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Forbes: Portland region to see strong job growth in the spring — See page 9 Eighty degrees in March? Forecasters expect record-setting warmth to dip by this weekend — See page 8

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Ethan Stebbins with Ken Fengler Landscaping of Scarborough unloads clippings from hydrangeas at the Portland Museum of Art Wednesday. “It’s a little early for this,” Stebbins said of the warm weather, but welcomed the chance to work outside. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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As hoverflies grow, so do their acting skills (NY Times) — Hoverflies don’t sting, but to repel predators they sometimes pretend to. And to aid in the deception, they look remarkably like wasps and bees.

Now it turns out that bigger hoverflies seem to be better mimics of stinging insects than smaller ones — perhaps the larger flies are more attractive to predators. Evolutionarily, they had more to gain by honing their mimicry skills.

The researchers, who report their findings in the current issue of Nature, looked at as many features as they could measure in 31 species of hoverflies — like antenna length, abdomen length and abdomen width.

They combined these data with ratings on the quality of mimicry.

“Mimicry is a really close resemblance to its model,” said Tom Sherratt, an evolutionary ecologist at Carleton University in Ottawa and one of the study’s authors. “The question is, why doesn’t an even closer resemblance evolve?

“Large species represent a much more substantial meal to a would-be predator,” he continued. “There’s more incentive for the predator to give them a good checking out.”

Smaller hoverflies, on the other hand, are less attractive and may receive a less thorough look.

“When you’re small, even a vague resemblance might be enough,” Dr. Sherratt said.

The scientists think they may be able to apply similar methods to study mimicry in other animals. Next up: large caterpillars with eyespots that help them mimic snakes.

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Cheap drug found to save bleeding victims (NY Times) — For months, a simple generic drug has been saving lives on America’s battlefields by slowing the bleeding of even gravely wounded soldiers.

Even better, it is cheap. But its very inexpensiveness has slowed its entry into American emergency rooms, where it might save the lives of bleeding victims of car crashes, shootings and stabbings — up to 4,000 Americans a year, according to a recent study.

Because there is so little profit in it, the companies that make it do not champion it.

However, the drug is edging slowly closer to adoption as hospitals in New York and other major cities debate adding it to their pharmacies. The drug, tranexamic acid, has long been sold over the counter in Britain and Japan for heavy menstrual flow. After a groundbreaking 2010 trial on 20,000 hemorrhaging trauma patients in 40 countries showed that it saved lives, the British and American Armies adopted it. The World Health Organization added it to its essential drugs list last year, and British ambulances now carry it.

A Florida law gets scrutiny after a teenager’s killing MIAMI (NY Times) — Seven years after Florida adopted its sweeping self-defense law, the shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, has put that law at the center of an increasingly angry debate over how he was killed and whether law enforcement has the authority to charge the man who killed him.

The law, called Stand Your Ground, is one of 21 such laws around the country, many of

them passed within the last few years. In Florida, it was pushed heavily by the National Rifle Association but opposed vigorously by law enforcement.

It gives the benefit of the doubt to a person who claims self-defense, regardless of whether the killing takes place on a street, in a car or in a bar — not just in one’s home, the standard cited in more restrictive laws. In Florida, if people feel they are in imminent

danger from being killed or badly injured, they do not have to retreat, even if it would seem reasonable to do so. They have the right to “stand their ground” and protect themselves.

That is precisely the question in the case: Was the gunman, George Zimmerman, 28, a white Hispanic crime watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., in imminent danger and acting in self-defense during his encounter with Trayvon Martin, as he asserts?

ST. PAUL (NY Times) — For the first time in more than three decades, Minnesota Republicans are basking in majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature, so on matters that need no signature from the Democratic governor, they can do as they please. Priority No. 1, to some: put a measure on the ballot that would allow workers to avoid paying fees to unions they choose not to join. Critics view the proposed measure, which would amend the state Constitution, as a plain attack on unions.

A protest in February at the State Capitol in Madison, Wisc. Union battles last year led to a recall campaign against Gov. Scott Walker. In some states, Republicans are split on the issue. And yet, on a recent afternoon, Senator Dave Thompson said he had grown doubtful that the “right to work” amendment he hoped to put before voters this fall — a proposition requiring no approval by the governor — would survive a vote of his fellow Republican legislators, or even find its way out of Republican-controlled committees.

“I’ve been told that no hearing has been scheduled and that a lot of people are concerned, so I guess this isn’t going to move anywhere,” Senator Thompson said on Friday, days after the proposal drew hundreds of protesting union supporters to the halls of the Legislature, and after an advertising campaign critical of the idea began airing around Minnesota.

Justices’ ruling expands rights of accused in plea bargains WASHINGTON (NY Times) — Criminal defendants have a constitutional right to effective lawyers during plea negotiations, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a pair of 5-to-4 decisions.

Because about 95 percent of criminal convictions arise from guilty pleas, the decisions represent a vast expansion of judicial supervision of the criminal justice system.

“Criminal justice today is for the most part a system of pleas, not a system of trials,” Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the majority. “The right to adequate assistance of counsel cannot be defined or enforced without taking account of the central role

plea bargaining takes in securing convictions and determining sentences.”

Justice Antonin Scalia took the unusual step of summarizing his dissents from the bench. “Today’s opinions open a whole new field of constitutionalized criminal procedure: federal plea-bargaining law,” he said.

Scholars who welcomed that development agreed about its significance.

“The Supreme Court’s decision in these two cases constitute the single greatest revolution in the criminal justice process since Gideon v. Wainwright provided indigents the right to counsel,” said Wesley M. Oliver, a law professor at Widener University.

It has long been established that defendants are entitled to new trials if they can show that incompetent work by their lawyers probably affected the verdicts in their cases. The Supreme Court has also required lawyers to offer competent advice in urging defendants to give up their right to a trial by accepting a guilty plea.

The cases decided Wednesday answered a harder question: What is to be done in cases in which a lawyer’s incompetence caused the client to reject a favorable plea bargain?

Justice Kennedy, who wrote both majority opinions and was joined both times by the court’s four more liberal

members, acknowledged that allowing the possibility of reopening cases involving rejected pleas that were followed by convictions presented all sorts of knotty problems. But he said the realities of American criminal justice required the court to take action.

One of the cases, Missouri v. Frye, No 10-444, involved Galin E. Frye, who was charged with driving without a license in 2007. A prosecutor offered to let him plead guilty in exchange for a 90-day sentence.

But Frye’s lawyer at the time, Michael Coles, failed to tell his client about the offer. After it expired, Frye pleaded guilty without a deal in place, and a judge sentenced him to three years.

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AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s proposed tax changes — including some that would not take effect for years — drew support and opposition at a joint public hearing of the legislature’s Taxation Committee and Appropriations Committee “I am opposed to all of the tax changes, “said Albert Dimillo, a retired corporate tax director and Certified d Pubic Accountant from Portland. He focused much of his testimony on the proposal that would increase income tax exemptions for retirement income starting in 2014.The proposal would raise the income limit to $10,000 in 2014 and reach a total of $35,000 in 2019.

“The proposed tax changes are not good tax policy,” DiMillo said. “Most retirees in Maine do not pay an excessive income tax; the vast majority of Maine retirees pay much more in property tax than income tax.”

He said tax policy needs to be given enough time to be considered properly and the time to weigh unintended consequences. He said tax changes do not belong in a supplemental budget.

But John Wakefield of the 15,000 member Maine Association of Retirees, a group made up of retirees that get pensions from the Maine Public Retirement System, said any tax relief will be welcomed by its members. He is a former staff director of the Appropriations Committee was asked if he had any recommendations on how to pay the cost of the tax break, estimated at over $93 million a year.

“No disrespect to your question, “he said, “but last session they cut the COLA cap (cost of living allowance) and suspended the COLA for three years.

According to the Office of Fiscal and Program Review that was $344 million in general fund money; I think most of our members think they have already given.”

The proposal is also popular with current state workers, said Chris Quint, Executive Director of the Maine State Employees Association. But he said tax policy issues should be considered carefully and not

as part of a supplemental budget.

“We would urge you to put this off to the next biennial budget,” he said. “There is a concerns about where is the money coming from to pay for this in the future.”

Garrett Martin, Executive Director of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a progressive think tank, said the proposal is “fiscally irresponsible” and should be rejected. He said it is unpaid-for could pose serious problems for future legislatures and governors.

“If we ask ourselves who are the older Mainers most in need of tax relief, more that likely it is not someone with a pension, it is someone who lacks the retirement security to stop working, “ he said.

Several persons testified in support of extending the sales tax exemptions that agricultural and fishery interests now have to horticulture and woods businesses.

Jon Olson of the Maine Farm Bureau said the changes make sense.

“The horticultural industry is the only agriculture industry that does not have sales tax exemptions for needed equipment,” he said. “We have had six bills in past sessions to do this and they all have been passed and then died on the appropriations committee table.

We hope it passes this year.”

The tax proposals also include a provision that would exempt income a member of the National Guard or active duty military earns while serving on active duty outside of Maine. For example, the measure would mean National Guard members sent by the Governor to help repair hurricane damage in another state would not pay Maine income tax on that portion of their pay.

