The Portland Daily Sun, Tuesday, May 3, 2011

U.S. foreign policy: The kings we crown

Gogi leads list of blog’s looked-up restaurants

Portland firefighters earn promotions

See Opinion on page 4

See the Locavore section, page 6

See the story on page 16

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Enjoying a light moment at the Maine Green Independent Party convention in Brunswick Sunday, (from left) Whitley Newman, David Marshall and Tom MacMillan listen to party election results and awards. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Two LearningWorks volunteers remove graffiti from the Maine Muslims Community Center in Portland Monday afternoon, rapidly responding to the defacement. (MATT DODGE PHOTO)

'Spoiler' no more? Green Party sizes up mayoral race

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Police plan 'heightened' patrols amid Muslim center vandalism Anti-Islam message widely denounced; mayor weighs in

Shrugging off the label of electoral "spoilers," members of the Maine Green Independent Party embraced Portland's new rank choice voting system as a thirdparty-friendly approach to electing the city's mayor.

"I think it will encourage people to run positive campaigns, and rather than see GREEN page 3

BBQ goes offbeat at Deux Cochon

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Portland Police are planning “heightened” patrols around the city’s three mosques this week after anti-Islam graffiti appeared yesterday on a Muslim community center in East Bayside.

Chief James Craig said he spoke with officials at the Maine Muslim Community Center yesterday, telling them that officers would “be in the area.” He also urged see VANDALISM page 15

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

This graffiti message on a Portland-based Muslim community center sparked outrage and condemnation Monday. “The individuals who defaced the Maine Muslims Community Center in the City of Portland this morning dishonor this memory and dishonor the brave servicemen who are engaged in the daily battle against terrorism and in support of core American values and freedoms,” said Mayor Nick Mavodones. “This kind of bigotry does not belong anywhere and it certainly does not belong in my home town.” (Photo courtesy of Jay York)

One new chef in town doesn't care if you like his pallet-bending pork creations — it just means more for him and the adventurous epicureans willing to step up to the plate.

“I love pickled pig’s feet, they are so good, but people are kind of scared of them,” said Adam Alfter, owner of the see BBQ page 6

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Census: How happy are you?

SOMERVILLE, Mass.

— When they filled out the city’s census forms this spring, the people of Somerville got a new question. On a scale of 1 to 10, they were asked, “How happy do you feel right now?”

Surveys are asking residents like Lee Simonds about their city, as well as questions that seem plucked from a personality test.

Officials here want this Boston suburb to become the first city in the United States to systematically track people’s happiness.

Like leaders in Britain, France and a few other places, they want to move beyond the traditional measures of success — economic growth — to promote policies that produce more than just material wellbeing.

Monitoring the citizenry’s happiness has been advocated by prominent psychologists and economists, but not without debate over how to do it and whether happiness is even the right thing for politicians to be promoting. The pursuit of happiness may be an inalienable right, but that is not the same as reporting blissful feelings on a questionnaire.

So far, more than 7,500 people have mailed back the survey, some of them clearly not limiting their answers to municipal concerns. In response to the question “How satisfied are you with your life in general?” one man gave himself only a 6, explaining, “I would like to be three inches taller and speak Quechua fluently.”

In some ways, Somerville is a perfect test tube for such an experiment. Sandwiched between Harvard and Tufts Universities, the city is a blue-collar bastion with a growing population of young professionals and academics. Somewhat less lovely than its upscale neighbor, Cambridge (but with lower rents), Somerville used to be renowned for crime and nicknamed “Slummerville,” but its reputation and priorities have been changing as it gentrifies.

“We need to change our mind-set in how we serve people,” said Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, who has been hailed at the White House for the city’s pioneering program against obesity.

He called the happiness survey “a no-brainer” that he approved as soon as it was suggested.

“Cities keep careful track of their finances, but a bond rating doesn’t tell us how people feel or why they want to raise a family here or relocate a business here,” Mr. Curtatone said.

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The purpose of our lives is to be happy.”

—Dalai Lama

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Obama: world ‘safer’ without Bin Laden stopped, and officials said the Central Intelligence Agency analysis found a “virtually 100 percent” WASHINGTON — Calling it a match between his DNA “good day for America,” President and that of several memObama said on Monday that the bers of his family. death of Osama bin Laden had The whereabouts of made the world “a better place,” Ayman al-Zawahri, Al as new details emerged about Qaeda’s second-in-comthe overnight raid and firefight mand, were unclear. in Pakistan that killed him.

The administration “The world is safer,” Mr. Obama disclosed that military said as he appeared at a White and intelligence officials House ceremony bestowing the fi rst learned last summer Medal of Honor to two soldiers that a “high-value target” killed in the Korean War. “It is a was being protected in better place because of the death the compound, and they of Osama bin Laden.” began working on a plan Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda and the most hunted man President Obama said at the Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday that the world was a safer for going in to get him.

Beginning in March, Mr. in the world, was found not in place without Osama bin Laden (Doug Mills/The New York Times).

Obama presided over five the remote tribal areas along briefing on Monday. “So we were watching national security meetthe Pakistani-Afghan border where he has and making sure that our people and our ings at the White House to review plans long been presumed to be sheltered, but in aircraft were able to get out of the Pakifor the operation. On Friday morning, just a large compound in the city of Abbottastani airspace, and thankfully there was before leaving Washington to tour tornado bad, about an hour’s drive north from the no engagement with Pakistani forces.” damage in Alabama, Mr.. Obama gave the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. final order for members of the Navy Seals Mr. Obama and his national security The compound, only about a third of advisers gathered in the White House to and C.I.A. operatives to strike. a mile from a military academy of the follow the raid, which had been planned Three men besides Bin Laden were Pakistani Army, is at the end of a narrow and carried out in extreme secrecy. “It was killed during the 40-minute raid, one dirt road and is roughly eight times the probably one of the most anxiety-filled believed to be his son and the other two his size of other homes in the area. It has no periods of time, I think, in the lives of couriers, according to an American official telephone or Internet connections. When the people who were assembled here yeswho briefed reporters under White House American operatives converged on the terday,” Mr. Brennan said. “The minutes ground rules forbidding further identificaresidence early on Monday morning, Bin passed like days.” tion. A woman was killed while shielding Ladeån “resisted the assault force” and The tensest moment for those watching, Bin Laden — Mr. Brennan said she was was shot in the head and killed near the he said, was when one of two helicopters Bin Laden’s wife, but other officials sugend of an intense 40-minute gun battle, that flew the American troops into the gested she was not — and two other people senior administration officials said. compound broke down, stalling as it flew were wounded.

The raid carried extraordinary risks — over the 18-foot wall of the compound and “No Americans were harmed,” Mr. and not just from Bin Laden and those prepared to land. The team blew it up and Obama said in a late-night televised statewith him in the compound. As the sound of called in one of two backups. In all, 79 comment, adding that the American operatives battle shook the night, Pakistan scrambled mandos and a dog were involved in the “took care to avoid civilian casualties. After jets to respond to a military operation that raid. a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden its military had not been informed was President Obama considered other and took custody of his body.” taking place. options that would have been less risky, Muslim tradition requires prompt like an air strike, but ultimately opted to “They had no idea about who might have burial, generally within 24 hours, but send in commandos because, Mr. Brenbeen on there, whether it be U.S. or someAmerican authorities found a way to nan said, “it gave us the ability to minibody else,” said President Obama’s councomply with that requirement while mize collateral damage” and “to ensure terterrorism adviser, John O. Brennan, in a denying his followers a shrine. His body that we knew who it was washed in accordance with Islamic was that was on that custom, placed in a white sheet and compound.” then inside a weighted bag, a senior Even a day later, defense official said. Aboard the airnot all of the details craft carrier Carl Vinson in the North of the operation Arabian Sea, a military officer read were known; some religious rites — translated into Arabic may never be. Offi— and then the body was placed on a cials did say that board, tipped up and “eased into the Bin Laden resisted sea,” the official said. Mr. Brennan said arrest, but it was that the raid was intended to capture not clear, Mr. BrenBin Laden, though those who planned it nan said, whether he assumed he would resist. “If we had the opened fire himself. opportunity to take him alive, we would One of Bin Ladhave done that,” he said. en’s wives, who was American intelligence officials said that living in the comthe team removed a large trove of docuOsama bin Laden, here in Afghanistan in 1998, was killed in a firefight with United pound with him, ments and materials from the residence, States forces in Pakistan on Sunday (Rahimullah Yousafzai/Associated Press/The identified his body and that the C.I.A. was just beginning to New York Times). go through it. after the fighting

BY STEVEN LEE MYERS AND ELISABETH BUMILLER THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Tom MacMillan, who lives in the West End of Portland, pours a cup of coffee just before winning New Green of the Year award at the Maine Green Independent Party convention in Brunswick Sunday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Wells Staley-Mays comments on this year’s convention of the Maine Green Independent Party during a lunch break at the convention in Brunswick Sunday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Convention tilts young, focuses on grassroots success GREEN from page one

having the so-called spoiler, Ralph Nader effect, which is not true at all ... it will totally separate that, because there are no spoilers in rank choice voting," said Tom MacMillan, a Maine Green Party steering committee member who lives in the West End of Portland.

