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BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Unlike most Portlanders, Steven Scharf is interested in the workings of city government.

He attends most city council meetings, and isn’t afraid to let his feelings be known on an issue. Come budget time, Scharf often knows as much about the proposal as some city beat reporters.

Given that interest in local issues, one might expect he’d be anxious to cast a

“Nobody who is a viable candidate has stepped up to the plate, so we really have nobody to support.” — Steven Scharf, secretary of the Portland Republican committee ballot in the city’s first mayoral election since 1923, right? Not so. Scharf, a Republican, says he’ll probably stay on the side-

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Strapped in for safety on the edge of a gap, Nick Brown reams out a duct on the new Veterans Memorial Bridge Wednesday, a project under construction

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“Quite frankly, I will be sitting it out,” he said of the Nov. 8 election. “I won’t be supporting any candidate per se, and I will live with whoever gets elected.”

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Three men burglarized a Deering Center home Tuesday and stole at least two medical marijuana plants, police said.

The incident marks one of the first times — if not the very first — that a Portland home licensed to cultivate marijuana was

burglarized of the plants since the first medical marijuana card was mailed by the state in July 2010, police said.

Scott Shepard, 22, of Portland, was arrested and charged with three separate counts of theft, burglary and unlawful possession of prescription drugs. Police were still searching for the other men on Wednesday.

"It's the first one that I'm personally aware of," said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman, saying it could be the very first

report of legal plants being stolen in the city.

"We've come across people possessing it legally before and growing it in their homes before," he said, adding, "I guess this could be an issue."

The Portland Police Department received a call reporting suspicious activity in the neighborhood shortly before 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday. They identified three men running into nearby Baxter Woods. see MARIJUANA page 6

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Colbert’s PAC is more than a gag (NY Times) — “Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow,” a political action committees known as Super PACs created by the comedian Stephen Colbert, may be a running gag on “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central, but it is spending money as it sees fit, with little in the way of disclosure, just like its noncomedic brethren.

Comedians, including Colbert in the last election, have undertaken faux candidacies.

But his Super PAC riff is a real-world exercise, engaging in a kind of modeling by just doing what Super PACs do. And he has come under some real-world criticism for inserting himself in the political process so directly.

Colbert, who lampoons conservative talk show hosts by pretending to be one, is now making fun of Super PACs by actually forming one. His committee spent money on advertising in Iowa during the run-up to the Ames straw poll, which took place Aug. 13. It’s as though Jonathan Swift took his satirical suggestion about Irish babies one step further and actually cooked one.

“I am much taken by this and can’t think of any real parallel in history,” said Stephen Hess of the Brookings Institution. “Yes, comedians have always told jokes about elections, but this is quite different.

This is a funny person being very serious, actually talking about process. What comedian talks about process?”

Colbert not only talks about process, he has become a part of it. The current law governing political action committees was laid down in a 2010 Supreme Court ruling, which lifted many restrictions on how corporations, unions and others could spend money on behalf of almost any cause.

In the 2010 Congressional races, Super PACs spent over $60 million, managing to get their voices heard through what Mr. Colbert has described as a “megaphone of cash.”

In May, Mr. Colbert applied for status as a Super PAC with the Federal Elections Commission and was approved in June. “This is 100 percent legal and at least 10 percent ethical,” he explained.

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Rebels hunt Qaddafi; Journalists in hotel freed TRIPOLI, Libya (NY Times) — Buoyed by their seizure of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s fortress-like compound in Tripoli, rebels sought to strengthen their control on Wednesday, placing a nearly $2 million bounty on the Libyan leader’s head and dispatching fighters toward one of his last bastions of support, his tribal hometown of Surt.

In another sign that Colonel Qaddafi’s regime had come unglued, loyalists holding more than 30 foreign journalists captive in a Tripoli hotel abruptly let them go.

“We are free,” Matthew Chance, a CNN correspondent, told his network as he and the others were allowed to depart the Rixos hotel with the aid of Red Cross workers who took them away. The

journalists had been held captive there since the weekend, when rebel forces first invaded Tripoli in what has proved to be a decisive turn in the sixmonth-old conflict.

But as a reminder that he remained on the loose, Colonel Qaddafi said in an address broadcast early Wednesday on a local Tripoli radio station that his retreat from the Bab alAziziya compound, which rebel forces overran on Tuesday, was only a tactical maneuver.

He blamed months of NATO airstrikes for bringing down his government and vowed “martyrdom” or victory in his battle against the alliance.

Urging Libyan tribes across the land to march on the capital, he said: “I call on all Tripoli residents, with all its young,

old and armed brigades, to defend the city, to cleanse it, to put an end to the traitors and kick them out of our city.”

“These gangs seek to destroy Tripoli,” he said, referring to the rebels, who began taking control of Tripoli late on Sunday. “They are evil incarnate. We should fight them.”

In the eastern city of Benghazi, base of the rebel uprising, the head of the rebel Transitional National Council told a news conference Wednesday that Libyan businessmen had contributed 2 million dinars, about $1.7 million, for the capture of Colonel Qaddafi dead or alive.

“We fear a catastrophe because of his behavior,” the rebel leader, Mustafa AbdelJalil, told reporters there.

Hurricane Irene gains strength MIAMI (NY Times) — Hurricane Irene grew into a major storm on Wednesday as it battered parts of the Bahamas with 115-mile-per-hour winds and up to a foot of rain and made its way north toward the East Coast.

The storm, now classified as a Category 3 hurricane, could make landfall in eastern North Carolina on Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

“It may get a little stronger over the next day or two,” said Dennis Feltgen, a spokesman for the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Irene, which was over the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday morning, moving at about 9 m.p.h., was expected to remain over the island nation for at least the next day or so.

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As it moves over the Bahamas, the storm may head in a more northwesterly direction, which would put it roughly in line with the North Carolina coast, forecasters said. Federal and state authorities however warned residents in other places not to be complacent; they said the hurricane would probably affect nearly every state along the East Coast.

The storm had been nudged away from its 10-m.p.h. path toward Florida by weakness in a high-pressure system parked over the southeastern United States, forecasters said. If that system changes, the hurricane could still graze Florida’s coastline, they said.

“There is still a lot of uncertainty,” said Jorge Aguirre, a 17-year veteran meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center. “These things are often unpredictable. I would not say Florida is completely off the hook just yet. It’s going to be a very close call.”

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Sudden fame for city at earthquake’s epicenter MINERAL, Va. — More than 100 years before the earth started shaking here on Tuesday, it was the earth — or, more precisely, what the town’s fathers found in it — that put Mineral on the map.

This crossroads in central Virginia was Tolersville then. But the discovery of pyrite, sulfur, lead and other minerals turned it into a booming little town, and by 1902 it was incorporated and named after the only thing anybody knew it for.

It got a new distinction just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday when an earthquake rattled the East Coast, and suddenly television screens all over the world were broadcasting a map of Virginia, with Mineral at the center.

“It’s a small town. It’s a pretty tough town; the mining and all,” said Edwin Keller, 60, who grew up in Mineral, was mayor for 12 years and is also a former fire chief for the town. “But real friendly and good people.”

Keller sat Tuesday evening in his home just off Main Street, fresh cracks running down his walls and pieces of his chimney sitting on his freshly cut lawn. He was in nearby Charlottesville when the quake struck, and he rushed home to assess the damage.

He did not have to look far. Up and down the coast, the quake mostly shook nerves. But here at the epicenter, many of the town’s aging buildings were severely damaged.

Mike Leman, the co-owner of Main Street Electrical and Plumbing, was in the back weeding around a propane tank when the ground shook. “The whole tank lifted up and then came back down,” Leman recalled.

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Teacher transfers planned as district grapples with shifting enrollment

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Portland Schools Superintendent James Morse predicts that up to four teachers will be re-assigned between now and the start of classes to account for shifting enrollments at city elementary schools.

Although no final decisions have been made, Morse said teachers from schools with flat or declining enrollment — Riverton, East End School, and Longfellow schools — could be assigned to Ocean Avenue, Lyseth or Hall schools, where enrollment is climbing, at least in certain grades.

