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‘Bath salts’ law tries to keep pace with designer drug makers Local police see a chance to ‘get ahead of the curve’ — Page 6

Darfur genocide explored in art exhibit

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Stonyfield Cafe closes its doors See page 9

Gbolahan Lawal (left) and Dan Sullivan with the Washington, D.C. group, United to End Genocide, look at a piece of art titled, “The Head of a Dictator,” by Falmouth High School senior Tim Follo. The art was on display as part of “Illuminating the Beauty and Tragedy of Darfur,” a first gallery opening held Monday at Falmouth High, “featuring contrasting work representing Darfur’s beauty and its tragic genocide,” organizers noted. “Through a generous grant from the Falmouth Education Foundation, Falmouth High School has a beautifully lit gallery space showcasing our students’ artwork. Sales of merchandise went to support United to End Genocide, The Enough Project and The Fur Cultural Revival. For more information about the exhibit, visit www.falmouthschools.org/ Teachers/NDurst/ndurst/Darfur_Experience_3.html. For more pictures of the exhibit, see page 8. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Some like it hotter (NY Times) — It was 105 degrees — as hot as a typical steam room — at Pure Yoga on the Upper East Side on a recent Saturday, but for the 16 women already perspiring through a series of plié squats in a ballet-based barre method workout, it wasn’t blistering enough. “We’re turning it up to 110 degrees by popular demand,” the instructor, Kate Albarelli, 31, announced in the sort of cheerful tone that would usually signal a time to rest. The women looked as delighted as if she’d given them one. That’s because the heat is on for a workout promising not just the best body, but also the best sweat. A small but growing upscale clientele, most conditioned to years of regular workouts, won’t leave the locker room for much below 90 degrees. (Typical gyms are 68 to 72 degrees, in line with American College of Sports Medicine guidelines; Manhattan’s hottest recorded outdoor temperature is 106.) For these religious exercisers, based mostly in New York and Los Angeles, only sweltering temperatures produce adequate workouts: a jackhammering heart rate, pliable muscles and a psychologically satisfying sweat that devotees describe as “detoxing.” So gyms and studios are trying to lure them with ever hotter, harder yoga classes, in addition to roasted versions of Pilates, kettlebells, group cycling and more. (Cue Nelly’s “Hot in Herre,” which seems to appear on every playlist.) “You don’t waste three songs sitting around warming up — you can hit it hard from the start,” said Mimi Benz, 31, an owner of the Sweat Shoppe, a sevenmonth-old hot group cycling studio in North Hollywood, Calif. “I’m not going to lie, it’s intense.” Alexandra Cohen, 42, the supervising producer of “The View,” said, “I don’t have time for hours in the gym doing cardio and weights and then sitting in the steam room to detox.” She found Bikram yoga (a static 26-pose sequence practiced in 105-degree temperatures) too slow, and hot power yoga (a generic term for fast-flowing classes) too easy. So, twice a week she goes to the yoga teacher Carlos Rodriguez in New York for a grueling mashup of the Brazilian martial art capoeira, explosive vinyasas, calisthenics and weights. For that hourlong workout, performed barefoot in a room hotter than the human body, Ms. Cohen lines up four exercise mats so she doesn’t waste time (or sneak a cheeky breather) when one becomes too sweat-slicked to use.

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Hosts as weapons in morning-show duel (NY Times) — The “Today” show has recruited the former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to be a guest co-host on Tuesday. NBC wants Palin to be a channel changer in the same way Senator McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign hoped Ms. Palin would be a game changer. Back then Senator McCain was worried about Barack Obama. “Today” fears Katie Couric, an alumna who is about to start her own syndicated show and on Monday began a weeklong star turn as a guest host on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” alongside George Stephanopoulos. “Today” has held the No. 1 spot in the weekly ratings for 16 years straight, but ABC is

narrowing the gap. NBC was apparently so unnerved by Couric’s appearance on the rival morning show that the network jumped the gun, persuading Palin to give a phone interview from Minnesota on Monday, even though her gig as a guest host was not until Tuesday. The promotions made it seem as if Palin were already on the set. Palin, who never misses a chance to poke at what she calls “the liberal media,” said in the interview, “I appreciate NBC’s boldness in having me on, and, you know, doesn’t it kind of reflect the diversity of opinion that I hear that you all espouse?” Meredith Vieira added dryly,

“Or desperation.” Vieira, who quit her job as co-host of “Today” in June, was also brought in Monday as a surprise guest host. Ryan Seacrest is expected to appear on Tuesday. Morning shows always compete, but usually it’s over guests, not hosts. Now contracts are up, change is in the air, and that means viewers have a front-row seat to the discomfort of hosts whose jobs may be on the line. Monday’s display was more savage than a ratings contest or a booking war; at times it looked as intimate and creepily intrusive as the elimination rounds of a particularly cutthroat reality show. ABC at least had the grace

to let Robin Roberts take a vacation and be off the “Good Morning America” set when Couric took her place. And that was merciful, because Roberts, however hard she tries, is no match for that former “Today” host. Neither, really, was Vieira. NBC promoted Monday’s show by promising the return of a former “Today” show legend, and asking viewers to guess which one. Ms. Vieira is a popular television personality, but mostly the publicity stunt made NBC look desperate. Couric, the real “Today” show legend, was on ABC, beaming as she shared a desk with Stephanopoulos and took a twirl with one of the dancers from “Dancing With the Stars.”

Insider: China sees U.S. as competitor, declining power BO’AO, China (NY Times) — The senior leadership of the Chinese government increasingly views the competition between the United States and China as a zero-sum game, with China the likely longrange winner if the American economy and domestic political system continue to stumble, according to an influential Chinese policy analyst. China views the United States as a declining power, but at the same time believes that Washington is trying to fight back to undermine, and even disrupt, the

economic and military growth that point to China’s becoming the world’s most powerful country, according to the analyst, Wang Jisi, the co-author of “Addressing U.S.China Strategic Distrust,” a monograph published this week by the Brookings Institution in Washington and the Institute for International and Strategic Studies at Peking University. In a joint conclusion, the authors say the level of strategic distrust between the two countries has become so corrosive that if not corrected the countries risk becoming open antagonists.

The United States is no longer seen as “that awesome, nor is it trustworthy, and its example to the world and admonitions to China should therefore be much discounted,” Wang writes of the general view of China’s leadership. In contrast, China has mounting selfconfidence in its own economic and military strides, particularly the closing power gap since the start of the Iraq war. In 2003, he argues, America’s gross domestic product was eight times as large as China’s, but today it is less than three times larger.

Investors are looking to buy Supreme court ruling allows strip-searches for any offense homes by the thousands RIVERSIDE, Calif. (NY Times) — At least 20 times a day, Alan Hladik walks into a fixer-upper and tries to figure out if it is worth buying. As an inspector for Waypoint Real Estate Group, Hladik takes about 20 minutes to walk through each home, noting worn kitchen cabinets or missing roof tiles. The blistering pace is necessary to keep up with Waypoint’s appetite: the company, which has bought about 1,200 homes since 2008 — and is now buying five to seven a day — is an early entrant in a business that some deep-pocketed investors are

betting is poised to explode. With home prices down more than a third from their peak and the market swamped with foreclosures, large investors are salivating at the opportunity to buy perhaps thousands of homes at deep discounts and fill them with tenants. Nobody has ever tried this on such a large scale, and critics worry these new investors could face big challenges managing large portfolios of dispersed rental houses. Typically, landlords tend to be individuals or small firms that own just a handful of homes.

