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Maine State Bank bill sparks unexpected turnout in Augusta

Maine Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, sponsor of LD 1452, “An Act to Create a Maine Street Economic Development Bank,” talks about the need for a state bank Tuesday during a press conference at the State House. “Currently much of our bank tax revenue sits in banks throughout Wall Street,” Russell said. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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When Diane Russell's family lost money in the AIG collapse, it was a bitter lesson in how Wall Street can leave Americans empty-handed. "All of our money was gone," Russell recalled.

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Shipyard exec: Thompson's Point project won't hinder his East End development BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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A toast to competition The co-owner of Shipyard Brewing Co. said that recently announced plans for a $100 million entertainment complex on Thompson’s Point will not necessarily affect his own goal of bringing a con- “There deﬁnitely will vention center, hotel be some crossover, and culinary school to but I think there is a Portland’s East End. strong demand for “I see them as majorly different a convention center projects,” said Fred space in the city of Forsley, who unveiled plans for a 300,000- to Portland, and the more 600,000-square-foot variety, the better. It development adjacent to the brewery’s New- really is about trying to bury Street location bring variety of groups last Wednesday. to the city of Port“We predominately will be focused on land.” — Fred Forsley, trying to build a facil- president of Shipyard ity that will house Brewing Co. a convention center and also can support a four-year culinary art and hospitality degree [program],” said Forsley.

Maybe it's these kinds of personal stories that helped drive a crowd to the State House Tuesday to testify in support of Russell's legislation to create a Maine development bank. Admittedly, a state bank doesn't carry the political firepower of hot-button issues, Russell admitted,

Fred Forsley, president of Shipyard Brewing Co., stands outside the Newbury Street brewery. Forsley says a $100 million Thompson’s Point development and his own envisioned Shipyard development are “majorly different” and can co-exist. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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NAPLES — Flags in front of Krista Dittmeyer’s former high school waved at half mast on Monday as friends and family filed into the gym for her funeral. Her body lay in a closed casket. Cameras weren't allowed, but reporters sat beside mourners in the bleachers. More than 300 people filled the Lakes Region High School gym, the gym where Dittmeyer Dittmeyer played basketball just a few years ago. “We are broken-hearted, confused,” the Rev. Donald Mayberry said, who performed the service. “We will not gloss over the pain. We are mourning the loss of a young daughter, the loss of a sister. Our pain and our suffering, our grief and sorrow and loss are meant to be shared.” The search for Dittmeyer began last Saturday after her car was found running with her 14-month-old daughter inside. The child was uninjured, but there was no sign of Dittmeyer. Her body was discovered a few days later in a small pond at the base of Cranmore ski area after four days of searching by local, state and federal investigators.

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Ownership of TV sets falls in U.S. (NY Times) — For the first time in 20 years, the number of homes in the United States with television sets has dropped. Discarded analog television sets in Florida. Analog was rendered obsolete in the switch to digital broadcasting in 2009. The Nielsen Company, which takes TV set ownership into account when it produces ratings, will tell television networks and advertisers on Tuesday that 96.7 percent of American households now own sets, down from 98.9 percent previously. There are two reasons for the decline, according to Nielsen. One is poverty: some low-income households no longer own TV sets, most likely because they cannot afford new digital sets and antennas. The other is technological wizardry: young people who have grown up with laptops in their hands instead of remote controls are opting not to buy TV sets when they graduate from college or enter the work force, at least not at first. Instead, they are subsisting on a diet of television shows and movies from the Internet. That second reason is prompting Nielsen to think about a redefinition of the term “television household” to include Internet video viewers. “We’ve been having conversations with clients,” said Pat McDonough, the senior vice president for insights and analysis at Nielsen. “That would be a big change for this industry, and we’d be doing it in consultation with clients if we do it.” Nielsen’s household figures suggest that while the TV set is still firmly at the center of the average American’s media life, a small minority of Americans are finding ways to live without it. The “persistently rocky economy” is a factor, the company says in the report to be released Tuesday. Similarly, the economy was the reason cited by Nielsen when the percentage of homes with sets declined in 1992. That decline, the company’s report says, “also followed a prolonged recession and was reversed during the economic upswing of the mid-1990s.” If the current decline persists, it will have profound implications for the networks, studios and distributors that are wedded, at least in part, to the current television ecosystem. Nielsen’s estimates incorporate the results of the 2010 census as well as the behavior of the approximately 50,000 Americans in the national sample that the company relies upon to make ratings projections.

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White House revises bin Laden narrative BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES

White House officials on Tuesday sought to correct the official account of the raid in Pakistan that ended in the killing of Osama bin Laden, saying that the Qaeda leader was not armed and that his wife was not killed. The new Defense Department narrative released by the White House, and read at a White House news briefing on Tuesday, said that one of Bin Laden’s wives was shot in the leg as she charged members of the commando team on the third floor of the compound. “In the room with Bin Laden, a woman – Bin Laden’s wife – rushed the U.S. assaulter and was shot in the leg but not killed,” the brief statement said. “Bin Laden was then shot and killed. He was not armed.” Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, read the narrative in an attempt to correct statements by administration officials who had suggested that Bin Laden was armed during

the raid. Under questioning, Mr. Carney said that the White House stood by its claim on Monday that Bin Laden had resisted capture, but said that “resistance does not require a firearm.” Mr. Carney said that the new narrative was the result of “fresh” information. “I want to make clear that this is, again, information that is fresh and, you know, we will continue to gather and provide to you details as we get them and we’re able to release them,” Mr. Carney said. “The resistance was throughout, as I said.” On Monday, John O. Brennan, the top counterterrorism adviser to President Obama, said he believed that Bin Laden’s wife had been killed while trying to shield the terror leader during the 40-minute raid. But the narrative released Tuesday by Mr. Carney suggested that the woman who died in the raid was part of another family living at the compound. The narrative says that woman

was shot and killed on the first floor, not the third floor, where Bin Laden was found and killed. “On the first floor of Bin Laden’s building, two Al Qaeda couriers were killed along with a woman who was killed in cross-fire,” Mr. Carney said. “Bin Laden and his family were found on the second and third floor of the building. There was concern that Bin Laden would oppose the capture operation, and indeed he resisted.” Neither the Defense Department narrative nor Mr. Carney made any mention of the woman who was killed having been used as a “human shield” during the firefight, as previously described. Administration officials also changed their description of how much information Mr. Obama and other senior officials in the White House had in Washington as the operation was unfolding in Pakistan. On Monday, Mr. Brennan repeatedly said that he and others in the Situation Room

were monitoring the situation “in real time.” Mr. Brennan would not say on Monday whether the officials could see or hear the operation. “We were able to monitor the situation in real time and were able to have regular updates and to ensure that we had realtime visibility into the progress of the operation,” Mr. Brennan told reporters on Monday. But on Tuesday, Leon E. Panetta, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said in an interview on the “Newshour” on PBS that “once those teams went into the compound, I can tell you there was a time period of almost 20 to 25 minutes where we really didn’t know just exactly what was going on, and there were some very tense moments as we were waiting for information.” “But finally,” Mr. Panetta said, “Admiral McRaven came back and said that he had picked up the word ‘Geronimo,’ which was the code word that represented that they got Bin Laden.”

Pakistan pushes back against U.S. criticism on bin Laden BY JANE PERLEZ THE NEW YORK TIMES

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani government lashed out at the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden, saying Tuesday that the United States had made “an unauthorized unilateral action” that would be not be tolerated in the future. Using tough language, a statement by the Foreign Office said “such an event shall not serve as a future precedent for any state, including the United States.” The pushback came a day after Washington’s envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Marc Grossman, met with the head of the Pakistani army, Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, and the chief of the Inter Services Intelligence, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, and told them that patience for Pakistan was wearing thin in Congress. Mr. Grossman conveyed the message in a way to alert the Pakistani leaders that time was of the essence and that Pakistan needed to show some positive steps to stanch the tide of anger, according to Obama administration officials familiar with the meeting in Islamabad Monday night.

