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Ponte’s Prison reforms rAmP uP tions” such as, for missing an appointment, a geographical restriction on movement. youthful offeNders Under the theory that what works for people under 18 will work for those 18 to 25, Ponte wants to create a Youthful Offender Program at the Mountain View youth center, in Charleston, for the 60 to 80 “most challenging” prisoners in this age group. He’s asking the Legislature to authorize it, but said he can implement it without new funding. This program would be on the “cutting edge” nationally.

Several weeks after firing Maine State Prison warden Patricia Barnhart and two years after taking over the Department of Corrections, Commissioner Joseph Ponte appears determined to continue — and ramp up — his forceful program of reform. In an interview at the DOC’s Augusta headquarters, the calm, 66-year-old corrections veteran spoke about his accomplishments, intentions, and frustrations. In spite of the latter, running the department “is the most fun I’ve had,” he said. Maine has a “small enough” corrections system so “you can see the result” of your work.

FrustrAtions

Accomplishments

New philosophy aNd leadership Within the limits of a tight budget and some recalcitrant correctional officers, Ponte is trying to replace warehousing and punishing prisoners with what inmates need to turn their lives around. When he took over the DOC he saw how well that approach worked at the two youth centers, where the recidivism rate, of returning to prison after release, had declined significantly. He decided to apply the approach to adult offenders. Ponte’s philosophy is seen in his choices for his recently reconstituted team. Rodney Bouffard, longtime head of the Long Creek Youth Development Center, in South Portland, has been named acting warden of the state prison, in Warren. Long Creek was “a grim place” a dozen years ago, in the words of the DOC’s just-retired juvenile-services chief, Barry Stoodley (see sidebar). Bouffard transformed it into a national model for reform, emphasizing psychological treatment and education. Ponte has put Joseph Fitzpatrick, the psychologist who has directed the department’s mental-health services, into Stoodley’s former job. Cynthia Brann, a former regional juvenile offender administrator, now heads

up adult probation and the five minimumsecurity facilities. “We have to present opportunities for the inmate” to be successful, Ponte said. “Get these guys out of the cellblock.” He noted, though, “We don’t have the level of services on the adult side as we do on the juvenile side.” solitary coNfiNemeNt Under Ponte’s watch, Maine has become a leader in solitary-confinement reform. Generally, there are 35 to 40 inmates in the state prison’s “supermax,” as opposed to an often-full-up 100 in the past. Some prisoners only spend hours or a few days there, to cool off. Ponte has spoken in other states about his success in reducing solitary. Still, a lot of states “are denying the need.” By throwing out one-size-fits-all

The juvenile offender model bartlett “barry” Stoodley, 68, who retired February 1 as associate commissioner for ju-

venile services after 42 years at the doc, credits independent Governor angus King with F pushing for corrections reform, more than a dozen years ago. the scandal-ridden long creek youth facility was a major concern. the quiet-voiced Stoodley was appointed to run the juvenile system in 2000. “you had to be blind and in a hole 20 feet deep” not to think something was wrong with the old system, he said in an interview. long creek’s staff, he said, first responded to reform with, “you’ve taken our tools.” Stoodley described how its new chief, rodney bouffard, who had run the augusta mental health institute, “would demonstrate personally” how to implement new ideas. “de-escalation” — talking to unruly young people — was used instead of placing them in the restraint chair. long creek became less violent and returnees fewer. “leadership is critical,” Stoodley said. Stoodley spread reform to the new youth center at mountain View. now, continuing with bouffard’s appointment as the new acting warden of the state prison, ponte is rolling out this gentler approach to adult prisoners. Stoodley said research shows the “principles of effective intervention” work for both juvenile and adult populations. ponte has been “like a sponge” for new ideas, he said. _LT

disciplinary rules, Ponte virtually eliminated once-common supermax prisoner self-mutilation (“cutting”) and the guards’ violent “cell extractions” of disobedient prisoners to take them to the restraint chair. Instead, officers negotiate with a troubled inmate. Maybe it’s necessary to “give them something,” Ponte said. He cited an example of letting a prisoner paint murals. meNtal health care Ponte said punishment is no longer used to control mentally ill inmates in the supermax’s Mental Health Unit. Generally, six to eight prisoners are there; in the past, all 20 cells often were full. medical care Last year Ponte replaced the heavily criticized health-care provider Corizon with Correct Care Solutions, another national company. “The change has been positive,” he said, adding that he receives far fewer complaint letters from inmates. He’s gotten control of medical overspending, in the last fiscal year covering a $1.2 million overage from the previous year and producing a small surplus. stable Numbers The once ever-rising corrections budget has been stabilized, a change helped by the reduction last year of guard overtime expenses by $2.4 million.

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probatioN Ponte has hired 12 assistants to aid probation officers with paperwork and to oversee low-risk probationers. This should enable officers to spend more time helping people on probation “do well,” he said — instead of just catching them in violations. Caseloads have been as much as 120 per officer. The goal is to cut the number in half. “We’re just starting to see the drop in the caseloads,” he said. Half the inmates in prison are there because of probation violations. Instead of routinely sending violators to prison, Ponte is trying to reduce the number by using “sanc-

staff resistaNce “Change is difficult,” Ponte said. He believes he’s overcoming staff resistance to his reforms — seen in the unusual defense by a union spokesperson of a management official, Warden Barnhart. But Ponte admitted he needed to have more conversations with prison employees. Still, “I don’t see any big revolt.” Guards used to get hurt, he noted, during cell extractions. “The staff see it’s better for them” with the new ways. staff pay freeze Ponte noted that the state-worker pay freeze makes for “difficult conversations,” and “I don’t have an answer to that.” The governor and Legislature determine the budget. aNd persoNally Ponte said he has the failing of trying “to do too much too quick.”

_Lance Tapley

Prison watchdogs on Ponte

“commissioner ponte and mr. Stoodley

. . . have demonstrated significant leaderF ship and commitment to increasing safety and human rights at our prison facilities.” _Shenna Bellows, American Civil Liberties Union of Maine executive director f “the overarching issue is personnel. the commissioner reached to eliminate some of the largest problems, but there are many others who are either unwilling or unable to conform to the new policies. . . . health care continues to be a major issue. . . . inadequate and delayed treatment of inmates’ health problems will not only increase the costs of incarceration, but is a denial of their constitutional rights to humane treatment.” _Jim Bergin, Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition cocoordinator f “i give commissioner ponte high marks for effort . . . he engaged the advocacy community, resolved the segregation [solitary confinement] issue, and released a number of high-ranking administration officials who had been standing in the way of transparency. . . . [but others on the maine State prison staff] have undermined what the commissioner intended to accomplish.” _Stan Moody, former Maine State Prison chaplain

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Stupid’s song Here’s a random assortment of stuff that makes me suspect Maine’s IQ is falling faster than its economy:

F According to the Bangor Daily News,

state Representative Paul Davis (RNorth Numbskull) is sponsoring a bill that would require all public schools to offer gun-safety courses. The key word here is “require.” There’s nothing in current law that prevents schools from adding such training to their curricula. There’s no statute that prohibits educational institutions from teaming up with rod and gun clubs to provide this service, either during the school day or after class. And even if your local district isn’t interested, it’s already permissible for parents to enroll their offspring in gun programs offered by police organizations or sporting groups. In short, if you think your kids would be better off learning how to safely handle firearms, there’s no need for a government requirement of any sort. Davis claims to be an old-fashioned conservative. You know, the kind of guy who doesn’t want children going to sex-education classes for fear they’ll put whatever they learn to use and start bonking each other. He doesn’t want them indoctrinated with hard science, such as evolution or climate change, for fear they’ll start questioning religion or believing human beings contribute to global warming. But he and his co-sponsors — Representative Russell Black (R-Clunkhead Junction), Representative Brad Crafts (R-Doofus Center), and Senator Stan Gerzofsky (D-Noodlebrain Plantation) — are convinced that mandating that children learn how to use guns won’t result in them growing up to believe their elders are a bunch of meddlesome twits.

F The Lewiston Sun Journal reports that

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the Board of Selectmen in Dixfield (a town formerly known as Idiot Gulch) has discovered a way to restore civility to public meetings. According to new rules approved last month for citizens who wish to speak about agenda items, “complaints are not allowed.” The Taliban have the same regulation, although, to date, the Dixfield selectmen haven’t decided whether to include the standard al Qaeda punishment for violators — removal of the tongue by sword. Dixfield also requires anyone wishing to speak at its Monday meetings (please stand over there next to the mean-looking guy with the scimitar) to notify the town by the preceding Thursday. That’s probably so they can do background checks to make sure those folks don’t have a history of exercising First Amendment rights.

F According to the state Bureau of

Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, Maine loses an average of $30 million in booze sales each year to New Hampshire, where prices are significantly cheaper. A Granite State official once told me the figure is significantly higher than that — more like $200 million — but why quibble over such inconsequential amounts? The point is Maine is trying to reclaim some of those customers by lowering prices on a few products. At a legislative hearing on January 28, bureau director Gerry Reid said large bottles of popular brands would be discounted by four bucks. Reid mentioned Captain Morgan’s rum. That reduction would make a 1.75-liter bottle the same price in both states — $25.99 — except it’s nearly always on sale in New Hampshire, so it would still be $4 cheaper across the border. That’s not the really stupid part. Some legislators don’t think this plan will be sufficient to stem the loss of business. State Representative Diane

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Russell (D-Screwball City) and state Representative Mike Beaulieu (R-Dingbatburg) told the Sun Journal they want to beef up enforcement by hiring more liquor inspectors to catch bars, restaurants, and ordinary consumers trying to sneak alcohol back home. To cover the salary, benefits, and expenses of just one such cocktail ranger (which would likely amount to at least $60,000 a year), he or she would have to intercept 2370 smuggled bottles of the Captain annually, which would then have to be resold at Maine stores to customers too ignorant to realize a better deal was to be had across the Piscataqua River.

F Representative Peter Johnson (R-

Dimbulb Valley) doesn’t seem to grasp the concept Republicans have been promoting with regard to campaign spending. The GOP is happy with recent US Supreme Court decisions that allow pretty much anybody to spend pretty much whatever they like on political races. Johnson doesn’t appear to have any problem with that concept, so long as it’s limited to corporations and their ilk that usually back Republicans. But he’s not pleased about allowing unions, especially ones representing public employees and teachers, to pour cash into political-action committees backing Democrats. So, he’s introduced a bill to ban the Maine State Employees Association and the Maine Education Association from donating to candidates. Considering Johnson has no similar qualms about other inhuman entities trying to buy votes, his proposal might seem a wee bit partisan. But it’s not. It’s just stupid. ^

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can play now that football season is over. all you need is a copy of each of the state’s major daily newspapers: the Bangor Daily News, the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and the Lewiston Sun Journal. (For added difficulty — both in the game and with supply acquisition — also include the Morning Sentinel, the Kennebec Journal, the Journal Tribune, the Times Record.) each person will need a bottle of whiskey and a shot glass. a designated driver is also suggested, but optional if you’re playing at home. With your buddies all gathered around a table, each grab a paper and start reading. BASIC RULES drink every time you encounter any of the following: F a story in one paper that’s credited to another paper (the Sun Journal does this most, so give that one to the strongest liver in the room) F a story that’s credited to the associated press, reuters, or any other wire service (drink twice if that story is based in maine and the paper was too lazy to send its own reporter) F a story that’s credited to “staff” without using an actual staff member’s name F information you read on the internet in the past 48 hours (including on that newspaper’s website) F information you read days ago in a weekly newspaper, or on a weekly’s website, but that the daily publishes without crediting the newspaper that actually broke the story (drink twice if that paper is the Portland Phoenix, and triple if that item was in the Phoenix more than a year ago and the daily’s just figuring it out) ADVANCED RULES drink for these items too, which may require closer scrutiny: F a story you heard on the maine public broadcasting network before it was in the newspaper (skip the drink if mpbn highlighted the story after the paper published it) F a story the reporter did (or, based on its quality and detail, could have done) without leaving the newsroom F a story for which the image or photograph is drawn from the newspaper’s files, as opposed to something new WHO WINS Whomever thinks the amount paid for their paper was well-spent. (Warning: this is likely to be the person who has drunk the most.) BONUS ROUND in case you end up staring blankly at a tV that lacks any compelling sports programming, tune in to any local tV station’s evening-news broadcast. drink every time you see any of the following: F a horrendous pun in on-screen text or scripted newsreading F a mugshot or video of someone wearing an orange jumpsuit F an emergency vehicle with its lights on F a people-on-the-street series of interviews F people attending a press conference (skip the drink if a reporter’s question, and its answer from the speaker, is actually broadcast) F a weather report that tells you less useful information than you’d learn by looking out the window F a reporter standing outside struggling to remain upright and/or dry in inclement weather F an awkward segue between radically different stories, like when your grandfather starts talking about “the gays” at thanksgiving and your mother changes the topic to her new gravy recipe F a sports story about a boston-based team in which the reporter actually went to boston (skip if preceded or followed by a story about a local team in which the reporter went to the nearby town) now, if there’s any whiskey left in any of the bottles, you’ll probably want to just drink it too. ^

