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‘Twilight’ at midnight: Cinema debuts Freeport’s Nordica Theatre adds screens to region’s movie mix

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Dinner and a movie, in Freeport, now can mean watching dancing penguins while wearing three-dimensional glasses, or checking out the hotly anticipated “Twilight” movie, even if it means being surrounded by giggling teenagers.

Nordica Theatre in Freeport, the region’s newest cinema, tested the waters of its grand opening with a Thursday, Nov. 17 midnight showing of “The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, Part 1.” About 40 tickets sold within a day and a half, said Mark Benvenuto, vice president of operations for Belmont Capital, the management company running the Nordica Theatre.

“People decide early on that they’re going to see that, at least for the midnight showing,” he said. see THEATER page 7 LEFT: During opening day of the Nordica Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 17, Mark Benvenuto, vice president of operations for Belmont Capital, the management company running the Nordica, checks out operations in an auditorium where "Happy Feet Two" played in 3D. (DAViD CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Red kettle campaign gears up favorite stores.

"When you hear that bell, that means somebody is in need somewhere," said Maj. Terry Shaffer, corps officer of The Salvation Army of Greater Portland.

Shaffer referred to The Salvation Army's iconic Red Kettle Campaign, a staple of the holiday season and the nonprofit's pivotal annual campaign drive. He spoke during an official kickoff

Salvation Army’s annual drive launched for Greater Portland

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

With the holiday shopping season now in full swing, The Salvation Army hopes Portlanders and Mainers alike won't forget what it means to hear a chiming bell as they head into their

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Go big, Mr. Obama

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An official with the U.S. Post Office says it could be a month or more before a decision is made whether to close the Station A branch

located in Portland’s Arts District.

“The bottom line is, we think that by end of the year or around the first of the year, we will know if we are going to actually make a formal proposal” to close the branch, Tom Rizzo, the see STATION A page 6

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Pepper spray’s fallout (NY Times) — Some women carry it in their purses in a pink, lipstickshaped container. Hikers use it to deter bears. People in most states can buy a small canister of it on a quick-release key ring on Amazon.com for $7.07.

As pepper spray has become ubiquitous in this country over the last two decades, it has not raised many eyebrows. But now, after images of the campus police at the University of California, Davis, spraying the Kool-Aid-colored orange compound on docile protesters on Friday, pepper spray is a topic of national debate.

It has become the crowdcontrol measure of choice lately by police departments from New York to Denver to Portland, Ore., as they counter protests by the Occupy Wall Street movement.

To some, pepper spray is a mild, temporary irritant and its use has been justified as cities and universities have sought to regain control of their streets, parks and campuses. After the video at Davis went viral, Megyn Kelly on Fox News dismissed pepper spray as “a food product, essentially.”

To the American Civil Liberties Union, its use as a crowd-control device, particularly when those crowds are nonthreatening, is an excessive and unconstitutional use of force and violates the right to peaceably assemble.

Some of the Davis students are threatening civil suits against the university on these grounds. The chancellor has called the use of pepper spray “unacceptable” and has put the officers on administrative leave.

“The courts have made it very clear that these type of devices can’t be used indiscriminately and should be used only when the target poses a physical threat to someone,” said Michael Risher, staff attorney for the A.C.L.U. of Northern California.

To Kamran Loghman, who helped develop pepper spray into a weapons-grade material with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1980s, the incident at Davis violated his original intent.

“I have never seen such an inappropriate and improper use of chemical agents,” Mr. Loghman said in an interview.

Loghman, who also helped develop guidelines for police departments using the spray, said that use-offorce manuals generally advise that pepper spray is appropriate only if a person is physically threatening a police officer or another person.

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U.S. courts to test Miranda rights in terror cases

BY BENJAMIN WEISER THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The government’s disclosure of a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States last month came with some reassuring news: the suspect, an Iranian-American, was in custody, had confessed and had provided valuable intelligence on Iran’s role in supporting the plan.

But unlike many confessions, these statements did not come in the hours after the arrest, or in the presence of a lawyer.

The purported cooperation by the defendant, Mansour J. Arbabsiar, occurred during the first 12 days he was in custody after his arrest on Sept. 29; prosecutors said that in the days after his arrest, Mr. Arbabsiar had “knowingly and voluntarily” waived his rights to remain silent, to have a lawyer present during his interrogation and to be quickly taken before a judge.

But Mr. Arbabsiar’s lawyer, Sabrina Shroff, said in a recent interview that she intended to seek a hearing on whether the “consent was freely given, or whether it was unlawfully

extracted,” given the gap in time between her client’s arrest and his initial court appearance on Oct. 11.

“There has to be a deep concern about the voluntariness of consent to that long a period of detention,” she said.

Her comments provide an early look at the defense’s legal strategy in a case that has gained widespread attention because of questions over Iran’s alleged role, and because of the wealth of information that prosecutors said they obtained from Mr. Arbabsiar after he waived his Miranda rights.

The early jostling over how Mr. Arbabsiar came to offer his statements represents the latest effort in a tug-of-war, both legal and political, over using the criminal justice system to handle terrorism cases. The debate intensified after the failed attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day 2009 by the so-called underwear bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

That case highlighted the Obama administration’s claim that it could use a lengthy

“public safety” delay in warning a suspect of his rights, without sacrificing the ability to use his statements as evidence. The administration’s position was bolstered in September when a federal judge in Detroit refused to suppress statements made by Mr. Abdulmutallab during the 50 minutes or so in which he was questioned, without having received a Miranda warning, before going into surgery. He has since pleaded guilty.

Yet defense lawyers claim that government interrogators have increasingly stretched the rules governing the rights of criminal defendants in custody, and that Mr. Arbabsiar’s case is an example. The case could also help to clarify another issue: what happens when the government says a terror suspect repeatedly waived his Miranda rights during interrogations that lasted weeks or even months?

The practice has been seen in various forms in other cases, like those of the Pakistani immigrant arrested last year in a failed attempt to set off a bomb in Times Square, and a Somali man questioned for months on a

Egypt slipping deeper in to crisis as protests continue

The outskirts of Tahrir Square, the iconic landmark of Egypt’s revolution, plunged into chaos Wednesday, after attempts by the Egyptian military, religious clerics and doctors failed to stanch a sixth day of fighting that has posed the greatest crisis to the country since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in February. The military that seized power with Mr. Mubarak’s fall rebuffed protesters’ demands to surrender authority this week, and the political elite has seemed paralyzed or defensive over the unrest Above, a hardcore group of protesters remained by the front lines during a lull in the fighting with security forces near Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Wednesday (NEW YORK TIMES PHOTO)

United States naval ship before being brought to Manhattan in July.

In the case of Mr. Arbabsiar, a used-car salesman from Corpus Christi, Tex., prosecutors say he conspired with an Iranian officer to hire assassins from a Mexican drug cartel for $1.5 million to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States, Adel al-Jubeir. The plot was “directed and approved by elements of the Iranian government,” Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said.

John O. Brennan, the Obama administration’s top counterterrorism adviser, said recently that the Arbabsiar case showed Miranda had not been “an impediment” to eliciting intelligence during an initial interrogation.

Indeed, if the courts eventually uphold the admissibility of Mr. Arbabsiar’s statements, that would further strengthen “the government’s ability to pursue both intelligence and law enforcement goals without sacrificing one or the other,” said Daniel C. Richman, a Columbia law professor and former federal prosecutor.

