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Brentwood garden tour gets green light from city

A colorful scarecrow guards the Brentwood Community Garden in a view Thursday afternoon taken from the western edge of Evergreen Cemetery.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

But as disputes linger, hurdles face growers

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Saturday’s Secret Gardens of Portland guided tour can include the Brentwood Community Garden at Evergreen Cemetery, the city decided Thursday, answering an abutter’s question and laying to rest one piece of scru-

tiny of the 2.5-acre garden parcel.

But the community garden — which will be featured on the gardens tour from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday as a benefit for the Portland Education Foundation — isn’t out of the woods. see GARDEN page 8

Line of storms pound region; Portland near record high

Firefighter Sean Donaghue walks through mist from a 200-foot spray into Casco Bay as Portland firefighters train and test fire equipment at the East End Trail Thursday.

Donaghue noted that the mist felt good as rising morning temperatures set up a muggy and sweltering day.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Quarter-size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph ripped through New England yesterday as a line of thunderstorms rolled across the region.

"It was quite an impressive line, we’ve seen some hail as large as golf balls, but the majority of the damage has been from wind," said National Weather Service meteorologist Margaret Curtis, based in Gray.

The Augusta area was hardest hit, but the line of storms skirted Portland, she said.

Winds reached 40 miles per hour, with gusts climbing to 60 at times. see STORMS page 9

Grant buoys Telling Room’s literacy mission

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A nonprofit writing center aimed at improving the literacy skills of Portland youth has received a $14,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Telling Room will use the grant to fund its yearlong themed writing project with local youth, which

will take place during the 2011-2012 school year.

Focused around life in Maine, the project funded by the grant is called Searching for Maine/Searching for ME, and “will foster storytelling in a variety of media while inviting our students to see their own experiences as part of the fabric of Maine,” according to the group’s website.

Introducing students to the documentary format

using photography, writing and film, Searching for ME will encourage students to tell their own story while also exploring Maine culture itself, including the state’s refugee and immigrant communities.

Aside from simply strengthening literacy skills and a young writer’s confidence, the anthology see TELLING ROOM page 6

City committee OKs tax breaks for developer

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A fight over Frank’s fallen tree AMSTERDAM (NY Times) — From the window in the attic of her family’s hiding place in Amsterdam, Anne Frank could see the crown of an old chestnut tree growing in a neighbor’s garden. For two years, it was her only contact with nature.

The tree is gone now, having fallen during a storm in August, but its memory lives on — not in the diary but in a nasty dispute over its remains.

Board members of the Support Anne Frank Tree foundation, the group responsible for the tree, are incensed with the contractor they hired to build a metal brace meant to extend the sick tree’s life.

They accuse him of botching the job and killing the tree, and then stealing the tree’s remains and leaving them to rot instead of distributing them to the Jewish museums and other institutions around the world that would like to have them. Perhaps inevitably, given the context and the hard feelings the matter has stirred, they have also accused him of acting like a Nazi.

The tree, which was more than 150 years old and suffering from a fungal infection, was supposed to be felled several years ago. But a group of neighbors and arborists protested the city’s decision.

“This tree was a monument of hope,” said Helga Fassbinder, a member of the foundation board and a retired university professor whose house overlooked the tree.

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Problems undercut federal leak prosecutions WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s unusual campaign to prosecute government officials who disclose classified information to the press is in danger of being undercut by both legal and public relations problems that have cropped up in a highly publicized case against a former National Security Agency employee.

The trial of the former agency worker, Thomas A. Drake, is scheduled to begin Monday. He has rejected two different

plea deals that would have permitted him to stay out of prison, according to two people familiar with the case against him.

Mr. Drake, 54, a low-key computer expert accused of keeping classified documents at home, has told friends that accepting the deals would have required him to admit to crimes he does not believe he committed.

Mr. Drake’s case has drawn widespread news media coverage, which has highlighted the motive he claims for sharing

information about the agency’s technology with a reporter for The Baltimore Sun in 2006 and 2007: that the agency was rejecting a $3 million in-house program called ThinThread in favor of a $1-billion-plus contractor-run program called Trailblazer.

His advocates have portrayed him as a diligent public servant who was trying to strengthen national security and save taxpayers’ money, not one who deserves a lengthy prison term.

Vast wildfire in Anticipating crackdown, more Syrians flee to Turkey Arizona threatens electrical grid

KARBEYAZ, Turkey (NY Times) — Hundreds more Syrians fled into Turkey on Thursday, anticipating a widening crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrators in the country’s northwest, which has become the newest center of weeks of protests against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

The influx of people across their border have prompted Turkish authorities to set up three camps for the refugees, while they reassured frightened Syrians that they would keep the border open and called once again on the Syrian

government to allow peaceful demonstrations and to carry out reforms.

More than 2,500 Syrians had now crossed into Turkey since the unrest began there in March, the Turkish foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, said Thursday. Fearing a new wave of violence, more than 1,050 Syrians had crossed over since Wednesday, Turkey’s semiofficial Anatolian News Agency reported.

In Geneva, Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, called on Syria to stop the “assault on its own people.”

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SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. (NY Times) — A vast wildfire continued to surge unchecked across eastern Arizona on Thursday, prompting thousands more people to flee their homes. The fire jumped past firefighters’ containment lines on Wednesday to reach the edges of residential areas, and more evacuation orders were issued.

Springerville, with about 2,000 residents, was the largest town to be emptied so far.

The fire is also threatening key electrical transmission lines that, if severed, could affect electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers in the region.

Mike Duvall, New Mexico’s secretary for homeland security and emergency management, was in the town of Reserve near the Arizona border, where Gov. Susana Martinez had marshaled 145 members of the National Guard to assist firefighting efforts.

Mr. Duvall said in an interview on Thursday morning that the Wallow Fire was within half a mile of the New Mexico border, but that so far no power lines had been damaged.

He said that firefighters were working to protect the power lines.

“I’m moderately concerned,” Mr. Duvall said. “There is fire that is threatening infrastructure. And there are high use rates because of the high temperatures. The confluence of these two could produce brownouts or blackouts.

But we’re ahead of it right now.”

Winds were carrying burning embers miles downwind from the main fire, igniting dozens of smaller new fires that required the urgent attention of firefighters and raising the prospect that the 12-day-old fire may not be extinguished for some time, the authorities said.

“Our biggest concern are spot fires,” said Jim Whittington, a spokesman for the interagency group fighting the blaze, known as the Wallow Fire. As he spoke Wednesday morning from a command center here in Springerville, several miles from the front line of the fire, tiny specks of black ash blew around him. But the fire advanced closer later in the day and flames were visible on the horizon.

The authorities had been estimating the size of the blaze at 389,000 acres, but on Thursday they said 336,000 acres was more accurate. This was due to better mapping, they said, not to the fire’s shrinking.

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Law lets Mainers opt out from digital health records AUGUSTA — A majority of Mainers will be able to decide whether they want their medical records stored on an independent computer database under a new law approved by the Legislature.

The bill, which was considered a compromise between competing proposals, allows Mainers whose medical records are stored on the HealthInfoNet database to opt out, according to the Associated Press.

The HealthInfoNet system is run as a nonprofit and steps are taken to keep the data secure, AP says.

The system allowed health care professionals immediate access to health records stored in the database.

Armed man shot by police in Belfast BELFAST — A 29-year-old Swanville man was critically injured late Wednesday by Belfast Police officers who said he confronted them with a shotgun. The incident is under investigation by the Maine attorney general’s office, the Associated Press is reporting.

Belfast Police told AP that a vehicle driven by Ben Thompson refused to pull over shortly before midnight Wednesday. When Thompson did stop, at the intersection of Route 141 and Smart Road, he allegedly stepped out of the car holding a shotgun, AP reports.

Officers told Thompson to put down the weapon, but he was eventually shot by Ofc. Dan Fitzpatrick, AP reported.

Brenda Kielty, a spokesperson for the attorney general, told AP Thompson was transported to a Bangor hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

Shooting that killed Cape man an accident, suspect tells police FARMINGTON — The New Jersey man charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of his Andrew Holland late last month says he was playing with the gun when it accidentally went off, according to the Associated Press.

Ryan Ouimet, 23, of Colts Neck, N.J., told authorities he was tossing the handgun back and forth when he pressed the trigger, shoot-

ing his friend and fellow University of Maine at Farmington grad Andrew Holland, 23 of Cape Elizabeth, in the chest, AP reported.

Holland died at a nearby hospital.

Ouimet made an initial court appearance Wednesday in Farmington. He is free on $1,000 bail.

City committee approves tax breaks for developer The city council’s Community Development Committee on Wednesday endorsed a plan to give developers of a proposed arena, hotel and conference center at Thompson’s Point more than $31 million in property tax breaks over the next 30 years.

The issue will now be considered by the full city council.