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The whiskey connecTion

As distillers pop up in MAine, they hAve friends in locAl breweries

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What’s a beer-loving city to do in whiskey trending times? Distill. And collaborate. With the current popularity of supporting local business and drinking whiskey in general, it is prime time for small-scale distilleries to follow the lead of the microbrew culture and create artisanal spirits. The beginning of this micro-distillery movement in Portland is evident with the work of New England Distilling and Maine Craft Distilling. As these local distillers work to perfect and define their craft, they are finding little or no competition from their distilling and brewing peers, but rather, endless opportunities for collaboration. After all, the first step in the process of distilling whiskey is making beer, or wash, which is simply a fermented mixture of grains and hot water. For small-scale distilleries, microbreweries are often times the source of the spent yeast used in this fermentation process, as is the case in Portland. The interconnectedness of these industries is also apparent in the current incorporation of bourbon flavors into local beer, kombucha, hard cider, and mead. Ned Wight offers the perfect example of the seemingly natural transition from brewing to distilling. Though the whiskey well runs deep in the Wight family tradition, six generations deep, in fact, Ned just recently began to try his hand at his great-greatgreat-grandfather’s craft after working for years in the microbrew industry. In fact, Allagash Brewing cites Wight as its very first employee. Now, as the founder and owner of New England Distilling (est. 2011), he is relocating the family trade that existed in Maryland from the 1850s to the 1950s, to Portland, where he may very well become the first distiller to produce and sell whiskey in the state of Maine. Wight shares that his decision to take on this distilling endeavor in Portland has to do with a “mix of passion and the right audience,” noting the city’s eager and open reception of foodie operations and local business. Located in the Riverside Industrial Park, New England Distilling is literally blocks away from Wight’s former workplace at Allagash. New England Distilling and Allagash actively cooperate, with the exchange of used Jim Beam barrels that the brewery procures for its bourbon barrel-aged beers. Allagash uses some of the Beam barrels for its Curieux, the bourbon barrel-aged variety of the Allagash Triple, and the Bourbon Barrel

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making the grade (clockwise from above left) the still setup at ned wight’s cleverly named new england distilling (check the acronym); Maine craft distilling’s luke davidson hefting a keg and wearing a smile as part of preparations for opening next month; part of Mcd’s still at work; the Mcd logo.

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Black — you guessed it, the product of aging the Allagash Black in bourbon casks. The distillery is using the remaining Jim Beam barrels to age its rum and whiskey and, in turn, gives its used rum casks back to Allagash where brewers are playing with an aged version of the Odyssey brew — to be released in late 2013 or early 2014. Also in the neighborhood is Maine Beer Company. New England Distilling uses the spent yeast from MBC’s Zoe and Mean Old Tom beers in the fermenting of the wash for its gin, rum, and whiskey. The trick to a good whiskey is time, with a minimum aging period of one year; although New England Distilling’s Ingenium Dry Gin and Eight Bells Rum are already distributed and sold across the state, we still have a bit of time left to await the company’s rye whiskey, which has been aging for about six months, and has an estimated release date sometime in the fall of 2013. Back on the peninsula, in the East Bayside neighborhood, a similar grouping of artisan beverage crafters is growing and expanding — and the whiskey is on its way. Maine Craft Distilling is a brandnew operation founded by Luke Davidson with a projected opening at the end of March 2013. Although its doors remain closed to the public, Maine Craft Distilling is licensed and currently working on new recipes and projects behind the curtain, which Davidson reports include some aging whiskey. This neighborhood is also home to Rising Tide Brewery, Urban Farm Fermentory, Bunker Brewing Company, Shipyard Brewing Company, Maine Mead Works, and Tandem Coffee. When asked about

Distilling whiskey is a Wight family tradition of sorts, but it’s been a few generations.

his East Bayside cohorts, Davidson described the situation as an “information collaboration.” He is grateful for all of the local support in answering questions, noting how “remarkably open and helpful” the community has been. For example, he received help and advice concerning licensing and the logistics behind opening a new distillery from Ned at New England Distillery. Maine Craft also uses yeast from Rising Tide in its fermentation process and plans to eventually give its used oak barrels to Rising Tide and UFF for aging purposes. In the meantime, Rising Tide is using whiskey casks from an alternate source

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To E or not to E that’s a great question Ftilled from malted grains.

Whiskey and whisky aren’t actually different things: both are alcoholic liquors dis-

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to create Polaris, the bourbon barrel-aged version of its Ursa Minor wheat stout, which is released in limited quantities in late November. Heather Sanborn, co-owner of Rising Tide, says that she is “looking forward to working with Maine Craft Distilling” and is “excited about having tasting rooms next door to one another.” UFF has been incorporating whiskey aging into its fermentation process, as well. UFF takes the Jim Beam barrels from Allagash after they have been used in the maturation of Curieux to age the Baby Jimmy hard cider and what else but the Oak Barrel Kombucha. UFF is also excited about the addition of Maine Craft to the East Bayside environment. Founder Eli Cayer explains that UFF’s present relationship with Bunker and Rising Tide “has included joint tap takeovers and other promotional events.” The bourbon barrel-aging trend has not been lost on Shipyard Brewing, which is presently using whiskey barrels from a major bourbon facility to experiment with seven different brews. Among these are the Double ESP, the Prelude, a Scotch aleporter hybrid that will be released within the next couple of weeks, a couple of IPAs to be released in two to three months, and a few more experimental beers. The Jim Beam barrels from Allagash appear yet again at Maine Mead Works, where they are used, post-Curieux, in the aging of Dry Mead to create a reserve collection Mead Maker’s Blend that is released once a year. Ben Alexander, owner of Maine Mead Works, believes distilling is a “great new craft category” and looks forward to having Maine Craft Distillers join the neighborhood. Beer and bourbon. As if the two didn’t already appear to be intrinsically linked, the inherent similarities between craft brewing and distilling at the production level explains the mutual respect amongst their creators. On a local level, the synergetic relationship between the artisan beverage crafters of the Riverside Industrial Park and the East Bayside neighborhood speaks to a community full of support and innovation when it comes to local flavor. As New England Distilling and Maine Craft Distilling enter uncharted, yet welcome, territory as the city’s first whiskey producing micro-distillers, vast and varied bourbon-enhanced beverages of the beer, kombucha, mead, and hard-cider varieties set the stage. ^

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a bunch oF maine-related WhisKey items, some oF them a stretch how did Blood & Whiskey studio — a custom-printing business

Fbased on peaks island — get its name? “We originally called ourselves ‘puppies & sunshine’ but that seemed a little too tame,” says proprietor alfred Wood. “there may have been whiskey involved in the creation of the name, but i don’t recall any blood.” Featuring hand-printed shirts that riff on themes like “circus” and “Woods,” the designs are distinctly new-maine: playful, nostalgic, and original all at the same time. no whiskey or blood are employed in the shirt-making process, but Wood says “experimenting with dyes and multi-layered colors yields some unexpected results. Watch for some fun jeans this spring!” did you know there’s a Whiskey island, maine? it’s a tiny thing, one

Fof 80 islands in moosehead lake, just to the east of the much larger deer island. one assumes that you must drink whiskey if you step ashore, so bring a flask. speaking of which, consider these local spins on whiskey cocktails:

F“remember the maine” (a reference to the uss Maine, which sank

under suspicious circumstances in a havana, cuba harbor in 1898 — an event that precipitated the spanish-american War, inspiring the chant: “remember the Maine, to hell with spain!”): combine 2 oz. rye whiskey, 3/4 oz. sweet vermouth, 2 bar spoons cherry liquer, and 1/2 bar spoon absinthe. stir vigorously and enjoy. at rowley’s Whiskey Forge blog (matthew-rowley.blogspot. com), we learn about the “maine Julep” — an offensive riff on the traditional mint-bourbon-sugar-water combo. rowley dug up the following anecdote, written by one irvin s. cobb in 1938: “and once, in Farther maine, a criminal masquerading as a barkeeper at a summer hotel, reared for me a strange structure that had nearly everything in it except the proper constituents of a julep. it had in it sliced pineapple, orange peel, lemon juice, pickled peaches, sundry other fruits and various berries, both fresh and preserved and the whipped-up white of an egg, and for a crowning atrocity a flirt of allspice across that expanse of pallid meringue.” We’ll stick with the traditional julep, thank you. the maine-anjou breed of cattle, which originated in France, is pri-

Fmarily raised for beef production; the cows are often red and white. one particular bloodline of the maine-anjous is the irish Whiskey — often used to breed more cattle with desirable traits. have you checked out the Wool Wood and Whiskey blog (wool-

Fwoodandwhiskey.com), maintained by local freelance writer Joseph conway? it’s “a catchall for inspiration and creative fixations and, when it comes down to it, my love for the place i live,” he writes, full of nostalgia and nature, craftsmanship and surfboards. and yes, a drab of whiskey as well. two years ago, university of maine at Farmington professors eliza-

Fbeth cooke and Jon oplinger wrote a book called The Wicked Small

People of Whiskey Bridge (iuniverse; $9.99-22.95). in this whimsical children’s novel, Whiskey bridge, a fictional maine mill town, becomes home for the little people, “a happy and peaceful clan” who formerly lived “in the crater of a wonderful volcano.” When the little people meet some big people, lessons are learned and stories are shared. “Whiskey and Snakes” print by Kris Johnsen at emblemstudio.com

you’ve seen his work in galleries, on magazine covers, and adorning

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f Lacuna coiL, at Asylum, in Portland on Feb 7. thursday 7 ROLLING STONES | Twenty years’ experience will burnish a luster of refinement onto just about anything, but the general formula practiced by Atlanta’s pop-metal band SevenduSt hasn’t changed all that much. From their self-titled debut (which went gold in 1999), the union of Lajon Witherspoon’s passionate, dynamically aggressive vocals and an artillery of groovy low-end chugs has been the group’s calling card. Over the years, Witherspoon’s impressive range — both emotional and laryngeal — has given the group dimensions their nu-metal contemporaries couldn’t match, and is certainly the main reason they’re playing today, anticipating the release of their ninth record at the Asylum, with Italy’s long-running dual-vocalist symphonic metal group Lacuna coiL and Sweden’s avatar. 8 pm; $29-32 at 121 Center St. 207.772.8274. CREATING DRAMA | Dealing primarily in theater arts, the “social impact company” Outside the Wire create productions which address public health and

social issues and spur in-person debate with a panel response. Comprised of a rotating cast of NYC-based professional actors, the group perform two from their arsenal of productions at Bowdoin College Thursday and Friday. Tonight’s, titled TheaTer of War, is a collection of readings from Sophocles’s Ajax and Philoctetes the group intends to illustrate the psychological and communal damage of militaristic thinking. 7 pm and free (though tickets recommended) at the college’s Kresge Auditorium in Brunswick. 207.725.3000. BACK TO YOUR ROOTS | After a year that saw not the release of a new Gunther Brown record but a somber, seven-song solo record by frontman Pete Dubuc, the gritty local roots band continues to pick up steam with an appearance at Blue tonight. With a set by the country guitar trio the MutineerS at 7 pm. 650A Congress St. 207.774.4111.

friday 8 BIG FAMILY | The South African choral group LadySMith BLack

certainly seemed unlikely that the disarming, nasally-inflected voice of Neutral Milk Hotel’s JeFF ManGuM would be one of the generation’s most recognizable. Fifteen years later, however, and the reclusive songwriter has achieved iconic status. His masterwork, 1998’s In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, is a tremendous document to be sure. And while he probably benefited from the endless mythologizing of an anxious young Internet, his revived status as a performer is a thing to celebrate. Purportedly embarking on a final tour, he plays the State Theatre with the MuSic tapeS and taLL FirS. 8 pm, $27-30. 609 Congress St. 207.956.6000. DARE TO SEE IT | A very highly

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ers now in its sixth decade observing the rhythmic, Zulu-originated a capella styles of isicathamiya and mbube, perform at the Bates College Chapel in Lewiston. 7:30 pm; $27 ($15 students). 275 College St., call 207.786.6135. FUZZY MATH | chuck coLLinS, who editorializes for the Huffington Post and co-founded the business ethics organization Wealth for the Common Good, was one of the more vocal (and suited!) supporters of the Occupy movement. An insider policywonk who’s been banging the drum of upper-income taxation awhile now, he parlayed the 2011 uprising into the book 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It. Collins discusses it at Longfellow Books, 1 Monument Way, at 7 pm. 207.772.4045. STRING ME UP | Ten years after founding a group on a bedrock of high-energy Québecois folk, Le vent du nord are partnering with the Portland Symphony Orchestra and Québec Symphony Orchestra for a large-scale symphonic concert performed sometime this spring. Tonight, however, the four-piece offer a conventional set, with originals

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tuEsday 12 HMMMM... | An interesting and compellingly simple idea gets its due at Local Sprouts. A “portLand BuSker’S ShowcaSe” blurs the very fraught line between notions of performance, labor, and sociality at 7 pm. 649 Congress St. at 7 pm. MORE LIKE PARTY GRAS, AMIRITE? | With the possible

exception of Sangillo’s, there may be no better club to handle a Mardi Gras-themed party than the Big Easy. A gaggle of local musicians collect in revelry at their costume party tonight, including the bluesman Lex JoneS, rabblerousing songwriter darien BrahMS, soul singer kenya haLL, and many others. 8 pm; $10.

