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Council opposes LePage welfare proposal

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

City officials will be in Augusta Monday to protest a state welfare reform proposal that could cost Portland taxpayers more than $600,000 next year.

The measure, outlined in Gov. Paul LePage’s budget proposal, would reduce the reimbursements for cities that spend the most on general assistance programs — also known as welfare.

Councilor John Anton, who will testify Monday in front of a joint legislative committee, said LePage’s plan should not be confused with reform.

“The governor’s proposal is a huge cost shift to the see PLAN page 9

Jessica Harvey, Sean Collinson and Travis Bourassa founded Flannel, a photo and literary journal, in 2008 while attending UMaine in Orono. The zine features work by and for Mainers, but don’t expect postcard pictures of colorful lobster buoys and whitewashed lighthouses here. Flannel exposes the more harrowing, hardcore side of life in Maine, featuring live music photos, nudes, dead birds and toy camera photos, with a few rocky coastlines thrown in for good measure. (MATT DODGE PHOTO)

Maine artists celebrate the release of their latest issue of zine

BY MATT DODGE THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Many successful magazines are born from a humble and occasionally illicit beginning. From Hearst to Hefner, there’s a precedent that exists in the world of the self-published that offers some context to the trespassing tendencies of one maga-

zine’s editorial staff.

“We would sneak into another school, print them at night and cut them up with an X-ACTO knife,” said Sean Collinson, cofounder of Maine-based photo and literary “zine,” Flannel.

Ultimately it was convenience and not a court order which convinced Collinson and

the rest of the trespassing Flannel team to go legit. “It was too labor intensive, that’s really why we started with working with a printing house — we would watch a movie and I would get, like, six cut,” he said.

Founded by Collinson and fellow UMaine student Travis Bourassa in 2008, see ZINE page 3

Gassy madness in Portland

Art for art’s sake?

No money in that ...

From coach to novelist, the thrills continue with ‘Blood Code’

See Bob Higgins on page 4

See Curtis Robinson’s column on page 5

See the story in Sports, page 8

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Fungus stirs dreams and lawsuits HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (NY Times) — The two contenders in the great North Carolina truffle wars could not be more different.

Susan Rice Alexander, the showy newcomer, lives by the fifth hole of a golf course and is married to an orthopedic surgeon. Franklin Garland, the eccentric veteran, lives with his wife at the end of a rutted dirt road.

But they are both after the same thing: cultivating the black Perigord truffle, an elusive crop that could bring $800 a pound — if anyone can figure out how to really make a go of it.

Over the past few years, the two have sued and countersued in Orange County Civil Superior Court over business plans, trade secrets and the sale of specially inoculated trees that grow truffles on their roots.

Their case has been in and out of mediation. Now, they are at a standoff, waiting for the court to decide who was wrong.

The fact is, neither is digging up that many truffles.

Although about 80 orchards make up the tiny North Carolina truffle industry, the harvest this year was probably not even 50 pounds, said Jane Morgan Smith, the recent past president of the North American Truffle Growers Association and one of the first people to grow them successfully in the state.

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PHOENIX (NY Times) — Prosecutors filed 49 federal charges Friday against Jared L. Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson shooting spree, accusing him of murdering and attempting to murder five federal officials but also of killing four constituents of Representative Gabrielle Giffords who were attending a public event she sponsored, and injuring 10 others waiting in line to talk to her.

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New premier speaks in Cairo square CAIRO (NY Times) — Carried on the shoulders of protesters who claimed him as their own, Egypt’s new prime minister waded into a crowd of tens of thousands in Tahrir Square on Friday, delivering a speech bereft of regal bombast that illustrated the reach of Egypt’s nascent revolution and the breadth of demonstrators’ demands that remain unanswered.

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Zine’s reputation has grown steadily in Maine’s art community ZINE from page one

the irregularly published zine started off as a project for Collinson’s graphic design class and soon spread far from the Orono campus.

“We put a couple pictures online somewhere and in one of the comments someone from Kansas said they wanted a copy. It hadn’t really occurred to us to mass-produce it,” said Collinson.

“The original intent was to publish friend’s photographs and artwork as just a fun thing to show to our friends,” said Bourassa.

Three years and five issues later, Flannel has grown beyond the founder’s expectations and stands as a unique and contrarily tangible example of work from young Maine artists, photographers and writers.

Friday night, the Flannel team celebrated the release of their latest issue — the first to be completed in Portland — with a show at Geno’s Rock Club as part of First Friday Art Walk, followed by a live punk/hardcore show organized by Flannel.

The zine has changed a little over the years, with creators nixing hand-sewn, 8-by-8 inch pages for glossy, 6-by-8 pages bonded and printed by a Bangor publishing house. Another change came with charging a steadily increasing fee to keep the founder’s from debter’s prison, but at the heart it’s still a threadbare, do-it-yourself effort. Issue No. 5 costs $10.

“We’re still losing money,” said Collinson.

“Yeah, we were still losing tons of money, but now you get a big poster and sticker with every issue to make it a little more worth it, but it is 50 pages of high-quality art work,” said Jessica Harvey, executive editor of Flannel.

“After almost three ears, we’re going to try and start breaking even,” said Collinson.

The zine skews toward a decidedly un-Wyeth-like depiction of life in Maine, so don’t expect lush landscapes of rocky coasts and charmingly weathered lobster traps here — cigarettes, surfing and nudes are more likely Flannel fare and issue #5 features a sickle-wielding Grim Reaper on its cover.

“You have the face of Maine, then you have what Maine really is to people who live here,” said Harvey.

“A lot of people get really confused when we say that Flannel is by Mainers for Mainers. We got in a little trouble when we started saying ‘we’re anti-lighthouse, we’re anti-lobster’, but we try not to put in work that looks like it could be sold in Bar Harbor, we try to keep it more raw and badass and offensive as possible,” she said.

To that extent, Harvey is happy to report that the zine already passed the dad test of offensiveness. “My dad was upset because we had a pair of [breasts] in this issue, but we’re not really making it for my dad,” she said.

So, then, who is it for exactly?

“First and foremost it’s for ourselves, it’s for a younger crowd that’s into this stuff. That’s why you have stuff like death and brutality — that’s just part of hardcore, punk and metal music, that aesthetic,” said Bourassa.

“I mean, we are Satanists,” he said.

Issue No. 5, the latest issue of the zine Flannel, was produced in Portland over the last year. The Flannel team hosted a zine release party at Geno’s Rock Club Friday night, featuring live music by local hardcore, punk and metal bands. (MATT DODGE PHOTO)

“Oh yeah, we’re in a cult,” Collinson agrees sarcastically.

The zine’s reputation has grown steadily in Maine’s art community over the last few years, and the founders say they often receive submission from artists who they’ve never met or even heard of. Issue five features a few recognizable Portland names; Maine College of Art students, photographers Bryan Bruchman, Robbie Kanner and Ron Harrity, head of local record label Peapod Recordings.

“It took us over a year to collect enough artwork to make it a thick issue,” said Harvey.

“Hopefully it will get more popular at some point and it won’t take as long,” said Bourassa.

In an era of blogs and tweets, Flickr accounts and cameraphones, Flannel is a throwback of sorts. Sure the founders could have easily, cheaply launched a blog that showcases all the same work, but it’s the zine’s tangible niche value which sets it apart from such digital counterparts.

“People are interested in having something tangible and there’s nothing else like this in the state of Maine now, so there’s a hunger for it,” said Collinson. “We have more of a niche audience and I think that niche still wants something like this.”

“I think art blogs and photo websites can get easily looked over, but if you have a physical book in your hand it’s kind of hard not to see,” said Harvey.

The concept is not dissimilar to the niche value some place on certain music formats like vinyl and cassette tapes — when anything can be found for free in a digital age, doesn’t a oneof-a-kind product like Flannel pack a little something extra? “I think having something tangible gives it more worth,” said Bourassa.

The team’s long-term goals for the zine remain humble for now. “We’re

at a point now where we might even break even, someday maybe we’ll even make money,” said Collinson.

“I think the coolest thing would be to see other magazines like this start up in Maine, because what we’re

doing really isn’t that difficult, it’s just a matter of staying motivated and focused,” said Bourassa.

To learn more about Flannel, order an issue, or find out more about contributing, visit flannelcollective.com.

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Mayor tells Peaks Islanders that figures will be provided (Editor’s note: On Feb. 23, Mayor Nicholas Mavodones wrote this letter about the issue of secession on Peaks Island.)

Dear Peaks Island Residents, With many Peaks Island and mainland residents discussing the value of Peaks Island continuing to be an integral part of the City of Portland, I felt it was important to communicate with you directly. I, as Mayor, and the City Councilors, take these discussions very seriously, and as this conversation evolves, I want you to know that I am committed to ensuring that the dialogue between all parties is respectful, open and based upon clear and accurate information.

To that end, the City of Portland is in the process of compiling up-to-date information on the services provided to the island including fiscal impacts. This information will feature a breakdown from all city departments as well as the Portland School System and will be posted to the city’s website, www.portlandmaine.gov/peaksisland by March 18, 2011.

It is our intent to provide factually accurate and impartial data that is transparent and accessible to all so that each resident can form his or her own opinion on this critical issue. If upon review of this information, you find that you have additional questions regarding city services or administration, please do not hesitate to email them to peaksisland@portlandmaine.gov. We will research the question and in a timely manner, post both the question and answer to the Peaks Island webpage for the public to review.

I continue to believe that both the community on Peaks Island and the City of Portland as a whole are stronger together than apart. That said, I know that there are still a lot of issues left to consider as you come to your own conclusion on the issue. I look forward to our continuing discussion and remain optimistic that at its conclusion we will find ourselves standing on common ground.

Sincerely, Nicholas M. Mavodones Jr. Mayor, City of Portland

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Gassy madness On the bus into work on Friday morning, I saw a sign of the times.

There was a dude, up on a ladder in the wee-early morning hours, changing the prices of gas available at his station.

This seems to be an early morning ritual, and a lunchtime ritual, and finally one more ritual at the closing of the day.

Every time I pass a gas station, any station, I see someone getting out the ladder or the suctioncup thing.

Due to rampant speculation on gas prices, possible price gouging, turmoil in the oil-soaked regions of the world, or any other number of factors, one thing has become abundantly clear. Gas prices are going up, and fast.

Forget those commercials nagging you to buy gold and silver. I figure the quickest way to make a buck these days would be to have a hundred gallon gas tank. Fill that, and wait a few days.

Last time I saw this happening, a great big storm named “Katrina” had just blown through New Orleans. In a little under two weeks, gas prices went up almost a dollar a gallon at the pump.

That forced the business where I was working at the time to do a swift presto-change-o. The polite word for it was a route-reorganization. A truck that normally went out half-full was suddenly packed to the gills, and the route

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist made longer. At least one driver was shown the door. The remaining one squawked about having too long a route. A month or so later, he quit.

Yup. A mini-recession at one company, all due to the price of gas. It happened at companies all over Maine that time, and it looks like we are in for another round.

Forget all the possible microscopic gains of the last few years, this one looks to be a whopper.

Take these two statistics into account. When Katrina hit, prices spiked 50 cents in a week. According to statistics published by the Energy Information Association, prices over the last week have risen 19.4 cents.

Hey, I take the bus, so it really doesn’t affect me much. In warmer weather, I tend to walk a lot more. However, METRO is examining a price increase lately for monthly riders, looking to tack an extra 5 bucks onto the price of a monthly ticket.

Hearings are scheduled for 6 p.m. at the library on March 15. Bring your own pitchfork and torches. I hear tar will be pro-

vided, but feathers are self-serve.

When gas goes up, everything goes up. It cost more to get the goods and services to you, and all of a sudden that whole “Buy Local” thing starts to garner a bit more attention.

We haven’t hit the “Summer Tourist” increase yet. Lawmakers in Augusta have barely even begun considering certain budget balancing approaches on the backs of Maine drivers. It was reported online that the head of the Maine Turnpike Authority abruptly resigned on Friday morning, hoping to beat the pitchfork-wielding long distance drivers to the next turnpike exit.

I’ve even seen that old photograph with the three ranges of gas prices floating around. The prices for Regular, medium, and superunleaded being replace with “Arm. Leg, and Soul.”

