The Portland Daily Sun, Saturday, November 19, 2011

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Pre-Occupy-ed Portland Today’s encampment calls to mind 1987 Tent City

FREE City losing patience See page 6

See the story on page 3

Failure is good See Paul Krugman’s column, page 4

A weighty challenge See Bob Higgins, page 4

OccupyMaine member Christopher Schisler, 34, shown here having his picture taken in the Lincoln Park encampment, is accused of hitting a man in the head with a hammer. Officers were called to Lincoln Park around 7:10 a.m. Friday after a dispute that apparently escalated into the alleged assault. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Aggravated assault investigated at Lincoln Park Hammer allegedly used as a weapon; see the story on page 6

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Mormon ads may have influence in 2012 (NY Times) — After Sunday worship in recent months, Mormon bishops around the country gathered their congregations for an unusual PowerPoint presentation to unveil the church’s latest strategy for overcoming what it calls its “perception problem.”

Top Mormon leaders had hired two big-name advertising agencies in 2009 to find out what Americans think of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Using focus groups and surveys, they found that Americans who had any opinion at all used adjectives that were downright negative: “secretive,” “cultish,” “sexist,” “controlling,” “pushy,” “anti-gay.”

On seeing these results, some of those watching the presentation booed while others laughed, according to people at the meetings.

But then they were told that the church was ready with a response: a multimilliondollar television, billboard and Internet advertising campaign that uses the tagline, “I’m a Mormon.” The campaign, which began last year but was recently extended to 21 media markets, features the personal stories of members who defy stereotyping, including a Hawaiian longboard surfing champion, a fashion designer and single father in New York City and a HaitianAmerican woman who is mayor of a small Utah city.

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Egyptian Islamists rally to protest military rule CAIRO (NY Times) — Tens of thousands of Islamists jammed Tahrir Square on Friday in the most significant challenge yet to the authority of Egypt’s military council that seized power nine months ago with the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

The demonstration ended an uneasy truce between Egypt’s Islamists and its military, which had prevailed since Mubarak’s exit. The truce reached a break-

ing point after the military council spelled out for the first time its intention to claim a decisive role in Egyptian politics far into the future, even after parliamentary elections scheduled to begin later this month or a final handover of power to constitutional authorities some time in 2013 or beyond.

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erhood, that left Egyptian liberals anxious and divided on the sidelines.

“Each side is drawing lines in the sand over its future role in the political process,” said Emad Shahin, an Egyptian scholar at Notre Dame who was in Tahrir Square on Friday.

“The military forces would like to secure an exit from the transitional period with some kind of assurances of its future role in the political scene,” he said.

European rift on bank’s role in debt relief FRANKFURT (NY Times) — The financial stability of Europe has come down to one institution, the European Central Bank, which is now under heavy new pressure to rescue the euro — or possibly see it collapse. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain’s prime minister, on Thursday became the latest leader to demand that the bank find a solution to the euro crisis, saying that “this is what we transferred power for” and that it had to be a bank “that defends the common policy and its countries.”

Zapatero made his unusually blunt statements on a day when markets sagged further and contagion continued its seemingly inexorable spread from the small economies on Europe’s periphery to Italy, Spain and even France at the core. Spain was forced Thursday to pay nearly 7 percent on an issue of 10-year debt, the highest since 1997, while investors demanded the largest premium for buying French as opposed to German debt in the decade-long history of the euro.

Obama’s trip sends message to Asian leaders BALI, Indonesia (NY Times) — President Obama discussed maritime security, nuclear nonproliferation and disaster aid at an Asian summit on Friday, but just his presence on this resort island telegraphed his main message: that the United States is turning its focus to the booming Asia-Pacific region after a decade of preoccupation with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Calling the region critical to economic growth and national security, Obama said, “I want everyone to know from the outset, my administration is committed to strengthening our ties with each country individually but also with the region’s institutions.”

The American focus on Asia has been raising tensions with an ever more powerful China, which has been increasingly assertive in the region. On Friday, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pushed back again, saying at the summit meeting that “outside forces should not, under any pretext” interfere in a regional fight over the control of the South China Sea.

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Shades of 1987 in OccupyMaine protests Tent City in 1987 tackled homeless issues in Portland

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

On July 2, 1987, a few dozen people launched a protest on the steps of City Hall that forever changed how Portland treated its homeless.

In those days, Preble Street Resource Center was a much smaller operation, and the low-barrier shelters like Florence House and Oxford Street didn’t exist. Citywide there were more than 250 shelter beds available, but fees and other restrictions at some facilities kept many unoccupied (according to a news report, it cost up to $93 per week to stay at one shelter).

The city’s official policy, as articulated by then-City Manager Bob Ganley, was that taxpayer money shouldn’t be spent on a permanent homeless shelter.

The protest began after the only free shelter in Portland shut down. Karen Evans and other organizers coordinated the protest around the July 4 holiday weekend, when thousands of tourists were expected in town. The group’s goals were straightforward: they wanted a year-round emergency shelter and more affordable housing.

By July 7, there were more than 100 protesters living outside City Hall. Press reports from that time described clothes hanging between tents, which were pitched all around City Hall. Rufus Deering Co. supplied plastic sheets for protesters to sleep on, while Shop and Save, now Hannaford, donated food, according to published reports.

On July 7, five days after the protest began, Ganley convinced protesters to move from City Hall to nearby Lincoln Park. For the next 17 days, more than 100 people slept overnight in what organizers and the media deemed “Tent City.”

Nearly 24 years later, Lincoln Park is home to another tent city, this time populated by protesters from OccupyMaine, the anti-corporate protest movement affiliated with Occupy Wall Street.

Over the past six weeks, OccupyMaine’s fluctuating membership has protested by day and spent nights in the park. Its facilities have a lending library, a media team and a communal kitchen space. The group is trying to raise attention to income inequality and financial corruption, among other things.

Evans, who founded Wayside Soup Kitchen and later worked as a mental health advocate, admits the two

movements aren’t completely dissimilar. She noted that Tent City residents ate meals together at Preble Street and, like OccupyMaine, set up a housekeeping system to keep the park clean.

And while the Brennan groups articulated different goals, both had activist members and homeless members. By camping out at night and demonstrating during the day, the groups also used similar tactics to get their respective messages across.

Tent City bears at least one more connection to today’s protest. In determining how to respond to the Occupy movement, city officials have looked back at how the city responded to the Tent City movement in 1987.

Then, as now, the city maintained a dialogue with protesters and required basic safety and sanitation standards.

They also required that protesters not block access to the park, among other things, but took steps to avoid confrontation.

The 1987 protests “have been relevant to us internally,” city spokesperson Nicole Clegg said this week. “The takeaway lesson we discussed internally was that they didn’t take an aggressive approach with the protesters like we have seen in other communities dealing with the ‘Occupy’ protests.’”

That’s not to say the Occupy movement is a carbon copy of the 1987 campaign.

John Branson, an attorney providing legal aid to OccupyMaine, said he was “tangentially” aware of the 1987 homeless protests, but says there is a key difference between the two movements. Protesters in 1987, he said, were focused more on the symptoms of inequality, whereas the Occupy movement was trying to draw attention to the source of the problem.

“This is certainly a different kind of movement,” he said this week. “Even if not by design but by effect, this movement is highlighting the plight of the dispossessed, because many in the Occupy movement are at the bottom rung of society, they are people who have been tossed to the curb and been left totally out of whatever wealth is being shared by the richest Americans.”

He added, “There are some parallels, but many differences.”

Mayor-elect Michael Brennan, who worked for United Way during the

1987 protests and sat in on several meetings between Ganley and the protesters, more or less echoed Branson’s point.

“The difference is that Tent City was singularly focused on homelessness issues, and OccupyMaine has a broader political agenda,” he said this week. “The other side of it is that it was easier for the city and the community to respond to homelessness — we can do x, y, and z — but the situation with OccupyMaine is obviously more open ended.”

Brennan continued, “The issues as they have been identified at this point (by OccupyMaine), the city has far less ability to influence.”

The Tent City protests in 1987 came to a head in late July.

The two-week deadline for protesters to leave the park came and went without a resolution, despite ongoing negotiations. Ganley and other city officials offered a series of concessions

short of opening a shelter that protesters did not accept.

(Another parallel with today: News coverage of the time suggested that the protesters, who spoke of wanting to improve their social status, could find work if they wanted it. Some, including Ganley, also suggested that some homeless people made a choice to live on the street, sentiments that are echoed today).

Protesters continued to camp in the park beyond the 14 days approved by the city. Meanwhile, nationally known anti-homeless advocate Mitch Snyder flew to Portland from Washington, D.C. to aid protesters. Finally, on July 23, 1987, the city agreed to launch a free shelter, which opened on Wilmot Street two months later.

The protest also led to the Emergency Shelter Assessment Committee, a joint effort between United Way see PROTEST page 6

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Failure is good By next Wednesday, the so-called supercommittee, a bipartisan group of legislators, is supposed to reach an agreement on how to reduce future deficits. Barring an evil miracle — I’ll explain the evil part later — the committee will fail to meet that deadline.

If this news surprises you, you haven’t been paying attention. If it depresses you, cheer up: In this case, failure is good.

Why was the supercommittee doomed to fail?

Mainly because the gulf between our two major political parties is so wide. Republicans and Democrats don’t just have different priorities; they live in different intellectual and moral universes.

