 at the State Theatre. The tour features a dream bill with Swedish metal band Opeth as co-headliners and Ghost providing support on all dates. Mastodon have just returned to the states after extensive touring throughout Europe and Australia over the past few months in support of their latest album, The Hunter. Released in Sept 2011, The Hunter entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart in the Top 10 and it’s first single, “Curl of the Burl” was nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.” www.statetheatreportland.com

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Omara ‘Bombino’ Moctar 7:30 p.m. Portland Ovations brings the young North African guitarist and songwriter Omara “Bombino” Moctar and his four-piece band to Hannaford Hall, University of Southern

9 p.m. Jeff Beam, a musician in Portland, bassist for The Milkman’s Union, will be releasing a new album and holding a record release party on April 6 at Empire Dine & Dance, 575 Congress St. Jeff Beam & Friends (record release show) w/ Tan Vampires & Phantom Buffalo. $6, 21 plus. http://jeff-

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Saturday, April 7 Ben Vida and Artie Appleseed 8 p.m. A synthesized Saturday to welcome spring. Composer, improviser and sound artist Ben Vida (one half of Soft Circle) has a impressive slew of collaborations and releases under a host of names. Currently he is exploring automatic self-generating compositions utilizing a modular hybrid analog/digital synthesizer. Tea First Records’ and Selbyville member Artie Appleseed makes blissful forays into the ambient electronic.SPACE Gallery. $5 suggested donation, all ages. www.space538.org/events.php

Tuesday, April 10 Lost In The Trees with Poor Moon 8 p.m. “A Church That Fits Our Needs,” the second album by North Carolina chamber-pop group Lost In The Trees, is a work of vaulting ambition, a cathedral built on loss and transformation. Writer, composer and architect of the band Ari Picker began work on the album after his mother took her own life in 2009. Classically-trained, but drawing on the lushness of Phil Spector and old film scores as well, Picker creates a musical journey that winds its way through devastation, joy and wonder. Seattle’s Poor Moon, a new project from Christian Wargo (Fleet Foxes), recently signed to Sub Pop. Their breezy, straightforward approach to songwriting will win you over with its gently catchy hooks. Buy tickets at SPACE or at all Bull Moose locations. SPACE Gallery. $10, 18 plus. www.space538.org/events.php

‘The notion of what this would bring to the peninsula is huge’ from preceding page

"We feel as though this project does have a direct impact on reversing the trend of seniors who are moving off the peninsula," Waterman said. Elm Terrace, another CHOM project under construction across High Street, and Danforth on High likely will become a community that will feature "interaction" between tenants, Waterman told planners. Erin Cooperrider, development director for Community Housing of Maine, said elderly housing is in short supply. "We felt there was clearly unmet demand for affordable housing in Portland," Cooperrider said. A certified appraiser's study of 28 subsidized housing properties in Portland with 1,966 units, and a similar survey of 16 market-rate properties with 675 units, found 99 percent occupancy, she said. Portland Housing Authority reported a waiting list of 1,300 households for public housing units and 1,000 households for vouchers, she said. Only a fraction of new units have been dedicated to seniors, she said.

Danforth on High is depicted in an artist’s rendering, looking from Danforth Street. Maine State Housing Authority’s low income housing tax credit program, which provides tax incentives for development of affordable housing, is part of the financing at Danforth on High. Community Housing of Maine is changing the use from condos to affordable senior rental housing for people over 55 years of age and income at the 50 percent and 60 percent level of Area Median Income, the nonprofit reported. Residents will make between approximately $25,000 and $35,000 per year, with restrictions on income, CHOM reported. CHOM is proposing 255 square feet per unit, with 30 units. (COURTESY IMAGE)

Jaegerman said affordable housing is one type of development where the city can make an exception to its one space per dwelling standard for parking. (Off peninsula, the city requires two parking spaces per dwelling.) "This is affordable elder housing, the board can consider the user char-

acteristics," he said. The project also is subject to a conditional rezoning agreement, and the adequacy of the TDM plan will come into play. "They've got as much space as they can fit in the bottom floor, so the question is do they need to provide additional parking off site," Jaegerman said. The city has created a separate office dedicated to alternative transportation. "TDM is a cost-efficient way to build capacity in the community’s transportation system by expanding participation in alternative modes (carpools, vanpools, transit, cycling, walking and telecommuting)," reports Tdm2go. info, a website that's part of the city’s Office of Transportation Policy, managed by Judith Hill Harris, and funded by a grant from the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System. "TDM reduces congestion on local streets, makes economic centers safer and more pedestrian and bicycle friendly. It also reduces infrastructure

costs, by reducing the need to expand roads and parking lots." The only testimony at the planning board's recent workshop was positive. Sister Pat Mooney with Mercy Hospital said the elderly housing complex would suit an aging demographic, particularly with a Metro stop right on the corner. "I have witnessed so many people who have had to surrender their cars due to the aging population or finances, and they rely on public transportation," she said. "The fact this is right on a corner where you can get a bus to be transferred to any of the locations is really ideal for many, many people that we have in our area," Mooney said. "We work very closely with vulnerable populations in the city," said Melissa Skahan, executive director of McAuley Residence in Portland, a department of Mercy Hospital which serves homeless, at-risk women and children. "There's an incredible need. As I witness at the hospital, many of the folks we work with don't have the opportunity to secure housing. There are significant wait lists across the board. I think of a lot of different folks that we work to place on a year's waiting list. The notion of what this would bring to the peninsula is huge. Walkability, the notion of being able to come across the street to Elm Terrace. ... It's a great, great opportunity." Jaegerman said the city has been testing the TDM approach for several years. As an example, developers are allowed to pay $5,000 per space for commercial zones on the peninsula as a fee in lieu of providing parking. "We've been more rigid about our parking requirements, our hope is people will use transit and they will walk and there won't be as big a parking demand," Jaegerman said. The planning board is scheduled to hold a public hearing about Danforth on High at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 24.

