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Labor links up with OccupyMaine AFL-CIO affiliate shows ‘solidarity’ with protesters

BY DAVID CARKHUFF

Something’s happening here See Thomas Friedman’s column on page 4

Theo Epstein out?

See Sports, page 7

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Organized labor has arrived in Portland to support the OccupyMaine movement.

"We're here to stand in solidarity with the folks of the OccupyMaine movement, I think their message is right in line with the work that we're doing for a fair economy that works for the 99 percent and not just the 1 percent," said Charlie Urquhart, Maine state director for Working America, the community affiliate of the AFL-CIO. In Maine, Urquhart said issues of concern include "laws that stack the rules in favor of health insurance companies and against consumers, laws that attack see LABOR page 8

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Joining the OccupyMaine anti-corporate movement in Portland is Charlie Urquhart, Maine state director of Working America, community affiliate of the AFL-CIO. He and other labor representatives assembled in Monument Square Wednesday with a display telling banks that the “99 percent” are not going to be automated cash machines for bankers. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Street vendors skeptical of ‘craft market’ plan

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

BY MATTHEW ARCO

Amid growing tensions between City Hall and street vendors who set up in the Old Port, a city council subcommittee next week is expected to discuss creating a weekly craft market in Monument Square.

Under the proposal, which is due to come before the Health and Recreation committee on Oct. 18, street vendors would pay an annual fee to sell handmade goods on city property. Vendors Lorraine Grenier sells handmade gemstone necklaces that she makes with friends see CRAFTS page 9

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during the winter. She says art is anything that is handmade and unique. (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO)

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Greater Portland's community radio station will be getting more than a slight jolt next month.

WMPG is preparing to expand its broadcasting reach to potentially hundreds of thousands of new listeners with the addition of a new transmitter and antenna. The station, which broadcasts on 90.9 and 104.1 FM, has set a tentative date of Nov. 15 to go live with the new antenna.

Station officials announced Wednesday that with recent delivery of a new antenna, it's on track to more than quadruple its broadcasting wattage — from a little more than 1 kilowatt of power to 4.5 kilowatts. The estimated $225,000 to $250,000 upgrade see WMPG page 9

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Growing the one-ton pumpkin (NY Times) — Early one morning about a month ago, Don Young peeled the floral bedsheets off the giant pumpkins growing in his backyard.

Tiptoeing around the jungly vines, he carefully checked for holes. Then, bending his ear down over the nearest gourd, which was as high as his gut and wider than a truck tire, he gave it a solid smack and listened intently, like a doctor with a stethoscope.

“This one’s thumping pretty good,” he said with a grin.

Young is one of a number of amateur gardeners whose heart’s desire is to raise a pumpkin bigger than anybody else’s. These enthusiasts have always been obsessed, but now they are especially so. With the current world record at 1,810 pounds, these growers can see the most important milestone of all on the horizon: the one-ton pumpkin. Galvanized by the prospect, they are doubling their efforts and devising a raft of new strategies involving natural growth hormones, double grafting and more, to become the first to reach that goal.

A professional tree trimmer by trade, Young, 47, spends $8,000 a year on his pumpkin hobby, money he admits he does not really have. His modest one-bedroom house is smaller than his backyard.

“If you try to make a living growing pumpkins, you better have something to fall back on,” he said about his day job.

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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, went a step further. In a speech broadcast on Iran state television, he predicted what he called the demise of American capitalism and corporate favoritism. Press TV, an Iran government Web site that translated portions of the ayatollah’s speech, said he emphasized that “the corrupted capitalist system shows no mercy to any nation, including the American people.”

Nigerian man pleads guilty in F.C.C. expands efforts to connect more Americans to broadband Qaeda plane bombing case DETROIT (NY Times) — Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a commercial airliner with a bomb in his underwear in 2009, abruptly pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to each of the eight counts against him, officials said.

The sudden reversal came before the start of the second day of proceedings in the jury trial of Mr. Abdulmutallab, who is not a lawyer but who was representing himself and had pleaded not guilty months ago.

After officially entering his guilty plea, Mr. Abdulmutallab, dressed in a gold-shaded tunic, calmly read a six-minute speech to the courtroom in which he suggested that his crimes had been a fitting payback for American-led killings of people in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, and that he would never be judged as guilty under Islamic law.

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Gas line break slows evening commute City crews were repairing a gas line break at the intersection of High and Congress streets Wednesday.

The construction reduced traffic to one lane and was expected to last into the evening commute. City officials said they were not immediately aware of the severity of the line break.

Nicole Clegg, a city spokeswoman, said a number of different things could cause a gas line to break, including changes in weather.

Skillin school pumpkin festival set for Saturday South Portland’s Skillin Elementary School’s PTA announced Wednesday that hundreds of pumpkins will be ripe for picking at Skillin’s own

pumpkin patch.

The PTA is sponsoring this year’s Pumpkin Festival Oct. 14 from noon to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Harvest themed activities, including races, games and other contests, are planned for the event.

Hayrides, face painting, a scarecrow contest and obstacle course will also be available for pumpkin picker-goers.

Large pumpkins will be sold for $5 and activity tickets are .50 cents each.

Proceeds from the event will go to support the school’s PTA. Skillin Elementary School is located at 180 Wescott Rd. in South Portland.

For more information on the Skillin School Pumpkin Festival, sponsorship, vendor or volunteer opportunities please e-mail SkillinSchoolPTA@ Gmail.com.

Casco Bay high selected for national program

Casco Bay High School will take part in a nationwide program aimed at identifying better learning practices in schools across the country, officials announced.

The high school was selected to take part in a national “Learning Lab Network” administered by a California-based foundation established for identifying new models of learning.

The Stupski Foundation will pay for Casco Bay High School students, teachers and administrators to attend a conference in San Francisco aimed at developing better teaching methods.

“We are honored to have been chosen as a demonstration site,” said Derek Pierce, principal of Casco Bay High School. “We are especially excited by the prominent role that students will play in this initiative as collaborators with teachers in designing learning expeditions and experiences that will

maximize student learning, ownership and engagement.”

Design teams consisting of students, teachers and administrators will identify practices and tools that help students to achieve at higher levels, school officials said.

“Our students and teachers are primed to innovate and share what we learn with our peers across the country,” said James Morse, superintendent of Portland’s public schools.

The foundation meeting is slated for Oct. 19-21.

Our intent is to spark a learning revolution led by students and educators, with youth of color and poverty in the vanguard,” said Stupski Foundation CEO Susan Colby. “Innovative students, teachers, and leaders in schools such as Casco Bay High School are the kind of pioneering partners we need to help us ignite change.”

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Something’s happening here When you see spontaneous social protests erupting from Tunisia to Tel Aviv to Wall Street, it’s clear that something is happening globally that needs defining. There are two unified theories out there that intrigue me. One says this is the start of “The Great Disruption.” The other says that this is all part of “The Big Shift.” You decide.

Paul Gilding, the Australian environmentalist and author of the book “The Great Disruption,” argues that these demonstrations are a sign that the current growth-obsessed capitalist system is reaching its financial and ecological limits. “I look at the world as an integrated system, so I don’t see these protests, or ––––– the debt crisis, or inequality, The New York or the economy, or the climate Times going weird, in isolation — I see our system in the painful process of breaking down,” which is what he means by the Great Disruption, said Gilding. “Our system of economic growth, of ineffective democracy, of overloading planet earth — our system — is eating itself alive. Occupy Wall Street is like the kid in the fairy story saying what everyone knows but is afraid to say: the emperor has no clothes.

The system is broken. Think about the promise

Thomas Friedman

see FRIEDMAN page 5

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Waterfront games Middle of Wednesday afternoon, I was still looking for a good story.

There were a few back-burner things, and one that had gotten stronger over the course of the day. At 3:15, an episode occurred that turned the blasé news of the day into a hot mess of bubbling, stinky cheese.

There was a ribbon cutting ceremony down at the new Ocean Gateway terminal, an official opening of the new megaberth facility, complete with politicos, glad-handlers, muckety mucks, morons, hangers-on, and of course, city council members.

The only thing missing to make the experience complete would have been hobos, junkies, and midget clowns.

The facility unofficially began dumping tourists into the port on September 11th of this year, but to get all the wriggling wigglers in one place requires coordination, and timing.

And a list.

I went down after running into the editor of this publication, David Carkhuff. He was busy grabbing some shots of the OccupyMaine folks, so figuring on covering a ho-hum ribbon cutting with a couple of pictures would help out.

On arrival, the room divided

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist into groups of folks who knew each other, had axes to grind, or wanted to bend the ears of politicos on upcoming projects. For regular readers of this column, let’s just say my interaction with the governor was both terse and brief. A shrill whistle sounded, and a pleasant security guard told us all to get our ID’s ready.

They would take them, give us a pass to get on the ship for the ceremony and tour, and return them to us when we left.