Portland this year embarks on an elected-mayor campaign that replaces a council-appointed mayor with one elected to an at-large seat.

Through a city charter change, voters also will choose their next mayor through rank choice voting, where if any candidate falls short of a majority, then the "second choice" votes come into play in the tabulation.

MacMillan is working on the mayoral campaign for Portland's David Marshall, an incumbent city councilor and Green Party member seeking the elected-mayor office. Another Maine Green Party member, former state legislator John Eder of Portland, announced in February his candidacy for the Mayor of Portland.

Green Party members said rank choice allows people to vote their conscience instead of feeling they're casting a vote on a potential "spoiler" who could drain votes away from one of the two major parties.

Wells Staley-Mays, an attendee at the Maine Green Party's annual convention Sunday in Brunswick, drew on history to illustrate another role of a strong third party.

"I always like to use the example of the Liberty Party," he said. "I'm sure the Democrats and the Whigs looked upon the Liberty Party as spoilers, but the Liberty Party people like our own Samuel Fessenden of Portland, Maine, hung in there year after year after year. I know by the time it morphed into the Free Soil and then ultimately into the Republican Party, it had changed dramatically, but it kept the antislavery agitation going, just like I see the Green Party keeping the ecological and environmental focus going."

Founded in 1984, the Green Party focuses on environmental and social justice messages. The party counts itself the oldest state Green Party in the country. But for the nation's oldest, Maine's Green Party is skewing young, observers agreed.

"The new steering committee is much younger than the old one was," Staley-Mays said. "So I have a lot of faith in the future. I think the voting reflected that. We elected younger leadership, and they're bright and they're dedicated. I feel great."

MacMillan, who is considered

one of the rising stars of the Green Party, won a seat on the party's steering committee and was named New Green of the Year during Sunday's convention.

"I wanted to run because I think the Green Party is the best method for changing politics in Portland and across the state, and I want to be part of the change," MacMillan said, noting this was his first convention.

John Rensenbrink, a steering committee member whom Staley-Mays called one of the "gray-haired elders" elected Sunday, has discussed party strategy. In a statement on the party's website (http://mainegreens.org), he urged a grassroots approach that

sought office from the bottom up.

"Party activists, spurred by Ben Chipman and Anna Trevorrow, the Party Chair, were able to recruit and assist 18 Greens around the state to gain qualified ballot status as candidates for the state House and Senate," Rensenbrink wrote in a summary of 2010. But campaignfinance rules and other hindrances made it difficult for candidates to qualify, he noted.

"The party needs to re-focus its thinking on the grassroots and now turn its attention in a serious way to building the party starting at the town level and on up to the county level," Rensenbrink wrote.

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Elks hoops contest information updated regarding Isabel Dawson Editor, (To Jeff Peterson, who wrote about Isabel Dawson, 9-year-old contestant in an Elks free throw contest, "Youngster aims for national free throw title," Saturday): You wrote a story in Saturday's April 30, 2011 paper about Isabel Dawson who was competing in the Elks National Championship in Springfield, Mass.

She finished fourth in the nation with 21 out of 25.

The big winner was also from Maine Portland Lodge of Elks. His name was Henry Westphal who won the 8- to 9-year-old national championship for boys with 25 out of 25. He also won the top shooter for all age groups Isabel Dawson finished fourth in the nation at the Elks in a shoot off with an National free throw chamolder boy. They both shot pionship, a reader reports.

25 for 25 in their divi- (COURTESY PHOTO) sions. Then in the shootoff both made 40 for 40 before Henry won the overall title of best shooter for all age groups and earned another trophy.

Over 3 million kids started the contests at the beginning of this year which boiled down to 72 finalists for the National Championship in three boys and three girls divisions.

Thought you would like to know.

David H Chute, CFP South Portland

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Portland positioned between two piles of hay There is an old legend about a horse that starved to death. He died between two equidistant piles of hay, but could never bring himself to make a decision over which pile to eat. Both looked so attractive and tasty, he just couldn’t make up his mind.

How does this remind me of Portland.

Last week, the city had two convention center/hotel projects dumped on the doorsteps on the planning office. Like those legendary piles of hay, both have their relative tastiness merits.

Not since the famed politically connected Olympia Companies versus Ocean Properties Maine State Pier Project from a few years back has the city council found itself in such a position.

That time around, the horse died as well.

With all my prognostication powers as Captain Obvious, I hereby proclaim the summer of 2011 to be forever known as “The Summer of Indecision.”

For those out of the loop last week, here is a brief rundown of both proposals.

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist First out of the gate was that pale horse from Shipyard Brewing. Fred Forsley, owner of the brewery and associated land located near the bottom of India Street tossed his proposal for a 100k-square-foot convention center, a 200- to 300-room hotel, a four-year culinary arts school, and some condominiums. All are to be built on his property around the brewery.

The next dark-horse came running out of the gate the very next day. John Jennings and William Ryan, both principal owners of the Maine Red Claws and managing partners in their proposal tossed out their plans for a 3,500-seat arena at Thompson’s Point, along with a 700-car garage, two office buildings, a 48k-square-foot convention center and restaurant, and

a 125-room hotel.

Jennings proposal comes with a $100 million price tag, and he freely admits that it will be “difficult if not impossible to do without a TIF (Tax Increment Financing).”

Forsley’s proposal has no price tag, yet. He’s looking for a TIF, too.

Suddenly, Portland finds itself stuck between monorail and trombone salesmen.

You might even think that the swiftness with which both projects appeared was the result of somebody hitting the Powerball lottery, or finding some pirate treasure under a rocky Portland coast.

Nope. We’re still struggling with putting together the $200 million municipal budget. No doubloons here.

So what is causing this to happen so suddenly? A lot of folks are out of work. Construction has never been cheaper, labor wise.

Banks that have money to lend on commercial loans will only back those with a good history, see HIGGINS page 5

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The kings we crown Until very recently, no one would have predicted that Barack Obama would be forcing foreign leaders from power with greater regularity than George W. Bush. The president maintains that the United States is not playing kingmaker, but is merely enabling people to choose their leaders. But history indicates that the president’s choice of a provisional leader may have a much greater impact on a country’s political future than the desires of its people.

Nowadays, the United States has great influence when it comes to selecting who rules between the collapse of an authoritarian regime and the holding of elections. American support put Mohamed Hussein Tantawi in charge of Egypt’s provisional government in February. Libya’s National Transitional Council and Yemen’s Vice President Abd al-Rab Mansur al-Hadi are most likely next.

Unfortunately, we have repeatedly ruined transitions to democracy by backing provisional leaders who broke promises to govern virtuously and instead focused on staying in power and silencing their political opponents. Isaias Afwerki, whom Washington endorsed as head of Eritrea’s provisional government in 1991, went on to stifle dissent and obstruct democracy with such efficiency that he remains in power 20 years later. In 1999, the West supported Hashim Thaci as interim head of an autonomous Kosovo, only to watch him engage in ethnic cleansing and exploit his newfound power and prestige to win election as prime minister in 2008.

The Iraqi election of 2005 brought to power Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who combined ineptitude in governance with brutal persecution of Sunnis.

His behavior proved so harmful that the Bush administration pushed him out. And the countries that anointed Hamid Karzai head of a provisional Afghan government in 2001 now deplore his 10-year-old regime for electoral fraud and corruption.

The danger of a perpetual provisional government has already surfaced in Egypt. Last week, protesters demanded the resignation of Mr. Tantawi, their onetime ally, after he rounded up political dissenters. The same danger lurks in Yemen with Mr.

Mark Moyar ––––– The New York Times Hadi, who spent decades as a senior aide to an authoritarian ruler.

Transitions from authoritarianism to democracy also fail regularly because the provisional leadership lacks the will or ability to protect itself from enemies inside or outside the government. In 1917, Russia’s provisional leader, Aleksandr Kerensky, fell in four months because he could not match the political and military strength of the Bolsheviks.

After the 1979 Iranian revolution, the provisional government of Mehdi Bazargan — which the Carter administration supported in place of the shah — lasted nine months before Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini forced Bazargan’s resignation.

