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Kay Stephens, a Maine freelance writer, has covered both mainstream and underground events, people and scenes. She helps small Maine businesses in the creative fields get media exposure through www.kaystephenscontent.com To get daily A & E updates, follow through Facebook: facebook.com/ killerconvo and Twitter: http://twitter.com/thekillerconvo
Nathaniel Bernier, owner of Wild Rufus Records, previously retail and now online, has immersed himself in music for 35 years, hosting several radio shows, deejaying at clubs and parties, writing music reviews and interviewing artists. He lives on the coast of Maine and continues to live through music. wildrufus. com; wildrufus.blogspot.com
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20 KILLER PIKS 21 YANKEE CHEF For the Irish in You 22 GOING BACK IN TIME Penobscot Marine Museum’s photo collection exceeds 50,000 images 24 BEER REVIEW St. Patrick’s Holiday Season 25 TOBOGGAN CHAMPIONSHIPS More crazy fun
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After 30+ years in the record business in Los Angeles including long stints at Warner Bros. & DreamWorks Records, Marc consults and manages artists & has started an independent music label that concentrates on singer - songwriters. It’s called Mishara Music and is based here in Midcoast Maine. Marc writes about the national and local music business. Visit marc online at misharamusic.com & marcrescue. wordpress.com Write him at marcrescue@gmail.com or here at thescene@villagesoup.com
Got an idea for photos? I’ll be out capturing a different theme for the occasional photo spread. Everything from the great outdoors, stock car racing to the small town night life. Call or e-mail Holly Vanorse-Spicer at hvanorse@villagesoup.com or 594-4401 with your idea.
Lacy Simons Lacy Simons is the new owner of hello hello, known currently to all as Rock City Books in Rockland. She is a reader, a maker, and a collector of fine-point pens and terrible jokes. To find more picks and reads: facebook.com/ hellohellobooks Twitter: @hellohellobooks.
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By Kay Stephens This feature highlights all the crafties in Maine who don’t necessarily have a physical shop or an online presence other than Etsy (etsy.com), which is like an online open craft fair that allows users to sell vintage items, handmade items that are modified, as well as unique (sometimes downright wacky) handcrafted art.
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“Most of the books I bind are blank, one-of-a-kind hand bound journals that use decorative paper or fabric for the covers. I often have scrap paper left over from binding these books and hate to waste it, so I started binding up these little pieces of paper for grocery lists, phone messages, or random notes. My studio paper ‘recycling’ got me thinking about all the other paper and cardboard I recycle in our home and how I could use it to make books. The Irish Spring notepads were one of my first experiments with what I’ve come to call ‘foraged’ materials. They also opened my eyes to a wealth of book making supplies that would otherwise end up in our blue bin. I have a special place in my heart for the Irish Spring notepads because they are super pungent— somehow that soap smell clings to the cardboard box for months. I often catch people smelling them at art fairs—and it makes me smile.
Frozen Pizza Box booklets I love frozen pizza boxes because they are coated and make very sturdy covers. I’ve used playing cards as covers (because someone let the 8 of hearts fall in between the deck last summer). In October, I discovered Halloween candy containers. Those are especially fun because they are so small. Last spring I taught a workshop with a Girl Scout troop using cookie boxes for covers and recycled envelopes for pages. Each recycled material that I incorporate into a book also comes with its own binding challenges including size limitations and the best binding style to use to make the book functional—and I really love a good binding challenge. As a bonus, I love how the package design, now re-purposed into a book cover or pages, changes the original intent. For example, with the pizza boxes, words often get clipped to give them new meaning. The bright colors once used to promote or identify the product become patterns or colorful decorations. For more of Purplebean Bindery’s work visit http://PurplebeanBindery.etsy.com
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Find out Thursday, March 15, when Maine Maritime Museum, in celebration of its 50th anniversary in 2012, hosts its inaugural fishermen poetry event, Voices of the Sea: The Poetry and Song of Maine’s Fishermen and Those Who Work on the Water, at DiMillo’s On the Water in the Old Port, Portland. The event will feature working fishermen, and others who earn a living on the sea, sharing their original works in poetry and songs that examine their water-borne careers.
Alley who lobsters out of Islesford; Jack Merrill, a lobsterman who serves on the board of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association; and Kendall Morse, a former Coast Guardsman turned folk musician and humorist. Joining the fishermen on stage will be noted folksinger and sailor Gordon Bok.
The Camden Gourmet Adventure, the first culinary event of its kind in Maine, is scheduled for Thursday, March 8 as a Midcoast highlight of Maine Restaurant Week. Every guest who reserves a seat at the table by ordering tickets to the Camden Gourmet Adventure will enjoy courses in two different restaurants before heading to an after party with desserts from Megunticook Market and live music and dancing hosted by Cellardoor Winery in Lincolnville. Ticket holders will delight in two gourmet courses at two of the four participating restaurants: 40 Paper, Francine Bistro, Hartstone Inn and Natalie’s at Camden Harbour Inn. Guests will not know which course will be at which restaurant, or what the restaurants have created for this special evening, until they are delivered to the restaurant’s front door. Transportation will be provided to and from the restaurants and Cellardoor Winery’s dessert and dancing after party. The ticket price includes transportation, tax and tip. The Adventure begins with the purchase of a single $79 ticket. On March 7, the day before the Camden Gourmet Adventure, ticket holders will receive an email with the evening’s schedule and gathering time and location for transportation. Tickets are available online only through Brownpapertickets.com (brownpapertickets.com/event/224351). The evening is sponsored by Cellardoor Winery and Megunticook Market.
Admission to the event is $5 for museum members and $7 for nonmembers. Because seating is limited advance reservations are highly recommended. Tickets are available online at MaineMaritimeMuseum.org. A cash bar will be available during the event, and attendees can enjoy dinner before or after.
Among the poets and singers presenting their work will be Frank Gotwals, a lobsterman from Stonington; Stefanie
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he curse and blessing of the arts is that great works seem deceptively simple. An abstract painting or a catchy song seem within the reach of anyone. But the key word here is “deceptively.” Every artistic discipline demands equally important parts of talent, education and experience. Any of those two pieces without the third usually results in failure. So is that true about programming an hour show on the radio? I wrote a few months ago about how easy it is to get your own show on Rockland’s local noncommercial station WRFR. Just give them a call and show up on time every week. But what’s it take to move up from there? Talent, education and experience. In Maine, the most popular music show on the radio is “In Tune By Ten” by Sara Willis on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MBPN). It is broadcast Monday through Thursday nights at 10 p.m. and Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. You might have noticed that I list two music album picks every month by Sara in this column. That’s because she probably listens to more music than any other person in the state week in and week out.
How did that start? Always a music lover Sara fell in love with music radio in the original days of WBCN in Boston when it was what the industry termed a “progressive” radio station. WBCN was one of PHOTO BY: MARC RATNER the original “progressive” music stations and started broadcasting rock music in the late 1960s from choose the music; it’s programmed by 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. (the station was still computer and often they don’t even do broadcasting classical music during the the shows live. They pretape bits and rest of the broadcast day) from a back they are automatically inserted into the room at the first location of the Boston mix of songs and advertisements by the Tea Party, the great Boston rock club that computer. Make no mistake; it sounds was the first home to groups like Led seamless. They’ve perfected that art but Zeppelin, The Who performing “Tommy” it’s miles away from what Sara does. and Neil Young & Crazy Horse. When the DJs opened the mic to talk you could For the most part, public radio stations hear the bass thump from the groups on are the only stations left where jocks stage through your home speakers. have the ability to select their music and actually sit in the studio while the music The greatest part of the station’s plays. programming back then was that the jocks were music experts and totally immersed in the culture. They were given complete control to program their shows song by song. Today that’s rare in radio. At the majority of commercial stations the songs are selected by consultants and programmers using extensive research. The individual jocks have zero ability to
As does Sara. Spurred on by what she heard at WBCN she studied broadcasting in college and eventually ended up as the music director at WERU in Blue Hill. (Denis Howard is now the music director there and is the other person I ask for music picks every month). Sara was the music director at WERU for 12 years and nurtured relationships
with the music business community so the station would receive current releases. She spent her own money to attend record and radio conventions across the country every year. I first met Sara at an industry convention in of all places, Louisville, Ky., where I took Robbie Robertson, of The Band, to introduce the group eastmountainsouth. He’d signed them to DreamWorks Records. But that’s a story for another time. About 12 years ago, Charles Beck, program director at MPBN, decided that a contemporary music show at night would be a great addition to the network and Sara was one of four hosts hired for the shows, one for each night. Quickly, Sara was made the sole host of “In Tune By Ten” and about five years ago she took over the additional Sunday morning slot. If you’ve ever read the posts on the “In Tune By Ten” Facebook page you know that there are almost daily comments
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from fans applauding the way Sara programs the music.
thinking about what song should be played next.
What exactly does she do?
And it’s not just the music feel, tempo and instrumentation it’s also the lyrics. What are the songs about? Sara has to listen closely enough to know what the songs are about and also to screen the lyrics for inappropriate language.