The proposal also called for a tax break for sales and rentals of equipment used for respiratory ventilation, to kick in during the remainder of the current budget cycle.

The tax sections will now be considered by the committee as they review the entire supplemental budget over the next few weeks.

Brennan to oppose LePage’s welfare cuts Mayor Michael Brennan will testify today in opposition to proposed changes to the state-mandated general assistance, or welfare, program that are contained in Governor Paul LePage’s proposed 20122013 supplemental budget.

Earlier in the day, Mayor Brennan will join mayors from Augusta, Bangor, Biddeford, and Lewiston at a press conference opposing the planned cuts. These mayors say the proposa could ultimately shift the cost of safety net programs from the state to property taxes. The press conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the State House.

LePage’s proposal calls for the elimination of the upper limit state reimbursement level for general assistance from 90% to 50%, which would translate into a cost shift of nearly $2.25 million to Portland taxpayers. The budget also proposes either establishing a block grant program for municipalities that choose to offer a general assistance program or restrictions to the administration of the program including placing a 90-day limit for housing, including homeless shelters, and making individu-

als receiving federal welfare benefits ineligible for general assistance.

Either proposal would punish Maine’s largest communities and inaccurately assumes that by making a family ineligible for GA the need will go away, according to Portland officials.

“I believe these proposals are not good for Maine and its most vulnerable citizens, and more directly related to my role as mayor, these changes will result in an increased tax burden for the local property tax payer by both shifting direct costs and tearing holes in the fabric of the state’s safety net,” Brennan said in a statement.

More than 90% of the general assistance granted in Portland is for food and shelter with assistance sought as the resource of last resort. GA recipients must liquidate all available resources including retirement accounts, savings and life insurance policies in order to qualify. Recipients must demonstrate continued need in order to remain eligible for assistance, the city said.

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Heart of darkness When the gentleman from North Carolina mentioned “Uncle Chang,” it hit with an awkward clang.

“We are spending $10 billion a month that we can’t even pay for,” said Congressman Walter Jones, that rarest of birds, a Southern Republican dove. “The Chinese — Uncle Chang is lending us the money to pay what we are spending in Afghanistan.”

On Tuesday morning, members of the House Armed Services Committee tried to grill Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, the commander in Afghanistan who succeeded David Petraeus, about the state of the mission.

The impossible has happened in the past few weeks.

A war that long ago reached its breaking point has gone mad, with violent episodes that seemed emblematic of ––––– the searing, mind-bending The New York frustration on both sides after Times 10 years of fighting in a place where battle has been an occupation, and preoccupation, for centuries.

Afghan security forces cold-bloodedly murdered some American troops after Korans were burned by military personnel. Then an American soldier walked out of his base early one morning and began cold-bloodedly murdering

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Tai chi studio offers ‘medication in motion’ The Tai Chi Chih Studio of Portland on Oak Street enters you into a world of gentle calm and simplicity. It is here that you are able to step away from the stresses of everyday life and let the cosmic energy circulate through your body. Raymond Reid, certified teacher of Tai Chi Chih, welcomes you. Dressed in casual dapper clothes, his student arrives. Thirsting to learn some new calming moves, the class begins, and I observe. This is all new to me!

Reid, age 69, opened his studio in Portland a year ago. “The number one principle is relaxation,” Raymond explains, “it’s a motion of circularity and polarity.” Reid has studied and practiced various Taoist styles of Tai Chi Chaun since 1980. In 2009 he completed his Tai Chi Chih teacher’s accreditation. “I just love the simplicity of it.” Anyone can do it; there are benefits to be had by all.

In Chinese, T’ai Chi Chih (pronounced tie chee cha) means Knowledge of the Supreme Ultimate. Based on ancient principles it was modernized and developed by Justin Stone in

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Better with Age 1974. Stone believes that nothing is more important than knowing how to balance the intrinsic energy, the vital force of the body, known as Chi in Chinese. Intrinsic energy flows through the meridian channels of the body. At age 95 himself, Stone’s influence of applied ancient principles to modern day life touches tens of thousands around the world who are now enjoying the benefits of good health, longevity, wisdom, serenity, and joy.

Not to be confused with martial arts, this non violent form, Qigong (chee kung) consists of 19 slow moving meditative exercises in one pose. Moves that are soft, flowing and meditative create an awareness of being, that no traditional exercise program can accomplish. Best of all, the moves are easy to learn.

No special clothing or equipment is required. The moves can be done in a room as small as your bathroom. They don’t require a particular level of physical fitness, and can be adapted for those with physical limitations.

As Stone says: “The effort of no effort.” And, as I observe, I agree you can’t get much simpler than this!

I look on with interest — it is beautiful to watch. There’s a soft gentle flow to the slow movement, as hands flutter through the air with seemingly no effort at all. I also note that I’m not the only one looking on. Outside the studio door, a seagull paces back and forth, peering in the window as he passes.

The moves are easy. The secret is practice. Practice every day, and you can expect to see signs of progress within two weeks, according to Stone. The first sign, for some, is their fingers flutter as they move. As you progress, you begin to notice that Tai Chi Chih just happens naturally — it’s the driving force, and you’re just going along for the ride. Eventually, you will be able to mentally do Tai Chi see VACHON page 5

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‘Simply put, the United States cannot solve the Afghan problem’ DOWD from page 4

Afghan innocents, leaving seven adults and nine children in one small village dead.

There was an exhausted feel to the oversight hearing, lawmakers on both sides looking visibly sapped by our draining decade of wars. Even hawks seem beaten down by our self-defeating pattern in Afghanistan: giving billions to rebuild the country, money that ends up in the foreign bank accounts of its corrupt officials.

Committee Chairman Buck McKeon, a Republican from California, made a pro forma complaint that the administration is “heading for the exits.”

But most of the politicians seemed resigned to the fact that President Obama is resigned to settling for a very small footprint and enough troops to keep terrorists from using Afghanistan as a base to attack the U.S. or our allies.

The White House seems ready to forget eliminating the poppy trade and expanding education for girls. We’re not going to turn our desolate protectorate into a modern Athens and there’s not going to be any victory strut on an aircraft carrier.

When you’re buried alive in the Graveyard of Empires, all you can do is claw your way out.

Congressman Jones directly confronted General Allen on the most salient point: “What is the metric?”

How do you know when it’s time to go?

“When does the Congress have the testimony that someone will say, we have done all we can do?” he asked. “Bin Laden is dead. There are hundreds of

The White House seems ready to forget eliminating the poppy trade and expanding education for girls. We’re not going to turn our desolate protectorate into a modern Athens and there’s not going to be any victory strut on an aircraft carrier. When you’re buried alive in the Graveyard of Empires, all you can do is claw your way out. tribes in Afghanistan and everyone has their own mission.”

Jones was once so gung ho about W.’s attempts to impose democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan that, after the French opposed invading Iraq in 2003, he helped lead the effort to rename French fries “freedom fries” and French toast “freedom toast” in the House cafeteria.

But now he thinks that both wars are sucking away lives and money, reaping only futility, and that he was silly about the fries. He said he’s fed up with having military commanders and Pentagon officials come to Capitol Hill year after year for a decade and say about Afghanistan: “Our gains are sustainable, but there will be setbacks” and “We are making progress, but it’s fragile and reversible.”

He said he had recently visited Walter Reed and

Bethesda Naval Hospital to see wounded troops: “I had a young Marine lance corporal who lost one leg,” in a room with his mother.

“My question is,” the Marine asked him, “Why are we still there?”

Jones also read an e-mail from a military big shot whom he described as a former boss of General Allen’s, giving the congressman this unvarnished assessment: “Attempting to find a true military and political answer to the problems in Afghanistan would take decades. Would drain our nation of precious resources, with the most precious being our sons and daughters. Simply put, the United States cannot solve the Afghan problem, no matter how brave and determined our troops are.”

Jones agreed, noting mordantly: “I hope that sometime in between now and 2014, if things are not improving or they are fragile like they are now, somebody will come to the Congress and say the military has sacrificed enough. The American people have paid enough. And somebody would shoot straight with the American people and the Congress.”

He concluded: “We can declare victory now. But there’s one thing we cannot do, and that is change history, because Afghanistan has never changed since they’ve been existing.”

The epitaph of our Sisyphean decade of two agonizing wars was written last year by then-Secretary of Defense Bob Gates: “Any future defense secretary who advises the president to send a big American land army into Asia, or into the Middle East or Africa, should have his head examined.”

As you progress, you begin to notice that Tai Chi Chih just happens naturally VACHON from page 4

Chih; you’ll feel the flow of cosmic energy through your body. I begin to grasp what Stone means when he says “the effort of no effort.” I realize this mind/body connection is bigger than myself — I’m connected to the universe and nature. Am I more aware of this seagull? Or has this energy caught up with the seagull? I don’t know. Somehow I feel more connected, and I’m just an observer warming up to this art.

