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After nearly 50 years of selling, auctioneer refl ects on Maine’s changing tastes, buying trends

A chair that would have sold for $65 a decade ago languishes, unable to draw a bid. Books stay in their boxes. Ornate furniture ends up back in a dusty corner. In the world of auctioneer Harold Sutherland, a down economy and changing tastes in the world of collecting mean bigger challenges.

Every Thursday in North Yarmouth, Sutherland points to bidders in a crowd in the Northern Lights Auction Hall and tries to drive up bids on "lots" — clusters of merchandise offered from tables loaded with miscellaneous belongings.

For almost 50 years, Sutherland has sold watches, cameras, chairs, tables, china cabinets, carpentry tools, tires, paintings, sports cards, stamp collec-tions, books, magazines, computers, candles, musical instruments, Christmas ornaments and every other variety of castoff imaginable.

Sutherland said he has no illusions about drum-ming up hundred-dollar bids — times are tough, and television shows like "Auction Kings" on Discovery

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LEFT: Harold Sutherland picks out bidders in the crowd at North-ern Lights Auction Hall in North Yarmouth Thursday night. He was working hard, trying to unload thousands of dollars worth of merchandise in a tough economy. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

BY DAVID CARKHUFFTHE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

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Mayoral candidates make fi nal pitch See the Q&A with city’s mayoral hopefuls on pages 4-5

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In a potentially fun-damental advance, researchers have opened up a novel approach to combat-ing the effects of aging with the discovery that a special category of cells, known as senescent cells, are bad actors that promote the aging of the tissues. Cleansing the body of the cells, they hope, could postpone many of the diseases of aging. The fi ndings raise the prospect that any therapy that rids the body of senescent cells would protect it from the ravages of aging. But many more tests will be needed before scien-tists know if drugs can be developed to help people live longer.

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Obama urges European solution to debt crisisCANNES, France — President Obama

plunged Thursday into the fast-moving European debt crisis, arriving here to exhort European leaders to get their fi nan-cial house in order.

But while the president hustled from meeting to meeting with world leaders, he was in many ways thrust into the rare posi-tion of bystander, as the unfolding drama over whether the Greek government would fall (it did not) and whether Greece would back the comprehensive accord to protect

the euro reached last week (it will, at least for now) dominated conversations in the hallways and conference rooms here in this iconic seaside town.

The grand Espace Riviera is more accus-tomed to red-carpet arrivals by movie stars and hangers-on for the Cannes Film Festi-val; on Thursday it was transformed instead into ground zero for blue-suited bureaucrats grappling with a fi nancial crisis and the global contagion that it threatened.

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morning and, during an initial meeting with Mr. Sarkozy, he called the European fi nancial crisis the most important task for world leaders gathered at the Group of 20 economic summit meeting.

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Bleak portrait of poverty is off the mark, experts say

Fears of fi ssion rise at stricken Japanese plant

WASHINGTON — When the Census Bureau said in September that the number of poor Americans had soared by 10 million to rates rarely seen in four decades, commentators called the report “shocking” and “bleak.” Most poverty experts would add another description: “fl awed.”

Concocted on the fl y a half-century ago, the offi cial poverty measure ignores ever more of what is happening to the poor person’s wallet — good and bad. It over-looks hundreds of billions of dollars the needy receive in food stamps and other benefi ts and the similarly formidable

amounts they lose to taxes and medical care. It even fails to note that rents are higher in places like Manhattan than they are in Mississippi.

On Monday, that may start to change when the Census Bureau releases a long-promised alternate measure meant to do a better job of counting the resources the needy have and the bills they have to pay. Similar measures, quietly published in the past, suggest among other things that safety-net programs have played a large and mostly overlooked role in restraining hardship: as much as half of the reported rise in poverty since 2006 disappears.

TOKYO — Nuclear workers at the crip-pled Fukushima power plant raced to inject boric acid into the plant’s No. 2 reactor early Wednesday after telltale radioactive elements were detected there, and the plant’s owner admitted for the fi rst time that fuel deep inside three stricken reactors was probably continuing to experience bursts of fi ssion.

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Mayoral candidates in their own wordsQuestion: Why should voters choose you for Portland mayor?

David MarshallAge: 33Occupation: Fine artist, landlord, gallery owner and city councilorNeighborhood: West End

Please vote for me on Tuesday, November 8th for strong policy, independent leader-ship, and vision. Over the past fi ve years, I have proven my abili-ties as a City Coun-cilor to bring results and change govern-ment. One major accomplishment is the success of a policy that I origi-nated called the Creative Portland Tax Increment Financing District, which received a Bright Idea Award from Harvard University. The CP TIF dedicates a portion of property taxes in the Arts District to invest in the creative economy. Addition-ally, I am the steward of the Energy Service Contract to save $1.7 million in energy each year by investing $11 million into 45 municipal buildings. The investments reduced the carbon pollution of our municipality by 32% and created over 240 green jobs. Most importantly, I initiated the movement to elect our mayor and worked for three years to help deliver the biggest change to our city government in 88 years. As your Mayor, I will imple-ment a long-term vision to bring sus-tainable growth to Portland through the following policies:

1. Invest in our school buildings to make them state-of-the-art learning facilities to prepare our children for the future,

2. Grow our population to spread out the tax burden by creating hous-ing near the downtown and in busi-ness corridors to attract new families and local businesses,

3. Convert our homes and busi-nesses from oil to cleaner fuels to improve our air and save us money,

4. Stimulate economic development by investing in a modern streetcar line to grow our tax base,

5. Institute a 24-hour pothole guar-antee through a professional manage-ment program that will make City Hall user-friendly and accountable

Jed RathbandAge: 39Occupation: Owner Stones Throw ConsultingNeighborhood: East Bayside

Next Tuesday, Portland has the opportunity to elect its mayor for the fi rst time in nearly a century. This occasion should give voters pause. We have before us an opportunity to build

upon the best of what Portland has to offer while charting a new course rooted in our tradition of honest, dedi-cated service. However, this much is true: we cannot expect a different result if we continue forward with the same leadership.

Over the course of the campaign I have made this my mantra: Portland is not going to land a business that brings us ten thou-sand jobs, today, but rather we can begin immediately to encourage a thousand individuals to create ten jobs apiece. That’s the future where Portland is poised to do its best work and meeting this goal suits the skills I have to offer.

To make this happen we must strengthen our education system so that it becomes an effective magnet for innovators. I have proposed we work to address the needs of our best performing children by challenging them for a fi ercely competitive world. We must never shut the door on those in need of special attention, however, we must invest immediately in what will pay the highest return in the future.

Portland has what we need to make progress in the coming decade, but we need leadership that has a new pro-spective on old issues, we need new leadership to envision new solutions. I hope to earn your fi rst choice vote on November 8th.

John EderAge: 42Occupation: Grassroots organizer, mental health technician, studentNeighborhood: West End

You would choose me for Mayor because you share my vision for a fair, just and sustain-able Portland where everyone gets a stake in our bright future. Where the housing is abundant and affordable so that people can work just one full-time job and have it be enough to keep a roof over their heads and get their basic their needs met. Where we build up, with thoughtful planning, rather than sprawl out. I envision a Portland where we can house people downtown so that they can shop there every day to build a vital, local economy and eat local food provided by local farmers. Where people can walk, bike or take a reliable public transportation system to work. Where our small businesses owners can afford to provide health insurance for themselves and their employees. I envision a Portland where we are leading the nation in the creation of a system of affordable and reliable locally sourced alterna-tive energy.

The stakes are high in this historic election. Vote for me fi rst if you agree

with my values and vote for Ethan Strimling second if you want to see them implemented. Much of what I am describing here is going to take a system of incentives and the right kind of private and public investment. Ethan has the skill set to bring our shared vision to fruition. Ethan has the established record that proves he “gets it.” He’ll do us proud as Mayor in local, regional and national settings. He’s worked doggedly for Portland for years and he shares our values. Thank you Portland, I love you. Good Luck.

Ethan StrimlingAge: 43Occupation: CEO of LearningWorksNeighborhood: West End

Portland needs new leadership that will imple-ment real change. We need new lead-ership that has proven experience forming a vision and carrying it out. We need new lead-ership that knows how to focus on customer service, create accountabil-ity, and implement excellence. New leadership that sees opportunities for economic development and doesn’t let them slip away. New leadership that understands and can confront the struggles that Portland families and businesses go through every day.

As the CEO of a multi-million dollar organization that transformed itself through a customer-fi rst culture, I understand that leadership and accountability breed success. As your State Senator for six years fi ghting to reduce property taxes and increase incomes, I understand what Portland’s families need. We must revitalize our city as the number one economic and cultural center in Maine. We must make sure that our neighborhoods are affordable and our families are safe. We must put Portland on the lists for the best schools, the best jobs, and the highest quality of life. We can do better. We must do better. For Port-land, the time is now.

