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See Christian MilNeil’s

column on page 4

Epicurean auction a feast

for the arts See page 9

Human remains found near St. John’s Street

See News Briefs on page 3

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On Wednesday, the Carnival Glory loomed over Portland Harbor as the cruise ship called to port before heading north for New Brunswick. Carrying approximately 2,974 passengers, the 952-foot-long ship’s seven-day tour along the eastern seaboard includes stops in Boston, St. John, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia and ends in New York City, the city reported. Today, the Norwegian Jewel, carrying 3,000 passengers, arrives for her maiden call to Portland. (MATTHEW ARCO PHOTO)

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As federal probe unfolds, city delays installation of ‘smart’ parking meters

Westbrook eatery accused of hiring illegal immigrants

City offi cials have delayed the installa-tion of nearly 20 electronic parking meters until next spring while a federal investiga-tion into meter supplier Cale Parking Sys-tems USA unfolds.

For now, the city hasn’t severed ties with Cale but a spokesperson said that decision could come within the next month or so.

“We fully intend to have an installation

this spring, and we fully expect that in the coming weeks that internal conversation will take place and we will make a deci-sion in terms of how to proceed,” said city spokesperson Nicole Clegg.

The city has also notifi ed Cale (pro-nounced Kah-lay) that its $200,000 con-tract — which was never signed — is under review.

BY CASEY CONLEYTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

BY MATTHEW ARCOTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

“We fully intend to have an installation this spring, and we fully expect that in the coming weeks that internal conversation will take place and we will make a decision in terms of

how to proceed.” — City spokesperson Nicole Clegg

see PARKING page 6

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A Westbrook man and his brother accused of harboring and employing illegal immigrants were arrested Wednesday by federal agents.

Guillermo Fuentes, an owner of West-brook’s Fajita Grill, and Hector Fuentes, of

Waterville, were charged Wednesday fol-lowing an investigation that stretches back to 2008, according to court documents.

They are accused of hiring illegal immi-grants to work at the Westbrook restau-rant — and two others owned by Hector Fuentes in Waterville and Biddeford — and allowing up to eight workers to live in

the basement of the Fajita Grill, located at 857 Main St.

“Guillermo Fuentes and Hector Fuen-tes lived in the basement with the work-ers for about one and a half months following the opening of the restaurant,” reads the criminal complaint fi led in U.S.

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Purchase of $400 billion: Fed moves on long-term interest rates to spur growth

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve announced a new plan Wednesday to stim-ulate growth by purchasing $400 billion in long-term Treasury securities with pro-ceeds from the sale of short-term govern-ment debt, defying Republican demands to rIn extending its campaign of novel efforts to shake the economy from its torpor, the Fed said that it was responding to evidence that there was a clear need for help.

“Growth remains slow. Recent indicators point to continuing weakness in overall labor market conditions and the unem-ployment rate remains elevated,” the Fed said in a statement that listed its reasons for worry about the anemic condition of the American economy. “Household spending has been increasing at only a modest pace in recent months.”

The central bank said in a statement that the program was aimed at reducing the cost of borrowing for businesses and consumers, including the cost of mortgage loans. It hopes that the lower rates will encourage companies to build new facto-ries and hire more workers, and consum-ers to start spending again on homes and cars and clothes and vacations.

Specifi cally, the Fed said that by June 2012 it would sell $400 billion in Trea-sury securities with remaining maturi-ties of less than three years and purchase roughly the same amount of securities with maturities longer than six years. It said the result would move the average maturity of the bonds it holds to about 100

months from 75 months.In the bond market Wednesday, the yield

on 10-year Treasury notes did indeed fall after the announcement, to a new low of about 1.87 percent from 1.94 percent, while the 30-year bond yield dropped to 3.01 per-cent from 3.20 percent. Wall Street’s major stock indexes closed down more than 2 percent.

Separately, the Fed said it would resume direct efforts to help the mortgage market by reinvesting the proceeds of its existing investments in mortgage-backed securities into new mortgage-backed securities, rather than putting the money in Treasuries.

Three members of the Fed’s 10-member policy-making committee dissented from the decision: Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Charles Plosser, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia; and Naray-ana Kocherlakota, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. The mem-bers were the same who opposed the Fed plan announced in August to hold short-term interest rates near zero until at least 2013.

The new effort is an experiment without a direct precedent, although the Fed tried something similar in the 1960s. Essen-tially, by shifting its money into riskier investments, the Fed hopes to drive down rates without expanding the size of its portfolio, as it has done twice in recent years. By reducing the supply of long-term Treasuries, the Fed intends to force inves-tors to accept lower rates of return on a wide range of riskier investments.

Economists project that the effort could reduce interest rates by a few tenths of a percentage point, a signifi cant incre-ment when multiplied by the vast extent of borrowing. The forecasting fi rm Macro-economic Advisers estimated in advance of the Fed’s announcement — based on its best guess about the details of such a program — that the Fed’s efforts could add about 0.4 percentage points to economic output and create about 350,000 jobs.

The Fed already is engaged in an enor-mous effort to stimulate growth. The central bank has held short-term inter-est rates near zero since December 2008. To further reduce long-term rates, it has amassed more than $2 trillion in govern-ment debt and mortgage-backed securi-ties. And the Fed announced after the most recent meeting of its policy-making com-mittee in August that it intended to hold short-term interest rates near zero until at least the middle of 2013.

The Fed had previously said only that it would maintain rates near zero for an “extended period,” and a new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland found that the change in language had a signifi cant impact. Specifi cally, by convinc-ing investors that short-term rates would remain low, the Fed succeeded in lower-ing long-term rates — which are based in large part on expectations about the level of short-term rates throughout the longer period. Rates on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, for example, declined by about 0.20 percentage points, the study found.

BY BINYAMIN APPELBAUMTHE NEW YORK TIMES

JACKSON, Ga. (NY TIMES) — Troy Davis, who was convicted of gunning down a Savannah police offi cer 22 years ago, fi led an eleventh-hour plea Wednesday asking the United States Supreme Court to stop Georgia authorities from executing him.

His execution had been set to begin at 7 p.m., but as the hour arrived, Georgia prison offi cials were still waiting for the

high court’s decision.The appeal to the Supreme Court was

one of several last-ditch efforts by Mr. Davis on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, an offi cial of the N.A.A.C.P. said that the vote by the Georgia parole board to deny clemency to Mr. Davis was so close that he hoped there might still be a chance to save him from execution.

Edward O. DuBose, president of the Georgia chapter, said the organization had “very reliable information from the board members directly that the board was split 3 to 2 on whether to grant clemency.”

“The fact that that kind of division was in the room is even more of a sign that there is a strong possibility to save Troy’s life,” he said.

Last-ditch appeals as Troy Davis execution nears

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AVA, Mo. — (NY Times) — At Ava Drug, where pocket change still goes a long way. A nickel buys a scoop of ice cream, a soda or a cup of coffee. Each afternoon the place fi lls with the frenetic chatter of students arriving for their daily overdose of sugar and the clang of an antique cash register.

There is, of course, a story behind how nickel ice cream returned to this hamlet of 3,000 in the Ozarks. That was the price when Ava Drug fi rst opened in 1950 just off the town square, complete, like many pharmacies of the day, with a soda fountain.

David Norman, whose father and grandfather started the business, even-tually tore out the soda foun-tain, a money loser that he believed detracted from the core business. The phar-macy was a sleepier place afterward, and he sold the business in 1991.

But almost a decade ago, Mr. Norman, more sentimental with the years, bought it back and set about re-creating, as faithfully as possible, the soda fountain that dominated the memo-ries of his youth.

The nickel prices were introduced as a short-term gimmick to draw traffi c. But they fi lled the place with energy and gave customers a reason to ignore the Wal-Mart that had eroded other local businesses, so the dis-count remained.

One regular thanked Mr. Norman as he walked out ear-lier this month: “I can’t make coffee for a nickel a cup.”

Indeed, no one can. The soda fountain, staffed by four full-time employees, collects $300 a day. Every ice cream tub ($23 whole-sale) brings in less than $5. There is also basic lunch fare — the cost of a tuna sandwich rose this week to $3.25 — but it doesn’t make up for all the discounts.

“It’s not breaking even, not close to it, but our pre-scription department car-ries it,” said Mr. Norman, 69, who sold the store to a national chain three years ago but continues as man-ager with a free hand to run it the way he wants as long as it makes money.

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Christoper Robert Grasse, 68

Christopher passed to the other shore on Friday, July 16, 2011 after a courageous struggle with cancer.

