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The MiniMalisTs Joshua Fields Millburn (left) and Ryan Nicodemus left the corporate world to pursue simpler lives. They’ll be in Portland this Friday.

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Wanna play the Minimalism Game? First, find a friend, family member, or significant other who’s looking to cut the fat, stuffwise. Then, agree that this month, you will get rid of things — clothes, household items, knick knacks, thatthing-you-keep-for-sentimentalvalue-but-you-can’t-even-rememberthe-sentiment — according to the following rules: Day One, you’ll donate, sell, or trash one item. Day Two, two items, Day Three, three items...See where I’m going with this? Whoever lasts longest, wins. Should you make it the entire month, you’ll have let go of 500 things, says Joshua Fields Millburn — and you’ll probably feel better for it. “I was a lot happier after eight months of simplifying my life,” he says. Millburn is touring the country with his childhood friend, Ryan Nicodemus, promoting both their book, Everything That Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists, and a way of life. “Minimalism is a lifestyle that helps people question what things add value to their lives,” they write at their website, the minimalists.com. “By clearing the clutter

from life’s path, we can all make room for the most important aspects of life: health, relationships, passion, growth, and contribution.” Millburn came to this philosophy by way of his mother’s death and the dissolution of his marriage; Nicodemus discovered its tenets through his friend. Both have pared down their life to the bare essentials, and want to give others the tools and inspiration to do so themselves. The Minimalists’ take on simplification is more about why than how, Millburn says, speaking from the passenger seat of the “tour bus” — a 12-yearold Toyota Corolla — that’s taking them on a 100-city tour that stops in Portland on Friday evening. “It’s about living more deliberately. Questioning the things that add value in your life.” To answer those questions for himself, Millburn undertakes experiments: after going a month without television, he never brought one back into his home; after going two months without a smartphone, he did go back to using one, but differently — only for its GPS, music, and voice call capabilities, but without Facebook or email connection. “I don’t think minimalism is about

deprivation,” he says. Of course this is all well and good when you’re former corporate suit making a conscious decision to leave the rat race — and copious possessions — behind (as both MIllburn and Nicodemus did). Is minimalism even relevant to people struggling with student debt, gentrifying rents, and stagnant wages? Recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that “it’s entirely possible for poor people to have much of the same material comforts — cars, TVs, computers, smartphones — as more affluent people, yet be trapped in low-paying jobs with little prospect of improvement,” as the New York Times reported. In other words, the burden of excess stuff can weigh on people at every point on the economic spectrum.

_Deirdre Fulton

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the art of Busking

A street poet's story, captured on film among the 40 films to be shown at this weekend’s emerge Film Festival in lewiston is A Place of Truth, a 65-minute documentary about 21-year-old “street poet” abi mott, who travels around the country as an unconventional busker, writing poems on the spot for strangers. We caught up with director Barrett rudich via email to find out more about the film; he and mott will both be present at Saturday’s screening. Find an extended version of this interview online at portland.thephoenix.com.

hOW did yOU FiRsT MeeT aBi MOTT, and When did yOU knOW heR sTORy COUld Be FOddeR FOR a FilM? i first encountered abi on September 10, 2011, on a sidewalk outside of powell’s Bookstore in portland, oregon. She was in her street poet mode, sitting at her tV-tray-like table tapping away at her vintage underwood typewriter. at her feet a hand-made sign: “name a price. pick a subject. Get a poem.” i had never seen anything like this, in portland or anywhere else, and though i was on my way toward a downtown errand, my curiosity held me within abi’s orbit. i quickly formulated a subject for a poem that i would request of abi when my turn came.

observing abi at work on my poem, i was immediately impressed with her intense mental concentration. She was completely immersed in the act of writing the poem in the midst of the surrounding urban activity. it was actually in this very moment of watching abi work on my poem that i got the inspiration to make a film about abi. i knew there was something here and i visualized the essential feeling of the film before my poem was completed. WhaT WeRe sOMe OF The Challenges OF FilMing This dOCUMenTaRy, and hOW did yOU OveRCOMe TheM? Shooting on the street is of course a challenge. there can be the issue of calling attention to yourself and thereby having people react to you filming, when in fact you don’t want anyone to notice your footprint at all. We had a small crew and used relatively small cameras and didn’t have a lot of gear. there weren’t any lights or stands or other accoutrements of a typical feature film. there were also the twin challenges of not distracting abi and her customers and also capturing sequences that could not be repeated. having a very small crew was here again a plus. also shooting with two cameras. We also kept cameras (generally)

on tripods when we were shooting abi at work, so we could do long takes. Keeping the cameras fixed (not hand held) allowed us to effectively use longer lenses which in turn meant we could be further away from abi with our gear but also get that visual intimacy that the telephoto lenses allow. Why dOes aBi’s sTORy ResOnaTe sO sTROngly WiTh aUdienCes? i think it’s on one level the romantic notion of being on the road, of traveling from place to place with few material possessions and only adventures and opportunities in front of you. it’s also that abi is a working poet: she is making a living practicing her art and doing it very much on her own terms. She is doing something that many people in regular 9-to5 jobs “dream” they want to do but don’t have the courage to give up comfort and security to do. So abi is their surrogate in fulfilling that unreachable dream. _Deirdre Fulton

“We have undergone a corporate coup d’etat,” says Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges, who will be in Portland on Monday evening, giving the keynote talk at Peace Action Maine’s annual gathering. “It’s over.” Formerly a reporter for the New York Times covering global terrorism (which is where he won the Pulitzer, in 2002), Chris hedges Hedges is best known for his anti-corporate stance, his criticism of US foreign policy, and his call to action: “You have to build a community and you have to physically attempt to stop the machine,” he says. Hedges’ talk, which shares its title with his forthcoming book (it comes out this fall), is “Wages of Rebellion;” in it he’ll discuss how “confronting predatory corporate capitalism and trying to create sustainable communities” is the only way to proceed “in an era of declining resources, climate change, and economic stagnation.” He’s especially critical of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Barack Obama’s shoddy record on civil liberties, and worldwide inaction on the “state of emergency” that is global warming. We’ve reached a point, Hedges says, where acts of civil disobedience and mass protest (on the scale of Occupy Wall Street) are “a moral imperative. To remain passive in the face of this destruction is to be complicit.” Electoral politics are irrelevant, he argues — but he hasn’t written off the system entirely. “I don’t not vote, but my votes are a kind of registration of opposition to the system,” he says. He calls himself a socialist, but he recognizes both points of convergence with Libertarian right and places where he diverges from the majority of the political left, whose great failure is that it has “yet to grasp the inner workings of power — you can’t respond effectively until you understand how power operates.” And to do so takes both courage and coordination. “Nonviolence does not protect demonstrators from violence,” Hedges wrote in his June 9 column at Truthdig, “Rules of Revolt” — 12 lessons we can learn from the student occupation of Beijing’s Tianamen Square 25 years ago. “It also does not always succeed. Nonviolence requires—despite what those who advocate violence contend — deep reserves of physical and moral courage. State violence is defeated through the refusal to be afraid, even after violence is used by the state to stamp out protests, and through continuing acts of nonviolent resistance. The goal is to show that violence will not work.” Also at Monday’s event, Peace Action Maine will give its annual Peace Worker Award to long-time activist and Maine artist Robert Shetterly, whose portrait series “Americans Who Tell the Truth” includes a painting of Hedges.

_Deirdre Fulton

Find abi busking in the Old Port on Wednesday, June 11 and in lewiston on Friday, June 13. Follow @placeoftruth on Twitter for exact locations. a Place of truth screens saturday, June 14, 2 pm, at The Public Theatre.

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Actions speak louder than words Like me, Republican Governor Paul LePage wants to be judged by what he did, not what he said. Or as an actual bumper sticker his re-election campaign put out reads, “Better LePage with his foot in his mouth, than a slick politician with his hands in my pocket.” Also like me, LePage would prefer you withhold judgment on those actions that didn’t work out quite the way he planned. Or, possibly, didn’t plan. Both LePage and I have some solid achievements to our credit. For instance, he paid off the state’s Medicaid debt to hospitals. He reduced the unfunded liability in Maine’s public employee pension system. He cut the top rate of the state’s income tax and its impact on minimum-wage workers. He’s been a tireless advocate for raising awareness of domestic violence. As for me, I got my firewood stacked. The ankle bracelet hardly interfered. On the other side of the ledger, LePage has had some notable failures. His refusal to engage in meaningful negotiations with legislative Democrats resulted in his virtual exclusion from the budget process. As a result, his income tax cut was offset by a hike in the sales tax. His my-way-or-thehighway approach was responsible for the death of bills he introduced to increase drug enforcement and treatment, and to aid financially strapped nursing homes. He vetoed bills he later admitted he could have supported with minor changes — amendments he failed to introduce while the measures were still in committee. As for me, I’d like to explain the incident involving the SWAT team, but, you know, gag orders and all. LePage has also cited his staunch opposition to Medicaid expansion in Maine as an accomplishment. While

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the wisdom of blocking federal funding to cover an additional 70,000 people may be debatable, here’s what’s not. The credit (or blame) for doing so goes not to the governor, who blustered to little effect, but to Republican leadership in the Legislature, which did a masterful job of twisting the arms of wavering members of their caucus (several of whom now wish they were eligible for that coverage so they could afford treatment for strained ligaments). As a result, Democrats never came close to mustering a veto-proof majority. Me? I signed up for Medicare. Even with all the supplemental thingies, it turned out to be way cheaper than what I’d been paying for health insurance. I used the savings to restock the liquor cabinet. And then there’s welfare (which, I hasten to note, Medicare isn’t). Most people who work for a living firmly believe that a large portion of the tax dollars spent on food stamps and general assistance is wasted or misused. The reason they think that is simple: It’s true. Democrats claim the opposite, citing the low incidence of convictions for fraud and abuse. But all that really means is safeguards against fraud and abuse are absurdly easy to thwart because enforcement is in the hands of the supremely incompetent Maine Department of Health and Human Services. For LePage, the issue is, at best, a wash. He’s right that something needs to be done about the scamming. He’s wrong in almost every way he’s attempted to deal with it. Putting photos on Electronic Benefit Transfer cards to prevent their use by unauthorized persons will cost a lot of money and result in only the stupidest welfare recipients being caught handing off their EBT cards to someone else. Net gain: zip.

LePage’s failed effort to cut state funding for general assistance would have forced cities and towns to pay more of the cost of that program, thereby raising property taxes. No winner there. Hiring the Alexander Group, a conservative consultant with a questionable history, to study the welfare system has cost the state over $500,000 to date (with over $400,000 still owed, unless LePage can break the no-bid contract he signed with Alexander), produced a report riddled with plagiarism and resulted in not a dime’s worth of savings. Out-of-state organizations that were supposed to handle dispatching rides for poor people managed to miss thousands of appointments while soaking up millions of public dollars — significant amounts of them after LePage was made aware of serious deficiencies in the program. And the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention tried to prevent an outbreak of outrage by shredding documents allegedly showing some unethical (and possibly illegal) rearranging of ratings for health-care grants. How’s that differ from welfare fraud? For much of the mess at DHHS, LePage can’t be blamed for his actions — because there haven’t been any. He faults Democrats for his lack of progress, claiming they’ve blocked his reform initiatives. In some cases, that’s true, although it’s an open question as to whether the ideas the governor put forth would have even saved enough money to cover my legal fees. And I haven’t done anything all that bad. Nothing I’ve been convicted of, anyway. Yet. ^

Alibis for both LePage and me can be emailed to aldiamon@herniahill.net.