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Mumford and Sons eyed to perform at outdoor festival in Portland grass area of the park, bordered by the Eastern Prom Roadway, at the top A popular, Grammyof Cutter Street stretchnominated band, Muming north to Moody Street, ford and Sons, would and the large grass esplaperform on the Eastern nade in front of Eastern Prom this summer, under Prom residences, as well a proposed concert festias the playground, all of val that the city plans to the courts north of the review Monday. playground and the EastThe State Theatre ern Prom Trail and East hopes to present the End Beach. “Gentlemen of the Road” "Partitioning off of Concert Tour Festival gated area would be Day. Mumford and Sons, accomplished via six-foot a British Folk-Rock Band high portable chain link founded in 2007, is tourmesh fence, orange snow ing the United States fencing, and metal and this summer, and the wooden barricades," Rees Saturday, Aug. 4 concert wrote. "Some of this gated, in Portland would be the ticketed area would also band's first concert of be a beer garden where the 2012 summer tour, 21-plus only will be peraccording to materials mitted. This area would being reviewed by the be secured and staffed by The English band Mumford and Sons is in talks with the State Theatre to kick off its summer U.S. tour in Portland. (COURTESY PHOTO) Portland City Council appropriate personnel." moter expects 12,500 in attendance for this proposed Monday. Mumford and Sons festival, which would take place in roughly the same "We're in conversations with the band and the city, has received heavy airplay with its hit, "Little Lion area on the grassy promenade. The promoter would so we're looking forward to Monday's meeting," said Man," a single off its album, "Sigh No More," which donate a portion of the proceeds to the Friends of has sold more than 4 million copies, according to the Lauren Wayne, general manager of the State Theband's website. This record won the band a UK Brit atre, promoter of the proposed festival. Eastern Promenade, a group that tends to this recAward in 2010 (Best Album), and was nominated for "We're excited that the city of Portland has been reational area, according to the proposal. the Mercury Prize Award in Britain. Mumford and selected for the kickoff for this concert tour," said "The Eastern Prom is the ideal venue for this Sons received two Grammy nominations (Best New city spokeswoman Nicole Clegg. "That being said, outdoor music festival; the promenade features a Artist, Best Rock Song), and performed live alongthere are still a number of details that will need to natural amphitheatre with beautiful vistas of Casco side Bob Dylan covering "Maggie’s Farm" at the get addressed, and given the uniqueness of this conBay and the islands," according to a memo from City awards ceremony. cert, we're looking forward to city council input." Manager Mark Rees. Details of a Portland musical performance will be An estimated 40,000 to 50,000 people turn out Rees outlined a festival set-up that would involve reviewed when the city council meets on Monday, for the July 4 celebration on the Eastern Prom, so barricades and fencing. April 2, at 7 p.m. in City Hall. this festival would feature fewer attendees. The proThe area open to the public would include a large BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, March 31, the 91st day of 2012. There are 275 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 31, 1932, Ford Motor Co. publicly unveiled its powerful flathead V8 engine; while not the first eight-cylinder engine, it was the first to be affordable to the general public, and proved very popular. On this date: In 1889, French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its completion. In 1931, Notre Dame college football coach Knute Rockne, 43, was killed in the crash of a TWA plane in Bazaar, Kan. In 1933, 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 1953, Stanley Kubrick’s first feature film, a war drama titled “Fear and Desire,” premiered in New York. In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson stunned the country by announcing at the conclusion of a broadcast address on Vietnam that he would not seek re-election. 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 1986, 167 people died when a Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashed in a remote mountainous region of Mexico. In 1993, actor Brandon Lee, 28, was shot to death during the filming of a movie in Wilmington, N.C., by a bullet fragment lodged inside a prop gun. 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: Moammar Gadhafi struck a defiant stance after two high-profile defections from his regime, saying the Western leaders who had decimated his military with airstrikes should resign immediately — not him. (Gadhafi’s message was in the form of a scroll across the bottom of state TV as he remained out of sight.) Today’s Birthdays: Actress Peggy Rea is 91. Actor William Daniels is 85. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Gordie Howe is 84. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 78. Actress Shirley Jones is 78. Country singersongwriter John D. Loudermilk is 78. Musician Herb Alpert is 77. Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is 72. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is 72. Actor Christopher Walken is 69. Comedian Gabe Kaplan is 67. Former Vice President Al Gore is 64. Author David Eisenhower is 64. Actress Rhea Perlman is 64. Actor Ed Marinaro is 62. Rock musician Angus Young (AC/DC) is 57. Actor Marc McClure is 55. Actor William McNamara is 47. Alt-country musician Bob Crawford is 41. Actor Ewan McGregor is 41. Rapper Tony Yayo is 34. Jazz musician Christian Scott is 29. Actress Jessica Szohr (TV: “Gossip Girl”) is 27.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married 42 years, and she plans to retire in a few months. I am unemployed, cannot find a job and consider myself retired already. I do the grocery shopping and have dinner on the table by the time my wife returns from work, except two days a week when we go out to eat. However, my wife won’t let me touch the laundry, the dishes, the hardwood floors, the bathrooms or the vacuuming. It’s hands off, her way or no way. I know I need some training. I certainly don’t want to use the wrong cleaners on a $5,000 floor. But my wife refuses to teach me and argues when I ask. Our friends often comment on how spotless our house is. I ask my wife all the time what she wants me to do, but she won’t say. Am I supposed to read her mind? I have even asked her to please leave me notes, and the answer is “no.” So my wife has decided to resolve our arguments by sleeping by herself. I don’t feel this helps matters at all. Any suggestions? -- Jim in Peoria Dear Jim: First, please know how refreshing it is to hear from a man who actually wants to do more housework. The problem, of course, is that your wife considers this her “territory,” and she is reluctant to give up control. She believes if you can do what she does, it makes her less valuable and necessary. There is no reason to fight over this. Do what you can and ignore the rest. If she doesn’t like it, let her complain. We suspect she enjoys doing that. Dear Annie: I am a 60-year-old man, divorced for one year and living alone. I recently joined a dating website and corresponded with a number of women. Then, out of the blue, I got an email from a 24-year-old Russian girl who happens to

have a visa to travel to the United States. I responded to her, and now, after 10 days, I have received numerous long letters and many risque pictures. She is a beauty. I so much wanted to believe she is real, even though every ounce of brain matter told me this is a scam. Today, I received a letter, and as I suspected, she needs money because of an unexpected mishap. She wrote, “Only $5,000 is needed and I will be in your arms in a few days.” I will not be writing her back except to say, “No way.” I realize now that in her enticing letters, she never referred directly to anything I wrote to her. This is because these letters have been copied and pasted. She (or he) probably devotes many hours to working on ways to relieve me and other lonely fools of their life savings. Warn men to keep their savings in the bank and meet real women our own age here at home. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. -- Lonely Old Fool Dear Lonely: You are not a fool. You are lonely, yes, and hopeful of finding love again. But you are also smart enough to recognize a scam when you see one. We wish you the best of luck in finding someone who will truly make you happy. Dear Annie: I understand why “Over-Seventy Attitude” doesn’t care for email cards. Here’s an even more egregious etiquette error. After attending the wedding of a relative, we received a pre-printed card saying, “Thanks for sharing in our day and for your gift, Love (names).” Not even a personal signature, never mind an acknowledgement of the actual (generous) gift. We would have opted for a personal email any day. -- Baffled

