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Memories of Jacqueline Kennedy See Maureen Dowd on page 4

Bard hits slump at tough time for Red Sox See Sports, on page 8

Let’s support live theater See Michael J. Tobin’s column, page 9

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At 6:30 p.m., the city will conduct a public presentation in the State of Maine Room at City Hall about the ranked choice voting system adopted by voters last see VOTING page 7

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Organizers of a political action committee pushing for voter approval of a $33 million bond to renovate the Cumberland County Civic Center kicked off their campaign Wednesday.

The Citizens for a Modern Civic Center released renderings of what the exterior of the building would look like if the bond item — slated to be on the November ballot — is approved.

"The time is now for investment in a center of activity that benefits all of Cumberland County," stated Neal Pratt, chairman of the

center's board of trustees, adding that the center has between a $15 million and $20 million annual economic impact to the area.

"People from all over Cumberland County work at the civic center," he said. "An investment ... is a win for every resident of the county."

During an August commission meeting, county commissioners voted 2-1 in favor of putting the item before the voters to decide whether to invest in the roughly 35-year-old building.

The renovations as proposed would expand the concourse, increase the number see CIVIC CENTER page 8

Kindergartner Colten John surveys a potato while community coordinator Melissa Riley oversees a wave of children during a Longfellow School event at the school garden Wednesday. Next week, the produce grown there will be served in school cafeterias throughout the district as part of the Portland Public Schools’ Maine Harvest Lunch.

Longfellow’s garden, started seven years ago, now has 10 raised beds plus a greenhouse built last spring, the school reports. Kindergartners learn about the relationship between companion plants by growing corn, squash and beans. Other grades benefit with lesson plans geared to the garden as well. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Press Herald planning another round of job cuts

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Portland Press Herald, which has eliminated dozens of positions over the past four years, is planning another round of job cuts.

According to a memo on the Portland

Newspaper Guild website, Maine's largest newspaper is planning to cut 15 percent of its workforce through voluntary buyouts, and if necessary, layoffs.

“In response to declining revenues, the company plans to reduce the number of employees at the Portland Press Herald by

approximately 40 people, including represented employees and managers, although the final number will vary depending on who takes the buyout,” the memo said.

“All job classifications are eligible for the program. Between buyouts and layoffs, the see LAYOFFS page 9

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NASA unveils new rocket design (NY TImes) — NASA revealed on Wednesday a design for its next colossal rocket that is to serve as the backbone for exploration of the solar system for the coming decades.

The rocket would be the most powerful since the Saturn V that took Americans to the moon four decades ago. NASA expects that it could lift astronauts on deepspace missions farther than anyone has ever traveled.

“We’re investing in technologies to live and work in space, and it sets the stage for visiting asteroids and Mars,” the NASA administrator, Major General Charles F. Bolden Jr., said at a news conference.

In an effort to speed development and control costs, the design is based on pieces from the justretired space shuttles. The first stage would essentially be an elongated shuttle fuel tank, and it would use the same rocket engines. For the initial test flights, solid rocket boosters — stretched versions of the shuttle boosters — would be strapped on to provide additional thrust.

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GOP suggests White House rushed solar company’s loans WASHINGTON (NY Times) — A House subcommittee disclosed documents on Wednesday suggesting that a final review of more than $500 million in loan guarantees for Solyndra, a California solar company that recently declared bankruptcy, may have been rushed so that Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. could announce its approval at a groundbreaking two years ago.

But at a subcommittee hearing, officials of the Energy Depart-

ment’s loan office and the White House budget office defended their decisions, which they said were carefully reviewed and not politically inspired.

The collapse of the deal has turned what was once portrayed by some as a shining example of the promise of federal subsidies to stimulate economic growth through green jobs into a grim lesson in what others call the futility of federal meddling in the marketplace.

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can staff members, in a memorandum issued at the hearing, said that e-mails among White House staff “raise questions as to whether the Solyndra loan guarantee was pushed to approval before it was ready in order for the Administration to highlight the stimulus, and whether additional time might have resulted in stronger mitigation of the risks presented by the deal.” The e-mails were first disclosed in The Washington Post and on the Web site of ABC News.

U.S. blames Pakistan-based group for Kabul attack KABUL, Afghanistan (NY Times) — Raising the death toll sharply, American and Afghan officials said Wednesday that the complexity and execution of the siege of the American Embassy and NATO’s headquarters in Kabul bore the hallmarks of a militant group based in Pakistan that has become one of the American military’s most implacable foes.

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The militant group that he and other officials blamed for the attack, the Haqqani network, is a crucial ally of Al Qaeda in the Pakistani border region and has been a longtime asset of Pakistan’s military and intelligence services in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s military chiefs have resisted American pressure to go after the Haqqanis, whose primary base is in North Waziristan, part of Pakistan’s tribal areas.

Abuse of Xanax leads a clinic to halt supply LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NY Times) — Gayle Mink, a nurse practitioner at a community mental health center here, had tired of the constant stream of patients seeking Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug coveted for its swift calming effect.

“You’re funneling a great deal of your energy into pacifying, educating, bumping heads with people over Xanax,” said Mink, whose employer, Seven Counties Services, serves some 30,000 patients in Louisville and the surrounding region.

Because of the clamor for the drug, and concern over the striking number of overdoses involving Xanax here and across the country, Seven Counties took an unusual step — its doctors stopped writing new prescriptions for Xanax and its generic version, alprazolam, in April and plan to wean patients off it completely by year’s end.

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Westbrook PD: burglary suspect caught ‘in the act’ Westbrook police say an attentive neighbor is to thank for putting a man behind bars on felony burglary charges Wednesday.

Kasey Crissinger, 21, was witnessed entering an unoccupied home in a Westbrook neighborhood Tuesday shortly after 7 p.m., police said. When police arrived they caught Crissinger in the act and took him into custody, officials said.

The elderly resident who lives in the Main Street residence was not home at the time of the burglary, police said.

“It’s always kind of a good thing when the neighbors are paying attention and call,” said Lt. Michael Nugent, of the Westbrook Police Department.

Crissinger was charged with burglary and theft by unauthorized taking, both felonies, police said. He was also charged with an additional theft by unauthorized taking in connection with an earlier shoplifting complaint at a grocery store.

He was listed as a Portland transient at the Cumberland County Jail, where he was being held on $10,000 cash bail.

Portland School Board adopts booster club policy The Portland School Board has approved the creation of a single, school-wide athletic booster club at Portland High School and a similar club at Deering High School.

The school-wide clubs will replace those that have raised money for individual sports teams and other extracurricular activities. The vote approving the new booster rules were took place at the Sept. 13 meeting.

The new system will improve accounting and oversight of funds, equipment and other gifts donated to the Portland Public Schools, school officials said. The school-wide booster clubs also will ensure that the district provides equal opportunities and treatment for all students, as required by the federal Title IX law.

A committee of parents and other community members will draft guidelines and procedures for the schoolwide booster clubs. The guidelines will go to the School Board for approval,

and they are expected to take effect in 2012.

The Portland Public Schools has been discussing the idea of a single booster club for Deering and Portland High for more than a year. Those discussions culminated in five public meetings during the summer.

Additional information may be found at: portlandschools.org/singlebooster-club-plan.

“Big Baby” to speak at groundbreaking today Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis will be on hand today for a groundbreaking ceremony at Fox Field for two new basketball courts being built by the city.

The new courts, costing an estimated $80,000, will be funded by a grant from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the city’s Community Development Block Grant program. The new courts are expected to be complete late this fall. The courts will replace smaller, older courts at the same location.

“When sports are accessible to all they can be a great equalizer and uniting force within a neighborhood,” Mayor Nick Mavodones said in a statement “Without question, the new courts are going to have a positive impact on the community. Whether it’s a scrimmage with friends, a pick-up game with local police officers or a heated tournament, these courts are going to help build relationships and invigorate the neighborhood,” he added.

The ceremony will kick off at 4:45 p.m. today at the East Bayside basketball courts, located adjacent to Fox Field on Fox Street.

School receives $2.7M grant; will buy iPads East End Community School in Portland has received a new federal grant that will pay for new Smart boards in each classroom and new iPad devices for students in third, fourth and fifth grade.

The three-year grant will also launch a new program called Rise and Shine, which will extend the school day by a half hour. Under that program, from 8:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., the school will allow time for special support in math and reading as well as Zumba and other health classes.

East End School was one of only four Maine schools awarded School Improvement Grants this year. The school received most of Maine’s $5 million allocation.

“The Rise and Shine program will help build a sense of community and belonging, allow students to make choices and prepare them to focus on the academic portion of their day,” said Principal Marcia Gendron said in a statement.

The school will adjust its schedule to reserve long, uninterrupted blocks of time for literacy and math instruction, according to a news release.

Later in the school year, EECS will use grant funding to install SmartBoards in each classroom and to provide iPads for every third, fourth and fifth grader, and iPod Touches for English language learners.

The teaching staff will use the fall months to develop plans for integrating the new technology effectively into the curriculum to enhance learning.

Disaster relief request approved for 3 counties Gov. Paul LePage’s request for three Maine counties to be declared major disaster areas was approved late Tuesday by President Barack Obama, officials said.

The governor sent a letter requesting the declaration for Franklin, Oxford and York counties for response costs and damage done by Tropical Storm Irene. LePage sent the letter on Sept. 9.

