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Being jobless in Maine starts to wear for out-of-work theater professional

BY MICHAEL J. TOBIN SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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t's been said that "the hardest work in the world is being out of work" and after two months of unemployment and constant job seeking, I can confidently scream, "Yes, it is."

“I always say, ‘We all make choices’ and last March, I chose to close my business (Old Port Playhouse) because I was wearing way too many hats and it was a 24/7 job that was going to kill me,” writes Michael J. Tobin (ABOVE), noting that he has gone from successful business owner to executive director of an arts center to unemployed in three short months. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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As a member of Maine's unemployment rate of 7.8 percent from the month of June, I never imagined I would still be in that jobless percentile today. This unexpected (and unwanted) summer vacation is anything but relaxing, my days now filled with extreme frustration and stress as I search for someone — anyone — to say, "you're hired!"

I always say, "We all make choices" and last March, I chose to close my business (Old Port Playhouse) because I was wearing way too many hats and it was a 24/7 job that was going to kill me. Within days after closing, I was hired to become the executive director of a Center for the Arts with a good salary, benefits and normal working hours; life was good, a sign I had made the right decision to close the theater.

Two days short of my 90 days at the center, and with no notice, the board of directors eliminated my job (and several others) due

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to budget cuts. I was 48 years old and in shock that I had gone from successful business owner to executive director to unemployed in three short months. But, always seeing the "glass half full," I knew that I would be working within a week, maybe two, and all would be right within my world once again.

But, two months later, and I am still spending yet another long day in front of the computer, searching the continuously updated job sites, hoping that one of my way too many applications I've submitted will come through with a job offer.

On a recent trip to the employment resource center in Portland, I met some other people like me, their days and nights of stress and frustration imprinted on their faces. They all seemed to be of that 35 to 60 age bracket, some with degrees and many with long term job history that was eliminated for economic reasons. (They preferred their last names not be used.)

Nancy, who has been unemployed for eight months, bemoans the fact that "gone are the days of going 'business to business' selling yourself, able to ask face to face 'are you hiring' and handing over your typed written resume and references; now everything is done on-line."

Bob concurs: "On-line job searching is a full-time job in itself,

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Syria says it has ended revolt BEIRUT, Lebanon (The New York Times) — Syria’s state media broadcast stark images of the destruction in the besieged city of Hama for the first time on Friday, showing burnt buildings, makeshift barricades and deserted streets strewn with rubble, in footage that appeared designed to show that government forces had put down a rebellion in the city.

The images were unmistakably Hama, Syria’s fourth-largest city and a focal point of the five-month-old uprising that has left President Bashar al-Assad’s leadership isolated and weakened. They suggested the military had retaken control of a city

that, for two months, had wrested itself from under the government and enjoyed a measure of freedom unprecedented in four decades of authoritarian rule by the Assad family.

The reports by Syrian television and Sana, the official news agency, portrayed the army as Hama’s savior. The news appeared aimed at reinforcing the leadership’s message to internal opponents that they are regarded as armed insurrectionist gangs inspired by hostile foreign powers and will be dealt with accordingly. But the television footage of the wreckage in Hama also implicitly acknowledged that the violence there had been far

more serious than Mr. Assad’s regime has until now been willing to publicly admit.

It also underlined a legacy of the assault: Hama was remarkably peaceful after security forces withdrew in June. Violence only erupted when the government, fearing the momentum the city might provide the uprising, began its ferocious assault on Sunday.

Although government officials insist protesters were armed, not a single weapon was seen in the streets on a recent visit, an account confirmed by diplomats in their trips there. Barricades were set up, but only to block the return of the military and security forces.

Sudan: Three wounded peacekeepers die (The New York Times) Three Ethiopian peacekeepers who were wounded in a land mine explosion this week died while Sudan refused requests to let them be flown out of the region for medical care, the United Nations peacekeeping chief said Thursday.

Alain Le Roy, under secretary general for peacekeeping, said a convoy of Ethiopian troops deploying to the new United Nations

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U.S. economy posts stronger job growth in July In volatile trade,

BY MOTOKO RICH THE NEW YORK TIMES

The United States economy continues on a wobbly course, but there was a collective sigh of relief on Friday as the government reported that employers added slightly more jobs than expected last month.

The July gain, of 117,000, is hardly robust enough to produce a substantial change in the employment picture. Still, it is better than the previous months, whose job gains were revised slightly upward to 46,000 in June and 53,000 in May. After the early morning announcement, stocks see-sawed throughout the day, with investors vacillating between encouragement that the jobs number was not worse and disappointment that the world’s economies are not on firmer footing.

Europe, in particular, is struggling to control a debt crisis that began in its smaller countries and now threatens the much bigger economies of Italy and Spain. A flurry of phone calls among European leaders led to announcements in Italy and elsewhere that reforms would be speeded up. Those who have been waiting for the United States economy to kick into high gear took little comfort in Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department. Companies added 154,000 jobs in July, but state and local governments continued to backslide, shedding 39,000 jobs. The unemployment rate slipped a notch to 9.1 percent, from 9.2 percent in June, but that was mainly because some people had simply given up looking for work.

The news tempered, but did not silence, talk of a double-dip recession. “It gives us some temporary relief,” said Nigel Gault, chief United States economist at IHS Global Insight. “I suspect, though, that relief will probably not last too long as people refocus on what they think will happen in the future.”

Indeed, economists are now worried about the reduction in government spending outlined in the Congressional deal earlier this week to raise the country’s debt ceiling.

Deep divisions remain between the two political parties on how to cut spending further at a time when many analysts worry that the economy can ill afford it.Speaking at the Washington Navy Yard as he announced new programs for returning veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, President Obama called for Congress to extend the payroll tax credit and emergency unemployment insurance, measures that are scheduled to expire at the end of this

year.

“There’s no contradiction between us taking some steps to put people to work right now and getting our long-term fiscal house in order,” Mr. Obama said. “In fact, the more we grow, the easier it will be to reduce our deficits.”

Other signs that the recovery has slowed to a crawl are mounting. The Commerce Department reported earlier this week that consumer spending, which accounts for up to 70 percent of economic activity, actually declined in June for the first time in nearly two years. A closely watched survey of manufacturers showed that employment in July grew at a slower rate than in June and that new orders of factory goods actually fell. Companies like Merck, Cisco and Boston Scientific have all announced layoffs in recent weeks.

Housing prices are still extremely weak.

Jan Kokes, president of Kokes Family Home Builders, which creates residential communities for 55-and-over buyers in Ocean County, N.J., said that his staff had shrunk from a peak of 220 in 2007 to 87 now.

With average home sales down from 200 a year to just 30, he said, he has no plans to hire. “There really aren’t any jobs in the construction industry right now,” he said.

The typical precursors to increased hiring remained sluggish. Average weekly hours worked, which tend to rise as a sign that employers are maximizing their current staff, were flat in the latest month, and average weekly earnings nudged up only slightly.

In temporary work, which often ticks up as employers prepare to expand, there were no job addition in July.

Tig Gilliam, chief executive of the Adecco Group North America, said that while information technology, engineering and some other industry sectors were seeking more temporary workers, some others, like government and the mortgage industry, were not. “It’s the story of growers and shrinkers,” Mr. Gilliam said.

Austan Goolsbee, departing chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, said there was no question that rising oil prices and the shocks rippling out of the disaster in Japan had hindered United States growth and hiring.

But he said government’s role was now to give the private sector incentives to hire, calling for Congress to pass trade measures, set up an infrastructure bank and pass patent reform.

With extended unemployment benefits scheduled to expire at the end of this year, 13.9 million people remain out of work, 6.2 million of whom have been searching for jobs for six months or longer. An additional 8.4 million are working part time because they cannot find a full-time job, and 1.1 million have become so discouraged that they have stopped looking for work altogether. Including such people, the broader measure of unemployment was 16.1 percent in July.

In a sobering note, only 58.1 percent of the population is working, the lowest level in nearly three decades.

Mabel, a 54-year-old unemployed clerical worker in Pinetop, Ariz., who did not want her last name published for fear that prospective employers would look down on her, said she had been looking for work since being laid off in 2009. She is more frantic now as her unemployment benefits ran out in June.

“It’s like when you go and talk to people and ask, ‘Oh, do you have a job?,’ they say, ‘Oh no, my dear, we don’t have anything,’ ” she said. “ ‘Everything is so hard, it’s just the economy.’ I don’t know if anything is ever going to change.”

Since the recovery officially began two years ago, economists have been cautioning that it would take years to get back to full employment, given the depth of the financial crisis. With options for government aid now severely restricted by the political environment, said Steven Ricchiuto, chief economist at Mizuho Securities U.S., “once you’ve frittered away all your opportunities, all that’s left is time.

Wall Street ends the week mixed

Stock indexes on Wall Street bounced around like a yo-yo on Friday, a day after they lost 4 percent of their value.

After a quick sigh of relief on betterthan-expected jobs numbers at the opening, Wall Street moved lower as fears continued to hang over markets that the United States and Europe were not doing enough to counter their economic problems.

But then stocks moved up after indications that high-level conversations among European leaders were making progress in addressing investor concerns.

The stock market continued on the positive side after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy said his country would “accelerate measures” in an austerity program, with the “aim of a balanced budget in 2013.”

He also said the Group of 7 industrial nations would meet within a few days. And Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, said approval for the rescue package for Greece, that was finally agreed last month during a special summit of euro zone leaders, would be speeded up.

The three major Wall Street indexes were all over the map at the close, just as they were during the day. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 60.93, or 0.54 percent, to 11,444.61.

But the broader Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index was off less than a point to 1,199.38. The Nasdaq composite, meanwhile, was down 23.98 points, or 0.94 percent, to 2,532.41.