WASHINGTON (NY Times) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor, before admitting them to jails even if the officials have no reason to suspect the presence of contraband. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, joined by the court’s conservative wing, wrote that courts are in no position to second-guess the judgments of correctional officials who must consider not only the possibility of smuggled weapons and drugs but also public health and information about gang affiliations. Under Monday’s ruling, Justice Kennedy wrote, “every detainee who will be admitted to the general population may be required to undergo a close visual inspection while undressed.” Justice Stephen G. Breyer, writing for the four dissenters, said strip-searches were “a serious affront to human dignity and to individual privacy” and should be used only when there was good reason to do so.

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Gray man sentenced for stealing from AMVETS AUGUSTA — Peter R. Bragdon, 33, of Gray, was sentenced Monday for stealing $8,902 from the Maine Chapter of AMVETS (American Veterans), according to a news release from Attorney General William J. Schneider. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy sentenced Bragdon to three years of incarceration with all but 18 months suspended, and two years of probation. Bragdon, a former dispatcher for the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, was the Commander of the Maine AMVETS chapter. Bragdon maintained access to the AMVETS bank account after he was forced to resign in 2009 due to alleged poor management and misconduct. He stole money from the account for nearly two years after his resignation. AMVETS, a national veterans and community service organization, pro-

vides outreach and support to veterans, their families, and through a range of initiatives, aims to contribute to the quality of life in local communities. Bragdon will be immediately paying back a portion of the money he stole. Bragdon is also awaiting sentencing in the Kennebec County Superior Court after pleading guilty to unrelated income tax charges of forgery, intentional tax evasion, and attempted theft by deception of an income tax refund. Bragdon previously pled guilty in the Lewiston District Court to the charge of negotiating a worthless instrument and is awaiting sentencing on that charge, as well. “AMVETS has a proud tradition of helping veterans and sponsoring programs that serve our citizens and our country,” said Attorney General Schneider. “Stealing from a volunteer-led charitable organization that contributes so much to the local community is intolerable and we are pleased that justice was served in this case.” These cases were investigated and prosecuted by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, the Mechanic Fall’s Police Department, the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office, and Maine Revenue Services. Assistant Attorney General Gregg D. Bernstein handled this matter for Attorney General Schneider’s Criminal Division.

South Portland Police announce awards event On Wednesday afternoon, April 4, at 3 p.m., the South Portland Police Department will be recognizing the exemplary efforts and accomplishments of department employees, volunteers and citizens, during an Awards Event being held at the South Portland police station, 30 Anthoine St., South Portland. Several officers will be presented with Achievement, Meritorious Service and Community Policing awards; several dispatchers will be recognized with Public Safety Awards; several volunteers and citizens will be recognized with Citizen Service Awards; and officers from outside police agencies will be recognized for their assistance with the production of the department’s Law Enforcement Award, according to a police department press release. This event will be attended by department personnel and is open to friends of family of those being recognized, as well as the media. For details, visit www.southportland.org or www.facebook.com/southportlandpolice.

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Partisanship as it is today Historically the fiercest critic of political partisanship was probably the traditional German officer corps. The reality is that they defended and promoted their own interests as a class, but they never saw it that way. They felt that the army alone served the interests of the German nation as a whole, while the parliamentary parties existed by dividing Germans: workers vs. the middle classes, peasants against city people, Catholics against Protestants, etc. Although they were prepared to swear a personal oath to Adolf Hitler, any officer who joined the Nazi Party was subject to court-martial until 1944. I’m sure there never has been a period in American history when Americans would have raised a cheer for partisanship as such, and partly for the same reasons as the German officers. We have never accepted the idea of placing the interests of a party above those of the nation. Our founders did not

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foresee the formation of organized parties and clearly feared such a thing. When Washington denounced the formation of “factions” he was thinking of the destruction of the Roman Republic by two factiones, the Optimates and Populares. Their rivalry produced a series of civil wars which destroyed both parties and the

Republic itself. There were divisions, of course, in the constitutional convention itself, but they were resolved by compromises. The ratification of our Constitution involved debates between the Federalists and antiFederalists, but they did not produce party organizations. It was during Washington’s presidency that the first party organizations evolved, as the Federalists formed under Alexander Hamilton’s leadership and Thomas Jefferson laid the foundations of what was to become the Democratic Party. And so we have had partisanship ever since,

except for the brief Era of Good Feeling under Pres. James Monroe when the Federalist Party disappeared. Americans persisted in despising the idea of placing party above country and persisted in organizing politics along partisan lines ever since. There’s no debating that it’s silly and destructive to treat the welfare of a party as more important than the welfare of the country. Let’s accept that as a given and consider the reasons why partisanship will, nevertheless, always be with us. There’s an element of the same spirit that animates the fierce rivalry between Red Sox and Yankee fans. Many people just like to see their team win. It’s “their” team even if their only role is to cheer or boo. But there’s lots more to “partisan bickering” than team spirit. There’s also the personal ambitions of politicians whose power will be enhanced when their parties are in the majority. We have to recognize that see FRARY page 5

Pink slime economics The big bad event of last week was, of course, the Supreme Court hearing on health reform. In the course of that hearing it became clear that several of the justices, and possibly a majority, are political creatures pure and simple, willing to embrace any argument, no matter how absurd, that serves the interests of Team Republican. But we should not allow events in the court

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to completely overshadow another, almost equally disturbing spectacle. For on Thursday Republicans in the House of Representatives passed what was surely the most fraudulent budget in American history. And when I say fraudulent, I mean just that. The trouble with the budget devised by Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House ––––– Budget Committee, isn’t just its The New York almost inconceivably cruel priorities, the way it slashes taxes Times for corporations and the rich while drastically cutting food and medical aid to the needy. Even aside from all that, the Ryan budget purports to reduce the deficit — but the alleged deficit reduction depends on the completely unsupported assertion that trillions of dollars in revenue can be found by closing tax loopholes. And we’re talking about a lot of loophole-closing. As Howard Gleckman of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center points out, to make his numbers work Mr. Ryan would, by 2022, have to close enough loopholes to yield an extra $700 billion in revenue every year. That’s a lot of money, even in an economy as big as ours. So which specific loopholes has Mr. Ryan, who issued a 98-page manifesto on behalf of his budget, said he would close? None. Not one. He has, however, categorically ruled out any move to close the major loophole that benefits the rich, namely the ultra-low tax rates on income from capital. (That’s the loophole that lets Mitt Romney pay only 14 percent of his income in taxes, a lower tax rate than that faced by many middle-class families.) So what are we to make of this proposal? Mr. Gleckman calls it a “mystery meat budget,” but he’s being unfair to mystery meat. The truth is that the filler modern food manufacturers add to their products may be disgusting — think pink slime — but it nonetheless has nutritional value. Mr. Ryan’s empty promises don’t. You should think of those promises, instead, as a kind of throwback to the 19th century, when unregulated corporations bulked out their bread with plaster of paris and flavored their beer with sulfuric acid.