In Democrat-world, up is up and down is down. Raising taxes increases revenue, and cutting spending while the economy is still depressed ––––– reduces employment. But in The New York Republican-world, down is up.

Times The way to increase revenue is to cut taxes on corporations and the wealthy, and slashing government spending is a job-creation strategy. Try getting a leading Republican to admit that the Bush tax cuts increased the deficit or that sharp cuts in government spending (except on the military) would hurt the economic recovery.

Moreover, the parties have sharply different views of what constitutes economic justice.

Paul Krugman

see KRUGMAN page 5

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The weighting game After months of searching, I finally found the old “free scale” at the public library.

Of course, I knew I had packed on the pounds over the last year, the last decade, and the last quarter of a century. Back in high school, I tipped the scales at a whopping 260 pounds of righteous indignation. A year later, when I signed up to go in the U.S. Army, I had managed to get that total under 200.

Of course, that took a year of working 60-hour weeks while trying to attend USM, at the same time dealing with a sixmonth pharmaceutical binge that would make Keith Richards blush. When filling out the paperwork at the recruiting station, the sergeant asked me, just out of curiosity and not for the record, when the last time I used drugs was.

“What time is it?”

After getting the correct answers all straigtened out, a little under a year later I found myself back here in Portland, at a peak physical condiditon and a weight of 165 pounds. Not too shabby.

Tuesday, I stepped on the scale for the first time this year.

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Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist (Editorial note: The paragraph right after that number was unprintable, mostly consisting of language colorful and heated enough to blister paint. It has been removed for your protection.)

This will not stand, or even lounge gracefully Jabba The Hutt style. Since the national obsession with health gets folks hitting the diet plans right after the holidays, I figured the extra flabbiness needed a good six-week head start. That big Thanksgiving meal next week? Forget it.

Wednesday night, I took the “Tape Test,” a series of body measurements balanced against your sex, height, weight to give you an accurate picture of your body fat percentage. I came in, by Army standards, at 32.8 percent. The Marine standard was a bit more generous to me, (26.71 percent) but that got me to my favorite game, jiggling with numbers.

If I’m at 32.8 percent body fat, that comes in at 86 and a half pounds of fat. The average body my height has a skin weight of 24 pounds, but being flabby tends to make that number larger. Lets say 28 pounds of skin.

The skeleton weighs in at roughly 30-40 percent of body weight, so there is another 92.4 pounds if you split that figure down the middle at 35 percent, using the old “big boned” excuse.

Tossing in averages or the rest of the major body organs is troublesome. I’m willing to bet the brain comes in underweight, or even “Abby Normal”, but the liver, being a drunkard, has GOT to come in at least 30 percent over average size, as well as the kidneys. All that beer requires space.

That covers another 14 pounds.

What’s left is 43 pounds of raw muscle that hauls me around every day, keeps me upright even when imbibing beverages, and generally is responsible for all the work that has to get done.

Face it, taking the fat load off all that muscle mass must be about as danderous as giving a monkey a grenade. By losing a lot of weight all over again, I should see HIGGINS page 5

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It’s about fundamental values KRUGMAN from page 4

Democrats see social insurance programs, from Social Security to food stamps, as serving the moral imperative of providing basic security to our fellow citizens and helping those in need.

Republicans have a totally different view. They may soft-pedal that view in public — in last year’s elections, they even managed to pose as defenders of Medicare — but, in private, they view the welfare state as immoral, a matter of forcing citizens at gunpoint to hand their money over to other people. By creating Social Security, declared Rick Perry in his book “Fed Up!”, F.D.R. was “violently tossing aside any respect for our founding principles.” Does anyone doubt that he was speaking for many in his party?

So the supercommittee brought together legislators who disagree completely both about how the world works and about the proper role of government. Why did anyone think this would work?

Well, maybe the idea was that the parties would compromise out of fear that there would be a political price for seeming intransigent. But this could only happen if the news media were willing to point out who is really refusing to compromise. And they aren’t. If and when the supercommittee fails, virtually all news reports will be he-said, she-said, quoting Democrats who blame Republicans and vice versa without ever explaining the truth.

Oh, and let me give a special shoutout to “centrist” pundits who won’t admit that President Obama has already given them what they want.

The dialogue seems to go like this.

Pundit: “Why won’t the president come out for a mix of spending cuts and tax hikes?” Mr. Obama: “I support a mix of spending cuts and tax hikes.” Pundit: “Why won’t the president come out for a mix of spending

cuts and tax hikes?”

You see, admitting that one side is willing to make concessions, while the other isn’t, would tarnish one’s centrist credentials. And the result is that the G.O.P. pays no price for refusing to give an inch.

So the supercommittee will fail — and that’s good.

For one thing, history tells us that the Republican Party would renege on its side of any deal as soon as it got the chance. Remember, the U.S. fiscal outlook was pretty good in 2000, but, as soon as Republicans gained control of the White House, they squandered the surplus on tax cuts and unfunded wars. So any deal reached now would, in practice, be nothing more than a deal to slash Social Security and Medicare, with no lasting improvement in the deficit.

Also, any deal reached now would almost surely end up worsening the economic slump. Slashing spending while the economy is depressed destroys jobs, and it’s probably even counterproductive in terms of deficit reduction, since it leads to lower revenue both now and in the future.

And current projections, like those of the Federal Reserve, suggest that the economy will remain depressed at least through 2014. Better to have no deal than a deal that imposes spending cuts in the next few years.

But don’t we eventually have to match spending and revenue? Yes, we do. But the decision about how to do that isn’t about accounting.

It’s about fundamental values — and it’s a decision that should be made by voters, not by some committee that allegedly transcends the partisan divide.

Eventually, one side or the other of that divide will get the kind of popular mandate it needs to resolve our long-run budget issues. Until then, attempts to strike a Grand Bargain are fundamentally destructive. If the supercommittee fails, as expected, it will be time to celebrate.

Last year, at work we had one of those ‘Biggest Loser’ competitions HIGGINS from page 4

be able to bend steel with just a harsh look, instead of just crushing used aluminum beer cans.

There was a great book on this subject lent to me by the editor, by Sam MacDonald titled, “The Urban Hermit.” Sam tipped the scales at 340, but through changing his diet drastically to pay off debts to the IRS (all he ate was lentils and tuna fish for over a year) he managed to lose about 180 pounds.

Not getting too deep into it, but I’ll be trying to make some changes, too.

Last year, at work we had one of those “Biggest Loser” competitions where we all chucked in $20, winner take all.

I gained 5 pounds. This will give you an indication of my lack of willpower.

Then again, I rarely do anything half way. It’s Gonzo style, all or nothing, no prisoners taken and no quarter given.

This will probably make my buddy Art over at Simpsano Meat Company cry. (His motto on his card. “It’s Not People”) I’m sure he will try and tempt me with forbidden smoked bacons, but I’ll have to resist. One snausage away from clutching my chest Fred Sanford style, looking heavenward while screaming “I’m coming to join ya, honey!” is no way to live.

Surely the gravy level in my blood will decline just by taking it easy for a few weeks. For the next couple of months, I’ll be ending this column with a couple of numbers in parenthesis for those of you out there in the world of wagering. My weight at the start of this mess, and the amount lost to date.

Keep those wagers civil.

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Three charged in OccupyMaine camp incidents

BY CASEY CONLEY AND MARGE NIBLOCK THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Portland police have banned three members of OccupyMaine from the group’s encampment in Lincoln Park following several disturbances this week, including an alleged hammer attack yesterday morning.

Police charged two people in connection with the incidents, and issued a summons to a third man.

Officers were called to Lincoln Park around 7:10 a.m. Friday after a dispute that apparently began after one member, Alan Porter, 45, of Portland, started playing the drums earlier than some members found acceptable.

Police say Danny Arnold, 34, Schisler began choking Porter, while another OccupyMaine member Christopher Schisler, 34, is accused of hitting Porter in the head with a hammer.

Porter, who was bleeding when authorities arrived, was treated at Maine Medical Center for a head wound.

Schisler, who has no permanent address, was

found at the Portland Public Library at about 10:20 a.m. Friday and charged with aggravated assault.

Arnold was summonsed for allegedly choking Porter.

Stephen Soldan, who witnessed the incident, said many OccupyMaine members stayed up late Thursday night and were not happy about being woken up by the drums.

“He got 30 people up and angry” because of the drum playing, Soldan said, adding that he too was woken up by the drums.

Solden added that a drum was thrown at Schisler’s head before he picked up his hammer.

Schisler has been arrested this year on two occasions for domestic violence assault. Schisler reportedly suffers from post traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq, said one person with OccupyMaine.

Meanwhile, police charged another OccupyMaine member with disorderly conduct late Thursday after a physical altercation involving a heckler.

Police said the victim entered the park to “voice opposition to the group” when Jason Carr, 25, with no fixed address, became confrontational. Officers responded to a reported fight in progress and found Carr “pushing and hitting a man who was trying to walk away.”

Carr, who was “highly intoxicated” at the time, was being held back by fellow OccupyMaine members but continued to pursue the victim, police said.

He was ultimately arrested on a disorderly conduct charge. The victim declined to press charges related to the alleged assault.

In a statement, OccupyMaine members distanced themselves from members charged in Friday’s incident.

“OccupyMaine condemns the violence that occurred in Lincoln Park on the morning of November 18th, which endangered our community and is sharply in violation of our principles,” the statement read.