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Dealing with Redistricting For several days, the top of my right foot had been itchy. Normally during the summer months, it’s a sign of the old athlete’s foot. But this was deeper, a bone itch that was just disturbing.

Then today I figured it out. I haven’t given the governor any kicking around in the last few weeks, and my body was going through withdrawal. Not planning on kicking someone while they are down, mind you, but I just can’t think of a better time to kick someone.

A press release came in about the congressional redistricting thing that we have going on. In that, Governor LePage announced “A bipartisan commission of seven ––––– Republicans, seven DemoDaily Sun crats and one independent Columnist moderator has already begun the process of redistricting.”

Train wreck, meet the process of bipartisan redistricting. The process is always a rancorous one, the last time ending up before the Maine Supreme Court. You get characters like this in a small room, and they have a hard time agreeing on what to put on the pizza.

Bob Higgins

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The wrong worries It’s not just that the threat of a double-dip recession has become very real. It’s now impossible to deny the obvious, which is that we are not now and have never been on the road to recovery.

For two years, officials at the Federal Reserve, international organizations and, sad to say, within the Obama administration have insisted that the economy was on the mend.

Every setback was attributed to temporary factors — It’s the Greeks! It’s the tsunami!

— that would soon fade away.

And the focus of policy turned from jobs and growth to the supposedly urgent issue of deficit reduction.

But the economy wasn’t on the mend.

Yes, officially the recession ended two years ago, and the economy did indeed pull out of a terrifying tailspin. But at no point has growth looked remotely adequate given the depth of the initial plunge. In particular, when employment falls as much as it did from 2007 to 2009, you need a lot of job growth to make up the lost ground. And that just hasn’t happened.

Paul Krugman ––––– The New York Times Consider one crucial measure, the ratio of employment to population. In June 2007, around 63 percent of adults were employed. In June 2009, the official end of the recession, that number was down to 59.4. As of June 2011, two years into the alleged recovery, the number was: 58.2.

These may sound like dry statistics, but they reflect a truly terrible reality. Not only are vast numbers of Americans unemployed or underemployed, for the first time since the Great Depression many American workers are facing the prospect of very-long-term — maybe permanent — unemployment. Among other things, the rise in long-term unemployment will reduce future government revenues, so we’re not even acting sensibly in purely fiscal terms. But, more important, it’s a human catastrophe.

And why should we be surprised at this catastrophe?

Where was growth supposed to come from? Consumers, still burdened by the debt that they ran up during the housing bubble, aren’t ready to spend.

Businesses see no reason to expand given the lack of consumer demand. And thanks to that deficit obsession, government, which could and should be supporting the economy in its time of need, has been pulling back.

Now it looks as if it’s all about to get even worse. So what’s the response?

To turn this disaster around, a lot of people are going to have to admit, to themselves at least, that they’ve been wrong and need to change their priorities, right away.

Of course, some players won’t change. Republicans won’t stop screaming about the deficit because they weren’t sincere in the first place: Their deficit hawkery was a club with which to beat their political opponents, nothing more — as became obvious whenever any rise in taxes on the rich was see KRUGMAN page 5

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Relax. Here are three easy ways to fix Congress Okay, we’ll need to recap the week before moving into a quick review of the Big Ideas to Fix Everything.

First, the congressional debate over a a national debt ceiling managed to tank our fragile economy while raising the question: We have a national debt ceiling? Who knew that the greatest country on earth depends on the exact same process as hitting your VISA limit on vacation and calling for more credit?

Suddenly it was like Casey Anthony was elected to the House. The Super Bowl doesn’t get this level of 24/7 news coverage, and it generates real news. Then we find that Congress didn’t get around to funding the FAA, including the safety inspectors. They put some sort of quick fix on that, no doubt when they realized it was time to fly home for vacation.

Then the stock market crashed on fears of recession and widespread speculation that the U.S. had lost it’s mind.

Then the New York Times and CBS News surveyed Americans to discover that 82 percent see Congress as the top culprit in the debt sanfu. Four in five said it was more about gaining political advantage than doing what’s right for the country, apparently confirming our fears that one in five Americans now works directly for Congress.

Of course, Congress is in that strange group of ironic cultural icons where we might collectively disapprove of the group but totally exempt OUR member from the outrage. Like parents discovering their kid was among a rampaging teen gang, we figure our congressional delegation was just visiting the party anyway, or perhaps led astray

by The Others who lack adequate parental supervision or perhaps suffer from sugar addiction.

“I knew it was a mistake to let our delegation hang out with those Tea Party kids, staying up late and reading the Constitu––––– tion out loud in somebody’s basement,” we say.

Usually How else to we explain why, Reserved with those disapproval ratings, we keep returning mostly incumbents to the halls of power? If Congress was a TV series it would get bumped by late-night infomercials touting kitchen miracles. By last Friday, you half-expected to channel-surf past Nancy Grace and see an Amber Alert for the Constitution.

All this is particularly galling to those of us who have actually figured out the answers. You see it in the eyes of the flat-taxers and health care reformers and, well, me. I’m totally different from the crazies out there because my solution is multiple choice.

Pick any one of these and we’re back on track.

We could just make any of these changes, our national nightmares will end.

1. Jury-pool Congress. Face it, this elected government thing has pretty much run its course.

The founding fathers clearly had their doubts, eliminating direct democracy in favor of electing representatives to make the tough calls. How’s that workin’ out for ya?

I say if jury selection is good enough to decide if somebody goes to jail or even if they live or die, it’s certainly good enough to decide COLA formulas for supplemental program administration. This would work just like current juries – pull the names from anyone who still maintains a driver’s license and if they can’t come up with a doctor’s excuse, off they go for a full term.

2. Buy Congress back. Hey, if the process is really “for sale,” let’s get a bid in. Kick salaries to

Curtis Robinson

a million bucks a year, provide upscale housing and pay the people running the country exactly like we’d pay people who are actually qualified to run a country. Make the public broadcast airwaves free to qualified candidates for national public office. At minimum, we’d run up the cost for anyone bidding against us.

3. My favorite: Let the parking people do it. At a time when we are losing faith in most of our institutions — turning education over to charter schools, watching regulatory agencies cave in to Big Oil, writing Congress off by a margin of 4-to-1, watching our poor president age like a time-lapse video — the parking folks rock on, a marvel of functioning civil service.

Name me a major city where that’s not true?

You may hear people complain that they can’t find a cop when they need one; they’ll never say that about a parking official.

In Portland, the tough but fair parking patrols contribute something like $4 million to the city’s coffers. Nobody thinks they slack off. If they ran Wall Street like they patrol Congress Street, the crooks would get the boot faster than you could get more quarters from the friendly corner grocery.

So just switch them around. Granted, if Congress did parking tickets we’d have delivery trucks triple-parked on I-95 while the subcommittee on lane-change regulatory oversight debated financial disclosure rules for its pending ethics probe, but that seems a small price to pay for a return to Glory.

Otherwise, Casey Anthony starts to look good.

What’s her home state again? Florida.

Perfect.

(Curtis Robinson is founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun. See his monthly interview show on CTN-Channel 5.)

It’s finally time to get serious about solving the economic crisis KRUGMAN from page 4

suggested. And they’re not going to give up that club.

But the policy disaster of the past two years wasn’t just the result of G.O.P. obstructionism, which wouldn’t have been so effective if the policy elite — including at least some senior figures in the Obama administration — hadn’t agreed that deficit reduction, not job creation, should be our main priority.

Nor should we let Ben Bernanke and his colleagues off the hook: The Fed has by no means done all it could, partly because it was more concerned with hypothetical inflation than with

real unemployment, partly because it let itself be intimidated by the Ron Paul types.

Well, it’s time for all that to stop. Those plunging interest rates and stock prices say that the markets aren’t worried about either U.S. solvency or inflation. They’re worried about U.S. lack of growth. And they’re right, even if on Wednesday the White House press secretary chose, inexplicably, to declare that there’s no threat of a double-dip recession.

Earlier this week, the word was that the Obama administration would “pivot” to jobs now that the debt ceiling has been raised. But what that pivot would mean, as far as I can tell, was proposing some minor measures that would be

more symbolic than substantive. And, at this point, that kind of proposal would just make President Obama look ridiculous.

The point is that it’s now time — long past time — to get serious about the real crisis the economy faces. The Fed needs to stop making excuses, while the president needs to come up with real job-creation proposals. And if Republicans block those proposals, he needs to make a Harry Truman-style campaign against the donothing G.O.P. This might or might not work. But we already know what isn’t working: the economic policy of the past two years — and the millions of Americans who should have jobs, but don’t.

The redistricting issue in Maine isn’t worth drawing a line over HIGGINS from page 4

So in the spirit of generally attempting to improve the political climate in Maine, I had an idea. The Gov won’t take it, but on reflection he could see the deviousness of the plan.

Just play turtle. Give the “other side” what is called a “white mutiny,” also known as “malicious obedience.”

For those unfamiliar with the term or the tactic, here it is in a nutshell. You follow every suggestion or order you are given, to the letter. Don’t put any thought into it, just do exactly what is asked. This, when done correctly, leads to chaos.

Take the loyal opposition members, all seven of them, and ask them to come up TWO redistricting proposals so even handed, they won’t care which one you pick. Kind of like a divorce set-

tlement, where the assets could be divided into two equal piles. Tell members on your side of the aisle not to obstruct, but to go along with whatever the other side comes up with.

Before long, with the seven “D’s” on the committee, you’ll be looking at seven different plans.

The entire argument involves moving roughly 4,334 voters from the northern district 1 to us down here in the deep south. As far as congressional districts go, that isn’t a huge change. For a gubernatorial seat or a Maine House/Senate seat, those numbers are huge.

But as far as congressional district representation goes, it’s hardly a blip at .33 percent difference.

I can hear the screaming already, and see the veins in the neck bulging, but hear me out.