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Current TV said Friday afternoon that it had terminated the contract of its lead anchor, Keith Olbermann, scarcely a year after he was hired to reboot the fledgling channel in his progressive political image. The cable channel indicated that he had failed to honor the terms of his five-year, $50 million contract, giving the channel the right to terminate it. Starting Friday night, the former New York Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer will take over Mr. Olbermann’s 8 p.m. time slot. In a stream of Twitter messages, Mr. Olbermann responded to Current’s announcement by stating that “the claims against me in Current’s statement are untrue and will be proved so in the legal actions I will be filing against them presently.” Current executives declined interview requests about the termination, apparently due to the expected legal action. But in a letter to viewers, the channel’s founders, Al Gore and Joel Hyatt, wrote: “We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet. We are more committed to those goals today than ever before. Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it.” Mr. Olbermann will not be given an opportunity to sign off, since Mr. Spitzer will start his new show, “Viewpoint With Eliot Spitzer,” on Friday night. This will be Mr. Spitzer’s second shot at an 8 p.m. talk show; in 2010, two years after he resigned the governorship after admitting to having patronized a prostitution ring, he led a short-lived show on CNN. It was cancelled in mid-2011. “We are confident that our viewers will be able to count on Governor Spitzer to deliver critical information on a daily basis,” Mr. Gore and Mr. Hyatt wrote. With those words — “on a daily basis” — the founders of Current hinted at one of the reasons for Mr. Olbermann’s termination. It was the culmination, at least in part, of months of infighting between the famously temperamental Mr. Olbermann and his bosses at Current. He clashed early and often with Mr. Hyatt, and David Bohrman, the channel’s president, and it spilled out into public view in January after Mr. Olbermann declined Current’s requests to host special hours of election coverage, apparently out of frustration about technical difficulties that had plagued his 8 p.m. program, “Countdown.” Lawyers interceded in the rift, and they appeared to work out an arrangement for future primary election nights. But in January and February, Mr. Olbermann continued to miss many days of work, as he himself acknowledged on his Twitter feed. He attributed some of his absences to throat problems. But Current considered some of those absences to be breaches of his contract, labeling them “unauthorized absences,” according to a person familiar with the matter, who insisted on anonymity because the executives involved had agreed not to comment on the record. For instance, he took a vacation day on March 5, on the eve of the Super Tuesday primaries, despite a warning from Current that it would constitute a breach of contract, according to the person. On that same day, Mr. Hyatt stood by Mr. Olbermann in an interview with The New York Times, calling him unquestionably “the big gun in our lineup.” Referring to Current, Mr. Hyatt said, “it’s all on top of his shoulders.” But behind the scenes, tensions were mounting and Current was quickly populating its schedule with new political programs, in part as a hedge against the possibility of Mr. Olbermann’s departure. The interview with Mr. Hyatt came on the day that Current announced two simulcasts of morning radio shows, effectively tripling its hours of live political talk each weekday. It is unclear when the decision to dismiss Mr. Olbermann was made, but it was unanimous among the senior managers of Current, the person familiar with the matter said.

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Saturday, March 31 Adoptable Dogs in Sanford 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adoption Team will visit Tractor Supply, 1170 Main St., Sanford with adoptable dogs. For more information, call Animal Welfare Society (www.animalwelfaresociety.org) at 985-3244 or Tractor Supply at 490-0034.

Victoria’s Wonderama 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This spring, Victoria Mansion will host an exhibit titled, Victoria’s Wonderama, a collection of artwork inspired by the Steampunk Movement. “A combination of science fiction and the post-industrial era, the Steampunk Movement envisions an alternate world in which steam is widely used to power technology. Followers of the movement examine both contemporary technology as well as Victorian-era innovations within the context of steam power. The end result? Artwork that is both retro and futuristic with a distinctly Victorian tinge. The exhibit will open March 30 and run through April 21. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday. All admissions are only $10. Free croquet on the lawn Saturdays April 7, 14 and 21, weather and turf conditions permitting. The Carriage House Museum Shop is closed during this exhibit. Regular season tours of the Mansion will resume May 1. www.victoriamansion.org/events_rentals/events.aspx

Maine Festival of the Book noon. This year’s Maine Festival of the Book, to be held in Portland from March 29 to April 1, once again boasts a full schedule not just for adults, but for younger ages, too. Children and youth programming will be featured on Saturday, March 31 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland. Programming includes readings and book-related, hands-on activities with children’s authors and illustrators Brenda Reeves Sturgis, Lynn Plourde, Rebekah Raye, Jeannie Brett, Barbara Walsh, Anne Sibley O’Brien, Reza Jalali, Maria Testa, and Nathan Walker, along with programs featuring young adult authors Amalie Howard, Elizabeth Miles, and Sarah L. Thomson, graphic novelist Ben Bishop, and the professional writers of The Telling Room. Program topics include family pets, multicultural stories, and mountain adventures, along with vampires, turkeys, cows, squirrels, and other creatures, too. Additional children and youth authors will be at the festival selling books and signing them from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday. www.mainereads.org.

Portland Children’s Film Festival 12:45 p.m. East End Community School is sponsoring the first Portland Children’s Film Festival on Thursday, March 29 through Sunday, April 1 at several locations throughout the city. The festival will feature local, national and international children’s films and workshops, the school district reported. Local films will include a premiere of short films produced by Portland children ages four to 11. Elementary schoolchildren in Portland submitted films as part of the festival’s Young Filmmakers Contest. The winning films will be shown at the Portland Public Library on Saturday, March 31 at 12:45 p.m. The festival will take place at Nickelodeon Cinemas, St. Lawrence Arts and Cultural Center, Zero Station, East End Community School, the University of Southern Maine’s Masterton Hall at 71 Bedford St., the Portland Public Library and the Portland Museum of Art. See a complete schedule of events at www.portlandchildrensfilmfestival.com.