“The moment that violence erupted, the individuals involved were no longer acting in alignment with OccupyMaine principles and simultaneously removed themselves from our community,” it continued.

An employee at Cumberland County Jail said Carr was sentenced in connection with the disorderly conduct charge to 24 hours in jail and was due to be released yesterday night.

Schisler was being held without bail on a probation violation and $10,000 cash on the assault charge.

City losing patience with OccupyMaine, seeks Monday meeting

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

City officials have asked leaders of the anti-Wall Street group OccupyMaine for a meeting Monday afternoon to discuss code violations in the group’s Lincoln Park encampment and an apparent assault that happened yesterday morning.

In a strongly worded letter to John Branson, an attorney representing OccupyMaine, City Attorney Gary Wood listed the code violations found Thursday morning by city inspectors — many of which the city considers dangerous.

The meeting could signal the beginning of the end for OccupyMaine’s camp in Lincoln Park, a site that’s been an increasing headache for police over the past six weeks.

“The code violations ... and the increasing demand on city services of the Portland Police Department are stretching the ability and willingness of the city to continue to accommodate and allow your clients’ occupancy in the park,” Wood wrote.

Attempts to reach Branson yesterday after business hours were not successful.

City officials have said since the OccupyMaine camp was established in late September that the residents must not violate city ordinances or damage the park.

The city also wants any structures in the park to meet fire codes.

The letter was released a day after city officials inspected the camp for code violations and other safety or sanitation issues. Although no “major” issues were found in the park, the city did see evidence of several violations, including open burning, smoking in tents

and heaters being used in tents.

“Based on the walk-through … the conditions that currently exist in the park expose the residents of the park to a very serious risk of injury,” Wood wrote.

“I urge you to share this list immediately with your client so that they can begin to address these serious life/safety issues.”

The apparent rise in criminal activity in the park, including an alleged hammer assault Friday morning, is another source of concern for city officials. The city included in its communication to Branson six criminal incidents reported in the park, most of which featured “highly intoxicated” persons.

The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday in City Manager Mark Rees’ office. Acting Police Chief Mike Sauschuck and several other city officials are also expected to attend.

The 1987 protest ‘did a lot of good things, and got a lot of things started’ PROTEST from page 3

and the city that still exists today as an advisory board focusied on homeless issues.

In December 1989, Oxford Street Men’s Shelter opened a 50-bed facility, making it the largest shel-

ter in Maine. The shelter now has more than 100 beds and routinely fills up.

Not long after the Tent City protest, Evans opened a shelter for teenagers, which was taken shortly afterward by the Salvation Army. The facility was a precursor to Lighthouse Teen Shelter, which is now operated by Preble Street.

Mark Swann, current director of Preble Street, said the 1987 protest had a lasting impact in Portland.

“It did a lot of good things, and got a lot of things started,” he said.

It’s too soon to know whether the Occupy movement will be as successful.

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THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Saturday, November 19, 2011— Page 7

AG says Portland officer was justified in using deadly force

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Maine's attorney general concluded that a Portland police officer was justified in using deadly force when he shot at a fleeing suspect in April.

A report issued Friday afternoon determined it was reasonable for Officer Robert Miller to fire at a Veazie man, Jonathan Mitchell, as he sped away in a vehicle in an attempt to elude capture.

Jonathan Mitchell was seriously wounded after being shot in his neck and back. He was being chased by police after his estranged wife called 911 and reported that he had broken into her home.

Mitchell survived the shooting and was sentenced to 18 months behind bars in April for criminal charges as result of the April 4 incident.

The attorney general's report detailed how Mitch-

ell led police in a vehicle pursuit in speeds of excess of 70 mph, and that when Officer Robert Miller was able to open the car door and grab onto Mitchell's clothing, the suspect hit the accelerator and "that the rear of the (vehicle) fishtailed to the left and … resulted in both officers having to move quickly away from the vehicle," reads the report.

"It was reasonable for Officer Miller to believe that deadly force was imminently threatened against him," the report continues.

The report by Attorney General William Schneider's office indicated that his office is not charged with "an analysis of potential civil liability (or) whether any administrative action is warranted."

Portland Police Department Acting Chief Michael Sauschuck said at a news conference Friday that he "fully expected this to be the outcome."

Sauschuck acknowledged that Mitchell's attorney

filed a notice of claim with intent to file a civil lawsuit within the two-year statute of limitation.

Despite the pending litigation, the top commander said the attorney general's report conformed with what the department has been asserting ever since the shooting — the officer was justified.

"I am very comfortable with our stance on this," said Sauschuck, referring to the pending civil suit.

Mitchell's attorney, Michael Turndorf, said following the release of the report that he, too, fully expected this to be the outcome.

"I saw the writing on the wall even before the decision came out," Turndof said.

"This comes as no surprise and we fully plan to go forward," Turndorf continued. "Whether the police department thinks they're right or wrong, and the same being true for us, won't really matter because in the end a jury will decide."

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Restaurant has brick thrown through its window, cash from register stolen

Police make arrest in Farmington murder

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Police are investigating a burglary at a Congress Street Japanese restaurant after someone threw a brick through a glass door and stole money from the cash register.

The incident occurred overnight at the King of the Roll located at 675 Congress St. The damage was discovered by an officer on patrol Friday morning, said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman.

“Someone threw a cobblestone brick through a glass door,” he said.

“They forced open the cash register and got a small amount of cash.”

Rogers said the thief also made off with a 19-inch flat-screen TV. The area of Congress Street is known for heavy foot traffic, and Rogers said it’s uncommon for commercial burglaries in that area of Portland.

Damage to the front window was estimated at about $500.

The incident comes about two days after police responded to several burglary calls in the Old Port.

Two businesses were burglarized — including one where a thief cut through the wall of a business to enter an adjacent cafe — and a

A 27-year-old Massachusetts man was charged with slaying of an elderly Farmington woman in June, police said.

Juan Contreras was arrested in his hometown of Waltham, Mass., Thursday and was expected to make his first court appearance Friday.

Police accuse him of murdering 81-year-old Grave Burton of Farmington at Contreras her home on June 21.

Burton died from stab wounds. Her body was found inside her Farmington apartment located about 70 miles north of Portland.

State police believe Contreras was living in Farmington at the time of Burton's death, said Steve McCausland, a state police spokesman.

Investigators arrested Contreras based on DNA analysis, McCausland said.

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New cafeteria signs teach students about nutrition Colorful, new posters and banners in Portland’s public elementary school cafeterias are teaching stu-

dents about how to choose foods that make a healthy, balanced diet, Portland Public Schools reported.

The signs, purchased with funds from a federal obesity prevention grant, contain nutrition advice from the newly released U.S. Department of Agriculture MyPlate guidelines that remind children to eat healthfully, the school district stated.

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South Portland looks to cut power to 184 street lights to trim budget for 1,933 street lights for the current fiscal year.

De Angelis explained that the decision to cut power to a number of street lights, including the removal of 107 during the project’s first phase, is largely twofold.

The city wants to reduce light pollution and conserve energy, but more importantly it wants to curb costs — especially in the wake of CMP’s rising “unit” rates.

“One of the things that we’re always dealing with is that CMP’s electric rates go up every year,” she said. “We’re always up against how do we deal with the increase in our budget.”

South Portland, like many other municipalities including Portland, pay a fee to CMP to operate — on top of the electric bill — the city’s street

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

South Portland councilors are expected to vote Monday in favor of trimming more than $22,000 annually from the city’s budget by shutting off power to nearly 200 street lights, officials said.

The recommendation to the council came from a 13-member committee during a Nov. 14 workshop. The plan is to eliminate 184 street lights owned by Central Maine Power as part of the second phase of the city’s Street Light Reduction Program.

“Certainly cost is a driving force,” said Rosemarie De Angelis, the city’s outgoing mayor and the council’s representative on the Street Light Committee.

South Portland budgeted $333,000

lights. CMP is responsible for maintaining the lights.

“We pay a fee, I call it a rent, that is for electricity and for the poles, guide wires, and the light fixtures that come off the pole,” De Angelis said.

Distribution rates are negotiated with and approved by the state’s Public Utilities Commission, said John Carroll, a CMP spokesman. He explained that rates are evaluated annually, and that it is possible for rates to either increase or decrease in a given year.

Rates are largely determined by inflation, but a number of other factors such as costs for repairs following storms are factored into an annual review, for example.

“The rates are adjusted each July 1 based on a formula that’s been established,” Carroll said. “The rates that

people pay for street lights vary just as much as the rates that people pay for electricity.”

Carroll said that data show that rates have fluctuated both up and down in recent years, and that overall rates are lower than they were several years ago, he said.

The city of Portland budgets about $1.2 million annually to maintain its 6,070 lights operated by CMP, according to city spokeswoman Nicole Clegg.

South Portland residents filed 179 appeals for 77 street lights for dismantling lights located in Loveitt’s Field, Meeting House Hill, Pleasantdale and Standwood Park neighborhoods.

Public comment will be heard during Monday’s council meeting slated for 7 p.m.

California high court: backers of Proposition 8 can challenge court ruling (NY TIMES) — The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that proponents of Proposition 8 — which banned same-sex marriage in California — have legal standing to challenge the decision by a lower court judge overturning the ban, after the state’s governor and attorney general refused to defend the proposition.

The ruling came as an advisory decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which had asked for guidance on how to

proceed in the case after Gov. Jerry Brown and the state attorney general declined to defend the constitutionality of the proposition.