When the inevitable cries of “GERRYMANDER-

ING!” and “ELECTION RIGGING!” come flying from the corners, you could just smile. You could explain how the other side drew up the districts, you just signed off on it with the rest of the legislature. If they re-designed a district against their own interest, well, that just proves that your plan for a bipartisan solution worked.

Funny how that would work.

There are issues worth drawing a line over, but the issue of redrawing the lines isn’t one of them. Before anyone gets upset about redistricting, everyone involved should take a minute and ponder that.

On a personal note, Congratulations Curtis & Michelle. Fair winds and following seas.

(Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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Over 150 people applied— you were in the top five JOBLESS from page one

And when your health insurance alone costs over $500, it's impossible to live on.

I admit that my pride gets in the way of practicality. I know I should just "take anything" because some money is better than no money, but my pride refuses to let myself work at some minimum wage fast food place and ask those same people who came to the theater I owned, "would you like fries with that?" (with no offense to those that do). I have 30 years of professional experience in the arts and nonprofits all over the country and I have been a successful leader, administrator and educator — I never dreamed that I'd be rolling coins to put gas in my car.

My first interview for an admin position was hopeful until I walked in and the woman gasped, "You're Michael Tobin, you owned the Old Port Playhouse I loved going to — I can't hire you." Stunned, I replied, "Um, why not?" (ready to file a discrimination suit for being, well, me) to which she exclaimed, "I don't want to offend you by the $8.75 wage I can offer you." Seriously, $8.75?! Another position I interviewed for went beautifully, to the point where, in my mind, I was already picking out decor for my office. But after a very long waiting period of silence, I finally called them to find out that "over 150 people applied for this position and we went with someone else. But

meaning you spend hours filling out their applications and then attaching your cover letter, resume and three or more letters of reference to some job posting that doesn't even list who the actual employer is. I am a damn engineer and I'm willing to work retail for poverty wages."

I sympathize. I am in the arts, my resume is not typical so I have to make sure my cover letter sells me well since I don't have the opportunity to do that myself. Every time I hit the "send" button, I never know if my materials were actually ever received and, even more frustrating, there is no way to follow up. My career is now in the hands of some unknown cyber secretary or floating in the proverbial black hole circular file.

Of the hundred and more jobs I've applied for since June, I have received acknowledgement from less than 15 percent in return. The rejections were short and professional, each one like a Taser gun to my self esteem. I've actually come close to getting hired by a couple of possible employers but it's hard to compete against other unemployed people with Masters and Ph.D.'s who are after the same $12 admin job you are.

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I have 30 years of professional experience in the arts and nonprofits all over the country and I have been a successful leader, administrator and educator — I never dreamed that I’d be rolling coins to put gas in my car. you were in the top five!" That's like telling your kid you can go into the candy store but you can't have any candy.

Sarah shares, "I've been networking so much that people see me coming and run the other way. I've even lied on my resume just to see if it made any difference. It didn't.

I've contacted business owners and pitched ideas about how I could contribute to their success, creating my own position within their business. Nothing. I am so tired of the rejection and it affects every aspect of my life."

Adam says, "So many of these on-line ads are scams. I have had responses that have asked me for my personal information, including my Social Security number. I feel sorry for those really desperate people who don't even give it a thought and just send their number because they want to work so bad."

Nancy adds, "And now, some employers are even doing a credit check on you. Yes, my credit sucks — I've been unemployed for eight months and barely able to pay my bills. So, hire me so I can fix it!"

"It's the waiting that kills me," says Sarah, "I wish employers realized that people like us are sitting by the computer just hoping to hear that familiar 'you've got mail.'

People who are doing the hiring should at least take two seconds to send a generic note of 'thank you but no thank you' — at least then I would know my resume was received and looked at."

Adam, who was a teacher for 16 years, angrily says, "Our government needs to take all the billions they are spending on wars and helping other countries and focus right here on the U.S. Give me some of that money so I can feed my kids and pay the rent.

I want to work so put some of that money back into education so I can!"

"It makes me so mad that sports stars are yelling because they aren't getting hundreds of thousands, if not millions, a year to catch a damn ball," Adam adds. "Where is the justice in that? Why is one NFL player making more than our entire education budget in the state of Maine? It's all very, very wrong."

So, after two months of being jobless, I'm thinking about self employment again, "creating my own fortune." I've got some really good ideas (even in this challenging economy) but talk myself out of them — eight weeks of unemployment and rejection has caused this once fearless dreamer who turned his ideas into reality, to doubt himself and his abilities.

My positive attitude and self worth slowly diminishes as each day ends and another unemployed one begins.

The stress of being a one-income family is taking its toll on my partner and our relationship. Three months ago I was a prominent member of the arts community, what the hell happened?! I've begun looking outside of the area for work, not wanting to leave Maine but fearing no other choice if I don't find something soon.

The economy is getting worse and so is my attitude.

"I'm 35 years old," says Bob, "and I can't even get a waiter job. I was offered one job hauling 75-pound boxes, working 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., and guess what they wanted to pay me?

Minimum wage! I didn't know rather to laugh or punch the guy out. Potential employers have us by the balls but I refuse to be castrated for their benefit."

Sarah adds, "I am 56 years old. I worked 35 year for the same company and they got rid of me — or as they called it, downsized. What they did was flush my 35 years down the toilet without a thought and keep all the young twenty-something's who will work for a quarter of what I was making. It's wrong and I'm very angry!"

I don't know what the universe has planned for me, the Gods have not given me a sign (or at least one that I recognize, other than tightness in my chest as I check my bank balance). I know I should be (and I am) thankful for having a loving, caring and supportive partner, a roof over my head, food on my table and great friends (many of the unemployed are not so lucky) but I also realize that, to succeed in today's job market (or lack thereof), I must think outside the box and use my creativity to achieve my success. To stay positive, assertive and remember that if I want something bad enough, I must do anything and everything to get it. Hell, I'm an actor and the world is my stage, I just have to create my own job opportunities ... or find somebody who thinks I'm great enough to be part of their business.

As one friend said to me when I was asked to write this piece, "The Gods just gave you the ultimate networking gift, a newspaper article on being unemployed — hopefully some employer will be reading it while sipping their coffee behind some large desk and realize that you are the person they've been looking for." Hmmm. "Maybe" (I reply with a big, smile and a positive thought to get me through the weekend).

"Maaaaaaybe."

(Michael Tobin lives in South Portland and has 30 years of professional administrative and creative experience in the arts, nonprofits and business. He can be reached at tbigdog2@ aol.com.)

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Ellen Sanborn, the city’s finance director, said she’s planning to sell $25 million in new 10-year bonds later this month. Proceeds from that debt sale, which is scheduled for Aug. 16, will be used to pay off existing debt.

Although rates change daily, Sanborn is hoping the new debt will yield less than 3 percent interest, compared with the existing debt, which yields between 4 and 5 percent.

Indeed, if rates come in at or below 2.5 percent, the city will save upwards of $1.3 million in interest payments over the next 10 years. The city’s bond rating is Aa1, according to the ratings firm Moody's, which is considered high grade and very secure.

“This will probably be one of the last times we can get this low of a rate,” Sanborn said this week, adding that she expects bond yields will rise in the coming months.

The city “regularly” looks at its $260 million in outstanding debt periodically to see if their are opportunities to refinance, Sanborn said. And over the past few years, while rates have been historically low, the city has been able to experience substantial savings.

The bonds targeted for this refinancing are mostly 20-year capital improvement financing bonds that

“This will probably be one of the last times we can get this low of a rate,” Ellen Sanborn, the city’s finance director, said this week, adding that she expects bond yields will rise in the coming months. were issued in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

The city’s bond lawyer recommends that the debt refinancing proposal be approved by the city council, which is expected to vote on the measure Aug. 15.

Sanborn said the city is not issuing any more debt than what is already owed, and that the repayment term will not be extended beyond its original date.

Some of the money generated from this month’s planned bond sale will be held in escrow for up to 18 months. That’s because some of the bonds aren't eligible for repayment until 2013 or 2014.

In most cases, the city can’t refinance its bonds until they are at least 10 years old, and cannot retire the debt ahead of schedule, Sanborn said.

The council is expected to approve the plan.

Councilor John Anton, who chairs the council’s Finance Committee, called the proposal a “good thing” because it lowers the interest cost of the existing debt.

Casey Conley can be reached at casey@portlanddailysun.me or 699-5815.

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Commission to hold public hearing regarding possible Civic Center vote

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Cumberland County Commission is hosting a public hearing in Portland Monday night to discuss a tentative $33 million renovation proposal for the civic center.

The commission will meet to hear from residents on the proposal and discuss the issue before voting during its regular monthly meeting on whether to approve putting the item on the ballot as a bond referendum in November.

The public hearing is the commission’s fourth and final meeting on the issue.

The hearing is slated for 5:30 p.m. at the Peter J. Feeney conference room in the Cumberland County Courthouse.

Eight local schools recognized for healthy eating programs Eight Portland schools were recognized for promoting healthy eating and physical activity by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Portland Public Schools officials announced Friday that a delegation of school district staff will attend a White House reception and award ceremony, hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama, at a date to be announced.

The schools applied for the Healthier US School Challenge award in the winter and recently received bronze awards.

“Maine’s approach to the award was unique and incredibly effective,” said Heidi Kessler, school nutrition manager at Let’s Go!, a nonprofit that facilitated the pro- Michelle Obama gram.

“Each school director brought important ideas to the table to address common challenges,” she said,

“such as only having about $1 per student to deliver nutritious meals on a tight budget that kids will eat and enjoy.”

Portland’s food service director worked with school nutrition directors to identify ways to boost nutritional value in lunches as part of the program.

The schools recognized for the achievement are East End Communty, Hall, Longfellow, Ocean Avenue Elementary, Peaks Island, Presumpscot, Reiche and Riverton schools.