How can we avoid these pitfalls? For starters, we can spend more time researching prospective candidates. We embraced Mr. Thaci, who, European investigators now say, headed a criminal organization that murdered Serbs and harvested their organs.

In Iraq, we empowered Ahmad Chalabi, despite his conviction for embezzling millions of dollars in Jordan. American policymakers and diplomats must also avoid giving preference to intellectuals, technocrats and opposition politicians. We tend to favor those who wax eloquent about democracy and moderation, hold advanced degrees and speak English. But these traits are usually irrelevant, or worse.

Many unsuccessful provisional leaders — like Mr. Karzai, Mr. Bazargan and a variety of Iraqis — possessed all these traits.

Grand in vision, they lacked the organizational ability and force of personality to translate ideas into reality. Preferring conciliation to confrontation in dealing with opponents, they were undermined or thrown out by men

more devious and ruthless than they.

Mahmoud Jibril, the leader of the National Transitional Council of Libya, bears a disturbing resemblance to those failed leaders. An intellectual technocrat, he holds an American doctorate and has written several books, but has not shown an ability to manage or lead. Meanwhile, charismatic Islamic radicals are gathering supporters in the rebel armed forces and on the sidelines.

Very rarely do we find a career intellectual like Vaclav Havel, who succeeded in leading Czechoslovakia to democracy after the 1989 Velvet Revolution. Provisional leaders with the best records of success tend to have

executive experience, like Lech Walesa of Poland and B. J. Habibie of Indonesia, or years of service in parties or legislatures, like Patricio Aylwin, who led Chile to democracy after the Pinochet dictatorship. Common to all of these successful leaders was a willingness to stand up to injustice and subversion — and personalities strong enough to sweep others along with them, but not so strong that they alienated fellow elites. These are the qualities President Obama must seek.

(Mark Moyar is the author of “A Question of Command: Counterinsurgency From the Civil War to Iraq.”)

(New York Times image by Otto Dettmer)

When dueling developments arise, city leaders put to the test HIGGINS from page 4

but the money has never been cheaper to borrow.

The real estate market thinks it has seen the bottom, or at least felt the murky bits between the toes.

Municipalities seem eager to get involved in just about anything that promises to create jobs.

There are two forces left to contend with. The NIMBY’s and The BANANAS. The NIMBY crowd is easy to spot, wanting not a single project to be built “Not In My Back Yard.” They are easy to spot, but hard to win over to your development cause.

BANANAS are a tougher group, who generally oppose everything. The acronym standing for

“Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything,” I expect they’ve examined both properties already looking for rare flora and fauna, looking for vernal pools, and various other forms of unicorn-spotting.

The one big group that will be hard to win over is folks like me. I’m for development, but if you’re going to do it, do it yourself. Every time I hear of someone going to the city to ask for a TIF, I cringe.

I remember the lessons of Old Orchard Beach and the famed ballpark for the Maine Guides. OOB was stuck with the loans for the ballpark construction after Jordan Kobritz sold the Maine guides.

I look to the waterfront, and see the municipal albatross that is the $25 Million dollar Ocean

Gateway terminal. Would have been nice if that had worked out, but when the CAT high speed ferry to Nova Scotia decided Portland was off the list of stops, construction was half done, and the money already spent.

So here we are again, stuck between two piles of hay. To both parties involved, make that pile of yours as sweet looking as possible, for we are known around here as slow to move to one pile over the next. Asking for a TIF upfront on day one just covered that pile with bucolic end product, making it that less attractive.

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

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Gogi leads look-up stats on Portland Food Map

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Every month, Portland food blog PortlandFoodMap.com releases a list of the restaurants looked up most often on their site. The list can act as a useful barometer in determining hot new dining spots around town, and this month, two brand-new, difficult to describe BBQ joints top the list.

Gogi, a Korean BBQ at 653 Congress offers something new to the local Asian food scene. Margo Maller reviewed the restaurant soon after its opening and said in a Daily Sun piece, “The Gogi menu is an homage to the Asian-Hispanic fusion of big cities like Los Angeles. The kimchi vegetables are crisp and flavorful. In wise deference to the general Maine public, the kimchi heat is mild.”

Maller’s final take on the new BBQ spot? “The folks at Gogi apparently looked at the fastcheap-good trinity and refused to choose. As a consequence, they defy the business pundits in a pretty way: they’re pretty fast, pretty cheap and pretty good.”

Ian Farnsworth, owner of Slainte Wine Bar on Preble Street, stands outside his new MexicanKorean fusion experience, Gogi. The Korean BBQ, newly opened near Longfellow Square, topped the list of most looked-up restaurants at PortlandFoodMap. com, a popular food blog for Portland.

(DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Over at the Public Market House, Deux Cochon is something of a science lab for experiments in pork. (See the “BBQ goes offbeat at Deux Cochon” on page one for more on chef Adam Alfter’s first eatery venture.)

Third on the list is Petite Jacqueline, a Steve Corry creation on the West End. Renovations at 190 State St., formerly Evangeline restaurant, on Longfellow Square, resulted in this French bistro style restaurant. Petite Jacqueline is owned by Steve and his wife, Michelle, and Liz Kayo.

Following are the 10 eateries looked up most often in April on Portland Food Map. The number in parentheses indicates last month’s rank.

1. Gogi (-) 2. Deux Cochon (-) 3. Petite Jacqueline (1) 4. Figa (20) 5. District (7) 6. East Ender (3) 7. Bar Lola (9) 8. Caiola’s (4) 9. Boda (6) 10. The Merry Table (42)

This style of pulled pork sandwich sold out by midafternoon in the first three days of operation at Portland’s Deux Cochon. (Photo courtesy of FromAway.com)

Eatery not for the meat wary BBQ from page one

Public Market House’s newest BBQ joint, Deux Cochon.

“Probably about three people will eat it and I'll eat the rest of them, but I'm cool with that, because those three people get to know what it's like,” said Alfter.

Coming to Portland by way of BBQ hot-spot Austin, Texas, Alfter has an extensive resume in food and a daring, artistic attitude toward meat.

“I’m going to do some funky stuff here, I consider myself an artist … and a big food dork,” he said.

Alfter’s “funky stuff” will likely include (but by no means be limited to) pickled pigs feet or “trotters,” bone marrow and head cheese, a cold cut originating in Europe made with the flesh from the head of a pig and often set in a gelatin. “The kind of people that are going to appreciate that are the kind of people I want to cater to,” he said.

Deux Cochon has already received considerable attention from the Portland food blog set, including reviews

by FromAway.com (“This is barbecue

unlike any we have seen in the Portland area”) and Bryan Bruchman of Hillytown.com (“Deux Cochon is — and I need to breathe a sigh of relief every time I say this — an amazing BBQ joint. Yes, in Maine.”)

Alfter said the shop is set apart from traditional BBQ thanks to his propensity for pickling and curing meats. “People essentially did that in the past before massive refrigeration to make it last longer, so I’m taking on all these old, old methods of doing things,” he said.

Deux Cochon’s signature pulled pork sandwich comes topped with a curious garnish some New Englanders might not immediately recognize in pickled okra, and a little bit of plate-dressing speaks both to Alfter’s southern roots and antiquated preservation techniques.

The week-old shop located at the former location of all-day breakfast spot Peanut Butter Jelly is Alfter’s temple to porky goodness, and as its slaughter-chart signage would suggest, not a place for the meat wary. see CAFE page 9

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Big Garden Day planned at Congregation Bet Ha’am DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Congregation Bet Ha’am in South Portland welcomes the public to a plant sale fundraiser, and to observe and help with the planting of wheat and building of garden beds by the congregation’s students. The event will take place starting at 9 a.m.

Sunday, May 15 at Congregation Bet Ha’am, 81 Westbrook St., South Portland.

The event schedule is as follows: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Annual Plant Sale. “A great selection of locally dug perennials, vegetable seedlings and shrubs, all at great prices.” 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. — Wheat Planting. “The wheat planting will take place adjacent to the plant sale. Observe or help our students plant our very first wheat crop.” 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Build Raised Bed Gardens. “Come join us for hands-on learning under the direction of the Cultivating Com-

munity. ... Last month’s Mystery of Matzah event explored the origins of wheat and the possibilities of growing it in our own back yards. We’ll be putting our new skills into practice by planting our very first crop of wheat. Also, our annual plant sale will help raise money for our student-driven vegetable garden project in partnership with Cultivating Community.

Plant sale items are cash or check only, please.”