The three-person committee unanimously approved the tax breaks, which allow the developers to recapture $31.4 million in property taxes from the project, leaving the city with just $26.4 million for the city.

Developers said the tax breaks were necessary to shore up bank financing for the project, to be called The Forefront, and overcome higher-than-usual construction costs.

Phase one of the project, located near the Amtrak station on Sewell Street in the Libbytown neighborhood, will include a 125-room hotel, two office buildings with 180,000 square feet of class A space, a concert hall, restaurant and new basketball arena for the Maine Red Claws minor league basketball team.

Construction could begin as soon as next spring, with a tentative completion date set for late 2013.

Judges: Maine must redraw congressional districts Three federal judges on Thursday ordered Maine to redraw the boundaries for its congressional districts ahead of next year’s Presidential election, according to Associated Press.

The redistricting is required because there are about 9,000 more people in the state’s first congressional district than in the second congressional district, AP reported.

State law requires that the two congressional districts -- as well as its state legislative districts -- be reapportioned in 2013, AP reported. The judges’ decision simply moves that process up a year.

Top aides to Newt Gingrich quit as campaign’s woes deepen

BY JEFF ZELENY AND TRIP GABRIEL THE NEW YORK TIMES

Newt Gingrich’s campaign manager and a half-dozen senior advisers resigned on Thursday, two aides said, dealing a significant setback to his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and severely complicating his hopes for a political comeback.

Mr. Gingrich’s campaign manager, Rob Johnson, his longtime spokesman, Rick Tyler, and advisers in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina stepped down together after a period of deep internal disagreements about the direction of the campaign.

Mr. Gingrich, a former House speaker who has been fighting to regain his political footing after a rough campaign roll-out last month, had been absent from the campaign trail for about two weeks on what aides had described as a long-planned vacation. He made his return on Wednesday in New Hampshire, a day before the resignations were announced.

In a statement on his Facebook page Thursday afternoon, Mr. Gingrich said he would not abandon his presidential campaign. He said that his next public appearance would be this week in California at an event sponsored by

the Republican Jewish Coalition.

“I am committed to running the substantive, solutions-oriented campaign I set out to run earlier this spring,” Mr. Gingrich wrote. “The campaign begins anew Sunday in Los Angeles.”

The resignations were first reported on Thursday afternoon by The Associated Press. The two aides, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the resignations to The New York Times.

The aides said the future of Mr. Gingrich’s campaign was not immediately clear.

The defections included several veteran Gingrich political advisers as well as recently hired aides. The list, according to two aides, included David Carney, a political strategist based in New Hampshire; Sam Dawson, a strategist; Katon Dawson, a consultant in South Carolina; and Craig Schoenfeld, a consultant in Iowa.

The shake-up comes as the field of Republican presidential candidates remains unsettled. Two of the advisers to Mr. Gingrich also have been top political aides to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, who is taking a second look at exploring the Republican presidential nomination.

In his return to the campaign trail on Wednesday, Mr. Gingrich portrayed

his time off as a chance to “get away and think” – not about his viability as a candidate, but about important national issues.

Mr. Gingrich had been on a cruise with his wife, Calista, in the Greek isles, a trip his campaign said had been planned before he announced his candidacy last month. speeches.

While passengers enjoyed port calls at Rhodes and Mykonos, according to the ship’s itinerary, the Seabourn Odyssey, Mr. Gingrich said he wrote two policy speeches.

“I don’t know how other people work,” Mr. Gingrich said. “To have a major breakthrough in policy, you have to be able to stop and think.”

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Respect the wisdom of our elders Maine has the oldest population in the country, and that’s just fine with me. My grandfather would probably say we have the most experience and the most character. The country that forged the golden idol of perpetual youth, where everything comes fast and easy and immediate gratification is king, is now waking up with one heck of an economic hang over.

And the guy with the white beard who told us to work hard now and save for what’s really important, that nothing worth having comes easy, he is starting to make a lot of sense right now.

He could gloat and say I told you so, but he won’t, that’s not the way he does ––––– things. He knows we have to learn some lessons the hard Guest way. But have we learned our Columnist lesson? Have we got our priorities straight? Sometimes, as my grandfather would say, it seems we can’t tell our tail bone from our elbow.

There was a time when communities valued the wisdom of the elders, when age was not a detriment, but an advantage. I dare say, our biggest untapped resource is not the gulf steam wind currents waiting to turn the turbines of

Orion Breen

see BREEN page 5

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Can you feel it?

When I was a teenager in the early portion of the roaring ‘90s, I had a feeling deep in my gut that things were not going to end well for the great social experiment founded so long ago by the brave men we call our forefathers. I would read the news of the day, talking about how the country’s debt was starting to rise by what then was considered to be unconscionable amounts of money but now seems only like a drop in the bucket. The music of the nineties was certainly no help. Depressing, warning of social inequality and even driving artists to self medicate it away with others going even further and ending their lives.

I had only a small group of friends who shared my belief that the system was something not worth giving yourself to in order to fuel the machine. It was a hard time, the ‘90s, to be pessimistic about the future state of world, national and local events. The decade featured the greatest technological, social and governmental advances in human history.

Certainly, above all, there was prosperity like had never been seen. Eventually, I even gave in and joined the party, moving to a large metropolitan area

Jeffrey S. Spofford ––––– Ayuh!

and joining an internet firm that blossomed like any other company with a dot com, net or ‘communications’ in their suffix.

Then, of course, I was brought back to the reality I hid from even myself in the early part of 2001 when the stock market rebuked the internet firms that were based entirely on the dream philosophy “if you build it, they will come.” I dropped back out of the system. Soon after of course, 9-11 happened – and the massive decline that most certainly was based on the speculative bubble had a new alibi to blame in terrorism. I watched in amazement as our government ramped up the war machine. Sold to us as patriotic revenge, but really to hide the fact that our country’s Madoff-esque Ponzi scheme was coming to an end, the wars served to secure our “non-negotiable” interstate driving, prop up the big bank-manipulated

markets and to distract us all by keeping us in the dark about what our future held.

But even then things still seemed like they might be okay.

I consciously put the illegal wars in the back of my mind.

Real estate seemed to take off and people I knew were making more money than ever before.

Sure, it was proven that Colin Powell knowingly lied to justify war before the world at the United Nations – but it was okay. We were still able to drive to the supermarket at less than two bucks per gallon for our cheesy poofs and to Florida for thrill rides at Disney. Who was I to argue when people my parents’ age were able to pull hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity from their homes to retire early, and my contemporaries were able to buy their first home by simply filling out a form and getting the keys to a four hundred thousand dollar Cape on an eighth of an acre.

Sure, the ‘00s didn’t feel as great as the nineties, but they were close enough for comfort.

The can had been kicked just far enough down the road to keep us sedate.

Then came the fall of Lehman see SPOFFORD page 5

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Let’s show our elders we value them BREEN from page 4

giant floating wind farms, our biggest untapped resource is our elder population.

Some may say their ways are outdated, they can’t work because they are slow on the computer, but really we are afraid to show them we can’t do anything without one. We can’t even add or spell without an electronic aid. Our skills are perpetually going obsolete, not theirs.

Our elders know if you want something you got to get your hands dirty, what you get out is what you put in. You can’t get everything from the one stop big box store (where everything is made from away) because it’s convenient, and then complain that there are no jobs here any more. You just convenienced yourself out of one.

Our elders are people who can grow things, who can build things, who can fix things. They are people who remember where they were when a man first walked on the moon. People who dreamed big, who know what we can accomplish when we work together, who know the meaning of the word sacrifice.

How can we dare to dream a better future if we do not build it on past experience?

Our elders have experience. They are people who remember segregation, who know that what is accepted is not the same as what is right. People who not only hope for change, but have seen it. Who have experienced the growing pains, the set backs, who persisted on, who

knew there was no end to the work to be done and still got up everyday and worked hard so that things would be a little better for you and I. Our elders are people with so much to give, who are so invaluable, who are truly one of our greatest assets, and are made to feel all too often like a burden.

How can we show we have learned our lesson? For one thing, we can start listening to them. We can put them at the center of our communal life instead of shunting them to the side. We can show them we value the work they have done, and continue to do. It’s estimated Maine’s 65 and older population volunteer almost five million hours a year with an economic impact of over one hundred million dollars. After all these years they are still what’s keeping things together. Ready or not, one day we are going to have some mighty big shoes to fill.

So let’s give some thanks. Even though we continue to make a complete mess of things, they don’t scold us, they just help us make things right. And they do so with a humility and grace that makes me think, Maine could be more than the oldest state in the union, we could be the wisest.

Orion Breen is a proud member of Hour Exchange Portland, a community service exchange of neighbors helping neighbors where everyone and their time is valued equally, no matter their age. Find out more at www.HourExchangePortland.org.