“These counties and towns dealt with downed trees and power lines, heavy rains and flooding, and incurred extraordinary costs,” LePage said in a statement. “The President’s declaration will help us to repair the damages, recapture a portion of the

response costs, and be better prepared for dangerous weather in the future.”

The federal assistance will reimburse 75 percent of the emergency response effort and clean up costs incurred by local governments. The funds include costs for repairing roads and bridges.

Trail to Ale 10K registers 2,000 people for run Portland Trails announced that a record numner of people register for its its 12th annual Trail to Ale 10K. The group reported registering 2,000 people for its annual run. The event is a fund raiser for the group that maintains 50 miles of trials in Greater Portland.

“The 10K raises critical funds for the creation and maintenance of Portland’s trail network,” stated Nan Cumming, executive director of Portland Trails. “It’s great to see so many people supporting trails and having so much fun at the same time.”

The Sept. 18 event is being held at the Portland Company, 58 Fore St., beginning at 9 a.m.

The race starts on the Eastern Promenade Trail, loops the Back Cove and finishes at East End Beach. The course is exclusively off-road, officials said.

All runners are invited to a post-race awards party sponsored by Shipyard Brewing Company and the Portland Pie Company.

The first 800 people to register will receive a free running T-shirt.

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Is it weird enough yet?

Every time I listen to Gov. Rick Perry of Texas and Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota talk about how climate change is some fraud perpetrated by scientists trying to gin up money for research, I’m always reminded of one of my favorite movie lines that Jack Nicholson delivers to his needy neighbor who knocks on his door in the film “As Good As It Gets.” “Where do they teach you to talk like this?” asks Nicholson. “Sell crazy someplace else. We’re all stocked up here.”

Thanks Mr. Perry and Mrs. Bachmann, but we really are all stocked up on crazy right now. I mean, here is the Texas governor rejecting the science of climate change while his ––––– own state is on fire — after the The New York worst droughts on record have propelled wildfires to devour an Times area the size of Connecticut. As a statement by the Texas Forest Service said last week: “No one on the face of this earth has ever fought fires in these extreme conditions.”

Remember the first rule of global warming. The way it unfolds is really “global weirding.” The weather gets weird: the hots get hotter; the wets

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Memoirs of a Geisha Not since Saki’s cat Tobermory suddenly began speaking, dismissively skewering a British house party of snobs, has a long silence been so blazingly shattered.

The most mysterious, fascinating — and feline — woman in American political history has at long last spoken up. And Jackie Kennedy has plenty to say in that inimitably breathy little voice.

The former first lady talked to historian and courtier Arthur Schlesinger after J.F.K.’s assassination in taped interviews that were sealed for 47 years. Caroline Kennedy is now releasing them as a book and audio recording, “Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy.”

In the 1964 tapes, the 34-yearold widow can be unsparing and caustic (except about her sometimes imperfect husband, whom she bathes in an impossibly perfect glow).

But she maintains her reputation as J.F.K.’s best image wizard, a novelistic observer of history and the most deliciously original, glamorous and compelling political spouse we’ll ever see.

Who else would read “War and Peace” during the Wisconsin primary and recommend the “Memoirs of Duc de Saint-Simon” as

Maureen Dowd ––––– The New York Times the best preparation for life in the White House?

Who else could persuade the Egyptians to hand over the Temple of Dendur and the French to lend the Mona Lisa, and rediscover the sidelined HMS Resolute desk for the Oval Office?

Who else could talk about “that egomaniac” de Gaulle in one breath and the fact that her husband had Gemini characteristics in the next?

Who else could argue that J.F.K. should be seen as a Whig and as a Greek, not a Roman, and then astutely dissect why the ambassador to Pakistan didn’t understand the culture there?

Who else would describe a head of state (the Colombian president, Alberto Lleras Camargo) as “Nordic in his sadness”?

Her snobbery was mostly directed at the self-regarding, incompetent, inconsiderate, hypocritical and power crazed — and at anyone she felt was hurting

her husband or children.

And even I have to agree with her asperity about the suitability of French cuisine for the White House rather than Irish stew and the tendency of the Irish to have “a persecution thing.”

She loved the patriarch Joe, calling him “Mr. Kennedy,” and, in a phrase ahead of its time, “the tiger mother.”

President Kennedy told her not to get angry at his foes at any given moment, because they might be allies the next. He treated politics like a chessboard, she said. But she was protective of J.F.K., who was often in physical pain and dealing with what she called the first and second Cuba, and she always on guard against men — and women — who might resist or envy his youth, sex appeal and “ease.”

Defending her husband against charges that he was overly concerned with image, she described her own vulnerability when some around J.F.K. wondered if she was too exotic a bird for rough-andtumble politics.

“I was always a liability to him until we got to the White House,” she told Schlesinger. “And he never asked me to change or said see DOWD page 5

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First Lady Jackie Kennedy was anything but a dud DOWD from page 4

anything about it. Everyone thought I was a snob from Newport, who had bouffant hair and had French clothes and hated politics. ... Sometimes I’d say, ‘Oh, Jack, I wish — you know I’m sorry for you that I’m just such a dud.’ ” So, she concluded, “that shows you he wasn’t thinking of his image or he would have made me get a little frizzy permanent and be like Pat Nixon.”

She was anything but a dud. People around the globe were riveted by her.

Back then, at the dawn of feminism, she had not yet transformed into the working woman who would give an interview to Ms. magazine about how women cannot live through men.

She was a geisha and prided herself on it, saying “It was really a rather terribly Victorian or Asiatic relationship which we had.”

When Schlesinger noted “a Japanese wife,” she agreed: “Yeah, which I think’s the best.”

She could be cutting about women, call-

ing the earnest Indira Gandhi “a real prune — bitter, kind of pushy, horrible woman” who looked as if she’d “been sucking a lemon” and suggesting in a naughty whisper that Clare Boothe Luce was so macho she must be a lesbian.

She said she considered her main job to be distracting and soothing her husband and making sure the children were in a good mood when the leader of the free world got home. She did not see herself as an Eleanor Roosevelt, wanting to pester him about some pressing political matter.

“I remember I said it in an interview once,” she recalled, “and all these women — we got all these irate letters — someone said, ‘Where do you get your opinions?’

And I said, ‘I get all my opinions from my husband.’ Which is true. How could I have any political opinions, you know? His were going to be the best. And I could never conceive of not voting for whoever my husband was for.”

But the young Jacqueline Kennedy underestimated herself in those dark days long ago. She had plenty of opinions of her own, tart and tantalizing.

Jacqueline Kennedy, who died in 1994, is shown in this AP file photo.

There is only one effective, sustainable way to produce ‘green jobs’ FRIEDMAN from page 4

wetter; and the dries get drier. This is not a hoax. This is high school physics, as Katharine Hayhoe, a climatologist in Texas, explained on Joe Romm’s invaluable Climateprogress.org blog: “As our atmosphere becomes warmer, it can hold more water vapor. Atmospheric circulation patterns shift, bringing more rain to some places and less to others. For example, when a storm comes, in many cases there is more water available in the atmosphere and rainfall is heavier. When a drought comes, often temperatures are already higher than they would have been 50 years ago, and so the effects of the drought are magnified by higher evaporation rates.”

CNN reported on Sept. 9 that “Texas had the distinction of experiencing the warmest summer on record of any state in America, with an average of 86.8 degrees. Dallas residents sweltered for 40 consecutive days of grueling 100-plus degree temperatures. ... Temperature-related energy demands soared more than 22 percent above the norm this summer, the largest increase since record-keeping of energy demands began more than a century ago.”

There is still much we don’t know about how climate change will unfold, but it is no hoax. We need to start taking steps, as our scientists urge, “to manage the unavoidable and avoid the unmanageable.” If you want a quick primer on the latest climate science, tune into “24 Hours of Reality.” It is a worldwide live, online update that can be found at climaterealityproject.org and will be going on from Sept. 14-15, over 24 hours, with contributors from 24 time zones.

Not only has the science of climate change come under attack lately, so has the economics of green jobs. Here the critics have a point — sort of. I

wasn’t surprised to read that the solar panel company Solyndra, which got $535 million in loan guarantees from the Department of Energy to make solar panels in America, filed for bankruptcy protection two weeks ago and laid off 1,100 workers. This story is an embarrassment to the green jobs movement, but the death by bankruptcy was a collaboration of the worst Democratic and Republican impulses.

How so? There is only one effective, sustainable way to produce “green jobs,” and that is with a fixed, durable, long-term price signal that raises the price of dirty fuels and thereby creates sustained consumer demand for, and sustained private sector investment in, renewables. Without a carbon tax or gasoline tax or cap-andtrade system that makes renewable energies competitive with dirty fuels, while they achieve scale and move down the cost curve, green jobs will remain a hobby.

President Obama has chosen not to push for a price signal for political reasons. He has opted for using regulations and government funding.

In the area of regulation, he deserves great credit for just pushing through new fuel economy standards that will ensure that by 2025 the average U.S. car will get the mileage (and have the emissions) of today’s Prius hybrid.

