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Tourism ofﬁcial: ‘It feels like more mouths to feed,’ but there’s a bid to lure off-season guests BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

When a 122-room Hampton Inn opens in early August at the corner of Fore and Franklin streets, it will be yet another infusion of rooms into a market that seems bullish about lodging. Whether it's a recently opened Residence Inn by Marriott on the east side of Franklin Street or a proposed 125-room hotel that's part of a $100 million development planned for Portland's Thompson’s Point, hotel developers aren't bashful about offering more lodging in the Greater Portland region. see ROOMS page 7

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Kristin Bingham, owner with her husband, Dean, of Dean's Sweets at 82 Middle St., keeps an eye on the nearby construction of a Hampton Inn. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Yarmouth Clam Festival Today’s highlights: • Blueberry Pancake Breakfast at Memorial Green., 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. • Flapjack Breakfast at First Parish Church, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. • Clam Festival Kids’ Fun Run, 7:15 a.m., Memorial Green • 30th Annual Pat’s Pizza Clam Festival Classic: Five-Mile Road Race, 8 a.m., on Main Street at Memorial Green. • Clam Festival Canoe and Kayak Race, 9 a.m. at Yarmouth Town Landing. • Fireﬁghters’ Muster Competition, 1 p.m. on Main Street at Memorial Green. • Gypsy Tailwind performs, 7:30 p.m., North Yarmouth Cedar Levin, 4, of Portland rounds a bend in the taxi cab ride at the Yarmouth Clam Festival. The festival continues today and Academy. • Fireworks, 9:15 p.m. Sunday in downtown Yarmouth. For more photos, see pages 16-17. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Trendy chain retailer Urban Outfitters is reportedly planning to open a new store in a long-vacant space in the heart of Portland’s Old Port. City planning documents indicate that the clothing company is planning to lease space at 188 Middle St. — which formerly housed The Pavilion function hall and has sat empty for nearly five years. No time line was offered for when the store might open, and a spokesperson for the Philadelphia-based company did not return a phone call yesterday. see OUTFITTERS page 8

Corrections ofﬁcer charged with assaulting jail inmate BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A Cumberland County Jail corrections officer was charged with assaulting a prison inmate Thursday, police said. Nicholas Stein, an 11-year veteran, is accused of dragging a handcuffed inmate across the floor of the jail and punching him in the face. see CHARGED page 8

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As gulf tourism rebounds, BP seeks to lower payments GULF SHORES, Ala. (NY Times) — It seems like old times here on the Gulf Coast. The FloraBama Lounge is hopping, there’s a two-hour wait for a table at the Original Oyster House, and the first complaints you hear among the charter boat operators are about the latest fishing limits — not oil slicks. The numbers tell a similar story, with many tourism-related businesses having their best summer in years. BP felt obliged to note this officially. Last Friday, in a court filing that included a detailed list of indicators of “the strength of the gulf economy,” BP argued that “there is no basis to assume that claimants, with very limited excep-

tions, will incur a future loss related to the spill.” The response here: Hold on, it’s not that good. Since the spill last year, messages from the coast have been somewhat mixed, with some businesses arguing that it is continuing to hurt the coast and that more assistance is needed, and others, often led by tourism officials, emphasizing the positive to entice visitors and consumers. This is not necessarily contradictory, as the effects of the spill were infuriatingly uneven, and a business does not have to be empty to be hurting. But the summer of 2011, a strong one by a variety of measures, has made this balance harder to strike.

U.S. recognizes rebels in Libya ISTANBUL (NY Times) — The United States formally recognized the rebel leadership in Libya as the country’s legitimate government on Friday. The move, made at an international gathering here to discuss the five-month-old conflict in Libya, ratcheted up the diplomatic pressure on Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi amid a continuing NATO-led bombing campaign to push him from power. At the meeting, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that Colonel Qaddafi’s

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on Libyan television, Colonel Qaddafi appeared as determined as ever to fight on, and dismissed the recognition of the rebel government by the leading powers. In the early stages of the war, Western nations were reluctant to extend recognition to the rebels, not knowing who they were and worrying about their possible ties to Al Qaeda and other militant groups. Over the months, though, those fears have been assuaged, and most nations are lined up behind the transitional government.

Executive who ran Murdoch unit at time of hacking quits LONDON (NY Times) — Les Hinton, the chairman of Dow Jones, announced his resignation on Friday, joining Rebekah Brooks, the embattled chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper operations, in the exodus of top officials from Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. Mr. Hinton, a long-time confidant of Mr. Murdoch, ran News International, the British publishing subsidiary of Mr. Murdoch’s News Corporation, from 1997 to 2005, during the time when the phone hacking that touched off the scandal took place. Mr. Hinton has said repeatedly he was unaware that people working for The News of the World, a Sunday tabloid that Mr. Murdoch recently shut down to help contain the growing crisis, were illegally accessing private voice mail messages. In his resignation letter to Mr. Murdoch, Mr. Hinton acknowledged that he ultimately bore responsibility for the company. “That I was ignorant of what apparently happened is irrelevant and in the circumstances I feel it is proper for me to resign from News Corp, and apologize to those hurt by the actions of the News of the World,” he wrote in his resignation letter to Mr. Murdoch.

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Why is Ray Richardson given extra credence in Daily Sun? Editor, I have to admit I didn't read RR's full column, but the sub-headline, "Each side should fight for their beliefs and not merely give in" is completely wrong headed ("Congress no more polarized today than in 1800s," Daily Sun Columnist Ray Richardson, Wednesday, July 13); these "sides" are elected officials meant to govern and protect us — while in office they should advocate for us all, even those who do not believe as they do. We count on our government to keep track of stuff and take care of us so we can do what it is we do — make the USA the best place ever. One more thing: What is the difference between an "Opinion" and a "Column"? It should be self evident, but to my thinking RR's writing is opinion, and a one-sided one at that — why do you give it a bit more credence by calling it a "column"? Paul DiBiase Portland (Editor's note: The "column" heading simply differentiates an Opinion section submission; for example, "Letters to the editor" are given a separate heading because of their format. "Columns," such as the writings of Maureen Dowd or Steve Chapman, follow a different format. By definition, Opinion section content will present a "side" or perspective of the writer, so columns are no different than letters in that respect.)

