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North Pond Hermit meditation as survival skill _by Jeff inglis p4

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North Pond Hermit’s secret: meditation?

When asked what he did most of the time while he lived in the woods for the past 27 years, Christopher Knight, known worldwide as the “North Pond Hermit” or the “Hermit Burglar,” had a simple answer (relayed to the Kennebec Journal by Maine Game Warden Terry Hughes): “I would read books,” Knight said, “and I would meditate.” Knight may not, of course, be the ideal exemplar of a meditator. “He stole from people,” points out Peter Comas, a member of Vadra Vidya, a Portland-based Tibetan-tradition meditation group. “At its best meditation allows one to become more comfortable with oneself and the world . . . Our approach is not to withdraw from the world,” he says. Meditation promotes “a deep sense of ethics, (asking) what does it mean to be a responsible person and to be fully aware of the effects of your activities on other people?” That said, when practiced regularly over the long term, meditation has been shown in scientific studies to improve concentration and emotional stability, lessening the effects of anxiety and major depression. In other words, his practice might have helped Knight withstand the mental challenges of the solitude and secret life he chose.

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Bill Barry, director of the Brunswick Portland Shambala Center, another Tibetan-tradition group, says meditation “changes your material wants that most of us have.” He also notes that “most of us are afraid of being alone by ourselves . . . Someone like (Knight) obviously has transcended that fear,” a lesson that can come from meditative realization that we are, in fact, always all alone, Barry says. Other important discoveries have also come from long-term hermit meditators, of which there is a strong tradition in south Asia, such as learning that “our thoughts aren’t real,” Barry observes. The exact type of meditation Knight practiced is unclear, but there is evidence that different styles carry strong benefits. Katie Grose, co-director of the Greater Portland Transcendental Meditation Center, says “TM” — a standardized, uniform method of practice — has repeatedly been found in peer-reviewed studies to vastly reduce stress. It also can help heal people with post-traumatic stress; some have speculated that mind over matter The 2007 documentary The Dhamma Brothers explored Knight’s departure for the woods may the effects of meditation on prison inmates in Alabama. have been related to some trauma suffered during his youth. Meditation may have also helped Knight deal with the cold — he reportedly had no regular source of heat, apart from a stove he only used to cook. He used many sleeping bags, but he may also have used his mind. For one thing, Barry says, meditation can change a person’s perception of discomfort, allowing greater toleration of harsh circumstances. And then there’s a Tibetan meditation technique called tummo (“inner fire”), which is said to allow even thinly clad people to remain warm outdoors in freezing temperatures. A 1982 article in the scientific journal Nature documented the ability of monks trained in tummo to elevate their body temperatures despite cold surroundings. Herbert Benson, the scientist who conducted that research, also documented in a 1985 study the ability of monks trained in tummo to sleep comfortably on bare rock at 15,000 feet in zero-degree temperatures with just a woolen cloak for insulation. Monks in other studies have been able to slow their metabolisms significantly, and to sit in cold rooms and dry wet sheets with their body heat alone. (A more extreme version is the Japanese practice of taki-shugyou, in which a person meditates underneath a waterfall and strives to remain warm and focused without shivering.) If Knight goes to jail for any period of time, meditation might help him there too. The 2007 documentary The Dhamma Brothers explores meditation practice in an Alabama prison; other similar programs have shown success in reducing inmates’ stress in confinement and dealing with often-violent prison culture. Knight, now being held on burglary and theft charges at the Kennebec County Jail, is no doubt already feeling discomfort in the change from living alone outdoors; perhaps his mental skills will help him endure further suffering, if the courts impose it. ^

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medicare is not broke

Old and in the way There’s only one drawback to getting rid of county government in Maine. The state would be overrun with unemployed old coots. In the past half-century, women and young people have become more prevalent in every level of politics — with the notable exception of counties. There the power structure is still beholden to the forces of cootism, defined as government by crotchety male senior citizens (and those apprenticing to become CMSCs), who dominate county commissions and the other antiquated offices of this outmoded remnant of colonial rule. Coots remain a potent alliance because Maine has the oldest population in the nation, which is why we’re one of the few states where it’s a crime to be a young punk. Also, our courts can still sentence youthful offenders (defined as anyone under 55) to be thrashed soundly with a cane wielded by an irate oldster. In three northern Maine counties, that newfangled Internet is illegal — or it would be if they had phone lines and electricity. In two others, texting must be done in cursive. Nowhere is the retrograde influence of retired guys more noticeable than in the administration of county jails. In 2008, somebody noticed that allowing each county to run its own jail was inefficient. Some of those facilities were suffering from overcrowding. Others had empty cells. A plan was devised to shift control of the jails to the state, but the coot coalition, realizing this was a dangerous incursion into its sphere of influence, used its clout to dilute the bill. Regulation of the jails would be shared. In practical terms, that meant nobody would be in charge. Under this system, some counties have large jails that host inmates

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from all over the state, other counties have no jail at all, and a few counties continue doing whatever it was they did before. Authority over this revamped network was vested in the state Board of Corrections. By “authority,” I mean hardly any. In reality, the coots were still in control. Under this setup, the counties are supposed to send money to the state, which the board then redistributes to those jails that are housing inmates from other counties. This ought to save money, but doesn’t, because county government, in order to protect its fiefdom, refuses to cooperate. By using the ambiguity built into the organizational chart to muddle up decision making, the coots made sure any advantages the new system might have had were obliterated. In spite of that, advocates of the plan claim it has slowed the annual increase in jail costs, but even that modest accomplishment is open to interpretation. What isn’t in doubt is that administration of the system has devolved into a power struggle between the coots and the BOC. This is most evident in Somerset County (motto: America’s Cootiest County), where control of the jail and its funding is in legal limbo. Somerset is supposed to be one of those places that takes inmates from other jails, because it has a large, modern facility built shortly before the jail-consolidation deal went down. The county had planned to pay for its new hoosegow with money it got from housing inmates from elsewhere in the state, but under the revised setup, those payments are too small to cover the costs. So, the local coots offered to rent space for federal prisoners and have been using that cash to pay off the bonds. The state says that’s illegal, and

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to bolster its argument, it cut off Somerset’s quarterly payments covering the costs of inmates sent there from other counties. Somerset responded by refusing to accept those inmates, thereby forcing counties like Franklin, which isn’t allowed to have a jail, to incarcerate its prisoners by chaining them to trees in the path of the proposed East-West Highway. As a result, Franklin’s sheriff has announced plans to reopen his jail, even though that would be a violation of the laws he’s sworn to uphold. Expect lots of expensive litigation — all of it billed to the taxpayers. The easiest way to clean up this mess would be to abolish county government and transfer its duties to state agencies. That would also move the cost of those activities from the regressive property tax to the broad-based taxes that fund the state budget. That might be slightly cheaper. It might be somewhat more efficient. But it certainly would be less cootcontaminated. One more cOrrectION to my column two weeks ago about politicians who’ve lost races for all three major offices in Maine. Political junky Kevin Lamoreau noted the omission of Republican David Emery from my list. Emery served in the US House of Representatives from 1974 to 1982, but then went on an impressive losing streak, dropping a race for US Senate in ‘84, an attempted return to the House in 1990, and an ill-considered try for governor in 2006. He joins Plato Truman and Libby Mitchell in the pantheon of triple-crown losers. ^

this is about coots, not cooties, so don’t be nitpicking in your comments emailed to me at aldiamon@ herniahill.net.

fhave. it’s an article of faith, one of those tropes grooved heard the one about medicare going broke? Sure you

into the collective unconscious by sheer repetition. But that claim is an alarmist canard — yet another example of politicians playing fast and loose with the facts to further misbegotten agendas. medicare encompasses four programs — part A (hospital insurance), part B (medical insurance), part c (medicare Advantage — private plans for parts A and B), and part d (prescription drug plans). leaving aside part c, parts B and d are financed on a yearly basis by premiums paid by enrollees, which cover about 25 percent of costs. the other 75 percent comes out of general revenues (i.e., taxes). in any conventional sense of the word, then, parts B and d will never go bankrupt — because they can’t. that leaves part A, paid for by the hospital insurance trust Fund and payroll taxes. teetering on the brink of insolvency? not quite. According to the medicare trustees’ annual report released in April 2012, part A “has sufficient reserves to pay out the full amount of medicare . . . benefits until 2024.” At that time, the trust Fund will run out — which is not say medicare as we know it will cease to exist. the program will still draw enough income from payroll taxes to cover 87 percent of benefits (67 percent by 2050). that shortfall is notable, but it’s a far cry from the inexorable funding disaster the right has invoked to propose a slew of harmful policies (privatization, voucherization, etc.) to “fix” medicare. it’s also worth noting that since medicare’s inception, the trust Fund’s solvency projection has ranged on average 11.3 years. So there goes the myth of medicare “going broke.” But what about the more subjective claim that medicare in its current form is “unsustainable?” Whatever your politics, there’s no denying that the 8000 boomers who’ll be hitting medicare eligibility age every day for the next 18 years will test the financial resources of social welfare, as the ratio of retirees to workers paying into the system increases. if the status quo holds, the congressional Budget office projects medicare expenditures as a share of Gdp would grow from 3.7 percent today to 5.6 percent in 2035. that’s a whopping increase to what is already, thanks to demographics and out-of-control medical prices, the largest single driver of the national debt. But much of medicare’s costliness flows from its (correctible) open-endedness. Unlike Social Security, which represents a fixed expense based on a benefits formula, medicare embodies a commitment by the government to foot the bill for the majority of medical services consumed by the elderly, whatever the price. And if prices go up, the budget expands accordingly. (even so, medicare benefits from economies of scale that make it far more effective at checking spiraling health-care costs than private insurance.) rectifying all this won’t be easy, but it’s a matter of tweaks, not fundamental restructuring. For starters, implementing more stringent controls over what and how much the program is willing to pay for, as obama proposed in his 2013 budget (not to be confused with the nonstarter issued last week) could substantially curb costs. Also helpful would be moving away from the fee-for-service model — which incentivizes doctors and hospitals to order costly tests and treatments — and towards one that stresses and rewards preventative care. medicare’s overlords are failing to avail themselves of one other potent cost-cutting tool: their bargaining power over drug prices. Unfortunately, the 2003 law that brought us part d bars congress from exercising that power. So why don’t we overturn this absurd prohibition that could save the country tens of billions without any detriment to care? it’s the same old story: Big pharma’s lobbying tentacles are tickling any number of congressional prostates. With medicare increasingly under fire, there’s no better time than now to clear up some of the disinformation around the program’s solvency. Bottom line: medicare is a hemorrhaging patient. it needs a tourniquet — not the euthanasia that free-marketeers like paul ryan prescribe. ^

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Brown Bird are not a folk Band The Warren duo cranks iT up and geTs cerebral on Fits oF Reason _b y c hri s c on T i Brown Bird’s David Lamb and MorganEve Swain challenge themselves (and anyone who still insists on calling them a folk band) on their stunning new album, Fits of Reason (via local label Supply & Demand). The devil still dances all over Lamb’s lyrics, though this time around he’s mingling with modern-day Western thinkers and 18th-century authors whose views and writings have clearly inspired his intellectual wordplay. The foot-stomping/clip-clopping structures and Swain’s cello and fiddle remain steeped in American roots, bluegrass, and jazz, and the duo’s penchant for incorporating Middle Eastern and European rhythms is fully intact. But it’s the addition of electric guitar and bass that lends yet another layer to Brown Bird’s distinctive sound.

Brown Bird’s nationwide tour kicked off last month, and the duo will stop by One Longfellow Square for a two-show night on Saturday. Here’s their backstory: Lamb began writing and recording under the name Brown Bird in 2003 while living in Seattle. The moniker was inspired by his dog at the time, a brown Shar-Pei named Bird. “I just figured the name was simple and ambiguous. I didn’t want it to imply any particular genre, but rather left wide open for interpretation” Lamb said when we spoke over the phone earlier this week, just before heading for the first show in Thomaston, Maine. He released Bottom of the Sea in 2008 and met Swain (born and raised in Newtown, Connecticut) and local guitarist Mike Samos here while on a solo

tour and asked them to join him; The Devil Dancing (2009) was their first team effort (Jeremy and Jerusha Robinson also appear on that disc). The current formation is a full-time duo, with occasional guests like Swain’s brother, violinist Spencer. “Having just the two of us in the band is both limiting and freeing at the same time,” Swain told me. “We can’t layer a lot of different things if the two of us can’t reproduce it live.” Lamb and Swain rolled the dice and left their full-time jobs (at a shipyard and coffee shop, respectively) in 2011 right before the release of Salt for Salt. Momentum had been building steadily: they accepted an invite to support local friends the Low Anthem on a European tour in continued on p 10

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2010, did a string of West Coast dates with the California trio the Devil Makes Three, and made a successful appearance at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival (which led to a well-received main stage slot in ’12). Salt for Salt was the duo’s breakout album; national publications such as Paste, Magnet, and Under the Radar took notice, and NPR deemed it one of the best folk albums of 2011 — though Swain will be the first to inform/remind us that “Brown Bird is not a folk band.” That disclaimer is reinforced by Fits of Reason’s adventurous sonic palette; Lamb and Swain stated in separate phone interviews that they strive for innovation during the album’s writing and recording process. “We are always trying to push ourselves beyond our own abilities, to keep things interesting and challenging,” said Lamb. The duo self-produced the new album at Machines With Magnets in Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Lamb praised Keith Souza and his staff: “Keith and those guys are the best kind of engineers, in that they don’t interfere with the creative process, but they will push you to the limit in order to get the very best take possible.”

