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Hostile toward hostels?

See Bob Higgins on page 4

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Wednesday’s nor’easter will make it even tougher for METRO bus riders to fi nd a place to stand at bus stops, but one Portland resident sees a solution to this problem – volunteer bus-stop shovelers.

Robert Wagner, 74, a retiree who lives near Brigh-

ton Street, said Adopt-A-Stop, which asks volunteers to adopt METRO stops for snow removal, is needed now more than ever.

“This storm is going to be a real test, they’re talk-ing 18 inches,” Wagner said.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Wednesday morning through late

Wednesday night, when a foot or more of snow is expected. At many bus stops, passengers have no where to wait because of all the snow that’s piled up this winter, Wagner said.

“People are really being forced to stand out in the street, and after this next one, it will be worse,” he said.

Trial by blizzard

Whoopie pie poised to become state dessert

If Maine wants dibs on the whoopie pie, it better act fast or be left with the crumbs, says one state lawmaker.

Republican Rep. Paul Davis of Sangerville urged the State and Local Government Committee on Monday to name the popular cake and frosting pie the state dessert before Pennsylvania — whose Amish are believed to have

invented it — takes similar action.Davis urged the committee to con-

sider the designation at a meeting complete with samples, a costumed mascot and a song immortalizing the dessert as “a slice of happiness.”

“It builds pride in our state, it capi-talizes on our unique and wonderful foodstuffs,” University of Maine Foun-dation President Amos Orcutt told the committee.

While the Pennsylvania state leg-islature currently has no bills on fi le that would challenge Maine’s claim to the lard-based dessert, some see the state’s rush to land the designation as

signs of a coming confectionery con-fl ict.

“Clearly Maine has fi red the fi rst salvo in what future generations will refer to as the Whoopie Pie War of 2011. The question is, will we pie-lovin’ Pennsylvanians defend our whoopies,” said one commenter on a PennLive.com article about the Maine bill.

Others take a less hostile approach.“There’s no animosity towards

Maine. From my standpoint it’s a matter of local heritage for Lancaster

Maine legislature seeks to take the cake

Whoopie pies are displayed at Anania’s sandwich shop. (MATT DODGE FILE PHOTO)

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ABOVE: A METRO bus navigates the West End on snowy streets. BELOW: A car marooned in the snow in Deering Oaks has a parking ticket stuffed in its passenger-side door handle in the aftermath of a January nor’easter that prompted a city-wide parking ban. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night, when a foot or more of snow is expected. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTOS)

Chris Nassa with Portland Public Services uses a bulldozer to pile snow in a city lot on Somerset Street Monday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Volunteers try to keep bus stops clear, gearing up for storm

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MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — In a building at NASA’s Ames Research Center here, computers are sifting and resifting the light from 156,000 stars, seeking to fi nd in the fl ickering of distant suns the fi rst hints that humanity is not alone in the universe.

The stars are being monitored by a $600 mil-lion satellite observatory named Kepler, whose job is to conduct a kind of Gallup poll of worlds in the cosmos. On Wednes-day, Kepler’s astronomers are scheduled to unveil a closely kept list of 400 stars that are their bright-est and best bets so far for harboring planets, some of which could turn out to be the smallest and most Earth-like worlds discov-ered out there to date. They represent the fi rst glimpse of riches to come in a quest that is as old as the imagination and as new as the iPad.

Over the next two or three years, as Kepler continues to stare and sift, astronomers say, it will be able to detect planets in the “Goldilocks” zones, where it is neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water.

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (NY Times) — A second federal judge ruled on Monday that it was unconstitutional for Congress to enact a health care law that requires Americans to obtain commercial insurance, evening the score at two-to-two in the lower courts as confl icting opinions begin their path to the Supreme Court.

Unlike a Virginia judge in December, Judge Roger Vinson of Federal District Court in Pensacola, Fla., concluded that the insurance

requirement was so essential to the workings of the Affordable Care Act that its unconsti-tutionality required that the entire Obama health care law be invalidated.

“The Act, like a defectively designed watch, needs to be redesigned and reconstructed by the watchmaker,” Judge Vinson wrote.

The judge declined, however, to imme-diately enjoin, or suspend, the law pend-ing appeals, a process that could take two years. That left confusion about how the

ruling might be interpreted in the 26 states that are parties to the legal challenge.

The insurance requirement, known as the individual mandate, does not take effect until 2014. But many new regulations are already operating, such as a requirement that insurers cover children with pre-existing health conditions. States also are actively preparing for a major expansion of Medicaid eligibility and the introduction of health insurance exchanges in 2014.

Federal judge: Health law violates constitution

CAIRO (NY Times) — The polit-ical forces aligned against Presi-dent Hosni Mubarak seemed to strengthen on Monday, when the Army said for the fi rst time that it would not fi re on the protesters who have convulsed Egypt for the last week. The announcement was followed shortly by the govern-ment’s fi rst offer to talk to the pro-test leaders.

The offer of negotiations on con-stitutional and legislative reforms was made by the new vice presi-

dent, Omar Suleiman, who did not offer further details. But it seemed to represent an attempt to blunt the devastating effect of the Army’s statement, which came as the Egyptian economy reeled and on the eve of what organizers hope will be the largest demonstrations yet — a “march of millions” and a general strike — on Tuesday.

It was not immediately clear who Mr. Suleiman addressed his offer to, or whether the opposition would accept.

Government offers talks with protesters in Egypt

DETROIT — Chrysler, the smallest of Detroit’s automakers, said Monday that it ended 2010 with a $199 million loss in the fourth quarter, as it pledged to return to profi tability this year on the strength of new products.

Chrysler has lagged its larger American rivals, General Motors and Ford, in rebuilding its operations and balance sheet after industry sales slumped badly in 2008 and 2009. The loss in the quarter a year ago was $2.7 billion.

But the company, which is 25 percent owned and controlled by its Italian partner, Fiat, said Monday that it had turned a corner and expected a small profi t this year.

The company lost $652 million on revenue of $41.9 billion for all of 2010, but had an operating profi t of $763 million. Chrysler ended the year with $7.3 billion in cash, down from $8.3 billion at the end of the third quarter.

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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to receive $16m infusion

KITTERY — The U.S. Navy will spend $16 million to improve one of three specialized dry docks at Ports-mouth Naval Shipyard, the Associ-ated Press reports.

The AP reported that U.S. Senators from Maine and New Hampshire in November “expressed concern” about the funding for the shipyard, which has a $513 million backlog for repairs and improvements.

The money will be used to improve one of three dry docks at the facility used for submarine engineering over-hauls, according to the AP.

Bill would allow amputees to carry switch blades

MEXICO — Amputees would be allowed to carry switchblade-style knives in Maine under a bill introduced this session in the state Legislature.

The Lewiston Sun Journal reports that the proposal would bring Maine into compliance with an existing fed-eral law, which allows amputees to carry switch blade knives with blades no longer than three inches.

State Rep. Sheryl Briggs, a Mexico

Democrat, introduced the bill on behalf of a Mexico lawyer with one arm, the paper reported.

Anyone found with a switch-blade, a type of spring-loaded knife, would be charged with a misdemeanor under current state law, the Associated Press reports. But federal law allows ampu-tees to carry and possess the knives.

The Associated Press reports that the bill is being reviewed by the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, and that a public hearing has been scheduled for Feb. 11.

Stripper faces felony charge after shoe attack at club

PORTLAND — Portland Police have charged a Massachusetts woman with felony assault after she alleg-edly attacked a fellow stripper at PT’s Show Club late Saturday night with a high-heeled shoe, Portland Press Herald reports.

The paper reported yesterday that Nerlend Previlon, 25, of Malden, Mass., allegedly struck Camile Robenek, 30, of South Portland, in the face with the heel of her stiletto shoe during a fi ght inside the Riverside Street club.

Robenek, who was treated and released from Maine Medical Center,

was charged with simple assault while Previlon faces a felony aggra-vated assault charge, the Press Herald reported.

USM celebrates African American History Month

“I Question America,” a Broadway styled, one-woman play honoring the life of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, will be presented this month as part of University of Southern Maine’s celebration of African-American His-

tory Month.The event, featuring actress and

author E.P. McKnight, begins at 5 p.m., Wednesday, February 16, in USM’s Hannaford Lecture Hall, Portland. A question-and-answer session and a book signing will follow the perfor-mance. It is free and open to the public.

“I Question America” tells the life story of Hamer, who grew up in Missis-sippi, working in the cotton fi elds. In her one-woman performance, McKnight chronicles Hamer’s journey through childhood, youth and adulthood.

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OLD TOWN — The University of Maine and Casella Waste Systems Inc. have signed a 20-year landfi ll gas purchasing sales agreement for meth-ane gas produced at Juniper Ridge Landfi ll that will be used at the school’s steam plant, offi cials say.

“We have agreed to sell the university the gas created at Juniper Ridge Landfi ll,” Don Meagher, Casella manager of planning and development, said Friday. “They have agreed to purchase the landfi ll gas, and we would be their primary supplier.”

Casella will need to build a 5- to 6-mile pipeline to get the landfi ll gas, which is now fl ared, or burned off, from Juniper Ridge to the steam plant where it will be used as fuel to provide UMaine with heat and hot water.

“What we’re doing here really is taking the fl ared gas that is collected ... [and] we will use that energy and replace the fossil fuels” now being used, Janet Waldron, UMaine’s vice president for administra-tion and fi nance, said Friday.

The contract with Casella provides six major ben-efi ts for the state’s fl agship campus, Waldron said.

“It will result in a signifi cant regional reduction in greenhouse gas emissions,” she said. “We estimate that we will be able to reduce the carbon footprint by about 40 percent.”

The eventual goal “is to reach zero carbon foot-print,” Waldron said.

Under the landfi ll gas purchasing agreement, the university no longer will have to ship in oil, the land-fi ll gas will be sold to the school at a discount, and there is a cap on the price, she said.

“It’s going to generate signifi cant saving for the university over this [20-year] time period,” Waldron said. “It could be as little as $11 million ... to possibly $20 million. We were conservative in our assump-tions.”

The agreement also “provides price stability for the university, which of course with the volatile energy markets is a signifi cant benefi t going forward,” she added. Plus “there is a cap built into the contract.”

Meagher said, “It’s always going to be their cheap-est fuel.”

Michael Swartz, energy and utility manager for UMaine, said the boilers at the steam plant would need to be modifi ed to use the landfi ll gas. All of the boilers will be converted to use both landfi ll gas and oil, and one may be modifi ed to accept three types of fuel -- landfi ll gas, oil and natural gas, he said.

In addition to the University, Old Town also will benefi t from the agreement, Meagher said. Casella has agreed to give the town a percentage of all rev-enues from the sale of landfi ll gas and any electricity generated by it.

The deal also includes a revenue sharing provision for the town and university for any carbon offset credits sold for reducing carbon emission, Meagher said. Landfi ll gas is classifi ed as a renewable energy

source, he said.“When you combust landfi ll gas, you’re taking

methane and converting it to carbon dioxide,” Mea-gher said. “It reduces its greenhouse gas equiva-lency, or effect, by 21 times. Those reductions have a fi nancial value.”

He added later that “people are pretty excited about that.”

Meagher said the school approached Casella about the possibility of using the landfi ll gas in 2008 after UMaine President Robert Kennedy heard there was a similar operation at the University of New Hamp-shire.

The thought was “we have a state-owned landfi ll and a fl agship campus within a few miles of each other,” he said. And “if UNH can do it, we can do it.”

When approached by the university, Meagher recalled thinking, “This sounds like a pretty intrigu-ing idea. Can we do it?”

The answer is yes and the contract, which was signed on Dec. 21, is the fi rst step, he said. The next step is for Casella to design and construct the pipe-line.