‘Swan Lake’ 2 p.m. Performances of “Swan Lake” are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. Tickets are on sale through Porttix at 842-0800, online at www.porttix.com, or at the Merrill Auditorium box office: noon to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Tickets are priced at $20-$40, and discounts are available for groups, seniors and children. “Maine State Ballet is one of the state’s leading performing arts institutions. Its two major components are the School for the Performing Arts, offering instruction in several dance styles to more than 500 children and adults; and the Maine State Ballet Company, comprised of more than 25 professional dancers who train and perform at many venues throughout the year. Two local foundations, the Sam L. Cohen Foundation and the Davis Family Foundation, each contributed $7,500 to the production. The funds will be used to offset technical costs of the ambitious production, including special lighting.” For more information, call Maine State Ballet at 781-7672, or visit www.mainestateballet.org.

Portland Women’s Rugby Football Club 2:30 p.m. “With the announcement of USA Rugby’s plan to create more women’s teams, the Portland Women’s Rugby Football Club is ready to train hard, play harder, and defend their championship title this spring. This past fall, the Portland Women’s Rugby team won the Northeastern Rugby Union Champions title in New Jersey, earning them the number one seed in the country and a place at

“Swan Lake” comes to Merrill Auditorium this weekend. (COURTESY PHOTO) the USA Rugby Nationals in Virginia Beach in November. After a loss to the Sacramento Amazons and then two consecutive wins against Memphis and Burlington, the team finished fifth place in the nation for DII Women’s Rugby.” On Saturday, March 31, PWRFC will host their home opener with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff against Norwich University, now at Fitzpatrick Stadium, in Portland. For more information about PWRFC, or questions about joining, contact President Brittney Braasch (brittney.braasch@gmail.com) or visit www.MaineWomensRugby.com.

April Fools Weekend events at The Woods 3 p.m. The Woods at Canco, an independent senior living community located at 257 Canco Road in Portland, invites area seniors to its free April Fools Weekend events March 30 through April 1. Events include singing performance with Dave on March 31 at 3 p.m., and Name That Tune on April 1 at 3 p.m. To RSVP, or to learn more, please call The Woods at Canco at 772-4777.

The International Moustache Film Festival 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. “The International Moustache Film Festival brought to you by Progressive” will be Saturday, March 31, at the Deering Grange Hall, Portland, with screenings at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The film festival proceeds are going to benefit the non-profit film archive Northeast Historic Film in Bucksport. Visit www.stachefilmfest.com

Cesar Chavez Observance 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Maine Global Institute will present a Cesar Chavez observance at the First Parish of Portland, 425 Congress St. in observance of Chavez’s birthday and the 50th anniversary of his founding of the United Farm Workers of America. “The growing importance of Chavez going into this century is much more than that of being a union and Latino civil rights leader. Over 65 percent of the New England supported Chavez boycott efforts during the 1970s because he sought to address the basic human needs of America’s poorest working people. Last year, we celebrated the first ever observance ever held at First Parish with presentations on the universality and diversity of Chavez. This March 31 promises to be a discussion on what the values of Chavez mean for this American century.” 518-9177

Stache Pag 3 p.m. Mustaches will tickle the fancy of Portlanders, with the fifth annual Stache Pag, to be held at the Deering Grange Hall, Portland. The Stache Pag is when dozens of moustachioed men from across Maine, and the world, will compete for trophies in four moustache categories: The Uncle Rico, The Magnum PI, The 1899 Maine Legislature and The Thigh Tickler. After several rounds of rigorous judging, crowd applause determines the winner of each category. “The International Moustache Film Festival brought to you by Progressive” will be Saturday, March

31, at the Deering Grange Hall, Portland, with screenings at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The film festival proceeds are going to benefit the non-profit film archive Northeast Historic Film in Bucksport. Visit www.stachefilmfest.com

Haiti Empty Bowl Supper 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The annual Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Church Empty Bowl Supper to support Christ the King School in Morne Rouge, Haiti, will take place in the church hall at the corner of Mellen and Sherman streets (parking on the street and in the PROP LOT at Cumberland and Mellen). All proceeds go to teacher salaries and children’s nutrition for the six-grade school. Guests receive a bowl, soup, and bread. All are welcome. The suggested donation is $10. Haiti crafts will be for sale. Haitian folk music. 773-6562

Democratic primary candidates debate 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Portland Club will be hosting a debate between the Democratic primary candidates for the U.S. Senate. All four candidates who will be on the Democratic primary ballot have communicated their attention to take part in the debate. The Democratic primary candidates are: Cynthia Dill, current State Senator from Cape Elizabeth; Matt Dunlap, of Old Town, a former State legislator and Secretary of State; Jon Hinck, current State senator from Portland; and Benjamin Pollard, a Portland businessman and educator.

Owl Prowl 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Take part in a unique nighttime adventure — calling in owls during breeding season. $35/$45. www. maineaudubon.org

Country Western Night at Anthony’s 7 p.m. Anthony’s Dinner Theater and Cabaret. March 31. Starring Gloria Jean from Maine Country Music Hall of Fame along with her group Timeless and Paul Andrulli and Jim Cavallaro. Call 221-2267 for reservations. Free Parking, Handicap Accessible, Beer & Wine, www.anthonysdinnertheater.com

‘Little Me’ at St. Lawrence 7:30 p.m. “Little Me,” the musical comedy by Neil Simon (book), Cy Coleman (music), and Carolyn Leigh (lyrics) will be presented by Good Theater March 7 to April 1 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. on Munjoy Hill in Portland. “Little Me” is directed by Brian P. Allen with musical direction by Victoria Stubbs, leading the threepiece band, and choreography by Tyler Sperry. Performances for Little Me are as follows: Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($20), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($25), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($30), Sundays 2 p.m. ($30). Call 8855883 for reservations and information. www.goodtheater. com see next page

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Maine at Work, 1860-1900 noon. Part of a public program series at Maine Historical Society that explores the connections between literature, art and history. Perspectives on Maine History: Maine at Work, 1860-1900 with Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Maine State Historian, and William Bunting, historian and author. http://www.mainehistory.org

‘Ghosts’ at SPACE 7:30 p.m. “What happens when we cannot bring ourselves to leave? Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen staged the answer in 1881 with Ghosts, portraying a world of sexual repression, religious hypocrisy, and the inescapable influence of our parents’ choices. Local theater company Lorem Ipsum (The Threepenny Opera, Blood Wedding, Ubu Roi) revisits this piece of classical theater with the help of Last House Productions and Budget Fabulous Films, giving an immersive theater experience to Ibsen’s timeless examination of duty and deceit.” $10, all ages. Also Friday through Sunday, SPACE Gallery. www.space538.org/events.php