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Come to think of it, that’s precisely the policy era Mr. Ryan and his colleagues are trying to bring back. So the Ryan budget is a fraud; Mr. Ryan talks loudly about the evils of debt and deficits, but his plan would actually make the deficit bigger even as it inflicted huge pain in the name of deficit reduction. But is his budget really the most fraudulent in American history? Yes, it is. To be sure, we’ve had irresponsible and/or deceptive budgets in the past. Ronald Reagan’s budgets relied on voodoo, on the claim that cutting taxes on the rich would somehow lead to an explosion of economic growth. George W. Bush’s budget officials liked to play bait and switch, low-balling the cost of tax cuts by pretending that they were only temporary, then demanding that they be made permanent. But has any major political figure ever premised his entire fiscal platform not just on totally implausible spending projections but on claims that he has a secret plan to raise trillions of dollars in revenue, a plan that he refuses to share with the public? What’s going on here? The answer, presumably, is that this is what happens when extremists gain complete control of a party’s discourse: all the rules get thrown out the window. Indeed, the hard right’s grip on the G.O.P. is now so strong that the party is sticking with Mr. Ryan even though it’s paying a significant political price for his assault on Medicare. Now, the House Republican budget isn’t about to become law as long as President Obama is sitting in the White House. But it has been endorsed by Mr. Romney. And even if Mr. Obama is reelected, the fraudulence of this budget has important implications for future political negotiations. Bear in mind that the Obama administration spent much of 2011 trying to negotiate a so-called Grand Bargain with Republicans, a bipartisan plan for deficit reduction over the long term. Those negotiations ended up breaking down, and a minor journalistic industry has emerged as reporters try to figure out how the breakdown occurred and who was responsible. But what we learn from the latest Republican budget is that the whole pursuit of a Grand Bargain was a waste of time and political capital. For a lasting budget deal can only work if both parties can be counted on to be both responsible and honest — and House Republicans have just demonstrated, as clearly as anyone could wish, that they are neither.

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Oil forecasts fail to grapple with reality In the drunken, drug-crazed twilight of its run as Leader of the Free World, America’s collective imagination swerves from one breakdown lane to the other while the highway patrol throws a donuts-and-porn party down at headquarters and the news media searches the gutter on hands-andknees looking for the spot where it dropped its brains. The other day, Larry Kudlow, the king popinjay at CNBC, told viewers that the U.S. has over a trillion barrels of oil waiting to be drill-drill-drilled on our way to “energy independence.” This is the kind of malarkey that America thrives on these days, the way yeasts thrive on sugary mash. It’s a complete falsehood, of course, but the working dead over at The New York Times said substantially the same thing in a front-page story the week before. The Timespersons have only one source for their stories: Daniel Yergin, chief public relations pimp for the oil industry, because he makes it so easy for them by providing all the information they will ever need. The oil and gas companies would like to direct the firehose of loose and easy money out there into their stock prices — building to the magic moment when, Mozillo-like, the executives can dump shares, cut, and run for the far hills where no SEC officer or DOJ attorney will ever think to look. This is just another racket in an all-rackets society.

James Howard Kunstler ––––– Kunstler.com The fantasy of energy independence therefore takes shape as a “settled matter” as we lurch toward elections. The arch-moron Mitt Romney will inveigh against Obama for holding the oil dogs back while Obama pretends to spank the oil companies for gouging the public on that alleged Niagara flow of new oil. None of them understands the true situation, which is that the USA is enjoying one last gulp of a very expensive oil cocktail with the last few dollars it can prestidigitate out of the central bank’s magic box, and then there is no more even notional surplus wealth to blow on more drinks. And it isn’t even much of a gulp. US production of “all liquids” — which includes methane gas drippings, ethanol, etc. — went from 7.2 million barrels a day in 2004 to about 7.7 in 2011. We use about 19 million barrels a day, down about a million from peak US consumption before the financial crash of 2008. The reason it’s down: Americans are going broke, one household and one small busi-

ness at a time. Shale oil production is approaching half a million barrels a day. That’s about 45 minutes of daily go-power. It might go up to an hourand-a-half before production of shale oil permanently crashes on the combination of fast-depleting wells and a lack of capital to keep drilling new ones at $8 million per well. The story for shale gas is similar, except that initial production was so exorbitant that it drove the price down to nearly nothing (the $2 range), and the bust from that Ponzi will be even more spectacular than the shale oil. Everyone from Mr. Obama to the chiselers who run Citigroup maintain that there is a 100-year supply of gas in the USA. They are going to be very disappointed. The public, on the other hand, will not even remember what they said as they burn down the cornfields in anguish. I met a guy at the pumps last week who was filling up a pickup truck at least twice the size of mine a few yards away. I asked him how things were going fuel-wise with that monster Ram-Charger he was feeding. At more than $100 a fill-up, it was killing him he said. His line-of-work required him to drive all over the county incessantly. His reality was a bit different from the oil company execs promising limitless horizons of oil to CNBC-watching retirees desperate for some “yield” on investment in

the face of ZIRP bond rates. The price of oil (and gasoline) may well crash again, but when it does, there will be fewer business reasons for anyone to drive around the county all the livelong day, and that guy’s Ram-Charger could fall into the hands of the re-po goon squad. He may never be able to get another one, either. No more money for truck loans. Capital shortage. Sorry. This oil and gas thing cuts so many ways that the public will feel like it is gargling Gillette blue blades. Just add up the total tonnage of steel necessary to keep this Ponzi going and you would reach a discouraging conclusion: this thing has nowhere to go but swift and implacable contraction. The ultimate destination of “energy independence” will be a nation with no cars and trucks to run. We’ll get there, you’ll see. But that is speaking the unthinkable. (Thanks to all readers for sending many kind and thoughtful letters about cholesterol, diet, statins, doctors, and the medical racket in response to my two previous columns on those subjects.) (James Howard Kunstler is the author of several books, including “The Long Emergency,” “The Geography of Nowhere” and “The Witch of Hebron.” Contact him by emailing jhkunstler@mac.com.)

Element of the same spirit animates the rivalry between Red Sox and Yankee fans FRARY from page 4

the most unusual thing about Sen. Snowe’s abandonment of re-election is not its abruptness, but the fact that she had risen through seniority and hard work to positions on key committees which would have enormously increased her personal power if the GOP gained a senatorial majority this year. Then she walked away from that promising prospect. I did not admire all of her policies and I’m not clear what future she has in mind, but I’m prepared to admire her abnormal sacrifice of power. It seems to me that we are stuck with this partisan divide and the best approach will be a clear recognition and understanding of the rationales for these divisions. Of course it would help if we could eliminate personal ambition and team spirit from the conflict, but I don’t see that happening. It would be even more helpful if the two sides stopped implying that other’s policy preferences are immoral, but I don’t see that happening either. (Professor John Frary of Farmington is a former congressional candidate and retired history professor, a board member of Maine Taxpayers United and an associate editor of the International Military Encyclopedia, and can be reached at: jfrary8070@aol.com.)

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New ‘bath salts’ law expands list of chemicals, tries to keep pace with designer drug makers BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A new law that tightens enforcement of highly toxic stimulants known as "bath salts" offers local police a chance to "get ahead of the curve" with this dangerous drug, law enforcement officials said. But in the world of poison prevention, the new law is likened to an arms race with manufacturers to ban an ever-varied assortment of toxic ingredients in the so-called "designer drug" market. "It's basically the market adjusting to the laws and then us trying to adapt to the market," said Dr. Karen E. Simone, director of the Northern New England Poison Center based in Portland. Governor Paul LePage on Monday signed LD 1852, “An Act to Provide a More Comprehensive Ban on the Possession of Synthetic Hallucinogenic Drugs.” The law expands the category of illegal synthetic hallucinogenic drugs "in recognition of the fact that the development of synthetic hallucinogenic drugs is expanding rapidly, and flexibility is needed to identify dangerous drugs in an expeditious manner," according to its summary.