General Kayani and Lieutenant General Pasha, embarrassed at home and abroad by the raid that occurred without their permission, gave no specific response to the American diplomat, the officials said. “The Pakistanis have been told by the Americans that the temperature is rising in Washington and Residents and journalists gathered Tuesday outside the compound where Bin Laden was killed the reaction has been (Anjum Naveed/Associated Press/The New York Times). silence,” one adminiswhether the Pakistani miliIn its statement, the Foreign tration official said. tary and intelligence agencies Office lauded the ISI, saying its In public, Mr. Grossman was knew of Bin Laden’s location achievements against Al Qaeda more gentle, saying at a press and protected him, or whether and the war on terrorism “are conference with the secretary they were incompetent and did more than any other intelliof the Foreign Office, Salman not know that he was living in gence agency in the world.” Bashir, and Javeed Ludin, the Abbottabad, a city less than a Pakistan’s ambassadors in Afghan deputy foreign mintwo hour drive from the national the United States and Britain ister, that “both Pakistan and capital. have given different versions of Afghanistan are determined to Either way, the Pakistani miliwhat was known by the Pakicurb terrorism.” tary and intelligence leadership stanis about Bin Laden. Wjid The tough statement by the that prides itself on being the Hasan, the High Commissioner Foreign Office also came as guardian of the nation, looked in London said Pakistan knew anger mounted on Capitol Hill foolish, Pakistani and American where Bin Laden was but the about Osama bin Laden being officials said. Americans just acted more found in a garrison city in Paki“It’s a double embarrassquickly. The Ambassador in stan after nearly billions of dolment,” said a retired Pakistani Washington, Hussain Haqqani, lars in assistance to Pakistan’s general. “They didn’t know Bin said that if Pakistan had known military and intelligence agenLaden was there, or knew and of bin Laden’s whereabouts, cies in the last decade. didn’t act. And then the AmeriPakistani forces would have The basic question that Pakicans came, got him, and went.” arrested him stan faced revolved around

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Homeless dogs from Alabama are Mainebound LEWISTON — Animal shelters in storm-ravaged Alabama are sending 50 dogs to a Central Maine facility to make room for pets left homeless by last week’s deadly tornadoes, according to the Associated Press. The pets will be transferred from the Shelby Humane Society in Columbiana, Ala., to the The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society in Lewiston. Zachary Black, manager of the Lewiston shelter, told AP that dogs from two-months to four-years-old are expected to arrive in Maine Saturday after a 1,300-mile drive from the Columbiana, located southeast of Birmingham. Black said he was happy to help the “tornado dogs.”

Hypnotists gets six years for sex assaults AUBURN — A judge has sentenced a Jay man convicted of multiple sex crimes to six years in prison, the Associated Press is reporting. Prosecutors claimed Aaron Patton, 38, began sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl who he was hired to cure of a nail-biting habit almost five years ago, AP reports. Earlier this year, Patton was convicted of four counts of gross sexual assault, four years for unlawful sexual contact and sexual abuse of a minor. He was sentenced to six years for each count, with all but six years suspended, AP reported. According to the Sun Journal, Patton has admitted having sex with the girl, but said the encounters were consensual, and did not start until after she was 16, which is the age of consent in Maine. Patton also maintains that he is in love with the girl.

Bill to allow ﬁreworks moves forward AUGUSTA — A legislative committee in the Maine House of Representatives has endorsed a bill that would allow fireworks to be sold in Maine, and the Associated Press reports that the measure is now headed to the full House for consideration. As proposed, fireworks could be sold in Maine, and it would no longer be a crime to posses them in the state. Dealers would have to set up shop in stand-alone stores, AP reports. Those opposed to the bill say it would lead to an increase in bodily injury and property damage from fireworks, AP is reporting. Meanwhile,

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supporters note that people already bring them into Maine from New Hampshire, and that selling them here would bring in tax revenue. Gov. LePage is among those trying to legalize fireworks in Maine, AP reports.

Westbrook property taxes going up WESTBROOK — City and school budgets endorsed by the city council this week would result in a 4.2 percent property tax increase for Westbrook residents, according to the Portland Press Herald. The combined city and school budgets are $55.1 million, and the combined tax increase of 70 cents per $1,000 in assessed value would mean the owner of a $200,000 home owes about $140 more next year, the paper reported. The $30.9 million Westbrook School budget will go before voters on June 14.

Liquor license approved for pub at Riverton Golf Course PORTLAND — The city council this week approved a liquor license for the pub located Riverside Golf Course after deferring a similar decision last month. In an 8-1 vote, with Councilor Jill Duson opposed, the council granted the license to the pub, which has been renamed, Through the Woods, instead of Bogey’s Bar and Grille. City spokesperson Nicole Clegg said issues with the license were sorted out when it was decided that interim city manager Pat Finnigan would be listed on the license, instead of the restaurant manager. The city has opted to manage the restaurant itself rather than contract with a private business. Clegg said the city has similar arrangements at the Portland Expo and Merrill Auditorium. The city also bought liability insurance for the Riverside pub, she said. The golf course opened late last month, and the city is hoping to have the restaurant open by June.

Section of Fore Street to be repaved this summer PORTLAND — A section of Fore Street between Atlantic and Franklin streets in the city’s East End will be repaved this summer, according to city spokesperson Nicole Clegg. The roughly $335,000 project will be

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Gas prices up more than 30 cents over last month Fuel price tracking website Mainegasprices.com is reporting that a gallon on regular unleaded has jumped more than 30 cents in the 30 days ending yesterday. As late-afternoon yesterday, the average price of regular in Maine was $3.97 a gallon, compared with $3.66 a month ago. The national average is $3.95 per gallon, up from $3.65 a month ago. Stations across Southern Maine are still selling gas for under $4 a gallon, although that’s not the case in parts of Somerset and Aroostook counties, where regular fuel costs $4.15 per gallon or more, according to the survey. Locally, the cheapest gas can be found at B.J.’s Wholesale Club, on Warren Avenue, for $3.85 per gallon, although that price is available for members only. Several Portland stations were selling gas for $3.90 per gallon as of yesterday afternoon. In futures trading, oil prices fell more than 2 percent yesterday, which benchmark crude settling at $111 per barrel.

City clerk open Saturday for school budget vote PORTLAND, Maine - The City Clerk’s office will be open this Saturday, May 7th from 8 a.m. to noon for absentee voting and voter registration for next Tuesday’s School Budget referendum. For the May 10th election, Portland voters will be asked: “Do you favor approving the Portland School Budget for the upcoming school year that was adopted at the latest City Council budget meeting?” Maine’s School Administrative Reorganization Law requires all school districts to hold elections for approval of their budgets. The budget must be approved by a majority of voters. Detailed information about the school budget may be found on the Portland Public Schools website at portlandschools.org . Absentee ballots are available upon request and can be returned to the City Clerk’s office in City Hall now between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Residents can register to vote in person at the City Clerk’s office. On Election Day, residents must register at their polling place. All local polling places will be

open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 10th. Absentee ballots must be returned to the City Clerk’s office b 8 p.m. on May 10th. For more detailed information about where or how to vote, contact the City Clerk’s office at 874-8677. Voters can also check online to locate their polling place online, http://www. portlandmaine.gov/voter/pollplace. asp.

Paper: Chief Craig a ﬁnalist for Cincinnati job Portland Police Chief James Craig is one of six finalists for the open police chief position in Cincinnati, the Portland Press Herald is reporting. Craig was one of 41 applicants for the job. Craig was one of 10 people interviewed by phone late last month for the position. The paper says Craig and the other finalists will be interviewed by a screening committee sometime in May. Cincinnati’s city manager will likely make the final hiring decision. According to the Press Herald, Craig is competing against two current Cincinnati assistant chiefs, as well as two law enforcement officials from the Washington D.C.-area and the current chief of Norfolk, Va. Craig took over as Portland’s chief two years ago. Previously, he was a captain with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Earthquakes reported in Bucksport region A series of small earthquakes has been affecting the BucksportSearsport area in the past few days, beginning with events on April 30, according to Maine Geological Survey officials. As many as 30 very small events -- called a swarm -- have occurred, all measuring less than 2 on the Richter magnitude scale, said Dr. Robert Marvinney, Maine state geologist and director of the Maine Geological Survey, under the Maine Department of Conservation. “This swarm may continue for several days, but there is no need for alarm,” Marvinney said. “This type of swarm has occurred before in Maine. While local residents may feel these earthquakes, because they occur only a few miles below the surface, they are well below the magnitude 5 threshold at which damage might occur.” The occurrence of this swarm cannot be taken as an indicator that a larger, potentially damaging earthquake will occur, he said

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A meditation on time and its travails The passage of time and snippets of my early days in the Portland restaurant scene have been front-of-mind lately as people I haven’t seen in years are crawling out of hibernation and synchronicity is causing our paths to cross. As a sentimental sop in both my personal and professional life, the progress and natural evolution of things are measured by benchmark events such as staffing for the Old Port Festival, closing for a cleaning day “party” in anticipation of the annual health inspection, making the rounds at industry wine shows (which are much like dysfunctional family reunions), and the coming and going of the four seasons and the changes ––––– they bring to the table, literWhat’s It Like? ally and figuratively (I’m not talking about Frankie Valli’s man-band, who coincidentally will be in Boston at the Wilber Theater tonight). It’s somehow validating to say, “Oh, last year at this time we introduced the new menu.” Or, “Wow, has it been a whole year since you-know-who was arrested for indecent exposure?” Time is an interesting thing as it is so arbitrary,

