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Creative economy concept lost on governor’s ofﬁce

It’s ofﬁcial. It’s Franklin Street

Peaks Island secession bill up for hearing Monday

See Curtis Robinson’s column on page 4

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Mural-removal debate set for today Event at Portland Museum of Art includes remarks by mural’s creator BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A lunchtime public forum today at the Portland Museum of Art is scheduled to feature both support-

ers and opponents of Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to remove a labor mural from a government building two week ago. The event, called “Whose Art Is It?” will feature opening statements from the labor mural’s creator, Tremont artist Judy Taylor, as well as comments from PMA director Mark Bessire before a panel of five speakers — representing Maine’s art and busi-

ness communities — discuss issues of public art and the controversial removal of the mural from Maine’s Department of Labor. The removal set off a firestorm and made international headlines, with a variety of organizations protesting the governor’s decision. see MURAL page 5

Mainer Bob Crowley won $1 million on the reality TV show, “Survivor: Gabon.” (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Marc Mailhot of Westbrook will be a guest performer in Louis’ Living Legends 6 Variety Show at the McAuley Performing Arts Center on Sunday at 2 p.m. Here, he rehearses his program on stage at the school. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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On Tuesday, Westbrook musician to release his ﬁrst single in 40 years BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Talk about waiting a long time to release a new record. On June 9, 1969, at the tender age of 18, Marc Mailhot graduated from West-

brook High School. A mere 15 days later, his first single was released. A drummer for the band Love, Inc., Mailhot enjoyed a heady year in 1969 — on see SINGLE page 8

Members of Maine rock act Love, Inc., shown here in 1969, include (from left) Marc Mailhot, Mark Swett, Bill Gouzie, Rick Record and Mike Gouzie. Love, Inc. was the ﬁrst group in Maine to ever record an LP Album at the EAB Studio in Lewiston — from April 20-23, 1970. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Right up front, let me disclose that I’ve always been a big fan of the “Survivor” TV show. When Maine’s own Bob Crowley won, my thinking went, it was the culmination of a true trend. This was easy to believe because one of his former students, Julie Berry, had made it all the way to fifth place on an earlier season. I figured then that it was a matter of time until a “Mainer” won it. Hey, you live through our winters and you’ll do nearly anything to spend more time in the kind of warm-weather venues they use for that show. see SURVIVOR page 6

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Aftershock complicates Japan’s nuclear efforts TOKYO (NY Times) — The strongest aftershock to hit since the day of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan rocked a wide section of the country’s northeast Thursday night, prompting a tsunami alert, raising fears of further damage to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and knocking out external power at three other nuclear facilities. The public broadcaster, NHK, said there were local reports of injuries, fires and blackouts. The aftershock had a magnitude of 7.1, according to

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Bike swap rolls into Portland Sunday BY MATT DODGE

drop-off, please call the Bicycle Coalition at 623-4511. People who would like to This weekend it’s time to saddonate bicycles may also dle-up and trade-in as the Great drop them off at Gorham Maine Bike Swap returns to the Bike & Ski, 693 Congress University of Southern Maine St., Portland during reguon Sunday. lar, business hours anytime Organized by the Bicycle before the swaps. Donated Coalition of Maine, the annual bicycles should be in decent swap offers hundreds of affordcondition. able bicycles in a number of A 15 percent commission styles, from mountain and road on bike sales will support the bikes to classic cruisers, kids’ coalition’s work to improve bikes and hybrids. bicycling in Maine. The largest such swap in the The Bicycle Coalition of state, last year saw almost 1,000 Maine has been working since cyclist stop by USM’s Sullivan 1992 to make Maine a better Gym to browse the wares, with place to bicycle. The coalition over 500 walking away with a advocates for Maine cyclists at new way to get around town. the Legislature and in Wash“The event is just a great celeington, D.C., teaches bicycle bration of bicycles and bicycling, safety to thousands of Maine it’s kind of amazing how many schoolchildren each year, partpeople want to participate in ners with state agencies on a it,” said Nancy Grant, executive Share the Road media camdirector of the Bicycle Coalition paign and serves as a resource of Maine. on local bicycling issues. “We get every type of bike out The Great Maine Bike there — vintage bikes, collectors’ Swap is sponsored by the bikes, and Portland has a lot of Bicycle Coalition in partnerbike commuters, so we get lots of ship with USM’s Department that kind of bike, too,” she said. of Recreation and Leisure Grant said that donations often come pouring in this time Bicyclists like this visitor to Munjoy Hill can check out the offerings at Sunday’s bike swap at University of Southern Maine, Studies and USM’s Office of Sullivan Gym. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Energy and Sustainability. of year from cyclists doing a pers to try out bicycles, and volunteer younger. For more information about little spring cleaning who hope advisors like Fred Robie will be on Want to donate a bike? Just drop the swap, please visit www.bikemaine. to make a little extra room around the hand to help with pricing and bike fit. it off between 8 and 9:30 a.m. on the org/events/bike-swap or call (207) house by getting rid of some bicycles. An ardent bicyclist and longtime day of the swap. To arrange an earlier 623-4511. And there is always the occasional volunteer for the Bicycle Coalition two-wheeled treasure trove. of Maine, Robie donates his boom“We got a call this morning from a ing voice, organizing skills and bike woman whose husband recently died. mechanic know-how to the annual He was a total bike collector and had swap. over 150 bikes in his barn, so she is “Neglected bikes in the basement or going to be bringing those down,” shed are lonely and could use a good Grant said. home,” said Robie. “The swap provides Grant, a Portland resident and a way for people to buy decent, used avid cyclist, said people should take bikes at an affordable price,” he says. advantage the city’s bike-friendly rep“That means more people will be utation. “It’s getting friendlier all the able to commute by bike to work, time, and as gas prices inch forward school and errands. More bikes mean and it gets warmer, I think we are less pollution and a healthier commugoing to see more bikers than ever,” nity,” said Robie. she said. Admission is $3, with free admisThe swap will feature displays by sion for students at USM, the Univerlocal bikes shops and community sity of New England, Southern Maine organizations, refreshments, inforCommunity College and the Univermation about Maine biking events. A Dear Friend of the SUN, sity of Maine as well as children 12 or large test riding area will allow shopTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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Creative economy lost on governor’s office When some elders from Maine’s art tribe gather today at a Portland museum (see story, page one) to discuss Gov. Paul LePage’s decision to remove an arts mural from the labor department, the sides will seem familiar. The arts community will be represented by leaders of various groups, largely from the nonprofit world. And on the “other side” will be somebody with more of a business slant. They will try to focus on “whose art is it?” and let’s wish them good luck with that. But the art-vs.-business dynamic is, of course, a bit of a false alignment for several reasons. Perhaps most importantly is that it ignores the fact that this is really businessvs.-business. Clearly, the assumptions we have around here about a Creative Economy have not filtered through to the governor’s office. In Portland, where we have city committees dedicated to the “Creative Economy” and special tax districts to spur that business, it’s assumed that our ideas are fairly mainstream. So when the Creative Portland group, a quasi-governmental board charged with sparking our creative economy, says the mural flap is a chance to “educate” the governor, it comes as a bit of a shock.

Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved Granted, few of us figured Paul LePage for a fan of Richard Florida who likes to discuss New Urbanism trends over scones and double-shot skim latte. Still, you’d expect a probusiness governor — that was his big selling point, right? — to understand the core economy of the state’s largest city. In our story about the forum today, city Councilor Dave Marshall runs through the numbers: Maine’s manufacturing industry employees 68,000 Mainers, local government employs 60,000 and the wood products industry employs 7,500. “The creative economy will pass manufacturing in the near future. The arts industry has grown 24 percent in the last five years. We need to be making decisions that will continue that growth,” he says in the story, adding that “... we’re starting to see our manufacturing base disappear. But creative economy jobs are the ones that are going to stay around because you can’t outsource these things for pennies on the dollar.”

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The creative economy ... that’s a bit harder to nail down because it touches so much of our economic activity. Certainly, the visitor economy beneﬁts from all those art galleries and restaurants. Is a chef part of the tourism industry or the creative economy? Here’s the answer: Who cares? Granted, it’s a hard concept for everyone to get their head around. It seems like the wood products industry actually MAKES something while the artist is creating; what? We tend to understand things like tourism — people from Away bring money from their real economy and leave it here. But the creative economy ... well, that’s a bit harder to nail down because it touches so much of our economic activity. Certainly, the visitor economy benefits from all those art galleries and restaurants. Is a chef part of the tourism industry or the creative economy? Here’s the answer: Who cares? The point is that we have a governor who seems hell-bent to assist Maine’s more obvious and traditional economic engines — and let’s all admit we need those jobs, too. But it’s hard to quantify the damage he’s done to the creative economy. Mocked on “The Colbert Report”? For the Creative Class, that show is like “60 Minutes” and “American

Idol” had a baby. It’s hard to overcome negatives like those. For the creative economy, the most important lesson the governor can learn from this “teaching moment” is that civil society is an infrastructure to the creative economy in the way railroads and highways are for other industries. When you attack any work of art the way LePage has — like a schoolyard bully — you move the debate beyond questions of appropriate art and legal ownership. You move into questions of civil society. You also send a clear signal that Maine lacks something loose and human in our public discourse. And for the creative economy, that’s as bad for business as poor roads are for truckers. So today’s forum is no doubt a good thing. But in this economy, we just better hope LePage is a quick study. (Curtis Robinson is editor of The Portland Daily Sun. Contact him at curtis@portlanddailysun.me.)

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Library books to become available at Reiche Community Center Starting Monday, West End residents will be able to pick up library materials requested online at Reiche Community Center under a new program through Portland Recreation and Portland Public Library. The program is being dubbed the “Holds Shelf” at Reiche Community Center Book Nook. Under the new program, residents can reserve books or other library items online or at any of the four other branches, and select the Reiche Book Nook as a pick-up location. “Visitors to the Reiche Book Nook can also access the center’s computer which has direct links to the library’s catalog to reserve materials,” city spokesperson Nicole Clegg said in a news release. “The Holds Shelf program was created to make it easier and more convenient for West End residents to access the Portland Public Library system.” The Reiche complex until last year had a fullyfunctional library branch open a few days per week. It was closed due to budget cuts. The pilot program will run from April 11 through to June 1, and begin again in the fall. Residents must have a Portland Public Library card, available at all four libraries, to participate. Reserved materials will be delivered to the Book Nook on Tuesdays and Fridays. Patrons will be able to pick up the books during regular library hours at the center. For more information, visit portlandlibrary.com.

Aroostook County GOP wants to purchase disputed labor mural “Muralgate” took an unexpected turn this week, as the Aroostook County Republican Committee started raising money to buy the mural from the federal government, according to the Asssociated Press. Aroostook County GOP members want the state to secure ownership of the mural to prevent other “mural-type distractions” for Gov. Paul LePage, AP says. LePage made international headlines and enraged many Mainers when he ordered a 36-foot mural depicting the state’s labor images be removed from the state Department of Labor in Augusta. The issue has also brought heat from the federal government, which is ordering the state to return grant money used to pay for the artwork for violating terms of the grant, AP reported.

Franklin Street is shown in this ﬁle photo. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

LePage is on vacation this week, so it’s not clear how his administration is handing the request for reimbursement by the U.S. Department of Labor. For more information on the GOP mural fundraiser, visit buythemural.com.

BPA ban advances in Maine House A ban on the chemical bisphenol-A advanced yesterday in the Republican-controlled Legislature as House members voted 145-3 to ban the plastic additive in the production on children’s products, according to the Portland Press Herald. Three freshmen members of the Maine House, all Republicans, voted against the measure, the paper said. The bill now goes on the Maine Senate, which is also under Republican control. If approved there, it will be up to Gov. Paul LePage to sign the bill into law. LePage, who made a headline-grabbing gaffe when he said BPA’s risk were limited to causing women to grow “little beards,” says he’s opposed to a ban.

That’s Franklin Street, got it? City officials are asking residents to once again refer to the roadway known as the Franklin Arterial by its original name of Franklin Street. In a press release issued yesterday, the city said it’s encouraging “residents, businesses and visitors to adopt the usage of Franklin Street, the roadway’s official address.” Since its construction in the 1780s as part of the city’s original street plan, Franklin Street has been known as several things, including its new (old) name, Franklin Arterial, and Franklin Street Arterial. The decision to return the street to its original name emerged from the Franklin Street Corridor Study report. City spokesperson Nicole Clegg said in the release that new signage has already been installed on city streets, and the U.S. Post Office has been notified of the new nomenclature. Signs on Interstate 295 have also been replaced to affect the change.

Portland Museum of Art narrowed focus of today’s forum MURAL from page one

Today’s discussion will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the PMA’s auditorium. Admission is free, but on a first-come, first-served basis. Organizers say they seek to continue a conversation. “We were listening to a lot of the conversations taking place and there seemed to not have been any dialogue. It seemed like the museum would be a good place to create a forum for a discussion on the issue,” said Bessire. Seeking a politically balanced panel, the PMA organizers said their first call was to the office of LePage, but the governor could not fit the forum into his schedule. “It just wasn’t going to work out,” said Bessire. Sharon Corwin, Director and Chief Curator of the Colby College Museum of Art, Christina Bechstein, Sculpture Professor and Director of Public Engagement at Maine College of Art will also serve on the panel. The moderator for the event will be Alan Hinsey, producer and host of statewide business television show Mainebiz Sunday. “We felt it was important to have moderator who wasn’t coming in on one side, that’s why I invited Alan,” he said. “I hope we have a good conversation and both sides are represented,” said Bessire. “We’re not trying to point fingers.”

To that end, the PMA decided to narrow the focus of the forum to a common questions that arises in the debate over public artwork. “The subtitle of the event is “Whose Art Is It?” which is just one of those classic public art question,” said Bessire. “The money made available by the government, but once it goes into a public government building, who is responsible for it? Whose art is it?” he said. The museum held off hostMarshall ing such a forum until now, waiting until all the facts on the mural’s removal came in. “We spent some time analyzing the situation. Each day it seemed like more information kept coming out, so we waited until all the issues were really on the table,” said Bessire. City councilor and artist David Marshall said he plans to attend today’s forum, and is happy that, controversy aside, the arts are being discussed on a large stage. “I think there is a lot of good that can come out of this,” he said. “What the government has done inadvertently is make the artist and mural famous and taught

us more about labor history than we ever knew.” Marshall said he hopes that the debate over the mural will make the LePage administration reconsider the impact on art and artists on Maine’s economy, a positive trend he said has been growing in recent years. “At this point, the creative economy is almost as big as [Maine’s] manufacturing industry,” said Marshall, citing 63,000 jobs in the state categorized as “creative industries”. By comparison, Maine’s manufacturing industry employees 68,000 Mainers, local government employs 60,000 and the wood products industry employs 7,500, according to Marshall. “The creative economy will pass manufacturing in the near future. The arts industry has grown 24 percent in the last five year. We need to be making decisions that will continue that growth,” he said. An increased focus on Maine’s creative economy would prove a wise investment for the future, said Marshall, noting that such jobs are far less likely to be outsourced to foreign countries. “We’re starting to see our manufacturing base disappear. But creative economy jobs are the ones that are going to stay around because you cant outsource these things for pennies on the dollar,” he said. “That’s’ where we need to bank our future, on the types of jobs that aren’t going to be moving overseas,” said Marshall.

