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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: Gabrielle Bekink and the Honorable Rudolf Bekink, Isabelle and Scott Black, Thelma and Melvin Lenkin, The Lunder Foundation —Peter and Paula Lunder, Debbie Frank Petersen, Walter and Lucille Rubin Foundation, Holly and Nick Ruffin, and John Wilmerding. Local corporate sponsor: Bank of America. Local media sponsors: WCSH 6, Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and Maine Public Broadcasting Network.

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Richard Estes (United States, born 1932), Beaver Dam Pond, Acadia National Park (detail), 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.

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“We’re not anti-capitalists; we’re not advocating any specific ideology; we’re just here to support each other.”

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Groups address struggle with capitalist system f A man stands before the group and traces his long struggle with addiction. “I not only enable it, I operate within it and allow it to rule my life,” he says. While the admission follows a familiar script, the subject is a new one. “My name is Brian, and I’m personally afflicted… by capitalism.” Now in its fourth week, Capitalism Recovery Anonymous was conceived by Brian as a group for “anyone who is feeling like they are being victimized in some way by the [capitalist] system.” While the format is loosely based in Brian’s own experience with established support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous, this week’s gathering bears little resemblance to your average fluorescent light/folding chair Anon meeting. A scheduling conflict at the Meg Perry Center has forced the halfdozen attendees to gather in Monument Square, and the heavy skies of a

summer evening thunderstorm threaten yet another change of venue. With Brian playing the role of moderator, discussion ranges from general grievances around capitalism to student loan debt, police brutality, gentrification, and housing issues. “We’ve all been affected by capitalism, and this group is a place where we can share our concerns and figure out a way to live outside of that box,” says Jacqui Deveneau. While the tenor of the group might skew toward the radical at times, Brian says Capitalism Recovery Anonymous is more of a place to air grievances than to foment revolution. “We’re not anti-capitalists—we’re not advocating anything illegal or any specific ideology—we’re just here to support each other,” says Brian. This moderate stance has not stopped the group from garnering some negative feedback. When Brian sent notice of the group’s first meeting to a diverse mailing list of potential attendees, he says

“If I started a restaurant, I would want it to make money. What bothers me is that profit comes before people.”

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responses included a few messages along the lines of “take me off your list, you fucking Commie.” This sort of response highlights the false economic binary that Brian is trying to combat through efforts like Capitalism Recovery Anonymous: it’s more than just a question of capitalism versus communism. “If I started a restaurant, I would want it to make money. What bothers me is that in America now profit comes before people,” says Brian. That network of support offered by groups like CRA can be especially important for activists who have put their own self-care on the back burner as they pour all their energy into political causes like Occupy, according to Brian. “I’ve noticed a lot of people in these groups become workaholics, they burnout and then they fallout. During Occupy, we saw that quite a bit,” he says. Evan, an active former member of the city’s Occupy campaign, says that an emphasis on non-monetary economies could help address some of the inherent problems in the capitalist system. “The nature of capitalism is to aggregate capital. That’s why it rushes towards fascism,” he says. “I would like to see money abolished, but I would settle for an acceptance with the fact that money isn’t the only currency out there.” An anonymous member of the group says that he started attending meetings not just for the tools and guidance it offers, but also for the sense of commiseration. “Sometimes it helps you go on just to hear other people talk about it,” he says. A half hour into Monday night’s meeting, approaching thunder forces the group to seek shelter. The weather poses an interesting question for the recovering capitalists: where is the group to meet after 7 pm on a weeknight in downtown Portland without feeding the capitalist system they are trying so hard to eschew? They decamp to Margarita’s, and there are sly grins all around as the restaurant’s host provides the group with a perfect example of capitalism influence on culture and language. “Let’s go monopolize this corner,” he says as he steers the group to their table.

_Matt Dodge

Anti-tAr sAnds Activists pAss sopo ordinAnce When people talk about outside money coming into the portland region, they’re usually referring to the food, tourism, and hospitality industries. But it’s getting increasingly harder to overlook the influence of the oil industry, which has lately been pumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into efforts to expand tar sands and crude oil production along the east coast. But those efforts met a serious setback last week, as the south portland planning Board voted 6-1 in favor of a citizen-drafted initiative called the clear skies ordinance, which would block the city from building a facility for crude oil in portland harbor, by way of the 60-year old portland montreal pipe line owned by canadian subsidiary of exxonmobil corp. and suncor energy inc. “the clear skies ordinance protects our air, our coast, and our community,” said mary Jane-Ferrier, spokesperson for the anti-tar sands organization protect south portland, in a press release after the July 21 vote. “of course, we know it may not be over yet, and we’re committed to defend this victory from oil industry attacks.” the ordinance had been written by a committee of “volunteer experts on land use, law, science, and environmental management,” according to the press release. its passing prohibits the loading of tar sands anywhere in the waterfront and forbids the construction of infrastructure designed for that purpose. the ordinance’s passing was hailed by environmentalists. in a teleconference after the vote, national environmental activist and founder of 350. org Bill mcKibben told media and local activists, “you’ve dealt a huge blow on behalf of the planet’s atmosphere.” mcKibben also lauded the south portland ordinance as a model for cities’ anti-tar sands efforts nationally. last november, oil industry groups spent $750,000 in south portland in a successful effort to strike down a similar ordinance that would have had a broader reach along the waterfront. in the wake of last week’s vote, the American petroleum institute has threatened legal action to strike down the ordinance. south portland mayor Jerry Jalbert has announced that the city plans to open a legal defense fund to protect the ordnance against expected counterattacks from the oil industry. that effort would solicit donations from national organizations and environmental groups rather than use public funds. “tonight citizens working to protect their community prevailed over Big oil. it is a true david versus goliath victory,” said environment maine director emily Figdor. “the oil industry is not invincible, and the exploitation of tar sands is not inevitable. From nebraska to maine, citizens are standing up, and powerfully so, to protect their communities—and we are winning. We’re hopeful that south portland’s action will empower other communities threatened by new tar sands infrastructure to protect themselves.” 350maine, the local chapter of the national environmental group, plan to celebrate the victory August 3 at 4 pm at Bug light park. Visit 350maine. org for details. _Nick Schroeder

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In Layman’s Terms

politics + other mistakes Hard sell

Politics—like almost everything else except getting herpes—is about marketing. Candidates are sold to the public in the same way as poorly constructed automobiles, ineffective deodorants, and phony erectile-dysfunction pills. Which explains why, when confronted by difficult issues, they break down, smell bad and go limp. Effective campaigns aren’t about issues, which are complicated, messy subjects that require considerable research to understand and unbiased analysis to develop workable solutions. Instead, candidates’ inner circles focus on branding—finding catchphrases that capture the public’s attention, even if they have nothing to do with solving problems. So far in this election cycle in Maine, Republicans have been doing a far better job of sloganeering than Democrats, who appear to have taken ersatz ED meds. Take welfare, for instance. The average taxpayer believes that sizable numbers of those receiving food stamps, Medicaid, and general assistance are gaming the system. Sure, they base this assessment on what the Dems disparage as “anecdotal evidence.” But when nearly everyone has a welfare-cheat story to tell, the anecdotes outweigh the studies that claim abuse is rare because hardly anybody gets convicted of it. What those studies really show is convictions are rare. The GOP upped the ante when Governor Paul LePage announced he would no longer reimburse municipalities for general assistance payments to illegal aliens. Democrats howled that this was unconstitutional, but no matter how loud they shrieked, all the voters heard was something about stopping illegals from getting public money. That sounded pretty good to them.

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The Dems have a valid point here. The LePage edict banned not only those who’ve slipped across the nation’s borders surreptitiously, but also immigrants seeking asylum, who aren’t necessarily here illegally. But valid points are not the same as telling points, and, when it comes to welfare, the Republicans have all of those. According to Democratic leaders, Medicaid expansion is supposed to be the issue that decides this election. They blather on about the myriad consequences of not expanding eligibility to 70,000 more people. But while the Dems are making their complex arguments for this program, the non-Medicaid-receiving taxpayers are hearing the debate through the GOP’s filter. More Medicaid isn’t about increasing revenue to cashstrapped hospitals or improved preventive care. It’s about giving more welfare to the same slugs who are already ripping us off. Democrats have also bungled the nursing home issue. Members of Maine’s older demographic are scared to death they won’t be able to get quality long-term care at facilities in their communities. Of course, being scared to death means they’ll never have to worry about that problem. Nevertheless, both parties have strongly supported increased funding for nursing homes. But only one party gets credit for that. In the final days of the last legislative session, LePage introduced a bill to hike state reimbursements to these facilities. As with most of the governor’s last-minute initiatives, it was crudely assembled, particularly its funding mechanism. Legislators, who’d already passed a significant increase in nursing-home funding, set about trying to find a fast fix for LePage’s flawed proposal, but the governor announced he’d veto the bill if it was amended.

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Democrats decided that rather than fighting the clock and LePage, they’d let the measure die. And just like that, Republicans had won the branding battle. The GOP launched a relentless campaign claiming the Dems didn’t care about saving nursing homes. LePage demanded they return to Augusta in a special session to reconsider the matter. Donkey party leaders, suspecting that such a session would degenerate into chaos, declined. Which was just what the governor hoped they’d do. After a couple weeks of lambasting the do-nothing Dems, LePage unveiled a quick-fix, shortterm bailout for nursing homes. It does nothing to correct the systemic problems that mean you’ll likely spend your declining years in a cardboard box under a bridge, but it allows Republicans to claim they’ve saved the state’s nursing homes. That’s marketing. That’s a campaign slogan. That’s a winner. Taking the time to find a proper funding mechanism that will deal with the problem for decades to come? Not so much. LePage has repeatedly run into trouble for saying stupid things. But when it comes to marketing, blunt oversimplification works. Democrats have yet to grasp that concept, which is why their gubernatorial candidate—whose name escapes me—has yet to open a lead in the polls that’s greater than the margin of error. It’s also why most of the seasoned political observers I’ve talked to think the GOP will retake the state Senate in November and make significant gains in the House. Republicans—they’ve got what it takes. A brand.

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UNAVAILABLE MEN NEED NOT INQUIRE “life is currently frustrating. i am single (as of a year ago) and i haven’t really been on the dating scene, just here and there. But what i’ve noticed is that i keep attracting men who are completely unavailable—either married or in failing relationships (as i learn later). they don’t make physical advances, but i definitely get the feeling they are interested. either way, guys i shouldn’t, wouldn’t, and don’t want to be dating. What am i doing wrong to attract them? and how do i get this pattern to change?” _LT

“the first thing i would ask is if they’re available or not, ‘cause that was an issue myself. if it seems too good to be true, than its definitely too good to be true. it’s the people she’s attracted to, she needs to change the whole...if you’re [attracting a] certain type of guy, look for a different type of guy. set different standards. it’s gonna bring you right back to where you started if you don’t. i’d never look for a man at a bar, ‘cause they’re all taken!” _Andrea, 33, sports and entertainment, interviewed outside of the Civic Center “(For her), there is security that these people have been in or are in a relationship. that’s something that’s desirable. i think it’s only a natural to find solace and comfort in someone that has someone else. she’s picking up on those vibes of partnership which is what she’s seeking. and commitment. i think she’s putting out the right energy, just finding the wrong crowd. it’s hard and it’s scary out there, and it’s a lot easier to find someone who’s putting out that ‘i’m in a relationship’ vibe, (and it) isn’t always a single demographic.” _Luke, 24, customer service, interviewed at Taco Escobarr “maybe by hanging out they think she has free time, because she doesn’t have anybody that she’s responsible for. and she shouldn’t feel bad about that. What should she do to get available men though? Well, she should go to an online ‘i’m free and available’ service, or she could put on a sign that says ‘i’m looking for free and available men, unavailable men need not inquire.’ ask friends if they know anybody who is available. or even ask these men who are unavailable if they know anybody who is available.” _Denise, 53, musician, interviewed at Dunkin’ Donuts “she’s probably really outgoing and really friendly, and she needs to realize that men don’t understand; that if you are friendly, they immediately think that you want to have sex with them. Women can just be friendly and just want to be friends. i think there’s some sort of link that’s missing there. if she knows they’re married ahead of time, she might want to put in check her physical space, she might be sending the wrong signals. don’t give them anything that will be misinterpreted.” _Meredith, 46, designer and entrepreneur, interviewed at Madhouse “in terms of finding unavailable men or men who are in failing relationships, i think that’s pretty common. i think men are gonna date regardless of whatever situation (they’re in). Just naturally, being a man...i just think in terms of dealing with men and not trying to get into that situation, she needs to set more boundaries.” _John, 28, call center worker, interviewed at Congress Square Park MY ADVICE: no matter where you hang out or who you’re friends with, you still have the ability to attract unavailable men, period. however, i dig the advice that suggested you get clear on what signals you might be sending: are you attracted to these men subconsciously? if so, set clearer boundaries in general. Finally, my advice to you is not mine, but denise’s (see above): wear a sign that reads you’re looking for available men. i tried it, and it works!