Michael BrennanAge: 58Occupation: Policy associate, Muskie School, University of Southern MaineNeighborhood: Back Cove

I am the candi-date who has the necessary blend of experience, effec-tiveness and lead-ership to make this new form of govern-ment work. Over a hundred years ago my grandmother came to Portland intending to build a better life for herself. Both my parents were born in Portland and grew up on Munjoy Hill. I was born in Portland,

but when I was fi ve-years old, my father lost his job and my family was forced to leave Portland in search of employment.

I want to do everything possible to make sure that no person or family has to leave Portland because they can’t fi nd a job or because there’s not a place for them in our community. In many ways, this has been my goal for the more than 35 years that I have lived, worked, and raised my family in Portland. I have taught students and run recreation programs for dis-advantaged youth. At the United Way, I worked with the business commu-nity to negotiate multi-million dollar bond packages that addressed some of the city’s most pressing issues. I have expanded our stock of affordable hous-ing. As a Legislator, I increased state funding to our schools by hundreds of millions of dollars.

As the new mayor I will draw on all of my experiences and resources to work tirelessly on your behalf. I will consult with our business leaders, reach out to our neighbors, and stand with our Representatives and Sena-tors whenever Augusta or LePage attempt to take away from the values that make our city great.

Nick MavodonesAge: 51Occupation: Operations manager, Casco Bay LinesNeighborhood: Back Cove

I am running for Mayor because I want to keep the good things going in Portland and build an even brighter future. In order to have that future, we need a Mayor who can bring people together and solve the tough challenges.

There are a lot of good people run-ning for Mayor, some of whom I have supported for other offi ces and a lot of whom have supported me in the past. But the elected Mayor is different from being in the legislature or congress or even on the city council for that matter.

My opponents are beating up on Portland to try and win your vote. We don’t need a Mayor who will tear down Portland to score political points. What we need is a Mayor who will build on what is working, bring people together and help make Port-land soar.

For me, making Portland soar starts with making it easier to create jobs, preparing every child for the 21st cen-tury and making our city healthier and greener.

Whether it is the 1,600 jobs that will be created at Thompson’s Point or helping keep Pierce Atwood and its nearly 200 jobs from leaving the city, I have a record of building consensus to help solve the tough issues. But I am not running for Mayor because of what Portland is, I am running for mayor because of what Portland can be.

We are on the right track, and together we can keep the good things going.


Jill DusonAge: 57Occupation: Retired attorney, former director Bureau of Rehabilitation Services at Maine Department of LaborNeighborhood: North Deering

Portland can judge what kind of leader I will be by reviewing the leader I have been.

My commit-ments to serve families in need and fi ght for the underdog are inspired by the example of my mother and others in our com-munity who fought to improve our cir-cumstances and make city hall wake up and pay attention. My values come from witnessing the power of commu-nity leaders who organized to inte-grate our schools, and forced changes to make our low income rental hous-ing habitable.

I am an assertive collaborator who measures success by results. Until recently I served as Executive Direc-tor a statewide service agency with responsibility for a budget of 24 mil-lion, 150 employees and 11 offi ces. I led this troubled agency to eliminate a 10% budget shortfall and eliminate an 11 month wait for service for cus-tomers. We did not succeed by assign-ing blame and chopping off heads. Instead, we reset performance stan-dards, created teams, implemented change and documented outcomes.

I am a retired attorney and have managed government relations for Maine’s two largest public utility companies. My education and train-ing are broader and deeper; and my successful record as an Executive Leader is more complex and longer term than any other candidate in this race.

A clear eyed social conscious based on life experience plus proven fi scal accountability and executive leader-ship skills earned in the public and private sector are what I bring to the table for Portland. I get at my core that everyone matters, everyone has value and everyone can make a differ-ence. In short, I am the best candidate for this job.

Ralph CarmonaAge: 60Occupation: Civic leaderNeighborhood: Munjoy Hill

C o n s e n s u s -building experi-ence, hard work and intelligent choices.

I have over 40 years of experience in the public and private sectors, and have been at the forefront of civil rights and an instructor of higher education. I have worked at all levels of government with part and full-time councilors and mayors. My work has involved Portland and cities much larger and smaller.

As the media knows, the governing structure is fragmented and puts in play a bureaucracy that is often unac-countable and unresponsive. Voters are telling me they are tired of insider part-time career politicos and established city councilors obsessed with infi ghting that encourages analysis by paralysis and a lost sense of public purpose.

Voters like the fact that I am the outsider with insider experience and sense of public interest. They see me as a Mayor with no scores to settle. The drawback I face, according to con-ventional insider observers, is that I am not an insider like them. Portland voters, outside that established politi-cal world, want a Mayor with experi-enced energy, intelligence and skills to bring council consensus and neigh-borhood inclusion to get things done.

Voters are acknowledging that the core of my mayoral leadership is working across the political spectrum. My years of advocacy are at the heart of organizing people for consensus and policy decisions. I have advocated directly, in personal meetings, and indirectly -- through street protests, public media and policy forums. These skills will foster a quality of life eco-nomic growth that will put Portland on the Rise to make our great city greater.

Markos MillerAge: 43Occupation: TeacherNeighborhood: Munjoy Hill

Our past and cur-rent leaders should be recognized for bringing Portland to this historic point. However, Portland’s new charter makes it clear that new lead-ership is needed to move our city forward, calling for someone with expertise in collabora-tion, communication, and consensus building. Our next mayor must be able to engage our residents, hear our hopes and concerns, and articulate a vision that rallies the community. These are the sort of leadership traits I utilize in our classrooms, our com-mittee chambers, and our community organizations.

My work in our neighborhoods, schools, and with the city are a testa-ment to my commitment and abilities as a facilitative leader: revitalizing a neighborhood organization, leading neighborhood-based planning pro-cesses, and redesigning programs to increase transparency and account-ability. I’ve demonstrated the abilities and attitudes necessary to steward community visioning processes from the grassroots level to City Hall and on towards implementation. For example, when Portland was con-sidering widening Franklin Street I facilitated the community dialogue articulating a vision of a mixed-use corridor that serves cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians.

I have demonstrated my commit-ment to Portland as a homeowner, a small family business owner, a teacher, and as a civic leader. My years of service in Portland have allowed me to develop expertise in a issues such

as education, social services, transpor-tation, and housing. My diverse back-ground and proven leadership skills as an effective collaborator, clear com-municator, and consensus builder are what is needed to harness the assets of our community to become the city we envision.

Hamza HaadoowAge: 37Occupation: Assistant manager, Goodwill of Northern New EnglandNeighborhood: East Deering

I am unique in many aspects. I am person who can understand what it means to be rich and poor and I have seen in my life both ends. I know how to improve lives in indi-vidual level to com-munity level. I do have fresh ideas and I am not career politician. I am man of word and I can contribute more to the Portland.

Christopher VailAge: 40Occupation: Portland fi refi ghterNeighborhood: North Deering

I hope Portland can see through the bull this fall. I have been talked at by politicians for too long. I think Portland citizens have as well. I hope they see the canned pitch, the sales hook, the catch phrases, the market-ing for what for what it is – same old government, politics and politicians. The city of Portland, by a narrow margin, voted for an elected mayor and I heard the outcry for something different in Portland. If you place your fi rst vote for a current member of our council or one of the “establish-ment” politicians do you think you are voting for something different in Port-land government and politics? I come to the table with no political agenda, no political favors or baggage and one interest on my mind. My interest is the best interest of the City of Port-land.

I am not looking for a job, I have one I love that will be a sacrifi ce to leave and serve Portland in city hall instead of out on the city streets in the Portland Fire Department. Voters should choose me because I have been blessed with common sense and an ever growing passion for this city. I want to remind the citizens that gov-ernment is not above any one of us. But government is the responsibility of every one of us. I will bring us, the working backbone, to the forefront and reclaim Portland for the citi-zens. My slogan and ideas have not wavered and I hope Portland voters will hear my outcry as I have heard theirs – let’s bring common sense to Portland’s government, politics and politicians!

Richard DodgeAge: 59Occupation: Commercial real estate broker, small business ownerNeighborhood: Deering

Voters should choose me for mayor because I am a voice for real change. I am the only true fi scal conservative that is running and as a commercial real estate broker under-stand what it takes to bring new businesses and jobs to this city. Look at the track records of my opponents and their liberal giveaways and tell me you want more of this.They may promise you anything but the bottom line here is jobs. I can and will bring new jobs to this city, which will increase our tax base and lower taxes.

Jodie LapchickAge: 49Occupation: strategic marketing consultantNeighborhood: West End

After getting to know (and truly enjoy) all of the other candidates, I am still convinced that I would do the best job leading our City.

Reason Number One: Marketing is the key to economic development, which will result in much-needed funding for our schools and social services. Without long-term oversight of our new Economic Devel-opment Plan, especially around the critical issues of marketing and brand-ing, the city risks wasting untold dol-lars and missed opportunities for attainable economic development.

