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Police: Bank customers tackled would-be robber BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A man's attempt to rob a Portland bank Tuesday afternoon was thwarted after he was tackled by customers and held to the ground until authorities arrived, police said. Benjamin Poirier, 31, of Naples, was preparing to leave a downtown TD Bank with an undisclosed amount of money when police say a customer tackled him. Other customers and bank employees then assisted in holding Poirier on the floor, police said. "When the sergeant arrived at the scene they were essentially holding him to the ground," said Acting Chief Mike Sauschuck, of the Portland Police Department.

Poirier was unconscious when officials arrived at the bank at 481 Congress St. near Monument Square shortly after 4 p.m., police said. They were responding to a hold-up alarm. Poirier handed the teller a note demanding money. He claimed to have a gun, but police didn't find a weapon. When Poirier was stepping back from the counter he was tackled by the customer, police said. Sauschuck said the department doesn't encourage citizens to get involved with police matters. "While it's courageous to want to help your neighbors, it's certainly nothing we endorse," he said. Poirier was transported to Maine Medical Center after the robbery attempt. Police said they didn't know what his injuries were.

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Five more mayor hopefuls added to ballot; 10 in all BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Five more mayoral candidates have been certified for the November ballot, bringing the total number of candidates to 10. Candidates certified for the ballot yesterday were: Michael Brennan, John Eder, Hamza Haadoow, Markos Miller and Ethan Strimling. Others who have qualified for the ballot are: councilors Jill Duson and Dave Marshall, Mayor Nick Mavodones, Ralph Carmona and Jed Rathband. Peter Bryant has turned in nominating papers, but has not yet been certified. see BALLOT page 3

Tate House job extends life of 1755 landmark Restoration deals with water, pests ... even pine needles BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Infiltration of water, invasions of red squirrels and infestations of carpenter bees could damage any modern home. When the building in question is the only pre-Revolutionary home in Greater Portland that's open to the public, it's time to call a restoration expert. John Rich, historical carpenter from Hollis, headed up the effort to restore the Tate House Museum, reclaiming the historic gem from the elements. John Rich, historical carpenter, fashions clapboards for the Tate House Museum on the ﬁnal day of restoration Tuesday. The 1755 building underwent extension see TATE page 9

restoration to protect it from the elements. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

A different type of motivational speaker Parenting shouldn’t be a scream Dog gone! Pet may have caused car to roll See Natalie Ladd’s column on page 4

See Maggie Knowles’ column on page 5

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Killing one kind of trout to save another YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — The first “Judas fish” have been released. As the Biblically inspired name suggests, the fish — surgically altered lake trout, implanted last week with tiny radio transmitters on a gently rocking open boat by a team of scientists here in the nation’s first national park — are intended to betray. The goal: annihilation. “Finding where they spawn would be the golden egg,” said Bob Gresswell, a research biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, and leader of the Judas team, a strike force in the biggest lake-trout-killing program in the nation. The idea is that the electronic chirps will lead trout hunters into the cold, deep corners of Yellowstone Lake, where the fish might be killed in volume. “The eggs could be killed before they hatch, maybe with electricity, or suction,” Dr. Gresswell said. That millions of dollars would be spent to eradicate a fish that many people love, and love to eat, is only the beginning of a paradoxical new chapter for trout, long a silvery symbol of America’s wide open spaces. States in the Great Lakes region, by contrast, where lake trout are a native species, dream of rebuilding the stocks that were overfished, and only about 100 miles south of here, Wyoming state wildlife officials are in fact still breeding lake trout in a hatchery and happily releasing them into local waters. Motivation is where it starts, since the goal here in Yellowstone is not the killing itself, but rather the saving of another trout species entirely, the cutthroat, which grizzly bears, egrets, eagles and martens, among others, depend upon for food. Lake trout, which park officials believe were introduced by fishermen a few decades ago, gobble up the cutthroats (named for the slash of red under their jaws). And lake trout, unlike the cuts, as they are called, hide in the deep and do not venture into streams and tributaries to spawn, where bears and other animals can catch and eat them. So death to the lake trout is the rallying cry. And come death does, to hundreds of thousands of fish in recent years, through an entanglement of gill nets, or a quick slice of the fillet knife and now, through the Judas fish program, at the scientific frontier.

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Qaddaﬁ missing as rebels storm Tripoli compound BY DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK THE NEW YORK TIMES

TRIPOLI, Libya — Rebel fighters overwhelmed Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s sprawling compound on Tuesday, crashing through its outer gates, running pell-mell through the grounds and ransacking caches of weapons abandoned by his shrinking retinue of defenders. Colonel Qaddafi and his family were nowhere to be found. While the crackle of gunfire and rumble of explosions could still be heard across a confused and wary Libyan capital, with the possibility of more fighting in days to come, the rebel invasion and pillaging of the Bab al-Aziziya compound seemed to represent an important symbolic moment for the rebel movement seeking to oust Colonel Qaddafi and his sons from power. Hundreds of rebel fighters on foot and in pickup trucks moved quickly into the compound, where smoky fires shrouded the palm trees and bullet-scarred multistory buildings of what the rebels have called Colonel Qaddafi’s

last hideout. Squads of rebels searched the buildings room by room. Many of the buildings were looted, and rebel fighters could be seen walking around with high-quality advanced machine guns and, in one case, a gold-plated rifle. Some of the looted weapons were still wrapped in plastic. CNN showed images of fighters emerging from one building carrying what its reporter was told were medical files of the Qaddafi family. Other footage broadcast by Al Jazeera and other networks showed rebels commandeering a Qaddafi golf cart, which they hitched to a truck and paraded down a street. In what could become a defining image of the day, video footage on Al Jazeera showed fighters scrambling to upend one of Colonel Qaddafi’s favorite sculptures: a giant fist crushing an American warplane. Colonel Qaddafi installed the sculpture in front of a house in the compound that was bombed in 1986 on the orders of President

Libyan rebels celebrated on top of a statue of a ﬁst crushing an American plane, a well-known landmark on the Bab al-Azizya compound (Photo by Bryan Denton for the New York Times).

Reagan, at a time when Libya was considered a pariah state. The wrecked building became Colonel Qaddafi’s backdrop for major speeches, including his defiant challenge to the rebels at the start of their uprising six months ago. Despite rebel claims of a new triumph, it was not clear by nightfall whether they had complete control of the compound — or for that matter, whether the

rebel gains in Tripoli were the beginnings of a decisive victory in the conflict — or the start of potentially prolonged street fighting for control of the capital. Overstated claims of advances by the rebels — including the arrests of two Qaddafi sons that later proved false — have not helped their credibility. Nonetheless it was clear that the stamina of the Qaddafi regime had been exhausted.

Damage minor as earthquake rattles region Hurricane Irene headed toward U.S. BY KATHERINE Q. SEELYE THE NEW YORK TIMES

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake based in Virginia sent tremors from the nation’s capital to New York City and New England Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Buildings throughout major metropolitan centers in the northeast were evacuated after the quake, and tremors were felt as far north as Bath, Me., and as far south as Hampstead, N.C., with some limited reports of damage reported near the quake’s epicenter in Virginia, where a nearby nuclear power plant was taken offline. Amtrak trains were temporarily halted, and cellphone service was disrupted as calls flooded cellular systems. While there were only limited reports of damage, the breadth of the quake rattled nerves along the Northeast. The streets of downtown Washington filled with thousands of people on Tuesday afternoon as buildings from the Capitol to the White House were evacuated following the 1:51 p.m. quake, which lasted by varying accounts anywhere from 20 to 30 seconds.

Ofﬁce workers gathered in downtown Washington on Tuesday after an earthquake shook the nation’s capital (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite/AP/New York Times).

Andre Smith-Pugh, a 25-yearold carpentry worker, was high above the Eisenhower Executive Office Building when he felt the shaking. “It felt like the scaffolding was coming down,” he said in an interview. “It felt like a big truck slammed into the side of the building right here at the White House.” He and his work crew climbed down and gathered outside the White House. None were injured, he said, but all were rattled. Reuters quoted Richard Weinberg, a spokesman for the

National Cathedral in Washington, as saying “at least three pinnacles on the central tower have broken off” because of the earthquake. Several buildings in New York City were evacuated, with employees standing in the streets in midtown Manhattan. Rumbles were reported on Twitter from places as far-flung as Martha’s Vineyard, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee. The tremors were even felt in Boston, where John Tuerck said he felt “a discernible swaying on the 18th floor” of his office tower.

(New York Times) Hurricane Irene, with wind speeds of 100 miles per hour, was headed toward the Bahamas on Tuesday as the storm continued to gain strength as it moves in the direction of the East Coast, where it is expected to make landfall later this week. Irene, which is now listed as a Category 2 hurricane, is expected to reach the major hurricane or Category 3 stage with speeds of 111 m.p.h. by late Tuesday, said Dennis Feltgen of the National Hurricane Center in Miami. It is expected to become a Category 4 storm, with wind speeds of 131 m.p.h., within 72 hours. The hurricane center’s projections have Irene landing on the eastern coast of North Carolina this weekend. “Please make sure you have three days worth of food, water and supplies,” the state’s governor, Bev Perdue, said in a statement. “You may lose water or electrical power ... and grocery stores and other businesses may be closed.”