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METHODS FROM MADNESS dancers from portland and new york bring compelling performance to the ica _by mar ia h b e rg e ron . “No one listens if you just tell them what’s wrong,” explains Jack Ferver, a New York-based dancer, choreographer, actor, teacher, and writer, as we sit in the large back gallery space of the ICA at MECA. “Everyone knows what’s wrong, but how do people feel it?” I’ve come to check out Rehearsal Space: Dance and Conversation, a residency/exhibit/ open studio/performance space for the creation of a new collaborative work, Chambre, by Ferver and visual artist Marc Swanson. Since mid-June, the artwork of Swanson (see “Man is the Sum of His Arts” by Mariah Bergeron, July 11, 2014) has taken the role of both formal art exhibit and set design installation, awaiting the arrival of performers Michelle Mola (Peaks Island), Jacob Slominski (New York City), and Ferver to begin creating an original performance piece in the gallery, in a process that has been open to public viewing since mid-July. In its most present iteration, the

ICA will host three free performances this weekend, before a commissioned premiere at Bard College in November. Ferver, 35, gracefully exchanges his stage costume of pantyhose and knee pads (“They’re so gross, like a second fake skin”) for street attire at the end of today’s rehearsal. His compact frame is secretly muscular; his face holds generous features. While he has a resumé that extends through television, feature films, and commercial work, it’s his performance art pieces, combining dance and language, that make Ferver a known artist in the New York gallery scene and beyond, with reviews in the likes of the New Yorker, the New York Times, ArtForum, and Dance Magazine. Ferver has been creating full-length performance work since 2007, almost exclusively autobiographical (Chambre is his first work as a character that isn’t named “Jack”). For nearly a year, Ferver, Mola, and Slominski have been generating the Jose c arlos casado

BUILDING CHARACTER Chambre performers grappling with themes of oppression.

performative concepts for Chambre during New York residencies at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in the city and the Watermill Center on Long Island. Now, the group is crafting the full performance, for the first time working with Swanson’s ICA installation: two walls of disjointed boudoir space using doors, windows, and closets

an entirely original script, reimagining a modern-day dialect for the workingclass Papin sisters that breaks between soliloquies taken from publicized celebrity rants—such as Lady Gaga’s courtroom deposition addressing her assistant’s law suit for unpaid overtime and Martha Stewart’s product-heavy New York Times

This is not a play in any classical sense, but avant-garde performance. And the avant-garde necessitates a challenge to the audience. that meet at a vertex of two giant mirrors. When not on stage, the three performers have sedentary stand-ins in the shape of three pedestaled armatures draped in plaster-soaked bandages. Everything is pure matte white, with irregular gold accents of necklace chains or swathes of paint, like a redecorating job abandoned. Chambre takes inspiration from Jean Genet’s 1947 play The Maids, based loosely on the gruesome murder of a woman and child by their live-in help, sisters Léa and Christine Papin, in Le Mans, France, in 1933. The Maids portrayed the sisters as oppressed and obsessed with their bourgeois employer, concocting sadistic games of emulating and killing her. Genet viewed the Papin case as representational of class warfare and the potential effects of poverty under duress. It is considered that Genet’s original intent was for the play to be an all-male cast, though historically most stagings have been played by women (the ICA production enlists Ferver and Slominski in the roles of Christine and Léa respectively, with Mola as their mistress). These themes—class, power, gender, death—specifically charge each phase of Chambre, informing the sounds and shapes of performance and installation. In the making of the production, Ferver removed Genet’s language and created

editorial on her personal skin care regimen from earlier this year. Spliced within these scenes are stark moments of heavily abstracted sounds coming from the performers, long repetitions of mantras, or nonsense vocalizations. It’s in these strange and jarring departures from the dialogue wherein Ferver asserts that this is not a play in any classical sense, but avant-garde performance. And the avantgarde necessitates there be a challenge to the audience. There is not the traditional narrative arc, no clear dénouement pitched to deliver a tidy closure. The language of Chambre is uncomfortable, awkward, dark, and also often very funny. Though all three performers are highly trained dancers, the identity of “dance” is deconstructed to sparse elements of gesture, pace, repetition, and pose. As the characters Léa and Christine take turns role-playing, sometimes as their mistress and sometimes as each other, they flail and fight like spastic children, who then suddenly sober and shy when their mistress appears. There are moments of exacting iterations, done over and over, coupled with very still, nearly actionless spells. To watch a group devise, edit, create, and scrap ideas can as fascinating as it tedious, as magical as it is demystifying. It is a luxurious place to be, watching from

What an ICA is for

An interVieW With mAine college of Art icA director dAniel fuller

How DID yoU fIND rehearsal spaCe AND wHAT INSpIRED yoU To BRING IT To THE ICA? i wanted to bring something in the icA that i hadn’t seen before in portland, maine. i was looking for performance work to bring to the icA and [company dancer and peaks island resident] michelle mola told me i had to see this piece she was working on with Jack. i saw it at the Baryshnikov Arts center and the Watermill center, both in new York. When i saw it i thought, “that was amazing! i wish it was longer! We have to have this.” i was so transfixed and completely lost in it.

So THE BEAUTy of MARC’S woRk pULLS pEopLE IN, THEN THEy ASk “wHAT’S HAppENING IN THE BACk?” Do yoU GET THAT qUESTIoN A LoT? oh yeah. regardless of how many times we have featured work by artists-in-residence, it is still an atypical experience to walk into a museum and see the artists there creating the work. i tell visitors that it is an open rehearsal; i tell them about the performances coming up; i tell them about the different iterations of where the performance came from, where it’s heading after maine; i talk to them about the evolution of the piece.

THE BATES DANCE fESTIvAL, THE LARGEST of ITS kIND IN MAINE, IS ALSo HAppENING RIGHT Now. IS HAvING Chambre AT THE ICA IN DIRECT RESpoNSE To wHAT’S HAppENING THERE? in a way. it’s a show that Bates wouldn’t bring in. it’s a little edgier. this is what an icA is there for. We’re able to show work like this that another institute or festival might not be able to do. We can put a budget behind it more than a smaller arts venue; we can do edgier stuff than, say, a larger institution.

wHAT HAS THE RESpoNSE BEEN? it’s been an interesting response just in the different audiences that have come in, because there is this different element of theater/dance/performance, not just a visual art show. i haven’t had a show that looks like this. marc’s work is really beautiful, which is also not always the case of work we show, and that has also added to bringing new visitors through the doors.

Do yoU GET pEopLE ASkING wHy yoU’RE SHowING THE REHEARSAL pRoCESS? no, which is sort of funny. i like the idea of having it be in-progress. it’s something that is valuable, something that is changing. it is incredibly unique to have the opportunity to watch a work of art evolve through its incubation phase. it is a chance to peek behind the curtain, to peek into the artist’s studio.

How Do THESE ARTISTS BENEfIT fRoM woRkING IN MAINE? Who knows where’d they’d be practicing on this piece in new York—trying to find space, worrying about paying rent. We’re able to say here is the space and here is the time. they’re living well while working. _mB

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using The Maids and the Papin case as a place to jump from. With very fortunate timing, starting last September I received residencies at Baryshnikov Arts Center and the Watermill Center (as well as Bard). In these I developed the script and choreography with my performers Michelle Mola and Jacob Slominski. Marc came to some rehearsals and showings for feedback and discussion. I went to his studio at points during the construction of the installation. Our feedback is very fluid with each about the material we are making. Marc and I don’t favor content over form, and in some ways they are one-in-the-same. When Marc and I were working on the installation, we would talk about, say, the gold paint—why is it there, what is it doing? Do we want the windows dirty? What does that mean? What are we saying and why are we saying it? I think that’s a continual question we ask. It’s something that I ask when I dramaturge and when I teach students.

How HAS IT BEEN To HAvE THE CREATIvE pRoCESS of DEvISING AN oRIGINAL pIECE opEN To THE pUBLIC? It’s been great actually. I don’t think it would have worked earlier in the process when I was more fragile. Now it’s good training for us. A lot of the material is difficult to perform, physically and mentally. I think it is helping us be fearless with that when people are walking past.

INTERNAL woRk ferver, mola, and slominski adapt the show to meca’s gallery space my chair the sweat and rigor of their bodies working to put the meaning in their movement, hearing the struggle of word memorization mixed with inflections that either work or don’t. As audience, it’s difficult to watch a portion of a scene you liked not make the cut. I had to stop myself from piping in suggestions from the sidelines, tell myself to relax, and take in the grueling tests of art being made. Chambre is a work in progress; nothing is sacred. And this work is hard. It’s hard to watch, hard to digest. Its language is emphatically coarse and vulgar, the actors’ bodies often humiliatingly attired or crudely naked. It’s brutal and raw, grotesque and flawed, and, ultimately, extremely human. When I find myself unmoored within the story, looking for theatrical cues or wanting choreography I recognize, I have to remind myself that this is the stuff of performance art. That unsafe feeling marks its purpose. Midway through the residency, I talked with Ferver about performance art, violence, humor, and the one percent.

yoU’RE kNowN pRIMARILy AS A DANCER/ CHoREoGRApHER, BUT yoU’RE ALSo AN ACToR AND wRITER, pLUS yoU’RE CREATING IN A GALLERy SpACE. THE pIECE SoUNDS LIkE THEATER, BUT THE ACTIoN LookS A LoT LIkE MoDERN DANCE. wHAT kIND of pERfoRMANCE IS THE AUDIENCE LookING AT? They are looking at a performance

where I am going to use everything I have to say what I want to say. The first residency created a lot of movement. Then at next residency, which was in a black box theater space, I wrote this script, and that script squeezed out the choreography that wasn’t working. From there we moved to the Watermill Center and that’s when it started to push towards this performance. Each location was really altering our material.

Since I’m traversing in theater and dance and performance art and now visual art, it’s interesting how each of these residencies has brought in the next section of it, and it’s all timed out in this really wonderful way. Now that we’re in the gallery space with the installation, it is very much that hybrid from: performance.

Chambre IS A pRojECT-IN-THE-MAkING, A woRk BEING DEvISED wHILE opEN To THE pUBLIC. wHAT HAS BEEN THE pRoCESS CoMING To THE ICA AND wHERE IS IT HEADING? How DID yoU AND MARC CoME To CoLLABoRATE oN rehearsal spaCe? This process has been a

long one, in a way (beginning when) I was 18 when I first did a production of The Maids. I became obsessed not only with Genet at that point, but also the actual Papin murder case.