Sara says the reason the show works is because of her education and experience (I’ll add in the fact that she’s superbly talented in music programming). “Freeform radio doesn’t work without that background” she says. “It’s like being a painter. The hour is my canvas and the artists are my paint.” Even though it’s freeform there is a structure. She features two songs from a new record every night. Those two songs lead off the first and third sets of the broadcast and take the show where it’s going to go. Her leads are the sound, instruments, lyrics, knowledge about the artist or record, and something as immediate as visually seeing the spine of a record in the studio and knowing what’s on the record. Over 25 years there’s a database of music in her brain that makes these connections. When she thinks about the show after she’ll realize she made connections that she wasn’t aware of at the time. A large part of the music is current and she concentrates on two or three songs from the new albums to make sure that there’s a familiarity that develops with the listener so they learn the connections as well. Here are the intellectual connections between three songs from a recent show: On the new “Chimes Of Freedom” album there are 76 tracks done by a variety of artists covering Bob Dylan songs, with proceeds going to Amnesty International. Sara began her show with a song from the album “Abandoned Love” performed by Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free) and Nils Lofgren, who played with Neil Young & Bruce Springsteen. “Abandoned Love” is a song that Dylan wrote for the “Desire” album, circa 1974, but never was released on that album. She followed that with a track by Emmylou Harris, who sang with Bob on the “Desire” album – a Neil Young cover (Wrecking Ball) and then into a brand new Canadian (Neil Young is from Canada) band, Plants and Animals, that has an early Neil Young vibe and sound to it which had just arrived in the mail the day before. Think about that: An undercurrent of connections to Neil Young even though he didn’t sing or perform on any of the tracks. And those intellectual connections aren’t enough to make the segue way work; the sound, tempo and feel of the songs has to work as well. The combinations are limitless because of the knowledge of music that Sara has from years and years of listening to every album that comes in and
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She does all of this so automatically at this point that even on a simple trip to the supermarket, when she hears a song on the store sound system, she starts to think about what should come next. She says she can’t escape it even if she wants to. And if she was programming those store systems (they’re done like commercial radio, on computers by consultants using “research”) you’d probably find yourself hanging out at the exit of the store to hear what comes next before walking out the door.
In Sara’s mailbox at MPBN 25 to 40 records arrive every single week, week in week out. It’s like an athlete before a race; she’s trained, practiced and ready. All the years of listening to music, reading about music, caring about music, being moved by music all comes together for that hour every night, and two hours on Sunday. Sara says that when she sits down at the mic to start her show; some of the shows happen almost by magic. The records just fly off the shelves into her hands and onto the air. She also tries within that broad hourly brushstroke to make sure there’s some blues, bluegrass, new young bands, torch singers, some standards, some rock music, etc. It’s got to be mixed up. It can’t be a one-note show, it has to flow from one song into another – that’s what she lives for – the beauty of the transfer from song to song that takes the show in new directions without anyone ever realizing it until after the show is over. So how many records are we talking about here? And how long does it take to listen to them? Remember, Sara doesn’t just listen to a single from each album release, she listens to every song on virtually every album. In Sara’s mailbox at MPBN 25 to 40 records arrive every single week, week in week out. So if each record takes an hour to listen to just one time, that can be 40 hours a week of just listening, before she does any research, reads up on the artists or steps into the studio. That’s commitment. Some people may not think this is work but listening for pleasure is much different. Listening for work to find those gems and catalog them in her brain so they will come up at
the perfect time is time consuming and tough. Your mind can’t wander or you have to relisten to the song again. And you don’t hear on the air all the horrible records that come in every week, and there are plenty of those, from all the artists who have forgotten that their craft demands talent, education and experience, that she still has to listen to. That can be painful. In the studio, Sara thinks there are always at least 6,000 current records she’s working with. She doesn’t really know. When you start tabulating all the different things she thinks about to program each song one after another from 25 years of music study it means that her “computer” is doing millions of calculations for each show.
Music picks this month: Sara Willis’ Album Picks from “In Tune By Ten” on MBPN: “Winterpills... All My Lovely Goners. If you love close harmonies and songs that build into beautiful explosions of sound, this is the record for you. Echoes of the Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel & the Mama’s and Papa’s can be heard, but this band takes the 1960s and translates it to the year 2012, and that is a good thing!”
IBM’s “Watson” may be able to win at chess or “Jeopardy” but it’s got no chance at out programming Sara because with all those bits of information you also have to figure in that music is a “subjective” art and that’s where the talent comes in. Once you compute all the informative bits of information then the musical feel enters in and that’s the final piece of the puzzle and where Sara truly excels. Sara also mentions that one of the toughest challenges she faces is balancing old and new. It would be easy to program an all new music show – there’s so much new music released every week or an oldies show, but the old records give new music a proper context.
“Damien Jurado...Maraquopa. I couldn’t get this cd out of my player..just kept playing it over and over. It’s haunting. Produced by Richard Swift, he and Damien make a great sound together.”
A Facebook fan mentioned that a week or so ago when Sara surprised her listeners with an old song that many probably haven’t heard on the radio in 25 years. The John Mayall track “Room To Move” that was a staple on the radio years ago but has vanished from current commercial broadcasts. For Sara this thinking happens all day everyday. You don’t know what you’re going to get when you listen to “In Tune By Ten” and it may seem simply like an hour of wonderful music but it’s really an encyclopedia of music every single night disguised as a radio show. Think of it this way: A college professor gives an hour lecture to his students and that’s based on a lifetime of experience and education. This is the exact same thing. Sara does an hour lecture every evening, and the magic is, you don’t even know you’re listening to a lecture.
Denis Howard’s Album Picks from WERU: “Rebecca Pidgeon’s (who’s married to David Mamet) album is called “Slingshot”. It came out last August and is another one of those records that just keeps catching up with the staff. DJ’s on our Wednesday and Thursday shows started to play it and it’s naturally spread to a lot of the other shows on the station, sort of like a good virus. It sounds more “real” than many of the records we’re getting in from female singers at the moment.”
That’s amazing and so rare these days. Can you tell I’m a fan?! (And I’m not the only one. The editor of “The Scene” jumped for joy when she heard I was doing a column on Sara. She lives for “In Tune By 10” and once when I dropped by the office at a late evening gathering she immediately pulled me into her office to hear the show!) Next month - “Nothin’ like live!”
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Get fresh By Shlomit Auciello
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he website at reference.com defines fresh as newly made or obtained, recently arrived or not previously known.
As the bracing, bright, brisk, clean, clear, colorful, days of spring approach why not drop jaded attitudes and embrace all that is pure, stimulating, sweet, and unpolluted.
The old saw tells us that every day is a new day and each moment the beginning of our lives, but those of us who’ve circled the sun more than a couple of dozen times sometimes find it hard to take a fresh look at our lives.
Don’t look for fresh faces and new ideas to come your way but take the active role, facing the world with eyes open — alert, blooming, bouncing, bright, chipper, glowing, invigorated and keen. By taking control of your mood, you’ll find yourself — and those around you — refreshed, rehabilitated, relaxed, relieved, rested, restored, revived, rosy, ruddy, sprightly and spry.
Thesaurus entries for fresh include contemporary, crude, immature, natural, original, radical, raw, unprocessed, and unseasoned.
Sophisticated readers may find fresh, and this take on the word, too artless, callow, raw, tenderfooted, uncultivated and unskilled to take seriously. But, maybe that’s just what a fresh approach demands. Let yourself be bold, and if those around you are cheeky, disrespectful, overly familiar, flip, or forward look the impertinent, impudent, insolent and presumptuous bumpkins right in the eye, overlook the rudeness, and offer a saucy smile. It just might be the wisest course.
From Cushing: Every night, my husband and I go outside and walk around the house and our rock wall, just for the fresh air, and then shocked, we see our lilies coming up! We just talk about, oh, we have to do this and that in the spring time, thin the flowers out, get another crab tree tree and fruit three there, and make plans for gardening season. Then, it’s almost dark and we’re outside. The cats come out with us and run up the tree, and say look at me! -— Jody McKee
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PHOTOS BY SHLOMIT AUCIELLO
What do we do in March? What do you do in March in Maine? Maybe just have an online conversation. Here are what some of our friends are planning.
Have corn beef and cabbage on St. Paddy’s Day. Paul Benjamin — I give people a chance to beat the winter blues with the Monday Night Blues at the Time out Pub every Monday at 7 p.m. with great national bands and plenty of dancing. Teisha Jones — Celebrate Mustache Appreciation month, of course!
Think ahead for Easter dinner with the family.
Shlomit Auciello — Welcome my kids home from college for a week. Holly S. Edwards — Clean all the sand and salt from inside my car. Kristina King — Finally get to all that quiet “winter” stuff I’ve been promising myself I’d get to do. Judy Berk — Maple syrup, greenhouse greens, birds returning
Shop for spring/ summer clothing.
Eva Murray —Take three college courses by distance learning, make chocolate truffles, and learn to fly an airplane! Gretchen Piston Ogden — Try to keep up with Eva! But seriously, I always attend the Maine Boatbuilders Show in Portland (for work) then we travel for 10 days (play). When we get back, spring is nigh...
Jim Bowers — Taxes
Bird watching, they are coming.
Eva Murray — I didn’t think “do in March” meant “complete entirely in March!” :) Cathy Baker — Look forward to corned beast w/ all the veg. Only time I get to have rutabaga and boiled cabbage, which Nick hates.
Planning makeover for spring, like a new hairstyle
Eva Murray — Thankfully I got my taxes done. Financial aid applications sort of goose you along in that department. I’m with Nick. No rutabaga. Trying to eat “five servings a day of fruits and vegetables” and having a damned rough time of it. Jody McKee — I started hanging the clothes out, so they can get fresh air on them.
Planning my summer vacation!
Make plans to spring clean early, so to start in April to clean up gardens.
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eff Cooper wins The White Hot Spotlight this month, which focuses on people’s creative passions. Jeff grew up around photography. In the 1970s, he did the hobbyist thing – experimented with all the new technologies that finally trickled down to the consumer level (color processing). His first major project was creating several mural-sized prints commemorating Chief Henry Red Eagle’s life that decorated the Squaw Mountain ski lodge in Greenville. He wanted to live in the Camden-Rockport area since he first discovered it back in the 1960s, so he and his family relocated here in the summer of ‘95.
Q: Your photography has a distinct high-contrast look; in some cases it feels very moody, like this one, Full Moon Ford. What kind of emotion do you like to evoke in your work? A: Interesting you picked this image as it is a bit “out of the box” for me . This was a “shoot now, figure it out it later” image. It turned into something totally different than I envisioned. I saw this truck in Union as part of a fall/ Halloween scene and photographed it in an effort to appeal to a more diverse audience. My goal is to create a variety of images and styles that viewers find both interesting and enjoyable.