One teacher at Presumpscot School could also be asked to change grades to ease overcrowding at that school. The goal, Morse said, is to have classrooms with about 20 students, not 25 or more.

“We are in the process of doing that final analysis, and rather than hire new staff that we don’t think we need, we are in the process of relocating several — maybe as many as four — teachers from schools where enrollment is down at elementary level to schools where enrollment needs exist,” Morse said.

Hundreds of students in the 7,000-student district change schools each year, and often these transfers

aren’t finalized until late August. Morse said enrollment figures at each school are “fluid” and change daily.

In addition these annual shifts, the opening of Ocean Avenue school has led to declines at other district schools, mainly at Riverton School, which could have 100 fewer students this school year, which begins Sept. 6.

School Board member Justin Costa said it’s not unusual for teachers to be transferred in August as enrollment changes, but he admits more teachers than usual are affected this year. The timing, he said, couldn’t be helped.

“I think obviously that everyone would prefer that you have all the information as early as possible (on final enrollment counts), but that’s not the way it works,” he said. “New kids enroll, families move and families decide to potentially go elsewhere if they have the opportunity.”

While he admitted the late notice can be somewhat disruptive for the affected teachers, who will be forced to move classrooms and work under a new principal, Costa said it was better than keeping student-teacher ratios unnecessarily high.

“I think we have had a productive last year-plus

working with the teachers and I think they understand that we only make this shift this late in the game if we see a need not being met,” Costa said, adding, “We don’t want to see dramatically different student-teacher ratios … because we were more concerned about the adults than the students.”

In an email sent last week, Morse said he notified district staff that a handful of teachers would be re-assigned. The message did not indicate which teachers would be moved.

He said yesterday that final staffing decisions would likely be made within a week.

Affected teachers would “probably” continue teaching the same grades at their new schools, he said. Students assigned to teachers that change schools would be assigned to a new class.

“What we are trying to do is create class sizes where teachers have a manageable number of youngsters. A class size of 25, compared to a class size of 19, is a huge difference for a teacher,’ Morse said, adding that it “doesn’t make sense” to have classes of 12 in one school and 25 in another.

Morse said teachers cannot appeal the decision to assign them elsewhere.

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Bail set for attempted bank robbery A man accused of attempting to rob a downtown Portland bank had his first court appearance Wednesday.

Benjamin Poirier, 31, is being held in the Cumberland County Jail on $50,000 bond and $25,000 cash.

The Naples man attempted to steal an undisclosed amount of money from a TD Bank Tuesday, but was stopped by an alert customer who tackled him to the ground.

Poirier appeared in court Wednesday afternoon and was ordered to stay away from the bank, located at 481 Congress St., if he posts bail.

Poirier is accused of handing the teller a note demanding money and stating he had a gun, but no weapon was furnished during the robbery attempt or found by the police, officials said.

After Poirier stepped away from the counter, a bank customer tackled him and as many as four other customers and employees jumped on top of him, holding him down until police arrived, officials said.

Police were responding to a hold-up alarm at the bank when they discovered the customers and employees holding him down. The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m.

Police said Poirier was unconscious when they arrived.

— Matthew Arco

Library of Congress rolling into Portland’s downtown square A much condensed version of the Library of Congress will be on display in Portland’s Monument Square next week.

The library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” 18-wheeler exhibit will park in the square and aims at bringing history of the library, as well as copies of many of its displays, to cities and towns across the country.

“As both a storehouse of world knowledge and primary resource for the U.S. Congress, the Library is energized by the prospects of the exhibition playing an important role in sharing the national collection with the people to whom it belongs,” said James Billington, the librarian of Congress.

The truck is expected to visit up to 60 sites across the Midwest and South throughout the year.

It will be in Portland’s Monument Square on Sept.

2 and Sept. 3 from noon to 8 p.m.

The trailer, which expands to three times its road width, will include programming designed for teachers and students. The truck is staffed by two guides knowledgeable of the library and its collection.

The Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution. It was founded in 1800.

Portland Public Schools open soon City school students will return to classes beginning Sept. 6., school officials announced.

Classes for students in first through 12th grades begin across the city. Kindergarten students will start school Sept. 8.

This year marks a longer school year for city students. The district added five instructional days to its schedule, giving the district one of the longest school years in Maine. The additional days are spread out through the year.

Teachers will work more, officials said.

They agreed to giving up one professional development day and two days of personal professional time, officials said. They also agreed to work two additional days at no cost to the district.

Students will be released an hour early on Wednesdays from October through May. The normal daily schedule is: elementary schools 8:55 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.; middle schools 8:25 a.m to 2:35 p.m.; high schools 8 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.; West School 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Portland Arts and Technology High School’s morning session is 8 to 10:30 a.m. and afternoon session 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

USM opens its doors this weekend The University of Southern Maine residence halls in Gorham will open its doors beginning this weekend for students to move in for the school year.

New and returning students will be unpacking Saturday and Sunday.

Transfer and freshman students move in from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday and upperclassmen move in from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday.

Welcome events will be hosted during the weekend and continue into next weekend at both the Portland and Gorham campuses. A complete schedule of all of USM’s welcome events can be accessed at usm.maine.edu/studentlife/welcomes-week-usm

Ocean Ave. school grand opening A ribbon-cutting is slated for Sept. 1 to celebrate the opening of the new Ocean Avenue Elementary School.

Students, family, staff and community members are invited to attend the ceremony at 150 Ocean Ave. at 4:30 p.m.

Beginning in September, the school will fully open to students from the Back Cove neighborhood.

For more information call 874-8180.

— Staff Reports

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My Go-Go Gadget column All five of you who don’t skip over the opinion page with the sometimes asterized banner atop it may have wondered what happened last week to this very column. Did “they” get to him? Was he silenced for daring to write against the empire? Did he get magically selected for an IRS audit for stating the fact that people here in Portland might be feeling a tad revolutionary?

Actually, none of the above has happened… Yet. No, instead my column fell victim to the almighty Netflix.

I plugged back into the grid, fired up the Wii for the first time since I bought it two years ago, and found exactly what the doctor ordered for the (greater) depression-era summer staycation: Inspector Gadget.

That’s right. They’ve got all 86 episodes of the 19831986 hand-animated gems. So, ––––– instead of following the corrupt federal corporation posing Ayuh! as government, the inept state government reporting (surprise, surprise) revenue shortfalls from budget forecasts and our city’s clustereff.portland.gov taxation extraction machine; I followed Gadget, Penny, Dr.

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Obama, Tiger, golf and politics Despite the carping by critics, I’m glad the president went on vacation because one of the most useful things he could do right now is play golf — a lot of golf — but not that friendly foursome thing with his aides that he usually does. No, real golf: Match play, head to head, with real money on the line. Match-play golf is a great teacher. As any good golfer will tell you, the first rule of match play is this: Never play not to lose. Do not wait and hope for your opponent to make a mistake. Always play the course, always play to win and always assume your opponent will do well — will make that long putt — so you have to do better.

For months now, Obama has been playing not to lose, keeping his own plans for a “Grand Bargain” on debt, deficits, taxes, jobs and investment vague, while waiting for the Republicans to say crazier and crazier stuff — like promising the return of $2-a-gallon gasoline, or insisting that climate change was made up by scientists to get research grants (but politicians taking millions from oil companies can be trusted to tell us the truth on this issue), or that Texas has a right to secede. But while the G.O.P. candidates have been obliging the president with their nutti-

Thomas Friedman ––––– The New York Times ness, it has not helped Obama’s poll ratings.

Many Americans can see that most of these G.O.P. candidates are closer to professional wrestlers than politicians — with their fake body slams and antiObama bluster. All they are missing are the Tarzan outfits. This is the silly season. But I would not assume that Republicans won’t come up with more serious candidates when it counts, or that some of these candidates won’t move to the center. I would definitely assume that they’ll do better.