Yemen’s leader agrees to end 33-year reign SANA, Yemen — After months of street protests calling for his resignation, President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed an agreement Wednesday that Yemeni officials said immediately transferred power to his vice president.

If the agreement holds up, it would end Mr. Saleh’s 33 years of authoritarian rule and make him the fourth leader forced from power in the uprisings that have shaken the Middle East and North Africa. But the deal is unlikely to restore calm anytime soon to a country that has become increasingly important to the United States as Islamist militants have gained a stronger hold.

The unity government that is expected to take over in the coming days or weeks will face not only insurgencies that have grown more entrenched during months of turmoil, but also festering tribal divisions and the likelihood of continued protests from young demonstrators unsatisfied with Wednesday’s deal.

The deal, signed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, allows Mr. Saleh to retain his title and certain privileges until new elections are held in three months and grants him immunity from prosecution. It was unclear when, and if, the president intended to return to Yemen.

Mr. Saleh’s signing of the deal, after months of stalling, appeared to take many diplomats in Yemen and Yemenis by surprise.

— The New York Times

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Why not Huntsman?

He’s a responsible, well-spoken adult with a good record in office, a soothing style, bipartisan appeal and ample knowledge of the world beyond our shores.

But Jon Huntsman, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, somehow imagines he can overcome those handicaps.

He’s running at 2 percent in the polls, but working in his favor is that his rivals have defined themselves mostly by their lapses, failures and gaffes. At the moment, Republicans seem doomed to choose between the fraudulent (Mitt Romney) and the incompetent (almost everyone else). One contender after another has risen to challenge Romney, only to self-destruct in the most mortifying possible way.

That leaves an opportunity for someone who can avoid the exploding cigar, as Huntsman has. Besides being a telegenic master of the complete sen––––– tence, he was the highly popular Creators governor of the most Republican Syndicate state in the country, Utah.

As a family man, he qualifies as an overachiever, with seven children, two of them adopted, and nary a whiff of scandal. His hobbies include such approved Republican activities as shooting and motorcycle riding.

More to the point, Huntsman has a record more conservative than his moderate image suggests. He worked for Ronald Reagan. He wants to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care reform, decries the Environmental Protection Agency’s “regulatory reign of terror,” endorsed Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan and favors a constitutional amendment to “ensure legal protections for the unborn.”

When the candidates were asked about a hypothetical package consisting of $10 in federal spending cuts for each $1 of tax increases, he joined the others in a chorus of rejection.

In The American Conservative magazine, Michael Brendan Dougherty wrote, “For the past two decades a ‘moderate’ Republican was one who generally didn’t side with his party on three issues: taxes, guns and abortion. Huntsman’s record on those isn’t just to the right of other moderates, it is to the right of most conservatives.”

His centrism is mostly a matter of temperament.

His record in office stands up well by conservative standards. He pushed through big cuts in income and sales taxes. He cut state employees’ retirement benefits.

Steve Chapman

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Go big, Mr. Obama President Obama has a clear choice on how to approach the 2012 election: He can spend all his energy defining Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich or whoever ends up as the Republican nominee in as ugly a way as possible, or he can spend all his energy defining the future in as credible a way as possible. If he spends his energy defining his Republican opponent, there is a chance the president will win with 50.00001 percent of the vote and no mandate to do what needs doing. If he spends his time defining the future in a credible way and offering a hard, tough, realistic pathway to get there, he will not only win, but he will have a mandate to take the country where we need to go.

I voted for Barack Obama, and I don’t want my money back.

He’s never gotten the credit he deserves for bringing the economy he inherited back from the brink of a depression. He’s fought the war on terrorism in a smart and effective way. He’s making health care possible for millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions, and he saved the auto industry. This is big stuff. But, as important as all of these achievements are, they pale in comparison to the defining challenge of

Thomas L. Friedman ––––– The New York Times Obama’s presidency: Can he put the country on a sustainable economic recovery path at a time when, if we fail, it could be the end of the American dream?

I believe the best way for Obama to do that is by declaring today that he made a mistake in spurning his own deficit reduction commission, chaired by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, and is now adopting SimpsonBowles — which already has Republican and Democratic support — as his long-term fiscal plan to be phased in after a nearterm stimulus. If he did that, he would win politically and create a national consensus that would trump his opponents, right and left.

“I think what happened with Simpson-Bowles was an absolute tragedy,” Warren Buffett said on CNBC last week. “They work like a devil for 10 months. ... They compromise. They bring in people as far apart as [Democratic Sena-

tor Dick] Durbin and [Republican Senator Tom] Coburn to get them to sign on and then they’re totally ignored. I think that’s a travesty.”

The president will never get the near-term stimulus through that he wants and that the economy needs without combining it with a credible bipartisan, multiyear deficit-reduction plan like Simpson-Bowles. Moreover, “a free-standing stimulus that is not combined with a credible multiyear plan that truly stabilizes our fiscal imbalances would not solve our problems,” argues Maya MacGuineas, the president of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, “because if nobody knows what is waiting around the corner, after the stimulus runs out,” many people will just take that money and stuff it in a mattress “rather than in investments or spending.”

Obama aides argue that so many G.O.P. lawmakers are committed to making his presidency fail, or have signed pledges to an antitax cult, that they would never buy into any grand bargain. I think that is true for a lot of Republicans in Congress. But I have some questions: Why are the Republicans getting away with see FRIEDMAN page 5

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New Pirates team trying to win over fans

BY BRENT MARCOTTE SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Twelve games into the season, the frustration was evident. The Bronx cheers were heard as random choruses of, “We want Buffalo!” rained down on the new era of Pirates hockey. A 4-70-1 record in an area rich with hockey pride and passion is not quite the best way to make a first impression. However, as recent history has shown, it is how you bounce back from adversity that determines how successful you will become.

In the whirlwind of change during the 2011 hockey offseason, many familiar faces found a comfortable niche somewhere else besides Portland. Even if the Buffalo organization remained in Portland, instead of heading to Rochester, the team would have remained just about as different and unfamiliar as the new Phoenix crew that will be present for 38 times on Civic Center ice this season.

The most common cause of player movement, a roster spot on the parent NHL club, resulted in Luke Adam (2011 recipient of the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award for Top AHL Rookie), Marc-Andre Gragnani (2011 recipient of the Eddie Shore Award for Top AHL Defenseman), Jhonas Enroth and captain Matt Ellis making Buffalo’s roster. In other transactions, forward Paul Byron was traded to the Calgary Flames, Mark Mancari signed on with the Vancouver Canucks (currently in the AHL playing for the Chicago Wolves), and Mark Parrish and Tim Conboy signed on with the Ottawa Senators (currently in the AHL playing for the Binghamton Senators).

With these moves happening, even if the Buffalo organization had stayed, the top five scorers from

the 2010-11 Pirates would not be around along with 56 percent of the overall goal and point producers. The joy of minor league sports is being able to witness firsthand the development and progression of a young athlete from a raw talent into a professional superstar. Every organization has a future star in the making, and now it is the Phoenix Coyotes turn to show the Portland faithful how talented the Desert Dog organization is. After the recent four-game winning streak on home ice, perhaps the new kids on the block have earned back their welcome.

One specific player to keep an eye on during this current hot streak, as we profile different players and backgrounds over the course of the season, is forward Matt Watkins. The name is probably still ringing in the heads of the 6,410 in attendance during Saturday’s game against Providence, as well as the entire P-Bruins team, after falling one point short of tying a career-high with a threepoint night consisting of a pair of goals and an assist. Watkins made his presence felt early and often, scoring both of his goals on crisp wrist-shots from the faceoff circle against an elite goaltender in Anton Khudobin, in only his second game back after missing three games with a minor upper body injury. If there is one thing that the recently turned 25-year old (birthday was on Nov. 22) knows more than anything, it is to stand out and shine amongst the stars.