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Ding Dong the witch is dead When I turned on the news to watch Monday’s weather, having no idea of the events that transpired in the wee hours, I thought I was watching us win the World Cup. “USA! USA! USA!!” Baby Boy asked me why the people on TV were so happy and when I read the reason scrolling along the bottom, I wasn’t sure what to tell him. “A man with a bad heart died,” I said. “Oh, he eat too many cookies?” (You can see the thread of dietary guilt that runs through my kitchen.) “Something like that,“ I said as I switched to Toddler Tunes. The feeling in my stomach was interesting. Of course, I am relieved that an evil person that has caused pain and suffering to many innocent humans is gone, but I felt nervous that kids seeing the celebrating—many of whom were not alive a decade ago to witness the aftermath of 9/11 and are unaware of the shadow bin Laden cast over the country—would jump to the conclusion that A) killing someone is the best solution and B) if you do, you get a frat party response. It isn’t until a child is around eleven-years old that they begin to comprehend the finality of death. Certainly, a degree of celebration

Maggie Knowles ––––– Use Your Outdoor Voice is called for— we got “the bad guy.” Yet I wish people had handled it with a touch more humility. It is still death we are talking about. A statement released by the Vatican said, “Faced with the death of a man, a Christian never rejoices, but reflects on the serious responsibility of everyone before God and man, and hopes and pledges that every event is not an opportunity for a further growth of hatred, but of peace.” Death of anyone is a serious matter. I am not comfortable with our children, who in many cases are too young to comprehend the grave nature of war, seeing people react to a killing as if they won Mega Millions. How many lives were lost to get us one? How do you begin to dissect in what occasion it is OK to behave this way? If/when your kids ask you questions about bin Laden’s death, terrorism or war, create a time and place for your child to talk with you. These are heavy issues. Explaining that there are people

that hate Americans shouldn’t be done while you fold laundry and cook dinner and change diapers. Also respect their silence if they don’t ask questions or act interested. Don’t force them to talk about it if they would rather be riding their bike. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, it is important to consider the child’s age when having these discussions. It is vital to be honest with your answers but to avoid overloading them with mature information that they can’t comprehend. The biggest fear for your children is that they aren’t safe. Help your child feel secure by reassuring them that there are wonderful soldiers out there protecting them without making unrealistic promises, like “none of us will ever die.” Don’t let your young kids sit with you through hours of news programs rehashing events or violent movies and games; these images will only scare and stress their little minds. When talking with your children about terrorism, it is a golden moment to break down stereotypes. Tell them that while there are people of certain races/cultures/religion that want to harm us, that is a small segment of the see KNOWLES page 5

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‘Time is an interesting thing as it is so arbitrary’ down inside, it mattered. LADD from page 4 I had seen Stephanie just yet so tangible. We can’t really buy briefly and occasionally it, bribe it or save it. In our culture, over the years as she moved we obsess about it as we attach from one trendy hot-spot to a price tag to youth (A What’s It another and the grapevine Like?! ready for the glue factory, told me she had eventually dead horse topic, I know!), but scoff become a manager herself. at inexperience and naivety. Many To my delight and surprise, wish it could go backwards, as was she was genuinely happy the case with the divine-at-any-age to see me at Starbucks and Brad Pitt in the Curious Case of immediately asked about Benjamin Buttons. Others will it to Number One and Carstand still, which is freakishly dolyladd. She able in places like asked about God’s Waiting Room details from (aka Florida) where my life I without seasons, it In a world of “next’s”, bumping had forgotalmost stops. The unhappiest among into people from days-gone-by ten about, we us would like to fast- is helpful for a “present-think” and pondered forward into a future wellwhere imagination mind set as it’s similar to a time- the being of a continuum zoom lens. punts reality to the co-working sidelines in hopes couple who of better days withmoved to out life’s demons C a n a d a to tackle. If truth b e f o r e be known, once in Christmas of that same a while all of us long for Dorothy’s important, memorable ruby slippers or Dr. Who’s TARDIS year. We mutually agreed and the ability to incarnate, regenthe other looked wonderful erate and of course, time travel. (probably due to more sleep However, time travel isn’t possible and less occupationally just yet, and for Type A’s (which most hazardous partying) and I successful restaurant people are), couldn’t help but smile when living in the present is difficult as she told me where life has it’s all about the anticipated gratifiled her and actually complication of the next table, or the next mented me on my style back big function or even the posting of in the day. next week’s schedule. In a world of These days, Stephanie is “next’s”, bumping into people from a licensed social worker at a days-gone-by is helpful for a “preswell-known homeless shelter ent-think” mind set as it’s similar to that does meaningful things a time-continuum zoom lens. for many. I asked her if she Take the chance meeting with liked it and she said, “I like Stephanie at my neighborhood it a lot. It really isn’t all that Starbucks this past week. I was much different from what Think you know your Portland bars and eateries? Correctly guess where my long overdue new picture was expertly her manager ten years ago and was we did; the pay just isn’t as taken by Susan Gatti Photography and win a $20 gift certiﬁcate to the mystery place. Email your correct guess to driven, hard-nosed and had tunnel good.” We laughed and she news@portlanddailysun.me and put, “Natalie is at ...” in the subject line. Contest ends Sunday, May 22 and winners vision. I loved my job and the prelooked at me thoughtfully will be announced on Wednesday, May 25. (SUSAN GATTI PHOTO) 9/11 urban-chic, cash cow where I when I stammered an apolworked. I expected everyone else to ogy of sorts for being so selfcare as much as I did, when in realshared without my cast of characand I’ve chosen to fondly look at it centered around my own agenda ity most of the front-of-the-house ters (my bff, my ex, Bad Dog, My as one of life’s greatest mysteries, those short/long ten years ago. After staff were in graduate school and Therapist, my creative consulting thus leaving the TARDIS to Dr. Who. a moment she said, “Oh Natalie, you were blissfully free agents, which team at Casa Novello, The Greater There’s no need to wish for the past just did what you had to do. We all all good servers and bartenders Portland Restaurant Grapevine, or dream of the future because to did.” really are. Stephanie was a pro my daughters, Lydia and her Liner paraphrase what Glinda told DoroI don’t know if it was the sense and a class act and always gave me Notes, and New Guy...who “while thy (a fellow A-Typer) as she clicked of freedom that comes with making a run for my money when I tried there are no guarantees”…inspires the heels of her ruby slippers, she a necessary apology, Stephanie’s to implement some control-freak me to do, be and settle for nothing was really always where she needed own stint as a restaurant manager, policy (Here’s one...All staff must less than the best.) to be all along. or simply the passage of time, but show up dressed in full uniform five The “present” of which I write is I was aware of a very “present” minutes prior to punching in. ... Was (Natalie Ladd and her “What’s It made sweeter this week by markmoment bringing context from the that even legal?!) which I believed Like” column take a weekly look at ing the one-year anniversary of past into useful light. was necessary and prudent at the the culinary business in and around this column. The reporting and stoMaybe the greatest gift time offers time. I never thought she liked me Portland.) ries couldn’t have been written and is that we can’t control it or own it, very much and yes, not very deep

Columnist attempts to explain Bin Laden’s death to her son KNOWLES from page 4

population and they shouldn’t be afraid of those in the community who may resemble “the bad guys” in the newspaper. Children tend to personalize events and internalize the stress that goes along with it. Especially if you have a sensitive kiddo, watch to make sure they aren’t having trouble sleeping, eating or acting preoccupied. It is healthy for you to (lightly) share your feelings

with them so they don’t feel alone or abnormal. Involve the family in thanking our troops for keeping us safe. Visit a local veteran’s home (seeing kids is a highlight for these heroes) and make cards and gift boxes for soldiers overseas. There are websites such as kidsforourtroops.org that publish lists of needed supplies and organize monthly mailings. Though this symbolic victory gives, hopefully, a sense of closure and justice to those who lose loved ones over the past decade, it is far from closure of the

war. But let us take this opportunity to reclaim the solidarity we felt after 9/11, the hope we felt after Obama was elected and the pride and strength the USA was built upon. This is what our children need to see and feel. (Happy Birthday to my sweetest Baby Boy. You make everyday sunny for me and your dad.) (Maggie Knowles is a columnist for The Portland Daily Sun. Her column appears Wednesdays.)

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South Portland’s National Guard armory set to become sound stage

units where individual bedrooms could be cordoned off from the rest of the unit, allowing the inn to rent out up to 60 rooms a night. The proposal was met with opposition from some islanders opposed to the idea of a hotel in their neighborhood.