The decision means that the case, Perry v. Brown, is now moving from a legal detour — the question of who has the right under California law to appear in court on behalf of a proposition under legal challenge — to the issue of merits: does a legal ban on same-sex marriage violate constitutional rights?

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Lawyers on each side proclaimed victory within hours after the decision was released.

“We are delighted,” said Andrew Pugno, general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com, the official proponent of the proposition, in an interview.

“This is an enormous boost for Proposition 8, and for the integrity of the initiative process itself.”

Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, the two lawyers who had led the effort to overturn Proposition 8 for the American Foundation for Equal Rights, said they were confident that the federal appeals court — and ultimately the United States Supreme Court — would uphold the lower court decision nullifying the proposition.

“This frees up the Ninth Circuit to go ahead and decide the constitutional questions on the merits,” Mr. Olson said, “the due process and equal protection rights of gay and lesbian

citizens in California to get married in California like all other citizens of California.”

Proposition 8, passed narrowly by voters in November 2008, created an amendment to the state Constitution declaring that the state would recognize marriages only between a man and a woman.

The vote came after the California Supreme Court had ruled that samesex couples were allowed to marry under California law.

Last August, Vaughn R. Walker, at the time the chief judge of United States District Court for the Northern District of California, ruled that the proposition violated the equal protection and due process rights of gay and lesbian couples in California.

The issue before the California Supreme Court was procedural and did not go to the civil rights questions posed in the case: Did the plaintiffs have the right to participate in the case after Mr. Brown and the state attorney general refused?

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Christmas tree convoy FROM TOP: Portland’s Christmas tree is shown being transported along Broadway in South Portland Thursday. For the first time, the city’s Christmas tree rolled into Monument Square via the Casco Bay Bridge, along Commercial Street and up Franklin Street, arriving Thursday morning from a home in South Portland. The 55-foot Colorado Blue Spruce was donated by Lori and Allen Huff of 89 Evans St., South Portland. Keely Crane Services and Shaw Brothers Construction donated staff, crane and transportation services to make its transport possible, the Portland Downtown District reported. BOTTOM LEFT: The tree moves briskly along Commercial Street. RIGHT: It’s close to the destination as the tree passes City Hall and nears Monument Square. On Friday, Nov. 25 at 5:30 p.m., the tree will be lit with over 1,500 LED lights, donated by Efficiency Maine, during an annual Tree Lighting Ceremony.

Produced by the Downtown District, the ceremony includes entertainment

by Rick Charette and the Bubblegum Band and the Maine State Ballet. A Make-A-Wish child, Hannah Storey of Cumberland, will light the tree this year (see the story below). The tree will be surrounded by a white picket fence. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

Make-A-Wish child to light tree DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT To kick off the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s holiday campaign Season of Wishes, 11-year-old wish child Hannah Storey of Cumberland has a special duty.

At 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, Hannah will magically light the Monument Square Christmas tree at Portland Downtown District’s annual celebration, Make-A-Wish announced. “Hannah and her family are excited for the opportunity to meet Santa, Rick Charette and the Bubblegum band,” the foundation reported.

“Hannah is absolutely thrilled to be able to light the Christmas tree in Monument Square,” said her mom, Misty. “She has told everyone she knows and she just can’t wait! I am so thankful for everyone that has made her wish possible and all the ‘extras’ that have come with it. Make-A-Wish doesn’t just grant a wish and say ‘have fun’. They have taken the time to get Hannah involved in other activities and have really cared about her thoughts and feelings on what is going on. This entire experience is something that she will remember forever and will still be talking about in years to come!”

Hannah was 2 days old when she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Since then, she has lived with daily chest therapy and nebulizer treatments, along with multiple pills taken every time she eats. On a good day Hannah takes no fewer than 21 pills.

In January, Hannah and her family will travel to Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas for her wish.

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Inheriting a home ‘like getting a gift with a string’

BY VICKIE ELMER THE NEW YORK TIMES

The death of a family member may bring a barrage of sadness, a bequest of property — and a mortgage to repay.

“It’s like getting a gift with a string,” said Judith D. Grimaldi, a principal of Grimaldi & Yeung, an estate planning law firm in Brooklyn.

Thirty-one percent of people 65 and older, in fact, have home mortgages, according to the Census Bureau.

“Most of my clients just end up selling the house,” Ms. Grimaldi said, “taking the proceeds and saying, ‘Thank you, Mom.’ ” But if the beneficiary wants to keep the home, just who is responsible for paying the mortgage until the estate is settled can fall into something of a “gray area,” said Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss, a tax lawyer at Fein, Such, Kahn & Shepard in Parsippany, N.J. Under federal law, the mortgage must be allowed to remain in effect without changes when it passes from one person to another because of a death. This negates any due-on-sale clause in the mortgage.

Who pays generally depends on the deceased relative’s will, and also who among the survivors has the ability to maintain the mortgage, the experts say.

The will might stipulate, for example, that the heir receive the home, free and clear, Ms. Wheatley-Liss said, which may mean that the executor will be directed to sell stocks, bonds or other assets in the estate to pay off the mortgage. (If there is no will, state law will come into play.)

The survivors, meanwhile, should look at the inheritance of property from a practical, economic perspective. “You need to look very strongly at whether you can afford to maintain the mortgage and maintain the property,” Ms. Wheatley-Liss said.

Although there may be some emotional attachment to the home, having it appraised can help determine whether it’s worth keeping. “The question would always be: ‘Are you protecting equity?’ ” said Michael McHugh, the president and chief executive of Continental Home Loans in Melville, N.Y. An estate lawyer or financial adviser can provide advice on estate taxes and other expenses associated with the property.

The survivors should contact the lender early on to let it know that the borrower has died and that they are the heirs, or the executor of the estate, and to determine the loan’s status. Mr. McHugh suggests sending the lender a copy of the death certificate and a letter from the estate’s lawyer.

It is also important to determine whether the deceased relative has stayed current on the property taxes, if they are not paid through the lender.

But what if the mortgage is delinquent — overlooked in a final illness? If the payments are behind by 60 days or so, it is possible to catch up. If it’s 90 or more days late, the property may already be in foreclosure proceedings, Mr. McHugh said. Depending on state laws and lender practices, the lender could either demand full payment of all the back payments, or continue with the foreclosure.

Some family members ask about whether they can “walk away” from the property if it is under-

water, or worth less than the mortgage balance, Ms. Grimaldi said, noting that such requests are more common in this shaky economy. They can do this and allow the foreclosure to show up as the estate’s responsibility and record, she said.

But care is needed if the estate has other assets, like a second home or an investment portfolio, which the lender could come after to satisfy the debt.

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In some cases, negotiating with the lender for a short sale on the property may be the best solution.

In a short sale, the lender agrees to accept less than what is owed on the mortgage.

If the deceased relative had a reverse mortgage on the property — one that paid him or her a stipend and accrued a balance — the heirs could pay off the mortgage balance in full; sell the property and pay off any balance with the proceeds; or refinance.

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re excited to grow into a role and to know what it feels like to create a certain dynamic in your world. Your open mind will allow for fresh influences, especially through reading.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Because you’re ready to receive and appreciate some goodness from a bountiful universe, you’ll receive prosperity from a source other than expected.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Your interests are varied, which allows you to find a point of connection with nearly everyone you meet. You’ll glide through conversations and win the admiration of those who would like to be as outgoing as you are.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

Show your enthusiasm, and you can’t go wrong. Better to be too effusive than too reserved. Most people would like to be more demonstrative but don’t know how. You’ll teach them with your confidence.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You will know immediately what needs to be communicated in a given situation, but it’s best to pause and get the most positive and/or discreet phraseology. Your message may need to be softened.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 19).

Your personal growth is accelerated by a close bond with a loved one. Your pace will quicken in career and social realms. You’ll gain valuable insight and make new friends at meet-ups and discussion groups. This summer, you’ll replace a vehicle and/or spruce up your home with up-to-the-moment touches.

Libra and Aquarius people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 9, 4, 39, 15 and 28.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Because you are solution-oriented, you’ll find opportunities. Getting to the bottom of problems and taking care of the details that will prevent future mishaps will be challenging and rewarding work.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You do not nonchalantly accept responsibility. You realize that when you give your word, you’ll have to follow through in some way with your time, energy and attention. Those are precious commodities, so guard them well.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Emotions bottled up inside you take on an energy of their own. They want to be expressed. They might even arrange for a bit of havoc in your life to create a scenario in which they will finally be released.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You wanted motivation, and now you’ll get it, so see it in a positive light. The one who lights a fire under you is on your side, though it may not feel like that as the proverbial match strikes.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may not feel quite as filled with purpose as you did yesterday. Start spreading the word about what you wish would happen to you. You’ll meet the right people to teach you what you need to know.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll be doing what you love to do. Perhaps you won’t be doing it for as long as you would like, but that will come in time.

Build on the moments of bliss, and they will get longer.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You recognize that there is more than one right way to make connections, and you’re in the mood to explore new approaches.

Your personal life gets interesting as you follow a friend’s lead.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2011. There are 42 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.

On this date: In 1600, King Charles I of England was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

In 1794, the United States and Britain signed Jay’s Treaty, which resolved some issues left over from the Revolutionary War. In 1831, the 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, was born in Orange Township, Ohio.