Christopher was born July 1, 1943, in Portland; he was predeceased by his father Robert Grasse and his mother Frances Grasse who was a well known piano teacher.

Christopher graduated from South Portland High School and followed up with a post graduated year at North Yarmouth Academy.

Christopher opened a photographic portrait studio in 1967 on Exchange Street where it grew in popularity with many families in Maine as the photographer to go to for family por-traits, weddings and personal port-folios. Christopher did photo shoots that sent women to Vogue, Paris and Hollywood. In 1971 the studio was vandalized and burglarized severely, compelling Christopher to close it that year.

After that, he loved working on shipboard with the late ship captain Rodney Ross.

He was an enthusiastic cyclist and swimmer who loved animals, swim-ming and hiking enjoying 40 sum-mers on Little Sebago Lake.

He undertook a project of collecting old computers, fi xing them and giving them away for free to poor families with school age children who could not afford buying them for their child-rens education.

Christopher was an inspiration to many artists of all arts, helping them believe in themselves and their work many them rising to world fame and fortune because of him and asked for nothing in return.

Christopher never wanted the lime-light but preferred to help the elderly, poor and homeless on a daily basis in Portland and South Portland and to his neighbors who loved him dearly. Always selfl ess and caring forsaking

himself for those less fortunate and in need giving his last dime to the hungry and down trodden.

Born a child prodigy with a high IQ and the ability to play on piano and church organ the masters by ear, and a bona fi de clairvoyant, he spread his wonderful sense of humor and love of humanity to all that met him and always helping those less fortunate among us and asking nothing in return he will be sorely missed by thousands in the State of Maine for his love and kindness to

all he met.He is survived by his half sister

Mrs. Henry Green of Port Orange, Florida and his life partner of fi fty years Edward T. Richardson Jr. Esq of South Portland.

In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to the Preble Street Resource Center, 5 Portland St., Portland, ME 04101.

A gathering of Friends will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 at the E. Hobbs Hospitality Center, 230 Cot-tage Road, South Portland.

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Human remains found along St. John’s Street

Human remains in the woods off of St. John's Street were discovered early Wednesday morning after going unnoticed for several weeks, police said.

The Portland Police Department and the state medical examiner were investigating the cause of death of the person whose identity was not being released Wednesday afternoon.

A pair of people walking along the railroad tracks in the 500 block of St. John's Street discovered the remains at about 2 a.m. Police were called to the wooded area near a footpath behind duplexes, police said.

"There's nothing right now that

leads us to believe that it's sus-picious," said Lt. Gary Rogers, a police spokesman. "At this point, we don't necessarily know whether this is suspicious or not."

Offi cials thought they could iden-tify the deceased by early Wednes-day afternoon, but declined to release a name until the state med-ical examiner could "make a posi-tive identifi cation," Rogers said.

He said people, including home-less, are known to walk along the tracks — though the scene didn't appear to be a camp site or shelter area.

Rogers said that based on the information police obtained, he did not think that the individual will be among the city's missing per-sons.

BY MATTHEW ARCOTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

C-SPAN’s Campaign 2012 Bus stopped in

Portland on Monday, on its “Road to the White

House” tour, named after C-SPAN’s signa-

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and enhance C-SPAN’s extensive resources

and political coverage by stopping at major political events such

as candidate debates and speeches in early

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on the campaign trail,” according to a C-SPAN

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to the public about the bus tour, held in

conjunction with Time Warner Cable. (DAVID

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C-SPAN bus tour in the city

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“Creative economy” has become the mantra of the mayoral cam-paign, a vein of gold that we strike merely by uttering the words. Even our most stodgy City Hall bureaucrats and Chamber of Commerce boosters are catch-ing on.

As someone who appreci-ates creativity and interesting artistic expression, I should feel encouraged to see the city and its leaders validate and cham-pion creative the creative values I care about. So why does all the hype and salesmanship around the creative economy idea only fi ll me with dread?

Probably because there’s no surer way to kill real creativity than by commodifying, hyping, and relentlessly marketing how “creative” we think we are.

Gregory Souza gets it spot-on in this month’s Bollard when he laments the big new concert hall that’s been proposed to replace his low-rent practice space on Thompson’s Point, “home to many fruitful chance encounters with musicians.”

The new arena and concert hall “is not going to bring fresh air into our creative community,” he promises. “It’ll just siphon money to... MTV-approved bands from away.”

Don’t let creative economy grow stagnant or get stifl ed

Meanwhile, in my own neigh-borhood at the base of Munjoy Hill, the billionaire hedge-fund manager Donald Sussman is looking to spruce up the build-ings he’s bought near his Hamp-shire Street apartment.

Details are sketchy, but it’s being pitched as an “arts-focused” development. “The idea is we want artists to be able to afford to live here,” said Tom Federle, a lawyer working as Sussman’s gofer on the project, in a recent story in the Portland Forecaster.

Hampshire Street today is not particularly pretty, and it doesn’t have a lot of yuppie amenities. At one end is Sangillo’s, the city’s friendliest dive bar; at the other is the day-labor agency. It’s one of the rare neighborhoods that sur-vived the ravages of 1970s urban renewal, and it feels to me like an authentic scrap of working-class Portland, a place that refl ects the best characteristics of our city’s egalitarianism: the kind of place

where fi shermen can get drunk with their friends across the street from the billionaire’s house, and immigrants can live within walk-ing distance of downtown jobs.

In other words, Hampshire Street is still a place where cre-ative people can still interact with people from different walks of life, and thereby stimulate the creative process with new ways of looking at the world.

If we turn Hampshire Street into a polished new dormitory for “artists,” we’ll be kicking out the people who make the neighbor-hood authentic.

Then there’s the irony of having a billionaire hedge fund manager and his attorney (both of whom, it hardly needs to be said, are solidly embedded in the state’s political machines) as cultivators of “cre-ativity,” which is inherently anti-establishment.

What kind of an artist would let a hedge fund manager dictate to us the forms of our creative spaces, much less the forms of the neighborhoods we call home? Isn’t real art supposed to challenge wealth and power and remake the world — or at least our ways of looking at the world — according to its own idealistic terms? Would real artists be welcomed on the

see MILNEIL page 5

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It becomes clearer every week that our country faces a big choice: We can either have a hard decade or a bad century.

We can either roll up our sleeves and do what’s needed to overcome our post-cold war excesses and adapt to the demands of the 21st century or we can just keep limping into the future.

Given those stark choices, one would hope that our politicians would rise to the challenge by putting

Are we going to roll up our sleeves or limp on?

Thomas Friedman

–––––The New York

Times

forth fair and credible recovery proposals that match the scale of our debt problem and contain the three elements that any serious plan must have: spend-ing cuts, increases in revenues and investments in the sources of our strength. But that, alas, is not what we’re getting, which is why there remains an open-ing for an independent Third Party candidate in the 2012 campaign.

The Republicans have come nowhere near rising to our three-part challenge because the G.O.P. is no longer a “conservative” party, offering a conservative for-mula for American renewal. The G.O.P. has been captured by a radical antitax wing, and the party’s leaders are too afraid to challenge it. What would real conservatives be offering now?

They would understand, as President Eisenhower did, that at this crucial hinge in our history we cannot just be about cutting. We also need to be investing in the sources of our greatness: infrastructure, educa-tion, immigration and government-funded research. Real conservatives would understand that you cannot just shred the New Deal social safety nets, which are precisely what enable the public to toler-ate freewheeling capitalism, with its brutal ups and downs.

Real conservatives would understand that we cannot maintain our vital defense budget without an appropriate tax base. Real conservatives would understand that we can simplify the tax code, get rid of all the special-interest giveaways and raise rev-enues at the same time. Real conservatives would never cut taxes and add a new Medicare entitlement in the middle of two wars. And real conservatives would understand that the Tea Party has become the Tea Kettle Party. It is people in real distress about our predicament letting off steam by trying to indiscriminately cut everywhere. But steam with-

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new Hampshire Street, or will it only be open to those who avoid challeng-ing the tastes and sensibilities of the wealthy landlords?

I don’t doubt the good intentions of Mr. Sussman. For all I know, he might indeed be planning to build something that will make room for working-class families and teachers and day labor-ers and all the other people who might not be making art per se but nonethe-less contribute to making our city a real, functioning community.

Nevertheless, the experiences of dozens of other formerly-creative boom towns ought to make us careful that the authenticity of our functional neighborhoods won’t get trampled in the creative economy gold rush.