So what can we all do? As the weather gets a little warmer, the bike or the walk to work look more and more attractive with each blooming bud. Eventually, the last foot or so of snow blocking up the sidewalks and forcing vehicles further into the street will melt, and allow room for pedestrians and cars at the same time.

Years back, when I was doing some part-time work at a gas station, I wondered how they determined the price of gas on see HIGGINS page 5

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Art for art's sake?

No money in that...

Suddenly, it was yet another First Friday Art Walk overheard conversation that proved an old saying that “... when bankers get together, they talk about art; when artists get together they talk about money.”

And the topic was equally vintage: Is art successful if there’s no commerce? And by that, it seems, we mean earning livings and not just providing excuses to wear our favorite black turtleneck.

And by “excuses to wear a black turtleneck” we mean other than if you’re Steve Jobs rolling out new Apple stuff.

My friend and noted shotgun-art creator H.S. Thompson liked to say “there is no art until something sells.”

So, somebody would reply, then Vincent van Gogh was a failure because he didn’t sell anything in his lifetime?

Eh? But the response was that Van Gogh WAS a failure in his lifetime. But he was successful later, and he was successful because his art sold. And there you go.

It’s more than rhetoric in places like Portland, where we are more or less banking on a “creative economy” to replace the “real economy.” Until somebody comes up with the next bubble, it’s all the hope we have. And figuring out what’s valuable, culturally and financially, is part of that strategy.

(Just look at the makers of the “zine” we’ve profiled on page one today.

Somebody clearly needs to get those guys on the The Way Life Should Be talking points memo.)

Another case in point: I had a sisterin-law who was a mostly unsold artist — she had attended the famous Pratt Institute in New York, so she was qualified to self-identify with the “A” word — and she contended that her art was just created for herself. Further, she contended that art was created largely for the artist.

To which I wondered why, if that’s true, does the artist goes to such pains to place the art in front of others? In other words, if Woody Allen would really (as he says) like to make a film, screen it once for himself, then burn it, why doesn’t he do just that?

Now, the usual outcome of the debate is that it’s a balance between

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Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved art “for art’s sake” (careful, those are fighting words in some corners) and communication. I’ve often taken the position, if only to tweak a certain former in-law, that “art” has an obligation to communicate.

The implication is that the artist is creating something intentional to be received in that context. If you mean to draw a horse but I think it’s a beautiful cow, it’s unfair to say “well, it’s great art because you see a cow!”

Unless, of course, you’re six years old, then I’m just stupid-oopid for not seeing a horsey.

As for a “balance,” of course that’s perfectly correct. It’s also perfectly correct that the Yankees and Red Sox are both well-run organizations continuing a tradition of excellence and competition that honors baseball, both as a game and as national icon. But that position won’t keep you awake on roadtrips and totally ignores the fact that one team employs direct agents of Satan.

The fact is that this particular First Friday overheard conversation proves two things: (1) you hear the best stuff at Local Sprouts and (b) that even art “for art’s sake” can draw a crowd and create a bit of commerce. Granted, some galleries say it’s not so great for day-of-event sales, but it creates new customers who come back later — presumably without having six glasses of wine from the many tastings.

As for the debate — I’m still thinking that the purpose of art is intention, and that implies a social contract: I’m supposed to know if it’s a cow or a horse. Unless you’re six years old (see above) or the second coming of Jackson Pollock — see, I know he was really successful, because they made a movie about him.

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State police seek leads on fatal Etna crash Maine State Police are looking for motorists who may have witnessed this week’s fatal crash in Etna that killed a Massachusetts woman on Interstate 95 during a snow storm, spokesman Steve McCausland reported in a newsletter.

Trooper Trevor Snow said Lydia Parker from Westport, Mass., died at the scene when her car slammed into the rear of a truck parked along the breakdown lane. The truck was from a local towing firm who had arrived to repair a tractor trailer which had broken down, state police reported.

Parker was returning home after driving her boyfriend to a job in Nova Scotia, state police have reported.

Snow said several motorists stopped at the crash site, includ-

ing a man driving a gray, older style Ford SUV with Maine license plates. That person was the first to stop but left the scene before troopers arrived. Snow said anyone who might have information about the crash is asked to call State Police in Orono at 866-2122.

In New Gloucester, Troopers are still attempting to determine why a pickup suddenly crossed the centerline of Route 100 and struck a second truck Wednesday morning Both drivers were seriously injured but are expected to recover, according to Trooper Chris Farley, who investigated the crash.

Two sisters killed in Lisbon Falls fire Two young sisters died Fridayt morning when fire swept their house on Summer Street in

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USM announces ‘A Celebration of Liszt’ no musical integrity. “InterpretDAILY SUN STAFF REPORT ing Liszt comes easily to me,” she says, “and I have had much sucThe University of Southern cess communicating my underMaine School of Music continstanding of his music in concerts.” ues its bicentennial celebration Audiences have been moved by of great composers when USM Antonacos’ Liszt performances faculty member Anastasia Antoboth in Europe and the United nacos performs “A Celebration of States. Antonacos says, as a the Music of Liszt 200 Years After teacher, she is inspired by Liszt’s His Birth,” part of the Spotlight dedication to pedagogy. “Many Concert Series on Friday, April 1, pianists today can trace their at 8 p.m. at Corthell Concert Hall, ‘pedagogical’ lineage back to him.

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The Port City Chronicle

Charles and Tim talk real estate, bathing, cats Last week, in the third episode of Season 2 of the Sun’s serial novel, The Port City Chronicle, Gretchen Reingren, a 44-yearold, divorced, criminal defense attorney, went on her first real vacation with her new boyfriend to Montreal, where he’d once lived with his ex-wife and son.

The down-side was he didn’t want to leave.

“I might even buy a place in Montreal to come up to now and then, if it’s still reasonable,” he said.

“Maybe my old house on rue Waverly.”

Since there was nothing reasonable about Adam coming up to Montreal now and then from Portland, Gretchen wondered what he was really looking for.

But luckily his old house wasn’t for sale and the place two doors down was too expensive.

“How can they charge so much extra for a balcony?” he said, after arguing with the realtor in French. “I’d rather pay $40,000 less and sit on the windowsill.”

“How much is $40,000 anyway?” Gretchen asked, looking at a sheaf of bills. “I love the way it feels like you’re using play money in a foreign country.”

He nodded.

“Whereas in the U.S. it’s obscenely real.”

Now this week, Gretchen’s brother Ethan and his friends Charles and Tim are also in the market for real estate, against her better judgment.

The Port City Chronicle is the continuing story of a woman and her family seeking love and happiness in Portland the midst of the Great Recession.

You can buy Season 1 in book form, “Getting Off the Earth,” from GettingOfftheEarth.com or from Longfellow Books on Monument Square.

And now for this week’s episode of Season 2:

When Buddhist Monks in Tibet Are Busier Than You “Fifty is a pretty significant birthday,” Tim said.

“We should do something to celebrate it.”

As usual on a Saturday afternoon, he and Ethan were lying around in the living room of Charles’ apartment.

“But suppose they have it wrong and you’re really 51,” Ethan said. “Then it wouldn’t be significant at all. Fifty-one is the most insignificant of all possible birthdays.”

Tim thought a moment.

“But suppose they have it wrong and I’m 65.

That’s a pretty big one.”

“So what should we do?” Charles asked, trying to sound casual. “How about we buy a house together?”

Tim and Ethan looked at him blankly.

“You have to live someplace, right?” Charles said, flipping the pages of the paper with feigned nonchalance.

But Tim was not an easy target for future planning.

“Not necessarily,” he said.

Charles looked up irritably.

“When we miss the opportunity we’ll be crying for not making the effort to buy during the downturn.”

Tim shrugged.

“Let’s cry then. I don’t want to cry now.”

But Ethan was more receptive to Charles’ proposal, probably due to his even greater lack of funds than Tim. “When I get into the real estate business I’m going to be lighting dollar bills with the end of my cigar and burning a hole in capitalism.”

It wasn’t quite what Charles envisioned when he dreamed about buying a house to cement his new family situation, but he managed to hide his disappointment behind the paper.

“Anyway, if we get a new place we shouldn’t bring the cats,” Tim said, sensing an opportunity of his own.

He’d been trying to get rid of the cats, along with the

furniture and the kitchen implements, since the day he moved in.

But Ethan shook his head.

––––– “Barbados runs this place and he knows it.”

Daily Sun “What about Chicken?” Tim Novelist asked. “Ever since I’ve known her she’s had a significantly limited repertoire. She still drinks from the toilet once in a while but otherwise she’s just a prop.”

Ethan put down his beer.

“What do you want her to do?”

Tim shrugged again.

“She used to at least sit on the side of the tub when I took a bath.”

“So she’s getting old,” Ethan said. “She probably wouldn’t like kayaking anymore either.”

Ethan looked at him critically.

“Anyway, why are you always taking baths?”

He himself hadn’t taken a bath since he was old enough to stand up in the shower like other men.

“It’s probably the idea that hot water upon me creates some kind of bodily pleasure,” Tim said.

But he wanted to get back to the cats.

“They don’t even sleep with you anymore.”

Ethan chuckled.

“You can hardly expect them to waste that much of their time.”

Of course, I assumed they were on strike against him for breaking up our family home.

“But what do you get out of them?” Tim asked.

So apparently he didn’t hold himself to the same standard as the cats.

“They bring both peace and anarchy,” Ethan said.

“Usually at the same time.”

Tim disagreed.

“I can’t even read anymore because of Barbados.

He bites me when I try to read.”

Barbados glared at him from the bookshelf.

“Not that I’m actually afraid of the cats,” he added.

“Good,” Ethan said. “That’s a real sign of sanity.”

Then Henry looked up from the card game we were playing with Marcus on the coffee table.

“My dad’s not afraid of anything,” he said.

“Actually I am,” Ethan said. “I’m afraid of aliens.

Especially now that mommy’s not around.”

“Why, what did she do?” Charles asked anxiously.

He was willing to do whatever it took to keep Ethan from going home.

But Ethan just shrugged.

“I’m not sure, but it’s the kind of thing she did really well.”

So Charles put his newspaper back on to hide his anxiety.

Then I just couldn’t keep quiet anymore.

“The three of you are sure a couple of basketcases,” I said to Ethan.

But it had no effect.

“I didn’t even know there were three of me,” he said.

“How can you even consider buying a house with these guys?” I continued. “You should be thinking about coming home.”

He drank his beer.

“To tell you the truth I’m not thinking about anything. My mind can’t hold very much these days because whatever it holds sags.”

Tim nodded sympathetically.

“And do you have long periods when you’re mentally vacant?”

“On the contrary,” Ethan said. “I have long periods of mental crowding.”

Which was surprising considering how little he seemed to do.

“But do you ever even get out?” I asked.

“Sure,” he said. “But I never get way out.”

So it seemed we weren’t talking about the same thing.

“Buddhist monks in Tibet are busier than me,” he added.

Then he seemed to have a glimmer of insight.

Heidi Wendel

“In fact last night I dreamed I had to return my brain,” he said. “I got an email saying they put it in the wrong body.”

“And what happened?” I asked.

“They said I should have returned it on my own since I obviously realized it wasn’t mine.”

So I hoped he’d make the connection between his dream and his lack of direction.

But Charles had no intention of letting Ethan go down that road.

“You just need to shave,” he said.

Tim disagreed.

“Actually I think you look great with a beard. You should keep growing it.”

Ethan shook his head.

“I can’t because I have to interview people for my job. I look too scruffy with a beard.”

“What about the fact that your clothes are always dirty?” Tim asked.

Ethan scowled.

“There’s nothing I can do about that of course.”

So I sensed there was some tension brewing and wondered whether there was any chance the band might be breaking up soon.

But Charles was determined to keep it together.

“Why don’t we go house hunting,” he said.

“You can’t,” I said. “The kids need dinner.”

I had to prevent them from accidentally buying a house together.

“What do you guys usually eat for dinner?” I asked, getting up.

Ethan shrugged.

“Mostly I just eat a can of tuna. If you prefer I can open a can of beans instead, but I’m not saying I’m going to warm it up.”

“What about you?” I asked Tim. “I always eat the same thing for dinner. A protein, a starch, and a vegetable.”

