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Northeast Patients Group, which holds permits to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Portland, Bangor and elsewhere in Maine, is being sued by its former financial backer in California.

In court filings, Berkeley Patients Group alleges Augusta-based Northeast Patients Group failed to pay back more than $630,000 in loans used for salaries and start-up funds during the successful 2010 permitting process.

Northeast’s chief executive Becky DeKeuster is also named in the lawsuit, which was filed July 6 in Cumberland County Superior Court. DeKeuster, who severed ties with Berkeley in February,

“Suffice it to say that we and our clients have a much different view of the underlying facts and are prepared to present our case and counterclaims in court.” — Dan Walker, an attorney with Preti Flaherty, representing Northeast Patients Group, which holds permits to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Portland, Bangor and elsewhere in Maine is accused of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and disclosing trade secrets to a competitor. She declined to be interviewed yesterday.

Dan Walker, an attorney with Preti Flaherty, said in a written statement that Northeast and DeKeuster disputed Berkeley’s version of events. Walker said he would file a counterclaim soon.

Meanwhile, he added that Northeast expected to “have necessary funding and support to open (its) dispensaries in the very near term.”

Berkeley officials also declined to com-

ment on the lawsuit.

DeKeuster, a former educator, began working for Berkeley in 2004. She was later named a director of company, which operates one of the largest dispensaries in Berkeley.

She was still working for Berkeley when she moved to Maine, sometime after the successful 2009 referendum that allowed medical marijuana dispensaries to open, according to court documents. Her title in Maine was "New England Expansion Director" for Berkeley. see LAWSUIT page 6

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Artists Connor Flynn and Jessica George touch up a sign for the Art in the Shack on Peaks Island, a rustic art gallery located near the ferry landing. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

It’s the trail that will link Sebago Lake to Casco Bay, and while unfinished, it still needs attention.

A Saturday work party will fix a section of the Sebago to the Sea Trail, an ambitious 28-mile hiking trail, which when completed will link the lake to the ocean.

The section being repaired is on Portland Water District's Sebago Lake Land Reserve in see TRAIL page 3

Pride, sadness for Sudanese Cactus Club saga: Land of confusion Summer theater alive and well See page 3

See Bob Higgins’ column on page 4

See Michael Tobin on page 8

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purges In retreat, Murdoch Egypt Mubarak-era police officers drops TV takeover LONDON (NY Times) — In a stunning setback after days of building scandal surrounding its British newspaper operations, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation announced on Wednesday that it was withdrawing a $12 billion bid to take over the shares it does not already own in Britain’s main satellite television broadcaster.

The withdrawal from the bid for complete control of British Sky Broadcasting, also known as BSkyB, represented the most severe damage inflicted so far on Murdoch’s corporate ambitions by the scandal.

Only a week ago, Murdoch hoped to contain the damage by shutting down his 168-year-old tabloid,

The News of the World, which had admitted to ordering the hacking of the voice mail of Milly Dowler, a 13-year-old girl abducted and murdered in 2002.

Since then, virtually every day has brought dizzying new disclosure and developments, culminating in News Corporation’s announcement on Wednesday.

In a statement, Chase Carey, the company’s deputy chairman, president and chief operating officer, said, “We believed that the proposed acquisition of BSkyB by News Corporation would benefit both companies but it has become clear that it is too difficult to progress in this climate.”

Syria calls pipeline explosion an accident BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — Syrian officials blamed a technical problem for an explosion that damaged a natural gas pipeline near Deir al-Zour, a restive region in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border.

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The official, who was not identified, said that the fire was extinguished three hours later and that a technical team was repairing the damage.

Residents said the town was rife with rumors suggesting that the explosion was caused by the family of a protester, who is in detention. Syria News, citing accounts, said the protester’s parents had asked authorities to release him or they would blow up pipelines.

If carried out by saboteurs, the attack would mark another turn in an uprising whose protests have largely remained peaceful.

CAIRO (NY Times) — Egypt’s transitional military government announced the early retirement of more than 600 senior police officers on Wednesday in an effort to mollify thousands of protesters at a six-day-old sit-in in this city’s Tahrir Square who have been demanding justice for those complicit in wrongdoing under President Hosni Mubarak.

Officials of the Interior Ministry said 18 police generals and nine senior officers were forced into early retirement because they were accused of killing protesters during the 18-day uprising that forced Mubarak from power in February. For the same reason, 54 lower-ranking officers were shifted to jobs where they no longer interact with civilians, the officials said.

More than 800 people were killed in three weeks of nonviolent demonstrations this year.

The ministry said no officers accused of killing protesters remained in their old positions, but it declined to give their names, and it provided no explanation for the forced early retirement of nearly 500 other police generals and about 150 other senior officers.

But Mansour el-Essawy, the interior minister appointed after Mubarak’s ouster, called the moves “the biggest shake-up in the history of the police.”

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Now, a few political leaders are hoping this empire will lead a movement to break off from the State of California.

Frustrated by a state government he calls “completely dysfunctional” and “totally unresponsive,” a conservative Republican county supervisor is pushing a proposal for roughly a dozen counties in the eastern and southern parts of the nation’s thirdlargest state — conspicuously not including the heavily Democratic city of Los Angeles — to form a new state to be called South California.

“We have businesses leaving all the time, and we’re just driving down a cliff to become a third-world economy,” said the supervisor, Jeff Stone, who once ran for the Legislature. “Anyone you ask has a horror story. At some point we have to decide enough is enough and deal with it in a radically new way. I am tired of California being the laughingstock of late-night jokes. We must change course immediately or create a new state.”

Stone’s list of complaints is long — too much money spent on state prisons, too much power for public unions, too many regulations and not enough of a crackdown on illegal immigration. It seems clear that he has struck a nerve in some quarters; he said that his office has been inundated with thousands of e-mails, letters and phone calls supporting his call for secession.

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Pride, and sadness, as a nation is born

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Jane Kani Edward, a professor at Fordham University who left southern Sudan in 1992, lost her father and three brothers to war. (Mylan Cannon/The New York Times)

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It was a day long awaited, but Jane Kani Edward could not bring herself to fully embrace the moment.

For Dr. Edward, like many of the few Sudanese immigrants living in the New York metropolitan area, July 9, the day that the Republic of South Sudan became an independent state, carried mixed emotions. She had lost her father and three brothers in the five-decade struggle for independence, in which millions died.

“We raise the flag; we sing the new anthem,” said Dr. Edward, a professor at Fordham University who first left southern Sudan in 1992 on an academic scholarship. “But at the same time, so many close relatives passed away during the war. I miss them.”

Other expatriates struggled to process the image of Sudan’s president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, being showered with ovations in Juba, where the official separation from his nation was read aloud on Saturday. Mr. Bashir, who for years led brutal campaigns to prevent secession, has been indicted on genocide charges by the International Criminal Court in The Hague in connection with the massacres in Darfur.

“It was Bashir who ended the war, and it was Bashir who signed the peace agreement,” said Philip Ujama, of Trenton, who emigrated from the town of Wau in southern Sudan in 2003. “He deserves praise for that.”

Mr. Ujama spent Saturday evening among fellow immigrants from southern Sudan, including Dr. Edward, at Temple Beth-El in Hillsborough, N.J., which volunteered its space for the celebration.

Northern New Jersey is home to a few pockets of southern Sudanese refugees, Dr. Edward said. Very few live in New York City, local Sudanese groups say. According to a census survey with an estimate for 2005-9, about 2,000 metropolitan-area residents were born in Sudan, though it is likely that only a small fraction came from the south.

For immigrants from the north, the separation was tinged with even greater sadness. Gouma Mahamat, an electrician in Brooklyn who emigrated from northern Darfur, did not join his wife and five children last week on a trip to Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to see family and to witness the separation.

“I have friends I love in the south,” said Mr. Mahamat, who has lived in Kensington since 1987. “Now

they’re not my countrymen.”

Speaking by phone from Khartoum, Mr. Mahamat’s daughter Amal, who will be entering the 10th grade at Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, recalled the tensions surrounding the official separation last weekend.

Seldom-seen relatives bemoaned the split. Local residents instructed the family to stay inside, with the threat of post-secession skirmishes lurking. And on Monday, Amal marveled at a T-shirt she saw on the street that read, in white letters against a black backdrop, “Team North.”

Her brother, Ashraf, 10, who is entering the fifth grade at Public School 179 in Kensington, said he felt grateful to witness history up close, despite the family ambivalence and culture shock.

“Khartoum is nice, but it’s hot and dirty, not like Brooklyn,” he said, before stopping to reconsider.

“Well, Brooklyn is pretty hot.”

Relatives in Khartoum also lament the separation, Ashraf added, because Sudan has surrendered its status as the largest African country to Algeria.

South Sudan, home to about eight million people, is

roughly the size of Texas.

But such labels mean little, immigrants from southern Sudan said, when weighed against the prospect of independence, which was backed by nearly 99 percent of voters in a referendum in January. Dr. Edward said she hoped the separation would allow her to take her two children, ages 20 and 11, back to the land of her birth someday.

Mr. Ujama called July 9 “our July 4th.”

“We raised the flag, and it will never come down,” he added.

Jane Alley, who fled the city of Kajo Keji for Paterson, N.J., in the early 1990s, said that for all the immediate obstacles — ethnic and rebel violence, high infant mortality rates, widespread illiteracy — the technical distinction between building a new nation and rebuilding an existing one sent a powerful message.

“We’ve lost generations through wars,” Ms. Alley said. “I consider myself quite lucky to get to see the Republic of South Sudan.”

She paused, drawing out the words anew: “The Republic of South Sudan.”