What prompted the change at Hannaford supermarkets? Editor, I am in agreement with (Jeffrey S. Spofford’s column, “Scuttling the Hannaford brand is ‘essentially’ hard to swallow,” Column, Friday, July 15) on the change from the Hannaford brand to My Essentials. What I find confusing is that just this past winter, Hannaford had a television ad campaign featuring homemakers gathering to drink coffee and extolling the virtues of Hannaford and the Hannaford brand. Hannaford does well because we like it and trust it. It’s not our fault Food Lion isn’t so hot. Rob Carignan Portland see LETTERS page 5

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Dude, front me a clinic I’ve written about the medical marijuana issue several times, even spoken before the city council on the issue of clinic location. This week’s news that Rebecca DeKeuster of Northeast Patient Group being the target of a lawsuit by her former employer could not have come at a worse time for the proposed Portland clinic. As usual, timing is everything. Looking over the initial application with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services for the proposed clinic, you could be initially wowed by the “sunshine and unicorns” factor. There are even budget projections based on the clinics first partial year of operations, dated July of LAST year to June of this year. It’s easy to see why the state chose them. The application looks good on paper, everything above board and professional. But as we sit here a year later with no clinic open in Cumberland County, the whole “failure to launch” thing just has the nerves a bit frazzled. Berkeley Patients Group, the initial California facility that helped to start the NPG clinics in Maine, is not without a bit of egg on the face here. Since the whole issue came up, they have been hit with a $6.3 million fine, for taxes on pot sold in California. Suddenly, in the middle of a budget crisis, California decided that

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist medical MJ was taxable. You see, I know people that are waiting. Dying. They are still forced to buy on the street, and risk jail terms, housing loss, and a slow gradual downward spiral of health issues in the interim. One patient, who has his card and is waiting for the clinic to open, had 19 cancerous polyps on his FIRST examination, three years ago. But, we have to respect timing. Back during the previous presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised that those using medical marijuana would not be prosecuted. It was time to evolve. A memo was issued by the U.S. Justice Department, the famed “Ogden Memo” from the Deputy Attorney General, stating that “the Department is also committed to making efficient and rational use of its limited investigative and prosecutorial resources. In general, United States Attorneys are vested with “plenary authority with regard to federal criminal matters” within their districts.

USAM 9-2.001. In exercising this authority, United States Attorneys are “invested by statute and delegation from the Attorney General with the broadest discretion in the exercise of such authority.” That was October 2009. A few weeks ago, a “clarification” of that previous position was issued, this being the start of an election cycle, and the whole get tough on crime thing being popular. “The term ‘caregiver’ as used in the memorandum meant just that: individuals providing care to individuals with cancer or other serious illnesses, not commercial operations cultivating, selling or distributing marijuana.” So, if you’re growing for somebody, you’re now a Justice Department target. Congratulations. Though DeKuester has not stated so, I’m beginning to wonder if some of the foot dragging behind the clinic opening had less to do with financial issues, and more to do with potential criminal ones. No clinic will open, much less anyone want to go to work there, unless they know they are legally protected. For issues of timing, it appears to this prognosticator that the opening of the clinic, whether it be by NPG or someone else, is at least a year off. According to a story in this paper on July 2, city see HIGGINS page 6

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The Gonzo summer FAQ, part deux Sometimes it’s fun to be wrong. Like when it turns out that Portland has a bit more inner gonzo than I perhaps thought. Last week, this space somewhat self-indulgently noted the July 18 birthday of Hunter S. Thompson kicking off a series of milestones leading up to what would have been the writer’s 75th birthday next summer. Highlights include a new Johnny Depp movie from HST’s “Rum Diary” novel that’s set for launch this fall and a variety of seminars and such. I was an HST friend and frequent participant in his work, so it was a personal screed of sorts for me. But apparently my frequently asked questions premise actually stopped a bit short for some folks. Others merely stopped me in passing to tell their own wild stories of Inner Gonzo run amuck ... strange tales like the one from a prominent local businessman who, in younger years, made a fast run from Lake Tahoe to the East Coast in 40-some hours, accompanied by a couple of friends, Hunter’s Vegas book and some presumably cheap beer, for the carb values. Others were offering — volunteering, really — to contribute to our new Big Gonzo Politics blogsite that isn’t even created yet (some hours after Labor Day it will go live, the voices on the phone promise me, but then when it comes to the Internet there’s modern competition for the old “check’s in the mail” list of greatest lies ...). Or the guy who called from a slick

Hannaford’s not a big-box store, but try to shop local Editor, I'm writing with regard to Jeff Spofford's article of July 15, 2011, "Scuttling the Hannaford brand is essentially’ hard to swallow." I answered a survey about changing the "my essentials" products sometime in the past year or so (hopefully it's OK to disclose this now, since the change actually happened — I haven't mentioned it before now!) Personally, I rejected the changes and distinctly remember not liking the "my essentials" logo when they asked me. But I must be in the minority. People seem happy with Great Value products. "They will learn to live with less," to quote Ming from Flash Gordon. Me, I'd rather buy name brand goods at Shaw's, where they double coupons, when they're on sale — Jeff's example of basil would cost mere pennies that way. I buy fresh foods at Hannaford, which are generally cheaper anyway. I live in Gardiner now, and Hannaford is the best of our options. But, as a Portlander, you could very easily

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––––– Usually Reserved national magazine to become the latest to ask about “the process” for Hunter’s writing. Taken together, the response has been a reminder that gonzo journalism is not a “style” of writing so much as a genre, like “creative nonfiction” on a three-day drunk. Now, it’s even a lifestyle of sorts — one responder noted that HST is now a regular Halloween costume. Take that, Tom Wolfe and your signature white suit. So, by popular if highly selective demand, here’s part two of the FAQ, starting with the method to the madness. Dr. Thompson liked easing into his day, keeping just about exactly the hours one might expect of a moderately ambitious vampire. So the legendary and often extensive breakfast would generally be late afternoon or early evening, and visitors might begin arriving, say, around 9 p.m. Sometimes earlier, but if work was the goal it was seldom much later lest the "sweet spot" of the working hours be missed. see ROBINSON page 6

buy your groceries locally without setting foot in the major grocery stores (I include Trader Joe's because they are small, green, and organic, and have great quality, and heck Hannaford is equally "local" these days). Hit up Pat's for meat; Micucci's for deli, spices (huge selection cheap — you'd get a lot more basil for the same price!), pasta, the few veggies they have; Trader Joe's for more veggies, meat, frozen stuff, snacks; learn to coupon at the drug stores and get your toiletries for practically nothing; then hit the farmer's market when they're open, for the rest of your produce and things like fresh bread, you could end up eating even better. (And there's always BJ's Wholesale Club, where I buy things like King Arthur flour, yeast, and sugar because they're just cheaper — I usually bake my own bread.) I also grow a lot of my own produce in my 30-foot by 40-foot vegetable garden, and do canning and freezing, thus cutting down on my grocery bill when possible. If I lived in Portland I'd be thrilled to avoid Hannaford as much as possible. But it's still better than the big-box alternatives. Sincerely, Daria Walton South Gardiner

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Gonzo journalism is not a ‘style’ of writing so much as a genre ROBINSON from page 5

Often, he liked to circle the task at hand by reading from previous work. His ear for the work bordered on paranormal. Read some dusty letter from 25 years ago and miss one word and he’d stop you cold — what? what was that? — and you’d look and he’d be right. He once corrected my reading from "Generation of Swine" but turned out to be wrong and I showed him the book to prove it. Turns out he was recalling the original manuscript before “some 22-year-old copyboy in New York” changed it without telling the author. Art is hard. FAQ: Don’t you think it was all downhill after the Vegas book? This is one of the more polite versions of a series of questions that often include the “wasted talent” lament about the lifestyle taking its toll. Fair enough, and trust me Hunter felt no need to defend himself from such allegations, but sometimes I do, so let me add two points. You can’t say that a full-on gonzo lifestyle is part of the art/life matrix and then blame that lifestyle for the results; he went where he had to go to get the story. That’s a bit like asking if Hemingway

should have stopped in his 20s with "The Sun Also Rises" or F. Scott Fitzgerald should have ended it with "Gatsby." God knows I could have lived sans "Across the River and Into the Trees" and "The Last Tycoon," but writers gotta eat, too. And besides, the “Hey Rube” book, a collection of HST online columns for ESPN, actually contains some of his better stuff. He pretty much predicted the terrorist attack of 9-11 and led an effort that eventually freed a Denver woman serving life in prison for her role in the death of a police officer. Sporting, indeed. Granted, the columns are not the 15-round heavyweight fights of his younger years, but they are a few good rounds with the old punch. Remember those later-era Ali fights, where he was a large shadow of his former self and then WHAM-WHAM and the opponents staggered? There — a Hemingway reference complete with boxing analogy. Or metaphor. Whatever. FAQ: Will the new political website be all gonzo? Who knows? Gonzo is like that thing they say about porn: It’s hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Nobody is going to try and write “like Hunter” because it’s like basketball players trying to Be Like Mike. He could dunk from the free throw line, we need to dribble in a bit.