Eighteen Maine schools received the Bronze Award this summer, local school officials said.

Nationwide, less than 2 percent of schools have met the Healthier US School Challenge.

City takes aim at soft drinks with new obesity initiative City officials will unveil Portland’s new obesity prevention campaign Monday, taking special aim at soft drinks and sweetened beverages.

Mayor Nicholas Mavodones will be joined by the director of the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital Ambulatory Care Clinic, Dr. Steve DiGiovanni, to kick off the new campaign.

Public service announcements will be featured on buses, newspapers and TV informing residents of the health risks of sweetened Mavodones beverages.

“Our children represent the first generation whose life expectancy is projected to be less than their parents, and we have a responsibility to educate and arm families with the tools they need to make the choices that allow them to live healthy and active lives,” said Mavodones.

A 20-oz soda is the equivalent to drinking 16 packets of sugar, or 250 calories, city officials said.

In 2010, Portland received a $1.8 million grant to implement obesity programs.

The mayor will be promoting the new program in City Hall at noon.

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To our founding editor Curtis Robinson and to Michelle Morel, congratulations and much happiness.

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DAILY CROSSWORD TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

by Lynn Johnston

By Holiday Mathis is another story. Take it slow.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You will be a bit more impulsive than usual and likely to take a chance that you wouldn’t have dared take only a few days ago. The reasons feel far less relevant than the bold feeling inside you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

People are stubborn now, and you won’t be able to force them according to your will. However, a certain amount of hocus-pocus may work to distract them into doing exactly as you prefer.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You will be asked difficult questions by someone you would love to impress.

Perhaps there is financial incentive involved. Keep your answers brief and relevant.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You will meet people who love to talk about themselves and also people who won’t open up at all. You have a talent for bringing out the best in both types today.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). In today’s rude cell-phone-centric environment, basic manners will give you an edge. It’s so easy. Don’t use your phone while dining, driving or conversing with others.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (August 6).

This year, you’ll increase your breadth of knowledge and your understanding of your subject of study. You’ll be hailed for your intelligence, as well as your ability to relate well to others. September brings transformation. Relationship success leads to a special accomplishment in December. Aquarius and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 20, 16, 25 and 18.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You want to move in exciting circles, so it should come as good news that your own inner circle is the most riveting place to be these days. The action and drama will be nonstop into the weekend.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are playing a highly competitive game.

The winner will be the one who has the advantage of a supportive team. It begs the question: How supportive is your team?

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You will be meeting new people. In some roundabout way, you’ll be asked to give a brief summary of your life thus far. You usually have an answer ready, but lately you find that your story is changing.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have strong feelings about current issues, and you want to express them.

Finding the right forum will be key to maintaining your happiness. Share when you are likely to be in agreement with like minds.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be once again in a position to entertain others. You’ll also be in a comfortable and adventurous mood, so depart from your usual bag of tricks and develop some new material.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll challenge yourself to fulfill a new role.

Stay confident in your abilities. Someone may be more technically qualified than you are, but you are still the best one for the job.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your eye contact signals strength and confidence, which is why someone is irresistibly attracted to you. Whether or not this will be a good relationship for you

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2011. There are 147 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 6, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov became the second man to orbit Earth as he ßew aboard Vostok 2, call sign ÒEagleÓ (hence TitovÕs repeated exclamation over the radio, ÒI am Eagle!Ó).

On this date: In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire went out of existence as Emperor Francis II abdicated.

In 1825, Upper Peru became the autonomous republic of Bolivia.

In 1890, convicted murderer William Kemmler became the Þrst person to be executed in the electric chair as he was put to death at Auburn State Prison in New York.

In 1911, actress-comedian Lucille Ball was born in Jamestown, N.Y. In 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the Þrst woman to swim the English Channel, arriving in Kingsdown, England, from France in 14½ hours.

In 1945, during World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. In 1978, Pope Paul VI died at Castel Gandolfo at age 80.

In 1986, William J. Schroeder (SHRAYÕdur) died after living 620 days with the Jarvik 7 artiÞcial heart.

In 1991, the World Wide Web made its public debut as a means of accessing webpages over the Internet. TV newsman Harry Reasoner died in Norwalk, Conn., at age 68.

One year ago: In a stunning announcement, Hewlett-Packard Co. said it had ousted CEO Mark Hurd after an investigation of a sexual harassment complaint found that he had falsiÞed expense reports and other documents to conceal a relationship with a contractor.

Today’s Birthdays: Jazz musician Charlie Haden is 74. Actor-director Peter Bonerz is 73. Actress Louise Sorel is 71. Actor Michael Anderson Jr. is 68. Actor Ray Buktenica is 68. Actor Dorian Harewood is 61.

Actress Catherine Hicks is 60. Rock singer Pat MacDonald is 59. Actress Stepfanie Kramer is 55. Actress Faith Prince is 54.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Randy DeBarge is 53. Actor Leland Orser is 51. Country singers Peggy and Patsy Lynn are 47. Actor Jeremy Ratchford is 46. Country singer Lisa Stewart is 43. Movie writer-director M. Night Shyamalan is 41. Actress Merrin Dungey is 40. Singer Geri Halliwell is 39. Actor Jason OÕMara is 39. Singer-actor David Campbell is 38. Actress Vera Farmiga is 38. Actress Soleil Moon Frye is 35. Actress Melissa George is 35. Rock singer Travis McCoy is 30. Rock musician Eric Roberts is 27.

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Officers guilty in Katrina shootings Scientists: water is flowing on Mars fire on two families. James Brisette, 17, and Ronald Madison, 40, were killed and four others gravely wounded.

Prosecutors charged the officers with immediately beginning a coverup, and the jury agreed, finding those four defendants as well as retired Sgt. Arthur Kaufman guilty on charges of obstructing justice, fabricating witnesses, lying to federal investigators and planting a firearm at the scene to bolster the story.

The defendants face potential life sentences.

— The New York Times

Shifting dark streaks on the surface of Mars are signs that water is flowing there today, scientists said Thursday.

The possible presence of liquid water is certain to revive speculation that Mars is teeming with microbial organisms. The recipe for life, at least as we know it, calls for liquid water, carbon-based molecules and a source for energy.

There is plenty of ice on Mars, but the chemical reactions for life come to a halt when water freezes.

High-resolution photographs taken

by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance

Orbiter, which arrived at Mars in 2006, show fingerlike streaks up to five yards wide that appear on some steep slopes in the planet’s late spring.

These streaks grow and shift through summer, reaching hundreds of yards in length before they fade in winter.

One crater had about 1,000 streaks.

But finding streaks is not the same as finding water. An instrument on the Mars orbiter capable of detecting water has not found any, but that might just mean that the amount of water in the flows is too little to be seen.

— The New York Times

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I taught my children that they were never to take or touch something that didn’t belong to them. You ask permission first. Good grief. -- J.P. Dear J.P. We received quite a bit of mail from readers who thought grabbing the bacon was worse than hitting the child.

Granted, the child should have been reprimanded about her manners, but under no circumstances should Maureen have hit her niece (or anyone else).

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Saturday, Aug. 6 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race 7:30 a.m. The 14th annual TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race will host a race day field of 6,000, including many of the top world-class runners as well as the best in Maine and New England. TD Bank is the title sponsor of the race founded by Joan Benoit Samuelson, the 1984 Olympic gold medalist and Maine’s most recognizable athlete. In addition to TD Bank, the title sponsor, other major corporate partners this year include Hannaford, Poland Spring, MaineHealth, Fairchild Semiconductor, Nike, Northeast Delta Dental, Wright Express and WCSH6.

Runner drop-off is at the Gull Crest Fields parking lot a half mile from the intersection of Spurwink Road and Route 77.

Look for flaggers to direct you. Runners are required to be at the start line by 7:30 a.m. This year’s race beneficiary is Day One (www.day-one.org), a non-profit agency providing substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare programs for Maine youth. The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, will provide a cash donation of $30,000 to the organization, which will also benefit from fundraising activities and publicity through its association with the race. For additional information about the race, visit www.beach2beacon.org or call the race hotline at (888) 480-6940.

Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Old Orchard Beach Salvation Army will hold a large indoor sale at The Salvation Army Tabernacle on the corner of Union Avenue and Sixth Street in Old Orchard Beach. Items for sale include home-made baked goods, handcrafted items, books, household goods, jewelry, miscellaneous items, as well as a coffee break and lunch menu items. Proceeds of the sale will be used to assist with various projects and programs which will benefit many individuals located in the community, as well as funds will support the World Mission Program. For further information, call 934-4381.

Clothing Swap Shop 9 a.m. to noon. Elm Street United Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. 799-0407. www.elmstreetumc.org “We have clothing for all ages and sizes. Come donate, swap, or take as needed. Enter through the door on Chapel Street, down a few stairs, turn left and follow the signs.”

Set sail on the Schooner Wendameen 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Join Maine Historical Society for a sail on Casco Bay on board the historic Maine schooner Wendameen. Jim Millinger, Portland Harbor historian, former MHS Trustee, and Casco Bay Lines skipper, will be our host, and will provide a narrated tour of the harbor’s past and present. The 88-foot Wendameen, designed

by John Alden, one of America’s most celebrated yacht designers, was built in East Boothbay in 1912. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Help the crew raise the sails, take a turn at the wheel, or just relax and enjoy the talk and the scenery. This program is a perennial favorite and sells out quickly. Space limited. Registration required.

Please call 774-1822. Fee: $40; members: $35.

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse tours 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse announces private tours and group tours at the lighthouse on Fort Road, South Portland. Saturdays and most Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. www.springpointlight.org.