Q: Explain how the process of hand-tinting works once you’ve got your photo.
A: This is a secret family process handed down from generation to generation. Nahhh. It’s about attitude, really. The transition to digital processing changed everything. In the past, I was a photographer and more than a bit frustrated that I couldn’t take my visions to where I wanted them to go, i.e. graphic arts/airbrush. Now I start with photography and can take images in a variety of directions. I am a big fan of Adobe’s Camera Raw converter, which allows me to change a number of aspects (non-destructively, which means changes are reversible). Hand tinting is actually easier if you think of it backwards–remove all the color you don’t want. Not every idea turns out to be a good one. I often work the same image differently and pick the vibe I like the best. Some are really quick and easy and some require multiple processing attempts.
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Q: As a photographer who started out with traditional cameras and film, what’s your opinion about digital photography, and in particular, how easy it is for people to now use them? A: Bye, Bye, Kodak. The first time I used a digital camera I was hooked, though it took a while for me to realize it. The instant feedback provides a new way for everybody to improve, reducing the basic learning curve. With film, there was a lot of trial and error, as well as the time involved to have processing completed. With digital technology, “This Bird Has Flown” PHOTO BY: JEFF COOPER feedback is instant and you can change what you don’t like in real time, which dramatically reduces the learning curve. Digital cameras make taking lots of different exposures easy and affordable, which encourages taking lots of exposures and editing later for the best ones. Recently, cell phones are replacing entry-level digital cameras, making digital technology extremely convenient and the image quality just keeps getting better. There’s not a lot I miss about film.
Q: Much of your subject matter seems to be classic Maine imagery of lobster boats and scenery such as ‘This Bird Has Flown.’ What do you search for to ensure your material is fresh? A: I LOVE lobster boats–their shape, how they look in and out of the water, how they dance with the tide, how they show the character of how much lobstering is part of coastal Maine, and how demanding and dangerous it really is. I see all that every time Full Moon Ford PHOTO BY: JEFF COOPER I am around them and have spent a couple of the most inspiring days tagging along on board. We lived In Rockport almost 10 years before I figured how I wanted to capture the natural beauty. Images like “This Bird has Flown” are just part of the bonus material of being around the water. “Harold” hangs around Rockport Harbor and I was lucky to get that shot. The post-processing adds an interesting visual aspect. To find more of Jeff Cooper’s work visit jcooperimageworks.com or like his Facebook page: J Cooper Image Works Want a chance to win a shot at The White Hot Spotlight? Like The Killer Convo on Facebook (facebook.com/killerconvo) and look for the monthly photo contest: “How Well Do You Know Midcoast Maine?”
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TheStory Behind...
The ‘80s Prom Bomb By Kay Stephens
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Hot Pink Flannel is a ragtag group of party planners in the Midcoast whose mission is loosely described as: “Out-of-the ordinary entertainment combining classy, fun, chill people from all circles around the Midcoast and beyond.”
A few of Hot Pink Flannel’s co-founders: Teisha Jones, Starcia Willey and Erica Sanchez. Teisha is actually wearing her original prom dress with some ‘80s accessories; Starcia is going for the “B Boy style” of early break dancing videos; and Erica’s hair is inspired by a young Jane Fonda, while her outfit is a nod to the movie, “Desperately Seeking Susan.” PHOTOS BY JESSE STUART
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One of its co-founders Erica Sanchez, who works at Rock City Cafe says, “We’re always trying to do something different that people haven’t seen before. When I first moved here it was a little difficult. I came from the city where there was always something going on. We wanted to do something highenergy with music not normally played around here. We’ve done a number of thematic parties with crazy decorations like our annual Halloween party, a Beach Blanket Blowout, a Tattoo Party and a Derby-tante Ball. Everybody really loves a good theme party.” With the ‘80s Prom Bomb theme thrown last month at The Time Out Pub, the timing and the Back-To-The-’80s trend was just right for an adult prom. “We all grew up with that music and culture. Me personally, I still feel like I live the ‘80s. I feather my hair with neon colors,” she says laughing. This party promised: Photo booth, Vistas, $5 cover, Dancing, Dancing, laughing and hanging out with some of the coolest cats y’all know. You know how we do it. This is going to be the raddest ‘80s party you have ever been to...in your LIFE. And rad it was—the photos say it all. Here is the story behind some of those classic poses. Oh and hey! Don’t forget, March is official Mustache Month. Hot Pink Flannel is hosting their annual ‘Stache Bash on March 31. Fan HPF on Facebook to get more details!
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David Edward Butler and Meredith Lynn going for that Molly Ringwald sneer in “Sixteen Candles.” Actually she says her outfit was inspired by the movie “Starstruck,” Debbie Harry, Madonna and Souxie and the Banshees. Dave’s only goal of the evening was to be “Arm Candy.”
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“We’re always trying to do something different that people haven’t seen before. Everybody really loves a good theme party.” — Erica Sanchez
Shelby Robben Cote and Tom Dayhoof. She’s going for Ducky from “Pretty In Pink,” and him??? A cross between Nicolas Cage’s impression of Elvis and Patrick Swayze from “Roadhouse.” That’s my take.
Jocelyn Joyce and Roger Louis Marcotte. Roger says he was inspired by “Teen Witch” in the ‘80s but I think he’s also channeling a little bit of Divine in “Hairspray”— don’t ya think?
Trelawney O’Brien and Owen Cartwright. They nail the whole early MTV video look with her cross between Cyndi Lauper and Madonna and his Adam Ant and/or Duran Duran sendup. Incidentally, Trelawney won the “Prom Queen” category that night. PHOTOS BY JESSE STUART
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Photography
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The Lens of Life: JP and a Photo a Day and heads out onto the street, to the harbor, parks, into restaurants and train stations, or even the room next door at work — wherever he might be, and chronicles life in that place, that day, that world. Sometimes, the image will be of colleagues, perhaps stretching their arms, or a dinner, party, with group of friends at a long table, or the dump, or of the dog at the vet.... You get it:
Once a day, capturing the times. To J.P. (a shortened-up version of Jean Pierre), the one-a-day has become a constant extension of his life; it is his art, his practice. The idea germinated amongst a group of friends, originating with Wing Goodale, who has a passion for
photography and wanted to share that. With several friends, a group formed. J.P. joined them a year ago, officially on April 3, 2011. The group consists of four or five guys scattered around the country: School teachers, an MTV producer, a writer, a photographer, all of them appreciators of photography. Together, they communicate at a private website, uploading photos daily, and
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then critiquing each other’s work. It’s a means to communicate, and a means to practice a shared passion for a particular art form. J.P., however, chose to try something different. He is posting his photos daily on Facebook, and since day one, it has captivated viewers, his friends, as they delight in his unique and uncontrived perspective. For many, it is the recognition of home caught by the eye of an artist; to others, it is an anthropological trip into a Yankee landscape and culture, with the familiar turned upside down and sideways. Look at this, his photos suggest. Have you ever seen that church spire at such an angle, or these two men in this different light? It is a journey into communities, and we go along with J.P. for the ride.
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Why? JP: Several of us do something completely different for work than photography, yet we have always had a passion for photography. My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic I got for my first communion in 1970. One-a-day pulls us away from the daily grind, it is almost like a meditation. We step away from what’s on our minds and makes us look, and make a photograph.
Are there parameters? JP: It is no holds barred. Shane has taken every photo from his iPhone. There are no limits. I use a Nikon D70, nothing fancy. It has less to do with your equipment than what you are looking for. The mission is to improve our photography. The idea is to be
disciplined about one particular thing every day. It is a practice.
Has that practice manifested? JP: Oh, yes. It has improved my photography. By doing it once a day, it has made it less special — it has removed any preciousness. But, it has made me a better photographer and made me see things in the every day. You see beauty, or humor, in every day objects because of the discipline. That has been surprising about Facebook. Sometimes, I don’t think what I shot is a good photo, but some people love it. You never really know. Facebook has shaped my photography. I know the photos are going to be public, so certain things I won’t publish,
if they are of my family, or work. I really like taking the one-a-day and its whole process of exploration. I love the process of going downtown. I leave the front door and have no notion of what is going to be my one-a-day. Often times, it will be a surprise. Going to take my ‘one-a-day’ is part of the discipline thing. You don’t want to let others down, so you go get the photo. On Facebook I have developed a following and I don’t want to let them down. On the other hand, you don’t want to let it take over. You have to balance life.
Will you do it again when this year is up? JP: I haven’t decided. I hope to be invited by the group for another year.
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keep my staff on for the slower times of the year, I carve ice and they stay working. I get to have fun and they stay employed through the winter,” he says. Originally schooled in the culinary arts, Day first carved a block of ice as part of his training and found he not only had the knack, but also the passion for it. In a span of 10-15 years while working as a chef in several restaurants around the country, he developed more skills,
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acquired more tools and mastered the craft of ice sculpting. “Quite honestly, I made a lot of ugly ones for a while,” he admits. “Then I started competing in local competitions and got myself to a certain level. After that, I went to Boston and worked with guys who taught me to put the finishing touches on it and really do well with it.” For the Camden Harbour Inn’s ice bar, he made most of the pieces ahead of time in his ice house, including the “champagne bubble” columns and the Camden Harbour Inn name plate. “I carve inside the freezer, because it’s a controlled environment,” he explains, noting that he has to be all bundled up “like the kid from A Christmas Story” every time he goes to work. “Then when we show up on site, we put it all together.” He works
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Let’s discuss Edward St Aubyn’s finally-available-inthe-U.S. The Patrick Melrose Novels: “Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope,” and “Mother’s Milk.” I love this book (well, technically, these books) so much I made it the first Book o’ the Month pick in the shop, and I’m going to make you guys listen to me go on about it, too. These four stand-alone novels have been published together in advance of the collection’s final installment, “At Last,” which was released just last month. I wasn’t familiar with St Aubyn until I read Zadie Smith’s marvelous August 2011 Harper’s essay on his work, which sent me running to buy used UK editions of the Melrose novels. (Quotes like “ ‘It’s the hardest addiction of all,’ said Patrick. ‘Forget heroin. Just try giving up irony” ramped up the anxious I-gotta-read-these feeling. Dark though they are at times, I adored them, and the release of the collection, along with the new book, seemed to time perfectly with the launch of the shop’s membership program, the hello hello brigade, and with the weird snowless winter we’re having, all of which pairs well with some of the bleak English subject matter.