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So on Wednesday night, I had a chance at a fan’s dream. You baseball fans may have visions of lunch with your favorite infielder and you Patriots fans might covet face-time with Tom, but for the Survivor fans in Maine the dream is this: the edge of the South Portland waterfront, watching the show with Mr. Crowley at the Saltwater Grille bar. This led to all kinds of research. If you are going to ask questions in this situation, it sort of helps to ask stuff that is interesting that has never been asked before. I knew the back-story, all the finicky details of him working as a physics teacher, and all the general stuff a fan of the show knows. The opportunity to live the dream came through unusual channels, that of Crowley’s friend Chuck Igo over at the radio station “Big Hits Y 100.9.” They go back a ways. Crowley was seen Thursday over at Chuck’s house helping him cut down a bunch of maple trees that had been clogging up the view. They are both Saltwater Grille regulars, so it was a simple matter of bugging Chuck until he agreed to let me tag along. Except, of course, he missed this week. I wandered in about a halfhour before the show, figuring to be the polite dude who asks all the questions up front and then sits down and shuts up for the main attraction. It didn’t work out that way, as the running commentary during the airing of this week’s episode just begged for the snarky remark to be tossed in like a loose grenade. Crowley, as tall affable and skinny in person as he seemed on TV, was suddenly being asked

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist questions by the likes of me, a big tubby unshaven reporter type. I’m sure that he had to deal with it during the numerous post-win episodes, so I figured the first question better be the best, to get things off to a good start. I asked him what was the stupidest question a reporter ever asked him. Knowing that he was a former teacher, and the view that no question is ever too ridiculous, I figured that for a good easy pitch. He stopped for a second on that one. “A lot of times I get asked the question, what would I have done differently.’ I hate to bring Charlie Sheen into this, but... WINNING! Anything that I did different might have affected the outcome, so I always have to say there was nothing that I would have done different. Got to admit, that is one of those questions that I would really have to sit down and think about though.” The crowd around the couches seemed to groove on that one for a while, as the clock slowly wound towards the top of the hour. We chatted generalities for a while, and I talked with him abut always wanting to go on the show. I was sure, given my proclivity for finding edible foodstuffs and general knowledge of nature that I would be the first contestant on the shows history to GAIN weight. Sorry, folks. I was crushed again. Crowley told the story of the initial physical he took

before departing for the show. “I weighed in at 70.7 Kilos, (155 lbs), and at the end of the show we had to do the physical all over again. I weighed in there at 70.2 Kilos.” My math was a little off, but that sounded like a loss to me. When pressed for an explanation of how he said he gained weight, his answer was simple. “When we did the first weigh-in, I was standing there with my pants on, and all my tools and stuff in my pockets. My flashlight was on my belt, etc. When we did the re-weigh, I was just wearing my shorts. My pants weighed 4 pounds with all the stuff I had!” Damn. What is he, like a physics teacher or something? We gathered at the bar to watch fellow Mainer Ashley Underwood of Benton, Maine. This was the quiet time, with the few quips tossed in at odd moments. As we watched, the contestants lined up in a challenge that involved standing on a log and balancing balls on a flat plate. Crowley chimed back in – it was like a basketball fan getting real time color-commentary from Larry Bird. “There are probably 20 cameras on those folks right now. Each contestant has two camera crews assigned to them. The show is cut so you don’t see it, but you are being filmed all the time.” I asked him about the famed two “fake immunity idols” that he made on the show. (Part of the show is discovering the idols, which are about the size of an apple, to earn immunity from being voted off the island. He traded them in return for people not voting him off the island ... okay, the rules seem odd, but try explaining American football to Europeans.) see WINNER page 9

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July 20, after performing at an outdoor rock concert, in Manchester, N.H., he and his bandmates listened on the radio to the first moon landing; on Aug. 3, Love, Inc. performed on the Eastern Prom before more than 2,500 people; on Aug 23, the band took a motorboat back to shore after a show on Peaks Island (they returned the next day to get their equipment because they ended their performance the night before at low tide); and on Sept. 7, the band entered its first recording sessions at EAB Studios in Lewiston, where they recorded four songs. “From ‘68 to ‘71, we were the most successful band in Maine, we were the first group to record a full LP and chart three singles in ‘69, ‘70 and ‘71,” Mailhot said. On June 24, 1969, the single “She Don’t Care About Me/Never Never Land” was released; “Jennifer” and “Loving You” were released as a single in September 1970; and “Thank You, Mary Beth” and “Somewhere Went My Sunshine” were released as a single in June 1971. The last Love, Inc. single was released June 16, 1971. Next Tuesday, Mailhot plans to release his first new music in 40 years. The two tracks, “Sunshine” and “Never Never Land 2007,” will be released online on CD Baby and Band Camp. The songs are from his forthcoming CD, “Coral Sunset,” expected out later this year. Forty years is a long time between hits, but Mailhot said he didn’t abandon the music business in the interim. “I’ve been actually working on a solo project since