John McDonald at Freeport Shakespeare Festival 1 p.m. “What do popular Maine humorist John McDonald and William Shakespeare have in common? Why, they’re both at the tops of their field in storytelling, of course! Come find out for yourself how McDonald’s traditional Down East tales will fare against the bard’s on Saturday, Aug. 6, when he performs as part of the Freeport Shakespeare Festival at L.L. Bean. His act is scheduled for 1 p.m.” McDonald, who performs regularly around New England, is the author of “A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar” and “Down the Road a Piece: A Storyteller’s Guide to Maine,” both published by Islandport Press. For more information about the books, contact Islandport Press at 846-3344, email at info@islandportpress.com or write to Islandport Press, P.O. Box 10, Yarmouth, ME 04096. For more information about the Freeport Shakespeare Festival, go to www. freeportshakespearefestival.org.

A Sultry Evening Burlesque & Dance benefit 7:30 p.m. “Don’t miss this sultry summer evening filled with collaborative and solo dance acts from all your favorite Portland Maine dance and burlesque groups! This performance is a benefit for St. Lawrence Arts Center. Come support local performers and a great non-profit venue for the arts all at the same time. Featuring acts from Atomic Trash!, Vivid Motion, Whistlebait Burlesque, The Dirty Dishes Burlesque Revue, Grace Glamour, Candy Sprinkles, Little Boy Broadway, Gia Juana, Shirely Temptation, Lord Byron, Sapphie Rain, Suzette Jolie and more! With special guest MC ‘Gay

As the Freeport Shakespeare Festival continues, the mainstage production of “Twelfth Night” is featured at L.L. Bean Discovery Park in Freeport. Here, an actor performs in “The Tempest” in 2010. (COURTESY PHOTO) Jay’ and his own maid of many talents ‘Kitty De Light.’”

After-party to follow. Tickets are $10 advance/ $12 at door. $10 advance/$12 at door. Tickets for this performance are now on sale through www.stlawrencearts.org.

Freeport Shakespeare Festival 7:30 p.m. The Freeport Shakespeare Festival becomes a major Maine festival in only its second year of production.

Over 2,500 people attended in 2010. This year, the Freeport Shakespeare Festival features three different productions, three locations and a total of 25 performances over an 18-day period. An estimated 12,000 people will attend one or more of these shows. On Thursday, July 28, a threeweek production of “Before Bill” kicked off the festival at the new Freeport Factory Stage, located in downtown Freeport at 5 Depot St. Visit www.freeportfactory.com for details. Then, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, the mainstage production of “Twelfth Night” opened at L.L. Bean Discovery Park. Audiences can choose from 10 nightly free performances from Aug. 2 through Aug. 12 (no performance on Monday, Aug. 8). Visit www.freeportshakespearefestival. org for schedules.

‘Before Bill’ at Freeport 8 p.m. The second Freeport Shakespeare Festival production, on the Freeport Factory Stage located at 5 Depot St. in downtown Freeport, will be the New England premiere of “Before Bill: A Comic Romp through Medieval Times,” directed by Andrew Harris. Opening on July 28, the play will run Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons through Aug. 14. www.freeportfactory.com

Sunday, Aug. 7 WMPG Dance Cruise noon. Enjoy electronic beats on Casco Bay to benefit WMPG Community Radio. With special guests DJ’s Corbin, ATOMIK, Jen Popgirl23, Secret Weekend, Tim D and JonEK@T; Portland’s popular DJs and Casablanca Cruises have joined up to create the Second Annual electronica dance benefit for WMPG’s Power Up! campaign.

Last year’s Dance Cruise was beautiful, loud, fun and by far one of the best parties of the summer! So we’re doing it all again! Bring your friends, sunglasses, and get ready to dance and party. The boat leaves the dock located at 6 Custom House Wharf for an afternoon of music, light hors d’ouevres and dance. Tickets are $20, available at any Bull Moose Music location and online at www.wmpg.org or right at Harbour’s Edge on the day of the cruise. This event is 18 plus with ID, 21 plus for alcoholic beverages with ID.

‘The Bully Show’ 1 p.m. UU Theater presents “The Bully Show.” “This hilarious play by Brian Guehring, awarded by the Kennedy Center for the 2002 New Visions/New Voices National Forum, challenges us to reconsider our assumptions about bullies and to realize the consequences of bullying. The

audience actually participates in this family-friendly show for all ages.” The show will performed at First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St., across from Dairy Joy. Tix $5. Parking; accessible. FMI 783-0461 or www. auburnuu.org.

‘History of St. Dominic’s Church, First 100 Years’ 2 p.m. Matthew Jude Barker, historian at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, will present this Duchas lecture series installment, at the center. 34 Gray St. www.maineirish.com/

Party Barge 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hot August Night, On a Boat, aka Party Barge. $15, 21 plus. “Peapod Recordings and HillyTown Presents, in association with SPACE Gallery, bring you Hot August Night, On A Boat, aka Party Barge. Remember last year’s boat party? Here it is again, with more rock ‘n roll for yr seafaring ways. Things start off with the pastoral electric indie post-folk of if and it, a reprise performance by the ever-fluctuating brilliance of Tyler Jackson’s Foam Castles, punched out by Huak’s lovely discordant DC-isms, garage popped by Mango Floss, and closed with a set from Portland noise pop ingénues Metal Feathers. Plus special guest DJ Cutlass. A sunset ride with your closest rock pals and a healthy supply of booze. Perfection. Board at Casablanca Cruises, 18 Custom House Wharf in Portland.”

Monday, Aug. 8 Law Enforcement Explorer Academy 8 a.m. The Portland Police Department is receiving applications for its third annual Law Enforcement Explorer Academy. With sponsorship from the Boy Scouts of America, the academy is a “mentally challenging, rigorous 50-hour course open to young adults, ages 14 to 20, who are interested in the field of law enforcement as a potential career.

Members will attend regular meetings, participate in a ridealong program, receive situational and law enforcement instruction, participate in physical fitness exercises, and much more.” The Academy will begin Monday, Aug. 8 at 8 a.m. and will conclude with a graduation ceremony, where cadets will earn their Portland Police Explorer Badge Friday, Aug. 12 at 4 p.m. at the Portland Police Station. For more information about the program or to apply to be an explorer, contact Senior Lead Officer Tim Farris via email, or Senior Lead Officer Ray Ruby via email.

Bayside Bowl Nonprofit Night to benefit True North 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Bayside Bowl in Portland will host True North for their Aug. 8 nonprofit night and donate 5 percent of the day’s revenue from bowling and food sales to support True North’s integrative health care research and education programs. True North is a nonprofit integrative health care and research organization. The event will include a 50/50 raffle. The event will be held at: Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St., Portland. 791-BOWL (2695). www.baysidebowl.com see next page

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Improv workshop with James Grace 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Improv workshop with James Grace, the Artistic Director of the iOWEST Theatre, has performed written, produced and directed comedy for the stage, web, television and film. Cost $ 40. Only 20 participants allowed.

899-3993 or www.Lucid stage.com

MECA Master of Fine Arts lectures 6:30 p.m. Each summer, the Master of Fine Arts program at Maine College of Art invites guest artists, curators and scholars to participate in the curriculum. All visiting artists deliver a free public lecture in Osher Hall at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 8: Lisi Raskin; Raskin handcrafts whimsical recreations of military command centers. This summer the MFA’s Moth Press is also releasing Mapping the Intelligence of Artistic Work; An Explorative Guide to Making, Thinking, and Writing by Anne West. West is an educator, writer and independent curator. She teaches in the Division of Graduate Studies at Rhode Island School of Design, where she supports students across disciplines in conceptualizing and writing their master’s thesis. www.meca.edu/mfa

Tuesday, Aug. 9 Samuel James acoustic blues; free concert series in Portland noon to 1 p.m. With a full schedule of diverse free events, there is something for everyone to enjoy each week in downtown Portland. Post Office Park, Congress Square and Lobsterman’s Park provide perfect venues for live music, talented local performers and activities for kids.

Whether during a lunch break or with the kids, downtown Portland’s free events are not to be missed.

Weekday Performance Series — Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m.

Enjoy your lunch outside and be entertained by Portland’s best talented performers! Congress Square: Aug. 9, Samuel James acoustic blues. A roots troubadour of the highest order, James will sing you a song with raw, sweatpouring soul, all the while playing the guitar with such commanding virtuosity you’ll swear he’s reinventing it. Then he’ll tell you a story enrapturing you to the point where you’ll almost forget he’s a musician. Aug. 16, West African rhythms with Annegret Baier. Annegret Baier will present West African rhythms and songs on authentic drums and percussion instruments! Brought to you by WPXT, WPME, WHOM, mainetoday.com, raisingmaine.com For more information and a full schedule of free summer events visit portlandmaine.com or call772.6828.

Nagasaki Commemoration in Post Office Park noon to 1 p.m. “Peace Action Maine and Pax Christi Maine will co-sponsor an hour long commemoration of bombing of Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II. In addition to readings of poetry, prayers and the sounds of a Buddhist meditation bowl, music will be provided by Ted Musgrave. The event is scheduled to end at 1 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend this moving event and to rededicate ourselves to the abolition of the stockpiling of nuclear weapons and the keeping of nuclear weapons on alert status. We hope to educate the participants about the current status of efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles and Comprehensive Nuclear Test Band treaty. For more information, contact Wells Staley-Mays at 409-0778 or e-mail him at guide.freedomtrail1850@yahoo.com.”

Wednesday, Aug. 10

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum is a nonprofit museum and cultural center housed in the 1888 Fifth Maine Regiment Memorial Hall. Its mission is the preservation of Civil War and local history. To that end the museum offers a wide variety of lectures, concerts, tours, youth education programs, and community activities. Membership is open to the public. For more information call 766-3330 or email fifthmaine@juno.com.