Page to Stage: ‘Heroes’ noon to 1 p.m. Page to Stage takes place Tuesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium at the Main Portland Public Library. “Heroes” by Gerald Sibleyras, adapted by Tom Stoppard. “Weakness, Laughter, and Escaping the Confines of Your Life” — “Three aging WWI veterans in a French retirement home vow to undertake one last adventure together — escape. But what happens if the promise of freedom on the horizon isn’t as easy to grab as the certainty of soup tomorrow? Veering from the poignant to the absurd, Stoppard’s sharp-witted comedy is a heartwarming tale of cantankerous camaraderie amidst the frustrations inherent in growing older.” Portland Stage Company, in collaboration with Portland Public Library, is pleased to present Page to Stage, an opportunity to engage in questions about the plays, playwrights, and ideas presented on Portland Stage’s Mainstage. www. portlandlibrary.com/programs/pagetostage.htm

‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ premieres at Freeport Factory Stage 7:30 p.m. The Freeport Factory Stage features the “soulful and shattering production” of “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.” “This production features the incomparable jazz singer, Mardra Thomas as Billie Holiday, with local musician Flash Allen at the piano. Directed by Julie George-Carlson, ‘Lady Day’ is a fictional account of the final appearance by Billie Holiday at a seedy night club in Philadelphia, only four months before her death at the age of 44. The play, written by Lainie Robertson, was originally produced in 1989 and has enjoyed great success in regional theaters for the past 20 years.” ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ runs from March 29-April 14, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. All Thursday performances are “Pay-What-You-Can” — ticket prices for all other performances are $19 general admission and $15 seniors and students with ID. Group discounts and subscription tickets are available. For reservations call the box office at 8655505 or visit the website, www.freeportfactory.com.

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

Sunday, April 1 ‘Swan Lake’ 2 p.m. Performances of “Swan Lake” are scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 31, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. Tickets are on sale through Porttix at 842-0800, online at www.porttix.com, or at the Merrill Auditorium box office: noon to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Tickets are priced at $20-$40, and discounts are available for groups, seniors and children. “Maine State Ballet is one of the state’s leading performing arts institutions. Its two major components are the School for the Performing Arts, offering instruction in several dance styles to more than 500 children and adults; and the Maine State Ballet Company, comprised of more than 25 professional dancers who train and perform at many venues throughout the year. Two local foundations, the Sam L. Cohen Foundation and the Davis Family Foundation, each contributed $7,500 to the production. The funds will be used to offset technical costs of the ambitious production, including special lighting.” For more information, call Maine State Ballet at 781-7672, or visit www.mainestateballet.org.

Monday, April 2 ‘The Faces of Legal Aid in Maine’ 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. “The often invisible faces of Mainers in need of legal assistance will be brought to light in a new exhibit by photographer Martha Mickles at the Portland Public Library.” The show, “Justice for All: The Faces of Legal Aid in Maine,” will be held from Monday, April 2 through mid-July in the lower level of the Portland Public Library next to the Rines Auditorium. It is sponsored by

Portes: Artists’ reception Cesar Chavez was a Mexican American labor activist and leader of the United Farm Workers. At 3 p.m. today, Maine Global Institute will present a Cesar Chavez observance at the First Parish of Portland, 425 Congress St. in observance of Chavez’s birthday and the 50th anniversary of his founding of the United Farm Workers of America. (COURTESY PHOTO) the Maine Bar Foundation. “The pictorial series documents the experiences of real Maine people seeking justice within Maine’s legal system. It features the faces of seniors who may lose their homes, young mothers fighting for their children’s education, and immigrants trying to reunite with their families. It promotes the right to legal assistance among people who often go unnoticed by the general public.”

Illuminating The Beauty and Tragedy of Darfur 6 p.m. “In November 2011 students from Falmouth High School participated in an extraordinary event as part of First Friday Art Walk that brought awareness to the genocide in Darfur, Sudan through their magnificent works of art. Once again, you have the opportunity to view these inspiring and breathtaking works of art created by Falmouth student artists representing Darfur’s beauty contrasted with the tragic genocide.” Illuminating The Beauty and Tragedy of Darfur will be the new “beautifully lit” gallery’s first opening in the theater lobby at Falmouth High School. The Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, directed by Con Fullam, who were recently featured on the Today Show, will be lending their voices to this occasion. “I am touched to the heart each time I hear them sing,” said Reza Jalali, head of Multi-Cultural Affairs at the University of Southern Maine. The Malika Sudanese dancers will be back on the theater stage in Falmouth. Viewing the artwork, mingling, meeting with the artists, and sampling Sudanese food will take place between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Student musicians will perform light background music. At 7 p.m. there will be a performance by Pihcintu and the Malika dancers. This event is free, but donations at the door will be gratefully accepted for United to End Genocide and the Fur Cultural Revival.

Third Coast Listening Room: Lights Out 7:30 p.m. “Third Coast International Audio Festival directors Johanna Zorn and Julie Shapiro host an evening of stories about metaphorical and literal darkness: blackouts, blindness, lost love, and misadventures in space. Come out for an audio ‘screening’ in the dark, and to learn more about the 2012 Third Coast ShortDocs Challenge.” Co-Presented by SPACE and The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. $5 suggested donation, free for SPACE Gallery members, all ages. www.space538.org/events.php

Tuesday, April 3 Free Income Tax Preparation 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free Income Tax Preparation at the Portland Public Library. The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is offering free federal and state of Maine income tax preparation and free electronic filing in Portland at the Main Branch of the Public Library at 5 Monument Square. With electronic filing and direct deposit, refunds can be received in as little as eight days. Although walk-ins are accepted, appointments are preferred. To make an appoint-

4 p.m. SPACE Gallery will host an artists’ reception for Portes, an international exhibition of Maine artists in Greece presented by the Hellenic Society of Maine and Tetra Projects. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. www.space538.org/ events.php

Sea Dogs Welcome Back Dinner 5:30 p.m. The Opportunity Alliance will celebrate the Portland Sea Dogs’ return from spring training with the community favorite Sea Dogs Welcome Back to Benefit The Opportunity Alliance dinner at the Portland Expo on April 3. “All proceeds from this fun-filled family evening benefit The Opportunity Alliance’s work with Maine’s children, adults, and families. The Sea Dogs arrive from Florida excited about a new season, thrilled to meet their fans and ready to pitch in for The Opportunity Alliance’s cause! The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. when the 2012 team arrives to mingle with fans and give autographs, while Sea Dogs mascot Slugger mugs for pictures with children and families. After a fun ballpark-style dinner, live entertainment and exciting raffle prize drawings, Portland’s home team is introduced in a rally to a fullhouse of more than 500 people!” www.facebook.com/ TheOpportunityAlliance