After negotiating over terms for three years, the city of South Portland finalized a lease with a film production company this week who hope to turn the town’s former Army National Guard armory into a movie sound stage. City councilors were unanimous in voting to lease Portland web design firm iBec Creative announced the vacant armory to Fore River Sound Stage LLC, the hiring of Joe Cardella as a new web developer on which plans to turn it into a sound stage for filming Tuesday. movies and television shows, “iBec Creative has according to the Portland seen a great amount Press Herald. of growth over the Eric Matheson of Cape past year, leading the Elizabeth and Mark Rockcompany to expand its wood of Portland have been operations, with the int alk with the town since hiring of Cardella and 2006, after South Portothers in order to meet land bought the building industry demand, for $650,000 in bankruptcy maintain a high level court, according to The Foreof customer satisfaccaster. tion and keep up-toThe lease is effective June speed on the always 1, with a base rate of $550 changing world of web a month and the first six design and internet months free, according to the marketing,” reads a Press Herald. iBec Creative has hired web developer Joe Cardella, of Brunswick, press release from the Matheson, a film tech- “continuing to expand and provide fresh solutions to web design company. nician, has built sets for and internet marketing.” (COURTESY PHOTO) “We’re always look“Empire Falls,” “Amistad” ing for top talent to and “Message in a Bottle.” He help implement our and Rockwood said having a sound stage in Maine strategies into functional and successful websites,” will draw more major movie production companies said Becky McKinnell, President of iBec Creative. to the state, according to MaineBiz. “Joe brings a lot of experience to iBec in both web development and marketing industries, so he’ll be a valuable addition to the team.” Cardella holds a Bachelors of Arts from the University of Southern Mississippi. His technical expertise includes xhtml, xml, javascript / jquery, css, A vote to allow a unique condominium-hotel content management systems, smarty templates, development on Casco Bay’s Great Diamond Island php and more. He currently resides in Brunswick. was thrown out by a Superior Court judge after it was ruled invalid, according to The Portland Press Herald. The 2007 vote held by the Diamond Cove Homeowners Association narrowly approved plans for The Inn at Diamond Cove to be built in the former iPad computers will soon serve as composition barracks and hospital at the island’s Fort McKinley. instruments at Lincoln Middle School thanks to a But on Tuesday Justice John C. Nivison said the two-year, $14,000.00 grant from the McCarthey 2007 vote had numerous flaws, including a discrepDressman Education Foundation, according to a ancy between the number of votes and the number press release. of proxies, according to The Press Herald. Teacher Bethany Kirkpatrick received the AcaThe project would have created a number of condo demic Enrichment Grant for her music education project, “See My Song, Hear My Voice,” in which the classroom becomes a music technology laboratory. “This innovative project is particularly noteworthy,” commented Professor Sarah J. McCarthey, Foundation co-founder and President, “in that stu-

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Pampered Chef and The American Cancer Society team up in May The Pampered Chef and The American Cancer Society are helping women share more memories, more meals, and more celebrations with their loved ones by raising funds for education and early detection programs through its Help Whip Cancer campaign, the organizations announced. “Purchase our 2011 pink products. $1 is donated to the American Cancer Society® for every product sold. Order them on my website beginning May 1, or book a May Show with me!” The Pampered Chef reported. “Almost everyone knows someone, whether it be a mother, wife, sister, daughter or friend, who has been affected by breast cancer,” said Marla Gottschalk, chief executive officer of The Pampered Chef. “We’re proud to be a part of the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving work, and are honored to support women who have been touched by this disease.” Up to 25 percent of total Help Whip Cancer Fundraiser Show sales will be contributed to the American Cancer Society. For more information, visit www. pamperedchef.biz/stacytucker.

CORRECTION The latest versions of Portland’s municipal and school budgets would bring a combined 2 percent property tax increase next year. An April 30 article incorrectly reported that the combined tax increase would be 1.9 percent. The same article also incorrectly reported that the school department would have 90 fewer locally-funded positions next year. The actual number is 26 fewer.

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but she said nearly 30 people showed up to speak on the legislation. "It is dry on the surface, but money makes the world go around, and it does make a difference where our money is invested," Russell said after Tuesday afternoon's hearing before the Insurance and Financial Services Committee. "It's not about numbers, it's about stories, it's about what's happening in Millinocket right now," Russell said, referring to the mill closure in East Millinocket. "What is notable is how many people showed up in support of this bill, just across the spectrum," she said. The Maine Bankers Association opposes LD 1452, An Act to Create a Maine Street Economic Development Bank, arguing that the state has ample private banks to lend money to small businesses. But Russell and other supporters of the legislation said a Maine state bank could work with private lenders and create more financing power. "Let's leverage our taxpayer money through partnership loans to knock some percentage points off

“It’s not about numbers, it’s about stories, it’s about what’s happening in Millinocket right now,” Russell said, referring to the mill closure in East Millinocket.

“In general, the bill perplexed us as to what it was they were trying to ﬁx or solve.” — Maine Bankers Association president Chris Pinkham

loans so we can get more money circulating through the local economy for economic growth," Russell said during a Tuesday morning press conference on LD 1452. Nate Libby, director of the Maine Small Business Coalition, pointed to a coalition-authored report, "Direct from Main Street: Maine Small Business Views on Credit and Lending," that includes a survey of more than 100 Maine small businesses, detailing the difficulties business owners face seeking credit since the beginning of the recession. According to the report, among the Maine businesses surveyed, approximately one in three reported a tightening of credit. Of these, 68 percent have seen their credit terms deteriorate. A strong majority, 72 percent, would support the creation of a Maine state bank, similar to the state bank in North Dakota,

"Fully a quarter of those folks have said they've had to lay off employees and they've been unable to hire staff," Libby said. "Since the recession, the nation's largest banks, all of which have received taxpayer-funded bailouts, have scaled back their small-business lending in general, lowered credit limits, shortened payback times and raised interest rates," he said. But Maine Bankers Association president Chris Pinkham said banks in Maine oversee a robust financing program. They count $26 billion in assets, and "from the global perspective, there are 32 banks and 64 credit unions that operate in the state." "In general, the bill perplexed us as to what it was they were trying to fix or solve," he said. Pinkham said the Small Business Development Centers and SCORE can counsel small business see BILL page 9

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But his plans were overshadowed Thursday when Portland Red Claws principals Jon Jennings and William J. Ryan announced their plan for The Forefront at Thompson's Point, which includes a 48,000-square-foot combination convention center and sports arena, a hotel, music hall, two office buildings and a 700-car parking garage, all financed by private investors and a potential tax break from the city in the form of a tax increment financing incentive. With much of the preliminary design and planning work already done, Jennings said at a press conference last week that construction could begin in early 2012, with the first two stages of development completed by 2014. Forsley’s own project is currently in a much more preliminary stage, he said. “I’ve had some conceptual designs and engineering done to make sure I can do what I am saying, but [Jenning’s group] have gone a lot further.” If Forsley does need to scale back the proposal for the Shipyard-adjacent development in the wake of The Forefront announcement, he said he plans to refocus his efforts on establishing a culinary arts and hospitality degree program. By offering degrees in culinary arts and hospitality, Forsley hopes to help local youth attend college in the state and foster homegrown talent for Maine’s tourism industry and burgeoning culinary scene. “We are so close on the peninsula to a lot of the great restaurants in the city and a culinary scene that has really exploded,” he said. “That may link to the cruise ship industry as well,” said Forsley, whose proposed development would reside just blocks from the Ocean Gateway Terminal and Maine State Pier. Forsley said the idea for a culinary-hospitality program has already drawn “very strong interest to the point where it’s taking steps forward.”

Given its proposed proximity to Forsley’s Shipyard Brewing Co., it’s no surprise that there are plans fermenting for a brewing component to the school’s curriculum. The degree program could potentially share space with a proposed convention center, making the most of the small parcel of in-town real estate. “I think the convention space can do as a university space if it’s designed with that mindset,” Forsley said. While the two development concepts do overlap in some areas — both aim to bring new convention centers and hotels to the city — Forsley said that both projects are responding to a real need in the local market. “There definitely will be some crossover, but I think there is a strong demand for a convention center space in the city of Portland, and the more variety, the better. It really is about trying to bring variety of groups to the city of Portland,” he said. Hotel space is in especially high demand during the summer months, according to Forsley. “Over the next four months, it’s very difficult to get hotel rooms. I think there is a lot of demand that is unmet for the busy season,” he said. Often losing out on tourists to quainter coastal towns like Kennebunkport and Bar Harbor, Forsley said Portland has done a lot to increase its tourism profile over the last few decades. “Portland hasn’t really been on the radar of towns to visit, but now with the harbor cleaned up over the last 15 years and other amenities, it is,” he said. The project will rely heavily on tax increment financing, or a TIF, to fund the project. Shipyard Brewing Co. was granted a 10-year TIF by the city of Portland when the brewery first began operating in Portland, and Forsley said the business owes a lot to the program. “We used to pay $12,000 in taxes, now the city gets $100,000 in taxes off of us. We never would have expanded without that initial TIF. We’ve been

successful in the past with the use of TIFs — we were able to help create jobs in Portland and throughout the state with us being able to locate here,” he said. Despite the curious timing of last week’s announcements, Forsley said he doubts that Forefront developers were reacting to his own news. “Those guys do things in a certain way, and they’re not going to do it if they’re not

ready. They are a class A group,” he said. Not one to disparage competition, Forsley said of Jenning’s Thompson Point Development Co., “I honestly believe those guys have the ability to get the deal done. I feel the Ryan family has done a great deal for Portland, and bringing the team to town has been a great addition,” he said of the Maine Red Claws.