WEdnEsday 13 BACK TO THE PIT | Word is there are still tickets available for

tonight’s paSSion pit throwdown at the State Theatre. The uber-popular Boston pop band sold out the venue for a show with Sunset Hearts last year, but this year team with that rascally and impeccably tuneful pop duo Matt and kiM, who’ve turned the briny Brooklyn hipster aesthetic into a sweet Hallmark card. With icona pop. 8 pm; $30-35. NOT QUITE THE MATRIX | sIde effecTs, a dark new Steven Soderbergh drama rumored to be his penultimate film, explores the ethics and limits of the pharmaceutical industry when a doctor (played by Jude Law) issues an afflicted young woman (Rooney Mara) a supposed miracle drug, which naturally acquaints her with the movie’s title. Playing all week at the Nickelodeon, 1 Temple St. See our film listings.

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MURDEROUS MOTIVES Good Theater sends up Coward and Christie in a capital who-drunk-it.

theater Make My satire a double A pAir of Albee shorts on show At usM _ by Meg An gruM b l ing Theatergoers who have been hankering for a shot of satire are in luck this week: The University of Southern Maine is serving up the biting spirits of playwright Edward Albee, and they’re making it a double, with his one-act plays The Zoo Story and The American Dream. William Steele directs USM students in a very fine double bill, at the Portland Stage Studio Theater. We start in a quiet corner of Central Park, where a comfortable man in a suit, Peter (Dalton Kimball), has his reading interrupted by the quietly ominous intrusion of scruffy Jerry (Nathan Lapointe). Jerry has been to the zoo and is here to discuss it, in this vertiginous inquiry into the nature of the human animal. Lapointe wisely starts Jerry low, giving the character plenty of room to grow in fervor and menace, and he is judicious with the outbursts he hits hard. If anything, he underplays the danger rippling just barely beneath Jerry’s careening rhetoric (I’d actually like to see a little more swerve here and there in his slow crescendo, to keep us constantly renegotiating our sense of balance); his measured performance allows a slow, deep unfolding of his character’s agony. As his reluctant confidant and nemesis, Peter, Kimball has soft pink skin and pinker lips, and this vulnerable face expresses a remarkable range of reactions to Jerry: he twitches, clenches, blinks nervously, then lets his jaw go slack, in thrall to Jerry despite himself. During the long stretches of Jerry’s monologue, there is always something to watch in Kimball’s physical-

ity, always something turning, and it’s a subtle but masterful acting triumph. The second act’s The American Dream, a outrageous, irreverent allegory, keeps us in New York but moves us to the apartment of meek, cardiganed Daddy (Kirk Boettcher) and his spiteful, self-absorbed wife Mommy (S. Anna Irving) with upswept blond hair and a fuck-me-red Jackie-O dress (Joan Larkins Mather’s excellent costume design). In the heartless inanities of Mommy and Daddy’s conversation, and their infantilizing hostility toward

RANTING IN A PARK A dubious tale of the zoo.

good theAter preMieres Death by Design _ by MegAn g ruMb l in g

turtle and a doughy, self-pitying frown. As the doe-eyed, pie-mouthed young thing called Mrs. Barker — the reason for whose visit only Grandma can clearly recall — Kimberly Stacey is exquisitely vapid; and Dalton Kimball, back from Act One but now with feathered hair and a red muscle shirt, is a smooth hoot as the helplessly narcissistic title character. The entire cast is excellent, but the real scene-stealer is James’s incredible Grandma, with her brisk, smart-ass bustling about, her wry eye-rolling, and her gummy yet sharp-tongued falsetto. Her comic timing is impeccable, and perhaps her most impressive achievement is that her Grandma is not just side-splitting, but also quietly affecting. It is a superb, completely transporting performance. And Albee’s writing throughout is like deliciously toxic candy, filled with sardonic repetitions and lots of verbal surprises. A baby is repeatedly mispronounced by everyone as a “bumble” of joy; Mommy nastily refers to sex with Daddy as “bumping your uglies.” And Grandma’s numerous pronouncements about the elderly are a string of gems. “Old people have a right to talk to themselves,” as she lays it out for Mommy and Daddy. “It doesn’t hurt the gums, and it’s comforting.” ^

the Zoo story and the american Dream |

a theatrical Mash-up Someone doctors the Scotch early on, but it’s brandy that playwright Edward Bennett (Rob Cameron) and his actress wife Sorel (Abigail Killeen) start in on first in Death by Design, by Rob Urbinati. Billed as a farcical mash-up of Noel Coward and Agatha Christie, this “comedy with murder” receives its East Coast premiere at the Good Theater with a capital cast, under the direction of Brian P. Allen. Edward and Sorel have had yet another row, in the fallout of their latest London opening, and have chased each other to their country house, to the irritated surprise of their maid Bridgit (Susan Reilly) and chauffeur Jack (Benjamin Row). In the Bennetts’ sitting room of muted beige and dark wood (including a very handsome paneled door,

Grandma (the out-of-this-world Madelyn James), Albee concocts a colorful, absurd, and hilarious horror story about America’s desires, and about its relationship with its elders and history. Under Steele’s direction, the ensemble is perfectly cast, the pacing is frisky and sure, and the tone — of bright nurseryrhyme obscenity — is exceptionally wrought. Everything that comes out of Irving’s crimson lips is twisted with saccharine viciousness, and as her hangdog husband, Boettcher has the posture of a

in Craig Robinson’s set design), Edward and Sorel proceed to torment each other so creatively and with such schizophrenic relish that one might wonder whether Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? had been added into the mash-up cocktail. The lovebirds are soon joined by a cacophony of guests with interestingly constellated mutual resentments, including conservative politician Walter Pearce (Paul Haley, properly stiff of limb and pursed of mouth), leftist radical Eric (a fiery Matt Delamater), and bohemian artist/dancer Victoria Van Roth (an over-thetop Janice Gardner). By the time there’s a body to contend with, everyone in residence has expressed multiple murderous motives. All of them, of course, are comic types, and the mood is one of high caricature and

physical comedy, with the rolling of Sorel onto and off of laps, artsy posturing by Victoria, and even her interpretive dance with Wall and Tree. Reciprocal disdain is a common currency among the guests, and it drips trippingly off of all tongues. At times a slightly tighter pacing would help amp up these tropes and tones of farce, but overall this cast sends up Coward and Christie with sly intelligence and energy. The show is very smartly cast, and one of the stand-outs is Cameron, in an ascot and head bandage, as Edward: he wallows deliciously in smooth, smug derision and a barrage of sing-song insults, ever amused with his own malicious wit. He is well paired with Killeen’s diva Sorel, who is drama incarnate, mouthing mellifluous banalities and striking one stylized vogue after another. Edward and Sorel’s rapport is pitchperfect; Albee himself would appreciate the lustful affection with which these two loathe each other. Row’s sharp, animated Jack is another highlight, with a springloaded physicality, and the preternatural-

by Edward Albee | Directed by William Steele | Produced by the University of Southern Maine Department of Theater, at the Portland Stage Company Studio Theater | through February 10 | 207.780.5151

ly adaptable Delamater, as Eric, is ever a pleasure to watch: the nuance with which his rabble-rouser navigates the various British classes and personalities, and his own impulses, is at once subtle and perfectly suited to farce. These characters have some great lines to deliver, particularly (of course) playwright Edward, in whose mouth the snarky urbanities are like whiskeyed butter. Playwright Urbinati gives him and the others a fun array of verbal flourishes — rhymed character names are an ongoing gag — and the conversation takes some entertaining digs at theater itself, as well as the archetypes of the British class system. And oh, yes, the murder. Of course it’s less a mortal emergency than a vehicle for everyone’s lampoonery, especially once they’ve drained the brandy and moved on to gin. ^

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is a single minute of acoustic guitar and “la, la, la” that broadcasts images of pretty girls in white dresses in the middle of fields of wild flowers in the bright August Maine sunshine. It’s immaculate. Other tracks, especially late, get dirtier and sprawl and mesh two or more seemingly separate songs altogether. “Flag City” spends a couple minutes as just fingerstyle acoustic guitar and a closely mic’d Jonny Balzano Brookes; then we get an electric strum that’s bellbottoms warm and a strutting electric Tim Burns guitar solo, like Sherriff’s badges and moustaches, in the right channel. The repeater on the guitar warbles like a bad trip and the lyrics question your sanity: “I met the eldest goldfish king/His white moustache was curling as he started to sing/I see your teacup sprang a leak/I’d carry it to shore, but I’m just too old and too weak.” Obviously. The jam that follows must just murder in a live setting, with some Hendrix psychedelia fueling the head nod. “Horse Named Reginald,” too, is all spacey Sean Newton bass in the front, charging in with flute blasts and a martial snare, before it opens up into a pure pop 30 seconds in the second half, Balzano Brookes delivering “you can see us only in the summertime” with that lilt he can pull off that just breaks your heart right in two if you’re inclined to nostalgia at all (of which I’m certainly guilty).

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And just to prove they can still do a knock-out chorus, there is the twominute “Foghorn,” with its verse full of ominous bass drum, like a horde of cuddly orcs are gathering in the tunnels, giving way to an uppercut of majorchord sing-along. Drummers/percussionists Jacob Chamberlain and Joseph Domrad drive the best tune here, too, “Oldest Man,” which has a forward lean to it like a great Spoon song. There’s an off-beat, disorienting nature to it, with a lovely story that ends in betrayal and, ultimately, tragic death. The guitar solo late is a physical presence, the reverb refracting the a neW level oF FoCuS but Phantom buffalo are still melody like light through enjoyably absurdist. water. The riffs cycle and spiral until you’re comBeatles’ “Norwegian Wood,” the fantastical pletely ensnared. nature of the imagery somehow manages to Which is the ultimate proof of the albe remarkably humanistic, helping us exbum’s efficacy. A world is conjured. Someamine our own existence by discovering antimes, with all of the “once there was” and other. If only, like Lucy, Edmund, Sue, and “I’ll tell you who I am,” the narrative is Peter, we could open a door and walk inside. nearly rammed down your throat, but it’s “I’ll take you by the hand,” says the completely forgivable because what they’re “Stark Glass Man,” “and I’ll tell you about attempting had such a degree of difficulty the place I come from/It’s cold and gray, but that their sticking the landing makes the quiet/I own a castle there, where we can live entirety of the work a triumph. With even sometimes.” Count me in. ^ a slightly lesser band this could have all devolved into post-Peter, Paul, and Mary, beard-and-mumu mockery on Portlandia, but TADALOORA | released by Phantom Buffalo | it is instead highly enjoyable and refreshon microcultures | with video nasties + an aningly honest. derson | at SPaCe gallery, in Portland | march 8 | Like Young’s “After the Gold Rush” or the phantombuffalo.net juli e n bourge oi S

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fantasy market in local clubs soon enough. F this week’s magic group is the WHiSkey Sour Band, a hard-drivin’ country act from Sanford who play pubs, parties, or whatever. these five dudes have been doing their thang a few years now, playing such hardscrabble stages as bentley’s Saloon, Skip’s lounge, and hometown city limits, but despite the tough exteriors, their hearts are soft: they just want people to dance. look ’em up on the ol’ Fb. F With a tumbler of rye in hand is the best way to confront a set from a local roots act, so be sure you’ve got one for this potentially unsettling news. effective next week, the five-piece americana group tHiS Way will go on hiatus while band members Jay basiner and andrew martelle shift their energies into their outlaw country act nortH oF naSHville, who finish up their debut live record this week (northofnashville. bandcamp.com). the boys do double duty one last time this Saturday at the big easy, as both acts play with the gHoSt oF Paul revere at 9 pm.

