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The idea that an implausible number of teachers must retire to stave off the prospect of more program eliminations is a convenient way for the administration to cut programming.
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USM says it has no money, and the best way to make money is by firing the revenue makers. Or at least that’s what it sounded like when President David Flanagan’s administration resolutely forged ahead with a new round of cuts at the University of Southern Maine on Monday. The university community received an email from Provost Joseph McDonnell midday slating 50 professors for retrenchment, and citing an “academic alignment to improve student access, close a $16 million dollar structural gap without a tuition hike, and initiate transition to Metropolitan University model.” The email details a plan to reduce the number of professors per academic department through voluntary retirements before October 20. If not enough faculty retire to bring down the numbers, though, the administration says it will announce a set of layoffs no later than the end of the month. This was distressing news for students already trying to figure out what they’ll put their degree towards after college. According to one student who spoke at the conference, “My major is planning on being merged with mathematics and chemistry. When you’re looking
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into grad school, a mixed major is not what they’re looking for.” Conference organizers spoke to the near impossibility of ‘teaching out’ students majoring in programs which could lose up to 5 faculty each. “We all have our own areas of expertise,” said Associate Professor of Musicology Paul Christiansen. According to Christiansen, who teaches an undergraduate program in Musicology and Music at USM’s School of Music, “if these retrenchments were to go forward, we would not only lose the only music historian in the program, but we would also lose the only composer. The Bachelor of Music in Composition would be defunct.” But the layoff proposal isn’t as cut and dry as it might seem, once you unpack the passive-aggressive rhetoric. McDonnell wrote in the email that the school employs 100 instructors eligible for retirement. The retirements and layoffs are consistent with the administration’s attempt to reconfigure small degree departments into more interdisciplinary programs, and yet the prospect of getting 100 people to retire is daunting for any “business”—if they don’t get enough to retire, the
administration expects they’ll be forced to cut programs. It seems two things are happening here. Older professors are being pressured to retire to save the jobs of their younger colleagues, despite any retirement plans they may or may not have begun preparing for. The standard retirement age in the US currently stands at 65, and is gradually creeping toward 67, reflecting rising living costs upon older Americans. And yet administrators at publicly funded universities are more willing to offer retirement packages that can in some way be characterized as “comprehensive” to people who are almost 12 years younger than the average age of retirement, rather than enter into any talk of long-term collective bargaining. Secondly, the idea that an implausible number of teachers must retire to stave off the prospect of more program eliminations is a convenient way for the administration to cut programming, hence ensuring the transition into a trademarked “Metropolitan University” model, whereby the liberal arts become useful only once they are diluted into unspecialized curricula, and when they can be broken down into more easily digestible concepts of job-readiness and corporate literacy. USM’s faculty union, AFUM, can file a grievance on behalf of the faculty, if the union feels as if one or more teaching contracts have been violated. Ultimately, AFUM has the power to file an injunction against the UMS system, which would essentially raise the issue to a legal level, and block administrators from taking any more steps towards layoffs or eliminations. Susan Feiner, professor and co-chair of AFUM, said at the conference “AFUM wants to let administrations know, if they didn’t already, that AFUM opposes these cuts and that we will be supporting faculty as they go forward with grievances.”
_Caroline O’Connor
portland’s historic preservation board voted last Wednesday in favor of creating a historic preservation district on house island, a prominent land mass in portland harbor that’s slated for private development. the nearly two dozen members of the public who testified at the board’s meeting generally fell into two camps: those who view house island as a site rich with historical significance worth protecting, and those who believe that, history aside, it would be “appalling” (in the words of one businessman) for the board to impose the designation on the island shortly after its purchase by a developer. many in the latter camp also argued that nothing particularly important happened on the 24-acre island anyway. the board’s vote will serve as a recommendation to the planning board and city council, which has the final say on whether to create the designation. if approved, the historic preservation district will not block development. instead, owners would be required to seek approval for construction or improvements that are visible from a “public way,” which in this case includes the water around the island. rick romano, the board’s chair, assured the public that the process does not involve the city dictating to property owners what they can and can’t do. “it’s a collaborative process,” he said. “it’s not something that people should be scared of.” Greater portland landmarks director hilary basset pointed out that the designation would also qualify the island’s owners for various preservation grants and tax incentives. house island has long been singled out as a potentially endangered historical site. but relatively few people have the chance to visit the island since it can be reached only by private boat, and the cushing family, which purchased it in 1954, has forbid visitors from landing on its beaches without invitation. in the past they’ve offered commercial tours, but in recent years they’ve been more focused on selling the property. last may, a local developer, michael Scarks, finally paid $2.5 million for the island, along with its three houses, 206-year-old fort and several beaches. he plans to build luxury homes. the only three buildings currently standing were all part of the federal immigration and quarantine station that led the island to become known as the “ellis island of the north.” during its operation from 1907 to 1936, thousands of immigrants were processed, and often detained, before being allowed into the US, where many caught the Grand trunk railroad in portland on their way to start new lives in canada. the barracks that still remains on the island was designed to hold up to 600 people. the other historic structure that occupies the island is 206-year-old Fort Scammel, which president thomas Jefferson ordered built to protect portland harbor. most of the fort is underground, but its exposed granite wall that curves along the southern end of the island is one of the most distinct landmarks visible from the city’s main shipping channel. the fort’s interior, for those lucky or sneaky enough to get inside, features large tunnels, parapets, and expansive rooms constructed with gorgeous brick and stonework, much of which was added during the civil War. Scarks announced at the board meeting that he had just sold the parcel of the island with the immigration station buildings to christina and Vincent mona, a couple from maryland who also own a home in cape elizabeth. the couple said they plan to carefully preserve the structures. but mr. mona joined with Scarks in vigorously opposing the historic preservation district due to concerns it would slow down his plans. mona also said the public lost any right to have a say in the island’s preservation by failing to purchase it when it was for sale. Whether or not the public should have the right to intervene, the island’s history extends well beyond its existing structures. it was used for centuries for curing fish and was the site of one of the state’s first lobster pounds. it is also thought to be where christopher levett, the first european to plant a settlement in casco bay, built his house in 1623. levett was quick to develop friendly relations with the local abenaki, who visited him often. it seems unlikely that the island’s newest inhabitants, who have made clear their conviction that property rights trump public interest, will be as hospitable to today’s locals. _Zack Anchors
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Here comes sickness Forget Ebola. Emily Cain has been diagnosed with a far deadlier ailment: Libby Mitchell Disease. Cain is a Democratic state senator and candidate for Congress in Maine’s 2nd District. After easily winning the June primary, she was supposed to cruise into office in November because she’s smart and likable, while her opponent is a Tea Party extremist from the 1st District with an obnoxious personality and a history of losing elections. That’s probably what would have happened if Cain hadn’t become infected with the dreaded Mitchell virus, which is always fatal to political ambitions and for which there is no cure. This illness is named after the Democrats’ 2010 gubernatorial nominee, who finished a distant third in the race with just 19 percent of the vote, due to a lackluster campaign style, a failure to respond to attacks by her opponents and cluelessness about public discontent with the economy. The Cain brain trust must have picked up the virulent germs while reading the Mitchell playbook. In western Maine, where I live, Cain’s campaign is invisible. No lawn signs. No phone calls. No candidate appearances. When I mentioned this to a prominent campaign strategist, that expert dismissed my observations. “That area is staunchly Republican,” the strategist said. “It doesn’t make sense for her to waste a lot of resources there.” But on a recent trip through heavily Democratic Androscoggin County, I spotted just a single Cain sign. It was in the window of the Dems’ Lewiston campaign office. I may have seen one of her TV spots, but it was so forgettable that it could have been selling some
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other candidate. Or dog food. Cain did win the backing of independent US Senator Angus King, whose earlier endorsement of independent Eliot Cutler’s gubernatorial bid failed to boost him to even Libby Mitchelllike numbers. My inbox is stuffed with emails from the Maine Republican Party containing semi-accurate attacks on Cain for votes she took in the Legislature. If her campaign has responded, it’s escaped my notice. Several reporters have told me they’ve had problems getting responses to queries from Cain or her staff. When the Portland Press Herald ran an article on how the congressional candidates stood on President Obama’s decision to authorize air strikes in Syria, Cain was the only politician the paper couldn’t reach. Even with these terrible symptoms, a feverish Cain would still have a chance to stagger to victory if her GOP opponent was running his typical campaign. In earlier unsuccessful tries for governor and US Senate, Bruce Poliquin displayed a disdainful attitude toward anyone who disagreed with him, including potentially persuadable voters who took issue with any of his hard-right stands. This time, he’s doing things differently. Poliquin spent his two-year stint as state treasurer preparing for another run for major office. During that controversial tenure, he gradually came to realize that his propensity for engaging in confrontations with the media and ordinary citizens was doing him no good, having earned him a reputation as a blowhard with a hyper-inflated ego. He needed a new persona, preferably one that less accurately reflected his true self. Poliquin took lessons in how to appear pleasant. He began avoiding
reporters. He stonewalled efforts to set up debates with both Cain and independent Blaine Richardson, claiming Richardson wasn’t a serious candidate and didn’t deserve the honor of sharing a stage with such an esteemed public figure as himself. Obviously, those lessons on being pleasant weren’t entirely successful. Nevertheless, Poliquin’s revised approach—combined with Cain’s terminal case of Mitchell plague—has had the desired effect. A Press Herald poll released September 28 showed him leading the race by a solid 10 points. The same survey indicated his net favorability rating was up three points, while revealing that 43 percent of those polled didn’t know enough about Cain to have an opinion. If these numbers hold, they mean voters are about to send somebody to Washington who’s lived in their district for little more than a year (when he decided to run, Poliquin transferred his legal residency from the estate he owns in the 1st District town of Georgetown to his family’s summer place in Oakland, just over the border in the 2nd). They’ll be picking a rich guy (Poliquin is an exWall Street investment banker) to be the voice of one of the poorest areas in the northeast. They’ll be choosing someone with a history of ethically questionable activities (Poliquin ran a business while serving as treasurer, something not permitted by the state Constitution; he claimed a property tax deduction because parts of his Georgetown land were being used for tree harvesting, even though a deed restriction prevented any such activity). Congressman Poliquin? That’d be a diagnosis even scarier than electing Mitchell-infected Emily Cain. ^
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the way stagnation should be let me be clear: the assertion by Governor paul
lepage that maine is “Open for business” and our f long-held motto “the way life should be” are completely and hopelessly incompatible. and while that is in part due to circumstances like being the northeasternmost state in the union; having basically one major road to navigate the state; possessing a pretty small population compared to the size of our maine; and not having a ton of super-exploitable resources, i think the key reason is something else. a lack of diversity. no, not simply racial diversity, though some of that would help. Sure, the racial homogeneity of the state has hardly budged in the dozen or so years i’ve lived here; maine remains one of the two whitest states and has been for a very long time. it also isn’t a place that seems to be exploding with religious diversity—if there is any diversity of note at all, it is between the christians who go to church and the largely non-religious christians. but there are other problems of homogeneity that plague us, and are perhaps even more destructive to our present and corrosive to our future. We are an aging state, for one thing. the young leave to make their way in life, and often they never come back. and when they do, they are usually old (more on that in a moment). We are also a state where there are a ton of havenots and a very small number of haves. too many people here work hard at multiple jobs just so that they can still fail to make ends meet, and they are blessed with a governor who, based on recent statements, seems to erroneously believe that nearly half of maine’s ablebodied, working-age adults aren’t working and don’t want to. the truth is we are filled overwhelmingly with hardworking folks who are either dirt-poor, workingpoor, or one-paycheck-away-from-poor. but even worse, we are a state that clings to the notion that, despite all those troubling characteristics, we shouldn’t change. in my experience, talk of changing the maine’s character or direction is typically met with, “no, the way maine is now is what makes it worth living in.” So many people i know who have told me how they moved away when they were relatively young and then come back her to live out their retirements. they don’t want to try to earn their livings here, but they want to settle back here. maine seems to be a place for vacationers and retirees to enjoy, and for the vast majority of the residents to endure. and yet so many of those who live here and struggle also buy into the idea that we shouldn’t change. lumber, lobsters, blueberries, and tourist money aren’t going to cut it. Only about a hundred miles separate portland and boston—a place known for its prestigious academic and research institutions and respected high-tech, healthcare, and pharmaceutical/biotech markets. We have an amtrak line that can get people between those two points in a couple hours. We have our own success stories in the form of homegrown companies like idexx and Jackson labs. as boston becomes a place people can less and less afford, why can’t we be a satellite that emulates at least some of that research and hightech success? there is no reason. Unless we continue to stubbornly cling to the idea that maine, as it is right now, is the way life should be. if we continue on this path of homogeneity and continued sameness, we might as well be like the amish, holding to a cherished past and rejecting technological and economic progress. I’m pretty sure that won’t keep us open for business. ^
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what’s the plan? is portland’s development push a good thing for its citizens? _B y jim Ba u m er Once upon a time, Portland had a beautiful train station, Union Station, at the base of Congress on St. John Street. Completed in 1888, the Gothic architectural treasure (which included a 138-foot clock tower) symbolized the heyday of rail travel before being demolished in 1961, when it was replaced by an ugly strip mall that still sits on the former site of the city’s and state’s primary gateway. This demolition became symbolic of Portland’s urban renewal plan—the economic tool in vogue through the 1950s and into the 1960s. Cities across the country were focused on clearing out obstacles standing in the way of “progress” for the purpose of enticing suburbanites (many who had exited in droves after WWII) back downtown to shop and work. What had originally been considered “slum clearance,” according to the Portland Renewal Authority’s 1962 Annual Report, later was considered part of the overall urban renewal push by the city, kick-started by federal dollars appropriated through legislation like the Housing Act of 1949 (and subsequent acts). The administration of urban renewal was carried out by the Planning Board, and other organizations including the Portland Renewal Authority, and the Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce, “under whose auspices, a group of community leaders formed a Downtown Task Force, which is maintaining a continuing interest in the execution of this program.” Union Station wasn’t the only victim of that architectural purge 50 years ago. The city’s urban renewal plan also included construction of four major arterials into and out of Portland. While never fully implemented (the only one built was Franklin Arterial), decades later that car-centric model still afflicts Portland’s ability to lessen dependency on automobile travel. This month, plans were revealed to reverse the destruction of neighborhoods and the division of the city that made way for the arterial when it opened in 1970. Dating back to its founding, Portland’s economic model was one that relied on finding ways to extract value from perishable resources—trees; the ocean; and later, manufacturing—and direct that value elsewhere. Today, Portland’s prized asset is lifestyle and real estate. The city’s popularity as a destination city for foodies, and as a small city with culture and panache, has made Portland a hotspot for developers looking to leverage the value of the city’s real estate. The new development happening in Portland, like condos on Munjoy Hill, the expansion happening along India Street, a proposed high-rise in Bayside, all this is occurring because there is a hot market for real estate development that wasn’t there a
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few years ago. According to Herb Adams, historian and former state legislator, asset extraction and Portland’s economy have had a longstanding symbiotic relationship. “Abundant resources, readily removed,” explained Adams. Adams says that in the past, it was “lumber harvested and brought to Portland to make mast for schooners—Casco Bay has always provided fish, lobster, and other natural assets for shipping elsewhere.” “Portland during most of the twentieth century was a major northeastern manufacturing hub, with bountiful labor for making things and sending them away,” added Adams.