Of national debt and community gardens SPOFFORD from page 4

Brothers in 2008 and soon after the real estate collapse. Suddenly, the can met a dip in the road and started to roll backwards. Panic set in, but to our rescue came the marketing campaign of the century.

It was one of hope and change; a campaign that seemed to honestly address all of the issues that were plaguing our country and one that promised to make it all right. I bought it lock, stock and barrel. I registered as a democrat. I waited in line in front of Portland High School in the cold wind and snow to cast the vote I believed was going to make everything better and make the ‘90s return. Ultimately, I was let down – but I wasn’t surprised.

Now, things are worse and the prospect of returning to even the semiokay days of 2005 are zero to none.

Instead of leveling with us about what’s really going on, our leaders insist that the good times are just ahead. It turns out that they’re lying to us.

The indisputable facts are that our national debt can never be repaid; The worldwide demand for oil has now officially surpassed supply; Massive worldwide droughts this spring are going to cause a global food crises come fall; The Fukushima nuclear plant’s three meltdowns are worse

than Chernobyl, have eliminated 40 percent of the electricity capacity in Japan and have effectively shut down the world’s third largest economy causing a massive shortage in the industrial pipelines that supply everything technological; And there are trillions of dollars in credit default swap options that can never be covered – more than in 2008. Basically, we’re in the beginning stages of global systemic and economic collapse.

So locally, I smile when I see community gardens. I rejoice when I hear of the establishment of local currencies. I get excited for projects that are creating affordable lodgings in the form of a hostel. I greet public transportation plans with open arms.

But when our local leaders are still throwing money at the past with their various TIFs to build mega centers, posh lawyer quarters and airports that won’t be utilized only to turn around and forecast increases in revenue, I know even the people leading Portland are buying the government’s story. But I’m getting the sense that the people that live here aren’t. So, can you feel it? I can.

Let’s find a mayor who can, too.

Jeffrey S. Spofford is the circulation manager for The Portland Daily Sun and can be found online at spoffordnews.com

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‘We reinvent ourselves every year with our anthology project’ TELLING ROOM from page one

program can also serve a cathartic role for students from traumatic backgrounds.

“Research on English as a Second Language (ESL) learners acquiring true proficiency says it can take 7 to 10 years,” said Telling Room development director Heather Davis. “That number of years can [skew] more towards 10 when they come from traumatic backgrounds,” said Davis, who added that at least half of the students who take advantage of the Telling Room’s programs come from the city’s immigrant community.

“They are seeking political asylum, they grew up in refugee camps, so being able to get some of that out on paper is hugely beneficial for them,” she said.

The anthology project is just one program run out of the Telling Room’s space at 225 Commercial St. Contracting with schools, youth development organizations and individual students, the group picks a

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The 2012 anthology will be the sixth produced by The Telling Room and its students. Previous anthologies include 2011’s “How to Climb Trees: 40 Stories and Poems about Play,” which has held the number two spot on the bestseller list at Longfellow Books in Portland.

“We reinvent ourselves every year with our anthology project,” said Davis.

The five-year-old nonprofit is at a turning point, according to Davis. Doubling the number of students served over just last year, the organization now works with over 2,000 kids throughout Maine.

“It’s an interesting mix,” Davis said of the Telling Room’s students. “Some kids are coming voluntarily, signing up for programs and workshops, those kids usually inherently love to write,” she said.

“We also do programs where students are mandated to come, and we get a greater number who are reluctant writers, especially ESL students,” she said.

With these reluctant writers in mind, the Telling Room organizes events and programs aimed at making writing feel less like another day in the classroom.

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One such project saw local hip-hop artist Sontiago work with students to write rap songs, followed by a joint performance by Sontiago and Wells-based rapper Spose.

Other programs run by the Telling Room include a statewide writing contest co-sponsored by Maine magazine and Longfellow Books; playwriting with local performers and a writing and college prep program offered in partnership with Casco Bay High School and Rippleffect.

Run by a core staff of five, The Telling Room relies heavily on a roster of 300 trained volunteers to run many of its programs. “We tend to attract people who are either local writers or local freelance writers. We also have a lot of people currently in grad school getting their MFA in writing or their teaching certificates,” said Davis.

But it’s not all about the kids. On June 17, The Telling Room will present the third installment of the Slant storytelling series. Similar to New York City’s popular live storytelling event which has developed a strong following around it’s Internet podcasts, Slant invites local writers and artist to take the stage at Space Gallery and share their stories with a historically sold-out audience.

Storytellers this session will include Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz, singer-songwriter Emilia Dahlin, New York Times best-selling author Melissa Coleman, writer and Telling Room Executive Director Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, nine-time biathlon national champion and Walt Shepherd, and Lulu Hawkes, a student at Catherine McAuley High School and Maine State Poetry Out Loud Champion who will all share stories around the theme of “losing.”

“The first time we were at Space, we had to lock the doors because we were about to break the fire codes,” said Davis. “I think the event is really filing a void the Portland,” she said.

The 2012 anthology will be the sixth produced

by The Telling Room and its students. Previous anthologies include 2011’s “How to Climb Trees: 40 Stories and Poems about Play,” which has held the number two spot on the bestseller list at Longfellow Books in Portland.

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“That seems to be the motif here, we had no idea coming into this that there would be so many hurdles,” said community gardener Elizabeth Tarasevich, referring to opposition to the garden, which is on the west end of the 239-acre Evergreen Cemetery.

“We thought the idea of a community garden on a piece of land that wasn’t being used for anything but a dump would be supported by everyone.”

Not so much, as it turns out. An abutter “has an idea that this piece of land is his backyard,” she said, which prompted the call to the city questioning legalities of Saturday’s benefit.

“He apparently unearthed an ordinance that prohibits solicitation on cemetery land; our position is that we’re not doing solicitation ... we’re merely welcoming people to the garden, which is on city land,” Tarasevich said.

The city reviewed the ordinance and agreed it didn’t apply because the event was not seeking a contribution for the garden but rather was accepting donations for the foundation, according to city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.

Brentwood Community Garden operates under a five-year lease with the city, which identifies the garden as part of Evergreen Cemetery but notes that it’s not used for cemetery purposes. A 1994 Evergreen Cemetery Master Plan identifies the “Brentwood Parcel” as a “buffer between the historic core of the cemetery and abutting housing” and recommends that the land be used for cemetery-related purposes in the future, the lease notes.

Therein lies the rub.

The garden, now in its second year of operation, has attracted 75 families cultivating 60 individual plots and four shared lots, according to Tarasevich. In minutes of a May 2 meeting about the community garden and the

During a March ecomaine awards event, ecomaine’s chairman of the board Michael Bobinsky, Portland’s public works director; nominator Alison Kenway; Amy Bell Segal and Elizabeth Tarasevich with Deering Center Neighborhood Association; and ecomaine General Manager Kevin Roche pose with an award for Brentwood Community Garden. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Brentwood Cemetery Master Plan, she said that the garden is at capacity and has a waiting list, with a perspace charge of $35 for individual plots.

In March, Tarasevich and Amy Bell Segal, both volunteers on the garden project and members of the Deering Center Neighborhood Association, accepted an award from Ecomaine, a regional waste-to-energy operation, for preserving local ecology.

The garden parcel once belonged to the Risbara family. It was annexed as part of the cemetery in 1942, according to city records, and for many years sat largely neglected. Brentwood is on farmland that was never meant to be part of the historic cemetery, Tarasevich said.

Others beg to differ.

The Friends of Evergreen group, which caretakes Evergreen Cemetery, received two $5,000 grants from the Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation and the Davis Family Foundation to develop a plan

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In the Brentwood Master Plan, which faces City Council review later this month, Friends of Evergreen envisioned three phases of development, with phases one and two incorporating the community garden but the third phase establishing columbarium niche walls on the parcel to hold cremation urns, a use that Tarasevich said would conflict with the current garden use. This third phase, also called the final phase, would involve construction of walls and an associated memorial garden on the Brentwood parcel, according to notes from the city’s Health and Recreation Committee, the committee that sanctioned

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“I hope that the city council accepts the health and rec committee’s recommendation to adopt phase 1 and phase 2 and remove all language having to do with phase three,” Tarasevich said.

It’s not clear how the city will mediate a dispute between two neighborhood groups. At the May 2 master plan and community garden meeting overseen by Public Services, “staff was asked if participants would agree to sign an agreement not to release meeting notes or discussions of the meeting to the media; this generated discussion over methods of being transparent, informing organization members and the public,” according to the meeting notes. “It was agreed to that staff would prepare meeting notes as draft, circulate those to the participants for comment and once finalized, those meeting notes become public.”

Tarasevich said, “We did not sign that disclosure,” but the meeting notes hint at friction.

