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Farmer’s market fans: Raw milk given a raw deal

The federal government frowns on it, the state allows it and now farmers and their cus-tomers are asking the city to permit the sale of raw milk at Portland's three farmer's mar-kets.

Raw milk could become legal to sell at the city's farmer's markets if advocates can con-vince a city committee and the full city council to change local rules that currently exclude it.

"Every farmer's market throughout the state of Maine allows the sale of raw milk, and for Portland not to just makes no sense at all," said Doug Donahue, organic dairy farmer with Balfour Farm in Pittsfi eld, who supports the ordinance change. "To be able to purchase it anywhere else in the city without being able to at the farmer's market, I just don't

understand it."In March 2000, the city

amended the farmer's market ordinance to add pasteur-ized milk and milk products as allowable items for sale; unpasteurized milk and milk products remained off limits, according to city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.

"Because raw milk has never been a part of the ordinance, it has never been permitted to be sold during the farmer's market," Clegg said.

By the end of the year, that could change. The city council's Doug Donahue of Balfour Farm in Pittsfi eld displays raw milk, which he had on hand

Wednesday as part of an order by Rosemont Bakery. Donahue and other farmers believe the city should allow raw milk sales at the farmer's market. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

City urged to let farmer’s market vendors sell unpasteurized milk

The Portland school district is planning to add staff within the next month to ease crowded classrooms and meet special needs at several city schools, Superintendent James Morse said this week.

For now, he said the district’s most pressing need is for another kindergar-ten teacher at Reiche Community School, where class sizes in that grade are among the largest in the district.

But Morse is also considering asking the school board to approve up to fi ve new edu-cation technician positions, which would assist teachers at Ocean Avenue and other

schools with “high-population classrooms.” He expects to make a decision about the ed. tech positions this week.

see MILK page 6

BY DAVID CARKHUFFTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

“We’ve got a lot of unhappy customers.” — Doug Dona-

hue, organic dairy farmer with Balfour Farm in Pittsfi eld

BY CASEY CONLEYTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN “I wouldn’t be making this recommendation if I thought we could get by

without them. I wouldn’t bring any ‘I wish I hads’ to the board. These are desperately needed positions.” — Jim Morse, schools superintendent, on

overcrowding in Portland schools and solutions he proposes

see SCHOOLS page 7

Police chief search draws

a crowdSee city manager

Mark Rees’ update on

page 3

The lost decade

See David Brooks’

column on page 4

‘Miss Saigon’See Michael J. Tobin’s theater review, page 8

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WASHINGTON — Add this to the list of pressing concerns in the nation’s capital: on Tuesday it was dealing with cracks in one of its best-known symbols.

A climber in a safety harness clung to the top of the Washington Monument for most of the afternoon, fas-tening ropes so that a team of architects and engineers can inspect the damage wrought by the earthquake last month.

The slow going of the work, together with the threat of rain, delayed the team’s rappelling until Wednesday. But the spectacle, unfold-ing a dizzying 555 feet off the ground, became a tourist attraction, with passers-by squinting at the ant-size man moving around slowly on the monument’s peak.

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As scorn for vote grows, protests surge around globeMADRID — Hundreds of thou-

sands of disillusioned Indians cheer a rural activist on a hunger strike. Israel reels before the larg-est street demonstrations in its history. Enraged young people in Spain and Greece take over public squares across their countries.

Their complaints range from corruption to lack of affordable housing and joblessness, common grievances the world over. But from South Asia to the heartland of Europe and now even to Wall Street, these protesters share something else: wariness, even contempt, toward traditional poli-ticians and the democratic politi-cal process they preside over.

They are taking to the streets, in part, because they have little faith in the ballot box.

“Our parents are grateful because they’re voting,” said Marta Sola-nas, 27, referring to older Spaniards’ decades spent under the Franco dictatorship. “We’re the fi rst generation to say that voting is worth-less.”

Economics have been one driving force, with growing income inequality, high unemployment and recession-driven cuts in social spending breeding widespread malaise. Alienation runs especially

Even those cleared of crimes can stay on F.B.I.’s watch list

Administration asks justices to rule quickly on health law

WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is permitted to include people on the government’s terrorist watch list even if they have been acquitted of terrorism-related offenses or the charges are dropped, according to newly released docu-ments.

The fi les, released by the F.B.I. under the Freedom of Information Act, disclose how the police are instructed to react if they encounter a person on the list. They lay out, for the fi rst time in public view, the legal standard that national security offi cials must meet in order to add a name to the list. And

they shed new light on how names are vetted for possible removal from the list.

Inclusion on the watch list can keep terrorism suspects off planes, block noncitizens from entering the coun-try and subject people to delays and greater scrutiny at airports, border crossings and traffi c stops.

The database now has about 420,000 names, including about 8,000 Americans, according to the statistics released in connection with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. About 16,000 people, including about 500 Americans, are barred from fl ying.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear a case concerning the 2010 health care overhaul law. The development came unexpectedly fast and makes it all but certain that the court will soon agree to hear one or more cases involving challenges to the law, with arguments by the spring and a decision by June, in time to land in the middle of the 2012 presidential campaign. The Justice Department said the justices should hear its appeal of a decision by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in Atlanta, that struck down the center-piece of the law by a 2-to-1 vote.

“The department has consistently and successfully defended this law in several courts of appeals, and only the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled it unconstitutional,” the Justice Department said in a statement. “We believe the question is appropriate for review by the Supreme Court.

deep in Europe, with boycotts and strikes that, in London and Athens, erupted into violence.

But even in India and Israel, where growth remains robust, protesters say they so distrust their country’s political class and its pandering to established inter-est groups that they feel only an assault on the system itself can bring about real change.

Increasingly, citizens of all ages, but particularly the young, are rejecting conventional structures like parties and trade unions in favor of a less hierarchical, more participatory system modeled in many ways on the culture of the Web.

In that sense, the protest movements in democracies are not alto-gether unlike those that have rocked authoritarian governments this year, toppling longtime leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Protest-ers have created their own political space online that is chilly, some-times openly hostile, toward traditional institutions of the elite.

The critical mass of wiki and mapping tools, video and social net-working sites, the communal news wire of Twitter and the ease of donations afforded by sites like PayPal makes coalitions of like-minded individuals instantly viable.

In Greece, a protest in front of the Finance Ministry. Parliament passed a property-tax law Tuesday.

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More than a dozen so far apply for Portland police chief position

The search for a new chief of police has started, and the city has received at least 14 applications as of Wednesday — less than a week after the position was offi cially advertised.

City Manager Mark Rees announced his decision to hold a national search for a new top commander during a Public Safety Committee meeting on Sept. 13. Since that time, Portland has started receiving applications and Rees named members of an inter-view committee.

According to the job description, the city is look-ing for someone with 10 years of law enforcement experience, fi ve years of which are in a department comparable to Portland’s, and at least three years of experience with upper-level command.

Candidates must also have at least a bachelor’s degree.

Stated expectations of the position range from working together with top city staff, managing the department of 216 employees and an annual oper-ating budget of $13.4 million, to cooperating with numerous social services agencies to address the city’s homeless and transient population, according to the job description.

The deadline for submitting an application is Oct. 18 at 5 p.m.

Applications will then be vetted by city staff before they are turned over to the newly appointed interview panel, which will conduct interviews and details the pros and cons of each candidate.

“The interview panel is not going to rank candi-dates,” said Nicole Clegg, the city’s spokeswoman. “They will be giving an assessment of each (candi-date).”

Members of the 12-person panel are: Anita LaChance, assistant city manager; Doug Gardner, director of Portland’s Health and Human Services; Gary Hutcheson, president of the Police Supervisors Offi cers Benevolent Association; Sally Chandler, NAACP representative; Kelley MacDonald, chair-

woman of the Citizens Police Review Committee; Gary Wood, city attorney; Fred LaMontagne, fi re chief; Eric Nevins, president of the Police Benevo-lent Association; Mariano Mawein, chairman of the Sudanese Community Association; Michael Bourque, president of Portland Community Cham-ber of Commerce; Suzanne McCormick, president and CEO of United Way of Greater Portland, and Belinda Ray, East Bayside Neighborhood Associa-tion.

“These folks will do the interviews and the assess-ment center will come and do its process,” Clegg said.

The city plans to release its bid process for fi nding an assess-ment center by the end of the month. One will be selected by Nov. 11 and chosen candidates will participate in a series of real life sce-narios administered by the center.

The entire hiring process is expected to cost between $10,000 and $15,000, Rees said.

Members of the inter-view panel were chosen for their area of exper-tise and to have a wide scope of views, opinions and knowledge be part of the selection process, Clegg said. Members say they are excited to get started.

“I think the perspective that I’m bringing to the interview process for the new chief is that I’m look-ing for someone who shares the philosophy that law enforcement is important in bringing social change to the community,” said McCormick, who works with a number of city nonprofi ts in her role at the United Way.

“We need someone who wants to be part of solu-tions in our community and goes beyond just sort of the traditional notion of just enforcing the law,” she said, adding that “someone who is committed to community policing” would be a strong candidate in her view.

“I’m coming from the perspective of the business community,” said Bourque, of the local Chamber of Commerce.

“I think there’s a sense (in the business commu-nity) that there’s been some good things that have happened in the police department in the past couple of years and … there’s some things that we want to make sure continue,” he said. “Preserving what we have here — which is an important retail, tourist and business district — … are things that are important to those that are there now and those that may start a business in the future.”

Ultimately though, the decision will come down to Rees’ recommendation.

Final interviews done by Rees are expected to take place by sometime mid-December. A fi nalist will be selected by Jan. 6, according to the tentative schedule.

The Portland Police Department has been under the command of acting Chief Michael Sauschuck since August. Sauschuck took command after former Chief James Craig left the department for a posi-tion in Cincinnati; he was hired following a national search.

Some city councilors have said publicly that Sau-schuck should be named chief, while others favor opening the position up to a nationwide search.

Rees said during the Public Safety Committee meeting that he made his decision after getting pre-liminary feedback on the issue from city offi cials and staff. He said he approved of the work being done by Sauschuck and that he expected him to be strong candidate for the position if he applies.

Rees’ recommendation must meet City Council approval.

(Contact Matthew Arco at matt@portlanddaily-sun.me.)

BY MATTHEW ARCOTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Maine State Police arrested a 55-year-old Indus-try man Wednesday in connection with a homicide case left unsolved for more than three decades.

Jay Mercier was charged with murder after he was indicted earlier this month by a Somerset County grand jury. Police say forensic technology was used recently to link Mercier to the death of Rita St. Peter.

St. Peter’s body was found in Anson on July 5, 1980. She was 20 at the time and was last seen walk-ing across the bridge from Madison to Anson after a night drinking with her friends at a nearby bar.

The case remained active since the time of her death, police said. The case was advanced by a recent review of the evidence at the state police crime lab.

Offi cials would not say specifi cally what evidence was tested or how Mercier was linked to the murder.

He was arrested at his Industry home without inci-dent at about 8:30 a.m., police said. He has worked as a laborer for most of his life and was living with a girlfriend at the time of his arrest, police said.

St. Peter is survived by a daughter and a half sister.

Mercier was being held at Somerset County Jail.— Matthew Arco

Arrest made in cold case

Rees

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If you want a big swig of despair, listen to the people who know something about the global economy. Roger Altman, a former deputy Treasury secretary, is arguing that America and Europe are on the verge of a disastrous double-dip recession. Various economists say it will be at least another three years before we see serious job growth. Others say European banks are teetering — if not now, then early next year.

Walter Russell Mead, who teaches foreign policy at Bard College, recently laid out some worst-case scenarios on his blog: “It is about whether the inter-national fi nancial system will survive the next six months in the form we now know it. It is about whether the foundations of the postwar order are cracking in Europe. It is about whether a global fi nancial crash will further destabilize the Middle East. ... It is about whether the incipient signs of a bubble burst in China signal the start of an extended economic and perhaps even political crisis there. It is about whether the American middle class is about to be knocked off its feet once again.”

The prognosis for the next few years is bad with a chance of worse. And the economic condi-tions are not even the scary part. The scary part is the political class’s inability to think about the economy in a realistic way.