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Judge reduces bail for alleged Fore River ﬂasher BY MARGE NIBLOCK SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A local man accused of flashing a woman last week at Fore River Sanctuary had his bail reduced by a judge yesterday. After a lengthy hearing yesterday at Cumberland County Courthouse, Justice Roland Cole ordered Steven Ricci held on $50,000 bond or $25,000 cash. Cole also imposed a series of conditions if Ricci does post bail, including that he remain at home at all times, except to leave for food, medicine or attorney meetings. Ricci, who suffers from cerebral palsy, was arrested Friday in connection with an Aug. 16 flashing incident and charged with indecent conduct. He was initially ordered held on $200,000 bond and $50,000 cash. For the second day in a row yesterday, courtroom 1 became the scene for a dispute over Ricci’s bail. The hearing began with a lengthy discussion in Cole’s chambers between Deputy District Attorney Meg Elam and J.P. DeGrinney, Ricci’s courtappointed attorney. Elam argued that Cole continue the $200,000 bond/$50,000 cash that was set on Monday, saying the state had “grave concerns about the risk Mr. Ricci poses to the community.” Elam discussed his history of arrests, going back to 1990, involving either physical assault or indecent conduct, and violations of bail conditions. Ricci has never been convicted of a felony, and is not a registered sex offender. Elam asked that Ricci be confined to his home, only being allowed out to shop or go to medical appointments. She also asked that those outings be

Candidates’ deadline is Aug. 29 BALLOT from page one

The Nov. 8 mayoral election will be Portland’s first since the 1920s. Voters last fall approved changes to the city charter that converted the one-year, largely ceremonial mayoral post into a fouryear elected position with more authority, including veto power over the budget. The position also includes a significant pay increase: The person who is elected mayor will earn about $66,000, up from about $7,200 now. Candidates have until Aug. 29 to submit between 300 and 500 signatures from registered voters to qualify for the ballot.

supervised. Elam also asked that he have no contact with the victim and be required to take his medications. Ricci’s attorney, J. P. DeGrinney said of those terms, “This is functionally a no-bail hold request,” because of the high figures the DA asked for. He admitted that his client has a criminal history, but said "it’s entirely misdemeanors.” Cole said at the hearing’s end he was placing “substantial bail” on Ricci because “he presents a substantial risk.” When DeGrinney was asked how he felt about the hearing’s outcome, he replied: “He will have options. We’re going to be able to put together a plan for Steven.”

Windham man sentenced for driving into two people BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A 30-year-old Windham man will spend nearly two years in jail for driving drunk and hitting two pedestrians with his pickup truck in January. Richard Tarvers was sentenced in Portland on Tuesday to 30 months in jail — with credit for time served — and ordered to pay nearly $20,000 in restitution. He was charged with striking two people with his vehicle as they walked along Route 155 in Windham, and then leaving the scene. The accident sent one man Tarvers

Police ID suspect in Westbrook drug bust as wanted fugitive BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Police used fingerprints to positively identify a man arrested last week for drug trafficking as a fugitive wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service. Ronald Jeanty, 33, of Massachusetts, was among four people arrested Aug. 19 in Westbrook. Police seized 21 grams of crack cocaine, marijuana and more than $1,960 in cash altering raiding an apartment at 53 Haskell St. Jeanty identified himself as "Junior Lafortune" to police when he was charged with aggravated trafficking and also for

concealing drugs at the Cumberland County Jail, police said. Jeanty now faces additional charges of aggravated forgery and failing to provide correct name and date of birth to police. He was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service's Maine Violent Offender Task Force on a separate warrant for drug trafficking. He is being held at the Cumberland County Jail on $45,000 bail. He has an additional hold from Immigration and Naturalization Services that's preventing him from posting Jeanty bail, police said.

to the hospital for about three months with serious injuries after Tarvers’ truck threw the man into the air. Prosecutors said Tarvers had a .16 blood alcohol level — twice the legal limit. “I don’t see that your behavior was intentional,” said Judge Joyce Wheeler, during his sentencing. “(But) your judgment that night was horrendous.” Tarvers pleaded guilty to felony operating under the influence, two counts of aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an accident in April. A fifth felony charge for reckless conduct was dropped. He faced a maximum of 10 years in jail for the aggravated assault charges, though, the Cumberland County District Attorney requested he be sentenced to eight years in prison with all but five suspended. Benjamin Giles, 32, and Victoria Morin, 31, both of Windham, were walking along the street when they were struct shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 16. Prosecutors say they were hit from behind and that Giles went up and over the hood of the vehicle. “The court cannot ignore the impact of his conduct,” said prosecutor Jennifer Ackerman. “Society must know that if you commit a crime like this you will be punished.” Tarvers asked his family and the people he hit to forgive him during the sentencing hearing. “With all my heart I apologize for everything I’ve done,” he said, turned to the rear of the courtroom facing Giles and Morin, who are now engaged. “I wish I could turn back time,” he said. “But just please forgive me and accept my apology.” Tarvers wiped his eyes during the proceeding as his brother and fiance gave emotional pleas to the judge before his sentencing. He already served more than seven months in jail. As part of his three years probation sentence following jail, Tarvers is prohibited from going to bars, drinking alcohol and operating a motor vehicle.

U.S. issues new deportation policy’s ﬁrst reprieves (The New York Times) The call came in the morning to the lawyer representing Manuel Guerra, an illegal immigrant from Mexico living in Florida who had been caught in a tortuous and seemingly failing five-year court fight against deportation. With the news early Thursday that federal immigration authorities had canceled his deportation, Mr. Guerra became one of the first illegal immigrants in the country to see results from a policy the Obama administration unveiled in Washington that day. It could lead to the suspension in coming months of deportation proceedings against tens of thousands of immigrants. Administration officials and immigrant advocates said Monday that the plan offered the first real possibility since President Obama took office — promising immigrants and Latinos he would overhaul the law to bring illegal immigrants into the system — for large numbers of those immigrants to be spared from detention and deportation. For Mr. Guerra, who said he wants to remain in the United States to study to become a Roman Catholic priest, the news “was like something from above, from heaven. I don’t want to go back to Mexico,” he said, “and I’ve been fighting this for five years.”

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Sham exposed by York’s comments, says another critic of mayoral post Editor, As a taxpayer to the City of Portland, I would like to thank erstwhile Mayoral candidate Jay York for his principled stand against running for the newly created ceremonial position of an “elected” mayor. His outspokenness has wizened many Portland residents to the sham position that amounts to nothing more than a super-city-councilor, minus the colorful cape, at twelve times the salary. One can only wonder what the Charter Commission had in mind when it created such a Frankenstein position, which neuters the traditional power granted to this position of civic leadership. Were they so averse to having someone with the fortitude to override the “politics-as-usual” consensus crowd, and follow a vision that they clearly articulated to the voting public? Mr. York nailed it when he said: “The buck doesn’t stop anywhere.” Amen to that. Fred Writt Portland commercial property taxpayer, without local representation

‘Run For The Fallen Maine’ committee much appreciated Editor, We want to thank John Mixon and Gordon Lewis and the entire “Run For The Fallen Maine” committee, for their wonderful day of tribute to all of our sons and daughters, who have been killed while proudly serving our nation. On Sunday we all gathered beginning together in Ogunquit; and the entire event all the way to Monument Square, then finishing at Fort Williams Park was appreciated by all who attended. The hundreds of volunteers, the Ogunqit Rotary and Saco Bay Rotary Clubs, just to mention a few, all did their part to make the day so wonderful. Our Gold Star Family License Plates were presented to us by our Governor Lepage and his family and our Secretary of State, Charlie Summers Jr., Peter Ogden of the Maine Veterans Affairs in Augusta, and his staff. We will forever cherish them and display them for the honor they stand for and of the sacrifices of our loved ones have made for our freedoms. May God bless all of our Gold Star Family members. We are blessed to have all of you in our lives. With our sincere thanks to all for the fourth annual Family Day of Tribute of the Run For The Fallen. Nancy Lee Kelley and Bob Kelley Old Orchard Beach

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A different type of motivational speaker coming to Port City Andy Andrews is coming to Merrill Auditorium on Oct. 18, and I am touting it because most people I’ve talked to don’t know who Andy Andrews is. Until recently, I too was in the dark and have spent the last several weeks reading his books and trying to decide if I want to spend big bucks on the orchestra seats, or if I’ll be equally as wowed from the balcony. The reality is, it doesn’t matter where I’m sitting because I’ll be in the company of people like Dave Ramsey, Zig Ziglar, Nancy Lopez, Kenny Rogers, Paul Harvey, Norman Schwarzkopf, four U.S. presidents and a bunch of others who have been forever changed, motivated and inspired by the guy. Hailed by the New York Times as a “modern-day Will Rogers who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America,” he’s a best-selling novelist and speaker and his story is breathtaking. Going from being orphaned at 19 to homeless (“before it was even a word”), Andrews asked himself, “Is life just a lottery ticket, or are there choices one can make to direct his future?” Add this to the fact that

Natalie Ladd ––––– What It’s Like Andrews did a respectable stint as a genuinely funny stand-up comic, and you have the makings of a lot of entertaining, educational, inspiring and truly legit material to base seemingly complex business and personal life lessons off of. Spending time in the library in the years shortly after his parents’ separate tragic accidents, Andrews read the biographies of 200 renowned men and women and came up with seven common denominators they all possessed. Calling them the “Seven Decisions,” and weaving them into his book, “The Traveler’s Gift,” his life took a different direction. After reading his work and seeing him live, a garden variety of people I respect immensely (and who I enjoy significantly more than Kenny Rogers) have liked his Facebook page with a vengeance and are singing his

praises. I’m usually skeptical and bit snarky about this type of thing, but I seriously like what I’ve read so far and am impressed with Andrew’s accolades and accomplishments from those I know personally, who typically veer from the mainstream of self-help and motivational materials. Tickets to the engagement are available at the PorTTix office located in the lobby of Merrill Auditorium and on-line at www. porttix.com. Visit www.andyandrews.com for more information about Andy Andrews.