During the first weekend of April, the public participated in a “Mystery of Matzah” event. Elisheva Rogosa — scholar, organic farmer, artisan baker — was the special guset for “The Mystery of Matzah: Jewish teachings on farming, food and community.” The weekend focused on learning and matzah baking. Rogosa is the founder of the Heritage Wheat Conservancy (www.growseed.org). She works in the U.S., Israel and Eastern Europe to restore Heritage grains made nearly extinct by current industrial

farming practices. In a USDA-sponsored project at the UMass Crop Research Farm in Amherst, she is testing the viability of farming some 96 varieties of heritage wheat in New England.

The Mystery of Matzah events were part of a larger program at Congregation Bet Ha’am called Sowing Seeds, Braiding Community. The Congregation received funding for this program from the Union for Reform Judaism’s Incubator Grant, which selected the Sowing Seeds, Braiding Community program as one of only 20 grant recipients from a field of nearly 170 applicants nationwide, organizers announced. Rare heritage wheats will be planted locally and harvested this summer, and the crop will be processed into flour and baked into bread to share with the community.

For more information, visit Congregation Bet Ha’am at www.facebook.com/BetHaam.

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Owner: Groceria Café on the comeback trail

The interior of soon-to-open Groceria Café on Stevens Avenue underwent an extensive renovation, owner Jaime Vacchiano reports. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

The Groceria Café above Pat’s Meat Market on Stevens Avenue closed last year, much to the alarm and concern of patrons of the restaurant.

Last November, a Facebook fan wrote, "Does anyone know if Pat's plans to reopen? I miss the charming movie set atmosphere, great service and fantastic food."

Owner Jaime Vacchiano has confirmed the café is coming back.

"We may be five, six weeks away," he said last week, while offering a tour of the renovated upstairs space.

"I had leased it for the last five years, and now I have it back with Greg Gilman, who is the original chef

who built it with me. He's coming back. Everybody's excited," Vacchiano said.

The café won rave reviews in local media, and one patron who dined at the café in its early years said Gilman's return is great news.

"We've missed him and it's wonderful that he's coming back because he's a really creative, wonderful chef.

There are certain chefs that you click with and certain ones you don't, I always clicked with Greg," the patron noted.

For updates on the reopening, visit http://caféatpats.com.

— David Carkhuff

Blog bemoans lack of cheap eats in Portland

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

After her first pilgrimage to Fore Street’s hottest new burger joint in Five Guys Burger and Fries, local penny-pinching blogger Alex Munier got to thinking about one missing ingredient to this foodie city.

“There are all these new restaurants opening up in Portland all the time, but there is one large gap being left in the market that i would like to see filled: affordable food with sit-down atmosphere,” she writes.

Blogging from Broke207 (see “Blog Watch: Young, hip, broke and frugal” 12/22/11) Munier attempts to master the art of living on the cheap, while feeling like you are still “living”, and sees the city’s lack of cheap, casual (but not too causal) dining to be in short supply.

“On the cheap is easy when you’ve got diners and pizza and burger places up the yaz. Upscale is easy if you can afford it. There also appear to be an inexplicable amount of Asian restaurants cropping up on every corner… but when my mom refuses to eat

Indian food, and i only have $20, where do we go?” writes Munier.

In the age of “grass fed beef with walnut fennel chutney”, Munier pines for dining options more in touch with middle class economics.

“I would love to see people opening restaurants with a greater awareness of A) how many similar restaurants already exist in the area, and B) the fact that we’re pretty much all [expletive] broke … we also need to be able to afford things that aren’t just pizza and french fries. oh, and we want the food to taste good.”

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“I’m sure vegetarians will get it right away.

This is not going to be a palace of carrots with a big pig on the sign — they know what they are getting into,” he said.

The eatery was born of a backyard BBQ blow-out Alfter hosted with a former roommate (“Deux Cochons” or “Two Pigs” was the duo’s sly allusion to their own gluttony).

Alfter soon envisioned his first foray into restaurant management as a chance to extol the virtues of “the other white meat” in all its forms.

“My fascination initially was just because of taste — I actually prefer pork over cow,” said Alfter, though he adds, “though I do love a good steak, like any good, red-blooded American.” “[Pork] is very versatile, you can really use everything,” said Alfter, who suggested that an aesthetic-centric attitude toward cooking has robbed many of the opportunity to expand their pallet.

“People are so used to cryo-vac pieces of meat.

Good cuts look very pretty, so people don't have experience with

stuff like the bones,” he said. “You can take those and roast them and eat out the marrow with a baguette and it’s one of the best things ever — that’s my death row last meal. I want to share it with people and get them into it like I am.”

A journeyman who has hung his chef’s hat in kitchens from Puerto Rico to Canada, Alfter found his way to Portland when a culinary school buddy and owner of Market House neighbor Karmasouptra convinced him to make a pit stop en route to Montreal to cook soup for the winter.

“Initially I thought it was a bad idea when I got here and realized how cold it is, but I acclimated eventually,” he said.

When the chance arose for Alfter to run his own Market House eatery, he jumped at the chance to ply his trade at one of Portland’s busiest markets.

“The second floor of the Public Market House attracts a very diverse group of people,” he said.

“I’ve met an incredible amount of artists, poets, musicians and other chefs — it’s just a cool place to hang out. I I just moved here and

didn’t work here, it’s probably where I would come for coffee or to get a bite to eat,” he said.

By networking with Market House regulars and other shops, Alfter has managed to draw on the location’s considerable traffic to support his own venture.

Deux Cochon’s t-shirts, featuring the shop’s signature pig butchering diagram, was printed by Tim Goldkin of Infini-T’s, and Alfter has been experimenting with a new sauce which includes espresso from Market House Coffee.

Alfter’s plans for Deux Cochon’s future include a massive summer BBQ event, as well as a little animal husbandry — he hopes to buy several pigs from a local farmers, and is even considering keeping one for a pet.

“I won’t let him know about his friends. I understand they are very smart animals, so hopefully he doesn't speak English,” said Alfter.

(Questions, comments? Reporter Matt Dodge can be reached at matt@portlanddailysun.me.)

Adam Alfter has always been a fan of “the other white meat.”

Barbecue eatery Deux Cochon speaks to that love, offering a range of porkbased menu items, from pulled pork sandwiches to plans more eclectic offerings such as pickled pig’s feet and “head cheese,” a gelatinbased cold cut made from flesh from a pig’s head.

(MATT DODGE PHOTO)

DAILY CROSSWORD TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

by Lynn Johnston

by Paul Gilligan

By Holiday Mathis then recedes just as quickly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You might take certain shortcuts when you’re walking alone, but you wouldn’t bring others down the same potentially treacherous path -- too risky. Your protective nature emerges tonight.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’ve worked hard to achieve a certain standard in your work, and now you need to work just as hard to market it. The response you receive will be directly correlated to the number of times you put yourself out there.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You infuse your activities with the qualities that make you shine: attitude, vision and creativity. A little nuisance project could be the start of a huge enterprise.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll have double the energy of yesterday, so don’t let it go to waste. Go beyond what you did yesterday. If you walked a mile, walk two. If you read an article, finish the whole magazine.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll benefit by trying to see the other side of an equation. For instance, maybe it’s not the people involved in a problem who are to blame for it, but the situation and environment they are in.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 3). You have skills, and the next 10 weeks bring several opportunities to apply them and gain maximum personal and financial satisfaction. July brings the attainment of a treasured possession. Domestic life gains fresh energy in August. You’ll attract fans in September. You share a special connection with Scorpio and Cancer people. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 40, 18, 43 and 14.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You go out of your way to get mental perspective. No one can accuse you of missing the forest for the trees. You’ll see the trees, the forest, the continent they are on and the curve of the planet.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re not sure how far to take an idea. There are expenses involved, and you’re not sure whether it would be worthwhile to incur those expenses. The answer is: not yet. Don’t put your money into this until you are certain.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Staying on course will be a challenge. Your mind fires in many directions at once.

Your social interaction may feel unfocused. Yet the whimsy of your mood produces bits of creativity that turn out to be both interesting and lucrative.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s something you could do better if you had formal instruction in it. The training is not as difficult to get, time consuming or costly as you think it will be. Go for it!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There is a person who goes in after you clean, polish and present all the work you’ve done. Honor and praise this oftenunsung helper. Make your appreciation widely known.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you have thoughts that are inappropriate or prejudiced, keep them to yourself and don’t worry too much. This is only a sign that you have let down your guard and are in a highly creative mode.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). What a bit of fun you’ll get into today. Some might even call it trouble, and they wouldn’t be far off, either. But it’s the kind of fun/trouble that bubbles up and

by Aaron Johnson

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TUNDRA WT Duck

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 thru 9.

by Mark Tatulli

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2011. There are 242 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On May 3, 1911, Wisconsin Gov. Francis E. McGovern signed the first U.S. workers’ compensation law to withstand constitutional scrutiny. (Previous attempts in Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana and New York were struck down.)