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“It feels to us like we’re getting ahead of the curve for the Portland area by getting this legislation.” — Assistant Portland Police Chief Vern Malloch This is the "third rendition" of bath salts enforcement in Maine, Simone said, noting the sudden emergence of these high-impact synthetic substances. The American Association of Poison Control Centers reported just over 300 cases of bath salts intoxication in 2010, but over 6,000 through the end of 2011. The center, which manages poisonings for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, received over 200 reports of bath salts intoxication through 2011, more than 150 of which occurred in Maine, most all during 2011, according to its website (www.nnepc. org). The state's first effort to legislate bath salts enforcement provided a list of bath salts agents "that we knew wasn't going to be the ultimate list," Simone noted. A second bill stiffened up the penalties. The new law expands the roster of drugs that are subject to law enforcement. "This third version from our point of view is a reflection of what naturally occurs when you enact legislation for drugs like this. This is designer drug chemistry," Simone said. Bath salts are typically snorted, like cocaine, although some users smoke it in pipes or on cigarettes and others shoot it intravenously, according to the center. Tracking its use has been problematic, Simone said, so firm numbers on the drug's spread are elusive. Assistant Portland Police Chief Vern Malloch said local police have encountered people who have been under the influence of bath salts, but generally the drug seems to remain concentrated in central and northern Maine. "We have seen some sporadic bath salt usage, but nothing to the degree of what Bangor has experienced and more northern parts of Maine, but it is certainly present in the community, so we're pleased to see the legislation," Malloch said. "It feels to us like we're getting ahead of the curve for the Portland area by getting this legislation," Malloch said Monday. Portland police have responded to news of the drug's spread in an effort to head off problems. "We have been on the lookout, we have looked in area variety stores and head shops for the drug being offered for sale, and we haven't found that to be the case locally," Malloch said. Lt. Frank Clark with the South Portland Police Department said there have been no reports of bath salts in South Portland, noting that "the biggest

part of it seems to be up in the Penobscot County area." The law change and its details will be revisited in upcoming trainings, however. "This is something that is relatively new on the scene, and we want to make sure our officers are aware of it and what it is, its effects on people and how to best interact with people who may be under the influence of it," Clark Malloch said. The topic of bath salts is expected to be part of a curriculum of 90-minute police training sessions held by the South Portland Police Department on April 18 and April 25, Clark said. Bath salts gained their name because the drugs were originally sold as “bath salts” or “plant food” and labeled “not for human consumption” in order to get around drug laws, according to the poison center. Bath salts usually contain chemicals that are similar to amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy and Ritalin, the center reported. Common chemicals found in bath salts are methylenedioxymethcathinone, or methylone; methylenedioxypyrovalerone, or MDPV; and methylmethcathinone, or mephedrone — but Simone noted that the menu of ingredients for similar-acting drugs continues to expand. "It seems that there is a current movement toward new and unusual designer drugs," Simone said. "It's a little bit scary," Simone added, noting that new synthetic drugs often resist easy analysis even in a laboratory. "With these synthetic agents, it's all a big mystery," she said. Bath salts received a surge of media attention last year, but officials continue to debate how prevalent these drugs have become. Simone said bath salts may not affect as many people as other substances, but she said their impact is hard hitting. "The reason that bath salts have hit the news and become the focus of attention is because each individual user is requiring so much in the form of resources," she said. "When the people go to the hospital, we have difficulty sedating them," Simone explained. "Each individual patient is so difficult to manage, that's why it's become an issue." The good news may be that the worst ingredients linked to bath salts, those with the most harmful effects, already fall under the ban in Maine. Now, it's a case of chasing other chemicals that may emerge in the designer-drug market, Simone said. "None of them seem to be as prominent or dangerous as the bath salts. The bath salts are pretty much the worst that I've seen," Simone said. The Northern New England Poison Center can be contacted at 1-800-222-1222.

State budget agreement remains elusive BY MAL LEARY CAPITOL NEWS SERVICE

AUGUSTA — Members of the Appropriations Committee met Friday into the night and all day Saturday approving some spending items but still have several major budget issues to resolve in the Governor’s supplemental budget, from eliminating income taxes on pensions to rewriting the general assistance laws to reduce costs. “We have made a lot of progress in some areas but we still have a lot of issues on the table that have to be resolved and we are working on them, “said Sen. Richard Rosen, R-Bucksport, co-chairman of the committee. He said although work has not been completed, there has been significant agreement on

plans to eliminate the State Planning Office and parcel out its responsibilities to other agencies and create a new Office of Policy and Management. “I think we are very close to agreement on that area,” he said. Rosen said many areas are still being negotiated including responding to a change in the way the federal government allows funding for psychiatric hospitals, General Assistance, Child Development Services, Indigent Legal Services and funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, the lead Democrat on the panel, agreed the committee has been working hard on many of the issues but said some see next page

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Budget process begins for Portland BY CURTIS ROBINSON THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Budget season blew into Portland Monday night as the city manager presented a new spending plan to city council, kicking off nearly two months of public meetings, work sessions and a citywide school budget referendum May 15. The current timeline calls for a second and final May 21 budget vote. Mayor Michael Brennan warned that the city budget must be developed with an eye toward Augusta, not only because of direct cuts to city funding but because state service cuts will put more stress on municipal agencies. Among expected budget Anton issues this year is a $250,000 street lighting project for Cumberland Ave. that was qualified for federal Community Development Block Grant funding by a citizen committee, but not included by the city manager in his recommended list. Instead, explained City Manager Mark Rees, the project should move over to funding in the city’s capital improvement spending. Timing will be an issue because councilors will be asked to make their final decision on CDBG funding, including whether to follow Rees’ lead on the Cumberland Ave. plan, before the city’s budget is finalized.

The process actually continues today with a scheduled 5:30 p.m. overview of the budget including debt service at City Hall. Those discussions are also expected to cover spending on “smaller departments “like human resources, finance, parking and legal. On Thursday, city officials will address specific areas of city services, at specific times: 5:30 p.m. for planning and urban development, 5:45 p.m. for health and human services, 6 p.m. for fire department budgets, 6:15 for police spending and 6:30 p.m. for public services, which includes the city’s sewer fund and gold course budget. Other budget milestones will be a May 7 public hearing at 7 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall and a council workshop is planned for May 14 at 5:30, also at City Hall. The annual process began with what has become an annual debate over moving the state-required school budget referendum to June. Councilor John Anton, who has been a longtime supporter, again championed moving the school election. But this year the proposal was supported by only Anton and Councilor Dave Marshall, with some council members saying they might vote differently next year. School officials have made the argument that this year is different because the district superintendent is leaving. A later budget referendum, should it fail, would make transition difficult, say school leaders. Details of the budget were not available at presstime, but in his presentation, City Manager Rees indicated the budget would have a $61 impact on the average household.