Nina’s Zumba Studio relocates, reopens A few weeks ago, I mentioned Nina Alves of Nina’s Zumba Studio was told to vacate her second floor Hobson’s Wharf business location of three years as it was suddenly deemed inappropriate by the city of Portland zoning office. The ousting was the fall-out of a non-neighborly complaint directed at another business altogether, with Nina caught in the see LADD page 5

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Parenting doesn’t have to be a scream When I saw the car with three young kids pull up to the beach, I was happy Baby Boy would have some playmates; I needed to work on my tan in a position other than the “sand castle crouch” or the “Eek-this-wateris-freezing stance.” Then Mommy Dearest opened her mouth. It was like listening to a hawk at war with a jackhammer. From her beach chair, she yelled at the kids non-stop for about an hour. It was obvious she was upset at pretty much anything the kids did, but no distinguishable words could be made out. I Googled “Scream-to-English” translation. I even tried to “Shazam” her voice. There is no App for “Mute Horrid Mother.” So we left after Baby Boy asked, “What wrong with that lady voice?” And in absolute kismet, on the ride home the About Our Kids radio program was interviewing Dr. Hal Runkel from Screamfreeparenting. org. “Just tell yourself that yelling isn’t an option. Just take it off the table,” Dr. Runkel says. “If you’re not in control, you cannot be in charge.” Runkel’s philosophy, found in his book “Screamfree Parenting: The Revolutionary Approach to Raising Your Kids by Keeping Your Cool,” works on the principle that, “Parenting isn’t about the kids, it is about the parents.” In order to be in control, parents need to focus on themselves. Thus, when your kiddo pushes Your Button, before you spin into a screaming cyclone you, “calm yourself down and grow yourself up.” Basically, you can’t change your offspring’s behavior BUT you can change how you react to it (i.e. don’t

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cross-fire. The end result is that the studio is moving because Nina is a lover not a fighter (although many of my fellow Zumbaros were willing to sign petitions, do pro bono legal work and behave poorly at city council meetings) and just wants to focus on Zumba fitness which includes squatsfrom-hell, Latin-infused dance known as “exercise in disguise” and impressive results. The outpouring of email support to Nina and reader feedback to me was plentiful, but Nina’s Zumba Studio will now be located at 54 York St. and is holding an open house during First Friday, Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. with demonstrations, a special class, food and naturally, drinks. Zumba classes will be uninterrupted during the move. For more information, call 831-1650. (Natalie Ladd is a Daily Sun contributor. Her What It’s Like column appears on Wednesday.)

Maggie Knowles ––––– Use Your Outdoor Voice react like a three-year old). Your kids look at you as their leader. Their job is to see how many of their leader’s buttons they can push and still feel like you are in control. If you are screaming and throwing things around, in their eyes, you no longer have the ability to make them feel secure and safe. And that is when the infrastructure really breaks down. Most parents have yelled at their kids. Chances are, the first time you did it worked. So it became your default approach to discipline. Secret: All yelling does is make you loud and give you wrinkles. Look at yourself in a mirror the next time you fall into the Scream Pit. Not cute. Now picture your kids looking up at you (never a flattering angle) while your face morphs into some distorted alien mask with a scary, flapping mouth. No wonder they don’t do what you say. They don’t know who you are. Screaming to get your point across is as effective as going France, turning your English up to volume 10 and assuming that now the natives will understand that you just want a regular cup of coffee, not an espresso. There needs to be a common language so everyone can just get along. “You must respect your children as individuals. Speak to them with Hailed by a New York Times reporter as “someone who has quietly become one of the most inﬂuential people in America,” Andy Andrews has wowed crowds around the world. He will come to Portland in October. (COURTESY PHOTO)

respect and they will speak to you the same way,” says C.R. mom of three. “And honestly, I just don’t have the energy to scream at them.” You know how awful it feels when a partner, boss or even a stranger who has no idea how to drive yells at you. You feel shame and humiliation. Does that incite you to be better for them? When someone is attacking you with loud words do you say, “Oh, yes. I especially agree with points three and five?” No, you either want to fall into a dark hole or throw a hammer at them. Your kids are no different. But on top of the shame and humiliation, they feel scared and even that you don’t love them. Who ever said that in order to make children do better, we must first make them feel worse? Parents have to establish rules and expectations that kids can count on. They need consistency to thrive. First of all, figure out what is reasonable to expect from your child at their developmental age. (There is a helpful Ages and Stages Developmental Chart to assist at http:// umaine.edu/publications/4140e.) A three-year old shouldn’t be expected to eat with perfect table manners, but she can certainly pick up her toys when she is done playing. Say you are focusing on teaching your daughter to pick up her toys. You tell her to pick up. You still see a messy room. You think, “My message isn’t being heard. I must say the same thing LOUDER.” Again and again. Louder and louder. (BTW, they say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.) Using Dr. Runkel’s approach, you

calm yourself down and grow yourself up. Have you spent enough time showing your daughter how to put away her toys? Once or even five times may not be enough. Instead of screaming that you are going to throw them all away, get down on the floor with her and say firmly yet calmly, “I know you want to play with your toys. But it is dinnertime now. The toys must get put away in this box here.” And stay next to her while she does it so she doesn’t get distracted. Then praise her when the task it complete. “By staying calm and connected with your kids, you begin to operate less out of your deepest fears and more out of your highest principles, revolutionizing your relationships in the process,” says Dr. Runkel. Is it ever OK to scream? Sure, when they are in mortal danger. When I caught BB on the dock by himself with no life jacket on, damn sure I screamed at him. And he hasn’t been down there again. That scared the beans out of both of us. But I wouldn’t react like that because his socks were on the floor. Reformed screamer A.G. says, “Now I will just start whispering instead of yelling. They expect me to yell but I just talk very softly. They stop their behavior to hear what I could possibly be saying and I can get my point across. Confusion is a great parenting tool.” There are times, especially in parenting, when silence — or as close as you can get to it — can truly be golden. (Maggie Knowles is a columnist for The Portland Daily Sun. Her column appears Wednesdays. Email her at maggie@portlanddailysun.me.)

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The summer of our discontent Oh, for those lazy days of summer. When were they last? The Eisenhower era? Today, we have exciting summers! Foreign governments topple! ––––– Our government teeters! Creators Stock market Syndicate swoons! Full unemployment beckons! Politics erupt! Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he will beat up on the Fed chairman like a red-headed mule. Accuses Ben Bernanke of being “almost treasonous” and says death penalty too good for him. Would send him to Oklahoma, instead. Four years ago, Republican nominee John McCain could not remember number of his houses; today, Republican presidential candidate

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Mitt Romney cannot remember size of his. But Romney says he wants to increase size of his home in ultra-posh California beach community of La Jolla until he can see Tahiti from his window. Jon Huntsman becomes Democratic idea of what a Republican should be: calm, wise and anti-Republican. He tweets last Thursday: “To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.” Republicans tweet back: “You’re crazy. Now would you like us to call you a cab?” Religious right once again says it will exert its tremendous influence to select Republican nominee. Once again, press falls for it. Religious right hated McCain, whose religious beliefs were born-again druid; hated George W. Bush, who refused to back an anti-abortion amendment to the Constitution; hated Bob Dole, who believed God see SIMON page 6

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created the Earth in six extremely gloomy days; hated George H.W. Bush because he referred to ultra-conservatives as the “extra-chromosome set” and was forced to apologize to chromosomes; and, in fact, has not got the nominee it has wanted since Ronald Reagan, who was so religious he attended church approximately once in eight years in office. Karl Rove, the “Boy Genius” — he was 49 at the time — who propelled George W. Bush to a 500,000-vote loss to Al Gore and the presidency, announces Saturday on Fox News that Sarah Palin will run for president. “This is the last chance,” Rove says. “She gets in or out. I think she gets in.” Rove, who is not close to Palin’s advisers — if she has advisers — and thinks she lacks Bush’s deep intellectual footing, may be trying to deliver a “kiss of death” to Palin’s candidacy. Sources close to Rove deny this, but say he is trying to arrange for Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney to endorse her. President Obama decides to vacation while world burns. White House aides say he deserves to spend time on an island with extremely rich people in order to get in touch with

America. Aides also cite fact he has not played golf in at least several days. Good publicity follows: Though Obama started war in Libya in belief he was preventing a genocide and it appears to be a war the United States will actually win in under 10 years, headline on Washington Post website Saturday is: “As rebels close

in on Tripoli, Obama getting updates on Martha’s Vineyard.” White House assures nation Obama is keeping global/national issues at forefront of his attention, but needs time alone with family. Glenn Thrush of Politico files official press pool report Sunday: “Motorcade left beach at 12:43 p.m. Two minutes later, we

have arrived Vineyard Golf Club. Foursome as yet unknown — but it ain’t Michelle, Sasha and Malia, who parted ways with POTUS and may or may not be at the beach.” Congressional Black Caucus member Maxine Waters says during Obama’s Midwest bus trip last week: “We’re supportive of the president, but we’re getting tired. We’re getting tired. The unemployment is unconscionable. We don’t know what the strategy is. We don’t know why on this trip ... he’s not in any black community.” White House replies there are many minority members in small towns Obama visited in rural Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois, but they were too busy looking for work to come out and see the president. Public Policy Polling announces new poll showing “Democratic enthusiasm about voting in next year’s election has hit a record low,” Democrats appear to be “demoralized” and President Obama “has an issue with the Democratic base.” White House announces next year summer will be eliminated. (To find out more about Roger Simon, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.)