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Much like with the urban renewal plans for Portland 50 years ago, there is a similar cast involved in enacting new plans for the city, especially in the Bayside neighborhood, serving as one of the city’s last frontiers for developers to comb. The current guiding document is
A New Vision for Bayside (2000). Aspects in this plan look to mitigate bad decisions of the past—instead incorporating “mixed use, compact and intensive land development, and quick and convenient transit service (that) combine to make Bayside a neighborhood…model for the peninsula and beyond…free from dependence upon the automobile.” For artists, entrepreneurs, and others in Portland’s creative class—as well as many locals who don’t consider themselves artists but live and work in Portland because it’s a great city to inhabit—there is a growing concern that the recent spate of real estate development could force them to the fringes of the city, out to the suburbs, or even push new entrepreneurial activity south, to Biddeford or Saco, where rents and real estate are now more affordable. Kate Anker opened her artists’ collective Running With Scissors in East Bayside in 2013, because of the zoning classification (industrial) and because the price point was favorable. Prior to that, the collective was located on Portland
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Street, but issues with her landlord forced her to look elsewhere, and her search for comparable space came up empty. “We were on Cove Street for two years, but more and more artists were being forced out of other spaces on the peninsula,” said Anker. “While I considered myself an artist first, my background and the need for something larger forced me to answer something like a calling to create a space for artists in Portland.” Anker insists that she’s not opposed to economic growth. She knows that the city has to change and grow and not remain static. Her concern is the recent trend towards high-end condos, the gentrification driving up rents and real estate that began a decade ago on Munjoy Hill and is now encroaching on East Bayside, as well as potentially changing the landscape of the city, robbing it of uniqueness and vitality. What she wants is development that is “wise and thoughtful.” She’s concerned that the current wave of large-scale development works against creative and working-class people, immigrant populations, etc., while seeming to make it easier for developers who are here today and likely will be gone tomorrow when other real estate becomes more attractive. “It’s happened in SoHo in New York. The developers came in and developed all the loft spaces, with its heritage of supporting artists has been lost,” said Anker. “That could easily happen in Portland if we let it, as the city’s policies and other zoning issues are forces people out of spaces all over the city. That and the escalating price of real estate.”
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Greg Mitchell, Portland’s Economic Development Director, brought a strong professional pedigree to the position he assumed in 2009. His experience included a period as a consultant with Eaton Peabody, a statewide corporate legal firm that has branched out into support and project facilitation for municipalities, and prior to that, similar director roles in Lewiston and Brunswick. He has experience working closely with developers. All this represents credibility in the world of growth and economic planning. What’s not clear is whether his background enacting development via planning models and tax increments, which works well with developers—particularly real estate developers—bodes well for Portland remaining a diverse and unique place to live. During an interview in mid-September, Mitchell seemed intent to project the image that the city has a clear vision for moving forward, one that’s systematic and best for everyone. He was well prepared with paperwork, charts, graphs, and maps, walking me through the paces of the city’s plan. At times, I felt like I was being sold something—his plan and vision for Portland—a plan that wouldn’t be easy to turn back from if it turned out to be the wrong one. “What I’m particularly proud of is that this plan is fairly privatesector led,” said Mitchell. It’s “a partnership between the city and the Chamber of Commerce— and we have everyone that’s active in economic development in Portland and the region endorsing the plan.” Mitchell is referring to Economic Development Vision + Plan, Portland Maine, dated
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August, 2011. In many ways, the current plan for the city and the plan 50 years ago that delivered urban renewal and wholesale changes to the city’s architecture and landscape involved similar players—the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce (representing business interests, again), and city-affiliated organizations—the likes of Creative Portland; the Greater Portland Convention and Visitor’s Bureau; the Portland Development Corporation; and of course, the City Council. “I don’t want to overstate, but I’m trying to create the threads and connections between this document to what we’re actually doing on the ground and how it’s been effective—selling Portland’s lifestyle—which is a key platform for business and people recruitment, as well as tourism and visitors,” said Mitchell. And what is “Portland’s lifestyle”? Is it a city that welcomes a diversity of people and a cross-section of lifestyles, or merely one that is moving towards a way of life that only the very rich can benefit from? Despite Mitchell’s rhetoric about appeasing both neighborhood and other residential concerns, there still remain organized and vocal opponents to the city’s development plans. Two recent examples would be the referendum back in June, when voters narrowly nullified the redevelopment of Congress Square Plaza that involved the city’s plan to sell two-thirds of a public plaza to Rockbridge Capital. The other very public dustup involves the city’s strategic plan for the Midtown Project in Bayside. “Here’s my perspective on what’s happened,” offered Mitchell. “From the inception of planning, to the point of execution, the evolution of change takes a long time— it takes decades. What happens is there’s turnover of people—there’s new people being added to the discussion all the time. Despite the best laid plans, and despite the best efforts at communication, and despite a very active group of neighborhood associations here (in Portland), there will always be challenges.” Mitchell remained adamant that the level of planning, outreach, and working with the neighborhood leaders and performing due diligence has been extensive. “It’s critically important for communities to have a clear vision of what they want to be when they grow up— know what they are willing to say ‘yes’ to, and for all parties to work together,” Mitchell said. “From what I’ve seen is that there are individuals and small numbers of people that impact progress in development, even on smaller scales. They’re not looking at the ‘big picture’ when in fact we are addressing all of these issues at a very high level.” At this point, I was feeling overwhelmed—like how you start to feel if you’ve ever been duped into attending a pitch for a timeshare, or someone tries selling something that sounds too good to be true; your mind starts to drift towards finding a way to exit as tactfully as possible, without leaving your wallet behind. Others have concerns that the current plan coming from City Hall is following an agenda that goes against what had been discussed in neighborhood meetings and more formal planning sessions. One of those is Keri Lord. Keri Lord has lived in Portland for 35
years. She’s served as President of the Parkside Neighborhood Association, and she’s represented both Parkside and Bayside on the City Council in the 1990s. Some of her fellow council members at that time are well known to anyone following Portland politics for more than the past few years— councilors like Tom Allen, Cheryl Leeman, Charlie Harlow, and Orlando Delogu. Lord was part of the initial visioning and also served on the Bayside Task Force that drafted the plan that became A New Vision for Bayside, the 2000 report Mitchell insists is being followed in developing Bayside and its most visible example the Midtown Project. She doesn’t agree that Mitchell and the city have been honest brokers. “I think the city just wants to appease the developers,” said Lord. “My view is that the city has a tendency to do what developers want. When I served on the City Council back in 1993, we had people at that time who truly understood visioning and who also understood that Portland is a treasure of a city.” Lord, like Anker, is very clear that she doesn’t consider her position as being anti-development. Others characterized by Mitchell as being a “small group” of critics—see the city moving in a direction centered strictly on development for development’s sake, not taking seriously any prior planning that moves away from the automobile and other suburban priorities for Portlanders. They want the city to value livability in their plans—ways that get people out of their cars. One way this is achieved is by better integration of land use and public transportation. Additionally, street design and density also contributes to city environments built to human scale. Livability (also referred to as smart growth) is the antithesis of suburban development and sprawl, which only considers the needs of automobile owners. One of the most vocal critics of Portland’s plan for development in Bayside, specifically the $100 million Midtown Project proposed by Miami-based Federated Companies, is Peter Monro, co-founder of the nonprofit Keep Portland Livable. “Portland is a nineteenth-century city said Monro. It possesses “qualities like its walkability, due to the narrow streets, which causes congestion for cars, and keeps vehicular speeds lower and safer for pedestrians and people on bicycles. These contribute to the unique qualities of Portland that has attracted many of the city’s creative types and will continue to attract younger tech workers to the city,” he said. In particular, Mitchell and the city’s insistence that Midtown meets the model of mixed-use, galls Monro. “The city continues to talk out both sides of their mouth,” said Monro. “On one hand, they’ll talk about the need to develop transit alternatives. Then, they’ll propose parking in every single one of their projects. “Midtown has seven stories of parking, even though they talk about upper-story residential. That’s not mixed-use at all.”
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Mitchell says that the “glue or fabric” that holds the overall plan together is Mayor Brennan’s Growing Portland Initiative. This plan is targeted towards connecting private-sector research and development and post-secondary educational institutions—the “research triangle” plank, part of Brennan’s pro-growth agenda, which seeks to connect Portland’s educational institutions with local businesses. Growing Portland is a collaborative that includes leadership from SMCC, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and USM. Brennan mentioned the complexity of issues facing Portland’s economic future. Continued on p 10
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He indicated that that the city is working on “a multi-pronged approach” in addressing economic growth along with various challenges—affordable housing, jobs for people facing multiple barriers to employment, homelessness—while creating an environment conducive to employers in Portland. “Sometimes we need to work on multiple issues,” he says. “We need more people downtown. We’re trying to balance the demands on the real estate side with a commitment to building affordable housing, too.” When pressed on the “balance” he was talking about—as well as whether Portland was attempting to move away from the carcentric, suburban models that still seem central in the plan articulated by Mitchell, Brennan offered the following. “We’re looking at merging economic development with workforce needs,” he said. “We maintain a commitment to our working waterfront.” I asked Brennan what he meant by “working waterfront.” Was he merely talking about the area off Commercial Street being used as a docking station for cruise ships and tourists? “I think we’ve been pretty clear on this, as demonstrated by attracting Eimskip (the Iceland-based transatlantic shipper who has located to West Commercial Street), Ready Brothers agreeing to expand food processing operations near the Maine State Pier, as well as working to ensure needed dredging for the harbor coordinating with the Army Corps of Engineers back in February.” I expressed my own concerns about real estate development and affordability during our phone conversation, knowing that the mayor proposed a “living wage” for Portland. How does the city’s plan for development address this issue? “Much of the current development activity is due to pent-up demand that’s related to the economic recession the city and Maine is now emerging from. At the same time, the city also has a considerable supply of aging housing stock, which is contributing to the rise in real estate prices,” said Brennan. Mayor Brennan told me that he realizes that the market alone won’t deliver the mix of housing that he knows Portland needs to remain an economically diverse city. “We’re looking at several options at this point,” he said. “Inclusionary zoning might be an option—this would require new housing development to provide a share of middle-class housing. We’ve already been working with Avesta (a nonprofit developer of affordable housing) and other partners to build affordable and workforce housing.” There’s the “big picture” characterized
by Mitchell, which articulates the city’s economic development agenda. Then there’s the micro view—one that’s equally important, and best viewed by putting boots on the ground. “I compare our neighborhood (East Bayside) with the working waterfront. We’ve barely saved that wonderful resource. We’re very close to losing some of the things that make East Bayside so unique,” said Anker. “I think if the city had its way, they’d try to get rid of these industrial spaces, forcing us out to the fringes of the city, like Riverside and other outlying parts of Portland. This is unacceptable to members of our collective.” The current tension over development and growth is surely going to be an ongoing issue. The peninsula Portland sits on doesn’t have room for expansion, so developers are left to maximize value from existing properties—if real estate values remain the last resource of Portland’s extraction-based economic mindset. Those that don’t subscribe to this plan for growth face a challenge— how to substitute other sources of value in deciding Portland’s future. It’s the past that offers clues for Portland’s future. Richard Barringer, professor and an advocate for sustainability at the Muskie School of Public Service in Portland, where he’s been since 1989, and also wrote Changing Maine, 1960-2010. His book is arguably the most comprehensive look at Maine’s march from a resource-based extraction approach characteristic during of the late nineteenth century and throughout much of the twentieth, and the struggles Maine faces moving forward in the global economy of the twenty-first century. “Historically, development in Portland has gone to the developers, with not much concern being given to the historical integrity of the city or any other measures of value,” he says. He mentioned the Portland Company property along the waterfront. “This is one of the single most valuable pieces of property in Maine right now,” he said. “This certainly bears watching, as it has tremendous historical value, not to mention its location making it very attractive to real estate developers.” If City Hall continues following the planning model of the past—one that has almost always sided with developers and business interests, then Portland as we know will be changed forever. While residents of Portland still have choices and could choose a different path—if they don’t—there may not be opportunities to repudiate bad planning decisions being made, another 50 years from now. ^ Jim Baumer is a freelance writer. He can be reached at jim.baumer@gmail.com, or on Twitter at @jbomb62.
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days. But this is stand up not a formal lecture, so Cho eschews the higher points and instead goes right for the belly laughs. Good times abound and the Gold Room hosts. 510 Warren Ave. 207.221.2343.
of a millennial dream. They celebrate the release of their latest album wwwindswept at SPACE Gallery this autumnal eve. Complimenting them is a grand line up of other electronics-heavy artists, like the soulful, sinister AFRAID; fuzzy and feral ALTERED GEE; and glitchy, enthusiastic MR. NEET. 8:30 pm. $5-8. 538 Congress St. 207.828.5600.
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f WETLANDS, at SPACE Gallery, in Portland on Oct 15. thursday 9 RESURGAM | The glory days of
yesteryear are here again—or so we hope. One of our favorite West End drinking holes, the Bramhall Pub, re-opens tonight. From what we’ve heard and seen, the interior has gone through a major redesign, and sports a warmer more rustic feel to bring it comfortably up to speed with the Portland of tomorrow. (We’ll take it!) Though we haven’t confirmed if the dartboards and pool table have survived the metamorphosis, we’re real glad that the live music has. The JERKS OF GRASS liven up the place at 9 pm tonight. You can be sure to find us here all winter long, regardless. What could be next? The Cross Insurance Arena goes back to being called the Civic Center? 118 on Munjoy Hill brings back the Fine Arts Cinema? The possibilities are endless. 767 Congress St. INFORMED CHOICES | Do you vote? Yes, you do. And if you don’t, you should. But if the thought of reading all those words and filling in the little circles on November 2 makes you nervous, you should link
up with the good people at the Voter Education Brigade. They’re hosting their 2014 VOTER GUIDE LAUNCH PARTY at Zero Station today. Touted (by themselves) as “the hottest political party Portland has seen since Neal Dow was defeated by Albion Parris in the 1852 mayoral race,” it’s that kind of savvy historical-reference-dropping that helps you know you’re in good hands. Even if you’re going to vote for the incumbent, head down, drink a few local brews, mix it up and then dance it out. Suggested donation of $15-$20. Get political at 222 Anderson St. 207.347.7000.