‘How People of Faith Support Marriage Equality’ panel 7 p.m. Four Portland area clergy will tell how their faith leads them to support marriage licenses for gay and lesbian couples. “A rabbi, a priest and a minister ... How People of Faith Support Marriage Equality” is a panel for public reflection sponsored by The Religious Coalition Against Discrimination (RCAD) and Integrity Maine. It will be hosted at Congregation Bet Ha’am. The public is invited to attend. Panelists include Rabbi Carolyn Braun; the Rev. Dr. Ben Shambaugh, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and a member of Integrity and the RCAD Board of Directors; and retired United Methodist Pastor and District Superintendent, the Rev. Don Rudalevige. The panel moderator is Rabbi Jared Saks. He will facilitate a question and answer period after the panel presentations. Refreshments and informal conversation will follow. “The Religious Coalition Against Discrimination is a statewide multi-faith network of clergy and other religious leaders whose mission is to educate and publicly advocate for the human and civil rights of all people. Further information about RCAD, is available at RCAD’s website, www.RCADmaine.org.

Wednesday, April 4 Civic Center Building Committee Meeting 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Committee overseeing the $33 million renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center, at the Civic Center. www.cumberlandcounty.org/calendar.htm

Free Income Tax Preparation 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free Income Tax Preparation at the Portland Public Library. The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is offering free federal and state of Maine income tax preparation and free electronic filing in Portland at the Main Branch of the Public Library at 5 Monument Square. With electronic filing and direct deposit, refunds can be received in as little as eight days. Although walk-ins are accepted, appointments are preferred. To make an appointment, call 776-6316. see next page

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‘This Life is in Your Hands’ noon to 1 p.m. Melissa Coleman to speak about her book “This Life is in Your Hands” Wednesday, April 4 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Portland Public Library. Coleman speaks about her book “This Life is in Your Hands” at the Brown Bag Lecture Series in the Rines Auditorium. “Set on a rugged coastal homestead during the 1970s, ‘This Life Is in Your Hands’ introduces a superb young writer driven by the need to uncover the truth of a childhood tragedy and connect anew with the beauty and vitality of the back-to-the land ideal that shaped her early years. In the fall of 1968, Melissa Coleman’s parents, Eliot and Sue — a handsome, idealistic young couple from well-to-do families — pack a few essentials into their VW bus and abandon the complications of modern existence to carve a farm from the woods. They move to a remote peninsula on the coast of Maine and become disciples of Helen and Scott Nearing, authors of the homesteading bible ‘Living the Good Life.’”

Portland library to host ‘Facebook for Seniors’ 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, April 4, 11 and 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Advanced registration is required. The Portland Public Library will continue to offer three-session “Facebook for Seniors” workshops for folks wanting to learn how to use the popular social media tool. In Meeting Room No. 3. The course will cover building a Facebook account, privacy settings and advanced settings like uploading videos and sharing web links. Participants must have an email account. Patrick Therrien from the Maine State Library will be teaching the course. Registration is required and those who do not get in will be put on a waiting list for the next session. There is limited space available for each of these trainings and participants must register in advance at the Library’s Public Computing desk or by calling 871-1700, ext. 708. If the class fills registrants will be put on a waiting list and called when a space opens.

Options for screen magnification 1 p.m. Steve Kelley, a vision rehab therapist from the Iris Network will discuss screen magnification on electronic devices such as e-readers, computers, and iPads. Kelley is part of the ATES Program (pronounced “At Ease”) and helps technology users access their gadgets regardless of the print size. He will briefly discuss various options for screen magnification. Informal informational gathering. At Walker Memorial Library, Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main St., Westbrook.

A Guide for Touring Performing Artists 3:30 p.m. RSVP required. Doing it on the Road: A Guide for Touring Performing Artists at SPACE Gallery. “Are you stymied by contracts and what it takes to tour your work? This workshop, conducted by staff from National Performance Network, will provide information about opportunities for performing artists who are interested in touring, are ready and have the capacity to tour, have already toured regionally or want to expand touring their work. Co-presented with Portland Ovations and Bates Dance Festival.” www. space538.org/events.php

Thursday, April 5 The Telling Room’s Glitterati 6 p.m. The Telling Room, a nonprofit writing center in Portland, presents Glitterati at the Masonic Temple, 415 Congress St., Portland. “Glitz it up and help support young writers in Maine! Join us for Glitterati, our annual bash featuring local literary luminaries, a live auction, live music from This Way and a cash bar. Catering provided by Blue Elephant. Tickets are $75. Because we want all to be able to attend, we created a limited number of $50 “starving artist” tickets to accommodate those who have yet to score their big advance from the publisher. There is no difference in seating, access to event activities, etc. Featured authors at the event include Susan Minot, Charlotte Bacon, Jane Brox, Peter Behrens, Liza Bakewell, Sarah Braunstein, Lisa Carey, Jaed Coffin, Ron Currie Jr., Margot Livesey, Claire Messud, Mary Pols, Lewis Robinson, Caitlin Shetterly, Justin Tussing, and James Wood. A special reception for the authors will be held at 5:30 p.m. prior to the main event.” www. tellingroom.org/about/about.html

SKYWARN training in Gorham 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Wireless Society of Southern Maine is sponsoring a SKYWARN training session at the Gorham Recreation Department, located at 75 South St. in Gorham. “SKYWARN is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe weather spotters across the country. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.” For more information, please call or send an email to Tim Watson, at 831-8132 or kb1hnz@yahoo.com; http://skywarn.org

Joel Rivers has published his own comic series, the horror/western Along The Canadian (with the help of the Xeric Foundation). Since then, he has animated iPhone apps, storyboarded for animated shorts and illustrated Poe, all from his Munjoy Hill perch. The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., will showcase his work on Friday, April 6. (COURTESY IMAGE)

Sam McPheeters reading with Doug Milliken 7 p.m. “LA County writer Sam McPheeters, the former lead singer of Born Against and Wrangler Brutes and a founding member of Men’s Recovery Project, reads from his new novel The Loom Of Ruin. Supremely entertaining, acid and raw, McPheeters’ prose has appeared in Vice, the Chicago Reader, OC Weekly, the Stranger, and the Village Voice. Doug Milliken’s 2010 collection White Horses operates on its own particular logic — surreal, intimate, hard-edged and sensual.” SPACE Gallery, www.space538.org/events.php

The Nature of Lost Things 7 p.m. Part of a public program series at Maine Historical Society that explores the connections between literature, art and history. The Nature of Lost Things with Rosamond Purcell, photographer.