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As we all know, once political considerations come into play, all reason and common sense quickly run out of the room. All of Maine witnessed a huge contrast in styles between our current congressional representatives, Mike Michaud of Maine’s 2nd congressional district and Chellie Pingree of Maine’s 1st congressional district. One of the proposed plans for geography changes would put Michaud and Pingree living in the same district, based on their current legal residence. Congressman Michaud took the proposal in stride, displaying his typical, “if you work hard enough things will be alright” attitude that has won him respect from folks like me who disagree with his policy ideas more often than we agree. Michaud basically chuckled about the proposal, having served on a re-districting panel himself, and recognized that regardless of the geography, he would have to connect with and earn the vote of those he wants to continue to serve. Congresswoman Pingree, however, took a much different approach. Pingree went on a tirade against Republicans in the Maine Legislature for proposing “radical” changes to Maine’s congressional districts. According to the WCSH Newscenter 6 website, Pingree said, “Let’s not pretend that there’s anything fair or reasonable about this. This is the Republicans trying to take a partisan advantage, upend 360-thousand people in Maine from the district

they’re used to being in for basic gerrymandering and breaking the rules.” Of course, the plan she refers to leaves a population difference of one person between the two congressional districts, meeting the Constitutional challenge of keeping congressional districts population equals. Her tirade was un-necessary. Instead of taking this process in stride, as Congressman Michaud did, Pingree decided to choose another path. It is unfortunate, but all too common behavior from her. I will say this about the Congresswoman; you never have to guess where she is coming from or what her priorities are. If you look at the two proposals side by side, it is clear the Republican plan makes the most sense from a geography standpoint. It also reduces the size of Maine’s Second District, the largest congressional district east of the Mississippi River. By the way, since when is moving Lewiston into the 1st Congressional District a radical idea? Lewiston is clearly in southern Maine. Lewiston has much more in common with Portland than it does with Fort Kent. Chellie Pingree could learn a lot from Mike Michaud. I hope she will take the time to do it. (Ray Richardson is a political activist and the host of “The Ray and Ted Show,” weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on WLOB 95.5/1310; 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. on WPME TV. www.wlobradio. com)

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For the past two years, 31-year-old Jill Wheaton crisscrossed the United States to attend and volunteer at a multitude of business, sales and lifeenhancing guest speaker seminars, focusing on the can-do messages of “some of the most inspiring people on the planet while actively undergoing an overeducated, corporate, Ivy League detox.” Wheaton says, “I was spending all this money travelling to volunteer, to listen and learn and thought, ‘This whole thing isn’t just business oriented, these are popular philosophies for everyone, but none of it is helping people or taking place in my own back yard.’ The concept of being a catalyst in her own right to inspire people to evaluate, take action and do what they really want to do turned into the newly created Begin Doing, “Which is a corporation poised to grow with shares to offer.” Wheaton resolutely intends to bring householdname professional speakers to Portland on a quarterly basis and to grow Begin Doing into a speaking and consulting network of national and locally trained resources, primarily marketing business owners. She states, “Nothing like this is happening in Portland right now, and although businesses will definitely benefit, this is a time when seasoned

individuals are undergoing layoffs and economic changes and find themselves unsure how to take action.” Acknowledging Portland has many qualified career and life coaches, and aiming to differentiate from this service, Begin Doing is focused on helping “everyone examine everything about where they are, through the experiences of the well-known, professional speakers and the life experiences and lessons they bring to the senses.” “Being Doing is not just a warm fuzzy, but will pro-actively help people gain resolve and insight about the tweaks they need to make. It’s a solid step to course correction not currently offered in our area." The first event sponsored by Begin Doing is Andy Andrews, who will speak at Merrill Auditorium on Oct. 18 at 7:30. A self-professed, “speaker and seminar junkie,” Wheaton personally chose Andrews because “people will be blown away by him. They will look at his life, what he’s overcome, that he’s spoken at The White House, to Fortune 500 companies, to so many businesses large and small. Andy Andrews is an investment that will bring major returns professionally, personally and financially. He is absolutely life changing, and that’s why he’s our first speaker." For more information about Begin Doing, contact Jill Wheaton at 408-8427.

Jill Wheaton, president and CEO of Begin Doing. (Photo courtesy of Brian Fitzgerald)

Sales of new homes fell again in July BY CHRISTINE HAUSER THE NEW YORK TIMES

The housing market is showing little sign of recovery, with sales of new homes in the United States down again in July, according to the latest government data. Sales of new homes reached an annual rate of 298,000 in July, down from a rate in June that was revised to 300,000 from 312,000, the Census Bureau report said. The July figures fell short of analysts’ expectations for a rate of 310,000. The median sales price of a new home was $222,000 in July, also down from the previous month. The stock of new homes for sale at the end of July was 165,000, the lowest this year, and would last slightly more than six months at the current sales rate. For months, most indicators of the housing market have suggested bleak conditions. The number of permits issued to builders of single-family houses has also declined. Patrick Newport, United States economist for IHS Global Insight, said that his company had forecast that sales of new homes would fall to a record low this year, 319,000, compared with 321,000 in 2010. “It has gotten worse for builders,” Mr. Newport said. “They are stuck in a market where they cannot sell new homes.” In addition, demand for new homes is stagnant despite record low mortgage interest rates, and competition from foreclosures continues to cloud

the sector, said Joshua Shapiro, chief United States economist at MFR Inc. “This suggests that prices will continue to edge lower at the bottom end of the market even as demand for these homes picks up a bit,” Mr. Shapiro said. The sales rate in July came close to the record low of 281,000 in February, and the level of inventories in recent months this year has been the lowest recorded since December 1967, he wrote in a research note. “We are just bouncing along the bottom,” Mr. Shapiro said in a telephone interview. “There is no indication out there that anything is improving. It is bouncing along at historic lows at this point.” Economists said it would take a turnaround in the American job market to return some vitality to the housing sector. “We need job growth but in conjunction with that, housing prices have got to stop dropping,” Mr. Newport said. Still, one analyst said that the market was showing the potential to recover in the years ahead despite weakness in the monthly data. The analyst, Russell Price, a senior economist with Ameriprise Financial, noted that median and average prices were higher in July compared with a year ago. “Generally we are forming a base in the housing sector this year,” he said. “On aggregate, I think that conditions are solidifying at historically low levels. We are unlikely to go any further down.”

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"It's a beautiful old place, what we're trying to do is basically save the frame," Rich said Tuesday on what he hoped would be the final day of repairs. Three years ago, a crew did similar work on the back of the house, providing fresh siding. The Tate House was built in 1755 for Captain George Tate (1700-1794), a mast agent for the British Royal Navy. "In late spring, we saw some discoloration in the plaster and we were concerned about that," recalled Mark Sengelmann with ALPHAarchitects of Portland, chairman of the building committee for the Tate House Museum. Over the summer, a crew started work undoing the damage. Both cornerposts had to be replaced, either entirely or in pieces. New, authentic clapboard siding had to be installed to staunch the seepage of water into the walls. "The biggest problem that we have is we have these giant pine trees here that put a lot of debris on the building, acidic debris, you can imagine what that does to a building," said Sengelmann. "We had some rot. This building is from 1755, and because it's an historic building and it never had paint ... there's been some water that infiltrated into the building," he explained. Investigation revealed water was entering, although not where first thought. Rich said the wooden siding has taken a beating, requiring maintenance to protect the interior structure. "It's a constant battle," Rich said. Even pine needles showering down from towering white pines along the Stroudwater River were causing harmful corrosion to the roof. A roof on the north side of an ell extension was replaced with special Alaskan cedar shingles. The restoration was coordinated with the building's owners, the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, whose members are direct descendants of Pilgrims on the Mayflower, Sengelmann said. Costing about $5,000, the restoration was funded by the Dames of America and undertaken with historical standards in mind. "These are specially milled quarter-sawn clapboards because we want to be true to what's there," Sengelmann explained, gesturing to the new siding. "We're using hand-forged nails, there's very little modern in it." A colonial history buff, Rich said he relished the work. "This is like going home," he said.