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Leaving your day job behind in favor of a musical career obviously has its benefits, including one advantage Lamb has applied to his craft-— reading. And lots of it, particularly during those long drives between shows. The Fits of Reason press notes cites lyrical influences ranging from philosophers such as Plato and Omar Khayyam to modern-day British-American author Christopher Hitchens. “I really appreciate the luxury of having more time to read now,” Lamb said. “When I would come home from working at the shipyard, I wasn’t really reading because I was always exhausted.” MorganEve cited the literary presence in the new work: “[David] was totally immersed in reading different philosophies and religious teachings,” she said. “It dominated all of our conversations, and he would incorporate some of that into the lyrics, so it was sort of allencompassing.” Lamb and Swain share an apartment in Warren, Rhode Island, which includes a small “music room” where the songs are usually fleshed out. Lamb’s consumption of the written word is trumped only by his consumption of coffee while working from home, while Swain prefers the nighttime setting accompanied by a glass or two of whiskey. The aforementioned Fits of Reason press release opens with a quote from 18th-century author Thomas Paine (who penned Common Sense in 1776), which led to the album title: “Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it.” The notes state that Paine directly inspired the “flurry of cerebral themes” and that the album “grapples with the human condition in a smooth but unapologetic departure from the band’s previous release.” The remarkably different approach is immediately apparent. Salt for Salt opens with “Fingers To the Bone,” clearly depicting Lamb’s exhausted state of mind: “I’ve worked my fingers to the bone, not a pretty little penny have I got to show/I ain’t looking for much, just a little bit of rest by the side of the road.” But Fits of Reason leads with loftier concerns on “Seven Hells”: “The seventh hell inside impales and divides us/And scatters our skin with the seed/Of our deeds devoured, of other worlds showered/As our demon celestials bleed.”

looking laconic While they’re relaxing here, brown bird’s live show is getting attention for its power, energy, and motion. Skim through the lyrics on any Brown Bird album and it should come as no surprise to learn that Lamb was the son of a minister; he left his home and the Catholic Church behind following high school. “My dad’s background has been ingrained in me, but I also never stropped seeking out my own beliefs and exploring different ideologies,” Lamb told me. And that makes a song like “Barren Lakes” that much more intriguing, when Lamb sings, “We’ll bathe in the blood of salvation’s name/fast and feast upon its flesh and prey.”

‘The seventh hell inside . . . scatters our skin with the seed/Of our deeds devoured.’

turning it up

Both Swain and Lamb noted the heavier music they were listening to while recording Fits of Reason, from Middle Eastern psych-rock bands of the ’60s and ’70s to Metallica and Mastodon, and Lamb and I enthusiastically praised the first Queens of the Stone Age album as one of the greatest rock records of the last 20 years. That led me to referencing Fits of Reason as perhaps Brown Bird’s “Desert Sessions,” which got a hearty chuckle from Lamb, while Swain declared, “I don’t know if I would call this our ‘loud’ record, because the next one may be louder!” Lamb’s six-string keeps pace with the galloping tambourine on “Seven Hells,” and his

snake-charmer riff on “Nine Eyes” won’t leave my head. The duo get rocking on the instrumental “Iblis” (an Islamic reference to the devil), while “Hitchens” opens up with Swain’s jazzy bass line before Lamb comes in with a subtly ominous riff. MorganEve shines on “Bow For Blade,” singing like the Andrews Sisters while delivering the lines, “Toil cheek to cheek and bow for blade/Braced in flame and souls to keep/desire won’t let the monster sleep/We burn bright and broil in our crusade.” Swain’s voice floats perfectly alongside Lamb’s on the hellbent waltz of “Wayward Daughter” as well as the hypnotic closing track “Caves.” The Fits of Reason disc will be available at the show (a vinyl release is forthcoming) and is available for download at iTunes and brownbird.bandcamp.com. Get ready to feed off the energy Brown Bird bring to the stage, with Swain thumping away and Lamb in constant motion. Their live show is quickly becoming the stuff of legend. The duo’s recent shows have been sold out and downright bananas, so get there early. ^

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Around here, a thirst for contemporary dance can be hard to quench. There’s the Bates Dance Festival, the occasional one-off at SPACE or some such, but not a ton else. It’s this dilemma that steers us toward Bowdoin tonight, where student dancer/ choreographer Natalie Johnson stages the crop of her independent study “AGEN,” an experimental and intimate group piece in the college’s Wish Theater. 7 pm and free in Brunswick. If you’d prefer to keep your dance appreciation hovering around the theoretical, a discussion by art historian luminary James Smalls covers the life of Feral Benga, a Senegalese dancer and gender radical who did for male homosexuality what Josephine Baker did otherwise. Smalls’s “Feral Benga: an aFrican Muse oF HoMo-utopia” begins at 4:30 in the Visual Arts Center, Beam Classroom. Call 207.725.3000 for more info on either. WEIRD SEEDS | In a move that kindled the cynicisms of thousands of Americans, President Obama famously signed the

Farmer Assurance Provision — known disparagingly as the Monsanto Protection Act — while the country was fixated on the Supreme Court hearing on gay marriage. The bill prohibits federal courts from halting the sale or planting of genetically engineered seeds — basically Monsanto’s bread and butter — regardless of whatever health issues may arise. (It may not come as a shock to learn that the bill’s language was reportedly written in collusion with the biotech megacorp itself.) It’s distressing. A public discussion titled “let

Me DeciDe: Make ge laBeling tHe law,” part of a national effort to

discuss the bill and its ramifications, occurs at Local Sprouts Collective, the café and art house who do their part. 7 pm, 649 Congress St., 207.899.3529.

friday 19 A PUMMELER | An evening of dirty, dirgy rock ‘n’ roll is on Geno’s dancecard: the sweltering swamp blues of duo arcane lore play with burly metal trio cryptic overcast and Belfast’s

holidays of social distinction, is Record Store Day. Founded by Bull Moose’s Chris Brown in 2007 (semi-officially of course, the idea defies intellectual property), its popularity has grown exponentially since, now operating almost metonymically as a cultural celebration of music. It’s only right that Bull Moose go all out for the holiday, and indeed they do, equipping each of their stores with performances by notable local acts. While the full roster is worth your perusal, it’s too extensive to list here — at least beyond local rock legends pHantoM BuFFalo at the Portland store (6 pm, 151 Middle St.) and pop artists spencer alBee and worrieD well at the new one in Mill Creek Plaza (4 pm, 219 Waterman Dr., South Portland). Weird discounts, specials, and bizarre behavior are occurring anyplace that sells music, however. That includes strange Maine (8 pm, 578 Congress St.), where a set by electroacoustic Oakland musician HoraFlora is buttressed by several local audionauts.

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have gathered from the cover, the Providence band Brown BirD are plenty worth crowing about this week. Their new record Fits of Reason explodes the folk of seclusion by which they made their name into rich and newly expressive territories. They play two sets at One Longfellow Square: the first with fellow off-gridders vio/Mire and the second with the MilkMan’s union, recrudesced after a short-lived bust. 7 and 10 pm; tickets cost $15-20 at 181 State St., 207.761.1757.

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| Depending on who you ask, Portland had a vibrant rave scene some 20 years ago. (That’s a bit of a hedge: others could surely think of different adjectives.) These days, while several local DJ nights prove as exceptions, you could argue that nobody dances to songs they don’t know anymore. This makes — from a historical perspective at the very least — tonight’s reunion of “Grin” a special one. It’s hosted by the DJs Marcus caine anD cHris gautHer, staples of the present-day house night “Home,” who cut their teeth behind the decks at Zootz so long ago. They’re joined by the producers caseroc and DJ overloaD, spinning house classics and oldschool breaks (and probably not the happy hardcore/gabba/jungle stuff that made some rave nights undanceable, if not unbearable). 9 pm, $3; upstairs at the Asylum, 121 Center St., 207.772.8274.

class MacHine, a raw and snarl-

ing two-piece. 9 pm, $5 at 625 Congress St., 207.221.2382. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS | There are many inroads to OrlANdO, so let’s review: One is Virginia Woolf herself, who wrote the genderbendy novel in 1928. There’s Sarah Ruhl, the venerated hyperrealist playwright who adapted it in 2003. Plus there’s always Tilda Swinton, who was fairly astonishing in her depiction of the nobleman in the 1992 film version. If any of these help you navigate your way to USM’s compelling mount of this production, all the better, but the investment might be worth making on spec alone. Through April 28th at the Gorham campus’s Russell Hall, Orlando opens tonight at 7:30. Tickets $8-15. Call 207.780.5151. MAKING ARRANGEMENTS | Now in his ’60s, the fiddler Darol Anger has long been a polestar of the New England string-music circuit. On a sort of hiatus from his Republic of Strings project, Anger’s formed a new group with a strong cast of players from the bluegrass and Americana scene: Emy Phelps, Rushad Eggleston, and Maeve and Sharon Gilchrest comprise Darol anger anD tHe Furies, who make their way

f HerMan’s House, at SPACE Gallery, in Portland on April 24.

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f great Big sea, at State Theatre, in Portland on April 24. sunday 21 HOW’S HE DOIN? | A sober, com-

plicated study on the controversial late mayor Ed Koch screens at the PMA. Koch passed in February, and amid the numerous hagiographies that emerged in the weeks to follow, few could easily reconcile his chief failure: an inability to recognize and respond to the AIDS crisis in the early ‘80s. KOch, a film by Neil Barsky, doesn’t skirt the issue, yet still appears wholly more enthralled with the mayor as a character study, a light under which the career public figure (and publicity hound) holds up very well. Screening all weekend and at 2 pm today. 7 Congress Square, 207.775.6148. THEY STARTED IT | Before dark, tortured imagery was a pre-requisite for all types of heavy music, there was the groundbreaking hard rock band living colour, widely cited as one of the early giants of funk-metal. Fronted by the dynamic Corey Glover and given life by the expressionistic riff patterns of guitarist Vernon Reid, it didn’t take long for the band’s catalogue to become canonized in the progress of American rock. That’s especially true for the early stuff, and the band tour playing 1988’s Vivid, their debut, in its entirety. With 6gig, Portland’s greatest funk-metal export of the 21st century, at the Asylum. 9 pm, $29.

monday 22 USING JUSTICE POSITIVELY | As

conversations about equality and justice as they relate to both health care and gender identity continue nationwide, a cross-section of students in USM’s Nursing and Women and Gender Studies programs have the smart idea to tackle the two at once. In a panel tonight, a group of LGBTQ-identified activists discuss how modern medical care providers can minister safe, quality health care options to those who are too often bracketed out from the concept. “caring For tHe invis-

iBle patient: How proviDers can aDvance lgBtQ HealtH Justice”

begins at 6 pm in the campus’s Masterson Hall. Call 207.780.4141 for info.

FEELIN’ SO FREE | Kind of amazing that an electronic group can be prepping a hotly anticipated new album on one continent and still have a tribute act playing capacity-2000 theaters in another, but that’s 2013 for you. Eight years since the rather disappointing Human After All, it makes some sense that the French duo Daft Punk might have been taken for dead. Thus: one More tiMe, a triBute to DaFt punk, was born. Unburdened by the factors to threaten most rock cover acts — things like vocal grain, guitar style, or personal identity (Daft Punk are costumed) — this might be the most convincing cover show you’ve ever seen. 8 pm, $18-20 at the State Theatre, 609 Congress St., 207.956.6000.

tuEsday 23 GETTING TESTY | Ever thought about going back to school for Masculine Studies? You’re not alone. At yet another profitable USM talk on identity and its political dimensions, a panel riffs on a serious topic with a camped-up name. “sissy Boys, sluts, anD tHe

rest oF us: conFronting genDer stereotypes anD violence in tHe MeDia” will contain stances from

criminologist, author, and gender researcher Jim Messerschmidt and includes a screening of the film The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men. Noon at the Wishcamper Center, Bedford St. in Portland. 207.228.8096. I WOULD UNDERSTAND | It was always a worthy line of selfquestioning to decide whether a fondness for ’90s rock band Third Eye Blind should induce a feeling of shame. (And really, the jury’s still out.) Ever heard “Anything,” the amazing opener of their otherwise totally flat sophomore effort Blue? Uhm...me either. On the other hand, it’s safe to say the world would be a far better place had it not been bestowed with the do-doo-doo part in “Semi-Charmed Life.” For this week’s “Cover to Cover,” local rock outfit the DeliBerates clearly have some feelings on the subject. See if they square with yours at the Big Easy, where they cover the entirety of 3EB’s debut from 1997. 9 pm, $5 at 55 Market St. 207.775.2266.

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WEdnEsday 24 PERSONAL:POLITICAL | Most studies on US incarceration rates and the ethics of solitary confinement don’t translate well to an evening of entertainment. That’s a huge point in the favor of hErmAN’s hOusE, a lyrical documentary by Angad Singh Balla. The film tracks the remarkable, obsessive dedication of visual artist Jackie Sumell, whose epistolary friendship with Herman Wallace, incarcerated in a 6’ x 9’ cell in Louisiana for more than 40 years, inspires her to construct a dream house guided by his vision that he might never see. Screening at 7:30 pm; $7 at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., 207.828.5600. MAJOR FUSION | It often takes a lot of floundering to find your harbor. Before Alan Doyle formed the Newfoundland hybrid band great Big sea 20 years ago, he played in bands whose calling cards were Celtic rock fusion, separatist politics, and rockabilly. Over their career, the trio have pulled from those influences and more. Their sonorous, pop-minded folk rock is haunted by Celtic specters and buoyed by a sober populist hope. Celebrating the release of XX, their career-spanning retrospective double album, the band play at the State Theatre at 7:30. $32.50-46.50.

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ANOTHER LAUNCH | Next week marks the launch of Acorn’s annual Maine playwrigHt’s Festival at the St. Lawrence Arts Center. Thursday’s feature is a staged reading of local Cullen McGough’s WANt/NOt at 7:30. Otherwise, a big stand-up fandango gets on its feet at Local Buzz, where kate gHiloni, karen Morgan, stepHanie Doyle, DaviD swanDer JacoBs, and lucas o’neil tell jokes at 7:30. Then there’s a wild one at SPACE, where Bar Harbor’s coke weeD play tracks from their upcoming record with the Americana-punk band o’DeatH, who celebrate 10 years of life together.