‘50/50’ reviewed by Tiffany Howard The buddy comedy and the cancer film may not seem the likeliest genres for a successful hybrid, but what might have been an insensitive mess is, in “50/50,” just the right mix of funny, sad, irreverent, heartfelt and human. Based on screenwriter Will Reiser’s real life experiences, “50/50” tells the story of 27-year-old radio journalist Adam Learner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Adam’s initial calm in hearing this news is soon tested by his fair-weather girlfriend (Bryce Dallas Howard), a loyal but self-serving best friend (Seth Rogan), his hovering mother (Angelica Huston), fellow patients (Philip Baker Hall and Matt Frewer) and a well-intentioned but inexperienced young therapist (Anna Kendrick). Gordon-Levitt is as charming and likable as ever while Rogan brings his characteristic blend of crudeness and sweetness to this tale of learning to live in the face of death. Odds are better than 50/50 that you will love this movie!
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Speaking about himself in the first cut made me chuckle a bit: “I love to speak with Leonard/He’s a sportsman and a shepherd/he’s a lazy bastard/ in a suit.” A frail cut with not much life beyond that lyric, it’s stripped to the bone musically, however, haunting backing vocals make every second worth it. Almost like Tom Waits on Quaaludes, (my description for new listeners to Mr. Cohen), the second track burrows its way into my brain. Accompanied by those same haunting voices, along with an archilaud, a violin and a cornet, his lyrics dance and turn, become a slave to his tongue twisting. “Amen” is a great tune, really capturing his songwriting and arrangements. At 78-years-young and perhaps one of the greatest songwriters the past five decades have seen, he certainly doesn’t disappoint. His usual topics of love and loss, lust, rage, betrayal and depression are ever present. With assistance from many talented musicians, these songs are just more and more fun with each listen. This is a great album for those who have loved Leonard in the past and for new listeners looking for impeccably written songs. A lot of people look for new artists, new styles and new things to emulate, copy or harness, but sometimes, all you need is a few fantastic old ideas.
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Here’s to your wives and girlfriends... may they never meet! An old Irish toast as a prelude to this month’s column. With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner I would like to give you recipes that you may not ordinarily prepare, or see prepared, for your indulgence. Everyone eats corned beef and cabbage, but try these Irish recipes for something just as satisfying and delicious.
Corned Beef Brisket With Roasted Vegetables & Lemon-Mustard Sauce 3-1/2 to 4 lbs. boneless corned beef brisket with seasoning packet 6 cloves garlic, peeled 2 t. whole black peppercorns 2 c. water 1 lb. carrots, cut into 2-1/2 x 1/2-inch pieces 1 lb. parsnips, cut into 2-1/2 x 1/2-inch pieces 1 lb. savoy or green cabbage, cut into 4 wedges 2 T. olive oil 1/2 t. salt 1/4 t. black pepper Lemon-Mustard Sauce (recipe follows) Position oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Place corned beef brisket in roasting pan, sprinkle garlic, contents of seasoning packet and peppercorns around brisket. Add water, cover tightly with aluminum foil. Braise in upper third of 350°F oven 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until brisket is fork-tender. Meanwhile, place carrots, parsnips and cabbage on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and toss gently to coat. Season with salt and ground pepper. Cover with foil. Roast in 350°F oven with brisket 55 minutes. Uncover; continue roasting 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender and begin to brown. Remove brisket from roasting pan. Cover and refrigerate 1/2 of brisket (about 12 oz.), 3/4 c. each carrots and parsnips and 1/2 c. lemon-mustard sauce for corned beef. Carve remaining brisket diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Serve with remaining roasted vegetables and lemon-mustard sauce.
For the Irish in you Lemon-Mustard Sauce
Irish Apple ‘Cake’
Heat 1 T. olive oil in small saucepan over medium heat. Add 2 T. minced shallot; cook and stir about 2 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat; cool 1 minute. Stir in 2/3 c. sour cream, 1/3 c. Dijonstyle mustard, 1 T. lemon juice, 2 t. dried dill and 1 t. honey. Season with 1/4 t. each salt and pepper. Cover; set aside.
2 c. flour 1/2 t. baking powder 1/2 c. Irish butter(you can find this in the supermarket) 1/2 c. powdered sugar, divided 1 egg About 1/4 to 1/2 c. milk 1 to 2 cooking apples 2 to 3 cloves, optional Egg wash
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Irish Potato Bread 2 3/4-lb. potatoes 1 egg, plus 1 egg white 1/3 c. canola oil, plus additional for greasing the baking sheet 3/4 c. milk 2 T. dried, minced chives 1/2 t. caraway seeds 3 1/4 c. flour, plus additional for dusting and kneading 1 1/2 T. baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Peel 1 potato and cut into eighths; boil pieces until tender when pierced with fork, about 15 minutes and drain. Mash pieces in large bowl; set aside to cool 15 minutes. Position rack in center of oven; preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly oil large baking sheet with canola oil dabbed on paper towel. Peel other potato and grate it through large holes of grater. Squeeze out any excess moisture, add to riced or mashed potatoes. Stir in egg, egg white, oil, milk, chives and caraway seeds until fairly smooth. Add 3 1/4 c. flour, baking powder and salt; stir until mixture forms soft but sticky dough. Lightly flour clean work surface as well as your cleaned and dried hands. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead 1 minute, adding flour in 1 T. increments to keep dough from turning too sticky. Too much flour and dough turns tough; it should remain a little tacky but workable. Shape into 8-inch circle, flatten slightly keeping loaf mounded at its center and place on prepared baking sheet. Use sharp knife to slash X in top of dough, cutting into dough about 1/2 inch. Bake until golden brown and firm to the touch , about 55 minutes. Cool 1 hour on wire rack before slicing and serving.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Sift flour and baking powder into bowl. Rub in butter with your fingertips until it resembles the texture of bread crumbs then add 1/3 c. powdered sugar. Make a well in the center and mix to a soft dough with beaten egg and enough milk to form a soft dough. Turn out onto a board divide in two. Put one half onto an pie plate and press it out with floured fingers to cover the base. Peel, core, and chop up apples. Place them on the dough and tuck in cloves, if using. Sprinkle over some or all remaining sugar, depending on the sweetness of the apples. Roll out the second half of the pastry and fit it on top, easier said than done as this “pastry” is more like scone dough and as a result is very soft. Press the sides together, cut a slit through the lid, egg wash, and bake for about 40 minutes or until cooked through and nicely browned on top. Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm with whipped cream.
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“Red” Boutilier was a photographer of the Maine waterfront from the 1950s until just before his death in 2003. Boutilier’s work was published in Downeast, National Fisherman, Sail, Yachting, Soundings and other magazines and newspapers. Boats, fishing and shipyard scenes from Maine’s Midcoast area dominate the more than 20,000 photos in the collection, whose acquisition by the museum was made possible by a gift from another frequent publisher of Boutilier’s work, the magazine Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors.
Photographer “Red” Boutilier captured the converted fishing trawler Natalie Todd being rechristened for use as a passengercarrying windjammer in this image from the Boutilier Collection.
The Jake Lawless Photo Collection contains oddities such as this image of a “tramp chair,” an incarceration device that never caught on in its target market of towns that could not afford jails. PHOTO BY: JAKE LAWLESS/
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Three other collections also have been added. The Lawless Collection offers work by Jake Lawless, Sheriff of Belfast, who collected images of life in and around Belfast in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Prominent in the collection are group portraits of children’s gatherings and other social events. Also included are a number of glass lantern slides depicting Belfast, wilderness areas and cartoons.
This circa-1905 image by Preston Williams of the steamer Verona V being launched into the Penobscot River is from the MacEwen Photo Collection.
The MacEwen Collection features the work of amateur photographer Preston Williams of Bangor. Included are early 20th-century scenes of daily work, waterfronts, architecture and important images of Bangor soon after a disastrous fire destroyed 267 buildings in 1911.
PHOTO BY: PRESTON WILLIAMS/ PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM
The Lindsay Collection offers work by professional photographer David J. Lindsay, who was active in Damariscotta during the first half of the 20th century. His work included school and church groups, wedding parties, social organization events, boats and shipyards, mostly in Lincoln County, Maine, but also in Massachusetts and Vermont. Several other collections are also online in the Penobscot Marine Museum Collections Database. A search function permits photo searches by collection, location, subject matter and other parameters. There is a field in which users are encouraged to share information about any image. Penobscot Marine Museum is home to outstanding collections of marine art and artifacts, small craft, ship models and historic photography. For more information, visit the website or call 548-2529. The museum exhibitions re-open Memorial Day weekend.