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Where’s collins? if you haven’t noticed the impact of climate change here in maine, you’re not looking in the right places. on the sea floor, lobsters are migrating north to cooler waters; on the islands, puffins are struggling to survive; in the woods, redbellied woodpeckers are moving in from the south; on marginal Way in portland, spring tides are flooding through the potholes. maine isn’t likely to suffer the cataclysmic effects of climate change that are in store for the equatorial regions of the world, but this first wave of noticeable effects offers just a glimpse of the bigger consequences in store for us. and the impact of climate change may be more quickly felt here than in other regions of the united States. a recent analysis by the associated press found that maine’s climate warmed more than any other state besides Vermont in the last 30 years. the average annual temperature rose 2.5 degrees from 1984 to 2013; northern maine, which is more directly influenced by the rapidly-warming airflow of the arctic, saw an even bigger rise. as the Phoenix reported last week, the obama administration finally made a move that will force the country to tackle the problem of greenhouse gas emissions on a large scale. the environmental protection agency (epa)’s proposed new rules would require the nation’s power plants to reduce carbon emissions 30 percent by 2030. power plants account for about 40 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, making the new rules one of the biggest actions ever taken to combat climate change. the rules were a long time coming, and it’s still very possible that they could be derailed. as uS senator angus King told a group of business leaders and environmentalists in portland last week, the new regulations will create “a hell of a fight in the Senate.” King made it clear he’ll resist any legislative efforts to weaken the rules, but he also pointed out that he’s not so sure about maine’s other senator, republican Susan collins. So far, collins has only promised to “carefully review epa’s complex and wide-ranging proposal.” (the rest of maine’s congressional delegation supports the proposal.) collins, who is running for re-election this year, has in the past been considered somewhat forward-thinking on climate change. But like most aspects of collins’ image as a moderate, that only makes sense if you compare her to the rest of her party, which has taken the same obstructionist stance against climate change legislation that it took toward health care reform. the reality is that collins’ record on climate change is spotty. She’s repeatedly taken positions that undermine efforts to minimize climate change — witness her support for the Keystone xl pipeline, for example. in 2011, she voted to delay for two years regulations on carbon emissions similar to those announced last week, and she’s repeatedly allied with republicans and conservative democrats in ways that undermine climate change legislation. Still, collins’ unfounded reputation as a defender of the environment isn’t based on nothing. She has pushed hard in the past for bills supporting energy efficiency and alternative energy development, earning her the formal endorsement in 2008 of the league of conservation Voters (lcV), who gave her a perfect score of 100 percent based on her votes that year on key environmental issues. that record has been very inconsistent, though, and since 2008 collins’ score with lcV dropped as low as zero percent in 2010, leaving her with a current lifetime score of 67 percent. it’s easy to see the political and economic realities causing republicans — and even some coal-state democrats — to resist rules that will undermine their states’ heavy reliance on cheap and dirty energy. But deciding whether to support the new rules shouldn’t be a tough call for a senator from maine. our state has already made so much progress towards reducing its emissions through its involvement in the regional Greenhouse Gas initiative (rGGi) that the epa will only require it to reduce its emissions another 14 percent by 2030, a target that can easily be achieved. moreover, once other states are forced to address their own emissions output, maine’s air will become cleaner and the state will suffer less of an economic disadvantage around high energy costs. the epa rules are a clear win for the state, and collins should take heed. ^

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finding the practice how the fringes of portland arts are fighting for survival _B y n ick sc h r o e d er

Thompson, a former a MECA professor (and past contributor to the Phoenix), believes that while the creative operations at Grime Studios are valuable, the building itself isn’t worth preserving. He says the precise location will be the future site of an office structure and restaurant at the Forefront, but has been instrumental in helping Curtsinger construct avenues to continue the project, at one point initiating discussions to move Grime to another building in the complex, a consideration which fell through in part because the spot wasn’t accommodating enough.

“The challenge of a city like Portland is that as we become more attractive to people, the demand increases for spaces traditionally used by artists.” _tom Blackburn “Their business model requires studios that are sophisticated spaces, a room for performances, plus ancillary business opportunities like coffee shops,” Thompson says. “It was more than we could provide for them.”

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nonprofit Creative Portland. Having helped spearhead the Portland Arts and Creative Enterprise (PACE) initiative in Bayside this spring (see, “City considering a makerspace,” by Deirdre Fulton, March 7), he signed on as a paid consultant to help Curtsinger locate and secure permits for the next Grime Studios location. For Creative Portland, Blackburn recently conducted an inventory of creative spaces in town, finding that there are 675 artist studios, of all types, in Portland, a market with only a 5 percent vacancy rate, which he says is quite low for urban areas. “I think we’d want to expand the number of studios. He has fifteen over there, but we would definitely increase that by at least 50 percent.”

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The rationale for keeping a rehearsal complex like Grime Studios alive and running is strong, but it certainly hasn’t always been that way. Grime, formerly called Prime Artist Rehearsal Studios, has a long and colorful history. Built in 1994 by Jeff Davison, it’s been a nesting spot for some of Portland’s most notable groups — Twisted Roots, Rustic Overtones, Satellite Lot, Broken Clown, Cruel Hand, Sunset Hearts, Pigboat, Superorder, Nuclear Bootz, Erroraeon, and scores more. But it’s also had its share of strife. In 2004, the studio was taken over by Sean Emmons, who had worked for Davison for a time before purchasing the business in 2004. “[Davison] was going to close the place down and I didn’t want to see that happen,” Emmons writes in an e-mail to the Phoenix. “So I repurposed money I had

The shape of Portland’s growth and its effect on the city’s arts community has been a consistent issue over the last few years, and has become even more contentious recently. There was massive opposition to the Midtown development in Bayside this spring; considerable uproar over the city council’s vote to deny Sangillo’s Continued on p 10 (a tavern in a part of town many developers have their sights on) the renewal of a liquor license; and by the time this issue hits the streets, Portlanders will have voted on a citizens’ initiative that will decide whether to preserve Congress Square Park or move forward with its sale to the Ohiobased development company Rockbridge Capital, which purchased the former Eastland Park Hotel building in 2011. “The challenge of a city like Portland,” says Tom Blackburn, “is that as we become more attractive to people, the demand increases for lower-value spaces — spaces traditionally used [by] artists and creative economy folks — those spaces become more valuable and their creative uses are displaced. They call that gentrification. Anytime you can preserve or create space to meet the needs of a creative economy it’s an important thing, especially if you can make it affordable.” Blackburn is an independent construction consultant and serves as chair of the Portland Creative infestation aaron, of the band public arts initiative Creative Bed Bugs, practicing recently at grime. Space, a branch of the local Mike h adley

As recently as last week, Justin Curtsinger was getting ready to announce the official re-location of Grime Studios. He had found a convenient location, earned the support and counsel of some of the most influential figures in Portland’s creative economy, and had an architect-drafted blueprint that would expand on the music rehearsal complex he’d resurrected and maintained the last two years. The tortured studio building in Thompson’s Point, slated for demolition at the end of this summer, would finally have a new home. But last Wednesday evening, Curtsinger received a call. The building he had signed for had been leased to another interested party. Though it had languished vacant for over two years, the real estate company found a more traditional tenant to lease the building for office space. The search for the next Grime Studios location would continue. Curtsinger had in hand a signed letter of intent from the commercial real estate brokers for the new space, a 6,500 sq. foot building “a stone’s throw from 295,” which had been dormant for more than two years since last functioning as a theater performance venue. “It had more square footage, more rooms to cram in. It would have accommodated everyone here and expanded on it,” Curtsinger says. “The monthly rate would have been consistent to Grime, and there would have been more potential for mixed use.” Plus, the building already had a public assembly permit, meaning Curtsinger would have been allowed to hold shows, a prospect increasingly urgent given the recent demise or restructuring of lowercapacity rooms like the Big Easy, Slainte, Empire, and others. The Grime Studio building, of course, is scheduled to be demolished at the end of the summer as the city prepares for the $105 million-dollar development known as the Forefront at Thompson’s Point, a project headed by the Lewiston-based Parallax Properties first unveiled in April 2011 that will include an indoor arena, an amphitheater, a clown school, and office space among several restaurants and bars. While some have expressed criticism of that proposal, often in regard to the $32 million in tax breaks the city council voted to award the developers in 2011, Curtsinger isn’t necessarily anti-development, and doesn’t see enthusiasm for the Forefront proposal as mutually exclusive from the desire to see Grime Studios continue. “Chris Thompson, the developer, has been extremely supportive of us,” he says, expressing a note of wistful disappointment that his rehearsal complex won’t ever be neighbors with the forthcoming Circus Conservatory of America. “I really like what he’s planning to do here, I just don’t want it to mean the end of Grime.” While expanding Grime into mixed-use studios which accommodate visual artists is one of his goals going forward, Curtsinger stresses that his top priority is serving bands, noting that space for visual and dramatic artists, who don’t face obstacles of noise and electricity, is far less difficult to obtain.

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borrowed from family for a house down payment and bought Prime instead.” Emmons’s efforts saved Prime Artist from getting shuttered, which would have undoubtedly had a dire effect on the city’s creative economy (as well as the entertainment schedule for countless clubs and bars). But it came at a cost. “That decision helped lots of bands out, but was ultimately a mistake,” says Emmons, who estimates being between $25-30,000 in debt today as a result of owning and running the space. “Some months I’d get three rooms to pay, some months six; probably never did we get all the rooms to pay in full.” Emmons, who operated Prime while having a family and full-time job, assumed the labors of Prime on his own time. He’s still “sour” about his tenure and his relationship to the music scene, citing countless examples of bands skipping rent, breaking vending machines and appliances, and fleeing whenever he demanded rent. “Hard to go see local bands when they might be really good but they owe me a grand.” In April 2012, nearly a year after the city council approved the Forefront Properties development, Emmons was given an eviction notice from Fishman Realty. With the Forefront development assured and the building’s foreclosure looming in the distance, Curtsinger stepped in, asking Fishman for “one more rock ‘n’ roll summer” while offering to help erase the debt incurred by years of bands’ skipping payment. Fishman agreed. Over the following summer, Curtsinger assumed his role at Prime Artist as his primary job (with the help of limited partners Greg Souza and Kevin Gallagher), relentlessly hounding bands for back payment until they complied. In one case, he called a tenant every day for two weeks, leaving detailed voicemails informing them precisely the date by which he would pawn their equipment if they didn’t phone him back. They never did. (And yes, he did pawn the stuff. ) Through these methods, Curtsinger estimates he recovered between 12 and 16 thousand dollars that summer, all of which went to Fishman Realty. (For what it’s worth, Emmons estimates Curtsinger’s efforts amounting to “a few thousand dollars.”) In the fall, Emmons stepped down and Curtsinger and company assumed the operation under the name Grime Studios, setting to work renovating the rooms of years of accumulated trash, detritus, and dead animals. Whatever accounts for the difference in management between the Emmons era and

Grime, it seems to be working. In the two years since taking over, Curtsinger says he’s only had to kick one band out for not paying rent, which he keeps at between $265 and $305 a month. “Anyone who can afford to buy music equipment and start a band, not to mention drink on a regular basis, can afford to pay their rent at Grime,” he says. Curtsinger, a teetotaler, has implemented a strict, one-strike-you’reout policy for underage drinking at Grime events. And he’s ramped up security measures at the studio in order to curb theft, which several musicians have said was a significant problem during the Prime era. Presently, the studios are at full capacity, home for about 20 groups (as well as one room available for daily rentals), and has a waiting list four bands deep. “When Justin took over, he kind of breathed new life in that spot,” says Sean Libby, a Portland musician who worked as an administrative and technical assistant at Prime Artist under Davison in the late ’90s. “And he’s been really successful at throwing some of the funnest shows I’ve played or gone to.” And Thompson agrees. “I have a lot of respect for the way that Justin and his partners came into a situation that they were able to improve significantly and make into a real hub of creative activity,” he says. They’ve figured out how to create a business model, and I think that’s crucial for artists today — to think like entrepreneurs, because otherwise they’re relying on entrepreneurs to think for them.”

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Since the prospective venue fell through the cracks, Curtsinger and Blackburn have scouted two new places in Greater Portland — somewhere “inside Northgate, Morrill’s Corner, and Westgate” and closer than South Portland — and are confident they can secure a lease before the summer ends. For a local music scene that has seen rising costs and mounting obstacles for continuing their practice, that news will be welcome. “This town needs spots to rehearse in and he fills a void,” Libby says. “I know he has something in the works to keep things going for musicians with no real alternatives. He will succeed.” “The activities they’re responsible for are crucial,” adds Thompson. “Portland needs them.” “Two years ago I didn’t know what I wanted to do,” Curtsinger says. “Now I know — I want to do this for a living. I owe it to these people to get them a building. That’s my job.” ^ Email Nick Schroeder at nschroeder@phx.com.