In 1999, I set off to go to college in Portland, Oregon — then known only as a rainy mid-sized city with scenic parks. In the fi ve years I spent out there, I saw the city morph into a self-satisfi ed model of progressive hedo-nism. But, as I found after graduation

in 2003, and as thousands of other young people have found since then, it’s awfully hard to land a decent job there, and it’s getting harder all the time to fi nd an affordable place to live.

I moved back to Maine because our Portland has a good mix of economic diversity, egalitarianism, and creative activity. These are rare traits to have in coexistence, but it’s precisely that coexistence that allows creativity to thrive here.

At the end of the day, it’s hard to be creative when it’s a struggle to make ends meet, or when a conformist aes-thetic of hipness stifl es cultural inno-vation. Dozens of other cities have discovered, too late, that increasing wealth and decreasing diversity have exiled the creative people, ideas, and enterprises that had made their cities interesting in the fi rst place.

Don’t let it happen here.

(Christian MilNeil is a blogger at “The Vigorous North: A fi eld guide to the wilderness areas of American cities,” www.vigorousnorth.com.)

MILNEIL from page 4

It’s hard to be creative when it’s a struggle to make ends meet

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out an engine — without a strategic plan for American greatness based on spending cuts, tax reform and invest-ments in tomorrow — will take us nowhere. Countries that don’t invest in the future tend to not do well there. Real conservatives know that.

I’ve argued that the only way for Obama to expose just how radical the G.O.P. has become would be for the president to put out in detail his ver-sion of a credible “Grand Bargain” and then go sell it to the country. But that proposal had to include real long-term spending cuts in Medicare and Social Security so they can be preserved, tax reform that raises revenues by asking more of the rich — but also demands something from everyone — and an agenda for investing in our growth engines, like schools and infrastruc-ture, right now to stimulate the econ-omy today in ways that also increase our productivity for tomorrow. That plan should have been a combination of the Simpson-Bowles defi cit reduc-tion proposal and Mr. Obama’s new jobs agenda announced last week.

Such a credible, fair “Obama Plan” for defi cit reduction married to a cred-ible jobs initiative would have cap-tured America’s radical center and made life very diffi cult for the G.O.P., which can’t accept any tax increases and has no investment agenda other than tax cuts. It was the only chance for maneuvering the G.O.P. into a Grand Bargain.

Mr. Obama gave us the credible $447 billion jobs program, but his defi cit reduction plan announced on Monday to pay for it and trim long-

term spending does not rise to the scale we need. It may motivate his base, but it will not attract indepen-dents and centrists and, therefore, it will not corner the Republicans.

As The Washington Post reported: “The latest Obama plan ‘doesn’t pro-duce any more in realistic savings than the plan they offered in April,’ said Maya MacGuineas, the president of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. ‘They’ve fi lled in details, repackaged it and replaced one gimmick with another. They don’t even stabilize the debt. This is just not enough.’ The most dis-heartening development, MacGuineas and others said, is Obama’s decision to count $1.1 trillion in savings from the drawdown of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan toward his debt-reduc-tion total. Because Obama has no intention of continuing war spending at last year’s elevated levels, that $1.1 trillion would never have been spent.”

A Financial Times editorial summa-rized my feelings: “American voters are not looking for champions of their preferred redistributive stance, but responsible attitudes to the country’s challenges. If Mr. Obama suggests a millionaire’s tax can save ordinary voters from pain, he will fail, economi-cally and politically.”

My fading hope is that this is Obama’s opening bid and enough Republicans will come to their senses and engage him again in a Grand Bar-gain. My fear is that both parties have just started their 2012 campaigns. In which case, the rest of us will just sit here, hostages to fortune, orphans of a political system gone mad, hunkering down for a bad century.

FRIEDMAN from page 4

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In July, Cale was selected after a competitive bid-ding process to supply the city with between 10 and 20 electronic, solar-powered parking meter stations downtown. Each parking kiosk, which will accept cash and credit cards and regulate more than one space, costs about $7,600.

A few weeks after the city’s selection committee chose Cale, FBI and Internal Revenue Ser-vice agents raided the company’s Tampa offi ces while investigating an alleged kick-back scheme involving the company and Ellis McCoy, parking manager for the city of Portland, Ore. McCoy’s home was also raided. No charges have been fi led.

In addition to the ongoing case in Oregon, federal agents are investigating misconduct in other cities that hired Cale to install auto-mated parking meters, according to pub-lished reports. Cale has supplied more than 9,000 automated parking meters to more than 110 U.S. cities, its website says.

A Cale spokesperson did not return a phone call yesterday seeking comment.

Cale was one of three companies that submitted bids for the city’s parking meter upgrade, although one of the suppliers, Digi-tal/ITS, ultimately dropped out. A fi ve-per-son committee comprised of city workers and a representative from Portland Downtown District reviewed the competing requests from Cale and Parkeon, another automated meter supplier.

“While the general consensus was that both vendors could satisfy our needs, the Cale proposal scored the highest rating,” said John Peverada, the city’s parking manager, in a July 22 memo.

For much of the summer, Peverada and others said they hoped to install the new meters this fall. Yesterday, Clegg said the city had always expected the meters might not be in the ground until spring.

With ongoing uncertainty about Cale, the city is considering its options. For now, Clegg said the city can choose to stick with Cale, open another bidding process, or select Parkeon, the next highest-rated bidder, for the contract.

“What we would like to see is what’s evolving with Portland, hear (Cale’s) response to that, and then have an internal conversation as to what makes sense” moving forward, she said.

Councilor Kevin Donoghue, chair of the city’s Transportation Committee, declined to comment on the Cale issue, saying the issue was tied to purchas-ing policy not transportation policy.

PARKING from page one

Braving a mid-February drizzle, parking enforcement offi cer Al Russo writes tickets at one of the city’s traditional parking meters on Congress Street. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

A few weeks after the city’s selection commit-tee chose Cale, FBI and Internal Revenue Service agents raided the company’s Tampa offi ces while

investigating an alleged kickback scheme involving the company and Ellis McCoy, parking manager for

the city of Portland, Ore.

Cale proposal scored highest rating for city

Maine Walk for Humanity aims to help victims of crisis in Africa

This Saturday, the public is invited to participate in the Maine Walk for Humanity Just Another Bridge Away, a fundraiser for the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, sponsored in part by local residents, the American Red Cross of Southern Maine and the city of Portland, the city reported in a press release.

The walk is intended to both raise awareness and aid for those impacted by the famine striking East Africa, the press release stated. Exacerbated by the worst drought in 60 years, rising cost of staple foods and the ongoing confl ict in the region, the Somalia Famine has claimed the lives of 30,000 children under age fi ve and threatens the lives of more than 12 million people in East Africa. Donations for the 4.5-mile walk will be collected by the American Red Cross of Southern Maine and used to send humani-tarian relief to the affected region. Participants are asked to make a suggested donation of $5.

“More than 750,000 people are living on the edge famine,” said Mohammed Dini, Portland resident and organizer of the walk “This walk can help bridge the gap between the coast of Maine and the coast of Africa and sends a message to the millions affected by this famine that we are not blind to their tragedy.”

Portland police offi cers will manage traffi c and accompany the walkers as they traverse the city from the Casco Bay Bridge to Tukey’s Bride. For more infor-mation, contact the American Red Cross of Southern Maine at 874-1192 or organizer Dini, 423-1203.

— Daily Sun

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The Portland Players opened their 81st com-munity theatre season last weekend with "Funny Girl," a semi-biographical musical based on the life and career of Broadway, fi lm star and come-dienne, Fanny Brice. The title role, played both on stage and fi lm by Barbara Streisand, is recreated by local favorite Cory Bucknam.

There is no doubt that Ms. Bucknam feels and looks comfortable on stage, especially when danc-ing (which Ms. Bucknam does very well); however, she lacked both the vocal and comedic skills neces-sary for the part. In her defense, she was suffering from health issues and could barely sing through the score opening night. I applaud Ms. Bucknam for performing while being sick, an example of a true "the show must go on" spirit. I did fi nd the put-upon

Jewish accent almost Mae West-like and unnecessary.

Mark Barrasso (Nick Arnstein) had a strong presence on stage and nice vocals. However, I wanted to see more acting levels, physically and vocally, that the multi-lay-ered Arnstein character possesses.

The true "star" of the evening was the choreography by Celeste Green. She did a

wonderful job with the dancing, her signature style of movement enhancing every musical number. Ms. Green has an eye for the big picture to the littlest nuance. Although best known locally for her per-forming, Ms. Green's talent shines brightly as a cho-reographer.