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‘fRAM,’ 1983, oil on canvas. louisiana Museum of Modern art, humlebaek, denmark

stop making sense the iMplied Narratives of per kirkeBY _BY keN Gre e N l e a f The current show by the highlyacclaimed Danish artist Per Kirkeby at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art is a broad survey of his work, with examples of his paintings and sculpture from the 1960s up to a few years ago. The exhibition was organized at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., where it appeared last year. It provides a broad view of the intellectual and poetic range of this truly significant artist. There is a philosophical consideration in physics called the anthropic principle that states that the way we understand the parameters of the universe is in fact the only way we, as humans, are constitutionally equipped to comprehend it, given the limitations of our consciousness. The great physicist Richard Feynman cautioned that our awareness of nature was not nature itself, but a human model of it. Kirkeby is an artist, poet, essayist, filmmaker, and novelist, but his earliest training was as a scientist, a geologist. He did field work in the Arctic, including in northern Greenland, and his sense of the chaotic order of geological ebb and flow permeates this whole body of work. What makes it interesting is not simple mimetic

imagery, but the presence of an overarching body of ideas that display his insight into the subjective nature of human experience. Art, or language, or philosophy, and even science become not so much an expression of the world as it exists, or even as we see it, but as a construct we can build, revealing both the limitations of our ability to directly know what is real and the sometimes arbitrary conceptual order that we impose on nature. The earliest paintings in this show, from the mid-1960s, reveal an admixture of folk art with Pop ironies and fractured geological imagery combined in the service of an implied narrative. In ‘Regicide at Finderup Barn’ (1967), the silhouetted figure of a warrior with axe stands above a snow-laden log dwelling, while outlines of a large bird and a building, perhaps a cathedral or palace, drift unmoored on the surface. There is a story to be inferred here, historical or perhaps legendary, but it is firmly positioned in the art-historical and philosophical context of the period when the piece was made. The essay in the accompanying catalog cites a number of influences on Kirkeby’s thinking, from which I choose three: Paul Cèzanne, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and

‘untitled,’ 2009, tempera on canvas. Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery, New York and Berlin

George Maciunas. Kirkeby understands, as perhaps only an artist can, that Cèzanne went to great trouble over years of work to produce a method that posited a truth about his experience. The radical nature of his results were more a matter of personal imperative than of theory. In the catalog essay, exhibition curator Klaus Ottmann says that Kirkeby was under the spell of Wittgenstein, especially his assertion that “thoughts and propositions are pictures: ‘The picture is a model of reality.’” George Maciunas, a founder and central figure in the Fluxus group, delighted in breaking the boundaries between art, performance, and music, and even more in collapsing peoples’ expectations around art (or, for that matter, anything else). That anarchic sense of breaking apart the ordinary order of things to create a new coherence is observable in Kirkeby’s work in this show. It comes up in a material sense in Kirkeby’s work in chalk and chalkboard paint on Masonite. These are subject to erasure and are by their nature temporary — it’s the opposite of our expectation that a work will endure past the lifetime of its maker. It was the kind reversal of the normal that Maciunas loved.

In the later paintings the ironic atmosphere of collapse and restoration is transformed toward a formal sincerity. The subversion of expectations has evolved into a mood of engagement with the process of the apprehension. Their disorder is a conceptual cousin of the disorder of nature — that is to say, the sense of chaos only lasts until we accept that there is no disorder at all. Kirkeby continuously requires that we reexamine that which we thought we knew. The big ‘Earthquake.’ (1983) is a good example. An earthquake is one of nature’s ways of shifting from an unsustainable state of order to a new and more stable one. The large painting (154 inches wide by 78 high) seems to gather itself into coherence. Another large painting, ‘Untitled” (2009), depicts three horses, recalling Degas and perhaps the Chauvet cave paintings. It is not, of course, about horses, whose presence in the work is at most an evocation of the experience of nature, without need for a narrative. There is no apparent captive in ‘The Prisoner of the Holy Agony,’ but the underlying presence of such a condition exists presents a more frightening prospect than any number of the self-flagellating images so beloved of early and medieval Christians and modern conceptual performances. Kirkeby’s fascination with mining the history of art and restructuring it into his own thinking (as well as, indeed, his own identity) also informs the bronze sculptures included in this exhibit. The gesture implicit in Rodin’s best work is present in the ‘Large Head’ (1984) and again in ‘Arm and Head’ (1984). The proportions of the small ‘Gate’ (1981) are sufficiently close to Rodin’s monumental ‘Gates of Hell’ to bring it immediately to mind. Meanwhile, ‘Inventory XX’ (2002) recalls Matisse’s ‘Backs.’ Yet this is not appropriation, nor even quotation. It is analogous, perhaps, to a modern composer including a baroque fugue structure in a thoroughly contemporary work. It is something we recognize and appreciate as an included reference, but the final result is Kirkeby’s alone. We are given context, but as a matter of guiding principle for our own experience, rather than as an imposition by others. This is how science works best: by giving us tools to understand not necessarily how things really are, but how we can interpret them. The conceptual detachment that Kirkeby applies to his method results in a profound and very personal humanism. Kirkeby is, I believe, not only aware of this apparent paradox, he intends to evoke it. ^

“PeR KiRKeBY: PAintinGS And SCulPtuRe” | through July 14 | at Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 9400 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3124 | bowdoin.edu/ art-museum

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indie the eyes have it Brenda find their identitY on alBum two _BY nicholas schr oed er The paradoxes in Brenda, the rock band of three (or sometimes four) members split geographically between Portland and New York, are hard to iron out. Their new record, Fix Your Eyes, is at once too complex, cerebral, and downerish to appeal to the masses; too catchy and musically inclined to work for the punks; and too obsessed with classic rock to impress the art-school kids. They’re a hard group to pin down, and that has every bit to do with their appeal. Contrasted with Silver Tower, the group’s 2010 debut, these songs are marked by Peet Chamberlain’s move from bass guitar to keys and combo organ. Chamberlain handles more melodies now than he did on bass, and his bright, swirling keys can better support the brassy, impressionistic vocals of frontman Josh Loring. And while Loring’s guitar work is one of the band’s strengths, it’s always been more colorful and expressive than skeletal. Keyboards can tease from both of those instruments more harmonies than bass ever could, and Fix Your Eyes is a sort of grand declaration of that discovery. As a whole far richer and more adventurous than Silver Tower, Brenda’s latest is also a lot more brooding. As if by design, some sections drag, yet the truly excellent songs carry such propulsive kinetic energy as to bore a hole into the skull. “Boxy Music” is such a gem: a fast-paced and cerebral pop song whose brilliant surging melodies are like horses whipped into motion by the adroit drumming of D.J. Moore. Tracks like this and the rollicking “Hard Pleaser” are the album’s major highs, triumphs of the pop formulas they started the journey with in the first place. A spacious back half lacks for singles, but it’s also where Brenda get more comfortable. “House of Grain” steeps in dual keyboard lines before popping into a buoyant, R.E.M.-y chorus, though the formula works less well applied to the nimble acoustic ballad “What To Do,” which holds off a syrupy coda just long enough to work. Two Chamberlain-sung songs startle the first time through — it’s almost a different band — but their pop-ballad arrangements help cut the album’s densities, particularly “(franklin tower)”, which transforms a sardonic theme on par with Warren Zevon into a dizzying lullabye. My glowing opinion of the track notwithstanding, Fix Your Eyes oddly suffers

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from a somewhat lackluster recording of “Boxy Music.” The song’s a climax of their live show (watch them slay a live studio version online at Breakthru Radio’s Serious Business in New York), so it’s disappointing to find the version captured here, a/k/a the one I’d play all summer, low-volume and comparatively tepid. But the offense pales to those committed in the title track, which foists onto us a smirky organ lead over five tiresome minutes as ironic and mind-numbingly confectionary as something Weezer would write. A band’s willingness to change their elements is always commendable, but a good bassline pummels the echo chambers of my gut more than the fat, bright, manic timbre of an organ ever could, and tracks like “Fix Your Eyes” suggest Brenda have made a questionable concession. But here’s the liberal view, to which I would — in my head at least — like to ascribe: this is a smart, courageous, remarkably cohesive collection of songs, impressive given that the differing sensibilities of Chamberlain, Loring, and Moore (and Oscar Romero, brought on for second guitar) are more evident than ever. And about the organ: whatever. As any of the countless fans of Steely Dan, the Murder City Devils, or the effing Doors would attest, it’s largely a matter of personal taste. Deal with it. Fix Your Eyes is a fine record, and though it’s no game-changer, it doesn’t take much squinting to recognize Brenda emerging as one of the most interesting types of rock bands, who can invigorate and inspire when witnessed live yet are also worth studying at home. ^

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The order of operations used to be you played a bunch of shows, then you released an album. Now it’s often the other way around. When the English Breakfast played Slainte last weekend, it was their Portland live debut. Yet their debut album, Shifting Seas, has been marinating on Bandcamp since March 1 — a 15-track affair, no less. Why not? Largely the brainchild of Ira Sterling, who recorded much of the album by himself, with drums from Bill Mead and mandolin by Evan Chase, the English Breakfast has jelled into a fivepiece, swapping in the multi-talented Evan Casas on drums, plus bassist Sam Higgins (with Chase, they also make up Silent Sam and the Evans) and Joe Siviski, who dabbles with keys and otherwise. If they can consistently pull off what Sterling’s captured digitally, it ought to be pretty interesting. At its best, as with the opening “To the Spring,” Shining Seas can deliver the skittering energy of Radiohead’s recent work, forward-leaning and desperate. There are layers to unpack, too, with toy-like percussion used as foundation for a song with hard-charging guitars and plenty of digital wash in the finish, so that you can’t tell if it’s coming from the vocals or keyboards. “Rise and Shine” has it, too, with a shrill whistle in the right channel, and active bass, and vocals like a guy mimicking a cartoon vampire. Then we get classic-rock solos on different guitars

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in the left and right channel and in harmony with one another. Suddenly, though, it’s all over at 1:31. Is this a song or an idea for a song? Much more fully realized is “We’ll Make Good Compost,” another strong tune that makes you care about the answers to questions like “who’s we?” and “for whom?” As is a trait of the album, the electric guitar tone here is excellent, crisp, and immediate, and the recurring insistence in the title isn’t the only thing that might remind you of Perry Farrell’s prediction that we’d make great pets. It’s an eclectic album, though, and there are times when you’d be forgiven for wondering if, to use an English phrase, Sterling is taking the piss. “Better Plan” has nice phrasing in the guitar and some light cymbal work before going full-on pop rock, like the Kinks with all the dials turned to 11 and a recorder melody line that demands attention. There’s so much going on it’s hard to know what to listen for. Same with the title track, where there’s egg shaker, tambourine, drumming with wild abandon from Mead, and Sterling’s heavily distorted vocals that you can barely make out through the guitar wash. But scratch that — here comes a pretty mandolin part and a Casio keyboard line. And because all of the instruments are mixed to give them dimension, it’s like musical chairs deciding what to focus on. There’s definitely a prog element here, too, like Nursery Crime-era Genesis in “Hand

to Wing,” what with the dramatic vocals that lead to something more closely mic’d and full of mouth noises. But Sterling provides plenty of palate

SHIFTING SEAS | Released by the English Breakfast | http://theenglishbreakfast. bandcamp.com/album/shifting-sea

simple and dark jangles lyrically coerced into grim, paranoiac conclusions, many of which are indexed by nods to irish traditionals. out now on the region’s venerably weird TuRNEd WoRd REcoRdS, irons’s record hits the public midway through his european tour with countryman MIcAH BluE SMAldoNE, the balladeer whose own new release The Ring of the Rise shows him expanding into the spare folkrock arrangements of neil Young and richard thompson. hear Knife Gift Debt at asairons. bandcamp.com/ and visit turned Word at turnedword.com. F haven’t dug much of the north pond hermit coverage — i mean, leave the dude alone, right? — but instead of calling him in jail or proposing

marriage to the guy (as some have), perhaps a better way to make sense of the sorceries within such a marginal lifestyle is via music. So goes the opinion of TRoy BENNETT of the Squid Jiggers, who got the ball rolling last week with a song he debuted on rachel Flehinger’s morning show on country station Wpor (and captured online on the songwriter’s Bangor Daily News blog, Bennett there done that). the tone is cheeky for sure, but his tune’s ultimately a faithful one, immersed in reflections about a lifestyle many of us regard with some still-settling combination of fascination, anxiety, horror, and envy. Surely more songs grappling with this phenomenon are on the way, but this most literal take is a fine benchmark.^

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F received some new buzz on local songwriter ERIc BETTENcouRT, he of VElouRoSAuRuS (winner of last year’s Best house Band award in the phoenix’s Best music poll) and possessor of that unique smoke-and-honey voice. he returns home next month from Austin, a city he says glowing things about in a recent press release, with two albums worth of new material and a renewed interest in his hardworking cover group. Good news for sure. But music yums aside, we’re especially excited to see a transcontinental model working for an unsigned musician in 2013. though he’s a mainer for the summer, Bettencourt indicates that dual-residency in texas is a semi-permanent choice, writing: “i have stumbled on some great opportunities,

FIRST IMpRESSIoNS ira Sterling, pictured here with a furry friend, recorded much of shifting seas himself.

cleansers, mostly in the form of short instrumental tunes that show he’s got an appreciation for starkly pretty things and resonator guitar. Defying the risk of sounding scattered, these brief interludes give Shining Seas more leeway with the listener, some breathing room. They make a dense song like “Lucy,” full of digital fireflies flittering in and out of riffing guitar, a welcome head-nodder, fronted by Sterling’s sister Meghan with a captivating falsetto turn. Those instrumental pieces are dynamic contrast with the British Invasion rock of “Good Man,” too, where Sterling sounds like Damon Albarn at his sneeringest and there’s energy like the Who. Yes, there’s a lot to discover. And you’re just getting to know this band. But be patient, they’re also just getting started. ^

met awesome musicians, and seen a pile of killer bands since arriving here last december. in truth i’m already looking forward to moving back.” While maine winters no doubt summon glorious springs of inspiration for the modern songwriter, this type of lifestyle is still a dream for many people, musicians or otherwise, and it’s refreshing to see someone living it. F the Belfast psych-folk songwriter ASA IRoNS has released the long-awaited Knife Gift Debt this week, a myth-rich document of rural meditations, hints of violence, and fractured cultural affiliation. irons is a former member of the psych-rock band Feathers as well as doom groups Witch (with J mascis) and taboo, yet the songs he practices here are far more austere:

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ANDY’S OLD PORT PUB | Portland |

PORTLAND MARRIOTT AT SABLE OAKS | South Portland | Standard Issue | 6:30 pm

302 SPORTS BAR & GRILLE | Wind-

PROFENNO’S | Westbrook | karaoke

51 WHARF | Portland | DJ Revolve |

RI RA/PORTLAND | Portland | Jen

ham | VJ Pulse

9 pm

with DJ Bob Libby | 9 pm

Thayer Band | 10 pm

SATURDAY 20

PORTLAND EAGLES | Portland | Steve

Clancy | 5 pm

PROFENNO’S | Westbrook | DJ Jim

Thursday, April 25

Fahey | 9 pm

6:00 - 9:00 PM

RI RA/PORTLAND | Portland | Radio Star | 10 pm

The Ocean Gateway Live Music The Wetsuits Hors d’Oeuvres | Cash Bar Live Auction | Silent Auction Boutique Shopping

SUNDAY 21

Fashion Show

ANDY’S OLD PORT PUB | Portland |

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Where Rock-N-Roll Never Forgets!