As the line edged ever closer to the desk, I got this weird feeling. Turns out, you always have to go with your gut. I was not “on the list” for this function as a member of the local press. I was asked to step aside, and perhaps once I proved all my papers were in order, as the old saying goes, I MIGHT be allowed past the security gate to attend the function.

You come to expect this stuff.

Shutting out an op-ed guy is no big deal. This group might want

fair treatment the next time around the block, and stinging memories of being denied access have a nasty habit of lingering on the mind.

Then, the editor of this publication was denied press access.

David is a serious news guy, and to shut out local media that wasn’t on some pre-ordained “guest list” just smacks of bush-league amateurism, cronyism, and bears more than a whiff of pig-headed stupidity.

So I guess the waterfront doesn’t belong to citizens of Portland anymore, or to the citizens of this state. It now is a separate but attached adjunct, a wholly owned subsidiary of whatever damnable maritime security firm that has been hired as the low bidder to keep our waterfront safe from terrorists, mad bombers, and members of the Fifth Estate.

Two things come to mind here.

If you want to play games with me, fine. I can sit here all day with the cards I’ve been dealt. But it’s time to raise the stakes here a bit in this penny ante game of kabuki theater-maritime security. If this was a “private” by invitation only function, I want to see a bill.

Yup, I’m calling on the city of see HIGGINS page 5

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‘What we now have ... is the mother of all broken promises’ FRIEDMAN from page 4

of global market capitalism. If we let the system work, if we let the rich get richer, if we let corporations focus on profit, if we let pollution go unpriced and unchecked, then we will all be better off. It may not be equally distributed, but the poor will get less poor, those who work hard will get jobs, those who study hard will get better jobs and we’ll have enough wealth to fix the environment.

“What we now have — most extremely in the U.S. but pretty much everywhere — is the mother of all broken promises,” Gilding adds. “Yes, the rich are getting richer and the corporations are making profits — with their executives richly rewarded.

But, meanwhile, the people are getting worse off — drowning in housing debt and/or tuition debt — many who worked hard are unemployed; many who studied hard are unable to get good work; the environment is getting more and more damaged; and people are realizing their kids will be even worse off than they are. This particular round of protests may build or may not, but what will not go away is the broad coalition of those to whom the system lied and who have now woken up. It’s not just the environmentalists, or the poor, or the unemployed. It’s most people, including the highly educated middle class, who are feeling the results of a system that saw all the growth of the last three decades go to the top 1 percent.”

Not so fast, says John Hagel III, who is the cochairman of the Center for the Edge at Deloitte, along with John Seely Brown. In their recent book, “The Power of Pull,” they suggest that we’re in the early stages of a “Big Shift,” precipitated by the merging of globalization and the Information Technology Revolution. In the early stages, we experience this Big Shift as mounting pressure, deteriorating performance and growing stress because we continue to operate with institutions and practices that are increasingly dysfunctional — so the eruption of protest movements is no surprise.

Yet, the Big Shift also unleashes a huge global flow of ideas, innovations, new collaborative possibilities and new market opportunities. This flow is constantly getting richer and faster. Today, they argue, tapping the global flow becomes the key to productivity, growth and prosperity. But to tap this flow effectively, every country, company and individual needs to be constantly growing their talents.

“We are living in a world where flow will prevail and topple any obstacles in its way,” says Hagel.

“As flow gains momentum, it undermines the precious knowledge stocks that in the past gave us security and wealth. It calls on us to learn faster by working together and to pull out of ourselves more of our true potential, both individually and collectively. It excites us with the possibilities that can only be realized by participating in a broader range of flows. That is the essence of the Big Shift.”

Yes, corporations now have access to more cheap software, robots, automation, labor and genius than ever. So holding a job takes more talent. But the flip side is that individuals — individuals — anywhere can now access the flow to take online courses at Stanford from a village in Africa, to start a new company with customers everywhere or to collaborate with people anywhere. We have

more big problems than ever and more problemsolvers than ever.

So there you have it: Two master narratives — one threat-based, one opportunity-based, but both involving seismic changes. Gilding is actually an optimist at heart. He believes that while the Great Disruption is inevitable, humanity is best in a crisis, and, once it all hits, we will rise to the occasion and produce transformational economic and social change (using tools of the Big Shift). Hagel is also an optimist. He knows the Great Disruption may be barreling down on us, but he believes that the Big Shift has also created a world where more people than ever have the tools, talents and potential to head it off. My heart is with Hagel, but my head says that you ignore Gilding at your peril.

You decide.

So shouldn’t the city bill organizers of this event for a rental?

HIGGINS from page 4

Portland to present a bill to the firm that ran this so-called private function. If you deny public access to public facilities for a private event, it’s commonly called a RENTAL. Last year, I had a group that was looking to rent that same space, but was turned off by the pricetag attached. I want to see whoever put on this event billed commercial rental rates for Wednesday, which is listed on the city website at $2,250.00 a day.

The second bit that comes to mind is more political in nature. While we were waiting in line, the

conversation behind me between the city manager and a city department head was MOST enlightening. It seems this particular city official was worried about a project over on Riverside Street, and was sort of loudly kvetching to the CM about how Council Member Kevin Donoghue was the sole holdout on a power bloc of votes on a project. The conversation meandered about how he had to be, and I’m quoting here, “reined in,” and how other folks in city hall should just “keep their mouth shut” about the selling of the property.

Kevin, I’ll expect your call later today.

Think I kicked up the ante on the table high

enough yet, folks? Want me to keep kicking it up until you fold? When you’re in the press, and in the crowd, you hear things.

Next time around, make sure all the members of the local press are on the list. We have a long game ahead of us, the suckers on the sidelines are going broke, the weak have left the table.

And I haven’t even gone “All In” yet.

Yet. (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun. You can reach him at typingmonkey1@gmail.com.)

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Irish play by SoPo troupe violent, intense ‘The Lieutenant of Inishmore’ The Mad Horse Theatre Company opened their 2011-12 season with an explosive dramedy called “The Lieutenant of Inishmore”

by Irish playwright, Martin McDonagh. This two-hour, very violent play centers on an Irish Liberation Army enforcer and his gory pursuit to find the killer of his beloved cat. This Mad Horse production is visually exhausting and proves why this South Portland-based company has sustained itself over their 26 seasons of quality theatre.

Director Christine Louise Marshall has cast a very talented company of actors and given them a strong foundation to put all the pieces of this bloody puzzle together. Marshall’s eye for creating perfect pictures on stage is revealed in every scene. She explores the emotional and physical layers of every character with a fine tooth saw that just cuts through this delicious dialogue.

Dave Currier (Padraic) is the center of this macabre maypole and his portrayal is perfect. Currier embodies his character, providing us with a hysterical, unpredictable, erotic performance. Erik Moody (Davey) is brilliant. His physicality of the role is mesmerizing and you can’t help but watch every little unspoken nuance he brings to the character.

Tony Reilly (Donny) proves, once again, why he is

a local favorite with his strong acting.

Jessica Fratus (Mairead) gives a convincingly chilling performance. Her character choices were strong and consistent. Jordan William (James) appeared much too briefly in a show-stealing scene with Currier. William’s physical dialogue was a highlight. Burke Brimmer (Christy) did his usual good job with a role that is written less memorable than others. Johnny Speckman (Joey) and Nate Speckman (Brendan) enhanced each scene they were in and provided some bloody-good visuals. Cabot the cat, provided by the Animal Refuge League, was very convincing in his role and had realistic expressions. I am happy to report that Cabot’s star quality did not go unnoticed and he has been adopted.

The special effects by Eric Anderson were brilliant and very effective. The set by Stacey Koloski had hidden surprises and worked well for the play.

Props by Anderson and Koloski were good, the dead cat especially well done. Costumes by James Herrera were appropriate and thought out, his choice of colors and textures enhanced each character or situation. Considering the amount of blood used in this show, I’m sure the upkeep of the costumes is

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more than a full-time job for Herrera and Wardrobe Mistress, Desiray Roy. Lighting designer Heather Crocker did a great job, providing some interesting effects with color and focus. Sound design by Craig Bowden was good although I would have liked more mood-setting underscoring or sound effects.

Be sure to check out the unique photography of Dan Dow in the theater lobby. A stunning exhibit of Ireland, Dow’s work is a perfect compliment to the play.

Although this show may not be for everyone, it certainly is worth going to see. Marshall and company provide a theatrical experience you seldom get to see live on stage. It’s up-close and personal and a roller coaster ride of violent emotions that resonate long after you leave the theater.

“The Lieutenant of Inishmore” will continue through Oct. 23 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd. in Portland. Performances are Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

For tickets and information call 899-3993 or go to www.madhorse.com.

(Michael J. Tobin has been a professional actor, director, theatre administrator and educator for 30 years in theaters throughout New England and around the Country. Mr. Tobin has performed and directed in 350-plus shows Off-Broadway, National Tours, Regional Theatre, Summer Stock, Children’s Theatre and Community Theatre. Mr. Tobin lives in South Portland.)