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biopic writers and documentarians would do well to look in the direction of piano legend FRANK GLAZER. The 99-year-old pianist was a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania, studied piano in Weimar Germany, a translator for the Army in WWII, a performer in the Boston Symphony
Orchestra and the go-to man for when Vox music wanted to record the complete works of Erik Satie. On top of that, his own personal study of anatomy and piano technique is credited in allowing him to play deftly and proficiently well past the age most pianists are forced to quit due to hand injury. Indeed with 78 years of performance under his belt, Frank Glazer has been playing piano for longer than the average American lifespan. He plays five Beethoven sonatas tonight at 7:30 pm. No charge for admission. Olin Arts Center at Bates College, 75 Russell St, Lewiston. 207.786.6163. TYPES IN STEREO | “One thing I can never wear, that you can wear, is camouflage,” starts one of the stand-up routines of MICHAEL YOUNG CHO, “I’m afraid if I wear camouflage, then somebody’s going to have a freaking Vietnam flashback.” While most of his humor sticks to poking fun at his accent, and the trials of being an average American that everyone judges to be an immigrant, some of it sheds some pretty bright light on prejudices outside the whiteblack binary that gets most of the media attention these
MAKE IT RAIN | If the thought of a sultry, slow-burning, dustbowl love triangle tickles you in places unmentionable, get yourself over to the Saint Lawrence Arts Center to catch THE RAINMAKER before it closes on October 19. Good Theater’s artistic director, Brian P. Allen, directs this sensual look at, truth, betrayal, and beauty through adversity, which has already been getting some good reviews in periodicals elsewhere. (Read Megan Grumbling’s opinion on page 15.) Tonight’s show begins at 7:30 pm, and is worth the $28 ticket. Check listings for further info. 76 Congress St. 207.885.5883. THAT SYNTH THO | SUNSET HEARTS is a pretty good name for a band of such musical beauties as this. Filed with warm, swirling synths, crackling drums, and a complementary dose of chaotic guitars, the group pushes their sound towards the happy culmination
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one going to make the Johnny Appleseed joke, here? Fine. We won’t either. Renown apple educator and author of several books on the various cultivars of Malus domestica, John Bunker hosts an afternoon of apple inquiries with pomaceous (and preservationist) pontification in an event being billed as “THE APPLE WHISPERER.” Rosemont Market will supply some sweet and savory apple treats, as well as a sampling of different heirloom varieties, while Urban Farm Fermentory supplies a flight of their own ciders to legal age attendees. But that doesn’t mean the kids can’t come, as the event is designed for the whole family, (and free for kids under 13!). Come squeeze some cider at the UFF cider press, or stay and sample some more from the
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f VAZEN, at One Longfellow Square, in Portland on Oct 14. cash bar. $10 bucks at the Urban Farm Fermentory. 2 pm. 200 Anderson St. 207.831.2553. DOWN LIKE SILVER | Having been covered by the likes of Elvis Costello, R.E.M., Shawn Colvin and even Dinosaur Jr., it’s no surprise that when someone talks about RICHARD THOMPSON they typically praise his songwriting (if not his exemplary guitar playing). They may not mention however, that this ability was born out of a great struggle after Thompson’s mullah (Thompson is a converted Muslim) forbade him from playing electric guitar, an instrument he had made his name with. He’s since back on the electric (and still keeps his faith) and his travels bring him to Westbrook tonight. We know he’ll probably play the sobering (and more recent) “Dad’s Gonna Kill Me” but will he at least leave a little room for “1952 Vincent Black Lightning?” 7 pm show. Tickets $44.50. Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St., Westbrook. 207.857.3860.
RiRa? Well, if that hasn’t happened yet (and if you’ve got the guts for it) the mic is open, and EVGUY hosts, tonight. Drink responsibly, and unless you’re a jazz combo, keep the solos limited to one per song. 72 Commercial St. 207.761.4446. (Or if you want a trial run before you hit the big time, the Kerryman Pub has one this evening, too. 512 Main St, Saco. 207.282.7425.)
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dy for Love, a plot of deceptively simple proportions (two strangers get trapped in a cabin during a blizzard) gives Farmington native BILL ROORBACH plenty of time and space to plumb the hopeless tangles of his characters’ interiors. To accompany the promising reviews of The Remedy for Love. One of Roorbach’s previous novels, Life Among Giants, was recently picked up by HBO for development. Books aside, you might want to stop by Longfellow Books this evening to extend congratulations. Maine literature triumphs at 7 pm. 1 Monument Way. VERMONTUNES | Speaking of 207.772.4045. NEW SWEDE SHOWS | If this exemplary guitar pickers, the DUPONT BROTHERS are a simple was Sweden the innovative but powerful mix of two dudes— folk music group VASEN would probably need no introduction. actually brothers—and two guitars. While that could be a tragic However, since this is Maine, we will say that this trio caused a mix for some, the brothers take big stir in the early 80’s when their time, carefully building they began adding more elaboeach song, complementing and rate and innovative acoustic accompanying each other as they share the role of song-lead- guitar parts over traditional viola and nykelharp duets. They er. The end result is that they are a traditional folk music sound like your favorite rootsy group with an ever widening singer-songwriters without the sensibility, whirling rock, pop, lonely egoism (and occasional indulgences) of being a solo act. and bluegrassy flavors into a charging and arresting mix. If Catch them at the Red Door tonight, with talented songwriter any of that description appealed COURTNEY BROCKS elegantly bal- to you, you probably don’t ancing out the night. 107 State want to miss this. If not, well, St, Portsmouth. 603.373.6827. I’m sure there’s a TouchTunes NOTHING BETTER | Hey, somewhere with your name on remember that time you and it. Tickets $25. 8 pm show. 181 your friend played that set at State St. 207.761.1757.
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| When you see this title in listings, don’t be fooled into thinking this is a documentary about estuaries. Helen Memel, the central character of this narrative, hates hygiene, masturbates with vegetables, goes most everywhere barefoot and has had hemorrhoids “for as long as she can remember.” WETLANDS is a refreshingly accepting, crass, and kind of hilarious look at how weird (and challenging) our bodily fluid filled adolescence can be. We won’t spoil the rest, but will advise you, you probably aren’t going to see another film like this for a while. $8. 7 pm. SPACE Gallery, Congress St. 207.828.5600. HELL HATH NO | Those down in Dover will be delighted to know local rockers RED SKY MARY will be taking over Fury’s Publick House. In a scene filled with metal modifiers like heavy, black, doom, and fantasy, Red Sky Mary is pretty recognizably classic early metal complete with Sabbathy riffs and long, face-obscuring locks. Embrace the foundations of metal at 9 pm. 1 Washington St., Dover. 603.617.3633.
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Wayne’s ever-expanding musical empire kicks off next week with two great shows. The twopiece pop-infused punk rock of JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD brings the party to Port City Music Hall with DIARRHEA PLANET and MURICELAGO at 9 pm. $13. 504 Congress St. 207.956.6000. Meanwhile over at the State Theater SOUND TRIBE SECTOR 9 will be building some heavy jams for their rather fanatical cult following. $30. 8 pm. 609 Congress St. 207.956.6000.
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AMY STACEY CURTIS MAKES IT MATTer IN RURAL MAINE _BY NICK SCHR OED ER It’s a long, ruminative drive from Portland to Parsonsfield, where Mainers are once again congregating in the four-story, 80,000 square foot Robinson Mill. Built on the Ossipee River in 1880, the former woolen textile mill stands at the intersection of the rural communities of Cornish, Kezar Falls, and Parsonsfield. It’s been out of operation since 2000, but for the next three weeks, it’s the site of a bizarre, unclassifiable, and oddly intimate sort of production by the renowned Maine artist Amy Stacey Curtis. In local art circles, Curtis’s ambitious, career-defining project is well known. “MATTER” is the eighth of nine biennial installations exploring elemental concepts within the walls of largely abandoned Maine mills, an 18-year series she aims to conclude in Lewiston in 2016 (at the same site she launched her first installation, “EXPERIENCE,” in 2000). Like previous exhibits (my first was Biddeford’s “TIME”
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“inversion ii” 1,520 spruce posts, acrylic, audience. in 2010), “MATTER” balances on a thin line between high-aesthetic conceptual art—the room’s oily, graffiti’d interior is juxtaposed with sleek, ivory-hued pedestals and glass vials of seemingly infinite quantity—and a rigorous commitment to populism and downright folksy inclusivity. (Curtis herself, gregarious and a little enigmatic, is present during all hours of the exhibit). Whether experienced alone or in groups, Curtis’s installations tend to produce in visitors a sort of quiet reverence. That sensation is particularly strong here, where the nine exercises of “MATTER” are encased within one of the state’s
most rural, remote mills, eerily still, with many of the rooms’ windows shattered by rocks. Large signs bearing painstakingly elaborate instructions guide participants along; in each, the conceit is barebones simple—one asks you to make small alterations to a material form; another to barter with objects left by previous guests; a third, quixotically, to mediate the levels of meniscus on a platform holding nine tall cylinders full of water. Many exercises seem arbitrary by design, as though an opportunity for extended meditation would help encode the exhibit’s actions deeper into memory.The selection of the wooden cubes in station seven—stamped with digits ranging between one and 2,700 and arranged in haphazard order in narrow caches along the wall—depends entirely on whim. Some might select numbers entirely at random, others according to personal significance, others still in an effort to complete some labyrinthine mathematical riddle. Some of “MATTER”’s are so minimally devised that participation calls for little more than witness—and as reluctant as we should be to impart a pedagogical intention here, this could be a clue. Whether they call for us to build, transform, swap, displace, or discolor, none of these exercises have any sort of real utility or scientific measurement. And why should they? The value of such physical labors began being swept out of rural Maine long ago. More and more, we live in an experience economy now, where simple acts of extracting meaning from memory, interaction, and sensation is increasingly the model by which human lives are valued. This is why Curtis’s project works better each time. She works in sites containing an incredible amount of cultural memory of human labor, creating a space for people to perform simple tasks and gestures of physical and mental activity. Freed from the value those gestures once generated their employers—to say nothing of wages earned for themselves— these collectively performed actions can signify whatever we want them to mean—an experience that can be anxious, liberating, and oddly memorable. When our culture fully completes its transition to an experience economy, it will no doubt benefit those who can best afford it, paying top dollar for exotic tourist destinations, Airbnb getaway packages, and exotically sourced foods. And those among us who once wove textiles inside places like Robinson Mill will be at their beck and call. Before that day comes, we could learn a thing or two from art projects like Amy Stacey Curtis’s, which remind us that finding value and meaning can be no simpler than tapping a friend on the shoulder. ^
“MATTER,” site-specific installation by Amy Stacey Curtis | Through Oct 24 | at the Robinson Mill, 10 Mill Rd, Parsonsfield | amystaceycurtis.com
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“I’m inclined to notice the ruins in things,” ponders Alfieri (Brent Askari), the lawyer-narrator of Arthur Miller’s agonizing, classically styled tragedy A View from the Bridge. He’s recalling the downfall of a longshoreman who won’t give up a misplaced, misshapen love, a story that receives a superbly harrowing production at Mad Horse, under the direction of Christopher Price. We’re in Red Hook, New York, “where the gullet of New York swallows up the tonnage of the world,” as Alfieri laconically intones. In In SeArCH Of lOST TIMe A View’s Catherine and conspiratorial monologue, amiable Rodolpho navigate an impossible love. but haunted, the lawyer (Askari is at his best and most nuanced in the role) reveals to us hardworking Italianisn’t afraid of stillness, often holding acAmerican Eddie Carbone (William Mctors in tableaux that physicalize the unDonough III), husband to Bea (Christine bending rigidity of Eddie’s tragedy. His diLouise Marshall) and too-doting uncle of rection of Eddie’s fall is breathtakingly innearly-eighteen Catherine (Kat Moraros). telligent, is an object lesson in the fact that When the family takes in two illegal Italtragedy is more affecting when it doesn’t ian immigrants, Marco (Burke Brimmer) shout itself, and most crucial to View’s sucand blonde, handsome Rodolpho (Nate cess is McDonough’s exquisitely drawn, Speckman), Catherine’s youth and Edformidably ordinary Eddie. He plays him die’s unrivaled hold on her start slipping down low, gently slouches his shoulders, away—natural changes to which Eddie’s avoids other people’s eyes, and furrows unalloyed obsession cannot yield. his brow; his colloquial Brooklyn patois of Price has a superb sense of space and “youse” is utterly credible in his mouth.
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When Eddie tells Catherine disapprovingly that she’s “walkin’ wavy”—the very beginning of the escalation—McDonough doesn’t play it for a laugh, doesn’t make a caricature of Eddie’s repressed lust, and doesn’t burden the remark with foreshadowing of where it’s long clear it will lead. As his too-aware, hard-suffering wife, the excellent Marshall makes achingly measured work of Bea’s changing gaze at her husband, moving through bemused caution, irritation, rage, and finally a hurt, horrified revulsion. Moraros poses a contrast as she soars high and birdlike with Catherine’s exuberance, but then grounds her for her growing ambivalence, as when she smiles and twitches uncertainly at Eddie’s remark that she looks like a “Madonna type.” Later, she is startlingly affecting in her breakdown scene, as she crumbles under the absurdity of having to cut Eddie out of her life. Rodolpho, the charismatic catalyst, has in Speckman’s hands the charm but not quite the slender, aesthetic grace—nor the singing voice—that someone like Eddie would be moved to consider at once homosexual and a threat, but Speckman capably raises the tension as the house-
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hold implodes (though his accent could use some polishing). As his older brother, Brimmer demonstrates himself as, more and more, one of Portland’s most versatile and graceful actors. His Marco is subtle, fluid, and speaks—in very convincing Italian accent—like he breathes. Supporting roles, too, are strong: Robbie Harrison leads Christopher Hoffmann in a brief but perfectly funny scene as Eddie’s two buddies can’t stop laughing at Rodolpho’s difficult-to-describe comedic appeal, Harrison spitting pieces of apple with hilarious abandon. And McDonough is a heartrending marvel as Eddie. He shows a high, incriminated rage at Alfieri’s carefully rhetorical question—What is Eddie going to do, marry Catherine?—then immediately takes it down so far, becomes so beaten— frame stooped, feet rocking futilely—that you ache for the man despite him. The stubborn purity that is so central to Eddie’s tragedy is all the more wrenching for being so workmanlike, so quiet. It’s this purity that so fascinates and haunts Alfieri, who reflects on Eddie’s ruin in some of Miller’s most starkly striking lines. Where the lawyer finally lands is disarming: he mourns Eddie, he says, “with a certain alarm.” Askari’s delivery gives goosebumps, and so does this last word of the tragedy—and this production’s formidable realization of it—leave us ajar, unsettled, and alert. ^
A View from the Bridge | By Arthur Miller; directed by Christopher Price; produced by Mad Horse Theatre Company, 24 Mosher St, South Portland | Through October 19 |207.747.4148
rAnCH dreSSInG the men of the rainmaker in a scene of repose.