“The group agreed that going forward the Friends of Evergreen and DCNA should communicate with each other more effectively,” the minutes stated at one point. And a May 12 meeting of the The Health and Recreation Committee ended with “staff from the Department of Public Services offering to facilitate discussions with both the Friends of the Cemetery and DCNA representatives, with the goal of resolving differences over future use the Brentwood Cemetery parcel.”

Tarasevich said the Brentwood Parcel can be improved, based on general recommendations in the 1994 master plan.

“You can improve the parcel and maintain the garden,” she said.

Efforts to reach Loebenstein, president of the Friends of Evergreen Cemetery, were unsuccessful Thursday.

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The brunt of the storm system hit New Hampshire, where 36,000 people were without power yesterday, Curtis reported.

Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail 12 miles south of Millinocket and moving southeast at 40 mph, the weather service reported yesterday afternoon. The

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The high temperature in Portland was 92 degrees, falling short of the daily record of 95, set in 1984, Curtis said. That was small consolation for residents on a sticky and oppressively hot day.

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your number is eight because you are the eighth sign of the zodiac. When eight is placed on its side, it becomes the symbol for infinity. You’ll get a profound sense of the infinity of your own essence today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A deal you recently made may prove to be more effort than it was worth. Though you may not want to do another deal like this in the future, you wish those involved only blue skies, bird songs and happiness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Standards of beauty change with time, culture and location. Therefore, the world is not a dependable judge of your true attractiveness. Let your attractive quotient be self-determined.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You use various ingredients to turn out a good product. The ingredient you will deal with today is a little like salad dressing in that it is easy to dress a salad and nearly impossible to undress it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You sense that it’s sometimes appropriate, even crucial, to give until it hurts. And though that’s true, it’s not always true.

For instance, right now it’s best to give comfortably and let others contribute in the same spirit.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 10).

You’ll feel free. The wind fills your sail, and you go where your heart desires. A special relationship gains lovely momentum. In July, you earn extra money here and there, and the spare change adds up to a wonderful purchase. Take a professional leap in August. You’ll put a feather in your cap in November. Capricorn and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 24, 39 and 14.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19).

Remember the thing you want that you cannot achieve alone. You will have the cooperation of your peers, especially if you are able to give them clear directions about what to do next.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You made a hasty decision in the past and will not repeat the mistake this time around. Go slow and think things through. Most importantly, if you don’t feel it completely, do nothing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be the center of the excitement. Because of your energetic, daring mood, you are prone to surprises. Your unpredictable behavior is what keeps people on their toes around you.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may find that you are stuck, and no matter how hard you push, you cannot seem to get unstuck. The solution: Stop pushing. Give to others from this stuck place. Your generosity will free you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You like to go under the radar at times, taking a break from being constantly “on.”

Besides, right now there’s a friend or partner who needs attention, and you don’t want to steal this person’s spotlight.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You honor your talent by keeping track of your work. Develop a system of management that makes it easy to access your ideas and finished products. Your current system may be adequate, but you deserve better.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A friend asks for your time and does not want or need your money. But this person might not completely understand how valuable your time really is. Set some limits in your own mind, and then enjoy the hours you have together.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, June 10, the 161st day of 2011. There are 204 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On June 10, 1921, President Warren G. Harding signed into law the Budget and Accounting Act, which created the Bureau of the Budget and the General Accounting Office.

On this date: In 1610, Englishman Lord De La Warr arrived at the Jamestown settlement to take charge of the Virginia Colony.

In 1861, during the Civil War, Confederate troops routed Union soldiers in the Battle of Big Bethel in Virginia.

In 1907, eleven men in five cars set out from the French embassy in Beijing on a race to Paris. (Prince Scipione Borghese of Italy was the first to arrive in the French capital two months later.) In 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio

by Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith and William Griffith Wilson.

In 1940, Italy declared war on France and Britain; Canada declared war on Italy.

In 1942, the Gestapo massacred 173 male residents of Lidice (LIH’-dyiht-zeh), Czechoslovakia, in retaliation for the killing of a Nazi official.

In 1967, the Middle East War ended as Israel and Syria agreed to observe a United Nations-mediated cease-fire.

In 1971, President Richard M. Nixon lifted a two-decades-old trade embargo on China.

In 1985, socialite Claus von Bulow was acquitted by a jury in Providence, R.I., at his retrial on charges he’d tried to murder his heiress wife, Martha “Sunny” von Bulow.

One year ago: Army Secretary John McHugh announced that an investigation had found that potentially hundreds of remains at Arlington National Cemetery were misidentified or misplaced.

Today’s Birthdays: Britain’s Prince Philip is 90. Author Maurice Sendak is 83. Attorney F. Lee Bailey is 78. Actress Alexandra Stewart is 72. Singer Shirley Alston Reeves is 70. Actor Jurgen Prochnow is 70. Actor Andrew Stevens is 56. Singer Barrington Henderson is 55. Rock musician Kim Deal is 50. Singer Maxi Priest is 50. Actress Gina Gershon is 49. Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn is 48. Rock musician Jimmy Chamberlin is 47.

Actress Kate Flannery is 47. Model-actress Elizabeth Hurley is 46. Rock musician Joey Santiago is 46. Actor Doug McKeon is 45.

Rock musician Emma Anderson is 44.

Rock singer Mike Doughty is 41. Rhythmand-blues singer JoJo is 40. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is 40. Rhythm-and-blues singer Faith Evans is 38. Actor Hugh Dancy is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lemisha Grinstead (702) is 33. Actor DJ Qualls is 33.

Actor Shane West is 33. Country singer Lee Brice is 32. Singer Hoku is 30.

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UNITY CENTER FOR SACRED LIVING is an open interfaith, Oneness oriented spiritual community. We hope you will come join us for our alternative services on Sundays at 10am at the Williston-West Church, Memorial Hall (2nd fl), 32 Thomas St., Portland, ME (207)221-0727.

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ROOM for rent upper Sawyer St. South Portland, ME.. $115/wk. 6 month minimum.

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Seasons at Attitash A Resort Condominium

PORTLAND Art District- Art studios with utilities. First floor.

Adjacent to 3 studios. $325 (207)773-1814.

Is accepting applications for the position of

General Manager This individual must have experience and managerial skills in the same or a related industry. Excellent people skills are a must. A package of vacation, sick and personal days, as well as health insurance benefits are included. Applicants with resort/hotel management degrees will be carefully considered but a degree is not a prerequisite. This is a salaried position and would be competitive and commensurate with referral and experience.

Interested applicants should send their resume to:

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Acadia Tree Service 577-7788

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$

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Construction wraps up on a Hampton Inn along Franklin Street. The Hampton Inn website reads: “This hotel will soon be joining the Hilton Worldwide Portfolio of Brands but is not yet accepting reservations. It is scheduled to open in August 2011.”

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I met “Janice” through my son’s school. She’s a parent of one of his classmates. She would come to my house in the afternoon before picking up her kids. We would enjoy a cup of coffee and sit around and talk and laugh.

When three days went by and I didn’t hear from her, I began to get worried. She didn’t answer her phone or reply to my text messages. Finally, she phoned and told me to stop calling her and to leave her kids alone. I was in shock. I asked her what was wrong, and she said she had received a letter in her mailbox. She refused to let me get a word in and hung up. I cried my eyes out.

I asked a mutual friend to find out about that letter. Apparently, someone wrote that she was a bad mother and told her how to raise her kids. It was signed, “Anonymous.” I am stunned that Janice would think I could write such a thing.

How can I make her understand that I had nothing to do with that stupid letter? Now she goes out of her way to avoid me in the carpool lanes at school. I want our friendship back.

What can I do? -- Miss My Friend in Indiana Dear Indiana: Vicious people who hide behind anonymous notes and phone calls enjoy the havoc they wreak. It is cowardly. You can text or e-mail Janice, or leave a message on her answering machine or cell phone, saying you didn’t write this letter, you cannot imagine who did, and you miss her terribly. You also can ask mutual friends to intercede on your behalf. Still, if Janice is convinced you are the author, she may not be inclined to believe otherwise. And if she refuses to contact you, there is nothing more you can do. Sorry.

Dear Annie: Every year, friends of ours have birthday parties at their homes and at bars. We usually can’t go because of other obligations, but when we do go, are we obligated to bring a gift? Or is a birthday card with well wishes suf-

ficient?

If gifts are not expected and it is simply a fun get-together, shouldn’t they say “no gifts”? We enjoy seeing friends, but by having these parties every year, it seems they are only interested in presents. To find a gift that costs only a few dollars is practically impossible. Is it wrong to feel this way?

Can we just bring a card? Should we skip the party altogether? -- B-Day Party Guest Dear Guest: People who like to celebrate their birthdays are inclined to do so once every year. In most instances, these are very informal events. If the party is at a bar, you can treat the birthday celebrant to a drink. At their house, bring a snack or a bottle of something. It would be a shame to avoid all such parties because you are fixated on the presents. Go and have a good time.