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f melanIe martIneZ, at Port City Music Hall, in Portland on June 18 thursday 12 BETTER THAN MAYER | Portland-based acoustic folk artist IsaIah Bennett plays tonight at Andy’s Old Port Pub. Bennett’s style ranges anywhere from mellow folk and soul to upbeat pop music. His recently released EP Horizons sounds a bit like a funky John Mayer album — only significantly less annoying than a John Mayer album. Bennett is known for putting on a phenomenal live show. That’s at 94 Commercial St., Portland; 207.874.2639. PARKING LOT PARTY | He’ll have to compete, however, with American country singer-songwriter DIerks Bentley (of the hits “What Was I Thinkin’” and “Home”), who swings through Maine tonight on his Riser tour; apparently two years in the making, his stated objectives for the tour were to provide his fans with a “kick-ass show, an affordable ticket, and a good parking lot scene to get the pre-gaming going!” Well, two outta three ain’t bad... With openers north of nashvIlle. $41-$61. 6:30 pm. Maine State Pier, at Commercial

and Franklin streets, in Portland. FMI visit waterfrontconcerts.com. CROSSING THE BAR| If you’re in the mood for a more intimate experience, hit up Blue tonight where CumBerlanD CrossIng is playing it’s take on contemporary bluegrass. If you’re unfamiliar, this group has some of the top pickers south of the border (the border of Canada that is), featuring an eclectic mix of instruments like banjo, mandolin, dobro, bass, and guitar. They take the stage at 7 pm; an open jam starts around 8 pm. Port City Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. 207.774.4111.

friday 13 A GOOD THING | Want to do something good tonight? I mean, like, good for other people. Head over to Mayo Street Arts, where tonight’s Pantry Party makes it very easy to be altruistic while also having a, um, good time. $10 or 10 cans of food can gain you entry to a great live show of music and poetry. Local groups Leveret,

Portsmouth today for the firstever Portsmouth PuPPetry festIval, presented by Pontine Theatre and running today and tomorrow. The festival grew out of several successful pop-up puppetry presentations in the area and will include shows by Periale (this one’s best for adults only), Freeport’s Figures of Speech, Puppet Showplace Theatre out of Boston, and Peaks Island Puppets, whose show includes a 45-minute puppeteering workshop. $15-50. At the West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth, NH. 603.436.6660. LIKE A PHOENIX | We were all pretty bummed when the Lewiston Auburn Film Festival got cancelled this year (and even more bummed when we found out why). Fortunately, rising out of the ashes is the emerge fIlm festIval, which, as we noted

last month, has the potential to eclipse its predecessor. With huge community support, the festival will present 40 films over two days, including Corey Norman’s horror flick The Hanover House (to capitalize on the date, it’s being screened on Friday the 13th); The Hungry Heart, a documentary about prescription drug abuse; and Boo Dog Films’ highly anticipated comedy Richard 3. Read an interview with the director of A Place of Truth, which makes its Maine premiere at the festival, on page 4. $15-40. At multiple L/A venues. 207.689.2000 or emergefilmfestival.org. BIG BLUES | This is a great weekend for festivals, apparently. If you’re looking for one of the musical sort, check out the ninth annual maIne Blues festIval, which runs June 13-15 and boasts some of the region’s best blues groups — more than 40 bands on 10 different stages around the Naples area. Among the performers: The Bad Daddys, The Blues Mafia, Delta Knights, and Blue Steel Express. $12-16. Visit mainebluesfestival.com for a full line-up and list of venues.

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Tall Horse, Chris Bracco, Chelsea Toussaint, and Jared Donisvitch are playing, and poetry will be read by local writers Tina Smith, Dylan Collins, Princess Jones, and Devin Ivy. All cans collected will be donated to Front Street Food Pantry. 7 pm. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. 207.615.3609. WOLVES AND WIVES | Married musical duo the ghost Wolves, of Texas, howl tonight at The Oak and the Ax. Self-described as “stomp and roll,” this band has a sleaze-glam-rock attitude that is nostalgic of ’70s punk. Joining them will be Wesley Allen Hartley, and dirty-altAmericana group Black Window Music. $8 at 8 pm. 140 Main St., Suite 107, in Biddeford. More info at theoakandtheax.com. BOOGIE DOWN | Tonight kicks off 10 days of Pride Portland! events, first with the raIn-

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JUNE 13 and Oklahoma songwriter leon russell plays tonight at Jonathan’s in Ogunquit. Russell has been performing his southern-infused piano rock-blues-country for over 50 years now and has toured with the likes of Willie Nelson and Elton John (to name just two on the lengthy roster). Fifty years is a long time to be playing tunes, so you can imagine how darn good this guy is live. Don’t miss him while he’s in town! $60. 8 pm. Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne Ln., Ogunquit. 207.646.4777. PUMPKIN PUNK | Juxtaposing summer and winter, surf punk and indie rock, street sIty surf and snoWhaus play tonight at the new Meg Perry Center following a spoken word performance by Rythmic Cypher. Street Sity Surf has been described as “jack-olantern punk;” check out their song “The Beach” if you need a little sample of what’s to come. Snowhaus is an indie punk/ rock group from down in Framingham, Massachusetts. 6:30 pm at the all-ages, chem-free Meg Perry Center, 36 Market St., Portland. 207.619.4206. RE-JOYCE | It’s Bloomsday time again, honoring James Joyce’s epic novel Ulysses, which is set over the course of one day: June 16, 1904. Celebrate with PolDy’s PeramBulatIon, a Bloomsday Walk from the Maine Irish Heritage Center to relevant spots around Portland — bars, bookstores, and the Portland Public Library. At each location, actors from the local theater group the American Irish Repertory Ensemble (AIRE) will read from Ulysses. Costumes encouraged! This is but one of city’s fifth annual Bloomsday events; find a full list at maineirish.com. Starting at 11 am with Joyce-related tea and trivia at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland. 207.780.0118.

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tion in this town will tell you one thing: Portland is a “foodie” city. Yeah yeah yeah, we freaking know already! But the talents of Portland’s cooks, bartenders, and servers are more than just culinary; and the annual PortlanD fooD fIght gives them a chance to shine. Each participating eatery assembles a band made up of employees; they’re pitted against each other in one epic battle of the bands. Winner takes a cash prize ($1000!) and bragging rights that are bigger and better than any review. Catch the semi-finals tonight for $5. 9 pm. Empire, 575 Congress St., Portland. 207.747.5063.

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weigh their reluctance. Ewa needs money to secure her sister’s release, and Bruno sees a beauty he can sell at a high price. This sacrifice of pride and purity is, in The Immigrant, the cost of the American promise: ideals are sold off for the chance to perhaps earn them back later. As Ewa attempts to claw her way back to hope and respectability after the arrival of a potential white knight — Bruno’s cousin, a magician named Orlando (Jeremy Renner) — Bruno’s patronly formality withers into an erratic despair. Their increasingly codependent relationship is reduced to increasingly humiliating circumstances as Bruno pawns off larger parcels of his pride. In homage to the melodramas of Sirk and Mizoguchi, Gray’s compositions are vivid and occasionally stifling. The Immigrant is a film of cloistered interiors. Ornate metal grates become shadows on Ewa’s sleeping body; we worry about her through sheer curtains. Wide moldings and narrow hallways enclose her in a dusky amber apartment, whose windows seem to diffuse sunlight. (The cinematography is by Darius Khondji.) The promise of sunshine is never fulfilled outdoors, where the views are despairing: oil drums aflame keep people warm on the street; a slate prison exterior dwarfs our protagonists; Central Park is reduced to a tunnel where hookers pretend to be the daughters of aristocrats. A vast city becomes a small group of settings, with nothing beyond. Cotillard and Phoenix turn out to be ideal actors to navigate this hermetic terrain. Ewa’s classical beauty makes a fine foil for Bruno’s scarred poseur: she is effortlessly expressive, achieving innumerable permutations of concurrent strife and perseverance; Bruno, meanwhile, is constantly trying to suppress his schemes, his impulsiveness, even his Jewishness. The Immigrant doesn’t offer either character an opportunity to resolve their pasts, ambitions, or identities, but its final shot allows one and perhaps both of them to attempt a different American feat: reinvention. ^

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It’s not hard to figure out what gets Sasha Alcott’s picture in the Boston Globe: Chemistry Teacher at Phillips Academy Exeter + Rock Chick = Great Story. We storytellers are suckers for that shit. She educates the future hedge fund managers of America and owns all-leather outfits!?! Thank Christ her band, When Particles Collide, is so kickass. Their first proper fulllength, Photoelectric, fulfills all the promise of last year’s excellent EP, Ego. If anything, the duo (hubby Chris Viner plays drums and helps out in the Exeter theater department) have upped their game. Alcott’s vocals have an increased polish and range, delivering yet more of her trademark immediacy, and the band has settled into a songwriting comfort zone that doesn’t apologize for stripped-down arrangements and focuses on the kind of straight-ahead rock that’s gone a bit out-of-vogue in contemporary music making. Alcott’s use of the falsetto is particularly striking on this record, employed as though her eyes are rolling into the back of her head as she inches toward euphoria. “Constant Disaster” is a revelation, with a Pixies-style open, a line of notes on distorted and grimy guitar, that moves into more of a Black Crowes rock chorus that features “the ashes of your catastrophe.” It’s a serious head-nodder, and the chemist even ventures into biology: Her adversary is a Venus Flytrap, “but your nectar’s already turned.” There’s a delightful piano break that comes out of no-

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where before a final furious flourish. But we were talking falsettos, and the one Alcott employs at the end of the “Disaster” bridge, breathy and alluring over Viner’s high hat, is downright deadly. Just like the teasing open to “Don’t You Wanna,” where she outlines the situation: “Yes it’s true, I’m coming over/ But I won’t stay the night/ That’s how this goes.” My goodness. Seems like maybe she’s channeling some of that teen lust going on down there on the Phillips Exeter campus — better make sure you don’t get caught out on the quad! She’s a fun guitar player, too, here pulling out little three-note chunks that ramp into continuous strumming, and generally focusing on driving rhythm over cycling riffs. But there’s serious riffage in the open to “Leave Me Lonely” — almost metal, just without the down-tuning. It’s a great contrast to the delicate bridge, where Alcott makes it clear “I won’t ever forget what’s mine” while Viner rides a rolling snare. Viner’s roll through the toms in the finish to “You Want It All” is a brilliant exclamation point on a song that is hot as fuck-all, a true tribute to the ’70s scene at Max’s Kansas City in NYC: no nonsense (well, other than the makeup and whatnot), always on, and so easy to dance to it’s impossible to stay still. In fact, “we’ll go dancing till dawn,” Alcott declares, accompanied in this close-out section by a chorus of voices who’ve got the same intentions. “It might be time to go/ But it might be time to stay.”

a ChemiCal bond rock duo Sasha alcott and chris viner are partners on- and off-stage. Just like Alcott nakedly sings in the album opener, “I know you haven’t had enough.” And how could you, really? With songs like “Enough” featuring layered melodies sitting on top of desperate guitar slashes, or “If I Asked You,” where Alcott is every bit as direct as Regina Spektor, or “Time,” with an upstroke funk to match Ego’s “Distraction,” there’s just so much to dive into. The dynamics push and pull at you, like they’ve each got one of your lapels and they’d like to shake some sense into you somehow. Finally, there is “Something,” a complete change of pace in the album’s finish, with a horn-fueled, old-time ’60s vibe, like being at the drive-in with

muscle cars that have flames painted on the sides. Or maybe there are some poodle skirts. It’s not like any of us was alive back then, but you get the idea. Here, Alcott is at her most dramatic: “Don’t waste time this way/ Don’t waste my time.” She sure ain’t wasting yours. The nine songs here form a crisp half-hour of pure elation. It’s loud without being angry, aggressive without being mean. Photoelectric is a hell of a good time. ^

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about, denmark’s dam Jam is always near the top of the heap. they’ve lined up another zesty and adventurous palette of musical acts this year, playing all day and eve hours in picturesque Bicentennial park, which includes portland staples butCheR boy and SunSet heaRtS (who have a new album due in September), the fringe country-folk act oble VaRnum, the West african drumming group akWaaba enSemble, Bangor’s ChambeRlain, and montreal’s mighty post-rock institution thee SilVeR mt. Zion memoRial oRCheStRa. the makings of an otherwordly day. tickets to the august 2 show cost a mere $12-14 — plus the festival organizers, the fine folks at the denmark arts center, have

overlord Justin curtsinger’s tireless search for a new and improved space, it seems fitting to note that Zud, his black metal/rock ‘n’ roll band of the last couple years, is on indefinite hiatus. those with a taste for raw, abrasive primitivism might gnaw at their release from last winter — the satanically obsessed five-song scorcher The Good, the Bad, and the Damned — limited to 333 copies and available via zud666.blogspot.com. F the heavy rock band Pigboat have been longstanding tenants at prime artist rehearsal Studios (and for what it’s worth, were singled out as one of the few bands to always pay their rent on time). they’re putting the final varnish on their first full-length in six years,

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the amusingly titled Distracted By Adventures in Healthcare (after singer mark Belanger’s successful battle with cancer last year). recorded by Wally WenZel at Wallyworld and mastered by Jonathan Wyman at the halo, look for it in July via deporter records. F and then there’s Famine First, a new 3-song ep by Vinyl CaPe, an original “gothic outlaw doom rap” group from portland that fuses the diverse, outer-spectrum tastes of Brzowski, c money Burns, and connecticut producer mo niklz. Super dark, apocalyptic, and raw while keeping a sense of humor (dig that swaggering Samhain cover, dudes), the group launch a mini-tour this week with an appearance at asylum’s “rap night” on June 18. hear more at vinylcape.bandcamp.com.