On this date: In 1791, Poland adopted a national constitution.

In 1802, Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city.

In 1916, Irish nationalist Padraic Pearse and two others were executed by the British for their roles in the Easter Rising.

In 1933, Nellie T. Ross became the first female director of the U.S. Mint.

In 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks or members of other racial groups were legally unenforceable.

In 1960, the Harvey Schmidt-Tom Jones musical “The Fantasticks” began a nearly 42-year run at New York’s Sullivan Street Playhouse.

In 1971, the National Public Radio program “All Things Considered” made its debut.

In 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain’s first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labor government in parliamentary elections.

In 1986, in NASA’s first post-Challenger launch, an unmanned Delta rocket lost power in its main engine shortly after liftoff, forcing safety officers to destroy it by remote control.

In 1991, author Jerzy Kosinski was found dead in his New York City apartment; he was 57.

One year ago: BP declared it would pay all “legitimate and objectively verifiable” claims related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad (FY’-sul shah-ZAHD’) was apprehended aboard a flight preparing to depart New York for Dubai.

Today’s Birthdays: Folk singer Pete Seeger is 92. Actress Ann B. Davis is 85.

Singer Frankie Valli is 77. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 65. Pop singer Mary Hopkin is 61. Singer Christopher Cross is 60. Country musician Cactus Moser (Highway 101) is 54. Rock musician David Ball (Soft Cell) is 52. Country singer Shane Minor is 43. Actor Bobby Cannavale (ka-nuh-VAL’-ee) is 41.

Music and film producer-actor Damon Dash is 40. Country musician John Hopkins (Zac Brown Band) is 40. Country-rock musician John Neff (Drive-By Truckers) is 40. Country singer Brad Martin is 38. Actor Dule (dooLAY’) Hill is 36. Country singer Eric Church is 34. Dancer Cheryl Burke is 27. Actress Jill Berard is 21.

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South Portland community garden gets city OK DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The South Portland City Council voted to accept a lease agreement between the newly created nonprofit, the Community Garden Collective (CGC) and the city of South Portland for the development of a new community garden on the former Hamlin School property, the nonprofit reported. The vote was held Wednesday, April 20.

Helen Slocum, vice president of the nonprofit collective, stated that “the CGC is ecstatic with the outcome of the vote and we wish to thank the City Council and city manager for their efforts in getting the lease agreement in place. We are thrilled with the support we have received from the community thus far and wish to acknowledge everyone who spoke on the project’s behalf.

We are especially grateful to the South Portland Land Trust for the support the organization has shown thus far and for agreeing to be the CGC’s fiscal sponsor until our nonprofit tax status has been achieved.”

Slocum said the new garden already has 74 Facebook fans, and approximately 18 families have already contacted the CGC to join the waiting list for a plot.

The community garden is to be located behind the former Hamlin School at 496 Ocean St. and will be opening in the spring of 2012, the collective announced. The garden design includes 39 garden plots located within a fenced area.

Three plots will be set aside for the Plant-ARow for the Hungry, an outreach program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service, and one plot will be reserved for use as a

Children’s Garden.

The plots will consist of raised beds and all gardeners will be required to use organic gardening techniques — no chemical fertilizers, pesticides or fungicides will be allowed.

The CGC will now begin fundraising to cover the costs of garden construction, estimated to be upwards of $24,000.

Individuals and businesses with an interest in the former Hamlin School community garden or the CGC are encouraged to visit the collective’s Facebook page (Community Garden Collective) or email the CGC board at communitygardencollective@gmail.com. A website for the CGC can be found at http://www.communitygardencollective.org.

For further information, contact Slocum at 799-3574 or hfslocum@maine.rr.com.

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Tuesday, May 3 East End Wastewater Treatment Facility Tour

Film: ‘Holy Wars’

10 a.m. to noon. Portland Water District invites the public to celebrate National Drinking Water Week, May 1-May 7. “Have you ever wondered what happens after you flush? What is flushable, anyway? Find out how PWD treats millions of gallons of wastewater every day, helping to keep Casco Bay clean for wildlife and people.” www.pwd.org

Hike Along the Sebago to the Sea Trail 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Join Sebago to the Sea Coalition partners Presumpscot Regional Land Trust and PWD as we take a hike on the newest section of the Sebago to the Sea Trail, designed to link Sebago Lake with Casco Bay. Naturalists will point out features, habitats, and other fun environmental facts along the trail. Hike is approximately 2 miles. Sebago Lake Ecology Center. Sandrine Bonnaire appears in “Queen to Play,” a film by Caroline Bottaro. The film will be screened this week at the Portland Musuem of Art. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Glaize) www.pwd.org

‘Ethnographic research in the Yucatan peninsula’ 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Last winter, three College of the Atlantic students travelled to the state of Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico to pursue field work into land management, government aid, and politics. The three seniors, Zimmerman Cardona of Belize, Adelina Mkami of Tanzania, and Neil Oculi of St. Lucia, will be showing portions of their senior project in an exhibit called “One State, Three Projects: Ethnographic research in the Yucatan peninsula” in the college’s Ethel H. Blum Gallery from May 2 to 6. There will be an opening reception May 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. Ethel H. Blum Gallery of College of the Atlantic. Gallery hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor. For information contact cclinger@coa.edu, 288-5105 or 801-5733. Free.

‘The Final Inch — Fighting To Eradicate Polio’ 4 p.m. Polio, contrary to what people might think, has not vanished from our world. Throughout Asia and Africa, this highly contagious disease is still destroying people’s lives.

At 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, College of the Atlantic student Jesse Karppinen will be screening the film, “The Final Inch — Fighting To Eradicate Polio,” followed by a discussion of public health efforts to wipe out the disease. The movie and talk will be in McCormick Lecture Hall as part of COA’s ongoing Human Ecology Forum.

fessionals come together to attend this event. This year’s theme, “Facing Cancer Together,” is as a day of sharing personal stories and medical information designed to help cancer patients and their families as they continue along their cancer journeys. Attendees at this day-long conference can participate in a variety of informative workshops, visit community resource exhibits, and share similar experiences and stories with others touched by cancer.

Moore Middle School planning session 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Moore Middle School in Portland invites parents and community members to participate in a charrette, or planning workshop, in the school’s library to discuss improvements to the school grounds. The information gathered at the charrette will be used by a landscape architect to create site plans for all stakeholders to view and vote upon. Moore plans to complete one small, high impact project before the end of the school year, with additional projects prioritized and completed as funds become available. Those interested in participating in the charrette are asked to write to one of the following teachers by May 2: Julie Marshall, marshj@portlandschools.org, Margaret Mountcastle, mountm@portlandschools.org, or Carrie Foster, fostec@portlandschools.org. They also may call 874-8150 to leave a message.

Portland Symphony Orchestra preview

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. “This is a drop-in support group facilitated by Al Barthelman where men can explore what is happening to them at this difficult time in their lives, in a safe environment. Separation, Divorce & Dads is for men who are in the process of separating, are already divorced, or who have never been married. Dads discuss whatever issues they like, such as concerns about co-parenting, coping with loss, and how to be the best father they can be. Join us and share your perspective on raising children as a single parent.” Kids First Center, 222 St. John St., Suite 104, Portland. $10 per session (financial assistance is available). Register: Call ahead or send an email or just drop-in.

5:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra Music Director Robert Moody will present a preview of the 2011-2012 PSO season at the Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Robert Moody will provide an overview of the upcoming season’s concerts, including highlights of both Classical and Pops series, background on guest artists, and how the season evolved. The preview event will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. The PSO’s 2011-2012 season runs from October 2011 to May 2012 and includes nine Classical and four Pops programs.

Subscriptions to the PSO’s upcoming season are now on sale, with prices ranging from $80 to $390 depending on series and seat location. Details are available through portlandsymphony.org or by calling PortTIX at 842-0800.

Portland Symphony Orchestra finale concerts

Friends of the Eastern Prom preview

7:30 p.m. The Portland Symphony Orchestra will close its 2010-2011 season with music of Wagner and Mozart, and featuring Ravel’s luminously beautiful “Daphnis et Chloé.”

Music Director Robert Moody will conduct the last performance Tuesday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Portland’s Merrill Auditorium. The PSO’s season finale concerts are sponsored by KeyBank, with media support from MPBN. Ticket prices range from $17-$70 and are available at porttix.com and by phone at 842-0800 or in person at PortTIX (20 Myrtle St., Portland).