Pulled: Members Reception 5:30 p.m. This event is open to SPACE and PMA Members only and is free, all ages. “Together with the Portland Museum of Art we are hosting a member’s preview of Mike Perry’s new exhibit Pulled, with a slide talk and a book signing where Mike will be hand screen printing directly on the books! This event is open to SPACE Gallery and PMA members only. Pulled will be available in the Museum Store along with some of Mike’s earlier books.”

Thursday, Aug. 11 United Maine Craftsmen’s Cumberland Arts & Crafts Show at the Cumberland Fairgrounds 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In its 42nd year. “Show your local support, Buy Maine Made! Join us for the largest craft show in Maine, featuring over 250 of Maine’s talented artisans. On Saturday, help us feed Maine’s hungry and ‘Stuff the Truck’ for the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Donate and receive a free admission pass for Sunday. On Sunday purchase local produce from the Farmer’s Market. Free Parking, Food Vendors, Rain or Shine. Admission: $4, children under 12 free.

Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Road Cumberland. Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com

Concert at Fort Allen Park: The McCarthys 7 p.m. “We’re putting the band back in the bandstand at Fort Allen Park!” In July and August, Friends of the Eastern Promenade scheduled seven Thursday evening concerts.

The McCarthys (Country Rock). Sponsored by Kemp Goldberg Partners. Other concerts: Thursday, Aug. 18 — Banda di Nepi (Community Band from Italy). Sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center.

The Femme Show 8 p.m. The Femme Show returns to Portland for a one-night only engagement at the Mayo Arts Center at 10 Mayo St., Portland. Tickets are available for $12 in advance, $15 at the door. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/183293. Local guests will include The Dirty Dishes, Miss Amy Rain, Lisa Bunker and Ms. Gingerita. “The Femme Show is queer art for queer people, with a variety of diverse perspectives on queer femininity that can be thoughtful, sad, funny, sexy, and fun. In October of 2007, the first-ever Femme Show sold out and received rave reviews from audience members who called it ‘wild, raw, transparent, and unique,’ and ‘a fantastic, funny, powerful show.’”

Friday, Aug. 12 Portland High School — Fall 2011 Sailing Team 5:30 p.m. Registration is now open. Friday, Aug. 12: Registration deadline at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29: Practice begins for all sailors. Tuesday, Sept. 6: Tryout period. Sailing is a varsity, co-ed Portland HS sport open to Portland and Casco Bay High School students from grades 9 -12. For more information about registration, practice, cost, scholarships, call PHS at 874-8250. Visit SailMaine website: http:// sailmaine.org/ for High School Sailing Program information.

Bowling with the Sea Dogs

St. Peter’s Four-Mile Road Race

10:30 a.m. to noon. The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, have partnered with The Big 20 Bowling Center and 99.9 “The Wolf” to host “Bowling with the Sea Dogs” to benefit the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. The bowling event will take place at the Big 20 Bowling Center in Scarborough. The registration fee to bowl with the Sea Dogs is $25 per person and $100 for a team of five. Bowlers may register online at www.seadogs.com and www.999thewolf.com.

7 p.m. Annual four-mile Road Race. Register online at www.baystateevents.com. Also the Clarion Hotel, 1230 Congress St., Portland, 2.7 miles from the start, is offering rooms for $150 for up to four people for a “runner’s special.” 774-5611

WENA picnic 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The annual West End Neighborhood Association picnic is planned; festivities will take place on the Salem Street block between Brackett and Clark streets.

Grill will be located in the driveway at 30 Salem. www.

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7:30 p.m. Illustrated program by Gerald Prokopowicz, former Lincoln Scholar, Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, Ind. Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, 45 Seashore Ave., Peaks Island. Admission is $5. “Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most compelling figures in American history. Join Dr. Prokopowicz for an interactive evening of frequently asked questions about this popular and revered president. The

‘Tough Island: True Stories from Matinicus’ 7 p.m. Crash Barry will read from his novel, “Tough Island: True Stories from Matinicus, Maine” at Longellow Books.

“The new collection of gritty true stories by Crash Barry, Bollard columnist and author of “Sex, Drugs & Blueberries” details his stint as a lobsterman on Matinicus, a fishing community off the coast of Maine notorious for its hardliving, big-hearted characters. During his two years on the island, Crash discovered that despite being 20 miles out to sea, Matinicus was a microcosm of modern American society. In ‘Tough Island,’ Crash tells true stories from his time there, tales of love, sex, hate, violence and death in a place of idyllic and breathtaking beauty.” http://longfellow. indiebound.com

Open Mic/Poetry Slam in Auburn 7:15 p.m. Open Mic/Poetry Slam. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Free. FMI 783-0461 or www. auburnuu.org.

Saturday, Aug. 13 Tour de Merrymeeting Bay 8 a.m. The Rotary Clubs of Brunswick and Topsham present the ninth annual Tour de Merrymeeting Bay. Noncompetitive bicycle rides featuring rides of 25 and 50 miles around scenic Merrymeeting Bay in the Midcoast of Maine. Free post ride BBQ for all participants. Proceeds of the event benefit the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s Head of the Tide Park in Topsham. For more information or to register, contact Town of Topsham Parks & Recreation, 100 Main St., Topsham, 725-1726 or online at www.topshammaine. com/pnr.

‘March Back to School in Style’ 9 a.m. A Walk and Fashion Show to Benefit the March of Dimes takes place at the Maine Mall. The March of Dimes, Maine Chapter announces a premiere event, “March Back to School in Style,” hosted by the Maine Mall. Participants are invited to register at www.marchforbabies.org to join the morning festivities in support of healthy babies. Following a loop at the Maine Mall, guests will be treated to a back-to-school fashion show in Garden Court. Hosted by Mrs. Maine, Tina Hendricks, the Mall March is sponsored

by Newick’s Restaurant and Key Bank. The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com or nacersano.org. “Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.”

‘Support Our Own’ Motorcycle Run 10 a.m. The Dirigo Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 618 of Lewiston will host the first annual “Support Our Own” Motorcycle Run at the New Auburn Social Club located at 7 Second St. in Auburn. The event is open to the public. Cost for the ride is a donation of one item to the cause. Breakfast will be held at the Social Club from 10-11 a.m. Riders will depart at 11:30 a.m. with stops at the New Gloucester Eagles, the Windham Eagles, the Gray American Legion and the Past Time Club. The ride ends at the Lewiston Eagles at 5 p.m. where there will be a pig roast free to the riders and $5 for non-riders with music from the live band 4Play. Items acceptable for donation include disposable razors, shaving cream, toothpaste, tooth brushes, deodorant, soap, tampons, etc. No Aerosol cans are permitted. Any cash donations for the project will be used to buy additional supplies.

The Dirigo Eagles has maintained a presence in the Lewiston community since 1904 and currently hosts nearly 500 Aerie members. For information, contact David Veinott at 713-2484 or call Gail Pelletier at 212-2905.

Eighth annual Southern Maine Pagan Pride Day 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The eighth annual Southern Maine Pagan Pride Day will celebrate Southern Maine’s Pagan Community at a new location at The Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco & Biddeford in Saco. Admission: One nonperishable food item to benefit Saco/Biddeford UU Food Pantry.

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Saco & Biddeford is located at 60 School St., Saco. FMI: www.mainepaganprideday.org.

Native American Pow Wow in Gray noon. On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14, the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray will be the extremely popular “‘Honor The Animals’ Native American Pow Wow.” Representatives from several Maine and New England tribes will be at the park for two full days with native dancers, drummers, craft vendors, singers and traditional food booths. Special events will be presented throughout each day. The Friends of the Maine Wildlife Park will be staffing a B-B-Q lunch on both days, with all proceeds to benefit the wildlife park. Music will include performances by Black Thunder, Hard Times (from Canada) and Mountain Spirit. A traditional Wikki travel shelter, with numerous Native American and Colonial artifacts, will be available for viewing each day with Ken Hamilton, a Maine 17th and 18th century woodland living historian, interpreter and blacksmith.

For more information about any of these programs, please call the Maine Wildlife Park at 657-4977; or visit online at www.mainewildlifepark.com, www. mefishwildlife.com or on Facebook.

Western Cemetery walk 2 p.m. Matt Barker, historian at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland, will lead a Western Cemetery walk; meet at the MIHC library at 1:30 p.m. Suggested donation: $10.

Bayside Neighborhood Block Party 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Bring your lawn chair to the Bayside Neighborhood Block Party, in parking lot next to Dyer’s Variety, Portland St. Music, food and more! Sponsored

by Bayside Neighborhood Assoc., Preble Street, Wayside Soup Kitchen, Goodwill, Lost Coin Café, G&R DiMillo’s, City of Portland and Rickey’s Tavern. see next page

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86th Annual St. Peter’s Bazaar/Street Festival 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. August 13 and 14, Annual Italian Street Festival, 72 Federal St. Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Annual raffle, win up to $2,000. Games for the entire family! 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, pasta dinner w/salad and beverage ($8 Adult/ $5 children under 16). http://stpetersbazaar.eventbrite.com

Sunday, Aug. 14 Unity features Peter Canova, Quantum Spirituality 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. “Are we living in a giant hologram?

Guest speaker Peter Canova will explore this and many other haunting possibilities at Unity of Greater Portland, 54 River Road in Windham. This exciting workshop, Quantum Spirituality, will explore such topics as: The suppressed story of early Christianity; the secret teachings of Jesus; Mary Magdalene and the lost women of the Church; the ancient Mystery Schools; Gnosticism; quantum physics; the illusory nature of our universe as a holographic play of light; the meaning of consciousness; Jungian psychology and Gnostic parallels. At the end of WWII, the Gnostic Gospels were unearthed in the Egyptian desert. These scrolls are not only revising our Judeo-Christian history, they are slowly transforming our entire spiritual perspective. The recovered texts portray the origins of Judaism and Christianity as the Western branches of a radically feminine oriented Universal spiritual tradition that links our religious history to the mystical core of every major faith in the world. Peter Canova’s talk examines how the writings of the ancient mystics foreshadowed quantum physics and Einstein’s theory of relativity in describing the creation of the universe, the origins of humanity, and the nature of our reality. ... A love offering is requested. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to explore new paradigms in religious thought.” For more information about Unity or Peter Canova, call 893-1233 or visit www. unitygreaterportland.org.