That’s why the last few months have been so worrying to Obama supporters. Obama surprised everyone by broaching the idea during the debt negotiations of a “Grand Bargain” — roughly $3 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade and $1 trillion in tax increases — as a signal to the markets that we’re getting our fiscal house in order. It was absolutely the right idea — as long

Many Americans can see that most of these G.O.P. candidates are closer to professional wrestlers than politicians — with their fake body slams and anti-Obama bluster. All they are missing are the Tarzan outfits. This is the silly season. as it is coupled with investments in infrastructure, education and research — but House Speaker John Boehner could not deliver his Tea Party-led G.O.P. caucus.

Yet rather than flesh out his Grand Bargain in detail and take it on the road — and let every American everywhere understand and hear every day that he had a plan but the Republicans wouldn’t rise to it — Obama dropped it. Did he ever try to explain the specifics of his Grand Bargain and why it was the only way to go? No. This left his allies wondering whether he was committed to it — and really did have his own party on board for it. And it left his opponents thrilled and setting the agenda themselves. It is why Obama’s recent bus tour fell flat. see FRIEDMAN page 5

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A better way to pay to clean up Casco Bay Ever since Portland was established as a city more than three centuries ago, Portlanders have dumped untreated sewage into the Back Cove basin and the Fore River. But in June, Portland’s City Council endorsed a 15-year plan to significantly reduce the amount of water pollution that overflows from our sewer pipes. Environmental organizations like Friends of Casco Bay have hailed the vote as an important victory for clean water and for Portland Harbor.

But for now, it’s only a theoretical victory. The City Council has punted on the question of how it’s going to pay the $170 million bill for the planned sewer upgrades.

Whether we actually get the work done depends largely on whether the city can find a way to share the costs fairly and efficiently, such that landlords whose properties generate lots of pollution pay more, and average homeowners, who don’t put a lot of pressure on sewers, pay less.

Here’s why the money will be well spent. Walk around Back Cove or the Old Port and you might notice small

Christian MilNeil ––––– Daily Sun Columnist green warning signs marked “Portland Water District — Wet Weather Sewer Discharge.” These mark the locations of Portland’s combined sewer overflow outlets. During wet weather, when millions of gallons of rainwater flow into storm drains and overwhelm sewer pipes, these outlets keep sewerage from backing up into the streets — by dumping the excess into local waterways instead.

Those signs can be found in surprising places. There’s one right under the outdoor dining area of the Portland Lobster Company, and another next to the city’s new cruise ship berth.

Collectively, these pipes dump over 500 million gallons of mixed runoff and sewage into Portland Harbor and

Back Cove in a typical year. By way of comparison, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig only dumped about 210 million gallons of oil into the entire Gulf of Mexico.

City Hall has been making nominal efforts to fix these problems for more than two decades now. Newer strategies — like building rain gardens that can absorb rainwater into the ground before it flows into storm drains - will help reduce costs. But the recommended slate of projects will still cost the city $170 million over the course of 25 years.

Spread evenly among the city’s residents, these costs would more than double everybody’s sewer bills. That’s not particularly realistic, and it could jeopardize the entire enterprise.

A more effective way to pay would ask property owners who contribute the most to the city’s sewer overflows to pay a greater share, by charging a fee in proportion to the amount of runoff their properties send into the pipes. A one-inch rainstorm on an acre of asphalt sends 26,000 gallons of oilsoaked stormwater down the drains —

the equivalent of 15,000 toilet flushes.

That means that the owner of a large parking lot ought to pay substantially more to fix our sewers than an apartment dweller, or a homeowner with a rain-absorbing garden.

Asking property owners to take financial responsibility for the pollution they create would also encourage them to make their own small efforts to save money by sending less pollution into the pipes, whether by tearing up some unnecessary pavement or by fitting in more housing units on smaller lots.

Small efforts multiplied thousands of times across the city’s watersheds could substantially reduce the impacts of Portland’s sewer problems, and the costs of fixing them. It might even help us create a city that doesn’t dump any sewage into our streams and harbors — for the first time in over 300 years.

(Christian MilNeil is a blogger at “The Vigorous North: A field guide to the wilderness areas of American cities,” www.vigorousnorth.com.)

President Obama is not Jimmy Carter. He’s Tiger Woods FRIEDMAN from page 4

People don’t want to cheer just the man anymore.

They want to cheer the man and his plan — a real plan, not just generalities and tactics to get him reelected with 50.0001 percent and no real mandate to do what’s needed to fix the country now.

Without his own Grand Bargain on the table — imprinted on the mind of every American — Obama has been left playing defense, playing to get the least-bad deal, or playing not to lose. That’s what’s producing all the “What happened to Obama?” talk and its silly variants. (He’s a loser; he’s not very bright; he’s Jimmy Carter.)

It’s all nonsense. Obama is smart, decent and tough, with exactly the right instincts about where the country needs to go. He has accomplished a lot

more than he’s gotten credit for — with an opposition dedicated to making him fail. But lately he is seriously off his game. He’s not Jimmy Carter.

He’s Tiger Woods — a natural who’s lost his swing.

He has so many different swing thoughts in his head, so many people whispering in his ear about what the polls say and how he needs to position himself to get re-elected, that he has lost all his natural instincts for the game. He needs to get back to basics.

It’s crazy what’s happening in America today: We’re having an economic crisis and the politicians are having an election — and there is almost no overlap between the two. The president needs to bring them together. But that can only happen if he stops playing not to lose and goes for broke himself.

Our problems are not insoluble. We need a Grand

Bargain — where each side gives something on spending, taxes and new investments — and we’re on our way out of this.

Run on that, Mr. President: At best you’ll generate enough public pressure (now totally missing) to shame sane Republicans into joining you, and we’ll get a deal, and at worst you can run in 2012 on a platform, which, if you win, will actually give you a mandate for the change the country needs.

Meanwhile, Mr. President, on a rainy day, rent the movie “Tin Cup.” There is a great scene where Dr. Molly Griswold is trying to help Roy “Tin Cup” McAvoy, the golf pro, rediscover his swing — and himself. She finally tells him: “Roy ... don’t try to be cool or smooth or whatever; just be honest and take a risk. And you know what, whatever happens, if you act from the heart, you can’t make a mistake.”

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Claw and the comedic stylings of Brain the dog.

So I had nothing to write about, and I loved it. I can see why the last 30 or so years have been so great for the average American. I had not a care in the world. I consumed beverages high in high-fructose corn syrup, gained 5 pounds on five different varieties of Drakes snack cakes and even read an US magazine to satisfy my news appetite. In it, I even got to see a scantily-clad Miley Cyrus romping on the shore of some exotic locale smoking a butt.

Did you know she smoked menthols? Hot. As the week wore on, I felt I had separated myself enough from reality to be able to fully function in what is now considered society. I even read a story about a recent visit by former first lady Barbara Bush to the children’s hospital at Maine Med without once even thinking about the irony of naming a center that heals children after the matriarch of a family whose member’s policies and warmongering directives over the years directly resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children around the globe. Not even once. The kids looked so happy in the picture accompanying the story. Isn’t that cute!

I no longer felt estranged from society. I could log on to Facebook, and finally commiserate with what I used to consider one-time acquaintances, but now my true friends, about having “a case of the Mondays,” or even the excitement that comes with the Friday afternoon release from corporate wage-slave prisons — er, rather — Can anyone say “Happyhour time!?!”

Bloomberg in my “news feed” reporting market volatility and Reuters on there spouting this or that about how the Fukushima meltdown is starting to look like a classic China Syndrome scenario and how experts are saying it’s about to set off a chain reaction and life on earth is basically effed? Um, I totally clicked the X and removed that drivel from the feed.

I even saw postings from friends celebrating the success of rebels in taking down the evil Ghadaffi regime! “Go America!” they were yelling in a nutshell. I liked that my new Netflix-enchanted self didn’t stop to consider how the dictator was taken down not because he was evil, which he was, but rather because he dared to switch from basing his oil sales in dollars in favor of the euro and had recently entered into an agreement with China to

sell them Libyan oil. No time for that kind of thinking — “Big Brother” is on, and Matt might get the boot this week. I figured I would tune back in when the real big brother got around to hanging Mohammar Saddam-style; dangling the carrot of the noose on the screen and then cutting away right before the floor was dropped out from underneath him. That was fun, right? Totally.