PSO KinderKonzerts start Nov. 3 with ‘Peter and the Wolf’ Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” tells the story of a young boy, Peter, and his triumph over the Big Bad Wolf. It features oboe, bassoon, clarinet, flute and the horn as the Duck, the Grandfather, the Cat, the Bird, and the Wolf respectively. Children will learn about each instrument and then be able to hear the quintet perform this classic children’s tale as a whole.

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DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The Portland Symphony Orchestra’s 2011 KinderKonzert series will begin Thursday, Nov. 3 with the PSO Woodwind Quintet and Prokofiev’s story, “Peter and the Wolf.” Seventeen KinderKonzerts in seven Maine communities will introduce children ages 4 to 7 to the family of woodwind instruments through this fun, interactive program, the PSO announced.

English Language Arts instruction in addition to Visual and Performing Arts. Specially prepared worksheets designed to support Maine’s Learning Results are available online or by contacting the PSO, the orchestra reported. Future KinderKonzerts in the 2011-2012 season include the Brass family (March), Strings (April) and Percussion (May).

First concert is Thursday, Nov. 3, at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Crooker

Theater, Brunswick High School.

Portland’s installments are scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at East End Community School and at 1:15 p.m. at Reiche Community School.

Tickets are $4 per person. For additional information, reservations and ticketing information visit portlandsymphony.org, email education@ portlandsymphony.org or call 7736128, ext. 308.

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Pirates launch new season with fresh talent

BY BRENT MARCOTTE SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

This past Saturday evening marked the beginning of another season and journey for the Portland Pirates, and those who witnessed an opening game in Bridgeport would have never known that 201011 even ended.

Those who were concerned about how this Pirates team, the Phoenix organization and its prospect pool of players would perform and fill the shoes of the recent successful Pirates teams under the Buffalo Sabres’ watch, should not fret anymore. No Luke Adam, no Kevin Dineen, no Jhonas Enroth, no problem!

A year ago Sunday on Oct. 9, 2010, future star Luke Adam put on an Opening Night display that Pirates fans and teammates will never forget. Two third-period goals in a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over the Manchester Monarchs laid the foundation for what ended up being a memorable season where the Pirates won the Atlantic Division championship and Adam took home the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award for best AHL rookie. After three seasons of housing the best rookie skater in the AHL (previously Nathan Gerbe, 2008-09; Tyler Ennis, 2009-10), the measuring stick was out to see who the Phoenix organization would bring along to extend the rookie-of-the-year run to four. Enter Andy Miele.

Winning the Heisman Trophy in college football or the Naismith Award in college basketball does not always correlate to long-term success at the professional ranks. For every Charles Woodson and Kevin Durant is a Matt Leinart or Christian Laettner, showing that while an athlete may star at one specific level there is always work left to be done in advancing to achieve ultimate star-

dom. Andy Miele realized this point directly following the conclusion of his senior season at the Miami University of Ohio. Following a 2010-11 performance where he led the nation in points (71) en route to receiving college hockey’s “Heisman Trophy,” the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, Miele went undrafted prior to signing on with the Coyotes.

Going undrafted was not seen as a damper, but as a motivator to skate harder to prove the other 29 NHL teams that passed on him wrong.

On Saturday night, Miele recorded a goal and an assist in his professional debut. Skating alongside fellow former undrafted Hobey Baker Award winner Ryan Duncan and Brett Hextall (son of Philadelphia Flyers great Ron Hextall), Miele made the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard ice his canvas in creating a debut masterpiece.

The home opener at the Cumberland County Civic Center is only hours away, following a seven-day break after the Bridgeport victory, and fans won’t want to miss this opportunity to see this future star in the making.

PIRATES IN THE COMMUNITY: The Portland Pirates players and front office staff delivered season ticket packages to a range of different charities on behalf of generous sponsors participating in the new Portland Pirates Community Captains program during the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 11.

The Community Captains program is a partnership between the Portland Pirates and local businesses and organizations which generously provide over 5,000 tickets to charities in the Greater Portland Area. Community Captains have partnered with 16 charities to provide tickets for all 38 home

games to those that would otherwise be unable to attend a Pirates game at the Civic Center.

Captain Dean Arsene, goaltender Justin Pogge, and forwards Ryan Hollweg, Brett Hextall and Ryan Duncan joined Pirates front office personnel and mascots (Salty Pete and Crackers) in making visits to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the United Way of Greater Portland and Root Cellar to deliver the season ticket packages to the benefitting children and charity staff. While making an appearance at the Make-A-Wish Foundation headquarters in Portland, the Pirates met 15-year-old Bradley Marsh, a big hockey fan who is suffering from kidney disease. The Pirates were able to fulfill one of Bradley’s wishes by providing he and his family tickets to their games during the 2011-12 season.

The organizations responsible for making these dreams come true include: Maine Optometry, P.A., Asylum Sports Bar & Grill, Coco Cheveux, Palmer Springs Co., G&G Heating Repair Co., Grand Real Estate Management, Gridiron Restaurant & Sports Pub, Weirs Motors, Irving, Casablanca Cruises, Skip Murphy’s, Pepsi, Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, P.A. The other benefitting charities include: Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, C.A.R.E. Baskets, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Center for Grieving Children and the Special Olympics.

(Brent Marcotte is director of communications and team services for the Portland Pirates American Hockey League team.)

Theo Epstein expected to leave Red Sox for Chicago Cubs

BY TYLER KEPNER THE NEW YORK TIMES

In his first job as a general manager, Theo Epstein helped construct the Boston Red Sox team that ended decades of misery by winning a World Series title in 2004. Now, Epstein is closing in on a deal to take over the Chicago Cubs, a franchise with an even more enduring legacy of dismay.

Epstein is close to completing his

transition from the Red Sox to the Cubs, according to a Red Sox official who was granted a request for anonymity because the move had not been announced. Another Red Sox official said that Epstein had not informed his staff of a move, but that the front office widely expected him to leave.

Multiple reports have said Epstein has a five-year agreement in place with the Cubs, with an average

annual value from $3 million to $4 million. Because Epstein was signed with the Red Sox through 2012, the teams must agree on how the Cubs would compensate the Red Sox. Epstein’s deal would probably make him the highest-paid general manager in baseball, although his official title with the Cubs could include president. Epstein’s assistant, Ben Cherington, is the strong favorite to take

over as Red Sox general manager.

Epstein, 37, would be leaving the Red Sox at a precarious point. The team is coming off one of the worst collapses in major league history, losing the American League wild-card spot despite leading Tampa Bay by nine games on Sept.

2. That failure resulted in the departure of Manager Terry Francona, who resigned on Sept. 30, citing, in part, a lack of support from ownership.

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workers, up and down the board, we've seen a set of laws that are stacked against the middle class."

Until Monday, organized labor had not officially become involved with OccupyMaine — the group of protesters in Portland who are an outgrowth of the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City.

"We swung by on Monday actually and got to know some of the folks here and dropped a little water off to the folks at Lincoln Park," Urquhart said.

"We really are just happy that they're out here exercising their First Amendment rights," he said.

Following the theme that "the middle class feels like it's an ATM for Wall Street," Working America members set up a mock automated teller machine depicting inequities in the American economy.

According to Robert W. "Bobby D." Davis IV, 51, a protester from the Portland/Falmouth area, the arrival of organized labor is a good thing.

"It's building and gaining at all times, it's gaining speed," he said of OccupyMaine, which emerged here on the first weekend of the month.

"We started out with a baker's dozen of people, and now we're getting quite an entourage," Davis said.

"I just think we need to trim the fat politically," Davis said. "They make cutbacks, cutbacks, I understand, well, if you want to cut back on different care systems and all kinds of programs for the people, we are the 99 percent. ... I'm just saying it's very tough for us to swallow that we need all these cuts and (the bankers) keep going to the Hilton and their banquets, and they don't eat beans and hot dogs at them, they feed well. ... It comes out of the government money, and that's us, the people."

Davis, who counted 26 tents at the OccupyMaine encampment in Lincoln

ABOVE: In Lincoln Park’s OccupyMaine encampment, Robert W. “Bobby D.” Davis IV pauses from taking care of daily chores. “Please come see what we’re about,” he urged the public. Davis estimated that 26 tents dot the park landscape, as the anti-corporate movement remains passionate about its message. ABOVE LEFT: Denny Junkins of South Portland holds a sign urging activism. BELOW LEFT: A labor representative waits for a protest to start in Monument Square. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Park, echoed a common resentment over the federal government's bailouts of financial institutions.

"They get bailed out for billions of dollars, the banks, because we're in trouble, and they get bailed out, but what about those people, did they get bailed out when they were told, their families, to pack up, they're foreclosed, move out, move to your sister's, become homeless?" Davis asked.