Impacts of mountaintop removal mining 7 p.m. “The Natural Resources Council of Maine is sponsoring an evening with Chuck Keeney, a West Virginia activist and labor and environmental justice historian, who will talk about the impacts of mountaintop removal mining, what the people of Appalachia are doing to stop it, and how citizens can help here in Maine. The event will take place in Smith Auditorium in Sills Hall, at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. NRCM’s former executive director, Brownie Carson, will introduce Chuck. They met while marching 50 miles across West Virginia last June as part of the march on Blair Mountain protest. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited, so please RSVP online at http://supporters.nrcm.org/site/Calendar?id=101021&view=Detail or by email or telephone to Emmie Theberge at emmie@nrcm. org or 430-0105.”

‘Bridge’ — the Charlie Howard story at UMF 7:30 p.m. The University of Maine at Farmington will present a theater workshop production of “Bridge,” “an original, new play inspired by the true story of Charlie Howard, the victim of a 1984 hate-crime in Maine that galvanized a community and the state. Performances of this powerful play are open to the public and will take place at 7:30 p.m., April 5 and 6, in the Performance Space in the Emery Community Arts Center. Written and directed by award-winning Maine playwright Jayne Decker, this one-act play was developed in a theater workshop with UMF students and tells the story of a young man as he is bullied and thrown off a bridge for being gay. While the main character in Decker’s drama is named to honor Howard, the rest of the play’s characters and location are nameless — emphasizing how this is everyone’s tragedy. ... This theater workshop production is sponsored by the Emery Community Arts Center and contains adult language and is for a mature audience.”

Friday, April 6 U.S. naturalization ceremony 10 a.m. Sixth graders at Portland’s Lyman Moore Middle

School will host a U.S. naturalization ceremony at the school, located at 171 Auburn St. Thirty-eight area residents from 19 countries of origin will be sworn in as citizens. Students at Casco Bay High School will join Moore students at the ceremony. Both schools are integrating the event into their curricula.

‘The Box of Daughter’ at PPL noon to 1 p.m. “How can a person recover from emotional abuse and bullying, and create a more authentic life? Award-winning author Katherine Mayfield will answer this question and talk about her new memoir, ‘The Box of Daughter: Overcoming a Legacy of Emotional Abuse’ as part of the Friday Local Author Series at Portland Public Library. Mayfield blogs on Dysfunctional Families and other subjects on her website, www.TheBoxofDaughter.com.

Labyrinth Walk for Good Friday noon to 6 p.m. Trinity Episcopal at 580 Forest Ave. (entrance in rear) is offering its indoor Chartre-style labyrinth for meditative walks between noon and 6 p.m. Allow about 30 minutes. FMI 772-7421.

Edible Book Festival 3 p.m. Community members of all ages are invited to create a piece of edible art referencing a book or poem. Edible art submisions can look like a book or poem, pun on a title of a book or poem, resemble a character or scene or just have something to do with a book or poem! The only major criteria are that all submissions must be edible and based on a book or poem. 3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Drop off your Edible Book in the Rines Auditorium (there is no fee to enter an Edible Book, but please register by emailing weyand@portland.lib.me.us or calling 871-1700, ext. 723.); viewing 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Stop by to view and vote for your favorite Edible Book or Feast; 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Awards presented and then time to dig in! Visit during First Friday Art Walk. Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Square, Portland. The Diary of Tom Riddle, The Runaway Gummy, The Last of the Mojitos, Beer & Loathing in Las Haggis.

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Presented by The Roberts Group at Merril Auditorium. Described by the New York Post as “fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining,” and by the Los Angeles Times as “a showpiece extravaganza,” Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance. The story is based upon mythical Irish folklore as Don Dorcha, Lord of Darkness, challenges the ethereal lord of light, the Lord of the Dance. Battle lines are drawn, passions ignite and a love story fueled by the dramatic leaps and turns of dancers’ bodies begins to build against a backdrop of Celtic rhythm. The action is played out over 21 scenes on a grand scale of precision dancing, dramatic music, colorful costumes and state-of-the-art staging and lighting. Tickets $64/58/48 including fee. see next page

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4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to PortlandÕs Deering Oaks Park to participate in Earth Stations: A Planetary Way of the Cross. The gathering place is by the Band-Stand shortly after 3:45 p.m., rain or shine, beginning promptly at 4 p.m. ÒEvoking the traditional Good Friday practice of journeying the fourteen Stations of the Cross, this powerful event brings us into a spirit of solemn reßection on behalf of the wounded Earth, and our role in its healing. It is designed for those concerned for the Earth, regardless of religious afÞliation. Prophetic and inspirational words from the worldÕs astronauts, the wounded Earth, and poets and religious leaders from many traditions, are interspersed with silence as we walk slowly from one ÔstationÕ to the next. Organizations supporting this event are the Maine Council of Churches, the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME), Sierra Club Maine, and Maine Interfaith Power and Light.Ó For further information contact the Rev. Kitsy Winthrop at 773-7738.

Open house and artist reception for Emily Walsh 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. New work by Emily Walsh at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Complimentary snacks and beverages served. The opening of the centerÕs April installation, new works by local printmaker/ illustrator Emily Walsh. Emily WalshÕs work will be on display throughout the month of April at St. Lawrence Arts in our Parish Hall Theater and lobbies. Viewing is open to the public during scheduled events and performances as well as by private appointment (Whitney McDorr, Theater Manager/Exhibition Curator, whitney.mcdorr@stlawrencearts. org/347-3075 ).