Work party to tackle repairs on section of Sebago to the Sea trail TRAIL from page one

Standish, on a section of trail that's been active since last fall. Erosion damage prompted the call for volunteers.

"What we're planning to do is go in and regrade it and put in some water bars to divert the water off the trail," said Presumpscot Regional Land Trust Lead Property Steward Norm Twaddel.

Volunteers will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Otter Pond Day Camp, property owned by Portland Water District and leased by the YMCA. The site is located off Route 35 in Standish.

Work will last about five hours, and volunteers are asked to being a lunch. Volunteers will use steel rakes and shovels, and there will be some hand-digging with shovels to groom the trail, the land trust

reported in an announcement seeking recruits.

This 28-mile-long Sebago to the Sea trail, as envisioned, will begin at Sebago Lake and follow primarily the Presumpscot River, ending at Casco Bay. Much of the trail is already in place, including a 10-foot wide bicycle and pedestrian trail along the Mountain Division Rail Corridor and trails that are part of Portland Trails' 32-mile network. Trail users can now hike or bike all the way from the lakeshore of Sebago Lake in Standish to South Windham.

Last July, the Sebago to the Sea Coalition received $35,000 from the state, and fundraising continues to extend the trail into Portland.

First developed as part of a “visioning session” of the Presumpscot River Watershed Coalition, the Sebago to the Sea trail project is now led by members of the Sebago to the Sea Trail Coalition.

Members include Bicycle Coalition of Maine; City of Westbrook; Cumberland County Healthy Maine Partnerships-Healthy Casco Bay, Healthy Rivers, Healthy Lake and Healthy Portland, and Communities Promoting Health Coalition; Mountain Division Alliance; National Park Service, Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program; Presumpscot Regional Land Trust (Project Facilitator); Presumpscot River Watershed Coalition; Portland Trails; Portland Water District; Town of Falmouth; Town of Gorham; Town of Standish; and the Town of Windham.

Anyone interested in volunteering on Saturday is asked to RSVP to ntwaddel@pwd.org. For more information about the trail, visit http://sebagotothesea.org. For more about the Presumpscot Regional Land Trust, visit www.prlt.org.

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Hitler’s talking dogs At this late date, when we believe we know absolutely everything about Adolf Hitler, could it be that he was even crazier than we thought?

From Caligula to Nero to Qaddafi, dictators are often not just cruel and evil, but lunatics. It’s very rare to find a rational dictator. Absolute power deranges them and gives them delusions and fantasies. So we shouldn’t be surprised by news reports suggesting the Führer was batty beyond even Mel Brooks’s satire.

First, an MI5 document was declassified in London in April, revealing megalomaniacal schemes for Nazis to rise again if they lost the war by scattering sleeper agents around the world; and by killing Allied officers with poison infused in sausages, chocolate, Nescafé coffee, cigarettes, schnapps and Bayer aspirin.

German agents said they ––––– were instructed to first offer The New York Allied targets a cigarette Times treated by Nazi scientists to give the smoker a headache, then finish the job with a poison aspirin that would kill within 10 minutes.

Secret weapons included a pellet that would emit a fatal vapor when heated by cigarette ash; poison for books, desks and door handles; a tablet of exploding powder that would activate when

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Land of confusion Something bothered me about the City Council meeting a couple of weeks ago. This won’t be a surprise to the frequent readers of this column, as something usually does.

Tiny little details get overlooked in the grand scheme of things. In the rush to get the proposed mega-project at Thompson’s Point started, a few other items were given the quick “bum’s rush” in council chambers.

One item particularly bothered me, but I couldn’t put my finger on why.

SPT Club had applied for a liquor license, planning to enter the spot vacated by the infamous “Cactus Club.” All the procedures were followed as far as notices and such, but it finally occurred to me what was bugging me.

Portland still has a moratorium on new liquor licenses. At least, there is one on the books.

Years back, in an effort to “calm” the situation in the Old Port, the council passed Section 15-31 of city code. Dealing with liquor licenses, it states that the city “shall not accept an application” for any type of business located on the premises that are the same ... for a period of 180 days.”

So, if you closed your club, or

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist your license was denied, someone else couldn’t just jump right in and open a bar in the same spot.

But that looked to me like what happened. Oops.

City Communications Director Nicole Clegg straightened me out a bit. “The (Cactus Club) license was denied earlier in the year, but the license was under appeal.

What the council needed was to see a purchase and sale agreement, and that was the reason for the SPT club license approval.”

But since that meeting two weeks ago, the issue has changed.

Clegg stated, “I was told this week that the deal had fallen apart, and that David Cram had pulled his license application. Now, the 180-day part of the ordinance would be in effect, since Tom Manning (Cactus Club owner) had surrendered the license to the Cactus Club.”

In a Wednesday afternoon phone call with Cram, this was news to him. “I have not pulled

my application,” he said. “My initial deal with the previous owner didn’t work out, but I am dealing with the landlord to sign a lease to get into that location.”

He went on to say that “I’ve spoken with Joe Soley, and he is interested in helping me get into that location.”

There is a sign on the former location of the club, advertising it for lease. I spoke with Steve Bauman at Cardente Real Estate, who confirmed that there was not a current lease for the club. “I am fully aware of the 180-day provision. We have had several other retail establishments express an interest in that location, some quite promising,” he said.

If you cast your nose to the air, you can quite plainly catch the whiff of lawyers.

If the 180-day provision does go into effect, it is unlikely that any suds-selling establishment will be able to get into that location until at least Jan. 1. According to Clegg, “The club there officially closed at the end of June, so that would put the date six months out from that.”

So, let’s take a paragraph or two and sum it all up. In an infectious zeal to rid itself of a troublesee HIGGINS page 5

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Nazi propaganda dwelled on Hitler as a dog lover; cyanide given to pooch DOWD from page 4

placed next to a wet glass; and a belt buckle with a silver swastika that concealed a .32 pistol that could fire two shots.

“The Werewolf organization, a network of Nazi saboteurs who would fight to create a Fourth Reich in the event Hitler’s empire crumbled, were to leave tins of instant coffee powder and other foods laced with toxins where they could be found by British and American soldiers,” The Daily Mail of London wrote, describing the declassified dossier.

Four German spies captured after they parachuted into France in 1945, including one woman, spilled some of the assassination plots. Female agents were given purse mirrors with microbes hidden inside them, so they might infect top Allied occupiers with deadly bacteria.

British military officials at the time considered the agents’ stories “somewhat fantastic,” but were worried enough to prohibit “the eating of German food or the smoking of German cigarettes” by advancing Allied troops.

A new book, “Amazing Dogs,”

by Dr. Jan Bondeson, a senior lecturer at Cardiff University School of Medicine in Wales, reveals that Hitler supported a German school that tried to teach large, muscular mastiffs to “talk” to humans. This story set off a panting spate of “Heel Hitler,” “Furred Reich,” “Wooffan SS” and “Arf Wiedersehen” headlines in British tabloids and plenty of claims that Hitler was “barking mad.”

“There were some very strange experiments going on in wartime Germany, with regard to dog-human communication,” Bondeson writes, wondering: “Were the Nazis trying to develop a breed of super-intelligent canine storm troopers, capable of communicating with their human masters of the Herrenvolk?”

He discovered a 1943 Nazi magazine piece about the headmistress of the canine school, a Frau Schmitt, claiming that some of the dogs spoke a few words. “At a Nazi study course,

a talking dog was once asked ‘Who is Adolf Hitler?’ and replied ‘Mein Führer!” Bondeson writes of these claims, noting that “the Nazis, who had such conspicuous disregard for human rights, felt more strongly about the animals.”

Nazi propaganda dwelled on Hitler as a dog lover. He owned two German shepherds named Bella and Blondi. He tested a cyanide capsule on Blondi and killed her just before he committed suicide.

The Nazis took their dogs seriously. As The Guardian reported in January, the Nazi government was so furious about a dog in Finland that had been trained to imitate Hitler with a Nazi salute that the foreign office in Berlin started “an obsessive campaign” to destroy its owner.

Bondeson writes that in Germany in the early 20th century, some people had a strong belief in the potential of super-intelligent animals. He said that along with Thomas Mann and Hermann Hesse, an Airedale terrier named Rolf was considered one of the leading German intellectuals of the time. Rolf ’s owner said she taught him his own alphabet with a system of taps of his paw on a board and, Bondeson notes drolly, “he successfully dabbled in mathematics, ethics, religion and philosophy.”

The latest wacky Hitler story comes from the British author Graeme Donald. He says that, while researching a military book, he stumbled across a story that Hitler and Heinrich Himmler were so worried about German soldiers’ getting sexual diseases from French hookers that they cooked up a plan for soldiers to carry small blow-up blond, blue-eyed dolls called “gynoids” in their backpacks to use as sex “comforters.”

Donald said Himmler ordered 50 dolls but the soldiers were too embarrassed to carry them. “In the end the idea fizzled out,” Donald told The Sun, “and the place where they were made and all the dolls were destroyed in the bombing of Dresden.”

If you cast your nose to the air, you can quite plainly catch the whiff of lawyers HIGGINS from page 4

some issue of the past, the city may or may not have approved a license in opposition to city code. The new restaurant owner may or may not have a license. He may or may not have a deal on a lease. The real estate agent might not know about it. The previous club owner may, may not, or may have some yet to be determined status on his liquor license. The landlord might be able to rent it tomorrow, or not for another six months.

This has all the makings of what is commonly referred to as a “circular firing squad.”

This is why going to meetings is

troubling to me. There is always some little nagging detail in the back of my mind, some long forgotten hocus-pocus spell from the deep dark recesses of city code that when uttered, wreaks havoc on all that surround it.