The lost decade?

This crisis has many currents, which merge and feed off each other. There is the lack of con-sumer demand, the credit crunch, the continuing slide in housing prices, the freeze in business investment, the still hefty con-sumer debt levels and the skills mismatch — not to mention regulatory burdens, the business class’s utter lack of confi dence in the White House, the looming explosion of entitlement costs, the public’s lack of confi dence in institutions across the board.

No single one of these cur-rents prolongs the crisis. It is the product of the complex interplay between them. To put it in fancy terms, the crisis is an emergent condition — even more terrible than the sum of its parts.

Yet the ideologues who domi-nate the political conversation are unable to think in holistic, emergent ways. They pick out the one factor that best conforms to their preformed prejudices and, like blind men grabbing a piece of the elephant, they persuade themselves they understand the whole thing.

Many Democrats are predis-posed to want more government spending. So they pick up on the one current they think can be cured with more government spending: low consumer demand. Increase government spending and that will pump up consumer spending.

When President Obama’s stimu-lus package produced insuffi cient results, they didn’t concede that maybe there are other factors at play, which mitigated the effects. They just called for more govern-ment spending. To a man in love with his hammer, every problem requires a nail.

Many Republicans, meanwhile, are predisposed to want lower taxes and less regulation. So they pick up on the one current they think can be solved with tax and regulatory cuts: low business investment. Cut taxes. Reduce regulation. All will be well.

Both orthodoxies take a con-stricted, mechanistic view of the situation. If we’re stuck with these two mentalities, we will be forever presented with proposals that are incommensurate with the prob-lem at hand. Look at the recent Obama stimulus proposal. You may like it or not, but it’s trivial. It’s simply not signifi cant enough to make a difference, given the size of the global mess.

We need an approach that is

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This year, Slow Food USA, which defi nes “slow food” as good for its eaters, its producers and the environ-ment — a defi nition anyone can get behind — set out to demonstrate that slow food can also be affordable, not only a better alternative to fast food but a less expensive one. The organization issued a $5 Chal-lenge with the inspired rallying cry of “take back the

Shared meals, shared knowledge

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‘value meal’,” which in most fast food restaurants runs some-where around fi ve bucks.

Under the leadership of its president, Josh Viertel, Slow Food has moved from a group of rah-rah supporters of artisanal foods to become a determined booster of sustainability and of real food for everyone. Last month it called for people to cook pot luck and community dinners for no more than $5 per person. “We gave ourselves a month to launch the fi rst big public day of action in what we hoped would become an ongoing challenge,” says Viertel. “In those four weeks we hoped to organize 500 people to host meals on Sept. 17. Our dream was to have 20,000 people participate.”

They did far better than the 500-meal mark; more than 5,500 people hosted dinners, and more than 30,000 enjoyed the new value meal. Slow Food intends

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to make this an ongoing project, and is calling for a repeat performance of the $5 Challenge for Oct. 24, which not coincidentally is Food Day. (That’s another subject, but I encourage you to click that link; the six goals on Food Day’s home page succinctly sum up the current issues in food.)

Frugality in cooking has a long and powerful his-tory and a pathetic present. With the exuberant abun-dance of the post-war half-century, many Americans forgot the lessons brought over from the old countries, honed during the rapid but harsh development of the 19th century, the lean years of the Depression, the rationing of the 1940s. Old-timers made soup from scraps, saw potatoes as a main course and considered three squares the pinnacle of good living.

Can you imagine? Now fast-food joints litter the eight-lane thoroughfares that rip through most cities and suburbs. If you want a pizza, you reach into the freezer or make a phone call; you get hungry, you pop something in the microwave, pull into the drive-thru, wait on a line. We have become accustomed not to real food but to “convenience,” one of the fi lthiest of modern catchwords, and to the ill health and waste associated with it. (Some estimate that 50 percent of all food pro-duced in the U.S. is wasted, and that doesn’t include the junk that isn’t worth producing in the fi rst place.)

Though cooking is healthier for land and bodies,

marketing, habit, social pressures and the false belief that it’s expensive (it isn’t, as I demonstrated in this Review piece Sunday), have all but killed it. To become a healthier, more sustainable population — in every sense of both adjectives — one of the major goals of the foreseeable future must be to encourage a shift from ubiquitous fast food to the all-but-vanished craft of cooking and associated thrift.

How that might happen is the subject of thousands of conversations, but the movement is in full swing, as the Slow Food campaign demonstrates. Showing that buying normal ingredients from a regular grocery store and cooking them at home is cheaper than going out to eat doesn’t present much of a challenge, but feedback I get when I write about this shows both that it surprises some people while leaving others wonder-ing why this common knowledge isn’t more common.

One problem is that too often we let the perfect be the enemy of the good. If we paint the only acceptable alternative to fast food as local, sustainable, organic and fair, we make it nearly impossible to progress along the spectrum from bad food to better food. Ethi-cal, sustainable food is surely the ideal, but to get there we have to encourage the purchase and preparation of available food that can then be cooked (or eaten raw, for that matter) at home.

There are millions of people throughout the country who routinely buy and cook “slow food” — I’d prefer the term “real food,” but whatever — and spend very

little money doing it. (Five dollars per person is a gen-erous, even unachievable budget in many kitchens, but it really is no more than the cost of fast food — and for many people it’s a trifl e — and it’s a sum that will allow and encourage cooks to upgrade to sustainably raised food.) Slow Food wanted to fi nd out how thrifty shopper-cooks do what they do, and to encourage them to share their tips and tricks with one another and with as many neighbors as possible, and the site on which they do so is fun and inspiring.

All of this is indeed a “challenge” largely because we’ve strayed so far from our roots. Real food, gen-erally speaking, is seasonal food, a notion that has been reduced to pumpkins turned into jack-o-lan-terns, followed by cranberry sauce (sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup, no less). Yet shopping and cooking seasonally means eating more locally, eating less imported food, relying on staples like grains and beans, reducing your food’s carbon footprint and eating a healthier diet — all desirable outcomes.

There is a steep learning curve here, along with the well-publicized issues of access. Not just seasonal food but any fresh food is diffi cult to fi nd for some people, and even more people have no idea what to do with it once they bring it home. Slow Food believes that the very best way to build the kind of social movement needed to produce the systemic changes that they seek is to start small: to share knowledge and to share meals. What’s wrong with that?

BITTMAN from page 4

both grander and more modest. When you are con-fronted by a complex, emergent problem, don’t try to pick out the one lever that is the key to the whole thing. There is no one lever. You wouldn’t be smart enough to fi nd it even if there was.

Instead, try to reform whole institutions and hope that by getting the long-term fundamentals right you’ll set off a positive cascade to reverse the nega-tive ones.

Simplify the tax code. End corporate taxes and create a consumption tax. Reshape the European Union to make it either more unifi ed or less, but not halfway as it is now. Reduce the barri-ers to business formation. Reform Medicare so it is fi scally sustainable. Break up the banks and increase capital requirements. Lighten debt bur-dens even if it means hitting the institutional creditors.

There are six or seven big institutions that are fundamentally diseased, from government to bank-

ing to housing to entitlements and the tax code.The Simpson-Bowles report on the defi cit was an

opportunity to begin a wave of institutional reform. But that proposal died because our political lead-ers are too ideologically rigid to take on big subjects like tax reform, which involve combining Republi-can and Democratic ideas. The failure to seize that moment was one of the Obama administration’s gravest errors.

The world economy has many rigidities. The worst ones are in people’s heads.

BROOKS from page 4

We need an approach that is both grander and more modest

Medical schools are starting to train doctors to be less intimidat-ing to patients. And patients are starting to train themselves to be less intimidated by doctors.

We haven’t completely gotten away from the syndrome so per-fectly described by Alec Baldwin’s arrogant surgeon in the movie “Malice”: “When someone goes into that chapel and they fall on their knees and they pray to God that their wife doesn’t miscarry or that their daughter doesn’t bleed to death or that their mother doesn’t suffer acute neural trauma from postoperative shock, who do you think they’re praying to? ... You ask me if I have a God complex. Let me tell you something: I am God.”

But there have been baby steps away from the Omniscient Doctor. The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has begun a new campaign to encourage patients to ask more pertinent questions and to prod doctors to elicit more relevant answers.

“I used to think, ‘He’s a doctor. Who am I to ask a question?’ ” Bill Lee, a Baltimore man who has suf-fered 10 heart attacks, says in a video on the agency’s Web site urging people to speak up.

Patients have more options, a fl ood of Internet information and a bombardment of drug ads listing side effects — and that can be terrifying. It adds to the general anxiety level that health insurance costs are rising sharply and that President Obama’s health care law seems headed toward the Supreme Court.

The “experts” are always issuing guidelines, which are soon contradicted by another set of “experts.” It happened with the recommended age for regular mammograms, and it’s happening with guidelines on hormone replacement for postmenopausal women.

First, estrogen was going to be the fountain of

youth. Then hormone replacement therapy was going to spell doom, causing heart disease, stroke and breast cancer. And now, as The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, “some experts are reach-ing a more nuanced view of the risks and benefi ts and concluding that hormone therapy may still be

a good option for healthy women in their 50s, depend-ing on their symptoms, family history and worst fears.”

Each patient, a Michigan gynecologist told The Journal, is like a Rubik’s Cube, and must get an indi-vidual solution.

That is also the message of a new book, “Your Medi-cal Mind: How to Decide What Is Right for You,” by Jerome Groopman, an oncologist, and his wife, Pamela Hartzband, an endocrinologist, both members of the Harvard faculty and staff physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Few people have done as much to demystify medicine as Dr. Groopman, who has written four other books and lots of New Yorker essays aiming to help doctors understand that patients are often neglected allies with good intuition, and to help patients get confi dence and control by understanding how doctors think.

Like a Middle East peace broker, he aims to lower the stress level and bring together two sides who per-petually misunderstand each other.

With his white beard, 6-foot-5 stature and friendly manner, the Queens native certainly looks trust-worthy. Stephen Colbert once accused Groopman of “trying to look like God.”

And I can say from personal experience — since I’ve known him, he’s provided guidance that helped save the lives of three members of my family — that he is a fi erce, sensitive and generous patient advocate. (And an afi cionado of Irish literature.)

Dr. Hartzband and Dr. Groopman warn against excessive reliance on overreaching so-called experts and nebulous metrics and statistics.

“The answer often lies not with the experts but within you,” they write, adding that the Albert Ein-stein line is apt: “Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.”

The authors stress that “the best” and “informed” can be subjective terms, and that your prognosis can often look very different if you “fl ip the frame” of refer-ence.

They try to decode the Orwellian language that pre-vents physicians and patients from cooperating, and show how doctors can project their own preferences on patients.

They interview patients who are Doubters and Minimalists, who may agree with Voltaire’s view that “the art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” And they interview Believers and Maximalists, who go for radical treatments too quickly. They confess that they have a mixed marriage: Dr. Hartzband tends to be a Doubter (her mom’s mantra was “Doctors don’t know everything”) while Dr. Groopman tends to be a Believer (a status that got shaken when he jumped into a spinal fusion operation that had “disastrous consequences.”)

“The unsettling reality,” they write, “is that much of medicine still exists in a gray zone, where there is no black or white answer about when to treat or how to treat.”

But they are both optimists who warn against the “focusing illusion” — focusing on what will be lost after a colostomy, mastectomy, prostate surgery or other major procedures.

“The focusing illusion,” they write, “neglects our extraordinary capacity to adapt, to enjoy life with less than ‘perfect’ health.”

Decoding the God complex

All too often , we let the perfect be the enemy of the good

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The 23-year-old clerk was transported to the hos-pital with non-life threatening injuries after he ran after a man stealing two cases of beer from The Big Apple at 16 Washington Ave.

The robbery occurred at about 4:20 p.m., said Lt. Gary Rogers, a Portland police spokesman.

Rogers said the clerk followed the man outside of the store and confronted him.

“He attempted to stop the guy,” Rogers said. “The guy punched him several times in the face and he was knocked to the ground.”