Originally drafted by the Dallas Stars in the fifth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Watkins pursued a collegiate career at the hockey breeding grounds of the University of North Dakota.

While competing for the Sioux, the Saskatchewan native had the privilege of skating with current NHL stars Drew Stafford (Buffalo), Travis Zajac (New Jersey), T.J. Oshie (St. Louis), 2010 Stanley Cup champion Jonathan Toews (Chicago), as well as current Portland teammates Ryan Duncan and Brett Hextall which can attest to his crisp fundamental skill on display while skating on the Pirates top lines.

After wrapping up a successful four-year career in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Watkins ventured to the Phoenix organization where he made a quick splash during the 2009-10 season while competing with the ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers and Phoenix’s former AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. In 2009-10 Watkins registered a combined 33 points (16 goals and 17 assists) with Las Vegas and San Antonio, and improved on those numbers the following season with 35 points (15 goals and 20 assists) with the Rampage. With his consistent and constantly improving play, Watkins is making a case to remain a professional hockey player and join his former collegiate ‘mates in the “show.”

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

Huntsman can argue that he knows how to foster a sound economy CHAPMAN from page 4

In the libertarian Cato Institute’s 2008 fiscal ranking of the nation’s governors, he came in fifth — tied with Rick Perry. He also can argue that he knows how to foster a sound economy. During his time as governor, by one measure, Utah ranked first in the country in job creation, while Romney’s Massachusetts ranked 47th.

He hasn’t had to spend a lot of time fighting off major parts of his record. The phrase he uses to describe Romney — a “perfectly lubricated weather vane” — doesn’t apply to Huntsman.

He did, however, have the gall to say, “I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming.” He also has parted with GOP dogma on civil unions for gays and granting in-state college tuition to foreign-

born children brought here illegally by their parents.

But those are mild deviations compared to, say, Romney’s Obama-like health care program, Cain’s wild incoherence on abortion or Newt Gingrich’s sale of his soul to Freddie Mac. More offensive to rabid Obama-haters is that Huntsman accepted when the president asked him to be ambassador to China. Never mind that firsthand acquaintance with our biggest creditor and most formidable potential military rival (he even speaks Mandarin) would be an asset in a president.

Never mind that his service would appeal to independent voters who distrust fierce partisanship.

Never mind, either, that he has attacked Obama for his policy on Libya, which was “not in our core national security interest,” and on Afghanistan, which he regards as “nation-building.” Republicans

wary of extravagant, open-ended foreign entanglements now have an alternative to Ron Paul.

And who else has had the nerve to say what should be obvious about our most questionable ally? “I’m here to tell you, folks,” Huntsman declared at one event, “we can’t do a damn thing about Pakistan.

Only Pakistan can save Pakistan.”

If Republicans are looking for the most conservative candidate, they won’t settle on Huntsman. But if they are looking for the most conservative candidate who can beat Obama, he may yet get his day in the sun.

The process of elimination is on his side. New Hampshire political consultant Paul Collins, who is now working for the campaign, told The New York Times, “When I signed on, someone said to me, ‘Oh, you’ve met Huntsman?’ And I said, ‘No. But I’ve met all the other guys.’”

In times of crisis, leaders jump first, lay out what truly needs to be done FRIEDMAN from page 4

this? Why are so many independents and even Democrats who voted for Obama sitting on their hands?

Obama owns the bully pulpit of the presidency and he’s losing to Grover Norquist? Also, assuming it is all true about the G.O.P., how can Obama trump them? I think he can, if he leads in a new way.

I think America’s broad center understands very clearly that the country is in trouble and that the Republican Party has gone nuts. But when they look at Obama on the deficit, they feel something is missing. People know leadership when they see it — when they see someone taking a political risk, not just talking about doing so, not just saying, “I’ll jump if the other guy jumps.” In times of crisis, leaders jump first, lay out what truly

needs to be done to fix the problem, not just to win re-election, and by doing so earn the right to demand that others do the same.

What would it look like if the president was offering such leadership? First, he’d be proposing a deficit-cutting plan that matches the scale of our problem — one with substantial tax reform and revenue increases, a gasoline tax, deep defense cuts and cutbacks to both Social Security and Medicare. That is the Simpson-Bowles plan, and it should be Obama’s new starting point for negotiations. The deficit plan Obama put out last September is nowhere near as serious. “It is watered-down Simpson-Bowles,” said MacGuineas. “Most people don’t even know it exists.”

Second, he’d offer a plan in which the wealthy have to pay their fair share and more, because they’ve

had a great two decades. But everyone, including the middle class, has to contribute something. This has to be a national effort. Third, he would offer a plan that is aspirational. It would not just be a roadmap to balancing the budget but to making America great again through reignited economic growth.

My gut says that if the president lays out such a plan — one that begins with him taking all the political risks on himself and then demanding the G.O.P. and his own party follow — he will be both defining himself and the future in a way that would earn him so much centrist support and respect that it would leave every possible Republican opponent in the dust, no matter how obstructionist they are or want to be.

Go big, Mr. President. You will win, and so will America.

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Maj. Terry Shaffer, of The Salvation Army of Greater Portland, speaks during the nonprofit’s kickoff of its annual Red Kettle Campaign fundraising drive, at an event Wednesday.

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for this year's kettle campaign, Wednesday.

"It's hard," he said, about reaching this year's goal of raising $150,000.

"But, it's work that needs to be done."

In 2010, people gave about $164,000 to The Salvation Army during its kettle campaign. Volunteers will be stationed at more than 20 red kettles throughout Greater Portland this year.

"The more we raise, the more we're able to help people," Shaffer said.

Donations will serve about 1,000 families in the Greater Portland area. The Salvation Army distributes toys, clothing, food baskets and other household items to needy families

during the holiday season.

"You are really the army behind The (Salvation) Army," said George Stacey, chairman of the nonprofit's advisory board.

"We are here trying to serve the community on a day-to-day basis," he said. "I think people this year are probably going to be very generous."

The Salvation Army collected nearly $680,000 during last year's kettle campaign in Maine. Money was used to assist 55,000 families in the state, officials said.

Nationwide, $142 million was collected from an estimated 25,000 "bell-ringers" who go out each year to collect the donations, according to Matt Meenan, a spokesman for The Salvation Army.

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USPS spokesman for Northern New England, said this week.

Station A, located at 622 Congess Street, was included this summer in a list of 34 Maine branches that could be closed as part of a national reorganization aimed stemming billions of dollars in annual losses.

Station A is well used by West End residents, including elderly, disabled and immigrant residents, many of whom don’t drive. Hundreds of people also rent post office boxes from the facility.

This week, postal branches in the Maine towns of West Forks, Stoneham, Topsfield and Matinicus were removed from the closure list after the USPS determined it couldn’t provide “regular and effective” service if the branches closed, the Bangor Daily News reported.

The same likely can’t be said for Station A, which is within a mile form two other on-Peninsula branches.

There are also branches on Cliff Island and Peaks Island, although the Cliff Island branch is included on the closure list.

Most of the branches in Maine and nationwide are small operations with just one or two employees located in rural communities, Rizzo said. The USPS will make a determination on each branch based on the amount of

work for postal employees, revenues and the number of transactions each day.