Monhegan Harbor, with the northern end of Manana Island in the background, is pictured in an image from the David J. Lindsay Photo Collection. PHOTO BY: DAVID J. LINDSAY/ PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM
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arch is upon us, and with seasons changing and warmer weather creeping in, March still has a way of telling us that winter is still in the air, and we have a wee bit more to go before spring. But March is also one of the best holiday seasons, with St. Patrick’s Day. Yes some of us think of ST Patrick’s Day has a holiday; didn’t you see those Guinness commercials on TV? St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, being a religious feast day and the anniversary of the saint’s death in the 5th Century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for more than 1,000 years. On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon, with dancing, drinking and feasting on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage. St. Patrick, the famous patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity’s most widely known saints. But for all his notability and celebrity status, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are claimed to be false,
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the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling. It is mostly known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the 4th Century. Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives. At age 16, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders, who were attacking his family’s estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. During that time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. After more than six years as a prisoner, Patrick escaped after responding to a voice and vision to leave Ireland. According to records found, St. Patrick walked more than 400 miles to Britain, where he reported that he experienced a second revelation from an angel telling him to return to Ireland as a missionary. And the rest, as they say, is history! Now wait a minute, the stories about banishing all the snakes from Ireland are only legend and not true? But the legend that he walked back and forth from Ireland to Britain and then back again, with no beer to consume? I find that hard to believe. There must be a mix up in this history story.
Innis and Gunn Oak-Aged Ale, 25 oz. bottle: Scotland This uniquely brewed ale is aged in selected oak barrels for 30 days, giving this beer a subtle flavor that resides in the wood barrels. Once the barrels are emptied, the beer is than left to age for another 70 days in a marrying tun where these natural flavors infuse and fall into perfect balance with the malt and hop flavors and aroma. Once poured into the glass, the honeyhue color reveals, with a nice off-white head that lingers to the glass. The aroma and toffee balance out to a hint of hop citrus. The malty up-front palette is lightly interrupted by a wonderful oak deliciousness. This beer is well-balanced, soothing and warm with above-average alcohol and a light oaked palate. A must try on your bucket list of beers! Saint Patrick might have covered a lot more ground if he had this beer by his side.
Coal Porter, Brewed by Atlantic Brewing Company, Bar Harbor This ale falls into the porter style of beers. A porter is closely related to the stout style, but a much older style of English ale, given the name porter after the laborers of London before the turn of the 20th Century. This superb porter is hearty and dark, brewed with English specialty darker malts. It pours into the glass with
a rich white creamy head, while taking on a rich flavor of almost mocha roasted coffees, which gives up to a delicate balanced finish of semi sweet malt and a subtle flavor of hops. This beer is well made and cellared for a full six months before brought to market. A superb porter, hearty and dark. A must for St. Patrick’s Day!
Harpoon Celtic Ale. Brewed by Harpoon Brewing Company, Boston Harpoon Celtic Ale is brewed in the tradition of Irish red ale. Almost ruby red in color this ale takes on a complex upfront malty flavor that balances out with a moderate hop finish In its first year of production, it was available only on tap in the Greater Boston area. This was Harpoon’s salute to and the celebration of St. Patrick. The following year it became Harpoon’s official spring seasonal beer. Harpoon Celtic Ale is medium- to fullbodied and with complex flavor. Have a happy and safe St. Patrick’s Day, and don’t forget to sample some of the local fair, brews and tradition music at your favorite pub and restaurant. (La’ Fhe’ile Pa’drag) Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, Enjoy! Rich
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History in the making: Facebook files for largest web firm IPO, Pinterest reaches 10 million unique users faster than any standalone site ever What a month! Since last month, Pinterest.com, a site that we featured, has reached 10 million unique users faster than any other standalone site, according to comScore. The site now boasts approximately 12 million unique monthly U.S. visitors, and can be a bit addictive. As we mentioned, the site enables users to clip images of things they like. Bookmarking sites, such as Digg and Delicio.us, have been popular for many years, but are text- and article-based.
industries, and many more, it is a powerful and easy way to showcase your work. Users that like it will “pin it”; and then it is displayed to all of their followers, spreading messages virally. if you are interested in learning more, you can see several social media industry pins on my page at pinterest.com/shannonkin. It’s not right for everyone yet, but there is tremendous potential. If you need an invite to Pinterest, you can request one on its site, or message us at facebook.com/ dreamlocal and we will get you one.
Pinterest emphasizes pictures over text, and allows users to “pin” images they like and share them with friends by “repinning” across the site or other networks. Not only has the site been the fastest to reach the 10-million mark in history, those users are spending a considerable amount of time on the site; in fact, Facebook and Tumblr are the only social media sites that have more time onsite than Pinterest. This is one to watch.
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National Theatre’s “The Comedy of Errors”,, 2 to 10 p.m. High definition satellite broadcast of contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s furiously paced comedy from London 2 p.m./ rebroadcast 7 p.m. at Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $23; $18 younger than 18. FMI: 594-0070. General admission. March On Mt. Desert Street progressive dinner, 5 to 7 p.m. Bar Harbor. Free. All are welcome. Dinner and events begin at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church. FMI: call 288-4245 or email mcorrion@jesup.lib.me.us. All-Disney Choral Concert, Supper, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Medomak Valley High School Chorus performs 7 p.m. at the school on Manktown Road, Waldoboro. Free. Preceded by spaghetti supper to raise funds for Collins Center trip. Cost: $6; $4 age 5 to 12, free younger; family cap $20. FMI: Susan Jones at MVHS, 832-5389. Snow date March 2. Documentary Screening, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. “Marion Woodman: Dancing in the Flames” (2009, Canada) screened in the Friends Community Room of Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St. Free. Handicap accommodations with 48 hours notice by calling 594-0310. “Vrooommm!” Auditions, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Winterport Open Stage holds open auditions for its April Maine premiere of “Vrooommm! A NASComedy” by Janet Allard and Michael Bigelow Dixon at Wagner Middle School, Mountain View Drive, Winterport. Roles for age 18 and older; auditioners should prepare comic monologue, also will read from script. Also 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 3.
marty@maine.rr.com. Also Mondays and Wednesdays. Baby Story Time, 10 a.m. Children’s Room, Rockland Public Library. Noon Music in Lent Series, 12 to 1 p.m. Half-hour concert by harpist Millie Crocker at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 33 Chestnut St., Camden, followed by simple meal of homemade soup, bread and fruit in the SunRoom. Donations benefit KnoWal-Lin, Meals-on-Wheels, Heating Assistance and Camden Area Christian Food Pantry. FMI: Jane Schroeder, 2363680. Handicap accessible at Wood Street entrance. Friday series through March 30. Belfast Flying Shoes contra dance, 6:30 to 11 p.m. First Friday dance event begins with Community Dance for all ages led by caller Chrissy Fowler with music by The All-Comer’s Band, followed by 7:30 p.m. potluck of savory or sweet finger snacks and 8 p.m. contra dance with guest band at American Legion Hall Post #43, 143 Church St., Belfast. Cost: $2 adults, $1 children for community dance; $10 older than 20, $7 age 13 to 20 plus adult All-Comers and $4 for children. Anyone who brings a box fan for the windows gets a dollar discount. FMI: 338-0979 or belfastflyingshoes.org. Board Game Night for Singles, 6:30 p.m. Turn a bored night into a board game night at the Rockland Public Library. It’s not easy to meet new people and it’s even more difficult during winter in Maine. Come in from the cold and get to know someone new, build community, foster relationships and enjoy friendly competition while playing board games. Refreshments will be served, including a “select-your-flavor popcorn bar”. Aimed at single adults age 25 and up. Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union St. FMI: 594-0310.
Gordon Bok Concert, 7 to 9 p.m. Local folk master performs Songs in the Wood in conjunction with his display of wood carvings in the Picker Room of Camden Public Library, Atlantic Avenue. Cost: $15. Limited seating, so advance tickets encouraged.
First Friday Film Series, 8 to 9:45 p.m. Farnsworth Art Museum and the Strand Theatre screen “The Mill & The Cross” (2011, Sweden/Poland) at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $8.50. FMI: 594-7000.
Erica Brown — Unity, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Maine’s own bluegrass sensation performs at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. Cost: $15. FMI: 948-7469.
Monthly Flea Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thompson Community Center, 51 South Union Road/Route in Union, holds monthly flea market with more than 80 tables to shop. TCC Thrift Shop too, and snack bar is open for breakfast and lunch. FMI 975-0352.