But it seems a shame to just let a perfectly good genre languish there when there’s more fun to be had. And did we mention that writers gotta eat, too? FAQ: What would Hunter think of the current Republican primary candidates? Well, it’s easy and a bit fun to consider his scorn. But my suspicion is he wouldn’t be thinking of them much, not just yet. My guess is that he’d be more concerned with Washington and reminding us once again that "congress" has more than one meaning. He'd also no doubt remind us of how very similar the Democrats and Republicans remain, even in their high-profile disputes. It would be a mistake to think HST was a liberal in any modern notion of the term — there’s that lifetime membership in the NRA, for example. So, there’s another FAQ installment. Hey, this “content provider” work may be easier than I’d perhaps feared. And a programming note: For those seeking more, my "Usually Reserved" community TV show is on Channel 5 at 7:30 p.m. and includes some neat footage of Hunter reading his own work. (Curtis Robinson is founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun.)

Sadly, there doesn’t seem to be any feeling of urgency in Augusta at DHHS HIGGINS from page 4

officials said they were not aware of any applications from Northeast Patients Group to open a dispensary in Portland. So since August of last year, they have yet to fill out the city paperwork. That, my friends, is serious foot-dragging. The measure was initially passed by the voters in November of 2009. The state screwed around for many months, writing rules and such. Sadly, there doesn’t seem to be any feeling of

urgency in Augusta at DHHS, along the lines of “Hey, Northeast? you have 90 days to get your clinic open, or we are going to pull your license.” There isn’t urgency, but there should be. Even if the state re-opened the application process, it would be at least 30 days from the first public notice to the application due date. Then, a fair amount of the Augusta two-step would have to happen, say another 90 days. Then, whoever got the new license would have to have time to get all the ducks in a row.

So before long, you as a medical MJ patient are looking at another year. As this whole clinic debacle descends further into the next lower level of hell, I’m reminded of why the law was passed in the first place. It was the patients who are dying. Get your clinic open, or surrender your license. It’s that simple. (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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FAR LEFT and BOTTOM: Crews work on the exterior of a Hampton Inn along Franklin Street. LEFT: Sebago Brewing Co. already has opened in the main ﬂoor of the new hotel. Rooms for guests won’t be available until the hotel opens in early August. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

‘Our focus is really shoulder season and winter season’ ROOMS from page one

For tourism officials like Barbara Whitten, president and CEO of the Greater Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau, this lodging boom threatens to create gluts of rooms in the off season, leading to a search for strategies to lure tourists to Portland outside the popular summer months. "Our focus is really shoulder season and winter season to fill up our hotel rooms," Whitten said. The Hampton Inn joins at least eight hotels in downtown Portland, including the recently opened Residence Inn by Marriott on Fore Street. "They each define their own niche, they have their own brands, the flags that they have," Whitten said. "I do understand the challenge of opening more hotel rooms, it feels like more mouths to feed, it just renews the focus of trying to stay focused on our off-season events." Portland experiences a 58 to 62 percent occupancy rate on a year-round basis, Whitten said. Mid- to upper 60 percent occupancy is preferable. The city's occupancy rate hasn't changed much over the years, and the city

appears to be able to absorb additional rooms, Whitten said, but the challenge is to balance highs of 80 to 90 percent occupancy in the summer with lows that can dip to 40 or 50 percent in the winter and offseason. "Do we have hotel rooms in Portland that are going underutilized at this point? Yes we do," Whitten said. "Having new inventory on the market is something that causes us to think about that occupancy," she said. Mark Woglom, owner of Opechee Construction Corp., developer of the Hampton Inn, said he's confident in the Portland market. "I think Portland's a great market. It's tough to predict what the future will bring, but I think Portland is a great city," he said. Woglom said construction of the hotel, which was beset early on by a fire last spring during demolition of the Jordan's Meats plant that occupied the lot, is "going well." "We're looking at opening sometime at the beginning of August," he said. "We got a late start because of just closing the financing," Woglom explained. "There was a lot to this project in terms of this financing. Our loan closed, getting the money for the loan was a more cumbersome process than expected." But now, tenant restaurant Sebago Brewing has been "up and running since Memorial Day weekend," Woglom noted. "At this stage, we're finishing up some of the site work," such as adding furniture and applying finishes to the lobby, Woglom said. Buffalo Lodging, a New England management company, has handled hiring for the hotel, and roughly 100 construction workers have been on site every day, he estimated. Kristin Bingham, owner with her husband, Dean, of Dean's Sweets at 82 Middle St., has kept an eye on the nearby construction, waiting for guests to finally arrive. "I think it will help, I think having Sebago Brewing here is great, because it will just attract a lot more people down

in this direction," Bingham said. "I don't know what the capacity is of the city whether it can handle another hotel, but it's good for us," she said. That capacity will be tested in 2013 or 2014, prospective opening dates for a $100 million development on Thompson’s Point. Two part owners of the Maine Red Claws minor-league basketball franchise, Red Claws chairman William Ryan Jr. and Red Claws president Jon Jennings, have announced plans to build the Foresfront, which is slated to include a 125-room hotel, class A office space, a music hall and a new

basketball arena for the Red Claws. Thompson Point Development Company hopes to secure permits early next year, Jennings said. Whitten said a perception that The Forefront would siphon off lodgers from the peninsula is missing a bigger picture. "A lot of people have been talking about Thompson's Point being off the peninsula. If we're bringing in 1,000 people or 2,000 people for an event, they will definitely need to use downtown properties to supplement those hotel properties," Whitten noted. see LODGING page 10

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‘We like a lot of small businesses around here’ OUTFITTERS from page one

Many city officials and downtown shopkeepers yesterday said the presence of an Urban Outfitters would be a positive step for the Old Port by drawing traffic that might not otherwise come. However, not everyone was thrilled to hear the news, which caused somewhat of a stir yesterday in the tight-knit merchant community downtown. In fact, the possibility of an international chain store opening in the city’s urban core populated mostly with locally-owned shops is threatening to re-ignite a debate about the role of chain stores in downtown Portland. Kai Paine, for example, said yesterday that as a longtime resident of Portland, she wouldn’t be excited to see an Urban Outfitters open. “I like all the local stores,” said Paine, who works at Blanche and Mimi, a speciality home store on Middle Street. “I think it’s ridiculous that people still go to Starbucks when we have six or seven local coffee shops” in the area. Others agreed, including a shopkeeper at Serendipity, on Exchange Street, who said major chain stores were “not the Old Port.” “We like a lot of small businesses around here,” said the woman, who did not give her name. Comments posted on the blog Original Portland, which was the first to report that Urban Outfitters was considering a Portland store, were mostly negative. One post described the company’s clothing line as cheap and mass-produced. Others complained