In 1919, the Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY’) by a vote of 55 in favor, 39 against, short of the two-thirds majority needed for ratification.

In 1942, during World War II, Russian forces launched their winter offensive against the Germans along the Don front.

In 1959, Ford Motor Co. announced it was halting production of the unpopular Edsel.

In 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean made the second manned landing on the moon.

In 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel.

In 1985, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev met for the first time as they began their summit in Geneva.

In 1990, the pop duo Milli Vanilli were stripped of their Grammy Award because other singers had lent their voices to the “Girl You Know It’s True” album.

One year ago: President Barack Obama, attending a NATO summit in Lisbon, Portugal, won an agreement to build a missile shield over Europe, a victory that risked further aggravating Russia.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Alan Young is 92. Talk show host Larry King is 78. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 75. Singer Pete Moore (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) is 72. Actor Dan Haggerty is 70. Fashion designer Calvin Klein is 69. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is 62. Actor Robert Beltran is 58. Actress Kathleen Quinlan is 57. Actress Glynnis O’Connor is 56. Newscaster Ann Curry is 55. Former NASA astronaut Eileen Collins is 55. Actress Allison Janney is 52.

Rock musician Matt Sorum is 51. Actress Meg Ryan is 50. Actress-director Jodie Foster is 49. Actress Terry Farrell is 48. Actor Jason Scott Lee is 45. Olympic gold medal runner Gail Devers is 45. Actress Erika Alexander is 42. Rock musician Travis McNabb is 42. Singer Tony Rich is 40. Dancer-choreographer Savion Glover is 38. Country musician Chad Jeffers is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Tamika Scott (Xscape) is 36. Rhythmand-blues singer Lil’ Mo is 34. Olympic gold medal gymnast Kerri Strug is 34.

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Saturday, Nov. 19 VIPS pancake breakfast fund raiser 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The South Portland Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) will be holding a pancake breakfast fund raiser at the South Portland Community Center. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 kids, or $15 for a family of four. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advanced by contacting Officer Linda Barker at 799-5511, ext. 7424 or by contacting any South Portland VIP’s.

Christmas Gifts and Decorations Sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sixth annual Christmas Gifts and Decorations Sale, Limington Town Hall, Rt 11. Hundreds of new Christmas things from 25 cents to $2. Toys, decorations, gifts, school supplies, shoes, underwear and clothing. FMI call Karen 692-2989. Proceeds provide BEHS scholarships. Sponsored by Limington Extension.

Journey of Elderism 8:30 a.m. to noon. Journey of Elderism: The Spirituality of Aging at Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland. A facilitated salon for discussing and exploring our personal journey and how we are facing our spiritual aging. Together we will address issues such as the following: What adjustments are we experiencing? When have these transitions taken place? Are there any differences between what we say and how we feel? What is it like to contemplate our chronological age? What benchmarks do we identify in this aging process? How do our relationships impact this journey? What can we do to enhance the journey? This program is sponsored by Clay Atkinson and Ann Packard . 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. For more information contact Clay at 671-5798 or clay@ericsonmitchell.com. Free, donations gratefully accepted.

Gingerbread Fair 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. First Universalist Church of Auburn will hold its annual Gingerbread Fair at 169 Pleasant St. Fresh evergreen wreaths, crafts, gift baskets, home baked pies and baked goods, jewelry, gingerbread houses and cookie kits, books and CDs, silent auction and “upscale” white elephant treasures will be available. Raffle for a Hannaford gift card available. Collectors note: 10 sets of vintage Anchor Hocking glassware for sale. Luncheon with homemade soup, sandwich and gingerbread dessert will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Phil House at the piano to welcome in the holiday season. Accessible from our Spring Street parking lot. For more information, call 783-0461 or visitwww.auburnuu.org.

‘Santa’s Workshop’ 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Christmas Fair will be held at the North Yarmouth Congregational Church, 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth. In addition to the Chicken Pie Luncheon and Silent Auction, come shop in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere for unique country crafts, hand knit items, fresh wreaths and greens, tree ornaments, jewelry, extra-sharp cheese from a wheel, Cookie Walk, baked goods, jams, jellies, candy, books, and household ‘treasures’. Face-painting will add a festive touch. Handicap accessible. All proceeds benefit the local and global community. If you have any questions, please contact the church office at 829-3644 (mornings) or nycc@maine.rr.com.

Dan Rock and Al Morton from Warmtech Solutions of Yarmouth apply spray foam, a thermal boundary used as a sealant, to the exterior of Oak Street Lofts. From noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Avesta Housing will offer tours of the new affordable housing complex, on Portland’s Oak Street. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) largest show, with twenty-four talented lady artisans and craftswomen, to support Women, Work & Community. This juried show features several artists who have exhibited and taught nationally including Jo Diggs, Michelle Henning and, Stephanie Sersich. Also exhibiting is Stephanie Crossman of Gram J’s Nets who was recognized by Martha Stewart.”

For additional information regarding Designing Women’s upcoming show, please contact Michelle Henning at 207833-5556 or visit Designing Women’s website at http:// www.designingwomen.org.

The Holly Daze Bazaar 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Holly Daze Bazaar will be held on, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. At the First Congregational Church of South Portland, 301 Cottage Road, featured items are: wreaths, gifts, knitted goods, Christmas Room, Grandma’s Attic, Trash n’ Treasure, Mission Mall and books. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and includes haddock chowder, lobster and crabmeat rolls, chicken salad rolls and apple crisp. The building is handicap accessible.

Support Konbit Sante at Waynflete School

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Help the Good Shepherd Food Bank Stuff the Truck at the Maine Mall. Good Shepherd Food Bank will be collecting food and cash donations in the parking lot across from Hannaford. “We are in need of staple, nonperishable items such as canned vegetables and fruits, canned chicken and tuna, pasta and sauce, and cereal. Cash donations are also welcome — with each $1 donated, the Food Bank is able to distribute $8 worth of food!” http://gsfb.org/ get-involved/events/

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “An Artisan Fair will be held in Sills Hall at Waynflete School. Volunteers from Konbit Sante will be there to sell unique metal art that is made by Haitian artists from recycled oil drums. Konbit Sante buys the art directly from the artists for a fair price and then uses the profits from the sales to support our ongoing partnership with the Ministry of Health and other organizations to improve the health system in Cap-Haitien. You will also have the opportunity to shop for unique holiday gifts crafted by more than 30 talented Maine artisans including including jewelry, paintings, silk scarves, bath and body products, clocks, wooden bowls, painted ornaments, ceramics and more.” There is no admission fee. Waynflete is located at 360 Spring St. in Portland. 347-6733 for more information.

Sixth annual Museum Shopper’s Day

Art for Dog Sake — A Gathering of Artists

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Featuring merchandise from Maine Audubon, Portland Head Light, Maine Historical Society, Tate House Museum, Greater Portland Landmarks, Maine Wildlife Park, and the Scarborough and Falmouth Historical Societies, this event is at Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm, Gilsland Farm Road (off Route 1), Falmouth. Accessible via METRO’s Route 7 bus. Free parking, free admission, and free gift wrapping. For more information, call 781-2330 or visit www.maineaudbon.org.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sprague Hall, off Route 77 in Cape Elizabeth. “A diverse group of artists gathering with a mission: to help rescue dogs in need. A $2 donation at the door will be donated to Maine-based Lucky Pup Rescue. It is our hope to raise money and awareness for this cause. We would appreciate your support so come & bring a friend or two!

Directions: From Portland cross the Casco Bay Bridge and head South on Route 77. You will pass the IGA Shopping Center & Cape Elizabeth High School both on the Right.

Just after Cape High turn Right on Fowler Road, follow to the end. Directly across the intersection is Sprague Hall.” www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=196432107087731

Stuff the Truck for the food bank

Designing Women Freeport show 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. Designing Women, a nonprofit volunteer corporation that works directly with organizations that benefit women and girls in local communities, will hold its seventh annual Freeport show at The Merriconeag Waldorf School & Community Center, located at 57 Desert Road in Freeport on Saturday, Nov. 19. “Celebrating their 20th year, Designing Women is thrilled to return to Freeport for their

Pat Pattison’s Songwriting Master Class 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Nashville Songwriters Association International Portland chapter is bringing Pat Pattison’s famous Songwriting Master Class to local songwriters at The Abromson Center, the University of Southern Maine.

This seminar, presented in a Master Class format, will use participants’ songs to demonstrate the rewriting process.

Participants will learn how to effectively use various tools, including verse development, productive repetition, phrasing, effective matching of lyric and melody, structure and prosody.

This seminar focuses particularly on polishing those small bumps that distract the listener and let air escape from the song’s tires. The cost of the seminar is $145 for each of the ten participants, and $95 for general admission, with a substantial discount for NSAI members. Register for the seminar at www. patpattison.com/calendar/upcoming. Tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event.

Schools crafts fair 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Casco Bay High School and PATHS sixth annual crafts fair. Three floors of hand made crafts, food, raffles and entertainment. School fundraiser. 196 Allen Ave., Portland. More info: tiki.craftfair.com.

Michael Cooper ‘Masked Marvels & Wondertales’ 11 a.m. South Portland Auditorium at SPHS, South Portland. Creating a world where dogs wear hats, wild stallions are tamed, giant noses sneeze and fish bait candy to catch children in a pond, sculptor and virtuoso mime Michael Cooper charms audiences with thrilling adventure, silly antics and outlandish possibilities. A protégé of Celebration Barn’s Tony Montanaro and native of the Maine woods, Cooper’s one-man show Masked Marvels & Wondertales combines his breathtaking handcrafted masks and graceful physicality to spin original tales enlivened by an unusual and colorful cast of characters. A show for all ages, Masked Marvels & Wondertales captures hearts and stimulates imaginations. Tickets: $10.