The corporate officials receive benefits and perks, while the "guy at BIW

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Denny Junkins of South Portland demonstrated with OccupyMaine in Monument Square, displaying a sign with a quote attributed to Thomas Paine: "It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government."

"People slip through the cracks, people go homeless and hungry," Junkins said. "Corporations and CEOs are making millions and millions of dollars every year, for no reason, just because they can. And that's wrong.

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Community radio station nearly done with project to expand reach which started when the Federal Communications Commission awarded the station a permit to relocate its main transmitter and antenna from Gorham to Blackstrap Hill in Westbrook and increase power.

"This was the one time to do it," said Rand, explaining that it's anyone's guess as to the next time the FCC would allow small stations the opportunity to expand frequencies.

After being awarded the permit — coveted by thousands of applicants — in the end of 2008, Rand said the effort was on to raise the funds, find an existing antenna to install their equipment to, and apply for grants.

"There's been some major occurrences that are like milestones," he said. "We were given the construction permit, that was big. We started raising money, that was big; then we got approved for a grant, that was big; then we were able to spend the grant money, that was big, big — that was the biggest."

WMPG secured a $125,000 grant in October 2010 and was able to start

spending that grant funding last month. Rand said that less than a day after he had the ability to use the funds, orders for equipment started going out.

But as with many federal grants, the station was responsible for matching the funds with as much as $45,000.

The matching funds had to come from listener donations — which needed to come in on top of the regular donations that keep the station on the air each year.

"When we started this there was no recession/depression," Rand said.

"To continue our regular operations and raise these other funds, has, of course, been a challenge."

Together with twice annual "Begathon" and a variety of other fundraising campaigns, station officials said they were able to secure what was needed.

"We were asking (our listeners) to dig deep," said Dale Robin Goodman, the station's development director. "(We had to raise) three times what we may normally raise in a year."

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would have to certify in writing that they made the items in Maine, according to a draft ordinance.

But many local artists and street vendors are already skeptical of the plan, claiming the city is trying to “roust” street vendors from the Old Port. Others say the city is not well suited to decide what is and isn’t art.

“If you’re an artist, you can sell your work on the street, but if you’re a craft person, you can’t, so the issue seems to be, ‘Where’s the line between art and craft?’” said Andy Graham, the board chairman of Creative Portland, an agency that promotes the creative economy. “It seems to come down to a difficult semantic legal

“I don’t define it, it’s already been defined by the federal courts.” — Associate city attorney Mary Costigan argument, and I think that’s what everyone is up in arms about.”

The question of what should be considered art has divided philosophers and artists for generations, but at City Hall the question is fairly straight forward. Associate city attorney Mary Costigan says her office relies on judicial precedent to make that determination.

“I don’t define it, it’s already been defined by the federal courts,” she said.

In practice, that means works

by painters, sculptors, photographers are considered artists and are therefore afforded first amendment protections to sell their work in public without a permit. Other judicial precedents, while less clear, afford the same protections to potters and jewelry-makers.

Critics say that standard is way too narrow.

“Art is not just a painting, art is anything that someone creates with their hands,” said Lorraine Grenier, a Saco jewelry maker who has been selling her necklaces in Portland for about a month.

Grenier said she spends winters creating necklaces using blue topaz, Italian glass and other “gems” and sells them in see ART page 12

Average listener donations range from $60,000 to $80,000 annually.

"The people who listen to us are dedicated," Goodman said. "Our listeners love us and we love our listeners."

The new transmission and antenna will cost an additional $25,000 a year in operating expenses, which Rand said will continue the station's "Power UP!" campaign well into next year. He joked they will be having "rent parties," or even more to the point, "electricity parties," to raise the capital.

Though station officials are hoping to flip the switch by mid-November, Rand explained that they have a Dec. 15 deadline to finish the project. If the new equipment is not installed by that time, they will lose their construction permit, he said.

However, Rand and Goodman said they are feeling optimistic. The station's transmitter is currently being manufactured and is the next big piece of the project which will culminate with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for expanding.

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will increase the range of potential listeners receiving a strong signal from 35,000 to 185,000 people, and an additional 366,000 people will be able to tune in with a decent, but not 100 percent, signal.

"Our goal is to be throwing the switch in mid-November," said Jim Rand, the station manager. "We're all really psyched. It's good to see some light at the end of the tunnel."

WMPG currently broadcasts from atop a dorm tower at the University of Southern Maine Gorham campus. It's been a fixture in the USM community since the 1970s and has somewhere between 10,000 and 20,000 listeners in a given period, Rand said, adding it's a number he's hoping to at least double.

The station is known for its wide range of music sent over its airwaves, including jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass, rock, rap, reggae, and even world music broadcasted in a number of languages.

The potential for a surge in listeners has been a nonstop three-year project,

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By Holiday Mathis tion of wanting what you have.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The so-called “higher authority” may not have the power or knowledge you believe he should have. Be careful not to project onto people qualities they do not actually possess.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Just because you accept your past and deal with the present doesn’t mean you want more of the same in the future. In fact, you’re starting to envision something entirely different.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You rise above the pettiness to which others stoop. You’ll keep the communication lines open because you recognize that it’s the smartest, most honorable and ultimately most effective thing to do.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Others share knowledge with you.

However, it doesn’t always seem at first like the gift it really is. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by too much information.

Store it away for a time when you can process it more readily.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Aspiring to images of beauty that are something other than what you look like is a bit silly considering you will always be most attractive when you embrace your most authentic self.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 13).

Your environment will change to fit the new direction your life is taking. Social fun in November and February is miraculously both luxurious and inexpensive.

December brings a financial upturn.

January brings freedom from a problem that has bothered you for years.

You’ll expand your influence in March.

Cancer and Pisces people adore you.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Success will have more to do with your winning attitude than anything else.

You’ll express yourself in a manner that shows your intent to solve problems, not create them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Don’t try too hard to calculate every aspect of a risk. You couldn’t if you tried, and you would be wasting time and confusing the matter, as well. Use your intuition instead. If it feels right, do it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re fast arriving at your next incarnation.

Something in you wants to cling to the past. The uncertainty of “becoming” can be scary. The larger part of you realizes that this transition will be far more graceful if you throw yourself into it.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will enjoy the thrill of the hunt. As it goes with these things, the idea that you will persist toward your goal until the final pounce is far more important than the prize itself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You know how to be happy, and yet you don’t always choose happiness for yourself.

It’s a matter of deciding to interpret events as beneficial to you, whether or not they seem inherently positive.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The comfort you now experience has a way of lulling you into a kind of sleepwalking state in which you walk around not noticing everything you could be noticing. Jostle yourself awake, or someone will do it for you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You are in an enviable position as you enjoy the life you have made for yourself. Not only do you have what you want, but you also embody the very rare condi-

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2011. There are 79 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 13, 2010, rescuers in Chile using a missilelike escape capsule pulled 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground.

On this date: In A.D. 54, Roman Emperor Claudius I died, poisoned apparently at the behest of his wife, Agrippina (ag-rih-PEE’nuh).

In 1307, King Philip IV of France ordered the arrests of Knights Templar on charges of heresy.

In 1775, the United States Navy had its origins as the Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.

In 1792, the cornerstone of the executive mansion, later known as the White House, was laid during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.

In 1843, the Jewish organization B’nai B’rith (buh-NAY’ brith) was founded in New York City.

In 1845, Texas voters ratified a state constitution.

In 1944, American troops entered Aachen, Germany, during World War II. In 1974, longtime television host Ed Sullivan died in New York City at age 73.

In 1981, voters in Egypt participated in a referendum to elect Vice President Hosni Mubarak the new president, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.

One year ago: U.S. authorities announced the arrests of 73 people accused of being part of a vast network of Armenian gangsters and their associates who allegedly used phantom health care clinics and other means to try to cheat Medicare out of $163 million.

Today’s Birthdays: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is 86. Actress Melinda Dillon is 72. Singer-musician Paul Simon is 70. Actress Pamela Tiffin is 69.

Musician Robert Lamm (Chicago) is 67.

Country singer Lacy J. Dalton is 65. Actor Demond Wilson is 65. Singer-musician Sammy Hagar is 64. Actor John Lone is 59. Actor Reggie Theus is 54. Singer Marie Osmond is 52. Rock singer Joey Belladonna is 51. NBA coach Doc Rivers is 50. Actress T’Keyah Crystal Keymah is 49. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice is 49.

Actress Kelly Preston is 49. Actor Christopher Judge is 47. Actress Kate Walsh is 44.

Rhythm-and-blues musician Jeff Allen (Mint Condition) is 43. Actress Tisha CampbellMartin is 43. Olympic silver-medal figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is 42. Actor Sacha Baron Cohen is 40. Rhythm-and-blues singers Brian and Brandon Casey (Jagged Edge) are 36. Actress Kiele Sanchez is 35.