MONDAY 22

Peter Gavett | 6:30 pm

35 Blake Rd. Standish, ME 207.642.3363 memorylanemusichall.com

4/19:

Continued on p 20

4/20:

Motor Booty Affair 4/26: Good QuesTion 4/27: QuieT RioT

w/ special GuesT HeaRT sHaped Rock

TickeTs: memorylanemusichall.com

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Listings Continued from p 19 SLAINTE | Portland | “‘90s Dance Night” | 10 pm

STYXX | Portland | DJ Captain Steve | 9:30 pm

TUESDAY 23

ANDY’S OLD PORT PUB | Portland | Brian Patricks | 6:30 pm

BIG EASY | Portland | “Cover to Cover,”

SEA DOG BREWING/SOUTH PORTLAND | South Portland | open mic | 9:30 pm

SLAINTE | Portland | karaoke with DJ Ponyfarm | 9 pm

WEDNESDAY 24

ANDY’S OLD PORT PUB | Portland |

THURSDAY 25

302 SPORTS BAR & GRILLE | Windham | karaoke with DJ Billy Young

N.E. Town | 7 pm

ASYLUM | Portland | “Al’s Basement,” with DJ King Alberto | 9 pm

BIG EASY | Portland | Band Beyond De-

SPACE GALLERY | Portland | Butcher

FRIDAY 19

BRAY’S BREWPUB | Naples | Montgomery Road | 9 pm

THE BRUNSWICK OCEANSIDE GRILLE | Old Orchard Beach | Tickle |

8:30 pm

CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR | Biddeford | DJ Filthy Rich | 9 pm

CHARLAMAGNE’S | Augusta | Chris-

tine Poulson & Peter Johnson

FEILE IRISH RESTAURANT AND PUB | Wells | karaoke | 8 pm

FIRESIDE INN & SUITES | Auburn |

Brian Patricks | 6 pm

MAINE

THE GREEN ROOM | Sanford | DJ Du-

THURSDAY 18

302 SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN | Frye-

burg | open mic with Coopers | 8:30 pm

BEAR BREW PUB | Orono | DJ Calibur BEAR’S DEN TAVERN | Dover Foxcroft

| karaoke

BILLY’S TAVERN | Thomaston | Darden

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEEHOUSE AND TAVERN | Hallowell | Nuts IPANEMA BAR & GRILL | Bangor | Red Stripes

GATCH’S FOOD & SPIRITS | Rumford | Ragged Jack | 8 pm bruso | 9 pm

Roxx

HOLLYWOOD SLOTS | Bangor | Jump

City Jazz | 9 pm

HOOLIGAN’S IRISH PUB | Old Orchard

Beach | Joeyoke | 9 pm

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THE OAK AND THE AX | Biddeford | Heather Maloney | 8 pm

PEDRO O’HARA’S/LEWISTON | Lewis-

ton | Jeff Kilton

PENOBSCOT POUR HOUSE | Bangor

| Dakota

SHOOTERS BILLIARDS BAR & GRILL |

Lincoln | karaoke SILVER SPUR | Mechanic Falls | Cowboy

Ridge Riders

SATURDAY 20

ALTERA LOUNGE | Lewiston | Yankee Whaler | 8 pm

BEAR BREW PUB | Orono | DJ Maine

Event | 9 pm

BEAR’S DEN TAVERN | Dover Foxcroft

| Oversoul

BENTLEY’S SALOON | Kennebunkport |

THE BRUNSWICK OCEANSIDE GRILLE | Old Orchard Beach | SoulMate

| 8:30 pm

BULL MOOSE LOUNGE | Dexter | Nickel

& Dime

CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR | Biddeford

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEEHOUSE AND TAVERN | Hallowell | DJ Swails HOLLYWOOD SLOTS | Bangor | Travis

SUNDAY 21

302 SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN | Fryeburg | Tom Rebmann | 11 am

BENTLEY’S SALOON | Kennebunkport

SLATES RESTAURANT AND BAKERY

TUESDAY 23

CAPTAIN BLY’S TAVERN | Buckfield | karaoke | 7 pm

CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR | Biddeford | Travis James Humphrey | 9 pm

EASY STREET LOUNGE | Hallowell |

karaoke

THE END ZONE | Waterville | open mic | 5 pm

FIRE HOUSE GRILLE | Auburn | open mic

IRISH TWINS PUB | Lewiston | open mic | 7 pm

MAINELY BREWS | Waterville | Dave

WEDNESDAY 24

ALTERA LOUNGE | Lewiston | Brian

THURSDAY 25

302 SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN |

Fryeburg | open mic with Coopers | 8:30 pm

BEAR BREW PUB | Orono | DJ

Calibur

BEAR’S DEN TAVERN | Dover Fox-

oke | 9 pm

NEW HAMPSHIRE THURSDAY 18

BARLEY PUB | Dover | bluegrass jam with Steve Roy | 9 pm

BLUE MERMAID | Portsmouth | Green

Lion Crew

CENTRAL WAVE | Dover | Ken Ormes

Trio

open acoustic jam

FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | Dover |

open mic | 7 pm

BOWEN’S TAVERN | Belfast | Sam & Brice

England | 9 pm

Boom Lava

BRAY’S BREWPUB | Naples | Brad

bluegrass jam

THE BRUNSWICK OCEANSIDE GRILLE | Old Orchard Beach | open mic CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR | Biddeford

LILAC CITY GRILLE | Rochester | Hope-

Hooper | 7 pm

tHank you For voting For uS, portland! aSk to Sit on our porcH overlooking our working waterFront Serving beer and wine

croft | karaoke

CHOP SHOP PUB | Seabrook | karaoke DOVER BRICK HOUSE | Dover | Martin

BENTLEY’S SALOON | Kennebunkport |

4am – 9pm, every day Summer HourS Start memorial day, 4am – 10pm

BOWEN’S TAVERN | Belfast | kara-

Patricks | 8 pm

BACK BURNER TAVERN | Brownfield |

Becky’s Diner

EASY STREET LOUNGE | Hallowell | Sa

Rah | 8 pm

THE HOLY GRAIL | Epping | Dave Gerard

less Duo

390 commercial st. PortlanD, me 773-7070 www.BeckysDiner.com

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comfort food local beer malt whiskey local music live wires

Listings

CHOP SHOP PUB | Seabrook | Funnel

Continued from p 21 THE RED DOOR | Portsmouth | Comma

FRIDAY 19

Dave Nappi | 5 pm

CENTRAL WAVE | Dover | Drama

Hello Newman Kilcollins upstairs The Dappered Gents upstairs

$1.50 PBR & Bud Pounders

Friday 9:30p:

Saturday 9:30p:

Dave Rowe downstairs

Tuesday 7p: Tuesday 9:30p: Wednesday 8-11p:

Poetry Slam upstairs Open Mic downstairs Squid Jiggers

$3 Baxter Stowaway/Seasonal Drafts

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

Squad DJs | 9 pm

CHOP SHOP PUB | Seabrook | Double

Shot

DANIEL STREET TAVERN | Portsmouth

| karaoke | 9 pm

DOVER BRICK HOUSE | Dover | Kate

SATURDAY 20

BARLEY PUB | Dover | Burners | 9 pm

MAINSTAGE

oke | 8 pm

+ Mindset X

CARTELLI’S BAR AND GRILL | Dover |

Thursday 9:30p:

Squad DJs | 9 pm

& Dunne

BACON & CHEESE Happy Hour

TUESDAY 23

Bien

BLUE MERMAID | Portsmouth | One

Sunday - Friday 4 - 7p: All Drafts $3 100+ Whiskies 20% off Thursday & Friday 5 - 6p:

BLUE MERMAID | Portsmouth | Todo

MAY 10, FRIDAY AT 7:30 PM Olin Arts Center, Bates College 75 Russell St, Lewiston, ME 04240 Tickets: Adults - $20 Students & Children - $10 Reservations: 782-7228 www.laarts.org

HOT CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO

CINEMA VIVANT! Vintage silent films with live gypsy swing music Thanks to our Mainstage sponsors: Androscoggin Bank, Center Street Dental, Austin Associates, P.A., Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch Media Sponsors: Sun Journal, Gleason Media, Lewiston Auburn Magazine, Down East Magazine, Macaroni Kid

DANIEL STREET TAVERN | Ports-

mouth | karaoke | 9 pm

SUNDAY 21

DANIEL STREET TAVERN | Ports-

mouth | karaoke | 9 pm

MONDAY 22

CENTRAL WAVE | Dover | karaoke

103 RESTAURANT | Rochester | karaBLUE MERMAID | Portsmouth | “Honky

Tonk Tuesdays,” with Seldom Playwrights | 7:30 pm CENTRAL WAVE | Dover | karaoke with Nick Papps | 10 pm

COMEDY THURSDAY 18

7 pm

“LOCAL LAUGHS,” WITH JOE TIMMINS + MATT AROMANDO + MATT KONA + TED PETTINGELL + TIM HOFMANN | 8 pm | Asylum, 121 Center St,

music night

OPEN MIC | 8 pm | Slainte, 24 Preble

GARY’S RESTAURANT & SPORTS LOUNGE | Rochester | karaoke |

WEDNESDAY 24

BLUE MERMAID | Portsmouth | open mic | 8:30 pm

CENTRAL WAVE | Dover | DJ Bobby

Freedom

CHOP SHOP PUB | Seabrook | karaoke DANIEL STREET TAVERN | Ports-

mouth | open mic | 8 pm

Portland | 207.772.8274

St, Portland | 207.828.0900

PAT JANSSEN + JOSH DAY + JONATHAN LESSARD + BRYCE HANSON + TIM MCINTYRE | 7 pm | Kelley’s

Row, 421 Central Ave, Dover, NH | 603.750.7081

FRIDAY 19

LARRY MYLES + STEVE SCARFO | 8 pm | The Holy Grail, 64 Main St, Epping, NH | $15 | 603.679.9559

“THE COMEDY HYPNOSIS SHOW,” WITH ELLEN MOSCHETTO + HAMILTON | 7 pm | Portsmouth Gas Light, 64 Market St, Portsmouth, NH | $20 | 603.430.9122

FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | Dover |

SATURDAY 20

HARLOW’S PUB | Peterborough | open

St, Portland | 207.774.6089

Watkinsonics

mic | 9:30 pm

Walker | 9 pm

THE RED DOOR | Portsmouth | Evaredy | 9 pm

RI RA/PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth |

THURSDAY 25

bluegrass jam

LILAC CITY GRILLE | Rochester | Hopeless Duo

OPEN MIC | Mesa Verde, 618 Congress

SUNDAY 21

“OFFBEAT COMEDY,” OPEN MIC | 9 pm | Mama’s Crowbar, 189 Congress St, Portland | 207.773.9230

WEDNESDAY 24

JONATHAN LESSARD + COMMA + FIVEIGHTHIRTEEN + JOSH DAY + RYAN CHANI | 8 pm | Thirsty Moose Taphouse, 21 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | 603.427.8645

THURSDAY 25

CONCERTS CLASSICAL FRIDAY 19

CHRISTOPHER O’RILEY | 7:30 pm | Husson University, Gracie Theatre, 1 College Circle, Bangor | $20, $5 students/youth | 207.941.7051

“COMPOSERS SHOWCASE CONCERT” | 8 pm | University of Southern

Maine — Gorham, Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Ave, Gorham | 207.780.5008 UMF CONCERT BAND | 7:30 pm | University of Maine — Farmington, Nordica Auditorium, 111 South St, Farmington | $6, $5 seniors UMF WIND ENSEMBLE | 7:30 pm | University of Maine — Farmington, Nordica Auditorium, 111 South St, Farmington

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SATURDAY 20

BOWDOIN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA | 3 pm | Bowdoin College, Studzinski Recital Hall, Kanbar Auditorium, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.798.4141

“CHAMBER MUSIC AWARDS CONCERT” | 8 pm | University of Southern Maine — Gorham, Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Ave, Gorham | 207.780.5256

NEW HAMPSHIRE PHILHARMONIC | 7:30 pm | Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St, Manchester, NH | $12-50 | 603.688.5588 or palacetheatre.org USM CHORALE | 5 pm | University of Southern Maine — Gorham, Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Ave, Gorham | 207.780.5256

SUNDAY 21

JACOB FORBES | 8 pm | University of

Southern Maine — Gorham, Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Ave, Gorham | 207.780.5256

JIMMY MCDONALD & JERICAH POTVIN | 5 pm | University of Southern

MONDAY 22

MARC CHILLEMI | 7:30 pm | Univer-

sity of Southern Maine — Gorham, Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Ave, Gorham | 207.780.5256