“The sooner it starts the sooner they are going to start to see savings,” Meagher said.

The plan is to have the pipeline up and running by the 2012 heating season.

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LEWISTON -- According to a Quebec major Junior Hockey League offi cial, the Lewiston Maineiacs have not yet fi led a request to relocate, nor have they fi led for an extension to continue to negotiate relocation.

In an e-mail to the Sun Journal on Monday, league offi cial Karl Jahnke said that not only had any of the league’s 18 teams applied for relocation at that point, but he didn’t expect that any of them would, either.

“We have yet to receive any requests at this time,” Jahnke wrote. “We don’t anticipate any

activity this year.”The soft deadline for QMJHL teams to apply for

relocation each season is January 31, and it’s a soft deadline because teams are always allowed to apply for an extension if they feel they need more time to sort out the situation surrounding such an impor-tant decision.

Maineiacs’ president and governor Bill Schurman said Sunday at the team’s most recent home game that he didn’t expect the team to fi le for relocation, nor for an extension.

“In summary, all involved with the Maineiacs --

players, staff, volunteers and fans -- continue day in and day out to do everything we can to attract enough support for our product to pay our bills,” Schurman wrote in an email to the Sun Journal on Monday. “We are enjoying our second-best on-ice season in franchise history, and we look forward to (Tuesday’s) season ticket-holder appreciation night and preparing for what all believe will be an exciting playoff run.”

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This afteroon, Portland’s Hous-ing Committee will meet at City Hall to decide the fate of hostels in our fair city. For those new to the whole hostel thing, picture a form of temporary housing for back-packers, travellers, college stu-dents, and other assorted riff-raff in search of a cheap place to stay.

Picture a shelter, better lit and with private rooms. And eventu-ally, the folks staying there move on to another location.

Portland had an “experience” with hosteling a few years back, in the famed USM Summer Dorms on Congress Street.

A New York Times travel writer reported about staying there, saying “I hadn’t expected the hostel room to be the Ritz, but I surely hadn’t counted on a shag rug so thick with litter it looked as if someone had overturned a trash can and run. There was a dorm-style single bed, a bathroom more grungy than anything I’d had to use in India, and no sheets ‘Coming later,’ said the harried student in charge of hosteling.”

Of hostile zoning codes and hostels

Yikes. Hopefully, the same folks that were in charge of the USM dorms are not in charge of your child’s education.

You might wonder why some-thing that seems to work so well in the rest of the world hits the Portland speed-bump and fl ies into low-earth orbit. The devil is in the details, and in this case it might be the fault of Portland’s 868-page behemoth of a housing code, a beast so large and ugly it would make a train consider jumping the track to take a dirt road.

Consider the following: that hos-tels will be allowed in certain zones of the city, with a maximum of 10 transient guests, unless they get a conditional user permit. Then, they can accommodate up to 20 guests.

Then there are the parking restric-tions of 1 space for every 8 guests (off street parking) with an adjust-ment of 1 space for every 12 guests if within a quarter mile of a public transit stop.

If that sentence didn’t make you dizzy, you should fl y jet aircraft.

Potential hostels will also be required to have an approved site plan and an approved operations plan.

Not to get all snarky with it, but at some point, we have to quit screwing around with building, housing, and zoning codes. Either a use is allowed in this city or it isn’t. Stop messing around and creating temporary conditional overlay zones of sub-districts of neighborhoods of zoning variance approved exceptions.

And that isn’t even looking at the business licensing aspects of the whole onion. That part of the code hasn’t even been written yet.

Let me take you in the “wayback machine” to a time about 20 years

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As the world ponders the fate of Egypt after Hosni Mubarak, Ameri-cans should ponder this: It’s quite possible that if Mubarak had not ruled Egypt as a dictator for the last 30 years, the World Trade Center would still be standing.

This is true even though Mubarak’s regime has been a steadfast U.S. ally, a partner in our counterterrorism efforts and a foe of Islamic radical-ism. Or, more aptly, it’s true because his regime has been all of these things.

In “The Looming Tower,” his his-tory of Al Qaeda, Lawrence Wright raises the possibility that “America’s tragedy on September 11 was born in the prisons of Egypt.” By visit-ing imprisonment, torture and exile upon Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Mubarak foreclosed any possibility of an Islamic revolution in his own country. But he also helped radical-ize and internationalize his coun-try’s Islamists, pushing men like Ayman Al-Zawahiri — Osama bin Laden’s chief lieutenant, and argu-ably the real brains behind Al Qaeda — out of Egyptian politics and into the global jihad.

At the same time, Mubarak’s relationship with Washington has

offered constant vindication for the jihadi worldview. Under his rule, Egypt received more American dol-lars than any country besides Israel. For many young Egyptians, restless amid political and economic stagnation, it’s been a short leap from hating their dictator to hating his patrons in the United States. One of the men who made this leap was an archi-tecture student named Mohamed Atta, who was at the cockpit when American Air-lines Flight 11 hit the World Trade Center.

These sound like good reasons to welcome Mubarak’s potential over-throw, and the end to America’s decades-long entanglement with his drab, repressive regime. Unfor-tunately, Middle Eastern politics is never quite that easy. The United States supported Mubarak for so long because of two interrelated

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fears: the fear of another Khomeini and the fear of another Nasser. Both anxiet-ies remain entirely legitimate today.

The fi rst fear everyone understands, because we’re still living with the reli-gious tyranny that Ayatollah Khomeini

established in Iran in 1979, in the wake of a spontaneous revolution not unlike the one currently sweeping Cairo and Alexandria.

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Since this is going to be Ronald Reagan week — he would have been 100 years old on Saturday — it’s a good time to note that his famous 11th Commandment has taken a beating of late.

That command was “thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.”

Like the other, more famous, com-mandments, the Reagan advice has always been embraced more in theory than practice, especially in primaries. But in this age of tea party angst, Maine is about to become the RINO hunting (the term means “Republi-cans In Name Only) capital of the free world.

The big targets of course are our U.S. senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, who are no doubt benefi ting from the gaffe-prone administration of Gov. Paul LePage. Already, some of the GOP voters who supported LePage are aghast at his “kiss my butt” com-ments and other moves — well, at least three Republicans at Norm’s last Friday afternoon, which I call a valid sampling if ever there was one.

Ironically, of course, LePage has also split with some of his RINO hunting buddies, quite possibly the only hunt-ers in the state to have any problems with the new gov. He has said he will support Sen. Snowe for re-election in 2012 and that that tea partiers courted him, not the other way around.

Anyone thinking Paul LePage was

Tea party loves Reagan, ignores his 11th Commandment

ever going against Sen. Snowe just is not paying attention. It was Snowe’s family that helped him get into col-lege despite a language defi ciency – the future governor’s English was not good enough for admission, and he eventually took the test in his native language.

So the tea party leaders, some of them anyway, are already upset with their former champion.

Careful there, Governor, lest you face a primary battle of your own down the road.

And that’s where the tea party movement has fi nally seized real political clout: The primary. The odd thing is that it includes Senate races.

Because a generation of Gerryman-dering gave us the Mad House of Rep-resentatives. The powers that be, in a process usually reserved for your more predictable gangster movies, have divided up the country. Decade after decade, politicos have created “safe” House seats while leaving fewer and fewer truly contested districts.

So issues-focused activists soon learned that the real race was in

the primary. And the old argument against nominating the deranged – they would lose in the general election – went out the window.

Still, even with cable news outlets on your side, it’s hard to Gerrymander a state.

So the tea party activists solved that problem. They didn’t just help nomi-nate Paul LePage, but they walked into the Republican convention and re-wrote the party’s offi cial platform in a style familiar to your more success-ful pamphleteers, coming out strong against those one-world-government advocates.

Recent polling shows that the leg-endary statewide appeal of Sen. Snowe among Maine’s independent voters remains strong. But there’s the problem.

As with other states, Independents have migrated away from both major parties. That gives the more extreme

voters increased clout during prima-ries. Recent polling indicates that the RRs (remaining Republicans) are not enamoured of Sen. Snowe’s moderate ways.

Any of us who watched what’s left of Arizona Senator John McCain abandon his beliefs to gain re-election know just how ugly it can become. Especially since one of the tea party’s more appealing trends is to nominate people they believe in despite certain defeat.

As for keeping the commandments, the tea party crowd might embrace the icon of President Reagan and they might equally embrace those other Ten Rules. But as for The Gip-per’s 11th, those days are long, long gone.

(Curtis Robinson is editor of The Portland Daily Sun. Contact him at curtis@portlanddailysun.me.)

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ago. I was looking for a cheap rent here in-town, and found a rooming house in the West End. The price was right, and for $65 a week I had a private room, shared bath and kitchen, shared cable and phone, and a landlord who even supplied cleaning supplies and toilet paper. Those amenities got tossed in with the pre-addressed rent envelopes.

This landlord had an old family house that was left to him, but wanted to keep it in the family. He hit on this rental plan in a happenstance manner, and it worked for him for over 10 years. I only remember him having to evict somebody once, and

that dude was slightly over 14 months behind in his rent.

If he tried to set up the same type of shop today, the parking issue alone would kill the deal. The zoning would kill it. The requirement of neighbor-hood meetings and city hall meeting to discuss his application would kill it.

And seven people who work in the city for low wages would be left with no place to call home, save sleeping at the shelter or hitting the couch-surfi ng circuit.

That’s seven employees, motivated to show up for work so they can keep a cheap apartment, possibly saving up money for a better place. Nitwittery in the form of public planning and growth management, kill-

ing free choice to do with your property as you wish, so long as it doesn’t destroy a neighborhood.

How about we fi nish up the waterfront re-dis-tricting, and agree to leave zoning lone for a while? Changing the rules off the game in the middle of the game just reeks of desperation. Businesses will relocate to Portland, so long as they know what the rules are going into the game.

And most importantly, remember this. If it isn’t specifi cally restricted, it’s permitted. Not the other way around.

(Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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The second fear is less immediately resonant, because Gamal Abdel Nasser is now 40 years in the grave. But the last time a popular revolution in the land of the pharaohs overthrew a corrupt regime, the year was 1952, Nasser was the benefi ciary — and Washington lived to rue the day he came to power.

Nasser was not an Islamist: he was a secular pan-Arabist socialist, which in the 1950s seemed to put him on history’s cutting edge. But under his infl uence, Egypt became an aggressively destabilizing force in Middle Eastern politics. His dream of a unifi ed Arab world helped inspire convulsions and coups from Leba-non to Iraq. He fought two wars with Israel, and inter-vened disastrously in Yemen. His army was accused of using poison gas in that confl ict, a grim foreshadowing of Saddam Hussein’s domestic tactics. And his pursuit of ballistic missiles was a kind of dress rehearsal for

today’s Iranian nuclear brinkmanship — complete with a covert Israeli campaign to undermine his weap-ons programs.

The memory of Nasser is a reminder that even if post-Mubarak Egypt doesn’t descend into religious dictatorship, it’s still likely to lurch in a more anti-American direction. The long-term consequences of a more populist and nationalistic Egypt might be better for the United States than the stasis of the Mubarak era, and the terrorism that it helped inspire. But then again they might be worse. There are devils behind every door.

Americans don’t like to admit this. We take refuge in foreign policy systems: liberal internationalism or realpolitik, neoconservatism or noninterventionism. We have theories, and expect the facts to fall into line behind them. Support democracy, and stabil-ity will take care of itself. Don’t meddle, and nobody will meddle with you. International institutions will

keep the peace. No, balance-of-power politics will do it.