Singer Ashanti is 31. Olympic gold medal swimmer Ian Thorpe is 29.

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scarves are not art) is the city attorney,” said Huhtamaki, who was laid off in 2009 after 26 years with Time Warner.

Others see a specific motive behind the whole craft market idea.

“Are they trying to solve something, or are they trying to drive us out of the Old Port?” said Bob Doyle, a Portland resident who carves stones and other materials into arrowheads used in jewelry and necklaces.

Graham, the Creative Portland chair, admits city officials like Costigan have no choice but to enforce the rules as written. But he too believes the craft market proposal may have been created to move vendors off the waterfront.

“What I think is happening is I think we are saying, ‘OK we’ll let you sell your crafts, and we’ll have a special day for it so it’s going to look like we are doing something good here.’ But what we’re

really doing is we want to clear people selling crafts away from the route cruise boat tourists take so they don’t interfere with the spending of money in the shops where want them to spend money,” he said.

Even so, he said the core of the issue revolves around the question of art versus craft. But rather than try to determine one over the other, he said it should be about what’s handmade versus what’s mass produced.

“Trying to decide where the line between art and craft is really problematic,” he said. “I would divide along the handmade versus the not handmade” Although even that standard, he admitted, creates gray areas.

Councilor Dory Waxman, who chairs the Health and Rec committee, did not return a phone call seeking comment on the proposal.

The measure will be discussed at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at City Hall.

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the summer for about $12 each. She is disabled and unemployed.

Like several others, Grenier would not move her stall to any craft market, if only because she does not consider her necklaces a craft. “I wish they would just let us do our thing,’ she said. “We’re not hurting anybody.”

Gail Huhtamaki, a fiber artist and designer from Wells, has sold her colorful handmade scarves Commercial Street for the past two years. But under the city’s interpretation, her $25 scarves are not art, meaning she can’t legally sell them.

At least once this summer, Costigan and other city officials have forced Huhtamaki, 60, of Wells, to pack up. Yesterday, several street vendors said the city made at least four such “raids.”

“The only person who ever told me that (her

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Unfortunately, such feuds can take on a life of their own, making reconciliation harder as time passes. Everyone loses. Ask if any of the children would agree to seek family counseling with you. Those who are willing could benefit, and it will help you develop better coping skills. Continue to see your children individually, and occasionally remind them of the good times they had together when they were younger. Regretfully, there is only so much you can do in such a situation.

Dear Annie: A few years back, my father, “Peter,” died after a long and awful illness. Within a year of his death, my best friend decided to adopt a dog. She told me she was naming the dog after a character in one of her favorite TV shows, “Peter.”

I was surprised by her choice, especially since it’s not a common name for a pet. It apparently didn’t occur to her that it might make me uncomfortable. At the time, I didn’t

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I find that I still resent my friend’s choice. Too much time has passed for me to say anything now, but I am wondering whether we are right to be unhappy about this. Was it inappropriate for my friend to give her dog the same name as my recently deceased father? Or is this OK since she claims to be naming it after a completely different person? -- Confused Dear Confused: Did your friend address your father by his first name? If not, the connection may not have been as obvious to her as it was to you. Or you could choose to believe that she was trying to honor your dad. And of course, it’s equally possible that she is simply obtuse and insensitive. People can name their pets what they wish, and you can’t help how you feel about it. However, since this still bothers you after so many years, you may as well mention how much it upset you. We suspect she hasn’t a clue.

Dear Annie: This is for “Lonesome,” the woman who joins groups and does volunteer work, but doesn’t find any lasting friendships. It may not be her.

I have joined my share of groups and have found that many people simply are living in their own little world comprised of their family and immediate circle of friends. They feel no desire to add anyone else.

It can be hard to make friends with people whose lives are often filled with long commutes and work hours, day care, after-school activities, caring for aging family members, etc.

All you can do is keep trying. Things are not the way they used to be 20 years ago. -- Not in My Own Little World

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Thursday, Oct. 13 ‘Get Better Maine’ Book Discussion noon. “The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper and Fairer Health Care” by N.Y. Times best-selling author T.R. Reid on Thursday, Oct. 13 and Oct. 27 at noon (T.R. Reid to appear on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 5:30 p.m.). Portland Public Library. www.portlandlibrary.com

Time-Lag Records Listening Room opening 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art announces a showing, from Oct. 12 to 26, of the Time-Lag Records Listening Room. Opening reception: Oct. 13, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Time-Lag Records is an independent label that started in 2000, with a focus on vinyl releases that combine the highest possible quality production with an emphasis on the aesthetic of the object itself, and a deep love of interesting, unusual, and undiscovered music, both new and old. Come explore their full archive of vinyl artifacts and cds, as well as a 10-plus-year collection of poster art from concerts — all from the comfort of couches lining the gallery.” www.meca.edu/meca-life/ica

A Big Hit: The 2011 Photo Fund Event: A Talk by William Wegman at the PMA 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A Portland Museum of Art talk by photographer William Wegman is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Madeleine de Sinéty: Photographs. The evening will benefit the Photography Fund, dedicated to expanding the museum’s photography collection and programs.

A reception and private viewing will follow. Seating for the program is limited. A Madeleine de Sinéty photograph will be raffled off as part of the evening. Raffle tickets $10 each or $50 for six.

‘Evening in Spain’ Dinner Auction 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Evening in Spain” Dinner Auction Benefitting McAuley Residence, at Italian Heritage Center, 40 Western Ave. Silent and Live Auction, Tapas, Sangria, Paella and more Spanish inspired cuisine, Fabulous Auction Items, and Live Entertainment. “Honorary Chairs Maddie Corson and Sister Mary George O’Toole will be in attendance as well as a special guest auctioneer! More than one hundred exciting items—including 2012 Red Sox tickets, a week in Aruba, a wine cruise on a private yacht and an autographed picture of Twilight’s most famous Vampire — will be featured in a silent auction and a live auction to raise money for Mercy Health System’s McAuley Residence.” Celebrating 23 years of excellence, McAuley Residence provides a safe environment and a comprehensive transitional housing program offering life skills, counseling, emotional support, and mentoring to women in need, with or without children. www.mercyhospital.org/content/McAuleyResidence.htm

Film on jazz legend Marian McPartland 6:30 p.m. “In Good Time, the Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland,” by Portland filmmaker Huey, will be screened in Hannaford Hall (Abromson Community Center, Bedford Street, USM Portland). Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 per person. Jazz students from the University of Southern Maine School of Music will perform at 6:30 p.m., prior to the movie showing at 7 p.m. Huey will introduce the film and tell behind-the-scenes stories. The film was awarded second place for Audience Favorite Film at the Maine International Film Festival last July. www.facebook.com/pages/ Films-By-Huey/112580795426679

‘The Evolution of Artificial Light’ 7 p.m. Book Event: “Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light,” with presenter: Jane Brox, author, at Maine Historical Society. “Join us to explore the fascinating history of human light — from the stone lamps of the Pleistocene to the LEDs embedded in fabrics of the future. Five hundred years ago almost everyone lived at the mercy of the night.

Today, life as we know it — long evening hours, flexible working days, our sense of safety — depends upon cheap, abundant light. In her compelling new book — imbued with human voices and startling insights — Brox examines the social and environmental implications of this remarkable transformation. Jane Brox is the author of three previous books including Five Thousand Days Like this One, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and her essays have appeared in many anthologies.”

Film: ‘The Interrupters’ 7:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland.

Admission $7/$5 for SPACE Members. “The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams, Stevie) and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn persistence of violence in our cities. Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films, The Interrupters captures a period in Chicago when it became a national symbol for the violence in our cities.” www.space538.org/events.php

“Serge Vitry and Mr. Brasseur, engineer and fireman,” 1972, by Madeleine de Sinéty, part of an exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art. Today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the public is invited to a talk by William Wegman at the Portland Museum of Art. This talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Madeleine de Sinéty: Photographs. (COURTESY IMAGE)

Friday, Oct. 14 Eggs & Issues with Sen. Olympia Snowe 7 a.m. Join the Portland Community Chamber for Eggs & Issues events this October.

U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe will speak and give updates.

“As this is a highly attended event, please register no later than Oct. 11.” At the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.

‘Life in a Day’ at the PMA 7 p.m. ”Oscar-winning film director Kevin Macdonald’s ‘Life in a Day’ was born out of a unique partnership between Ridley Scott’s Scott Free UK Ameena Matthews, violence interrupter, in “The Interrupters,” screening at SPACE Gallery today. and YouTube. The film is a (Image courtesy of Kartemquin Films) user-generated, feature-length 60’s and through Ken Wilber’s “The Marriage of Sense documentary shot on a single and Soul” in the ‘90s. For more information contact the day-July 24, 2010. Enlisted to capture a moment of the day church at office@A2U2.org or 797-7240; www.a2u2.org/ on camera, the global community responded by submitting contact.aspx?e=60. more than 80,000 videos to YouTube. The videos contained over 4,500 hours of deeply personal, powerful moments shot October Yogi Mixer at The Awake Collective by contributors from Australia to Zambia, and from the heart 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. “Join the Greater Portland yoga comof bustling major cities to some of the most remote places munity for an evening of connections, conversations, on Earth. Co-presented by SPACE Gallery and The Portland and delicious non-alcoholic mixed drinks! Monthly Yogi Museum of Art. Friday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 15, 2 Mixers at the Awake Collective bring together all levels of p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday, Oct,16, 2 p.m. Not Rated. Admission yoga students and practitioners (and their friends!). The $7, at the Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. www.