Class A, B, C State Championship Football Games 11:06 a.m. Class A Lawrence vs Cheverus; 2:36 p.m. Class C Yarmouth vs Bucksport; 6:06 p.m. Class B Wells vs Leavitt. Gates open at 9 a.m. Ticket prices: $8 adults $5 students and seniors. Fitzpatrick Stadium.

‘My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland’ by Fr. Sean McManus 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fr. Sean McManus, president of the Capitol Hill-based Irish National Caucus, will hold the Maine launch of his book, “My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland,” at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland. 780-0118. www.maineirish.com

Masons of Orchard Lodge bean supper 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Masons of Orchard Lodge No. 215 in Old Orchard Beach will host a public bean supper at the Masonic Hall, 130 W. Grand Ave., Old Orchard Beach.

“The supper will feature all your favorites; baked beans, hot dogs, chopsuey, coleslaw, and a variety of desserts. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children under 12.” see next page

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Maine Roller Derby benefit bout 5:30 p.m. Maine Roller Derby hosts its first benefit bout.

“All proceeds will be given to Hardy Girls Healthy Women, an organization dedicated to the health, well-being, and empowerment of girls and women. “In this interactive allleague bout, MRD will encourage its fans to change the game with their donations! Add or subtract points for a dollar, send a player to the penalty box for $3, put a ref in the box for $5, or move a player to the opposing team for $20. Choose your own adventure in this fan-driven bout and support HGHW at the same time!” Happy Wheels, 331 Warren Ave., Portland. Tickets: Purchase advance tickets online or at the door. All Ages/General Admission: $7.

Foundation 51 Annual Auction 6 p.m. Ocean Gateway. “Cruise” for a Cause. Foundation 51 promotes educational excellence in MSAD 51 by funding initiatives that improve teaching and learning and by inspiring community involvement for the benefit of our schools. To date, the Foundation has funded over $380,728 in school activities, learning programs, and supplies to the local Cumberland-North Yarmouth schools. Foundation 51’s only fundraiser is the Annual Auction. https://fdn51. ejoinme.org/?tabid=317724

Adopt-a-Dog Night 7 p.m. Camp Bow Wow and The Portland Daily Sun presents Adopt-a-Dog Night at the Civic Center. Canine Commitment will have dogs at the game for fans to adopt. Also, donate either a dog toy or a dog or cat food item and receive two free tickets to a future Pirates game. All donations and proceeds from dedicated ticket sales will go to the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, the Animal Welfare Society of Kennebunk, the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation and other local rescue organizations. Portland Pirates vs.

Providence Bruins. www.portlandpirates.com

‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ 7:30 p.m. Schoolhouse Arts Center will present “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” from Nov. 18 through Dec. 4. “‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ by Barbara Robinson is a hilarious Christmas tale about a couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant while faced with casting the Herdman kids — probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won’t believe the mayhem — and the fun — when the Herdmans collide with the Christmas story head on!” Performances of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will be held Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. As part of our holiday celebrations, Schoolhouse Arts Center is teaming up with the Good Shepherd Food Bank to help alleviate hunger and build community relationships. With your gift of food for our holiday food drive, you will receive $1 off your ticket to see “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.” Schoolhouse Arts Center is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35. Call 642-3743 for reservations or buy tickets on-line at www. schoolhousearts.org.

‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, kicks off its second season of Studio Series presentations with Edward

Albee’s classic play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” “This production is the most ambitious undertaking yet for the Acorn Studio Theater, which has hosted improv comedy shows, children’s theater productions, Phyzkidz events, fully-staged productions of new plays, and staged readings since its inception in 2009.

Acorn’s Producing Director Michael Levine directs an ensemble of four actors in a treat for fans of intimate theater that focuses on character and storytelling.”

Winner of the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” shocked audiences when it first appeared on Broadway by debunking the myth of the nuclear family’s living room as a safe and happy place. Acorn’s production features company members Paul Haley, Kerry Rasor, and April Singley, along with guest artist Nicholas Schroeder. The show runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 27, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and may be purchased on-line at www.acorn-productions.org or by calling 854-0065.

King Friday’s Dungeon — Puppet Slam 9 p.m. Mayo Street Arts. “King Friday, post-monarch, deposed and living in squalor beneath an old vaudeville house hath requestedeth new puppet works and puppet works-in-progress for an impromptu, after-hours, puppetroadhouse show. Pieces shall be edgy, bawdy, humorous, elegant, or bizarre. Object theater, canastoria, and ventriloquism are likely candidates too. Come romp through the netherrealms of puppet and object theater with K.F. Doors 8:45; show at 9 p.m., $5-10 suggested donation. Adults only.”

Sunday, Nov. 20 1961 Coastal Christmas 2 p.m. “Join Freeport Historical Society at historic Harrington House (45 Main Street) for a 1961 Coastal Christmas where visitors will experience a Christmas of 50 years ago, presented in our staged living room, den and kitchen.

We selected this period because it so fully expresses the enthusiasm and aspirations of our country and by extension, our town. Post-war America was in love with innovative products (“Boiling bags” of frozen veggies) and modern materials (plastic!) We fully embraced the future and all its possibilities. With Alan Shepherd in space, Chubby Checker on the am dial, and a new generation in the White House, we fully embraced the future and all its possibilities.” The exhibit opens on Friday, Dec. 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and continues through Dec. 17. Prefacing the exhibit and related to the evolution of the Christmas holiday is a special presentation at the Freeport Community Library on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. by Professor Stephen Nissenbaum, author of “A Battle for Christmas,” a 1997 Pulitzer Prize-nominated book. Tix: $5. www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org or 865-3170

‘Thanksgiving at the Inn’ 2 p.m. The Cheverus High School Drama Society will be performing a dramatic reading of author Tim Whitney’s (’83) new play, “Thanksgiving at the Inn,” at Cheverus High School.

The public is invited to attend. The play Thanksgiving at the Inn is part of Whitney’s new project, A Play for Food, which was formed to inspire theaters, communities, actors, and

playwrights to unite in putting on plays in combination with food drives all across America. For more information on the project, visit www.APlayForFood.org. Tim Whitney grew up in South Portland, Maine, and now splits his time between Dallas, Texas, and Whately, Massachusetts. Tim graduated from Cheverus in 1983 and completed his undergraduate degree in business administration at Northeastern University and an MBA from Western New England College. He works as an international manufacturing consultant and is VP of operations for a growing company in Garland, Texas.

Admission is free, but it is requested that you bring a nonperishable food item or make a cash donation. All donations will be used to support the Cheverus Key Club Turkey Drive. Each year the Cheverus Turkey Drive provides over 650+ needy families in the greater Portland with the makings of a complete Thanksgiving dinner.

Women in Harmony Concert 2:30 p.m. Women in Harmony, Portland’s 60-voice women’s community chorus, performs “A Voice Upon the Mountain” in Portland. The concert celebrates the release of the group’s new CD of the same title. “A Voice Upon the Mountain” will feature many of the songs on the new CD, a collection of chorus favorites from the past several years. Among them are Holly Near’s “Change of Heart; The Lake Isle of Innisfree,” a musical setting of a W.B. Yeats poem; and the rousing “How do I Love Thee?”

The chorus will also sing several other pieces, including “What Matters,” about the reverberations of the Matthew Shepard hate-crime tragedy, and “Common Woman,” which honors the strength and resilience of the everyday woman. “Women in Harmony has been a fixture in Portland for almost 20 years. The chorus stands up for musical excellence and social justice. This is its second professionally produced CD. The first, ‘At Ten,’ was released in 2004.

‘A Voice Upon the Mountain’ CD will be available for sale at the concert.” Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland.

Admission is $5 at the door. For more information about Women in Harmony, visit www.wihmaine.org.

Tuesday, Nov. 22 Introduction to Aquaponics Workshop 6 p.m. Introduction to Aquaponics Workshop at Urban Farm Fermentory, 200 Anderson St. “Come learn about ‘growing food with fish poo’! UFF Aquaponics expert, Tyler Gaudet, will lead an introduction to Aquaponics class. Topics will include: Understanding hydroponic growing systems, plant selection, fish selection, containers and tanks, growing mediums, info on building your own system and ... much more! Sign up at urbanfarmfermentory.com; $20.”

Councilor David Marshall district meeting 7:30 p.m. City Councilors and staff will be available to discuss neighborhood issues and answer questions from the public. These meetings are the public’s opportunity to meet their district councilor, the mayor and representatives from the various departments within the city. District 2 Meeting hosted by Councilor David Marshall, Parkside Community Center, 85 Grant St. Mike Murray at 756-8288, or MSM@ portlandmaine.gov.

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8 p.m. Da Block Boyz N Da Building Bash Vol. 1 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland. Live performances by K Em & B Aull/Conman/A.Willy/Mellmurk/Ga South/Loc Dab/Demon Dog & Da Block! Music by Neeko Brown. Tickets are $8.