Witnesses told police that the clerk appeared to have been knocked unconscious after the fi rst blow to the head. They reported the suspect then hit the

clerk several more times in the head and face with his fi st.

“The suspect then grabbed the beer and walked to the pickup truck,” Rogers said.

Police are searching for a green Chevy S-10 pickup.The suspect was described as a white male about

5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing between 190 and 240 pounds, with short hair.

Offi cials say another man — described as a white male with shoulder-length gray hair, 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds — was standing near the pickup truck. A third white male was driving the vehicle, Rogers said.

At least two people witnessed the attack.People with information are asked to contact

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Health and Recreation Commit-tee is scheduled to consider the matter at its Nov. 15 meeting, and after that, with two readings by the city council, the ordinance could be amended.

If approved, raw milk sales could begin at the winter market, which runs January through April at the Maine Irish Heritage Center.

Currently, a Wednesday market in Monument Square and a Saturday market in Deer-ing Oaks Park are operating ten-tatively through November, with no allowed raw milk sales, per the ordinance.

The issue is controversial. Pas-teurization — heating milk to at least 130 degrees for at least 45 seconds, or 160 degrees for at least 15 seconds — was invented in 1864 and has become the fed-erally preferred method of milk preparation. The federal govern-ment says pasteurization can stave off food-borne pathogens. But raw-milk advocates say pasteurization sterilizes milk of its nutrients, without providing proven safety benefi ts.

A crowd of raw-milk advocates approached the city's Health and Recreation Committee at its meeting Tuesday night, but the item of raw milk wasn't on the agenda, so no decisions were made.

"They didn't really want to talk about it last night, but we kind of pushed the issue, there were quite a few customers from the market who showed up," Dona-hue said.

Clegg said farmers periodically request additions to the list of items allowed for sale at farmer's market, but this is the fi rst time for raw milk to come up.

"Over time, we have added other items that they produce on their farms, like the hard cider is a new one, there's been a request to add that to the ordinance," she said.

The exclusion of raw milk is

strictly based on the ordinance language, Clegg said.

"The state allows it as long as it's labeled properly. Stores can sell it, this is just because it's the farmer's market and we have a particular ordinance that applies to items that can be sold there," she said.

Donahue said popular desire for raw milk is cresting.

"Raw milk is huge, there's huge demand for it," he said.

"On the milk, I would say that nearly everybody wants unpas-teurized milk, period," Donahue said. "We actually pasteurized when we fi rst started doing farm-er's markets here in the state, we pasteurized some, and we couldn't get rid of it. Nobody wanted it. We would literally bring quite a bit to market and we would take every bit of it home, we didn't sell any."

Still, the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention's National Center for Infectious Diseases is one federal agency that discourages the consump-tion of raw milk.

"Raw milk and raw dairy prod-ucts may carry many types of disease-causing germs such as Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, Listeria, Salmonella, Yersinia, and Brucella," the center reports on its website. "When raw milk or raw milk products become con-taminated, people who eat the contaminated foods can get sick."

Donahue said raw-milk advo-cates can rebut these arguments.

"There's an issue with any-thing, you buy lettuce from here at the farmer's market, you could buy it from the grocery store, and it could make you sick. There's a

chance that you could go to the grocery store and buy a pound of hamburger, and if you don't handle it properly, it's going to make you sick," he said.

Keeping raw milk cold is one safe-handling staple empha-sized on the raw-milk websites. But the sites contain volumes of information contesting the food-safety arguments of the federal government.

The website, realmilk.com, reports that in Maine, "raw milk sales are legal on the farm and in retail stores. Raw milk and raw milk products must have a label on the product containing the words 'not pasteurized.' Farmers do not have to obtain a permit to sell raw milk if their sales are only on the farm and they do not advertise."

In New Hampshire, realmilk.com reports that raw milk sales are legal "on the farm, through home delivery, through the fi nal consumer purchasing directly from a milk pasteurization plant, and at a boarding house provided that the milk is produced on the premises and the boarding house dining room displays a sign stating that raw milk is served therein."

It is possible to purchase raw milk or obtain it from herd shares in 39 out of 50 states, the site states.

Members of the public in Maine's largest city are pushing for raw milk, Donahue said. For now, the Portland farmer's mar-kets won't be the place to fi nd it, which is causing some chagrin.

"We've got a lot of unhappy cus-tomers," Donahue said.

“We actually pasteurized when we fi rst started doing farm-er’s markets here in the state, we pasteurized some, and we

couldn’t get rid of it. Nobody wanted it. We would literally bring quite a bit to market and we would take every bit of it home, we didn’t sell any.” — Doug Donahue, organic dairy

farmer with Balfour Farm in Pittsfi eld

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Convenience store clerk knocked out, repeatedly punched in the face

‘Raw milk is huge, there’s huge demand for it’

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“I wouldn’t be making this recommendation if I thought we could get by without them,” he said yesterday. “I wouldn’t bring any ‘I wish I hads’ to the board. These are desperately needed positions.”

It will cost about $170,000 to fund all six positions, Morse esti-mated.

In a Sept. 27 memo to the school board, he said the city’s high schools and middle schools are showing stable enrollment numbers and acceptable class sizes.

In fact, most city schools have fewer students this year com-pared with last year, but certain grades at certain elementary schools are the exception.

“Elementary numbers in Kin-dergarten at Reiche, 5th grade at Presumpscot, Kindergarten and 4th grades at Ocean Avenue, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Lyseth continue to be problematic in terms of numbers,” he wrote in the memo.

Reiche’s three kindergarten classrooms have 21, 21 and 22 students each, compared with the districtwide average of about 19 students per kindergarten class.

Beyond the numbers, changing demographics at the West End school have also proved challeng-ing. For instance, district offi cials estimate that 44 percent of the students in Reiche’s incoming kindergarten class are English

language learners.Kevin Brewster, one of two

“teacher leaders” at Reiche, said yesterday that each kindergar-ten class has about four students that speak little or no English and “three or four others” that know some English.

Administrators at the school have already prepared a list of students that would populate a new classroom if the teacher position is funded.

“We made sure they are bal-anced for gender, English-lan-guage learners and (kids with) special needs,” he said.

The school board discussed the possible hires at a workshop Tuesday night, though no deci-sions were made. The board could vote on the new hires at its meet-ing on Oct. 4.

It’s become common in the past few years for the district to hire a handful of new teach-ers or teacher aides after the school year starts, said Elizabeth Holton, an at-large school board member. Based on what’s been presented, she said the district is seeking fewer new hires this year than in years past.

“My personal position is that if we need to fi ll a need in a class-room, if there are too many kids in one classroom, especially in younger grades, and with a more challenging population, then I am totally in support of providing them with the teacher that they need,” she said.

Any new ed. tech positions

would likely be assigned to schools located off Peninsula, where enrollment fi gures changed dramatically this year with the opening of Ocean Avenue School, which is already at capacity.

“Consideration should be given to hire an aide for each build-ing to assist teachers in meeting student needs,” Morse wrote in the memo. “In addition to class-room based Ed Tech needs, we need to consider the addition of a half-time Medical Ed Tech at the Lyseth/Moore campus.”

The medical position is neces-sary to help school nurses care for students with serious medical conditions, Morse said.

Last year, the school district eliminated almost 80 positions through layoffs and an early retirement incentive. Among those laid off were nearly three-dozen teachers and support staff who had just a year or two of experience.

Unlike veteran teachers who are laid off, Morse said the dis-trict is not obligated under the current collective bargaining agreement to rehire these so-called “probationary” teachers when new positions open up. He said the district would “certainly” consider applications from laid-off teachers.

Depending on several factors, Morse predicted the new hires could be in the classroom within two weeks after the jobs are approved.

SCHOOLS from page one

Board could vote on new hires at Oct. 4 meeting

Amazon unveils tablet that undercuts iPadSeeking to stake a claim in

the tablet computer market alongside Apple and Samsung, Amazon.com on Wednesday revealed plans to begin selling a color touch-screen tablet.

Named the Kindle Fire, the device has a 7-inch touch screen, weighs 14.6 ounces and is outfi t-ted with a dual-core processor. But the most important feature may be the price. At $199 the Fire is less than half the price of the Apple iPad, which starts at $499. It is the fi rst tablet from a major company to seriously undercut the iPad in price.

Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive, who showed off the Fire on stage at a news conference in Manhat-tan, said it was meant to build on the popularity of the com-pany’s e-readers and appeal to a broader audience that also wants to browse the Web and stream music, movies and video. The device has access to Amazon’s library of 18 million e-books, songs and movies and televi-sion shows, and can run Android applications that have been approved by Amazon.

There is also a newsstand for users who want to subscribe to magazines, including Cosmo-

politan, Vanity Fair, Wired and Glamour.

“We’re building premium prod-ucts at non-premium prices,” said Mr. Bezos. “We are determined to do that.”

Mr. Bezos also introduced a speedy custom-built mobile browser, called Amazon Silk, which he said was “cloud-accelerated,” combining Amazon’s computing

cloud with the Kindle Fire device. “It’s truly a technical achieve-ment,” he said.

Amazon plans to begin taking preorders for the Fire on its Web site immediately, and they will start shipping Nov. 15. Mr. Bezos said the company was “making many millions of these.”

The Kindle Fire includes a free cloud-based storage system, mean-ing that no syncing with cables is necessary. Mr. Bezos seemed to take a swipe at Apple, saying, “That model that you are respon-sible for backing up your own con-tent is a broken model.”

This fi rst model of the Fire sends and receives data only over Wi-Fi, not cellular networks. Like the iPad’s screen, the screen on the Fire has so-called in-plane switching technology, meaning that unlike some LCD screens it can be viewed from a variety of angles, not just straight on. Mr. Bezos also introduced several new e-readers, including the Kindle Touch, a lightweight version of its current Kindle models, with the addition of infrared touch features to the black-and-white display. The Touch, which costs $99, has no buttons, and users navigate by tapping the sides of the screen. The device is available for preor-der beginning Wednesday and will start shipping Nov. 21.

The Kindle Fire has access to Amazon’s library of 18 million e-books, songs and movies and television shows, and can run Android applications that have been approved by Amazon. (Emmanuel Dunand/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images/New York Times)

BY JENNA WORTHAMTHE NEW YORK TIMES

Page 8 — THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Thursday, September 29, 2011

Jennifer Paz and Gregg Godbrod star in Ogunquit Playhouse’s production of one of Broadway’s all-time emotional blockbusters, “Miss Saigon.” (COURTESY PHOTO)

Michael J. Tobin–––––

Theatre Talk

‘Miss Saigon’ provides emotional capstone–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– THEATER REVIEW–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

“Miss Saigon,” Ogunquit Playhouse

The Ogunquit Playhouse closed its 79th season brilliantly with the epic love story, “Miss Saigon.” Taking inspiration from the Puc-cini opera “Madame Butterfl y,” Ogunquit’s production captures your heart and your emotions, proving once again why the Play-house is America’s foremost summer theatre.

Musical Director, Ken Clifton, has provided the best vocals of the season. To hear the ensemble sing is worth the price of admission times ten. Director Paul Dobie creates a solid foundation with many emotional layers that are well paced and action-packed. Choreographer Robert Tatad set every mood perfectly, from the smallest choreographed nuances to the well-executed dance numbers.

Jennifer Paz (Kim) and Gregg Goodbrod (Chris) set the stage ablaze with their powerful Broadway caliber performances. Paz’s character arc convinc-ingly went from virginal, shy girl to strong surviv-alist during the Vietnam War. Goodbrod’s American soldier gave emotionally charged confl ict as his life is torn apart by the war. Paz and Goodbrod’s vocals blended perfectly, their solo numbers a stand-out. Goodbrod’s vocals in Ellen and Chris, was a high-light. Although the script unites the two characters unbelievably fast, their performances leave no doubt of their unwavering love and self sacrifi ce.

Raul Aranas (Engineer) slithers into his role with triple threat talent, giving the audience a love-hate relationship that often leaves you laughing. Nik Walker (John) gave the show-stopping number of the evening with his powerhouse performance of “Bui-Doi.” His fi ne acting, character transitions and rela-tionships were clearly defi ned. Amanda Rose (Ellen) brought another show-stopping number to the stage with the confl icted, “Now That I’ve Seen Her.” Austin Ku (Thuy) did not have the acting strength or look needed for the ferocity of his jilted role.