Branches facing the most scrutiny will include those with average sales of less than $50 a day, irregular foot traffic and less than two hours of work per day, he said in July, when the closure list was first released.

When the USPS determines which branches fail to meet the standards for those criteria, it won’t shut down affected locations immediately. Closure notices will go up in affected branches to notify customers, the Bangor Daily News reported, and customers can appeal the decision to a post office regulatory board, which has final say.

Station A was also slated to be shut down in 2010, but was saved after residents contested the decision and members of Maine’s congressional delegation intervened.

Rizzo declined to speculate on the likelihood that the branch would once again be saved at the eleventh hour.

“Absolutely nothing is a done deal,” he said. “We are going to make our decisions based on the criteria we set forth.”

He added, “We conduct a very thoughtful and thorough process that combines data, public input and our ability to provide regular and effective service” to a particular community.

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Cheverus to host Wreaths Across America Project event DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT This year, on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m., the Cheverus High School community will once again gather on campus to welcome the volunteers of the Wreaths Across America Project.

Last year, the Wreaths Across America Project convoy made a stop at its campus at 267 Ocean Ave. in Portland, the school reported. "Hundreds gathered to watch as a seemingly endless convoy of tractor trailer trucks and their escorts, en route with handmade Maine wreaths for placement on the graves of service members at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., shared its mission to venerate those who have died while in the service of the armed forces of the United States," the school reported in a press release.

Cheverus will host a ceremony in the Keegan Gymnasium beginning at 4 p.m. to welcome the convoy, the Patriot Guard Riders, and the other motorcycle and motor vehicle groups and state and municipal law enforcement who help

escort the convoy.

The convey and its escorts will be joined by local law enforcement, including Portland police and fire departments, Maine State Police, Bangor, York and Cumberland county sheriffs, Falmouth Police and many others. This year police and fire departments from Connecticut and Massachusetts will also participate, and more than 52 bagpipers from New England will come together to perform at the event. Many other groups, volunteers and organizations will also be at Cheverus, including the Freeport Flag Ladies, The America Gold Star Mothers, Civil Air Patrol, Sons and Daughters of The American Revolution, The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Shannon Moss from Channel 8 TV will again host the celebration, and Karen and Morrill Worcester from the Worcester Wreath Company, General Bill Libby, head of the State of Maine National Guard, veterans, local dignitaries, state and national elected officials, will all be a part of the event.

‘Dinner and a movie’ could become more than a catchphrase in Freeport THEATER from page one

Teens and adults alike turned out for the werewolves-and-vampires love story, part of a Friday opening that saw the third installment gross $72 million nationwide. As Nordica Theatre worked out kinks in its digital movie delivery, fans enjoyed the film in one of the six auditoriums.

Nordica Theatre features six screens and 715 seats; the largest auditorium boasts 163 seats, the smallest has 87 seats.

The cinema, located in a L.L. Bean complex at Freeport Village Station, boasts a 3D movie screen and digital technology.

It’s all digital films, “no more 35 millimeter,” Benvenuto said.

“We have 17 movie theaters in our fleet, and I’ve never seen a community rally around the opening of a theater” like this one, he said.

About a year in development, the Nordica Theatre is located in a building owned by Berenson Associates.

Belmont Capital, based in Cambridge, Mass., operates movie cinemas with a combined 130 screens. Belmont Capital also operates the Windham Five Star Cinema, the Wells Five Star Cinema and Bangor Mall Cinemas under the name Your Neighborhood

“We have 17 movie theaters in our fleet, and I’ve never seen a community rally around the opening of a theater” like this one. — Mark Benvenuto, vice president of operations for Belmont Capital Theatre. Belmont has a relationship with Berenson Associates, which owns the Freeport Village Station, Benvenuto said.

“They’re friends of ours, and they knew we were in the business, they wanted somebody they’re friendly with, so it’s a good fit,” he said.

“Dinner and a movie” may become more than a catchphrase in Freeport, based on plans to develop the downtown.

“The idea is to bring some restaurants in on Mill Street here, so the theater would tie naturally into a couple of restaurants up the street,” Benvenuto said.

For now, the Nordica, with its 25 employees, is screening films such as Disney’s “The Muppets,” and “Arthur Christmas,” an animated film playing in both 2D and 3D. For details, visit www.nordicatheatre.com.

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Spencer Albee & Friends Beatles Tribute

WCLZ Presents Gillian Welch at the State

8 p.m. Ninth annual Beatles Night with Spencer Albee. Portland’s Spencer Albee is front man of the Maine-based rock band Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia. Port City Music Hall. Advance: $12; door: $15; VIP: $25. Ninth annual Beatles Night — this sold out last year so plan accordingly. Post Thanksgiving fun! www.portcitymusichall.com/performers/spencer-albee

7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT. The State Theatre.

Thursday, Dec. 1 Assembly of Dust & Ryan Montbleau 7 p.m. Assembly of Dust, Ryan Montbleau Band, at Port City Music Hall. Advance: $20; door: $25; VIP: $30; 18 plus. http://portcitymusichall.com/events

Jeffrey Foucault & Mark Erelli Saturday, Nov. 26

8 p.m. Jeffrey Foucault & Mark Erelli, Seven Curses. On their CD “Seven Curses,” songwriters Mark Erelli and Jeffrey 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. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

‘The Last Waltz’ screening at the State with Dominic & 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 For his debut album, artist Jago Thorne presents “Fire in the Wake,” a densely packed collection Friday, Dec. 2 beautiful rock film ever made” (New York of lyrical unveiling and musical moxie. He will appear Saturday, Nov. 26 at One Longfellow Square.

Times) it’s “one of the most important cul- (COURTESY PHOTO) The Fogcutters present Big Band Syndrome tural events of the last two decades” (Roll7 p.m. State Theatre, Maine’s biggest acts with ing Stone). Immediately following the movie, Fire in the Wake, a densely packed collection of lyrical The Fogcutters’ twist. Featuring Dave Gutter (Rustic OverPortland’s own The Lucid will play a set of live music feaunveiling and musical moxie. Chiseled from bedrock autotones/Paranoid Social Club); Spose; Darien Brahms; Jacob turing songs of the Band. www.statetheatreportland.com biography, the album balances the familiar territory of the Augustine (Jacob and the House of Fire); Zach Jones; singer-songwriter with a surprising collision of pan-genre Erica Brown’s Bluegrass Connection Dominic Lavoie (The Lucid); The Mallett Brothers; Lyle compositions and stark narratives. One Longfellow Square.

7:30 p.m. The Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Divinsky; Sly-Chi. The Fogcutters will present original www.onelongfellowsquare.com Road, Bar Mills. Fiddle prodigy Erica was competing at arrangements of Maine’s biggest musical acts — accomseven, touring at 9 and recording at 15, when she made her panied on-stage by these musicians themselves — as Dead Prez at Port City SRGH debut with the Old Time Radio Gang. Now her own well as the band’s original material. “Come hear your 8 p.m. Continuing on the path of politically minded artists five piece Bluegrass Band is enjoying great popularity and favorite music like you have never heard it before.” www. like Public Enemy, 2pac and KRS-One, the Floridaformedreturns for their annual post-Thanksgiving Bluegrass/counstatetheatreportland.com New York based outfit known as Dead Prez has been crafttry/ folk musical hoedown, with Matt Shipman on guitar ing revolutionary but gangsta hip-hop since the late 1990s.