“I really feel that the artist’s job is (to be) the stomach of society, to digest the undigestible. And then it gets shown.” _Jack ferver

Marc and I were working on our first collaboration, Two Alike, in 2011. We were talking about the one percent, not only what we feel so confronted by in New York, but the whole system—and I felt very clear that we needed to make a work about what is this incredibly frightening gap between the haves and the have-nots,

THE pApIN SISTERS CASE IS ofTEN CITED AS AN ExAMpLE of CLASS STRUGGLE AND oppRESSIoN. wHAT DoES THIS SToRy INSpIRE IN Chambre? What is

The maids ALSo HAS A LEGACy of CASTING THE THREE RoLES AS BoTH MEN AND woMEN. How DoES GENDER pLAy INTo yoUR woRk? I’m not only exploring the socialized violence towards the “other” in regards to class issues, but also in regards to sexuality and gender roles. The gender of Jacob and I in the work is fluid, uncertain. Our roles are “other” in every way. However, even Michelle’s character is playing at the role of what society tries to chain a woman to be. My interest isn’t just with the haves and the have-nots, but what that interplay is with gender; sexual orientation— what are those traumas? How do those play out? None of this is so simple. Whenever one minority’s rights are taken away, the others’ are soon to follow.

wHAT ABoUT woRkING AT MECA’S ICA HAS CHANGED THE wAy yoU’vE THoUGHT ABoUT Chambre? We very much had an

ending (before coming to the ICA). In the last couple days I’ve been really interested in the idea that there is no ending; there is no end; there is no resolution. That’s exactly how uncomfortable it is—there is no ending—but there is this sense of grief and “what can be done?” And that’s for the individual to think about, not for me to tell them what to do.

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happening right now with the one percent and celebrity, the relentlessly widening gap between the haves and the havenots. The paranoia and insanity that can be created by being treated inhumanely. In thinking about oppression—when does it stop? how does it stop?—those are the sort of questions I’m posing. I think in my work I don’t show a very hopeful way to make it stop. I show sort of more what I see that’s happening. Which is that I think, eventually, someone MoST DUpLICIToUS performer michelle mola plays with the dies, and that, in my role of madame from genet’s 1947 play The Maids experience, it’s the minorities, it’s the underdogs, that eventually kill themselves unyoUR woRk TACkLES SoME HEAvy TopICS. der their oppression. That the one percent How DoES HUMoR ENTER INTo IT? The way doesn’t have to do that much but sit back humor often does in my work: darkly. I’m and let it unfold. I feel that my work is to also interested artistically in why people show people; to do it in a concentrated, use humor; what is underneath it. abstracted way, to deliver the message. We’re so overwhelmed by how much So that when they go back out, into the wrong there is in the world. I really feel world, they see it. that the artist’s job is (to be) the stomach I’m angry about social injustice. I’m of society, to digest the undigestible. I angry that a bunch of kids will start school see it, I take it in, and this is the digesin September and a bunch of the “others” tion process. And then it gets shown. will get bullied. I’m angry that friends of So, it’s messy. And I do find discussing mine who have jobs in the service industry this stuff imperative, which is why I’m get spoken to in a way that is disgusting making this. ^ and not to be tolerated. Poverty and oppression can make people frightened and angry Chambre | Aug 1-3 | 7 pm | free; tickets reand ultimately insane, and that’s what I’m quired | rehearsal space: dance and Convershowing here, that this is insane. That’s sation, installation & performance by Marc the disgust of the work. Swanson | Through Aug 3 | ICA at MECA, And I’m certainly interested in being 522 Congress St, portland | 207.699.5040 | indicted as well, to bear my responsibility. meca.edu/ica

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while carving and bookbinding. (Which really tickles our obvious soft spot for builders, craftspeople and all things meta.) Show runs through the 24th. Reception 5-8 pm; 650 Congress St., 207.874.5000. DSM APPROVED | We’ve had a list of good bands come back for one-off shows this year: Kino Proby, Covered in Bees, Eldemur Krimm, a Spencer Albee reincarnation. Now, talented partyrockers and Portland celebrity cult ParaNOiD sOciaL cLub bring their libation-endorsing, polyamorous anthems back to the stage at Empire. PSC doesn’t really taken the path-less-travelled approach to their music, finding it much more fun to careen down a well-worn road with girls hanging out the windows, and a trunk full of beer and drugs. If all of your friends are excited about this (most of ours are) that’s probably good reason enough to go. Plus, it makes us wonder who else is going to come out of the woodwork this summer: GSO? Cerberus Shoal? PSC, with JEff bEam, is $10 at 9 pm; 575 Congress St, 207.747.5063.

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f aKWaaba ENsEmbLE, at Dam Jam, in Denmark on Aug 2. thursday 31 DOG GETS AROUND | Score one for Portsmouth tonight, as the Red Door hosts one of our favorite-er out-of-town bands. ED schraDEr’s music bEat, to quote a friend, “sounds like listening to Joy Division for the first time,” as they swing between dark, minimal tones and blistering, minute-and-a-half-long soundavalanches, all threaded with a Nick Cave-level of lyrical weirdness. Paired with the bare-bones garage rock of Washington DC’s chaiN & thE GaNG and Dover, New Hampshire-based instrumentalist (and slight weirdo) ricK ruDE means your attendance is slightly mandatory. $5 at 8 pm; 107 State St., Portsmouth. 603.373.6827. (Don’t fret Portlanders: they hit SPACE Gallery Sunday.) PICTURE PATTERNS | The passing of the summer’s apex means a slew of new art events are going to be happening soon. Take a step out of line (and out of Portland) to catch “Emily Brown: Inland” in its final weekend at icON cONtEmPOrarY art. Brown’s simple, elegant works on paper give visible form to fleeting, landscapebased patterns, seemingly on the

verge of tumbling forever into memory. (Plus you won’t have to shove your way through a crowd.) Through Aug 2; 19 Mason St., Brunswick 207.725.8157. BUNCH OF TOOLS | Burgeoning joiners, gardeners, canners, and coopers take note; the maiNE tOOL LibrarY kicks off their fundraising campaign at 6:30 pm this evening with food and drinks. While you can’t borrow anything just yet, you can get in on the ground-level and help build a resource for the good folks of Portland to use for years to come. Even if you don’t like to use your hands, head down and pitch in some funds and rub elbows (or bump fists) with the people most likely to “help you fix that.” Everyone knows builders make the best sexual/romantic/work-related partners. Bring your own mug (or earthenware vessel) to the Resilience Hub, 224 Anderson St.

friday 1 BRIEF RESURGAM | Old friends come back! While the people of Portland probe the length of Congress St. like octopuses,

training their mucousy eyes on seascapes in oil and acrylic, they might have the chance to discover that WhitNEY art WOrKs has snuck in for a quick and quietly announced pop-up show. Called “Redux,” the onenight-only event will feature paintings, drawings, and prints by “new and old faces.” Cryptic? Yes. Intriguing? Doubly so. While one can only speculate on the fate of the space itself, the Whitney, and its successor Rose Contemporary, were consistently must-see stops every First Friday in the days of Portland’s past. Pop in along your wine-andcheese-scarfing way. 5-8 pm; 492 Congress St. COUSIN CARVINGS | Tonight shE-bEar GaLLErY celebrates the ties of blood and xylography. The gallery is owned by Jenny Smick, who created the space to celebrate the woodblock prints of her late mother, the respected Blue Hill artist, Holly Meade. Joining Meade’s work, are the recent woodcuts of Johanna Smick, Meade’s niece, who primarily used her aunt’s tools in their creation. Called “Book Hands,” the prints focus on the act of their own making, and the positions of the hands

BUS DANISH | The bus parked outside of SPACE Gallery today isn’t for a band, it’s for you! Said

bus will be shuttling eager concertgoers up to Denmark (Maine) for the woodsiest and uber-intimate Dam Jam 2014 music festival. The lineup is impressive: chambErLaiN, the Ghanaian aKWaaba ENsEmbLE, and locals ObLE VarNum, suNsEt hEarts and butchEr bOY. DEErhOOf are also said to make an appearance, fresh from SPACE Gallery the night before, and headlining is Montreal’s thEE siLVEr mt. ZiON mEmOriaL OrchEstra, who are well worth the price of admission for their haunting, reverberant sound, and typically inspiring live set. They’ll be probably dropping a few new ones from their newest album, Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything, and will probably be the happier if you don’t ask them to get Godspeed You! Black Emperor back together. Bring bug spray. $25 bucks gets you admission and a round trip bus ticket there and back. Bus leaves at 3 pm, returns at midnight. Or just drive up and pay $12 there. Starts a 3 pm; Bicentennial Park off Rt 160, Denmark. LET STONE DOGS LIE | We all want to escape. So perhaps this day is the best to do so. A little further out from town DEErtrEEs thEatEr in Harrison stages the Tom Stoppard-translated (so you know it’s good) Gérald Sibleyras comedy, Heroes. The play follows three French veterans Gustave, Philippe, and Henri, as they try and escape

f ED schraDEr’s music bEat, at the Red Door, in Portsmouth on July 31.

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LONG WAY FROM HOME | It’s a story told a million times, a few Argentinean kids plug two guitars into the same amp, enlist a drummer and set off across the world for the musical crucible known only as “Biddeford.” Post-punky fun-time kids LOs criPis have found themselves welcomed to Maine by the Oak and the Ax. Sounding like a mix between the Shaggs and Holly Golightly, they’ve added TO QUOTE MELVILLE | Some Biddo to an impressive touring years ago—never mind how long prelist and, being from Argentina, cisely—having $15 in my purse and noth- might not get back here for a ing particular to interest me on shore, I while. Playing with wild ones LENtiLs, and asthmatic. 140 thought I would sail about a little and Main St., Suite 107, Biddeford. drink some beers, and see the watery 8 pm, $8. part of the world. ‘90s music is a way I QUITE LITERALLY | The first have of driving off the spleen and reguMonday of every month LFK lating the circulation. Whenever I find turns down the sound for an myself growing grim about the mouth; hour to host a small curated whenever it is a damp, drizzly August reading series called WOrD in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before Crema, and POrtLaND. The vibe is relaxed, bringing up the rear of every Asylum ka- with bartenders still serving raoke night; and especially whenever my drinks while the readers are speaking, and the time limits Facebook feed gets such the upper hand (no more than 15 minutes per of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately reader) enforce short, concise readings. The event has gained stepping into the street, and methodia slew of regular listeners cally knocking people’s hat’s off—then, from the literary crowd. This I account it high time to get to sea and month‘s selected readers are listen to hELLO NEWmaN as soon as I can. 2 pm, Casablanca Cruises, fiction writer Caitlin Corrigan, Portland Harbor Tour, 18 Custom and poets Meghan McGuire and House Wharf 207.831.1324. Matthew Luzitano. If you miss ROOM FOR CONSENT | Worth out this time, come next month, mentioning: “thE siNNEr’s when, (full disclosure), yours baLL,” fEtish & LEathEr PartY truly will be among those readis on its final night down at ing. 9 pm to 10 pm; 188A State Maine Street in Ogunquit. The St. 207.899.3277.