People of all ages are enjoying the healing benefits of Tai Chi Chih. Whether teaching in his studio, or at UNE, Tai Chi Chih programming is being taught by accredited teachers in corporate wellness programs, schools and universities, senior centers, retreat centers, park and recreation departments, hospitals, churches, and pris-

ons. No matter the realm – physical, emotional, or spiritual, Tai Chi Chih will help whatever you may wish to improve in your life: Blood pressure control, weight management, improved focus and creativity, improved bone density, arthritis relief, improved sleep, better balance and flexibility or increased sense of serenity. As Justin Stone says: “Just do Tai Chi Chih and let your own experience convince you.”

As for Reid, he’s seen the benefits firsthand.

Formerly a pastry chef in New York City, he was overweight and had high blood pressure. Ordered by his doctor to exercise and lose weight, he opted out of the vigorous exercise program and chose Tai Chi Chih instead. Six months later and 38 pounds lighter, his blood pressure was under control, and his medication was cut in half. He’s proud that he hasn’t had a cold in eight years.

While Tai Chi Chih is often described as meditation in motion, others suggest that it is medication in motion — with no side effects and no cost, this mind body practice has value in treating or preventing many health problems.

Even sufferers of Parkinsons and Shingles have found relief. As Stone says, “The rewards in good health, wisdom, serenity, and longevity are great for the one who learns the ancient principles and applies them in a modern way.” The session ends, and Reid’s student reports that she can feel the energy. The seagull has departed, and I’ve decided that I’m signing up for Reid’s class. For more information, go to www.taichichih.org.

(Karen Vachon is a resident of Scarborough. She is a licensed insurance agent, and an active volunteer in her community.)

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‘Hebrew Hammer’ gives taste of festival’s edgy humor

BY TIMOTHY GILLIS SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Tonight at 8 p.m. at Nickelodeon Cinemas on Temple Street, the Maine Jewish Film Festival features "The Name of Love," "a romantic comedy with a serious backbone." This French film "sets the age-old opposites-attract formula in a contemporary French setting. What both have in common is a tragic family history — she, the Algerian War and he, the Holocaust. This provides the context for director Michel Leclerc to satirize a number of hotbutton sociopolitical issues including anti-Semitism, Arab-Jewish relations, immigration, and racial and cultural identity." The movie is rated R for adult themes, nudity and sexual content. For more about the festival, which runs through Saturday, visit www.mjff.org.

PORTLAND — Even after ten years, director Jonathan Kesselman still gets nervous when screening "The Hebrew Hammer," his shocking comedy that's sure to offend just about everyone. One Longfellow Square was packed with film fans of all ages Monday night, but when the director took the stage during closing credits, a few folks headed out. It turned out to be more a matter of crossed wires than audience distaste; in fact, fans laughed heartily (and at the right times) throughout.

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A woman asked him if her mother was proud of him. "She was proud of me at first. Then she disowned me," he said. "But she was proud of me when she disowned me."

Kesselman was on-hand to discuss his film, shown as part of the Maine Jewish Film Festival which runs this week. He loved being in Portland again, and said this city's restaurants compared favorably with those back in his East Village, New York, neighborhood. "Yeah, I hate to admit it, but your food's better here." Kesselman had only been in town a day and had already dined at David's, Caiola's and El Rayo.

Billed as the "godfather of the Jewxploitation film, Kesselman was born and raised in the mean streets of the San Fernando Valley," according to the Film Festival's program guide. "The Hebrew Hammer" had its world premier at the Sundance FIlm Festival in 2003, and played a number of international festivals before being picked up for theatrical distribution (Hanukkah 2003) by Strand Releasing in conjunction with Comedy Central and Paramount Home Video. The director said reaction to the film was nerve-wracking, at first. "The Anti-defamation League in Chicago had wanted script rewrites until after a screening convinced them it was not anti-Semitic," he said.

The film opens with the kosher crimefighter's theme song, sounding like "Shaft" and featuring lyrics Kesselman wrote himself. Michael Cohen composed the music. The film's soundtrack also features Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and klezmer music, a Yiddish style of high clarinet sounds. "It was a challenge to blend klezmer and funk," he said.

The film, considered a cult classic and listed by Vanity Fair as a top-five holiday movie, has a starstudded cast, featuring Adam Goldberg as Mordecai Jefferson Carver, the title character, and Andy Dick, as Damian Claus, Santa's evil son. Peter Coyote plays Chief Bloomenbergensteinenthal of the Jewish Justice League and Mario Van Peebles plays Mohammed Ali Paula Abdul Rahim of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front. Peebles' father Melvin was the original Sweetwater from the films Kesselman owes an allegiance to, and he makes a cameo appearance here, along with his grandson, "to pass on the damage." When asked how a young upstart was able to land such great actors for a new film project, Kesselman credited the content. "If you want good actors, you need good writing."

Kesselman made the movie a decade ago, after he was rejected by USC. "I didn't get in to film school,

“When we were filming, a real pimp saw the Cadillac and said, ‘All right! A Jewish pimp!’” — Director Jonathan Kesselman and I was pretty angry at the process." He wrote the script in seventeen days, in a creative flurry he describes as different from his non-fiction work. "I could see three scenes ahead." Much of his other writing, like a documentary he made about his father for the Jewish Daily Forward newspaper, is more methodical, since "you already know where you're going."

Mordecai's character actually appears earlier, in a short spy spoof called "Subterfuge," before expanding into "The Hebrew Hammer." The director was asked to discuss how he made his comedic hit. "We filmed in New York — thirty-three locations in twenty-two days, all over Brooklyn, Queens. The Jewish Justice League was at Grants' Tomb. When we were filming, a real pimp saw the Cadillac and said, 'All right! A Jewish pimp!'"

Kesselman has finished writing and will direct "The Hebrew Hammer 2: Hammer vs Hitler." He won the 2009 Simon Rockower Award and the 2009 Gold Medal IPPIE award winner for best multi-media feature for his series, "Writing in My Father's Footsteps."

Kesselman also completed production of the television pilot, "Grow," a dark comedy that explores the world of a Los Angeles Medical Marijuana Dispensary, starring Fran Kranz, (currently in "Death of a Salesman" on Broadway) and Jamie Hector ("The Wire"). Kesselman says the show is like HBO's hit series "Weeds," only "darker and funnier."

Kesselman wrote the script for "Grow," as well as directed it. "At one point, the characters are in a bar, and one says "You know, this place reminds me of Cheers." The other one says, "Yeah, but here, no one remembers your name."

Someone asked what's on-deck for the director.

Next week, he begins filming "Sexy Daddy," an edgy, off-color comedy for Will Ferrell's website "Funny or Die." The script was written by Kevin McDonald.

Dave Foley rewrote it and will play the title role.

McDonald and Foley are of "Kids in the Hall" fame.

"I like saying dangerous, uncomfortable things that make people laugh," Kesselman said. "I like things that push people's buttons."

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House GOP lays down marker with a new budget proposal

BY JONATHAN WEISMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON — House Republicans thrust their vision of a smaller government, a flatter tax code and a free-market Medicare system into the 2012 election season on Tuesday, banking that fears over surging federal deficits will trump longstanding voter allegiances to popular government programs.

The House Budget Committee blueprint for spending and taxation over the next decade would reshape Medicare into a system of private insurance plans, shrink programs for the poor and turn them over to state governments, and try to simplify the tax code for individuals and businesses.

The six existing tax rates, topping off at 35 percent, would be reduced to two, 10 percent and 25 percent, while states would be allowed to place time limits, work requirements and other restrictions on programs from food stamps to welfare.

At the same time, the proposal calls for reducing spending below the cap agreed to in last year’s debt limit deal, raising the prospect of a tense fiscal clash just a month before the election.

“This is about putting an end to empty promises from a bankrupt government,” said Representative Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who is chairman of the Budget Committee and the chief architect of the plan. Mr. Ryan said he had spoken to each of the remaining Republican presidential contenders and expressed confidence that they would back his proposal.

The plan amounts to the most detailed vision yet for Republican governance should the party hold the House and win back the Senate and White House in November. Although the budget plan has no chance of being enacted this year, it could become a touchstone for future general election campaigns. The Republican front-runner, Mitt Romney, hailed it as “a bold step toward putting our nation back on the track of fiscal sanity” and called the Medicare changes “prescriptions that will strengthen Medicare for generations to come.”

The White House communications director, Dan Pfeiffer, countered that the budget plan “fails the test of balance, fairness and shared responsibility” and would “end Medicare as we know it.”

House Republicans understand they are placing a bet that three years of trillion-dollar deficits have prepared the electorate for monumental changes.

Representative Tom Cole, Republican of Oklahoma and a former National

Republican Congressional Committee chairman, conceded the move is “high risk politically.” The budget will face a final House vote next week.

“It’s going to be a big deal,” said Mr. Cole, a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committees. “This budget was rolled out in the context of a presidential election. The House is shaping the national debate.”

Under the Ryan plan, spending would be cut $5.3 trillion below President Obama’s budget through 2022. Medicare would be shaved by $205 billion.

Medicaid and other health programs would be cut $770 billion. Other entitlement programs, including welfare, food stamps, agriculture subsidies and transportation, would be cut by nearly $2 trillion. Budget experts said that last figure was so high it could only be reached by scaling back or eliminating payments to the working poor through the earned income credit.