Special pricing may be available for students, seniors, and groups of 10 or more.

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Prom Preview — The 3 R’s: Relocation, Restoration and Recreation will be highlighted as Friends of the Eastern Promenade outline project priorities recommended within the Master Plan for the Eastern Promenade. “Expect more about our exciting summer event lineup. After all, Maine is Vacationland, and you’ll want to save some of these dates to enjoy the Prom with friends and family from near and far.” East End Community School.

Separation, Divorce & Dads

Roof runoff, rain gardens, and rain barrels

33rd Annual Living With Cancer Conference

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Take a guided tour of the Sebago Lake Ecology Center’s lake-friendly yard to learn about rain gardens, rain barrels, and other easy ways a homeowner can create a beautiful yard that reduces pollution. Sebago Lake Ecology Center. www.pwd.org

7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The American Cancer Society’s 33rd Annual Living With Cancer Conference will take place at the Augusta Civic Center. Volunteers and staff from the American Cancer Society created the first Living With Cancer Conference in 1979. Each year cancer patients and survivors, family members, caregivers, and healthcare pro-

7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Nickelodeon Cinemas will present the second installment of Rated Local, an ongoing film series showcasing eight new short works from Maine filmmakers.

Organized by Portland’s Eddy Bolz, David Meiklejohn and Allen Baldwin,Rated Local will screen at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4

Rated Local ongoing film series

7:30 p.m. Film screening. “Touching down in four hotbeds of religious fundamentalism — Pakistan, Lebanon, UK, and heartland America — ‘Holy Wars’ goes behind the scenes of the 1400 year old conflict between Islam and Christianity. By filmmaker Stephen Marshall (Guerrilla News Network, Battleground) the film follows a danger-seeking Christian missionary and a radical Muslim Irish convert, both of whom believe in an apocalyptic battle, after which their religion will ultimately rule the world. Tracking their lives from the onset of the ‘War on Terror’ through the election of Barack Obama, Holy Wars shows that even the most radical of believers can be transformed by our changing world.” SPACE Gallery. $7/$5 for SPACE members, all ages.

Thursday, May 5 Report card on public higher education

noon to 1:30 p.m. The Maine Heritage Policy Center presents Made In Maine, A State Report Card On Public Higher Education, with special guest speaker, Michael Poliakoff, policy director for American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

DiMillo’s On the Water, 25 Long Wharf, Portland. Made In Maine: A State Report Card On Public Higher Education takes a close look at the four-year public colleges and universities in Maine, offering a Pass or Fail grade in four key areas. “At this pivotal time for Maine’s taxpayers-supported universities, ACTA’s report card finds that while Maine’s universities are running in a generally transparent manner, they have real challenges to address in raising academic standards, increasing graduation rates, and controlling rising tuition costs.’ Register online or contact Mrs. Amanda Clark at 321-2550 or aclark@mainepolicy.org by Monday, May 2.

Connecting People, Place and Planet 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Join Westbrook resident Jan Schrock in a series of discussions in an enjoyable, supportive setting to examine personal values and habits, engage in stimulating conversation, create meaningful community, and consider ways to take action towards creating a more sustainable future. Sessions at Walker Memorial Library will begin on Thursday, May 5 and continue each week through June 9. Using a workbook from the Northwest Earth Institute, we will explore ‘good health,’the connections between human health and the environment, and how we can sustain both. Each session includes readings from the Northwest Earth Institute video clips, short assignments and accompanying group discussion questions. The course discusses limitations of the current medical model and its approach to health, then addresses the places where our personal health intersects with the environment — from our food and homes, to our communities and society. Throughout the course you will find individual actions that promote good health and in turn, promote a healthier environment. The workbook includes related articles, about 1 ½ hr to read prior to our discussion group and costs $21.” To sign up, see Marian Peterson, MLIS, Adult Services, Walker Memorial Library. Discussion will be led by Westbrook resident Jan West Schrock, retired from Heifer International, and now a resident of Westbrook. Go to: www.nwei.org.

Friday, May 6 Owls of Maine 10 a.m. to noon. “Owls have unique characteristics that set them apart from other birds. The Owls of Maine program introduces the audience to the habits and adaptations of Maine’s native owls. The special features of these nocturnal birds will be demonstrated through displays and live owls.”

Jeff P. Nixon Development Center, 225 Douglass St., Portland.

Recent work by Kyle Bryant at Edward T. Pollack 5 p.m. May 5 through June 25, Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts presents The Things We Carry: Recent Work by Kyle Bryant. Opening reception, Thursday May 5, 5-8 p.m. There will be a gallery talk by the artist in June. Please contact the gallery for further information. Also July 1 through Aug. 31, At The Shore, a celebration of activities performed on or near lakes, ponds and oceans. Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts Rare Books & Fine Prints, 29 Forest Ave. 699-2919, www. edpollackfinearts.com. see next page

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Images of the Longfellow Garden 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk with Maine Historical Society. Opening Reception: Images of the Longfellow Garden. “Join the local art community in celebrating the opening of our new exhibit (May 6-June 30) in the Shettleworth Gallery, Images of the Longellow Garden. This exhibit is a showcase of historical images that document the evolution of the garden through the years. The exhibit celebrates spring and the wonder that is shared by all who enjoy the garden. Mingle with friends, enjoy refreshments and music, and visit our ongoing exhibit, Zoom In: New Approaches to Maine History which closes at the end of May.”

The Telling Room’s annual writing and storytelling project on display at Portland Public Library 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. As part of the First Friday Art Walk, three separate shows including highlights from The Telling Room’s annual writing and storytelling project, Dunia Moja/One World: A Peregrine Press and Zanzibar Print Exchange, and social justice and memoir comics created by local middle school students will all be open to visitors to the Portland Public Library from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. In the Lewis Gallery is an exhibition of collaborative prints created jointly by the artists of Portland’s Peregrine Press and the artists of Women Networking in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The two resulting matched sets of collaborative prints are unique, showcasing the deep similarities — and mysterious differences — between kindred spirits working “together” across a distance of 6,000 miles. Dunja Moja/One World is open through May 28. Next to the Lewis Gallery on the lower level are highlights from PLAY, The Telling Room’s 201011 community writing and storytelling project. Culled from work with nearly 2,000 students from Wells to Calais this year, the stories, poems, photographs, and videos featured accompany the release of The Telling Room’s fifth anthology, “How To Climb Trees: 40 Poems and Stories About Play.” Among the highlights of the show are works by 12 immigrant and refugee high school students in the Young Writers & Leaders Program and winners of a statewide writing contest. Following the Art Walk, much of this work will be on display on the lower level through the end of June.

In the Rines Auditorium, social justice and memoir comics created by King Middle School students will be on display as part of the national Memento Nora Project.

‘The Town that YES Made’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Lalo Boutique at 142 High Street in Portland hosts the artists of YES Art Works with “The Town that YES Made,” “a whimsical collection of buildings and vehicles designed and created with wood, cardboard, papiermâché and paint. The miniature village reflects the creative perception and joyful interpretation of the world around us by a group of artists with disabilities. LaLo will also premiere hand-screened t-shirts and aprons as well as showcase a selection of paintings, wall quilts, and hand-woven scarves from YES Artists.” Work will be on display from May 5 to 31 with an opening reception during Portland’s First Friday Art Walk on Friday, May 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Not Just Dance — A First Friday Event 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Arthur Fink is best known in Portland as a dance photographer, and that is, indeed, a passion of his.

But for this First Friday, on May 6, he’s assembling a show of other work — streetscapes, scenic images, signage, and portraits from Monhegan, Cape May, Holland, Scandinavia, and other places. Look for an eclectic and colorful mix, including many early works shot with — film!” Fink’s studio is located at 145 Newbury St. (just off India Street, close to Coffee by Design). It will be open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for this event, and is also available for visits at most other times (contact Arthur Fink at af@ArthurFinkPhoto.com or 615.5722 to confirm that he’s there).

‘Queen to Play’ film screened at PMA 6:30 p.m. “Queen to Play” screens at Movies at the Museum at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, May 6, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, May 7, 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 8, 2 p.m. NR. “Oscar winner Kevin Kline (‘A Fish Called Wanda’) and the luminous Sandrine Bonnaire (‘Vagabond’) square off in this stylish and sophisticated dramedy of newfound passions and mid-life triumphs, set on the postcard-perfect isle of Corsica. Lovely, repressed, and quietly intelligent, French chambermaid Hélène (Bonnaire) discovers she has a knack for chess. This obsession-much to the chagrin of her husband and teenaged daughter-leads her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a reclusive American doctor (Kline, in his first French-speaking role)-a liaison that radically transforms both of their lackluster lives. In French with English subtitles.”