Perhaps, just like the famed charter commission of last year that produced such wondrous hits as ranked choice voting, the city should take a look at some of the 900-plus pages of city code, and review all the old magic, with an eye on simplification.

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

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Northeast Patients Group received dispensary permits LAWSUIT from page one

DeKeuster was paid up to $125,000 per year by the California firm to oversee the medical marijuana permitting process in Maine. During that time, Berkeley says it provided Northeast with more than $632,000 in loans.

According to court filings, the company expected it would partner with Northeast if dispensary permits were awarded by the state.

Even so, it isn’t clear if the two sides signed any formal partnership, other than DeKeuster’s employment contract. That contract stipulates that her role in Maine was to work “for the benefit of [BPG]” and not “engage in any practice that competes with [BPG’s] interest.”

In 2010, Northeast received permits to open four medical marijuana dispensaries: one in Portland, Bangor, the Augusta area and along the Midcoast.

Like all dispensary operators in Maine, Northeast is a nonprofit.

However, DeKeuster left Berkeley in late February, before any of Northeast's dispensaries had opened.

In court filings, Berkeley claims she quit immediately prior to signing a letter of intent with Mobley Pain Management and Wellness Center, which Berkeley considers a competitor.

Mobley Pain Management is led by a former

NBA player Cuttino Mobley, who is also affiliated with Summit Compassion Center, a dispensary planned for Warwick, R.I. Mobley played college basketball at University of Rhode Island and also attended Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield.

Mobley’s group planned to loan Northeast $2 million to get its Maine dispensaries up and running. Terms outlined in the letter of intent show Mobley would provide that funding in several increments, to be paid back over seven years at 18 percent interest.

Northeast was also to receive a $100,000 bridge loan from Mobley once the letter of intent was signed.

According to the lawsuit, DeKeuster never told Berkeley officials about her discussions with Mobley — which Berkeley says occurred while she was still on their payroll. She is accused of breach of contract.

“Suffice it to say that we and our clients have a much different view of the underlying facts and are prepared to present our case and counterclaims in court,” said Walker, the attorney for Northeast.

The lawsuit is the latest in a series of setbacks for Northeast, which is the only permit holder that hasn't opened its dispensary. To date, facilities have opened in Biddeford, Ellsworth, Frenchville and Auburn.

Aside from financial issues, Northeast has run

into zoning troubles in several Maine communities.

Catherine Cobb, director of Licensing & Regulatory Services in the state Department of Health and Human Services, told the Bangor Daily News that Northeast was finalizing an arrangement with Mobley's group.

Meanwhile, Northeast is already growing medical marijuana at a facility in Thomaston. Once it secures new funding, the firm’s dispensaries should open soon afterward, Cobb said.

“I am supposed to receive final term sheet on their permanent financing this week,” said Cobb. “I anticipate that after that they will be able to settle any issue they have with Berkeley.”

Cobb says she doesn’t believe the lawsuit will result in further delays for Northeast’s dispensaries.

According to paperwork filed with the state, Northeast expects to draw nearly 250 patients in Portland during its first full year in operation, which it says would yield more than $1.7 million in revenues.

In year two, the company expects to have more than 400 patients and earn more than $3.2 million.

In a recent interview, DeKeuster said she is still looking at locations for Northeast's Portland dispensary, which she said should be open this fall.

Northeast has reportedly leased space at 959 Congress Street, at the intersection with St. John Street, although DeKeuster wouldn't confirm that.

New service offers music in quantity, not by song

BY BEN SISARIO THE NEW YORK TIMES

Daniel Ek, the 28-year-old co-founder and public face of Spotify, the European digital music service, paced around the company’s loftlike Manhattan office on Tuesday afternoon, clutching two mobile phones that buzzed constantly.

After nearly two years of stop-start negotiations with record labels, Spotify was preparing to finally open in the United States. With less than 48 hours before its planned start, however, the company still had not completed its final major label deal, with the Warner Music Group.

Yet Mr. Ek said he was confident there would be no delay, and that Americans would soon be able to experience what has made Spotify the world’s

most celebrated new digital music service. He was right. By Wednesday afternoon, Spotify’s deal with Warner was signed, and on Thursday, as scheduled, it will become available in the United States.

“We’ve made it easier to listen, and we’ve made it easier for people to share,” Mr. Ek said. “Hence, people tend to get more into the experience, and they tend to find new music and build larger collections that they want to take with them. And therefore, they also pay more for music.”

If Apple’s iTunes ushered in digital music’s first phase as a large-scale business, then Spotify and other services like it could be its future. Rather than selling individual tracks to be downloaded, subscription services sell monthly access to vast catalogs of music, with whatever songs a listener wants to hear

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Spotify will be offered in the same three-tiered plan that it has in Europe: a free, ad-supported version; a basic ad-free version for $5 a month; and a premium service for $10 a month that adds access on a mobile phone, higher audio quality and other perks.

At first, Spotify’s free version will be available by invitation only, given out through current users or by the company to the thousands who have requested the service on Twitter and through its Web site.

(Paid subscriptions will be available right away.)

With its lightning-fast interface, easy integration with Facebook and “freemium” business model, Spotify has quickly become the most popular such service in the world. Begun in Sweden in 2008 and until now available in only seven European countries, it has signed up 1.6 million paid subscribers and more than 10 million registered users in total. It also has been one of the fastest-growing investments in the new digital boom, having recently raised $100 million in a round of investment that valued the company at $1 billion.

But Spotify faces a number of challenges in the American market. While the company had relatively little competition in Europe as a subscription service, in the United States a number of similar companies have gotten a head start, including Rhapsody, Rdio and MOG. Like those services, Spotify allows its premium users to save a certain number of tracks to their phones for offline use, in the subway or on the plane. And new cloud services from Apple, Google and Amazon promise to make people’s music collections available anywhere they go.

Whether the company makes a profit is another question. It lost $26.5 million in 2009, but has not reported on its financial performance last year.

Spotify’s speed offers the company one significant advantage over its American competitors. (It achieves that speed partly through using a peer-topeer network, which lets a song play almost instantaneously.) But its key selling point has been its free access, which the company believes can lure in new users, who then get attached to its playlisting and social networking features and will be enticed to join.

That reliance on free access, however, has also worried American record labels and some analysts, who fear that it could cannibalize sales from other sources, like iTunes.

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BY KEN LEVINSKY SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

MIDDLETON, Mass. — Two rising American tennis stars led the Boston Lobsters to a victory over the Springfield Missouri Lasers on Tuesday evening at the World Team Tennis tournament in Middleton, Mass.

Coco Vandeweghe and John Isner began the evening with a victory in mixed doubles.

Vandeweghe then teamed with Mashona Washington to capture the women’s doubles, before returning for a victory in women’s singles.

Isner lost close matches in men’s singles and doubles, but won the clinching game during overtime to preserve the victory.

The 6-foot-1, 19-year-old Vandeweghe, climbed from No. 15 in America to No. 5 over the past year. She is currently ranked No. 99 in the world in singles. (The other top American players are No. 30 Bethanie Mattek-Sands, age 26; No. 34 Venus Williams, age 31; No. 68 Christina Mchale, age 19 and No. 90 Vania King, age 22.) Vandeweghe’s uncle Kiki and grandfather Ernie played in the NBA. Her mother, Tauna, was a US Olympian in both swimming and volleyball and her grandmother, Colleen Kay Hutchins, was the winner of the 1952 Miss America pageant.

Coming off his second career victory last week at Newport, Rhode Island, the 6 feet, 9 inches, 26-yearold Isner is currently ranked No. 36 in the world. He is No. 3 in America, behind only No. 9 Mardy Fish, age 29 and No. 10 Andy Roddick, age 28 and just ahead of No. 48 Sam Querrey, age 23.

The Lobsters are coached by Bud Schultz, the Bates College gradu-

ate who went on to achieve a world ranking of No. 39. Chani Scheepers, the only non American on the squad, will join the team on Thursday to replace Vandeweghe who is leaving to ready herself for the Bank of the West Tournament in California, which starts on July 25.

World Team Tennis (WTT), in its 35th year, was created by tennis legend Billie Jean King. The Lobsters, play at a 1,700-seat stadium in the Ferncroft Country Club, 15 miles north of Boston, just 1.5 hours from Portland.

The league has nine teams divided into two conferences, playing 14 matches during a three-week period in July. The top two teams in each conference advance to the playoffs. At the halfway point, the Boston Lobsters have a 4-3 record and are in third place World Team Tennis has a unique format, which is exciting even to those watching tennis for the first time. WTT innovations such as “noad” game scoring and “let serves are in play” keep things moving. The family friendly event has plenty of music and cheering between points and young fans stick around after the match for autographs.

The Lobster next home match is today against St. Louis. Tennis Legend Chris Evert, winner of 18 Grand Slam titles, will be honored and field selected questions from those in attendance.

The Lobsters other remaining home matches are on July 16 vs.

Washington and July 18 again vs. St. Louis. They will be on the road four times including their final match on July 21 at Newport Beach, Calif.

(Ken Levinsky is a Portland resident and trustee of the Portland Water District.)

U.S. in first Cup Final in 12 years MÖNCHENGLADBACH, Germany (The New York Times) — Time was going to be the trickiest opponent for the Americans. Would two days of rest be sufficient to refresh their legs and refuel their emotion? Was this adequate to forget Brazil and summon France?

For long stretches of the second half Wednesday, the Americans were put back on their heels by France in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup. But they were eventually stabilized by the stringpulling of Coach Pia Sundhage, the energy of the substitute midfielder Megan Rapinoe and the predatory instincts of forward Abby Wambach.

A header on a corner kick by Wambach in the 79th minute and an assist by Rapinoe on a chip shot by the substitute forward Alex Morgan in the 82nd minute broke a precarious tie and gave the Americans a 3-1 victory over France and put them in the World Cup final against Japan on Sunday.