Reason Number Two: In my 25+ years of marketing, I’ve been engaged on a strategic level with clients in the public, private, and nonprofi t sectors, comprising a wide variety of industries. To be effective within each industry, I’ve gained a unique understanding of many complex issues, often not directly related to marketing.

I have the breadth of cross-sector experience necessary to coalesce ideas by convening stakeholders, identify-ing areas of agreement, listening effec-tively, brainstorming creative solutions, turning concepts into actionable items, realizing potential consequences of pro-posed ideas, understanding the big pic-ture, prioritizing details, building and fostering honest relationships, engag-ing communities, and communicating effectively.

I’ve successfully convened diverse stakeholders by actively participating in their process, and taken a leader-ship role in identifying solutions that met or exceeded the needs of disparate and often confl icting points of view.

It is critical that our new mayor has the diversity of experience and a thor-ough understanding of marketing to lead this city toward economic success.

I believe I am the only candidate with enough varied experience to offer such solid comprehensive leadership


For the mayoral candidates, this weekend is the last chance for the last big push.

Since voters approved the new charter changes providing for an elected mayor through the process of ranked choice voting last November, the bumpy road of explaining it all has fallen to columnists, news writers, special consultants, and quite possibly the squeegee guy cleaning the windows.

Everything has led up to next Tuesday, with the inevitable fallout. You likely won’t get your fi rst, but might get stuck with your second, or even third choice for mayor. Everyone used the “three fl avors of ice cream” anal-ogy, stating the obvious (“Ice cream is good, but there are so many choices. No matter what, you still get ice cream!”) to my patent attempt to convince people I could rig it.

No matter. What you were not told was that, while making the ice cream fl oat of local govern-ment, we ended up having a sea-bass tossed into the blender, a spoof of Dan Ackroyd’s famed

Beating the odds

“Super Bass-O-Matic 76” com-mercial parody. Mmm, chunky government.

The fl oating fi sh in question? Polling data.

Reporters need them, Op-Ed guys thrive on them, candidates tout them when in or near the lead, and discount them when in the basement. Like a pre-season Red Sox roster, they are studied with the fi ne microscope, until the slightest whisper of an injury causes a change in ranking.

But with ranked choice voting, polling is out the window. I’ll give credit to Mike Tipping over at the DownEast/Maine People’s Resource Center for giving it a good whack. First, six of the can-didates were tossed off the poll, being determined as marginal. Might sound harsh, but the poll

was done by phone, where folks had to push buttons. There were only ten buttons available. I still believe the poll to be fl awed just for that, more resembling a “pole” that no matter how many times you wax it, still has stripper-funk.

The paper this weekend has the offi cial endorsements of the edito-rial board of this paper. To “assist” (and mostly for comic relief) I decided to toss out a “Vegas Odds” style over an under on each of the candidates. Next week, we’ll see how good my odds were. So (with apologies to Chris Busby), in alphabetical order, here is the rundown.

Charles Bragdon (12-1): Known Charlie a long time, we’ve shared many a misdeed together. Goes to a lot of council meetings, stays active in what’s going on.

Michael Brennan (4-1): Gets the old folks’ vote just on name recognition. “What’s that? Joe’s running for something again?” Top pick by a supporters poll. Who would have imagined that.

Peter Bryant (8-1): He wants

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Brennan stands out in mayoral fi eld

The editorial board of The Portland Daily Sun urges voters to select Michael Brennan as their fi rst choice for mayor of Portland.

Other top candidates (in order of preference) for the ranked choice ballot on Tuesday are Nick Mavodones, Markos Miller and David Marshall.

There are 15 people running for mayor, and a legitimate case could be made for supporting just about all of them. Hamza Haadoow should be commended for speaking out for new services that target domestic violence and addiction. John Eder’s ideas sur-rounding affordable housing and public transportation (especially when it comes to replacing school buses with METRO passes) were apparently good enough to be incorporated by several opponents. Richard Dodge has tapped into longstanding concerns about the city’s planning review process, and Peter Bryant’s proposal to get rid of blue bags has clearly resonated. Jed Rathband has proven a capable candidate with sensible ideas around business regulation and job creation. Ethan Strimling’s goals of making City Hall customer service-oriented and lowering prop-erty taxes by attracting jobs and development have made him an obvious front runner.

Portland will be using ranked choice voting for the fi rst time in this election, which means voters can rank their choices for mayor from fi rst choice to 15th. It’s clear based on conversa-tions with voters and low turnout during the absentee voting period that this new system confuses people. In truth, it’s pretty simple: rank your fi rst choice fi rst, your second choice second, and so on, until you no longer care who wins. There are no strategies. There are no ways to game the system.

If you’re like us, you may have had a hard time deciding who to support. There are easily eight or nine candidates who, if the fi eld weren’t so strong, would be viable contenders.

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But after watching the candidate forums, reading responses to our weekly question-naire, and watching how the candidates have conducted themselves on the campaign, we narrowed our list of fi nal contenders to four candidates, who we believe offer the right mix of ideas, experience and leadership.

They are:Michael Brennan — Our top pick. Bren-

nan has proven during the campaign that he understands the limits of the new mayor’s position. Rather than promise one thing or another, he has stressed broad themes, like how a strong education system is vital to the city’s overall well being. He also brings the right combination of policy experience (he is a policy associate at the Muskie School at

USM) and legislative experience, which he gained during 12 years in Augusta. Equally important: We believe he will work well with the eight city councilors and the city manager to get things done.

Nick Mavodones — While some candidates have focused on what’s wrong with Portland, we like that Mavodones has focused on what’s going right. Development activity has remained vibrant over the past few years despite the recession. New shops and restaurants keep opening. Better concerts and events keep coming to town. But like most of us, Mavodo-nes also recognizes that the city can improve. He has the experience and the temperament to lead us there.

Markos Miller — As a Spanish teacher at Deering High School, few people understand the dynamics of a large public school system more acutely than Miller. But that’s not why

we’re endorsing him. Miller’s vision of a col-laborative, transparent, accessible, commu-nity-minded leader strikes us as a good fi t for the position. Miller has also been involved on Munjoy Hill for years, and offers solid ideas around redeveloping Bayside, smart growth and alternative transit.

David Marshall — Few people in Portland, let alone the mayor’s race, are as committed to promoting smart growth, alternative energy and green modes of transit as Marshall. He’s also proven that he can build consensus on the city council. This year he convinced the council to remove unpopular fi nes from the city’s graffi ti ordinance and divert a portion of new revenues from proposed Thompson's Point project into a transportation fund. As an artist, business owner and property owner, Marshall also understands how various issues or policies would affect each constituency.

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Brennan brings wealth of experience to the mayoral race


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When the alarming news came last week that a 13-year-old Sorrento girl was missing, and police felt she may have had a face-to-face meeting with somebody “she met on an Internet dating site,” my reaction was the usual parental cocktail of “oh my God!” mixed with a new resolve to grab my kid and not let him out of my direct physical sight for the next 10 or 12 years.

But I also thought about a thing called “Trucker TV.”

The has been found safe, the Associ-ated Press reported, “after police used technology to track her computer use.” Turns out she may have gone away with a boyfriend, and we’ll let the family sort that out, but allow me sug-gest that “grounded for life” is a work-able lifestyle.

The thoughts about truckers and TV came because I’d only recently inter-viewed Marc Klaas for a magazine

Missing girl illustrates Trucker TV idea

story. He’s the nationally recognized missing person’s advocate who was thrust into that role when his 12-year-old daughter Polly was kidnapped at knife-point from a Petaluma, Califor-nia slumber party in October of 1993.

For months, the national search for Polly dominated the news in a way that might seem more common now, but was fairly rare then. Actress Winona Ryder, a Petaluma native, was among the high-profi le people involved in the case and TV shows like “America’s Most Wanted” and

“20/20” highlighted the search.Early in the search, Marc Klaas says

now, he learned the value of truckers, especially the long-haul truckers.

“The distributed fl yers by the hun-dreds,” recalls Klaas, adding that the trucker community quickly posted information across the region and across the country. In particular, the truckers are helpful across broad swaths of rural areas, like northern Maine where the search was gearing up for the missing girl here.

Klaas also explains that truckers are simply able to scan the roads in a way that no police force can match alone. He has a point – one of my many col-lege jobs was driving an ancient cab-over, hauling huge storage tanks from Central Ohio into Kentucky where my friends cut them up to create make-shift bridges.

Along with proving that, for some folks, the federal Clean Water Act is more of a “serving suggestion,” it taught me that truckers use a slightly different infrastructure. They need space, so truck stops tend to be away from population centers.

And they notice things. Like if the guy in the next lane is drinking a beer or if that white van with out-of-state tag is the one from the truckstop bul-letin board.