“Businesses are closing earlier, and that’s not going to happen with an Urban Outﬁtters,” said Gregg Thurlow, who owns the store Club 21, adding that he’s heard complaints recently from people who felt like “the Old Port closed at 5 p.m.” about the store's prices. Urban Outfitters sells men’s and women’s clothes, furniture and accessories. Over the years, the store has become a favorite for some young urban professionals, offering trendy items like skinny jeans, hoodies and clever T-shirt designs. The company, which has more than 140 stores worldwide, is valued at $5 billion. Urban Outfitters also owns the women’s brand Anthropologie. Gregg Thurlow, who owns the store Club 21, says he’d be thrilled if Urban Outfitters opened, even though his store has a similar product line. “I think it’s a good idea,” said Thurlow, who has owned Club 21 store for 24 years. “It will bring a lot more people downtown.” At the very least, he’s hoping it will “stabilize hours downtown.” “Businesses are closing earlier, and that’s not going to happen with an Urban Outfitters,” Thurlow said, adding that he’s heard complaints recently from people who felt like “the Old Port closed at 5 p.m.”

Jan Beitzer, head of Portland’s Downtown District, predicted the store would enliven a block that includes specialty shops, a Starbucks, and high-rise office towers. “Urban Outfitters seems to be a really good fit for the Greater Portland area, and we think it will bring more people to the downtown,” she said. “And then hopefully while they are here they can discover more of the locally-owned and independent stores that we are famous for.” She downplayed talk about new tensions regarding the chain stores versus local stores, a debate that’s been dormant for some time. Across the street from 188 Middle St., an employee at the Black Parrot said she believes the presence of Urban Outfitters will “be interesting.” “It’s unfortunate, but on some level, I think downtown is missing a larger sense of culture,” said the employee, who asked that her name not be used because she did not own the store. She added that Urban Outfitters would be a contrast to several shops that cater more to tourists. As proposed, Urban Outfitters would lease the entire first floor of 188 Middle Street, an 81-year-old building owned by Richard McGoldrick. The space is estimated at about 10,000 square feet. Representatives for the store are expected to appear before the Historic Preservation Committee Monday night to discuss signage and possible changes to the building’s windows and doors. That public hearing is expected to begin at 7 p.m. at City Hall.

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Chevron to provide $900,000 enforcement settlement to state Gov. Paul LePage announced Friday that the state has secured a $900,000 enforcement settlement from Chevron for that company’s decades-long discharge of more than 140,000 gallons of oil at their terminal in Hampden. The penalty, announced at Hamlin’s Marina on the Penobscot River waterfront, is the largest to be paid to the state for an environmental violation in two decades, the governor’s office reported. The monetary penalty, negotiated with Chevron by the Governor’s Office, the State Attorney General’s Office and the Maine DEP, is in addition to a multimillion dollar remediation effort led by Chevron. — Staff Report

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Hotel rooms tend to stay empty in off season LODGING from page 7

With all of these rooms to fill, the Greater Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau is looking at sports conventions and offseason attractions such as Harvest on the Harbor, a food and wine event that this year runs from Oct. 20-22. The goal is to fill in the shoulder seasons and off-season, Whitten said. The visitors bureau recently put together a sports marketing group, and officials are looking to expand it. For over two years, this statewide initiative has sought to identify natural resources in Maine that could lure sporting events — hockey tournaments that could take advantage of the Cumberland County Civic Center, for example. And there's renewed talk of staging a winter carnival in Portland, Whitten said. A proposed $33 million renovation of the Civic Center, which likely will appear on the fall ballot as a bond measure, is another factor that could draw events in the off season, she said.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, July 16, the 197th day of 2011. There are 168 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 16, 1911, actress-dancer Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Mo. On this date: In 1790, a site along the Potomac River was designated the permanent seat of the United States government; the area became Washington, D.C. In 1862, David G. Farragut became the first rear admiral in the United States Navy. In 1935, the first parking meters were installed in Oklahoma City. In 1945, the United States exploded its first experimental atomic bomb in the desert of Alamogordo, N.M. In 1951, the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger was first published by Little, Brown and Co. In 1964, as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination in San Francisco, Barry M. Goldwater said “extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice” and that “moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” In 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on the first manned mission to the surface of the moon. In 1973, during the Senate Watergate hearings, former White House aide Alexander P. Butterfield publicly revealed the existence of President Richard Nixon’s secret taping system. In 1981, singer Harry Chapin was killed when his car was struck by a tractor-trailer on New York’s Long Island Expressway. In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, died when their single-engine plane, piloted by Kennedy, plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. One year ago: Retired intelligence analyst Kendall Myers, the 73-year-old great grandson of Alexander Graham Bell, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for quietly spying for Cuba for nearly a third of a century from inside the State Department; his wife, Gwendolyn, was sentenced to 5 1/2 years. Today’s Birthdays: Former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh is 79. Soul singer Denise LaSalle is 77. Soul singer William Bell is 72. International Tennis Hall of Famer Margaret Court is 69. Violinist Pinchas Zukerman is 63. Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 63. Rock composer-musician Stewart Copeland is 59. Playwright Tony Kushner is 55. Dancer Michael Flatley is 53. Actress Phoebe Cates is 48. Actor Daryl “Chill” Mitchell is 46. Actorcomedian Will Ferrell is 44. Actor Jonathan Adams is 44. Actress Rain Pryor is 42. Actor Corey Feldman is 40. Rock musician Ed Kowalczyk (Live) is 40. Rock singer Ryan McCombs is 37. Actor Mark Indelicato (“Ugly Betty”) is 17.

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Saturday, July 16 28th annual Loon Count 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Maine Audubon will conduct its 28th annual Loon Count, bringing together hundreds of Mainers to survey lakes and ponds across the state and provide valuable scientiﬁc data for lake conservation efforts. This year’s count takes place between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Counters are given areas to count from shore or by boat, and regional coordinators will compile the results and send them to Maine Audubon for analysis. A more complete list of things Mainers can do to help loons is available on www.maineaudubon.org.

Yarmouth Clam Festival 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. “Mark your calendar for Friday through Sunday, July 15 through 17, and come to the 46th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival! You can look forward to all the fun events that make this festival Maine’s summer favorite: A long, hilarious parade; spectacular fireworks; clam shucking contests; a firefighter’s muster; road, kayak, and bike races; a pancake breakfast; concerts; and, of course, a delicious array of food. Admission to the Festival and its events is free.” To learn more about this year’s Yarmouth Clam Festival and see a complete schedule of events, visit www.clamfestival.com or call the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce at 846-3984. July 15 to 17. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. www.clamfestival.com

Library Book Sale on Peaks Island 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friends of the Peaks Island Branch Library annual sale and membership drive. MacVane Center. www.peaksisland.info/calendar_2011.htm#July

Peaks to Portland swim 8:30 a.m. “Starting on Peaks Island and ﬁnishing 2.4 miles later on at Portland’s East End Beach, the Peaks to Portland swim is one of the highlights of the New England open water swim calendar. The Peaks to Portland swim provides an opportunity for swimmers to challenge their physical and mental abilities, while at the same time raising money for the Cumberland County YMCA’s Annual Support Campaign, providing needed scholarships for youth, adults and families.” 6:45 a.m. to 7 a.m.: Arrive at Casco Bay Ferry, unload kayaks; 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.: Packet Pick Up & Buy Ferry Tickets & Body Marking; 7:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.: Board Ferry; 7:45 a.m.: Ferry Leaves for Peaks Island; 8 a.m. to 8:20 a.m.: Swim Warm Up; 8:20 a.m.: Opening Ceremonies; 8:30 a.m.: Race Start; 11 a.m.: Award Ceremony. Breakwater Rotary Club (South Portland-Cape Elizabeth) will be serving breakfast on race day at East End beach from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The menu includes buttermilk pancakes with a choice of either peanut butter & jelly or maple syrup & butter, juice, coffee, chocolate milk, yogurt & bananas. Pre-order four 4-inch pancakes and choice of drink for $5 by visiting their web page at www.breakwater-rotary.org. For more information: 874-1111 or visit www.cumberlandcountyymca.org/p2p#raceinfo.