The United States is seeking to become the first team to win the Women’s World Cup three times, having taken the title in 1991 and 1999.

In the 82nd minute, Rapinoe put Alex Morgan alone in the penalty area and she expertly lofted a shot to put the Americans ahead to stay, 3-1, and into the World Cup final for the first time in 12 years.

John Isner follows through on his serve at World Team Tennis. The tournament, in its 35th year, was created by tennis legend Billie Jean King. The Boston Lobsters play at a 1,700-seat stadium in the Ferncroft Country Club, 15 miles north of Boston. (Photo courtesy of Gregory Henry)

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Stocked up: Summer is theater season in Maine for the whole season with guest artists coming in for a certain show or role.

Summer Stock was (and still is) often a place for ––––– the overworked, underpaid intern to create a Theatre Talk strong foundation (and make great connections) to their future career in show business. You’d rehearse “the next show” at all available hours, while performing the current show up to eight or nine shows a week, often twice a day.

You’d barely sleep because if you aren’t memorizing lines and music, you’re building sets or hanging lights. It was exhausting, exhilarating and when the curtain went up, well worth it (well ... in most cases).

Summer Stock still exists all over the country, and right here in Maine, you can experience some great summer theatre, whether it be in an air conditioned Equity house, a Non-Equity (non-air conditioned) barn or completely outside, under the stars! Here is a short list of some of the area offerings that I hope you will experience over the weeks to follow.

America’s foremost summer theatre, which opened in July of 1937, is Ogunquit Playhouse (646-5511) which presents professional, Equity theatre (often with stars of stage, TV and movies).

Deering Oaks Park is transformed into an outdoor theater for performances of “Love’s Labour’s Lost” The remainder of their season includes “The

by Fenix Theatre Co. of Portland. (COURTESY PHOTO) Music Man,” “Legally

Summer Stock

It’s that time of year when hundreds of theaters across the United States bring a variety of shows to their stages, entertaining everyone from the area locals to the visiting tourists.

Summer Stock (also known as the Strawhat Circuit in New England) started in the 1920s, gave theaters of all different types an opportunity to present musicals, comedies, mysteries and Shakespeare during the months of June through September. Usually the shows ran and changed weekly, bi-weekly or performed in rep.

There was usually a company of actors employed

Michael J. Tobin

Blonde The Musical” and “Miss Saigon.”

Maine State Music Theatre (725-8769) in Brunswick was started in 1953 by the grand dame of summer theatre, Victoria Crandall. Truly a beautiful experience from the moment you set foot on the Bowdoin campus. Professional, Equity productions for the remainder of this season include “Xanadu” and “The Wiz.” The Theater at Monmouth (933-9999), the Shakespearean Theater of Maine, continues its 42nd season of professional Equity theatre in repertory with “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Room Service,” “King Lear,” “On The Twentieth Century,” “Blithe Spirit” and “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged.”

Lakewood Theatre (474-7176), known as the “state of Maine Theater,” celebrates its 111th season with the musical “Sugar,” the comedy “Moon Over Buffalo,” the musical comedy “Once Upon A Mattress” and the drama “To Kill A Mockingbird.”

Deertrees Theatre (583-6747) in Harrison brings all kinds of events to its stage including a season of theatre with the musical “The Bikinis,” “Burt and Me,” “Monsters! The Musical” and the play “Breakfast with Mary.”

Celebration Barn Theatre (773-8452) in South Paris is 40 years strong and offers a variety of entertainment for the entire family.

For a true summer stock experience, you must go to Hackmatack Playhouse (698-1807) in Berwick.

Yes, it’s in a barn. No, there is not air conditioning (although your program will serve as a fan and mosquito swatter). And yes, there is still livestock behind the barn. It’s Non-Equity with some very talented performers from all over the country. Founded see TOBIN page 9

City gets $100K arts grant to strengthen neighborhoods

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The city’s Art at Work program has won a $100,000 federal grant designed to use the arts to build community and strengthen neighborhoods.

The one-year grant from National Endowment for the Arts will be used to fund a new initiative from Art at Work called “Meeting Place,” which will use “multidisciplinary arts projects” to tackle religious, ethnic and political divisions that exist in some city neighborhoods.

Improving diversity within the city’s neighborhood associations is another key aim, said Marty Pottenger, director of Art at Work.

The goal over the next twelve months is to “end up with (at least) 25 energized, active participants, with a diversity that reflects the actual neighborhood residents and end up with a plan and vision for what (artwork) they would like to see,” she said.

Five neighborhood associations will be selected for the program, which will pair a local artist with each association. Each group will then lead “artscentered explorations of each neighborhood's history, place, identity, personal stories, and vision

planning,” according to the grant description on the NEA website.

After the yearlong effort, each neighborhood will have a new public art installation that will be celebrated in a citywide festival. New art projects that could emerge from the effort include murals, poetry stenciled onto sidewalks photography, or “whatever they come up with,” Pottenger said.

Pottenger and other city officials announced the award Tuesday in a press conference in front of the "Hope, Try, Do, Work, Dream" mural in Kennedy Park.

Art at Work was launched in 2007 as a way to humanize city workers. Since then, art shows, photography exhibits, poetry collections, short stories and plays have been produced and performed by municipal employees.

“The creation of art can bring us together across the barriers of race, class, national origin, to share life stories and build trusting relationships,” Mayor Nick Mavodones said in a statement. “Art at Work has had a transformative effect in our local government and helped foster a better understanding between city workers and the public."

Assistant Police Chief Mike Sauschuck, who as a lieutenant helped convince fellow officers to write poetry for its first-ever calendar, said Tuesday that Art at Work has affected him as a person and also impacted the police department and the city at large.

Some 51 cities across the country were awarded the NEA grants, which are part of that agency’s “Our Town” program. Other cities that received grants included Baltimore, Memphis, New York, Detroit and Los Angeles. Most grants were between $25,000 and $250,000.

The Our Town program is intended to create “creative placemaking projects that contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core,” according to the NEA website.

Goals for the program include improving quality of life, encouraging creative activity, creating community identity and sense of place and revitalizing local economies, the website says.

Although the grant is only for one year, Pottenger is hoping the program will continue in future years as well.

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Summer theater alive and well across Maine

View from the Shack

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by S. Carleton Guptill 40 years ago, the Playhouse is still run by the Guptill family. From the moment you drive in, this is what old-time summer stock is about. Their season continues with “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum,” “Singing In The Rain” and “The 39 Steps.”

Arundle Barn Playhouse (985-5552), also with that “in a barn” charm right out of a Judy Garland/ Mickey Rooney movie, plays host to “The Wizard of Oz,” “A Taffeta Wedding” and “I Left My Heart” (a tribute to Tony Bennett).

City Theatre of Biddeford (282-0849) will present the musical “Gypsy” from July 22-Aug. 7. A historic and beautiful opera house built in 1896, this classic musical is the perfect fit for the theater and the summer!

And finally, right here in Portland, Fenix Theatre Company (400-6223) will present Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” outside in Deering Oaks through Aug. 13. There is no cost but a donation is welcome and well worth it. Some of the area’s best performers frolic and emote over the green grass; but bring a chair and bug spray.

Although not “theatre,” I highly recommend watching the movie musical “Summer Stock,” made in 1950 and starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. This movie will give you a very entertaining idea of old-time summer stock (which still exists in some places) with great musical numbers including the Garland classic, “Get Happy.”

Over the next two weeks, I will be experiencing (and reviewing) Oguinquit Playhouse’s “The Music Man”, Maine State Music Theatre’s “Xanadu,” Biddeford City Theatre’s “Gypsy” and Arundle Barn’s “Wizard of Oz.” No matter if it’s Equity or Non-Equity, all these creative artists and talented thespians give their whole heart and soul to each show performed, giving audiences the best experience possible. Help keep the tradition of summer stock going by putting down your technical toys and actually experiencing live theatre — it’s just as much a part of America as baseball and apple pie — and if you (as Gypsy Rose Lee sings in the musical “Gypsy”) let us entertain you and you WILL have a real good time!

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

The mainland is on view through a window of the Art in the Shack art gallery on Peaks Island. The lobster shack now provides a venue for art openings. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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By Holiday Mathis those hours.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If there’s one thing you can’t stand, it’s desperation. You’ll sense this coming from a merchant or someone else today. You hate to feel pressured, and that’s why you’ll bolt at the first sign of manipulation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Listen carefully. Avoid putting words in another person’s mouth. You may think you know what he or she means to say, but communication will bring many surprises now.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

If your mind were a room, today that room would be crammed full of furniture and visitors, all busily intermingling and bumping against each other in the tight quarters. Do a clearing process.

You need mental space.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You don’t have to change everything at once. If you commit to doing too much, you’ll feel overwhelmed, which can be paralyzing. Instead, change one thing, and other changes will occur naturally.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your environment is chock-full of opportunity, though it takes a creative mind to see it and an ambitious heart to act on it. You possess both qualities.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 14). The next four weeks are busy with responsibilities and fun, and it will be hard to tell the difference between the two.

New relationships strike up in August and January. Financial opportunity is featured in September and March. In February, you’ll be awarded for putting your talent to good use. Capricorn and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 25, 41, 20 and 1.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you have a song in your heart, you have to sing it. If you don’t, it becomes burdensome to carry it around. A song unsung turns into excess baggage. Express yourself.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are emotionally flexible, so you won’t mind matching the mood around you as a means of relating to others. When you act as a kind of mirror, you validate the feelings of others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Synchronization makes everyone feel calm and comfortable. When something throws a wrench in the timing, there will be an unsettling moment, followed by a speedy recovery and restructuring.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Try not to think of yourself as any one way.