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policy initiatives are taking a lot of time even though they do not have a lot of money attached. "And my caucus has a lot of concerns about these big tax breaks that don’t take effect until a future biennium and are not paid for," she said. The panel did approve additional funding for the Department of Public Safety, including $1.3 million to pay for shortfalls in several accounts including the Criminal Justice Academy and gasoline prices that were higher than projected. “We are scrambling to find the money to pay for gas right now, “said Public Safety Commissioner John Morris. The committee also approved $362,000 for additional staff at the Computer Crime Lab. It will LePage provide for a forensic examiner and two investigators but it will not be enough to eliminate the backlog of cases. Col. Robert Williams, Chief of the Maine State Police told lawmakers the move will “chip away” at the backlog of cases, but with the exploding use of technology it will not eliminate the backlog. “We could do a single case, such as a homicide and it could involve 25 computers and each one of those have to be analyzed,” he said. “A child abuse case could involve two different cellphones that have to be analyzed as well as the computer.” Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, sponsored separate legislation to add positions and urged the funding even though the backlog might increase even with the additional staff. He said the sexual exploitation of children makes it a higher priority. “I think in this case, unlike some others, scratching the surface is a big deal,” he said. Lawmakers said they have to fill the shortfall in general assistance that is estimated at $4 million for the current budget year that ends June 30. Members of both parties have concerns with the Governor’s

“We could do a single case, such as a homicide and it could involve 25 computers and each one of those have to be analyzed. A child abuse case could involve two different cellphones that have to be analyzed as well as the computer.” — Col. Robert Williams, Chief of the Maine State Police proposals to re-write the general assistance program limiting reimbursements to cities and towns to 50 percent of the costs of the program. LePage also has proposed a time limit of 90 days that a recipient can receive assistance for housing and would also prohibit assistance to anyone who is receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. A majority of the Health and Human Services Committee recommended against both proposals, and members of the Appropriations Committee have spent hours discussing it in party caucuses. One point of contention came out in a meeting of the chairs and leads of the panel, a proposal to create a workgroup to study general assistance in Maine and report recommendations later this year. “We have problems with just having DHHS study this, “said Sen. Dawn Hill, D-Cape Neddick, the only Democratic senator on the panel. “This is a joint program of the municipalities and the state, and we should have them all at the table.” Rep. Pat Flood, R-Winthrop, is the House cochairman of the panel and said he would take that concern back to the GOP caucus but made no commitments in that open meeting. "I can only promise to take it to the caucus," he said. With legislative sessions scheduled every day this week, the committee plans to meet when there is time between sessions as well as evenings. They also expect to get estimates from DHHS this week on additional costs caused by a computer glitch that allowed 19,000 people to get Medicaid benefits after they had lost eligibility.

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ABOVE LEFT: Falmouth High School junior Jack Davies, a volunteer at Monday’s opening of the “Illuminating the Beauty and Tragedy of Darfur” exhibit, talks about his appreciation of the work of El-Fadel Arbab, a Fur Cultural Revival activist. Arbab is coming out with a book, “My Grandfather Said Climb a Tree and Look for the Light,” this month. For more information, visit http://sites.google.com/site/furculturalrevivalme. ABOVE RIGHT: “See the Beauty,” “See the Pain” reads the caption for these pieces of art by Madeline Micalizio at the Falmouth High School show. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

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Stonyfield Cafe in Falmouth closes its doors BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Saturday marked the last day in business for Stonyfield Cafe in Falmouth, a natural-foods cafe located in a plaza along Route 1. “It is with extraordinary sadness that we announce that we have closed the cafe permanently,” owners and staff reported at the restaurant’s website (www.stonyfieldcafe.com). Mac McCabe, who partnered with Stonyfield company co-founder Gary Hirshberg to launch the healthymenu cafeteria-style restaurant more than a decade ago, said the economic recession was the main reason for the closure. “We kept on being optimistic,” he said in an interview Monday, but business began to falter in 2008, particularly with the dinner crowd. “Volumes just went down for everybody, and they did for us, too,” he said. Lunch business rebounded, but dinner service steadily slipped, he said. “The sad part is the employees,” McCabe said, noting that the average tenure was six and a half years, creating a family feel. McCabe thanked an “extraordinarily loyal customer base.” “Many of you have been with us for over 10 years,” the online message stated. “Some of you have been weekly or even more frequent guests since the day we opened. You have become our friends. We know you by name and what you like to order without your even saying it.” The online message summed up the situation of trying to maintain a business in a 4,000-square-foot space: “Since the economic downturn in 2008, our revenues have never recov-

ered enough to keep us going. We have postponed this decision for as long as we could, but we have now reached the point where it is no longer financially viable for us to keep going.” Based on the model of offering “fast, casual, delicious, healthy food,” the cafe opened in 2001, under the name “O’Naturals,” in Falmouth. In 2010, the name was changed to “Stonyfield Caf&eacute;.” An O’Naturals cafe on Exchange Street in Portland closed in the summer of 2009. McCabe said Stonyfield Cafe has a “licensing arrangement” with Stonyfield Farm in Londonderry, N.H., an organic dairy business which cites $360 million in annual sales, but no other legal connection.

Slainte owner says he hopes to revive Gogi Nearly a year after launching the Arts District Korean-Mexican fusion restaurant, Gogi, Ian Farnsworth witnessed its abrupt closure by his former business partner, but he said Monday he’s committed to reviving the concept somewhere in Portland. Farnsworth said he sold his interest in Gogi Restaurant to his business partner Hwamin Yi, and that she closed the restaurant, despite his desire to see it continue. “The dream of this type of restaurant is still alive and I am hopeful I can re-open in a different location by the end of 2012,” Farnsworth wrote on Facebook. (Efforts to contact Yi for comment were unsuccessful.) In an interview, Farnsworth, who owns Slainte Wine Bar and Lounge on Preble Street, said he is already scoping locations for a new incarnation of Gogi. “I sold my interest on March 13, and I helped them transition over, and I still helped out with my recipes over there,” he said. Asked if he was committed to bringing Gogi back, Farnsworth said, “Absolutely, probably not in that location but somewhere else in

Bonhoeffer’s life to be celebrated by St. Ansgar Lutheran Church DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT This April 27-29, St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Portland will be celebrating Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s life and exploring his philosophies. Bonhoeffer’s life “was as thrilling as any spy novel or action movie,” the church noted. “The German Lutheran pastor and theologian actively resisted the Nazis during World War II when he joined a military secret service unit to avoid compulsory combat service. He became a double agent and joined a group that attempted to assassinate Hitler. Bonhoeffer was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and executed by hanging two years later — just a few weeks before the Nazis surrendered to Allied Forces.” The centerpiece of the weekend will be “Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Worldly Christianity: Beyond Evangelical Conservatism and Liberal Mod-

ernism,” a presentation by Clifford Green, the founding president of the International Bonhoeffer Society and a prominent Bonhoeffer scholar. The presentation will be followed by lunch and a panel conversation. All events, including lunch, are free of charge. “Bonhoeffer’s view of the role of Christianity in the secular world has become very influential, and he is considered one of the most significant theologians of the 20th century,” the church continued in a press release. “He called for Christians to be involved in the political life of their nation, that political involvement is a form of neighborly love.” Green will investigate how Bonhoeffer’s theology is relevant today, according to the church. For a complete schedule of events or list of panelists, call 774-8740, email conference2012@saintansgar.org, or go to www.saintansgar.org.