International Coin Collectors Association 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Currently on a global tour, the International Coin Collectors Association is in Freeport, at the Hampton Inn, located at 194 Lower Main St., through Saturday, July 16. The show hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The ICCA will be purchasing coins, paper currency, gold and silver on behalf of their global network of collectors, dealers and reﬁneries. This special event is free and open to the public. On the leading edge of the precious metals, antiquities and collectibles industries, THR & Associates is headquartered in Springﬁeld, Ill. with bases in Canada and Europe. For more information, mail to: matthew.enright@thrassociates.com.

Spectacular Gardens of Scarborough 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets on the day of the tour are $20, sold at the Hunnewell House on Blackpoint Road in Scarborough at 8:30. Advanced tickets are available for $15. e-mail gardenz@maine.rr.com or call 839-4033.

Upcoming trail work on Sebago to the Sea trail 10 a.m. Volunteers invited to meet with Presumpscot Regional Land Trust (could take four to ﬁve hours, please bring your own lunch). Conduct trail work on the PRLT section of the Sebago to the Sea trail on Portland Water District’s Sebago Lake Land Reserve in Standish. “We will need about six people to use steel rakes and shovels to perform the work of re-grading the slope of a section of trail and install water bars to divert water off this section and stabilize. There will be some hand-digging with shovels to prepare trail i.e. moving crushed stone up to the trail. Please RSVP to: Norm Twaddel, PRLT Lead Property Steward, ntwaddel@pwd.org.

DAV Mobile Service Office in Portland 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “So many veterans feel confused about benefits and services they’ve earned. There’s so much to know ... and so many changes from one year to the next. That’s why the nonprofit D-A-V and the Harley-Davidson

Wilde Chapel, built in 1902, is a centerpiece of Evergreen Cemetery. On Tuesday, July 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friends of Evergreen invite the public to an Introductory Meeting for docent training. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Foundation have teamed up to offer help.” The DAV Mobile Service Ofﬁce will be at the Big Moose Harley-Davidson, 375 Riverside St., Portland to personally provide the best counseling and claim ﬁling assistance available. This event is part of the nationwide Harley’s Heroes tour and is free to all veterans and members of their families. For further information concerning this event, please contact D. Brandon McKinney at 623-5725.

Civil War veteran honored at Eastern Cemetery 11:30 a.m. Ceremonies will mark the 150th anniversary of the death of the ﬁrst Portlander to die in the Civil War. Sgt. Alonzo P. Stinson was just 19 when he was killed in July 1861 at the Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, the ﬁrst major battle of the Civil War, and a major defeat for Northern forces. Public ceremonies will be conducted at his monument in Portland’s Eastern Cemetery on Congress Street, to the left of the main gate off Congress. Saturday’s 150th anniversary will feature speakers including Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth of Augusta, Director Kim MacIssac of the 5th Maine Regimental Memorial on Peaks Island, and former St. Rep. Herb Adams. The ceremonies are free and open to the public. For more about Eastern Cemetery, visit http://www.spiritsalive.org or www.facebook.com/spiritsalive.

‘Every Excuse in the Book’ author in Freeport 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sue Brennan, a resident of Manchester, will be available to sign copies of her book, “Every Excuse in the Book: An Interactive Workbook to Address All the Reasons You Can’t Stop Eating Long Enough to Lose Weight.” Sherman’s Book and Stationary, 128 Main St., Freeport. “By focusing on the triggers that cause you to eat, it gets to the root problem — things like depression, boredom, anxiety, and unattainable goals — helping you to acknowledge these factors and deal with them head on. ‘Every Excuse in the Book’ is a quick and applicable read that gives you more than just ways to find out why you’re stuffing your face. It provides honest insight and solutions to help you finally quit making excuses and stop eating long enough to lose weight.” For more information, contact James Branscum at 888-361-9473 or james@tatepublishing.com

Willard Square Festival 2 p.m. WillardFest, featuring live music. Papadello is an acoustic (and sometimes electric) trio based out of Portland; Welterweight, an Americana/Folk Rock act out of Portland. Doors open at 2 p.m. At the intersection of Pillsbury, Preble and Thompson streets in South Portland.

‘Teen Fun Fest’ 6 p.m. There will be a “Teen Fun Fest” held at the Boys and Girls Clubs on Cumberland Avenue. “This is an outreach event focused on teens ages 13-17 in Portland. There’ll be food, games, DJ Music and Rafﬂe Giveaways! Everything is free so come and have some fun!”

Maine Gay Men’s Chorus 7 p.m. The July Touring Ensemble concerts in Orono and Portland conclude the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus 2010-2011 tour of Maine with the premiere performances of new music. Portrait of Peter, by Tom Wallace. “‘The White Rose, a new musical work about tragedy, hope, and redemption. ... ‘The White Rose’ is inspired by the story of Charlie Howard, a young gay man murdered in 1984 by three drunken teenagers in Bangor: words by Bruce Spang, Poet Laureate of Portland, music by Maine composer Tom Wallace, and featuring Shane Brewster (Tenor, USM School of Music) as Charlie.” Admission by donation will be split between the Touring Ensemble and the church (suggested donation $10). The ensemble will also hold a 50/50 rafﬂe for those who wish to participate, and MGMC’s Music CDs will be available for purchase. Immanuel/ Williston West Church of Portland.

Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘Annie’ 7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre’s “Annie” plays through July 16. MSMT’s 2011 summer season continues July 20 with “Xanadu,” and closes out the season with “The Wiz.” Maine State Music Theatre is located at the air conditioned Pickard Theatre located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick on the campus of Bowdoin College. For tickets and more information, please call 725-8769 or go to msmt.org.

‘Summer of Love’ concludes 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. June 22 through July 16, “Summer of Love.” Next on stage: “The Music Man,” July 20-Aug. 20; “Legally Blonde” starring Sally Struthers, Aug.24-Sept. 17; and “Miss Saigon,” Sept. 21-Oct. 23.

Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston 8 p.m. The Bates Dance Festival based in Lewiston announces its 29th season of public events, taking place July 1 through Aug. 13 on the Bates College campus. The six-week festival showcases contemporary performance works by Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Nicholas Leichter Dance, Zoe | Juniper, The Equus Projects and Black Label Movement, and David Dorfman Dance. Performances, panel discussions and lectures by more than 40 internationally recognized dancers from across the United States and abroad. Performance times and locations appear on the festival website: www.batesdancefestival.org. July 1 to Aug. 14, Chase Hall Gallery, open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, Schaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m., the vivid and versatile Camille A. Brown. Brown is a pixy-ish performer who packs a punch. Festival Finale, Saturday, Aug. 13, Alumni Gym, 7:30 p.m., discover and celebrate the next generation of dance luminaries. see CALENDAR page 18

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Yarmouth Clam Festival 2011

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: A youngster lobs a boot toward a target in the L.L. Bean Kids Zone at this year’s Yarmouth Clam Festival. The Kids Zone is one of the festival’s new attractions. TOP RIGHT: David Leith fries clams at the festival. MIDDLE RIGHT: Dayna Riley pulls out raw clams for preparation at a booth by the Royal River Chorus. BELOW RIGHT: Ann Sparling entertains an audience in front of the library in Yarmouth. RIGHT: Nela Mellin, 5, has her face painted by Carlene Shaw at a booth beneﬁtting the Yarmouth High School Playmakers Friday at the kickoff to the Yarmouth Clam Festival.

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ABOVE: A horse seems curious about potential riders Friday at the Yarmouth Clam Festival. This Belgian-horse-drawn wagon owned by Dwayne and Becky Durgin of Meadow Creek Farm in Sumner provides rides during the festival, which continues today and Sunday.

LEFT: With a laughing elephant as a backdrop, a youngster rides in the Jeep Safari attraction at the Yarmouth Clam Festival’s carnival. ABOVE: A pair of fearless youths ride in the tilt-a-whirl in Smokey’s Greater Shows.

Photos by David Carkhuff

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The Dirty Dishes Burlesque Revue 9:30 p.m. “The Dirty Dishes Burlesque Revue serve up more deviance than you can Freudian slip at their 2011 summer hysteria, ‘Polymorphously Perverse.’ Definitively, Polymorphous Perversity is a psychoanalytic term used to describe the human ability to gain sexual gratification outside socially normative sexual behaviors. Get fixated on some hot and bothersome local perversity through dance, skits, comedy, striptease, and song. You’ll gaze upon performances by new-burlesquers-on-the-prowl Pussyfoot Burlesque, Portland’s own bear-lesquer Lincoln DeTaint, cherry bomb Holly Danger, feminist icon Simone Debaucherie and more!” SPACE Gallery. www. space538.org/events.php

Fundraiser for Peace Action Maine 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Flatbreads on Commercial St. in Portland will host a fundraiser for Peace Action Maine. Flatbreads will give a portion of the money from every pizza sold to Peace Action Maine that night. “The state’s largest peace organization has worked for 25 years to promote peace through grassroots organizing, citizen education, and issue advocacy.” www.peaceactionme.org

Artspire at SPACE 7 p.m. “Artspire is a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) with resources to help artists build their professional careers, find new opportunities, and increase their fundraising potential. Join Eleanor Whitney, Program Officer for External Affairs and Fiscal Sponsorship, as she presents Artspire/NYFA’s resources, fundraising, and support programs available nationwide for artists in all disciplines at every stage in their careers. The presentation is geared towards individual artists of all disciplines as well as small and emerging arts organizations. Visual, performing, literary artists and filmmakers are all encouraged to attend. Q&A immediately after the presentation.” www.space538.org/events.php

Sunday, July 17 Yarmouth Clam Festival 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Mark your calendar for Friday through Sunday, July 15 through 17, and come to the 46th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival! You can look forward to all the fun events that make this festival Maine’s summer favorite: A long, hilarious parade; spectacular fireworks; clam shucking contests; a firefighter’s muster; road, kayak, and bike races; a pancake breakfast; concerts; and, of course, a delicious array of food. Admission to the Festival and its events is free.” To learn more about this year’s Yarmouth Clam Festival and see a complete schedule of events, visit www.clamfestival.com or call the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce at 846-3984. July 15 to 17. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. except Sunday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.clamfestival.com

Dogﬁsh Company tag sale CANCELLED 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Dogﬁsh Company cancelled a tag sale in the parking lot of the cafe. The event will be rescheduled.

Monday, July 18

Stephen Tharp on the Kotzschmar Organ “The Dirty Dishes Burlesque Revue is a sex-positive, queer-positive, and feminist burlesque group- playing with all the contradictions and ponderings of what it means to be feminist, queer and sexy,” according to the group’s Facebook page. The Revue is featured tonight at SPACE Gallery. (COURTESY PHOTO) able on the Studio Theatre of Bath’s website: www.studiotheatreofbath.com or on their Facebook page.

Naked Shakespeare in Freeport Portland Ballet’s two-week SummerDance 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Intermediate and advanced ballet dancers are invited to register for Portland Ballet’s two-week SummerDance Intensive Workshop with guest instructor Joseph Jefferies. The workshop runs from July 18-July 29, Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is open to intermediate and advanced dancers ages 12-17. The session runs for two weeks and costs $700 per dancer. Pre-approval is required for dancers wishing to register. Portland Ballet is offering a number of other summer workshops and classes for dancers of all ages, including Pre-Ballet Summer Camp for 5- to 7-year-olds and drop-in classes for teens and adults. The full summer schedule is available at portlandballet.org. For more information about the SummerDance Intensive workshop or to register, please visit www.portlandballet.org/summerintensive or call Portland Ballet at 772-9671.

MECA Master of Fine Arts lectures 6:30 p.m. Each summer, the Master of Fine Arts program at Maine College of Art invites guest artists, curators and scholars to participate in the curriculum. All visiting artists deliver a free public lecture in Osher Hall at 6:30 p.m. July 18: Anne West; West is a writer, theorist, and independent curator. She teaches in the graduate program at RISD. July 25: Lee Boroson; Boroson’s airy sculptures give viewers the chance to experience the ineffable impossibilities of the world. Aug. 1: Hamish Fulton; Since the early 1970s, Fulton has been labeled as a sculptor, photographer, conceptual artist and artist. Fulton, however, characterises himself as a “walking artist.” Aug. 8: Lisi Raskin; Raskin handcrafts whimsical recreations of military command centers. This summer the MFA’s Moth Press is also releasing Mapping the Intelligence of Artistic Work; An Explorative Guide to Making, Thinking, and Writing by Anne West. Her lecture on July 18 will be followed by a book signing. West is an educator, writer, and independent curator. She teaches in the Division of Graduate Studies at Rhode Island School of Design, where she supports students across disciplines in conceptualizing and writing their master’s thesis. http:// www.meca.edu/mfa

‘Lion in Winter’ auditions in Bath 7 p.m. The Studio Theatre of Bath announces auditions for an upcoming production, “Lion in Winter.” Directed by Studio Theatre of Bath President Bob Reed, “Lion in Winter” will be performed at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath and runs two weekends, Oct. 14-16 and 21-23. Auditions will be held on Monday, July 18 in the Curtis Room of the CCAC at 804 Washington Street in Bath and will begin promptly at 7 p.m. The director is auditioning for two roles to be portrayed by two males ranging in age from their late teens to 30s. Additional audition information will be avail-

7 p.m. The “Naked Shakespeare” series showcases the Bard’s text through performances presented without sets and costumes, allowing the audience’s imagination to take center stage. Bar and concessions are open during performance. Tickets are $10 and are available through our website: www.freeportfactory.com. 865-5505 for BoxOfﬁce. The Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 Depot St., downtown Freeport, one block east of L.L. Bean. Ample free parking, air-conditioned.