But history makes fools of us all. We make deals with dictators, and reap the whirlwind of terrorism. We pro-mote democracy, and watch Islamists gain power from Iraq to Palestine. We leap into humanitarian inter-ventions, and get bloodied in Somalia. We stay out, and watch genocide engulf Rwanda. We intervene in Afghanistan and then depart, and watch the Taliban take over. We intervene in Afghanistan and stay, and end up trapped there, with no end in sight.

Sooner or later, the theories always fail. The world is too complicated for them, and too tragic. History has its upward arcs, but most crises require weighing unknowns against unknowns, and choosing between competing evils.

The only comfort, as we watch Egyptians struggle for their country’s future, is that some choices aren’t America’s to make.

Egypt likely to lurch in a more anti-American directionDOUTHAT from page 4

What: A Salute to the Legacy Ronald Reagan in Honor of Pres. Rea-gan’s 100th Birthday When: State House Hall of Flags, Today, noon Who: Featured speakers include Gov. Paul LePage, Maine Senate President Kevin L. Raye, Maine House

Speaker Robert W. Nutting, Maine Attorney General William J. Sch-neider, Maine State Treasurer Bruce L. Poliquin, Maine Secretary of State Charles E. Summers Jr.; Introduction and Closing Remarks: Senate Major-ity Leader Jonathan T.E. Courtney and Mary Adams.

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County, if not all of Pennsylvania” said Anne Faix of Hershey Farm Res-taurant & Inn in Strasburg, home of an annual Whoopie Pie Festival.

Faix says whoopie pies were a spe-cial treat in the homes of the county’s Amish settlers. Mothers would craft the sweet chocolate cakes from left-over batter and fi ll them with frost-ing, eliciting a cry of “whoopie” from thankful husbands and children.

“They are at every roadside stand, every local bakery. Here [at the hotel] they are very moist, not dry and the fi lling is whipped, so it’s light and not overwhelming,” said Faix.

While Pennsylvania already has a state cookie (sugar) it has yet to designate a state dessert. Few states have designated offi cial desserts, but the trend has been growing as of late, with Maryland (Smith Island cake), Missouri (ice cream cone) and Dela-ware (peach pie) bestowing the titles in the last three years.

But some Mainers aren’t sold of the sugary merits of the snack and say the state could fi nd a healthier des-sert.

At Monday’s committee meeting Democratic Rep. Donald Pilon of Saco decried whoopie pies as “frosting delivering vehicles,” citing their high

lard content and positing that wild blueberry pies deserve the designa-tion as state dessert.

Whoopies from Steve’s Snacks Bakery contain 780 calories and 44 grams of fat, about on par for the tra-ditional Maine style of the treat.

For Diane Russell, District 120 rep-resentative and co-sponsor of the bill, the designation of the whoopie pie is a low priority amid larger political issues.

“We have real issues in our state to be worried about, it strikes me as a bit of a fl uff piece, — literally and fi gura-tively — and I think we really need to be focusing on job creation,” she said.

“When I co-sponsored the bill, I was thinking specifi cally of support-ing Cranberry Island Kitchen,” said Russell of the bakery at 52 Danforth Street. “But does this create jobs? That’s the question I’m asking these days,” she said.

On the health side, Russell said she “hadn’t really thought of” the whoop-ie’s intrinsic fat content before decid-ing to co-sponsor the bill and would consider a healthier alternative.

“We have quite a few whoopie pie businesses in the state, but I could be persuaded that the antioxidants in blueberries could be far better for our state and our people,” she said.

University of Maine nutrition Pro-

fessor Emerita Katherine Musgrave said at Monday’s committee meet-ing that the whoopie pie’s chocolate also serves as an antioxidant to relax blood pressure.

Cranberry Island Kitchen seeks to reduce the strain on the wasitline with their lineup of whoopies, which are smaller than the traditional des-sert and are baked with natural ingredients.

“It’s my mother’s recipe, most whoopie pies use Crisco and my mother just always used all natural products, she was ahead of her time,” said bakery co-owner Carol Ford.

“We use organic vanilla, local eggs, Kate’s Homemade butter, Maine sea salt, water, buttermilk, we use as many local products as we possibly can,” she said.

If Pennsylvania did decide to chal-lenge Maine’s adoption of the whoopie pie, another PennLive.com com-menter suggests a means of resolving the issue.

“Send the University of Maine bas-ketball team down to State College to play Penn State, and the winning state gets to claim the whoopies. Oh wait … they already played this year? and Maine, tiny little Maine from a no-name conference beat our almighty Nittany Lions? In that case, never mind,” they wrote.

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With ham and pineapple, you’ve got the whole USDA pyra-mid on an edible platter.

It usually takes longer to pre-heat the oven than to bake it. But the cheap ones have a railroad car full of chemical preserva-tives in them and more packag-ing than Christmas morning. The good ones can cost as much as a delivered pizza. What’s a thrifty homebody locavore to do.

Repeating the mantra of “good, tasty and cheap,” Tracy recently had her annual pizza-crust eve-ning, whipping out two dozen parbaked crusts in a couple of hours.

They’re stacked in our freezer, ready for a quick swirl of tomato sauce, pesto or alfredo, a sprinkle of mozzarella and whatever top-pings we’ve got on hand. I can get my younger daughter to do a wide variety of unpleasant tasks if I promise her a slice of Otto’s potato and bacon. My homemade Shepherd’s Pizza with ground lamb, corn and Irish cheddar atop a thin schmear of spuds has

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5 minutes until they are fi rm to the touch but still soft. Stack the crusts with waxed paper between and put in freezer once they’ve cooled.

Super Bowl Sunday is coming up, a notable day for avocado lovers. Snopes has debunked the claims of astronomical sales of avocados by guacamole loving football fans but sales do spike and account for about 5 percent of annual sales. Cinco de Mayo accounts for nearly 10 percent.

And here’s a neat trick: Stu-dents in Harvard University’s Science and Cooking class have solved the unsightly problem of brown guacamole. Avocados contain polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme spurs cellular decompo-sition in the presence of oxygen. The students denatured the enzyme by simply leaving the avocados in their peels and giving them a hot water bath for a few minutes.

The Guac stayed green even after sitting out for a while. Avo-cados will never be local to Maine ... well, there’s just some hypoc-risy that we locavores have to live with.

(Margo Mallar’s Locavore column appears each Tuesday in the Portland Daily Sun.)

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Steve Knox works the counter at Anania’s Con-gress Street location. The sandwich shop chain, with three locations in the area, won the “best tra-ditional whoopie pie” catagory at the 2010 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival. (MATT DODGE FILE PHOTO)

Can whoopie pies beat out blueberry pies?

Children’s museum highlights India

Kicking off February vacation week with a burst of color and song, the Explore India! cel-ebration will take over the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine on Sunday, Feb. 20 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Members of Greater Portland’s small but thriv-ing Indian American community, led by volunteer Sabina Naik of Scarborough, will share tradi-tions of all kinds. Activities will include music, dances, food tasting, hindi calligraphy, henna, forehead art and rangoli sand painting.

The festivities will begin at 1 p.m. , and food tasting will follow in the café, where visitors will be able to sample authentic Indian dishes home made by Sabina and her team of volunteers. For more information, visit www.kitetails.org.

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BIDDEFORD — Our won-derful brother, uncle, and friend James Edward Day of Bidd-eford left us on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, from com-plications due to two massive heart attacks.

He was born Sept. 19, 1945, in Lewiston, Maine, to Ruth Killeran and Almon Day, III, but lived most of his adult life in Biddeford. He attended Tufts University, Bates College, and the Univer-

sity of Maine as an undergraduate, obtaining his Bachelor of Science in business, subsequently becoming a registered State of Maine C.P.A. He graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

He served in the U. S. Air Force Reserve at Bangor, Maine, retiring as a Reserve Captain. He was an avid boater and was active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary for many years. He was a member of the Maine Soci-ety of C.P.A.s and the American Institute of C.P.A.s.

Jim is survived by his sisters Susan Day Abbott and her husband, Gary of Freeport; Katherine Day Ashton and her husband, Ted Ashton, of Salt Lake City, Utah; nieces Jennifer Ashton of Chicago, Ill.,

and Sarah Mckenzie, Breckenridge, Colo.; nephews: Kirk Rogers and family of Bubenreuth, Germany, Mattthew Rogers and family of Brentwood, N.H., Casey Abbott of Freeport; and Jimmy’s lovely friend, Jane Martin of York, Maine.

Visiting hours will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 1 at the Hobbs Funeral Home, 671 U.S. Rt. 1, Scarborough. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at the funeral home. Con-dolences may be expressed to the family online at www.hobbsfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions may be made to: Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Ave., Portland ME 04101.

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Portland Public Services crews do what they can. In a lot on Somerset Street, next to the Bayside Trail, a two-story-high mountain of snow continued to grow Monday, as dump trucks off-loaded snow gathered from city streets.

But bus stops are a tricky no-man’s land. METRO is run by the Greater Portland Transit District, serving Port-land, Westbrook, Falmouth and the Maine Mall area of South Portland, but METRO doesn’t have enough people to clear bus stops, city spokesperson Nicole Clegg said, and there are more than 850 bus stops in the Greater Portland area.

“The challenge is getting the word out, so certainly having some recent media attention has helped. I posted it on Face-book and sent it out,” Clegg said.

But Wagner’s volunteer corps remains a work in progress. Wagner launched the Adopt-a-Stop program last year, but a sparsity of snow meant no need for it. Wagner admitted that he benefi ted from the extra time.

“It took a long time to get everything going. There are still a few rough edges even now,” he said.

An estimated 10 people in Portland and one in South Portland have adopted bus stops through Adopt-a-Stop so far.

“There’s plenty of room for adopting more,” Wagner said. “It’s really more like we need 100, that would be ideal.”

The city is providing shovels and signs under the bus stops bearing the names of adopters, and Clegg is helping to promote the program. Portland Green-

streets, a nonprofi t, grassroots group devoted to encouraging the use of alternative transportation in Greater Portland, is also on board, providing infor-mation on its website (www.portlandgreenstreets.org).

“A number of people have signed up because they’ve seen people standing out in the street, because of the snow,” Wagner said.

Wagner said he and his wife believe in public transportation and he wanted to fi nd a way to help keep it accessible in the winter.

“I’ve been a transit advocate for a long time, and I just wanted to make sure that we could use the buses safely in the wintertime,” he said. “We only have one car, and we only put about 7,000 miles on

it a year.”The inspiration for Adopt-a-Stop came

close to home. Wagner said he noticed snow piles at Maine Medical Center bus stops on both sides of Brighton Avenue, near where he lives. The bus stops are heavily used by both staff and patients, but snow piles created problems for those waiting to catch a bus.

An adopter is clearing one of the bus stops there, but he is still looking for help with the other one, Wagner said.

Wagner counted himself out of doing the heavy shoveling.

“I’m almost 75, I shouldn’t be doing this kind of thing,” he said.

He prefers to organize, although Wagner said he likes to let others do outreach and he’s seeking grant fund-ing to make the program operate more smoothly.

Clegg said the city faces similar chal-lenges with snow removal around more

than 1,600 fi re hydrants in the city. The city has asked community members to clear hydrants in their neighborhoods, and some have responded, although results vary.

“There are some neighborhoods that are great and people come out after every storm and clear the hydrants,” she said.

Wagner said his bus-stop initiative may pick up steam as more snow clogs the streets in Greater Portland. He said this snowy winter has given Adopt-A-Stop a chance to earn its stripes.

“It’s been almost too good a test,” he said.For more information, visit the Adopt-A-Stop

website at www.adopt-a-stop.org.