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Located in the back of a gallery at 34 Washington Ave. in Portland, Earth & Soul Pottery is the "sanctuary and studio" of Sarah Sorenson-Coppi, potter and teacher for the past 18 years, her website (www.earthandsoulpottery.com) states. Coppi traveled to such exotic places as Vietnam, Africa, Ukraine, India, Nepal and Peru, according to a story in the Lowell Sun. Shaped by those experiences, Coppi moved from Lowell, Mass., to Maine, and became an advocate for fair-trade art, the article noted. On the East End, she has her shop open from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The name for Earth & Soul Pottery was coined by a friend, she said. "Actually a friend described my pottery as that, so I liked it and kept it," Coppi said. — David Carkhuff

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Cindi Yawdik of Brunswick surveys pottery by Earth & Soul of Portland. Earth & Soul's Gallery and its owner, Sarah Sorenson-Coppi, are dedicated to featuring indigenous wares from local and international artisans, according to the potter's website, www.earthandsoulpottery. com/index.htm. Samples of the pottery are on display at a local trade show. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

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DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT A coalition of neighbors, community organizations, and housing advocates will hold a rally to call for the replacement of affordable housing in Portland on Friday, May 6, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Congress Square at the corner of Congress and High streets, organizers reported. The coalition includes Homeless Voices for Justice, the League of Young Voters, the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition, Maine Association of Interdependent Neighborhoods, Maine People’s Alliance, Preble Street, and NAACP Portland Chapter. Speakers at the rally will include a tenant of the Eastland; a former YWCA tenant; a formerly homeless woman; and representatives from each of the coalition partners. With the closing of the YWCA in 2006, 660 Congress Street in 2009, and the upcoming transition of 54 apartments to hotel rooms at the Eastland Park Hotel, more than 100 Portland homes have been lost, rally organizers stated. “A mom we know lives with her child in one of the apartments at the Eastland and is able walk to work every day,” said dee Clarke, an advocate with Homeless Voices for Justice, during a recent City Council Housing Committee meeting. “These homes are not going to be replaced and will directly result in homelessness for the tenants paying the lowest rents.” Housing advocates are asking the city of Portland to end the ordinance redrafts that have reduced the availability of housing units that are beneficial to the community’s economic stability and uphold the city’s Housing Preservation and Replacement Ordinance and its commitment to promote and facilitate an adequate supply of housing, particularly affordable housing for all economic groups; to limit the net loss of housing units in the city; and to preserve housing in zones where housing is permitted in the city for all residents in order to promote the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. The Housing Committee met Tuesday to discuss the city’s housing replacement ordinance and endorsed revisions to the ordinance aimed at protecting the city’s housing stock.

A quarter of the birds that rely on America’s public lands for habitat are in peril, according to the 2011 State of the Birds report issued by the US Department of the Interior Tuesday. Nationally, public lands support more than half of the known population of about 300 bird species. And many of the 1,000 species that live in the U.S. — including the 251 that are classified as federally threatened, endangered or of conservation concern — rely on these lands as habitat, The Nature Conservancy reported Tuesday in a press release. The report finds that America’s public lands and waters, ranging from national wildlife refuges to national parks to national forests,

offer “significant opportunities to halt or reverse the decline of many species,” the conservation group reported. “The State of the Birds report is a measurable indicator of how well we are fulfilling our shared role as stewards of our nation’s public lands and waters,” Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar said Tuesday. Nationally, nearly one-third of U.S. lands and all of our oceans are publicly owned — in 6,000 State Park units, 1,600 Marine Protected Areas, 550 National Wildlife Refuges, 150 National Forests and 394 National Parks.Nature Conservancy staff have worked to secure protection for many of these lands, and frequently work in partnership with state and federal biologists to protect species that use both private and public

protected land. Even here in Maine, where private landowners are an important piece of the solution, providing key habitat on more than 2 million acres of conserved land and millions of additional acres of working forest, public lands have an important role to play, said Nancy Sferra, director of science and stewardship for The Nature Conservancy in Maine. The Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge in Washington County, provides important habitat for woodcock, a small migratory forest bird that has declined in recent decades — largely as a result of lost habitat along the Atlantic Flyway, a route that travels through some of the East Coast’s most densely developed areas, The Nature Conservancy reported.

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Legislator: ‘The great recession was a huge wake-up call’ BILL from page 7

owners. The banking industry "has capacity that isn't being tapped," he argued. "I don't think the proponents really demonstrated how this would work and how this would be a prudent thing for the citizens of Maine to do," Pinkham said. Rep. Roberta Beavers, D-South Berwick, one of the legislation's sponsors, said at least a dozen other states are looking at similar proposals right now and have bills in process, "so we're not unique in that way, but other states are waking up." Russell said Portland's Harlan Baker — who served in the Maine legislature from 1979 to 1988 — introduced a similar bill in 1979 and 1983. "Harlan actually has been talking to me for a couple of years about this and I had it in the back of my brain," Russell said. Russell said Wall Street abuses have fueled interest in a state bank that could ease lending. "The great recession was a huge wake-up call for the American people, when we look at what happened on Wall Street, I don't think there's anyone who would disagree that there was malfeasance, there was greed," she said. "A lot of the banking communities are saying that part of the reason there's a credit crunch is because they don't know where the banking regulations are going to go," Russell added. But Pinkham said the devil's in the details, such as exposure of public funds by the state bank and whether state bank funds would be federally insured. Also, he warned against reacting to federal banking standards with state legislation. "Congress is trying to remedy those mistakes that they made. We in Maine, at the legislature, can only change what we do in Maine," he said.

Daphne Loring, coordinator of the Maine Fair Trade Campaign, criticized a “rigged system” that has “forced families to ﬂee their communities.” Others said reform is overdue. Daphne Loring, coordinator of the Maine Fair Trade Campaign, criticized a "rigged system" that has "forced families to flee their communities." Cliff Ginn, co-director of Opportunity Maine, released a report Tuesday titled "Putting Maine Money to Work for Maine: Introducing the Maine Street Economic Development Bank," which highlights a "steep decline in SBA 7(a) loans since the economic recession." A state bank in North Dakota — formed in 1912 and deemed an engine of employment and economic growth — was cited as a model for Maine's economic development bank. "A public economic development bank has no ATM machines or tellers, instead it works like a regional Federal Reserve, partnering with local banks and credit unions to back small-business lending," Libby said. Pinkham said the North Dakota model doesn't fit because of different natural resource bases and the era in which North Dakota's state bank was formed. Russell said a work session could be next for her legislation, but long term, the bill may be carried forward to next session or subjected to a study. "It's the end of session, and nobody wants to take up a really complicated bill at the end of session, there's no question about that," she acknowledged. But Russell said she can't shake the impression that a seemingly "dry" piece of legislation about

Crusher visits Oakdale Portland Red Claws mascot Crusher the Lobster waves to a group of children while walking along Falmouth Street in Oakdale Saturday. The Red Claws have gained new notoriety since Portland Red Claws principals Jon Jennings and William J. Ryan announced last week their plan for The Forefront at Thompson’s Point, which includes a 48,000-squarefoot combination convention center and sports arena, a hotel, music hall, two ofﬁce buildings and a 700-car parking garage, (JEFFREY S. SPOFFORD PHOTO)

Cliff Ginn, co-director of the nonproﬁt Opportunity Maine, said “small businesses are the heart of Maine’s economy, and without access to affordable capital, they cannot pull Maine out of this recession.” (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