love, tension, MasCulinitY in the rAinmAker _BY Mega n g R uM B l in g While it hasn’t rained on the Curry family’s 1920’s-era ranch in far too long, the drought is more than literal in The Rainmaker, N. Richard Nash’s oft-revived comedic drama. The love drought of latetwentysomething Lizzy Curry (Laurel Casillo) has lasted so long that her father and brothers believe it might be permanent, and it takes a drifter with a weather-conjuring con to precipitate things. Brian P. Allen directs at Good Theater, in a production that features a terrific leading “spinster.” Despite her youth, smarts, sass, and kindness, Lizzy is considered an old maid by her conventionally-minded father H.C. Curry (Michael Kimball) and two brothers, the priggish, self-righteous Noah (Graham Emmons), and looser, pleasure-seeking Jim (Conor Riordan Martin). They’ve sent her off to distant cousins to find a man, then tried to set her up with the crabby deputy sheriff File (Christopher Holt), all to no matrimonial avail: Lizzy is too smart and too little of a flirt to appeal to conventional tastes. Meanwhile, charismatic stranger Starbuck (Max Waszak) promises to bring the ranch
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rain for a mere $100. He also chides Lizzy for not letting herself be “a woman,” and then helps her let herself. A woman’s self-realization via a mysterious male catalyst is not exactly a fresh conceit, and Nash’s 1954 script is sometimes a little creaky, a quality that’s exacerbated by somewhat theatrical delivery by the Curry men in the early scenes. But their characters become looser and more engrossing as the plot develops, and the proceedings are always well-paced and lively—as bright as the plain pine boards of the set, which includes the Curry kitchen, a tack house (filled with impressively real saddles and tack), and File’s wanted-poster-papered office (Stephen Underwood’s set design). Upstage, a rough wooden fence is backlit by colors of sunrise and sunset, while withered corn stalks curl against it like a line of lovelorn script. Men are at the center of this landscape and culture, and Lizzy’s brothers take up a lot of psychic space in the house she tends. Emmons’s Noah, skinny and unfailingly unpleasant, his jaw set in resentment, plays a good foil against Martin’s fleshier,
sensual Jim, who is quick to grin and rather pointedly bare-chested under overalls. Kimball does particularly fine, quiet work once he loosens H.C. up and gives him a detached, deadpan amusement with which to take in Starbuck’s con. As Starbuck, Waszak has a sort of cipher charisma that could go bigger in the beginning; he later draws Starbuck more poignantly as the rainmaker reveals his own imagination-riddled pathos. And as his inevitable— and more culturally sanctioned—rival, an understated Holt wisely keeps File’s angst and stock lines contained in the strained chewing of his jaw. But this show really belongs to Casillo, a guest artist from New York. She has a dazzling alacrity, a sharp intelligence, and quicksilver response in her frame, muscles, and face—it’s a delight to watch her giddiness, irritation, or rage speed over the length of her nerves and manifest
as gestures and movement. She is both funny and ferocious in her acknowledgement of her place as an uncommon woman among so many conventional ones, especially as she playacts at flirtatiousness—she caps her shtick with a fierce, fleet glare. She also brings her performance down affectingly when Lizzy is faced with her supposed pathos—when File doesn’t come to dinner, when Noah has said unfeeling things about her plainness. While Casillo is so vivacious and so not-plain that it’s a stretch to imagine her so long unkissed, the point is that this difference that makes her “spinsterhood” is really less about looks than her male community’s calcified, limited culture. It’s a culture that could use Casillo’s Lizzy—so vibrant and spitfire—to play rainmaker for herself. ^
The Rainmaker | By n. richard nash; directed by Brian P. Allen; produced by Good Theater | Through October 19 | at the St. lawrence Arts Center, 75 Congress St, Portland | 207.885.5883
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REVIVING VIVA NUEVA
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15 years ago last week, Rustic Overtones appeared on the cover of the third-ever issue of the Portland Phoenix. It was, of course, a carpetbagger’s way of ingratiating ourselves to the locals (obviously), but it was also done because everyone was under the impression that an album on Arista Records was in short order, made with that infamous “million-dollar” budget so as to catapult them to international superstardom. Instead, after trials and tribulations, Viva Nueva was not to see the light of day until 2001, on Tommy Boy Records, which was to quickly go out of business. As a result of all the rigamarole, the album didn’t receive nearly its due. Nor was it really the record that Rustic wanted to put out. They wanted “Check,” perhaps the band’s sound-defining song, with big gang-vocal chorus and blaring horns, slotted second. Not thirteenth. And “Carsick.” How did “Carsick” not make the Tommy Boy release? With its signature Dave Gutter explosive scream and lilting melody (“they say flying is safer than your car”), it is the blend of raw power and musicality that drew people to them in the first place. Well, now things have been rectified, with the rerelease of Viva Nueva this weekend. The new doubledisc includes both the original Tommy Boy 16 tracks (plus a “Combustible” radio edit) and This Is Rock and Roll, the album Rustic wanted to release (plus six live tracks as a bonus). Even if it’s just a reminder to throw Viva Nueva in the headphones, their playing of the record front to back this weekend is a great idea, but it’s also a chance to reconsider what those meany execs got as their wish. What if “Combustible” had been relegated to the dustbin, as Rustic hoped? That might be the best song they play live. But the band were totally right to want “Gas on Skin” as an opener. Jon Roods’ bass thrum in the intro always quickens the heart. “C’Mon” has some gimmick to it, sure, but it’s hard to argue with the label’s lack of interest in “Carnival.” All told, what becomes apparent is the difficulty
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one has in wrapping arms around the Rustic Overtones sound. They are so expansive, so torn between art and fire and brimstone, that even 17 songs seems like barely scratching the surface—a marketing team’s nightmare. Which has played out in front of our eyes as the band have matured and released a steady stream of material that refuses to ever be predictable or easy. Really, the only question that matters, in the end, is that one uttered by David Bowie on “Sector Z”: “Are you listening?” ^
To say that Kris Rodgers plays standard piano rock is to say he’s outside the current mainstream. It’s been a long time since standing up and pounding on a piano and belting out lyrics has been much of a thing. But Elton John is still going strong doing arena shows, and there’s little doubt that there remains a time and a place for what Rodgers is doing on Headlines, his third release (not including the Christmas album, which you should include). Sure, the genrerock that he and his Dirty Gems purvey can sometimes sound a cut from the Cars soundtrack—but, hey, that’s a pretty kick-ass soundtrack. And in an era where pop-punk has turned into kids with dyed hair and piercings singing falsetto over acoustic guitar ballads, it can be nice to get a full-sounding band firing through a song like “Up from the Ashes,” with hints of Meatloaf and Chuck Berry. Like pals Kurt Baker, Geoff Useless, and Wyatt Funderburk, all of whom had a hand here, Rodgers is steeped in classic rock-pop songwriting. Most of the eight songs here are familiar on first listen. “You Don’t Know” is every jaunty piano ballad ever, until Tom Yoder’s fiddle creeps in from channel to channel late in the song and a chorus of harmonies joins Rodgers for the chorus. “No Complaints” has some southern swagger to it and plenty of blues riffs, then brings in spacey keyboards to echo Spencer Albee’s early solo output. “Keep on Knocking” is crazy catchy, with a serious forward lean and a big guitar solo right out of the gate: “Now you’re back for more / And I forgot your name.” He’s not the storyteller that Craig Finn is, but Rodgers can do a fair imitation of the Hold Steady every once in a while. “Borrowed Time” is just the kind of finisher they’d pull out, a big, expansive ballad “where we can see, but we can’t seem to find.” And when Rodgers comes in for one last coda it’s with phrases tossed out over echoing backing vocals. If you heard these tunes on ’BLM, you’d wonder how you missed them the first time around in the ’70s and ’80s. Who knows? Maybe the Q will get tired of all the synthesized beats and autotune and go pop rock all over again. Kris Rodgers will be well aligned for that kind of retro top 40. ^
Viva Nueva + This Is Rock and Roll | Released by Rustic Overtones | at Port City Music Hall, in Portland | Oct 10 | therusticovertones.com
Headlines | Released by Kris Rodgers and the Dirty Gems | with Kalen & the Sky Theives + Scott Girouard | at Empire, in Portland | Oct 10 | krisrodgersmusic.com
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verses of “Warm-Up Song,” with its skeletally-thin guitar lines and melodic, teeter-tottering bassline, makes a very strong impression before riding out its proto-punk lifeline. and we love how “the boyfriend Song,” armed with a hypnotically bauhaus-y riff, gets to the heart of the matter quick: “i don’t need a boyfriend, i just wanna fuck them…i don’t need a boyfriend, i do great without one.” the world is getting drabber by the minute, but these tracks have given us a healthy little blush. Guaranteed to break the ice at any halloween house party; downloadable at babeisgirlcore.bandcamp.com.
F there has never been an easier time to delve into the works, indeed the entire world, of I DM THEFT ABLE. the musique concrete artist (and Strange mainestationed cultural worker extraordinaire) has uploaded no fewer than eight full-length albums onto bandcamp recently, all of them indicative of his utterly unclassifiable sound (in real world terms). like arborea, 6gig, possibly even rick charette, id m theft able is the sort of niche art-
ist who enjoys the peculiar status of being adored in numerous pockets of the world, sometimes far greater than they’re appreciated at home. Of course, the live setting is the theft able-experience de rigueur—the visual appeal of the man’s show is undeniable—but these tracks are a perfectly acceptable way to wriggle into the world of this crucial maine noise artist, whose activity and dedication to the form since the mid-‘90s is a riveting thing to behold. Visit idmtheftable.bandcamp.com. ^
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BASSLINES | Portland | “College
Night” with DJ Trill1 | $0-$10 BLUE | Portland | Danny Whitecotton | 7 pm | Mieka Pauley | 8:30 pm BRIAN BORU | Portland | Mike James’s Blue Lions | 9:30 pm BULL FEENEY’S | Portland | Gorilla Finger Dub Band | 9 pm THE DOGFISH BAR AND GRILLE | Portland | Dapper Gents | 8 pm FLASK LOUNGE | Portland | karaoke | 9 pm LOCAL SPROUTS COOPERATIVE | Portland | open mic with Sue Stevens + Flash Allen | 7 pm OLD PORT TAVERN | Portland | karaoke with DJ Mike Mahoney ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE | Portland | Portland Jazz Orchestra | 8 pm | $5-9 PEARL | Portland | Maine Electronic Entertainment DJs | 9 pm PORTHOLE RESTAURANT | Portland | Lyle Divinsky | 6 pm PORTLAND EAGLES | Portland | karaoke with Jeff Rockwell | 6 pm
SEA DOG BREWING/SOUTH PORTLAND | South Portland | karaoke |
10 pm
SONNY’S | Portland | Corey Gagne & Pete Dugas | 10 pm
SPACE GALLERY | Portland | Zeus
+ KGFreeze + Penny Arcade + Justin Stens & the Get Real Gang | 8:30 pm | $8 SPRING POINT TAVERN | South Portland | open mic | 8 pm STYXX | Portland | DJ Tubbz | 7 pm
MAINE THURSDAY 9
302 SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN |
Fryeburg | open mic | 8:30 pm BEAR’S DEN TAVERN | Dover Foxcroft | karaoke | 9 pm BEBE’S BURRITOS | Biddeford | open mic with Bill Howard
BENTLEY’S SALOON | Kennebunk-
port | Jose Duddy | 7 pm BRAY’S BREWPUB | Naples | kara-
oke with Billy Adams | 9:30 pm BRIDGE STREET TAVERN | Augusta | open mic | 8 pm BRUNSWICK OCEANSIDE GRILLE | Old Orchard Beach | “Country Night,” performers TBA BYRNES IRISH PUB/BRUNSWICK | Brunswick | karaoke | 8:30 pm CAPTAIN BLY’S TAVERN | Buckfield | open mic | 7 pm CAPTAIN DANIEL STONE INN | Brunswick | Aaron Nadeau | 6-9 pm CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR | Biddeford | karaoke with DJ Caleb Biggers | 9 pm CHAPS SALOON | Buxton | karaoke THE DEPOT PUB | Gardiner | Bruce & Derek | 8:30 pm FATBOY’S SALOON | Biddeford | open mic | 8 pm IRISH TWINS PUB | Lewiston | karaoke | 8 pm KENNEBEC WHARF | Hallowell | Down Time | 9 pm THE LIBERAL CUP | Hallowell | Sam Shain & the Scolded Dogs | 7 pm LOMPOC CAFE | Bar Harbor | open mic M ROOM AT MILLENNIUM | Palmyra | karaoke with Jim-Bob | 9 pm MAINELY BREWS | Waterville | karaoke | 9 pm
MAXWELL’S PUB | Ogunquit | kara-
oke | 9 pm MIXERS | Sabattus | karaoke with DJ Bob | 7 pm MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE | Woolwich | Steve Vellani | 6 pm NONANTUM RESORT | Kennebunkport | Jim Ciampi | 6 pm OLD GOAT | Richmond | open mic ROOSTER’S | Augusta | Chris Poulson RUN OF THE MILL BREWPUB | Saco | Fog Ave | 8 pm SEA DOG BREWING/BANGOR | Bangor | karaoke | 9 pm SILVER STREET TAVERN | Waterville | Mike Morrison SKIP’S LOUNGE | Buxton | open mic | 8 pm SUDS PUB | Bethel | Denny Breau | 9 pm TRAIN’S TAVERN | Lebanon | karaoke with DJ Dick Fredette | 7 pm YORK HARBOR INN | York Harbor | open mic | 7 pm