ABOVE: Architect Mark Sengelmann saw a certain irony in the fact that residue from overhanging pine branches caused some of the damage to the Tate House Museum. “He was a mast agent for the queen,” he said of Captain George Tate, namesake for the pre-Revolutionary house. “When his house was here, you can imagine that these pine trees were cut down,” Sengelmann said. “His business was cutting down large white pines, super straight super tall, 100-footers, and bringing them back to the river, loading them onto boats and taking them back to England to be used as masts for the king’s ships. That was his charge. So you can imagine these trees would not be here if this were his house.” (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2011. There are 129 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to the Capitol and the White House, as well as other buildings. On this date: In A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. In 1572, the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre of French Protestants at the hands of Catholics began in Paris. In 1821, the Treaty of Cordoba was signed, granting independence to Mexico from Spanish rule. In 1932, Amelia Earhart embarked on a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., making her the first woman to fly solo, non-stop, from coast to coast. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States. In 1968, France became the world’s fifth thermonuclear power as it exploded a hydrogen bomb in the South Pacific. In 1970, an explosives-laden van left by anti-war extremists blew up outside the University of Wisconsin’s Sterling Hall in Madison, killing 33-year-old researcher Robert Fassnacht. In 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced in New York to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. In 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing $30 billion in damage; 43 U.S. deaths were blamed on the storm. One year ago: A Chinese passenger jet broke apart and burst into flames as it hit the runway, killing 42 people and injuring 54 others. Today’s Birthdays: Former education secretary Shirley Hufstedler is 86. Actor Kenny Baker (“Star Wars”) is 77. Composermusician Mason Williams is 73. Rhythmand-blues singer Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites) is 69. Rock musician Ken Hensley is 66. Actress Anne Archer is 64. Actor Joe Regalbuto is 62. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is 56. Actor-writer Stephen Fry is 54. Actor Steve Guttenberg is 53. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is 51. Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 49. Rock singer John Bush is 48. Actress Marlee Matlin is 46. Retired NBA All-Star Reggie Miller is 46. Broadcast journalist David Gregory is 41. Country singer Kristyn Osborn (SheDaisy) is 41. Actor-comedian Dave Chappelle is 38. Actor Carmine Giovinazzo is 38. Actress Beth Riesgraf is 33. Actor Chad Michael Murray is 30. Christian rock musician Jeffrey Gilbert (Kutless) is 28. Singer Mika is 28. Actor Rupert Grint (“Harry Potter” films) is 23.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: We live in a small rural area. We love the community, school, church, etc., but I am sad for my daughter. “Tess” is a junior in high school. About six months ago, one friend became angry with her for some reason and managed to get the rest of their group to ostracize her, as well. It breaks my heart that Tess no longer has friends. She sits home night after night. It also makes me angry that one girl can have so much control over other people. This is just like bullying. And those who allow this to happen are just as guilty as she is. Shame on them. As a parent, I want to jump in and let them know how hurtful they are being to my daughter, but I realize it will only make things worse. What can I do? -- Hurting for My Daughter Dear Hurting: This is not “just like” bullying. It absolutely is bullying. Some of these things resolve themselves over time, although six months is a long wait. Did Tess do something for which an apology would help? Could Tess meet with the ringleader privately and come to an understanding? If no reconciliation is possible, please encourage Tess to find new friends both in and out of school -- perhaps at church or through sports groups. She also can check kidshealth.org to find better ways to cope. She should not be moping around at home. And if these “mean girls” are verbally or physically nasty to Tess, you should report it to the principal and make sure they are held accountable for their behavior. Dear Annie: I have a circle of friends I’ve known since high school. One of them, “Aiden,” has the foulest mouth imaginable. Back then, we all thought it was hysterical that someone could fit in six or more f-bombs per sentence. We used to imitate him, and I’m sure he thought we were impressed by this ability.

We are all adults now with children, but his potty mouth continues. Aiden thinks nothing of swearing continuously in front of his own children and anyone else’s. Worse, he dominates every conversation and speaks louder than anyone else. Over the years, this has alienated him from us and kept him from being invited to our get-togethers. My wife and I are the only ones who keep in touch with Aiden, but after an hour or so of his foul language, we make our excuses to leave. Could this be an obsessive-compulsive disorder? -Heard Enough Dear Heard: It’s more likely an ingrained bad habit that Aiden hasn’t had the energy or desire to fix. You should tell Aiden that his language has become unbearable and he needs to work on it. If you still want to stay in touch, you can see him less often and without your children. Dear Annie: Here’s my story about the effectiveness of counseling. When my girls were young, my husband wore cowboy boots. Every night when he came home, he would yell, “Pull my boots!” It was quite an ordeal to get them off, so when the girls heard him coming, they would make a hasty retreat to their rooms and I was the one who got stuck. It was a real bone of contention, and I didn’t know how to handle it, so I went for counseling. The counselor had me try behavior modification -- when I had pulled off his boots a certain number of times, he was supposed to do something nice for me. Yeah, right. One day, I walked by a store that sold Western gear and found a boot puller. I had never heard of it before. I bought it, and the problem was solved. The girls are long gone, and my husband has passed away, but the boot puller is still on the floor by the door. -- Rapid City, S.D.

7:30 p.m. Acoustic folk concert by Danielle Miraglia and Paddy Mills, Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island. $10 per person. “Hosted by local singer/ songwriter Phil Daligan, Songwriters by the Sea is a six part concert series featuring up and coming artists from around New England and beyond. This concert features Danielle Miraglia whose acoustic blues guitar style, classic rock tunes and catchy melodies are sure to please along with Maine native Paddy Mills playing his unique style of rural contemporary folk.”

Saturday, Aug. 27 Picnic Music+Arts Festival 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fourth annual Picnic Music+Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 27. This juried indie craft fair will be held outdoors at Lincoln Park on Congress Street and Franklin Arterial, in Portland. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or shine. The Picnic Music+Arts Festival will feature clothing, jewelry, prints, accessories, bags, plush, stationery, photography, housewares, ﬁne art, vintage goods and more. There will be live music and tasty food to enjoy all day. http://www.picnicportland.com 8 p.m. The Baseball Project comes to Port City Music Hall. “Volume Two: High and Inside,” the new album from Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, Linda Pitmon and Peter Buck, “is another winning collection of songs about the game’s greats that will be pleasing to those who love America’s pastime — and fans of intelligent, melodic and fun rock.” http://portcitymusichall.com

WCLZ Presents: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones 8 p.m. Bela Fleck & The Flecktones at the State Theatre. $40, $35 and $30/Reserved Seating. Béla Fleck, often considered the premiere banjo player in the world, picked up the banjo at age 15 after being awed by the bluegrass playing of Flatt & Scruggs. In 1989 Fleck and Victor Wooten formed Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, along with keyboardist and harmonica player Howard Levy and Wooten’s percussionist brother Roy “Futureman” Wooten, who played synthesizer-based percussion. Levy left the group in 1992, making the band a trio until saxophonist Jeff Cofﬁn joined the group onstage part-time in 1997, eventually becoming a permanent member. www.statetheatreportland.com

Sunday, Aug. 28 Buckethead with Wolff 7:30 p.m. State Theatre. An instrumentalist, Buckethead is best known for his electric guitar playing. He has been voted number 8 on a list in GuitarOne magazine of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time” as well as being included in Guitar World’s lists of the “25 all-time weirdest guitarists.”

Food Fight at Port City Music Hall 9 p.m. Spencer Albee is putting out the word. Port City Music Hall will host Food Fight, a unique battle of the bands. “Food Fight is a one-night battle of the Restaurant Bands. Imagine an inter-restaurant bowling league, switch the balls to guitars and you’re just about there. Artists from bars and restaurants all around Portland will be competing to see which restaurant rocks the most? Food ﬁght is the competition you’ve all been waiting for.” foodﬁghtportland@gmail.com.”

Tuesday, Aug. 30

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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American Idol Live! in Portland 7 p.m. American Idols Live! reveals its touring agenda, bringing you this season’s top 11 ﬁnalists in a 40-plus city trek beginning the ﬁrst week of July. Tickets: $65 and $45 All Seats Reserved.

Wednesday, Aug. 31 Heptunes Presents Richard Thompson 7 p.m. Richard Thompson w/special guest: Robin Lane, The Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. Richard Thompson is a critically acclaimed, proliﬁc songwriter (Ivor Novello Award), recipient of BBC’s Lifetime Achievement Award and was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 20 Guitarists of All Time for his acoustic and electric virtuosity. Robert Plant, REM, Elvis Costello, Los Lobos, David Byrne, Del McCoury, Bonnie Raitt, and many others have recorded his work. www.HeptunesConcerts.com

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Wednesday, Aug. 24 Highland Memorial Cemetery flag raising 4 p.m. “Highland Memorial Cemetery on Highland Avenue, South Portland, is honoring our deceased veterans by erecting flag poles for the five branches of service along with a new American flag pole in a cluster of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. The South Portland V.F.W. will have its Color Guard attending and will present a check to the cemetery for the purchase of all the new flags. In attendance will be the cemetery directors and its superintendant, South Portland City Manager and many of the councilors, and officials from the South Portland V.F.W. Also attending will be each branch of service stationed in the area.” Arthur H. Smith, President, 883-3731.

Storyteller Deena R. Weinstein, guest at Dobra Tea 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dobrá Tea, 151 Middle St., Portland (above Bull Moose and Video Port). “Storyteller Deena R. Weinstein and her guest musician Myron Samuels will present a children’s story written by his late wife Jeanette A. Samuels. The theme for the evening will be apples ... from trees to pies and stories in-between! Come at 6:30 to enjoy food, tea, visiting, and to sign up to share your story of 10 minutes or less. Storytelling will begin at 7 and continue until about 8. Listeners, welcome! Be entertained and/or try your voice at telling in a quiet, relaxed, intimate atmosphere! This event is held once a month at Dobrá, with different themes and special guests. Usually adult-oriented, this month is appropriate for children who can sit and listen at this hour of night.”

Fermented Root Vegetables 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Class on Fermented Root Vegetables (Carrots, Beets) at Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St., Portland. Cost: $20 ($10 scholarships are available). Instructor: Kate McCarty, Program Aide, and Master Food Preserver Volunteers. To register: call 653.7406 or visit www.urbanfarmfermentory.com/skills-classes.

Thursday, August 25 The Maine Event: Children’s Book Celebration! 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. “Maine is special for many reasons, from lobsters to pine trees to children’s book authors! Join Maine author Jan West Schrock as she reads from her children’s book ‘Give a Goat,’ then stay to read some Maine children’s book classics. ‘Hear The Circus Ship’ by Chris Van Dusen and have an animal parade, read ‘Fairy Houses’ by Tracy Kane and make fairy houses of your own and listen to ‘Burt Dow, Deep Water Man’ by Robert McCloskey while inside a lifesized inﬂatable whale!” www.kitetails.org

Riverton Branch Library open house 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Public Library’s Riverton Branch has undergone a recent renovation and is scheduled to resume normal business hours at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, August 24. The public is invited to view the renovations during a free Open House Event sponsored by the Friends of Portland Public Library on Thursday, August 25, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “The overall goal of the project was to improve the quality of the user experience at Riverton and to build services and collections that focus on the type of use that the Riverton Branch historically experiences. The collections have been refocused; the space is now easier and more pleasant to navigate through the lowering of stack heights and by creating a less cluttered environment.”