But elsewhere, Obama has relied on green subsidies rather than a price signal. Some of this has really helped start-ups leverage private capital, but you also get Solyndras. The G.O.P. has blocked any price signal and fought every regulation. The result too often is taxpayer money subsidizing wonderful green innovation, but with no sustainable market within which these companies can scale.

Let’s fix that. We need revenue to balance the budget. We need sustainable clean-tech jobs. We need less dependence on Mideast oil. And we

need to take steps to mitigate climate change — just in case Governor Perry is wrong. The easiest way to do all of this at once is with a gasoline tax or price on carbon. Would you rather cut Social Security and Medicare or pay

a little more per gallon of gas and make the country stronger, safer and healthier? It still amazes me that our politicians have the courage to send our citizens to war but not to ask the public that question.

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Gabriel Kahane show cancelled

8 p.m. Port City Music Hall presents Adam Ezra Group and JJ Grey and Mofro. Adam Ezra Group is a dynamic acoustic roots/ rock band rising to the top of the Boston music scene. A mixture of old school rhythm & blues and down-home roots rock ‘n’ roll, has carried JJ Grey & Mofro from the backwoods of Florida to hundreds of concert stages across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan and Australia. www.portcitymusichall.com/events

8 p.m. WCLZ Presents Grammy Award winner: Jonny Lang and Farren Butcher Inc. at the State Theatre. In more than ten years on the road, Jonny Lang has toured with the Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Aerosmith, B.B. King, Blues Traveler, Jeff Beck and Sting. In 1999, he was invited to play for a White House audience including President and Mrs. Clinton. Lang also makes a cameo appearance in the film Blues Brothers 2000 as a janitor. In 2004, Eric Clapton asked Lang to play a the Crossroads Guitar Festival to raise money for the Crossroads Centre Antigua. Join Charlie Farren and Jon Butcher for stories of Luck, Lust, and Love. www.statetheatreportland.com

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Saturday, Sept. 17

8 p.m. One Longfellow Square reported that a show by Gabriel Kahane has been cancelled. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

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USM Spotlight Concert Series

Catie Curtis at One Longfellow 8 p.m. One Longfellow Square presents Catie Curtis. Curtis has recorded 10 critically acclaimed solo albums and has had songs featured in numerous TV shows including “Dawson’s Creek,” “Felicity,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Alias,” as well as in films such as “500 Miles to Graceland” and “A Slipping Down Life.”

Singer/songwriter Elijah Ocean 9 p.m. Singer/songwriter Elijah Ocean was born at home in the Hudson River Valley.

He comes to Brooklyn, New York by way of the woods of Maine, where he learned to write adventure stories and play guitar in the loft of a renovated barn. Ocean will appear with Christian Cuff, Basement Band Since the release of her last album in 2009, Catie Curtis has toured extensively, playing a number of diverse and Grimis at Empire Dine & Dance, 575 venues ranging from Chicago’s legendary Old Town School of Folk Music to the White House. On Saturday, Congress St. Curtis comes to Portland’s One Longfellow Square. (COURTESY PHOTO)

8 p.m. Broadway performer Mark Jacoby joins a collection of USM faculty and visiting guest artists gathered by School of Music faculty member Betty Rines to perform two extraordinary instrumental/narrative works, Stravinsky’s L’histoire du soldat and Walton’s Façade, in the first in the University of Southern Maine School of Music’s Fall 2011 Spotlight Concert Series. Join Betty Rines and Friends in Hannaford Hall, Abromson Community Education Center (Bedford Street), USM Portland. Spotlight Concert tickets cost $15 general

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Putnam Smith & Travis Cyr 8 p.m. Mayo Street Arts presents Putnam Smith and Travis Cyr. Admission $8. Putnam Smith, who hails from Portland, Maine, could be an old-world troubadour fresh from the 19th Century. After all, he lives in a log cabin, plays his Grandfather’s banjo, and prints up the jackets to his CDs on a 1901 Pearl Letterpress (hand set type, pedal powered!). Yet this rootsy multi-instrumentalist songwriter (he also writes and performs on guitar, mandolin, fretless banjo, and piano), steeped as he is in old-time Appalachian traditions, is very much a storyteller for the modern age. the modern folk music of Travis Cyr and the Strings of Calamity will be coming to an eardrum near you soon!. He is proud to have shared the stage with some of Maine’s best musicians including, Putnam Smith, Tree By Leaf, Frank Hopkins, Dark Hollow Bottling Co., the

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City contracted with TrueBallot Inc. for election VOTING from page one

November. The system was adopted when voters decided to embrace a change from a ceremonial, city council-appointed mayor to an elected mayor.

"This is an opportunity for Portland residents to see how the process works first hand and to understand before they go in the voting booth exactly what's going to happen. I would encourage people to go to this meeting," said Rep. Diane Russell, D-Portland, an advocate of ranked choice voting.

Also called instant runoff voting, ranked choice means candidates are given relative rankings of preference, and if no one candidate receives a majority vote, ballots are recounted and the rankings assigned by voters come into play. Under Portland's system, the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes will be eliminated after an initial tally, and those ballots will be re-tabulated to the voter’s second-choice candidate. Successive rounds of candidate elimination and re-tabulation will continue until one candidate receives a majority.

Today, Caleb Kleppner, vice president of TrueBallot for the Northeast and City Clerk Kathy Jones will be on hand to answer any questions.

"The main thing that I want to convey to the public ... is it's not difficult to fill out your ballot," Kleppner said in an interview Wednesday. "You just put your first choice in your first column, your second choice in your second column, and so on. ...

I'll talk about what it takes to win a ranked choice voting election and talk about the ways that organizations can make endorsements. Just for example, an organization might endorse someone for number one, someone else for number two and someone else for number three."

Candidates for mayor in Portland are Charles Bragdon, Michael Brennan, Peter Bryant, Ralph Carmona, Richard Dodge, Jill Duson, John Eder, Hamza Haadoow, Jodie Lapchick, David Marshall, Nicholas Mavodones, Markos Miller, Jed Rathband, Ethan Strimling and Christopher Vail. The grid of candidate names also includes a place for a write-in candidate.

"If no one gets 50 percent plus one on Election Day, we will scan all the ballots the next day, review them, take each voter's ranking off the ballot and perform the ranked choice ballot calculation," Kleppner said.

His company will scan each ballot and review the images, capture each set of rankings, apply the rules to those rankings and produce first round results, second round results and so on until a winning candidate emerges. Kleppner emphasized that voters will not need to remember complicated formulas or procedures.

"From the point of view of the voter, all you have to

A meeting today will familiarize voters with ranked choice voting on Nov. 8, as displayed above on a sample mayoral ballot. “One of the things I’ll talk about is how you fill out your ballot, all you have to do is pick a first choice, a second choice and all the other choices,” said Caleb Kleppner, vice president of TrueBallot for the Northeast, city contractor handling the mayoral election. (COURTESY IMAGE)

do is rank your candidates," he said.

The explanation of how the votes are tabulated becomes a bit more complex, involving a digital image scanner and reviewing software.

The city contracted with TrueBallot Inc. for $20,000 to handle this election, according to city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.

"We anticipated this when we worked on our budget this spring, we knew we were going to want expert assistance for this election," Clegg said.

"Our voting machines they can only calculate the first rank, so our machines aren't capable of doing ranked choice voting," Clegg said. "We knew that going in, because this is a new voting process, we wanted to make sure we had expertise going in."

The city clerk's office will use the city's voting machines on Nov. 8 and see if there's a majority candidate for mayor. If there is, then the election will be settled, and the rankings won't be needed. If there isn't, TrueBallot will come in on Wednesday and use its software system to sort out the winner.

Russell, who was the IRV America director at FairVote, a nonprofit advocacy group that promotes instant runoff voting, said she has seen Kleppner in action. The community of Takoma Park, Md., was considering a similar system, and she saw a presentation by Kleppner on ranked choice voting there.

"I want people to have confidence that this is a transparent, open process. I believe they'll see that when they see this presentation," Russell said.

Committee urges relaxed domesticated chicken ordinance

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A proposed amendment to the city's domesticated chicken ordinance which would allow more Peninsula residents to build coops is slated to make its way to the City Council.

The Public Safety Committee voted unanimously Tuesday night to reduced the required 25-foot buffer from a residential structure to only 10 feet. The vote was in response to complaints from some city residents about not being able to legally keep female chickens because they didn't have enough space to meet the setback requirements.

Councilor David Marhsall, who introduced the agenda item, originally sought to remove the provision requiring 25-foot buffer from residences and proposed henhouses be treated like sheds — which are required to be placed 5 feet from a residential building. "(It's) pretty much impossible for anyone who lives in the more urban areas to have chickens," he said.

The other committee members, Councilors Ed Suslovic and John Coyne, expressed their reluctance

in doing away with the buffer, with forced to remove large amounts of Coyne saying that he sees "the differsnow from the sidewalks in front ence between a setback for a shed and of their homes in order to be in a setback" for a henhouse. compliance with city ordinances.

Ultimately, they compromised on a The people have homes located on reduction and Marshall agreed that four-lane roads, and said that a dropping it to 10 feet "will reach the foot of snow fall can easily amount goal to make (it) more available to resito five feet of snow removal for dents living on the Peninsula." them.