The famous “Amber Alerts,” of course, help.

Klaas notes several success stories, like back in July when North Carolina truck driver Beano Franciss noted a white Ford Escort southbound on Interstate 85 and fi gured that was the one from an Alert. It turned out the West Virginia driver had found the 13-year-old girl online before abduct-ing her.

Which brings us to Trucker TV.For years, Klaas has slightly

expanded his advocacy to include missing people who are not young enough to get an Amber Alert. Thou-sands of adults also “go missing” every year, even if they don’t grab the national imagination the way missing kids naturally can.

So the non-profi t KlaasKids foun-dation is part of an ongoing effort to convince the Federal Communica-

tions Commission to approve a pro-posal by a subsidiary of those Flying J truckstops to allow low-powered TV stations at those huge city-like truck stops.

Along with something like fi ve channels of public service programs, including shows devoted to missing persons, there would be about 70 total channels of programming. The signals are too weak to leave the truckstop areas.

Writing last Thursday in the con-gressional newspaper Roll Call, Klaas said that “... [for] many of us, this frus-trating case just seems like such a no-brainer: It costs the taxpayers nothing; it provides professional drivers with a service they want and need; it saves lives. We will never know how many people might have been saved in the years this has languished in the FCC process, but surely it is time to allow Clarity to implement its proposal.”

He told me that the real problem is a “real estate” concern over broadcast spectrum. Powerful broadcast interests are worried that low-powered efforts might expand and challenge existing business.

But, even in the relatively controlled environment of a print interview, his voice takes on an edge usually reserved for his frequent Nancy Grace TV appearances when he discussed long-haul truckers and their access to basic TV.

“It’s a lonely life,” he says of trucking. “And they’re one of the few populations that don’t have basic TV access... the guys on Death Row have TV; the guy who murdered my daughter has TV access.”

Okay, FCC, argue with that.Knowing his interviewer was in

Maine, and being an experienced advocate, Klaas noted that this is “exactly the kind of thing senators [Olympia] Snowe and [Susan] Collins should get behind.”

Until we parents fi gure out how to pull off that “direct physical sight” deal, I’m thinking he makes a good point.

(Curtis Robinson is founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun.)

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For months, the national search for Polly Klaas dominated the news in a way that might seem more common now, but was fairly rare then. Actress Winona Ryder, a Petaluma native, was among the high-profi le people involved in the

case and TV shows like “America’s Most Wanted” and “20/20” highlighted the search. Early in the search, Marc Klaas says now, he learned the value of truck-

ers, especially the long-haul truckers.


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to bring back the old “All Trash Day” and get rid of the blue bags. Look for him to be a stealth candidate, those things are pricey.

Ralph Carmona (9-1): Moved here less than a year ago. Big chops in California, but likely still needs TomTomGo to fi nd Warren Avenue.

Richard Dodge (11-1): The only registered Republican in the race. ‘Nuff said.

Jill Duson (7-1): She will make it through the fi rst few rounds, but stands about as much chance as a Yankees Fan scoring Green Monster seats, and not getting stuff tossed at him.

John Eder (15-1): Basically, gave up the race and tossed his support to Ethan Strimling.

Hamza Haadoow (15-1): Nice guy, but doomed politically.

Jodie Lapchick (15-1): Focusing on the creative economy. Back up the wagon.

David Marshall (5-1): Will make it through the fi rst few rounds, but we all remember how this ranked choice charter thing started. If you want the credit, you have to take the blame. Political Unicorn Meat.

Nick Mavodones (3-1): Current Mayor. Has not yet crashed the fi reboat.

Markos Miller (4-1): Watches your kids all day long as a teacher, makes him qualifi ed to run city council meetings. I’m serious.

Jed Rathband (3-1): Worked with Olympia com-panies on the failed pier deal. Connected politically, but still doomed.

Ethan Strimling (3-1): Has run for everything but dog-catcher. Connected as well, but also doomed.

Chris Vail (6-1): Don’t argue with a fi refi ghter. Might make it to the fi fth round, but will hit the canvas before the fi nal long count.

Erick Bennett (Write-In: 6.4 million to 1):

Everyone who has ever registered to vote in Maine would have to rise from the grave to vote Republi-can write-in at LEAST 200 times each, illegally. Not even John Martin could pull this off.

There we have it folks. Those are the odds, so sit

back and watch the fi sticuffs, but please, no wager-ing ... let’s keep politics clean.

(Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Port-land Daily Sun.)


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"It's changed a lot mostly because of eBay and the Chinese imports have killed them," Sutherland said of consignment auctions. "If you watch furniture, you can't even give them away, it's just because they go to Bob's Discount and buy it there."

On a recent Thursday evening, the crowd, a mix of retirees and young couples, balks at many of the bids, forcing a declaration of "no value," whereupon the spurned item is returned to the shelf.

"It's like cleaning up under your birdfeeder in the wintertime," Sutherland quips about the $5 bidders, who offer only the minimum bid on consignment items, making his job harder.

But Sutherland, in the business for nearly half a

century, has a twinkle in his eye about his custom-ers.

"I still enjoy doing it, and it's something to do," he says simply.

Sutherland retired from S.D. Warren, which is now Sappi Paper Mill, and as an auctioneer he developed a following.

Jorge Green of Lincoln County said he has fol-lowed Sutherland for decades.

"You never know what Harold's got. He's an honest auctioneer who's been around forever. That's got to prove something. They come and they're gone, they come and they're gone, I hate to say he's the last man standing," Green said.

For 33 years, Sutherland has run his auctions in North Yarmouth; prior to that, he operated out of Cumberland, where he lives.

Sutherland said the challenges of selling at auc-tion stem from trends in both economic markets and Internet communications.

"It's sad. But it's just the way the world has changed. Unusual stuff will still sell, but if they can't sell on eBay they're not going to buy it," he said.

"As you notice, nobody buys books anymore, nobody

reads. Money is scarce," S u t h e r l a n d added.

On the auc-tioning end of the spectrum, trying to fi nd high-end valu-ables proves diffi cult.

"Everything's consignment because you can't go in a house anymore and have a clue what anything is worth," he said. "Now you just fi gure on volume, high-end stuff will

still sell." Green said he attends the North Yarmouth auction "just to get out of the house."

Others fi nd the thrill of the hunt for hidden trea-sures irresistible.

Kathy Irving of Gray said she attends two or three auctions a week.

"Some nights you get lucky, but a lot of times there's nothing I'm interested in so I don't stay," she said.

Peter Benham of Saco said, "I like coming to auc-tions, I look to buy stuff and resell it, I do that part time, it's just an interest of mine. You never know what you're going to fi nd at auctions, that's the fun thing about coming to auctions."

In the end, Benham is the ideal customer for Sutherland.

"You come here thinking you're going to buy one thing and you buy two or three other things," Benham said, smiling.

For a list of Portland-area auctions, visit www.auctionzip.com. Sutherland Auctions operate every Thursday at 4 p.m. at Northern Lights Auction Hall, Route 9, North Yarmouth. Bidding opens at 6 p.m.

LEFT: Harold Sutherland points to a bidder as a stack of Mad magazines from the 1970s makes its way to the auction block at Northern Lights Auction Hall Thursday night. Michelle Gaudet is working as the “runner,” displaying the merchandise.ABOVE: Jorge Green of Liincoln County said typically young people looking for items for their homes and bargain hunters

converge at Harold Suther-land’s auctions in North Yarmouth. INSET AT LEFT: A sample of items for sale prior to auc-tion. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

AUCTIONEER from page one

Auction goer: ‘I hate to say he’s the last man standing’


Newcomer challenges Leeman in city’s District 4Political newcomer Zeke Callanan is looking to

unseat Councilor Cheryl Leeman in District 4, a seat that she has held for the past 27 years.

Callanan, 30, has a legal background but works as a business consultant. If elected, he plans to focus on “constituent service, leadership accountability and sustain-able lifestyle promotion.”

In an interview this week, Calla-nan readily admitted that he didn’t enter the race because of any major policy disagreements with Leeman or issues with how she represents the district. As much as anything, he decided to run to make sure Leeman didn’t wasn’t unopposed for the second straight election (she hasn’t had an opponent since 2005).

“It’s really important to have a choice, that’s what democracy is all about,” Callanan said. “I am not dissat-isfi ed with what Cheryl is doing, but that also goes along with me not know-ing a ton about how she does govern.”

He added, “It’s not that she was doing a bad job, but someone who is been there so long, I think it’s important she keeps working.”

Callanan says he would work to enhance communi-cation with residents, businesses and organizations in his district.

“A lot of people don’t feel very empowered on an indi-vidual level,” he said, adding that he would work with neighborhood associations to help spread the word about city issues. “I don’t think the city utilizes its website or online presence well enough to involve its residents and citizens in decision-making processes.”

Callanan is a registered Democrat, but says his style is collaborative and his views are non-partisan.