Chances are, you don’t even know what you are capable of. Your potential is limitless. Your personality is a vast combination of every human characteristic possible.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your desire to change your schedule is met with some resistance. The others who would be affected rather like things the way they are. But with a keen approach, you will ultimately conquer their resistance.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are like a performer who is working for tips. But the tips you want boil down to verbal, emotional and practical support. It will help to “salt the tip jar” like the real pros do, putting the first few “dollars” in yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s not all cake and ice cream today -- you have some important work to do. You know when you’re at your best, and you would be wise to plan your day so that your most difficult tasks fall during

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, July 14, the 195th day of 2011. There are 170 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: In 1881, William H. Bonney, known as “Billy the Kid” and the reputed killer of 27 men, is shot dead at age 21 by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico.

On this date: In 1536, France signs Treaty of Lyons with Portugal for attack on Spain.

In 1690, Seven French privateers capture New England islands of Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket and Block Island. in 1933, German political parties, other than Nazis, are suppressed, and a law is passed that provides for the sterilization of two million people deemed unfit for reproduction.

In 1958, The army of Iraq overthrows the monarchy. Iraq’s King Feisal and Premier Nuri-Es-Said are assassinated in Baghdad coup, and King Hussein assumes power as head of Arab Federation.

In 1967, U.N. General Assembly adopts resolution asking Israel to halt action it was taking to alter city of Jerusalem after Six-Day War. In 1988, Iran, at the United Nations, accuses the United States of committing a “barbaric crime” in shooting down Iranian commercial airliner.

In 1992, Navy helicopters and volunteers rescue 44 beached whales in Sydney, Australia.

In 2000, Harangued by European officials for its poor treatment of orphans and abandoned children, Romania promises to streamline its communist-era system and ensure that money reaches needy youngsters.

One year ago: An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago heads back to Tehran, telling Iranian state media that he was abducted by CIA agents who tried to bribe him into speaking out against his homeland. The U.S. says he was a willing defector who changed his mind.

Today’s Birthdays: Playwright Arthur Laurents is 91. Actor Dale Robertson is 85.

Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 82. Actress Nancy Olson is 80. Actress Polly Bergen is 78. Former football player Rosey Grier is 76. Actor Vincent Pastore is 62. Former music company executive Tommy Mottola is 59. Actor Jerry Houser is 56. Actor-director Eric Laneuville is 56. Actor Stan Shaw is 56.

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Bob seemed on top of the world until two weeks ago, when he started drinking again. He was kicked out of his residence and is now staying with me. He may also have lost his job. His employers are willing to give him another chance, but he refuses to call them. He is now drunk or sleeping all the time, spending whatever money is left in his bank account.

This situation is not new. I have put up with it before. If I kick him out, he may end up passed out in an alley, a hospital, jail or worse. At least he is safe here, but I can’t do this forever. The local detox center offers emergency protective custody, but all they can do is hold him until he is sober.

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Friends tell me I am “enabling” him by letting him stay, but I don’t want him on the streets. What can I do? -- Up a Creek Dear Creek: You are a kind friend, but you cannot help Bob until he wants to be helped. And yes, it’s possible he has some underlying depression that sabotages his efforts to remain sober. We strongly urge you to find suggestions and support through Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org) and Sober Recovery (soberrecovery.com), which offer forums for family and friends of alcoholics.

Dear Annie: I have a female friend who’s never been to Disneyland. I offered to take her this summer, my treat. We are excited, but now I’m a little less thrilled because she insists on bringing her 1-year-old baby girl with us. I told her we are not going to have much fun if the baby comes, but she is adamant.

I like children, but would it be wrong of me to cancel the trip and risk ruining our friendship? Or do I just bite the bullet and see if we can enjoy ourselves with the baby? -D.T. Dear D.T.: You are very generous, but not all mothers are willing to take vacations and leave their infants behind.

While a year-old child is a bit young for Disneyland, it is possible to have a good time with a child in tow. In fact, there are some delights that are only possible when seen through the eyes of a child. But you must understand the limitations and set the rules in advance. Are you willing to help care for the baby? Does the child wake up in the middle of the night? Will a large Mickey Mouse frighten her? Will your friend take advantage of available babysitting services?

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Thursday, July 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. 10 a.m. NAPA Auto Parts located at 180 Larrabee Road in Westbrook (Exit 48 off the Maine Turnpike) will be having a 3 Day Super Tool Tent Sale. Thursday, July 14 will be Race Day at NAPA in Westbrook with special events which include: • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Meet Westbrook Fire Fighters and their trucks, offering fire prevention tips. • noon to 3 p.m.: Meet Kelly Moore, local race car favorite, with his race car. • 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Meet NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing. Martin will be taking pictures and signing autographs while visiting the Westbrook location. The Westbrook store will have a limited supply of Truex collectables for purchase. WBLM’s Morning Show DJ, Celeste, will be hosting a live remote broadcast from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, 464-3653.

Free summer concerts in Portland 12:30 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket, sit back and enjoy the music throughout the summer months. Portland Recreation, Families of the Western Prom Neighborhood, West End Neighborhood Association, Maine Red Claws, Quirk Chevrolet, Friends of Eastern Promenade, Kemp Goldberg Partners, Betty Winterhalder Fund, Trevor & Joe, Coyne Piergrossi Associates, Keller Williams Realty, SMRT, the Italian Heritage Center Concert Band and the Willey Trust sponsor these free outdoor concerts. FMI: 756-8275; Information and cancellation hotline: 756-8130.

Sunset Folk Series At The Western Prom Park: Sponsored by Families of the Western Prom Neighborhood and WENA. Concerts last approximately 40 minutes. (During inclement weather, concert canceled.) Held Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. (or as announced) at Western Prom Park. July 20, 7:45 p.m., Mark Farrington; Wednesday, July 27, 7:30 p.m., Sorcha http://www.myspace.com/sorchasongs; Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m., Phantom Buffalo http://www.myspace.com/ phantombuffalo; Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m., Will Gattis http://www. myspace.com/gattistheband.

Crusher’s Kids Concerts in the Park: Concerts last approximately 40 minutes. Concerts held Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. at the Bandstand, Deering Oaks Park. (During inclement weather concert relocated to Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett Street). July 14, Delilah & Chandra (Singing Hands); July 21, Tangletoons (Maine Songs); July 28, Sparks Ark (Wild Animals); Aug. 4, Sammie Haynes (Singer Songstress).

Friends Of Eastern Promenade Concert Series: Sponsored by the Friends of the Eastern Promenade.

Concerts last approximately one hour. Concerts held Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Bandstand, Fort Allen Park. July 14, Don Roy Band (Fiddlers); sponsored by a Friend of the Eastern Prom; July 21, Chandler’s Band (Marches & Big Band Era) sponsored by the Willey Trust; July 28, Sean Mencher and his Rhythm Kings (Rockabilly) sponsorship in Memory of Betty Winterhalder; Aug. 4, Big Chief (Rhythm & Roots Music) sponsored by Trevor & Joe Coyne Piergrossi Associates and Keller Williams Realty; Aug. 11, The McCarthys (Country Rock) sponsored by Kemp Goldberg Partners; Aug. 18, Banda di Nepi (Community Band from Italy) sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center (rain date at center). www.portlandmaine.gov/rec/ summer.htm

John Calvin Stevens and the Art of Bicycling 4 p.m. Illustrated talk at Maine Historical Society followed by bike tour of the West End. “I Am An Old Wheelman”: John Calvin Stevens and the Art of Bicycling in Maine 18801900. Presenter and Ride Leader: Sam Shupe. “Join us to learn about a significant yet largely unknown aspect of John Calvin Stevens’ life. During the last decades of the 19th century, the prominent architect was a passionate cyclist who was instrumental in creating and sustaining bicycle culture in Portland. In this photographic presentation, Sam Shupe will discuss 19th century bicycle culture in Maine, and explore the similarities between Stevens’ approach to bicycling and his other cultural and artistic gifts to the state.

Following his talk, Shupe will lead a leisurely bike tour of several Stevens-related sites in Portland’s West End. Bike tour will depart MHS at 5pm and conclude at approximately 6:30. Bring your bike! Program and bike ride are free but registration for bike ride is required. Please call 774-1822 to register.”

Portland author George Dalphin at Bull Moose 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland author George Dalphin, will visit the Bull Moose Scarborough Store, 456 Payne Road to sign copies of his new book, “Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer.” “‘Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer,’ which is to be the first in a series, follows the tale of the title character as he stumbles upon an ancient book of death magic. After bringing the dead back to life to make a living and do good in the world (as well as to try to win back his ex-girlfriend), Waczowski discovers the rest of the world is not as open-

The Jimmy Fund/Deering High School Classic to benefit the Deering High School Golf Team and the Jimmy Fund will be held July 22, at Riverside Golf Club in Portland. This tournament is part of the Jimmy Fund Golf Program. Jimmy Fund Golf Tournaments have collectively raised over $79 million dollars to date in support of cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (COURTESY PHOTO) minded and optimistic about his growing army of skeletons.” Bull Moose will have copies of Bob Wacszowski, Necromancer in stock for $9.75. Nearly all of the 20,000 books in Bull Moose’s Scarborough and Bangor locations are 35 percent off list price.