The ensemble was collectively outstanding and individually multi-talented. Opening number, “The Heat Is On In Saigon,” was an immediate show-stop-per, beautifully staged. The entire show taking your emotions hostage and staying with you long after

the last note is brilliantly sung. A personal “job very well done” to my former classmate, Gary Thomas Ng, who played several roles in the ensemble.

The period costumes were provided by Cos-tumes World, nothing wrong but nothing spec-tacular. Set design by Michael Anania was appropriate; however, the execution was not as tight as previous shows. The playbill states that cos-tumes and sets had been designed and built for other theaters — and they looked it. However, the much anticipated helicopter sequence was very well done and a show-stopper. Lighting design by Rich-ard Latta provided a professional, well-executed look, complementing each scene. Sound designer, Jeremy Oleksa, eventually found the right balance for the singers, as the seven very talented musicians played almost non-stop for three hours.

Ogunquit Playhouse provided thousands of people with a season of top-notch musicals and I will miss my monthly date with their professional produc-tions. My unexpected favorite show was “Summer Of Love,” a production that touched me (and the audience) on so many levels and proved what tech-nical excellence truly is. Bravo Michele Lee! “Avenue Q” gave me so many laugh-out-loud moments with a super-stellar cast. “Legally Blonde” was just plain fun with the unstoppable, very talented Sally Struthers. “Music Man” was my least favorite but

certainly worthy of the accolades it received.Next season, the Playhouse celebrates 80 years.

I personally hope they continue to “push the artis-tic envelope” when selecting their season. Shows being considered next summer include “9 to 5,” “The Buddy Holly Story,” “Victor/Victoria,” the return of “Menopause the Musical,” and several other (thank-fully) not-overly-done titles.

“Miss Saigon” plays though Sunday, Oct. 23. For more information go to www.ogunquitplayhouse.org or call 646-5511.

(Michael J. Tobin has been a professional actor, direc-tor, 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 Com-munity Theatre. Mr. Tobin lives in South Portland.)

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Thursday, Sept. 29

Rubblebucket at Port City7 p.m. Rubblebucket’s second studio album, Omega La La produced by Eric Broucek (LCD Soundsystem, !!!, Holy Ghost) @ DFA Studios & mastered by Joe Lambert (Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Herbie Hancock) was released on June 21. Port City Music Hall.

Chris Botti at Merrill7:30 p.m. Merrill Auditorium, Portland. “Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD ‘When I Fall In Love,’ Chris Botti (pronounced boat-tee) has become the largest selling American instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongo-ing association with PBS has led to four No. 1 Jazz Albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum & Grammy Awards. Over the past three decades, he has recorded and performed with the best in music; including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell and Aerosmith’s own Steven Tyler.” http://portlandovations.org

Connor Garvey CD Release8 p.m. Local favorite and nationally touring folk troubadour

Connor Garvey returns to One Longfellow Square to release his 4th album “Where Ocean Meets Land.” One Longfellow Square. http://www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Friday, Sept. 30

New England Americana Songwriter’s Night8 p.m. Six acclaimed local songwriters from around the Northeast will team up for one show. The event is free to the public. The line-up includes: Sarah Blacker: www.sar-ahblacker.com; John Colvert: www.johncolvert.com; Sam Otis Hill: www.samotishill.com; Jay Baisner (of This Way): www.thiswayband.com; Jeff Conley: www.jeffconleyband.com; Patrick Coman: www.patrickcoman.com. At Port City Blue. www.portcityblue.com

Rodney Crowell at One Longfellow8 p.m. Rodney Crowell honed his songwriting chops with his compadres Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark. He was at the center of Emmylou Harris’s Hot Band in the 70s; he’s a Grammy-winning songwriter and he pro-duced then-wife Rosanne Cash’s chart-topping work of the 80s. One Longfellow Square. http://www.onelongfel-lowsquare.com

Big Blood in Biddeford 8 p.m. Big Blood, Garm, Inspector 22 at The Oak & The Ax, 140 Main St., Biddeford. Also art opening with new work by Colleen Kinsella. http://theoakandtheax.blogspot.com

Rodney Crowell with Kris Kristofferson at the Nashville Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony on Nov. 7, 2010. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Thursday, September 29, 2011— Page 9

SOLAR TOUR Saturday

October 1st

See revisionenergy.com for full listing of homes available

Lovewhip, the Jamaica Plain, Mass.-based electro group , whips up furiously infectious dance songs. The group will perform at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge on Saturday, Oct. 15. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Saturday, Oct. 1

Elizabeth Mitchell11 a.m. SPACE Gallery, in association with Bloom Arts & Events, presents Elizabeth Mitchell. A Smithsonian Folkways Record-ing artist, Mitchell has been recording and performing music for children since 1998. Elizabeth was the fi rst new children’s music artist signed to Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in the 21st century. Also 2 p.m. http://www.space538.org/events.php

Emilia Dahlin in New Gloucester7:30 p.m. The Village Coffeehouse in New Gloucester is very excited to once again feature Emilia Dahlin. Ms. Dahlin was recently selected as one of the top ten local musicians to put on your “must see” list by Down East magazine. She was also voted best local female vocalist in 2005, 2006, 2007 and was winner of the Great Waters Songwriting Competition in Wolf-boro, New Hampshire. She’s a “self-made original” and the quintessential indie musi-cian, wearing the hat of artist, manager, booking agent, and publicist at once. For more information see, www.emiliadahlin.com. The Village Coffeehouse is located at the First Congregational Church at the corner of Rt. 231 and Gloucester Hill Rd., New Gloucester, Maine. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and children. For more information call Julie Fralich 926-3161 or the church offi ce 926-3260. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information on the Coffeehouse, see www.villagecoffeehouse.org.

Johnson’s Crossroad8 p.m. Johnson’s Crossroad has been described by friends and fans as everything from “Appalachian Soul” to “Hillbilly Metal.” The new album ‘Mockingbird’ puts songwriter Paul Johnson squarely in line with names like Guy Clark or Zac Brown and his powerful voice evokes memories of folk stars like Tom Waits, Taj Mahal or Burl Ives. The sincerity of his songs and simplicity of his lyrics make you want to pour a brew, put your feet up or head to the hills. Johnson’s Crossroad makes you remember what is important in life. Moses Atwood is carving his tremendous raw talent into a powerful, yearning musical voice. Over the next several years he plans to sculpt a truly great contribution to American music. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Sunday, Oct. 2

Season Opening Celebration for PSO2:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra with Robert Moody, conductor, and Awada-gin Pratt, piano. Also Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Merrill Auditorium. https://tickets.porttix.com/public/show.asp

An Evening with Primus8:30 p.m. SOLD OUT. State Theatre presents Primus. Primus’ major label debut was the album Sailing the Seas of Cheese. The album was supported by the singles “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver” and “Tommy the Cat,” both of which appeared on MTV. Fans of “South Park” will recog-nize their work in the theme song. www.statetheatreportland.com

Tuesday, Oct. 4

Shinji Masuko (DMBQ, Boredoms) with AWAAS at SPACE Gallery9 p.m. Shinji Masuko, founder of legendary Japanese psych outfi t DMBQ and principal guitarist with noise rock titans Boredoms since 2004, comes to SPACE in support of his fi rst solo release, Woven Music. http://www.space538.org/events.php

Wednesday, Oct. 5

Jackson Browne Solo 7:30 p.m. “Playing guitar and piano, Jackson Browne will per-form songs from his entire body of work, with varying set lists. He has released two albums of acoustic music, Jackson Browne — Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 & 2. In Rolling Stone’s four star review of Volume 2.” Merrill Auditorium. https://tick-ets.porttix.com/public/show.asp

The Mutineers CD release8 p.m. Local acoustic music trio/quartet The Mutineers celebrate the release of “Drover’s Bones,” their third album of traditional and original songs with unique and soulful arrangements. The Mutineers’ third recorded proj-ect is offi cially due out on Oct. 5, when the trio will host a CD-release party at One Longfel-low Square in Portland. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Saturday, Oct. 8

USNA Men’s Glee Club7:30 p.m. Portland Symphony Orchestra with Robert Moody, conductor; the U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club directed by Dr. Aaron Smith. “The PSO is thrilled and honored to open the 2011-2012 Pops season with one of America’s premier men’s choral ensembles. The 80 Midship-men in the group, directed by Dr. Aaron Smith, will perform choral masterpieces, popular music, patriotic songs, traditional sea shanties, and a variety of other works. Anchors aweigh!” https://tickets.porttix.com/public/show.asp

Tuesday, Oct. 11

Screaming Females with The Underground Railroad To Candyland, Mouth Washington8 p.m. With a mash-up of punk and diy-based infl uences New Jerseys Screaming Females is coming back to Portland for their fi rst headlining show at SPACE. Known as one of the hardest working bands in North America, they are moving their way through New England after a European tour to pro-mote the re-release of their fi rst album Baby Teeth. California’s playful pop-punk The Underground Railroad To Candyland will open along with Portland’s own DIY rocker princes Mouth Washington. SPACE Gallery.

Wednesday, Oct. 12

Jonathan Richman, Tommy Larkins9 p.m. Jonathan Richman has been writing songs, making records and performing live for most of his life, winning fans and making friends around the world with his guileless honesty and playfully catchy compositions. He began playing guitar at the age of 15, and in the early 1970s formed the Modern Lovers, whose raw, minimalist sound and emotionally forthright songs helped to lay the groundwork for punk rock. Over the years, Jonathan’s music has absorbed a multitude of infl uences, from doo-wop to country to a variety of international styles, without sacrifi cing the artist’s effervescent personality. SPACE Gallery.

Friday, Oct. 14

Creole Choir of Cuba8 p.m. Presented by Portland Ovations at Merrill Auditorium. “Celebrating roots, resistance, and the irresistible rhythms of life, the Creole Choir of Cuba captivates audiences with their passionate melo-

dies, richly textured harmonies and vibrant dancing. Shifting Caribbean tempos and Afro-Cuban beats propel the Choir’s undiscovered musical treasures from Haiti, Dominica and Cuba. From laments and protests to celebrations of enduring love and freedom - each note evokes a powerful story handed down in song through generations. The Grammy-nom-inated ensemble is quickly earning its place alongside Ladysmith Black Mam-bazo, Soweto Gospel Choir and Sweet Honey in the Rock as one of the great choirs of the world.” https://tickets.port-tix.com/public/show.asp

Grant Street Orchestra8 p.m. Seven-piece Funk/Hip-Hop group Grant Street Orchestra is having a party to celebrate the arrival their fi rst full length album “Passionately Late.” The Big Easy

on Middle Street in Portland is going to explode in a mass of funk and hip-hop as Grant Street hosts a party for the release of their debut album with friends, dancing, and great music. Headliners Grant Street Orchestra will close out the night in a cav-alcade of funk, with help from a handful of special guests. A few new songs will debut, along with an expansion of their already impressive horn section.