So as you can see, I was enjoying my week off from thoughts of anything based in the situation of now, which ’taint pretty and is heading rapidly toward a state of global chaos. I was having so much fun I was willing to stay in this state until I was lying in the burned-out basement.

Then it happened, an unmistakable sign of the end of days. Higgins is running for mayor. Suddenly, thrust back into reality by thoughts of cheesy-poofs and stinky feet in council chambers, I had no choice.

The command was issued from the back of my mind: “Staycation over; Go-go gadget column.”

See you next week.

(Jeffrey S. Spofford manages circulation for The Portland Daily Sun and can be reached by emailing jspofford@maine.rr.com)

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Republicans say mayor’s race failing to stir passion “I am very interested in it, because I think it’s extremely important, but I am a chorus of one.

Most people I know think it’s a snoozer.” — Tom Elliman, the former chair of the Portland Republican City Committee interest from a good chunk of unenrolled, or Independent voters, observers say (and there are more than 15,000 of those in Portland.)

In contrast, Portland has about 24,000 registered Democrats and about 2,500 registered Greens.

Although Portland’s mayoral contests are officially nonpartisan affairs, candidates don’t often hide their party affiliation, and many voters know where the candidates stand politically on election day.

Tom Elliman, the former chair of Portland Republican City Committee and a one-time “pro business” candidate for charter commission, says that while he is Elliman paying attention to the mayor’s race with great interest, many of his friends aren't.

“I am very interested in it, because I think it’s extremely important, but I am a chorus of one. Most people I know think it’s a snoozer,” he said this week.

And, while Elliman says he has great interest in the GOP field running for President, he doesn’t feel the same way about conservatives running for Portland mayor.

“In all honesty, no,” Elliman said, when asked if he

had that same passion for any mayoral candidate.

Like Scharf, Elliman isn’t holding out much hope that any strong conservative candidates will make a late entry into the race (nominating forms with at least 300 signatures must be submitted by Monday, Aug. 29).

“The only viable candidate I can think of is Cheryl Leeman, and she of course is not running,” Elliman said. “Apart from her, I can think of a fellow … and I tried to talk him into running, but he shut me off in about 12 seconds.”

Leeman, when contacted for this article, declined to comment in general on the strength of conservative or Republican candidates in the mayor’s race.

But Leeman, who led the unsuccessful campaign to defeat the elected mayor proposal last fall, said this of the upcoming mayor’s race: “Watch what you wish for.”

“If you were to talk to the folks who supported (the elected mayor), what I am hearing is that this is not what they expected,” Leeman said of the mayor’s race. “They don’t know what they expected, but this certainly isn’t it."

“With so many candidates running, most of whom we have never heard of before, it kind of begs the question, where have they been in regards to being involved with community and the city, and in regard to this visionary stuff that was tied to position of elected mayor,” Leeman continued.

So how will the city's 7,000 Republicans impact the mayoral race? For now, that’s anyone’s guess.

“Even though there are some serious Republicans in Portland, I think (most) are pretty lethargic,” Elliman said. “They like to sit at home and complain and then say, ‘Well, tomorrow is election day, are you going to go vote?’

He added, “They are sort of noncommittal.”

Police on victim of burglary: ‘It’s not a violation. He was not charged’ Officials recovered the marijuana plants, prescription medication, a laptop computer and wallet in the area. During their investigation, police traced the property to a nearby home and discovered the plants were legal, police said.

"Under the medical marijuana (law), you're allowed to grow so much in your house and apparently that's what (the homeowner) was doing," Rogers said.

"It's not a violation. He was not charged."

Rogers wouldn't say exactly how much marijuana was recovered or comment on the amount growing inside the Deering Center home — citing medical confidentiality rules. He also wouldn't say if the men knew the

victim or were aware that there were plants in the home.

There are four medical marijuana dispensaries in the state, but none of these is located in Portland.

There are about 2,000 patients in Maine licensed to either grow their own plants, or purchase marijuana from a dispensary or caregiver, said John Thiele, program manager for the state's medical marijuana program.

Cumberland County has 168 licensed patients.

"Caregivers are people who can grow marijuana for patients," Thiele said. "They don't have to be patients, (but) some are."

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“In Maine we pride ourselves on being independent and always ready to handle bad weather, but it is also good to know where to turn for help,” Pingree said. “Hurricane Irene is still a long ways away but the current forecast track has the storm headed directly toward Maine, so now is the time to make sure you’re prepared.” (The current storm track is available at http://goo.gl/7BeKH.) The page on Pingree’s website provides updates on Hurricane Irene’s progress, links to local forecasts, resources to help find emergency shelter if it’s needed, tips on preparing homes and boats for hurricanes, and a list of what should go in a hurricane kit.

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Licensed caregivers are permitted to have up to five patients and six mature plants for each patient.

There are 507 caregivers statewide, Thiele said.

Caregivers must be registered with Maine officials; however, patients will no longer be required to register with the state after Sept. 28. Patients will still be required to get doctor approval for medical marijuana.

Rogers would not say whether the victim in the burglary was a patient or a caregiver — or both.

He added that the effects of the new law have yet to be seen locally.

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“That’s our real issue. Nobody who is a viable candidate has stepped up to the plate, so we really have nobody to support,” said Scharf, who pointed out that Bob Higgins, Richard Dodge and Erick Bennett are the only registered Republicans in the race. Thus far, none has turned in nominating papers.

Neither Dodge nor Higgins, a freelance columnist for this paper, has held elected office.

Neither has Bennett, who has faced criticism for posting a shirtless photo of himself on the Internet and for a 2003 assault conviction.

All this is not to say Scharf and others didn’t try to find a Scharf well-known candidate to run.

Cheryl Leeman, a city councilor for almost 30 years who runs Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe’s Portland office, has ruled out a run. Other fiscal conservatives approached by Scharf and fellow city Republicans have also balked at running for city office.

“We informally reached out to people, but we didn’t reach out as Republicans, we reached out as conservatives looking for (conservative candidates).

The conversations never went very far ... (because the prospective candidates) had existing business interests that they couldn’t walk away from,” Scharf said.

Portland may be known as a liberal bastion in an otherwise moderate state, but there are plenty of Republicans in our midst (about 7,300 registered Republicans to be exact). A strong fiscal conservative or pro-business candidate might also draw

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Big Picture Group states Bertolt Brecht argued that to understand the complexities of the world, one must learn to see complexly. Yet today, in an age in which our vision is increasingly arrested by commercial media, complex seeing has become vastly more difficult. In response, Big Picture Group’s mission is to combine theater and media technologies as a lens through which to see differently, exploring the impact of contemporary culture on our lived experience, and find multimedia an effective tool to help us do that.

“Switch Triptych” tells the story of Woman v.

Machine. It’s New York City, 1919, Bell Atlantic’s telephone switchboard exchange, where the boozy bon vivant Lucille rules over her hive of women operators and the men who supposedly manage them.

But when the new girl, June, clandestinely tries to collectivize and unionize the operators, she sets off a chain reaction. The catch: management can replace the women with an automated switching machine. In the end, it’s Lucille v. machine, the bleeding heart of Christ v. the Corporation, and one woman’s determination not to lose her way of life and herself.

It took me most of act one to decipher what director Roger Bechtel wanted us to experience on stage.

For me, the melting of Shaplin’s script and Bechtel’s multimedia concept did not work. Thankfully a trio of excellent professional actresses devoured the wordy script and created 3 multi-layered characters that absorbed the audience in their individual and collective plights. In my opinion, this show could have (and should have) been played without any of the multimedia elements. I found the majority of them confusing and distracting, not enhancing the show or the performances. I felt like it was a battle for focus between the actors and the visual/audio concepts, the latter which seemed like it wanted to be its own show.

I’m sure BPG’s mission works and works well with certain scripts — this was not one of them.

The set design by Bechtel was very simple and the set pieces worked well, although I would have preferred a black box feel as opposed to the too white wall which made the three huge 2011 black flat screen televisions take center stage. Lighting by Shannon Zura was uninspired, but worked. Costumes (no named designer) were period and enhanced the characters, especially that of Lucille. Choice of music and sound effects (again, no named musicians or designers) were, at times, distracting and did nothing to enhance the production. The use of body mics on two of the actresses was totally unnecessary, regardless

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New Veterans Memorial Bridge halfway done

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Massive slabs of concrete tower over the Fore River, as construction on a new Veterans Memorial Bridge has reached the halfway point.