Programs at the discretion of Congress would be cut $352 billion below the levels requested by the president over 10 years. To do that, House spending bills will have to come in well below the caps set last July after hard-fought negotiations over raising the statutory debt limit. In the fiscal year that begins this October, the House plan sets spending on domestic programs $19 billion below the limit in last summer’s Budget Control Act. But because of increases to military spending, White House officials said Congress would have to impose an immediate, $27 billion cut below the cap, or about 5 percent.

House Republicans argue that additional cuts to both discretionary and entitlement spending are needed now to head off automatic, $110 billion in across-the-board cuts to military and domestic programs in 2013. Under the House plan, the current $1.18 trillion deficit would fall to $797 billion in the coming fiscal year, compared with $977 billion under Mr. Obama’s plan. But by 2016, the deficit would fall to $241 billion by Republican estimates. The Congressional Budget Office estimated last week that Mr. Obama’s budget would still have a $529 billion deficit.

To get the budget balanced, Mr. Ryan is counting on the government shrinking to levels not seen since the beginning of World War II. Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program would shrink from its current 2 percent of the gross domestic product to 1 percent in 2030. Entitlement and domestic programs outside Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security would shrivel from the 12.5 percent of G.D.P. it reached in 2011 to 5.75 percent in 2030 to 3.75 percent in 2050, according to the CBO.

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Record-breaking heat expected to wane Another 80-degree high today, then cooler temperatures, forecasters predict

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Keep those T-shirts out. March temperatures may not return any time soon, even as the mercury drops this weekend.

"Maybe we'll drop back to something that's closer to normal, highs around 50 or so, but again normal is like upper 40s, so it looks like over the weekend we'll be back into the 50s. ...

We'll still be above normal, even after we cool down," said Michael Cempa, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray.

Temperature records go back to November 1940 at the Portland Jetport, and this week, it's become difficult to keep up with the new highs.

Three out of the last four days have marked new high temperatures in the city, Cempa said.

• Yesterday, the high in Portland reached 79 degrees, breaking a daily record of 60 degrees set in Portland in 1946.

• Sunday hit 70 degrees, which broke the daily record of 65 degrees set in 1945.

• Monday reached 70 degrees, which

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broke the old record of 56 degrees set in both 1986 and 2010. (Tuesday, with a high of 63 degrees, bucked the trend, falling short of a daily record of 70 degrees set in 2010.)

• Concord, N.H. saw 81-degree highs Sunday through Tuesday and 83 degrees in Concord on Wednesday, Cempa reported. "That's the longest streak they've had in a row of breaking a record high," he said.

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a warm March doesn't necessarily average temperature of 39 degrees, mean growers are out of the woods. In about 7 degrees above normal. past years, an early frost after a warm "It's kind of a summer type pattern start to spring nipped many crops in where the high pressure is off over the the bud.

Atlantic and we're into a southwest The National Oceanic and Atmoflow so that brings the warmth up spheric Administration, parent from the Gulf of Mexico," Cempa said. agency to the weather service, last Today, expect more T-shirt weather. week released its 2012 Spring Out"We should be around 80 again," he look, which called for above normal said. temperatures in the Eastern United Northern Maine has felt the warm States and New England for April trend even more keenly. through June.

In Bangor, the high climbed to 83 Cempa said there's no certainty degrees yesterday, which broke a that this month's warm weather will daily record of 64 degrees set in 1946, persist, as Mainers can attest. and shattered a monthly record of 79 "Enjoy it while it's here. It still is degrees also set in 1946, according to March, after all," he said.

Chris Norcross, meteorologist in Caribou.

"You're talking about an all-time monthly record, so it's definitely significant," Norcross said.

April 11 was previously the earliest date for an 80-degree temperature in Bangor, the weather service reported.

In Caribou, daily and monthly records fell yesterday, as a high of 75 degrees broke the daily record of 57 degrees set in 1946 and shattered a monthly record of 73 degrees in 1962.

"It's very warm, the snow is melting more than it typically does, the ice is melting off the rivers sooner than it typically does," Norcross said.

"This is early."

John Jemison, University of Maine Cooperative Extension water quality and soil specialist in Orono, said he already has started some early vegetables and said there’s really little to lose with planting backyard or community gardens early, Hallie Mitchell, a student at the Maine College of Art, photographs especially if cold frames vegetables at the Wednesday Portland Farmer’s Market yesterday. are available. Yet, Exten- Mitchell said she was taking pictures for the enjoyment of it. Farmers sion agents warn that turned out in the warm weather. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Thursday, March 22, 2012— Page 9

Forbes: Portland to see strong job growth in the spring

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Greater Portland metro area will be one of the top 10 places in the U.S. for job growth and employment opportunity over the next three months, according to an article in Forbes Magazine.

Data from a national survey by ManpowerGroup show the region that covers Portland, South Portland and Biddeford is expected to have a "net employment outlook" of 19 percent, making it the sixth-best place in the country to look for work.

The net employment outlook shows the net percentage of companies that plan to add jobs versus companies that plan to reduce jobs based on a nationwide survey, according to the article.

A higher net employment number suggests more companies plan to add jobs.

Portland Mayor Michael Brennan said the region's inclusion on the report is good news for the city and the state.

“As a community, we have been

(focusing) and will continue to focus on developing policies ... to spur economic growth and support the entrepreneurial spirit that thrives here,” Brennan said in a statement.

In January, the latest month data were availablle, Maine had an unemployment rate of 7 percent, according to the Maine Department of Labor.

But over the past three months, Greater Portland's unemployment rate has hovered around 5.5 percent, according to federal data.

The national unemployment rate is 8.3 percent, according to data from February.

Other metro areas that are expected to have strong job growth in the coming months include Tulsa, Okla., Syracuse, N.Y., Columbus, Ohio, and Denver. Knoxville, Tenn., and Greater Greenville, S.C., tied at first in the survey for best cities to find a job with a net employment outlook of 24 percent.

The report also included a list of places expected to experience the lowest amount of job growth. Cities

Allan Tubbs with Shyka, Sheppard and Garster surveying of Bangor, sets up “control data” or baseline dimensions for a $33 million renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center. Data from a national survey by ManpowerGroup show the region that covers Portland, South Portland and Biddeford is expected to have a “net employment outlook” of 19 percent, making it the sixth-best place in the country to look for work, according to Forbes Magazine. City officials, commenting on the report, cited the Civic Center renovation as one example of economic potential in the region. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad opens weekends The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum announced it will be open weekends beginning Saturday, March 24.

The railroad will open seven days a week beginning May 1.

This weekend, the museum will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with train rides on the hour between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. In addition to train rides, the museum offers exhibits on Maine Narrow Gauge history along with newly expanded activities for children, the historic attraction’s operators announced. The popular child-sized play train now includes dress-up clothing for children and railroad tickets with hand punches so children can explore railroad history through imaginary play.

“We look forward to offering lots of hands on activities for children this season, who make up a large

part of our audience.” said Executive Director Allison Tevsh Zittel.

“Our goal is to provide a safe and fun educational environment where visitors can learn more about railroad history in the State of Maine.”

Founded in 1992, the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad is a nonprofit educational organization with 100-plus volunteers, who lay and maintain the track, inspect, repair and operate trains, and assist in the museum. The organization’s mission is to preserve historic equipment and educate visitors about Maine’s twofoot gauge railways which were an important part of the economic development of the interior of Maine from 1870s–1940s.

The railroad is located at 58 Fore St. in Portland. Visit www.mainenarrowgauge.org or call 828-0814.

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that made that list included New York City, Sacramento, Calif., Jackson, Miss., and Jacksonville, Fla., among others.

Data for the rankings came largely from a recent survey by ManpowerGroup, which asked 18,000 employers across the couuntry to discuss their hiring and firing plans over the next three months. According to the article, three times as many companies plan to add staff than reduce staff.

“These are the most positive hiring intentions we’ve seen since 2008,” Jonas Prising, president of the Americas at ManpowerGroup, told Forbes.

“It’s encouraging seeing broad-based improvement across all industries, and stability and moderate improvement across all geographic areas, compared with last year and last quarter.”

According to the city, more than 40 percent of the state's personal income and jobs are located in

Greater Portland.

As such, it is "absolutely crucial that at both the state and local level, policy makers develop and adopt policies the help support growth and the quality of life Portland is famous for because Portland and Maine’s economic success go hand in hand,” Brennan said.

The mayor also highlighted several large projects that have been proposed in Portland that are expected to create jobs, including the $100 million redevelopment planned in Bayside and the $33 million renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Brennan said reports like this one in Forbes help spread the word that Portland is a great place to live and work.

Forbes, which compiles numerous “Best of” lists, including best cities for college grads and best cities for runners, called Portland “America’s most liveable city” in 2009.