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joins other entertainers Love Inc. broke up, and then for the Louis’ Living Leglife got in the way,” he said. ends 6 Variety Show at “I just turned 60 on Tuesthe McAuley Performing day. I’ve been performing, last Arts Center at Catherine year I celebrated my 50th McAuley High School. anniversary of performing,” Mailhot attributed Mailhot said. much of his musical talent “’Sunshine’ is a 1970 to his late mother, Jeatrack written during Marc’s nette “Janie” Smith MailLove, Inc. days and features hot, who died April 21, Stolen Mojo and Chapparals 2010, at age 79. Lead Guitarist and Singer According to her obituDave Ames on his beautiful ary, the Batavia, N.Y., lead vocal and guitar solo,” native played in a explains Mailhot’s business number of bands, feawebsite, Marco Polo Music turing varied selections (http://marcopolomusic.biz). including popular Big “’Never Never Land 2007’ is a Band music of the 1940s remake of Marc’s original first Love, Inc. Single ‘B’ side writ- “The Musicor Single ... our ﬁrst and most successful,” and 1950s. She and her ten and recorded in April 1969 reads the caption to this musical single, “She Don’t Care husband, Philip Mailhot, performed in southern and released in June of that About Me.” (COURTESY IMAGE) Maine nursing homes in year. The new version is melthe late 1950s and 1960s lower and once again features with their group, The both Marc and Mark reprisPERFORMING FOR A GOOD CAUSE Stylists. Mrs. Mailhot ing their original vocal parts.” “The music for Sunshine played on the piano and Marc Mailhot of Westbrook will be a guest was recorded in 2007 and her husband performed performer in Louis’ Living Legends 6 Variety 2008 and features a Hackon the drums. Show at the McAuley Performing Arts Center brett which is a Swedish On Tuesday, the same on Sunday at 2 p.m. The show is a beneﬁt for string instrument. Marc day as Marc Mailhot’s the People’s Regional Opportunity Program, plays all the musical instruor PROP, and its Seniors and Foster Grandnew music release, Mailparent Program. He will perform “Hernando’s ments on the track except for hot’s father will celebrate Hideaway” from the 1954 movie “The Pajama Dave’s guitar solo. Several his 86th birthday. Game” and also his “classic version” of Chopversions of the track exist There’s a mix of poisticks. The show is organized by local enterbut this is the best remixed gnancy with the vivid tainer and friend, Louis Phillippe. Reserved version. Dave recorded his piano style that Mailhot tickets are $15 and available by calling 773vocals and guitar for the brings to the stage. 0202, and $10 at the door. song in 2009.” “I’ve got a few other gigs Mailhot admits that his lined up around here,” music doesn’t conform to Mailhot said, noting his today’s musical styles. continued devotion to live piano performance. Some “’Sunshine’ sounds like a period piece, it’s very pieces, such as George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in melodic, it’s laid back,” he said. Blue,” are dedicated to his mother and her legacy. “Never Never Land 2007” represents a nostal“I’ve got my music, and I’m not picking up gic throwback. Mailhot wrote it on April 15, 1969, where Mom left off, but I’m honoring her memory,” making it the first song of the year for the band and he said. a B side of their first single, “She Don’t Care About Me,” written the prior fall by Mike and Mark Swett, his bandmate. On April 29, 1969, Love, Inc. recorded their first single for Musicor Records in Boston for release in the summer. This was the same label Gene Pitney and George Jones recorded on. The session was completed in about four hours. Over the years, Mailhot remained involved in music. As a drummer he met Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich and original Beatles drummer Pete Best, according to his website. With five grandchildren now, Mailhot said he reunited Love, Inc. in 2006, but “the bug bit me to work, and that project is on hold indefinitely.” His new album, the “Coral Sunset,” has been in the works for the last three or four years, he said. His wife, Kathleen, a 1976 alumnus of Catherine McAuley High School, suggested the title of the record (“Burnt Orange” was an alternate title, he said). Mailhot will continue his “Over 50” Solo Shows this year. On Sunday at 2 p.m., he A publicity photo of the band, Love, Inc. (COURTESY PHOTO)

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Bob Crowley appears in 2008 with other participants in “Survivor: Gabon.” The show uses a system of gradual elimination, with contestants assembled in tribes. (COURTESY PHOTOS) ABOVE LEFT: Crowley in Portland this week. (BOB HIGGINS PHOTOS)

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His move was a head fake, based on the motto “Outwit, Outplay, Outlast.” Crowley wouldn’t get into deep specifics as to exactly when he decided to try that bold move, but he had obviously planned it long before leaving for Gabon. “In the end, I got to keep the two fake idols” he chuckled. We joked for a few minutes about silly stuff. I asked if he had ever considered pitching a “Survivor: North Woods” to the producers of the show, set right here in Maine. “Nah, it wouldn’t work. Never gets warm enough for all the bikinis.” I pointed out that during the hot dog-days of August, it might be warm enough, but one other issue popped up. Bugs. Though the legendary black-fly of Maine reportedly swarm in numbers large enough to carry off small dogs, I figured the bugs of Gabon would have been worse. Wrong again. “The bugs when I got back in South Portland were actually a LOT worse then they were in Africa.” It would have made for some

interesting challenges, though. First team to split and stack five cords of wood, or the first team to get the trailer back up on blocks. You know, good Maine challenges. “The sets that they use for the show, for the tribal councils and the challenges? They are just intricate and beautiful” Crowley said. “A LOT of work goes into building something that you really don’t get a good look at.” We chatted about the “staging” for the show. You just don’t fly off to Africa all willy-nilly, get dropped on a beach and start competing. There are plane flights, hotels, interviews, physicals, meals, and the entire time contestants are told they are “alternates.” Break the rules that the show has set down, and you’ll never be on the show. “We called ourselves the deaf-mutes ... we sat there in the airport, staring straight ahead. We were not allowed to talk to each other or even look at each other.” Crowley said that he was an alternate. “I was told that I was an alternate for the series I was on, didn’t really know I was going

to be a contestant until the last minute. NFL coach Jimmy Johnson had a heart attack at the last minute, and there I was. He ended up going on the show on a later season, though.” Toward the end of the night, one of the other fans showed up with a copy of Crowley’s book for him to sign. Bob did so, so long as the person agreed to a simple thing. If they ever put it up on eBay or put it up for sale as an autographed copy, they would donate the money to the American Red Cross. Classy. Maine style classy. Ashley Underwood survived the contest for another week, and overall the concensus around the bar was that it looked good for next week, too. Crowley had no plans to attend the huge season finale this time around. When asked if he would ever do the show again as a celebrity contestant, he got the famous twinkle in the eye. “In a split-second.” (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My sister-in-law, “Cathy,” has been a widow for more than 18 months. Before her husband passed, they lost a young son in a tragic accident. Cathy recently met a divorced man through a church site for singles and is the happiest I’ve seen in a long time. The problem is her adult children. They are attacking her on Facebook with snide remarks, calling her crazy and saying she needs to be committed. We have told them their mother is happy and they should let her move on with her life, but it falls on deaf ears. I feel it is no one’s business (including these children) what Cathy chooses to do. She is anxious for the family to meet this gentleman, and he is so taken with her that he is ready to get married after six months of church preparations. When her husband died, Cathy was in a sad situation, financially and emotionally. She is heartbroken about her children’s attitude and disrespect. What do you think? -- Hoping She Finds Happiness and a Companion Dear Hoping: Unfortunately, it is not unusual for adult children to object to a parent remarrying. Children can grieve for a deceased parent forever and still go on with their lives. But it is horrendously unfair to expect the surviving spouse to remain locked in a mourning period that does not allow future happiness with someone else. Cathy’s children are being particularly nasty by publicly deriding her. However, please urge Cathy not to rush into anything. She is lonely and vulnerable to marrying for the wrong reasons. She should take her time to get to know this man better, allow her children and family members to understand his character, and make every effort to let all of them accept him. Of course, the final decision about marriage should be hers. Dear Annie: My brother recently retired. For months, I planned to surprise him at his office with a special cake I de-

signed for the occasion. However, I ended up having major emergency surgery. I called a friend, a professional cake designer, who made the cake and delivered it to “Bennie” on his special day. That evening, Bennie called to tell me how much he appreciated the cake. I mentioned that I would love to have a piece to commemorate his special day. He replied, “There was a bit left, so I will be able to enjoy it for a few days.” Bennie has never come to see me in the weeks since surgery although he lives only 15 minutes away. He did not even think to share a small piece of cake with my husband and me to commemorate this major turning point in his life. Am I wrong to feel hurt? -- Not All About the Cake Dear Not: It would have been nice for Bennie to share a piece of cake with you, but it was his to do with as he pleased. More important is why he hasn’t been inclined to see his sister, who recently recovered from major surgery. Men often respond to a more direct approach. Instead of being resentful, tell Bennie you miss him and wonder why he hasn’t come to see you. Dear Annie: You should tell “Ms. Frustrated” that the reason her parents are dressed the way they are is not only because they are comfortable in their “old” clothes, but because for women there are no clothes on the market that we old folks would be seen in. I am 72 years old and wear a size 8. The things that ﬁt me are too young by 40 years and don’t go with my gray hair. I would look silly in that stuff. If my daughter doesn’t like it, it’s her problem, not mine. -- Skinny Old Lady Dear Skinny: We think you should dress as you please, but an occasional update can do wonders for attitude. There are appropriate clothes for older shoppers, but you might need to look a little further aﬁeld.