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Volunteers recruited to keep bus stops clear of snowABOVE: Dwayne Cote deposits a load of snow from the Kennedy Park area Monday at a city lot on Somerset Street. BELOW: Chris Nassa with Portland Public Services pushes snow to the edge of a pile towering nearly two stories high. In the background is the skyline of Marginal Way businesses. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

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OAKLAND — Bruce Olson and Steve Buchsbaum thought it would be a lot of work to start dis-tilling their own maple brandy. But they didn’t know it would be impossible.

By its legal defi nition, brandy is made from fruit, Buchsbaum said. So, what do you call a spirit distilled from fermented maple syrup?

“It doesn’t fi t into any category,” he said.

They call their product Knotted Maple, and they’re pretty sure it’s one of a kind.

Olson and Buchsbaum, who are longtime friends, recently became business partners when they decided to open a winery and dis-tillery, called Tree Spirits, out of a former garage on Fairfi eld Street in Oakland.

They started selling their maple spirits and sweet spar-kling maple wine just before Christmas.

Within a couple of months, they’ll be bottling applejack and dry sparkling wines for retail sale.

Olson, who bought the old garage to use as storage space, has been experimenting with winemaking there for about a decade.

He started with traditional wine made from grapes, but over the years got more creative and tried fermenting apple cider and sap from a maple tree in his back-yard.

“Being his friend, I had to drink

a little of that wine,” Buchsbaum said. “I said to Bruce, ‘You could sell that stuff.’”

A year ago, they applied for federal permits for a winery and a distillery and hoped to open within a few months.

But obtaining a license turned out to be a long and tedious pro-cess, they said. Buchsbaum, who handled the paperwork, said he had to include information about their equipment, fi nances, prod-ucts and distilling process.

“They want to know what you’re going to make and how you’re going to make it,” Buchs-baum said.

To make room for the ferment-ing tanks and bottling equip-ment, Olson put an addition on the garage and, in the fall, they had their licenses in place to start production. Tree Spir-its is one of six distilleries in the state, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Alco-hol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. There are 26 licensed wineries.

Tree Spirits’ maple products are made with syrup from Bacon Farm in Sidney. Cider from The Apple Farm in Fairfi eld is used in the wine and applejack. Since they started fermenting in the fall, they’ve been working to perfect their recipes.

“We did a lot of testing,” Olson said with smirk.

Buchsbaum fi rst had the idea to distill the fermented cider and syrup to make applejack, a popular spirit in the colonial era, and Knotted Maple, which

they believe is brand new.They tried to keep the maple

fl avor subtle, so it wouldn’t get sickeningly sweet after a few sips.

Olson said he’s seen maple liquers, in which maple syrup is mixed with vodka, but has never come across anything quite like their spirit.

“We wanted to have a prod-uct that everybody else wasn’t making,” Buchsbaum said.

A 375-milliliter bottle of Knot-ted Maple costs $35.99. The bot-tles of wine are $18 apiece.

Olson and Buchsbaum admit the products aren’t cheap, but hope the fact that they’re unique and locally made will drive sales.

The plan is to offi cially launch the products in the spring, when they’ll put up a sign in front of the shop and schedule regu-lar tastings. For now, they hold tastings by appointment.

While the business is getting started, the men — both 56 years old — plan to keep their day jobs.

Olson is a ballroom dance instructor at Blue Wave Studio in Waterville, where he lives.

Buchsbaum and his wife, who live in Belgrade, own Let’s Talk Language School in Waterville.

Both men said they wouldn’t mind working full-time for Tree Spirits.

“If it takes off, it will take up a lot of time,” Olson said. “That’s what we hope happens.”

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CNBC: Portland a foodie destinationPORTLAND —- Cable news

network CNBC has crowned Portland as one of the 10-best foodie cities in the nation.

CNBC, with help from data analysis Web site Sperling’s Best Places, sifted through demographic data for the entire Portland metro area. Sperling’s examined things like: ratio of local restaurants to chain restau-rants, number of Whole Foods and cooking stores, number of wine shops, wine bars, craft breweries, and brew pubs, and the number of community supported agricul-ture-style farms, and local farm-ers markets, to arrive at its list.

Burlington, Vt., and Provi-dence, R.I. were also included in the group, alongside larger cities like San Francisco, Boston and Seattle.

“Farmers are undeterred by Maine’s unforgiving winters, as 26 CSA farms and 15 farmers

markets attest, resulting in local lamb, bacon, scallops, honey, and potatoes, and more,” CNBC said about Portland.

The site recognized Emilitsa,

Standard Baking Co., and Back Bay Grill as top local destina-tions, as well as Rabelais, the food-centric bookstore on Middle Street.

Rabelais Books co-owner Samantha Hoyt Lindgren displays “Not Far From the Tree — A Brief History of the Apples and the Orchards of Palermo, Maine 1804-2004,” by John Bunker. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You benefi t from the belief that good luck is coming to you. So continue to look for signs, like a cricket on the hearth, a penny on the ground or a ladybug that lands on your shoulder. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Being popular has its drawbacks. You could fi nd yourself in a tight spot socially today, but you’re likely to handle it well. If you don’t know what to say, buy your-self some time by fl ashing that beautiful smile of yours. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You want to take action on some matter, but you need the approval of others to move forward. Or do you? Think about how it would look if you were to act now and, if necessary, apologize later. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re not trying to compete with anyone, and yet you are so confi dent that you could arouse jealousy among those who are supposed to be in charge. Tonight, an impractical idea will be the one that works. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It will be easy to get mired in an overabundance of details today. Limit your research. Too much information is worse than not enough. Narrow your focus and tune into your instincts. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You will get your chance to speak in front of a crowd. This isn’t something you nor-mally seek out; however, you have a very important message, and you can make a difference in the world by telling it. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your energy is remarkably high, and remark they will. People around you will say things like “wow” and “how impres-sive” and “bravo.” And since you are so capable, they will also make requests

of you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You will accomplish what others in your family could not. Maybe it’s better not to talk about this today. If your victory is private, you will be able to enjoy your achievement instead of worrying about how you are being perceived. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You will put nagging worries to rest. Maybe the issue isn’t solved, but there will be so much else going on in your world that these issues will no longer seem important to you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There will be an unexpected proposal -- a fl ashy magazine that gets your attention or a Girl Scout selling cookies -- worthy of your pocket change. How-ever, do not dig any deeper to satisfy such impulses. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A lovely, quiet mood allows you to tend to responsibilities that have fallen through the cracks over the past few weeks. It feels wonderful to get caught up. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A smooth operation is interrupted by the mistakes of a newbie. You’ll remember when it was you who was new on the scene, and you’ll extend your compas-sion, as well as some helpful instruc-tion. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 1). People admire and listen to you. That’s why you’ll be put in charge of an impor-tant project this month. You’ll drive your team to victory in March. Through the spring, you’ll make friends, win cus-tomers and have many lovely evenings with someone special. Invest in August. Travel in October. Virgo and Libra people are amorous admirers. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 12, 31, 48, and 20.

ACROSS 1 Gallop 4 Kid 9 Drug addict 13 Sitting upon 15 Capital of Vietnam 16 Donated 17 Fence opening 18 Up and about 19 Elderly 20 Grave marker 22 Bookish fellow 23 __ back; return 24 Spanish hero 26 Chefs’ clothing

protectors 29 Marsh plants with

fuzzy tips 34 Tiny remaining

amount 35 Shoe bottoms 36 Kucinich or Pelosi:

abbr. 37 Thin 38 Johnny Cash’s “A

Boy __ Sue”

39 Shabby bar 40 Most common

conjunction 41 Ascends 42 Biblical book 43 Window in the roof 45 Suds 46 Word of disgust 47 Variety 48 Unlocked 51 Temporary; not

settled 56 Paper towel brand 57 Body of water 58 West’s opposite 60 Heroic tale 61 Entire 62 Ready to be

picked & eaten 63 Depend 64 Recluse 65 Caustic soap

ingredient

DOWN 1 Cleaning cloth

2 “Beehive State” 3 Short letter 4 Deep divisions 5 “__ makes waste” 6 5 __ 10 is 2 7 Cut of pork 8 Supervised 9 Nation whose

capital is Kampala 10 Wise man 11 At any time 12 Late Mr. Foxx 14 Bird with an

elegant spread of tail feathers

21 Finished 25 “__ a Small World” 26 Book of maps 27 Practical joke 28 Country singer __

Travis 29 Hale-Bopp, e.g. 30 Pub orders 31 From Dublin 32 Embankment 33 Asparagus unit

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late 39 Wackier 41 Tractor-trailer 42 Male red deer 44 Nuttiness 45 Car borrowed

from a repair shop 47 No longer fresh

48 Above 49 Hollow tube 50 Wicked 52 Resound 53 __ lights; marquee

rim 54 Colorado resort 55 Catch sight of 59 Peg for Mickelson

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26 USA Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU White Collar (N) Å Royal Pains “Pit Stop”

27 NESN NHL Hockey: Bruins at Hurricanes Bruins Daily Dennis Daily Daily

28 CSNE College Basketball Celtics NBA Basketball: Celtics at Kings

30 ESPN College Basketball College Basketball Vanderbilt at Florida. (Live) SportsCenter Å

31 ESPN2 College Basketball Quarterback NBA Coast to Coast Boston Boston

33 ION Without a Trace Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å Criminal Minds Å

34 DISN Movie: “16 Wishes” (2010) Suite/Deck Suite/Deck Suite/Deck Wizards Wizards

35 TOON Movie: “Open Season” King of Hill King of Hill Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Fam. Guy Fam. Guy

36 NICK My Wife My Wife Chris Chris Lopez Lopez The Nanny The Nanny

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

38 CNN Parker Spitzer (N) Piers Morgan Tonight Anderson Cooper 360 Å

40 CNBC Crackberry’d 60 Minutes on CNBC 60 Minutes on CNBC Mad Money

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

43 TNT Movie: ››› “I Am Legend” (2007) Will Smith. Southland (N) Å Memphis Beat Å

44 LIFE “The Craigslist Killer” Kids Kids One Born Every Minute How I Met How I Met

46 TLC What Not to Wear What Not to Wear (N) Fabulous Cakes (N) What Not to Wear

47 AMC Movie: ››› “Tombstone” (1993, Western) Kurt Russell. Premiere. Å Movie: “Tombstone”

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

49 TRAV Bizarre Foods Bizarre Foods When Vacations Ghost Adventures

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

52 BRAVO Real Housewives Real Housewives Real Housewives Real Housewives

55 HALL Little House Movie: “Uncorked” (2010) Julie Benz. Å Gold Girls Gold Girls

56 SYFY Star Trek: Next Star Trek: Next Star Trek: Next Requiem Requiem

57 ANIM I, Predator (N) Human Prey Hippo. Maneaters Å I, Predator (In Stereo)

58 HIST Ax Men “Under Fire” Ax Men “Overboard” Pawn Pawn Stan Lee’s

60 BET Together The Game The Game The Game The Game Together The Mo’Nique Show

61 COM Larry, Cable Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Tosh.0 (N) Onion Daily Show Colbert

62 FX Movie: ››‡ “Step Brothers” (2008) Premiere. Lights Out (N) Lights Out

67 TVLND Sanford Sanford Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Retired at Cleveland

68 TBS The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office Conan

76 SPIKE Ways Die Ways Die Ways Die Ways Die Ways Die Ways Die MANswers MANswers

78 OXY Movie: ›››‡ “Juno” (2007) Ellen Page. Å Movie: ›› “Stick It” (2006) Jeff Bridges. Å

146 TCM Movie: ››› “The Private Life of Henry VIII” Movie: ›››› “A Man for All Seasons” (1966)

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Today is Tuesday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2011. There are 333 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On Feb. 1, 1861, Texas voted to leave the

Union, 166-8, at a Secession Convention in Austin.

On this date:In 1893, the opera “Manon Lescaut,”

by Giacomo Puccini (JAH’-koh moh poo-CHEE’-nee), premiered in Turin, Italy.