District 4 covers East Deering, Back Cove, and most of the North Deering neighborhood.

Leeman, 63, is one the longest serving city councilors in city history and remains a powerful fi gure on the council. She works as a regional representative for U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe and is the lone Republican on the council.

She’s running for a 10th three-year term to continue working for constituents and local issues in her dis-trict. But, Leeman adds, her experience will be a stabi-lizing force in the city council during the transition to elected mayor.

“We are kind of in uncharted waters with respect to how this new role will play out,” she said this week. “I know what the charter says, and it’s pretty well defi ned in respect what this individual can do, but it will depend on the individual who gets position,” she said, referring to the elected mayor’s role and respon-sibilities.

Leeman says she knows the people and issues in her neighborhood “like the back of my hand.”

“I have very much enjoyed representing District 4,” she said. “I want to continue working with my con-stituents, so they can be taken care of, whether it be a problem at City Hall or a neighborhood issue or any concerns they might have.”

Leeman said she prides herself on constituent ser-vices.

According to a campaign fi nance report fi led with City Hall, Leeman has raised more than $8,300 for her re-election effort and spent about $3,500, at least as of Oct. 25 when reports were due. Callanan reported $375 in donations and $425 in in-kind donations and about $675 in expenses, according to his fi ling.

Callanan admits that many people likely chose not to run because of Leeman’s stature on the council and reputation as a “powerful politician” at City Hall. But he says he’s got nothing to lose by running.

“I’m happy taking two months of my life to cam-paign, and hopefully I’ll get three years in offi ce,” he said.

For her part, Leeman said she’s not taking the race lightly.

“I have been out knocking on doors, I’ve put up signs, done some mailings, and reached out to different con-stituent groups within the neighborhood,” she said. “You never take these things lightly. I never have and I never will.”

Election Day is Nov. 8.

A primer: Election questions as they will appear on the Nov. 8 ballotIn addition to choosing Portland's next mayor and

selecting candidates for a host of other elected posi-tions, voters will be asked to answer fi ve questions in the upcoming November ballot.

The Nov. 8 referendum election will give voters a chance to decide, among other proposals, whether the state should continue the practice of same-day voter registration and if taxpayers will support a $33 million facelift for the Cumberland County Civic Center. • Question 1 — Do you want to reject the section of Chapter 399 of the Public Laws of 2011 that requires new voters to regis-ter to vote at least two business days prior to an election? Voting "yes" on Question 1 supports restoring same-day voter registration in Maine, while voting "no" would back a new law passed by the Legislature that eliminates registering to vote on Election Day. • Question 2 — Do you want to allow a slot machine facil-ity at a harness racing track in Biddeford or another commu-

nity within 25 miles of Scarborough Downs, subject to local approval, and at a harness racing track in Washington County, with part of the profi ts from these facilities going to support specifi c state and local programs? Voting "yes" supports allowing plans for a new race track with slot machines in Biddeford and one in Washington County to move forward. • Question 3 — Do you want to allow a casino with table games and slot machines in Lewiston, with part of the profi ts going to support specifi c state and local programs? Voting "yes" supports allowing a casino to be built in Lew-iston. The proposal authorizes the establishment of a slot machine facility in a municipality with a population of at least 30,000 residents. It also removes the existing limit on the total number of slot machines that may be registered in this state (1,500 machines) and replaces it with a limit of 1,500 slot machines at each licensed slot machine facility. • Question 4 — Do you favor amending the Constitution of Maine to change the years of redistricting the Maine Legis-lature, congressional districts and county commissioner dis-tricts after 2013 from 2023 every 10th year thereafter to 2021 and every 10th year thereafter? Question 4 asks voters to approve state House of Representative and state Senate seat

apportionment one year after every national census. Currently, apportionment occurs the third year following each census — which is taken every ten years. Voting "yes" on Question 4 also supports adding congres-sional and county commission redistricting rules to the state constitution. Currently, rules governing federal and county gov-ernment redistricting are in state statute, not the Maine Consti-tution. Adding language to the constitution would require any redistricting rule changes to meet a higher numbers of approval, as opposed to a simple majority of the state Legislature. • Cumberland County Referendum Question — Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Cumberland County, Maine (the "Board") be authorized to issued general obligation bonds of the County, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $33,000,000, to fund the costs of improvements to the Cumber County Civic Center, which bonds shall have such dates, maturi-ties, denominations, interest rate(s) and other details (including provisions that the bonds may be subject to call for redemp-tion with or without premium) as determined by the Board. The County Commissioners recommend a "Yes" vote. The Civic Center Trustees recommended a "Yes" vote. A "yes" vote among county residents supports funding a $33 million renovation to the roughly 35-year-old Civic Center.

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17 WPME Criminal Minds Cults. The Unit “Bad Beat” Law & Order Å Sports Raymond

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25 FAM Movie: ›››› “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) Movie: ›››‡ “Aladdin” (1992, Fantasy)

26 USA Law & Order: SVULaw & Order: SVULaw & Order: SVU › “Good Luck Chuck”

27 NESN NHL Hockey: Bruins at Maple Leafs Bruins Daily Outdoors Daily Dirty

28 CSNE SportsNetPatriotsQuick PatriotsQuick SportsNetCollege Football

30 ESPN College Football South Carolina at Arkansas. SportsCenter (N) Å SportsCenter (N) Å

31 ESPN2 College Football Notre Dame at Wake Forest. Football ScoreboardE:60

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44 LIFE Movie: “The Pastor’s Wife” (2011) Premiere. Movie: “The 19th Wife” (2010) Chyler Leigh.

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52 BRAVO Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl. Housewives/Atl.

55 HALL Movie: “Love’s Christmas Journey” (2011, Drama) Natalie Hall, Dylan Bruce. Premiere. Å

56 SYFY “Starship Troopers” Movie: ›› “Outlander” (2008) James Caviezel. Premiere. Serenity

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58 HIST Movie: ››› “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” Å American

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61 COM Movie: ›› “Super Troopers” (2001) Å Kevin HartPablo Francisco: They

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Today is Saturday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2011. There are 56 days left in the year. A reminder: Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday local time. Clocks move back one hour.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Nov. 5, 1911, aviator Calbraith P. Rod-

gers arrived in Pasadena, Calif., completing the fi rst transcontinental airplane trip in 49 days.

On this date:In 1605, the “Gunpowder Plot” failed as

Guy Fawkes was seized before he could blow up the English Parliament.

In 1911, singing cowboy star Roy Rogers was born Leonard Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in offi ce as he defeated Republican challenger Wendell L. Willkie.

In 1968, Richard M. Nixon won the presi-dency, defeating Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and American Independent can-didate George C. Wallace.

In 1974, Ella T. Grasso was elected gov-ernor of Connecticut, becoming the fi rst woman to win a gubernatorial offi ce without succeeding her husband.

In 1985, Spencer W. Kimball, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, died at age 90; he was succeeded by Ezra Taft Benson.

In 1990, Rabbi Meir Kahane, the Brook-lyn-born Israeli extremist, was shot to death at a New York hotel. (Egyptian native El Sayyed Nosair was convicted of the slaying in federal court.)

In 1991, death claimed actor Fred Mac-Murray at age 83.

In 2009, a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas left 13 people dead; Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychia-trist, was charged with premeditated murder and attempted murder.

One year ago: President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, boarded Air Force One to fl y to Mumbai, India, the fi rst stop of a 10-day tour through India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Chris Rob-inson is 73. Actress Elke Sommer is 71. Singer Art Garfunkel is 70. Actor-playwright Sam Shepard is 68. Singer Peter Noone is 64. Actor Nestor Serrano (“24”) is 56. Actress-comedian Mo Gaffney is 53. Actor Robert Patrick is 53. Singer Bryan Adams is 52. Actress Tilda Swinton is 51. Actress Tatum O’Neal is 48. Actress Andrea McArdle is 48. Rock singer Angelo Moore (Fishbone) is 46. Actress Judy Reyes is 44. Rock musi-cian Mark Hunter (James) is 43. Actor Sam Rockwell is 43. Country singers Jennifer and Heather Kinley (The Kinleys) are 41. Actor Corin Nemec is 40. Rock musician Jonny (cq) Greenwood (Radiohead) is 40. Coun-try singer-musician Ryan Adams is 37. Actor Sam Page is 35. Actor Jeremy Lelliott is 29.

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Woman pleads guilty to killing son and dumping body in rural Maine

A Texas woman pleaded guilty Friday to killing her 6-year-old son in New Hampshire and dispos-ing his body in South Berwick, according to pub-lished reports.

Julianne McCrery, 42, reportedly pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is expected to be sen-tenced to 45 years behind bars on Jan. 13, 2012.

McCrery’s son died of asphyxiation according to a medical examiner. His body was found under a blanket along a dirt road in Maine, WCSH Channel 6 reported.