A delightful Janie Downey Maxwell (Mrs. Stra-kosh) brought laughter to each scene she was in. Lynne White (Mrs Brice) gave a likable believability to her role. John U. Robinson (Eddie Ryan) provided some well-done dancing moments. Kurt Perry gave a nice vocal to the musical number, His Love Makes

Me Beautiful. Jamie Lupien Swenson sounded hauntingly beautiful as the off-stage singing voice of Fanny Brice. Joe Swenson (Florenz Ziegfeld) didn't quite capture the iconic essence of who Mr. Ziegfeld was, but he committed to what direction he was given.

The small ensemble of men and women worked very hard in their many roles, giving their all to Green's choreography. Proving that there are no small roles, Michael Donovan's walk-on was a hilar-ious, all-too-brief moment.

Costumes by Michael Donovan were wonder-ful, especially those of Ms. Bucknam's. Paul Bell's hats and headpieces were a visual delight. For some reason, the lighting at Portland Players tends to be either too bright or not bright enough and is often missing gel color to compliment what's on stage. Although in this case, there was no set to compli-ment on stage. It looked like a dusty, black and white painted collection of old set pieces they found

For the past few months, the Portland Music Foundation has been reviewing submissions for their 2011 CMJ contest which will provide performers a showcase spot, transportation and accommodations, a consultation with a national public relations agency, as well as a daily stipend.

Now, the Portland Music Foundation has announced the seven contest winners who will be performing at their offi cial CMJ Showcase on Thursday, Oct. 20 at Sullivan Hall in New York City at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the State Theatre and Husson College. Local art-ists in order of performance include:

The Toughcats — 7 p.m.The Mallet Brothers Band – 8 p.m.

The Milkman’s Union — 9 p.m.Kurt Baker — 10 p.m. Billy Libby — 11 p.m.

Sunset Hearts — Midnight.Spose — 1 a.m.

Each submission was reviewed by the Portland Music Foundation‘s CMJ committee, which judged participants on both songwriting and performance skills and web presence (web sites and social media). In addition to paying for transportation and accom-modations for the seven winning bands, the Portland Music Foundation will live stream the showcase to Bayside Bowl, in its hometown of Portland, so those who can’t make the trip can enjoy the show.

The foundation offered descriptions of each artist.Spose, with his single, “I’m Awesome,” is a

26-year-old producer and emcee who was named Maine’s “Best Hip Hop Act” for both 2008 and 2009 at the WePushButtons Awards. The national release of his single went gold after selling over 500,000 digital copies in just a few months.

Sunset Hearts is an eight-piece electro pop band which has quickly gathered a fan following to rival the most-established acts on the local scene.

Libby combines elements of indie, folk and pop to craft ethereal yet captivating music. Hailing from Portland, he recently relocated to Brooklyn, N.Y.

Baker is a founding member of the notable pop/punk outfi t the Leftovers, who formed in 2002 and have released many acclaimed records and have

toured all over North America and Europe. As a solo singer/songwriter, Baker delivers a unique blend of ultra catchy Beach Boys/Beatles styled mel-odies under a relentless wall of high energy guitars and pounding rhythms.

The Milkman’s Union is an enig-matic three-piece, while their sound can most easily be characterized as indie-rock, idiosyncrasies abound. Drawing from classical, jazz, elec-tronic, and non-western music, the band infuses rock grooves with deft melodic hooks and rhythmic fl ourishes that combine for a unique sound.

The Mallett Brothers Band is a fuel-injected six-piece alt-country rock band. With their unusual sound, a blend of old timey bluegrass, thought-ful indie rock, and classic pop twitches a la early Beatles, the Toughcats bring their audience timeless music that is at once unquestionably dance-able and haltingly listenable.

For details on the contest, visit www.portlandmu-sicfoundation.org.

ARTS‘Funny Girl’ features strong dance moves

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DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT

With its national release, Spose’s single, “I’m Awesome,”went gold after selling over 500,000 digital copies in just a few months. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Portland Music Foundation unveils contest winners

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in their scene shop. Regardless of lim-ited budget and resources, illusions could have been created. Without a back curtain or cyc, actors were forced to get into place or exit from stage left to right in front of the audience during a much-too-bright ghost light (Kudos to the actors for staying in character). The Ziegfeld musical numbers were not played on (or even suggested by) the elaborate sets that the Ziegfeld extravaganzas were known for. If this "no set, no color" design was a concept, it didn't work.

Musical Director Rebekkah Willey did a good job with a diffi cult score. I just wish that the actors had been mic'd as the band in front of the stage made it challenging to hear them. It would have also been a huge help to the ailing Ms. Bucknam who had to belt out over the fi ve-piece band, leav-ing her with little voice at the end. Original show director, Jerry Walker, was replaced by Don Smith during the rehearsal process of this show so it would not be fair to review their work, not knowing who did what. However, pacing was a major issue opening night, act one alone being one hour, thirty-fi ve minutes long.

I applaud the Portland Players actors, backstage crew and production staff for volunteering their time and talents to "Funny Girl." Community theater brings together people of all ages, walks of life and ability, to enjoy the sharing of putting on a show. They work very hard for countless hours, rehearsing for several weeks. It's extremely hard to review a commu-nity theatre show when I know of all the love and dedication that goes into it. As I always say, reviews are one person's (hopefully educated) opinion and, regardless of what we say, you should go support these productions and form your own opinions.

"Funny Girl" continues through Oct. 2 at the Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road in South Portland. For tickets and more information call 799-7337 or go to portlandplayers.org.

(Michael J. Tobin has been a profes-sional actor, director, theatre admin-istrator and educator for 30 years in theaters throughout New England and around the country. Mr. Tobin has per-formed and directed in 350-plus shows Off-Broadway, National Tours, Regional Theatre, Summer Stock, Children’s The-atre and Community Theatre. Mr. Tobin lives in South Portland.)

“Funny Girl” continues through Sunday, Oct. 2 at the Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road in South Portland. (COURTESY IMAGE)

TOBIN from page 7

Set design failed to impress; pacing off

On Thursday, Oct. 20, the second installment of “Damnationland: The Way Life Should Bleed” will premiere at the Nickelodeon Cinemas in Portland, followed by screenings in various theaters through-out Maine on Halloween Weekend, organizers announced Wednesday.

“Damnationland” is a showcase of short Maine-made horror fi lms that features local fi lmmakers, writers, actors and music. New fi lmmakers are chosen every year for this unique cinematic event. Unlike many traditional fi lm festivals, the shorts are continuously screened back to back, without interruption. All credits are held until the end of the fi nal fi lm, keeping the tension heightened and leaving viewers on the edge of their seats, organiz-ers said.

Last year’s Damnationland screened at six the-

aters throughout Maine during Halloween week-end and garnered close to 600 people in attendance. This year, the horror will spread even further, with screenings scheduled in Auburn, Waterville, Belfast, Brunswick, Rockland, Bridgton and Portland, with more venues planned.

“Damnationland raises the standard of local fi lm-making and provides a chilling event for people to enjoy during the Halloween season,” organizers said in a press release. “The fi lms are unrated, but are not appropriate for children under 17.” Informa-tion on the fi lms, tickets, and screenings is available at www.damnationland.com.

“Damnationland: The Way Life Should Bleed” will be showing at the The Nickelodeon Cinema, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.

— Staff ReportDavid Meiklejohn (right) is telling the story of a vengeful spy in his “Damnationland” short fi lm. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Horror fi lms close to screening

THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Thursday, September 22, 2011— Page 9

Epicurean auction allows Ovations supporters to sample tasty fare for a causeFourteen of Portland's restaurants

presented their most delectable samples to entice bidders to the 16th Annual Epi-curean Auction benefi t for Portland Ova-tions at Merrill Auditorium.

Entering Merrill’s lobby, a maze of tast-ing tables guided guests from one tapas-style treat to the next. Among them, David’s Creative Cuisine enticed attend-ees with scallops-and-sweet-potato lobster cakes; Karmasouptra’s “amaz-ing” tomato bisque with Peekytoe crab salad was a culinary surprise; the line for Harding Lee Smith’s three restau-rants was consistent as gourmets enjoyed Front Room’s cloth-bound ched-dar grilled cheese with bacon, Grill Room’s steak tartare, and Corner Room’s boar-shoulder meatballs; and at least one confi rmed carnivore eagerly had thirds of egg-plant Parmesan egg rolls created by Bibo’s Madd Apple Café.