Couples Connecting: A Friday Night Date 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aliveness, Connection, Understanding. An evening workshop with Nancy Hathaway. Simple Playful Mindfulness Exercises for Couples. Using Skillful

Techniques from many traditions-Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, Vipassana, Non-violent Communication. All exercises done in pairs with your partner. Center for Studying Mindfulness, @Living Well, 836 Main St., Westbrook. To Register: Hathaway.N@gmail.com

Global Fight League in Portland 7 p.m. “Bellum Combat Association is proud to announce a dual partnership with Global Fight League to bring New England’s premier MMA Promotion to Maine. Global Fight League is excited to bring their brand of Mixed Martial Arts to Maine for one of the first MMA events ever held in the state. May 6 is the official sanctioned date by the Mixed Martial Arts Authority of Maine to hold the Global Fight League’s 11th installment. Doors at 6 p.m. Fights begin at 7 p.m.” Portland Expo. http://www.bellumca.com/contact.htm

Portland Playback Theater First Friday 7:30 p.m. This month’s theme for Portland Playback Theater is “Growing Up.” “Our memories of childhood range from the sublime to the ridiculous. When did you realize you’d turned the corner from childhood to being a ‘grown up’? Or what times have challenged you to think if you’d grown up at all? Grow up all over again with Portland Playback. Every month Portland Playback Theater puts five talented actors at your disposal to play back the moments of your life, unrehearsed and on the spot. Now in our sixth year, we have brought hundreds of audience stories back to life.” First Parish Church, at the intersection of Congress and Temple (just up from the Nickelodeon). $7 suggested donation. Find out more at www.portlandplayback.com.

Pianist plays ‘hits’ of Bach, Liszt and Beethoven 7:30 p.m. Frank Glazer, one of Maine’s most eminent pianists, performs popular selections by Bach, Beethoven and Liszt at the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at Bates College, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. On the program: Bach’s Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, Franz Liszt’s Sonata in B minor and Beethoven’s 33 Variations on Waltz by A. Diabelli in C major, Op. 120. The performance is open to the public at no cost, but tickets are required. For more information, contact 786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Saturday, May 7 Brewing For A Cause 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to announce they will be holding the second annual Brewing For A Cause. This event was conceived to raise funds for the Trek Across Maine, a three-day, 180-mile bike ride in support of the mission of the American Lung Association.

This is the third year that Sebago has had an employee cycling team participating in the event. Sebago brewers and will be brewing “Trekker Pale Ale” and attendees will be able to participate in the brewing process as well as take a case of this special Single Batch Series home! It will be a full day of brewing (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and lunch will be provided for all attendees. Tickets are $125 and are now available to the general public on the Sebago Brewing Company website. This unique fundraiser sold out very quickly last year, so Sebago is encouraging people to purchase tickets early if they’d like to attend! For more information visit sebagobrewing.com, call 207-856-2537, or email jon@ sebagobrewing.com.

Workshop on solar shower building 9 a.m. On May 7-8, Mike Beaudry, a timber framer, timber hewer and log builder from Montville, will lead a two-day workshop at Newforest Institute in Brooks. The main project during this workshop will be the construction of a roof frame for a solar shower building. Starting with logs, participants will hew out dimensional timbers, cut joinery, make trunnels, and raise and trunnel the frame. Workshop fees are a sliding scale from $90 to $180 depending upon ability to pay for two days including lunch and snacks. Attendees have the option to register for breakfasts and dinners and overnight accommodations or tenting space for a modest fee. For more information and to register, please contact Newforest at info@newforestinstitute.org or 722-3625.

Falmouth Rotary Club electronics recycling day 9 a.m. The Rotary Club of Falmouth will host an electronics recycling day on Saturday, May 7 from 9-2 at the Falmouth Shopping Center parking lot on U.S. Route 1 in Falmouth.

Items accepted include household electronics such as TV’s, computers, monitors (keyboard, mouse), printers, scanners, DVD players, VCR’s, radios, stereos, microwaves ovens, cell phones, game consoles, cords, circuit boards, and digital picture frames. “This event allows people to drop off their electronics so they can be recycled or disposed of in an environmentally friendly way”, says Anne Payson of the Falmouth Rotary Club. “We simply ask that people make a donation to Rotary at the time they drop their items off. Donations will go primarily to the our Rotary Youth Exchange Program.” Falmouth Rotary is a volunteer ser-

vice organization that supports a variety of community and international causes, including the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, polio eradication, Safe Passage, the Falmouth Food Pantry, Maine Childrens Cancer Center, and girls literacy in Afghanistan. Items that will be NOT be accepted include appliances and white goods (ovens, washer/dryers, stoves), items with freon such as refrigerators and air conditioners, fluorescent bulbs, and mercury-bearing items (thermo, thermostat).

New Gloucester quilt show 9 a.m. to noon. A quilt show is to be held at the New Gloucester History Barn, Route 231, behind the Town Hall, New Gloucester. Local quilters working in a variety of styles will be featured. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the New Gloucester Historical Society.

Symposium on artist studios 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Art On-Site: Studio Practice in 21st-Century Art,” hosted by Portland Museum of Art. Price: $35; members: $25. Auditorium and Portland Studios. “What role does an artist’s studio play in the creative process?

From the 19th-century studios of Winslow Homer and Frederic Church to contemporary artists working on Congress Street, Maine has been a magnet for artists. This day-long symposium begins with artist and author Joe Fig, whose decade of interviews with artists resulted in his book Inside the Painter’s Studio as well as pushing him in a new direction for his own work. Fig’s doll-housed sized recreations of artists at work in their studios ask us to think about studio, place, and practice. David Row, painter and 2011 Portland Museum of Art Biennial juror will discuss how place relates to practice with illustrations of his New York and Maine studios. We will then break for lunch in the Museum Café before going on our tour of Portland studios in the afternoon. Studio visits will include: Joe Kievitt, Lauren Fensterstock and Aaron Stephan, Charlie Hewitt, as well as The Artist Studio Building where many artists will be in their studios for questions. The day concludes at SPACE Gallery with all the participating artists. Lunch at the Museum and a concluding reception at SPACE Gallery with participating artists is included in the registration fee. This symposium is the second of a series of three to celebrate the opening of the Winslow Homer Studio in September 2012.” http:// portlandmuseum.org

Protest of Aegis destroyer at Bath Iron Works 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Navy will “christen” another Aegis destroyer on Saturday, May 7 at Bath Iron Works.

Peace groups in Maine plan to hold a protest at the event from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Following the protest people are invited to come to the Addams-Melman House (212 Centre St) in Bath for a pot luck lunch at noon. The protest is being sponsored by the Smiling Trees Disarmament Farm, Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, Maine Veterans for Peace and CodePink Maine. For more information please contact 763-4062 or 443-9502.

Peace Action Maine 2011 Peace Supper 4 p.m. This year’s Keynote Speaker for the Peace Action Maine Peace Supper will be Medea Benjamin. Supper at 5 p.m. Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland, $20. “Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. She has been a tireless advocate for social justice for more than 20 years. Described as “one of America’s most committed — and most effective — fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday, and called “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by the Los Angeles Times, Medea has distinguished herself as an eloquent and energetic figure in the progressive movement. In June of 2005, she was one of 1,000 exemplary women from 140 countries nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize collectively, on behalf of the millions of anonymous women who do the essential work of peace worldwide. Since the September 11, 2001 tragedy, Medea has been working to promote a U.S. foreign policy that would respect human rights and gain us allies instead of contributing to violence and undermining our international reputation. In 2000, she was a Green Party candidate for the California Senate.

During the 1990s, Medea focused her efforts on tackling the problem of unfair trade as promoted by the World Trade Organization. Widely credited as the woman who brought Nike to its knees and helped place the issue of sweatshops on the national agenda, Medea was a key player in the campaign that won a $20 million settlement from 27 US clothing retailers for the use of sweatshop labor in Saipan.