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, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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Friday, April 8 PACTS traffic and transit workshops 8:30 a.m. The Portland Area Comprehensive System (PACTS) at the direction of its member municipalities and transit providers is holding the fourth of four open sessions Friday morning, April 8 beginning at 8:30 a.m. to engage leaders and residents in a dialogue on developing vision for a regional transit system. “Moving Greater Portland … Toward a Transit-focused Region” is being led by national experts in transportation, design and financing. “This is the first part of a larger effort to proactively address roadway congestion and related threats to property values, economic activity, and livability.” Sessions are held at the Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall, behind Portland City Hall. Friday morning is an intensive hands-on debate to finalize a single documented vision and framework map for Greater Portland’s transit and land use future. The final product is intended to guide future transportation and coding work in the region. Announcements of new planning efforts by PACTS and GPCOG will be made. Attendance at Thursday’s and Friday’s event at the Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall in Portland is open to the public, but registration is suggested for an attendance estimate. Register online at www. pactsplan.org.

‘Universes: Live From the Edge’ 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Portland Ovations is partnering with Lincoln Middle School in Portland to provide classroom connections to an upcoming performance of poetry, music and theater. Lincoln sixth graders will attend “Universes: Live From the Edge” at University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall at 8 p.m. Universes is an international ensemble of writers and performers who fuse poetry, theater, jazz, hip-hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros. Martin Steingesser, Maine’s ﬁrst poet laureate, will provide Lincoln students with context for the Universes’ performance at in-school workshops today (March 31) and on April 1. The students will perform their original works later in the spring at an open mic poetry night at Lincoln. Lincoln participates in the Portland Ovations Model School Program, which strives to integrate the arts into the learning experience for Maine students through attendance at highquality performances and hands-on activities that connect to classroom themes. For more information about Portland Ovations’ Model School Program, contact Gretchen Berg, at 773-3150 or gberg@portlandovations.org.

‘Whose Art Is It?’ mural forum by PMA noon to 1:30 p.m. The Portland Museum of Art will host a public forum entitled “Whose Art Is It?” to facilitate a roundtable discussion about public ownership of public art and the controversial removal of the mural from Maine’s Department of Labor. Participants will include: Mark Bessire, Director of the Portland Museum of Art; Sharon Corwin, Director and Chief Curator of the Colby College Museum of Art; Christina Bechstein, Sculpture Professor and Director of Public Engagement at Maine College of Art; and Chris O’Neil, Government Relations Consultant for the Portland Community Chamber. Invitations were extended to Governor Paul LePage, who is unable to attend and to artist Judy Taylor, who has respectfully declined. A moderator for the forum will be announced next week. This free event is cosponsored by the Portland Museum of Art, Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin college art museums, and the Maine College of Art. As reported by the media, The Maine Labor Mural Cycle, an 11-panel, 36-foot-wide mural, was created by Tremont, Maine artist Judy Taylor, and depicts scenes from Maine’s labor history. The mural was installed in 2008 in the lobby of Maine’s Department of Labor building in Augusta. It was removed during the weekend of March 26.

Portland Home Show 1 p.m. 42nd annual Portland Home Show, Portland Expo & Portland Ice Arena, April 8-10. Show hours are 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7. Children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult. Boasting over 300 booths and attedance that exceeds over 12,000 annually, the Portland Home Show is in its 42nd year. www.homeshows.com/ portland_home_show.htm.

Reception for Women Networking in Zanzibar 5 p.m. A new exhibition of collaborative prints created jointly by the artists of Portland’s Peregrine Press and the artists of Women Networking in Zanzibar, Tanzania, will be held in the Lewis Gallery of Portland Public Library April 1 through May 28. A reception for the exhibit Dunia Moja/One World will be held at the Library on April 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by a presentation at 7 p.m. by Mark and Aimee Bessire, titled “Reﬂections on Contemporary East African Art.” Mark Bessire is the Director of the Portland Museum of Art and Founder and Curator of the East African Biennial. Aimee Bessire is Assistant Professor of African Studies at Bates College and Founding Director of the Africa Schoolhouse, Ntulya, Tanzania. All the events are open to the public free

On Sunday, the Great Maine Bike Swaps will return again this spring to the campuses of the University of Maine in Orono and the University of Southern Maine in Portland. (FILE PHOTO) of charge. The project is funded in part by grants from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Puppet show at Mayo Street 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Rescheduled due to weather from April 1. Exhibit of puppets built by East Bayside Youths, and professional puppeteers from Portland and beyond. Mayo Street Arts. Puppets, Marionettes, and Puppet Theaters by Nine East Bayside Youths from the Children’s Puppet Workshop, Mrs. Helen Blanchard of Mississippi, Christina and Ezra Boucher, Blainor McGough, Nance Parker, Shoestring Theater, Libby Marcus, Nick Fitzpatrick, Grace D’Entremont. http://mayostreetarts.org

Slack Water: Opening Reception 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. SPACE GAllery, free. “Photographer Mark Marchesi spent the summer of 1999 at a shellfish wholesaler on Portland’s waterfront, continuing a life-long interest in marine boating and fishing. He began taking pictures of this unique remnant of Maine’s industrial heritage, and in 2008 began a concerted series documenting the rough beauty of Portland’s wharves, facilities and their workers. Special zoning and respect for marine-derived economy have helped preserve the character of this part of the city, keeping development in check. Yet change is inevitable, and how the Portland community chooses to manage the relationship between the old and the new will be an ongoing conversation for years to come. Marchesi’s crisp photographs find color, beauty and vibrancy that’s still very much alive in this important area that goes unseen by so many of us.”

‘Universes: Live From the Edge’ 6 p.m. PROPEL, University of Southern Maine and Portland Ovations Presents “Universes: Live From the Edge.” 6 p.m., reception at the University of Southern Maine Abromson Center (2nd floor mezzanine); 8 p.m., show starts at in Hannaford Hall, Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine. “Join PROPEL, USM and Portland Ovations for an unforgettable experience! ‘Universes’ redefines theater and who it speaks to by turning poetry into a communal act. Called ‘fierce, funny and bitingly intelligent’ (Los Angeles Times), this internationally recognized ensemble mixes rhymes, beats, politics, gospel, down-home blues and Spanish boleros to create moving, provocative and entertaining theater. Live from the Edge showcases Universes’ innovative brand of hip-hop theater and tracks the evolution of their poetic language from childhood rhymes and community rituals, to poetry and performance. The pre-show reception will feature light appetizers and networking. The show will begin at 8 p.m. The University of Southern Maine is located at 88 Bedford St., Portland. Parking is available in the attached parking garage. Tickets are $10 for PROPEL and Chamber Members and $15 for non-members.

‘Sweet Smell of Success’ at Classic Cinema 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church invites all its neigh-

bors to view selected ﬁlm classics on the big screen in the Parish Hall on the second Friday of each month at 7 p.m., directly following the free “Souper Supper” that evening. The feature of the evening will be “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957). J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster), the most powerful newspaper columnist in New York, is determined to prevent his sister from marrying Steve Dallas (Martin Milner), a jazz musician. He therefore covertly employs Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis), a sleazy and unscrupulous press agent, to break up the affair by any means possible. (96 minutes). St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth. FMI: 781-3366.