Tom Rush at One Longfellow Square and vocals, Ken Taylor on bass, Steve Roy on Mandolin and Advance: $15; door: $18; VIP: $25. Continuing on the path 8 p.m. Tom Rush’s impact on the American music scene has vocals, and Read McNamara on Banjo. Adm. $14, students of politically minded artists like Public Enemy, 2pac and been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the ’60s and seniors $12 or by donation. Children 12 and under free.

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Pre-Thanksgiving Day snowstorm knocks out power to more than 28,000 CMP customers LEFT: Peter Lacy clears off his car along Presumpscot Street Wednesday after a pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm coated Portland. Central Maine Power Company crews restored power to nearly all of the customers who lost service when the storm dumped heavy, wet snow across Maine. Outages peaked at nearly 14,200 customer accounts, and utility officials estimated more than 28,000 customers were without service at some point over the course of the storm.

BELOW LEFT: Central Maine Power crews clear limbs from a power line on Old Bath Road in Brunswick Wednesday.

BELOW RIGHT: A state plow truck clears Route 1 north of Freeport Village Wednesday after the overnight snowstorm.

More than 475 plow trucks turned out to clear Maine’s roadways, the Maine Department of Transportation reported.

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Black Friday ‘frenzy’ expanding in Portland

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Small businesses in Maine hope to take Black Friday and not only run with it but parlay the postThanksgiving shopping frenzy into other promotions that urge a "buy local" mentality.

The Portland Downtown District is supporting the American Express-sponsored Small Business Saturday by reminding holiday shoppers that local is better this Saturday.

"We're just jumping on the bandwagon to remind people that what's different about downtowns is they're the home of small, independent businesses and more of your money stays local, because if you think about them, they live locally, they pay property taxpayers," said Jan Beitzer, executive director of the Portland Downtown District.

Small businesses, she said, are more like neighbors than businesses.

"Their accountant may be the person who's two blocks away or in a neighboring town," she said.

Maine native Karen Mills, who's administrator of the federal Small Business Administration, gave a shout-out to Maine in a midweek online column

about Small Business Saturday.

"There are many people in my life that appreciate a unique gift from a local business, like the blueberry jam I pick up at the Farmers’ Market in my hometown of Brunswick, Maine," Mills wrote in a blog that was reposted on the White House website. "This Saturday, I’m planning to go back to that market early in the morning."

Mills "Other top-level officials throughout the Administration are also 'shopping small' this Saturday," Mills wrote.

In Portland, a locally based Internet marketing company teamed up with the Portland Downtown District to promote a weekend-long shopping incentive.

Black Friday coupons — distributed in 1,000 printed coupon books and available online at the district's website, portlandmaine.com — are a new way to try to drive traffic to the downtown area and its small businesses, said Anton Kaufer, field sales development manager for Local Thunder, based in Portland.

"We had mobs of people downtown last Friday to grab those coupon books. People were excited," he said. "It's just rallying around the concept of getting people to support their local community and capitalize on the shopping frenzy that surrounds Black Friday each year."

The books contain coupons good at 66 businesses with a combined savings of over $1,000, Kaufer said.

"The coupons are good from Black Friday all the way through the weekend to Cyber Monday. ... If folks wanted to bounce around from store to store or they were out of town for the holiday, we wanted to give them the opportunity," he said.

Beitzer said the district wants to carry the momentum of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday into the month of December, with promotions such as Think Outside the Box for Arts District shopping and a Twelve Days of Christmas raffle.

"Our thing is really all the weekends in December, so we have events every weekend," she said.

The goal is to remind holiday shoppers that local merchants should be familiar faces: "the guy who cut your hair or where you buy your coffee or the bookstore on the corner."

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Weak bond sale tests Germany’s stature FRANKFURT — Germany’s stature as an island of stability amid the financial chaos of the euro zone was challenged Wednesday after an auction of government bonds met slack demand, suggesting that investors are beginning to question whether there are any havens left in Europe.

Analysts cautioned against reading too much into a single bond issue — one of nine this year that has failed to sell out, according to the German Finance Ministry. But the dismal sale results helped push down stocks worldwide and contributed to the atmosphere of fear that prevails in Europe: that the crisis is getting ahead of the political will to solve it.

In the first steps toward the closer political and financial integration that many have come to believe is essential for the survival of the euro, the European Commission proposed Wednesday that countries surrender more power over their national finances to the European authorities, giving Brussels the right to request a rewrite of spending plans that seem too profligate.

The commission, the executive agency of the European Union, also floated ideas for the issuance of bonds backed by all the countries of the euro zone — a measure that, despite German opposition, is gaining acceptance as a means of market reassurance as the crisis persists.

With the debt crisis gaining momentum rather than abating, and threats growing to countries at the core of the currency zone, measures that were politically impossible just a year ago are now being actively discussed, though it remains to be seen whether they will be enough to reassure markets that the crisis has been contained.

If Germany’s borrowing costs continue to rise, it would be a blow to the country’s prestige and could profoundly shift the debate about how to cope with the euro crisis. About one-third of the 6 billion euro issues of German bonds found no buyers, twice as much unsold stock as normal.

— New York Times

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll hear kind words of support, and you’ll mentally speak to yourself in an encouraging way, as well. All the positive reinforcement will help you make this day truly memorable for you and yours.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It has something to do with the way you dig into life with a sense of whimsy and fun. By the end of the day, you’ll be even more popular than you were at the beginning.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You approach the day with some degree of solemnity, and there’s an atmosphere of importance around you. The respect you give to loved ones comes like a fast boomerang back to you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You understand what it means to have an attitude of gratitude, and you’ll teach those who are younger, or those who are for some reason less aware of their blessings, how to show and feel appreciation.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll ignore the little glitches and change the plan as often as necessary. You’ll let nothing keep you from your goal of creating a shared experience with the people you love.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 24).

Relationships will be healed this year.

In the weeks to come, you’ll spend gleeful quality time with those who are most dear to you. You’ll buzz with electric insight into matters of business in January. You will be wiling to take greater risks because you have a prescient sense that the return will be high.

Cancer and Libra people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 4, 15, 44, 31 and 30.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You feel driven to spread your love of humanity to everyone with whom you connect.

Your conversation hovers around the most interesting and uplifting news you’ve heard.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will know on a deep level that you’re an integral part of what’s happening in your group. You’ll get the sense that you’re leading the action in a way that never could occur without you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll exercise your creative muscles and express yourself with flair. There will be more options available to you than you could possibly sample in one day, though you’ll certainly try!

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll be among a mix of loved ones and strangers, and you’ll feel that in many ways the world is one big community in which you feel quite welcome. People around you will be thankful that you were part of their day.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Counteract the day’s heightened level of excitement with moments of deep breathing, fresh air and solitude. Ten minutes to yourself every so often will ensure that your mood is consistently wonderful.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll take extra measures to make sure that everyone is comfortable. In an effort to see things the way your loved ones see things, you’ll put yourself in different positions, figuratively and, wherever possible, actually.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll be inclined to hustle all day if you let yourself, but don’t. Your enjoyment will be amplified if you relax into moments of chitchat and fun instead of constantly noticing all the work there is to be

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Nov. 24, the 328th day of 2011. There are 37 days left in the year. This is Thanksgiving Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 24, 1971, a hijacker calling himself “Dan Cooper” (but who became popularly known as “D.B. Cooper”) parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 somewhere over the Pacific Northwest after receiving $200,000 dollars in ransom — his fate remains unknown.

On this date: In 1784, Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, was born in Orange County, Va. In 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species,” which explained his theory of evolution by means of natural selection.