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THURSDAY 19

BOB MARLEY [COMEDIAN] | Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne Ln, Ogunquit | 207.646.4777 or www.jonathansrestaurant.com PAULA POUNDSTONE | 8 pm | Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | $55 | 207.935.7292

CONCERTS

POPULAR THURSDAY 12

BROTHER SUN | Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | 207.935.7292

DIERKS BENTLEY + NORTH OF NASHVILLE | 6:30 pm | Maine State

MOUNTAIN TOP MUSIC & THE DENMARK VOCAL CABARET |

FRIDAY 13

BRUCE MARSHALL GROUP | 9 pm

CLASSICAL SATURDAY 14

SUNDAY 15

VOX NOVA CHAMBER CHOIR | See

listing for Sat

TUESDAY 17

PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: “AN AMERICAN IN PARIS” |

Portland Symphony Orchestra | 7:30 pm | Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland | $31-81 | 207.842.0800

| Inn On the Blues, 7 Ocean Ave, York Beach | 207.351.3221 DARK FOLLIES | Meg Perry Center, 36 Market St, Portland | 207.619.4206 or megperrycenter. com GREG BROWN | 8 pm | Center Theatre, 20 East Main St, Dover Foxcroft | $30-33 | 207.564.8943 or centertheatre.org KELLIE PICKLER + SAM GROW | 8 pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | $25-50 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland.com RUSTIC OVERTONES | 8 pm | Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | $25 | 207.935.7292

SATURDAY 14

220S | 9 pm | Herringbones Pub &

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TUESDAY 17

“CAN YOU SURVIVE THE LEGO® FIREWALK?” | 5 pm | Bull Moose

Music/South Portland, Mill Creek Plaza, 219 Waterman Dr, South Portland | 207.347.2400

THURSDAY 19 Kellie Pickler

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• Tuscan Seafood Stew • Chianti Braised Short Ribs • Pan Seared Pork Chops with a Honey Balsamic Glaze The Shops at Falmouth Village U.S Route 1 | Falmouth, Maine | 781.3100 Ricettas.com

“ARITIST TALK WITH JAY SANDERS” | 5:30 pm | Maine College

of Art, 522 Congress St, Portland | 207.775.3052 or | meca.edu

EQUALITYMAINE SPIRIT OF PRIDE SUMMER PARTY | cocktail party cel-

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ebrating Pride season | 6 pm | Ocean Gateway Terminal, 14 Ocean Gateway Pier, Portland | $45 | 207.791.0870 “PICTURE THIS” | benefit for the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals | 6 pm | Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave, Portland | 207.441.2507

BOSTON BIG BARN BURNER | 8 pm | Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | $33 | 207.935.7292 COVER TONES | 2 pm | Casablanca Cruises, Portland Harbor Tour, 18 Custom House Wharf, Portland | $15 | 207.831.1324 DELTA GENERATORS | 9:30 pm | Inn On the Blues, 7 Ocean Ave, York Beach | 207.351.3221 GREG BROWN | 7:30 pm | Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St, Bath | $30-33 | 207.442.8455 or chocolatechurcharts.org PAN FRIED STEEL BAND | 6 pm | South Portland Public Library, 482 Broadway, South Portland | 207.767.7660 or southportlandlibrary.com ” ROCK FOR HEROES II” | 7 pm | Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Rd, Londonderry, NH | $30 | 603.437.5100 or tupelohalllondonderry.com

SUNDAY 15

AWAAS + AFRAID + FATHER MURPHY | 8 pm | Urban Farm

Fermentory, 200 Anderson St, Bay 1, Portland | 207.773.8331 or urbanfarmfermentory.com

BRAD PAISLEY + RANDY HOUSER + CHARLIE WORSHAM + LEAH TURNER | 6:30 pm | Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, 1 Railroad St, Bangor | $95-233 | 800.745.3000 LEON RUSSELL | 8 pm | Jonathan’s, 92 Bourne Ln, Ogunquit | $60 | 207.646.4777 or jonathansrestaurant.com

LYNYRD SKYNYRD + CHARLIE DANIELS BAND + MALLETT BROTHERS BAND + DUSTY GRAY BAND | 5 pm | Meadowbrook U.S.

Cellular Pavilion, 72 Meadowbrook Ln, Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford, NH | $30-60 | 603.293.4700 or meadowbrook.net

MIXED DOUBLES + ORCA AGE + LAS LANAS | Meg Perry Center, 36

Market St, Portland | 207.619.4206 or megperrycenter.com NORTH OF NASHVILLE | 2 pm | Casablanca Cruises, Portland Harbor Tour, 18 Custom House Wharf, Portland | 207.831.1324

PATTY GRIFFIN + PARKER MILLSAP | 8 pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | $25-35 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland.com

MONDAY 16

LEON RUSSELL + HOT TUNA | 8 pm | Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St, Waterville | $30-45 | 207.873.7000

TUESDAY 17

GREEN LION CREW | See listing for Thurs

WEDNESDAY 18

”PRIDE THE MUSICAL” | 7 pm |

Rivalries, 10 Cotton St, Portland | 207.774.6044 or rivalriesportland.com

”SUMMERLAND TOUR,” WITH EVERCLEAR + SOUL ASYLUM + EVE 6 + SPACEHOG | Everclear +

soul asylum + Eve 6 + Spacehog | 8 pm | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH | $27 | 603.929.4100

THURSDAY 19

front Pavilion, 1 Railroad St, Bangor | $22-82 | 800.745.3000

DANCE PARTICIPATORY FRIDAY 13

INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE |

6:30 pm | People Plus/Brunswick, 35 Union St, Brunswick | $8, $5 seniors/students | 207.700.7577

“PORTLAND OUTRIGHT PROM” | 7:30 pm | Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring St, Portland | $15 | 1.800.345.5050 | www.innbythebay.com

“RAINBOW”LING WITH PRIDE PORTLAND!” | live music from The

Eleanors + Muddy Ruckus | 8 pm | Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St, Portland | 207.791.2695

OUTDOORS THURSDAY 12

FULL MOON CANOE TOUR | 8 pm | Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, Pine Point Rd (Rte 9), Scarborough | $13 | 207.883.5100

FRIDAY 13

FULL MOON CANOE TOUR | 8 pm | Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, Pine Point Rd (Rte 9), Scarborough | $14 | 207.883.5100 “TREK ACROSS MAINE” | Sunday River, Grand Summit Hotel, 15 South Ridge Rd, Newry | 207.824.3000

SATURDAY 14

GUIDED CANOE TOURS | Sat-Mon 10

am | Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, Pine Point Rd (Rte 9), Scarborough | $9/$12 | 207.883.5100 “POLDY’S PERAMBULATION” | noon | Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St, Portland | 207.780.0118 land | $10 | 207.775.2411

RAINBOW RUN/WALK 5K | 9 am |

Back Cove Trail, Portland | $15/$20 | 207.775.2411 “TREK ACROSS MAINE” | See listing for Fri

SUNDAY 15

pm | Rockingham Ballroom, 22 Ash Swamp Rd, Newmarket, NH | 603.659.4410 CONTRADANCE | 8 pm | Topsham Grange Hall, 47 Pleasant St, Topsham | $10/$17 | 207.233.4325

“TREK ACROSS MAINE” | See list-

ing for Fri WOOF! | meet-up for LGBTQA people and their dogs | 2 pm | Quarry Run Dog Park, Ocean Ave, Portland | prideportland.org

PERFORMANCE

MONDAY 16

FRIDAY 13

for Sat

“DANCE SHOWCASE” | 7:30 pm | Avant Dance & Event Center, 865 Spring St, Westbrook | $15 | 207.899.4211 | avantmaine.com

SUNDAY 15

“RAINBOW CONNECTION” WITH ATLANTIC BALLET | 3 pm | Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden | 207.236.7963 | www.camdenoperahouse.com

EVENTS FRIDAY 13

“PORTLAND OUTRIGHT PROM” | 7:30 pm | Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring St, Portland | $15 | 1.800.345.5050 or | innbythebay.com “PORTOPERA GALA 2014” | 5:30 pm | Westin Portland Harborview

Attorney Christopher Leddy “As a former prosecutor I have insight that allows me to develop legal strategies to favorably resolve cases for my clients.”

PRIDE BALL (KICKBALL) TOURNAMENT | 11 am | Back Cove Trail, Port-

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GUIDED CANOE TOURS | See listing

TUESDAY 13

SHAKE YOUR ASANA! PRIDE ON THE MAT | with yogi Derek Theriault

| 6 pm | Deering Oaks Park, Portland | prideportland.org

WEDNESDAY 18

“WILDFLOWER WALK” | 9:30 am |

Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd, Falmouth | $15 | 207. 781.2330

FAIRS & FESTIVALS FRIDAY 13

EMERGE FILM FESTIVAL | 8:30 pm | Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St, Lewiston | $15 | 207.689.2000 Continued on p 22

Parade — June 21

The Pride Portland! Parade and Festival are Saturday, June 21. In addition, we have a whole line-up of events, including:

Festival — June 21

Raising the Rainbow • Outright Prom • Pride Portland! Kick-Off Party: Requiem for the Disco Rainbow Run / Walk 5K • Pride Ball Tournament • Woof • Dinnah’ on the Lawn Shake Your Asana!: Pride on the Mat • “Wizard of Oz” Sing-a-Long • “Pride” the Musical • Drag Bingo Maine LGBT History: Life & Activism in the 70s • Bayside Bowl • EQME Spirit of Pride Summer Party Queer Critical Mass Bicycle Ride • Portland Dyke March • Maine LIFE Events Jungle Dance Party • Styxx & Stones Pride Interfaith Service • Maine LIFE Events Freedom Dance Party • Pride Portland! Finale Tea Dance

For more information • visit: www.prideportland.org Pride Portland! Sponsors:

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MONDAY 16

“DINNAH’ ON THE LAWN” | com-

Listings Continued from p 21 MAINE BLUES FESTIVAL | mul-

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SATURDAY 14

End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St, Portsmouth, NH | $15-$50 | 603.436.6660 | www.pontine.org PRIDE PORTLAND! | See listing for Fri

THE INTERNATIONAL ARTISAN FAIR AND FASHION SHOW | 5 pm | The Root Cellar, 94 Washington Ave, Portland | $6 | 207. 774.3197

SUNDAY 15

MAINE BLUES FESTIVAL | See list-

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MONDAY 16

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TUESDAY 17

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WEDNESDAY 18

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THURSDAY 19

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THURSDAY 19

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POETRY & PROSE THURSDAY 12

FRIDAY 13

DUANE ROBERT PIERSON | reads and discusses his book Melange | noon | Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | 207.871.1700

JOSHUA FIELDS MILLBURN & RYAN NICODEMUS | read and discuss

The Minimalists: Everything That Remains | 7 pm | Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland | 207.772.4045 or longfellowbooks.com OPEN MIC & POETRY SLAM | 7:30 pm | Pleasant Note Coffeehouse, First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St, Auburn | 207.783.0461 “THE PANTRY PARTY” | with participating musicians Jared Donisvitch, Chelsea Toussaint, Chris Bracco, Tall Horse, and Leveret and participating poets Tina Smith, Dylan Collins, Princess Jones, and Devin Ivy | 7 pm | Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St, Portland | $10 | 207.615.3609