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”AN EVENING OF SOUL FOOD & JAZZ,” WITH LORRAINE BOHLAND & TERRY FOSTER & OLIVIA CRUPI | with soul food

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demonstration by Chef Del Torre | 5:30 pm | University of Southern Maine - Portland, Wishcamper Center, 44 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4006

Continued from p 23 pm | University of Maine - Augusta, Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Dr, Augusta | 207.621.3385 FRANK GLAZER | 3 pm | Bates College, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St, Lewiston | $10 | 207.786.6135

BARNABY BRIGHT + CONNOR GARVEY + CHRIS ROSS | 8 pm

| Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden | $15 | 207.236.7963 or ticketbiscuit.com/CamdenOperaHouse/EventPage.aspx?EID=149203 BIG GIGANTIC + KILL PARIS | 8 pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | $12-15 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland.com GAUDY BAUBLES | 8 pm | The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | $38 | 603.436.2400 LIZ LONGLEY + JESSE TERRY | 8 pm | Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Rd, Londonderry, NH | sold out | 603.437.5100 or tupelohalllondonderry.com MIDTOWN MEN | 7:30 pm | Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland | $46-56 | 207.842.0800 TIME JUMPERS | 8 pm | Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | $150 | 207.935.7292

MONDAY 11

”DECOMPRESSION CHAMBER MUSIC SEASON 5: CONCERT 2” | 8 pm | One Longfellow Square, 181 State St, Portland | $12-15 | 207.761.1757

THURSDAY 14

NICHOLAS OROVICH & CHRISTOPHER KIES | 8 pm | University of

New Hampshire, Bratton Recital Hall, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham, NH | 603.862.2404

POPULAR THURSDAY 7

KIM SIMMONDS + SAVOY BROWN | 8 pm | Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Rd, Londonderry, NH | $30 | 603.437.5100 or tupelohalllondonderry.com

FRIDAY 8

”BATES FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL,” WITH PRESS GANG + ALBA’S EDGE + CANTRIP + VELOCIPEDE + GREG & JESSIE BOARDMAN | 5 pm

| Bates College, Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave, Lewiston | $5-20 | 207.753.6933 JOY KILLS SORROW | 7:30 pm | Unity College, Centre For the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St, Unity | $12 | 207.948.6549

KATHLEEN EDWARDS + SERA CAHOONE | 8 pm | Tupelo Music

Hall, 2 Young Rd, Londonderry, NH | $30-35 | 603.437.5100 or tupelohalllondonderry.com

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

| 7:30 pm | Bates College, Chapel, 275 College St, Lewiston | $27, $15 students | 207.786.6135

”MAINE-LY BRITISH BRASS: A TRIBUTE TO THE PHILIP JONES BRASS ENSEMBLE & THE LONDON BRASS | 8 pm | University of

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Ann KIbbIe on the history of blood transfusions, Feb 11. burn, 169 Pleasant St, Auburn | 207.783.0461 SONTIAGO | 7 pm | Deering Coffeehouse, Deering High School, 370 Stevens Ave, Portland | 207.874.8260 YING QUARTET | Fri 12:30 pm; Mon 7 pm | Bowdoin College, Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.798.4141

SATURDAY 9

CONTRA DANCE | 8 pm | Wes-

custugo Hall, Rte 115, North Yarmouth | $10, $7 seniors/students | 207.712.2837 DJ ENFERNO | 10 pm | Colby College, Cotter Union, Pugh Center, Waterville | $3 | 207.859.4000

GANDALF MURPHY & THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS | 8 pm | Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Rd, Londonderry, NH | $25 | 603.437.5100 or tupelohalllondonderry.com GERALD CLAYTON TRIO | 7:30 pm | Bates College, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St, Lewiston | $12 | 207.786.6135

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JEFF MANGUM + MUSIC TAPES + TALL FIRS | 8 pm | State Theatre,

609 Congress St, Portland | $27-30 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland.com

”KEEP ME WARM CONCERT & ART SERIES” | with comedy by

O’S PRODUCTION + LOC D.A.B. + DRAY SENIOR | 2 pm | Bull Moose

SUNDAY 10

BLUE LOBSTER CHORAL TROUPE | 7:30 pm | St Lawrence Arts & Community Center, 76 Congress St, Portland | $10 | 207.775.5568 or stlawrencearts.org

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TUESDAY 12

DAVE GERARD | 8 pm | Green Monkey, 86 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH | 800.343.3869

PARTICIPATORY FRIDAY 8

LATIN DANCE SOCIAL | 8:30 pm | The Dance Hall, 7 Walker St, Kittery | $10 (lesson 7 pm) | 207.439.0114

SATURDAY 9

CONTRA DANCE | 8 pm | Wes-

custugo Hall, Rte 115, North Yarmouth | $10, $7 seniors/students | 207.712.2837

SUNDAY 10

PERFORMANCE FRIDAY 8

”F.A.B. DANCE SHOWCASE” | 7:30 pm | Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St, Lewiston | $14, $12 seniors/students | 207.689.2000

TUESDAY 12

LADY LUCK BURLESQUE | 7 pm

| Portsmouth Gas Light, 64 Market St, Portsmouth, NH | $18 | 603.430.9122

THURSDAY 14

”VICTROLA VIXEN’S VALENTINE BURLESQUE” | with Holly Danger

+ Peril S. Curves + Taffy Pulls + 90 Minute Blonde + Ginger Rita + Aquarius Funkk + Dirty Dishes + Whistlebait Burlesque + DJ Nocturnal | 9 pm | Geno’s, 625 Congress St, Portland | $10-12 | 207.221.2382

EVENTS WEDNESDAY 13

Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | $30-35 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland.com

WEDNESDAY 13

THURSDAY 14

MATT & KIM + PASSION PIT + ICONA POP | Tues-Wed 8 pm | State

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MATT & KIM + PASSION PIT + ICONA POP | See listing for Tue MIDTOWN MEN | 7 pm | Collins

Center for the Arts, University of Maine, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono | $33 | 207.581.1755

”ONE BILLION RISING,” RALLY & MARCH TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | 1:30-4 pm rally

with performances at University of Southern Maine - Portland, Wishcamper Hall | 12:30 pm | Monument Square, Congress St, Portland | 207.774.9979

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FAIRS & FESTIVALS FRIDAY 8

Dobra Tea, 151 Middle St, Portland | 207.370.1890

ROB FARNSWORTH + JUDITH ROBBINS + ROBERT STRONG | read &

MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION | downtown Ogunquit, Ogunquit | 207.646.2939 | www.ogunquit.org/

discuss their poetry | 1 pm | Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St, Brunswick | 207.725.5242 or curtislibrary.org

SATURDAY 9

MONDAY 11

downtown Hallowell, Hallowell | 207.620.7477 | hallowell.org/ MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION | See listing for Fri

memoir Revolution: The Year I Fell in Love & Went to Join the War | 7:30 pm | Bates College, Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave, Lewiston | 207.753.6933

MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION |

”VALENTINE’S ARTISAN FAIR”

| 10 am | Connemara Farm, 37 Peacock Hill Rd, New Gloucester | 207.926.3672

SUNDAY 10

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FOOD SATURDAY 9

SUNDAY 10

WINE TASTING | benefit | 2 pm | Franco-American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar St, Lewiston | $25-30 | 207.689.2000

DEB OLIN UNFERTH | discusses her

OPEN MIC POETRY NIGHT WITH PORT VERITAS | with Lucia Misch

TUESDAY 12

DAVE BARRY | discusses his novel

Insane City | 7:30 pm | Music Hall, 131 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | $13 | 603.436.2400 or themusichall. org/tickets/index.asp

OPEN MIC POETRY WITH PORT VERITAS | 9:30 pm | Bull Feeney’s, 375 Fore St, Portland | 207.773.7210

POETRY SLAM WITH PORT VERITAS | with Duff Plunkett + Marita

O’Neil | 7 pm | Bull Feeney’s, 375 Fore St, Portland | 207.773.7210

WEDNESDAY 13

KAREN STIVALI + UTA CARBONE

”FAT TUESDAY COOKIN’ CHALLENGE,” JURIED CAJUN-STYLE COOKOFF | noon | University of

| discusses Holding On & Blueberry Truth | 7 pm | RiverRun Bookstore, 142 Fleet St, Portsmouth, NH | 603.431.2100 or riverrunbookstore. com

WEDNESDAY 13

| storytelling open mic | 7 pm | Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Sq, Portland

TUESDAY 12

Southern Maine - Portland, Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.5008

CUMBERLAND FARMERS’ MARKET | 10 am | Allen, Sterling, & Lothrop, 191 US Rte 1, Falmouth

THURSDAY 14

”AN EVENING OF SOUL FOOD & JAZZ,” WITH LORRAINE BOHLAND & TERRY FOSTER & OLIVIA CRUPI | with soul food demonstration by Chef Del Torre | 5:30 pm | University of Southern Maine - Portland, Wishcamper Center, 44 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4006

POETRY & PROSE THURSDAY 7

REBECCA RULE | discusses Moved

FRIDAY 8

CHUCK COLLINS | discusses 99 to 1:

SATURDAY 9

JOSH PAHIGIAN | discusses his novel

M.O.O.S.E.: MAINE ORGANIZATION OF STORYTELLING ENTHUSIASTS

TALKS THURSDAY 7

”EATING IS AN AGRICULTURAL ACT” | with Tom Settlemire | 12:30

pm | Bowdoin College, Moulton Union, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3000 ”THE EDITORIAL BOARD” | panel discussion & community forum with Maine Policy Institute | 5:30 pm | Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Sq, Portland | 207.871.1700

”NEW ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA: WHAT WILL THE IMPACTS BE ON THE ECONOMY, THE WAY WE DEAL WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, THE ENVIRONMENT, ETC.?” | Let’s Talk

America discussion with Sam Kelley | 6:30 pm | Scarborough Public Library, 48 Gorham Rd, Scarborough | 207.883.4723

FRIDAY 8

”A PRAGMATIST-LIBERAL ARGUMENT FOR VIRTUE EDUCATION” | 4

Strangers on a Beach | 2 pm | Thomas Memorial Library, 6 Scott Dyer Rd, Cape Elizabeth | 207.799.1720

pm | University of New Hampshire, Hamilton Smith Hall, Durham, NH | 603.831.1234

SUNDAY 10

MONDAY 11

”RHYTHMIC CYPHER” OPEN MIC & POETRY SLAM | with Sarah Lynn

Herklots + Mark Dennis | 7 pm |

”ON THE BRINK OF THE GRAVE: EARLY STORIES OF BLOOD TRANSFUSION” | with Ann Kibbie | 5 pm |

University of New England - Portland, WCHP Lecture Hall, 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | 207.221.4375

”POST TRAUMATIC SLAVE SYNDROME” | 7 pm | Bates College,

Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell St, Lewiston | 207.786.8376

”STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND: MY UNLIKELY DEPLOYMENT AS A MILITARY CHAPLAIN” | with David

Rippleffect Gala 2013 at Space Gallery in Portland, Maine

February 28, 2013

Frommer | 4:30 pm | Colby College, Cotter Union, Pugh Center, Waterville | 207.859.4000

TUESDAY 12

”DIGITAL MEDIA & THE ARTS” | with Paul Kaiser | 7 pm | Bowdoin College, Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.775.3375

”DISASTER MEDICINE: PLANNING & CHALLENGES OF RELIEF WORK”

6:30pm doors open & 7:30pm live auction live music * live auction * cool people beverages & heavy hors d’oeuvres

| with Neelakantan Sunder | 7 pm | Colby College, Diamond Building, 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville | 207.859.4000

”THE LAND QUESTION IN AMAZONIA: MAPPING, TENURE REFORM, & ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURES IN BRAZIL” | with Jeremy Campbell | 4 pm | College of the Atlantic, McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor | 207.288.5015 or coa.edu

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”SALT WATER MILLS IN PORTLAND?: TIDAL ENERGY’S NOT A NEW IDEA” | with Bud Warren |

noon | Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St, Portland | 207.774.1822 or mainehistory.org

”SUFFERING WHAT THEY MUST: EURIPEDES’ TROJAN WOMEN” | with Cassandra Borges | 7 pm | Bowdoin College, Moulton Union, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3000

WEDNESDAY 13

”ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PLANNING” | 10 am | Portland Adult Education, 57 Douglass St., Portland | 207.775.5891

”LIFE AS A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT” | with Sudip Ma-

zumdar | 11:45 am | University of Maine - Farmington, Olsen Student Center, 111 South St, Farmington | 207.778.7347

”THE MICRO- & MACRO-EVOLUTION OF SPECIATION: TALES FROM TROPICAL SEAS” | with Da-

vid Carlon | 4 pm | Bowdoin College, Druckenmiller Hall, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3567

”READING THE LIFE OF ST. CUTHBERT” | with Robert Kellerman |

noon | University of Maine - Augusta, Katz Library, 46 University Dr, Augusta | 207.621.3447

”SAVING GROUPS REVOLUTION: A NON-INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE POOR” | with William

Maddocks | noon | University of New Hampshire, Memorial Union Building, 83 Main St, Durham, NH | 603.862.2600 or unhmub.com

”THE TRANSATLANTIC FRIENDSHIP” | with Charles Calhoun | 4 pm | Bowdoin College, Moulton Union, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 917.543.8421

THURSDAY 14

”LOOKING UPHILL: A CASCO BAY PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT” | with

Curtis Bohlen | 11:30 am | University of Southern Maine - Portland, Luther Bonney Auditorium, 92 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4321