banking managed to galvanize a strong turnout to a hearing. "I was really stunned by how many people came out in support of the bill," she said.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, May 4, the 124th day of 2011. There are 241 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 4, 1961, the first group of “Freedom Riders” left Washington, D.C., to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals. (The Freedom Riders were repeatedly attacked by violent mobs, mostly in Alabama.) On this date: In 1626, Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on present-day Manhattan Island. In 1776, Rhode Island declared its freedom from England, two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted. In 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an 8-hour work day turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded. In 1904, the United States took over construction of the Panama Canal. In 1916, responding to a demand from President Woodrow Wilson, Germany agreed to limit its submarine warfare. In 1932, mobster Al Capone, convicted of income-tax evasion, entered the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. In 1942, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft, began during World War II. In 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. In 1980, Marshal Josip Broz Tito, president of Yugoslavia, died three days before his 88th birthday. One year ago: A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was charged with terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in the botched Times Square bombing. Faisal Shahzad (FY’-sul shah-ZAHD’) later pleaded guilty to plotting to set off the propane-andgasoline bomb in an SUV and was sentenced to life in prison. Today’s Birthdays: The former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, is 83. Opera singer Roberta Peters is 81. Jazz musician Ron Carter is 74. Rock musician Dick Dale is 74. Singer-songwriter Nick Ashford is 69. Pop singer Peggy Santiglia (The Angels) is 67. Actor Richard Jenkins is 64. Country singer Stella Parton is 62. Actor-turned-clergyman Hilly Hicks is 61. Irish musician Darryl Hunt (The Pogues) is 61. Singer Jackie Jackson (The Jacksons) is 60. Rhythm-and-blues singer Oleta Adams is 58. Rhythm-andblues singer Sharon Jones is 55. Country singer Randy Travis is 52. Actress Mary McDonough is 50. Comedian Ana Gasteyer is 44. Actor Will Arnett is 41. Rock musician Mike Dirnt (Green Day) is 39. Contemporary Christian singer Chris Tomlin is 39. TV personality and fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons is 36. Rock musician Jose Castellanos is 34. Singer Lance Bass is 32.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My mother is in her late 80s and is becoming increasingly difﬁcult. She’s always been rather critical, but now she is downright rude and insulting. It’s as though being old gives her the right to say anything that pops into her head without consideration for anyone else’s feelings. My husband tells me to ignore her comments. I know he’s right, but old habits die hard, and I still try to defend myself, and also my family when she insults them. I know she isn’t going to change, so somehow I have to ﬁnd a better way to respond to her. Please give me some strategies to control my instinctive defensive reactions -- without starting an argument, being “hateful” (her word) or walking away, which would be tantamount to declaring war. -- Dutiful Daughter Dear Daughter: Your mother may be exhibiting early signs of dementia, one of which is the inability to censor what comes out of her mouth. Ask if you can accompany her to her next doctor’s appointment. That will give you an opportunity to mention this possibility to the doctor and request an evaluation. Perhaps if you can keep in mind that her insults are not entirely within her control, it will help you be less defensive and respond with sympathy. Dear Annie: Now that my own children are adults, I am constantly being asked by family members to watch their children on evenings and weekends. But I have a full-time job and need my downtime. Plus, my home is no longer kid friendly. I like their children, but they are all under age 3, and it’s a lot of work. Every week, I’ll get a call asking whether I can come to their home or they can drop off their child at mine. They never offer to pay, and even if they did, I still don’t care to baby-sit. I have managed to come up with some excuses, but I’m tired of lying about being busy. Is there a tactful way

to let them know I’m simply not interested in spending my free time running a day care center? -- No Day Care Dear No Day Care: You’ll have to risk a little fallout if you want this problem to go away. Tell your relatives, “I love your children dearly, but I simply don’t have the energy to run after toddlers anymore. Sorry.” If you want to be especially nice, you can offer on rare occasion to baby-sit when the kids are already asleep. Dear Annie: This is in response to the letter from “Jennifer,” who is troubled by her safe-but-boring marriage. Her words tugged at my heart. I am also in my mid-40s and in a dull marriage. My husband is a decent man, but self-centered. At his hands, I was the victim of a single incident of marital rape, which he claims to not remember. I sought therapy, and my counselor said my husband, not a violent man, may have been in a dissociative state and unaware of his actions. I insisted my husband also have therapy, but he discontinued treatment because he didn’t think he had much to work on. I left psychotherapy after nearly 18 months when my therapist began to complain that I was not turning out to be one of her success stories. I feel worse now than I did before. My own family has been less than supportive. I have chosen to stay in this marriage because divorce would cause a great deal of emotional pain to our children. We are no longer intimate, and there are days when I feel so empty, I can’t even cry. I want Jennifer to know she is not alone. -- Caged Dear Caged: We appreciate your words of solidarity, but your situation and Jennifer’s are not the same. Her husband doesn’t excite her. Yours attacked you. A more understanding counselor might be able to help you move forward with a different therapeutic approach. Please try.

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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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– EVENTS CALENDAR––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– and intellectual awareness of young, German teenagers. Banned in its 1917 New York run after one night, the play is comic, unsentimental, and brutally authentic.An ensemble of 20 actors, ranging in age from 14 to 70, perform the original 1906 script that was the basis for the 2007 Tony Winning Musical sensation. Wedekind’s unsentimental and brutally authentic, comedic treatment of such radical content as teenage sex, and suicide created public outrage and charges of obscenity. Best-selling novelist Jonathan Franzen’s exquisite translation captures all of the drama and sarcasm of the original script.” Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 and $20. Thursdays are pay-what-you-can. For reservations please call 899-3993. More information is available at www. madhorse.com.

Wednesday, May 4 33rd Annual Living With Cancer Conference 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 professionals 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.

Friday, May 6

Moore Middle School planning session

Owls of Maine

10 a.m. to noon. “Owls have unique 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Moore Middle characteristics that set them apart School in Portland invites parents and community members to participate in a Construction on the Loring Trail, a project of Portland Trails and Friends of the Eastern Promenade, marked a major, from other birds. The Owls of Maine charrette, or planning workshop, in the recent improvement to the Eastern Prom. “It’s a really important connection to us in terms of the Portland trails program introduces the audience to school’s library to discuss improvements network,” said Portland Trails trails manager Jaime Parker. Today, Friends of the Eastern Prom offer a preview of the habits and adaptations of Maine’s native owls. The special features of to the school grounds. The information things to come. The meeting is at the East End Community School. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) these nocturnal birds will be demongathered at the charrette will be used by strated through displays and live owls.” a landscape architect to create site plans believe in an apocalyptic battle, after which their religion will Jeff P. Nixon Development Center, 225 Douglass St., Portland. for all stakeholders to view and vote upon. Moore plans to ultimately rule the world. Tracking their lives from the onset complete one small, high impact project before the end of the ‘War on Terror’ through the election of Barack Obama, Recent work by Kyle Bryant at Edward T. Pollack of the school year, with additional projects prioritized and Holy Wars shows that even the most radical of believers can 5 p.m. May 5 through June 25, Edward T. Pollack Fine completed as funds become available. Those interested in be transformed by our changing world.” SPACE Gallery. $7/$5 Arts presents The Things We Carry: Recent Work by Kyle participating in the charrette are asked to write to one of the for SPACE members, all ages. Bryant. Opening reception, Thursday May 5, 5-8 p.m. There following teachers by May 2: Julie Marshall, marshj@portwill be a gallery talk by the artist in June. Please contact the landschools.org, Margaret Mountcastle, mountm@portgallery for further information. Also July 1 through Aug. 31, Thursday, May 5 landschools.org, or Carrie Foster, fostec@portlandschools. At The Shore, a celebration of activities performed on or org. They also may call 874-8150 to leave a message. near lakes, ponds and oceans. Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts Rare Books & Fine Prints, 29 Forest Ave. 699-2919, www. Report card on public higher education Portland Symphony Orchestra preview edpollackﬁnearts.com. noon to 1:30 p.m. The Maine Heritage Policy Center pres5:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra Music Director ents Made In Maine, A State Report Card On Public Higher Robert Moody will present a preview of the 2011-2012 PSO Images of the Longfellow Garden Education, with special guest speaker, Michael Poliakoff, season at the Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall. The event 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk with Maine Historipolicy director for American Council of Trustees and Alumni. is free and open to the public. Robert Moody will provide cal Society. Opening Reception: Images of the Longfellow DiMillo’s On the Water, 25 Long Wharf, Portland. Made In an overview of the upcoming season’s concerts, including Garden. “Join the local art community in celebrating the Maine: A State Report Card On Public Higher Education highlights of both Classical and Pops series, background opening of our new exhibit (May 6-June 30) in the Shettletakes a close look at the four-year public colleges and union guest artists, and how the season evolved. The preview worth Gallery, Images of the Longellow Garden. This exhibit versities in Maine, offering a Pass or Fail grade in four key event will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. The is a showcase of historical images that document the evoluareas. “At this pivotal time for Maine’s taxpayers-supported PSO’s 2011-2012 season runs from October 2011 to May tion of the garden through the years. The exhibit celebrates universities, ACTA’s report card ﬁnds that while Maine’s uni2012 and includes nine Classical and four Pops programs. spring and the wonder that is shared by all who enjoy the versities are running in a generally transparent manner, they Subscriptions to the PSO’s upcoming season are now on garden. Mingle with friends, enjoy refreshments and music, have real challenges to address in raising academic stansale, with prices ranging from $80 to $390 depending on and visit our ongoing exhibit, Zoom In: New Approaches to dards, increasing graduation rates, and controlling rising series and seat location. Details are available through portMaine History which closes at the end of May.” tuition costs.’ Register online or contact Mrs. Amanda Clark landsymphony.org or by calling PortTIX at 842-0800. The Telling Room’s annual writing and storytelling at 321-2550 or aclark@mainepolicy.org by Monday, May 2.

Friends of the Eastern Prom preview

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.

Roof runoff, rain gardens, and rain barrels 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

Rated Local ongoing film series 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. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Nickelodeon or online at http://patriotcinemas.com/nickelodeon.html.

Film: ‘Holy Wars’ 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

Connecting People, Place and Planet

project on display at Portland Public Library

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.

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 2010-11 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.

Mad Horse Theater presents ‘Spring Awakening’ 7:30 p.m. Mad Horse Theater presents “Spring Awakening,” by Frank Wedekind, translated by Jonathan Franzen. The play runs Thursday through Sunday, May 5-22 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, 899-3993. “First performed amid scandal in 1906, the play explores the dawning sexual

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‘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, papier-mâché 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 handscreened t-shirts and aprons as well as showcase a selection of paintings, wall quilts, and handwoven 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.