In 1896, Puccini’s opera “La Boheme” premiered in Turin.

In 1920, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police came into existence, merging the Royal North West Mounted Police and the Dominion Police.

In 1960, four black college students began a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., where they’d been refused service.

In 1961, the U.S. Air Force successfully test-fi red the Minuteman I, its fi rst solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, from a test site in Florida.

In 1991, 34 people were killed when an arriving USAir jetliner crashed atop a com-muter plane on a runway at Los Angeles International Airport.

In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members.

One year ago: President Barack Obama unveiled a multitrillion-dollar spending plan, pledging an intensifi ed effort to combat high unemployment and asking Congress to quickly approve new job-creation efforts that would boost the defi cit to a record-breaking $1.56 trillion.

Today’s Birthdays: America’s last sur-viving World War I veteran, Frank Buckles, is 110. Gospel singer George Beverly Shea is 102. Actor Stuart Whitman is 83. Singer Don Everly is 74. Actor Garrett Morris is 74. Singer Ray Sawyer (Dr. Hook and the Medi-cine Show) is 74. Actor Sherman Hemsley is 73. Bluegrass singer Del McCoury is 72. Jazz musician Joe Sample is 72. TV per-sonality-singer Joy Philbin is 70. Comedian Terry Jones is 69. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) is 67. Opera singer Carol Neblett is 65. Rock musician Mike Campbell (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 61. Blues singer-musician Sonny Landreth is 60. Actor-writer-producer Bill Mumy (MOO’-mee) is 57. Rock singer Exene Cervenka is 55. Actor Linus Roache is 47. Princess Stephanie of Monaco is 46. Country musician Dwayne Dupuy (Ricochet) is 46. Actress Sherilyn Fenn is 46. Lisa Marie Presley is 43. Comedian-actor Pauly Shore is 43. Actor Brian Krause is 42. Jazz musi-cian Joshua Redman is 42. Rock musician Patrick Wilson (Weezer) is 42. Actor Michael C. Hall is 40. Rock musician Ron Welty is 40. Rapper Big Boi (Outkast) is 36. Coun-try singer Julie Roberts is 32. Actor Jarrett Lennon is 29. TV personality Lauren Conrad is 25.

ACROSS 1 Aardvark

munchies 5 Mineral springs

resorts 9 Ecological region 14 Capital of Qatar 15 Theater sec. 16 More sickly 17 City in Kentucky 19 Rock shelf 20 Fraction of a rupee 21 Dobbins’ lunch

pail? 23 Tuesday god 24 Fifth of MV 26 Part of a refrain 27 N. Mandela’s

country 30 Sacred story set

to music 32 Saturn model 33 Hawkish 36 Witness 37 Comfy-cozy 38 Fish like cod 39 Made a choice 41 Wrinkly citrus fruit

42 Yoko’s relatives 43 Abu Dhabi’s loc. 44 Pass through a

membrane 46 Mazel __! 47 Veal-in-wine dish 49 Man-mission

connection 50 French article 51 One-time

connection 52 Kitchen utensil 55 More destitute 58 Argentine

grassland 60 __ cum laude 62 Admitted 64 Forceful exertion 65 Christmas song 66 Wishes undone 67 Matter-of-fact 68 The __ the limit! 69 Facility

DOWN 1 Vote to accept 2 Emphatic refusal 3 “A League of __

Own” 4 Without: Fr. 5 Weep convulsively 6 Gain capital 7 Part of a lot

sometimes 8 Wingtipís stretcher 9 Spanish port 10 Ends of small

intestines 11 1989 Jane Fonda

movie 12 Ryan of “Sleepless

in Seattle” 13 Afore 18 Vertebrae bases 22 Withered 25 Roistered 28 Spiritual natures 29 Actress Dickinson 30 Is beholden to 31 Bone: pref. 33 Snapshot 34 Spoke and spoke 35 Botswana basin 37 Japanese

wrestling 40 Boundless

enthusiasms 45 Burn with hot

liquid 47 Chicago cow

owner 48 TVís purple

dinosaur 52 __ New Guinea 53 Poker pot starters 54 Hangman’s knot

56 “Dukes of Hazzard” spinoff

57 Furry “Star Wars” creature

59 Fishing gadget 60 Letters for

baseball’s best 61 Melodic tune 63 Raised railways

Yesterday’s Answer

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I have an 18-year-old fraternal twin sister. We have the same friends, the same classes and the same extra-curriculars. The problem is, she bullies me. If I have something she wants, she throws things at me. She pushes me out of my chair so she can sit in it. She constantly teases me, even when our friends are over. She says things like, “People only hang out with you because you’re my twin,” and “You should lose some of your fat.” Everything I do, we do. Everything we do, she’s the boss. If I resist, she hits me. We have an older sister, but she favors my twin. My friends don’t want to get involved or are oblivious to it. My parents do nothing. It’s obviously hard to avoid her, and I’m tired of sinking to her level. What can I do? -- Twin Problems Dear Twin: This is extreme sibling rivalry. Bullies are often jealous and insecure. Talk to your school counselor. Then look into switching classes and extracurricular activities so you are not together. Make different friends. Join sports groups outside of school. Be sure to attend different colleges. You and your twin need to separate yourselves and develop inde-pendent interests so she no longer feels so threatened by you. And she needs to grow up. Dear Annie: My son and his girlfriend, “Mandy,” have a beautiful baby boy, “Cal,” who is my fi rst grandchild. Mandy also has a daughter, “Lila,” from a previous marriage. Lila is now 4, and Cal, with whom I spend a lot of time, is 2. Lila used to call me “Grandma,” but recently began call-ing me “Grandma Kay.” Mandy has always kept her distance from me, and I suspect this is a way to keep Lila from get-ting too close. I am worried that Cal will start calling me by my fi rst name, too. I asked Mandy to have Lila simply call me “Grandma,” but she refused and now laughs when her

daughter calls me Grandma Kay. Cal is already starting to pick up the name. Any advice? -- Just Call Me Grandma Dear Grandma: Where is your son in all this? You should be registering your complaint with him, not Mandy. He might want to point out to his girlfriend that it is in her best interests to get along with you. That said, however, this is not such a big deal. Many children use “Grandma First Name” to distin-guish one set of grandparents from the other. It is not an in-sult and is no refl ection on how close and loving the relation-ship is. Kids also fi nd their own nicknames for grandparents, which is something you can encourage. Please don’t make a fuss over this. Dear Annie: You cautioned “New York” not to get between her husband and his unemployed son who lives with them and frequently threatens suicide. I have a similar situation with my wife and her 49-year-old son. “Tom” has been liv-ing under our roof for two years, drawing unemployment. He also has a drinking problem. My wife tolerates his behavior because she worries he might kill himself otherwise. It is hard to communicate with Tom about his directionless behavior, the drinking and the fact that he doesn’t eat. We have planned for him to be out of our house by spring, but we worry that he won’t be able to take care of himself. He refuses counseling or medical help. I know if Tom does not make it on his own, he will end up living with us again, and I fear I will be forced to move out. I have been married to his mother for 30 years. It is sad to know that I may be going into retirement alone. -- East Texas Dear Texas: Alcoholics often have poor eating habits. It’s also possible Tom is suffering from depression and is using alcohol to self-medicate. Since Tom refuses help, please look into Al-Anon (al-anon.alateen.org) at 1-800-4AL-ANON (1-800-425-2666).

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(McClatchy) Central Aroostook is no stranger to ath-letic dynasties as the Mars Hill school has been a bas-ketball powerhouse over the last decade.

But in a region where hoops is typically the topic of conversation from November through February, Cen-tral Aroostook’s cheerleading squad is in the midst of a dynasty of its own, having won the last three Class D state championships.

Coach Sami Jo Allen’s Panthers took the fi rst step in claiming a fourth by winning the East-West regional competition at the Bangor Auditorium Saturday.

Central Aroostook will be gunning for its fourth straight state title on Feb. 12 at the Bangor Audito-

rium.Unlike last year’s edition of the Panthers, this one

is young, with fi ve new faces on the 11-person squad.But confi dence breeds success, and a pre-routine pep

talk settled any nerves that Central Aroostook may have had.

“I told them they could do it, they’re a confi dent team,” said Allen. “We went up to County’s and we were able to compete with Presque Isle, Caribou and Houlton.”

Those teams are certainly legitimate competitors, as Presque Isle fi nished third in Class B while Houlton took the top spot in Class C.

Senior co-captain Kyle Donahue, a four-year squad member, has noticed a lot of growth from his team-

mates over the course of the year.“We’ve improved so much from the fi rst day we

started having practices,” he said. “We encourage each other and that’s the big thing on the team.”

Central Aroostook has also had to overcome adver-sity in piecing together its championship routine.

“As the season has gone there’s been more and more things that have happened,” Allen said. “We were three weeks in before we had a full practice.”

That didn’t stop the Panthers from continuing its regional championship quest, and Allen’s squad is ready to take it all the way again.

“We’re changing a lot for states and we’re going to make it more diffi cult,” said junior co-captain Whitney Klein.

BY RYAN MCLAUGHLINBANGOR DAILY NEWS

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‘Personnel Problems: A Primer’4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Barbara Goodwin, attorney and partner of Murray, Plumb & Murray, will host a free seminar, “Per-sonnel Problems: A Primer” at the fi rm’s offi ce at 75 Pearl St. in Portland. This seminar will lead attendees through some of the most common issues that employers face in the workplace, and lay out practical solutions for addressing them. Among the topics considered will be: employee discipline; performance evaluations; cell phones, the internet and appropriate use policies; and con-fi dentiality concerns. This presentation will provide attendees with down to earth guidance for the daily operation of their businesses. The seminar is free but registration is required. To reserve a seat, contact Kathy Willette at 523-8243 or at kwillette@mpmlaw.com. Refreshments will be provided. This seminar is part of a series of four presented by Murray, Plumb & Murray. The other upcoming seminars are: “Streamlining Collections and Chasing Delinquent Customers” on Feb. 15; “Succession Planning for Busi-nesses and Family Real Estate” on Feb. 22; and “Commercial Real Estate Basics for New Investors” on March 1.

Casco Bay High School Flatbread Fundraiser5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Casco Bay High School is teaming up with Maine Huts & Trails on a benefi t night at Flatbread Pizza Company, 72 Commercial St., Portland. Flatbread will donate $3.50 for every pizza sold that night to fund a two-night trip for 20 Casco Bay students to one of the Maine Huts. Casco Bay High School staff and Maine Huts & Trails staff and board members will be at Flat-bread throughout the evening to provide updates about their work. Everyone in attendance at the benefi t night will be entered to win a free night for four at Maine Huts & Trails. The drawing will be held at the restau-rant that night. For more information, please call 874-8160.

‘The Play About the Baby’7:30 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre’s Dark Night Series presents “The Play About the Baby” Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-day evenings, Jan. 24 through Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. While Mad Horse Theatre Company’s production of Edward Albee’s “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?” is being performed on the Main Stage, the Company’s Dark Night Series returns with the per-fect companion piece, Albee’s The Play About the Baby. By turns funny, mysterious and disturbing, The Play About the Baby concerns a young couple who have just had a baby, and the strange turn of events that transpire when they are visited by an older man and woman. Performances of the Dark Night Series run Monday through Wednesday nights, when the theatre would otherwise be dark, giving theatre enthusiasts yet another chance to experience the work of this living icon of the American theatre. “The Play About the Baby” is directed by William Steele, Professor of Theatre at the University of Southern Maine. Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland. Suggested donation of $10. 899-3993, or order online at www.lucidstage.com

Thursday, Feb. 3

ISACA Professional Certifi cation presentation8:30 a.m. ISACA New England presents a talk by Terry Chrisman, Global IT Governance Leader at GE Capital, at USM Glickman Library on “Build your Business, Account-ing or Information Technology Career with ISACA certifi -cations.” Chrisman will discuss the impact of the ISACA certifi cations in developing and advancing professional careers in IT audit and governance. University of Southern Maine, Glickman Library, 314 Forest Ave. Event is free, reg-istration is required www.isacane.org/events.