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maaSCH’S ROOm OF DaRK STaTUES, FRESH FLOWERS _BY NICK SCHR OED ER Skip too fast toward the Old Port and you’ll miss the revived gallery known as Susan Maasch Fine Art, a corridor-ish yet amply-sized showroom that has focused on pairings of photography and painting since last summer. Their latest duo, Brenton Hamilton and Kiki Gaffney, is worth a stop, its works adventurous enough to satiate the art-educated while sufficiently wall-mountable to please strict collectors. Working in a photographic process steeped in historical method, emotional weight, and cultural memory, the artist Brenton Hamilton has over the years become one of the area’s most recognizable and quietly arresting artists. And his series here, all new and exWeiGHts anD measUres Brenton Hamilton’s clusive to the gallery, is some ‘Spanish Face,’ gelatin silver calotype, 10 by 8 inches of the most even-handed, resolute, and multidimensional of any photography you’ll find. something of an odd fit. A mix of diverse An educator with the Maine Media media (graphite, ink, acrylic, and oil) Workshops in Rockport and a resident of applied to large-ish paper surfaces (30 by the Maine coasts, Hamilton’s most dis22 ½ inches), Gaffney’s works skip along tinct characteristic is his choice of subject. several phases of textile design and floral (Notably, It has nothing at all to do with pattern, finding rhythms not just on the Maine.) Building from previous focuses in surface of the paper but within the appliastrological imagery, human anatomy, cation of the media itself. The strongest and the architecture of antiquity, Hamexample of this is “Poem and Rhythm,” ilton offers thirteen photographs, using where a wallpaper-y network of yellow as his subjects the heads of 18th-century flowers, sharply applied in acrylic paint, Spanish carved-wood figures—he has a colforms a first-order dimension of the piece, lection. Making these “portraits” involves while angular graphite lines float whisa type of a 19th-century formula of negaper-like in the background. tive imaging, the mechanical and material “Gold Façade,” a boxy number in acrylic variations of which Hamilton shows here. and oil, separates three discrete styles of Calotypes are paper negatives on vellum paint application into clearly delineated immersed in silver, resulting in a stony, fields, the Victorian-style of one at odds fossilized image. Ambrotypes are silver with the dumb paint drippings of another. images on black glass, imbuing his figures “Two Botanicals,” a diptych study of paint with dense, velvety, friar-like tones. And and graphite on two wood panels, might tintypes, very short exposures of silver colserve as a model for the show as a whole: lodion on metal or glass, seem to freeze his one half splendidly arranged with paintfigures in the frame of an antiquated era. erly hues and Gaffney’s exemplary lines; Which gets at the real appeal of Hamilthe other a studious yet unmemorable repton’s work. The specialized methodology lication of conventional floral styles. It’s of his work invites points along several nearly impossible to make two-dimensioncultural histories; on its strength, his art al floral art seem bold and original—most acts as a conduit between the pedagogy of it can barely escape the trappings of of photography, Renaissance-era values, “safe”—but Gaffney comes close. early sculptural forms of the human ideal, Gallery spaces like these, which baland the present-day infatuation with the ance on the fulcrum of edgy and commeraesthetics of nostalgia. It’s the visual art cial, are a fairly important thing to have equivalent of a time machine. Yet Hamilin a city like ours, offering opportunities ton suffuses it with such warmth, depth, for committed local artists to show (and and subjective opacity to ensure it’ll only possibly sell) challenging work withtransport those observers willing to put out completely catering to the boutique in the effort. His anonymous figures crowd. And it offers Portland’s passersaren’t ahistorical, but their glass inset through an alternative to the more boueyes, heavily gessoed forms, and obscured tique art shops in town, the number of depiction in these studies make them which seem to be growing by the month. impossible to fully grasp, helping to bore them into our collective unconscious. “Brenton Hamiton: 13 Works” + While they make a fine counterweight “kiki Gaffney: PaintinG, DraWinG, to the dense collection of Hamilton’s, & CollaGe” | through aug 31 | at susan the clean, crisp botanical studies of Kiki maasch fine art, 4 City Center, Portland | Gaffney, an artist from Philadelphia, are 207.747.5045 | susanmaaschfineart.com

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_ BY meg a n g rumB l ing Back in 1936, the theater architect Harold G. Wiseman build a rustic 350-seat Adirondack-style theater, with near perfect acoustics, in Harrison, Maine. Deertrees Theater, as it was christened— built as it was on a deer run—brought world-class actors and singers from New York to its stage. It went on to struggle financially, reinventing itself in various iterations, but today, almost eighty years after its construction and under the recent artistic direction of Andrew Harris, Deertrees is experiencing a revival. This summer, it presents a program that blends musical offerings—including the New Orleans jazz band The New Black Eagle Jazz band, the Emilia Dahlin Quartet, and several Celtic groups—with the production of three shows in a repertory program that’s already underway: David Butler’s The Grand O’Neal, Tom Stoppard’s translation and adaptation of Gérald Sibleyras’s Heroes, and an all-ages play by British playwright David Wood called The Selfish Shellfish. Deertrees was the dreamchild of Enrica Clay Dillon, a director and dramatic coach who saw the theater as a non-commercial haven for “the beautiful, the truly real, for fine work and for unwavering ideals,” as she said in opening night remarks. While the first few seasons were devoted to her ideal of a “laboratory and experimental theater,” in 1939 she changed tacks, and her new producer Bela Blau brought a different Broadway cast to Harrison every week for more traditional, “straw-hat” summer fare; the stage saw such heavy-hitting stars as Ethyl Barrymore and Tallulah Bankhead. Her death in 1946 saw a dizzying progression of ownerships, theatrical programs, visions, and financial difficulties. In 2011, Sawyer joined the board,

became its Artistic Director, and took on the challenges of Deertrees’ debt, the maintenance of an aging theater, and an ever-evolving cultural economy. His hope, he says, is to pay homage to the many facets of the Deertrees heritage while ensuring that it is financially viable, culturally vital, and accessible to both local residents and visitors. Today, the theater includes the Deertrees New Repertory Company, the Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, the Back-Stage Art Gallery, and the Salt Lick Café, in keeping with what Harris sees as the theater’s heritage of diverse entertainments. He also hopes to preserve the timelessness of the Deertrees aesthetic: “The real beauty of the place is that feel of being locked in time,” he says, “and it is crucial that is retained.” In his artistic direction of the theater program, Harris says, he has focused on local talent, rather than artists brought in from New York; to show three plays in repertory over the course of the summer, rather than in single four-night runs; and to present plays chosen for wide audience appeal. Sibleyras/Stoppard’s Heroes tells of three elderly British men who dream of escaping their veterans’ retirement hospital as a last adventure; Daniel Burson, who directs a production that stars David Butler, John Fogle, and Paul Haley, says that the show “captures the hope for something new and different on the horizon that we all feel sometimes.” The Grand O’Neal, written by local actor and writer David Butler, tells of another sort of adventure, the search for one’s ancestry, as a romantic American seeks his roots in Ireland. Finally, David Wood’s family show The Selfish Shellfish reveals the doings of tide-pool creatures, the havoc humans confer upon them, and the conservation practices that their healthy lives require of us. But the Deertrees experience is not just these theater shows, and not just its program of concerts. Deertrees is also a certain ethos of small-town summertime in Maine. Situated in the Bridgton Lakes region, at the head of Long Lake and not far from Bethel and Sebago, Harrison offers a quintessence of classic Maine summer pleasures. Harris extols the area’s more than sixty lakes for swim and sport, as well as its curio shops, ice cream, breweries, galleries, pie sales, farmer’s markets, drive-in movies, bookstores, inns, and—in his British formulation—“all-American small towns”. The intricate possibilities for daytime boating, afternoon milkshakes, evening theater, and midnight swims are myriad in and around Harrison, and summer in Maine is still high. ^

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For pure output, it’s hard to argue Portland is anything but a hip hop city. Caro Khan, Vinyl Cape, and Essence (check her new video for “Lookin’ Ass” on the Youtubes) will all release albums in August, Ryan Augustus put a record out a couple weeks back, and the Yeti and J.J. King introduced the summer with discs just before Memorial Day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. In truth, another three interesting hip hop albums are already in summer’s rear-view mirror: a second effort in three months from the Yeti, the first full-length work from Alias in three years, and the sophomore release from the MC-producer duo of Dynamo-P and Micodin. All of them deserve some consideration. The least “hip hop” of them is Alias’s Pitch Black Prism, a collection of 13 tracks (two of them are just 40 seconds), with only two featuring vocals, and only “Crimson Across It” coming close to a traditional piece with an MC delivering over production. It even has a chorus. But that one is damn hard to miss, as long-time anticon. collaborator Doseone blasts through a sinister and rattling screed overtop a spare beat that gets the heart racing. Like Heath Ledger as the Joker on all of the amphetamines. Among a litany of put downs is this one: “A small man loves his things.” The other vocal work comes via Therese Workman (a/k/a Oh My Goodness) on “Indiiggo” and was leaked out via a preliminary EP in March, but it likely didn’t get enough attention at the time. In contrast to her typical bounce, Workman is here made Cylon, droning and robotic, pulled back and ripped apart like taffy: “You gonna let me

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do the downtown shuffle.” The album’s remainder is largely dark and brooding, with plenty of work that would be right at home on the Milled Pavement label as well. Halfway through “Vallejo’s Sapphire Views” it becomes clear there’s a religious quality to it, a chanting, meditating way of interpreting the world. Maybe the most distinctive part of what Alias is doing is the everchanging nature of the production. It’s not just a matter of setting up a beat and letting it run for 12 bars and then mixing it up for PITCH BLACK PRISM the anticon. collective rapper’s new one the chorus. Each measure is slightly different from Jimi Hendrix tunes (“Long Hot Summer the one before it, whether part of a transiNight” is on Electric Ladyland), chopped up, tion, or missing a note on the four or with a cut back, and blended into the kind of highheavier bass note rippling underneath. end experience we’ve come to expect from Thus, the edifice constructed is one with producer TheLin and MCs Syn the Shaman jagged edges all over, windows in places and Dray Senior. you don’t expect, stairways to nowhere. It’s truly a labor of love, filled with outMaybe the strongest track is the title cut, takes of Hendrix lore and such careful attenwith a strong ’80s undertone, the synths tion that it’s hard not to see Hendrix as the bleeping and blooping like the Manchester original rapper. In fact, he did some spoken sound of Joy Division, but with a jagged and word on “Third Stone from the Sun,” from recalcitrant beat that might make clubbing which Yeti strip out the bass track by Noel difficult. At two minutes, the bass beats are Redding and ride it hard, with Dray (“You like the Fourth of July fireworks finale, a got a distinct smell / It’s called ‘fear,’ boy”) chest-pounding series of punctuations that throwing the alley-oop to Syn: “I was born grow distorted as the melody bits work their in the wrong decade.” way in through a long, hot summer night. Obviously, the source material is of the That’s something the Yeti could get highest order, but it never feels like a gimwith, considering their newest piece, Henmick. Maybe the jump in after the Hendrix drix, is an album full of hip hop created from

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sung bit from “Little Wing” on “Money Can’t Buy It” is a tad jarring, but the use of that iconic Mitch Mitchell drum fill is nigh on perfect, and the piece of Freddie Smith saxophone from “Rainy Day, Dream Away” that TheLin tenderly cares for in “Jimi Interlude” is a clinic for the craft, just like the cutting that finishes out “Give or Take.” I don’t even want to know how much time in front of tables and a computer screen this project took. For their part, Dynamo-P and Micodin have been working on Serious Problems since late 2012 and it shows up in a work that’s much more cohesive than Manic Mondays. Of the three albums here, this is the most mainstream, leaning heavily on Golden Age themes—“They Buggin’”—and on wellplaced samples, as with “Mike on the Mic,” which builds on Tyson’s famous rant about eating Lennox Lewis’s children. Dynamo is as aggressive as he’s ever been, cynical and sarcastic. “Laser Tag Gun Fighter” is maybe the best combo package, with Micodin riding synths and rumbling bass to complete the portrait of P’s incitements: “Shut your damn mouth / We can do without the chivalry.” What would a hip hop album be without the general opinion that most other rappers suck? Those cats must all be from somewhere else.