‘Medication Management in the Home’ 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. “Medication Management in the Home” presented by Home Instead Senior Care. Pharmacist Angela McGarrigle, owner of Good For All Pharmacy will speak as part of a monthly Community Education Series at the Baxter Memorial Library, 71 South St., Gorham. Free and open to the public.

Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Turkey Hill Farm, 120 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth. “Cultivating Community is holding a series of Twilight Dinners at their farm in Cape Elizabeth. The three-course meals will be cooked by local chefs to highlight the local and seasonal. The cost is $25 per person (BYOB).” www.cultivatingcommunity.org

Yappy Hour at Planet Dog 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Planet Dog Company Store will host a free Yappy Hour with Sarah Wilson, Master Dog Trainer, author, expert and founder of MySmartPuppy.com. Wilson will conduct a free live training demo. “Sarah will teach each participant tips they can use to achieve the best training practices for their dogs. Sarah will be available during and after the demo to answer questions and sign books. People are encouraged to bring their pups. Free beer, wine, snacks and treats.” Planet Dog Company Store, 211 Marginal Way, Portland. 347-8606. This is a free event.

Maine State Music Theatre ﬁnishes its run of “The Wiz” this week. (COURTESY PHOTO) However a $5 donation to the Planet Dog Foundation (PDF) is always appreciated. www.planetdogfoundation.org

‘Dogfish Memory’ reading 7 p.m. A native of Maine, Professor Joseph Dane will read from “Dogfish Memory: Sailing in Search of Old Maine” at Longfellow Books. Longfellow Books events are open to the public and always free to attend. “Dogfish Memory is the story of the search for an authentic Maine, a Maine of the past, whether historical or simply imagined, and a Maine of the present, one experienced by both permanent residents and seasonal ones — summerfolk. Joseph Dane is both. He has worked on commercial fishing boats as a local and he has sailed the coast for years like those who are ‘from away.’” Dane is a native of Maine who, despite being a professor of English at the University of Southern California, returns to his family property in Maine to spend summers sailing the coastline. He divides his time between Los Angeles and Harpswell.

Comedian Bob Marley at Jonathan’s 8 p.m. Bob Marley Wicked Funny Comedy. Jonathan’s Restaurant, where you can ﬁnd casual-ﬁne dining, a contemporary lounge atmosphere, exquisite gardens and a 600-Gallon Fish Tank. www.jonathansrestaurant.com

Friday, Aug. 26 Maine Air Show & Business Aviation Expo 4 p.m. Gates open to the Great State of Maine Air Show & Business Aviation Expo at the Brunswick Executive Airport. Featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Aug. 26-28. Saturday and Sunday, gates open at 8 a.m. Blue Angels perform on Saturday and Sunday. www.greatstateofmaineairshow.us.

GOP presidential candidate Gary E. Johnson 5 p.m. GOP presidential candidate Gary E. Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, will be the guest speaker at the annual Maine Republican Liberty Caucus Calvin Coolidge Clambake at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park. “The purpose of our annual clambake is to celebrate the legacy of our great Laissez Faire President Calvin Coolidge ,who is said to have once remarked that the business of America is business. While he cleaned up corruption in government he left individuals and businesses alone leading to the great economic prosperity of the 1920s,” said Maine RLC Chair Ken Lindell, a former member of the Maine legislature. The public is welcome to attend. Tickets are $25 at the door. The menu includes full-belly Maine clams and mussels. From Route One in downtown Freeport, take Bow Street to Wolfe’s Neck Road and follow it to the park gate. Johnson, a Republican presidential candidate, will be the keynote speaker at the event.

History on the Eastern Promenade 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A bit of history on the Eastern Promenade. “Enjoy a fascinating evening walk with former State Representative Herb Adams and learn about historically signiﬁcant events that have happened at places seen from the Eastern Promenade. Herb’s walk will take you along the Eastern Promenade and through hundreds of years of his-

tory. This event is RSVP only as space is limited. Please RSVP for information on where to meet.” http://www.trails. org/events.html

SPACE Gallery Weekend at The Saco Drive-In 7 p.m. SPACE Gallery Weekend at The Saco Drive-In featuring “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial” and “Aliens.” Friday, Aug. 26 through Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Saco Drive-In, 969 Portland Road (US1), Saco. Gates open at 7 p.m.: First feature (“E.T.”) begins at dusk. Admission: $15 per carload. Saco Drive-In website: www.facebook.com/home.php#!/sacodrivein. 799.6649. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland, 828.5600. “SPACE Gallery has brought hundreds of original film programs to downtown Portland over the years and the Saco Drive-In has been hosting outdoor screenings of films since 1939. This weekend we join forces to bring you a doublefeature of classic blockbuster ‘alien’ films to close out your summer in the warm Maine night air, Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic ‘E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial’ followed by James Cameron’s 1986 sequel in the Alien trilogy, ‘Aliens.’ Before and between films, SPACE will curate a mix of music by local musicians to be played over the Drive-In’s broadcast system. A portion of the gate proceeds will go to support SPACE Gallery’s programming.”

Saturday, Aug. 27 Childrens Theatre: Pippi Longstocking’s Musical Adventure in Ogunquit 10 a.m. and noon. John Lane’s Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St., Ogunquit, Aug. 27-28. “Dressed in strange clothes and living with her horse and pet monkey, Pippi is the high spirited, warm hearted girl of supernatural strength and untold wealth. With new friends Tommy and Annika, Pippi questions the world in which she lives and the expectations placed upon her; all the while longing to be reunited with her father, Captain Longstocking, and his band of pirates aboard the ‘Hoptoad.’” Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. All Tickets $10, call the Box Ofﬁce Direct at646.5511, Ticketmaster at 800-9822787 or www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.

Juried Arts and Craft Show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On the Green, Kennebunkport; sponsored by the Society of Southern Maine Craftsmen. Concessions provided by the Animal Welfare Society of Kennebunk. Free admission and free parking. (Rain Date: Aug. 28)

Picnic Music+Arts Festival 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fourth annual Picnic Music+Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, Aug. 27. “This juried indie craft fair will be held outdoors at Lincoln Park on Congress Street and Franklin Arterial, in Portland. The festival will run in the park, rain or shine. The Picnic Music+Arts Festival will feature clothing, jewelry, prints, accessories, bags, plush, stationery, photography, housewares, ﬁne art, vintage goods and more. There will be live music and tasty food to enjoy all day. Spindleworks of Brunswick will have a booth among over 50 other crafters. www.picnicportland.com see next page

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Annual ChiliFest in Wells 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Maine State Contests and Peoples Choice. Join the competition or judge for yourself. Music, vendors, crafters, and more. Tasting kits available. Free parking and admission. Wells Jr. High School, (1470 Post Road) Wells. www.wellschilifest.com

Life of the honey bee 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Life of the honey bee at Maine Wildlife Park, 56 Game Farm Road, Gray. “Learn about the industrious life of the honey bee, & the role of the beekeeper. Parts of the bee hive & beekeeping equipment will be on display, and experienced beekeepers will be available to answer your questions. A variety of delicious native Maine honey and other natural products from the hive will be on sale.” www.mainebeekeepers.org or www.mainewildlifepark.com

New Faces Outdoor Art Exhibit noon to 5 p.m. The public is invited to a New Faces Outdoor Art Exhibit featuring New England artists who are not known to the gallery-hopping public. A diverse group of artists will set up shop with tables and easels in Monument Square in downtown Portland. For many of these artists this will be their first time exhibiting in public and for others, while they’ve had exhibition experience, this will be their first time to show their work in Portland. This one-day show is the brainchild of Evan T. Gilbert, a Nobleboro, Maine artist. Gilbert and his sister Jessica, also an artist, are raising the funds for this event themselves through a variety of sources including bake sales, Indie-A-Go-Go on line donations and sponsorships. Gilbert is a graduate of Lincoln Academy. He promises the work will run the gamut from traditional to digital media. Participating artists include Ann Tracy, http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/ann-tracy.html, who has returned to her native New England from a 25-plusyear sojourn in the west; Emily Hefferon; Michael Farley; Adam Jacob Cram, http://vizionarysight.weebly.com/paintings.html;Jessica Lauren Lipton, http://www.facebook. com/pages/Pop-Killed-Culture/114631571929670; Rachel Helen Alexandrou; Joyce Wong, joycecwong.com; Aura Ever, http://www.aura-ever.com/newpage.html; Michael Farley; Mya Blue Elliot; and Adam Drisko.

Gallery Talk at the PMA, Portraits 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Join docents for casual and informative discussions of works in the Portland Museum of Art, Saturdays at 1 p.m. “Portraits in the Permanent Collection by Sy Epstein.” Free with museum admission. www.portlandmuseum.org

‘Dave Astor Show Visits Jordan’s Meats’ 2 p.m. Join Maine Historical Society for a screening of the only remaining episode of “The Dave Astor Show,” one of Maine’s best-loved homegrown television shows. The program, which aired on Saturday afternoons from 1956-1971, featured students from area high schools performing dance routines and other productions. “The Dave Astor Show, Maine’s own American Bandstand, quickly became a teenage phenomenon, a ﬁxture in numerous homes, and provided invaluable training and experiences for the students who participated. In this episode, recorded in 1962, Dave and his students help celebrate the opening of the new Jordan’s Meats plant in Portland with song, dance, and lots of fun. (60 minutes).” Saturdays at 2 p.m. in July and August, remaining screenings, Aug. 6 and Sept. 3. Included with Museum admission: $8 Adult, $7 Students and Seniors, $2 Children, Members free.