“We love coming to this event,” said Bibo’s chef/owner Bill Boutwell whose restaurant serves Portland Stage Compa-ny’s dinner crowd. “It con-nects us with our client base. The people that come are theatre-goers and come to support the arts.”

Silent auction items included PORTopera tickets, an Akari spa package, jewelry from local designers, and stage props and memorabilia autographed by their stars. Some bids climbed over their value within an hour of bidding.

“It’s a lot of fun and great food,” said Power-Pay’s Geoffrey Starrett. “[Beyond the auction] events like this bring attention to these restau-rants — it helps invigo-rate the economy.”

The elegant fundraiser is Portland Ovations’ annual opportunity to raise funds for Ovations Offstage, an integral part of the orga-nization that focuses on connecting the city’s community to the arts. Ovations Offstage uses the funds to bring free pre-

performance lec-tures, school-time performances to expose students to performing arts, and present Mas-terclasses with vis-iting artists as well as making other resources available.

Ovations’ direc-tors Mike Boyson and Felicia Knight kicked off the live auction and turned over the bidding to auctioneer Gordie Holmes. While many of the items garnered attention, bidders showed interest in a New England Patri-ots jersey of Adam

Vinatieri and a Celtics-autographed bas-ketball. The evening offered fi ne food and value for everyone — even a new iPad for a $5 raffl e ticket.

“It’s a great event where [donors and restaurateurs] are thrilled to be here,” said Epicurean co-chair April Ylvisaker who was encouraged that the event would meet its $40,000 goal.

— Contributed Report

Feast for

the arts

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The Azure Cafe staffs a table at the 16th Annual Epicurean Auction benefi t at Merrill Auditorium Tuesday night.

ABOVE RIGHT: Bill Boutwell of Bibo’s Madd Apple Cafe shows off his eggplant parmesan egg roll.

LEFT: PowerPay’s Geoffrey Starrett and Katy Kinney enjoy the benefi t at Merrill Auditorium. Starrett said the event “helps invigorate the economy.”

FAR LEFT: Trish O’Donnell, April Ylvisaker and Joan Smith relish their evening.

MIDDLE: Nate Stevens and Jane Stevens pause from the night’s fundraising effort.

(Robert Witkowski Photos)

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). It will feel as though you are getting reac-quainted with the real you after being out of touch for a while. You never really abandoned yourself completely. It’s just that it’s getting much easier to refl ect who you are on the inside. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will let loose and enjoy yourself. Your play-fulness is so attractive to people of all ages. You’ll revel in the attention you receive from people of several different generations. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may stray outside your realm of expertise, but you’ll be amazed at what you can do with very little practice. It’s because you gravitate toward what matches your natural talents and abilities. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll be inspired to make subtle changes in your physiology. You’ll use your body to great effect. With a stronger pos-ture and a greater physical presence, you’ll command the kind of respect you deserve. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll learn quickly and apply what you discover right away. The problem is, if you don’t use this knowledge over and over, you’ll forget the steps. That’s why it will be important to take notes. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll try something new that seems suspi-ciously like something you’ve tried a dozen times before. Alas, snake oil sold in different packaging is still snake oil. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People put on their best clothes when they plan to see you -- at least fi guratively. But you can bet that when they primp in the mirror, they are thinking about what

you’ll see. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). What you want to become good at, you will become good at. You have to apply yourself, though. That is normally not a problem for you, but today comes with extra-fascinating temptations. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your philosophy will lead you to other people who think along similar lines. It will be as though you are sending out a radio signal that only certain other receivers can hear. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There will be a choice. Should you be strong, or should you be weak? It will be important for you to take a dominant position regardless of whether you are actually feeling that way. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Sometimes you wonder if the excit-ing days are all behind you. Well, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Your interesting past will lead to an even more interesting future. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You simply cannot make the sacrifi ces and compromises you were once willing to make. It would be unwise, inconvenient and possibly physically impossible. So make a new and improved plan. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 22). You claim your space and expand your territory this year. A partner will help you, working and negotiating on your behalf. Your bold move in October yields results. January brings the start of an exciting project that will shape your year. Loving words and fun get-aways will be featured in the spring. Taurus and Leo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 34, 20, 1 and 32.

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Today is Thursday, Sept. 22, the 265th day of 2011. There are 100 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Sept. 22, 1776, during the Revolution-

ary War, Capt. Nathan Hale, 21, was hanged as a spy by the British in New York.

On this date:In 1761, Britain’s King George III and his

wife, Charlotte, were crowned in Westmin-ster Abbey.

In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proc-lamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of Jan. 1, 1863.

In 1911, pitcher Cy Young, 44, gained his 511th and fi nal career victory as he hurled a 1-0 shutout for the Boston Rustlers against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field.

In 1927, Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the famous “long-count” fi ght in Chicago.

In 1961, the Interstate Commerce Com-mission issued rules prohibiting racial dis-crimination on interstate buses. Actress Marion Davies died in Los Angeles at age 64.

In 1964, the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances.

In 1975, Sara Jane Moore attempted to shoot President Gerald R. Ford outside a San Francisco hotel, but missed. (Moore served 32 years in prison before being paroled on Dec. 31, 2007.)

In 1980, the Persian Gulf confl ict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war that lasted nearly eight years.

In 1989, songwriter Irving Berlin died in New York City at age 101.

One year ago: Rutgers University fresh-man Tyler Clementi committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River after an intimate gay encounter in his dormitory room was alleg-edly captured by a webcam and streamed online by his roommate without his knowl-edge.

Today’s Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda is 84. Musi-cian King Sunny Ade is 65. Actor Paul Le Mat is 65. Rock singer David Coverdale is 60. Actress Shari Belafonte is 57. Singer Debby Boone is 55. Country singer June Forester is 55. Singer Nick Cave is 54. Rock singer Johnette Napolitano is 54. Classical cross-over singer Andrea Bocelli is 53. Singer-musician Joan Jett is 53. Actor Scott Baio is 51. Actress Catherine Oxenberg is 50. Actor Rob Stone is 49. Rock musician Matt Sharp is 42. Rock musician Dave Hernandez is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer Big Rube (Society of Soul) is 40. Actress Mireille Enos is 36. Actor Michael Graziadei (GRAHT’-zee-uh-day-ee) is 32. Actress Ashley Drane (Eck-stein) is 30. Actor Tom Felton is 24.

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used buckets of water to bathe,” it continues.The complaint alleges the workers were paid in

cash.One witness told offi cials he or she worked 60

hours a week and was paid about $320 in cash, once a week, according to the complaint.

Two other witnesses reported making between $300 and $500 a week in tips and working 60 hours a week. The two were only paid in tips and did not receive a regular salary, the complaint alleges.

Hector Fuentes owned the Cancun Mexican Res-taurant in Waterville and the Cancun Mexican Res-taurant II in Biddeford.

Westbrook residents and store owners said Wednesday they were surprised to see the Depart-ment of Homeland Security’s Immigration & Cus-toms Enforcement agents conducting a raid on Fajita Grill.

“I was shocked,” said Stacy Darkis, owner of Studio 59 Pilates Fitness, located next door to the Fajita Grill.

Darkis described seeing men approach the res-taurant and a number of out-of-state license plates attached to marked and unmarked vehicles. A heli-copter was circling above and agents “were defi nitely on a mission,” she said.

“(One man) had a fl ak jacket on and I said, ‘Oh, that’s really not normal,’” Darkis said. “It was shocking.”

She said about nine people were lined up in front of the restaurant, then handcuffed and taken away.

Darkis described the restaurant’s owners and employees as good neighbors.

“They’re really great. In the winter time they help shovel off my sidewalk,” she said, adding that they have even cleaned her gym’s front windows.

“They’re just really nice guys,” she said.The U.S. Attorney’s offi ce in Maine declined to give

additional details. A spokesman would only say that a criminal complaint is an accusation and that the men are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Four of the illegal immigrants received deferred action status for their cooperation with federal agents. The status allows them to reside and work legally in the U.S. for the duration of their coopera-tion with the proceedings, according to the com-plaint.

The investigation into Fajita Grill was prompted by a traffi c stop by a Westbrook police offi cer, accord-ing to court documents. The department reported to federal offi cials that several Hispanic men could not provide identifi cation during a traffi c stop and that they appeared to work for the restaurant.