Contra Dance and Ceilidh 7 p.m. Contra Dance and Ceilidh with the Highland Soles and Guitarist Owen Marshall; 7 p.m.; Longfellow Elementary School 432 Stevens Ave., Portland. Cost: $10 adult; $5 child under 13; $25 family. All proceeds beneﬁt the Brentwood Farms Community Garden in Portland, sponsored by the Eleuthero Community and Deering Center Neighborhood Association. Music, dancing, rafﬂe and refreshments. Tickets on sale at Jet Video and at the door.

Pleasant Note Coffeehouse Open Mic 7:15 p.m. The Pleasant Note Coffeehouse Open Mic salutes its spoken word artists. This monthly forum for the spirituality of music and spoken word will celebrate poets and storytellers. Local poet and Writer’s Almanac favorite David Moreau appeared at a recent open mic. Open Mic & Poetry Slam is presented on the second Friday of each month at the First Universalist Church of Auburn at 169 Pleasant St. Accessible: refreshments and children’s room available. FMI 783-0461 orwww.auburnuu.org.

‘The Music Man’ 7:30 p.m. April 8-10 at Gorham High School. Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. “An all-time favorite, ‘The Music Man’ is a musical tale of a con artist who strolls into a small Iowa town expecting easy pickin’s, and, of course, falls in love with the standofﬁsh librarian he woos as a lark. This entertaining tale will also have you humming any one of the famous tunes: ‘Seventy-Six Trombones,’ ‘Wells Fargo Wagon,’ ‘Marian The Librarian,’ ‘Ya Got Trouble,’ ‘Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little’ ... the list goes on. Director: Bruce Avery; Musical Director: Matt Murray; Choreographer: Deb Lombard. For details, visit www.gorham.k12.me.us

Smucker’s Stars on Ice 25th Anniversary Tour 7:30 p.m. Skating Superstars past and present come together for one special production at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Experience incredible performances by Evan Lysacek, Sasha Cohen, Kurt Browning, Ekaterina Gordeeva, and more, produced by Scott Hamilton. Tickets $125 (rink-side), $75, $45 and $25, All Seats Reserved Discounts available for Regular Groups of 10 or more and Scout Groups, Youths and Seniors. see next page

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Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’ 8 p.m. Love, elopement, and overthrowing the social order — it’s everything you want in an operetta and it’s at the University of Southern Maine School of Music’s performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “H.M.S. Pinafore.” Laugh along with the merriment and infectious tunes aboard the British ship with the USM Opera Workshop and Chorale students on Friday, April 8, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Ave., University of Southern Maine - Gorham. Directors and USM School of Music faculty members Ellen Chickering and Robert Russell selected Pinafore to provide their students with the experience of performing in a complete opera role, and because the show has such a fun reputation. “Pinafore has a clever plot and beautiful melodies,” says Russell. “The USM Chorale has never done anything quite like this, at least in recent memory.” He looks forward to engaging the Chorale theatrically. Chickering is equally pleased to offer the opportunity to her opera students who, she says, “are particularly suited for the performance.” Students playing leading roles include Joshua Miller (Southwest Harbor) playing Sir Joseph Porter, Shannon Connell (Haverill, Mass.) singing the part of Josephine, Earl C. Vogel (Portland) playing Captain Corcoran, Jesse Wakeman (Belfast) playing Ralph Rackstraw, and Sarah Flagg (Hampden) playing Little Buttercup. Tickets cost $10 general public; $5 students/seniors/children/ USM employees. Reserve yours through the USM Music Box Ofﬁce at 780-5555. For more information on the USM School of Music’s spring concert season and programs of study, visit www.usm.maine.edu/music.

‘Blood Brothers’ at CLT in Auburn 8 p.m. Mark Brann of Portland, as the “Narrator” in Community Little Theatre’s “Blood Brothers,” tells the story of “Mrs. Johnstone, deserted by her husband and unable to cope with her oversized brood of children.” Played by Stefanie Lynn of Auburn, she reluctantly gives one of her twin boys to the wife of her wealthy employer. The adoptive mother, Mrs. Lyons is played by CLT veteran Cheryl Reynolds, also of Portland. Years later, the brothers meet and become inseparable friends, but their relationship is doomed. Whether it is a child’s inherent nature or the way he is nurtured that determines his fate is at the crux of the storyline. “A total of 12 talented singers and actors make up the cast of this hit musical by Willy Russell, which has accumulated a host of awards and has become one of the longest standing works of musical theater in history. The cast also includes, Adam Morris of Westbrook, Paige Berube of Gray, Andreas Wyder of New Vineyard, and LewistonAuburn residents, Chris L’Hommedieu, Sydney Browne, Guy Pilote, Andrew Leeman, Brandon Chaloux and Mary Turcotte. The show is directed by Celeste Philippon.” Ron Bouffard is the assistant director, Paul G. Caron is musical director, and Eileen Messina is the choreographer. “Blood Brothers” opens at Great Fall Performing Arts Center (Academy Street, Auburn) on April 8 and runs for two full weekends. Performances are at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. on Sundays and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 15. Tickets are $16 in advance and can be purchased online at www.LACLT.com , at the Box Ofﬁce (30 Academy Street, Auburn) or by calling 783-0958.

The Magnificent Liars present ‘Lady’ 8 p.m. The Magnificent Liars will present “Lady,” a play by Craig Wright directed by Martha Getchell, at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard in Portland on Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. Actors are Lou Esposito, Michael Moody and Brian Schuth. Tickets are $18 for adults and at the door and $15 for advanced purchase, students and seniors. For more information, visit the Magnificent Liars’ website: www.magnificentliars.com or call 899-3993. “Deep in the woods of Illinois, three childhood friends come together for their annual hunting trip. Now middleaged, divided by their changing political attitudes, and facing mortality in a number of guises, they find that the common fabric of friendship has been shredded by time.” “Lady” was performed in 2008 by Rattlestick Playwrights’ Theatre in New York City. Described by the New York Times as “tremendously moving” and by the New York Sun as a “provocative and nuanced dark comedy,” “Lady” portrays friendship impacted by 9/11, the war in Iraq, and the vicissitudes of ageing. Wright’s play confronts major issues of our time viewed “through a darkly comic and very personal lens . . . “ (Curtain Up).

Saturday, April 9 Limington Extension’s ‘Cheep’-‘Cheep’ Easter Sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Limington Extension’s “Cheep””Cheep” Easter Sale will be held at the Limington Town Hall, Route 11, Limington. Hundreds of 25-cent items like Easter plush and packages of paper plates, envelopes, toys; $1 hair products & ﬁshing items; $2 clothing and

shoes. Fundraiser for BEHS scholarships. FMI, call Karen 692-2989.

Home Show is in its 42nd year. www.homeshows.com/ portland_home_show.htm.