TUESDAY 23

ERIC PEPPE | 7:30 pm | University of

Southern Maine — Gorham, Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Ave, Gorham | 207.780.5256

WEDNESDAY 24

JESSICA COOPER | 7:30 pm | Bates College, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St, Lewiston | 207.786.6135

POPULAR THURSDAY 18

“PMAC: YOUTH & TEEN ROUND ROBIN,” STUDENT SINGER-SONGWRITERS | 4 pm | The Music Hall

Portland | $35-40 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland.com

FRIDAY 19

JOHN PRINE + SARAH JAROSZ + CHRIS TRAPPER | 7:30 pm | Music

BOB CHAREST BAND + TIME PILOTS | 7:30 pm | Landing At Pine Point, 353 Pine Point Rd, Scarborough | call for tickets | 207.774.4527

DIRTY PROJECTORS + MILKMAN’S UNION | 8 pm | Music Hall, 131 Con-

gress St, Portsmouth, NH | $36-48 | 603.436.2400 or themusichall.org/ tickets/index.asp FREIGHT TRAIN | 9 pm | Inn On the Blues, 7 Ocean Ave, York Beach | $5 | 207.776.5100 RENAISSANCE | 8 pm | Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Rd, Londonderry, NH | sold out | 603.437.5100 or tupelohalllondonderry.com RUSTIC OVERTONES | 7 pm | Bull Moose Music/Waterville, 14 Elm Plaza, Waterville | 207.861.5884

SAFE + DUEY MEADOWS + GLASS FINGERS + ALTERED GEE + CONJJJECTURE | 8 pm | Darkmouth Castle,

Portland | by donation

SEVENDUST + COAL CHAMBER + LACUNA COIL + STOLEN BABIES | 7 pm |

Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH | $28-33 | 603.929.4100 STS9 + ELIOT LIPP | 8:30 pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | $25-30 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland.com

SATURDAY 20

Engine, 265 Main St, Biddeford | $6-8 | 207.229.3560 or feedtheengine.org

CORVETTES: “DOO WOP REVUE”

| Corvettes | 8 pm | Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St, Rochester, NH | $14-21 | 603.335.1992 CATIE CURTIS | 8 pm | Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | $39 | 207.935.7292 PAUL D’ANGELO | 7 & 9:30 pm | Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Rd, Londonderry, NH | $18 | 603.437.5100 or tupelohalllondonderry.com DAVE BERRY BAND | 9 pm | Inn On the Blues, 7 Ocean Ave, York Beach | $5 | 207.351.3221 DEAD SEASON | 2 pm | Bull Moose Music/Bangor, 665 Hogan Rd, Bangor | 207.262.0410

ANNA LOMBARD + MONIQUE BARRETT | 7 pm | The Brickhouse, 259 Broadturn Rd, Scarborough | 207.233.6755

DAVID MALLETT + MALLETT BROTHERS BAND | 7:30 pm | Strand

Theatre, 345 Main St, Rockland | $22 | 207.594.0070 GOO GOO DOLLS + MATT HIRES | 8 pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress St,

HORAFLORA + GLOCHIDS + ARKM FOAM + KIT DEMOS & FRANK TUREK | 8 pm | Strange Maine, 578

“NUIT D’AFRIQUE,” WITH VENUS LABELLE + ALAIN MPELA + TWISSA OWANGA + YABA ANGELOS | Venus

LaBelle + Alain Mpela + Twissa Owanga + Yaba Angelos | 7:30 pm | Roller World, 20 Atwood Dr, Topsham PHANTOM BUFFALO | 6 pm | Bull Moose Music/Portland, 151 Middle St, Portland | 207.780.6424 CHRIS ROSS | 4 pm | Bull Moose Music/Waterville, 14 Elm Plaza, Waterville | 207.861.5884

PHIL LA VALLEE + JAMESON SAVAGE | 1 pm | Spun, 266 Central Ave, Dover, NH | 603.742.6939

STEEL PANTHER + HILLBILLY HERALD | 8 pm | Hampton Beach Casino

Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH | $20-25 | 603.929.4100 JOE STEVENS | 4 pm | The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | $5 | 603.436.2400 TOUGHCATS | 1:30 pm | Bull Moose Music/Brunswick, 151 Maine St, Brunswick | 207.725.1289 TOUGHCATS | 8 pm | College of the Atlantic, Gates Community Center, 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor | 207.288.5015 WORRIED WELL | 6 pm | Bull Moose Music/South Portland, Mill Creek Plaza, 219 Waterman Dr, South Portland | 207.347.2400

“WUMF’S BATTLE OF THE BANDS”

| with Sonic Paradigm + Partials + Walking With Horses + 220s + Usual Suspects + Mad Mulligans + Resistance | 7 pm | University of Maine — Farmington, 111 South St, Farmington | 207.778.7000 or umf.maine.edu ZIPGUN BOMBER + CONNECTION | 2 pm | Bull Moose Music/Portsmouth, 82 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | 603.422.9525

SUNDAY 21

DEAN FORD | 6 pm | Bull Moose

AIMEE MANN + SHARON VAN ETTAN | 7:30 pm | Music Hall, 131

Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | $53-60 | 603.436.2400 or themusichall.org/ tickets/index.asp MIKE EFFENBERGER GROUP | 1 pm | Engine, 265 Main St, Biddeford | $6-8 | 207.229.3560 or feedtheengine.org

“SEACOAST SINGER SONGWRITER ROUND ROBIN,” WITH PETER SQUIRES + GUY CAPACELATRO III | 2

pm | The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | $10 | 603.436.2400 TOM SNOW + JOE WALSH | 7:30 pm | Mast Cove Galleries, Mast Cove Ln and

2013 MetroPolitan

Maine St, Kennebunkport | $25; BYOB | 207.967.3453 or mastcove.com

117 MPG!

MONDAY 22

GARY CLANCY ENSEMBLE + BILL MOSELEY | 7 pm | University of Maine

— Augusta, Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Dr, Augusta | 207.621.3385

ONE MORE TIME [DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE] | 8 pm | State Theatre,

609 Congress St, Portland | $18-20 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland. com

$76 Per/Mo.

TUESDAY 23

IN TONES VOCAL ENSEMBLE + BILL MOSELEY + JOSHUA DESCHRERER | 7

pm | University of Maine — Augusta, Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Dr, Augusta | 207.621.3385

2013 ruckus

114 MPG!

WEDNESDAY 24

GREAT BIG SEA | 7:30 pm | State Theatre, 609 Congress St, Portland | $32.50-46.50 | 207.956.6000 or statetheatreportland.com UMA BIG BAND + PORTLAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA | 7 pm | University of

Maine — Augusta, Jewett Auditorium, 46 University Dr, Augusta | 207.621.3385 UNH STUDENT JAZZ COMBOS | 8 pm | University of New Hampshire, Johnson Theatre, 30 College Rd, Durham, NH | 603.862.2404 or unh. edu/theatre-dance/productions. html

$96 Per/Mo.

2013 PcX 150

“WARD MCDONALD’S PEI FIDDLE CAMP REVIEW” | 7 pm | Skye The-

102 MPG!

atre, 2 Highland Dr, Carthage | $15 | 207.562.4445

THURSDAY 25

MARCIA GALLAGHER + SEAN MORIN | 7 pm | University of Maine — Au-

$96 Per/Mo. Free DeliVerY to PortlanD area

SPRING SERVICE SPECIAL 3/25 - 4/25

PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO + BRYNN MARIE | 8 pm | Hamp-

ton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH | $33-56 | 603.929.4100 LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE | 8 pm | Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd, Brownfield | 207.935.7292 USM JAZZ ENSEMBLE | 7:30 pm | University of Southern Maine — Gorham, Corthell Concert Hall, 37 College Ave, Gorham | 207.780.5256

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DANCE PARTICIPATORY SUNDAY 21

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1-800-433-6641 or 207-839-5522

Proudly Featuring Head Chef John Dugans and Head Brewer Rob Prindall GUEsT TAP

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April 22 EArth DAy!!

Hike Bald Pate Mountain with Loon Echo Trust Then Join Them At The Pub For Live Music By The Highland String Trio And A Silent Auction For Lelt @5Pm Enjoy A Pint Of Bray’s Bald Pate Rye: Bray’s Donates A Quarter From Each Pint To Loon Echo Land Trust To Preserve Open Spaces In The Lakes Region!

KENtUCKy DErBy DAy @ BrAy’S MAy 4: FOUNDERS KENTUCKY BREAKFAST STOUT ON TAP & BREAKFAST @10AM!

678 Roosevelt Trail, At the Light in Naples, ME • (207) 693-6806 • www.braysbrewpub.com

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TUESDAY 23

WINE TASTING | 6 pm | Frontier Cafe,

Listings

Fort Andross, 14 Maine St, Brunswick | $10 | 207.725.5222 or explorefrontier.com

WEDNESDAY 24

CUMBERLAND FARMERS’ MARKET | Continued from p 23

PERFORMANCE THURSDAY 18

a Cut aBoVE uSDa PriME, choice & Select ten quality standards ensure the brand’s premium name.

NATALIE JOHNSON: “AGEN: INDEPENDENT STUDY IN DANCE” | 7 pm

| Bowdoin College, Wish Theater, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3253

THEATER & DANCE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL | | Colby College, Strider

Theater, Runnals Building, 4520 Mayflower Hill, Waterville | 207.859.4520

VIVID MOTION: “THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD” | Thurs-Sat 7:30

pm; Sun 2:30 pm | St Lawrence Arts & Community Center, 76 Congress St, Portland | $12, $6 youth 12 & under | 207.775.5568 | www.stlawrencearts.org

FRIDAY 19

155 Brackett St. Portland 774-7250 www.freShaPProachmarket.com Mon-Fri 8-7 • Sat 9-7 • Sun 9-5 we accePt EBT

THEATER & DANCE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL | See listing for Thurs VIVID MOTION: “THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD” | See listing for Thurs

SATURDAY 20

THEATER & DANCE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL | See listing for Thurs VIVID MOTION: “THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD” | See listing for Thurs

SUNDAY 21

THEATER & DANCE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL | See listing for Thurs VIVID MOTION: “THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD” | See listing for Thurs

EVENTS MONDAY 22

“SURF & BOWL” | benefit with raffle

& music by Caroline Cotter | 4 pm | Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St, Portland | 207.791.2695

THURSDAY 25

“LUCIANA GRIMALDI’S FASHION SHOW,” WITH KRISTINA KENTIGIAN | Kristina Kentigian | 7:30 pm | Spread, 100 Commercial St, Portland | $10-15

FOOD SATURDAY 20

WINTER FARMERS’ MARKET | 9 am

| Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St, Portland | 207.780.0118 or maineirish.com

10 am | Allen, Sterling, & Lothrop, 191 US Rte 1, Falmouth

POETRY & PROSE THURSDAY 18

GIBSON FAY-LEBLANC + CHRISTOPHER LOCKE + CHRISTIAN BARTER |

UPSTAIRS: “BEAT NIGHT,” JAZZ & POETRY | with David Amram | 7 pm |

“THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF OCEAN USE PLANNING: THE LAST WILD WEST” | with Susan Farady |

TUESDAY 23

“LET ME DECIDE: MAKE GE LABELING THE LAW” | 7 pm | Local Sprouts

JEN BLOOD | discusses her novel

Southern Cross | 7 pm | York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd, York | 207.363.2818

OPEN MIC & POETRY SLAM WITH PORT VERITAS | semi-qualifiers with

musical performance by Immense Porpoise | 7 pm | Bull Feeney’s, 375 Fore St, Portland | 207.773.7210

“THE POET OF AVON: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON SHAKESPEARE’S LESSKNOWN POETRY” | 7 pm | RiverRun Bookstore, 142 Fleet St, Portsmouth, NH | 603.431.2100 or riverrunbookstore.com

“WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BEAT NIGHT” | readings | 8:30 pm | Press

Room, 77 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH | 603.431.5186

WEDNESDAY 24

FRANK BIDART | reads his poetry |

7:30 pm | Phillips Exeter Academy, Assembly Hall, Front St, Exeter, NH | 603.777.3450

“THE CAFE REVIEW,” LAUNCH EVENT | readings & music with

151 Middle St, Portland | 207.370.1890

SUNDAY 21

THURSDAY 25

Press Room, 77 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH | 603.431.5186

SATURDAY 20

GIBSON FAY-LEBLANC + CHRISTOPHER LOCKE | read their poetry | 5

pm | RiverRun Bookstore, 142 Fleet St, Portsmouth, NH | 603.431.2100 or riverrunbookstore.com

“RHYTHMIC CYPHER” OPEN MIC & POETRY SLAM | with Lauren

Elma Frament + Rea Sowan | 7 pm | Dobra Tea, 151 Middle St, Portland | 207.370.1890

AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS | discusses

MONDAY 22

OPEN MIC POETRY NIGHT WITH PORT VERITAS | with Robin Merrill |

9 pm | Mama’s Crowbar, 189 Congress St, Portland | 207.773.9230

STORYTELLING OPEN MIC WITH CONOR MCGRATH | 8 pm | Slainte, 24 Preble St, Portland | 207.828.0900

TALKS THURSDAY 18

“THE ART OF RECIPROCITY: REKINDLING THE EXCHANGE OF WILD AFFECTION” | with Susie O’Keeffe | 4 pm | College of the Atlantic, Gates Community Center, 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor | 207.288.5015

“BEATRIX FARRAND: PRIVATE GARDENS, PUBLIC LANDSCAPES” | with

Judith Tankard | 7 pm | Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St, Portland | 207.774.1822 or mainehistory.org

“BEHAVIORAL & ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF RARE & COMMON SEABIRDS IN NEW ZEALAND” | with

Mark E. Hauber | 4 pm | Bowdoin College, Druckenmiller Hall, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3567

“BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE DICTION IN CLASSICAL SINGING” | with Jenni Cook | 12:30 pm | University of New Hampshire, Memorial Union Building, 83 Main St, Durham, NH | 603.862.2600 or unhmub.com