"We started taking in the deliveries of the precast segments earlier this summer, and half of them are up," Jeraldine Herrera, with Barton and Gingold publicists, said Wednesday.

These segments are massive slabs of concrete, hauled into place via crane.

More distinct elements of the new bridge have become visible.

"They're starting to put out the overlooks on the piers toward the Portland side," Herrera said, referring to "bump-outs" where pedestrians and cyclists will be able to stop and view the Fore River.

Reed & Reed Inc. of Woolwich submitted a low bid of $63.1 million to build the new Veterans Memorial Bridge next to the existing, 56-yearold span. Construction began in 2010.

The new Veterans Memorial Bridge will be 15 feet wider than the existing bridge, growing in scale from 67 feet wide to 82 feet wide, according to the state's designs. The quarter-mile long bridge, which serves as a primary connector between Interstate 295 and Portland's West End, will feature a walking and bicycling segment separated from the driving lanes.

Traveled by more than 23,000 vehicles a day, the existing bridge is showing signs of age, Maine DOT

Jay Whittemore, site superintendent on the Veterans Memorial Bridge job site for Reed & Reed Inc. of Woolwich, is dwarfed by the bridge under construction across the Fore River. Crews are about halfway through the project to replace the existing bridge, which started last year. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Although state highway officials insist the bridge remains structurally sound and safe to cross, they also agree the bridge has outlived its usefulness and needs to be replaced.

The new bridge should open in the summer of 2012.

All piers of the new Veterans Memorial Bridge are up, and a massive berm, referred to as "mechanically stabilized earth," supports the Pan Am Railroad Bridge, arching over the Amtrak Downeaster rail line on the Portland side of the river, according to a Maine DOT project update.

Crews building the new bridge are using a grout mixer and steel cables, threaded through precast holes in the precast deck slabs, to fortify the bridge, Reed & Reed explained in a site tour Wednesday. A walk on the deck of the new bridge reveals small A safety ofďŹ cer walks onto the new Veterans Memorial Bridge connector gaps, spaces Wednesday linking Portland with South Portland. (DAVID CARKHUFF where the river below PHOTO) is visible. This is where the span. concrete will be poured between the Crews said summer weather has precast segments, creating a seamless cooperated, although last winter driving surface. Precast segments and proved difficult for workers on what an abutment still need to be laid on the state called its largest constructhe South Portland side to complete tion project of the year.

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Thursday, August 25, 2011— Page 9

John Trask crosses a walkway on the new Veterans Memorial Bridge Wednesday, where a gap remains to be filled on the driving surface. A crew of over 70 led by Reed & Reed Inc. of Woolwich has stayed busy attaching enormous slabs of concrete as the bridge takes shape. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Earthquake shakes Casco Bay Bridge; no damage reported

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Hundreds of feet above the Fore River, employees who oversee the opening and closing of the Casco Bay Bridge drawbridge felt the bridge shake when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Richmond, Va., shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday.

"We did have people feel it on the Casco Bay Bridge, but no damage," said Mark Latti, spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation.

Reed & Reed Inc. of Woolwich, contractor building the new Veterans Memorial Bridge upriver from the

Casco Bay Bridge and from the old Veterans Memorial Bridge, confirmed Wednesday that the quake did not affect components of the new bridge, based on surveying after the earthquake. Everything remained in its original position, so the new bridge was unaffected by the earthquake, the company reported.

In Buxton, Westbrook and South Portland, residents reported feeling the quake, according to posts on The Portland Daily Sun's Facebook page, and the shaking even was felt as far north as Brunswick, according to eyewitness reports.

Reed & Reed had the Veterans Memorial Bridge that’s under construction (left) surveyed to make sure nothing shifted during Tuesday’s earthquake.

The components had not moved, the company reported.

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are two ways to improve your family history. First, report it in the best light possible. And second, be aware that you are creating it with your current actions. Let them be noble, interesting contributions.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’ll make up for past mistakes with the good deeds you do today. You’ll be thoughtful, on time and ready to chime in with charming insights. You’ll be on your game.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You love the feeling that anything can happen. This morning, the possibilities open up because you make it known that you are willing to take a spur-ofthe-moment risk.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You believe in unseen things like wind, true love and the inherent kindness of the human spirit. You’ll continually look for proof of the existence of these forces and others.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Instead of merely fulfilling your obligation, you will think about how your mood and attitude affect others and will supply a good dose of enthusiasm and generosity of spirit.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 25).

You’ll cultivate an appetite for the finer things in life and will attract many opportunities to enjoy them. In September, you will gain greater control over your physical energy. You’ll reach a health-related goal by year’s end. A loving person will help you develop your potential. Your professional life will be a source of pride. Taurus and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 29, 41, 35 and 3.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re an expert organizer. You’ll arrange your environment in such a way as to make it easier to keep clean and orderly. It’s amazing what a few well-placed trash bins and shelves can accomplish.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You anxiously await someone’s decision, which will affect future events for you.

Whatever answer comes, there’s an advantage in it for you if you look for one.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll become deeply involved in a group in the weeks to come. This happens slowly as you participate in activities and learn more about the history of the group and its members.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You may tense up when you are diverted from your plans this afternoon. Tell yourself that it’s all going to be fine -and probably even better than what you originally wanted. Relax and go with the flow.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will enjoy the temporary reassignment of certain roles in your life. For instance, a sibling can be a good friend to you, your children can be your teachers, and your inner critic can also be a wonderful coach.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Collaboration is a tool for creativity. So is conflict. So when people try to get into your business or cause trouble, maybe it is the blessed event that will inspire your greatest masterpiece.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). No matter how well you plan what you’re going to say, in the moment, you’ll come up with something unexpected.

You resist being a puppet, even if you also happen to be the puppeteer.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2011. There are 128 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 25, 1944, Paris was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation.

On this date: In 1718, hundreds of French colonists arrived in Louisiana, with some settling in present-day New Orleans.

In 1825, Uruguay declared independence from Brazil.

In 1916, the National Park Service was established within the Department of the Interior.

In 1921, the United States signed a peace treaty with Germany.

In 1943, U.S. forces liberated New Georgia in the Solomon Islands from the Japanese during World War II. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure providing pensions for former U.S. presidents and their widows.

In 1960, opening ceremonies were held for the Summer Olympics in Rome.

In 1981, the U.S. spacecraft Voyager 2 came within 63,000 miles of Saturn’s cloud cover, sending back pictures of and data about the ringed planet.

In 1985, Samantha Smith, 13, the schoolgirl whose letter to Yuri V. Andropov resulted in her famous peace tour of the Soviet Union, died with her father in an airliner crash in Auburn, Maine.

In 2009, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died at age 77 in Hyannis Port, Mass.

One year ago: North Korea welcomed Jimmy Carter back to Pyongyang as the former U.S. president arrived to bring home Aijalon Mahli Gomes (EYE’-jah-lahn MAH’lee gohms), an American jailed in the communist country since Jan. 2010 for entering the country illegally from China.

Today’s Birthdays: Game show host Monty Hall is 90. Actor Sean Connery is 81.

Actor Page Johnson is 81. Talk show show host Regis Philbin is 80. Actor Tom Skerritt is 78. Movie director Hugh Hudson is 75.

Author Frederick Forsyth is 73. Actor David Canary is 73. Movie director John Badham is 72. Actor Anthony Heald is 67. Rock musician Danny Smythe is 63. Rock singer-actor Gene Simmons is 62. Actor John Savage is 62. Rock singer Rob Halford is 60. Rock musician Geoff Downes is 59. Rock singer Elvis Costello is 57. Movie director Tim Burton is 53. Actor Christian LeBlanc is 53.