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Morning Cup of Taiji, 7 to 7:45 a.m. A morning wake-up/work-out Qigong class. Led by Marty Schindler. Shalimar Dance Studio, 407 Main St., 2nd Floor, Rockland. This gentle moving, meditative, exercise experience, will nurture and relax you. All ages and levels; No experience necessary. Donations: $10 per class or $15 for the three-day week. FMI: Marty, 730-1461,
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Goats: Raising the Bar, Milk With Terroir, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Morning: The goats themselves and our optimum husbanding role: broad diet, creative housing, endless fencing, breeding and babies, horn decisions and disbudding, moveable milking, training and tethering, hands-on hoof care,
relationships, health and medicine. Afternoon: Agriforestry, pasturage and other fodder: Wilde, woody and medicinal winter browse tour, pollarding and shredding exhibition, open biochar brush burn, goat considerations (rotational grazing of grass, herbs and canes, apple storage, secondary garden crops. Bring $20, outdoor work clothing, natural fiber clothing (doesn’t melt), bag lunch. 3 Streams Farm, 209 Back Belmont Road, Belfast. Please pre-register by phone, email or snail mail to Rose Whitehead, 322-3654, rosewhitehead@live.com or Shana Hanson, 338-8980. Timber Harvest Tour, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Timber Harvest Tour with Georges River Land Trust. Led by Mark Vannah, licensed forester with Robbins Lumber Company. Tour GRLT’s demonstration timber harvest project area at the 124-acre Appleton Preserve. Route 105 (Camden Road), Appleton. FMI: GRLT, 594-5166. Ready, Set, Grow Garden Course, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Gibbs Library, Washington, is offering a basic garden class. The class is free. Pre-registration is required. Master Gardener Sharon Turner will teach how to employ the principles of “no – till”, “weedless,” “lasagna” gardening to create beautiful, healthy, productive and permanent vegetable and flower gardens. To register: 845-2663. Documentary Screening, 2 to 3:45 p.m. The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland, screens “Windfall” (2011, USA) at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $7.50. FMI: 5947000. Also 3 p.m. March 4. Simply Books, 2 p.m. Camden library’s adult book group, is looking for new members! Simply Books is a book group designed for book lovers. There’s no set reading list, simply bring along whatever book you’re currently reading. FMI: 236-3440. Tropical Getaway Dance, 5 to 9 p.m. Third annual fun(d)raiser featuring local steel drum band Steelin’ Thunder on the lower level of Lincoln Street Center for Arts and Education, 24 Lincoln St., Rockland. Cost: $10. Food, bar, raffles, hula hooping, limbo contest and more — tropical attire encouraged. Benefits Humane Society of Knox County (594-4897). Open auditions, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Belfast Maskers hold tryouts for women age 17 to 70-plus for “Steel Magnolias” at First Church UCC, 8 Court St., Belfast. FMI: 505-0199. Production April 19-21 and 27-29 in Belfast and Searsport. Variety Show Show, 7 to 9 p.m. Anything-goes live show with house band The Rugged at Jackson Community Center, 538 Village Road. Call 722-4228 if interested in performing, all ages welcome. Donations, refreshment sales and 50/50 raffle will benefit nonprofit Jackson Neighbors. Travis Cyr Concert, 7 to 9 p.m. Maine musician performs Americana folk
roots music at Åarhus Gallery, 50 Main St., Belfast. Cost: $7. FMI: 338-0001. Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Maine: ‘Trial by Jury’ and a G&S Musicale, 7:30 p.m. The Grand Auditorium, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. FMI: call 667-9500 or visit grandonline.org. Primo Cubano, 8 p.m. Formed in 2006 by bandleader Paul D’Alessio after an inspiring visit to Cuba, Primo Cubano recreates the authentic feel and flavor of Cuba’s national music...the SON. Primo Cubano plays traditional Cuban dance music dating back to the turn of the 20th Century. Boothbay Opera House. Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 on the day of the show. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Opera House box office 633-5159 or online at boothbayoperahouse.com.
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Sunday
American Legion and Auxiliary Meeting, 2 p.m. Williams Brazier No. 37 Thomaston American Legion and Auxiliary regular meeting. All members are urged to attend. Music & Reflection for Lent, 4 to 4:45 p.m. Series presents music by HeartSong plus readings and quiet moments at the United Christian Church, 18 Searsmont Road/Route 73, Lincolnville Center. Free/donations. FMI: Rev. Susan Stonestreet, 763-4526. Sunday series runs to March 25. Live Music, 6 to 8 p.m. Vince “Blind Albert” Gabriel plays acoustic blues and rock at Fresh Restaurant, 1 Bay View Landing, Camden. FMI: 236-7005.
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Health Care Class,, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Do you want to feel healthier? Come and join Dr. Eric Betz at Betz Chiropractic & Wellness as he teaches where health comes from, how to achieve greater health, and how to keep it. You will also learn about chiropractic. Open to everyone. 2195 Atlantic Highway, Lincolnville. Call 236-6272 to reserve a spot.
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Tuesday
The Met: Live in HD Encore, 1 to 4:15 p.m. Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland, screens Feb. 25 performance of Verdi’s “Ernani.” Cost: $23, general admission. FMI: 594-0070 or rocklandstrand.com. Children’s Art Time, 4 p.m. Art instruction with Catinka Knoth. Children’s Room, Rockland Public Library. Preserving Maine Traditions, 6:30 p.m. “Preserve Maine Traditions,” a panel presentation by groups that are concerned about the proposed national park in the Maine north woods at the Camden Public Library. David Trahan of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, Bob Meyers of the
Snowmobile Association of Maine, and Jim Robbins of Robbins Lumber will give an illustrated presentation on their concerns and reservations about the proposed park.
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Wednesday
Ashwood Waldorf School Classroom Tour, 8:15 to 10:30 a.m. Experience Waldorf education first-hand by seeing Ashwood students and faculty in action. Includes an overview of the curriculum and a question and answer session. Adults only. Call 236-8021 to register. Ashwood Waldorf School, 180 Park St., Rockport. ashwoodwaldorf. org. Stress Reduction Acupuncture, 4:15 p.m. Experience a simple yet effective acupuncture treatment that reduces the body’s response to stress. This five-point protocol treatment is done in the ‘community style’ setting, sitting in a chair, fully clothed. The treatment is relaxing and restorative. All are welcome. Donations to the Knox County Health Clinic gratefully accepted. Every Wednesday, also at 5 p.m. 1st floor of Bok Medical Building (behind Rockland Public Library), 22 White St. Hosted by the Knox County Health Clinic. FMI: 5946993. Nature Documentary Film Series, 7 to 9 p.m. Free screening at Merryspring Nature Center, Conway Road (off Route 1 near Hannaford), Camden. Snacks and drinks provided. FMI: 236-2239. First Wednesday each month through November.
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Crop Circles Talk Talk, 6:30 p.m. Tom Prescott, of Belfast, will give a slide-talk on crop circles at the Rockland Public Library, 80 Union St. Prescott will be showing images of the crop circles that occurred in England in 2011. Prescott has been interested in the subject for more than a decade and began going to England to view crop circles in 2005. Sustainability Talk Talk, 6:30 p.m. David Oakes will give a talk on “Sustainability,” at the Camden Public Library. Oakes is the co-director and founder of the Center for Ecological Living and Learning based in Hope. The Carolina Chocolate Drops, 8 to 10 p.m. Grammy Award-winning string band returns to the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $24, general admission. FMI: 594-0070 or rocklandstrand.com.
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Preparing Pelts to Clothe Ourselves, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn to skin, stretch, clean, work until soft, and smoke hides, fur on, for a warm durable, weatherresistant and compostable wardrobe. Bring: $40, pocket knife, carcass or pelt if you have. 3 Streams Farm, 209
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Back Belmont Road, Belfast. Please pre-register by phone, email or snail mail to Rose Whitehead, 322-3654, rosewhitehead@live.com or Shana Hanson, 338-8980. Noon Music in Lent Series, 12 to 1 p.m. Half-hour concert by The Somerset Consort at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 33 Chestnut St., Camden, followed by simple meal of homemade soup, bread and fruit in the SunRoom. Donations benefit KnoWal-Lin, Meals-on-Wheels, Heating Assistance and Camden Area Christian Food Pantry. FMI: Jane Schroeder, 2363680. Handicap accessible at Wood Street entrance. Friday series through March 30. Full Moon Owl Prowl, 6 to 8 p.m. Come to Hidden Valley Nature Center, 131 Egypt Road, Jefferson, for an owl prowl with naturalist Lynne Flaccus under the full moon. Lynne will lead a short hike to call, look, and listen for local owls. Bring a small flashlight, binoculars and dress for the weather. Limited snowshoes available for use. $5 suggested donation. FMI: hvnc.org, call 586-6752, or email gary@hvnc.org. St. Patrick’s Day story and craft night, 6:30 p.m. Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Road, Bernard. Children ages 6-12 are invited with their parents. Space is limited; call 2443798 to sign up. Round Top Coffee House, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Doors open 6:30 p.m. for musicians, poets and other performers to sign up for 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. open mic; featured performers play 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Damariscotta River Association’s Round Top Farm, Business Route 1, Damariscotta. Cost: $6; $3 senior citizens; free for children. FMI: 563-1393. Second Friday of each month. J. P. Cormier with The Elliots — Unity, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Bluegrass singer/songwriter and colleagues perform at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. Cost: $15. FMI: 948-7469.
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Cabin fever book sale, 9 a.m. Bass Harbor Memorial Library, 89 Bernard Road, Bernard. Through March 15. During library hours: Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuesday 1-7 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; and Thursday 1-7 p.m.. The library continues to accept book donations for its book sales. Sharing from the Heart Benefit, 1 to 5 p.m. Benefit for Silas Burgess Brown, son of Melissa Ford and Matthew Brown. Silas, 9 months old, has been diagnosed with serve cerebral palsy. The silent auction event is an afternoon of tea, coffee and delicious donated sweet treats. There will be opportunities to bid on services, artwork, jewelry and gift certificates donated by members of the community. Please consider taking a moment to “share from your heart” as we raise CP awareness and support for Silas. If you cannot attend the fundraiser, but would like to contribute, there is an online site: everribbon.com. Please go to Silas’ Fund in the directory. You can also follow Silas’ Journey at caringbridge.org/visit/mellyford for weekly updates on Silas.
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Enter the Haggis, 8 p.m. Roots rock reinvented. Over the past three albums and five years, Toronto’s Celtic rock band Enter The Haggis has found itself at the center of a grassroots success story ever teetering on the brink of mainstream success. Boothbay Opera House. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the performance. FMI: 633-5159 or online at boothbayoperahouse.com.
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Cabaret Concert, 2 to 4 p.m. Bay Winds North Wind Ensemble and Breakers Jazz perform thank-you concert at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Route 17, Rockland. Donations benefit church, which provides band with rehearsal space. FMI: 594-8047. Winter Lyceum, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Fourth annual series of informal Sunday afternoon talks hosts Stephen Costanza, author/illustrator of the new children’s book “Vivaldi and the Invisible Orchestra,” at Left Bank Books, 21 E. Main St./Route 1, Searsport. Free. Limited seating; to reserve a space, call 548-6400. International Folk Dancing, 4 to 6 p.m. Dancers of all levels invited to learn and share line and circle dances from around the world on the second floor of Watts Hall, 170 Main St./Route 1, Route 1. Free/donations. FMI: 5422283. Second and fourth Sundays through May. Music & Reflection for Lent, 4 to 4:45 p.m. Series presents folk music healing service plus readings and quiet moments at the United Christian Church, 18 Searsmont Road/Route 73, Lincolnville Center. Free/donations. FMI: Rev. Susan Stonestreet, 7634526. Sunday series runs to March 25.