“FERAL BENGA: AN AFRICAN MUSE OF HOMO-UTOPIA” | with James

Smalls | 4:30 pm | Bowdoin College, Visual Arts Center, Beam Classroom, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3000

“FRANCES PERKINS: LESSONS FROM A MAINE RESIDENT & NEW DEAL LEADER” | with Laura A. Fort-

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

“THE KALEIDOSCOPE OF ANCIENT GREEK MUSIC” | with Paul Christiansen | 7 pm | University of Southern Maine — Portland, Wishcamper Center, 44 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4141

noon | University of New England — Biddeford, Marine Science Center, Biddeford | 207.602.2440

Cooperative, 649 Congress St, Portland | 207.899.3529 or localsproutscooperative.com “MAXIMUM USE-RE-USE” | Architalx lecture with Janna Levitt | 6 pm | $10 | 6 pm | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland | $10 | 207.775.6148 or portlandmuseum.org “MONETARY THEORY AT MIT” | with Perry Mehrling | 4 pm | Bowdoin College, Hubbard Hall, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3340 “THE PENINSULA SCHOOL” | studentled art discussions | 1-2 pm | ICA at MECA, 522 Congress St, Portland | 207.879.5742 PILAR NADAL: “UP UNTIL NOW” | 12:30 pm | 12:30 pm | Maine College of Art, Osher Hall, 522 Congress St, Portland | 800.699.1509 “PER KIRKEBY’S HEAVY METAL” | with Sarah K. Rich | 7 pm | 7 pm | Bowdoin College, Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3567

“RECYCLING, SUSTAINABILITY, & CLIMATE CHANGE?” | with Travis

Wagner | 7 pm | University of Southern Maine, Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St, Portland | 207.780.4249

“SLOW FOOD & ITS HEALTH BENEFITS” | noon | University of Maine —

Augusta, Randall Student Center, 46 University Dr, Augusta | 207.621.3000

“WHERE DO (IN)CORRECT IDEAS COME FROM?” | with Richard N. Boyd | 5:30 pm | University of New England — Biddeford, Marcil Hall, 11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford | 207.602.2440

FRIDAY 19

“EXPLORING BOLLYWOOD” | film screening & discussion | Fri-Sun Fri + Sun 6 pm; Sat 1 pm | University of Maine — Farmington, Roberts Learning Center, 111 South St, Farmington | 207.778.7090 “NDAA & THE CURRENT THREATS TO CIVIL LIBERATION” with Debra

Sweet | call for time | Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 96 Harlow St, #100, Bangor | 207.942.9343

“PRIVACY-CONSCIOUS INFORMATION SHARING IN ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES” | with Anna Squic-

ciarini | 3:30 pm | Bowdoin College, Searles Science Building, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3567

“RELIGION, VIOLENCE, & POP CULTURE” | with Randal Cummings

| 11:45 am | University of Maine — Farmington, Olsen Student Center, 111 South St, Farmington | 207.778.7409 or 207.778.7347

“SOFIA: THE HISTORY OF EUROPE”

| 3:30 pm | University of New Hampshire, Memorial Union Building, 83 Main St, Durham, NH | 603.862.2600 or unhmub.com

SATURDAY 20

“EXPLORING BOLLYWOOD” | See

listing for Fri

“NDAA & THE CURRENT THREATS TO CIVIL LIBERATION” | with Debra

Sweet | 2:30 pm | Belfast Free Library, 106 High St, Belfast | 207.797.7240 or belfast.lib.me.us

SUNDAY 21

“COOPERATION, COMMUNITY, COMPLEXITY” | Earth Day celebration | 10

am | College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor | 207.288.9500 “EXPLORING BOLLYWOOD” | See listing for Fri

“GRIDLOCK IN WASHINGTON: HOW IT CAME ABOUT, & HOW IT CAN BE ENDED” | with Barney Frank | 7 pm | Colby College, Diamond Building, 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville | 207.859.4000

“NDAA & THE CURRENT THREATS TO CIVIL LIBERATION” | with Debra Sweet | 11 am | Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant St, Brunswick | 207.725.5242 or curtislibrary.org

“NDAA & THE CURRENT THREATS TO CIVIL LIBERATION” | with Debra

Sweet | 6 pm | Unitarian Universalist Church of Portland, 524 Allen Ave, Portland | 207.797.7240

MONDAY 22

“CARING FOR THE INVISIBLE

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PATIENT: HOW PROVIDERS CAN ADVANCE LGBTQ HEALTH JUSTICE” | 6 pm | University of Southern Maine — Portland, Masterson Hall, Bedford St, Portland

“ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PLANNING” | 10 am | Portland CareerCenter, 185 Lancaster St, Portland | 207.775.5891

“GLOBAL BUDGETS, PAYMENT REFORM, & SINGLE PAYER: UNDERSTANDING VERMONT’S HEALTH REFORM” | 9 am | University of Southern Maine — Portland, Wishcamper Center, 44 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4141

“POINCARÉ AND THE GREAT CHAOS SCANDAL” | with Daniel Goroff | 4:15

pm | Bowdoin College, Searles Science Building, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3567

“RISKY DECISIONS: CHOICE, CHANCE, & CLASSROOM CALCULATIONS” | with Daniel Goroff | 7:30 pm

| Bowdoin College, Searles Science Building, 3900 College Station, Brunswick | 207.725.3567

“WICKED PROBLEMS, INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION, & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT” | with Herb Childress | 4 pm | University of Southern Maine — Portland, Wishcamper Center, 44 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4141

TUESDAY 23

“FRENCH IN MAINE: A COMMUNITYBASED APPROACH” | with Chelsea

Ray & Doris Belisle-Bonneau | noon | University of Maine — Augusta, Katz Library, 46 University Dr, Augusta | 207.621.3447

“MALAGA ISLAND: A PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CONTROVERSIAL HIDDEN HISTORY OF A TINY ISLAND IN MAINE” | with

“SISSY BOYS, SLUTS, & THE REST OF US: CONFRONTING GENDER STEREOTYPES & VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA” | panel discussion with Jim

Messerschmidt + Dan Welter + Drew Wing + Emily Brostek + Amy Raina + Matthew Perry, with film screening of The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men | noon | University of Southern Maine — Portland, Wishcamper Center, 44 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4141

“TOWARD JUSTICE IN HEALTH CARE: A COMMUNITY DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, HEALTH CARE, & THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.” | with Michael Brennan +

Kenneth Lewis, et al. | 6 pm | Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Sq, Portland

WEDNESDAY 24

“ESSENTIALS OF COLLEGE PLANNING” | 10 am | Lewiston Career-

“PANEL DISCUSSION ABOUT HUMAN SERVICES” | noon | Museum L-A, Bates Mill Complex 1, 35 Canal St, Lewiston | 207.333.3881 or museumla.org

THURSDAY 25

“BISEXUALITY” | with Robyn Ochs | 7

pm | University of Southern Maine — Portland, Luther Bonney Hall, Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.5767 “THE BUSINESS OF POLITICS” | with Dan Demeritt + Jess Knox + Ted O’Meara + Barbara Raths | 5:30 pm | University of Southern Maine — Portland, Glickman Library, 314 Forest Ave, Portland | 207.780.4270

“ELECTRIFYING MAINE: THE CENTRAL MAINE POWER EXPERIENCE”

Maine — Farmington, Olsen Student Center, 111 South St, Farmington | 207.778.7347

“PALESTINIAN JOURNALISTS & THE MAKING OF US NEWS: AN UNLIKELY COLLABORATION” | with Amahl

Bishara | 7 pm | University of Southern Maine — Portland, Wishcamper Center, 44 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4141 “THE PENINSULA SCHOOL” | See listing for Thurs “PERSONALITY” | Architalx lecture with Matthias Hollwich | 6 pm | $10 | 6 pm | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland | $10 | 207.775.6148 or portlandmuseum.org

THEATER CENTER THEATRE | 207.564.8943

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM & THEATRE OF MAINE | 207.828.1234 | kitetails. com | 142 Free St, Portland | Through

Theater, Runnals Building, 4520 Mayflower Hill, Waterville | April 18-21: “New

ditorium, Great Falls School, 30 Academy St, Auburn | April 19-21: Nunsense | FriSat 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm | call for tickets

DRAMATIC REPERTORY COMPANY

| 800.838.3006 | dramaticrep.org | Portland Stage Company Studio Theater, 25A Forest Ave, Portland | April 18-28:

FREEPORT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | 207.829.4013 | freeportpac.

org | Freeport High School, 30 Holbrook St, Freeport | April 18-21: Cinderella | Thurs-Fri 7:30 pm; Sat 2 & 7:30 pm; Sun 2 pm | $10, $5 students

ST LAWRENCE ARTS & COMMUNITY CENTER | 207.775.5568 | stlawrencearts.

org | 76 Congress St, Portland | April 25:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE — GORHAM | 207.780.4141 | usm.maine.

versalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St, Auburn | April 19-20: The Vagina Monologues | Fri-Sat 7:30 pm | $7-10

ART GALLERIES AARHUS GALLERY | 207.338.0001 |

50 Main St, Belfast | aarhusgallery.com

CENTRAL MAINE ARTS GALLERY

| 207.858.0797 | 72 W Front St, Skowhegan | call for hours | Through April 30: works by Bernie Beckman + John Bozin

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 am4 pm; Sat noon-4 pm | Through May 11: “Fiddleheads & Springtime Pleasures,” mixed media group exhibition

COLEMAN BURKE GALLERY/BRUNSWICK | 207.725.5222 | Fort Andross,

14 Maine St, Brunswick | Mon-Sat 10 am-7 pm | Through May 25: Aaron T. Stephan: “Paths,” installation

COLEMAN BURKE GALLERY/PORTLAND | 207.725.3761 | 504 Congress St, Port City Music Hall Window, Portland

PORTLAND STAGE STUDIO THEATER | 207.774.0465 | 25A Forest Ave, Portland

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| 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 26: “Un-Themed & Varied: the Winter 2013 Exhibit,” mixed media group exhibition

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GLEASON FINE ART/BOOTHBAY HARBOR | 207.633.6849 | 31

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Through April 27: “Spring,” paintings by Anne Ireland + Henry Isaacs + Andrea Peters + sculpture by Carole Hanson GREEN HAND BOOKSHOP | 207.450.6695 | 661 Congress St, Portland | greenhandbooks.blogspot.com | Tues-Fri 11 am-6 pm; Sat 11 am-7 pm; Sun noon-5 pm | Through April 30: “Flights of Fancy,” oil paintings by Elise Smorczewski GREENHUT GALLERIES | 207.772.2693 | 146 Middle St, Portland | greenhutgalleries.com | Mon-Fri 10 am-5:30 pm; Sat 10 am-5 pm |

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| 207.828.0031 | 541 Congress St, Portland | Mon-Wed 10 am-6 pm; Thurs-Fri 10 am-8 pm; Sat 10 am-6 pm; Sun 1-4 pm | Through April 30: “Bill Paxton’s 20th Century Scenes: Locomotives, Ships, War Aircraft, & Maine Landscapes,” watercolor, acrylics, & oils MERRYMEETING ARTS CENTER | 207.710.0349 | Cathance Landing, 9 Main St, Bowdoinham | Sat 10 am-1 pm & by appointment | Through April 30: “Vernal Pools: Signs of Spring & Emerging Artists,” mixed media student exhibition MONKITREE GALLERY | 207.512.4679 | 263 Water St, Gardiner | Tues-Fri 10 am-6 pm;Sat noon-6 pm | Through May 25: “Lost Maps of Norumbega,” works by Ken Gross NAHCOTTA | 603.433.1705 | 110 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | nahcotta. com | Mon-Wed 10 am-6 pm; ThursSat 10 am-8 pm; Sun 11 am-5 pm | Through April 28: works by Jessica Alpern + Allison May Kiphuth + Helen Musselwhite PERIMETER GALLERY | 207.338.0968 | 96 Main St, Belfast | Tues-Sat 7 am-5 pm; Sun 8 am-2 pm | Through May 12: “Big Top,” sculpture by Paul Oberst PHOPA GALLERY | 207.317.6721 | 132 Washington Ave, Portland | WedSat noon-5 pm | Through May 4: “Timothy Whelan: Photographer as Collector,” photography | artist talk April 21 2 pm PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY | Cul-

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| Mon-Thurs 10 am-7 pm; Fri 10 am-6 pm; Sat 10 am-5 pm | Through June 13: “The Sea Within Us: Iconically Maritime in Fashion & Design” PROVIDENT BANK | 603.431.1114 | 21 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH | call for hours | Through May 31: “Two Ways of Seeing,” photography by Carol Van Loon + prints by Holly Elkins | reception April 25 5-8 pm RICHARD BOYD GALLERY | 207.792.1097 | Island Ave. & Epps St., Peaks Island | Thurs-Sun 10 am-5 pm | Through April 30: “Off the Wall: Satire in Contemporary American Art,” mixed media group exhibition

MUSEUMS BATES COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART | 207.786.6158 | 75 Russell St, Olin Arts Center, Lewiston | bates.edu/museumabout.xml | Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm | Through May 25: “Selections from the Permanent Collection: Recent Acquisitions” + “Senior Exhibition 2013,” mixed media student works + “The Mind’s Eye,” graphite drawings by Dozier Bell

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 June 2: “Sense of Scale, Measure by Color: Art, Science, & Mathematics of Planet Earth” + “Simply Divine: Gods & Demigods in the Ancient Mediterranean” + “Transformative Gestures: Paintings of the Renaissance” + “Unity & Fragmentation: Selections from the Permanent Collection” | Through July 14: “Per Kirkeby: Paintings & Sculpture” COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC | 207.801.5733 | Blum Gallery, 105 Eden St, Bar Harbor | Tues-Sat 11 am-4 pm | Through April 19: “The Basics of Material Production,” student installation DYER LIBRARY/SACO MUSEUM | 207.283.3861 | 371 Main St, Saco | sacomuseum.org | Tues-Thurs noon-4 pm; Fri noon-8 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun noon-4 pm | Through April 20: “RSU 23 Student Art Show” 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 Sept 22: “Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth” | Through Nov 17: “Andrew Wyeth: Her Room,” tempera, watercolor, & pencil works | Through Dec 29: “American Treasures: Small Treasures,” sculpture | Through Jan 5, 2014: “A Wondrous Journey: Jonathan Fisher & the Making of Scripture Animals” | Through Feb 2, 2014: “American Treasures: Other Voices,” mixed media group exhibition FRYEBURG ACADEMY | 207.935.9232 | Eastman Performing Arts Center, 745 Main St, Fryeburg |