SATURDAY 14

YORK GATEWAY FARMERS’ MARKET | Thurs + Sat 9 am |

FRIDAY 13

(American Irish Repertory Ensemble) | noon | Portland, Portland | airetheater.com

THURSDAY 12

WINE TASTINGS | 5:30 pm | MJ’s Wine Bar, 1 City Center, Portland | $15 | 207.653.6278 Greater York Region Chamber of Commerce, 1 Stonewall Lane, York | 207.363.4422

“SCARBOROUGH SIP & SEE” |

Fri-Sat 10 am | Indisco Kitchens & Baths, 197 US Rt. 1, Scarborough | $25/$30

SATURDAY 14

YORK GATEWAY FARMERS’ MARKET | See listing for Thurs

SUNDAY 15

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WEDNESDAY 18

“BARRELS & BREWS” | 6 pm |

healing arTs, sTaTemenT Jewelry, local crafT

munity picnic | 6 pm | Fort Sumner Park, Portland | prideportland.org “THE WINE SCHOOL” | 6 pm | Maine Sailing Adventures, Maine State Pier, Portland | 207.749.9169

“POLDY’S PERAMBULATIONS,” BLOOMSDAY WALK | with AIRE

“RHYTHMIC CYPHER NORTHBEAST REGIONAL SLAM” | 7 pm |

SUNDAY 15

BARRY FITZPATRICK | reads and

MONDAY 16

TUESDAY 17

KATHLEEN RIOUX | reads and dis-

1 Monument Way, Portland | 207.772.4045 or longfellowbooks.com

“ZION HILL POETRY,” READING SERIES | 6:30 pm | Stone Church, 5 Granite St, Newmarket, NH | 603.659.6321

WEDNESDAY 18

THOMAS MICKEY | reads and

discusses America’s Romance with the English Garden | noon | Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | 207.871.1700

THURSDAY 19

Library, Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Sq, Portland

THURSDAY 19

“ARITIST TALK WITH JAY SANDERS” | 5:30 pm | Maine College

of Art, 522 Congress St, Portland | 207.775.3052 or meca.edu

“ASTEROIDS & LIFE ON EARTH” |

with Julie Ziffer | 7 pm | University of Southern Maine - Portland, Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth St, Portland | 207.780.4249 or usm. maine.edu/planet

TALKS THURSDAY 12

“FEEDING THE HUMAN ANIMAL: REFLECTIONS ON SOME U. S. AGRARIAN NOVELS” | with Anna

Sims Bartel | noon | Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St, Lewiston | 207.784.0135 or lplonline.org

FRIDAY 13

“GEORGE DANIELL: PICTURING MONHEGAN ISLAND” | with Ariel

Hagan Elwell | noon | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland | 207.775.6148 or portlandmuseum.org

MONDAY 16

“WAGES OF REBELLION” | with

Chris Hedges | 7 pm | University of Southern Maine - Portland, Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4270

WEDNESDAY 18

“LESSONS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: PURSUING YOUR PASSION” | with Shannon Kinney | 4:30 pm | One Longfellow Square, 181 State St, Portland | 207.761.1757

“MAINE LGBT HISTORY: LIFE AND ACTIVISM IN THE 1970S” | with

Steve Bull, Stan Fortuna, Wendy Ashley,Lois Galgay Reckitt, Stephen Leo, Peter Prizer, and Susan Mariah Breeding | 5:30 pm | Portland Public

THEATER ARUNDEL BARN PLAYHOUSE |

207.985.5552 | 53 Old Post Rd, Kennebunk | June 17-28: 8 Track: The

Auditorium, Great Falls School, 30 Academy St, Auburn | June 12-15: 13 | Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm | $18, $15 seniors, $12 youth

MAINE IRISH HERITAGE CENTER

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readings from James Joyce’s Dubliners | 7:30 pm

MAINE STATE MUSIC THEATRE

| 207.725.8769 | msmt.org | Pickard

Theater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick |

ORION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | 207.729.3891 | 66 Republic Ave,

Topsham | June 13-14: “Oliver” | FriSat 7:30 pm

PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY

SEACOAST REPERTORY THEATRE

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ART GALLERIES 3 FISH GALLERY | 207.773.4773 | 377

Cumberland Ave, Portland | 3fishgallery.com | Thurs-Sat 1-4 pm & by

appointment | Through June 28: “Addison Woolley @ 3 Fish,” mixed media group exhibition 45 MEMORIAL CIRCLE | 207.622.3813 | Lobby Gallery, 45 Memorial Circle, Augusta | Through June 27: “New England Moments,” paintings by Christine Sullivan

AARHUS GALLERY | 207.338.0001

Hannah Bureau, Elizabeth Hoy, Robin Reynolds, Jay Wu” | Through July 6: Jon Imber: “Force of Nature,” paintings | Through July 6: Mary Armstrong: “Troposphere @ 12 Kilometers of Heaven,” paintings | Through July 6: Shoshannah White: “Undercurrent,” mixed media CIA CAFE | 207.747.4414 | 72 Ocean St, South Portland | Through June 30: wood works by Carole Kainlor

Portland | Mon-Wed 6:30 am-8 pm;

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ARTSTREAM STUDIO GALLERY

| 603.330.0333 | 56 North Main St, Rochester, NH | Mon-Fri noon-6 pm;

Sat 10 am-2 pm | Through June 30: “Local Heros,” mixed media group exhibition ASYMMETRICK ARTS | 207.594.2020 | 405 Main St, Rockland | Mon-Sat 10 am-5:30 pm | Through June 27: “June 2014 Group Exhibition,” mixed media AUCOCISCO GALLERIES | 207.775.2222 | 89 Exchange St, Portland | aucocisco.com | Thurs-Sat 9 am-5 pm | Through Aug 16: “Summer Salon,” mixed media group exhibition CASCO BAY FRAMES | 207.774.1260 | 295 Forest Ave, Ste 6, Portland | Through June 30: “15th Annual Employee Art Show,” mixed media by Michael Argondizza + Tony Cox + Matthew Fox Rosler + Michael Fraser + Holly Karolkowski + Laurel Lopez

CENTER FOR MAINE CONTEMPORARY ART | 207.236.2875 | 162

Russell Ave, Rockport | artsmaine. org | Through July 6: “Four Painters:

COFFEE BY DESIGN/CONGRESS ST | 207.772.5533 | 620 Congress St,

Thurs-Sat 6:30 am-9 pm; Sun 7 am8 pm | Through June 30: “A Space to Breathe,” beeswax paintings by Lori Austill COFFEE BY DESIGN/INDIA ST | 207.879.2233 | 67 India St, Portland | Mon-Fri 6:30 am-7 pm; Sat-Sun 7

HOLE IN THE WALL STUDIOWORKS | 207.655.4952 | Rte 302, cultural Art” by Fred Michel |

HOPE.GATE.WAY | 207.370.2925 |

509 Forest Ave, Portland | hopegateway.com | Daily 9 am-3 pm |

Through June 30: “Land of Guardians,” paintings & drawings by Abbeth Russell

ICON CONTEMPORARY ART |

207.725.8157 | 19 Mason St, Brunswick | Mon-Fri 1-5 pm; Sat 1-4 pm |

Through June 28: paintings by Mark Wethli + Douglas Witmer

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Listings Continued from p 23 PHOPA GALLERY | 207.317.6721 |

library.com/programs/LewisGallery. htm | Mon-Thurs 10 am-6 pm; Fri 10

am-7 pm; Sat 10 am-5 pm | Through June 30: “Wicked Good Fiddling: 200 Years of Fiddling, Fiddlers, & Fiddle Making in Maine” RICHARD BOYD GALLERY | 207.792.1097 | Island Ave & Epps St, Peaks Island | Thurs-Sun 10 am-5 pm | Through June 30: “A Solo Exhibition of Paintings,” by Jane Herbert RIVER ARTS | 207.563.1507 | 241 Rte 1, Damariscotta | Tues-Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun noon-4 pm | Through June 19: “Down on the Farm,” mixed media group exhibition

SACCARAPPA ART COLLECTIVE

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Thu 6/12 Lyle Divinsky 6-9 Fri 6/13 First Coast happy Hour 5-7 John Clavette 7-10 SaT 6/14 Quiet Riot Act 4-7 Sun 6/15 Muddy Ruckus 3-7 www.casablancamaine.com | www.portholemaine.com beth@casablancamaine.com Porthole 207-773-4653 |Casablanca 207-774-7220

SANCTUARY TATTOO & ART GALLERY | 207.828.8866 | 31 Forest Ave, Portland | sanctuarytattoo.com |

Tues-Sat 11 am-7 pm | Through June 30: “Eye Candy,” paintings by Pete Gorski

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11 am-5 pm | Through June 30: mixed media works by Willa Vennema + Penelope Jones + Jonathan Mess WATERFALL ARTS | 207.388.2222 | 256 High St, Belfast | Tues-Fri 10 am-5 pm; by appointment | June 13-July 25: “Living in These Bodies, Part I,” mixed media works by Angela Lorenz + Peggy McKenna + Jessica Straus | reception June 13 5-8 pm | Through Sept 12: “Living Wall Installation,” vertical garden ZERO STATION | 207.347.7000 | 222 Anderson St, Portland | Tues-Sat 10 am-6 pm | Through June 27: “You Can’t Get There From Here,” mixed media group exhibition

Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr, Waterville | colby.edu/museum |

Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun noon-5 pm | Free admission | Through June 29: “Alex Katz: Assembly II,” paintings, cutouts, & works on paper | Through Aug 31: “Lois Dodd: Cultivating Vision,” works on paper | Ongoing: “Process & Place: Exploring the Design Evolution of the Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion” + “Alex Katz Collection” DYER LIBRARY/SACO MUSEUM | 207.283.3861 | 371 Main St, Saco | sacomuseum.org | Tues-Thurs noon-4 pm; Fri noon-8 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun noon-4 pm | Through June 15: “Pastel Painter of Maine,” international juried exhibition FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM | 207.596.6457 | 16 Museum St, Rockland | farnsworthmuseum.org | 10 am-5 pm, open until 8 pm with free admission Wed | $12, seniors & students $10; under 17 free & Rockland residents free | Admission $12; $10 seniors and students; free for youth under 17 and Rockland residents | June 14-Jan 4: “The Shakers: From Mount Lebanon to the World,” mixed media | Through Sept 28: “Coloring Vision: From Impressionism to Modernism,” paintings | Through Dec 31: “Ideals of Beauty: The Nude,” mixed media | Through Dec 31: “The Wyeths, Maine, & the Sea,” paintings & works on paper ICA AT MECA | 207.879.5742 | 522 Congress St, Portland | Wed-Sun 11 am-5 pm; Thurs 11 am-7 pm | Through Aug 3: “Rehearsal Space: Dance & Conversation,” performance & installation by Jack Ferver + Marc Swanson | Through March 31: “We

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Are What We Hide,” long-running exhibit in- & outside gallery walls MAINE JEWISH MUSEUM | 207.329.9854 | 267 Congress St, Portland | treeoflifemuseum.org | Mon-Fri 10 am-2 pm | Through June 22: “To Have & To Hold: Wedding Paintings by Ted Arnold” | reception June 6 5-8 pm OGUNQUIT MUSEUM OF ART | 207.646.4909 | 543 Shore Rd, Ogunquit | ogunquitmuseum.org | Mon-Sat 10:30 am- 5 pm; Sun 2-5 pm | June 19-Aug 31: “Alexandra de Steigeur: Small Island, Big Picture,” photography | Through June 15: “Recent Acquisitions,” mixed media | Through June 22: paintings by John Laurent | Through Oct 31: “Henry Strater: Arizona Winters, 1933-1938,” paintings PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART | 207.775.6148 | 7 Congress Square, Portland | portlandmuseum.org | Tues-Thurs + Sat-Sun 10 am-5 pm; Fri 10 am-9 pm | Admission $12; $10 students/seniors; $6 youth 13-17; free for youth 12 & under and for all Fri 5-9 pm | June 19: “Third Thursdays” | Through June 15: “Preserving Creative Spaces: The Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios Program,” documentary installation | Through July 27: “PMA Family Space: Clint Fulkerson,” drawings | Through Aug 3: “George Daniell: Picturing Monhegan Island,” photographs & drawings | Through Aug 24: “Andrea Sulzer: throughoutsideways,” drawings & prints | Through Sept 7: “Richard Estes’ Realism,” paintings