So it was tough to know whether the boys were going to like that or not.

“For breakfast I have two proteins and a starch, for lunch I have a protein, a vegetable and a fruit and for a snack I have a starch and a fruit.”

I could certainly see why they didn’t eat together.

And if they couldn’t even eat together, how could they buy a house together? You need to at least be able to eat with someone before you start buying durable goods together.

Then when I looked in the fridge there was hardly anything in it except beer. I couldn’t even find a single vegetable or starch, let alone a protein.

“Why don’t you have any food anymore?” I asked Charles.

“Because no one has any money around here. So the last time I went shopping I had to decide: What shall we get, booze or food?”

He looked up from the paper.

“So I figured booze makes me happy, food makes me tired. I should stock the fridge with things that make me happy.”

“But what about the kids?” I asked.

Charles shrugged.

That finally made me snap.

“There’s a special ring of hell reserved for you Charles. Coincidentally, Tim and Ethan are there too, which will certainly make it hell for them.”

Charles feigned unconcern behind his paper but at least I got Ethan’s attention.

“I’m pretty sure they already had dinner,” he said.

“It’s 7 o’clock,” I said, angrily.

Then he got up and put his coat on.

“It’s only 7 o’clock? I thought it was much later.

The days go by slow in the winter.”

So we took the boys out to get a protein, a starch, a vegetable, and maybe even a sugar, since it was Tim’s birthday.

And I was pleased to see on our way out that Charles threw the newspaper in the recycling.

Including the real estate section.

(Heidi Wendel is a former editor of the Columbia Law Review and has written for The New York Times, among others.)

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BY JEFF PETERSON SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN Simonds coached basketball mostly Rick Simonds Book Signing at Saint Joseph's College. During his He's gone from coaching thrilling “Blood Code” 23 years there he compiled a record of basketball games to writing a thrillSunday, March 6 466-176. It is the sixth highest winning ing novel, and Rick Simonds continues Portland Expo Right after the Red Claws game percentage in Division III history. He to find time for both hoops and, well, won 11 conference titles and coached in murder. six national tournaments.

Coach Simonds spent time at the helm He is retired from coaching, but Simonds still talks of Bonny Eagle High School, Ellsworth High School, plenty of hoops. He is the color commentator of the Saint Joseph's College, Davidson College and a couple of Maine Red Claws on radio station WJAB. He loves basprofessional teams, but probably very few people watchketball, but writing has always been a passion as well. ing him coach during his long career knew how much he Simonds currently teaches English and Creative Writloved mysteries. ing on the high school level.

Whether it is reading, writing or watching a movie, "Writing fills a need for me," explained Simonds. "I Simonds loves suspense. That's why his very first novel love the competitiveness of basketball, but the creativis a book called "Blood Code." ity of writing."

"I have always loved reading Agatha Christie," said Simonds might be retired from coaching, but don't Simonds. "Mysteries fascinate me. Now I am creating a think he is ready to put away the pen just yet. He has mystery by writing a book." finished his first novel and is already working on his "Blood Code" is definitely a mystery. That is easy second. So far Simonds has seven chapters of a novel to tell since the first word in the whole book is death. called "The Murder Club" written.

"Blood Code" is about a serial killer called "The Painter."

"It is about a group that gets together to plan murHe torments Southern Maine on many different levels. ders," said Simonds. "All the murders are done just for He murders people and then leaves cryptic messages fun." written in blood on his victims. The book is 229 pages If that's not enough, Simonds also has an idea for a and 95 chapters of suspense. third novel that deals with the U.S. government. That "It is written in James Patterson's style," said is a few years and plot lines away.

Simonds. "It has short chapters. I like it because I can In the meantime, Simonds will continue to work on shift scenes quickly. It is really a pretty easy read. I "The Murder Club" and promoting "Blood Code." kill off several people, but I don't want to give any more But he will also be working double duty this Sunday away. You'll have to buy it and read it." afternoon. After he finishes calling the Red Claws 1 What are the reviews of "Blood Code"? Author Steve p.m. home game with Springfield on the radio, he will Webster writes, "Very few things scare me, this book put down his microphone and pull out his pen for a book did." Former Portland Police Chief and author Joe signing at the Portland Expo. For Simonds, it will be the Loughlin writes, "Edgy and tense, the suspense kept perfect ending to a perfect day, starting with basketball me turning the pages well into the night." You can and ending with his writing. have your own opinion after you buy it at your local

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Red Claws team up with Big Brothers Big Sisters with Bowl For Kids’ Sake DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT The Maine Red Claws are partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine for the annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake fundraising event, the Red Claws announced.

To help BBBS recruit more participants, the NBA Development League team invites fans to the Bowl For Kids’ Sake Maine Red Claws Kick-Off Party on Saturday, March 12, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Yankee Lanes in Portland.

Prior to and at the March 12 event, Red Claws Fans will be encouraged to sign up for one of the Big Brothers Big Sisters bowl events to be held on April 2 at Yankee Lanes in Portland, and on April 9 at Bowl-A-Rama in Sanford. To learn more or sign up, interested fans should visit: www.

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Those attending the free Maine Red Claws Kick-Off Party will have an opportunity to visit with Red Claws players, coaches and team mascot, “Crusher.” The Kick-Off Party is open to the public and no registration is necessary to attend.

One hour of bowling (at 3 p.m. or at 4 p.m.) at the party is optional for $5 per person.

All who register teams for the April 2 or April 9 events and raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters will be eligible to win great prizes. Those prizes include Red Sox tickets for individuals and teams. The grand prize for the tip team is a Red Sox Night-on-theTown for four. Anyone signing up as a Maine Red Claws team or individual bowler will also will also be eligible to win a very special prize, exclusive to Red Claws fans.

Maine Roller Derby notes second bout of season DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Currently, the Port Authorities roller derby team is ranked No. 11 of the 25 teams in the WFTDA Eastern Region. Their next opponent is Garden State Rollergirls, who are not ranked due to low participation, the Port Authorities reported.

The roster for the March 12 bout includes Itsy Bitsy Fighter, Punchy O’Guts, Grim D. Mise, Shirley B. Slammin’, Patty O’Mean, Crystal Whip, Spry Icicle, Barbara Ambush,

Polly Gone, Li’l Punisher, Lez Lemon and Mae Snap. The bout will be held at Happy Wheels in Portland at 5 p.m.

Tickets are $5. Following the bout is the Lucky Lass Throwdown AfterParty, held at Empire Dine and Dance at 9 p.m.

The local roller derby season opened with the Port Authorities, MRD’s allstar team, taking on the Lake Effect Furies, Queen City Roller Girls’ allstar team. The Port Authorities beat the Furies with a final score of 189-54, the team reported in a press release.

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Commission: Near-term flood potential rises with rain DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT Despite snowpack, ice conditions, stream flows and headwater storages that are in the normal range for the time of year, flood potential is elevated in the short term, as warmer weather and rain are expected in many parts of the state this weekend, the Maine River Flow Advisory Commission reported.

The commission this week reviewed information on current hydrologic conditions across the state, as well as short-term weather forecasts.

The National Weather Service is closely monitoring a storm system that could bring significant rain to central and southern sections of the state over the weekend, the commission reported. Although mountain and northern areas could receive more snow, southern and coastal Maine may see temperatures into the 40s or 50s and significant rainfall on Sunday and Monday. Warm temperatures, coupled with rain, could cause at a minimum street flooding, and potentially stream or river flooding, the commission reported. Higher stream flows could also

raise and move river ice, possibly causing ice jams.

All Mainers should monitor National Weather Service forecasts closely, as it is not clear how much precipitation this storm will produce, and what the balance of snow and rain will be, the commission reported. Significant rain could cause flooding even though other risk factors (snowpack, river ice and stream flows) are all in the normal range for the time of year, the commission reported.

Much of state has 6 to 9 inches of water in the snowpack, according to this week’s cooperative snow survey. There is a little less water in southern and far northern sections. Currently, the snowpack is quite dry, and can absorb some amount of rainfall.

These levels put water content in the normal range across much of the state compared to historical averages. However, portions of south-central and eastern Maine are in the top 25 percent of historical levels, and much of Hancock and Washington Counties is in the top 10 percent of historical levels.

River ice is in the normal to below normal range statewide, the commission reported. The U.S. Coast

Guard is once again planning to break ice in the lower Kennebec River, downstream from Gardiner.

The Coast Guard will partner with the USGS to measure ice thickness, and will then coordinate with DOT, Maine Marine Patrol and MEMA to plan an ice-breaking schedule.

Stream flows likewise are normal for the time of year, the commission reported. Rain in December brought streams in eastern Maine up sharply, causing localized flooding and washouts. However, since December streams have come back to near normal.

Reservoir storages in the headwaters of Maine’s large rivers are being drawn down to prepare for spring rains runoff. River basin managers report that they are on track to achieve their drawdown targets, the commission reported.

“We’ll be watching this weekend storm closely,” said Rob McAleer, director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency, and co-chair of the commission. “Too much rain and a rapid warm-up could create problems for us, even though the snow pack can absorb a good deal of rain.”

LePage’s plan would cut top reimbursement rate from 90 percent to 75 percent PLAN from page one

city, and just shifting costs from the state to the municipality, particularly to Portland, isn’t welfare reform,” Anton said Friday.

He added, “This guy ran on welfare reform. Just lowering state costs by passing them on to the city was a bad idea when Democrats proposed it last year, and it’s a bad idea this year when Republicans are proposing it.”

A LePage spokesperson says the governor believes the cuts will reduce state welfare rolls and save money.

Under Maine law, municipalities are required to provide assistance to anyone who asks for it, so long as the applicant meets income requirements.

Those eligibility requirements are rigorous, said Doug Gardner, Portland’s director of Health and Human Services.

“It’s not an easy program LePage to quality for.

You can’t have money in the bank, you can’t have a retirement account,” he said. “It really is that resource of last resort.”

There are no residency requirements to qualify, meaning people who qualify can seek funds the day they move into a new city or town.

In fiscal year 2010, the last year data was available (fiscal year 2011 runs until June 30), the city spent $6.73 million on general assistance, helping more than 4,300 people. Of that $6.73 million, $4 million went toward rental assistance, and almost $2 million to food assistance, Garner said.

Those costs don’t include roughly $600,000 in personnel costs to administer the program, which are not reimbursed, he said.

In Portland, the average person getting GA money receives welfare assistance for between one and three months. No cash payments are ever

given to recipients. Landlords are paid directly for past-due or late rent. Food assistance is awarded in the form of paper vouchers to local supermarkets.

Currently, the state reimburses municipalities for 50 percent of annual welfare expenses. But for cities like Portland, Bangor and Lewiston, which spend the most on welfare, the state reimburses 90 percent once a certain cost threshold is met.

The threshold is tied to property valuation, and is different for each municipality, and in Portland, the city pays half and the state pays half for the first $2.4 million in welfare spending. After that, the state kicks in 90 percent.

LePage’s plan would reduce that top reimbursement rate from 90 percent to 75 percent, a cut that would affect Portland and Bangor the most.

According to the Bangor Daily News, $9 million of the $15 million Maine spent on general assistance reimbursements went to Portland and Bangor last year.

Dan Demeritt, LePage’s spokesperson, said Friday that LePage is hoping the lower reimbursement rate will ultimately ween people from welfare services.

“The state’s got a budget crisis, and we’ve got to find savings wherever we can,” Demeritt said in a telephone interview.

“Right now, it gets to the point where the state pays 90 cents on the dollar for general assistance money, so to the extent that (this proposal) creates an incentive to move people off welfare and into a work environment, the better,” he continued.

Demeritt said LePage, the former mayor of Waterville, is well-versed in general assistance rules, and believes there is “a lot of interpretation that goes with implementation” of these programs.

Gardner says cities don’t have much leeway when it comes to determining who qualifies for services, and how much support they receive.

“We are required by state statute to administer the program,” he said. “We can’t arbitrarily change the level of benefits we provide in Portland, that’s

all dictated by statute. We have very little discretion.”

In other words, the city can’t just cut the welfare services they offer to eligible residents. If the proposed cuts take effect, more than $650,000 in welfare costs would be shifted Portland taxpayers next year, Garnder said.