At least 22 households have received One couple said that they would permits to raise chickens within city had reconsidered purchasing their limits, and no complaints have been home if they knew they would filed against any of the permit holders, Urban chickens feed inside their outdoor be responsible for such a large according to city officials. One person run or pen. (COURTESY PHOTO) amount of snow removal. who failed to pull a permit has been The issue, they explained, cited under the ordinance for allowing chickens to largely stems from plows pushing the snow from the roam free on Stevens Avenue. street onto the sidewalks, which the homeowners Also during the committee's regular monthly are then responsible to clean. meeting, Portland's director of Public Services, Mike Bobinsky said Public Services is "trying to balBobinsky, announced the city does not have any ance" its snow removal with limited funds. Portland plans to change their sidewalk plowing routes this workers have been sent to clean areas like the ones winter. addressed during the committee meeting, but it can Three residents addressed their concerns of being sometimes be days after a storm, Bobinsky said.

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Civic center supporters urge voters to pass bond CIVIC CENTER from page one

of restrooms, add new seating, increase concession stands and include other major improvements such as a new loading dock.

Advocates for the improvements say they are necessary in order to stay competitive with attracting entertainers and that the facility could entice the Portland Pirates to sign a long-term lease with the center.

The proposal is likely to face a level of pushback as some residents, including a county commissioner, have said that now is not the right time to be spending money on the facility.

The facility has never undergone major renovations and supporters of the bond item argue it's the right time for the work.

"Now is the time to push forward with the bond proposal, interest rates are low, people are looking for work so construction costs will be very competitive and we expect no increase in taxes," Pratt said. "People from all over Maine have enjoyed this space from Disney on Ice, to high school graduations and basketball games."

If approved, the county will apply $1 million annually toward the cost of the project. The money will come form a retired bond that was used to pay for constructing a new jail, officials said.

The Citizens for a Modern Civic Center released renderings of what an updated civic center would look like if voters approve a bond item in November. (COURTESY IMAGE)

Bard’s struggles continue in loss to Jays; next up, Rays

BY IAN BROWNE MLB.COM

BOSTON — Near automatic for the last two seasons, Daniel Bard is currently in the throes of what is likely the worst slump of his career.

Boston’s hard-throwing righty

couldn’t snap out of it on Wednesday afternoon. Instead, his recent woes continued as the Red Sox fell to the Blue Jays, 5-4.

Bard came on with a 4-2 lead in the top of the eighth, and the Jays stormed back for three runs, two of

which were earned. home on a sacrifice fly, He opened the and the Red Sox had inning by walking their first lead at 3-2.

Edwin Encarnacion The Jays seemed close and Kelly Johnson. to at least tying the game Mark Teahen then on a couple of occasions. tried to give the Red In the fifth, they had Sox an out with a bunt runners at the corners toward third base, but with one out, but Lackey Bard made a low throw induced n Encarnacion to first baseman Lars into a shallow liner to Anderson and everyone left and Johnson into a was safe. The error was grounder to first. given to Bard. A fieldIn the sixth, Toronto’s er’s-choice grounder by threat was more serious.

J.P. Arencibia trimmed Lawrie was hit by a pitch Boston’s lead to 4-3. to start the inning and Adam Loewen then when he stole second, it came up with a big hit, Daniel Bard. (Getty Images) worked out even better a line-drive two-run than that, as Jason Varisingle that put the Jays ahead by one. tek’s throw got away. That bumped That proved to be enough, as Lawrie up to third with nobody out.

Toronto lefty Ricky Romero grinded Lackey again did a nice job of keeping out eight innings for the win, and the Jays at bay, getting Arencibia on Frank Francisco closed it out with a a lineout to center that was too shalscoreless ninth. low to get a run home. Manager Terry As for Bard, this was the third Francona then went to his bullpen, straight outing he’s been scored on, bringing on Franklin Morales. and third time in the last five appearThe lefty did a nice job, getting a ances. Since Sept. 5, Bard’s ERA has crisp grounder off the bat of Loewen. gone from 2.10 to 3.10.

With Pedroia playing in at second, John Lackey would have gotten the he was in perfect position for a peg win if not for the bullpen malfunction. to the plate. He got the ball there in The big righty allowed seven hits and time, and Varitek somehow hung on, two runs over 5 1/3 innings, walking despite a fairly vicious collision with one and striking out four.

Lawrie. Morales then helped himself, The Jays struck for a couple of quick picking off Loewen and the inning ones in the first, thanks to two-out RBI was over just like that. singles Encarnacion and Johnson.

The Sox added an insurance run Back came the Red Sox in the in the bottom of the sixth, thanks to second. Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Adrian Gonzalez, who hammered Youkilis led off with singles. Ryan home run No. 26 on the season over Lavarnway belted a grounder to third the Boston bullpen in right-center. that Brett Lawrie botched for an error, Gonzalez left the game in the seventh allowing Pedroia to score. Jason Variwith tightness in his left calf. tek hit a fielder’s-choice grounder to The Boston Red Sox play tonight second, tying the game at 2. at 7:10 p.m. against the Tampa Bay Jacoby Ellsbury continued his redRays. hot pace with a leadoff triple in the third, extending his hitting streak (Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB. to 18 games. Marco Scutaro got him com.)

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As new season launches, let’s support live theater As the final curtain is brought down on the summer stock theaters, the marquee lights once again shine brightly on the 2011-12 seasons for the many professional and community theaters in the Southern Maine area. With an eclectic mix of musicals, comedy and drama, the next few months will offer new faces and old friends to the area stages, offering patrons a wide selection to please any theatre pallet. As you decided how you want to spend your precious entertainment dollars, I hope you will consider putting down your technical toys, leaving the comforts of your home and taking part in an experience known as live theatre. With the economy so fragile, the Arts walk a financial tightrope that only you, the audience, can help secure. This new season offers something for everyone, and I encourage you — no, I beg you — to please, support the Arts and go see a show!

Portland Stage Company, a professional theater located in the heart of Portland's Arts District at 25A Forest Avenue, Portland will open its 2011-12 season on Sept. 27 with "The Morini Strad," an imaginative new drama inspired by a true story that rocked the classical music world, exploring unexpected friendships and the sacrifices one makes for artistry.

"God of Carnage" opens Nov. 1, a Tony Award winning comedy about two couples who get more than they bargained when they plan a polite meeting to resolve a playground fight their sons get into. The holiday season kicks off Nov. 25 with the PSC favorite, "The Santaland Diaries," a behind-thescenes look at a Macy's elf gone bad.

And on Dec. 2, "The Snow Queen," an enchanting new production of the beloved fairytale will premiere, replacing the usual family favorite, "A Christmas Carol." For more information go to www.portlandstage.org or call 774-0465.

The Good Theater celebrates its 10th season with the Sept. 28 opening of "Bad Dates." This Portland premiere is a one-woman tour-de-force

about the crap shoot of courtship in the contemporary world.

"Bad ––––– Dates" will star Theatre Talk NYC theater and TV actress, Dana Cuomo.

"Ancestral Voices" opens Oct. 19, a magical play of reminiscence and "August: Osage County" returns to the stage Nov. 2. "August: Osage County" is an explosive, dark comedy about repressed truths and unsettling secrets in the Weston Family. All performances are held at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. in Portland. For more information go to www.goodtheater.com or call 885-5883 Dramatic Repertory Company, launching its first full season, will present the dramedy, "Tigers Be Still," opening Oct. 27. This perfect blend of drama and comedy is a story of how easy it is to become broken, and, equally, how easy it is to be mended.

DRC will also premiere its Patron's Club Reading Series on Nov. 1 with the play "Woyzeck." DRC performs in the Studio Theatre at Portland Stage Company. For more information go to www.dramaticrep.org Mad Horse Theatre will open its 2011-2012 season with "The Lieutenant of Inishmore" on Oct. 6. On a lonely road on the island of Inishmore, someone killed an Irish Liberation Army enforcer's cat. He'll want to know who when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip-shop bombing in Northern Ireland. He loves his cat more than life itself ... and someone is going to pay. A macabre masterpiece of the deepest of dark black comedy, this fascinating play combines the hysterical absurdity of classic farce with the stunningly violent aesthetic of filmmakers like Scorsese and Tarantino.

It's a muscular, high-octane show packed with gorgeous gore, amazing special effects and a battered, beautiful heart. All shows are performed at Lucid Stage, 27 Baxter Boulevard in Portland. For more information go to www.madhorse.com or call 899-3993.

The Lyric Music Theater will

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PPH publisher Connor: ‘Our offer is for voluntary layoffs’ LAYOFFS from page one

workforce will be reduced by about 15 percent, according to our estimate,” it went on.

Employees have until Sept. 27 to apply for the buyouts. Anyone who receives a buyout will receive the same severance pay as if they were laid off, the memo said.

It's not clear how many news positions will be affected by the job cuts.

"Our offer is for voluntary layoffs," Richard Connor, editor and publisher of the Press Herald, said in an email.

"We do not know how many employees will accept the offer. We are trying to be cautious with our business plans ... in an uncertain economy just like

all businesses today."