Auditions for singers by Portland Sea Dogs

‘Le Comte Ory’ at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg

8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will host auditions for both National Anthem and God Bless America performers for the 2011 season. The auditions will be held at Hadlock Field. Pre-registration is required. The Sea Dogs have a limited amount of dates available for National Anthem performers in 2011 and are looking to fill those dates with talented individuals from around the area. Additionally, the Sea Dogs are looking for performers to sing God Bless America for the seventh inning stretch, which has become a tradition at Hadlock Field on Sunday afternoon games. The Sea Dogs encourage all performers to audition. The team will accept individuals, small groups, and instrumentalists. All singing auditions must be performed a capella with a live stadium microphone and without the aid of any lyric sheets. Performances should be kept to less than one minute and thirty seconds. All auditions must be done in person. The Sea Dogs do not accept CD’s, cassettes, videos, etc. All interested performers must pre-register by completing the registration form found at www.seadogs.com. Only those who have pre-registered will be able to audition on April 9. As a result of the limited performance dates available, the auditions will be limited to the first 50 people to register.

April Stool’s Day on West End 8:30 a.m. West End Neighborhood Association April Stool’s Day. WENA’s Spring Clean-up. “Meet at Reiche to pick up bags, gloves, rakes, etc. Then head out to Taylor Street, Clark Street and Harbor View Parks and points in between to spiff up the neighborhood for spring. We’ll also be participating in the 19th Annual April Stool’s Day. Register at Reiche the day of the clean-up and have a chance to win a gift certiﬁcate from Fetch. See you there! Clean-up continues until noon, so come any time you can.” www. wenamaine.org

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

Awaken to Action on climate change 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Awaken to Action: A Summit to Explore Faith & Sustainability in an Age of Climate Change, cosponsored by Maine Audubon and Maine Interfaith Power & Light, Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell. Scholarships available; register at www.meipl.org. 721-0444

April Stool’s Day on East End 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. “It’s time to report for doo-ty for the 19th Annual April Stool’s Day! Dog owners will unite Saturday, April 9 from 9-11 a.m. to help clean up a winter’s worth of un-scooped poop and prepare the Prom for spring. East End locations include: top of Cutter Street along the Prom; entrance to East End Beach; the Eastern Prom Trail; and Fort Sumner Park on North Street. Additional Portland locations include Evergreen Cemetery and Reiche School on the West End. If you’re in Belfast, check in with Friends of Belfast Parks. The lucky registered scooper who ﬁnds the Golden Turd at each location will win a special prize! Tidying the Trails: For those who’d prefer to help us clean a Winter’s Worth of leftover litter (not poop), join us at either the Loring Memorial Trail and/or the Fort Allen Trail. Volunteer to help keep our parks, neighborhoods and open spaces clean — and help us spread the word! April Stools Day is sponsored by Fetch Pet Supply Store and Friends of the Eastern Promenade.” For more information, contact info@friendsofeasternpromenade.org.

Friends of Casco Bay’s ﬁve-hour Water Quality Monitoring training 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A ﬁve-hour training session for Friends of Casco Bay’s Water Quality Monitoring Program will be held at Southern Maine Community College’s Marine Science Center. Peter Milholland, Citizen Stewards Coordinator, said, “These citizen scientists are a critical part of our research staff. Without our volunteers we could never have achieved the level of knowledge about Casco Bay that we have today.” Volunteers must be 16 or older, although parents and children may work together as a team. Anyone interested in volunteering should visit the Friends of Casco Bay website at www.cascobay.org or contact Peter Milholland, Citizen Stewards Coordinator, at pmilholland@cascobay.org or 799-8574.

Portland Home Show 10 a.m. 42nd annual Portland Home Show, Portland Expo & Portland Ice Arena, April 8-10. Show hours are 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7. Children 12 and under are admitted free with an adult. Boasting over 300 booths and attedance that exceeds over 12,000 annually, the Portland

1 p.m. The Metropolitan Opera will present its first-ever performances of Rossini’s final comic opera, “Le Comte Ory,” in a production by Bartlett Sher. Maurizio Benini conducts an exceptional cast of stars, led by Juan Diego Flórez in the title role, Diana Damrau as Countess Adèle, and Joyce DiDonato as Isolier. The rarely heard opera, in which a lovestruck count resorts to trickery to seduce a lonely countess, will be broadcast live at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. Tickets may be ordered through the Box Office by calling: 935-9232 or online at www.fryeburgacademy. org. All three stars have appeared in Sher’s acclaimed Met production of Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Damrau and Flórez sang in the 2006 new production premiere and DiDonato and Flórez starred in a 2007 Live in HD transmission of the opera. Le Comte Ory’s hero is Flórez’s seventh bel canto role at the Met. www.fryeburgacademy.org

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

Lisa Jahn-Clough at Longfellow Books 3 p.m. Maine author and illustrator, Lisa Jahn-Clough, welcomes families to help celebrate the release her latest picture book, “Felicity & Cordelia: A Tale of Two Bunnies” with a free reading and book signing. Join her at Longfellow Books to hear her story and learn a little more about the characters and the author. 772-4045

Old Orchard Beach public bean supper 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Masons of Orchard Lodge No. 215 in Old Orchard Beach will host a public bean supper at the Masonic Hall, 130 W Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach. The supper will feature all your favorites; baked beans, hot dogs, chopsuey, coleslaw, and a variety of desserts. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12. For more information contact: Seth Dube (937-2062).

Service in memory of RMS Titanic 7 p.m. St. Augustine of Canterbury Church will hold a commemorative service to mark the 99th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. The service will follow the Order of Evening Prayer used aboard the ship in 1912 according to the Rite of the Church of England. April 9th marks the day the ship sailed on its ﬁnal voyage from Queenstown in Ireland. The service will be followed by a presentation by David Brennan, Police Chaplain, whose grandmother and great uncle were on the ship on its last voyage. The service will be led by one of the Port of Portland’s Chaplains, the Rev. Capt. Jeffrey Monroe, USMM, parish Vicar. St. Augustine’s is a Traditional Anglican Community, part of the worldwide Traditional Anglican Communion, with members in 44 countries. The Church seeks to uphold the Catholic Faith, Apostolic Order, Orthodox Worship and Evangelical Witness of the Anglican tradition within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. The Communion holds Holy Scripture and the ancient Creeds of the Undivided Church as authentic and authoritative, and worships according to the traditional Liturgies of the Church. St. Augustine of Canterbury Church worships at 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Cathedral Pines Chapel at 156 Saco Ave. in Old Orchard Beach. Father Jeffrey W. Monroe is Vicar. For additional information contact 799-5141.

PSO POPS! Elvis Lives at Merrill 7:30 p.m. “There’ll be a whole lotta shakin’ going on at this tribute to The King of Rock and Roll. Nashville’s Elvis Wade is not just another impersonator, he’s as close to the real thing as it gets!” “Known as Elvis Wade ... Wade Cummins is a talented and gifted entertainer. He was born in the Watts Hill area of rural Tennessee, near the town of Mt. Pleasant. His father was a former moonshiner...and they didn’t have much money, although they were richly blessed with a musical form of folk art familiar in the South ... the family circle ... singing and playing music together.” Saturday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 10, at 2:30 p.m. see next page

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Sunday, April 10 Portland High School Baseball Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. A Pancake Breakfast will be held at the Outback Steakhouse, 147 Western Ave. in South Portland to beneﬁt the Portland High School Baseball team. The breakfast will be served by the players. Tickets will be available at the door for $5 per person. Children under 5 will be admitted for free. “Please help support Portland High Baseball. For more information contact Steven Berg 883-5505 or steve@alphamaine.com.”