Actress Ally Walker is 50. Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus is 50. Actress Joanne Whalley is 50. Actor Blair Underwood is 47. Actor Robert Maschio is 45. Actor David Alan Basche is 43. Television chef Rachael Ray is 43. Actor Cameron Mathison is 42. Model Claudia Schiffer is 41. Actor Eric Millegan is 37. Actor Jonathan Togo is 34. Actress Blake Lively is 24. Actor Josh Flitter is 17.

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Russian spacecraft crashes in Siberia after launching for international space station difficult choices.

While the station has adequate supplies, the Soyuz rocket that failed is similar to the ones used to carry crew members into orbit. With the retirement of the shuttles, the Soyuz rocket is the only transportation available at present.

The next set of three crew members is scheduled to launch to the space station in September.

Further, the Soyuz capsules in which the crew members ride also serve as lifeboats in case of an emergency, and the capsules are allowed to stay at the station for up to 210 days.

It means that three crew members will probably have to return to earth in one of the Soyuz capsules docked at the station by October at the latest.

Without replacements, that would leave only three people to operate the station, greatly reducing the time they can devote to running experiments.

If the problem drags on to the end of the year, the other three would also have to return to Earth, leaving the space station unoccupied.

Mr. Suffredini said the station can be operated

from the ground and stay in orbit indefinitely as long as there are no major failures and other cargo ships continue to fly — a Japanese one and a European one are scheduled to be launched next spring.

The Progress and Soyuz have proven reliable until now. Forty-three of the supply ships have successfully flown to the space station.

The problem with the Russian spacecraft could also play into the debate in Washington over the future of NASA. The space agency is counting on two commercial companies, Space Exploration Technologies of Hawthorne, Calif., and the Orbital Sciences Corporation of Vienna, Va., to begin cargo flights to the station, and the agency is looking to rely on companies to carry astronauts to orbit, a program called commercial crew.

Congress so far has placed more priority on financing a heavy-lift rocket for taking astronauts beyond low-earth orbit and has cut the amount of money that the Obama administration sought for the commercial initiatives.

— The New York Times

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A Russian rocket carrying three tons of food, fuel and other supplies for the International Space Station fell back to earth soon after launching on Wednesday.

It crashed in Siberia, and the thunderous impact rattled windows for 60 miles, the state news agency RIA Novosti reported, adding that there were no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.

The unmanned spacecraft, called Progress, lifted off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on top of a Soyuz rocket. A little more than five minutes later, the rocket’s third-stage engine shut down sooner than it should have, before the spacecraft had enough velocity to reach orbit.

The rocket’s failure will have little immediate impact for the six crew members at the space station. It is well stocked with supplies taken there in July by the last shuttle flight.

If a quick diagnosis and fix for the problem eludes Russian engineers, however, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the other agencies collaborating on the space station could face

CLASSIFIEDS ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I had a fabulous time in college. I was president of my sorority, a peer mentor at our advising center and active in many organizations. I also was granted many awards and honors. I loved rushing around with little sleep and juggling many things on my plate. Now my life is a different story.

I struggle with severe clinical depression and debilitating anxiety. After graduating, I took a job that pays well and I met a great guy. On paper, my life sounds pretty good. But my job makes me miserable, and I dread going into work.

There are few compliments and a ton of complaints. We work six days a week, which leaves little time to maintain friendships. When I get home at the end of the day, I feel like a failure, and all I want to do is curl up in bed. Downtime creates anxiety, which triggers my depression and leaves me crying all day.

I realize I cannot go back to the halcyon days of college and that it is unhealthy to keep looking backward. But I feel as if I am grieving for the life I used to have. How do I move on?

I am on antidepressants and am seeing a counselor, so I am working on treating my depression and anxiety, but I still feel hopeless. -- Wish There Was a Time Machine Dear Wish: The problem with having an idyllic life through college is that at some point you have to enter the real world, which isn’t nearly as supportive and affirming, and expectations are often unrealistic. If you have never faced true adversity and developed coping skills, it can be overwhelming.

You are on the right track. You know you can’t live in the past, and you are seeking help for your depression and anxiety. While you search for a more fulfilling job, please realize that overcoming a challenging situation can be tremendously rewarding, and each time you succeed, it will become easier and more satisfying. Hang in there.

Dear Annie: How do I get a 65-year-old male to shower and get a decent haircut? My husband retired from the Navy after 30 years of service, so he should know how to keep clean. It has been at least a month since he showered, and his hair hasn’t been trimmed since February. I can hardly stand this. -- Showerless in Sheboygan Dear Showerless: Many men become lethargic and depressed when they retire, especially if their identities are strongly tied to their jobs. A sudden lack of hygiene is also indicative of depression. The armed forces offer counseling services to retirees, although your husband may no longer be eligible. Contact militaryonesource.com (1-800-342-9647) to find out. Otherwise, please ask your doctor or clergyperson to refer you to someone who can help both of you deal with his sudden change in status.

Dear Annie: You printed a letter from “Lonely in the Deep Woods,” who was not interested in spending Sunday brunches with her grown children or her husband’s. She preferred to use the time to be with her husband alone. I completely agree with your advice. She should cherish that time with her husband, grown children and grandchildren.

Many years ago, my in-laws began having Sunday dinners with their three grown children and all the grandkids. We called it “lunner” because it was after lunch but before dinner. It has been so rewarding, and I wouldn’t give it up for anything. The adults update each other on what has been going on, and the grandkids get to know their cousins. It only takes a couple of hours.

My children have gotten to know their grandparents, aunts and uncles better, as have we. And it has created rich memories that my children will have forever. I hope when my kids marry, we can carry on the tradition. -- Sundays in Oregon

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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Yard Sale NORTH Conway Coin Show September 3rd 8-2pm, at North Conway Community Center, 2628 WM Hwy, on the common.

(802)266-8179 free admission.

SOUTH Portland Coin/ Marble Show- 9/24/11, American Legion Post 25, 413 Broadway, 8-2pm.

(802)266-8179. Free admission.

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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

‘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.

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.”

Yai Deng strolls near the Reiche Community School. Classes will begin on Sept. 6 for students in first through 12th grade in the Portland Public Schools. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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.

However a $5 donation to the Planet Dog Foundation (PDF) is always appreciated. www.planetdogfoundation.org

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.

Cultivating Community Twilight Dinner

History on the Eastern Promenade

Yappy Hour at Planet Dog

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

Peaks Island Council meeting 6:30 p.m. Eighth meeting of the year for the Peaks Island Council, at the Community Room. http://www.facebook. com/PeaksIslandCouncil

‘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

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 history. 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

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

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

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. see next page

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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.

termilk 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.

Finale of ‘The Wiz’

Free Family Play Time at Children’s Museum

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.

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

‘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 but-

The Peaks Island Council meeting is today at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Room. See www.facebook.com/PeaksIslandCouncil. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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 see next page

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Ocean Avenue Elementary School holds grand opening ceremony 4:30 p.m. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Ocean Avenue Elementary School will take place at the school, located at 150 Ocean Ave., Portland. The ceremony will include brief remarks by Mayor Nick Mavodones, Portland Superintendent James C. Morse, Sr., Portland School Board Chair Kate Snyder and Portland City Councilor Cheryl Leeman. Students, families, staff and community members are invited to attend. For more information, please call 874-8180.

Students from the former Clifford Elementary School moved into Ocean Avenue Elementary School last February. Beginning in September, the school will fully open to students from the Back Cove neighborhood. www2.portlandschools.org

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!

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

Saturday, Sept. 3 Ride in memory of 9/11 stops at Portland Fire Department

9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Two Wisconsin men on 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Meg Perry, 644 Cona motorcycle ride to honor military persongress St., Portland. A First Friday Art nel and those affected by 9/11. “Despite Walk exhibit at Meg Perry Center will a recent diagnosis of a brain aneuresym, feature both visual and musical art proWoody West of Wisconsin has organized duced by inmates from within correca 17-state, 15-day ride to honor rescue tional facilities throughout the state of workers and those who lost their lives in Maine. “There will be visual arts items the 9/11 attacks. During the ride, orgasubmitted by both adult prisoners from nized and joined by Terry Werdewitz, they Maine Correctional Center, Two Bridges will be stopping at the Pentagon, Ground Regional Jail, and Maine State Prison, Zero and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, as as well as from juveniles housed at Long well as visiting 19 local fire stations along Creek Youth Development Center. Items the route as a part of the Remember Rally will range from sketches and paintings patch exchange. Woody is a Viet Nam Vet. to wood crafts and quilts. Also on hand will be Guitar Doors — Instruments of Forgotton Wars is the First Friday Art They are inviting anyone along the way Change, a local nonprofit dedicated to Walk opening at Sanctuary Tattoo on to join them in their Ride To Remember, whether for one mile or a hundred.” The bringing music and music programming Friday, Sept. 2. (COURTESY IMAGE) ride will stop at the Portland Fire Departto those incarcerated. There will be CDs ment at 380 Congress St. in Portland. available and playing that are the origiwww.rememberrally.com nal compositions and recordings from inmates at the same facilities and more.”