Saturday marked the last day in business for Stonyfield Cafe in Falmouth, which posted notifications to customers on its door. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

town, because I always believe in the concept. I always believed it could be a big success.” In April 2011, Farnsworth, who is half Irish and half Scottish, told The Portland Daily Sun he had been considering a Mexican-Korean fusion restaurant as his second culinary adventure in Portland. Gogi was his answer for an Arts District late-night venue. Both eateries boasted late-hour dining and intriguing names. “Slainte”

(pronounced slawn-cha) means “to good health” in Gaelic. “Gogi” is the Korean word for “meat,” he noted. On Monday, Farnsworth said he really enjoyed his involvement with Gogi. “It adds to the Portland food scene,” he said. Gogi was situated in a space once used as a diner, an Italian restaurant, a Mexican burrito outlet and at least two Somalian eateries, he said.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You have a wide range of emotions and do not just operate on one note. Anyone who thinks you should always be cheerful is being unreasonable. Expressing your true feelings makes you credible and trustworthy. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s something speciﬁc you do in your work that sets you apart from the crowd. You’ll have the chance to share with others how you came to do it that way. The information is more valuable than you know. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You can tell that you’re focusing externally when little things get in your way that really shouldn’t make a difference to you at all. Turn your focus inward. Being internally centered will smooth your path. CANCER (June 22-July 22). People can be as territorial as animals and even more so under today’s aspects. You’ll recognize people’s zones and be careful not to enter into them unless you’re doing so for a particular reason. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You wouldn’t trust anyone who sounded sweet all the time. Remind yourself of this when you feel like expressing your edgy attitude. It’s perfectly natural, and it might even render you more sincere. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). As you lift a hand to help another, you are lifting your own spirits, whether or not you thought they needed lifting. Why put a limit on how good you should feel? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Seize the opportunity for stillness and peace wherever you can get it. A calm body and mind will give you the sense that you can make it through the wilderness of today’s busy agenda. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, April 3, the 94th day of 2012. There are 272 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 3, 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces began their final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March. On this date: In 1776, George Washington received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard College. In 1860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. (The delivery system lasted only 18 months before giving way to the transcontinental telegraph.) In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of James’ gang. In 1911, Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63, had its world premiere in Helsinki, Finland, with Sibelius conducting. In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, N.J. for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. In 1946, Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, the Japanese commander held responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed by firing squad outside Manila. In 1968, the day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “mountaintop” speech to a rally of striking sanitation workers. In 1974, deadly tornadoes struck wide parts of the South and Midwest before jumping across the border into Canada; more than 300 fatalities resulted. In 1979, Jane M. Byrne was elected mayor of Chicago, defeating Republican Wallace D. Johnson. In 1985, the landmark Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant closed after 56 years in business. In 1996, an Air Force jetliner carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and American business executives crashed in Croatia, killing all 35 people aboard. One year ago: The United States agreed to NATO’s request for a 48-hour extension of American participation in coalition air strikes against targets in Libya. Today’s Birthdays: Actress-singer Doris Day is 89. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 78. Actor William Gaunt is 75. Actor Eric Braeden is 71. Actress Marsha Mason is 70. Singer Wayne Newton is 70. Singer Billy Joe Royal is 70. Singer Tony Orlando is 68. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 65. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 63. Country musician Curtis Stone is 62. Blues singerguitarist John Mooney is 57. Rock musician Mick Mars is 56. Actor Alec Baldwin is 54. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 53. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 52. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 51. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 50. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 44. Rock musician James MacDonough is 42. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 41. Actress Jennie Garth is 40. Actor Adam Scott is 39. Comedian Aries Spears is 37. Actress Cobie Smulders is 30. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 27. Actress Amanda Bynes is 26.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I want to share a personal story that I decided to be very public about: I’m a recovering alcoholic. The irony of my situation is that I made a successful career out of writing about using alcohol to cope with the stresses of parenthood in books and in my Web column. Then one morning I woke up with the hangover from hell (I actually ended up in the emergency room), and that was literally the turning point: I got the message loud and clear that my life was a mess, and alcohol was making it that way. I remember when I “’fessed up” to the readers of my blog, “Baby on Bored.” I was terriﬁed that they’d think I was this enormous hypocrite. Instead, I got countless responses from women thanking me and recounting their own stories about their secret drinking. April 5, 2012, is National Alcohol Screening Day(r) (NASD). Thousands of colleges, community-based organizations and military installations participate in NASD. One element of the day that people should know about is the free and anonymous screenings available online. The screenings help individuals assess whether they should visit a clinician or take a similar course of action to get a handle on their drinking. The screenings can be accessed anytime at howdoyouscore.org. Alcohol is a problem for more people than one might think -- including the “cocktail moms” I’ve written about. It’s a health issue that’s treatable, but it needs to be brought out into the open. National Alcohol Screening Day plays a big part in doing this. Sincerely -- Stefanie Wilder-Taylor Dear Stefanie Wilder-Taylor: Thank you for sharing your story and underscoring the importance of screening for alcoholism. Our readers have told us in heartbreaking letters how alcohol has destroyed their lives and those of their loved ones. Once again, those who wish to be screened can do so at howdoyouscore.org

Dear Annie: My daughter is getting married this summer, and my husband and I are upset about the informality of the groomsmen’s attire. They are planning to wear only tuxedo pants, shirts and vests. No tie, no jacket. This is going to be a formal church wedding, and I have spent a lot of money on my daughter’s dress. My husband feels this shows a lack of respect for my daughter. What is the best way to handle this without issuing an ultimatum? -- Bride’s Parents Dear Parents: If you are not footing the bill, you don’t have much say. Not to mention, this could be a way for the groomsmen to save money. If you are paying for everything, you should ask your daughter how she feels about it, and let her talk to her ﬁance. Otherwise, please stay out of it. What the groomsmen wear is of little importance to the rest of the day, and once they start dancing, the jackets and ties come off anyway. Creating ill-will before the wedding, however, will last a very long time. Dear Annie: I didn’t care for your response to “Senior Citizen Who Respects Women.” You said: “Many readers pointed out that these women may not wish to have sex outside of marriage, a perfectly respectable position. If that’s the case, however, they should tell him so he understands the ground rules and doesn’t keep badgering them.” Why should the women have to explain themselves? Even if everyone else is having premarital sex, a lady doesn’t have to give reasons for being inaccessible. And it’s insulting to assume she would otherwise crawl in the sack. -- Lois Dear Lois: As a matter of etiquette, no woman is required to explain a refusal to become intimate. As a practical matter, however, if you want to keep dating a man who keeps asking about sex, it helps to explain your position.