Alive at Five free outdoor concert 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The much anticipated Alive at Five free outdoor concerts kick is taking place each Thursday in Monument Square. “What better way to spend a summer night than to kick back, listen to free music in the summer sun and enjoy a cold drink in the beer garden, presented

by Sebago Brewing Company.” July 14 — Will Gattis (Indie Pop) and Dirigo-Featuring members of Strangefolk (Folk/ alt-country/Jam Band); July 21 — The Fogcutters Big Band (Big Band/Swing) and Sly-Chi (Funk/Soul/Jazz); July 28 — Marion Grace (Singer-Songwriters) and Gypsy Tailwind (Americana /Roots); Aug. 4 — The Modest Proposal (MAMM SLAM High School Band Winners) and The Kenya Hall Band (Rhythm and Blues). For more information and a full schedule of free summer events, visit portlandmaine. com or call 772.6828.

Author Marty Dobrow at Hadlock Field 5:30 p.m. Author Marty Dobrow will attend a book reading and signing of “Knocking on Heaven’s Door: Six Minor Leaguers in Search of the Baseball Dream,” at Hadlock Field. The novel features the journeys of minor leaguers including Charlie Zink and Manny Delcarmen throughout their careers here at the Portland Sea Dogs and beyond. The event is on the Portland Patio from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A game ticket provides admission. Books will be available for purchase from Longfellow Books. Appetizers. For anyone interested in attending, email crague@seadogs.com.

Milfoil: Maine’s Mucky Monster 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. What is milfoil? Why do we care about milfoil? Where on or around Sebago Lake can we find milfoil? What can we do about milfoil? What shouldn’t we do about milfoil? Peter Lowell, executive director of Lakes Environmental Association will answer these questions and more. Learn about the successes and failures of a variety of methods used to control the spread of this alien invader plant, and learn what each of us can do to help keep Maine’s lakes clear of plant pests. Visit the Sebago Lake Ecology Center at the intersection of Routes 237 and 35 in Standish for this free presentation. To register, call 774-5961 ext 3324 or email sebagolake@pwd.org.

Peter Neill of the World Ocean Observatory 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Gulf of Maine Research Institute lecture.

“Peter Neill of the World Ocean Observatory will discuss the significance of the ocean as an integrated, global, social system and how we frame local issues and prob-

lems in this context. He will also explore how a healthy ocean will affect our lives, natural species, habitats, and the fishing industry. His presentation will touch on fisheries and other examples of how new perspectives, unconventional approaches, changing values, and transformed behaviors combine to build a new strategy for a sustainable ocean.” Doors open at 6:30 p.m. GMRI, 350 Commercial St. Please RSVP to Patty Collins, lectures@gmri. org, 228-1625.

Friday, July 15 Yarmouth Clam Festival 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. “Mark your calendar for Friday through Sunday, July 15 through 17, and come to the 46th annual Yarmouth Clam Festival! You can look forward to all the fun events that make this festival Maine’s summer favorite: A long, hilarious parade; spectacular fireworks; clam shucking contests; a firefighter’s muster; road, kayak, and bike races; a pancake breakfast; concerts; and, of course, a delicious array of food. Admission to the Festival and its events is free.” To learn more about this year’s Yarmouth Clam Festival and see a complete schedule of events, visit www.clamfestival.com or call the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce at 846-3984. July 15 to 17. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. www.clamfestival.com

U.S. Cellular smartphone workshop in SoPo noon to 2 p.m. (Rescheduled from July 2) With a recent study showing a nearly 80 percent increase in smartphone shipments from a year ago, there are plenty of first-time smartphone users who may want a little help figuring out everything their advanced phones have to offer. U.S. Cellular is hosting a free workshop at 198 Maine Mall Road, South Portland, to guide attendees through all of the functions and features of Android-powered devices, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile smartphones. The Device Workshops are open to current smartphone owners, as well as those interested in upgrading to a smartphone. Attendees do not have to be a U.S. Cellular customer. All smartphone accessories will be 25 percent off.

Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘Annie’ 7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre’s “Annie” plays through July 16. MSMT’s 2011 summer season continues July 20 with “Xanadu,” and closes out the season with “The Wiz.” Maine State Music Theatre is located at the air conditioned Pickard Theatre located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick on the campus of Bowdoin College. For tickets and more information, please call 725-8769 or go to msmt.org. see next page

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‘Summer of Love’ continues at Ogunquit Playhouse 8 p.m. The Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. Box Office 1-800-982-2787 or go online ogunquitplayhouse. org for online ticketing and more information. June 22 through July 16, “Summer of Love.” Next on stage: “The Music Man,” July 20-Aug. 20; “Legally Blonde” starring Sally Struthers, Aug.24-Sept. 17; and “Miss Saigon,” Sept.

21-Oct. 23.

Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston 8 p.m. The Bates Dance Festival based in Lewiston announces its 29th season of public events, taking place July 1 through Aug. 13 on the Bates College campus.

The six-week festival showcases contemporary performance works by Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Nicholas Leichter Dance, Zoe | Juniper, The Equus Projects and Black Label Movement, and David Dorfman Dance.

Performances, panel discussions and lectures by more than 40 internationally recognized dancers from across the United States and abroad. Performance times and locations appear on the festival website: www.batesdancefestival.org. July 1 to Aug. 14, Chase Hall Gallery, open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, Schaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m., the vivid and versatile Camille A. Brown. Brown is a pixy-ish performer who packs a punch. Festival Finale, Saturday, Aug. 13, Alumni Gym, 7:30 p.m., discover and celebrate the next generation of dance luminaries.

Saturday, July 16 28th annual Loon Count 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Maine Audubon will conduct its 28th annual Loon Count, bringing together hundreds of Mainers to survey lakes and ponds across the state and provide valuable scientific data for lake conservation efforts.

This year’s count takes place between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.

Counters are given areas to count from shore or by boat, and regional coordinators will compile the results and send them to Maine Audubon for analysis. A more complete list of things Mainers can do to help loons is available on www. maineaudubon.org.

Library Book Sale on Peaks Island 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friends of the Peaks Island Branch Library annual sale and membership drive. MacVane Center. www.peaksisland.info/calendar_2011.htm#July

Peaks to Portland swim 8:30 a.m. “Starting on Peaks Island and finishing 2.4 miles later on at Portland’s East End Beach, the Peaks to Portland swim is one of the highlights of the New England open water swim calendar. The Peaks to Portland swim provides an opportunity for swimmers to challenge their physical and mental abilities, while at the same time raising money for the Cumberland County YMCA’s Annual Support Campaign, providing needed scholarships for youth, adults and families.” 6:45 a.m. to 7 a.m.: Arrive at Casco Bay Ferry, unload kayaks; 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.: Packet Pick Up & Buy Ferry Tickets & Body Marking; 7:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.: Board Ferry; 7:45 a.m.: Ferry Leaves for Peaks Island; 8 a.m. to 8:20 a.m.: Swim Warm Up; 8:20 a.m.: Opening Ceremonies; 8:30 a.m.: Race Start; 11 a.m.: Award Ceremony. Breakwater Rotary Club (South Portland-Cape Elizabeth) will be serving breakfast on race day at East End beach from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The menu includes buttermilk pancakes with a choice of either peanut butter & jelly or maple syrup & butter, juice, coffee, chocolate milk, yogurt & bananas.

Pre-order four 4-inch pancakes and choice of drink for $5 by visiting their web page at www.breakwater-rotary.org.

For more information: 874-1111 or visit www.cumberlandcountyymca.org/p2p#raceinfo.

Spectacular Gardens of Scarborough 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets on the day of the tour are $20, sold at the Hunnewell House on Blackpoint Road in Scarborough at 8:30. Advanced tickets are available for $15. e-mail gardenz@maine.rr.com or call 839-4033.

DAV Mobile Service Office in Portland 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “So many veterans feel confused about benefits and services they’ve earned. There’s so much to know ... and so many changes from one year to the next.

That’s why the nonprofit D-A-V and the Harley-Davidson Foundation have teamed up to offer help.” The DAV Mobile Service Office will be at the Big Moose Harley-Davidson, 375 Riverside St., Portland to personally provide the best counseling and claim filing assistance available. This event is part of the nationwide Harley’s Heroes tour and is free to all veterans and members of their families. For further information concerning this event, please contact D. Brandon McKinney at 623-5725.

‘Every Excuse in the Book’ author in Freeport 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sue Brennan, a resident of Manchester, will

be available to sign copies of her book, “Every Excuse in the Book: An Interactive Workbook to Address All the Reasons You Can’t Stop Eating Long Enough to Lose Weight.”

Sherman’s Book and Stationary, 128 Main St., Freeport.

“By focusing on the triggers that cause you to eat, it gets to the root problem — things like depression, boredom, anxiety, and unattainable goals — helping you to acknowledge these factors and deal with them head on. ‘Every Excuse in the Book’ is a quick and applicable read that gives you more than just ways to find out why you’re stuffing your face. It provides honest insight and solutions to help you finally quit making excuses and stop eating long enough to lose weight.” For more information, contact James Branscum at 888-361-9473 or james@tatepublishing.com

Willard Square Festival 2 p.m. WillardFest, featuring live music. Papadello is an acoustic (and sometimes electric) trio based out of Portland; Welterweight, an Americana/Folk Rock act out of Portland. Doors open at 2 p.m. At the intersection of Pillsbury, Preble and Thompson streets in South Portland.

‘Teen Fun Fest’ 6 p.m. There will be a “Teen Fun Fest” held at the Boys and Girls Clubs on Cumberland Avenue. “This is an outreach event focused on teens ages 13-17 in Portland. There’ll be food, games, DJ Music and Raffle Giveaways! Everything is free so come and have some fun!”

Maine Gay Men’s Chorus 7 p.m. The July Touring Ensemble concerts in Orono and Portland conclude the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus 2010-2011 tour of Maine with the premiere performances of new music.