”NEAR EARTH ASTEROID ENCOUNTERS” | with Julie Ziffer |

7 pm | Southworth Planetarium, USM, 96 Falmouth St, Portland | 207.780.4249 or usm.maine.edu/ planet

”TARGETING GENOMIC INSTABILITY: AN ACHILLES HEEL IN CANCER?” | with Kevin Mills | noon | University of New England - Biddeford, St Francis Room, Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford | 207.602.2346

”WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?: REFLECTIONS ON PLEASURE, GENDER, & SEXUAL HEALTH” |

with Jenny Higgins | 4 pm | Colby College, Diamond Building, 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville | 207.859.4000

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with Natalie Porter | 12:30 pm | University of New Hampshire, Murkland Hall, 105 Main St, Durham, NH | 603.862.1234

THEATER ADD VERB PRODUCTIONS |

207.221.4521 | Ludcke Auditorium, University of New England - Portland, 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | Feb 13: The Thin Line | noon

ANTHONY’S DINNER THEATER |

207.774.8668 | anthonysitaliankitchen. com | Anthony’s Italian Kitchen, 151 Middle St, Portland | Feb 14-16: “Val-

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PENOBSCOT THEATRE COMPANY |

207.942.3333 | penobscottheatre.org | Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St, Bangor | Through Feb 17: The Sugar Bean

atre, 959 Islington St, Portsmouth NH, 959 Islington St, Portsmouth, NH | Feb

PORTLAND STAGE STUDIO REP SERIES | 207.774.0465 | portlandstage. org/Page.168.Studio+Rep | Portland Stage Company Studio Theater, 25A Forest Ave, Portland | Feb 14-March

STRANGE ATTRACTOR THEATRE CO | 207.828.5600 | SPACE Gallery,

$17, $12 seniors/students USM THEATRE | | Portland Stage

Studio Theater, 25A Forest Ave, Portland | Through Feb 10: The Zoo Story

+ The American Dream | Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm; Sun 5 pm | $15, $11 seniors, $8 students

ART GALLERIES 3 FISH GALLERY | 772.342.6467 | 377 Cumberland Ave, Portland | 3fishgallery.com | Thurs-Sat 1-4 pm & by ap-

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3S ARTSPACE STORE GALLERY

| 603.766.3330 | 319 Vaughan St, Portsmouth, NH | Thurs noon-6 pm;

CHOCOLATE CHURCH ARTS CENTER | 207.442.8455 | 804 Washington

St, Bath | chocolatechurcharts.org | Tues-Wed 10 am-4 pm; Thurs noon-7 pm; Fri 10 am-4 pm; Sat noon-4 pm | Through March 16: “Winter Wonderland,” mixed media group exhibition

COLEMAN BURKE GALLERY/ BRUNSWICK | 207.725.5222 | Fort

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| Mon-Sat 10 am-7 pm | Through March 16: “Standing Navigation on End of a Needle,” installation by Cynthia Davis

COLEMAN BURKE GALLERY/PORTLAND | 207.725.3761 | 504 Congress St,

Port City Music Hall Window, Portland

Fort Andross, 14 Maine St, Brunswick | explorefrontier.com | Tues-Thurs

11 am-9 pm; Fri-Sat 11 am-10 pm; Sun 9 am-3 pm | Through Feb 24: “CSA: Community Supporting Arts,” mixed media group exhibition

GALLERY AT 100 MARKET STREET

| 603.436.4559 | 100 Market St, Portsmouth, NH | Floors One & Two 8 am-8 pm; Floors Three & Four 9-11 am & 2-4 pm | Through April 27: “Regional & State Invitational,” juried mixed media exhibit

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GREEN HAND BOOKSHOP |

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JUNE FITZPATRICK GALLERY AT MECA | 207.699.5083 | 522 Congress

St, Portland | junefitzpatrickgallery. com | Tues-Sat noon-5 pm | Through

Feb 15: “From the Inside,” MECA staff exhibition JUST US CHICKENS GALLERY | 207.439.4209 | 9 Walker St, Kittery | call for hours | Through Feb 16: silk paintings, scarves, pillows, & other works by Sue Wierzba KENNEDY GALLERY | 603.436.7007 | 41 Market St, Portsmouth, NH | MonTues 9:30 am-6 pm; Wed-Thurs 9:30 am-6:30 pm; Fri-Sat 9:30 am-7 pm; Sun noon-4 pm | Through Feb 28: mixed media by Annie Stenhouse + encaustic photographs by Susie Goodwin KITTERY ART ASSOCIATION | 207.967.0049 | 8 Coleman Ave, Kittery | kitteryartassociation.org | Sat noon-6 pm; Sun noon-5 pm | Through Feb 17: “Waste Not, Want Not,” member exhibition

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am-7 pm; Sat 10 am-5 pm | Through Feb 23: “Prints: Breaking Boundaries,” group printmaking exhibit | Through June 13: “The Sea Within Us: Iconically Maritime in Fashion & Design” RICHARD BOYD GALLERY | 207.792.1097 | Island Ave. & Epps St., Peaks Island | Thurs-Sun 10 am-5 pm | Through Feb 17: “New Year,” mixed media works by Jay LaBrie + Bob Salandrea + Wyn Foland + Pam Cabanas + Jeanne O’Toole Hayman ROSE CONTEMPORARY | 207.780.0700 | 492 Congress St, Portland | Wed-Sat 1-6 pm | Through Feb 23: Tetra Projects: “Esta Tierra Plana / This Flat Earth,” mixed media traveling group show | reception Feb 8 5-8 pm

ROSEMONT PRODUCE COMPANY

SANCTUARY TATTOO & ART GALLERY | 207.828.8866 | 31 Forest Ave,

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Tues-Sat 11 am-7 pm | Through May 1: “Lovecraft: a Darker Key,” mixed media group exhibition

SEACOAST ARTIST ASSOCIATION GALLERY | 603.778.8856 | 225 Water

St, Exeter, NH | Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm

SPINDLEWORKS | 207.725.8820 |

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| yarmoutharts.org | Mon-Fri noon-6 pm | Through Feb 7: “Small Works Holiday Show,” mixed media group exhibition YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY | 207.363.2818 | 15 Long Sands Rd, York | Fri 10 am-5 pm; Sat 10 am-1 pm; Mon-Tues + Thurs 10 am-6 pm; Wed noon-8 pm | Through March 26: “Alumni Show,” mixed media group exhibition

MUSEUMS BATES COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART |

207.786.6158 | 75 Russell St, Olin Arts Center, Lewiston | bates.edu/museum-about.xml | Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm | Through March 22: Fransje Killaars: “Color at the Center,” textile installation + “Max Klinger (German, 1857-1920), The Intermezzo Portfolio” + Robert S. Neuman’s “Ship to Paradise,” paintings

BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART | 207.725.3275 | Bowdoin College,

9400 College Station, Brunswick | bowdoin.edu/art-museum | Tues-Wed

+ Fri-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Thurs 10 am8:30 pm; Sun 1-5 pm | Free admission; donations welcome | Through Feb 24: “Real/Ideal: Transformations in 19th Century Painting” | Through March 3: “The Fixed Image: History & Process in American Photography” | Through March 5: “Fantastic Stories: the Supernatural in 19th Century Japanese Prints” | Through March 10: “A Printmaking ABC: In Memorium David P. Becker” | Ongoing: “The Renaissance & the Revival of Classical Antiquity” + “In Dialogue: Art from Bowdoin & Colgate Collections” + “In a New Light: American & European Masters” + “Simply Divine: Gods & Demigods in the Ancient Mediterranean” COLBY COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART | 207.859.5600 | 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr, Waterville | colby.edu/museum |

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Continued from p 27 Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun noon-5 pm | Free admission | Through March 31: “Rediscoveries 4: Comedy, Seriously” | Ongoing: “Process & Place: Exploring the Design Evolution of the Alfond-Lunder Family Pavilion” + “Alex Katz Collection”

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| 207.283.3861 | 371 Main St, Saco | sacomuseum.org | Tues-Thurs noon-4 pm; Fri noon-8 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun noon-4 pm | Through Feb 28: “Postcards from Away,” by Art Quilts Maine artists | Through March 2: “I My Needle Ply With Skill: Samplers of the Federal Period,” historical needlework exhibit 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 and Rockland residents free | Admission $12; $10 seniors and students; free for youth under 17 and Rockland residents | Through March 10: “Recent Acquisitions” | Through April 7: “Andrew Wyeth: Pencil Drawings & Watercolor Sketches” | Through Sept 22: “Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth”

GREAT BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 603.427 | Gateway Gallery,

320 Corporate Dr, Portsmouth, NH |

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SALT INSTITUTE FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIES | 207.761.0660 | 561 Congress St, Portland | salt.edu |

Tues-Fri noon-4:30 pm | Feb 7: “In the Shadows: Urban Refugee Children,” photography project by Amy Toensing | Through Feb 8: “Tinder,” mixed media documentary exhibit UNITY COLLEGE | 207.948.7469 | March 1: “Walking the Turtles Back,” oil paintings by Eric Darling

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Tues-Sat 9 am-5 pm | Free admission | Through March 2: “Pop Paradise,” works by Dave Lefner + Kelly Reemtsen + Robert Townsend 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 Feb 17: “Between Past & Present: Historic Photographic Processes & the Winslow Homer Studio” | Through April 7: Lois Dodd: “Catching the Light,” plein-air painting retrospective | Through May 19: “Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx,” interactive exhibition

Leonard R. Craig Gallery, 42 Depot St, Unity | call for hours | Through

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE - FARMINGTON | 207.778.7072 | Art Gallery,

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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE MUSEUM OF ART | 207.561.3350 | Norumbega

Hall, 40 Harlow St, Bangor | umma. umaine.edu | Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm

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Sun noon-4 pm | Through March 7: “Beauty & the Political Body,” works by Harriet Casdin-Silver

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE - ORONO |

207.581.3245 | Lord Hall Gallery, 5743 Lord Hall, Orono | Mon-Fri 9 am-4:30

| Free admission | Through March 21: “Michael Crouser: Dog Run,” print photography + “Robert Rivers: The Promised Land,” drawings + “Candice Ivy: Honey from the Belly of the Lion,” installation | Ongoing: “Selections from the Permanent Collection”

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 | Through March 2: paintings by Arlee Woodworth

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND PORTLAND | 207.221.4499 | Art Gal-

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

1-7 pm; Fri-Sun 1-4 pm | Through March 3: “Maine Women Pioneers III: Homage” | Ongoing: paintings & photography by Maine artists + labyrinth installation

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

| 603.862.1535 | Dimond Library, 18 Library Way, Durham, NH | call for hours | Through March 22: “Embellishments: Constructing Victorian Detail”

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MUSEUM OF ART | 603.862.3712 |

Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH | unh.edu/moa | Mon-Wed 10 am-

4 pm; Thurs 10 am-8 pm; Sat-Sun 1-5 pm | Free admission | Through March 28: “California Impressionism: Paintings from the Irvine Museum” | Through March 28: “Sacred Landscapes of Peru: the Photographs of Carl Austin Hyatt”

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE - GORHAM | 207.780.5008 |

Art Gallery, USM Campus, Gorham | usm.maine.edu/~gallery | Tues-Fri 11

am-4 pm; Sat-Sun 1-5 pm | Through March 6: “Everything,” installation by Astrid Bowlby | artist talk Feb 9 2-4 pm

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE - LEWISTON | 207.753.6500

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE - PORTLAND | 207.780.5008

| Area Gallery, Woodbury Campus Center, Bedford St, Portland | MonFri 7 am-10 pm | Through April 3: “USM Art Faculty Exhibition,” mixed media

OTHER MUSEUMS ABBE MUSEUM | 207.288.3519 | 26 Mount Desert St, Bar Harbor | abbemuseum.org | Thurs-Sat 10

am-4 pm | Through Dec 31: “Wabanaki Guides” | Through Oct 31: “N’tolonapemk: Our Relatives’ Place” | Ongoing: “Layers of Time: Archaeology at the Abbe Museum” + “Dr. Abbe’s Museum”

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

St, Portland | kitetails.com | TuesSat 10 am-5 pm; Sun noon-5 pm; Mon during school vacations | $10, $9 seniors, $7 youth under 17, free under 6; first Friday of the month is free 5-8 pm | Feb 7: Tiny Tots: Messy Mixing 10:30 am; Star Show 11:30 am; Dollar-Go-Round 3:30 pm | Feb 8: Llama Llama Puppet Show 10:30 am; Touch Tank 11:30 am; Valentine Craftaganza 3:30 pm; Play Our Way: Private Playtime for Families Affected by Autism 5:30-7:30 pm | Feb 9: Semi Sweet (But Mostly Scientific) Valentine’s Day 10 am-5 pm; Anatomical “Heart” Valentines 10-11 am; Hear Your Own Heartbeat 11 am & 3:30 pm; Sparkle Slime! 11:30 am & 3:30 pm ($4); Heart Art 11:30 am; Camera Obscura Presentation noon; Open Art Studio 1:303:30 pm | Feb 10: Super Secret Agent School 1 pm; Origami Art 2:30 pm | Feb 12: Penguin Collages 11 am; Paper Mache Play: Birds 3:30-4:30 pm | Feb 13: Open Art Studio 11 amnoon; Let’s Play: High & Low 3:30 pm | Feb 14: Semi Sweet (But Mostly