Saturday, Oct. 15

Lovewhip at Bubba’s9 p.m. Lovewhip and The Whipettes with Mr. Dereloid at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge in Portland. Boston’s Lovewhip plays elec-tro disco pop, world rock. www.facebook.com/Lovewhip

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). People will follow and learn from you. You are someone people want to be like. You will effortlessly provide quality educa-tion and responsible recreation. It’s just who you are. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have a network of friends, but you are not dependent on them and do not feel the need to be in constant contact with them. Because you are your own person, you have more to give your friends. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll chuckle wisely and walk with the sha-mans. Maybe you’ll get caught up in the race again or return to other kinds of silliness tomorrow. But for now, you’re peacefully “over” it all. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re on a roll, and the momentum will con-tinue to build as long as you don’t interrupt it. You stay focused on what’s going great in your life, and the great happenings just keep coming. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are helpful by nature to such a degree that you can hardly hold back your help from anyone who appears to need it. You should be careful not to assume people are in need, though. Ask to be sure. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You know that your life has a purpose, but you’re not always sure exactly what that purpose is and how you could manifest it to the greatest effect. You’ll get some clarity on the matter today. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Keep marching forward. Don’t tiptoe, and don’t run. The best approach will be steady, temperate, measured and determined. If you are working with a team, they easily will fall in step with

you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You have a different level of awareness and therefore will not follow the same path as those around you. You’ll do your own thing and fi nd your own way of avoiding pitfalls and potholes. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There is a wide spectrum of choices available to you, but they are not all so readily seen. You won’t really under-stand your options until you’ve experi-enced a few of them, so dive in. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your sacred wish will be mysteriously granted. If you asked 10 people why the practice of sacred wishing works, you would get 10 different answers, and all of them would be, in a way, true. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your DNA does dictate some aspects of your life, though perhaps not as many as you thought. You’ll embrace your physi-cal gifts and fi nd a way to frame your limitations that makes them seem like assets. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You will be generous with your time and your creativity. This generosity is attrac-tive to many, and you’ll have to be care-ful about whom you let into your life so as not to be taken advantage of. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 29). Your professional life will be invigo-rated, and you will take pleasure in fi nding new ways to be useful to others when you are not working. You’ll receive unexpected gifts and money now through October. In 2011, creative projects are instrumental to a healing process. Romance is featured in April. Aries and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 1, 25, 38 and 10.

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state 64 Actress Paquin 65 BPOE members 66 Drive too fast 67 Lewd glance

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THURSDAY PRIME TIME SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 Dial 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 5 CTN 5 Poet Whistle Cumberland County Thom Hartmann Show Grit TV Update

6 WCSHCommunity (N) Å

Parks and Recreation (N) Å

The Office “The Incen-tive”

Whitney “First Date” (N)

Prime Suspect “Carnivo-rous Sheep” Jane helps Duffy with a case.

News Tonight Show With Jay Leno

7 WPFOThe X Factor “Auditions No. 4” Hopefuls perform for the judges. (N) (In Stereo) Å

News 13 on FOX (N) The Office “Stress Relief”

The Office “Valentine’s Day”

8 WMTWCharlie’s Angels “Run-way Angels” A model goes missing. (N) Å

Grey’s Anatomy The chief makes a shocking decision. (N) Å

Private Practice “God Laughs” Helping Pete after his heart attack.

News 8 WMTW at 11PM (N)

Nightline (N) Å

10 MPBNMaine Watch

Camden In-ternational

Doc Martin “Going Bodmin” Martin’s first patient. Å

Meet Your Farmer Charlie Rose (N) (In Stereo) Å

11 WENHChanging Aging

Windows to the Wild Å

Autumn’s Passage A poetic story. Å

Frontline (In Stereo) Å Frontline (In Stereo) Å

12 WPXTThe Vampire Diaries Klaus and Stefan arrive in Chicago. (N) Å

The Secret Circle “Loner” Faye works on controlling her powers.

Excused (N) Å

American Dad Å

It’s Always Sunny in Phila.

That ’70s Show Å

13 WGMEThe Big Bang Theory (N)

How to Be a Gentle-man (N)

Person of Interest Finch remembers the machine’s origin. (N)

The Mentalist “Little Red Book” A personal trainer is murdered. (N)

WGME News 13 at 11:00

Late Show With David Letterman

17 WPME Without a Trace “Run” Without a Trace Å Law Order: CI Local Cops Å

24 DISC Extreme Drug American Underworld Track Me if You Can American Underworld

25 FAM “Sweet Home” Movie: ››‡ “Two Weeks Notice” (2002) The 700 Club Å

26 USA NCIS “Judgment Day” NCIS “Judgment Day” NCIS (In Stereo) Å Burn Notice Å

27 NESN NHL Hockey Bruins Daily Remy’s Daily Dennis

28 CSNE Tailgate Quick Patriots Tailgate Sports SportsNet Sports SportsNet

30 ESPN College Football South Florida at Pittsburgh. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) Å

31 ESPN2 MLS Soccer D.C. United at Philadelphia Union. Baseball Tonight (N) Movie: “Catching Hell”

33 ION Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å

34 DISN Wizards Movie: ››‡ “16 Wishes” (2010) ANT Farm Wizards ANT Farm Wizards

35 TOON Regular Problem King of Hill King of Hill Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Fam. Guy Fam. Guy

36 NICK iCarly (In Stereo) Å My Wife My Wife ’70s Show ’70s Show Friends Friends

37 MSNBC The Last Word Rachel Maddow Show The Ed Show (N) The Last Word

38 CNN Anderson Cooper 360 Piers Morgan Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 John King, USA

40 CNBC Supermarkets The Coffee Addiction The Coffee Addiction Mad Money

41 FNC The O’Reilly Factor (N) Hannity (N) Greta Van Susteren The O’Reilly Factor

43 TNT Bones (In Stereo) Å Bones (In Stereo) Å Bones (In Stereo) Å CSI: NY Å

44 LIFE Project Runway Å Project Runway “Sew 70’s” (N) Dance Moms Å Picker

46 TLC Lottery Changed Undercover Boss Å Prison Diaries (N) Å Undercover Boss Å

47 AMC Movie: ›››‡ “No Country for Old Men” (2007) Movie: “No Country for Old Men”

48 HGTV First Place First Place Selling NY Property House Hunters House Hunters

49 TRAV Man, Food Man, Food Truck Stp Truck Stp Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food Man, Food

50 A&E The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å

52 BRAVO Matchmaker Matchmaker Matchmaker Matchmaker

55 HALL Little House on Prairie Frasier Frasier Frasier Frasier Frasier Frasier

56 SYFY “Dawn of the Dead” Movie: ›› “Dead Silence” (2007, Horror) “House on Hill”

57 ANIM Swamp Wars Å Hillbilly Handfishin’ Tanked Å Hillbilly Handfishin’

58 HIST Targeting Bin Laden Å IRT Deadliest Roads Modern Marvels Å

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61 COM Futurama Futurama Futurama South Park South Park Tosh.0 Daily Show Colbert

62 FX Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Sunny Archer (N) Sunny Archer

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Today is Thursday, Sept. 29, the 272nd day of 2011. There are 93 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Sept. 29, 1789, the U.S. War Depart-

ment established a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.

On this date:In 1829, London’s reorganized police

force, which became known as Scotland Yard, went on duty.

In 1907, the foundation stone was laid for the Washington National Cathedral, which wasn’t fully completed until this date in 1990.

In 1918, Allied forces began their decisive breakthrough of the Hindenburg Line during World War I.

In 1938, British, French, German and Ital-ian leaders concluded the Munich Agree-ment, which was aimed at appeasing Adolf Hitler by allowing Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland.

In 1957, the New York Giants played their last game at the Polo Grounds, losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1. (The Giants moved to San Francisco.)

In 1982, Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide claimed the fi rst of seven victims in the Chicago area. (To date, the case remains unsolved.)

In 1986, the Soviet Union released Nicho-las Daniloff, an American journalist confi ned on spying charges.

In 2005, John G. Roberts Jr. was sworn in as the nation’s 17th chief justice after win-ning Senate confi rmation.

One year ago: Anti-austerity protests erupted across Europe; Greek doctors and railway employees walked off the job, Span-ish workers shut down trains and buses, and one man rammed a cement truck into the Irish parliament to protest the country’s enormous bank bailouts.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Lizabeth Scott is 89. Actor Steve Forrest is 86. Actress Anita Ekberg is 80. Writer-director Robert Benton is 79. Singer Jerry Lee Lewis is 76. Actor Ian McShane is 69. Jazz musi-cian Jean-Luc Ponty is 69. Actress Patricia Hodge is 65. TV personality Bryant Gumbel is 63. Rock singer-musician Mark Farner is 63. Rock singer-musician Mike Pinera is 63. Country singer Alvin Crow is 61. Actor Drake Hogestyn is 58. Singer Suzzy Roche (The Roches) is 55. Comedian-actor Andrew “Dice” Clay is 54. Rock singer John Payne (Asia) is 53. Actor Roger Bart is 49. Singer-musician Les Claypool is 48. Actress Jill Whelan is 45. Actor Luke Goss is 43. Rock musician Brad Smith (Blind Melon) is 43. Actress Erika Eleniak is 42. Actress Emily Lloyd is 41. Actress Natasha Gregson Wagner is 41. Actress Rachel Cronin is 40. Actor Alexis Cruz is 37. Actor Zachary Levi is 31. Country singer Katie McNeill is 29. Rock musician Josh Farro is 24.

ACROSS 1 Shouts derisively 6 Little blows 10 Skiers’ ride 14 Arabic name for

God 15 Desktop image 16 Mike of “Dirty

Jobs” 17 Cosby doing a

birdcall? 19 In the same place:

Lat. 20 Outback nester 21 Wife’s partner 23 Sea off Italy 28 Nasal sounding 29 Hold the throne 30 Mythical bird of

prey 32 Over the hill 33 Move along slowly 34 Contemporary

dragon 36 Get married 39 Silver-gray color 40 In a row 41 Musical gift

42 Kind of horse or cow

43 Tense 44 House gofer 45 Slangy turndown 47 Fizzle 48 Roof overhangs 49 Sidestepped 52 Twisted doughnuts 54 Attire 56 Be penitent 57 Delibes and

Durocher 58 Stewart doing a

Scottish dance? 64 Aphrodite’s boy 65 Tooted 66 Get all

melodramatic 67 Hindu attire 68 Sailing vessel 69 American Beauties

DOWN 1 Straight punch 2 QB Manning 3 Hospital wing 4 Capital of North

Carolina 5 Medicine man 6 Disencumbered 7 NCAA grouping 8 Milne’s Winnie 9 Projecting nose 10 Of primitive

groups 11 Marley with hair

extensions? 12 Inspiring reverence 13 “Angie Baby”

singer Helen 18 Fanatic fan 22 Raptor’s plunge 23 Operatic highlights 24 Thickheaded 25 Little with the

needy? 26 Pressed 27 Funny 31 Old fogy 34 Related group 35 Owed 37 Type of beaver? 38 Garb for a girl 40 Nearer the ground 44 Sicilian capital

46 Andre of the courts

48 Evader 49 Bucolic valleys 50 “Carmen” or

“Norma,” e.g. 51 Annual Kentucky

event 53 Capacious

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coverage 60 Hole maker 61 Goddess of the

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I have been married to “George” for 11 years. In the past two, George and I have had sex only three times. Lately, when I go to kiss him, he turns away. I have asked George if there is someone else or if he has a medical issue, but he denies both. I’ve been told I am quite attractive, but he seems interested only in the fi nancial stability I provide. I am so frustrated. The only thing keeping me here is that I am taking classes at a lo-cal college and am close to fi nishing. I would like to save my marriage, but can’t do it by myself. Am I wasting my time? I don’t get the impression that George even likes me, let alone loves me. -- Need an Outsider’s Insight Dear Need: If George thinks he has a medical problem, he should be willing to see a doctor -- and you should en-courage him to do so. If he were having an affair or if he were gay, however, he might not tell you. Get some coun-seling and fi gure out whether it is worth staying in this loveless marriage. Dear Annie: My sister is getting married next spring. My husband and I are excited for her, but we live in the Midwest, and they are getting married in Hawaii. My husband and I don’t make much money. We’ve been saving for three years to go to Hawaii on our anniversary in January. We would prefer to go on our own vacation rather than deplete our savings in order to attend my sis-ter’s wedding. To be fair, it didn’t cost my sister a dime to attend my wedding, and even she has admitted that she was a lousy maid of honor -- rude and demanding. Now my sister is furious that we are not planning to at-tend. She has demanded that I put my student loans into forbearance, get a second job, go without my husband, or

that we use our vacation funds. I feel that if she wants to have a destination wedding, great, but she can’t expect people to spend that kind of money, and she has no right to dictate how others choose to spend their money. She has been quite nasty to me and is badmouthing us to our friends and family. Am I wrong not to spend our money for her wedding? -- Frustrated with Finances Dear Frustrated: We will admit that your sister sounds like a selfi sh spoiled brat, but we also believe one should make every effort to attend major family events. You al-ready have the money saved up to go to Hawaii. Why not combine your vacation with her wedding? After the rest of the guests go home (or before they arrive), you and your husband can enjoy the trip you planned, even if it is not on the exact day you wanted. This is what family mem-bers do when they love each other (although your sister certainly doesn’t make it easy). Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Suffering Soon-to-Be Ex,” whose wife left him after he made the incredible blunder of saying he wished he’d found his wife’s sister fi rst. A few years ago, my co-worker made a huge mistake during a business conference call. The very next day, he wrote on the white board in his offi ce, “Think fast. Talk slow.” I thought you might want to pass this sage advice along to your readers. We were able to save the client. I hope “Soon” is as fortunate. -- Slow Talker Dear Slow: We hope so, too. Thanks for the excellent words to live by.