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Tuesday
Children’s Art Time, 4 p.m. Art instruction with Catinka Knoth. Children’s Room, Rockland Public Library. Permaculture Talk Talk, 6:30 p.m. Jesse Watson will give a talk on “Permaculture,” at the Camden Public Library. Watson is the owner of Midcoast Permaculture Design in Rockland. Cribbage Night, 7 p.m. Cribbage Night held at the Appleton library second Tuesday of the month. All skill levels and ages welcome to join the fun. No charge. FMI: 785-2210. Performing Arts Series, 7 to 9 p.m. Bay Chamber Concerts presents Irish ensemble Danú at the Camden Opera House, Elm Street/Route 1. Cost: $40 and $30, $8 younger than 19; season and Flex Pass discounts. FMI: 236-2823/888-707-2770 or baychamberconcerts.org.
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Abbe Museum Brown Bag Lunch: ‘Enduring Legacies’, 12 to 1 p.m. Abbe Museum, Community Gallery, 26 Mt. Desert St., Bar Harbor. This program will feature Theresa Secord, Penobscot and director of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. “Connecting Habitat, Trails, and Health: A Conservation Vision for
Ongoing Events Mondays
Thursdays
3 to 5 p.m. Peopleplace Infant/Toddler & Parent Playgroup. Join Peopleplace’s playgroup! Every Monday we host a two-hour facilitated playtime for infants, birth to 22 months and their parent or caregiver. Peopleplace also offers an After Care Program for Preschool & Kindergarten age older siblings to enjoy at the same time. The group is going on now and space is available! Cost: $10 each Monday. FMI: 236-4225, office@peopleplacecoop.org, peopleplacecoop.org.
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Toy Library Library, Toy Library at St. Peters Episcopal Church, White Street, Rockland, provides a non-sectarian community program for preschool children, toddlers and infants, fostering creative play in a safe, nurturing environment and promoting cooperation and goodwill among participating children, their parents or other caregivers. The Toy Library follows the RSU 13 vacation calendar as well as storm cancellations. Also 9 a.m. to noon Fridays, FMI: info@midcoasttoylibrary.org.
4:30 to 9 p.m. American Legion Bingo, 335 Limerock St., Rockland, hosts bingo every Monday night. Doors open 4:30 p.m., games start at 6:30 p.m. Full kitchen and free coffee. FMI: 594-2901.
5 to 9 p.m. Midcoast Chess Club, Meets every Thursday at Tim Horton’s, Camden Street, Rockland. FMI: call Frank, 975-2433 or fcollemer@myfairpoint.net.
5 p.m. Transition Cafe. Casual discussion about how folks in and around Belfast will transition from oil dependence to local resilience. Belfast Co-op, 123 High St., Belfast. 6 to 8 p.m. Live Music. Fresh Restaurant, 1 Bayview Landing, Camden, hosts local singer/songwriter Paddy Mills every Monday and Thursday. FMI: 236-7005, info@freshcamden.com. 7 to 10 p.m. Monday Night Blues, upstairs music room of Time Out Pub, 275 Main St., Rockland. FMI: 5939336.
Tuesdays
7 to 10 p.m. Live Music, Simon and McFarland play jazz and blues Thursday evenings at Billy’s Tavern, 1 Starr St. behind the business block, Thomaston. No cover charge. FMI: 354-1177. 7 to 9 p.m. Velvet Lounge Jazz. The Bill Barnes Jazz Trio performs every other Thursday at Rock City Cafe, 316 Main St., Rockland, in coffeebar/cafe setting. Free/tips for musicians.
Fridays
1 p.m. Bridge Group, Refresh your bridge game. Play every Friday in Room 4 at the Thompson Community Center, Route 131, Union. FMI: 785-4602.
10 a.m. Children’s Story Hour, Children’s Story Hour. Reading, arts and crafts. Free. Gibbs Library, 40 Old Union Rd., Washington.
4 p.m. Bingo at the Belfast VFW hall. Bingo will be held Friday nights at the Belfast VFW hall, located at 34 Field St., Belfast. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., game begins at 6 p.m.
12 p.m. Warren Library Story Time, Warren Free Public Library, Main St. This program is for children of all ages and includes a story time and related craft project. FMI: 273-2900.
• 5 to 8 p.m. Open Mic Night, Musicians and music lovers welcome in the lodge during most race nights at the Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Road. FMI: 236-3438.
4 p.m. Children’s Art Time, Art instruction with Catinka Knoth. Children’s Room, Rockland Public Library.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday Night Film Series, Friends of the Thomaston Public Library. Room 28 of Thomaston Academy Building, 60 Main St./Route 1. Free/donations. FMI: 354-2453. Doors open 6 p.m.
7:30 to 9 p.m. Dancing 4 Fun, Weekly night of freestyle, any style, no partner needed, all kinds of music dancing takes place in second-floor Studio Red dance studio in Odd Fellows building, 16 School St., downtown Rockland. Free/donations. FMI: 354-0931; dancing4fun. org. 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Open Mic, Good music, good company and fun every Tuesday night at Cuzzy’s, 21 Bay View St., Camden.
Wednesdays
10:30 a.m. Children’s Story Time, Children’s Room, Rockland Public Library. Also on Saturdays. 5:30 to 6 p.m. Making Change, A support group for young people from ages 13-29 who are considering or committed to recovery from substance abuse and other addictions. This group meets every Wednesday at the Waldo County General Hospital Education Center, 118 Northport Avenue, Belfast. Free food. FMI call Tim at 5673813, Marian at 338-4594 or Jeffrey at 322-9490. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Open clay studio, every Wednesday. Work on your own projects using our wheels, slab roller and kiln. Non-instructional but a studio monitor is present for technical questions and advice. $15 per person, per session. More clay can be purchased as needed. Waterfall Arts, 256 High St., Belfast. FMI, call 338-2222 or visit waterfallarts.org. 6 to 7 p.m. Meeting: Mount Desert Island Toastmasters, MDI YMCA, 21 Park St., Bar Harbor. Public is invited. Toastmasters is more than a club to improve business and public speaking skills - it’s a source of fellowship with like-minded individuals who not only want to improve themselves, but learn about interesting topics through others, while supporting each another’s growth. Visitors are welcome to check out this supportive group. FMI: contact Kim Harty at 288-3511 or email mditoastmasters@aol.com. 7 to 9 p.m. Quiz Night. Quiz Master Rick Nardone, who ran the quiz night for seven years at The Rhumb Line in Gloucester, Mass., hosts weekly evening of fun competition at Billy’s Tavern, 1 Starr St., Thomaston (behind the business block). Play as a single or bring a team; fun and prizes 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Open Mic Night, Weekly performance night at Gator Lounge of The Navigator Motor Inn, 520 Main St., Rockland.
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free ballroom dancing, Weekly evening of practicing all the favorite dances on a newly refinished large hardwood floor with an excellent sound system at East Belfast Elementary School, Swan Lake Avenue. Free. FMI: 505-5521. Bring clean dancing shoes.
Saturdays
8:30 to 11 a.m. Free Bird Walk. The Natural History Center, 6 Firefly Lane, Bar Harbor. Join local ornithologist Rich MacDonald on a weekly bird walk. Open to people of all ages, physical abilities and skill levels. A limited number of loaner binoculars are available. Call to sign-up at 8012617 or 266-9461. 9 a.m. to noon Rockport Farmer’s Market, 461 Commercial St., Rockport Marketplace, Rockport. Organic eggs and produce; pastured pork, beef and poultry; lies; breads, pastries, sandwiches; fresh and aged cheeses. Year round. Indoors in winter. Every Saturday. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Washington Grange Farmers’ Market, Every Saturday. FMI: 845-2140.
Sundays
8 a.m. Winter Bird Walk Walk, Penobscot Watershed Eco Center, 160 Main St., Bar Harbor. Acadia Birding Festival director Michael Good will lead free birding walks every Sunday. Walks will focus on specific areas around Bar Harbor, looking for winter birds and migrants. If the snow is good, a trip to Cadillac Mountain is planned and will be announced during the month of December depending on snow quality. Dress appropriately for cold weather and bring binoculars. FMI: call 288-8128 or 479-4256 or visit downeastnaturetours.com. 2 to 4 p.m. Music Jam at the Museum, Musicians, bring instruments and voices and make music together informally at Sail, Power and Steam Museum at Sharp’s Point South, 75 Mechanic St., Rockland. Coffee and cookies provided. Every Sunday. 3 to 6 p.m. Traditional Bluegrass Jam, Billy’s Tavern, 1 Starr St., Thomaston, hosts traditional bluegrass jam every Sunday. Musicians encouraged to bring their instruments and join in; listeners welcome too. FMI: 3541177. 4 p.m. Winter Matinee Film Series — Belfast Free Library, 106 High St.
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Midcoast Maine” — Belfast, 6:30 p.m. Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street. Join Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance, Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition, and New Forest Institute for a presentation with ecologist Janet McMahon, who will talk about the first ever conservation plan for Midcoast Maine and a proposed walking trail from Unity to Belfast. FMI, contact Buck O’Herin at 589-4311. “Agamemnon”, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Reading of Aeschylus’ play at Skidompha Library, Elm Street entrance, downtown Damariscotta. Cost: $5-$8 suggested donation. Part of Thursday Nights series of informal theater readings, lectures and discussion. PEI Fiddle Camp roadshow, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Ward MacDonald’s PEI Fiddle Camp and Pineland Fiddlers perform at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. Cost: $15. FMI: 948-7469. CIFF Selects Series, 7 to 9 p.m. Camden International Film Festival collaborates with Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland to screen the Oscar-nominated documentary “If a Tree Falls.” Cost: $8.50; $7.50 older than 64. Q&A follows with director Marshall Curry. Third Thursdays through May.