Mixer is an informal social event which provides yoga portlandmuseum.org/events/movies.php enthusiasts a non-competitive, friendly environment to

The nature of the universe

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland. Film and Discussion.

An exciting new video collaboration between philosopher Brian Swimme, and religious historian Mary Evelyn Tucker, weaves together a tapestry that draws from scientific discoveries, astronomy, geology and biology with humanistic insights concerning the nature of the universe. The beautiful Greek island of Samos, birthplace of Pythagoras, is the backdrop for this visionary journey through time. More information at: www.journeyoftheuniverse.org. In addition, we will be continuing the discussion about the Journey of the Universe over the next two weeks, Fridays, Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with the screening of several Brian Swimme videos in his Powers of the Universe Series Hosted by John Burdick. John has had an interest in the melding of science and spirituality since being introduced to the work of Teilhard de Chardin in the

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‘The Lion In Winter’ in Bath 7:30 p.m. The Studio Theatre of Bath is excited to announce the premier production of the 2011-2012 season with James Goldman’s “The Lion In Winter.” Performances are Oct. 14,15, 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees will be performed Oct. 16 and 23 at 2 p.m. All shows will be held at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. Tickets are available at the box office located at 804 Washington St., online at chocolatechrucharts.com or by calling 442-8455. Adult tickets are $17, while student and senior citizen tickets are $15.

Slant at SPACE Gallery 7:30 p.m. In this popular series, writers, performers, and notable community members tell 10-minute stories to a live audience without notes or props. This installment, in collaboration with Faces of Learning, features storytellers Aimee Bessire, Claude Rwaganje, Jim Morse, Patty Hagge, Sonya Tomlinson and Zoe Weil. Free, all ages. www.space538.org/events.php

A Liszt Bicentennial 8 p.m. The critically acclaimed Liszt interpreter Laura Kargul of the USM School of Music will celebrate the bicentennial of Franz Liszt with a selection of her favorite works in Corthell Concert Hall, College Avenue, USM Gorham. The concert is part of the University of Southern Maine School of Music’s Fall 2011 Spotlight Concert series. Tickets cost $15 general public; $10 seniors/USM employees; $5 students/children. Call the Music Box Office at 780-5555 to reserve seats. The concert is sponsored by Dr. Dahlia and Arthur L Handman.

Saturday, Oct. 15 WENA’s Fall Neighborhood Clean-up 8 a.m. to noon. West End Neighborhood Association will hold its Fall Neighborhood Clean-up. Meet at Reiche Community Center to sign in and pick your area of responsibility.

Rakes, shovels, bags and gloves will be provided — bring your own gloves if you want. www.wenamaine.org

Journey of Elderism: The Spirituality of Aging 8 a.m. to noon. Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland. Saturdays, starting Oct. 15, 8 a.m. to noon. This is a facilitated salon for discussing and exploring our own personal journey and how we are facing our spiritual aging. ... This program is sponsored by Clay Atkinson and Ann Packard and will be facilitated by Pauli Juneau.

Pauli has had extensive related experience working with seniors and has facilitated a broad range of groups. Clay was involved in the revival of the salon process and he and Ann are now addressing aging issues at this stage of their lives. FMI or to register: 797-7240 or email office@A2U2.org.

Deering Players benefit costume sale 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Deering Players will be holding a benefit costume sale on the lawn of Deering High School (370 Stevens Ave., Portland). Costumes prices will range from 25 cents to $25. All proceeds will help fund the drama club’s activities for this year. A rain date is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 16.

Race to benefit Friends of the Eastern Prom 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Promenade. Casco Bay Cyclocross Race. The bicycle race, presented by Casco Bay Sports, benefits Friends of the Eastern Promenade.

Cyclocross combines mountain biking and road racing in a cross-country race that challenges riders’ bike-handling skills. The race, which will be run rain or shine, features a 1.5-mile loop weaving throughout the Eastern Prom, utilizing manmade and natural obstacles, steep climbs and unique downhills. Riders from across New England will be competing in the race. To volunteer at the event, please email Kristin at kristin@friendsofeasternpromenade.org.

Used Book Sale at the Falmouth Memorial Library 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also Sunday from 1 to 5. Thousands of great books for all ages and interests. Fresh stock throughout Saturday. Sunday special sale: $3 for all you can fit in a bag. Bring your own bag. 781-2351.

Bradbury Mountain State Park hike 10 a.m. Located on Route 9 near Freeport (528 Hallowell Road, Pownal). Skill Level: Easy, 1 hour, half mile. Meeting Location: Summit Trailhead by the shelter. :”This easy hike provides beautiful views across forested lands all the way to the coast. Bradbury Mountain State Park is a great destination, especially for families with young children. This hike will take approximately one hour. Held rain or shine unless conditions are treacherous.” 688-4712.

New Gloucester Community Fair 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The New Gloucester Historical Society will have a booth at the New Gloucester Community Fair, New Gloucester Fairgrounds, Bald Hill Road. All veterans with ties

to New Gloucester are asked to come to the booth and add their names to the Honor Roll that the society has started.

White Cane Awareness Walk 10:30 a.m. 16th Annual White Cane Awareness Walk The walk starts and ends at Monument Square, will be a gathering place of vendors, music and entertainment. Donations are tax deductible. “There are over 100,000 Mainers who report they have trouble seeing even with corrective devices or who cannot see at all. Of these people, 40,000 can benefit from the services of The Iris Network — and the number is expected to double over the next 10-15 years! The Iris Network’s mission is to help people who are visually impaired or blind to attain independence and community integration.” Registration 9:30 a.m., Walk 10:30 a.m. The walk starts and ends at Monument Square.

SMCC Fall Campus Open House 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A Fall Open House will be held at Southern Maine Community College. The event is open to anyone interested in learning more about the college and the 40 degree programs it has to offer. Faculty and current students will be on hand to answer questions along with staff members from Admissions and Financial Aid. Learn about the application process, academic programs, student activities and athletics, and enjoy a walking tour of the beautiful, oceanside campus. Prospective students can also learn about SMCC’s new Midcoast Campus in Brunswick, which opened for classes in August. For more information call 741-5500, www.smccME.edu.

Pumpkin Festival noon to 4 p.m. The South Portland Skillin Elementary School PTA, in collaboration with a variety of local businesses, will be sponsoring this year’s family friendly Pumpkin Festival, rain or shine. Hundreds of pumpkins will be ripe for the picking from Skillin’s own Pumpkin Patch. There will be harvest themed activities, races, games and contests; including a cakewalk, scarecrow contest, hayrides, a mystical obstacle course, face painting, kids crafts and more!

Visitors can also experience intrigue and amazing insight from Skillin’s amazing Fortune Teller. There will be a variety of concessions selling tasty treats. Large pumpkins are only $5. Game and activity tickets are 50 cents each. The scarecrow contest is a $1 entry fee. Proceeds from the event will support the Skillin Elementary School PTA. The PTA wishes to thank all the festival sponsors, supporters and volunteers that have helped make this event successful.

Skillin Elementary School is located at 180 Wescott Road in South Portland. For more information on the Skillin School Pumpkin Festival, sponsorship, vendor or volunteer opportunities please e-mail SkillinSchoolPTA@Gmail.com.

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD in Fryeburg 1 p.m. The Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center in Fryeburg begins its third year participating in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD. The Met’s 2011-12 season opens with Donizetti’s Anna Bolena, starring Anna Netrebko. Tickets are $26 for adults, $23 for seniors (65 plus) and $18 for students and are available for purchase online at www.fryeburgacademy.org/pac or by calling the Box Office at 935-9232. The theater is located at 18 Bradley St. on the Campus of Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg. Parking is free.

Maine Home Movie Day 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Maine Home Movie Day with Northeast Historic Film, at Maine Historical Society. “Do you have reels of old film in your attic that you’ve never been able to watch? Footage that captures a family event, community gathering, sporting match, or performance way back when? If so, we invite you to bring them to Maine Home Movie Day. Home Movie Day provides the opportunity to screen your 8mm, Super 8 and 16mm movies, get advice on their care and storage, and/or to just sit back and enjoy the films that others bring in. While many folks have such gems on their shelves or in their closets, most don’t have a projector or the knowledge to handle and assess their films. Archivists from Northeast Historic Film in Bucksport will be present to conduct on-site inspections and screen the films.” www.mainehistory.org

‘The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow’ ballet 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow” presented by Portland Ballet Company at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $35 adults/$25 children 18 and under.