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By Holiday Mathis as it is to you, is a weird world as far as someone else is concerned. And in a weird world, your audacity is what will propel you forward.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You’ll encounter people from other parts of the world who stretch your comfort zone and challenge your reality. Differences in culture will cause you to think beyond the structures of your known world.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You could spend a lifetime trying to create great works. Or you could believe that your works are great simply because you are the one who created them. Both points of view are valid.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You have a talent for making people feel special, probably because you truly believe it’s so. You’ll speak to a group of people, and each individual will believe that you are connecting specifically with him or her.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You may think of yourself as a rookie in some regard. Everyone you admire in this field was in your position at some point in the game. You don’t need much more than courage to do what you want to do.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 22).

You’ll renew your commitment to a person or project in the next three weeks. A restless spirit has you making changes and improvements through April. You’ll set up deals in May and get praise and attention for it in the months to follow. June and October are lucrative. July brings magical nights. Scorpio and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 30, 2, 33 and 17.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll offer a kind heart to those who don’t think they deserve it. You’re compassionate because you, too, have failed and come to an understanding with yourself and those around you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Add more people to your crew. Tell people what you’re working on. Your projects will feel less arbitrary and lonely. People will know what you are up to and will ask you about it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Maybe you are reading and studying for the pure pleasure of learning. Well, it’s time to change your intention. Read and study with the intention of taking action on what you know.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Popular opinion won’t appeal to you today, as you’ll be off in your own little world.

Or more likely, it’s a big world and your influence will affect many. So maybe let the popular opinion affect you some...

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s not so much that you’re preoccupied as that you have a big responsibility to fulfill.

The one who understands what you’re trying to accomplish will have your heart.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll benefit financially by polishing and improving your things. You’re the neat freak of the zodiac, so this may have to do with making your possessions the cleanest and best they can be.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). One of those moods may strike, the mood that has you looking for lost loves, past acquaintances and also people you want to know in your future life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). This you can be sure of: Your life, as familiar

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, March 22, the 82nd day of 2012. There are 284 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act of 1765 to raise money from the American colonies, which fiercely resisted the tax. (The Stamp Act was repealed a year later.)

On this date: In 1312, Pope Clement V issued a papal bull ordering the dissolution of the Order of the Knights Templar.

In 1638, religious dissident Anne Hutchinson was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for defying Puritan orthodoxy.

In 1820, U.S. naval hero Stephen Decatur was killed in a duel with Commodore James Barron near Washington, D.C. In 1894, hockey’s first Stanley Cup championship game was played; home team Montreal defeated Ottawa, 3-1.

In 1912, Academy Award-winning actor Karl Malden was born Mladen George Sekulovich in Chicago.

In 1933, during Prohibition, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure to make wine and beer containing up to 3.2 percent alcohol legal.

In 1941, the Grand Coulee hydroelectric dam in Washington state went into operation.

In 1958, movie producer Mike Todd, the husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor, and three other people were killed in the crash of Todd’s private plane near Grants, N.M. In 1962, the musical “I Can Get It for You Wholesale,” featuring the Broadway debut of 19-year-old Barbra Streisand, opened at the Shubert Theater.

In 1978, Karl Wallenda, the 73-year-old patriarch of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act, fell to his death while attempting to walk a cable strung between two hotel towers in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In 1992, 27 people were killed when a USAir jetliner crashed on takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport; 24 people survived.

In 1997, Tara Lipinski, at age 14 years and 10 months, became the youngest ladies’ world figure skating champion in Lausanne, Switzerland.

One year ago: Yemen’s U.S.-backed president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, his support crumbling among political allies and the army, warned that the country could slide into civil war as the opposition rejected his offer to step down by the end of the year.

Today’s Birthdays: USA Today founder Allen H. Neuharth is 88. Composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim is 82. Evangelist broadcaster Pat Robertson is 82. Actor William Shatner is 81. Actor M. Emmet Walsh is 77. Actor-singer Jeremy Clyde is 71. Singer-guitarist George Benson is 69. Writer James Patterson is 65. CNN newscaster Wolf Blitzer is 64. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is 64. Actress Fanny Ardant is 63. Sportscaster Bob Costas is 60. Country singer James House is 57.

Actress Lena Olin is 57. Singer-actress Stephanie Mills is 55. Actor Matthew Modine is 53. Country musician Tim Beeler (Flynnville Train) is 44.

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I can pet and play with small, quiet dogs, but larger ones strike panic in me. I cringe when I hear barking. I still have nightmares and sometimes feel phantom pains where I was attacked. Spending time with my parents’ medium-sized dog doesn’t help, especially since it has bitten people before, and my family still treats it like the best dog in the world.

I never got professional help, because I was told shortly after the attack that I needed to “get over it.” I feel no one understands my fear because it’s an American tradition to love dogs. Besides, I don’t have money for therapy. What can I do?

-- Terrified Dear Terrified: People who tell you to “get over it” do not understand the extent of the problem. Your fear is not irrational. You were viciously bitten, and such a trauma is difficult to overcome. The fact that you can pet and play with small dogs is quite an achievement, all considered. If you regularly encounter larger dogs and wish to work on your fear, please know that low-cost therapy is available. Ask your doctor, and check your church and United Way. You can even search online for tips on overcoming phobias.

Dear Annie: I own property out of state. I use it mostly in the summer, but it’s checked on at least once a month.

My neighbor there is married to a woman who is no longer friends with me, but we are civil to each other. The problem is, the wife thinks she’s entitled to dig up and take or remove any of my plants, shrubs, gravel, etc. Every season, I check the garden to make sure nothing else is missing.

I took great pride in my garden of perennials and enjoyed

the fruits of my hard work. Last fall, I noticed the daylilies were pulled right out of the ground. She also dug up a hosta that had been in that spot for years -- and looked great. She obviously does her dirty work when her husband isn’t home.

She simply helps herself to my garden.

I went to the police, and they suggested I discuss this with the neighbor. The officer said if the police dropped by, it would be considered a threat, and besides, the husband may not know anything.

This has been going on for years. Every season gets more frustrating. I bought an outside camera (not installed) and left her a note saying I had contacted the police, but it hasn’t made any difference. She ignores all the “Keep Out” and “No Trespassing” signs. Any suggestions? -- At the End of My Rope Dear End: Are you sure the wife is doing this? Could it be local animals or some other culprit? We strongly recommend you install that camera and find out what’s going on. If you get proof, talk to the husband and ask him to discuss it with his wife. You also can take it to the police. This is trespassing and theft, and it’s against the law Dear Annie: I need to respond to “It’s Only Hair.” As a former businessperson, my company hired only employees who were well groomed to represent our establishment. If a prospective employee appeared looking like something the dog brought home from a weekend fling, there was no way he would be considered.

Tattoos, long hair, whiskers or a junkyard of iron piercings on their face and ears are simply not appropriate when looking for an emissary for your business. Young adults looking for employment might consider presenting a better image of themselves. -- Oregon

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

Prickly City

by Scott Stantis

Tebowmania appeared to be headed to New York on Wednesday, until a disagreement over money threatened to derail a trade between the Jets and the Denver Broncos.

The Jets on Wednesday agreed to a trade for Tim Tebow, the popular but polarizing quarterback from the Denver Broncos. It was a move that would diversify their offense but could also undermine Mark Sanchez, their incumbent quarterback. Shortly after it was announced by the Jets, however, — and while it was still awaiting N.F.L. approval — there came word, first reported by ESPN, that the teams were disagreeing over money, jeopardizing the trade.

The holdup in approving the deal is reportedly about a clause in Tebow’s contract that requires any team trading for Tebow to kick back a portion of his salary for the next three seasons. According to The Denver Post, that adds up to more than $5 million the Jets would have to pay the Broncos, which is the current sticking point.

Should the deal fall through, it would erase the clean exit of Tebow from the Broncos, who rode Tebow’s fourth-quarter heroics to the playoffs last season but were never sold on his long-term prospects as a quarterback. He was 28th in the league last year in passer rating (with a 72.9) and 34th in completion percentage (46.5 percent). His triumphant finishes often came after terrible performances for three quarters, which thrilled Broncos fans but never moved John Elway, the Broncos’ executive vice president, to believe in him as a franchise quarterback.

Tebow was made expendable when the Broncos signed Peyton Manning this week. The Jets were to receive Tebow and a seventh-round pick in the deal, and send a fourth- and a sixth-round pick to Denver.

Should the trade be completed, Tebow will ostensibly run only a handful of plays per game, but the Jets view him as a component of their new run-oriented offense, engineered by the first-year coordinator Tony Sparano, who popularized the Wildcat formation when he was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins.

In helping to guide Denver to an A.F.C. West title last season, Tebow authored several last-minute comebacks, including a 95-yard drive that silenced the Jets on Nov. 17. That success, achieved despite an unconventional style and limited throwing skills, could divide a fan base with the first poor — or even average — performance by Sanchez.

The Jets recently affirmed their loyalty to Sanchez, after briefly flirting with Manning, by giving him a new five-year contract with $20.5 million guaranteed.

But when Manning signed with the Broncos, putting Tebow on the trade market, the Jets reacted quickly. They were one of two teams that signaled early interest, with the Jaguars reportedly weighing the idea, even though they had ostensibly begun to build around Blaine Gabbert, because Tebow grew up in the Jacksonville area and grew his legend at the University of Florida.