Brainthief a bizarre new comedy/variety show hosted by PorTLANd coMEdY co-oP (every second monday); and it seems to be gaining favor with maine’s more adventurous groups lately, with shows by sEA LEVEL, PUrsE, WEsLEY ALLEN hArTLEY, iMMENsE PorPoisE, PArANoid sociAL cLUB, ENdLEss JAGs, METAL FEAThErs, VidEo NAsTiEs, and several more all clustered in the span of a month. Visit portlandempire.com for the full scoop. F lovely, lovely slice of digital noise drudged up

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it swirls samples of a breathless vocal hook into swooshing tornados of noise. track four, “tired,” is the gem, a fugue of gently strummed guitars and clacking percussion—so many of them—artfully arranged and poised straight for the heart. even “Again,” a sort of fulfillment of the harsh noise label promised on the tag, is melodically pleasing, spinning distant samples of what sound like toughguy hardcore breakdowns into swells of rich ambient noise. tempted to invoke early Fennesz; either way we’re happy to learn this mystery meat exists. Visit scumkutz.bandcamp.com.

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”DIALOGUE: MOZART, SCHUMANN, CARL NIELSEN, MENDELSSOHN” | 7:30 pm | Bay

Chamber Concerts, Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St, Rockport | $10-45 | 207.236.2823 or baychamberconcerts.org

POPULAR THURSDAY 31

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IRIS DEMENT | 8 pm | Stone Moun-

tain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | $30 | 207.935.7292 FIXX | 8 pm | Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Rd, Londonderry, NH | $40-55 | 617.868.0004 or tupelohalllondonderry.com HOLMES BROTHERS | 6:30 pm | Bates College, Quad, 2 Andrews Rd, Lewiston | 207.786.6400

FRIDAY 1

CROWN VICS | 6 pm | Waterfront Concert Series, Ellsworth Harbor

Music Hall, 504 Congress St, Portland | $7-12 | 207.899.4990 or portcitymusichall.com IRIS DEMENT | 7:30 pm | Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden | $28 | 207.236.7963 or camdenoperahouse.com KARA DIOGUARDI | Fri-Sat 8 pm | The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | $47 | 603.436.2400

INGRID MICHAELSON + NEULORE | 8 pm | State Theatre, 609

Congress St, Portland | $25/$30 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland.com

SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES + JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND | 8 pm | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH | $28-49 | 603.929.4100 TEADA + LORI MCKENNA | 8 pm | Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | $49 | 207.935.7292

SATURDAY 2

3 DOORS DOWN + AMY LAVERE |

8 pm | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH | $49-81 | 603.929.4100 CILANTRO | 6 pm | Bath Waterfront Park, Bath

BEN COOK + BRIAN CAPOBIANCHI + JIM DOZET | 9 pm | The

Brickhouse, 259 Broadturn Rd, Scarborough | 207.233.6755

”DAM JAM 2014,” WITH CHAMBERLAIN + AKWAABA ENSEMBLE + OBLE VARNUM + SUNSET HEARTS + BUTCHER BOY + THEE SILVER MT. ZION MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA | Chamberlain + Akwaaba

Ensemble + Oble Varnum + Sunset Hearts + Butcher Boy + Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra | 3 pm | Bicentennial Park, 62 East Main St, Denmark | $12-14 | thedamjam.com KARA DIOGUARDI | See listing for Fri E MURF + CHAMPAGNE JERRY | 9 pm | Buoy Gallery, 2 Government St, Kittery | by donation | buoygallery.org EOTO | 9 pm | Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St, Portland | $20-22 | 207.899.4990 or portcitymusichall. com JOHN FOGERTY | 7:30 pm | Cross Insurance Center, 74 Gilman Rd, Bangor | $49-69 | 207.947.7345 HENRY BUTLER TRIO | 7 pm | Stonington Opera House, Main St, Stonington | $25-35 | 207.367.2788 or operahousearts.org

BETTYE LAVETTE | 8 pm | Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | $37.50 | 207.935.7292DAVID MALLETT + SUSAN & MIKE | 7 pm | Home on the Grange, 2766 Lee Rd, Lee | call for tickets | 207.738.4696 or homegrange.com LORI MCKENNA | 7:30 pm | Great Waters Music Festival, Inn on Main, 200 N Main St, Wolfeboro, NH | $25 | 603.569.1335 MOWGLI’S | 7:30 pm | L.L. Bean, Discovery Park, Freeport | 800.441.5713

SUNDAY 3

of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook, 72 Meadowbrook Ln, Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford, NH | $30-50 | 603.293.4700 or meadowbrook.net BURNERS | 7:30 pm | Zev Yoga, 16 Market Sq, Portsmouth, NH PETE FINKLE | 8:30 pm | Freeport Theater of Awesome, 5 Depot St, Freeport | 800.838.3006 HELLO NEWMAN | 2 pm | Casablanca Cruises, Portland Harbor Tour, 18 Custom House Wharf, Portland | $15 | 207.831.1324

SCOTTY MCCREERY + CANAAN SMITH + RAELYNN | 6 pm | Seaside Pavilion, 8 Sixth St, Old Orchard Beach | $10 | 888.718.4253

WEDNESDAY 6

JEFFERY BROUSSARD & THE CREOLE COWBOYS | 7:30 pm | Op-

era House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor | $18-23 | 207.633.6855

Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor | $15-20 | 207.633.6855

DANCE PARTICIPATORY FRIDAY 1

SATURDAY 2

”BALLROOM NIGHT WITH THE DON ALTOBELLO BAND” | 7:30

pm | Rockingham Ballroom, 22 Ash Swamp Rd, Newmarket, NH | 603.659.4410

TUESDAY 5

LINE DANCING | 6:30 pm | Memory Lane Music Hall, 35 Blake Rd, Standish | 207.642.3363 | www. memorylanemusichall.com

PERFORMANCE FRIDAY 1

DIRIGO DANCE PROJECT + INDIEDANCEWORKS | performances

MARTIN SEXTON + BROTHERS MCCANN | 7 pm | Prescott Park, Marcy

SATURDAY 2

CHRIS WEBBY + JITTA ON THE TRACK | 8 pm | Port City Music Hall,

TUESDAY 5

THURSDAY 7

New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook, 72 Meadowbrook Ln, Lake Winnipesaukee, Gilford, NH | $50-90 | 603.293.4700 or meadowbrook.net

Bates Dance Festival, Schaeffer Theater, Bates College, Lewiston | $25, $18 seniors, $12 students | 207.786.6161 | www.bates.edu/ dancefest

St, Portsmouth, NH | $8-10 sugg. donation

504 Congress St, Portland | $18-22 | 207.956.6000 or portcitymusichall. com

ALAN JACKSON + CRAIG CAMPBELL + JAY TAYLOR | 8 pm | Bank of

MICK CONNEELY & DAVE MUNNELLY | 7 pm | Deertrees Theatre,

Deertrees Rd, Harrison | 207.583.6747 or deertreestheatre.org

VINCENT MANTSOE | YIN MEI | See listing for Fri

”MOVING IN THE MOMENT” | 7:30 pm | Bates College, Alumni Gymnasium, 130 Central Ave, Lewiston | 207.786.6161

DIFFERENT VOICES | 7:30 pm |

EVENTS THURSDAY 31

MAINE TOOL LIBRARY PARTY |

with tool demonstrations, beer & kombucha tastings, & live music | 224 Anderson St, Portland | 6:30 pm

The Way Portland Does Summer

Thu 7/31 Lyle Divinsky 6-9 Fri 8/1 Band Beyond Description 7-10 SaT 8/2 Northern Groove 6-10 Sun 8/3 North of Nashville 3-7 TWIN LOBSTER DINNER SPECIAL $24.99 www.casablancamaine.com | www.portholemaine.com beth@casablancamaine.com Porthole 207-773-4653 |Casablanca 207-774-7220

2013 Casco Bay Lines Music on the Bay

The hurricanes saturday, aug 9 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

a true party rock band! $13 in advance/$15 day of www.thehurricanesmaine.com

Don campbell Trio Thursday, aug 21, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for happy hour with the Don campbell Trio! $10 in advance/$12 day of For more information please check our website at cascobaylines.com For groups of 20 or more, please call (207) 774-7871 ext. 105.

Budweiser, Coors, Miller lite: 6 PaCk of 12 oz Cans $5 out the door

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FRIDAY 1

48 HOUR FILM PROJECT KICKOFF EVENT | Possible Studios, 155 Brack-

3 Doors Down

ett St, 2nd Floor, Portland | 5:30 pm | 48hourfilm.com/portland_maine

”THE SINNER’S BALL,” FETISH & LEATHER PARTY | Maine Street, 195 Maine St, Ogunquit | 207.646.5101

SATURDAY 2

Noodle Bar

”THE SINNER’S BALL,” FETISH & LEATHER PARTY | See listing for Fri

New Thai resTauraNT feaTuriNg small-Bowl

SUNDAY 3

Noodle soups so you caN Try Them all! No msg, gluTeN-free & vegeTariaN opTioNs availaBle.

”THE SINNER’S BALL,” FETISH & LEATHER PARTY | See listing for Fri

OUTDOORS

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SATURDAY 2

GUIDED CANOE TOURS | Sat-Mon 10

am | Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, Pine Point Rd (Rte 9), Scarborough | $9/$12 | 207.883.5100

SUNDAY 3

gress St, Portland | $10 | 207.761.5616 or firstparishportland.org

for Sat

FRIDAY 1

GUIDED CANOE TOURS | See listing

MONDAY 4

GUIDED CANOE TOURS | See listing

for Sat

FAIRS & FESTIVALS FRIDAY 1

”FLEA BITES” | vendors & food trucks | 6:30 pm | Portland Fleafor-All, 125 Kennebec St, Portland | 207.482.9053

FOOD FRIDAY 1

SIERRA NEVADA BEER CAMP |

traveling beer festival with tastings & live music | 5-10 pm | Thompson’s Point, Portland | $65 | beercamp.sierranevada.com

SATURDAY 2

PORTLAND FARMERS’ MARKET |

7 am | Deering Oaks Park, Park Ave and Deering Ave, Portland

WEDNESDAY 6

PORTLAND FARMERS’ MARKET |

7 am | Monument Square, Congress St, Portland | 207.774.9979

POETRY & PROSE THURSDAY 31

LOUISE PENNY | discusses How

the Light Gets In | 7 pm | First Parish Church of Portland, 425 Con-

GRAHAM FARMELO | reads & dis-

cusses Churchill’s Bomb | 7 pm | Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, Portland | 207.772.4045 or longfellowbooks.com

SUNDAY 3

”RHYTHMIC CYPHER,” POETRY SLAM & OPEN MIC | 7 pm | Meg

Perry Center, 36 Market St, Portland | 207.619.4206 or megperrycenter.com

MONDAY 4

”POETRY ON TAP,” OPEN MIC & FEATURED POETS | 9 pm | Mama’s

TUESDAY 5

MARJORIE AGOSÍN | discusses her

novel I Lived on Butterfly Hill | 6:30 pm | Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Rd, Falmouth | 207.781.2351 or falmouth.lib.me.us OPEN MIC & POETRY SLAM | with Port Veritas | 7 pm | Bull Feeney’s, 375 Fore St, Portland | $2.50-3 | 207.773.7210

”PROSE, POETRY & ALL THINGS MADE OF WORDS” | readings | 6:30 pm | Crackskull’s Coffee & Books, 86 Main St, Newmarket, NH | 603.659.8181 or crackskulls.com

TALKS ”CELEBRATION OF WORKER COOPERATIVES” | with Amy Johnson | 7 pm | Local Sprouts Coopera-

29 SALMON FALLS RD | PO BOX 1 · BAR MILLS, ME 04004-0001

NOVEL JAZZ SEPTET

Saturday, August 2 at 7:30 PM · $18/$16 “These are all seasoned jazz guys…a sound that made me sway, smile, groove, slow-dance with myself.” – Aimsel Ponti, Portland Press Herald

INANNA, SISTERS IN RHYTHM

Saturday, August 9 at 7:30 PM · $18/$16 Inanna’s music comprises traditional world songs and rhythms from indigenous cultures, and brings forth ansound that feeds the soul and lightens the heart.