SALT INSTITUTE FOR DOCUMENTARY STUDIES | 207.761.0660 | 561

Congress St, Portland | salt.edu | TuesFri noon-4:30 pm | Through Feb 8: “Tinder: Maine Stories by Fall 2012 Graduates,” mixed media

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE MUSEUM OF ART | 207.561.3350 | Norumbega

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

| Free admission | Through June 8: “I-95 Triennial 2013,” mixed media group exhibition | Through June 8: John Bailly: “Piece of Mind,” mixed media | Ongoing: “Selections from the Permanent Collection”

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND — PORTLAND | 207.221.4499 | Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | une. edu/artgallery | Wed 1-4 pm; Thurs

1-7 pm; Fri-Sun 1-4 pm | Through May 12: “Maine Women Pioneers III: Worldview” | Ongoing: paintings & photography by Maine artists + labyrinth installation

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE — GORHAM | 207.780.5008 | Art Gal-

lery, USM Campus, Gorham | usm. maine.edu/~gallery | Tues-Fri 11 am-4

pm; Sat-Sun 1-5 pm | Through May 3: “Department of Art BFA Exhibition,” mixed media

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE — LEWISTON | 207.753.6500 | Atrium

Gallery, 51 Westminster St, Lewiston | usm.maine.edu/lac/art/exhibits.html |

Mon-Thurs 8 am-8 pm; Fri 8 am-4:30 pm | Free admission | April 19-June 7: “Pollination: Evolving Miracles,” mixed media group exhibition

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE — PORTLAND | 207.780.5008 | Area

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KERRYMEN PUB | 207.282.7425 |

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 EUREKA HALL RESTAURANT | 207.896.3196 | 5 School St, Stockholm 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 FIRE HOUSE GRILLE | 207.376.4959 | 47 Broad St, Auburn 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

KING EIDER’S PUB | 207.563.6008 | 2 Elm St, Damariscotta KJ’S SPORTS BAR | 603.659.2329 | North Main St, Newmarket, NH 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

151 Middle St, Portland

GARY’S RESTAURANT & SPORTS LOUNGE | 603.335.4279 | 38 Milton Rd, Rochester, NH

GATCH’S FOOD & SPIRITS |

207.364.2050 | 137 Rumford Ave, Rumford 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 HARLOW’S PUB | 603.924.6365 | 3 School St, Peterborough, NH

HIGHER GROUNDS COFFEEHOUSE AND TAVERN | 207.621.1234 | 119 Water St, Hallowell

HOLLYWOOD SLOTS | 877.779.7771 |

500 Main St, Bangor

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 IRON TAILS SALOON | 207.850.1142 | 559 Rte 109, Acton 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

THE KAVE | 207.469.6473 |

177 Silver Lake Rd, Bucksport KELLEY’S ROW | 603.750.7081 | 421 Central Ave, Dover, NH THE KENNEBEC WHARF | 207.622.9290 | 1 Wharf St, Hallowell

512 Main St, Saco

THE LOFT AT STRAFFORD FARMS | 603.742.7012 |

58 New Rochester Rd, Dover, NH

LOMPOC CAFE | 207.288.9392 | 36 Rodick St, Bar Harbor

M ROOM AT MILLENNIUM |

207.368.2352 | 416 Oxbow Rd, Palmyra 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 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 MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE | 207.443.6563 | Rte 1, Woolwich MOOSE ALLEY | 207.864.9955 | 2809 Main St, Rangeley MY TIE LOUNGE | 207.406.2574 | 94 Maine St, Brunswick MYRTLE STREET TAVERN | 207.596.6250 | 12 Myrtle St, Rockland NEWCASTLE PUBLICK HOUSE | 207.563.3434 | 52 Main St, Newcastle NOCTURNEM DRAFT HAUS | 207.907.4380 | 56 Main St, Bangor NONANTUM RESORT | 207.967.4050 | 95 Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport NORTH BEACH BAR AND GRILL | 603.967.4884 | 931 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach, NH 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 PENOBSCOT POUR HOUSE | 207.941.8805 | 14 Larkin St, Bangor 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 BOOK AND BAR | 617.908.8277 | 40 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH 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

READFIELD EMPORIUM | 207.685.7348 | 1146 Main St, Readfield THE RED DOOR | 603.373.6827 | 107 State St, Portsmouth, NH RI RA/PORTLAND | 207.761.4446 | 72 Commercial St, Portland RI RA/PORTSMOUTH | 603.319.1680 | 22 Market St, Portsmouth, NH RJ’S BAR AND GRILL | 83 Washington St, Dover, NH ROCK CITY ROASTERS & CAFE | 207.594.4123 | 316 Main St, Rockland THE ROOST | 207.799.1232 | 62 Chicopee Rd, Buxton ROOSTER’S | 207.622.2625 | 110 Community Dr, Augusta ROUND TOP COFFEEHOUSE | 207.677.2354 | Round Top Farm, Main St, Damariscotta RUDI’S | 603.430.7834 | 20 High St, Portsmouth, NH RUN OF THE MILL BREWPUB | 207.571.9648 | 100 Main St, Saco Island, Saco RUSTY HAMMER | 603.436.9289 | 49 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH 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/BANGOR | 207.947.8009 | 26 Front St, Bangor SEA DOG BREWING/SOUTH PORTLAND | 207.871.7000 | 125 Western Ave, South Portland

SEA DOG BREWING/TOPSHAM |

207.725.0162 | 1 Maine St, Great Mill Island, Topsham SEASONS GRILLE | 207.775.6538 | 155 Riverside St, Portland

SEBAGO BREW PUB/KENNEBUNK | 207.467.8107 | 67 Portland Rd, Kennebunk SHEEPSCOT GENERAL | 207.549.5185 | 98 Townhouse Rd, Whitefield SHOOTERS BILLIARDS BAR & GRILL | 207.794.8585 | 222B West Broadway, Lincoln SILVER HOUSE TAVERN | 207.772.9885 | 123 Commercial St, Portland SILVER SPUR | 207.345.3211 | 272 Lewiston St, Mechanic Falls SILVER STREET TAVERN | 207.680.2163 | 2 Silver St, Waterville SLAINTE | 207.828.0900 | 24 Preble St, Portland SLATES RESTAURANT AND BAKERY | 207.622.4104 | 169 Water St, Hallowell

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 SPRING HILL TAVERN | 603.431.5222 | Dolphin Striker, 15 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH SPRING POINT TAVERN | 207.733.2245 | 175 Pickett St, South Portland STONE CHURCH | 603.659.6321 | 5 Granite St, Newmarket, NH STYXX | 207.828.0822 | 3 Spring St, Portland SUDS PUB | 207.824.6558 | Sudbury Inn Main St, Bethel TAILGATE BAR & GRILL | 207.657.7973 | 61 Portland Rd, Gray T&B’S OUTBACK TAVERN | 207.877.7338 | 6 Jefferson St, Waterville TANTRUM | 207.404.4300 | 193 Broad St, Bangor 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 TOWNHOUSE PUB | 207.284.7411 | 5 Storer St, Saco TUG’S PUB | 207.633.3830 | Robinson Wharf, Southport 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 WATER STREET GRILL | 207.582.9464 | 463 Water St, Gardiner WHITE’S CUE CONNECTION | 207.657.2266 | Rte 100, Gray WIDOWMAKER LOUNGE | 207.237.6845 | Sugarloaf Mtn, Kingfield WOODMAN’S BAR & GRILL | 207.866.4040 | 31 Main St, Orono ZACKERY’S | 207.774.5601 | Fireside Inn & Suites, 81 Riverside St, Portland

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207-773-0002

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$ = $15 or less $$ = $16-$22 $$$ = $23-$30 $$$$ = $31 and up

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bohemia for business folk melding maine flavors with a new york viBe _B y Bria n duff Nietzsche thought that “however vigorously a man may seem to leap over from one thing into its opposite, closer observation will nonetheless discover the dovetailing where the new building grows out of the old.” So it is at the North Point, a new Old Port restaurant and drinking spot run by a transplanted New York restaurateur and his brother. The siblings came to Portland to escape the rat-race and try something different. But despite bohemian touches, the North Point retains some the feel of New York — not contemporary Brooklyn-hip but old-school Manhattan business culture. And there is nothing wrong with that. In fact North Point offers us a chance to re-appreciate our own Maine corporate culture. With its slower pace, friendlier tone, and relative lack of rapaciousness, it’s like New York 50 years ago. At North Point, instead of beards and skinny jeans, patrons are mostly well-coiffed in button-down shirts and slacks or a little black dress. They can afford a semipricey cocktail if it is thoughtful and well crafted, as it is at North Point. And they like to snack and imbibe in a handsome space, which North Point has created from what used to be a hair salon. The brick walls are decorated with huge mirrors and an appealingly eclectic group of paintings and photographs (much of it is

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the work of a third brother, it turns out). One of the proprietors greets you at the door, or at least stops by your table. They are warm and good talkers in the old New York style, sort of like Regis Philbin; the tables themselves are great looking but tiny, like Kelly Ripa. This is not a problem until you start ordering food — especially as the menu encourages sharing from several plates. It’s a menu that says: my kitchen is tiny but I care about food — an experience familiar to many New Yorkers. There are lots of cold meats in the form of patés and charcuterie, and a nice selection of cheeses. A pheasant paté was quite good — sweet but peppery with some gaminess, with a texture more meaty than creamy. Even better was a trio of juicy sausages — a spicy-smoky andouille, a sweet and fatty kielbasa, and a peppery rabbit — served with four sauces. The menu also features a number of flatbread sandwiches on tenur from the terrific Iraqi bakery Tandoor Bread and Restaurant on Forest Avenue. The sandwiches are grilled, but preserve what is best about this flatbread — its wheaty flavor, soft but chewy texture, and appealingly crisp exterior. North Point stuffs it with any number of fillings, from salmon to mushrooms to cured meats to brie, all mostly to good effect. A version made with local mushrooms was stuffed with thick slices of several dark, juicy, funky

varieties of fungi. Their flavor stood up to the sweetness of thick slices of fresh mozzarella topped with a schmear of blueberry puree. Bits of feta added some welcome saltiness. Another sandwich made with brie, apples, and pears plus a touch of peach chutney and honey was somewhat less successful. The flavors got lost in a single note of sweet. Taking up a bit of precious table space is North Point’s thoughtful and affordable wine list, printed on an empty bottle. The Punto Final malbec is dry and earthy, and a Byerskloof pinotage is appealingly quirky, with raspberry flavors. They also have a good selection of beers on draft, including local favorites as well as some less familiar choices.

In essence North Point offers us an escape from the unconventional, a safe haven for the settled and self-assured. It is nice that Portland could offer a refuge for these brothers, but it is also nice for us that they brought a taste of traditional New York culture along with them. Sure, corporations have screwed us all. But businesspeople in Maine, who just trying to make a buck, are not the real problem. If find some of these well-dressed folks next to you at their own tiny table, chat them up. You just might find you have similar tastes. ^

The NorTh PoiNT | 35 Silver St. | Mon. — Sat. 11am-1am, Sunday 3pm-12am | Visa/ MC/Amex | 207-899-3778

movie reviews in brief

xxx THe PLACe BeYOnD THe PineS

stunning debut feature, Zero Day (2003), deserves a much wider audience.

A motorcycle stunt rider (Ryan Gosling) discovers that the woman he loved and left a year earlier (Eva Mendes) has given birth to a son by him, and his half-baked decision to become a better father ends tragically. This naturalistic drama is ambitious to the point of being unwieldy, and after a while it begins trotting out familiar characters (Ray Liotta as a dirty cop) and situations (an execution in the woods, a la Miller’s Crossing). But once the story has advanced from one generation to the next and its thematic sweep has become apparent, these flaws seem much more tolerable. Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) directed a script he cowrote with Ben Coccio, whose

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140 MINUTES | R | NIckElodEoN + wESTbRook cINEMagIc

diVerSe PorTfolio charcuterie stars on the north point menu.

_J.r. Jones

128 MINUTES | Pg-13 | NIckElodEoN Like many Hollywood sports movies, this Jackie Robinson biopic seems to be pitched at high schoolers, but writer-director Brian Helgeland still manages a pretty absorbing account of Robinson’s rookie year as the first black player in major league baseball. Chadwick Boseman is appropriately anguished as Robinson, who struggles to control his rage as he absorbs a torrent of abuse from white fans, players, and officials. But ironically, the most valuable player here is Harrison Ford, giving one of the best performances of his career as Brooklyn Dodgers

The Place Beyond the Pines

manager Branch Rickey. At 70, Ford has finally grown into his curmudgeonly persona, and he digs into the role of Rickey, reconciling the deep feeling of Christian brotherhood and naked professional ambition that motivated him to give Robinson a shot. The strong supporting cast includes

Nicole Beharie, Christopher Meloni, Alan Tudyk, and John C. McGinley (as sportscaster Red Barber).

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_J.r. Jones

101 MINUTES | R | NIckElodEoN Danny Boyle’s twisty noir thriller

(adapted from a 2001 TV movie of the same name) begins with the sort of ludicrous premise that Fritz Lang or Otto Preminger might have tackled in the late 1940s. An art auctioneer (James McAvoy) hides a valuable painting during a heist but gets amnesia and forgets where he put it; improbably the chic gangster (Vincent Cassel) who organized the crime sends him to a hypnotherapist (Rosario Dawson) to recover the memory. An exacting filmmaker like Lang or Preminger might have given weight to the story’s psychological elements, but Boyle’s frantic, hodgepodge approach provides only fleeting pleasures. He seems to regard the project as little more than a stylistic exercise, trying out lots of cinematic devices without establishing a unifying perspective on the material.