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(NY TIMES) — Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said on Wednesday that the Internal Affairs Bureau will look into the decision of a high-ranking offi cer to use pepper spray on a number of female protesters at an Occupy Wall Street demonstration on Saturday.

The pepper spray episode occurred on East 12th Street, where police offi cers arrested some protest-ers and corralled others behind orange mesh net-ting. It was captured on video recordings made by several protesters from different vantage points.

The video, which has been posted on YouTube, shows a deputy inspector walking up to a group of women standing on the sidewalk behind the orange netting and shooting pepper spray at them. The deputy inspector, identifi ed as Anthony Bologna, then walked away.

Commissioner Kelly said he had seen video of the pepper spraying only on a television newscast,

and questioned whether the snippet he saw offered enough context to evaluate what occurred.

Asked about the episode at a press briefi ng on Wednesday, Mr. Kelly did not offer an explanation for why Inspector Bologna selected the four women out of the larger crowd as a target.

“I don’t know what precipitated that specifi c inci-dent,” he said, but added that demonstrators as a group were engaged in “tumultuous conduct” and were “intent on blocking traffi c” as they marched down University Place on their return from Union Square to the fi nancial district, where the protesters have been encamped for more than a week.

Mr. Kelly said concerns about the pepper spray episode had been referred to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, an independent agency that investi-gates allegations of police misconduct. Mr. Kelly said the department would also “look at it ourselves as

well,” and added that the internal inquiry would be handled by the Internal Affairs Bureau.

Inspector Roy T. Richter, the head of the Captains Endowment Association, the union that represents the upper echelons of city offi cers, said that he was not surprised the police brass was reviewing the role of offi cers at the demonstrations, “given the notori-ety the Wall Street protests have attracted in the media.”

He added that Deputy Inspector Bologna “will cooperate with whatever investigative body the police commissioner designates to perform this review. Deputy Inspector Bologna’s actions that day were motivated by his concern for the safety of offi -cers under his command and the safety of the public. The limited use of pepper spray effectively restored order without any escalation of force or serious injury to either demonstrator or police offi cer.”

NY police to examine pepper-spray episode at ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest

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140th annual Cumberland County Fair7 a.m. Senior Citizens Day — Old Time Radio Gang - Bobby Reed, Fourth Annual Classic Car Show — Lawnmower Racing — Hysong Gospel Group. Special Ride Promotion Pay $15 Ride All Rides. Weighing Oxen, Horses and Steers, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.Through Oct. 1. www.cumberlandfair.com

Grand opening of Sustainability and Energy Alternatives Center at SMCC10 a.m. Southern Maine Community College will celebrate the grand opening of its Sustainability and Energy Alter-natives Center at the College’s South Portland campus. Developed through federal and state grants, the SEA Center is the centerpiece of SMCC’s new initiatives to drive sustainability, including the development of new col-lege courses and workforce training in renewable energy, energy auditing and weatherization. Equipped with state of the art equipment, the SEA Center lab offers students the chance to work with a broad array of renewable energy systems, including solar photovoltaic and solar hot water systems, as well as fully functional pressurized test house that is used to train energy auditors. The Center will also serve as a forum for community events, educational pro-grams, and other activities relating to sustainability and energy effi ciency. The event will feature Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and SMCC President Ronald Cantor who will mark the occasion with comments at 10 a.m. Following the speaking part of the program, SEA Center Director John Brautigam will demonstrate some of the unique tools used in the Center, including the “pressure house.”

Necessary Work opening at City Hall5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The city of Portland and Art at Work will sponsor a reception for the opening of Necessary Work, an exhibit showcasing some of the art, stories, photographs, and poems created during Portland’s last four years with Art At Work. Specifi c projects represented by the artwork include Forest City Times, Lines Portland, Public Works, Ties That Bind, Thin Blue Lines, and City Writers Group. The opening reception will feature a welcome from City Manager Mark Rees, followed by members of the Portland Police Department reading poems and performing excerpts from the original performance Radio Calls as well as a few stories from Public Service’s Construction Crew and the City Writers Group. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit will continue through March, with more work to be added from two new citywide projects — Portland Works and Meeting Place. City Council Chambers Gallery, City Hall, Portland.

Artspace hosted by Creative Portland6 p.m. Creative Portland is hosting a presentation by Art-space — a nonprofi t based in Minneapolis, Minn. that spe-cializes in the development of artist live/work space — in the Rines Auditorium of Portland Public Library. The meet-ing is free and open to the public. The 30-45 minute interac-tive presentation will include information about Artspace’s model for developing artist live/work space and examples of their projects throughout the country. Following the pre-sentation, attendees will be invited ask questions, provide feedback and contribute their views on community needs and interest in such a project in Portland. This meeting is part of a two-day visit by representatives from Artspace to provide a preliminary assessment for the development of artist live/work space in the city. During their visit, Artspace will meet with a variety of stakeholders, including devel-opers, city offi cials, community members, funders, artists and cultural institutions to ascertain the needs, issues and interest in this type of project. While in Portland, Artspace will visit potential development sites, including the St. Law-rence Arts Center on Munjoy Hill, the Portland Public Works garage at 55 Portland Street, and several properties at the corners of Hampshire and Federal Streets in the India Street neighborhood. They will also participate in a driving tour of the city to view properties in the Bayside neighborhood and along Commercial Street.

The Decline of River Herring 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Gulf of Maine Research Institute. 350 Commercial St. “River herring (alewives and blueback herring) have played an important historical role in New England’s coastal communities and in the ecology of coastal rivers and nearshore regions of the Gulf of Maine. Populations have exhibited dramatic declines over the past 20 years despite efforts to remove dams and restore waterways. There are many suspects in the recent declines, including striped bass predation, habi-tat degradation, water fl ow problems, and continued poor passage at dams. However, the most talked about cause is the bycatch of river herring in the mid-water trawl fi shery. Dr. Michael P. Armstrong will discuss a close examination of new data that indicates that bycatch may be part of the problem, but not the primary cause for the recent decline.” Please RSVP to Patty Collins, lectures@gmri.org; 228-1625.

Friday, Sept. 30

140th annual Cumberland County Fair7 a.m. There are so many exciting things planned for this milestone anniversary. 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Weighing all Draft Horses and Oxen; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Exhibition Hall, Museum, Sugar House, Horticulture Open. Cumberland Fair Maine Maple Day — International Horse Pulling: USA vs. Canada — Debbie Meyers. www.cumberlandfair.com

Moore Students Community Service Project 1 p.m. A team of eighth grade students at Lyman Moore Middle School in Portland will present their public policy proposal about encouraging students to participate in community service to the Rotary Club of Portland at Holiday Inn by the Bay. The team created the proposal last school year as part of Project Citizen, a program that involves students in researching current problems and proposing solutions. They were one of four teams chosen to represent Moore at the Project Citizen State Showcase in Augusta last May. The team’s proposal would require all Maine schools to take two field trips every year that focus on community service. Each school could pick their field trip destination as long as the teachers and students could tie it to improvements in the community. Team members are Abdirisak Musse, Hilary Kingsbury, Joey Burke, Katy Cyr, Alysha Alling and Julia Jordan. Moore Assistant Principal Kathleen Ball served as their Project Citizen mentor and she will accompany them to the Rotary Club presentation. Moore seventh graders will participate in Project Citizen again this year. In the past, Moore’s Project Citizen teams have won state and national awards, generated grant funds for student-initiated projects and helped to infl uence public policy issues in Portland. For more information about the program, please contact David Hilton at hiltoda@portlandschools.org.

First Lady Michelle Obama in Portland1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Ocean Gateway Pier, Obama Victory Fund 2012 — Afternoon Reception with the First Lady. The Maine Democratic Party writes, “Please help us wel-come Michele Obama to Maine. Click on this link for more details: http://my.barackobama.com/sep30portofportland?custom1=5173794 or call us at 622-6233.” Email rfl eury@barackobama.com

Bird Walk at the Quarry Run5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Bird Walk at the Quarry Run. “Join Derek and Jeannette Lovich from Freeport Wild Bird Supply

for a birding walk in the Quarry Run, they’ll be looking for migrant sparrows and other species that like the weedy fi elds of the old landfi ll. Trekkers will also look at the chang-ing habitat at the Quarry, especially the proliferation of invasive plants. There’s a possibility of seeing 10 species of sparrows, as well as rare-but-regular visitors, particu-larly Dickcissel and Orange-crowned Warbler. Meet at the Quarry Run in the Ocean Ave Recreational Area.” www.trails.org/events.html

‘Confessions of a New Age Refugee’7 p.m. “Losing My Religion: Confessions of a New Age Refugee,” written and performed by Seth Lepore, directed by Thomas Griffi n. The Hive, Kennebunk; $12 advance/$15 door Tix for show available at www.brownpapertickets.com or visit www.thehivekennebunk.com; www.facebook.com/thehivekennebunk. The Hive, 84 Main St., Kennebunk.

New England Americana Songwriter’s Night8 p.m. Six acclaimed local songwriters from around the Northeast will team up for one show. The event is free to the public. The line-up includes: Sarah Blacker: www.sar-ahblacker.com; John Colvert: www.johncolvert.com; Sam Otis Hill: www.samotishill.com; Jay Baisner (of This Way): www.thiswayband.com; Jeff Conley: www.jeffconleyband.com; Patrick Coman: www.patrickcoman.com. At Port City Blue. www.portcityblue.com

Saturday, Oct. 1

140th annual Cumberland County Fair7 a.m. There are so many exciting things planned for this milestone anniversary. 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Weighing all Draft Horses and Oxen; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Exhibition Hall, Museum, Sugar House, Horticulture Open. World of Horses Show, NPPA Truck Pull, Don Campbell, Brian Wardwell. 8 a.m. Make-A-Wish Foundation Tractor Pull, Front of Grand-stands. www.cumberlandfair.com

Portland Jetport: Open house for new terminal9 a.m. to noon. Public open house for the Portland Interna-tional Jetport’s brand new expanded terminal. From 9 a.m. to noon, visitors will be able to tour the new facility before it offi cially opens for business on Sunday, Oct. 2. This is a family friendly event and refreshments and giveaways will be available for children. Parking vouchers will be provided for this event. Portland International Jetport, 1001 West-brook St., Portland.

Keith Darling gives his dog a wide leash ... or no leash. Nathaniel, a Golden retriever, carries his own leash, something he has learned to do quite well, according to Darling. They were walking along State Street. On Saturday, dog owners are welcome at the Woofminster Dog Show & Cover Dog Challenge with Planet Dog at Camp Ketcha, Scarborough from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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Greater Portland Christian School homecoming10 a.m. Greater Portland Christian School is holding its homecoming; at 10 a.m., Maine Christian School Sports League JV Game, Grace Christian Academy @ GPCS JV; noon, Girls Varsity Soccer (MPA), Calvary Chapel @ GPCS; 2 p.m., Varsity Boys Soccer (MPA), Acadia Christian @ GPCS; 4 p.m., Alumni Game; 5:30 p.m., Alumni Cook-out. “GPCS Invites all Alumni back to cheer on our soccer teams and participate in the annual Alumni Soccer Game.”