49TH PARALLEL DANCE COMPANY presents PATHWAYS

Saturday, August 23 at 7:30 PM · $18/$16 A visual, kinetic expression of human emotions, relationships and what it means to be alive. SRT is thrilled to once again host this vibrant young dance company!

TEN STRINGS AND A GOAT SKIN

Thursday, August 28th - 7:30 PM · $20 “These three young guys are extraordinary musicians and they are unlike any trad/Acadian band you’ve ever heard. You’ve got to see them to believe them.” –Mike Campbell, The Carleton, Halifax Urban Folk Festival

Tickets & Info: 207-929-6472 or SACORIVERTHEATRE.ORG

tive, 649 Congress St, Portland | 207.899.3529 or localsprouts.coop

ARUNDEL BARN PLAYHOUSE |

207.985.5552 | 53 Old Post Rd, Kennebunk | Aug 5-16: Legally Blonde |

Tues + Thurs 8 pm; Wed 2 & 8 pm | $35-40

BRICK CHURCH FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS | 207.925.1500 |

502 Christian Hill Rd, Lovell | July 31:

DEERTREES NEW REPERTORY COMPANY | 207.583.6747 | Deer-

trees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Rd, Harrison | July 31: The Selfish Shell-

thephoenix.com

HEARTWOOD REGIONAL THEATER COMPANY | 207.563.1373 |

Parker B. Poe Theater, Lincoln Academy, 81 Academy Hill, Newcastle |

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Celebrating with Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp, killer line up all weekend long

www.novareresbiercafe.com (207) 761-2437

Local Beer Live Music Comedy Scratch Food Poetry Pub Quiz BULL FEENEY’S Sunday - Friday 4 - 7p: All Drafts $3 All Wh Whiski k ess 20 20% % offf Thursday & Friday 5 - 6p: FREE BACCON & CHEESE Thursdayy 9pp - Close: $$2 PBR & Bud 16 oz Caans Wednesday 8p - Cl Clos o e: $3 Bax axte terr St Stowwaway a & Seaaso sona nal

Thurrsdayy 9:30p: Fridday 9:330p:

Hello Newman Supupststaihairsurst Dowwn Brown Jaake McCurrdy down do w sttairs

Saturdday 9:300p:

Rupstaioairsotrsts, Rhythm & Dub Dave Rowe downnststaairs do

Monday 8p: Tuessday 7p: Tuesday 9:30p: Wednesday 8-10p: Wednesday 8-111p:

Geeks Who Drink Poetry Slam Open Mic Comedy Showcase Squid Jiggers

portland’s pub

375 FORE STREET IN THE HEART OF THE OLD PORT 773.7210 FACEBOOK.COM/BULLFEENEYS @BULLFEENEYS

CLUB DIRECTORY 302 SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN | 207.935.3021 | 636 Main St, Fryeburg 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 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 BEAR’S DEN TAVERN | 207.564.8733 | 73 North St, Dover Foxcroft BEBE’S BURRITOS | 207.283.4222 | 140 Main St, Biddeford BENTLEY’S SALOON | 207.985.8966 | 1601 Portland Rd, Rte 1, Kennebunkport BIG EASY | 207.894.0633 | 55 Market St, Portland BINGA’S STADIUM | 207.347.6072 | 77 Free St, Portland BLACK BEAR CAFE | 207.693.4770 | 215 Roosevelt Trail, Naples 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

THE BRUNSWICK OCEANSIDE GRILLE | 207.934.2171 | 39 West

Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach BUBBA’S SULKY LOUNGE | 207.828.0549 | 92 Portland St, Portland

BUCK’S NAKED BBQ/PORTLAND | | 50 Wharf St, Portland BULL FEENEY’S | 207.773.7210 | 375 Fore St, Portland

BULL MOOSE LOUNGE |

207.924.7286 | Moosehead Trail Motor Lodge, 300 Corrina Rd, Dexter BYRNES IRISH PUB/BATH | 207.443.6776 | 98 Center St, Bath

BYRNES IRISH PUB/BRUNSWICK | 207.729.9400 | 16 Station

Ave, Brunswick THE CAGE | 207.783.0668 | 97 Ash St, Lewiston CAMPFIRE GRILLE | 207.803.2255 | 656 North High St, Bridgton CAPTAIN BLY’S TAVERN | 207.336.2126 | 371 Turner St, Buckfield

CAPTAIN DANIEL STONE INN | 207.373.1824 | 10 Water St, Brunswick

CARA IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT | 603.343.4390 | 11 Fourth St, Dover, NH

CENTRAL WAVE | 603.742.9283 | 368 Central Ave, Dover, NH

CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR |

207.282.7900 | 15 Thornton St, Biddeford CHAPS SALOON | 207.347.1101 | 1301 Long Plains Rd, Buxton CHARLAMAGNE’S | 207.242.2711 | 228 Water St, Augusta CHOP SHOP PUB | 603.760.7706 | 920 Lafayette Rd, Seabrook, NH CLUB TEXAS | 207.784.7785 | 150 Center St, Auburn COLE FARMS | 207.657.4714 | 64 Lewiston Rd, Gray CREMA COFFEE COMPANY | | 9 Commercial St, Portland DOBRA TEA | 207.370.1890 | 151 Middle St, Portland

THE DOGFISH BAR AND GRILLE | 207.772.5483 | 128 Free

St, Portland

DOLPHIN STRIKER | 603.431.5222 |

15 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH DOVER BRICK HOUSE | 603.749.3838 | 2 Orchard St, Dover, NH EASY DAY | 207.200.2226 | 725 Broadway, South Portland EASY STREET LOUNGE | 207.622.3360 | 7 Front St, Hallowell EBENEZER’S BREWPUB | 207.373.1840 | 112 Pleasant St, Brunswick

ELEMENTS: BOOKS COFFEE BEER

| 207.710.2011 | 265 Main St, Biddeford EMPIRE | 207.879.8988 | 575 Congress St, Portland FAST BREAKS | 207.782.3305 | 1465 Lisbon St, Lewiston FAT BELLY’S | 603.610.4227 | 2 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH FATBOY’S SALOON | 207.766.8862 | 65 Main St, Biddeford FEDERAL JACK’S | 207.967.4322 | 8 Western Ave, Kennebunk

FEILE IRISH RESTAURANT AND PUB | 207.251.4065 | 1619 Post Rd, Wells

FIRE HOUSE GRILLE | 207.376.4959 | 47 Broad St, Auburn

FLASK LOUNGE | 207.772.3122 | 117

Spring St, Portland FOG BAR & CAFE | 207.593.9371 | 328 Main St, Rockland THE FOGGY GOGGLE | 207.824.5056 | South Ridge Lodge, Sunday River, Newry FREEDOM CAFE | 207.693.3700 | 923 Roosevelt Trail, Naples FROG AND TURTLE | 207.591.4185 | 3 Bridge St, Westbrook FRONT STREET PUBLIC HOUSE | 207.442.6700 | 102 Front St, Bath FRONTIER CAFE | 207.725.5222 | Fort Andross, 14 Maine St, Brunswick FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | 603.617.3633 | 1 Washington St, Dover, NH FUSION | 207.330.3775 | 490 Pleasant St, Lewiston GATHER | 207.847.3250 | 189 Main St, Yarmouth GENO’S ROCK CLUB | 207.221.2382 | 625 Congress St, Portland GFB SCOTTISH PUB | 207.934.8432 | 32 Old Orchard St, Old Orchard Beach THE GIN MILL | 207.620.9200 | 302 Water St, Augusta GINZA TOWN | 207.878.9993 | 1053 Forest Ave, Portland THE GREEN ROOM | 207.490.5798 | 898 Main St, Sanford GRITTY MCDUFF’S | 207.772.2739 | 396 Fore St, Portland GRITTY MCDUFF’S/AUBURN | 207.782.7228 | 68 Main St, Auburn GUTHRIE’S | 207.376.3344 | 115 Middle St, Lewiston HARLOW’S PUB | 603.924.6365 | 3 School St, Peterborough, NH HOOLIGAN’S IRISH PUB | 207.934.4063 | 2 Old Orchard Rd, Old Orchard Beach INN ON THE BLUES | 207.351.3221 | 7 Ocean Ave, York Beach IRISH TWINS PUB | 207.376.3088 | 743 Main St, Lewiston IRON TAILS SALOON | 207.850.1142 | 559 Rte 109, Acton JONATHAN’S | 207.646.4777 | 92 Bourne Ln, Ogunquit JONES LANDING | 207.766.5652 | 6 Welch St, Peaks Island THE KAVE | 207.469.6473 | 177 Silver Lake Rd, Bucksport KELLEY’S ROW | 603.750.7081 | 421 Central Ave, Dover, NH THE KENNEBEC WHARF | 207.622.9290 | 1 Wharf St, Hallowell KERRYMEN PUB | 207.282.7425 | 512 Main St, Saco KJ’S SPORTS BAR | 603.659.2329 | 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 LINDBERGH’S LANDING | 207.934.3595 | End of Pier, Old Orchard Beach LITTLE TAP HOUSE | 207.518.9283 | 106 High St, Portland

LOCAL 188 | 207.761.7909 | 685 Congress St, Portland LOCAL SPROUTS COOPERATIVE

| 207.899.3529 | 649 Congress St, Portland LOMPOC CAFE | 207.288.9392 | 36 Rodick St, Bar Harbor MADDEN’S PUB & GRILL | 207.899.4988 | 65 Gray Rd, Falmouth 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 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 MEG PERRY CENTER | 207.619.4206 | 36 Market St, Portland MEMORY LANE MUSIC HALL | 207.642.3363 | 35 Blake Rd, Standish 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 MYRTLE STREET TAVERN | 207.596.6250 | 12 Myrtle St, Rockland 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 PORT TAVERN | 207.774.0444 | 11 Moulton St, Portland 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 PIER PATIO PUB | 207.934.3595 | 2 Old Orchard St, Old Orchard Beach PIZZA TIME SPORTS & SPIRITS | | 185 US Rte 1, Scarborough 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 BOOK AND BAR | 617.908.8277 | 40 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH 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

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 SEA DOG BREWING/BANGOR | 207.947.8009 | 26 Front St, Bangor SEA DOG BREWING/SOUTH PORTLAND | 207.871.7000 | 125