Although several bills have been introduced in the Legislature this session that would loosen the state’s welfare statutes, Gardner says the outcome of those measures is far

from clear.

Anton, who will have just three minutes to make the city’s case on Monday, says Portland has been aggressive about reducing welfare expenditures in recent years. Even as welfare applications are up, he says program costs have gone down.

“I think there is a myth out there that the city is giving (money) away; we are absolutely inundated,” he said.

“I think we are managing the program well, which benefits both the city and the state financially.”

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Shortly before 2 p.m. Friday, Portland Fire Department trucks are outside the Residence Inn by Marriott on Fore Street, as crews respond to elevated levels of carbon monoxide. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Carbon monoxide spurs evacuation at Marriott Seven hospitalized with symptoms, city reports Carbon monoxide circulated into the Marriott Residence Inn on Fore Street Friday, prompting an evacuation of

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The fire department found readings of 500 parts per million of carbon monoxide and evacuated the hotel, said city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.

Anything above 30 ppm carbon monoxide is hazardous, according to Environmed Research Inc. of Canada.

The incident began when two people went to the emergency room at Maine Medical with carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms around 12:25 p.m. Friday, Clegg said. The fire department responded to the hotel to conduct an assessment of guests and staff, she said, and five more people were taken to the emergency room for carbon monoxide poisoning.

“We believe the cause of the carbon monoxide was related to a malfunctioning furnace,” Clegg said.

The exhaust, due to outside temperatures and wind conditions, blew through the ventilation system so it was getting circulated back through the building, she said. The fire department and inspections division are working with the Marriott and the maintenance team to come up with a plan for correction, Clegg said.

Two people had been released and two others had been listed stable as of 4 p.m. Friday, Clegg said.

The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include headache, nausea, shortness of breath, dizziness and confusion. The severity of symptoms depends on the concentration of gas.

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Still the masters after decades STILL HEAVY AFTER 25 YEARS It’s amazing to think how long Metallica has been around.

Longevity for any band is tough, let alone a metal band. What a run Metallica has had when you think about all those years. There’s the good years, the really successful years, the questionable but still really successful ––––– haircut years, the therapy The Circle Push years and the recent slight return to glory years.

Lotta phases but no matter what, the good years with Metallica always outshine the concerning years. Hey, the Stones got a pass for the disco era, right? OK, then.

When I realized “Master of Puppets,” the band’s third and most cherished album by fans, was turning 25, the memories started to zoom all around me.

Like many of you I whisk away to those olden days and watch the film of myself then. (Sorry for using such a Disney word as “whisk.” Just felt right.)

I remember a school friend named Keith being the one who got me into not only Metallica but metal.

I had my rap friends. I had my Van Halen friends.

I had my ‘80s rock friends. I had my classic rock friends. Keith was cool about all music, but heavy metal was his bag.

He was the first to really turn me onto Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Dio and eventually Metallica.

He had the most righteous poofy hairdoo/mullet, too.

He was a legit metal dude from the inside and out.

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Even with his persistent encouragement of Metallica onto me, I didn’t jump on board right away. I hadn’t figured if I was really into heavy, heavy music yet. I was pretty young at the time. It makes me laugh today looking back at my hesitation. As I laugh I also think about today and how nothing is really, really shocking anymore.

The highest level of heaviness has been reached.

Back then, this was groundbreaking to say the least.

It just took me time to give it my full thumbs-up that’s all. I eventually came around when the “$5.98 Ep Garage Days” record came out. Then, of course, I couldn’t backtrack quickly enough.

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“Master of Puppets” was my first step backwards.

It was so ... yeah. Tough to describe when you think of those times. Heavy? Back then? You could say that (insert massive sarcastic smile). It was way heavy, but so much more than that. It was a display of heavy music being perhaps more brilliant than it had ever been.

This wasn’t the work of some metalheads eating pizza and being goof-offs. They did enough of that before. This was their statement record that their music and heavy music was serious and it deserved the same respect that people would give to other bands like Steely Dan or Rush. For this genre, this was the record that I think might have truly put metal on the map. They did amazing things with their first two records, “Kill ‘Em All” and “Ride the Lightning,” but those opened the door.

This record was walking through the door, making themselves at home and putting dinner on the table for the whole family.

The album cover is even one of the greatest rock/ metal album covers of all time. Yet another reason why we love vinyl, kids. That’s a cover that shouldn’t be squinted at. It’s dark and magnificent to stare at especially in 12-inch form.

The band’s sound matured and it was no doubt being perfected on “Master.” Sadly, it would be the last record with bassist Cliff Burton. Barely five months later, he would be killed in an awful tour bus accident while on the road in Sweden.

You hate to admit it but with all due respect to Cliff, his passing surely adds to this record’s legendary and classic status. His final stand would be his greatest. He still remains one of the key figures in metal history. On stage, off stage he was the definition of heavy metal and part of the future of music to this writer. see CURDO page 20

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

It will be dangerous to get too much information from one source. Learn from many sources. Each teacher has a different strength and a unique way of presenting the lesson.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Take precautionary measures to remember important details -- like the names of people you’ve met. If only everyone in the world could wear a nametag!

Your ability to keep facts straight will distinguish you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The glow of charisma around you comes from your generous interest in others.

People see an extremely flattering reflection of themselves in the mirrors of your eyes.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your cheerleading will be essential to a loved one’s success. You can see the uniqueness and strength in this person, even when they cannot.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 5).

This year, your strong curiosity will lead you to new friends, hobbies and income sources. This month, you show that you care for people, and they treat you right. A special relationship influences your thinking and has a big impact on your domestic scene, too. Deals favor you in June and August. October brings adventure. Aries and Gemini people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 2, 44, 11 and 5.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have always been attracted to strongwilled people with a mind of their own.

You don’t mind that you’re not always in agreement with your loved ones.

You’ll find new ways to cooperate.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be working on a problem when assistance comes to you in the form of a stellar new idea, the funding you need or other resources to make your way easier.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don’t have to be a wealthy philanthropist to make the world a better place.

You’ll smile at everyone you meet, and that will contribute to the good of society more than your dollars ever could.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are two ways to learn: through your own experience and through someone else’s. You’ll get both kinds of education today. You will approach people with a sincere desire to know more about them.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Empty the drawers and dig through the closets. There is still some clutter to clear out. Becoming increasingly organized will help the flow of next week’s schedule. Bonus: You’ll find something you lost, too.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Welcome fresh faces. Someone new will enjoy being a witness to your work process.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, March 5, the 64th day of 2011. There are 301 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his “Iron Curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. On this date: In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people.

In 1868, the Senate was organized into a Court of Impeachment to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson, who was later acquitted.

In 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died after three decades in power.

In 1959, a fire at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, Ark., claimed the lives of 21 teenagers trapped inside a locked dormitory room.

In 1960, Cuban newspaper photographer Alberto Korda took the now-famous picture of guerrilla leader Che Guevara during a memorial service in Havana for victims of a ship explosion. Elvis Presley was discharged from the U.S. Army.

In 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, “Cowboy” Copas and “Hawkshaw” Hawkins died in a plane crash near Camden, Tenn., that also claimed the life of pilot Randy Hughes (Cline’s manager).

In 1970, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons went into effect after 43 nations ratified it.

In 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe flew past Jupiter, sending back photographs of the planet and its moons.

In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was 33.

One year ago: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, visiting Guatemala, told reporters that demand for narcotics in the United States was fueling drug violence in Central America as she acknowledged a measure of U.S. responsibility for what she called “a terrible criminal scourge.”

Today’s Birthdays: Actor James Noble is 89. Actor James B. Sikking is 77. Actor Dean Stockwell is 75. Actor Fred Williamson is 73. Actress Samantha Eggar is 72. Actor Michael Warren is 65. Actor Eddie Hodges is 64. Singer Eddy Grant is 63. Violinist Eugene Fodor is 61. Rock musician Alan Clark (Dire Straits) is 59. Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield is 57. Magician Penn Jillette is 56.

Actress Adriana Barraza is 55. Rock singers Charlie and Craig Reid (The Proclaimers) are 49. Rock musician John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 41. Singer Rome is 41. Actor Kevin Connolly is 37. Actress Jill Ritchie is 37. Actress Jolene Blalock is 36.

Actress Eva Mendes is 36. Model Niki Taylor is 36. Actor Sterling Knight is 22. Actor Jake Lloyd is 22.

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I’ve told her to stop doing this and to blow her nose like a normal person, but she doesn’t listen. I know she often is alienated from co-workers, and I suspect this bad habit may be causing her to miss job-related opportunities. Maybe if you print this, she will listen to you. -- Picky’s Sister Dear Picky: Constant nose picking can be an obsessivecompulsive disorder triggered by stress. Or it could be that her nose itches a lot. Or she may have sinus problems, in which case using a saline spray might help. But some habits are so ingrained, they are done unconsciously. In order for your sister to stop sticking her fingers up her nose, she will have to be aware that she’s doing it and want to stop. At the very least, she should do it in private. It is not an attractive process to watch.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Illinois,” whose husband wants to keep their dog, “Buddy,” even though he doesn’t get along with their other four dogs and they are expecting a baby soon. I am a dog trainer and am always amazed at people who have numerous dogs and expect all of them to get along. That notion is totally insane. It would be like having five people with five different personalities living together 24/7.

As much as the husband loves this dog, for everyone’s sake, Buddy should be placed in a home where HIS needs are met. A multiple-dog home is simply not it. And in doing what is best for Buddy, it also is absolutely best for everyone involved. Otherwise, they are asking for some serious consequences for both the humans and the other dogs. -- Dallas, Ore. Dear Dallas: We appreciate the professional backup and agree that Buddy would be better off elsewhere -- and so would the rest of the family.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My brother was scheduled for open-heart surgery involving three different procedures. I hadn’t seen him for several months and wanted to visit before the operation, as I feared he might not make it through.

The day before his surgery, my wife and I were driving the two-hour trip to his home when we received a call from his wife. She said she didn’t want us coming, that she was already stressed out and didn’t want anyone else using up the time she and her children had with my brother. I told her how much it meant to me to see him, but she said, “Don’t bother coming. My children and I don’t want you here.”

My sister-in-law has always been a strong-headed woman, but this was too much. Our conversation turned into a shouting match. I was so angry and upset that I could hardly drive the car back home. I told my wife that what she did was unforgivable and I would never speak to her again.

Fortunately, my brother’s surgery was a success, and he is recovering. I will see him as soon as I can, but only when his wife is not around. I will never get over what she did. How would you handle this? -- Angry in NYC Dear Angry: Your sister-in-law may not have dealt with this very kindly, but try to see it from her perspective. She thought her husband might die and wanted his children to have every second of his remaining time. She was under a great deal of stress, and your needs didn’t come into consideration. If you prefer to avoid her for the rest of your life, that’s up to you, but we’re sure your brother would appreciate it if you could somehow forgive her.

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Saturday, March 5 Riverton Trolley Park walk

a chance to win tickets to see a performance of “Knuffle Bunny” at Merrill Auditorium. Children are encouraged to bring their own Knuffle Bunny to the story time. “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale,” is performed by the Kennedy Center Theater and is based on the awardwinning children’s story by Mo Willems. Following the storyline about things going terribly wrong at a Laundromat, the performance features dancing laundry, songs and an adventurous plot. The musical is geared for ages 4 and up. For more information about this special event at the Portland Public Library, call 8711700, ext. 707.

8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Portland Trails is excited to announce a 2011 Winter Walk series. This free series, made possible by a grant from Healthy Portland, is for adults and families with children who are making an effort to get more exercise, but are stymied when it comes to winter recreation.

Participants are reminded to wear warm clothing, hats and gloves and bring snowshoes if there is adequate snow on the ground. Portland Trails has snow shoes available (free for members, $5/ non-members) which can be reserved ahead of time. Please register for any walk by emailing info@trails.org or calling 7752411. For more information or ‘Phil Ochs: There to check cancellations due to But For Fortune’ the weather go to www.trails.