For the Jets, Tebow could be a change-of-pace quarterback who does nothing but add an offensive weapon, or another ring in the Jets’ often circuslike atmosphere, led by a flamboyant head coach and players who are not shy with their often divisive opinions.

Shortly after the news of the trade broke, cornerback Antonio Cromartie posted a message on his Twitter page questioning the move. “Y bring Tebow in when we need to bring in more Weapons for @Mark Sanchez let’s build the team around him. We already signed to 3 year ext,” Cromartie wrote.

Tebow also comes with a rabid fan following, many drawn by his professions of devout Christianity, which complicates any front office’s decisions. The Broncos risked alienating many fans had they simply traded or benched Tebow without bringing in Manning, and they used Manning’s arrival to quickly send him elsewhere.

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Thursday, March 22 ‘The Face of the Ghetto: Pictures by Jewish Photographers from the Lodz Ghetto 1940-1944’ 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The Maine Jewish Museum will be displaying The Face of the Ghetto from March 19 through May 1. The exhibition is currently on display at The United Nations. The Maine Jewish Museum will be the first museum in the U.S. to host this exhibition as it begins a two-year tour throughout the country. This exhibition presents recently discovered photographs of community life in the Lodz Ghetto, taken by its Jewish inhabitants. The exhibition is curated by the Topography of Terror Foundation, Berlin (Germany) in cooperation with the State Archive in Lodz (Poland).” Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and other times by appointment. Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. www.treeoflifemuseum.org

The Maine Jewish Film Festival 4 p.m. The Maine Jewish Film Festival returns to Portland’s Nickelodeon Cinemas March 17-22, for its 15th year.

“The Festival curates a selection of films that explore the Jewish experience through independent documentaries, feature films and shorts. The 2012 Festival line-up includes American and foreign films as well as a local short film.”

Today at 4 p.m. is a Director’s Reception, at Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, 561 Congress St., Portland. “Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the director Dani Menkin, of ‘Dolphin Boy.’ This event, co-hosted with Salt, is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Make sure to purchase a ticket for the 5:30 p.m. screening of the film!” The screening is at Nickelodeon Cinemas, 1 Temple St., Portland. At 8 p.m. see “The Name of Love,” a French comedy. “A romantic comedy with a serious backbone, sets the age-old opposites-attract formula in a contemporary French setting. What both have in common is a tragic family history — she, the Algerian War and he, the Holocaust. This provides the context for director Michel Leclerc to satirize a number of hot-button sociopolitical issues including anti-Semitism, Arab-Jewish relations, immigration, and racial and cultural identity. Cesar Awards 2011, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay.” Adult themes, nudity and sexual content. Other festival highlights include: “David” (2011, feature, U.S.) through an act of good faith, Daud, a young Muslim boy inadvertently befriends a group of Jewish boys who mistake him as a fellow classmate at their Orthodox school, in the neighboring Jewish community; “Dolphin Boy” (2011, documentary, Israel) about the devastating havoc that human violence can wreak upon the human soul, and about the healing powers of nature and of love; “In Heaven, Underground” (2011, documentary, Germany) an enchanting journey through the Weissensee Jewish Cemetery, one of Europe’s oldest Jewish cemeteries. It is s surprisingly sweet, funny and sober film; “Burial of Names” (2011, documentary, U.S./ Auburn, Maine) members of a small Jewish community gather to bury Jewish artifacts. “Since the festival began in 1998, it has presented over 300 domestic and foreign films, brought more than 70 guest artists from the U.S. and around the world to Maine and sold over 30,000 tickets to Jewish and non-Jewish attendees in venues throughout greater Portland and the state. Portland is the smallest city in the nation to boast an independent, professional Jewish film festival.” Tickets on sale through mjff.org.

Gym Dandies 31st community performance 6:30 p.m. “Don’t miss over 200 unicyclists, jugglers, and performers. Thrill to the excitement of unihockey (hockey on unicycles), off-road unicycling (jumping off ramps and boxes), and much more!” Scarborough High School Gymnasium Scarborough High School. March 22-March 23.

6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.). Adults: $5 Senior Citizens:$4 School Age Children:$1 Pre-School Age: Free Children must be accompanied by an adult. www.gymdandies. org

‘Little Me’ at St. Lawrence 7 p.m. “Little Me,” the musical comedy by Neil Simon (book), Cy Coleman (music), and Carolyn Leigh (lyrics) will be presented by Good Theater March 7 to April 1 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. on Munjoy Hill in Portland. “Little Me” is directed by Brian P. Allen with musical direction by Victoria Stubbs, leading the threepiece band, and choreography by Tyler Sperry. Performances for Little Me are as follows: Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($20), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($25), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($30), Sundays 2 p.m. ($30) with a special added matinee on Saturday March 24, 3 p.m. ($25). Call 885-5883 for reservations and information. www.goodtheater.com

Trey McIntyre Project 7:30 p.m. “McIntyre is one of the most sought-after choreographers today, creating works for Stuttgart Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and others as well

Portland Ballet Company is a company of professional dancers performing throughout the year in Portland and New Hampshire. The troupe will perform “Giselle” in Westbrook on Saturday, March 24. (Photo © 2012 by Arthur Fink) as his own company. In its Maine premiere, his company of 11 exquisite dancers bring works guided by Trey McIntyre’s unparalleled ear for musical structures, ‘Blue Until June’ featuring the music of Etta James and ‘The Sweeter End’ with an original score by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Merrill Auditorium, Portland.

‘The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds’ at Lucid Stage 8 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company presents the American classic with the tongue twisting title, “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds,” by Paul Zindel. The play opens March 15, and runs Thursday to Sunday through April 1, at Lucid Stage in Portland. “Zindel’s masterpiece, which won an Obie Award, a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the coveted Pulitzer Prize for Drama, tells the story of single mother Beatrice Hunsdorfer, and her teenage daughters, Ruth and Matilda. Abandoned by her husband and saddled with two children, Beatrice hates the world.

She thinks she just needs the right opportunity, and everything will get better. Older sister Ruth knows the reputation her mother has around town, but she seems sadly fated to repeat her mother’s mistakes in her own life. Shy Matilda, or Tillie, is the joke of her school and her family, until a teacher opens her eyes to the wonders of science. When Tilllie’s project on the effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigold seeds is chosen for the school science fair, the dysfunctional family dynamic comes to a head.” www. lucidstage.com

Friday, March 23 ‘Religion and the State’ at USM 9 a.m. International experts on religions and how they intertwine with law and government will gather in Portland for a daylong conference hosted by Maine Law and the University of Southern Maine. “Religion and the State: American, French and European Perspectives,” kicks off at 9 a.m. at the Wishcamper Center, with a welcome from Dean Peter Pitegoff and an introduction by Prof. Malick Ghachem of Maine Law. The keynote address, scheduled for 9:15 a.m., will be delivered by Prof. Joseph Weiler of New York University School of Law. Weiler is one of the world’s leading experts on the law of the European Union. Participants in the conference include professors from the U.S., France and Italy. Panel discussions, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to noon, and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., will be moderated by USM Prof. of History and Political Science, Francesca Vassallo, and Maine Law Prof. Martin Rogoff. The conference will be held at 133 Wishcamper Center, 34 Bedford St., Portland. For more information, email Francesca.vassallo@main.edu, or call 780-4294.

Carolyn Gelland-Frost reading a lecture noon to 1 p.m. Carolyn Gelland-Frost will give a lecture and reading of her late husband, Kenneth Frost’s, book of Poetry, Night Flight at the Portland Public Library’s Friday Local Author Series. The event will be held in Meeting Room No. 5 on the Lower Level of the Main Library from noon-1

p.m. At the outset of this collection Ken Frost guides us through an empty room and into the night sky on a flight that takes the reader on a journey beyond and beneath the darkness.

Vigil for peace at State Street Church noon to midnight. “State Street Church, United Church of Christ, 159 State Street in Portland, is having a vigil for all who wish to meditate or pray for peace in this world, that ways be found to address critical issues without the violence of military force or occupation. The church will open its chapel from noon until midnight on Friday, March 23. Any who are concerned about the actual and threatened violence in our world, are welcome to come in for any length of time to this interfaith vigil which takes place without spoken word. Individuals may contemplate, meditate, pray, as they wish. All who desire peaceful ways to address problems and crises, please come. Information: 774-6396.”

Cornerstones of Science 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. “Cornerstones of Science and Maine Library partners announce a new program to introduce astronomy and the wonders of the night sky through handson telescope viewing. Cornerstones of Science will provide quality, easy-to-use telescopes to partner libraries that can be checked out and taken home by library users. Portland Public Library is one of three libraries in Maine to pilot The Library STAR program, or Sharing Telescopes and Astronomy Resources. By early summer, up to 18 public libraries will be equipped with telescopes for night sky viewing. To celebrate the arrival of this new telescope, Portland Public Library is offering an introductory presentation and handson training by Ron Thompson, an amateur astronomer and Yarmouth resident at the Portland Public Library, March 23 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium on the Lower Level of the Main Library. The Library Telescope program is considered a gateway to learning more astronomy and to lead people to seek out more information at their local library, planetarium or observatory or college. The telescope program also engages families and communities across many generations and interests. The program also will serve to stimulate interest in science, engineering and math by encouraging self-directed discovery and research.