Open House at the New Gloucester History Barn 9 a.m. to noon. The September Open House at the New Indian Trail in the Peaks Island Land Preserve Gloucester History Barn, Route 231 (behind the Town Hall), 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Indian Trail in the Peaks Island Land New Gloucester, will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. The spePreserve. “Join Ellen Mahoney, Island Institute Community cial exhibit this month will be photos and artifacts related Leadership Fellow, for a hike along the Indian Trail which to New Gloucester schools. The exhibit of historic vehicles weaves its way through the Parker Preserve on Peaks remains on display. Admission is free.

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 Unity hosts dog show Peaks Island.” http://www.trails.org/events.html 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Unity of Greater Portland, 54 River Road in Windham, will host the Second Annual Scoop Robbins Forgotten Wars at Sanctuary Tattoo Dog Show with Craft and Book Sale. If last year’s event 6 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening, at Sanctuary Tattoo. was any example, there should be fun for the whole family “The collected crypto-historical works of Graham Meyer, and plenty of prizes for the family dog. Lots of ribbons will Sarah Tarling Matzke and Christian Matzke chronicling the be awarded for such unusual categories as “Dog with the parallel antiquities of Forgotten Wars... The 1905 Invasion Longest Ears” and “Saddest Eyes.” Maggie the Beagle of Mars, and the 1913 Lantern Annexation of the Industrial has already announced her intention to attend and defend Empire of the East. Featuring portraiture, artifacts and illuslast year’s title for “Waggingest Tail.” Entry fee $5 per dog, tration curated in a museum-style exhibit. History is crafted; humans free. You do not need a dog to participate. For Speculation is an Art.” 31 Forest Ave. more info go to the dog show webpage at www.adevaSouthworth Planetarium full dome shows designs.com/dogshow/dogshow.htm or visit the church 7 p.m. The Southworth Planetarium is offering full dome website, www.unitygreaterportland.org. video planetarium shows starting on Sept. 2. “On Friday Irish genealogy/history roundtable nights in September, we will have a Full Dome Double Fea10 a.m. Irish genealogy/history roundtable at the Maine Irish ture at 7 p.m. and at 8:30 p.m. ‘Two Small Pieces of Glass’ Heritage Center. “Bring your lunch, genealogy, old photos, is a program about the history and science of telescopes. questions, etc. This is the center’s third monthly meeting of How have telescopes enabled astronomers discover the its kind. The MIHC will host a roundtable the first Saturday outer Universe? From Galileo’s little scope to the Hubble of every month.”

Space Telescope, we’ve used optical equipment to study the cosmos and its myriad wonders. ‘IBEX’ is a new show Portland Brew Festival about the probe which surveys the solar system’s outer noon to 8:30 p.m. Portland Brew Festival at the Portland edge. Where does the solar system end? What exotic Company Complex. “2011 is the inaugural year for the objects lurk around its periphery? Join us as we explore Portland Brew Festival, what promises to become one the nether edge of our own planetary system. A full dome of the jewels of summer in Maine. With three buildings show is an total immersion experience. Both shows encomfor exhibitors, over 75 varieties of regional craft brews, pass the entire dome. As opposed to traditional programs home-brewing supplies and demonstrations, the best in in which both static and moving images appear at various food, local music how could it really get better? But we locations, the Full Dome show is entirely digital video that realize after 3 1/2 hours of tasting-sized samples and a covers all 360 degrees above the audience.” www.usm. whole head-load of beer education, you’ll likely want to maine.edu/planet get out and get friendly with a full-sized pint or two and see how some of your new favorites stand up to your Portland Playback Theatre in the workplace favorite dishes. So we’re putting this whole craft beer7:30 p.m. CTN5, 516 Congress St., right next to MECA, $5 stravaganza right on the edges of Munjoy Hill and the Old at the door. Theme: What happened at work. “The workPort where you can meander into town after the fact and place is an epicenter of everything from ego-ridden chains get feel for these beers in a real-world context.” Organizof command to secret, perilous office romances. It can be ers are partnering with Sail Maine, a local nonprofit supa playground of imagination and purpose, or a wasteland of porting sailing in Maine at the grass-roots, community meaningless drudgery. And after work, we let loose and tell level. A portion of the proceeds of the event go to benstories - of what happened at work. Tell us a story from your efit community boating through Sail Maine. Also Sunday. workplace life and watch our team of improvisors immediwww.portlandbrewfestival.com ately play it back! Or just come to watch! Now in its sixth year, Portland Playback Theatre puts five talented actors at ‘Up Up, Down Down’ screening your disposal to replay the stories of your life. Learn more 7 p.m. A part of the St. Lawrence Arts Center’s Local at www.portlandplayback.com.”

Monthly Film Series. $5. “Don’t miss the premier screening of Portland filmmaker Allen Baldwin’s much anticipated LIT at Mayo Street Arts premier of ‘Up Up, Down Down’. This will be Portland’s 8 p.m. A literary happening curated by Portland poet and only screening and DVD release of the final theatrical vertheater reviewer Megan Grumbling. This month’s theme for sion so we hope that you come on down. In the works since LIT is an exploration of the works of Brecht, and dovetails 2009, ‘Up Up, Down Down’ is Baldwin’s most recent feawith Lorem Ipsum’s upcoming production of The Three ture length film; a coming of age story that tells the tale Penny Opera at Apohadion Theater later in the month. of a young couple of underachievers eating cereal, play$5-10 suggested donation. www.mayostreetarts.org. ing video games and facing the trials and tribulations of an Comedian Bob Marley unforeseen pregnancy. Featuring lead performances by Erik at the Landing at Pine Point Moody and Kristina Balbo. Written by Jeremy Stover and 8 p.m. “Our Labor day Weekend kickoff show is here again Allen Baldwin. Shot by Luke Pola.” Following the screening with the fabulous comic antics of Bob Marley. The Landon September 3rd will be a open table Q&A session with the ing at Pine Point is recognized as kicking off the Labor Day director and actors involved in the feature. Tix and informaweekend with a bang and what better way to do it than with tion: www.stlawrencearts.org the hilarious work of Mr. Marley.” The Landing at Pine Point, see next page 353 Pine Point Road, Scarborough.

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Sunday, Sept. 4 Lions Club breakfast on Peaks 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Lions Club breakfast at Greenwood Gardens, Peaks Island. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee, milk, orange juice.

Adult: $6 Child: $4. http://www. peaksisland.info/calendar_2011. htm#September

Paws in the Park at Payson Park

them. The course is specifically designed to help women survive situations in which their lives are in jeopardy. This class is open to all women, ages 13 and older, in the Greater Portland area who would like to develop real life defensive tools and tactics.” The Basic Self-Defense Course consists of a series of four classes and one scenario day. The class is scheduled for Sept. 6, 8, 13, and 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to noon (registration deadline August 31). All classes must be attended to complete the course. The classes will be held at the Portland Police Department, 109 Middle St. A donation of $25 for the course is suggested.

All donations support the Amy St. Laurent Fund, which sponsors the R.A.D. training.

Due to attendance issues, all donations must be paid prior to the first class (send checks to ASLF/PPD RAD Program, Portland Police Department, 109 Middle Street, Portland ME 04101). To sign up for the class or receive more information about Portland R.A.D., e-mail ppdrad@portlandmaine.gov or call 874-8643.