Portrait of Peter, by Tom Wallace. “‘The White Rose, a new musical work about tragedy, hope, and redemption. ... ‘The White Rose’ is inspired by the story of Charlie Howard, a young gay man murdered in 1984 by three drunken teenagers in Bangor: words by Bruce Spang, Poet Laureate of Portland, music by Maine composer Tom Wallace, and featuring Shane Brewster (Tenor, USM School of Music) as Charlie.” Admission by donation will be split between the Touring Ensemble and the church (suggested donation $10). The ensemble will also hold a 50/50 raffle for those who wish to participate, and MGMC’s Music CDs will be available for purchase. Immanuel/ Williston West Church of Portland.

Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘Annie’ 7:30 p.m. Maine State Music Theatre’s “Annie” plays through July 16. MSMT’s 2011 summer season continues July 20 with “Xanadu,” and closes out the season with “The Wiz.” Maine State Music Theatre is located at the air conditioned Pickard Theatre located at 1 Bath Road in Brunswick on the campus of Bowdoin College. For tickets and more information, please call 725-8769 or go to msmt.org.

‘Summer of Love’ continues at Ogunquit Playhouse 8 p.m. The Ogunquit Playhouse, Route 1, Ogunquit. Box Office 1-800-982-2787 or go online ogunquitplayhouse. org for online ticketing and more information. June 22 through July 16, “Summer of Love.” “When a runaway bride discovers the countercultural revolution of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, with a little help from the hippies and dropouts of Golden Gate Park, she comes to realize she has to make her own kind of music! This hippie, trippy musical features the powerful music of the late 1960s, by some of the most influential artists of the love generation: The Mamas and the Papas, Donovan, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane and many more.” Next on stage: “The Music Man,” July 20-Aug. 20; “Legally Blonde” starring Sally Struthers, Aug.24-Sept. 17; and “Miss Saigon,” Sept. 21-Oct. 23.

Monday, July 18 MECA Master of Fine Arts lectures 6:30 p.m. Each summer, the Master of Fine Arts program at Maine College of Art invites guest artists, curators and scholars to participate in the curriculum. All visiting artists deliver a free public lecture in Osher Hall at 6:30 p.m. July 18: Anne West; West is a writer, theorist, and independent curator. She teaches in the graduate program at RISD. July 25: Lee Boroson; Boroson’s airy sculptures give viewers the chance to experience the ineffable impossibilities of the world. Aug. 1: Hamish Fulton; Since the early 1970s, Fulton has been labeled as a sculptor, photographer, conceptual artist and artist. Fulton, however, characterises himself as a “walking artist.” Aug. 8: Lisi Raskin; Raskin handcrafts whimsical recreations of military command centers. This summer the MFA’s Moth Press is also releasing Mapping the Intelligence of Artistic Work; An Explorative Guide to Making, Thinking, and Writing by Anne West. Her lecture on July 18 will be followed by a book signing. West is an educator, writer, and independent curator. She teaches in the Division of Graduate Studies at Rhode Island School of Design, where she supports students across disciplines in conceptualizing and writing their master’s thesis. http:// www.meca.edu/mfa

‘Lion in Winter’ auditions in Bath 7 p.m. The Studio Theatre of Bath announces auditions for an upcoming production, “Lion in Winter.” Directed by Studio Theatre of Bath President Bob Reed, “Lion in Winter” will be performed at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath and runs two weekends, Oct. 14-16 and 21-23. Auditions will be held on Monday, July 18 in the Curtis Room of the CCAC at 804 Washington Street in Bath and will begin promptly at 7 p.m. The director is auditioning for two roles to be portrayed by two males ranging in age from their late teens to 30s. Additional audition information will be available on the Studio Theatre of Bath’s website: www.studiotheatreofbath.com or on their Facebook page.

Naked Shakespeare in Freeport 7 p.m. The “Naked Shakespeare” series showcases the Bard’s text through performances presented without sets and costumes, allowing the audience’s imagination to take center stage. Bar and concessions are open during performance. Tickets are $10 and are available through our website: www.freeportfactory.com. 865-5505 for BoxOffice. The Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 Depot St., downtown Freeport, one block east of L.L. Bean. Ample free parking, air-conditioned.

Tuesday, July 19 Free events in the parks of Portland noon to 1 p.m. With a full schedule of diverse free events, there is something for everyone to enjoy each week in downtown Portland. Post Office Park, Congress Square and Lobsterman’s Park provide perfect venues for live music, talented local performers and activities for kids.

Whether during a lunch break or with the kids, downtown Portland’s free events are not to be missed.

Weekday Performance Series — Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m.

Enjoy your lunch outside and be entertained by Portland’s best talented performers! Post Office Park: July 19, Belly dance with Rosa Noreen and Friends.Rosa Noreen and Friends present belly dance and live music for the third year running. Family entertainment plus a lesson for those who want to join in! July 26, Fire dancing with Melle. Come and see a variety of fire dance and fire arts. Poi, fans, hoop and fire breathing as well as regular hoop routines. Take part in a few hands on activities with us! Congress Square: Aug. 2, Music from the Andes with Inca Sun. The richness of Peruvian folk lore comes alive with Inca Son. Haunting melodies that will transport the listener clear to the Andes Mountains. Aug. 9, Samuel James acoustic blues. A roots troubadour of the highest order, James will sing you a song with raw, sweat-pouring soul, all the while playing the guitar with such commanding virtuosity you’ll swear he’s reinventing it. Then he’ll tell you a story enrapturing you to the point where you’ll almost forget he’s a musician. Aug. 16, West African rhythms with Annegret Baier. Annegret Baier will present West African rhythms and songs on authentic drums and percussion instruments! Brought to you by WPXT, WPME, WHOM, mainetoday.com, raisingmaine. com. For more information and a full schedule of free summer events visit portlandmaine.com or call772.6828.

‘Deering: A Social and Architectural History’ noon. Book Event: “Deering: A Social and Architectural History” at Maine Historical Society. Speaker: William D. Barry, Historian (and MHS reference librarian). “Join us to celebrate the recent publication of this much-anticipated new book about off-peninsula Portland from the 17th through mid-20th centuries. MHS’s own Bill Barry and co-author Patricia McGraw Anderson conducted extensive original research on Deering, Stroudwater, and other neighborhoods, and have created a rich compendium that includes new information, stories, and photographs, many accessible for the first time here.”

Fundraiser for Peace Action Maine 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Flatbreads on Commercial St. in Portland will host a fundraiser for Peace Action Maine. Flatbreads will give a portion of the money from every pizza sold to Peace Action Maine that night. “The state’s largest peace organization has worked for 25 years to promote peace through grassroots organizing, citizen education, and issue advocacy.” www.peaceactionme.org

Stephen Tharp on the Kotzschmar Organ 7:30 p.m. Stephen Tharp will perform in Portland’s Merrill Auditorium, playing the Kotzschmar Organ, the oldest working municipal pipe organ in the United States. “Stephen Tharp, is recognized as one of the great concert organists of our age. Having played 35 solo intercontinental tours and over 1300 concerts worldwide, Stephen Tharp has built one of the most respected international careers in the world, earning him the reputation as the most traveled concert organist of his generation.” see next page

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Wednesday, July 20 Hands-Only CPR training 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The American Heart Association and Hannaford Supermarkets in Maine are partnering to help people learn basic CPR skills by providing free “HandsOnly CPR” mini-trainings. Hands-Only CPR is CPR without mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths. It involves two easy steps: Call 911 and push hard and fast on the center of the chest.

This technique is easy to remember and results in delivery of more, uninterrupted chest compressions until more advanced care arrives on the scene. The mini-trainings will held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the following dates: Monday, July 11 — 77 Western Ave., Hampden; Monday, July 18 — 692 Sabattus St., Lewiston; Wednesday, July 20 — Forest Ave., Portland; Monday, Aug. 1 — 31 Hannaford Drive, Scarborough. Participants will receive educational information and those who practice chest compressions will be entered to win free CPR Anytime kits and $50 Hannaford gift cards. The AHA hopes to increase CPR awareness so that more people will know the simple steps to save a life if someone suddenly collapses from cardiac arrest. If people are unable to attend one of the mini-trainings above, they can watch the Hands-Only CPR video at www.handsonlycpr.org.

Kid’s Activity Day with Dino Discovery 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Kid’s Activity Day — Wednesdays in Lobsterman’s Park, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Presented by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. Bring the kids to Lobsterman’s Park to enjoy a different activity each week and learn interesting facts! July 20, Dino Discovery.

Investigate a life size t-rex jawbone and make a dough dino fossil to take home. July 27, Understanding Owls. Learn about an owl’s silent flight and other hunting techniques by exploring artifacts and making a craft. Brought to you by WPXT, WPME, WHOM, mainetoday.com, raisingmaine.com

Author Simon Van Booy visits Maine noon and 7 p.m. Van Booy will read at noon at Portland Public Library’s Rines Auditorium as part of the celebrated Brown Bag series. Later that same evening, Van Booy will give a 7 p.m. reading at SPACE Gallery. “Acclaimed author Simon Van Booy will visit Maine for only the second time ever and give two readings in Portland hosted by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance (MWPA), the Portland Public Library, SPACE Gallery, and Longfellow Books. In 2009, Van Booy won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award — the largest short story prize in the world — for his collection ‘Love Begins in Winter.’ Now, in the elegant, seemingly Old World prose he has become revered for, Van Booy’s debut novel ‘Everything Beautiful Began After’ traces three lives set against the Mediterranean heat of Athens, Greece: drunken but brilliant American Henry, the searching French artist Rebecca, and British archaeologist Henry.”