‘A Powerful Joy of Colors’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Public Library to exhibit ÒA Powerful Joy of ColorsÓ by Carol Bass; Walking Houses, Energy Sculptures, Large dancing Paintings and Poems In the Lewis Gallery, April 6th through April 27, opening April 6, 5 p.m. The show includes her Walking Houses, Energy Sculptures, Large Dancing Paintings and Poems created over the last three decades. The public is invited to an opening reception hosted by the Friends of the Portland Public Library from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 6 for First Friday Art Walk. www.portlandlibrary.com

First Friday reception at Harmon’s & Barton’s 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Gallery at HarmonÕs & BartonÕs, 584 Congress St., will host a First Friday Art Walk reception: Exhibit and sale through April. Artists: Linda Murray (www. artbytheriver.com )and Joy Scott (www.coastalartglass. com ). Medium: Acrylic on board and fused glass. 774 5948, www.harmonsbartons.com

First Friday at he Meg Perry Center 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk at he Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland. Elusive Liberty by artist G. Bud Swenson. ÒNine years ago we were led into a war in Iraq, based on lies, at a terrible cost to the country: over four thousand military personnel killed and many thousands maimed both physically or psychological over one hundred thousand Iraqi civilians killed and the complete destruction of a sovereign nation that offered no threat; over a trillion US dollars spent; the implementation of torture and the erosion of our civil liberties.Ó

An Illustrator’s Saga with Joel Rivers

‘Raising Readers Presents’ 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Maine children¹s book author Amy MacDonald of Falmouth will be reading aloud to families at the ChildrenÕs Museum & Theatre of Maine at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. as part of the new event series ÒRaising Readers Presents.Ó April 6 is a First Friday, so admission to the museum will be only $1 per person. The event celebrates the ÔRaising ReadersÕ books distributed by Maine healthcare providers and this event will also feature Dr. Christopher Pezzullo and pediatricians from University Health Care for Kids who will talk with families about the importance of reading books to children every day.

The New Guard literary readings 7 p.m. Longfellow Books teams up with Shanna McNair, founding editor and publisher of MaineÕs literary magazine, The New Guard to host a series of First Friday literary read-

Cheney Chappell established USMÕs Center for Book Arts in 2008. The Center celebrates book arts through lectures and workshops, and exhibits of artistsÕ books.

Book artist Georgiana Peacher exhibit

9 a.m. to noon. The New Gloucester Historical Society will be sponsoring a History Barn Open House on April 7 from 9 a.m. to noon, which will feature a new display on the Masons and other town fraternal organizations.

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts is presenting an exhibit, ÒChronology of a Life: ArtistÕs Books, Poems, and Publications of Georgiana Peacher,Ó by Georgiana Peacher, which will be on display in the Unum Great Reading Room, seventh ßoor, Glickman Family Library, on University of Southern MaineÕs Portland campus, through Monday, April 30. There will be a reception for the exhibit on Saturday, April 7, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. Nancy Leavitt and Penny Hall are the curators for the exhibit. Georgiana Peacher is professor emerita at City University of New York. She is an author, dramatist and book artist. She currently lives in Maine. Kate Cheney Chappell established USMÕs Center for Book Arts in 2008. The center celebrates book arts through lectures and workshops, and exhibits of artistsÕ books. For more information, contact Rebecca Goodale, Book Arts coordinator, at 228-8014.

Medicine in the Civil WarMedicine War

Alan Lomax: ‘American Patchwork’

Saturday, April 7 ‘Cheep’ — ‘Cheep’ Easter Sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Limington ExtensionÕs ÒCheepÓ Ñ ÒCheepÓ Easter Sale will be held the day before Easter, April 7, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Limington Town Hall, Route 11, Limington. Over 100 25- and 50-cent Easter baskets, hundreds of 25-cent items like bags of eggs w/candy, Easter plush, basket Þllers, toys; $1 and $2 clothing, Provides BEHS scholarships.

History Barn Open House

10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Power Point Presentation by Penny Loura, member Windham Historical Society, at the Windham Public Library. Free to the public. ÒHave you ever given any thought to what medicines were utilized in the Civil War era What exactly was available to the soldiers when they became ill? Who cared for them when they contracted Typhoid or were wounded by the devastating effects of the Minnie ball? Do you have ancestors that served in the Civil War? Or ancestors that perhaps didnÕt survive this horriÞc four-year period?Ó

Easter Celebration in OOB 10:30 a.m. Libby Library, Staples Street, Old Orchard Beach. ÒCome and enjoy this great opportunity. Join us for stories, crafts and an Easter egg hunt.Ó FMI 934-4351 or www.ooblibrary.org

‘The Rough Draft of My Life Story’ 11 a.m. to noon. April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate the Sam L. Cohen ChildrenÕs Library will host an event with celebrated childrenÕs poet, Andrew Fersch. ÒFersch will be reading poetry from his book, ÔThe Rough Draft of My Life StoryÕ and will share new poems that are yet to be published. Fersch will also be collecting ideas for his new collections from the audience. ChildrenÕs Room at the Main Library. The event is for children ages 8-12. www. andrewfersch.com or www.portlandlibrary.com

4:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery presents: ÒFrom 1978 to 1985, the famed folklorist Alan Lomax traveled through the American South, documenting its traditional music Ñ brass bands, second-liners, and Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans; miners, moonshiners, and Primitive Baptists in Kentucky; ßat-footers, string bands, and Piedmont blues in North Carolina; Cajun cowboys, Creole Þddlers, and Zydeco stompers in Louisiana; Þfe-and-drum ensembles, gospel quartets, and former railroad track-liners, levee-camp muleskinners, and players on the pre-war blues circuit in Mississippi. This footage ultimately totalled over 400 hours and was edited into LomaxÕs ÔAmerican PatchworkÕ series, which aired on American public television in 1991. But the lionÕs share has never been seen publicly. Nathan Salsburg, an archivist and producer from the Alan Lomax Archive, will be screening a program of assorted clips from the ÔAmerican PatchworkÕ collection with a Q&A to follow. Co-sponsored with 317 Main St. Community Music Center, with support from Bangor Savings Bank.

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USM Portland Campus Book Arts Exhibit 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts is presenting an exhibit, ÒChronology of a Life: ArtistÕs Books, Poems, and Publications of Georgiana Peacher,Ó by Georgiana Peacher, which will be on display in the Unum Great Reading Room, seventh ßoor, Glickman Family Library, on USMÕs Portland campus, through April 30. Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday, 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. There will be a reception for the exhibit on Saturday, April 7, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Rebecca Goodale, Book Arts coordinator, at 228-8014. Nancy Leavitt and Penny Hall are the curators for the exhibit. Georgiana Peacher is professor emerita at City University of New York. She is an author, dramatist and book artist. She currently lives in Maine. Kate

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5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of 10 Years in Portland: An IllustratorÕs Saga, artwork by Joel Rivers. The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland. On display through the month of April 2012). ÒDid you know that the Greater Portland area is home to a whole slew of great illustrators? It is, and one of their number is Joel Rivers, whose work will be on display through the month of April at the Green Hand Bookshop. His narrative images are executed in ink, graphite, and watercolor, with a storytellerÕs ßair.Ó FMI: Contact Michelle Souliere at 253-6808 or michelle.souliere@gmail.com

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