Scientific) Valentine’s Day 10 amnoon; Heart Art 10-11 am; Hear Your Own Heartbeat 11 am; Sparkle Slime 11:30 am ($4); Anatomical “Heart” Valentines 11:30 am; Dollar-GoRound 3:30 pm

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | 603.742.2002 | 6

Washington St, Dover, NH | TuesSat 10 am-5 pm; Sun noon-5 pm | Admission $7, seniors $6 | Through March 1: “Toys,” oil paintings by Anne Scheer

DISCOVER PORTSMOUTH CENTER | 603.436.8420 | 10 Middle St,

Portsmouth, NH | portsmouthhistory. org | 10 am-5 pm | Through March 31: “Nancy Lyon: Weaving the New Hampshire Landscape,” textiles

MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

| 207.774.1822 | 489 Congress St, Portland | mainehistory.org | TuesSat 10 am-5 pm | $8, $7 seniors/ students, $2 children, kids under 6 free | Through May 26: “Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine,” historical exhibit MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM | 207.443.1316 | 243 Washington St, Bath | mainemaritimemuseum.org | Daily 9:30 am-5 pm | Admission $10, $9 seniors, $7 for children seven through 17, free for children six and under | Through May 26: “Ahead Full at Fifty: 50 Years of Collecting at Maine Maritime Museum” | Through Oct 25: “Honing the Edge: the Apprenticeshop at 40” | Ongoing: “A Maritime History of Maine” + “A Shipyard in Maine: Percy & Small & the Great Schooners” + “Snow Squall: Last of the American Clipper Ships” + “The Sea Within Us: Iconically Maritime in Fashion & Design” MAINE STATE MUSEUM | 207.287.2301 | 83 State House Stn, Augusta | mainestatemuseum.org | Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun 1-4 pm | Admission $2, $1 for seniors and children ages 6-18, under 6 free | Through May 18: “Malaga Island, Fragmented Lives” | Ongoing: 12,000-plus years of Maine’s history, in homes, nature, shops, mills, ships, & factories MUSEUM L-A | 207.333.3881 | Bates

Mill Complex 1, 35 Canal St, Lewiston | museumla.org | Mon-Sat 10 am-4

pm | Admission $5, students and seniors $4 | Through March 22: Fransje Killaars: “Color at the Center,” textile installation | Feb 8-May 4: “The Way We Worked,” Smithsonian traveling exhibit | Ongoing: “Portraits & Voices: Shoemaking Skills of Generations” OSHER MAP LIBRARY | 207.780.4850 | University of Southern

Maine, Glickman Family Library, 314 Forest Ave, Portland | usm.maine. edu/maps | Tues-Thurs 1-4 pm | Free

admission | Through Feb 28: “Iconic America: the United States Map as a National Symbol”

PEARY-MACMILLAN ARCTIC MUSEUM | 207.725.3416 | Bowdoin

College, Hubbard Hall, 5 College St, Brunswick | bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/index.shtml | Tues-Sat 10 am-5

pm; Sun 2-5 pm | Free | Through April 6: “Animal Allies: Inuit Views of the Natural World” | Through April 16: “In a State of Becoming: Inuit Art from the Collection of Rabbi Harry Sky” | Ongoing: “Chilling Discoveries About Global Warming” + “The Roosevelt: a Model of Strength” + “The North Pole” + “Permanent Collection” PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM | 603.431.2538 | 9 Market Sq, Portsmouth, NH | Tues, Thurs, & Sat 1-4 pm | Through Feb 28: “17th Annual Proprietors Art Show” | Through April 30: “Going to Blazes,” historical exhibit

SKYLINE FARM CARRIAGE MUSEUM | 207.846.9559 | 95 The Lane,

Falmouth St, University of Southern Maine - Portland, | usm.maine.edu/ planet | call for hours | free | Feb 8

Two Small Pieces of Glass 7 pm; Eight Planets & Counting 8:30 pm | Feb 9-10: Full Dome: The Little Star That Could 3 pm

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CLUB DIRECTORY 103 RESTAURANT | 603.332.7790 | 103 N Main St, Rochester, NH

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

302 SPORTS BAR & GRILLE |

207.894.5730 | 765 Roosevelt Trail, Windham 51 WHARF | 207.774.1151 | 51 Wharf St, Portland ADELLE’S COFFEEHOUSE | 603.742.1737 | 3 Hale St, Dover, NH

ALISSON’S RESTAURANT

| 207.967.4841 | 5 Dock Sq, Kennebunkport

ALL AMERICAN TAVERN | 207.674.3800 | 64 Bethel Rd, West Paris ANDY’S OLD PORT PUB | 207.874.2639 | 94 Commercial St, Portland ASYLUM | 207.772.8274 | 121 Center St, Portland BACK BURNER TAVERN | 207.935.4444 | 109 Main St, Brownfield BARLEY PUB | 603.742.4226 | 328 Central Ave, Dover, NH BAYSIDE BOWL | 207.791.2695 | 58 Alder St, Portland BEACHFIRE BAR AND GRILLE

| 207.646.8998 | 658 Main St., Ogunquit BEAR BREW PUB | 207.866.2739 | 36 Main St, Orono BEAR’S DEN TAVERN | 207.564.8733 | 73 North St, Dover Foxcroft BEBE’S BURRITOS | 207.283.4222 | 140 Main St, Biddeford BIG EASY | 207.775.2266 | 55 Market St, Portland BIG EASY LOUNGE | 207.992.2820 | Charles Inn, 20 Broad St, Bangor BILLY’S TAVERN | 207.354.1177 | 1 Starr St, Thomaston 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 BRIDGE STREET TAVERN | 207.623.8561 | 18 Bridge St, Augusta

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/FREEPORT |

207.865.0600 | 581 Rte 1, Freeport BULL FEENEY’S | 207.773.7210 | 375 Fore St, Portland BUXTON TAVERN | 207.929.8668 | 1301 Rte 22, Buxton BYRNES IRISH PUB/BATH | 207.443.6776 | 98 Center St, Bath

BYRNES IRISH PUB/ BRUNSWICK | 207.729.9400 | 16 Station Ave, Brunswick

CAFE NOSTIMO | 603.436.3100 |

Madison Village, 72 Mirona Rd, Portsmouth, NH 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 CENTRAL WAVE | 603.742.9283 | 368 Central Ave, Dover, NH CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR | 207.282.7900 | 15 Thornton St, Biddeford 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

COUSIN SAM’S PIZZERIA AND BREW | | 160 Washington St, Rochester, NH

CURVA ULTRA LOUNGE |

207.866.3600 | 103 Park St, Orono DANIEL STREET TAVERN | 603.430.1011 | 111 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH

DAVIS ISLAND GRILL | 207.687.2190 |

318 Eddy Rd, Edgecomb DEER RUN TAVERN | 207.846.9555 | 365 Main St, Yarmouth DOBRA TEA | 207.370.1890 | 151 Middle St, Portland THE DOGFISH BAR AND GRILLE | 207.772.5483 | 128 Free St, Portland DOGFISH CAFE | 207.253.5400 | 953 Congress St, Portland DOOBIE’S BAR & GRILL | 207.623.7625 | 349 Water St, Augusta DOVER BRICK HOUSE | 603.749.3838 | 2 Orchard St, Dover, NH EASY STREET LOUNGE | 207.622.3360 | 7 Front St, Hallowell EMPIRE DINE AND DANCE | 207.879.8988 | 575 Congress St, Portland THE END ZONE | 207.861.4435 | 26 Elm St, Waterville THE FARM BAR & GRILLE | 603.516.3276 | 25A Portland Ave, Dover, NH FAST BREAKS | 207.782.3305 | 1465 Lisbon St, Lewiston FAT BELLY’S | 603.610.4227 | 2 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH FEDERAL JACK’S | 207.967.4322 | 8 Western Ave, Kennebunk

FEILE IRISH RESTAURANT AND PUB

| 207.251.4065 | 1619 Post Rd, Wells FIRESIDE INN & SUITES | 207.777.1777 | 1777 Washington St South, Auburn FLASK LOUNGE | 207.772.3122 | 117 Spring St, Portland THE FOGGY GOGGLE | 207.824.5056 | South Ridge Lodge, Sunday River, Newry FORE PLAY | 207.780.1111 | 436 Fore St, Portland FRESH | 207.236.7005 | 1 Bay View Landing, Camden FROG AND TURTLE | 207.591.4185 | 3 Bridge St, Westbrook FRONTIER CAFE | 207.725.5222 | Fort Andross, 14 Maine St, Brunswick THE FUNKY RED BARN | 207.824.3003 | 19 Summer St, Bethel FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | 603.617.3633 | 1 Washington St, Dover, NH FUSION | 207.330.3775 | 490 Pleasant St, Lewiston GENO’S | 207.221.2382 | 625 Congress St, Portland THE GIN MILL | 207.620.9200 | 302 Water St, Augusta GINGKO BLUE | 207.541.9190 | 2 Portland Sq, 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 HANNA’S TAVERN | 207.490.5122 | 324 Country Club Rd, Sanford

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEEHOUSE AND TAVERN | 207.621.1234 |

119 Water St, Hallowell HOLLYWOOD SLOTS | 877.779.7771 | 500 Main St, Bangor THE HOLY GRAIL | 603.679.9559 | 64 Main St, Epping, NH HONEY POT BAR & LOUNGE | 603.760.2013 | 920 Lafayette Rd, Seabrook, NH HOOLIGAN’S IRISH PUB | 207.934.4063 | 2 Old Orchard Rd, Old Orchard Beach HOXTER’S BAR & BISTRO | 207.629.5363 | 122 Water St, Hallowell IPANEMA BAR & GRILL | 207.942.5180 | 10 Broad St, Bangor IRISH TWINS PUB | 207.376.3088 | 743 Main St, Lewiston JACK’S PLACE | 207.797.7344 | 597 Bridgton Rd, Westbrook

JIMMY THE GREEK’S/OLD ORCHARD BEACH | 207.934.7499 | 215 Saco Ave,

Old Orchard Beach

JIMMY THE GREEK’S/SOUTH PORTLAND | 207.774.7335 |

115 Philbrook Rd, South Portland JOE’S NEW YORK PIZZA | 207.699.5559 | 420 Fore St, Portland JONATHAN’S | 207.646.4777 | 92 Bourne Ln, Ogunquit

JUMPIN’ JAKE’S SEAFOOD CAFE & BAR | 207.937.3250 | 181 Saco Ave, Old Orchard Beach

KELLEY’S ROW | 603.750.7081 |

421 Central Ave, Dover, NH THE KENNEBEC WHARF | 207.622.9290 | 1 Wharf St, Hallowell

KJ’S SPORTS BAR | 603.659.2329 | North Main St, Newmarket, NH LEGENDS RESTAURANT | 207.824.3500 | Grand Summit Resort Hotel, 97 Summit Dr, Newry THE LIBERAL CUP | 207.623.2739 | 115 Water St, Hallowell LILAC CITY GRILLE | 603.332.3984 | 45 N Main St, Rochester, NH LOCAL 188 | 207.761.7909 | 685 Congress St, Portland LOCAL BUZZ | 207.541.9024 | 327 Ocean House Rd, Cape Elizabeth LOCAL SPROUTS COOPERATIVE | 207.899.3529 | 649 Congress St, Portland THE LOFT | 207.541.9045 | 865 Forest Ave, Portland THE LOFT AT STRAFFORD FARMS

| 603.742.7012 | 58 New Rochester Rd, Dover, NH LOMPOC CAFE | 207.288.9392 | 36 Rodick St, Bar Harbor 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 MARGARITA’S/AUBURN | 207.782.6036 | 180 Center St, Auburn MARK’S PLACE | 207.899.3333 | 416 Fore St, Portland MARTINGALE WHARF | 603.431.0091 | 99 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH MATHEW’S | 207.253.1812 | 133 Free St, Portland MATTERHORN | 207.824.6836 | 292 Sunday River Rd, Newry MAXWELL’S PUB | 207.646.2345 | 243 Main St, Ogunquit MAYO STREET ARTS | 207.615.3609 | 10 Mayo St, Portland MEMORY LANE MUSIC HALL | 207.642.3363 | 35 Blake Rd, Standish