Maine Marathon Kids’ Mile10 a.m. Portland’s Back Cove will be the scene of the fi rst Maine Marathon Kids’ Mile, beginning at 10 a.m. The event will benefi t Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine and is part of the Maine Marathon, which take place the follow-ing day. To participate, athletes must be 7 to12 years of age on the day of the race. Medals will be awarded to all fi nishers and trophies will be given to the top three boys and the top three girls. Offi cial Maine Marathon Kids’ Mile t-shirts will be given to the fi rst 500 athletes who register for the race. Race registration can be done online at www.KidsMile.kintera.org, or in-person on the day of the race from 8 to 9:40 a.m. at the Maine Marathon start line, near the Hannaford entrance on Bedford Street in Portland. There is a $12 entry fee for the Kids’ Mile (only $10 for registrations returned to the BBBS or postmarked by Monday, Sept. 19). Prizes will be given to all participants raising more money for Big Brothers Big Sisters. The names of athletes who raise $100 or more over the regis-tration amount will be entered into a drawing to win an iPad. The drawing will take place right after the race on Saturday, Oct. 1. Online registration can be done by visiting: www.Kid-sMile.kintera.org. The site also introduces all the fundraising opportunities, qualifying participants to win the extra prizes. Call 773.5437 or email info@somebigs.org with questions. Media sponsors are MaineBiz, FOX23 and Q-97.9. Big Broth-ers Big Sisters of Southern Maine is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of young people, focusing on prevention, primarily through professionally supported one-to-one relationships with volunteers. For more information may call 773-KIDS or visit www.somebigs.org.

Brunswick Fall Festival10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Brunswick Fall Festival, Downtown Bruns-wick and Town Mall. The Brunswick Dog Park Committee will host fundraising/fun activities for dogs and owners on the mall in Brunswick. Additionally, there will be a sidewalk sale, arts and crafts show, apple pie contest, free fl u shots, and loads of children’s activities including face painting, balloon sculptures, “Candy Playtime” with Wilbur’s Choco-lates, and Life Is Good “Playmakers” who work with chil-dren who are survivors of natural disasters or trauma.

Kat Powers at The Mill Store10 a.m. to noon. Join Kat Powers, a Maine based, do-it-yourself enthusiast, instructor, and interior decorator for a free workshop on painted furniture at The Mill Store located at Payne Road in Scarborough. Kat will share time saving tips and tricks for professional looking painted and stained fi nishes. Also, learn how to create your own antique looks with weathered and distressed painted fi nishes. To register call 885-9200. This is a free workshop but space is limited so call today.

Downtown Brunswick Fall Festival10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In Downtown Brunswick: on the Town Mall, at Brunswick Station and on Maine Street, fun activi-ties for the whole family. Sidewalk sale; craft fair; dog events; free fl u shots; fi re prevention activities; music; chil-dren’s activities; apple pie contest; downtown restaurant activities; Wilbur’s Fine Chocolates “Candy Play”; geocach-ing event. FMI, www.brunswickdowntown.org

Play me a Story: (Not too) Scary Stories10:30 a.m. “What makes you feel scared? Whether it’s bul-lies or monsters under the bed — we’ve got a story to help you cope! Join Theater for Kids as we read slightly scary stories and not too terrifying tales, then act out your inner monster in an interactive workshop.” Email theaterforkids@portlandstage.org or call 774-1043, ext. 117 with questions or to sign up. Theater for Kids at Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave.

Cathryn Falwell at Maine Audubon’s Apple Day10:30 a.m. Children¹s book illustrator/author Cathryn Fal-well will read from and talk turkey about her new picture book “Gobble, Gobble,” as part of Maine Audubon¹s Apple Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). “Learn the secrets of the wild tur-keys from Maine Audubon, follow the tracks of Maine wild-life in the Gobble Trail Game ... and create nature journals with the wildlife facts you gather. Cathryn will be signing her many nature picture books until 1 p.m. All ages, but best for 4-9.” Gilsland Farm Audubon Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth,. 781-2330. Free.

Sixth annual Woofminster1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sixth annual Woofminster Dog Show &

Cover Dog Challenge, contests: games, puppy parade, raffl es, scavenger hunt, bake sale, agility demonstrations, face painting, kids’ crafts. Rain or shine. All well-behaved dogs and people without dogs are welcome. Camp Ketcha, Scarborough, tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for dogs and kids (children under 2 free). They can be purchased at the Planet Dog Company Store at 211 Marginal Way, Portland (347-8606) or by calling Planet Dog at 800-381-1516.

‘The Last New England Vampire’ Eastern Cemetery event2 p.m. to 4 p.m. “What better place to celebrate the book launch of ‘Mercy: The Last New England Vampire’ than in a cemetery? Join award-winning author Sarah L. Thomson to celebrate the release of her new young adult novel. ...” At the Eastern Cemetery, 224 Congress St., Portland. “Take a ‘Dead Girl’ tour of the cemetery, a tour of teens buried in the cemetery led by cemetery caretakers Spirits Alive; get your own ghoulish photo taken at a photo booth; and look for sightings of Mercy Brown’s ghost wandering the graveyard. Thomson will also sign copies and read from the book, and all visitors will leave with a memento of ‘Mercy.’ ‘Mercy’ breaks new ground in the genre of young adult vampire stories in that it is inspired by a true story. Mercy Brown and her family lived in Exeter, R.I., in the late 1890s, when the New England vampire tradition held powerful sway. When Mercy’s family members began to die, fear struck deep in the hearts of the small community. Following Mercy’s death, when her brother took sick, villagers convinced Mercy’s father to have the corpse exhumed. They dug out her heart, burned it, and fed it to her brother. He too died — as Mercy had — from tuberculosis. ... A former children’s book editor at HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, Thomson now lives in Portland.” The event is sponsored by Islandport Press, the Portland Public Library, Spirits Alive, and Curious City. In the event of rain, the event will be held at the Teen Room at Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. For information about the event, contact Curious City at 420-1126. For more information about the book, please call 846-3344, visit www.islandportpress.com or e-mail books@islandportpress.com.

ALHAN Middle Eastern Music Ensemble8 p.m. Mayo Street Arts is please to present ALHAN Middle Eastern Music Ensemble as part of its Performing Arts and Culture Series. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. Doors at 7:30 p.m., performance at 8 p.m.; admission $10. “ALHAN Middle Eastern Music Ensemble performs classical and popular Arabic and Turkish music of the 17th to the 21st centuries. The group features Eric LaPerna; riqq, darbuka and nay, Tom Kovacevic; oud, nay and vocals, Madeleine Hanna; lead vocals and frame drum and Megumi Sasaki; violin. ... The Performing Arts and Culture Series highlights the artistic and cultural diversity of performing artists of greater Portland while building community in the Kennedy Park/East Bayside Neigh-borhood.” www.mayostreetarts.org

Sunday, Oct. 2

Fryeburg Fair7 a.m. Fryeburg Fair, established in 1851, will host its 161st annual eight day fair Oct. 2-9 in Fryeburg. The Fryeburg Fair is considered to be one of the best agricultural fairs in the U.S. The eight days of Fryeburg Fair include over 3,000 head of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs, poultry, rabbits, oxen and more. Fair events include Woodsmen’s Field Day, horse and ox pulling, draft horse tandem hitches up to eight, pig scrambles, calf scrambles, cooking con-tests, fl ower shows, exhibition halls of crafts, handiwork, photos, art, forest and wood products, fi ber products; a full museum of old farm equipment and memorabilia with live demonstrations; the “Little Red Schoolhouse” built in 1835; the milking parlor, fi remen’s musters, sheepdog trials, trac-tor pulling, 4WD pulls and pari-mutuel harness racing on the Fair’s half-mile track. Entertainment is everywhere with singers, musicians, bands, and performers in the Fair’s park areas. This year’s night shows headliners are – “Always Patsy Cline,” “John Stevens & The Beantown Orchestra,” “Stealing Angels,” “Randy Houser,” “David Foster & The Mohegan Sun All Stars,” & “Hotel California.” Scrumptious and vast food selections are everywhere at the Fair! The annual Fireworks show is always fantastic and the Grand Parade is two hours of Fryeburg Fair’s best on display. Tickets are $10 per person per day with children under 12 free. Gates open at 7 a.m.; buildings open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Harness Racing 1:30 p.m. Tuesday thru Sunday. Night Shows at 8 p.m., Oct 3-8, Monday thru Saturday. For more information on Fryeburg Fair, go to www.fryeburgfair.org.

20th Annual Maine Marathon/Relay7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. 20th Annual Maine Marathon/Relay & Maine Half Marathon Day Festival to be held on Baxter Bou-levard Ext. from Forest Avenue to Preble Street and con-tinuing on to Washington Avenue. Runners will congregate in the area between Forest Avenue and Preble Street for the

start and fi nish of the race. The three races start at 7:45 a.m. from the same locations. Proceeds from this year’s race will go to benefi t Camp To Belong Maine, an organization that connects and reunites siblings who have been separated because of foster care or other out-of-home care. In 2010, a total of $35,000 was donated to Camp to Belong. Also, several organizations participate each year to raise money for their causes, including the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training, the Center for Grieving Children and the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. www.mainema-rathon.com

Firefi ghters’ Memorial Sunday Servicenoon. Portland Fire Department, Portland Veteran Fire-men’s Association and the City of South Portland Fire Department will hold their annual Memorial Sunday Service in honor of fi refi ghters who lost their lives in service to these two cities. First held in 1892 to remember all deceased fi re-fi ghters, and now held on the fi rst Sunday in October every year, this service has become an important tradition for the surviving family and friends of those fi refi ghters who lost their lives in the line of duty as well as the fi refi ght-ing community. The names of twenty Portland fi refi ght-ers and two South Portland fi refi ghters will be read as a bell tolls at the Portland Veteran Firemen’s Monument, erected in 1913, at the Forest City Cemetery. The names to be read include Hoseman Thomas Burnham of Engine Company 2, who lost his life April 28, 1903 fi ghting the Holyoke Wharf fi re that a month later claimed the life of Hoseman Clarence Johnson of Engine Company 3, Deputy Chief William Steele who died as a result of the inhalation of nitric acid fumes from a carboy spill in the basement of the HH Hay’s Drug Store in 1913, and Pri-vate Thomas O’Connor, who lost his life July 12, 1960, when Engine 4 and Ladder 3 collided at the intersection of Spring and Brackett Streets responding to an alarm on Orchard Street. The memorial serves as a reminder to the community of the risks fi refi ghters face as well as the deep connections fi refi ghters hold for each other and the cities they promise to protect. The service begins with a procession led by bag pipe to the Portland Veteran Fire-men’s Association Monument. Members of both depart-ments and the veterans association will speak followed by Roll Call of the members who died in the line of duty. The memorial concludes with the laying of fl oral wreaths. Each year more than fi fty family members attend the ser-vice to pay their respects. Forest City Cemetery, 232 Lin-coln St., South Portland.

Portland, Maine Tweed Ride2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Portland Velocipede, 45 York St., announced a Portland, Maine Tweed Ride. “A leisurely ride around the peninsula with stops to take in the scenes, chat, and admire each other’s attire and bicycles. Dashing and dapper riding attire of the tweed, woolen, and vintage-inspired variety is essential. Let’s hope for a crisp autumn afternoon. Ride will conclude at the Portland Pie Company, just a few doors down from Portland Velocipede. Rain or shine.”

Fifth annual 20 Mile Meal2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cultivating Community’s fi fth annual 20 Mile Meal will be held at Turkey Hill Farm in Cape Elizabeth. About 20 of southern Maine’s chefs will be preparing a locavorion meal made from ingredients harvested or raised at Turkey Hill or within 20 miles. Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for those age 7-11. Kids under 7 get in for free. 120 Old Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth.

A Celebration of the English piano3 p.m. A Celebration of the English piano: Sonatas and Songs by Haydn, Beethoven & Clementi at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Emmanuel Chapel, 143 State St., Port-land. The program will include Beethoven’s “An die ferne geliebte”, generally acknowledged to be the fi rst song cycle. The artists are: Sylvia Berry, fortepiano and Timothy Neill Johnson, tenor. Cost: $15/$10 students and seniors. Contact: Albert Melton, Cathedral Musician, 772-5434

Blessing of the Animals4 p.m. Blessing of the Animals at St. Augustine of Can-terbury Anglican Church, 156 Saco Road (Route 5), Old Orchard Beach. The blessing is open to all who want pets or other animals blessed in the traditional manner of the Church. Further Information, 772-2492.