Tuesday, July 19 Free events in the parks of Portland noon to 1 p.m. With a full schedule of diverse free events, there is something for everyone to enjoy each week in downtown Portland. Post Office Park, Congress Square and Lobsterman’s Park provide perfect venues for live music, talented local performers and activities for kids. Whether during a lunch break or with the kids, downtown Portland’s free events are not to be missed. Weekday Performance Series — Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m. Enjoy your lunch outside and be entertained by Portland’s best talented performers! Post Office Park: July 19, Belly dance with Rosa Noreen and Friends.Rosa Noreen and Friends present belly dance and live music for the third year running. Family entertainment plus a lesson for those who want to join in! July 26, Fire dancing with Melle. Come and see a variety of fire dance and fire arts. Poi, fans, hoop and fire breathing as well as regular hoop routines. Take part in a few hands on activities with us! Congress Square: Aug. 2, Music from the Andes with Inca Sun. The richness of Peruvian folk lore comes alive with Inca Son. Haunting melodies that will transport the listener clear to the Andes Mountains. Aug. 9, Samuel James acoustic blues. A roots troubadour of the highest order, James will sing you a song with raw, sweat-pouring soul, all the while playing the guitar with such commanding virtuosity you’ll swear he’s reinventing it. Then he’ll tell you a story enrapturing you to the point where you’ll almost forget he’s a musician. Aug. 16, West African rhythms with Annegret Baier. Annegret Baier will present West African rhythms and songs on authentic drums and percussion instruments! Brought to you by WPXT, WPME, WHOM, mainetoday.com, raisingmaine. com. For more information and a full schedule of free summer events visit portlandmaine.com or call772.6828.

‘Deering: A Social and Architectural History’ noon. Book Event: “Deering: A Social and Architectural History” at Maine Historical Society. Speaker: William D. Barry, Historian (and MHS reference librarian). “Join us to celebrate the recent publication of this much-anticipated new

7:30 p.m. Stephen Tharp will perform in Portland’s Merrill Auditorium, playing the Kotzschmar Organ, the oldest working municipal pipe organ in the United States. “Stephen Tharp, is recognized as one of the great concert organists of our age. Having played 35 solo intercontinental tours and over 1300 concerts worldwide, Stephen Tharp has built one of the most respected international careers in the world, earning him the reputation as the most traveled concert organist of his generation.”

Wednesday, July 20 Hands-Only CPR training 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The American Heart Association and Hannaford Supermarkets in Maine are partnering to help people learn basic CPR skills by providing free “HandsOnly CPR” mini-trainings. Hands-Only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths. It involves two easy steps: Call 911 and push hard and fast on the center of the chest. This technique is easy to remember and results in delivery of more, uninterrupted chest compressions until more advanced care arrives on the scene. The mini-trainings will held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the following dates: Monday, July 11 — 77 Western Ave., Hampden; Monday, July 18 — 692 Sabattus St., Lewiston; Wednesday, July 20 — Forest Ave., Portland; Monday, Aug. 1 — 31 Hannaford Drive, Scarborough. Participants will receive educational information and those who practice chest compressions will be entered to win free CPR Anytime kits and $50 Hannaford gift cards. The AHA hopes to increase CPR awareness so that more people will know the simple steps to save a life if someone suddenly collapses from cardiac arrest. If people are unable to attend one of the minitrainings above, they can watch the Hands-Only CPR video at www.handsonlycpr.org.

Kid’s Activity Day with Dino Discovery 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Kid’s Activity Day — Wednesdays in Lobsterman’s Park, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Presented by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. Bring the kids to Lobsterman’s Park to enjoy a different activity each week and learn interesting facts! July 20, Dino Discovery. Investigate a life size t-rex jawbone and make a dough dino fossil to take home. July 27, Understanding Owls. Learn about an owl’s silent ﬂight and other hunting techniques by exploring artifacts and making a craft. Brought to you by WPXT, WPME, WHOM, mainetoday.com, raisingmaine.com

Author Simon Van Booy visits Maine noon and 7 p.m. Van Booy will read at noon at Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium as part of the celebrated Brown Bag series. Later that same evening, Van Booy will give a 7 p.m. reading at SPACE Gallery. “Acclaimed author Simon Van Booy will visit Maine for only the second time ever and give two readings in Portland hosted by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA), the Portland Public Library, SPACE Gallery, and Longfellow Books. In 2009, Van Booy won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award — the largest short story prize in the world — for his collection ‘Love Begins in Winter.’ Now, in the elegant, seemingly Old World prose he has become revered for, Van Booy’s debut novel ‘Everything Beautiful Began After’ traces three lives set against the Mediterranean heat of Athens, Greece: drunken but brilliant American Henry, the searching French artist Rebecca, and British archaeologist Henry.” see next page

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The Kids Are Alright: In The Audience noon. “SPACE and the Maine Academy of Modern Music debut The Kids Are Alright, a new series of Wednesday lunchtime performances by local musicians for the whole family can dig! Stop by for a break after the Farmer’s Market, or before you hit the beach for a cool hour of music by great live acts tailored for the kids. Parents and kids will be able to meet the musicians, ask them questions, and even experience an ‘instrument petting zoo’! In this installment of this series, rising indie band In The Audience step up to the plate.” $3 adults/ $2 kids. http://www.space538. org/events.php

Free summer concerts in Portland 7:45 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket, sit back and enjoy the music throughout the summer months. Portland Recreation, Families of the Western Prom Neighborhood, West End Neighborhood Association, Maine Red Claws, Quirk Chevrolet, Friends of Eastern Promenade, Kemp Goldberg Partners, Betty Winterhalder Fund, Trevor & Joe, Coyne Piergrossi Associates, Keller Williams Realty, SMRT, the Italian Heritage Center Concert Band and the Willey Trust sponsor these free outdoor concerts. FMI: 756-8275; Information and cancellation hotline: 756-8130. Sunset Folk Series At The Western Prom Park: Sponsored by Families of the Western Prom Neighborhood and WENA. Concerts last approximately 40 minutes. (During inclement weather, concert canceled.) Held Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. (or as announced) at Western Prom Park. July 20, 7:45 p.m., Mark Farrington; Wednesday, July 27, 7:30 p.m., Sorcha http://www.myspace.com/sorchasongs; Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m., Phantom Buffalo http://www.myspace.com/ phantombuffalo; Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., Will Gattis http://www. myspace.com/gattistheband. Crusher’s Kids Concerts in the Park: Concerts last approximately 40 minutes. Concerts held Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Bandstand, Deering Oaks Park. (During inclement weather concert relocated to Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett Street). July 21, Tangletoons (Maine Songs); July 28, Sparks Ark (Wild Animals); Aug. 4, Sammie Haynes (Singer Songstress). Friends Of Eastern Promenade Concert Series: Sponsored by the Friends of the Eastern Promenade. Concerts last approximately one hour. Concerts held Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Bandstand, Fort Allen Park. July 21, Chandler’s Band (Marches & Big Band Era) sponsored by the Willey Trust; July 28, Sean Mencher and his Rhythm Kings (Rockabilly) sponsorship in Memory of Betty Winterhalder; Aug. 4, Big Chief (Rhythm & Roots Music) sponsored by Trevor & Joe Coyne Piergrossi Associates and Keller Williams Realty; Aug. 11, The McCarthys (Country Rock) sponsored by Kemp Goldberg Partners; Aug. 18, Banda di Nepi (Community Band from Italy) sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center (rain date at center). www.portlandmaine.gov/rec/summer.htm

Thursday, July 21 ‘Recession to Recovery’ noon to 1:30 p.m. The Maine Heritage Policy Center presents “Recession to Recovery: A Budget That Gets Maine Working” presented by Richard Rosen, member of the Maine Senate. DiMillo’s On the Water, 25 Long Wharf, Portland. MHPC Member: $17 per person. Non-member: $22 per person. For additional information, please contact Amanda Clark at 321-2550 or aclark@mainepolicy.org.