Thursday, Nov. 24 100th Anniversary Turkey Day Game 10:30 a.m. One of the country’s oldest and most intense cross-town football rivalries will celebrate its centennial on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24 in Portland. Two of the city’s public high schools, Deering and Portland High, will face off at 10:30 a.m. in the 100th Turkey Day Game. Former players, coaches and cheerleaders are coming from as far away as California and Texas. They include Mark Littlefield, a 1986 Portland High alumnus and football co-captain who now works as head athletic trainer for the New York Yankees, and Tom Bore, (Portland High class of 1961), a Florida retiree who has attended every game for more than half a century.

Thanksgiving dinner 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wayside Food Programs is partnering with United Way of Greater Portland to provide a free, community Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day at the Portland Club, 156 State St., Portland. This complete holiday meal is for those who might not otherwise have the means to prepare one or who want to enjoy the company of others on the holiday. see next page

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Saturday, Nov. 26

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11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “Our well-loved Christmas at Victoria Mansion is an annual highlight of the holiday season for many people from across the nation. This year’s theme is Deck the Halls: the Carols of Christmas, and each room in the Mansion will be decorated by a professional designer inspired by a different Christmas carol from the Victorian period.” Holiday tours from No. 25, 2011 to Jan. 8, 2012, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Daily except Christmas and New Year’s Day.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The next Down East Ski Sale will be held Saturday, after Thanksgiving at the Portland Expo Building on Park Avenue near the ballpark. Admission is free. “For many, standing in line waiting for the sale to open is a tradition, but with over over 10,000 pieces of ski equipment: boots, skis, snowboards, bindings, helmets, clothing and poles, great deals can be found all day long! The general public may bring their ski related items to enter into the sale Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, from noon to 6 p.m. There is a $1 registration fee per item, and 20 percent commission is charged if the item is sold.”

Maine authors’ book signing noon to 3 p.m. The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announced its 2011 Holiday Book Sale.

Working in partnership with the Friends of the Portland Public Library and independent bookseller Longfellow Books, the MWPA will host a book signing with 25 Maine authors in the Portland Public Library. Authors scheduled to appear at the book sale include: Liza Bakewell, Crash Barry, Robert Chute, Susan Conley, Mary Morton Cowan, George Daughan, Paul Doiron, Gerri Eastment, Robin Hansen, Hannah Holmes, Lily King, Jessica Kinney, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Wesley McNair, Maria Padian, Elizabeth Peavey, Richard Roberts, Sandy Seeley Walling, Caitlin Shetterly, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Sarah Thomson, Chris Van Dusen, and James Witherell. For more information: www.mainewriters.org or 228-8263.

Effingham Holiday Craft Festival 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Effingham Holiday Craft Festival will once again be held at the Effingham Elementary School. “This is the eighth year for the show, and has a very strong following. The artists and craftsmen come from all over New Hampshire, Maine and other New England states. Come see regular favorites as well as some new and unique vendors soon to become new favorites.” For directions to the show or for more information, please visit www.magneticmoon.com. Call (603) 539-9090.

Lucid Stage Holiday Arts & Crafts Show

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, “Join us for Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts 2:45 p.m. The Polar Express returns to Portland.

Show, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 “And this year, we’ve added an early train time (2:45 p.m. We’ll have all sorts of locally made arts and p.m.) and another First Class car! Fridays, Saturcrafts, plus caricatures by Ed King, which make days and Sundays between Nov. 25 and Dec. 23, memorable gifts!” 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland. Also 2:45 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. The Polar Sunday.

Express will come to life when the Maine Narrow Gauge train departs its Ocean Gateway depot for Music in the House a journey to the ‘North Pole.’ Holiday decorations 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Longfellow House, In June 2002, inside the train will add to the festive atmosphere the Maine Historical Society celebrated the cenas guests on board meet the conductor, have hot tennial of the Wadsworth–Longfellow House as chocolate and a treat, listen to a reading of the Maine’s first house museum open to the public. enchanting story over our sound system, and sing “Come visit Maine Historical Society this holiday carols. Santa will ride back with everyone to the season for an exciting array of activities and protrain station from a special outpost of the North Haley Caron, daugther of Cheverus High School director of guidance, Victoria Caron, enjoys a grams scheduled from Nov. 19-Dec. 31.” www.

Pole and every child will receive their special bell moment with Santa (Gene Fitzpatrick, member of the Cheverus High School Board of Trust- mainehistory.org/holidays.shtml on board the train.” www.mainenarrowgauge.org ees). This year, the public can drop off donations for the Cheverus High School Toy Drive at ‘The Nutcracker’ Horse and Wagon Rides the Cheverus High School Tree Lighting ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. (COURTESY 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 4. Presented 4 p.m. “Free rides throughout enchanting down- PHOTO)

by Maine State Ballet. Tickets are $20-$60. “The town on a horse-drawn wagon. Enjoy the lights Maine State Ballet brings the classic holiday story at this annual tradition! Entertainment by Rick Charette and and sounds of the holiday season. Pick-up and drop-off of Clara, the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy to the Bubblegum Band and a visit by a very special guest!” every half hour in Monument Square.” Friday, Nov. 25 Merrill Auditorium. Maine State Ballet’s production of ‘The Visit portlandmaine.com for details. through Sunday, Dec. 18. Fridays (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.), SatNutcracker,’ with the live musical accompaniment by the urdays (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.), Sundays (1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) Visit Maine State Ballet Orchestra conducted by Karla Kelley, is ‘The Topp Twins’ portlandmaine.com for details. a perennial favorite of Portland’s holiday season.” https:// 6:30 p.m. “The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls,” Friday, Nov. tickets.porttix.com/public/show_events_list.asp 25, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 27, Christmas Tree Lighting 2 p.m.

Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Fri5:30 p.m. Monument Square Christmas tree lighting. see next page days, Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: $7 and available on “Come see the spectacular lighting of the Christmas Tree

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USM Ensembles to perform Freeport concert 3 p.m. Piano, chorus and orchestra unite in a special concert blending the talents of the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra, conducted by University of Southern Maine School of Music faculty member Robert Lehmann, with the USM Chorale, under the direction of School of Music faculty member Robert Russell. The two groups will be joined by USM faculty artist Laura Kargul on piano to perform Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, as well as Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, in the Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. Tickets cost $12 general public; $10 seniors; with special ticket prices for students and arts organizations online. Visit www. freeportperformingarts.com or call (888) 702-7730.

The concert is presented by 3 for 3 Partnered Events and MASISTA, and is a benefit concert for the Freeport Performing Arts Center.

8 p.m. A WCYY Holiday Bizarre show, State Radio with The Parkington Sisters. A Boston based trio band led by singer and primary songwriter Chad Urmston (a former member of Vermont jamsters Dispatch), State Radio largely managed to avoid the usual post-Phish clichés, injecting a punk-influenced sound and politically charged viewpoint while staying true to the tenets of the band’s chosen style, which infuses a blend of Roots-Reggae, Ska, Punk and Rock. The Parkington Sisters create an aural experience that is both magnetic in its delivery and genuine in its emotional impact. http://www.statetheatreportland.com/

Sam Roberts Band at Port City 8 p.m. Sam Roberts Band with Zeus at Port City Music Hall.

A rock band from Montreal, the Sam Roberts Band includes Sam Roberts, Dave Nugent, Eric Fares, James Hall and Josh Trager. Zeus hails from Toronto, and plays classic rock, indie music and rock.www.portcitymusichall.com

UMF Community Orchestra

Little Wings with Small Sur

7:30 p.m. The University of Maine at Farmington Community Orchestra, under the direction of Trond Saeverud, performs music from the 18th, 19th and 21st centuries when it presents its fall concert in Nordica Auditorium in UMF Merrill Hall.

8 p.m. SPACE Gallery. Little Wings is the musical incarnation of San Francisco based artist and beach dweller Kyle Field. A communal, ever-changing roster of bonfire musicians paints the Little Wings portrait, with Kyle as founder, and also the only permanent member. He has collaborated with the likes of Feist, who covered his song “Look at What the Light Did Now,” M. Ward (Kyle played bass in Rodriguez, Ward’s earlier endeavor), Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), YACHT, Grandaddy and many others. Visionary, vagabond, seagull worshiper, call him what you may, but this dude is onto something. Opening the night is Small Sur, otherwise known as what John Muir would have sounded like if he was a beard-farming musical craftsman from Bal-

Greatest Hits of Broadway 7:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra, Christopher James Lees, guest conductor; Nat Chandler and Teri Dale Hansen, vocalist.; Broadway’s greatest hits of all time, featuring songs from “Les Miserables,” “La Cage aux Folles,” “Cabaret,” “Phantom of the Opera,” and many more, performed by two of the brightest lights on today’s Great White Way. Merrill Auditorium.

Juanito Pascual In Concert 8 p.m. One Longfellow. Guitarist Juanito Pascual has been called “one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent years” by National Public Radio, which in Pascual’s case is just the jumping off point for the Minneapolis native’s musical vision. $17 adv./$20 door. www. onelongfellowsquare.com

90s Nite presents: 90s Homecoming Dance Party 9 p.m. Bubba’s Sulky Lounge, 92 Portland St., Portland.

“Traditionally, homecoming is an event that enthusiastically welcomes back alumni and former residents of a school.