‘The Nature of Woodwinds’9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. The Portland Symphony Orchestra presents “The Nature of Woodwinds, ” an explo-ration of the musical sounds of nature. The PSO Woodwind Quintet will compare elements of music: tempo, rhythm, and melody, with elements in nature: the seasons, weather, and wildlife. “The Nature of Woodwinds” will visit seven towns in Maine, performing for thousands of young children in 20 performances. Sponsored by Time Warner Cable,

KinderKonzerts are entertaining, interactive programs with Portland Symphony musicians and designed for kids ages 3–7. Attendees are encouraged to sing, dance, wiggle, clap, and have fun listening and learning about music and instru-ments. School systems can coordinate the KinderKonzert visit with Science and English Language Arts instruction in addition to Visual and Performing Arts. Specially pre-pared worksheets designed to support Maine’s Learning Results are available online or by contacting the PSO. Local KinderKonzerts will take place Thursday, Feb. 3 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at East End Community School, Portland, and at 1 p.m. at Reiche Community School, Portland. For reservations or additional information, email education@portlandsymphony.org or call 773-6128.

Wisdom At Work Seriesnoon to 1 p.m. Portland Public Library will host a four-part series on work each Thursday in February in Rines Audi-torium. The series is sponsored by Heart At Work Career Counseling and Amy Wood, Success Strategist. The fi rst in the series is titled “What Are You Called To Do in Your Second Half of Life?” and presented by Barbara Babkirk of Heart At Work. The public is invited to this free series. Heart At Work Career Counseling, Outplacement Services & Second Half of Life Planning, 25 Middle St. 775-6400.

Business After 55 p.m. to 7 p.m. Business After 5. Join the South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Community Chamber for a lively night of networking at The Local Buzz, a Coffee House and Wine Bar. Enjoy excellent, quality food and drinks from local companies. As a courtesy to our host, please register by Feb. 2. www.portlandregion.com

Rippleffect Gala fundraiser for Maine Youth Leadership Summer Camp6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Rippleffect Gala, by Rippleffect, the non-profi t group that owns and operates 26-acre Cow Island in Casco Bay, located 15 minutes from downtown Portland. Rippleffect offers a customized leadership development curriculum for youth and adults, incorporating experience-based activities that focus around the three core skills of leadership — confl ict resolution, small group problem solving and communication. This Formal Celebration fea-tures raffl es and a live auction of adventures. “Held at the Portland Ocean Gateway Terminal, this elegant event will bring together friends from the community in the spirit of Velvet as we celebrate kids, the outdoors and our

shared spirit of adventure.” Tickets $50. (Register at www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=214120) or email info@rippleffect.net.

Portland Museum of Art college night7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Portland Museum of Art college night. Free admission with valid student I.D. (or $5 at the door — cash only). Maine college students are invited to the Portland Museum of Art for College Night at the Museum, featuring live music by Phantom Buffalo and Theodore Treehouse, art projects sponsored by Artist & Craftsman Supply, free food and drinks, giveaways, and tons of prizes. Food will be pro-vided by Siano’s Old Port Pizzeria, Wild Burrito, El Rayo Taqueria, and Leonardo’s Pizza, and drinks will be provided by Capt’n Eli’s Soda. The media sponsor is The Portland Phoenix. Live music by Theodore Treehouse, 8:15 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Theodore Treehouse is a growing, organic contraption comprised of four musicians with very different backgrounds. Mixing together the stylings of New Wave, Motown, Jazz, Classical, Punk, Blues, and good ol’ Rock n’ Roll; they create a symphony of timeless tunes bent on making you dance and smile. Each live show is packed full of up-tempo body-bobbers and thoughtful down-tempo ballads. Theodore Treehouse strives to be fun, unique, and always moving forward! Phantom Buffalo, 9 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., Phantom Buffalo is one of Portland’s longest running, most respected indie-rock groups. Frontman Jonny Balzano-Brookes and Tim Burns drench classic pop hooks in modern psychedelia with whirling effects and arresting song structures to create a sound Port-land can call its own. Students will

have access to the Museum’s galleries and special exhi-bitions: Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972–2008, Weston: Leaves of Grass, and The Lay of the Land: A Cel-ebration of Art Acquired by the Friends of the Collection (1983–2010).

Friday, Feb. 4

Blue Man Group performsat Merrill Auditorium8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 6, at 1 p.m. at Mer-rill Auditorium. Presented by Portland Ovations. “A totally unique form of entertainment, the wildly popular Blue Man Group combines music, comedy and multimedia theatrics. Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that Blue Man Group’s show is an intensely exciting and outrageous experience that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state. With no spoken language, Blue Man Group is perfect for people of all ages, languages, and cultures. This original theatrical experience is guaranteed to be an outing audiences will never forget.”

Glass Jewelry by Avery Pierce5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Love Those Lobes,” Earlobes that is! Opening Reception, Heron Point Gallery, 164 Middle St., Suite No. 4. “Heron Point Gallery is proudly featuring the glass beads and lampwork jewelry of Buxton Artist, Avery Pierce, as she unveils a new line of glass jewelry using bits of luscious leather.” 809-0051.

Opening of Streets of New Orleans at Green Hand5 p.m. to 9 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of Streets of New Orleans, street photography by Teressa MacHugh, at the Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St. On display through the month of February. “A taste of the sultry realm of New Orleans via camera is given to viewers of this new series. The photographs were taken by Teressa MacHugh on Bourbon Street last summer, one stop of many on a warm weather roadtrip she undertook. Shake off the cabin fever blues, come feel a little southern exposure and give your eyes a reminder of Mardi Gras fl avor this February!” FMI: contact Michelle Souliere at 450-6695 or michelle.souliere@gmail.com

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” will be performed Thursday, Feb. 10 and Friday, Feb. 11 at Portland High School. (COURTESY IMAGE)

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‘Looking for Palladin’6:30 p.m. Portland Museum of Art Movies at the Museum series features “Looking for Palladin” on Friday, Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 5, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 6, 2 p.m. NR. “Arrogant Hollywood talent agent Josh Ross (David Moscow) is sent to Guatemala to fi nd two-time Oscar-winning actor Jack Palladin (Ben Gazzara). Although they’d never met, the search is emotionally complicated as the long-time retired star was once married to Josh’s late mother. The young agent’s contempt for the ‘old’ actor mir-rors his comedic distaste for the local community, whose help he desperately needs to fi nd him. What Josh hopes will be a quick and lucrative deal turns into a soul-searching journey. The retired star and his estranged stepson must confront the past they had forsaken. “Starring Ben Gaz-zara, David Moscow, and Talia Shire.”Directed by Andrzej Krakowski, 2008. http://www.portlandmuseum.org/events/movies.php

‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Old Port Playhouse7:30 p.m. “The Wizard of Oz,” the sell-out hit musical returns to Old Port Playhouse with Gina Pardi returning as “Dorothy Gale.” “Full of special effects, colorful costumes and all your favorite characters, this show sold out before it opened last season. Because of the intimate space within this 70 seat theater, kids of all ages not only see OZ, they experience it! Due to the demand for tickets, OZ will play for four weeks beginning Jan. 14. And to make it affordable for everyone, the Playhouse has priced all tickets at only $15.” Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. To make a reservation or for more information, call 773-0333 or go to oldportplayhouse.com.

Saturday, Feb. 5

‘Super Refund Saturday’9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., KeyBank is offering “Super Refund Saturday” — a free tax preparation event in Portland in collaboration with CA$H Greater Portland. In addition to tax preparation, members of the CA$H Greater Portland Coalition will be available to help fi ll out the Maine Property Tax and Rent Refund appli-cation; obtain and explain credit reports; and fi nd out to how to get a matched savings account. To make a Super Refund Saturday appointment, call 874-1000. Charlie Ken-nedy, vice president, community development banking, KeyBank, said, “For too many Americans, tax time can be frightening, but knowing you’re eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, can make it much more pleas-ant. The EITC is a federal income tax credit that returns money to hard working low- to moderate-income Ameri-cans. Unfortunately, up to 25 percent of eligible households miss out on EITC benefi ts they are entitled to receive each year, largely because they are unaware that they qualify. Make sure you aren’t one of them.” No matter where you decide to have your taxes prepared, be sure to collect these important documents and bring them with you: W-2 Forms; 1099 and 1098 Forms; unemployment forms; proof of child care payments; Social Security card for yourself and each dependent; other IRS forms as appropriate; bank account information; valid photo ID; previous year’s tax return. “Missing out on the opportunity to receive EITC benefi ts that you are entitled to is the same as leaving free money on the table, unclaimed and lost. If you’re eligible, be sure to claim this extra cash and make tax season brighter this year.

New Gloucester History Barn open house9 a.m. to noon. The New Gloucester History Barn of the New Gloucester Historical Society will have its monthly open house. The barn is located on the Intervale Rd. (Route 231) directly behind the Town Hall. The society’s collection of wagons, the town hearse and sleighs will be on display as well as historic photos of the town. The new town history and memorabilia will be for sale.

Thousand Words Project at Bates museum10 a.m. Paul Janeczko, a prolifi c Maine author who special-izes in teaching poetry to young people, will lead a work-shop in a Bates College Museum of Art children’s program that explores poetry in relation to the visual arts. Part of the museum’s Thousand Words Project, an educational outreach program, the two-part series for fourth- through sixth-graders begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. Museum staff will offer the two-hour session “An Introduction to Writ-ing Poetry from the Visual Arts through the Thousand Words Project.” Janeczko, of Hebron, leads the second session, “Writing Poems From Art,” which starts at 10 a.m. Satur-day, Feb. 12. Both sessions take place at the museum, located at 75 Russell St., Lewiston. A session postponed by severe weather will take place at 10 a.m. the following day. The program costs $10; space is limited and preregis-tration is required. To register, please contact Anne Odom

at aodom@bates.edu or786-8212.

Solar for the Homeowner workshop10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ReVision Energy, a leading solar energy installer in Maine, will host a Solar for the Homeowner work-shop at the company’s Portland offi ce at 142 Presumpscot St. This Solar for the Homeowner Informational Workshop will be free to the public. The focus will be: • How solar hot water and solar electric energy systems work; • Current solar energy system economics - costs, incentives, and rebates; • Average return on investment of a solar energy system; • The reliability of solar energy systems; • How to determine the success of a solar energy system on a par-ticular home site. ReVision Energy encourages attendees to bring any questions they may have about solar energy to the workshop. Attendees will also be able to view work-ing solar energy systems in the offi ce. The public can look for future event updates at www.revisionenergy.com or by calling the Liberty shop at 589-4171 for more information.

Chinese New Year Festival10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Chinese New Year Festival in Portland. To ring in the Year of the Rabbit, the Chinese and American Friendship Association of Maine will host its 21st annual Chinese New Year Festival, featuring Tess Gerritsen, who will speak at 2 p.m. about growing up Chinese-American and her experiences as a Chinese person living in Coastal Maine. She will also do a book signing with books avail-able for purchase. There will be a Chinese dance program performed by students at CAFAM’s Chinese school from 11 a.m. to noon. There will also be a dragon dance, arts and crafts for children, mahjong, lectures and demon-strations for adults, shopping for Chinese craft items and books, Chinese food and more. The event is at McAuley High School, 631 Stevens Ave. The cost is $20 for families, $6 for adults, $4 for children and free for children under 2. Members receive discounts. Call 799-0684 or 797-4033, www.cafammaine.org.