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.

Absentee voting, voter registration at City Hall

8 a.m. to noon. The City Clerk’s office will be open for absentee voting and voter registration for Tuesday’s School Budget Valida5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Arthur Fink tion Election. For the May 10 elecis best known in Portland as a tion, Portland voters will be asked: dance photographer, and that is, “Do you favor approving the indeed, a passion of his. But for Portland School Budget for the this First Friday, on May 6, he’s upcoming school year that was assembling a show of other work adopted at the latest City Council — streetscapes, scenic images, budget meeting?” Maine’s School signage, and portraits from Mon- Julia Reddy and Keith Anctil perform in “Cymbeline” with the Naked Shakespeare troupe. (COURTEY PHOTO) Administrative Reorganization hegan, Cape May, Holland, ScanLaw requires all school districts to dinavia, and other places. Look hold elections for approval of their Couples Connecting: A Friday Night Date for an eclectic and colorful mix, including many early works budgets. The budget must be approved by a majority of 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aliveness, Connection, Understandshot with — film!” Fink’s studio is located at 145 Newbury voters. Detailed information about the school budget may ing. An evening workshop with Nancy Hathaway. Simple St. (just off India Street, close to Coffee by Design). It will be be found on the Portland Public Schools Web site at www. Playful Mindfulness Exercises for Couples. Using Skillful open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for this event, and is also availportlandschools.org. Absentee ballots are available upon Techniques from many traditions-Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, able for visits at most other times (contact Arthur Fink at request and can be returned to the City Clerk’s office in Vipassana, Non-violent Communication. All exercises done af@ArthurFinkPhoto.com or 615.5722 to confirm that he’s City Hall now between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in pairs with your partner. Center for Studying Mindfulthere). Residents can register to vote in person at the City Clerk’s ness, @Living Well, 836 Main St., Westbrook. To Register: office. On Election Day, residents must register at their pollRiverbank Shakespeare Festival Hathaway.N@gmail.com ing place. All local polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 10. Absentee ballots must be returned Global Fight League in Portland “Naked Shakespeare” series, once again offers local audito the City Clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on May 10. For more 7 p.m. “Bellum Combat Association is proud to announce ences the treat of Shakespeare in the park with the second detailed information about where or how to vote, contact a dual partnership with Global Fight League to bring New annual Riverbank Shakespeare Festival at Riverbank Park the City Clerk’s office at 874-8677. Voters can also check England’s premier MMA Promotion to Maine. Global Fight on Main Street in Westbrook. The centerpieces of the festionline to locate their polling place online, http://www.portLeague is excited to bring their brand of Mixed Martial Arts val are two late-period romances that contain some of the landmaine.gov/voter/pollplace.asp. to Maine for one of the first MMA events ever held in the richest and most complex language in the entire canon: state. May 6 is the official sanctioned date by the Mixed Antony and Cleopatra and Cymbeline. Additionally, the Workshop on solar shower building Martial Arts Authority of Maine to hold the Global Fight Young Actors Shakespeare Conservatory will present as 9 a.m. On May 7-8, Mike Beaudry, a timber framer, timber League’s 11th installment. Doors at 6 p.m. Fights begin their final showcase The Comedy of Errors. All 3 shows hewer and log builder from Montville, will lead a two-day at 7 p.m.” Portland Expo. http://www.bellumca.com/conhave been abridged to various extents and will be offered workshop at Newforest Institute in Brooks. The main projtact.htm free of charge with a suggested donation of $10. Perforect during this workshop will be the construction of a roof mances take place May 6 to 22 on Friday evenings, Saturframe for a solar shower building. Starting with logs, particiPortland Playback Theater First Friday day afternoons and evenings, and Sunday afternoons and pants will hew out dimensional timbers, cut joinery, make 7:30 p.m. This month’s theme for Portland Playback Theevenings. The complete performance calendar appears trunnels, and raise and trunnel the frame. Workshop fees ater is “Growing Up.” “Our memories of childhood range below. Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn are a sliding scale from $90 to $180 depending upon ability from the sublime to the ridiculous. When did you realize chairs and/or blankets and picnic during the performances. to pay for two days including lunch and snacks. Attendees you’d turned the corner from childhood to being a ‘grown No reservations are necessary, and in case of inclemhave the option to register for breakfasts and dinners and up’? Or what times have challenged you to think if you’d ent weather, audiences are encouraged to check Acorn’s overnight accommodations or tenting space for a modest grown up at all? Grow up all over again with Portland Playwebsite at www.acorn-productions.org or call the business fee. For more information and to register, please contact back. Every month Portland Playback Theater puts five taloffice at 854-0065. May 6 at 6 p.m., Cymbeline; May 7 at 2 Newforest at info@newforestinstitute.org or 722-3625. ented actors at your disposal to play back the moments p.m., Comedy of Errors; May 7 at 6 p.m., Cymbeline; May of your life, unrehearsed and on the spot. Now in our sixth Falmouth Rotary Club electronics recycling day 8 at 2 p.m., Comedy of Errors; May 8 at 6 p.m., Cymbeline; year, we have brought hundreds of audience stories back 9 a.m. The Rotary Club of Falmouth will host an electronics May 13 at 6 p.m., Cymbeline; May 14 at 2 p.m., Antony and to life.” First Parish Church, at the intersection of Congress recycling day on Saturday, May 7 from 9-2 at the Falmouth Cleopatra; May 15 at 2 p.m., Comedy of Errors; May 15 at and Temple (just up from the Nickelodeon). $7 suggested Shopping Center parking lot on U.S. Route 1 in Falmouth. 6 p.m., Antony and Cleopatra; May 20 at 6 p.m., Antony donation. Find out more at www.portlandplayback.com. Items accepted include household electronics such as and Cleopatra; May 21 at 2 p.m., Antony and Cleopatra; TV’s, computers, monitors (keyboard, mouse), printers, Pianist plays ‘hits’ of Bach, Liszt and Beethoven May 22 at 2 p.m., Cymbeline; May 22 at 6 p.m., Antony scanners, DVD players, VCR’s, radios, stereos, microwaves 7:30 p.m. Frank Glazer, one of Maine’s most eminent piaand Cleopatra. Free, suggested donation $10. FMI: www. ovens, cell phones, game consoles, cords, circuit boards, nists, performs popular selections by Bach, Beethoven and nakedshakespeare.org or 854-0065 and digital picture frames. “This event allows people to Liszt at the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall at Bates College, ‘Queen to Play’ film screened at PMA drop off their electronics so they can be recycled or dis75 Russell St., Lewiston. On the program: Bach’s Chro6:30 p.m. “Queen to Play” screens at Movies at the posed of in an environmentally friendly way”, says Anne matic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor, Franz Liszt’s Sonata Museum at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, May 6, 6:30 Payson of the Falmouth Rotary Club. “We simply ask that in B minor and Beethoven’s 33 Variations on Waltz by A. p.m.; Saturday, May 7, 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 8, 2 p.m. NR. people make a donation to Rotary at the time they drop their Diabelli in C major, Op. 120. The performance is open to the “Oscar winner Kevin Kline (‘A Fish Called Wanda’) and the items off. Donations will go primarily to the our Rotary Youth public at no cost, but tickets are required. For more inforluminous Sandrine Bonnaire (‘Vagabond’) square off in this Exchange Program.” Falmouth Rotary is a volunteer sermation, contact 786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu. stylish and sophisticated dramedy of newfound passions vice organization that supports a variety of community and and mid-life triumphs, set on the postcard-perfect isle of international causes, including the Rotary Youth Exchange Saturday, May 7 Corsica. Lovely, repressed, and quietly intelligent, French Program, polio eradication, Safe Passage, the Falmouth chambermaid Hélène (Bonnaire) discovers she has a knack Food Pantry, Maine Childrens Cancer Center, and girls litfor chess. This obsession-much to the chagrin of her huseracy in Afghanistan. Items that will be NOT be accepted Brewing For A Cause band and teenaged daughter-leads her to seek the claninclude appliances and white goods (ovens, washer/dryers, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sebago Brewing Company is pleased to destine tutelage of a reclusive American doctor (Kline, in stoves), items with freon such as refrigerators and air conannounce they will be holding the second annual Brewing his first French-speaking role)-a liaison that radically transditioners, fluorescent bulbs, and mercury-bearing items For A Cause. This event was conceived to raise funds for forms both of their lackluster lives. In French with English (thermo, thermostat). the Trek Across Maine, a three-day, 180-mile bike ride in subtitles.” see next page support of the mission of the American Lung Association.