Memorial mass in the Western Cemetery 1 p.m. The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division 1, Portland, will celebrate a memorial mass in the Western Cemetery. This will be the 12th anniversary of the dedication of

the Memorial Stone, originally dedicated Aug. 15, 1999. The Memorial Stone is in memory of the early Catholics, predominantly Irish, who are buried in the “Catholic Ground.”

The Hibernians placed the Memorial Stone to honor the 1,000 individuals, most of whom were in unmarked graves, and many of whom came from Ireland during and after the Great Hunger in Ireland in the 1840s, resulting from the potato crop failure. The annual mass will be followed by a reception at St. Patrick’s Church on Congress Street. All are welcome. In case of rain, the mass will be held at St. Patrick’s. The Western Cemetery is located at the corner of Danforth and Vaughan streets.

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Wednesday, Aug. 17 Linda McConnell in Falmouth via Skype 7 p.m. Linda McConnell, the beloved librarian from Australia, will make a come-back appearance at the Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth via Skype. “As part of the Library’s summer travelogue series, Linda will be coming to us live from Melbourne, Australia to talk to us about living and traveling in her native land.” 781-2351.

Kalever Rebbe, Holocaust Survivor, in Portland 4 p.m. The public is invited “for the exciting, upcoming visit of the Kalever Rebbe to Portland. The Kalever Rebbe is a Holocaust Survivor, world renowned for his inspiration, wisdom, advice and blessings. The rebbe is a direct descendant from the great sages who studied under the Baal Shem Tov, the Master of the Great Name — centuries ago. For 30 years the Rebbe has met with people of all ages and denominations in over 50 countries. Hundreds of thousands have been uplifted and motivated by his advice and words of inspiration. The Kalever Rebbe will be visiting Portland accompanied by some of his Chassidim. The students of the Kalever Rebbe have been quietly helping our community beautify our local mikvah. The Mikvah — Mikvat Shalom — is run by an incredible group of people who dedicate their time and efforts to promoting the important mitzvah of mikvah in Maine. Shaarey Tphiloh, 76 Noyes St.

Tuesday, Aug. 16 West African rhythms with Annegret Baier noon to 1 p.m. Post Office Park, Congress Square and Lobsterman’s Park provide perfect venues for live music, talented local performers and activities for kids. Whether during a lunch break or with the kids, downtown Portland’s free events are not to be missed. Weekday Performance Series — Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m. Enjoy your lunch outside and be entertained by Portland’s best talented performers! Congress Square: Aug. 16, West African rhythms with Annegret Baier. Baier will present West African rhythms and songs on authentic drums and percussion instruments! Brought to you by WPXT, WPME, WHOM,

Thursday, Aug. 18 Concert at Fort Allen Park: Banda di Nepi 7 p.m. “We’re putting the band back in the bandstand at Fort Allen Park!” In July and August, Friends of the Eastern Promenade scheduled seven Thursday evening concerts.

Banda di Nepi (Community Band from Italy). Sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center.

Crash Barry at Bull Moose in Scarborough 7 p.m. Maine author Crash Barry will read from and sign copies of his new book “Tough Island: True Stories From Matinicus, Maine” at Bull Moose in Scarborough, 456 Payne Rd. Tough Island will be available for the reduced price of $11.70 as a first edition hardcover. “The gritty memoir provides a guided tour of a unique society inhabited by resourceful individuals and scoundrels. Barry tells stories of danger and drugs, sex and violence, death and sorrow, all unfolding in a landscape of breathtaking beauty.”

More information about Crash Barry and his work can be found at http://crashbarry.com.

‘Passion of the Hausfrau’ in Freeport 7:30 p.m. 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; “comedic genius” declares the Portland Phoenix. Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St. Freeport. Aug. 18-Aug. 27. 7:30 p.m. Thurs. through Sat., and 2 p.m. on Sunday. see EVENTS page 20

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Saturday, Aug. 6 Guster, Ra Ra Riot moved to the State 7 p.m. State Theatre Presents, Guster and Ra Ra Riot, moved from Ocean Gateway to the State Theatre: Guster, Ra Ra Riot. Guster has became one of the most successful bands to hit the U.S. East Coast scene — through relentless touring and humorous stage banter with the crowd, the band has developed a strong grass-roots fan base which spread rapidly with a strong presence on the Internet. To observe Ra Ra Riot on stage is to observe a joyful experience in progress, somehow both intensely fun and just plain intense. $32.50 advance/$35.50 day of show. www.statetheatreportland.com

Bob Weir at the State Theatre POSTPONED 8 p.m. State Theatre. Bob Weir show is postponed. www.statetheatreportland.com

When Particles Collide, FaceCrimes, Theodore Treehouse at Bayside Bowl 8 p.m. When Particles Collide, FaceCrimes, Theodore Treehouse at Bayside Bowl, 58 Adler St., Portland. “When Particles Collide is a guitar and drum duo steeped in mid 90’s indie rock, late 70’s art pop-punk with a hint of folk. Simultaneously strong willed and vulnerable vocals supported tightly locked rhythms.” http://baysidebowl.com/

An Evening with Boreal Tordu and Round Mountain 8 p.m. More than a revival, Boreal Tordu’s music represents a continuation of musical traditions passed down from the Acadians, the Québécois, and the unique French-speaking people of the the Republic of Madawaska and milltowns all over New England. One Longfellow Square. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

The Blue Lobster Troupe 8 p.m. “The Blue Lobster Troupe” concert. The BLT is a community chorus open to anyone with a desire to sing.

Tickets $10 call 899-3993 or www.LucidStage.com

Tuesday, Aug. 9 Kotzschmar Organ Summer Series 7:30 p.m. Kotzschmar Organ Summer Series featuring James Jones (organ) & Anita Cirba (trumpet.) “James Jones is quickly establishing a much deserved reputation as one of America’s premier young organists. Recent solo organ recitals include “Music for a Great Space” at Christ Methodist in Greensboro, NC, the prestigious Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, and at the Arizona Musicfest in Scottsdale, Ariz. Anita Cirba is Principal Trumpet of the Winston-Salem Symphony, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Carolina Chamber Symphony, and Co Principal Trumpet with The Arizona Music Festival. Anita graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Music Degree and earned her Masters Degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music.” https://tickets.porttix.com/public/show. asp

Group Hug, Spencer Albee 8 p.m. Group Hug, Spencer Albee at Port City Music Hall. Door: $2. Presented by Shipyard Brewing Co. & The Portland Phoenix. $2 cover/ 2 bands/ $2 beer specials.

“Spencer Albee, musician, producer and front man of the Maine-based rock band, Space Vs. Speed; also Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia, As Fast As and keyboardist and backup singer for the band Rustic Overtones. Group Hug is hip hop group rooted in soul and funk. All original beats live mpc’s during shows.”

Thursday, Aug. 11 Leclair, Vaughan Williams and Mendelssohn 8 p.m. The Portland Chamber Music Festival is a local, community-based organization that has gained an outstanding regional and national reputation since its founding in 1994. The festival brings nationally recognized artists to Portland to present a wide range of classical chamber music, including the music of living composers. Pre-Concert Lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz begins at 7 p.m. Abromson Community Education Center, University of Southern Maine (Portland Campus), 88 Bedford St. www. pcmf.org. Individual Tickets: $25

Friday, Aug. 12 ‘2+2=JIVE’ Jazz Concert on Peaks Island 7:30 p.m. Kevin Attra & Ronda Dale + Heather Thompson & Sam Saltonstall performing jazz standards and more at Brackett Church on Peaks Island. Set list includes “Mood Indigo,” “Skylark,” “Lullaby of Birdland,” “Paper Doll,” “Born To Be Blue,” “Night & Day” as well as “Spooky,” “Fever,” a Velvet Underground tune, a couple of instrumen-

tals, a puppet, four-part harmonies, duets; piano, guitar, bass, percussion. Show is by donation. Brackett Memorial United Methodist Church address is 9 Church St., Peaks Island. For directions to Brackett: myspace.com/wheeedoggieband or call 766-5013

Tommy Bazarian: CD Release 8 p.m. One Longfellow Square.

“Tommy Bazarian and the Rhythm Rug is a folk/rock band from Falmouth, Maine. This show marks the release of their first collaborative album, A Trick of the Light, recorded over the last six months at Shadow Shine studios in Portland.

Singer/Songwriter Tommy Bazarian’s first album, ‘A Million Suns,’ was also released at One Longfellow last June to extremely positive reviews. It will be the group’s final show before many of its members depart for school in the fall.” www. tommybazarian.com

Saturday, Aug. 13

Tonight’s Guster show originally scheduled at Concerts on the Waterfront at Ocean Gateway has been moved to the State Theatre. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Beethoven, Lee Hyla and Faure 8 p.m. The Portland Chamber Music Festival is a local, community-based organization that has gained an outstanding regional and national reputation since its founding in 1994.

The festival brings nationally recognized artists to Portland to present a wide range of classical chamber music, including the music of living composers. Pre-Concert Lecture with composer Elliott Schwartz begins at 7 p.m.