In 1863, the Civil War Battle of Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee; Union forces succeeded in taking the mountain from the Confederates.

In 1941, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Edwards v. California, unanimously struck down a California law prohibiting people from bringing impoverished non-residents into the state.

In 1950, the musical “Guys and Dolls,” based on the writings of Damon Runyon and featuring songs by Frank Loesser, opened on Broadway.

In 1963, Jack Ruby shot and mortally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in a scene captured on live television.

In 1969, Apollo 12 splashed down safely in the Pacific.

In 1991, rock singer Freddie Mercury died in London at age 45 of AIDS-related pneumonia.

One year ago: A jury in Austin convicted former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, on charges he’d illegally funneled corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. (DeLay, who was later sentenced to three years in prison, is free on bond as his legal team appeals.)

Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Johnny Carver is 71. Rock-and-roll drummer Pete Best is 70. Rock musician Donald “Duck” Dunn (Booker T. & the MG’s) is 70.

Actor-comedian Billy Connolly is 69. Singer Lee Michaels is 66. Actor Dwight Schultz is 64. Actor Stanley Livingston is 61. Rock musician Clem Burke is 57. Record producer Terry Lewis is 55. Actor Ruben SantiagoHudson is 55. Actress Denise Crosby is 54.

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Actor Garret Dillahunt is 47. Actor-comedian Scott Krinsky is 43. Rock musician Chad Taylor (Live) is 41. Actress Lola Glaudini is 40. Actress Danielle Nicolet is 38. Actor Colin Hanks is 34. Actress Katherine Heigl is 33. Actress Sarah Hyland is 21.

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Here is one of Ann Landers’ favorite essays, which we feel is quite appropriate for Thanksgiving: I Asked God (author unknown) I asked God for strength, that I might achieve.

I was made weak, that I might learn to obey.

I asked for health, that I might do greater things.

I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.

I asked for riches, that I might be happy.

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I got nothing that I asked for -- but everything I had hoped for.

Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.

I am, among all men, most richly blessed.

Dear Readers: This was written many years ago by Judy Vekasy, a registered nurse and director of activities in a nursing home in Savannah, Tenn., and it appeared several times in Ann Landers’ column. It originally appeared in the Memphis Commercial Appeal. For those with some spare time this week, please stop by any nursing home and volunteer: You say you can’t do anything. Can you read? Good. Read to me. My eyes aren’t what they used to be.

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Can you tell me about your job? I was a nurse once myself.

Can you listen? Wonderful. I’m starved for conversation.

Can you bake a sponge cake or zucchini bread or angel biscuits or make fudge? They aren’t on the nursing home menu, but I remember how good they were and I would like to taste them again.

Do you play checkers or dominoes or rummy? Fine, so do I, but there is never anyone who has the time. They are understaffed around here, you know.

Do you play the violin or the flute or the piano? My hearing is poor, but I can hear any kind of music. Even if I fall asleep, you’ll know I enjoyed it.

Once we were somebodies, just like you. We were farmers and farmers’ wives and teachers, nurses, beauticians, stockbrokers and electricians, bankers and sheriffs and maybe a few outlaws, too. We’re not all senile -- just old and needing more help than our families can give us. This home, whatever its name, is “home” to us and you’re an invited guest.

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Annie’s Snippet for Thanksgiving (credit the late Irv Kupcinet): An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.

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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.

Wake N’ Bakery Thanksgiving dinner 1 p.m. Wake N’ Bakery will be providing a free Thanksgiving dinner for all in need. “We’re open to anybody that wants it,” said Chris Vaughan, owner. The Westbrook cafe It’s Black Friday, the kickoff to Christmas shopping.

Here, a Road, Reny’s welcomes donated food for this event.

597 Bridgton department display in Portland shoppers in the holiday Westbrook.store Serving until the foodputs is gone, roughly until 6 spirit.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) p.m. The cafe plans about 200 dinners. 797-7344.

Friday, Nov. 25 Maine Historical Society Museum Store 10 a.m. Maine Historical Society Museum Store Holiday Bazaar, runs through Dec. 31. “Shop for the holidays at the MHS Museum Store! The museum store is renowned for its incredible selection of Maine related books, DVDs, and gifts. We have expanded the store for the holidays and filled it with a wide variety of seasonal items. The annual holiday bazaar has become an MHS tradition. MHS members receive a 10 percent discount on all purchases in our museum store and online. Proceeds from your purchases support the efforts of Maine Historical Society. www.mainehistorystore.com. The museum store is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

Store will close at 2 p.m. on Dec. 24 and will be closed Dec. 25 and 26 and Jan. 1 and 2. http://www.mainehistory.org/ programs_events.shtml

Victoria Mansion Christmas Season: Deck the Halls 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.

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 SpencerFleming, Sarah Thomson, Chris Van Dusen, and James Witherell. For more information: www.mainewriters.org or 228-8263.

The Polar Express train ride 2:45 p.m. The Polar Express returns to Portland. “And this year, we’ve added an early train time (2:45 p.m.) and another First Class car! Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between Nov. 25 and Dec. 23, 2:45 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m. The Polar Express will come to life when the Maine Narrow Gauge train departs its Ocean Gateway depot for a journey to the ‘North Pole.’ Holiday decorations inside the train will add to the festive atmosphere as guests on board meet the conductor, have hot chocolate and a treat, listen to a reading of the enchanting story over our sound system, and sing carols. Santa will ride back with everyone to the train station from a special outpost of the North Pole and

On Sunday, Dec. 4, Cheverus High School will host a ceremony in the Keegan Gymnasium beginning at 4 p.m. to welcome the Wreaths Across America Project convoy, the Patriot Guard Riders, and the other motorcycle and motor vehicle groups and state and municipal law enforcement who help escort the Wreaths Across America Project convoy. Here, last year’s participants lay wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery. (COURTESY PHOTO) every child will receive their special bell on board the train.” www.mainenarrowgauge.org

Horse and Wagon Rides 4 p.m. “Free rides throughout enchanting downtown on a horse-drawn wagon. Enjoy the lights and sounds of the holiday season. Pick-up and drop-off every half hour in Monument Square.” Friday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Dec. 18.

Fridays (4 p.m. to 8 p.m.), Saturdays (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.), Sundays (1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) Visit portlandmaine.com for details.

Christmas Tree Lighting 5:30 p.m. Monument Square Christmas tree lighting.

“Come see the spectacular lighting of the Christmas Tree at this annual tradition! Entertainment by Rick Charette and the Bubblegum Band and a visit by a very special guest!”

Visit portlandmaine.com for details.

Pirates at home for Black Friday 7 p.m. Portland Pirates hockey will return to the Civic Center on Black Friday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. when the Worcester Sharks come to town for the first of 12 meetings this season. Offered during all nine Friday home games during the 2011-12 season is the special “Dollar Desert Dog” promotion where fans can purchase their “Desert Dog” hot dogs for a single dollar at any of the Civic Center concession locations on the concourse from an hour before faceoff until 10 minutes after the second period begins. In addition, the Portland Pirates Holiday Toy Drive will kickoff and all toy donations to Toys for Tots and cash donations to the Bruce Roberts Toy Fund will be rewarded with a pair of tickets to a future Pirates game.

Individual tickets for the each of the remaining 29 home games of the Pirates 2011-12 regular season schedule are on sale and fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Pirates ticket office, Cumberland County Civic Center box office (open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m.4:00 p.m.) or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

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.”