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND - PORTLAND | 207.221.4499 | Art Gal-

lery, 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | une. edu/artgallery | Wed 1-4 pm; Thurs

1-7 pm; Fri-Sun 1-4 pm | June 13-Oct 31: “Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational” | Through June 15: “Recent Acquisitions & Selections from the Permanent Collection,” mixed media | Ongoing: paintings & photography by Maine artists + labyrinth installation

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE - PORTLAND | 207.780.4850 | Osher

Map Library, Glickman Family Library, 314 Forest Ave, Portland | usm.maine. edu/maps | Tues-Thurs 1-4 pm; Sat 10:30 am-2:30 pm | Free admission | Through Aug 14: “Charting an Empire: The Atlantic Neptune,” cartographic exhibition

OTHER MUSEUMS ABBE MUSEUM | 207.288.3519 | 26

Mount Desert St, Bar Harbor | abbemuseum.org | Thurs-Sat 10 am-4

pm | Through Dec 31: “Twisted Path III: Questions of Balance” | Ongoing: “Layers of Time: Archaeology at the Abbe Museum” + “Dr. Abbe’s Museum”

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM & THEATRE OF MAINE | 207.828.1234 | 142 Free

St, Portland | kitetails.com | Tues-

Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun noon-5 pm; Mon during school vacations | $10, $9 seniors, $7 youth under 17, free under 6; first Friday of the month is free 5-8 pm | June 12: Tiny Tots: Mud Pies 10:30am; Star Show 11:30am; Child’s Garden of Verses 2pm; Tide Pool Touch Tank 3:30pm | June 13: Soil Soup 11am | June 14: The Eyeball Show 11am; Open Art Studio 2-3pm; Child’s Garden of Verses 3pm; Smooshy Smelly Science 3:30pm | June 15: Father’s Day Party 10:30am12:30pm; Origami Card Making 2pm; Map Making 3pm | June 16: Learning Letters: Where the Wild Things Are 11:30am | June 17: Sing-A-Long Story Time 11am; Wacky Play-Doh Sculptures 12:30pm; Child’s Garden of Verses 2pm; Would You Rather? 3pm | June 18: Open Art Studio 11am-12pm; color Play: Contrast and Compare 3:30pm | June 19: Tiny Tots: Bubbles! 10:30am; Star Show 11:30am; Child’s Garden of Verses 2pm; Tide Pool Touch Tank 3:30pm MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM | 207.443.1316 | 243 Washington St, Bath | mainemaritimemuseum.org | Daily 9:30 am-5 pm | Admission $10, $9 seniors, $7 for children seven through 17, free for children six and under | June 14-Sept 28: “Eye Sweet & Fair: Naval Architecture, Lofting, & Modeling” | Ongoing: “A Maritime History of Maine” + “A Shipyard in Maine: Percy & Small & the Great Schooners” + “Snow Squall: Last of the American Clipper Ships” MAINE STATE MUSEUM | 207.287.2301 | 83 State House Stn, Augusta | mainestatemuseum.org | Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun 1-4 pm | Admission $2, $1 for seniors and children ages 6-18, under 6 free | Through April 30: “Maine Voices from the Civil War” | Ongoing: 12,000-plus years of Maine’s history, in homes, nature, shops, mills, ships, & factories

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| bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/index. shtml | Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 2-5 pm | Free | Through Aug 31: “Animal Allies: Inuit Views of the Natural World” | Ongoing: “Cape Dorset & Beyond: Inuit Art from the Marcia & Robert Ellis Collection” + “Robert E. Peary & His Northern World” + “Faces of Greenland: Ivory Carvings from the Bareguard Collection” SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM | 207.780.4249 | Science Building, 70

Falmouth St, University of Southern Maine - Portland, | usm.maine.edu/ planet | call for hours | free | June 13:

Eight Planets and Counting 7pm; Dinosaurs at Dusk 8:30pm | June 14: The Little Star that Could 3pm | June 16: Dinosaurs at Dusk 1pm | June 18: Rusty Rocket 1pm

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CLUB DIRECTORY 302 SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN | 207.935.3021 | 636 Main St, Fryeburg

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| 207.223.9929 | 145 S Main St, Winterport 51 WHARF | 207.774.1151 | 51 Wharf St, Portland ACOUSTIC ARTISANS | 207.671.6029 | 594 Congress St, Portland ADAMS STREET PUB | 207.283.4992 | 5 Adams St, Biddeford ALISSON’S RESTAURANT | 207.967.4841 | 5 Dock Sq, Kennebunkport AMERICAN LEGION POST 56 | 207.363.0376 | 9 Hannaford Dr, York AMIGO’S | 207.772.0772 | 9 Dana St, Portland ANDY’S OLD PORT PUB | 207.874.2639 | 94 Commercial St, Portland ANNIE’S IRISH PUB | 207.251.4335 | 369 Main St, Ogunquit ASYLUM | 207.772.8274 | 121 Center St, Portland BAYSIDE BOWL | 207.791.2695 | 58 Alder St, Portland BENCHWARMERS | 207.729.4800 | 212 Maine St, Brunswick BIG EASY | 207.894.0633 | 55 Market St, Portland BILLY’S TAVERN | 207.354.1177 | 1 Starr St, Thomaston BINGA’S STADIUM | 207.347.6072 | 77 Free St, Portland BLUE | 207.774.4111 | 650A Congress St, Portland BLUE MERMAID | 603.427.2583 | 409 The Hill, Portsmouth, NH BRAY’S BREWPUB | 207.693.6806 | Rte 302 and Rte 35, Naples BRIAN BORU | 207.780.1506 | 57 Center St, Portland BRITISH BEER COMPANY | 603.501.0515 | 2 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth, NH

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North Main St, Newmarket, NH LAST CALL | 207.934.9082 | 4 1st St, Old Orchard Beach LFK | 207.899.3277 | 188A State St, Portland THE LIBERAL CUP | 207.623.2739 | 115 Water St, Hallowell LILAC CITY GRILLE | 603.332.3984 | 45 N Main St, Rochester, NH LION’S PRIDE | 207.373.1840 | 112 Pleasant St, Brunswick

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| 207.899.3529 | 649 Congress St, Portland LOMPOC CAFE | 207.288.9392 | 36 Rodick St, Bar Harbor MAIN TAVERN | 207.947.7012 | 152 Main St, Bangor MAINE STREET | 207.646.5101 | 195 Maine St, Ogunquit MAINELY BREWS | 207.873.2457 | 1 Post Office Sq, Waterville MAMA’S CROWBAR | 207.773.9230 | 189 Congress St, Portland MARK’S PLACE | 207.899.3333 | 416 Fore St, Portland MARTINGALE WHARF | 603.431.0091 | 99 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH MATHEW’S PUB | 207.253.1812 | 133 Free St, Portland MAXWELL’S PUB | 207.646.2345 | 243 Main St, Ogunquit MAYO STREET ARTS | 207.615.3609 | 10 Mayo St, Portland MCSEAGULL’S | 207.633.5900 | Gulf Dock, Boothbay Harbor MEMORY LANE MUSIC HALL | 207.642.3363 | 35 Blake Rd, Standish

72 Commercial St, Portland RI RA/PORTSMOUTH | 603.319.1680 | 22 Market St, Portsmouth, NH RICK’S CAFE | 207.693.3759 | Rte 302, Naples ROOSTER’S | 207.622.2625 | 110 Community Dr, Augusta ROUND TOP COFFEEHOUSE | 207.677.2354 | Round Top Farm, Main St, Damariscotta RUDI’S | 603.430.7834 | 20 High St, Portsmouth, NH RUN OF THE MILL BREWPUB | 207.571.9648 | 100 Main St, Saco Island, Saco SALVAGE BBQ & SMOKEHOUSE | | 919 Congress St, Portland SANDY’S ON LONG LAKE | 207.693.3508 | 907 Roosevelt Trail, Naples SAVORY SQUARE BISTRO | 603.926.2202 | 32 Depot Sq, Hampton, NH SEA DOG BREWING/BANGOR | 207.947.8009 | 26 Front St, Bangor

| 207.824.2175 | Bethel Inn, On the Common, Bethel MILLIE’S TAVERN | 603.967.4777 | 17 L St, Hampton, NH MINE OYSTER | 207.633.6616 | 16 Wharf St, Pier 1, Boothbay Harbor MJ’S WINE BAR | 207.653.6278 | 1 City Center, Portland MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE | 207.443.6563 | Rte 1, Woolwich MOOSE ALLEY | 207.864.9955 | 2809 Main St, Rangeley MR. GOODBAR | 207.934.9100 | 8B West Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach NARAL’S EXPERIENCE ARABIA | 207.344.3201 | 34 Court St, Auburn NEWAGEN SEASIDE INN | 207.633.2544 | 60 Newagen County Rd, Southport NOCTURNEM DRAFT HAUS | 207.907.4380 | 56 Main St, Bangor NOSH KITCHEN BAR | 207.553.2227 | 551 Congress St, Portland THE OAK AND THE AX | | 140 Main St, Ste 107-Back Alley, Biddeford THE OAR HOUSE | 603.436.4025 | 55 Ceres St, Portsmouth, NH OASIS | 207.370.9048 | 42 Wharf St, Portland OLD GOAT | 207.737.4628 | 33 Main St, Richmond OLD MILL PUB | 207.474.6627 | 39 Water St, Skowhegan OLD PORT TAVERN | 207.774.0444 | 11 Moulton St, Portland THE OLDE MILL TAVERN | 207.583.9077 | 56 Main St, Harrison ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE | 207.761.1757 | 181 State St, Portland OTTO | 207.773.7099 | 574-6 Congress St, Portland PADDY MURPHY’S | 207.945.6800 | 26 Main St, Bangor PEARL | 207.653.8486 | 444 Fore St, Portland PEDRO O’HARA’S/LEWISTON | 207.783.6200 | 134 Main St, Lewiston PEDRO’S | 207.967.5544 | 181 Port Rd, Kennebunk PENOBSCOT POUR HOUSE | 207.941.8805 | 14 Larkin St, Bangor PORT CITY MUSIC HALL | 207.899.4990 | 504 Congress St, Portland PORTHOLE RESTAURANT | 207.773.4653 | 20 Custom House Wharf, Portland PORTLAND EAGLES | 207.773.9448 | 184 Saint John St, Portland PORTLAND LOBSTER CO | 207.775.2112 | 180 Commercial St, Portland PORTSMOUTH GAS LIGHT | 603.430.8582 | 64 Market St, Portsmouth, NH PRESS ROOM | 603.431.5186 | 77 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH PROFENNO’S | 207.856.0011 | 934 Main St, Westbrook THE RACK | 207.237.2211 | 5016 Access Rd, Carabassett RAVEN’S ROOST | 207.406.2359 | 103 Pleasant St, Brunswick READFIELD EMPORIUM | 207.685.7348 | 1146 Main St, Readfield

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A RAIL-CAR PALACE IN BIDDEFORD graB a stooL at Maine’s oLdest diner _B y Bria n d UF F If Maine is to flourish despite its aging and stagnating population, it will only be thanks to an influx of youngsters from south and north: Brooklynites driven out by the soullessness and the cost of housing, and Quebecoise driven out by whatever is annoying about Canada. Many of them are attracted by Maine’s reputation for food/ farm/local yadda yadda. Would it be nice if the newcomers had interesting ideas about something besides food? Sure, but beggars can’t be choosers. Portland, I think we can all agree, has little left to gain from these people. But towns like Biddeford have Frenchie/hipster room to grow. And Biddeford is on the rise. Once the legendary Ian Svenonius of Chain and the Gang told an interviewer, “All cities really get me going, but particularly Portland, Maine.” Last summer, though, he skipped Portland to play at the Oak and Ax in Biddo, where he spontaneously composed a poetic tribute to the town. This winter, Kennebunkport’s beachfront homeowners convinced the Maine Supreme Court to let them kick the public off their sand. But in Biddeford the owners are chill, so its gorgeous and underused beaches are good to go. On your way you can get breakfast or lunch at the reborn Palace Diner, which exemplifies the benefits of this demographic infusion. The cook/owners worked in New York, before helping to open Gather in Yar-