FRIDAY 10
4 POINTS BBQ AND BLUES HOUSE | Winterport | Chris Ross | 5-8 pm ANNIE’S IRISH PUB | Ogunquit |
open mic | 7 pm
BENTLEY’S SALOON | Arundel | Good Question | 8 pm
BLACK BEAR CAFE | Naples | Jud Caswell | 7 pm
BRAY’S BREWPUB | Naples | Montgomery Road | 9:30 pm BRUNSWICK OCEANSIDE GRILLE | Old Orchard Beach | Dapper Gents | 4-7 pm | Stolen Mojo | 8:30 pm BUMPA’S BAR & GRILLE | Brunswick | Rock Street Refuse BYRNES IRISH PUB/BATH | Bath | karaoke with DJ Joe | 8:30 pm BYRNES IRISH PUB/BRUNSWICK | Brunswick | Zach Daniels | 8 pm CAPTAIN DANIEL STONE INN | Brunswick | Andrew Yankowsky | 7-10 pm CHAPS SALOON | Buxton | Chris Leavitt | 4:30-6:30 pm | DJ Lil Bill | 9 pm CHARLAMAGNE’S | Augusta | Double Entendre ELEMENTS: BOOKS COFFEE BEER
| Biddeford | Nathaniel Noton-Freeman | 8 pm FATBOY’S SALOON | Biddeford | karaoke with Dennis the Lil’Musicman | 8 pm
FEILE IRISH RESTAURANT AND PUB | Wells | karaoke Annie | 8 pm GREEN ROOM | Sanford | DJ Dubruso
| 9 pm
GRITTY MCDUFF’S/AUBURN | Au-
burn | Now is Now | 8 pm GUTHRIE’S | Lewiston | People From Earth | 8 pm
HANNA’S TAVERN | Sanford | Saxx Roxx | 9 pm
HOLLYWOOD SLOTS | Bangor | Alter
Igor | 8 pm
INN ON THE BLUES | York Beach | DJ Wiz Kid | 9:30 pm
IRON TAILS SALOON | Acton | Jerry
Rigged | 9 pm
KENNEBEC WHARF | Hallowell |
Happy Hour Band | 5:30 pm | Boneheads | 9 pm KERRYMEN PUB | Saco | DJ Baby Boy | 8 pm LOMPOC CAFE | Bar Harbor | Arborea | 10 pm
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MAINELY BREWS | Waterville |
KENNEBEC WHARF | Hallowell | Ca-
MAINE STREET | Ogunquit | DJ Aga
KERRYMEN PUB | Saco | Driveway
Shack | 9 pm
| 9 pm
MAXWELL’S PUB | Ogunquit | ka-
lypso Soldiers | 9 pm
Wilson | 7 pm
THE LIBERAL CUP | Hallowell | Shizzle
raoke | 9 pm
| 9 pm
Chad Porter | 8 pm
mates | 9 pm
MILLBROOK TAVERN | Bethel | MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE |
MAINELY BREWS | Waterville | PriMAXWELL’S PUB | Ogunquit | karaoke
Woolwich | John Hasnip | 6 pm MOOSE ALLEY | Rangeley | Jason
| 9 pm
MR. GOODBAR | Old Orchard Beach
MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE | Woolwich | Married with Chitlins | 6 pm MOOSE ALLEY | Rangeley | Motor
Mancine | 7 pm
| Bad Habit | 7 pm
MYRTLE STREET TAVERN | Rockland | karaoke | 9 pm
NARAL’S EXPERIENCE ARABIA | Auburn | VJ Pulse | 10 pm PADDY MURPHY’S | Bangor | ka-
raoke
PLEASANT NOTE COFFEEHOUSE | Auburn | open mic | 7:30 pm RACK | Carrabassett Valley | Tilden Katz | 9 pm
ROOSTER’S | Augusta | Sam Shain SHOOTERS SPORTS PUB | Mechanic Falls | karaoke with DJ Will SILVER SPUR | Mechanic Falls | Tina Kelly Band
SILVER STREET TAVERN | Water-
ville | Eddie Tierney SOLO BISTRO | Newcastle | Liz
Matta & Rebecca Wing | 6:30-9:30 pm SPLITTERS | Augusta | karaoke TANTRUM | Bangor | Trendy Robots + DJ Paul Wolfe | 8 pm TUCKER’S PUB | Norway | open mic | 7 pm WILLY’S ALE ROOM | Acton | American Ride | 9 pm
SATURDAY 11
4 POINTS BBQ AND BLUES HOUSE | Winterport | Eric Green | 5-8 pm
ALISSON’S RESTAURANT | Ken-
nebunkport | Travis James Humphrey | 8:30 pm
AMERICAN LEGION POST 56 | York | Rock Bottom Band | 7 pm BENTLEY’S SALOON | Arundel | Johnny Wad & the Cash | 2 pm |Local 109 | 8 pm BRAY’S BREWPUB | Naples | Dervishes | 9:30 pm
BRUNSWICK OCEANSIDE GRILLE | Old Orchard Beach | Tickle | 8:30 pm BUMPA’S BAR & GRILLE | Brunswick | Marshall Nelson Trio CHAPS SALOON | Buxton | Nouveau Rednecks CHARLAMAGNE’S | Augusta | Michael Reny THE DEPOT PUB | Gardiner | Chad Porter Band | 8:30 pm FRONTIER CAFE | Brunswick | Noe Socha | 8 pm GREEN ROOM | Sanford | DJ B-Phat | 9 pm GRITTY MCDUFF’S/AUBURN | Auburn | O.C.D. | 8 pm HOLLYWOOD SLOTS | Bangor | Swamptones | 8 pm IRON TAILS SALOON | Acton | Gene Sibley Group | 1 pm | Contagious | 8 pm
JIMMY THE GREEK’S/OLD ORCHARD BEACH | Old Orchard Beach
| Sparks the Rescue | 4-8 pm JONATHAN’S | Ogunquit | Cheryl Wheeler | 8 pm | $42-$75
Entrance through alley-way on lower exchange st at key bank sign. Horas: Mon-Thu 4-1 Fri 3-1 Sat & Sun 12-1
MILLBROOK TAVERN | Bethel | Pete Kilpatrick | 8 pm
Booty Affair | 7 pm | $10 MR. GOODBAR | Old Orchard Beach | High Ryder & the Golden Oldies | 7 pm NARAL’S EXPERIENCE ARABIA | Auburn | VJ Pulse | 10 pm RACK | Carrabassett Valley | Mallett Brothers Band | 9 pm ROCK CITY ROASTERS & CAFE | Rockland | irish session | 7 pm ROOSTER’S | Augusta | Jeff Noel RUN OF THE MILL BREWPUB | Saco | Radio Revival SEA DOG BREWING/TOPSHAM | Topsham | karaoke with DJ Stormin’ Norman | 10 pm SHOOTERS BAR AND GRILL | Lincoln | Mr Hyde | 9 pm SILVER SPUR | Mechanic Falls | Bobby Reed & Wildhorse SILVER STREET TAVERN | Waterville | Schrodinger’s Cat TUCKER’S PUB | Norway | Andre Villoch WILLY’S ALE ROOM | Acton | Riot Act | 9 pm
SUNDAY 12
302 SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN | Fryeburg | Tom Rebmann | 11 am
ANNIE’S IRISH PUB | Ogunquit | Irish session | 5 pm
BEAR’S DEN TAVERN | Dover Foxcroft | Empty Head
BENTLEY’S SALOON | Arundel | Soul Sensations | 1-5 pm
BLOOMFIELD’S CAFE AND BAR |
Skowhegan | open mic jam | 5 pm BRAY’S BREWPUB | Naples | jam ses-
sion | 8 pm
BYRNES IRISH PUB/BATH | Bath | Irish-American sing-along | 5 pm CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR | Biddeford | karaoke with DJ Don Corman | 9:30 pm GFB SCOTTISH PUB | Old Orchard Beach | open mic HOLLYWOOD SLOTS | Bangor | karaoke | 6 pm IRON TAILS SALOON | Acton | Packmann Dave | 1 pm JONATHAN’S | Ogunquit | Suede | 8 pm | $42-$75 THE KENNEBEC WHARF | Hallowell | open mic with Christine Poulson | 5 pm THE LIBERAL CUP | Hallowell | Indigo | 5 pm MILLBROOK TAVERN | Bethel | Denny Breau | 7 pm RACK | Carrabassett Valley | Grumps | 6 pm RAVEN’S ROOST | Brunswick | open mic | 3 pm SOUTHSIDE TAVERN | Skowhegan | open mic jam | 9 pm TAILGATE BAR & GRILLE | Gray | open mic Continued on p 20
Harvest Fest. Sat. the 11th, featuring cider, harvest beer, and doughnuts.
www.novareresbiercafe.com (207) 761-2437
Mental HealtH First aid For many people reading the signs and symptoms
of mental health issues in friends, family and coworkers can be a challenge. If more people could identify these signs and symptoms, they could help refer at-risk individuals for appropriate services. Mental Health First Aid is a groundbreaking public education program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Youth Mental Health First Aid is a public education program which introduces participants to the unique risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents and builds understanding of the importance of early intervention, and most importantly – teaches individuals how to help a youth in crisis or experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge. Mental Health First Aid uses role-playing and simulations to demonstrate how to assess a mental health crisis; select interventions and provide initial help; and connect adults and young people to professional, peer, social, and self-help care. Stepping Stones was the first agency in Maine certified to teach Mental Health First Aid for both adults and youth. We offer: An 8-hour certification course designed to help communities: • Better understand mental illness • Respond to psychiatric emergencies Building mental health literacy among: • Parents, families, and school administrators • Primary care professionals • First responders • Business leaders • Human resources professionals For more information on Mental Health First aid call 1 888 866 0113 adoption. Case Management. Community Mental Health. Mental Health First aid. shelter and Homeless services. 1 888 866 0113 www.steppingstonesusa.org
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TRAIN’S TAVERN | Lebanon | open
mic | 7 pm
Listings Continued from p 19
MONDAY 13
WEDNESDAY 15
27 PUB & GRILL | Wiscasset | open mic BENTLEY’S SALOON | Arundel | open mic with Alison & Nat Bailey | 8 pm CHARLAMAGNE’S | Augusta | open mic COLE FARMS | Gray | open mic
FEILE IRISH RESTAURANT AND PUB
BENCH BAR AND GRILL | Gardiner |
| Wells | Irish session | 6 pm FRONTIER CAFE | Winterport | Micromasse | 8 pm FRONT STREET PUBLIC HOUSE | Bath | open mic FUSION | Lewiston | open mic & karaoke | 9 pm LITCHFIELD’S BAR AND GRILL | Litchfield | karaoke | 9 pm M ROOM AT MILLENNIUM | Palmyra | open mic with Riff Johnson | 8 pm SEA DOG BREWING/TOPSHAM | Topsham | open mic | 9:30 pm SEA40 | Lewiston | open mic SILVER STREET TAVERN | Waterville | open mic WOODMAN’S BAR AND GRILL | Orono | karaoke | 10 pm
BYRNES IRISH PUB/BRUNSWICK |
THURSDAY 16
| karaoke
burg | open mic | 8:30 pm BEAR’S DEN TAVERN | Dover Foxcroft
| open mic
BEBE’S BURRITOS | Biddeford | open
mic | 9 pm
BRAY’S BREWPUB | Naples | karaoke
| 9 pm
BYRNES IRISH PUB/BRUNSWICK |
BYRNES IRISH PUB/BATH | Bath |
Irish session | 7 pm KERRYMEN PUB | Saco | open mic | 7:30 pm MAINELY BREWS | Waterville | open mic with Mike Rodrigue | 9 pm PEDRO O’HARA’S | Lewiston | open mic SLATES | Hallowell | Cheryl Wheeler | 8:15 pm | $25 TIME OUT PUB | Rockland | Roberto Morbioli | $10
TUESDAY 14
AMERICAN LEGION POST 56 | York | open mic | 6-9 pm
open mic | 6 pm
Brunswick | irish session | 7 pm EASY STREET LOUNGE | Hallowell
EBENEZER’S BREWPUB | Brunswick FIRE HOUSE GRILLE | Auburn | open MAIN TAVERN | Bangor | open mic MAINELY BREWS | Waterville | Dave
Mello | 6 pm | open blues jam | 9 pm MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE | Woolwich | open mic | 7 pm ROCK HARBOR | Rockland | open mic | 8 pm ROOSTER’S | Augusta | Poulson & Jones RUN OF THE MILL BREWPUB | Saco | open mic SHOOTERS SPORTS PUB | Mechanic Falls | open mic | 7 pm SILVER STREET TAVERN | Waterville | karaoke with Bryant
302 SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN | Frye| karaoke | 9 pm
mic with Bill Howard
| 9:30 pm
Brunswick | karaoke | 8:30 pm CAPTAIN BLY’S TAVERN | Buckfield | open mic | 7 pm
CAPTAIN DANIEL STONE INN |
Brunswick | Katie Daggett | 6-9 pm CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR | Biddeford | karaoke with DJ Caleb Biggers | 9 pm
THE DEPOT PUB | Gardiner | Steve Vellani | 8:30 pm
IRISH TWINS PUB | Lewiston | karaoke | 8 pm
THE LIBERAL CUP | Hallowell | Keanu Keanu | 7 pm
LOMPOC CAFE | Bar Harbor | open mic
M ROOM AT MILLENNIUM | Palmyra | karaoke with Jim-Bob | 9 pm MAINELY BREWS | Waterville | karaoke | 9 pm MAXWELL’S PUB | Ogunquit | karaoke | 9 pm MIXERS | Sabattus | karaoke with DJ Bob | 7 pm MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE | Woolwich | Mike Rodrigue | 6 pm OLD GOAT | Richmond | open mic SEA DOG BREWING/BANGOR | Bangor | karaoke | 9 pm SKIP’S LOUNGE | Buxton | open mic | 8 pm SILVER STREET TAVERN | Waterville | Travis James Humphrey SUDS PUB | Bethel | Denny Breau | 9 pm TRAIN’S TAVERN | Lebanon | karaoke with DJ Dick Fredette | 7 pm YORK HARBOR INN | York Harbor | open mic | 7 pm
NEW HAMPSHIRE THURSDAY 9
DOVER BRICK HOUSE | Dover | James Gilmore | 8 pm
GARY’S RESTAURANT & SPORTS LOUNGE | Rochester | jam session
with Ron Jones | 8 pm THE HOLY GRAIL | Epping | Chris O’Neil & Gina LILAC CITY GRILLE | Rochester | Bob & Cody MARTINGALE WHARF | Portsmouth | Tim Theriault | 9 pm MILLIE’S TAVERN | Hampton | acoustic night with Norman Bishop NORTH BEACH BAR AND GRILL | Hampton Beach | Marty Quirk | 7 pm PORTSMOUTH BOOK AND BAR | Portsmouth | Catherine MacLellan | 9 pm
PUBLICK HOUSE AND PROHIBITION MUSIC ROOM | Rochester |
karaoke with DJ Kastro THE RED DOOR | Portsmouth | Comma + Sleeping In + Onslo RI RA/PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | Mitch Alden | 10 pm
SONNY’S TAVERN | Dover | karaoke
SATURDAY 11
THIRSTY MOOSE TAPHOUSE/ PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | Stop
| Portsmouth | Seldom Playwrights | 9 pm BRITISH BEER COMPANY | Portsmouth | Tim Theriault Band DANIEL STREET TAVERN | Portsmouth | karaoke DOVER BRICK HOUSE | Dover | Elephant + Edd | 9 pm FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | Dover | Shango
with Erik Swanson | 9 pm STONE CHURCH | Newmarket | Irish session with Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki | 6 pm | Dead Winter Carpenters | 9:30 pm | $8-$10 Tito Collective + Roots, Rhythm, & Dub
FRIDAY 10
BLUE MERMAID | Portsmouth | Pullstarts | 9 pm
teaux
DOVER BRICK HOUSE | Dover | When
& Jody
mouth | karaoke
Particles Collide + Gretchen & the Pickpockets + Harsh Armadillo | medical benefit | 9 pm | $10 FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | Dover | Amulus + By Design THE HOLY GRAIL | Epping | Max Sullivan | 9 pm LILAC CITY GRILLE | Rochester | Tom Emerson MARTINGALE WHARF | Portsmouth | Paul Costley & Charlie Christos | 9 pm MILLIE’S TAVERN | Hampton | karaoke with Chris Michaels THE OAR HOUSE | Portsmouth | Bob Arens | 7 pm PORTSMOUTH BOOK AND BAR | Portsmouth | Rockwood Ferry | 9 pm PORTSMOUTH GAS LIGHT | Portsmouth | deck: Small Soldiers | 7 pm | club: DJ Koko-P | 9 pm | pub: Scott McRae | 10 pm PRESS ROOM | Portsmouth | Ballroom Thieves + Ghost of Paul Revere | 8 pm | $10-$15 RI RA/PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | DJ Jesse Felluss | 10 pm RUDI’S | Portsmouth | Duke Snyder & John Hunter | 6 pm STONE CHURCH | Newmarket | Antigone Rising + Frame & the Kickers | 9 pm | $12-$15
THIRSTY MOOSE TAPHOUSE/ PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | Cover Story | 9 pm
WALLY’S PUB | Hampton | Last
Laugh | 9 pm
Over 50 Ite m Under $10 s
More than 20 Maine & regional Brewers, Great local food, Maine arts & Crafts, Fun Games and a free shuttle from the village to the campground
Check out the World Famous Maine Diner! Celebrating Over 30 Years in Business!