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U.S. Cellular smartphone clinicnoon to 2 p.m. “With a recent study showing a nearly 80 percent increase in smartphone ship-ments from a year ago, there are plenty of fi rst-time smartphone users who may want a little help fi guring out everything their advanced devices have to offer. U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) is hosting a free workshop ... at 494 Congress St. in Portland to guide attendees through all of the features and functions of the company’s Android-powered, Windows Phone and Black-Berry devices that can enhance their lives. Associates will answer questions and demon-strate common features such as e-mail access, web browsing, calendar synchronization, browsing for apps and how the device can be personalized to fit their lifestyles.” The Device Workshops are open to current smartphone owners, as well as those interested in upgrad-ing to a smartphone. Attendees do not have to be a U.S. Cellular customer. All smartphone accessories will be 25 percent off. 772-7740.

Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and Leadership Awards5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Regional Cham-ber announces its Annual Dinner and Leadership Awards at Holiday Inn By The Bay, 88 Spring St. “The winner of this year’s Henri A. Benoit Award for Leadership in the Private Sector is Merton G. Henry of the law fi rm Jensen, Baird, Gardner & Henry. Among his many community activities, Mr. Henry has been a Trustee of Maine Medical Center, the Portland Museum of Art, and Bow-doin College, served as Chairman of the Portland School Committee, and was a long-time advisor to Senator Margaret Chase Smith. The Neal W. Allen Award, for Leadership in the Public Sector, will be presented to former Portland City Manager Joe Gray. Mr. Gray worked for more than 40 years in city government, the last 10 years as City Man-ager. He retired in February of this year.For Economic Development, the Robert R. Mas-terton Award will go to Mike Dubyak, President and CEO of Wright Express. Mr. Dubyak has spent almost 20 years building the company and driving the strategic plans, infrastructure and operating philosophies that guide the company’s success and contribute to the region’s economic growth.The President’s Award will be presented to Josh Broder, President of Tilson Technology Manage-ment, an independent information technology project management company. Mr. Broder is responsible for strategy, leadership, and business development for the company and has led growth throughout the North American market. We will also be announcing the Chamber’s Volunteer of the Year Winner.” www.portlandregion.com

‘Martinis and Art’5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Martinis and Art,” an annual art raffl e to benefi t Maine cancer patients will be held at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute on Commercial Street in Portland. The centerpiece of the evening will be an art raffl e where lucky event ticket holders will win pieces from top regional artists. Those attending will be treated to a night of food, drinks, music by jazz piano trio Standard Issue, and great art. Bob Crowley, Maine resident and winner of Survivor: Gabon in 2008, is the event’s Master of Ceremonies. Tickets can be purchased by calling the American Cancer Society at 373-3700, and press option 3. The cost is $85 each for event admission and includes one raffl e ticket. Additional raffl e tickets can be purchased at the event for $40 each or three for $100.

Girl Scout Dropout launch party5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Girl Scout Dropout launch party at Grace Restaurant in Portland. The event will take place in the basement of the renovated church, now high-end res-taurant, Grace. “Girl Scout Dropout is a newly launched community for women (and men) who embrace their rebellious spirits and celebrate the fact that their per-sonal ‘rules’ do not coincide with the guidelines that have been laid out by society. Sandi Amorello’s Girl Scout Dropout community for alternative-thinking women (and men) of all ages was created to support the Irreverent Widow Project, a combined art exhibit, website and blog that supports women suffering through a variety of life’s perils. ‘This party is not for the faint of heart,’ said Sandi. ‘Girl Scout Dropout is about like-minded women who celebrate their independence and share experiences with their senses of humor firmly intact. That’s why we decided to hold our launch

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

SheSpeaks at Mayo Street6:30 p.m. “An evening of storytelling that explores the many ways we honor ourselves as women. Guest Speak-ers Jeanne Thompson, Shay Stewart Bouley, Jessica Esch, Monique Barrett, and Karen Wyman will offer perspective, and inspiration on the topic of ‘honoring.’” Mayo Street Arts Center. Tickets $12 in advance/$15 at the door. www.BrownPaperTickets.com

2011 Visiting Writing Series at UMF7:30 p.m. The University of Maine at Farmington’s Bach-elor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program will open its fall 2011 Visiting Writing Series with a reading by award-winning poet Nikky Finney. She will read from her work in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The read-ing is free and open to the public and will be followed by a signing by the author. A nationally recognized poet and author of four collections of poetry, Finney has been criti-cally acclaimed as “one of the most eloquent, urgent, fear-less and necessary poets writing in America today.” Her work includes, “On Wings Made of Gauze;” “Rice,” which received a PEN America Open Book Award; “The World is Round,” winner of the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award

for Poetry; and “Head Off & Split,” published by Northwestern University Press in February 2011. She has also written a collection of stories titled “Heartwood” that was published in 1998 and in 2006 she edited “The Ringing Ear,” an anthology of African American poets writing and refl ecting on the South.

Maine Women Write’s Inaugural Event7:30 p.m. Maine Women Write celebrates seven new women authors from Maine. Writers Sarah Braunstein, Susan Conley, Melissa Coleman, Elizabeth Miles, Shonna Milliken, Liza Bakewell and Caitlin Shetterly will present their new books in a collage of fi ve-minute presentations of pithy passages followed by an open discussion with the audience. Hosted by MPBN’s Susan Sharon and MWPA’s Sibyl Masquelier. Maine Women Write was founded in 2011 by Lisa Bowe, Liza Bakewell and Caitlin Shetterly with a mission to celebrate and promote the works of Maine women authors. SPACE Gallery. For more infor-mation, visit Maine Women Write on Facebook. This event is sponsored by SPACE Gallery, Longfellow Books and Maine Writers & Publish-ers Alliance.

Friday, Sept. 23

Wayside Food Programs food drive9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wayside Food Programs will hold a two-day food drive on Sept. 23 and 24 that will be hosted by Whole Foods Market, located at 2 Somerset St. in Portland. “Because of the challenging economy and the traditional summer drop off in food donations, food pantry shelves are more bare than usual. ... Running from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day, the drive will focus on collecting food for families served by Wayside and its partner agencies. Way-side Food Programs collects and distributes food to 41 agencies, including soup kitchens, food pantries and other social service provid-ers across Cumberland County. Wayside also runs free community meals at fi ve host sites in Portland and Westbrook, four of its own mobile food pantries, and supplies healthy snacks for kids through a program with Portland Commu-nity Policing. This summer, Wayside has expe-rienced a donation drought greater than usual, while the need for Wayside’s food programs and services has continued to rise because of the current, diffi cult economic climate.”

Senator George Mitchell keynotes NRCM meeting12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Senator George J. Mitchell will provide the keynote address at the annual

meeting of the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The meeting will be held at Hannaford Hall on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine, and the theme is “Finding Common Ground to Protect our Planet.” NRCM also will announce the recipients of its annual environmen-tal awards at this meeting, which is free and open to the public. To register visit: http://www.nrcm.org/2011_annual_meeting.asp. For more information see www.nrcm.org

Teen actors travel the Oregon Trail6 p.m. In ‘Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie,’ two teenage girls embark upon the quintessential Ameri-can adventure: traveling west with their families on the Oregon Trail in 1847. This fall, two young actresses will embark on an adventure of their own: bringing this acclaimed story to the stage at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. The show will debut on Sept. 23 and 24 at 6 p.m. in the Museum’s Dress Up Theatre. ... A complement to the regular theatre season for young chil-dren, ‘Prairie’ is the Museum & Theatre’s fi rst post-merger foray into more sophisticated material for a slightly older audience (the show is recommended for ages 6 and up). With a small cast and minimalist set, the production was created to travel to schools and other venues to get young audiences excited about US history. The fi rst traveling per-formance will be at Strawberry Banke’s fourth annual New Hampshire Fall Festival in Portsmouth on Oct. 8. ‘Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie’ stars two of the Museum & Theatre’s most popular young performers: Emma Cooper (Beauty & the Beast, James & the Giant Peach) as Pepper Lewis and Michela Micalizio (Pinocchio, Santa’s Reindeer Revue, Little Red Riding Hood) as Hattie Campbell.” Tick-ets are $8 for Museum members, $9 for non-members, and are available at the Museum (142 Free St. in Portland), at kitetails.org or by phone at 828-1234, ext. 231.