Dear Annie: “Northern California” suspects that her daughter-in-law is sexually abusing her grandson, although she can’t prove it. Now the parents won’t let her see her grandchild.

There is an organization called Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) that sometimes goes by the name CASA. This grandmother needs to call the hotline in her area for the Department of Children and Families. They are mandated to check out the call within 24 hours. She does not need to give her name.

A judge will appoint a guardian to make sure the child is safe. Sometimes children are removed from the home and put in foster care or with a relative while the situation is worked out. -- A Concerned Friend Dear Concerned: The grandmother has already contacted Child Protective Services, an attorney, a therapist and a pediatrician. Perhaps your suggestion will make the difference.

Thank you.

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.

Prickly City

by Scott Stantis

Hampton Inn poised for August opening

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A new hotel slated to open in the India Street neighborhood by late summer is on schedule for completion, according to the developer.

The 122-room Hampton Inn hotel at the corner of Fore and Franklin streets is slated for an early August opening, according to general manager Stacy O’Reilly.

Next Tuesday, the hotel will hold a job fair at Port City Music Hall on Congress Street. Attendees may fill out applications at the job fair, and representatives from Buffalo Lodging Associates will be on hand to conduct on-the-spot interviews.

The hotel is seeking to fill 30 to 35 positions, from front desk agents and housekeepers, to laundry and breakfast attendants, maintenance assistants, valets and van drivers. The hotel is offering both full and part time positions,and is seeking candidates with weekend and holiday availability.

Positions with the hotel could beginning with a matter of weeks as hotel workers begin training, said O’Reilly.

The hotel complex houses the newest location of Sebago Brewing Company, a restaurant that moved from its previous Fore Street location adjacent to Tommy’s Park in the last month and has already begun service at its new location on the ground floor of the Hampton Inn. “Things have been going great [at Sebago Brewing] from what I understand. They’re really happy with the space and we’re excited to be partnering with them when the hotel does finally open,” said O’Reilly.

Condos occupying the top floor of the Hampton Inn are not under the purvey of the Hampton Inn, but O’Reilly said they have already been sold and are expected to be ready for move-in by September.

A majority of the hotel’s 122 rooms feature very similar dimensions and amenities, with a couple suites added into the mix that feature “some fantastic water views,” according to O’Reilly.

Each room will feature the Hampton Inn’s own signature bed, the Hampton Bed, which features a pillowtop mattress and a plush comforter.

Other amenities at the Hampton Inn include a free hot breakfast for all guests, free wired and wireless Internet, a 37-inch high definition television and a microwave and refrigerator in each room. Some of the hotels suites also feature a wet bar and sleeper sofa, according to O’Reilly.

The Hampton Inn will also feature a fitness center, indoor heated swimming pool and a 50-person conference room with audio-visual and communications equipment.

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Friday, June 10 Italian Life Expo in Portland 11 a.m. Italian Life Expo runs Thursday through Saturday at Ocean Gateway Terminal, showcasing exclusive and innovative vintners, food producers, chefs, travel specialists and artisans from Tuscany, Piemonte, Brescia, FriuliVenezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna and more. Learn about the specialties of the regions, discover artisanal treasures and plan your next Italian trip. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Session I, $35; Buongiorno! Meet and Eat the Italian Way. Expert presenters: Cesare Mazzetti, Bottega Del Rame, Copper and brass housewares; Paola D’Amato and Maria Luisa De Luca, Institute For Italian Studies, Italian culture and language lessons. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Session II, $35; Food, Wine & Italian Drives. Italian Life Expo GrapesExpert Presenters: Lorena Tosetto and Gianni Petrussa, Petrussa vineyards, located in Friuli, between the Alps and Adriatic Sea; Paul Turina, Cantine Turina, located on the sunny eastern shores of Lake Garda near Verona; Andrea Cassini, I Sodi, located in the Chianti area of Tuscany, outside Siena; Auto Europe, Portland’s own travel specialist. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: Session III, $35; Italian Tasting Tour — Pour it On! “You are invited to taste and rate your favorite Italian wines and olive oils. Need some pointers? Our expert Sommelier will give you the tips you need. Then sip and sample as you enjoy a relaxing evening at Ocean Gateway meeting our friends from Italy.” http://italianlifeexpo.com/schedule.php

Capital Strings Spring Concert 7:30 p.m. Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodfords St., Portland. Capital Strings Spring Concert. Donations accepted for Woodfords Church and Pineland Suzuki School. Student Ensemble will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Himith, Haydn, Corelli & Mozart.

‘The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde’ 7:30 p.m. “Gross Indecency — The Three Trials Of Oscar Wilde” is playing at Portland Stage. Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 7 p.m. “‘The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde’ by Moisés Kaufman. The show will run for nine performances only, June 2-12 at the Studio Theatre at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. The Lucille Lortel Award-winner for Best Play, ‘Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde’ is written by the director/creator of ‘The Laramie Project,’ Moisés Kaufman. In 1895, with ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ still in the middle of its triumphant stage premiere, Oscar Wilde was convinced to sue the Marquess of Queensberry for criminal libel. Soon, however, the tables are turned, and Wilde finds himself on trial for ‘Gross Indecency.’ Using court transcripts, Wilde’s own writings, and the writings of his famous friends, Kaufman weaves a harrowing tale of actual events as one of the world’s most famous people finds his life, and art, put on public trial.” Tickets are available now at Brown Paper Tickets, online at www.dramaticrep.org or by phone at 800838-3006.

‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’ in Brunswick 7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre opens its 53rd season with an Off-Broadway musical comedy hit, “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” which runs from June 8 through June 25 at the Pickard Theater in Brunswick. “‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’ stars four talented actresses: Brittany Morello, Lara Seibert, Morgan Smith, and Danielle Erin Rhodes. MSMT’s presentation is directed by Chan Harris and choreographed

by Jacob Toth. The show’s creator, Roger Bean, served as a consultant to Harris and Toth during the early rehearsal process. The musical highlights four young women at their high school prom in 1958 and again at their 10-year reunion in 1968 as they discuss their lives through pop hits from the ‘50s and ‘60s. For tickets, contact the MSMT box office at 725-8769, visit the box office window in person at The Pickard Theater or purchase online at www.msmt.org. The show previews on June 8 and runs until June 25. Matinees are at 2 p.m. and evening shows are at 7:30 p.m. For specific dates and availability, please contact the box office or visit the website. The Pickard Theater is located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick, on the campus of Bowdoin College.

‘The Blue Moon Chronicles’ 8 p.m. Pearwater Productions brings to Lucid Stage “The Blue Moon Chronicles,” “a wonderfully funny and critically acclaimed, Gay romantic-comedy for its Maine Premiere. ‘The Blue Moon Chronicles’ is a humorous look at gay life. Portland resident Jeffrey Kagan-McCann wrote the plays. The first installment of the Chronicles, ‘Once In A Blue Moon,’ first premiered in workshop in Hartford, Conn.

Then the show premiered in Seattle, Wash., two years later, then two years later he added its farcical companion piece, ‘My Gay Son’s Wedding.’ Both plays were instant hits and played to sold out houses. In 2002, he premiered both plays together under the new title, ‘The Blue Moon Chronicles.’ The play centers on Eric Callahan, a young, ambitious, uptight, Jewish-Catholic, gay Lawyer from New Haven, Conn., who’s searching for the meaning of love,

happiness and acceptance.” Playing in June, starting June 9. Visit www.lucidstage.com/events for showtimes.

‘Avenue Q’ at Ogunquit Playhouse 8 p.m. The Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. Box Office 1-800-982-2787 or go online ogunquitplayhouse. org for online ticketing and more information. Through June 18, “Avenue Q.” “‘Avenue Q’ is about real life. It’s about finding a job, losing a job, learning about racism, getting an apartment, getting kicked out of your apartment, being different, falling in love, promiscuity, avoiding commitment, hangovers, Internet porn and discovering the world.” Next on stage: TV & Broadway star, Michelle Lee, in “Summer of Love,” June 22-July 16; “The Music Man,” July 20-Aug. 20; “Legally Blonde” starring Sally Struthers, Aug.24-Sept. 17; and “Miss Saigon,” Sept. 21-Oct. 23.

Saturday, June 11 Limington Extension Yard Sales 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11 and every dry Saturday in June, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 476 Sand Pond Road, Limington.

Used and new items. Bug sprays, yard foggers and ant products for $2. New gallons of paint, shoes and jeans $2.

Napkins, paper plates & envelopes 25 cents. Hundreds of 25 cent items. Benefits BEHS scholarships. 692-2989.

2011 MS Plane Pull 9 a.m. Portland Jetport. “Be part of the ultimate Man-vsMachine Challenge! Enter a team in the 2011 MS Plane Pull.