“Inspired by the timeless appeal of Washington Irving’s tale, Nell Shipman has created a dance that brings Ichabod Crane’s fearful imagination to life, combining humor and drama to tell the story of the famed headless horseman.

Who will win the heart of the lovely Katrina — townsman Brom Bones or itinerant teacher Ichabod Crane? Robert Lehman and the PBC Orchestra will play the commissioned music by composer Kirt Mosier.” https://tickets.porttix. com/public/show.asp

Rockupy Maine 5 p.m. A concert and rally for the anti-Wall Street protest in

Portland. Location TBA. Musical guests, according to organizers, include: Sparks the Rescue, Stream Reggae, Sandbag, Huak. “Free music concert created by Occupy Maine.

Come celebrate the vibe and meet your fellow 99%! Find out about Occupy Maine www.occupymaine.com or email occupymaine@gmail.com.”

Snowlion Repertory Company fundraiser 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Portland’s newest professional theatre company, Snowlion Repertory Company, is pleased to announce a pay-what-you-can fundraiser sponsored by Steve & Renee’s Diner to benefit their inaugural production of the New England premiere of the Charles Dickens holiday musical “The Christmas Bride” which will run Dec. 15-21 at Lucid Stage in Portland. The All-You-CanEat Lasagna Dinner will be held Friday, Oct. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Steve & Renee’s Diner, 500 Washington Ave., Portland. For the cost of a donation to the company, guests will be served lasagna with all the trimmings, dessert and coffee, and be treated to songs from the show.

For more information visit www.snowlionrep.org or call 518-9305.

Portland Pirates open season at home 7 p.m. The Portland Pirates hockey team, which opened its 19th season of competition on the road against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Oct. 8, bring the action will open home for the 35th season of AHL action at the Cumberland County Civic Center, on Saturday, Oct. 15 when the Manchester Monarchs visit in a 7 p.m. start, featuring a JobsinME.com Magnetic Schedule giveaway.

Sunday, Oct. 16 Fall Bird Walk on Eastern Prom 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Derek Lovitch of Freeport Wild Bird Supply will guide Friends of the Eastern Prom’s annual Fall Bird Walk in the peak of “scrubby-migrant” season. “We’ll seek out a variety of sparrows and other late passage migrants and hope for the rare-but-regular treats such as Dickcissel and Orange-crowned Warbler as well as osprey and shore birds. Meet at 8 am at the bandstand at Fort Allen Park with your binoculars. Free for members of Friends of the Eastern Promenade, $5 for non-members. RSVP to kristin@friendsofeasternpromenade.org.”

Farm To Farm Ultra Run 8:30 a.m. Registration is now open for the “Farm To Farm Ultra Run” between Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick and Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport. Running long for conservation and locally grown food in Maine, The Farm To Farm Ultra Run (F2F) is a long-distance, road-running event in Brunswick and Freeport, consisting of a 50 Mile, 50K, 25K, 50K Relay, 50-Mile Relay, and 1K Kids Run. “Replacing the well known and locally loved, Pennellville 50 mile ultra run, the F2F course connects Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport to Crystal Spring Farm CSA in Brunswick over rolling-to-flat roads that traverse woods and coastal farmland. The start and finish of the race are both staged at Wolfe Neck Farm in Freeport which is offering a full harvest festival on race day including a hayride, pumpkin patch, end of race BBQ and a beer tent provided by Byrne’s Irish Pub. ... There will be a cookout and beer tent available after the race in Wolfe Neck Farm’s giant outdoor tent, so stick around. Meals will require a ticket. Runners and non-runners alike may purchase meal tickets. Meal tickets are $5 if purchased during online registration. Meal tickets will also be available for purchase on race day for $10. Farm to Farm is organized in partnership with the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, Maine Track Club and Wolfe’s Neck Farm.” Farm to Farm is a “green” event, and its charitable purpose is to support conservation and locally-grown food in Maine. For more information or to register for the event go to: www.farmtofarmultrarun.com

Reiche International 5K 9:30 a.m. “Please join us for a beautiful 5-kilometer run through Portland’s scenic West End neighborhood in support of Maine’s most ethnically diverse school, Reiche Elementary. This will be a community event celebrating Reiche’s amazing international student body representing 32 nationalities! This year, we will feature a centipede division again. Four or more closely attached runners will participate as a team. See Entry Form for section to add your centipede team name. Participants are invited to wear a costume. Walkers are welcome. This year’s costume theme is Monsters. The race starts and ends at Reiche Elementary. The well-marked single loop course begins on Brackett Street and continues through the streets of the West End including Chadwick, Neal, Pine and Spring Streets. It includes one climb — behind the Western Prom Cemetery. Otherwise it’s fast and flat.”

All ages. Portland’s West End, starting at Reiche Elementary School at 166 Brackett St., Reiche International 5K. c/o Reiche PTO. see next page

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Author and speaker Doug Pagitt at Portland church 9:30 a.m. Noted author and speaker Doug Pagitt will be speaking at WillistonImmanuel United Church. Pagitt, the author of “Church in the Inventive Age” and “A Christianity Worth Believing” will be leading Adult Forum and Worship. Adult Forum is at 9:30 and Worship is at 10:30. Pagitt is known as an innovative church leader and is the pastor of “Solomon’s Porch” in South Minneapolis. “Williston-Immanuel is a welcoming and affirming congregation, and is a member of the Maine UCC and American Baptist communities.” All activities of the former Williston-West Church and the former Immanuel Baptist Church are now functioning under the new name, Williston-Immanuel United Church. The new church continues “the active and loyal participation and affiliation with the regional associations, national denominations and ecumenical connections each has historically enjoyed. All programs of the new Church will take place at 156 High St. (across from the Eastland Park Hotel near Congress Street) in Portland.” For more information please call the church at 7752301 or visit www.ibcportland.org.

Sebago Lake State Park hike 10 a.m. Located just north of Portland off Route 302 in Casco (11 Park Access Road, Casco). Skill Level: Easy, 2 hours, 3 miles. Meeting Location: Day-use area boat launch. “This easy 3-mile walk by the river offers pleasing views of a colorful wooded forest and is a great hike for families. We will explore the reasons behind the autumn color and seasonal changes with a Maine Forester and Park Ranger. This Hike will take approximately two hours. Dress appropriately for changing weather conditions. We recommend that you bring cameras, binoculars, snacks, and water.Held rain or shine unless conditions are treacherous.” For more information call 693-6231.

Step Up for Kids 10 a.m. and noon. Each year, Step Up for Kids brings together thousands of people to show widespread support for investments in children and families. Events across the states raise awareness among voters and political candidates regarding the issues American children face, among them access to early learning and after-school programs, poverty, child abuse and neglect and health care. Maine is observing the fourth annual Step Up for Kids Day by opening up the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St. in Portland, for free between 10 a.m. and noon. Oakie the Acorn from Oakhurst Dairy will be joining in the festivities.

Old Orchard Beach Woofstock 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Come join family and friends (furry ones that is) for a fun filled day at the annual OOB Woofstock — held at the Old Orchard Beach Ballpark. Enjoy the various demonstrations, the pet parade and dog contest (don’t forget it’s close to Halloween so we’ll also be having a costume contest). Your mouth is going to water as you walk by all the food vendors.

Grab something to eat and sit and listen to the band play. Do you want to see what animals are available for adoption? Visit one of the many animal rescue group tables — dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, just to name a few—to grab some information and ask those questions you’ve always wanted to know. Would you like to buy that special item for your dog—it’s getting close to Christmas y’know? There

are a lot of unique items from various vendors. Does your dog or cat need a rabies shot? Maine law requires all dogs and cats to have rabies shots. This is a great time to get that discounted rabies shot.” OOB Ballpark.

and investment options into your decision.

Join us at Edward Jones, 251 US Rte. 1, Falmouth Shopping Center, second floor, Falmouth; Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. and Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. To reserve your place, call Carole Vreeland at 781-5057.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Foreside Garden Club

11 a.m. 2011 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Portland walk, at Monument Square. “Your reasons for supporting Making Strides Against Breast Cancer are as unique and special as the story that motivates you. This is your opportunity to not only honor breast cancer survivors and remember people we have lost, but also to raise funds and awareness to help save lives and create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays! This 3-mile walk (with a 1-mile option) is not a race; it is a celebration of survivorship, an occasion to express hope, and a shared goal to end a disease that threatens the lives of so many people we love. When you raise funds for a Making Strides event, you’re helping create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays — where breast cancer never steals another year from anyone’s life.” http://makingstrides.acsevents.org

7 p.m. The next meeting of the Foreside Garden Club will be held at the Falmouth Public Library. The program will feature the preparation and use of herbal vinegars and oils. Everyone will make and go home with a bottle of oil and a bottle of vinegar. There is a $3 fee for this one meeting. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. FMI: call Mimi Hinkel at 829-3578.