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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Cod industry gets one-year reprieve under federal agency’s proposal DAILY SUN STAFF REPORTS Federal authorities are giving the New England cod fishing industry at least another year before drastic 90 percent catch reductions take effect, but the science behind the policy continues to come under fire. At issue is changing research between 2008, when the Gulf of Maine was seen as holding thriving fish populations, and a study released late last year. The new data indicated that cod populations would not meet federal goals by 2014 and called for a virtual ban on cod fishing. Regulators say the 2008 study was way off. Critics say the vastly differing findings cast doubt on any findings and worry about lost jobs while the science is debated. Vito Giacalone, of the Northeast Seafood Coalition, an industry group, told the Associated press that “any reduction is going to equal loss of business, there’s just no way around it.” The change came as authorities adoped an “interim rule” that changes policy for one year. Instead of demanding that overfishing must immediately end, it allows a “reduction” in overfishing. The issue has brought intense political pressure and pitted New England lawmakers against National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) administrators. Maine’s U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree was among those welcoming the compromise. “I urged regulators to work with fishermen and come up with a plan that protects codstocks but doesn’t drive fishermen out of business,” Pingree said in a press statement. “I’m pleased to see they agreed to an intermediate approach.” Pingree explained that “... after stock assessments showed a decline in the cod population last year, regulators were set to reduce the allowable catch in the Gulf of Maine to 1,500 metric tons.” She said she wrote to NOAA officials and urged them to work with the fishing industry and environmental groups. Pingree said the result is a catch limit for cod of 6,700 metric tons, which was officially announced Monday. “There need to be reasonable measures to protect the cod population, but the dramatic cuts we were looking at were sudden and wouldn’t have given fishermen time to prepare for the change in limits,” Pingree said.

Cheverus fundraiser for Maine Parkinson’s Society raises $4,300 The Cheverus High School community and friends gathered at Portland’s Yankee Lanes on March 19 to raise money for the Maine Parkinson’s Society, and 10 teams of four from Cheverus participated in the event and raised $4,300, the school reported. All of the money raised will stay in Maine to help provide respite care for families caring for those with Parkinson’s disease, according to a press release. Involving Cheverus in the Parkinson’s Bowl as an individual fundraising event was the brainchild of Cheverus senior, Bryan Cross of Scarborough. Cross organized the event, gathered his classmates and members of the Cheverus community to participate in the bowl-a-thon, and solicited funds and sponsors. Cross wrote letters to businesses to solicit sponsors at three different levels. His efforts gained 11 different sponsors. He also worked to gather prizes that were given to the bowlers during the bowling and upon the event’s completion. Cross also recruited all 40 bowlers throughout the Cheverus community, one person at a time. Many of the participants were Cross’ fellow classmates. Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, is a cause close to Cross’ heart. His uncle was diagnosed with the disease seven years ago, and is now the MEPS president.

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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 appointment, call 776-6316.

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, 18601900 with Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Maine State Historian, and William Bunting, historian and author. http://www.mainehistory.org

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

Portes: Artists’ reception 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

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 run through April 21. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., WednesdaySaturday. 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

Ad Club of Maine Luncheon: L.L.Bean — A Century of Smart Business with Steve Fuller 11:45 a.m. Steve Fuller, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior VP, L.L.Bean will speak at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland. Cost: $20 for Ad Club members and $30 for nonmembers, includes the cost of lunch for the presentation.

‘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.’”

‘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 threeSlugger the Sea Dog mingles with fans. The Opportunity Alliance (formerly PROP) will celebrate the Port5:30 p.m. The Opportunity Alliance will celebrate the Portland Sea Dogs’ return from land Sea Dogs’ return from spring training with the Sea Dogs Welcome Back Dinner to Benefit the Oppor- session “Facebook for Seniors” workshops for folks wanting to learn how to use spring training with the community favor- tunity Alliance at the Portland Expo today at 5:30 p.m. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) the popular social media tool. In Meeting ite Sea Dogs Welcome Back to Benefit The Room No. 3. The course will cover buildOpportunity Alliance dinner at the Portland tendent, the Rev. Don Rudalevige. The panel moderator is ing a Facebook account, privacy settings and advanced Expo on April 3. “All proceeds from this fun-filled family Rabbi Jared Saks. He will facilitate a question and answer settings like uploading videos and sharing web links. Parevening benefit The Opportunity Alliance’s work with period after the panel presentations. Refreshments and ticipants must have an email account. Patrick Therrien from Maine’s children, adults, and families. The Sea Dogs informal conversation will follow. “The Religious Coalition the Maine State Library will be teaching the course. Regisarrive from Florida excited about a new season, thrilled Against Discrimination is a statewide multi-faith network of tration is required and those who do not get in will be put to meet their fans and ready to pitch in for The Opporclergy and other religious leaders whose mission is to eduon a waiting list for the next session. There is limited space tunity Alliance’s cause! The event kicks off at 5:30 p.m. cate and publicly advocate for the human and civil rights of available for each of these trainings and participants must when the 2012 team arrives to mingle with fans and give all people. Further information about RCAD, is available at register in advance at the Library’s Public Computing desk autographs, while Sea Dogs mascot Slugger mugs for RCAD’s website, www.RCADmaine.org. or by calling 871-1700, ext. 708. If the class fills registrants pictures with children and families. After a fun ballparkwill be put on a waiting list and called when a space opens. style dinner, live entertainment and exciting raffle prize Wednesday, April 4 drawings, Portland’s home team is introduced in a rally Options for screen magnification to a full-house of more than 500 people!” www.facebook. 1 p.m. Steve Kelley, a vision rehab therapist from the Iris com/TheOpportunityAlliance Civic Center Building Committee Meeting Network will discuss screen magnification on electronic 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Committee overseeing the $33 million devices such as e-readers, computers, and iPads. Kelley Good Night Nature: Audubon event renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center, at the is part of the ATES Program (pronounced “At Ease”) and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Maine Audubon center at Gilsland Civic Center. www.cumberlandcounty.org/calendar.htm helps technology users access their gadgets regardless Farm, Falmouth.Child members: $10; child non-members: of the print size. He will briefly discuss various options for $15; children under 2 free. “Join us for this gentle moonlit Free Income Tax Preparation screen magnification. Informal informational gathering. At hour based around a bedtime story about animals of the 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free Income Tax Preparation at the Walker Memorial Library, Walker Memorial Library, 800 night. Come in your pajamas, but be prepared to venture Portland Public Library. The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Main St., Westbrook. outdoors. We’ll play, sing, create art and have a snack program is offering free federal and state of Maine income before you head home to sleep.” www.maineaudubon.org tax preparation and free electronic filing in Portland at the A Guide for Touring Performing Artists Main Branch of the Public Library at 5 Monument Square. 3:30 p.m. RSVP required. Doing it on the Road: A Guide for ‘How People of Faith Support Marriage Equality’ With electronic filing and direct deposit, refunds can be Touring Performing Artists at SPACE Gallery. “Are you sty7 p.m. Four Portland area clergy will tell how their faith received in as little as eight days. Although walk-ins are mied by contracts and what it takes to tour your work? This leads them to support marriage licenses for gay and lesbian accepted, appointments are preferred. To make an appointworkshop, conducted by staff from National Performance couples. “A rabbi, a priest and a minister ... How People ment, call 776-6316. Network, will provide information about opportunities for of Faith Support Marriage Equality” is a panel for public performing artists who are interested in touring, are ready reflection sponsored by The Religious Coalition Against Victoria’s Wonderama and have the capacity to tour, have already toured regionDiscrimination (RCAD) and Integrity Maine. It will be hosted 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This spring, Victoria Mansion will host an ally or want to expand touring their work. Co-presented at Congregation Bet Ha’am. The public is invited to attend. exhibit titled, Victoria’s Wonderama, a collection of artwork with Portland Ovations and Bates Dance Festival.” www. Panelists include Rabbi Carolyn Braun; the Rev. Dr. Ben inspired by the Steampunk Movement. “A combination space538.org/events.php Shambaugh, Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Luke and of science fiction and the post-industrial era, the Steama member of Integrity and the RCAD Board of Directors; punk Movement envisions an alternate world in which see next page and retired United Methodist Pastor and District Superinsteam is widely used to power technology. Followers of the

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Thursday, April 5 Architalx, Paul Endres: Lightness is in the Details 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Museum of Art Architalx; “Paul Endres is an architect and structural engineer, and principal of an integrated design firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. Known for his expressive details, Paul focuses on delivering uses of materials and connections for municipal and residential clients. He has contributed more than 1,000 buildings throughout his career.” Tickets: $8 online/$10 at the door. Tickets available online at www.architalx.org. Seating is limited; overflow seating with video feed is available.