10 a.m. The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland’s annual fundraiser, Paws in the Park, is scheduled in a brand new location, Portland’s Payson Park. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the dog walk at 11 a.m. Each registrant will receive a gift for participating. There will be lots of fun festivities beginning at 10 am. There will be agility Portland mayoral election gathering demonstrations, pet items for sale, 7 p.m. The Portland Club, 156 State St., Portraffles, rescue groups, adoptable land. (Just down from the Longfellow statue dogs, animal communicators Sara on the right, before Mercy Hospital.)The event Moore and Jailene Fontaine, Reiki will begin in our grand ballroom with a photo demonstrations, micro-chipping op featuring all 20 candidates; following that and a host of other activities. Erin each candidate will be given two minutes Ovalle from WMTW 8 is honorto state why people should vote for them ary MC and WGAN’s Dynamic for mayor; following that the candidates will Duo Ken and Mike will serve as adjourn to individual tables with their names judges for the Cool Canine Conon them to host the public and the media for test held after the walk. Prizes will as long as they wish to; following that the be awarded to the team, child and candidates will be free to circulate throughout adult with the highest dollar value the mansion to interact with the public and in pledges. The proceeds will help the media.” No admission charge. Free parkprovide food, shelter, emergency, and preventative veterinary care, as Kevin Daley, West Paris, is one of the artists featured in the Black Frame Art Sale taking place Friday, Sept. 9 from ing at the rear of the building. well as provide new beginnings for 5 to 8 p.m. at the Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. (COURTESY IMAGE) the more than 4,000 animals who Wednesday, Sept. 7 Monday, Sept. 5 come through the shelter’s doors each year. To celebrate the ARL’s 100th Anniversary, this year there will also be a Southern Maine Children’s Chorus auditions 5K run which will precede the dog walk. The Furry Friends Toys-for-Tots Car Show 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Southern Maine Children’s Chorus 5K will begin at 9 a.m. (registration at 7 a.m.) and also be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Labor Day will be the third annual Toysis auditioning new members for its fall performance. Audiin Payson Park. To register and collect pledges for Paws for-Tots Car Show at Portland Motor Club. It is a joint effort tions will be held at Corthell Hall, University of Southern in the Park or The Furry Friends 5K visit the ARL website between all the car clubs in Maine (as opposed to being Maine, Gorham. Auditioning singers grades 12 and younger at www.arlgp.org. To sponsor, become a vendor or ask a hosted by one group) and usually attracts a couple hundred have the option of singing a prepared song or a familiar question contact the ARL Community Relations Director at classic and sports cars and hundreds more spectators. The song, such as “Happy Birthday.” The audition will also lmcghee@arlgp.org or call 854-9771, ext. 115. show is a “cruise-in” car show format so that there is no include singing back pitch patterns and a range check. The New Gloucester Community Market preregistration or entry categories. Cars line up and attendaudition will take approximately 5-10 minutes. Some pre11 a.m. Filled with a diverse selection of local products, ees walk around and enjoy the cars, the people and the vious choral group experience is recommended. Rehearsthe New Gloucester Community Market will be premieractivities as well as get a peak inside Portland Motor Club. als will be held on Wednesday evenings in Gorham. The ing on Sunday, Sept. 4. Music, a barbecue and raffle will The event starts at 10 a.m. and will wrap up at 2 p.m. with a University of Southern Maine School of Music administers add to the festivities on opening day. The Market will set parade of cars heading out to an area ice cream shop. Cars this program, with support from Macy’s. Find more informaup shop at Thompson’s Orchard, 276 Gloucester Hill Road, are welcomed after 9 a.m. at Portland Motor Club which is tion on the School of Music and its community programs at New Gloucester. There you will find products such as veglocated at 275 Presumpscot Street in Portland. This is a rain www.usm.maine.edu/music. To schedule an audition time, etables, bread, jams and preserves, eggs and dairy, meat, or shine event. or for more information, contact Marshunda Smith at marsplants, berries, herbs, soaps, alpaca yarn and wears, and hunda.smith@maine.edu. more. The Market will be held Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 Unity of Greater Portland Hosts World Day of Prayer p.m. and Thursdays from 2 to 6 p.m. and is slated to run Tuesday, Sept. 6 7 p.m. “Prayer is the most powerful instrument for through the end of October. For more information, contact change available in our world today. On Sept. 7 and 8, Noah Fralich, 232-1304, or norumbegafarm@gmail.com.

Students return to schools Unity of Greater Portland, 54 River Road in Windham, Portland Brew Festival, day two 8:55 a.m. Classes will begin on Sept. 6 for students in first will host a series of special activities that will focus the noon to 3:30 p.m. Portland Brew Festival at the Portland through 12th grade in the Portland Public Schools. Kinconsciousness of our community on the Annual World Company Complex. “2011 is the inaugural year for the dergartners will start school on Sept. 8. The normal daily Day of Prayer (www.worlddayofprayer.org), a world-wide Portland Brew Festival, what promises to become one of schedule is: Elementary schools: 8:55 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.; celebration affirming peace, abundance, and love on an the jewels of summer in Maine. With three buildings for middle schools: 8:25 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.; high schools: 8 a.m. individual and global level. This 18th annual event will exhibitors, over 75 varieties of regional craft brews, hometo 2:10 p.m.; West School: 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Portland involve people from 160 countries in a world-wide effort brewing supplies and demonstrations, the best in food, Arts and Technology High School (PATHS): Morning sesto uplift our world in shared prayer consciousness. This local music how could it really get better? But we realize sion — 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; afternoon session — 11 a.m. to year’s theme is ‘Together We Shine, we are channels after 3 1/2 hours of tasting-sized samples and a whole 1:30 p.m. Students are released one hour early on Wednesthrough which Spirit illumines the world.’” On Wedneshead-load of beer education, you’ll likely want to get out days from October through May. The PATHS schedule on day Sept. 7 at 7 p.m., Unity of Greater Portland will hold and get friendly with a full-sized pint or two and see how early release days is 8 to 10 a.m. (morning session) and 11 a service focused on Forgiveness, followed by a 24-hour some of your new favorites stand up to your favorite dishes. a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (afternoon session). The Portland Public prayer vigil. The prayer vigil will end at 6 p.m. on ThursSo we’re putting this whole craft beer-stravaganza right on Schools has added five more instructional days for studay followed by an hour of silence. At 7 p.m. on Thursthe edges of Munjoy Hill and the Old Port where you can dents this year, giving the district one of the longest school day, Sept. 8 will be the World Day of Prayer service which meander into town after the fact and get feel for these beers years in Maine. The additional days, spread throughout will feature prayers from many of the world’s religions. in a real-world context.” Organizers are partnering with Sail the year, were made possible by a new, three-year contract This service prepares the way for moving into a space Maine, a local nonprofit supporting sailing in Maine at the agreement between the district and the Portland Educaof open heartedness so we can be the channel through grass-roots, community level. A portion of the proceeds tion Association (PEA). Teachers gave up one professional which Spirit illuminates the world. After this service, we of the event go to benefit community boating through Sail development day and two days of personal professional will conduct a spirit-filled candlelight walk of the Unity Maine. www.portlandbrewfestival.com time. They also agreed to work two additional days at no labyrinth. The public is welcome to join the family of Unity cost to the district in order to have more time in the classHandmade Puppet Dreams Volume I of Greater Portland for any of these important events, room with students. www2.portlandschools.org 7 p.m. Film screening with intro/talk by filmmaker Tim sharing the belief that we can bring forth positive change LaGasse $7, Mayo Street Arts. “Tim LaGasse is a renowned in our world through affirmative prayer. We encourage Rape Aggression Defense Training puppeteer and filmmaker and we are thrilled to have him you to join us in this effort. For more information about 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This September, the Portland Police join us for the first screening in the four-volume HMPD Unity of Greater Portland or World Day of Prayer please Department will offer its Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) series produced by Heather Henson’s Ibex Puppetry.” contact our church office at 893-1233 or visit our web Training class. “R.A.D. provides women with the tools www.mayostreetarts.org site http://www.unitygreaterportland.org. they need to both avoid dangerous situations and escape