Western Ave, South Portland

SEA DOG BREWING/TOPSHAM

| 207.725.0162 | 1 Maine St, Great Mill Island, Topsham SEA KETCH | 603.926.0324 | 127 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH SEA40 | 207.795.6888 | 40 East Ave, Lewiston SEASONS GRILLE | 207.775.6538 | 155 Riverside St, Portland SERENITY MARKET & CAFE | 603.319.1671 | 25 Sagamore Rd, Rye, NH SHEEPSCOT GENERAL | 207.549.5185 | 98 Townhouse Rd, Whitefield SHENANIGANS | 207.213.4105 | 349 Water St, Augusta SHOOTERS SPORTS PUB | 207.345.7040 | 128 Lewiston St, Mechanic Falls SILVER HOUSE TAVERN | 207.772.9885 | 123 Commercial St, Portland SILVER STREET TAVERN | 207.680.2163 | 2 Silver St, Waterville SKIP’S LOUNGE | 207.929.9985 | 299 Narragansett Trail, Buxton SKYBOX BAR AND GRILL | 207.854.9012 | 212 Brown St, Westbrook SLAB | 207.245.3088 | 25 Preble St., Portland SOLO BISTRO | 207.443.3378 | 128 Front St, Bath SONNY’S | 207.772.7774 | 83 Exchange St, Portland SONNY’S TAVERN | 603.343.4332 | 328 Central Ave, Dover, NH SPACE GALLERY | 207.828.5600 | 538 Congress St, Portland SPRING HILL TAVERN | 603.431.5222 | Dolphin Striker, 15 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH SPRING POINT TAVERN | 207.733.2245 | 175 Pickett St, South Portland STONE CHURCH | 603.659.6321 | 5 Granite St, Newmarket, NH STYXX | 207.828.0822 | 3 Spring St, Portland SUDS PUB | 207.824.6558 | Sudbury Inn Main St, Bethel SUNSET DECK | 207.934.3532 | the Pier, Old Orchard Beach TAILGATE BAR & GRILL | 207.657.7973 | 61 Portland Rd, Gray TANTRUM | 207.404.4300 | 193 Broad St, Bangor

THATCHER’S PUB/SOUTH PORTLAND | 207.253.1808 | 35 Foden Rd,

South Portland

THIRSTY MOOSE TAPHOUSE/ PORTSMOUTH | 603.427.8645 | 21

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Congress St, Portsmouth, NH THE THIRSTY PIG | 207.773.2469 | 37 Exchange St, Portland TIME OUT PUB | 207.593.9336 | 275 Main St, Rockland TORCHES GRILL HOUSE | 207.467.3288 | 102 York St, Kennebunk TOWNHOUSE PUB | 207.284.7411 | 5 Storer St, Saco TRAIN’S TAVERN | 207.457.6032 | 249 Carl Broggi Hwy, Lebanon TUCKER’S PUB | 207.739.2200 | 290 Main St, Norway

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| 207.828.0031 | 541 Congress St, Portland | Mon-Wed 10 am-6 pm; ThursFri 10 am-8 pm; Sat 10 am-6 pm; Sun 1-4 pm | Through July 31: “Darren Connors: Maine Contemporary Artist,” oil & acrylic paintings MARK WENTWORTH | 603.436.0169 | 346 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH | Through Aug 31: oil paintings by Jeannette Matatics + Steve Matatics MAYO STREET ARTS | 207.615.3609 | 10 Mayo St, Portland | call for hours | Through Aug 31: “Contemporary Fort,” drawings, prints, & installation by Anne Buckwalter + Pilar Nadal MONKITREE GALLERY | 207.512.4679 | 263 Water St, Gardiner | Tues-Fri 10 am-6 pm;Sat noon-6 pm | Through Aug 30: “Contexture” mixed media works by Kathy Goddu + Priscilla Nicholson + Susan Perrine + Jill Snyder Wallace + Susan Walker OAK STREET LOFTS GALLERY | 207.553.7780 | 72 Oak St, Portland | call for hours | Through July 31: “Passages,” mixed media by Yes Art Works artists PERIMETER GALLERY | 207.338.0968 | 96 Main St, Belfast | Tues-Sat 7 am-5 pm; Sun 8 am-2 pm | Through Aug 24: “Standard” fabric banners by Karen Gelardi

noon-5 pm | Through Aug 2: “2 Generations: Paul & John Paul Caponigro,” process photography RICHARD BOYD ART GALLERY | 207.712.1097 | 15 Epps St, Peaks Island | richardboydartgallery.com | 10 am-5 pm | Through July 31: “Water 2014,” paintings by Jeanne O’Toole Hayman RIVER ARTS | 207.563.1507 | 241 Rte 1, Damariscotta | Tues-Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun noon-4 pm | Aug 1-28: “The Maine Story: Land & Sea,” mixed media group exhibition RIVER TREE ARTS | 207.967.9120 | 35 Western Ave, Kennebunk | rivertreearts. org | Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm | Through Aug 29: “Metal. Rust. Wood. Paint.”, mixed media works by Rusty Theriault + Nathan Nicholls + Annie Hiedel + Meredith Radford + Dave Allen + Paul Bonneau

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BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART | 207.725.3275 | 245 Maine St,

Brunswick | bowdoin.edu/art-museum | Tues-Wed + Fri-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Thurs 10 am-8:30 pm; Sun 1-5 pm | Free admission | Through Sept 14: “Is This What You Do With What You View?: Selections from the Dorothy & Herbert Vogel Collection,” mixed media + “On 52nd Streeet: The Jazz Photography of William P. Gottlieb” | Through Oct 19: “Richard Tuttle: A Print Retrospective” | Ongoing:

“American Artists at Work, 1840-1950” + “Contemporary Masters, 1950 to the Present” + “Lovers & Saints: Art of the Italian Renaissance” COLBY COLLEGE | 207.859.5600 |

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Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun noon-5 pm | Free admission | Through Aug 31: “Lois Dodd: Cultivating Vision,” works on paper | Through Jan 4, 2015: “Bernard Langlais,” paintings | Through June 7, 2015: “Alex Katz: Selections,” mixed media | Through July 15, 2015: “Highlights from the Permanent Collection,” mixed media | Ongoing: “Process & Place: Exploring the Design Evolution of the Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion” + “Alex Katz Collection” 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 | Through Aug 31: “Stories of the Land & its People,” mixed media student exhibition | Through Sept 28: “Coloring Vision: From Impressionism to Modernism,” paintings | Through Nov 9: “Andrew Wyeth: Portrait Studies,” mixed media | Through Dec 31: “Ideals of Beauty: The Nude,” mixed media + “The Wyeths, Maine, & the Sea,” paintings & works on paper | Through Jan 4: “The Shakers: From Mount Lebanon to the World,” mixed media 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,” performances, films, & installation by Jack Ferver + Marc Swanson | Through March 31, 2016: “We Are What We Hide,” long-running exhibit in- & outside gallery walls MAINE COLLEGE OF ART | 207.699.5010 | Charles C. Thomas Gallery, 522 Congress St, Portland | Through Aug 29: “Wednesday Mornings: Recent Work by the Mill Painters” MAINE JEWISH MUSEUM | 207.329.9854 | 267 Congress St, Portland | treeoflifemuseum.org | Mon-Fri 10 am-2 pm | Through Aug 29: “Vessels,” sculpture & prints by Lin Lisberger OGUNQUIT MUSEUM OF ART | 207.646.4909 | 543 Shore Rd, Ogunquit | ogunquitmuseum.org | MonSat 10:30 am- 5 pm; Sun 2-5 pm | Through Aug 31: “Alexandra de Steigeur: Small Island, Big Picture,” photography + “Richard Brown Lethem: Figure (=) Abstraction,” paintings | Through Oct 31: “Andrew Wyeth: The Linda L. Bean Collection” + “Henry Strater: Arizona Winters, 1933-1938,” paintings + “Tradition & Excellence: The OMAA Permanent Collection” PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY | 603.777.3461 | Lamont Gallery, Frederick

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Mon 1-5 pm; Tues-Sat 9 am-5 pm | Free admission | Through July 31: “Justice: Faces of the Human Rights Revolution,” photography 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 | 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

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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE - FARMINGTON | 207.778.7292 | Emery Community

Arts Center, 111 South St, Farmington | Through Sept 7: “William Wegman: Way Up in Maine,” mixed media works

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND BIDDEFORD | 207.283.0171 | Campus

Center, 11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford | une.edu/studentlife/campuscenter |

Mon-Fri 8 am-7 pm | Aug 5-28: “Cut,

Arrange, Glue: Collage Improvisations by Robin Brooks”

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lery, 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | une. edu/artgallery | Wed 1-4 pm; Thurs 1-7 pm; Fri-Sun 1-4 pm | Through Sept 28: “Making a New Whole: The Art of Collage” | Through Oct 31: “Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational” | Ongoing: paintings & photography by Maine artists + labyrinth installation

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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 am4 pm | Through Dec 31: “Twisted Path III: Questions of Balance” | Ongoing: “Layers of Time: Archaeology at the Abbe Museum” + “Dr. Abbe’s Museum”

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neW indian Food options oFFer ricH discoveries _By B ria n duFF India, like the American university, is mostly in the news these days for its bloated and ineffective administration and an epidemic of underprosecuted sexual assault. But let’s not give up on either—India or college—as a source of wisdom and repository of culture. While the typical young adult hoping to learn something useful trundles off to one college or another, two new food ventures offer insight into the alternative tradition of westerners learning from India. It was with the Maharishi that John Lennon realized Sgt. Pepper was crap and started the White Album. It was in Uttar Pradesh that Jenna Marbles realized that Maxnosleeves was no soul mate. India is where Elizabeth Gilbert learned to pray. Or love. Eat? She did yoga anyway. There must be lessons for us Portlanders as well, especially in eating. India Bazaar brings an informative taste of India’s compelling chaos here to Maine, while Annapurna Thali offers the fruits (mostly vegetables really) of one young American’s self discovery in India. The disordered slog down Forest Ave. is the nearest experience in Portland to a Delhi commute. It’s a suitable prelude to the unusual but rewarding experience of getting food from India Bazaar. They have the only counter in the city where you can order

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138 minutes | pg-13 | westbrooK cinemAgic + Auburn flAgship + As an artist, an icon, and a person, James Brown is such an elusive quarry that no biopic writer could hope to do more than circle around him—which is exactly how brothers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth (Fair Game) approach the singer in this straightforward but highly entertaining feature. The story is framed by Brown’s notorious 1988 drug bust in Georgia following a high-speed car chase, yet within this frame the writers also loop back and forth in time to consider Brown’s impoverished youth, his cunning ascent of the R&B charts, his oscillating political views, and his restless pursuit of the evermore-funky rhythms that are still being sampled today. Mercifully, the writers downplay his three marriages (and long history of spousal abuse) to focus instead on

both a U-haul truck and lamb karahi—from a man wearing both a hairnet and a beard net, no less. The truck will cost you just $19 and the lamb less than half that. That is if they have the lamb, since what is fun or frustrating about their menu is that it changes every day, and then changes some more—even over the course of one conversation. I think fun. So order what they’ve got, and browse their shelves of hair dye, gear lube, and diapers, jammed in along with a variety of spices, rices, and beans. Grab a jar of mixed pickle and a bottle of dark green chili-chutney—both cheap and delicious, which also describes the Bazaar’s cuisine. They put on that hairnet with a purpose, and send out dishes aromatic with herbs and more authentic then the typical Maine Indian. This means that the chicken curry is so tender and deeply saturated with mild spice that you don’t mind pushing past ample oil and a few stray bones. It means your dosa has a crepe both delicate and lentil-dark, stuffed with a spicy-sour mix of more lentils, potato, onions, and diced-up pickled fruits and vegetables. The ground beef of the keema is spotted with the sharp spicy crunch of seeds and infused with herbs. It is dark, rich, and dense with texture. Your butter chicken is creamy and mild.