The Kevin Brady Memorial Alumni Soccer Game 5 p.m. The Kevin Brady Memorial Alumni Soccer Game (“Alumni Game”) is an annual event created in loving memory of Kevin Brady. The Alumni Game is celebrating its 11th Anniversary on Aug. 27. The Alumni Game is hosted by the Cape Elizabeth Boosters to raise money for the Kevin Brady Spirit Award/Scholarship. Each year, the CEHS Men’s Varsity Soccer Team plays the CEHS Alumni battle on the newly dedicated Hannaford Field at Cape Elizabeth High School. The game is always well-attended by CEHS Alumni, community members, and supporters of the CEHS Soccer Program. The 2011 schedule is as follows: 5 p.m.: Women’s Alumni vs. Women’s Varsity; 6:30 p.m.: CE Youth Parade & Festivities; 7:30 p.m.: Men’s Alumni vs. Men’s Varsity.

Finale of ‘The Wiz’ 7:30 p.m. Finale of “The Wiz” at Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick, which plays all week at 7:30 p.m. nightly. “‘The Wiz’ is a Tony Award-winning musical that follows the well-known tale of Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Lion as they travel through the Land of Oz, but it adds a dazzling and lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul music made popular in the 1970s. This show is a mysterious, opulent and fancily journey that follows a beloved story of courage, brains, heart and home.” Pickard Theatre, Bowdoin College, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick. www.msmt.org. 725-8769.

‘Passion of the Hausfrau’ ﬁnale 7:30 p.m. Finale of “Passion of the Hausfrau” at Freeport Factory Stage, which plays all week at 7:30 p.m. Thurs. through Sat. “A one-woman show that combines comedy, innovative projections, and music in portraying the hilarious misadventures of a Portland mom who discovers that the rollercoaster ride of raising young kids is actually the path to creating her own masterpiece.” Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport. www.freeportfactory.com

Birdie Googins at Lucid Stage 8 p.m. Birdie Googins: Maine’s Only Supermodel and Possible Future Queen at Lucid Stage. “Birdie is also a well known and respected television personality who has received rave reviews from outdoor sportsmen who marvel at the rugged outdoor skills of such a glamorous and famous model. In addition to being wildly popular, Ms. Googins has wicked funny sense of humor.”

Sunday, Aug. 28 Operation Starlight Commemorative Rifle Match 8 a.m. Operation Starlight Commemorative Rifle Match. Scarborough Fish & Game Association will commemorate “Operation Starlight,” which was the first major battle of the Vietnam War, on resulting in the loss of nearly 700 Vietcong at the cost of 45 dead and 200 wounded U.S. soldiers. “This operation was launched because we had intelligence that the Vietcong were ready to attack the Marine base at Chu Lai. This rifle match is held every year as near to the actual anniversary date (August 18, 1965) as possible to honor those who served and died in this historic battle some fortysix years ago.” At Scarborough Fish & Game Association, 70 Holmes Road (across from Beech Ridge Speedway). Awards to be given to top three shooters. For details, contact Dave Blouin, 767-2464, or dblouin@maine.rr.com.

Did Lincoln Really…..? at Fifth Maine 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Breakfast by the Sea, Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island. $7 adult, $4 child under 10. Enjoy a delicious breakfast of blueberry or buttermilk pancakes, eggs, ham, baked beans, watermelon, juice and coffee in a beautiful setting by the sea.For more information call 766-3330 or email ﬁfthmaine@juno.com.

Free Family Play Time at Children’s Museum 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. This admission-free play time is open to the public and brought to you by the National Children’s Study in partnership with PROP’s Parkside Neighborhood Center, the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine and Catholic Charities of Maine. For more information about this event or the National Children’s Study call 662-1675. www.kitetails.org

Storytelling Celebration: Ramadan 2 p.m. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. “Do you know the story of Ramadan? Join us for a special program in which we’ll explore this Muslim holiday through storytelling, costumes, food tasting and more! Funding for this program generously provided by the Sam L. Cohen Foundation.” Also Aug. 31. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. www.kitetails.org

‘Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington’ 4 p.m. A special performance in Southern Maine of the play “Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington” will be held at University of Southern Maine’s Abromson Center in Portland to beneﬁt the American Heart Association. “This one-woman show provides an intimate look into the life and times of Margaret Chase Smith. It tells of her journey from humble beginnings in Skowhegan, Maine, to a position of power and respect as the ﬁrst woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate.”

Rooftop Film: ‘The Karate Kid’ 9 p.m. Spring Street Parking Garage, 45 Spring St., Portland. MENSK is pleased to announce a rooftop screening of ‘The Karate Kid.’ The public is invited to the top level of the Spring Street parking garage in Portland for a screening of ‘The Karate Kid.’ The ﬁlm begins around sunset, (or by 9 p.m.) Bring your own lawn chair, blankets and snacks. Enter at 45 Spring Street. A free event, hosted by MENSK. Sponsored by Coffee By Design.” For more information, visit www.menskmaine.org

Monday, Aug. 29 Mostly Maine acrylic paintings on canvas 10 a.m. Mostly Maine acrylic paintings on canvas by Betsy Elliman, Merrill Memorial Library, 215 Main St., Yarmouth, Aug. 29 – Sept. 30. Hours: Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat. 10-5; Tues & Wed 10 – 8 p.m. “Portland painter, Betsy Elliman, captures charming glimpses of Maine in richly textured, vibrantly colored canvases. Her paintings of seascapes and ﬂowers, landscapes and barns, cityscapes and houses will be on view at Yarmouth’s Merrill Memorial Library during

the month of September.” Ann Jordan, 846-9768; Betsy Elliman, 400-6871; ellimanb@gmail.com; Merrill Memorial Library, 846-4763; info@yarmouthlibrary.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 31 Free Seminar, Annuities and Your Retirement 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free seminar hosted by Seth Cheikin, AAMS, Financial Advisor. “You’ll learn about the different types of annuities and how the right one can help alleviate the impact of some retirement-related uncertainties. Join us at Edward Jones, 251 U.S. Rte. 1, Falmouth Shopping Center, second ﬂoor, Falmouth,” Aug. 31 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sept. 1 at 10 a.m., and Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. To reserve your place, call Carole Vreeland at 781-5057.

A Call to Remember, A Call to Action noon. The Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, Family Crisis Services and other local domestic violence programs across the state are coming together at noon Wednesday, Aug. 31, to honor the memory of Maine’s recent domestic violence homicide victims. A Call to Remember, A Call to Action is a statewide effort by domestic violence projects to mourn the continued loss of lives and to raise awareness that together we can stop domestic violence. Throughout the state, people will gather at noon for an observance comprising tolling bells, interfaith prayers, a moment of silence and remarks from community leaders speaking about the actions we all can take to end domestic violence. Family Crisis Services, the local domestic violence project, will be holding its main event at noon Aug. 31 in Brunswick at the gazebo on the town green. Family Crisis Services has asked many faith-based communities and community buildings in the area to join in ringing their bells, including the First Parish Church in Brunswick, The Brunswick Area Interfaith Counsel and Bowdoin College. Churches in the Lakes Region are participating, including the First Congregational Church and St Peter’s Catholic Church in Bridgton, and Fryeburg’s First Congregational Church. In greater Portland, the Irish Heritage Center, Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church and others are coming together to help support this event. Call 1-866-834-4357 or visit the Family Crisis Services website at www.familycrisis.org.

Thursday, Sept. 1 USM Welcome Husky Fest 2011 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lawn between Payson Smith and Luther Bonney Halls, Portland campus, University of Southern Maine. “Follow the paws to Husky Fest! USM’s largest event ... the 11th annual welcome kick-off party! FREE BBQ for all students! Live Music and activities! Campus departments, student organizations, and community vendors will all be present to help you get connected to the USM community! Rain location: Sullivan Gym, Portland Campus.” 228-8200

Friday, Sept. 2 ‘Curtain Up!’ in Congress Square. 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “Curtain Up!” showcases Portland’s theater community. Part of Sept. 2 Art Walk. The vitality and diversity of Portland’s theater community will be on display at “Curtain Up!,” an exciting preview of what Portland’s many theater companies will be offering during the 2011-12 theater season. The event will take place in Congress Square (at the corner of Congress and High Streets) on Friday, September 2, from 4:30om to 7:30pm p.m. as part of the First Friday Art Walk. Theaters will perform brief excerpts from their shows to introduce themselves to Artwalkers, who will receive a Theater Sampler card including information about each company and ticket discounts. Curtain Up!” is being sponsored by the Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance (PACA) and produced by Acorn Productions, AIRE (American Irish Repertory Ensemble) and Lucid Stage. “This is a great opportunity for people attending Art Walk to sample the terriﬁc work that Portland theaters are doing,” said Michael Levine, Producing Director of Acorn Productions and lead producer of the event. “And it gives us, as a community, a chance to present a uniﬁed presence as a vital part of the arts scene in Portland.” Susan Reilly, Managing Director of AIRE, added, “We hope to reach out to different kinds of people interested in the arts who may not be regular theatergoers. And the Theater Sampler will be a handy take-away that prospective audience members can hold on to and use throughout the season. If all goes well this year, we hope to make this an annual event.” Participating theaters include Acorn, AIRE, Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine, Fenix Theater Company, Good Theater, Lucid Stage, New Edge Productions, Portland Playback Theater, Portland Stage Company, Snowlion Repertory Company and more! see next page