The National MS Society partners with Federal Express and the Portland International Jetport to present this unique and popular fundraising event. The MS Plane Pull is a giant tug-of-war between your team and a huge aircraft weighing more than 72 tons. Teams of 25 position themselves along the rope in preparation to pull a FedEx 757. Teams compete for fastest Pull 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, Team Spirit Award, Slowest Pull and Overall Event Winner based on pull time and dollar amount raised by the team. ... Your participation means we will be working to support programs, services, and research sponsored by the Greater New England Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and that makes a huge difference to the people who must fight MS every day of their lives. http://eventmam.nationalmssociety. org/site/TR?fr_id=16956&pg=entry; Sue Tidd, sue.tidd@ nmss.org. Phone: 800-344-4867

Pet and People Walk 9 a.m. Open to anyone who wants to walk (with or without a leashed pet) or sponsor a walker, this year’s Pet and People Walk takes place the morning of Saturday, June 11. Participants collect pledges before walk day, when they will walk on the trail around Portland’s Back Cove and spend time at nearby Payson Park enjoying a range of entertaining activities for kids of all ages. Prizes will be given to all individual walkers and teams, at different pledge levels. Among the pledge prizes are tickets to win a get-away package that includes four passes to Story Land and a two-night stay at Attitash Mountain Village in New Hampshire. Additional prizes include a gift certificate from Cross Jewelers, toys from Kid’s Treasure Chest, flying discs, and more. T-Shirts will be awarded to all walkers who raise a minimum of $35 in pledges. Detailed pledge information and a place to register and create a personalized pledge page is at The Center’s Web site: www.cgcmaine.org. Or call for information and assistance: 775-5216, ext. 104. On walk day, on-site registration and check-in for those who already registered begins at 9 a.m., with the walk starting at 10 a.m., and Payson Park activities kicking off at 11 a.m.

Portland Jetport Aviation Expo 2011 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Portland Jetport Aviation Expo 2011, June 11-12. Military, Antique, Special Interest aircraft, demos, fly-bys, displays, Helicopter and Bi-plane rides, food, charity plane-pull and more. Free admission and free parking (follow event signs at Jetport). Please, no pets, weapons or smoking. Sat. 9-4 Sun 9-3. www.portlandjetport.org/node/72

Author Dr. Amy Wood at Scarborough Grounds 10 a.m. Dr. Amy Wood, author of “Life Your Way: Refresh Your Approach to Success and Breath Easier in a FastPaced World,” will speak at the Scarborough Grounds Café and Eatery, 364 U.S. Route 1. The free, informal one-hour event will begin at 10 a.m. A psychologist with deep knowledge of human nature and recognized for her ability to assist adults become their own versions of successful, she has private practices in Portland and Kennebunk. Her ongoing workshops, Lifewise at Lunch and Wisdom at Work, are regularly sponsored by the Portland Public Library and the Kennebunk Free Library. “Wood makes no ‘quick-fix promises’ in either her practice or her new book. Indeed, she contends that self-help of any type requires commitment and practice, something that all too many people don’t want to hear.” Information about Life Your Way: Refresh Your Approach to Success and Breath Easier in a FastPaced World is available at www.amywoodpsyd.com.

R & R Spinners and blacksmith Tim Greene 10 a.m. The R & R Spinners and blacksmith Tim Greene will demonstrate their respective crafts at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Free and open to the public.

A Hooked Rug Show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The students of Carol LeMere in recognition of 25-plus years of dedicated instruction will offer a Hooked Rug Show at North Yarmouth Academy, Priscilla Savage Middle School, 172 Main St., Yarmouth. Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, June 12 from noon to 4 p.m. Over 50 rugs by Carol and her students on display. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted in support of the Cancer Community Center. www.cancercommunitycenter.org

Cape Elizabeth Family Fun Day 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Family Fun Day is a nonprofit event meant to encourage and support the numerous community, school groups and non-profit organizations in our town by providing them a venue to raise much needed revenue while encouraging the small town spirit of caring and community that is New England. The day kicks off with a parade at 10:30 AM which starting from Cottage Farm Road. There will be floats from local community groups and sports teams, as well as antique cars, bands, lots of fire engines from many of the local towns, and much more. Activities are scheduled throughout the day including games for all ages, face painting, numerous arts and crafts and a wide variety of foods and beverages. Fort Williams Park. Admission is free, activities vary from free to $5.

Secret Gardens of Portland 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A self-guided tour through 10 urban sanctuaries to benefit the Portland Education Foundation.

Walk, bike or drive — this year’s gardens are in a 4.3-mile loop around Deering Center. In addition to ornamental and vegetable gardens the tour features chickens, bees, vertical and community gardening, composting, and worm farms.

Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 day of event: Allen Sterling & Lothrop, 191 Route 1, Falmouth; Big Sky Bakery Co., 536 Deering Avenue, Portland; Jet Video, 199 Pleasant Avenue/ Stevens Avenue, Portland; O’Donal’s Nursery, 6 County Road, Gorham; Risbara’s Greenhouse, 26 Randolph Street, Portland; Rosemont Market and Bakery, 559 Brighton Avenue, Portland; Skillins Greenhouses, Falmouth, Cumberland & Brunswick. Among the destinations is Brentwood Community Garden near Evergreen Cemetery.

Italian Life Expo continues 11 a.m. Italian Life Expo runs Thursday through Saturday at Ocean Gateway Terminal, showcasing exclusive and innovative vintners, food producers, chefs, travel specialists and artisans from Tuscany, Piemonte, Brescia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna and more. Learn about the specialties of the regions, discover artisanal treasures and plan your next Italian trip. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Session IV, $35; Adventures in Italy. Expert Presenters: Suzanne B. Cohen, Suzanne B. Cohen & Associates, Inc., Custom Italian vacation rentals; Roberto Bechi, Tours By Roberto, Inc., Custom group/educational tours.

Also at this session, Roberto Bechi will answer questions about small group tours with itineraries traversing the Tuscan countryside. Bechi designs these experiences to be educational, limiting each trip to a number small enough that all might enjoy the view (from tiny, medieval hamlets to extraordinary panoramas) and learn a little about everything — from Etruscan history to artisanal winemaking. Italian Life Expo Grapes Delivery. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Session V, $35; Uniquely Italian Artisanal Foods.

Expert Presenters: Giovanni Bianchi, Consortium Of Prosciutto Di Parma/Pio Tosini Prosciutto, Parma ham; Nancy Radke, Consortium Of Parmigiano-Reggiano, Parmigiano cheese. Learn how the unique conditions and craftsmanship of the beautiful regions of Northern Italy help create renowned delicacies that have set the standard among food lovers for centuries. 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: Session VI, $35; Festa d’ Italia! Savor and Celebrate.

“Celebrate the ‘Kingdom of Italy’ as we present the people’s favorite wines and olive oils at the Italian Life Expo.

You are invited to taste and rate your favorite Italian wines and olive oils. Need some pointers? Our expert Sommelier will give you the tips you need. Then sip and sample as you enjoy a festive evening at Ocean Gateway meeting our Italian exhibitors.” http://italianlifeexpo.com/schedule.php

Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland docent tour 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940 by Claudia Bantz, docent tour at the Portland Museum of Art. Free with museum admission. “Join Museum Docent Claudia Bantz for casual and informative discussion of works in the exhibition Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900–1940.” http://www.portlandmuseum.org/ Content/5657.shtml see next page

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‘Wretches & Jabberers’ at SPACE 1 p.m. In the interest of Navigating the Sea, (Support, Education, Awareness) of autism, the Maine Autism Alliance is co-presenting with SPACE Gallery of Portland the documentary film, “Wretches & Jabberers,” June 9 and June 11.

“In ‘Wretches & Jabberers,’ two men with autism embark on a global quest to change attitudes about disability and intelligence. Determined to put a new face on autism, Tracy Thresher, 42, and Larry Bissonnette, 52, travel to Sri Lanka, Japan and Finland. At each stop, they dissect public attitudes about autism and issue a hopeful challenge to reconsider competency and the future.” Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; $7/$5 for SPACE members; Saturday, 1 p.m.; $7/$5 for SPACE members, all ages. 538 Congress St. Tickets for event are available at the door on the day of the event, on a first-come, first-serviced basis. Buy tickets at brownpapertickets.com or call 1-800-838-3006.