_Ben sachs

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Unless otherwise noted, all film listings this week are for Friday, April 19 through Thursday, April 25. Times can and do change without notice, so do call the theater before heading out. For up-to-date film-schedule information, check the Portland Phoenix Web site at thePhoenix.com.

movi e Th e aTe r l is T ing s

dinner + movie Portland nICKElodEon CInEMaS 1 Temple St, Portland | 207.772.9751

PMa MoVIES

7 Congress Square, Portland | 207.775.6148

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

WEStBrooK CInEMaGIC

183 County Rd, Westbrook | 207.774.3456

adMISSIon | 11:50 am, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 10

tHE Call | 11:50 am, 2, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40

tHE CroodS | 11:50 am, 2:10, 4:30, 7, 9:20

EVEnInGStar CInEMa

Tontine Mall, 149 Maine St, Brunswick | 207.729.5486

alaMo tHEatrE

2, 6, 8

lEWISton FlaGSHIP 10

oXFord FlaGSHIP 7

Fri-Sat: 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 | Sun-Thu: 1, 3:45, 6:30

FrontIEr CInEMa

14 Maine St, Brunswick | 207.725.5222

no | Fri: 2, 5, 8 | Sat: 2 | Sun: 2, 5, 8 SEE GIrl rUn | Tue: 2 | Wed-Thu:

855 Lisbon St, Lewiston | 207.777.5010

tHE CroodS | Fri-Sat: 1:30, 4:10, 6:55,

lInColn tHEatEr 2 Theater St, Damariscotta | 207.563.3424

tHE CroodS | Fri-Sat: 7 | Sun: 2, 7 | Wed: 2, 7

lIVE BroadCaSt oF loVE StorIES BY tHE roYal BallEt: GISEllE | Sat: 1

narroW GaUGE CInEMaS

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

9:05

ColonIal tHEatrE

163 High St, Belfast | 207.338.1930

CHaSInG ICE | Sun: 4 | Mon: 7:15 | Thu: 7:15

42 | Fri: 6:15, 8:45 | Sat: 1:30, 6:15, 8:45 | Sun: 1:30, 7 | Wed: 4:10, 7 | Thu: 7 oBlIVIon | Fri: 6:25, 8:55 | Sat: 1:15, 6:25, 8:55 | Sun: 1:15, 7:10 | Wed: 4:25, 7:10 | Thu: 7:10 SCarY MoVIE 5 | Fri: 6:35, 8:25 | Sat: 1:45, 6:35, 8:25 | Sun: 1:45, 7:20 | Wed: 4:45, 7:20

raIlroad SQUarE 17 Railroad Sq, Waterville | 207.873.6526

adMISSIon | Fri-Sat: 12:05, 4:45 | Sun-Thu: 4:45

FUtUrE WEatHEr | Mon: 7 no | Fri: 4:40, 7, 9:15 | Sat: noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:15 | Sun: noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7 | Mon-Thu: 4:40, 7 on tHE road | Fri: 6:50, 9:10 | Sat: 2:10, 6:50, 9:10 | Sun: 2:10, 6:50 | TueWed: 6:50 tHE PlaCE BEYond tHE PInES | 4:30, 7:10 War WItCH | Thu: 7

rEEl PIZZa CInEraMa

33 Kennebec Place, Bar Harbor | 207.288.3828

a FIErCE GrEEn FIrE | Tue-Thu:

Sun-Thu: 1:30, 4, 6:30

Mon: TBA

tHE CroodS | Fri-Sat: 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 |

6:30 | Sat-Sun: 2

tHE Call | 9:40 tHE CroodS | noon, 2:15, 4:30, 6:55,

tHE CroodS | Fri-Sat: 1:40, 4, 6:55,

TBA

oZ tHE GrEat & PoWErFUl | Fri:

746 Center St, Auburn | 207.786.8605

1570 Main Street, Oxford | 207.743.2219

1 Freeport Village Station, Suite 125, Freeport | 207.865.9000

85 Main St, Bucksport | 207.469.0924

aUBUrn FlaGSHIP 10

Thu: 1, 3:50, 6:45

tHE PlaCE BEYond tHE PInES |

nordICa tHEatrE

MaInE

42 | Fri-Sat: 1, 3:50, 6:45, 9:30 | Sun-

See Girl Run

FroM UP on PoPPY HIll | Fri-

rEGal BrUnSWICK 10 19 Gurnet Rd, Brunswick | 207.798.3996 Call for shows & times.

SaCo CInEMaGIC & IMaX

783 Portland Rd, Rte 1, Saco | 207.282.6234

tHE CroodS | 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:25, 9:40

EVIl dEad | 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 7:50, 10 42 | 12:30, 3:50, 7, 9:50 G.I. JoE: rEtalIatIon | 1, 4, 7:30,

9:55

tHE HoSt | 4, 9:55 IdEntItY tHIEF | 1, 4:15, 7:30, 10 JUraSSIC ParK 3d — IMaX | noon,

SMIttY’S CInEMaBIddEFord

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

CloUdY WItH a CHanCE oF MEatBallS | Sat: noon, 3 tHE CroodS | Fri-Sat: 12:30, 3:30,

SCarY MoVIE 5 | Fri-Sat: 12:30, 7:30, 10 | Sun: 12:30, 4, 7:30 | Mon-Thu: 4, 7:15 tHE SMUrFS | Fri: noon, 3

SMIttY’S CInEMaSanFord

1364 Main St, Sanford | 207.490.0000 Call for shows & times.

SPotlIGHt CInEMaS

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

StonInGton oPEra HoUSE

tHE InCrEdIBlE BUrt WondErStonE | Fri-Sun: 7

Strand tHEatrE

345 Main St, Rockland | 207.594.0070

lIVE BroadCaSt oF BodaS dE SanGrE + SUItE FlaMEnCa | Wed: 7

tHE GatEKEEPErS | Fri: 5:30, 8 | Sun: 1, 6 | Mon: 7 | Tue: 1, 7 | Thu: 7 WHErE tHE traIl EndS | Sun: 3:30

tHoMaSton FlaGSHIP 10

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

WEllS FIVE Star CInEMa

75 Wells Plaza, Rte 1, Wells | 207.646.0500 Call for shows & times.

Call for shows & times.

FIlM SPECIalS

BanGor oPEra HoUSE

131 Main St, Bangor | 207.942.3333

a PlaCE at tHE taBlE | Fri: 7

BoWdoIn CollEGE

Visual Arts Center, Kresge Auditorium, Brunswick | 207.725.3000

nEnEttE | Mon: 7 SWItCH | Tue: 7:30

CEntEr tHEatrE

20 East Main St, Dover Foxcroft | 207.564.8943

laGaan | Sun: 2

SKIdoMPHa PUBlIC lIBrarY

184 Main St, Portland | 207.563.5513

tHE aFrICan QUEEn | Mon: 6:30

SPaCE GallErY

538 Congress St, Portland | 207.828.5600

HErMan’S HoUSE | Wed: 7:30 It’S a dISaStEr | Sat: 7:30

UnIVErSItY oF MaInE — aUGUSta

Klahr Center, 46 University Dr, Augusta | 207.621.3530

aS WE ForGIVE | Tue: 11:45 am FaSt Food natIon | Tue: 9 am tHE laSt SUrVIVor | Thu: noon

nEW HaMPSHIrE tHE MUSIC Hall

28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth | 603.436.9900

2013 oSCar noMInatEd SHort FIlMS: anIMatEd | Wed: 7 2013 oSCar noMInatEd SHort FIlMS: lIVE aCtIon | Thu: 7

rEGal FoX rUn StadIUM 15

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

UnIVErSItY oF MaInE — FarMInGton

Roberts Learning Center, 111 South St, Farmington | 207.778.7182

dEEWar | Fri: 6 laGo raHo MUnna BHaI | Sat: 1 tHrEE IdIotS | Sun: 6

UnIVErSItY oF SoUtHErn MaInE — Portland

Lee Community Hall, Wishcamper Center, Bedford St, Portland | 207.228.8096

tHE Bro CodE: HoW ContEMPorarY CUltUrE CrEatES SEXISt MEn | Tue: noon

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_by syMbo line Da i This period of quarter moon to full moon is the best time to take projects and relationships to the next level. Couple that with spring fever, and if the allergies don’t get you, figure more progress will be made now than at any other time of the month. Since the sun is moving into Taurus, the sign of finance, security, and pretty objects, bigger payoffs are in the works. Feel like gardening? Me too. Days for planting include Thursday, Sunday, and Monday. But any day is fine for buying seeds.

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thursday april 18

“freestylin”

Across 1 it’s about two weeks into the month 5 1959 post-apocalyptic classic 15 Fine covering 16 Sweltering, perhaps 17 Box a bit 18 Bold evening wear 19 one of the oasis brothers 21 non-professional 22 celeb who tweeted about hemp oil for cancer treatment 27 Struggle in ancient Greek drama 31 “te ___” (Valentine’s card phrase) 32 microseism 33 Acronym that triggered protest blackouts in 2012 34 Willie mays’ first wife 36 two fives for ___ 37 palm with berries 38 Suffix meaning “form of government” 39 like some minimums

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40 melinda’s husband 41 Self-made leader 43 System where A = 4 44 Fairy tale figures 45 Fred in the oldest surviving motion picture 46 ___ quam videri 47 turn in front of traffic, maybe 49 twisted Sister frontman Snider 51 ___ occasion (never) 52 Street View’s program 59 Seymour Skinner’s love interest, once 61 lacking substantiation 62 Folk singer phillips 63 they hold a biker’s stuff 64 Silents star ___ negri 3

Waxing moon in leo, moon void-of-course 5:06 pm until 8:08 pm Saturday. Sun moves into taurus. We’re in the middle of spring, and leo moons bring out the urge to party long and hard into the night. or to act like a child. this should be right in the comfort zone for Aries, Sagittarius, leo, libra, Aquarius, Gemini, Virgo, capricorn, pisces, and cancer. taurus, Aquarius, and Scorpio: look before you leap. 10

saturday april 20

Friday april 19

Down 1 contacts, in a way 2 tactful affairs 3 Actor from “caprica” and “nYpd Blue” 4 Winning coach in Super Bowl iV 5 Word before town or Gang 6 compass pt. 7 not yet known: abbr. 8 rapcore band ___ pe 9 drink flavored with bergamot orange rind 10 orange county city 11 Simple 12 crunch targets 13 the indians, on scoreboards 14 Fellows 20 debunked idea 22 easily broken 23 Frosting ingredient 24 mxpx vocalist mike 25 o 26 What the rich need, according to the riddle 28 Stopped procrastinating on 29 running 30 Sid’s comedy partner on “caesar’s hour” 35 like some Bible pages 42 city where 60-down was formed 48 Winning, but not by much 50 Airline that translates as “skywards” 52 Gloomy sort 53 ___ whim 54 Former california military base 55 the 100, in “1 vs. 100” 56 chris’s “Suburgatory” co-star 57 identify 58 campus protest gp. restarted in 2006 60 “take on me” group

First quarter moon in cancer. moon void-of-course 8:31 am to 11:13 am when it moves into leo. A turning point for decisions made or executed around last Wednesday’s new moon. cancer moons bring a craving for comfort (food, furniture), and leo moons help shine a spotlight. So a confusing time for Aries, taurus, Aquarius, and capricorn, but full of positive momentum for Scorpio, cancer, pisces, leo, Virgo, Sagittarius, libra, and Gemini. 9

Waning moon in leo, moon void-of-course until 8:08 pm when it moves into Virgo. An all-day void-of-course moon makes for unexpected company, surprising pleasures, and unasked for gaity. not fun for the anchorites, but excellent for extroverts and Aries, Sagittarius, leo, libra, Aquarius, Gemini, Virgo, capricorn, pisces, and cancer. impatience could be a theme for taurus, Aquarius, and Scorpio. that, or a crazy haircut. 11

sunday april 21

Waxing moon in Virgo. Great day for family gatherings, but please watch for being “picky,” particularly if you’re Virgo, Aries, pisces, Sagittarius, Gemini, or Aquarius. cleaning is a theme. So is upgrading a health program. or buying a bunch of vitamins you really don’t need. efficiency and order could be a pleasure for libra, leo, taurus, capricorn, and Virgo. you folks could also have your acquisitive impulses activated. 12

Monday april 22

Waxing moon in Virgo, moon void-of-course 2:02 am until 3:25 am Wednesday. earth day. earth sign moons on a monday prompt long-term thinking. So, as you try to recycle that paper earth day coffee cup a third time, work on projects that will unfold slowly and deliberately. this is no time to rush — you hear me Sagittarius, pisces, and Gemini? cancer, leo, Virgo, libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, capricorn, Aquarius, Aries, and taurus: beauty consoles. Be your least noodgy and most gracious self. 13

tuesday april 23 12

Waxing moon in libra, moon void-of-course 12:56 a.m. to 9:06 a.m. Seeing both sides isn’t easy except when the moon is in libra. it’s a fine day for evaluating a partnership and finding areas of improvement. capricorn, Aries, and cancer could grumble if asked to do something outside of what they understand is their “zone.” much more flexible are leo, Virgo, libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Gemini, pisces, and taurus. 14

Wednesday april 24 13

Waxing moon in libra, moon void-of-course 8:12 am until 6:25 am thursday. excellent for a utilitarian hair-cut, deep cleaning, and taking that fine-toothed comb to text or numbers. tomorrow is the full moon, so you may find others bubbling over with energy that is — shall we say — completely bonkers? cancer, Aries, and capricorn — others may think you’re bonkers. You may just think you’re “getting on with things.” leo, Virgo, libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Gemini, pisces, and taurus: watch those scales tip and tip again. 15

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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