St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church Holy Week services at Old Orchard Beach 9:30 a.m. St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church, located at Cathedral Pines Chapel, 156 Saco Ave., Old Orchard Beach, has announced its Holy Week Schedule. Every Wednesday until April 20, there will be at 6 p.m. Stations of the Cross. On April 10, Passion Sunday at 4 p.m., there is the Veiling of Crosses and the Great Litany. On April 17, Palm Sunday at 4 p.m., the parish will have the Blessing and Distribution of Palms and Mass followed by the Service of Tenebrae. During Holy Week, on April 21, Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m., there will be Holy Communion and Stripping of the Altar. On April 22, Good Friday, from noon until 3 p.m., there is the remembrance of the Sacriﬁce of Christ on the Cross called Tres Ores. It begins at noon with the Stations of the Cross and Meditations on the Last Words of Christ in the Cross. Holy Week wraps up on Sunday April 24, with the

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Civil War Sesquicentennial Open House 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 12 marks the 150th anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter by Confederate troops. The Fifth Maine begins the four-year Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War with an afternoon of Civil War related activities for the entire family. Historian Herb Adams will discuss his new project, The Civil War Day By Day, as presented in Portland’s newspapers; the a capella group, the Uncalled Four, will sing 1860s music; a children’s scavenger hunt will take place all afternoon; and yummy refreshments will be served. The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a nonprofit museum and cultural center housed in the 1888 Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall. Its mission is the preservation of Civil War and local history. To that end the museum offers a wide variety of lectures, concerts, tours, youth education programs, and community activities. Membership is open to the public. Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island, Maine. No charge but donations gratefully accepted. For more information call 7665514 or email fifthmaine@juno.com.

Get ready for Ebune 2 p.m. Mask Making at the Maine Children’s Museum, 142 Free St., Portland. Ebune Dancer. “Join Chief Oscar Mokeme for a fun afternoon. Get into Spring! Get ready to celebrate Ebune and the procession of the Ram!” Can’t join Chief Mokeme on Sunday, join him Thursday, April 14 at 11 a.m. at the Museum of African Culture. The Ebune parade in Portland is noon on Sunday, April 17. http://www.museumafricanculture.org

Living Legends 6 PROP beneﬁt 2 p.m. Local entertainer Louis Phillippe and PROP’s Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Program will present Living

Legends 6, a musical variety show at Catherine McAuley High School’s Performing Arts Center in Portland. Living Legends star line-up includes Kathy Ball, Ellen Tucker, Father Frenchie, future legends Emily Bashier Davis, Casey Hutchinson and Molly Olsen and a guest appearance by Birdie Googins, also known as The Marden’s Lady. Fabulously popular, superbly glamorous, always making a cutting edge fashion statement that only a super model can make, Birdie is also a well known stand up comedian who has received rave reviews from all over the State for her one woman comedy show: Birdie Googins: “Accidentally Maine’s Only Supermodel.” Tickets are $15 for reserved seating, $10 general admission, and can be purchased by calling PROP at 773-0202. Remaining tickets will be available at the door the day of the event.

A public hearing on LD 1079, a Peaks Island secession bill, will take place at 10 a.m. Monday in Room 214, Cross Building, State Capitol, Augusta. The legislation reads: “This bill authorizes the incorporation of Peaks Island, House Island, Pumpkin Knob and Catnip Island into the Town of Peaks Island if the legal residents of those territories approve, by referendum, separation from the City of Portland and incorporation as a separate town. ...” Here, tourists enjoy the island last summer. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Making blueberry jam with MOFGA 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Make Some Wild Blueberry Jam With MOFGA In Cumberland County. Jam making workshop at Local Sprouts Cafe in Portland. The workshop is being organized by the Cumberland County Chapter of MOFGA and will be led by Abby Huckel, Cooperative Extension Master Preserver. All supplies will be provided including delicious wild Maine blueberries. Space in the kitchen is limited so please send an email to mofgacc@gmail.com if you want to register. Please bring $5 in cash to the workshop to cover the cost of the supplies. Everyone will go home with a 4 oz. jar of blueberry jam.

SOUP public dinner event at SPACE 7 p.m. SPACE Gallery presents SOUP, “a collaborative public dinner event and democratic experiment in micro-funding for creative projects in Portland. The event, modeled after Detroit SOUP, is designed to create an open environment for the intertwining of diverse creative communities

coming together to choose a project that will positively impact Portland’s art community. It works like this: attendees bring a bowl, a spoon, and $5 to the event, and are then eligible to enter a rafﬂe. Ten names will be drawn, and those selected will be given ﬁve minutes to present a creative, powerpoint-less proposal to all dinner guests. At the end of the evening, attendees take a vote, and the winner is granted the proceeds of the event to fund their idea. Tasty local soups and bread are donated by Scratch Bakery, 50 Local, home, Aurora Provisions and Local Sprouts. Music provided by Soldat, featuring Leander Johnson, Justin Taylor, and Ian Paige.” $5, all ages.

Monday, April 11 Public hearing on Peaks Island secession bill by Committee on State and Local Government 10 a.m. Public hearing on LD 1079, the Peaks Island secession bill, in Room 214, Cross Building, State Capitol, Augusta. Committee on State and Local Government. “This bill authorizes the incorporation of Peaks Island, House Island, Pumpkin Knob and Catnip Island into the Town of Peaks Island if the legal residents of those territories approve, by referendum, separation from the City of Portland and incorporation as a separate town. Part B clariﬁes the binding arbitration process. Part C speciﬁes the liability and rights of the City of Portland and the Town of Peaks Island.” www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/ bills_125th/billtexts/HP081401.asp

Visiting monks to construct sand mandala at MECA 2 p.m. Sand Mandala for Compassion and Peace, April 11-17. The Mandala will be created by Geshe Gendun Gyatso, a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and Sonam Dhargyal a trained Mandala master. The mandala creation will be ongoing daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in The Maine College of Art Library on Congress Street, Portland. Opening Ceremony, April 11 at 2 p.m. Morning prayers at 8:30

a.m. daily. Evening prayers at 4 p.m. daily. Dharma talks, also at Maine College of Art, 7 p.m. evenings. Closing ceremony April 17 at 2 p.m. Sponsored by The Healing Dharma Center, a Tibetan Buddhist Center in Newburyport and South Portland. (www.healingdharma.squarespace.com ). Other sponsors include The Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (an interfaith wisom school), and Maine College of Art. All events are free and open to all.

Maine’s new State Poet Laureate honored by University of Maine at Farmington reception 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Theodora J. Kalikow, president of University of Maine at Farmington, invites the public to a gala celebration to honor Wes McNair, Maine’s new State Poet Laureate. The reception will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Richard T. and Judith F. Bjorn Lobby of the UMF Education Center, on High Street, in Farmington.

Additional public comment session regarding rate ﬁlings for Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield 4 p.m. Insurance Superintendent Mila Kofman has announced that the Bureau of Insurance will hold a public comment session in Gardiner at the Bureau ofﬁces regarding proposed rate increases from Antham Blue Cross Blue Shield. Public comment will be accepted for the proposed rate increases at the following date, time and location: April 11, 4–6 p.m., Androscoggin Room, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Gardiner Annex, 76 Northern Ave., Gardiner. Members of the public are also invited to attend a public hearing and provide comments if unable to attend the public comment sessions. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. on April 12 and, if necessary, continue on April 13, in the Kennebec Room, Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Gardiner. Written comments can be submitted for consideration by the Superintendent of Insurance through U.S. Postal mail or e-mail: Mail: Superintendent of Insurance, Attn: Sarah Hewett (INS-11-1000, 34 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. E-mail: sarah. hewett@maine.gov.