With this week's announcement, the Press Herald joins the Baltimore Sun, the Dallas Morning News and several other metro dailies to cut staff in response to declining ad sales. The Press Herald, like most papers, has also lost paid subscribers in recent years, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

The job cuts comes at a time when the Press Herald is facing increased competition from the Bangor Daily News. The Bangor paper, which sells about 3,500 fewer print copies each day than the Press Herald, has added reporters in the Portland area and revamped its website to include a listing of Portland news.

begin its 59th community theatre season with the musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, opening September 23rd. Lyric Music Theater's 2011-2012 season features “Meet Me In St. Louis” Nov. 18 to Dec. 3; “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” Feb. 24 through March 10; “The Pirates of Penzance” April 20 through May 5; and “Blithe Spirit” June 15 through 24. The Lyric Music Theater is located at 176 Sawyer St. in South Portland. For more information about Lyric Music Theater visit www.lyricmusictheater.com or call 799-1421 or 799-6509.

The Portland Players celebrate the opening of their 81st season Sept.

16, with the musical, "Funny Girl."

The Portland Players will continue its 2011-12 season with the musical “White Christmas” Nov. 25 through Dec. 11; “A Midsummer Night's Dream” Jan. 13 to 29; “A Few Good Men” March 16 through April 1; and “The Who's Tommy” May 11 through 27. The Portland Players are located at 420 Cottage Road in South Portland. For more information about Portland Players visit www.portlandplayers.org or call 799-7337.

The American Irish Repertory Ensemble, also known as AIRE, is busy planning an exciting 8th season!

First up will be a staged reading of The Long Voyage Home: Sea Plays of

Eugene O’Neill, opening Oct. 12. Followed by the return of their popular family holiday show, “A Celtic Christmas,” opening Dec. 1, and finally, a mainstage production of a brilliant Brian Friel play in April. For more information go to www.airetheater. com or call 799-5327.

This is just a slice of the theater pie with many more offerings that can be found in the Portland Daily Sun calendar listings every day. I urge you to remember that what you see on stage is the final product of countless hours from people who work very hard offstage to create the magic you experience. As the actors take their well earned bows, please applaud a little louder and longer for all those people you don't see backstage. It’s to those artists that I dedicate this week's column. Now, go buy your tickets!

(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.)

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By Holiday Mathis no idea how you’ll ever complete a job, someone will jump in to help you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll be the glue that makes everyone work together. You’ll connect people, and they will be connected forever after, whether they want to be or not.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Once again, you’ll be involved in a certain dumb argument that flares up every month or so. This is getting old. It’s time to acknowledge that there is validity on both sides and agree to disagree.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

There are dreams that can come true without a timeline or method of accountability attached to them. However, your dream has a better chance if these elements are firmly in place.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’re a keen observer of the human condition, which has a way of breaking your heart on a regular basis. Only broken hearts really know how to love.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You possess the kind of talents that are often not readily recognized by the general public. And yet today, you’ll be seen for the amazing creature you really are. You will shine.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 15).

You know what you want, and you have a way of putting things that makes people snap to attention. Quick bursts of joy let you know that you’re on the right track with a relationship. End-ofyear family celebrations galvanize the troops. In 2012, you will march toward a new goal with your “people.” Libra and Aquarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 31, 25, 1 and 29.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). There is a time to explore and a time to stand in what you already know and apply it well. Today fits the latter description.

Stop asking yourself questions, and you’ll quickly become clear-headed.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). This is a wonderful night for dating, especially someone you have enjoyed dating before. It will be like the experience of re-entering a dream at the point at which you left off.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Good intentions may not guarantee good results, just as ill intentions do not always produce negative results. However, on some level, the feeling behind things can always be felt.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You spring into action helping others. Note that some of the people you are helping are not nearly as needy as you. However, you see yourself as capable and limitless. Though you have needs, you don’t dwell on them.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may agree to run a tedious errand, meet with someone you’re not entirely comfortable around or finish up a nasty bit of work. You’ll operate from a deep sense of responsibility and because you just want to get it over with.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Sometimes the way to make magic is to study the trick and practice it over and over until you can effectively fool an audience. Other times, like now, making magic is simple. Disappear, and then reappear with a mysterious smile.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). One of your superpowers kicks in strong today. It has to do with attracting the perfect sidekick. Just when you have

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2011. There are 107 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 15, 1961, the United States began Operation Nougat, a series of underground nuclear explosions in the Nevada Test Site, two weeks after the Soviet Union resumed testing its nuclear weapons.

On this date: In 1776, British forces occupied New York City during the American Revolution.

In 1789, the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Department of State.

In 1821, the Kingdom of Guatemala proclaimed its independence from Spain.

In 1857, William Howard Taft — who served as President of the United States and as U.S. chief justice — was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship.

In 1940, during the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses against the Luftwaffe.

In 1950, during the Korean conflict, United Nations forces landed at Incheon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul (sohl).

In 1959, Nikita Khrushchev became the first Soviet head of state to visit the United States as he arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.

In 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)

In 1981, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the Supreme Court nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor.

One year ago: A mortar attack by Palestinian militants and airstrikes by Israel provided a grim backdrop as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ended their latest round of peace talks still divided on major issues.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Forrest Compton is 86. Comedian Norm Crosby is 84.

Actor Henry Darrow is 78. Baseball Hall-ofFamer Gaylord Perry is 73. Opera singer Jessye Norman is 66. Writer-director Ron Shelton is 66. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 65. Movie director Oliver Stone is 65. Rock musician Kelly Keagy (KAY’-gee) (Night Ranger) is 59. Rock musician Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) is 51. Football Hallof-Famer Dan Marino is 50. Actor Danny Nucci is 43. Rap DJ Kay Gee is 42. Actor Josh Charles is 40. Singer Ivette (EE’-veht) Sosa (Eden’s Crush) is 35. Pop-rock musician Zach Filkins (OneRepublic) is 33. Actor Dave Annable is 32. Actress Amy Davidson is 32. Britain’s Prince Harry of Wales is 27.

TV personality Heidi Montag is 25.

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Although my test results turned out fine, I can’t get over how unprofessional the staff was. I haven’t said anything to my doctor, but I have an appointment next month. Should I say something? -- Upset Dear Upset: This was not only unprofessional, but it also could have put a patient in jeopardy and the doctor’s office at risk for a lawsuit. Tell the doctor, “You know, when I tried to call your office last April, I was surprised that you allowed your staff to turn off the phones to watch the royal wedding.

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Dear Annie: The letter from “Miserable,” whose husband wasn’t interested in her anymore, could have been my story.

One day, my husband said to me that our sex life was finished. I asked what was going on, I begged, pleaded, cried and yelled, but he insisted there was nothing wrong. Six years passed with little touching and no sexual activity at all. Finally, the truth came out. He had been having affairs.

My advice to any woman who is experiencing this same problem is to ask your husband to get a checkup and then buy a GPS tracking device to see where he spends his time. We are now in counseling, trying to piece together our lost marriage.

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Thursday, Sept. 15 AARP Driver Safety Class 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. AARP Driver Safety Classes for drivers age 50 and older will be presented in Portland from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, and in Windham on Sept. 17,. The class in Portland on Thursday, Sept. 15, will be held at the AARP Maine State Office, 1685 Congress St., Portland. The class in Windham will be presented on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road, Windham. The registration fee is $12 for AARP members and $14 for others. To register, phone John Hammon, AARP volunteer instructor, at (207) 655-4943. Registration no later than Sept. 9 is recommended as class size is limited.

Labyrinth Walk 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal at 580 Forest Ave. (entrance in rear) is offering its indoor Chartre-style labyrinth for meditative walks on Thursday, Sept. 15 between 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Allow about 30 minutes. No charge; donations gratefully accepted. FMI 772-7421.

The Greek Economic Crisis by Prof. Irwin Novak 4 p.m. Greece owes 350 billion euros — or nearly 150 percent of its GDP! — and the country is experiencing unprecedented continuing protests. Through video, graphs, slides and lecture material Prof. Irwin Novak will spell out the issues and open a discussion on Greece’s current economic crisis during a free talk in Room 133 Wishcamper Hall on the University of Southern Maine Portland campus.

The talk is presented by the Hellenic Society of Maine with the support of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

Rm. 133, Wishcamper Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland. A professor geology at USM, and not an economist, Dr. Novak will share his observations of recent events and outline the details behind the international headlines surrounding Greece’s financial predicament. He is keenly interested in modern Greece and has been studying the Greek financial state of affairs for some time. He has been a summer resident of Greece for more than 20 years.

Boston Celtics forward Glen Davis in Portland 4:45 p.m. The public is invited to the East Bayside Basketball Courts, 90 Anderson St. The city of Portland will break ground, kicking off the construction of two full size basketball courts in East Bayside. City of Portland Nicholas Mavodones will be joined by Boston Celtics forward Glen Davis, Acting Police Chief Michael Sauschuck, Board President of Day-One Diane Nason, representatives from the East Bayside Neighborhood Organization, city staff and local youth to officially begin the project.

Stars and Stripes Corvette Raffle 5 p.m. The Stars and Stripes Corvette Raffle, conducted by the Red Claws Foundation, will conclude today with Portland Mayor Nick Mavodones drawing the winning entry just after 5 p.m. The drawing will take place at the offices of the Maine Red Claws, located at 413 Congress St. in Portland.