Taj Mahal at the State 8 p.m. State Theatre. Composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. www. statetheatreportland.com

Mary Fahl at One Longfellow 8 p.m. One Longfellow Square. “Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer/songwriter who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the mid-1990s cult band October Project, an East Coast folk-rock/adult alternative outfit that recorded two poetic albums for Epic: its self-titled debut album of 1993; and its 1995 encore effort, ‘Falling Farther In.’” www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Tuesday, Aug. 16 The Steve Slagle Quartet 8 p.m. One Longfellow Square. “Steve Slagle was born in Los Angeles, California where he got his first saxophone and later attended Berklee College of Music in Boston on a DownBeat scholarship. One of his first gigs, at the age of 18, was in the Stevie Wonder Band, in Boston. ... A member of BMI, Steve’s publishing company - Slagle Music - has a long list of original compositions. His sax quartets are published by Advance Music and Mingus Big Band arrangements are published by Hal Leonard as well as currently played by the MBB.” www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Wednesday, Aug. 17 Encore Music Creations jazz recital at Cathedral Church of Saint Luke 7 p.m. “Encore Music Creations presents a young and ambitious trio of musicians from the prestigious Eastman School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music in an exciting concert at the beautiful Cathedral Church of Saint Luke in Portland. ... Encore Music Creations has moved audiences at venues ranging from cathedrals and country churches to private homes in the United States and abroad, sharing music from classical, sacred, and jazz traditions. ...

There is no charge for admission to the recital. A free will offering will be received to help offset expenses for the artists. The program is sponsored by the Cathedral Church of Saint Luke and will take place in their beautiful sanctuary at 143 State St., Portland, Maine.For more information about Encore, please visit www.EncoreMusicCreations.com. To read about the Cathedral Church of Saint Luke, please see www.cathedralofstluke.episcopalmaine.org.

Friday, Aug. 19 The Tedeschi Trucks Band live 6 p.m. “Port City Music Hall is proud to welcome back two

of music’s most influential roots-rock and blues artists of our time, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, as The Tedeschi Trucks Band live at the Ocean Gateway Terminal.” $1 from every ticket will be donated to the Maine Academy of Modern Music.

Saturday, Aug. 20 Sparks the Rescue 7 p.m. Sparks the Rescue at Port City Music Hall. “Channeling modern rock influences into anthemic choruses and themes of lust, loss and embracing your inner demons, Sparks The Rescue return with 12 impressive edgy poprock tracks on new album Worst Thing I’ve Been Cursed With. The band’s second full-length is a step forward for the band, blending sassy lyrics and the dynamic, unique vocals of frontman Alex Roy into the melodic, infectious songs the five-piece have become known for. Emerging from Portland, Maine with debut album Eyes To The Sun in 2009, Sparks The Rescue’s playful pop rock made them a fan favorite as they toured with the likes of Mayday Parade and The All-American Rejects.”

Waterfront Concerts in Bangor presents Bob Dylan 7:30 p.m. With Special Guest Leon Russell at the Bangor Waterfront. Bangor Waterfront Pavilion. http://waterfrontconcerts.com/

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

Tuesday, Aug. 30 American Idol Live! in Portland 7 p.m. “American Idols Live! reveals its touring agenda, bringing you this season’s top 11 finalists in a 40-plus city trek beginning the first week of July.” Tickets: $65 and $45 All Seats Reserved. Cumberland County Civic Center. www.theciviccenter.com/events

Tuesday, Sept. 13 The Moody Blues 8 p.m. Steve Litman Presents, The Moody Blues in concert. Tickets $109.50, $77, $67 (includes service fee). “The Moody Blues are an English Rock band that have sold 70 million albums worldwide and have been awarded 14 platinum and gold discs. With hits such as ‘Nights in White Satin,’ ‘Just a Singer in a Rock n Roll Band,’ ‘Ride My SeeSaw,’ and ‘Question of Balance,’ Moody Blues have been around since 1964!” Merrill Auditorium. https://tickets.porttix.com/public/show.asp

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ATF joins probe of fire marshal’s burnt car Gorham

BY MATTHEW ARCO

police seize nearly 97 pot plants

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Police released a photo Thursday of a State Fire Marshal's vehicle that was allegedly torched by a Prentiss Township man Wednesday morning.

John Weckerly, 53, is accused of setting the 2009 Chevrolet Impala on fire.

He was arrested at his home after a Maine State Police dog led officials to his property, police said.

Fire Marshal Timothy York was helping to investigate three arson fires over the past ten months in the area, when officials said his car was set ablaze by flammable liquid.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives officials joined local police in investigating the fire.

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent, John Morris, investigates the arson fire that destroyed a State Fire Marshal vehicle Wednesday. (COURTESY PHOTO)

‘Huge’ heroin bust made in northern Maine

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Maine State Police announced Thursday the arrest of three individuals in one of Knox County's largest heroin drug busts.

More than 950 bags of heroin with a street value of $19,000 were seized

by Maine Drug Enforcement agents, along with state and local officials, in Warren Wednesday night.

Shawn Leclerc, 26, Tonja Hallett, 25, and Angel Jones, 25, were charged with aggravated trafficking and importation of heroin, police said. The three were arrested at Leclerc and Hallett's home after they purchased the drugs from Rhode Island, police said.

Police suspect Leclerc sold hundreds

Hallett

Jones

of bags of heroin from the couple's home in the past four to six months.

"Nearly 1,000 bags of heroin in one bust is significant anywhere in Maine," said Steve McCausland, a state police spokesman. "It's a big deal."

Agents served a search warrant on the couple's home at about 6 p.m. The heroin, ready for resale, was found scattered on a bed and floor of a bedroom, McCausland said.

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency Leclerc Supervisor James Pease categorized the size of the bust as "huge," McCausland said.

Leclerc and Hallett were being held at the Knox County Jail, he said. Jones was released on $500 bail.

Maine man who worked at Central American orphanages accused of sexually assaulting minors THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Estabrook, adding that Jackson then flew to Michigan where he "produced himself" to police.

Jackson is charged with three counts of gross sexual assault and five counts of unlawful sexual contact.

Estabrook said additional possible victims will be interviewed by detectives.

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BY MATTHEW ARCO A 37-year-old Casco man is accused of sexually assaulting at least two people under the age of 14 and is awaiting extradition inside a Michigan jail, police said.

Officials say Antonio Jackson and other members of his family were serving as missionaries at orphanages in Costa Rica and Nicaragua when allegations surfaced that he had sexually abused a minor in “The investigaMaine. Another accusation of sexual abuse, this time made tion is ongoing by a member of his immediand it continues ate family, soon surfaced and a criminal complaint was filed to unfold.” — Sgt. against Jackson in June, police James Estabrook said.

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says Jackson is the primary suspect and that other members of his family are not believed to be involved in the assaults.

"The investigation is ongoing and it continues to unfold," said Sgt. James Estabrook, a sheriff's office spokesman, declining to say how Jackson knew the two victims or whether additional victims are likely to be identified.

Estabrook said Jackson was working at an orphanage in Nicaragua when the complaint was filed. Police learned that while there he was accused of assaulting a medical student.

"Through our investigation we learned ... the director of the orphanage politely placed him on a plane and he flew himself back to Florida," said

A Gorham man was arrested after police seized nearly 100 marijuana plants in an apartment complex at 54 Winslow Road Wednesday, police said.

Kyle Searles, 28, was charged with cultivating marijuana and with unlawful possession of scheduled drugs.

Officials at the Gorham Police Department say they found "an elaborate Searles marijuana growing operation" at the apartment, according to a news release.

The plants had a street value of $2,400, according to the news release. Police say they also found a small amount of prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia at the residence.

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Friday, Aug. 19 A Prairie Home Companion 8 p.m. A Prairie Home Companion: Summer Love Tour 2011 at the State Theatre. SOLD OUT.

Saturday, Aug. 20 First annual MS Harborfest Shoreside Festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is a fundraiser for the MS Society. The festival will feature local musicians, food vendors, artists, crafters and kids games/activities. It will be held in Fort Allen Park and portions of the Eastern Promenade Park on Aug. 20 and 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival areas will also be used as vantage points for the Lobster Boat Races and Tug Boat Muster on Casco Bay.

Barb Truex performs with August Ensemble 8 p.m. Barb Truex performs with August Ensemble in Portland. The house concert, hosted by Jay York at 58 Wilmot St. begins at 8 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door for a suggested donation of $10. For more information or to reserve seats contact Barb Truex via phone (892-7578) or email (babstruex@gmail.com).

Tuesday, Aug. 23 Peace in Sudan Rally and Candle Light Vigil At 2 p.m. Sunday, Matthew Jude Barker, historian at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, will present “History of St. Dominic’s Church, First 100 Years” at the center, 34 Gray St. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Community Center of Maine) presents a Peace in Sudan Rally and Candle Light Vigil at Monument Square on Congress Street in Portland. This event is free, and the public

is encouraged to attend. “In observation of Ramadan, this event will be held after the Break of Fast. Speakers will include El-Fadel Arbab, as well as local activists, members of the Sudanese refugee communities, and survivors of Genocide worldwide. If it rains, the rally will be held at The Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St. in Portland, Maine at 9 p.m. Please note the change of time and location in the event of bad weather. Since 2003, more than 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur, Sudan. More than 2.7 million people have been displaced. Currently, there is also an ongoing crisis in the Abyei region of Sudan. Thousands of citizens have been displaced in the South Kurdofan, Nuba Mountain, and Blue Nile regions. Southern Maine now boasts the largest organized Sudanese refugee community in the United States. Although Sudanese President Al-Bashir is now wanted by The International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, the genocide continues. July 23 is the anniversary of the U. S. Congress’ 2004 declaration of Darfur as Genocide. On July 23, 2012 Fur Cultural Revival will host the second Peace in Sudan Rally at The White House in Washington, D.C.”

Saturday, Aug. 27 Picnic Music+Arts Festival 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fourth annual Picnic Music+Arts Festival will take place on Saturday, August 27, 2011! 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/

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)

Sunday, Aug. 28 ‘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.”

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