‘Watch Your Language’ recorded in Portland 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. No longer just a finger-wagging warning from your mother… “Watch Your Language” is the only locally written and produced radio word game show, presented on WMPG Community Radio. And you are invited! On Saturday, June 11, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Square, Portland, WMPG will record two half-hour episodes of “Watch Your Language!” for later rebroadcast. “Watch Your Language!” is a game show celebrating the complexity, beauty and downright weirdness of the English language, written and played by local wordsmiths, wits and raconteurs. The show is hosted by Suzanne Murphy of WMPG’s public affairs program, Big Talk, written by Kate O’Halloran and Joanne Fedorocko, and played by Margaret Cleveland, MaryBeth Davidson, Alan Brewer, and Caroline Teschke. The show is open to the public with a suggested donation of $5, with all proceeds to benefit WMPG’s Power Up! signal improvement campaign. Through a transmitter move and significant power increase, Power Up! will bring a strong WMPG signal to five times as many Southern Maine listeners as receive it now. The new stronger transmitter is expected be in operation by mid-September 2011. www.wmpg.org

Zemya in Kennebunk 6 p.m. A nonprofit community arts organization, River Tree Arts in Kennebunk will host a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. and a 7 p.m. concert with Zemya. “Zemya is 11 women singing a blend beautiful and edgy harmonies without accompaniment. They share folk and traditional songs from the Balkans, United Kingdom, Africa, the Americas and more… and they have fun doing it! Zemya means ‘earth’ in Bulgarian, and these songs grow from the deep soul of the world’s folk music heritage.” www.rivertreearts.spidersitebuilder.com

Dance in the Islamic World 7 p.m. Belly dance studio Bright Star World Dance in Portland, ME hosts the Maine premier of travel documentary film “40 Days & 1001 Nights” by Tamalyn Dallal, worldrenowned belly dancer and researcher from Miami, Fla. Show tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. All ages are welcome. Details about the “40 Days &1001 Nights” film screening at Bright Star World Dance, 496 Congress St., Fl. 4, Portland, can be found on the website, http://RosaNoreen.com, or by calling 409-9540.

Ronda Dale and Kevin Attra on Peaks 7:30 p.m. Enjoy an impromptu and interactive evening of folk, blues and more with Peaks Island’s own Ronda Dale and Kevin Attra. Fun for the whole family. Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Avenue, Peaks Island. The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a nonprofit museum and cultural center housed in the 1888 Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall. Its mission is the preservation of Civil War and local history. Membership is open to the public. For more information call 766-3330 or email fifthmaine@juno.com.

Poets Theater of Maine 8 p.m. The new theater company Poets Theater of Maine (PTM) announces workshop performances of Wolf Song, a poetic play utilizing characters from folklore to honor the importance and power of wolves. Playwright Annie Finch, Composer Christenia Alden-Kinne, and Director Assunta Kent collaborate with puppeteer Libby Marcus, puppeteer Blainor McGough, choreographer Brigitte Paulus, set designer Mihku Paul, carpenter Oren Stevens, and costumer Kristina Skillin. “The workshop production of Wolf Song uses deer scepters, bone and shadow puppets, dance, poetry and music to bring awareness to the wolf’s importance in the natural world. Characters from folklore — La Loba, Red Riding Hood, Malsum the Wabanaki trickster, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Hunter — inhabit a mythic, postmodern dream world that invites the audience to confront real and imagined fears and rethink our relationship with wolves.” Performances will take place at Mayo Street Arts. Wolf Song will be performed Jat Mayo Street Arts. Tickets are $10 general admission/$7 student.

Stone Mountain Arts Center Coming Up!

Sunday, June 12 Portland Jetport Aviation Expo 2011 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Portland Jetport Aviation Expo 2011, June 11-12. Military, Antique, Special Interest aircraft, demos, flybys, displays, Helicopter and Bi-plane rides, food, charity plane-pull and more. Free admission and free parking (follow event signs at Jetport). Please, no pets, weapons or smoking.

Sat. 9-4 Sun 9-3. www.portlandjetport.org/node/72

Free Sailing & Open House 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free Sailing & Open House at SailMaine, rain or shine. Adults, teens and kids (age 8 and up) are welcome. SailMaine will provide life jackets but if you have one, feel free to bring it along. Located on the Portland waterfront, past the Ocean Gateway Terminal at the end of the extension of Commercial Street (Thames Street), turn right and then left to enter long parking lot on the water. SailMaine is at the end of that parking lot. For more information visit www.sailmaine.org.

The Stone Mountain Arts Center brings national acts to the foothills of the White Mountains to perform in an intimate timberframe setting, serving dinner and fine wines and beer before selected shows.

P ic k s o f th e W e e k ...

Thursday, June 9 Waltzing’s for Dreamers Free Music Series with

Vocalist and Fiddler Laura Cortese and Mandolin and Guitarist Jefferson Hamer.

Unity Center for Sacred Living 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Unity Center for Sacred Living, “an open, interfaith, Oneness oriented Spiritual Community ... here to evolve consciousness through what we call The New Spirituality,” is holding services. Sundays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Williston-West Church, Memorial Hall (2nd floor), 32 Thomas St. Portland. For more information call 221-0727 or email centerforsacredliving@gmail.com.

Old Port Festival 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Old Port Festival celebrates its 38th year. The festival attracts o==ver 40,000 people to experience some of Portland’s greatest offerings such as retail, restaurants, arts and entertainment. “The festival has something for everyone including eight music stages, children’s participatory programs and entertainment, a parade, outdoor adventure and more!” Kid’s activities are presented by the Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine with arts and crafts throughout the day in Post Office Park. The Festival kicks off at 11 a.m. with a parade starting at the top of Exchange Street featuring local mascots, music, dancers, giant puppets, stilt walkers and more. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., live music is presented on six stages throughout the festival by the Maine Academy of Modern Music, Q 97.9, COAST 93.1, 98.9 WCLZ, Today’s Country with WPOR 101.9, and Bull Feeney’s Irish Music.

Kids Entertainment schedule: Noon — Medieval music, fencing and fighting demonstration by the Society for Creative Anachronism. 1 p.m. — Enjoy the art of movement and storytelling through music with the Nevaeh Dance Company. 2 p.m. — Hip Hop & Jazz performances by Pulse Dance Company, Studio for the Living Arts. 3 p.m.

— Dance to the rhythms of steel band music with Island Beats. 4 p.m. — Vivid Motion! Enjoy the fun and eclectic choreography of Portland’s “innovative and kinda quirky” dance company.

Stage Schedules and Band Lineups: • Q97.9 — Middle and Temple Streets; Q DJ’s and DJ Verbatim will entertain throughout the day. iSquare, Tino Coury, The Downtown Fiction, We The Kings, Hot Chelle Rae, All Star Weekend.

• WCLZ — Fore and Sliver Streets; Noon — The Lucid. 1 p.m. — Zach Jones, 2 p.m. — Marie Moreshead, 3 p.m.

— Pete Kilpatrick Band, 4 p.m. — The Alternate Routes.

• The Coast 93.1 — Middle and Pearl Streets; Noon — Coast Morning Host Jon Armond; 12:45 p.m. — Matt Hires, 1:45 p.m. — Ryan Star; 2:45 p.m. — Andy Grammer, 3:45 p.m. — The Daylights.

• WPOR — Fore and Union Streets; Noon — The Eric Grant Band, 1:15 p.m. — Average Jones recording artist Matt Stillwell, 2:40 p.m. — Average Jones recording artists Ira Dean (formerly of Trick Pony), 4 p.m. — Capstone Music Group recording artist Glen Templeton.

• Maine Academy of Modern Music — Dana Street; Noon to 12:15 p.m. — Parenthesys (Metal), 12:15-12:30 Disgruntled Citizens (Indie Rock), 12:30-12:50 p.m. — The KGT (Indie Rock), 12:50-1:10 p.m. — Static (Alternative Rock), 1:10-1:30 p.m. — Chrome (Hard Rock), 1:30-1:50 p.m. — Average Suburban Housecats (Classic Alternafolkrock), 1:50-2 p.m. — MAMM FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: Chas Lester (Beatboxer), 2-2:30 p.m. — The OxyMorons (Alternative Rock), 2:30-3 p.m. — Shift (Classic Rock), 3-3:30 p.m. — The Twisted Truth (Power Pop), 3:30-4 p.m. — Beware of Pedestrians (Pop Punk), 4-4:30 p.m. — Dusty Grooves (Rock/Jazz Fusion), 4:30-5 p.m.

— MAMM SLAM WINNERS: The Modest Proposal (Best High School Rock Band in Maine).

• Bull Feeney’s Irish Music — Moulton Street; Noon — Maine Public Safety Pipe and Drum Corps, 12:30 p.m. — The Milliners, 1:30 p.m. — The Napper Tandies, 2:30 p.m.

— The Squid Jiggers, 3:30 p.m. — Maine Public Safety Pipe and Drum Corps, 4 p.m. — The Pubcrawlers. http:// www.portlandmaine.com/index.php?sec=10 see next page

Free Admission!

Friday, June 10 Joe Ely Band Flatlander Roots Rocker Singer Songwriter

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June 12 June 17 June 20, 21 June 23 June 26 June 30 July 2

James McMurtry - Roots Singer Songwriter Aztec Two Step - 40th Anniversary Show Indigo Girls - Up Close and Personal Celtic Crossroads - Young Celtic Supergroup!