A maximum of 1,000 tickets will be sold for the raffle, with the winner taking home a 2010 Corvette convertible valued at approximately $65,000. Tickets are $100 and will be sold until 4:59 p.m. today or while supplies last. The car was provided by Quirk Chevrolet, the presenting sponsor of the Maine Red Claws, and will be on display daily outside the Red Claws Congress Street. Tickets are available by calling 210-6655 or in person at the Red Claws offices located at 413 Congress St. in Portland or at Quirk Chevrolet located at 1000 Brighton Ave. in Portland. Proceeds from the raffle will go to support the 2012 Stars and Stripes Spectacular, the largest annual event in Maine. The Stars and Stripes Spectacular, a public-private partnership with the city of Portland, is entirely privately supported through donations and corporate sponsorships. This past summer’s event included a free Patriotic Pops concert by the Portland Symphony Orchestra, a special performance by Maine comedian Bob Marley and a fireworks display over Casco Bay.

Jewish Food Festival and Cook-Off 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Congregation Bet Ha’am, 81 Westbrook St., South Portland, Jewish Food Festival and CookOff. Local cooks will compete in four categories (Kugel, Brisket, Latkes, Other). The entries will be evaluated by a panel of celebrity judges (Joe Ricchio, Eliot Cutler, and Rabbi Jared Saks). To attend either enter the competition of make a donation at the door. For more information contact Samantha Johnson, 772-1959 or sjohnson@ mainejewish.org.

WENA on Art at Work discussion 6:30 p.m. West End Neighborhood Association monthly meetings are at the Reiche Community Center, 166 Brackett St., Portland. “On Wednesday, August 31, 2011 a group of WENA members met with the Art at Work Portland staff (Marty Pottenger and Belinda Ray) to offer the West End an opportunity to be involved with the project ... (and) we would ask that you all vote on whether we would like to take advantage of this opportunity to recruit and engage more neighborhood resi-

Boston Celtics forward Glen Davis is coming to Portland today to help kick off construction of basketball courts in East Bayside. (COURTESY PHOTO) dents with this project for 2011-12. Art at Work is a one year project starting in September 2011. The goals of the project are to strengthen neighborhood organizations as partners with government; expand memberships to reflect socioeconomic and cultural diversity of community; increase civic participation and fortify the cultural and economic viability of neighborhoods. This is accomplished by directly involving residents and businesses in art workshops that focus on neighborhood histories, assets and challenges, capacity building and leadership development. Art at Work has chosen the West End as a priority neighborhood and would need our support to proceed. The Project would meet once a month at Reiche Community Center, thus enhancing the use of this community space, for a two-and-a-half-hour session. The goal would be 25 participants engaged in the process by the end of one year. Each month would be a new project using a new art medium, led by professional artists from the Art at Work project. Art at Work would run the classes, help recruit community members to participate, provide materials, food and refreshments, and work to recruit West End artists as the teachers/facilitators. In addition to the 25 participants we also must commit to trying to raise $5000 by the end of the year with the help of a professional fundraiser’s advice and support. We could do this through WestFest, another neighborhood fundraiser, corporate and private donations, bake sales, art sales, etc.” www.WENAMaine.org

Acorn Productions free workshops 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Acorn Productions begins its 2011-12 season of programming for the community with a pair of free offerings for adults and kids at the company’s studios in Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook. The adult sessions will be held on Thursday, Sept. 15 and Monday, Sept. 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Two sessions for kids also take place on Monday, Sept. 19 and Thursday, Sept. 22 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. All of Acorn’s free workshops are taught by Producing Director Michael Levine, and they are designed to provide beginning and continuing actors with an introduction to the actor’s craft, as well as a sense of what transpires during a full-length acting class. Students in the workshops participate in a series of acting games and theater exercises that will introduce them to many common acting terms.

No experience necessary, but pre-registration is required.

Interested students may sign up on line at www.acorn-productions.org or call Acorn’s business office at 854-0065.

The Acorn Acting Academy starts its fall session of eightweek classes for kids and adults the week of Sept. 26.

Spying on Atlantic Salmon lecture 7 p.m. Where Do They Go and How Do They Get There?

Spying on Atlantic Salmon with New Tracking Technologies, lecture at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial St. Fred Whoriskey, Dalhousie University, New Brunswick, Canada “Atlantic salmon was once abundant in North America. The populations have now fallen to record lows. Sonic and satellite telemetry is permitting us to track the movements of salmon at sea and in some cases estimate survival along their migration route. Fred Whoriskey,

executive director of the Ocean Tracking Network at Dalhousie University, will discuss the technology, its progress in tracking salmon at sea, and what the results have taught us. See our upcoming Sea State Lecture series schedule and hear audio recordings of previous lectures at www. gmri.org/seastate.”

A One Woman Play by Elizabeth Peavey 7 p.m. Premier of “My Mother’s Clothes Are Not My Mother,” $12 Students/Seniors; $15 Adult. St. Lawrence Arts Center.

“Losing a parent is difficult enough. Losing your final parent presents an additional challenge: What are you supposed to do with all your family’s stuff? Join celebrated Maine author Elizabeth Peavey as she confronts this question in her hilarious and heartbreaking one-woman show, My Mother’s Clothes Are Not My Mother, which premieres at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. ... For months, Peavey avoided wading through her late mother’s things. But when her mom’s condo sells, she’s forced to reckon with its contents. As she does, objects surface, triggering memories and emotions. Possessions she once thought would be easy to chuck – the Polynesian hors d’oeuvre platter, the milkglass and tea-cup collections, the kinda Colonial decorative scoop – suddenly take on epic stature, forcing the question: How do we know when to let go? Elizabeth Peavey is the author of ‘Outta My Way: An Odd Life Lived Loudly,’ a collection of columns from her Casco Bay Weekly days, and of ‘Maine & Me: 10 Years of Down East Adventures,’ which was awarded the Maine Literary Award for Best Mainethemed Book.” www.stlawrencearts.org

‘Art’ at Freeport Factory Stage 7:30 p.m. “Art,” written by celebrated French playwright Yasmina Reza and 1999 Tony Award winner for best play.

A story about three men whose friendship is tested when one of them purchases an expensive work of abstract art. Featuring Chris Newcomb, Joe McGrann and local favorite James Noel Hoban under agreement with Actors’ Equity. Performances run through Sunday, Oct. 2, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and one matinee at 2 p.m. on Oct. 2. Tickets are $15/$12 seniors and students and are available through our website: www.freeportfactory.com, 865-5505. The Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 Depot St., downtown Freeport, one block east of L.L. Bean.

‘Bernard’ at Mayo Street 7:30 p.m. “The Demise and Fall of Bernard Madoff,” a modern tragedy in three acts. Staged reading of an original new work by playwright Cullen T.M. McGough. The cast includes: Dr. Howard Rosenfield as Bernard Madoff, Brenda Tubby as Ruth Madoff, Hal Cohen and Jessie Leighton as Mark and Andrew Madoff. The exceptional supporting cast includes: Harlan Baker, Lee Kerr, Stephanie Ross, Corey Gagne, MK Spain, April Singley, Michael Tooher, Josh Brassard, Jen Lazar and Daniel Shearer. Doors open at 7, show begins at 7:30 p.m.

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‘The Foreigner’ in Freeport 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 to Oct. 2, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook St., Freeport. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Preview performance Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Comedy by Larry Shue. Characters in a small Southern town must deal with a stranger who (they think) knows no English. Nonstop hilarity and a wildly funny climax in which the “bad guys” are bamboozled and the “good guys” emerge triumphant. Advance tickets available online at www.fcponline.org/tix.htm or at Freeport Community Center Thrift Store, 43 Depot St., during their regular business hours. FMI: www.fcponline.org or 865-2220. Freeport Performing Arts Center also announces auditions for WFCP Home Time Radio Hour, Sept. 25 and 26, 6:30 p.m., Freeport Middle School, 19 Kendall Lane, Freeport. Roles for singers and actors in this old-time radio variety show. www.fcponline.org or 865-2220

Friday, Sept. 16 Constitution Day at UMaine School of Law noon to 1:10 p.m. The University of Maine School of Law will celebrate Constitution Day with a lecture by Professor Margaret Burnham titled “Public Memory and the Civil Rights Era: Cold Cases, Truth Projects, Apologies and Monuments.” The lecture will be held in the Moot Court Room, School of Law, Deering Avenue, Portland. This event is free and open to the public. “Burnham is a professor of law at Northeastern University. She is a noted expert in civil and human rights, comparative constitutional rights and international criminal law. Burnham is the founder of Northeastern’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project.

Previously, she has served as an attorney at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, as an associate justice on the Boston Municipal Court and a partner in a Bostonbased civil rights firm.” For more information, contact the School of Law at 780-4344.

Book Signing with Eric Hopkins 5 p.m. Portland Museum of Art. “Meet artist Eric Hopkins at the Museum Store and have him sign your copy of his new book Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond (published by Down East Books, $50).”

‘The Princess of Montpensier’ 6:30 p.m. “In ‘The Princess of Montpensier,’ acclaimed filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier directs a spectacular cast in a riveting, lush romantic drama set in the high courts of 16th-century France. Against the backdrop of the savage Catholic/Protestant wars, Marie de Mézières (Mélanie Thierry), a beautiful young aristocrat, finds herself married to a young prince (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Love Songs) she does not love, haunted by a rakish suitor (Gaspard Ulliel, A Very Long Engagement) from her childhood, and advised by an aging nobleman (Lambert Wilson, Of Gods and Men) harboring his own forbidden desire for her. The Princess of Montpensier must struggle passionately to stay alive in the intrigue of this corrupt political and romantic web of duty, passion, religion, and war. In French with English subtitles.” Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art. Also Sunday at 2 p.m.