The discovery of Camden Hughes body in Maine last May remained a mystery for several days before his mother was caught in Massachusetts

McCrery and her son had stayed in a New Hamp-shire motel the weekend before his body was dis-covered.

LePage wants welfare recipients to face random drug screening

Gov. Paul LePage plans to introduce legislation that would require random drug testing for wel-fare recipients, according to published reports.

The governor made his comments during a chamber breakfast in Jay. He said he would introduce the bill during the January session.

During the breakfast, LePage talked about an email he received recently when a woman asked him if Maine provides benefits that are better than New Hampshire, according to The Portland Press Herald.

“I found that very insulting,” he said. “I responded by saying ‘ask not what the state of Maine can do for you, but what you can do for the state of Maine. Have a nice life.’”

Attempts at imposing random drug screen-ing has reportedly been found unconstitutional when tried in other states.

Robyn Merrill of Maine Equal Justice, told the Press Herald that’s why a bill that would have required random drug testing did not make it out of the Health and Human Services Commit-tee earlier this year.

The Legislature added new provisions to this year’s budget that permits the state to drug test people who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Family funds if they have been convicted of felony drug charges, according to reports.

LePage said he intends to take the practice a step further.

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Saturday, Nov. 5

Jorma Kaukonen8 p.m. One Longfellow Square. In a career that has already spanned a half-century, Jorma Kaukonen has been the leading practitioner and teacher of fi ngerstyle guitar, one of the most highly respected interpret-ers of American roots music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popular rock-and-roll. He was a founding member of two legend-ary bands, The Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Max Creek at Port City8 p.m. Max Creek are true pioneers of the electric rock jam, with nearly four decades of experience launch-ing musical adventures with a rich repertoire of originals and uniquely interpreted gems. Each set is a jour-ney for audience and band alike, chasing muses without a net and bringing it all back home to the roots again. Bassist John Rider, keyboard-ist Mark Mercier, and guitarist Scott Murawski form the singing and song-writing core of the band, meshing melodically over the double-drum foundation laid by Scott Allshouse, Greg Vasso and Greg DeGuglielmo with a knowing ease and agility that inspires and endures. Port City Music Hall.

Mat Kearney and Leagues at the State8 p.m. WCLZ Presents: Mat Kearney and Leagues at the State Threatre. Kearney, an Oregon-born and Nashville-based artist, made a conscious decision to approach songwriting differently. Each phase of his career has been marked by genuine evolution. Embracing a full band-fueled style, 2009’s “City of Black & White” saw him debut at No. 13 on the Billboard Top 200. He continued winning over crowds on tours with everyone from John Mayer and Sheryl Crow to Keane and The Fray. All the while, Kearney’s music became appropriated by 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, The Hills, Friday Night Lights, Scrubs, NCIS, and numerous other television shows and fi lms like Soul Surfer and Catch and Release. Leagues is Thad Cockrell (lead vocal), Tyler Burkum (guitar), Mike Simons (bass) and Jeremy Lutito (drums). www.statetheatreportland.com

Sunday Nov. 6

Kotzschmar Organ concert3 p.m. Presented by the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ In honor of the centennial year what better way to show tribute to the mighty Kotzschmar than joining forces with the Choral Art Society. A long standing tradition, pipe organs have been the accompanying instrument of choice for choirs and choruses. Experience the glory of this mag-nifi cent combination led by Robert Russell, conductor and

Ray Cornils, muncipal organist. The program includes famil-iar choruses from the major choral masterworks: Brahms Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Faure’s Requiem as well as favorite choral works. O how aimiable by Ralph Vaughn Williams, The Last Words of David by Randall Thompson, My shepherd will supply my need and others. Merrill Audi-torium. http://www.foko.org

Tuesday, Nov. 8

Abigail Washburn8 p.m. One Longfellow Square. Abagail currently plays with The Sparrow Quartet. Putnam Smith opens! If American old-time music is about taking earlier, simpler ways of life and music-making as one’s model, Abigail Washburn has proven herself to be a bracing revelation to that tradition. She—a singing, songwriting, Illinois-born, Nashville-based clawhammer banjo player—is every bit as interested in the present and the future as she is in the past, and every bit as attuned to the global as she is to the local. She pairs ven-erable folk elements with far-fl ung sounds, and the results feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody’s ever heard before. To put it another way, she changes what seems possible.

Wednesday, Nov. 9

WCLZ presents Grammy Award winner Buddy Guy7:30 p.m. With Michael Williams Band. State Theatre. Buddy Guy is one of the titans of the blues, straddling traditional

and modern forms, as well as musical generations. He’s worked with Muddy Waters, Little Walter and Howlin’ Wolf, on one hand, and Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Rolling Stones, on the other. There are few notable blues fi g-ures that Guy hasn’t brushed up against. He was even an infl uence on Jimi Hen-drix. Michael Williams, born in Houston, Texas — and son of the late Texas Blues Legend Junior Medlow Williams — is one of the few guitarists today who can claim by legacy to be born in the blues. Michael draws upon the infl uences of Junior Medlow, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the other blues-guitar legends like Muddy Waters, Albert King, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Jimi Hendrix.

Friday, Nov. 11

Leon Redbone8 p.m. Over the course of his 30-plus-year, 15-plus-album career, Leon Redbone has continued his love affair with tunes from the turn-of-the-century (as in the second-to-last century), fl apper-era radio ditties, Depression-spawned ragtime and World War II folk-jazz. One Longfellow Square. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Saturday, Nov. 12

The James Montgomery Band8 p.m. Back in Portland after his great performance at Merrill Auditorium! When blues legend James Montgom-ery plays the harmonica, he “brings it on home.” Whether it’s recording with Kid Rock, sitting in with Gregg Allman, or fronting his hot band of thirty years, Montgomery plays with authority. While growing up in Detroit he learned fi rst-hand from the masters — James Cotton, John Lee Hooker, and Jr. Wells — at the legendary “Chess-mate.” Over the years, he’s carried on in the tradition and continues to be a vital presence in Blues as one of the most dynamic performers on the scene. One Longfellow Square. www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Tumbling Bones at Mayo Street8 p.m. Tumbling Bones will be dive-bombing Portland, with a show at Mayo Street Arts with The Vododeeos (Ukelele duo, Tim Findlen & Joel Eckhaus) opening. This show is part of MSA’s Performing Arts & Culture Series. Tick-ets are $7, all ages are welcome. Tumbling Bones is old American folk music played today. True to its roots their sound is gritty, fi ery, and honest. True to their lives the band members bring a modern touch to the music, drawing on newer infl uences ranging from Bob Dylan to George Jones to Wilco. Following their successful debut tour last June, Tumbling Bones will be making their second sweep of the east coast this November beginning in southern Appalachia and ending up over two weeks later in northern New Eng-land. http://mayostreetarts.org

Eric Clapton has proclaimed Buddy Guy “by far without a doubt the best guitar player alive. ... He really changed the course of rock and roll blues.” Guy will perform Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the State Theatre. (COURTESY PHOTO)


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Saturday, Nov. 5

Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maine8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Lisa Carlson, co-author of “Final Rights,” and past president of the Funeral Consumers Alliance is the featured speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maine, at Allen Avenue Unitarian Universalist Church, 524 Allen Avenue, Portland. The business meeting will be from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Refreshments will be from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m., and the fea-tured speaker at 10:15 will be followed by a panel discussion with members of Last Things, Chuck Lakin, Klara Tammany, and Eva Thompson. Members are $5, non-members $10. Jessica Mitford’s The American Way of Death drew back the curtain on the funeral industry’s excesses. Josh Slocum and Lisa Carlson’s Final Rights investigates the $15 billion funeral and burial industry in 2011, exposing consumer abuse, fi nancial exploitation of the bereaved and how government regulators can’t be counted on to protect the grieving. The public is invited to attend.

Occupy and March on Augusta9 a.m. “Return The People’s Mural!” and Occupy and March on Augusta, Nov. 5-Nov. 8 Election Day. http://www.facebook.com/#!/OccupyMaine

Home Grown Maine in Augusta9 a.m. On Nov. 5 and 6, the Marijuana Caregivers of Maine association is hosting an event at the Augusta Civic Center, the fi rst ever Home Grown Maine, “with a focus on Maine talent, Maine vendors and supporting the Maine Medical Marijuana Community!” Medical Marijuana Caregivers of Maine is a trade association whose purpose is to repre-sent the interests of medical marijuana caregivers (growers and providers) here in the state of Maine. Located at the Augusta Civic Center. 9 a.m. through midnight Saturday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. www.mmcmonline.org/hgm

Children’s Nursery School 36th annual Grand Bazaar & Silent Auction10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Children’s Nursery School 36th annual Grand Bazaar & Silent Auction at Williston West Church, 32 Thomas St. The Grand Bazaar kicks off with a huge silent auction on Friday evening with refreshments and affordable childcare and concludes with fun for the whole family on Saturday — children’s activities, music, and food. There is no better way to spend a weekend in November. Get your kids into a fun space, do a little holiday shopping, and enjoy the sounds and spirit of a great West End tradi-tion. The proceeds raised allow for an assistant teacher in the classroom, new materials and activities. This year, our three raffl e items are 1) a case of assorted fi ne wines, 2) a $200 Whole Foods gift certifi cate and 3) a Casco Bay sailboat ride. Silent auction items include jewelry, artisan works, and gift certifi cates to Portland’s best boutiques and restaurants. Raffl e tickets are available the day of the Bazaar or in advance by contacting Resa Jones at [email protected].