Another integral goal is to introduce families and individuals to the night sky — one of Maine’s natural — and due to light pollution — increasingly vulnerable resources. For more information about The Library STAR program visit www. cornerstonesofscience.org.”

‘Crazy Horse’ screened at PMA 6:30 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art. Friday, March 23, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 24, 2 p.m.; Sunday, March 25, 2 p.m. “Film contains nudity.

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman explores one of the most mythic and colorful places dedicated to women, Crazy Horse — a legendary Parisian cabaret club, founded in 1951 by Alain Bernardin. In French with English subtitles.” see next page

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‘Violence Against Women and The Darfur Genocide’ 7 p.m. Fur Cultural Revival (part of The Darfur Community Center of Maine) will present the short documentary film, “Violence Against Women and The Darfur Genocide” at The Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland. “This event is free and the public is encouraged to attend. This film contains graphic images of violence. The film will be followed by an update on the ongoing genocide in Sudan by El-Fadel Arbab, Darfur Genocide survivor and former child slave, as well as a question and answer period.

Fur Cultural Revival holds rallies and events in support of the marginalized peoples of Sudan on the 23rd of each month to commemorate the anniversary of The U.S. Congress’ declaration of Darfur as a Genocide. Southern Maine boasts the largest organized Sudanese refugee population in the U.S.” For further information, please see www.furculturalrevival.org or contact El-Fadel Arbab at 221-5197.

‘Cinderella’ by Windham Center Stage 7 p.m. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical fairy tale “Cinderella,” is presented by Windham Center Stage Theater. “First seen as a television spectacular in 1957, and remade for television in 1965 and 1997, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella’ spins its own version of the traditional story, woven through with such beloved songs as ‘In My Own Little Corner,’ ‘Ten Minutes Ago’ and ‘Impossible.’ With the script and score lovingly adapted Tonight at 4 p.m. at Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, 561 Congress St., Portland is a Director’s Reception, when the public can meet director Dani for elementary and middle school performers, this Menkin, of “Dolphin Boy.” It’s part of the Maine Jewish Film Festival. (COURTESY IMAGE) classic seems as fresh as today. After all, even which includes publications by Dexter Sinister, David HorProfessor of Anthropology Emily Martin on her book, if we know the story by heart, we still hold our breath until “Bipolar Expeditions: Mania and Depression in American vitz, Emily Roysdon and Aaron Flint Jamison, and he also we are sure that the slipper fits. Windham Center Stage is Culture.” The event will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, curates the annual program of events for the New York Art a community theater serving the Sebago Lakes Region of March 26 at the WCHP Lecture Hall on UNE’s Portland Book Fair at PS1. Since 2008, this program has involved Southern Maine. The theater produces the only children’s Campus on Stevens Avenue. The event is free and open over 100 performances, talks, screenings and concerts.” show in the area in which every child receives a part. ‘Cinderto the public. A reception will be held at 5 p.m. prior to www.meca.edu ella’ is directed by Mary Wassick, music directed by Diane the lecture at UNE’s Art Gallery. The Bangor Public Library Renae De Liz at Casablanca Comics Hancock, and features more than 75 local children in two and the Cary Library in Houlton will host events related 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The public can meet Womanthology fantastic casts.” Through March 25. Shows will be performed to the lecture. More information on the Bangor Public founder and creator Renae De Liz at Casablanca Comics Friday evenings at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Library event can be found here: www.bpl.lib.me.us/ in Portland. “Womanthology is a large-scale anthology and Sundays at 2 p.m. All seats must be reserved. Tickets emilymartinmania2012.html. “In this illustrated lecture, comic showcasing the works of women in comics. It is creare $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and $5 for Martin will explore psychiatric categories involving emotion ated entirely by over 140 women of all experience levels, children under 5. Call 893-2098. through ethnographic fieldwork in the contemporary U.S. including top industry professionals created for charity. The She will explore how these categories are culturally created, purpose of the book is to showcase the works of female measured and applied in relation to gender and race; then Saturday, March 24 creators of every age and experience levels.” De Liz will modified, contested, and rejected in contexts such as be joined by other creators of the book for a signing and clinical rounds, patient advocacy support groups, and Adoptable Dogs in Wells discussion. The event is free and open to the public. Casainternet newsgroups.”

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Animal Welfare Society Mobile Adopblanca Comics is located at 151 Middle St. in Portland’s Old Pathways to Success forum tion Team will visit Pet Quarters, Route 1 (45 Wells Plaza), Port. 780-1676 or www.casablancacomics.com.

6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students, parents and other comWells with adoptable dogs. For more information, call munity members are invited to forums about the Portland Animal Welfare Society (www.animalwelfaresociety.org) at Sunday, March 25 Public Schools’ high school initiative, Pathways to Success.

985-3244 or Pet Quarters at 641-0620.

“Funded by a multi-year, $5 million grant from the Nellie Darien Leigh Richardson walk Mae Education Foundation, the initiative will implement new Maine Maple Sunday at New Gloucester farm 12:30 p.m. Darien Leigh Richardson — A Walk To Rememmodels of student-centered learning in the high schools, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maple Syrup Sunday at Norumbega Farm ber on Baxter Blvd (Back Bay) Portland Maine, Rain or including internships, other opportunities to learn outside in New Gloucester, 402 Woodman Road. “This is only the Shine. Meeting at the Parking Lot on Preble St Ext. across of the classroom and stronger partnerships with community second year that the Fralichs’ son Noah has been tapping from Hannafords. On Feb. 28, 2010, Richardson, 25, of organizations.” The final forum will be held March 26, 6:30 trees and producing syrup. Last season focused on building South Portland, died unexpectedly due to complications p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Deering High School auditorium. Parents, a classic maple sugar shack, assembling a stove for boilfrom a gunshot wound. This event draws attention to the students and community members may attend whichever ing, and finding the trees for tapping. This season Noah is unsolved homicide in Portland. “The vision of Remembering forum is most convenient. Translators will be available at back at it and more ready than ever to get the maple syrup Darien is to help innocent victims of violent crimes to heal both forums. Additional meetings will be planned later in flowing. On Maine Maple Sunday, the farm will be open for and rebuild their lives in the aftermath of incomprehensible the spring to provide more detailed information about the tours of the classic sugar shack (built by hand in the winter violence. This organization is committed to advocating for plans for Pathways to Success. www.portlandschools.org of 2011) and sampling of fresh syrup over waffles; with ice victims and their families, as well as providing emotional cream; or with baked apples. Bottles of maple syrup will ‘Uncle Bob’ by Mad Horse Theatre Company support and resources required to help those affected by also be available for sale.”

For information contact Michael 7:30 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company’s Dark Night Series violent crimes find justice and peace in their healing jouror Noah Fralich at 653-6151. returns with Austin Pendleton’s “Uncle Bob.” “The recluney.” www.rememberingdarien.org sive Bob is an angry old man who has never done anything Introduction to meditation and Buddhism ‘Giselle’ in Westbrook meaningful in his life. He is a failed actor and writer, he 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Introduction to meditation and Buddhism.

2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Portland Ballet presents this full length has driven away his loving wife, and he is dying of AIDS. A Learn basic posture for a sitting practice and engage with classic romantic masterpiece at the Westbrook Performing surprise visit by his nephew, Josh, who carries his own bagthe meditation, as well as a basic introduction to Buddhism.

Arts Center at Westbrook Middle School, 471 Stroudwater gage, is more than Bob can handle. Josh, an unemployed “Both practical and timeless is the Buddha’s Dharma (BudSt., Westbrook. Ticket prices: $35 for adults/$15 for chilcollege drop out, arrives on Bob’s doorstep uninvited dhist teachings) can lead us, through our own direct expedren 18 and under. www.portlandballet.org and declares that he is there to take care of him. A loving rience and efforts from darkness to light from stress and family reunion this is not. The visit filled with name-calling Museum of Modern Art Library bibliographer suffering to stillness and contentment. A light vegetarian and open scorn as the two men reconnect and discover, 6 p.m. The Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College lunch will be offered. Narottama is a member of the Trimuch to their chagrin, that they are kindred spirits. ‘Uncle of Art will present a lecture in Osher Hall by David Senior, ratna Buddhist Order and has been leading meditation and Bob’ boldly explores those perplexing questions about life bibliographer at the Museum of Modern Art Library in New Dharma classes for over 15 years.” Cost $55. Contact: and death that existential philosophers ponder endlessly.”

York. “Senior manages the development of the library’s colDharmasuri@gmail.com to register, or sign up at Nagaloka, “Uncle Bob” marks the directorial debut of Mad Horse lection with a particular focus on artists’ publications and 54 York St., Portland. www.nagalokabuddhistcenter.org Theatre Company member Nate Speckman. It stars guest other experimental publications in the fields of modern and artists Jacob Cote and Paul Haley. The production opened contemporary art and design and has lectured widely on Monday, March 26 Monday, March 19, and will run on Monday, Tuesday and the history of artists’ publications and modes of archiving Wednesday evenings through March 28. All performances avant garde art activities of the 20th century. His writing will be at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard, in Portland.