There is always a homecoming dance party where the new king and queen are announced. Our 90s Homecoming Dance Party welcomes dance party fans back, WAYYYY BACK, to the 1990s.” www.facebook.com/90snite

Sunday, Nov. 20 Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad & The Green 7 p.m. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at Port City Music Hall. Advance: $12; door: $15; VIP: $25. 18 plus. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is psychedelic roots reggae music. GPGDS has played 500 shows in the past three years, touring relentlessly and developing a widespread grassroots following. The Rochester, NY -based group has performed across the US, Canada, and Jamaica, including festivals at Red Rocks, Rothbury, Wakarusa, All Good, and Nateva. With The Green, four extraordinary talents, one scene-shaking reggae band. “That’s The Green, four boys hailing from Hawaii who burst out last year with their selftitled debut album.” www.portcitymusichall.com see next page

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‘The Nutcracker’ Contra Dance at Mayo Street 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Contra Dance at Mayo Street Arts. $7 admission. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. Live music by Soupbone, Kathryn Larsen calling. All dances taught. Bring clean shoes for dancing. http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar/

Sunday, Nov. 27 Lucid Stage Holiday Arts & Crafts Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, “Join us for Lucid Stage’s second annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Show, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We’ll have all sorts of locally made arts and crafts, plus caricatures by Ed King, which make memorable

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Tickets are $20-$60. “The Maine State Ballet brings the classic holiday story of Clara, the Nutcracker Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy to Merrill Auditorium. Maine State Ballet’s production of ‘The Nutcracker,’ with the live musical accompaniment by the Maine State Ballet Orchestra conducted by Karla Kelley, is a perennial favorite of Portland’s holiday season.” https://tickets.porttix.com/public/ show_events_list.asp

Ryann Chamberlain fundraising benefit at Caso Novello in Westbrook 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “Thanks for Giving” fundraising benefit for Ryann Chamberlain, Casa Novello, 649 Main St., Westbrook. Silent auction raffle, call for reservations. 854-9909.

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These individuals endure a dilemma with a deadline: they must engage a lawyer’s services even before they have been granted a work permit to raise the fees for one. The stress is unimaginable; these asylum seekers must prove their lives are at risk and that worse perils face them if they are sent back to their home countries. Three people our church recently helped are talented, educated people who share our values, and for that they have already paid a high price — flight from their jobs and families.”

Monday, Nov. 28 ‘Exit Strategies for Political (and Academic) Warfare’ 6 p.m. The University of New England’s Center for Global Humanities will host a presentation by Colby professor Dan Cohen on, “How To Lose an Argument — And Why: Exit Strategies for Political (and Academic) Warfare” at the WCHP Lecture Hall on the Portland Campus. Prior to the lecture, there will be a reception at the UNE Art Gallery at 5 p.m. Both the lecture and reception are free and open to the public. Professor Cohen has taught Philosophy at universities on three different continents, published in journals on four continents, and lectured on a total of five to date. He is the author of, Argument is War . . . and War is Hell: Philosophy, Education, and Metaphors for Argumentation.” UNE’s Center for Global Humanities is a public forum dedicated to the study of human destiny in the 21st century. For more information, visit www.une.edu/cgh.

Muslims in America 7:30 p.m. Andrea Elliott, a New York Times reporter who has reported on Muslims in America since 2005, offers her perspective on the topic at, in the Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell St. Presented by the Office of Intercultural Education, the event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please contact 755-5980. Elliott has been an investigative reporter for the Times since 2003. In 2005, she began covering Islam in America. Her series “An Imam in America,” which won Elliott the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, chronicled the life of Sheik Reda Shata, an immigrant Muslim leader in Brooklyn. 615.3609. director@mayostreetarts.org, www.mayostreetarts.org

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Bearfoot at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Call it “new-timey,” call it “post-bluegrass,” call it “string band music for the 21st century.” The quintet, originally formed in Alaska, have already made a mark with four strong releases, including their 2009 Compass Records debut, Doors And Windows which instantly hit the top of Billboard Magazine’s Bluegrass Album chart. Now, as they enter their second decade with a new Nashville home and a new lineup, Bearfoot have taken their place among the best and brightest of a new generation of musicians reshaping American roots music. $15 adv/$18 door. www. onelongfellowsquare.com

Monday, Nov. 21 Monday nght acoustic music at Flatbread 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tommy Bazarian; Nov. 28, Connor Garvey; Dec. 5, Eric Bettencourt. Flatbread is at 72 Commercial Street across from the Casco Bay Ferry Terminal. http://flatbreadcompany.com

Wednesday, Nov. 23 The Clash, Main Event 9 p.m. The Clash, Main Event; Boy George vs.

George Michael, Port City Music Hall. Door: $5.

18 plus. www.portcitymusichall.com/events

Foucault match an elemental approach with the elemental subjects: love and death. Under the banner of the Murder Ballad, Foucault and Erelli execute uncanny harmony arrangements with a list of songs that decidedly expands the genre. One Longfellow Square.

Friday, Dec. 2 Fogcutters present Big Band Syndrome 7 p.m. State Theatre, Maine’s biggest acts with The Fogcutters’ twist. Featuring Dave Gutter (Rustic Overtones/Paranoid Social Club); Spose; Darien Brahms; Jacob Augustine (Jacob and the House of Fire); Zach Jones; Dominic Lavoie (The Lucid); The Mallett Brothers; Lyle Divinsky; Sly-Chi. The Fogcutters will present original arrangements of Maine’s biggest musical acts — accompanied on-stage by these musicians themselves — as well as the band’s original material.

Tom Rush at One Longfellow 8 p.m. Rush’s impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the ‘60s and the renaissance of the ‘80s and ‘90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. One Longfellow Square.

Saturday, Dec. 3 Gala Caribbean at Bar Mills

7:30 p.m. Pan Fried Steel Drum Band. Gala Caribbean, A Holiday Concert. The Saco River Born in Minneapolis, Minn., on July 26, 1973, Juanito Pascual has won praise around the globe as Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. a respected new voice in this most Spanish of musical genres. He will appear in concert at One This 18 piece high-energy steel drum band is directed by Ian Ramsey, music director at North Longfellow Square tonight. (COURTESY PHOTO) Spencer Albee & Friends Beatles Tribute Yarmouth Academy. You may want to wear your 8 p.m. Ninth annual Beatles Night with Spendancing shoes for what we guarantee to be a Thursday, Dec. 1 spectacular celebration of the human spirit for all faiths. Adm. cer Albee. Portland’s Spencer Albee is front man of the $16, $13 students and seniors, or by donation; 12 and under Maine-based rock band Spencer and the School Spirit Assembly of Dust & Ryan Montbleau free. Family maximum $30. 929-6472 for reservations.

Mafia. Port City Music Hall. Advance: $12; door: $15; VIP: 7 p.m. Assembly of Dust, Ryan Montbleau Band, at Port $25. Ninth annual Beatles Night — this sold out last year so Marty Party City Music Hall. Advance: $20; door: $25; VIP: $30; 18 plus. plan accordingly. Post Thanksgiving fun! www.portcitymu8 p.m. Marty Party at Port City. Advance: $18; door: $22; http://portcitymusichall.com/events sichall.com/performers/spencer-albee VIP: $30. Marty Party has been taking the electronic dance Jeffrey Foucault & Mark Erelli music scene by storm, blowing up festivals and dance 8 p.m. Jeffrey Foucault & Mark Erelli, Seven Curses. On floors with his original style of dubstep-crossing-hip-hopSaturday, Nov. 26 their CD “Seven Curses,” songwriters Mark Erelli and Jeffrey big-bass bangers.

Friday, Nov. 25

‘The Last Waltz’ at the State with The Lucid performing 7:30 p.m. It started as a concert. It became a celebration.

Join an unparalleled lineup of rock superstars as they celebrate The Band’s historic 1976 farewell performance.

Directed by Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull, Goodfellas), The Last Waltz is not only “the most beautiful rock film ever made” (New York Times) it’s “one of the most important cultural events of the last two decades” (Rolling Stone). Immediately following the movie, Portland’s own The Lucid will play a set of live music featuring songs of the Band. http://www.statetheatreportland.com

Erica Brown’s Bluegrass Connection 7:30 p.m. The Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills. Fiddle prodigy Erica was competing at seven, touring at 9 and recording at 15, when she made her SRGH debut with the Old Time Radio Gang. Now her own five piece Bluegrass Band is enjoying great popularity and returns for their annual post-Thanksgiving Bluegrass/country/ folk musical hoedown, with Matt Shipman on guitar and vocals, Ken Taylor on bass, Steve Roy on Mandolin and vocals, and Read McNamara on Banjo. Adm. $14, students and seniors $12 or by donation. Children 12 and under free.

Family maximum $30. Call 929-6472 for reservations.

Jago Thorne CD Release 8 p.m. For his debut album, artist Jago Thorne presents Fire in the Wake, a densely packed collection of lyrical unveiling and musical moxie. Chiseled from bedrock autobiography, the album balances the familiar territory of the singer-songwriter with a surprising collision of pan-genre compositions and stark narratives. One Longfellow Square.

Dead Prez at Port City 8 p.m. Continuing on the path of politically minded artists like Public Enemy, 2pac and KRS-One, the FloridaformedNew York based outfit known as Dead Prez has been crafting revolutionary but gangsta hip-hop since the late 1990s.

Advance: $15; door: $18; VIP: $25. Continuing on the path of politically minded artists like Public Enemy, 2pac and KRS-One, the Floridaformed- New York based outfit known as Dead Prez has been crafting revolutionary but gangsta hip-hop since the late 1990s. www.portcitymusichall.com/ events/dead-prez

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