As Seen On
Friday, OctOber 10 (4-7pm):
Wine & Cheese Tasting $15 per individual / $27 per couple Saturday, OctOber 11 (NOON-6pm):
Beerfest $30 full admission at Smuggler’s Den Campground
Maine Diner
Sponsored by the Southwest Harbor & Tremont Chamber of Commerce
For more information visit: www.acadiaoktoberfest.com 20 Main St. Southwest Harbor, Maine
GARY’S RESTAURANT & SPORTS LOUNGE | Rochester | Ride THE HOLY GRAIL | Epping | Sire-
CHOP SHOP PUB | Seabrook | Rosie DANIEL STREET TAVERN | Ports-
Conveniently Located “On The Way” North or South
don’t miss acadia’s 19tH annual Oktoberfest!
BLUE MERMAID
Open 7 Days • Route 1 North, Wells 207 646 4441 • Maine Diner.com
LILAC CITY GRILLE | Rochester | Rob MARTINGALE WHARF | Portsmouth | Donnegans | 9 pm
THE OAR HOUSE| Portsmouth | Don
RUDI’S | Portsmouth | Nate Therrien
| 10 am
SONNY’S TAVERN | Dover | Nihco Gallo | 7 pm
WALLY’S PUB | Hampton | karaoke | 9 pm
MONDAY 13
FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | Dover | open mic with Tim Theriault PRESS ROOM | Portsmouth | Paul Combs | 8 pm THE RED DOOR | Portsmouth | Dupont Brothers + Courtney Brocks | 8 pm RI RA/PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | Oran Mor | 7 pm STONE CHURCH | Newmarket | Wild Eagles Blues band | 7 pm THIRSTY MOOSE TAPHOUSE/ PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | open
Severance | 7 pm
mic | 8 pm
mouth | deck: Connipition Fits | 7
TUESDAY 14
PORTSMOUTH GAS LIGHT | Ports-
pm | grill: Justin Cohn | 9:30 pm | club: DJ Koko-P | 9 pm | pub: Jimmy D | 10 pm PRESS ROOM | Portsmouth | Kalen & the Sky Thieves + Zak Trojano | 9 pm | $7 RI RA/PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | Cover Me Badd | 10 pm RUDI’S | Portsmouth | PJ Donahue Trio | 6 pm SONNY’S TAVERN | Dover | Martin England & the Reconstructed STONE CHURCH | Newmarket | Harsh Armadillo + Blacklight Ruckus | 9 pm | $6-$8
BLUE MERMAID | Portsmouth | Seldom Playwrights | 8 pm FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | Dover | Tim Theriault | 9 pm
my’s Down | 9 pm WALLY’S PUB | Hampton | Fortune | 9 pm
mic
mouth | open mic | 8 pm
SUNDAY 12
Red Sky Mary
mouth | karaoke
Theriault | 6:30 pm
THIRSTY MOOSE TAPHOUSE/ PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | Jim-
DANIEL STREET TAVERN | PortsDOVER BRICK HOUSE| Dover | kara-
oke with DJ Erich Kruger | 9 pm THE RED DOOR | Portsmouth | Green Lion Crew | 10 pm RI RA/PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | Irish session | 5-7 pm | karaoke | 7 pm
GARY’S RESTAURANT & SPORTS LOUNGE | Rochester | karaoke | 7 pm HAWG’S PEN | Farmington | open mic MILLIE’S TAVERN | Hampton | karaoke with Chris Michaels
PRESS ROOM | Portsmouth | “jazz
jam” | 6 pm | jazz jam | 6 pm | Hoot | 9 pm SONNY’S TAVERN | Dover | Soggy Po’ Boys | 9 pm
WEDNESDAY 15
BLUE MERMAID | Portsmouth | open DANIEL STREET TAVERN | PortsFURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | Dover | LILAC CITY GRILLE | Rochester | Tim NORTH BEACH BAR AND GRILL |
Hampton Beach | Mel & John Grasso
| 8 pm
PORTSMOUTH BOOK AND BAR
| Portsmouth | Rushad Eggleston | 9 pm
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PRESS ROOM | Portsmouth | Sea-
smoke | 9 pm | $1 THE RED DOOR | Portsmouth | Evaredy | 9 pm RI RA/PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | Great Bay Sailor | 8 pm RUDI’S | Portsmouth | Dimitri Yiannicopulus | 6 pm SONNY’S TAVERN | Dover | Tommy & the Rats | 10 pm WALLY’S PUB | Hampton | DJ Kelley | 9 pm
THURSDAY 16
FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | Dover |
Sean Fell
GARY’S RESTAURANT & SPORTS LOUNGE | Rochester | jam session
with Ron Jones | 8 pm THE HOLY GRAIL | Epping | Chuck Alaimo LILAC CITY GRILLE | Rochester | Dan Walker MILLIE’S TAVERN | Hampton | acoustic night with Norman Bishop
NORTH BEACH BAR AND GRILL
| Hampton Beach | Marty Quirk | 7 pm
PORTSMOUTH BOOK AND BAR |
Portsmouth | Julia Weldon | 9 pm PRESS ROOM | Portsmouth | New Legs + Ghost of Electricity + Bell Wire | Mark Erelli | 8 pm | $10
PUBLICK HOUSE AND PROHIBITION MUSIC ROOM | Rochester |
karaoke with DJ Kastro RUDI’S | Portsmouth | Sal Hughes & Zach Lange | 6 pm SONNY’S TAVERN | Dover | karaoke with Erik Swanson | 9 pm STONE CHURCH | Newmarket | Irish session with Jordan TirrellWysocki | 6 pm
THIRSTY MOOSE TAPHOUSE/ PORTSMOUTH | Portsmouth | Red Light Radio | 9 pm
COMEDY FRIDAY 10
MICHEAL CHO | Gold Room, 510
Warren Ave, Portland | 207.221.2343
PAULA POUNDSTONE | 7 pm | One
Longfellow Square, 181 State St, Portland | $40 | 207.761.1757
SATURDAY 11
”LAKESIDE LAUGH LAB” WITH JAKE JACOBSEN + PAUL HUNT + DENNIS FOGG + DOUG COLLINS + ANGELA MERRIL | 7:30 pm | Den-
mark Arts Center, 50 West Main St, Denmark | 207.452.2412 or denmarkarts.org
SUNDAY 12
BOB MARLEY | 7 pm | Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St, Camden | $25 | 207.236.7963 or www.camdenoperahouse.com OPEN MIC | 9 pm | Mama’s Crowbar, 189 Congress St, Portland | 207.773.9230
TUESDAY 14
KEVIN JAMES | 7 pm | University of
Maine - Orono, Collins Center for the Arts, 5746 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono | $44-79 | 207.581.1755
WEDNESDAY 15
KEVIN JAMES | 7 pm | Merrill Au-
ditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland | $42-77 | 207.842.0800 OPEN MIC | 8 pm | Rusty Hammer, 49 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH | 603.436.9289
”PORTLAND COMEDY SHOWCASE” PERFORMERS TBA | 8 pm |
Bull Feeney’s, 375 Fore St, Portland | 207.773.7210
CONCERTS
pm | Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland | $31-$81 | 207.842.0800
SUNDAY 12
PORTLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: “PSO POPS! MAMMA MIA AND MORE — THE MUSIC OF ABBA” | See listing for Sat
TUESDAY 14
UNH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 8
pm | University of New Hampshire Celebrity Series, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham, NH | 603.862.2290 or unh. edu/pcac
POPULAR THURSDAY 9
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE |
6:30 pm | People Plus/Brunswick, 35 Union St, Brunswick | $8, $5 seniors/ students | 207.700.7577
SATURDAY 11
BALLROOM DANCE NIGHT | 7:30
SUNDAY 12
ALLISON CRUTCHFIELD + RADIATOR HOSPITAL + LITTLE MY + NOTCHES | 7 pm | Buoy Gallery,
2 Government St, Kittery | $5 | 207.450.2402 CARLENE CARTER | 8 pm | The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St, Portsmouth, NH | 603.436.2400 RUSTIC OVERTONES | 9 pm | Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St, Portland | $20 | 207.956.6000 or portcitymusichall.com STOVEPIPE STOVER | 8 pm | Videoport, 151 Middle St, Portland | 207.773.1999
SATURDAY 11
BY REQUEST: “I LOVE THE ‘80S” | 8 pm | Seacoast Repertory
Theatre, 125 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH | $20 | 603.433.4472 or seacoastrep.org
CELTIC TENORS + WINDHAM CHAMBER SINGERS | 7:30 pm |
Windham Performing Arts Center, 406 Gray Rd, Windham | $10-27 | 207.892.1810
PAT COLWELL & SOUL SENSATIONS | 7:30 pm | Chocolate
Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St, Bath | $14 | 207.442.8455 or chocolatechurcharts.org IL SOGNO DEL MARINAIO | 8 pm | Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St, Portland | $15-18 | 207.899.4990 or portcitymusichall.com MARK SHILANSKY | 7:30 pm | The Dance Hall, 7 Walker St, Kittery | $12-$15 | 207.439.0114 TRICKY BRITCHES | noon | Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd, South Paris | $8-$14 | 207.743.8452 or celebrationbarn. com
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with Eliot Cutler & Mike Michaud | 7 pm | University of Southern Maine - Portland, Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St, Portland | 207.780.4270
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”SCHOOLS IN TRANS*ITION: SUPPORTING TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE STUDENTS IN K-12 EDUCATION” | with Pete Dawson, Gia Drew, Wayne Maines, Zack Paakkonen, and AJ Yarn | 5:30 pm | University of Southern Maine Portland, Glickman Library, 7th Floor, 314 Forest Ave, Portland | 207.780.4269
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| 207.725.3275 | 245 Maine St, Brunswick | bowdoin.edu/art-museum | Tues-Wed + Fri-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Thurs 10 am8:30 pm; Sun 1-5 pm | Free admission | Through Oct 19: “Richard Tuttle: A Print Retrospective” | Through Dec 31: “Hendrick Goltzius: Mythology & Truth,” paintings, drawings, & engravings | Through Jan 4: Alison de Vere: “Psyche and Eros,” animated film | Through March 8: “Weaving the Myth of Psyche: Baroque Tapestries from the Wadsworth Atheneum” | Ongoing: “American Artists at Work, 1840-1950” + “Contemporary Masters, 1950 to the Present” + “Lovers & Saints: Art of the Italian Renaissance” COLBY COLLEGE | 207.859.5600 |
Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr, Waterville | colby.edu/museum | Tues-
Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun noon-5 pm | Free admission | Through Jan 4: “Bernard Langlais,” paintings | Through June 7: “Alex Katz: Selections,” mixed media | Through July 15: “Highlights from the Permanent Collection,” mixed media | Ongoing: “Process & Place: Exploring the Design Evolution of the AlfondLunder Family Pavilion” + “Alex Katz Collection” DYER LIBRARY/SACO MUSEUM | 207.283.3861 | 371 Main St, Saco | sacomuseum.org | Tues-Thurs noon-4 pm; Fri noon-8 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun noon-4 pm | Through Nov 9: “At Home in the Victorian Era,” historical exhibit of furnishings, textiles, & bric-a-brac
Wed 10 am-8 pm; Thurs-Sun 10 am-5 pm | Through Nov 9: “Andrew Wyeth: Portrait Studies,” mixed media | Through Dec 31: “Ideals of Beauty: The Nude,” mixed media + “The Wyeths, Maine, & the Sea,” paintings & works on paper | Through Jan 4: “The Shakers: From Mount Lebanon to the World,” mixed media FRYEBURG ACADEMY | 207.935.9232 | Pace Galleries of Art, 18 Bradley St, Fryeburg | fryeburgacademy.org | Mon-Fri 9 am-1 pm; by appointment | Through Oct 31: “The Kienbusch Legacy: A Family of Artists” group exhibition | opening reception Sep 13, 1-3 pm
GREAT BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
| 603.427 | Gateway Gallery, 320 Corporate Dr, Portsmouth, NH | call for hours | Through Nov 15: “Elizabeth Patterson: Life & Color,” colored pencil drawings HUSSON UNIVERSITY | 207.992.4925 | Robert E. White Gallery, 1 College Circle, Bangor | Through Oct 30: “Cold Stream Reflections (Altered Imagery),” mixed media works by Patricia Pasteur ICA AT MECA | 207.879.5742 | 522 Congress St, Portland | Wed-Sun 11 am-5 pm; Thurs 11 am-7 pm | Through Oct 12: “Project _Rorschach” + “Fair Use: An Architectural Timeline,” installations by Ana Miljacki + Lee Moreau + “The Wrong Kind of Bars: Paintings from the Maine State Prison” | Through March 31, 2016: “We Are What We Hide,” long-running exhibit in- & outside gallery walls MAINE COLLEGE OF ART | 207.775.3052 | Porteous Building, 522 Congress St, Portland | meca.edu | Mon-Fri 8 am-8 pm; Sat-Sun 12 pm-5 pm | Through Oct 25: “Reap & Sow: The Work of Maine Art Educators,” mixed media MAINE JEWISH MUSEUM | 207.329.9854 | 267 Congress St, Portland | treeoflifemuseum.org | MonFri 10 am-2 pm | Through Oct 31: “Genesis:Exodus” works by George Wardlaw MUSEUM L-A | 207.333.3881 | Bates Mill Complex 1, 35 Canal St, Lewiston | museumla.org | Mon-Sat 10 am-4 pm | Admission $5, students and seniors $4 | Oct 16: “Rock Around the Clock: L/A’s Music Making Machine, 1950s to 1970s” | reception 1-4 pm | Ongoing: “Portraits & Voices: Shoemaking Skills of Generations” OGUNQUIT MUSEUM OF ART | 207.646.4909 | 543 Shore Rd, Ogunquit | ogunquitmuseum.org | Mon-Sat 10:30 am- 5 pm; Sun 2-5 pm | Through Oct 31: “A Modernist Menagerie: Works from the Permanent Collection,” sculptures, paintings, & works on paper + “Amy Stacey Curtis: Drawings”
+ “Andrew Wyeth: The Linda L. Bean Collection” + “Henry Strater: Arizona Winters, 1933-1938,” paintings + “Tradition & Excellence: The OMAA Permanent Collection” PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY | 603.777.3461 | Lamont Gallery, Frederick
R Mayer Art Center, Tan Ln, Exeter, NH | exeter.edu/art/visit_Lamont.html
| Mon 1-5 pm; Tues-Sat 9 am-5 pm | Free admission | Through Oct 18: “Self Made,” prints by Tara Misenheimer + portraits by Cybèle Mendes + mixed media works by Lauren Kalman + Caleb Cole PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART | 207.775.6148 | 7 Congress Square, Portland | portlandmuseum.org | Tues-Thurs + Sat-Sun 10 am-5 pm; Fri 10 am-9 pm | Admission $12; $10 students/seniors; $6 youth 13-17; free for youth 12 & under and for all Fri 5-9 pm | Through Jan 4: “Treasures of British Art, 1400-2000: The Berger Collection” | Through Feb 8: “Aaron T. Stephan: To Borrow, Cut, Copy, & Steal,” sculptural installation
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE - FARMINGTON | 207.778.7072 | Art Gallery,
246 Main St, Farmington | Tues-Sun
noon-4 pm | Through Oct 19: “Throwing Things at the Sky to See if They Stick,” works by Barry Whittaker | Through Nov 18: “About Then/About Now,” mixed media anniversary exhibition
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 Jan 31: “Out of Nowhere: Paintings by John Gallagher, 1996-2014” + “Staring at the Sun with a Penny in my Pocket,” paintings by Matt Phillips + “Tales from the Turnpike,” oil-on-panel paintings by Suzanne Laura Kammin + “The Little Fools,” photography & installation by Roz Leibowitz | Ongoing: “Selections from the Permanent Collection”
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND - PORTLAND | 207.221.4499 | Art Gal-
lery, 716 Stevens Ave, Portland | une. edu/artgallery | Wed 1-4 pm; Thurs 1-7
pm; Fri-Sun 1-4 pm | Through Oct 31: “Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational” | Through Nov 30: “(Re)Building Memory: A Trajectory of the Black Atlantic” mixed media by Paula Gerstenblatt | Through Jan 11: “Coyote Connections: A Group Exhibition,” mixed media | Ongoing: paintings & photography by Maine artists + labyrinth installation
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE MUSEUM OF ART | 603.862.3712 |
Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH | unh.edu/moa | Mon-Wed 10 am-4 pm; Thurs 10 am-8 pm; Sat-Sun 1-5 pm | Free admission | Through Oct 19: “GraphiCornucopia,” mixed media group exhibition + Jon Imber: “Human Interest,” paintings
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE - GORHAM | 207.780.5008 | Art Gallery,
USM Campus, Gorham | usm.maine. edu/~gallery | Tues-Fri 11 am-4 pm; SatSun 1-5 pm | Through Dec 10: “Opposing Gestures” mixed media by Joseph Farbrook + Sama Alshaibi
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE - LEWISTON/AUBURN | 207.753.6500 |
Atrium Gallery, 51 Westminster St, Lewiston | usm.maine.edu/lac/art/exhibits. html | Mon-Thurs 8 am-8 pm; Fri 8 am4:30 pm | Free admission | Through Nov 22: “Secrets of the Sea” mixed media group exhibition
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE - PORTLAND | 207.780.5008 | Area Gal-
lery, Woodbury Campus Center, Bedford St, Portland | Mon-Fri 7 am-10 pm | Through Dec 10: “Diatribes,” fourchannel video by Joseph Farbrook & Sama Alshaibi
OTHER MUSEUMS ABBE MUSEUM | 207.288.3519 | 26 Mount Desert St, Bar Harbor | abbemuseum.org | Thurs-Sat 10 am-4
pm | Through Dec 31: “Twisted Path III: Questions of Balance” | Ongoing: “Layers of Time: Archaeology at the Abbe Museum” + “Dr. Abbe’s Museum”
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | 603.742.2002 | 6 Wash-
ington St, Dover, NH | Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun noon-5 pm | Admission $7, seniors $6 | Through Nov 14: “Wet!”, underwater photography & painting
COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS | 207.633.4333 | 132 Botanical
Gardens Dr, Boothbay | 9 am-5 pm |
Through Oct 31: “Powerful Pollinators!”, student art exhibit MAINE STATE MUSEUM | 207.287.2301 | 83 State House Stn, Augusta | mainestatemuseum.org | Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm; Sat 10 am-4 pm; Sun 1-4 pm | Admission $2, $1 for seniors and children ages 6-18, under 6 free | Through April 30: “Maine Voices from the Civil War” | Ongoing: 12,000-plus years of Maine’s history, in homes, nature, shops, mills, ships, & factories PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM | 207.548.0334 | 40 East Main St, Searsport | penobscotmarinemuseum.org | call for hours | Through Oct 19: “Fish, Wind, & Tide: Art & Technology of Maine’s Resources” | Ongoing: “Keeping Warm Exhibition” + “Regional Watercraft” + “Gone Fishing” + “Souvenirs for the Orient” + “Rowboats for Rusticators” + “History, Economy, & Recreation of the Penobscot Region” + “Hall of Ship Models” + “Folk Art of the Penobscot” + “Sea Captains of Searsport” + “Scrimshaw” PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM | 603.431.2538 | 9 Market Sq, Portsmouth, NH | Tues, Thurs, & Sat 1-4 pm | Through Nov 26: “Norma Bernstein Smith: Talented Artist, Adventuresome Spirit,” paintings
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| 207.474.8844 | 40 Water St, Skowhegan BLUE | 207.774.4111 | 650A Congress St, Portland BLUE MERMAID | 603.427.2583 | 409 The Hill, Portsmouth, NH BLUE MOON LOUNGE | 207.858.5849 | 24 Court St, Skowhegan BRAY’S BREWPUB | 207.693.6806 | Rte 302 and Rte 35, Naples BRIAN BORU | 207.780.1506 | 57 Center St, Portland BRITISH BEER COMPANY | 603.501.0515 | 2 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth, NH
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207.828.0549 | 92 Portland St, Portland
BUCK’S NAKED BBQ/PORTLAND | | 50 Wharf St, Portland BULL FEENEY’S | 207.773.7210 | 375 Fore St, Portland
BUMPA’S BAR & GRILLE | 207.725.2963 | 276 Bath Rd, Brunswick BUNKER BREWING CO | | 122 Anderson St, Portland BYRNES IRISH PUB/BATH | 207.443.6776 | 98 Center St, Bath BYRNES IRISH PUB/BRUNSWICK | 207.729.9400 | 16 Station
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207.288.2766 | 119 Main St, Bar Harbor CENTRAL WAVE | 603.742.9283 | 368 Central Ave, Dover, NH CHAMPIONS SPORTS BAR | 207.282.7900 | 15 Thornton St, Biddeford
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Long Plains Rd, Buxton CHARLAMAGNE’S | 207.242.2711 | 228 Water St, Augusta CHOP SHOP PUB | 603.760.7706 | 920 Lafayette Rd, Seabrook, NH CLUB TEXAS | 207.784.7785 | 150 Center St, Auburn COLE FARMS | 207.657.4714 | 64 Lewiston Rd, Gray DANIEL STREET TAVERN | 603.430.1011 | 111 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH THE DEPOT PUB | 207.588.0081 | 14 Maine St, Gardiner DOBRA TEA | 207.370.1890 | 151 Middle St, Portland THE DOGFISH BAR AND GRILLE | 207.772.5483 | 128 Free St, Portland DOVER BRICK HOUSE | 603.749.3838 | 2 Orchard St, Dover, NH DOWN UNDER CLUB | 207.992.2550 | Seasons Grille & Sports Lounge, 427 Main St, Bangor EASY DAY | 207.200.2226 | 725 Broadway, South Portland EASY STREET LOUNGE | 207.622.3360 | 7 Front St, Hallowell EBENEZER’S BREWPUB | 207.373.1840 | 112 Pleasant St, Brunswick ELEMENTS: BOOKS COFFEE BEER | 207.710.2011 | 265 Main St, Biddeford EMPIRE | 207.879.8988 | 575 Congress St, Portland FAST BREAKS | 207.782.3305 | 1465 Lisbon St, Lewiston FATBOY’S SALOON | 207.766.8862 | 65 Main St, Biddeford FEDERAL JACK’S | 207.967.4322 | 8 Western Ave, Kennebunk
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FIRE HOUSE GRILLE | 207.376.4959
| 47 Broad St, Auburn FLASK LOUNGE | 207.772.3122 | 117 Spring St, Portland FROG AND TURTLE | 207.591.4185 | 3 Bridge St, Westbrook FRONTIER CAFE | 207.725.5222 | Fort Andross, 14 Maine St, Brunswick FURY’S PUBLICK HOUSE | 603.617.3633 | 1 Washington St, Dover, NH FUSION | 207.330.3775 | 490 Pleasant St, Lewiston
GARY’S RESTAURANT & SPORTS LOUNGE | 603.335.4279 | 38 Milton
Rd, Rochester, NH GATHER | 207.847.3250 | 189 Main St, Yarmouth GENO’S ROCK CLUB | 207.221.2382 | 625 Congress St, Portland GFB SCOTTISH PUB | 207.934.8432 | 32 Old Orchard St, Old Orchard Beach THE GIN MILL | 207.620.9200 | 302 Water St, Augusta GINZA TOWN | 207.878.9993 | 1053 Forest Ave, Portland THE GREEN ROOM | 207.490.5798 | 898 Main St, Sanford GRITTY MCDUFF’S | 207.772.2739 | 396 Fore St, Portland GRITTY MCDUFF’S/AUBURN | 207.782.7228 | 68 Main St, Auburn
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| 207.865.4321 | Lower Main St, Freeport GUTHRIE’S | 207.376.3344 | 115 Middle St, Lewiston 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 THE HOLY GRAIL | 603.679.9559 | 64 Main St, Epping, NH IRISH TWINS PUB | 207.376.3088 | 743 Main St, Lewiston IRON TAILS SALOON | 207.850.1142 | 559 Rte 109, Acton JIMMY THE GREEK’S/OLD ORCHARD BEACH | 207.934.7499 | 215
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KERRYMEN PUB | 207.282.7425 | 512
Main St, Saco LFK | 207.899.3277 | 188A State St, Portland THE LIBERAL CUP | 207.623.2739 | 115 Water St, Hallowell LILAC CITY GRILLE | 603.332.3984 | 45 N Main St, Rochester, NH LITTLE TAP HOUSE | 207.518.9283 | 106 High St, Portland LOCAL 188 | 207.761.7909 | 685 Congress St, Portland
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| 207.899.3529 | 649 Congress St, Portland LOMPOC CAFE | 207.288.9392 | 36 Rodick St, Bar Harbor M ROOM AT MILLENNIUM | 207.368.2352 | 416 Oxbow Rd, Palmyra MAIN TAVERN | 207.947.7012 | 152 Main St, Bangor MAINE STREET | 207.646.5101 | 195 Maine St, Ogunquit MAINELY BREWS | 207.873.2457 | 1 Post Office Sq, Waterville MAMA’S CROWBAR | 207.773.9230 | 189 Congress St, Portland MARTINGALE WHARF | 603.431.0091 | 99 Bow St, Portsmouth, NH MATHEW’S PUB | 207.253.1812 | 133 Free St, Portland MAXWELL’S PUB | 207.646.2345 | 243 Main St, Ogunquit MAYO STREET ARTS | 207.615.3609 | 10 Mayo St, Portland MCSEAGULL’S | 207.633.5900 | Gulf Dock, Boothbay Harbor MILLIE’S TAVERN | 603.967.4777 | 17 L St, Hampton, NH MINE OYSTER | 207.633.6616 | 16 Wharf St, Pier 1, Boothbay Harbor MIXERS | 207.375.4188 | 136 Sabattus Rd, Sabattus MJ’S WINE BAR | 207.653.6278 | 1 City Center, Portland MONTSWEAG ROADHOUSE | 207.443.6563 | Rte 1, Woolwich MOOSE ALLEY | 207.864.9955 | 2809 Main St, Rangeley MR. GOODBAR | 207.934.9100 | 8B West Grand Ave, Old Orchard Beach MYRTLE STREET TAVERN | 207.596.6250 | 12 Myrtle St, Rockland NARAL’S EXPERIENCE ARABIA | 207.344.3201 | 34 Court St, Auburn NOCTURNEM DRAFT HAUS | 207.907.4380 | 56 Main St, Bangor
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| 603.967.4884 | 931 Ocean Blvd, Hampton Beach, NH THE OAR HOUSE | 603.436.4025 | 55 Ceres St, Portsmouth, NH OASIS | 207.370.9048 | 42 Wharf St, Portland OLD GOAT | 207.737.4628 | 33 Main St, Richmond OLD PORT TAVERN | 207.774.0444 | 11 Moulton St, Portland ONE LONGFELLOW SQUARE | 207.761.1757 | 181 State St, Portland OTTO | 207.773.7099 | 574-6 Congress St, Portland 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 PORTLAND EAGLES | 207.773.9448 | 184 Saint John St, Portland PORTLAND LOBSTER CO | 207.775.2112 | 180 Commercial St, Portland PORTSMOUTH BOOK AND BAR | 617.908.8277 | 40 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH PORTSMOUTH GAS LIGHT | 603.430.8582 | 64 Market St, Portsmouth, NH PRESS ROOM | 603.431.5186 | 77 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH PROFENNO’S | 207.856.0011 | 934 Main St, Westbrook
PUBLICK HOUSE AND PROHIBITION MUSIC ROOM | 603.948.1082 | 45 N Main St, Rochester, NH
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RED & SHORTY’S | 603.776.3305 | 4
Paul St, Dover, NH 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 ROCK HARBOR | 207.593.7488 | 416 Main St, Rockland ROOSTER’S | 207.622.2625 | 110 Community Dr, Augusta RUDI’S | 603.430.7834 | 20 High St, Portsmouth, NH RUN OF THE MILL BREWPUB | 207.571.9648 | 100 Main St, Saco Island, Saco SALVAGE BBQ & SMOKEHOUSE | | 919 Congress St, Portland SARGE’S TAILGATE GRILLE | 207.284.1299 | 63 Storer St, Saco SEA DOG BREWING/BANGOR | 207.947.8009 | 26 Front St, Bangor
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141 minUtes | nicKelOdeOn + clarKs pOnd cinemaGic + sacO cinemaGic + smittY’s biddefOrd, etc. A prince-of-darkness defense attorney in Chicago (Robert Downey Jr.) returns to his Indiana hometown to bury his mother and winds up defending his estranged father (Robert Duvall), a respected judge, in a fatal hit-and-run case. The leads are typecast to perfection—Downey glib and aggressive, Duvall principled and crotchety— but the legal drama is freighted with stale family and interpersonal conflicts, and the comic relief is unfortunate (Dax Shepard as a country lawyer who pukes before every crucial court session, Jeremy Strong as a mentally impaired man dispensing idiot one-liners). This is one of those films that uses home-movie footage as shorthand for an idyllic past; it’s a telling cliche, indicative of a writer who’s blind to any reality he hasn’t
On the quiet end of Wharf Street, the first-floor bar of Central Provisions is ground zero to explore these historic cocktails. In the recently renovated historic East India Trading Company warehouse (one that undoubtedly held shipments of alcohol during its heyday), Central Provisions’ creative bar menu offers twists on classic cocktails. Here, bar manager Patrick McDonald draws from “The Bartenders Guide,” the first American cocktail book, published in 1862 and written by Jerry Thomas, considered to be the father of American mixology. Cocktails at Central Provisions, like the Real Georgia Mint Julep, Pisco Sidecar, Silver Fizz, and Cobbler, are modern spins on Thomas’s recipes that saw great popularity during Prohibition. To channel your inner flapper, order the Corpse Reviver #3.5, tweaked with bourbon replacing the classic brandy, and shaken up with puckering Campari, dry curaçao (a liqueur similar to triple sec), and fresh-squeezed lemon juice. The result is a crisp, light-pink wake-up call, served “up” in a delicate coup glass. Sonny’s well-rounded cocktail list offers several nods to ingredients and techniques popular before and during Prohibition. In No. 1 with a Bulleit, clouds of meringuelike foam top the bourbon cocktail, its tart
lemon and lime juices tempered by simple syrup and fresh strawberries. Drink recipes began to call for the addition of egg whites in the late 1800s, where some vigorous shaking lends a rich texture to the final cocktail. Sipping on this delicate drink at Sonny’s bar, with its bank-vault-turnedwine-storage, one can imagine the lively scene in a Portland speakeasy. At Portland Hunt & Alpine Club, where the menu provides historical tidbits about the featured cocktails, bartenders might coat your glass with an absinthe rinse or top your cocktail with float of Champagne before presenting it to you. These flourishes illustrate the lasting influence of Prohibition, during which absinthe was the darling of the young bohemian set, much to the consternation of prohibitionists. The backlash was so severe, that the ban on the sale of absinthe in the US was only recently lifted in 2007. French Champagne, like Canadian whiskey, appeared in many speakeasy drinks as it flowed into the country after American distilleries were shuttered. Think these high-falutin’ cocktails are too much? Prefer to keep it simple with a gin and tonic or a Jack and ginger? You have Prohibition to thank for the popularity of tonic water and ginger beer as mixers as well. Because most illegally-distilled
BUY THE TICKET, TAKE THE RIDE the mint julep at central provisions. spirits were rough and cheap, so-called “bathtub gin,” flavorful tonic replaced soda water and ginger ale got stronger to mask the cheap liquor. Whatever your drink, celebrate your legal right to drink it freely and openly in one of Portland’s specialty cocktail bars reviving the lost art of bartending. ^ $$ Central Provisions | 414 Fore St |
207.805.1085 | centralprovisions.com $$ Sonny’s | 83 Exchange St | 207.772.7774 | sonnysportland.com $$ Portland Hunt & Alpine Club | 75 Market St | 207.747.4754 | huntandalpineclub.com
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seen projected onto a screen. David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Shanghai Nights) directed; with Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Billy Bob Thornton.