She also pushed Starbucks and other companies to start carrying fair trade coffee. A former economist and nutritionist with the United Nations and World Health Organization, Benjamin is the author/editor of eight books, and she currently lives in Washington, D.C. Her speaking topic at the Peace Action Maine Peace Supper will be ‘From Egypt to Washington D.C.: How to Build a Peoples’ Movement for Peace.’” Call Peace Action Maine 772-0680. see next page

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The Mad Hatter Affair by MHS 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Mad Hatter Affair at the Woodlands Club in Falmouth. “Consider this an official invitation to the Mad Hatter Affair, MHS’s gala fundraiser. Now in its 15th year, the Mad Hatter is a festive Kentucky Derby party, a spirited way to welcome spring, and great opportunity to support MHS. The Mad Hatter offers a chance for friends of MHS and guests to gather, dress up in derby attire (outlandish hats encouraged!), sip mint juleps, watch the race live from Churchill Downs, and to dine and dance the night away. Activities include a hat parade and contest, and live and silent auctions. For more on this wonderful evening, including photos from last year’s event, visit the MHS blog. Tickets: $100/person.” FMI and to buy tickets, contact Elizabeth Nash at 774-1822, ext. 206 or enash@mainehistory.org.

‘Seascapes’ art reception in Cape Elizabeth 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Cape Elizabeth painter Etsuko Leeaphon will present. “Seascapes from Japan, Thailand and Maine” at Thomas Memorial Library May 2-31. An opening reception will be held at the library on Friday, May 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event is open to the public.

Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Road, Cape Elizabeth. 799-1720.

Reindeer Records’ Off-Ramp: Exit 26 7 p.m. The accomplishments and performances of nine high school rock bands from across the state who, for the past six months, have been participating in Reindeer Records’ Off-Ramp: Exit 26 competition will be showcased and saluted in a red-carpet finale at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. Each band will perform a final brief set which

will include their original composition entitled “I Scream At Walls” they each created for the competition, and the audience will also be treated to the band’s music video of the same song, projected on the WPAC’s huge hi-definition screen. After the final set, an Awards Presentation will highlight the top achievers in some of the many tasks and categories that the bands were evaluated on during their Off-Ramp journey, and will include some special guest presentations. One band will walk away with Reindeer’s title of “Best Young Band in the State of Maine” plus $1,000 for each musician. The nine bands include: Beware Of Pedestrians — Gorham HS, Scarborough HS; Crossed Out — Gorham HS; Midnite Haze — Telstar Middle/HS; Phantom Companion — Falmouth HS, Waynflete; Stuck In Neutral — Boothbay Region HS; The Modest Proposal — Freeport HS; The Resistance — Erskine Academy, Maine Central Institute, Warsaw Middle School; The Study of Wumbo — Scarborough HS, Kennebunk HS; and Where’s Robert? — Mt. Ararat HS, Morse HS, Brunswick HS. The finale is open to all ages. Tix are $10/adv, $12/door. FMI, contact Reindeer at 857-9002 or reindeergroup.org. For complete info on the bands and the competition, visit keepmecurrent.com and click on the Off-Ramp: Exit 26 icon.

‘Piano Men: The Music of Elton and Billy’ 7:30 p.m. The Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere of “Piano Men: the Music of Elton and Billy,” dedicated to the array of hits created by the two pop music icons Elton John and Billy Joel, on Saturday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. “Elton John and Billy Joel have sold more than 350 million records combined. This tribute performance mixes a four-piece pop group with a full orchestra in song arrangements rarely heard before. Performers include longtime

Billy Joel drummer Liberty DeVitto and Joseph Boucher on piano and vocals. Arrangements by Christopher Eastburn.

For song selections and information on performers, visit www.pianomenmusic.com.” Tickets cost $16.50 and are available through the State Theatre: www.statetheatreportland.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or in person at the Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland.

Asbury Shorts exhibition in Fryeburg 7:30 p.m. Asbury Shorts, New York City’s longest running short film exhibition, will present its acclaimed program known as “The Short Film Concert” at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center. The theater is located at 18 Bradley Street in Fryeburg on the campus of Fryeburg Academy. Tickets cost $10 general admission/ $7 for students. Call 935-9232 for all show information and directions or email: boxoffice@fryeburgacademy.org. The presentation is recommended for ages 16 and above.

Sunday, May 8 UMF Community Chorus Spring Choral Concert 3 p.m. The University of Maine at Farmington Community Chorus performs its spring concert in Nordica Auditorium, UMF Merrill Hall on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. Under the direction of Dr. Bruce McInnes, the chorus will present “King David,” composed by Arthur Honegger. The concert is sponsored by the UMF Department of Sound, Performance and Visual Inquiry. Tickets are available at the door at $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, free for children under 12 and UMF students with I.D. For more information, please call 778-7072, or email robin.palmermosher@maine.edu.

Graffiti found on Maine Muslim Community Center VANDALISM from page one

mosque members to be vigilent about reporting suspicious behavior in the neighborhood and promised to keep the lines of communication open.

Craig believes the incident is an “anomaly,” but said the department would pay “special attention” to Islam centers citywide.

“We don’t believe this is any kind of trend, we think it is isolated, (mosque officials) think it is isolated, but certainly it causes concern,” the chief said.

Graffiti that celebrated Osama Bin Laden’s death and also appeared to threaten local Muslims was scrawled onto the community center at 118 Anderson St. sometime yesterday morning. The message, which misspelled the word “tomorrow,” also cited the conflict between Greek and Turkish communities on the island nation of Cypress, in the Mediterranean Sea. Graffiti Busters, a program of LearningWorks nonprofit agency, painted over the messages shortly after 10 a.m.

Abdiaziz Mohamed, treasurer at the Maine Muslim Community Center, said Monday the facility had never been vandalized during his five years working there. Overall, he said the mosque has good relations with neighbors and the surrounding community.

Reaction to the vandalism was mixed, he said.

“We take this really seriously, but at the same

“Acts of hate and bias like this have no place in our city. Muslims in Maine and across the U.S. deserve the same respect as all others who live here.” — Steve Wessler, executive director of the Center for Preventing Hate, a local advocacy group time, we don’t want to overreact,” Mohamed said, adding, “I don’t feel unsafe; we are in the safest place in the world.”

He said some members fear anti-Muslim sentiment will escalate into violence, while others are more concerned about how younger Muslims will interpret the message.

Mohamed blamed the graffiti on media-induced fervor late Monday night after word broke that U.S. commandos had killed bin Laden during a raid in Pakistan.

“This person, whoever he is, might be trying to label us with what is going on outside” of the U.S., Mohamed said, adding that Muslims at the center “just want to be peaceful.”

The mosque vandalism was widely condemned by local officials and anti-hate groups.

“Acts of hate and bias like this have no place in our city,” said Steve Wessler, executive director of the Center for Preventing Hate, a local advocacy group, in a statement. “Muslims in Maine and across the

U.S. deserve the same respect as all others who live here.

“They serve in our armed forces, teach in our schools and care for our sick. On September 11, Muslim firefighters and paramedics courageously stayed in the Twin Towers trying to save lives.“ “This kind of bigotry does not belong anywhere and it certainly does not belong in my home town,” Mayor Nick Mavodones said in a statement. He added that Muslims “are welcome members of our city and are entitled to respect and the same hope and feeling of closure everyone else carries in their hearts today.”

As of late yesterday, police hadn’t announced any arrests in the case.

The Muslim community center and mosque was established in Portland in 2005, and has been located in East Bayside for at least the past three years, according to its website. The center offers programs on Koran study and interpretation as well as Arabic language classes. It has a library and serves as a wedding hall, counseling center and also has an in-house travel-booking service.

According to city records, the community center bought the building on Anderson Street last June for $690,000. Mohamed said the center made its final payment in March.

The center’s website says the mosque is the largest of its kind in Portland, with up to 500 worshippers attending Friday prayers on a given week.

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Late Night Dynamite in broad daylight

Local firefighters earn promotions DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT

The band “Late Night Dynamite” performed for a gathering in front of the Maine School of Law on Deering Avenue Saturday. The band, which covers popular songs from the 1980s, frequently performs at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge on Portland Street. (JEFFREY S. SPOFFORD PHOTO)

Portland Fire Chief Frederick LaMontagne has announced the promotions of three firefighters to the position of deputy chief, fire captain and fire lieutenant.

Captain David Pendleton, a career firefighter with the city since 1985, has been promoted to deputy fire chief. Pendleton has served as island liaison and was most recently the marine Pendleton division captain, overseeing the operations of the city’s water-based firefighting crews. LaMontagne said.

Pendleton was instrumental in the design, purchase and delivery of the city’s new fireboat, City of Portland IV. Lieutenant Christopher Goodall has been promoted Goodall to fire captain. Goodall, a 12-year veteran, a member of the Fire Investigative Team, the Weapons of Mass Destruction Team, served as lieutenant on Engine Company Six (located at the Bramhall Station).

Firefighter Christopher Alves Alves has been promoted to fire lieutenant. A 13-year veteran, Alves also serves Engine Company Six.