2 p.m. Film screenings. org. Michelle Boisvert, Portland Saturday, March 5, 2 p.m.; Trails GIS intern and volunteer Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m. will lead a walk through the site of this former park which once Phil Ochs rose to fame in the early 1960s during the height of the folk and protest song movement. His songs, with lyrics ripped straight NR. “There’s no place welcomed throngs of people from the daily news, spoke to those emboldened by the hopeful idealism of the day. “Phil Ochs: There But For the Fortune,” a film about in this world where I’ll belong, when I’m gone, from the city who paid five cents this songwriter, will be screened at the Portland Museum of Art. (COURTESY IMAGE) And I won’t know the right to take the trolley from Portland. from the wrong, when I’m Few remnants of this historic site gone, And you won’t find me singin’ on this song, when remain, but it makes for a beautiful winter walk. Meet at I’m gone. So I guess I’ll have to do it while I’m here.”

Corsetti’s (just over the town line in Westbrook), 125 Bridg— “As our country continues to embroil itself in foreign ton Road. For a full schedule of Portland Trails Winter Walk wars and once again pins its hopes on a new leader’s series, visit http://trails.org/events.html. promise for change, this feature-length documentary is New Gloucester History Barn a timely tribute to an unlikely American hero. Phil Ochs, 9 a.m. to noon. The next New Gloucester History Barn a folk singing legend, who many called “the emotional Open House will be held. In addition to the permanent disheart of his generation,” loved his country and he purplay of antique vehicles and historic town photos, the spesued its honor, in song and action, with a ferocity that cial Open House feature this month will be a display of old had no regard for consequences. Wielding only a battered town reports. The barn is located behind the Town Hall on guitar, a clear voice, and a quiver of razor sharp songs, Route 231. The barn is owned and operated by the New he tirelessly fought the ‘good fight’ for peace and justice Gloucester Historical Society — the Open House is free and throughout his short life. He took his own life in 1976 at open to the public. the age of 35.” Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art. http://portlandmuseum.org ‘Civil War Heroes and Heroines’ 10 a.m. “Civil War Heroes and Heroines Buried in Evergreen ‘The Shadow Box’ Cemetery,” at Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. “The Shadow Box,” a Pulitzer Prize- and Spirits Alive, the advocacy group for Portland’s Eastern Tony Award-winning play that is a “must experience” event!

Cemetery, will offer a three-lecture series of presentations Starring 10 of Portland’s finest actors and directed by Vinaround the theme, “Death and Survival in the Civil War.” cent Knue, this production will have you talking long after Supported in part with funding from the Maine Humanities the final bow. Playing at the Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple Council, admission is free, but donations are suggested.

St. in Portland. All seats are $15. For reservations and more The theme of the lecture series was chosen in support of information call the box office at 773-0333. the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War (2011Youth Art Month 2015). These lectures will offer insight into this country’s 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Artwork by 10 students from the Portgreatest national crisis in relation to death and dying. It is land Public Schools appears in a special exhibit for Youth estimated that up to 700,000 people, or 2 percent of the Art Month that opens on March 5 at the Portland Museum population died in the War Between the States. One of the of Art. An opening reception will be held at the museum on first Maine regiments to be mustered in, The Forest City March 5 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome to Regiment included 1,046 men from southern and central “The Romance of Plumbing” is part of a photographic exhibition at attend. The artwork will be on display through March and Maine, and left Portland in July 1861. After three years, The Green Hand bookstore by Wayne Frederick. (COURTESY IMAGE) museum admission is free every Friday evening. Students this fighting regiment mustered out only 193 — the rest representing the Portland Public Schools in the show are: have led birding and nature trips to such diverse places were killed in action, died from disease, were wounded, Liam Winship, grade one, Lyseth Elementary School (Ellen as Kenya; Tanzania; Mexico to see the wintering monarch deserted, or transferred to other regiments. Visit the Fifth Handelman — art teacher); Brady Roberts, grade two, butterflies; Italy to learn about culture, food and natural Maine Regiment’s website for more: http://www.fifthmaineWest School and Jackson Harris, grade four, Howard C. places; Newfoundland to see colonies of Atlantic puffins; museum.org. Free, donations suggested.

Reiche Community School (Allison Villani — art teacher); and Churchhill, Manitoba, Canada, to watch polar bears.

Money Management 101 Joe Harrington, grade four, Longfellow Elementary School Bob and Margi are both graduates of The National Outdoor 10 a.m. to noon. “The Institute for Financial Literacy has (Melissa Maher — art teacher); Ethan Hatt, grade five, PreLeadership School (NOLS). For many years Margi planned launched a new interactive personal finance seminar series. sumpscot Elementary School (Rachel Perry — art teacher). trips for Maine Audubon.

Bob is the assistant property manTaught by certified educators and open to the general Also, Kate Brewer, grade seven, Lyman Moore Middle ager for Maine Audubon, based in Falmouth at the Gilsland public, the seminars are designed to improve financial litSchool (Barbara Loring - art teacher); Samantha Dow, Farm Sanctuary where he is involved in a major invasive eracy in Maine. In this session, you will learn everything you grade 12, PATHS (Diane Manzi — art teacher); Isaac Jaeplant removal program.

As the boat cruises around Casco always wanted to know about successful money managegerman, grade 11, Portland High School, (Tory Tyler-Millar Bay, hot soup and snacks will be served. Bob and Margi ment and more including: budgeting, net worth, financial — art teacher); Christian Findlay, grade 12, Portland High will point out the preserved lands of the islands and displanning and goal setting. All seminars are being held at the School (Stan Colburn — art teacher), and Michaela Holt, cuss the natural and cultural history of the islands and their Institute’s new campus conveniently located near the Maine grade 12, Portland High School (Gerry White — art teacher). inhabitants. Participants will learn about the individual birds Mall at 260 Western Avenue in South Portland.” Cost is $50 Caitlin Puchalski, a Portland High senior, is representing the and general bird identification practices. The tickets are $15 per adult/$75 couple. Attendance is limited and advance district at the statewide Youth Art Month show at the Maine for members of Oceanside Conservation Trust and $20 for registration is required. To register, please call 221-3601 or Education Association office in Augusta. non-members.

To register for the event, call 699-2989 or email help@financiallit.org. www.financiallit.org email portlandnorth@gmail.com.

Breezemeere Boys in New Gloucester Winter birding on Casco Bay 7:30 p.m. Village Coffee House, New Gloucester CongregaPortland Public Library partners with Portland 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. On the Mail Boat Cruise with Casco tional Church. Tickets at the door. Directions: 19 Gloucester Ovations to present a Knuffle Bunny family event Bay Lines at 10 a.m. sharp. The Casco Bay Lines Mail Hill Road, at the intersection of Church and Gloucester Hill 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Portland Public Library in Boat Cruise will leave Portland carrying avid bird watchRoads in Lower Village of New Gloucester. For more inforconjunction with Portland Ovations will be offering a family ers and their guides. Bob Bittenbender, a board member mation, contact Julie Fralich 926-3161 or the church office event based on the upcoming performance of “Knuffle of Oceanside Conservation Trust and his wife Margi Huber 926-3260. See also www.villagecoffeehouse.org; or www.

Bunny: A Cautionary Musical” at Merrill Auditorium. This will lead their group in a scavenger hunt of sorts to find creativenewgloucester.org event is at the Portland Public Library. The event, for chiland identify the intrepid birds wintering in Casco Bay. Bitsee next page dren and families, will include a story time, art project and tenbender and Huber are a husband and wife team who

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‘Exhibit This’ at Deering High 7 p.m. Deering High School Drama presents “Exhibit This,” a one-act comedy by Luigi Jannuzzi about the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Call 874-8260 during school hours for reservations. Visit www.deeringdrama.org.

Annual Mardi Gras Ball 6 p.m. to midnight. The sights and sounds, tastes and fun of New Orleans will be experienced at the Annual Mardi Gras Ball, a true Big Easy-style fête that will have revelers dancing to live music of Robert Sylvain & the Cajun Aces, in Portland’s only Grand Ballroom at the Eastland Park Hotel.

Chef Marc Bell will create a multi-course meal with authentic Louisiana cuisine, and each partygoer will receive Mardi Gras beads, throws, and a chance to win several valuable door prizes. Dessert will be provided with dinner, so a King Cake will be presented to a lucky guest to keep their party going till Fat Tuesday! Master of Ceremonies for this year’s gala is Jeff Peterson, WGME 13 and FOX 23 anchor, Portland Daily Sun sports writer and former New Orleans resident. Peterson’s personal knowledge and experience on the parade floats is sure to add some unexpected Bourbon Street flair and surprises to the night. “With Maine’s rich French heritage having many of the original families from the area leaving Acadia to create Acadiana in Louisiana, it’s time for Portland to join our New Orleans cousins in welcoming everyone to winter’s most boisterous celebration, and bring the French Quarter home!” Floor seating is $40, select balcony seating is offered for $50. Tickets are available at all Bull Moose Music locations, and online through MardiGrasPortland.com. Proceeds support Portland’s Cathedral School, a nonprofit helping support the education of underprivileged children and their families in the community.

Cheverus High championship game 7 p.m. Cheverus High will compete in the Class A Boys State Championship Game at the Augusta Civic Center.

Tickets will be on sale at Cheverus, sold in the Loyola Hall Switchboard and Cheverus’ Main Office on Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All tickets are general admission for the Augusta Civic Center.

Adults tickets are $7 and student tickets are $4. Ticket sales are cash only (no checks or credit cards ) and all sales are final. There is a 10-ticket limit. Tickets will also be on sale at the Augusta Civic Center one hour prior to each of the Championship Games. The boys and girls state championship games are separate admissions.

‘Acappellooza 11’ benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine 6 p.m. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine will host its fourth one-of-a-kind multigenerational a cappella musical concert at University of Southern Maine’s Hannaford Hall (in the Abromson Center on the Portland Campus).

“Acappellooza 11” is an annual event, created by the late Terri Hatt, who was a Big Sister with the organization. The 2011 program will feature seven singing groups from Maine and New Hampshire who have again volunteered to help the local nonprofit organization raise funds to support kids needing mentors in Southern Maine. The concert is sponsored by Winxnet, UBS, and Mainebiz. It features a cappella groups volunteering from USM, Colby, Bates and Bowdoin Colleges, the University of New Hampshire, and the Portland area women’s quartet known as “Rally.” Tickets can be purchased by calling 773-KIDS, or at the door, or at Bull Moose Music locations, or at the door. The general admission price is $12.

A Tribute to Do-Wop at Anthony’s 7 p.m. Back by popular demand, A Tribute to Do-Wop, starring the Juke Box Boys, at Anthony’s Dinner Theater. Cost of $39.95 includes live show and five-course dinner. Beer and wine available. Free parking. Also March 13 and 26.

Anthony’s at www.anthonysdinnertheater.com.

STRIVE 14 Hour, All Night Dance Marathon 8 p.m. From Saturday at 8 p.m.-Sunday at 10 a.m., 700 high school and college students, community members and STRIVE members (teens and young adults with developmental disabilities) will participate in an all-night, 14 hour, Dance Marathon to benefit STRIVE. University of Southern Maine Sullivan Gym, Portland Campus.

This is STRIVE’s seventh annual Dance Marathon event.

The 2010 event drew 600-plus dancers who stayed up all night dancing to live bands, DJ’s and participating in games and activities. Dancers raise funds and pledges to participate, and all funds go directly to supporting STRIVE Programs. Performing bands this year include: Sidecar Radio, Steinger Street, and Man the Reformer.

Organizers will also have psychic readings, the National Guard’s Inflatable Obstacle Course, a photo booth, a mechanical bull, a moon bounce, massages, food and lots more! www.striverocks.org

Today at 6 p.m., Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine will host its fourth one-of-a-kind multigenerational a cappella musical concert at USM’s Hannaford Hall (in the Abromson Center on the Portland Campus). “Acappellooza 11” is an annual event, created by the late Terri Hatt, who was a Big Sister with the organization. The 2011 program will feature seven singing groups from Maine and New Hampshire who have again volunteered to help the local nonprofit organization raise funds to support kids needing mentors in Southern Maine.

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Sunday, March 6

Monday, March 7

‘Vagina Monologues’ auditions

Falmouth Memorial Library’s silent auction

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Auditions for V-Day Auburn’s “The Vagina Monologues” will be held. Women or those who identify as female are welcome to audition. Due to adult content, actors must be 16+. Audition material will be provided. To request an alternate audition time, contact director Karen Lane at lane_karen@hotmail.com. Rehearsals will be scheduled on an individual basis. Monologues will be read, not memorized. Show performance will be April 2 only.