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First Friday Art Walk 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join PACA for a free self-guided tour of local art galleries, art studios, museums, and alternative art venues on the First Friday of every month from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance (PACA) is a nonproﬁt organization with a mission of “Strengthening Portland by strengthening the Arts.” www.ﬁrstfridayartwalk.com

Mariah K. Brinton at the St. Lawrence 5 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. The St. Lawrence Arts Center is owned and operated by the nonproﬁt corporation Friends of the St. Lawrence. Parish Hall Theater, see the newest installation; Photographs by Mariah K. Brinton. Complimentary snacks and wine on hand. “Photographic exhibits range from San Francisco in 2004-2005, with her ﬁrst solo show in December 2004, to the Netherlands, New York and Brooklyn. With a style formed by the time she spent as a teenager exploring the NYC streets with a 35mm Pentax in hand and her love of fashion, the combination is an aesthetic reminiscent of William Klein’s New York street work.” www.stlawrencearts.org

First Friday Exhibit at Mayo Street 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Exhibit at Mayo Street Arts. Portraits, group show curated by MSA artist in residence Heidi Powell. Jim McGinley, Daniel Meiklejohn, Hillary White, Sonia Cook Broen, Baxter Long, Heidi Powell, Zoe Ryan-Humphrey, Jessica Beebe and Russell Ouellett. The opening is immediately followed by LIT. More info on all events at www.mayostreetarts.org.

Susan Elliot’s ‘Trees: In a Different Light’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Artists’ Social for First Friday Art Walk at The Gallery at Harmon’s & Barton’s. Exhibition through September. Gallery hours: Mon thru Fri, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sat 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., 584 Congress St. 774 5948. “With a background in Natural Resources, a wellspring of humor, and rampant, joyous imagination, Maine tree artist Susan Elliot’s subjects are always the embodiment of one or more of these qualities. Narrowing her focus in 2008 to simply drawing trees, Elliot discovered that choosing a subject matter close to her heart immeasurably widened the range of her creativity.”

Prison Inmates Art Exhibit 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meg Perry, 644 Congress St., Portland. A First Friday Art Walk exhibit at Meg Perry Center will feature both visual and musical art produced by inmates from within correctional facilities throughout the state of Maine. “There will be visual arts items submitted by both adult prisoners from Maine Correctional Center, Two Bridges Regional Jail, and Maine State Prison, as well as from juveniles housed at Long Creek Youth Development Center. Items will range from sketches and paintings to wood crafts and quilts. Also on hand will be Guitar Doors — Instruments of Change, a local nonproﬁt dedicated to bringing music and music programming to those incarcerated. There will be CDs available and playing that are the original compositions and recordings from inmates at the same facilities and more.”

Indian Trail in the Peaks Island Land Preserve 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Indian Trail in the Peaks Island Land Preserve. “Join Ellen Mahoney, Island Institute Community Leadership Fellow, for a hike along the Indian Trail which weaves its way through the Parker Preserve on Peaks Island. Catch the 5:35 p.m. Ferry at Casco Bay Lines Ferry Terminal, the tour starts right when you get to the dock at Peaks Island.” http://www.trails.org/events.html

Southworth Planetarium full dome shows 7 p.m. The Southworth Planetarium is offering full dome video planetarium shows starting on Sept. 2. “On Friday nights in September, we will have a Full Dome Double Feature at 7 p.m. and at 8:30 p.m. ‘Two Small Pieces of Glass’ is a program about the history and science of telescopes. How have telescopes enabled astronomers discover the outer Universe? From Galileo’s little scope to the Hubble Space Telescope, we’ve used optical equipment to study the cosmos and its myriad wonders. ‘IBEX’ is a new show about the probe which surveys the solar system’s outer edge. Where does the solar system end? What exotic objects lurk around its periphery? Join us as we explore the nether edge of our own planetary system. A full dome show is an total immersion experience. Both shows encompass the entire dome. As opposed to traditional programs in which both static and moving images appear at various locations, the Full Dome show is entirely digital video that covers all 360 degrees above the audience.” www.usm. maine.edu/planet

NASDI demolition company of Waltham, Mass., removes interior debris from the old Jordan’s Meats plant site. In the wake of this demolition project, the historic building has been replaced by a Hampton Inn. On Saturday, Aug. 27, at 2 p.m., the Maine Historical Society will present a ﬁlm screening, “ The Dave Astor Show Visits Jordan’s Meats,” referring to an episode of a past TV show recorded in 1962. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) a playground of imagination and purpose, or a wasteland of meaningless drudgery. And after work, we let loose and tell stories - of what happened at work. Tell us a story from your workplace life and watch our team of improvisors immediately play it back! Or just come to watch! Now in its sixth year, Portland Playback Theatre puts ﬁve talented actors at your disposal to replay the stories of your life. Learn more at www.portlandplayback.com.”

LIT at Mayo Street Arts

and plenty of prizes for the family dog. Lots of ribbons will be awarded for such unusual categories as “Dog with the Longest Ears” and “Saddest Eyes.” Maggie the Beagle has already announced her intention to attend and defend last year’s title for “Waggingest Tail.” Entry fee $5 per dog, humans free. You do not need a dog to participate. For more info go to the dog show webpage http://www.adevadesigns.com/dogshow/dogshow.htm or visit the church website.

8 p.m. A literary happening curated by Portland poet and theater reviewer Megan Grumbling. This month’s theme for LIT is an exploration of the works of Brecht, and dovetails with Lorem Ipsum’s upcoming production of The Three Penny Opera at Apohadion Theater later in the month. $5-10 suggested donation. www.mayostreetarts.org.

Irish genealogy/history roundtable

Comedian Bob Marley at the Landing at Pine Point

Portland Brew Festival

8 p.m. “Our Labor day Weekend kickoff show is here again with the fabulous comic antics of Bob Marley. The Landing at Pine Point is recognized as kicking off the Labor Day weekend with a bang and what better way to do it than with the hilarious work of Mr. Marley.” The Landing at Pine Point, 353 Pine Point Road, Scarborough.

noon to 8:30 p.m. Portland Brew Festival at the Portland Company Complex. “2011 is the inaugural year for the Portland Brew Festival, what promises to become one of the jewels of summer in Maine. With three buildings for exhibitors, over 75 varieties of regional craft brews, home-brewing supplies and demonstrations, the best in food, local music how could it really get better? But we realize after 3 1/2 hours of tasting-sized samples and a whole head-load of beer education, you’ll likely want to get out and get friendly with a full-sized pint or two and see how some of your new favorites stand up to your favorite dishes. So we’re putting this whole craft beerstravaganza right on the edges of Munjoy Hill and the Old Port where you can meander into town after the fact and get feel for these beers in a real-world context.” Organizers are partnering with Sail Maine, a local nonproﬁt supporting sailing in Maine at the grass-roots, community level. A portion of the proceeds of the event go to beneﬁt community boating through Sail Maine. Also Sunday. www.portlandbrewfestival.com

Saturday, Sept. 3 Ride in memory of 9/11 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Two Wisconsin men on a motorcycle ride to honor military personnel and those affected by 9/11. “Despite a recent diagnosis of a brain aneuresym, Woody West of Wisconsin has organized a 17-state, 15-day ride to honor rescue workers and those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks. During the ride, organized and joined by Terry Werdewitz, they will be stopping at the Pentagon, Ground Zero and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, as well as visiting 19 local ﬁre stations along the route as a part of the Remember Rally patch exchange. Woody is a Viet Nam Vet. They are inviting anyone along the way to join them in their Ride To Remember, whether for one mile or a hundred.” The ride will stop at the Portland Fire Department at 380 Congress St. in Portland. www.rememberrally.com

Open House at the New Gloucester History Barn 9 a.m. to noon. The September Open House at the New Gloucester History Barn, Route 231 (behind the Town Hall), New Gloucester, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. The special exhibit this month will be photos and artifacts related to New Gloucester schools. The exhibit of historic vehicles remains on display. Admission is free.

Portland Playback Theatre in the workplace

Unity hosts dog show

7:30 p.m. CTN5, 516 Congress St., right next to MECA, $5 at the door. Theme: What happened at work. “The workplace is an epicenter of everything from ego-ridden chains of command to secret, perilous ofﬁce romances. It can be

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Unity of Greater Portland, 54 River Road in Windham, will host the Second Annual Scoop Robbins Dog Show with Craft and Book Sale. If last year’s event was any example, there should be fun for the whole family

10 a.m. Irish genealogy/history roundtable at the Maine Irish Heritage Center. “Bring your lunch, genealogy, old photos, questions, etc. This is the center’s third monthly meeting of its kind. The MIHC will host a roundtable the ﬁrst Saturday of every month.”

‘Up Up, Down Down’ screening 7 p.m. A part of the St. Lawrence Arts Center’s Local Monthly Film Series. $5. “Don’t miss the premier screening of Portland filmmaker Allen Baldwin’s much anticipated premier of ‘Up Up, Down Down’. This will be Portland’s only screening and DVD release of the final theatrical version so we hope that you come on down. In the works since 2009, ‘Up Up, Down Down’ is Baldwin’s most recent feature length film; a coming of age story that tells the tale of a young couple of underachievers eating cereal, playing video games and facing the trials and tribulations of an unforeseen pregnancy. Featuring lead performances by Erik Moody and Kristina Balbo. Written by Jeremy Stover and Allen Baldwin. Shot by Luke Pola.” Following the screening on September 3rd will be a open table Q&A session with the director and actors involved in the feature. Tix and information: www.stlawrencearts.org