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

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.”

‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ 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 865-5505 or visit the website, www.freeportfactory.com.

‘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.

A Planetary Way of the Cross 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to Portland’s 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. “Evoking the traditional Good Friday practice of journeying the fourteen Stations of the Cross, this powerful event brings us into a spirit of solemn reflection on behalf of the wounded Earth, and our role in its healing. It is designed for those concerned for the Earth, regardless of

religious affiliation. Prophetic and inspirational words from the world’s astronauts, the wounded Earth, and poets and religious leaders from many traditions, are interspersed with silence as we walk slowly from one ‘station’ 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.” For further information contact the Rev. Kitsy Winthrop at 773-7738.

Abstract art by Zoo Cain 5 p.m. Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Library’s April artist, Zoo Cain, exhibits abstract paintings for the First Friday Art Walk. The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association has about 300 members. Members have the use of the historic library on Congress Street and may attend events including readings by local and national authors and travel lectures presented by producers of films from around the world. The library welcomes new members. If interested, contact Pat Larrabee at 773-8396. www.mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com

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 center’s April installation, new works by local printmaker/ illustrator Emily Walsh. Emily Walsh’s 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 “A Powerful Joy of Colors” 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 Harmon’s & Barton’s, 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 the Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland. Elusive Liberty by artist G. Bud Swenson. “Nine 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.”

An Illustrator’s Saga with Joel Rivers 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of 10 Years in Portland: An Illustrator’s Saga, artwork by Joel Rivers. The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland. On display through the month of April 2012). “Did 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 storyteller’s flair.” FMI: Contact Michelle Souliere at 253-6808 or michelle.souliere@gmail.com

First Friday art opening at Mayo Street 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Opening: Dark Unknown Pleasures. Oil Paintings & Mixed Media by Mayo Street Arts interns, University of Southern Maine art students; featuring Ryan Alex and Various Artists. www.mayostreetarts.org

‘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 Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. as part of the new event series “Raising Readers Presents.” April 6 is a First Friday, so admission to the museum will be only $1 per person. The event celebrates the ‘Raising Readers’ 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. see next page

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The New Guard literary readings 7 p.m. Longfellow Books teams up with Shanna McNair, founding editor and publisher of Maine’s literary magazine, The New Guard to host a series of First Friday literary readings from the magazine’s second annual publication. The first reading event will take place at Longfellow Books on Friday, April 6th at 7 p.m. Longfellow Books events are open to the public and always free to attend.

Saturday, April 7 ‘Cheep’ — ‘Cheep’ Easter Sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Limington Extension’s “Cheep” — “Cheep” 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 fillers, toys; $1 and $2 clothing, Provides BEHS scholarships.

Impact of separation and divorce on children 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kids First Center, 222 St. John St., Suite 104, Portland. Four-hour workshop (for parents and professionals only) designed to reduce the negative impact of separation and divorce on children. Fee of $60/ pp. Financial assistance available. 761-2709 or www.kidsfirstcenter.org

History Barn Open House 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.

Jiro Ono in “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” a Magnolia Pictures release. A film screening is scheduled for this weekend at SPACE Gallery. (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)

Victoria’s Wonderama

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

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 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

‘The Rough Draft of My Life Story’

‘Never Again, the Rwandese Genocide’

Medicine in the Civil WarMedicine War 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. “Have 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 didn’t survive this horrific four-year period?”

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

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1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Rwandese Community Association of Maine presents a half-day commemoration and education forum entitled “Never Again, the Rwandese Genocide” on April 7, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. “We will be hosting this moving candle-lighting and witnessing ceremony at the Gerald Talbot Lecture Hall at the University of Southern Maine here in Portland. The candle lighting ceremony will take place in front of Luther Bonney Hall facing Brighton Avenue around 2 p.m. The education forum will bring a noted human rights speaker Cushman Anthony to address the audience and there will be a panel discussion among leaders in Talbot Hall at USM.” In partnership with the City of Portland and the Office of Multicultural Student Afïairs at USM. This event will be free to the publie.

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, “Chronology of a Life: Artist’s Books, Poems, and Publications of Georgiana Peacher,” by Georgiana Peacher, which will be on display in the Unum Great Reading Room, seventh floor, Glickman Family Library, on USM’s Portland campus, through April (207)756 -4817 30. Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m.; Over 30 Years Experience Friday, 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Domestic & Foreign Sunday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. There will be a reception for the Dependable Auto Repair 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 infor“It’s not a hotdog if it’s not a Chicago Dog” mation, contact Rebecca Goodale, Book Arts coordinator, at 228-8014. Nancy TUESDAY SPECIAL Leavitt and Penny Hall are only 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 includes French Fries and 16 oz. Fountain Soda lives in Maine. Kate Cheney Chappell established USM’s 510-6363 • Open Mon.-Sat. 11-8, Sun. 11:30-6 Center for Book Arts in chicagodogsofmaine.com • 285 US Route 1 Scarborough

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Book artist Georgiana Peacher exhibit 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts is presenting an exhibit, “Chronology of a Life: Artist’s Books, Poems, and Publications of Georgiana Peacher,” by Georgiana Peacher, which will be on display in the Unum Great Reading Room, seventh floor, Glickman Family Library, on University of Southern Maine’s 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 USM’s Center for Book Arts in 2008. The center celebrates book arts through lectures and workshops, and exhibits of artists’ books. For more information, contact Rebecca Goodale, Book Arts coordinator, at 228-8014.

Alan Lomax: ‘American Patchwork’ 4:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery presents: “From 1978 to 1985, the famed folklorist Alan Lomax traveled through the American South, documenting its traditional music — brass bands, second-liners, and Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans; miners, moonshiners, and Primitive Baptists in Kentucky; flat-footers, string bands, and Piedmont blues in North Carolina; Cajun cowboys, Creole fiddlers, and Zydeco stompers in Louisiana; fife-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 Lomax’s ‘American Patchwork’ series, which aired on American public television in 1991. But the lion’s 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 ‘American Patchwork’ collection with a Q&A to follow. Co-sponsored with 317 Main St. Community Music Center, with support from Bangor Savings Bank.

Film: ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ 5 p.m. “‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ is the story of 85-year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3 star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimage, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro’s sushi bar.” $7/$5 for SPACE members, sponsored by Rabelais, Fine Books on Food & Wine. Also Sunday at 7:30 p.m. www. space538.org/events.php

Maine Roller Derby 5 p.m. Maine Roller Derby’s Port Authorities vs. Fog City Rollers (New Brunswick), Happy Wheels in Portland, tickets $5. Afterparty at Flask Lounge. www.mainerollerderby.com/ events