9:30 a.m. Beauty and the Books, the Falmouth Memorial Library’s silent auction and annual fund-raiser will begin on March 7. Visit the library at 5 Lunt Road, Falmouth, between March 7 and March 31 during library hours to view and bid on dozens of unique art and craft items donated to the Library by local artists and crafters to benefit the library. 781-2351

Snowshoe hike at the Rines Forest 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cabin Fever? The Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust will host a snowshoe hike at the Rines Forest in Cumberland. All ages are welcome to explore this magnificent 200-plus-acre forest. Guided tours will be given by Forester Jay Braunscheidel and Sally Stockwell, Director of Conservation at Maine Audubon. Children can take part in a Scavenger Hunt through the woods and will receive Maine animal tracks pocket guides to help them discover who lives in the forest. Free hot cocoa and snacks will be provided. A limited number of snowshoes will be available, courtesy of Eastern Mountain Sports. Forester Jay Braunscheidel will discuss recent activities at the Rines Forest to harvest red pine and remove invasive species in order to promote growth of native species and maintain a healthy forest. The Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to preserve and protect the intrinsic values and public benefits of the natural resources in the Towns of Chebeague and Cumberland — mainland, island and contiguous Casco Bay — and to be responsible stewards in perpetuity for those resources in our trust. www.ccltmaine.org

Staged reading of ‘Grace and Glorie’ in Bath 2 p.m. Come enjoy a special staged reading of “Grace and Glorie” at the Chocolate Church Arts Center Curtis Room in Bath starring Jerry Day Mason and Leila Percy. The reading is in conjunction with a retrospective showing of Mason’s paintings, “A Backwards Look,” on exhibit in the Chocolate Church Gallery. Grace, played by Mason, and Glorie, played by Percy, are the sole characters in “Grace and Glorie,” the sentimental odd-couple crowd pleaser by Tom Ziegler. The staged readings will take place Sundays, March 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person or 2 for $25, all proceeds benefit the Chocolate Church Arts Center.

Call 442-8455 for tickets.

‘The Shadow Box’ 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. “The Shadow Box,” a Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play that is a “must experience” event!

Starring 10 of Portland’s finest actors and directed by Vincent Knue, this production will have you talking long after the final bow. Now playing at the Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St. in Portland through March 20 with shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. All seats are $15. For reservations and more information call the box office at 773-0333.

U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky 6 p.m. The Portland Museum of Art will present a lecture

by U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky at the Holiday Inn By the Bay. Titled “Is Vision The Twin of Speech?” and inspired by the exhibition Weston: Leaves of Grass (on view through March 13), Pinsky will share his love of poetry, Walt Whitman, and belief in the potential for poetry to be part of everyday life. Tickets are $15/$10 for members and can be purchased at portlandmuseum. org or at the museum. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. A book signing will follow the lecture at the museum. “As three-term U.S. Poet Laureate, Robert Pinsky is a public ambassador for poetry, dedicating himself to identifying and invigorating poetry’s place in the world. Founding the Favorite Poem Project, he sought to document that presence, giving voice to the American audience for poetry. Elegant and tough, vividly imaginative, Pinsky’s own poems have earned praise for their wild musical energy and ambitious range. For his most recent volume of poetry, Gulf Music (2007), The New York Times Book Review stated, ‘Pinsky is our finest living specimen of this sadly rare breed, and the poems of Gulf Music are among the best examples we have of poetry’s ability to illuminate not only who we are as humans, but who we are — and can be — as a nation.’ ... He is one of the few members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters to have appeared on ‘The Colbert Report’ and ‘The Simpsons’ (Season 13, Episode 20).”

‘Naked Shakespeare’ at Wine Bar 8 p.m. The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the “Naked Shakespeare” series, continues the company’s 2010-11 season of events with another edition of the troupe’s popular “Sonnet and Soliloquies” series at the Wine Bar on Wharf Street in Portland’s Old Port. The March edition will feature the usual mixture of new pieces and old favorites, includes speeches delivered in an intimate setting in the round, and short scenes that are environmentally staged in the space. The performance is free with an $8 suggested donations. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and order food and drink to enjoy during the show.

Call Acorn Productions at 854-0065 or visit www.nakedshakespeare.org for more information about “Sonnets and Soliloquies” or any other programs offered by Acorn Productions. see next page

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Tuesday, March 8 Book on Deering discussed noon. William David Barry, author and historian, will be speaking about his research for the book ”Deering: a Social and Architectural History” (Greater Portland Landmarks, 2010) at the Falmouth Memorial Library as part of the Library’s LunchBox Friends’ program. Bring a sandwich.

Friends will supply beverages and deserts. Books will be available for sale and signing. 781-2351.

‘Plants and People of Maine’ at COA 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. “Plants and People of Maine” by Hazel Stark, an exhibit of plant photographs along with common local uses of the plants. Ethel H. Blum Gallery of College of the Atlantic. Gallery hours, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor.

Despite supermarkets and pharmacies packed with supplies, College of the Atlantic senior Hazel Stark has found that New Englanders also relish the native plants that grow wild outside their doors. Stark has explored this connection and created a guide to local flora, “Plants and People of New England: Our Contemporary Reliance on Traditional Knowledge.” She will be mounting this guide as a photography exhibit with text at the college’s Ethel H. Blum Gallery from March 7 through 12, with an opening reception for the show on March 8 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Tai Murray and the PSO 7:30 p.m. Guest conductor Eckart Preu leads the Portland Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with guest soloist Tai Murray at Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Mendelssohn’s popular Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 was the composer’s last large orchestral work. Its popularity has continued to grow and the violin concerto is one of the most frequently performed violin concertos. Anton Bruckner’s magical and wistful Symphony No. 4., titled “Romantic,” completes the evening’s program. For program notes, artist biographies, Online Insights and audio samples, as well as complete season information, visit PortlandSymphony.org.

Wednesday, March 9 University of Maine at Farmington Spring Job Fair 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. University of Maine at Farmington Career Services is hosting its annual Spring Job Fair in the hallway and North Dining Hall in the UMF Olsen Student Center located on South Street in Farmington. The event is free and open to the public. An annual event for over 15 years, this year’s Spring Job Fair will feature recruiting representatives from over 25 businesses, non-profit and government organizations, summer camps and learning centers.

Representatives will be on campus to hire for full-time and part-time career positions, seasonal jobs and internships. Businesses represented will include those focusing on career advising, community and mental health programs, construction, recreation sports, hospitality services, summer camps and more. Registration is not required by job seekers, but is available to facilitate entrance. To register, visit the UMF Career Services website at http://chd.umf. maine.edu/Recruiting/CareerFair.php.

‘Latin American Revolutions’ at Bates 4:15 p.m. An analyst from the National Security Archive and scholars from Duke and New York universities take part in the Bates College symposium “Latin American Revolutions” in afternoon and evening sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, March 9 and 10. Hosted by the Latin American studies faculty, with support from the Mellon Innovation Fund, the symposium is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please contact 786-8295. Sibylle Fischer, associate professor and chair of the Spanish and Portuguese department at New York University, offers the lecture “Haiti and the Revolutions in Spanish America” at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, in Room 204, Carnegie Science Hall, 44 Campus Ave. At 7:30 p.m. that day, Jocelyn Olcott, associate professor of history at Duke University, gives a talk titled “Soldiers, Suffragists and Sex Radicals: Women, Gender and the Mexican Revolution,” also in Carnegie 204.

Peter Kornbluh, a senior analyst at the National Security Archive who directs the archive’s Cuba and Chile Documentation Projects, presents the lecture “The Cuban Revolution: 50 Years of Bedeviling U.S. Foreign Policy” at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the Keck Classroom (G52) in Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk), Lewiston.

Concluding the symposium is a roundtable discussion with the three guest speakers on the theme “Latin America’s Many Revolutions” at 7:30 p.m. that day, also in the Keck Classroom.

Gala Opening for the Portland Flower Show 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Gala Opening for the Portland Flower

William David Barry at the Maine Historical Society explored the history of Deering in his book, “Deering: A Social and Architectural History,” with Patricia McGraw Anderson. Barry will discuss the book on Tuesday, March 8 at the Falmouth Memorial Library. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) Show, Portland Company. Thursday, March 10, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by the plant auction at 5:30 p.m. “Join us for the annual rite of spring, the 2011 Portland Flower Show. We are a collaboration of green industry landscapers, growers, gardeners and industry retailers dedicated to the continued success of everything about ‘Gardening in Maine.’ Whether you are a property owner, renter, or consumer of fine flowers and vegetables, this is the garden show that will bring it all together for you. We have every aspect of the landscape industry represented here at 58 Fore St. These buildings lend themselves to supporting the new inside the old. You know that feeling you get when winter has been upon us for too long a time, and you just want to go out to your garden to see those first bits of green popping up, well they are all here!

Smell the mulch, enjoy the flowers and trees, buy some new garden tools or homemade jams, pottery, or jewelry at the vendor booths, whatever your fancy the “Enchanted Earth” is here for you. Come spend some time with us, we look forward to seeing you.

roughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including John Waters, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Gus Van Sant, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Sonic Youth, Laurie Anderson, Amiri Baraka, Jello Biafra, and David Cronenberg, ‘William S. Burroughs: A Man Within’ is a probing, yet loving look at the man whose works at once savaged conservative ideals, spawned countercultural movements, and reconfigured 20th century culture. The film is narrated by Peter Weller, with a soundtrack by Patti Smith and Sonic Youth.” The website, http://burroughsthemovie. com, states: “His novel, ‘Naked Lunch,’ was one of the last books to be banned by the U.S. government. Allen Ginsberg and Norman Mailer testified on behalf of the book. The courts eventually overturned their decision in 1966, ruling that the book had important social value. It remains one of the most recognized literary works of the 20th century. ...

Eventually he was hailed the godfather of the beat generation and influenced artists for generations to come.”

Credit & Debt Management Seminar

Portland Flower Show

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Institute for Financial Literacy has launched a new interactive personal finance seminar series. Taught by certified educators and open to the general public, the seminars are designed to improve financial literacy in Maine. In this session, you will learn how to gain control over your credit and debt with proven tips to effectively manage credit, assess personal debt level and eliminate your debt. All seminars are being held at the Institute’s new campus conveniently located near the Maine Mall at 260 Western Avenue in South Portland. Cost is $50 per adult/$75 couple. Attendance is limited and advance registration is required. To register, please call 221-3601 or email help@financiallit.org. www.financiallit.org

Jeff Dunham at the Civic Center 7:30 p.m. Jeff Dunham at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Tickets: $41.50. All seats reserved. “The amazing rise of Jeff Dunham to becoming the international king of contemporary comedy continues apace, with his latest achievements in 2010 setting the stage for even further triumphs this year. In April, he hits Europe for his third tour, performing in arenas in Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and France, with additional shows being added due to unprecedented sales. Hence it’s no wonder that Pollstar has again determined that Dunham and his crew of creative characters are the top-grossing live comedy act in the world for the second year in a row plus in North America for the third year running.” www.jeffdunham.com

Film: ‘William S. Burroughs: A Man Within’ screened at SPACE Gallery 7:30 p.m. Film screening at SPACE Gallery. “Featuring never-before-seen archival footage of William S. Bur-

Thursday, March 10 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Portland Flower Show runs March 10-13 at Portland Company Complex at 58 Fore St. “Join us for the annual rite of spring, the 2011 Portland Flower Show. We are a collaboration of green industry landscapers, growers, gardeners and industry retailers dedicated to the continued success of everything about ‘Gardening in Maine.’ Whether you are a property owner, renter, or consumer of fine flowers and vegetables, this is the garden show that will bring it all together for you. We have every aspect of the landscape industry represented here.”

Also Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by the plant auction at 5:30 p.m. http://portlandcompany. com/flower.