Bad Dog Barks 8 p.m. A night of staged readings of comedic, tragic and tragi-comedic short plays by Seth Berner at Lucid Stage.

Benefit for Lucid Stage, suggested donation; $10/$8 for seniors and students; call 899-3993 for tickets.

Saturday, Sept. 17 Quimby Colony $5 meal 9 a.m. to noon. Quimby Colony, 769 Congress St., Portland, features an event by Slow Food Portland and Jonah Fertig of Local Sprouts: a $5 meal. “We’ll be gathering at Quimby Colony’s (located in the old Roma Restaurant) new renovated kitchen facility, everyone will put $5 into a spending pool, we’ll walk down to the Saturday Farmer’s Market in Deering Oaks Park, buy locally grown ingredients, and then come back and together cook a delicious $5 lunch for everyone. Jonah Fertig of Local Sprouts Cooperative and Cafe will lead the market shopping expedition and lunch preparation.”

Maine Buddy Program Training at the Cancer Community Center 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Cancer Community Center seeks cancer survivors and co-survivors (partners, parents, and family members of cancer patients as well as those who have lost a loved one to cancer) who would like to use their own experience to help others. The Center is offering a Maine Buddy Program Training at the Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St. in South Portland. Lunch will be provided and pre-registration is required. Cancer survivors and

Film lovers in Portland can unite with an audience of over 100,000 film buffs in over 250 cities across six continents during the week of Sept. 27, when the Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at SPACE Gallery. Pictured is “A Doctors Job,” directed by Julio Ramos. Visit http://www.space538.org/events.php for details. (COURTESY IMAGE) co-survivors should be at least six months out of their own cancer experience or loss in order to be trained to be a Maine Buddy. Pre-registration for this training is required. To learn more about this training or ways to become involved with the Maine Buddy Program, contact Jani Darak-Druck at 774-2200 or jani@CancerCommunityCenter.org.

13th annual Fall in the Village Art Festival

PRLT Annual Meeting & Outdoor Family Walk

Fourth Annual Touch a Truck

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Presumpscot Regional Land Trust will host a program from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; guided walk begins at 11:15 a.m. at Randall Orchards, 1 Randall Road, Standish. From 9 a.m. to 9:45, a.m., refreshments, introductory presentation, PRLT business meeting; 9:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., overview of PRLT programs in 2011-2012; 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Randall Orchard Protection Effort Presentation; 10:45 a.m. to 11 a.m., Q&A; 11 a.m., refreshments; 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., guided walk on the Randall property.

Apple picking and farmstand will be open. Cider and baked goods will be served. “Come enjoy this beautiful property with others in your community. Learn about this conservation effort in Standish and Gorham. FMI: contact Tania at prlandtrust@yahoo.com.”

Mad Horse Theatre Family Fun Day 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company is putting out a call for crafters for a Family Fun Day on Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Hutchins School, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. The event will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine.

There is a large, recently paved parking lot surrounding the entire facility, and we will also have food, games, and facepainting and special fx makeup booths for kids and adults alike. The charge to participate is $25, and participants provide their own tables and displays.

Chair Taping Workshop 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Shakers pioneered the use of cloth tape for chair/stool seating and visitors can learn the same traditional method at a Chair Taping Workshop to be held at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Fee: $35. Pre-registration required. Contact the Shaker Village for special workshop instructions. 926-4597, usshakers@aol.com.

Open Lighthouse Day 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The third annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day will take place, rain or shine, with many of the state’s coastal, island and river lighthouses planning to welcome the public. “Eighteen thousand people visited 25 open light stations during last year’s event, and 5,000 people climbed up light towers for the lantern room view. The event is coordinated by the U.S. Coast Guard, in partnership with the Maine Office of Tourism and the American Lighthouse Foundation. It is the largest event of its kind in the country.

Maine lighthouse fans can learn about participating lights and share their Lighthouse Day plans on the new event Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MaineOpenLighthouseDay.” Most lighthouses will be open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for guided or self-guided tours of keeper’s houses and light towers. Some light stations will have limited accessibility or special restrictions. For details about visitor hours, fees, activities and transportation to each participating lighthouse, visit www.lighthouseday.com or contact the friends group of an individual light.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ”View the works of talented artists from Maine and New England ... ... all in the artistic setting of a historical coastal Maine village.” Live music showcased on the L.L. Bean Discovery Park Stage all day. Discovery Park on the L.L. Bean campus. www.freeportusa.com/artfestival.html 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Gateway Shoppes at Scarborough will host the Fourth Annual Touch a Truck to benefit the Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes. Join hundreds of local families as they experience a variety of exciting vehicles from around the region. Dump trucks, racecars, fire trucks and classic cars are just a few of many types of vehicles that will be at the event. The event will be held at the The Gateway Shoppes at Scarborough, (Exit 42 off the Maine Turnpike and home of Cabela’s) rain or shine. Touch a Truck, sponsored by Hannaford, AAA Northern New England, The Maroon Group LLC, and Bill Dodge Auto Group, gives children the opportunity to touch, sit in and experience these awesome vehicles up close and personally. Admission is $5 per person and free for children under the age of 2. Funds will directly benefit the March of Dimes. Children will not be admitted without an adult. In addition, Touch-A-Truck will feature children’s entertainment, raffles, and refreshments.

Third Annual Family Jamboree in Wells 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Third Annual Falmily Jamboree is sponsored by the Wells Chamber of Commerce. Come join the family fun at the Spiller Farm. There will be hayrides, music, farm games, apple pickin’, food, crafters, kids area and more. Spriller Farm, 1054 Branch Road (Route 9A) Wells. www.wellschamber.org

St. Dominic’s Reunion at Maine Irish Heritage Center noon to 4 p.m. St. Dominic’s Reunion at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland. Buffet served at 1 p.m. “This will be a great opportunity to see former classmates, parishioners, and share your memories All are welcomed. To reserve your place at $25 each send check made payable to: St. Dominic’s Reunion/MIHC, P.O. Box 7588, Portland, ME 04112.” www.maineirish.com

Auditions for ‘The Wandering Beggar’ 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. An original adaptation of Solomon Simon’s ”The Wandering Beggar” or “The Adventures of Simple Schmerel” on Sept. 17 and 18 at the Acorn Studios, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., 90 Bridge St. in Westbrook. Performance date Friday through Sunday, Dec. 2-Dec.18. There is a stipend for actors. To audition, sign up at www.acorn-productions. org or call 854-0065 for an audition appointment.

Walk for Chiari awareness in Payson Park 2 p.m. Walk to raise money for research and awareness of Chiari to be held in Payson Park. Join the annual walk for Chiari Malformation to raise money for research and awareness. Chiari Malformation (Arnold-Chiari) is a serious neurological disorder where the bottom part of the brain, the cerebellum, descends out of the skull and crowds the spinal cord, putting pressure on both the brain and spine and causing many symptoms, causing many misdiagnoses. For info phone 829-6361. see next page

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1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Second annual Apple Festival at the First Congregational Church at 3 Gray Road, North Yarmouth. Phone: 829-3644. www.maine. info/events/festivals.php

2011 Portland Museum of Art Auction 5 p.m. Portland Museum of Art. Doors open at 5 p.m. Silent Auction and Cocktail Party: $75. Live Auction and Dinner: $125 (ticket includes admission to Silent Auction as well).

At the PMA. “The evening will feature a Live Auction of 20 extraordinary items with Auctioneer Tom Saturley and a Silent Auction of 200 fabulous items from categories such as Art, Dining and Edibles, Jewelry, Home & Garden, Excursions and Entertainment, and Antiques and Collectibles.” http://www.portlandmuseum.org

Wine Wise Sail 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Casablanca, 18 Custom House Wharf, Portland, offers a sailing trip and wine education class rolled into one. Tickets are $50. To make reservations or for more information visit www.winewiseevents.com.

Public Concert Series of the Portland Rossini Club

Moon Festival

3 p.m. The first concert for the season of the Portland Rossini Club will be held.

The 141st season of public concerts is being held at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland. Parking is available behind the church and can be accessed from Park Street. The first performance of the Portland Rossini Club’s 2011 season is a program celebrating the bicentennial of Franz Liszt: 1811-1886.

Lucid’s one-year celebration, open house 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Former Gov. Angus King will appear at Suggested donation for admission supBlvd., Portland, celebrates one year on SPACE Gallery to promote a new book ports the club’s piano fund and is $10-$5 on Monday, Sept.

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Open House tonight and help us celebrate our first year in business! Free admission, tours, and live P.E.E.R. Awards entertainment!” www.lucidstage.com 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland, 5 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine will hold its annual Moon Festival, Woodford’s Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St. (off Forest Avenue/Route 302); potluck dinner (please bring a dish to share). Moon cakes tasting Guzheng music, songs and recital of poems with a moon’s theme (performers welcome).