Monday, Oct. 17 L.L. Bean/Lee Surace Colloquium Series 4:45 p.m. “J. Trevor Hughes will discuss the responsibility of businesses’ private consumer data and how the individual is affected in his lecture ‘Data Environmentalism.’ This installment of the L.L. Bean/ Lee Surace Colloquium Series will be held at 4:45 p.m., University Events Room, Glickman Family Library on the Portland Campus. J. Trevor Hughes is president and CEO of the world’s largest association of privacy professionals and co-author of Privacy Law in Marketing, a continuously updated subscription-based CCH legal reference volume. In the 21st Century economy, consumer data has become both a strategic asset and a potential liability.

Mr. Hughes will discuss the related legal expectations, privacy and disclosure concerns.” Followed by a short reception. This event is free and open to the public, but to ensure a seat RSVP at: http://jeffgramlich. org/colloquium/registration/oct17/forms/ form1.html or call 780-8232.

Film project: Orbit(film) 7 p.m. Orbit(film). Monday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 23, 1 p.m. University of Southern Maine’s Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth Road, Portland. Admission $8/$6 for kids 12 and under. Co-presented by SPACE Gallery. www.space538.org. “Orbit(film) is a project that uses the art of cinema to inspire the art of science and education. A collaborative, 80-minute omnibus movie about our solar system, Orbit(film) is intended for all ages, as grade-schoolers will have their interest in art and science piqued, and older generations will have their youthful love of space renewed.”

Tuesday, Oct. 18 Know Your Employer Retirement Plan Options 6 p.m. Free Seminar — Roll It, Take It, Leave It, Move It: Know Your Employer Retirement Plan Options. Hosted by Seth Cheikin, AAMS, Financial Advisor. Participants will learn more about: the five most common distribution options; avoid having the IRS withhold 20 percent of retirement distributions; special considerations if you own employer stock; factoring taxes, penalties,

Andy Andrews, motivational speaker 7 p.m. Presented by Begin Doing, a local company, Andy Andrews comes to Merrill Auditorium. “Andy Andrews is a NY Times best selling author, speaker and peak performance coach to Fortune 500 companies. He appears consistently on CNN, FOX news and ABC’s Good Morning America. His book, The Traveler’s Gift remained on the NY Times bestseller list for 17 weeks. His keynote address will be a combination of pure entertainment mixed with the same tips he’s given Fortune 500 companies to create success: personal, financial, and in other facets of life.” https://tickets. porttix.com/public/default.asp

Wednesday, Oct. 19 Avesta Housing appreciation luncheon noon to 1:30 p.m. Appreciation luncheon and Mike Yandell Award Presentation by Avesta Housing, 307 Cumberland Ave., at Grace Restaurant on Chestnut Street. Join Avesta officials as they express appreciation and share their story with the Avesta

Housing community. RSVP to jturner@ avestahousing.org or 553-7777.

FoEP Annual Meeting & Elections 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. East End Community School. Friends of the Eastern Promenade Annual Meeting & Elections. “We’ll have a special presentation on the Fort Allen Park Restoration Project, committee reports and lots of time for socializing with fellow members and others interested in the Eastern Prom. Members will be electing the 2012 Board of Directors.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the East End Community School.”

Thursday, Oct. 20 AARP Driver Safety Class 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. An AARP Driver Safety Class for drivers age 50 and older will be presented at the AARP Maine State Office, 1685 Congress St., Portland. The registration fee is $12 for AARP members, $14 for others.

To register, phone Phil Chin, AARP volunteer instructor, at 846-0858. Because class size is limited, early registration is advised.

The Ultimate Seafood Splash noon to 2:30 p.m. The Ultimate Seafood Splash, Maine’s top chefs and fishermen prepare seafood sensations from coastal Maine waters at The Ultimate Seafood Splash, Ocean View Room. “There is truly something for everyone at this year’s Harvest on the Harbor. Whether a full-fledged foodie or an emerging gourmand this year’s events will offer tastes and temptations at every turn. From the Grand Tasting on the Harbor, to celebrity chefs and cooking demonstrations, to the Savory Samplings at the Marketplace filled with delectable food and wine samples. Fall Food & Wine Festival, Oct. 20-22. www.harvestontheharbor.com see next page

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Labyrinth Walk 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal at 580 Forest Ave. (entrance in rear) is offering its indoor Chartre-style labyrinth for meditative walks. Allow about 30 minutes. FMI 772-7421.

Sampson Center Catalyst for Change Award 5:30 p.m. “Howard M. Solomon of Bowdoinham, who has spent decades advocating for LGBT communities, will be the recipient of the 2011 Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine Catalyst for Change Award. The Sampson Center Catalyst for Change Award acknowledges an individual who has been in the forefront for change regarding diversity, equality, and human and civil rights in Maine.” Past recipients include Rabbi Harry Sky (2007), Dale McCormick (2008), Sallie Chandler (2009), and Allen Sockabasin (2010). A retired professor of history at Tufts and later the University of Southern Maine, Solomon was scholarin-residence for the Sampson Center’s LGBT Collection.

In his latter role, he was invaluable to the development of the collection. His scholarship and contribution to exhibitions and public programming empowered LGBT communities and other underrepresented groups in Maine.

His work with EqualityMaine and Maine Initiatives reflects his wish to improve the lives of all. Solomon will be honored at an awards dinner at the Keeley Banquet Center, 178 Warren Ave., Portland. For tickets and further information please contact Susie R. Bock, 780-4269, bocks@ usm.maine.edu.

Halloween: Walk Among the Shadows 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. October 20-22 and Oct. 27-29, $10 per person, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., tours run every 15 minutes, by Spirits Alive at Eastern Cemetery. First-come, first-served In cooperation with Portland Playback & Acorn Productions. “Our annual fundraiser encourages attendees to feel the presence of those buried within on an evening tour of a spooky colonial graveyard. This year’s theme focuses on the spirits’ connection to the sea. These family-friendly tours are led by shrouded specters through the cemetery in groups. Tours depart about every 15 minutes and last up to 1 hour. The group stops at various points along Funeral Lane to hear the cemetery residents come to life and voice their strange tales against the eerie, dimly-

lit, gravestone-filled background.” www.spiritsalive.org

Jonathan Lash presents Annual Coffin Lecture 7 p.m. Jonathan Lash, president of Hampshire College, will present the University of Maine School of Law’s 19th Annual Frank M. Coffin Lecture on Law and Public Service. Lash’s lecture, “Community, Rights and Climate: A Challenge for a Clever Species,” will take place in USM’s Hannaford Lecture Hall located in the Abromson Community Education Center at 88 Bedford St. in Portland. The annual Coffin lecture is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the USM parking garage on Bedford St. To attend, RSVP to Lexie Moras by calling 780-4344 or amoras@usm.maine.edu.

“MacBeth” Halloween production.

Three witches define the future for MacBeth, whose bloody rise to power results in catastrophe.

This is Shakespeare at the height of his creative power.

October 20 through Nov. 6, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Special Halloween performance Monday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m. No performance on Thursday, Nov. 3. Tickets are $19 general/$15 students and seniors. Special group rates available by calling the box office, 865-5505. www.Freeportfactory.com.

‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’

8 p.m. “Monty Python’s Spamalot” National Broadway Tour, also Friday. Presented by Portland Ovations.

“Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, Monty New Gloucester Python’s ‘Spamalot’ is the Historical Society outrageous musical comedy 7 p.m. The next monthly lovingly ripped off from the meeting of the New Gloucesfilm classic ‘Monty Python ter Historical Society will be and the Holy Grail.’ Based held at the New Gloucester on the Tony Award-winning Meetinghouse, 389 Intervale direction of Mike Nichol, with Rd. (Rte. 231) (next to the A cornerstone of the Boston arts community since 1815, the Handel a book by Eric Idle and music Town Hall). The program will and Haydn Society is the oldest continuously performing arts orga- and lyrics by the Grammy be about Moses Greenleaf, nization in the country. Here, Harry Christophers directs. Portland Award-winning team of Idle New Gloucester native and Ovations presents the Handel and Haydn Society Saturday, Oct. 29. and John du Prez, ‘Spamalot’ famous Maine geographer, For details on the Portland event, visit www.handelandhaydn.org/ tells the tale of King Arthur and presented by Holly Hurd. concerts/events. (COURTESY PHOTO) his Knights of the Round Table Members and the public are as they embark on their quest invited. Refreshments served. Members’ business meetfor the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenching follows. man and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are galloping to ‘Spamalot.’”

Shakespeare’s ‘MacBeth’ https://tickets.porttix.com/public/default.asp 7:30 p.m. Join Freeport Factory Stage for Shakespeare’s