Sixth annual Slow Food Portland Writers Night 6:30 p.m. It is time for the sixth annual Slow Food Portland Writers Night. “For the second year in a row, the event will coincide with Maine Restaurant Week to further the Maine culinary experience. Writers Night is an evening filled with delicious local foods and engaging readings from authors near and far. This year the subjects covered will range from Italian food to farming in its various guises. As a new addition to the program the winner of the first annual Young Food Writers Competition will read their winning essay. As in years past there will be a variety of tasty food offerings — the best Maine has to offer from land to sea. After the program, all authors will be on hand to sign copies of their books, which will be for sale at the event.” SPACE Gallery. www.mainerestaurantweek.com see next page

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– EVENTS CALENDAR––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– fessor Elizabeth Nunez is the keynote speaker. The evening begins with a reception and cash bar in the University Events Room of USM’s Glickman Family Library, Portland, followed by dinner. Nunez’s 7:30 p.m. lecture, “Between Two Worlds: The Immigrant’s Price for a Better Life,” is free and open to the public and takes place in USM’s Talbot Lecture Hall in USM’s Luther Bonney Hall, Portland. Tickets for the dinner are $20 and must be purchased in advance by calling 780-4289.

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Rehabilitation Career Night 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dana Center Auditorium, 22 Bramhall St., Portland. Admission is free. Join the physical, occupational and speech therapists along with a therapeutic recreation specialist from Maine Medical Center as they discuss what it is like to work in the health care arena. Specific topics of discussion will include description of each profession, degree options, educational requirements, salary ranges and employment opportunities. Colleges and Universities will be present and available for questions.

Snow Date: March 22.

Riverdance at Merrill 8 p.m. Of all the performances to emerge from Ireland — in rock, music, theatre and film — nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance. Riverdance started in Dublin in 1995, remarkably as a brilliantly conceived spin-off from a seven-minute intermission piece in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. It has danced a long way since then, developing into an international phenomenon, with troupes careening and criss-crossing the world.” Merrill Auditorium. Also 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. www.riverdance.com/

‘The Late Henry Moss’ at Lucid Stage 7:30 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company presents “The Late Henry Moss,” by Sam Shepard, March 10-27. Performances Thursday through Saturday evenings. Sunday matinees. Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard, Portland. For ticket information, visit www.lucidstage.com or call 899-3993

From the USO Tour at Comedy Connection

Friday, March 11

8:30 p.m. From the USO Tour, Mike McDonald with Troy Pennell and Stephanie Doyle; tickets $15. Portland Comedy Connection, 16 Custom House Wharf.

Also Saturday. Reservations: 774-5554. $7.50.

Schedule and information: www.mainecomedy. com. Box office open Thurs.-Sat., noon to 10 p.m.

‘Bhutto’ at the Portland Museum of Art 6:30 p.m. Film screenings at the Portland Museum of Art. Friday, March 11, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 12, 2 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m. NR “‘Bhutto’ is the definitive documentary that chronicles the tumultuous life and violent death of one of the most complex and fascinating characters of our time, two-time Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

Hers is an epic tale of Shakespearean dimension.

It’s the story of the first woman in history to lead a Muslim nation: Pakistan. Newsweek called it the most dangerous place in the world, and the home of nuclear war heads and the Taliban.” http://portlandmuseum.org

Saturday, March 12 Credit & Debt Management Seminar

10 a.m. to noon. The Institute for Financial Literacy has launched a new interactive personal finance seminar series. Taught by certified educators and open to the general public, the seminars are designed to improve financial literacy in Maine.

In this session, you will learn how to gain control Rock Around the World fundraising event over your credit and debt with proven tips to effec7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Come dance the night away at tively manage credit, assess personal debt level and the sixth annual Rock Around the World fundraiseliminate your debt. All seminars are being held at ing event to be held at the Italian Heritage Center, the Institute’s new campus conveniently located 40 Westland Ave., Portland. The evening will begin near the Maine Mall at 260 Western Avenue in with a silent auction of international goods and local South Portland. Cost is $50 per adult/$75 couple. services followed by international music and dance.

Attendance is limited and advance registration is Dance instruction will be provided; no experience required. To register, please call 221-3601 or email neccesary! A tasty array of international appetizers help@financiallit.org. www.financiallit.org and a cash bar will add to the fun. All proceeds will A Tribute to Do-Wop, starring the Juke Box Boys, is playing at Anthony’s Dinner Theater.

(FILE PHOTO) St. Patrick’s Day Party benefit Portland Multilingual Summer Programs. noon to 3 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Party at Life is Good.

“Portland Public Schools now serve over 60 differbrook. Cost is $7 adults; $5 kids 12 and under. FMI: www.

“Enjoy free live music and fun activities for the whole family. ent language groups, comprising 25 percent of its school acorn-productions.org or 854-0065.

Get your facepainted or your picture taken with Jake.” enrollment. Proceeds from this event make summer lanClassic Cinema at St. Mary’s, ‘Crossfi re’ guage and literacy studies possible for K-12 multilingual ‘What’s Bugging Bailey Blecker?’ event 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 43 Foreside students, for whom English is the key to success. These 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Join the Portland Public Library as they Road, Falmouth. Admission is free. St. Mary’s invites all its courses help not only newcomers, but also Greater Portcelebrate the release of a new children’s novel by Portland neighbors to view selected film classics on the big screen land and the State of Maine by assisting multilingual stuwriter, Gail Donovan, “What’s Bugging Bailey Blecker?” The in the Parish Hall on the second Friday of each month at 7 dents in becoming fluent English-speaking contributing event will be held in the Rines Auditorium with a live bug p.m., directly following the free “Souper Supper” that evecitizens, consumers, and leaders who add to the vibrancy zoo, bug games, goodie bags, a reading, and a book signning. The feature for the evening will be “Crossfire” (1947): of life in Maine.” Tickets are $25 each and a limited number ing. The humorous novel features fifth-grader Bailey Blecker Homicide Capt. Finlay (Robert Young) finds evidence that of tickets will be available at the door for $30. Tickets can whose classroom has been attacked by an all too common one or more of a group of demobilized soldiers is involved also be purchased in blocks of ten, which secures a table problem — head lice. The book will be launched with a family in the death of Joseph Samuels. In flashbacks, we see the for large parties. Call 874-8135 to buy tickets and/or to get event featuring all sorts of bugs, but fortunately no lice. Chilnight’s events from different viewpoints as Sergeant Keeley involved in this fun event. Ways to get involved include: dren ages 5-12 are welcome to experience the Live Bug Zoo (Robert Mitchum) investigates on his own, trying to clear donating an item for the auction, sponsoring a child for the with naturalist, Tony Sohn at 1:30 p.m. and enjoy bug games, his friend Mitchell, to whom circumstantial evidence points. summer, soliciting donations, and helping out at the event. giveaways, and goodies ongoing. Books will be for sale and Then the real, ugly motive for the killing begins to dawn … author Gail Donovan will be on hand to autograph them.

Fairy Tale Players Also features Robert Ryan and Gloria Grahame. FMI: 7817 p.m. In March, Acorn Productions presents the second 3366.

Phone tricks at the library production of the season by the “Fairy Tale Players,” an 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Teen Tech Week will be celebrated at the ‘Triumph of Love’ at USM ensemble of kids, teens and adults who have studied at Falmouth Memorial Library March 7 through March 12. The 7:30 p.m. The University of Southern Maine Department the Acorn Acting Academy. The troupe’s new production is library is asking teens to stop in and share their expertise of Theatre and USM School of Music present “Triumph of JoJo Dubois Meets His Match, an adaptation by local writer with the mobile phones and answer the question: “What’s Love,” a witty musical romance — in disguise, directed by DeLorme Taylor of Seven at One Blow, the Grimm Brothers the most amazing thing that you do with your phone?” On Assunta Kent, musical direction by Edward Reichert. “Razstory featured in the Disney cartoon The Brave Little Tailor.

Saturday, March 12, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. the library is zle-dazzle Broadway music energizes Marivaux’s classic Acorn’s Producing Director Michael Levine directs the story asking teens to come to meet with other teens to discuss 18th century play and will leave audiences laughing, sighing of a tailor who uses his wit to parlay a relatively minor feat phone tricks and to learn to make Duct Tape Cell Phone and humming the catchy tunes!”

Performances in the Rusinto a kingdom, though Acorn’s “fractured fairy tale” verCases. For further details please check the Falmouth sell Hall auditorium on the Gorham campus are March 11, sion is set in 1940’s Louisiana, where the king becomes a Memorial Library’s Facebook page or call 781-2351.

12, 17, 18, 19 at 7:30 p.m., March 13, 20 at 5 p.m. $10 stumafia don, and his enemies corrupt government officials. dents, $15 seniors/faculty/staff/alumni, $21 general public.

Bowl For Kids’ Sake Maine Red Claws Party Against this backdrop, JoJo Dubois Meets His Match tells $10 at five show on March 16 at 5 p.m., all seats $10. High 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Maine Red Claws are partnering with Big the story of a professor with a knack for knots who finds his school matinee March 15 at 10 a.m. To make reservations Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine for the annual Bowl heart tied up over a gang boss’ daughter. The production please call the USM Theatre Box Offi ce at 780.5151 or For Kids’ Sake fundraising event. To help BBBS recruit more runs from March 11 to 27 in the Acorn Studio Theater in purchase tickets online via the USM Theatre Department: participants, the NBA Development League team invites fans Westbrook, with tickets $7 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and www.usm.maine.edu/theatre. For more information on to the Bowl For Kids’ Sake Maine Red Claws Kick-Off Party under. Unlike previous productions by the fledging group, show times and tickets call the USM Theatre Box Office at on Saturday, March 12, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Yankee Lanes “JoJo” will feature several teenage actors and is best suited 780.5151 or visit www.usm.maine.edu/theatre to purchase in Portland. Prior to and at the March 12 event, Red Claws for audiences 8 and up due to the piece’s more mature tickets online.

Fans will be encouraged to sign up for one of the Big Brothers themes. Friday, March 11 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 12 at Big Sisters bowl events to be held on April 2 at Yankee Lanes Women’s History Month Dinner 2 p.m.; Sunday, March 13 at 2 p.m.; Friday, March 18 at 7 in Portland, and on April 9 at Bowl-A-Rama in Sanford. To 7:30 p.m. The University of Southern Maine Women and p.m.; Saturday, March 19 at 2 p.m.; Sunday, March 20 at learn more or sign up, interested fans should visit: www.

Gender Studies program will hold its annual Women’s His2 p.m.; Friday, March 25 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 26 at SoMeBigsBowl.kintera.org. tory Month Dinner and keynote lecture on Friday, March 3 p.m. (note change in time); Sunday, March 27 at 2 p.m.

Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., West-

11. Award-winning novelist and CUNY Distinguished Pro-

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Church potluck supper 4:30 p.m. Church potluck supper, 66 Churchill St., Washington Gardens Community Hall, Church of All God’s Children.

Port Authorities vs. Garden State Rollergirls in roller derby action 5 p.m. Port Authorities vs. Garden State Rollergirls roller derby action, Happy Wheels, 5-7:30 p.m.; Lucky Lass Throwdown After-Party at 9 p.m., Empire Dine and Dance. “Currently, the Port Authorities are ranked No. 11 of the 25 teams in the WFTDA Eastern Region. Their next opponent is Garden State Rollergirls, who are not ranked due to low participation. The Port Authorities anticipate another win, but, like always, plan for a challenging bout. ... The roster for the March 12 bout includes Itsy Bitsy Fighter, Punchy O’Guts, Grim D. Mise, Shirley B. Slammin’, Patty O’Mean, Crystal Whip, Spry Icicle, Barbara Ambush, Polly Gone, Li’l Punisher, Lez Lemon and Mae Snap. The bout is held at Happy Wheels in Portland at 5 p.m. Tickets are $5. Purchase tickets early as they sold out last bout! Following the bout is the Lucky Lass Throwdown After-Party, held at Empire Dine and Dance at 9 pm. This annual St. Patrick’s Day event is legendary for it’s ridiculous antics like Human Musical Chairs and Leg Wrestling. It’s the best party of the year!”

For more information on team ranking, go to www.wftda.com.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church in Conway, N.H. 5 p.m. St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church at 85 Pleasant St., Conway, N.H., will hold its annual traditional, family oriented St. Patrick’s Day Dinner in the Chamberlain Parish Hall under the Church building. There will be two sittings, one at 5 p.m. and one at 6 p.m. Take out orders will be available between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. only.