Salty Pete celebrated International Talk Like a Pirate Day with Hunter Williams and his father of Portland on Monday afternoon in Downtown Portland’s Monument Square. The Williams family was two of a number of families who won Tickets to the Pirates Home Opener on Oct. 15 just for Talking Like a Pirate. During the evening hours, Salty Pete, members of the Sun Tan City Ice Girls Team, and the Pirates Street Team hit the local sports bars in Portland with stops at Binga’s Stadium, Rivalries and Buffalo Wild Wings and gave away tickets to the Pirates Home Opener on Oct. 15 to people who Talked Like a Pirate. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Pumpkinhead & Primas6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pumpkinhead & Primas share the spot-light at Portland Ballet Studio’s fall celebration and sneak preview of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” This evening of fun, bar games, Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale, beer and ballet trivia, and brief performance is a 21-plus event. Admission is a suggested donation of $10. Pumpkinhead & Primas, sponsored in part by Shipyard Brewing, is at the Portland Ballet Studios at 517 Forest Ave. in Portland. Parking is available in the Greenlight Studios lot at the corner of Dart-mouth Street and Forest Ave. For more information about the event, call 772-9671. To learn more about Portland Ballet, visit www.portlandballet.org.

Film on A Tribe Called Quest7 p.m. “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest” is a documentary fi lm directed by Michael Rapaport about one of the most infl uential and groundbreaking musi-cal groups in hip-hop history. The band’s sudden break-up in 1998 shocked the industry and saddened the scores of fans, whose appetite for the group’s innovative musical stylings never seems to diminish. All screenings at the Port-land Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. Co-presented by SPACE Gallery.

A Totally RAD Night7 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy A Totally RAD Night with the Time Pilots, a fundraiser for the Amy St. Lau-rent Fund. The fund underwrites the Portland Police Department’s Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Train-ing class. R.A.D., which is offered several times during the year, is designed to help women survive situations in which their lives are in jeopardy. A Totally RAD Night will be a fun evening of dancing and music from the Time Pilots, sponsored by Live Maine and preceded by a silent auction. Tickets are $25. You must be 21 to attend the show. Refreshments will be provided along with fun ‘80s themed items. Tickets can be purchased on online http://www.ticketriver.com/event/1446-a-totally-r-a-d--night-with-the-time-pilots/ or at the door. Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave.

The Maine Starlight Festival7 p.m. The Island Astronomy Institute presents The Maine Starlight Festival, a statewide celebration to promote the enjoyment and protection of Maine’s stellar night sky as a valuable natural resource through science, education, and the arts. September 23 through Oct. 2. Featuring Events Provided by the Astronomy Clubs, Planetariums, Science Centers, and other Leading Members of Maine’s Starlit Communities. Friday events include 7 p.m. Planetarium Show and Images, Southworth Planetarium, University of Southern Maine, 70 Falmouth St.; and Opening Night Public Star Party for “Starfest 2011” running Sept. 23-25, Astronomical Society of Northern New England, Route 35 (Alewive Road), W. Kennebunk. www.starlightfestival.org

The Maine Event, Global Fight League 7 p.m. Bellum Sports Management Presents GFL 11 The Maine Event, Global Fight League at the Portland Expo. “In conjunction with the Global Fight League we offer an elite local MMA production featuring professional and amateur MMA fi ghters from Maine and across New England. Our fi rst event May 6th at the Portland Expo was a tremendous success and we look forward to building our brand with the goal of offering premier MMA events across the State of Maine.” www.fi ghtmaine.com/events.htm

‘Wine Maniacs: Life in the Wine Biz’7:30 p.m. At Longfellow Books, Layne Witherell will read and sign his book, “Wine Maniacs: Life in the Wine Biz.” “This is not your usual trust fund baby’s account but covers the good, the bad and the ugly of the author’s career in all facets of the wine biz. If you are into wine this is a talk that you won’t want to miss.” www.longfellowbooks.com

Awesome ’80s Prom 8 p.m. Ken Davenport’s Off-Broadway Hit Show, produced by New Edge Productions, at Lucid Stage. “Interactive Comedy Fun! Music!-Dancing!- Laughing! It’s Fabu! Party like it’s 1989 with the Cheeleaders, Captain of the Football Team, Class President, the Nerd, The Spaz and the Crazy Principal! Pizza will be included in the ticket price. Cash bar.” www.lucidstage.com

Saturday, Sept. 24

Sunrise at the Portland Observatory6 a.m. to 8 a.m. Greater Portland Landmarks Sunrise at the Portland Observatory, 138 Congress St., Portland. Ticket price: $5/person at the door. For more information, 774-5561, ext. 104.

Morrison Center 25 Cent Yard Sale8 a.m. to noon. The Morrison Center, a not-for-profi t agency that provides comprehensive services for children and adults with and without disabilities, will host another 25 Cent Yard Sale. The sale will be held in the center’s mul-tipurpose room on 60 Chamberlain Road, Scarborough. Gently used clothing, books, toys, household items and bric a brack will be available for sale, all for only 25 cents each.

Recycling Festival and Open House8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. “What began in 2007 as a one-time open house for the public to see Ecomaine’s new single-sort recycling system in Portland has grown to become an annual festival. Comes for a great time and, at the same time, learn about the ecological and fi nancial importance of recycling. The festival will be held in Portland on Blue-berry Drive, which is off outer Congress Street, just across the Turnpike from UNUM. Activities and organizations at the Recycling Festival will include composting lessons, art from recycled materials, free recycling bins, dump trucks, chil-dren’s papermaking and other activities, live radio broad-cast, Goodwill, Ruth’s Reusable Resources, State Planning Offi ce, Closest Closet, Conversion Products, Women Out Working, tours of the waste-to-energy plant, breakfast sandwiches, and more. Ecomaine, a nonprofi t, municipally owned and operated recycling and waste disposal orga-nization, serves 25 percent of Maine’s population.” www.ecomaine.org

Walk to End Alzheimer’s9 a.m. “Join the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s and unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions. With more than 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, and nearly 11 million more serving as caregiv-ers, the time to act is now.” The event is taking place at Payson Park in Portland. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Walk begins at 9 a.m. https://walktoendalz.kintera.org/portland/capememorycare

Fight Back Festival at Pineland Farms9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pineland Farms, New Gloucester. “Par-ticipants of all levels and ability are invited to join us as we bike, run and walk at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine, for this family friendly day of encouragement and support. Participants will enjoy activities, demonstrations,

balloons, face painting, live music and great food! All pro-ceeds from the Fight Back Festival benefi t the Cancer Com-munity Center located in South Portland, Maine. In addition to money raised from the registration fees participants are encouraged to raise additional funds from family, friends and coworkers to support their ride, run or walk and the Cancer Community Center’s free programs and support services.” Events include: Chris & Dave’s Not Dead Yet Bike Ride; 10, 25 & 50 Mile Bike Rides; Combat Cancer 5K & 10K Runs; 1 Mile Stroll & 5K Walk. For details, contact Jennifer Nelson at the Cancer Community Center by phone at 774-2200 or by email at JNelson@CancerCommunityCenter.org.

Lucid Stage used book sale9 a.m. All proceeds benefi t Lucid Stage and our mission to provide an affordable arts venue. “We will be accepting donations of used books until the time of the sale, Saturday, September 24th at 9 a.m. To arrange a donation, please call us at 899-3993.”

Maine Marine Museum takes part in Museum Day9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maine Marine Museum in Bath is once again participating in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day, a program that provides free admission for two to any of more than 1,500 museums nationwide. Visitors with Museum Day tickets for Maine Maritime Museum can tour the Museum’s galleries, receive a free Percy and Small Shipyard introduction walking tour (11 a.m. or 1 p.m.),and visit all of the museum’s seven permanent exhibits, including the Victorian home of the shipbuild-ers Donnell family and the Grand Banks fi shing schooner Sherman Zwicker. ALOFT! Topsails to Turbines, the story of how wind propelled Maine’s commerce in the 19th cen-tury and its potential for doing so again, is the Museum’s latest exhibit. Lighthouse cruises and the trolley tour of Bath Iron Works require additional fees; advance reser-vations are strongly recommended as many tours sell out several days in advance. Maine Maritime Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is located at 243 Washington St., Bath. For additional information visit Maine Maritime Museum.org, or call 443-1316 during business hours. More than 1,500 museums, including 24 in Maine from York to Bar Harbor, will participate in the one-day annual event, including museums of history, art, culture, technology and science, historic houses, botanical gardens, zoos, and children’s museums.

Classic Quilters in New Gloucester10 a.m. The Classic Quilters will hold a demonstration of their many and varied skills at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, Route 26, New Gloucester. Free, open to the public.