MILLBROOK TAVERN & GRILLE

| 207.824.2175 | Bethel Inn, On the Common, Bethel MILLIE’S TAVERN | 603.967.4777 | 17 L St, Hampton, NH MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE | 207.443.6563 | Rte 1, Woolwich MY TIE LOUNGE | 207.406.2574 | 94 Maine St, Brunswick NARAL’S EXPERIENCE ARABIA | 207.344.3201 | 34 Court St, Auburn NOCTURNEM DRAFT HAUS | 207.907.4380 | 56 Main St, Bangor NONANTUM RESORT | 207.967.4050 | 95 Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport 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 THE OLDE MILL TAVERN | 207.583.9077 | 56 Main St, Harrison ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE | 207.761.1757 | 181 State St, Portland PADDY MURPHY’S | 207.945.6800 | 26 Main St, Bangor THE PAGE | 603.436.0004 | 172 Hanover St, Portsmouth, NH 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 PHOENIX HOUSE & WELL | 207.824.2222 | 9 Timberline Dr, Newry PORT CITY MUSIC HALL | 207.899.4990 | 504 Congress St, Portland PORTLAND EAGLES | 207.773.9448 | 184 Saint John St, Portland PORTLAND LOBSTER CO | 207.775.2112 | 180 Commercial St, Portland

PORTLAND MARRIOTT AT SABLE OAKS | 207.871.8000 | 200 Sable Oaks

Dr, South Portland

PORTSMOUTH GAS LIGHT | 603.430.9122 | 64 Market St, Portsmouth, NH POST ROAD TAVERN | 207.641.0640 | 705 Main St, Ogunquit PRESS ROOM | 603.431.5186 | 77 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH PROFENNO’S | 207.856.0011 | 934 Main St, Westbrook PUB 33 | 207.786.4808 | 33 Sabattus St, Lewiston THE RACK | 207.237.2211 | Sugarloaf Mountain A, Kingfield RAVEN’S ROOST | 207.406.2359 | 103 Pleasant St, Brunswick

THE RED DOOR | 603.373.6827 | 107 State St, Portsmouth, NH

RIRA | 207.761.4446 | 72 Commercial

St, Portland

RIRA/PORTSMOUTH | 603.319.1680 | 22 Market St, Portsmouth, NH RJ’S BAR AND GRILL | 83 Washington St, Dover, NH THE ROOST | 207.799.1232 | 62 Chicopee Rd, Buxton 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 RUSTY HAMMER | 603.436.9289 | 49 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH SAMOSET RESORT | 207.596.6055 | 220 Warrenton St, Rockport SAVORY MAINE | 207.563.2111 | 11 Water St, Damariscotta SCHEMENGEES BAR AND GRILL | 207.777.1155 | 551 Lincoln St, Lewiston SEA 40 | 207.795.6888 | 40 East Ave, Lewiston 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 SEASONS GRILLE | 207.775.6538 | 155 Riverside St, Portland SEBAGO BREW PUB/KENNEBUNK

| 207.467.8107 | 67 Portland Rd, Kennebunk SILVER HOUSE TAVERN | 207.772.9885 | 123 Commercial St, Portland SKIP’S LOUNGE | 207.929.9985 | 299 Narragansett Trail, Buxton SLAINTE | 207.828.0900 | 24 Preble St, Portland SLIDERS RESTAURANT | 207.824.5300 | Jordan Grand Resort Hotel, Sunday River, Newry

SMILIN’ MOOSE PUBLYK HOUSE AND TAVERN | 207.739.6006 |

10 Market Sq, South Paris SOLO BISTRO | 207.443.3378 | 128 Front St, Bath SONNY’S | 207.772.7774 | 83 Exchange St, Portland SOUTHSIDE TAVERN | 207.474.6073 | 1 Waterville Rd, Skowhegan SPACE GALLERY | 207.828.5600 | 538 Congress St, Portland SPARE TIME | 207.878.2695 | City Sports Grille, 867 Riverside St, Portland SPECTATORS | 207.324.9658 | Rte 4, Sanford 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 STUDIO BISTRO AND BAR | 207.824.3241 | Mill Hill Inn, 24 Mill Hill Rd, Bethel STYXX | 207.828.0822 | 3 Spring St, Portland SUDS PUB | 207.824.6558 | Sudbury Inn Main St, Bethel TACO ESCOBARR | 207.541.9097 | 548 Congress St, Portland TAILGATE BAR & GRILL | 207.657.7973 | 61 Portland Rd, Gray THATCHER’S PUB | 207.887.3582 | 10 Cumberland St, Westbrook

THIRSTY MOOSE TAPHOUSE

| 603.427.8645 | 21 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH THE THIRSTY PIG | 207.773.2469 | 37 Exchange St, Portland THE TIME OUT BAR & GRILL | 207.907.4992 | 30 Clisham Rd, Brewer TIME OUT PUB | 207.593.9336 | 275 Main St, Rockland TORTILLA FLAT | 207.797.8729 | 1871 Forest Ave, Portland UNION STATION BILLIARDS | 207.899.3693 | 272 St. John St, Portland VACANCY PUB | 207.934.9653 | Ocean Park Rd, Old Orchard Beach WALLY’S PUB | 603.926.6954 | 144 Ashworth Ave, Hampton, NH WIDOWMAKER LOUNGE | 207.237.6845 | Sugarloaf Mtn, Kingfield ZACKERY’S | 207.774.5601 | Fireside Inn & Suites, 81 Riverside St, Portland

Maine Ballroom Dance

New Beginner Ballroom with Deb Roy on Tuesday’s 7 PM starting 2/19 6 weeks @ $60 pp

7:30 PM Refresher Lessons before Saturday dances 2/9 - Rumba with Deb Roy **Valentine’s dance** (come dressed in red and the cost to get in is only $5) Pre-competition Showcase during the Valentine’s dance 2/16 - Swing with Ray Viollette 2/23 - Hustle with Elizabeth Richards

MAINE BALLROOM DANCE 614 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101 • 773-0002 www.maineballroomdancing.com info@maineballroomdancing.com

207-773-0002

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A civilized drink Whiskey isn’t just the Water of life _By Bria n duf f Vodka is supposed to taste like nothing and gin is supposed to taste like something (juniper). But whiskey can taste like anything — that is the source of its appeal. Whiskey’s endless combinations of sweet and heat, smoke and spice, grain and earth, and its shades of brown and tan, lend themselves to the sort of connoisseurial alcohol dependency more often associated with wine drinkers. The only thing the countless varieties of whiskey have in common is the use of some malted barley or rye (and even that rule gets bent). Barley and rye are grains so appealing, so nutritious, so hearty, so easily grown and stored, that anthropologists suggest they were responsible for the Eurasian transition from hunter-gather societies to settled cultivation. Whiskey, in other words, is the liquor of civilization. But our grasp on civilized adulthood is always tenuous, and the unconquered strong emotions underneath are both frightening and tempting. Whether you are seeking a mellow pastime or are working your way up to some uncivilized behavior, start by trying out a new whiskey, straight. You could do far worse than bellying up to the bar at Bull Feeney’s, which takes particular pride (devoted or obsessive? you

decide) in the size of its selection, especially single-malts — ask for Jeff or Andy. There are limits, though: Every Maine bar is stuck with the state-approved list offered by the monopolistic Maine Beverage Company. So while new smoky American single malts are winning international competitions, you won’t find them here yet. What you will find is several bourbons from Bulleit, which bartenders tell me have the most cachet right now. It helps that the flat bottle is so handsome. Bulleit uses a good bit of rye even in its straight bourbon. It’s assertive, with a bite of heat and spice from the rye, plenty of sweetness, and a hint of smoke. Perhaps because its assertiveness stands up to mixing, Bulleit bourbon and rye whiskey show up in many Portland bars’ specialty drinks. In the Wally Hardbanger at Sonny’s, its spice shines through the anise of Galliano and the sour of lemon. In a hot toddy at Figa (now hosting special events like last weekend’s art bar), the Bulleit mellowed as it blended with honey and the expert mix of clove and cinnamon created by Figa’s neighbor, Home Grown Tea. It’s a great winter drink. Four Roses bourbon makes for smoother

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to The Waiting Room, a 2012 documentary directed by award-winning filmmaker Peter Nicks, which offers an engaging glimpse beyond the swinging hospital doors. Zeroing in on a few core characters (patients and medical professionals alike), The Waiting Room shows 24 hours in a bustling California emergency room, condensed into less than two. The tagline is “24 hours, 241 patients, One stretched ER,” but start to swim when you look at them too to say that Highland Hospital in Oakland, long. Dry facts and numbers are ineffective California, is “stretched” seems a major at illustrating the utter dysfunction of the understatement. The place is bursting; United States health-care system and the doctors, nurses, and medical assistants are very concrete ways in which that system forced to play Tetris with hospital beds and fails American citizens. For that, we turn patients in a desperate attempt to treat hundreds of vastly different complaints. Tender and unobtrusive, the camera follows a young girl with a terrible case of strep throat, her tonsils so swollen she is barely able to speak or even smile. She doesn’t have a regular doctor; her terrified parents don’t have health insurance. We meet a “regular,” addicted to drugs and drink, who has been to WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? just about everything. the ER dozens of times in

documentary shoWs america’s system is far from neat _By d eir dre f ul t o n Toward the end of 2012, the US Census Bureau reported that for the first time in years, the number of uninsured Americans had actually fallen — to 48.6 million, from an all-time high of 49.9 million in 2010. The upsurge in insurance coverage was attributed to an increase in the number of people with government health insurance (such as Medicare or Medicaid), as well as an Affordable Care Act provision allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ plan until age 26. A report issued just last month by a New York-based research foundation indicated that 39 states have yet to implement any laws or regulations that would enable them to enforce many of the Affordable Care Act’s major health reforms, including bans on denying people health insurance based on pre-existing conditions and limits on outof-pocket costs. (Maine is one of the 11 states that actually has taken some action.) We could go on — for pages, for hours — detailing the intricacies of health-care policy. But let’s be honest: the statistics

sipping. The alcohol burn is less aggressive, and you can taste vanilla along with some grass and grain. Buffalo Trace is somewhere in the middle between the smooth Four Roses and aggressive Bulleit — with more flavors of fruit and more notes SIP THE BULLEIT the trendiest whiskey of the moment is of sour. an assertive one with many layers of flavor. A few distilleries here in Maine are working on their own whiskey right now. mors of someone serving a legendary cocktail I visited Portland’s New England Distillers called the bourbonic plague, which involves to sample theirs, still aging away in oak whiskey and a flaming marshmallow. Unbarrels. It’s a great-looking operation, with like this year’s flu, it’s a plague you might an elegant copper still and several copper actually want to catch. ^ thumpers. Ned Wight, the distiller, seemed very civilized as he explained the nuances of rye whiskey, especially the expert sniffing BULL FEENEY’S | 375 Fore St, Portland | that allows him to separate the desirable 207.773.7210 | facebook.com/BullFeeneys “heart” of the liquor from the unwanted “head” and “tail” as it leaves the condenser. SONNY’S | 83 Exchange St, Portland | We sampled the young whisky and tasted 207.772.7774 | sonnysportland.com promising notes of sweet and spice. And lastly, if you’re on the underground FIGA | 249 Congress St, Portland | 207.518.9400 | scene — or looking for it — check out the rufigarestaurant.com

one year and whose halfway house is refusing to take him back. Rather than discharge him onto the street, the doctor decides to admit the patient to the hospital, acknowledging that sometimes he feels obligated to admit people for social reasons as well as medical ones. There’s a hippie with a testicular tumor, several patients who come in needing medication refills or dialysis treatments, and acute trauma victims with gunshot wounds. Almost everyone is unable to pay, and flabbergasted by the cost, in many cases having put off treatment because they were scared of the forthcoming bill. Nicks zooms in on worry lines and pained grimaces, granted incredible access at people’s most vulnerable moments. Despite the fact that, as one doctor puts it, “the ER is not the place to manage someone’s overall health,” many uninsured Americans use it as such. The Waiting Room is a respectful, yet insistent, reminder of the ER’s safety-net function, which is often cited as a reason for health-care reform. There are better ways to serve people, more effective ways to help people, and less terrifying ways to treat the sick. The Waiting Room prods us to find them, and quickly. ^

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WarM BodIES | Fri: 4:05, 7:10, 9:40 | Sat: 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 9:40 | Sun: 1:05, 4:05, 7:10 | Mon-Thu: 4:05, 7:10 ZEro darK tHIrtY | Fri: 3:35, 6:35, 9:40 | Sat: 12:35, 3:35, 6:35, 9:40 | Sun: 12:35, 3:35, 6:35 | Mon-Thu: 3:35, 6:35

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arGo | 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 IdEntItY tHIEF | Fri-Sun: 11:30 am,

nEW HaMPSHIrE

2:15, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 | Mon-Thu: 2:15, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50