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Thursday, May 5 Victoria Vox at One Longfellow Square 8 p.m. Victoria Vox, who lives in Baltimore, MD now, has been averaging 125+ dates for over 6 years, performing at a mixed bag of venues and festivals across the country, Europe, and Canada. Not that Vox is the only current artist to slip in a little ukulele -- but, the singer-songwriter is dedicated to the tiny instrument, and maybe, just maybe helping make it cool again. She is also known to employ the “mouth trumpet” which she Local psych-drone outﬁt is seen here in the video for their newest single, “Water Dub.” Recorded at was invited to perform on the the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art, the video features Daniel Rozin’s Snow Mirror Jay Leno Show. Miss Tess is which adds the psychedelic effect. Planets Around the Sun will perform at Biddeford’s The Oak & The a young, Boston-based songAx along with Massachusetts contemporaries Sunburned Hands of Man Friday at 8 p.m. $8, all ages. writer, whose “Modern Vin(COURTESY PHOTO) tage” sound bridges eras and genres. True to the tradition, try, to swing. Tess writes songs with the folk sensibilities of her vocals can soar or caress as she strums and picks her a troubadour that engage roots-devotees and newcomers way through an array of styles, from ragtime, to blues; coun-

alike. A typical set conjures a cast of dreamers and lovers, down on their luck and charming their ways in and out of trouble, with familiar faces mingling in the crowd, courtesy of folks like Bessie Smith and Tom Waits — perpetual muses to her style. $12, all ages. One Longfellow Square. www. onelongfellowsquare.com/

Friday, May 6 Cheryl Wheeler at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Poet-Cheryl writes achingly honest songs of love and loss. Contrasting the prosaic landscapes of her native small-town America with the hopelessly rootless life of the traveling performer, she touches the common chords with any who feel the tug between our busy, noisome times and the timeless longing for simplicity and silence. Her deceptively plain-spun songs have been hits for such mainstream stars as Suzy Bogguss (Aces) and Dan Seals (Addicted), and have been recorded by everyone from Bette Midler, Maura O’Connell, Peter Paul and Mary, Juice Newton, and Garth Brooks. Comic-Cheryl comes on like Groucho-in-ahousecoat; a ﬁercely everyday woman with a barbed-wire tongue. Shredding the mores of our gossipy, greedy, trendobsessed culture, Wheeler always aims enough darts at herself to never seem sanctimonious. $25, all ages. www. onelongfellowsquare.com/ see MUSIC page 16

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.

Resisting Racism workshop 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Resisting Racism workshop with Ewuare X. Osayande of POWER (People Organized Working to Eradicate Racism). Also Sunday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., University of Southern Maine Wishcamper Center, Room 102 (Building directly behind the Main Library); $20-100 sliding scale. “Please be as generous as you can. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Registration is encouraged and appreciated!” For more info, contact RousePortland@gmail.com or 949-6668

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.

Kid Open Studios: Tunnel Books! noon. SPACE Gallery will host a lesson in tunnel bookmaking led by Ashley Shoukimas. “These books are a set of pages bound with two folded strips on each side, viewed

through a hole in the cover. Making tunnel books is a really fun and easy way to explore landscape and achieve depth of ﬁeld with simple materials.” Drop by anytime from noon to 3:30 p.m. Suggested age is 5 and up.

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.

Peace Action Maine 2011 Peace Supper

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.

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.

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

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‘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.

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Summer music roster heats up with slate of new shows He is one of the genuinely fine songwriters of the late 20th century. Although his life has been consumed by music, Weir has spent a good deal of time as a social activist. His work on behalf of Seva (which fights blindness in Asia and South America – he’s a member of the Board) and as an environmental activist (with Greenpeace and the Rainforest Action Network, among others) have been his primary focus. He’s not only performed at a zillion benefits but also given deeply of his time, including lobbying Congress on various issues. All ages. $40 advance / $45 day of show

Thursday, June 16 The Decemberists at the State Theatre 7 p.m. The Decemberists are a Portland-Oregon based indie-rock band with a baroque bent. What sets the ﬁvepiece apart from the million other jangly rock groups is their combination of breezy melodies, literate lyrics and nontraditional instrumentation. Successive albums Her Majesty and Picaresque saw the band become more lush and baroquesounding. In 2006, the band released its major-label debut, The Crane Wife, on Capitol Records. In 2011, the sixth Decemberists album, The King is Dead, served as their coronation as humungous success story. A straight-forward folk-rock record involving bluegrass balladeer Gillian Welch and REM’s Peter Buck, the LP surprised many by debuting at #1 on the Billboard charts. All ages, $39.50, tickets go on sale Friday, 5/6.

Guster and Ra Ra Riot at The Ocean Gateway

Bob Weir is an iconic singer, songwriter, guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member. He is coming to the State Theatre this summer. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Thursday, July 28 Wiz Khalifa at the Maine State Pier 7 p.m. Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His eurodance-inﬂuenced single, “Say Yeah”, received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008.[1] Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010; he then signed with Atlantic Records.[2] He is also well-known for his debut single for Atlantic, “Black and Yellow”, which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. $32, all ages.

dolins, glockenspiels, drums, tambourines, congas, organs, pianos, clarinets and accordions are staples in his music, which builds and breaks the melodies under Condon’s deep-voiced crooner vocals, swaying to the Eastern European beats that sound like they’re being brought to you by a 12-member ensemble. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper is the musical moniker of Aly Spaltro. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper writes sprawling, lyric & melody-based songs about lost , true & unrequited love, nostalgia, nectarine meat, wolf maulings, plum crumb cake & mustard colors, death & Guatemala, airplane rides & airplane crashes, lusting & pining, aubergine & almond colored bedsheets. All ages. $22 advance / $25 day of show

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Friday, July 29 Beirut and Lady Lamb the Beekeeper at the State

Bob Weir solo acoustic show at the State

8 p.m. While it may sound like an entire Balkan orchestra playing modern songs as mournful ballads and upbeat marches, Beirut is largely the work of one New Mexico native, Zach Condon. Horns, violins, cellos, ukuleles, man-

8 p.m. Bob Weir has a secure place in rock history as the Grateful Dead’s co-vocalist and what Andrew Clarke (in one of England’s leading newspapers, “The Independent”) called the genre’s “greatest, if most eccentric rhythm guitarist.”

7 p.m. Guster has became one of the most successful bands to hit the U.S. East Coast scene - through relentless touring and humorous stage banter with the crowd, the band has developed a strong grass-roots fan base which spread rapidly with a strong presence on the Internet. The Boston trio developed a strong following in Portland in the early 2000’s, playing the State Theatre many times. To observe Ra Ra Riot on stage is to observe a joyful experience in progress, somehow both intensely fun and just plain intense; it’s a joy that’s always aware that darkness and despair may be just around the corner, that life is both beautiful and terrible, and it’s a joy that is in fact ampliﬁed by this awareness. All ages, $32.50 advance / $35.50 day of show

Saturday, August 27 Bela Fleck & The Flecktones at the State 8 p.m. Béla Fleck, often considered the premiere banjo player in the world, picked up the banjo at age 15 after being awed by the bluegrass playing of Flatt & Scruggs. In 1989 Fleck and Victor Wooten formed Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, along with keyboardist and harmonica player Howard Levy and Wooten’s percussionist brother Roy “Futureman” Wooten, who played synthesizer-based percussion. The band made their self-titled debut recording in 1990 by playing a “blu-bop” mix of jazz and bluegrass , soon becoming a commercially successful, criticallyacclaimed and award-winning band. Levy left the group in 1992, making the band a trio until saxophonist Jeff Cofﬁn joined the group onstage part-time in 1997, eventually becoming a permanent member. $40, $35 and $30 / Reserved Seating, all ages.

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Sunburned Hand of the Man / Planets Around the Sun at The Oak & The Ax 8 p.m. Sunburned Hand of the Man has an amorphous lineup, with composition and instrumentation potentially varying from gig to gig. They release records on the Eclipse Records label, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth’s label Ecstatic Peace!, as well as a number of smaller labels, and produce a great number of limited edition albums on CD-R via their own Manhand label. Local psych-drone contemporaries Planets Around the Sun join. $8, all ages. The Oak & The Ax, Biddeford.

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Saturday, May 7 De Temps Antan 8 p.m. “De Temps Antan is a high-energy trio featuring three of Quebec’s most talented musicians coming out of the city’s vibrant music scene. Since 2003, Éric Beaudry, André Brunet and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing time-honored melodies from the stomping grounds of Quebec’s musical past.” Hannaford Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland. http://portlandovations.org

Willie Nile at One Longfellow Square IN A HURRY? GET A VOUCHER THAT WILL GUARANTEE THE SAME GREAT DEAL UNTIL MAY 21ST! YOU MUST GET A VOUCHER ON MAY 7TH!

8 p.m. Willie Nile is a songwriters’ songwriter and his live performances are legendary. He has toured across the U.S. opening for The Who at the personal request of the band and sang with Bruce Springsteen at Giant Stadium. Bruce recently joined Willie on stage in Asbury Park for Willie’s song “Heaven Help The Lonely”.Now Willie has just completed a new album, The Innocent Ones, for River House Records. It was released in Europe on Oct 11th and the North American release announcement will be coming soon. The album contains 11 original songs and was produced in New York City by Willie, Frankie Lee, Stewart Lerman, Steuart Smith (lead guitarist of The Eagles) and Hirsh Gardner. $20, all ages.