Shaker Hill Apple Festival10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In Alfred, Sept. 24 and 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., juried craft fair, gigantic yard and book sales, Shaker Musuem, pick your own apples and pumpkins, Brothers’ Apple Store, wagon rides, exhibits, food. Free parking and free admission. www.shakerhillapplefestival.org

MHS part of seventh annual Museum Day10 a.m. The Maine Historical Society will participate in the seventh annual Museum Day. “MHS will join par-ticipating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. Museum Day is a celebration of the dissemination of knowledge to anyone and everyone interested, without a price tag, emulating the free admission policy of the Smith-sonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities. With support from CITGO, Museum Day 2011 is poised to be the largest to date, outdoing last year’s record-breaking event. In 2010, museum goers downloaded 227,747 tickets result-ing in more than 500,000 museum-goers visiting over 1,300 venues in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Visitors who present the offi cial pass will gain free admis-sion for two people to participating museums and cultural venues. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address.” For more information about Smithsonian maga-zine Museum Day 2011, links to participating museums’ and supporters’ sites, and to download the Museum Day ticket, visit www.smithsonian.com/museumday.

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Alfred indoor tag sale to benefi t shelter programs10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A gigantic indoor tag sale will be held in the old Shaker Barn on the property of the Brothers of Christian Instruction on Shaker Hill Road in Alfred, Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A book sale with thousands of books will also be held in the Dining Com-mons on the Shaker Hill property during the same time. Proceeds from these two sales will benefi t the over 300 homeless children that the York County Shelter Programs serves each year. Visit www.yorkcountyshelterprograms.org for additional information.

Old Orchard Beach Autumn Celebration11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food, Music & Fun in Memorial Park at Old Orchard Beach. Petting Zoo, Farmers Market, Lobster Bake. Beach BBQ at 5 p.m. www.oob365.com/AutumnCel-ebration.html

Maine Red Claws corn maze11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Maine Red Claws will hold a spe-cial event at Pumpkin Valley Farm in celebration of a Red Claws-inspired corn maze. Red Claws mascot Crusher will be on hand, along with the entire Red Claws staff, hand-ing out balloons and stickers and participating in children activities. The team will also provide a Maze Passport to Red Claws fans; fans who can answer the ten Red Claws and basketball related questions will be provided with directions to help get them through the maze — get them wrong and they may be misdirected. “Pumpkin Valley Farm has been creating a six-acre labyrinth of corn for 10 years. Working with the MAiZE Company, the world’s largest corn-fi eld maze consulting/design company, Pumpkin Valley Farm produces an intricate design each year. Past maze designs have included a Maine moose, American fl ag, and the mascot of the Portland Sea Dogs. This year’s design of the Maine Red Claws court and logo is sure to be the most ‘cornfusing’ labyrinth yet.” Pumpkin Valley Farm is located at 100 Union Falls Road in Dayton, approximately 40 min-utes south of Portland. The corn maze will be open every Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the end of October. Admission is $8 per person with children 2 years old and under admitted free of charge.

Maine Walk for Humanity 12:30 p.m. The public is invited to participate in the Maine Walk for Humanity Just Another Bridge Away, a fundraiser for the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa, sponsored in part by local residents, the American Red Cross of South-ern Maine and the City of Portland. The walk is intended to both raise awareness and aid for those impacted by the famine striking East Africa. Exacerbated by the worst drought in sixty years, rising cost of staple foods, and the ongoing confl ict in the region, the Somalia Famine has claimed the lives of 30,000 children under age fi ve and threatens the lives of more than twelve million people in East Africa. Donations for the 4.5 mile walk will be collected by the American Red Cross of Southern Maine and used to send desperately needed humanitarian relief to the affected region. Participants are asked to make a suggested dona-tion of $5. Walk begins at Erskine Park (the intersection between Broadway and Waterman Street) and continues through Portland to fi nish at Tukey’s Bridge at Payson Park. Portland police offi cers will manage traffi c and accompany the walkers as they traverse the city from the Casco Bay Bridge to Tukey’s Bride. Rest, medical, and water stations will be positioned periodically along the 4.5 mile route. For more information about the walk, contact the American Red Cross of Southern Maine at 874-1192 or organizer Moham-med Dini, 423-1203.

Kids Open Studios: Technicolor Pattern-Making1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Drop in at SPACE Gallery for an open stu-dios workshop on pattern-making using a variety of materi-als and neon colors. “We will draw inspiration from Maya Hayuk’s mural installation which features technicolor pat-terns, glow-in-the-dark neon shapes and woven textiles. This open studios workshop is all about color and fun. No experience necessary, suggested age is 5 and up.” $4

studio fee/kid, free for members.

Gaelic Sports Fall Youth Blitz1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Maine Gaelic Sports Alliance event at the Wainwright Athletic Complex in South Portland. “In conjuction with the Portland Hurling Club Fall Tourney, join MGSA as we offer an introduction to Hurling and Gaelic Football. This will include skills and drills followed by some scrimmaging and contests. We will have a raffl e and silent auction to benefi t the youth program with a drawing at 3:15.” mainegsa@gmail.com

MOFGA and Transition Towns climate change rally3:50 p.m. “The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will emphasize the need for political, economic and environmental action on global climate change at its upcoming Common Ground Country Fair in the town of Unity on September 23, 24 and 25. MOFGA’s annual cele-bration of rural living regularly offers hundreds of educational talks and workshops in the course of the Fair weekend, and this year will host several presentations, a panel discus-sion and a large-group photograph/rally to help the public understand the signifi cance of global climate change and what it means for Maine agriculture. MOFGA and Transition Towns will host a rally on the Common. All fairgoers are invited to gather on the Common at 3:50 p.m. on Saturday, September 24 to be in a large-group photograph to sup-port Moving Planet — a worldwide rally initiated by 350.org to demand solutions to the climate crisis, especially where governments are stalling on action despite the overwhelm-ing reality of the climate crisis.”

Somali Culture, Development Association forum4 p.m. to 6 p.m. At the Portland High School Auditorium, the Somali Culture and Development Association will host a community meeting to explain how recent changes impact access to public programs. This includes discussing what is the same and what is different since July 1, 2011. Basic needs, healthcare and food programs will be covered. Representatives from Maine Equal Justice Partners will be present to answer questions. Hand outs will be avail-able. The meeting is open to all, with grant support from the Maine Health Access Foundation, Maine’s largest health care foundation.

Harvest Dance in Freeport5 p.m. to 11 p.m. The historic Mallett Barn provides the venue for our annual Harvest Dance, and evening of food and fun for grown ups. Get your tickets early, as a delicious dinner from Buck’s Naked BBQ is limited and has sold out in past years. After dinner, enjoy a cash bar from Gritty’s as the music and dancing gear up for the evening. The Harvest Dance is a wonderful way to enjoy the season, the Farm, and a night out with friends. This year, we are happy to announce that Sean Mencher and His Rhythm Kings will be providing the Rockabilly musical entertainment for the event. Mallett Barn at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Wolf Neck Road, Freeport; $40 for dinner and dancing ($30 for members) $15 for dancing only (admis-sion after 8 p.m.). www.wolfesneckfarm.org/harvest-dance.

Mystache Fights Cancer5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Maine’s hairiest fundraiser is back for it’s second year and it is growing quickly. Dr. Lou Jacobs lost his mother to Infl ammatory Breast Cancer on May 19, 2010 and his father to Leukemia on July 6, 2011. Unfortunately, this story of loss is not unusual. Dr. Jacobs is the founder of Mystache Fights Cancer, a locally grown facial hair fundraiser that donates 100% of donations to The Cancer Community Center of South Portland and The Campaign for Cancer Prevention at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. ... The purpose of Mystache Fights Cancer is to contribute to not only fi nding a cure but taking a much deeper look at the cause of the cancer epidemic in America. As many as one in two Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Education, prevention and evaluating our lifestyle is essential if we want to stand a chance of beat-ing this disease. Of the thousands of fundraisers for fi ghting cancer, most do not focus on the cause, only fi nding a cure. That distinction is what separates the Mystache project from the others. While participation in this fundraiser may not be for everyone, fi ghting this disease is. Statistically there is no doubt that everyone will be or will know someone affected by this disease.” A kickoff photo party with drinks and refreshments will be held Sept. 24 for participants at Dr. Jacobs’ offi ce at 138 St. John St. in Portland. Donations: (donations are tax deductible) can be sent to: The Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St., South Portland.

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This year’s Cumberland Fair runs Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. Here, the Cumberland Fair Pumpkin and Squash Weigh Off features entries displayed near the entrance. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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