‘Thank You To All Who Served’10 a.m. The New Gloucester Historical Society and Lunn-Hunnewell Amvets Post No. 6 will sponsor a ceremony “Thank You To All Who Served” at the New Gloucester History Barn, behind the Town Hall on Route 231. The cer-emony honors New Gloucester citizens who have served and serve in the U.S. armed services, going back to our nation’s earliest confl icts. Lists have been compiled and will be posted at the ceremony. The public is encouraged to attend.

Photos with Slugger the Sea Dog10 a.m. to noon. The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affi li-ate of the Boston Red Sox, will place their individual game tickets for the 2012 season on sale on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 9 a.m. at the Hadlock Field Box Offi ce. Phone and Internet orders will begin at noon. “The Sea Dogs will keep ticket prices the same for the fi fth consecutive season making the Sea Dogs Maine’s most affordable professional sports entertainment. The Sea Dogs have scheduled several activ-ities for fans at Hadlock Field on Saturday, Nov. 5 to kick off the 2012 ticket sales. Slugger the Sea Dog will be available for photos by the Sea Dogs dugout from 10 a.m. to noon. The Sea Dogs will have guided tours of the ballpark includ-ing the clubhouse, press box, skybox, fi eld, and other areas at 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Additionally, the Sea Dogs are offering fans the opportunity to win Season Tickets!” Fans may take fi ve swings at Hadlock Field to try to hit a home run; hit a home run and win a Season Ticket for the 2012 season! Swing for Season Tickets is weather and fi eld con-ditions permitting. Fans must register at the ballpark when they arrive to take part.

Pink Tulip Project Bulb Planting10 a.m. to noon. “Save the date for the fall bulb planting in the Friends of the Eastern Promenade Pink Tulip Project Garden. We’ll be planting bulbs beginning at 10 a.m. Nov. 5 in front of the Cousins Memorial at the top of Cutter Street.

You can donate now to the Friends of the Eastern Promenade Pink Tulip Project Garden in honor of someone in your life who has been affected by cancer. All proceeds benefi t the Wom-en’s Cancer Fund at the Maine Cancer Foundation.”

Family and artist event with artist Karen Gelardi11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Portland Museum of Art. Free with museum admission. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Portland-based artist Karen Gelardi will bring the art of the Shakers and the ideas of the current Gather Up the Fragments exhibition to life for families. Join us as she transforms the Great Hall of the Museum into a fun-fi lled art workshop. Families and children of all ages will have the chance to experiment with a variety of art materials, to draw, cut, stitch, and tape things together and create a unique fabric patch to take home as well as help the artist create a very large work of art! You’ll be inspired, as the artist is, by nature and geometry in the Shaker objects and delight in the beauty of simple design.

Blaine House Food Drive for the Homeless11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Blaine House, Augusta. “With the holidays approaching the First Family would like to ensure others have food on their table. November 5 will be the third open house at the Blaine House to encourage food dona-tions to be given to those in need. The Governor invites the public to tour the Blaine House with coffee and treats in exchange for non-perishable food items which will be donated to local homeless shelters.”

The Maine Brewers Festival1:30 p.m. The Maine Brewers Festival is proud to announce its 18th year at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, Maine, on Nov. 5. More than 15 breweries have signed up this year to participate in the craft beer tasting party, and more than 84 different types of Maine craft beer will be poured at two sessions. Tickets are still available at RSVP Liquors in Portland, Gritty’s Brewtique in Portland, as well as online at learnyourbeer.com. Festival attendees will receive a complimentary logoed tasting glass (real glass!) with tick ets to enjoy 12, 4-oz pours of Maine craft beer. The Maine Brewers Festival will have some of the Maine craft beer founders—Shipyard, Gritty’s and Geary’s—joining the festival again this year, in addition to some of Maine’s staple brewers, including Allagash, Sebago, Federal Jack’s, Peak Organic, Run of the Mill, & Sea Dog. Newcomers Oxbow and Baxter will make their Maine Brewers Festival debut while the non-Portland brewers will be represented by Atlantic Brewing Company, Bar Harbor Brewing Company, Kennebec River Brewery, and Sheepscot Valley Brewing. The festival offers two sessions that repeat the schedule, beer and music. The Happy Hour Session is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. and the Evening Session will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes before the taps do, but Port-land Pie, Love Cupcakes of Maine, Napoleon’s Peanuts and Family Secrets will be serving food. Portland musicians will take the stage with Jonathan Edwards as the Headliner. Steve Jones will play second & Amy Allen will open the day.

Wild & Scenic Film Festival 4 p.m. Hosted by Friends of Casco Bay, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival will come to University of Southern Maine,

Hannaford Hall, Portland. A reception to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Casco Baykeeper Joe Payne. Doors open at 4 p.m., popcorn and cash bar 4-5 p.m., fi lms 5-7 p.m., celebration following. Tickets: $15 (plus service fee), $20 at the door . FMI: www.cascobay.org.

Portland Boxing Club N.E. Championships6 p.m. For the fourth consecutive year, the Portland Boxing Club has won the bid to host the 2011-2012 USA Boxing New England Championships. This tournament dates back 125 years with such notable World Champions from New England as John L Sullivan, Jack Sharkey, Rocky Marciano, Marvin Hagler, Tony Demarco — and this year’s special guest, “Irish” Micky Ward who will make an appearance at the Championship Finals. Ward was recently the subject of an Academy Award-nominated movie “The Fighter.” The Championships will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, and Sat-urday, Nov. 12 at the Portland Boxing Club, 33 Allen Ave., Portland and the Championship Finals will be held on Sat-urday, Nov. 26 at the Stevens Ave Armory, 772 Stevens Ave., Portland. Doors opening at 6 p.m., bouts starting at 8 p.m. For more info call 761-0975 or visit www.portland-boxingclub.org.

Maine College of Art 37th annual Auction6 p.m. to 9 p.m. A benefi t to support the exhibiting art-ists and to provide scholarships for MECA students. Public Previews: Nov. 1-4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. First Friday Artwalk and Special Sale. Specifi c works available for purchase at fair market value, Nov. 4, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Auction tickets are $40 in advance by 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, or $50 at the door. Admission includes an array of food, beer and wine. Call 775.5098 for more information.

Whuu Done It? mystery dinner theater7 p.m. Three-course meal and show, $12 adults/$5 kids. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Res-ervations 783-0461. Also Sunday, Nov. 6: 1 p.m. matinee. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Res-ervations 783-0461.

Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights dance event7 p.m. “ ALHAN Middle Eastern Music Ensemble and Jamileh present a Benefi t Arabic Dance Party featuring the dabke folk dance and classical Egyptian Belly Danc-ing. (Plus, a chance to accomplish your holiday gift-buy-ing, choosing from beautiful Palestinian pottery, scarves, soaps, bracelets and more) for the Middle East Chil-dren’s Alliance, Woodford’s Club 179 Woodford St., Port-land (across the street from Woodford’s Congregational Church. Free parking). Adults, $15; seniors and students, $8; under 12, free. Discounts available to families. For fur-ther info, contact Bob Schaible: 239-8060; [email protected]. Help support the Maia Project to bring clean water to the children of Palestine. MECA is a nonprofi t humanitarian aid organization based in Berkeley, Calif. They support children and families in Palestine, Iraq and Leba-non through direct aid, including food, medical supplies, educational resources, fi nancial support and professional assistance to community organizations.”