‘Bipolar Expeditions’ author lecture has recently appeared in C Magazine, Frieze and the BulShow time is 7:30 p.m. All performances are Pay What You 6 p.m. The University of New England’s Center for Global letins of the Serving Library. For the past four years, he has Can, with a suggested donation of $10.

Humanities is hosting a lecture by New York University published an artist’s book series through Printed Matter,

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Thursday, March 22 An Evening with Keller Williams 9 p.m. An Evening with Keller Williams at Port City Music Hall. Acoustic dance music (aka “jazzfunkraggaelectronicagrass”). www.kellerwilliams.net

Milkman’s Union at Empire 9:30 p.m. Milkman’s Union at Empire Dine and Dance. The Milkman’s Union is an enigmatic three-piece based in Portland, Maine. While their sound can most easily be characterized as indie-rock, idiosyncrasies abound. Drawing from classical, jazz, electronic, and various non-western musics, the band infuses rock grooves with deft melodic hooks and rhythmic flourishes that combine for a unique sound.

Friday, March 23 Jenny Owen Youngs 9:30 p.m. Jenny Owen Youngs, Aunt Martha, Gregory and the Hawk at Empire Dine and Dance. Jenny Owen Youngs is a singer/songwriter and natural history enthusiast who grew up in the woods of New Jersey and currently lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. Aunt Martha: the band, formed in late 2008, consists of Tim Noyes, Charlie McCanna, Garrett Leahy and Brian Kim. Their album “Candymaker,” blends the band’s folk, country and alternative influences while capturing the raw energy of Aunt Martha’s live shows. Meredith Godreau is an American singer-songwriter performing under the pseudonym Gregory and the Hawk (the name being derived from her brother, Gregory, and his imaginary childhood hawk).

Saturday, March 24 Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad 8 p.m. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad at Port City Music Hall. For over five years, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad’s live show has defined the band. Touring relentlessly, the Rochester, NY-based group is sustained by its passion to reinterpret, explore, and expand its music night after night in cities throughout the country. Admission: $12 adv/$15 dos. http://portcitymusichall.com

When Particles Collide 9:30 p.m. When Particles Collide, Naked on Rollerskates, Temperature of the Sun, at Empire Dine and Dance. When Particles Collide is a guitar and drum duo steeped in mid 90’s indie rock, late 70’s art pop-punk with a hint of folk.

Simultaneously strong willed and vulnerable vocals supported tightly locked rhythms.

Wednesday, March 28 Emily Wells with Live Footage 8:30 p.m. Performer, producer and songwriter Emily Wells trades in a striking mix of classical instrumentation, folk rawness and hip-hop production anchored by her haunting combination of voice and violin. Her burgeoning reputation owes as much to her hypnotic live show where, working a looping pedal, Wells becomes a one-woman orchestra, playing live drums, guitars, analog synthesizers and beat machines as well. Joining Wells will be electroacoustic duo Live Footage, composed of Mike Thies and Topu Lyo, who work with cello, drums and keyboards to craft warm, cinematic experiments in enveloping sound. SPACE Gallery, $10, 18 plus. Buy tickets at SPACE or at all Bull Moose locations.

Thursday, March 29 Excision at the State 8 p.m. Excision with Liquid Stranger, Lucky Date at the State Theatre. Taking influence from DnB, Metal, and Hip Hop, Excision is a Dubstep artist who must be heard to fully believe. Combining the morphing bass lines of Drum and Bass, the aggressive energy of Metal, and the laid back vibes of hip hop, Excision’s style is incomparable. At only 22, this young Canadian’s passion for music has already driven him to become one of the biggest Dubstep acts of North America. Doors: 7 p.m./show: 8 p.m. State Theatre. www.statetheatreportland.com

Friday, March 30 Snoop Dogg at the State 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. The State Theatre presents Snoop Dogg. Two shows. Tha Doggfather is continuing to enhance his connection with his fans through his music. Not only is Snoop utilizing his unrivaled digital presence to offer his

Later this spring, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad will release a full electric album, “In These Times.” The band will perform at Port City Music Hall on Saturday. (COURTESY PHOTO) fans inside access to the creative process behind the Doggumentary, but the album itself acts a memoir of sorts — both chronicling his journey in the game thus far and plotting where his path will lead him in the future. The latest collection reflects everything that the world has come to embrace about the man born Calvin Broadus. While delivering several of the bombastic street raps that initially propelled Snoop to stardom, his new album, Doggumentary, also boasts the sort of unpredictable collaborations that have made him a pop culture phenomenon. Portland. $40 advance/$45 day of show. www.statetheatreportland.com

Movie, Johnny Cremains and Dementia Five live 8:30 p.m. Geno’s Rock Club brings a feature-length movie of musical performances by By Blood Alone, Johnny Cremains, BirdOrgan, Hessian, Sunrunner and Dementia Five, along with Smoke and Mirror Circus, filmed on location at Geno’s on Sept. 2, 2011, will be shown at 8:30 p.m., then followed by live sets by Johnny Cremains and Dementia Five, starting at 10. Cover charge is $8 for the whole night, $6 after 10. All shows at Geno’s are 21 plus, proper ID is required.

Come early to make sure you get a good seat! There will be popcorn! Venue: Geno’s Rock Club, 627 Congress St.

Saturday, March 31 Reunion Weekend!: Strangefolk at the State 8 p.m. The State Theatre in Portland and Higher Ground in Burlington, Vt. announce a reunion weekend with Strangefolk, including original members Jon Trafton, Reid Genauer, Erik Glockler and Luke Smith. This special event marks the first time the band has played together formally onstage since their farewell Garden of Eden concert in New Haven, Vt. in September 2000. www.statetheatreportland. com/event/88381

Jonny Corndawg at Empire 9:30 p.m. Jonny Corndawg, Shovels and Rope, Robert Ellis at Empire Dine and Dance. Jonny Corndawg is a country singer, not a singer-songwriter. Born in Montana, raised in rural Virginia, Corndawg has been touring on his motorcycle since he dropped out of school in 2001. He’s played shows in every U.S. state, Canada and eleven European countries, Australia, Argentina and India. But you won’t find him on CMT. His music is more in the vein of that obscure ‘70s gay country that housewives would discover on a Bear Family reissue in twenty years. In addition to pursuing the lost art of the Real Deal, Corndawg is an airbrushing, leather-working, marathon-running, truck-driving American. Born and Bred.

Wednesday, April 4 Omara ‘Bombino’ Moctar 7:30 p.m. Portland Ovations brings the young North African guitarist and songwriter Omara “Bombino” Moctar and his four-piece band to Hannaford Hall, University of Southern

Maine in Portland for an evening concert. “Omara ‘Bombino’ Moctar is from the Tuareg region of North Africa and during his nomadic lifestyle of avoiding the politically charged rebellion in Niger, Bombino taught himself how to play guitar by watching videos of Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits and others in an effort to master their playing styles. He has recorded a desert blues version of the Rolling Stones classic ‘Hey Negrita’ alongside Keith Richards and Charlie Watts and has served as Angelina Jolie’s guide to the Niger desert region. His electrifying jams capture the spirit of the Sahara with enduring notes of nostalgia, resilience and peace.”

Mastodon at the State 7:30 p.m. Mastodon will be kicking off their Spring 2012 co-headlining tour in Portland on April 4 at the State Theatre. The tour features a dream bill with Swedish metal band Opeth as co-headliners and Ghost providing support on all dates. Mastodon have just returned to the states after extensive touring throughout Europe and Australia over the past few months in support of their latest album, The Hunter. Released in Sept 2011, The Hunter entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart in the Top 10 and it’s first single, “Curl of the Burl” was nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award for “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance.” www.statetheatreportland.com

Monday, April 16 WCLZ presents: Needtobreathe, Ben Rector 7 p.m. The State Theatre. WhenNeedtobreathe’s Bear and Bo Rinehart set out to write the songs that appear on the band’s new album, “The Reckoning,” they felt something bigger awaited them. It wasn’t just commercial success either. The band’s last album “The Outsiders” hit No. 9 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart, went Top 20 on the Top 200, saw the band sell out venues such as Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and Chicago’s House of Blues, and score an impressive number of placements in blockbuster films and numerous prime time television-shows. Bear explains “There was always this creeping reminder that we needed to show what the last ten years on the road had taught us. If we couldn’t do that, everything we had worked for was meaningless.” Rock/Pop/Southern Rock. Ben Rector cut his musical teeth while a student at the University of Arkansas and used them over the next four years to devour the music scene in Fayetteville and floss with the surrounding states.

Wednesday, April 25 Imogen Cooper on piano 7:30 p.m. Merrill Auditorium, Portland. British pianist Imogen Cooper is lauded for her virtuosity, poetic poise and suave athleticism. With an enormous range within the classical repertoire, she makes beautiful work of challenging music. http://portlandovations.org