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March Madness: a fundraiser for Jess Connor, All Day March Madness is an effort to raise funds for medical treatment for Jess Connor, a local woman who has been fighting a rare brain disorder. Activities include a run, auction, public supper, cooking contest, polar plunge, dessert bar, baby fair, craft fair, kid’s concert, and much, much more. The event is slated for March 16-17 at various locations throughout Searsport, including the town wharf, and various public buildings. FMI, contact 1stannualmarch madness@gmail.com or visit facebook. com/marchmadness2012. Live Celtic Music, 7 to 10 p.m. Rum Riot performs at Billy’s Tavern, 1 Starr St. behind the downtown business block, Thomaston. No cover. FMI: 354-1177.
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Seed-Secure Farms and Gardens, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn specifics for selection and propagation of each garden species. Also consider seeds as food crops or medicine, going into and beyond our well-known grains, beans and condiments. Practice cleaning and processing. Share one’s we’ve grown. Discuss community coordination toward stable supplies of mutually selected varieties. Bring: $20, a few small jars, a notebook, books, homegrown seed plants and seeds if you have. Used envelopes provided. 3 Streams Farm, 209 Back Belmont Road, Belfast. Please pre-register by phone, email or snail mail to Rose Whitehead, 322-3654, rosewhitehead@live.com or Shana Hanson, 338-8980. Live Celtic Music, 7:30 to 11 p.m. Portland-based Celtic punk band The Pubcrawlers performs at Billy’s Tavern, 1 Starr St. behind the downtown business block, Thomaston. Cost: $5. FMI: 354-1177. Irish food all day. Watershed Benefit Concert, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Fourth annual event featuring renowned pianist and composer
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Paul Sullivan and Watershed School students at the Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. Cost: $20; $12 students and children. FMI: 594-1873. Benefits Watershed event financial assistance for students.
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Baskets From Your Backyard, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Collect and prepare withes, barks, vines and runners. Design and weave from these available materials, with experimentation as our aim. Bring: $40, a sturdy knife, outdoor clothing. 3 Streams Farm, 209 Back Belmont Road, Belfast. Please pre-register by phone, email or snail mail to Rose Whitehead, 322-3654, rosewhitehead@live.com or Shana Hanson, 338-8980.
Sunday
Monthly Jazz Jam, 3 to 5 p.m. Rhythm section is in attendance; musicians, vocalists and listeners welcome at Waterfall Arts, 256 High St., Belfast. Donation for listeners. FMI: 338-2222. Refreshments. Third Sunday of every month.
Richard Wood, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Renowned fiddler performs at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. Cost: $15. FMI: 948-7469.
Music & Reflection for Lent, 4 to 4:45 p.m. Series presents Celtic Spirit musical program plus readings and quiet moments at the United Christian Church, 18 Searsmont Road/Route 73, Lincolnville Center. Free/donations. FMI: Rev. Susan Stonestreet, 763-4526. Sunday series runs to March 25.
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Workshop: Reiki as a Complement to Medical Care, 6 p.m. Southwest Harbor Public Library, 338 Main St., Southwest Harbor. For pre- and post-surgery, oncology care, in the hospital or home setting. Learn about the beneficial effects of Reiki on celltissue and how it can help you care for the self. Each participant will have the opportunity to experience a Reiki session.
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Elderly Apple Tree Restoration, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Elderly Apple Tree Restoration. Bring $20, pruning saws, bone saws, ladders, warm clothing including boots with felts. 3 Streams Farm, 209 Back Belmont Road, Belfast. Please pre-register by phone, email or snail mail to Rose Whitehead, 322-3654, rosewhitehead@live.com or Shana Hanson, 338-8980. Songwriters Sessions, 6 to 8 p.m. Popular series at the Camden Public Library offers songwriters supportive response to their work-in-progress and an opportunity to perform in public. Cost: $4. Pre-registration suggested, not required. FMI: Ken Gross at the library, 236-3440. Fourth Thursdays through May. An Evening with Leo Kottke, 8 to 10 p.m. Finger-picking master performs at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $28 advance; $33 day of show, general admission. FMI: 5940070 or rocklandstrand.com.
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“Freud’s Last Session”, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Everyman Repertory Theatre presents Maine professional premiere of Mark St. Germain meeting of the minds in the Reading Room of the downtown Camden Public Library. Cost: $20; $10 students, children. FMI: 236-0173. Also 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays through April 1.
Friday
Baskets From Your Backyard, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Collect and prepare withes, barks, vines and runners. Design and weave from these available materials, with experimentation as our aim. Bring: $40, a sturdy knife, outdoor clothing. 3 Streams Farm, 209 Back Belmont Road, Belfast. Please pre-register by phone, email or snail mail to Rose Whitehead, 322-3654, rosewhitehead@live.com or Shana Hanson, 338-8980.
Monday
Health Care Class,, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Do you want to feel healthier? Come and join Dr. Eric Betz at Betz Chiropractic & Wellness as he teaches where health comes from, how to achieve greater health, and how to keep it. You will also learn about chiropractic. Open to everyone. 2195 Atlantic Highway, Lincolnville. Call 236-6272 to reserve a spot.
Thursday
Beverly Mann of Belfast is a well-respected mask artist and performer.
Mann masked for Draught & Draw BELFAST — On Saturday, March 3 from 6 to 9 p.m., Draught & Draw returns to Waterfall Arts, 256 High St. Draught & Draw is a unusual extension of Waterfall Arts’ Life Drawing program that features a rotating cast of dancers and actors as models. Artists of all skill levels are invited to drop in, enjoy a beverage and be inspired by the unique masked and costumed poses of Beverly Mann. Mann is an actor, mask theater performer/educator, movement theater artist and mask maker who tours Faustwork Mask Theatre’s solo show “The Mask Messenger” to schools and festivals. She has performed in more than 40 states, Canada, Mozambique, South Africa and Peru. Mann was a company member of the Portlandbased IMAGO Theatre in the 1980s and ‘90s, performing mask, movement and visual illusion touring the United States, Germany, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong with appearances on “Good Morning, America” and the Disney special “New Vaudevillians, Too.” She also was a company member of TheatreSports, an improvisational theatre company based in Seattle. For the past eight years, she has been busy with collaborations in the state of Maine and has been seen in several Midcoast productions. Draught & Draw will be broken up into three drawing sessions with a mix of long and short poses. Mike Fletcher, Life Drawing class monitor extraordinaire, will emcee the event. There is a $10 drop in fee, which can be paid at the door. Participants should bring their own drawing supplies; easels and drawing horses will be provided. Locally brewed beer and wine will be available for attendees 21 and older. For more information, call 338-2222.
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Hapa, Hawaiian Music & Dance, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Hawaiian duo of Barry Flanagan and Ron Kuala’au perform island-style originals and traditional songs, with hula performer Edieann Heali’i O Nalani Stanley, at the Camden Opera House, Elm Street/ Route 1. Cost: $20; $10 students. Tickets at camdenoperahouse.com or call 470-7066.
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Sunday
Log Sugarhouse Tours, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bradstreet Maple Farms will be giving Maple syrup production demos hourly. There is no fee to attend. Plan to come and have some
family fun. Maple syrup and products will be available for purchase. Bradstreet Maple Farm, is located at 69 Peters Road in Searsmont, 3.9 miles on right west (toward Liberty) of Searsmont Village on Route 173. Look for signs! FMI: 441-8801.
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Snowshoe Hike — Montville, Montville 9:30 a.m. Join Sheepscot Wellspring Land Alliance and Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition for a conditions-permitting snowshoe hike on the Bog Brook trail in Montville. This 2-mile loop traverses a wide range of woods, glades, and wetlands. Evidence of deer, moose, and beaver is common. Meet on the Halldale Road next to the Bog Brook Marsh in Montville. This hike is part of BBWC’s Wednesday Walker Series. FMI, contact trip leader Karin at 322-5545.
Lupine Cottage Artist & Crafters Co-op, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 7 Old Searsport Ave, Route 1, Belfast, will be open for the season for artist and crafters stocking. The shop will be open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Shop changes to seven days a week on Memorial Day. People wanting membership information or have jurying questions may call 338-4300, email mainemade@lupinecottage.net or visit lupinecottage.net. Jazz for Meals on Wheels, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Annual cabaret-style showcase by Medomak Valley, Camden Hills Regional and Belfast Area high school musicians at Owls Head Transportation Museum, Route 73. Cost: $8; $5 students; $15 family, includes access to the museum’s exhibits. Benefits MCH Meals on Wheels, eligible for matching funds. Bring dancing shoes.
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Museum Overcoat Tours, 2 to 3 p.m. Collections Manager Cipperly Good guides visitors through the exhibits in the historic Merithew House (unheated) of Penobscot Marine Museum, downtown Searsport. Free. Also Seabag Visible Storage Center open 1-4 p.m. Also arts and craft workshop 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; register in advance by calling 548-2529, ext. 202 ($50; $45 for PMM members). Last Saturday of the month through April. Ellis Paul Family Show Show, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Critically-acclaimed folk singer/songwriter, poet and troubadour performs selections from Parent’s Choice Silver Award-winning “The Dragonfly Races”and brand-new“The Hero In You”albums at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Cost: $12; $8 younger than 13. General admission. FMI: 594-0070 or rocklandstrand.com. Sheepscot Valley Chorus, 7 to 9 p.m. Community chorus, in its 35th year, performs Luigi Cherbini’s Requiem Mass in C minor at the Second Congregational Church, Business Route 1, Newcastle. Cost: $10 advance from embers or call 677-2840; $12 at door. String Students Concert, 7 to 9 p.m. Monthly series featuring students of DaPonte String Quartet members at River Arts, 170 Main St. Damariscotta. Free/donations. March 31, April 28 & June 2.
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