Playing For Change — Playing For Maine

9 p.m. The Playing For Change — Playing For Maine event will take place at The Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, and features performances by Toussaint Liberator: Defender of Roots, Protector of Soul, Portland’s own The Beat Horizon, MAMM students, The OxyMorons, and MAMM Instructor and local beatboxer, Chas Lester. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Show at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 adult/$8 atudents and are for sale at Bull Moose Music stores. Ticket proceeds will benefit The Maine Academy of Modern Music and The Playing For Change Foundation. “The Playing For Change Foundation (www.playingforchange.org) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating positive social change through music education.”

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Monday, Sept. 19 Looking to Latin America to Save Ourselves 7 p.m. Peace Action Maine will host Lisa Sullivan, coordinator for the School of the Americas Watch (SOAW) Latin America Project. “Sullivan will share insights on how people in the U.S. may learn from the people of Latin America as they have struggled with political, economic, military, and social exploitation. While media attention in the U.S. has been focused on the Middle East and North Africa, enormous changes have been happening in Latin America.

There, ten countries have elected progressive presidents over the past ten years, launching creative initiatives that have slashed poverty rates, dramatically raised educational levels and galvanized citizen participation. ... The School of Americas Watch is an independent organization that seeks to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas, through vigils and fasts, demonstrations and nonviolent protest, as well as media and legislative work. Its goal is to connect grass roots movements in the US and Latin America,

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Angus King at SPACE 7 p.m. “The day after he left office in 2003, Angus King took to open road for almost six months with his family in a 40-foot RV, criss-crossing the country. The former Governor takes the stage at SPACE to discuss his new book ‘Governor’s Travels: How I Left Politics, Learned to Back Up a Bus, and Found America’ and to share his experiences in and out of office.” http://www.space538.org/events.php

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Free Seminar — Smart Choices In Retirement 10 a.m. Seminar hosted by Seth Cheikin, AAMS, Financial Advisor. During the seminar, participants will learn 10 principles to help them make their money last in retirement, with the goal of providing a stable, steady retirement income. At Edward Jones, 251 U. S. Rt. 1, Falmouth Shopping Center, second floor, Falmouth on Sept. 20 at 10 a.m., Sept. 21 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Sept. 22 at 10 a.m. To reserve your place, call Carole Vreeland at 781-5057.

Civic Center Finance Committee Meeting noon. Cumberland County Civic Center finance committee meeting, agenda items include proposed FY2012 Operating Budget, FY2012 Capital Budget, Proposed County Warrant and suggestions for closing budget gap.

16th annual Epicurean Auction Benefit 5:30 p.m. “Join us for an evening of exquisite food and wine, silent and live auctions, and delectable desserts and coffee served onstage at Merrill Auditorium. Sample delights from Maine’s finest restaurants while bidding on a selection of unique and exciting items. Proceeds benefit Ovations Offstage, our community-based arts programs.” 773.3150

‘Farm to Table’ dinner 7 p.m. Twenty Milk Street, at the Portland Regency Hotel and Spa, is taking “Farm to Table” to the next level. The Regency supports its own family farm, located in Cumberland, Maine, which will supply the restaurant and hotel with fresh eggs, and Piedmontese beef. Twenty Milk Street will be introducing new, premium steaks that have fewer calories and fat, as well as more protein, than chicken, turkey, or salmon. “That night, we will have our presentation dinner hosted by Layne Witherell. We will be serving wine to complement the dishes, including one of Italy’s finest wines, Gaja Barbaresco. The cost of the Farm to Table dinner is $150 per person, including tax and gratuity.“

Film event: Doxita 4: Inside/Outside 7:30 p.m. The film festival doxita is a traveling festival of documentary films that are under 40 minutes in length.

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can be purchased by calling the American Cancer Society at 373-3700, and press option 3. The cost is $85 each for event admission and includes one raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased at the event for $40 each or three for $100.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 Community Development Block Grant meetings

Girl Scout Dropout launch party

6 p.m. The city of Portland receives approximately $1.9 million annually of federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for urban planning, development and social service needs in Portland Districts 1, 2 and 3. City Councilors Kevin Donoghue (District 1), Dave Marshall (District 2) and Ed Suslovic (District 3) and city staff are seeking input and feedback from residents about CDBG funding at work in their community at a series of public meetings next month. District 1 meeting is Sept. 21 (Bayside, East Bayside, Munjoy Hill and Cliff Island), Merrill Rehearsal Hall, Myrtle Street; District 2 meeting (West End, Parkside, and St. John Valley) is Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at Reiche School and Community Center, 166 Brackett St.; District 3 meeting (Libbytown) is Monday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at West School, 57 Douglass St. For more information about these meetings or CDBG programs, contact Amy Grommes Pulaski, HCD Program Manager at 874-8731, or avp@portlandmaine.gov.

Thursday, Sept. 22 U.S. Cellular smartphone clinic noon to 2 p.m. “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 devices have to offer. U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) is hosting a free workshop ... at 494 Congress St. in Portland to guide attendees through all of the features and functions of the company’s Android-powered, Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices that can enhance their lives.” 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. 772-7740.

Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and Leadership Awards 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Regional Chamber announces its Annual Dinner and Leadership Awards at Holiday Inn By The Bay, 88 Spring St. “The winner of this year’s Henri A. Benoit Award for Leadership in the Private Sector is Merton G. Henry of the law firm Jensen, Baird, Gardner & Henry.

Among his many community activities, Mr. Henry has been a Trustee of Maine Medical Center, the Portland Museum of Art, and Bowdoin College, served as Chairman of the Portland School Committee, and was a long-time advisor to Senator Margaret Chase Smith. The Neal W. Allen Award, for Leadership in the Public Sector, will be presented to former Portland City Manager Joe Gray. Mr. Gray worked for more than 40 years in city government, the last 10 years as City Manager.

He retired in February of this year. For Economic Development, the Robert R. Masterton Award will go to Mike Dubyak,

Elizabeth Miles, author of “Fury,” will participate in the Maine Women Write’s Inaugural Event at SPACE Gallery on Thursday, Sept. 22. (COURTESY IMAGE) President and CEO of Wright Express. Mr. Dubyak has spent almost 20 years building the company and driving the strategic plans, infrastructure and operating philosophies that guide the company’s success and contribute to the region’s economic growth. The President’s Award will be presented to Josh Broder, President of Tilson Technology Management, an independent information technology project management company. Mr. Broder is responsible for strategy, leadership, and business development for the company and has led growth throughout the North American market. We will also be announcing the Chamber’s Volunteer of the Year Winner.” www.portlandregion.com

‘Martinis and Art’ 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Martinis and Art,” an annual art raffle to benefit Maine cancer patients will be held at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute on Commercial Street in Portland.

The centerpiece of the evening will be an art raffle where lucky event ticket holders will win pieces from top regional artists. Those attending will be treated to a night of food, drinks, music by jazz piano trio Standard Issue, and great art. Bob Crowley, Maine resident and winner of Survivor: Gabon in 2008, is the event’s Master of Ceremonies. Tickets

5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Girl Scout Dropout launch party at Grace Restaurant in Portland. The event will take place in the basement of the renovated church, now high-end restaurant, Grace. “Girl Scout Dropout is a newly launched community for women (and men) who embrace their rebellious spirits and celebrate the fact that their personal ‘rules’ do not coincide with the guidelines that have been laid out by society. Sandi Amorello’s Girl Scout Dropout community for alternative-thinking women (and men) of all ages was created to support the Irreverent Widow Project, a combined art exhibit, website and blog that supports women suffering through a variety of life’s perils. ‘This party is not for the faint of heart,’ said Sandi. ‘Girl Scout Dropout is about like-minded women who celebrate their independence and share experiences with their senses of humor firmly intact.

That’s why we decided to hold our launch party in the basement of a renovated church that is now a great restaurant in Portland because Girl Scout Dropouts do drink in church basements.’ On Sept. 22, women (and men) everywhere who believe in the GSD philosophy or who want to learn more about the quirky community won’t want to miss this event! There will be a complimentary glass of wine for all attendees and light hors d‘oeuvres will be served. Prizes and giveways will be available and there is no charge to attend. Part of the proceeds from any GSD merchandise sales will go to the Irreverent Widow Project to help people who are dealing with a loss or a difficult time in their life.

Anyone interested in joining the GSD community can do so for free online at www.girlscoutdropout.com.

SheSpeaks at Mayo Street 6:30 p.m. “An evening of storytelling that explores the many ways we honor ourselves as women. Guest Speakers Jeanne Thompson, Shay Stewart Bouley, Jessica Esch, Monique Barrett, and Karen Wyman will offer perspective, and inspiration on the topic of ‘honoring.’” Mayo Street Arts Center. Tickets $12 in advance/$15 at the door. www.

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2011 Visiting Writing Series at UMF 7:30 p.m. The University of Maine at Farmington’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program will open its fall 2011 Visiting Writing Series with a reading by awardwinning poet Nikky Finney. She will read from her work in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public and will be followed by a signing by the author. A nationally recognized poet and author of four collections of poetry, Finney has been critically acclaimed as “one of the most eloquent, urgent, fearless and necessary poets writing in America today.” Her work includes, “On Wings Made of Gauze;” “Rice,” which received a PEN America Open Book Award; “The World is Round,” winner of the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award for Poetry; and “Head Off & Split,” She edited “The Ringing Ear,” an anthology of African American poets writing and reflecting on the South.