FShort Takes xx the fault in OuR staRs 126 minutes | pg-13 | nickelodeon + westbrook cinemagic + clarks pond + auburn + lewiston + nordica + saco cinemagic + smitty’s biddeford, sandford, & windham Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, who wrote the superior teen romance The Spectacular Now, reunite for this generous, sensitively performed melodrama about cancer-stricken teens who fall in love. Like the earlier movie, it was adapted from an acclaimed young-adult novel, features Shailene Woodley as a lonely young woman who blossoms in her new romance, and aspires to a gentle, moony tone. Yet James Ponsoldt, director of The Spectacular Now, sculpted his

mouth. Your server is from Montreal. Palace, tucked away on a downtown side street next to a cute little park, is Maine’s oldest diner. The barrel roofed train-car looks incredibly good given it’s nearly a century old. Patrons sit on one of 15 stools at the counter. One suspects this summer they will increasingly carry their coffees and breakfast sandwiches out into the park. The challenge that faces Palace’s new ownership is how to bring a cultivated culinary sensibility to diner food, without obscuring this cuisine’s unpretentious appeal. They more than pull it off. For example, their coffee is from Portland’s hipster standard, Tandem. But they push it through a traditional Bunn machine into glass pots, and thanks to Tandem’s lighter roasts, the result has pre-coffee-renaissance diner appeal. Sure, a cup costs $2.50, but thanks to the waitress’ frequent refills you can end up drinking an amount that would cost you $15 at a café. The “deluxe” breakfast sandwich squeezes local eggs and bacon between an oversized Thomas’s English muffin. The egg is baked into a perfect square and topped with a pile of sliced jalapenos. The beauty of the sandwich is the way the peppers add as much vegetal green flavor as they do heat. As they mix with the melting cheddar and some simple white cheese, they give the whole thing a sort of stadium nacho appeal. The bacon is thick and crunchy. In lieu of

hashbrowns, they flash-fry pillowly dollops of mashed potatoes. A side of grapefruit wedges had been briefly grilled to caramelize its sprinkling of sugar. The juicy house burger is a simple classic, SimPle yet SoPhiSticateD the ambience at the palace diner fits the food animated most (or perhaps vice versa): unpretentious, nostalgic, and casual. notably by thicksliced rounds and hip are performing “diner” in this cool of sweet pickle, and a just-sour mayo. The space they found. It’s true: You hear calls of corned beef is served in thick red slices on a “order in” and see the green papered tickets darkish rye, fried until crispy. It was topped hang from clothespins, and the waitress with a sour and crunchy slaw, that had “warms up” your coffee. The cook chats been mixed up with a touch of sweet Thouwith regulars about motorcycles. There is a sand Island. The thinnish (but not thin) rotary phone and they use it. But at Palace house fries strike a great balance between this performativity feels warm and casual crisp and grease-touched. A sharp house rather than self-serious and off-putting. It’s coleslaw douses long strips of crispy cabbage a model for how we old-time Mainers would with mustard seed and dill. like our new neighbors to behave. ^ So Palace gets the equilibrium of new techniques and old cuisine just right. They also offer a weekend dinner service where $ Palace Diner | 18 Franklin St., Biddeford | one imagines the balance shifts; the waitWed-Fri: 7 am-3 pm; Sat + Sun: 8 am-2 ress tells me the place is transformed at pm; Dinner 5:30-9:30 pm on Fridays and night. More deeply, Palace nicely negotiates Saturdays | cash only | 207.284.0015 or the danger that it will seem like the young palacedinerme.com

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dramatic effects with a scalpel; Josh Boone, who directed this movie, uses a chainsaw. An emotional climax arrives every 15 minutes or so, and every affecting moment is underscored with a soppy light-rock song. With Laura Dern, Mike Birbiglia, and Willem Dafoe as a reclusive novelist based on Thomas Pynchon.

_Ben sachs

xxx feD up 97 minutes | pg | nickelodeon Narrated by Katie Couric, this documentary about the childhood obesity crisis takes dead aim at the U.S. food and agricultural industries for their ruthless lobbying, disingenuous labeling, predatory advertising, and cynical disregard for the public health. Writers Mark Monroe

22 Jump Street and Stephanie Soechtig date the crisis from 1977, when a US Senate committee on nutrition prepared guidelines urging Americans to eat less and reduce their intake of fat, sugar, and cholesterol; perversely, this led not to healthier diets but to the marketing bonanza of fat-free foods that instead were loaded with sucrose and help account

for the fact that Americans’ sugar consumption has doubled since then. Thumbnail portraits of morbidly obese kids—including a 14-year-old boy driven to gastric-bypass surgery—introduce a plaintive note to the argument, especially since, as the documentary notes, many school cafeterias are now indistinguishable from fast-food joints. Soechtig directed.

_Jr Jones

xxx 22 juMp stReet 112 minutes | r | westbrook cinemagic + clarks pond + auburn + lewiston + saco cinemagic + smitty’s biddeford, sanford, & windham This sequel to the hit action comedy 21 Jump Street is better all around: the pacing is more

consistent, the sight gags more imaginative, the self-referential jokes sharper. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller make good on their background in animation (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie); the action sequences, unlike those of the first movie, have a sustained kinetic energy, and the throwaway gags are delivered at such breakneck speed that this occasionally evokes old Looney Tunes cartoons. Too often, though, the satire of action-movie bombast is indistinguishable from the bombast itself (large-scale destruction, over-loud sound effects, actors yelling all their dialogue). With Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, and lots of stand-up comedians in supporting roles.

_Ben sachs

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333 Clarks Pond Parkway, South Portland | 207.772.6023

a MIllIon WaYS to dIE In tHE WESt | 4:20, 9:50 22 JUMP StrEEt | Fri-Sun: 11 am, 1:30,

HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2 | 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40

HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2 3d | 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:10 MalEFICEnt | noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7:20, 9:35

MalEFICEnt 3d | 1, 3:20, 6:55, 9:15 a MIllIon WaYS to dIE In tHE WESt | 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45 nEIGHBorS | 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 9:30 22 JUMP StrEEt | 1:20, 4:30, 7:25, 9:50

X-MEn: daYS oF FUtUrE PaSt | 12:20, 3:40, 6:45, 9:30

BrIdGton tWIn drIVE-In tHEatrE 383 Portland Rd, Bridgton | 207.647.8666

4, 7:20, 10 | Mon-Thu: 1:30, 4, 7:20, 10

HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2 + MalEFICEnt | 8:15 22 JUMP StrEEt + EdGE oF toMorroW | 8:15

12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:40

ColonIal tHEatrE

X-MEn: daYS oF FUtUrE PaSt |

nICKElodEon CInEMaS 1 Temple St, Portland | 207.772.4022

BEllE | 1:30, 6:30 CHEF | 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40 EdGE oF toMorroW | 1:40, 4:30, 7, 9:30

tHE FaUlt In oUr StarS | 1, 3:45,

6:40, 9:20

FIndInG VIVIan MaIEr | 1:10, 5:20,

8:45

tHE Grand BUdaPESt HotEl | 3:10, 7:20

163 High St, Belfast | 207.338.1930

tHE FaUlt In oUr StarS | Fri:

5:30, 8:05 | Sat: 1:45, 5:30, 8:05 | Sun: 1:45, 7 | Mon-Tue: 7 | Wed: 4:30, 7:05 | Thu: 7

HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2

| Fri: 5:45, 8 | Sat: 2, 5:45, 8 | Sun: 2, 6:45 | Mon-Tue: 6:45 | Wed: 4:45, 7 | Thu: 6:45 MalEFICEnt | Fri: 5:55, 8:15 | Sat: 2:15, 5:55, 8:15 | Sun: 2:15, 7:10 | MonTue: 7:10 | Wed: 4:55, 7:15 | Thu: 7:10

a MIllIon WaYS to dIE In tHE WESt | 3:50, 9:30

EVEnInGStar CInEMa

PMa MoVIES

tHE IMMIGrant | Fri-Sat: 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 | Sun-Thu: 1:30, 4, 6:30

nortHErn BordErS | Fri: 6:30 |

FrontIEr CInEMa

7 Congress Square, Portland | 207.775.6148

Sat-Sun: 2

WEStBrooK CInEMaGIC

183 County Rd, Westbrook | 207.774.3456

BlEndEd | 12:20, 3:10, 6:50, 9:50 CHEF | 12:20, 3:20, 6:45, 9:20 EdGE oF toMorroW | 12:10, 3:10, 7:15, 9:50

tHE FaUlt In oUr StarS | 12:20,

3:30, 7, 9:40 GodZIlla | 12:10, 3:20, 6:50, 9:35 HEaVEn IS For rEal | 12:20, 10

HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2 | 11:40 am, 11:50 am, 2, 2:10, 4:30, 4:40, 7, 7:10, 9:20, 9:30

HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2 3d | noon, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 MalEFICEnt | noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 MalEFICEnt 3d | 11:40 am, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:20 MIllIon dollar arM | 3:30, 7

a MIllIon WaYS to dIE In tHE WESt | 12:10, 3:30, 7, 9:50 nEIGHBorS | 11:50 am, 2:10, 4:30, 7:30, 9:50

22 JUMP StrEEt | 11:40 am, 2:10, 4:40, 7:30, 10:10

X-MEn: daYS oF FUtUrE PaSt | 12:10, 3:20, 6:40, 9:50

Tontine Mall, 149 Maine St, Brunswick | 207.729.5486

14 Maine St, Brunswick | 207.725.5222

JodoroWSKY’S dUnE | Fri: 2 100: HEad/HEart/FEEt | Fri: 7 20 FEEt FroM StardoM | Sat: 2 | Sun: 2, 6, 8

UndEr tHE SKIn | Tue: 8

HarBor tHEatrE

185 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor | 207.633.0438

BEllE | Fri-Sat: 7 | Sun: 3, 7 | Mon: 7

lEWISton FlaGSHIP 10 855 Lisbon St, Lewiston | 207.777.5010

tHE aMaZInG SPIdEr-Man 2 | 12:20, 3:35, 6:45

BlEndEd | 12:50, 3:55, 7:30 EdGE oF toMorroW | 1:20, 4:25, 7:40

tHE FaUlt In oUr StarS | 12:15,

3:25, 7:10

HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2 | 12:45, 3:20, 7:40

BEllE | Fri-Sun: 8

lInColn tHEatEr Thu: 2, 7

746 Center St, Auburn | 207.786.8605

FEd UP | Fri-Sun: 7 | Tue-Wed: 7 |

tHE MaGIC lantErn

9 Depot St, Bridgton | 207.647.5065 Call for shows & times.

narroW GaUGE CInEMaS 15 Front St, Farmington | 207.778.4877 Call for shows & times.