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xx TAKe Me TO THe RiveR 100 minUtes | railrOad sQUare cinema Some of the most revered names in soul, blues, and gospel (Otis Clay, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Hubert Sumlin, Charlie Musselwhite, Mavis Staples) convene in Memphis to record duets with younger artists and reminisce about the glory days of Stax Records and Hi Records, the town’s preeminent R&B labels. The premise for this documentary couldn’t be more stilted, and some of the matchups are enough to make you wince (like Clay’s remake of “Tryin’ to Live My Life Without You,” featuring pint-size rapper Lil P-Nut). But there are
a few striking intergenerational moments: in one scene Staples and the North Mississippi Allstars gather over a laptop to decipher the arrangement of “Wish I Had Answered,” a song she recorded when she was 22. This has been sitting on the shelf for years, during which time many of the elderly participants died; their passing gives the project a historical value it never manages
to earn for itself. Martin Shore directed.
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xx TRACKS 110 minUtes | nicKelOdeOn + railrOad sQUare cinema Australian adventurer Robyn Davidson gained worldwide recognition in the late 1970s
for her arduous nine-month journey from Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, westward across 1,700 miles of desert to the Indian Ocean. She recounted her experiences in a hugely popular National Geographic feature and later a book, though her story has taken some 35 years to bring to the screen, possibly because the woman at its center (played by Mia Wasikowska) seems so diffident. The movie touches on Davidson’s fascination with the aboriginals she met along the way, as well as her casual romance with Geographic photographer Rick Smolan (Adam Driver), but she seems more emotionally engaged with the trusty black labrador and four camels that accompanied her on her journey. Ultimately the movie mimics the trajectory of the quest itself, pulling one toward its final destination, but across an arid expanse. John Curran (We Don’t Live Here Anymore) directed.
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Unless otherwise noted, all film listings this week are for Friday, October 10 through Thursday, October 16. Times can and do change without notice, so do call the theater before heading out. For up-to-date filmschedule information, check the Portland Phoenix Web site at thePhoenix.com.
movie Th e a T e r l is T ing s
dinner + movie Portland CInEMaGIC Grand
333 Clarks Pond Parkway, South Portland | 207.772.6023
alEXandEr and tHE tErrIBlE, HorrIBlE, no Good, VErY Bad daY | 11:45 am, 2:20, 4:30, 7:10, 9:20 annaBEllE | 11:45 am, 2:10, 4:30, 7, 9:30
tHE BoXtrollS | 11:40 am, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30
draCUla Untold | 11:30 am, 2, 4:15, 7, 9:20
tHE EQUalIZEr | 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:40
tHE JUdGE | 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 lEFt BEHInd | 11:30 am, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50
nICKElodEon CInEMaS 1 Temple St, Portland | 207.772.4022
tHE EQUalIZEr | 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15 GonE GIrl | 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 9 a Good MarrIaGE | 1:30, 4, 7, 9:25 tHE JUdGE | 1:15, 4:15, 6:40, 9:30 MY old ladY | 1:20, 3:40, 6:20, 8:50 tHE SKElEton tWInS | 1:45, 6:50 tHIS IS WHErE I lEaVE YoU | 1:10, 3:50, 6;50, 9:20 traCKS | 1:30, 3:50, 7:15, 9:40
PMa MoVIES
7 Congress Square, Portland | 207.775.6148
dEad oF nIGHt | Thu: 6:30 GrEat EXPECtatIonS | Sun-Mon: 2 tHE HorSE’S MoUtH | Sat: 2 tHE laVEndEr HIll MoB | Fri: 6:30
WEStBrooK CInEMaGIC
183 County Rd, Westbrook | 207.774.3456
alEXandEr and tHE tErrIBlE, HorrIBlE, no Good, VErY Bad daY | 11:50 am, 2, 4:10, 6:50, 9:50 annaBEllE | 11:50 am, 2:10, 4:30, 7, 9:40
tHE BoXtrollS | noon, 2:15, 4:30, 7, 9:20
dolPHIn talE 2 | 11:50 am, 2:15, 4:40, 7:15, 9:40
draCUla Untold | 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30
tHE GIVEr | 7:10, 9:45 GUardIanS oF tHE GalaXY | 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30
tHE HUndrEd Foot JoUrnEY | 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:30
IF I StaY | 12:10, 7:10 tHE JUdGE | noon, 3:10, 6:45, 9:10 lEFt BEHInd | 12:20, 3:10, 6:50, 9:45 tHE MaZE rUnnEr | noon, 12:20, 3, 3:30, 6:45, 7, 9:20, 9:40
MEEt tHE MorMonS | noon, 2:10,
4:20, 7: 9:15
tEEnaGE MUtant nInJa tUrtlES | 12:30, 3:20
tHIS IS WHErE I lEaVE YoU | 11:50 am, 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50
a WalK aMonG tHE toMBStonES | 12:15, 3:20, 7, 9:40
MaInE alaMo tHEatrE
85 Main St, Bucksport | 207.469.0924
tHE SKElEton tWInS | Fri-Sat: 7:30 | Sun: 2
aUBUrn FlaGSHIP 10
746 Center St, Auburn | 207.786.8605
alEXandEr and tHE tErrIBlE, HorrIBlE, no Good, VErY Bad daY | 12:10, 2:10, 4:20, 7:15, 9:15 annaBEllE | 1:30, 4:25, 7:25, 9:35 tHE BoXtrollS | noon, 2:15, 4:30, 6:55, 9:10
draCUla Untold | 1:10, 4:05, 7:05, 9:20
tHE EQUalIZEr | 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:45 GonE GIrl | 12:20, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45 GUardIanS oF tHE GalaXY | 12:10, 3:20, 6:40, 9:15 tHE JUdGE | 12:40, 3;40, 6:45, 9:40 tHE MaZE rUnnEr | 12:20, 1:10, 3:50, 7:00, 9:30 lEFt BEHInd | 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35 tHIS IS WHErE I lEaVE YoU | 1:30, 4:10, 7:15, 9:35
a WalK aMonG tHE toMBStonES | 12:20, 3:40, 6:55, 9:30
BrIdGton tWIn drIVE-In tHEatrE 383 Portland Rd, Bridgton | 207.647.8666
tHE BoXtrollS + MalEFICEnt + GUardIanS oF tHE GalaXY | 7
ColonIal tHEatrE
163 High St, Belfast | 207.338.1930 Call for shows & times.
EVEnInGStar CInEMa
Tontine Mall, 149 Maine St, Brunswick | 207.729.5486
traCKS | Fri-Sat: 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:15 | Sun-Thu: 1:30, 3:45, 6
FrontIEr CInEMa 14 Maine St, Brunswick | 207.725.5222
MaGIC In tHE MoonlIGHt | Tue: 2, 6, 8 | Wed: 2, 6 | Thu: 2, 6, 8 tHE trIP to ItalY | Fri: 2, 5, 8 | Sat: 2 | Sun: 2, 5, 8
HarBor tHEatrE
185 Townsend Ave, Boothbay Harbor | 207.633.0438
MY old ladY | Fri-Sun: 7
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
lEWISton FlaGSHIP 10 855 Lisbon St, Lewiston | 207.777.5010
annaBEllE | 2:05, 4:40, 7:45 tHE BoXtrollS | 1:30, 4:25, 7:10 dolPHIn talE 2 | 1:15, 3:40, 7 draCUla Untold | 1:30, 4:25, 7:15 GUardIanS oF tHE GalaXY | 1, 3:45, 6:40
HErCUlES | 2:05, 4:40, 7:45 IF I StaY | 1:50, 4:25, 7:40 tHE JUdGE | 1, 4, 7 MalEFICEnt | 1:50, 4:35, 7:45 tEEnaGE MUtant nInJa tUrtlES | 1:35, 4:10, 6:45 tHIS IS WHErE I lEaVE YoU | 1:45, 4:15, 7:30
lInColn tHEatEr 2 Theater St, Damariscotta | 207.563.3424
loVE IS StranGE | Thu: 2, 7 rEar WIndoW | Fri: 7 | Sun: 7 VErtIGo | Sat: 7
tHE MaGIC lantErn
9 Depot St, Bridgton | 207.647.5065
alEXandEr and tHE tErrIBlE, HorrIBlE, no Good, VErY Bad daY | 4:30, 7:15 GonE GIrl | 4, 7:30 tHE MaZE rUnnEr | 4:15, 7
narroW GaUGE CInEMaS 15 Front St, Farmington | 207.778.4877 Call for shows & times.
nordICa tHEatrE
1 Freeport Village Station, Suite 125,
Freeport | 207.865.9000 Call for shows & times.
oXFord FlaGSHIP 7 1570 Main Street, Oxford | 207.743.2219 Call for shows & times.
SaCo drIVE-In tHEatEr
969 Portland Rd, Saco | 207.284.1016 Call for shows & times.
SMIttY’S CInEMaBIddEFord
raIlroad SQUarE CInEMa
420 Alfred St, Five Points Shopping Center, Biddeford | 207.282.2224 Call for shows & times.
MY old ladY | Fri: 2:20, 4:35, 6:50
SMIttY’S CInEMaSanFord
17 Railroad Sq, Waterville | 207.873.6526
| Sat-Sun: 12:05, 2:20, 4:35, 6:50 | Mon-Thu: 2:20, 4:35, 6:50 no EVIdEnCE oF dISEaSE | Wed: 7 tHE SKElEton tWInS | Fri-Sat: 1:10, 5:10 | Sun-Thu: 5:10 taKE ME to tHE rIVEr | Fri: 3:10, 7 9:10 | Sat-Sun: 3:10, 7, 9:10 | MonThu: 3:10, 7:10 traCKS | Fri-Sat: 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:10 | Sun-Mon: 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7 | Tue: 2:40, 4:50, 7 | Wed: 2:40, 4:50 | Thu: 2:40, 4:50, 7
rEEl PIZZa CInEraMa 33 Kennebec Place, Bar Harbor | 207.288.3828 Call for shows & times.
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 Call for shows & times.
1364 Main St, Sanford | 207.490.0000 Call for shows & times.
SMIttY’S CInEMaWIndHaM
795 Roosevelt Trail, Windham | 207.892.7000 Call for shows & times.
SPotlIGHt CInEMaS
nEW HaMPSHIrE tHE MUSIC Hall
28 Chestnut St, Portsmouth | 603.436.9900
daYS oF MY YoUtH | Wed: 7 FranK | Sat: 7 | Tue: 7 K2: SIrEn oF tHE HIMalaYaS | Fri-Sat: 7
lIVE BroadCaSt oF MaCBEtH (VErdI) | Sat: 1 a StrEEtCar naMEd dESIrE |
Sun: 4
rEGal FoX rUn StadIUM 15
45 Gosling Rd, Portsmouth | 603.431.6116 Call for shows & times.
6 Stillwater Ave, Orono | 207.827.7411 Call for shows & times.
StonInGton oPEra HoUSE
Main St, Stonington | 207.367.2788
Jon IMBEr’S lEFt Hand | Sun: 5 MY old ladY | Fri-Sun: 7
FIlM SPECIalS SoUtHErn MaInE CoMMUnItY CollEGE
Strand tHEatrE
Jewett Hall Auditorium, South Portland | damnationland.com
FranK | Fri: 5:30 | Sat: 8 | Sun: 3 MY old ladY | Fri: 8 | Sat-Sun: 5:30 |
Wed: 7
345 Main St, Rockland | 207.594.0070
Mon: 7 | Tue: 1, 7
tHoMaSton FlaGSHIP 10
9 Moody Dr, Thomaston | 207.594.2100 Call for shows & times.
“daMnatIonland rEtroSPECtIVE SCrEEnInGS” |
SPaCE GallErY
538 Congress St, Portland | 207.828.5600
WEtlandS | Wed: 7:30
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every little bit counts I did mention to Olivia in the interview (see “the little things” by Olivia Gunn in the October 3 issue), and i do feel that it is important to note, that in my personal experiences playing drums and thunderbow in bands in portland for 14 years, i have almost always felt welcomed, accepted, and at least tolerated, if not enthusiastically appreciated, by the men and women attending, hosting, and/or playing shows around town.
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i have had a very few instances of sexism, and many, many more experiences of camaraderie amongst genders around the enjoyment of making and hearing music. i think if people are called out on paternalism, devaluing, or outright discrimination when and where it arises they will gain an awareness of the kindling that, if left uncleared, can feed flames of much more dangerous forms of sexism. but while being treated like a novelty is annoying, it hardly approaches the dangerous kinds of sexism that we need to focus on. men may be more open to actually listening and not just reacting defensively if another man calls them out on their sexist remarks or actions. i hope that more conscious men speak up—it’s gonna take all of us!
i think that it is very important to name and deal with sexism when it happens. it is also important to acknowledge when people of all genders rock out together with no -isms at all and that has by far been my experience here in music in portland! thanks, adinah barnett
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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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