Reservations are required. The menu will feature traditional corn beef and cabbage, potatoes, stout marinated onions, turnips, carrots, Irish soda bread and coffee, tea and juice. Diners will be treated to traditional Irish music including bagpipe music performed by noted piper Harry Wellsman.

“We had such a wonderful time last year it made sense to do it again,” said Father Jeff Monroe, Rector of St. Margaret’s. “The fellowship was wonderful and we sold out dinners.” The meal is once again being prepared by David Brennan, well known in Southern Maine for the dinners he has put on at various Anglican and Roman Catholic parishes. Brennan is the sub-Deacon at St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church in Old Orchard Beach. Ticket prices are $7 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and children under 12 and $15 for a family up to four. Advance tickets are preferred and take out orders will be available. Call (603) 539-8292 for tickets.

Maine Academy of Modern Music MAMM SLAM 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. MAMM SLAM Kick Off Show featuring Grand Hotel at Yankee Lanes, 865 Riverside St., Portland. $5 The Maine Academy of Modern Music is proud to announce that it will be launching this year’s Maine Rock Off battle of the bands, now known as the MAMM SLAM, with a Kick Off Show. This all-ages RockN-Bowl show will feature performances by a number of teen bands enrolled at MAMM as well as an appearance by local favorites Grand Hotel. The Academy decided to ring in this year’s competition with a Kick Off Show so that bands can come and register in person for the MAMM SLAM and get a chance to meet/mingle with other bands that will be participating in the program.

Likewise, MAMM faculty will be on hand to answer any/all questions about the MAMM SLAM. www.maineacademyofmodernmusic.org

‘Any One Of Us: Words from Prison’ 7 p.m. V-Day aUbUrn will stage two events to raise awareness about violence against women. First, they will present “Any One Of Us: Words from Prison” on March 12 at 7 p.m. and March 13 at 2 p.m. Using graphic stories of women in prison, the show explains a strong connection: incarceration of women is often the direct result of violence against them. With the support of Safe Voices, the show will also include a panel to speak about the effects of domestic violence. Karen Lane will direct the cast, featuring both members and friends: Siiri Cresci, Melissa Farrington, Stephanie Hughes, Betsy Mallette, Bridget McAlonan, Julie Middleton, Mary Morin, and Madeline Strange. Tickets will be $7 for the area premier of this show. V-Day aUbUrn will also mount “The Vagina Monologues” on Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m., with the support of Sexual Assault Crisis Center (SACC).

Casting will be held March 6. Tickets will be $5 min. suggested donation. For over 10 years, V-Day has worked to end violence against women and girls by raising awareness. Over 4000 V-Day benefits were produced last year by volunteer activists worldwide, generating over $75 million since V-Day began. This year’s spotlight charity is Women of Haiti. V-Day aUbUrn will also share proceeds with Safe Voices and SACC. The home of V-Day aUbUrn is the First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St., (enter on Spring St. across from Dairy Joy). Accessible. FMI 783-0461 or uuauburn@myfairpoint.net. Due to adult language/content, those under 16 require adult supervision.

Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble 8 p.m. Okbari Middle Eastern Ensemble with traditional Bellydance by Rosa at Mayo Street Arts. $10. http://mayostreetarts.org/

Mad Horse Theatre presents ‘The Late Henry Moss’ 8 p.m. “The Late Henry Moss” by Sam Shepard, March 12-27. “In a seedy New Mexican bungalow, two estranged brothers confront the past as they piece together the mysterious circumstances of their father’s death, over his rotting corpse — a silent but still dominant presence in their relationship. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard makes a final, triumphant return to the signature dysfunctional family paradigm of his best-known plays (‘Buried Child,’ ‘True West’). Two warring brothers. An absent mother. An alcoholic father.

The rural American West. Classic Sam Shepard.” Show times are: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors. Mad Horse also offers pay-what-you-can performances each Thursday during the run. Reservations are recommended. Call 899-3993, or order tickets online at www.lucidstage.com

Sunday, March 13 St. Patrick’s Day Parade noon. On Commercial Street. Join the festivities! A St. Patrick’s Day open house is planned for the holiday itself, March 17, at the Maine Irish Heritage Center on Gray Street, formerly St. Dominic’s Church. www.maineirish.com

Cumberland County Master Gardener Plant Auction 12:30 p.m. The ninth annual Cumberland County Master Gardener Plant Auction will be held at the Portland Flower Show, 58 Fore St., Portland. The event, which is held in space provided by Portland Yacht Services, includes a silent auction from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Building No. 11 and a live auction at 5:30 p.m. in Building No. 3. This popular event benefits the University of Maine Cooperative Extension home horticultural program in Cumberland County. The live auction will include hardscape, perennials, shrubs and trees from

the Show’s displays, including the majority of the plant material from Estabrook’s exhibit. The silent auction will include items and services donated by local garden centers, professional landscapers, Master Gardener Volunteers, and many of the vendors participating in the show. Registration for both auctions is from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Building No. 11 (directly across from the main entrance to the Flower Show) or in Building No. 3 at 5 p.m. There is no admittance fee for this event. For more information contact the Cumberland County Extension Office at 1-800-287-1471 (in Maine) or 780-4205. Visit the Cumberland County Master Gardener website http:// www.cc-mg.org to view the list of donations.

This list will be updated on a regular basis.

James D. Richardson Book Signing Event 1 p.m. James D. Richardson , a resident of Yarmouth, will be available to sign copies of his inspirational autobiography, “Standing on Two Feet.” Borders, 430 Gorham Rd., South Portland. “Everything seemed perfect in James Richardson’s life. All the components of the American Dream seemed to be in place: a lovely home, a wife, two sons, the time required for fishing and outdoors adventures, and an invigorating career as an advanced placement world history teacher in Tampa, Florida. In the horror of a split-second, high-speed traffic accident, everything changed. When Richardson awoke in a hospital weeks later with a variety of physical and emotional injuries, he had no idea the obstacles he was about to face. Overcome by a haze of bewilderment, he tried to rise from his hospital bed. He crashed to the floor. His left leg was gone. One by one, the seemingly perfect building blocks of an American Dream were stripped from him. Secrets from his wife’s past life emerged, painting a dark character with whom he had unwit-

tingly shared every detail of his life. For James Richardson, this was the moment of truth. Alone, injured, boiling with anger, and with only a string of hope, he had to ask himself: Would he ever again be Standing on Two Feet?” For more information, contact Terry Cordingley at 888-361-9473 or terry@tatepublishing.com

Lamb Day at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The annual Lamb Day at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick. “It will be a great opportunity to view all of the wonderful new life on the farm,” said Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust president Tom Settlemire, a former sheep farmer who helps run the sheep operation at the BTLT’s signature 320-acre property on the Pleasant Hill Road. Settlemire said that by mid-February new lambs were being born at the farm at the rate of 8 to 10 a day and that by New Lambs Day some 150 new lambs should be on view. The event has become something of a rite of spring in the area sometimes drawing more than 1,000 people — many of them enthralled children — from the area. Come prepared to dodge the mud and sip hot cocoa while new-born lambs dart and hide among their mothers. Petting and feeding opportunities may be available — pending the shyness of the lambs. With a healthy lamb operation at Crystal Spring, the farm sold some four tons of lamb last year at the Saturday Farmers’ Market and other outlets including area restaurants.

A Tribute to Do-Wop at Anthony’s 7 p.m. Back by popular demand, A Tribute to Do-Wop, starring the Juke Box Boys, at Anthony’s Dinner Theater. Cost of $39.95 includes live show and five-course dinner.

Beer and wine available. Free parking. Also March 13 and 26. Anthony’s at www.anthonysdinnertheater.com.

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Heavy metal pioneers influenced Portland musicians CURDO from page 11

So, this week as “Master of Puppets” turned 25 (Thursday, March 3) I wanted to ask some local music friends in the hard rock and heavy music scene in the Portland area to give me their memories of this landmark album that not only changed heavy metal, but music in general. It changed the industry and what was possible. It also showed that true metal music could be massively successful without catering to the mainstream.

To be honest, metal was now a new form of mainstream whether people liked it or not.

••• “I got ‘Master’ the summer I was 14.

“The Thing That Should Not Be” really intrigued me. I began wondering if I was one of those hybrid children ...

(Salli Wason/Hessian) ••• “I love my mom. She let me play ‘Master’ on tape all the time in her car when I was in third grade! I remember driving by the Windham detention facility and imagining it was the ‘Sanitarium’” (Leif Sherman Curtis/AOK Suicide Forrest & Olas) ••• “There are very few albums that completely change how you view music the first time you hear them. ‘Master of Puppets,’ my freshman year in high school, is one of those for me. They had me at the intro to ‘Battery.’ Nylon string acoustics and it was still the heaviest thing I had ever heard. Then it just kept getting heavier.

Not just the music, but the production, as well. It was one of the first metal records where the low end was emphasized. Guitars had never sounded so thick and downright massive, not even on Iron Maiden or Motorhead records. Interesting and intricate composition in the music combined with intelligent lyrics. A true rarity in metal in the mid eighties.

An album that had a permanent effect on how I view and create music and as a matter of happenstance, 23 years after its release, permanently changed my face, as well! (Mark Belanger/Pigboat) (Background note on that last comment: While performing a song from “Master of Puppets” at one of the Clash of the Titans evenings in Portland a year ago, Mark slammed his head into the top of the guitarist’s BC Rich’s guitar. Those puppies are damn pointy, too.

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“Back in 1986, I wasn’t a big Metallica fan. My friend and I would cruise in his car and then he played the cassette of ‘Master of Puppets.’ When I heard the song ‘Master of Puppets,’ that changed everything. The heavy/thrash/ speed groove with that chordal middle section was moving metal into a different area.” — Meantone, local blues guitarist, on the heavy metal band, Metallica (left)

Mark finished the song bleeding heavily with a massive gash right above his right eye. He ended up getting plenty of stitches, but not before he did two more Metallica songs that night.)

••• “I was born the year after ‘Master of Puppets’ came out but it’s still one of my all-time favorite metal records and by far my favorite Metallica record. My fondest memory of the album is from when Outbreak was first starting and our original guitarist would crank it in the van 24/7 – it was always easy to tell Chuck was driving when you’d wake up at 3 a.m. in the middle of Nebraska with ‘Battery’ blasting.” (Ryan O’Connor/Outbreak) ••• “Master of Puppets had such a profound influence on the speed and accuracy of my guitar playing. I wouldn’t be anywhere without Hetfield’s downstrokes and Hammett’s blues shredding!” (Jack Stolz/Too Late The Hero) ••• “Back in 1986, I wasn’t a big Metallica fan. My friend and I would cruise in his car and then he played the cassette of ‘Master of Puppets.’ When I heard the song ‘Master of Puppets,’ that changed

everything. The heavy/thrash/speed groove with that chordal middle section was moving metal into a different area. I then saw them open for Ozzy, which was the ‘Master of Puppets’ tour, at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York. Every kid walked out of that concert with a sore neck. That tour put them on the next level.” (Meantone/local blues guitarist) ••• “I remember the kid next door to me got it before I did. I ‘borrowed’ it from him until he finally made me give it back. About two weeks later, he dropped it on the bus and when we were getting off, I snagged it. He assumed he lost it, and I got to keep it! To this day I still listen to ‘Master of Puppets,’ and feel like I learn something new every time. Simply the MOST important metal record ever. Required listening.” (Jason Stewart/Sidecar Radio & The Baltic Sea) ••• “I was 6 when it came out. I probably didn’t get it until I was 11 or 12. This was definitely Metallica in their prime. I appreciated the fact that they were not following a normal song structure then. Each song was an event.” (Eric Brackett/Ocean) ••• The first time I bought this tape, I bought 2 ... because I knew I’d end up wearing it out immediately. I was right. Now it’s on my iPod and I never have to put up with the sweet, warm, rich sound of tape again. (Sean Libby / Whitcomb) (Mark Curdo is a DJ on 94.3 WCYY and the owner of a record label, Labor Day Records, based in Portland. Mark is not only a board member of the Portland Music Foundation, but he loves the Boston Celtics, Ginger Ale and Jack Lemmon movies. He is a weekly Daily Sun music columnist.)

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