‘The Wizard of Oz’ at Old Port Playhouse2 p.m. “The Wizard of Oz,” the sell-out hit musical returns to Old Port Playhouse with Gina Pardi returning as “Dorothy Gale.” “Full of special effects, colorful costumes and all your favorite characters, this show sold out before it opened last season. Because of the intimate space within this 70 seat theater, kids of all ages not only see OZ, they experience it! Due to the demand for tickets, OZ will play for four weeks beginning Jan. 14. And to make it affordable for everyone, the Playhouse has priced all tickets at only $15.” Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. To make

a reservation or for more information, call 773-0333 or go to oldportplayhouse.com.

Fore River Trail walk8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. Portland Trails is excited to announce a 2011 Winter Walk series. This free series, made possible by a grant from Healthy Portland, is for adults and families with children who are making an effort to get more exer-cise, but are stymied when it comes to winter recreation. Participants are reminded to wear warm clothing, hats and gloves and bring snowshoes if there is adequate snow on the ground. Portland Trails has snow shoes available (free for members, $5/non-members) which can be reserved ahead of time. Please register for any walk by emailing info@trails.org or calling 775-2411. For more information or to check cancellations due to the weather go to www.trails.org. Michelle Boisvert, Portland Trails GIS intern and stellar volunteer, will lead the group on the Fore River Trail (not to be confused with the Fore River Sanctuary). If there is enough snow people are encouraged to bring snow shoes or reserve some ahead of time from Portland Trails. Meet at Tony’s Donut Shop, 9 Bolton St.

American Heart Association Kick-Off Event7 p.m. Girl Scout Night and USA Hockey Member Appre-ciation Night #3 at the Portland Pirates. Join the Pirates and the American Heart Association in celebrating Go Red! with the Pirates Night, to benefi t the American Heart Associa-tion Go Red for Women Campaign designed to empower women to take control of their heart health. The Pirates will be wearing special red uniforms signifying their support of the American Heart Association and the Go Red for Women cause. Show your support by wearing red to the game as we kick off American Heart Month. Click here for special discounted tickets to the game. The Pirates will donate $5 for each Main Deck ticket and $4 for each Quarter Deck ticket sold through this initiative to the American Heart Association Go Red for Women Campaign. www.portland-pirates.com/promotions.asp

African Gospel Rhythm at New Gloucester7:30 p.m. The Village Coffee House at New Gloucester Congregational Church presents African Gospel Rhythm.Tickets at the door, adults $10. Directions: 19 Gloucester Hill Road, at the intersection of Church and Gloucester Hill Roads in Lower Village of New Gloucester. For more infor-mation, contact Julie Fralich 926-3161 or the church offi ce 926-3260. See also www.villagecoffeehouse.org; or www.creativenewgloucester.org

Sunday, Feb. 6

Paranormal related chat in Brunswick11 a.m. Mid-Morning Coffee & Chat Session, Brunswick/Mid-Coast Maine at Borders Books and Music, 147 Bath Road, Brunswick. Price: $3 per person. Attendees include Maine Ghost Hunters. “Join Maine Ghost Hunters for a couple of hours of paranormal related chat. ... Feel free to bring ‘show and tell’ paranormal wares such as photos, equipment, stories, experiences, etc... Since we’ll be taking up space in this business we ask that everyone come pre-pared to purchase something at the snack bar, such as a coffee or a pastry of some sort. Please, do not bring in food or drink from outside of the store. The store opens at 11:00, we’ll plan on chatting and sharing until 1:00. ... This is an adult-oriented meetup so we ask that the age limit of 16 years and older be respected by all attendees.” www.maineghosthunters.org

Financial Peace University series12:30 p.m. Hope.Gate.Way., a United Methodist commu-nity in Portland, will offer a new Tuesday evening Financial Peace University series beginning Tuesday, March 1. Pre-view sessions will be held on Sunday, Feb. 6 (12:30 p.m.), Tuesday, Feb. 8 (6 p.m.), and Tuesday, Feb. 15 (6 p.m.). Those who are interested should plan to attend one pre-view session. “Do you ever fi nd yourself worrying about fi nances, wishing you had better skills to manage money, or dreaming about what life would be like if you were free of debt? Financial Peace University is a 13-week life-changing program that empowers and teaches you how to make the right money decisions to achieve your fi nan-cial goals. Through a combination of video curriculum, taught by fi nancial expert Dave Ramsey, and small-group discussion for support and accountability, the course includes practical lessons on building and managing a budget, eliminating debt, saving for the future, and living generously. Financial Peace University is highly enter-taining for everyone, with a unique combination of humor, informative fi nancial advice, and encouraging messages.” Hope.Gate.Way. is located on the ground fl oor of the Gateway parking garage, adjacent to the Eastland Park Hotel, at 185 High Street, Portland. More information is available at www.daveramsey.com/fpu and www.hope-gateway.com, or by calling 899-2435.

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Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 7 for Steve Martin performing with The Steep Canyon Rangers: An Evening of Bluegrass & Banjo on Wednesday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Merrill Auditorium. Martin — actor, comedian, novelist, playwright and musician — teams up with the accomplished bluegrass quintet Steep Canyon Rangers for an evening of bluegrass and banjo. Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers fi rst played together in 2009, garnering praise from fans and critics alike. The popularity of their joint live performances has resulted in a new album, “Rare Bird Alert,” due out this spring. This is Martin’s second bluegrass album. His fi rst, “The Crow/New Songs For The Five-String Banjo,” won a 2010 Grammy for best bluegrass album. The Steep Canyon Rangers are a classic fi ve-man string band comprised of a guitar, fi ddle, upright bass, banjo and mandolin. Martin adds a second banjo and additional vocals making for a unique and exciting sound. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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The Myth of the Aran Islands2 p.m. The Maine Irish Heritage Center pres-ents “Dúchas,” an Irish Heritage Lecture, Near Imbolc, The Myth of the Aran Islands. Margaret Feeney LaCombe, MIHC’s very own genealogist, will describe Aran Islands through fi lm and discussion. She will also help you seek your own roots from the Aran Islands. No charge, donations accepted. www.maineirish.com

Monday, Feb. 7

‘Sonnet and Soliloquies’ series8 p.m. The Acorn Shakespeare Ensemble, presenters of the “Naked Shakespeare” series, resumes the company’s 2010/11 season of events with another edition of the troupe’s popular “Sonnet and Solilo-quies” series at the Wine Bar on Wharf St. in Portland’s Old Port. The February edition will feature the usual mixture of new pieces and old favorites, includes speeches deliv-ered in an intimate setting in the round, and short scenes that our environmentally staged in the space. The performance is free with an $8 suggested donations. Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and order food and drink to enjoy during the show. The company offers a free series of “Naked Shakespeare” performances at venues throughout Greater Portland not typically used as perfor-mance space for live theater, creating the world of the play in the imagination of the audience by minimizing the use of sets, lights and costumes. Call Acorn Productions at 854-0065 or visit www.nakedshakespeare.org for more information about “Sonnets and Soliloquies” or any other programs offered by Acorn Productions.

Tuesday, Feb. 8

‘Condoms, Contraceptives and Coca-Cola’4 p.m. “Condoms, Contraceptives and Coca-Cola: The human ecology of public health” will be College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum in the college’s McCor-mick Lecture Hall. Cait Unites, a 2003 graduate of COA will be talking about her work in public health in Africa. Unites spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar,working in rural public health before receiving a master’s in public health at Emory University. While at Emory, she interned at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Unites now is working in international public health for a nonprofi t in Washington, D.C. Her focus is on AIDS prevention in eastern and southern Africa. For the HumanEcology Forum, McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor. jga@coa.edu, 801-5717, or 288-5015. Free. www.coa.edu.

Rape Aggression Defense course6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Portland Police Department will offer its Rape Aggression Defense training class. R.A.D. provides women with the tools they need to both avoid dangerous situations and escape them. The course is specifi cally designed to help women survive situations in which their lives are in jeopardy. This class is open to all women, ages 13 and older, in the Greater Portland area who would like to develop real life defensive tools and tactics. The Basic Self-Defense Course consists of a series of four classes and one scenario day. The class is scheduled for Feb. 8, 10, 15 and 17, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Feb. 19 from 8 a.m. to noon. All classes must be attended to complete the course. The classes will be held at the Portland Police Department, 109 Middle St. A donation of $25 for the course is suggested. All donations support the Amy St. Laurent Fund, which sponsors the R.A.D. trainings. Due to attendance issues, all donations must be paid prior to the fi rst class. Dead-line for registration is Feb. 1, 2011. To sign up for the class or receive more information about Portland R.A.D., e-mail ppdrad@portlandmaine.gov or call 874-8643.

‘Motorcycle Camping’6:30 p.m. “Motorcycle Camping.” Gordon Longsworth ’90, director of the college’s GIS laboratory talks about his month-long motorcycle journey across the continent. McCormick Lecture Hall, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, ME. Free. glongsworth@coa.edu or 801-5677.

Thursday, Feb. 10

A City Life with Joe Gray7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Portland City Manager Joe Gray will be retiring after over 40 years of public service and the last 10 years as City Manager. He will refl ect on the signifi cant

changes made during his tenure and outline the most dif-fi cult challenges Portland will face in the future; at Eggs and Issues, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce. Networking: 7 a.m. Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Program at 8 a.m. Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland; $17 members / $27 non-members; call 772-2811. www.portlandregion.com

Wisdom At Work Seriesnoon to 1 p.m. Portland Public Library is hosting a four-part series on work each Thursday in February in Rines Auditorium. The series is sponsored by Heart At Work Career Counseling and Amy Wood, Success Strategist. The second in the series is titled “Boost Your Emotional Intelli-gence to Attract Success,” presented by Amy Wood, PsyD. The public is invited to this free series. Heart At Work Career Counseling, Outplacement Services & Second Half of Life Planning, 25 Middle St. 775-6400.

‘My Israel — Revisiting the Trilogy’7 p.m. College of the Atlantic will be screening Yulie Cohen’s most recent fi lm, “My Israel — Revisiting the Trilogy,” in the college’s Gates Community Center. The 78-minute fi lm will be followed by a talk by the director, who will be present. “In 1978 Yulie Cohen was an El Al crewmember on her fi rst fl ight. Upon arriving in Britain, she boarded an El Al bus along with her colleagues and headed for London-only to be ambushed by two Palestinians. A crewmember died; others were seriously injured. Shrapnel fl ew into Cohen’s arm. One of the Palestinians also died; the other received four concurrent life sentences. The attack propelled Cohen into refl ection, reconsideration, and a life of fi lmmaking.” Gates Community Center at College of the Atlantic, 105 Eden St., Bar Harbor, nandrews@coa.edu or 288-5015. Free.

Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ at PHS7 p.m. “Despite all of the budget cuts, especially in the Arts, a dedicated group of students is staging Portland High School’s 2011 play.” Thursday, Feb. 10 and Friday, Feb. 11 at Portland High School Theater/Auditorium. “It is quite unusual for the school’s annual play to be student directed. Their choice this year is the world’s longest conti-nously running professionally staged production (in London since 1952). ... Everything is being done by the Drama Club members.” Tickets: adults, $5; students and seniors, $3.

Thom Pain (based on nothing) by Will Eno7:30 p.m. Thom Pain (based on nothing) by Will Eno. Feb. 10-20. Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday nights at 7 p.m. at Lucid Stage. Starring James Hoban; directed by Adam Gutgsell. “Will Eno is a Samuel Beckett for the Jon Stewart generation ... To sum up the more or less indescribable: Thom Pain is at bottom a surreal meditation on the empty promises life makes, the way experience never lives up to the weird and awesome fact of being. But it is also, in its odd, bewitching beauty, an affi rmation of life’s worth.” — Charles Isherwood, New York Times. Ticket prices are $12 for adults and $10 for stu-dents/seniors. Purchase tickets online at www.LucidStage.com or by calling 899-3993.