MalEFICEnt | 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:50 a MIllIon WaYS to dIE In tHE WESt | 1, 3:40, 7:10, 10 nEIGHBorS | noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7:30,

Sun: 5:30 | Thu: 7

HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2 + BlEndEd | Fri-Sat: 8:15

Thu: 6:45

5:30, 8 | Sun: 3 | Mon: 7

SMIttY’S CInEMaBIddEFord

7:15, 10 | Sun: 12:30, 3:45, 7 | Mon-Tue: 3:45, 7 | Wed: 3:45, 6:45 | Thu: 3:45, 7

tHoMaSton FlaGSHIP 10

22 JUMP StrEEt | noon, 2:20, 4:50, 7, 7:20, 9:50

raIlroad SQUarE CInEMa

SaCo drIVE-In tHEatEr

17 Railroad Sq, Waterville | 207.873.6526

BEllE | 5 CHEF | Fri: 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20 | Sat: noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20 | Sun: noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7 | Mon-Thu: 2:20, 4:40, 7 Ida | Fri: 2:50, 4:50, 6:50, 8:40 | Sat: 1, 2:50, 4:50, 6:50, 8:40 | Sun: 1, 2:50, 4:50, 6:50 | Mon-Thu: 2:50, 4:50, 6:50 tHE raIlWaYMan | Fri: 2:30, 7:10, 9:30 | Sat: 12:10, 2:30, 7:10, 9:30 | Sun: 12:10, 2:30, 7:10 | Mon-Thu: 2:30, 7:10

rEEl PIZZa CInEraMa 33 Kennebec Place, Bar Harbor | 207.288.3828

FEd UP | Tue-Thu: TBA tHE Grand BUdaPESt HotEl |

19 Gurnet Rd, Brunswick | 207.798.3996 Call for shows & times.

SaCo CInEMaGIC & IMaX

783 Portland Rd, Rte 1, Saco | 207.282.6234

BlEndEd | 12:20, 3, 7, 9:40 CHEF | 1, 3:40, 9:40 EdGE oF toMorroW | 12:30, 3:20, 7:30, 10

tHE FaUlt In oUr StarS | 1, 4, 7, 9:50

GodZIlla | 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30 HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2 | noon, 12:30, 2:20, 2:50, 4:40, 5:10, 7, 7:30, 9:20, 9:50

StonInGton oPEra HoUSE

1570 Main Street, Oxford | 207.743.2219 Call for shows & times.

rEGal BrUnSWICK 10

tHE raIlWaY Man | Fri-Sat: 7:30

aUBUrn FlaGSHIP 10

oXFord FlaGSHIP 7

lEaVItt tHEatrE

alaMo tHEatrE | Sun: 2

1 Freeport Village Station, Suite 125, Freeport | 207.865.9000 Call for shows & times.

Fri-Mon: TBA

2 Theater St, Damariscotta | 207.563.3424

85 Main St, Bucksport | 207.469.0924

nordICa tHEatrE

12:35, 3:50, 6:55 Main St, Ogunquit | 207.646.3123

MaInE

The Fault in Our Stars

X-MEn: daYS oF FUtUrE PaSt | noon, 3, 8

969 Portland Rd, Saco | 207.284.1016

420 Alfred St, Five Points Shopping Center, Biddeford | 207.282.2224

a MIllIon WaYS to dIE In tHE WESt | Fri-Sat: 3:45, 10 | Sun: 3:45 |

Mon-Thu: 4

nEIGHBorS | Fri-Sat: 12:30, 7:30 | Sun: 12:30, 7:15 | Mon-Thu: 7

tHE PrInCESS & tHE FroG | Wed: 11:30 am

Stand BY ME | Wed: 7 22 JUMP StrEEt | Fri-Sat: noon, 12:30, 3:30, 4, 6:30, 7:45, 10 | Sun: noon, 12:30, 3:30, 4, 6:30, 7:15 | MonThu: 3:30, 4, 6:30, 7

SMIttY’S CInEMaSanFord

1364 Main St, Sanford | 207.490.0000

EdGE oF toMorroW | Fri-Sat: 12:30,

a MIllIon WaYS to dIE In tHE WESt | Fri: 7:30, 10 | Sat: 7:30 | Sun-

Stand BY ME | Wed: 7 22 JUMP StrEEt | Fri-Sat: 12:30, 3:45,

SMIttY’S CInEMaWIndHaM

Main St, Stonington | 207.367.2788

BEllE | Fri-Sun: 7

Strand tHEatrE

345 Main St, Rockland | 207.594.0070

FIndInG VIVIan MaIEr | Fri: 5:30 | tHE GEnIUS oF MarIan | Wed: 7 tHE GErMan doCtor | Fri: 8 | Sat: tHE HUnGrY HEart | Sat: 2

9 Moody Dr, Thomaston | 207.594.2100 Call for shows & times.

795 Roosevelt Trail, Windham | 207.892.7000

a MIllIon WaYS to dIE In tHE WESt | Fri-Sat: noon, 10 | Sun: noon tHE PrInCESS & tHE FroG | Wed:

11:30 am

Stand BY ME | Wed: 7 22 JUMP StrEEt | Fri-Sat: 12:45, 3:30,

SPotlIGHt CInEMaS

6 Stillwater Ave, Orono | 207.827.7411 Call for shows & times.

nEW HaMPSHIrE tHE MUSIC Hall

28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth | 603.436.9900

onlY loVErS lEFt alIVE | Fri: 7 | Sun: 7 | Tue: 7 | Thu: 7 SaFEtY laSt | Sat: 7 SPrEadInG tHIn | Sat: 7, 9 tHE UnKnoWn KnoWn | Fri: 7 | Sun: 4 | Thu: 7

rEGal FoX rUn StadIUM 15

45 Gosling Rd, Portsmouth | 603.431.6116 Call for shows & times.

FIlM SPECIalS BaYSIdE BoWl

58 Alder St, Portland | 207.791.2695

raISInG arIZona | Wed: 7:45

la rg N es o t w rth at ern er an Ne d wE am n us gla em nd en ’s tp ar k!

Funtown USA Rides opens May 10! Splashtown USA Water Park opens June 14!

Richard Estes (United States, born 1932), Beaver Dam Pond, Acadia National Park, 2009, oil on board, 12 1/2 x 30 inches. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Anonymous gift, 2104.2 © Richard Estes, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York.

207.284.5139 • US Route 1 • Saco, ME • www.funtownsplashtownusa.com

Richard Estes’

Richard Estes’ Realism is organized by the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The museums thank the following donors for their generous support of the exhibition:

May 22–September 7, 2014 Visit the world of Richard Estes, American Photorealism’s foremost painter, in his most thorough retrospective in over 20 years. #RichardEstes

Gabrielle Bekink and the Honorable Rudolf Bekink Isabelle and Scott Black Thelma and Melvin Lenkin The Lunder Foundation — Peter and Paula Lunder Local Corporate Sponsor:

(207) 775-6148 | portlandmuseum.org $5 surcharge; free for PMA members

Local Media Sponsors:

Debbie Frank Petersen Walter and Lucille Rubin Foundation Holly and Nick Ruffin John Wilmerding

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Across 1 cartoon character with blond hair 6 Glove material 11 2002 olympics host, briefly 14 Bush Supreme court appointee 15 central Florida city 16 When doubled, a guitar effect 17 movie about a road trip spent filling up the car? 19 end of a tongue? 20 Former turkish title 21 constricted 23 $, for short 24 “Father of modern philosophy” descartes 28 For-profit university founded in 1931 29 movie that clears up why Brits pronounce a letter differently? 33 Wired component? 34 prefix before hedron or gon 35 conductor ___-pekka Salonen 36 movie about booting the laptop again? 39 Flatow who hosts npr’s “Science Friday” 4

41 coffee coast of hawaii 42 “Stop, matey!” 46 movie focusing on flies in the ointment? 49 “Good times” actress esther 50 a long, long time 51 With it 52 patronize, as a hotel 54 “dreamgirls” character ___ White (hidden in SheFField) 57 michael Jackson hit off “thriller” 58 movie that follows an unwelcome school outbreak? 63 david allan ___ 64 take the penalty 65 pearl gatherer 66 alpine country, for short 67 abalone-shell liner 68 Swordfight souvenirs 10

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Down 1 “macbeth” trio member 2 Goes by 3 totals the total? 4 rides for the back country, for short 5 2014 russell crowe epic 6 hawaii’s mauna ___ 7 Get busy 8 mai ___ (bar order) 9 Spacex ceo musk 10 1980 hit for olivia newton-John 11 Yanks the wheel 12 Former dodgers manager tommy 13 Granola bar option 18 “is this your ___?” 22 Set aside 23 “miami Vice” weapon 25 transition zone between two plant communities 26 “Sorry, that’s impossible” 27 Get on board 30 With respect to hearing 31 Born with the name of 32 like some chances 37 calypso cousin 38 ___ in “edward” 39 “copy that” 40 tells, as a story 43 ambitious-sounding oldsmobile model 44 Stanley ___ (rental carpet cleaner brand) 45 unit of meas. that’s often leveled 47 close up securely 48 Fraction of a fraction of a min. 49 uK humane org. (anagram of crapS) 53 Funny Fey 55 passing crazes 56 abbr. in a bank window 59 300, in roman numerals 60 afr. neighbor 61 “___ you for real?” 62 1999 and 2015 1

thursday June 12

toon time

The moon is full this week, and yes, it’s the actual “Honey Moon.” If you’ve just gotten hitched, congratulations, and be aware that the clock has begun ticking for the relatives who are just itching to ask about your desire to start a family. Because Mercury is retrograde this week (through July 1), even the most benign communications could seem threatening, or terribly rude. So this is a fine week to be aware of others’ heightened senses (we are herd animals, after all), and not to let your own equilibrium start teetering in the wind. Also: a request. Every year, I write for the Llewellyn Herbal Almanac. I have some ideas — what would you think is interesting to read that’s herbal and astrological in nature? Email sally@moonsigns.net.

Full moon in Sagittarius (moon Voc 4:11 am until 5:04 pm when it enters capricorn). triskaidekaphilliacs rejoice! Gather your black cats and march under that ladder. or not. Full moons bring impetuosity, and since Sagittarius is the most risk-taking sign, you should doubleknot your shoelaces before the race. Going full steam ahead: Sagittarius, leo, aries, libra, Scorpio, and capricorn. Watching the wheels go by: pisces, Virgo, Gemini, cancer, taurus, and aquarius. 17

Friday June 13

Waxing moon in Sagittarius. Fire sign moons at the end of the week give you a second (or perhaps third) wind — and they can increase the windiness tendencies of even the most stolid citizens. Keepin’ it light: Sagittarius, leo, aries, and capricorn. Keepin’ it real: pisces, Virgo, Gemini, and cancer. Keepin’ the change: taurus, aquarius, Scorpio, and libra.

saturday June 14 2

Waning moon in capricorn. an excellent weekend for all the boring chores, which may include juggling cinderblocks or balancing your checkbook. if you didn’t travel on Friday, it’s easy to be a slug today. purposeful and earnest: taurus, Virgo, capricorn, aquarius, pisces, Sagittarius, leo, and Scorpio. inclined to dither, or ask the wrong folks for advice: libra, aries, leo, Gemini, and cancer (who may be accidentally rude). 18

sunday June 15 3

Waning moon in capricorn (moon void-of-course in 6:35 am until 5:27 pm when it moves into aquarius). counting, structuring, or rearranging — today and tomorrow favors logical left-brain types, and the Voc moon makes for creative finances. taurus, Virgo, capricorn, aquarius, pisces, Sagittarius, and Scorpio: steady as she goes. Stick to the plan. libra, aries, Gemini, leo, and cancer: get your heart-rate up and don’t think “it is what it is.” 19

Monday June 16 4

tuesday June 17 5

Wednesday June 18 6

Moon Keys

Waning moon in pisces. artistic proclivities and “taking the long way” comes naturally. So does temporary amnesia, and a desire to buy shoes (!). capricorn, aquarius, pisces, aries, taurus, Scorpio and cancer could have their antenna finely-tuned to others’ motivations (however, just because you do, don’t think you can “fix” them). Virgo, Gemini, libra, leo, and Sagittarius: keep your head down. 22

Waning moon in aquarius (moon void-of-course 6:07 pm until 6:25 pm when it moves into pisces). pushing a situation to a breaking point could be the destination for those who need to “keep everything loose” (e.g., it’s not a great day to ask “where is this relationship going?”). Sagittarius, Gemini, Virgo, taurus, libra, and leo: make your moves early tomorrow, not today. pisces, Scorpio, cancer, capricorn, aquarius, and aries: acting “spacey” is safe, even if it feels out of character. 21

Waning moon in aquarius. today and tomorrow is excellent for wild ideas, science fiction or fantasy. however, the standard “monday morning routine” will need some fresh air. or is that hot air? Beware of talking too much if you’re taurus, Scorpio, libra, Sagittarius, Virgo, and leo (let others air grievance first). aquarius, libra, Gemini, pisces, aries, and capricorn: explore options vigorously. 20

This horoscope traces the passage of the moon, not the sun. Simply read from day to day to watch the moon’s influence as it moves through the signs of the zodiac. | When the moon is in your sun sign, you are beginning a new 28-day emotional cycle, and you can expect increased insight and emotionality. When the moon moves into the sun sign opposite yours (see below), expect to have difficulties dealing with the opposite sex, family, or authority figures; social or romantic activities will not be at their best. | When the moon is in Aries, it opposes Libra, and vice versa. Other oppositions are Taurus/Scorpio, Gemini/Sagittarius, Cancer/ Capricorn, Leo/Aquarius, and Virgo/Pisces. The moon stays in each sign approximately two and a half days. | As the moon moves between signs, it will sometimes become “void of course,” making no major angles to planets. Consider this a null time and try to avoid making or implementing decisions if you can. But it’s great for brainstorming. | For Symboline Dai’s sun-sign horoscopes and advice column, visit our Web site at thePhoenix. com. Symboline Dai can be reached at sally@moonsigns.net.