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 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 gifts!” 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland. Also Sunday.

Music in the House 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Longfellow House, In June 2002, the Maine Historical Society celebrated the centennial of the Wadsworth–Longfellow House as Maine’s first house museum open to the public. “Come visit Maine Historical Society this holiday season for an exciting array of activities and programs scheduled from Nov. 19-Dec. 31.” www.mainehistory.org/holidays.shtml

‘The Topp Twins’

‘The Nutcracker’

6:30 p.m. “The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls,” Friday, Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 27, 2 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: $7 and available on the day of the show. For a complete list of movies, visit moviesatthemuseum.org.

2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 4. Presented by Maine State Ballet. 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

Saturday, Nov. 26 Down East Ski Sale 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The next Down East Ski Sale will be held

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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 gifts!” 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland.

‘The Nutcracker’ 2 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 4. Presented by Maine State Ballet.

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

Deck the Fort Allen Park bandstand 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fort Allen Park. “Join those energetic Elves of the Eastern Promenade as they deck the Fort Allen Park bandstand with boughs of evergreen and holiday lights. We’ll provide the garland and the lights — just bring your gloves, warm clothes and good cheer. When the job is done, we’ll flip the switch and admire our work!” http:// easternpromenade.org

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.

Please email Melissa at melissa.lefler@gmail.com.

‘Chefs and Musicians for Safe Harbor’ 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church Portland is launching a new program Safe Harbor — a legal assistance fund to address the increase in requests the church receives by asylum seekers who need legal assistance. The church is kicking off this program with a benefit event concert “Chefs and Musicians for Safe Harbor,” on Sunday, Nov. 27, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at First Parish, 425 Congress St., Portland. “The Rev. Christina Sillari has stretched her discretionary funds as far as they will go to help asylum seekers who come to her for help at First Parish Unitarian Universalist.

Rev. Sillari says ‘our many friends who provide pro bono and low cost legal assistance to asylum seekers are so backlogged with requests, that many asylum

Mike Grant hangs Christmas lights for the city near Monument Square. Today at 5:30 p.m., the public can enjoy a tree lighting ceremony in Monument Square. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO) applicants must look elsewhere to find low-fee legal representation. 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 see next page

Today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Portland Public Library at Monument Square will offer refreshments and live music. “This annual event is a great time to come check out the Portland Public Library. Generously sponsored by Friends of Portland Public Library. Also, from noon to 3 p.m., meet your favorite Maine authors at the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance Holiday Book Sale in the Lewis Gallery. Books will be available for purchase and signing.” (FILE PHOTO)

Jada Fitch has completed a lush new series of paintings. “Each canvas allows visitors to catch a glimpse of the curious goingson in a mysterious seaside forest world few have seen before,” reports the Green Hand bookstore, which features Fitch’s work for First Friday Art Walk, Dec. 2. (COURTESY IMAGE)

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Tuesday, Nov. 29 Vein Healthcare Center free screenings 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Vein Healthcare Center will be giving free leg screenings from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patient visits will include a venous exam of both legs, an overview of treatment options, and an opportunity to have questions answered by Dr. Cindy Asbjornsen, one of the leading phlebology (vein health) specialists in Maine. Though the leg screening is free, an appointment is required. Call the Vein Healthcare Center at 221-7799 to make an appointment, or visit www.veinhealthcarecenter.com for more information.

The Vein Healthcare Center is located in South Portland at 100 Foden Road, Suite 307.

Cheverus Toy Drive 4 p.m. “Over the next few weeks, the Cheverus High School community will be collecting unwrapped gifts, toys and cash from alumni, faculty, staff, parents and friends of the school, and the local community for its second annual holiday Toy Drive. This year Cheverus High School will be partnering with The Sharing Sleigh, a volunteer holiday program which will coordinate donations from the Toy Drive and of food, gifts and clothing to those who are less fortunate or homeless in our community. Donations are welcome! Please deliver your unwrapped toy or donation of cash or check during school hours to the Guidance Department (next to the main office) at Cheverus High School, 267 Ocean Ave., Portland, Maine. Donations will be accepted until Dec. 16. Your generous donation will help those who might otherwise not share in the joys of this holiday season. You may also drop off your donation at the Cheverus High School Tree Lighting ceremony on Nov. 29, at 4 p.m. Come join in the fun as we light our Christmas tree, enjoy a visit with Santa, sing along with carolers and share hot chocolate and sweet treats. For more information or to donate to the Cheverus Toy Drive, contact caron@cheverus.org.

DownEast Pride Alliance ‘Business After Hours’ 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Networking event at Pat’s Pizza Old Port, 30 Free St., Portland. “Cash bar, lite food and media table. Bring business cards to share. See you there for ‘cocktails and conversation!’” The DownEast Pride Alliance (DEPA) is a GLBTQ business networking group in Southern Maine meeting monthly at local establishments for “Business After Hours” events that provide a safe forum for, and help strengthen, the local gay & gay-friendly business community. Bring business cards to share on our Media Table.

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7 p.m. Lewiston/Auburn Community Little Theatre will hold auditions for “Almost Maine” by Maine playwright John Cariani on Nov. 29 and 30 at 7 p.m. at Great Falls Art Center 30 Academy St., Auburn. Ensemble piece for four women and four men, age not a factor. Katie St. Pierre directs. Performances are Feb. 10-19, 2012. FMI, 783-0958 or laclt.com.

Wednesday, Nov. 30 Maine’s Museums: Art, Oddities and Artifacts noon. Janet Mendelshon at the Maine Maritime Museum Bath. Free admission. “The first book devoted solely to the diverse and often unexpected museums in the Pine Tree State. Whether you want to see great works of art or truly unique collections — from umbrella covers to strange creatures — you’ll find it in Maine and you’ll find it in Maine’s Museums.” For information or to register visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443-1316 during business hours.

Victoria Mansion Christmas Gala 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Victoria Mansion Christmas Gala Join us for a festive evening to benefit Victoria Mansion.

Tour the elegantly decorated Mansion * Meet the designers * Enjoy fabulous food and drink in luxurious Mansion spaces and the enclosed heated porch and courtyard * 10 percent discount in the Carriage House Museum Shop * Preview exclusive new Christmas gifts. www.victoriamansion.org/events_rentals/events.aspx

Councilor John Coyne district meeting 7 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 5 Meeting hosted by Councilor John Coyne, Riverton Community Center, 1600 Forest Ave. For more information about these meetings, contact Mike Murray, the city’s Island and Neighborhood Administrator at 756-8288, or MSM@portlandmaine.gov.

Thursday, Dec. 1 World AIDS Day reception and vigil 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. In a unique collaboration, Frannie Peabody Center will partner with one of Portland’s most historic landmarks, Victoria Mansion, to hold its annual World AIDS Day reception and vigil. The event will be highlighted by a reading and talk from John-Manuel Andriote, author of the recently re-released Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed

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Good Theater Broadway hits, holiday favorites 7 p.m. Good Theater’s annual concerts featuring Broadway hits and holiday favorites Dec. 1-4. Good Theater presents Broadway leading man Kevin Earley joined by a cast of 17 singers including Marva Pittman, Kelly Caufield, Lynne McGhee and Stephen Underwood. Directed by Brian P. Allen with musical direction by Victoria Stubbs who leads the three-piece band. Performance times are Thursday at 7 p.m. ($25), Friday at 7:30 ($25), Saturday matinee at 3 p.m. ($25) and Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. ($30), and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. ($30). At the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Call 885-5883 for reservations and information. www.goodtheater.com

Portland’s first annual Palestinian Film Festival 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1— “‘Jenin Jenin.’ A documentary of the city and refugee camp destroyed by Israeli forces in April 2002 and the indomitable spirit of the Palestinians in their struggle for human rights and statehood.” SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. 7:30 p.m. $7/5 for Space and MVPR members and students with ID. Dec. 2 — “‘Eyewitness Gaza.’ A documentary of life in Gaza following Israel’s attack in the winter of 2008-09.