‘Importance of Historic Preservation on Munjoy Hill’7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Gary Berenson, executive director of the Maine Jewish Museum, and Leonard W. Cummings Sr., chair of the Executive Committee to Restore the Abyssin-ian Meeting House, will give a talk on “The Importance of Historic Preservation on Munjoy Hill: Etz Chaim Synagogue and the Abyssinian Meeting House.” The talk will take place at the University of Southern Maine from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Glickman Family Library, seventh fl oor, University Events Room, 314 Forest Ave., Portland. Reception to follow. The talk and reception are free and open to the public.

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Portland mayoral forum7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Music Foundation (PMF) and the Portland Arts & Cultural Alliance (PACA) are teaming up to present a Portland mayoral forum focused on issues and policies related the city’s arts, culture and music community on from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) at the State Theatre at 609 Congress St. The event is free and open to the public. All qualifi ed candidates for the position of Port-land’s fi rst elected mayor have been asked to participate in a 90-minute session consisting of multiple rounds of ques-tions pertaining to Portland’s creative community. Commu-nity members may submit questions to the candidates for consideration in advance by posting them on the Facebook page of either PMF or PACA, or by emailing info@portland-arts.org. For more information on the Portland Music Foun-dation, see www.PortlandMusicFoundation.org. For more information on the Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance, see www.PortlandArts.org

Acorn Productions season launch8 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofi t company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, opens its 14th season of productions. “Acorn is unique in the area in that the company presents a variety of different types of live productions, including festivals, studio theater presen-tations of classic plays children’s theater, and unconven-tional performances of the work of William Shakespeare. In all of Acorn’s work, the emphasis is on education, whether it be training actors of all ages, mentoring playwrights and vaudeville performers, or assisting audiences in accessing work by offering free and low-cost productions. The com-pany’s 2011/12 season will include new editions of Phyzgig and the Maine Playwrights Festival, three plays by the Fairy Tale Players, a new approach to monthly Naked Shake-speare performances at the Wine Bar on Wharf Street, and three classic plays presented in the Acorn Studio Theater in Westbrook.” For the 2011/12 season, Naked Shakespeare will focus on creating a series of themed-performances, to debut at the Wine Bar on the fi rst Monday of the month and eventually tour to other locations in the area. The fi rst presentation of the season is “Drunks and Fools,” an eve-ning featuring some of Shakespeare’s most outrageous and memorable characters, which will be performed fi rst on Oct. 3. The next collection of shorts is entitled “Will’s Wil-lies,” and it showcases some of the bard’s most maca-bre and disturbing imagery. Audiences can experience this show on Nov. 7. For the holiday season, Naked Shakespeare brings “Lovers and Cross Dressers” to the Wine Bar on Dec. 5. The titles and content for the late winter and spring shows will be announced in Decem-ber. All Naked Shakespeare performances are free with an $8 suggested donation. Acorn Productions. Wine Bar on Wharf Street, Portland. Monday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. — “Drunks and Fools.” Free, suggested donation $8. FMI: 854-0065 or www.acorn-productions.org

Tuesday, Oct. 4

Book Talk: ‘Our Game Was Baseball’noon. Presenter: John Hodgkins, author, at the Maine His-torical Society. “Get in the mood for the World Series with this wonderful new memoir of growing up with the Temple Townies in the 1940s and ‘50s. ‘Our Game Was Baseball’ follows ‘A Soldier’s Son,’ Hodgkins’ poignant memoir of his childhood in Temple, Maine during World War II. Hodgkins fi nds and interviews former team members, recounts his own passion for the Townies, and recounts the central role the Townies played in the life of this western Maine com-munity.” www.mainehistory.org

Wednesday, Oct. 5

Senator George Mitchell to speak at USM/Wright Express Event7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Senator George Mitchell will be joined by USM President Selma Botman at the Second Annual USM Wright Express Leadership and Creativity Event Series, “Understanding the Middle East and Its Signifi cance on the World Stage.” The event will be held at Hannaford Lecture Hall in the Abromson Community Education Center on the USM Portland campus. Tickets for this annual scholarship fundraiser are $20 general admission and $15 seniors and students, with group rates available. FMI, visit the website at http://usm.maine.edu/giving/WEXseries or call 780-4714. “This will be the Senator’s fi rst presentation in Maine on the Middle East since completing his duties as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, a position he held

until May 2011. USM President Selma Botman, a scholar of modern Middle Eastern politics with a Ph.D. in history and Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University, will pro-vide commentary. Sponsored by Wright Express Corpora-tion, 100 percent of proceeds will support scholarships for USM students.”

Thursday, Oct. 6

Eggs & Issues with Gov. Paul LePage7 a.m. Join the Portland Commu-nity Chamber for Eggs & Issues events this October. Governor Paul LePage will speak and give updates on the state of Maine. “As this is a highly attended event, please register no later than Oct. 3.” At the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Click here to register for Gov. LePage, and here for Sen. Snowe. http://portlandmecoc.weblinkconnect.com/cwt/Exter-nal/WCPages/WCEvents/Event-Detail.aspx?EventID=316

Westbrook Eagles Harvest Supper5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Harvest Supper, Westbrook Eagles Post No. 2977, 89, Saco St., Westbrook. Admission $7 adults, $3.50 kids.

Internet safety and cyber bullying5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Deering High School in Portland will hold an informational night for students and parents about Internet safety and cyber bullying; in the school library. The public is invited to attend free of charge. For more informa-tion, please call 874-8260.

North Deering Neighborhood Association meeting to develop a Crime Watch Organization6 p.m. “People in the North Deering section of Portland will gather at the Lyman Moore Middle School to fi ght crime in their neighborhood. For several months the North Deer-ing Neighborhood Association has been meeting with members of the Portland Police to create a Crime Watch Organization. ‘The police have been great,’ says NDNA President Tim St. Hilaire. ‘Lead Offi cer Andjelko Napijalo has shown us where the crimes are occurring and helped us organize the foundation for the crime watch.’ St. Hilaire says North Deering is not exactly a hot-bed of crime. But this summer there have been cars and homes broken into, cases of vandalism, and other property crimes that are very upsetting to people. Now, with signs posted throughout the neighborhood declaring the neighborhood to be a Crime Watch zone, the Neighborhood Association hopes to get as many people involved as possible in watching for suspi-cious behavior. The NDNA has used its funds to purchase the signs. Now, working with the Portland Police, they want to get more people involved.”

Fort Allen Park Restoration Workshop7 p.m. The Portland Historic Preservation Board will review preliminary options for the restoration and rehabilitation of Fort Allen Park. The meeting will take place in Room 209 at City Hall, 389 Congress St. “Friends of the Eastern Prome-nade has hired the design team of Martha Lyon and Regina Leonard to design the Fort Allen Park Restoration Plan. The plan will reinstate the park’s historic character, preserve its scenic views and re-establish deteriorating monuments, in addition to providing historically appropriate lighting, site furnishings, fencing, walkways and interpretative signage and kiosks. Further public meetings to seek input from park users and residents will be scheduled as the plan evolves.”

Madeleine Peyroux hosts fundraiser at State Theatre for York County shelter7:30 p.m. World-renowned jazz singer, Madeleine Peyroux, will perform a benefi t concert for the York County Shelter Programs with special guest, Nellie McKay, at the State Theatre at 609 Congress St. in Portland. In 1996, Time Magazine pronounced Peyroux’s debut album, “Dream-land,” “the most exciting, involving vocal performance by a new singer this year.” In 2006, Peyroux performed a live session for “Live from Abbey Road” at Abbey Road Studios. In 2007, she was awarded Best International Jazz Artist at the BBC Jazz Awards. Her latest album, “Bare Bones,”was released in June 2011. Additional information about her music can be accessed at: www.madeleinepey-roux.com. Tickets for the fundraiser for the York County Shelter are $39, $35, and $25 and are on sale now and available in person at the Cumberland County Civic Center Box Offi ce, or they can be charged by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at www.statetheatreportland.com

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Friday, Oct. 7

Trunk Show: South Street Linens5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Museum Store, Portland Museum of Art. During October’s First Friday Art Walk, the Museum Store will host a Trunk Show featuring South Street Linens. South Street Linen is owned by three midcareer artists who are now applying their particular sensibilities to making hand stitched and block printed linen scarves. Their inspiration comes from well-worn ephemera, the geometric patterns of architecture, and things Japanese and Scandinavian.

Two Fabulous Fashion Exhibits at MHS5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk at Maine Histori-cal Society. “See two fabulous fashion-themed shows, ‘Having in Paris a Great Success’: French Fashion, 1928-1936 on display in the Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Lecture Hall and ‘Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine,’ on display in the museum. Mingle with friends, enjoy refreshments and music, and discover Maine history. www.mainehistory.org

‘Moment Before the Moment’5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Featuring Photographer, Stephanie Hat-zenbuehler and Graphic Artist Morgan McAllister DiPietro in “Moment Before the Moment” at the Gallery at Harmon’s and Barton’s, 584 Congress St., Portland. 774-5948. Art-ist’s Reception, First Friday Art Walk. Exhibiting through October; open daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

‘The Dark Side of Chocolate’7 p.m. Come see the movie “The Dark Side of Chocolate,”at Allen Avenue UU Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland. “Then sample some fair trade chocolate with an opportunity to buy some. Talk about what we can do to bring an end to this slavery. Movie is not appropriate for children. Co-spon-sored by church committees.”

Open Mic/Poetry Slam in Auburn7:15 p.m. Open Mic/Poetry Slam. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Free. FMI 783-0461 or www.auburnuu.org.

Portland Playback Theatre: ‘Facing Fear’7:30 p.m. “Our First Friday theme for October 7 is Facing Fear. Our internal alarm system serves us well, but some-times fear itself is our greatest challenge. As a matter of

cold fact, Fear, with a capital F, may be the most fundamen-tal emotional background of what we are as human beings. Do you have a story of a time when fear was front and center? We bet you do. Come and share your story — or just come to witness. Portland Playback Theatre is now in its sixth year and has ‘played back’ hundreds of stories. If you haven’t had your story improvisationally enacted you’re really missing some-thing! Learn more at www.portlandplayback.com.” At CTN5, right next to MECA, at 516 Congress St. $5 at the door.

Portland Maine Film Festival10 p.m. Portland Maine Film Festival is thrilled to present: A Tribute to Mort Todd, at The Nickelodeon. “Raised in Maine Todd built his career in entertainment, most notably comics, fi lm and animation. At 23, Mort was Editor-in-Chief of the humor magazine Cracked; he launched the Marvel Music imprint at Marvel Comics and has worked with The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, KISS and Alice Cooper to release graphic novels packaged with CDs and software.” The Portland Maine Film Festival features contemporary, entertaining and informative movies, as well as, panel discussions and networking opportunities for local fi lmmakers. Please join us for our second year and support the motion picture arts in Maine. Festival runs through Oct. 9.

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Clock washerTom Higgins with Portland Public Services power washes the clock tower from Union Station, the historic landmark once located on St. John’s Street, as part of clean-up at Congress Square Wednesday. Maine Memory Network states, “Union Station was fi rst opened on June 25, 1888 and was the terminus for the Boston & Maine, Maine Central and the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad lines. It was torn down in 1961.” (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Offi cials laud sale of Katahdin area mills

Governor Paul LePage announced Wednesday the fi nal closing on the pur-chase of the Katahdin area mills. The state and its partners including Cate Street Capital and Brookfi eld Asset Management took the fi nal steps neces-sary Wednesday morning to complete the sale, he said.

“With hundreds of people starting to get back to work, it’s a great day for Maine,” LePage said. “With the soaring unemployment rate in the Millinocket area we’re excited to restore these jobs and explore new areas for economic growth.”

U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, also applauded the completion of the sale of the Katahdin region mill properties, stating in a release, “This is great news for the people of the Katah-din region and for the people of Maine. This sale will save jobs at these his-toric mills and preserve the vitality of Maine’s paper industry, which has been the bedrock of this community’s econ-omy for generations.”

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