It’s a much more serene and predictable experience at the Annapurna Thali cart—where the sylph-like proprietor stands prettily under a purple umbrella in a floral dress— CurrYinG FAVor annapurna’s food cart is a treat in east Bayside a small island of calm amid Annapurna also has a very good sweet samofood trucks and beer sippers. During travels sa—filled with banana and cinnamon and in India she fell for traditional vegetarian served with a sauce of maple and peanuts. thali—a meal of various dishes served on the These two Indian spots are both unique loculate plate that gives thali its name. You in Portland and appealing in their own choose two of her three dishes—dal, chana way. The many paths to greatness is permasala, and aloo gobhi, to go with a flatbread haps India’s deepest lesson. As Krishna told and fluffy rice spotted with vegetables. Arjuna in the Gita: “if you be something The dal, a creamy mix of disintegrated still, be the Himalaya; if you be a cow, be lentils, has a pleasant subtle heat. The chana, the cow of wonder.” Here in Maine, if you spotted with tomato and onion, is tender will be chaos, be India Bazaar; if you will be and mild. The aloo gobhi is less dry than most, calm, be Annapurna. with lots of tender cauliflower and the gentle bite of turmeric. The two spots have little in common besides similar samosa—more $ | AnnnApurnA’s ThAli Food CArT | a three-point pillow than a crispy pyramid, typically at 101 Fox st | Wed-sat lunch-afternoon stuffed with mostly curried potato and on| 207.408.3708 ion—India Bazaar with a yogurt mint sauce $ | indiA BAzAAr | 1706 Forest Ave | 11 am-8 and Annapurna with a great mint chutney. pm | 207.805.1226

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his long friendship with backup singer Bobby Byrd, who somehow navigated Brown’s titanic ego for more than 20 years. Tate Taylor (The Help) directed; with Chadwick Boseman (as Brown), Nelsan Ellis (as Byrd), Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, and Octavia Spencer.

A Most Wanted Man

_J.r. Jones

xx lucy 88 minutes | r | nicKelodeon + sAco cinemAgic + westbrooK cinemAgic + Auburn flAgship + lewiston flAgship + smittY’s biddeford + smittY’s windhAm + bridgton twin drive-in A young American in Taipei (Scarlett Johansson), coerced into serving as a drug mule for gangsters, accidentally absorbs a powerful new product that unlocks 100 percent of her brain capacity, turning her into a superhuman being and an asskicker extraordinaire. No one

has ever accused French action director Luc Besson of thinking too hard, and this frantic exercise in pseudoscience and goofball metaphysics is best enjoyed by following his lead. The title refers not only to the main character but also to the famous fossilized skeleton, an ancestor of Homo sapiens; Besson implies that both represent the birth of a new species, turning this enjoyable

shoot-’em-up into a dumbbell 2001: A Space Odyssey. With Morgan Freeman and Choi Min-sik.

_J.r. Jones

xxx a MOst wanteD Man 121 minutes | r | nicKelodeon + rAilroAd squAre cinemA This adaptation of a John le Carré novel works smashingly as

a suspense film, a mood piece, and a vehicle for the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, playing a world-weary German spy who gets more than he bargained for when he investigates a suspicious Chechen immigrant. Director Anton Corbijn (Control, The American) seems to have modeled the film’s somber look and muted drama on such paranoid 70s thrillers as The Conversation and All the President’s Men; the most suspenseful passages tend to be the quieter, more cerebral ones. Corbijn employs wide-screen framing to striking dramatic effect, using it to emphasize the characters’ confinement in tight spaces and their vulnerability in open ones. This is all very entertaining, though as an assessment of post9/11 surveillance culture the movie isn’t sophisticated so much as cynical. With Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, and Homayoun Ershadi.

_Ben sachs

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daWn oF tHE PlanEt oF tHE aPES | 1, 4, 7:10 EartH to ECHo | 2, 4:35, 7:10

GUardIanS oF tHE GalaXY | 1:05, 3:50, 7

tHE PUrGE: anarCHY | 1:50, 4:15, 7:25

taMMY | 4:45, 7:40 tranSForMErS: aGE oF EXtInCtIon | 2:10, 6:40

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lIFE ItSElF | Fri-Sun: 7 | Tue-Wed: 7 | Thu: 2

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and So It GoES | 12:55, 4:15, 7, 9:15 daWn oF tHE PlanEt oF tHE aPES | 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20 GUardIanS oF tHE GalaXY | 3:40, 6:35

GUardIanS oF tHE GalaXY 3d | 12:40, 9:25

HErCUlES | 12:45, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30 lUCY | 12:50, 4:20, 7:10, 9:25 PlanES: FIrE & rESCUE | 1, 4, 6:45 tHE PUrGE: anarCHY | 12:15, 2:30,

4:45, 7:25, 9:50 SEX taPE | 9:35

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HErCUlES + taMMY | 8

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CHEF | 6, 8:30

tHE IMMIGrant | Tue-Thu: 5:30, 8 MalEFICEnt | Fri-Mon: 5:30, 7:45

tranSForMErS: aGE oF EXtInCtIon | 11:50 am, 3 22 JUMP StrEEt | 11:30 am, 2:10,

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4:40, 7:20, 10

and So It GoES | 12:50, 4:10, 6:40,

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9:30

daWn oF tHE PlanEt oF tHE aPES | 12:40, 3:50, 6:55, 9:55 GEt on UP | 12:30, 3:40, 6:50, 9:50 GUardIanS oF tHE GalaXY | 1, 2:10, 3:45, 7, 7:30, 9:45

tranSForMErS: aGE oF EXtInCtIon | 9:15

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and So It GoES | 11:40 am, 2:10, 4:40, 7, 9:30

daWn oF tHE PlanEt oF tHE aPES | 12:30, 3:30, 7:20, 10 EartH to ECHo | 11:40 am, 2, 4:30 GUardIanS oF tHE GalaXY |

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11:40 am, 2:10, 4:40, 7, 9:30

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HoW to traIn YoUr draGon 2 | noon, 2:20

PlanES: FIrE & rESCUE | 11:30 am, 2, 4:10, 6:50, 9:00

tHE PUrGE: anarCHY | 7:30, 10 SEX taPE | 7:30, 9:50 taMMY | noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:50

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BEllE | Fri: 7 | Sat 4 | Tue: 7 | Thu: 7 CaBarEt | Tue: 7 GorE VIdal: UnItEd StatES oF aMnESIa | Wed: 7

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_by syMbo line Da i “The moon, narrow and pale like a paring snipped from a snowman’s toenail” – Tom Robbins. This weeks’ lunar phase brings Luna to the first-quarter—a tremendously useful time for moving projects and relationships forward and being hopeful, versus fearful about upcoming events. When the sun is in Leo, as it is this month, it’s a fine time for planning parties, events for children and all kinds of get-togethers. (And yes, it’s the only month without an official holiday and assorted folderol). Also, this month signifies another birthday for Moon Signs! Thank you all for continuing to read the column and living your lives by the moon. I’d love to hear from you about your own “lunar” experiences. Write me at sally@moonsigns.net.

_ by M a t t J o n es

“SMALL POTATOES”

— and the many ways to serve them.

Across 1 tilting, poetically 7 Be worthwhile 10 solemn column 14 Brangelina’s kid 15 peeper 16 chess closer 17 potato products on the golf course? 19 Fit for the job 20 gold-medal gymnast Korbut 21 throw on the floor? 22 some flooring choices 24 head honcho, briefly 25 Bump on the head 26 “America’s drive-in” chain 27 potato products on the playground? 29 Wonder 32 clan of hip hop fame 35 gradation of color 36 lose traction 37 improvised 38 Kind of cord or saw 39 touchy-___ 40 Family Guy mom 41 long tool 42 grand expeditions

43 channel that became spike tV 44 potato products on sprouting plants? 46 use a lot of four-letter words 48 Free (of) 49 oom-___ band 52 Bluff 54 touchy subject? 55 comic Johnson of Laugh-In 56 title role for Julia 57 potato products in computers? 60 manage, as a bar 61 sometimes called 62 rob of matchbox twenty 63 crossword puzzle rating 64 calligrapher’s item 65 “it’s not much of a tail, but i’m sort of attached to it” speaker 1

toon time

_ by J en sor e n sen 1

Waxing moon in libra. see things from two perspectives. Avoid favoritism. seeming to be even-handed is just as good as being even-handed on a libra moon day. expect charm from libra, gemini, Aquarius, Virgo, leo, and pisces. With the moon in harmony with mars, relations between the sexes could be heated and vehement. capricorn, Aries, and cancer: you’re not seeing the big picture. 6

Waxing moon in libra, moon void-of-course 2:58 am until 2:57 am sunday (yes, nearly a perfect 24-hour Vcm). think back to thursday afternoon. did something unexpected happen, but which turned out to be not-so-bad? expect a replay today, particularly for libra, scorpio, Virgo, sagittarius, Aquarius, pisces, taurus, and cancer. An excellent day for some (cancer, capricorn, Aries, leo, Aquarius) to dither and be elusive. 7

Waxing moon in scorpio (moon void-of-course until 2:57 am). scorpio moons rule sex, death, other people’s money, knives, and activities that could be seen as self-destructive. in short—sex, drugs and rock and roll, which is not what the founding fathers intended for the sabbath. so from now until tuesday, Virgo, libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn, pisces, and cancer: kick out the jams. taurus, leo, Aquarius, Aries, and gemini: don’t get sucked into others’ drama. 8

First quarter moon in scorpio, moon void-of-course 5:43 pm until 10:18 am tuesday. A turning point for events that began around July 19, and an excellent day for removing parts—or personalities—that no longer function in your life. Yeah, sounds harsh, but scorpio, libra, Virgo, sagittarius, taurus, leo, Aquarius, and capricorn can be decisive. pisces and cancer could be (needlessly) sentimental. 9

tuesday august 5

Monday august 4

sunday august 3

saturday august 2

Waxing moon in Virgo, moon void-of-course 2:47 pm until 4:09 pm when it enters libra. morning productivity and specifics ease up into easy-come-easy-go ambivalence. Virgo is about work, while libra is about partnership. Find ways to connect with others whom you may have overlooked. in the groove: Virgo, libra, taurus, gemini, capricorn, and Aquarius. having a hard time reading the signals: pisces, Aries, cancer, leo, scorpio, and sagittarius.

Friday august 1

Down 1 grp. 2 Fossil-yielding rock 3 Buzzwords 4 M*A*S*H star Alan 5 right away 6 2002 horror film centered on a videotape 7 simon of Star Trek 8 sailor’s word 9 sign of support 10 certain Arab 11 potato products used as a term of affection? 12 “___ cost you extra” 13 concert souvenirs 18 responsibility 23 plug-___ 25 lozenge ingredient 26 Borscht, e.g. 27 Art colony of new mexico 28 pickpocket, for one 30 droop, like aging flowers 31 ice cream brand 32 goofy’s co-creator 33 Japanese noodle 34 potato products that can’t take criticism? 36 gets the message 38 leonine noise 39 last name in wabbit hunting 41 it represents temperature by color 42 man of la mancha 44 necklace given after deplaning 45 ___ rabbit 47 late playwright Wasserstein 49 First-class 50 Face-valued, as stocks 51 Siddhartha author hermann 52 Big celebration 53 Floor space measure 54 do some self-checkout work 55 chips ___! 58 tina’s ex 59 Evita narrator 17

thursday July 31

Waxing moon in sagittarius (moon void-of-course in scorpio until 10:18 am). sagittarius moons are a time when we all like a good laugh, or want to help some group that’s been disadvantaged. this is an excellent day for travel, or for exploring the advantages of higher education. At their best: libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn, Aquarius, Aries. slightly off-kilter, gemini, cancer, pisces, Virgo. 10

Wednesday august 6

Waxing moon in sagittarius, moon void-of-course 2:52 pm until 1:38 pm thursday. Advocate for justice and keep a sense of humor about things. sagittarius moons help keep things light, and bring out the playful side of others (yes, it’s joke-spam filling the inbox). needing air, or at least some exercise: libra, scorpio, sagittarius, capricorn, Aquarius, Aries, and leo. restless but productive: pisces, Aries, taurus, gemini, and Virgo. 11

Moon Keys

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.

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