Thursday, July 21 Hot Water Bath Canning 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Cumberland County is offering workshops locally on (Pickling and Freezing), (Drying Fruits, Herbs and Vegetables) and (Fermenting pickles). Also, a workshop on low sugar blueberry jam workshop in Lisbon Falls. Next up: Falmouth workshop on Hot Water Bath Canning Pickles and Freezing Fruit and Vegetables. UMaine Regional Learning Center, 75 Clearwater Dr., Falmouth. Time: Cost: $10 (Scholarships are available). Instructor is Kate McCarty, Food Preservation Program Aide, and Master Food Preserver Volunteers. For more information: call 781.6099 or email Lois at lois.elwell@maine.edu. “If you are looking for ways to preserve your food from the garden, now is the time to sign up for one of these workshops. For more classes go to: www.extension.umaine.edu.

Little Red Riding Hood reimagined 4 p.m. This summer, Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother find themselves facing not just one wolf, but two!

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine kicks off its 2011-2012 theatre season with Little Red Riding Hood (or Grandmother Slyboots), a twist on the well-worn tale of a flighty girl and conniving wolf. In this story, Little Red’s nemesis, the wolf, is an arrogant young prankster. A sage older wolf advises him to give up his foolish impersonations of humans and just be the best wolf he can be. The Children’s Museum & Theatre’s Dress Up Theatre has been home to more than a dozen productions since 2008, but the staging for Little Red Riding Hood will offer audiences a uniquely immersive experience: the show will take place in the center of the room, with rows of seating (some elevated) along two opposite walls. A troupe of nine young actors

ages 8 to 16 have spent the not-so-lazy days of summer rehearsing almost daily. The cast features newcomers in the roles of Little Red Riding Hood (Phoebe Little, 13, of South Portland) and Young Wolf (Even Laukli, 13 of Yarmouth).

The show runs for two weekends, July 21-31: Thursdays and Fridays at 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are $9 each ($8 for members) and can be reserved at the front desk (142 Free St.), at kitetails.org or by calling 828-1234, ext. 231. Advance reservations are encouraged.

Alive at Five free outdoor concert 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The much anticipated Alive at Five free outdoor concerts kick is taking place each Thursday in Monument Square. “What better way to spend a summer night than to kick back, listen to free music in the summer sun and enjoy a cold drink in the beer garden, presented by Sebago Brewing Company.” July 21 — The Fogcutters Big Band (Big Band/Swing) and Sly-Chi (Funk/Soul/Jazz); July 28 — Marion Grace (Singer-Songwriters) and Gypsy Tailwind (Americana /Roots); Aug. 4 — The Modest Proposal (MAMM SLAM High School Band Winners) and The Kenya Hall Band (Rhythm and Blues). For more information and a full schedule of free summer events, visit portlandmaine. com or call 772.6828.

Friday, July 22 Jimmy Fund/Deering High School Classic 10:30 a.m. The Jimmy Fund/Deering High School Classic to benefit the Deering High School Golf Team and the Jimmy Fund will be held July 22, at Riverside Golf Club in Portland.

This tournament is part of the Jimmy Fund Golf Program.

The Jimmy Fund Golf Program is one of the oldest and largest charity golf programs in the country. Now in its 29th year, The Jimmy Fund Golf Program has raised more than $80 million for life-saving cancer research and treatment for adults and children at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The 2011 presenting sponsors for this year’s program include American Airlines, Callaway Golf, Dunkin’ Donuts, Forty Seven Brand, HomeGoods, the International Golf Club, and GateHouse Media New England. Registration Time: 10:30 a.m. Shotgun Time: noon. Registration Fee: $100 per golfer.

For more information, visit www.jimmyfundgolf.org or call 866-521-4653.

Little Red Riding Hood reimagined 4 p.m. This summer, Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother find themselves facing not just one wolf, but two!

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine kicks off its 2011-2012 theatre season with Little Red Riding Hood (or Grandmother Slyboots), a twist on the well-worn tale of a flighty girl and conniving wolf. In this story, Little Red’s nemesis, the wolf, is an arrogant young prankster. A sage older wolf advises him to give up his foolish impersonations of humans and just be the best wolf he can be. The Children’s Museum & Theatre’s Dress Up Theatre has been home to more than a dozen productions since 2008, but the staging for Little Red Riding Hood will offer audiences a uniquely immersive experience: the show will take place in the center of the room, with rows of seating (some elevated) along two opposite walls. A troupe of nine young actors ages 8 to 16 have spent the not-so-lazy days of summer rehearsing almost daily. The cast features newcomers in the roles of Little Red Riding Hood (Phoebe Little, 13, of South Portland) and Young Wolf (Even Laukli, 13 of Yarmouth).

The show runs for two weekends, July 21-31: Thursdays and Fridays at 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are $9 each ($8 for members) and can be reserved at the front desk (142 Free St.), at kitetails.org or by calling 828-1234, ext. 231. Advance reservations are encouraged.

Saturday, July 23 Psychic/Paranormal Faire 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A popular event returns to Fort Knox when the second Psychic/Paranormal Faire kicks off Saturday and Sunday, July 23 and 24. The Faire will feature renowned cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, TV personality and author of “Mysterious America”. Joining Coleman will be author of “Ghosts of Acadia”, Marcus LiBrizzi, East Coast Ghost Trackers paranormal investigation group, UFOologists, and psychic, Sky Taylor. Visitors to the Faire will also be able to consult various psychics that will be on site for the event. The Friends work in partnership with the Maine Department of Conservation’s Bureau of Parks and Lands for the benefit of Fort Knox. For a complete list of Friends of Fort Knox special events consult the organization’s web site at fortknox.maineguide.com.

What About Whales? on Peaks Island 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. What About Whales? presented by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine at Brackett Memorial United Methodist Church, 9 Church St., Peaks Island.

“Istar, the life-size inflatable whale model that lives in the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, wows thousands of visitors each year when they climb inside her and discover just how massive humpbacks are. On July 23, Istar will visit Peaks Island to wow islanders and travelers alike. Guided trips inside the whale will take place on the hour from 1-3 p.m.” Istar’s voyage is part of Science at Sea, a program created by the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine and funded by the Peaks Island Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. The program was created to increase islanders’ access to science programming and educate Casco Bay residents about their ocean-dwelling neighbors. This event is the concluding celebration of a series of educational science programs in Peaks Island schools and preschools. The Brackett Memorial United Methodist Church is located at 9 Church Street, a half-mile walk from the ferry.

Little Red Riding Hood reimagined 1 p.m. This summer, Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother find themselves facing not just one wolf, but two!

The Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine kicks off its 2011-2012 theatre season with Little Red Riding Hood (or Grandmother Slyboots), a twist on the well-worn tale of a flighty girl and conniving wolf. In this story, Little Red’s nemesis, the wolf, is an arrogant young prankster. A sage older wolf advises him to give up his foolish impersonations of humans and just be the best wolf he can be. The Children’s Museum & Theatre’s Dress Up Theatre has been home to more than a dozen productions since 2008, but the staging for Little Red Riding Hood will offer audiences a uniquely immersive experience: the show will take place in the center of the room, with rows of seating (some elevated) along two opposite walls. A troupe of nine young actors ages 8 to 16 have spent the not-so-lazy days of summer rehearsing almost daily. The cast features newcomers in the roles of Little Red Riding Hood (Phoebe Little, 13, of South Portland) and Young Wolf (Even Laukli, 13 of Yarmouth).

The show runs for two weekends, July 21-31: Thursdays and Fridays at 4 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets are $9 each ($8 for members) and can be reserved at the front desk (142 Free St.), at kitetails.org or by calling 828-1234, ext. 231. Advance reservations are encouraged.

A Tribute to the Music of Kermit Goell 8 p.m. Maine Singers Atelier (MSA), directed by Julie Goell, will present “My Love Serenade: A Tribute to the Music of Kermit Goell,” at the 5th Maine Regiment Center (http:// www.fifthmainemuseum.org/). Between 1940 and 1980, Kermit Goell wrote the lyrics to over 200 songs, including the hit, “Near You.” Tickets to the event are available at the door for $10. Maine Singers Atelier (http://www.juliegoell. com/singing.php) is a lab-style workshop held in Portland, for singers in any genre of music to hone skills in performance, presentation and expressive power, in an atmosphere of support and collegiality. The workshop is directed by performer, singer and director Julie Goell (http://www. juliegoell.com/).

Monday, July 25 MECA Master of Fine Arts lectures 6:30 p.m. Each summer, the Master of Fine Arts program at Maine College of Art invites guest artists, curators and scholars to participate in the curriculum. All visiting artists deliver a free public lecture in Osher Hall at 6:30 p.m. July 25: Lee Boroson; Boroson’s airy sculptures give viewers the chance to experience the ineffable impossibilities of the world. Aug. 1: Hamish Fulton; Since the early 1970s, Fulton has been labeled as a sculptor, photographer, conceptual artist and artist. Fulton, however, characterises himself as a “walking artist.” Aug. 8: Lisi Raskin; Raskin handcrafts whimsical recreations of military command centers. This summer the MFA’s Moth Press is also releasing Mapping the Intelligence of Artistic Work; An Explorative Guide to Making, Thinking, and Writing by Anne West. West is an educator, writer and independent curator. She teaches in the Division of Graduate Studies at Rhode Island School of Design, where she supports students across disciplines in conceptualizing and writing their master’s thesis. www. meca.edu/mfa

Tuesday, July 26 Rapid River Races, 1940. noon. Screening: Rapid River Races, 1940. Zip Kellogg, Author and Paddler. Join the Maine Historical Society for a special screening and story. This 17 minute silent color film provides a treasure trove of images, incidents (yes!), and windows into canoe and kayak racing equipment and techniques of another era. It documents the 1940 National Whitewater Canoe & Kayak Championships which were held on the Rapid River in western Maine. Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St.

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