Friday, Feb. 11

Maine Children’s Cancer Program benefi t6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Kiwanis Club of Scarborough is selling tickets to its 12th annual fundraiser for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. The event will take place at the Pulse Ballroom Dance Studio in Scarborough on, from The benefi t is organized by Kiwanis each year and made

possible through voluntary dona-tions from local businesses and ticket sales to the public. All net proceeds are donated to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, orga-nizers reported. A contribution of $25 per person or $175 for a table of eight includes an evening com-plete with live dance music by the Tony Boffa Band, showcase dancing, dance lessons, hors d’ oeuvres and desserts along with a silent auction. Kiwanis of Scar-borough continues its support for the MCCP, a modern facility in Scarborough under the umbrella of the Maine Medical Center and the Barbara Bush Children’s Hos-pital. Entering its 22nd year with over 800 children as part of its family, the MCCP continues to provide comprehensive, clinical research-based medical care and support to children with cancer throughout the state of Maine and eastern New Hampshire. Tickets can be purchased at the following businesses: Ron Forest & Sons

Fence Company, 354 Payne Road, Scarborough; Bid-deford Savings Bank, 360 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough; and Pulse Dance Studio, 865 Spring St., Westbrook. Pur-chase tickets online at www.mmc.org/mccpdance.

‘Harvest’ at the PMA6:30 p.m. Portland Museum of Art Movies at the Museum series features “Harvest” on Friday, Feb. 11, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 13, 2 p.m. NR. “Gathered one summer in a beautiful shoreline town, three generations are drawn together by their patriarch, played by Academy Award Nominee Robert Loggia. With endearing moments of humor and uplifting spirit, Harvest is a portrait of a family awkwardly yet delicately hang-ing on to what was, what now is, and to one another. A superb ensemble cast, including Tony Winner Victoria Clark, Arye Gross, newcomer Jack Carpenter, and fea-turing Academy Award Nominee Barbara Barrie tugs on heartstrings and reminds us of a love that can weather all storms in this poignant yet amusing story. Harvest brings to mind how we all come of age, in our own stumbling yet loving ways, often again and again.”

Art with Heart Hootenanny7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Art with Heart Hootenanny — Silent Auc-tion benefi t for Mayo Street Arts in the former St. Ansgar’s Church at 10 Mayo St. Over 100 items of art, goods, and services up for auction. Live music by The Hi-Tides. Snow date Feb. 12. http://mayostreetarts.org/

‘Topkapi’7 p.m. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 43 Fore-side Road, Falmouth. St. Mary’s invites all its neighbors to view selected fi lm classics on the big screen in the Parish Hall on the second Friday of each month at 7 p.m., directly following the free “Souper Supper” that evening. The fea-ture of the evening will be “Topkapi” (1964). “A small time con-man with passport problem gets mixed up with a gang of world-class jewelry thieves plotting to rob the Topkapi museum in Istanbul. Starring Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell, Peter Ustinov, and Robert Morley.” Admission is free. FMI: 781-3366.

Slant Series — Session 2 at SPACE 7:30 p.m. “Who, what, when, how, and why have you longed for someone or something? On Friday, February 11th, in honor of Valentine’s Day, The Telling Room will try to answer that question as a series of writers, artists, and notable community members tell ten-minute stories about longing to a live audience without notes or props. ... Storytellers will include Oscar Mokeme, the founder of the Museum of African Culture; Karen Morgan, a come-dian who was a fi nalist for the Funniest Mom in America; Samuel James, a blues musician; Seth Rigoletti, a former teacher and communication consultant; Taffy Field, a writer, longtime teacher, and frequent contributor to Maine Public Radio and Monitor Radio; and Jeffrey Thomson, an award-winning poet and professor at the University of Maine at Farmington. The Slant Series is inspired by The Moth, a live storytelling organization established in New York City in 1997 and featured on Maine Public Radio. A podcast of stories from the fi rst Slant is available at www.tellingroom.org.” SPACE Gallery. Free and open to all ages.

‘Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love’8 p.m. “Crazy Lil’ Thing Called Love” an adult comedy about love, sex and relationships. February 11-27, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. All seats $15. Old Port Playhouse, 19 Temple St. Box Offi ce 773-0333, oldportplayhouse.com.

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from preceding page Portland City Manager Joe Gray announces his plans to retire from his role as city manager during a Decem-ber 2010 press conference. On Thursday, Feb. 10, Gray will refl ect on the signifi cant changes made during his tenure and outline the most diffi cult challenges Port-land will face in the future; at the Portland Regional Chamber of Com-merce’s Eggs and Issues breakfast. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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Tuesday, Feb. 1

Two: Marie Stella and Brenda at Port City8 p.m. Port City Music Hall’s best excuse to see local music on a Tuesday returns with local indie acts Marie Stella and Brenda taking the stage. $2, 21 plus. Also, name your price for a down-load of Marie Stella’s new single “En Fluxx” at their bandcamp site http://mariestella.band-camp.com

Wednesday, Feb. 2

Lemmy tribute featuring Hessian10 p.m. Following the screening of a fi lm on Lemmy Kilmeister, SPACE hosts two of Portland’s most viciously awesome bands for a night of their favorite Motorhead tunes (with a Hawkwind song or two thrown in for good measure). Relentless torch-bearers of authentic heavy metal, Hessian, join forces with heavy riff revivalists Pigboat for a thrashing good time. $5, 18 plus, SPACE Gallery.

Thursday, Feb. 3

Woods, Ducktails and Herbcraftperform at The Apohadion9 p.m. Over the past few years New York’s Woods have established themselves as an anomaly in a world of freaks. They were an odd proposition even in the outré company of vocalist/guitarist/label owner Jeremy Earl’s Woodsist roster, perpetually out of time, committed to songsmanship in an age of noise, drone and improvisation, to extended soloing, oblique instrumentals and the usurping use of tapes and F/X in an age of dead-end singer-songwriters. Ducktails is Matthew Mondanile, a New Jerseyian whose pop is drenched in a warm drone. Herbcraft, the Portland Maine deep-psych songwriting project of Matt Lajoie opens the night in anticipation of their new release, “Ashram to the Stars,” on Woodsist vinyl-only imprint, Hello Sunshine. $5-$10 suggested donation, all ages. The Apohadion

The Toughcats at One Longfellow Square8 p.m. Toughcat shows are as exhausting for the audience as they are for the beat-red drummer and the blister-fi n-gered string players. The intensity can induce a stoic crowd to dance, and a wild crowd to stop and take a look. They pull out a little something for everyone, the young folks, the old folks, the hippies and the hipsters, the yuppies and the rural unemployed. $12, all ages. One Longfellow Square.

48 Music Fest record release party8 p.m. The February deep freeze is approaching fast and this also means a warm night of people packed in at SPACE Gal-lery for the third annual 48 Hour Music Festival. In celebra-tion of last year’s successful event organizers are releasing the studio recordings from fi ve of 2010’s bands. The newly released albums can be downloaded for free at 48hourmu-sicfestival.bandcamp.com. Flask Lounge, 21 plus.

Friday, Feb. 4

Space versus Speed and The Lucid8 p.m. Port City Music Hall presents Space versus Speed and The Lucid, who will “brave the turgid waters where art and commerce meet with the help of Boston’s Foxtrot in this special First Friday Art Walk event. This is a dual CD release event. http://portcitymusichall.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?a=1&lid=50441&eid=58082 and at Bull Moose.

Aztec Two Step 40th Anniversary Show8 p.m. Of their 2005 release, Days of Horses, the Boston Globe said “fans of the duo’s harmony-driven tunes and easygoing acoustic guitar riffs will recognize their James Taylor-meets-Simon & Garfunkel sound. What’s new is the mood. ”In June 2007, Real Simple named Aztec Two-Step one of the top fi ve classic folk albums joining work by Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Tom Rush and Phil Ochs. The article cites the duo as “surpass[ing] Simon and Garfunkel for exquisite harmonies, musicianship and emotion.” Aztec Two-Step continues to impress audiences with intelligent songwriting, dazzling acoustic lead guitar, and inspiring harmonies. They are one of acoustic music’s most popu-lar and enduring acts.$25 advance, $8 day of show. www.onelongfellowsquare.com/Details.asp?ProdID=955

Saturday, Feb. 5

Girls Rock! at SPACE6 p.m. Girls Rock! is a showcase of female talent from the

Maine Academy of Modern Music and copresented by the Portland Music Foundation. Host to Portland’s original “Rock Camps,” MAMM instructs student ensembles year round, and this is when you get to hear their talent! The bands include The OxyMorons, Longstory, and Lady and the Gents plus local guest stars The Veayo Twins, The Curious Girl, and Amanda Gervasi. Come check out a great night of local girls and guys that rock, while benefi tting the music and mission of the Maine Academy of Modern Music. $5 students, $8 others. SPACE Gallery.

The Matthew Stubbs Band8 p.m. The Matthew Stubbs Band featuring Sax Gordon at One Longfellow Square. Currently, Matthew Stubbs is performing with the legendary Charlie Musselwhite Band, as well as his own band, The Matthew Stubbs Band. He recently was named the 2009 Outstanding Guitarist from Blues Audience Magazine and was a 2009 Boston Music Award Nominee for Blues Act of the Year. ($15). www.onelongfellowsquare.com

Thursday, Feb. 10

Christina Chute, cellist, at First Parish12:15 p.m. Christina Chute, cellist, is featured in a noonday concert at the First Parish. Free Noonday Concerts feature faculty members from the Portland Conservatory of Music, organists from the area and guest artists. There are solo-ists, chamber ensembles, choral groups and jazz musicians included in the Noonday concert series. “As we begin our 15th year of presenting free, quality concerts in the heart of Portland’s business district, we that you for being a spir-ited and responsive audience.” FMI: First Parish773.5747 or www.fi rstparishportland.org.

Jazz singer Gretchen Parlato visits Bates7:30 p.m. A fast-rising star called by one critic “the most original jazz singer in a generation,” Gretchen Parlato visits Bates College to perform in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Admission is $12 for the gen-eral public and $6 for seniors, children and students. Tick-ets are available at www.batestickets.com. Reviewing her performance at the 2010 Newport Jazz Festival, The Boston Globe’s Steve Greenlee wrote: “Working in a style that drew from bop, bossa nova and strains of world jazz, Parlato deliv-ered her vocals in a breathy manner, nearly whispering her lyrics. . . . The evidence is piling up that young 786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.

Friday, April 29

John Prine presented by the State Theatre8 p.m. John Prine plays at Merrill Auditorium, presented by the State Theatre. Some four decades since his remark-able debut, John Prine has stayed at the top of his game, both as a performer and songwriter. Recently honored at the Library of Congress by US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, he’s been elevated from the annals of songwriters into the realm of bonafi de American treasures. Long considered a “song-writer’s songwriter,” John Prine is a rare talent who writes the songs other songwriters would sell their souls for. Evidence of this is the long list of songwriters who have recorded gems from his extensive catalog, including Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, the Everly Brothers, John Denver, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Ben Harper, Joan Baez, and many others. Tickets available in person at the PortTix Box Offi ce at Mer-rill Auditorium, charge by phone at 842-0800 and online at www.porttix.com

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As a bandleader and composer, Matthew Stubbs has earned himself a reputation for penning soul-drenched Roots & Blues guitar instrumentals. He will perform with The Matthew Stubbs Band Saturday at One Longfellow Square. (COURTESY IMAGE)