HanSEl & GrEtEl: WItCH HUntErS | Fri-Sun: 11:50 am, 2, 7 |

tHE MUSIC Hall

Mon-Thu: 2, 7

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HanSEl & GrEtEl: WItCH HUntErS 3d | 4:20, 9:30 lIFE oF PI | 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:30 SIdE EFFECtS | Fri-Sun: 11:30 am,

anY daY noW | Tue-Wed: 7 lIFE oF PI | Fri 7 | Sat: 3, 7 | Sun: 7

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FIlM SPECIalS

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arGo | 3:45, 9 HYdE ParK on HUdSon | 12:30,

tHE tWIlIGHt SaGa: BrEaKInG daWn - Part 2 | Fri: 7:30 | Sat: 2,

5, 7:15

lIFE oF PI | 1, 6:20 QUartEt | 1:30, 4:30, 7, 9:20 SIdE EFFECtS | 12:45, 4:15, 6:50,

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9:40

Visual Arts Center, Brunswick | 207.725.3000

BoWdoIn CollEGE

SIlVEr lInInGS PlaYBooK | 1:10,

daKota 38 | Wed: 7

3:50, 6:40, 9:15

Stand UP GUYS | 2:45, 9:30 ZEro darK tHIrtY | 12:10, 3:20,

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6:30, 9:10

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56 UP | Fri: 6:30 | Sat-Sun: 2

WEStBrooK CInEMaGIC

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BroKEn CItY | 12:30, 9:50 BUllEt to tHE HEad | noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7:15, 9:30

dJanGo UnCHaInEd | 12:10, 3:40,

7:20

HanSEl & GrEtEl: WItCH HUntErS | noon, 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9:20 tHE HoBBIt: an UnEXPECtEd JoUrnEY | noon tHE HoBBIt: an UnEXPECtEd JoUrnEY 3d | 3:30, 7:30 IdEntItY tHIEF | 12:20, 2:10, 6:50,

9:20

tHE IMPoSSIBlE | 12:20, 3:20, 6:45, 9:20

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WarM BodIES | 1:20, 4:20, 7, 9:20 ZEro darK tHIrtY | 12:10, 3:40,

7:20

ColonIal tHEatrE

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lInColn | 12:10, 3:30, 7 MaMa | 11:50 am, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30 lES MISEraBlES | 12:20, 3:50, 7:30 ParEntal GUIdanCE | 11:50 am,

EVEnInGStar CInEMa

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Thu: 1:30, 4, 6:30

rISE oF tHE GUardIanS | 11:50 am, 2:10, 4:40

Tontine Mall, 149 Maine St, Brunswick | 207.729.5486

arGo | Fri-Sun: 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 | Mon-

FrontIEr CInEMa 14 Maine St, Brunswick | 207.725.5222

lEWISton FlaGSHIP 10 855 Lisbon St, Lewiston | 207.777.5010

MaInE alaMo tHEatrE

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arGo | Fri-Sat: 6:30 | Sun: 2

BroKEn CItY | Fri-Sat: 6:40, 9:45 | Sun-Thu: 6:40

a HaUntEd HoUSE | Fri-Sat: 2, 7:05, 9:10 | Sun-Thu: 2, 7:05

HanSEl & GrEtEl: WItCH HUntErS | Fri-Sat: 1:50, 4:30, 7:25, 9:45 |

Sun-Thu: 1:50, 4:30, 7:25

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

nordICa tHEatrE

1 Freeport Village Station, Suite 125, Freeport | 207.865.9000

HYdE ParK on HUdSon | 1, 6:40 IdEntItY tHIEF | Fri-Sat: 1:20, 4, 7,

anY daY noW | Thu: 9 tHE HoUSE I lIVE In | Sat-Sun: 10 am

tHE IMPoSSIBlE | Fri: 2:10, 4:30,

rEGal BrUnSWICK 10

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SaCo CInEMaGIC & IMaX

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SPotlIGHt CInEMaS

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

Strand tHEatrE

345 Main St, Rockland | 207.594.0070

a BottlE In tHE GaZa SEa | Sun: 3:30

rUSt & BonE | Fri: 5:30, 8 | Sat: 3, 5:30, 8 | Sun: 1, 6 | Mon: 7 | Tue: 1, 7 | Wed-Thu: 7

tHoMaSton FlaGSHIP 10

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tHE KInG’S SPEECH | Thu: 7

EMPIrE dInE & danCE 575 Congress St, Portland | 207.879.8988

tHE loCal loVE MUSClE ValEntInE’S daY FIlM FEStIVal | Sun: 7

FrYEBUrG aCadEMY

Leura Hill Performing Arts Center, 745 Main St, Fryeburg | 207.935.9232

FlY FISHInG FIlM toUr | Fri: 6:30

tHE Grand

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StarS In SHortS | Thu: 7

PattEn FrEE lIBrarY 55 Main St, Camden | 207.236.2823

InHErIt tHE WInd | Tue: 6:30

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tCHoUPItoUlaS | Mon: 7:30 tHE WaItInG rooM | Wed: 7:30

arGo | 12:30, 3:15, 6:50, 9:30 BUllEt to tHE HEad | 12:05, 2:30,

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SMIttY’S CInEMaSanFord

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HanSEl & GrEtEl: WItCH HUntErS | 12:20, 2:35, 4:50,

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HanSEl & GrEtEl: WItCH HUntErS | Fri: 4:15, 7:20, 9:45 | Sat: 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 9:45 | Sun: 1:15, 4:15, 7:20 | Mon-Thu: 4:15, 7:20 HYdE ParK on HUdSon | Fri: 4, 6:45, 9:25 | Sat: 1, 4, 6:45, 9:25 | Sun: 1, 4, 6:45 | Mon-Thu: 4, 6:45 lES MISEraBlES | Fri: 3:25, 6:25, 9:35 | Sat: 12:15, 3:25, 6:25, 9:35 | Sun: 12:15, 3:25, 6:25 | Mon-Thu: 3:25, 6:25 SIdE EFFECtS | Fri: 4:15, 7:20, 9:45 | Sat: 1:15, 4:15, 7:20, 9:45 | Sun: 1:15, 4:15, 7:20 | Mon-Thu: 4:15, 7:20 SIlVEr lInInGS PlaYBooK | Fri: 4:10, 7, 9:35| Sat: 1:10, 4:10, 7, 9:35 | Sun: 1:10, 4:10, 7 | Mon-Thu: 4:10, 7

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The full version of this letter is available online at Portland.thePhoenix.com. Almost everything Al Diamon says about Instant Runoff Voting is factually wrong (see “How to Fix Everything,” January 25). The reports following Portland’s 2011 mayoral election and other elections where it has been used suggest that IRV is not too complicated for the public. It takes no longer to tabulate votes with Maine’s optical scanners in IRV than in conventional voting. Diamon’s contention that IRV does not always guarantee that a winner will have more than 50 percent support is correct. IRV is not perfect, but the exact percentage won by an IRV winner is a quibble: our last two Maine governors were elected with but 39 and 38 percent of the vote; had Portland not had IRV its mayor would have been chosen with but 26.5 percent of the vote; knowing that Brennan was approved by 46 percent of the voters is a definite improvement. Moreover, people who voted for Ralph Nader in Florida in 2000 were punished by electing George W. Bush; people who voted for Libby Mitchell in 2010 were punished by

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electing Paul LePage; no one who votes in an IRV election gets punished for voting for the candidate or candidates they think will do the best job. Diamon is correct that people who hate all frontrunners will not be helped by IRV right away, but no voting system will give immediate weight to a voting block with too little heft. IRV much more than conventional voting offers hope for change in the future. And though Diamon does not mention it IRV reduces nastiness in campaigning because it forces candidates to seek not just first choice votes but second and third choice votes as well, which means being acceptable outside the hard-core base. The reality is that the conventional voting Diamon defends is about as undemocratic as one can have in a supposed democracy. If you care about making society more democratic you should learn about the many alternative ways of conducting an election, of which IRV is just one. For more information, please read my longer discussion of voting in the Portland Phoenix online; and contact me for more discussion. seth berner portland Sberner@GWi.net

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_by syMbo line Da i Valentine’s Day is approaching, just as the moon is waning. For those with sweethearts, here’s are some gift suggestions: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius appreciate excitement, sentiment, and frivolity in valentines. Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn expect little, but if you get them something expensive, get the best quality. Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius want verbalized appreciation, but could forget all about the big VD. Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces need reassurance and chocolates.

Across 1 dirk benedict co-star 4 “Well, aren’t you the fancy one?” 10 maidenform competitor 14 “positively,” to pierre 15 “let me handle the situation” 16 Stratford-___-avon 17 mail-order publications for those who make kids’ sandwiches? 20 migraine sensation 21 “the iceman cometh” playwright 22 “there will come ___...” 23 easter or christmas 25 hockey legend bobby 28 Stint on broadway 29 “the way i see it,” online 30 “consarn it, ye varmint!” 32 “i Spent my Summer Vacationrolling a 300” and such? 35 deli loaves 36 “do this or ___” 37 “laters” 40 new york Shakespeare Festival founder Joseph 43 about 2 stars for canned hipster beer? 2

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Down 1 Floor cleaner 2 bathtime sounds 3 San diego neighbor 4 cremona currency, once 5 Wilberforce university’s affiliated denom. 6 part of dJia 7 how more and more old movies can be viewed 8 Jazz pianist Krall 9 Show up to 10 he-cow 11 Words of regret 12 captain’s journal 13 plug-___ 18 yell out 19 opera set in egypt 22 1970s synthesizer brand 23 rapscallions 24 Flockmates 26 parisian street 27 apt. ad stat 29 different ending? 31 “blast!” 33 cartoon skunk ___ lepew 34 Walk like you’re cool 38 Sciences’ counterpart 39 “___ te ching” 40 handheld device, for short 41 big iSp, once 42 Keep slogging 44 rum from puerto rico 45 “Sorry, you’re on your own” 46 Full of subtlety 47 bayer leverkusen’s country: abbr. 49 department store section 50 When someone will be back, often 55 be penitent 56 epitome of easiness 58 pen sound 59 Flower: Sp. 60 he had the first billion-view youtube video 61 Squeezing serpent 62 closest star to you 63 Wrath 64 hosp. areas

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Waning moon in capricorn; moon void-of-course 7:44 am until 2:15 pm Friday. excellent for going over your finances or figuring out a more cost-effective way to live, but with that lengthy Voc moon, double-check those figures later. but a fine day to take something apart to figure out how it works (yes, relationships count). logical and practical: Scorpio, Sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, pisces, taurus, Virgo, leo, and Gemini. touchy: libra, cancer, aries. 30

Friday February 8 15

Waning moon in aquarius; moon void-of-course in capricorn until 2:15 pm Friday. Feeling depressed this morning? you’re in tune with the moon, and in the afternoon: visionaries unite! bring forward the spacey and fickle folks! Sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, pisces, aries, Virgo, and cancer: you’ll be attracted to those who are unreliable (just sayin’). taurus, Scorpio, and leo: if you’re being dogmatic, ask yourself if there’s any kind of a bone that would lighten you the eff up? 31

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dark of the moon in aquarius. the most accident-prone time of the month, when it’s easy to go astray, get the wrong directions, or otherwise take a misstep. however, don’t hesitate to ask for your own space, and let things end naturally, if that’s the direction the wind blows you. Sagittarius, capricorn, aquarius, pisces, aries, Virgo, and cancer: keep it simple. taurus, leo, Scorpio: something must bend, so it won’t break. am i talking about your determination? 32

sunday February 10

new moon in aquarius; moon void-of-course 2:20 am until 4:20 pm, when it moves into pisces. Spend time with your subconscious. it’s your friend! it sometimes leads you down dark alleys, but if you’re spending or eating too much, your subconscious will tell you. learn about a new culture, or lose yourself in art or music. capricorn, aquarius, pisces, aries, libra, cancer, Gemini, Scorpio: you can change a habit, or try a new tactic. taurus, leo, Sagittarius, Virgo: dependability isn’t where it’s at from others today 1

Monday February 11

Waxing moon in pisces; moon void-of-course 12:03 pm until 8:51 pm tuesday. Good day for a bad haircut (it’ll grow back faster!). also good for yarn-spinning, so don’t be surprised if daydreams occupy your frontal lobe. capricorn, aquarius, pisces, aries, taurus, cancer, Scorpio, libra, and leo: don’t hurry good work — today is all about taking the slow boat. Virgo, Gemini, and Sagittarius: you may be joking, but others take you seriously. 2

tuesday February 12 1

Waxing moon in pisces; moon void-of-course until 8:51 pm tuesday; mardi Gras (“Fat tuesday”). that lengthy Voc moon forces everyone to lighten up — tasks that seem important early in the week will seem less significant by week’s end. today, look at pictures, listen to music, and expect similar vacillating from others. capricorn, aquarius, pisces, aries, taurus, cancer, Scorpio, libra, and leo crave social contact. Virgo, Gemini, and Sagittarius could be fussy and difficult to please. 3

Wednesday February 13

Waxing moon in aries; ash Wednesday. a great day for starting projects that can be completed quickly. Feel like barbeque tonight? you’re in tune with the moon. rushing around could make libra, capricorn, and cancer irritable, but aquarius, pisces, aries, taurus, Gemini, Sagittarius, leo, Virgo, and Scorpio will thrive on the unexpected news or opportunity. 4

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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