Focus is on Gazan youths’ ability to survive a siege and marginalization by the world community. Director Tom Jackson will attend.” Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St. 8 p.m. $7/5 for MVPR & Peace Action Maine members & students w/ID. Dec. 3 — “‘Salt of This Sea.’ Feature-length film, starring noted Palestinian poet Suheir Hammad. At once political and tender, even lyrical, ‘Salt of This Sea’ is the engaging story of a Palestinian-American (Hammad) who decides to leave Brooklyn, reclaim her birthright and live in her homeland. Captures the Palestinians’ struggle for recognition of their basic humanity. SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. 7:30 p.m. $7/5 for SPACE and Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights members and students with ID. Sponsored and organized by MVPR. Net proceeds will go to the Middle East Children’s Alliance water project to bring clean, safe water to the children of Gaza. Robert Schaible, 239-8060; rmschaible@ gmail.com. see next page

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– EVENTS CALENDAR––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– businesses. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and music will begin at 7 p.m. Come early as space is limited, and these shows will sell out. Open Sky Fund has been providing instruments to children in Maine since 2009, in memory of Van Lawton of Oxford County, a magickal musician who left to his closest friends, his last song titled ‘Open Sky.’ More information about the Open Sky Fund is available at www.openskyfund.org.”

Tickets for Kimmy’s Odd Ball are $10 each night and all proceeds benefit the fund. Tickets are on sale now at www. openskyfund.org. Donations of gently used instruments are always welcome.

Guests are encouraged to dress in costume and prepare to dance.

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Friday, Dec. 2 Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History 5 p.m. Portland Public Library, Lewis Gallery, free admission. Friday, Dec. 2 through Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Opening event, 5 p.m., Friday Dec. 2 – Director’s Remarks and Meet the Curator. “Maine Maritime Museum’s latest exhibit presents a vision of the history of Maine’s Gateway City as portrayed by the ships that have transited Portland Head to clear Spring Point Ledge, a series of vessels as diverse as the different eras they represent; vessels that have brought hope, grief, sustenance, prosperity, disappointment, and a good day’s work to its people.” For more information visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443-1316 during business hours.

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7:30 p.m. First Friday, Dec. 2, Theme: Holidays from Heaven and Hell. “Portland Playback performs its very popular holiday offering next month: Holidays from Heaven and Hell. We all know how rich and emotionally complex the holiday season is. Everyone’s expectations are so high; there’s the commercial aspect, family relationships, friendships.

Some of our happiest and some of our saddest stories are told and ‘played back’ at this event.” Every month, Portland Playback puts five actors at your disposal to reenact true stories from your life with improvisation. $5 at the door, CTN5 studio, 516 Congress St., Portland. FMI, email portlandplaybacktheatre@gmail.com or call 671-9481. Find out more at www.portlandplayback.com.

5 p.m. “On the first Friday of December, Victoria Mansion will extend its hours until 8:30 p.m. and all admissions after 5 p.m. are only $5. There will be holiday refreshments in the Carriage House Museum Shop’s Loft for our guests! Do not miss out on the only time to To kick off the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s holiday campaign Season of Wishes, 11-year-old wish child Hannah tour the Mansion after dark this Christmas Storey of Cumberland has a special duty. At 5:30 p.m. today, Hannah will magically light the Monument Square Season!”

Christmas tree at Portland Downtown District’s annual celebration. Hannah and her family are excited for the opportunity to meet Santa, Rick Charette and the Bubblegum band. (COURTESY PHOTO) The Gallery at Harmon’s & Barton’s

First Friday Art Walk 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Bringing Art Home for the Holidays” featuring four inspired craft artists in fiber, metal, wood and clay. “Join us for our Holiday Celebration, First Friday Art Walk, Dec. 2, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., 584 Congress St., Portland.

Exhibit and sale through December during gallery hours, Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 774-5948. www.harmonsbartons.com

‘In The Forest By The Sea’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of “In The Forest By The Sea,” paintings by Jada Fitch, at the Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland. On display through the month of January. Contact Michelle Souliere at 253-6808 or michelle.souliere@gmail.com. “Each canvas allows visitors to catch a glimpse of the curious goings-on in a mysterious seaside forest world few have seen before,” reports the Green Hand bookstore.

Goodwill Industries art sale 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Goodwill Industries of Northern New England will hold its sixth bi-annual ‘Art for Everyone: A Collection of Donated Art,’ on Friday, December 2, from, at Goodwill’s Headquarters (353 Cumberland Ave., Portland). The sale will feature over 250 drawings, oils, pastels, posters, prints and watercolors donated to Goodwill stores in the local community. All pieces of art will be affordably priced just in time for the holidays. ... Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Goodwill’s job training and support services in the northern New England community.”

Bob Tkacik at Geno’s Rock Club 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. At Geno’s Rock Club, Bob Tkacik

will be opening his month-long exhibit in the lobby. “Bob lives in Portland, and went to art school once (although he claims you won’t be able to tell based on this particular exhibit). He has a penchant for attracting piles of skeletal remains and rusted things, simply by stepping out of his house, and because of this he has decided to adhere said items to other inanimate bits of detritus and display it for all to see. He will also display works revolving around geometric repetition and spiraling colors. Most recently, he has been involved with a collaborative mural at the Octopi Gallery on Congress Street in Portland. Art Walk in Geno’s lobby is open to all, refreshments provided, for free.“

2011 SEA Holiday Art Sale 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Over 80 artists bringing you blown glass, jewelry, journals, paintings, textiles, sculptures, photography, paper crafts, pottery, magnets, cards, bags, children’s soft toys, and more. Also Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. East End Community School Center, 195 North St., Portland. Free admission; light food available in PTO Café.

Open Sky Fund event 6 p.m. “Two nights of ‘FUN’draising or the Open Sky Fund, a registered nonprofit organization providing Musical Instruments and Opportunities to children in Maine. At this event, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3 at the Big Easy there will be live music by local bands who are donating their time, food from Divided Sky Café, and some very special guests including a 12-year-old guitar player from the area. The Open Sky Faery will present an instrument to a child each night. There will be a silent auction with items from local

‘The Wandering Beggar’ 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, continues its second season of Studio Series presentations with an adaptation by local playwright Howard Rosenfield of the book “The Wandering Beggar … or The Adventures of Simple Shmerel” by Solomon Simon. The book was written originally in Yiddish and first published in 1931. It was then translated, by the author and his son, David Simon, and published in English in 1942. “The Wandering Beggar” is comprised of a charming series of vignettes, in which the title character encounters a series of dishonest servants and greedy kings, overcoming each obstacle with a direct and honest approach. By the end of the play, the simple beggar has proven to have more wisdom than the rabbis. This adaptation was commissioned by Acorn and is being performed with the good wishes of the author’s family. Acorn’s production is directed by veteran theater artist Harlan Baker, and features an ensemble of 11 actors, including returning faces from previous Acorn shows along with several newcomers to the theater scene. The show runs from Dec. 2 through Dec. 18, 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.

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