A Pawsitively Funny Comedy Show featuring Mike Sylvester, Erika LaFlamme and Stephanie Doyle will take place 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 at Lucid Stage to benefi t the Animal Refuge League. (COURTESY PHOTO)


Raqs Afi re at Mayo Street Arts8 p.m. “Belly Dance Gala Show featuring Zafi rah of Mon-treal, Rosa Noreen, Cait Capaldi, Adira, Our Tribe of Boston and more! Special guest Zafi ra of Montreal is a multi-award winning belly dancer and the queen of raqs sharqi impro-visation. Enjoy performances by Zafi rah, show host Rosa Noreen and favorite local dancers performing a variety of styles of belly dance. All ages are welcome!” $10 adv, $12 at the door. Kids 10 and under free! Rosa: http://youtu.be/8ysPyC6nKjA; Zafi rah: http://youtu.be/b7F-sAkiuvw

Ellen Smith and Lida Winfi eld8 p.m. Fieldwork: Dance and Storytelling with Lida Winfi eld & Ellen Smith Ahern. “Join us for a collection of solos and duets that blend movement, text and sculptural elements in vivid, engaging performance. Our duet, The Woods are Deep, explores what it means to make a piece ‘about nature.’ How do we see, imagine and move amongst other creatures? Where is home? How does our search for home shape our human relationships? In considering these ques-tions we build an imaginary landscape rich with imagery of hawks, deer, trees and moving water. The Woods are Deep offers ‘a shift in tone, a breath between segments, each of which [has] a distinct texture, from tender to goofy, violent to playful.’ (Vermont’s Seven Days Newspaper)” Workshops are Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. $30. Lucid Stage. www.lucidstage.com

Sunday, Nov. 6

Choral Evensong4 p.m. The Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Cathedral Musician, Albert Melton, will sing a service of Choral Even-song, the traditional Anglican service of evening prayer.

Almost completely sung, the service will include music by composers, Richard Ayleward, William H. Harris, and Ever-ett Titcomb. The musical service, sung in celebration of the Feast of All Saints, will be held in the Cathedral which is located at 143 State St. in Portland and is fully accessible to handicapped persons. Choral Evensong is part of the Cathedral’s continuing series of musical events.

2011 Hood New England Dairy Cook-Off 6:15 p.m. HP Hood invites the public to participate in the 2011 Hood New England Dairy Cook-Off to be held at the Ocean Gateway Terminal. “After a successful two years, the number of recipes submitted has skyrocketed and the 2011 Cook-Off promises to be an event to remember. The third annual Cook-Off will invite contestants to submit their very best recipe using Hood’s superior line of dairy products. Start preparing your recipe today! There are fi ve categories in which you may submit a recipe to compete in the Cook-Off. ... A representative from each of the six New England states will be selected as a semifi nalist. A winner from each of these catego-ries will be chosen to compete at the televised head-to-head Cook-Off event later that same day for the $10,000 grand prize.” For more information or to discuss the Hood New Eng-land Dairy Cook-Off, visit www.facebook.com/HoodCookOff.

Monday, Nov. 7

Cruising the Eastern Mediterranean7:30 p.m. Travel lecture held at McAuley Auditorium, “Cruis-ing the Eastern Mediterranean” produced and presented by Sid & Mary Lee Nolan. Free to The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association members; $2 for non-members. 773-8396.

‘Listener’s Guide to Chamber Music’7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Portland String Quartet’s “Listener’s Guide to Chamber Music” involving collaborations with

Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth, Shaker Arnold Hadd and Cellist Maren Askins. Monday, Nov. 7, 14 and 21. Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick. Information: www.larksociety.org, 761-1522.

Tuesday, Nov. 8

Election Day7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. “Last November, City of Portland voters approved Char-ter Commission amendments, which called for a citywide election for the city’s Mayor through ranked choice voting. The fi rst ranked choice voting election for Mayor will be this November. Ranked choice voting allows voters the oppor-tunity to rank as many of the Mayoral candidates as they would like according to preference. Voters will rank can-didates in order of fi rst choice, second choice and so on, until either the voter no longer has a preference or all candi-dates have been ranked. If on Election Day, no one candidate receives a majority (50 percent plus one) of the fi rst choice votes cast, an instant run-off re-tabulation will be conducted the following day by the City Clerk with support from True-Ballot until a candidate receives a majority of the votes. Fol-lowing the initial tally of votes, the candidate with the fewest fi rst choice votes will be eliminated, and those ballots will be re-tabulated to the voter’s second choice candidate. Suc-cessive rounds of candidate elimination and re-tabulation will continue until one candidate receives a majority.” Municipal Seats Open: Mayor, one seat; City Council District Four, one seat; City Council District Five, one seat; School Board District Four, one seat; School Board District Five, one seat; School Board At Large, one seat; Peaks Island Council (two Seats for one-year term, one seat for two-year term, two seats for three-year term); Portland Water District.

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Lily Tomlin at the State8 p.m. Lily Tomlin, one of America’s foremost comedi-ennes, continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media, starring in television, theater, motion pictures, animation, and video. Throughout her extraordinary enter-tainment career, Tomlin has received numerous awards. Tomlin’s entire career in art, text, photos and videos can be found at www.lilytomlin.com.

Pawsitively Funny Comedy Show 7:30 p.m. Comedy show with $10 donation to benefi t Animal Refuge League. Pet photo contest! Pet humor! Lucid Stage. www.lucidstage.com

Wednesday, Nov. 9

Free Flu Shot Clinic8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. University of Southern Maine and Portland’s Public Health Division are combining forces to offer a free Flu Shot Clinic for adults age 18 and over at USM. The Clinic will be in Room 216 of USM’s Abromson Community Education Center on Bedford Street, Portland. No appointment is necessary. USM employees with health insurance are asked to bring proof of insurance; USM stu-dents and the public are free. USM Health & Counseling has been running fl u clinics for USM students, faculty and staff in October using the theme of “Don’t Become a Zombie – Get Your Flu Shot,” and USM nurses will continue to dress as zombie fi ghters for this public clinic. For more informa-tion, please contact USM Health Services Clinical Director Lisa Belanger at 780-5160 or Program Manager for India Street Clinical Services Caroline Teschke at 874-8791.

Drawing from the Shakers10 a.m. to noon. In the spirit of the Shaker Gift Drawings, drawing class in the galleries of the exhibition Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection at Portland Museum of Art. The class is for all levels of drawing stu-dents and will inspire us to discover patterns, symbols, and the visual poetry in the artistic handiwork of the Shakers. At the end of the two sessions, you will have a gift of beauti- fully drawn papers to hold and to contemplate. All art mate-

rials will be supplied. Wednesdays, Nov. 9 and 16, 10 a.m. to noon. Cost for both sessions: $35/$25 members.

Jim Witherell, ‘L.L. Bean’noon to 1 p.m. Jim Witherell, “L.L. Bean: The Man and his Company,” Brown Bag Lecture. “Because his feet got

wet and sore on a hunting trip, L.L. Bean developed his famous boot and started the mail-order company that would change the sleepy town of Freeport, Maine, into a huge outdoor mall. The story begins with the Bean family, young Leon Leonwood Bean’s love of the outdoors, his fi rst forays into sales (butter, men’s clothing), and then his development of “the boot” and the beginnings of an out-doors outfi tting company that ran on a card fi le system and resisted change. The story of L. L. Bean, Inc.’s phenomenal growth under grandson Leon Gorman is replete with Prep-pies, MBAs, infi ghting, and even parodies of a company that would eventually get its own zip code.” Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series features bi-weekly read-ing and question-and-answer sessions with authors from around the nation as well as those who hail from right here in Maine. Regularly scheduled Brown Bag Lectures are on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Rines Auditorium. All Brown Bag Lectures are free to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch; coffee provided by Coffee By Design.

Polar Bears in Maine?3:30 p.m. The Sugar Maple Restoration Project a Gift to Future Generations. “Metaphorically, Maine’s sugar maple trees are threatened by climate change similar to the polar bears in that neither is able to rapidly adapt to our planet’s fl uctuating climate conditions and both are facing extinc-tion. Maine Interfaith Power & Light, a nonprofi t inspiring Maine’s diverse faith perspectives to care for the natural world. A maple sugar tree planting ceremony to promote locally harvested foods, sustainable living and Maine heri-tage. The planting will be followed by a brief discussion of the damaging effects of climate change and the important role that localities play in countering these changes.” Maine Audubon Society, Gilsland Farm Center, 20 Gilsland Farm Road (off of Route 1), Falmouth.

BRI’s Annual Spotlight on Ecoscience6 p.m. Biodiversity Research Institute’s Annual Spotlight on Ecoscience: Marine Wind Power and Birds: Perspec-tives from a European Experience, Hannaford Lecture Hall, University of Southern Maine, 88 Bedford St. “For our third annual Spotlight on Ecoscience series, BRI is honored to host two of the world’s premier experts on the effects of offshore energy development on birds. We invite you to participate in this extraordinary opportunity to learn from our European colleagues who have extensive experience and understanding of this issue.” RSVP. Free, Donations Accepted. Cocktail Reception begins at 5 p.m. Opening Remarks at 6 p.m. www.briloon.org/spotlight

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On 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, Bayside Bowl will host Viva Lebowski 2011, a tribute to the Coen Brothers’ cult classic, “The Big Leb-owski.” The event will feature an evening of bowling, trivia and costume contests, and will also include a screening of the Coen Brothers’ fi lm. For 2011, all ticket sales will be donated to the American Heart Association — Maine. Event coordinator Dave Cousins said, “We’re glad to use this as vehicle for a good cause.” Bayside Bowl is located at 58 Alder St., Portland. (COURTESY IMAGE)

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