Hot Water Bath Canning 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County is offering workshops locally on (Pickling and Freezing), (Drying Fruits, Herbs and Vegetables) and (Fermenting pickles). Also, a workshop on low sugar blueberry jam workshop in Lisbon Falls. Next up: Falmouth workshop on Hot Water Bath Canning Pickles and Freezing Fruit and Vegetables. UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Dr., Falmouth. Time: Cost: $10 (Scholarships are available). Instructor is Kate McCarty, Food Preservation Program Aide, and Master Food Preserver Volunteers. For more information: call 781.6099 or email Lois at lois.elwell@maine.edu. “If you are looking for ways to preserve your food from the garden, now is the time to sign up for one of these workshops. For more classes go to: www.extension.umaine.edu.

Little Red Riding Hood reimagined 4 p.m. This summer, Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother ﬁnd themselves facing not just one wolf, but two! The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine kicks off its 2011-2012 theatre season with Little Red Riding Hood (or Grandmother Slyboots), a twist on the well-worn tale of a ﬂighty girl and conniving wolf. In this story, Little Red’s nem-

esis, the wolf, is an arrogant young prankster. A sage older wolf advises him to give up his foolish impersonations of humans and just be the best wolf he can be. The Children’s Museum & Theatre’s Dress Up Theatre has been home to more than a dozen productions since 2008, but the staging for Little Red Riding Hood will offer audiences a uniquely immersive experience: the show will take place in the center of the room, with rows of seating (some elevated) along two opposite walls. A troupe of nine young actors ages 8 to 16 have spent the not-so-lazy days of summer rehearsing almost daily. The cast features newcomers in the roles of Little Red Riding Hood (Phoebe Little, 13, of South Portland) and Young Wolf (Even Laukli, 13 of Yarmouth). The show runs for two weekends, July 21-31: Thursdays and Fridays at 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are $9 each ($8 for members) and can be reserved at the front desk (142 Free St.), at kitetails.org or by calling 828-1234, ext. 231. Advance reservations are encouraged.

Alive at Five free outdoor concert

Jimmy Fund will be held July 22, at Riverside Golf Club in Portland. This tournament is part of the Jimmy Fund Golf Program. The Jimmy Fund Golf Program is one of the oldest and largest charity golf programs in the country. Now in its 29th year, The Jimmy Fund Golf Program has raised more than $80 million for life-saving cancer research and treatment for adults and children at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The 2011 presenting sponsors for this year’s program include American Airlines, Callaway Golf, Dunkin’ Donuts, Forty Seven Brand, HomeGoods, the International Golf Club, and GateHouse Media New England. Registration Time: 10:30 a.m. Shotgun Time: noon. Registration Fee: $100 per golfer. For more information, visit www. jimmyfundgolf.org or call 866-521-4653. Stephen Tharp will perform in Portland’s Merrill Auditorium, playing the Kotzschmar Organ, on Tuesday, July 19. (COURTESY IMAGE)

5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The much anticipated Alive at Five free outdoor concerts kick is taking place each Thursday in Monument Square. “What better way to spend a summer night than to kick back, listen to free music in the summer sun and enjoy a cold drink in the beer garden, presented by Sebago Brewing Company.” July 21 — The Fogcutters Big Band (Big Band/Swing) and Sly-Chi (Funk/ Soul/Jazz); July 28 — Marion Grace (Singer-Songwriters) and Gypsy Tailwind (Americana /Roots); Aug. 4 — The Modest Proposal (MAMM SLAM High School Band Winners) and The Kenya Hall Band (Rhythm and Blues). For more information and a full schedule of free summer events, visit portlandmaine.com or call 772.6828.

Capisic Pond Park discussion 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Portland Department of Public Services and City Councilor Ed Suslovic will host an informational meeting to discuss next steps for Capisic Pond Park following the completion of work for the West Side Sewer Interceptor project. The public will get an overview of the sewer separation project, learn about the Capisic Brook Watershed Study, currently underway, and park restoration work completed to date. Following presentations, a discussion of potential next steps for the wetlands and pond will be led by a panel of city staff and ofﬁcials, consultants, and experts on natural spaces. Deering High School Cafeteria, 370 Stevens Ave.

Concert at Fort Allen Park: Chandler’s Band 7 p.m. “We’re putting the band back in the bandstand at Fort Allen Park!” In July and August, Friends of the Eastern Promenade scheduled seven Thursday evening concerts. Chandler’s Band (Big Band Era), sponsored by the Willey Trust. Other concerts: Thursday, July 28 — Sean Mencher and his Rhythm Kings (Rockabilly), sponsorship in memory of Betty Winterhalder. Thursday, Aug. 4 — Big Chief (Rhythm & Roots Music). Sponsored by Coyne Piergrossi Associates, Keller Williams Realty. Thursday, Aug. 11 — The McCarthys (Country Rock). Sponsored by Kemp Goldberg Partners. Thursday, Aug. 18 — Banda di Nepi (Community Band from Italy). Sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center.

Friday, July 22 Jimmy Fund/Deering High School Classic 10:30 a.m. The Jimmy Fund/ Deering High School Classic to beneﬁt the Deering High School Golf Team and the

Little Red Riding Hood reimagined

4 p.m. This summer, Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother ﬁnd themselves facing not just one wolf, but two! The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine kicks off its 2011-2012 theatre season with Little Red Riding Hood (or Grandmother Slyboots), a twist on the well-worn tale of a ﬂighty girl and conniving wolf. In this story, Little Red’s nemesis, the wolf, is an arrogant young prankster. A sage older wolf advises him to give up his foolish impersonations of humans and just be the best wolf he can be. The Children’s Museum & Theatre’s Dress Up Theatre has been home to more than a dozen productions since 2008, but the staging for Little Red Riding Hood will offer audiences a uniquely immersive experience: the show will take place in the center of the room, with rows of seating (some elevated) along two opposite walls. A troupe of nine young actors ages 8 to 16 have spent the not-so-lazy days of summer rehearsing almost daily. The cast features newcomers in the roles of Little Red Riding Hood (Phoebe Little, 13, of South Portland) and Young Wolf (Even Laukli, 13 of Yarmouth). The show runs for two weekends, July 21-31: Thursdays and Fridays at 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are $9 each ($8 for members) and can be reserved at the front desk (142 Free St.), at kitetails.org or by calling 828-1234, ext. 231. Advance reservations are encouraged.

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