Greg Brown - Singer Songwriter Inanna - Female World Music Drumming Group Carol Noonan and the Stone Mountain Boys host Stone Mountain LIVE! Maine’s Own Musical Jamboree Show with special guests John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky July 3 Barn Burner with the Giant Kings - Club Style Barn Party featuring Duke Levine and Kevin Barry on guitars.......................................Just Added July 8 Le Vent Du Nord - Canadian Celtic July 9,10 Marty Stuart and The Fabulous Superlatives - Country Great July 16 The Pine Leaf Boys - Cajun Dance July 17 Waltzing’s for Dreamers Free Music Series with Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers July 18 Robert Cray - Up Close and Personal July 20, 21 Mary Chapin Carpenter - Up Close and Personal July 22 Mountain Heart - Super Bluegrass / Eclectic July 23 Jimmy Webb - Legendary Songwriter July 28 The Wailin’ Jennys to Benefit the Mountaintop Music July 30 Oumou Sangare - Renowned African Singer Aug. 3 The Del McCoury Band - Bluegrass Aug. 4 Comedian Bob Marley Aug. 5 Barn Burner with Fish Tank Ensemble ~ Club Style Barn Party with this Wild Gypsy Band Aug. 10 John Hiatt and the Combo Aug. 12 Chris Smither - Blues Songwriter Aug. 13 Ellis Paul - Singer Songwriter Aug. 17 Colin Hay - Men at Work Frontman .....................................Just Added Aug. 18 Waltzing’s for Dreamers Free Music Series with Eilen Jewell - Singer Songwriter Aug. 20 Carol Noonan and the Stone Mountain Boys host Stone Mountain LIVE The Anniversary Show! Maine’s Own Musical Jamboree Show with Special Guests Cheryl Wheeler Aug. 21 Jonathan Sarty CD Release Show Aug. 26 Maria de Barros - Cape Verdian Superstar Aug. 27 Kris Delmhorst & Session Americana - Roots Round Table Aug. 30 Richard Thompson - Guitairst Songwriter Sept. 2 Raul Maulo - Frontman to the Mavericks Sept. 3 Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul Sept. 4 Tennessee Mafia Jug Band Sept. 9 Mike and Ruthy - Folk, Traditional Roots Sept. 10 Bill Kirchen Band - Commander Cody Guitarist Sept. 22 Shemeika Copeland - Blues Great Sept. 29 Waltzing’s for Dreamers Free Music Series with The Honey Dew Drops Oct. 2 Asleep at the Wheel - Texas Swing Oct. 6 Crooked Still - Alt Sting Band Oct. 13 Recession Session with the Hot Club of Cowtown - Swing, String Oct. 21 Dar Williams - Singer Songwriter Oct. 28 Don Campbell Band Oct. 30 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Iconic Country Folk Rock Nov. 3 Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - Master Canadian Fiddlers Nov. 5 Harry Manx - Blues, Sitar / Guitar Nov. 12 Carol Noonan and the Stone Mountain Boys host Stone Mountain LIVE! Maine’s Own Musical Jamboree Show with special guests Tim O’Brien and Michael Doucet Nov. 18 Jonathan Edwards - Hit Singer Songwriter Nov. 19 Suzy Bogguss - Country Star Dec. 9,10,11,16,17 Stone Mountain LIVE Christmas Shows

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profit museum and cultural center housed in the 1888 Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall. For more information call 766-3330 or email fifthmaine@juno.com.

2011 Sunday Cemetery Series 1 p.m. The kick-off to the 2011 Sunday Cemetery Series is here! Plan to attend the first location of the series right in beautiful Portland. “This Maine Ghost Hunters Series was a huge success in 2010, and promises to be even more impressive this season.

Unlike some of our investigation meet-ups, this series is family friendly. Well behaved children 12 and over are invited to attend with their parents. Any serious cemetery enthusiast would agree, Eastern has to be at the top of the list when it comes to ‘must see’ locations. For many reasons, it is easy to argue that this is one of the most significant colonial cemeteries in the country.

It was added to the registry of historical places in 1974. Speaking of history, a theme of this years series is, remembering the 150 year anniversary since the beginning of the Civil War. 1861-2011 At each location on the tour we will be explaining that particular cemeteries tie to the American conflict that put brother against brother. Eastern has an impressive connection. Also, for this tour, the Maine Ghost Hunters Team is proud to announce that a member of Spirits Alive will be our very special guest! Spirits Alive is a group dedicated to the preservation of Eastern Cemetery. Their work has kept this national treasure from falling into the hands of neglect, time and vandalism. Their knowledge of the cemetery and all that can be found in it, is unrivaled. Check them out

Full Moon Paddling Tours

The students of Carol LeMere in recognition of 25-plus years of dedicated instruction will offer a Hooked Rug Show at North Yarmouth Academy, Priscilla Savage Middle School, 172 Main St., Yarmouth. Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, June 12 from noon to 4 p.m. Over 50 rugs by Carol and her students on display. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted in support of the Cancer Community Center. (COURTESY IMAGE) at www.SpiritsAlive.org.”

Renaissance Voices n Peaks 6:30 p.m. Spring concert — Love Lost and Found. Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Avenue, Peaks Island. Enjoy the melodious harmonies of the a cappella Renaissance Voices in an all new presentation of the music of the joys and sorrows of love by Claudio Monteverdi, Edward Elgar, Barbara Strozzi, Harold Stover and others.

The Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a non-

7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. “Discover the wildlife and plants of Scarborough Marsh as you paddle the Dunstan River. Gliding through the marsh, you will be exposed to its many inhabitants, from the snowy egret catching fish along the edge of the river to the mummichogs swimming in the water. A trained naturalist will show you the numerous marsh plants and even give you a taste of an edible one.” Monday, June 13 through Wednesday, June 15, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $11 for adult members/$12 for nonmembers; $9 for children members/$10 for nonmembers (aged 12 and under). Led

by Linda Woodard, Maine Audubon staff naturalist. Call 883-5100 to register.

Audubon members’ cruise to Stratton Island 6 p.m. “We will leave in the evening from the Old Port aboard the whale-watching vessel, The Odyssey. Our journey takes us out of Casco Bay and around Cape Elizabeth to a nesting colony and roosting site for a remarkable diversity of coastal birds.

Stratton Island is a project site of National Audubon’s internationally recognized Seabird Restoration Program. While circling the protected island we will see dozens of harbor seals and its extraordinary bird colony that includes great blue, little blue, and green

herons; black-crowned night-herons; snowy and great egrets; glossy ibis; common, roseate, arctic, and least terns; and one Maine’s rarest breeding birds: the American oystercatcher. The trip is timed to see the birds at the peak of their breeding plumage. ... This trip is a special members’ benefit, open only to Maine Audubon members. http://habitat. maineaudubon.org

Tuesday, June 14 Flag Day Celebration at the Portland Observatory 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Portland Observatory Museum, 138 Congress St. “Flag Day commemorates the date the Continental Congress first approved a design for a national flag, June 14, 1777. Each year we celebrate with a free community day that includes tours of the Portland Observatory and walking tours of the Munjoy Hill area, flag making and art activities for children and families, and a flag raising ceremony to call attention to the original purpose of the tower as a maritime signal station. Come celebrate with us! All visitors will enjoy free self-guided tours of the Portland Observatory Museum (1807).

The Observatory opens at 10 a.m. Flag raising ceremony at 10 a.m., and tours thereafter until closing at 5 p.m. Docents will be available to answer questions. Don Whitney and Michael Daicy, authors of Portland’s Greatest Conflagration will make a special presentation at 11 a.m. David Peloquin will once again perform historical sea chanty music between noon to 5 p.m. Peloquin engages audiences of all ages with historical anecdotes about the men who sailed the high seas, and traditional songs sung on sailing vessels. Space is limited to 45 people in the building at any one time — tickets are available on a first-come first-serve basis on June 14. Also enjoy free walking tours of Munjoy Hill at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and free walking tours of Eastern Cemetery at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Enjoy Flag-making Activities for Children from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the Observatory lawn, weather permitting.

Wednesday, June 15 Southern Maine combined theater auditions 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. An annual tradition returns to Southern Maine this June when Acorn Productions once again hosts the Southern Maine combined theater auditions. The auditions take place on Wednesday, June 8 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Wednesday, June 15 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Acorn Studio Theater, 90 Bridge St. in Westbrook’s Dana Warp Mill. The auditions offer local actors a chance to showcase their talents in front of most of the major directors and casting agents in Southern Maine. Acorn Productions is committed to making the arts accessible to all members of the community, and any actor is welcome to audition regardless of their level of experience, although Acorn requests that actors do not audition this year if they have auditioned for the previous two or more years at this event. Actors wishing to sign up for an audition slot can do so at the following website: www.acorn-productions.org/audition.html.